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Chapter 177 Returning Together
Thus, the two consecutive plot twists finally came to an end.

It seems very troublesome, but in the end, the root cause is not too complicated.

However, it started when Zhou You received those two letters.

After visiting the temple with Lu Xiuyuan that day, he found two pieces of paper on the table. The first one was naturally written by Liao Chen. It contained a lot of writing, most of which was irrelevant nonsense. The two key points were the only two.

1. He wanted to invite Zhou You to get rid of his partner, and promised him great benefits afterward.

2. This indicates that if he doesn't help, the safety of everyone in the escort agency—especially his apprentices—will be difficult to guarantee.

The second letter was secretly sent by Zhengde. This letter was much simpler and more polite. He simply asked Zhou You about their friendship in Mangcun and thanked him for his chivalrous help back then. Finally, he said that the two people in the temple were no good and hoped that Zhou You could work with him to take them down.

Zhou You considered it for less than three seconds before decisively choosing the second option.

It's not just because you can tell which side has ill intentions even with your toes; the main reason is actually something else entirely.

Zhou You has lived for more than 20 years and there are two types of people he hates the most.

First, they never flush the toilet.

Secondly, he has never been able to count.

Thirdly, it's because he dares to threaten him!

Then, quite naturally, he first killed the purple-robed man according to Liao Chen's plan, and then cooperated with Zhengde's arrangement to kill Liao Chen.

Having successfully played the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, and even killed two scoundrels, Zhou You felt incredibly satisfied at this moment. However, he did not let his guard down. Instead, he gripped his sword and looked at Zhengde.

—I hope this one doesn't pull a plot twist on me too?
Fortunately.

The bald man still had his hands clasped together, looking earnest and humble.

Perhaps it was because he obtained that relic that his half of his face, which originally looked like a monster, began to heal gradually. New skin covered the exposed flesh and blood, gradually forming the face of a middle-aged monk.

He was reasonably good-looking, not particularly handsome, but there was always a sense of compassion about him that made people feel close to him at first glance.

Even so, Zhou You still had a vague feeling.

There are several conflicting energies within this person's body. On the surface, it seems to have healed, but internally, things still don't look quite right.

However, Zhengde couldn't see Zhou You's thoughts. Only after his face had fully healed did he speak politely.

“Thanks to your help, sir, I was able to eliminate the traitor to my sect and suppress my demonic nature. Including the time in Mang Village, you have saved me twice now. I truly do not know how to repay such a great kindness.”

— Liao Chen, look at this! This is what it means to speak like a human being!
Zhou You let out a soft breath, and was about to exchange pleasantries when suddenly a sinister voice rang out.

"...Zhengde, your current behavior...is truly disgusting."

Zhou You was taken aback.

...Is this thing a cockroach? It's still alive!

He immediately drew his sword, and Zhengde did not hesitate either. He formed a hand seal and struck down at the corpse through the void!
But both the murderous aura of the sword's edge and the golden handprint vanished silently less than three feet from the corpse.

Zhou You raised his eyes and saw that the Red Tara's Dharma body suddenly began to collapse, her beautiful face contorted in extreme anger. Even under the constraints of magic, one could see just how furious she was at that moment.

But the target of his anger was not Zhengde and Zhouyou, who had ruined his plans.

—It was not the corpse of Liao Chen lying on the ground. Or perhaps it was Liao Chen's head, fallen among flesh and worms.

"Using gods and Buddhas as sacrifices," Zhengde groaned, his face instantly contorting with utter astonishment. "Senior brother, have you gone mad! Blasphemy against gods and ghosts is a grave sin! Do you wish to be forever condemned to the insect realm, to be devoured by countless insects day and night?!"

However, the head, so old that it was nothing but skin and bones, merely raised its eyes and revealed an extremely disdainful expression.

"Being eaten by thousands of insects day and night? So what? They'll just eat their way through and their souls will be destroyed. I don't care about that. I only care about one thing right now."

Liao Chen raised his head and glared fiercely at Zhengde.

"That means watching how you die!"

Zhengde knew what he had done, so he said in a low voice.

"Senior brother, I did kill you, but this is karma. If you hadn't betrayed Master before, why would I have done this?"

However, this sentence was suddenly interrupted by a burst of laughter.

"What I cared about was never that—and my master?! You still dare to mention that name now?! Zhengde, even now you still don't understand why I betrayed him!"

Zhengde was taken aback.

Seeing the sword blade and handprints gradually breaking through the barrier, Liao Chen chuckled nonchalantly.

"—It's simple, because I'm not convinced."

Before Zhengde could reply, Liaochen spoke to himself.

"Why did he arbitrarily cut off my lifelong wealth and honor? Why did he have to provoke so many enemies and make Ci'en Temple a target of public criticism? Why did I condescend to become his disciple but still not receive his teachings? Why did I work so hard for so long, running around for him every day, only for him to pass on the entire Ci'en Temple to you, a novice monk who has just entered the temple!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Zhengde was suddenly taken aback.

"Passed it on to me? My master didn't tell me that."

"Of course he didn't, because I sold him to the Tantric sect before he even got around to it!" Liao Chen's laughter grew louder and louder, almost to the point of madness. "Zhengde, I know what you came to Lizhou for, isn't it to find your master, to see him alive or dead? Let me tell you, forget about it!"

Zhengde didn't even have time to maintain the hand seal before he hurriedly asked Chen.

"Master isn't dead yet? Wait, Senior Brother, where is Liao Chen—"

However, the other party didn't even give him time to finish his question. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Zhengde, and then he said viciously.

"Want to know? Go find it yourself—but I don't think you've got that chance anymore. That old man favors you, doesn't he? Fine, you can die right here today!"

At this moment, Zhou You, who had been silent all along, finally broke through the barrier—but at the same time, Liao Chen had already uttered the last word.

"Bah!"

In the blink of an eye, pale flames engulfed his head and body, and swept across the entire Dharma Realm.

In the end, all that could be heard was a furious roar of resentment.

"Ci'en Temple is my family's ancestral property, and this place will always be mine!"

The moment those words were spoken, the dark statue of the Buddha Mother shattered instantly, and all that remained before them was a raging inferno.

(End of this chapter)