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Chapter 183 Insights
Actually, to be honest, Twin Rivers City isn't really a big city.

The city has fewer than a thousand households because in earlier years, two major rivers from Lizhou converged here, hence the name. However, due to the passage of the earth dragon in recent years, both rivers have changed course, so the name is no longer quite appropriate.

Overall, this is just a typical small town in Lizhou, nothing special or noteworthy.

Except for one point.

That is, Bodhi Temple, one of the three mountains and seven temples in the entire Lizhou, was built in this small town.

As a result, the entire city became wealthy.
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"I'll fucking swear!"

Standing in the city of Shuanghe, Zhou You was speechless for a moment.

Right now, he feels like he's playing Super Mario, randomly jumps into a pipe, and when he opens his eyes, he finds Bowser standing right in front of him, smiling brightly.

"I did guess that I would be teleported to some weird place, but I never expected that I would be teleported directly to the final boss - I'm not kidding, you've skipped levels this much."

Zhou You sighed deeply, then looked up.

In his field of vision, a golden beam of light shot straight up to the sky. Its brilliance was so dazzling that even the sun in the sky paled in comparison.

People around the area would occasionally kneel down and devoutly chant towards the golden light.

"When the emperors had made this wish, all those jeweled crowns transformed into five hundred trillion jeweled palaces."

It's not a Tantric Buddhist scripture, but rather the "Sutra on the Contemplation of Maitreya Bodhisattva's Ascent to Tushita Heaven".

—And the place where the Buddha's light rose was precisely the ultimate goal in his script, the Bodhi Temple where the Three-Platform Dharma Assembly was about to be held.

However, since it was not yet time, the temple gates were not open, and the temple was also covered by an unknown spiritual realm, so Zhou You could not even climb over the wall to investigate the situation.

So after going around in circles, he returned to the direction of the city gate.

Logically speaking, he should find an inn to stay in first, and then wait for Zhengde to arrive so that they can meet up. If the Daoist cavalry are not all dead, they can join forces with the Daoist cavalry and then everyone can work together to try to break through the three altars of the Dharma assembly.

But the problem is
...He has no money now.

After being teleported out of the Yin Road, Zhou You realized that his luggage was still on the donkey cart, including his wallet. He searched all over his body and found a few coins in his pocket—he had just used them all to pay the city entrance fee.

So now he's completely broke, unable to afford a hotel or even a steamed bun.

Zhou You sighed softly, looked around, and wondered if he could find a place to rest under a bridge or something—but unexpectedly, he found a copper coin that someone had dropped at his feet. He quickly squatted down, picked it up, and then exchanged it for a steamed bun at a nearby shop.

Biting into the steaming hot dough, the aroma finally soothed Zhou You's soul. However, just as he was about to take his second bite, he suddenly heard a commotion not far away.

The moment they heard these sounds, the restaurant owner and diners next to them hurriedly bowed down, but Zhou You didn't. He just kept his bun in his mouth and looked ahead.

At the edge of the street, a familiar-looking group slowly emerged from the street corner.

With children leading the way, drums and music playing in the middle, and a huge sedan chair being carried from behind, it looked exactly the same as what he had seen in Jianhu County, except that the number of people was several times greater.

Another high lama?

—What bad luck! I ran into a lackey of the Tantric sect as soon as I entered the city?
Zhou You frowned, then used the Jing Shen Food and Sacrifice Technique to enhance his five senses—but he did not sense Zaba's aggressive aura from the sedan chair.

However, just to be on the safe side, he silently took a few steps back, hiding himself in the shadows of the shop.

The group continued moving forward, seemingly oblivious to him.

however.

Just as Zhou You slowly exhaled, the group suddenly stopped.

It stopped right in front of the steamed bun shop.

"Looking for me?" Zhou You gently grasped Duan Xie's hand.

Even so, his expression didn't seem particularly bad.

Although his energy wasn't fully charged yet, given the chaotic situation and the proximity to the city gates, he was confident he could break through—beyond the gates lay the endless mountains and forests of Lizhou. He could simply disappear into the woods, and even the most skilled of these Tantric monks wouldn't be able to catch him.
But something unexpected happened.

That team wasn't targeting him.

A moment later, a voice that was neither male nor female could be heard coming from inside the sedan chair.

"This is the concubine I've chosen for today. Ben Shan, bring her up to me."

Standing beside the car, a bald man with a face full of scars, who looked anything but kind, responded and then, following the direction of the voice, pulled a pretty woman out from the kneeling crowd.

Am I encountering a classic case of abduction of a woman?

Zhou You instinctively gripped the sword hilt—but he quickly realized something was wrong.

The woman offered no resistance whatsoever; in fact, she, along with everyone around her, looked on with delight and pride as she was easily pulled into the car.

Then, the sedan chair began to sway suspiciously.

At the same time, the owner of the steamed bun shop kneeling next to him suddenly muttered something with great jealousy.

"Damn it, how come that cripple Qu is so lucky? His wife was actually chosen as a concubine!"

Wait, is this still a married woman?

Zhou You felt his worldview had been greatly shaken, so much so that he blurted out the question: "Do people in your area really give their wives away to others to play with?"

Fortunately, the boss had no doubts either. He simply raised his eyes and, as if he had already explained it many times before, said arrogantly.

"From out of town?"

Zhou You nodded.

Then the boss's voice suddenly rose, as if he were showing off.

"You don't know this, do you? If anyone else were to spy on my wife, I'd beat them to death no matter what. But who is this? This is a master of Tantric Buddhism, a living bodhisattva incarnate! Is he human? He's a true deity! When a deity visits, it's not about being cuckolded, but about receiving blessings. If you can become a deity's consort even once, then one person attains enlightenment and the whole family ascends to heaven, from then on, they'll be free from illness and disaster, and their wealth will increase greatly."

Upon hearing these words, Zhou You's expression turned as if he had eaten shit. However, before he could express any opinion, the sedan chair suddenly began to shake violently. A few minutes later, as if throwing away garbage, a naked woman was thrown out of it.

Zhou Youyun used the song technique to probe, and could only sense that the woman's breath was weak. Even if she was not in mortal danger, she would inevitably suffer a serious illness in the future.

However, at that moment, the woman's husband was still devoutly bowing towards the sedan chair.

"Thank you for your blessing, Master! Thank you for your mercy!"

Seeing this scenery.

Zhou You's eyes instantly darkened.

—But not because of this absurd and ridiculous scene, but because of his subsequent actions.

In Jianhu County, people can only be described as devout; in Mangcun, they can be described as fanatical; but now, in this stronghold of the esoteric religion, everyone seems to have been completely brainwashed.

He's probably going to cause trouble for the Tantric sect on this trip again.

It seems... this is going to be a bit tricky.

(End of this chapter)