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Chapter 197 White Horse
About half an hour later, they were still in the mountains and forests.

"In short, that's how it is. After fighting with that Tantric sect, we finally dug a pit and killed all those lackeys. Unfortunately, most of my brothers are also dead."

Under the moonlight, Cai Yuankui poured out his grievances as if complaining, while Zhou You stood a few feet away from him, leaning against the still warm wild boar carcass, his face revealing no emotion.

"The result is that we have to break up into smaller groups to prevent the Tantric sect from pursuing us later—I've told you everything, young man, now you should believe me, right?"

If someone can tell all of this, then their identity can be basically confirmed.

However, Zhou You did not give a direct answer. Instead, he changed the subject and asked another question.

"That's not in a hurry. If possible, I'd like to ask you a few questions first—first, is this 'Cai Yuankui' your real identity?"

Upon hearing this, the other person scratched their face somewhat awkwardly.

"Well, you could say yes or no—our Demon Suppression Division has spies all over the world. Anyone in the division can take our place if needed. This 'Cai Yuankui' recently died in the line of duty, and I just happened to need an identity to escape capture, so I simply put on his skin."

"Then how did you manage to infiltrate the group that was besieging Zhengde?"

Cai Yuankui gave another bitter smile.

"It's quite a coincidence. Not long after I took on this identity, the Bodhi Temple suddenly sent me an invitation to come and talk. At that time, the situation was such that refusing would only arouse suspicion. Who would have thought that when I got there, I would find out that it was to deal with Zhengde? But this misfortune turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as it allowed me to devise a plan to kill him."

However, at this moment, Cai Yuankui suddenly burst into a violent coughing fit, as if he were about to cough up his lungs. He struggled to take a gourd from his waist and forcefully gulped down several mouthfuls before he could barely recover.

Upon seeing the look Zhou You gave him, Cai Yuankui suddenly smiled and then tossed the wine gourd over without any hesitation.

"—This is truly our rudeness. How can we not share wine with others? Brother, why don't you have a couple of sips?"

Zhou You opened the stopper and sniffed it.

A medicinal smell wafted over.

Zhou You is not a pharmacist and does not understand pharmacology, but in the Tai Sui script, the old Taoist priest had prepared medicine for him several times to suppress his hunger.

The taste of some of the medicinal herbs was exactly the same as the taste in this pot.

As far as he knew, those medicinal herbs had only one effect.

That is to forcibly stimulate the body's potential and suppress hunger, fatigue, or injury.

The previous battles with the Tantric sects didn't seem as brief as he described.

Zhou You glanced at the still smiling fat man but didn't drink the medicinal wine. He also didn't rush to return it.

He simply raised the Broken Blade, forced out a drop of bright red liquid from the sword's edge, dripped it into the gourd, shook it, and then tossed it over.

Without offering any explanation, Cai Yuankui merely glanced at him before unhesitatingly pulling out the stopper and drinking it all in one gulp.

The next moment, he suddenly turned red, as if his whole body was under intense heat, and wisps of steam rose from his skin—it wasn't until quite a while later that this strange phenomenon disappeared from his body, and he let out a long sigh.

"Comfortable!"

The man, as if drunk, swayed as he stood up and bowed to Zhou You with clasped hands.

"Thanks to my brother's help, this liquor is incredibly strong. I thank him profusely."

Zhou You looked at the plump, fair-skinned man with a carefree, chivalrous expression, paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled, clasped his hands in return, and said.

"You're too kind—by the way, didn't you ask my name before?" "My surname is Zhou, and my given name is You. You can just call me Taoist Zhou."
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The moonlight gradually slanted.

Now that both sides have revealed their identities, things will be much easier to handle from here on out.

Zhou You briefly explained his identity, his friendship with Zhengde, and how he had managed to sneak into Bodhi Temple and become a wandering monk.

Apart from some things that were inconvenient to disclose, he told everyone he could about what happened along the way.

After hearing his story, the rider was speechless with astonishment.

"Master Zhou's experiences along the way could fill a book. He managed to fight his way out of that mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, and he and Zhengde alone managed to kill a high lama and a master. I'm not saying this, Master Zhou, you are really amazing."

Looking at the raised thumb, Zhou You simply smiled casually and then spoke.

"These things are in the past, there's no need to bring them up again. This Cai is not Bai Ma."

The other party laughed heartily.

"Now that we're using this identity, let's proceed according to it. Master Zhou, you can just call me Cai Yuankui."

“Alright then, Brother Cai,” Zhou You said, going along with it. “Now that we’ve had our conversation, I only have one question for you—what are your plans for the future?”

However, upon hearing this, the usually forthright man fell into deep thought.

Zhou You didn't urge him, but waited quietly.

After a long while, the man finally spoke.

"Daoist Master, to be honest, at first I only wanted to lure and kill the most threatening mountain lord—after all, although Zhengde's barrier was strong, it couldn't withstand this thing's rampage—so I simply abandoned my identity and tried to get Zhengde out of Lizhou with me. But now I have you as my helper, Daoist Master."

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"I do have another plan, which, if successful, could solve the problem once and for all. I just don't know if you, Daoist Master, would agree."

Cai Yuankui opened his mouth, but did not make any sound. Instead, he transmitted the sound into Zhou You's ears in a secret way.

Even though the forest was deserted, the man remained extremely cautious, unwilling to leave any flaws that could be prophesied by magic.

Zhou You was silent for a moment, then nodded.

“Okay, that’s a good idea, let’s do it your way—but I have one more question.”

"Master Taoist, please speak."

Zhou You stood up and patted the giant wild boar behind him.

"What are you planning to do with this thing? This isn't an ordinary human corpse that you can just bury somewhere. It's so big, those guys can easily find it when they search the mountains tomorrow. What will you do then?"

However, Cai Yuankui only gave a mysterious look.

"Rest assured, Daoist Master, we Daoist Knights are professionals in this field. We may not be the strongest in a direct confrontation, but when it comes to digging traps, burying people, cleaning up the mess, and getting rid of the blame, we're experts."

He chuckled.

“We are absolute experts.”

(End of this chapter)