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Chapter 528 Fire
Is he finally dead?

The remaining few people did not move, but simply looked at Donghua Zhenjun, preparing for the possibility of him suddenly attacking.

Otherwise.

No resistance.

Donghua Zhenjun merely stood there, and after only a few breaths, his body collapsed like a mountain crumbling, and with a loud bang, he vanished without a trace amidst the dust.

Only then did I finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Among them, Master Ada looked as if he had aged decades, with nearly half of his hair turned white and his face full of wrinkles. However, looking at the mess around him and then at his own men who had all died, he finally couldn't help but roar in anger.

"Completely ruined, Mo Laowu! You provided excellent intelligence. How am I supposed to clean up this mess now?!"

Mo Laowu, who was being questioned, simply shrugged.

"Why are you blaming me? How was I supposed to know that this guy would be so bold as to break the rules, and now it's exactly what you wanted? With Donghua Zhenjun dead, your Tantric sect can now openly and legitimately take over this land."

Who would have thought that if he hadn't said anything, things would have been fine, but once he did, Ada Rinpoche's face became increasingly red—almost as red as a lantern.

"Fulfilled our wish? Fulfill your mother's wish! Without this idiot acting as a shield, are we really supposed to fight those Zen and Vinaya sects head-on??? We only came here to subdue it, and now that he's dead, how am I supposed to go back and explain to the Khenpo, or even the Dharma King?!"

Recalling his own family's torturous methods, Master Ada was so anxious that his eyes were almost bloodshot.

Seeing that Mo Laowu remained silent, he then turned his attention to Zhou You.

"And you! Tongtian Sword, I've heard of you too! Aren't you from the Five Elements Temple? What are you doing here, impersonating someone else?! Did you poison this wine later?!"

Wow, that's quite a sharp intuition.

—However, how should I answer this?

Zhou You raised his eyes, but then ignored him and picked up his sword, flicking it lightly.

Wanren is an ancient sword with very low durability. Although it can be turned into a short sword and restored after being broken, Zhou You is still not used to using it.

And the current usage level
Not many, but enough to kill two more people.

Seeing the stalemate and considering that Zhou You had suffered no losses and was simply waiting in comfort, Mo Laowu sighed deeply.

“Ada, I remember their Five Elements Temple’s grand ceremony is about to begin. In principle, all core disciples need to go out to find offerings. As the senior disciple, he would naturally be no exception. Maybe he’s just here to find materials.”

What seemed like advice was actually an explanation for Zhou You.

However, Guru Ada was completely unmoved.

"But his timing is too perfect! Why did he have to come just when our plan was about to succeed? I think he might be the chosen one. Mo Laowu, you and I will join forces to capture this guy."

Mo Laowu's sighs grew heavier and heavier.

He shook his head, too lazy to explain further, and walked over to Ada, seemingly trying to calm the man who had been blinded by anger.

“Ada, we’ve known each other for decades. Listen to my advice—those destined for greatness are born suddenly, but this Tongtian Sword... he’s been working at the Five Elements Temple for so many years, how could he possibly be a chosen one?”

As he spoke, he gently patted Ada Rinpoche on the back.

but.

Just the next second.

Suddenly, a barely perceptible 'plop' sound was heard.

Its faintness was such that if Zhou You hadn't been in the midst of battle and had specifically enhanced his five senses, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear it at all.

And the same was true of Guru Ada.

Several dozen seconds later, he looked down in astonishment at his chest.

—Among them, a pitch-black gunhead had already pierced through the body, and even had fragments of the heart attached to it.

"Mo Laowu, you..."

His words were filled with disbelief. With his last bit of strength, Ada Rinpoche raised his head, wanting to see clearly his friend of decades.

However, all he saw were a pair of extremely cold eyes.

"Wait a minute, you're not Mo Laowu, who are you?"

The other party did not give any response.

This shrewd and resourceful Taoist priest seemed to have become a different person. He cleanly and swiftly drew his short spear, then slid a hand axe from his sleeve and chopped it fiercely at Master Ada's neck!
next moment.

The large head was chopped off, but before it hit the ground, it was taken back by 'Old Mo Wu'.

Zhou You saw everything clearly, but he didn't stop him. Instead, he stood there with his arms crossed, a half-smile on his face.

Only after the head was in hand did he make a sarcastic remark.

"Wow, this is quite a show. This is internal strife, no, it must have been planned all along, right? Was this Master Ada your initial target?"

Mo Laowu remained silent.

After the head was installed, he carefully backed away step by step—however, just as he was about to reach the other exit, he suddenly stopped.

Without him.

Now a gleaming arrow is aimed at his throat.

He had witnessed the power of Zhou You's arrows, and now that he was exhausted, he knew it would be difficult to dodge them—not to mention the swift swords that followed.

So he obediently stopped and then said.

"Heavenly Sword, what is the meaning of this?"

Zhou You was taken aback.

His voice was no longer the weathered, rusty voice from before, but rather a neutral, androgynous voice, even younger than his own.

But Zhou You still smiled.

"It's nothing, it's just that I was attacked for no reason, and I need to know your purpose to feel at ease."

After a moment, Mo Laowu actually nodded and answered seriously.

"If it's in exchange for you not interfering, then yes."

He slowly tied the bag to his waist, trying not to make any moves that might resist, then raised his hands and said calmly.

"My sect... I'm sorry, it's not convenient to reveal that, but I can tell you two things, Tongtian Sword."

"—You wait a minute."

Upon hearing this, 'Old Mo Wu' tensed up abruptly.

However, Zhou You simply picked at his ear and said...

"Can you please stop calling me by that damn name? Either call me by my Daoist name Ling Yuan, or by my real name. Who came up with this incredibly tacky thing?"

"Your junior sister."

This time, Zhou You remained motionless like a statue.

"What do you say?"

Mo Laowu repeated it.

"When we were choosing this name, Baixiaomen specifically sought advice from your Wuyun Temple. After all, she's a rare rising star, and we should give her some respect. Unfortunately, you and your master were both out at the time, so it was your junior sister, Lin Yunshao, who was in charge of receiving us. She was the one who made the final decision on the name."

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—You son of a bitch, it's you!!!

Zhou You felt a sudden exhaustion—but he knew he still had important business to attend to, and he was used to being tricked in these dungeons, so he swallowed his resentment and gritted his teeth as he continued to ask.

"So what are the two points you mentioned?"

“It’s very simple.” No matter what Zhou You was like, ‘Old Mo Wu’ explained in a very serious manner, “First of all, our sect does not want to see Tantric Buddhism getting too involved in Han territory. At least not for the time being. Although this Ada is just a guru, he was thrown out to scout ahead. If we kill him, at least we can warn those Tantric guys not to overreach themselves.”

"What about the second point?"

The second point is...

However, before he could finish speaking, Zhou You suddenly frowned. The hand that had nocked the arrow released it instantly, and the arrow pierced through in the blink of an eye—but Mo Laowu's body dissipated like smoke, drifting away with the wind.

"Escape technique... no, it seems more like some kind of esoteric art. This guy seems to have some ability to imitate, but I can't find any clues about its origins."

Although he let the guy escape, Zhou You didn't show much regret on his face. Instead, he put away the Broken Moon Bow.

—To be honest, he was just bluffing.

The arrow of magic just now looked quite casual, but the talisman used was of a high grade. It drained all the magic power from his body in just one strike, and now he is trembling even when he is just standing.

Although there is the option of complete liberation, it can only be used twice, so it's best to conserve resources.

However, in the next moment.

A round of applause broke out.

Zhou You raised his eyes, then plopped down on the ground.

"It's Brother Chu! I saw you disappear when the fight started, I thought you were dead."

The one clapping was Chu Cheng.

Now the man, carrying an extra-large bag, crawled out of a small door on the side and laughed.

"Thanks to Brother Zhou, I haven't been discovered and have managed to get by. But what about you? Has the matter been resolved?"

"All the guests were wiped out; those two, one died and the other escaped, but you could say the matter was resolved."

Chu Cheng smiled and shook his head.

"No, Brother Zhou, you're mistaken. It hasn't been resolved yet."

He watched as the exhausted Zhou You, with a strange smile, slowly approached, one step, two steps, three steps.
Zhou You responded with a smile as well.

however.

He stopped halfway through the journey.

Then, lift your foot and stomp down to the side with all your might!
"Ow!!!"

A scream suddenly rang out.

The already dead Donghua Zhenjun actually bounced heavily, then tilted his head back.

"Ouch!!!! Who stepped on my weak spot? No, it was you."

Seeing that the face changed from anger to astonishment, Chu Cheng ignored him, squatted down, pulled up Donghua Zhenjun's head, and then laughed.

“Brother Zhou, you’ve made a mistake. This True Lord Donghua is a spirit formed from fungi, and he has been blessed with growth and prosperity. Putting everything else aside, his vitality is top-notch. Don’t be fooled by his current state of being beaten and only able to play dead. If he were given a year or two, he would recover completely.”

Zhou You rubbed his chin and replied sincerely.

"Indeed, it was my mistake. Brother Chu, do you think we should set it on fire? Logically speaking, these kinds of things should be quite afraid of flames."

Chu Cheng shook his head.

"No, this guy's body is just a shell. It can be burned, but even if it's gone, it can still find a fungus to reincarnate on."

Just as the two were chatting, Donghua Zhenjun finally regained consciousness. He looked at Chu Cheng in disbelief, stammered for a long time, and finally managed to utter a few words.

"How could it be you?! You were the most loyal to me, you even gave me your own wife as nourishment, and I even granted you the chance to become an immortal in the future, how could you..."

But Chu Cheng seemed to find his words too annoying, so he directly pulled out his knife and dislocated the fat jaw.

Then, he raised his head and spoke earnestly to Zhou You.

"However, I do have a way to truly eliminate him."

"any solution?"

"This guy is extremely cautious about his own life, to put it simply. In order to carry out this resurrection method, he divided his main hyphae into ten and buried them into the bodies of his subordinates. So as long as these ten hyphae continue, he can be reborn from the fungus indefinitely."

Enjoy traveling around.

"So you mean I have to go through the trouble of finding all ten of them and killing them one by one?"

Chu Cheng shook his head and untied his pocket.

"There's no need for you to go to such trouble, brother. Today is the occasion of the grand ceremony, and I'm quite familiar with these people, so the matter has already been resolved."

As they spoke, a series of heads, their eyes wide open in death, rolled out.

Judging from their appearance, these were all bandit leaders, but after Zhou You counted them, he suddenly frowned.

"Wait a minute, Brother Chu, there seem to be only nine heads on the ground. Are you sure you didn't miss any?"

Chu Cheng burst into laughter.

He held out his hand, pointed to himself, and then replied calmly.

"That's right, there was no omission, because the tenth one is none other than myself, Brother Chu."

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Zhou You looked at that greasy face and for the first time showed a serious expression.

However, the other party didn't care at all and continued to speak nonchalantly—as if they weren't talking about their own lives.

"Seeing that you, Brother Zhou, are also fond of chivalry, please rest assured—I, Chu Cheng, have spent my whole life burning, killing, and robbing. According to the law, I deserve to be executed by dismemberment. Now that I'm dying alongside this True Lord Donghua, isn't it a good way to get rid of two people at once?"

Zhou You remained silent for a long time, then sighed.

"Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, so is there anything else I can help you with?"

Chu Cheng laughed.

"I would like to ask you to set it on fire, brother. Although this guy only cares about whether the mycelium is present or not, so many mushrooms are still an eyesore. Qingniu Village is gone too, so why not do what that village did and burn it all down?"

Zhou You nodded, said nothing more, and left calmly.

moment.

Fire breaks out.

The house itself was built of wood, and with the addition of plenty of fuel, it quickly gained momentum.

Amidst the flames and thick smoke, Chu Cheng sat down next to Donghua Zhenjun, picked up a bowl of strong liquor that he had begged from Zhou You, took a satisfying sip, and then laughed.

"I say, True Lord, you still haven't figured out why I betrayed you, have you?"

Donghua Zhenjun was unable to move or even make a sound, and could only look at Chu Cheng with pleading eyes.

Chu Cheng patted his plump body and continued to laugh.

"Actually, I don't care at all about being someone's dog. After all, guys like us have long since trampled on dignity. Besides, although you're a bit ruthless, you really do give me benefits. Compared to others, being your dog is actually more comfortable. It's a pity."

Chu Cheng changed the subject and shook his head again.

"You shouldn't have forced me to kill my wife just to test my loyalty."

"She was a silly, dull-witted girl, and not pretty either, but she was one of the few who genuinely cared for me—even my parents weren't that kind to me, you know? After finding out I wanted to run away with her, this silly girl, to avoid dragging me down with her, hanged herself that very night."

"Although I gave you her body, I still feel that as a man and a husband, I have to avenge her. Otherwise, what difference is there between me and those spineless eunuchs?"

"so."

Chu Cheng held the knife upright, pointing it at his own throat.

"Waaaaaah! Waaaaah!!!"

Donghua Zhenjun clearly wanted to say something more, but Chu Cheng had already exhaled the last breath of alcohol and then...

Without hesitation, it crashed into it.

Along the mountain path, with his back to the towering flames, Zhou You suddenly felt a sense of unease.

He turned his head and looked at the branches.

A bright and shiny fruit was rotting rapidly, with countless flies crawling out of it, but they could only fly a few inches before landing stiffly on the ground.

"...People."

He sighed again, summoned the roe deer, mounted it, and never looked back.

(End of this chapter)