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Chapter 39: Master Pei, Taoism (A long chapter of 039 words)

Lvteng City, an old town community.

"I am back."

Luo Wei, carrying a bag full of vegetables and meat, noticed his parents' shoes and a pair of unfamiliar high heels as soon as he reached the door. "Mom and Dad, you're back? Do we have guests?"

As he spoke, he pushed open the door and saw the woman chatting with his parents on the living room sofa. His brows furrowed slightly.

"Xiao Wei, quickly say hello to your sister Xiao Hua."

On the sofa, Luo's father waved, and sitting opposite him was Hua Xin, who had been missing for many days.

"Sister Xiaohua"

Luo Wei put down his shopping bag, greeted her casually, and asked with feigned concern, "Sister Xiaohua, it's been so long since I've seen you. I thought you were sick."

"Little Wei, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Luqin quickly gave her son a look, signaling him to refill the empty teacup. She then smiled at Hua Xin and said, "Xiao Hua, don't mind her. This child has never been good at talking."

"It's okay, Xiao Wei is very well-behaved. While you were away, he came home on time every day and didn't go anywhere."

Hua Xin tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, a faint smile appearing on her pretty face. As she spoke, her gaze toward Luo Wei was meaningful.

"We can rest assured about Wei; he's never caused any trouble since he was a kid."

As Huang Luqin spoke, she noticed her son was still standing there, so she coughed lightly and reminded him, "Xiao Wei, some tea."

"No need, I've already had enough tea, so I'll head back now. As for Xiaoqing, I'd like to give her a final word, and I'll send someone to pick her up tomorrow."

Hua Xin reached out and covered the teacup, saying.

"cousin?"

Luo Wei looked surprised, but he guessed why Hua Xin had come.

"Xiao Wei forgot to tell you, Xiao Qing is going out with Sister Xiao Hua for a while tomorrow. It's perfect timing, since you have class tomorrow and won't have time, we'll trouble Sister Xiao Hua to take care of her for us."

Mr. Luo, sitting on the sofa, quickly explained, but the excuse sounded rather far-fetched, because the two of them were on vacation and could take care of Xiaoqing perfectly well.

"I see, Sister Xiaohua, thank you for your hard work."

Luo Wei pretended to suddenly realize something and thanked Hua Xin.

It seems things are going as he thought. During the time Hua Xin disappeared, she was most likely dealing with other things. The only things that could make Hua Xin do are supernatural events or the appearance of new superheroes.

Luo Wei now leans more towards the former. Hua Xin has been dealing with supernatural events recently, and it is very likely that they are underworld events in Sichuan and Chongqing. The reason for this thinking is very simple.

First, there's the Crocodile People. If a civilian organization like that can know about the underworld, how could the Self-Strengthening Department, as the official body, not have any awareness of it? Now, Hua Xin is looking for the Green Snake to deal with the group that is searching for the underworld. After all, at this stage, the Self-Strengthening Department has very few superheroes and is almost entirely supported by ordinary people, so the Green Snake has become one of the options.

Furthermore, since Green Snake is new to this world, she lacks a sense of security and won't easily undertake missions from the Self-Improvement Department. However, if it's a mission related to the underworld, that's a different story. The young girl was still pondering how to go to the underworld with Superman this morning, which only shows that she's too young and has a strong sense of curiosity. And being too curious makes one vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

"I'm coming."

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Sister Hua, let's go to the underworld tomorrow.

Green Snake rushed out of the bathroom, her peach blossom eyes gleaming. When she saw Luo Wei there, she immediately stopped talking.

Where are you going tomorrow? Can I come with you?

Luo Wei smiled and asked.

"No, you have to go to the private school. You can't go, or the teacher will scold you."

Green Snake shook her head vigorously. She remembered what Sister Xiaohua and Uncle Luo had told her earlier: she would never reveal any information to her cousin, otherwise Sister Xiaohua wouldn't take her along.

"Alright, Wei, come with me to the kitchen to wash the vegetables. It's so late and we haven't had lunch yet; it's not good for our stomachs."

Huang Luqin quickly got up, took her son's hand, and headed towards the kitchen. Hua Xin, who stayed behind, took Qing She to the study, seemingly to tell her some secrets.

Luo Wei didn't pay any attention and went to the kitchen with his mother. While helping to wash the vegetables, his super hearing allowed him to clearly hear the conversation in the study. The content was roughly as he had guessed: Hua Xin wanted to take the Green Snake to Sichuan and Chongqing.

The little girl is like a complete idiot, happily working for someone else.

When the meal was ready, Hua Xin had already left when she came out of the kitchen. Luo's father wanted her to stay for dinner, but the icy, aloof woman politely declined. Luo Wei could tell that she didn't really want to be with him.

Despite Hua Xin's icy exterior, this woman's heart is actually beating very fast. She's worried—or rather, not worried. Judging from her micro-expressions, is it fear or awe?

Luo Wei didn't take it to heart. The Self-Strengthening Department and Green Snake going to Sichuan and Chongqing wouldn't affect him much. After all, they were all trying to prevent the gates of the underworld from opening, so their starting point and goal were the same.

after eating.

In the afternoon, Mom and Dad didn't go out again. They took Luo Wei and Qing She to the pedestrian street and bought several outfits. Qing She was naive and curious about the outside world. She kept running around the mall while buying clothes, her expression full of wonder. Even if it was just one item, she would pester Luo Wei to help her find it.

Later, when Green Snake passed by the arcade, she insisted on dragging Luo Wei inside to play the claw machine. Out of desperation, he, as her cousin, ended up helping Green Snake grab a whole bunch of plush toys, one for each coin. The owner almost cried because, according to the game rules, plush toys could be exchanged for prizes, and the more plush toys you had, the better and more expensive the prizes would be. Most of them were figurines, and Japanese figurines are very expensive. Luo Wei and Green Snake exchanged for more than a dozen in one go. In the end, the owner had to cut off the power to the claw machine under the pretext of machine malfunction to stop the two of them.

At the end of the day, even though she had only acted like a modern person, indulging in some boring entertainment and eating strange snacks from roadside stalls, the Green Snake felt very fulfilled.

Looking at the happy Green Snake, Luo Wei sighed inwardly. Perhaps this was why the Green Snake wanted to go to Sichuan and Chongqing. She longed to explore the vast world because every place in the world now seemed new and adventurous to her.

The next morning, when Luo Wei went to class, Hua Xin did not come. When he returned home from school, he learned from his parents that Qing She had come to pick her up shortly after he left.

"Ah."

Luo Wei chuckled, returned to his room, and began using a paper map to check the location the crocodile man had mentioned, preparing in advance for tomorrow's plan. Don't ask why he wasn't using a computer.

He wasn't sure if the map had been tampered with, so he figured it was safer to use a paper map.

The latest version of the paper map records the location in great detail, so he can find the place the crocodile man mentioned. Moreover, he only needs to find the location; once he arrives, he will be able to discern the crocodile man's exact location by sound.

After quickly finding the location, Luo Wei discarded the map. He had only glanced at it once, yet the map of Sichuan and Chongqing was already deeply etched in his mind. Out of boredom, he even memorized maps of several other provinces. If there were maps of all the provinces in China, he would have memorized them all.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the evening of the second day.

The crocodile man had agreed on an evening time of 8 p.m., and Luo Wei was originally worried about how to avoid going out with his parents. Unexpectedly, his uncle in the north of the city was holding a banquet. His parents originally wanted to take him, but he refused, saying that he needed to study.

After his parents left, he changed into his battle suit, his figure flashed and disappeared from the room, flying southwest, which was the direction of Sichuan and Chongqing.

Located in the southwest, Sichuan and Chongqing have been legendary places in China since ancient times. They not only have continuous majestic mountains and the mighty Yangtze River, but also a land that has nurtured revolutionary spirit and given birth to countless talents.

At this moment, above a thin layer of clouds, Luo Wei was looking down at the bustling mountain city of Sichuan and Chongqing. The streets were filled with traffic and people, and the food stalls were steaming with white heat, full of the lively atmosphere.

Luo Wei glanced at the address and instead of heading to crowded areas, flew towards the outskirts. The address given by the crocodile man was on the outskirts of the city, which made sense. After all, the crocodile man had a special status, and his encampment and meeting place couldn't be in crowded areas; doing so would only shoot himself in the foot.

"呲呲呲"

Following the address, Luo Wei landed on a road in the mountains. There was a dilapidated bus stop on the road. As soon as he landed, he heard a strange hissing sound behind him. Turning his head, he saw a huge figure hidden deep in the dark forest. The figure made strange noises as it pushed aside the branches and leaves to emerge, its scales exposed in the moonlight.

"Superman, I knew you wouldn't break your promise. I didn't wait in vain."

The person walking over was Zhang Si, the Crocodile Man, who was holding a cell phone and smiling as he spoke.

"Exactly eight o'clock, not a minute off."

Rowe glanced at the phone in the crocodile's hand and said.

"Come with me, they're all waiting for you. You were so cool when you saved the plane the other day. How did you defy physics and catch the plane unharmed?"

The crocodile-man led the way, excitedly turning back to ask questions as they passed through the deep forest.

"Because I have a special bio-force field that can protect the aircraft from being destroyed."

Luo Wei followed behind, constantly watching the surrounding movements. Then, he used his super vision to scan the surroundings, taking in the entire scene within a radius of several miles. Finally, his gaze fell on a courtyard.

That was the only building in the vicinity. It was a large courtyard built of wood and stone, located halfway up the mountain. The architectural style was somewhat like a Taoist temple. Entering through the gate, you would find the main house with a retro style, with rows of small houses on both sides. In the courtyard, there was also a stone statue of an ancient person holding a scroll.

The courtyard was just too small, unlike the Taoist temples Luo Wei remembered.

The difference in appearance was too great, but he still asked, "You live in a Taoist temple?"

"Taoist temple?"

The crocodile man suddenly remembered that Superman had super vision, and couldn't help but laugh and say, "That's not a Taoist temple. There's no such thing as a Taoist temple that small. It's just that the person who took me in likes Taoist culture, so that's why there's such a building."

"The person who took you in?"

Lowe grasped the key point.

"Yes, he's waiting for you too. He's the one who asked me to find you. He said you're special too. Hurry up, you'll know when we get there."

The crocodile man nodded.

While talking.

The two had arrived at the open courtyard gate, where an old man with a long beard, dressed in a purple Taoist robe, appeared to have been waiting for them.

The old man extended his hand and said, "Superman, I've long admired Pei Xushan's name."

"Hello, Master Pei."

Luo Wei reached out and shook hands with him, meeting his gaze. He immediately realized that the old man opposite him was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

The old man's face was somewhat aged, around seventy or eighty years old, with white hair and a long beard, but his eyes were deep and spirited, yet also revealed the vicissitudes of life that had been washed away by time.

Furthermore, the strength with which he shook hands was very firm, not at all like that of a seventy or eighty-year-old man.

"Surprised, aren't you? An old man took in so many monsters."

Pei Xushan smiled and said, his weathered face appearing kind.

"I was somewhat surprised."

Luo Wei withdrew his hand and said.

"Come on in, let's go inside and talk."

Before leading Luo Wei into the house, Pei Xushan looked at the crocodile man and said, "Zhang Si, go and call your brothers to the main house. Superman and I will go ahead first."

"Yes."

The crocodile man nodded.

Luo Wei simply said something polite and then followed Master Pei to the main house without saying anything more. On the way, he could clearly sense that there were at least seven other people in the surrounding houses, all of whom were mutated species like crocodile men.

Pei Xushan led him to the main house, where a round table and a row of bookshelves were placed in a cool and uncluttered manner. On the wall hung a calligraphy and painting that read "Preserve the One and Keep the Mind." Apart from that, the only modern appliances were a few lamps. The decoration was simple and unpretentious, giving people a sense of being secluded from the world.

"Sit anywhere."

Pei Xushan sat down in the chair and pointed to the chair opposite him.

"No need, I'm in a hurry. You called me about matters concerning the underworld, so let's resolve those matters first."

Luo Wei shook his head and did not sit down.

Perhaps it was an innate sensitivity, but he always felt that there was something strange about the old man opposite him.