One person: I am Li Buren, I cannot bear to do anything!

The battle ended.

In the courtyard, Li Buren lay down on the ground, panting heavily.

Touching the large bump on his head, Li Buren was speechless and angrily complained.

"Look at you, Master! I was just joking around..."

"And you made such a big bump on me, controlling the pressure so well, I can't get rid of it..."

Zhang Zhiwei stood to the side, hands clasped together, chuckling.

"Weren't you so capable just now, showing no mercy? Have you ever let me lose?"

"Now you know, right? Have I ever lost?"

The old master was both annoyed and amused.

I never expected that Li Buren, that scoundrel, would be so arrogant as to say such things.

What made him laugh was that Li Buren had indeed successfully navigated the path of "cultivating both body and mind," and his cultivation level was now no weaker than Li Buren's back then.

"You used half your strength...tsk, it's been so long since I've used this much power?"

While the old master Zhang Zhiwei was still sighing, Li Buren on the other side also collapsed to the ground, sighing as well.

"This isn't just 'second only to one person,' this is clearly 'one person, one subordinate'..."

"I originally planned to use 70% of my strength to test my skills against the old man, but I didn't expect to be defeated before I could even use my full power..."

The old man and the young man remained lost in thought for a long time.

Li Buren suddenly let out a howl.

"Pay me money! Old Master, you have to pay my medical expenses!"

"Two hundred and sixty yuan, not a penny less! Look at the state you've left me in!!"

"If you don't pay me back, I'll go back and tell my advisor!"

Seeing Li Buren lying in the yard throwing a tantrum, Zhang Zhiwei couldn't help but chuckle.

"Didn't you say you wanted to give it a try, old man? Now that we've tried it, you're not happy about it."

"I don't care, you have to pay me 260 yuan. You guys at Longhushan are fucking rip-offs."

"Heh, do you think I don't have to pay to come up the mountain...?"

After fooling around for a while, Zhang Zhiwei finally lifted Li Buren up and took him back to the room to see Zhang Lingyu.

"Lingyu has suffered a loss this time. I wonder if it will change his mind."

The old master sighed, his worry undisguised.

Li waved his hand, unable to bear it.

"Old Master, leave this to me. Reimburse me and Wang Ye for the 520 yuan, and I'll take care of it for you."

The old celestial master glanced at him sideways.

The former Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion transferred 520 yuan to the most handsome man in Wudang.

Payment received

Li Buren leaped down from the old Celestial Master's grasp, just in time to see Zhang Lingyu, who had just woken up.

"Master! Your disciple is sorry."

"Lingyu, do you blame your master?"

The master and apprentice spoke at the same time, both looking at each other in shock.

Zhang Lingyu spoke first.

"Master, what brings you to this?"

"I have failed you, making such a basic mistake in such an important competition!"

"Disciple, disciple has failed you."

Zhang Zhiwei scratched his head and looked at Li Buren, who was standing to the side with a look of astonishment.

"Well, actually, I put some medicine in your breakfast this morning."

"The 'Scalper Powder' is prone to causing problems when you use it at full power to circulate your Qi..."

After saying this, the Old Master was prepared to see Zhang Lingyu wailing and questioning him, "Why! Why did you do this to me?!"

But Zhang Lingyu breathed a sigh of relief.

"So it was you who tricked me, Master. That's good, that's good. I thought I had made such a low-level mistake."

Seeing Zhang Lingyu's relieved expression, the old celestial master was completely at a loss.

Li Buren stepped forward and gave the old master a wink, meaning "Watch me."

Zhang Lingyu was a little stunned when she saw Li Buren suddenly walk over.

"What are you doing here?"

"Smack."

Li Buren kicked Zhang Lingyu to the ground.

Zhang Lingyu was completely stunned by the kick; he couldn't understand why Li Buren would suddenly make a move.

Moreover, this was happening in front of the Old Celestial Master.

Just as Zhang Lingyu recovered and was about to settle accounts with Li Buren, Li Buren suddenly waved his hand and spoke leisurely.

"Hey, this is what the Old Master told me to do—kicking you. Do you have any objections?"

Zhang Lingyu, who was originally burning with anger, calmed down immediately. Although she still had some doubts, she looked at the old master for confirmation.

When the old celestial master saw the look Zhang Lingyu was giving him, he couldn't help but sigh deeply again.

Before the old master could react, Li Buren seized the opportunity and delivered another flying kick.

"Smack."

Zhang Lingyu flew far away.

Li Buren said coldly.

"If you were facing an enemy, and a single word like 'Old Master' had you stunned like this, you'd be dead out there already!"

Zhang Lingyu rushed over quickly, wanting to explain, but didn't know how to start.

Li Buren, on the other hand, stood there as if nothing had happened, seemingly not worried at all about being beaten.

Just as Zhang Lingyu was about to approach Li Buren, Li Buren gave him a wink.

"Lingyu, it was indeed I who instructed Li Buren to take action."

The old celestial master spoke slowly.

Zhang Lingyu forcibly stopped his Qi mid-air, abruptly halting his movement, and looked at Li Buren and the Old Celestial Master with a look of relief.

"I knew it! That's why you suddenly attacked me."

With that, Zhang Lingyu sat back down and began to close her eyes to rest.

Old Celestial Master: "???"

"Don't you even react if I tell you to hit or kick me?"

"Even if you don't confront me, you should at least have a word with him!"

Zhang Lingyu then revealed an innocent smile and slowly explained.

"My master's experience and temperament far surpass mine, and perhaps I cannot understand many of his decisions."

"But all I need to do is support and cooperate with every decision my master makes."

Seeing Zhang Lingyu scratch his head and then reveal that silly grin.

Li Buren gestured towards the old Celestial Master with his lip and whispered a signal.

"Master, this account is ruined. If all else fails, let's create a new one."

The old master also sighed deeply and shook his head repeatedly.

"Constant dripping wears away a stone; it takes more than a day to achieve this. If we want to straighten this thing out, it's probably no use relying on ourselves."

The old master nodded.

"You mean, that one?"

Li Buren nodded in agreement.

"That's right, it's that knife."

...

The next day was the last day of the Luotian Grand Ritual.

Wang Ai, Lü Ci, Lu Jin, the Old Celestial Master, Xu San and Xu Si, and their group of the Ten Elders all appeared in the room.

Lu Jin, meanwhile, was holding the Tongtian Talisman in his hand, preparing to hand it to Zhang Chulan.

"Here's the reward we agreed on for the winner of this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, Chu Lan."

Old Man Lu chuckled and happily handed the Tongtian Talisman to Zhang Chulan.

Zhang Chulan smiled and thanked him, but suddenly changed the subject.

"Thank you, Senior Lu, but I cannot accept this Heavenly Scroll."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Chulan said that he was already being targeted because of his Qi Source Flow.

If we were to obtain another Heavenly Scroll after this, it would likely be very difficult.

Lu Jin scratched his head.

"But I can't just take this Heavenly Scroll and then take it back, can I? That would be too much trouble."

The old master suggested that it would be better to just give them to the young people.

"Since we don't want first place, then how about..."

Just as Zhang Lingyu was about to step forward, a voice rang out from behind her.

"If they don't want it, then I'll ask for it for my junior brother."