The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

On the dirt road, a mule cart, like a wild horse, ran faster than a horse without a puller. Dust billowed and yellow earth filled the air, mixed with the creaking and howling of the wooden planks it was pulling, which seemed to be struggling to take off. Passersby almost thought they had seen a ghost pulling the cart.

"Can you slow the mule down a bit! The donkey meat in my donkey meat sandwich is all jostled around!" Lin Du said, his eyes filled with tears, as he clutched the sandwich tightly.

Even when I finally get a bite of baked flatbread, I can't even have peace of mind.

"I didn't want this either!" Yuan Ye held the donkey meat sandwich, now just a flatbread with no meat left, in his mouth, and pulled hard on the reins. "It's because you said this mule is so slow, Junior Uncle. How about we feed it one of Senior Sister Tianwu's elixir?"

Lin Du sighed, "How was I supposed to know that my second nephew's veterinary medicine was so potent?"

The mule finally stopped galloping after traveling twenty miles.

Lin Du stuffed the last bite of the baked bun into his stomach, and under Wei Zhi's suspicious gaze, he explained, "I've drunk the lotus honey, it's good for my stomach."

Wei Zhi's eyes flickered slightly. "It is indeed good for the stomach."

That's a rare find even in Buddhism.

Lin Du enjoyed the meal immensely; even mortal food has its own unique charm.

"Junior Uncle, it's time for your medicine!" Ni Jinxuan called out.

This sentence was like a curse on Lin Du, ringing out four times a day, each time making Lin Du wish he could pretend to be deaf.

"Jinliang City is just ahead. Shall we go in and rest for the night? We can't cultivate right now, so it's better for us to sleep," Yuan Ye asked.

Lin Du nodded, glanced at Yuan Ye, and said, "You need to go back and rest as soon as possible. I'll take you back after I finish my business."

"It's not that we can't raise it now." Wei Zhi calmly took out a pill. "It's for treating the backlash from the dragon energy. After taking it tonight, remember to find someone to protect you and set up a spirit-gathering array."

Lin Du glanced at him sideways, his expression suggestive, "Master really has everything."

"You flatter me. I'm no match for you, the number one on the Qingyun Ranking." Wei Zhi had changed into a simple monk's robe and was wearing a bamboo hat, looking like an ordinary wandering monk, only a bit taller.

"Yuan Ye, have we gotten our travel permits to enter the city?" Lin Du asked, only remembering this important matter as he looked at the city gate getting closer and closer.

"Xie Yu took care of it for me." Yuan Ye said, tucking the things into his pocket. "He gave them to me this morning when he left."

"You really don't plan to go back?" Lin Du glanced at him again.

"Hmm, there's no need." Yuan Ye looked at the travel permit. "I had a servant deliver a message to my second uncle, saying that I have severed all ties with the world and am no longer a member of the royal family, and asking him to remove me from the imperial register."

The group entered the city. The combination of four well-dressed people and a simple donkey cart was rather strange, attracting a lot of stares from passersby for quite some time.

Yuan Ye, completely oblivious, said, "Ah, shouldn't we cover our faces? Otherwise, why are so many people looking at us?"

Lin Du: ...

"Excuse me for asking, is this mule cart we're riding in actually for passengers?"

Yuan Ye hesitated for a moment, then said, "So..."

One vendor turned to the person next to him and whispered, "Where did this group of strange people come from? Could it be that a theatrical troupe was robbed? Otherwise, why are these well-dressed people riding on a cart?"

Several cultivators with exceptional hearing: ...

Lin Du, finding humor in the situation, patted Yuan Ye on the shoulder and said, "At least you've fulfilled your childhood dream."

Yuan Ye: ? That makes a lot of sense.

So, the four members of the opera troupe who had been robbed checked into an inn in Jinliang City.

Lin Du was very interested in tasting the food of the mortal world, like a child secretly eating junk food across from the school gate behind the adults' backs. As soon as he left the room, he led his people straight to the streets of the East Market.

"Eat less," Wei Zhi reminded him for the fifth time.

Lin Du forcibly pulled his gaze away from the crab and wine stall and said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay."

"Haven't you already achieved your goal? Why aren't you going back yet?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhi casually stopped Yuan Ye, who was about to follow Lin Du's gaze to pay for something, saying, "I'm worried about Yuan Ye's health. Besides, if I'm not around, who would dare stop you from eating whatever you want?"

Lin Du sighed and took the roasted golden flower cake that Jin Xuan handed her. "Do you know how fast my brain works? People who use their brains a lot will faint from hunger if they don't eat a lot."

"Now that everything is resolved, what are you still thinking about?" Wei Zhi stepped into Lin Du's trap without any warning.

"There are many, for example... the secrets you have. I didn't want to know them, but you've revealed too many," Lin Du smiled. "The pills that caused the dragon energy backlash, the stolen dragon scales and blood... I couldn't control my mind."

Wei Zhi: ...It seems he really does think fast; he's already dug a pit for him to jump into.

Just as the two were facing off, a crowd came and Ni Jinxuan was hit hard. She instinctively used her spiritual energy to protect herself, and the person was thrown back.

The four of them turned around at the same time. The man flew heavily to the ground, becoming a turtle with its four legs in the air, still clutching the storage bag at Ni Jinxuan's waist.

Lin Du: ...

How could she explain that the world is actually very dangerous, and that it cannot be solved by absolute power suppression?

On this trip, I even met an incurable love-struck fool who would abandon reincarnation and give up everything for just one person.

How is she supposed to teach her this?!

Lin Du sighed and walked up to the man. "Brother, you stole my child's purse."

The man scrambled to his feet, his expression menacing, and instinctively clutched the storage bag he'd painstakingly grabbed by squatting down. "What makes you think this is yours? This is mine!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the young girl over there. She was dressed as lavishly as a noblewoman from the capital's palace, and looked naive and easily embarrassed.

He'd stolen countless money pouches on this street without ever failing, so why was he inexplicably knocked to the ground today?

Ni Jinxuan, having just discovered her storage bag was missing, immediately rushed over, exclaiming, "This is mine! You deliberately approached me just to steal it!"

Yuan Ye also came over to help, saying, "This purse is pink with embroidery! What kind of respectable man uses pink!"

"Oh dear, young lady, how dare you make such accusations? This was a gift from my lover! What, you mean, you're my lover, aren't you?"

Ni Jinxuan's face turned red with anger after hearing this. "How could you say that!"

Yuan Ye was so angry that he was about to call the officials, but Lin Du stopped him. Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, she asked, "Do you have a way to prove that this purse is yours?"

The man sneered, "Why should I prove anything about myself?"

"Then open this money bag. If you can open it, it will prove it's yours."

Lin Du smiled and put his arm around Jin Xuan's shoulder, patting her reassuringly.

"Tch, what's so hard about that?" the man said, trying to open it, but found that he couldn't open it no matter what he did. He even tried to tear it open with force, but still couldn't.

"This is fucking weird... This is crazy."

"See? You can't open something that isn't yours," Lin Du said calmly. "Do you believe this thing will return to its owner on its own?"

The man's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized that he must have encountered an evil spirit while out.

Lin Du reached out and beckoned, and the storage bag slowly floated up and returned to Ni Jinxuan's outstretched palm.

The surrounding people were stunned. As more and more people gathered, rumors spread that this was some strange omen.

Lin Du suddenly clasped his hands and said, "I am from an opera troupe. Unfortunately, I lost a major part of the troupe after returning from the capital. Today, I will perform a magic trick for you all. If you have money, please support us financially; if you don't have money, please support us by being there. This will help us earn some money to go home."

Everyone then realized, "It's a magic trick, then it makes sense."

"This magic trick is called... Money that isn't rightfully yours will run away even if it has legs." Lin Du smiled as he watched the person who was terrified and then turned and ran away. He then turned and patted Yuan Ye, "Since we're already here, let's play the erhu and do a magic trick to save some money. We didn't bring any copper coins with us when we went out, and we can't even get change to buy something to eat."

Yuan Ye actually sat down with a smile, holding the zither, and flower petals fell and melodious music filled the air.

The young man played a cheerful tune, and Lin Du casually had his little girl perform a brick-breaking act with her bare hands. The audience responded enthusiastically, and copper coins clattered as they hit the iron basin on the ground. The three of them collected a basin full of copper coins and left before the officials arrived.

The Buddhist disciple who quietly blended into the crowd from the very beginning: I often seem out of place because I am too normal.

After walking a distance from the crowd, Lin Du lowered his eyes. "We've shaken them off, Yuan Ye. Who was following us?"

"I'm not sure, it shouldn't be Xie Yu or anyone from the court." Yuan Ye fell silent for a moment, irritated. "They probably saw we were dressed too well and wanted to rob us?"

Lin Du clicked his tongue. "Go change into some simple clothes later. It'll be more troublesome to fight with people, and you can't erase the memories anyway."

"I can," Wei Zhi said.

Lin Du: ...

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Lin Du's eyes widened.

Wei Zhi sighed, "You didn't ask..."

Lin Du realized that this was revenge, it must be revenge.