Dog Brother transmigrates into Lin Pingzhi: The Tai Xuan Scripture suppresses all nations

Shi Potian darted out of the main house and saw a solitary, slender figure standing under a plum tree outside the courtyard.

The moon was high in the sky, its light casting dappled shadows on the trees. A gust of wind whistled, chilling her to the bone, and Yue Lingshan hugged her arms tightly.

Feeling pity for her, Shi Potian stepped forward and asked, "Miss Yue, why are you here again? It's late and cold, you should go back and rest early."

Yue Lingshan felt his concern and was overjoyed. She smiled and said, "I heard you said something happened to your parents, so I thought I'd come and check on them. It seems they're alright now, thank goodness."

Shi Potian thought to himself: Miss Yue is different from her father; she's truly a good girl. If she knew that it was her father who came to steal the sword manual just now, how disappointed she would be. It's better not to tell her.

Seeing that she was cold, he was about to go over and warm her up when he suddenly glanced at the shadows in the distance, stopped in his tracks, and said, "It's alright now. A few petty thieves came, but they all ran away as soon as I came back."

Yue Lingshan laughed and said, "This is Uncle Liu's residence, how could there be petty thieves? Did anything get stolen?"

Shi Potian shook his head.

A soft cough suddenly came from the shadows, and a figure in a green robe walked out slowly in the moonlight, waving a folding fan with great elegance—it was Yue Buqun.

He wore a gentle, refined smile, his gaze first sweeping over Shi Potian, then landing on Yue Lingshan, his tone reproachful as he said:

"Shan'er, why are you still out so late? It's cold and the dew is heavy; be careful not to catch a cold."

Upon seeing her father, Yue Lingshan immediately released her arms, quickly stepped forward, took Yue Buqun's arm, and said sweetly:

"Father, I heard something happened at the place where the young镖头 (chief镖师) lives, so I came to check on him. Everything's alright now, and I'm just about to go back."

Yue Buqun joked, "I haven't heard of that. Where did you hear it from?"

Yue Lingshan refused, shaking Yue Buqun's arm and saying, "Father..."

Yue Buqun gently patted his daughter's hand, then turned to look at Shi Potian. He glanced at the roast chicken in Shi Potian's hand, his expression becoming even more amiable, and said meaningfully:

"Young Master Escort, my daughter has disturbed me so late at night; please forgive her. But what has happened here?"

Seeing how well Yue Buqun could pretend, Shi Potian felt disgusted and didn't want to talk to such a person any longer: "A few petty thieves came, but we've already dealt with them."

Yue Buqun remained calm and said in a gentle voice, "Just now, I was asleep in the middle of the night when I found Ling Shan sneaking out. I was worried about her, so I followed her to check on her."

I never expected to be with the young镖头 (Young Escort Leader). Since nothing's wrong, that's for the best. The young镖头 is highly skilled in martial arts; with you here, what are mere petty thieves?

"By the way, Young Master Escort, have you caught the thief? I did see a few dark figures darting around just now; I wonder if they were the thief you mentioned."

Shi Potian thought to himself: Aren't you just a petty thief? How dare you ask me such a question in front of me? You're shameless.

Shi Potian looked at him and smiled, "Thieves run too fast, especially the first one. He saw me from afar, abandoned his loot, and ran faster than a rabbit."

Yue Buqun was startled when he sensed something was implied in Shi Potian's words, but he remained outwardly calm. He carefully examined Shi Potian to confirm whether he had been recognized.

He exclaimed, "The young镖头 (Young Escort) is so renowned that who wouldn't flee at the mere sight of him? After all, even Tian Boguang couldn't outrun him."

He paused, then looked at Yue Lingshan nestled beside him, his tone full of affection: "You child, are you cold? Come back with me quickly, don't disturb the young镖头's rest here any longer."

Yue Lingshan was reluctant to leave, but she still waved to Shi Potian and said, "Since there's nothing else, I'll head back now. Tomorrow is the handwashing ceremony, so I need to be well-rested."

Shi Potian responded and watched as Yue Buqun, holding Yue Lingshan's hand, slowly walked away. The moonlight cast long shadows of the two of them.

Only after the two figures completely disappeared into the night did Shi Potian withdraw his gaze, finding it amusing—Sect Leader Yue ran away and then pretended to come back to find his daughter; if I didn't have the Tai Xuan Scripture, I'm afraid I would have been fooled.

After Yue Buqun and his daughter had gone far away, Shi Potian glanced at another shadowy spot and thought to himself: Why doesn't Brother Linghu come out to meet me after squatting there for so long?

Just as he was about to call him out, the sound of clothes rustling came from the shadows. It was Linghu Chong who had finally chased after Yue Buqun.

Shi Potian understood: This Brother Linghu must also be worried about his junior sister, and has been searching for her all the way here, but for some reason hasn't shown himself. Since he's gone, there's no need to worry about him anymore.

He shook his head: How could someone as carefree as Brother Linghu be so unhappy?

It's strange that so many people from the Huashan Sect came to pick up Yue Lingshan.

There was another Laudenau hiding in that corner, who also remained hidden.

Not long after Linghu Chong left, Lao Denuo also flashed by. Instead of heading towards the courtyard where the Huashan Sect disciples lived, he used his lightness skill to sneak out of the Liu Mansion's high walls and ran towards the city's outskirts.

Shi Potian had initially thought that Lao Denuo was looking for his junior sister, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. What was his purpose in acting so suspiciously?

Shi Potian's curiosity was piqued. Without even saying goodbye to his parents, he flashed forward, using his hidden and renowned lightness skills to follow Lao Denuo more than ten feet behind.

With his profound skill and unfathomable lightness technique, Shi Potian's aura blended seamlessly with the heavens and earth, and Lao Denuo was completely unaware that someone was following him.

He traversed the streets and alleys, heading straight out of Hengshan City, and stopped in front of an abandoned local temple outside the city. He cautiously looked around and lightly knocked three long and two short times on the temple door.

The temple door creaked open a crack, and a withered hand reached out and pulled Laudenau inside.

Shi Potian silently swooped onto the temple roof, lifted a broken tile, and peered inside—

The temple was dimly lit by candlelight. A man in yellow robes sat by the offering table, his back to the temple door, so his face was not visible.

Laudenuo stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Martial Uncle."

Shi Potian was greatly surprised: How come there is a senior uncle from the Huashan Sect here?

The man said in a deep voice, "No need for formalities. Has there been any movement from the Liu residence?"

"Uncle-Master, Yue Buqun couldn't resist and tried to steal the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, but he failed. However..."

The man in yellow sneered, "Yue Buqun, that hypocrite! But what? Has Yue Buqun been captured alive by Lin Pingzhi?"

Laudenau lowered his voice: "No, no, even if Lin Pingzhi is powerful, he couldn't possibly capture Yue Buqun alive. It wasn't just Yue Buqun who tried to steal the sword manual; there were others, but they were all scared away by Lin Pingzhi."

The man was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems there's more than one hypocrite. Is Lin Pingzhi really that capable?"

"My junior disciple has limited insight and cannot discern the true nature of things. However, Yue Buqun fled in panic upon seeing Lin Pingzhi."

"It seems the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual is indeed extraordinary; it must not fall into Yue Buqun's hands. You continue to lie low and keep a close eye on Yue Buqun."

Laudenau nodded in agreement, not daring to linger any longer, and took his leave.

The man then hurriedly left.

Watching the two leave, Shi Potian thought to himself: This Huashan Sect is too strange. This Lao Denuo is actually a traitor, secretly defecting to someone else. Who is this martial uncle? Judging from his aura, he doesn't seem like Yue Buqun, but rather like one of the Three Heroes of Jibei?

Seeing the old man walk away, Shi Potian jumped off the temple roof and was about to go back to sleep when suddenly another sound of footsteps came.

Looking up, he saw a dirty-looking girl walking towards him, her eyes fixed on the roast chicken in his hand.