Killing Monks

It is said that the gods in heaven have no blood.

This legend is incorrect.

Gods have no blood, but Buddhas do.

Buddha's blood.

Golden blood of Buddha.

Legend has it that once, to celebrate Amitabha Buddha's birthday, they used their blood to create a parrot as a gift.

Ten thousand Buddhas, ten thousand drops of blood, transformed into a golden parrot.

It is said that this parrot can not only reveal all the secrets of heaven and earth, but also grant people three wishes.

If you can see it and catch it, it will grant you three wishes.

Whatever your wish, it can make it come true.

It is said that this parrot descends to earth once every seven years, and it is said that some people have actually seen it.

The last time I saw Xu Jinying, he made his first wish: that Shuangyingbao would become famous.

Twin Eagle Fortress was indeed renowned, but all his descendants were dead.

His son, in particular, died in a gangland feud.

Therefore, his second wish was to have the golden parrot resurrect his son.

The golden parrot was indeed magical; amidst a burst of golden light, his son's coffin moved. However, his brother said that the dead cannot be brought back to life, and this must be a demonic act.

He didn't believe it.

He got into a fight with Xu Yinying.

It is said that he accidentally killed Xu Yinying and opened the coffin.

His son was in the coffin, along with his son's sword.

He died, and in his death he saw golden light, which was a golden parrot.

He made his last wish.

But no one knows what his last wish was.

"So... you bald monk, what was Xu Jinying's last wish?" Lu Fei asked.

"I don't know either," Guangyuan said.

"Didn't you make this up?" Lu Fei asked in surprise.

"To be precise, it's an adaptation!"

"Then you don't know?"

"I've finished making up the third wish, but I haven't made up the third one," Guangyuan said, spreading his hands.

"..." Lu Fei was completely speechless.

Feelings are like someone who digs a hole and never fills it in!

Guangyuan felt that Shuangying Fort was a pity. If it weren't so close to the Southern Tang Buddhist Kingdom, Shuangying Fort would have been a good place to settle down and make a living.

The world is vast, but there is no place for him to settle down.

He gazed at the seemingly endless forest path before him and asked, "Where are we going?"

Several days had passed since they left Sanye County, and Lu Fei had been leading the way the whole way.

Upon hearing this, Lu Fei said, "Hey, I almost forgot to tell you. I promised a friend in the martial arts world that I would attend a banquet at her home in Qujiang on the Mid-Autumn Festival this year."

"A family dinner?" Guangyuan turned around, looking Lu Fei up and down with a strange expression. "You? On the Mid-Autumn Festival? Going to someone else's house for a family reunion dinner?"

This sounds rather incongruous.

A wanted, meddlesome wanderer is invited to a formal family dinner at someone else's home during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Could it be...

"That's right!" Lu Fei said, "She's a friend I met in the martial arts world. She's forthright and has good martial arts skills."

"It's just that her family... well, they're a bit old-fashioned. They always think it's inappropriate for a girl to roam the martial arts world, and that she associates with all sorts of shady characters and heretics."

"She felt aggrieved, so she specially invited me to show my face in front of her parents and elders to prove that not all the people she associated with were bad people, and that there are rules and loyalty in the martial arts world."

Guangyuan raised an eyebrow: "Oh? That sounds interesting. So how did you meet this 'old-fashioned' friend?"

"Well..." Lu Fei scratched his head, seemingly trying to recall something, "You might not believe it."

"One day, I was walking down the street when... suddenly a person fell from the sky."

"A person fell from the sky?" Guangyuan was skeptical. "People can fall from the sky?"

"Well... the situation at the time was indeed a bit..." Lu Fei tried to explain the scene clearly, but before he could finish speaking...

"Splash—!!!"

Above them, the canopy of a large, leafy tree suddenly shook violently, sending branches and leaves flying everywhere!

Immediately afterwards, a slender figure, like a kite with a broken string, plummeted straight down from the treetop several meters high!

Her skirt fluttered in the wind, and her dark hair was disheveled.

The incident happened so suddenly that Lu Fei reacted almost instinctively, rushing forward and opening his arms to catch it in a flurry of activity.

"Thump!"

The person landed firmly in his arms.

The impact forced him to take two steps back before he regained his footing.

Upon closer inspection, he saw a young woman in his arms who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. She was dressed in men's clothing, but that couldn't hide her stunning beauty.

At this moment, she seemed to be injured; her face was deathly pale, and she couldn't speak.

Lu Fei, holding the woman who had fallen from the sky, froze on the spot for two seconds before looking up at Guang Yuan with a very interesting expression on his face, and chuckled twice:

"Cough... You see, it's like... like this is how we met."

Guangyuan: "..."

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two whooshing sounds suddenly came from the depths of the woods above them.

Immediately afterwards, two slightly hurried voices, carrying both authority and anxiety, pierced through the layers of branches and leaves, and came down clearly:

"Stop! Don't harm the Holy Son of the Church!"

"Who goes there? Put the Holy Son down at once! If he is harmed, the Holy Church will ensure you die a horrible death!"

His voice was full of energy, clearly indicating that he possessed considerable internal strength.

"Holy Son?" Guangyuan and Lu Fei were both taken aback and looked down at the "unconscious" "stunning beauty" in Lu Fei's arms.

Just then, the "beauty's" long eyelashes trembled a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Those were extremely beautiful, even somewhat bewitching peach blossom eyes; the way they looked was enough to make most people's hearts flutter.

However, when the owner of those eyes spoke, it was a deep, mellow voice, 100% that of a grown man:

"Um... brothers, thank you for your help. However, I... am a man."

"..."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Lu Fei, who was holding "his" arm, suddenly stiffened as if he had been burned.

His facial expressions ranged from initial surprise to embarrassment, and then to a bewildered look as if his worldview had been shaken—a truly fascinating display.

Guangyuan's eyelids twitched, and he expressionlessly examined again that "pretty face" that would make most women feel ashamed, as well as that slender neck and... not very noticeable Adam's apple.

Who would have thought that such a vibrant, alluring, and pitiful "peerless beauty" was actually a man beneath her skin?!

The "beauty"...or rather, the handsome man, seemed quite used to their reactions.

He struggled to get out of Lu Fei's arms. His movement jolted Lu Fei awake, and he hurriedly released his grip.

The other person landed lightly on the ground. Although he was a little thin, he stood tall and had a certain masculine air about him.