Chapter 99 - The Fear of the “Wild” God (1/2)
On the Heaven-Breaking Peak, in the residence of the Nine Jiu Immortals.
Li Changshou returned from the Immortal Du Hall. He did not see Jiu Wu and Jiu s.h.i.+, nor did he see any other Jiu Immortals.
They had gone to the various parts of the sect to get busy.
Little Aunt-Master was still drunk and sleeping soundly beside the bed. Li Changshou did not disturb her.
Should I carry Little Aunt-Master onto the bed?
He would naturally not do something that could easily be misunderstood.
That was not all. Li Changshou had also studied the surroundings of his Aunt-Master’s pavilion for a while. Soon, he understood the principles behind the protective array formation.
Li Changshou connected the array foundation of the array formation there and the array formation around her pavilion to protect her uninhibited appearance while she was sleeping…
The array formation in this place was obviously set up by Uncle-Master Jiu Wu because it was in the style of a “short Daoist”.
Then, Li Changshou found a disciple who was in charge of performing miscellaneous tasks, and took two bottles of Soul Formation Pills from him.
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After some small talk, Li Changshou told him to tell Jiu Jiu that he and Ling’e had already returned to the Little Qiong Peak, after she woke up. After that, Li Changshou brought Ling’e along and let her lie on the cloud while he flew at a height that he was most familiar with towards Little Qiong Peak.
To be honest, the presence of Little Qiong Peak was really too insignificant.
Although Li Changshou was very satisfied with that… no one from the Immortal Sect dropped by to ask about him! That made the detailed things that Li Changshou had prepared completely useless!
Of course, it was a good thing that he could not use them…
Fortunately, Li Changshou did not see his master’s name on the stone tablet of the Hundred Mortal Hall, which had just been erected to commemorate the deceased “martyrs”. Otherwise, he would not know how to explain it to his master.
No matter how long the three statues of the paper effigies had been wors.h.i.+ped, nothing else should have happened.
The “memorial” was purely a form of commemoration. There would be no merit gained from burning incense…
Upon returning to the straw hut, Li Changshou woke Ling’e up first.
After discussing for a while, the two of them decided to act according to the first plan that they had drawn up previously to “calm their master down”.
Li Changshou laid back on his bed. His lips were dry and his eyes were out of focus. There was a hint of longing in his eyes.
Lan Ling’e ran to her master’s straw hut and knelt on the meditation cus.h.i.+on, before… releasing him.
“Who had the audacity to plot against me!?!
Look at my Dharma treasures!”
Qi Yuan jumped out of the pocket, raised his horsetail whisk, and looked around angrily. He lowered his head and saw his little disciple kneeling on the ground.
Ling’e’s eyes reddened as she bit her lip gently. She secretly pinched her thigh and used some of her true cultivation level.
“Master…”
Qi Yuan was stunned. Then, he recalled that he had been drugged by two of his disciples.
Qi Yuan scanned his surroundings using his immortal senses and saw his eldest disciple lying in the straw hut next door.
He asked, “Ling’e, what’s wrong with you? What happened to your Senior Brother!?!”
“Master, a large number of demons invaded the sect previously. Senior Brother was worried that you would rush up to fight the demons and hence, he took you and me away… During the battle, Senior Brother…”
Before Ling’e could finish speaking, Qi Yuan rushed over to Li Changshou’s bedside.
Qi Yuan looked at his heavily injured disciple and was filled with deep regret. He quickly took out numerous bottles of medicine, but he did not know which type of medicine to use. Li Changshou opened his eyes and said softly, “Master.”
“Yes, I’m here!” Qi Yuan replied in a trembling voice. “I’m here. If you have something to say, just say it.” “I’m fine.” Li Changshou said in a hoa.r.s.e voice and sighed faintly. “Master, I’ve bewitched you previously…”
“It’s not an issue. It’s not an issue. You were just sparing a thought for me. How can I not understand?”
Qi Yuan sat on the side of the bed and grabbed Li Changshou’s wrist before checking it carefully.
The old Daoist priest’s expression changed instantly. The immortal power in his eldest disciple’s body was much purer and clearer than his own. It was indeed the immortal power of the Essence Immortal realm.
However, those immortal powers were rather insignificant to Qi Yuan’s senses.
At that moment, Li Changshou’s aura was extremely chaotic. His heart was ricocheting like a drum. Upon closer inspection, Qi Yuan discovered that it was actually… very rhythmic like musical percussion!
Li Changshou forced a smile and said, “Master, I’m fine. You don’t have to worry.”
Qi Yuan’s eyes were filled with guilt. He sighed and said, “Ah, I was incompetent. I couldn’t protect you and Ling’e. I even made you and Ling’e work so hard.”
“Master, I was the one who drugged you and caused you to faint. Otherwise, you’d definitely be able to…” *Coughs* Qi Yuan quickly said, “That’s just a trivial matter. I don’t blame you. I don’t blame you.”
Li Changshou coughed weakly and smiled bitterly. “Master, that’s just a verbal statement with no proof. I really feel guilty from the bottom of my heart.”
“I… Yes, I swear that I will not blame you this time!”
“Master, what do you swear to?” “To the Great Dao, of course…”
“Master, if you don’t chant the ‘Grat.i.tude Incantation’, the Great Dao will not detect it.”
“Alright, I will do that! Eh?”
Qi Yuan was stunned. He looked at Li Changshou who was lying on the bed.
The latter’s eyes were half-closed, and he was barely breathing. He coughed weakly again. The old Daoist priest looked at Ling’e, who was hiding outside the straw hut, and his immortal senses circled around the Little Qiong Peak. He immediately recovered from the shock.
Qi Yuan said coldly, “Changshou, your Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra doesn’t seem to only conceal your cultivation level.”
“Master, I…”
“Psht!”
Suddenly, a noise could be heard from outside the door. After trying hard to hold it in, she could not help but laugh.
Qi Yuan was speechless.
Li Changshou coughed and sat up silently. He smiled sincerely at his master.
“Master, I’m really fine.”
“You b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”
Qi Yuan picked up his horsetail whisk and hit Li Changshou with it. Li Changshou took the chance to escape, but when he was at the door, he was hugged by Ling’e who suddenly pounced on him!
“Senior Brother, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Ling’e squinted and smiled. She quickly yelled at Qi Yuan who was inside, “Master, I’ve caught Senior Brother! Senior Brother forced me to do all of those things! Master, I’ve always said that you can do your part as a cultivator of the Immortal Du Sect by going out to kill enemies. However Senior Brother said that you will only fight with the higher-ups when you go to the arena without using any strategies!”
Li Changshou glared at Ling’e. Qi Yuan had already rushed over from behind. He raised his horsetail whisk and shouted loudly. He then used it to whip Li Changshou on his back.
If Li Changshou really wanted to run, he would naturally be able to escape.
At this moment, he was just giving his master an out and a chance to vent his anger.
He heard a few slapping sounds, and the familiar part of his body was red and swollen again…
Li Changshou was having a hard time too.
When his master hit him with the horsetail whisk, he tried his best to suppress the immortal power in his body while retaliating against his master, lest anything happened to him.
A few moments later…
Li Changshou and Ling’e knelt neatly in front of their master.
Qi Yuan sat on the round chair and frowned as he listened to Li Changshou speak.
His initial anger turned into confusion, followed by a moment of realization. Qi Yuan’s expression changed several times throughout the process.