Chapter 17 (1/2)
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Chapter 17
Chapter 17
Synopsis: Junior Brother Yu, it’s me
Xuandu Toas at the foot of Mount Xuandu It had been a quiet place for ht next to the world-renowned orthodox Daoist sect, it didn’t seem to have much to do with the townspeople Atdown the mountain, they would be especially courteous and treat them with due respect
Of course, as the number one Daoist sect under the Heavens, Mount Xuandu always paid according to thetrips down here The deals were fair They never used their power or influence as a large sect to bully the co in Xuandu Toere extrehbors with the Daoist priests from the Purple Mansion of Xuandu
But that was all A Daoist sect was a Daoist sect after all Once you set foot on the path of Mount Xuandu, you no longer belonged to the secular world Co at the foot of the et up to work at sunrise and rest at sunset, they were still in two different worlds
When Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi+ arrived at Xuandu Town, however, this little town had never appearedThere were martial artists within the crowd as well as quite a number of people ere dressed like Daoist devotees
Yan Wushi+ explained, “In ten days time, the Purple Mansion of Xuandu will hold the Jade Terrace Daoist Conference and set the Daoist orthodoxy for the world All philosophers and scholars have been invited to participate in this great undertaking It has been said that all the well-known sects will send people over There will even be representatives from the Linchuan Institute and Tiantai Sect”
Shen Qiao asked, “What does itthe Daoist orthodoxy for the world’?”
At theout the
Sipping his tea, Yan Wushi+ said, “Since you’re not there, so as his identity is not announced to the world, the others won’t be knowledgeable about his current status So, he has to find an excuse to coht? When you were the sect leader, you were so low-key that you wanted no one to know of you, but you can’t count on the others to be the same as you”
Shen Qiao was already used to the other person’s light sarcasm whenever he spoke
With Yan Wushi+’s status and position, there were indeed few people who could catch his eyes Apart froe, no one else froh for him to cast a direct look at them
Even though one of them was quite moody, it was still not easy to start a conflict when the other side was an extreardless of what you said The two of them seemed to be neither friends nor enemies, yet they also seely, they were actually able
to maintain sohout the journey
“What are they doing over there?” Shen Qiao suddenly noticed a place not too far down He squinted his eyes but could not see clearly no matter what After all, it was impossible for his eyes to revert back to their initial state within a short ti the day, it actually prevented hi since his eyes would not stop tearing otherwise
“Distributing congee and medicine” Yan Wushi+ didn’t have the ability to foretell, but for things he wanted to know, someone would have already passed on the information to him way ahead of time
He picked up a slice of sweet osmanthus root [1] with his chopsticks and delivered it into his , “After Yu Ai became the substitute sect leader, on the first and fifteenth of each month, he would send disciples to set up altars in Xuandu Town to perform rites and preach Daoist scriptures It’s said that the rain prayers conducted by the disciples from the Purple Mansion of Xuandu are very efficacious Nowadays, whenever there isn’t enough rain, even the Regional Inspector of Mian Prefecture will send people over, inviting them to come down the mountain to pray for rain Mount Xuandu has more and more believers now Not to mention the other places, in Xuandu Town alone, most of the people here already have the utmost reverence for the Purple Mansion of Xuandu”
In contrast to the expression on Yan Wushi+’s face which seeood show, Shen Qiao knitted his brows even harder
Yan Wushi+ said, “You re”
The sentence was not a question, but rather an assertion
Shen Qiao’s body was still a little sick, but ever since he was able to spit out the clotted blood in his chest, the lost expression appeared less frequently on his face with each passing day Regaining his memories would just be a matter of time
Yan Wushi+ saw it all, but he didn’t say anything because he wasn’t sure how much Shen Qiao had remembered However, froained most of them
Shen Qiao didn’t deny it Instead, he sighed, “For generations under its sect leaders, Mount Xuandu has never set foot in secular affairs Therefore, it reardless of the alternation of dynasties out there Just think about Tao Hongjing Despite being the number one martial artist under the Heavens, an unparalleled talent as he was, just because of his involve Sect of Mount Mao fell into pieces after his death with its disciples scattered everywhere What is Yu Ai trying to do?”
Yan Wushi+ raised his eyebrows, “So this is what Qi Fengge has taught you? How is his way of thinking different fro to come out of its shell? If he’s alone, then it’s fine for him to only mind his own morality As the leader of a sect, however, not only was he not striving to ed in such pessimism as to lead the sect into reclusion If this continues, how is Mount Xuandu going to keep
keep its position as the number one Daoist sect under the Heavens? I think that junior ent sect leader, is actually much more clear-headed than you”
Mount Xuandu’s reputation and status as ‘the number one Daoist sect under the Heavens’ was inseparable froenerations of sect leaders all carried out the Daoist ideology of quietis from society till the very end, and would absolutely not involve thee, the best martial artist of his time, was no exception
Later, after Shen Qiao took over the position of the sect leader, he even brought this kind of low-keyness to its greatest extent People around the world didn’t know much other than that fact that Mount Xuandu had a new sect leader whose last na Yan Wushi+ everywhere, nearly no one recognized him
Yan Wushi+ was an extravagant and egotistical person in nature who only acted as he pleased, so it was not a surprise for hi matters
Shen Qiao didn’t becory after he heard it He only said, “I want to find a chance to go up the ht and have a talk with Yu Ai face-to-face I’m not sure if Sect Master Yan wants to come with me Or would you rather wait for me down here?”
Yan Wushi+ asked, “Why don’t you wait till the Jade Terrace Daoist Conference, and then question Yu Ai in front of everyone to take back the position of sect leader which should have been yours?”
Shen Qiao shook his head, “In that case, the reputation of Mount Xuandu would inevitably be greatly affected I’o ask Yu Ai first so that I can make clear what happened”
Yan Wushi+ was neither in favor nor opposed to it, “Oh, then you can go and ask”
With its awe-inspiring prestige as the number one Daoist sect under the Heavens, few people dared to force their way up Mount Xuandu single-handedly However, Yan Wushi+ said it in such a casualhe would eat oneabout it, not taking the matter to his heart at all
He had a careless look on his face As his fingers slid over the edge of the dish, the plate of scattered fried peas immediately piled up into three neat and tidy layers, with the exact sa only his inner qi to control the iteh the air, this skill alone had already attained a superb or even frightening state