Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 23

Ch 23: Great Disturbance at Cining Temple

As soon as they arrived at Yangtou Slope in the southern suburbs, they saw a group of teenagers sitting together, both male and female. Each of them was full of spiritual energy and as beautiful as exquisitely carved porcelain dolls. However, the smallest boy among them gave off a sense of mischievousness, with a hint of roguishness and cheapness, which was somewhat unexpected.

On a crooked tree branch nearby, Drunken Taoist was lying on it. When he saw Zhou An coming, he jumped down and walked over, smacking his lips. It was obvious that his alcohol addiction was acting up.

Zhou An threw over a bottle of wine. Drunken Taoist’s eyes lit up when he saw it. He quickly caught it, opened the lid, and the aroma of the wine made his mouth water.

A boy who looked no more than ten years old said mockingly, “Drunken Uncle-Master, where did you trick someone into buying you wine this time? Hey, little brother, don’t fall for his tricks. Be careful, he might sell you off to exchange for wine without you even knowing.”

“Hello, I am Zhou Nan.” This was the name Zhou An gave himself. After all, the Emperor’s name cannot be used randomly, and ordinary people would not dare to take the Emperor’s name.

“Don’t be polite, I understand. Call me Jin Xuan, the ‘Jin’ of gold, the ‘Xuan’ of swirling circles.” Jin Xuan was cheerful and spoke without any reservations. Generally, in Immortal Hero sects, seniority is highly valued, and juniors cannot even directly call their elders by their names.

Such behavior as Jin Xuan’s, joking with his Uncle-Master, would definitely be punished if discovered.

Drunken Taoist didn’t care. He took a satisfied gulp and said, “Little brother, this time we’re here to ask you to help us with something. You saw the Devil’s arrival in Qian Capital last night. We old-timers are mostly guarding various parts of Qian Capital to prevent the Devil from going on a killing spree, so as not to be implicated by evil karma. The remaining few have gone to investigate where they are hiding.

It was discovered that a group of heretical disciples occupied the Cining Temple on Yangtou Slope, committing all kinds of evil deeds. Many women were robbed and taken away for lewd pleasure, and even infants were used as blood food. We can’t just sit idly by.

These few juniors insisted on fighting for this merit. As an old man, I can’t keep an eye on so many people, so I found you to protect them. How about this as a reward? A defensive Magic Treasure. With your cultivation, ordinary Cultivators will definitely find it difficult to harm you in the slightest.”

Zhou An accepted it and thanked him. Thinking of the Method of Sword Control that had been modified, he suddenly asked, “Senior, I once had the good fortune to obtain a Method of Sword Control, but a small part of the content was recorded incorrectly. I wonder if Senior can help me take a look.”

“Method of Sword Control? Each family’s Method of Sword Control is different, but they all have the same foundation. Apart from the profound Methods of Sword Control, they are basically the same. Alright, I can help you figure it out.” Drunken Taoist didn’t decline. This kind of thing was not difficult for him, and Zhou An had already obtained the opportunity, so it was no problem for him to help.

Zhou An was delighted and handed over the handwritten copy that the Empress had given him.

Drunken Taoist took it and looked at it a few times, revealing a surprised expression. He asked, “Where did you get this Method of Sword Control?”

“The Taoist Priest of the Great Ancestor Temple once saved an Immortal, and that Immortal gave this as a thank-you gift. After several twists and turns, I obtained it.” Zhou An said, half truthfully and half falsely.

“Great Ancestor Temple, I remember now, Zhou Nan, this is our Righteous Oneness Sect’s introductory swordplay. That injured Cultivator is greatly related to me, and has been missing for nearly ten years. I have been searching for him.

I will go and check it out. I will ask the Sect Leader about this Method of Sword Control. If possible, I will teach you the complete swordplay. If not, I will find you a replacement. Is that alright?” Drunken Taoist said.

“Then thank you, Senior.” Zhou An revealed a happy expression. Having Drunken Taoist help was much better than the Purple Guard blindly figuring it out.

“Then I’ll be off. Zhou Ling, you are the oldest among them, remember to be careful in everything, and never be rash. Zhou Nan is already at the Houtian Tenth Level of cultivation. If you can’t beat them, you can ask him for help.” Drunken Taoist set up Escaping Light and flew away, but his voice seemed to come from right next to them, which was quite wonderful.

“Drunken Uncle-Master is gone, what are we waiting for? I investigated this place last night. They are all some Houtian juniors. There’s absolutely no problem for us few. Let’s go.” Jin Xuan rubbed his hands excitedly and was the first to leap towards Cining Temple. His lightness skill was really extraordinary.

“Junior Brother, don’t rush, everyone, hurry and follow.” Zhou Ling called out softly and quickly chased after him.

He also hated the heretical path’s behavior of eating children and raping Imperial Concubine, so he would naturally not let them go if he encountered them. He also used Universe Steps to catch up.

These little fellows all looked under 15 years old, but their cultivation was not low, at least at Houtian Seventh Level, and their lightness skill was very high, not inferior to his Universe Steps.

Cining Temple is quite famous in the southern suburbs of Qian Capital. It also has a history of two hundred years. Usually, the incense is quite good, and there are dozens of monks managing it.

After they arrived here, they disguised themselves as pilgrims and entered inside. It could be seen that these monks were all disguised, and their eyes were full of Lethal Aura.

Where was the appearance of monks with peace and a little bit of profit? In the past, although the monks of Cining Temple cared about incense money, they were still kind to people and often helped poor people passing by, so their reputation was quite good.

When they came in, they should have bought some incense and candles to worship, but these teenagers were used to the tranquility of the mountains. In addition, they had taken the opportunity to run out to uphold justice, so where would they bring money?

Seeing the suspicious gazes of the monks selling candles, Jin Xuan became anxious for a moment, scratching the back of his head, secretly hating his miscalculation. He had been too hasty and forgot to bring money.

Zhou An took out a tael of Silver and said, “I have it.”

“Brother Nan is righteous. I’ll buy you wine next time.” Jin Xuan was happy and randomly took some incense and candles and ran inside.

Zhou Ling nodded and smiled at him, saying, “Brother Nan is spending money.”

“It’s nothing, a small amount.” Zhou An smiled, distributed the incense and candles to everyone, and entered inside together.

There were not many pilgrims here, about a dozen or so. They were each telling their heartfelt words to the Great Buddha. Most people only spoke human words at this time, and spoke ghost words when facing people.

Everyone dispersed and walked through all the Buddha halls in the front yard. Zhou An also followed in the main hall to burn incense and worship Buddha, so as to provide support as soon as possible if there was a problem.

When Jin Xuan and the Little Monk walked to the archway in the backyard, they were stopped by the guarding monks who shouted, “This is where we rest, it’s not open to the public.”

The Little Monk next to Jin Xuan whispered, “Jin Xuan, let’s go back first. There are still many pilgrims outside.”

“Alright, alright.” Jin Xuan was unwilling to implicate innocent people and glanced unhappily at the two monks guarding the door.

As soon as the two left, Zhou Ling came over anxiously. She was worried that her junior brother would act recklessly, so she had been staring at him.

Jin Xuan saw her and quickly said, “Senior Sister, I’ve basically figured it out. The front yard is full of ordinary Jianghu people. Those guys must all be in the backyard, and there’s no one else in the backyard. We can go all out.”

“No, we don’t know if there are any Innate Cultivator. You can’t mess around. Don’t forget what you promised me, you have to listen to me when you come out.” Zhou Ling immediately stopped him. She knew Jin Xuan too well. There was nothing this kid wouldn’t dare to do.

“Senior Sister, if there were Innate experts here, Drunken Uncle-Master wouldn’t have let us come. Why are you so stupid? Moreover, Drunken Uncle-Master also invited Zhou Nan to help us. What are we afraid of with a Houtian Tenth Level expert guarding the formation? Besides, Drunken Uncle-Master gave him the Pocket Sky Talisman. Even if we really encounter an Innate, we can escape.”

“Senior Sister, let Wenwen and Brother Gongsun take care of the lackeys outside. The three of us are enough to deal with the heretical path inside.” While Jin Xuan was speaking, he winked at the Little Monk.

The Little Monk understood and suddenly rushed towards the archway in the backyard.

The two monks guarding the door had been paying attention to the three people in the distance and felt that there was something wrong with these three. If it weren’t for the fact that they were all children, they would have arrested them long ago.

“I knew there was something wrong with these two kids. Blood food delivered to our door, saving us the trouble of catching them outside.” Seeing the Little Monk rushing over aggressively, the two immediately rushed up, their hands forming claws to grab the Little Monk.

“Not good, Stone is in danger, help.” Jin Xuan quickly rushed over. Zhou Ling was helpless, stomped her foot anxiously, and followed him.

The Little Monk approached the two, suddenly squatted down, and shot out, passing under the armpits of the two monks. His fists hit their stomachs, and he actually knocked the two of them away with one blow. They crashed into the wall next to the archway, fell to the ground, curled up in pain, and couldn’t stand up. Two cracks appeared on the wall they hit.

“They’ve made their move.”

Jin Xuan shouted happily, leaped up, and jumped into the backyard. He saw an unsightly scene in the backyard hall. A group of demon Taoists dressed as monks were actually eating blood food and drinking wine.

From the rooms on both sides, there were slight moans and cries for help from women, as well as the panting laughter of men.

The people inside were enjoying themselves. Hearing the commotion outside, several rushed out. Jin Xuan was furious. The Golden Rings on his hands flashed with light and each turned into six Golden Rings worn on his wrists, like Iron Wire Fist.

The Little Monk slapped his belt, and a red-banded iron rod appeared in his hand. Without saying a word, the two fought with this group of people, like tigers entering a flock of sheep. These monks were almost no match for them.

Zhou Ling was worried about their safety. She shook her hands, and Twin Swords appeared in her hands. She also followed to protect the two.

“Hmph, which family’s brats dare to come here to die? Didn’t your adults teach you that upholding justice comes at a price?” Suddenly, a voice came from the hall, mixed with Innate True Energy, causing everyone present to feel pain in their eardrums.