My Master is the Real Boss – Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Guidance

When Li Jin entered the temple, Xiang Jiannan was engrossed in reading scriptures. It was the first day of his planned implementation, and the little Taoist was full of energy.

The scripture he was currently reading was called “Record of a Young Girl Bathing.” Fearing that unsuspecting incense guests might misunderstand, he had deliberately torn off the cover.

This “Record of a Young Girl Bathing” contained some very strange ideas. It must have been something his Master had written down when he was inspired, influenced by the previous “Thirty-Six Postures of a Beautiful Woman.” Xiang Jiannan turned the pages very slowly.

Although he couldn’t fathom the intentions behind these words, he had to maintain a proper attitude.

He didn’t understand what his Master was thinking at the time. Take the previous “Thirty-Six Postures of a Beautiful Woman” for example, the text and what he later told him were completely different things.

“You must be slow and read it several times, and you will understand. Our Taoist sect doesn’t deceive those who are sincere.”

These were the Old Taoist Priest’s original words. If he couldn’t resist asking directly, he would put on a hurt expression with a long face.

“What’s wrong with the little Taoists these days? They don’t have any spirit of research. If I told you everything directly, what would be the point of cultivation?”

“As the saying goes, the Master leads you through the door, but cultivation depends on the individual. Try it yourself first. When the time is right, I will explain it to you.”

His refusal was justified, and he even looked down on himself.

“Little Taoist Priest, what a good knife!”

After entering the Incense Hall and greeting Gao Yu’an, seeing that he was about to lead everyone in meditation, Li Jin excused himself to look for Xiang Jiannan.

This little Taoist never seemed to follow his Master in meditation. At this moment, he didn’t know where he had run off to.

He came out of the backyard and searched in the front hall, finally seeing Xiang Jiannan in a corner. At this time, he was holding a scripture, lost in thought, with two other items beside him.

A Guan Yu’s Blade was leaning against the wall behind him, and a gourd was casually placed by his hand. It was accidentally bumped by his sleeve and rolled far away.

“Li Jin!”

Hearing the voice, his gaze shifted. Seeing this Fu Mo Si member suddenly appear in the temple again, Xiang Jiannan’s heart was full of uncertainty.

So many major events had happened recently, the Fu Mo Si must have known about them long ago. This time, they must have come to make trouble for their master and disciple.

He had just heard his Master talk about the conflict between the civil and military factions of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Which faction did the Fu Mo Si belong to? The military system?

“Little Taoist Priest, you’re in a good mood.”

“I couldn’t find you for a long time. Turns out you were hiding here.”

“Your eyesight is bad, I haven’t moved.”

Getting up and picking up the gourd from the ground, Xiang Jiannan saw that Li Jin was still talking as usual, and his mood calmed down slightly. He then stuffed the scripture into his sleeve.

He had been squatting in this position since lunch. How could he be hiding? This place was located between the front hall and the Incense Hall, against the enclosing wall. It was in a prime location, ensuring that his Master could see him at a glance when he needed him, while also keeping a certain distance from the incense guests entering the temple. Moreover, it was cool.

If he hadn’t failed to see when Li Jin had come in, he would have said a few more words to him.

“Then I must have misread.”

Coming to Xiang Jiannan’s side, Li Jin was actually feeling a bit puzzled, so he could only respond with a smile.

It wasn’t like that kind of misreading. The little Taoist Priest’s location wasn’t remote. He really hadn’t seen him just now, even after passing by several times.

Was this little Taoist making fun of him?

His smile was very scheming.

“What were you looking at?”

Skipping over the conversation, Li Jin immediately became concerned about Xiang Jiannan’s action of stuffing the scripture.

What kind of thing was that, that he put it away so quickly? A Taoist secret?

Whatever made the little Taoist make that kind of expression must not be ordinary. He also wanted to take a look.

Although he knew it probably wasn’t convenient, the words had already come out of his mouth unconsciously.

“Scriptures, they make one feel hopeless.”

Taking the scripture out of his sleeve again, Xiang Jiannan didn’t think as much as Li Jin did.

There was nothing to be ashamed of with the “Record of a Young Girl Bathing” without a cover. It would be good to have Li Jin help him take a look. Maybe he could even give him some advice.

He immediately handed the scripture to Li Jin, but he didn’t have too high of hopes.

It was just a sudden thought. How could there be so many magical things in this world?

“Exquisitely profound.”

Picking up the scripture and solemnly opening it in front of his eyes, as expected, Li Jin couldn’t understand it at all.

As the saying goes, every profession has its own expertise. The Taoist classics were indeed obscure and difficult to understand. Compared to the books he had encountered before, they were even more confusing.

After reading a few lines, he had no idea what it was talking about. No wonder the little Taoist was staring at the sky in a daze earlier, with an expression of misery.

Their Martial Sect’s classics were much simpler, without so many sentences that required contemplation.

“Really?”

Seeing that Li Jin didn’t even seem to have finished half of the second page, Xiang Jiannan saw the embarrassment in his eyes.

It was really difficult for him. He clearly didn’t understand, but he still had to praise the scripture in his hands insincerely. “Exquisitely profound,” these four words were quite versatile. In the future, when he encountered something he didn’t understand, he could just use them.

“Where did you get this knife?”

Returning the scripture to Xiang Jiannan, he once again noticed the Guan Yu’s Blade behind him. Li Jin felt that weapons were more tangible.

He was very curious about the appearance of a Guan Yu’s Blade in Ping’an Temple. After entering Ping’an Town, he hadn’t heard any of the residents mention it in their casual conversations.

They were all discussing the fire in the forest to the north, which made him go over there to take a look.

The fire was not small, and the ground was scorched.

“You don’t know?”

Somewhat hesitant about whether or not to tell Li Jin the origin of the Guan Yu’s Blade, Xiang Jiannan thought that the Fu Mo Si had already known about it. Seeing the confusion in his eyes, he couldn’t make a decision.

The Fu Mo Si’s work had been very inadequate recently. An Azure Dragon had appeared, yet they were so negligent about Ping’an Town. He thought that after returning from the Prefecture, their master and disciple would have been placed on a key surveillance list.

“It’s a long story.”

Turning around and picking up the Guan Yu’s Blade from the wall, his movements were unusually clumsy. Xiang Jiannan thought it would be better to let his Master handle Li Jin’s questions. He would use the Guan Yu’s Blade to stall for time until his Master finished his meditation.

This big knife had become unfamiliar after not holding it for a while. When he tried to lift it with force, he felt very strenuous.

He had completely pulled it up by holding his breath, as if it had taken root in the ground.

“That’s not how you hold it.”

Seeing Xiang Jiannan gripping the handle with both hands and walking very unsteadily, Li Jin took two steps forward and then laughed.

The little Taoist Priest’s body was very thin. He was at the Second-Rank Realm of Dao Fruit, yet he was still so hesitant when holding a knife.

Walking in front of Xiang Jiannan, he grabbed the handle with one hand, while signaling him to let go.

Although he wasn’t good at using weapons, his physical fitness was probably much stronger than the little Taoist Priest’s. He knew that the one thing that the people of the Martial Sect didn’t lack was strength.

Although this big knife seemed to have some weight in the little Taoist Priest’s hands, once it was in his hands, it would be as light as a feather and he could manipulate it as he pleased.

Bang!

His conceited thoughts hadn’t reached their peak when, as Xiang Jiannan obediently let go, Li Jin’s slightly raised arm suddenly fell heavily. Watching the ground shatter into pieces, he, who had always considered himself to have amazing strength, didn’t dare to move anymore.

What was going on? He only felt that after the little Taoist Priest let go, the big knife suddenly increased in weight. Now, just holding it up was making his arm feel a little unbearable.

To be able to smash the stone ground like this in a short distance, how many pounds did this big knife weigh! With his current cultivation, it was actually difficult to handle it easily.

Little Taoist Priest, come and help…