Chapter 401: Abbot玄機 (2)

ck Snow do at this moment besides following She was currently surrounded by enemies and had been caught off guard. If she left now, she would definitely be captured; but staying with Xianyao gave her...Chapter 401 Daoist Master Xuanji Part 2

Unless it was something like that, but before, Free-and-Easy had mostly been fiddling with things more akin to medicine rather than the kind of thing needed for that.

Wang Yan Yu also thought about techniques and methods, but she had read books on them and knew quite well what they entailed. Moreover, during his previous tinkering before her, Free-and-Easy wasn't dealing with anything related to those techniques at all.

"This is a bit complicated; there are many things involved that aren’t exactly the kind you want to be known about. It's best if you don't know," Free-and-Easy didn't give an entire answer, instead letting Wang Yan Yu understand that there were many elements involved and it wasn't just one thing.

Wang Yan Yu accepted this with ease. She was someone who knew a lot but never applied her knowledge practically while Free-and-Easy was knowledgeable and could apply his knowledge, combining what he knew to make things as desired.

If Free-and-Easy didn't want to talk about it now, then she wouldn’t bother asking either. But she did warn him of something: "They seem to be calling Daoist Master Xuanji over; that Daoist Master Xuanji is a very interesting person and might know your situation—be careful!"

"Daoist Master Xuanji A member of the Mystic Gate No worries, let him come. It doesn’t matter if he sees through it since I've punished them enough anyway; originally, I was planning to release that Shang Ling Jian in a few days."

Free-and-Easy said casually.

"Hmm, but if you have the chance, go see Daoist Master Xuanji—he might surprise you!" Wang Yan Yu gave Free-and-Easy a meaningful look with an odd expression.

"What’s so interesting about a Daoist I’ve seen plenty of them. But, if he has some real skills, perhaps I can learn something from him."

Free-and-Easy replied.

"Learn what Mystical Gate Daoist arts, breath cultivation techniques, or arrays—"

Suddenly realizing that the Mystic Gate was knowledgeable in many things and each had its own strengths, some being unique to them.

"Whatever he knows, I’ll learn. I don’t pick and choose," Free-and-Easy said with a smile.

“…”

Wang Yan Yu was speechless; she had never heard anyone say they didn't mind what they were learning before. But in truth, this guy really didn’t mind what he learned as long as it could be studied. She wondered where his interest and energy came from and why he wanted to learn so many things.

Wang Yan Yu had asked about this too, and the answer was that there were infinite oceans of knowledge!

"Ridiculous, are you trying to brush me off"

Although she looked down on his answer, Wang Yan Yu didn’t press him. Though Free-and-Easy lacked a precise response, it wasn't very important what the actual reason was since its purpose had become outdated and no longer relevant, but it had become a habit that would continue.

This suited Wang Yan Yu just fine because she herself used to read books aimlessly to kill time. But now she felt like it wasn’t about killing time anymore; even without this reason, she still sought out books every day or else she'd feel uncomfortable.

…

The next day, Free-and-Easy went to work early and for precaution, he visited Shang Ling Jian's courtyard to remove any items left in his room. Although the chances were very small, it was still necessary to be careful.

However, when he arrived, he found a few experts guarding there, especially Xuanwu Wenxiu, that Holy Realm powerhouse standing watch outside Shang Ling Jian’s room; thus, Free-and-Easy gave up on his plan.

The chances of being discovered were slim anyway. There was no need to take the risk as entering might increase the likelihood of discovery more than staying out.

Even if they found that item, it wouldn't necessarily lead them back to Free-and-Easy's actions either. So there was no point in doing this and he should just do his usual work.

A while after Free-and-Easy went to work, a group of people came over to Shang Ling Jian’s place, among them Xuanwu Wen Yuan accompanying the man from the Daoist sect. That person seemed very mysterious with a large veil covering their head and upper body.

When Xuanwu Wenxiu saw this figure, she knew it must be that Daoist Master Xuanji since even her brother came along to escort him.

This was the first time she met Daoist Master Xuanji. According to Shang Yu Lang, he was a high-level practitioner with peculiar habits and a cold demeanor; no one had ever seen his true face.

Nonetheless, a high-level expert is still a high-level expert. Despite their eccentricities, they have aspects worthy of respect and genuine abilities in their field.

"Daoist Master Xuanji, you arrived just on time. My son has fallen into that state again..."

Right as the Daoist Master and company arrived, Shang Ling Jian woke up from his dream-like state, meaning he was still under it now—a perfect timing for Daoist Master Xuanji to examine him.

The Daoist Master didn’t speak but nodded at Xuanwu Wenxiu to lead the way. Following her into Shang Ling Jian’s room, he paused momentarily upon entering, observing his surroundings before focusing on the raving Shang Ling Jian in the middle of the room.

"Haha, I am invincible now..."

"Calm Heart Incantation!"

The Daoist Priest Zuanji recited an incantation at Shang Lingjian and made a gesture. However, Shang Lingjian didn’t stop as expected, which surprised Priest Zuanji slightly. He let out a soft exclamation of surprise before beginning some additional gestures, patting Shang Lingjian’s body several times.

This time, Shang Lingjian calmed down, though he did not immediately regain consciousness, seemingly suppressed.

Seeing this situation, Wuwenxiu seemed to exhale in relief. At least it had some effect, which suggested that Daoist Priest Zuanji might find the cause of the problem. Once they found the cause, they could resolve the issue.

Simultaneously, Wuwenxiu secretly thought that if Priest Zuanji could identify the culprit behind this situation, she would definitely make sure that person died a very unpleasant death later on.

"Ah, Father, Mother, Uncle Why are you here too Did I just... again" Shang Lingjian gradually regained his senses under Daoist Priest Zuanji’s ministrations. He initially called out to his parents but noticed that there were many more people in his room, including his uncle, Wuwenyuan.

"Who are you and what are you doing to me" Shang Lingjian immediately asked when he saw Daoist Priest Zuanji.

"Lingjian, don’t be rude. He is Daoist Priest Zuanji, an esteemed guest we invited here to help solve your problem," Wuwenxiu quickly said and apologized to Daoist Priest Zuanji, "Daoist Priest Zuanji, my son doesn’t know better, please forgive him!"

But Priest Zuanji didn’t respond. He continued with his work, taking Shang Lingjian’s pulse before wandering around the room.

No one in the room disturbed Daoist Priest Zuanji, not even Wuwenyuan!

A long while later, Priest Zuanji concluded his actions and broke the silence: "Layman Shang, if you want your son to stop having these episodes, first of all, take this part of the items and throw them away. Second, leave this room."

Priest Zuanji pointed at a place; if Xianyao were present, he would certainly be surprised because Priest Zuanji was pointing out exactly where Xianyao had placed his belongings.

However, Priest Zuanji couldn’t pinpoint the exact location but instead suggested disposing of items within a certain area. He didn’t truly see through Xianyao’s objects but calculated according to feng shui and divination techniques that some areas were detrimental to Shang Lingjian.

Before coming here, Priest Zuanji had already obtained all of Shang Lingjian’s data and didn’t need to ask again!

If Xianyao knew this situation, he would also be surprised. Even with just these feng shui divination techniques alone, one needed to be a high-level practitioner to calculate that range accurately. Such an individual might have better feng shui and divination skills than him.

Xianyao had already calculated every factor of being found out, including the feng shui aspect. Therefore, where he placed his items couldn’t be easily deduced by ordinary geomancers or feng shui masters.

"Bring someone to burn all these things immediately!" Wuwenxiu promptly ordered without hesitation. Regardless of the reason, she wanted those potentially harmful items destroyed.

"No, don’t burn them; just throw them away instead. Burning might bring about bad luck," Priest Zuanji quickly stopped her, though he wasn’t sure why himself. He simply had a feeling about it, and his intuition was usually very accurate – this was one of his talents.

"Understood. Dispose these items into the Green Dragon River immediately."

......

The servant doing the task fell silent in disbelief, wondering if they heard incorrectly. The Green Dragon River wasn’t nearby; it was hundreds of miles away from here.

"Madam, do you really mean to throw them into the Green Dragon River"

"Yes, am I not clear enough"

"Understood understood!"

The servant would be spending this month on a long journey...

"Daoist Priest Zuanji, is someone causing trouble for us" Wuwenyuan asked the Daoist Priest. The situation seemed obvious now but he wanted to confirm.

"Yes, something was arranged by someone. Recently, have you offended anyone" Priest Zuanji nodded and turned back towards Shang Lingjian.

"No, I’ve always been well-behaved," Shang Lingjian shook his head immediately. This was clearly a lie since he almost got into trouble each time he went out. However, the issues weren’t significant enough for anyone to actively seek revenge against him, given his connection with the Wuwen family.

At this moment, Shang Lingjian naturally wouldn’t mention that he had been causing trouble and making enemies outside since it would lower Wuwenyuan’s opinion of him. He didn’t know that Wuwenyuan knew everything relevant while disregarding what he wasn’t interested in.amble.Another thing that puzzled them was: How had Xianyao managed to win so much from the boss at Mahjong The boss was renowned as an expert and had won third place in a national Mahjong competition;...