A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

Liao Xiaochun and Ba Tiannong ran away.

This is normal; only a fool wouldn't run.

Shu Baimei did not pursue the matter further.

Now that three of the Five Eccentrics have died, the remaining two have naturally become rare. Things are valued for their rarity, at least that's what Liao Xiaochun and Ba Tiannong think.

After having a late-night snack prepared by Zheng Laoxi's family, Zhang Zhengdao performed a ritual, then sent the rest of Zheng Laoxi's family, who couldn't stay awake any longer, to sleep, while he stayed to keep watch.

There's actually a trick to this.

If the host family is generous, they can slip the Taoist priest some loose change at night, and he won't drag them out to keep watch, allowing him to get a good night's sleep.

Otherwise, you'd be called out to kowtow every hour, and you couldn't refuse, or the whole town would accuse you of being unfilial. Even if you had no filial sons or grandsons, you still had to come out and keep watch at night.

Zhang Zhengdao held three qian of silver in his hand, carefully put it into the inner pocket of his shirt, pressed it, and found it was still there, so he was satisfied and sent Zheng Laoxi's family to sleep.

With Zheng Laoxi's family members asleep, he felt much more relaxed and could finally take a break.

Shu Baimei, in the shadows, said to Zhang Zhengdao, "They are Ba Tiannong and Liao Xiaochun from the Five Eccentrics. Should we kill them?"

Zhang Zhengdao: How can you be so ruthless to your own people?

Shu Baimei made a gesture as if she were about to strike with a knife, a cruel smile playing on her lips.

As one of the Five Eccentrics, I'm already dead, so why are the other two still alive and well? They all have to come down and stay with me to make me feel a little more at peace.

"Forget it, you can't catch up with me."

The person has already run away, but Shu Baimei cannot leave Peach Blossom Mountain yet. She wasn't born a person of Peach Blossom Mountain, but she became a ghost of Peach Blossom Mountain after death; this is a confinement of her soul.

Shu Baimei regretted: "If I had known, I would have killed them the moment I saw them."

Zhang Zhengdao: "The martial world is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social interactions."

Hu Yunying suddenly interrupted from her silent meditation: "The ghost Yaoyue is right. Three of the five monsters are already dead. Are you just keeping the other two around to burn paper money for them? You might as well just kill them!"

Shu Baimei retorted angrily, "What's it to you?"

"Your affairs are my affairs."

"Pah! Shameless! An unwanted old maid calling a man 'my lord'—what a lowly soul!"

Zhang Zhengdao: ? ? ?

Listen to this, what a humble soul! These words sound like something out of a line written by a frustrated modern poet. Even I, a Daoist master, couldn't come up with a line like this…

If left unchecked, the two women—one human, one ghost, and two females—could fight all night long.

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at the sullen Shu Baimei, his mind already wandering far away.

Back then, how did Ning Caichen manage to summon one ghost a day? Shu Baimei's form was almost a spirit, allowing her to pass right through, just like air.

Could it be that back then, Ning Caichen appeared to be having an affair with Nie Xiaoqian, but in reality, he was just arguing with thin air?

Thinking about this, Zhang Zhengdao suddenly felt that this world was really amazing, there were all kinds of people in it!

The two female beings, one human and one ghost, watched Zhang Zhengdao's changing expressions and momentarily forgot their banter. They exchanged a puzzled glance.

Early in the morning, taking advantage of the auspicious time calculated, the coffin was sealed and the body was taken out for burial.

There weren't many people attending the funeral; after all, he had died a pathetic death. Once they arrived at the burial site, the burial was completed, the grave was filled in, and the mound was covered – everything was done quickly. After settling the bill, Zhang Zhengdao, as usual, went to buy wine and meat.

Hu Yunying watched as Zhang Zhengdao put the silver into his pocket, her eyes glancing at him with a shy expression.

"Say whatever you want to say."

"Um...should I get a share of the silver too?" Hu Yunying quickly explained, "I don't really want the money, it's just...I also put in the effort. I contributed my labor..."

And you still say this isn't about getting money?

Women... ha, hypocrites!

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at her sideways.

"What do you want the money for?"

Hu Yunying was taken aback, and quickly explained, "I played the flute, and... I held up a soul-summoning banner..."

"Heh, what do you need money for..."

His tone unconsciously became stern.

Hu Yunying's eyes darted away, and she quickly said, "I...I don't want it anymore..."

Zhang Zhengdao said with exasperation, "What do you need so much money for, you woman? Women become bad when they have money. I'm not giving you any money because it's for your own good."

Hu Yunying:...

"Well... in order to better conduct business, I... I've cancelled my rental in Linbin Town and would like to live in the Taoist temple instead?"

Zhang Zhengdao pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright! I'll stay in the side room for now. The rent is five taels of silver per month."

Hu Yunying happily agreed and skipped over to Zhang Zhengdao.

She's as lively as a little girl.

"Pooh!"

Shu Baimei suddenly appeared behind her and spat at Hu Yunying's back. Although it was just air, Hu Yunying was undoubtedly a vixen.

After scheming for a long time, this was the idea that was waiting for Zhang Zhengdao. Only the Taoist priest would indulge her.

Lingzhou Prefecture, Chamber of Commerce Building.

Ba Tiannong and Liao Xiaochun stood on one side of the hall, sweating profusely.

A young man was sitting in the main seat in the hall.

Standing next to the young man was an old man, tall and thin, with a fair complexion and a gloomy expression. He was meek and obedient to the young man.

"Killed someone...and reduced your Five Eccentrics to just the two of you? And you even said Fairy Yueyue turned into a ghost?"

The young man took a sip of tea, put down his cup, and glanced sideways at Liao Xiaochun and Ba Tiannong.

"Young Master, if we are lying in the slightest, may we both die a horrible death!" Ba Tiannong swore.

Liao Xiaochun: You swore you'd take me with you?

"That's absolutely right! I wouldn't dare to lie about it in the slightest," Liao Xiaochun said, forcing a smile.

"Interesting, very interesting. You two are looking at me..." the young man said with a half-smile, "What do I look like?"

The two of them really did take a closer look.

Do I look like an idiot?

The young man was furious and smashed the cup in half with a loud crash.

The fair-skinned old man next to him immediately raised his head, his eyes fixed on Liao Xiaochun and Ba Tiannong, his gaze like two sharp swords locked onto their necks.

Liao Xiaochun and Ba Tiannong felt as if their necks were being pierced by the gazes.

Scared!

"Spare your life!"

Opposite him was Hai Tianfu, one of the Four Great Masters, known for his Yin Jue Shou (Insidious Hand). However, Hai Tianfu rarely ventured into the martial arts world. His most recent appearance was ten years ago at the Kongtong Sect, where he wiped out over three hundred members of the sect.

From the patriarch who hadn't yet emerged from seclusion to Xiaoming, who had just entered the sect, a total of 377 people, not one was left. Even a stray dog ​​passing by got slapped.

It should be noted that Ye Tian, ​​the leader of the Kongtong Sect at the time, was a grandmaster who was at the height of his power in the martial arts world. Yet, he couldn't even last three moves against Hai Tianfu.

Ye Tian is a veteran innate master, only one step away from becoming a grandmaster. Even if the current Five Monsters joined forces, they couldn't defeat Ye Tian from ten years ago.

However, such a master with innate talent was like a pig or a dog in front of Hai Tianfu, and was killed within three moves.

Ten years have passed, and now Hai Tianfu is increasingly unassuming, but his imposing presence is growing stronger, making the two of them afraid to look up.

Just a brief glance at their necks sent a chill down my spine, and my mind felt like it was about to run away from home.

"Your necks are temporarily on your heads, unless we need manpower... humph..."

The young man snorted and got up to leave.

Hai Tianfu glanced at the two of them, then followed closely behind the young man and left.

The two of them stood frozen, too afraid to move. After a long while, when they could no longer hear any sound, they slowly moved their stiff bodies and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pah, you old dog!" Ba Tiannong cursed in a low voice, glancing around to make sure no one heard him before he felt relieved.

"Shouldn't we have just said we'd entrust our heads to each other's necks?"

Liao Xiaochun asked Ba Tiannong with a puzzled look.

"You think the young master is wrong?"

"Is not it?"

"Hehe, you don't understand the young master's deeper meaning. He means he's calling us brainless."

"As expected, you're still the biggest simp..."

Ba Tiannong: "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak."

Liao Xiaochun: "You swear you'll never take me with you again!"

……

After leaving the club, the young man asked Hai Dafu behind him.

"Do you think those two are out of their minds? They actually made up something like ghosts. Da Ban, you've been around for decades, have you ever seen a ghost?"

Hai Dafu smiled and said, "I've never seen a real ghost, but there are plenty of people whose hearts are like ghosts. As for people and ghosts, they're not important. What's important is the young master's important matter."

The young man nodded.

"Guo Lanying is hiding in Mount Emei. Does your master have any ideas?"

Hai Tianfu: "It's nothing more than luring her down the mountain. Going up the mountain would be more difficult. After all, there's a nun named Jingxian, Mei Xiaoxin, on Mount Emei."

The young man nodded: "Mei Xiaoxin is also one of the Four Masters. Is Da Ban not confident he can beat her?"

Hai Tianfu laughed: "Winning or losing is not important, I'm just afraid of ruining the master's arrangements."

The young man nodded: "That's true!"

After pondering for a while, the young man said, "I plan to go and take a look at Linbin Town!"

Hai Tianfu immediately bowed slightly: "This old servant is secretly following my master."

“Then let’s proceed with that arrangement!” the young man said, glancing towards the direction of Linbin Town.

It's really strange that three of the five oddities died there!

Perhaps there will be unexpected gains!