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

Human joys and sorrows are all different.

Guo Lanying was overjoyed, almost to the point of ecstasy, hugging Zhang Zhengdao and even trying to nudge her mouth towards him. This time, she had won twenty taels of silver. This was a huge sum of money.

Guo Lanying: "Master, it's a pity you didn't place a bet!"

Master: No, I've already placed the bet.

Guo Lanying: "I can win twenty taels this time, and I'll share half with you, how about that?"

Zhang Zhengdao took a deep breath and forced a smile.

"Okay, you will always be my good Lan Ying."

Guo Lanying beamed with joy and happily went over there to exchange the silver for two ten-ingot silver coins, enough to keep the girl happy for seven days.

Hu Yunying approached calmly and said to Zhang Zhengdao, "Master!"

Zhang Zhengdao took another deep breath and forced a smile again: "Congratulations!"

Hu Yunying sighed, "Master Jingxian didn't do her best."

Do I need you to remind me?

Zhang Zhengdao feigned a sigh of regret: "You're a good girl..."

The girl is a good girl, but the nun is not a good nun, so there's really nowhere to reason with her. Not only is there nowhere to reason with her, but I also owe her a huge favor.

After all, they meant well, which made the Peach Blossom Sword Sect shine.

The more I think about it, the more my chest hurts.

Sure enough, the first to arrive was the leader of the Lingying Sect, who brought over all the elders. Zhou Qiushui grabbed Hu Yunying's hands and shook them vigorously.

"I knew it……"

Hu Yunying: "How about Lingying Sect sends a few talented disciples over in the future? Our Peach Blossom Sword Sect can train them on our behalf, as a way of expressing my gratitude to Sect Leader Zhou. As for the various training fees and living expenses, Lingying Sect will need to bear them themselves, after all, we are a small sect..."

Zhang Zhengdao immediately found it much easier to breathe.

Old Hu has changed!

There still needs to be a woman in charge of the household.

With the training fees and various living expenses added up, Zhang Zhengdao silently calculated on his fingers. As long as he managed the accounts well, he could make up for the deficit of the past few days.

"Amitabha, well done, well done!"

Suddenly a Buddhist chant was heard, and an old nun appeared from the side.

"Master, thank you for your kindness!"

Hu Yunying cupped her hands in greeting to Abbess Jingxian.

She knew that Abbess Jingxian meant well, and a kind person shouldn't be let down. Although things didn't go as planned, she was still quite grateful.

“Of course, of course. Speaking of the Lingying Sect… our Emei Sect is considered a sister sect to the Lingying Sect. How about our Emei Sect also selects some talented disciples…”

Hu Yunying looked at Zhang Zhengdao.

Zhang Zhengdao nodded quickly and said to Abbess Jingxian, "It is a great thing that our Taoist temple exchanges resources and martial arts with various sects."

Master Jingxian was overjoyed, then turned around and grasped Zhang Zhengdao's hands with both of them, shaking them vigorously.

"The Taoist priest is a true immortal!"

What does running training courses have to do with true immortals?

The old Shaolin monk, Master Huikong, standing to the side, seemed a little numb.

I'm a monk, should we also have an exchange? But I can't bring myself to do it, and I can't bring myself to ask. Suddenly, I feel a pang of heartache. Especially seeing Sword God Qin Shouzhong rush to Zhang Zhengdao's side like a loyal dog, with a fawning smile, my heart feels even more choked up.

Qin Shouzhong lowered his head and watched as everyone talked to Zhang Zhengdao, who was being fawned over. He smiled and bent down to straighten Zhang Zhengdao's wrinkled clothes a dozen times.

This old guy does this kind of thing with ease, without letting anyone see his obsequiousness. It's as if it's just natural concern. No wonder he's a grandmaster. Hai Tianfu, who was standing to the side, was speechless.

He also silently patted the dust off Zhang Zhengdao's clothes.

"Everyone!"

Zhang Zhengdao cupped his hands in greeting.

"My Peach Blossom Temple will undergo a major renovation next year. On the day of its completion, I invite you all to attend the ceremony. At the same time, we will also fulfill the verbal agreement we reached today. As the saying goes, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond."

"Naturally!"

Everyone bowed and expressed their gratitude.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zhang Zhengdao took his leave.

He led the two down the mountain.

Zhang Zhengdao didn't tell anyone about his betting today, not even Hu Yunying and Guo Lanying. They both assumed that Zhang Zhengdao was almost out of money and didn't have much silver left.

Who knew that Zhang Zhengdao would lose another three hundred taels of silver today?

After calculating, the money lost could have been used to repair the road leading from the town to Peach Blossom Temple.

If I had known this would happen, why did I bother going to Lingzhou Prefecture to beg for alms?

However, the training agreement reached today will bring him many benefits in the future.

That night, I was tossed and turned between sadness and joy, and finally fell asleep after most of the night had passed.

On the other side, the master and disciple slept side by side.

"Nothing much was gained today either. Abbess Jingxian held back, and I reckon I was no match for her. She admitted defeat, and with that, my Peach Blossom Sword Sect will have a name in the martial arts world..."

"Master, the master secretly placed another bet today."

Guo Lanying said quietly.

This girl isn't stupid after all. Zhang Zhengdao's furtive expression had already given him away. She could see him secretly placing bets under the guise of relieving himself just by glancing at him sideways.

"How much this time?" Hu Yunying asked.

"I reckon quite a bit; he wasn't very happy today. I'd guess it's similar to last time."

"What do you think... should we rob the person who placed the bet, then give the silver to the master? He'd definitely love it," Guo Lanying continued, offering another brilliant idea.

Hu Yunying's face darkened.

"Go ahead and rob it if you want, but remember to cover your face!"

Guo Lanying chuckled: "I'm not stupid. Why would I rob someone of silver without covering my face?"

"You really dare to think that way..."

……

The master and apprentice chatted about trivial things, and before they knew it, they blew out the lamp.

The next morning, Zhang Zhengdao planned to head home.

Having lost all his money, he plans to take on any jobs he can find along the way to earn some travel expenses.

Just as they finished tidying up and stepped out of their room, a group of people in the inn stood up and looked up at the three of them.

Besides Qin Shouzhong, Hai Tianfu, and Abbess Jingxian, there are also Zhou Qiushui and the head of the Huashan Sect.

The head of the Huashan Sect respectfully carried over two boxes.

Zhang Zhengdao was taken aback, and immediately thought it might be something like a prize.

After all, Guo Lanying and Hu Yunying both won, so it's only right that they show some appreciation.

Sure enough, the leader of the Huashan Sect came over, bowed to Zhang Zhengdao, and said, "After the three grandmasters unanimously threatened and discussed the matter, the winning side will receive a generous reward."

Zhang Zhengdao looked at Qin Shouzhong with a puzzled expression.

Qin Shouzhong quickly offered an explanation.

"That's right, this time the rewards are only for those who are above the Innate level and successfully challenge those who are above the level."

At Hai Tianfu's instruction, the head of the Huashan Sect personally delivered the tray.

He bowed his head respectfully, with a hint of defiance in his expression.

Zhang Zhengdao took down the box containing the precise reward, nodded, and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

"Of course!" everyone said in unison this time.

After they finished speaking, Zhang Zhengdao waited for them to finish, and then everyone looked at each other without taking any further action.

Zhang Zhengdao thought they would leave after presenting the awards, while Qin Shouzhong and the others thought that after they presented the awards, Zhang Zhengdao would invite them to sit down for a celebratory banquet.

And so... the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"Um... has everyone eaten?"

"no!"

Everyone shook their heads.

Since we haven't eaten yet, let's eat something together.

This time, the Four Great Masters and several major sects brought over some of the meat they had bought. At a single command, even the cooks were called over and started working.

Zhang Zhengdao sat aside, drinking tea and chatting with everyone.

The town's rankings have been updated.

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The Five Greats: Sword God Qin Shouzhong, Yin Jue Shou Hai Tianfu, Shaolin Temple Huikong, Emei Sect Master Jingxian, and Peach Blossom Sword Sect Butterfly Fairy Hu Yunying.

The release of this list shocked all the martial arts practitioners remaining in the town.

How many years has the title of "Four Wonders" remained unchanged?

Today it suddenly became the Five Wonders.

Especially Hu Yunying, the Butterfly Fairy of the Peach Blossom Sword Sect, who is on the list.

Everyone knows who Hu Yunying, the Butterfly Fairy, is. When she first earned the title of Butterfly Fairy, she was only a minor innate master, but when she became famous again, she was already one of the Five Greats.

only……

What is the Peach Blossom Sword Sect?

A bald man squeezed through the crowd and asked loudly, "Does anyone know about the Peach Blossom Sword Sect?"

"Does anyone know about the Peach Blossom Sword Sect?" someone relayed the message.

……

Everyone was completely baffled.

One person hesitated and said, "I have seen it before. There was a big flag planted in a corner of Mount Hua with four big golden characters on it. I knew then that this sect was not simple!"