Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 29: Staying at Huashan under the Hospitality

Wuzhan wanted to leave, but was blocked by Shi Guanglei, who said coldly, "Okay, then let's go and ask Master to come out of seclusion and ask!"

Bai Haotian said: "Master is in retreat, how can you be disturbed by it? If something goes wrong, can you afford it?"

"No, we must ask Master to come out of seclusion. We can no longer tolerate this!"

Huashan disciples echoed, "Such a big thing has happened, we must ask Master to come out of seclusion!"

Xia Kexin said angrily, "How dare you disobey the orders of my senior brother and my father?"

Shi Guanglei snorted coldly and said, "I don't know who has confused my soul now. If I don't ask Master to come out, I'm afraid the matter will be settled."

Xia Kexin said angrily: "Shi Guanglei, how dare you insult me!"

Shi Guanglei said: "I am just worried that you might be deceived by others. How dare I insult you? Let's go and ask Master to come out of retreat!" Then he was about to go to the back peak with the Huashan disciples.

"You...!" Xia Kexin left crying angrily.

Bai Haotian said in a cold voice: "No one of you is allowed to go!" The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as if the fellow disciples were about to fight each other in the next moment.

Wuzhan said to the eldest senior brother, "They want to see your master. I also want to see your master. Why don't we go together?"

Shi Guanglei said: "Okay, since we all want to ask Master to come out of seclusion, this will be much easier. If there is any problem, everyone will take care of it!"

Bai Haotian said to Wuzhan: "The back mountain is steep, you can't go there, go back to the house and rest, my junior brother and I will go and ask Master to come back."

Wuzhan bowed and said, "Thank you very much." Then he walked towards the house.

Shi Guanglei said to Xun Yu: "Keep an eye on him, we will be back soon!" After that, he and Bai Haotian ran towards the East Peak of Houshan.

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Wuzhan returned to the house and was not in the mood to sleep. He waited until dawn. The eldest senior brother came to find him and went to the inner hall together. Xuanqing and Huashan disciples were already waiting in the inner hall. Wuzhan stepped forward and knelt down, saying, "Thank you for saving me, senior!"

Xuan Qing said: "You are too polite, please stand up!"

After Wuzhan stood up, Xuanqing asked, "How have you been living in Huashan these past few days? Have you suffered any injustice?"

"I am extremely grateful for your meticulous care, which has never caused me to suffer any injustice."

Xuan Qing glanced at Xia Kexin, whose eyes were red, and said with a smile, "That's good, that's good."

Wuzhan said: "I should have said goodbye that day, but I didn't expect my old illness to relapse. I troubled you to spend your energy to treat me. Now I am fine, I beg you to let me go."

"You are too weak to leave, and I heard from Ke Xin that you have nowhere to go. Although Zi Tan and I are not from the same sect, we are close friends. He asked you to come to Huashan to entrust you to me. If I let you leave, how can I be worthy of him? He is gone now, and his disciples are my disciples, so you should stay in Huashan."

Except for Bai Haotian and Xia Kexin, all the Huashan disciples thought that the master would definitely blame Wuzhan and drive him down the mountain when he came out of retreat this time. They never thought that the master would not blame him, but wanted to take Wuzhan in. For a moment, they stared at Wuzhan indignantly, knowing in their hearts: "Xia Kexin must be obsessed with it. Please, master, keep Wuzhan."

Wuzhan said calmly: "Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I have some things to do and cannot stay in your sect."

Xuan Qing smiled and said, "You still think that I, Huashan, didn't take good care of you. I've heard about those things about the monsters. They don't understand the situation. Don't blame them. I was absent-minded that day and neglected you. You don't mind, do you?"

Wuzhan said: "How could that be? Senior, I will never forget your kindness!"

Xuan Qing smiled and said, "In that case, you should not leave. Besides, your body is so weak. If you stay here, I can treat you at any time. Although I can't cure you completely, I can control your illness and prevent it from getting worse."

"How can I trouble you to spend your energy to treat me? I..."

Xuan Qing said: "It didn't cost any energy, it was just a piece of cake, you don't have to worry, I went into seclusion not to recover my energy, but for other things."

Xun Yu stepped forward and said, "Master, how can we keep outsiders in the mountains? If we keep them here for too long, won't our sect's skills be spied on by others?"

Shi Guanglei also stepped forward and said, "Third Junior Brother, what you said makes sense. What's more, some people have evil intentions and are in the same boat with the demons..."

Xuan Qing smiled and said, "That's true. If Wuzhan doesn't mind, you can become Huashan's disciple." As soon as these words came out, the two were speechless. The whole hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Wuzhan.

Wuzhan was in a dilemma for a moment and didn't know how to answer. He couldn't practice himself either. If he stayed in Huashan, he would definitely be discriminated against by them. Although the eldest senior brother and Xia Kexin protected him, it was not a long-term solution. Besides, he would often have to trouble the master to treat him, and the other disciples would certainly not accept it. Wuzhan didn't want to stay in Huashan, but if he refused, he would seem arrogant and let down his predecessors' kindness. What's more, the predecessors had saved his life, so how could he ignore them?

Wuzhan knelt on the ground and said, "Disciple Wuzhan, I pay my respects to Master!" As soon as these words came out, Xia Kexin immediately clapped her hands in applause. The Huashan disciples were immediately disappointed. Xuanqing smiled and said, "Okay, okay, since you have a Taoist name, I will not choose another one. According to the order of entry, you are ranked thirteenth. Go and meet your senior brother!"

Excluding Xia Kexin, there were a total of twelve disciples at Huashan. Bai Haotian led Wuzhan to pay homage to them one by one. Although Shi Guanglei and others were angry, they did not dare to disobey their master and had to do it perfunctorily.

After the disciples left, Xuan Qing smiled at his daughter and said, "Are you satisfied this time?"

Xia Kexin smiled and said, "Well, I knew that dad loves his daughter the most."

"I think it won't be long before I, your father, am forgotten!"

"Dad, how could I do that? I want to stay by your side forever."

"Haha, no father in the world knows what's in your daughter's mind. I've never seen you cry like this for anyone before."

Xia Kexin said softly: "Dad, I don't know either. When I saw him, my heart was very sad, especially when I knew he was terminally ill, my heart also ached. Dad, you must find a way to save him!"

Xuan Qing sighed and said, "My daughter, it's not that Daddy won't help you, it's that his body is too strange. If he were an ordinary person, he might have died long ago. I don't know why he can still live to this day, and there is not a trace of true energy in his body. I used our Xia family's "Yunyun Health Preservation Technique" to save him, but that is not a long-term solution. When I looked at his face today, it seems to have started to deteriorate again."

Xia Kexin exclaimed "Ah!" and whispered, "How could this be? Dad, can you teach him the "Yunyun Health Preservation Technique"?"

Xuan Qing said, "This spell was passed down from our Xia family. In your generation, you are the only daughter, and girls cannot practice it, so I have no choice but to pass it on to my future son-in-law. The offspring born must also have the surname Xia. You must think clearly. This is not a joke. Moreover, if you let him practice this spell, he may not be able to master it."

Xia Kexin was greatly disappointed after hearing this, and murmured, "Dad, let me think about it." Then she walked out of the inner hall.

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At the foot of Huashan Mountain, on the second floor of a tavern, Shi Guanglei and Xun Yu were drinking to relieve their boredom. Xun Yu said, "I never thought that Master would listen to Junior Sister and accept a useless person as his disciple. I don't know what he was thinking. Could it be that we at Huashan will support him in the future?"

"In my opinion, it's not just Junior Sister who wants to keep that useless guy. Master has this idea too. Senior Brother is interested in Junior Sister. We all know that in terms of cultivation and comprehension, Senior Brother should be the best candidate to inherit the position of the head of Huashan. Moreover, they are of similar age, but Master has turned a blind eye to it. And since that useless guy went up the mountain, Master has ordered Junior Sister to take care of him. I feel that Master intends to break them up and does not want to marry Junior Sister to Senior Brother."

"According to what you said, Master wants to marry Junior Sister to that useless guy. How can he inherit the position of the next head of our Huashan without any cultivation? This doesn't make sense."

"Whether you want to marry off Junior Sister to that useless guy, it's hard to say. Master dotes on Junior Sister so much and gives in to her in everything, how can he bear to tell her directly? He can only guide her step by step. Besides, if they are separated, Senior Brother may not be able to stay in Huashan. Once he leaves, that useless guy may die in a few days, and then Junior Sister will choose another suitable candidate."

Xun Yu smiled and said, "With your analysis, I really think that's the case. If that's the case, once Senior Brother leaves, Second Brother's chance will come. But why did Master do that?"

Shi Guanglei took a sip of wine and said with concentration: "I think Master must have other hidden secrets."

"You are right!" A Taoist priest in a green robe at the opposite table looked at them and said in a deep voice.

Shi Guanglei looked at the Taoist in green robe and asked, "Who are you and why are you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

The Taoist in green robe smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who I am, but I know what you want to know. Why don't we sit down and talk together? This way it won't be eavesdropping."

Shi Guanglei stared at the Taoist for a moment, glanced at Xun Yu, and said, "Let's go, we can't let 'him' hear us!" But he left the sword on the table.

Xun Yu said: "It doesn't hurt for us to listen to him. Maybe he really knows..."

Before he could finish his words, he was pulled downstairs by Shi Guanglei. "How could he know about our Huashan affairs? Be careful not to be used by others. It's getting late. We should go back. Besides, if the eldest brother knows that we drink, he will punish us."

……

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Shi Guanglei suddenly stopped and said, "Oh no! My sword is left in the tavern. You go back to the mountain first, and I'll go get it!"

"How could you be so careless? I'll go back with you."

"No, you go back first. If the eldest brother asks, you can also help me smooth things over. Just say that I went to chase a monster and I will go back after I get the sword."

Xun Yu said: "Okay, then I'll go back first, you come back soon."

Shi Guanglei turned and ran towards the tavern. When he arrived, the sword was still there, and the Taoist in green robe was still there. He smiled at Shi Guanglei and said, "I just like dealing with smart people. Come on, follow me!"

After Shi Guanglei retrieved the sword, the Taoist in green robe jumped out of the window and flew down from the restaurant. Shi Guanglei followed him and disappeared at the alley in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)