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Chapter 825 - 804: How Could It Be Him?

Chapter 825: Chapter 804: How Could It Be Him?

It was still quietly inside.

Lui Muyi crossed the air well in the middle of the Taoist temple and slowly walked towards the main hall, "Where is everyone? Have all the living died?"

He stepped up the stairs, leaned close to the main hall, and looked around.

The dark and dilapidated main hall was pitiful, with sunshine seeping through the broken tiles above, casting mottled shadows across the hall, making it look even more sinister and decrepit!

"This is truly strange, could it be that indeed all the people have died..."

Lui Muyi mumbled to himself, turned around, and was nearly scared witless by the sight of a skeleton head almost touching his nose, causing his eyes to bulge as he froze on the spot.

"No living people here, but there’s one living dead."

The jaw of the skeleton head clicked together, emitting a voice as hoarse as a drake’s.

Lui Muyi shuddered all over, finally snapping out of his stupor, then screamed in terror as he scrambled to escape.

"Who? You... you... who are you? Why are you standing behind me so sneakily?"

It was only now that he saw clearly, this was not a skeleton head at all, but an old Daoist priest, skinny to the point of being skin over bones!

The old Daoist, who looked like a skeleton due to his thinness, glared and said, "Benefactor stands in my Taoist temple and yet asks me who I am. What kind of rule is that?"

His dead fish-like eyes rolled back, frightening Lui Muyi so much his whole body trembled, but he couldn’t muster the courage to flee.

"This is your... your Taoist temple?"

Knowing the other person was alive, Lui Muyi’s fear gradually faded as he finally took a good look at the man’s face.

The old Daoist priest was not really a skeleton head. It was just that the grand hall of the Taoist temple was so gloomy and badly lit that, standing in the shadows, he looked very thin and the dark patches on his face looked like the hollows in a skull.

"Outsiders do not speak deceitfully."

The old Daoist said, turning to bow toward the entrance of the temple, "Since the benefactor has come, you might as well come inside."

This statement left Lui Muyi stunned, and before he could understand the meaning of his words, Su Pan’er appeared at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

"How are you..."

Lui Muyi wanted to say more, but he ended up holding his tongue.

It wasn’t surprising that Su Pan’er showed up, hearing Lui Muyi’s scream, she thought something serious had happened and hurried in.

She didn’t expect to find Lui Muyi standing here just fine, which made her feel a bit embarrassed.

She quickly stepped into the Taoist temple, folded her hands in front of the old Daoist and bowed, "Venerable Priest, we offer our respects! My brother and I got lost and passed by. Seeing your esteemed temple, we specifically came in to ask for a bowl of water. And because I am a woman, I purposely stayed away. I hope the Venerable Priest will forgive me!"

She was explaining why she appeared later.

"Benefactor exaggerates. I am an outsider; to me, men and women are but leather pouches, and there is no difference in my eyes. Please rest for a while, I will fetch water for you," said the old Daoist with a bow. "But I wonder if the two benefactors outside would also like to come in and rest?"

These words made Su Pan’er’s eyes flash slightly, then she smiled, "If so, that would trouble the Venerable Priest."

"It’s no bother."

After speaking indifferently, the old Daoist really did turn and leave.

Watching his figure disappear, Lui Muyi wiped the sweat off his brow and leaned in close to Su Pan’er, "Pan’er, about this situation..."

"Shh!"

Su Pan’er stopped him from continuing, whispering, "Be careful, walls have ears."

Lui Muyi hurriedly nodded.

Su Pan’er fixed her gaze on the direction where the old Taoist had disappeared, fell silent for a moment, and then still left the gates of Guanli, bringing Aunt Xiao and Xiao Min inside.

"Since he has found us, we might as well enter together. At least this way, you can remain under my watchful eye. That’s better than being caught completely off guard if something were to happen," Su Pan’er was explaining the reason.

Aunt Xiao seemed to have understood clearly, "My lady, rest assured, we will try our best not to cause you any trouble."

Su Pan’er nodded and led the two into the Taoist temple.

The old Taoist had already brought out clean water, and additionally, he brought out a plate of vegetable balls.

He cast a glance at everyone with his dead-fish-like eyes before once again urging everyone to eat with his hoarse voice, "In the deep mountains, there isn’t much to eat. These are made by Poor Daoist himself, so I hope the benefactors will not disdain them."

"We do not disdain them, not at all! Thank you for the generous hospitality, Venerable Priest," they said.

Lui Muyi directly took the clear water and the vegetable balls, "I presume the priest is busy with noble matters, so there’s no need to attend to us. We will rest a bit before we leave."

This was plainly an attempt to usher the guests out.

But the Taoist was not irritated and bowed once again.

"In that case, benefactors please make yourselves at home." After speaking, he turned and slowly walked away.

"Wait, Venerable Priest," Su Pan’er suddenly called him back, her face showing a bit of embarrassment, "I have yet to ask for the Venerable Priest’s Dharma name?"

The old Taoist turned his head and bowed once more.

"Poor Daoist Liao Chen!"

After speaking, he turned and left once again.

Liao Chen? Su Pan’er furrowed her brow in thought, this name sounded so familiar. It seemed like she had heard it somewhere before but just could not recall.

"Pan’er, this..."

Lui Muyi, gnawing on a vegetable ball, hinted at something profound with his gaze while speaking casually, "Pan’er, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something before we gather the energy to leave?"

Su Pan’er casually took a vegetable ball and looked at it, then shook her head. Yet what she said was the complete opposite of her gesture.

"I’m hungry too. These vegetable balls seem delicious. Here, let me taste one!"

With that, she truly threw a vegetable ball into her mouth.

Lui Muyi was unable to stop her in time and could only let Su Pan’er eat the vegetable ball in just a few bites.

No poison, good!

Thinking this, Lui Muyi also picked up one and then shared them with Aunt Xiao and the rest.

Su Pan’er silently ate the vegetable ball in her hand and drank a belly full of water while continuously mulling over things. Suddenly, a bright light flashed in her mind, and she excitedly slapped her thigh!

"I’ve got it! I finally remember who Venerable Priest Liao Chen is!"

This Venerable Priest Liao Chen was the same one she had heard about when investigating Qin Hong’s origins, the priest who had given guidance to Qin Hong—the Venerable Priest Liao Chen from the Great Zhou Dynasty who was most skilled in the Innate Yi Jing Divination!

However, hadn’t Qin Hong mentioned that Venerable Priest Liao Chen had an air of Immortal Wind and Taoist Bones and had several apprentices following him?

Could this Venerable Priest Liao Chen be someone different from that Venerable Priest Liao Chen?

"Venerable Priest Liao Chen?"

Lui Muyi jolted in fright, somewhat hesitant, "Could it be? Isn’t it said that this Venerable Priest Liao Chen is extremely accomplished in arts and lives erratically, Coming and Going Obscurely? There are also rumors that he knows about the past and future, spanning over the 5,000 years, and is an extraordinary figure of the current times! How... how could it be him?"

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