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Qian Kai looked rather uneasy, unsure of how to explain himself.
He had never made a mistake before, but today he was ambushed twice. Already in a bad mood, he didn't bother to explain to Master Tan and simply whispered a few words.
"Please wait here, Mr. Tan. I'll be right back!"
Since manipulating zombies couldn't kill Zhang Dadan, he decided to take matters into his own hands!
He wanted to see who was really behind all this charade!
Before Master Tan could respond, Qian Kai leaped onto the roof and quickly disappeared into the night.
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After running for an unknown amount of time, Zhang Dadan finally spotted the dilapidated ancestral hall nestled among the trees.
Just as Su Feng said, the firelight inside the dilapidated ancestral hall indicated that someone was inside.
Zhang Dadan didn't have time to think much before he hurriedly pushed open the door and rushed in.
Inside the enclosed space, surrounded by firelight, sat a man with a goatee, resting with his eyes closed in front of the fire. Hearing someone burst through the door, he quickly stood up and looked over warily.
"who?!"
The man with the goatee berated Zhang Dadan, who had barged in, and quickly glanced at him, but did not see any weapons on him.
However, he became interested in the talisman pasted on Zhang Dadan's chest.
"Are you... are you Master Xu?" Zhang Dadan asked cautiously, also somewhat reserved.
"You recognize me?" Master Xu narrowed his eyes, becoming increasingly curious. "But I've never seen you before."
"Oh my, it really is Master Xu!"
As if seeing a deity, Zhang Dadan was overjoyed and knelt down in front of Master Xu with a thud, pleading, "Master Xu, please save me!"
This sudden kneeling left Master Xu completely bewildered, his face full of confusion. "What are you doing? Get up!"
"No! If Master Xu doesn't agree to help me, I won't get up!" Zhang Dadan pleaded, tears welling up in his eyes.
"What are you crying about, you grown man? Get up and talk about it!"
Master Xu was also anxious, not knowing what was going on.
Zhang Dadan was already somewhat delirious, so he quickly recounted everything that had happened in the past two days.
Upon hearing Zhang Dadan mention the name Qian Zhenren, Xu Zhenren was slightly shocked. "Is this true?"
"It couldn't be more real!" Zhang Dadan opened his chest, displaying the scars from his escape. "Look at me, how much suffering I've endured along the way!"
"If it weren't for the help of the eldest young master of the Su family, I would have died long ago!"
"Young Master Su said that Master Xu would definitely have a way to save me, so I traveled a long way to come here, hoping that Master Xu can help me!"
As he spoke, Zhang Dadan kowtowed several more times.
Upon hearing of this tragic event, Master Xu was wide awake. He helped Zhang Dadan up and said softly, "If this is true, then Senior Brother has really gone too far! Don't worry, with me here, I won't let Senior Brother hurt you!"
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Chapter Sixty-Five: Turning Against Each Other! A Showdown Between Brothers! Zhang Dadan was drenched in sweat, still shaken!
Inside the dimly lit, dilapidated shrine, the warm light of the campfire shone on the faces of the two people sitting around it.
"Master Xu, do you think I can really escape this danger?"
After a long silence, Zhang Dadan slowly opened his mouth and asked, his voice pessimistic.
Master Xu glanced back, then smiled and said, "With your fate, you've managed to get here safely despite the thorns along the way. Heaven clearly won't let you die easily, so you can rest assured."
"Sigh..." Zhang Dadan sighed repeatedly, "Everyone says I married a good wife, and I thought I would live a good life, but I never thought this kind of thing would happen to me."
He touched his head and felt a heaviness above his neck, as if he were wearing a green tortoise shell.
Master Xu smiled helplessly, put the talismans and magical artifacts back into his backpack, and patted Zhang Dadan on the shoulder. "A man should be tough. As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood."
"I see that you are plump and strong, with extraordinary energy and spirit. You are a good prospect. If you have nowhere else to go, then you should become my disciple and travel with me in this world. Why not?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dadan slightly raised his head, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that?"
Now that he is embroiled in trouble, if he could become a disciple of a master and learn a move or two, he might be able to develop in this direction. It would be a good place for him.
Being a Taoist priest, even if it's not about eliminating harm for the people, but about taking money to relieve their suffering, is much better than being a ox or a horse driver!
"How is it?" Seeing Zhang Dadan in a daze, Master Xu asked again.
Without much hesitation, Zhang Dadan turned and grabbed Xu Zhenren's arm, saying sincerely, "Xu Zhenren's act of saving me is already a great kindness, and his willingness to take me as his disciple is beyond words! If Xu Zhenren doesn't mind..."
"Hey—don't rush me, I haven't finished yet." Master Xu interrupted, and continued, "Maoshan magic is divided into 'tattered clothes' and 'stomping the ground.' Those who practice 'tattered clothes' don't wear neat clothes or leave money overnight. You can tell by my attire..."
Zhang Dadan looked Xu Zhenren up and down, and then realized that it was indeed the case.
Master Xu's clothes were tattered, making him no different from a homeless person squatting in front of his house.
"And what about stomping the ground?" Zhang Dadan asked.
"As the name suggests, it means to stomp the ground as a signal to invite the gods to possess one's body and borrow the power of the gods to drive away evil and avoid misfortune."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dadan's eyes lit up immediately. "That's amazing?"
"My senior brother Qian Kai belongs to the Stomping Earth Sect and is well-versed in the art of summoning spirits, while I belong to the Ragged Clothes Sect. If you are willing to become my disciple, then put on this shirt!" Master Xu said, taking a tattered shirt from his bag and tossing it over.
The shirt had a hole at least two fingers wide, and was covered in stains of unknown origin. It smelled foul. Zhang Dadan held it, but hesitated and never dared to put it on.
"What, are you planning to back out now?" Master Xu asked, narrowing his eyes.
Zhang Dadan quickly shook his head, asking as he put on the clothes, "No, Xu Zhen... Master, I'm just curious, what kind of magic can you teach me?"
"The greatest taboo in cultivating the Tao is being impatient for quick success. Even if you become my disciple today, it will still take you forty-nine days to achieve anything."
"Huh? It took that long?"
Zhang Dadan was stunned, his face showing some anxiety. "I don't even know if I can survive for so many days."
"Look at your courage! With me here, what are you afraid of! Even if my senior brother has superb magical abilities, he won't be able to find your location for a while..." Master Xu said confidently, then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Did you disappear before you came here?"
"Huh? What do you mean by 'disappearing traces'?" Zhang Dadan scratched his head, completely confused.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a strong wind suddenly arose outside, and the tightly closed door was violently flung open by the wind!
The campfire on the ground was also blown out, and the shrine was plunged into darkness in an instant.
Master Xu exclaimed in alarm, quickly took out his peach wood sword from his seat, pulled Zhang Dadan behind him, and kept a watchful eye on the doorway, complaining, "You're really stupid. The most important thing when escaping is to leave no trace. Your carelessness is clearly letting your senior brother know you're here!"
"But Master, I..."
"Shut up, don't say a word!"
call--
A cold wind blew slowly in from outside the door, sweeping away the fallen leaves on the ground.
A figure suddenly appeared outside the door, back to the moonlight, his Taoist robe fluttering in the wind.
"I never expected that you had been helping this fatso all along."
Qian Kai stepped into the ancestral hall, his expression grim, his dark eyes like deep black holes, revealing endless rage and madness...
When his senior brother, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, appeared, Master Xu wasn't surprised. He held the peach wood sword to his chest and chuckled softly, "Senior brother is still the same as before, only his fierceness is much stronger than before."
"Enough nonsense!" Qian Kai unleashed a burst of spiritual energy and shouted sharply, "Hand over this fatso! I can pretend that what happened tonight didn't happen!"
Master Xu frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Obstruction? What obstruction?"
He only just found out that Senior Brother Qian Kai was in Renjia Town. Had he confused him with the others?
But thinking about these things now is pointless.
With unwavering resolve, Master Xu stood in front of Zhang Dadan and retorted loudly, "Senior brother, have you forgotten Master's teachings? The principle of us cultivators is to save people, not harm them! What is the meaning of this, senior brother!"
"Pah!" Qian Kai was furious when his master was mentioned. "I saved countless people by following my master's teachings, and what did I get in return? I can't even afford to eat or wear clothes. Times have changed, junior brother... Besides, I take money to solve problems for people. I've saved so many people, what's wrong with killing a few?"
Seeing that Qian Kai was as incorrigible as ever, and even tried to justify his actions, Master Xu sighed in disappointment several times.
"It seems there's no point in continuing this conversation... In any case, I won't let you harm Dandan. He's already my disciple, and it's only natural for a master to protect his disciple! If you insist on this, then you'll have to get past me first!"
Master Xu was resolute, and Qian Kai felt his blood rush to his head, his anger burning in his chest.
There is no need for the two to discuss this further now; they are on the verge of falling out and have no choice but to settle things once and for all!
Qian Kai roared and drew his peach wood sword, charging straight at them.
Seeing this, Master Xu quickly pushed Zhang Dadan aside and raised his weapon to join in the fight.
The two fought fiercely in the narrow ancestral hall, going back and forth in a fierce battle.
They smashed the dilapidated statues and broke through the brick and tile walls.
Smoke billowed and the sounds of collisions were incessant.
Even so, the two were evenly matched!
After the final move, the two forcibly created some distance between them.
"Master, are you alright?"
Seeing Master Xu's flushed face and sweaty, disheveled appearance, Zhang Dadan quickly stepped forward to inquire with concern.
"It's alright... it's just that both of their techniques come from the same master, so it's hard to determine a winner," Master Xu said softly, panting heavily.
Simply relying on brute force is not a wise move; for now, the only way to determine the winner is through magic.
Just as Master Xu took out his talisman, intending to strike first, he caught a glimpse of Qian Kai out of the corner of his eye! He had the same idea!
The two moved almost in unison.
"Fire Swallowing Technique!"
"Fire Swallowing Technique!"
The two voices overlapped, both referring to the same spell.
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