"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!"
"Stop, stop, stop! I admit defeat!"
Guangyue stepped back two steps, chanted a Buddhist phrase, endured the throbbing pain on his head, stretched the corner of his eye, loosened the muscles on his face, only for his head to hurt even more.
"Brother, why are you so persistent in knocking on my head?" Guangyue couldn't help but ask.
Lu Zheng shrugged, "Don't you think you look a lot like the Buddha ?"
"That's the Buddha's crown, one of the thirty-two signs," Guangyue explained.
"Then you have a monk's bump, the low-budget version," Lu Zheng nodded.
Guangyue touched the swollen bump on his head that Lu Zheng had knocked up, momentarily speechless.
This fellow left a trace of White Cloud True Qi in the swelling; it'll take some effort to dispel it.
Meanwhile, Liu Qingquan also finished narrating the events between Lu Zheng and Guangyue, and everyone looked at Guangyue with surprise.
They had all watched the magical combat between the two, and while Guangyue was indeed not weak, he was still suppressed by Lu Zheng.
How do you have the confidence to travel with Lu Zheng?
Are you determined to become Lu Zheng's neighbor and get scolded by him every day? Does this monk have some peculiar hobby?
"Come, sit down and rest. It's all vegetarian here, so it won't bother you," Lu Zheng called Guangyue over to sit.
"Amitabha Buddha, sorry for the intrusion."
Guangyue was not humble, followed Lu Zheng over, and greeted everyone one by one.
With a tall and solemn bearing, a square and dignified face, walking and sitting with grace and decorum, Guangyue indeed embodied the demeanor of a high monk.
The only thing out of place was the layers of blue-purple bumps on his head.
The women stifled their laughter, returned the greeting one by one, and invited Guangyue to sit down. Several Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens brought Guangyue tea and snacks, and Guangyue thanked and received them one by one.
The sparring between Guangyue and Lu Zheng was just a small incident. After learning that Guangyue had fought side by side with Lu Zheng many times, everyone knew their friendship and accepted him.
Next, Lu Zheng continued playing chess with Zhu Yushan, while Guangyue watched without speaking.
After the chess game, Zhu Yushan talked with Guangyue about Buddhist Dharma. Unlike Lu Zheng, who knew nothing about it, Zhu Yushan had read many Buddhist scriptures, and talking with Guangyue, they delved deeper into the theory, leaving Lu Zheng with a headache.
The sun set in the west, and the sky turned dark.
Lady River God was the first to depart, then the women from Five Beauties Manor returned east together, and finally, Guangyue chanted a Buddhist phrase and floated away.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law! Let's go back together!"
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Liu Qingquan held on to Lu Zheng's hand tightly, so Lu Zheng gave Shen Ying a glance, gestured toward the direction of the city, and accompanied the Liu Sisters back to Tonglin County.
As expected, just after sending the Liu Family Sisters next door, when Lu Zheng returned home, he saw Shen Ying already making tea under the persimmon tree in the backyard, waiting for him.
She hugged him close, their tongues intertwined.
After a while, Shen Ying released Lu Zheng with a smile, pulled him to sit under the tree, and handed him a fragrant cup of tea.
Shen Ying asked with concern, "Lu Lang, you went to the White Cloud Temple and then to Jinhua Sect. Was the journey smooth?"
"It went smoothly enough," Lu Zheng nodded. "I encountered a couple of things along the way and met Miss Yan."
Liu Qingyan's voice came through, and a blue-green figure floated over the wall.
"Yes, Yan Hongxia," Lu Zheng nodded. "I met her in Hui State, and I invited her to visit us at home. She said she has a letter to deliver to the East and will visit after returning from the East Sea."
"Alright," Liu Qingyan nodded regretfully, missing Yan Hongxia.
"It's okay, there's plenty of time ahead. Once we can Cloud Ride and Mist Drive a thousand miles a day, we can visit her on Cloud Ascending Mountain regularly," Shen Ying said, holding Liu Qingyan's hand with a smile.
Liu Qingyan also smiled, knowing that with the Celestial Demon Nine Transformations Blood Refining Technique and the Moonlight Scripture, she truly had hopes for longevity.
"What is White Cloud Temple like? And Jinhua Sect? What did you encounter?" Shen Ying poured Liu Qingyan a cup of tea and then turned her curiosity to Lu Zheng.
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Lu Zheng stroked his chin, then took a sip of tea and began narrating his journey to the two women.
"What? Trading wine for spells? You learned Invisibility Technique, Dream-Entering Skill, and other spells? Even Puppetry and Spirit Attachment Curse?"
"What? Painted Wall World? Ten days inside for one day outside? Such a secret technique, yet without a legacy?"
"What? Jinhua Sect is so generous? Not only did they give you a Taiyuan Mysterious Scripture as a legacy, but also a Golden Palace Secret Technique?"
"What? Disciples of Flower Cloud Sect and Divine Maiden Sect? Accidentally stumbling into a Ghost King's abode smuggling into the mortal world?"
"What? You provoked those two and the ghost to fight each other, then brought Huizhou Anomaly Suppression Bureau to clean up the mess?"
The two women hadn't expected that Lu Zheng would experience so much in just under a month.
Not only did he acquire many unique techniques, but he had also obtained a Treasure Mirror that was clearly not ordinary.
Lu Zheng casually patted the gourd, and a Copper Mirror emitting a chilling Ghost Qi flew out, landing in Lu Zheng's hand.
"This is it," Lu Zheng said, handling the Copper Mirror. "If it weren't for this mirror, the Ghost King wouldn't have been a match for the four of us together. But with this mirror, if I hadn't sacrificed that Puppet incarnation, we'd all have been stuck there."
"Is it that powerful?" Shen Ying extended her hand to receive the Copper Mirror, True Qi flowing inside, yet the mirror showed no response.
Lu Zheng shrugged and said, "It's been refined by the Ghost King for who knows how long; I fear it'll be difficult to cleanse and refine it as a Mystic Sect magical treasure."
Shen Ying handed the Copper Mirror back to Lu Zheng, nodded, and said, "Indeed, not easy; I can't even tell how powerful it is. But once you finish refining it, we'll find out."
"As far as I know, this Copper Mirror can observe surroundings and dissipate spells," Lu Zheng explained, recounting the magical combat against the Ghost King, then pocketed the Copper Mirror. "According to the Ghost King, he spent years refining it; I wonder how long it will take me."
Shen Ying covered her mouth with her sleeve and chuckled softly, "We're not in a rush, let's refine it slowly."
"Indeed," Lu Zheng smiled.
After recounting his travels, the moonlight was like water, and a cool breeze swept through the courtyard, creating an air of intimacy.