The Unruly Immortals

"Heavenly Book, Taoist Bell, Gourd." Inside An Ci Nunnery, Li Huowang was checking the items he had previously entrusted to the nuns.

Since he was going to look for the Ao Jing Sect, it was natural that these items and the will couldn't be left here; they might come in handy during the journey.

At this very moment, for Li Huowang, it all felt like a dream, to actually have a way to deal with Master Danyang, no matter how slim the chances were.

Just as he was about to take these things and leave, Li Huowang noticed some changes to his belongings.

"What is this... tooth marks?" Li Huowang touched the corner of the Heavenly Book and looked suspiciously at Miaoxin beside him.

The plump nun, who had been stuffing her face, immediately shifted her guilty gaze towards the roof beams.

"Master Miaoxin, you've even gnawed tooth marks on it. Have you figured out what the Heavenly Book is? Seriously, if you have helped me understand it, I should be thanking you."

"No, it wasn't me who gnawed it, the tooth marks were already there, we at An Ci Nunnery have helped you so much, don't falsely accuse a good person."

Looking at the other's poor lying skills, Li Huowang shook his head somewhat helplessly.

He then picked up the gourd and shook it, only to find it was empty; the Yangshou elixir inside had disappeared. Li Huowang glanced at the chubby nun beside him again.

At this moment, she buried her head even deeper into her food, devouring it voraciously.

For some reason, even though his belongings were stolen, Li Huowang didn't feel surprised at all.

The thought that he had previously decided to entrust his belongings to these greedily inclined nuns should have been a clear forewarning of such an outcome.

Li Huowang slung the three items over his shoulder, patted the plump nun's chubby flesh with a resigned look on his face.

"Master Miaoxin, may we meet again if fate allows."

Then he turned and started walking towards the door. Just as he reached the doorway, he suddenly stopped and turned back to look at the nun behind him.

The moment he turned around, he saw the sneaky glance of the nun who then buried her head into the food.

Seeing Li Huowang slowly approach and just about to speak, Miaoguo preemptively spoke up, her tone very calm.

"I ate that thing. It didn't taste very good. Go and tell Master Jingxin if you dare!"

Seeing the defiant expression of the nun in front of him, Li Huowang chuckled.

"Don't think of me as so petty. I came back to ask you something. Do you know about the Ao Jing Sect?"

Chewing on the remnants of food in her mouth, Miaoxin looked somewhat perplexed.

"Didn't I tell you that the Ao Jing Sect's Cross Temple is in the mountains to the west? I've told you everything about their location, you can just go look for it yourself."

Li Huowang shook his head, "I'm not asking for the address. I want to ask you what kind of sect the Ao Jing Sect is. What's their background, and what kind of people are they?"

Miaoyin's round face wrinkled up, making her look like a living bun.

"You have the Great Thousand Record and still don't know what that stuff is? To put it simply, they are a bunch of oddballs."

"Oddballs? Odder than you all? Hahaha." Li Huowang laughed out loud as he spoke.

A displeased look appeared on Miaoxin's face. "I'm not joking with you! Those folks are really weird. You've used the Great Thousand Record, so you must have some idea about their cultivation methods."

"These people don't meditate or chant scriptures, nor do they cultivate like others. They like to torture themselves, saying it pleases their Niushen deity."

"Gorseng God? Isn't it Bahu? Or does that thing have two names?" Li Huowang was somewhat surprised by the so-called divine name from the other party.

"Who cares what they're called, in any case, that bunch of people, they like to wear tall hats and big robes. All that is to cover up the wounds on their bodies. I even saw someone who had no skin left."

"Although Master Jingxin gave you a letter written on human skin, they might not give Master Jingxin face. Be careful on your own, we've had our differences."

Li Huowang had only said this casually, but he didn't expect to actually uncover some details.

"What differences?"

"Isn't it because of Master Jingxin's son? They also like to capture Xinsu. What for, I don't know, but after Master Jingxin's son was snatched back, he completely lost his mind."

Having said this, Miaoxin sized up Li Huowang, shaking her head and clicking her tongue in pity.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I nearly forgot for a moment, you're a Xinsu as well. It's dangerous for you to go there."

"Sister, do you think I want this? The problem is that I need to have a choice."

With a hint of emotion in his voice, Li Huowang finished speaking and turned towards the main gate of An Ci Nunnery.

After Li Huowang left, Miaoyin continued to sit in place, gulping down food voraciously, muttering to herself while she ate.

"Clearly, when he was writing his will, I saw his heart was filled with the intent to die. How could he change so fast, hurrying to find the Ao Jing Sect? Did any of you stir his heartstrings?"

"I can't be bothered to stir the heartstrings of a Xinsu. Don't drive yourself mad, I guess Master Jingxin made her move."

"Oh~ so that's how it is." Various voices rose and fell in Miaoxin's head.

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Top Scholar Lv, with cheeks swollen high, hurried along the road with Lv's Troupe, their appearance beyond disheveled, covered in dust and dirt. Ragged clothing was more fitting, and the complexions on everyone's faces were grim.

Top Scholar Lv's daughter-in-law, at the moment, was clutching her daughter and wailing inconsolably on top of a wooden chest in the carriage.

The glaringly shiny smoking pipe was forcefully swung through the air, drawing an arc.

"Cry! You only know how to cry! How many days have you been crying? You wouldn't smear soot on your face when I told you to! My silver was all robbed by those damn soldiers! Have you seen me crying? What about it? Are my silver treasures not more important than your purity?"

"Father, I beg you, stop talking!" Lv Elevated Man's eyes reddened a bit, his face full of frustration, looking like he had nowhere to vent his anger.

Watching his son's demeanor, Top Scholar Lv let out a deep sigh.

"Relax, they didn't get all the money. I may not be good at other things, but I am skilled at hiding money. Those soldiers found at most two hiding places; there are still three they haven't found."

As Top Scholar Lv spoke, he took a bronze key from his waist and reopened the large wooden chest on the carriage.

After fumbling with his calloused hands for a while, he extracted several different-sized pieces of silver from a hidden compartment.

Taking out a silver fragment slightly bigger than a soybean, he reluctantly threw it onto his daughter-in-law.

"Our Lv family has wronged you. Take this. Once we reach the market, buy whatever you want."

Luo Juannhua, who had been weeping bitterly just moments ago, instantly smiled from ear to ear as she touched the silver, carefully tucking it into her tiny purse.

"I'm not keeping it for myself; I'm saving it for Xiu'er's dowry."

Top Scholar Lv noticed this but said nothing; whenever his daughter-in-law felt aggrieved, she always put on such an act, not content until she swindled something. He had long since grown used to it.