Chapter 89
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Chapter 89: Taking Charge of the Overall Situation – Gao Yuhu
On the long road, all alone, Li Hui couldn’t help but ask, “Bougainvillea, look at my left arm. The Dragon Claw pattern clutches a golden pearl. This golden pearl must have bestowed me with Buddhist cultivation. Do you know what this is? An elder mentioned a mantra.”
No response came from behind, but Li Hui remained undeterred and continued, “Since you can see through the bag of treasures and the bag of treasures, can you help me check this shawl I took from a Demon Cultivator? You said your name is Yu Zimao, but why do you have the surname ‘Yu’? I’ve searched the sect’s records and found no predecessors with the surname Yu, nor anyone named Zimao. It’s strange; if you were a senior of the sect, there should be some trace left behind.”
“Kid, are you done yet? I’m trying to sleep!”
“Hahaha!” Li Hui laughed proudly, “What sleep during the day? Why don’t we play a game? Let’s play truth or dare, asking each other questions to deepen our understanding. It will help us cooperate better in the future to rebuild the Jade Symbol Sect.”
“Stupid monk, who wants to cooperate with you? Don’t go digging for the truth; that’s not happening—not even a chance!” Bougainvillea snapped. “Let me tell you, I’ll never change my name. Yu Zimao is a renowned name; it’s you who are ignorant. And you, a mere kid with a few months left to live, think you can rebuild the Jade Symbol Sect? You’re making everyone laugh.”
Li Hui wasn’t angry at all. He spoke as he walked, “Really, this is enough already; these are all your heartfelt words! First, you don’t want to cooperate with me, yet you say I’m just lucky in Yin Wind Gorge and can make one request every month. What does that mean? Hehe, it means within those limited conditions every month, you have to cooperate with me once. Second, you are utterly certain that your name is Yu Zimao, but in the sect, only the absolute core members might know that name. With that circle as a framework, I might guess your background. Third, you seem to recognize that my life is limited but still voluntarily came here. Are you hoping I would disappear sooner to lighten your burdens?”
“Little brat, how can you speculate so wildly about the good intentions of an elder?” Bougainvillea screamed hysterically.
“Oh? Getting agitated now?” Li Hui teased, “Haha, too much anger is harmful! Since you’re not an outsider, why hide your background? You claim to dislike the drawing, but you inquired about my talisman-drawing skills upon our first meeting. Can I interpret that as you being so confident in certain areas that you can’t help but get involved? Do you see how I feel closer to the answer? Hmm, could it be that you are…”
Bougainvillea feigned calmness and scoffed, “Hmph, even if you racked your brains, you wouldn’t guess my roots. The Jade Symbol Sect has been around for years, producing countless talented individuals. That person and that little one, they aren’t bad at all, and their remains are about to be unearthed. Do you really think you can easily wipe out a sect that has stood for years? At the height of the Jade Symbol Sect’s vitality, every talisman contained the blood of all disciples; it was known outside as the Blood Talisman Sect…”
Li Hui took a deep breath; he could hear the sharpness in her words, a chilling iron blood that spoke of a deeply imprinted legacy, a harsh law of the great sect.
“That person and that little one? Indeed, how could the Jade Symbol Sect sink without a trace? Even if they sparked one last brilliance, it should be earth-shattering…”
Next, Li Hui quickened his pace, and by sunset, he unleashed the Yin-Yang Nine Heads, who surrounded him to assist him in flying.
By the following dawn, the mountains and rivers around became lush and green.
Here, one could often see lakes and rivers. The sky drizzled lightly; at times, the rain curtain suddenly became a torrential downpour, while at other times, sunlight pierced through the clouds to shine on the grass, with heavy water buffaloes raising their heads to bellow.
After a day and night of hurried travel, a faint sea breeze greeted him.
“Finally nearing the shore; I’ve never seen the sea in this lifetime.” Li Hui, feeling excited, had to sit by the roadside, his toes poking out as he prepared to change into a pair of Luohan shoes.
Just as he was changing shoes, a figure approached along the official road.
A dark, sturdy figure bearing a hoe on his shoulder, rolled up his trouser legs, looked over at the monk, and shook his head, saying, “Junior Brother, still taking a break here? Just up ahead is Giant Shell City. Nowadays, images of you are plastered all over the White Sea’s Twelve Markets. I was out for a stroll and unexpectedly came across you.”
“Gao Yuhu?” Li Hui stood up.
“It’s me! Gao Yuhu. This is still the first time we’ve spoken.” The farmer set down his hoe as if he had just finished work and chatted with the villagers by the roadside. “Bai Yulian and Mo Xinghe have taken a detour to Linggui City, while Lian Luosha seems to have vanished without a trace. I couldn’t locate her with the sect’s artifact I unexpectedly acquired. As for Zhang Tianhua, he is the root cause of your exposure.”
Li Hui remained calm and quickly digested Gao Yuhu’s news. With a smile, he said, “Zhang Tianhua has gotten a bit flustered because of me. It’s normal for him to bear a grudge. Even if he doesn’t make it clear, being capable of the power of the opposing sect, he would have likely dug me out soon. But you, Gao Yuhu, have never changed, arriving early in Giant Shell City to take charge of the overall situation. I admire you.”
“It’s nothing. Counting the Jade Symbol Sect, I’ve been a disciple of seven sects. My cultivation hasn’t improved much, but I know quite a bit about the overt and covert news. With some intentional evasion, I can always be a step ahead. However, during my time in Fusu City, I always felt a force lingering in the shadows; now it seems it was to confirm that our six-person party had embarked on a prearranged route.” Gao Yuhu said blandly.
“Seven sects’ disciples?” Li Hui had been calm before, but upon hearing that Gao Yuhu had been a disciple of seven sects, he couldn’t help but feel moved.
What a vast web! It’s hard to imagine how one person could become a disciple of seven sects. Surely investigations weren’t needed before entering these sects? Even if the Jade Symbol Sect appeared loose on the surface, they still needed to understand the backgrounds of the disciples before accepting them. Being familiar with the disciples of seven sects meant having access to seven channels of information, presenting immense benefits. Just look at the two of them now, it was light winds and clouds here, and dust and labor there.
Gao Yuhu nodded, “Indeed, seven sects. Among them are the Hidden Sky Sect and the Purple Gray Sect, which attacked the Jade Symbol Sect. Thus, I wouldn’t say I know the enemy’s movements by heart, but I know a fair bit. When I left the sect, I thought I was just on a usual mission. I never expected it to involve something so huge. From the moment I inherited the sect’s fortune, I stood on the opposing side of the Hidden Sky Sect and the Purple Gray Sect. We had to leave Giant Shell City and rush for Linggui City within three days. I made arrangements with Bai Yulian and Mo Xinghe to seek seafaring ships for a long voyage; we have become natural allies, and only by venturing into the vast ocean do we stand a chance.”
“Chance?” Li Hui felt the weight of those words and suddenly asked, “Is Zhang Tianhua also an ally?”
Gao Yuhu pondered for a moment, finally nodding reluctantly, “Given the current situation, our six members must stick together. Only then do we have the opportunity to extract the scriptures from the scripture hall into jade tablets. Losing even one person increases the risk tremendously. For now, I hope Lian Luosha can appear soon and not add further variables!”
