Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 129: The Taciturn Daoist Priest Breaks Free

Luo Hongxia departed in a hurry.

Originally, she had planned to demand an explanation from the Dao-Seeking Sect and minimally secure a promise that they would not approach Lan Ting again. But from the looks of it now, I shouldn’t dream of it. If I stayed just a moment longer, I might even lose my little disciple.

Within the cloud of smoke, Lan Ting grumbled, “Shifu, I’ve already told you I’m fine, yet you insisted on dragging me to the Dao-Seeking Sect. What would Lu Yang think of me if he finds out?!”

“Ever since you came back, you’ve been focused on developing the Automatic Barbeque Array and attempting to use Animal Form Fist to take on someone else’s appearance, yet you still say you’re fine? I’ve told you a long time ago to stay away from those of the Dao-Seeking Sect. I learned all of this from experience!

“Back when I descended the mountain to train, I met a disciple from the Dao-Seeking Sect, and we teamed up to dispel the ghost. Afterward, we stayed at an inn for a few days, but that ghost was extremely audacious. It dared to hide under the bed of the Dao-Seeking Sect’s disciple for three whole days.

“In the end, that person discovered that something was wrong and pulled the ghost out from under the bed, demanding that the ghost split the cost of the room for those three days.

“Is that the thought process of a normal person?!”

Lan Ting asked, “Who was that person?”

“The Sect Leader of the Dao-Seeking Sect, the Taciturn Daoist Priest.”

Luo Hongxia scoffed and continued, “Another time, both of us encountered a dismemberment case. More than a dozen children had been gruesomely killed, their bodies mutilated and limbs scattered everywhere. Only a dazed little girl survived, and we stayed by her side to protect her.

“After a while, the people from the yamen came and said that when they reassembled the bodies, they realized that every corpse was missing a part, and those missing parts happened to be able to form a little girl.

“At that moment, a chill ran straight down my spine. The little girl then revealed an eerie smile and laughed creepily. The Taciturn Daoist Priest simply knocked on her head and said, ‘Hey, why are you laughing? Can’t you see that we’re discussing something?’

“And the little girl was knocked into a daze.”

Lan Ting, “...”

~~~

Concerned about his master, Lu Yang went to the pine forest on Heaven’s Gate Peak once more, where he found the Taciturn Daoist Priest bound in a unique manner.

“I didn’t know that performance art was a thing in the Dao-Seeking Sect.” Lu Yang was baffled.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest twisted and writhed vigorously, making muffled sounds that seemed to be pleas for help.

Lu Yang removed the yellow paper from his forehead, restoring the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s power. The latter untied the ropes, spat out the sock, and successfully freed himself.

Tears were brimming in the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s eyes. “Good brother, from now onward, we’ll both call each other ‘shifu!’”

Lu Yang thought it might be better to keep his master tied up.

As the Taciturn Daoist Priest stepped out of the cave abode, he spread his arms wide open and faced the sunlight, embracing nature. “It’s been ten years. I’m finally free!”

A moment later, he felt that the atmosphere wasn’t grand enough, so he conjured rain in a small area above his head.

With the rain pouring down, the Taciturn Daoist Priest was soon drenched. He opened his arms wide again and embraced freedom. “Ahhh! It’s been ten years. I’m finally free!”

Perfect.

Achieving the desired effects, the Taciturn Daoist Priest dispersed the rain clouds and turned to Lu Yang. “I’m planning to go down the mountain and narrate stories in the pingshu format. Do you want to come with me?” The Taciturn Daoist Priest had not forgotten his mission.

Lu Yang was a bit tempted but shook his head. “No, I can’t. My identity is too sensitive. It would be dreadful if someone from the Everlasting Creed recognized me.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest laughed heartily. “What’s so hard about that?”

He casually swiped across Lu Yang’s face in one swift motion, and the latter’s features began to shift subtly, eventually becoming completely different from his original appearance.

“Aren’t you just afraid of being recognized by your enemies after doing something bad? I understand. I have plenty of experience in this aspect. Don’t worry, no one from the Fusion Stage can see through my disguise!”

Lu Yang wasn’t keen on learning the sources of the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s experiences, but with his current appearance, he could indeed go out with a peace of mind.

“Can I bring along a friend?”

“Of course, you can.”

Lu Yang called over Meng Jingzhou, who was in the midst of practicing his punches to temper his body. “Do you want to go out and have some fun?”

“Is it safe?”

“A big shot is taking us. It’s guaranteed to be safe.”

“Let’s go.”

After a concise question and answer session, Meng Jingzhou was prepared to go out with Lu Yang, with no questions asked about where they were going and what fun they would be having.

How can it not be fun with Lu Yang around?

Meng Jingzhou whispered, “Who’s this?” He didn’t know the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

“My shifu, the Taciturn Daoist Priest,” Lu Yang introduced smugly.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest recognized Meng Jingzhou and stroked his white beard like a benevolent elder. “Young fellow from the Meng Family, I’ve heard about you from your grandfather. I even went over to have a drink at your one-month-old banquet.”[1]

“You know my grandfather?” Meng Jingzhou was somewhat surprised as he had never heard his grandfather mention this before.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest chuckled. “I’ve known your grandfather for more than a thousand years.”

After Meng Jingzhou had his appearance altered by the Taciturn Daoist Priest in the same fashion, he asked, “How are we setting off? I have a horse carriage.”

Lu Yang waved his hand. “No need for that. I’ve just learned a Flying Sword Technique.”

“But only one person can stand on one sword, right? There’s two of us here.” Meng Jingzhou raised an eyebrow.

Lu Yang proudly took out an oddly designed flying carriage from his identity jade tablet. “You can treat this as the scabbard, just that its head is a bit bigger. When I perform the Flying Sword Technique, the flying carriage can ascend to the sky and carry a total of five people!”

Meng Jingzhou circled the flying carriage twice and knocked on its shell. Hearing a solid echo, his eyes sparkled. “What a good thing! Did you invent this?”

“That’s a given.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest also nodded repeatedly. This little disciple of mine truly has remarkable talent. He’ll definitely rival me in the future!

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With excitement prancing around in Lu Yang’s heart, he sat in the driver’s seat. Meng Jingzhou rode shotgun, while the Taciturn Daoist Priest sat in the rear seat. The three of them fastened their seatbelts, a sense of novelty pumping through them.

“Take off!”

The Qingfeng Sword emitted a sound like a sword’s cry, and the flying carriage soared into the clouds.

“Shifu, which way are we going?”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest pointed ahead. “To the south! The south is prosperous and has many transportation routes, perfect for pingshu!”

As the flying carriage proceeded south, they would occasionally encounter flying vessels where the passengers aboard were astonished by the sight of the flying carriage.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest tapped the back seat, and an invisible shuttle-like barrier opened up, reducing air resistance. At the same time, he employed the Flying Sword Technique to assist in the flying carriage’s flight.

Detecting the aid from his master, Lu Yang received a confidence boost, and the flying carriage’s speed elevated to another level.

With Shifu here, it’s definitely very safe!

~~~

When Yun Zhi went to check on her master, the cave abode was already empty except for a golden rope, yellow talisman paper, and someone’s sock.

Upon returning to her cave abode, she found a small note left by Lu Yang at the entrance.

I am going out to travel with Shifu for a while. Don’t worry about me.

Yun Zhi became even more worried.

Our Shifu...he can’t even tell left from right.

~~~

In the skies above a small town in the west, the flying carriage malfunctioned and plummeted straight down.

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