I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 132 A monk by day, a layman by night

Chapter 132 A monk by day, a layman by night

Immortal Spirit Island has a protective formation, which, although not as powerful as that of the Shu Mountain Sect, is still not an easy place for ordinary people to enter.

No matter how much you plan, you could never have imagined that a fool would break it by smashing it here and there with a hammer. It just goes to show that everything was predetermined.

Li Xiaoyao never imagined that hiding by the pool to watch others bathe would lead to him gaining a beautiful wife for free.

If this were today, his actions would take at least three years to resolve.

Having gotten married in a daze and now having a wife, Li Xiaoyao felt he had matured a bit and casually made vows of eternal love without considering whether he could keep them.

Zhao Ling'er also believed his nonsense.

The little girl is still a naive and innocent girl right now, only thinking about how Brother Xiaoyao can quickly get the medicine to save his aunt, and then the two of them can live a good life together.

The two, deeply in love, slowly walked to the shore.

Just as they were preparing to say their final goodbyes, a group of men dressed in strange black clothes suddenly appeared.

They started a killing spree at the slightest disagreement, injuring many of the maids on guard duty.

Fortunately, Ling'er's maternal grandmother arrived in time, which allowed her to barely manage to hold off the group of Moon Worshippers.

But the situation remains critical.

Li Xiaoyao recognized the group of men in black; they were the ones who tricked him into coming to Immortal Spirit Island, broke the island's formation, and gave them the opportunity to come up and wreak havoc.

For a moment, Li Xiaoyao was filled with self-reproach.

Zhao Ling'er didn't blame him; instead, she kept urging him to leave first, saying, "Brother Xiaoyao, you go first, quickly get the medicine to save Auntie!"

She's hopelessly in love, a hopeless case.

Seeing that Fairy Spirit Island could no longer withstand the attack of the Moon Worship Cult, Zhao Ling'er used her magic to push Li Xiaoyao onto the ship, preparing to send him away.

Just now.

A sword light descended from the sky.

The unparalleled sharpness of the sword cleaved the earth, sending the group of Moon Worshipists flying.

"Who dares to obstruct the Moon Worship Cult's operations?"

The leader of the Moon Worshippers shouted to the sky, his expression arrogant.

"Shushan Sect, Xu Changqing!"

Xu Changqing, dressed in pristine white, descended slowly on his sword. With his striking eyebrows and bright eyes, he possessed a refined and elegant appearance, resembling an immortal.

He held his sword horizontally in front of him, glaring angrily, "You bunch of demons dare to enter my Central Plains and indiscriminately slaughter innocent people?! How dare you!"

"This humble Taoist priest will today vanquish the demons and uphold justice!"

Having said that, Xu Changqing drew his sword and charged forward, the blade aimed directly at the several Moon Worshipers, fighting against them all alone.

The people from Fairy Spirit Island were all stunned!

Zhao Ling'er had only completed half of her spellcasting when Li Xiaoyao was still standing dumbfounded on the boat.

Where did this Taoist priest come from, so powerful?

Some of the maids already had little star-shaped hearts in their eyes.

"Stop swooning! Move aside! This girl is bleeding to death, didn't you see?"

Chu Yang silently pushed through the crowd, walked to a heavily injured maid, helped her up, and fed her a Blood Bodhi.

He had casually taken some while in the Soul Palace, thinking it was better to be prepared, but he didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

Blood Bodhi is a holy medicine for healing injuries; it can bring someone back from the brink of death, and is no match for those who are seriously injured.

After just one pill, the young lady's breathing calmed down.

The young women, ignoring Xu Changqing, embraced their injured sister and wept bitterly.

Grandma said with a grateful look, "Thank you both for your help in saving my Immortal Spirit Island. May I ask your honorable names?"

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Chu Yang smiled slightly, "My name is Chu Yang, and that is my senior brother, Xu Changqing, the eldest disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect."

The maids looked at Chu Yang.

Ok?

This Taoist priest seems even more handsome.

Grandma had overheard Xu Changqing introducing himself, but wasn't sure. Now, hearing Chu Yang mention the Shu Mountain Sect again, she asked with a complicated expression, "May I ask if you two young heroes are disciples of the Sword Sect or the Qi Sect?"

Chu Yang was somewhat surprised that this old woman actually knew the differences between the Sword Sect and Qi Sect of the Shu Mountain Sect.

Then Chu Yang started acting strangely.

He replied, "Old man, we are disciples of the Qi Sect."

Grandma's expression immediately brightened, and she laughed, "As expected of a disciple of the Qi Sect. No wonder you are so benevolent and righteous. Under heaven, who doesn't know that the Shu Mountain Qi Sect takes saving the world as its mission, unlike someone else—"

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the intention to belittle the Sword Sect was quite clear. Chu Yang felt that this resentment was directed at Dugu Sword Saint, the leader of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

The only reason is probably the ill-fated relationship between the Witch Queen Qing'er and the Sword Saint.

This version of the fantasy world is truly a mixed bag!

Chu Yang felt the situation was unusually dramatic and prayed that Xu Changqing wouldn't have any relationship with Zhao Ling'er.

According to the family genealogy, he was Zhao Ling'er's maternal grandfather and Qing'er's biological father, although it was a matter from several generations ago.

A moment later, Xu Changqing returned victorious.

"Thank you so much, Master Xu, for your help!"

"You're too kind, Miss Ling'er. It's the duty of every disciple of Mount Shu to eliminate demons and uphold justice!"

Are all the disciples of the Shu Mountain Sect as skilled as Master Xu?

"Changqing's Taoist skills are nothing special in Shu Mountain. My junior brothers are all more skilled than me. For example, Junior Brother Ayang's swordsmanship is much better than mine."

"That Master Chu is also very skilled at healing people. He cured all the ladies on Immortal Spirit Island by himself, and even Grandma praised him."

The way the two exchanged pleasantries sent a chill down Chu Yang's spine.

After treating the maids on the island, Grandma came over and asked, "How did you two know that Fairy Spirit Island was in trouble?"

Xu Changqing replied, "My fellow disciples and I were ordered to descend the mountain to cultivate in the mortal world. We happened to arrive in Yuhang Town, only to find that the innkeeper was poisoned by a Gu poison—"

"Isn't it an inn called Cloud Comes and Goes?" Li Xiaoyao asked excitedly. "That's my aunt! It turns out she was poisoned by a Gu! Those guys lied to me, saying my aunt was seriously ill and sent me to the island to ask for medicine."

Grandma suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed angrily, "It must have been those Moon Worshippers who poisoned us! This is their conspiracy!"

Li Xiaoyao suddenly knelt down in front of Xu Changqing and Chu Yang, grabbing their clothes, "My aunt is in good condition, my two great heroes?"

"Young brother, please rise. Aunt Li's Gu poison has been cured by Junior Brother A-Yang, and she is now fine. We came to the island on someone's behalf to tell you about this."

Xu Changqing quickly pulled Li Xiaoyao up, but when he heard that it was Chu Yang who had cured Aunt Li, he wanted to give Chu Yang a drink.

"Hey! Don't you dare! You can kowtow to Senior Brother Changqing, but you can't kowtow to me. I have nothing to do with you!"

Chu Yang dodged to the side, looking as if he couldn't handle the situation.

Xu Changqing's face darkened, and he glared at him!

What do you mean by "you can kowtow to me"?

Does that mean I have a relationship with him?

Li Xiaoyao chuckled and quickly stood up. A man's knees are worth gold; he should avoid kowtowing if possible.

"It's good that your in-laws are alright. Xiaoyao, you should go back as soon as possible so she won't worry. She also needs to know about your marriage to Ling'er," Grandma said understandingly.

Li Xiaoyao nodded, touched. "Grandma, don't worry, I'll be right back."

Grandma shook her head, her gaze resolute, and said, "No, you must take Ling'er with you, don't go back to Immortal Spirit Island!"

After Grandma said this, not only was Li Xiaoyao stunned, but Zhao Ling'er also visibly panicked.

She had never left Fairy Spirit Island since she was a child, and now that her grandmother was telling her not to come back, how could she not be afraid?

"Grandma, don't be angry. Did Ling'er do something wrong?"

Zhao Ling'er's eyes filled with tears, and she cried with tears streaming down her face.

Grandma tenderly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and sighed, "The protective formation of the mountain has been broken. The Moon Worship Cult could attack the island at any time. This place is in grave danger. How can I bear to leave you here?"

Upon hearing that Immortal Spirit Island was dangerous, Zhao Ling'er refused to leave no matter what, crying uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoyao felt very sorry for them. He turned his head and saw Xu Changqing and Chu Yang, and immediately had an idea. He ran up to the two of them and bowed and scraped, "Since you two heroes have already saved Immortal Spirit Island once, why not save it a second time?"

"As the saying goes, 'To see a Buddha off to the Western Paradise, to save a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.'"

Li Xiaoyao exhausted his remaining knowledge, but failed to notice that Xu Changqing's expression was becoming increasingly strange.

"What's wrong with Master Xu?"

Li Xiaoyao finished his long and eloquent speech, but couldn't find any more words of flattery. When he looked up, he saw that Xu Changqing's face was ashen.

Chu Yang coughed lightly, reminding him, "You were talking about Buddhism just now, we are Taoists—"

Li Xiaoyao was utterly shocked!

Even the grandmother standing next to her couldn't help but twitch her eye.

Good guy.

I spent ages burning incense, only to end up worshipping the wrong Buddha.

We're doomed!

Li Xiaoyao felt that if he were Xu Changqing, he would probably be cursing right now, so he obediently closed his eyes and waited to be scolded.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"Young brother, my junior brother and I came down the mountain this time to engage in worldly cultivation. Even if you hadn't told us, we would have helped you. But before that, could you tell me what exactly this Moon Worship Sect is all about?"

Xu Changqing took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and forced a smile.

"This—" Li Xiaoyao was also completely confused, so he could only look at his grandmother.

Upon learning that the Qi Sect of Shu Mountain was willing to lend a helping hand, Grandma revealed Zhao Ling'er's entire background, as well as the conspiracy of Shi Jieren, the leader of the Moon Worship Cult, and the current situation of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Zhao Ling'er was also hearing about her background for the first time, and she was just as shocked as the others, to the point that she stopped crying.

"Ling'er is—the princess of Nanzhao Kingdom?" Li Xiaoyao's expression darkened, and he suddenly felt that he, a poor boy, was not worthy of Zhao Ling'er.

"I see—if that's the case, things have become tricky." Xu Changqing looked troubled and slowly shook his head.

"Great hero, didn't you promise to help Ling'er and the others too?" Li Xiaoyao asked anxiously, rushing to Xu Changqing's side.

"Young brother, this is not a simple matter of right and wrong, but involves the affairs of the Nanzhao Kingdom. Our Shushan has a law that all Shushan disciples are not allowed to participate in dynastic disputes."

"Whether it's matters of the martial world or worldly affairs, as long as there is trouble in the human realm, our Shushan Sect will not shirk its responsibilities, but we must never get involved with the dynasty."

Xu Changqing bowed and clasped his hands in apology.

Li Xiaoyao still refused to give up, stubbornly saying, "It's not like we're a Han Chinese dynasty. Why are you so bound by the rules in a Miao country?"

Chu Yang also shook his head inwardly. Xu Changqing's rigidity was even more severe than that of the older elders of the Shu Mountain Sect.

He would never do anything that violated the laws of Shushan, not even if nine oxen could pull him back.

Seeing his resolute determination, the grandmother's newly ignited hope was quickly shattered, and her eyes lost their light.

Zhao Ling'er began to sob again.

Chu Yang's head was spinning. He sighed, "Wait, why are you always crying? Can tears drown the enemy?"

Zhao Ling'er immediately stopped crying and started sobbing. She covered her mouth and looked at Chu Yang with her red eyes, like a frightened fawn.

Chu Yang suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

He turned to Xu Changqing and said, "I don't know if it will interfere with state affairs, but I do know that every day that the leader of the Moon Worship Cult lives is a threat to all living beings."

"We're only responsible for slaying demons and monsters. As for the consequences of destroying the Moon Worship Cult, what does that have to do with us?"

Xu Changqing hesitated: "Junior brother, is it a sect rule—"

Chu Yang blurted out, "Our sect rules and regulations tell us to save people, so just tell me, are you going to save them or not?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing's expression was conflicted, like a robot with conflicting instructions, its CPU overheating and overloaded.

Chu Yang whispered in his ear, "Li Xiaoyao is a good person with excellent potential and extremely high martial arts talent. If he joins our Qi Sect, he will definitely be among the top three in the sword and qi competition."

Xu Changqing looked astonished. "How did you figure him out—"

Chu Yang wore a mysterious expression. "A magic weapon given by the sect leader."

Ok?

Why is it another magic weapon given by the sect leader?

How come I don't have any!

The sect leader is so biased!

Xu Changqing was somewhat angry and said with a stern face, "But we are monks, and Brother Li has just gotten married. It's not appropriate."

Chu Yang said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with temporarily becoming a monk? Young people should have more unusual experiences! That's how they grow!"

"Besides, they can just return to secular life after the sword qi dispute is over! It won't interfere with their lives. Our Shu Mountain is not a den of thieves; they are free to come and go as they please."

"If all else fails, Zitian can become a monk and then return to secular life at night."

Chu Yang's twisted logic and heresy opened Xu Changqing's eyes, leaving him completely bewildered and his brain overloaded.

Are you brain-dead?

Is it so easy to overload?

Chu Yang was too lazy to argue with him, so he directly chopped Xu Changqing on the back of the neck with a chop. Xu Changqing's eyes rolled back and he immediately fainted.

"Junior brother, you—"

The others were horrified.

Grandma asked in a panic, "Young Master Zhang, what's going on?"

Chu Yang said with great distress, "My senior brother isn't very bright. He can't think too deeply about things, or he'll go crazy. I was just stopping him from having a seizure."

Grandma looked regretful. "Xu Chang looked so handsome, how could he—"

Some young women who admired Xu Changqing's charm also lost their sparkle.

Chu Yang coughed lightly, "You all heard what Senior Brother just said. The Shu Mountain Sect really shouldn't interfere in this matter."

Grandma sighed.

Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er's eyes dimmed.

"But—" Chu Yang suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "If Li Xiaoyao were to join our Shu Mountain Sect, then this matter would change from a national affair to a family affair."

Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed and quickly said, "This humble one, Li Xiaoyao, is willing to join the Shu Mountain Sect. Master, please accept my offer—"

As he was about to kneel down, Chu Yang pulled him up with one hand. "I can't be your master. You have to come with me to Mount Shu first."

Li Xiaoyao was about to agree when Grandma suddenly asked, "Doesn't joining the Shu Mountain Sect mean becoming a monk? Now that Xiaoyao is married, are you going to separate him from Ling'er?"

Chu Yang rang the bell in denial.

"Grandma, times have changed!"

To dispel Li Xiaoyao and the others' doubts, Chu Yang quickly fabricated a detailed lie, saying that Shushan had previously faced difficulties in producing offspring, leading to a shortage of young talents, so the sect rules were changed and now they were encouraging childbirth.

From the hardships of developing a sect, to the five-year plan for the future, and then to family planning after the population increase.

Chu Yang recounted every detail, big or small, using every piece of knowledge he could think of, easily fooling a few uneducated ancient people.

His concern for Li Xiaoyao was not entirely for the sword energy contest or for the common people, but for the Five Elemental Pearls and other treasures.

The Five Elemental Pearls need no introduction; they are top-tier treasures left behind by Nuwa, imprinted with the divine power of the five true gods of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth.

Among the treasures, the Demon-Eating Gu and the Golden Silkworm Gu both have the effect of greatly increasing one's power, even more so than the Blood Bodhi. Whether the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill can be perfected almost entirely depends on them.

By following Li Xiaoyao, Chu Yang had the opportunity to obtain some incredibly powerful treasures; otherwise, searching for them on his own would have taken an unknown amount of time and effort.

The most important issue is growth.

With Li Xiaoyao, who is overpowered, as a comparison, Chu Yang's "growth" will not seem abrupt. When he shows his true combat strength, Xu Changqing, Qingwei and others will find it easier to accept.

After all, Li Xiaoyao was able to accomplish a feat that was almost like slaying a god in just a few months.

Under such pressure, no matter how extraordinary Chu Yang's talent was, it wouldn't surprise Mu.

Otherwise, Chu Yang might really be mistaken by them for an extraterrestrial demon bell that possesses other people's bodies.

The process of "growth" is something Chu Yang must go through, otherwise he will have to give up his identity as a disciple of Mount Shu.

After much persuasion, everyone finally believed Chu Yang, and Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er also decided to go to Mount Shu with him.

As for Fairy Spirit Island, it will be temporarily closed off, and Grandma will lead the rest of the group to find another place to temporarily avoid Wind Chime.

Baiyue wants Zhao Ling'er, and other forces in Nanzhao Kingdom also target her; no one cares about Grandma's whereabouts.

Chu Yang carried Xu Changqing onto the boat, followed closely by Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er.

Zhao Ling'er started crying again, waving goodbye to her grandmother.

Chu Yang closed his eyes, sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing, focusing on avoiding seeing or hearing about it.

He was genuinely annoyed by this constant crying and wailing, even if the other person was the adorable Ling'er.

After calming down, Zhao Ling'er wasn't entirely useless; at least she knew how to use magic to speed up the ship so that the group could reach the shore sooner.

Upon returning to Yuhang Town, Li Xiaoyao was immediately surrounded by a group of villagers as soon as he disembarked, who asked him if he had seen the fairy or the old witch from Immortal Spirit Island.

Li Xiaoyao proudly introduced Zhao Ling'er, and everyone was so shocked when they saw the beautiful and ethereal Zhao Ling'er that they were speechless.

"You really did marry a fairy godmother, huh?!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd began to stir, making Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er extremely embarrassed.

Xu Changqing also woke up amidst the commotion.

"Where am I? How did I faint like this?"

Xu Changqing looked at Chu Yang blankly, "Junior brother, I think I was just—"

Chu Yang interrupted him with a serious expression, "Senior Brother, why didn't you tell me you were under so much pressure? Why did you keep it all bottled up inside?"

Xu Changqing: "???"

Chu Yang said with great distress, "You were under so much pressure that you fainted, and you still want to say you're fine?"

"No! Junior brother, I didn't—"

"You still say no?! Ever since you learned you were going to enter the world to cultivate yourself, have you been unable to sleep at night?"

"I definitely couldn't sleep, but I guess nobody can sleep, right?"

"I fell asleep! And I slept very well! You still say it's not your fault?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing fell into self-doubt.

Is I under a lot of pressure?

Taking advantage of the situation, Chu Yang added fuel to the fire, saying in a deep voice, "Senior Brother, I know the pressure you face as the number one young talent in Shu Mountain, and you've never dared to shirk your own requirements!"

"To commend all the disciples, to please the sect leader and elders, and to maintain a positive image in the eyes of others, you've been constantly putting pressure on yourself. You're exhausted, Senior Brother!"

Xu Changqing was startled; for some inexplicable reason, he resonated with Chu Yang's words.

I feel really tired.

Chu Yang patted Xu Changqing's shoulder bell, "Senior brother, don't you understand why Sect Leader Zi and Master want you to come down the mountain with me into the mortal world?"

Xu Changqing scratched his head: "My master told me to take care of you."

Chu Yang waved his hand, "Wrong! They are testing you, not me! The sect leader hopes that you can grow until you can withstand the pressure that a senior disciple and even the sect leader should bear."

"Master and the sect leader have high hopes for you! Don't you understand yet, Senior Brother!"

Xu Changqing trembled again, tears welling in his eyes, "Junior brother, I think I've understood—"

Chu Yang rang the bell with relief, "It's good that you've figured it out, Senior Brother. Don't put so much pressure on yourself in the future."

Xu Changqing replied with a resolute expression, "Junior brother, don't worry, I won't let you and the sect leader down."

at the same time.

The main hall of the Shushan Sect.

Out of curiosity about where Chu Yang and Xu Changqing had gone, Qingwei used a secret technique to detect the magical artifact left on Xu Changqing in order to locate the two.

A mirror-like halo appeared in the void, reflecting the figures of the two people.

Qingwei and Canggu happened to overhear their conversation.

The two fell silent.

After a long pause, Cang Gu spoke up: "I didn't know that Senior Brother Sect Leader had such profound intentions. You really went to a lot of trouble with that child, Chang Qing."

Qingwei forced a smile. "It's nothing."

Cang Gu continued to sigh, "That child Chu Yang was able to guess his senior brother's profound meaning, which shows his comprehension. It's a pity that he has wasted so many years in the Qi Sect."

Qingwei couldn't even manage a smile anymore; Cang Gu's words were subtly alluding to him.

"Junior brother, it's been many years since we last sparred, hasn't it?"

"It hasn't happened since my senior brother became the sect leader—"

"Then let's have a chat today. I really miss those days!"

Cang Gu:

Yuhang Town.

After finally managing to squeeze past the enthusiastic villagers, the four of them returned to the Yunlaiyunqu Inn. As soon as they entered, they saw Aunt Li sitting at the counter, looking bored.

"Auntie!"

With tears welling up in his eyes, Li Xiaoyao threw himself into Aunt Li's arms.

"You little rascal, why are you acting all cute and clingy today?"

Aunt Li was surprised at first, then her eyes softened.

She already knew from the old doctor that Li Xiaoyao had gone to Immortal Spirit Island to ask for medicine for her, so it would be a lie to say she wouldn't do anything.

"What a good child, so filial. It's no wonder we've relied on each other for so many years."

Aunt Li secretly shed tears.

Seeing them crying so sadly, Zhao Ling'er started dropping small pearls again, and then slowly moved to their side.

Chu Yang couldn't take it anymore and shouted.

"Keep it to yourself!"