Yellow Skinned Taoist Master

Chapter 166: Brushing Off One's Clothes and Leaving After the Matter is Settled

Chen Huangpi's memory.

Or rather, the last time he contracted a nightmare after being frightened by Song Tiangang transforming into a caterpillar.

He dreamed of many things.

He dreamed of himself boring out from a completely chaotic, muddled place. Back then, he was still just the gold and black dual qi inside an egg.

He seemed to have also seen a gigantic outline illuminating the entire world.

It was just that he couldn't remember clearly what exactly that outline was.

Later on, he was hunted down by many bugs that wanted to eat him, who was still just gold and black dual qi.

So, he escaped to the Celestial Realm.

But when the immortals of the Celestial Realm saw him, they also wanted to obtain him.

However, none of this was important.What was important was that Master happened to be fishing in the Celestial Realm at that time.

With a single glance, Master saw that he possessed heaven-bestowed innate talent, vastly out of the ordinary. Thus, he was immediately awed by his divine might right on the spot, crying and begging to take him in as a disciple.

Chen Huangpi possessed a kind heart and couldn't bear to see people cry, so he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Although this was a dream.

Chen Huangpi knew that reality was exactly like this!

And now, the Evil Daoist recounted this specific scene from back then right on the spot.

This couldn't help but cause Chen Huangpi's heart to fill with uncertainty and shock.

This matter was clearly only known to him and Master, as well as those immortals of the Celestial Realm.

How come this Evil Daoist actually knew about it as well?

The Fox Mountain God's memory absolutely did not contain this.

Could it be...

"You must believe in your heart."

The Evil Daoist looked at Chen Huangpi with a half-smile: "You were born extraordinary. The things you hear and the things you see might deceive you, but your heart will not."

"Whether it's a heart of kindness, or a heart of killing intent."

"Both are measured by yourself independently."

"Currently, there is still doubt in your heart; your heart is still not sincere enough."

Saying so, the Evil Daoist laughed again, stating: "Go find that fishing rod. Once you find it, you'll be able to fish this Xuzhou City into the Hundred Thousand Mountains. At that time, Master will teach you another move—how to temper your heart."

Chen Huangpi didn't know what to do.

He simply couldn't distinguish whether this Evil Daoist before his eyes was truly his Master or not.

If it was, then why snatch away a drop of his blood in the very beginning, and even take away the High God of Broad Vision? If it wasn't for him, perhaps he would still be inside the Hundred Thousand Mountains living together with Master, fundamentally never running to the outside world for no reason.

If it wasn't, then why did it seem like, from beginning to end, he had consistently been teaching him certain things.

The most crucial point was.

This Evil Daoist was too strong.

Let's not even say Chen Huangpi's methods couldn't withstand a single blow before the Evil Daoist; at most, they couldn't withstand two blows.

Chen Huangpi even felt that even if he summoned out all the Headless Yama's shadows and unleashed his complete strength, this Evil Daoist would still possess methods to easily handle him.

But despite thinking this in his heart.

Chen Huangpi verbally refused to admit defeat: "You can leave. On account of you looking exactly identical to my Master, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Also, before you leave, return my blood and the High God of Broad Vision to me."

"You are already fourteen years old."

The Evil Daoist said faintly: "Don't act like a little child asking for this and asking for that. If you want something, then go snatch it yourself."

Chen Huangpi said: "Relying on my power to act fiercely is not my desire."

"You actually learned and applied that lesson quite quickly."

The Evil Daoist sized up Chen Huangpi, whose face wasn't red and whose heart wasn't skipping a beat, from head to toe, shaking his head as he said: "For other matters, Master can yield to you. But this matter is a no; if you want them, then come snatch them."

"..."

In his heart, Chen Huangpi cursed: "This Evil Daoist is definitely not Master. Master is not this shameless—stealing my things and not returning them, and even telling me to snatch them if I have the capability! If I possessed that capability, would I still need to ask for them back?"

"You will have to snatch them sooner or later."

The Evil Daoist cast a profound look at Chen Huangpi, his tone icy cold as he stated: "If you don't snatch them, others will struggle and snatch them from you. Even if you don't snatch them today, they will struggle and snatch them from you in the future."

"This is not some game of you striving and me snatching."

"It is also not some farce where the emperor takes turns sitting on the throne, and this year it comes to my house."

"The sky-piercing great path is too narrow, so narrow it only permits a single person to advance."

"If others walk faster than you, they will block your path to a dead end. Once that time arrives, even if you try to snatch it then, you will be utterly devoid of any chances."

When he spoke up to here, the Evil Daoist's figure became increasingly faint.

His voice also grew increasingly weak.

It was as if his true body wasn't at this location at all.

Seeing this, Chen Huangpi gritted his teeth and said: "Evil Daoist, you tell me to find the fishing rod, yet you won't tell me where it is. Where do you expect me to go search for it?"

"Right inside the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"Right in the place you fear the most."

"There is a stone stele there, engraved with eight characters that only you can recognize."

"Huangpi'er, do not let Master down."

After this final sentence faded away, no matter how Chen Huangpi shouted, the Evil Daoist no longer gave the slightest response.

"Contract Master, the Guanzhu has already left."

"A Gui, he might not necessarily be my Master."

Chen Huangpi remained extremely stubborn, unwilling to agree that this Evil Daoist was his Master.

Yet the Life-reaping Ghost questioned: "Then why would the Guanzhu permit the existence of the Evil Daoist?"

"There is a First Master, a Second Master, a Third Master. Is it impossible to have a Fourth Master?"

The Fox Mountain God said excitedly: "Chen Huangpi, don't forget, the Fourth Master is my..."

"Your what?"

Chen Huangpi glared angrily at the Fox Mountain God. The Void-Piercing Sword in his hand, the Magic Tree on his left, and the Headless Yama's shadow on his right were all vibrating incessantly.

Seeing this, the Fox Mountain God immediately broke out in cold sweat, hastily forcing a smile as it said: "The person I admire the most in my life is the Guanzhu! This Evil Daoist doesn't look like a good person at all; opening and closing his mouth entirely about snatching things! He is absolutely not the Guanzhu!"

"At least you know what's good for you."

Chen Huangpi snorted coldly: "As for the matter with the Evil Daoist, I can just ask Master myself when I go back. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"Just these commoners of Xuzhou City." Chen Huangpi hesitated somewhat as he said: "Although the Evil Daoist is very annoying, what he said was correct. Since childhood, whenever I've done things, they genuinely haven't had a proper beginning and end. Usually, I just forget halfway through doing them."

"I killed Song Yuzhang, but I merely felt that he was guilty of numerous wicked deeds, and since Heaven wouldn't take him, I would."

"I saved the commoners of Xuzhou City, but I truly hadn't thought about what to do after saving them."

"In other words, I haven't found a path of survival for them."

Speaking up to here, Chen Huangpi's tone became weak.

He knew he loved to show off.

And also loved to brag and blow his own trumpet.

But he could also candidly acknowledge his own shortcomings.

Dispersing the Magic Tree and the Headless Yama's shadow.

Chen Huangpi reached out and grabbed the Nine Nether God Lantern. The latter of which had truly reached the stage of the lamp exhausting its oil now.

Otherwise, during that conflict with the Evil Daoist just now, it wouldn't have merely remained on the side emitting some light and spitting some fire.

Even to the point where, at this moment, the Nine Nether God Lantern lacked even the strength to act crazy and roar.

Chen Huangpi just delivered a light punch.

Which knocked the Nine Nether God Lantern unconscious on the spot.

At this moment, the shadow evil spirit suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, are you truly going to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find that so-called fishing rod?"

Chen Huangpi asked curiously: "Shadow evil spirit, why are you still calling me 'Your Majesty'?"

His desiring to be an emperor was nothing more than just talking verbally.

Although he indeed possessed the legitimate right of inheritance for the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

But acting like this right now was merely to show off stinkingly and strut around.

Why was the shadow evil spirit still playing along with him?

Hearing Chen Huangpi's words.

The shadow evil spirit explained: "If it were previously, this minister would only have treated it as Your Majesty being mischievous, just addressing you a few times verbally while actually dismissing it with contempt in the heart. But this minister observes that although Your Majesty possesses many shortcomings, you genuinely treat humans as humans."

"Since ancient times, whether they be enlightened monarchs or benevolent rulers, how many of them truly treated humans as humans?"

"We are not a human."

"Neither is this minister."

The shadow evil spirit stated: "There are still millions of commoners in Xuzhou City. This minister simply asks Your Majesty a single question: If this entire city is moved into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, will there truly be a path of survival?"

Chen Huangpi replied: "There are many evil spirits in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but there aren't any in the vicinity of Our Mount Yuqiong. They do not dare to approach."

Master only ever ate cultivators, but had never eaten ordinary mortals.

Otherwise, those remnant commoners of Huanghu Village would have been wiped out long ago.

Hearing this, the shadow evil spirit nodded and said: "Since it is so, then this matter shall be decided by Your Majesty. This minister will first remain here inside Xuzhou City, placating the commoners in the city on Your Majesty's behalf, taking care of the city's internal affairs."

Chen Huangpi was surprised, asking: "Beloved Minister Yang, you even know how to do these things?"

"Naturally, I do."

The shadow evil spirit sighed deeply, saying: "Da Kang doesn't lack people like this minister. Your Majesty possesses a heart, and this minister also possesses a heart. This minister also wishes for the matter of Xuzhou City to have a proper conclusion."

"Good. Then wait for Us in Xuzhou City."

...

After Chen Huangpi left.

The shadow evil spirit then began walking toward Xuzhou City.

At this time, Wang Mingdao inside its body finally couldn't sit still anymore.

"Uncle Yang..."

Wang Mingdao jumped out, saying urgently: "This Chen Huangpi is an evil spirit. Previously when we were trapped in the city, muddling along with him was one thing. But now that we've escaped the entrapment, you actually still treat him as the Emperor! Have you gone mad!?"

"It's not that I treat him as an emperor."

The shadow evil spirit stated: "It is that he treats humans as humans. You have experienced too few things. If your father were here, he would definitely understand my thoughts."

"There is still a His Majesty in the capital! If he learns of this, this is a massive crime!"

"His Majesty won't know."

The shadow evil spirit looked up into the sky and said: "The sun and moon are both gone. How can His Majesty know anything?"

When he was inside Xuzhou City, he couldn't obtain half a speck of communication with the outside world.

After leaving the city, the phenomenon of the sun and moon sharing the sky occurred.

And then, a Daoist robe wrapped up both the sun and moon and took them away.

From beginning to end, that nail in the shadow evil spirit's mind hadn't shown the slightest reaction.

All information had been severed and isolated.

He wasn't worried about the Da Kang Emperor learning of everything taking place here.

"Da Kang's taxes grow higher and higher year by year."

"The commoners live plunged into an abyss of misery, yet the aristocratic families in the imperial court prosper greatly."

"It is like a raging fire boiling oil; one touch and it ignites."

The shadow evil spirit stated profoundly: "That day, will not be too long."

"Uncle Yang, you want to rebel!?"

Wang Mingdao said in a mix of terror and excitement: "But the commoners of Xuzhou City are all mortals, whereas Da Kang's cultivators and deities are as numerous as the stars. It's true that Chen Huangpi is an evil spirit, and he also possesses a vast horde of evil spirits under him."

"But is this enough?"

Speaking up to here, Wang Mingdao suddenly slapped himself in the face: "No, I must be crazy. I am not an evil spirit, I am a human. How could I act as a traitor to the human race!?"

Yet the shadow evil spirit replied: "The matter of rebellion has nothing to do with you, and I also do not wish for things to reach that point. I merely want to achieve certain things exactly like your father does. We shall take it one step at a time and see."

"Then are we still returning to the capital?"

"Return. Naturally we have to return."

The shadow evil spirit said gloomily/faintly: "After we finish this big job, we'll return. Before he left, His Majesty gave the gold seal of Xuzhou City to me. But I am an evil spirit and cannot conveniently show myself. Therefore, I will temporarily act as the City God to calm the hearts of the commoners."

"Uncle Yang, then what about me?"

"You, naturally, are the Governor of Xu Province dispatched by His Majesty to assume office."

"This..."

Wang Mingdao hesitated somewhat. This was impersonation and assuming a false identity. If discovered, it was a capital offense.

Yet the shadow evil spirit declared: "The official rank of the Xu Province Governor is half a grade higher than your father."

"Uncle Yang, in official matters there is no father and son; a half grade is still a grade."

Wang Mingdao said earnestly: "The matters Grand Tutor Wang did in Xuzhou City were too rough and careless. Leave the rest of the affairs to you and me, Uncle and Nephew. When we return to the capital, this official will definitively point at his nose and tell him he was wrong, and that this official is right!"