"All of this needs to be returned?"
"It wasn't originally owned by my master."
The lights under the eaves shone on the swaying branches of the old trees in the courtyard, casting shadows on the window lattices. Inside the room, Lu Liangsheng picked up a magic sword, wiped the scabbard, and put it on the corner of the table.
"If we can return the favor to the relatives and friends of the monks who died that year and help my master to ease the pain, that would be the best."
Yun Ji stroked his white beard, staring at the pile of magic weapons and elixirs that were glowing with various colors. He knew what the national teacher was thinking, to ease the relationship, unite the cultivators from all sides, and do his utmost to destroy the fragments of the demon star that had fallen on Kyushu. Although he might have ulterior motives, his starting point was very good.
On the other side, Lu Liangsheng saw the old man was silent and cupped his hands again: "I am not plotting something secretly, but the consequences of the matter of the demon star. I dare not be careless. I can't take care of everything by myself. Even if I use the power of the court, mortals can't destroy the fragments, and they may even be possessed by contact. The corpse demon that was previously ordinary has been contaminated with the breath of the demon star and has become much more powerful. It is almost impossible to destroy it with ordinary spells."
"Well, the appearance of the evil star will surely bring disasters one after another."
In fact, the old man had nothing more to say. This matter concerned the safety of the people on earth. The demon star had fallen to the earth, and the cultivators from all sides were doing their best to rescue the people. As for the matter of the fragments, no matter whether it was related to the Purple Star Demon Dao or not, they should also lend a hand.
"Master Lu, I will pass on the message, but I also know that not everyone who practices Taoism will devote their energy and efforts to help. Some people do not care about worldly affairs and concentrate on practicing Taoism in the hope of longevity, so don't hold too high hopes."
The toad leaning against the small door of the bookshelf sat up straight, hugging his webbed feet and looking at the mountain of treasures over there with a distressed look.
"I don't hold out much hope... Can I take it back..."
The old man and the young boy ignored him. When Lu Liangsheng asked the old man to sit back down, Yun Ji stared at the Qilin cloak on the scholar for a while and then took the teacup handed to him.
"It is rare and precious that the State Master cares about the safety of the people. Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, Chengyun Sect will also go down the mountain. In addition, I have something else to say to the State Master, which is to repay the State Master's kindness."
Lu Liangsheng put down his teacup and spread his hands: "Master, please speak."
"I don't know why this robe of the Imperial Master looks so familiar to me, as if I have seen it somewhere before. But if my memory serves me well, I have never seen it before."
The old man looked at it carefully for a while, calculated its origin, shook his head, and continued: "Calculating the secrets of heaven, and predicting the past and the future, is still unknown, but this robe, the national master should pay attention to it, who knows, there may be a lot of meaning in it."
Lu Liangsheng looked down at the Qilin cloak that Lu Yuan had left him. He only knew that it was invulnerable to all kinds of attacks and had the magic of the Qiankun sleeve. He had always regarded it as a magic weapon and never thought that there might be other secrets in it.
... The head of Chengyun Sect should not be so idle as to lie to me. When I am free, I will explore it on the way to see what Lu Yuan left behind. After all, he used the Kunlun Mirror to travel through time and came back. In order to avoid the search of the Heavenly Dao, he must have hidden more important things.
After that, he chatted with the old man for a while. When night fell, he saw him out and put the pile of magic weapons back into his sleeves, waiting to return them together tomorrow.
When he came back after closing the door, Sun Yingxian was sleeping soundly on the table. His master was standing under the bed, holding a small quilt, jumping up and down, but he couldn't get up.
Taoist Toad raised his head and looked at the edge of the bed which was like a steep cliff, then glanced sideways at his disciple who was approaching.
"What are you still looking at? Help me, Master."
He was lifted up by the outstretched hand and placed on the edge of the bed. Taoist Toad hummed while holding the small quilt, stood up and walked to the wooden pillow, spread out the quilt, and crawled into it.
Lu Liangsheng didn't know where he had offended the Taoist, so he moved the candle on the table over there and put it on the bedside. He woke up the Taoist and asked him to go back to his room to sleep. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and shouted to his master, whose webbed feet were exposed.
"Master?"
The bulging quilt was pulled back a little, revealing the face of the Toad Taoist, "Master is very sleepy today, so I will go to sleep first. Liangsheng should also go to bed early."
After saying that, he covered himself with the quilt and began to snore.
Over there, the yawning Taoist priest closed the door and left. Lu Liangsheng shook his head, took off his robe, and blew out the candle on the table. He hadn't slept in a bed for several days. After going to bed, his body felt a little numb. Thinking about the conversation with Yun Ji, he slowly fell asleep.
It was a dreamless night. When I woke up, the sunlight was already shining through the window. A bird with spotted feathers landed on the window frame, hopping and singing cheerfully. It tilted its head, looking curiously at the human who had gotten up, and went to get dressed and wash up.
"Master, wake up."
Lu Liangsheng hooked his finger, and the clear water in the copper basin swirled and rolled up a water column, which was quickly spun on his face, washing away the dirt and oil stains on his skin.
Behind him, the Toad Taoist lifted the quilt, scratched his white belly, smacked his lips, yawned, stood up and walked to the edge of the bed, raised his flippers high and twisted his waist.
"Liangsheng, you don't need to prepare breakfast for me later. I don't want to eat from these Taoists. Call me when you leave."
He folded his own bed, jumped off the bed, walked into the small door of the compartment, and then slammed the door shut.
"Master, are you angry with Chengyun Sect? For those magic weapons? That doesn't make sense. I didn't see Master objecting when we were at Qishan... Could it be that he thinks I was too polite to the headmaster of Chengyun Sect?"
Come to think of it, given Master's temper, he had a grudge against the other party before, so if I were to be polite to him now, it would be somewhat embarrassing for Master.
Lu Liangsheng sighed. He came here to ask for something. His attitude was too cold and arrogant. The consequences of his actions would definitely be different. He was about to squat on the bookshelf to explain to the master in the small door. Outside the house, the Taoist knocked on the door a few times and shouted under the eaves: "Master Lu, let's go and have breakfast. Although the food from Chengyun Sect tastes light, it would be a waste if you don't eat it!"
After taking a look at the bookshelf, Lu Liangsheng decided not to disturb his master. He opened the door and went out. Old Sun, who was waiting outside, walked in front of him familiarly and introduced the surrounding buildings. He went to the building in front. There was a small table of dishes prepared in the lobby on the first floor. Most people who practice Taoism eat light food, but Lu Liangsheng could see some clues from the ingredients. These vegetables are more or less spiritual.
This reminded him of the Spirit Gathering Array set up in Lujia Village, which was also done in the same way, but it was a little worse than the one set up by Chengyun Sect. Over at Qixia Mountain, it only made the fish and shrimp grow taller and their meat become more delicious... Wait, that Spirit Gathering Array, couldn't it be that Master used it specifically to grow food ingredients
Thinking of this, Lu Liangsheng couldn't help laughing. The Taoist beside him looked at him with chopsticks in hand, then looked at the table in the direction of his sight and waved his hand in front of the scholar.
"Hey, what are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, just thought of something funny."
When Lu Liangsheng explained, several disciples of Chengyun Sect came over, and the head sect master Yun Ji also came over with a smile. They didn't care that Sun Yingxian ate first. After sitting down, they continued to talk about cultivation and occasionally mentioned the prosperity of the world. They didn't mention anything about the Qilin cloak yesterday.
The three of them chatted and laughed. After breakfast, Lu Liangsheng took out the pile of magic weapons and elixirs from yesterday with his Qiankun sleeves and handed them to Yunji to deal with. Since they had finished their business here, there was no point in staying any longer. They packed their luggage, led the old donkey, and went down the mountain with the Taoist priest.
"Old Sun, why do I feel like no one in Chengyun Sect likes you? Last time you said that Master Yunji admires you very much."
"… Do you remember the manuscript of Chengyun magic that I brought back last time?"
"Remember."
"I copied that myself..."
"Isn't that stealing?"
"Is that called stealing? I just copied it once!!"
There was the tinkling of copper bells. The scholar, leading the old donkey, and the sharp-faced Taoist priest were talking as they walked down the mountain in a lively manner. On the Cangyu Mountain that was getting farther and farther away, the younger generation of disciples whose concentration was still shallow gathered outside the building, looking inside at the mountains of magic weapons.
Inside, the head monk Yun Ji suddenly slapped his forehead, shocking several elders around him so much that they subconsciously drew out their magic weapons.
"Oh no, that scholar has tricked me. How can I divide all these things? How do I know who belongs to whom!?"