"Stranger?" Lin Wen's heart sank, and he suddenly thought of the official ship that Zhou Xiong had robbed. He said, "There is indeed a mother and son on the island."
"That's it, island master, please extend your hand!" Xuan Zhizi looked at Lin Wen's palm lines, stroked his beard and said, "The island master has recently suffered a bloody disaster. Although he is destined to be alone, fortunately he is not alone. Someone can protect you from the disaster, but this person is someone close to the island master, so you need to remind him to be extra careful. As long as his relatives are fine, the island master can be guaranteed to be safe."
Lin Wen's heart trembled when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "To be honest, my brother... has died. What will happen next?"
Xuan Zhizi sighed softly, closed his eyes slightly, stroked his beard and remained silent, as if he had no idea what to do about the matter.
A fierce look flashed in Lin Wen's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "In this case, I will kill the mother and son immediately and get rid of the disaster."
“No!” The temple master hurriedly stopped them, saying, “Although the arrival of this mother and son has brought Heavenly Evil to the island master, killing people cannot remove the evil star. Instead, the blood will turn it into Blood Evil, bringing about a fatal disaster.”
"This..." Lin Wen was shocked. He didn't expect that the mother and son would bring him such a disaster. He couldn't let them go, nor could he kill them. He asked hurriedly, "What should I do?"
The master of the temple said, "My nephew is well versed in yin and yang and the eight trigrams, and is familiar with feng shui and good and bad luck. Why don't you go to the island and take a look, maybe you can solve this disaster."
"Great!" Lin Wen was overjoyed and quickly stood up and said, "Please welcome the Taoist priest to come and bring glory to Shenlong Island."
Xuan Zhizi said in embarrassment: "I am a free-spirited person, I don't survey Feng Shui for others. This action is against the way of heaven, really..."
Lin Wen knelt on one knee in a hurry and said, "I am in imminent danger. I hope the Taoist priest can save me."
The temple master also advised: "Dragon King Temple has been fortunate to have been rescued by the island master for many years. I have no way to repay you. Can you please give me a favor and go there?"
Xuan Zhizi then agreed. Lin Wen was overjoyed and immediately said goodbye to the abbot. He took the Taoist priest back to Shenlong Island and briefly recounted the battle with the soldiers.
Xuan Zhizi did not comment much on the war. After landing on the island, he first looked around the island before returning to Shuanglongtang to discuss.
Xuan Zhizi said: "The island owner is the most powerful in Dongting Lake. This island extends to the east, which belongs to the east and is wood. However, a war broke out recently, and the soldiers came from the east. The owner of Shenlong Island is located in the west, which is gold. Gold overcomes wood, so it is not good for the island owner."
Lin Wen was puzzled and asked: "In the past, the navy of Jingzhou also came from the east and returned defeated many times. Why is that?"
Xuan Zhizi smiled and said, "This is the reason why I asked that person. I think one of these two must be the White Tiger. The White Tiger represents killing, so it has offended the Heaven's Evil and turned this island from wood to gold. How can it not fail?"
"So that's how it is!" Lin Wen seemed to understand but not quite, and asked, "Does the Immortal have a solution?"
Xuan Zhizi asked: "Can the island owner tell me the date of birth?"
Lin Wen hurriedly told him, Xuan Zhizi calculated for a moment and said: "I need to meet the mother and child. If the child is born in March, it may be possible to solve the problem. If not, I am sorry that I can't do anything."
Lin Wen felt uneasy and took Xuan Zhizi to the back island, where there was a separate courtyard that was previously used for his mother to live in. It was quiet and peaceful.
Lin Wen called out the mother and son. He saw that the child was about fifteen or sixteen years old, calm and composed, with bright eyes and a heroic look between his brows. The woman also had an extraordinary temperament. Although she was wearing coarse cloth, her manners were gentle and she did not show any panic at all.
Lin Wen looked at this pair of evil stars with disgust in his eyes, and asked Zhou Buyi directly: "Boy, tell me your birth date!"
Zhou Buyi glanced at the Taoist priest and said with a smile, "Since ancient times, evil has never triumphed over good. If the island master is defeated by the soldiers, he might as well surrender early. Stubborn resistance will only lead to self-destruction. What does it have to do with fate?"
"How dare you!" Lin Wen was furious and shouted, "You and your son have caused me so much trouble. If you say another word of nonsense, I will throw you into the lake to feed the fish."
Xuan Zhizi smiled and said, "The destiny of human life is determined by the laws of nature. The five elements are in conflict with each other, and there is no escape from fate. I have come to help you and save you. I have my own magic method. I will not harm your lives, so don't worry."
Zhou Buzhi hesitated for a moment and replied, "March of the Xinmo year!"
"March, you were really born in March?" Lin Wen was overjoyed when he heard that, and pointed at Zhou Buyi: "Master, he was really born in March, I really shouldn't die."
Xuan Zhizi asked again: "Can you tell me your birth date?"
Zhou Buyi rolled his eyes and looked at Lin Wen who was delighted: "This is the number of fate, how can I tell others so easily?"
"Kid, stop talking nonsense!" Lin Wen shouted, "You'd better tell the truth."
Zhou Buyi said, "I can only tell the master."
"You..." Lin Wen was furious, but saw Xuan Zhizi nodded slightly. He snorted coldly, turned away and waited in the yard.
At this moment, a minion came to report that Liu Qi had released hundreds of people and brought a letter, persuading the people on the island to surrender, saying that as long as they were willing to surrender, they would be forgiven.
"Humph, what a big tone!" Lin Wen was furious. He snatched the letter and snorted coldly: "I, Lin Wen, have been in the martial arts world for decades, taking revenge and being grateful. I have never heard of the word 'surrender'!"
After reading the letter of surrender, Lin Wen was so angry that his face turned blue. He laughed in anger: "Huh, Liu Qi is so arrogant." In the letter, Liu Qi advised him to mend his ways as soon as possible. Although he tried to make sense of it, there was a warning between the lines. It was obvious that he had regarded Shenlong Island as an easy thing to do, and he threatened to go to Shenlong Island in person at the beginning of next month to persuade Lin Wen to surrender.
Liu Qi's tone made Lin Wen very dissatisfied. He was so arrogant just because he took Wangyue Island. Little did he know that Shenlong Island was impregnable. Even if he surrounded the island, he would be helpless.
Just as he was sneering, Xuan Zhizi walked out of the room and asked, "Why is the island master laughing?"
Lin Wen snorted coldly, "Liu Qi won a battle by chance, and he is so arrogant that he wants to surrender to me. He really doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. As long as the Taoist priest can remove the evil star for me, what do I have to fear even if ten Liu Qi come?"
Xuan Zhizi said, "I heard that Liu Qi is a relative of the Han Dynasty. He defeated the treacherous Cao and secured Jingzhou. He also has the ambition to revive the Han Dynasty. His reputation has risen rapidly. Since he wants to surrender, why doesn't the island owner follow the trend and make achievements in the future and leave his name in the future? As the saying goes, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. He often lives in Dongting Lake and dies of old age on the water. What is the difference between him and the grass, trees, fish and shrimps?"
Lin Wen was speechless after hearing these words. When he reached the door, he sighed and said, "What the Taoist said is not without reason, but I have established a great reputation in the Dongting and Yangtze River areas. Who in the green forest does not respect me? If I surrender without a fight, how will my brothers and I look at me? How will the heroes look at me? Wouldn't I be laughed at by the world?"
Xu Shu said: "How can a mere reputation in the martial arts world compare to making great achievements in the imperial court and leaving a name in the history books? I once heard from my uncle that the island owner is well-versed in the classics, knows righteousness, and has great ambitions. He is different from ordinary bandits. Why should I go along with him?"
Lin Wen paused for a moment, and with his hands behind his back he looked at the sparkling lake in the distance. After a moment he sighed and said slowly, "It's not that I don't know the current situation, it's just that my knees are too hard to kneel before those dog officials!"