The Fourth Episode: Ah Er and Ah San, Dog Bites Dog, Wu Jin's Old Ancestor Takes Them In Together

  On the mountain road, Huang Shiren hurried along like a dog who had lost its master, hastily like a fish escaping from a net.

  A thunderclap in the palm, although he narrowly escaped from that pervert's hand, Old Huang was still frightened, his little heart beating wildly.

  This mountain can't be stayed in any longer! Having provoked Yun Zhongzi and Huang Feihu, the other side will certainly not let things go easily. If they really come to kill, Dao Ye will surely die. Even if they don't come, Wu Jin Old Ancestor is a cheap old good-for-nothing, with a black heart and ruthless hands. Today he can use Feng Jie as a scapegoat, tomorrow he can use himself as a shield. Such a leader cannot be followed. It's better to slip away quietly now and disperse in all directions.

  Huang Shiran had already made up his mind and was about to leave when he thought again and slipped back.

  Although Wu Jin Lao Zu is sinister, he's still easier to deal with than Yun Zhong Zi and Huang Fei Hu. If I were to leave now, alone and unaccompanied, I'd likely be caught by whatever fairy or monster I encounter and ended up as a kebab. It's better to temporarily stay here, wait for an opportunity, and improve my cultivation in order to ensure my survival.

  Huang Shiren's small eyes narrowed, his eyeballs rolled a few times, and he let out a string of sinister laughter.

  It seems that the palm thunder just now is quite different from usual. In the past, this move was only a faint wave of thunder, but today it's a huge ball of thunder, could it be that I, old Huang, have suddenly burst forth with several decades' worth of accumulated energy?

  Huang Shiren suddenly remembered the Palm Thunder he had just used, his heart was filled with excitement and joy. He stopped in his tracks, found a secluded mountain valley, searched for a hard rocky cliff, and then unleashed a Palm Thunder strike. Instantly, rocks shattered and stones were crushed!

  Puff puff puff! Huang Shiren never thought that the palm thunder, which could only stun a dog in the past, would have such power. Unprepared, he was buried under the debris and dust, with many hard rocks flying towards him, scratching his whole body, and covering his face in blood.

  "Good heavens! Good!" Old Huang was overjoyed instead of sad.

  "It's really my old Huang's good fortune." Huang Shiren stretched out his right palm and condensed another thunderball, carefully observing it. The thunderball was a deep purple-gold color, with flashes of lightning flickering within, truly beautiful to behold.

  "This color, clarity and the poor way to withstand the thunderbolt are exactly the same as that day. Could it be that after being struck by lightning, I absorbed the breath of the thunder?" Huang Shiren was both surprised and delighted, put away the thunderball, and smiled: "Let's go back, there will be time to study it slowly."

  This discovery made Old Huang feel extremely delighted, and with a flash of light, he flew down to the foot of a precipice.

  Wujin Cave

  Wu Jin Lao Zu pissed (read sui) himself off. Relying on his thousand years of Taoist practice and the cultivation of Taiyi Zhen Xian, he thought he could dominate the world, but unexpectedly, under Yun Zhong Zi's one blow, he fled in disarray, and even more so in front of many subordinates, this face was lost to the point where it fell into his grandmother's manure pit.

  Yun Zhongzi's Wind and Thunder Club was as light as a feather in his hand, but when it hit himself, it was like a mountain crushing him. Even though he was a Golden Essence transformed being with extremely strong defensive power, he was still beaten to the point of having his internal organs shattered and his bones pulverized. Especially with the two breaths of wind and thunder within the club, the wind being the Three Flavors Whirlwind and the thunder being the Five Spirits Heavenly Thunder, when they entered his body, they injured his primordial spirit, causing him to lose half of his cultivation in an instant. Without ten or twenty years, it would be impossible for him to recover.

  "How hateful! How hateful!" The old ancestor was in a bad mood, and vented his anger on the little demons by his side. He randomly grabbed a few of them, swallowed them whole, replenished his energy, and scared the surrounding little demons out of their wits, turning pale with fear.

  "Ah Er, Ah San haven't come back yet?" Old Ancestor looked at the raccoon dog spirit Ah Er beside him.

  "Old Ancestor, Ah San probably won't be coming back." Ah Er said with a smile.

  "Alas, Ah San has been with me for so many years, who would have thought that today he would lose his life." Old Ancestor lamented hypocritically.

  This Ah San, usually dim-witted and stupid, has the good fortune to take the blame for me, the old ancestor.

  "Old Ancestor, I didn't mean that Ah San lost his life, but rather that even if he survived, he would definitely run away with his tail between his legs." Ah Er sneered.

  "Get out! How dare he!" Old Ancestor's most hated thing was the Erwu Fangui, and after hearing what Er said, his anger reached new heights.

  Zhōng jì yě, ā sān, mò guài gē ge xīn hěn, shuí ràng nǐ qiǎng le gē ge de fēng tóu, zòng shǐ nǐ huó zhe huí lái, wǒ yě yào ràng nǐ sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì.

  "Ah, Second Brother smiled and said: "Old Ancestor, Ah San may seem quiet and reserved, but he's actually very cunning. He's a typical turncoat who will switch sides at the first opportunity. If he were to encounter someone as powerful as Yun Zhongzi, I'm afraid he wouldn't just refuse to help you, Old Ancestor - he might even kneel down and beg for mercy. And it's also possible that he'll betray us and bring others to attack us."

  "If he dares to do so, I'll be the first one to kill him!" Wu Jin's anger was ignited by Ah Er's provocation.

  "Report! Ancestor, the Three Great Kings have returned!" A small demon reported back with a message.

  Lao Zu gave Er Two a glance, his face darkening. Er Two, however, wore a smile on his face and remained silent.

  "I asked you, how many people came back with that cargo?" Old Ancestor said in a low voice.

  "What's wrong?" The little demon was asked and became confused.

  "Let him in." Hearing that Ah San had no pursuers behind him, Lao Zu breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Lao Zu, even if he didn't bring anyone up the mountain, it's possible that he became a scout." Ah Er comes up with another plan.

  Lao Zu sat on a tiger skin stone chair, let out a cold hum, and Huang Shi Ren had already entered the cave.

  This scene doesn't look right. Huang Shiren has been deceiving people all his life, and he's best at observing people's expressions. Seeing Wu Jin's face filled with anger and staring at him with an unfriendly gaze, and seeing Ah Er's smug expression beside him, he suddenly figured out what was going on.

  "Oh, great ancestor! Being able to see you again, Ah San is willing to die contentedly!" This guy came before the old ancestor, knelt down, and secretly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood, pretending to be weak, crying to heaven and earth, with snot and tears everywhere, making people's hearts ache.

  It seems that Wu Jin Lao Zu is also not pleased, after all, he was used as a scapegoat by himself. Just as he was about to let him get up, a cold laugh came from beside him, courtesy of Ah Er.

  "Ah San, Yun Zhongzi is a superior immortal who has attained the highest level of enlightenment. Even our ancestor would not be his match. How did you manage to return alive?"

  It's all over for this guy, no chance of survival. Wu Jin Old Ancestor narrowed his eyes, and a killing aura suddenly appeared.

  Huang Shiren had long expected that the raccoon dog would speak ill of him behind his back. He stood up, pointing at Ah Er and angrily said: "Ah Er, you heartless and shameless guy, why are you slandering my ancestor's reputation?!"

  "Ah Er stared blankly and said: 'How did I tarnish Lao Zu's reputation?!'"

  Lao Zu was also confused by Huang Shi Ren's actions.

  "Ah Er, our Elder has always treated us with great kindness, like a parent. How can Cloud Middle Child be compared to him? It's not that the Elder is afraid of him, but rather he didn't want to offend Cloud Middle Child and damage the harmony between the two families. You're disgracing the Elder's reputation in front of everyone, what are you thinking?"

  "Ah!..." Ah Er was left speechless and gasping for air by Huang Shi Ren's words, seeing Wu Jin Lao Zu's face turn dark with anger, his heart racing in shock.

  This A2 is hateful! Wu Jin's old ancestor is most concerned about his own face, in front of his subordinates, A2's words are indeed slapping him in the ear. On the contrary, A3 has a considerate appearance, making Wu Jin's old ancestor feel warm in his heart.

  "Sit down and talk." Wu Jin Old Ancestor ordered, a small demon had already moved the stone bench over, Huang Shi Ren sat down with half his buttocks, extremely respectful.

  "Ah San, how did you manage to come back alive?" asked Wu Jin Laogong.

  Huang Shiren let out a loud wail, wiping away tears: "Ancestor, I stood up for you with the determination to die defending your dignity. How could I have wanted to live? It was actually Yun Zhongzi who felt that killing me, a small demon, would be a loss of face for him. After humiliating me in every way, he let me go. Originally, I had thought to repay Ancestor with my death, but then Yun Zhongzi entrusted me with a message to pass on to you, so I returned with a thick face."

  "What message? What does Yun Zhongzi have to say?" Wu Jin Old Ancestor asked in surprise.

  Huang Shiren cleared his throat and said, "That Yun Zhongzi said that he would come to ask for advice from the old ancestor in two days. He also said that he wanted to flatten Meishan, strip the old ancestor's skin and extract his tendons, step on one foot, spit out a mouthful of saliva, and let the old ancestor never turn over again."

  "Wah wah wah! You're really asking for it!" Huang Shiren's words enraged Wu Jin Old Ancestor, causing his three corpses and seven spirits to jump up in anger. He pointed outside and cursed loudly: "You think you're so great just because you're a disciple of the Xuan Jiao Sect? You think I'm afraid of you?"

  "Yes, Old Ancestor, as soon as I heard that, I fought with him with all my might, but unfortunately my cultivation was too low and he beat me up badly. Old Ancestor, can you please take charge for me?" Seeing Wu Jin Old Ancestor like this, Huang Shi Ren's heart couldn't help but laugh wickedly.

  Go ahead and fight, it's better if you all die, then I, Master Dao, can rest easy.

  Wu Jin Lao Zu glanced at Huang Shi Ren, seeing that he was in a sorry state, his clothes disheveled and covered in wounds, with blood all over his face. He didn't know that it was due to the rockslide, but thought it was Cloud Middle Child's doing, and immediately believed it completely.

  "A San, you've done well. I'm very satisfied. Go and take good care of your injuries." Wu Jin Old Ancestor said with a pretentious show of concern.

  "Thanks, Old Ancestor! I knew you'd be kind to me, unlike some people who forget favors and turn against their benefactors." Huang Shi-ren glanced at Ah Er standing beside him, then continued, "Old Ancestor, I have something else to say, but it's just between us."

  "En. A'Er, you go down first." Wu Jin Old Ancestor nodded.

  Ah Erming knew that Huang Shiren might be unfavorable to himself, but he had no choice but to obey and exit. He walked up to Huang Shiren and gave him a fierce stare.

  Get out! You're not benevolent and I'm not righteous. Now that you've provoked the Taoist master, off with you to a place of quiet contemplation!

  "Speak." Seeing no one around, Wu Jin Old Ancestor said in a cold voice.

  "Lao Zu, when I came back, I heard Huang Feihu say a strange sentence to Yun Zhongzi." Huang Shiran leaned forward and said in a low voice.

  "What's up?"

  "Huang Feihu said, 'Immortal, can our insider succeed?' Yun Zhongzi said, 'Absolutely, I guarantee that Wu Jin will die a miserable death.' My ears have always been sharp, and Laozu knows this. But these words left me perplexed - Laozu's kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain, and even if I were to be torn apart, I couldn't repay his kindness. How could there be such a treacherous thing that would eat away at our conscience?! Huang Shiren clenched his fists and cursed repeatedly."

  His previous performance made Wujin Old Ancestor believe in this statement by 80%.

  If there really is a traitor among us, then we are in danger.

  "A San, I'm asking you, about today's events, did anyone make any unusual moves?" Wu Jin Old Ancestor asked.

  I've been waiting for exactly this sentence from you, Sunzi!

  Huang Shiren was overjoyed, pretending to be harmless, and said: "Old Ancestor, today only the First Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, and I went out to find blood food. The First Senior Brother was loyal to the Old Ancestor, but unfortunately died at the hands of Huang Feihu. I almost lost my life under Yun Zhongzi's hands, but it was the Second Senior Brother who saw Huang Feihu's gang and said not to provoke them. He insisted that the First Senior Brother and I take action, and even said that he would come back to ask the Old Ancestor to come out of the mountain. Old Ancestor, normally finding blood food is our responsibility, and it doesn't make sense for you to personally take action. I found Second Senior Brother's behavior strange. Later, the Old Ancestor followed Second Senior Brother over, and coincidentally, Yun Zhongzi appeared impartially. Second Senior Brother's actions, I really can't understand."

  Huang Shiren's words were like a fountain of wisdom, and Wu Jin Lao Zu carefully thought through the matter from start to finish. The more he pondered, the more he felt that Huang Shiren was right.

  "Ancestor, I am free to make my own decisions. You can go down now." Wu Jin's ancestor had a stern expression on his face and nodded slightly.

  "Small ones retreat." Huang Shiren saw Wu Jin Lao Zu's expression and knew that things had already become eight-tenths, so he didn't say anything more, turned around and retreated.

  "It's really an unlucky year, good fortune doesn't come in pairs, disaster doesn't travel alone. Don't even mention the trouble caused by Yun Zhongzi, if another traitor appears, my life will be in danger. These two inferior goods are not easy to deal with, each has their own reason, who should I listen to?" Wu Jin Old Ancestor scratched his head, worried and troubled.

  "Whatever! I've been ruined by Yun Zhongzi's evil ways, and now he's after me, with more harm than good. These two inferior goods have 800 years of cultivation, but they're not as good as getting rid of them together, swallowing their yuan Shen to help me recover!" Old Ancestor chuckled to himself, looked around the cave, and muttered: "It seems that this place can't stay for long, I'll just make a slight recovery and go to Xin Shi's place to hide from the storm, which is the best strategy."

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