Volume 3 Chapter 51: Huoyun Evil Spirit

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  "Xiao Yi, you didn't come to class again the day before yesterday and yesterday." After class, Su Jingyi sat down beside Chu Yu who was meditating with his eyes closed.

  "I'm going to pick up my cousin." Chu Yu was pleased that he had found a fairly reasonable excuse.

  "Is she your cousin?" Su Jingyi tilted her small head and hummed in response, "Your cousin is also studying?"

  "She's already transferred to our school and is now a student in Class 1 of the second year of junior high..." Chu Yu replied casually.

  "Then let's walk together after school today, and you can introduce me to your cousin." The girl said with a smile.

  "No problem."

  Just as the two were talking, a loud voice came from the playground outside the window, "Xiao Yi, I've thought of an answer, hurry up and come out."

  "Damn it, how could I have forgotten about this foolish young man's existence?" Chu Yu furrowed her brow, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked out of the classroom towards the playground. It was inevitable that she would thoroughly get rid of Lu Dinghai sooner or later; hiding was no longer meaningful.

  Look, Chu Yu came out of the teaching building, and Lu Dinghai, who was still shouting loudly on the playground with a big mouth, suddenly lit up his eyes and hurried forward in three steps.

  "I've thought of the answer now, that question you asked me last time, I can answer it now. You promised not to go back on your word, you have to accept me as your apprentice."

  Looking at the big guy in front of him who was excitedly talking, Chu Yu shook his head with some helplessness. "It's already the 21st century, how come the ancient martial arts fanatics haven't become extinct yet? Since he already had a precious and lovely disciple, it was naturally impossible for him to take this big guy in. Moreover, although this big guy had a good innate talent, his Nine Yang Thunder Veins physique was relatively rare, but compared to Tang Ke Yin, he was far inferior. Furthermore, his innate advantages didn't match the Alchemy Pavilion's style at all..."

  "Don't tell me your understanding of Wujizhiji, because this is an unsolvable problem in itself." Chu Yuke said with a swift and decisive tone.

  Lu Dinghai's small eyes blinked a few times, staring blankly at Chu Yu for a while before reacting, "You mean to say you've been fooling me all along..."

  "I'm not kidding you, I'm just fed up with being bothered. Now, I'm telling you very clearly and seriously, I absolutely cannot accept you as my apprentice, so from now on you...” Just as he was saying this, Chu Yu suddenly saw a small patch of fiery cloud streaking across the distant horizon. Although it was extremely faint, his exceptional eyesight allowed him to see it clearly. "This Fire Cloud old ghost, why did he have to come looking for me in school?"

  At the same time as Nian Ji Huo Yun Lao Dao, Chu Yu also saw Lu Ding Hai's face fall with a look of loss and indignation. A flash of inspiration struck him: "Big guy, want to find a real master to apprentice under?"

  "Is he really a high-ranking official?" Lu Dinghai asked in surprise, "Is he more powerful than you?"

  "It's much more impressive." Chu Yu said frankly.

  "Of course."

  "It's crowded and chaotic here, follow me." Chu Yu led the way to the back mountain of the school, where a fiery red glow was approaching. The area had been prohibited from entering due to the upcoming construction of a sports stadium, making it a desolate place.

  When Chu Yu and Lu Dinghai ran to the back mountain, the fiery red cloud at the horizon had disappeared, but in front of them was an old Taoist priest who suddenly appeared wearing tattered clothes.

  "Damn it, you're intentionally making things difficult for me! If you want to expose my identity, don't play around like this..." Chu Yu said bluntly.

  "Hmm, anyway, there's no one around this week... " Huo Yun Lao Dao said half of the sentence but noticed Lu Dinghai standing beside Chu Yu, "Who is this kid?"

  "Don't mind who he is for now, this isn't a place to discuss things, let's head back to the villa and talk about it there."

  "Alright, I'll take a step first." Huo Yun Lao Dao was also straightforward, and as soon as his words fell, he had already disappeared.

  "...that old man...how did he suddenly disappear..." Lu Dinghai muttered in a daze, witnessing this unbelievable scene with his own eyes.

  "Want to know why? Just follow me then." Chu Yu said with a light smile.

  The villa of Zhang Jiang's Tangchen Haoyuan, Chu Yu Fang had just opened the door when he saw Huo Yun Lao Dao holding a bottle of Maotai and drinking heavily in the living room. "Damn it, this trip to Qiantang River has really taken a toll on me."

  "Huh? Why did you bring him too......" Fire Cloud Old Dao looked at Lu Dinghai following behind Chu Yu and said with some puzzlement.

  "Never mind the Qiantang River for now, old ghost. You should know that our Lianbao Pavilion has a unique technique to observe people. Is it or isn't it?" Chu Yu said as he plopped himself down on the sofa.

  "It's indeed true. When it comes to discerning a person's innate talent and observing their natural gifts, the 'True Identification Wisdom Eyes' of Lianbao Pavilion are unparalleled." Huoyun Old Dao said noncommittally.

  Chu Yu smiled and nodded, then continued: "I've troubled you to run around for the Dragon Tendon for over ten days, and I really can't bear it, so I want to give you a big gift." As he spoke, Chu Yu pointed to Lu Dinghai, who was standing stupidly at the door with a bewildered expression.

  "That big guy is a Nine Suns Thunder Vein... you should understand what I mean."

  "What" Fire Cloud Old Dao "hissed" and jumped up from the sofa, his two triangular eyes flashing with dazzling light, staring straight at Lu Dinghai who was still in a daze, "This is a matter of great importance, I must take a look myself."

  As they spoke, Huo Yun Lao Dao raised his hand and Lu Dinghai, who was standing at the door, felt an enormous pulling force that made him involuntarily move to Huo Yun Lao Dao's front.

  "Hey kid, don't move, let old Tao feel your bones and take your pulse."

  He was being pressed down by a dirty old Taoist priest, which was obviously something Lu Dinghai couldn't accept. Just as he was about to push the other person away, he realized that he couldn't even move at all.

  Huoyun Lao's speed was indeed fast enough, from head to toe, he took his pulse again and transmitted the true yuan into his body for examination. The old face smiled even more slyly, and his mouth kept calling out "good".

  "It's truly a one-in-ten-thousand Nine Heavens Thunder Vein! Haha, the heavens have eyes, and finally let me find the best successor to the Great Dao Heavenly Punishment Thunder Method... haha..."

  Chu Yu shook his head with a smile and corrected him, "Old ghost, don't thank the heavens, you should be thanking me instead."

  "Hey old buddy, what's with all the politeness between us? Haha, I'll remember this favor for a lifetime." Huo Yun Lao Dao was visibly excited and rarely showed such a wide smile as he said to Chu Yu. Then, he turned his head towards Lu Ding Hai who was still struggling: "Young one, I've decided to take you on as my disciple, what do you think?"

  "Mind your own business and let me go, or I'll smash this old bone of yours to pieces! Don't say I didn't warn you!" Lu Dinghai was scolded by Huoyun Old Dao, his temper had clearly exploded, and his small eyes were staring fiercely.

  "Still a stubborn donkey!" Huo Yun Lao Dao smiled instead of getting angry, and said calmly: "I've decided to take you on as my disciple. Having a bit of a temper doesn't matter, I'll train you slowly."

  "Do you know who I am?" Huo Yun Dao Ren asked with a hint of arrogance.

  "It doesn't matter who you are, even if you're the King of Heaven, I'll still fight you to the death!" Lu Dinghai's face turned bright red as he forced his internal energy to its limits, but he was still unable to regain control over his body.

  "Since you are the future disciple of this old Taoist, I will reveal my true identity to you. My name in the Cultivation Realm is Jiu Hua Shan Que Wu Zong Ke Qing Da Zhang Lao Huo Yun Zhen Jun."

  According to Huo Yun's idea, once he reported his own name, this stubborn little boy would have to kowtow and ask him to accept him as a disciple. After all, the four words "Huo Yun Zhen Jun" were also a well-known figure in the world of cultivation.

  Unfortunately, Huo Yun Lao Dao forgot to ask Chu Yu one thing: Lu Ding Hai was actually a complete ignoramus when it came to the Cultivation Realm.

  So Huoyun Lao Dao got the answer: "Huoyun Zhen Jun is just a bird's nest egg, even if it's Huoyun Xie Shen, it's all fart. Let go of me quickly, I'll beat you up so badly that you'll be searching for your teeth on the ground." Lu Dinghai, this modern martial arts fanatic, really is a single-minded person.

  Could it be that he had been in the world for too long, so the title of "Huoyun Zhenjun" was no longer useful? What kind of thing is Huoyun Xie Shen, how come I've never heard of this person before! Huoyun Lao Dao tilted his head in confusion for a while.

  Just as Huoyun Lao Dao was bewildered, Chu Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing and said: "I'm telling you, old ghost, don't show off in front of others. This kid doesn't understand anything, he's not even from the Xiu Zhen realm, let alone know your title. Even if you told him the name of the ancestor of the Qu Wu Sect, I guarantee he'll still scold you."

  "But his body clearly has signs of Qi refinement..."

  "You're getting more and more confused as you live on. Don't you know that in this world, apart from cultivators who need to cultivate Qi before building their foundation, martial artists also have to cultivate Qi?"

  Huoyun Lao Dao patted his head lightly and chuckled: "How could you forget this? No worries, a blank slate is better, easier to cultivate."

  At this point, Huoyun Lao Dao's face revealed his signature sly smile and said: "Old buddy, although there was a bit of an unexpected turn of events, I've already gotten the dragon you wanted. It's currently trapped in the 'Duotian Juling Great Array' in the sunroom on your floor. Whether to flay its skin, extract its bones, or make a broth out of it is up to you to decide. As for me, I won't be joining you."

  The moment the words fell, before Chu Yu could ask a question, Huo Yun Lao Dao had already clutched Lu Dinghai, who was restricted by his "Tendon Lock", and swept him out of the villa gate.

  "I'll take this kid back to Longzu and slowly guide him, I won't have any free time for a while, remember not to look for me if there's nothing going on, and it's better not to look for me even if something happens, Old Daoist is very busy..."