Chapter Thirty-Seven: Xiao Huan

  The wild dog, Dao Ren, stood opposite Zhou Xian, and when he saw Zhang Yu Fan, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why every time he saw him, his heart was filled with contradictions. Looking at him made him feel anxious and confused. As someone who had pledged allegiance to the Blood Refining Sect, he couldn't forget the fact that "he" had destroyed the sect's centuries-old foundation, and he was determined to avenge himself by killing Gui Li.

  Jin Ping'er and Xiao Huan whispered to each other, while Zhang Yu Fan glanced at the stray dog. This person's appearance had always been a topic of discussion among everyone, and the girls at the same table would often discuss why Xiao Ding created such a pitiful yet loyal character. Apart from his looks, he was almost a perfect person; surely external appearances couldn't represent the truest side of someone?

  "What are you looking at?" the wild dog suddenly said, with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

  Zhang Yu's heart sank, thinking to himself that his current abilities were greatly diminished, and he was no match for this wild dog Daoist. If he still harbored resentment towards him for the destruction of Lianxue Hall, how could he possibly defend himself? The hidden danger was right next to him, even with Jinping'er around, it would be hard to guard against. It's better to confront him directly, so he said: "Are you still holding a grudge against me?"

  "You destroyed my Blood Refining Sect, and for others, it may be something that can be forgotten. But for me, Wild Dog, he was like a reborn father and mother to me. How can I forget the hatred of killing one's parents? As a man of seven feet tall, how can I stand in this world? You can kill me at any time, but as long as I have the opportunity, I will kill you!"

  Zhang Yufan was shocked, and indeed guessed correctly. The wild dog had murderous intentions towards me too. I first made it clear to Xiaohuan that you had ill intentions, even if you wanted to take action, you would have to think carefully. "I've lost my way now, you can kill me right away!"

  The wild dog was taken aback, looking at Zhang Yu Fan, secretly thinking that if one's heart is set on death, they would say such things. Well, since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish. Thinking this, the bone spur treasure in his hand slowly appeared, ready to strike.

  Jin Bao'er, who was drinking with Xiao Huan by her side, suddenly felt a jolt and discovered the unusual behavior of the wild dog's Daoist. She shouted loudly: "Wild Dog, no matter what grudges you have between you, as long as I'm here, I won't let you harm him!"

  "Master Dao, what are you going to do?" Xiao Huan exclaimed in surprise.

  "The hatred for killing father and mother cannot be shared under the same sky, how can it be dropped!"

  Xiao Huan held a tea bowl in her hand and stared at the wild dog, saying: "When did he kill your parents?"

  The wild dog had already revealed its magic treasure, but it didn't make a move because of Xiao Huan's face. It roared: "He destroyed the Blood Refining Hall that gave me rebirth, can such hatred not be avenged even if I kill my parents?"

  Jin Ping'er clapped her hands and laughed: "Daozhang, I admire your bold and unyielding spirit, but now there are few people in the world like you. However, you're also a stubborn fool!"

  The wild dog Taoist was furious, "slam" and smashed the teacup in his hand, roaring: "What did you say?"

  Jin Ping'er let out a charming smile, which made people's bones melt, but when heard in front of Ye Quan, it had no effect. After laughing for a long time, she said: "If I, Jin Ping'er, were to destroy your Blood Refining Hall back then, you wouldn't have been left with your dog life. The world has always been about the strong preying on the weak. If the Blood Refining Hall was stronger than the Ghost King Sect, maybe it would be you, Ye Quan, leading people to destroy Huqi Mountain. Both sides have their own masters, and even if we were to blame someone for being the mastermind, it would still be the Ghost King. Gu Yi showed mercy and spared your Blood Refining Hall, but instead of showing gratitude, you repay kindness with resentment, saying that he's an idiot and you don't even admit it!"

  The stray dog owner shouted: "You... you... you're good..."

  On Monday, Xian Lian drank three large bowls of tea and saw that the atmosphere had slightly dissipated. He said to the wild dog Dao Ren: "You can't kill this person!"

  The wild dog was stunned, Zhou Yi Xian had never been involved in any grudges or feuds, nor had he ever interfered with others' lives and deaths. Now, however, he was acting out of character, and said inexplicably: "Even you, Senior..."

  On Monday, Xian stroked his white beard and said with an air of elegance: "This person didn't come to this world for you to kill him, he has a more important burden!"

  Although Zhou Yixian's words are 90% deceitful, this sentence sounds like it has a profound meaning, and judging from his expression, he has never been so serious before, especially with Zhang Yufan, who is even more convinced of him.

  Zhang Yu Fan walked around the table and came to Zhou Yi Xian's back, saying: "Please, senior, instruct me!"

  Xian slightly raised her eyelids on Monday, with a very mysterious look, and said after a long time: "What can I teach you!"

  Zhang Yu Fan was taken aback, thinking to himself "Don't you know everything? Why are you asking me?" But he said out loud: "Senior, do you know how I can recover my lost Dao techniques?"

  "Didn't you already understand this on Xiaozhu Peak? What are you teaching me now?"

  Zhang Yu Fan was puzzled and said, "I've already understood it, could it be that..." Just as he was about to finish his sentence, Zhou Yi Xian suddenly interrupted him, saying, "This is a heavenly secret that cannot be revealed!"

  Two people were talking here, and the three people next to them didn't understand a word, but the wild dog was still standing on the stool with its teeth bared, after being scolded by Jinping'er, its anger had already dissipated by more than half, it's just that it couldn't get down because of its pride.

  The shopkeeper next door looked at the wild dog and sighed, feeling heartbroken about the broken stool and table. The dog-faced man had a ferocious expression and was not someone to be trifled with. After glancing at the shattered teacups, he finally couldn't help but say, "You two Taoist priests, whether you're resting or fighting, you still have to compensate for the damaged goods."

  "The old master can't even afford to compensate for a broken bowl!" The boss was shocked and quickly retreated, the wild dog Taoist sat down in anger, grabbed the teapot and drank it all in one gulp, then stared at Zhang Yufan without saying a word.

  "Please instruct me, senior!" Zhang Yufan repeated his words.

  Xian raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, then flipped his right hand over and extended it, saying "Hmph! Now it's up to you to show your sincerity!"

  Zhang Yu Fan initially didn't understand, but soon realized that the old man was asking him for money again. Mentioning money, he let out a bitter laugh, then turned around and held up the charred remains of his clothes, which had been burned by the Divine Thunder Sword Technique, saying: "Senior, I only have this much, I'm penniless!"

  "Monday Fairy suddenly became angry and said: 'No money, no money, what's the point of doing this crap!'"

  Xiao Huan suddenly turned around and faced Zhou Yixian, saying: "Grandfather, how can you be like this? Can't there be some exceptions besides money?"

  On Monday, Xian puffed out his chest and glared, saying loudly: "We're all making exceptions, what's the point of even eating!"

  Xiao Huan said in a very bad mood: "Eat, eat, eat, besides money, what else do you have? You don't even have any human feelings. Be careful or you'll die without anyone to carry your coffin!"

  Zhang Yufan secretly smiled to himself, thinking that back home he had never worried about money, with food and clothes always readily available. Now that he had arrived in this new world penniless, he realized just how difficult it was for a person to live on their own.

  Xiao Huan didn't even look at Zhou Yi Xian, turned around and walked away with a huff.

  Zhang Yufan glanced at everyone and suddenly looked at Xiaohuan, taking the initiative to walk over and say: "If I had something to ask of you, would you agree?"

  Xiao Huan blinked her eyes and said with a eager face: "I will, you are a good person, I agree to anything!"

  Zhang Yufan smiled and said: "Thank you, it's about Biyao!"

  Xiao Huan's heart skipped a beat, and she said: "Is it that Bi Yao sister who gave up her life for you? She was really great, but didn't she pass away ten years ago?"

  Zhang Yu Fan's heart gradually sank, thinking of the woman in the green water dress who had lain alone in the Ghost King Sect's stone room for ten years. Her pale face still wore a faint smile, the sweet smile she showed when looking at her beloved in desperation, remained unchanged for ten years. He decided not to let her continue sleeping, because his arrival was going to change her tragic ending.

  "She didn't die, but lost her soul. The other day, the great witch of Nanjiang Qili Duan used the Soul Summoning Technique to retrieve one of her souls from the Huanyin Bell, but at a critical moment, she was severely injured and exhausted, rendering all previous efforts useless!"

  Xiao Huan was moved by this tragic love, and she finally understood Gui Lian's state of mind over the past decade. Day after day, he faced the person he loved but couldn't hear her or himself say a word to each other. The other person gradually withered away, suffering in silence, and ten years of life were like being an undead corpse without a soul, living without purpose is so sad.

  Zhang Yufan said: "Xiaohuan can you help her?"

  Xiao Huan smiled and said: "I know what you want to say, I'll try my best..."

  Xiao Huan hadn't finished speaking when Zhou Yixian suddenly shouted from the side: "Pfft, pfft, pfft! You little girl know what? With your little bit of useless skills, what can you do? We don't have this kind of obligation. This isn't something to be taken lightly, if things go wrong, it could be a matter of life and death!"

  Jin Ping'er looked at the two people, Zeng Shu-shu and her grandson, with a strange expression. She didn't know much about Bi Yao's situation, and it was related to the He Huan Sect's most precious treasure, the He Huan Bell. She thought back to when the four major sects had joined forces to deal with Qing Yun, and San Miao Furen had asked Gui Wang for it, but he had flatly refused, leaving them no choice. After the failure of the Xian Jian Sword incident, the He Huan Sect's resentment towards Gui Wang's sect only deepened.

  Xiao Huan shouted loudly at Zhou Yixian: "Shut up, I'm all grown up, I have the right to make my own choices, and I just want to see if you can still control me!"

  On Monday, Xianyi was so angry that he almost vomited blood and scolded: "You damned girl, I've wasted my efforts raising you, always turning against me, you're really going to kill me with anger!"

  In a fit of rage, he smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground. The shopkeeper felt a pang of heartache at the sight, but that dog-faced man had a ferocious expression. Since everyone said so, several broken cups weren't worth much money, and he hid behind the counter, busily wiping the teapot.

  Zhang Yufan was overjoyed in his heart, and instead of Gui Li and Bi Yao secretly wrote to Xiao Huan again: "But not now, your Tao is indeed not enough. Within a month, you will meet a master who will pass on some ghostly secret methods to you, making your skills greatly improved. At that time, I will come looking for you, hoping that you can really save her!"

  Xiao Huan was taken aback and hastily asked: "How did you know I would find a master within a month?"

  Zhang Yu Fan looked at Zhou Yi Xian and hesitated for a moment before saying: "This is what your grandfather said!"

  On Monday, Xian Zheng was about to refute when the Taoist-looking person on the side suddenly stood up. The wild dog Taoist took a look and couldn't help but be shocked, exclaiming: "It's you——"