Chapter 0010: A Difficult-to-Reveal Past

  And then "Flower Thief" Feng Rensui and Xin Yuan had a fierce battle of over 50 rounds in Yao Fenglan's bedroom, with neither gaining the upper hand. Just as "Flower Thief" Feng Rensui was about to repeat his old trick, he heard a commotion outside and knew that Xin Yuan's reinforcements had arrived and surrounded the courtyard.

  Feng Renshui thought to himself: "A good man doesn't take advantage of the present, as long as there are still green hills left, I'm not afraid of having no firewood to burn. You little bald donkey, today I'll spare your life, but if I ever run into you again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

  "Flower thief" Feng Renshui thought of this, and shouted at Xin Yuan: "Look out!" He continuously launched a series of monkey punches, forcing Xin Yuan to retreat three meters away. Then he turned his body around, loudly shouting: "Damn it, I'm not playing with you anymore!" and broke through the window.

  "Chai Hua Zei" Feng Renshui jumped out of the window, worried that there might be an ambush outside, so he rolled on the ground a few times, did a "ground drill", then sprang up onto the roof, displaying his lightness skill, and in a flash, disappeared into the night.

  Xin Yuan saw Feng Rensui break the window and jump out, he also jumped out of the window. He only saw Feng Rensui's back as he leaped onto the roof. Just as Xin Yuan was about to leap up onto the roof to chase after him, someone grabbed hold of him. Xin Yuan looked closely and it was his master, Hui Chong Da Shi.

  "Xin Yuan, Ren Rui has already run far away, don't go after him. What about Geng Yuan? Have you found your junior sister?" asked Master Hui Chong.

  "Seventh Brother was hit by Feng Renrui's 'Soul-snatching Powder' and has fallen asleep, he is still in the house. Junior Sister has not found him yet."

  "Go take a look."

  Hui Chong led the crowd into Yao Fenglan's bedroom, where they saw Geng Yuan lying in a corner of the room, fast asleep.

  Master Hui Chong hastily pulled out a small medicine packet from his bosom, had a monk bring over a bowl of clear water, mixed the medicinal powder into the water in the bowl, then had someone support Geng Yuan and fed it to him.

  Before long, Geng Yuan coughed twice and his eyes slowly opened, waking up.

  "Master, how did you get here? What happened just now? Where's my sister? Have you found my sister?" Geng Yuan woke up and looked around the room, searching for Yao Fenglan.

  "Gengyuan, you've been poisoned by Zei Zi Feng Renshui's 'Soul-snatching Powder' and have been unconscious for a long time. Your junior fellow-disciple Xin Yuan had a fierce battle with the thief Feng Renshui in this room to rescue you. Feng Renshui has escaped, I reckon he's gone back to Cangmen City to gather reinforcements. It seems that Biyuan Temple is no longer safe, we must all retreat back to the mountain cave." said Master Hui Chong.

  Geng Yuan glanced at Xin Yuan, just about to open his mouth to say something, but ultimately didn't say it. He saw Xin Yuan looking at him and hastily lowered his head.

  "All right, it's getting late at night, we should also return to the mountain cave, otherwise, your Shibo will worry again." said Master Hui Chong.

  "Then we won't look for our junior sister anymore?" Jingyuan still didn't want to leave the temple.

  "We've searched the entire temple, but your junior sister is nowhere to be found. We'd better return to the cave first and think of another plan." Master Hui Chong said as he stepped out of the room.

  Everyone followed Master Hui Chong silently and returned to that inconspicuous cave in the southern part of Qingyun Mountain.

  Master Hui Cong chose a few strong and spirited monks to keep watch outside, instructing the others to return to their caves and rest.

  Hui Zhi Fang Zhang had been waiting at the entrance of the cave for a long time, and he was also worried about his niece Yao Feng Lan. Seeing that Yao Feng Lan was not among the crowd, he let out a light sigh and returned to the cave.

  After a sleepless night, the monks were all tired and lay down in the mountain cave covered with straw, sleeping soundly.

  Yao Fenglan was nowhere to be found. Master Hui Chong and Xin Yuan, Geng Yuan were both depressed. The three of them had gloomy faces and couldn't fall asleep.

  Master Hui Chong worried about his daughter Yao Fenglan's safety and thought that the temple would have a great disaster, so he couldn't fall asleep.

  Xin Yuanshen was thinking of Yao Fenglan, thinking of Yao Fenglan, thinking of Yao Fenglan's smile and frown, and naturally couldn't fall asleep.

  Geng Yuan? Recalling the scene of fighting with Feng Renshui during the day, thinking about Feng Renshui's words, he couldn't fall asleep.

  Geng Yuan thought: "Who are my parents, after all? Could it be true that I am the son of Feng Renhao, the Security Commander of Cangmen City, as Feng Rensui said? Feng Rensui only said so because he discovered the green snake pattern on me. This means that my origins and the green snake pattern on me must be closely related. Green snake pattern! What does this green snake pattern mean?" Geng Yuan recalled an incident from his childhood.

  That year, Gengyuan was twelve years old. One day at noon, the weather was very hot, and Gengyuan went to a small stream in the mountains with his fellow disciples for a wild bath. Everyone splashed water and played in the stream, having a great time.

  Suddenly, Third Master Yuan Li discovered that on the back of Gengyuan there was a snake-shaped pattern, and it was green in color. Thinking it was amusing, he teased Gengyuan saying: "Seventh Master Brother, why is there a green snake painted on your back? Could it be that Xiaqing, the little green snake who followed the White Snake, left behind this birthmark?"

  "What's that? The White Snake can't even give birth, let alone the Green Snake who is far inferior to the White Snake in terms of cultivation. She can't have children, how could she leave behind a natal mark?" said Sixth Brother Yuánzhēn.

  "Ah, ah! Not even the white snake left any offspring, let alone the green snake having a mate. How can they possibly give birth to children? It's impossible, impossible!" Master Yuan Ren also came over to join in on the excitement.

  "I've heard that some wealthy families, in order to avoid war, hid their treasures and drew a treasure map, fearing they wouldn't be able to find them later. The maps are all different, and the places where they're hidden are also all different. Seventh Brother, if the green snake pattern on your body was a treasure map, that would be great! Our Biyuan Temple would then have money, and we could build several more meditation halls." said Fourth Brother Yuanchi.

  "Alright, are there any treasure maps with a green snake pattern? We're all orphans, Master picked us up, which means we're all from poor families. Seventh Brother, if you were really the child of a wealthy family, would they have abandoned you?" said Second Brother Yuan Yi.

  "Alright, alright, let's stop guessing. We can just go back and ask Master, then we'll understand everything." said Fifth Brother Yuan Xin.

  "Yes, go ask Master, go ask Master!" Several fellow disciples surrounded Geng Yuan and ran towards the temple together.

  Several fellow disciples rushed into the place where Master Hui Chong was meditating - the Golden Light Hall, and saw that their master was sitting on a meditation cushion reciting scriptures. Not wanting to disturb him, they stood outside the hall waiting.

  Several children were together and couldn't calm down, teasing each other and making a commotion. Master Hui Chong heard the noise and slowly opened his eyes.

  "What are you few doing outside, chattering away, instead of going to the practice room for your training?" Master Hui Chong asked sternly.

  "Master, Seventh Brother has a tattoo of a green snake on his back. We were wondering if Master knows what's going on?" Second Brother Yuan Yi asked straightforwardly.