Chapter 112 A Great Gift

Longhu Mountain.

Zhang Ruosu put down his phone, the corner of his mouth twitching. Several old Taoists surrounded him, including Lin Shouyi, the old master of the Shangqing Maoshan School, who had a past with Wei Yuan. He grumbled, "What's wrong? A phone call out of nowhere. We finally got enough people together, and you ruined the game."

"Whose call was it?"

"Wei Yuan's."

The group of old Taoists, whose combined age was nearly five hundred, froze.

Zhang Ruosu said, "But I didn't answer. I just blacklisted him."

"Phew..."

The Taoists breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since that young Wei Guanzhu did those things, "Don't easily use Wei Guanzhu in the Divine Land cultivation world" had become a half-joking, half-serious saying.

Zhang Ruosu's eyes flickered slightly as he said slowly:

"But he sent a text message, saying he had a gift."

"Huh?!"

"But he's in Jiangnan Dao now, far from here."

"Phew..."

"He's sending it here with a flying sword."

"Ah?!"

The old Taoists were a mess in the wind. Zhang Ruosu sat as still as a mountain, unmoved by external influences. After waiting a while, a clear sword cry echoed from the horizon. The long sword transformed into a streak of light and flew into the Taoist temple. Under the strange gazes of the Taoists, it slowly stopped in front of the old Taoist.

A box was tied to it with a hemp rope.

Lin Shouyi exhaled and said calmly, "So it's Wei Guanzhu's gift. Heavenly Master, you should accept it. After all, it's a token of his good intentions."

"Yes, yes, Wei Guanzhu is doing his best."

"With Wei Yuan's Taoist arts, it wouldn't be wrong to call him the Lord of the Jade Pivot Great Peace Department of the Seven Divisions."

"It can even be said to be reciprocity."

"As fellow Taoist cultivators, we should exchange information with each other. This is only right and proper."

"Well said."

The Taoists were calm and composed. Zhang Ruosu nodded and said, "So that's what you all think. But why are you hiding so far away?"

The corner of his eye twitched as he saw Lin Shouyi hiding by the window. The other old Taoists who had been speaking so seriously were now hiding as far away as possible. If they weren't concerned about the younger generation outside, they would have run away through the window on the spot.

Lin Shouyi said, "...Zhang Tianshi, your Taoism is profound."

"You open it."

Zhang Ruosu faced the expectant gazes of the old Taoists, his mouth twitching.

After a moment of silence, he stood up and walked to the window. He put his hand to the side of his mouth and shouted loudly, "A-Xuan, come here quickly. Wei Guanzhu has sent you a gift!"

Soon, the young Taoist with a black cat on his shoulder ran over with bright eyes.

"Wei Guanzhu's gift?"

"Yes..."

Zhang Ruosu smiled kindly and bent down, patting his junior brother's shoulder. "It was sent all the way from Jiangnan Dao. You know Jiangnan Dao, right? Their cuisine is famous, and Suzhou-style pastries are known throughout Divine Land."

"Look, it's in a box. It might be something delicious."

A-Xuan, who looked twelve or thirteen years old with a flame mark between his eyebrows, walked over.

He saw the box, his heart filled with wonderful expectations.

With a snap.

He opened the box.

…………………………

"Wahhhh!"

The little Taoist, startled by the head, ran away with tears streaming down his face.

The black cat-like creature exploded and smashed a paw into the old Heavenly Master's face.

A moment later, Zhang Ruosu, with dark circles around his eyes, looked calm and composed as he watched the little A-Xuan's retreating figure, sighing, "The adult world is a cruel food chain, junior brother."

"I'm doing this for your own good."

The old Taoists from various schools and factions beside him stared at the unflinching Zhang Tianshi with strange expressions.

Tsk,

Despicable old man!

Zhang Ruosu rubbed his eyes, grimacing. The black cat-like creature's claws were still heavy. However, he hadn't expected Wei Yuan to send a head over with a flying sword for the second time. What was this, sending a head from a thousand miles away? A small gift, but heavy with meaning?

But he almost immediately realized something was wrong.

Lin Shouyi frowned and said, "Whose head is this?"

"Did Wei Guanzhu do it?"

The surrounding old Taoists were also communicating with each other, but none of them had any impression. At this time, Lin Shouyi noticed that the old Heavenly Master next to him was slightly frowning, as if he had realized something. He slowly said, "So it's him. In that case, it's indeed a great gift."

Lin Shouyi looked at him and said, "You know him?"

Zhang Ruosu said, "Not just me, you all know his name."

The old Heavenly Master tapped the box with his finger and said, "Xu Fu."

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Zhang Ruosu sighed complicatedly, "It's a pity. I went to Sakura Island twice in those years, but I couldn't beat him. The third time I saw him was in this way. I thought that in another ten years, after I stepped down from the position of Heavenly Master, I would be able to resolve the old grudges..."

"Twice?"

Lin Shouyi looked at Zhang Ruosu.

Zhang Ruosu shook his head and said, "Foolish things from when I was young."

He thought for a while and said, "The first time was when I was sixteen. At that time, I was young and vigorous, wandering around Sakura Island, specifically looking for those famous families and factions to challenge. In the end, I said I would take the Emperor's dog head within seven days, forcing Xu Fu to take action himself."

"I was no match for him and was seriously injured. However, my final sword also forced Xu Fu to defend for the first time. I also took the opportunity to jump onto a whale and took the opportunity to escape far away. The second time was five years later, when I returned from Australia and fought him."

An old Taoist asked, "What happened that time?"

Zhang Ruosu frowned and said:

"In terms of Taoism and swordsmanship, I was already far above him. But in the end, he deliberately broke the earth veins of Sanriku, detonating too much power. I fought him while seriously injured at the time, and in the end, I barely survived, jumped into the sea, and fell into a coma..."

Lin Shouyi said unhappily, "Then I don't know how someone picked you up."

Another Taoist asked in confusion, "Picked up?"

Lin Shouyi's mouth twitched and said:

"Yes, the guardian of the ancient Indian imperial mausoleum and the female head of the sacrificial clan picked you up."

"Oh, by the way, she wasn't the head of the family at the time, the little girl was only fifteen years old."

Zhang Ruosu was silent for a while and said frankly, "This poor Taoist is indeed grateful for her life-saving grace."

"Yes, yes, yes, so you helped her become the first female head of the family in thousands of years, then patted your butt and ran to climb Mount Everest, buried your sword on it, and then went into seclusion, right?"

"Do you know that in the next few years, when there was a conflict between that country and the border of Divine Land, she secretly ran to Longhu Mountain to ask for someone, knelt in front of the main hall, and your master and grandmaster thought you had abandoned her and almost chopped you up with their swords. If it weren't for us pulling you..."

Lin Shouyi's words were a bit gnashing. That girl was a rare and outstanding person in that country for hundreds of years, like a sword, briefly piercing the closed and rigid society, full of vigor. When she came to Divine Land later, she was only sixteen years old, but there were always some outstanding people who transcended national boundaries.

Zhang Ruosu was silent for a while and said, "Saints forget emotions, the lowest are inferior to emotions."

"This poor Taoist has a clear conscience."

His demeanor was calm and composed.

Lin Shouyi could only sigh.

It was just that when the girl passed away in those years…

The Heavenly Master never went down the mountain.

Zhang Ruosu said strangely, "However... Taoist Lin, why do you sound a bit jealous?"

Old Master Lin's mouth twitched.

He was embarrassed into anger.

I'll kill you!

At this time, a Taoist finally reacted and said hesitantly, "Heavenly Master, you were twenty-one years old at that time, which was 1896 in the Western calendar. Sanriku, are you talking about one of the world's top ten tsunamis...?"

Everyone reacted and then remembered the huge tsunami that the elders in their families had mentioned, their expressions changing drastically.

The highest waves that crashed on the coast were almost forty meters high.

The records in Shirahama, Sakura Island alone, showed that tens of thousands of houses on Sakura Island were directly destroyed.

That battle was actually caused by the Taoist with kind eyes and Xu Fu in front of them when they were twenty-one years old? Even if it was because Xu Fu took the initiative to break the earth veins, it was enough to prove Zhang Ruosu's horror at the age of twenty-one.

The power of that tsunami even affected the coast of the East Sea, but because Zhang Ruosu had passed the talismans back, they were blocked by the previous generation of Heavenly Master and other true cultivators, and the disaster that would have damaged at least thousands of lives was greatly curbed. Of course, it also caused huge losses.

It collapsed three village toilets for the villagers.

Causing hundreds of people to have to deal with physiological problems in the sorghum fields.

In addition, a pig and two dogs were lost.

It took a long time to find them.

Zhang Ruosu was silent for a while and said:

"My master is allergic to doggies, there's nothing I can do about it."

Lin Shouyi added:

"After that, the villager made the recovered pork into smoked ham. I remember it tasted pretty good."

"They still make it every year. A few days ago, they sent some to Little Ling'er's place at Weiming Sect. Zhang Xiaoyu from Wei Guanzhu's family is also there."

Smoked ham...

Wei Yuan suddenly flashed in Zhang Ruosu's mind, suppressing this instinctive thought and slowly said:

"Forget it, let's not mention this for now."

"I just checked, Xu Fu's divinity has been extracted. It seems that Wei Guanzhu should have succeeded. Since it's said to be a great gift, then the divinity imprint should be in his hands."

"Divinity imprint?"

The Taoists were stunned, and then they all looked at Xu Fu's head, their eyes flashing with different colors.

Taoists also…

Suppress demons and subdue monsters.

Drive gods and order ghosts.

This is their job.

Lin Shouyi shook his head and sighed, "...No wonder they say it's a great gift."

This thing, the profession is not right!

It's just too damn right!

If you give me this thing, today my Maoshan Sect will develop two Taoist techniques on the spot.

Wei Guanzhu is dangerous, unstable, explosive, and easily induces geriatric myocardial infarction in Taoist groups.

However, he is a good comrade!

……………………

And at this time.

On the border between Divine Land and ancient India.

A crack appeared.

Several figures stepped into the human world, all in the form of winged tigers. As soon as they entered the human world, they raised their heads and roared, obviously extremely happy. The leader exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, his eyes cold, with unrestrained killing intent surging.

"Vast human world."

"Long time no see."

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