430: Chapter 31 Great Pudu Temple 430: Chapter 31 Great Pudu Temple Xie Xuanyi left the house alone, but he didn’t join the crowd at the Great Pudu Temple.
Instead, he found a tea house.
Nowadays, peace was a rare commodity in the Imperial City.
Sitting idly in the tea house, listening to a tune, time swiftly arrived at noon.
The tea house gradually filled with people, and the chatter increased.
Today, the Great Pudu Temple had begun preaching, and many had gone to watch the excitement.
Quite a few in the tea house were discussing today’s sermon.
“Did you hear?
The delegation from Fan Yin Temple sent a little monk today.”
“Tsk, that little guy is incredibly good at debating, eloquent as a lotus, making the monks from the Great Pudu Temple admit defeat.
They’re no match for him.
Several debaters have come in succession, but none could best the little monk.”
“A child under ten years old is already so formidable.
What’s left if Buddha’s children intervene?”
“I heard today the Fan Yin Temple delegation also compared skills with the Martial Sect…”
Xie Xuanyi was leaning by a second-floor window when halfway through listening, he was approached by a boisterous figure.
Without any courtesy, the young child in a Daoist robe took a seat, picked up Xie Xuanyi’s teapot, poured himself a cup, and also called the servant to add two kinds of tea snacks.
Xie Xuanyi chuckled in silence.
He knew that the Chen Mansion he resided in was under the watch of countless eyes.
As long as he was within the Imperial City, once he left the Chen Mansion, his whereabouts would immediately be known.
But True Master Jun Shan’s appearance was still somewhat unexpected.
“True Master Jun Shan, to meet with me so publicly, isn’t that a bit problematic?”
Xie Xuanyi hinted at something deeper.
“The matter with the Tai Shang House has been resolved.”
True Master Jun Shan looked a bit weary, but his tone was calm, “The agreement from last night still stands, right?”
“It stands.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled, “As long as Li Chen doesn’t trouble me, I won’t trouble him.
But are you certain, Venerable, that this issue has come to an end?”
He was curious about how Jun Shan had subdued Li Chen.
Nowadays, Jun Shan, reincarnated and relearning, was merely at the Grotto Heaven level.
Li Chen, on the other hand, was at Yin God Perfection.
There was a vast gulf between their strengths.
“Cause and effect, cause and effect.
Him sitting in that position of Pavilion Master…
was an effect I planted years ago.”
Jun Shan waved his hand dismissively and calmly said, “Li Chen knows that if he doesn’t repay that karma, he may even lose the Pavilion Master’s seat.
Today, he will leave the Great Chu Imperial City, and you can also let that lad from the Golden Turtle Peak with the surname Qi leave as well.”
Containing Li Chen, relying solely on Huang Su alone, was naturally not enough.
Da Sui Sword Palace had sent Huang Su and Qi Lie, one in the open, the other in hiding.
However, after the incident at Yuanqing Building, Xie Xuanyi really hadn’t seen Qi Lie again.
It seemed Qi Lie had another purpose on this trip.
To meet an old friend for the Law Enforcement Elder?
“Master Qi from Golden Turtle Peak…
does not heed my commands.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled and replied, “However, if Li Chen really does leave quietly, he should also depart.”
“This is all trivial.”
Jun Shan held the teacup, frowning, “You promised me last night to fight with Miao Zhen…
why is there no movement from you at all?”
Although he was dealing with the trivial matters of the Taoist sect, he kept tabs on Xie Zhen.
The doors to Chen Mansion were tightly shut.
Not long after, Xie Zhen left the Chen Mansion, but he didn’t go to Great Pudu Temple.
He didn’t even leave the Imperial City; instead, he found a leisurely tea house and listened to music…
When Jun Shan heard this news, he immediately couldn’t sit still and hastened to meet Xie Zhen at the tea house.
Xie Xuanyi had guessed that Jun Shan would come to meet him here.
“Venerable is a little too impatient.”
Xie Xuanyi said indifferently, “Stopping Miao Zhen from gaining momentum isn’t a simple matter that can be easily achieved.
Besides, what I promised the Venerable wasn’t a fight.”
“…”
Jun Shan said helplessly, “Why do you like to keep people in suspense?”
Xie Xuanyi pointed to the streets outside the tea house, where the conversation was clearly audible.
“Today, the Fan Yin Temple delegation had ten matches with the Martial Sect cultivators, each winning five!”
“The final battle between the two sects tomorrow will be between the Martial Sect’s eldest senior brother and Buddha’s Son Miao Zhen…
who knows what will result from their fight?”
“It looks rather grim for Wu Yue, I’m afraid.
It’s said that Buddha’s son from Fan Yin Temple killed the Yin Mountain Venerable in South Border with his staff.
If the news is true, this guy is no longer someone that the Cave Heaven Realm can deal with.”
“However, it’s rumored that after his victorious hunt in the north, Wu Yue has also successfully comprehended the Divine Embryo, perhaps he has a chance to win.”
“Difficult…
difficult…”
This clamorous dialogue left Jun Shan with furrowed brows.
Both the Martial Sect and Fan Yin Temple practiced the path of Body Refinement.
Since the tradition was established after the East Crossing, the two sects’ competitions had also become a habit in recent years.
Only this time…
the young eldest senior brother of the Martial Sect was going to battle with Buddha’s Son from Fan Yin Temple, a match doomed to end in gloom.
“The Fan Yin Temple delegation is well-prepared for this preaching session,”
Xie Xuanyi said slowly.
“They have the Diamond Demon Conqueror and the Bodhisattva Debater; this delegation must be filled with young talents from Fan Yin Temple.
Today’s ‘preaching’ event is bound to succeed no matter what.
The whole Great Chu Imperial City is watching today’s session, and correspondingly, those monks from Fan Yin Temple also value today very much.
Presumably, they are ready to handle any emergency.
Given this, why should we be in a hurry?”
True Master Jun Shan said with a frown, “You’re quite a strange kid…”
He faintly guessed what Xie Zhen intended.
“Given Miao Zhen’s modus operandi, he ought to have arranged the fight with Wu Yue on the first day.”
Xie Xuanyi said calmly, “Imagine, on the first day of Fan Yin Temple’s preaching, Buddha’s Son defeats the Martial Sect’s eldest senior brother.
Tell me, how many prodigies in Great Chu Imperial City could compete with him?
That would be bombshell news advantageous to the Buddhist sect.”