Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 239 - 190: The Truth Gradually Unravels, Li Ping’an is in Danger!

Chapter 239: Chapter 190: The Truth Gradually Unravels, Li Ping’an is in Danger!

"His arrival was right on time, we might as well seize the opportunity to ask him and find out exactly what he told my junior uncle yesterday!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Immediately, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect commanded:

"Quickly bring that old blockhead in!"

"Yes, Master."

Suddenly, Cen San, the steward of Cen Residence, entered the main hall. Not rushing to speak, he first carefully observed his surroundings and noticed that the atmosphere seemed a bit tense, so he quickly initiated with a forced smile:

"Immortal, my master asked me to deliver a letter to you."

"..."

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect didn’t need to look to know what was written in the letter, but still gave Cen Wenjin enough respect, tilting his head towards his disciple who then handed the letter to him, which he then opened and read.

"As expected, the content of this letter is Lord Cen asking me to avenge his son!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect then openly tore the letter to shreds.

The steward Cen San asked in surprise:

"Immortal, what does this mean?"

"Heh, what does it mean?"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect squinted his eyes and demanded:

"Exactly what kind of bewitching soup did you feed Pei Yuanjing yesterday, hmm? Why hasn’t Pei Yuanjing come back since listening to your nonsense?"

"What? Great Immortal Pei has not returned yet?"

Steward Cen San immediatly realized something was wrong and couldn’t help but blurt out:

"Could it be that Great Immortal Pei was also killed by Li Ping’an?"

"Shut your damn mouth!"

Taoists believe that speaking harms the Qi, and getting angry damages the spirit. They usually speak very little and never curse, especially figures like Zhuge Junchen, a grandmaster of his generation.

But Steward Cen San’s remark instantly touched his raw nerve, showing how furious Sect Master Zhuge Junchen was upon hearing it!

"Old dog, are you cursing my beloved disciple to death?"

As Sect Master Zhuge Junchen became enraged, the other disciples of the Flame Cloud Sect pretended to be outraged and started condemning Steward Cen San:

"Old fool, what exactly are your intentions?"

"How could my junior uncle, a talent like no other, be killed by the trash of Mount Longhu? You must be insane!"

"Old beast, what do you mean by this? If you don’t give us a clear explanation today, don’t think about leaving this place!"

A crowd of Taoist cultivators surrounded Steward Cen San, scaring him into kneeling on the ground and repeatedly kowtowing for mercy:

"Spare my life, immortals, I misspoke! Please don’t kill me!"

Had it been another cultivator, today wouldn’t have ended without a sound beating, but facing such a wretched mortal, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect couldn’t be bothered to argue. After calming his emotions, he once again ordered:

"Then why don’t you just confess!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I’m telling it now! Telling it now!"

Butler Cen San wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed his head, pondering that he could not tell the truth to the people from the Flame Cloud Sect, or it would expose how the people from Cen Residence had colluded with Xie Wenren to scheme against Pei Yuanjing. So, shifting his eyes, he vaguely mentioned the incident:

"After Mage Xie Wenren stood up for our young official, he was defeated by Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana and Li Ping’an, disciples of the Emperor Tathagata Dragon Tree Divine Monk."

"Then he told us to seek out Great Immortal Pei Yuanjing to avenge him!"

"I conveyed Mage Xie Wenren’s words to the Great Immortal Pei, and upon hearing it, he went to the abandoned house in the Fallen Dragon Pit, where Li Ping’an was living, to seek revenge for Mage Xie Wenren! I don’t know what happened after that."

"It’s that Li Ping’an again!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect gritted his teeth and said:

"So, you mean to say that now the only one who knows my disciple Pei Yuanjing’s whereabouts is this Li Ping’an?"

Butler Cen San hurriedly nodded and replied:

"Exactly, after Immortal Pei Yuanjing went to the abandoned house in the Fallen Dragon Pit to look for Li Ping’an, our young official also followed, and as a result, Li Ping’an killed our young official!"

"The matter of your family’s young official is a case of reaping what he sowed; even if he had not encountered Li Ping’an, he would have been killed by someone else sooner or later. Let me make it clear, his affair has nothing to do with our Flame Cloud Sect!"

After expressing his stance, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen then asked:

"Without guessing, your Lord Cen is now certainly desperate for revenge, having even sought us out. So, you must know the whereabouts of Li Ping’an now, right?"

"Hooked!"

Butler Cen San bowed his head with a smug smile, then looked up and replied hastily:

"Exactly, we have been keeping an eye on Li Ping’an all this time, he is now staying at the True Buddha Temple!"

"The True Buddha Temple? That is the territory of the Emperor Tathagata Dragon Tree Divine Monk!"

Stroking his beard and pondering, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect stood up and said:

"Well, since now only this Li Ping’an knows the whereabouts of Pei Yuanjing, we must deal with the venerable Emperor Tathagata Dragon Tree Divine Monk!"

"Disciples, follow your master to the True Buddha Temple!"

"Yes, Master!"

Just as the Sect Master was about to lead his disciples to the True Buddha Temple to question Li Ping’an, he suddenly realized something was amiss and abruptly sat down, pointing at Butler Cen San and accusing:

"Old dog, you almost tricked me!"

Butler Cen San hurriedly defended:

"Great Immortal, how dare I trick you?"

"Ha ha!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen sharply questioned:

"Let me ask you, the venerable Emperor Tathagata Dragon Tree Divine Monk does not accept wicked people as disciples. Xie Wenren would certainly have known this, so he had no reason to stand up for your young official! It must be some provocation or other meddling from your part!"

"Moreover, I know my beloved disciple Pei Yuanjing’s temperament very well. If he heard that Xie Wenren was defeated, he definitely would not stand up for Xie Wenren. Instead, he would have scolded Xie Wenren soundly or, feeling that Xie Wenren had disgraced himself, expelled him from the order!"