Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 519 - 518: There is a Daoist Temple on Mount Emei

Chapter 519: Chapter 518: There is a Daoist Temple on Mount Emei

Yusuf Zuck set out this time without bringing anything, not even the Purple Glory Sword, which he had hidden at home.

Indeed, upon his return to the capital, he concealed the Purple Glory Sword at home right away. Moreover, the hiding spot was rather unconventional, not beneath the bed or inside any wardrobe, but under the steps of the villa’s entrance hall.

He had fashioned a secret compartment there, known only to him, ensuring that the sword was exceedingly safe inside.

Fortunately, he had brought some cash; otherwise, he wouldn’t have even afforded the taxi.

After disembarking from the plane at Shuangliu Airport, Yusuf Zuck directly hailed a taxi to Mount Emei, where the main stronghold of the Emei sect was nestled within the mountain.

Although the Emei sect now has many branches, resulting in various schools, the stronghold in Mount Emei remains their base.

There has always been a legend among the people that the top three sects in the world are, first Shaolin, second Wudang, and third, Emei. Emei martial arts boast a long heritage, emphasizing strength, softness, curvature, and straightness, with peerless skills like the Emei Nine Yang Technique, Wind-Return Willow Sword, Snow-Drift Cloud Pierce Palm, Golden Top Cotton Palm, and other legendary arts widely known among the folk.

Yusuf Zuck had many exchanges with Rachel Fournier, who turned out to be adept at the Point Hitting Technique, mastering the Acupuncture Point Technique to the point of perfection. It’s a real martial skill that thoroughly explores the body’s mysteries.

Yusuf Zuck had long dreamt that, once he had made enough money and no longer needed to worry about his livelihood, he would explore the mountains and rivers, and travel everywhere. It was an early dream of his, or perhaps a dream shared by many, but reality is too cruel, and we all have to struggle for a living.

Three hours later, the taxi driver dropped him off at the foot of Mount Emei.

In fact, Mount Emei is also one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains, attracting countless people each year who come to worship Buddha, in addition to the throngs of tourists.

The taxi driver thought Yusuf Zuck was a visitor coming for sightseeing, so he took him directly to the tourist attractions at the base of Mount Emei.

After paying the taxi fare, Yusuf Zuck started walking up the mountain.

The scenery here was exquisitely beautiful, and after arriving, Yusuf Zuck was reminded of a movie. He had forgotten the title, but he clearly remembered the dialogue, something about Emei Mountain in Sichuan having a group of recluses who chase the stars and moon, travel by sword flight, transcend the mortal world, and never get involved with the dust of the secular life.

Thus, Mount Emei also had a sense of mystery, even attracting many modern youth who, wanting to distance themselves from the city, come to this mountain to seek fairyhood or Buddha in an attempt to find the dreams in their hearts.

Yusuf Zuck found a guide and then asked her where the mountaintop Emei sect was located. However, to his surprise, his question drew laughter from the guide who, after laughing, finally told him that there was no Emei sect at the mountain’s peak, but indeed, the mountain was dotted with temples; one could worship Buddha, but seeking immortals was unnecessary.

Yusuf Zuck was taken aback and, to tell the truth, he had departed in a hurry, so he truly knew nothing about the place.

After parting with the guide, Yusuf Zuck continued up the mountain, eventually stopping in front of a temple called the Temple of Ten Thousand Years. It was a large temple, and from outside, he could see the temple’s statuesque Golden Buddha, with a steady stream of tourists coming and going.

Yusuf Zuck wasn’t here to worship Buddha, so he found another guide to ask if there were any Taoist temples in the mountains.

The Emei sect is related to Taoism, right? So a Taoist temple would suffice.

However, the guide’s response was vexing, as she said there wasn’t a single Taoist temple on the entire Mount Emei. There were many over a hundred years ago, but since then, they had all been seized by the monks and converted into temples. If he was looking for a Taoist priest, he wouldn’t find any here.

Yusuf Zuck thanked the guide and then inquired at local stalls, but after asking several, all claimed there were no Taoist temples.

Just as he was unsure what to do next, a young girl selling tea leaves took the initiative to tell him if he was looking for a Taoist temple, he should try the back mountain. She had once seen someone dressed like a Taoist priest there, though she wasn’t sure if a temple still existed.

Yusuf Zuck bypassed the temple and then embarked upon the pathless thicket.

Rachel Fournier didn’t even have a cell phone. If she had one, a phone call could easily locate her, but searching like this was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Of course, even if it was looking for a needle, he had to continue the search because it concerned Rachel Fournier’s life and death, so he dared not slacken in the slightest.

When he entered the mountain, the sky was clear, but after walking for more than an hour, the sky gradually darkened. Since he was not in a tourist spot, there were no paths to follow, and he couldn’t see a single tourist nearby.

At around seven o’clock in the evening, Yusuf Zuck had to call Sophia. Sophia and her grandmother had known Rachel Fournier since the days she was her disciple, and they often visited each other, so perhaps she knew.

"It’s on Emei Mountain..." After hearing Yusuf Zuck’s question, Sophia just answered like this.

"I know it’s on Emei Mountain, but where exactly? This place is full of monk temples and nunneries," Yusuf Zuck said with a mix of laughter and helplessness.

"It’s... it’s... inside the mountain..." Sophia whispered, "I really don’t know the specifics. Back then, I was led by my grandma, through the woods. Grandma said there were a few very formidable old monks on the mountain, so we could only take small paths. The old monks didn’t like Grandma..."

"What does where Sister Rachel lives look like?" Yusuf Zuck was at a loss for words with this scatterbrained Sophia.

"It’s a cave, but how come there’s no Taoist temple on the mountain? From the cave, you can see a Taoist temple, and that temple is where Emei sect usually holds their meetings... Oh oh, that’s right, normally the people from the Emei sect don’t live in the Taoist temple. They have their places everywhere. They only gather in the temple for meetings or when something happens," she explained.

"Repeat everything to me, how Sister Rachel was when she answered the phone and the contents of the letter," Yusuf Zuck knew it was too difficult to expect clarity from this young girl.

"Oh oh, alright," Sophia thought for a moment before saying, "Sister Rachel and I both bought phones, so, she had a few contacts, among them is a man. That man adored Sister Rachel and is quite handsome, but his martial arts skills are not very good..."

"Stop right there. You mean to say the person contacting Sister Rachel is this man? What’s his name, what does he do?"

"He’s a disciple of the Emei sect, one of the current Sect Leader’s disciples. However, he has to call Sister Rachel ’Great-Aunt,’ as she informs Sister Rachel about meetings and such. She might have also discovered the trace of her enemy, which is why Sister Rachel left without saying goodbye."

"The content of the letter is..."

"That’s enough, I get it," Yusuf Zuck hung up directly. This girl was too long-winded, but he had captured an important piece of information - Rachel Fournier was invited back by the current Emei sect. Whether they deceived her into returning was another matter.

"Find it, there has to be a Taoist temple in this big mountain; it’s not nonexistent!" Yusuf Zuck clenched his teeth, his telekinesis spreading as he quickly moved through the forest, continuing the search.

...

Meanwhile, tens of kilometers away in the opposite direction of Yusuf Zuck’s location, basically in a very remote part of Emei Mountain that was closer to Leshan City.

This place had a very small Taoist temple, usually just a small Taoist nunnery with two or three people.

However, at this moment, the modest Taoist nunnery was brightly lit, with more people than usual - about twenty or so, with a variety of attire present.

And these twenty or so people were all gathered around a young man, who was dressed in a long robe, dignified and imposing.

"She just won’t talk, even after torture and various methods of coercion. But this woman is stubborn as hell and won’t say anything. She’s passed out now," a middle-aged man in his fifties said.

"Heh, since she’s passed out, let her rest for the night. It ends here for tonight. Tomorrow, I will interrogate her personally. I don’t have much time; a prolonged delay will attract attention from others, so we have to pry her mouth open by tomorrow!"