Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 410 - 23 Old Friend? Enemy?_1

Chapter 410: Chapter 23 Old Friend? Enemy?_1

Qin Shou thought it over and realized that the method the old swindler suggested was indeed the best and simplest way to enter the Immortal Realm.

However, cultivation requires a Cultivation Technique, and although he had one, Qin Shou was very clear about one thing: his future enemies would definitely not be these Earthly Immortals or Heavenly Immortals, but rather the terrifying beings above the Great Golden Immortal!

Therefore, a good foundation was necessary.

Thus, Qin Shou asked, "Old trickster, do you know the whereabouts of the Chonghua Sutra?"

Upon hearing this, the old trickster looked at Rabbit with a smile and said, "Rabbit, did you go to Emperor Shun Mountain last time for the Chonghua Sutra?"

Qin Shou coughed dryly, neither confirming nor denying.

The old trickster said, "If you hadn’t asked, I really wouldn’t have thought to mention it. But since you did ask, I can indeed give you some advice."

Qin Shou’s eyes immediately lit up, "Really?"

The old trickster stroked his beard, looking unfathomably profound...

Slap!

Qin Shou jumped up and slapped him on the head, saying, "Spit it out, stop bullshitting! Don’t we know what you’re like?"

The old trickster looked at Qin Shou with a wronged expression and said, "I’m trying to give you advice, can’t you show some respect for the elderly?"

Qin Shou retorted with a stiff neck, "Don’t talk nonsense, if we really go by age, it’s hard to tell who’s older! Maybe I’m the one who should be benefiting by calling you ’Brother.’"

The old trickster spat out, "Nonsense? Have you ever heard this phrase?"

Qin Shou asked, "What phrase?"

The old trickster proudly recited, "First came Hongjun, then came Heaven, Taixu existed even before Heaven."

After saying that, the old trickster looked towards Qin Shou, who grinned and asked, "Who’s Taixu?"

The old trickster slightly tilted his head back, the implication was very clear.

Qin Shou looked at the old trickster with pity and said, "From now on, all the kidneys and Jiucai are yours at dinner, don’t be polite."

As if accustomed to it, the old trickster had no reaction to Qin Shou’s words but nonchalantly said, "Rabbit, focus on the main point. Taixu existed even before Heaven! Now do you realize how old I am?"

Laughing, Rabbit quietly brought over a very tall chair, stood on it looking down at the old trickster, and then took a deep breath, "Ptui!"

The old trickster quickly dodged and angrily said, "Rabbit, what are you doing?"

Qin Shou looked at the old trickster sideways and asked, "You think I’m uneducated, don’t you? The original saying doesn’t go like that, does it?"

The old trickster’s face turned red...

Sun Wukong said, "I’ve heard from Master, the saying should go ’First came Hongjun, then came Heaven, gods and demons were before the immortals and Buddhas.’

The old trickster’s face turned even redder, with a stiff neck he said, "Who’s your master, huh? Is everything he says correct?"

Sun Wukong chuckled and did not reply.

Qin Shou continued to give the old trickster a dumbfounded look and flatly said, "His master is Bodhi Patriarch from Fangcun Mountain. Do you want to go and debate with him on the spot?"

Upon hearing this, the old trickster coughed dryly and pretended to be ignorant, "What did I just say?"

Sun Wukong said, "You were going to debate the length of the path with my master."

The old trickster spoke with conviction, "Nonsense! Don’t make things up! I never said that! I’m not that lunatic Nan Wuzui."

Qin Shou was startled, "Someone actually did that? Nan Wuzui? Who is that?"

The old trickster feigned ignorance and asked, "Nan Wuzui? You must have heard wrong. By the way, do you still want to know the whereabouts of the Chonghua Sutra?"

Qin Shou nodded eagerly.

The old trickster sighed and said, "Speaking of the Chonghua Sutra... sigh, I’m hungry. Rabbit, got anything to eat? Never mind, let’s go to a restaurant, shall we?"

After a moment of speechlessness, Qin Shou asked, "Are you and Dog Xiaotian born of the same mother?"

The old trickster: "..."

In the end, Qin Shou took the deceitful old trickster to a restaurant in a human city, where they indulged in delicious food and fine wine to their hearts’ content.

Only then did the old trickster wipe the grease from his mouth and whispered, "The Chonghua Sutra isn’t located anywhere else, but in Shungong Stone’s possession! Actually, this isn’t much of a secret; any family with some historical background knows it."

Qin Shou asked, "Everyone knows? Then why doesn’t Dog Xiaotian know?"

The old trickster replied, "Like I said, only families with historical background know. The Dog Xiaotian you’re talking about is just a dog that does nothing but pee everywhere all day long, it’s already impressive that he knows about the Chonghua Sutra."

Qin Shou didn’t bother to delve into these details, and asked, "I heard that Shungong Stone is not easy to find? To find it, you need to locate the Blood Bamboo first, right?"

The old trickster responded, "What do you mean by not easy to find?"

Qin Shou’s eyes lit up as he said, "Could it be that the legend is also wrong?"

The old trickster chuckled and downed a large cup of wine before saying, "Hey... it’s not that it’s hard to find, it’s damn impossible to see it!"

Qin Shou was momentarily dumbfounded and jumped onto the table, grabbing the old trickster’s collar and shouting, "Impossible to see? If it’s impossible to see, then why the hell are you telling me this! I treated you to all this good food, and this is what you say to me?"

The old trickster pushed the Rabbit away and straightened his collar, saying, "What’s there to get worked up about? What’s there to get worked up about? Others may not be able to see the Chonghua Sutra, but I have a way!"

Both Qin Shou and Sun Wukong were somewhat excited. Both were single-mindedly intent on becoming stronger, and a stronger foundation was extremely tempting to them.

The old trickster looked around cautiously to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then took something out of his sleeve. That bit of something was barely visible out of the sleeve, then he turned sideways to show it to them.

After seeing it, Qin Shou and Sun Wukong almost cried out in unison, "It’s Bloo..."

The old trickster glared at them, and they quickly corrected themselves, saying, "Blood tofu!"

The old trickster nodded, looking at them with a smiling face, "Now you know how awesome Daoist I am, right? In the future, show some respect to your senior, and it will be to your advantage!"

Qin Shou lowered his voice and asked, "During the Emperor Shun Festival, was it you who sneaked up the mountain?"

The old trickster shook his head, "Don’t talk nonsense, would I, an old man, do such a thing?" Though he said this, the look in his eyes and his smug face clearly meant that it was indeed him!

Qin Shou immediately saw the old trickster in a new light, no wonder this guy was able to pass through the Three Immortals Road with non-Immortal strength, enter the Southern Gate, and deceive a group of Immortals! This guy truly had the talent!

Sun Wukong, puzzled, asked, "If you’ve been up there before, why didn’t you take the sutra? With your ’leave no opportunity behind’ personality, you shouldn’t have come back empty-handed, right?"

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Who doesn’t leave opportunities behind? I’m a swindler at most, not a thief! Please respect the professional integrity of a swindler!" the old trickster roared angrily.

Unfortunately, neither Qin Shou nor Sun Wukong took a second look at him, they simply didn’t believe what he said!

With no other choice, the old trickster spoke in a lower voice, "Do you really think that possessing Blood Bamboo means you can see Shungong Stone? There’s something guarding around Shungong Stone. I’ve dealt with one, but there’s another that’s a bit trickier... However, with your help, we might be able to try."

"Emperor Shun made great contributions, it doesn’t feel right to target his tomb," Qin Shou hesitated somewhat, since Emperor Shun was a revered ancestor in human filial piety with immeasurable merit, and he felt reluctant to steal from him.

However, the old trickster nonchalantly said, "Bullshit reluctance! Do you think we’re the only ones after the Chonghua Sutra? That day I went up the mountain, I ran into more than ten scouts alone! Moreover, to my knowledge, several people possess Blood Bamboo. If you don’t take it, someone else will. Think about it; do you prefer those bastards benefit, or would it be better if we benefited instead?"

Sun Wukong didn’t have much feeling toward Emperor Shun, stood with his arms crossed looking at Qin Shou, ready to follow his decision.

Hearing the old trickster’s words, the first thing Qin Shou thought of was the siblings Yishan and Yishui, who had also gone to the mountain. Yishan said he saw people going up the mountain and followed to take a look. But now, things might not be so simple.

After pondering for a while, Qin Shou asked, "Do you know who else is after the Chonghua Sutra?"

The old trickster shook his head, "There are too many, I can’t name them all. But it’s strange when you think about it; right before Emperor Shun’s Festival, someone secretly spread the word, claiming that the Chonghua Sutra was in Jiuyi Mountain, within Emperor Shun’s Mausoleum.

If it weren’t for that news, I wouldn’t have bothered to run all that way to join the fray.

As far as I know, those who went include the little Dragon King Ao Sui from the South Sea, Emperor Shun’s descendant, the Crown Prince Yao Bofu of the Yu-Yu family, Gouyun, the top talent from the Wu Yue lineage in the southern mountains! I even heard that the greatest empire from the South Shanbu Continent, the Tang Dynasty, sent people there as well," the old trickster explained.

Qin Shou didn’t know most of these people mentioned by the old trickster, but Sun Wukong and he were very familiar with that little Dragon King Ao Sui.

Back then, it was Ao Sui who led others in bullying Sun Wukong, and now hearing his name again, Sun Wukong chuckled heartily, drank a whole jar of wine in one gulp, and said nothing, but his uncontrollable excitement said it all—this Monkey was itching for a fight!

The old trickster seemed genuinely invested in this matter, walking while explaining the backgrounds of those individuals to Qin Shou.

"The little Dragon King Ao Sui from the South Sea, extraordinarily talented, reached the Human Immortal realm even before he came of age. That’s not the main point though; I’ve learned that Ao Sui has had a great fortune, having found the heart of a True Dragon in the South Sea, which he swallowed, and after that, his cultivation progressed at a furious pace. After three hundred years of meditation, he reemerged and the South Sea roiled with waves for thousands of miles, the entire Sea Clan bowed before him... If I am not mistaken, he has probably reached the Earthly Immortal realm," said the old trickster.

Qin Shou was a bit surprised; he didn’t expect that previously spoiled brat to have such fortune and soar to the heavens—truly unexpected.

The old trickster continued, "The Crown Prince Yao Bofu, a descendant of Emperor Shun, is even more extraordinary. He just turned 18 this year, which is the age of adulthood. Yao Bofu is celebrated as the second prodigy in the Yu-Yu family, the one most likely to advance to the Great Golden Immortal realm! It’s said that when Yao Bofu was born, colorful clouds filled the sky, imperial music played, heavenly maids scattered flowers, all creatures brought fruits as tributes, astounding the world! At one year old, he practiced Essence Refining, at two, Qi Refining, at three, Void Returning, at five, He merged with the void, and at ten, he broke through the sky to become an immortal, at thirteen, he ascended to the Level Nine of Human Immortal! Now that he’s eighteen, although no news has been released, everyone knows he must’ve also entered the Earthly Immortal realm."