Under One Person: Sincerity Moves the Gods

Chapter 18 Long Cry of the Wild Dried Man

Li Cunzhen was lifted into the air by Ghost Hand King, with his feet off the ground.

But he remained calm and responded to Li Muxuan's words in a composed manner.

I came to the college to visit you, but I found you weren't there.

"I asked around and found out that you went to see the Ghost Hand King's performance. Later I learned that the performance had already ended, but I still couldn't find you, so I looked along the river."

"Look, I just saw you, and this Senior Wang dragged me here."

Hearing this, Li Muxuan finally understood why Li Cunzhen had appeared.

Then a feeling of shame welled up inside me.

If I hadn't insisted on picking up that bullet, my brother and I wouldn't be in this dangerous situation now.

Of course, given Li Muxuan's personality, he certainly wouldn't show it.

He simply remained silent.

Ghost Hand King became more and more interested as he listened.

The kid was being held in mid-air, his feet not touching the ground, yet he spoke calmly and steadily, as if he were standing in his own backyard.

This courage surpasses even that of Li Muxuan.

Ghost Hand Wang released Li Muxuan and used his free hand to grab Li Cunzhen's wrist, probing in with a burst of force.

Upon this probing, his old face froze for a moment, then he suddenly leaned closer to Li Cunzhen and looked him up and down.

"He's reached Foundation Establishment?!"

"They've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage?!"

Ghost Hand King's eyes widened, and even his expression changed.

Li Muxuan had only just begun to grasp the basics when his older brother had already completed the entire cycle.

Ghost Hand King has lived to such an old age, and he has never even heard of anyone who can reach the Foundation Establishment stage at this age, let alone seen one.

Moreover, he had just examined Li Cunzhen and found that his internal energy was thick and stable, and his foundation was extremely solid. He was definitely not the kind of person who could achieve his goals through crooked methods.

Li Muxuan was already an unexpected bonus.

Now there's another Li Cunzhen.

Good heavens, is today a market day? Good talents are popping up one after another.

Ghost Hand King's desire to take on a disciple rekindled.

He put Li Cunzhen down as well, and said in a friendly tone, "Kid, why don't you learn a trade from me too? You two brothers can learn together, so you'll have company."

After regaining his footing, Li Cunzhen straightened his collar, cupped his hands, and said, "Senior Wang, I appreciate your kindness. However, I have already become Zuo Ruotong's disciple and am now a formal disciple of the Sanyi Sect."

As he spoke, he pointed at Li Muxuan and said, "Not only me, but to tell you the truth, my master has already promised that as long as my younger brother studies at the school in this town for another two months, he can also become a disciple of the Sanyi Sect."

Li Cunzhen's words were polite, but his meaning was very clear.

Both my brother and I are taken, so please don't have any designs on us.

He had thought it through very clearly.

Ghost Hand King has a grudge against his master. He brought up his master's name, which will either make Ghost Hand King reluctant to release Zuo Ruotong, or it will provoke Ghost Hand King into a rage.

But as far as he knew, Ghost Hand King was an anomaly in the Quanxing sect. He only stole money and never killed anyone. He had never taken a life since he started his career.

The worst outcome is that I'll get a beating.

Compared to being kidnapped to some unknown place to learn some kind of magic trick, getting a beating is the best possible outcome.

really.

Upon hearing this, Ghost Hand King abruptly stopped in his tracks.

The eagerness he had shown for taking on apprentices vanished instantly, replaced by a dark, ashen face.

Zuo Ruotong.

It's Zuo Ruotong again.

This is the person that Ghost Hand King hates the most in his life.

Although he spared his own life.

But that saintly face and that arrogant attitude disgusted him utterly!

Unfortunately, the difference in their levels of understanding was too great.

He had been holding back this anger for decades, from his prime to old age, but he never had a chance to vent it.

Now, having lived half his life alone, with one foot in the grave, he has finally stumbled upon two unpolished gems and wants to take them as his successors.

It turns out that both of them belong to Zuo Ruotong!

The evil fire in Ghost Hand King's chest surged upwards, and he clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

He really wanted to beat those two kids up to vent his anger.

But Zuo Ruotong had spared his life, that was a fact, and whether he was willing to admit it or not, he couldn't get over that hurdle.

They didn't kill him, but he took his anger out on their disciple.

This behavior is utterly disgraceful.

Although Ghost Hand King wasn't a good person, he still had some sense of shame.

He sighed inwardly and loosened his grip.

Li Cunzhen felt the restraints on his body weaken and was overjoyed.

That's great! Mentioning Master's name is useful!

However, at that moment...

Yuan Jingui, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, suddenly spoke up.

"Old Wang, did you hear that? These two children are both disciples of Zuo Ruotong."

He wore that signature wide grin, as if he were thinking of the Ghost Hand King.

"If you kidnap them, Zuo Ruotong might follow you at any time. I advise you to stop now, or I'll suffer the consequences too."

"Although you taught these two children, Zuo Ruotong will definitely feel guilty for not protecting them well. And every time these two children use your cooking skills in the future, it will be like giving Zuo Ruotong a hard time."

"That feeling, tsk tsk, don't even mention it, I feel so good for you."

"But Mr. Wang, you shouldn't continue. It's not worth it."

Upon hearing this, Li Cunzhen's heart sank, and he knew something was wrong.

No wonder that long-whistling jackal died by its mouth in the end.

Looking at Ghost Hand King again, sure enough, the old man glanced at Yuan Jingui sideways and snorted coldly.

Suddenly, the strength in his body tightened again.

"Xiao Yuan, to tell you the truth, I, Old Man Wang, am not afraid of Zuo Ruotong at all."

Ghost Hand King grabbed the Li brothers and strode forward, his voice hard and unyielding.

"I'm determined to teach these two kids."

Hahahaha!

Yuan Jingui burst into laughter, as if he had encountered the happiest thing in his life. He laughed so hard that he almost cried.

Li Cunzhen didn't speak, but quickly estimated the time in his mind.

Before he went up the mountain, he sent someone to inform the others that the journey from the town to Sanyi Gate and back, plus the time it would take for his master to arrive, would take him a while longer.

Li Muxuan glared fiercely at Yuan Jingui and said, "How have you managed to survive this long with that mouth of yours?"

He understood.

This young man named Yuan Jingui is not as good at kung fu as Ghost Hand King; he's just good at stirring up trouble with his mouth.

Although Old Man Wang was unwilling to let himself and his brother go, he could not allow himself to be killed by this man surnamed Yuan, since he still needed them to pass on his skills.

Since we can't die, what's there to be afraid of?

Just yell at them.

Yuan Jingui wasn't annoyed by the scolding; he just smugly shook his body.

"I'm not only alive, I'm living a very good life."

……

The four of them remained silent the entire way.

After crossing the dirt road on the edge of the town and turning onto a country path, it took about half an hour to reach a village hidden in a mountain valley.

The village was small, with only a dozen or so households, but we didn't see a single person along the way, only the howling of the wind blowing through the barren fields.

As soon as I entered the village, I heard a woman's voice.

"Oh, Mr. Wang, Yuan Jingui, why did you bring back two children on this trip?"

"Is this an extra meal for us? But none of us are into that. It's more appropriate to leave it for the others in the sect."

Li Cunzhen looked in the direction of the sound.

The speaker was a village girl carrying a bamboo basket, dressed in coarse cloth, with a blue cloth wrapped around her head. She looked to be in her early thirties.

There were two other people standing by the earthen wall behind her.

A refined young man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses, and a burly, imposing man.

Ghost Hand King's face darkened upon hearing the village girl's words.

"Don't mention this kind of thing in front of me, it's disgusting."

Yuan Jingui spread his hands exaggeratedly and said to the village girl, "Oh, don't say that. These two young brothers are from the Sanyi Sect. Old Wang brought them back to pass on the Reversal of Eight Directions technique to them."

Trinity Gate.

The moment those three words were uttered, the atmosphere at the village entrance changed instantly.

The refined young man who had been leaning lazily against the wall straightened up, and the burly man who had been squatting on the edge of the well also stood up.

The faces of all three men darkened.

The village girl spoke up again, "Old Wang, we're out on a mission this time. Isn't what you're doing a bit against the rules?"

Ghost Hand King stared at the village girl, his eyes gleaming with malice.

"You can be afraid of Zuo Ruotong, but this old man isn't afraid at all."

"If anything happens, I'll take it all on myself."

He took a step forward, his words carrying no attempt to conceal the threat.

"Or perhaps you'd like to practice your 'Reversed Eight Directions' technique with me?"

The village girl's face turned pale, and she pursed her lips and remained silent.

Yuan Jingui sneered from the side and gave the village girl a disdainful look.

Then he turned his head and looked at the Li brothers with a smile.

"Children, do you know who we are?"

"If you learn a skill from Old Man Wang, Zuo Ruotong will probably expel you from the sect immediately."

Ghost Hand Wang immediately interrupted, saying to the Li brothers, "Don't listen to his nonsense."

"They're just some street performers' skills; there's no harm in learning them."

Then, he loosened his grip and put the two of them down.

"Besides, I've already made up my mind to teach you how to reverse the eight directions."

"If you don't learn, then it really won't work."