Legend of the Great Sage

countered “that man” unexpectedly, thinking that it had to be fate.

In White Deer city, he raised a great ruckus as he led a group of beggars to a restaurant, using a tree full of peach blossoms to exchange for a full meal for them, yet also lamenting over the death of the peach tree in the dead of night.

Perhaps that was the moment when he caught Yaozhu’s heart, which was why she made an exception and gambled for the first time during the entrance examination, gambling on his goodness and wickedness.

That time, she had made the right gamble, and she had even made quite the sum.
But this time, she was wagering herself, and whether it was right or wrong, it no longer possessed any meaning to her.

The only punishment for betraying the sect was death.

Even a gambler like Le Tian would refuse to take part in this gamble where loss was guaranteed, which was why she could not be considered as a true gambler at the end of the day.
She only stubbornly believed in “that man” like many years ago.

She believed “that man”, while violent-tempered, while resolute, would always possess kindness and benevolence, would not stand with demonfolk.

Suddenly, Li Fengyuan opened his eyes under the bodhi tree and waved his hand towards the distance.

The nine-coloured deer looked over in the direction he waved in and could not help but widen her eyes.
She used her horns to rub Ruan Yaozhu in a hurry and called out, “Piece of wood, piece of wood!”

“What’s wrong?”

Ruan Yaozhu’s head was currently buried between the plants.
She could not help but raise her head, but she was also stunned instantly.

Under the glowing, red light of the setting sun, a tall, large figure strode over.

In just a few steps, he arrived before her, bearing a familiar smile.
He called her “Yaozhu” before spreading his arms, pulling her in firmly.

Everything had happened far too suddenly.
She was completely incapable of making any response, but she felt her heart loosen and the tremendous burden lifted from her shoulders.
She no longer possessed any strength, but her eyes reddened.

The nine-coloured deer could not bring herself to separate them either, as she felt like they had just been snatched from the jaws of death.
Both of them believed without any reason that as long as this man appeared, all their problems would be resolved in the process.

The nine-coloured deer raised a ruckus.
“Li Qingshan, kid… you’ve finally returned! Are you aware that the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance has already declared that you’ve defected to the Demon domain? In order to protect your unlucky son, Yaozhu has even sealed up the Hundred Herbs garden.
We’ve almost died because of you!”

Li Qingshan only smiled, but his expression was the same as before and his mannerisms were kind.
He did not give off any demonic aura at all.
Even the qilin of great compassion and benevolence was no different from this.
When he gazed towards Ruan Yaozhu, his eyes were filled with gentleness too.

“I just knew you wouldn’t…” Ruan Yaozhu murmured, except her face then reddened, gently trying to break free from Li Qingshan’s embrace.

As such, Li Qingshan hugged her even more firmly.
A smear of lament flashed through his eyes.
He should not have made her suffer like this any more.

Li Fengyuan sighed inside and stood up, studying Li Qingshan carefully.

Li Qingshan seemed to sense him and also gazed back, studying Li Fengyuan.

At this moment, the father and son were actually like strangers to one another, but they also seemed like they were verifying something.
During the time they spent separated, both of them had undergone overwhelming changes.

The nine-coloured deer said, “Can the two of you stop sizing each other up? Wan Jianfeng is about to kill his way in here!”

“Junior brother Wan! Heh, he sure is bold to harass our Yaozhu!”

“Senior brother Wan is only acting under orders.
Don’t blame him,” Ruan Yaozhu said softly.
She knew Li Qingshan had an extremely murderous side to him, so she was afraid he would injure Wan Jianfeng and ruin the fact that they were fellow disciples.

“Under Dai Mengfan’s orders?”

“Senior sister Dai had no other choice either.
The spirit reverend forced her to become the first senior sister.”

“In other words, it’s all the old turtle’s fault then!”

“The spirit reverend was only acting under the rules of the sect too.
Sigh, he must have grown senile, which is why he divined incorrectly and thought you had fallen into the Demon domain.
It’ll be fine as long as you resolve the misunderstanding.”

“You oh you! Still the same as always.” Li Qingshan could not help but shake his head, gazing in the direction of the Myriad sect.
“I’ll head over now and clear up everything with the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance!”