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Chapter 309: The Honest Monk
Chapter 309: The Honest Monk
In a corner of the tofu shop sat a monk, huddled over a bowl of hot soy milk, drinking noisily.
The monk had a round face, large ears, and a benevolent appearance, but his robes were tattered and dirty, and his straw sandals were falling apart, revealing his worn-out soles.
Upon seeing the honest monk, Lu Xiaofeng finally broke into a smile. "Honest Monk, have you been up to your dishonest ways again recently?"
During the "Mystery of the Golden Phoenix Dynasty Treasure," Lu Xiaofeng had encountered the Honest Monk on his way to find Master Sun, right after the monk had emerged from Ouyang Qing's room.
The Honest Monk seemed startled at the sight of Lu Xiaofeng, almost spilling the soy milk he was holding.
Lu Xiaofeng chuckled, "Going by your reaction, I can tell you were up to no good last night. Why else would you be so flustered at the sight of me?"
The Honest Monk made a bitter face and shook his head. "May Buddha have mercy. Why must I always run into you?"
"What's wrong with running into me? At the very least, I can pay for your soy milk!"
"Monks don't need to pay for soy milk. We can always beg for alms."
The Honest Monk prepared to leave, but Lu Xiaofeng stopped him. "Even if you don't need me to pay, there's no harm in chatting. Ouyang Qing isn't waiting for you, so why are you in such a rush to leave?"
The monk shook his head in refusal. "When a scholar meets a soldier, no amount of reasoning works. When a monk meets Lu Xiaofeng, it's even worse than the scholar meeting the soldier. No good ever comes of our conversations for the monk!"
"How has the monk been unlucky?"
"If the monk wasn't unlucky, why would he have been crawling on the ground last time?"
"I promise you won't have to crawl today!"
"Not crawling might bring even worse luck. In this lifetime, a monk only fears meeting two people. Why must I encounter you today of all days?"
"And who is the other one?"
"Even if I told you, you wouldn't know them."
"Go on, tell me."
"It's a woman."
"You sure know quite a few women for a monk!"
"Plenty of women know this monk too."
"Is this woman Ouyang?"
"No, it's Gongsun."
"Gongsun? Could it be Elder Gongsun?" Lu Xiaofeng was on the verge of jumping up.
But the Honest Monk seemed even more surprised than Lu Xiaofeng. "How do you know it's her? Do you know her too?"
Lu Xiaofeng grabbed the Honest Monk by the arm. "Where is she?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because I have a score to settle with her!"
Hearing Lu Xiaofeng's words, the Honest Monk paused for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. In the next instant, he slipped away like a wisp of smoke, covering a distance of over ten meters with his extraordinary light work.
However, Lu Xiaofeng was now serious. He leaped forward, cutting through the air like a flying swan, and instantly blocked the Honest Monk's path. "Why are you laughing?"
The Honest Monk replied, "Because I'm an honest monk. When something strikes me as funny, I laugh."
"What's so funny about this?" Lu Xiaofeng narrowed his eyes.
Seeing Lu Xiaofeng's serious expression, the Honest Monk had no choice but to be forthright. "First, because you'll never find her. Second, even if you do find her, you can't beat her. And third, even if you could beat her, it would be of no use."
"Why?"
"Because Elder Gongsun is ten times more beautiful than the four great beauties of the martial arts world combined."
The Honest Monk admitted that he had met Elder Gongsun, but he claimed not to know her whereabouts.
The Honest Monk was always honest, so when he said he didn't know, he truly didn't know.
Thus, Lu Xiaofeng let the Honest Monk go. Before leaving, the monk added that Lu Xiaofeng and Jin Jiuling both had terribly unlucky faces and that their heads would be cracked open within three days.
Su Shaoying laughed, "Is the monk speaking the truth?"
"A monk only speaks the truth." The Honest Monk nodded.
"In that case, I went to Xi Yuan the day before yesterday and saw Ouyang Qing. The madam said her previous guest was a highly skilled monk. I wonder if it was you?" Su Shaoying asked.
The Honest Monk froze, Lu Xiaofeng's eyes flickered, and Jin Jiuling looked at the three of them with interest.
Su Shaoying smiled and asked, "I had originally planned to discuss Buddhism with the master in Xi Yuan, but when I went upstairs, I found out that the master had already left. What a pity."
Su Shaoying looked at the Honest Monk, wanting to see if his reaction was the same as the last time.
The Honest Monk sighed and slowly lowered his body, crawling on the ground again, "Amituofo, this monk has done wrong. May the Buddha's compassion forgive me, and may the Bodhisattva continue to punish this monk to crawl back."
After the Honest Monk finished speaking, he actually crawled away. Even though he was crawling, his posture was not awkward at all. On the contrary, he exuded a calm and unhurried demeanor.
This situation looked very bizarre, but with their exceptional martial arts skills, Lu Xiaofeng, Jin Jiuling, and Su Shaoying could tell that it was because the Honest Monk had an exquisite grasp of his body, allowing him to display coordination even in such an awkward posture.
Su Shaoying nodded, finally satisfied after seeing the Honest Monk crawl away.
This time, neither Lu Xiaofeng nor Su Shaoying stopped him, and Jin Jiuling had no reason to do so either.
Lu Xiaofeng looked at Su Shaoying and asked, "Is the Honest Monk going to find Ouyang Qing again?"
"Well said," Su Shaoying gave a thumbs-up.
Lu Xiaofeng asked again, "You also went to Xi Yuan?"
"Well said," Su Shaoying nodded.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't want to talk to Su Shaoying anymore, but the look in his eyes towards the Honest Monk was full of meaning, and he couldn't help but associate it with Sikong Zodiac, and then he glanced at Jin Jiuling.
"He said that our heads would be cracked in the next few days. Do you think he's right?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.
Jin Jiuling sighed, "My senior brother is only known by the same name as him. How can I believe what he says?"
The Honest Monk, the Cloud-wandering Monk from Jiuhua Mountain, was one of the Four Great Buddhist Monks.
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes began to sparkle. The Honest Monk knew Gongsun, and he had also gone to Xi Yuan. Gongsun had also been to Xi Yuan.
Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Su Shaoying. Yes, he had also been to Xi Yuan.
Lu Xiaofeng felt that he was about to connect the dots.
Jin Jiuling looked at the Honest Monk, frowning slightly. He never expected that the Honest Monk would know the enigmatic Gongsun and had even met her the night before.
No one would doubt the Honest Monk's words.
Jin Jiuling looked at the sky, "Let's hurry to the South China Sea. If the Honest Monk met Gongsun last night, she's already ahead of us."
They had to act quickly and decisively to avoid any more variables.
"Good, let's go now!" Lu Xiaofeng said immediately.
So, the three of them each drank a large bowl of soy milk, ate a large bowl of sweet tofu brains, and then got back in the car, heading towards the South China Sea.
(End of Chapter)
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