Free Web NovelChapter 75: Chapter 63: To Decipher, One Must Glimpse the Veins; a Man Dies Like a Lamp Goes Out
"I’m sorry, Divine Monk. You can remove your blindfold now."
Qi Yang said, "We’ve arrived!"
"Divine Monk!"
Miao Ying also spoke up, "Yang Qi was rude! It’s Yingying’s fault for failing to discipline him! Please, forgive us!"
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei raised a hand, removed the black cloth wrapped around his eyes, and chuckled. "Donor Yingying, please don’t say such things.
Why would this humble monk blame Donor Yang Qi for this?
Donor Yang Qi is devoted to his mistress, which shows he is a loyal man.
This humble monk is happy for you that you have such a loyal servant and guard.
After all, this cave is a rare opportunity discovered by your ancestors.
Donor Yang Qi had this humble monk blindfolded.
It was just a precaution!
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He fulfilled his duties perfectly."
That was right.
Although they had reached their destination, Xu Lei had been blindfolded.
Naturally, the suggestion had not come from Miao Ying.
After all, she was still maintaining the persona of being deeply in love with the Divine Monk, Xu Lei.
Therefore, it was Qi Yang, playing the part of Miao Ying’s guard, who had said it.
The two of them were playing good cop, bad cop.
Xu Lei couldn’t very well object.
He was, after all, maintaining the persona of being deeply in love with Miao Ying.
If he objected, it might cause his persona to crumble.
Besides, there was no need to object to their suggestion before they had even arrived, which would only make them more vigilant.
Of course, the journey had taken a full month before they finally reached their destination.
This was because when they first started bringing Xu Lei along, they had deliberately looped through several cities.
They were worried that some stragglers from the Buddhist Sect were tailing Xu Lei.
If not for that, the trip wouldn’t have taken an entire month!
In the end, of course, it was proven that there was no one tailing Xu Lei.
After all, Xu Lei had come on this trip with a disregard for his own life, attending this meeting all by himself.
"The Divine Monk is truly magnanimous!"
Qi Yang added, "You are truly worthy of being called a Divine Monk! Seeing your understanding, Yang Qi is ashamed!
Yang Qi knows you are devoted to the young mistress!
And the young mistress is deeply in love with you!
The two of you are inseparable!
But no matter what, in Yang Qi’s heart, I will always side with the young mistress!
Before the master and madam died, Yang Qi swore an oath to protect the young mistress.
And this cave... it was the master and madam’s dying wish.
It is of the utmost importance."
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei said, "It is no matter, Donor Yang Qi. You are a loyal guard, and this humble monk respects you. Say no more."
"Divine Monk, you are so devoted to Yingying!"
Miao Ying, feigning being touched, said, "For Yingying’s sake, you willingly accompanied me, traveling thousands of miles without complaint.
But this servant of Yingying’s has been so wary of you. Although it’s his duty...
...he is my servant, after all!
You came here for me!
And yet this pigheaded servant of mine has been so rude to you!
He won’t listen to me!
Yingying is ashamed!
I am so sorry."
"If you’re so sorry, then you can compensate this humble monk properly."
Xu Lei stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Miao Ying’s slender waist, feeling her smooth, supple skin. "Donor Yingying! How about you allow this humble monk to bestow some Charitable Giving upon you once more?"
Seeing this, Miao Ying could only throw her delicate body into Xu Lei’s arms.
She rested her head on his shoulder, her gaze passing over him to look at Qi Yang with a hint of grievance and apology in her eyes.
Qi Yang’s expression darkened.
After all, Miao Ying had originally been his woman.
And although Miao Ying was his disciple... he practiced an Evil Technique and had already become an Evil Cultivator!
Naturally, he wouldn’t care about the distinction between master and disciple.
Although, after learning that Xu Lei had taken a fancy to Miao Ying, he had decided to offer her up to obtain the Treasure in the cave and achieve the Dao of Longevity.
He hadn’t hesitated much before deciding to offer up Miao Ying!
In his heart, achieving the Dao of Longevity was the most important thing!
Everything else had to give way to this goal!
Besides, he felt no love for Miao Ying!
Their relationship was purely one of utilization and cooperation.
’But now, watching the woman who was once his yielding so pliantly in Xu Lei’s arms, he couldn’t help but feel a little sick.’
Nevertheless, he still respectfully withdrew from the stone chamber within the cave.
He left Xu Lei and Miao Ying alone.
That’s right.
After Xu Lei removed the black cloth from his eyes, he found that he had arrived inside Robert Keating’s cave.
At this moment, however, Xu Lei paid no mind to his surroundings in the cave.
Instead, he focused all his attention on the Miao Ying in his arms.
He carried her and tumbled onto a stone bed inside the cave.
This Qi Yang had made things difficult for him, insisting he come blindfolded.
So now, Xu Lei was going to thoroughly bestow his "Charitable Giving" upon Miao Ying right under Qi Yang’s nose to vent the anger he felt from being blindfolded!
In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.
Xu Lei, having vented all his pent-up frustration, was now fully dressed.
He once again faced Miao Ying and Qi Yang, who had returned to the chamber.
Before Qi Yang could speak, Xu Lei announced it was time to get down to business.
Qi Yang watched with anticipation.
Miao Ying’s beautiful eyes also lit up, and she even stepped forward to act as his assistant.
Another ten hours passed in the blink of an eye.
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei finally sighed. "The Restrictions in this cave are truly and utterly complex.
This humble monk cannot decipher them by only looking at what’s inside the cave.
I must also observe the surrounding feng shui, the ley lines, and so on.
I need to combine that knowledge to understand and analyze them."
Hearing this, both Qi Yang and Miao Ying’s expressions tensed.
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei continued, "This humble monk knows that this cave is precious and its location must not be known.
Therefore, when we came here earlier, Donor Yang Qi insisted that this humble monk be blindfolded.
This humble monk understands and respects that.
But now, by just looking at things within the cave, this humble monk truly cannot comprehend their meaning.
I cannot grasp the mysteries of the Restrictions, let alone break them.
Donor Yingying, do you not trust this humble monk?
Donor Yang Qi, perhaps you do not trust this humble monk.
But on our journey here, were there any Buddhist Disciples tailing me?
I truly have not reported this to anyone else in the Buddhist Sect, have I?
Are my feelings for Donor Miao Ying not sincere and from the bottom of my heart? Could they be false?
This humble monk speaks the truth. Without doing this, I cannot continue deciphering.
Furthermore, this humble monk is already so old. If you donors truly value this cave so much and fear I might leak its location in the future...
...then, from now on, this humble monk will never leave Donor Yingying’s side for all eternity!
As long as Donor Yingying does not despise me!
This humble monk only wishes to grow old and die by her side!
Although I don’t want to admit it...
...this humble monk is indeed much older than Donor Yingying.
When the time comes, this humble monk will surely pass on first.
At that time, when this humble monk is dead and gone, how could I possibly leak any secrets?"
Having said this, Xu Lei fell silent.
Qi Yang and Miao Ying exchanged a look, their eyes communicating silently.
「Three days later.」
That day.
Xu Lei was carried in a sedan chair lifted by the Human Puppets, which were controlled by Qi Yang using his Bell Magical Artifact.
Borne by the Human Puppets, he continuously inspected the various locations surrounding the cave.
He was examining the feng shui and the ley lines!
Using this information to continue deciphering the ancient text!
That’s right. In the end, Qi Yang and Miao Ying had accepted Xu Lei’s explanation.
They allowed Xu Lei to leave the cave to survey the area outside.
They had no other choice.
Other than Xu Lei, they had no other way to decipher the strange ancient writing.
Besides, Miao Ying had already invested so much; they couldn’t just give up halfway.
Now that Xu Lei was adamant that this was the only way to continue, what could they do?
Because of this leverage, even if Xu Lei had refused to be blindfolded earlier, they would have had to bring him anyway!
However, Xu Lei hadn’t confronted them directly back then; he had played along first.
Only now was he making his own reasonable demands!
They had already brought him all this way.
Xu Lei had been so cooperative before.
If they refused now? It would be incredibly ungracious!
Of course, there was another reason.
They had heard Xu Lei say he was willing to spend the rest of his life by Miao Ying’s side.
And they had heard the phrase, "a person’s death is like a lamp going out!"
Yes, since it was impossible for Xu Lei to leave Miao Ying’s side in the future—regardless of whether he wanted to or not, they would never let him leave.
In that case, Xu Lei would certainly die!
And a person’s death is like a lamp going out!
So what was the harm in letting Xu Lei know the cave’s exact location?
At that moment.
Xu Lei, sitting in the sedan chair, held the delicate body of Miao Ying, who was dressed in light gauze and sitting with him.
"Divine Monk, you’ve worked hard."
Miao Ying was even feeding fruit to Xu Lei.
"Amitabha Buddha. Delicious and juicy. Thank you, Donor Yingying."
Xu Lei remarked while observing his surroundings, his lips closing around the piece of fruit.
The sedan chair carried by the Human Puppets was both steady and fast.
The beauty in his arms was both tender and obedient.
Regarding the latter, Xu Lei felt a sense of satisfaction.
But regarding the former, he was actually quite displeased.
Because these so-called Human Puppets were created when Qi Yang used a cruel and vicious Evil Technique to refine living, able-bodied people into zombie-like Puppets of immense strength!
Qi Yang could command the Human Puppets using his Bell.
He had more than one Human Puppet!
Previously, when they entered this mountain range, taking into account Xu Lei’s advanced age and fearing he might die on the bumpy road, Qi Yang had commanded the Human Puppets to carry the blindfolded Xu Lei into the mountains in the sedan chair.
Of course, Xu Lei was no longer blindfolded now.
As for Qi Yang, he was still dressed as a guard.
He wasn’t walking on his own, either. Instead, he was perched on the shoulders of two iron-masked Human Puppets, who carried him nimbly along.
More than twenty hours passed in the blink of an eye.
The Human Puppets carried Xu Lei’s sedan chair to the summit of a high mountain.
’So this is the mountain range we’re in!’
After observing from the summit for a while, Xu Lei combined this with the geographical knowledge of this world he had already acquired.
He had finally deduced the location of the cave!
