"Master, I don't want to get married for now." Teng Qing Shan said.

  Zhuge Yuanhong took a deep look at Teng Qing Shan and then burst out laughing: "Haha, I understand why you kid reached the Xiantian stage at 17! You're just like that Item Fandian, all your energy is spent on this. However, Qing Shan, I must remind you, marriage is also one of life's major events, you can't neglect it."

  "Uh-huh, I see." Teng Qing Shan was actually quite frustrated too.

  The young lady is indeed a good girl, with an ethereal temperament that is very pure. Such girls are rarely seen in such chaotic times, and it's hard to maintain that purity after experiencing bloody events. As the daughter of the sect leader, Qing has lived a life of ease, combined with the good teachings of Zhuge Yuanhong, which allowed her to possess this kind of temperament.

  Alas, Teng Qing Shan's feelings for Qing Niang were merely brotherly concern, not the kind that touches one's soul.

  However, Master 'Zhuge Yuanhong' said, Teng Qingshan also understood.

  Marriage is indeed a big deal!

  This is an ancient society, where there are three unfilial acts and having no descendants is the greatest. When in Tunjia Village, his father Teng Yongfan had once urged Teng Qingshan to get married early, now he sees that Teng Qingshan has entered Guiyuan Sect and needs to work hard, only then will he delay for a few more years.

  "Even for the sake of family, I have to pass on the incense. My father only has me as his son." Teng Qing Shan sighed silently, "No matter what, in a few years I'll still have to get married and have children." As for whether he could find a woman who could move him like Xiao Mao did, Teng Qing Shan didn't have any confidence at all.

  It's better to be single for this life, but Teng Qing Shan is willing, and his parents are the first to disagree.

  Yi Teng Qing Shan's filial piety is still not daring to cut off the family incense.

  ……

  "Master, I was on my way back through Wu'an County when I met a formidable opponent. His skin was dark and his body was robust, and he called himself 'Iron Tower'. He challenged me... but I discovered that this person should be a congenital strongman." Teng Qing Shan spoke out the doubts buried in his stomach.

  Zhuge Yuanhong was shocked: "Did Xiantian strong challenger challenge you? Does he know that you have reached Xiantian?"

  "It seems that he didn't know beforehand," Teng Qing Shan said, "but after I cut him off, he should have known."

  If he can block that one iron tower, then Iron Tower will certainly be able to guess Teng Qing Shan's true strength.

  "What's even stranger is that when he burst out with his true strength, a flash of golden light flickered in his eyes." Teng Qing Shan was perplexed and couldn't understand.

  "A glint of gold in his eyes?" Zhuge Yuanhong furrowed his brow and said, "Hmmm, now that you mention it, this man called 'Iron Tower' should be from the Mani Temple!"

  "Moni Temple?" Teng Qing Shan was somewhat surprised.

  "Uh, among the eight major sects in the world, only Mani Temple is a Buddhist sect. Our other seven major sects are all about refining essence and transforming it into spirit. And the flash of golden light in one's eyes, only Mani Temple has achieved that. After all, what Mani Temple's Buddhist sect seeks is 'Sarira', while we cultivators seek 'Pre-Heavenly Golden Elixir'. If one's eyes have a divine substance and a flash of golden light, it means they've reached the Arhat level in Buddhism. But for us, we must reach the Pre-Heavenly Golden Elixir to succeed."

  Teng Qing Shan didn't quite understand what he heard.

  Because he didn't understand Buddhist cultivation, it seemed that the Mani Temple's cultivation method was completely different from other sects.

  "In short, that iron tower is 99% likely to be the Mani Temple," said Zhuge Yuanhong.

  "Master, the iron tower is guarded by a middle-aged man named Pei San." Teng Qing Shan continued to say, "That day, in Wu'an County. This Pei San, with one throw, spent 10,000 taels of gold to buy a courtesan. Moreover, this Pei San looks down on the young master of Qinghu Island, Gu Shiyou."

  "Luohan Guo is a high-ranking official, how can he be a guard?" Zhuge Yuanhong was somewhat surprised. "This Pei San, is he a big shot in the Mani Temple? But the Mani Temple strongly opposes wasting money, using 10,000 taels of gold to buy a courtesan. The Mani Temple would not allow it."

  Zhuge Yuanhong was also shocked.

  Mani Temple, it's the leader of the eight major sects!

  "I'm not quite sure. Under the banner of Mani Temple, there are people making money. But even if they have money, they don't dare spend 10,000 taels of gold to buy a courtesan... let alone offend the young master of Qinghu Island!" Zhuge Yuanhong was certain that the high-level officials of Mani Temple could look down on Qinghu Island and mobilize a large amount of money.

  However, those who can enter the high levels must be monks within the temple. Monks within the temple are required to abstain from sex. Not to mention buying courtesans with money.

  As for the secular disciples, they are not forbidden from having romantic relationships with women, but it is impossible for them to hold high positions in the Mani Temple. Those secular disciples probably wouldn't even dare look down on the young master of Qinghu Island.

  "There are two possibilities. First, Pei San has a great favor with the Mani Temple, so they sent a high-ranking Arhat to be his bodyguard. Second, Pei San is an extremely powerful person, or one of his ancestors is an extremely powerful person, so powerful that he can steal the Buddhist scriptures from the Mani Temple and let the bodyguard cultivate them, and even make the bodyguard reach the state of Xiantian!" said Zhuge Yuanhong.

  Teng Qing Shan was secretly shocked upon hearing this.

  These two possibilities, in any case, are both not easy to deal with for Pei San.

  "Qingshan, you can go back and rest first if there's nothing else." said Zhuge Yuanhong with a smile.

  "Yes, Master." Teng Qing Shan left the study room.

  ……

  Yangzhou, Wu'an County Town.

  Under the pavilion of the luxurious mansion, Gu Shiyou sat on a stone bench with a gloomy face, and in front of him stood a robust man with a big beard.

  Since that day, Pei San took the guards 'Iron Tower' and Meng Dujuan away. Gu Shiyou immediately dispatched thousands of people to find Pei San, and later even dispatched tens of thousands of people. For Gu Shiyou, dispatching tens of thousands of people was just a matter of one sentence.

  In the area under his control on Qinghu Island, tens of thousands of people did not find Pei San and others until the next afternoon.

  It wasn't until noon today that Gu Shiyou received the news.

  "General Li!" Gu Shiyou glared at the burly man with a thick beard, "You said that several thousand city guards surrounded those Bai San and others, killing hundreds of people. The commander who led thousands of people was even captured?" Gu Shiyou's face turned iron-gray, "It's simply the biggest joke in the world! My Qinghu Island's reputation has been completely lost!!! They were only three people, and one of them was a weak woman. You had several thousand people! If it were me, I would have cut my own throat long ago!"

  The burly man with the big beard said repeatedly: "Young Island Master, that dark and robust man is a congenital strongman. His whole body has an air shield, and arrows can't hurt him. He easily caught the leader of the team."

  "Preposterous!" Gu Shi's teeth clenched in anger, "It's all just excuses, afraid of death and clinging to life! What does 'pre-birth' have to do with anything? Can he kill thousands of people in one go? The pre-birth true yuan is limited, if thousands of people surround him, the strongest pre-birth guardian can at most kill a few hundred people. How could they possibly catch Pei San?"

  The burly man with a big beard said bitterly: "Young Island Master, the city guards are not afraid of death, but that Pei San is more formidable than his guard."

  Gu Shi's friend was stunned.

  "Our men closed in, but Bai San killed dozens of them with a single slash of his knife." the big-bearded strong man said.

  "Dismembering sword light? Also a congenital strongman." Gu Shiyou's face changed color.

  A congenital guard, in fact, had already made Gu Shiyou secretly fearful. But that Pei San was also a congenital strongman. Gu Shiyou had to seriously consider it... It's worth noting that the Iron Shirt Sect has only three congenital strongmen. The Guiyuan Sect, plus Ceng Qingshan, makes a total of four congenital strongmen.

  It's hard to achieve Innate, but Pai and his servant both achieved it.

  "What's going on?" Gu Shiyou hesitated.

  "Tell Master Shao Dao that we'll let his people go, and he can take a message from us." said the burly bearded man.

  "Speak." Gu Shiyou said with a serious face.

  "Tell Old Three," said the burly man with a thick beard, forcing a bitter smile, "if he doesn't want to die, then don't bother me!"

  "What a big tone." Gu Shiyou's eyes narrowed.

  The burly man with a big beard was secretly nervous, as he knew that the young master would definitely explode in anger when faced with such humiliation.

  "Let everyone retreat." Gu Shiyou said coldly, "And... I'll be returning to Qinghu Island later, go inform my junior sister and the others."

  "Yes." The big bearded man immediately retreated.

  ……

  A two-story cruise ship was slowly moving along the Anyang River.

  Meng Dujuan sat in the top cabin playing a seven-stringed zither, the sound of the zither echoing on both banks of the Anyang River. A boatman in black clothes was rowing at the back of the boat, while the man in purple robes, Pei San, lay comfortably on a wooden chair on the foredeck, listening to the music and humming a tune as he nodded his head.

  "Old master, you said that ancient world friend, will they send someone to chase after us again?" The sturdy man 'Iron Tower' stood behind Pei San.

  "Uh-huh? Don't worry, if that Gu Shiyou is foolish to this extent, he won't be able to make it onto the 'Dì Bǎng' list. However, this trip to Yangzhou has been quite enjoyable. The Teng Qing Mountains were better than I expected, and as an added bonus, I even found a qin master like Du Juan."

  "That Teng Qing Shan, at 17 years old, is indeed formidable. Only the demonic monk 'Xiang Fan Chen' from hundreds of years ago can compare." The robust man 'Tie Ta' also praised, "However, Teng Qing Shan practices spear techniques, whereas Gui Yuan Zong's spear techniques are quite ordinary, sir. Will Teng Qing Shan's talent be wasted on Gui Yuan Zong?"

  "Just wait and see! In a few decades, won't we know?" After finishing speaking, Pei San narrowed his eyes again and hummed a little tune.

  The cruise ship was moving slowly westward.

  ……

  Guiyuan Temple, in Zhuge Qing's boudoir.

  Afternoon sunlight shines through the window, Zhuge Qing is working on clothes at his desk, a stone green outer garment that has almost been completed. At this moment, Zhuge Qing is holding a needle and thread, sewing pockets inside the outer garment.

  "Brother Teng should have returned from the wilderness by now..." Zhuge Qing thought to herself, a faint smile appearing on her face. This stone-blue outer robe was one she had personally selected the materials for, and even the inner layer was made of snow-silk, making it warm as a high-quality fur coat, and also able to defend against ordinary bows and arrows.

  "Dad said he would help me propose... I don't know if Tuan Ge will..." Zhuge Qing thought of this, her face turned red.

  Just then, Zhuge Qing looked through the window and saw a figure walking towards him from afar.

  "Dad?" Zhuge Qing put down her needle and thread, got up and walked out of the house.

  "Qing Qing, didn't you practice sword this afternoon?" Zhuge Yuanhong smiled and said.

  "Hmm." Zhuge Qing nodded, of course she wasn't practicing swordplay, she was making clothes.

  "By the way, Qing Shan Shixiong, he just came back today." Zhuge Yuanhong said.

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