Chapter 181: Following Bodhidharma, there is hope for advancement to the Golden Body Realm; the shadow stealer! [Subscribe]

In a blink of an eye, eleven days passed.

Lin Xuan and Wang Mengdi went to Yangzhou together, paid homage to their mother-in-law, and spent a few days in Yangzhou.

He returned to Kaifeng three days before the engagement banquet.

Lin Xuan really didn't understand some of the procedures involved in engagement.

Fortunately, his parents are at home to take care of things, and he can ask others for help if he doesn't understand something, so Lin Xuan doesn't need to worry too much.

During this period, because of his engagement with Wang Mengdi, Lin Xuan somewhat neglected his cultivation.

If he proceeds normally, his soul form of the Eight-Self-Dragon should be condensed and completed within ten days.

But unfortunately, in the nearly half month since he rescued Wang Mengdi, he has only condensed half of his primordial spirit.

Fortunately, after the engagement, Lin Xuan had more time.

He had already discussed with Wang Mengdi that after their engagement was completed, he would go to Shaolin Temple to continue his practice.

She stayed in the palace.

Of course, you can also come to the Lin family in your spare time.

With this fiancée around, Lin Xuan estimates that he will go home more often in the future.

……

This day.

The mansion of Marquis Xuanyong was decorated with lights and filled with distinguished guests.

As early as the night before the engagement banquet, Abbot Sanzang, Gong Jin and others brought Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu, Hua Xiaolan to the Marquis' Mansion to attend Lin Xuan's engagement banquet.

This morning, Prefect Tang, Captain Cao, and some of Commander Wang's colleagues also came to show their support.

The banquet was quite lively and there were several tables.

Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu and Hua Xiaolan are extremely curious about Lin Xuan, their fiancée.

But when I came last night, Wang Mengdi was not at the Lin family.

Instead, he came to the Lin family this morning with his father and several uncles.

When Wang Mengdi showed up, Abbot Sanzang, Gong Jin and others all turned their eyes to the bright and elegant girl in front of them.

The girl has a fair face, fine and even eyebrows, and bright and clear eyes. When she blinks slightly, it is like a layer of spring light spreading across the south of the Yangtze River, making people feel pure and indifferent.

Her hair is combed naturally into a bun, making her look gentle and lovely.

Standing next to Lin Xuan, she looks very compatible with him.

After taking a look at Wang Mengdi, Abbot Sanzang, Gong Jin and others nodded slightly.

It seems that he is quite satisfied with his fiancée Lin Xuan.

In the eyes of Abbot Sanzang and Gongjin, Wang Mengdi seemed to be smart and intelligent.

After letting everyone take a good look, Wang Mengdi came forward and bowed respectfully to Abbot Sanzang, saying:

"Meng Di pays respect to Abbot Sanzang, the respectful abbot, and all the elders."

Abbot Sanzang and Chief Monk Gongjin are both virtuous monks.

Wang Mengdi had heard about the two men's compassion and dedication to the people. When she looked at these people, her face was filled with respect from the bottom of her heart.

Abbot Sanzang nodded and said:
"Miss Mengdi, there's no need to be so polite."

"You are Lin Xuan's fiancée and Commander Wang's daughter, so you are one of us. Remember to come to Shaolin often when you have time."

"Thank you, Abbot Sanzang."

Wang Mengdi said, showing her pearly teeth slightly.

After respectfully greeting Abbot Sanzang, Wang Mengdi came to Tang Xiaolong and the other two and took the initiative to greet them. She smiled calmly:
"You must be Xiaolong, Xiaohu, and Xiaolan, right? Lin Xuan told me about you."

"Nice to meet you guys."

As she spoke, she stretched out her slender fingers and shook hands with everyone.

"Hello, Miss Wang!"

Seeing this, Chen Xiaohu scratched his head embarrassedly and shook hands.

He has met many girls of the same age.

But this is the first time I've seen such a beautiful one.

She is even more beautiful than his sister-in-law.

Tang Xiaolong was obviously much calmer than Chen Xiaohu. He was very talkative and said:

"Miss Wang, my name is Tang Xiaolong, and I am Lin Xuan's junior fellow apprentice."

Immediately, he cleared his throat and said:

"Today is your engagement party with my senior brother. I wish you a long and happy marriage."

Upon hearing this, Wang Mengdi's face immediately turned red.

She and Lin Xuan are only engaged at the moment, and it is not time for them to get married yet.

I have discussed this with him before. If we want to get married, it will take at least a few years.

After all, Wang Mengdi has not yet reached the age of marriage, and Lin Xuan has not yet reached the age of twenty.

Wang Mengdi looked away from Tang Xiaolong and looked at Xiaolan, who had a ruddy and beautiful face and heroic spirit, and said sincerely:

"Sister Xiaolan, I heard from my senior brother that your Qinggong is the best among the younger generation of Shaolin disciples, except for him."

Being praised like this, Hua Xiaolan felt a little embarrassed. She glanced at Lin Xuan, shook her head and said:

"It's far worse than my brother."

Before meeting Wang Mengdi, Hua Xiaolan had always been imagining what kind of person the girl who was engaged to her senior brother would be?

At present, she is a gentle and intelligent woman.

Wang Mengdi greeted the people from Shaolin Temple.

the other side.

Lin Xuan also greeted Commander Wang’s colleagues.

However, when Lin Xuan spoke, Commander Wang's colleagues were somewhat flattered.

Most of these people were military generals, so they naturally understood how strong Lin Xuan was right now!
What about normal times?

There is no chance for us to have any contact at all.

Nowadays, how can we sit together to eat and chat without feeling restrained?
It was an engagement banquet, and it took more than an hour for everyone to finish eating.

Today, Father Lin was very happy and kept toasting with people, and ended up getting drunk.

Fortunately, nothing embarrassing happened.

But it made Lin's mother feel unhappy.

As for Lin Xuan, he also drank some wine. Due to his extraordinary spiritual power, he had an amazing alcohol tolerance and managed to knock a large group of people down.

I still wasn’t drunk until the end!
It was just a banquet, and Lin Xuan and Wang Mengdi sent away the distinguished guests who came to present gifts.

After this group of people left, only the people from Shaolin Temple, as well as Governor Tang, Constable Cao and others were left in the Marquis' Mansion.

……

The hall of the Marquis's mansion.

Father and Mother Lin observed Lin Xuan's words and found that he seemed to have something to talk to the Shaolin masters and Commander Wang and others, so they ordered people to serve tea and then called the servants out.

Of course, some irrelevant members of the Lin family also withdrew.

During this time, Wang Mengdi was about to get up and leave, but was stopped by Lin Xuan.

After all, the two of them are engaged now, and Commander Wang is still here, so it would be inappropriate to let her leave.

Being held by Lin Xuan, Wang Mengdi felt warm in the heart and had to sit beside him obediently.

The next topic of conversation revolved around the Black Fox King.

This time, Lin Xuan went deep into Youli Mountain and rescued Wang Mengdi. In the opinion of Abbot Sanzang and others, Lin Xuan must have fought with the Black Fox King.

Being able to return safely is enough to prove that he has won the battle with the Black Fox King.

This is of vital importance to everyone!
Maybe we can use this to find out the true strength of the Black Fox King?
When Abbot Sanzang asked about his feelings during the fight with the Black Fox King, Lin Xuan said truthfully:
"Master, I was lucky enough to defeat the Black Fox King."

"For some reason, I feel that the Black Fox King's strength has weakened compared to when he was in Dangshan, at least 30% weaker. If not for this, I really might not be able to save Meng Di."

"And the reason he asked His Majesty for those rare treasures this time was probably to heal his wounds."

"He must be unwilling to accept his defeat by his disciple. He will most likely collect treasures from the human world to restore his strength. We in Shaolin must be on guard."

Upon hearing that the Black Fox King's strength had weakened, Abbot Sanzang and Gong Jin looked at each other secretly.

Others don't know what's going on.

How could the two of them not know that in Xiawa Village in the past world, Abbot Sanzang and Gongjin saw with their own eyes that a "卍" Buddhist seal fell from the Buddha's finger and sealed it on the Black Fox King!

Unexpectedly, more than two months have passed and the Black Fox King has not recovered from his injuries.

This shows how powerful the person behind the scenes is!

"Then Lin Xuan, how strong do you think the Black Fox King was in his prime?" Abbot Sanzang suddenly asked this question.

When the people present heard this, their expressions immediately straightened.

They all looked towards him.

Lin Xuan thought about it carefully before answering:

"In reply to Master, the Black Fox King's full strength should be infinitely close to the Golden Body Realm, but this demon seems to be immortal, and he cannot be killed without a great power in the Golden Body Realm!"

He remembered that in the future world, "Tang Xiaolong" also said that he killed this Liao in Changyang Mountain after he was promoted to the Golden Body Realm!
At the same time, this also explains why the three great Shaolin monks could only seal it but could not completely eliminate it.

Because the three Shaolin monks at the scene had not broken through to the Golden Body Realm.

So, it can only be sealed!

"Only those in the Golden Body stage can be killed?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded.

Golden Body Realm, it has been hundreds of years since such a strong person appeared in the world?

The only known one is Shaolin's Bodhidharma!
Is it possible to destroy the Black Fox King only if Bodhidharma reappears?

The atmosphere on the field was silent for a few breaths, and Commander Wang was the first to break the silence:
“Abbot Sanzang, I am not bragging, but in my opinion, among the young generation in the world, the one who has the greatest hope of breaking through to the Golden Body Realm is only Lin Xuan.”

"I also think it will be my senior brother."

Hua Xiaolan also raised her hand in agreement.

Tang Xiaolong also said:
"Yes, Senior Brother is about to reach the state of spiritual cultivation, and his strength is even higher than that of Senior Uncle. He has the best hope!"

Seeing this scene, Abbot Sanzang couldn't help but smile and signaled everyone not to get excited:
"As Lin Xuan's master, I naturally saw it a long time ago."

"At this moment, Lin Xuan cannot relax and must always bear in mind the heavy responsibility he shoulders. Perhaps one day, the Black Fox King will recover his peak cultivation, and then it will be a disaster for the world."

"But Xiaolong, Xiaohu, Xiaolan, you three must not let your guard down. Don't think you can rest easy just because you have your senior brother at the forefront."

"It just so happens that Lin Xuan has reached the bottleneck of refining the spirit, and you are also stuck in controlling the Qi. In the future, when your senior brother is promoted to the Golden Body Realm, I hope that you have also refined the spirit. In short, you can't fall behind!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu, and Hua Xiaolan immediately started to complain:
"Ah, are you going to break through to the Spirit Refining stage?"

"Master, this is too difficult, isn't it?"

Gong Jin frowned and snorted coldly:
"Humph, do you think it's easy for your senior brother to break through to the Golden Body?"

"With the talents of the three of you, it won't be a problem for you to break through to the Spirit Refining stage."

Seeing that the master had spoken, the three dared not object and could only nod in agreement.

At this point, the topic regarding the Black Fox King has come to an end.

After that, the topics everyone talked about became much more relaxed.

Prefect Tang even jokingly asked Lin Xuan when he planned to get married?
Captain Cao was even more outrageous, asking when he was going to have a baby...

But as soon as he asked the question, he felt a chill on his back.

Without looking back, Captain Cao knew that it was Commander Wang who was glaring at him.

Because he noticed that Wang Mengdi, who was sitting next to Lin Xuan, was blushing so much that water was about to drip out of her face...

Not long after, Commander Wang said to Abbot Sanzang:

"Abbot Sanzang, His Majesty is planning to go to Shaolin Temple to worship Buddha at the end of the year. You must prepare in advance."

"Don't worry, Commander Wang."

"Shaolin will certainly welcome you when you come."

Abbot Sanzang smiled slightly and signaled Commander Wang to relax.

……

Dinner was still eaten at the Marquis’ Mansion.

After all, it's a rare occasion for us to get together.

I don’t know when we will be able to sit down and have a good talk next time.

Abbot Sanzang, Gongjin and others rested in the marquis's mansion for two nights and had to return to Shaolin early on the third day.

This time, Tang Xiaolong did not go with him.

Counting the time, he hasn't been home for more than two months.

Abbot Sanzang naturally has to take a holiday.

Of course, Chen Xiaohu and Hua Xiaolan were also given holidays.

They all went home.

Five days later, he returned to Shaolin.

……

It is worth mentioning that on the night of the engagement, Lin Xuan gave another water pearl to Wang Mengdi.

This water pearl was given by the Qiantang Dragon King.

He had three at the time, and after selling one, he had two left.

Now, there is only one left to give to Wang Mengdi.

But now Lin Xuan has the help of the Cauldron of Fortune, so he doesn't really need this pearl.

……

……

Great Song.

Jinghu North Road.

Jiangling Prefecture.

At night, after dark.

On the long street brightly lit.

In a tailor's shop.

clap clap clap!

The shop owner was counting on an abacus with his fingers quickly, muttering something from time to time, with a smile on his face.

The oil lamp burning beside the table reflected his busy figure.

The shopkeeper's wife saw her husband working so hard and went to pour him a glass of water.

He was totally unaware that a dark shadow as black as ink had slipped in through the crack in the door.

The shadow came into the room and instantly attached itself to the wardrobe behind the shopkeeper.

At this moment, the shopkeeper was still concentrating on fiddling with the abacus.

At a certain moment, he seemed to have finished his account and felt a sense of relief. He couldn't help but smile at the woman who was walking by:

"Madam, our store has sold more than fifty pieces of clothing and ten more pieces of cloth this month than last month. Excluding the cost, we have made more than one hundred taels more than last month."

He finished talking to himself.

But he didn't hear his wife's reply.

He then noticed that the candle flame in front of him seemed to no longer flicker, and he could not help but look up, just about to ask his wife.

Before she could say anything, I saw that her face was full of fear and her hand holding the cup was shaking.

"What's the matter, ma'am?"

The shopkeeper felt suddenly uneasy for no apparent reason.

In response, the lady was so shocked by the scene before her that she was speechless.

I felt my tongue was tied in my mouth. I wanted to speak, but I was shaking with fear.

at this time.

The light in front of the table suddenly dimmed, and the shopkeeper seemed to notice something and turned away.

The next moment, his eyes widened and a chill rushed straight to the top of his head.

He clearly saw, under the pale yellow candlelight, a figure with disheveled hair, resembling an evil ghost, who came from nowhere, holding a sharp weapon, and slashing at his own shadow viciously!

Shadow felt the pain and fell to the ground.

But the disheveled shadow did not let it go and continued to hack and kill it until the shadow completely stopped struggling, then he picked it up and carried it on his shoulder.

at the same time.

The shadow of the man with disheveled hair and the shadow of the shopkeeper turned into a pool of shadow water and went out of the house like quicksand.

At that moment, the shopkeeper suddenly felt a pain in his neck, as if someone was strangling him, and soon his face turned black and blue.

After a while, his eyes went dark and he passed out.

The strange thing is that although he was clearly fainted, his body did not fall down. Instead, he was floating upright in the air like a hanged ghost, with his upper body slightly tilted and his head facing downwards.

The only thing missing is a rope.

(End of this chapter)