Chapter 142: Background is a must for survival

"Brother Chu, Xie Yanke is said to be a lone traveler in the martial arts world. Even if you have won the Black Iron Order, if you send Di Yun to find him, he will probably not be able to carry away so many treasures in a short time, right?"

After Di Yun left, Ding Dian turned and asked Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "The name of Xie Yanke Motian Jushi is so famous in the martial arts world. He is definitely not just a loner."

Chu Yuan remembered that Xie Yanke said that the three black iron orders he issued were given to three good friends who had done him favors in the past. Two of them had been taken back, leaving only the last one, which was obtained by him and the bastard.

This shows that Xie Yanke is not a loner in the underworld, and there are powerful connections behind him.

It’s just that ordinary people in the world don’t know about these power relationships.

Chu Yuan continued, "There are no true lone travelers who can make it in the martial arts world."

Just like the Shi Qing couple, who are very famous in the martial arts world and are the masters of the black and white swords.

On the surface, the couple traveled around the world, and everyone respected Shi Qing and his wife's character and martial arts. In fact, they were backed by Xuansu Zhuang and Shangqing Temple.

"Right."

Ding Dian thought for a moment and said.

Those who have no connections or background in the underworld are all in a miserable state.

Just like myself, even if I have learned the peerless magic skill "Shenzhaojing" and "Liancheng Sword Technique", what does it matter?
He was ambushed and framed, thrown into prison, and tortured every day, in order to force the secret of the "Liancheng Jue" treasure out of him.

"To put it bluntly, the martial arts world is no different from the secular world. To get involved you need a background. It's hard for a lone traveler without a background to make it."

Chu Yuan said to Ding Dian.

Including the world of laughing at others that he had experienced before.

The truly powerful masters among them are all from the major martial arts sects.

"Although Brother Chu is young, his mind is extremely insightful."

Ding Dian said with admiration.

He had never thought about this question before, but after Chu Yuan's reminder, he realized that those famous masters in the world did have backgrounds.

Even Xie Yanke, who seems to be a loner on the surface, actually has connections behind him.

"That's right. Although I haven't met Brother Chu for long, I feel that although Brother Chu is young, he sees things very clearly."

Ling Shuanghua stood beside Ding Dian and looked at Chu Yuan with surprise.

She was a few years older than Chu Yuan, so she and Ding Dian called Chu Yuan "Brother Chu".

Because she had scars on her face, she wore a hat to hide her features.

"Brother Ding and Miss Ling, you are too kind. It's just that I came from a humble background and have more experience, so I can see things more clearly."

Chu Yuan smiled at Ding Dian.

Ding Dian nodded when he heard this. Chu Yuan had just said that he used to be a little beggar and his background was indeed worse than his own.

"What are Brother Ding's plans after this incident?"

Chu Yuan then asked Ding Dian.

"What does Brother Chu mean?"

Ding Dian asked curiously.

Chu Yuan looked at Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua and said, "Brother Ding, if you want to live a peaceful life with Miss Ling, you should either hide your identity or completely. However, the news that you possess the peerless magical skill "Shen Zhao Jing" and the secret of the treasure "Lian Cheng Jue" is known to the world. There will definitely be greedy people looking for you. One day you will be found. The grudges in the martial arts world cannot be avoided. In addition, there is another way!"

Ding Dian asked curiously, "What method?"

Chu Yuan looked at Ding Dian and said, "Establish a sect!"

Ling Shuanghua understood what Chu Yuan meant. She looked at Chu Yuan with bright eyes and said, "Brother Chu, are you saying that we should let Brother Ding establish his own sect, so that he can protect himself?"

Chu Yuan nodded: "Yes, we found the treasure of Emperor Liang Yuan. Even if Brother Ding only gets one-third, it is still a huge sum. In addition, Brother Ding has the "Shen Zhao Jing", which not only has peerless martial arts but also inexhaustible wealth. Why don't you create your own gang? This way, you will have the ability to take the initiative to protect yourself, so as not to be troubled by others who come to your door."

After hearing this, Ding Dian quickly refused: "I can't start a gang myself. I'm used to being alone and can't be the leader of a gang."

Chu Yuan said: "No one is born knowing how to be a gang leader. Besides, I think Miss Ling speaks well and acts smartly. If you two have any questions, you can discuss them together. Then the gang will not be in bad shape."

When Ling Shuanghua heard Chu Yuan's words, a blush suddenly appeared on her face under her hat.

She said shyly, "Brother Chu, Brother Ding and I haven't gotten married yet!"

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "After this, you have to get married quickly, otherwise the "Yin Yang Huan Yang Gong" that Brother Ding got from me will be wasted."

Ling Shuanghua asked in confusion: "What is the 'Yin Yang Huan Yang Gong'?"

"Ahem!" Ding Dian coughed, his old face flushed, and he quickly interrupted Chu Yuan and said, "After this is over, I will marry Shuang Hua."

Ling Shuanghua was intelligent and recognized immediately that this was her elder brother Ding. She interrupted Chu Yuan on purpose to prevent her from asking what the "Yin Yang Huan Yang Gong" was!
So Ding Dian's reaction made Ling Shuanghua even more curious.

However, her heart was still beating fast because of Ding Dian's words, that he would marry her after this matter was over, and her attention was successfully diverted.

Seeing that Ling Shuanghua did not ask any more questions, Ding Dian breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Chu Yuan, "Brother Chu, Shuanghua and I are getting married. Please be a witness."

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "No problem."

Ding Dian continued: "As for the matter of establishing a gang..."

Chu Yuan said: "There is no rush to set up a gang. I just said it casually and gave you a suggestion. You should think it over carefully first."

Instead, Ling Shuanghua suppressed her shy feelings when Ding Dian said he wanted to marry her, and looked straight at Chu Yuan and said, "Brother Chu, if Brother Ding founded a gang, would you be willing to help him?"

Ding Dian also realized at this time that if he really wanted to establish a gang, Chu Yuan would definitely be a rare right-hand man.

Not to mention Chu Yuan's profound swordsmanship and martial arts, just the many martial arts that he had revealed before were enough to tell you that Chu Yuan was extraordinary and unfathomable!

Regardless of Chu Yuan’s origins and martial arts, whether it was as he said, he obtained the inheritance of the old senior "Qingcheng Sword Immortal" by chance.

Just being able to get Chu Yuan's help is definitely an extremely cost-effective thing.

Chu Yuan said: "Let's talk about this later, when Brother Ding decides to start a gang."

Chu Yuan neither refused nor agreed.

However, he already had the answer in his mind. If Ding Dian was really willing to establish a gang, he could help Ding Dian.

Just like he said before, to survive in the underworld, you need a background, connections and influence.

Being alone is free and easy, and you can be free and unrestrained.

But it seems a little too weak.

And if I could join forces with Ding Dian and build something great, my life would not be in vain.

At worst, he could take out one third of the "Liancheng Jue" treasure he had obtained as capital to join the partnership. If he invited (tricked) Di Yun to join, he would have a complete treasure of Emperor Yuan of Liang who was rich enough to rival a country, and they had no shortage of advanced martial arts.

The largest gang in the world now is the Changle Gang. Chu Yuan feels that within a few years, the title of the largest gang in the world will change hands.

Ding Dian said: "Okay, we'll talk about this later."

Having said that, Ding Dian had never thought about these issues before.

But Chu Yuan's words planted the seed of establishing a gang in his heart.

He was also thinking in his heart whether what Chu Yuan said made sense!
……

Tianning Temple is a dilapidated temple.

It is more than ten miles away from Jingzhou City.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to see people there at ordinary times. Even the beggars in Jingzhou City are unwilling to use Tianning Temple as a place to stay.

The arrival of Chu Yuan and his companions brought some vitality and popularity to Tianning Temple.

During the period of waiting for news from Di Yun, Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua were responsible for cleaning up Tianning Temple. They removed the weeds in the yard, repaired the broken door so that it could be barely habitable, and also found yellow mud to seal the layer of clay that had been knocked off the Buddha statue to prevent it from being discovered by accident. Chu Yuan went to Jingzhou City to buy some pots, stoves, food and other things, and the three of them settled down in Tianning Temple.

The reason why Ding Dian was not allowed to go to Jingzhou City was because the Jingzhou prefect Ling Tuisi and the government officials were definitely looking for Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua everywhere.

If Ding Dian were allowed to go, the chance of being discovered by the government would be too high.

This day.

Chu Yuan had just returned from shopping in Jingzhou City when he saw an old man wandering around the gate of Tianning Temple, acting suspiciously and holding a pipe in his hand.

"who are you?"

Chu Yuan was carrying millet, vegetables and pork that he had bought in Jingzhou City. He asked the old man he happened to meet.

When the old man heard the voice behind him, his body stiffened for a moment.

He was Di Yun's master Qi Changfa.

He followed Chu Yuan and the others all the way.

However, because Chu Yuan and Di Yun were extremely skilled in martial arts, he did not dare to follow them closely, for fear of being discovered by them.

He could only lag far behind Chu Yuan and the others, and ask along the way long after Chu Yuan and the others had left. Although this avoided the risk of him being discovered, it made him take a lot of detours, so that he only found the vicinity of Tianning Temple today.

But unfortunately, he ran into Chu Yuan who was out shopping.

Qi Changfa turned around slowly and said with a smile: "I am Di Yun's master. Does this young man recognize Di Yun..."

Chu Yuan frowned: "Di Yun's master? What's his name?"

Qi Changfa said: "My surname is Qi and my given name is Changfa."

Chu Yuan asked: "Di Yun's junior sister Qi Fang is the senior's daughter?"

Qi Changfa smiled and said, "Not bad." Chu Yuan looked at Qi Changfa carefully. Qi Fang's situation was very similar to Yue Lingshan in the original plot.

Chu Yuan muttered in his heart: "Could this Qi Changfa be a person similar to Yue Buqun?"

He was not familiar with the plot of "The Untold Story", he just felt that Qi Changfa did not look like a good person.

And since he came to find Di Yun, why didn't he show up in Maci Township before, but came to Tianning Temple?
Although he had some doubts about Qi Changfa's purpose, Chu Yuan said calmly, "Since you are Di Yun's master, then follow me in."

As he spoke, he walked to the gate of Tianning Temple and knocked on the door.

In order to prevent unnecessary people from breaking in, they repaired the gate of Tianning Temple and it is usually closed.

"Who?"

Ding Dian's vigilant voice was heard from the yard.

"Brother Ding, it's me, open the door."

Chu Yuan said outside the door.

Hearing Chu Yuan's voice, Ding Dian in the temple immediately relaxed his vigilance and opened the temple door.

Chu Yuan walked in front, and Qi Changfa followed in with a nervous mood.

He had already prepared a speech in his mind, in which he would explain to Di Yun how he was ambushed by Wan Zhenshan, how he escaped death, and how Wuxia was not considerate of him and that was why he was thrown into prison.

But after entering, he did not see Di Yun.

All I saw was a middle-aged man in his early thirties and a woman wearing a conical hat whose appearance I couldn't see clearly.

"Brother Chu, who is he?"

When Ding Dian saw a stranger behind Chu Yuan, his expression suddenly became a little alert.

After Chu Yuan and Qi Changfa came in, they closed the temple door behind them.

He turned to Ding Dian and explained, "Brother Ding, let me introduce you to this senior. This senior is Di Yun's master Qi Changfa. I met him outside the temple gate when I came back just now."

Upon hearing this, Ding Dian looked at Qi Changfa. At first, he didn't take it seriously, but gradually he seemed to think of something and looked at Qi Changfa again. This look made his expression change slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

Ding Dian said, "So he is Di Yun's master."

At this time, Qi Changfa was looking for Di Yun in the yard, so he didn't notice the change in Ding Dian's expression.

After Qi Changfa came in, he asked Chu Yuan, "Young man, where is my disciple?"

Chu Yuan said: "Di Yun went to help deliver a message. It may take half a month for him to come back."

Qi Changfa was stunned: "Di Yun is not here?"

Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Not here."

Qi Changfa lowered his head and didn't speak for a while.

He made a mistake!

He originally thought that Di Yun was in Tianning Temple, so after bumping into Chu Yuan just now, he admitted that he was Di Yun's master.

If he had known that Di Yun was not here, he would have found an excuse to fool Chu Yuan.

But now I realize it's too late.

"Since you are Di Yun's master, you are also our senior. Why don't you stay here for a while and wait for Di Yun to come back? If you haven't eaten yet, let's eat something together."

After Chu Yuan moved the things he had bought into the main hall of Tianning Temple, he walked out and stood under the eaves of the hall and said to Qi Changfa.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Qi Changfa's heart moved and he agreed without thinking.

He was also very curious about why his apprentice, Chu Yuan, Ding Dian and others were living in this abandoned ancient temple!
He suspected that Chu Yuan, Ding Dian and others were also looking for the treasure of "Liancheng Jue", so he stayed to inquire about the news.

"By the way, this man's surname is Ding. Could he be the one who saved that old man and was imprisoned in Jingzhou Prison?"

Qi Changfa thought of the way Chu Yuan addressed Ding Dian just now, and he was moved.

Fortunately, this man named Ding should not have seen him.

But I wonder if the old man told this guy named Ding what the three brothers had done before he died?
If he told it, his name would be exposed and this person might do something bad to him.

However, he secretly observed Ding Dian's expression and seeing that Ding Dian looked normal, Qi Changfa secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qi Changfa thought to himself: "Probably not."

If there was, this Ding, having received a favor from that old man, would probably have attacked me just now.

"Feel free to take a rest, senior. We will go cook."

As he was talking, Ding Dian pulled Ling Shuanghua and Chu Yuan into an empty side hall to cook.

They built a stove with rubble in the side hall where the Buddha statue was smashed.

Qi Changfa did not consider himself an outsider. After Chu Yuan and the others went to cook, he began to wander around Tianning Temple.

After entering the monk's house, Ding Dian saw that Qi Changfa did not follow him in, so he immediately said to Chu Yuan and Ling Shuanghua with a serious face: "Brother Chu, Shuanghua, we have to be careful, this person is not here with good intentions."

Chu Yuan asked: "What do you mean?"

Ling Shuanghua also asked in confusion: "Yes, isn't he Di Yun's master?"

Ding Dian said:
"When I was traveling in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, I witnessed three disciples attacking and besieging their master, forcing him to reveal the secrets of the Shen Zhao Jing and the treasure of Lian Cheng Jue."

"Later, this person was defeated and fled. I secretly rescued him, but he died of his injuries not long after. Before he died, this old senior told me the secrets of the Shen Zhao Jing and the Lian Cheng Jue."

"And this senior is none other than the famous 'Iron Bones and Black Embers' Mei Niansheng, and the three disciples who attacked him are Wan Zhenshan, Yan Daping, and Qi Changfa. The man just now said his name is Qi Changfa, and he looks very similar to one of the three people in my memory. It seems that this man is one of the disciples who attacked Senior Mei. I didn't expect that he is Di Yun's master."

Ling Shuanghua asked, "Brother Ding, are you saying that Di Yun's master is one of the disciples of that old senior Mei?"

Ding Dian nodded and said, "Not bad."

Chu Yuan said: "He is willing to kill his master for the treasure. This person is not a good person. It seems that he is also here for the treasure of "Liancheng Jue"!"

Chu Yuan then looked at Ding Dian and asked, "Brother Ding, does he recognize you?"

This question is very important, if Qi Changfa really knows Ding Dian.

This means that when he saw Ding Dian, he had already started to be on guard and was thinking about how to escape.

Ding Dian said: "I am now quite famous in the martial arts world. He should have heard of my name, but he doesn't know me because when they attacked Senior Mo, I happened to be hiding nearby and didn't dare to show up."

Ling Shuanghua asked: "What should we do next?"

Ding Dian looked at Chu Yuan: "Brother Chu, what do you think?"

Chu Yuan frowned and thought for a moment, then he raised his head and smiled, "It's very simple, we just need to wait and see what happens. If he really came for the treasure of "Lian Cheng Jue", he will definitely take action."

……

Just as Chu Yuan and the others were discussing their suspicions about Qi Changfa's identity in the side hall, Qi Changfa had already strolled into the main hall.

As soon as he entered, he saw the tall Buddha statue in the center of the main hall, which had obvious signs of repairs and the yellow mud and water stains had not yet dried.

"Could this Buddha statue be the treasure of "Liancheng Jue"?"

Qi Changfa said in his heart.

Because Chu Yuan and his people were willing to live in such an abandoned ancient temple, smashing the Buddha statue and then repairing it, which was really too suspicious.

Qi Changfa wanted to break up the yellow mud to see what was inside.

Thinking that Chu Yuan and the others were still outside, he immediately gave up the idea.

If he really did this and was discovered by Chu Yuan and the others, his life would be in danger.

If he had met someone whose martial arts skills were inferior to his, he would have killed him to silence him. However, as for the two people outside, except for the woman in the bamboo hat who seemed to have no martial arts skills, Ding Dianmai was imprisoned in Jingzhou prison for many years and not only survived, but also escaped from prison. His martial arts skills must be very high.

In addition, the youngest boy seemed a little conflicted.

The reason for the contradiction is that the opponent is obviously very young, only about fifteen or sixteen years old, and there is no way he can be a master. However, his every breathing is extremely rhythmic, as if in accordance with the principles of heaven and earth, making him unfathomable.

Precisely because it was unpredictable, Qi Changfa did not dare to take any action.

"Wait a minute, and watch it at night."

Qi Changfa said in his heart.

Just then, Chu Yuan walked in from outside carrying a table.

"Senior, after we moved into the temple, we saw that the Buddha statue was in tatters, so we repaired it a little bit and it looks a little better."

After coming in, Chu Yuan said to Qi Changfa.

"Senior, the temple is poor and there is not much to eat. Just eat something to fill your stomach."

Then Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua came in from outside, carrying the prepared meals.

"Living in a place like this, it's good enough to have something to eat."

Qi Changfa laughed.

After two benches were brought and everyone sat down, Qi Changfa, who was sitting next to Chu Yuan, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, but had no intention of eating. He pretended to ask casually:
"My two junior brothers, the Tianning Temple is located in a remote area. I wonder why you live here?"

Chu Yuan and Ding Dian looked at each other and thought to themselves:

"Sure enough, the fox's tail is beginning to show!"

(End of this chapter)