Chapter 56 Lin Xian'er

At the entrance of Shaolin Temple, a high-ranking monk came forward to greet me.

"Amitabha Buddha, Benefactor Li, it's been a long time."

"Master Xinshu, it has indeed been a long time," Li Xunhuan said with a smile.

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she glanced at Li Xunhuan in surprise: "You actually have acquaintances at Shaolin Temple?"

"We're not exactly acquaintances, we've only met once," Li Xunhuan replied modestly.

Master Xinshu smiled broadly and said, "Although we only met once, we have long been spiritual friends and can be considered friends."

Li Xunhuan laughed along, "Yes, although we're not exactly acquaintances, we are indeed very good friends."

Having grown accustomed to the various instant connections with NPCs through unexpected encounters, and with the existing goodwill towards the young monk Xuzhu, he also gave a friendly nod to Master Xinshu.

Lu Xiaofeng, who has friends all over the world, is naturally a master at making friends.

Only Ah Fei, who rarely interacted with others, did not understand the friendship between Li Xunhuan and Master Xinshu, and simply nodded in response, just like his little friend.

Following Master Xinshu into Shaolin, a remarkable encounter unfolds as Shaolin disciples whisper among themselves in the current channel, revealing a significant event.

"Master, have the scriptures of your Shaolin Temple been stolen?"

Master Xinshu looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter in shock: "How did you know about this, female benefactor?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he truthfully replied, "I overheard the young monks in your temple discussing it privately."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction where the NPC speech bubble appeared most frequently.

"Yes, it's over there."

"They are still arguing about whether there was a mole within the Shaolin Temple or whether outsiders came to steal the scriptures."

Upon hearing this, Master Xinshu's shock did not lessen; on the contrary, it intensified.

The reason was simply because the direction the person pointed to in their "encounter" was the Hidden Treasure Pavilion. According to the temple's rules, there were indeed young monks cleaning there at that time.

As novice monks specifically responsible for cleaning the treasure vault, they did indeed know some things that other novice monks did not.

However, the Hidden Treasure Pavilion is over a thousand meters away from here.

Unaware that Showing Off Extraordinary Encounters involved a system cheat, Master Xinshu mistakenly believed that she was able to hear sounds from a thousand meters away due to her profound internal strength, and immediately increased his attention to Showing Off Extraordinary Encounters.

"No wonder he can take on the Money Gang single-handedly. Indeed, heroes are as numerous as the people crossing the river; no one should be underestimated."

Master Xinshu thought to himself.

He didn't show a trace of it on his face, but instead sighed deeply as he followed up on the story of his extraordinary encounter.

“Since you already know, I will not hide it from you.”

"Shaolin Temple was indeed robbed last night. But what was lost was not scriptures, but the temple's most treasured manual, the Yijinjing of Bodhidharma."

"I heard that the Shaolin Temple's Treasury is guarded by eighteen Arhats, and also by masters of your Xin generation who take turns watching over it. How could someone possibly steal such an important scripture under such heavy guard?"

Master Xinshu sighed.

"We are also very puzzled. However, the abbot seems to have a clue."

"What clue?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he asked curiously.

This time, Master Xinshu did not offer any explanation, but instead uttered a Buddhist chant.

"This concerns the reputation of our temple, so this humble monk cannot offer further explanation." He then looked at Li Xunhuan and said, "I have always heard that not only is the young Li Xunhuan a master of martial arts, but he is also incredibly talented and capable of solving cases."

"I wonder if Benefactor Li would be willing to accompany this humble monk to see the sect leader, at which time the sect leader will inform me of all the clues."

Li Xunhuan gave a bitter smile: "I have been away from the Central Plains for a long time, and my skills have long since become rusty. I am afraid I am unable to solve this case."

"If he can't do it, we can!" Xiu Chuqi, who coveted the wealth of Shaolin Temple, hurriedly spoke up and gave Lu Xiaofeng a push.

"This is Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows. His greatest skill in life is solving cases."

"As long as we hand the case over to him, there's no case he can't solve. Or why don't you take us with you to see the Shaolin abbot?"

Master Xinshu was both amused and exasperated by the intense gaze directed at him as he shared his extraordinary adventure.

"Alright, alright, since you already know about the theft of the manual, come with me to see the abbot."

As he spoke, he led the group, including Xiu Chuqi, toward the abbot's monastery.

Lu Xiaofeng deliberately lagged behind and poked the arm that was showing off his extraordinary encounter.

"I didn't promise to help you solve the case, so don't just promise me off like that."

Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she smiled ingratiatingly: "Oh dear, isn't this a case of the capable doing more work?"

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Master Xinshu and whispered to Lu Xiaofeng, "You don't know, Shaolin Temple is very rich. As long as we help them catch the thief who stole the manual, they will definitely treat us well."

"How about we split the spoils equally?"

Lu Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow, deliberately teasing and showing off his extraordinary encounter: "Dividing it equally won't do. Since you're asking me to solve the case, I have to take 70%."

He's always been very generous when it comes to sharing his amazing adventures with friends.

"Okay, 70% complete."

Since it was a free reward anyway, she figured every little bit counted and wouldn't mind how much it was.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to, and deliberately teased her: "You agreed so readily? Then I'll take 80%."

Showing off her adventures, she finally realized that Lu Xiaofeng was just teasing her, and angrily pulled out a Happy Sheep toy and stuck it on Lu Xiaofeng's face.

Holding up several other items, he said, "Think about it and decide what percentage you want."

Using the reflection of the dragon carp, Lu Xiaofeng looked at the large "福" (good fortune) character on his face and reached out to pull it off.

It wasn't torn off.

Lu Xiaofeng guessed that this was some kind of magical prop.

He quickly begged for mercy in a low voice.

"Ancestor, I was wrong. You can have all the rewards, I don't want them anymore. Please, just take this 'Fu' character down for me."

He proudly tossed his hair to show off his serendipitous encounter.

"It's too late to beg for mercy now."

"This thing is actually quite nice-looking, so just keep wearing it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng was filled with rage and snatched a Happy Sheep card from Xiu Chuqi's hand, sticking it back on.

Now there are two people with a big "福" (good fortune) character on their faces.

Hearing the commotion, Ah Fei curiously peeked over and, taking advantage of the situation, stuck a picture of himself on Ah Fei's face.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng rolled his eyes and took another one, intending to stick it on Li Xunhuan's face.

But Li Xunhuan, as expected of someone who could pass the imperial examination with the rank of third-place scholar, was indeed very shrewd.

Upon discovering the situation of Xiu Chuqi and her group, she rushed to Master Xinshu's side and began exchanging pleasantries.

Lu Xiaofeng wasn't too thick-skinned. He was too embarrassed to do such a childish thing in front of his host, trying to force good fortune onto his companion, so he could only regretfully let Li Xunhuan escape unscathed.

Amidst their playful antics, the group finally arrived at Abbot Xinhu's meditation room, led by Master Xinshu.

Only after stepping into the room did Li Xunhuan breathe a sigh of relief.

Unaware of their little actions in showing off their extraordinary encounter, Master Xinshu was still enthusiastically introducing them to Abbot Xinhu.

At this moment, besides Abbot Xinhu, there were also Master Xinjian and Master Xinmei in the meditation room.

"Abbot, these are the people who challenged the Money Gang a few days ago."

Seeing the abbot's slightly strange expression, Master Xinshu didn't think much of it, assuming he was still troubled by the theft of the secret manual.

To ease the abbot's burden, he quickly began to introduce the situation.

"This is Li Xunhuan, the Little Scholar. He just happened to come to Shaolin at this time. I thought that since Li Xunhuan has experience as an official, he might be more capable in solving cases. That's why I shamelessly invited him to come."

He then turned to look at the group who had shared their extraordinary encounters, intending to introduce them to the abbot as well.

As soon as I turned around, I saw three strange people with big "福" (good fortune) characters pasted on their faces.

Heart Tree: "..."

It wasn't like this just now!

A moment of silence crossed Master Xinshu's mind.

Only now did he understand why the abbot had worn that indescribable expression earlier.

I'm used to players posting Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf pictures on each other, and showing off their adventures while wearing all sorts of strange makeup and talking to NPCs. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Seeing that Master Xinshu was stuck, he immediately and considerately introduced himself.

"I am a disciple of Chu Xiu of the Seven Show Sect. I have had a remarkable encounter and have met the Abbot of Shaolin."

After introducing himself, he didn't forget to pull Lu Xiaofeng and A Fei, who were looking down, out from behind him.

"This is Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows. He is best at making friends and solving cases. He came here to help after learning that the Shaolin Temple's secret manual had been stolen."

"This is A-Fei, the future second-best martial artist in the world."

Lu Xiaofeng swore he had never been so humiliated.

Looking at Abbot Xinhu's unreadable expression, he just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Ah Fei had never felt so helpless before.

He desperately tried to pull the "福" (good fortune) character off his face.

He wanted to clarify that he didn't consider himself the future second-best martial artist in the world. But he was too embarrassed to speak and could only blush and hide behind Li Xunhuan.

Li Xunhuan, who escaped death, was not having an easy time either.

At this moment, he only regretted why he had to re-enter the pass.

If he had stayed outside the pass and never entered, he would not have met them and their extraordinary encounter.

They wouldn't come to Shaolin Temple if they didn't encounter these extraordinary adventures.

If he hadn't come to Shaolin Temple, he wouldn't have encountered such an embarrassing and shameful scene. Even though he wasn't the one who was embarrassed, as a companion, he still felt a little breathless.

In this deadly silence, it's more sensible to show off your adventures.

She seemed to have an innate ability to face life with composure, and spoke again under everyone's gaze.

"How about it? For just 20,000 gold coins, we guarantee to retrieve the stolen Shaolin Temple manual within three days. We'll also catch the thief while we're at it."

"This deal is a great deal, do you want to accept it?"

"No need."

Master Xinhu finally uttered his first words of the day.

"I have already made some progress regarding the book thief. This is an internal matter of Shaolin Temple, so there's no need for you all to worry about it."

"Really not necessary?" Showing off her extraordinary encounter was quite disappointed.

"Twenty thousand gold coins will do, even if you don't have twenty thousand."

"Need not!"

Master Xinhu's resolute answer.

Even if it were free, he wouldn't dare entrust such an important matter to a group of people who seemed unreliable.

That concerns the century-old reputation of their Shaolin Temple!

"All right."

It's a bit disappointing not to accept this rewarding quest, but the reason for showing off my adventure at Shaolin wasn't to get the quest in the first place.

Before leaving the abbot's meditation room, Xiu Chuqi suddenly turned around and asked a question.

"Abbot Xinhu, is Bai Xiaosheng in your Shaolin Temple?"

Upon hearing this, Master Xinjian spoke up on behalf of the abbot.

"May I ask what business the lady has with Bai Xiaosheng?"

She couldn't very well tell the abbot and elders of Shaolin Temple that she was going to kill someone, could she?

"It's just a personal matter."

“Bai Xiaosheng is indeed at Shaolin Temple recently,” Master Xinmei replied.

"If you wish to find Bai Xiaosheng, please go directly to the side room in the front courtyard. He should be there right now."

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded.

"Thank you for informing me, Master."

"The master's attitude is so good, and Master Xinshu is even a friend of Li Xunhuan. Otherwise, it's better not to kill Bai Xiaosheng at Shaolin Temple."

Showing off her amazing encounter, she walked out while thinking about it.

"Let's think of a way to lure Bai Xiaosheng out before killing him."

As soon as he left the abbot's meditation room, Lu Xiaofeng turned around and looked at the big "Fu" character on Xiu Chuqi's face, then turned to look at A Fei, and suddenly started laughing loudly.

Hahahaha.

Afei was taken aback by Lu Xiaofeng's sudden burst of laughter, but after a moment, he recovered and smiled back.

"This is so interesting."

Lu Xiaofeng reached out and hooked his arm around Li Xunhuan's neck: "Although it's a bit embarrassing, indulging like this with friends once in a while is a rare memory."

As he spoke, he kept giving the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter a meaningful wink.

This time, after a series of unexpected encounters, he finally understood Lu Xiaofeng's intentions and, taking advantage of Li Xunhuan's inattention, pulled out a Pleasant Goat card and smeared it on Li Xunhuan's face.

"Hahaha."

Lu Xiaofeng released Li Xunhuan triumphantly, laughing so hard he could hardly breathe.

"That's right! Good friends should share joys and sorrows!"

Even without a mirror, Li Xunhuan could guess what a ridiculous sight he would look like just by looking at the girls who had shared their adventures.

But seeing his new friends laughing heartily, he didn't feel annoyed at all; instead, a sense of joy welled up inside him.

He hadn't been this happy in a long time.

With that in mind, he no longer resisted the stickers on his face.

She reached out and pulled him, hooking her arms around his neck just like Lu Xiaofeng had done before.

"Having so many friends to embarrass ourselves with is truly a blessing. Shouldn't we have a big toast to that?"

"Come on, let's go to the front yard and have a good drink. Shaolin Temple isn't strict with its guests. As long as you don't eat meat in the temple, drinking a little alcohol is perfectly fine."

Lu Xiaofeng, who also loved wine to death, immediately lit up when he heard this.

Looking expectantly at Xiuchuqiyu, he said, "Great! I remember you have several kinds of exquisite wines. Would we be lucky enough to try them again?"

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, the henchman waved his hand and said boldly, "Of course."

Although she had already cleared out her inventory of Six Days Drunk and Xun You San, she still had a batch of Drunk Moon Fragrance and Hidden Hundred Days that she couldn't sell.

This is a good opportunity to let them try out the amazing effects of Drunken Moon Fragrance.

Several people, with identical "福" (good fortune) characters pasted on their faces, walked arm in arm toward the front yard, ignoring the curious and strange looks from passing monks.

Today might not be the right day for drinking.

Before they even reached their destination, they ran into Lin Shiyin and Long Xiaoyun's group, who were rushing over.

"cousin?"

Lin Shiyin looked hesitantly at the man in front of her, who had a "Fu" character pasted on his face and was swaggering down the middle of the road.

Is this really the dashing young scholar she remembers?

Long Xiaoyun's expression was also indescribable.

How could Li Xunhuan, whom he had been wary of and jealous of for half his life, have turned out like this?

Long Xiaoyun turned his gaze to a few other people and remained silent.

"Is this what they mean by 'one is influenced by one's surroundings'?"

The sudden appearance of an old friend caught Li Xunhuan off guard.

The bittersweet emotions that should have arisen were completely replaced by the morbidly awkward feeling of "meeting the person you miss the most at the most inopportune time."

He desperately wanted to escape at that moment.

"Xunhuan, what are you doing...?"

Unfortunately, Long Xiaoyun didn't give him that chance.

Li Xunhuan withdrew his feet, which were trying to escape, and awkwardly wiped his face.

It wasn't wiped off.

"Haha," Li Xunhuan laughed awkwardly, "Brother, what brings you here?"

He could only exchange pleasantries with Long Xiaoyun while desperately trying to wink at Xiu Chuqi.

Unfortunately, opportunities to show off one's extraordinary encounters and gain the understanding of others are too few. At least for now, she doesn't understand and is still looking at Lin Shiyin and the others with curiosity.

"Your sister-in-law and I heard that you had gotten into trouble with the Money Gang, and we were very worried about you. That's why we traveled day and night to find you."

Trying to ignore the "good fortune" sign on Li Xunhuan's face, Long Xiaoyun stepped forward and patted Li Xunhuan on the shoulder.

"I didn't expect that after all these years away, your martial arts skills haven't declined at all. Even Shangguan Jin Hong was no match for you. The four of you took on the number one gang in the world by your own. You truly deserve to be called Little Li Flying Dagger."

Li Xunhuan shook his head: "I was not the one who defeated Shangguan Jin Hong."

He then introduced her to Long Xiaoyun, saying, "The one who killed Shangguan Jin Hong was this girl named Xiu Chu Qi Yu."

"The other two are named Lu Xiaofeng and Afei. They are both my friends."

Before arriving at Shaolin, Long Xiaoyun had indeed heard that Shangguan Jin Hong had been defeated by a mysterious woman.

But at the time, he only thought that Li Xunhuan had made her famous.

After all, as one of the beneficiaries, having received the entire Li Garden and Lin Shiyin, he clearly knew that Li Xunhuan truly did not care about fame and fortune in the martial arts world, and was not incapable of giving away credit to others.

Only now, hearing Li Xunhuan say it himself, did he truly realize that the seemingly unreliable girl with the character "福" (fortune) pasted on her face was actually a peerless master.

Long Xiaoyun's attitude immediately became much more upright.

"I've seen girls who show off their extraordinary encounters."

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded in response.

A true master should naturally have a high opinion of himself, and Long Xiaoyun would not object to that.

But his pragmatism doesn't mean that others are as pragmatic.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xian'er, who had just emerged from the carriage, had a strange glint in her eyes and then spoke with a smile.

"This young lady is far too arrogant."

She didn't believe Li Xunhuan's claim that he had shown off a miraculous encounter and killed Shangguan Jin Hong single-handedly. In Lin Xian'er's view, showing off a miraculous encounter was nothing more than using some unknown means to bewitch Li Xunhuan, thus making him willingly give her the credit.

She always saw this cunning woman as a rival. So, without a second thought, she tried to sow discord between them.

"Brother Long is, after all, Li Tanhua's sworn brother. For Li Tanhua's sake, you should be more polite to Brother Long."

Showing off an unexpected encounter while looking completely bewildered?

"How am I being impolite?"

"Didn't you already give me a very polite nod in response?"

You should know that she used to skip over these kinds of transitional scenes quickly.

"Xian'er, you mustn't be rude to Miss Xiu."

Lin Shiyin spoke softly.

Lin Shiyin herself did not like to travel in the martial arts world, but that did not stop her from admiring those girls who had their own abilities. Therefore, she made a point of speaking up to stop Lin Xian'er's provocation.

This is also to protect Lin Xian'er.

After all, in Lin Shiyin's mind, the martial world was synonymous with bloodshed and violence. The girl in front of her, who had just experienced a remarkable adventure, couldn't possibly be a weakling.

She understood Li Xunhuan as well as Long Xiaoyun, knowing he wouldn't lie about something like this. The seemingly delicate girl before her truly possessed the ability to easily kill Shangguan Jin Hong, and naturally, she could easily kill Lin Xian'er, who had offended her.

Unaware of Lin Shiyin's protectiveness towards her, Lin Xian'er felt a surge of dissatisfaction once again.

But her face still held a smile.

He stepped forward and bowed to the person who had shown off their extraordinary encounter.

"It was Xian'er who acted impulsively, please don't blame me, young lady."

Having been inexplicably offended and then forced to apologize, and then suddenly seeing Lin Xian'er with her name displayed in red, he couldn't help but think of Kang Min.

Is this some kind of trouble-making scheme?

A smile appeared on her face, and she replied without any burden, "It's okay, I forgive you."

Now you're about to put on a good show for me!

Having encountered unexpected people, Li Xunhuan had to temporarily part ways with them.

“It’s alright,” Xiu Chuqiyu said generously, “We can drink the wine later, you guys catch up first.”

He then turned to look at Lu Xiaofeng and the others: "I plan to go find Bai Xiaosheng first, what about you?"

Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Li Xunhuan, then nodded: "I'll go with you."

Afei, with his intuitive nature, also glanced at Li Xunhuan, seemingly sensing his complex emotions, and raised his hand as well: "I'll go too."

Although his three friends had ruthlessly abandoned him, Li Xunhuan inexplicably felt a sense of relief.

Although there's nothing he can't tell others, he really didn't want to expose his wounds to these lively and cheerful friends.

He caused his friends to worry.

He then smiled and said goodbye to them.

"Then you guys go and have a look around first, while I catch up with my older brother and sister-in-law."

Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded and was about to leave when Lin Xian'er called him back.

"Can I come with you?"

Then, he smiled shyly at Lu Xiaofeng and A Fei and said, "Brother Long and the others are catching up, so I shouldn't disturb them."

"Since you are friends of Little Li Tan Hua, could you take me with you and tell me the legendary story of how you, with just a few people, took down the number one gang in the world?"

Lu Xiaofeng has always been chivalrous and compassionate towards women. Now, with the most beautiful woman in the world, Lin Xian'er, standing right in front of him, smiling and asking him to tell her legendary story, how could Lu Xiaofeng possibly refuse?

"OK!"

He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. He turned to look at Xiu Chuqiyu and saw that she did not object, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know why, even though he and Xiu Chuqi were just friends and he knew Xiu Chuqi wasn't petty, his intuition suddenly warned him after he agreed to Lin Xian'er's request without her consent.

This intuition saved him many times.

Lu Xiaofeng felt a chill run down his spine, and his gaze towards Lin Xian'er immediately became much clearer. However, he still smiled and spoke.

"With a beautiful woman by his side, Lu Xiaofeng could never have asked for more."

"Miss Xian'er, please."

With Lin Xunhuan gone but Lin Xian'er added, the four of them, despite their unexpected encounters, still proceeded to find Bai Xiaosheng as planned.

Along the way, Lin Xian'er repeatedly tried to get close to Lu Xiaofeng, subtly probing into their reasons for searching for Bai Xiaosheng.

"I've heard that Bai Xiaosheng is a martial arts prodigy with extensive knowledge and skills, and his weapon manual is famous throughout the land. Are you also going there to seek him out?"

"Admired by reputation?" Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he sneered, "You could say that."

"You know him very well, do you know him?"

Lin Xian'er's smile froze, and she shook her head: "How could a woman of my limited knowledge know a man who is capable of compiling a weapons catalog?"

"I just heard some rumors about him."

Seeing Lin Xian'er's name turn red again, he became interested in showing off his adventure.

"Yeah?"

"Since it is rumored in the martial arts world that he is a learned and talented martial arts prodigy, where does he rank on the weapons ranking list?"

Lin Xian'er paused in her smile: "Since he was the one who compiled the weapons ranking, in order to avoid suspicion, I didn't include myself in it."

“Oh,” Shower said meaningfully, “I understand.”

Lin Xian'er didn't understand.

However, she had already sensed the malice that Showing off her extraordinary encounters was directed at Bai Xiaosheng.

"He's not good at martial arts, but he wants to be famous. However, he's afraid that others will know about his martial arts style, so he uses a so-called weapon ranking list to attract attention."