Chapter 259
Ning Yue put her hands on her hips, glared at him, and said, "Senior brother, you're really stupid. Don't you know you can't judge a book by its cover?"
Yuan Xiu listened and realized what they were talking about. He quickly explained, "This female benefactor, they are not from the Demon Palace. They just happened to be passing by and were helping this humble monk."
"We've met before, you've misunderstood."
Li Jianxin still believed what the people from Linggui Temple said and nodded in agreement, "We can't conclude that someone is from the Demon Palace just because of a martial arts style."
"Moreover, many of the secret manuals that the Demon Palace keeps secret were stolen from others many years ago. Although many of them have been lost, there may still be descendants."
Ning Yue nodded with some doubt, then muttered as she looked at Tao Tao, "Is that really true?" Her eyes still held a hint of suspicion.
Leng Qiao had no intention of wasting words with them. Holding the long whip in front of her, her face was icy, and she said coldly, "Get out of the way!"
Yuan Xiu said apologetically, "I am truly sorry, ladies. If you need my help in the future, you can come to Linggui Temple in Yashan to find me."
Ning Yue's face immediately turned a little ugly after being scolded like that, but she knew she was in the wrong and shouldn't have made such a judgment without investigating the matter thoroughly.
But isn't it even stranger that she never revealed which school or sect she belonged to?
"Why don't you just tell us which sect you belong to? If you do, we'll know whether we're wronging you or not."
Leng Qiao was rarely angry; her brows furrowed, and she was about to make a move when Tao Tao stopped her.
She stood in front of Leng Qiao, facing them directly, and with a slight smile, said, "I have no sect or faction. My family runs a funeral business in the capital. I am not a member of the martial arts world."
Not a member of the martial arts world?
Upon hearing this, Ning Yue began to scrutinize her closely and was surprised to find that the jewelry she wore and the clothes she was dressed in were not ordinary items.
Suddenly, as if realizing something, she exclaimed in surprise: "The funeral business?! The business of handling funerals!"
"What's wrong? Is it strange? It's not like it's anything shady."
Although Li Jianxin was also surprised, he knew that his junior sister's behavior had clearly offended the girl in front of him, so he said, "I'm sorry, my junior sister didn't mean anything by it."
"It's alright, then, farewell."
Tao Tao nodded slightly to the little monk and turned to leave. Just then, a voice came from behind her.
"Female benefactor!"
She turned back in confusion, her eyes questioning him.
"This humble monk has a request, I wonder if you would be willing to help this humble monk?"
Tao Tao's eyes darted around, and she asked, "Will you escort me back to the temple?"
He shook his head. "Just now I heard from the female benefactor that you have been in the funeral business for generations. I wonder if you could help my uncle with a funeral?"
"Don't worry, this humble monk will pay."
This piqued Tao Tao's interest. "I've never held a funeral for a monk before. I've heard that funerals for deceased masters are usually very grand."
Yuan Xiu smiled faintly and said, "When my uncle was nearing his end, he told me to keep everything simple."
"Okay, then we'll go with you and be your bodyguard for a while."
Tao Tao walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.
Hearing this, Ning Yue asked in confusion, "Don't you need to call someone from your shop to handle this?"
“I will prepare the body for burial. Even if the young monk’s uncle wants to become a mummified Buddha, I can clean him up and paint him with gold paint. Everything will be done according to the wishes of Buddhism.”
"As for the paper offerings and paper money needed, I can just buy the materials and make them myself."
Seeing how skillfully she spoke, all three were astonished, especially Ning Yue, whose eyes widened in shock as she stammered, "You...you can do this?"
She looked at her with a smile and said, "Didn't I say that my family does this kind of business? So it's not surprising that I know how, is it?"
It's not just unsurprising, it's incredibly surprising!
She looked at this seemingly naive young lady from a noble family, and it was truly unbelievable that she would do such a thing.
Li Jianxin quickly smoothed things over, saying, "I'm sorry, young lady, my junior sister didn't mean anything by it."
“Master Yuanxiu, you are aware of the rumors circulating in the martial arts world. Why don’t my junior sister and I accompany you to escort Master Yizhen back?”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiu said, "I won't trouble you two any further. Thank you for your kindness."
“Go ahead, it’s not much trouble. They’re doing good deeds, which is also accumulating merit for themselves.”
Tao Tao glanced at the three of them. If they were to go back with the little monk, they would inevitably face a chase, and they would be exhausted.
Now that there are two more kind people willing to help, how can I refuse?
Upon hearing this, Li Jianxin beamed with joy, "Then it's settled."
They entered the martial arts world to uphold justice, help the weak and needy, and Linggui Temple is a righteous sect in the martial arts world, so they should help each other.
Seeing that they had already made their decision, Yuan Xiu had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble."
Tao Tao frowned, pointed to the wound on Yuan Xiu's face and his bleeding arm, and said, "Why don't you treat your wound first? It looks pretty serious."
Upon hearing this, he glanced at his bleeding arm, his pale lips twitched slightly, and he chuckled, "This humble monk will find a place to take care of it himself in a bit, it's nothing serious."
"Where are you all staying? Why don't you all stay together? That would be more convenient. My senior brother and I are staying at the inn up ahead."
Ning Yue took the initiative to speak, hoping to dispel some of the bad impressions she had previously had.
Li Jianxin chimed in, "Yes, why don't you all stay with us?"
Yuan Xiu realized he only had a few copper coins on him, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. I already have a place to stay, so there's no need to go to such trouble."
Tao Tao looked him up and down. He didn't look like someone who had money to stay at an inn. His monk's robe was old and faded, and there were several tears in it.
I hadn't seen him for just two days, and he looked much more haggard than before.
Moreover, she had witnessed his appetite firsthand; with his meager savings, he could barely afford a few steamed buns and bread.
So does he really have the money to pay her? Or is it the temple that has the money?
Yuan Xiu noticed her scrutinizing gaze, and somewhat awkwardly tugged at his robe with one hand, saying, "Then we'll set off tomorrow morning. This humble monk will visit you all then."
After saying that, he picked up the large bundle on the ground, carried the corpse, and walked in the opposite direction.
Ning Yue watched his departing figure, stroked her chin, and said, "This Master Yuanxiu is quite kind."
Li Jianxin: "Which master at Linggui Temple isn't kind? Otherwise, so many people wouldn't want Master Yizhen's relics."
"Can relics really grant immortality?" Tao Tao asked casually.
The two men looked over in surprise. Remembering that they had previously suspected she was from the Demon Palace, they smiled and reassured her, "Don't be nervous, I was just asking casually."
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