Ye Erniang held Xuzhu and cried out loud.
"My son! My son... my son..."
Xu Zhu's face flushed red, and he hurriedly pushed Ye Erniang away!
"Who is your son! Don't talk nonsense! Don't talk nonsense..."
Tears streamed down Ye Erniang's face as she said, "My child! The incense scars on your body were burned by your mother..."
Xu Zhu was shocked.
Li Huan laughed and said, "Third Brother, the twenty-seven incense marks on your lower back and buttocks were indeed burned by Second Sister Ye herself. She is indeed your biological mother!"
“No, no!” Bao Butong shook his head. “What mother in the world could be so heartless as to burn her own child?”
Li Huan said, "That's not right! The reason why Ye Erniang burned twenty-seven incense scars on Xuzhu's body after his birth was to commemorate Xuzhu's biological father!"
"Missing your biological father?" Duan Yu asked, puzzled. "What does Third Brother's biological father have to do with the Twenty-Seven Incense Scars?"
Li Huan said, "The twenty incense scars represent twenty-seven prayer beads, signifying the twenty-seven stages of Buddhist disciples' cultivation!"
Duan Yu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!"
Xiao Feng asked in surprise, "Third Brother's biological father is also a Buddhist disciple?"
Li Huan said, "He's more than just a Buddhist disciple; he's highly respected, famous throughout the martial arts world, and revered by all!"
Abbot Xuanci's shoulders trembled slightly.
Ye Erniang was startled and hurriedly retorted, "Li Huan! Don't talk nonsense!"
Li Huan sneered: "I'm talking nonsense? Twenty-four years ago, you were asked by someone to find an opportunity to get close to this high monk, secretly had an affair with him, and gave birth to Xuzhu."
"Unexpectedly, Xuzhu was stolen by a man in black, who also scratched your face, leaving six scars! Is there any falsehood in my words?"
Ye Erniang's eyes widened in utter astonishment: "You... how do you know so much..."
Duan Yu quickly replied, "Second Brother is not only a master of martial arts, but also skilled in fortune telling!"
The Crocodile God of the South Sea laughed, "So it turns out that Third Sister's child was stolen by villains. No wonder you like to snatch other people's sons to play with! Xu Zhu, I am your mother's sworn brother. Quickly call me 'Uncle-Master Yue'!"
This guy has always held a grudge about "becoming Duan Yu's disciple".
Now, Xu Zhu is Ye Erniang's son and Duan Yu's sworn brother. If Xu Zhu calls the Crocodile God of the South Sea "Uncle-Master", then Duan Yu's seniority will naturally be lower than that of the Crocodile God of the South Sea.
Moreover, Xu Zhu possessed extraordinary martial arts skills and served as the master of the Lingjiu Palace in Tianshan.
The South China Sea Crocodile God grinned, feeling that he could finally hold his head high.
Li Huan said, "Yue Laosan, what are you thinking about! Xuzhu is your master Duan Yu's third brother, so you have to call him 'Third Uncle-Master.' I am Xuzhu's second brother, so you have to call me 'Second Uncle-Master'!"
The Crocodile God of the South Sea widened his eyes: "According to you, I should also call Xiao Feng 'Grandmaster Uncle'!"
“That’s right!” Li Huan nodded. “This child is teachable!”
The South China Sea Crocodile God was so angry his mouth twisted: "Outrageous! Outrageous! I didn't become a senior master, but suddenly I have three senior masters? What a damn bastard..."
Li Huan looked at Ye Erniang: "Let's get back to the point! Do you know who the man in black was who stole Xuzhu and scratched your face twenty-four years ago?"
Ye Erniang hurriedly asked, "Who is that villain? Where is he?"
Li Huan raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Yuanshan.
"Hahaha..." Xiao Yuanshan laughed loudly, "Far away, yet right before my eyes!"
Ye Erniang exclaimed in surprise, "It's...it's you!"
Xiao Yuanshan said, "That's right! I stole your child and deliberately placed him in the vegetable garden of Shaolin Temple, letting the Shaolin monks raise him and teach him Shaolin martial arts!"
Ye Erniang's voice trembled: "Why...why did you do this..."
Xiao Yuanshan's face was full of resentment: "Because my son was also raised by others and taught martial arts by Shaolin monks!"
Murong Bo suddenly interjected: "Treat them as they treat you!"
Xiao Yuanshan glared at Murong Bo: "If I had known you were a treacherous villain spreading false information, I would have kidnapped your son and killed your family twenty-four years ago, so you would have tasted the bitterness of a destroyed family!"
Murong Bo said, "If I had known you were Xiao Yuanshan, I wouldn't have given you the chance to sneak into the Sutra Pavilion, preventing you from stealing Shaolin martial arts!"
Their eyes met, blazing with fury, each wishing the other could be struck down with a single blow.
Ye Erniang grabbed Xuzhu's hand: "My son, come with me, let's leave Shaolin Temple..."
Xu Zhu looked embarrassed: "Mother... I need to put on some clothes, I can't be naked..."
Ye Erniang instructed the Crocodile God of the South Sea: "Yue Laosan, take off your outer garment and put it on my son!"
The Crocodile God of the South Sea reluctantly took off his clothes and threw them to Xu Zhu: "For the sake of you being my sworn sister's son, I'll give you these clothes so you can cover yourself up!"
Xu Zhu quickly put on his clothes and asked curiously, "Mother, which Shaolin monk is my father?"
Ye Erniang hurriedly shook her head: "Don't listen to their nonsense, your father is not a Shaolin monk..."
Li Huan scolded, "Ye Erniang, even now you're still being stubborn! Do you want to taste the 'Life and Death Talisman' too?"
Xu Zhu hurriedly said, "Second Brother, there must be some misunderstanding. You...you might have miscalculated..."
Li Huan laughed and said, "I miscalculated? Haha, would Xiao Yuanshan make a mistake? Why would he steal you from Ye Erniang for no reason, and why would he put you in the vegetable garden of Shaolin Temple?"
Xu Zhu was puzzled and scratched his head.
Li Huan looked directly into Abbot Xuanci's eyes: "Xuanci, don't you want to say something?"
“Amitabha…” Abbot Xuanci’s voice sounded helpless, his eyebrows were lowered, and his eyes were dejected.
"Xuzhu, come here."
Xu Zhu obeyed the order, walked to Abbot Xuan Ci, and knelt down on both knees.
Abbot Xuanci slowly reached out and patted Xuzhu's head, his face showing kindness and satisfaction.
"For a full twenty-four years, this old monk had no idea that you were my biological son!"
The scene erupted in uproar.
Everyone was astonished.
Ye Erniang was in tears: "Abbot, why did you admit it in public..."
Abbot Xuanci said, "Now that things have come to this, I have no need to hide anything. I made a grave mistake back then and broke the precepts. I should accept the punishment."
Li Huan said, "Xuanci, do you want the Shaolin monks to beat you two hundred times?"
Abbot Xuanci said, "Alliance Leader Li feels that two hundred strokes are not enough, this old monk is willing to accept three hundred strokes!"
The old man also referred to Li Huan as "the leader of the alliance," which shows that he had long been convinced of Li Huan's authority.
Li Huan said, "These three hundred strokes of the cane should not be carried out by the Shaolin monks who enforce the law. Xiao Yuanshan and his son Xiao Feng should do it themselves!"
Upon hearing this, Abbot Xuanci frowned deeply.
Li Huan knew that Abbot Xuanci had voluntarily accepted the Shaolin Temple's caning punishment and decided to atone for his sins with his death.
It's better to die by the staff of Shaolin Temple than to die by Xiao Yuanshan's palm.
However, Li Huan's suggestion that Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng be responsible for carrying out the caning was something Abbot Xuanci could not accept...
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