Chapter 499

Chapter 499: Visiting Dragon Tiger Mountain, Reluctant to Seek Lost Memories of “Chen Changsheng”

Dragon Tiger Mountain.

“Swish!”

Just as Chen Changsheng entered the Dao Temple of Dragon Tiger Mountain, a floating dust brush appeared out of nowhere in front of him and then fiercely struck at Yun He beside him.

“Bang!”

Faced with such an attack, Yun He naturally wouldn’t sit idly by and directly countered with the floating dust brush.

However, just as the dust brush was about to launch a second attack in the air, Chen Changsheng took out a talisman.

With the appearance of the talisman, the dust brush immediately stopped its movement.

After a while, a young Daoist boy walked out from inside and said, “Guests, the Ancestor wishes to see you.”

“Moreover, the Ancestor also said that the Daoist temple should be pure and clean, and evil entities are not allowed to approach.”

Upon hearing this, Yun He naturally knew that this “evil entity” referred to her, and she sneered immediately, “Dragon Tiger Mountain is renowned as the leader of the Dao faction, but to me, it’s nothing but that. If I could…”

“Slap!”

Before she could finish her sentence, the “firewood stick” fiercely struck her on the mouth.

“You little brat, who allowed you to speak here?”

“Get out and stand!”

Faced with the humiliation from Chen Changsheng, Yun He glared at him fiercely and then turned to leave.

After teaching Yun He a lesson, Chen Changsheng cupped his hands toward the young Daoist boy. “Thank you for the hospitality, Dao Master.”

Seeing this, the young Daoist boy returned the gesture and then led Chen Changsheng and the others to the back courtyard.

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“The Ancestor is over there, please go ahead.”

The young Daoist boy turned to leave, and Chen Changsheng’s gaze fell upon an old man in the distance.

This old man was tall but somewhat lean.

His long eyebrows and beard were neatly groomed, and he wore only a loose old Daoist robe.

As they slowly walked to the side of the old man, Zhang Yuhua was about to speak when the old man suddenly made a silent gesture.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yuhua immediately became tense.

“Cluck, cluck, cluck!”

After a few breaths, a loud crowing of a rooster suddenly came from the grass.

A plump reed hen strutted out, wiggling its tail.

“Swish!”

Before Zhang Yuhua could react, the old man dashed into the grass in a single bound and then pulled out a still-warm egg.

“Hahaha!”

“Xiao Cui! Xiao Cui!”

“You think just because you laid an egg here I wouldn’t know?”

As he spoke, the old man stuffed the egg into his sleeve and then looked at Chen Changsheng with a smile. “Please don’t mind me, guests, this way please.”

Soon, the old man led Chen Changsheng and Zhang Yuhua to a stone table.

“It’s a rural place with not much good stuff; we only have some freshly brewed flower tea for you.”

“Guests, please have a taste.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuhua subconsciously reached for the tea cup in front of him.

“Slap!”

The firewood stick struck fiercely on the back of Zhang Yuhua’s hand, the intense pain causing him to retract his hand.

“Elder Brother Changsheng, why did you hit me?”

“My hitting you is a light punishment. Do you usually have your grandfather serve you tea at home?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Yuhua realized he had made a mistake.

His grandfather had cultivated here, and this old man was likely acquainted with his grandfather.

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In this world, there’s no reason for elders to serve tea to juniors.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuhua quickly poured himself a cup of hot tea and respectfully handed it over.

“Younger generation Zhang Yuhua pays respects to the senior.”

“Hahaha!”

Looking at Zhang Yuhua offering him tea, the old man chuckled, “Time really flies; in the blink of an eye, my senior brother’s grandson has grown so big.”

“Now that you’re in Dragon Tiger Mountain, treat it like your own home, no need to be so formal.”

After chatting a bit with Zhang Yuhua, the old man turned to Chen Changsheng, who was leisurely drinking tea.

“You’ve gone through countless mountains and rivers to bring Yuhua here; you’ve really worked hard.”

“Not really, it’s just I owe his grandfather a good karma that I need to repay.”

“Moreover, before coming here, his grandfather said he could stay here for a while; I wonder if that’s true.”

“Of course, guests can stay in Dragon Tiger Mountain for as long as they wish.”

“We at Dragon Tiger Mountain will provide enough meals.”

Hearing this answer, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and looked at the old man.

“Yuhua, go look outside to see how that female ghost is doing. If she dares to throw a tantrum again, give her a good beating.”

After speaking, Chen Changsheng handed over the “firewood stick.”

Having scolded Zhang Yuhua, Chen Changsheng said lightly, “This kid is still too green; for the time being, I won’t let him hear certain things.”

“The matter of the Drought Corpse shouldn’t be your Dragon Tiger Mountain’s doing; Zhang Yuhua’s grandfather was expelled from Dragon Tiger Mountain?”

“Yes,” the old man nodded, saying, “If not for my senior brother’s stubbornness back then, the position of Heavenly Master would surely have been his.”

“Since Dragon Tiger Mountain opposes this matter, why do I see that your response isn’t very strong?”

Upon hearing this, the old man smiled faintly and said, “It wasn’t me who became the Heavenly Master back then, so it’s only natural for the reactions to differ.”

“So that’s how it is, interesting.”

“Since we’re all straightforward people, I won’t keep you in suspense.”

“My purpose in coming to Dragon Tiger Mountain is to seek help; I want to find my lost memories.”

Facing Chen Changsheng’s request, the old man carefully evaluated him and said, “Although I don’t know your identity, I can clearly feel that there’s something significant behind you.”

“Why?”

“Because you are too clean, without a trace of anything extra.”

“To be precise, there’s not a single thing that can prove your identity.”

“Spirits living in this Crimson Realm will always leave various traces.”

“To simply hide a person, one only needs to seal off their information.”

“But to truly hide a person, that’s not a simple task.”

“Fate, luck, memories, all things that can prove your identity have been completely wiped out.”

“Such a painstaking effort to conceal your identity; your background cannot be simple.”

Upon hearing this response, Chen Changsheng nodded and said, “That seems like the reasoning.”

“But the problem is, I feel like I can’t find my past memories.”

“You’re not unable to find them; you’re unwilling to seek them.”

“Deep down in your heart, you don’t wish to find your past memories.”

“The you back then chose this path, which indicates you were prepared for contingencies and everything else.”

“But to this day, you have not sought your past memories; this is enough to show that your instincts are resisting something.”

“Some matters can deceive heaven, deceive earth, deceive everyone, but one can never deceive oneself.”

“If you do not understand this hurdle, you will never be able to find your memories.”

In response to the old man’s words, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “It seems I truly haven’t come to Dragon Tiger Mountain by mistake.”

“Now I’m even more interested in staying here for a while; I just wonder if during this time, the Heavenly Master will be willing to provide me with protection.”

“The disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain, naturally, will offer protection.”

“Okay!”

“Then I shall enter Dragon Tiger Mountain.”

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