I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense-Chapter 948 - 949: Am I Really a Second-Generation Immortal?
Chapter 948: Chapter 949: Am I Really a Second-Generation Immortal?
“What the hell… how did another one pop up?”
Li Xiaobai and Liu Jinshui’s hair stood on end as they exchanged looks. In front of them was the old beggar, and behind them was Xiao Lao Di, and now the corpse preserved by the tomb owner also looked exactly like them. This was no longer a coincidence. Were they a family of three?
“Senior, I didn’t see anything!”
Li Xiaobai was the first to declare.
“Yes, yes, this junior didn’t see anything either. I’ve never been to the tomb underground!”
Liu Jinshui hastily added.
“Woof! Ergouzi didn’t see anything either, Ergouzi has been treasure hunting in the outside world and has never entered the underground tomb. Senior, you are noble, please don’t kill us!”
Ergouzi reacted, knowing this was no trivial matter. A person who looked exactly like Xiao Lao Di being sealed within crystal—if this got out, wouldn’t the people involved go to great lengths to silence others?
The fact that they knew the old beggar was something they definitely could not reveal.
“What do you mean by saying another one has appeared?”
Xiao Lao Di snapped out of his daze and stared intently at them, his eyes flickering with a strange light.
What they feared most had happened.
Li Xiaobai braced himself and said, “Actually, Senior must have already guessed it. Since we are all followers from the Earth Spirit Realm, naturally we also know Elder Tianwu. He looks exactly like you.”
Ergouzi nodded repeatedly, “Exactly, exactly, Elder Tianwu’s reputation is unparalleled. He dedicates his life to seeking the Dao and has never done anything to tarnish your name by impersonating Xiao Lao Di.”
Liu Jinshui said, “Senior, rest assured, we are very tight-lipped. For instance, him impersonating you to shock the world? We’ve never spoken of such things!”
“Dammit, are you saying he’s been using my name to swindle and smear my reputation?”
Xiao Lao Di’s voice suddenly rose by an octave.
Li Xiaobai said ruefully, “Uh, did we say that?”
“It’s not exactly a secret. Strictly speaking, he is a part of me. Unexpectedly, what started without intent ended up thriving. It’s not bad that he could rise from a place like the Barbaric Lands of the Earth Spirit Realm. Had I known he was up to something, I should have visited the Sword Sect first.”
“A part of Senior? Is he Senior’s son? Don’t tell me you really are all family?”
Ergouzi asked with widened eyes.
“Nonsense!”
“Elder Tianwu is a Divine Soul that I split from myself long ago, forming an independent personality. As for why this tomb owner looks exactly like me, I am as puzzled as anyone else!”
“Put away your little tricks; I won’t kill people over such a trivial matter,”
Xiao Lao Di explained grumblingly and, despite being somewhat irate, showed no intent to kill.
Seeing that he had no intention of killing to silence them, the two men and the dog finally let go of their concerns and tucked the thick wad of talismans they held back into their pockets.
“Senior didn’t come down here to find relatives?”
Li Xiaobai tentatively asked.
“Find relatives my ass. If I had such an incredible power as a relative, would I need to care about the Buddhist Sect’s face? I’d have gone up and dealt with them long ago!”
Xiao Lao Di’s eyes were filled with doubt, and his chest heaved slightly, clearly his emotions were not as calm as they seemed on the surface.
“Could it be Senior’s son?”
Ergouzi asked with a wide, gaping mouth.
“Have you ever seen a son so old and decrepit?”
Li Xiaobai glanced at it, the typical case of a dog that couldn’t spit out ivory; seeing that Xiao Lao Di had no intention of killing, it started acting up again.
“It doesn’t matter who it is, anyway, I feel like he must be related to the elder—after all, blood is thicker than water. Let’s think of a way to get the treasures out of here.”
Liu Jinshui said.
Xiao Lao Di paid him no attention and lowered his head in thought. The only person in the world who could be his equal should be Elder Tianwu from the Earth Spirit Realm. He certainly couldn’t remember splitting his Divine Soul, but how then to explain the man before him?
Moreover, the “Xiao Lao Di” sealed in the crystal seemed to have a cultivation level far surpassing his own. To reach the Saint Realm, one needed to ignite the Three Divine Flames atop the head to break through the void into the Divine Spirit Realm. However, in the Central Origin Realm, one could not ignite the third Divine Flame. Already, he was an expert who had ignited two flames, and it was hard to imagine the cultivation level of this being who could force him out of the void with just a corpse and send him flying.
Upon reflection, he was also not from a family of cultivators; his relatives were commoners who ran a small business and had long since turned to dust.
“Could it be that I truly am an Immortal Second Generation?”
“I vaguely remember, before I set off on the invincible path, I got into a fistfight with a neighbor girl and ultimately snatched her candied hawthorn sticks. She belonged to a well-to-do family, but her family did not come after me for justice. Could it be that they feared my elders?”
Xiao Lao Di mumbled to himself, beginning to doubt his own identity.
“Uhm, maybe our elders thought it was just innocent play and therefore didn’t make a big deal out of it.”
Li Xiaobai was somewhat speechless; this old man seemed delusional, digging up memories of wearing open-crotch trousers centuries ago just to prove he was an Immortal Second Generation.
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He had some thoughts about this “family of three” situation, but in the end, he didn’t dare to speak up, “Elder, this place is not safe to stay for long. How about we leave first and investigate thoroughly at a later date?”
“Well, we can’t take the crystal with us, and we lack sufficient information. To understand the relationship here, I need to go back and look up documentation, seeking any trace in the recorded history.”
“However, there is one point Liu Xiaoyou was right about; this great power sealed within is very likely to be an elder relative of mine. Indeed, a family shouldn’t be talking materially, and strictly speaking, the treasures in the tomb should belong to me.”
“But considering your young age, I will give these to you as a token of goodwill. In the future, if my sect’s disciples encounter trouble while wandering the world, I expect you to lend them a hand.”
Xiao Lao Di smacked his lips and said nonchalantly.
“Don’t worry, Elder, as soon as Brother Zhang Kuang steps into the martial world, I will make sure to keep him safe!”
Li Xiaobai was inwardly speechless; this old man was still scamming them with a one-sided favor, forging a debt of gratitude that’s the hardest to repay. From now on, he would have to keep an eye on Zhang Kuang’s movements. The moment he dares show his face in public, he’d be the first to grab him and throw him into the Sword Sect to be done with it.
Xiao Lao Di, unaware of his thoughts, smiled and said, “The young talents of today are indeed noble-hearted. Very good, I am relieved that Zhang Kuang has friends like you!”
“It’s getting late; it’s time to go back.”
The three of them returned the same way they had come. After exiting the bronze door, Xiao Lao Di personally set up another Formation to cover their tracks. But in fact, there was no need, since it had already become a dead end from the Heavenly Secrets Tower’s interference.
Having reached the upper level of the tomb, Xiao Lao Di waved his hand, and their figures turned ethereal in an instant. Their bodies merged into the void, and they followed him, moving freely within the large tomb.
This sensation was very peculiar. Li Xiaobai could sense his own body’s existence, yet everything passed through him as if he became intangible. With such skill at his side, if the opponent couldn’t strike into the depths of the void, they would be hard-pressed to harm him in the slightest. After concealing his breath, he would become traceless, free to come and go with innate invincibility.
Xiao Lao Di was very fast, breaching the ground in just a few breaths, emerging from the soil.
“We’re out!”
The two men and one dog exclaimed as they saw the light again and breathed fresh air for the first time in a while, feeling the long-missed comfort. This trip had been very worthwhile.
However, they soon realized something was wrong. Similar exclamations came from all directions, as if countless eyes were watching them.
“They’re out, they’re out!”
“Look, they’re coming out!”
“That must be him, that pair of one fat and one skinny should be Li Xiaobai and Liu Jinshui. Damn, finding them was really difficult!”
“Today, high monks from the Arhat Hall have taken action, you won’t be able to escape!”
The cultivators chattered, with both foreign cultivators and those from the Buddhist Sect having a fierce glint in their eyes.
Liu Jinshui shuddered at being watched, “Junior Brother, got a Thousand-Miles Instant Travel Talisman?”
