Urban Martial Saint

”I know Qingyi likes Ye Qing, but what can be done about it?” Shen Tianjun said, ”You know Ye Qing’s personality. Now that he’s committed to Ziyu, then it’s Ziyu for him. At this point, if we let Qingyi continue to sink, she’ll fall deeper and deeper, and ultimately won’t be able to extricate herself. Instead of watching her become sad in the future, it’s better to cut it early. Helping her find a suitable husband, after a while, she’ll slowly forget about Ye Qing!”

If Shen Da, Shen Er, Shen Si, and the others were here listening, they would surely understand Shen Tianjun’s good intentions. In fact, Shen Tianjun wants to help Shen Qingyi find a suitable husband not purely for marriage alliance, but for Shen Qingyi’s sake. After all, Ye Qing has already chosen Huangfu Ziyu, and certainly can’t be with Shen Qingyi anymore. He clearly doesn’t want to see her sink like this any longer.

”Can she forget?” Old Madame Shen gave a bitter smile and said, ”Qingyi has never cared for anyone as much as she does for Ye Qing in her life. I’m afraid she won’t be able to forget Ye Qing her entire life!”

Shen Tianjun also sighed wistfully. Regarding the matters between Ye Qing, Shen Qingyi, and Huangfu Ziyu, he has actually been watching it from beginning to end. However, both Shen Qingyi and Huangfu Ziyu are just like his own granddaughters, and he can’t favor one over the other. Besides, matters of emotion are not something he, as an elder, can meddle in, so he can only let them unfold.

He is actually happy for Huangfu Ziyu to be with Ye Qing, but because Huangfu Ziyu has found happiness, it is destined that Shen Qingyi cannot obtain the same happiness. So he can only think of ways now to help Shen Qingyi forget about Ye Qing quickly, so she won’t continue to suffer.

But forgetting someone, how could it be that easy?

Old Madame Shen suddenly remembered something and asked, ”By the way, the Wuhua Monk you sent Fourth Brother to find at Da Bei Temple earlier, who exactly is he? Last time when Sha Men attacked Shen Family Manor, this person volunteered to help and truly blocked their strongest, Cui Yulong. What is his identity, and why did you send Fourth Brother to find him?”

”This Wuhua Monk is a direct disciple of Shakya!” Shen Tianjun paused and said, ”Last night, I observed the celestial phenomena, and the Killing Wolf TriStar has already moved—the turmoil has begun. Coincidentally, the Twelve Green Halls have dispatched such a young man. I suspect this young man corresponds to one of the Three Stars. If that’s truly the case, Shakya should indeed come to resolve this calamity!”

”Shakya?” Old Madame Shen furrowed her brows and was silent for a while before whispering, ”Is this Shakya the monk you talked about before?”

”That’s right, it’s him!” Shen Tianjun nodded.

”If it’s really him, then how old is Shakya now?” Old Madame Shen widened her eyes and said, ”During Divine Doctor An Shiping’s era, he had been famous for decades. Divine Doctor An Shiping lived over fifty years and passed away two or three decades ago. Calculating from there, wouldn’t Shakya be at least one hundred and fifty years old by now?”

If Ye Qing were here and heard this, he would surely be shocked. Because, looking at Shakya Monk’s appearance, he seems like a monk in his forties or fifties, who could have imagined his actual age might be over a hundred years!

”Probably older than that!” Shen Tianjun said gravely, ”In his early years, my father discussed Buddhist Shakya and Taoist Wuji with Divine Doctor An Shiping, who personally stated that he observed these two people’s appearances, and they were at least a hundred years old then. Today, they’re likely over two hundred!”

”What?” Old Madame Shen widened her eyes and exclaimed, ”Over two hundred years old? How is that possible? Who could live that long?”

”There are indeed many incredible people in this world; living over two hundred years isn’t impossible. Like the ancestor Zhang Sanfeng, who lived over two hundred years, and Monk Huizhao, who lived two hundred and ninety years.” Shen Tianjun said, ”Buddhist sects emphasize Golden Body Immortality, and Taoist sects pursue Everlasting Life. In essence, they all relate to the Way of Longevity. Although true longevity is fundamentally impossible, both Buddhist and Taoist sects have pursued this for so long. They might not achieve immortality but at least can prolong life. So, in ancient times, those who could live long were either from the Taoist sect or the Buddhist sect. Buddhist Shakya and Taoist Wuji are regarded as pinnacle figures of these two sects in the past two hundred years. Living two hundred years isn’t entirely out of the question!”

Old Madame Shen listened in stunned silence. If Shakya and Wuji indeed lived this long, her age compared to them would be like that of a child.

Old Madame Shen suddenly asked, ”If Buddhist Shakya is still around, then Taoist Wuji, is he...is he also around?”

”This is the biggest problem!” Shen Tianjun sighed and said, ”No one knows if Taoist Wuji is still alive, but one thing is certain—his disciple is inside the Twelve Green Halls on Tai Island right now!”

”His disciple?” Old Madame Shen furrowed her brows slightly and asked, ”Who is it?”

”Heavenly Master...” Shen Tianjun said solemnly, ”Lin Xuan Yue!”

”It’s him!” Old Madame Shen’s brows twitched. Being from that era, she naturally had heard of Heavenly Master Lin Xuan Yue’s name.

”According to the situation described by Ye Qing, that young man’s skills somewhat resemble Heavenly Master Lin Xuan Yue’s. I suspect he’s very likely Lin Xuan Yue’s direct disciple,” Shen Tianjun said solemnly. ”Lin Xuan Yue is known as the Heavenly Master, skilled in geomancy. He doesn’t only look at aptitude when accepting disciples. So, I suspect that this disciple corresponds to one of the stars in the Era of the Turmoil of the Three Stars of Sirius. Regardless of which star it is, they are stars of chaos. The appearance of this person will surely throw the world into chaos. Thus, we must find someone to restrain him!”

Old Madame Shen suddenly spoke, ”Since this person is one of chaos, should we try to kill him first?”

Shen Tianjun shook his head and said, ”If this person truly is a star of chaos, then he’s not someone we can casually kill. Heaven’s will is hard to defy. The Era of the Turmoil of the Three Stars of Sirius has set its framework, and it’s beyond human ability to change this situation.”

Old Madame Shen retorted discontentedly, ”Hmph, I don’t believe it. Even if we joined forces, couldn’t we still kill a youngster?”

Shen Tianjun gestured with his hand and said, ”If it were solely based on strength, of course we could kill him. But the people from the Twelve Green Halls have placed such high hopes on him, would they really send him to risk wrecklessly? There’s definitely a master protecting him. If we make a move, not only will we fail to kill him, but we’ll leave ourselves open to criticism, making people say we bully the young, tarnishing the Shen Family’s reputation!”

Though Old Madame Shen was disgruntled, she had to admit that what Shen Tianjun said was true.

Old Madame Shen said, ”Since you mentioned this person is born of fate, if neither of us can kill him, then could the Wuhua Monk that Fourth Brother went to find be able to?”

”Whether Wuhua can kill him, I don’t know,” Shen Tianjun said. ”But I do know, if there’s anyone in this world who can contend against Taoist Wuji, it’s only the Buddhist Shakya!”

Old Madame Shen had to admit that Shen Tianjun was correct. Wuji’s disciples are among the Twelve Green Halls of Tai Island, without a doubt, Wuji surely supports the Twelve Green Halls. To oppose Wuji, only the Buddhist Shakya can achieve it!

”Seven Kills, Defeated Army, Greedy Wolf, Three Stars of Chaos!” Shen Tianjun sighed and said, ”Wuji clearly intends to use these stars to stir trouble; I fear even Shakya cannot change this fate!”

Old Madame Shen also sighed despondently. Though she wasn’t as knowledgeable as Shen Tianjun about Feng Shui and fate, she had heard of the Era of the Turmoil of the Three Stars of Sirius. Throughout history, whenever these stars have appeared simultaneously, it was a sign of chaos in the world. Is the world truly on the verge of chaos now?

In Shenchuan City, Ye Qing hadn’t received a definite answer from Shen Family Manor. But he didn’t have high hopes for Shen Family Manor anyway, since he knew the Shen Family Manor was reluctant to get involved in outside affairs. So, he concentrated fully on deploying many subordinates everywhere to search for Huangfu Ziyu’s whereabouts.

People from Sha Men remained in that small town, spending the past two days searching for Huangfu Ziyu’s traces. However, it’s clear that the Right Protector had directly taken Huangfu Ziyu away, so they couldn’t find anything there. With no options left, Sha Men’s people prepared to return since the likelihood of finding Huangfu Ziyu there was too slim.

Three days had passed since Huangfu Ziyu was abducted, and Ye Qing hadn’t found a single piece of information. This made Ye Qing increasingly anxious.

During these three days, Ye Qing received another piece of news. The young man who had ambushed Huangfu Ziyu last time had struck twice more, destroying two martial arts families. The weapon he used was the Overlord Spear he took from Huangfu Ziyu. Most crucially, judging by the man’s trajectory, he was heading towards Shenchuan City.

Ye Qing also wanted to seek revenge on this man. But in reality, he knew very well that if the man came to Shenchuan City at this time, he’d be the one suffering.

In Shenchuan City, only he and Liu Mubai were left to hold the fort while people from Sha Men went out to find the Right Protector, helping Ye Qing search for Huangfu Ziyu. Considering the situation of Ye Qing and Liu Mubai, even if they joined forces, they certainly weren’t the man’s match. If that man really attacked Shenchuan City, they truly didn’t know how to deal with him!

Despite this, Ye Qing showed no sign of retreat. Over the past three days, he carried the Seven-Star Ancient Sword with him daily, determined that, should he face this man, he’d fight to the death. Even if he’s not the man’s match, he would try his utmost to avenge Huangfu Ziyu!

However, on the fourth morning, a strange number called Ye Qing. Ye Qing answered the call with suspicion, and as he placed the phone to his ear, Old Wang Ba’s voice, as if he wanted to devour someone, came through: ”You damn Ye brat, are you trying to doom your Eighth Master? Issuing a nationwide wanted order, do you know what kind of life your Eighth Master is living now?”