The sun and moon are both wrong: Starting with marrying Gongsun Ling

Chapter 59: Benefactor, Grandmaster, Enemy

Years later, facing the severed head of the bronze-armored corpse that had slaughtered his sect and left him to eke out a living alone.

Having personally avenged himself and felt relieved and moved, Ma Chao would always recall that gloomy afternoon when he met his benefactor and elders.

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"Young man, please wait—"

That was probably in 1874. Shortly after waking up, Lü Buyi "accidentally" met the 217th generation leader of the Sanzhen School.

Ma Chao is also Gao Haoguang's future mentor.

He is now in his middle age, and when he brushed past Lü Buyi, he felt a tremor when he met him because of the "Three Truths in the Same Month Order".

He reached out his hand and shouted loudly, stopping the seemingly young Lü Buyi on the street.

"Master, is there something you need?" Lu Buyi, who was just having fun, turned around with a smile and asked softly, without any other intentions.

"Ahem, I am not a Taoist priest... but it's not that I can't be addressed as such."

Ma Chao coughed once, and then perfectly demonstrated the shameless tradition of the Three Truths School.

"I have studied physiognomy for many years. When I passed by just now, I saw that your forehead was dark, as if you were about to suffer a bloody disaster. Out of compassion, I spoke up to ask you to stay."

Please don't mind.

Ma Chao feigned a sigh, first offering empty words of deception, then treating him with courtesy.

But... a bloody disaster?

Lü Buyi found it somewhat amusing. He pointed to himself and said, "A dark aura between the eyebrows suggests an impending bloodshed. Is this referring to me?"

Who can bring him bloodshed?

Little Jiang Ziya did try to fight me to the death back then, but the outcome was obvious.

With Lü Buyi having a pre-planned strategy, no one could pose a fatal threat to him.

However, he had to admit that the Ma dynasty was like this...

This shamelessness truly befits a genuine successor of the Three Truths Dharma Gate—

Seeing that Lü Buyi seemed unmoved, Ma Chao put on a serious and solemn expression.

"Alas, young man, do not be careless, nor disregard the advice of your elders!"

"Do I look like the kind of person who would harm you?"

"If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have realized it—"

"You look like you're planning to swindle and cheat me."

Lu Buyi maintained his smile: "Daoist Master, as a cultivator, you should never have strayed onto the path of crime."

"If you have no money to make a living, I can lend you a bowl so you can beg along the way."

"But if you're unethical, then I'll have to call the police."

Ma Chao's face darkened; he hadn't expected that young people these days were so hard to fool.

That's exactly how he was tricked into joining Liangshan by his master back then.

Is he too naive, or is society too treacherous these days?

But that alone was not enough to make him give up. The Moon Order had been in his hands for over twenty years, and this was the first time it had shown any unusual activity.

Based on the few remaining inheritances within the sect, this likely means that the young man before them is the successor recognized by Tongyue Ling.

Whether it was for the long-cherished wish of the Three Truths Dharma Gate for generations, or for the hatred of the deceased master and fellow disciples.

We absolutely cannot let any of these young people get away.

"So young, yet so cautious, she has great potential..."

"It seems you won't believe me unless I show you what I'm capable of."

After saying this, in front of Lü Buyi, Ma Chao used his half-baked Three Truths Borrowing Treasures Technique to conjure up a small gold ingot that couldn't be exchanged for money out of thin air.

Because there are no obstructing stones here, and the streets are bustling with people.

So the Ma dynasty simply transformed it into a gold ingot the size of a palm.

But for ordinary people, this is already an incredible skill.

Therefore, even though Lü Buyi felt that the Three Truths Dharma was doomed when he saw this scene.

But he still pretended to be terrified and uneasy.

"I never expected to find such a master in front of me. I was extremely offended just now—"

Ma Chao nodded arrogantly and said leisurely, "This child is teachable."

"Young man, now you believe I'm not a fraud, right?"

Lü Buyi did not deny it, but appeared flustered: "Please don't mind what I just said, Daoist Master. However, could you please tell me whether this bloodshed is real or not?"

"If this is true, is there any way to resolve it?"

"Since I dared to stop you, young man, I naturally have a way to resolve this—"

"However, please extend your hand so I can take a closer look, in case I make a mistake."

Ma Chao was overjoyed; everything was going exactly as he had hoped.

Sure enough, it was all a scam...

Ahem, no, I mean, I do have quite a talent for displaying the demeanor of a master.

"Why do you need to look at my hands? Didn't you just say that my forehead was dark?"

Lü Buyi found Ma Chao's unprofessionalism somewhat laughable, but he pretended not to understand and did not expose him.

Ma Chao also realized the problem was inappropriate, so he could only hurriedly try to salvage the situation:

"This, this—"

"Young man, you must understand that the principles of face reading and palmistry are always the same; only by verifying them against each other can you determine good or bad fortune!"

Lü Buyi suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I was ignorant and shallow in my knowledge."

He extended his right hand and said softly, "Then please help me see if there is anything amiss."

Ma Chao appeared to be reading palms, but he was actually taking a pulse.

It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong!

With the qualities of a seeker of the Dharma, coupled with the unusual movement of the same month, this is definitely a great successor of my Three Truths Dharma!

No matter what, we must abduct him today—

"Master, are you sure you've got it?"

"Is this impending bloodshed real, and how can it be averted?"

Not long after, seeing Ma Chao looking somewhat dazed and lost in thought, Lü Buyi asked him "nervously".

Ma Chao snapped out of his daze, but remained serious.

"Young man, this bloodshed you're facing is real, and the worst kind at that!"

Lü Buyi countered, "How serious is it?"

Ma Chao, without batting an eye, spouted nonsense: "It's so serious that if one doesn't join my sect to cultivate, they might be plagued by misfortune for the rest of their life!"

"Is it that serious?"

"It's that serious."

"May I ask which sect you belong to, and what are the requirements for joining?"

"I am the 217th generation leader of the Three Truths Dharma Gate. Unlike others, our Three Truths Dharma Gate does not require so many entry conditions."

Ma Chao coaxed him gently: "So, young man, would you like to become my disciple?"

"If you agree, I can teach you that special skill I just used—"

"So, would you like to learn?"

As the saying goes, anything can happen at any time, and that was exactly what happened the moment Ma Chao finished speaking.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and thunder rumbled overhead.

It seemed like a torrential downpour was about to begin at any moment.

Neither of them paid any attention, and Ma Chao was willing to wait for Lü Buyi's answer.

Lu Buyi glanced at the sky, neither confirming nor denying, but instead asked another question:

"May I ask your name, Master?"

Ma Chao didn't see anything wrong with this; he simply felt it was a necessary procedure before becoming an apprentice.

"Ma Chao," he replied.

"I remember you just said that you are the 217th generation leader of the Three Truths School, is that right?"

"Um... young man, is there a problem?"

At this moment, Lü Buyi finally dropped his pretense as an ignorant young man.

He smiled gently, his expression returning to calm.

"There's no problem," Lü Buyi said softly.

"But... the leader of the Three Truths Sect... hehe, someone once called me that."

Ma Chao was stunned, not because he thought Lü Buyi had gone mad.

Rather, it was because the next moment, Lü Buyi beckoned to him and he instantly disappeared from the spot.

We followed him to the clouds, which were thousands of meters above the ground.

Lu Buyi didn't explain anything; he simply glanced calmly at Ma Chao, whose eyes were glazed over.

Then, the familiar aura of the "Three Truths Borrowing Treasures Method" began to surge in the high heavens.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Lü Buyi extend his hand and slowly close it.

Then, he grasped heaven and earth!

After a brief moment of tranquility, the dark clouds stretching for thousands of miles gathered in Lü Buyi's palm.

He forcibly controlled the Three True Myriad Laws Sword, which swirled around Gongsun Ling's body.

Lü Buyi demonstrated the Three Truths Borrowing Treasures Method, which far exceeded Ma Chao's expectations.

He held the dark clouds stretching for thousands of miles in his hand, yet he easily transformed them all into ethereal mist.

Then let them slowly disperse in front of the horse.

Lü Buyi asked softly, "So, do you want to learn?"