Chapter 2195 - 1187: Junior Priest of Secret Sect_5

"I thought you’d say I have schemes and I’m a schemer again?" Yang Xiao laughed.

"That’s one of your merits, but not your greatest one." Sheng Yanlin laughed more mysteriously, "Do you know what your greatest merit is?"

"Loyalty." Yang Xiao straightened his back and replied naturally.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yanlin almost burst into laughter, waving his hand: "Stop joking, you don’t have that. Your greatest merit is shamelessness."

Seeing Yang Xiao about to get angry, Sheng Yanlin quickly waved his hand to calm him, "I know you’re anxious, but don’t be in a hurry, just listen to me."

"If I’m not wrong, the Cannibal Buddha must have made you extremely happy when he wanted to take you as his adopted son."

"Did you immediately feel your knees giving way and kneel down?"

"Did you cry bitterly to declare your loyalty, perhaps saying something poetic like you’ve wandered half your life without meeting a worthy master?" Sheng Yanlin touched his chin, commenting on Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao: "..."

Seeing Yang Xiao silent, Sheng Yanlin knew he was at least seventy or eighty percent correct.

However, to save Yang Xiao’s face, Sheng Yanlin knew when to stop, not pressing further since Yang Xiao, despite being thick-skinned, is rather sensitive and shouldn’t be offended.

"Little Yang, you handled this matter well. In this world, a great man can be flexible, and in this regard, you are top-notch!" Sheng Yanlin raised his thumb, then as if one wasn’t enough, raised his right hand too, with two thumbs up.

"What should I do next?" Yang Xiao, finding himself on favorable ground, asked how to proceed.

"Do I really need to teach you? Since the High Priest didn’t explicitly say, you pretend not to know. Everyone stays friendly, speaks only of loyalty, not business."

"I estimate someone will come looking for you tonight, likely that Elder Kunpa, who’ll instruct you on what to do and say."

"You just cooperate with them and act well, then your position as Junior Priest will be stable." Sheng Yanlin is an old hand in the world of martial arts; such matters are no mystery to him.

"The High Priest has been good to me; it’s only right I put in some effort." Yang Xiao nodded.

With the Junior Priest matter at a pause, Sheng Yanlin curiously examined Yang Xiao, "Kid, quickly tell me all you’ve done and where you’ve been this past year, everything’s gone smoothly?"

Yang Xiao crossed his legs, sitting beside Sheng Yanlin. Their relationship had long surpassed normal bounds; considering them half master and disciple wouldn’t be far off.

Yang Xiao briefly recounted his experiences over the past year to Sheng Yanlin: his mission to Japan’s Kusunoki Family, meeting Chief Commissioner Gu, promoting to Provincial Public Office Commissioner, reconciling with the Vice Director of the Provincial Bureau, subduing the Northern Han Family, and planning to fully integrate the martial arts forces within Jiangbei Province and become their overlord.

After hearing Yang Xiao’s story, even someone as discerning as Dean Sheng couldn’t help but sigh, in the world of martial arts, each new generation surpasses the previous; Yang Xiao’s progress and experiences are textbook-level interpretations, and even if it were himself, he might not do better.

"Little Yang, with your personality, I’m sure you’ve made a kinship with Jiushan Cangxuan from Japan’s Kusunoki Family, right? Or was there a hiccup?" Sheng Yanlin couldn’t figure it out.

"Hey, Old Man Sheng, what do you take me for—some servant with three masters?" Yang Xiao nearly slammed the table in anger.

"Wrong, wrong, my mistake, my fault, my fault." Sheng Yanlin didn’t dare to provoke Yang Xiao further.

"Hehe, Old Man Sheng, I have a treasure here, something you’ve never seen." Yang Xiao chuckled confidently.

"Oh? You have a treasure I don’t know about?" Initially, Sheng Yanlin didn’t think much of it, having seen countless treasures, he thought Yang Xiao was simply trying to regain his pride.

Until Yang Xiao mysteriously took out the Wordless Heavenly Scripture from his chest.

"Elder Sheng, take a look."

Upon seeing the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, Sheng Yanlin’s high and mighty demeanor instantly dissipated.

The next second, his pupils enlarged then constricted as he leapt from his seat:

"This...this is the Taoist Heavenly Book Cloud Seal, kid, where did you get this?"

Taking the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, even Sheng the Dean’s fingers trembled slightly; truly, just as amazed by this book that hadn’t been seen in the world of martial arts for decades.

The supreme treasure originally belonged to a Great True Master of the Taoist, but in the end, that person unfortunately encountered the Black Buddha Mother and was thus hunted and killed; since then, no one had been fortunate enough to see it.

Sheng Yanlin never expected to witness such a treasure within his lifetime.

This item is said to foretell good and bad luck, inquire about blessings and misfortunes, peep into destiny, possessing the power of foreknowledge; only greatly destined people can obtain it.

After hearing Yang Xiao recount the detailed experiences before and after obtaining this item, Sheng Yanlin couldn’t help but sigh, this kid’s luck is incredibly good, almost rivals his thick skin.

"Old Sheng," Yang Xiao lowered his voice, looking a bit anxious, "now the Great True Master suspects me, even wants to invite me for a meeting. What if he recognizes this item upon meeting, what should I do?"

With the book in hand, Sheng Yanlin naturally felt the item had acknowledged Yang Xiao as its master and thus comforted: "No worries, I’ve seen that person; he is Master Yun Lan from Taoist Dragon Tiger Mountain, his methods are indeed superior, an expert in the rare Corpse Control Technique."

"But you needn’t worry, with that item in your possession, he cannot sense this book’s aura, unless...you take out this book near him, or use the book’s powers near him." Sheng Yanlin said.