Chapter 711: Chapter 711

Chapter 711: Chapter 692 Bargaining

The Sun God Bronze Plate isn’t Ouyang Qian’s, then Ouyang Qian isn’t Sang Ya, so where is Sang Ya?

Bu Cuoyang absentmindedly returned to sit on his meditation cushion, his eyes full of disappointed reluctance.

He had thought he could find Sang Ya, to make up for the lifetime of regrets, but now it seemed to be a false alarm.

At this moment, Ouyang Qian noticed a long cut on the back of Bu Cuoyang’s hand, still dripping blood.

The attentive Ouyang Qian took out a clean handkerchief from her bosom.

“Sect Leader, your hand is injured, let me bandage it for you.”

Having said that, Ouyang Qian moved forward to help, while Bu Cuoyang, with despair in his heart, let her handle his injured hand.

However, it was then that Lin Yi noticed a pea-sized mole on the palm of Bu Cuoyang’s right hand.

‘Heh, isn’t this little monk Huiming’s hand?’

‘This young master clearly remembers that day when little monk Huiming handed something to me, he also showed the mole on the palm of his right hand.’

Finally, the evidence was conclusive, little monk Huiming was indeed Bu Cuoyang.

But this body? Could it be that Sect Leader Bu Cuoyang also knows the Disguise Technique?

‘No, I have to find a way to make Bu Cuoyang take off this thick disguise voluntarily.’

“Does it still hurt?” Ouyang Qian asked with concern, but Bu Cuoyang didn’t say a word, too lazy to even lift his eyes to look.

This left Ouyang Qian, who had previously received much attention from the Sect Leader, quite confused.

Her eyes red, she asked, “Divine Doctor Lin, is it because the jade stones sent by my mother were taken away, that the Sect Leader ignores me?”

Seeing Ouyang Qian’s tearful appearance, Lin Yi couldn’t bear it and hurriedly comforted her, “No, that’s not it. Look, it’s the middle of the night and the Sect Leader is still here waiting with you for my return to discuss saving your mother. He is fine, you should go back first.”

“I’ll have a good talk with him, and we’ll surely be able to cure your mother.”

The half-believing Ouyang Qian obediently left.

Once Ouyang Qian’s figure was completely out of sight, Lin Yi handed the Sun God Bronze Plate back to Bu Cuoyang.

“The person who should say ‘returning property to its rightful owner’ is me, here, take it!”

Once again holding the Sun God Bronze Plate, Bu Cuoyang could not help but choke up.

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In just a moment, Bu Cuoyang had compromised, which greatly surprised Lin Yi, it seemed that Bu Cuoyang was not very steadfast in his position.

Perhaps Sang Ya held an incredibly important place in Bu Cuoyang’s heart.

Since Bu Cuoyang had already loosened up, Lin Yi certainly would not miss this opportunity.

“I need a ten-year right of passage for Lishui!”

Lin Yi aimed high with ten years, causing Bu Cuoyang to scoff.

“Lin Benefactor, how about you take over as the Sect Leader instead?”

Lin Yi did not care for that, what’s so good about being a monk? Unable to relish delicious food, and most importantly, unable to have a wife.

Without a wife, what joy is there left in living?

“Sect Leader, that’s not what I mean, I need to use the Lishui river to transport goods.”

Bu Cuoyang bluntly pointed out Lin Yi’s intention to transport jade stones from Nan Zhao Country back to You Country.

At this point, Lin Yi no longer beat around the bush and acknowledged that his goal was indeed the jade stones, offering to share the news about Sang Ya as long as Bu Cuoyang was willing to accompany him.

Ten years is far too long a time frame. Although the Lesser Vehicle Buddhism has been managing Buddhist affairs for many years, their discord with the court of Nan Zhao Country is a fact.

But assisting Lin Yi in continuously transporting jade back to You Country is tantamount to treason.

Once the crime of treason is established, if the court of Nan Zhao Country seriously pursues it, it will spell disaster for Lesser Vehicle Buddhism.

After considering his options, Bu Cuoyang openly admitted that he could at most commit to half a year, and also revealed that his actions could very well be considered treasonous.

If Lin Yi could find a way to make the export of jade appear justifiable, Bu Cuoyang was willing to agree to ten years.

The precondition being to help find Sang Ya.

With no other choice, Lin Yi had to recount his experience of passing by Snake Mountain and encountering the Snake Queen in detail.

“No, this can’t be!” After hearing Lin Yi’s words, Bu Cuoyang felt as though he had been struck by thunder and was left completely dumbfounded.

He stood up, leaning against a pillar, his spirit in complete disarray.

“No, it’s not possible. My Sang Ya can’t possibly be the Snake Queen. Lin benefactor, you must be deceiving me, right?”

Suddenly, like a madman, Bu Cuoyang grabbed Lin Yi’s clothes and started shaking him frantically, unable to accept this reality.

It is a common sentiment that anyone would be unable to accept the fact that a younger relative they cared about was raised by a group of snakes and could never return.

After a long silence, Bu Cuoyang finally came back to his senses.

“Lin benefactor, I’d rather believe that Ouyang Qian is Sang Ya than believe that Sang Ya is the Snake Queen.”

“Could you take me to Snake Mountain to see Sang Ya just once? I won’t disturb her life; I just need to put my own mind to rest.”

To return to Snake Mountain again?

Certainly, Lin Yi wouldn’t want to. After all the hardships to reach Nan Zhao Country, going back the same way would be a waste of time.

Once he got the jade and upgraded the system, he’d simply buy a private plane and fly back to You Country.

“I’m sorry, Patriarch, it was tough enough escaping from Snake Mountain to reach Nan Zhao Country, I surely won’t go back there.”

Suddenly, Bu Cuoyang drew a sharp dagger from beneath his robes, pressing it directly against Lin Yi’s throat.

“Lin benefactor, seeing Sang Ya is my only pursuit for the rest of my life. Since you have brought the Sun God Bronze Plate, you don’t have a choice but to go to Snake Mountain.”

Lin Yi was frightened. He’d never have imagined that the venerable Patriarch Bu Cuoyang would resort to such a threatening tactic with a knife.

‘Oh dear, what has the world come to? Aren’t all monks supposed to be compassionate? How can they resort to such underhanded tactics?’

In Nan Zhao Country, Lin Yi had already been subject to several ambush attacks, which greatly irked him, given his renowned reputation.

But with a dagger at his throat and his life hanging by a thread, Lin Yi did not hesitate to agree to Bu Cuoyang’s demand.

“Patriarch, be gentle. I agree, I’ll make sure you get to see Sang Ya.”

Hearing this, Bu Cuoyang loosened his grip on the dagger, saying helplessly, “I had no choice.”

Later on, Lin Yi learned from Bu Cuoyang that Sang Ya was a child he had rescued from a python’s grasp.

Bu Cuoyang had promised Sang Ya’s mother to take good care of her, but fate had its own plans, and Sang Ya ended up back with the pythons, even becoming the Snake Queen.

After hearing Sang Ya’s story, Lin Yi felt heavy-hearted.

“Tomorrow at noon, I will show you that Sang Ya is doing well on Snake Mountain.”

According to Lin Yi’s plan, it involved having Gao Wu find that battered off-road vehicle parked outside Lingyun City, retrieve the dashcam, and then show the footage to Bu Cuoyang.

The dashcam would undoubtedly have footage of Sang Ya leading the snakes.

“Tomorrow evening, I will wait for you here, Master Huiming.”

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