Chapter 2: Kui Xing Kicking The Dipper, Fa Qiu Finger
The person who arrived claimed to be Wu Sansheng, and among the four people behind him…
One was wearing a pair of glasses, appearing refined and scholarly, with a unique purity and clarity in his eyes,
Another, a young man in black, had slightly pale skin, a blank expression, and cold, unfeeling eyes. He carried a rectangular wooden box on his back, resembling a sword sheath.
The two behind were one tall and sturdy, exuding a military-like competence in his every movement,
And the other had an air of the martial world; though he wore a smile, his eyes were sharp and observant.
“Of course!”
Hearing Uncle Wu San reveal his identity, Su Mo guessed that the four people behind him were Wu Tianzhen and Little Brother, along with Da Kui and Pan Zi!
He hadn’t expected Uncle Wu San’s tomb raiding quartet to end up at Guazi Temple!
It seemed his transmigration happened at just the right moment!
Guazi Temple was merely a temple with no worshippers for years, its halls nearly collapsing. Su Mo was only sheltering there temporarily and naturally couldn’t stop Uncle Wu San and the others from entering.
After entering Guazi Temple, Uncle Wu San and the others glanced at the dilapidated temple hall and the shattered water vats in the courtyard, frowning slightly.
“Brother, are you living here alone?”
Su Mo smiled calmly:
“There’s also an old temple keeper, but he’s away visiting relatives these past couple of days!”
This Guazi Temple was long ruined, with only an old temple keeper who usually looked after it. It was he who took in the transmigrated Su Mo.
The old temple keeper was fortunately visiting relatives these days, leaving Su Mo alone here.
After speaking, Su Mo invited Uncle Wu San and the others to sit in a side room he had tidied up, then brought some well water for them to drink and wash their faces.
Uncle Wu San thanked him and said:
“Does young brother have anything to eat? We can pay.”
The four of them had traveled all the way from Hangcheng, eating instant noodles and dry rations along the way, their mouths already bitter.
Su Mo smiled faintly:
“There’s no need for talk of money, seeing as you’ve all had a tiring journey, I can afford a humble meal!”
Saying this, he took out the rice, noodles, and vegetables left by the old temple keeper from the room and began to cook dinner to entertain Uncle Wu San and the others.
Uncle Wu San and his companions had traveled a long way, taking a donkey cart for a day after getting off the train. They were already ravenous. When Su Mo served the food, they didn’t hold back, grabbing their bowls and chopsticks and devouring the meal with gusto.
After eating, Uncle Wu San immediately took out two banknotes and insisted on giving them to Su Mo.
Su Mo, however, firmly refused.
It was just some rice, vegetables, and tofu; it really didn’t cost that much money.
Seeing Su Mo’s straightforwardness, Uncle Wu San felt a good impression toward him. He looked at the shattered water vat under the tree and said:
“Seeing that brother is also a practitioner, may I ask what lineage you follow?”
Hearing Uncle Wu San’s question, Su Mo hesitated slightly.
This was a tomb raider world, a fusion of plots from Tomb of the General and Ghost Blows Out the Light, and many others.
Currently, Uncle Wu San, Tianzhen, Little Brother, and the others had arrived at Guazi Temple. In the Capital City, there was likely still Wang Pang Zi and Hu Ba Yi.
Since arriving at Guazi Temple, Su Mo had gained limited enlightenment.
Perhaps, by entering the strange and eerie tomb raider world, he could gain more enlightenment!
Even extending the Human Immortal Martial Way and seeking the path to longevity would by no means be a dream!
Thinking this, Su Mo smiled and replied:
“Seeing that you are all extraordinary people, I won’t hide it. This younger brother is from the Banshan Lineage!”
Su Mo’s decision to falsely claim affiliation with the Banshan Lineage also had his own considerations.
In the tomb raider world, there were primarily four major schools: Banshan Daoist, Xie Ling Thieves, Fa Qiu Heavenly Official, and Mojin School Lieutenant. However, there was also the Guanshan Grand Protector, represented by Feng Shigu.
Su Mo chose to impersonate a Banshan Daoist because it was the most mysterious school outside of Fa Qiu, Mojin, Xie Ling, and Guanshan.
The Banshan Daoists existed as early as the Qin and Han dynasties. However, their focus was often on cultivation methods and rare elixirs found in ancient tombs, and they disdained ordinary items like gold and silver.
Furthermore, Banshan Daoists were highly reclusive, appearing and disappearing like divine dragons in the martial world.
After the Banshan Daoist Zhe Gu Shao suffered heavy losses at Bottle Mountain with Chen Yu Lou, Zhe Gu Shao went overseas in anger and retired from the tomb raiding world.
The Banshan Lineage, reaching him, was considered extinct. Even his granddaughter, Xue Li Yang, knew little about this lineage.
Su Mo possessed the secret technique of the Banshan Daoist, Kui Xing Kicking the Dipper, so impersonating a Banshan Daoist would not reveal his deception.
Although Uncle Wu San and the others came from the Tomb of the General world,
it was true that the Wu family, since Old Man Wu Lao Gou, although their noses were blinded by Blood Corpses and they could only raise dogs to sniff tomb soil for them, their method of excavating tombs had commonalities with the soil-sniffing and grave-digging methods of Xie Ling Forceful Persons.
As for Zhang Qiling’s Fa Qiu Finger, it had inextricable ties with the Fa Qiu Finger of Fa Qiu Zhong Lang Jiang. Zhang Qiling was also known as a half Fa Qiu Heavenly Official!
Therefore, Su Mo’s claim to be a Banshan Daoist was a way to foster closer relations with Uncle Wu San and his group, and to gain entry into their tomb exploration team.
Indeed, upon hearing Su Mo identify himself as a Banshan Daoist, Uncle Wu San was startled.
He then examined Su Mo more closely, a slight smile appearing on his face:
“No wonder brother, with your Tai Chi, you could stir the water to shatter the vat. So you are from the Banshan Lineage!”
It turned out that Uncle Wu San had coincidentally seen Su Mo shatter the water vat with Tai Chi before entering. He was curious, which was why he had directly entered Guazi Temple, partly to seek lodging and partly to probe Su Mo’s true capabilities.
Su Mo nodded:
“To be honest, I’ve only been here a few days, and my purpose is the same as yours. If you don’t mind, shall we travel together?”
Hearing this, a hint of hesitation appeared on Uncle Wu San’s face.
He had only met Su Mo for the first time. Although he had witnessed Su Mo’s ability to control water and shatter the vat with Tai Chi upon arrival,
Su Mo’s claim of being from the Banshan Lineage was unsubstantiated.
Having spent many years in the martial world, he was naturally cautious and wouldn’t believe something based on a single statement from Su Mo!
Uncle Wu San remained silent and hesitant. Behind him, Wu Tianzhen, being a novice, naturally dared not speak rashly. Da Kui and Pan Zi, who always followed Uncle Wu San’s lead, also remained quiet.
It was Little Brother, who had been silent all along, who couldn’t help but look at Su Mo upon hearing his words and said with a clear, cold voice:
“You claim to be a Banshan Daoist, do you have proof?”
“Proof?”
Su Mo’s sword-like eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Little Brother. Suddenly, a smile spread across his face, and he instantly lunged towards Little Brother, aiming to grab him in the chest.
Upon seeing this, Little Brother immediately dodged to the side, his movements as agile and nimble as a leopard.
But Su Mo’s grab was a feint; he wanted Little Brother to dodge to the side so he could suddenly unleash a kick.
*Pfft!*
Su Mo’s toe landed with perfect precision on the sword sheath on Little Brother’s back, which carried the Black Gold Ancient Blade.
*Crack!*
The sword sheath instantly flew open, and the entirely black Black Gold Ancient Blade shot out of the sheath.
Little Brother was startled for a moment, then twisted his body and grabbed the hilt of the flying Black Gold Ancient Blade, slashing back towards Su Mo’s toes.
But Su Mo suddenly extended two fingers and instantly pinched the blade of Little Brother’s slashing Black Gold Ancient Blade!
With just a gentle pinch between his two fingers, Little Brother felt as if the blade was welded to his fingertips; he couldn’t draw it out at all!
In mere seconds, Su Mo had consecutively displayed the Banshan Daoist’s Kui Xing Kicking the Dipper and the Fa Qiu Zhong Lang Jiang’s Fa Qiu Finger, astonishing everyone present!
