Chapter 60: Benefactor, Grandmaster, Enemy
Chapter 60: Benefactor, Grandmaster, Enemy
"So, after all this time, this is the story of how our grandmaster and that old man met..."
Lu Buyi remembered that when he told this story to Gao Haoguang, Miao Qingqing, and Huang Erguo, it must have been in 1910.
In the Third Dharma Palace, Gao Haoguang, who was only ten years old at the time, was eating an apple while expressing his contempt for his master.
"The old man's version even said that he was walking down the street when his master saw his talent."
"So, after your persistent pleading, Grandmaster, I finally agreed to learn the Three True Treasures Borrowing Method from you—"
"Pah, shameless old man."
"It's decided. I, Gao Haoguang, will not take care of that shameless and despicable man in his old age."
Huang Erguo, who was easygoing and plump, was not too surprised. After all, he had long known that he could not believe a word his master said on this matter.
Therefore, he simply accepted Haoguang's words unhurriedly:
"You idiot Haoguang, the old man doesn't need you to take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days."
"I am seventeen years old, with immense wealth, unmarried, and possessing supernatural powers, Huang Erguo."
"The old man will surely be able to enjoy his later years in peace."
Compared to the two, Miao Qingqing, as the senior sister, was much gentler and more innocent.
"You can't talk badly about your master!"
"Our grandmaster is still here. We cannot say such disrespectful things in front of him."
Lu Buyi, who had watched them grow up, didn't see anything wrong with it.
Don't worry about me.
Lü Buyi said softly, "Anyway, our Three Truths Sect has always been incredibly filial."
"I won't take what you say seriously."
Miao Qingqing smiled gently: "Indeed, Grandmaster is the best."
Huang Erguo fawned over him: "Grandmaster, I performed so well just now, could you give me some special training so that I can completely crush that disloyal and unfilial idiot Haoguang?"
Gao Haoguang turned his head away: "Who would be hypocritical enough to be filial to that old man?"
"And another thing, you idiot Erguo, you'll never surpass me in this lifetime!"
"It's so noisy."
The three children were chattering away, giving Lü Buyi, who had been at a loss for what to do, a real headache.
So even though he was already used to it, he still calmly uttered those two words.
"Should I massage my master's forehead?" The obedient Miao Qingqing volunteered.
"If Master doesn't like it, I won't say anything more." Huang Erguo was as obedient as ever.
Gao Haoguang was different; he always liked to set conditions.
such as……
"Give me a copy of Newton's 'Principia,' and I'll grant you a few days of peace and quiet."
However, Lü Buyi, who was sitting in the courtyard reading a book with one hand supporting his forehead, answered softly:
"No way—"
"You're so stingy!" Gao Haoguang snapped. "I think you're just afraid that after I learn those useful things, I won't bother with the useless Three Truths Borrowing Treasures Method."
"Hmph, you're hindering a rising scientific star who could rival Newton in the future!"
"You will become a sinner against the development of humanity!"
These words made Lü Buyi raise his eyebrows, but he still maintained a calm expression.
"First of all, someone who can't even grow potatoes properly and almost ate mice to death has no right to say that he can learn science well."
"Secondly, comparing yourself to Newton is laughable. With Isaac's harsh nature, if he heard you say something like that, he would criticize you for three days and three nights, no matter if you're a child or not."
"That's not entirely accurate; it's more likely that he would have done that when he was younger."
"I remember that in his later years, when faced with Bernoulli's provocations, he began to enjoy looking down on everyone from his intellectual high ground."
"Finally, I believe that keeping you out of the door of science is definitely the most helpful thing I've ever done for the continuation of humanity."
"If I send you to study science, I wouldn't be surprised if you accidentally cause a mass extinction while growing crops."
Although only ten years old, Gao Haoguang's stubbornness was already beginning to show.
Faced with Miao Qingqing and Huang Erguo's approving chuckles, he merely scoffed and whispered:
"Newton would be laughing his head off—"
"You talk as if you actually met him. If he were still alive, given his magnanimity in science, he would definitely mentor me, a junior!"
Lü Buyi burst out laughing; this time, he had genuinely thought of something funny.
"Leibniz probably thought the same thing before he was academically bullied by Isaac."
"Besides, I've told you before that I've lived for over three thousand years, but you just never believed me."
Gao Haoguang still felt that Lü Buyi was fooling him: "Who would believe you? After all, how could anyone live for three thousand years?"
"Even the most powerful cultivators only live for a little over two hundred years. Even with the addition of various methods to extend their lifespan, it is difficult for them to exceed three hundred."
"Three thousand years... Apart from the corpse of the Dharma, who can live for that long?"
Lu Buyi still didn't hide anything: "I've said it before, this is due to my innate supernatural power, nothing is impossible."
"Still lying. Three thousand years? Grandmaster, could you possibly be from the Yin-Shang period?"
"Moreover, wasn't that the era of the legendary Master of Life and Death Mountains and Rivers?"
Gao Haoguang crossed his arms and spoke softly, then slowly walked to Lü Buyi's side.
As always, taking advantage of his young age, he climbed onto Lü Buyi's lap—
Following his gaze, we went to look at the book "Journey to the West" together.
"If you are truly a person who lived from that era to the present day, then are you, Grandmaster, a disciple or a grand-disciple of the Lord of Life and Death Mountains and Rivers?"
Gao Haoguang, who discovered that Lü Buyi was watching the episode of Havoc in Heaven, asked a question that he found difficult.
But Lü Buyi answered without the slightest hesitation.
Gao Haoguang asked this question for the first time, and so he answered it for the first time.
"I am her husband."
Concise and to the point, yet striking in its expression.
Apart from Miao Qingqing, Gao Haoguang and Huang Erguo didn't really believe Lü Buyi's words.
"Grandmaster, isn't it a bit inappropriate to make such a distorted representation of one of the legendary patriarchs?"
Huang Erguo said in a low voice.
"What fabrication? I'm just telling the truth. When have I ever lied to you?"
Lu Buyi's tone was completely calm, and Gao Haoguang almost believed him.
"Indeed, apart from me, there isn't a single normal person in our Three Truths Sect—"
"Rather than believing your words, Grandmaster, I'd rather believe that Hong Tianwang is truly God's second son."
After speaking, Gao Haoguang looked at the only senior sister who seemed to believe Lü Buyi's words.
"Senior sister, do you believe I'm actually the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, or do you believe our grandmaster lived for three thousand years?"
Miao Qingqing was stunned for a moment: "So A-Guang was actually the emperor of the Qing Dynasty?"
Gao Haoguang covered his face: "That's not what I meant!"
Miao Qingqing suddenly realized: "Was my grandmaster an emperor of the Qing Dynasty?"
Gao Haoguang sighed, "From any perspective, Grandmaster doesn't seem like someone who has ever been an emperor, does he?"
At this point, Lü Buyi spoke softly:
"Doesn't it look like it?"
Gao Haoguang was surprised that Lü Buyi would say that.
"Did you actually become an emperor of the Qing Dynasty?"
Gao Haoguang believed this. Lü Buyi had shown them his skills before, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a god descended to earth.
If he wanted to substitute one thing for another, the timing would be right, and he would have no problem with the strength.
However, Lü Buyi scoffed at the term "Qing Dynasty"—
"When I ascended to the throne, Nurhaci's ancestors were still living as savages digging for groundhogs in Siberia."
It wasn't the Qing Dynasty, so it couldn't be the Ming Dynasty either, could it?
It's not impossible that my master, Yanshou, lived for over three hundred years.
Judging from his tone, it must have been at least the early Ming Dynasty, right?
The grandmaster lived for four hundred years?
To confirm this, Gao Haoguang asked again, "The Ming Dynasty?"
"The Han Dynasty—" Lü Buyi said truthfully.
But Gao Haoguang no longer believed it; he felt that Lü Buyi was playing a trick on him.
"Grandmaster is lying again. Didn't you just say you've lived since the Yin Shang Dynasty?"
"You might as well say it was the Shang Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty."
Lü Buyi remained calm and answered without any concealment.
"I was a feudal lord during the Zhou Dynasty."
Gao Haoguang didn't expect Lü Buyi to dare to continue making things up, but since things had come to this point, he simply followed Lü Buyi's line of thought.
"Which king?"
"I can't remember exactly. I only remember that in the last thousand years, those who worship me generally like to call me..."
"King Wucheng of Zhou—"
Gao Haoguang sneered, "A name I've never heard of before, they're definitely trying to fool people!"
Lü Buyi rarely bullied children, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't.
Especially Gao Haoguang, who was disloyal and unfilial.
So, Gao Haoguang, who was engrossed in reading, found that his body had been turned over.
He realized what was about to happen, so he could only shout for help to Huang Erguo, Miao Qingqing, and the chef who was cooking outside.
"Help!"
"Grandmaster is bullying a child!"
But clearly, all of this was in vain; Gao Haoguang was still in so much pain in his buttocks that he couldn't get out of bed for the entire day.
Huang Erguo, Miao Qingqing, and even his master just made fun of him without any sense of loyalty!
"Just you wait, when you're old, see how I bully you—"
Ten-year-old Gao Haoguang shouted this.
When did this heartwarming moment end?
Oh, right, it was the day Gao Haoguang activated the Three Truths in the Same Month Decree—
Lü Buyi thought.
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