Chapter 530 - 290: A Home Raid? What Kind of Home Raid Could Possibly Touch Me, Lu Yuan?
Chapter 530: Chapter 290: A Home Raid? What Kind of Home Raid Could Possibly Touch Me, Lu Yuan?
A few days later, the day came for Lu Ruyan and Daoist Quanyi to depart.
A horse-drawn carriage, stuffed to the brim, was parked in front of the mansion.
Su Liyan picked up Lu Ruyan and kissed her a couple more times, saying gently, "My daughter, if you miss Mommy, you must come back and visit."
Lu Ruyan nodded. "Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll take care of myself."
Daoist Quanyi gently took Lu Ruyan’s little hand from Su Liyan.
Daoist Longchuan, who was standing to the side, chuckled. "Don’t worry, everyone. I’ll take good care of my Little Junior Sister."
Su Liyan shot him a cold glare. Daoist Longchuan quickly snapped his mouth shut, hiding his bright white teeth as he retreated to the side.
To show his sincerity in taking on a disciple, Daoist Quanyi pulled a golden token from his robes, grabbed Lu Yuan’s hand, and placed it directly in his palm.
Seeing this, Daoist Longchuan’s eyes lit up. ’Holy cow! This is the first time I’ve seen the real thing,’ he thought.
Lu Yuan was taken aback. "What’s this for?"
Lu Yuan looked down at the token in his hand. It was so familiar.
Daoist Quanyi said, "This token isn’t very useful to me. I can see you also practice Daoist Skills, so I’ll pass it on to you."
"A Daoist Elder Order?" Lu Yuan muttered.
Daoist Quanyi said, "Since you recognize it, I’ll say no more."
Lu Yuan already possessed one Daoist Elder Order, a gift from the master of Guyang Temple. It was one of the three tokens passed down by Sect Ancestor Zhang Daoling.
Looking at the back of this new token, he realized it must be one of the three passed down by the Ancestor Yellow Emperor.
There were only nine such tokens in existence, three passed down from each of the following: the Ancestor Yellow Emperor, the Daoist Ancestor Laozi, and the Sect Ancestor Zhang Daoling.
Possessing a Daoist Elder Order granted one a lofty status within the hierarchy of Taoism.
Of course, Daoist Quanyi no longer had any need for a Daoist Elder Order. His status in Taoism was already unshakeable, and it was said he might ascend to immortality any day now.
Lu Yuan clutched the token and cupped his hands. "Thank you!"
Just as they were about to part, the sound of "BAA BAA BAA" drifted out from the carriage.
Everyone was puzzled. Lu Yuan asked curiously, "Honey, what did you pack for Ruyan?"
Su Liyan looked a little embarrassed. "Yesterday at the market, I bought two nanny goats. They can be milked, so Ruyan will have something to drink."
Well...
Hearing this, Lu Yuan was a little speechless, but he didn’t say anything.
’A mother’s heart follows her child wherever they go.’ He supposed this was a perfect example—she was worried her daughter, who wasn’t even two yet, wouldn’t have milk to drink.
"Alright, it’s getting late. You should get going," Lu Yuan said.
’Any more delays,’ he thought, ’and Su Liyan would find it even harder to let her go.’
Su Liyan watched the carriage recede into the distance, pouting as she spoke.
"Lu Yuan, how can you be so sure they’ll treat our daughter well? What if they kidnap and sell her?"
Lu Yuan wrapped his arm around Su Liyan’s slender waist. "Don’t worry. We can trust Daoist Quanyi’s character."
The reason Lu Yuan could make such a guarantee was that he had already seen the Multiplication Factor above Daoist Quanyi’s head.
The higher the number, the more reliable the person—or, in other words, the more useful they were to Lu Yuan.
The system’s identification function had activated the moment Lu Yuan first met Daoist Quanyi.
Above Daoist Quanyi’s head, it displayed [Multiplication Factor: 8].
This was just the initial number, yet it was already as high as [Multiplication Factor: 8].
’With just a little effort, he could probably reach [Multiplication Factor: 9].’
Lu Yuan firmly believed that under Daoist Quanyi’s guidance, his daughter would one day make a great name for herself in the Divine Ling Empire.
With his left arm around Gu Ziye and his right around Su Liyan, Lu Yuan headed back into the mansion.
News that Daoist Quanyi had stayed for several days at Lu Yuan’s residence on Prince’s Mansion’s Mansion Street quickly reached the ears of the Daoists at the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Le Shen Temple.
Lu Yuan had thought he would get a few days of peace after sending his daughter off.
But the Daoists from the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Le Shen Temple arrived uninvited.
This kept Lu Yuan incredibly busy.
In the mansion’s front hall, seated on the left and right, were the Observatory Masters and Grand Elders of the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Le Mountain Temple.
These were all old acquaintances whom Lu Yuan had met before.
Only after reaching the Celestial Monarch Realm himself did Lu Yuan discover that the Observatory Masters of the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Le Shen Temple were also at the Celestial Monarch Realm.
Grand Elder Kong of the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Grand Elder Qiao of the Le Shen Temple were both at the Great Celestial Master Perfection Realm.
The Observatory Master of Le Shen Temple, seeing Lu Yuan’s spirited and extraordinary demeanor, said with a chuckle, "Little Friend, I never expected you to have reached the Celestial Monarch Realm as well."
When they were alone, the Observatory Master of Le Shen Temple would address him as Elder, owing to the Daoist Elder Order Lu Yuan possessed.
Of course, this was a term of respect, as the Observatory Master of Le Shen Temple also possessed a Daoist Elder Order himself.
The two Grand Elders exchanged glances. Despite their advanced age, their cultivation realm was lower than that of a young man in his twenties.
’How shameful it would be if word of this got out!’
Their visit today was for no other reason than the fact that Daoist Quanyi had stayed at the mansion for a few days.
This just went to show how lofty Daoist Quanyi’s status in Taoism truly was.
Lu Yuan sat upright and asked, "To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit today, fellow Daoists?"
The Observatory Master of the Celestial Dynasty Palace said bluntly, "I heard that Daoist Quanyi stayed at your residence for a few days. I’ve come hoping to learn a thing or two."
Lu Yuan smiled. "It was nothing special. He didn’t teach me any Techniques. He just took my daughter as his final disciple."
The Observatory Master of Le Shen Temple chuckled. "That’s wonderful news! Congratulations, congratulations!"
The Daoists from the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Le Shen Temple had arrived at Lu Yuan’s mansion coincidentally at the same time.