Duo Bao Enters the Buddhist Sect, Rulai Takes His Place

Upon hearing this, Tong Tian nodded. "Mm, Eldest Brother has a point. If Ting'er and Duo Bao fought over authority, I really might hand the power of the Interception Sect to Ting'er..."

Laozi stroked his beard. "Naturally. This sort of thing is perfectly normal. Xuandu may be the Personal Disciple of my Human Sect now... but if Ting'er were willing to join the Human Sect, his status would still surpass Xuandu's."

Xuandu was dumbfounded. How did this get dragged onto me? Master, you can't do this... You said I was your most beloved disciple... What, a Personal Disciple can't even compare to a blood nephew? Good thing Master has no children. Otherwise, who knows what my standing in the Human Sect would be.

Duo Bao, meanwhile, wore a helpless expression. "Fine. We'll proceed according to plan. After Master and Second Martial Uncle leave, I'll strike Senior Brother Xuandu with a palm, then he'll chase me all the way west..."

Laozi nodded. "Exactly. Oh, Duo Bao, when the time comes, make sure you hit him hard enough. Otherwise, I fear the Two Sages of the West will not believe it... After all, if Xuandu is not seriously injured, there is no way he would let you escape while holding the Taiji Diagram."

Xuandu froze at those words. "Master, that's not fair... Does that mean I have to suffer serious injuries just to make this act convincing?"

Laozi nodded solemnly. "Exactly so..." Thus, after Tong Tian, Yuanshi, and Yun Ting went their separate ways, Laozi also announced that he would enter seclusion...

The next day, Duo Bao looked at Xuandu before him. *Well, a free beating is still a beating... Eldest Martial Uncle said it himself: I'm to strike hard and severely injure Xuandu, then he'll chase me west with the Taiji