"Leave Lu Dong alone. He's a demon, black from head to toe. Not a single word he says can be trusted."
"..."
But he was your demonic thought!
Gu Zongchen drew a deep breath and silently recited, Buddha is merciful. Then he suppressed Lu Dong with his backhand, wanting to hear exactly what opportunity Lu Bei was talking about.
So what if it was Lu Nan? So what if it was Lu Bei? Gu Zongchen was determined to protect Lu Dong!
"Does this monk know about the Gravekeepers?"
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Lu Bei smiled faintly. "You may not know, but your master, Master Zhengqing, is a Gravekeeper. He obeys the Eastern Azure Dragon. To protect you, to leave you a peaceful place, and to earn the resources you need for cultivation, he's suffered no end of hardship and humiliation over the years."
At the mention of Zhengqing, Gu Zongchen immediately frowned. A monk should have his six senses purified, but his master was too worldly, with less of the calm detachment of a monk and more of the worldly air of mortal life.
He had asked before, but Zhengqing had refused to tell him. Now it seemed that the identity of a Gravekeeper was the key.
Lu Bei rambled on, badmouthing the Azure Dragon. Though he had never witnessed it himself, that did not stop him from describing how much suffering Zhengqing had endured beneath the Azure Dragon's crotch.
After a torrent of impassioned words, Gu Zongchen remained expressionless.
Tsk, what an ungrateful wretch. Zhengqing had given you vegetables and tofu for so many years for nothing.
Lu Bei curled his lips, then returned to the main point. "This conflict between Great Xiong and Xuanlong had the Great Xia Empress Ji's covert instructions behind it,