Chapter 37

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They looked at each other.

For a long while.

Hong Qigong finally sighed deeply and muttered, "Little Taoist, your idea is indeed a bit strange, but the difficulty is also quite real!"

Of course, the difficulty is not small!

For Li Mochou, the Immortal of the Crimson Flame, to completely save and conquer her is an extremely challenging task for any man. Women who come out of the ancient tomb all share a common trait in their devotion.

Not to mention Lin Chaoying, even Li Mochou and Xiaolongnü are no exception.

However, among them, Lin Chaoying and Li Mochou are somewhat similar. One practiced asceticism in love and devoted all her thoughts to the anti-Jin cause, ultimately preparing her wedding dress but never marrying, and dying in the ancient tomb in depression.

The other suffered a broken heart, even attempting to force a marriage, but failed, which also led to her revenge on society.

In comparison, Li Mochou's situation is much worse than Lin Chaoying's.

Of course, one advantage is that Li Mochou has suffered a broken heart, and the difficulty lies in the fact that she has suffered a broken heart.

If Lu Zhan yuan had not died and had not changed his heart, it would be a delusion to try to intervene. But now that Lu Zhan yuan has changed his heart and is dead, it leaves an opportunity. The difficulty is that after such a heartbreak, Li Mochou has a strong aversion to men, making it extremely difficult to enter her heart.

Hong Qigong said the difficulty is not small because he also roughly understood Li Mochou's past, especially the incident over a decade ago, which caused a huge uproar at the time. It's worth noting that even Wu Santong, a disciple of the First Light Master, was involved.

Although Li Mochou was repelled at the time, when she returned, she almost wiped out Lu Zhan yuan's entire family. By then, Li Mochou had already earned the title of the Immortal of the Crimson Flame in the martial world.

Moreover, Hong Qigong had also clashed with Li Mochou by chance. This beautiful Taoist nun's skills were not bad, and her lightness was excellent, but what was more intimidating was her Ice Soul Silver Needles. Even Hong Qigong had to retreat when faced with such an attack.

At the time, Hong Qigong also had the intention of turning Li Mochou around, but unfortunately...

Due to an accident, Hong Qigong left Li Mochou to continue wreaking havoc in the martial world. Even the Five Greats would have to pay a great price to kill Li Mochou. Among the existing Four Greats, the ones who could have the greatest advantage against Li Mochou would be the Western Poison Ou Yangfeng and the Southern Emperor Duan Zhi.

One uses poison, the other uses long-range attacks.

Thus, they would not be too concerned about Li Mochou's Ice Soul Silver Needles.

What Hong Qigong regretted was that Ou Yangfeng's character was not good, and in recent years, due to practicing the Reverse Nine Yin, he had become mentally deranged and no one knew where he was or if he was dead. Duan Zhi, on the other hand, had always been in the south and rarely came out.

Thus, the reason why Li Mochou, the Immortal of the Crimson Flame, has been able to live a stable life in the martial world for so many years is that those who could defeat her either had reservations or were rarely seen, and even if they were, Li Mochou's excellent lightness allowed her to escape. Without forcing Li Mochou into a corner where she could not escape, capturing her would be extremely difficult.

Over time, without encountering Li Mochou, Hong Qigong gave up the idea of doing good deeds for her. Today, Hong Qigong was quite surprised to hear a little Taoist talk about saving her.

Yes, saving, not capturing or punishing.

Compared to punishment, saving is much more difficult.

Turning a vicious female demon into a righteous heroine made Hong Qigong feel like he was listening to a fairy tale.

More importantly, the last words of Yue Yuan made Hong Qigong realize the true intentions of the little Taoist. After a moment, Hong Qigong raised his eyebrows and said, "… Your ages are not quite suitable!"

"…"

Yue Yuan's smile froze. He did not expect Hong Qigong to first comment on the difficulty and then say this to him.

What does age have to do with it?

When feelings are strong, age and even race can be ignored. If this world were not "The Return of the Condor Heroes" but "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," Yue Yuan would have tried to prove his determination to Hong Qigong by courting the Heavenly Mountain Child.

"Senior, is this a lack of respect for your age?"

"Besides, the age difference is not that significant!"

"A woman three years older is like holding a gold brick, I can hold two or three!"

Yue Yuan's face regained its smile as he waved his hand, showing that he did not care.

"…"

This time, it was Hong Qigong's turn to be speechless.

Hong Qigong thought about it and decided it was not necessary to pay attention to such matters. After all, the age difference was something the little Taoist had to consider himself. If he wanted to find a partner, it was his own business.

What Hong Qigong valued most was whether Li Mochou could truly turn over a new leaf and become a righteous Taoist nun. This would be a good thing for Hong Qigong, as it would mean one less evil female demon in the martial world and one more true Taoist nun, which would be a virtuous deed.

But the biggest problem was...

Hong Qigong did not have much hope. Over the years, who could have caught Li Mochou's eye? As the leader of the Beggar Clan, Hong Qigong could easily understand the past and why Li Mochou became what she is.

A hateful person must have a pitiable side!

This saying applies to Li Mochou, the Immortal of the Crimson Flame.

The difficulty is indeed not low!

Back then, not a few people tried to persuade Li Mochou to turn over a new leaf, but the results were either being killed by the Ice Soul Silver Needles or Li Mochou escaping. Otherwise, she would not still be wandering in the martial world.

"Indeed, persistence is key!"

Finally, Hong Qigong looked at Yue Yuan and sighed, feeling that his earlier words about food were very appropriate, and that this little Taoist had a high level of insight, able to understand the concept of persistence.

Uh!

Yue Yuan blinked, feeling that Hong Qigong's words sounded a bit strange.

"Why did you tell me, an old beggar, about this?"

After a moment of contemplation, Hong Qigong looked at Yue Yuan seriously and asked, voicing his inner doubt.

"Because of your status in the martial world!"

"In case of any unexpected events, I may need your help, Senior!"

Yue Yuan remained silent for a while before slowly saying, "Especially when the Beggar Clan is considered the largest clan in the martial world!"

The rest did not need to be said; Yue Yuan's intentions were clear enough.

"Alas!"

A sigh escaped Hong Qigong's lips, but it was unclear what the old beggar was sighing about. Picking up the wine jug beside him, he took a full mouthful of wine and swallowed it, then slowly got up and walked toward the inn's door, saying as he walked, "If it really comes to that, I, the old beggar, will certainly lend you a hand!"

A great master!

A supreme master!

Looking at Hong Qigong's departing back, Yue Yuan could not help but admire him. Among the Five Greats, this was the only one who was the easiest to communicate with. Moreover, Yue Yuan believed that the old man understood his intentions, otherwise he would not have made such a promise.

At the same time, Yue Yuan let out a long breath, relieved—

"By the way, little Taoist, the old beggar has a good impression of you. Guo Jing's eldest daughter is much better than that immortal, don't you think…?"

Just as Yue Yuan was breathing a sigh of relief, Hong Qigong's voice came from a distance, causing Yue Yuan to shudder and his expression to freeze.

Perhaps seeing Yue Yuan's expression from afar, Hong Qigong burst into laughter.

In his ears, only Hong Qigong's hearty laughter echoed.

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