Xu Qing slept for a night on the edge of the desert.

This sleep was particularly restful.

Even though the surroundings of the desert are now very dangerous.

The dangers naturally include not only potential sandstorms and other natural disasters but also people.

In fact, for humans, the greatest danger in the world always comes from people.

In a short period of time, this rarely frequented desert area gathered many people.

"Master, I've already found out that many people from the worldly society around are invited here by an organization called 'Twenty-four Solar Terms.'" Yue Nu had been inquiring about the news early in the morning.

She possessed a powerful charm technique, making gathering information a trivial task for her.

"Twenty-four Solar Terms? Have you heard of this organization before?" Xu Qing pondered slightly.

Yue Nu shook her head: "Never heard of it, not even my family head had mentioned it. This organization seems to have suddenly emerged."

Xu Qing: "What is the purpose of the Twenty-four Solar Terms in inviting these worldly people?"

"They plan to hold an auction in the ancient city of Jue, including the Heavenly Sin Sword."

Xu Qing: "So, it's said that the Heavenly Sin Sword is already in the hands of the Twenty-four Solar Terms?"

"Probably, even if not, this organization is clearly confident that they won't let the Heavenly Sin Sword fall into someone else's hands." Yue Nu, as the Finance Envoy under the Pleasure King, evidently had great insight into such mysterious and powerful worldly organizations.

"What do you think we should do?"

"I follow the master's orders."

Xu Qing smiled and didn't continue to ask but said, "Do you know where the Pleasure King is now?"

"Likely not nearby."

"Why?"

"If he were, I could feel it," Yue Nu said in a low voice.

This was not nonsense but rather a natural fear of the Pleasure King. If the Pleasure King were nearby, her instincts would tell her.

Additionally, now she had added another person to her list of instinctual fears.

This person was Xu Qing.

Xu Qing laughed lightly: "Looks like the Pleasure King is more formidable than I thought."

"Why?" Yue Nu expressed confusion.

Xu Qing: "Because he knows that coming near me is a very dangerous thing. Just this alone makes him much stronger than Monk Wuhua."

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Wuhua originally thought that the Pleasure King was going to get involved in the affairs of Shi Guanyin or even the ancient city of Jue, but unexpectedly, the Pleasure King took him back to the Central Plains.

"The Beggar Gang is the number one gang in the world, and the Shaolin Temple is the number one sect in the world. Once we control these two factions, we can rule the worldly society." The Pleasure King smiled and said.

"So Master Chai is planning to go with me to the Shaolin Temple?" Wuhua said in a deep voice.

The Pleasure King: "Are you also curious as to why I am not getting involved in the affairs of the ancient city of Jue?"

"The legend of the Heavenly Sin Sword is absolutely true. Whoever obtains this sword, even if not invincible, is certainly not far from it." A hint of longing appeared on Wuhua's expression.

The Pleasure King: "There is no invincible sword, only invincible people. Moreover, the vicinity of the desert is not safe now."

"Is Master Chai also afraid of that Xu?" Wuhua's expression changed.

Smart as he was, he immediately realized the fundamental reason why the Pleasure King was avoiding the desert.

"It is because I cannot fathom him." The Pleasure King admitted frankly.

With his current martial arts skills, the number of people around the world he feared could be counted on one hand.

But Xu Qing's power was not only because he came from Chongyang Palace, but also because Xu Qing possessed something utterly unfathomable.

For someone like the Pleasure King, the unknown is always the most terrifying thing.

Because he couldn't control it.

So he only ever did things he was confident in.

Wuhua's heart unexpectedly grew a trace of admiration.

He suddenly understood where his greatest gap with the Pleasure King lay.

If he were as cautious as the Pleasure King, he should not have sought out Xu Qing.

Unfortunately, he overestimated himself.

The Pleasure King's ability to continue living smoothly and set up such a foundation after deceiving the entire worldly society was by no means coincidental or a fluke.

The Pleasure King continued: "The Shaolin Temple and the Beggar Gang are also targets for the Court. Even without me, these two great forces will sooner or later be resolved by the Mongolians."

Wuhua thought about the immense power of the Pleasure King beyond the frontier and how it was impossible for him to have no connection with the Court.

He slowly spoke: "I wonder which noble person Master Chai is working with in the Court?"

The Pleasure King gave Wuhua an approving look: "Master Wuhua is indeed a rare talent for the Shaolin Temple in a hundred years. I might as well tell you this person is Phags-pa."

"Phags-pa?" Wuhua was shocked.

This was the State Preceptor of the current dynasty and an unparalleled genius of Tibetan Buddhism, even surpassing the former state preceptor of Tubo, Great Wheel Ming King Jiu Mozhi of the Great Snow Mountain. Moreover, he deduced the "Heaven and Earth Spirit Technique" from Jiu Mozhi's manuscripts, elevating the martial arts of the Esoteric Sect to the level of Immortal Buddha.

It can be said that the existence of Phags-pa saved the current Mongol Yuan Emperor Kublai from many assassination attempts.

"I have never met Phags-pa and do not know what kind of person he is?"

The Pleasure King: "It's better that you don't meet him."

This one sentence spoke louder than a thousand words.

A sudden realization flashed in Wuhua's mind, suggesting that the so-called "Jade Buddha" the Pleasure King mentioned might very well have been told to him by Phags-pa.

Given Phags-pa's status, couldn't he simply demand the Jade Buddha from the Shaolin Temple directly?

Why seek out the Pleasure King to find him?

Could it be that Phags-pa feared some senior of the Shaolin Temple?

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The ancient city of Jue was not far away.

Xu Qing stood by a river.

This was not an ordinary river because the river was made of sand.

Besides him and Yue Nu, there were others by the river.

Xu Qing was here enjoying the scenery.

While that person was fishing by the river.

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