Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

"You must be the Hui Tan Living Buddha."

Just as Xu Lei arrived outside the restaurant, before he had even stepped inside, an attendant respectfully approached. "You’ve finally arrived!

Our young master has been waiting for you for a very long time!

He was waiting here personally before.

But he grew tired and sleepy, so he went up to rest.

He had me wait here for you.

I hope the Living Buddha won’t take offense!

Living Buddha, why don’t you wait here for a moment?

I will go and call the young master!

The young master said that as soon as you arrive, you are to be welcomed with utmost sincerity.

I was to inform him immediately, no matter what he was doing."

"Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Lei said, "It’s no matter.

If Young Master Zhao is still asleep,

there is no need to disturb him.

This humble monk can wait for a little while.

For a monk, cultivation can be done anywhere!

Do not disturb him!"

Of course, even though Xu Lei said not to disturb Young Master Zhao, the attendant still hurried off to announce him.

And Young Master Zhao quickly dressed and came to meet Xu Lei.

Upon seeing Young Master Zhao, Xu Lei was just about to ask if he had found any trace of Hui Cheng and where he might be.

But to his surprise, Young Master Zhao rushed over and knelt before him.

"Living Buddha!"

His voice trembled slightly as he said, "I beg you, save us!"

Xu Lei said nothing, merely watching him calmly.

"My apologies, Living Buddha," Young Master Zhao quickly explained. "The signal was not because I’ve found where Hui Cheng is.

That man is truly difficult to find.

My Zhao Family members have found no trace of him anywhere in the land.

However, a good friend of mine has encountered some rather terrifying and bizarre things.

It might be a Spirit Monster!

It’s already latched onto my friend!

I don’t know how to deal with it.

After thinking it over and over, I realized I could only turn to you for help."

"What? A Spirit Monster?"

Xu Lei was surprised, then his interest was piqued. He asked, "What exactly happened? Tell me in detail!

Don’t worry. As a Buddhist Disciple,

it is my undeniable duty to capture demons."

Xu Lei naturally felt a small pang of regret and disappointment at not having found Hui Cheng.

However, he was already mentally prepared for the fact that finding the current Hui Cheng would not be so easy.

So he wasn’t too disappointed now.

Besides, when he heard that this Young Master Zhao had actually discovered traces of a Spirit Monster, any lingering disappointment Xu Lei felt naturally vanished into thin air.

「An hour later.」

A carriage traveled down the road.

Its wheels turned, crushing the loose dirt beneath them.

Inside the carriage,

a plainly dressed Xu Lei sat with Young Master Zhao.

Outside the carriage were the elite, mounted Personal Guards of the Zhao Family.

"Donor Zhao, try to relax."

Xu Lei said, "We are only going to assess the situation this time.

We don’t necessarily have to expose that Demon Consort’s true form!

You must act as if you have no idea she is a Demon!

Just like before, you should carouse with the Fourteenth Prince exactly as you always have.

Because based only on what you’ve told me, this humble monk cannot yet determine what kind of Spirit Monster that Demon is.

Nor can I determine its strength.

In short,

we are only going to gather information."

"Thank you for the reminder, Living Buddha. I think I’m still a little nervous."

Young Master Zhao said, "Relax. Yes, relax."

"Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Lei said, "Exactly!

We still have time. How about this, Donor: tell me more about you and the Fourteenth Prince.

Just say whatever comes to mind."

"Alright."

Young Master Zhao said, "The Fourteenth Prince and I learned to read and write under the same tutor when we were children.

So we grew up playing together.

Although the Fourteenth Prince is a Prince,

because his mother, the consort, was of humble birth, he never put on airs when associating with me.

After growing up, the Fourteenth Prince was neither a scholar nor a warrior, so he didn’t receive the emperor’s favor.

He no longer has any great ambitions.

A little over two years ago, he married the daughter of the Chief Historian.

The two of them were quite loving at first.

But they remained childless.

The couple went to see the Imperial Physician.

But the Imperial Physician couldn’t find anything wrong.

He said they were both healthy.

It was a complete mystery.

At first, I couldn’t tell which of them had the problem.

But then, the Fourteenth Prince met that Demon Consort.

She claimed to be the daughter of a merchant.

She said she was traveling with her family’s caravan when they were attacked and plundered by vicious mountain bandits.

She was lucky to escape.

At first, the Fourteenth Prince and I were naturally skeptical.

But after having it investigated, we found that a merchant caravan really had been attacked, and everyone was killed.

So we believed her.

Not long after, she became the Fourteenth Prince’s new consort.

And what’s more, she got pregnant!

I was so happy for the Prince at the time!

I never imagined it was a fake pregnancy!

Also, thinking about it now, is it possible that the entire merchant caravan was killed by this Demoness?

Just to fabricate an origin story for herself?"

"Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Lei nodded. "That is likely the case.

Spirit Monsters and their kind view human life as worthless as weeds.

It’s not uncommon for them to even see humans as food.

Of course, it’s not yet certain whether the child in the Demon Consort’s womb is fake.

Legend says that some Great Demons, using special methods and aided by heavenly treasures,

have truly borne offspring for human men.

It’s just that such things are relatively rare."

「Several hours later.」

Xu Lei and Young Master Zhao arrived before a manor in the outskirts.

This was one of the Fourteenth Prince’s residences in the countryside.

And the Spirit Monster Young Master Zhao spoke of was none other than the Fourteenth Prince’s Consort!

According to Young Master Zhao, he discovered that this Consort was a Demon while he was in the countryside, having fun and hunting with the Fourteenth Prince.

At the time, he and the Fourteenth Prince had split into two teams to hunt.