With the green lemon incident resolved, the main topic was finally addressed.
Yun Yi's surprise finally emerged.
The four of them gathered around the television, and Yun Yi turned it on. The screen displayed the most popular Wuxia drama of the current era.
"It's Zheng Qiu Guan! We met him last time. He really is a great martial arts hero."
The senior brother said with a smile, watching the protagonist on the screen.
Xiao Wen and Xiao Long were also mesmerized by the scenes, their eyes wide with excitement.
Although the martial arts techniques in the drama were more superficial, they were visually more captivating than real-world martial arts.
Unlike the others, the abbot stared blankly at Zheng Qiu Guan on the screen, his face filled with disbelief.
"Mian Bi junior brother?"
The abbot exclaimed in shock.
"What?"
The abbot's words stunned the senior brother and the others, who looked at him in shock.
"This person is your junior uncle, Mian Bi. He has been gone from Wulong Temple for fifteen years."
The abbot calmed down a bit and spoke slowly.
Mian Bi was once the treasure of Wulong Temple. To protect him, only those closest to him, like the previous abbot and the current abbot, had ever seen him.
Even so, Mian Bi ultimately couldn't escape his fate. It's just the way things are, the will of the heavens.
"You knew all along?"
The abbot asked Yun Yi.
"Yes, I met junior uncle Mian Bi when I was very young."
Yun Yi smiled and nodded.
"But you were only a year old back then... However, you're right. I shouldn't judge you by ordinary standards."
The abbot wanted to argue but could only sigh in a wry smile. This disciple had once again surprised him.
He never expected his junior brother to have remained in Hong Kong, and even become a big star. If he had left the temple or gotten a television earlier, they might have already met.
Perhaps his junior brother had anticipated his old-fashioned ways and aversion to television, hence his carefree attitude.
After all, he was the only one who knew his identity. Who would have thought a one-year-old Yun Yi would have such a sharp memory.
"How about it, master? Are you surprised?"
Yun Yi asked the abbot.
"Indeed, I am surprised. Now that I know my junior brother is safe and sound, I have no regrets."
The abbot said with a smile.
He had promised his master to take care of his junior brother, but things turned out differently. Yun Yi had fulfilled his wish.
"That's not all. I believe junior uncle will appear during this Demon Cult operation. You two can reunite then."
Yun Yi said again.
"Good, good, good. I never expected things to turn out like this, such a stroke of luck. Fate truly is unpredictable."
The abbot laughed.
If this happened, it would fulfill another of his wishes, the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
If his junior brother returned, he could bring back the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, and Yun Yi would obtain the last of the four Shaolin divine arts.
With all four scriptures combined, Yun Yi's achievements would rival those of Bodhidharma.
"This is the happiest birthday I've ever had. Little Yun Yi, and A Da, Xiao Long, Xiao Wen, you've all put in a lot of thought."
The abbot smiled at his four disciples.
"Whew, at least master didn't forget us."
Xiao Wen let out a sigh of relief.
Yun Yi's gift was truly exceptional, making their birthday cake seem insignificant.
"You little rascal, is that how you view your master?"
The abbot glared at Xiao Wen playfully.
Of course, he wouldn't ignore any of his disciples.
"Heh heh."
Xiao Wen chuckled, and everyone else laughed as well.
Though there was the unexpected incident with green lemon, the outcome was positive. Everyone was happy.
The day passed slowly.
...
As darkness fell, the lights in Wulong Temple dimmed one by one, and soon silence descended.
But then, a shadowy figure suddenly appeared.
The moonlight revealed his true face, Green Lemon, the same person who had planted the bomb earlier.
However, Green Lemon now appeared discolored, his face swollen and bruised. He looked miserable.
"Damn it, I didn't expect it to detonate so early. Thankfully, my martial arts are strong, otherwise, I would have been blown to pieces."
Green Lemon said, gritting his teeth in pain.
As the first assassin of the Demon Cult, he was not to be taken lightly. He was a top-tier martial artist, and he managed to survive the bomb, though injured.
But assassins could not be deterred by failure. He wouldn't rest until his target was dead.
"He he he, this time, the amount of explosives is several times that of the daytime. It's remote-controlled too. I'll blow you all to smithereens!"
Green Lemon let out a sinister laugh and, clutching the bomb and controller, went to the door of a meditation chamber.
"Hmph, even if you are the abbot of Wulong Temple, you'll die!"
Green Lemon dropped the bomb and ran outside. As long as he pressed the button on his controller, the bomb would explode.
"This idiot not only went to the wrong door, but he also took the bomb with him, leaving the controller behind."
Two figures emerged from another room, Yun Yi and the abbot. It was Yun Yi who spoke.
After the daytime attack, Yun Yi and the abbot naturally didn't think the matter was over. They had been waiting for Green Lemon's second attack, but they hadn't expected to see such a comical scene.
"The Demon Cult has fallen. The first assassin is such a fool."
The abbot sighed.
His intelligence was even lower than A Da's. It was a mystery how he reached this level of cultivation.
"This is actually good. It'll be less trouble to deal with him."
Yun Yi said with a smile.
Then, the two of them went to the spot where Green Lemon had left the controller.
Yun Yi closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings. Soon, he felt a strong pulse of chi leave the temple.
"Since he's already left, let's send him off."
Yun Yi opened his eyes and smiled. He then stepped on the controller.
"BOOM!"
A loud explosion came from outside the temple, followed by a scream.
Neither the abbot nor Yun Yi showed any concern. Assassins should be prepared to be eliminated. Besides, the abbot had always despised the Demon Cult.
However, the explosion didn't wake anyone in the temple. They had been instructed not to come out if they heard any noise.
Moreover, they trusted Yun Yi's ability to handle any situation.
"I've been busy for so long, time to go to sleep."
The abbot yawned.
"Yeah, everything should be fine tonight. Let's go to sleep."
Yun Yi nodded.
Yun Yi then escorted the abbot back to his meditation chamber and went out himself.
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared, teleporting outside the temple.
At a glance, he could see the traces of the explosion.
Yun Yi went over to take a look, and he found only bloodstains, no Green Lemon corpse.
"As expected of the Demon Cult's first assassin, he doesn't die so easily."
Yun Yi said with a smile.
He then turned and headed back to Wulong Temple.