Peerless Taoist

Lu Yu could sense that this was not an ordinary storm, but more like the prelude to a catastrophe.    

However, this destructive aura was hidden extremely well. Many people living in the Spiritual Mountain Continent did not know what was happening.    

Lu Yu used his Spiritual Sense to observe, but his brows suddenly furrowed tightly. An uneasy emotion flashed across his eyes.    

The power of the Changing Scripture was actually blocked by some unknown force. He was actually unable to predict the future. He did not know what was good and what was bad. All of his predictions about fate had come to an end.    

"I don't have much time left..."    

For some reason, Lu Yu suddenly thought of what the old man had said.    

That voice carried endless sadness and a hint of relief. He did not notice it at first, but after carefully thinking about it, he suddenly realized that it was unusual.    

Perhaps the old monk knew something, but he did not tell Lu Yu.    

"The food is almost ready. If you don't come, we will all be finished!" Chen An's tender voice came from the hall.    

Lu Yu did not think about it anymore when he heard this. He walked into the hall.    

In the spacious hall, there were many places that had leaked water. Some places had formed small puddles. There was a cold wind blowing outside, causing the windows to clatter.    

Chen An and Chen Ling, the two children, were curled up in a corner of the hall. In front of them, a black pot was continuously rising with hot air.    

Lu Yu looked around, but did not see the old monk. He could not help but ask, "Where is your master?"    

Chen Ling closed her eyes and said timidly, "The torrential rain caused a flood. Master speculated that it might cause a flood, so he went down the mountain to save people."    

She seemed to be afraid of strangers. After saying that, she buried her head in the bowl and lowered her head without saying a word.    

Chen An snorted coldly. "It's raining heavily. I don't know what the old man is thinking, but he insisted on saving those unimportant people. The scoundrels in the village bullied him, but he still did this kind of good thing."    

"Master is very kind," Chen Ling whispered.    

"What use is kindness in this world?" Chen An snorted coldly, not caring at all.    

Lu Yu walked over and looked, only to find that there was only a very faint broth in the pot. There were scattered wild vegetables and one or two pieces of mushrooms. Other than that, there was nothing else.    

The two children's bowls were also clear. There were some scattered wild vegetables on them, which was quite rare.    

The energy that this soup could provide was pitiful. However, the two children cherished it very much. They carefully licked the soup in the bowl, afraid that they would waste it.    

Chen An looked at the remaining soup in the pot, wanting to scoop some, but he looked at Lu Yu again. In the end, he could not bear it and said impatiently, "Hurry up and eat. That's all we have. If you don't like it, there is no other food."    

Chen Ling said in a small voice, "There were some dry rations in the temple, but they were all crushed by the rain and were buried in the mud. Only this place has some wild vegetables left..."    

The two children were small, and their wide clothes clearly did not fit them. Their faces were also dirty, and their expressions were not as cheerful as yesterday.    

The collapsed house in the rain seemed to have crushed their hearts, and a sense of powerlessness surged up their hearts.    

There were very few wild vegetables stored in the temple, and there would be a day when they would finish eating them. Hearing that there was a storm down the mountain, the village had already suffered a flood, and no one knew when this disaster would end.    

"Big brother, eat it. Don't care about us. We eat very little, and we are already full," Chen Ling said in a small voice.    

Although she could not see, her hearing was very sensitive, and she knew that Lu Yu did not touch the food in the pot.    

Lu Yu let out a long sigh. He looked at the two children with grass shoes on their toes, and their faces revealed a pale color. That was the color of vegetables that had been malnourished for a long time.    

Although Chen An's mouth was filled with hostility, he did not touch the soup in the pot in the end. They seemed to be willing to starve, but they were not willing to eat Lu Yu's portion.    

Among the disciples of the Lu Family, children of this age had long entered the school. They usually did not have to worry about food and clothing, so they did not have such worries.    

However, Lu Yu knew that there were still too many children like this.    

In the mortal world, in the many poor villages, countless children did not have their parents to take care of them. It was already extremely difficult for them to survive.    

Lu Yu had experienced all of this.    

"Are you all living in this temple? Have you ever thought of home?" Lu Yu sat on the ground and asked.    

"This is home." The young girl Chen Ling's tender voice moved Lu Yu's heart.    

When the two children were very young, they were brought into the broken temple by the old monk. Their memories of the past had become blurry. The broken temple, the small houses, were their childhood memories.    

"Looking at your appearance, you don't seem like someone from the village. Who are you?" Chen An's eyes were still filled with vigilance.    

Lu Yu took a deep breath and looked at the rain outside the door. "I am a scholar."    

"A scholar? Are you even more powerful than the teachers in the village? Do you have a title?" Chen An stared at Lu Yu and sized him up curiously.    

"I am the top scholar."    

"Just brag. Do you think I am easy to trick? The High Scholars in town usually have servants accompanying them. Since you are the top scholar, why don't you have a servant?"    

Chen An acted like he knew what was going on as he pointed at Lu Yu.    

Lu Yu smiled faintly and did not explain himself. He said, "You usually stay in the temple. How do you know all this?"    

Chen An raised his head and said proudly, "I have studied before."    

He secretly told Lu Yu about the time when he was lying beside the window and listening to the lecture.    

Back then, the teacher in the village was kind and benevolent. He knew that Chen An was eavesdropping outside, but he did not chase him away. Instead, he even showed him how to read.    

However, after the old man passed away, the new teacher was extremely strict. After discovering Chen An, he immediately chased him out and forbade him from getting close. Thus, Chen An's study plan was canceled.    

Although he did not study for long, it was an extremely precious memory for Chen An.    

Perhaps because he was too engrossed in his thoughts, Chen An became more and more excited as his stomach made gurgling noises.    

These wild vegetables soup could not fill his stomach. Even for two children who were not very old, it was just a cup of water.    

Chen An's face immediately flushed red. He had just been talking to Lu Yu about how to save some silver to pay the teacher. He could enter the school openly, but his stomach betrayed him.