Xu Huaigu's cold attitude made Xin Linyuan quite dissatisfied. He was angry and wanted to go forward and argue with Xu Huaigu.
But fortunately, Wu Susu quickly caught him and persuaded him in a low voice several times before he gave up. Wu Susu glanced at Xu Huaigu and walked him down the steps: "Senior Brother Xin, since this guy is so disappointing, let's not argue with him and just leave here. Anyway, there are many places worth visiting in Xinyu Sect, there is no need. Waste time with him here." Xin Linyuan glanced at Xu Huaigu again angrily, then nodded and prepared to leave with Wu Susu.
"Wait!" Xu Huaigu suddenly stopped them and asked, "Excuse me, do you two know where there is a sea of purple long-tasseled flowers in Xinyu Sect?" Xinlinyuan was also planning to go back.
"No comment", but when he heard the name, his expression suddenly froze, and he quickly asked: "Where did you hear about this place?" Xu Huaigu replied: "From the mouth of the old man I went up the mountain to find. Got it." Wu Susu was stunned for a moment when she heard about the sea of purple flowers.
At this time, her expression softened a lot, and she turned to look at Xu Huaigu and said, "That old friend of yours is very familiar with the New Rain Sect, but it's a pity that this sea of flowers was destroyed by a group of people five years ago. The wildfire has burned out. That place is now just a patch of weeds, and there is nothing interesting to see anymore." Xu Huaigu nodded in thanks and asked, "Since you two grew up in Xinyu Sect, do you know Xi Ming? "Unexpectedly, as soon as they heard this name, Xin Linyuan and Wu Susu's expressions suddenly changed, they looked at each other, and said in confusion: "Are you here to see Xi Ming?" Xin Linyuan looked solemn, took Wu Susu's hand, and took a step forward. , blocking her behind him, and then quietly touched the scabbard on his waist with his other hand.
Xu Huaigu smiled and said, "You two don't have to be like this. Xi Ming and I don't know each other. I'm not here to avenge him. I just asked casually."
"Please don't be so wary of me. Since I said I came up the mountain with no ill intentions toward the New Rain Sect, I will keep my word." Xin Linyuan did not believe him and said coldly: "I Now I regret taking you up the mountain." Xu Huaigu was noncommittal and said with a smile: "But there is no regret medicine in the world." Xin Linyuan and Wu Susu left the place quickly. Xu Huaigu watched them go away, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then began to continue Find the right stone.
...But it was said that Gu Sanyue had received Xu Huaigu's order and went down the mountain to buy new year's goods. She walked down the mountain in a swaggering manner, with no intention of hiding her whereabouts. Naturally, she was stopped by a group of people from the Genshan Sect.
Once again, the man named Huo Qicheng saw that it was Gu Sanyue and asked, "What are you going to do down the mountain?" Gu Sanyue replied according to what Xu Huaigu taught her: "My master asked me to go down the mountain. Buying New Year's goods. He also said that if you don't come down from the mountain for me, he will come over to meet you with his sword in person." Huo Qicheng laughed after hearing this, and then let Gu Sanyue go without any further questions.
Gu Sanyue walked away triumphantly. Huo Qicheng watched her gradually disappear into the mountains and forests, then took out a messenger flying sword and sent all the events that happened today back to Duan You, the head of the Genshan Sect.
In Genshan Sect, after Duan You got this messenger flying sword, he was also confused by Xu Huaigu's inexplicable appearance.
As for the idea of going down the mountain to buy new year's goods, he didn't even believe it. After all, in his eyes, how can any monk still celebrate the New Year?
Fortunately, he is not the only one in charge of the affairs of the Genshan Sect. Cui Huai, an elder from the Shuiyun Sect, is also here.
It is better for two people to discuss together than to think of a solution alone. Duan You then asked Cui Huai: "Mr. Cui, what do you think of this sword cultivator who intervened? Will it have an impact on our overall situation?" Cui Huai held a cup of tea in his hand, took a sip, and said slowly: "No Urgent, wait until the letter from Qili Mountain comes and find out the details of this sword cultivator first." As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of light flew past the horizon.
Cui Huai took another sip of tea, and another messenger flying sword landed in front of him. Duan You smiled and said, "It's really as good as I said." Cui Huai also smiled back and put the messenger flying sword to his ear, and then his expression started to look weird.
Duan You asked: "What did Qili Mountain say?" Cui Huai frowned and said with some confusion: "Qili Mountain said they don't know anything." Duan You was also quite surprised and said, "Can they still exist?" Do you know anything? Is it because this sword cultivator is an unknown person, so they don't care at all?" Cui Huai put down the tea cup in his hand, stroked his beard, and said, "Huo Qicheng is in the sixth realm, but he said that this sword cultivator The realm of cultivation is much higher than him, that is at least the seventh realm. Such a sword cultivator dressed up in disguise and brought an apprentice. How could Qilishan not notice it in advance? In my opinion, Qilishan was unwilling to tell We have information about this person." Duan You added: "According to what Mr. Cui said, could it be that this person has a great background, and Qilishan does not want to be involved in this matter?" Cui Huai sighed, Said: "I don't know yet. And I am very curious about the identity of this person. He is willing to stand in front of my Shuiyun Sect for the sake of the New Rain Sect. Has the New Rain Sect ever met any important people?" Duan You said He said firmly: "Over the years, I have collected all the information about the New Rain Sect, and I have never heard of such a strange relationship with the New Rain Sect. Unless..." He suddenly seemed to come back to his senses and remembered. What, said: "Mr. Cui, do you think Su Wei faked his death? This person is Su..."
"Absurd!" Cui Huai's face suddenly turned livid, he flicked his sleeves, knocked the teacup to the ground, and cursed: "How could it be her! She was already dead!" Cui Huai then cursed: "I would have swallowed it. In the New Rain Sect, if I personally suppress everything as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, what kind of trouble can happen? I think you are just worrying about things in vain!" Duan You saw Cui Huai being angry with him, and he was quite dissatisfied, but no matter what, this was The elder of Shuiyun Sect was one level higher than him, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger and nod in agreement.
Cui Huai was furious and said: "It's boring to sit in Genshan Sect and drink tea all day long. Instead of relying on news about Huo Qicheng and Qilishan, why not go there in person and meet that person for a while! I'll If you don’t believe me, what kind of waves can he make under my hands!”… After Xu Huaigu found a good piece of bluestone, he cut it with sword energy, and then took the piece of bluestone back to Mingjian Hall.
There were many disciples in Mingjian Hall, and they were all puzzled when they saw him dragging a stone back. But Xu Huaigu turned a blind eye and just sat down by the fire, put the bluestone beside him, and then carefully polished it with his sword intention.
When all the disciples saw what he was doing, they all chattered to the side, but Xu Huaigu just pretended not to hear.
"This man is really weird. When he came up the mountain, he said he was looking for an old friend. But after he came up, he didn't see who he was looking for at all. Now he dragged a stone from outside and brought it back to grind. This is to What to do?"
"I see that he is so weird, he must have no good intentions! I would say it would be best to drive him out!"
"Junior brother, please keep your voice down! Be careful of others hearing you and causing a fight."
"So what if he hears it? Our sect disciples are all here, and he, a foreigner, still dares to do anything to us?"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing, let's calm down. There are always some people who don't fit in with others in this world. Look at the old man who always sweeps the floor in the Patriarch Hall. He never interacts with us. Isn't he also a weirdo? Is that so? Although this person is strange, we have nothing to do with him grinding the stone, so we can just let him go."
"Hey, I heard that when Senior Brother Xin came back from the mountain with wine and food that day, he specifically asked Senior Brother Zhu to bring a portion to the old gentleman sweeping the floor. It's better for everyone to show respect to this old gentleman."
"Respect? What is there to respect? The sect is facing a disaster, but I haven't seen him make any contribution to the sect? I used to think that the old man might be an unreborn great monk, but now it seems that I am overthinking it! He’s just a sweeper!”
"No, junior brother, what you said is a bit harsh. No matter what, he is a senior person in the sect higher than you, how can you say that to the old gentleman?"
"Seniority? What's the use of seniority? Can he save the sect? If he can save the sect and bring us food back from the mountain like Senior Brother Xin, then I will respect him! Otherwise, don't even think about it!" Seeing a group of people because of The old man sweeping the floor was about to start a quarrel, but Elder Feng, who was walking back to Mingjian Hall, happened to hear it. He immediately straightened his face and said in a deep voice: "That's enough! Stop talking!"
"There is trouble outside the sect. Is it possible that there will be internal strife? Please be quiet. If I hear someone talking about this again, I will punish him to go out and cut firewood for everyone!" The people who had been arguing before heard Elder Feng He blushed at the reproach and said, "Yes, elder." The Mingjian Hall finally became quiet. Xu Huaigu kept this matter in his mind while polishing the bluestone.
Xu Huaigu kept a close eye on the old man who swept the floors in the Xinyu Sect's Patriarch Hall all day long. He had to find time to find out more about him.
Xu Huaigu polished the bluestone with his sword intent. When the elder Feng walked by him, he took a second look.
Xu Huaigu stopped his hand, smiled faintly in return, and the elder Feng left without saying a word. He continued to polish the bluestone with his head down.
This piece of bluestone was selected after he carefully selected it for a long time. It was indeed a very good material.
The stone is smooth and delicate, and the color is the black of ordinary stone with a little light green. If you look closely, the wisp of blue has a hazy feeling like the water mist in the south of the Yangtze River.
This piece of bluestone should be suitable. He just sat quietly on the side of the fire, polishing the bluestone carefully, until night fell over Qianjiangshan and two people sat opposite him, making him stop.
The two people were Xin Linyuan and Wu Susu who had returned from their trip. Seeing that Xu Huaigu actually had a good stone in his hand, Xin Linyuan was speechless.
Xu Huaigu smiled and said, "How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Xin Linyuan felt a little sorry and said, "Okay, let's just say I misunderstood you this time. But you haven't said yet, what do you want with this stone?" What is it used for?" Xu Huaigu still shook his head, unwilling to say.
Xin Lingyuan was helpless, but Wu Susu asked him softly: "Fellow Taoist Xu, it is true that I and I misunderstood you this morning. Can you tell us who the person you are looking for is?" Xu Huaigu replied: "I told you before I have already said that her name is Zuo Qiuxun." Xin Lingyuan said categorically: "I am very sure that Xinyu Sect has never had this person." Xu Huaigu was noncommittal, but asked: "Fellow Daoist Wu hasn't told me yet. Where is that sea of purple flowers with long spikes?" Wu Susu stared at him for a while and said, "Go north along the path for half a mile and you will see a place overgrown with weeds." Xu Huaigu cupped his hands and smiled. Said: "Thank you."
