This restaurant is bustling with people coming and going. It's when business is booming, and the threshold is almost broken. It's very lively.
But the two people in the corner were silent, like two silent rocks in the center of the flowing water.
finally.
It was Gu Jun who spoke first, breaking the strange silence.
"Are you surprised? There are still good people in the Xuanzhen Sect. It's like the ironwood that has been blooming for thousands of years. It's unheard of."
There was an inexplicable smile on Gu Jun's face:
"You just heard my words about slaying demons and defending the law, but you felt contempt in your heart. You wished you could spit in my face and tell me to shut up?
Obviously, the demonic practices of robbery and robbery are everywhere in his sect. Yan Feichen covers the sky with his hands, acts domineeringly and arrogantly, and regards human life as grass. The leader of the sect does not care about it and only allows him to do what he does. Master Yuanji has both sides. , only seeking profit, I am even more like a clay-body wooden statue enshrined in the temple, only eating incense, but not doing anything practical..."
He looked at Chen Heng and said:
"Is this what you think?"
"Disciples don't dare."
Chen Heng stood up, avoided the table and bowed again.
"You don't have to lie in front of me. There are only two of you and me in this faction. These are the truth, so what can we say?
Now let me teach you another lesson: you must adapt to circumstances and act according to circumstances.
Because his young son died in the Demonic Blood Sacrifice, Master Jiang Gu has always hated the various heretical techniques of the Demonic Sect. I just said what I said to him specifically, and I wanted people to spread the word to let him know. You are not the true foundation of the Demonic Way, but you come from Xuanzong, so you can be accepted as a disciple with confidence! "
Gu Jun raised his old eyes, suddenly changed the topic and said:
"But do you still remember? Before Yan Ping deliberately spread the news of your widowed mother's death to Xiaogan Mountain, although you were depressed, you were also very interested in the immortal way. Once, you didn't know whether to live or die, and actually stopped the faction. The Dharma Master who was away from home asked him for advice on what Taoist books he should read if he wanted to realize the fetal breath...
At that time, Yan Feichen was so angry with you that his face was livid. If Yan Zhen hadn't tried his best to dissuade you, he would have whipped you to death in public. You may have forgotten, but I remember this very deeply, and I still remember it in my heart, because you were so bold at that moment, and you really didn’t know whether to live or die. "
Chen Heng's eyes moved slightly but he did not speak.
"It's a pity that your devotion to the Tao only lasted for a moment. Ever since Yan Ping brought the news of your widowed mother's death to Xiaogan Mountain, you have become a dog with its spine removed. It’s just whining and whining.”
Gu Jun sneered and continued:
"If Yan Zhen hadn't asked someone to monitor you day and night with spiritual thoughts, would you, Chen Heng, still be sitting here talking to me? I'm afraid you would have committed suicide a long time ago, and now you don't know where you have been reincarnated. It's really ridiculous!"
"But why does the elder want to help me now?"
Chen Heng's voice was as calm as a flat lake, and he said: "In the past, Heng has never been so favored by the elders."
"Why? Because after all, it is the Xuanzhen Sect that owes you, because you are no better than before, and because I want to show my kindness to you, so you owe me a favor! This is the truth!"
Taoist Gu Jun had no expression on his face:
"If you were like that before, I wouldn't bother to look at you! No matter how compassionate I am, what does the life and death of a mortal have to do with me? Why bother to go against Yan Feichen for you, and bring trouble to the family for nothing? Are you going to cause trouble? But you are different now. Zhou Xingling was carefully trained by Master Jiang Gu from an early age and is Master Dongxuan’s disciple. Even he praised you highly!"
He looked directly at Chen Heng, his eyes showing a glimmer of light:
"It has only been a few months since Yan Zhen's death? You have broken the fetal breath and practiced Qi! Such a talent would impress even Master Jiang Gu, let alone me. The great opportunity is ahead of you, how could you not move it in advance? Place a bet?"
"I see. How does the elder want me to repay this favor?" Chen Heng said with a smile.
"If you really come out of the abyss alive and become a disciple of Master Jiang Gu, in one hundred years—"
Gu Jun stretched out his fingers and said slowly:
"I want you to protect my people for hundreds of years, so that they can enjoy wealth and honor in the mortal world without having to suffer the pain of freezing, starving, or using weapons. If they have a perfect weapon, you still need to introduce them to the path of immortality. How about it? Are you willing?"
Chen Heng pondered for a moment and did not rush to answer.
"The reason why you are still alive is simply that no matter how domineering Yan Feichen is, he does not dare to openly disobey the leader of the faction and ruin the important matter of the leader sending people into the abyss to hunt for treasure. But what will happen after you come out of the abyss?"
Gu Jun said calmly:
"But what if you come out of the abyss of the earth? How can the leader of the faction care about you anymore! You are not related to this person. Even if he is not on good terms with Yan Feichen, he will never do it because of you, a pawn. Fall out in advance and bring the situation to a standstill."
"But how do the elders know that I can come out of the abyss alive?"
Chen Heng paused, thought for a moment, and said: "Also, it's just a matter of protecting the clan for a hundred years. The elder must have many old friends, so why would you entrust this responsibility to me, an ordinary disciple?
"If you die in the abyss, naturally everything will be over and everything will be empty talk. Let's just think that my trip today was in vain. As for why I entrusted it to you..."
Gu Jun said leisurely:
"Do you think that what you did in Yangshan didn't spread? You didn't want to deceive even a timid person like Xu Zhi, and you even shared the gains with him equally. I can be considered as one too I know your temperament and you are so talented. If I don’t entrust you with my posthumous affairs, who else can I entrust it to?"
Yangshan...
Gains?
Hearing these words, Chen Heng couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
After removing Taoist Yangshan, he obtained the Grenade Fire Thunderbolt Yuanzhu, which was a big advantage, but in Gu Jun's words, it seemed that he had sacrificed a lot of benefits and suffered a loss.
At this time, Gu Jun had already said all he needed to say, and naturally he had no intention of chatting with Chen Heng anymore.
He took out a palm-sized crane feather token from his sleeve and placed it on the table. He called the bartender to pay the bill and was about to get up.
"Elder, forgive me for being presumptuous, disciple. I really have one more thing to say, and I won't be happy if I don't say it."
Chen Heng suddenly called him, with a rare solemn look in his eyes, and bowed his hands.
"Senior Brother Xu Zhi."
He said: "Did you really get kicked out of the gate by the elders because you were too timid?"
"..."
Gu Jun paused in his steps and did not respond.
After a long time, he slowly turned around, and the glare in the slits of his eyes was as threatening as the light of a knife, cutting his muscles and bones in pain.
"You dare to mention this matter in front of me, aren't you afraid of death?"
"After all, the elder still needs the disciple to leave a useful life." Chen Heng bowed again, his expression unchanged: "I forgive my rashness, but Senior Brother Xu Zhi treats me like a friend after all. I have no other thoughts, just want to Just know the truth."
"Know the truth? I'm afraid you just want to wash away all his grievances."
Hearing this, Gu Jun sneered: "Are you timid, so what? It's been so many years, what else can I say?"
"My only son is dead. After all, I am a human being, not a clay statue or a Bodhisattva!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the place for a moment, and a yellow light shot into the sky, and then he disappeared without knowing where he was.
Chen Heng slowly raised his head, took the crane feather on the table into his hand, sat down again, and was speechless for a moment.
From beginning to end.
Both of them had a tacit agreement not to mention the matter of Diyuan, let alone ask the faction leader to spare Diyuan and his party.
Both Gu Jun and Chen Heng knew that this was tantamount to idiotic talk.
Now that he has received the imperial edict and the wealth he earned through hard work, Ai Jian's attitude of treating his disciples like slaves and horses and oxen will never allow him to go back on his word.
Not to mention that Master Jiang Gu is just waiting and watching, and has not decided to accept him as his disciple.
Even if this refiner really had to be him, Ai Jian would definitely not let him go. She might even feel that this was damaging her own face, which would anger him even more.
He was just a Dongxuan refiner. When he founded the sect in Xiaogan Mountain thirty years ago, he killed countless people, and his sword was not stained with the blood of the Dongxuan master.
…
"Even if someone is destined to leave the abyss, I'm afraid that I will live up to my good intentions..."
Chen Heng shook his head and put the crane feather in his hand into his sleeve without looking at it.
Practice one way: Dharma couple’s wealth.
My predecessor had no choice at that time and entered the sect by mistake. Now that he has relived his life, he has already learned his lesson, so he will naturally not make the same mistakes again.
No matter how respectful the brothers and sisters are and how good the atmosphere is in Baihe Cave, after all, there is no way to become a real person in Jindan, let alone the path of Yuan Shen returning to the void.
If we really talk about this sect, it is not even comparable to the Xuanzhen sect that we are currently in. After all, Ai Jian's killing power is so superior that the surrounding families have to bow down.
Even those disciples of the Xuanzhen sect, who were regarded as slaves by their own sect masters, were more arrogant than the disciples of other sects when traveling.
"If you want to join a big sect, you must at least have a sect with the real Yuanshen in the world. After all this calculation, the only one that is suitable for me is the Flower God Mansion in the Southern Region..."
Chen Heng sighed in his heart.
Immediately he looked at the landscape screen on the left and said in a faint voice:
"Sister, have you heard enough? Come out when you have enough."
Behind the screen, Qingzhi let out a fierce sound.
Then, amid the noisy sound of cups, chopsticks and bowls clashing, Wei Lingjiang lowered his head in embarrassment and walked out slowly step by step.
The girl's pure and fair cheeks showed a rose-red color, and they were dizzy like clouds for a moment, giving them a unique and bright color.
"This little cup fell off the table by myself, it's not Qingzhi's fault!"
Behind the screen, Qingzhi was still arguing with the bartender who came after hearing the news:
"I didn't touch it, it hit my hand. Look -"
Wei Ling Jiang suddenly felt a headache, turned over and covered Qingzhi's mouth, apologized quickly to the bartender, and then dragged the piggy girl over.
This time she looked back and met Chen Heng's gaze again, and subconsciously turned her head away in confusion.
"you……"
Wei Lingjiang's voice was unusually hesitant: "When did you, um,..."
"Senior sister found out soon after she arrived."
Chen Heng's tone was still the same as before: "Qingzhi smacked her lips too loudly. I knew it just by the sound."
"Really? I actually smack my lips when I eat?"
Qingzhi poked his big head out from behind Wei Lingjiang, extremely puzzled: "But why don't I feel it?"
"None of your business!"
Wei Lingjiang pushed the head back and explained: "I...I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just, just..."
Am I just worried about your life and death, afraid that something might really happen to you, so I came here all the way?
This sentence suddenly flashed through Wei Lingjiang's mind for no reason.
She was startled and shook her head vigorously, as if to drive the words out of her mind.
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just happened to come here to eat... I didn't expect you to be here too. What a coincidence..."
Wei Lingjiang spoke dryly. At the end of her words, even she felt that it was so clumsy and ridiculous that she simply stopped.
"Is that so?"
In the half-darkness under the eaves, Chen Heng's figure seemed to flicker in and out. He raised his dark eyes and looked at Wei Lingjiang quietly. After a while, he turned to look at Wei Lingjiang. Outside the window, an inexplicable smile appeared on his lips.
"What a coincidence indeed." He said.
"you……"
Wei Lingjiang became more and more at a loss, and the atmosphere became even more awkward for a while.
She pursed her lips slightly. Thinking of the conversation between the old man and Chen Heng, she felt a pity in her heart for no reason. There was also something inexplicable in her shy eyes. .
Even she couldn't tell what kind of mood it was, whether it was as if she couldn't bear to see a puppy with wet hair on a rainy day, or it had some other meaning.
Wei Lingjiang was not sure.
"Sister, are you pitying me? There's no need for that."
Wei Lingjiang was suddenly startled, and saw Chen Heng turning his eyes and looking at her lightly:
"Yan Zhen is dead now, and I am free. Moreover, I am still alive, able to practice Qi, and can practice Buddhism. This is beyond the vast majority of people in the world. Senior Sister, you should calm down the unbearable expression on your face."
Wei Lingjiang was a little stunned.
A few steps away, the man's eyes only had an unearthly indifference, neither sadness nor joy.
The little bits of emotion he had inadvertently revealed just now were all swallowed up like the ebbing sea water...
"It's getting dark, so I won't stay any longer. I'll take my leave."
Chen Heng briefly cupped his hands, and the sound of footsteps became farther and farther away.
Wei Lingjiang was stunned for a moment, and it wasn't until Qingzhi pulled her sleeves hard that she suddenly regained consciousness.
"This man has a bad temper and a tough temper. He doesn't take softness or hardness. I don't think you can take him down, Miss."
Qingzhi whispered: "My suggestion is to knock him out with one punch, then everything will be easier to handle!"
Wei Lingjiang didn't reply to her nonsense. He only frowned for a while, then suddenly sneered, turned around and left.
"Miss, miss! Wait for me!"
Qingzhi yelled a few times, and took out his short legs to catch up. But before he ran a few steps, he was suddenly blocked by several bartenders.
"We haven't paid yet?!" Qingzhi was anxious.
"You stay here washing dishes to pay off the debt."
Wei Lingjiang didn't look back and his voice was calm.
"What?!"
…
…
A few days later.
Red leaf island, inside the wing.
The clear and clear sound of cranes and clouds hissing faintly filled the room, and suddenly it filled the room. Chen Heng stopped practicing Qi, thoughtfully took out a wooden box from the Qiankun bag, and held it in the palm of his hand.
"It seems that Feng Dan has been heated up enough and is ready to be taken."
At this moment, on the wooden box, the jade chain that was as red as blood and bound the box body had fallen off, and even its color had dimmed a lot.
The Crane Fetal Pill in the box kept bumping and jumping, as if it couldn't wait to break a big hole so that it could fly out.
Chen Heng just opened the lid of the box and pinched the pill the size of a broad bean on his fingertips. The chirping of the crane in the air suddenly became louder and louder than a life.
"I heard that this pill is the most suitable external medicine for Qi practitioners. Just one pill contains endless energy?"
Chen Heng only admired it for a moment, then held the golden cicada and entered the Yizhen Dharma Realm.
Xin Xiang found a random place and sat down cross-legged, swallowing the Crane Fetal Pill into his belly. For a moment, it seemed as if there was endless energy about to explode in his body, and his eyes could not help but emit a superb divine light, full of energy. The air is full of strange fragrance.
But only half a quarter of an hour later.
Chen Heng suddenly stopped performing his exercises, his eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"This is...a demon!"
At this time, a layer of fine gray-black scales had grown uncontrollably on his body, and his body had grown three to five times out of thin air. Countless white bone stubbles came out of his body, circling around his back, intertwining with each other. A pair of huge bone wings!
Great destruction, great collapse, great perdition, great perdition!
There are countless voices roaring and laughing in his mind, trying to arouse all kinds of jealous desires in him, driving him to kill and plunder everything in the world!
At this time, Chen Heng remembered what Fuyubo Taoist Luo Zhang said when he was giving pills.
"This pill is the private collection of the Huaiwu Cave Master. He specially ordered Luo Zhang to transfer it to us. This man is so unexpected... Is he actually having an affair with the demon?"
Thinking of this, Chen Heng's expression suddenly changed drastically:
"Not good, senior sister!"
He hurriedly exited the Yizhen Dharma Realm, not caring that the Crane Fetus Pill was still in his palm, and pushed the door open with all his strength.
At this moment.
The door to the next door was also suddenly pushed open, and Wei Lingjiang hurried out.
The two people's eyes met, and they only looked at each other for a moment, and then their eyes almost accidentally changed. Silent.
All of a sudden.
There was only silence.
And at this time.
Floating jade in the pond.
The young man selling white sand spirit fish was shaking his oar and was about to sail further when suddenly, in a fish bucket in the cabin, a big golden-whiskered carp burst out laughing:
"Master Dao, you are such a clever old thief, you have worked so hard on your calculations, and now you have succeeded!"
"Nonsense, what does this mean? I only contributed two points!"
Before the young man could be surprised, he saw an old man with white hair and a cigarette in his mouth walking across the water.
He grinned, showing his big yellow teeth
"I will personally take charge of the layout. There are very few things that can be accomplished in this nine states and all over the world!"
