Cai Zhao: "That's natural."
Chang Ning: "...I hope to go to the Lifespan Mountain to live like Amitabha Buddha."
The third letter was intended for Ning Xiaofeng, but Cai Zhao rubbed it out before writing a few words, because not to mention the carrier pigeon, even she couldn't reach the entrance of Ningjia Wubao without being very energetic.
So she wanted to write again to go to Xuankong Temple to say hello to Master Jingyuan. But when she thought of her aunt's old face that had been frozen for thousands of years, she was speechless and couldn't squeeze out a word. In the end, she had to hang up two tubes of golden sore medicine to show her concern.
After sending the letter, Cai Zhao wished he could sleep in front of the pigeon coop, waiting for the reply and Cai Pingchun.
In this irritating wait, something happened to the leader Qi Yunke.
At first, everyone thought that he was only slightly injured and that he only needed to force out the remaining poison and recuperate. However, unexpectedly, the injury suddenly recurred. One morning, Qi Yunke vomited several mouthfuls of black blood, then fell ill and woke up in and out of consciousness.
Cai Zhao went to visit three times, but twice he could only see Qi Yunke lying in the tent with his eyes closed and his face sallow.
Zeng Daodao was in a hurry, either taking care of the sect's general affairs, seeking medical advice, or rushing back and forth on behalf of Qi Yunke. He could not exchange a few words with Cai Zhao before going back to work.
After Qi Yunke finally woke up, all the disciples went into the room to visit, including Song Yuzhi who was being helped over.
Lei Xiuming frowned, and the more he took his pulse, the more confused he became, and he murmured: "...Why did the toxicity suddenly become more severe? Now that the pressure has been suppressed, I don't understand why it keeps happening again."
On the contrary, Qi Yunke could see clearly and smiled weakly: "It was because I was not careful when I was doing my exercises. I took a breath and did not discharge the remaining poison in time. Thanks to Junior Brother Lei's skill, I am much better now. I just need to rest more."
Lei Xiuming had no choice but to give up.
Seeing that her husband was seriously injured, Yin Sulian weighed whether it would be more fulfilling to be the wife of the sect master or the mother-in-law of the sect master, and finally burst out with unprecedented virtuousness, serving tea and water with tenderness, and all the disciples watching had goosebumps.
It's a pity that Qi Yunke didn't help at all and mumbled a few words with a cold face. Yin Sulian was not willing to be angry and walked away angrily.
Cai Zhao watched the play with a smile on his face, and before turning to leave, he saw Song Yuzhi standing behind the pillars with a very strange look on his face.
A strange feeling flashed through her mind, but she quickly put it behind her and went back to guard the pigeonhole and wait for the news.
In the following days, the homing pigeons returned one after another.
Peiqiong Villa indeed suffered heavy casualties, and only a few escaped from the Demon Sect's ambush. Fortunately, the four members of the Zhou family were not seriously injured, and they were slowly able to raise their family back. Even the deceased disciple's mother and widow were pitiful, and Zhou Zhizhen was determined to Give them good care.
Everyone else in Changchun Temple suffered from flesh wounds, but Fa Kong Shangren had some problems - after all, he was old. In terms of seniority and age, he is the ancestor of Qingfeng Sanshi. This time, first the senior brother Fa Hairen, who depended on each other for life, passed away, and then he was suddenly attacked by a surprise attack after running back and forth. The old monk couldn't stand it anymore.
As usual, Xuankong'an sent a long stack of sermons, but Cai Zhao didn't even bother to read them.
Just as he threw away Master Jingyuan's letter of admonishment, he heard Furong coming to announce that Cai Pingchun was finally back.
It was getting late when Cai Pingchun returned to Qingque Town. He didn't want to spend the night on Jiuli Mountain, so he stayed at the Yuelai Inn in the town.
With such an ordinary but confident name, the inn is not the biggest in town, but it is the most expensive.
Walking on the stone path in Qingque Town, Cai Zhao noticed that there were a lot of people around him, "The festival is over, but there are still so many people in the town. Are they repeat customers of the store?"
Chang Ning looked up and said, "These people are all good players. They don't know what they are doing in Qingque Town."
Both of them were a little strange, but neither of them were familiar with Qingque Town. They didn't know whether these people were regular customers or strangers, whether they were normal or abnormal. I couldn't figure it out, so I forgot about it.
Entering the Yuelai Inn, the shopkeeper who looked like a tuberculosis ghost stood behind the counter with an expressionless face. When he saw Cai Zhao and Chang Ning, he only raised his eyelids and pointed at the bamboo sign hanging behind them, and then half-deadly shouted to the waiter to lead the way. .
Chang Ning was happy: "This time I am sure that there must be some rift between Zhao Zhao and the shopkeeper."
"My family stayed at this inn when we first came to Jiuli Mountain - my family was the only guest in such a small and run-down inn. The room was very expensive and the shopkeeper had a long face." Cai Zhao had no choice but to say, "Then I made him a small proposal."
"What a proposal."
"I said, 'Shopkeeper, why don't you go to Kaiyizhuang?'"
Chang Ning laughed out loud.
…
After not seeing each other for half a month, Cai Zhao felt distressed when he saw that his father was getting sick and lost weight. He wished he could immediately cook soup to replenish his own father.
Cai Pingchun also looked at his daughter up and down, and found that the little girl was taller and looked like an adult. He smiled and said: "It seems that the cooks in Qingque Sect are good, and they fed my Zhao Zhao until he was fat and white. Sure enough, I should give you away." After I went out to raise him, it only took a few days, and he looked much more sensible."
Go see Chang Ning again.
Although the young man's face was still full of sores, he was calm and calm, and his eyes were full of light. Cai Pingchun asked, "Is nephew Chang Shi cured?"
Chang Ning saluted respectfully: "There are still some residual poisons that have not been cleared away."
Cai Pingchun frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.
Cai Zhao also frowned.
Chang Ning has never said a weird word since he entered the house. His demeanor is elegant and elegant, and his demeanor is graceful. He is even more like a young master from aristocratic family than Song Yuzhi.
The father and daughter had not seen each other for a long time, so they had a lot to say. After chatting for a while, they talked about the Qingque Sect being invaded and the various factions being ambushed and attacked by the Demon Cult.
Cai Zhao asked about his earlier doubts: "Chang Ning said that the demon sect is no longer what it used to be. Why is it still so vicious?"
Cai Pingchun said: "There are so many evil people in the world, can you guess their thoughts one by one? I don't think there is a reason for this. After everyone has recovered this time, let your master take the lead, and we will go to the Netherworld Dao. I would like to give my best regards to Leader Nie Zhe - we have been in peace and harmony for so many years, and since Leader Nie is interested in reopening, the Six Beichen Sects can naturally accompany him."
These words are simple, but the bloodshed behind them is inestimable.
Cai Zhao couldn't help but twitch his ears.
Chang Ning was also quite surprised. Cai Pingchun looked gentle and low-key without saying a word. He never thought he would be so decisive.
"Uncle Cai." He took a step forward, bowed with his arms wrapped around his sleeves, and his posture was upright and graceful. "Please forgive my nephew for being rude - I wonder if Uncle Cai has found any clues about my family's case during this trip?"
Cai Pingchun pondered for a moment, "Changjiawu Fort is now in ruins. I searched it inside and out, and circled the mountain several times - I can conclude that it was indeed the work of the Demon Cult."
Cai Zhao complained: "Dad, Brother Chang Shi has long said that the Demon Cult did it. You have been gone for half a month and you found this out."
Cai Pingchun rubbed his daughter's head and said, "What does this silly girl know?"
Looking at Chang Ning, he said, "I originally thought that someone was fishing in troubled waters and committing crimes under the guise of the Demon Cult. But I repeatedly checked, whether it was the marks left at the foot of the mountain, the hidden lines drawn in the grass, the stakes laid when ambushing the surroundings, or even The remaining traces of fighting in the ruins are all Lu Chengnan’s handiwork. Hum, it’s the Tiangang Disha Camp again.”
Cai Zhao's mind was spinning rapidly, "Surname is Lu? Could it be one of the four major disciples of Nie Hengcheng, Zhao Chen, Han Lu?"
"That's right." Cai Pingchun, "He is the fourth disciple of Nie Hengcheng. He has never shown any evil deeds, so he has no reputation in the world. In fact, this man is versatile in both civil and military affairs. He is capable of both internal and external kung fu, formations, formations, stars, terrain, tracking, poisoning and killing. Tiangang The people in the Disha Camp were all trained by him."
Cai Zhao was horrified when he heard this, "So this person killed Chang Daxia's whole family!"
"No, this man is already dead, earlier than Nie Hengcheng." Cai Pingchun said, "Back then, we, a few young men, found out some of the little bosses in the Tiangang Disha camp, and when they came to kill them, we found them wearing sackcloth and mourning. , crying with tears and snot all over his face - it turned out that he was burning incense and paper to pay homage to Lu Chengnan."
"...The Demon Cult also has a bit of human touch." Cai Zhao said sarcastically.
Cai Pingchun glanced at his daughter with a smile: "People in the Demon Cult are also human beings, and they also have seven emotions and six desires. Lu Chengnan was quite prestigious among the juniors in the Demon Cult at that time, but no one can tell how he died. Some people say that he died because of a derangement. Yes, some people say that he was killed by a shameless trap set by our Beichen Six Sect, and some say that he was killed by the conspiracy of two jealous senior brothers..."
"In short, when Lu Chengnan died, Nie Hengcheng lost an arm. If he were still alive, your aunt would not be able to track Nie Hengcheng so easily, let alone take advantage of him when he is alone and challenge him."
"It sounds like this person is quite powerful." Cai Zhao lamented, "What kind of people are there in the Demon Cult?"
Chang Ning glanced at the girl and said nothing.
"Even today, the Tiangang Disha camp still trains according to the rules left by Lu Chengnan. I can tell by looking at the traces left by Changjia Wubao." Cai Pingchun said, "In these years, the Guangtianmen Siqimen and Taichu I think the behavior is too showy, the hands are stretched longer and longer, and the power is getting bigger and bigger. It is reasonable for the demon sect to be dissatisfied and want to teach a lesson."
"But why must the Chang family be slaughtered? Since Nie Hengcheng's death, Brother Chang has almost never been involved in the world." He really couldn't understand.
Chang Ning remained silent.
When Cai Zhao heard the words 'Guangtianmen', he immediately thought of Song Yuzhi and asked quickly, "Dad, my third senior brother... is Song Yuzhi, the son of the Song family leader. He was struck by the cold energy of the nether world and didn't have much kung fu left. You Have you ever heard of any way to treat this kind of injury?"
Chang Ning took a deep breath, holding back the sourness in his stomach, and continued to pretend to be gentle, humble and upright.
Made!
"Netherworld cold? I don't know the solution." Cai Pingchun was stunned for a moment, "But... it should be curable."
Cai Zhao's eyes lit up: "Dad, how did you know it could be cured?"
"Back then, your aunt had a brother named Shi Tieqiao..."
Chang Ning: "Is he the second eldest brother of the Shi family?"
Cai Pingchun: "Yes, that's him. He was hit by the cold energy back then. Later, Zhao Zhao's aunt didn't know how, and Brother Shi recovered. I don't know the reason."
"Then...how did it recover?" Cai Zhao was confused, "No one knows."
Chang Ning was quite gloating about his misfortune: "There are not many people who practice Nether Cold Qi, so naturally not many people are successful. How many people know how to cure it?"
In order to prevent the girl from continuing to dwell on Song Yuzhi's injury, Chang Ning quickly asked another question, "My nephew is brave and asks Uncle Cai about something."
"But it doesn't matter."
Chang Ning said: "Before Wu Gang died, he said that Old Sect Leader Yin was unwilling to trade Elder Kaiyang for Hero Wu Yuanying in order to force him to ask him about a secret. I wonder if Uncle Cai knows what it is?"
Cai Zhao was startled, and she also remembered.
She couldn't help but mutter, "So you've been curious about this in your heart, so why don't you ask Master directly. He must know the intention of Old Sect Master Yin."
Chang Ning put on a full show, with a considerate and wry smile on his face: "My nephew is afraid that this matter may not be very honorable, and it would be difficult for Sect Master Qi to tell him, so..."
Cai Pingchun nodded, "What Nephew Chang Shi said is that this matter is indeed not very honorable."
"Ah." Cai Zhao was stunned.
More than twenty years ago, although the Demon Sect was powerful for a while, the Six Beichen Sects were not foolproof.
The three elders of Qingfeng are in their prime; the two heroes of Taichu each have their own merits; Guangtianmen and Siqimen of Peiqiong Villa have many children and strong men; Luoying Valley also has top masters like Cai Changfeng to support their appearance. Among the younger generation are Zhou Zhizhen, Song Shijun, Wu Yuanying and other new generation rising stars, not to mention Cai Pingshu, a rare gifted talent.
In short, for a long time, the good and evil factions were evenly matched, and no one dared to start a war.
"Suddenly one day, Old Sect Master Yin noticed that something was wrong." Cai Pingchun said, "He had fought with Nie Hengcheng before. We can't say they were tied, but they couldn't lose a few moves. A master at their level would have to say No matter how much progress is made, it is not easy. However, for some reason, Nie Hengcheng's skill suddenly increased dramatically."
"The first time, Old Sect Master Yin fought with him and almost couldn't escape intact."
"The second time we meet again, Old Sect Master Yin can no longer complete a hundred moves under Nie Hengcheng."
"When we met for the third time, if it hadn't been for Cheng Hao and Wang Dingchuan who risked their lives to save him, Old Sect Master Yin would have died on the spot."
Cai Zhao opened his mouth wide, "Father, how come you know so well that even if Old Sect Leader Yin loses, he won't tell anyone about it."
"A disciple of Uncle Wang Dingchuan told your aunt." Cai Pingchun said calmly, "Your aunt saved his life."
Chang Ning heard this for the first time, and was shocked beyond words. Suddenly he thought of something, "Nie Hengcheng suddenly obtained a magical power. As a result, the balance of power between the two sides may be unsustainable."
——So, is this the reason why Nie Hengcheng suddenly became angry? After that, he lost all fear and simply let the demon sect members run rampant, annihilating the six Beichen sects with his sword and unifying the world. "
Cai Pingchun nodded and continued, "Old Sect Leader Yin is also a lover of Crystal. Naturally, he thought that Nie Hengcheng must have obtained a powerful magical skill by chance."
"So he arrested Elder Kaiyang and asked Nie Hengcheng what kind of coincidence happened?!" Cai Zhao clapped his hands.
Cai Pingchun: "Elder Kaiyang and Elder Yaoguang were both personally recruited by Nie Hengcheng and have been their confidants for more than ten years. If they don't know, no one will."
"Have you finally asked?" Miss Cai was so nervous.
Chang Ning was dignified and had a gentle look on his face, "If I had found out, your aunt wouldn't have to risk her life to kill Nie Hengcheng."
