"Don't worry about it." Ning Xiaofeng said and glanced sideways at Qi Yunke, "Anyway, the three of us kept talking until the warning whistle sounded just now."
Cai Pingchun suddenly sighed.
In fact, the three of them were discussing Cai Zhao's future marriage. The son-in-law proposed by Qi Yunke was good in itself, but he had a mother who had been feuding for many years and a father who was quite unreliable. The Cai couple felt that they were about to go crazy when they thought that their daughter would kowtow to Yin Qinglian's memorial tablet and call a high-stakes gold medalist in the Flower House her father.
——Song Shijun seemed to have guessed something, touching his nose and shrinking back.
Among the remaining three people, Yang Heying went to bed early, Zhou Zhizhen was reading alone with a candle, and Li Wenxun was cleaning his sword, but no one could prove it.
Li Yuanmin suddenly raised his head and reminded: "Uncle Li is doing rounds and asked me some questions."
Fan Xing's family suddenly shrank - after breaking off his engagement with Song Yuzhi, Qi Lingbo had to find a place to cry every night. Dai Fengchi ran to comfort him without any surprise, Song Yuzhi was called by his biological father, and Ding Zhuo talked about Taichu. Watching his disciples ask for advice on their moves, Fan Xingjia saw that none of his fellow apprentices showed up, so he also slipped out to sell roasted chicken.
In short, no one stayed in the room and slept properly. At first, Li Wenxun thought that he had touched the wrong place. After asking Li Yuanmin to find out, he was very angry.
"Uncle, I..." Fan Xingjia wanted to explain a few words, but in fact he didn't even eat the roast chicken.
"Shut up." Li Wenxun glanced at him and slapped Cai Zhao in passing, then half-closed his eyes and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
——These four words are full of power, and both Fan Xingjia and Cai Zhao felt a chill in their backs.
"So what?" Yang Heying was very aware of the crisis and first defended himself, "Is it possible that Brother Zhou and I were the ones who killed the leader of the king?"
Cai Zhao was also in trouble.
At this time, Qi Yunke suddenly spoke.
"Zhao Zhao, come here." He waved to Cai Zhao, just like she was called to share snacks countless times in her childhood. "Sit down in front of Master."
Cai Zhao followed his words and sat on the small stool in front of Qi Yunke, placing his hands on his knees obediently.
"Zhaozhao, you may not like to hear what Master is going to say next." The worry in Qi Yunke's eyes grew stronger, "But you must listen, and you must listen to it in your heart."
Cai Zhao was confused and nodded vigorously.
Qi Yunke, who had always been generous, was rarely so solemn. Everyone in the hall fell silent and listened.
Qi Yunke sighed, "Zhaozhao, have you ever thought that there might not be this fictitious person behind the scenes?"
Cai Zhao: "??"
Qi Yunke said: "Who slaughtered Changjia Wubao? The Tiangang Disha Camp of the Demon Sect."
"Who told you that there is someone who can lead the way? Mu Qingyan, the leader of the Demon Cult."
"Tell you who the person who has been colluding with Nie Zhe for many years is? Or Mu Qingyan."
"But, how do you know what he told is the truth? What if everything he tells is a lie? What if he wants to instigate the six factions to make us suspicious and start civil strife first?"
Every time he said something, Cai Zhao's heart sank a little.
"Well said!" Yang Heying cheered loudly, "Actually, I have thought of it a long time ago, but no one said it, which shows that I am a villain. Those demon sect monsters, don't look like they are human when they stand up. The most cunning and despicable thing!"
Song Yuzhi did not agree. He took a step forward and was about to speak, but was stopped by Song Shijun. He turned around and saw his father shaking his head slightly at him, indicating not to speak.
"But, but..." Cai Zhao panicked, "Master Wang..."
"The most difficult thing to distinguish in the world is not all lies, but half truths and half lies, or even nine truths and one lie." Qi Yunke said earnestly, "It is true that Wang Yuanjing did not save Wu Yuanying, but who said that it must have been the disciples of the six sects who saw it back then. And then blackmail Wang Yuanjing?"
"Yes, why did our people have to see it back then?" Song Shijun said, "It could also be the jailer hiding in the dark, but Nie Zhe was a useless coward who didn't want to make progress and didn't bother at all. But the boy named Mu It’s different, he came out to seize power from Nie Zhe more than four years ago, maybe he discovered something that could threaten Wang Yuanjing at that time!”
"Yes, that's right!" Yang Heying gritted his teeth and said, "He took advantage of Chang Daxia's kindheartedness and hid in Changjiawu Fort for a full year to recuperate. Maybe Chang Daxia saw something he couldn't deal with. Then The traitor will simply not stop doing anything and lead the Tiangang Disha camp to massacre the Chang family!"
"Also..." Zhou Zhizhen also spoke, "The men in black who attacked in the lower reaches of Suchuan River, and the shadows who just killed the leader of the king, could all be disguised as members of the Demon Cult."
"Yes, there are so many masters of the Demon Cult, so we can still get this manpower." Even Cai Pingchun agreed this time.
Li Yuanmin stood up suddenly, as if he had found the direction of his anger: "Even if my senior brother, the leader, is at fault, it was the devil's sect who did the harm! If I don't avenge this, I swear I won't be a human being!"
Qi Yunke ignored what others said and just stared at Cai Zhao, "Mu Qingyan doesn't even need to take action personally. He can just let people around him threaten Wang Yuanjing, and then act like he's questioning Wang Yuanjing, to distance himself and make you believe There are indeed thieves among the six sects. But the fact is, all the claims about the 'culprit behind the scenes' are only Mu Qingyan's words."
Cai Zhao had never thought about it in this direction, but after thinking about it according to the master's words, he found that his ideas were smooth and appropriate.
——She did not personally hear Nie Zhe’s confession of colluding with others, nor did she see with her own eyes the scene on the night the Chang family was destroyed, and she did not know who actually saw Wang Yuanjing mistakenly entering the Eight-clawed Heavenly Prison, and who secretly attacked them. The man in black and the shadow who killed Wang Yuanjing could not be traced.
All her speculations about the whole matter were based on her trust in Mu Qingyan.
"Master does not deny that the demon sect also has people like Bo Yuntian, and Lu Chengnan is one." Qi Yunke's voice was extremely stern, "Lu Chengnan proved that what he said is true with his own life. But as for Mu Qingyan, this ambitious man The new leader of the Demon Sect, who is working hard to govern, will make our six sects suspicious of each other and let the Demon Sect reap the benefits just by his words alone?!"
These words made everyone look solemn.
Zhou Zhizhen sighed: "The world has been at peace for more than ten years. Not to mention the younger generation, the older generation has almost forgotten the bloody battle with the Demon Sect. Regardless of whether the surname is Nie or Mu, the Demon Sect is the same Demon Sect after all. .”
Song Shijun even said with emotion: "Brother Qi's words today are a bit like the responsibility of the first sect leader in the world."
Qi Yunke grabbed the little girl's arm and repeatedly warned: "Zhao Zhao, do you still remember the story of the 'Painted Skin Demon' that Master told you? Before he was exposed, he would laugh and curse like a real person, and he might even be more lovable than a real person. Like makes people trust him more - but he is not a human after all! He will lie to you and harm you, but by the time you understand, it will be too late."
"Zhaozhao, remember what Master said, don't believe in the Painted Skin Demon! Don't believe in him!"
Qi Yunke's eyes were full of pain for the past, and Cai Zhao felt as if he was speaking to another person through himself.
Chapter 113
Suddenly in the middle of the night, Taichu Temple lost another leader. Li Yuanmin was so lost that he didn't know why. Qi Yunke and others had no choice but to take on Wang Yuanjing's funeral and other subsequent responsibilities.
Taking advantage of the time when the deacon in the temple sent someone to clean up Cai Zhao's room, the Cai couple took their daughter back to the house to talk.
After closing the doors and windows tightly, leaving her husband on guard by the door, Ning Xiaofeng dragged her daughter to sit at the table, "Tell me clearly, what is your relationship with that Mu? Don't fool me!"
Cai Zhao stared at the jade-polished lamp stand of Yuntai and sighed, "...Actually, he and I had already agreed to separate."
originally? separate?
Ning Xiaofeng accurately grasped the key point, narrowed his eyes and said, "If you want to separate, you must have been together before. Also, what is 'original'? In other words, the situation has changed again now?"
Cai Zhao sighed again, "Mom, just know it in your mind. Don't ask so clearly, it will hurt your temper."
Ning Xiaofeng poked her daughter's forehead hard, "It hurts your kindness! It hurts your kindness! The second regret in my life is that I didn't get to the bottom of the wild man your aunt met outside. Otherwise, I wouldn't have children later. So many regrets! Now stop doing this to me and speak clearly!"
Cai Zhao covered his forehead: "Oh, what can I say clearly? You all know it! We met when he was pretending to be Chang Ning. Later, he helped me when my father and master had an accident, and waited until he returned to the Demon Cult to confront Nie Zhe. I also ran to help him. Although I didn't help much, I made an agreement with him to settle the grudges, and from now on... there will be no future."
"Half a month ago, I followed my senior brothers to prepare for Chang Daxia's memorial ceremony. Unexpectedly, that guy also came, saying that he was looking for clues about the real culprit behind the scenes... Later, Zhou Yuqi shouted that he wanted to break off the engagement, and his daughter was disgraced. Just follow that guy to find clues."
Cai Zhao felt that he was very kind and concealed the Painted Skin Demon's bizarre behavior of inducing Zhou Yuqi to break off the engagement, so as not to make his parents displeased with him even more.
Cai Pingchun, who was guarding the door bolt, suddenly said: "Zhaozhao, do you like that person? How much do you like him?"
Cai Zhao was unprepared and suddenly blushed. Just as he was about to excuse himself, he heard his father's soft voice again, "Zhao Zhao, don't be afraid. Just tell me what's on your mind. My parents are here."
Ning Xiaofeng rubbed her daughter's hair and said softly: "Your father is right. We in Luoying Valley don't care about the distinction between good and evil. There are not many bad people among the six sects of Beichen. .”
Cai Zhao's chest was filled with courage and he whispered: "I like it. I don't know how much I like it."
Ning Xiaofeng asked curiously: "How does it compare to Zhou Yuqi? Weren't you very excited when we got engaged?"
Cai Zhao sighed helplessly, "Mom, only compared to brother Yuqi, I know what it means to like him - he has been involved with Min Xinrou for so many years, and I am not too angry. I just think about it after getting married in the future. Min Xinrou drives her away and just vents her anger."
"But if it were that person..." the little girl became startled, "if he dared to be polite and caring to other girls, then I, I would never see him again in my life!"
She said firmly and without hesitation, "I will never forgive him!"
This matter has actually turned over in her mind many times. She would rather eat wontons without green onion for the rest of her life, and she is determined not to tolerate the Painted Skin Demon having a cousin she can't let go of. But once you figure this out, it's even more frustrating.
Ning Xiaofeng and Cai Pingchun looked at each other. They were both experienced, how could they not understand such subtle thoughts.
"What about the one named Mu? Does he treat you the same way?" Cai Pingchun asked his daughter calmly.
Cai Zhao smiled bitterly: "He has wanted to kill Brother Yuqi and Third Senior Brother for a long time."
Ning Xiaofeng chuckled lightly, "In the middle of the night, your master kept recommending you to our third senior brother."
"Oh, Master is really..." Cai Zhao was a little irritated, "Brother Yuqi at least knows what I like to eat and wear. Third Senior Brother, Bai Chang is so good-looking, and I still don't know how to like someone. forget it!"
"I can't blame your master for being so anxious to find you a future husband. In the past two days, your father and I have realized that the man who harmed your aunt was really bad." Ning Xiaofeng bit her jaw, with hatred in her eyes. "Your aunt didn't have to die originally."
Cai Zhao was shocked, "What do you mean?"
Ning Xiaofeng said: "This matter is not good for your aunt's reputation. If the same thing hadn't happened to you now, your master would never have said it until his death. In the past, when you saw Nie Hengcheng hunting down martial arts masters, your aunt How could there be no countermeasures? She and your master, as well as Hedong hero Miao Jianshi, Anshan Zhuge Zhengming, Brother Meng Chao, and the two brothers Lin Kun, have mastered a formation evolved from the Big Dipper."
Cai Pingchun said: "The skills practiced by the seven of them complement each other and complement each other. Once they have mastered the formation, even Nie Hengcheng will be hard to resist. Who knows, alas..."
Ning Xiaofeng answered bitterly: "Who would have thought that except for sister Pingshu and your master, the other five people were intercepted and killed one by one before the decisive battle. At first, I was surprised that they were all well hidden, but in the end they were not killed. The demon sect’s minions blocked the hiding place, but they were inexplicably led out to kill them.”
Cai Zhaowan drank a mouthful of ice water and said in a trembling voice, "Is it because of this that my aunt has to go to Nie Hengcheng to fight alone?"
"That's right." Ning Xiaofeng gritted his teeth and said, "Your aunt said that since the formation couldn't be completed, it would be useless to spare your master, so she went to slay the demon alone."
"It's...who betrayed those five heroes?!" Cai Zhao said loudly.
Cai Pingchun glanced at his wife and said slowly: "I suspected many people back then, even Brother Yun Ke. However, your aunt said it was not him because she did not tell Brother Yun Ke where the five heroes were hiding. "
Ning Xiaofeng snorted: "At that time, your master had been recruited by Mr. Yin Dai to be the son-in-law of Chenglong. Your aunt was very cautious, fearing that your stupid and rough master would spill the beans in front of his future wife and father-in-law. So just don’t tell him.”
"The matter was ignored at that time." Cai Pingchun looked at the candlelight in the distance, "Your master just told us two days ago that your aunt had long since found out the real culprit who betrayed the five heroes and personally dealt with him .”
Cai Zhao said with difficulty: "...It's my aunt's, that sweetheart?"
Cai Pingchun nodded slowly, "Only your master has seen that man. After the five heroes died, your master foolishly wanted to go to that man for help. Your aunt had to tell him that the man was dead."
"Who is that person?" Cai Zhao said angrily.
Ning Xiaofeng said in frustration: "Your idiot master doesn't know anything about it. I don't know his name or his origin. I've only met him twice and I know that he has very high martial arts skills and is a good person. Bah, what is a good person? Qi Yunke has really been blind all his life." blindness!"
As she spoke, she burst into tears, "Only now do I know why Sister Pingshu went to kill Nie Hengcheng without looking back. Because that bastard killed her good brother who shared life and death with her. She should have some feelings in her heart. How uncomfortable it is!”
Cai Pingchun also sighed: "Brother Yunke is still regretting it. He knew clearly that that person was involved with the demon sect, but because of your aunt's instructions, he really didn't tell anyone."
Ning Xiaofeng sobbed softly: "Of the two of them, one was dumbfounded, and the other was dazed when he tasted love for the first time. Naturally, he didn't see the true identity of the traitor! If anyone told me, or Brother Xiaochun, someone If you mention something on the side, you won’t be tricked so badly!”
Cai Zhao hugged his mother's shoulders and smiled with tears in his eyes: "Mom, forget it. That man even deceived my aunt. What can you and dad see?"
Ning Xiaofeng wiped away her tears and said sadly: "Why can't you see it? I have sharp eyes, and your father is very careful, unlike your aunt... Well, having said that, people with high abilities often don't care much about petty calculations. Anyway, Even if she defeats ten groups with one force, any sneaky tricks will be useless in front of her. It’s not like she doesn’t know that Yin Qinglian secretly plans for her to take the lead in resisting the demon sect, she just doesn’t care.”
She sighed again, "On the contrary, I am a three-legged cat who knows how to be on guard at all times. Yin Qinglian's reputation for kindness spread far and wide, but I have never been won over by her sweet words."
Cai Pingchun looked at his daughter steadily, "Zhaozhao, you have had ideas since you were a child. Dad doesn't ask what kind of person Mu Qingyan is. He just reminds you to learn from the past and be careful not to follow in the footsteps of your aunt."
Cai Zhao was confused.
After tossing and turning in bed for half the night, Cai Zhao fell asleep in a daze at dawn. She slept until the afternoon. When she got up, she braved the drizzle and went to the town to buy freshly baked roast chicken for Fan Xing's family as compensation.
While the Fan Xing family was eating roast chicken, they said vaguely, "You... let's forget it with that person. No matter whether he is good or bad, Master and your parents will not agree... It's too difficult."
