After Qian Chao parted ways with several of his companions, he returned to his residence. Today's conversation with a few of his companions, with several people listening nearby, made what he knew more clear, but what he didn't know was still a fog. .
No matter, let's wait and see what Shen Weilai wants to say when he comes to see him in the evening. If he informs himself in such a weird way, what he wants to say will definitely not be simple.
Maybe... it has something to do with Qin Suijie?
Qian Chao thought, Shen Wei's only big enemy was the Qin family. Could it be that he discovered Qin Suijie or what the Qin family had been doing recently?
After returning to his residence, Qian Chao had no intention of going to Chengqi Hall anymore, so he stayed in his room.
I unintentionally opened the door and waited for my old friend to come... Night fell.
As the night dimmed and the lights came on, Qian Chao focused on the book in his hand.
Around the end of the Xu hour and before the Hai hour, a person quietly fell down in Qian Chao's small courtyard. After the person fell, he saw Qian Chao sitting behind the bookcase in the main hall opposite the small courtyard, smiling and chanting. looked at him.
Waving his hand to stop Qian Chao from getting up to greet him, the man walked in, then turned around and closed the door. Then he turned around, smiled, and said, "Brother Qian, you're welcome!"
The person who came was none other than Shen Wei (about this person, see Volume 2: Lu Gu Youming, Volume 30: Night Talk by Bingzhu).
Compared with when we first met him on the bronze carriage, compared with when he was in Young Ming Valley, Shen Wei had changed a little. At least he was a little taller than before, and his waist was a little thicker. points, his shoulders have become broader, and his chest has become broader. Even his face, which had been pale when he was in Youming Valley, is now rosier. The only thing that has not changed is the pair of eyes, which are still the same as before. In Youming Valley, he was as bright and vigilant as he was when he was talking at night, with a hint of suspicion.
After all, he is a person with deep hatred. Only Ning Han's experience can compare with him. The humiliation suffered by the elder Shen Wei is even worse than Ning Han.
"Brother Shen, please take a seat." Qian Chao greeted. He didn't care that Shen Weilai closed the door after entering the room. It seemed that what he wanted to say might be quite secretive.
The tea was cooked in advance. After Qian Chao served Shen Wei, he waited for Mr. Shen to speak.
"After I entered the sect, I heard some things about Brother Qian off and on. I really admire him. Brother Qian can enter the inner hall of your Jiuxuan Artifact Hall with his second-level cultivation of Qi Refining. It's enviable. "
After taking a sip of tea, Shen Wei said.
"The meeting today surprised me again. I asked myself that I have been practicing hard, but I didn't expect that Brother Qian has already refined the fourth level of Qi, while I have only just refined the third level. Brother Qian, you are indeed a talent."
Qian Chao has also noticed this. This unsinkable cultivation level is now at the third level of Qi Refining. Well, I heard that he was spotted by the elders of Shuiyun Valley when he was choosing his disciples, and now he is practicing in Bibo Pond. On the contrary, he is a real classmate with Ning Han.
"Brother Shen invited me to talk like this today. Isn't it just to praise me?"
"Of course not. Of course I came to you with something important to tell you. Alas, just to be on the safe side, I can only be so sneaky."
"Then Brother Shen came to see me tonight. What did he want to say?"
Shen Weizie put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Qian Chao, and after a moment said word by word: "Brother Qian, someone wants to kill you."
Someone wants to kill you!
Someone wants to kill me!
No wonder I've been feeling restless lately. It seems like someone is really going to deal with me. Let's see what Shen Weixue says next!
And Shen Weijie kept staring at Qian Chao's eyes after saying these words. After all, it had been a long time since we parted ways in Youming Valley. His temperament, Master Shen, was getting harder and harder, but he just didn't know that this How will Brother Qian react when he suddenly hears about this? Will he panic and lose his mind? Is it a forced composure? Don’t believe it at all? Or just laugh it off?
No, the look in Brother Qian's eyes seemed to fluctuate slightly, and then he looked at himself quietly, obviously waiting for him to continue talking.
"Brother Qian," Shen Wei smiled, "You really didn't disappoint me. When I heard the news, you didn't mess up at all. Well, I appreciate it."
"Brother Shen, of course I am still afraid. Who wants to kill me? Brother Shen, please continue talking."
"Okay," Shen Weizai put his hand on the tea cup again and said, "There is a person who came with us in Youming Valley. You may not know him, and you may not have any impression of this person, but I talked with him. We are familiar with each other. At that time in Youming Valley, he was hanging out with me from beginning to end. This person's name is Li Lihua. You should have no impression of it. Later, after you and I plotted against Qin Suiyi, I Among the people who were asked to teach Qin Sui a lesson, Li Lihua was the most ruthless one, so he was also the most popular with me at the time."
Qian Chao searched through the memories about Youming Valley in his mind, and it seemed that there really was no such person's name. At that time, he only had contact with Shen Weiwei and didn't pay too much attention to the people around him, so for a while I can't remember who this person is or what he looks like.
"This Li Lihua has a pretty good relationship with me in Youming Valley. Well, I have talked about some of my things with this person when I was bored."
Some of the things Shen Wei said about him were naturally his life experience and his hatred.
"He also knew that I changed my name later, and he was considered a close friend at that time."
"Later, after entering the sect, we separated. I practiced in Bibotan, and he went to Qixia Mountain. But later I found out that he did not go to learn alchemy, but to practice fire method there. After that, it was a long time I have never seen this person again. It was about half a year ago that this person came to me again."
"To be honest, I was very surprised when I saw Li Lihua. I didn't expect that after not seeing him for a long time, this man's cultivation level far surpassed mine. Brother Qian, his cultivation level is even higher than yours. I have broken through the fifth level and become an intermediate Qi refining monk."
Qian Chao was surprised after hearing this: "So fast! This person should have good spiritual roots, right?"
"Where! Think about it, if someone has good spiritual roots, how can he be willing to hang out with me in Youming Valley? Li Lihua said during a chat in Youming Valley that his spiritual roots are not very good. I'm afraid that his practice will not go smoothly in the future. I remember that he was worried about whether he could pass the spiritual opening ceremony."
Qian Chao asked: "Then why did he practice so quickly? Could it be that he had a teacher? That's not right!"
"Ha, with his spiritual roots, no elder would be able to like him. As for why he practices so fast, that's exactly why he came to me."
"Brother Shen, please continue."
"After that guy found me, he first reminisced about old times. Naturally, I was curious about his practice, so I waited for him to mention it. However, this guy deliberately tantalized me and just didn't say anything. In the end, I couldn't help it. , he asked first, huh, he made me like this on purpose. But he didn’t say anything that time, he just said that he had been practicing hard all the time, and that’s how he got to where he is now, but who can believe it? Yeah! The first time he came to me, he didn’t tell me how he practiced cultivation in the end, and then he left.”
"Later on, Li Lihua came to talk to me several times. After the first experience, I knew that he was deliberately hanging me and making me curious. So when he came again, I would go along with whatever he said. However, On the contrary, I never mentioned the matter of his spiritual practice again. Even later, a few times he deliberately brought the topic to spiritual practice, and I diverted it with excuses. Hum, when it comes to mind, he still missed me after all. One step. If I ask, he might tell you, but he may not tell the whole story, and it may not necessarily be the truth. It is better for me to hang him up in turn. If he can't help it anymore, he will tell it himself. "
Qian Chao nodded when he heard this, secretly thinking that Shen Wei had some intentions.
"In the end, he couldn't help it anymore, so he told me. According to Li Lihua, his practice was originally very difficult. At the beginning, he was even worse than me. Well, just like... eh ! Just as virtuous as Qin Suijie who swallowed the Zhuangling Pill, but still a little better than Qin Suijie."
Qian Chao probably understood what Li Lihua was like in practice.
"But then, this kid met a person. That person seemed to have looked at him for a while, and then talked to him a few times, and then took him to see a certain senior brother. From then on, in that so-and-so senior brother's house With the help, his cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds. He has caught up from behind, and now he has reached the intermediate level of Qi Refining. Brother Qian, among the people who have experienced Youming Valley together, your cultivation is not slow. , but the fastest one is still Li Lihua."
Qian Chao grabbed the key point and asked: "What is that senior brother, who is he?"
"He didn't say, this boy is very cunning. He came to me just to recruit me. He said that as long as I nodded, he would take me to see that senior brother. After meeting him, he would naturally know that my cultivation level is Well, it must be different. At this point, I have to say that this Li Lihua knows that I have been thinking about revenge in my heart. Alas, he still regards me as a friend. Maybe he came to me. You just want to help me."
Qian Chao then asked: "Brother Shen, what did you say at that time? Did you agree?"
"Hmph! Of course I can't agree. Brother Qian, when we practice, there is no shortcut. Think about it, people like Li Lihua originally had trouble practicing, but after meeting a senior brother of unknown origin, It's not normal for your cultivation to be so diligent all of a sudden! If there is a master around who can ask for advice from time to time, I don't doubt it, but for a senior brother, I am very doubtful. Why, we are strangers, give it to him Such a great benefit! Moreover, he is a senior brother, not a senior, so what thoughts do he have in doing this? There must be dead fish under the bait. This is a rare opportunity for me to come to Wuling Sect. In the future, I will have a big revenge to avenge. Every time Every step must be taken more steadily. Although I am practicing slowly, I feel that I am gradually getting better. But I can't end my path in advance just because I am greedy and take the wrong path. Huh! This kid is also cunning. As long as I don't If he agrees, he won't tell anything about that senior brother. It also means that I am alert and know that this matter may be very serious. I didn't agree, but I will never get entangled in that senior brother's matter again, so as not to make myself angry."
"That's exactly what it should be." Qian Chao said.
"Is it possible that after talking for so long and still not mentioning who wants to kill you, Brother Qian is a little anxious?"
"It should be that senior brother." Qian Chao replied.
"Well, it has nothing to do with him. Listen to me and you will understand."
"Brother Shen, please speak."
"Later, when he saw that I didn't agree, this guy stopped coming to me for a while. About a month ago, he came to talk to me again, but that time, he tested me many times in his words to see if I had any problem. Tell his story, especially about that senior brother, Brother Qian, what do you think?"
Qian Chao said: "In my opinion, this Li Lihua may want to help you, Brother Shen, but he is not qualified to introduce you to that senior brother. It is just his wishful thinking, and those people are so secretive, and they use There should be some capable people, and Li Lihua's cultivation level is only at the middle level, and he can only be regarded as an errand boy. Maybe he accidentally told you that he was looking for you, and that senior brother found out about it. , or maybe he knows that he made a mistake by looking for you, so he wants to make up for it. First, let’s see if your tone of voice is strict. If you also publicize this matter everywhere, Brother Shen, you may have It’s dangerous.”
"That's right," Shen Weilie said, "Fortunately, I rarely have contact with people. I practice by myself at my residence. I don't have many friends and I don't like to talk to each other. Plus... he may still be thinking about something. It's an old relationship, so that's why I didn't make things final. I can feel that he must have been observing me for a while, and he felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing unusual about me and I didn't interact with anyone."
"Brother Shen, you still have to be more careful. You are at the third level of Qi Refining, so you must pay more attention when you go out."
"That's why I came to find you."
"Looking for me?" Qian Chao vaguely understood.
"If you have a chance, help me kill that Li Lihua."
"What!" Qian Chao was surprised. At first he said that someone was going to kill him, but now he wanted to kill him. What exactly did Shen Weiye want to do?
"Listen to what I have to say, you should be able to do it," Shen Weilie said. "If Li Lihua has any weaknesses, it is that he is a bit addicted to alcohol and drink. Every time he comes to talk to me, he drinks, so he said There were more. When he made a mistake while drunk, he told me some of the things he did outside. Well... they were all... hey, they were all about robbing or killing. I was also there. It was then that I really saw through this person, Brother Qian. In the past, when we were in Youming Valley, he used to hang out with me. He would do whatever I said. But at that time, all he did was fight, and at most he would break a few strings. That’s just Bones. At that time, I only regarded him as a pretty good follower, a very obedient follower, so I didn’t think much about his thoughts. Brother Qian, I’ve said so much about this person’s character, you probably I can also figure it out. For those who have been subordinate to others for a long time, once they stand up and compare with those who used to give orders, they enjoy the feeling of pride. And the reason why Li Lihua came to me later, he must still have some feelings in his heart. Very happy, because my current cultivation level is really not as good as his, can you understand what I mean?"
Qian Chao nodded: "Understood!"
"I thought about killing someone, but what I wanted to kill was a member of the Qin family. That was revenge. I wanted to avenge my parents. I definitely didn't care if my hands were stained with blood. But like Li Lihua, who proudly did what he did He told me the disgusting and cruel things one by one, showing off to me, deliberately telling me details and slowly, letting me know how many people's blood he had on his hands, just to prove what I did in Youming Valley. Those are just small scenes, he is the one who really dares to do big things! Brother Qian, I already have the intention to kill this person, but it's a pity that I can't do it!"
"Then one time, and also the most recent time, he came to me, and while we were drinking, he commented with me on the people who were in Youming Valley. He mentioned many people's names, but he dismissed them, and then he mentioned you. on..."
"how?"
"I said that you can enter the inner hall of the Chengqi Hall on the second floor of Qi Refining. You should be very good in the future. At that time, he was a bit jealous of you. He seemed to know something about you, but he didn't say much. , he just said, 'Those who are about to die will not live long.' After hearing this, I asked, 'Is it possible that boy has offended Brother Li?', and he said, 'Death is death, why do we need to offend anyone?' Later, I stopped asking about this matter and I didn’t dare to. Later, when he was drunk, he said, "There is more than one person who wants to kill him." In his conversation that night, you were the only one he mentioned that he wanted to kill. It seems that the person who wants to kill Brother Qian is not just one person, but multiple people!"
When Qian Chao heard this, he was indescribably shocked!
When was he actually targeted?
And there was more than one person, all of whom came to kill him!
But when did I offend someone to death? Or who will benefit from his own death?
Thinking of this, Qian Chao asked: "Li Lihua must have got this news from someone who followed that senior brother, or that senior brother wanted to plot against me, right?"
Shen Wei smiled: "Brother Qian, you have to ask yourself this. I don't know how you attracted so many enemies, but at that time I didn't dare to ask any more, for fear that I would make him suspicious if I asked too many questions. He kept talking with the topic. Later, when the guy got drunk, I didn't dare to do anything, so I could only pretend to sleep. That night, I squinted at him until dawn, until almost noon. He just woke up. This happened many times. Every time I was afraid that he would become suspicious or test me, so I would pretend to be drunk. Every time, he would wake up first and then come to call me."
Qian Chao sighed: "Brother Shen is having a hard time these days!"
"Yes, so I would like to ask you, besides this person, what else can you ask from him before killing him!"
"But he is at the middle level, and I am only at the fourth level of Qi refining..."
"Brother Qian," Shen Weilao said with a joking smile, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. It's normal for you to be wary of me, but I'm taking the risk to tell you about this matter. Li Lihua said that they are in the sect. There were a lot of people, but he only knew a few of them, and he didn't know who the more people were. That's why I acted like that today for my own safety. I've also heard some of your brother Qian's methods, um , maybe you can’t do it at the high level, but at the mid-level, you’ve already done a lot of fighting outside the sect, so why are you still hiding from me?”
Qian Chao smiled, not embarrassed by being exposed by Shen Weizai, and said, "But that's... murder!"
Shen Weilie asked curiously: "Your hands haven't been stained with blood yet?"
"I have been involved, but I don't want to in the end," Qian Chao looked at Shen Wei, "However, since it is Brother Shen who speaks, I will definitely get rid of this person if I have the chance."
Shen Weilai nodded: "That's good. Oh, forget it, let's not talk about it. Who asked him to do such a thing! Brother Qian, I don't know much about you. I don't know why so many people are plotting against you. You, but I think you can handle it with your methods. We had an agreement before, do you still remember?"
"Remember," Qian Chao nodded, "Not only me, but Tang Ping also said that Brother Shen's matter is hers too. We will definitely not forget this matter. Of course, we still hope that Brother Shen can do it himself! "
The agreement between Shen Weie and Qian Chao is that if Shen Weie dies before taking revenge in the future, Qian Chao will uproot the Qin family if he has enough cultivation and ability!
It was not harsh, so Qian Chao agreed to him at that time. Later, Tang Ping felt that Shen Weilie had her own reasons for doing things at that time, so she also said that if one day in the future, she would help Qian Chao do things.
"Okay, then I'll stay soon and I'll go back."
Opening the door, Shen Wei walked into the courtyard and disappeared into the night.
