When the sky was getting late and the night was getting darker, Qian Chao returned to Songfeng Tower from Mr. Zhuang.
Along the way, Qian Chao didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. He was naturally very happy to be recognized by Mr. Zhuang today, but what he gained in Mr. Zhuang's study really shocked Qian Chao. According to Zhuang Mr. Zhuang speculated that Wen Liang's arrangement was not surprising, but... like Qian Chao, what Mr. Zhuang said was just speculation and had no evidence. If he wanted to know the truth, Qian Chao would have to find it himself.
However, what Mr. Zhuang said is too unbelievable!
Shaking his head, Qian Chao looked at the lively lights at the door of Song Feng Tower. He guessed that perhaps Mr. Zhuang was training himself.
Qian Chao asked Mr. Zhuang how to completely destroy the Five Spirits Sect. Although the question was abrupt, the method... Qian Chao estimated... that someone like Mr. Zhuang must know it, but he didn't. Rather, it is either implicit or explicit that Qian Chao is as confused as a cloud and mountain mist, and then lets Qian Chao find a way to get out of it on his own. Is this how the so-called teachers teach their disciples?
Well, these things still need to be discussed carefully with a few companions.
Just as he was about to walk to his room, he heard a burst of laughter coming from inside, which was also mixed with Lu Pingchuan's unique loud voice. Qian Chao was curious after hearing this, and after careful examination, it seemed that his four My companions are all in the room, which is strange. What makes them so happy?
Pushing the door open, there were five people in the room.
Zuo You sat in the middle and put on a brand-new Yuebai long-distance running suit. His injuries seemed to be much better and he looked in high spirits. Next to them were Lu Pingchuan and Li Jian, and then Tang Ping and Yan Xuan sat together. Looking at the expressions of the five people, everyone had smiles on their faces. They didn't know what they were laughing about just now.
Lu Pingchuan saw Qian Chao coming in and said:
"Hey, Brother Qian, you've lost a lot. Brother Zuo told us a lot of interesting things about his practice today, which are all new things that you can't hear in the sect..."
The six of them arrived at Ruixuan Town last night, and Qian Chao disappeared early in the morning. Zuo You thought that the five of them would be eager to ask for those letters from him in the morning, but he didn't expect that one of the five would Qian Chao, who seemed to be the leader, was out for almost a whole day, so naturally he was a little curious.
Qian Chao asked:
"Brother Zuo's injury seems to be okay?"
"Yes, thanks to Miss Yan, it's no longer a serious problem."
Tang Ping stood up and said:
"Okay, the person we were waiting for is finally back. Brother Zuo, you said you would invite us to have a few drinks in Ruixuan Town. I think it will be at Songfeng Tower. Besides, we won't go there either. We're in the hall, how about we just invite a table of banquets to come to this room, so that we can have a lively conversation without having to worry about others listening?"
Lu Pingchuan immediately agreed upon hearing this:
"good idea!"
"Okay, if that's the case, then I'll make arrangements." Zuo You said.
When the table was full of delicacies and the wine glasses were filled, six people sat around the table. Since Zuo You was the host, he must be the first to raise a toast. However, before he could say anything, Tang Ping looked at the exquisite dishes on the table. As for the food and wine, one could tell at a glance that this meal cost a lot. Considering that Zuo You was a casual cultivator, he asked:
"Brother Zuo, this table requires a lot of spiritual stones. Why spend so much money?"
Zuo You smiled and said:
"As a casual cultivator, I am different from other casual cultivators. My clothes must be clean, my daily life must be comfortable, the food must be delicious, and the drinking must be sweet. Of course, entertaining five people must not be casual."
"Hey, I like hearing this." Lu Pingchuan said.
Tang Ping said:
"What you are talking about is not like the life of a casual cultivator, but rather like the life that a young master from a wealthy family can have."
"Haha, that's why my casual cultivator is different from other casual cultivators."
Then Zuo You raised his glass and said:
"I dare not say thank you to the five of you for saving your life. The days are long, and Zuo will surely be rewarded. But if the five of you don't despise me for having such a rude background, you and I will be friends in the future. How about that?"
The five people's impressions of Zuo You have greatly changed after he risked his life to save Meng Huaifu. Although he is a casual cultivator, such a person is indeed worth making friends with.
Li Jian raised his glass and said:
"Brother Zuo Zhongyi, I recognize you as my friend."
Qian Chao also raised his glass:
"Brother Li is right, I also recognize you as my friend."
"And us." Tang Ping and Yan Xuan also raised their glasses together.
"Okay!" Lu Pingchuan raised his glass, stood up, and said loudly, "Come on, come on, drink this!"
Under Lu Pingchuan's encouragement, the other people stood up one after another and drank down the wine in their glasses.
After filling the glass with wine again, Zuo You raised his glass and said:
"For this second cup, I still wish to honor the five of you. Zuo has been in the spiritual world for decades, which can be regarded as a long-lasting relationship. Whether it is the arrogance of a young master from a big family, the treachery of a young master from a small family, the unruliness of a lady from a big family, or the biyu from a small family. It can be said that there are many people who love each other, but it is really rare to see such strange men and women as these five. Not only are their methods admirable and admirable, but it is rare that all five of them are also good-natured people, which makes my heart beat. This acquaintance makes me even more happy, come and invite five more of you to drink from this cup!"
After finishing speaking, the six people drank the wine in the glasses in a lively manner.
Then, after filling up the wine and raising the glass, Zuo You raised the glass and said:
"I remember that when I invited some of you to tea last time, Miss Tang was interested in my past affairs, but I was very tight-lipped at that time. Haha, in the Wuling Sect, I think all five of you must have seen what happened to me. I'm curious. Well, I didn't tell you last time because I'm not familiar with the five of you yet, so I can't say much about my relationship. Now, of course, I have nothing to hide. Come on, after this cup, I'll tell you a little bit about myself. of the past.”
Early this morning, Qian Chao went out, and there were only five of them left in Song Feng Tower. Yanxuan wanted to check Zuo You's injuries, and the other three were also there, but they were just chatting with him. Normally, these people should be eager to get the letters on his body, but these people are not impatient. In addition, something went wrong when Zuo You was fighting with Yan Jing. When those big clumps of bright white silk threads appeared, Zuo You felt as if his body had been taken away from him, and what happened next was like two souls fighting for the body. It was ordinary. When people saw them, they would be stunned and doubtful. When given the opportunity, they would definitely be tempted to ask for clarification. However, these people held it back and spent the whole day listening to Zuo You's rambling chatter. From this, Zuo You felt that these five people might have always advanced and retreated together. They had to wait until all five of them were present to do anything. They were five very interesting people. No matter what the reason was, after waiting for Qian Chao for a day, now that everyone was here, Zuo You couldn't help himself.
After drinking the third cup, Zuo You took out a thick stack of letters from his storage bag. Envelopes of different sizes and thicknesses were all together. When Tang Ping saw it, he quickly stood up and took it, knowing that These were the secret letters between Wen Liang and some big families that Zuo You accidentally obtained from the Wuling Sect. It was precisely because of these things that he was pursued by Yan Jing.
"They are all here. To be honest, after I got rid of those guys in the Five Spirits Sect, I didn't look at the storage bags on them carefully at first. Well, I only took away the spirit stones inside. Later, I was bored at night. I looked through them one by one, and finally found these strange letters. After reading them, I realized that I had unknowingly been involved in the troubles of your Five Spirits Sect. Then I thought about leaving quickly, but I didn’t expect that I was halfway there. We encountered Ge Chen's plot to kill Brother Meng. Later, Yan Jing chased and killed him, and then the five of them took action. Let's drink first, and then we will read these letters later. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Ask me, but now I don’t remember exactly which guy I got each letter from.”
After getting these letters, Tang Ping was naturally happy. At this time, she naturally had no doubts. These things were not only useless but harmful to Zuo You, and it was only safe to hand them over to the five of them.
"Thank you, Brother Zuo." Tang Ping put away the secret messages. "Now Brother Zuo can tell us his story."
"My origin, haha, five of you may not believe it if I tell you. I may be the only person in the world who has experienced two body snatchings..."
"What!"
…
Just when Zuo You was toasting to the banquet, the Yiming Restaurant where Qian Chao had been during the day had already closed.
In the small courtyard, the old shopkeeper was holding a tea tray with a steaming cup of fragrant tea on it. He respectfully knocked on Mr. Zhuang's door, then walked in and placed the tea on Mr. Zhuang's desk.
Seeing Mr. Zhuang raise his glass and take a sip, the old shopkeeper asked cautiously:
"gentlemen……"
"What do you think of that child?" Mr. Zhuang asked, holding a tea cup.
The old shopkeeper naturally understood that the child Mr. Zhuang mentioned was Qian Chao, so he replied:
"Well, in my opinion, Qian Chao is an extremely smart person, and judging from the information obtained from various sources, this child's character is also very good..."
"Not bad," Mr. Zhuang nodded, "I think this kid is really good..."
"Then why don't Mr. Today...?"
Mr. Zhuang naturally understood what the old shopkeeper wanted to say. He interrupted him with a smile and waved his hand. Then he stood up, walked around, and said slowly:
"It's very difficult for you and me to survive so far away from here. There are indeed some people in the Wuling Sect who treat me well, but since we are here to support ourselves, we shouldn't break their rules. I must If you are from the Five Spirits Sect, you cannot take Five Spirits disciples into your sect..."
"Then..." The old shopkeeper gave Mr. Zhuang a strange look, "Then why did Mr. give his jade pendant to that child? That is an extremely important object. Isn't this..."
"Listen to me," Mr. Zhuang said with a smile, "Although it seems impossible to accept Qian Chao as a disciple, it does not prevent that child from passing on my studies... or even carrying them forward. Have you asked about him? , you should also know that Lao Mo (Mo Zu of Yuhu Mountain) is behind this. It is impossible for anyone in their Wuling Sect to accept Qian Chao as a disciple. Even if Qian Chao and I cannot have the title of master and disciple, But he will actually only learn from me, so...what difference does it make?"
The old shopkeeper nodded and listened to Mr. Zhuang continue.
"As for that jade pendant, to be honest, how long can I still be in this world? You should always make preparations for what's behind you." When he said this, Mr. Zhuang looked sideways at the painting next to his desk, feeling sad. "Since I can't go back alive, it would be no regrets if I could bury my bones in my hometown after I die."
The old shopkeeper had a sad look on his face after hearing this.
"Well, I have no chance, but maybe you can still go back and land on that child."
"Oh?" After hearing this, the old shopkeeper looked at Mr. Zhuang in surprise.
"Before I passed away, I would leave a letter explaining my origins to Qian Chao and entrusting him with a few things. I think that with the child's intelligence, when he succeeds in his cultivation, he will definitely be able to complete what I have done. I asked you to go back. After following me and suffering in this life, you can no longer die outside like me. Alas, only he will be able to use that jade pendant to fulfill my wish... "
The old shopkeeper nodded.
"Also, well, the next time the kid comes over, I guess Old Mo will be here too. He secretly made some arrangements to send the kid to me, but in fact I probably don't know much about the kid. "More, whether he knows what the child said today or not, but if a Qi Refining child sees the troubles of the Five Spirits Sect, I think he will be more interested in this money trend."
