As soon as she walked out of the meeting hall, Tang Ping was stopped by Tang Bonian's disciple Xu Sheng.
"Little Junior Sister, don't run around. Master has told you to wait for him in his cave. He said he has something to tell you."
"Oh." Tang Ping nodded.
After all, they had just experienced a fierce fight. Li Jian was injured and the others were also tired, so they all wanted to go back and rest, so they separated. Before leaving, Qian Chao said to Tang Ping:
"I have probably guessed what Senior Tang wants to talk to you about. Well, there is probably more than one senior there. They should all be trustworthy people or must be people that Senior Tang can trust, so don't have any taboos. Senior has Ask, but it’s okay to say.”
…
In Tang Bonian's cave.
Tang Bonian came back a little late because there was still something to do at the meeting hall. When he returned to his cave, he found Tang Ping outside watching his apprentice brew wine, so he greeted:
"Girl, come with me."
"oh."
Entering the cave, she came to a brightly lit hall. As soon as she entered, Tang Ping found that several people were already waiting there.
Naturally, she knew them all. Sitting in the middle was her master, Fairy Guhuo. Next to her were Fairy Ejing, who taught her illusions in Shuiyun Valley Yue Yinglin, Lu Pingchuan's master, Senior Kang Fu, and Yanxuan's master, Fairy Zhong Yao. There is also Fairy Leng Yue who falls in love with Li Jian and takes her as her disciple.
This was an unprecedented battle. Tang Ping was stunned for a moment when she walked in, and then quickly saluted the seniors.
Tang Bonian pointed to a futon and said:
"Sit down and talk. There are no outsiders here today, except for your closest relatives and elders, including the masters of your companions or the seniors who have been kind to them. They are all trustworthy people. Don't say anything to these people about some things. I have doubts in my heart. Even I can’t figure it out. Don’t have any worries. I and several others have already sworn that no matter what you say today, you will not leave my room. So if I ask you, you must be truthful. Answer, do you understand?"
"Understood." Tang Ping replied honestly.
"Well, that's good. Then let me ask you, your arrangements for dealing with Wen Liang from beginning to end are not out of the ordinary. The only thing that makes us confused and even uneasy... is the method that the five of you used to defeat Wen Liang in the end. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I won't hide it from you. For your safety, your senior brother Xu Sheng and several other senior brothers and sisters have been hiding in the dark to observe. After the incident, they came back to report the matter to us. Girl, leaving aside others, your methods are far beyond my, your master, and your master E Jing's expectations. Well, I thought you would finally defeat the monster controlled by Wen Liang with Qian Chao's formation. But I didn't expect that each of you launched an attack that far exceeded your current cultivation level. For no other reason, several elders and I are worried that you have taken the wrong path and gone astray, so I will send you today. Bring it here and ask it carefully, now let’s talk about it, what is your method in the end?”
"yes."
Tang Ping said respectfully, Qian Chao said before coming to Tang Bonian's cave, as long as they are all trustworthy people, there is no need to have any scruples. Just tell the truth. It seems that Qian Xiaozi has expected this. situation, so I greeted myself in advance.
"The last method we used was also a formation called the 'Five Elements Spirit Formation'..."
"Five Elements Powerful Spirit Formation...Have you never heard of this formation?" Fairy Gou Jing said with some confusion after hearing this.
"Seniors, Master, Grandpa Six, this formation was created by Qian Chao himself after studying it for a long time. We don't know if there were any in the past, and we don't know if there are similar formations elsewhere now. It's probably all over the world. Only the five of us understand this formation, and only the five of us can execute it together."
"Oh, if you say that, I'm even more curious. Please tell me in detail." Fairy Guhuo said.
"Yes, to explain the origin of this 'Five Elements Mighty Spirit Formation', we have to start from the time when the five of us were in danger at the Little Lotus Lake in Youming Valley."
Tang Bonian was surprised when he heard this and said:
"It's actually related to that matter?"
"Well, actually everything has a lot to do with that matter. Please listen to me in detail..."
…
Outside the clan.
In a hidden cave in the mountains, the dancing lights could not completely dispel the darkness in the cave, but they illuminated a figure sitting at the stone table. This person sat there quietly and closed his eyes. Eye Yangshen, this person is none other than Yan Ding, a casual cultivator who got into the Wuling Sect after receiving a letter from Wen Liang. When he was in Dacanze, Wen Liang had some bad premonitions, so he asked Yan Ding to leave in advance. As a backup for himself, the two agreed to meet here.
He didn't know how long he had been waiting. In this dark cave, Yan Ding was already a little impatient. Although this cave was secretive, it seemed to him that it was just an ordinary cave. He had already searched the place carefully. However, he found nothing, and what puzzled him the most was that when he was told the location of this cave before, Wen Liang had clearly said that this was the most important place, so there should be something special about it. Ordinary things are fine, but in Yan Ding's opinion, this place is just secret and nothing else.
Finally, the sound of heavy rocks being moved came from the direction of the cave entrance. After the sound stopped for a while, it rang again. It seemed that someone who came in had sealed the cave entrance again.
The person walking over in the darkness was Wen Liang, but his current situation shocked Yan Ding!
First, he walked gently, with a slight stagger, showing a sickly old look, obviously suffering from serious injuries. Then there are his robes, which are full of traces of scorch, as if his whole body has been roasted on the fire for a long time. Next is his iconic gray hair. The bun has long been scattered, and the hair is disheveled. It was gray in color but at least it was thick and neatly combed, but now not only was almost half of her hair missing, but the rest was not only loose and messy, but also smelled faintly of being burnt. What frightened Yan Ding the most was Wen Liang's eyes. He was born with a smiling face and both eyes were born with smiling eyes. No matter who he looked at, he seemed to be smiling, but now the right eye was turbid. A piece of it, as if the whites and pupils of the eyes were scattered and mixed together!
"This is..." Yan Ding asked hesitantly.
"Failed..." Wen Liang walked over slowly and sat down in front of the stone table with a gloomy expression.
"Failed?" Yan Ding asked again. With the manpower Wen Liang had summoned before, in Yan Ding's opinion, if he only dealt with a Qi Refining disciple, how could there be any reason for failure?
"Yes, we were defeated, and we were defeated...completely!"
Yan Ding's expression gradually changed. He examined Wen Liang's expression. When he spoke again after a while, his voice became a little colder:
"I really didn't expect you to fail. So... what about the things you promised... so what?"
"Haha, my letter clearly stated that only after you help me complete the things here can I help you achieve your wish. Now I have failed, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Yan Ding's face turned completely cold. He stood up and stared at Wen Liang, who was panting, and said coldly:
"So, my trip was in vain. Well, it's not in vain. At least you were involved in the affairs of the Yan family. Now you have lost all your members and become a desolate dog. You died in If someone is not going to die in someone's hands, why not let me recover some blood debt for my mother and my uncle's family!"
With a "pop" sound, Wen Liang's palm hit the stone table heavily, almost extinguishing the light, and he saw his face flushed and angrily yelling at Yan Ding:
"Your uncle's family... idiots! Don't forget, your surname is Suo, not Yan!"
Yan Ding said tit for tat:
"Haha, even if I die one day, if I am lucky enough to have a grave, the tombstone should read 'The Tomb of the Villain Yan Ding'. From the day I fled the Suo family, I have hated Suo!"
(The matters between Yan Ding, the Suo family, and Wen Liang have been explained before. If the reader has a vague impression, you may wish to refer to Volume 5: First Ming, Chapter 232: Layout of Sword Tomb Mountain IV)
Wen Liang was speechless. The things he had done when the Suo family was strong were hard to come back from. Now that the Suo family is gone, it all falls on him. Now his life is being threatened by his own nephew. I have to say it is a very sad thing.
Seeing the killing intent in Yan Ding's eyes getting stronger and stronger, Wen Liang said again:
"Although I lost, the other party just ruined one of my plans. In order to deal with the Five Spirit Sect, I still have a backup plan. As long as you can help me succeed, I will definitely do what I promised you."
"Huh, come on, you've found so many people and you can't get anything done. Now you're all alone. You still want to deal with the Five Spirits Sect and you want to drag me along with you. I won't do it. If you do anything with you, you'll die! "
"No, no, what you did for me was only a small part. Once the job is done, you can leave before I launch my campaign against the Five Spirit Sect, and you will still come back satisfied and fulfilled. How about that?"
"Well, it sounds very tempting, but you are not such a generous person. Uncle Qi, are you trying to trick me...or are you deliberately asking me to die? Well, also, what I am saying now I have doubts about whether what you told me in your letter is true or false. Rather than doing this, it would be better..."
"Hmph..."
With a cold snort, Wen Liang stood up. Yan Ding was so startled that he took a few steps back and looked at him warily. The right hand hidden behind his back shone with light, lighting up the stone walls of the cave. , obviously ready to take action, Wen Liang naturally noticed this and continued with a sneer:
"Don't panic. Your seventh uncle is seriously injured. He is no match for you now. Come on, you don't believe it. I will show you something. After you see it, you will believe it."
After saying that, Wen Liang turned around and walked towards the deepest part of the cave. Yan Ding's eyes flashed and he didn't know whether to believe it or not, but in the end he followed cautiously.
"I once told you that this cave is the most important place to me. I think you searched here too. Didn't you find anything?"
"Humph, you always hide things secretly, so it's normal that you can't find them."
"Well, if it were an ordinary thing, I wouldn't be afraid to show it to you, but for me... it's my life!"
As Wen Liang spoke, he flicked his fingers a few times on a stone wall deep in the cave. Yan Ding guessed that it was to decipher some secret formation. It seemed that there was indeed something hidden in the cave, but it was just hidden. The formation protected them, and sure enough, following Wen Liang's movements, the sound of gravel falling gently came from behind them, and Wen Liang walked towards the place where the sound came from.
A secret room appeared in the cave, and there was light coming out of it.
Standing in front of the secret room door, Wen Liang said with emotion:
"Come on, come and take a look, here is your seventh uncle's biggest secret!"
Yan Ding was worried that he was being deceived, so he looked around and then slowly came closer. After seeing the door of his secret room clearly through the light inside, his face changed drastically and he even stuttered a bit when he spoke:
"This... is really true... but you... why do you still keep this thing!"
The secret room was filled with faint light, and there was a chair in the middle. Sitting on the chair was a middle-aged man with a black beard, a thin face, and not very tall. He was sitting motionless with his eyes closed. There, because his head hung slightly, the light in the secret room cast a different kind of weirdness and terror on his face!
The reason why Yan Ding was so surprised was because he recognized the person in the secret room at a glance. When he was a young master of the Suo family, he often saw this person.
And this person, arranged according to seniority, is his seventh uncle... Suo Yuanhai!
