Zhang Yi knew the monk's name, so he quietly inquired about it in the darkness of the night and came to the monk's cave.
After knocking on the door, the monk was slightly startled when he saw Zhang Yi in front of the door, but still politely invited him in.
In the room, after confirming that there were only two of them, Zhang Yi knelt on the ground with a bang, kowtowed and asked the monk to avenge his mother, and told him what happened to his mother's family.
Hearing this request, the monk did not show much surprise. He looked at Zhang Yi for a while and then asked in a deep voice:
"This matter... is considered a family matter of yours. Your surname is Zhang, and the Wuling Zhang family is extremely powerful. Logically speaking, you should go to your father to find the murderer and avenge your mother. Why do you come to me?"
Zhang Yi was not surprised by the monk's reaction. He said:
"If my father is willing to do it, I will never trouble my senior. I believe that my senior already knows my origin. Now my father has no affection for my mother. I beg him countless times. I even quarreled with him about this, but he was always evasive. Seeing that the murderer could not be caught, and my mother's hatred could not be revealed, this made the younger generation feel like suffering every day, and he had no choice but to ask the senior for help. "
The monk obviously did not expect that Zhang Yi would come to him today, but it did not mean that he had not thought of making a fuss about it. It was just that Zhang Yi took the initiative and came to him, which surprised him. He Still looking at Zhang Yi suspiciously, he continued to ask:
"If some bandit committed the crime, he must have fled far away by now. The world of spiritual practice is so big and the incident has been happening for so long. Even if I am willing to help you, I still have no clue?"
Zhang Yi said categorically:
"This junior actually already knows in his heart who killed my mother!"
The monk immediately asked:
"Oh, who is it?"
"It's my father's Taoist companion, Ren Wei, who was born in the Ren family in Jizhou!"
When the monk heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he scolded:
"Stop talking nonsense. Although Elder Ren Wei is not your biological mother, how could she do such a thing!"
Zhang Yi also immediately said:
"Senior, this junior is convinced that she was the one who killed this junior's mother!"
"Hmph, it's all nonsense, do you have any evidence?"
"Evidence..." Zhang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "With the current situation of this junior, how can we find any evidence? Senior has also said that the world of spiritual practice is so big, where can the murderer go in the vast sea of people? But it's just in my mother's family. After being killed, the junior found that Ren Wei was in a very good mood, which made the junior very suspicious. Moreover, my mother's family is a small aristocratic family. They have always been cautious and have no enemies with the outside world. Over the years, they have had relationships with nearby aristocratic families. We were harmonious, friendly to each other, and the local area had always been peaceful. Why did it suddenly happen? It must have been that Ren Wei had a grudge against my father and my mother. Later, her son died, and she was even more resentful of her father for connecting me to the Five Spirits. Zong was extremely dissatisfied. She had always disliked him since he entered the Five Spirits Sect, and even had a big quarrel with his father, saying that my mother’s family had harmed her son just to let me enter the Five Spirits Sect. At that time, my father She also reprimanded her and said that what she said was nonsense. Soon after, my mother and her family died tragically. The strange thing is that from then on, she had always had a gloomy face every day, and for some reason she was in a bad mood. I feel much more comfortable. Senior, some things do not require evidence. This junior concluded that it was the Ren family who secretly murdered my mother under the instigation of Ren Wei, and in order to cover up others, they also eliminated several small aristocratic families nearby, so that The water was muddy, making it impossible to guess their main purpose. It seemed that they were the work of bandits in the spiritual world. Alas, because of my father's ruthlessness, he had already missed the best opportunity to track down the murderer, and even... Those who acted directly may have been silenced. Where can I find them to ask for confessions? Now that I have no choice but to come to my seniors to avenge my mother!"
After hearing this, the monk continued to say coldly:
"That is to say, you don't have any evidence. Moreover, do you know what you want me to do? You want me to harm an elder in the sect without any evidence. You are so brave. ! Huh, why not, you leave my cave now, I just pretend that you have never been here tonight, and you will not tell Brother Zhang about this matter, how about that?"
At this point, Zhang Yi determined that this monk must have some agenda, otherwise he would not talk to him like this. In this case, it was time for a showdown.
"Senior, please stop being secretive with me," Zhang Yi knelt down and said, "There are only you and me here. I would rather speak out boldly. I had already inquired quietly before coming here and knew that my father was not my father." We are only close friends. The senior has no intention of clinging to the Wulingzhang family, but the senior always appears next to the junior. The junior also knows himself and knows that he is just a junior with poor qualifications. , the future of cultivation is even more mediocre. I don’t know why the senior has been caring so much about the junior in private over the past few years? The junior thought about it carefully, it must be that the senior has some conspiracy against the junior, or maybe he has some conspiracy against the Zhang family. We have to start with the junior. Although the junior’s surname is Zhang, this surname is not what the junior wants. Since he was born, the junior has been in the Sun family and has no connection with the Wuling Zhang family. He only wants to be with his mother. I have never thought about coming to the Five Spirits Sect, and I have never thought about what I would do as a member of the Zhang family. On the contrary, the junior now only hates the Zhang family. If my father had not abandoned my mother, how could I have My mother couldn't hold her head up at home and was in constant pain every day. If my father hadn't forcibly taken me to the Wuling Sect, how could my mother have suffered the pain of separation? If Ren Weiliang hadn't been jealous, how could the Sun family have suffered Such a tragic end? This junior has nothing but hatred for Zhang and Ren Wei! Although I don’t know what the senior is planning, but..."
Having said this, Zhang Yi stared at the monk resolutely, raised his hand and put an index finger into his mouth. However, when he bit hard, blood flowed out, which shocked the monk. Then Zhang Yi used that index finger to He wiped his bloody finger on his forehead and said solemnly:
"This junior makes a blood oath here. As long as the senior can find justice for the junior's mother and kill Na Renwei, the junior will be willing and willing to be broken into pieces for the senior!"
After saying this, Zhang Yi grabbed the ground with his head, and the "bang bang" sound kept making. The monk was in a daze at first and didn't know what to do. Until he woke up and stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi's forehead was almost The monk looked at the wound on Zhang Yi's forehead and sighed, but the question he asked made Zhang Yi feel happy:
"When did you realize that I approached you with motives?"
"My mother was killed, and my whole family was killed. After such a change, the younger generation's mind seemed to be enlightened..."
The monk nodded when he heard this and asked again:
"Well, do you really want to let Wei die?"
"Junior has already sworn an oath."
"What if... the death of your mother and family has nothing to do with Ren Wei..."
"My mother's entire family was murdered. She was the biggest suspect in the first place. Even if she wasn't her, Ren Wei acted very gloating about the misfortune. For this reason alone, she deserves to die...!"
After hearing this, the monk pondered for a while while staring at Zhang Yi, and finally said:
"...Well, it's not that I can't do what you want to do, but it won't happen overnight. You have to wait for the opportunity. Well, from today on, you don't want to come here again, at least half a year, or at least one year." In the year, you will probably hear the news of Ren Wei's death. During this period, you must not behave abnormally. What you were like before and what you will be like in the future, so as not to make people suspicious. You should understand these naturally. After Ren Wei's death, it will be natural There will be a storm. Come to me after the storm calms down. Then you will know what I want you to do. You guessed it right. I do have a plan for you, but my plan is not Zhang's, let alone smashing you to pieces. "
After hearing this, Zhang Yi thanked him.
In the following days, Zhang Yi behaved as before. As long as Zhang Jiu Ming was in the cave, Zhang Yi would pester Zhang Jiu Ming for a while, asking when the murderer of his mother would be caught, which made Zhang Jiu Ming extremely annoyed. It cannot be said that Zhang Jiuming did nothing. He indeed sent several groups of people out to investigate, and even took advantage of the opportunity to investigate personally when he was out. But it was already too late anyway, and this matter had long become an unsolved case. I just don’t know if Zhang Jiu Ming can still think of the beautiful figure of Miss Sun when facing the ruins of the Sun family.
Several months passed by. One day, something happened to the Ren family in Jizhou. He sent a letter to Ren Wei, asking her to go back. After receiving the letter, Ren Wei left the Wuling Sect and returned to Jizhou after informing Zhang Jiuming. .
On her way back, Ren Wei was robbed and killed.
That time, there was not just one person but many people who attacked Ren Wei. They were all highly skilled and ruthless, and they were very bold. The place where they attacked Ren Wei was almost not far from Ren's house. Those people first hid their bodies and ambush. , they all took action like lightning when Ren Wei passed by, and immediately fled away without a trace after they succeeded.
The news of Ren Wei's murder was quickly sent to Wuling Sect Zhang Jiu Ming from the Ren family in Jizhou. Zhang Jiu Ming was stunned for a while as if he had been struck by lightning, and then he immediately left the Wuling Sect and went to Jizhou.
Zhang Yi didn't know the news about Ren Wei's accident at first. He only found out after Zhang Jiuming returned to Wuling Sect from Jizhou. Looking at his father's devastated look, Zhang Yi felt an indescribable joy in his heart, and even more so. Youzhong is indescribably sad... His mother was killed and he had never seen his father like this. Now that the woman is dead, he is so sad. Zhang Yi feels that his mother is not worth it from the bottom of his heart. He doesn't know why his mother looked at him in that way. Fucked this heartless man.
He knew that it was still difficult for him to keep his emotions and anger hidden, so when Zhang Jiuming was sad, he hid quietly to avoid being seen and found out that there was something wrong with him.
At the same time, Zhang Yi admired the monk so much that he did not expect that he could actually do such a thing. Apart from admiration, he also felt a little afraid of the monk.
Zhang Yi took Ren Wei's body and buried her in the Wuling Sect. Although she was his mother in name, Zhang Yi had to wear a plain robe to express his condolences, but by that time he had already adjusted his mood. He just allowed himself to be manipulated with a dull expression. During the funeral, all he wanted was for everything to end quickly, and then he would go find the monk to fulfill his promise.
Afterwards, Zhang Jiuming spent a lot of time investigating. One after another things happened to him, which already made him wonder if someone was targeting him. First, his son died, and then he died of a man who had been friendly with him and for whom he was a good friend. The woman who gave birth to his son, and now his legitimate Taoist companion, is also dead. What will happen next? Will his only son also encounter an accident inexplicably one day? Is someone dealing with him?
Zhang Jiuming searched for a long time and used a lot of strength. Strangely, he couldn't trace out any clues. He only knew that the people who took action were extremely clever. They escaped immediately after a successful attack. That's all. What Zhang Yi said was true. His father was a heartless man. Zhang Jiuming was more worried about someone trying to harm him when he traced the cause of death of his Taoist companion. However, as time passed, no clues were found. Gradually, his heart It also slowed down.
…
After struggling for a while, Zhang Jiu Ming finally gave up. After a long period of tracing, the Ren family of Jizhou also participated. The effort was huge, and the manpower sent was not bad, but there was no news about those people. Finally, Zhang Jiu Ming finally I decided to put this matter aside for the time being and wait until there are clues to discuss it in the future.
Seeing this, Zhang Yi finally felt relieved. When Zhang Jiu Ming was investigating the cause of Ren Wei's death, Zhang Yi was still worried about the monk, worried that Zhang Jiu Ming would find out something about his unclean hands and feet. Now it seems that The storm finally calmed down, so he followed the previous agreement and quietly came to the monk's cave again. After entering, he knelt down respectfully and said with great gratitude:
"Thank you, senior, for allowing this junior's mother to go down with a smile on her face! From now on, this junior's life belongs to senior, and you can do whatever your senior wants you to do."
The monk looked at Zhang Yi who was kneeling on the ground and said:
"When you come today, I am still the same as I said before. First, I am not plotting against the Wulingzhang family; secondly, I will not let you be smashed to pieces. But before I speak, Zhang Yi, you still have This is the last chance. If you leave now, I will never bother you again in the future, and the matter of Ren Wei will be let go. You will not mention it again from now on. You go back and continue to practice by Zhang Jiu Ming's side, and you are not allowed to come to see you in the future. I, how about we pretend that nothing has happened before? You have to think about it. Before I ask you to do something, this is your last chance to get out of it. Once I say it, you will regret it. For the sake of For my own safety, I must kill you. Even if you pretend to agree first and then report on me when you go back, I still have a way to take your life. Please think about it carefully, right?"
Zhang Yi himself has no feelings for his father, and he is full of resentment towards Zhang Jiuming because of his mother's death. He also has no good impression of the entire Wuling Zhang family. It can be said that he has never regarded himself as a Wuling. As a member of the Zhang family, he has no sense of belonging to him. If possible, he would rather return to the Sun family and his mother. Even if it is a small family, at least there is still a family affection that he misses so much. , but now that everyone in the Sun family died tragically in that disaster, he can only stay in the Wuling Sect and stay with Zhang Jiu Ming. He is very reluctant to do this. If this continues, he will inevitably continue to be manipulated by the Zhang family in the future. Now the monk said that he was not plotting against the Zhang family. Zhang Yi had already planned it. Even if the monk asked him to kill his father tonight, he would grit his teeth and do it. Now it seems that it is not what he thought. Likewise, Zhang Yi thought that something might happen tonight that would change his destiny, so he made up his mind and said:
"This junior has already thought about it before he came here. Please tell me clearly, senior, but if you are prompted, I will not refuse to obey."
The monk looked at Zhang Yi's face and said slowly:
"If what I ask you to do will make you the common enemy of the world, will you be willing?"
"Since my mother was killed, I have no one to miss in this world. The world is a common enemy. I don't have the ability yet, but my senior has avenged me. I must repay this kindness. Please make it clear!"
After a moment of silence, the monk said:
"Well, in that case, you have to remember that from now on, your road will be full of thorns, and you will be shocked at every step. If you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces."
"Yes, junior has taken note of it."
"Well, listen to me, the reason why I helped you, or the reason why I got close to you in the first place, was because I saw that you had no father-son affection for Zhang Jiu Ming, and it was even less possible for you to have a mother-son affection for Ren Wei, and But your identity happens to be the son of the Wulingzhang family, and you have an extraordinary status in the sect. If you can be included in my disciple, others will never doubt you or pay attention to you..."
Zhang Yi was surprised when he heard this. He asked in disbelief:
"Senior, are you going to...accept me as your disciple?"
"It's almost the same, but it's not the kind of master-disciple relationship you think of. In the future, you must never talk about your relationship with me to others. Remember, this is a fatal matter..."
"What exactly is that..."
"Let me make it clear to you now. On the surface, my identity is that of a pill-forming monk from the Five Spirits Sect, but in fact, I have a secret identity... Well, have you ever heard of Chongling Blood Cultivation?"
"No..." Zhang Yi said with a confused look. This was the first time he heard the words "Chong Ling Blood Cultivation".
"Well, that's right. With your experience, you probably haven't heard of us. Let's put it this way, I am a spiritual cultivator, and so are the people who got rid of Ren Wei for you. They are my companions. I am helping you like this. You, just so that you can also become a worshiping blood cultivator and become my disciple. However, worshiping the spiritual blood cultivator is not tolerated by the six sects of Central Continent. It is not only the common enemy of the six sects, but also the common enemy of almost all the big and small families in Central Continent. Therefore, the front I just want you to be careful. You must know that if you become a Chongling Blood Cultivator and your slightest inadvertence is revealed and the Five Spirits Sect discovers it, not only will my life be at risk, but so will you. Don’t think that you are the son of the Zhang family. You can escape, and even if the Wuling Sect doesn't get rid of you, the Wulingzhang clan will not hesitate to get rid of you for their own purposes, do you understand?"
"But, senior, why is the Chongling Blood Cultivator the common enemy of the six sects of Central Continent?"
"This is a long story..."
Next, the monk explained to Zhang Yi the origin of the Chongling Blood Cultivation and the relationship between the Chongling Blood Cultivation and the Nightmare Blood Cultivation in detail. Since it has been explained in the previous article, I will not repeat it here.
(As for the origins of Chongling Blood Cultivator and Nightmare Blood Demon Cultivator, readers who have a vague impression can go back and read Chapter 266 of Volume 5.)
After listening to the monk's story, Zhang Yi first did not expect that the origin of Chongling Blood Cultivation was so long ago and had always been so secret. Then, when he was still thinking about Chongling Blood Cultivation, his heart suddenly shrank. , he realized that he might have made a major omission in the matter of his mother's murder. Before, he might have been blinded by his dissatisfaction with his father and his hatred of Ren Wei. Now, according to the monk, he had deliberately planned it early. He is making up his mind to become a Chongling Blood Cultivator, so... is it possible that his mother... was the one who did this to achieve his goal?
Now Ren Wei's death is inseparable from Zhang Yi. He has been trapped in the mud and can never get out!
If this is true, then Zhang Yi is now agreeing to this monk to become his disciple... Does this count as recognizing a thief as his father?
