After seeing the bookshelves full of books written by Chen Lanzhi, Xiang Shen began to guess Zhou Ying's identity.
But she didn't expect that Zhou Ying would tell her directly.
Xiang Shu put down the book in his hand, returned to the table, was silent for a moment, and said, "Senior sister has kept the secret for so many years, why are you talking to me alone today?"
Zhou Ying shook her head slightly, "I don't know, maybe it's because you are young, maybe... I still have some hope."
Having said this, Zhou Ying smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about it. Just listen to the story. How about it?"
Xiang Shu pursed his lips slightly and said, "Junior sister, I am all ears."
"That was three thousand years ago."
Zhou Ying spoke softly, with a hint of emotion: "This story is actually simple to tell, without too many twists and turns.
My grandmother is the eldest daughter of a wealthy businessman in the secular world. I don’t know much about the story between her and my grandfather. I just see that every time my grandmother mentions that time, she always has a smile on her face.
Unfortunately, my grandfather left quickly afterwards, in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to take a second look at his newborn mother.
After that, his grandmother waited for him all his life.
There was little information in the secular world, and she had no idea what was happening in the world of cultivation. My grandmother was unable to find out any news about my grandfather until her death, and she died with regret.
My mother had no spiritual roots. Under the control of my grandmother, she got married early, and then I was born.
My father died early, so my grandmother took me and my mother back to raise me. I had heard about it since I was a child, and read many miscellaneous travel notes left by my grandfather, and I also developed a yearning for cultivation. "
When Xiang Shu heard this, he couldn't help but glance at the surrounding bookshelves.
It turns out that these books are the relics left by Chen Lanzhi to his wife and children.
"After all, my life is better than my mother's. I inherited my grandfather's talent for cultivation."
Zhou Ying smiled and continued: "Back then, my mother was probably resentful and didn't want me to attend the apprenticeship ceremony, but I insisted on coming here.
I just wanted to see what the place where my grandfather once lived was like.
My mother couldn't resist me, so she came with me. After that, she heard a lot about my grandfather. Although her expression was sad, she no longer hated him.
It's a pity that mortal life is short. I tried to extend my mother's life, but she couldn't live up to her destiny, and she left me soon after a hundred years. "
Perhaps it was too long ago, but Zhou Ying's tone was calm from beginning to end when he said these words. Even when he talked about his mother's death, there was no disturbance.
But soon, her tone changed, "Not long after, Yao Ziyi appeared."
"He never showed up."
Zhou Ying sighed quietly: "In the beginning, I just knew that there was such a person who was always helping me secretly, but I didn't know who it was.
It wasn't until nine hundred years ago that your fourth senior sister Su Qingqing broke his name.
Junior sister, can you help me ask him why he did this? "
"I see."
Xiang Shu nodded, stretched out his hand, and said, "I will tell Third Senior Brother truthfully what you said today.
Please also ask Senior Sister to give you a communication talisman so that I can inform Senior Sister in time about the reaction of Third Senior Brother. "
Zhou Ying's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. Without saying a word, he took out a communication talisman and put it in Xiang Shen's hand while saying:
"Then please leave it to Junior Sister Shen."
"Sister, don't worry."
Xiang Shu put away the communication talisman, stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhou Ying again.
"etc."
Zhou Ying said as she reached out of the house, a golden light flew from outside the house and turned into a golden bowl and fell into her hand.
"After talking to my junior sister today, most of the knots in my heart have been resolved."
Zhou Ying looked happy: "Junior Brother Xiaoliu, take it back."
Xiang Shen showed hesitation: "Where is the pulse master, Master Uncle Wen..."
"It doesn't matter. Master has already made it clear that I have full authority to make the decision on this matter."
Zhou Ying smiled softly, "Go ahead."
Xiang Shen nodded after hearing this, turned around and stepped out of the room. Not long after, Li Xiaoliu's voice sounded outside the house.
"Little Junior Sister, how did you persuade Senior Sister Zhou?"
"Junior sister, you are so awesome!"
"Third Senior Brother has gone too far. I will go back to settle the score with him right now!"
"..."
Zhou Ying smiled slightly when she heard this. She stood up and was about to organize the bookshelf when she saw a woman in red standing behind her, looking at her with a smile.
"Master?"
She looked shocked and hurriedly came forward to greet him: "When did you come?"
"Fang arrived not long ago."
The woman in red smiled slightly and sat down with her sleeves fluttering.
All the true disciples of the Water Sword Meridian are the disciples of the master. To be called master by Zhou Ying, the woman in red is naturally none other than the Master of Water Sword Vein, Wen Ling.
"You let Li Xiaoliu go so easily. Aren't you afraid that Yao Ziyi still won't show up after hearing what Xiao Shen Xiang said?"
Hearing what Master said, Zhou Ying sighed: "Master, you can't force this matter. If he doesn't want to show up, what's the point of forcing him?"
"You have to force it. If you don't force it, are you still going to delay it for another two thousand years?"
Wen Ling scolded her coldly. Seeing Zhou Ying's sad face, she finally couldn't bear to scold him any more and said in a slower tone:
"You have a deep knot in your heart, which has already affected your practice. Now is a troubled time, so make a decision early to avoid regrets later."
Zhou Ying was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Master, you have known his identity for a long time, right? Is he...his grandfather?"
Hearing this, Wen Ling smiled faintly: "Yes or no, you already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"
"Third Senior Brother, I'm back!"
As soon as Li Xiaoliu returned to the peak, he couldn't hold back his excitement and started shouting.
Everyone on the mountain appeared one after another and looked surprised when they saw Li Xiaoliu.
Xiang Shen glanced around and frowned. The second senior brother, fourth senior sister and fifth senior sister are all here, why is it that only the third senior brother is missing?
"Little Junior Sister, did you really bring Sixth Junior Brother back?"
Yao Xuanjia came over with a surprised look on his face, and Su Qingqing was even more direct, stepping forward and hugging Xiang Shu.
"Why is our little junior sister so awesome! Senior sister, I really don't know how to praise you."
"I made the eight-flower cake today. It's almost done. I'll take you to try it!"
Su Qingqing couldn't help but hugged Xiang Shu and left, followed by Shui Yueyao hopping on one foot.
Li Xiaoliu watched the three people leave with a hurt look on his face. He hugged Yao Xuanjia's arm and said sadly:
"Second Senior Brother, Senior Sister, they are bullying others. It's obvious that I am the one suffering, but why are there not even a single word of comfort?"
"You are already at fault, yet you still have the nerve to comfort yourself?"
Yao Xuanjia scolded him, but did not move his arm away and allowed Li Xiaoliu to hold him.
"Every wrong has its owner, and every debt has its owner. If you really feel aggrieved, go to your third senior brother."
When Li Xiaoliu heard this, he immediately thought of something, let go of his hand and looked around for Yao Ziyi, and said angrily:
"Third Senior Brother, are you hiding? You ran away from the battlefield and left me alone. If this account is not clear, I am not Li Xiaoliu!"
After saying that, Li Xiaoliu flashed and immediately rushed to the alchemy room in the back mountain.
Yao Xuanjia looked at it, shook his head and smiled.
Seeing Xiao Liu making such a fuss, the third child would probably feel a lot better.
At the same time, an exclamation suddenly sounded in Su Qingqing's small courtyard.
"What? Third Senior Brother was peeking at Senior Sister Zhou Ying more than two thousand years ago?!"
Shui Yueyao looked shocked, "Isn't that earlier than the time I went up the mountain?"
Su Qingqing frowned slightly, "Besides asking you to ask Yao Ziyi, what else did Zhou Ying say?"
"And he told a story."
Xiang Shen showed hesitation, "However, that is a secret that Senior Sister Zhou has kept for a long time. If I tell her, wouldn't I let her down?"
"secret?"
Su Qingqing was thoughtful, looking at Xiang Shen who was lowering his head to get the pastry, and suddenly asked: "But it has something to do with Chen Lanzhi?"
The right hand that Xiang Shu extended out immediately stopped, and he raised his head and looked at Su Qingqing in surprise: "Senior sister, how did you know?"
"Guess."
Su Qingqing responded, then looked at Shui Yueyao, and the two fell into strange silence.
"Isn't Chen Lanzhi the third senior brother?" Shui Yueyao secretly transmitted the message.
Su Qingqing had a headache, and Chuanyin replied: "I know, it seems I misunderstood him."
"Third senior brother didn't show his face on the stone wall because he has a blood relative alive. I didn't expect that the blood relative is actually in the sect, and he is also a true disciple."
"Zhou Ying is over two thousand years old. Calculating the time, it is less than a hundred years since the third senior brother disappeared in his previous life. Could she be the third senior brother's daughter?"
"Then the surname should be Chen, why not Zhou?"
"Take your mother's surname?"
"..."
"Can you tell me, junior sister, about this? Senior brother has even told me about the physical bridge. It shouldn't be a big deal if he talks about reincarnation."
"No, no, no! Absolutely not!
I have lived for a thousand years in this life, so I am already very old. If I let my junior sister know that including my previous life, I am an old monster who has lived for almost four thousand years, what will my junior sister think of me? "
"What's the matter? It's only four thousand years old. Counting the time when I was still a mythical beast egg, it's more than 10,000 years old..."
"You are not born until you break out of your shell. You are only a thousand years old..."
"No, the age of our Bi Fang clan starts from the time when we were conceived in the egg!"
"..."
Looking at the appearance of the two of them, Xiang Shen knew that they were transmitting messages secretly, so she ate her snack in silence without disturbing them.
With her mind, if she wanted to keep Zhou Ying's secret, Su Qingqing would not be able to find out easily. She just did it on purpose.
Zhou Ying said it was a secret she had kept for a long time, but she deliberately revealed it to a shallow-minded junior sister, obviously hoping that she would bring the news to Wuming Peak.
She followed the trend and took the opportunity to test it out.
Now it seems that both the fifth senior sister and the fourth senior sister know who Yao Ziyi was in his previous life.
Chen Lanzhi's identity is now firmly established.
Because of the regrets left in the secular world due to the death of his previous life, the third senior brother now does not know how to face his granddaughter.
"A cowardly act!"
Su Qingqing suddenly cursed, and then saw Xiang Shuan's shocked face, her voice immediately softened:
"Sister, I'm not talking about you."
The look of shock on Xiang Shen's face faded, and when he saw Su Qingqing's angry face, he understood.
It seems that Fourth Senior Sister has thought that Zhou Ying deliberately asked her to pass the message.
After secretly paying attention to her for two thousand years, now she has to rely on her granddaughter to take the initiative to close the relationship. The third senior brother really shouldn't.
As she thought about this, she suddenly saw Su Qingqing getting up and flying out without saying a word.
Shui Yueyao held her forehead, covered her face and sighed: "Second Senior Brother has to repair the house again..."
