(In my setting, there are still differences between fantasy monsters and real game (including their status in nature, possible parasites they carry, their biological relationship with humans, etc., etc., which I will not go into).
However, due to possible associations, I would like to remind you again:
Unless you want to be struck by lightning like 01, don't eat wild game! ! !
Also, don’t do things like jumping off a building to avoid paying the bill! Did you hear that? (No one is that stupid at all))
…
In short, after a lot of "reluctant farewell" (Ling Yao: Anyway, I ignored this), the next day, Ling Yao finally said goodbye to Xiao Jinian and left Linjiang City.
On this return trip, Ling Yao no longer reached his destination directly through the large teleportation array as he did when he came. Instead, he slowly traveled to Jianmen via the ancient path from his early years.
While walking along the way, Ling Yao did some miscellaneous sect tasks (playing while walking), gradually adapting to his current level of strength.
It took a few months to finally return to Changling Jianmen.
However, Ling Yao was not in a hurry to return to Yueyao Peak. Instead, he took a look at the sky and slipped away to the Hall of Merit to hand in the mission.
"Senior Brother Ling, you are back!"
"I have been out for such a long time. If you have anything interesting, please share it with us, Senior Brother Ling."
"Senior Brother Ling, I heard that you went to Linjiang City? I haven't been to Linjiang City yet..."
"Senior Brother Ling, your spiritual power...have you survived the Dongxumu Tribulation!"
"Wow! Really? This is amazing!"
"Dongxu Mujie! Senior Brother Ling is practicing so fast. Do you have any tips? Please teach us!"
…
Although Ling Yao only became one of the first-class disciples of Jianmen after entering the Dongxu Realm.
But after all, he is an ancestral salted fish, and for him, cultivation is mostly boring...
It's like when you have to learn, even counting sesame beans is interesting.
Therefore, unlike some direct descendants of the peak who only care about cultivation, are indifferent to worldly affairs, and are even arrogant, he is usually very kind to his junior brothers and sisters in each peak, and often answers their questions and solves their doubts.
Therefore, among the disciples at the lowest and middle levels, Ling Yao's popularity is pretty good.
From the mountain gate to the Hall of Merit, Ling Yao encountered many greetings and greetings from fellow disciples, and most of them came from these disciples.
No matter whether these people are sincerely friends with him, or they are friends with him for their own reasons such as profit...
At least these people didn't mean him any harm.
Therefore, Ling Yao was willing to nod to them or simply respond with a few words.
Arriving in front of the Hall of Merit, Ling Yao glanced around the lobby without leaving any trace.
He breathed a sigh of relief after making sure "someone" wasn't among them.
However……
"Junior brother Ling, are you looking for me?"
Ling Yao suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, and he suddenly wanted to run forward.
However, as soon as he had this tendency, someone pressed down on his left shoulder, causing him to almost fall out.
"Hey - even if I haven't seen you for a long time, Senior Brother Shi, there's no need to be so excited~"
Ling Yao couldn't help but shudder when he heard the deliberately drawn-out ending of the other party's words:
"Senior Brother Shi, didn't you accept the task of eradicating the demon clan and should have left Jianmen three days ago and gone to Cangzhou?"
Although he is the first person in the Dongxu realm among the new generation of Yueyao Peak, that is based on the entry batch.
In terms of seniority, among the people of his generation, the title of number one in the Dongxu Realm should belong to the person behind him.
——Yue Yao Peak’s eldest brother, Shigure.
Shigure was the first direct disciple accepted by his master Qiu Tianming. He was an unparalleled genius in the sword sect back then, and his popularity was even greater than that of Ling Yao at this time.
Unfortunately, something unexpected happened later, which damaged the foundation, and the cultivation level was stuck in the Cave Earth Tribulation.
Although he has been recuperating and recovering over the years, it has already been concluded that there is no hope of ever having a pristine appearance.
Ling Yao had never looked into a person's background, nor did he understand the temperament of his former senior brother.
It’s just that he’s seen this senior brother since he first started...
Shigure was wearing an orthodox black Taoist robe and carrying a Taoist sword on his back.
But his hand was put on Ling Yao's shoulder in a shapeless way, and he was ogling him:
"Oh, I wasn't thinking that since you've been out for so long, Junior Brother Ling, it's probably time to come back. I just deliberately stayed for a few more days! Be happy!"
Ling Yao drooped his head and turned around with a dead look on his face:
"Well... I'm happy. I'm so happy..."
"Ouch - junior brother, don't be shy!"
Ling Yao's inner os: Am I happy? Am I shy? ?
Senior brother, you have such big eyes, look at my expression before you speak!
If my cultivation level wasn't as high as yours and I couldn't run as fast as you, would I still be here fighting with you? ? ?
As the same disciple of Qiu Tianming, Shi Yu could be said to have watched Ling Yao grow up after joining the Sword Sect.
For example, he brags about his great achievements in front of his junior brother every day, uses tricks to tease his junior brother who is still in the awakening state, tricks his junior brother into practicing various useless but funny sword moves, and persuades his junior brother to go to the medicine field at Yueyao Peak. He stole something and hid Master's hair growth pill under Junior Brother's pillow...
Shigure had done many of these things to promote the friendship between fellow disciples.
(Handsome guy, do you have a little misunderstanding about brotherhood?)
It can be said that the relationship between the two of them is the best among the brothers in Jianmen (?).
but! Ling Yao really couldn't resist Shigure's arrogant temper and his extra "care" for his junior brother.
——You said that you are a grown man, brainwashing your junior brother every day, letting your junior brother praise you for being handsome, and imagining that your junior brother worships you... Is this appropriate? ? ?
If Ling Yao’s salty nature is a family secret (?);
So, if he does any tricks, it will most likely be caused by Shigure.
And Ling Yao deliberately delayed on the road for so long when he came back this time. He didn't go to Yueyao Peak immediately when he came back. The main reason was to avoid this slut.
Speaking of which, as soon as he came out of the Dongxu Golden Tribulation, he ran to Linjiang City. Subconsciously, he might also be trying to avoid this senior brother who happened to be out on a mission.
As a result, this slut, who had long been sure that she was avoiding him, actually went directly to the Hall of Merit to squat!
"Oh, are you in Dongxu Mujie now? Not bad, good, progress is very fast."
As someone who can make Ling Yao unable to resist, Shigu certainly will not give up his "care" for his junior brother because of Ling Yao's reluctance.
"Are you here to have a fight with senior brother? Senior brother has been waiting for this day for a long time~"
"No - let's go. Senior brother, you are going to Cangzhou soon. If something goes wrong in this fight with me, I can't afford it, junior brother."
Ling Yao replied sternly, and secretly pulled out to rub the goosebumps on his body.
Of course, Shigure didn't give up either. From the time Ling Yao handed over the mission and left the Hall of Merit, to the time he went to the people at the Weapon Refining Peak to order the sword for Dongxu Mujie, to the time Ling Yao returned to Yueyao Peak...
This dog-skin plaster has never left.
And along the way, Shigure would occasionally show off his temper to the senior sisters he met by chance, or rely on his handsome, human-like face to blatantly blow kisses to them to show his affection.
Ling Yao walked next to him, trying his best to keep his facial expression as smooth as possible to avoid accidentally hurting himself by the pink hearts of his fellow seniors and junior sisters who hit Shigure.
I'm blind, I'm blind, I'm blind. I didn't see anything. It has nothing to do with me. It has nothing to do with me. I don't know him. I don't know him at all...
Until Ling Yao paid a visit to his master Qiu Tianming, Shi Yu continued to pester him and disturb the normal conversation between master and disciple.
Qiu Tianming had to use his eyes to signal Shiyu to get out of here. Shigure couldn't stand up to his master's majesty, so he ran away.
Ling Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered subconsciously:
"Hey, Ling Xiao, Xiao Jinnian, and Senior Brother Shi, who are these people around me..."
Qiu Tianming glanced at Ling Yao seriously, and after a while he uttered four words:
“Birds of a feather flock together.”
Ling Yao:? ? ? Why are they and I separated from each other?
I'm not, I didn't!
Of course, Qiu Tianming is a teacher, so he may get a few skin tantrums inadvertently, but most of the time, he is still very steady and considerate.
He first asked about Ling Yao's situation during the tribulation, praised his progress, and then scolded him for being too aggressive and not taking any chances.
Then he repeatedly told Ling Yao to stabilize himself and take good care of himself in the near future, and never take the hidden injuries left by the tribulation lightly, and also gave him some healing herbs.
Ling Yao responded one by one, thanked his master respectfully, and then returned to his residence.
After Ling Yao left, Qiu Tianming sat in the main hall, closed his eyes and rested for a while, and suddenly said:
"He is gone. Come out."
And on the beam in the dark corner of the hall, a figure suddenly jumped out:
"Oh - Master is so kind to my junior brother~ I'm even a little jealous."
"If I hadn't saved you and owed that old guy Ling Xingran a favor, I wouldn't have accepted another disciple."
Qiu Tianming slowly opened his eyes and looked at Shigure, who was dusting his Taoist robe at the side.
"I had no intention of accepting a disciple at the beginning. I accepted it reluctantly, and I didn't want to teach seriously. Who steals books from me every day and shows them to your junior brother?
"Are you jealous that I'm nice to him? Are you nicer to me, my teacher, or your little junior brother? Do you still need my teacher to tell you?"
Shigure immediately rubbed his hands flatteringly:
"Oh, Master, don't you already know and acquiesce in me? My little junior brother is talented and smart, and he even compliments me on how handsome I am (I was deceived by you when I was a kid). How cute! Master, later on, didn't you start to teach him seriously? ~”
"I, Yueyao Peak, must have a pillar of strength in the future."
Qiu Tianming twirled the ring on his hand, lowered his head as if muttering to himself,
"You believe in him, and he has proven that he is competent. Naturally, I will not be stingy with him."
Seeing that Shigure was not interested in this, Qiu Tianming sighed secretly and asked:
"Have you found any clues after searching in Cangzhou for so long? Is there any demonic aura in your junior brother?"
"Compared with the demons that appeared in the past, the aura of the demons in Cangzhou is indeed different. They do have a magical weapon that disturbs people's minds."
Shigure spread his hands, "But on my junior brother, there is no aura of any demons in Cangzhou, let alone the aura of those demons in Cangzhou. It is very clean~
"If he didn't know, he definitely wouldn't have lied to us. I even doubt that the voice he said was just nonsense to tease us."
After Qiu Tianming heard this, he didn't know whether he should relax or sigh:
"Ling Xingran, Ling Xingran...what does this person want to do..."
He didn't notice it at first, but every time he thought about it, Qiu Tianming felt that Ling Xingran got acquainted with him without knowing his identity, and happened to save Shi Yu, and finally used this to give Ling Yao to him. apprentice……
This whole thing is just too deliberate.
But how can a person who is only in the Acupoint Realm have the ability to plot against someone in the Skybreaking Realm?
And if the other party is not in the Awakening Realm at all, as a person who can hide the Sky-Breaking Realm from him, why would he do everything possible to send his son to his door?
In Qiu Tianming's eyes, everything about Ling Xingran was full of contradictions, but there was nothing wrong with him.
He really couldn't understand Ling Xingran.
This was the real reason why he was unwilling to accept Ling Yao as his direct successor.
The human heart is also made of meat. Shigure was very fond of this junior, and the child's performance had always been very good.
As time went by, Qiu Tianming also felt that maybe he was too prejudiced against Ling Yao.
If Shigure really has no chance to go further, it would be a good choice to hand over Yueyao Peak to Ling Yao.
But now, Ling Yao suddenly encountered such an unpredictable situation.
Qiu Tianming couldn't help but think of the confusing Ling Xingran, and worried that he might have been ambushing Ling Yao.
"Since I can't help you here, junior brother, I will continue to go back to Cangzhou to do my business. How old are you? If you want to see me again, you don't know that it will be the year of the monkey and the month of the horse."
Shigu didn't know what Qiu Tianming was thinking, or in other words, even if he knew, it didn't matter.
"Everyone has his own blessings, little junior brother, auspicious people and heavenly blessings. As for you, don't worry too much. You can't even see what little junior brother has, so there's no point in worrying. (?)
"It's time to eat, it's time to drink, don't take it personally - hey, hey, how could you hit me with a tea cup!"
"If you speak without restraint, you deserve to be beaten."
"I owe you a hit. I owe you a hit. Oh, Master, you haven't hit me for a long time. Please give me a few more hits! When I leave, I won't be able to bear the hits from Master for a few days~"
"..."
It seems that being unable to resist Shigure is not Ling Yao's only problem.
Of course, after Ling Yao left Shi Yu, he was not as far away from troubles as he imagined.
Because, after returning to his residence, the sounds that had been silent for a long time in his consciousness reappeared:
[How come this time after returning from the main hospital, the protagonist has already subdued the people in the entire branch]
[Although I know that the protagonist is very powerful and has saved many people, but he only has so much talent, and he can’t win people’s hearts that quickly.]
[Is it because the protagonist is the strongest in the branch and everyone respects his strength? It feels like he will be in the late Danyang stage soon]
[But there is also Hong Zhennan in the main hospital, who is said to be number one in the rankings far above others, and he is also the most powerful person in the main hospital. Why is the main hospital still in disarray? The author’s logic is double-standard]
[I feel like the senior is helping him? The one who helped the protagonist save his god-sister from Ling Xiao a long time ago. 】
Ling Yao, who suddenly heard the comment made by the troll at an inexplicable time, quickly accepted the fact and began to "eavesdrop" on their discussion.
When they talked about the senior, Ling Yao, who was lying on the bed with his hands behind his back, recalled that he was probably the one who injured Ling Xiao at that time.
In fact, when Ling Yao thought about it later, he felt that it was a bit of a coincidence.
The Lu family, which was originally quite obedient, suddenly broke the rules and caused trouble for Ling Xiao; then the Lu family said that they would send a beautiful woman to compensate, but the head of the family happened to stand next to Ling Linhan's sister at that time, causing a misunderstanding;
Ling Linhan happened to come back again and saw with his own eyes the scene where Ling Xiao "robbed a civilian girl"; and Ling Linhan happened to be with a "senior" who could beat Ling Xiao...
The final result was that Ling Linhan fell in love with Ling Xiao because of this, and his disgust and hatred for his master's family became even deeper.
Although he recognizes the voices in the sea and thinks that these are "all routines" and "it's just a coincidence";
But Ling Yao couldn't convince himself with this reason.
If any one of these steps goes wrong, the results could be hugely different.
Rather than believing that this is a "routine" and "fate", it is more like the result of someone's step-by-step calculation.
——Scheming against Ling Linhan and inducing him to point the tip of his hatred at his master's family.
[They only write about how the protagonist responds to everything, and the senior never even appears in person. The logistics are too hardworking and uncomplaining.]
[Maybe this is how tool workers are treated]
[It’s not a bad idea to be a tool like this! When the protagonist enters the main hospital, this person will stay in the branch hospital. He will also be the number one person in the branch hospital here! 】
When Ling Yao heard this, he suddenly sat up from the bed.
He had previously only focused on who would benefit from the Ling family, but he almost forgot that Ling Linhan's senior was actually the beneficiary of this matter!
If the "senior" is also a part of the plan, he must have had contact with the mastermind behind the scenes!
It seemed that he had to change his angle and start investigating from this "senior".
but……
What is the name of that "senior"?
