On top of the cliff mountain, Tianjisou sat in the middle of the lobby and listened to Chu Mu report on his trip to the northwest.
"If the Li family retreats to the northwest, the other three major businessmen will definitely go to carve it up. But the northwest has been deeply penetrated by the Three Tribulations Sect. If these merchants go to the northwest, it is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. After the Battle of Bulao Mountain, The Three Tribulations Sect has acquired many living dead, and these living dead may be their support in seeking to conquer the world in the future. If they are allowed to find the Xianbei tribe's secrets, it will be an irreversible disaster for the world."
Tianjisou nodded: "It's a great blessing that you escaped unscathed this time. Leave other matters to me. By the way, don't spread the news about the discovery of the cult in the northwest."
"Yes, Master."
Everyone else left one after another, only Chu Mu stayed. When only the two of them were left, Chu Mu stood up again and said to Jisou in the sky: "Master, I have a little doubt. None of the martial arts masters that the Li family has enshrined all the year round showed up. This seems a little wrong." Chu Mu said. Mu said
"There is nothing wrong. Most of those martial arts masters were entangled by people sent by the leader of the cult. By the way, just now you said that you met the Prajna monk and the leader of the cult outside Yongzhou City. You can follow the situation of their actions at that time. I’ll talk about it carefully.”
Chu Mu thought back to that time, and then told Tian Jisou in detail about the confrontation between Miao Jue Hongtian and the Prajna Monk, and the Prajna Monk's battle with the black-armored man at night.
"A Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night? So, the Prajna Monk has already practiced the "Ghost Sutra" to an extremely deep level. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to control the other three people so easily. It's ridiculous to say that there are not many people in the cult. Those who have truly practiced the Ghost Sutra, Prajna Monk and your uncle, both of them can no longer look back."
"Uncle Master? Master, are you talking about Uncle Yu?"
Tianjisou nodded, but he didn’t want to continue talking about this topic.
"By the way, how is the fourth child doing along the way?" He changed the subject and suddenly asked Ye Qingcheng
"Fourth junior sister passed the test of the national religion's election, and the national religion asked her to go and practice. Master, the fourth child has an extreme personality. I don't know what will happen within the national religion. Can you come forward to communicate with Saint Qianqiu and let the fourth child Don’t go to the state religion and let her practice with Master Ku.” Chu Mu suggested with some urgency.
After hearing this, Tianjisou shook his head: "Your junior sister has evil in her heart, and even if she goes to follow your uncle Ku, she can't resolve it. I used to want her to forget slowly, but it seems that I am naive, old man. Now Since you have passed the state religion test, there is no reason not to go. Well, leave this matter to me. You can also step down."
Mu originally wanted to say something more, but it was obvious that the master looked a little tired and had to endure it. He bowed to Tianjisou and walked out of the hall. At this time, Tianjisou was sitting on a chair, twirling his beard and not knowing what he was thinking about. He sighed softly for a long time, as if talking to himself: "Lao Yu, the day of your revenge seems not far away." After a long time, A metallic voice sounded from outside the door. The voice sounded very harsh, as if the vocal cords had been severely injured.
"How can he be a person who is content with being lonely? Sooner or later he will jump out! But this time I didn't expect that he would hold back for so long." This voice was naturally that of the second master of the Tianji Sect, the nicknamed Guanhou Aftershock map.
Tianjisou said: "The old cat is cunning and can still steal things, but this time he has tolerated it for so long, fearing that the person who comes is evil. Back then, you two fought, and in the end you were defeated with one move. I thought you would definitely die. I didn't expect him to be too greedy, and he actually wanted to use your body to refine the living dead. Didn't he remember that you had learned the "Ghost Sutra" since you were a child, and finally you broke away and escaped. But you also ended up looking like half human and half ghost. ." Tianjisou said that he didn't know what was going on and shook his head gently.
"I have to thank him for actually training me into a half-ghost body, otherwise I would never devote myself to studying mechanical thaumaturgy." When Yushitu said this, his voice was as harsh as metal scratching marble.
"Lao Yu, you have too much hatred in your heart, and you may have damaged your character. When you saved the late emperor, you shouldn't have stopped him from annihilating the evil cult. If you let the tiger return to the mountain, there will be endless troubles. He is really not an ordinary character." Tianjisou said again.
Aftershock Tu laughed loudly: "A person as conceited as him should let her know little by little what fear feels like. Wouldn't it be an advantage for him to die so easily?"
Tianjisou looked at him helplessly and could only say: "Forget it, it's up to you. Anyway, he seems to be ready to come back now. This Central Plains martial arts world will inevitably face another catastrophe. The master of Yashan has nothing important to do from today on." No one is allowed to go out, and those who are still outside are summoned back immediately. We need to discuss it carefully!"
Aftershock Tu said: "You should find someone else to do this kind of thing. My mechanism beast is just about to be completed. It will definitely not go down the mountain during this period. If there is nothing important in the door, don't inform me again. Next time The next time I leave seclusion, I will fight him to the death!" After saying this, Aftershock Tu turned around and walked out of the hall. Tianjisou was left with a look of helplessness and worry.
In the evening, Ye Qingcheng came alone to find Tianjisou Zhouli. Tianjisou understood that Ye Qingcheng came to him to say goodbye.
After Ye Qingcheng saw Tianjisou, he knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Master, for your support. I plan to leave for the state religion tomorrow. I will compete for the position of saint in three years."
Tianjisou was in a complicated mood at this time. He helped Ye Qingcheng up and asked her to sit aside. The master and the disciple looked at each other speechlessly. Ye Qingcheng was a man of few words, and Tianjisou didn't know what to say at this time. Although Zhou Li understood that Ye Qingcheng would probably not be the Saint, but she had obsessions in her heart, and she would not give up this opportunity easily. This is the path she chose.
Finally, Tianjisou spoke: "Lao Si, how long have you been coming to Yashan?"
"Twelve years."
"It's been so long? Master has been running around for so many years, and he never has time to teach you. More than ten years have passed, and the scene when you went up the mountain is still vivid in my mind."
At this time, Ye Qingcheng walked up to Tianjisou and knelt down and said: "Thank you Master for taking me in. I will not forget the upbringing of more than ten years. In the future, I will give up my obsession and will return to Tianji Sect and serve under Master's knees."
He shook his head and helped Ye Qingcheng up: "Fourth, can you not take revenge?"
Ye Qingcheng looked up at Tianjisou, who looked at her dotingly. She buried her head again and said: "The hatred of mother-killing is irreconcilable. I must kill him."
"Even if that person is your father?"
Ye Qingcheng's face turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, even if that man is my biological father, he gave birth to me and did not support me, so he is ashamed to be a father. He abandoned his wife and son, he is ashamed to be a husband, and drove my mother to a dead end. He is my enemy. Master, you don’t need to persuade me anymore. If I can’t take revenge in this life, then I will wait for him to die and dig his grave.”
Tianjisou clearly knew that Ye Qingcheng would answer him like this, but he was still unwilling to ask her to give up revenge. Seeing her replying to him like this, Tianjisou let out a long sigh.
"Well, this is probably your fate." Tianjisou gave up his idea and said instead: "Since you insist on doing this, I won't stop you. But I want to remind you that he is from the Three Tribulations Sect after all. The master of a tao, his martial arts skills are unfathomable. Don't be impulsive yourself. Remember, don't worry about leaving the green hills without firewood. As long as you are still alive, there will always be a chance for revenge. If you are all dead, he You will live a happy life. Preserving yourself is the most important thing for you now, do you understand?"
Ye Qingcheng nodded and replied: "Yes, Master. I understand."
"Five years ago, I shouldn't have let you go down the mountain alone." Tianjisou finally said
Ye Qingcheng didn't say anything after listening. At this time, the bright moon was hanging high outside the window, and the breeze was blowing over the hills, creating a midsummer scene.
Five years ago, Ye Qingcheng was entrusted by Tianjisou to deliver a message to Jingchu. Ever since Ye Qingcheng came to the mountain seven years ago, she hasn't liked to talk. Tianjisou Zhouli felt uneasy and never sent her to handle matters alone. But at this time, all the people who can be dispatched have already gone out. And delivering the letter can no longer be postponed. With no other choice, Tianjisou found Ye Qingcheng and handed her a letter, asking her to take the letter to Jiufeng Mountain.
Ye Qingcheng has been practicing martial arts day and night since he went up the mountain, and he didn't want to go. But the master has a destiny, and his brothers are indeed too busy. Even the later eldest grandson Wufang was sent out to do work at this time. Only I have never gone out alone.
Ye Qingcheng knew that the master had taken good care of her and had no reason not to go. After receiving the letter, he simply packed his luggage and went down the mountain.
After not going down the mountain for seven years, Ye Qingcheng was already a little unaccustomed to life at the foot of the mountain. And since she left the Tianji Gate, some unscrupulous people came to chat with her from time to time, which made her feel particularly irritable. At first she just ignored those people, but those disciples became even more unscrupulous. Ye Qingcheng was famous for his bad temper in Yashan. Later, his temper got worse and he broke the hamstrings of those people.
Along the way from Yashan Road to Jiufeng Mountain, Ye Qingcheng was constantly harassed by people, and she was not polite. They all scratched their hamstrings. Slowly, rumors began to spread that there was a very beautiful woman from unknown sect, but her methods were cruel and she picked on everyone she saw. Many people had been killed.
The rumors became more and more evil, and people who were eventually said to be a cult began to collect hamstrings and started taking action in the land of Jingchu.
On this day, Ye Qingcheng finally arrived in Jingzhou. After passing this place, it was Jiufeng Mountain. Ye Qingcheng avoided trouble and did not go to the city. He found a dilapidated temple outside the city and planned to go straight to Jiufeng Mountain after spending the night.
But that night, something big happened.
