Qi Ning had always thought that there must be some kind of exchange of interests behind Ksitigarbha's assistance in usurping the throne. Otherwise, with Ksitigarbha's strength, how could he be willing to assist Xiao Shaozong and his son.
But Qining has always been confused about what Ksitigarbha wants.
The foundation of Ksitigarbha is in Xichuan, but the power of Ksitigarbha is spread in the East China Sea and the capital. Qining even thought that Ksitigarbha wanted to use Xiao Shaozong to become the queen himself.
At this moment, Ksitigarbha downplayed it and only said that he was helped by Xiao Zhang's favor, which made Qining surprised but also full of suspicion.
Qi Ning was well aware of Ksitigarbha's strength, but it was hard for him to believe that Ksitigarbha would be favored by Huainan King Xiao Zhang.
Ksitigarbha seemed to see that Qining didn't believe it, smiled slightly and said, "You don't believe it?"
Qi Ning sighed: "With Senior Mu's strength, I... Hey, it's hard for me to imagine that you need Xiao Zhang's help."
Ksitigarbha still smiled slightly and asked: "Qining, have you always wanted to know what happened in the Snow Mountain back then?"
Qi Ning was startled, and then glanced at Beigong and the island owner. He saw Beigong holding one hand behind his back, lowering his head slightly in thought, while the island owner stood diagonally beside Beigong, with his eyes fixed on Beigong. on the body.
"It's still early. If you like to hear stories, how about I tell you a story?" Jizo said with a smile.
Qi Ning naturally understood that the story Ksitigarbha told was of course what happened to these people decades ago. It could be said to be one of the biggest secrets in the world. He was really surprised and didn't understand why Ksitigarbha's mood suddenly improved. , actually mentioned to himself what happened back then.
But when I saw Ksitigarbha glance at Beigong in a vague way, I immediately understood that the story Ksitigarbha wanted to tell was not only to let himself know, but the most important purpose was to tell it to Beigong.
There have been decades of ties between Ksitigarbha and Beigong. Regardless of whether Ksitigarbha loves or hates Beigong, Beigong must be one of the very few people that Ksitigarbha cares about in this world.
Ksitigarbha came to Xuanwu Island, of course, not just to get the Xuanwu Pill. Since she was still alive, of course she wanted to understand the grudges she had had with Beigong in this life, so she was not in a hurry to risk her life.
"You know that back then, Mute Nu and I broke up with our tribe and left southern Xinjiang." Ksitigarbha looked at Qining and said slowly: "In the following years, Mute Nu and I were like two dogs, always following the Sword God. But of course he was not a swordsman at that time, just a swordsman pursuing the art of swordsmanship. I fell in love with him when I saw him, and he took off my turban from the cliff. I decided that no matter life or death, I would always be his. He didn’t say a word to me or even look at me, and I had no regrets. At that time, I thought to myself that he was devoted to pursuing the art of swordsmanship and had no time to care about his children. When he really succeeds in the art of swordsmanship one day, he will see that I am still there. After his death, he may have a different state of mind for me."
Qi Ning sighed inwardly.
Asking what love is in the world, and teaching about life and death, Mu Jianjia was naturally an infatuated woman.
"That's what I think, and that's what I do." Jizo said: "He traveled around the world, and I followed him all the time, just like his shadow. He didn't drive me away, just because you were in his eyes. Slaves don't exist at all...!" At this point, he was silent for a moment and then said: "Just like the mute slaves in my eyes, they are ignored by the people they care about."
Qi Ning sighed again.
Ksitigarbha's words are of course true. Beigong Liancheng turned a blind eye to Mu Jianjia back then, but the mute slave was just a shadow in Mu Jianjia's eyes. The infatuated woman only had Beigong Liancheng in her eyes, and she must have never cared about the mute slave. The presence.
"That year, the Sword God came to Xichuan and traveled for nearly half a year. He heard that there were great swordsmen in the Ancient Elephant Kingdom. The swordsmanship of the Ancient Elephant was completely different from the swordsmanship of the Central Plains. However, after many years, the Sword God did not have much success in the way of swordsmanship. Breakthrough, so he thought about going to Ancient Elephant to experience exotic swordsmanship, which might help him in the way of swordsmanship." Ksitigarbha raised his head slightly and looked at the sky: "There are two ways to go to Ancient Elephant, one is to go by yourself. From Xichuan to Hanzhong, cross the Qinling Mountains and enter the northwest, then turn to Hexi and enter the territory of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom. This road is very far. The Sword God knows the existence of the Great Swordsman of the Ancient Elephant. He longs for the Ancient Elephant Kingdom and only hopes to arrive as soon as possible. , so he chose another path."
Qi Ning glanced at Bei Gong and saw Bei Gong with one hand behind his back, his eyes closed and his face expressionless, but Qi Ning knew that Bei Gong's mood at this moment must be ups and downs.
"The other road goes all the way west, reaches the Western Frontier, climbs the peak, and directly enters the Kingdom of Ancient Elephant. Although this road is very close, it is extremely difficult and dangerous. If you are not careful, you may get lost in the jungle, or fall to pieces. ." Ksitigarbha said calmly: "The Sword God chose this path, but he knew that if he went recklessly, he would most likely not reach the ancient elephant, so he found a guide, who was a Miao family member, strong and smart. He is very familiar with the mountains of Miao territory. If he leads the way, the journey will be much smoother." A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "I still remember that person's name is Heifu!"
Qi Ning's body trembled. Of course he was familiar with this name. It was the Miao family name of the leader of the Black Lotus. At this moment, he finally realized that the intersection between the leader of the Black Lotus and Mu Jianjia was because the leader was once the guide who led the way.
"We had a hard journey and arrived at the Ancient Elephant Kingdom." Ksitigarbha sighed: "We passed through the Miao territory and entered the Ancient Elephant Kingdom. We narrowly escaped death. When we arrived at the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, we were all in ragged clothes, like savages. The herdsmen in our hometown When they saw us, they just thought we were monsters, and someone brought dozens of people to round us up.”
Qi Ning frowned, secretly thinking that the herdsmen in his hometown were seeking death by killing these people, but he also thought that Beigong's swordsmanship had not yet been developed at that time. If dozens of strong ancient elephant people rounded up, the outcome would be unpredictable. .
Sure enough, Ksitigarbha continued: "The ancient elephant herdsmen are good at riding and shooting, and they have many people and horses. They trapped us. If we abandon our weapons and surrender, the ancient elephant herdsmen will naturally not be our enemies anymore. They are just figures like sword gods. How could he put down the sword in his hand? At that time, the sword god had a sword in his hand, but he could not control the world. It is not like now that he has no sword in his hand but can look at everything. In times of crisis, a delegation happened to be passing by...! "
Before Ksitigarbha finished what he said, Qining had already guessed that the mission was naturally the Northern Han mission.
After the Northern Han Dynasty conquered the northwest, it failed to completely control the entire northwest. In order to prevent the Ancient Elephant from taking advantage of the situation and causing the Northern Han Dynasty to fall into a two-sided war situation, the Northern Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Ancient Elephant to make an alliance with them, mainly in the Northern Han Dynasty. Even though the Han Dynasty controlled the northwest, it still protected the Guxiang Kingdom's commercial interests in the northwest, and it was Beitang Huanye who led the mission.
In that mission, the island owner Mo Lancang, who was still a chess slave, was also among them.
Qi Ning finally understood that several grandmasters did indeed meet in Guxiang. That delegation met several people from Beigong Liancheng. In addition to Guxiang's Dharma King Zhuri, the four subsequent grandmasters were among them.
"If we hadn't happened to meet each other that day, there would have been a fight." The island owner suddenly sighed and said, "Brother Beigong, you really owed the Marquis a huge favor that time."
Beigong remained motionless, but Ksitigarbha continued: "The mission was involved, and the ancient elephant herders naturally did not dare to embarrass the mission. At that time, Marquis Muyun invited us to follow the mission, and we learned that the Sword God wanted to find the ancient elephant. The Great Elephant Swordsman also guarantees that it will definitely lead to the meeting between the Sword God and the Ancient Elephant Great Swordsman."
The island owner smiled lightly and said: "Miss Mu, although you were in trouble due to the long journey, you are still beautiful. The Marquis was still very interested in beauty at that time."
He didn't say anything else, but his meaning was very clear. He just said that Beitang Huanye was attracted by Mu Jianjia's beauty, so he let a few people go with the mission.
Qi Ning was even more contemptuous of the island owner. He secretly thought that although Beitang Huanye had passed away, he was still a master of the generation. After his death, the island owner would still throw dirty water on him. Whether it was true or not, his magnanimity was obviously disappointing. disdain.
Ksitigarbha ignored him and continued: "If Marquis Muyun can find the great swordsman, the sword god will naturally follow him."
The island owner shook his head and sighed: "Miss Mu, it takes more than ten days to go from the plateau next door to the Ancient Elephant King City. The Marquis has taken great care of you along the way. Compared to Brother Beigong's inhumanity, in fact, At that time, if you and the Marquis became a couple, you would be ashamed of others. You were also well aware of the Marquis's affection for you at that time." He glanced at the big ship on the sea and said, "He always thought you were You have passed away, but I don’t know how I would feel if I knew you were on this island today.”
"With Lord Marquis coming forward, it will not be difficult to find the great swordsman from the Ancient Elephant Kingdom." Ksitigarbha said softly: "It's a pity that the sword god is no match for the great swordsman after all!"
The island owner smiled and said: "The great swordsman completely had the upper hand in that battle. His swordsmanship was weird. It was not a shame for Brother Beigong to lose to his sword. After so many years, Brother Beigong found that man again. A great swordsman, kill him with one sword!"
Qi Ning also heard the whole story.
Beigong Liancheng traveled all the way to the Ancient Elephant Kingdom. He heard that there was a great swordsman with excellent swordsmanship in the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, so he went to compete with each other, but in the end he was defeated by the great swordsman. The island The years in the future that the Lord mentioned are naturally after Beigong's swordsmanship was perfected.
The Dharma King Zhuri had private contact with the island owner, so the island owner would naturally know about the death of the great swordsman.
"If everything ends here, the Sword God will just continue to explore the way of swordsmanship. Before he became the Sword God, he competed with others and lost more than he won. Losing at the hands of a great swordsman does not seem to be a big deal." Jizo sighed quietly. Said: "It was what happened that night that changed everything!"
The island owner raised his head, looked at the sky, and murmured: "The number of days is like this, a group of us are all involved in it due to some strange combination of circumstances, and we will not be able to escape in this life." He shook his head with a sigh on his face.