The leading disciple's face had not yet flushed when he heard the cold voice of the beauty opposite him, and subconsciously took two steps back.
"Say or not, if you don't, I'll leave."
Zong Ci brushed off the non-existent dust on his collar, turned around and wanted to leave.
"stop!"
Seeing that he was about to leave, the Jianfeng disciples behind him suddenly reacted and stopped him, "We, we have something to talk to you about!"
"Okay, ask."
Now that he had money in his pocket, Zong Ci was in a very good mood and had more patience.
Anyway, if there is a fight, he is always ready to join in. It is just a matter of waving his hand and it won't be a problem.
Who would have thought that the disciple took a deep breath and suddenly yelled: "Why don't you become the Peak Master's disciple!"
This shout was so resounding that even the stunned Jianfeng disciples came to their senses and echoed it.
"Yes, yes, do you look down on us, Jianfeng?!"
"Our peak master has spoken personally, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
"That's right! You must give an explanation today!"
Zong Ci: “…?”
He originally thought that these Jianfeng disciples were dissatisfied with him becoming a senior disciple at the Qi Refining Stage, but he did not expect that they would come to question him. This really made Zong Ci at a loss for words for a moment.
He was about to speak, but suddenly stopped talking sharply.
There was the sound of wind rushing past their heads.
Zong Ci raised his head and saw a bright crimson streak falling from the sky. The edges of the clothes were embroidered with luxurious golden dragon patterns. The movements were elegant and freehand, as graceful as a startled swan.
"This is my distinguished guest."
The voice was clear, with a hint of nonchalance, and extremely hoarse and magnetic.
Zong Ci could no longer hear what the voice behind said.
The young man in black clothes stared at the dragon pattern, his nails hidden under his sleeves pierced deeply into the flesh of his palms.
He will never forget this voice, nor will he ever forget this fiery red color that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
Zong Ci's personality in this life is very different from that in his previous life.
Perhaps because of the dramatic changes he experienced in his childhood, Lingyun Jianzun is a very introverted person. Moreover, he practiced the way of ruthlessness in his previous life.
Being introverted means that he is not very good at expressing his feelings accurately. Many times, even though he is doing things for the good of others, he is often misunderstood and not understood by the world.
If we were to rank who hates Lingyun Jianzun the most in the world of cultivation, Rong Lian would definitely be at the top of the list.
Rong Lian was originally the prince of the nine-tailed fox clan. Because of his mother, he grew up in the cold palace and suffered a lot. Although his talent was mediocre and he could only reach the late stage of the golden elixir after hundreds of years of cultivation, he was born with a good appearance.
When Zong Ci and Rong Lian first met, Zong Ci was only in the middle stage of foundation building. He accidentally broke into a secret realm and happened to save Rong Lian, who was seriously injured by a conspiracy by his tribesmen and had turned back into his original form of a nine-tailed fox.
At that time, Rong Lian's injuries were too severe and ordinary treatment was of little use. Also, due to the special nature of the secret realm, they signed the most overbearing blood contract by accident.
After waking up, Rong Lian lost part of his memory for a long time due to his severe injuries.
His reserved personality did not change much after he lost his memory; he was still flamboyant, willful and reckless.
Rong Lian has lost his memory, and Zong Ci is just a teenager. Although Zong Ci is not good at speaking, Rong Lian's fiery personality is surprisingly in line with him.
Since they have signed a blood pact, they will of course be inseparable.
During that time, Rong Lian and Zong Ci experienced life together and traveled across most of the cultivation world. It was also the happiest and most carefree period in Zong Ci's memory.
He sat under the eaves holding a sword and made a fire. He used the sword to pluck the pheasant feathers that Rong Lian brought back bit by bit, put them on a bamboo pole and roasted them until the skin sizzled with golden oil, then brushed a layer of cumin and chili on it.
Foxes all like to eat chickens, and Rong Lian is no exception.
Zong Ci was not very good at roasting chicken, but after traveling for a long time, he gradually learned how to do it.
Young people do not know the taste of sorrow, nor do they understand where love comes from.
It had been so long that Zong Ci had forgotten why he fell in love with Rong Lian. Perhaps it was because they got along so well day after day, and perhaps the nine-tailed fox lying in a pool of blood looked like the red fox his mother had given him in the palace. Or perhaps people either like people who are the same as themselves, or they like people who are completely opposite to them, and there are very few exceptions.
But at that time, Zong Ci was not aware of this immature feeling at all.
The separation finally came.
In the seventh year of their training, Rong Lian accidentally recovered his memory in a fantasy world. After recovering his memory, he was furious and left without saying a word.
Later, when they met, Rong Lian did not hide his disgust at all and did not even look at Zong Ci.
He had no doubt that if the blood contract had not been so overbearing and the cost of terminating the contract had not been too high, Rong Lian would have terminated the contract between them long ago.
Until now, Zong Ci still hasn't figured out why Rong Lian hates him so much.
It was obvious that the happiness and joy they had when traveling together were not fake.
Gradually, time passed by like a white horse, and Zong Ci changed from the taciturn little boy to the world-famous Lingyun Sword Master, known to everyone.
During those years, he never tried to use the blood contract to forcibly summon Rong Lian, but he also silently paid attention to the other party's every move in the demon clan and helped him do a lot of things.
Rong Lian's talent was mediocre, so Zong Ci would secretly send people to deliver the good things that could be used by the demon clan, while working hard to improve his own cultivation.
The blood covenants can share cultivation to a certain extent. When Zong Ci reached the Mahayana stage, Rong Lian was also brought to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul by him. Later, when Zong Ci became an immortal, he directly jumped to the out-of-body stage and became one of the most powerful people at the top of the world of cultivation.
Ronglian has had a cold body since childhood and would get a headache when it rained.
Zong Ci always remembered this incident and prayed for him for 49 days in the Bathing Buddha Gate. He obtained a jade plaque from it and integrated it into his own spiritual consciousness to protect it, and then forged it into a talisman.
Rong Lian was of the lowest birth among all the princes of the Nine-tailed Fox Demon, but he had an extremely gorgeous appearance.
If anyone in the demon tribe had any intentions towards him, Zong Ci would secretly discourage them. He also knew that Rong Lian didn't like Zong Ci to interfere in any of his affairs, so he specially chose a day, brought a sword and went to the demon tribe to punish the entire high-level, forcing them to swear a heart demon oath, and wiped out all opposition forces in the tribe for Rong Lian.
... ...
He didn't know whether Rong Lian had any ideas about the position of the Demon King, nor did he know what the other party lacked. He just clumsily used his own way to quietly treat that person well.
However, Zong Ci never appeared directly in front of Rong Lian. When they met occasionally, he would just glance at her from afar, and would stop when he saw a hint of fiery red. He never tried to get closer to take a look.
Zong Ci cultivates the Way of Ruthlessness. As for the Way of Ruthlessness, the higher the level of cultivation, the more obvious its effect will be.
Therefore, he could only bury that love deep in his heart, and it gradually faded away, but it was still engraved in his heart.
Sometimes Zong Ci also felt that rather than liking someone, it was more the heart-throb feeling of youth that made him do so much behind Rong Lian's back.
After all, love is just a personal thing, Zong Ci felt that there was no need to tell Rong Lian, and because of his ruthless way, he never thought about staying together or becoming a Taoist couple. In addition, he was not good at speaking, so he never took the initiative to bring it up.
If you meet someone amazing when you are young, you will remember it for a lifetime.
But he didn't expect that Lingyun Sword Master's possession of the devil would lead to such an outcome.
He and Rong Lian have a blood contract. Once he is possessed by the devil, Rong Lian will be the first to know.
Therefore, after Zong Ci killed the extraterritorial demon and returned to this world, he was confronted with swords by those monks who had been prepared.
At that time, he had not thought through this relationship clearly. Before his death, he consumed half of the blood in his body, endured the excruciating pain, and untied the blood contract to prevent it from dragging down Rong Lian.
Later, Zong Ci died and spent hundreds of years alone in the coffin, and he figured everything out.
It's not hatred, after all, Rong Lian's dislike for him has never changed. The cultivation world is even more shunned by demons, and keeps it a secret.
After being possessed by a demon, a person will become heartless and ruthless, and will kill without mercy. If Zong Ci really had not been able to control his mind that was corrupted by the demonic thoughts, Rong Lian would have become the hero who first informed him.
After all, it's just wishful thinking.
His disembodied soul stared at the dark coffin lid and smiled bitterly.
A hundred years of time allowed him to let go of hatred, the past, and everything. It even caused some changes in Zongci's personality.
But when Rong Lian stood in front of him again, Zong Ci still couldn't control his shaken emotions and the complicated feelings overflowing in his chest.
Although we always say that things from the previous life should not add unnecessary troubles to this life, life is full of desires. Who can live in this world with a clean conscience
Fortunately, he didn't owe the other party anything.
Never owed anything.
"This is my distinguished guest..."
The name of the Demon King Rong Lian is naturally very famous in the world of cultivation, not to mention that he is a great master in the out-of-body stage.
Taiyan Sect has now formed an alliance with the demon clan, and the disciples of Jianfeng would not be foolish enough to provoke a powerful person. So after the Demon King personally showed up, the whole street fell silent, and the onlookers also dispersed like birds and beasts.
The moment Rong Lian turned around, Zong Ci readjusted his facial expression and returned to his calm and composed look.