"Master Sister, you should still remember Tao Zhang, right?"
Qu Zhengfeng was slightly ahead by a few feet, and Jianchou was following beside him. The red light flying in front was the little fat boy Jiang He, who was like a bird just out of a cage, flying in a mess.
Jianchou took another look, then retracted his gaze and said, "Remember."
One could even say it was impressive.
Tao Zhang, the man who was reportedly blinded by Xu Lan'er, but refused to buy a new pair of eyes for himself, had one eye covered and only the other eye left to see people. He looked feminine and gave people a feeling of being neither male nor female.
In Jianchou's opinion, although this man was somewhat innocent, he was ruthless in his actions.
Judging from the circumstances of their encounter, this person's status in the sect should not be low. After all, there are so many people around him who listen to his commands.
Speaking of which, Jianchou suddenly remembered that he knew nothing about this person.
So, she asked, "I only know that this person has a grudge against Xu Lan'er, and once intercepted us at sea. He acts in a rather overbearing manner, and is a disciple of the Wuyi Sect. But I don't know what his origins are."
Qu Zhengfeng said: "His origin is quite simple. I heard that he was an orphan begging on the street. He was lucky enough to meet a future disciple of Wuyi Sect who was fighting with others."
"Future disciple? Did he help this person, so he was accepted as a disciple?"
Jianchou thought of his own experience and naturally thought so.
The wind and rain were still strong. Qu Zhengfeng stood on the sword, his long hair fluttering and his black robe blowing in the wind.
When he heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Jianchou. There was a hint of smile in his eyes, but it was not necessarily a real smile.
"Not everyone is as lucky as you, Senior Sister."
"… "
This may sound uncomfortable, but...
Jianchou had to admit: "Indeed."
When Qu Zhengfeng heard her admit so frankly that she was lucky, he actually laughed.
"My words just now were not nice. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Senior Sister."
“The truth is never pleasant to hear.”
Jianchou was actually a little surprised. Qu Zhengfeng, who was always steady and proper, shouldn't say such a thing. But she also had something she wanted to say.
"It's just good luck or bad luck, so what? Who hasn't had good luck in their life? I just got lucky a little later, and others haven't seen what I've experienced."
She was someone who had died once.
To be precise, Jianchou is not good luck.
Coming back from the dead might be luck, but once she leaves her body, she will surely die, like a sword hanging over her head.
Qu Zhengfeng didn't say anything.
Jianchou smiled and said, "On my way to the Nineteen Continents, I met a man on the Thirteenth Island of the Immortal Road. He... knew that he would die soon. At that time, I didn't understand his feelings. But now, I can empathize with him."
Brush Lala...
Sound of rain.
It was just like the rain that day in the hot summer.
Jianchou looked up and saw the sky was pitch black, as if it had been dyed with ink.
The whole world was filled with thunder and lightning, and the rain seemed to have no end.
Soon, they had flown away from the territory of Yashan.
They flew out of Lingzhaoding in a flying instrument, and soon saw a tributary of the Jiutou River flowing outside, so they went down along the river.
Jiang He seemed to be tired from playing, so he finally slowed down and waited for them in front.
"Big Sister, Second Brother, hurry up!"
Jianchou took a look and said, "Let's talk about Tao Zhang. Wasn't he accepted as a disciple by the Wuyi Sect disciple who got into the fight?"
Qu Zhengfeng nodded, "No. It was just a disciple of Wuyi Sect who had obtained the qualification but had not yet entered the sect. He fought with someone and was seriously injured. Tao Zhang was nearby at the time. After he saw the person leave, the young man actually walked up to him. I heard that he killed the disciple who could not resist, took his qualification token, and replaced him to enter the Wuyi Sect."
Is it so horrifying
Young
Jianchou had known that Tao Zhang was a ruthless character, but he didn't expect it to happen so early.
only…
"Won't you be discovered?"
"Of course he was discovered, otherwise why would he be called Tao Zhang now?"
Obviously, Tao Zhang is this person's real name.
Qu Zhengfeng put his hands behind his back, letting the Haiguang sword slowly lower, running along the surface of the river.
"But when he was discovered, he was already a disciple in the foundation-building stage. There was no reason for Wuyi Sect to give up such a genius, so they did not pursue the past events and instead gave him the highest treatment as an inner sect disciple."
I see.
In fact, if Tao Zhang was not a talented person, he would most likely have died after being discovered.
Jianchou seemed to have a deeper understanding of the laws of the Nineteen Continents.
"As for this matter, it was Kunwu who asked Yashan, where the law enforcement elder is, to come forward to mediate and check some matters." Qu Zhengfeng continued, "The law enforcement elder is the law enforcement elder of the entire left three thousand sects in the Central Region. Because they need a cultivator who is selfless, of high status and relatively fair to take on the position, three hundred years ago, this position was passed from Kunwu Hengxu Zhenren to Master. You also know..."
"Master has been on the run for three hundred years..."
Jianchou continued the conversation speechlessly.
Qu Zhengfeng laughed: "So, now that he has finally come back, he has no more free days to live."
"Then this incident was caused by Tao Zhang?" Jianchou asked again.
Qu Zhengfeng shook his head. "Three disciples from Wangjiang Tower went out to sea. They heard that there was a rare treasure under a reef, so they went to investigate. Unexpectedly, they met Tao Zhang there. So the four of them went together, but something unexpected happened later. Two of them did not come back, and one escaped. Not long after, Tao Zhang was seen coming out of there covered in blood. So, they suspected that the two had been killed, and the one who did it was Tao Zhang. Now Wangjiang Tower has trapped Tao Zhang, and Wuyi Sect cannot leave such an elite disciple alone, so there was a commotion."
Jianchou frowned, "If I remember correctly, there are usually 'life tablets' for the disciples in the sect. When a person dies, the life tablet breaks. Wangjianglou should know whether the person is dead or not. Since you are suspicious, it must be that the life tablet has not broken yet. In this case, shouldn't we go and save him?"
"What Senior Sister said makes sense, but it's not that easy to do."
Qu Zhengfeng obviously knew a little about Tao Zhang, and said, "I met Tao Zhang a few years ago. He has an extremely bad temper and is not easy to get along with. If Wangjiang Tower really has him trapped, there might be room for negotiation if we treat him with courtesy. But if he becomes overbearing... I'm afraid it will be bad news."
Having said that, Jianchou finally understood.
"So that's why you need us?"
Do we need a Yashan who looks peaceful and has enough prestige to be sent to mediate the matter, and do some hard labor and help find someone
No wonder Fudaoshanren looked so hopeless.
This is basically hard labor.
After roughly understanding the matter, Jianchou had only one thought: "If I were the master, I would definitely not want to be a law enforcement elder. I'm afraid no one in the cultivation world would be willing to do that, right?"
It's clearly a chore.
Unexpectedly, Qu Zhengfeng smiled and shook his head: "Although the eldest sister thinks so, others may not think so. The eldest sister has been in seclusion for a long time, and there has been no news yet. The matter of the eldest sister building the foundation on the thirteenth day has been widely spread. It is probably done by the Jianzhu Sect. Now the Jianzhu Sect has proposed to Kunwu that the master should be replaced with another law enforcement elder when the fifth Jiazi comes, and the Jianzhu Sect wants to compete for the position of law enforcement elder."
Why would the Candle-Cut Faction fight for such a thankless task
Jianchou was surprised: "What do they want to do?"
"I don't know." Qu Zhengfeng looked up and saw the fat boy Jiang He in front of him. He said, "The teleportation array is not far ahead. Let's go directly from there."
Is there a teleportation array here
Jianchou was surprised.
This place was quite far from Yashan Mountain. There was a stone cliff on the river bank, so they landed on it.
The Jiutou River makes a big turn here, changes direction, and then flows on again.
I heard that Kunwu is also on the Jiutou River, but it is the main stream.
There is a teleportation array carved on the stone cliff under your feet. It can be seen that it has been eroded by wind and rain, but someone has maintained it and some of the lines have been re-filled with special materials.
Qu Zhengfeng filled it with several spirit stones and directly activated the teleportation array.
When they left the Yashan area of the Central Region, there were still heavy winds and rain all around. But when the scenery in front of them became clear again, Jianchou realized that it was already early morning.
They appeared in a place that Jianchou was quite familiar with.
On that huge seaside square, on the distant sea, the Wen Dao Monument stood quietly, exactly the same as when Jianchou saw it for the first time.
Naturally, in the square in that direction, the Nine Heavens Monument was still standing.
In the early morning, this place was not as lively as the last time she came here with Fudaoshanren. There were only a few people here and there. The Nine-Layered Heaven Monument, which was once bustling, was also empty.
"Wangjiang Tower is not far to the north. We can just go straight along the coast."
Qu Zhengfeng walked out of the teleportation array first, pointed in a direction, and walked over first.
Because the location this time was different from the last time she was teleported from the island, Jianchou naturally passed by the Nine Heavens Monument. When she passed the Fourth Heaven Monument, her footsteps suddenly stopped.
The fourth level of Nascent Soul.
She actually saw a familiar name on it.
Fatty Jiang He yawned: "We've been traveling day and night. I wonder if there was a fight this time. I heard... Hey, what's wrong with you, Senior Sister?"
Suddenly realizing that Jianchou didn't come over to him, Jiang He stopped rubbing his eyes and looked back.
I saw Jianchou standing under the Fourth Heaven Monument, looking up and looking at a name on it.
Jiang He came over to take a look and immediately laughed: "Who did you think you were looking at? Turns out you were looking at Second Senior Brother! Haha, our Second Senior Brother is really amazing. He has been hanging on this Heavenly Monument for a long, long time. No one, whether from Kunwu or other sects, can defeat him!"
Jianchou knew that Xie Buchen's name was on the Second Heaven Monument, but he did not expect that Qu Zhengfeng was also a famous person on the monument.
Then, Qu Zhengfeng should be the "number one in the Nascent Soul stage".
She recalled how this man had easily defeated Chen Jiu on the sword-drawing stage, and couldn't help but turn around and look at Qu Zhengfeng.
But he didn't expect that at this moment Qu Zhengfeng was just looking up at the Second Heaven Monument in front of him.
"It turns out that Junior Brother Qu is also famous on the stele."
"Master's name was once engraved on every stele." Qu Zhengfeng didn't care. He just looked at the name on the second-level stele and said slowly, "It's just that I suddenly saw this person and felt that Senior Sister should take his place one day."
When Jianchou looked up, he saw the name "Xie Buchen".
She was shocked: "Why?"
"I just don't like Kunwu."
When he said this, the expression on Qu Zhengfeng's face seemed particularly cold.
He didn't stay any longer, just said: "It's getting late, let's go."
Little Fatty Jiang He keenly sensed that Second Senior Brother was not easy to mess with, so he quickly shrank over, grabbed the corner of Jianchou's clothes, and followed her.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing sorrow is strange.
Jiang He stretched out his fleshy fingers, pointed at Qu Zhengfeng who was walking in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Second Brother must be in a bad mood right now. I know it as long as he shows this expression. Last time, Sixth Brother provoked him at this time, he was beaten badly!"
"… "
Jianchou was stunned. He looked at Qu Zhengfeng in front of him who seemed to be normal, and didn't know what to say.
The three men headed north, and after leaving the square, they flew away on their swords.
After a while, standing high in the sky, you can see a big river in front of you, the mighty Jiutou River. At the mouth of the river, there stands a huge tall building facing the river.
On a large plain behind the tall buildings, there are countless exquisite and magnificent buildings, and even outside this group of buildings, a huge town has been formed.
Before the three of them landed, they could already feel the abundant popularity.
Jianchou still remembered what Fudaoshanren had said, that the area under the jurisdiction of Wangjiang Tower was as large as the entire Central Region. If there had not been a Wanghai Tower separated out, it would have been even larger.
Such a Wangjiang Tower, in the secular world, is probably a country.
"We went straight in. Their people were already waiting."
Qu Zhengfeng had seen Lei Xin and understood the situation very well, so he led the way and entered one of the exquisite and magnificent buildings.
There is a small lake outside, and there are many lotus ponds built around the lake.
There were blooming and falling lotus flowers in the lotus pond, and the golden lotus pods were actually emitting light. They must be some kind of precious spiritual plant.
It was early morning at this time, and there were many crystal dewdrops on the lotus pods.
Jianchou was driving the inner and outer mirrors to the edge of the lake, then she slowed down as Qu Zhengfeng did. She took a look and suddenly caught a glimpse of the light white, almost transparent things resting on the petals, lotus pods and leaves.
A tiny bug with wings so transparent that they are almost invisible.
It's a mayfly.
At that moment, Jianchou couldn't help but smile.
It was probably a beautiful morning for Mayfly.
only…
The next moment, the smile on her lips froze.
A gust of wind blew, and the mayflies resting on the flower petals and lotus leaves seemed so light that they had no weight. They were blown into the water like a gust of dust and floated away with the water.
Isn't it early morning
"Hahaha, Senior Yashan has come to visit us. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person! I've long heard of Senior Qu's great name. Mo Yuanxing is honored to meet you!"
A burst of laughter accompanied the greeting, interrupting Jianchou's thoughts.
She flew forward, but saw three rays of light flying out from the waterside pavilion opposite.
The first ray of light stopped first. It belonged to a white-haired old man who quickly bowed to Qu Zhengfeng.
When someone greeted him, Jianchou thought he should stop and return the greeting.
But unexpectedly, neither Qu Zhengfeng nor Jiang He beside her showed any signs of slowing down. They were running as fast as before and rushed straight to the waterside pavilion like a gust of wind.
Qu Zhengfeng said calmly: "Yashan already knows the cause of this matter, where is Tao Zhang?"
The elder of Wangjiang Tower, Mo Yuanxing, was startled. Instead of showing any anger, he became a little panicked. He quickly caught up and waved his hand: "This is it."
As they were talking, several people had already landed outside the pavilion.
The exquisitely carved wooden door was not closed and the windows on all four sides were open, so one could clearly see that the floor inside was a mess.
The carpet that was originally laid seemed to have been lifted away by someone, revealing the wooden planks on the ground.
The wooden boards were not smooth and were covered with marks of swords and knives. It was obvious that there had just been a fierce fight and one could even see blood on the ground.
The man sitting on the ground with his back to them, with his legs spread out, wore a green Taoist robe stained with blood, some new and some old, some had turned brown, while others were still bright and fresh.
The elder Mo Yuanxing stepped forward respectfully, pointed at the man inside and said, "This madman injured my disciple. We questioned him, but he refused to answer. We were afraid that he would escape, so after a fierce fight, we used the 'drawing a prison on the ground' technique to trap him."
Qu Zhengfeng listened and walked into the water pavilion.
The people inside could naturally hear the noise.
"Did the old dog invite help again?"
That was indeed Tao Zhang's voice. Even though it was mixed with a bit of fatigue, there was also a kind of evil that emanated from its bones.
He slowly stood up from the ground, turned around, and saw Qu Zhengfeng who had just come in. He was suddenly startled: "Yashan?"
Then he turned his eyes and saw Jiang He and... standing behind Qu Zhengfeng.
See sorrow.
At that moment, a very strange light suddenly appeared from Tao Zhang's eye that was exposed.
He actually ignored Qu Zhengfeng, took a step forward slowly, and squinted his eyes and asked, "It's you?"
Jianchou held the inner and outer mirror in his hand and bowed calmly as a greeting: "It has been two months since we parted in the West Sea. How are you, fellow Taoist?"
"Are you all right?" Tao Zhang laughed out loud after hearing this. "Are you all right, are you all right! I never thought that when I saw you two months ago, you were just at the stage of Qi Refining, but now I see that you are already in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. It seems that my guess was right. The female cultivator who built her foundation on the thirteenth day at Yashan Mountain and reached the Heaven Plate level, who has been making the rounds in the Central Region recently, is you! Good, good, good!"
"Don't be so presumptuous!"
When Mo Yuanxing saw Tao Zhang being so arrogant, he became furious and started to scold Tao Zhang.
Unexpectedly, Tao Zhang suddenly stopped laughing, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes: "Do you have the right to interrupt when Tao is talking?!"
At that moment, a green light shot up into the sky. Tao Zhang had no sword in his hand, but he slashed in the air as if he was holding a sword!
Something in front of him seemed to be broken at this moment, making a sound like an eggshell breaking!
The sword light did not stop, but went straight towards the three disciples of Yashan at the door!
Mo Yuanxing was shocked when he saw this: "How dare you!"
Having said that, he didn't help.
The sword light came with great force. The inner and outer mirrors in Jianchou's hands were already emitting a glazed golden light. She thought to herself that Tao Zhang's sword strike today was at least five times as powerful as Xu Lan'er Lan Yuan's strike in the past!
The surging sword light came like a torrent, as if it was going to hit the three people immediately!
"call."
There was a sound of wind.
Qu Zhengfeng, who was standing at the front, swung his sleeves, and the dark black robe blew in the wind, instantly concealing his figure.
A strong wind suddenly arose, and it seemed as if warm sea water suddenly surged in from the void. Before the Haiguang sword came out, a deep blue light spread out, and in the blink of an eye it swept away Tao Zhang's sword light.
Qu Zhengfeng stood where he was, without moving a foot, as if he had just gently waved his sleeves to flick away the dust.
All the horrific attacks disappeared.
He walked in slowly, as if he didn't notice Tao Zhang's pupils shrinking drastically and his eyes becoming extremely dangerous.
"You have solved the prison, now let's talk."
The voice was calm and Qu Zhengfeng had no smile on his face, but he gave people a very gentle feeling. However, the gentleness at this moment gave people a feeling that was irresistible.
"The Yashan sect is very busy and does not have much time to waste. If you cannot solve the problem within three days, I will kill you and report back."
At this moment, the room was silent.
Tao Zhang looked at Qu Zhengfeng with a frosty face.
Jianchou at the door felt stunned, but Jiang He next to him had an expression of "as expected" on his face.
It was Qu Zhengfeng himself who broke the silence. He glanced at the two people standing at the door and said, "Big Sister, Eighth Junior Brother, come in."
Jiang He hurried in, and when he saw Chou didn't say anything, he followed him.
Tao Zhang's eyes swept across the changing expression on Elder Mo's face at the door, and then fell on the inner and outer mirror in Jianchou's hand, as if he was surprised that it was not a sword. He glanced at the little fat man again, and finally looked at Qu Zhengfeng.
"The disciple of Yashan, the one who ranks first in the fourth level of the Heavenly Monument, and has no rivals below the level of Out-of-Body, Qu Zhengfeng?"