Of course, the two of them didn't know that it was through today's mistakes and coincidences that they would soon do something earth-shattering together.
After accepting the core essence, Qin Shi did not stay, but followed Qing'er back to his residence.
However, this small episode also completely changed Qing'er's status in the women's dormitory. She suddenly became the second Zhao Yuan, whom all the female disciples wanted to climb up to. Fortunately, her temperament was stable, and she did not Losing yourself in this drift.
"You guys sit down first, I'm going to prepare dinner."
As soon as she entered the boudoir, Qing'er virtuously arranged for Qin Shi and others, and then walked towards the kitchen alone.
Yu Yue quickly followed up: "I'll go and help you."
"No, you can stay with Brother Qin and the others." Qing'er declined.
Seeing the loving look of the two of them, Qin Shi smiled and said immediately: "Okay Qing'er, he's not overheated yet, let him help you quickly, otherwise he will stay and his heart will not be here anymore." .”
"Qin Shi...!"
Yuyue scratched her head in embarrassment.
Qin Shi waved his hand, and Qing'er's cheeks flashed shyly when he heard this. Then he did not refuse Yu Yue's request, and the two of them entered the kitchen one after another sweetly.
Qin Shi and three others were left in the room. Qin Shi looked around in the boudoir. It was very simple, with a wooden table, four square chairs, and a wooden bed, and nothing else.
In such a simple room, I'm afraid I can't even find a second one in the women's dormitory.
It can also be seen from this that Qing'er has been really diligent and frugal in running the family these years. She has been accumulating points in order to treat her sister's illness and injuries, no matter how hard it is, she doesn't care.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Shi said: "Qing'er is a good girl. I hope she and Yu Yue can achieve success."
Both of them shrugged noncommittally.
Immediately, Qin Shi's eyes darkened, and he kept playing with the core essence that Long Tingyan gave him in his hand.
"Why, are you worried too?" Haoyue saw Qin Shi's strangeness and asked.
Qin Shi stared at Haoyue with a heavy heart: "Of course, according to the nearly 10,000-year-old history of the Sword Sect, no one seems to have been able to survive the altar of sect regulations. Do you think I won't be worried?"
"I really didn't expect that Qin Shi, who is fearless in heaven and earth, would sometimes be afraid?" Haoyue was quite surprised. This was not like the Qin Shi he knew. The Qin Shi in his memory should be fearless when soldiers come to block the water. It's only right to cover it with soil.
Qin Shi shook his head: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that things are different now. I can't fight regardless of the consequences like before."
It turned out that Qin Shi really didn't want his life, but as these years passed, he became more and more concerned about his side, and he gradually became more constrained in what he did.
It turns out that if he dies, he will die.
But now, there are still too many responsibilities waiting for him to complete.
"You don't have to worry. In fact, in the history of Jianzong, there is no record of anyone walking out of the altar of sect regulations alive." Haoyue was infected by Qin Shi and said without joking.
"Oh? Real or fake?"
Qin Shi was quite surprised. According to his understanding, the Sword Sect had conducted a total of four sect rituals since its inception, and all four of them ended up losing their lives, including a certain leader of the Sword Sect.
"Well, this matter is a secret in the Sword Sect. I was on a mission with Junior Brother Liuyun, and I accidentally learned that there are still people in the Sword Sect who can come out alive from the altar of sect rules."
"And this person is not unfamiliar to you."
"who is it?"
Qin Shi was quite curious. He had only been in the sect for a few days, and he was no stranger to the Sword Sect. He only had a few slaps in total. Who could Haoyue be talking about
"Zhang Hun!"
"What?"
Qin Shi's expression suddenly condensed, and a touch of blood flashed in his black eyes.
"That old guy? What's going on?" Qin Shi asked hurriedly: "Zhang Hun received the sect's altar? How come this kind of thing is not recorded in the sect's records?"
"Of course not." Haoyue sneered: "Because his sect's altar did not fall within the Sword Sect at all."
"What's the meaning?"
"I don't know the specifics. I just know that it was about three thousand years ago. At that time, the leader of the Sword Sect was still the leader of the Qiqing Sect. The Sword Sect was suddenly attacked by the outside world."
"Three thousand years ago, someone dared to attack Jian Zong? What force was it?" Qin Shi was stunned. If he remembered correctly, Jian Zong was already a giant in the human world three thousand years ago.
Haoyue shook her head: "I don't know. The identity of the attacker was very mysterious at that time, and it has not been investigated clearly so far."
"It's just that, as you said, according to the size of the Sword Sect at the time, it was already one of the eight giants in the human world. No matter how powerful that force is, it should not be able to break through the Sword Sect's sect-protecting formation."
"The sect-protecting formation at that time was dismantled from within."
"What?"
Qin Shi narrowed his eyes, as if he had caught something vaguely.
"You mean, there is a traitor in the Sword Sect?"
Haoyue nodded: "This matter initially caused a huge investigation in the Sword Sect, but no one could find out who had done anything about it. In the end, it had no choice but to be sealed up by the sect."
"And after that attack, the Sword Sect was severely damaged. Even Sect Master Qiqing was seriously injured, and the Sword Sect was closed for more than half a year."
"Half a year later, Sect Master Qi Qing left the Sword Sect inexplicably and passed on the position of Sect Master to Sect Master Fang Qing. After Sect Master Fang Qing came to power, he also took drastic measures, expelling half of the senior elders who were in power at the time, and then replaced her with each other. In the end, only Zhang Hun and the other three of my confidants are still tenacious to this day."
"Now that you've read the file, you should be clear about what's going to happen next."
Qin Shi nodded, the history of the Sword Sect since Fang Qing came to power was clearly recorded in the Sword Sect's volumes, but he frowned: "But, what does this have to do with Zhang Hun's sect rules altar? "
"Don't you understand yet?" Haoyue took a deep breath: "Do you know when Zhang Hun's altar of sect regulations fell?"
"when?"
"It was the night when Jian Zong was attacked!"
Haoyue suddenly said: "You must know that there is absolutely no mistake in the altar of sect regulations, and there is absolutely no way to escape it. No matter how hard Zhang Hun tries to hide it, he can't deceive the altar of sect regulations."
"You mean, Zhang Hun is involved in this matter?"
Haoyue's eyes were very fast, and he looked around in an instant. At this time, Xu Qingfeng was bored and had already gone to the kitchen to chat with Yu Yue and his wife. Then he sighed with relief and nodded: "Well, if I guessed right, Zhang Hun is probably the traitor who started the sect-protecting formation!"
Qin Shi thought for a moment, and combined with what Haoyue said before and after, this possibility is indeed very high, but he looked at Haoyue strangely: "How do you know this?"
"It's a long story. Do you still remember that I told you before that Junior Brother Liuyun and I went on a mission thirty years ago?" Haoyue asked.
Qin Shi nodded: "I remember that Liu Yun also died in that mission."
"Well..." Mentioning the pain, Haoyue clenched her fists gloomily: "That's when Junior Brother Liuyun and I heard the conversation between Team Ming and Luanyu. Later Team Ming launched a crazy pursuit of us. Junior Brother Liuyun wanted to Protect me and lure away the Ming group alone, which creates a chance for me to escape."
"I saw Junior Brother Liu Yun being killed by the Ming Group. I went crazy, but there was nothing I could do. I was like an ant in front of the Ming Group. Then I kept running. I forgot how long I ran. In the end, the whole person lost his mind."
"When I woke up, I suddenly realized that I had accidentally run into the retreat where Zhang Hun was outside the Sword Sect."
"Actually, I didn't know that Zhang Hun's retreat place was there at first. I only found out when I saw the inscription on the wall. There was a thick streak of blood in the inscription. That blood was from the Sword Sect. Altar of ancestral rules.”
"Is that so?"
Qin Shi gradually understood that if Zhang Hun was really the traitor back then, he had done it flawlessly. After dismantling the protective formation, he announced that he would leave the sect for seclusion, so that he could have sufficient peace of mind when the Sword Sect was attacked. Proving that he was present and being able to accept the sect's ritual altar from outside the sect without arousing suspicion, even Fang Qing couldn't do anything about it.
It's just that he never expected that what he thought was a perfect plan would be discovered by Haoyue and Liuyun during that mission.
"Have you told the sect master about this?"
Haoyue quickly shook her head: "Am I crazy? There is not enough evidence for this kind of thing. Can it be easily reported? What is Zhang Hun's status in the Sword Sect now? What is his status? If you go against him, you are not seeking death."
Qin Shi thought about it and said, "So, you guessed you chose to live in seclusion?"
"Well, to be honest, I lived in seclusion, firstly because of the death of Junior Brother Liuyun, and secondly because I was afraid of causing trouble for myself. I think Zhang Hun should have sensed it after I entered the barrier. In three days, the barrier was destroyed, along with the surrounding villages and towns with a radius of hundreds of miles. Tens of thousands of villagers were all massacred overnight, and no one was left."
"Fortunately, I left in time, otherwise I would have been in the underworld by now." Haoyue said sadly with lingering fear.
"This beast!"
Qin Shi's black eyes flashed with anger, and he slaughtered tens of thousands of villagers just to hide his secret. This Hun was really inhumane.
"Then you still dare to go back to Jianzong with me?" Qin Shi asked Haoyue more interestingly.
Haoyue shrugged and smiled: "I was afraid before, but I'm not afraid anymore."
"Why?"
"Because, with you here, what should I be afraid of? Anyway, I think if I die, you will definitely die in front of me. After all, your enemies will soon be all over the world, right?"
"…!"
Qin Shi's eyelids twitched a few times. Is this guy using himself as a backstop for his feelings
"Okay, I'm just kidding." Haoyue patted Qin Shi's shoulder: "What you said is right. Some things always have to be faced. There is no way for me to escape. Besides, I feel that in this life, occasionally It doesn't matter if you are confused, but you have to do some smart things, and I think choosing to follow you is the smartest thing I can do."
Qin Shi couldn't help being startled, and then smiled bitterly: "Haha, you said this, I never said it. If one day you follow me and lose your life in the gutter, it will be your own choice."
"Don't worry, I won't regret it." Haoyue smiled boldly, and then his eyes suddenly became more serious, and he said to Qin Shi: "By the way, I haven't finished talking about the business yet. I read the inscription on Zhang Hun's boundary I also learned something about the method of breaking through the altar of sect rules. Please give it a brief listen first, maybe it will be helpful to you."