Duan Qingming let go of his hand, turned around and walked to the window and sat down. Gu Pinglin closed the door on his own and went over to sit on the chair opposite him.
The previous white porcelain cup was pushed aside and replaced with two new cold jade cups. Duan Qingming picked up the pot and poured two glasses of wine. He made a gesture of invitation, then picked up the glass and drank it all.
Gu Pinglin didn't say much. He just took the cup in front of him and drank it all.
Duan Qingming picked up the pot and poured wine again.
Gu Pinglin put the wine glass back on the table: "Now that we have finished drinking, we can talk about cooperation."
"You and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Shouldn't we catch up first?"
"We can save this step," Gu Pinglin said bluntly, "There is something right now. If you and I work together to accomplish it, we can eliminate a great harm to the cultivation world."
Duan Qingming put down the wine pot: "This makes me panic."
"oh?"
"I guess I am a big threat to you. How can I not be terrified if you want to get rid of me?"
"You are quite self-aware," Gu Pinglin said calmly, trying not to let his lips twitch. "Don't worry, you can live a few more years before you become a threat to the Lingxin Sect."
"Thank you for sparing my life," Duan Qingming said, "You only have the Lingxin Sect in your eyes. It seems that you are not that righteous. You said you were eliminating harm to the cultivation world, why not just say you are robbing money?"
Gu Pinglin did not refute: "This is a win-win situation, what do you think?"
Duan Qingming refused without thinking: "Not interested."
Gu Pinglin said: "This person's cultivation is estimated to be above the fifth level of Qi transformation, and he has currently cultivated an extremely domineering magic skill. He is very dangerous. Even if you and I join forces, we are not sure of defeating him. If we are not careful, we will die."
"so what?"
"Are you scared?"
Duan Qingming laughed when he heard this: "Hey, you really have no other options, and you actually tried to provoke me."
"No, I'm afraid you'll miss this rare opportunity. It's a famous magic skill," Gu Pinglin paused here intentionally, leaned forward, and leaned closer to him with one hand on the table. "This challenge is exciting, isn't it? Are you...really not curious?"
When narrow eyes meet wide eyes, there are sparks flying and a tacit understanding.
After a while.
The slender fingers slowly turned the wine glass, and Duan Qingming said in a somewhat indifferent tone: "You really understand me well, and you have calculated me to death."
Knowing that he was moved, Gu Pinglin smiled and stood up at the right time: "It's dark now, we'll act according to the situation."
After convincing Duan Qingming, Gu Pinglin returned to his room comfortably. Not long after, Gan Li personally delivered a blueprint, which was a distribution map of the buildings in the temple. The location and furnishings of each room in the East Courtyard were annotated in detail.
Gu Pinglin secretly praised him for his attentiveness, but did not show it on his face. He ordered: "Find me a set of good Taoist robes, which should be larger and taller than me."
Although Gan Li was puzzled, he did not ask any questions. He agreed readily and returned to the hall to discuss the matter with Gan Min.
When Gan Min heard that Gu Pinglin wanted a Taoist robe, he was worried: "I have a Taoist robe, but it's not in good condition. He will definitely not like it if I show it to him."
Gan Li laughed when he heard this and said, "You are confused, old man. What is the status of Master Gu? If he really wanted something, he wouldn't have come to our small temple. Since he asked me to find it, he must not want the best."
"Really?" Gan Min still didn't believe it.
"Don't worry, just bring us some good robes." Gan Li went to prepare them with a smile.
After Gan Li left, Gu Pinglin followed him out. Half an hour later, he returned to the yard. Gan Li had been waiting outside the door for a long time, holding a robe and a crown.
"Uncle Gu, take a look. Can you use it?"
Purple robe, black boots, high crown, the appearance is very deceptive, but in fact the quality is not high, the defense ability is almost no, wandering cultivators like to wear this kind of robe, but it is just what Gu Pinglin wants. Gu Pinglin signaled him to put it down: "No one is allowed to approach this place tonight."
"Uncle Master, don't worry." Gan Li stood there for a moment, and when he saw that he had no more instructions, he retreated.
Gu Pinglin looked at the sky and thought it was about time, so he went over and knocked on Duan Qingming's door. There was no movement for a long time, so Gu Pinglin turned around and went back to his room. Sure enough, he saw Duan Qingming standing in front of the table, fiddling with the Taoist robe on the tray.
"It seems to be prepared for me." He sighed.
Gu Pinglin nodded: "He has seen me, but he has not seen you."
"You specially found this dress," Duan Qingming said, "You don't want me to get rid of the evil, you want me to be the bait."
Gu Pinglin walked to the window and sat down: "You can just go there. If you die in his hands within thirty moves, he will be considered as getting rid of a scourge for the cultivation world."
Duan Qingming laughed: "You are really unforgiving."
Gu Pinglin said: "It's for you."
"I want to change clothes," Duan Qingming threw away his Taoist robe and looked at him sideways, "You won't avoid me?"
Gu Pinglin was stunned and frowned: "They are all men, do we need to avoid them?"
"Men may also need it," Duan Qingming looked at him meaningfully and said slowly, "Although I am reassuring, but you..."
Hearing this suggestive remark, Gu Pinglin couldn't help but think of the "Han Ying Twin Swords" in his mind. This remark was obviously making fun of his female appearance and suspected of being gay. Gu Pinglin knew that he was doing it on purpose and immediately responded: "If you were a woman, I would avoid you, Junior Brother."
"It's becoming increasingly difficult to irritate you." Duan Qingming shook his head.
Gu Pinglin smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Please."
As he spoke, Duan Qingming had already untied his belt. Seeing him staring at him, he asked, "How is it?"
His white robe was half open, he slowly opened his arms and turned around deliberately.
Gu Pinglin's heart skipped a beat when he saw this and he subconsciously looked away. Then he reacted and thought to himself that something was wrong. He looked back inconspicuously and saw that Duan Qingming was indeed laughing.
"It's just a man, there's nothing to be embarrassed about," he said with a smile, "What do you think, Junior Brother Gu?"
In the end, he was influenced by that sentence and got what he wanted. Damn it! Gu Pinglin secretly clenched his fists and simply ignored it, thinking about the next plan.
After a while, soft candlelight lit up in the room, and the sky outside the window seemed to become darker.
"Next step?" Duan Qingming's voice came.
Gu Pinglin looked up at him and couldn't help but twitch his lips: "What a demon."
At the table, Duan Qingming was lowering his head to adjust his clothes. The authentic Taoist robes in the cultivation world have two layers, a white cross-collar inside and a purple double-breasted gown with white patterns outside. He is tall, so he looks more elegant in it. He wears black high boots, a Taoist crown on his head, and his long hair is scattered behind his head. At first glance, his straight nose is full of righteousness, and his gentle eyebrows and eyes look gentle. However, when he raised his eyes for a moment, the demonic intent in his eyelashes made the solemn Taoist robe look a little demonic.
"The demonic path and the righteous path are all the Tao," Duan Qingming didn't care and stood up straight, "Gu Ying, lend it to me."
Sword cultivators don't lend their swords to others easily, but the Mingfeng Sword is of too high a quality and could easily be suspected. Gu Pinglin hesitated for a moment, then took out the Gu Ying Sword and threw it to him, smiling bitterly in his heart. Gu Ying Sword was quite dissatisfied with its master.
Gu Yingjian stopped in mid-air.
"Hmm?" Duan Qingming pinched his fingers to force it into his hand, flicked the sword hard with his fingers, "After not seeing it for a few days, you don't recognize your old master?"
Gu Pinglin took a deep breath, stood up, and said calmly: "Tonight we are going to kill the man from the East Courtyard next door and take his belongings."
"Who is this person?"
"Nobody."
Duan Qingming was a little surprised, with a gleam in his eyes: "An unknown person makes you so serious, it must be something very interesting."
"As long as you succeed in luring him out, it will definitely be fun." Gu Pinglin said, with a thin black aura emanating from his body.
“Ghost?” Duan Qingming nodded, “You’ve put in a lot of effort to find this.”
Allowing evil spirits to possess a person will hurt the original god to some extent, so people who have been haunted by evil spirits will become seriously ill or even become demented. However, Gu Pinglin has the Creation Art to protect him, so the consequences are not that serious.
As the night gradually approached, the pale moon rose in the east, and the wind quietly blew down a few leaves. The weather was cold, and the Taoist priests and guests all closed the door and rested early, leaving the Taoist temple in silence.
However, at this moment, a door in the east courtyard opened silently, and a figure came out stealthily. It was the old Taoist priest from the daytime.
When the pupil painting reached a critical moment, he needed to go out and look for the target, but how could the target be so easy to find? Night City was densely populated, with many Taoist temples and monks coming and going. If he was discovered, he would be in great trouble.
"Forget it, let's try our luck." The old Taoist complained, and when he was about to perform his escape technique, there was a sudden movement in the South Courtyard next door. The old Taoist had something to hide, and immediately became alert. He thought for a moment, and took out a black paper crane from his sleeve.
With the activation of magic, the paper crane floated up into the air and flew over the wall, revealing the situation over there.
Lanterns were swaying under the eaves, and two people were arguing in low voices.
"Possessed by evil spirits, this is very serious," a purple-robed monk holding a long sword stopped a young man in blue and told him not to leave. "Don't be careless, my friend. I will cast a spell..."
The blue-clothed young man was shrouded in a gloomy and murderous aura, but he himself was completely unaware of it and waved his hand impatiently: "Don't worry about it."
…
What a good sword! The old Taoist had never been in a big scene, and was tempted by Gu Ying's sword. When he saw the face of the young man in blue, he couldn't help but exclaimed "Huh", secretly surprised. Isn't this the young man I saw during the day? Hearing that he claimed to be a member of the Zhao family and dressed quite decently, he must have some status in the Zhao family. However, he had only been in the Zhao family for a short while, and he didn't know where he had provoked a vengeful spirit. He deserved his bad luck.
The purple-robed monk had not given up yet: "Are you feeling unwell?"
The young man in blue said calmly, "I don't feel uncomfortable. If you are short of money, I will give you two taels of silver. There is no need to scare you. Even if there is a vengeful spirit, my master's family worships Lingxin Temple. There are so many Taoist priests in the temple who will remind me."
"I wanted to save your life, but you misunderstood," the purple-robed monk patiently advised, "This is not an ordinary vengeful spirit..."
"If it's not for money, then you have something else to ask for?" The young man in blue raised his eyebrows and interrupted him, saying with his hands behind his back, "Do you want me to introduce you to the Zhao family?"
He was so stubborn that the purple-robed monk was helpless. He wanted to say something but stopped himself. He could only sigh: "Alas--"
…
Hearing this, the old Taoist couldn't help but sneer. In fact, the blue-clothed youth had good qualifications, but unfortunately there was no sign of true energy flowing in his body. He was just an ignorant mortal who had developed such a bad temper in the secular world. He took kindness for granted and was simply courting death. The vengeful spirits that were haunting him were quite powerful. How could these idiots in the temple deal with them? The purple-robed monk had some vision...
The old Taoist looked at the purple-robed monk carefully, and the more he looked, the happier he became.
Now that I am carrying important things, I cannot return to the Demon Realm. I want to retreat from the world to practice, but this technique is too special. I must wander around looking for a target. Before the pupil flag is fully refined, I must act more cautiously. Disciples from large sects and children from aristocratic families should not move to avoid attracting attention. Wandering casual cultivators are the best targets. This person's aptitude is rare in a thousand years, and his cultivation must be very good. Maybe he has already formed an external pill. Moreover, his attire does not look like that of a disciple from a large sect. Using him as material can definitely increase the power of the pupil evil by one level.
And his sword, a windfall, it would be a waste not to take it.
Looking at those enchanting eyes, the old Taoist couldn't help swallowing greedily and smiling sinisterly.
Exactly, a courtyard wall with calculations on both sides.
Gu Pinglin was right, this old Taoist is really an unknown person at the moment, but if nothing unexpected happens, a hundred years later, he will be the famous Pupil Demon Xin Ji!
The pupil demon Xin Ji practiced a very powerful pupil refining technique. Many masters in his previous life had been defeated by him. His pupil refining technique actually came from a book called "Nine Chapters of Spirit Refining".
The Nine Chapters of Refining the Soul was once famous in the world of cultivation, or infamous. It is chilling to mention it. This is a famous magic cultivation technique that collects the souls of cultivators and refines them to nourish oneself. When one's own soul is infinitely powerful, the soul attack launched is extremely terrifying. This heaven-defying technique was created by the former Bailian Demon Ancestor. This person even deliberately gave himself a name similar to Baichuan Ancestor, which shows how arrogant he is. Moreover, he is indeed talented. He created this extremely vicious technique alone, which frightened many cultivators! Unfortunately, this person was too sharp and did not know how to restrain himself. He made too many enemies and was surrounded and killed by the righteous when he reached the Danxing Realm. The Nine Chapters of Refining the Soul was lost from then on. No one confirmed whether this technique could be cultivated to perfection. Later, the magic cultivator Xin Ji accidentally obtained this inheritance and secretly practiced the pupil refining technique in it, and finally became famous.
Gu Pinglin could not have imagined that he would meet this demon with whom he had little interaction in his previous life during his trip to the sea. Considering the time, Xin Ji's magic power had not yet been perfected, so it was a good opportunity. All the spells in "Nine Chapters of Refining the Spirit" required the sacrifice of tens of millions of lives, so there was no need to feel guilty about killing him.