"Master, Tianji Mountain will really..."
Li Fulin waved his hand towards Xiaodong, Xiaodong understood, and swallowed the rest of the words.
The town is not big, and there are many people sitting in the teahouse. When Li Fulin and the others went, there was only one table left, which was placed in the corner.
Sitting here you can hear people chatting around you.
"This can't be cheaper. I said, man, you can go out and ask, see if anyone else can give you this price?"
"Oh, but I really can't come up with such a few right now..."
This is a relatively normal conversation.
There are also some things that Xiaodong can't quite understand.
At the back of the teahouse hung a number of signs, the signs were only two inches long, with Xiaodong's current eyesight, one could see that the names should be written on the signs.
He had been to a Taoist temple in the temple, and he knew that someone would hang things called blessing wooden signs on trees and walls, hoping to bless their loved ones safe.
It just doesn't look like these signs are for praying for blessings, and this place is not a place where you can come to pray for good luck.
Just when Xiaodong was paying attention to those signs, a man of short stature with a slightly hunchback came over and took down one of the wooden signs.
This person was dressed in black from head to toe, with a bamboo hat on his head, he couldn't tell what kind of person he was at all.
Why did he take a wooden sign
Xiaodong always felt that there must be another reason.
Li Fulin sat in the teahouse for a while, and the three of them looked different from others, even more out of place in this chaotic place.
After leaving the teahouse, Xiaodong still couldn't forget the news he just heard: "Master, nothing will happen to Tianji Mountain, right?"
Separation sounds like a light word, but even if Xiaodong has never experienced it, he knows that it is not a trivial matter.
Even ordinary families would have to fight for two acres of land. If a big sect like Tianji Mountain really broke out, it would be no small matter.
Xiaodong doesn't care much about the future of Tianji Mountain, but Senior Brother Ning and Master Hu are all members of Tianji Mountain. If there is a real disturbance in Tianji Mountain, how can they be alone
Li Fulin patted Xiaodong's head: "It should be a rumor that the family is separated."
Of course Xiaodong believed in what Master said.
But Li Fulin was not at ease.
Of course it is impossible to separate the family. Even if the head of Tianji Mountain is selfish, narrow-minded and lacks foresight, as long as he is not a fool, he will not make any troubles about "separation".
But there are such rumors outside, it must not be groundless, something must have happened to Tianji Mountain, and the rumors have spread to the outside.
Perhaps it was even more serious than what happened to Huang Wan last time.
That matter was resolved quickly, and not many people knew about it.
So what happened to Tianji Mountain
Li Fulin couldn't help but bitter in his mouth.
To put it bluntly, like Xiaodong, he didn't care about what happened to Tianji Mountain.
But Master Hu and him have been friends for many years, the two have been friends since they were young, Li Fulin was a little worried, afraid that he would get involved in some troublesome matter.
They would pass Tianji Mountain on the way back, so Li Fulin decided to go up the mountain to visit his old friend and inquire about the situation by the way.
As for the reason, it is also ready-made, he is going to start a family, so why not bring his Taoist companion to show his friends
However, Hu Zhenren has always been a little afraid of Ji Zheng, and he doesn't know whether this news is good news or bad news for him.
After skipping Tianji Mountain, Xiaodong still had doubts: "Master, what did the sign on the back wall mean? It doesn't look like it's for blessing..."
Li Fulin choked on this question again.
It's not that he can't answer.
It's that there are some things that he doesn't know how to tell the little apprentice.
This child has never experienced so much ugliness and darkness, so knowing this all of a sudden, I'm afraid it will scare him.
Ji Zheng turned to look at him.
This glance was still indifferent, but it reminded Li Fulin.
Right now, the world is about to become chaotic again. The Burial Sword Valley and Tianjian City will be destroyed one by one. The foundation of Tianji Mountain is also unstable now, and it may also be precarious.
Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't protect all the disciples well.
It's not good for him to hide it from him at this time.
Instead, tell the truth so that he has an understanding of these things, so that when encountering them in the future, his eyes will not be dimmed and he will not know how to deal with them.
"That's for killing people."
Xiaodong was stunned for a moment.
Li Fulin told him: "Some people have formed enemies, but they can't beat them and can't take revenge, so they hang a wooden sign with that person's name on the wall... That wall is actually an assassination order."
Xiaodong thought of the man in black wearing a hat that he saw just now: "Then putting up the sign means that someone is going to be invited to kill people? Does the one who took off the sign just... accept this commission?"
"That's right."
"But what if you kill a good person?"
The sign only has the first and last names, and it doesn't say the reason for the feud, let alone help people distinguish between true and false, good and evil.
If a wicked person has evil thoughts about an innocent person and hangs up the sign, wouldn't the person who accepts the murder deal kill the good person by mistake
Li Fulin did not answer this question for his disciples.
But Xiaodong himself understood.
The person who takes over the business doesn't care whether the person he wants to kill is good or evil, right? This murder is definitely not free of charge. The person who hangs the sign must give enough benefits, so that someone is willing to take the murder business at the risk of committing a crime.
It was originally for the benefit of the word, not for some justice.
Xiaodong fell silent.
How can people in this world be like this
"Is there no one to take care of it?"
The people in the teahouse just look at these signs hanging there
"The teahouse can also benefit from it."
so…
Xiaodong still had questions at first, but now there is no need to ask.
People in the teahouse don't care who hangs it up or takes it down. Even if someone came to make trouble, they would not know what to ask, and it was not they who hung it up, and the murder had nothing to do with them.
But is it really irrelevant
Seeing Xiaodong walking with his head down, Li Fulin felt uncomfortable.
This encounter is inevitable, Xiaodong will encounter these sooner or later.
He will gradually understand that things in this world are not black and white. Besides, how can there be pure good people in this world? No matter how good a person is, there are times when they make mistakes, and they also have selfishness... and evil things have never disappeared in this world since ancient times.
In fact, in the past, these things were not so grandiosely put on the surface, they were still very cryptic and hidden. After all, killing people is not a trivial matter, let alone an honorable matter. Those people will take advantage of this place to connect, and they will be careful not to leak the news.
But in recent years...
Li Fulin didn't think about it deeply.
They went north and inquired a lot of news along the way.
Most are not good news.
It's nothing more than where there is chaos again, where people die again, and where there are traces of people in the devil's way. Xiaodong was very interested in these new things at first, but the more he listened to them, the more he felt...these news are not good news at all, it would be better not to listen to them.
Mo Chen really knew him very well, every time at this time, he would wrap his arms around Xiaodong's wrist quietly, and there was a sense of comfort in this gesture.
This unspoken reassurance does work.
Xiaodong quickly put aside the unhappiness.
He is not so foolish as to think that there are only good people and no bad people in this world, and that everyone respects discipline and rules and does not overdo it. Those ordinary people who have never practiced have laws and regulations, and they are controlled by the government, and they commit crimes from time to time. Those who set foot on the path of practice possess power beyond the reach of ordinary people, and there is no power that can control and watch them not to do evil. It's better to have sects, but there are still some scruples if there are sect rules. But most of the places I passed by today are scattered people with no background or faction. The words and deeds of these people are all based on their own likes and dislikes, and it is not surprising that they do anything.
He can't control this matter.
It's good that he can take care of himself. And the people he values, master, brothers...
In this world, it is not easy to be alone.
It's not that they didn't encounter troubles along the way. Someone once took a fancy to their flying boat and wanted to plot one or two secretly, but this little trick couldn't be used in front of Li Fulin at all, and Li Fulin snatched it instead.
Xiaodong clapped his hands to applaud Master, he was not frightened at all, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with what Master did.
When they arrived at Fengsui City not far from Tianji Mountain, they stopped. Li Fulin planned to send a letter to Hu Zhenren first, and then inquire about Tianji Mountain in the city.
After all, gossip is nothing more than other things. Other things are passed on one by one, and after many hands, they will probably become less and less. There is only such thing as gossip, and if you spread it more, you probably need to add a few more sentences.
Fengsui City is very close to Tianji Mountain, so the news here should be more accurate than those far away, and it won't be too outrageous.
But the news inquired here doesn't sound too good.
Those who are well-informed know that something happened on Tianji Mountain.
It is said that when two disciples were exchanging skills, one of them made a heavy blow, and the injured person's spiritual root was already useless, and it would be difficult to recover.
In this way, the teachers on both sides are also involved.
The injured side said that you did it on purpose, how could you play such a cruel hand in a small exchange? The other party insisted that it was a mistake and never admitted that it was done on purpose.
This matter became more and more troublesome.
The side that hurt people has always been close to the head of the sect, and usually acts a bit domineering, and is not very popular in the sect. Now that I have hurt someone, I am only willing to say a few words that don't hurt or itch. This apology is insincere. As for the compensation after the injury, they only gave some unsuitable medicinal materials, which was clearly perfunctory.
The injured side drew an elder to come forward, and this elder's usual friend would naturally stand by his side. As for the wounding branch, since they have a good relationship with the main sect, they can also recruit several helpers with a single yell, so they are not at a disadvantage.
This incident became more and more serious, and many people who were not involved in the incident were also affected. (to be continued)