The light is projected from the window lattice and moves slowly on the ground. Later, it finally dimmed, leaving only a little haze.
Lao Tao came in with a lantern and put it on the table.
Tao Mo sat leaning against the head of the bed, tightly clutching the jade tablet given by Lian Jian in his hand.
Gu She didn't respond to the words Tao Mo yelled in front of Yang's house, so he wasn't Lian Jian, but just a stranger who looked the same as Lian Jian.
Lian Jian is really dead.
Lao Tao sat down in front of the bed, sighed, and asked, "Does Gu She look like Lian Jian?"
Tao Mo nodded: "Unfortunately not."
Old Tao said: "Actually, before coming to Danyang, the young master was not so sad."
Tao Mo smiled wryly, "At that time I had already accepted it. But seeing Gu She, I couldn't help but have hope, hoping that Big Brother Lian is still alive.
As he spoke, he lowered his head and stroked the jade tablet in his hand. He began to wear the jade token next to his body, but Hao Guozi waited on him every day, and soon found that he had an extra jade token, so he turned around and told Lao Tao. Old Tao came to ask, and he said it was a gift from Lianjian. Old Tao said that the summer clothes were thin, and he was afraid of being exposed, so he told him to put them away. He has been kept in a box, together with Tao Zhengchun's relics and his mother's portrait.
Old Tao sighed and asked, "Master, do you know what happened to me in the past?"
Tao Mo originally thought that he was here to persuade him not to be sad, but when he suddenly heard him mention his own past, he raised his head immediately.
Old Tao said: "Before I became the housekeeper of the Tao family, I was the elder of the Devil's Cult."
"Evil Cult?... Elder?"
Tao Mo knew nothing about these things. Lao Tao explained: "The Devil's Cult is a sect in the rivers and lakes. There are many people with high martial arts in it. They usually hoe the strong and help the weak. They also do some business and plant some land. They have never interfered with the court. The old leader has always Saying that I am a hermit. I am an orphan, I was taken in by the Demon Cult since I was a child, grew up in the Demon Cult, and later the old leader promoted me to be an elder."
Having said that, he paused for a moment, his eyes seemed to go back to the past through Tao Mo. Tao Mo said: "The elder should be a great official."
"Below the leader, there are two major guardians, and below the guardians, there are four elders."
Tao Mo did not hide his admiration.
Lao Tao laughed wryly at himself: "The young master must think that I am very powerful, but in fact - the more powerful a person is, the more he will harm others if he becomes confused."
"Old Tao, have you ever hurt someone?" Tao Mo obviously didn't believe it.
Lao Tao said with difficulty: "I have harmed our new leader."
"Why? You must have a reason."
"The new leader, Mu Chun, is the apprentice of the old leader, but unlike me, he grew up in the Demon Cult, but was accepted as an apprentice by the old leader later. The old leader originally had an apprentice named Yuan Aocai, Like me, I grew up in the Devil's Cult and was always trained as the successor leader. I have been in the world for so many years, and I have never been married. Of course, I have no children. See Yuan Aocai as a nephew. Yuan Aocai is also a martial arts genius. He was born at the age of 16. Already a rising star in the world, no one can beat him except Ji Huihuang."
Tao Mo's eyes glowed with fascination. Although he has always been a good boy under Cheng Huan's father's lap, which boy doesn't have a dream of being a hero
Lao Tao continued: "Yuan Aocai said that he was going to challenge Ji Huihuang. The old leader refused to let him go, saying that Ji Huihuang's martial arts were no small feat, and it was not easy for Yuan Aocai to defeat him. Even if he managed to win, he would be seriously injured. Lord, don't take risks lightly."
Tao Mo nodded and said, "The old leader is right."
Old Tao asked: "Do you also think the old leader is right?"
Tao Moqi said: "Of course! One's momentary victory or defeat is of course insignificant compared to the future of the entire Demon Cult!"
Lao Tao was silent for a while. Tao Mo thought he had said something wrong, so he anxiously looked at Lao Tao's face by the light of the lantern, only to see Lao Tao laughing: "I never thought that I, Lu Qiyuan, would be a powerful person all my life, but no child would understand it."
Tao Mo couldn't understand it, but seeing that he was a little strange tonight, he didn't dare to say more.
Old Tao said again: "It's a pity that Yuan Aocai didn't listen, and secretly went down the mountain to find Ji Huihuang to challenge. In the end, he lost and was locked up by Ji Huihuang. The old leader was very angry, and said that Yuan Aocai should be locked up! The Devil Sect is not allowed to rescue him." .”
Then he looked at Tao Mo who was hesitant to speak in a strange way: "Young Master, just say what you want."
Tao Mo said: "Yuan Aozai is too aggressive, the old leader may think that he was imprisoned for a period of time, just to lose his spirit, and save him later."
Lao Tao nodded: "Young master is smart. That's what the old leader meant. Unfortunately, I didn't understand it, and I complained to the old leader. Later, Ji Huihuang suddenly said that the famous Qixia Villa in the world was the notorious Blue Flame League. A group of elites went to attack Qixia Mountain Villa. Qixia Mountain Villa is also a century-old foundation, and in that battle, both sides suffered losses. Qixia Mountain Villa was destroyed, and Ji Huihuang also died not long after."
"What about Yuan Aozec?"
"He is still imprisoned in Ji Huihuang's villa. The old leader didn't save Ji Huihuang just because he died, but he devoted himself to cultivating a new apprentice named Mu Chun. This Mu Chun, originally He is the only son of Mu Rongqi, the owner of Qixia Mountain Villa. He discovered that Mu Rongqi was also the leader of the Blue Flame League. He persuaded Mu Rongqi to change from evil to good, but was locked up by Mu Rongqi. The old leader rescued him Come out, because I appreciate his character, I accepted him as an apprentice."
"Justice kills relatives!" The worship in Tao Mo's eyes was simply cast down.
"You think he's nice too?"
"Ah! I grew up around such bad guys, but I didn't become a bad guy through my ears and eyes. It's amazing!"
Old Tao sighed: "But I don't agree with Mu Chun in my heart. Many of us are more inclined to Yuan Aocie who grew up in the Demon Cult. Later, the old leader passed the position of leader to Mu Chun in advance, and Mu Chun will teach The affairs of the middle and upper levels are managed in an orderly manner, so we don't say anything. If this continues, maybe I will die in the Devil's Cult like this, who knows... "
"What's the matter?" Tao Mo was fascinated, and couldn't help urging.
"Mu Chun's management taught that little business with ease, so he made the business bigger and bigger, and gradually broke through the coastal defense and northwest frontier defense, and started doing business with Nanyang people and several small countries in the northwest. For this reason, he had a few fights with the border garrison. In the first conflict, the emperor called the Lian Family Army to encircle and suppress the Demon Cult."
"Ah!" Tao Mo was shocked, "Is it Brother Lian's Lian family army?"
Lao Tao nodded: "Yes. General Lian brought a female general named Lian Xueyi, who is five years older than Mu Chun and very beautiful. It is said that she is the youngest daughter of General Lian, who was married to Ling Yang by the emperor. The king is Princess Lingyang."
"Who is this Lian Xueyi, Brother Lian?"
"I don't know about this old Tao. Judging by their age, they should be siblings."
"Oh. Brother Lian also has a sister. Did Brother Lian's sister attack your Demon Cult?"
"No, she eloped with Mu Chun."
"Ah?!!!" Tao Mo's mouth could not be opened any wider, and Mu Chun's image instantly collapsed.
"Mu Chun brought her back to the Devil's Cult and told everyone to prepare for the wedding. He wants to marry that Princess Xueyi."
"B-ke-" Tao Mo stammered anxiously, "Didn't Brother Lian's sister already become a princess?"
"That's right! Although it is said that Lian Xueyi and King Lingyang hate each other, they live in her mother's house all the year round and never go back to King Lingyang's mansion, but after all, the emperor personally appointed the marriage and worshiped heaven and earth, so everyone in the sect strongly opposes it. No one supports Mu Chun. Our guardians are a pair of twin sisters. They both fell in love with Mu Chun. When they saw that Mu Chun fell in love with a married woman, they were very sad, and they ran away together. You taught me that day If you say anything to me, it is wrong for Mu Chun to do this. Although Mu Chun has always been prudent, he is still young after all, and he actually put the leader's seal on the table, saying that he would rather not be the leader, but marry Lian Xueyi."
Tao Mo was stunned. He suddenly thought of Shang Lu and Lian Jian.
Lao Tao went on to say: "Mu Chun said that he took people to rescue Yuan Aocai and let Yuan Aocai become the leader. He and Lian Xueyi retired to the world. I didn't expect that when we arrived at Ji Huihuang's house, we saw that Yuan Aouche had not been killed. Lock it up, but sit in the living room as well as the master to entertain guests."
"what happened?"
"Ji Huihuang's son is a broken sleeve. He had taken a fancy to Yuan Aocai early in the morning, and when his father died, he released Yuan Aocai, saying that Yuan Aocai was his husband-in-law, and that he was Yuan Aocai's husband and wife."
"Male wife?!" Tao Mo heard this title for the first time, "A man, can he also be a wife?"
Old Tao sneered: "It's not unusual for such a shameless person to say such words. What's strange is that Yuan Aozec is willing to go back to the Devil's Cult with us."
"He can bring his husband and wife back to the Demon Cult!"
"Young Master, why are you so naive? Mu Chun wants to marry a married woman, and everyone in the Devil's Cult opposes it; so if Yuan Aouche wants to marry a man, will the Devil's Church accept it?"
Tao Mo was stunned for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Actually, marrying a married woman or marrying a man is their own business, and it has not harmed the Demon Cult, nor has it harmed anyone else."
Old Tao choked, but he had to admit that Tao Mo was right. In many matters, Tao Mo's views were consistent with the old leader's. He sighed: "Young master is right. I am narrow-minded, so I make mistakes again and again. After Lian Xueyi and Mu Chun eloped, the Lian family army withdrew. Later, I heard that the Lian family army reported to the emperor. It was a defeat. Because Yuan Aozec was not taken back, Mu Chun was still the leader at that time. He and Lian Xueyi lived on another mountain peak, and they dealt with affairs in Islam every few days. We usually don’t see each other, so that’s fine. Later The emperor also asked Shi Taiwei to come to suppress the Demon Cult. It was me who harbored resentment towards Mu Chun. I felt that if it wasn’t for Mu Chun, the old leader would have rescued Yuan Aocai early, and Yuan Aocai would not have been seduced by that broken sleeve. It ended up being ridiculed by others. So, I brought a group of confidants and betrayed the Demon Sect."
"Ah?!" Tao Mo's voice trembled, "How did you betray?"
"I handed over the defense plan to Shi Taiwei. When Shi Taiwei attacked, I responded internally and externally."
Tao Mo's face was pale: "How to cooperate internally and externally? Those who resist you are not brothers who work with you?"
Lao Tao closed his eyes with regret on his face: "After Shi Taiwei broke through the headquarters of the Demon Cult, I saw my brothers who lived together in the past were killed by officers and soldiers, and then killed officers and soldiers in turn. Later, they were seriously injured by the enemy and escaped alone. , was rescued by the master. Back then, I passed out beside the official road. If there was no master, this life would be gone."
Tao Mo was speechless for a long time. Lao Tao's past was really shocking. In particular, he usually had a very good impression of Lao Tao. He felt that Lao Tao was such a stable person, and he was his father's helper, so he must be a person who could not be criticized in all aspects.
But if he was asked to criticize Lao Tao, he couldn't say such words. Mu Chun can defy Mu Rongqi, but he can't bear to say that Lao Tao is not good, especially when he sees Lao Tao's remorse, he knows that he has also been tortured these years.
After a long time, Lao Tao opened his eyes: "Young master, it was an expedient measure for me to take shelter in Zuixianglou. But the master was killed and the young master was alone. In order to repay the favor of saving the master's life, I had no choice but to stay and assist the young master. In the past three years , I have been waiting for the day when I return this life to Mu Chun and the Demon Sect."
Tao Mo's expression changed: "You want to go back?"
Old Tao said: "If you owe someone, you will eventually have to pay it back."
Tao Mo asked, "How come?"
"Apologize for the crime, let him be killed or cut."
Tao Mo trembled his lips and said, "Is it useful?"
"It's definitely useless to Muchun and the Devil's Cult, but it's useful to me. If I pay back this life, I will atone for my sin."
Tao Mo said in a daze: "It's just a relief in the heart, but it's actually useless. If the Devil's Cult needs your life someday, it's fine if you go and make amends."
Old Tao said: "Then the young master has been weeping every night for three years, is it useful?"
Tao Mo was dumbfounded.
Old Tao sighed: "Young Master, Old Tao has done wrong things, and Young Master even said that it is useless for Old Tao to ask for death. The death of Master and Mr. Lian was not what Young Master wanted, and Young Master did not do anything wrong. In the past three years, Young Master has never lost his heart. How guilty, is it useful?"
Tao Mo was stunned for a moment as if enlightened.