I don't know when the atmosphere started, it seemed a little depressed, Tian Buyi slowly straightened his body, his face was cloudy and uncertain, it was impossible to see what he was thinking in his heart.
Xiao Yicai was silent for a while, and said: "Uncle Tian, I have hesitated about this matter for a long time, but I can't keep it from you..."
Tian Buyi took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Martial nephew Xiao, I understand what you mean, thank you very much."
Xiao Yicai nodded, seemed to think of something, and said: "Uncle Tian, I see that although Junior Brother Zhang knows the father and daughter of the Ghost King, he seems to have not yet entered the evil way. It's just that the people in the Demon Cult are sinister and vicious, and Junior Brother Zhang is young and old. Light, I'm afraid most of them will be a little dangerous."
Tian Buyi snorted, his face frosty, and said coldly: "That bastard, see how I teach him when I go back!"
Xiao Yicai glanced at him and said, "Uncle Tian, I have something to say, I don't know..."
Tian Buyi said: "You tell me."
Xiao Yicai said: "Yes. Martial Uncle Tian, the reason why I told you about Junior Brother Zhang in private is that I hope you can handle it well before the matter becomes serious. Martial Uncle Cang Song has always been in charge of Qing Yun's punishment, and his temper He's quite strong, if he knows it, I'm afraid Junior Brother Zhang... But he is your disciple after all, and you must have spent a lot of effort on him over the years, if there is really trouble, you and Master Cangsong Uncle doesn't look good. So..." He lowered his voice and said, "If Junior Brother Zhang didn't make any serious mistakes, you can teach him in private, that's all."
Tian Buyi raised his head, took a deep look at him, and suddenly said: "Martial nephew Xiao, you really have the air of a general, and it is not in vain that the senior brother of the sect leader values you so much. It seems that the future master will be none other than you belongs."
Xiao Yicai lowered his head slightly, and said, "Uncle Tian, you are too proud."
At this moment, Tian Buyi's expression was normal, and he said with a slight smile, "Okay! You should also rest quickly! This time your kindness, I, Dazhu Peak, will remember."
He didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but on top of the word "Dazhufeng", he added a heavy tone.
Xiao Yicai seemed to understand nothing, and said with a smile: "Uncle Shi is too polite."
Tian Buyi nodded, stood up and walked out.
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Tian Buyi stood alone in a secluded place in the woods, with his hands behind his back.
It was already late at night, the sky was full of stars, and the bright moon was hanging high. The bright moonlight shone through the lush branches and leaves in the forest and fell on him. Looking from the darkness, his brows were slightly wrinkled, obviously thinking about something.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded from behind.
Tian Buyi turned around, looked back, was startled suddenly, and asked in surprise, "It's you?"
It was his wife Suru who came. In this desolate night, in the silent forest, she walked quietly, it seemed that all eyes were on her in an instant.
It seemed that even so many years hadn't erased half of her beauty.
Suru approached, looked at Tian Buyi, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Just now you asked Daren to come back and ask Xiao Fan to come here, but Xiao Fan is not here, I asked him to go to the Vajra Sect Venerable Dali, it should be It'll be here soon."
Tian Buyi nodded, looked at Suru, seemed to want to say something, but still didn't speak.
Suru said indifferently: "You have visited Xiao Yicai since the evening, and you have been frowning all the time when you come back, what's the matter?"
Tian Buyi heaved a sigh of relief, his face relaxed, he smiled and said: "I know I can't hide it from you." After speaking, he told him what Xiao Yicai told him about Zhang Xiaofan.
Suru listened silently, and after pondering for a while, she shook her head and said, "Let's not talk about whether Xiaofan knew the Ghost King and his daughter of the Demon Sect, but even if they did, it would be wrong to say that Xiaofan is The Demon Cult even said that he was a spy of the Demon Cult sneaking into Qingyunmen, I absolutely do not believe it."
Tian Buyi snorted, and said: "I don't need you to tell me about this. Hey, I have taken in six apprentices before, from the eldest to the sixth, none of them are so troublesome, and they annoy me so much!"
Suru glanced at him, and said with a smile: "But from the eldest to the sixth, there is no one like him who showed his face in the Qimai test!"
Tian Buyi suffocated for a moment, but refused to admit defeat, rolled his eyes and said, "Tch, is that also called showing your face? Being struck by lightning is like a charred stone."
Suru laughed, and said: "Oh! My Senior Brother Tian, I heard that three hundred years ago, when you participated in the Qimai Martial Arts Test, you only entered the top four!"
Tian Buyi was dug out by his wife, he was a little embarrassed, and said: "Then I didn't... didn't I think that at that time, I ran to find you the night before the competition, and sneaked out with you in Tongtian Peak." Looking at the stars and the moon on Hongqiao', I didn't sleep all night. When it came time for the competition, I lost all energy, so where is Senior Brother Wan's opponent?"
"Bah!" Suru spat at him, but there was a faint blush on her face, she looked infinitely gentle, as if she had returned to that night when she was young: "Senior Brother Wan is so talented, extremely smart, we Among the disciples of my generation, apart from Senior Brother Daoxuan, there is no one who can compare with him in the practice of Taoism. What are you? When you entered the top four back then, your master couldn’t even close his mouth with laughter. Do you want to defeat Senior Brother Wan?"
Tian Buyi laughed, obviously feeling better, and said: "Senior Brother Wan is naturally far better than me, but you chose me between him and me back then, so it shows that I still have something better than him."
Suru rolled his eyes at him, and said: "I followed you because the ghost was obsessed and blind."
Tian Buyi didn't get angry when he heard it, he just looked at his wife and laughed, his eyes were full of smiles, he stretched out his hand suddenly, and grabbed Suru's soft and boneless hand.
Suru glared at him, and whispered: "You are so old, why are you still so nasty? Besides, Xiao Fan will come over later, what does it look like to be seen by him!"
Tian Buyi smiled but said nothing, Suru lowered her head slightly, but didn't pull her hand back.
The night is like water, and there is no one in the wild. The cool evening wind blows gently, shaking the treetops and branches in the night.
In the woods, it was very quiet.
After a while, Suru suddenly said: "Actually, I think Xiaofan's current appearance is very similar to yours back then." She raised her head and said to Tian Buyi: "Do you feel it yourself?"
Tian Buyi was stunned for a moment, and said, "Isn't it?"
Suru smiled and said, "What's that expression on your face? In fact, you looked silly back then. Everyone thought you were inferior to those high-spirited brothers and sisters. But in the end, in your Dazhufeng lineage, you have achieved great success." You are the one with the biggest and the highest Taoism, and your master later passed on the top seat to you."
Tian Buyi snorted, and said: "I'm called introverted, I'm not stupid."
Suru laughed out loud, shook her head and said with a smile: "You man! You are getting older and thicker, I really can't do anything about you." After a pause, she continued: "But when it comes to Xiaofan, I don't believe you didn't see that, based on his performance in the past two years, even though he is not as intelligent and talented as Lin Jingyu and Lu Xueqi, he can't be called a fool. I think he is at least above average. It's just that In the first few years, I was neglected by you, and I felt a little inferior in my heart, so I just looked timid and dull."
Speaking of this, Suru seemed to think of something again, after a moment of silence, she said: "But what I have been unable to figure out is, how could he have used more than the ordinary method of the first level of Taiji Xuanqing Dao? Would it take three times as many people to fix it?"
Tian Buyi shook his head, exhaled a deep breath, and said lightly: "Now you don't have to think so much, when Lao Qi comes, I will naturally ask him, what did he do these days? What else did you do that we don't know about?"
Suru glanced at him, and said: "Then don't wait a while to look fierce to him again, he was so frightened that he couldn't speak even before he spoke."
Tian Buyi snorted, and said: "I don't know why, sometimes when I look at him like that, I feel angry in my heart."
Suru smiled and said: "Actually, you don't want to make your current most promising disciple better, not only in Taoism, but also in dealing with people on a daily basis. You also want him to be like Qihao and Xiao Yicai." In the same way, both sides have the source, in the future..." At this point, Suru sighed slightly, and stopped talking.
Tian Buyi was silent for a moment, then said: "What's wrong?"
Suru looked at him, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said: "It's not easy, with your temperament, after so many years, I have never seen you change like Senior Brother Wan back then, so..."
Tian Buyi was silent for a while, then slowly nodded and said: "I know what you mean, so there's no need to say it."
Suru looked at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "If Xiaofan knew that his master, who always looked down on him, expected the most from him, how happy would he be?"
Tian Buyi snorted, turned his head with disdain on his face, and said, "How can I expect the most from him just because of his stupid appearance? Stop dreaming!"
Suru was behind him, looking at him with a smile, feeling the warmth and generosity of his palm that was still holding her hand, as if, these three hundred years hadn't changed at all.
Quietly, she also squeezed his hand tightly.
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Zhang Xiaofan and Song Daren left the place where Shi Shi and his master Dali Venerable lived, and walked back, Shi Shi's husky laughter seemed to be still echoing in his ears. Along the way, seeing that the night was getting darker, except for a few disciples who were watching the night, everyone slowly walked back to the residence.
Seeing that he was about to reach the cave where Big Bamboo Peak lived, Song Daren felt a little worried, turned his head, and said to Zhang Xiaofan: "Xiaofan, do you remember what I told you just now?"
Zhang Xiaofan said: "Yes, senior brother."
Song Daren nodded, and said: "I don't know why Master is looking for you, but I see that after he came back from Senior Brother Xiao Yicai, his brows have been frowning, I'm afraid there is something unpleasant."
Zhang Xiaofan remained silent, feeling even more uneasy, wondering if it was Xiao Yi who told his master about the ghost king and Bi Yao that day, if it was true, when the master asked him, he really didn't know how to explain it.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan didn't speak, Song Daren thought he was a little scared, so he smiled, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Xiaofan, you don't have to worry too much, although Master is usually strict, but he is very caring in his heart. We brothers and sisters." At this point, he paused, lowered his voice, and said, "However, don't be so impulsive again, if you contradict Master, then we won't be able to intercede for you. !"
Zhang Xiaofan felt warm in his heart, he gritted his teeth, looked at Song Daren, and said in a low voice: "Brother, I, I'm really sorry for treating you like that a few days ago, you, don't blame me!"
Song Daren chuckled, stretched out his hand to touch his head, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? Hurry up, don't make Master wait too long. But this day is true, the moon was still high just now, why not?" Just at this moment, dark clouds drifted over. This place in the East China Sea is different from our Central Plains after all."
Zhang Xiaofan raised his head and looked at the sky, and sure enough, he saw that the sky seemed to be dark all of a sudden, the moon, which was extremely bright just now, is now only moving through the black clouds that are gradually accumulating, the light is greatly weakened, it makes people feel bored to see.
While talking, the two of them had already walked back, Song Daren and Zhang Xiaofan stopped, only heard the crisp laughter of Tian Linger and Du Bishu joking in the cave.
Zhang Xiaofan was silent for a moment, then said to Song Daren: "Brother, then I won't go in, and go directly to the woods to find Master."
Song Daren glanced at him, nodded, and said, "Alright, let's go quickly! But it's kind of dark now, you should be more careful when walking in the woods, you know?"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled, nodded, and walked towards the forest ahead.
Song Daren looked at his back, suddenly felt that this little junior was a little lonely, sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked back to the cave.
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As soon as he walked into the forest, darkness seemed to roar from the depths of the forest, rushing over and surrounding his figure.
Zhang Xiaofan paused for a moment, his heart moved, but after a while, his eyes gradually adapted to the environment in the forest. The remaining moonlight above the night sky also sprinkled down through the dense branches and leaves, falling in a place where there was no one, and there was a faint light.
Everything in the forest is quiet, there is no chirping of birds during the day, no breathing of wild animals, and even the low chirping of insects that can be heard everywhere, seems to be inaudible this night. There are tall and towering giant trees everywhere, standing tall and upright, like silent warriors in the dark!
Only wind!
The sea breeze blowing from the depths of the distant sea passed over the top of the forest, blowing the treetops and making rustling noises.
In the dark and deep forest, the boy walked alone.
Zhang Xiaofan's thoughts suddenly wandered away. In this deep forest and quiet night, he suddenly recalled the past of a long, long time ago: under the dim light, he was still a child, nestling in his mother's arms, loving Looking at the night outside, his eyes widened, with a touch of fear...
It turned out that inadvertently, that period of past years has gone so far.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then shook his head, quickened his pace, and continued to walk forward.
However, he didn't realize that on the way he was walking, in the depths of the darkness, two groups of red lights suddenly and silently lit up, like flames of hatred burning.
Like a person, angry pupils!
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Tian Buyi frowned, a little impatient, and said: "What's wrong, you haven't come after so long?"
Suru glanced at him, and said: "How could it be so fast? Daren ran over to find him, and even if he came back from Venerable Dali, it would take a while. You can't let him do it for this little thing." , so you fly over like a cloud or a fog?"
Tian Buyi snorted, raised his head to look at the sky, was startled for a moment, and said, "It's strange, how did the sky here in the East China Sea change so quickly?"
Suru looked around, and answered with a slight frown: "Yes! It was still bright just now! In a blink of an eye, it will be covered by dark clouds." But she didn't take this to heart, and changed the subject, asking about another matter Go: "It's not easy, since just now, I have been puzzled by one thing."
Tian Buyi looked at her and said, "What?"
Suru said: "If Xiaofan really met the Ghost King's father and daughter as Xiao Yicai said, he should tell Senior Brother Cangsong, he should be very clear about this. But he told you in private , objecting to Senior Brother Cangsong's concealment, and he is not very familiar with our Big Bamboo Peak on weekdays, I always feel that something is not quite right."
Tian Buyi was silent for a moment, then said flatly: "This person is not simple."
Suru frowned slightly, and said, "What?"
Tian Buyi didn't answer her directly, but only pondered for a while, and said: "As far as I know, the senior brother who is the head of the sect has been concentrating on teaching the Tao these years, and has gradually ignored the affairs of the sect. Hand it over to the elders headed by Cang Song." At this point, he paused, sneered, and said: "Now there are people in the sect discussing in private that Cang Song is now the head of Longshou Peak .”
Suru's body trembled, with a worried look on her face, she tugged La Tian Buyi's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "You must not talk nonsense outside."
Tian Buyi nodded and said, "Of course I understand, don't worry!"
After finishing speaking, he pondered for a while, and said again: "You also know that for two thousand years in our Qingyun sect, especially since Patriarch Qingye created the Qingyun Seven Meridians, the head of the sect has always been the head of the Zhangmen Tongtian Peak. His disciples took over. But now…”
Suru smiled, and continued his words: "But now, senior brother Cangsong is highly respected in the sect, and his Taoism is strong, and his reputation is second only to senior brother Daoxuan. Originally, it seemed that there was no objection to Xiao Yicai taking over as the head of the sect. , but now it seems that there are some doubts."
Tian Buyi said indifferently: "Besides, for the past two hundred years, Cang Song has been in charge of Qingyun sect's punishment, and he has always said the same thing. Except for senior brother Daoxuan, he has long ignored anyone. Nephew Xiao is a little worried , is also normal."
Suru lowered her head, and said after a long while: "It's not easy, this battle for the sect leader involves quite a lot, don't get into it too deeply."
Tian Buyi shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I am the leader of the lineage, how can I avoid it. Since Xiao Yicai showed his favor to me today, it is probably for the sake of fighting in the future and leaving a favor. Anyway, we also Just take a step and take a look."
Suru sighed, nodded and said, "That's the only way."
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With a sound of "woo", a gust of dark wind suddenly blew over from an unknown depth in the forest.
Zhang Xiaofan only felt a chill on his neck, looked up at the shadows of trees all over the sky, dancing like a demon. He frowned slightly, he just felt that the forest was full of ghosts tonight, which was very different from the past. But then I thought, I have lived here for many days, and I have never seen any evil things. Could it be that the sky is darker, so there are
Thinking of this, he felt amused in his heart, and was about to walk forward quickly.
Suddenly, behind him, the sound of howling ghosts burst into his ears. Zhang Xiaofan turned pale with shock, turned around immediately, his complexion turned pale immediately. I saw the way behind him, in the darkness, a skull glowing with dark red light slowly lit up, flying into the air, spinning endlessly.
Amidst the cries of the ghost, the red skull gradually stopped, facing Zhang Xiaofan. Zhang Xiaofan only saw that there seemed to be some dark fire in those deep-set eye sockets, he couldn't help shivering.
A moment later, behind the ghost, two figures rose slowly. Against the light of the red skull, Zhang Xiaofan saw that one of them was a tall and thin old man, with a ferocious face, haggard, almost skinny, it seemed that he was not far from the red skull, his eyes were staring at Zhang Xiaofan viciously, everyone It looks resentful.
But the other person looked quite embarrassed, although he was quite tall, but was held in the hand of the old man like a chicken, unable to move, with a helpless and frustrated expression on his face.
Zhang Xiaofan took a closer look, couldn't help being startled, and let out a "Huh".
This person looked familiar, but he was an acquaintance. He was the wild dog Taoist whom he first saw under the Wanbat Ancient Cave on Kongsang Mountain and several times in Liubo Mountain in the past few days. I saw him being held by the collar with his right hand by the haggard old man, with a mournful face, but in a blink of an eye, he saw Zhang Xiaofan standing in front of him, looked over with surprise, and immediately pointed to Zhang Xiaofan as if seeing a savior and called out: "Ah! It's him, it's him!"
Zhang Xiaofan was startled, seeing the wild dog pointing at him and barking non-stop, he didn't know what it meant. But the old man glared at him fiercely, made a harsh and hoarse voice, and said humanely to the wild dog: "Is this the kid from Qingyun sect?"
The wild dog nodded repeatedly, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it is him, the vampire senior, it is this bastard who killed a thousand swords who killed your only heir, the vampire Jiang Laosan."