Chapter 19 Only the closest relatives can enter my heart
The sun rises and the moon sets.
Seven days flew by.
Zhang Ke stood in front of the 'Heroes Monument' like a statue for seven consecutive days.
night.
The sky is full of stars twinkling, and there is silence in front of the 'Heroes Monument'.
"How long are you going to stand here?"
A cold, low drink sounded in Zhang Ke's ears.
Zhang Ke listened to the familiar voice in his ears and sighed:
"If I were here at that time..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qingmei strode up to Zhang Ke and interrupted coldly:
"You once told me that there has never been a savior in the world.
Even if you were present at the battle that day, wouldn’t the disciples in the sect perish?
At best, it's just the number of people who died.
There are wolves, tigers and leopards running rampant in the world. If you want to stay safe, you must first be strong yourself.
In fact, in my opinion, this war is not a bad thing."
Zhang Ke was stunned and looked at Qingmei with some confusion.
Qingmei and Zhang Ke stood side by side in a row, looking at the densely packed names on the 'Heroes Monument', they bowed sincerely and bowed to the 'Heroes Monument'.
Then he said to Zhang Ke:
“A sect is like a person’s child.
You can support, push, or pull it to help it learn to walk, but sometimes help can become a kind of dependence and restraint.
If you don't let go, it will never learn to run.
Only when it falls and understands what pain feels like can it learn to avoid falling again and grow.
In the past, when the practice community talked about our sect, they were afraid of you and me, but they were never the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
Everyone thinks that our sect is a piece of fat, and everyone wants to take a bite.
Once you and I are no longer around, someone will have other thoughts.
But why are other high-ranking sects never coveted?
Because they have proven their strength in all aspects, and they themselves believe that they are extremely powerful.
This is a belief!
It is the belief that they have condensed through countless battles over a long period of time, with the lives, morale, and honor of their fellow sects. The belief that is engraved in their bones makes them never fear anyone.
But what about this sect?
Not to mention other people, I'm afraid even the disciples themselves never think that they are strong, right?
This sect has developed extremely fast over the past hundreds of years, and its strength has expanded rapidly, but this is like a kind of puffiness caused by eating too much food.
It looks fat, burly, and full of oppression, but in fact, I don't even know whether it can beat me.
If a disciple of our sect and a disciple of a high-grade sect meet on a single-plank bridge, which party do you think will retreat first?"
Zhang Ke nodded thoughtfully, understanding the meaning of Qingmei's words, and listened to her continue:
"This time, our sect faces the attack of five Dao Lords from the 'Vajra Sect', the 'Rogue Cultivator Alliance', seven hundred souls and countless enemies, and we have to fight against them with our own strength.
Although there were heavy casualties, our sect also thoroughly demonstrated its strength, the unity of its fellow sects, and its fearlessness against the enemy in the eyes of the world.
From now on, even if you and I are no longer here, which sect in the world will dare to take action against our sect at will.
Since then, countless disciples have had roots and foundation in their hearts, and they have stood up firmly."
Qingmei's words had a great impact on Zhang Ke's heart.
Although he usually said that a sect cannot rely on one person alone, it can only develop and grow by uniting the efforts of everyone.
But when something really happens, he will always try his best to protect it like a father.
But children will eventually grow up, become independent, and have their own thoughts and needs.
'Perhaps it's time for me to really let go of the sect!'
When Qingmei said this, her voice changed and she asked:
"If we were faced with a situation now, when my sect and I were in danger at the same time, and we could only choose one to save, what would you choose?"
Zhang Ke blurted out:
"Of course I will save you!"
Qingmei smiled softly and said harmoniously:
"Now that you have made your choice, why are you still struggling?"
Zhang Ke let out a long sigh of relief, the gloom in his heart dissipated, and he smiled for the first time in seven days.
"Only the closest relatives can enter my heart!"
Although the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' suffered heavy losses this time, it was actually a release from the constraints for both the sect and Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke's thoughts changed at this moment. Although he was a little disappointed, he also felt relieved, and his mood changed.
As for Master Qingmei's injury, since Qingmei didn't take the initiative to talk about it, Zhang Ke didn't ask.
If she needs to take action herself, Qingmei will naturally say so directly.
...
On the second day, when Xu Qingzhi saw Zhang Ke on the east side of the 'Tai Chi Circle' island chain, his expression was slightly startled.
After Zhang Ke reshaped his body in the realm of Yuanshen, perhaps due to the influence of his cultivation realm and mentality, his appearance has always been that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old.
But Zhang Ke, who appeared in front of Xu Qingzhi at this time, looked like a young man of twenty-five or six years old, with a mature charm that had faded away from youthfulness.
But it has to be said that Zhang Ke, who was radiating heat and light like the sun at this moment, made Xu Qingzhi's heart beat faster.
"What's up?"
Zhang Ke's gentle voice rang in his ears, Xu Qingzhi collected her mind and came to Zhang Ke's side.
At this time, Zhang Ke was standing on the top of the mountain peak in the sea where Taoist Yunhao had transformed after his death. It looked like he was stepping on Taoist Yunhao's head.
In the sea below, three Dharma-headed giants shrank to three hundred feet and were curled up in the sea water.
At this moment, his three faces were full of fear, and his six arms were holding three heads and they were trembling.
Xu Qingzhi quietly glanced upwards and saw a thundercloud hundreds of feet in diameter rolling violently, with faint purple lightning flashing in the clouds.
Xu Qingzhi asked:
"Master, a disciple of the sect wrote a letter in blood, requesting revenge on the 'Vajra Sect'!"
With that said, he took out a stack of rune papers and handed them to Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke slowly moved his eyes away from the three giants, took the blood petition in his hand and looked through it.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Ke asked:
"How many people asked for a fight?"
Xu Qingzhi said softly:
"Ever since the battle that year, there have been petitions and petitions from the disciples asking for war.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, due to the absence of the head and Mrs. Qingmei’s lack of expression, these petitions have been suppressed by me.
Now that the disciples all knew that the leader was back, they all became excited and wrote blood letters to petition.
Well, in these seven days alone, more than 46,000 petitions were submitted.
According to the information detected by the 'Dharma Protector', more than 120 groups were connected in this incident, and more than 300,000 people may follow in the future."
Has twenty years not been able to wash away this hatred?”
Xu Qingzhi suddenly found that he could not hear Zhang Ke's thoughts from his tone.
In the past, Zhang Ke felt like a shallow stream to Xu Qingzhi. Xu Qingzhi could tell at a glance what he was thinking.
At this time, Zhang Ke was like the sea, seemingly calm, but in fact it was unfathomable, and there was an invisible sense of oppression arising spontaneously.
Xu Qingzhi knew in his heart that the sudden change in Zhang Ke must be related to the attack on the sect.
Whether this change is good or bad is unknown, but Xu Qingzhi's somewhat casual attitude involuntarily restrained itself in front of Zhang Ke.
Xu Qingzhi said with a little uneasiness:
"Do you want... do you want to reprimand those groups that are in tandem?"
Although it was said to be a reprimand, Xu Qingzhi's real intention was to protect these people.
In the past, she would have confessed her feelings directly. After all, she was someone who had slept in the same bed, and she still had a bit of arrogance.
However, Xu Qingzhi had no such thoughts at all at this moment, and just wanted to reduce the impact of the incident.
Zhang Ke shook his head and said:
"It is a good thing for a disciple to have passion in his heart. It should be encouraged rather than vented easily.
I have my own plan for this matter, and I will give an explanation to my disciples so that they don’t have to be impatient and just concentrate on practicing.
Even if you want to take revenge, you must have enough strength."
After a brief pause, Zhang Ke looked at Xu Qingzhi and said:
"I practiced a little diligently last night, which caused my state of mind to become a little lost and my emotions fluctuated more severely. If nothing happens, please don't come to me for the time being.
After I calm down, I will return to normal."
Xu Qingzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be too bad if Zhang Ke always had this feeling of being with you like a tiger.
Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Ke raised his right hand slightly, and a purple thunder burst out from the clouds above that tore the sky apart.
"Rumble--"
As Zhang Ke raised his hand, the purple thunder falling from the clouds fell directly into Zhang Ke's palm. Then Zhang Ke flipped his right hand, and a purple lightning whip flickered with electric light and struck the backs of the three giants in the sea below.
"Rumble--"
"Ouch~~"
Three screams that shook the sky came from the three mouths of the Dharma giant.
A hundred-foot-long purple electric pattern was carved into the giant's back like a stone carving.
And on its back, there were dozens of centipede-like purple electric traces.
Being struck by this thunder whip, the body of the Dharma Giant quickly shrunk by dozens of feet amidst the tragic howl.
Xu Qingzhi swallowed slightly.
Why is the leader so irritable today? Can the 'Purple Sky Divine Thunder' hit anyone at will?
Although Zhang Ke obviously reduced the power of the divine thunder, the pained expression of the visionary giant was obviously greatly hurt by it.
Xu Qingzhi immediately decided to leave immediately after finishing what he was going to report. He would not appear in front of the leader until his mood calmed down. His small body could not withstand the whipping of the whip.
"Head..."
Just as he opened his mouth, before he could speak, he saw an illusory figure suddenly appear in the void in front of him. After a moment, the figure turned from illusory to real, revealing Yan Fei'er's figure.
"Hehe~~"
Yan Feier turned her head and glanced at the scarred Dharma Giant in the sea, turned around, hugged Zhang Ke's arm and said with a smile:
"I know that the master treats Fei'er best, but he just needs to vent his anger. It won't be fun if the little fat guy is broken."
Behind him, the Lord of the Underworld, who was like black coal, revealed half of his body and nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Ke said calmly:
"Since Sanxiang doesn't listen to orders, he must be taught a lesson, otherwise it will be difficult to control him in the future."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled out another purple thunderbolt from the clouds, which landed on the back of the Dharma Giant.
"Ouch~~"
The Dharma Giant once again let out a continuous scream, and its body was once again shrunk by the thunder whip.
Yan Feier's heart couldn't help but beat violently, and she said with a playful smile:
"Master, let it go..."
"Rumble--"
Another thunder whip struck, and a hundred-foot-long purple lightning tore through the air and hit one of the heads of the Dharma Giant.
When the whip fell, the unbearable force actually hit the head of the Dharma Giant back into his body.
"Huh~~, you eat my food, wear my clothes, and when you are needed, you are unwilling to contribute. In this case, what use do you have?"
"???"
Yan Feier's heart suddenly suddenly felt as if her master's words were talking about herself.
She quietly turned her head to look at Zhang Ke, only to see that he had also turned his head over at this moment, looking at him expressionlessly.
Zhang Ke stared at Yan Fei'er with indifferent eyes, and suddenly said:
"Yan Fei'er!"
Yan Fei'er felt even more nervous. This was the first time in hundreds of years that Zhang Ke had directly spoken out his full name.
"Fei'er is here!"
There was a ripple next to Zhang Ke, and a black and white folding fan quietly appeared in the air. As the fan unfolded, the soul whirled around.
As soon as Gouhunfu appeared, he noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere. Zhang Ke's eyes when he looked at Yan Fei'er lost the doting look in the past, and he felt like he was looking at a stranger.
Zhang Ke ignored the appearance of Juhun and asked Yan Feier:
"Yan Feier, how many years have you been with me?"
Yan Fei'er felt even worse. She suppressed her smile and said cautiously:
"It must have been more than nine hundred years since I met the master in the 'Huandao World'!"
Zhang Ke said ‘hmm’ and murmured:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "It's almost a thousand years ago..."
There was a hint of unexplainable charm in Zhang Ke's tone, and then he said:
"Back when you recognized me as your master, I said that I would form a 'thousand-year contract' with you. Since we have known each other for nearly a thousand years, let's just dissolve this master-servant contract!"
Yan Fei'er was shocked. She hugged Zhang Ke's arm with both hands and shook her head repeatedly, shouting:
"Master, doesn't he want Fei'er anymore?
Fei'er doesn't remember what his master said about the 'thousand-year contract', so he shouldn't leave his master either..."
Zhang Ke said calmly:
"I accepted you back then because, as a 'heavenly ghost', you had the ability to be immortal and could help me in all aspects.
Now I have become a Dao Lord, but now you can't even deal with some True Lords of Yuanshen, and are no longer of use to me.
My enemies will only become stronger in the future. Instead of letting you drag me down, it is better to terminate the contract as soon as possible.
Besides, I'm doing this for your own good.
Although the 'Heavenly Ghost' is said to be immortal, with your current level of cultivation, the enemies I face at this time will always find ways to hurt you.
That being the case, it would be better for you and me to terminate the contract..."
Before Zhang Ke could finish speaking, Yan Feier hugged Zhang Ke's arm tighter and said with a tearful voice:
"No...no..., Fei'er, don't leave your master.
Master, don't chase Fei'er away, okay? Fei'er will definitely practice hard in the future, okay?
Feier will not be a burden to the master, Feier is useful.
Wuwu~~, Fei'er can help his master manage the underworld... and can also lead the little devil to fight against the enemy... Well, by the way, Fei'er has also learned many postures and can warm his master's bed..."
In front of Xu Qingzhi and Gouhun, Zhang Ke felt quite embarrassed when Yan Fei'er revealed his privacy.
"There is Biluo to manage in the netherworld, and ordinary opponents are meaningless to me. As for the bed warmer you mentioned, haha, I think Wushuang can do it better than you."
Even Xu Qingzhi, who is hundreds of years old now, is still blushing at Zhang Ke's words.
He secretly complained about his impudent remarks, but he couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy in his heart.
Zhang Ke's ability to say this in public also revealed the relationship between the two parties. From now on, she no longer has to be viewed as Zhang Ke's lover.
Listening to Zhang Ke's slightly disgusted and cold words, Yan Feier felt a sudden pain in her heart, as if a needle had been stabbed deeply into her heart.
At the same time, there was also a kind of coldness in her heart, which even surpassed the bone-chilling coldness and despair she felt when she transformed into the 'Tiangui'.
Affected by her state of mind, endless frost flowers appeared uncontrollably around Yan Feier's body, and a trace of cold air quickly spread outwards.
Zhang Ke gently twitched his hand and took his arm out of Yan Feier's tight embrace.
Then the fingertip touched Yan Fei'er's forehead, and a trace of platinum light exploded. The mask that had covered Yan Fei'er's face for nearly a thousand years disintegrated like sand, revealing her peerless face that was not inferior to Xu Qingzhi's.
"Click~~"
As the mask disintegrated and shattered, something in Yan Feier's heart seemed to break.
Zhang Ke's plain and calm voice sounded in the ears of the three women.
“The road to spiritual practice is bumpy and bumpy, and there is always progress but no retreat. What I need are Taoist companions who can support and help each other, not be a burden.
If you stop and don't go, I won't stay or wait, the road is ruthless, don't blame me!"
.....
A little light left along with loneliness and sadness.
Zhang Ke suppressed the reluctance in his heart, reluctantly turned his mind away from Yan Fei'er's leaving figure, and said to Gouhun and Xu Qingzhi expressionlessly:
"The same goes for you two. If you can't keep up with me, I will abandon you without hesitation."
"Brush~~"
Guhun unfolded the folding fan in his hand, covered the lower half of his face and said with a smile:
"Oh~~, by the way, there is one thing I forgot to tell the master.
As early as more than a hundred years ago, the original body has become a Dao Lord in the Blue Sky Realm, but the master has been running around all these years and has never had the opportunity to inform him."
There was a hint of surprise on Zhang Ke's tense face, and a hint of embarrassment once again arose in his heart.
Obviously, Gouhun just didn't want to lose face, so he kept it secret until now.
He immediately turned to look at Xu Qingzhi, changed the subject and asked:
"By the way, what was Wushuang going to say just now?"
Zhang Ke's words put great pressure on Xu Qingzhi's heart.
'Now Qingmei has become a Taoist master. From what Zhang Ke said before, it seems that Ding Xiaoxiao also has a special fate and will achieve extraordinary things in the future.
People like Yan Fei'er who were favored by Zhang Ke were ruthlessly driven away by him. If she can't follow Zhang Ke's footsteps, will he abandon her?'
Perhaps it was because of the disaster that the sect suffered this time that Zhang Ke's temperament changed, and he suddenly became a little strange in Xu Qingzhi's heart.
Xu Qingzhi hopes that she can always follow in Zhang Ke's footsteps and see what the man she has chosen will achieve in the end.
But first of all, I cannot be abandoned or abandoned, and a sense of urgency arises from the bottom of my heart.
After hearing Zhang Ke's inquiry, Xu Qingzhi calmed down and replied:
“There is news that Master Hanshuang of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ advanced to the realm of Yuanshen three days ago, and today the True Master’s celebration will be held at ‘Shenxiu Peak’.
However, for some unknown reason, the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ did not send a letter to our sect.”
Zhang Ke raised his eyebrows, and a hint of murderous intent emerged in his eyes.
The disaster that the sect suffered twenty years ago was ultimately due to Master Hanshuang betraying Ding Xiaoxiao's information, which not only caused Ding Xiaoxiao to be seriously injured, but also caused him to be stranded in foreign lands for sixty years.
Otherwise, the sect would not have been hurt so seriously by the 'Vajra Sect' and the 'Rogue Cultivator Alliance'.
Now, Master Hanshuang has not only obtained the life-extending treasure, but has also succeeded in being promoted to Yuanshen. It is unknown how much information he betrayed back then.
‘Good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds, and evil deeds will be rewarded with evil deeds. It’s not that they will not be repaid, it’s just that the time has not come yet.
Haha, True Lord Frost, you will probably become the True Lord of Soul with the shortest survival time in history!'
There was a hint of ferocity in the corner of Zhang Ke's mouth, and he opened his mouth and said:
"Black and white, impermanence obeys orders!"
A special vibrating sound came from Zhang Ke's mouth, and he issued the summons with the authority of the netherworld.