Hua Jianyuan unexpectedly walked in from outside the tent. Zhang Mingyuan was a burly man who didn't often communicate with him. He was not outstanding in the sect. He was a useless character. If it weren't for the middle-grade golden elixir, His cultivation has long been abandoned by the sect in a corner.
He raised his old eyelids and asked dully: "What are you doing here if you don't practice on your own at midnight?"
Zhang Mingyuan raised his head, his eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he said loudly: "Report to the leader. Mingyuan is guilty, and it is not a pity that Mingyuan dies."
"Why did you say that?" Hua Jianyuan put down the book in his hand, raised his head and looked at the other party.
"That night, Uncle Luo did not immediately return the reinforcements after receiving the news. Instead, he led his monks to rush into the Wolf Valley and lost several Jindan monks and more than a dozen Foundation-building monks. Due to the hasty attack, many people were injured. The disciples have missed the best time for treatment, which has damaged their Taoist foundation and Taoist heart." Zhang Mingyuan said clearly every word, and the more he said, the more categorical he said. In front of the seniors of the sect, he had never spoken like this before. Passed neatly.
Hua Jianyuan squinted his eyes, stared at Zhang Mingyuan for a long time, and asked in a calm voice: "Why didn't you tell the truth that day? Are you afraid that I will punish Luo Zhenshan?"
Zhang Mingyuan was ready to fight, so he said nothing, "After witnessing the Battle of Evil Wolf Valley, the monks' determination made me hesitate, asking them to abandon Evil Wolf Valley and return to Tingfeng Valley under those circumstances. This is not the case." An easy thing.”
Hua Jianyuan said "Oh" and said, "Then why did you come to tell me this matter again tonight?"
Zhang Mingyuan sighed and said: "This matter should not stop with me. It should be allowed to be decided by more intelligent people. I am too stupid to figure it out." [
The candlelight flickered, making Hua Jianyuan's face confused. He said, "I know about this. You can go back. The war is coming, so you have to focus on the war. Do you understand?"
Zhang Mingyuan nodded and left the tent quietly, feeling as if a big stone had been put down in his heart, and he walked very relaxedly.
Inside the tent, a figure flashed into the room. As soon as the person settled down, he knelt down with a look of fear on his face, "Master, forgive me. I was blinded by lard for a while and didn't think clearly. I heard that Fenggu's fallen disciple There is some responsibility."
Hua Jianyuan glanced at Luo Zhenshan, who was kneeling on the ground, and said softly: "Get up. If you are guilty, I am the culprit. All of this was caused by my thoughts. You did what was right for you. This incident ended a period of hatred. Even if you came back to Tingfeng Valley that night, you might not be able to catch up. Zhang Mingyuan also did what he should do. It’s just that I don’t recognize the fact that you lied to me. "
Luo Zhenshan kowtows like pounding garlic, and his mouth is filled with words of repentance.
Hua Jianyuan said helplessly: "Get up, don't be embarrassed."
Luo Zhenshan stood up slowly, not knowing what his master planned, but there was still uneasiness in his eyes.
Hua Jianyuan stood up, came to him, reached out and patted his shoulder, soothing Luo Zhenshan's uneasiness, "None of us has done anything wrong. Since it has already happened, let's not make it more harmful. .”
Luo Zhenshan was stunned, vaguely feeling that there was something in his master's words, and he looked at the ancestor of Tingfeng Valley suspiciously.
Hua Jianyuan was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "I can pretend that this matter never happened, but Zhang Mingyuan may not think so. I don't want more people to know about this matter, which will damage the morale of Tingfeng Valley. I want Concentrate all our efforts to destroy the Tianqiong Sect and destroy the sect that once humiliated us. This is the most important thing."
Luo Zhenshan said dumbly: "What does master plan to do with Zhang Mingyuan? Is it to kill him?" Although he had threatened Zhang Mingyuan, Luo Zhenshan had never thought of using extreme means to deal with his own people.
"Stupid!" Hua Jianyuan reprimanded: "Lies are like digging holes. People will dig more holes in order to fill the previous holes, thus falling into a vicious circle of constantly digging holes and filling holes. There are many ways to silence people.
After all, he is a Jindan monk, and he also has Tingfeng Gu’s combat prowess. Let him be at the forefront in the battle against Taibai Peak. If he doesn’t die, it’s God’s favor, so let’s spare his life.”
Luo Zhenshan stared blankly at his master, who had been with him for a hundred years. In his eyes, Hua Jianyuan was famous for his harshness and fairness. That was why he hurriedly apologized after receiving the news. Unexpectedly, he got
Such a result.
Hua Jianyuan relaxed his brows, sat back in his chair, and said slowly: "Sometimes justice and justice are insignificant compared to victory. After all, everything is written by the winner. If this battle is won, who will remember it?"
My decision caused the tragedy in Tingfeng Valley, and no one will remember that you were still obsessed with personal hatred when the sect was in crisis, and no one will remember a monk named Zhang Mingyuan."
When Luo Zhenshan left the tent, he was honestly filled with anxiety. Hua Jianyuan's state made him feel uneasy. He had followed his master for so long, and he had never seen his master show such coldness, determination, and unscrupulous tactics.[
"Is all this caused by war? It's such an upside-down world." He asked himself as he walked out of the tent. In the clear light of the autumn moon, Luo Zhenshan walked back to his tent, and his shadow looked thin and slender in the moonlight.
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At this time, Zhang Mingyuan had completely let go of the burden in his heart and slept soundly like a child.
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The Taibai Peak in autumn is extremely beautiful. Dotted with trees of various colors, it seems to be covered with blankets woven with colorful silk threads. Clouds and mist are lingering in the distance, and the milky white mist is like a dragon in the mountains.
Floating gently.
Chen Yunsheng and Zhuge Jingyu stood on the Yingxian Ping in front of the wind. There was not a single fallen leaf on the flat stone platform. It was unknown whether it was blown away by the autumn wind or someone deliberately cleaned it. There were three or five monks standing here. Occasionally they looked at each other and nodded to each other.
.These days, there are groups of lions returning from the depths of the Tianqiong Mountains. Normally, there are no monks stationed at Yingxianping because the Net of the Heavens is strong enough.
"Today is the seventh day after that battle." Chen Yunsheng said to Zhuge Jingyu beside him.
"Indeed. Most of Suanni's lions have returned, a total of 2,300. Ming Huang is still satisfied with this number."
"But Lexiang hasn't come back yet. It's said that he flew into the vast Sky Mountains with five hundred lions under mysterious circumstances, but there was no movement at all." Chen Yunsheng said worriedly.
Zhuge Jingyu said with a smile: "Le Xiang never plays his cards according to common sense. The reports all along the way said that he did not see the shadow of Kunpeng. I think he did not fly in the direction of Taibai Peak at all. I guess he must be in the direction of Taibai Peak at this time.
Xiaoyao is somewhere in the southwest of the Tianqiong Mountains, we don't have to worry about him anymore."
Chen Yunsheng frowned and said: "I heard that three thousand monks from Fenggu are attacking in large numbers. I don't know how long the battle will last. I'm afraid that they will fall into the opponent's trap when they come back."
Zhuge Jingyu's smile calmed down, he looked at the flowing clouds on the horizon and said: "This is no longer something we can control. Sometimes it is a good choice to just let nature take its course."
Zhuge Jingyu's free and easy attitude made Chen Yunsheng a little confused. He thought he could not do this. "They camped in the oak forest last night. At their speed, they may have to reach the Black Wind Ridge today. We are preparing here."
How is it?"
"Are you talking about the net of the heavens? I asked Minglan and Cao San to carefully check the operation of each qi deficiency and each palace and hexagram, in case it fails." Zhuge Jingyu said confidently.
"Thank you for your hard work. After this period, Taibai Peak will return to the beautiful time of autumn. War will only make people crazy. I hope there will be another war in the Tianqiong Mountains after this battle." Chen Yunsheng said from the bottom of his heart.
Zhuge Jingyu smiled bitterly and said: "You and I can't control this kind of thing. You have experienced constant wars, but others have lived peacefully at home for more than thirty years. They want to make trouble for nothing.
How can it be so easy to calm things down with a little movement?"
A gust of mountain wind blew by, and there was another woman in green clothes beside them, it was Jiang Xueqin. She came to Chen Yunsheng with a solemn face and whispered: "The monks who died in Fenggu have been attacked according to your wishes.
Buried in Jingmu Valley."
The Jingmu Valley mentioned by Jiang Xueqin is the place where Ye Chuanyun and Han Jiangyan are buried. The place was not originally called this name. There are two places for the monks of the Tianqiong Sect who died in battle. The corpses will be enshrined and then buried in the Jingmu Valley, and their names will be engraved
On the four walls of Paiyun Hall, in addition to leaving their names on the heroes of the sect, there is also a statue specially sculpted for them, which is displayed in the back hall of Paiyun Hall.
Zhuge Jingyu came up with this way of commemoration and was praised by Chen Yunsheng. For those who have dedicated their lives to this land, no way to commemorate them is too much.
Chen Yunsheng felt a little sad in his heart. Although he couldn't name these fifteen people, he had met them all. At the swearing-in meeting before departure, these people were impassioned and passionate, but after half a day, only the cold corpses were transported.
However, this strong contrast made him very uncomfortable.
"Let everyone prepare for war. I don't want anyone to lose their lives because of this meaningless dispute." Chen Yunsheng said to Jiang Xueqin.
The woman nodded slightly, turned and left, leaving behind a scent and a wisp of breeze.
"It is impossible to be immortal. With Wei Huang's help this time, the loss will not be too great. They have seven elder-level lion demons, all of whom have the cultivation of low-level earth immortals, plus a fifth-level earth immortal Suanni clan leader
, I believe he alone is enough to pick out the pretentious Hua Jianyuan." Zhuge Jingyu said, unable to conceal the excitement in his tone.
Chen Yunsheng glanced at his face and asked coldly: "You seem to be very interested in war?"
Zhuge Jingyu made no secret of his likes and dislikes and said: "That's not accurate. I'm just interested in victory."