Deep in a primitive mountain forest, Lin Batian discovered a thatched cottage.
This is really a very original building.
Places like this are rare in the wild world.
There are no magical formations inside or outside the thatched cottage, and you can't even feel the presence of cultivation aura. It's just like a small thatched cottage where mortals live.
Lin Batian and Bai Mei came to the door of the thatched cottage.
The door is not closed, and the space inside is not large.
From Lin Batian's perspective, he could see a stooped monk sitting at a desk with his back to him, seemingly writing something.
Judging from the body shape, this monk is the monk captured by the Dark Binding Spirit who went to worship Qing Tianzun four days ago.
When approaching from outside the door, Lin Batian did not deliberately hide the sound of his footsteps.
Therefore, he believed that the other party must have known about his arrival.
"excuse me."
Lin Batian said directly.
But his voice actually frightened the old monk sitting in the thatched cottage.
The pen in the old monk's hand also fell to the ground.
He turned around and looked at Lin Batian, with endless fear on his wrinkled face.
He opened his eyes wide, looked at Lin Batian and Bai Mei, and knelt directly on the ground with a 'poof'.
His body was trembling, and his head kept hitting the ground, making muffled sounds.
Such a subconscious low posture, and the frightened expression just now... all showed that this old monk must have had a very painful experience.
Seeing this scene, Lin Batian's eyes moved slightly, and then he reacted, immediately raised his hand, released some magic energy, and helped the old monk up.
"Don't be too nervous." Lin Batian said to the old monk, "I'm not here to kill you, I just want to ask you some questions."
Hearing these words, the old monk looked at Lin Batian and Bai Mei again.
His body was still trembling, but his fear was less than before.
"You, are you..." the old monk asked tremblingly.
"My name is Lin Batian, and this is my follower." Lin Batian replied, "I came to you because I accidentally discovered that you had gone to the old Jade City to worship Qingtianzun's tombstone a few days ago...
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"Then, that's not me! That's not me! I have never worshiped Qingtianzun, and I don't know who Qingtianzun is!"
The old monk's reaction was very fierce and he denied it repeatedly.
But in fact, his subconscious reaction only further exposed the fact that he knew Qing Tianzun and had gone to worship him.
"You really don't need to be so nervous. We are not here to hold you accountable. We just want to ask you some questions." Lin Batian smiled and said, "If you can answer my questions, I can guarantee that... you will never do it again in the future."
subject to any persecution.”
The old monk looked at Lin Batian, his eyes flickering, and there was obvious hesitation and hesitation on his face.
"Well, I guess you are a human monk." Lin Batian said, "I tell you, I am also from the human race, just like you."
When he heard the first half of the sentence, the old monk's knees softened and he almost knelt down again.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, his expression changed from before. His eyes when he looked at Lin Batian were full of shock.
Human race!
Over the years, the human monks in the wild world have been purged again and again!
So much so that there are no traces of human existence in many places now.
Not to mention that no monk would claim to be from the human race! Because doing so would be tantamount to seeking death!
Furthermore, if Lin Batian really wanted to kill him, it would be too easy. There is no need to say so many other things.
At this point, the old monk finally had trust in Lin Batian.
"What...what do you want to ask?" the old monk asked.
"Come, sit down first, let's have a good chat." Lin Batian motioned to the old monk to sit down on the chair at the back.
The old monk took a few steps back and sat down.
"What's your name?" Lin Batian asked.
"Yu Qi." the old monk replied.
"Why did you go to worship Qingtianzun? What is your relationship with him?" Lin Batian asked.
Hearing this question, the old monk named Yu Qi still had a look of hesitation on his face.
But in the end, he took a deep breath and replied: "Qing Tianzun... is my master."
"Master...that means you are his disciple?" Lin Batian asked.
"Yes, but after many generations... I have never met Qing Tianzun, but my master once met Qing Tianzun, but at that time he was just a very ordinary disciple..." Yu Qi replied.
Lin Batian narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "I found that there are many ruptures in the meridians in your body, and your cultivation has been in a state of loss... You are seriously injured, and it has been for many years, why is this?
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Yu Qi showed a bitter smile and said: "Since Qingtian Zun disappeared, the human monks in Zhonghuang have been massacred... I am just one of the hunted human monks. I have been hiding for many years, and I have been constantly being hunted.
It was discovered that these injuries were suffered while fleeing..."
"What is chasing you?" Lin Batian frowned.
"They... come from many different ethnic groups and forces. I don't know. I only know... they don't want to see any living human race." Yu Qi said, his eyes slightly red, and he raised an old hand.
, pressed his forehead and said painfully, "They are very powerful. I haven't seen a human monk for many years..."