In the Martial Arts Temple, Jiang Ran was silent for a long time.
He didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment.
In order to save his own life, a person whom he didn't even know silently endured the most terrible pain in the world without knowing anything.
When he came down from Qiuci Station, Jiang Ran saw the patterns carved on the stone pillars. The various patterns on them were like eighteen levels of purgatory.
What kind of determination and perseverance does a girl have to bear such pain resolutely?
Just for a...stranger?
Rather than being moved, what Jiang Ran feels now is confusion, and... indignation!
No matter what the situation is, one person should not be allowed to sacrifice to this extent for another person.
"Why... didn't you stop it?"
Jiang Ran slowly opened his eyes and looked at the old drunkard:
"You can stop it!
"She doesn't owe me anything, so there's no reason to do such a thing."
"When do people in the Demon Cult do things rationally?"
The old drunkard sneered, and then breathed out:
"I can stop Mr. Tang and make him give up this idea.
"What's more, I can kill him to prevent him from forcing his daughter...
"But, from the first moment that child met you, some things were already doomed."
"I...have seen her?"
Jiang Ran was surprised. He was a time traveler, and all his memories from childhood to adulthood were in his mind.
If you have seen Tang Shiqing, you will have an impression in your mind even if the girl changes her age.
"She has seen you..."
The old drunkard glanced at Jiang Ran:
"And with her ability, how could you detect her?
"To be honest, since she was ten years old...she has come to see you every year."
"Why never show up?"
Jiang Ran frowned slightly and glared at the old drunkard again: "I can't find her, who should I blame?"
"Strange fate! Who made you the young master of the Demon Sect?"
The old drunkard sighed when he said this:
"As for why I never showed up...it's because I didn't let...
"I promised Mr. Tang to help him save your life. It is my selfish intention to teach you the Nine Shocking Swordsmanship. It is their request not to teach you the internal skills."
After saying this, it became clear what the old drunkard and Mr. Tang were planning.
The old drunkard kept Jiang Ran by his side for twenty years, taught him the Nine Frightening Knives, and taught him how to deceive and kidnap him.
Nine deaths and a lifespan of twenty, no more.
Since the onset of this terminal illness, no one has lived past the age of twenty.
Therefore, the old drunkard's selfish intention was not only to teach him the Nine Shocking Swordsmanship, but also to keep him until he was twenty.
If there is no cure for this disease, Jiang Ran will be given 20 years without demonic religion.
You can be innocent and happy without being disturbed.
Later, he was sent to the hands of Tang Yuanwai, and he married Tang Shiqing.
Let Tang Shiqing save him...
Whether it succeeds or fails, it can be regarded as leaving a glimmer of hope.
Whether this plan is good or not, Jiang Ran thinks it is hard to tell.
He is not an old drunkard, so it is difficult for him to understand the state of mind of an old drunkard. He is not also Tang Yuanwai, and he cannot understand Tang Yuanwai's persistence.
The most important thing is that he is not Tang Shiqing.
Even now, he still doesn't understand why Tang Shiqing did this.
Seemingly seeing the confusion on Jiang Ran's face, the old drunkard did not intend to continue to use the excuse that "people in the devil's sect do things without reason" to continue to prevaricate him.
After pondering for a moment, the old drunkard said:
"The reason why I agreed to this is because although Tang Yuanwai had such a plan at the time, he never forced Tang Shiqing to do it.
"The devil's religion asks for the heart, and only seeks the original heart.
"That year, Tang Shiqing, who was only ten years old, came to me in person and spoke to me.
"She said, 'The devil's sect is falling apart, and the young master is at great risk. However, my devil's sect never forces anything on others, not even my father.'
"'But as a disciple of the Demon Cult, how can I bear the dispersion of my disciples? For the sake of the overall situation, I am willing to practice this way.'
"'But if the heart is not sincere, it will be difficult to cultivate it forever. Even the person who created this method did not achieve anything.'
"'So from now on, give me three years. I will see him once a year, and then I will ask about the secret method of heart fasting and ask if you are willing to knock on the door of your heart?'
"'If you are willing, even if thousands of swords are thrown at you, it will be like drinking sweet rain. On the contrary... if you are doubtful and unable to control yourself, then this matter is his fate, and my ability is not enough to save him.'."
Is this what a ten-year-old child can say?
Jiang Ran looked at the old drunkard.
The old drunkard sighed:
"She said it. Even though words can deceive others, her eyes cannot.
"This is not something that Mr. Tang forced her to do. She speaks sincerely and cannot hide it from my eyes."
Jiang Ran breathed out lightly and thought of one more thing.
At that time, at Qiuci Station, Tang Huajian once told him after seeing the most miserable person in all eternity.
This martial art has only been accomplished by one person since ancient times.
At that time, Jiang Ran thought that the person who achieved this martial art was the original master buried under Qiuci Station.
But now it seems...it is the poetry of Tang Dynasty.
The old drunkard continued:
"As she said, she has come to see you every year since then.
"It wasn't until she was thirteen years old...she suddenly told me that she fell in love with you. This feeling struck my heart, and there was absolutely nothing false about it.
"It's just that I didn't take these words to heart. I just thought that at that time, she had not yet grown hair, so how could she know what love was?
"But another year passed without changing my mind. Then I remembered that this child has been different since he was a child.
"Her mental toughness and youthful maturity are far from ordinary...
"At that time, she had already strengthened her determination and began to practice the greatest sorrow of all time."
When he said this, he paused slightly.
Thoughts filled his eyes.
I still remember that when the old drunkard saw her for the first time since Tang Shiqing truly began to practice Eternal Sorrow, he could hardly believe his eyes.
"What a smart and beautiful child he was.
"But suddenly, she seemed to have changed into a different person. She was haggard, her face was pale without a trace of blood, she could no longer walk on her own, and the scars were deep in her bones. When moving, she could only sit on a chair and be pushed around.
“Even when I spoke, my voice was as dry as an old woman’s.
"At that moment, I really wished I could kill Mr. Tang...but the light in that child's eyes was so scorching.
"There is hope in her heart. Although her body is withered, her heart is like the blazing sun.
"I couldn't force her to give up... so I wanted to shake her mind.
"Since the Demon Sect only pursues its original intention, if it shakes its mind, is there still room for this matter?
"so……"
"So...since I was fourteen, you have forced me to hang out among flowers and go to brothels?"
Jiang Ran suddenly found a reasonable explanation for the old drunkard's unreliable behavior.
How can a young girl who has just begun to fall in love not be shaken if she knows that her sweetheart sleeps in flowers and willows?
It's better to be sad than to be hurt, and it's for an illusory possibility.
Because no matter how feasible Tang Yuan's method is, whether it can cure the nine-death patient or not is still a questionable answer.
"That's right."
The old drunkard said calmly:
"However, apart from this, I also want you to experience the joy of the mortal world and see through the meaning of the pink skull.
"If a similar situation happens again in the future, you will naturally feel as stable as Mount Tai.
"It's not like me... who has been obsessed with beauty all my life, and in the end I only ended up raising a child for my old lover.
"But who would have thought that you, a poor boy, jumped out of the window of a brothel without fear of breaking your leg... I really don't know whether you are brave or timid.
"But this made her even more determined."
But the old drunk never gave up.
After tossing Jiang Ran in different ways, the two began a battle of wits and courage that lasted for six years.
During this period, Tang Shiqing still insisted on the habit of visiting Jiang Ran every year.
But I only watched it for three years...
Three years later, she could no longer bear to travel long distances.
It can only be kept in a boudoir.
After that, Jiang Ran was in that small courtyard, with the moon above the willow trees and the beauty under the tree, it was like meeting him in a dream.
But now when I think about that scene again, all the doubts and confusions at that time seem to have been explained.
However, Jiang Ran still couldn't understand what the poetry of the Tang Dynasty would be like.
When she learned that there were other ways to cure her near-death situation, was she happy or sad?
Are you relieved, or...a little disappointed?
Those words on that side, what kind of mood and state of mind did she say to herself?
At this moment, Jiang Ran felt that his breathing became heavier.
He has a deep love but doesn't know how to repay it.
"I basically told you everything you want to know. How do you think about it?"
The old drunkard tilted his head and looked at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran shook his head gently:
"I have no idea……"
"That's why she won't tell you."
The old drunkard said softly:
"Actually, logically speaking, we shouldn't tell you...
“Sometimes, too much kindness can make it difficult for people to breathe.
"Shiqing is worried that if you treat her differently in the future, is it because she is Tang Shiqing, or because of the suffering she has suffered for you?"
"How...is she?"
Jiang Ran suddenly raised his head. After asking this question, he lowered his head again and said to himself:
"She's fine..."
If something happens, how can we kill all the Qinghe Gang and the Yunbu disciples outside Cangzhou City.
Not only is she fine, but she is also very capable.
"It's a blessing in disguise."
The old drunkard said:
"The so-called greatest sorrow of all time actually comes from a delusion.
"The people of the Demonic Cult are deviant and act in an eclectic way.
“Ordinary people dare to think but not do, but they will do it as soon as they think of it.
"In the past, there was a demon sect master who once read a sentence in a book... The human body is far more wonderful than the stars.
"With this sentence, he began to delve deeper.
“It was discovered that the human body holds the most precious treasure in the world.
"He believes that when we practice internal strength, it is not because of the effectiveness of the method.
"It's because this technique triggers the treasures in the body through exactly this way.
"Don't you see that the internal force is only inside the body and not outside the body?
“Because internal force comes from the inside and reaches the outside, internal force is self-generated.
"Is there ever an end point for people to cultivate their inner strength? The path of martial arts is as vast as the sea and has never had an end. Therefore, there will be no end to exploring oneself.
"If we can dig out all the treasures in the human body and make medicine, we can live forever."
"..."
Jiang Ran was speechless for a while.
At that time, I heard in Qiuciyi that the late emperor of the Jin Chan Dynasty wanted to seek immortality, so he sent people to look for him.
As a result, the matter ended up being nothing.
Jiang Ran suspected at that time that someone else might be planning this matter and obstructing it, so he asked Dao Wuming to pay attention.
After the battle at Sunset Ping, Dao Wuming left without saying goodbye, probably going to Beijing to investigate this old unsolved case.
The old drunkard hasn't finished speaking yet.
Opening up the great storehouse of the human body and looking at it for a long time will naturally arise from a single thought.
But the disciples of the Demon Sect have always dared to think and act. Now that they have this idea, they will take action.
However, the master of the Demon Cult back then was not so crazy and started practicing on his own.
Instead, he captured many people and used various methods to stimulate them to unlock the treasures in their bodies.
Finally, I discovered that pain is the only way to open up Taoism.
Ordinary people have not had any obvious feelings after experiencing his methods, but people who practice martial arts can greatly increase their skills every time they experience it.
From this came the greatest tragedy of all time.
After that, he ruined countless people and made endless attempts. Although he never succeeded, he thought he was on the right track.
The reason why it was unsuccessful was because the people who tried it did not have the corresponding character and could not persevere to the end.
Therefore...he finally dealt a cruel blow to himself.
Just look at Qiuciyi and you will know what the result will be.
But before he died, he still never felt that the greatest sorrow of all time was wrong.
So he left one part of this cultivation method in the Demon Cult, and later compiled it into the Eighteen Heavenly Demon Records, and the other part was recorded on the stone pillar underground in Qiuciyi.
The reason why he was named Eternal No. 1 Sorrow... was actually not because he thought this martial art was desolate.
He felt miserable only for himself.
He discovered a unique method in heaven and earth, but unfortunately he failed.
If successful, he may become the greatest master of all time.
Isn't this sad?
Therefore, this is the greatest tragedy of all time!
In order to save Jiang Ran, a young master from the Demon Cult, Tang Yuanwai...
After painstaking efforts, he went through the devil's sect's classics, listed several secret methods, and learned from each other's strengths to offset their weaknesses, and finally he created a magical skill.
Name it [The Great Dharma of the Nirvana of the Inner Demon].
But relying solely on the great method of inner demon nirvana is still too shallow.
Only then did I think of the greatest sorrow of all time.
If you practice the two together, you can use the power of the inner demon's Nirvana Dharma to practice two Nirvana Pills in your body.
However, the two did not come from the same source, so they could not be combined, which also resulted in the poetry of the Tang Dynasty being almost unable to move.
The meridians in the body are restricted everywhere and are constantly being collided with internal forces. Every minute and every second is like being punished by Ling Chi.
Even if he has the inner strength to reach the gods, he can't use it at all.
It is necessary to use the method of combining yin and yang to send these two nirvana pills into Jiang Ran's body.
Jiang Ran had no internal energy in his body, so he used this method to let the elixir energy enter his bones, reshape his muscles and bones, and re-regulate his meridians.
Only in this way can we be reborn and reborn.
Not only can it save Jiang Ran from nine deaths, but it can also help him reach the top and become one of the few masters in the world.
This is also the reason why Tang Yuanwai did not let the old drunkard teach Jiang Ran internal skills.
And the reason why we want two people to get married.
Firstly, the treatment method requires the harmony of yin and yang, which can only be achieved by practicing the way of husband and wife.
Secondly, once this method is accomplished, even if Tang Shiqing can regain her ability to move, she will become a disabled person after suffering the most tragic injury in all eternity. In addition, if all her foundation is given to Jiang Ran's nirvana, she will become a useless person.
And the most worrying thing is that once the obsession to save Jiang Ran is completed, there is no way she will die.
As Tang Shiqing's father, how could he not fulfill her wish?
So that she can marry Jiang Ran and realize this dream?
Who would have thought that all of this would be useless in the end.
Jiang Ran could save his life. Under the influence of Tang Huayi's inner demons, this was undoubtedly true.
In the end, Tang Yuanwai had a change of heart. Since the thing he had prepared for so many years was no longer needed, he simply divided it into two parts.
It can not only leave some confidence for Jiang Ran, but also save the life of his daughter.
So Jiang Ran passed out and used the inner demon Nirvana Dharma to give one of the two Nirvana Pills in his body to Jiang Ran and leave the other to Tang Shiqing herself.
This eliminates the need to act like a couple and leaves room for each other.
It's just that Jiang Ran's one penetrates deep into the Dantian and is not visible to the outside.
Jiang Ran has never practiced the internal skills of the Demon Sect, and has difficulty using the magical powers.
On the contrary, after Tang Shiqing lost the control of a nirvana pill, he was reborn in nirvana. Not only did he regain his martial arts skills, but he also reached an unimaginable state.
This can be regarded as the reward for her years of suffering.
Later, the Tang family evacuated overnight, and Jiang Ran knew about these things.
But at that time, he didn't know what this family had paid for him.
I don’t know how Tang Yuanwai felt when he discovered that he was practicing Taoist internal energy.
In the end, for whatever reason, he chose to move his family without revealing his identity.
He even asked Tang Huayi to disguise himself as Li Tianxin, guarding him at all times to protect his safety.
After the old drunkard finished talking about this series of things, the three people in the Martial Arts Temple fell into silence.
The first person to break the silence was Jiang Ran. He looked up at the old drunkard:
"I want to see her."
He must see her!
Although he still doesn't know what he should say or do after seeing her.
But now he had to go see her no matter what.
Look at this woman who has burned herself to death for herself, even to the point where there is no ashes left, but she is still so happy.
Those eyes that night reflected on my heart at this moment.
He suddenly realized the core teachings of the Demon Cult...
Follow your heart!
The inner demon is at ease!
However, the old drunkard glared at him:
"She doesn't want to see you yet..."
"……Why?"
Jiang Ran was stunned, he felt that she should also really want to see him.
Why avoid it?
"Because you don't even look at her."
Tang Huayi was silent until this moment, and finally said something:
"You don't need me to give you some advice?"
"Look at her..."
Jiang Ran was stunned, how could he look at her? She was not around...
Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of that painting on the day he left the Tang family!
Could it be that... there is another mystery in that painting?