Seeing the thin figure leaning outside Rongxing Tea House, Zeng Xiao quickly quickened his pace and rushed forward like a chariot.
"Where's Zhou Shi? He's not here?"
"Not here." Li Yi shook his wet hair, "Maybe he was intercepted. You know what old man Wen is capable of..."
"Tsk -" Zeng Xiao gasped and said, "The rain is so heavy, I can't release the Gu insects to find it... But Rong Lao has resorted to such drastic means, so I shouldn't..."
"No?" Li Yili was amused, "Did you see the way that old man did it? Turn stone into gold, turn stone into gold! That's an immortal magic, how can we outsiders compare to it? I don't think so.
The old man is no worse than Old Man Rong! Hehe, shopkeeper Zhou is very unlucky..."
"If that's the case, why would Mr. Rong let us take risks?"
"My Master Zeng, are you really unable to remember? How did Sister-in-law Jin die? Maybe Mr. Rong just wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
"Nonsense, how could Mr. Rong be that kind of...who!"
The two of them turned back at the same time, and a figure disappeared and appeared in the heavy rain.
The abacus lying behind him already revealed the identity of the visitor.
"Shopkeeper Zhou!" Zeng Xiao stepped into the rain, "How are you? You're injured..."
The next moment, a dark wind came from the rain, making his body stiff.
Not only that, Zhou Shi changed from his usual elegant and easy-going attitude, exuding murderous aura, and his eyes were as cold as cold iron, which made Zeng Xiao couldn't help but be shocked.
"Back off."
Zhou Shi's voice was like a ghost, but its weight was so heavy that it was hard to ignore.
"Shopkeeper Zhou..."
Li Yi quietly grabbed Zeng Xiao's clothes, shook his head, and signaled him to stop irritating Zhou Shi.
Seeing the two people retreating under the eaves, Zhou Shi stepped forward, letting the two people see his face clearly, and then took a breath of cold air——
Most of the long robe on his body was burned, and it hung sideways on his body like a cassock. The exposed flesh was sore and festered. When the rain hit his body, it turned red when it fell to the ground.
"Your injury..."
Zhou Shi shook his head slightly, took out a piece of dog skin that was also dripping with blood from behind, threw it on the ground, and stepped on it.
"There are no caves in the mountains, no rain in the water, I wish you a safe journey, a safe journey."
Zeng Xiao and Li Yi exchanged confused looks, and their necks shrank at the same time, as if some terrifying existence was running over from above!
Several deformed and disgusting meat tubes passed over their heads and took away the dog skin from Zhou Shi's feet. Then, other meat tubes handed a new piece of skin and carefully draped it on Zhou Shi's wound. The skin healed instantly as before.
Under the thunderous gazes of Zeng Xiao and Li Yi, Zhou Shi strode into Rongxing Tea House, stood at the door, and said to the empty dark room:
"Rong Lao, can we talk?"
The next moment, golden light enveloped the three people.
The escaping light leading to the secret room of the Kowloon Hall made Zhou Shi understand something.
The familiar long table and the seats on both sides flickered in and out with the flickering candlelight, as if the only real thing here was the old man sitting upright with only his arms in the light.
"Zhou Shi."
"Rong Lao, why bother to take Zhou's life?"
A long sigh came from the other end of the long table.
"If you blame me, I have nothing to say. I really didn't expect that the eyeless statue was related to Wen Si, and I even misjudged his resentment towards me. Sit down first."
Zhou Shi did not move. Obviously, this explanation did not satisfy him.
"I have a responsibility for Sister-in-law Jin's matter no matter what, so I don't dare to expect you all in the hall to trust me as much as you trust each other. But at present, there are powerful enemies, the god of plague, the eyeless statue, and the turmoil in the court. If these can't make you put aside
If you have any doubts about me, then we will have no choice but to disagree and stop conspiring against each other."
"Shopkeeper Zhou, don't be like this..." Zeng Xiao tried to dissuade him.
"I don't know how Mr. Rong planned it, but I recognize this escaping light. When Wen Si and I were fighting, it was this escaping light that almost killed me!"
Li Yi and Zeng Xiao looked at the top of the long table in astonishment.
"Mr. Luan said that this light escape is a high-level secret technique of the Taoist sect. Could it be that Wen Si also happens to have an expert from the Taoist sect? A master from a well-known and upright sect is mixed with people from the outer sect, but he will be hunted down by his fellow sects! What are you doing?
explain?"
A long sigh.
"That's all. If you juniors are interested, come and listen to the old stories."
"Um..." Zeng Xiao glanced at Li Yi and said, "If you are in trouble, the two of us will avoid it first?"
"No need. Zhou Shi is right. People in the outer sect always go their own way and don't interact much with each other. But now we are all gathering in the Kowloon Hall. If we don't treat each other honestly, how can we achieve great things? Everyone, stay and listen. Sit down."
The three of them each picked a chair and sat down. Rong Chengyu pondered for a moment and then Youyou said:
"Wen Si and I met forty years ago. At that time, he had just started training and had made a name for himself in the outer sect. He was known as the 'Kuchiki Alchemist' Wen Si. His ability to turn stone into gold and jade into iron was quite miraculous.
"At that time, I was also young and energetic, and I didn't know Wen Sibu Da, so we traveled together in the world... Later, something happened, which caused the two of us to go our separate ways."
"Does this count as 'being honest'?" Zhou Shi frowned slightly.
Rong Chengyu pressed his palms and continued: "It is really a family scandal that cannot be made public. This is not the crux of the problem. We had not seen each other for more than 20 years. When we met again, the past grudges were like a passing cloud. This was an opportunity to rebuild the old friendship, but
The great epidemic in the capital destroyed everything."
Great epidemic in the capital!
The bodies of the three people shook slightly. Apparently they had all heard of the disaster that happened ten years ago.
Zhou Shi felt the deepest feeling because he knew the origin of Mr. Mo and the great epidemic in the capital.
"The great epidemic was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. It was caused by the demon who believed in the god of plague. Wen Si and I, as well as many masters from the inner and outer sects, fought the demon to the death. As you all know, the demon was defeated and the plague was eradicated.
...Ke Wen Si’s beloved son died on the spot.”
Rongcheng Yu sighed again.
"I had a chance to save him, but in the face of a powerful enemy, I had my own responsibilities and really had no time to take care of him. Although Wen Si was grieved, he did not express his anger at me. But later, when his son returned as a ghost,
He can no longer stay sane."
Fierce ghost...
"We have been fighting fiercely with the demons for more than a month. The people in the underworld who participated in the battle were seriously injured, and there were only three rogues. It was really difficult to get away to deal with the ghosts of the dead. After they were polluted by the god of plague, they were more likely to turn into ghosts.
"When we thought the war was over, our former comrades turned into ghosts and attacked us, catching us off guard. When I led people to clean up the battlefield, Wen Si actually fought against us in order to protect his beloved son who had turned into a ghost.
"Wen Si was already red-blooded at that time, and the army of evil ghosts had not yet been wiped out. I was worried that I would be attacked from both sides, so I had to provide guarantees to the masters of various sects and let him leave with his son. But in the next few years, rumors of an old man raising evil ghosts frequently appeared. That day
The allies participating in the war all asked me to explain. In desperation, I had no choice but to wash my hands in a golden basin, retire to the world, and let others hunt for Wen Si.
"That day when Wen Si was released in the capital, more than ten people witnessed it. If you don't believe it, you can ask the old man yourself."
Of course, this was said to Zhou Shi, and the old man was undoubtedly referring to Mr. Mo. When Zeng Xiao and Li Yi were still confused, Zhou Shi nodded slightly and said: "Is that the escape light the fourth master Wen's love?"
son……"
"Yes, Wen Si is well aware of the plight of the outer sect, and he wants to send his only son to the Taoist sect for training, so that he can learn the Taoist sect's orthodox techniques of escaping the earth's golden light and moving the Eight Diagrams. The escaping light of Jiulong Hall was secretly passed down to me during his lifetime."
"Why? It's a taboo to teach Taoist magic to outsiders."
"Maybe he wants to leave a way out for his father, maybe he wants to take revenge on the Taoist sect who oppresses the outer sect... It's hard to say, it's hard to say. What's up, Zhou Shi, do you believe me?"
Zhou Shi's eyes narrowed for a while, then he took a long breath and said:
"In short, the reason why Fourth Master Wen knew that the God of Wealth Statue had been tampered with but did not do anything about it is probably because he felt that his son's death was related to you. After finding out about the Kowloon Hall, he used it as a bait to bait you for revenge.
Of course, we don’t rule out the possibility of him joining forces with the demon.”