The atmosphere started to feel a bit depressing at some point. Tian Buyi slowly straightened his body, with a gloomy expression on his face. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
Xiao Yicai was silent for a while and said: "Uncle Tian, I have hesitated about this matter for a long time, but I think it's hard to hide it from you┅┅"
Tian Buyi took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Master Nephew Xiao, I understand what you mean, thank you very much."
Xiao Yicai nodded, and seemed to remember something, and said: "Uncle Tian, I think that although Junior Brother Zhang knows the Ghost King and his daughter, he has not yet entered the evil way. It's just that the people in the Demon Sect are sinister and vicious, and Junior Brother Zhang is old and It’s light, I’m afraid it might be a little dangerous.”
Tian Buyi snorted, his face turned frosty, and he said coldly: "That beast, let's see how I teach him a lesson when I get back!"
Xiao Yicai glanced at him and said, "Uncle Tian, I have something to say, I don't know..."
Tian Buyi said: "You say."
Xiao Yicai said: "Yes. Master Tian, the reason why I told you about Junior Brother Zhang in private is that I hope you can handle it well before it gets too big. Master Cangsong has always been in charge of Qingyun's punishment, and he has a bad temper." He is quite strong. If he knew about it, I'm afraid Junior Brother Zhang...but he is your disciple after all, and you must have spent a lot of effort on him over the years. If there is really going to be a big fight, you and Cangsong Uncle Master's face is not very good. So," he lowered his voice and said, "If Junior Brother Zhang has not made any big mistakes, you can teach him in private, that's all."
Tian Buyi raised his head, took a deep look at him, and suddenly said: "Master Nephew Xiao, you really have the spirit of a general, and it's not in vain that the head brother values you so much. It seems that you will be the leader in the future. It belongs."
Xiao Yicai lowered his head slightly and said, "Uncle Tian, you have given me a compliment."
Tian Buyi's expression was as usual at this moment, and he smiled lightly and said: "Okay! You should also rest quickly! I, Dazhu Peak, will remember your kindness this time."
Whether intentionally or not, he emphasized the words "Dazhu Peak".
Xiao Yicai seemed to understand nothing and said with a smile, "Uncle Master, you are too polite."
Tian Buyi nodded, stood up and walked out.
Tian Buyi stood alone in a secluded place in the woods, standing with his hands behind his back.
It was late at night. There were stars in the sky and the bright moon was hanging high. The bright moonlight shone through the lush branches and leaves in the forest and fell on him. Looking from the darkness, he had a slight frown on his face. , obviously thinking about something.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded from behind.
Tian Buyi turned around and looked back. He was suddenly startled and asked in surprise: "Is it breasts?"
The person who came was his wife Suru. In this desolate night, in the silent forest, she walked quietly, and it seemed that all eyes were on her in an instant.
It seems that all these years have not erased half of her beauty.
Suru came closer, looked at Tian Buyi, with a smile on her lips, and said: "You just asked Daren to come back and ask Xiaofan to come here. Xiaofan happened to be away. I asked him to go and see the Venerable Dali of the Vajra Gate. It should be Will be here soon."
Tian Buyi nodded and glanced at Suru, as if he wanted to say something, but still did not speak.
Suru said calmly: "You have been to see Xiao Yicai since night, and you have been frowning since you came back. Is there something wrong?"
Tian Buyi breathed a sigh of relief, his face relaxed a little, and he smiled and said, "I also know that I can't hide it from you." After saying that, he told him what Xiao Yicai had told him about Zhang Xiaofan.
Suru listened silently. After pondering for a moment, she shook her head and said, "Let's not say whether Xiaofan knows the Demon Cult's Ghost King and his daughter, but even if they know each other, if you want to use this to say that Xiaofan is involved, The Demon Sect even said that he was a spy of the Demon Sect who infiltrated the Qingyun Sect, but I absolutely don’t believe it.”
Tian Buyi snorted and said, "You don't need to tell me that I know this. Hey, I have had six apprentices before, from the eldest to the sixth, but none of them is so trouble-making and makes me so annoying!"
Suru glanced at him and said with a smile, "But from the eldest to the sixth, there is no one like him who can show his face to you in the Seven Meridians Test!"
Tian Buyi choked for a moment, but refused to admit defeat. He rolled his eyes and said, "Tsk, is that called showing your face? It was like being struck by lightning until it was like a burnt stone."
Suru laughed and said, "Oh! My senior brother Tian, I heard that three hundred years ago, when you participated in the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Examination, you only made it into the top four!"
Tian Buyi was brought out by his wife, and his face suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he said: "Then I didn't... I didn't think to myself at that time. The night before the competition, I ran to find the milk, and sneaked out with the milk at Tongtian Peak. We watched the stars and the moon on the "Hong Kong Bridge" and didn't sleep all night. When it came time for the competition, I had no energy at all. How could I be Senior Brother Wan's opponent?"
"Bah!" Suru spat at him, but there was a faint blush on her face, and she looked infinitely gentle, as if she had returned to that night when she was young: "Senior Brother Wan is talented and extremely smart. Among all the disciples of my generation, apart from the head brother of Daoxuan, no one can compare with him in Taoist practice. Who do you think you are? When you entered the top four, you already made your master laugh so hard that he couldn’t close his mouth. Are you thinking about defeating Senior Brother Wan?"
Tian Buyi chuckled, obviously feeling better, and said: "Senior Brother Wan, he is naturally far better than me, but Nai chose me between him and me back then, which shows that I still have something better than him."
Suru rolled her eyes at him and said, "I followed you because I was obsessed with ghosts and blinded."
Tian Buyi was not angry after hearing this. He just looked at his wife and smiled, his eyes full of smiles. He suddenly reached out and took Suru's soft and boneless hand.
Suru glared at him and whispered: "You are so old, why are you still so stupid? Besides, Xiaofan will come over in a while, what will it look like when he sees you!"
Tian Buyi smiled and said nothing. Suru lowered her head slightly, but did not pull her hand back.
The night was like water, and there was no one around. The cool evening breeze blew quietly, stirring the treetops and branches in the night.
It's very quiet in the woods.
After a long while, Suru suddenly said: "Actually, I think Xiaofan's current appearance is very similar to yours back then." After saying that, she raised her head and asked Tian Buyi: "Do you feel it yourself?"
Tian Buyi was startled for a moment and said, "Isn't it?"
Suru smiled and said, "What's that expression on your face? In fact, you looked stupid back then. Everyone thought you couldn't compare to those high-spirited senior brothers. But in the end, in your Dazhufeng lineage, you achieved great success You are the biggest and the one with the highest Taoism, and your master later passed on the first position to you."
Tian Buyi snorted and said, "I'm called reserved, but I'm not stupid."
Suru laughed out loud, shook her head and said with a smile, "You! You are older and thicker-skinned. I really can't do anything to you." After a pause, she continued: "But when it comes to Xiaofan, I don't believe you haven't noticed that based on his performance in the past two years, even though he is not as smart and qualified as Lin Jingyu and Lu Xueqi, he can't be said to be a fool. I think he is at least above the average. It's just that In the first few years, I was left out by you, and I felt a little inferior in my heart, so I seemed to be timid and a little dull."
Having said this, Suru seemed to have thought of something again. She was silent for a moment and then said: "But what I have never figured out is that how could he use the first level of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, which was the most superficial at that time, so much better than ordinary people?" Will it take three times more people to fix it?”
Tian Buyi shook his head, let out a sigh of relief in his chest, and said calmly: "There is no need to think so much now. When Lao Qi comes later, I will naturally ask him, what on earth has he been doing these days? What else did you do that we don’t know about?”
Suru glanced at him and said, "Then don't wait until you look fierce to him again. Before he can speak, you are so frightened that he can't speak."
Tian Buyi snorted and said, "I don't know why, but sometimes when I look at him like that, I feel angry in my heart."
Suru smiled and said: "Actually, you don't want your most promising disciple to be better, not only to make further progress in Taoism, but also to deal with people in daily life. You also want him to be like Qi Hao and Xiao Yicai. Like this, we can have both sides, and in the future┅┅" At this point, Suru sighed slightly and stopped talking.
Tian Buyi was silent for a moment and said, "What's wrong?"
Suru looked at him, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said: "It's not easy. With your temperament, after so many years, I have never seen you change like Senior Brother Wan, so┅┅"
Tian Buyi was silent for a while, then nodded slowly and said, "I know what you mean, no need to say anything."
Suru looked at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: "If Xiaofan knew that his master, who has always looked down on him, actually has the highest expectations for him, I wonder how happy he would be?"
Tian Buyi snorted, with a look of disdain on his face, turned his head and said, "He is such a fool, and he still expects the most from him? Stop dreaming!"
Suru was behind him, looking at him with a smile, feeling that his palm, which was still holding her hand, was warm and generous, as if nothing had changed in the past three hundred years.
She quietly held his hand tightly.
Zhang Xiaofan and Song Daren left the place where Shitou and his master, Venerable Dali, lived, and walked back. Shitou's roaring laughter seemed to still echo in their ears. Along the way, they saw that the night was getting darker, except for a few people keeping watch. Disciple, everyone slowly walked back to their residence.
Seeing that they were about to reach the cave where Dazhu Peak lived, Song Daren felt a little uneasy. He turned to Zhang Xiaofan and said, "Xiaofan, do you remember what I just said to you?"
Zhang Xiaofan said: "Yes, senior brother."
Song Daren nodded and said, "I don't know why Master is looking for you, but I see that after he came back from Senior Brother Xiao Yicai's place, his brows have been furrowed, for fear of something unpleasant."
Zhang Xiaofan remained silent, feeling even more uneasy. He wondered if it was Xiao Yicai who told the master about the ghost king and Baguio that day. If that was the case, he would not know how to explain it when the master asked him later.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan didn't speak, Song Daren thought he was a little scared, so he smiled, reached out and patted his shoulder, saying: "Xiaofan, you don't have to worry too much. Although Master is usually strict, he is very caring in his heart. We, our senior brothers." At this point, he paused, lowered his voice, and said, "However, please don't get impulsive again. If you contradict Master, then we won't be able to intercede for you. !」
Zhang Xiaofan felt warm in his heart, gritted his teeth, looked at Song Daren, and said in a low voice: "Elder brother, I, I'm really sorry for how I treated you the other day. You, don't blame me!"
Song Daren chuckled, stretched out his hand and touched his head, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? Let's go quickly, don't keep Master waiting for too long. But it's a real day, the moon was hanging high just now, why? Just at this moment, dark clouds drifted over. After all, the East China Sea is different from our Central Plains."
Zhang Xiaofan raised his head and looked at the sky, and sure enough, he saw that the sky seemed to have darkened all of a sudden. The moon, which was so bright just a moment ago, was now only moving through the gradually accumulating black clouds. The brightness was greatly weakened, which made people feel depressed.
While they were talking, the two of them had already walked back. Song Daren and Zhang Xiaofan stopped and heard the clear laughter of Tian Linger and Du Bishu joking from the cave.
Zhang Xiaofan was silent for a moment and said to Song Daren: "Senior Brother, then I won't go in and will go directly to the woods to find Master."
Song Daren glanced at him, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's go quickly! But it's a little dark now, so you have to be careful when walking in the woods, you know?"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled, nodded, and walked towards the forest ahead.
Song Daren looked at his back and suddenly felt that this junior brother looked a little lonely. He sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked back to the cave.
As soon as he entered the forest, darkness seemed to roar from the depths of the forest, rushing over and surrounding his figure.
Zhang Xiaofan paused for a moment, his heart moved, but after a while, his eyes gradually adapted to the environment in the forest. The remaining moonlight above the night sky still shone through the dense branches and leaves, and when it fell in a deserted place, there was a faint light.
Everything in the forest is quiet. There are no birds singing during the day, no breathing of wild animals, and even the low humming of insects that can be heard everywhere seems to be impossible to hear this night. There are tall and towering trees everywhere. The giant tree stands tall and tall, like a silent warrior in the darkness!
There is only the sound of wind!
The sea breeze blowing from the depths of the distant sea blew over the forest, stirring the treetops and making a rustling sound.
In the dark and deep forest, the young man walked alone.
Zhang Xiaofan's thoughts suddenly drifted away. In this deep forest and silent night, he suddenly recalled the past a long time ago: under the dim light, he was still a child, nestled in his mother's arms, looking at Staring at the night outside, my eyes widened with a touch of fear┅┅
It turns out that, inadvertently, that period of time in the past has become so far away.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, shook his head, quickened his pace, and continued walking forward.
However, he didn't notice that on the way he was walking, two red lights suddenly lit up silently in the depths of the darkness, like flames of hatred burning.
Like a person with angry eyes!
Tian Buyi frowned, a little impatient, and said, "What happened? It's been so long and you haven't come yet?"
Suru glanced at him and said, "How can he be so fast? Daren ran over to find him. Even if he comes back from Master Dali, it will take a while even if he has to run. You can't let him do this. , so fly over in the clouds and mist?"
Tian Buyi snorted, looked up at the sky, was startled for a moment, and said, "It's strange, why does the sky here in the East China Sea change so quickly?"
Suru looked around, frowned slightly and said, "Yes! It was bright just now! In the blink of an eye, dark clouds covered the sky." However, she didn't take this to heart. She changed the topic and asked about another matter. Go: "It's not easy. I've been puzzled by something since just now."
Tian Buyi looked at her and said, "What?"
Su Rudao: "If Xiaofan really knew the Ghost King and his daughter as Xiao Yicai said, he should have told Senior Brother Cangsong both emotionally and rationally. He should be very clear about this. But he told you in private. , I object to Senior Brother Cangsong hiding things from him, and he is not very familiar with us at Dazhu Peak on weekdays, so I always feel that something is not quite right."
Tian Buyi was silent for a moment and said calmly: "This person is not simple."
Suru frowned slightly and said, "What?"
Tian Buyi did not answer her directly. He only pondered for a while and said: "As far as I know, the head brother has been focusing on Taoism in recent years and has gradually stopped paying attention to the affairs of the sect. Most of the trivial matters in daily life have been neglected. Leave it to the elders headed by Cangsong to handle it." At this point, he paused, sneered, and said: "Now there are people in the door talking privately, Cangsong is now the head of Longshou Peak. .”
Suru's body trembled, with a worried look on her face. She pulled Tian Buyi's sleeve and whispered, "You must not talk nonsense outside."
Tian Buyi nodded and said, "Of course I understand, don't worry!"
After speaking, he pondered for a moment and then said: "As you know, in the past two thousand years of our Qingyun Sect, especially since Patriarch Qingye created the Seven Meridians of Qingyun, the position of the head of the Sect has always been held by Nagato Tongtian Peak. His disciple took over. But now┅┅"
Suru smiled and continued: "But now, Senior Brother Cangsong is highly respected in the sect, his Taoism is strong, and his reputation is second only to Senior Brother Daoxuan. Originally, there seemed to be no objection to Xiao Yicai taking over as the leader. , now it seems that there are some doubts."
Tian Buyi said calmly: "And for the past two hundred years, Cangsong has been in charge of the Qingyun Sect's punishment. He usually speaks the truth. Except for Senior Brother Daoxuan, he has long ignored anyone. Junior Nephew Xiao is a little worried. , which is also normal."
Suru lowered her head and said after a while: "It's not easy. This fight for the head of the family involves a lot. Don't get too involved."
Tian Buyi shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I am the leader of the lineage, how can I hide away. Since Xiao Yicai showed his kindness to me today, it was probably to leave a trace of affection for future fights. Anyway, we don't We have to take one step and take a look."
Suru sighed, nodded and said, "That's all we have to do."
With a sound of "Woo", from an unknown depth in the forest, a gust of dark wind suddenly blew over.
Zhang Xiaofan felt a chill on his neck. He looked up at the tree shadows all over the sky, dancing and dancing like monsters. He frowned slightly and felt that the forest was full of ghosts tonight, which was very different from the past. But then he thought again. , I have lived here for many days, and I have never seen any evil things. Could it be that the sky is darker and there is something there?
Thinking of this, he felt funny in his heart and walked forward quickly.
Suddenly, behind him, the sound of ghostly howling suddenly sounded, almost reaching his ears. Zhang Xiaofan was shocked and turned around immediately, his face immediately turned pale. He saw the path behind him, and in the darkness, slowly lit up. A skull glowing with dark red light rose up and flew into the air, spinning endlessly.
Amid the ghostly cries, the red skull gradually stopped, its face facing Zhang Xiaofan. Zhang Xiaofan only saw that there seemed to be some ghost fire in the deep-set eye holes, and he couldn't help but shudder.
A moment later, behind the ghost, two figures slowly rose up. Against the light of the red skull, Zhang Xiaofan saw that one of them was a tall, thin old man with a ferocious face and a haggard appearance. He was almost skinny and bones. It seemed to be not far different from the red skull, with a pair of eyes staring at Zhang Xiaofan fiercely, with a look of resentment.
The other person, however, looked quite embarrassed. Although he was quite tall, he was carried by the old man like a chicken, unable to move, with a look of helplessness and frustration on his face.
Zhang Xiaofan took a closer look, couldn't help being surprised, and said "Huh" in his mouth.
This man looked familiar, but he was an acquaintance. He was the Taoist Wild Dog whom I had first seen under the Wanbat Ancient Cave in Kongsang Mountain. I had seen him several times in Liubo Mountain in the past few days. I saw that he was being used by the withered old man. Holding the collar in his right hand, he looked mournful. Unexpectedly, he saw Zhang Xiaofan standing in front of him in the blink of an eye. He looked over with a surprised look on his face. He immediately pointed at Zhang Xiaofan and shouted as if he had seen a savior: "Ah! It's him, it's him. !」
Zhang Xiaofan was startled. He saw the wild dog Taoist pointing at him and barking non-stop, and he didn't know what it meant. However, he only saw the old man glare at him fiercely, and made a harsh and hoarse voice, saying to the wild dog Taoist. : "Is this the kid from Qingyun Sect?"
The wild dog nodded repeatedly and said continuously: "Yes, yes, it's him, senior vampire. It's this bastard who killed a thousand swords who killed your only descendant, the vampire Jiang Laosan." (To be continued)