Traveling through thousands of realms at the same time, I need to add some dark blue

Chapter 322 Expelled from the Master
"That evil woman, Gu Xiaosang, didn't dare to look directly at my domineering Brother Gu, and fled in panic. Brother Gu chased her, but unfortunately she was cunning and he didn't catch up."

Xiao Meng covered up the matter for Gu Meng a little, and of course did not say anything about the magic sword. Gu Meng was willing to tell everyone that he obtained the Demon Lord's magic sword because he trusted everyone, or maybe he didn't care about these things and was too free and easy.

But no matter whether Gu Meng doesn't care about the difference between good and evil, I can't sell him out.

Otherwise, if the Shaolin masters heard that the Demon Lord had leaked the magic sword, in order to prevent the increase of demons and the decline of Taoism, and the appearance of a terrifying giant demon in the future, they would issue a warrant for the arrest of Gu Meng and take him to the Demon Suppressing Tower in the back mountain. If a fight broke out between the two sides, he would be guilty of the crime of death.

Xuan Bei listened and looked at Gu Meng again, feeling that the section about Gu Meng was too brief. Little Meng didn't seem to be honest, as if he was hiding something, but... forget it.

If young people don’t have some secrets, can they still be called young people?

What’s more, he is his nephew. No, monks don’t have nephews... What’s more, he is his disciple. Xuan Bei feels that Zhending has a good nature and he can’t hide anything big... I think so.

Xiao Meng continued, "And the disciple was caught by An Guoxie who came after him. In order to find out the truth, he did not kill the disciple on the spot, but planned to take the disciple back to Halle and interrogate him. Unfortunately, he did not know that the disciple's strength had greatly increased, and that he had opened four orifices, and had the mysterious power of releasing spirit from the center of his eyebrows. The disciple took the opportunity to open the acupuncture points."

"Then I used... I used the treasure that Brother Gu gave me to recover from my injuries, and used the poison hidden weapon and Ananda's sword technique that Gu Xiaosang left behind to kill him without warning. I got a lot of good things from him, and I have been studying them."

Well, it was finally accomplished. Meng Qi felt that he was simply a genius, a wise man like Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick - when he traveled through time, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick had no other meaning.

According to Xiao Meng's words, Gu Meng must be a good person, and Wei Guangzheng does not have any poison or hidden weapons, so the poison or hidden weapons must belong to Gu Xiaosang, which makes sense!
An Guoxie is the direct descendant of the Crying Old Man. Although he didn't actually bring any good stuff with him, theoretically there is a chance of big explosions. The good things exchanged from Lao Liu, including secret books and treasures, can be partially pushed to him. Perfect.

As for the subsequent events such as rescuing Zhenhui, cutting off the Nine Apertures, and conquering the Evil Ridge, so many people saw them, and the origin of the divine thunder essence was explained, so there is no need to say more.

He mixed eight truths with two lies, and the key points fit together perfectly. Xuan Bei didn't find any problems with what he heard. He thought that with his guarantee, he should be able to get away with it, so he nodded slightly:
"You have the divine thunder body tempering, which is equivalent to the fifth level of the Golden Bell Cover, the spirit release, which directly attacks the soul, and the Ananda Breaking Precepts Sword Technique. No wonder you can kill on the Evil Ridge."

He had great confidence in Shaolin Kung Fu. Although the fifth level of the Golden Bell Cover was only four orifices, its effect was equivalent to the effect of six orifices in most horizontal training Kung Fu.

This Kung Fu cannot show the power of the Dharmakaya magic during the awakening period, and is even inferior to most of the unique skills with the upper limit of the external scene during the awakening period. The initial stage is just laying the foundation, very similar to the ordinary horizontal training Kung Fu, but it is still much more powerful than normal martial arts.

After listening to Meng Qi's story, Xuan Bei said with relief and satisfaction:

"Thank you for your hard work on this trip. I was careless and almost put you in an irretrievable situation. Fortunately, you managed to pull through and saved Zhenhui. Now that you have opened the four orifices, it's time to practice the fifth and sixth levels of the Golden Bell Cover."

As he spoke, he took out two thin secret books and handed them to Meng Qi. It was obvious that they had been copied long ago.

Meng Qi felt sad. His good deeds increased since he followed Gu Menghun. He had already exchanged the fifth and sixth levels from Lao Liu. He had completed the fifth level a long time ago... What a loss.

But he became happy soon. After all, it was made public. After a few days, he would use the excuse of tempering his body with the divine thunder essence to quickly complete the fifth level. Even if the secret was covered up, what Lao Liu exchanged could not be seen in the end.

When we return to Shaolin, we can enter the Sutra Repository!
Moreover, I have already opened the four orifices, so I can try to break through Tongren Lane and go down the mountain by myself. Why should I implicate my master?
The prospects were bright, and Meng Qi smiled a little foolishly.

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After Xuan Bei figured out the whole story, he looked at the group of "women soldiers" and ordered, "Okay, when we get to Tanhan, if any of them want to stay in the Western Regions, arrange for them to go to Yuhai. If they are willing to go to Dajin, they can return to Liushaji together. Kongjian, the uncle master, and the others are still waiting there."

"Disciple will follow Master's instructions." Meng Qi replied happily.

With the master by his side, he could calmly and properly arrange a way out for these unfortunate women.

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Two days later, five figures appeared on the Evil Ridge.

One of them was the farmer-like You Haoduo - in short, an ordinary villain supporting character from the lineage of the Crying Old Man, who had been on the list before - he came back late and did not catch up with Gu Meng and his party, so he saved his life, otherwise he would have escaped Gu Meng's clutches.

In Tanhan, he heard about the "Nameless Tyrant Sword" killing Ze Luoju and the "Thunder Blade Evil Monk" flattening Xieling.

After finding out that the "Ba Dao" on Xie Ridge had really gone down the mountain with the "Thunder Dao" and there was no one on the mountain, he dared to go in to check the situation.

The bandit camp was filled with broken walls and burnt black objects. Many corpses were eaten by wild beasts and were incomplete. It was like the Asura hell.

You Haoduo said nothing as he walked all the way to Kangzhi's yard, entered the back room, and saw the charred corpse that remained after the fire.

"The evil monk Lei Dao has always been dedicated to eradicating all evil. He was too cruel and really killed the whole family. Is he still a monk..." one of his subordinates said in shock.

You Haoduo said with a sad face, "It may not be the monk who did it, it may also be Tyrant Sword. I heard that he swung the sword three times in total, with boundless Tyrant thoughts and a killing intent. Except for the newcomers who just came to the mountain, all those with blood on their hands were killed by him with one sword. I don't know what kind of magical power he used to distinguish the targets to be killed."

"The murderous aura of the Thunder Blade Evil Monk, which borrowed the power of heaven, is much weaker than his, but at least the monk acquiesced to this matter. These two swords are in the same group."

He took out a transparent stone with a faint green glow from his arms, and stretched out his right palm. Suddenly, black mist rose in the room and a shrill cry was heard.

As the disciple of the Crying Old Man, although he did not break through the external scene and was not awarded the "Eighteen Beats of the Wronged Souls", he was more favored by the Crying Old Man than An Guoxie because of his good conduct and was passed on some of the auxiliary methods to him.

Black air poured into the stone, turning it from transparent to light black, occasionally revealing a distorted face.

"Boss, what are you doing?" a bandit from the Helian Mountains asked in confusion.

You Haoduo smiled, which was rare for him. "Of course, it's for the old monks to see. Let them see how inhumane and cruel the Shaolin disciples are. They are not like monks, but more like Shuras."

"That's right!" The subordinate who was asking the question clapped his hands, "As long as we avoid thunderstorms, we won't be afraid of that young monk Thunder Blade Evil Monk, but he has Tyrant Blade with him, so we definitely don't dare to chase him--"

Hearing this, You Henduo frowned. These words were a bit unpleasant to hear... but they were the truth. Anyway, he didn't dare to chase him, so it was okay. A good brother of the horse bandits is one who speaks without thinking.

In fact, this is also the reason why Gu Meng doesn't take much action. It will make Xiao Meng lose a lot of experience. If he goes with him to demonstrate, the villains won't dare to chase Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng won't be able to make everyone in the world his enemy, defeat all the geniuses and become the emperor (bushi). Wouldn't his growth be slowed down? Alas, big brother's painstaking efforts.

The subordinate continued, "But even if we don't dare to hunt him down, after the evil monk's notoriety spreads widely, Shaolin, which claims to be the orthodox Buddhist sect and has Buddha nature, will definitely not tolerate such a disciple. At that time, either we will abolish his martial arts and suppress him in the back mountain, or we will abolish his martial arts and swear an oath and expel him from the mountain gate!"

You Haoduo nodded gently: "No matter if it was done by Monk Zhending, at least he participated in this matter. The head monk of Shaolin Discipline Academy, Monk Wujing, hates evil and hates evil. He will definitely deal with it impartially when he comes. If he is expelled from the mountain gate, will Ba Dao always travel with a useless person?"

"Hey, I thought there was no chance to kill him, but I didn't expect him to reveal such a big flaw."

There is another possibility they didn't mention, which is that Ba Dao will directly conflict with Shaolin Temple. It would be even better if Ba Dao really wants to clash with Shaolin.

The level of cultivation that Gu Meng displayed that day was valuable enough considering that he had already possessed the aura of a Dharmakaya level, but most people still believed that he was definitely not a Dharmakaya.

Even because there are no various strange phenomena in the external scene, it is not ruled out that a special treasure was used to open the mind, such as a great Dharma master leaving some one-time method for future generations before his death.

The conflict with Shaolin Temple is just a good opportunity to see what he can do. If that knife attack is just a flash in the pan, then don't blame them for putting him on a wanted list together.

"Boss, be careful. That Ba Dao is not easy to deal with, and that monk can also summon thunder!" his men reminded.

You Haoduo spat like an old farmer, "What are you afraid of? No matter what the reason is for that evil monk to be able to use the external scene method, at least one thing remains unchanged, that is, the external scene method is a huge burden for the awakening period, and it consumes a lot of energy. I want to see what he can use to summon the thunder when he has no martial arts! As for the Tyrant Sword... Haha, if I can't afford to provoke you, can't I just avoid you? He is so arrogant, I'll bet with him to see who will live longer!"

Well, it should be said that You Haoduo is actually not going to live long.

"Boss, you are wise!" another subordinate flattered him.

You Haoduo put away the stone, straightened his back, and said coldly: "Let's go, follow them from a distance, and then check for more information!"

At this moment, he no longer looked like a farmer, but the leader of the seventy-two bandits who was powerful enough to rule the country and had many people under his command!

Five men jumped on their horses, three of them changed horses, and chased after them quickly. The two swordsmen were carrying a group of women, so they couldn't go fast!
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Inside Yumen Pass, Gu Changqing left temporarily, and his family was settled here by Gu Meng. He also had to send his family to his mother's family, and then go directly to Taiyue Sect to find Gu Meng to be his younger brother, if Gu Meng returned home at that time.

Xiao Meng looked at his back. He was one of his rare friends besides the Samsara Team. After this farewell, he didn't know when they would meet again.

"Let's go back and help deal with the issues of those girls. We can't leave everything to Master." Meng Qi calmed down and called Zhenhui to return to the inn.

Now the reinforcements Kong Jian and Wu Jing from Shaolin Temple have already arrived in the Western Regions. The location experts are very quick and it was only after hearing that they had all arrived that You Haoduo decided to spread the notoriety of Zhen Ding and Ba Dao.

Although the Great Asura certainly hates Shaolin in his heart, he has never really taken any action against Shaolin. These days, the righteous path is generally stronger.

When the great monks from Shaolin Temple arrived, Gu Meng also left. He came and left in a hurry. He had mentioned going to the Western Regions to rescue Xiao Meng before, and then he came. Now that there was no safety issue, he simply left.

Originally, he had thought that it was hard to find a Dharma body in the real world, and that being a little arrogant might attract the Great Asura, which would lead to a great feat of awakening the Dharma body and breaking through in battle, but in the end, the other party did not make a move... Gu Meng reflected on it and felt that he was a bit reckless. He couldn't be so arrogant just because he had the support of a big boss, so he might as well go home.

It was at this time that he discovered that someone was following him and was not trying to hide it.

They were not horse bandits. That group of horse bandits were afraid of Ba Dao and wanted to throw shurikens at him from eight hundred miles away. Gu Meng often closed his perception. There were too many evil people in the vast sea, so he ignored them.

When the bandits heard that the Nameless Tyrant had separated from Meng Qi, they were overjoyed and no longer wanted to provoke him, so the two sides distanced themselves further and further apart.

Following him was Qu Jiuniang.

Gu Meng looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and thought, could this be?

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On Xiao Meng's side, some of the rescued women had separated at Tanhan. They were originally from the Western Regions and were inevitably afraid of being far away from home, so they followed the caravans close to Shaolin. Some went to Yuhai, and some went north to the oasis protected by the Snow Mountain Sect, and so on.

Most of the remaining women were born in the Central Plains, or had no relatives in the Western Regions. They planned to change their environment and forget the past, so they followed Kongjian, Wujing, Xuanbei and others back to the east.

After entering Yumen Pass, people from different directions would naturally say goodbye, and Shaolin was determined to save people to the end, so they would naturally look for reliable caravans or escort agencies to help bring them along.

Back at the inn, Meng Qi and Zhen Hui saw their master seeing off an escort, followed by several familiar women.

"Two masters, we will pray for you every day." When the women saw Meng Qi and Zhen Hui, they were so excited that they burst into tears. The escort was instructed by the Shaolin elder who was at the top of the scene, and he felt light all over and almost forgot where he was.

After a few pleasantries, Meng Qi and Zhen Hui couldn't stand the enthusiasm and hid upstairs.

"Everyone heading north and south has left, and only a few are left who are continuing to return east with us." Xuan Bei walked upstairs. He was not annoyed by the tediousness of the work. Being able to help others made him feel rich and peaceful in his heart.

"Xuanbei, Zhending, Zhenhui, please come to my room for a moment."

Kong Jian had a white beard hanging down to his chest, and beside him was Wu Jing, who had bronze skin and sharp features. Both of them had serious expressions, which gave Meng Qi a bad feeling.

Xuan Bei led two disciples into the guest room. Kong Jian waved his sleeves and clear glass light lit up everywhere, enveloping the entire room.

"Have you concealed anything about Xieling?" As the head of the Discipline Institute, Wu Jing always spoke directly.

In the Liusha Collection, Xuanbei downplayed the fact that Mengqi and Zhenhui killed too many people, and emphasized that they rescued a group of women in distress. According to the "Precepts of Benevolence", the killing precepts committed in this situation do not need to be punished.

The precept of benefiting sentient beings means that monks who practice the Bodhisattva path must save all living beings. Therefore, the Shaolin precepts state that killing an evil person in order to save a good person does not count as breaking the precept of not killing.

This is somewhat similar to the Spring and Autumn Period style of writing. Meng Qi was determined to kill the evil. In his opinion, eliminating evil is to promote good, so saving the woman was an unexpected gain.

"No." Meng Qi pondered for a moment and chose to answer like this. He really didn't think of what was concealed. Isn't it just to eradicate evil? For people of the rivers and lakes, killing horse bandits is just and natural, right?

"Amitabha, I am guilty, guilty. A donor entrusted me with this." Kong Jian chanted the Buddha's name softly, took out a light black stone that was constantly flowing, and emitted thousands of glazed rays of light from his palm, which penetrated into it.

Black gas rose, and wronged souls emerged, reenacting the scene at that time. The evil scholar also cried out for injustice in front of the masters, saying that he had been tortured before his death. He also imagined the scene of Zhending pulling Zhenhui away and not letting him watch.

Gu Changqing used some torture methods when killing the evil scholar. Meng Qi took into consideration the hatred between them and the fact that the evil scholar was so bad, so he had no intention of caring about it.

Meng Qi's scalp tingled as he watched. If he had known earlier, he would have asked his junior fellow apprentice to use the Buddhist beads to pray for the souls of the dead... Meng Qi, who lacked the self-awareness of a monk, only thought of this at this moment.

Xuan Bei looked at Meng Qi and Zhen Hui in astonishment. He had never expected such a thing to happen.

"You condoned your companions' evil deeds, which is your first mistake. You denied it flatly and concealed the truth with excuses, which is your second mistake. These two mistakes show that you are murderous, cruel, cold-blooded, without any mercy, and you are unrepentant!" Wu Jing said solemnly. He and Kong Jian had already checked it out and found that the wronged soul did not lie.

Meng Qi didn't know how to answer, because that was indeed what happened, but he was not like what the abbot said!
Xuan Bei suppressed his shock, suddenly stood up, and bowed solemnly:
"I am guilty. I saw that Zhending was remorseful, so I asked him to lie and conceal the matter."

Meng Qi looked at his master in bewilderment. Why was his master so kind to him?

At this time, Xuan Bei secretly hinted to Meng Qi that he should admit his mistake quickly, as there was still a glimmer of hope.

Just as Meng Qi was about to speak and take responsibility for his mistake, Wu Jing said sternly, "The mistake has been made and cannot be undone. Zhenhui is young and weak, but he helped to conceal the incident and disrespected the temple rules. He must be punished and sent back to the temple to live behind the wall for two years."

As the head of the Vinaya Institute, he has the right to make a punishment decision accompanied by an elder and then report to the abbot afterwards.

"Xuan Bei, as a master, you don't teach by example, but instead instigate your disciple to lie and escape punishment. You must face the wall for a year." Wu Jing stopped Xuan Bei from speaking, and then looked at Meng Qi:

"Zhen Ding, you have committed heinous crimes, killed too many people, and are cruel and cold-blooded. You have also earned a reputation as a demon monk in the Western Regions. You are even more vicious than a villain. You don't behave like a monk. You must give up your martial arts, be expelled from the mountain, and swear a soul oath not to teach your unique skills to others privately!"

Xuan Bei's face changed drastically, and he begged Ken eagerly, "Uncle Master, since Zhending has rescued so many people in distress, please give me a lighter punishment."

"Merits and demerits cannot be offset. It is a blessing for Zhending to save people. Moreover, the sending of the Ghost Stone must be a conspiracy of the Crying Old Man's lineage. They may be lying in ambush nearby. So the reward is to send Zhending to another city to avoid it." Wu Jing said impartially.

Meng Qi's mind was buzzing and he was at a loss. How did things get to this point... But if he was expelled from the sect, would he no longer be a monk?
Xuan Bei's face was gloomy. He suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "I have the opportunity to practice in the upper level of the stupa. I am willing to use this opportunity to reduce Zhen Ding's punishment."

After reaching the pinnacle of the external scene, he had the opportunity to enter the upper level of the stupa and practice among the relics of eminent monks of all generations, so as to realize his own truth and lay a solid foundation for becoming a half-step Dharmakaya Grandmaster in the future.

Meng Qi was extremely shocked and moved. He glanced at Xuan Bei and his heart was filled with turmoil. Master was willing to give up such a good opportunity?
No, I can’t let Master pay such a huge price!

Even if he was expelled from the mountain, there was still the reincarnation space, and his martial arts could be restored. As long as he could go to Taiyue Sect and seek shelter under Brother Gu, would he still be afraid of revenge from the Zeluoju lineage?
As for the difficulties and obstacles along the way, just consider it as repaying the Master’s kindness!
He gritted his teeth, raised his head, and looked at Wu Jing stubbornly:

"Master, I am not wrong!"

"No fault?" As the head of the Discipline Institute, Wu Jing had never encountered a disciple who had committed a crime and showed no remorse. He was immediately enraged and asked sternly.

"Amitabha, what a sin, what a sin." Kongjian paused while pinching the Buddhist beads.

Xuan Bei looked at Meng Qi in shock and astonishment, his mouth moving but not knowing what to say. Once these words came out, there was no chance of saving the situation!

Did he really think so, or was he doing it to avoid losing the opportunity to practice in the upper levels of the stupa?
Foolish boy, oh, idiot boy!
Xuan Bei looked a little disappointed, but also a little moved and relieved.

Meng Qi stiffened his neck and said fearlessly, "Master, don't you know the principle of eradicating all evil? When will the cycle of revenge end? Only by eradicating the roots can we avoid killing and adding more sins."

"If we allow the evildoers to go free and just educate them, it is inevitable that more good people will suffer. Isn't this adding to the sin? Killing is for self-protection, to eliminate karma, not to kill people!"

Xiao Meng shared his insights along the way, which was also something Gu Meng praised highly.

The precept of not killing is to prevent the degeneration of human nature, but Gu Meng had long seen that Xiao Meng was like himself, a tough man who was firm in his true self and could take on everything, and not an ordinary person. He did not need to observe the precept of not killing and be Batman.

"Shaolin is Zen Buddhism. Buddha is not something that can be sought outside of oneself. One's nature is self-sufficient. The Buddha is an enlightened being and a teacher. He should not be a clay sculpture or wooden puppet enshrined in a temple. But you have forgotten the original meaning of Zen Buddhism. You burn incense and worship Buddha, serve Buddha with your body, and regard Buddha as a god. You worship him and have lost your original intention!"

"The way of Zen is to seek the Buddha in one's heart. Everyone has Buddha nature. As long as one is not blinded by the false combination of the four elements, one is already a Buddha. Why do you still need to do good deeds, stop killing, accumulate merits and virtues, and seek the way of Bodhisattva outside?"

"Hypocrisy! Heretic!"

He did whatever he could to anger Wu Jing, just to get expelled from the sect as soon as possible.

Tired, so be it!
Speaking of which, the first scene of The Honored One in the World is that Xiao Meng went up the mountain to talk about Zen, and was criticized for being too scheming and sent to the menial service yard. Now he is expelled from the sect in the same way, so it can be said to have a beginning and an end.

"You evil creature, where do you get these twisted and heretical ideas from!" Wu Jing shouted sternly.

He turned to look at Xuan Bei: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Xuan Bei looked at Meng Qi deeply and put his hands together: "Amitabha, I have failed to teach you well and have nothing to say. Please allow me to abolish Zhen Ding's martial arts and send him to a nearby city to avoid him."

Meng Qi lowered his head, feeling disappointed. He had let his master down...

Zhenhui had been kneeling beside him with a look of remorse, and had no complaints about the punishment he had received. But at this moment, as he watched his master walk up to his senior brother and gently press his right palm on his dantian, a golden light emanating from it, he was finally moved, his face filled with fear and sorrow, and he cried out, "Senior brother!"

Although Zhenhui was the incarnation of Yang Jian's consciousness, he has no memories and is ultimately just a child.

But Xiao Meng was not so excited - it was not the first time that his Dantian had been destroyed.

If it were an ordinary warrior, he would definitely be in despair, but he still has Lao Liu standing behind him. Behind every successful man there is often a group of men!
In addition, what Xiao Meng didn't know was that Xuan Bei was pretending. He took the initiative to do it himself in order to conceal the fact that his dantian was fine.

Hearing Zhenhui's cry, Xiao Meng turned his head and said softly: "Little Junior Brother, don't be sad, learn martial arts well..."

Zhenhui was no fool. He knew there was no way back. His eyes were filled with tears. He said, "Brother, you have to take care of yourself too!"

"I will become a great hero."

Then, under Xuan Bei's instruction, Meng Qi made a spiritual vow: from today on, he would not pass on Shaolin martial arts to outsiders.

Xuan Bei pulled Meng Qi up and said to Kong Jian, "Uncle Master, I will escort Zhen Ding to Wuliang to avoid being hunted down by the Crying Old Man's lineage."

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Wuliang City is where the north and south water meet.

The golden lotuses disappeared, and Meng Qi found himself at the dock. Boatmen were sweating profusely around him, and many travelers were heading south by boat.

Xuan Bei stood quietly in front of Meng Qi. After a while, he sighed and said, "Go to the capital. The Su family will have to accommodate you no matter what."

"Su family?" Meng Qi asked in slight surprise. Little Meng had never known the origins of his original body.

Xuan Bei didn't say much. He looked at Meng Qi deeply again and said earnestly, "After we part today, I can no longer take care of you. You should take care of yourself."

"Yes, Master." Meng Qi suppressed the sadness that was welling up in his heart and performed the etiquette of a disciple so sincerely for the first time.

The master and disciple had to part again shortly after they reunited. Xuan Bei took a deep breath and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He sighed, turned around and left.

Golden lotuses sprouted from his feet, carrying him until he disappeared into the air. Passersby and boatmen all ignored him.

Looking at the direction where his master disappeared, Meng Qi stayed silent for a while, then he exhaled, turned and walked towards the passenger ship.

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At the same time that Xiao Meng was expelled from the sect, Gu Mengzheng was invited to join the organization.

"Qu Jiuniang?"

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(End of this chapter)