Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 155 Return to Trinity Gate

"You? You and I? You and I are in seclusion on the Trinity Mountain, practicing?"

Zuo Ruotong scratched his ears, poked his head out in disbelief, and looked at the sun in the sky, "Why didn't the sun rise from the west today?"

He Songling did not delay at all. After he had fully understood his three paths to heaven, he realized that he had already exceeded his mission on this trip to Europe and there was no point in staying here any longer.

After talking to Boss Zhao for a few words, he didn't even go to meet Fleming, Ismay and others. He just told Boss Zhao to let them make their own decisions, and then he and Zhang Zhiwei boarded the ship back home.

After traveling thousands of miles, they finally returned to China. He Songling and Zhang Zhiwei said goodbye on the spot, and without wasting a moment, they directly used the escape technique to return to the Trinity Gate.

The current He Songling is no longer the same person he was back then. After learning the European magic of escape, his escape skills have reached an incredible level. Being the best in ancient and modern times may be a bit arrogant, but it can also be said to be rare in the time.

Therefore, when he appeared in front of Zuo Ruotong, Lao Zuo didn't even notice it in advance. Zuo Ruotong was already surprised, and after hearing He Songling's words that he wanted to practice with him again, he was even more surprised and said the above words.

"Master, this is boring." He Songling frowned. "Other teachers are so pleased to see their disciples working hard. But you are so different. Is this the proper style of Xuanmen?"

"It's not about whether I am a true Xuanmen disciple, it's about whether you have the style of a true Xuanmen disciple." Zuo Ruotong ignored He Songling's moral blackmail and continued to look him up and down: "Tell me the truth, did you run into an enemy you couldn't defeat abroad and come back to avoid trouble?"

"Am I that kind of person!"

"Oh, you are too much." Zuo Rutong ignored He Songling's jumping up and down, "Just tell me honestly, who did you offend? Don't worry, your master has a bit of reputation in the underworld, and everyone is willing to trust me. If you really get into trouble, just tell me."

"Will you protect me?" He Songling's eyes were full of hope.

"That's not the case." Zuo Rutong waved his hand. "What I meant is that the statement I issued to expel you from the sect should be credible. This way, if you leave on your own, your enemies will not threaten the Trinity Sect. Your fellow disciples will be safe, so you can rest assured."

"Okay, okay, it's a just cut, right? Lao Zuo, you're really good at it." He Songling was a little doubtful about his life. It's not that he couldn't handle this little scene. He had seen many people who were more cunning than Zuo Rutong over the years. He himself was the representative of the dirtiest heart. What Zuo Rutong showed now was nothing.

The key point is, why did you change the personality of this old immortal?
I'm just going abroad for a while, who took over your body?
"You're back. Where is the little Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain?" Zuo Rutong asked casually.

"Him? He returned to the Heavenly Master...Oh!"

He Songling slapped his head.

Understood.

Now that makes sense.

Although Zuo Ruotong is a serious man and a sincere gentleman, his personality is not that of a rigid old-fashioned person. From the fact that he took the initiative to make Lu Jin embarrassed twice in the middle of the night in the Lu Family Courtyard, and ignored Wu Gensheng's weakness and begging for mercy at the Sanyi Gate, it can be seen that Zuo Ruotong also has a sultry heart. And this kind of thing will be infinitely magnified once he is with Zhang Jingqing every day.

According to the original novel, Zuo Rutong and Zhang Jingqing were not familiar with each other when they met in the Lu family compound. It was only after Zhang Zhiwei's attack that he and Zhang Jingqing began to have more interactions.

However, the mountains were high and the roads were long at that time, and both of them were the heads of huge Xuanmen sects with many trivial matters to deal with. Zuo Rutong also had to go into seclusion from time to time to break through to the third level, so naturally he did not have many opportunities to meet Zhang Jingqing.

According to He Songling's estimation, the two probably communicated through letters most of the time.

But things are different now. Zhang Zhiwei has gotten together with me and even asked me to take him abroad.

Although Zhang Jingqing looked like he disliked Zhang Zhiwei and often chased him off the mountain, he was definitely the one who cared the most about Zhang Zhiwei. Although he was known as the traitor of Sanyi, he was also the strongest disciple of Sanyi.

Since the two of them were together, Zhang Jingqing and Zuo Rutong would definitely meet and communicate from time to time. As the saying goes, "A red bird is red when it is near a red bird, and a black bird is black when it is near a black bird." It was only natural that Zuo Rutong's personality would change after hanging out with Zhang Jingqing, an old rogue, every day.

"Master, let me give you a piece of advice. You should stay away from hanging out with Zhang Tianshi in the future. That old bastard is not a good person." He Songling sighed. The hearts of these old masters were dirtier than each other, and only Lao Zuo was a white lotus. Now, even the Sanyi Sect was about to be led astray.

"Hey, isn't it a coincidence that the advice I gave to the Heavenly Master was the same as yours. I also told him to tell his apprentices not to hang out with you all the time. You are not a serious person. Don't lead the future Heavenly Master astray."

Zuo Ruotong sneered, stood up and left: "If you want to retreat with me, then come with me. But let me make it clear in advance that if you can't stand the loneliness, leave on your own. If you disturb my retreat, I will beat you up."

"Come on, who are you going to beat up?" He Songling muttered softly, but he came back to cultivate his mind with Zuo Rutong, so naturally he couldn't say much and quickly followed.

"Master, I feel that during the time I was down the mountain, I was too materialistic and subconsciously focused on the benefits of doing business first."

In the stone cave in the back mountain, He Songling sat opposite Zuo Rutong and expressed his distress: "I want to abandon all this and practice Xuan Gong with you again."

"You think so?" Zuo Ruotong looked at He Songling with a half-smile: "Your realm is still not enough. You are abandoning everything in the secular world now, which is actually no different from you abandoning Xuanmen and going into business. You are both selfish and willful. You only think about yourself."

"No, that's all Zhang Zhiwei..." He Songling subconsciously wanted to refute, but when he saw Zuo Rutong's gaze, he closed his mouth again.

"You can realize that you are too materialistic and have strayed from the path of profound cultivation. This is good. It means that you are not lost and your state of mind has not been devastated."

Seeing that He Songling was silent, Zuo Ruotong continued, "But Xuan Xiu does not mean that you go from one extreme to another. It is either extreme detachment from the world or extreme involvement in the world. There is no difference. My understanding of true Xuan Xiu is a balance."

White energy rose from Zuo Rutong's body, drawing a Tai Chi diagram in the air.

(End of this chapter)