The Word of Heaven

Chapter 279 He is his man
The gods were in dead silence.

No one spoke. Every glance that fell on Xie Yinglian was shocking. No one could maintain their composure in the face of these words, but they were strangely silent and could not make any sound.

Even the Queen narrowed her eyes, and the emotions in her eyes were so real.

From surprise, ridicule, and sneer, to the same silence in disdain.

When Xie Yinglian turned around, all he saw was the final look of disdain.

The girl seemed to find this very interesting, raised her eyebrows, and said, "Want to bet?"

The Queen said nothing.

Xie Yinglian smiled slightly and said, "Try and kill me."

The Queen looked at this junior and suddenly remembered the words she had heard not long ago.

——It turns out that you and I are actually the same kind of people.

At that time, she thought Xie Yinglian was provoking her and trying to make her angry.

In fact, it was a true statement.

"Use my life to pierce his threats against you."

Xie Yinglian smiled more brilliantly, and said sincerely: "As long as the bell does not ring after I die, it will prove that he is bluffing. You can use his friends to threaten him. How about it?"

The Queen remained silent.

Beside her, the nobles who sat high in the temple had slightly changed expressions, thinking that the queen was seriously considering this proposal.

No one wants to hear the death knell again after witnessing the magnificent scene of thousands of pavilions and towers being reduced to dust.

Even His Majesty the Emperor is unwilling.

However, no one dared to speak out to dissuade them at this moment, unwilling to be equated with the word compromise, which was a heavy price that they could not bear even at the cost of their life.

"pity."

Xie Yinglian's eyes swept across this group of nobles and officials, feeling a little disappointed but not much.

Many days ago, she knew the habits of these so-called great people - no matter how they explained it as noble people speaking slowly or any other reasons, it could not change these people's hesitation in major events.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Her eyes fell on the Queen, waiting for a reply.

"What did Gu Zhuo say?"

"If anyone wants to have graves all over the gate, then do it."

Xie Yinglian's tone was very casual.

The Queen looked at her and commented, "It's much more pleasant than your vulgar words."

Xie Yinglian said: "They all mean the same thing."

The Queen waved her hand, signaling everyone to disperse, and said, "Let's go."

Xie Yinglian remained unmoved and asked, "So what is your decision?"

The Queen smiled and said, "I think that is a very boring and uninteresting statement."

Xie Yinglian was a little curious.

The Queen said calmly, "Whether it was yesterday or today, neither I nor Your Majesty had ever thought of threatening the life of his friend."

Upon hearing this, an official who was on his way out suddenly stiffened. Thinking of Chen Chi who was about to be executed by slicing due to his decision, he subconsciously wanted to look back.

But he ended up doing nothing. Someone came up to him quietly, allowing him to maintain his pace in the quietest manner.

clap clap.

Xie Yinglian was applauding, praising with genuine emotion, saying that His Majesty the Emperor truly loved his people like his own children.

These words were spoken with such sincerity that there was not even a hint of dirty sarcasm in them.

The Queen Mother said: "Have you ever thought about your own fate?"

"The end?"

Xie Yinglian asked himself and answered: "Since you don't want to kill me to determine his true strength, then the most you can do is to put me under house arrest in the capital, or..."

She smiled and asked, "Send me to the Jiaofangsi?"

The Queen shook her head and said, "These are not what I want to do, because there is no meaning in them."

Xie Yinglian was a little surprised, but more curious.

"I heard that you are engaged to the nephew of Master Yishui."

The Queen Mother said: "The court will be very happy to witness the completion of this marriage."

Xie Yinglian frowned slightly, unable to understand the true intention behind this, and asked, "Then?"

The Queen did not answer.

She naturally took Xie Yinglian's hand, leaving no room for resistance, and led the girl towards the imperial city, saying, "I think Wanyi is very interested in meeting you."

……

……

There is a lake in the Imperial Garden with beautiful scenery.

For some reason, the name of the lake is very unlucky, with only one word "Li" in it.

Lin Wanyi stood under the waterside pavilion, facing Xie Yinglian.

There was not even a single figure around them; it was completely empty.

"Maybe you'll be disappointed."

Xie Yinglian said: "But he really didn't mention your name."

After a moment of silence, Lin Wanyi said, "This is not something I care about."

Xie Yinglian was not surprised and asked, "Then what do you care about?"

Lin Wanyi said: "How is he now?"

Xie Yinglian thought that was indeed the case and did not answer the question.

"On the way here, the Queen told me about you. To be more precise, it was the fact that you were left behind by Gu Zhuo halfway."

"People like you and me are not qualified to stand by his side. If we force ourselves to do so, we will only be a burden."

She looked at Lin Wanyi, with a hint of condescending compassion in her eyes, and finally said: "So after leaving you, he is living a very good life now."

Lin Wanyi wanted to say something, but remained silent in the end.

Of course it is uncomfortable. No one can be calm and happy after hearing such words.

But just a moment later, a bright smile bloomed on the corners of her lips, like the sunshine today.

Xie Yinglian asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Lin Wanyi looked at her and said, "You are more like my mother's biological daughter than I am."

Xie Yinglian thought for a moment and said, "I feel even more sorry for you now."

Lin Wanyi looked at the koi in the lake and said, "No need."

Xie Yinglian turned his head, looked at her profile, and asked, "Why?"

"If I were someone like you..."

Lin Wanyi took one last look at the scales reflecting the sunlight, looked at Xie Yinglian, and said calmly, "Then I was played to death by her own hands many years ago."

……

…It was winter, and the temperature in the mountains was even lower.

The branches of the winter trees had long lost their green, red, and yellow leaves, and the remaining lonely branches divided the sky into countless small pieces. The sparse shadows cast on the corpses around the hot spring, inexplicably matching the wounds with blood flowing in them.

According to the distribution of responsibilities, these corpses can be simply understood as scouts, whose only task is to ensure Gu Zhuo's whereabouts, and they are willing to sacrifice their lives for this.

Therefore, they came from the Sky Patrol and Wuyou Mountain. Only these two places could train death warriors who were good at hiding. However, they died in the end, dying at the hands of the enemy of heaven and earth.

Gu Zhuo sat by the hot spring, put his feet in the hot water, and enjoyed this rare moment of rest.

He knew that such peace would not last long, because the Master was always watching him from a distance, and the indelible real gap between their realms made it difficult for him to leave the other's sight.

Not to mention that he is at war with the world.

Gu Zhuo knew very well that what happened in Jiluo City was absolutely related to the Lord.

The reason why he did not kill Ji Luo Prefect and Chao Sheng Palace Master that day, but only made these people live in agony with the most cruel means, was because he believed that there was only one person who was worth killing seriously.

——Master.

However, the problem is that in his current state, it is impossible for him to kill the Master, unless he uses the Dawn and Dusk Bell.

That was a choice he didn't want to make.

Apart from the sound of the bell, Gu Zhuo’s best solution is still to break through.

He had been making related attempts these days, hoping to accomplish the feat from acceptance to unity in a period of no more than ten days, but he had never been able to truly succeed, as he was lacking something.

The three realms and seven levels are a consensus in the spiritual practice community and a realm division method that is recognized by both Taoism and Zen Buddhism. There is a reason for it.

The Return to Oneness Realm is the link between the previous and the next stages, describing how practitioners achieve true unity of their Tao body and spirit, blossom and bear fruit, and from then on have their own unique path of practice.

Some practitioners with extraordinary talents will achieve their innate magical powers in this state, leaving the possibility for them to establish a Taoist temple in the future.

Just as the former supervisor had speculated, Gu Zhuo had already cultivated supernatural powers for his present life during the Cihang Dharma Assembly that year.

This magical power has no name, because he did not name it, and its use is very simple - no increase or decrease.

Also in the spring of this year, he obtained the true meaning of the frosty sky of all things in Baidi Mountain, and made up for the final defect of the balance of heaven and earth. Then he created the Tao Mie which corresponds to the most wonderful Tao Sheng of Xuandu.

However, whether the Tao is born or destroyed, it can be no less than supernatural powers, but it is not supernatural powers after all.

Then it would be impossible to kill the Master.

Gu Zhuo thought quietly.

At some point, he raised his right hand and looked at the lines on his palm, thoughtfully.

His thoughts did not last long as a voice sounded in his sea of ​​consciousness, bringing him to the events that had taken place in the capital of gods.

Then, the voice asked a question, full of confusion.

"Why are you sure that Xie Yinglian will not be killed by that lady?"

"It's very simple."

Gu Zhuo said softly: "Even if people always hate themselves the most, no matter how much they hate themselves, it cannot change the joy they felt when they first met, so the Queen will not kill Xie Yinglian."

After saying this, he stood up and left the hot spring, continuing on his unfinished journey.

……

……

"Do you know why the Demon Lord insisted on traveling east?"

Qing Xiaoyue sat by the window of the restaurant, looking at the streets of Jiluo City where no blood had been seen.

Qiuzhi stood by and diligently served this man who was like his second master in life.

“Is this question too simple?”

While making tea, he said, "Everyone knows that the abbot personally went to beg Yishui Taishang for help. Gu Zhuo is not here to show up now. No matter how shameless Changle Temple is, it will have to admit the incident in the end."

Qing Xiaoyue said: "Continue."

"As long as Gu Zhuo appears in front of the nunnery abbess, she will have to repay the favor, whether it is to help heal the wounds or something else, she has to do it anyway."

Qiuzhi shrugged and said mockingly, "But Changle An obviously doesn't want to repay this favor now, otherwise he wouldn't be silent like a dead person, watching Gu Zhuo kill him all the way here, without even a trace of mercy."

Qing Xiaoyue said: "What else?"

Qiuzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "This matter... is actually about eating up the whole family."

Qing Xiaoyue glanced at him, somewhat surprised.

"Isn't it?"

Qiuzhi sighed and said, "No matter how you argue, the favor owed by Changle Temple should be attributed to Yishui. Even if Gu Zhuo is now using Qieman to ask for repayment for self-protection and is forced to do so, I believe that he will compensate Yishui as long as he survives. But now, no matter what, he is left with nothing."

Qing Xiaoyue was silent for a moment, with a strange look in his eyes, and said: "Actually, I didn't think in this direction."

Qiuzhi patted his shoulder and said comfortingly, "People like you who have been soaked in poisonous water for decades certainly don't care about such worldly views, and there will be no moral pressure. It is normal for you to be different from a young man like me, so you don't have to feel sad about it."

Qing Xiaoyue had long been accustomed to this kind of nonsense, and was too lazy to get angry about it. She said calmly: "What I want to tell you is that the Director must have the same judgment as you."

Qiuzhi hesitated and asked, "So?"

Qing Xiaoyue said: "Changle Temple is not far from Gu Zhuo. The time left for the Master is running out. He will have to take action."

Qiuzhi said solemnly: "Where will the battlefield be?"

"Who can tell now?"

Qing Xiaoyue turned her head and looked at the group of Yishui sword cultivators who were crossing the long street, and said: "I only know that Wei Qingci has arrived, and Cangzhou will become particularly lively from now on."

According to information from the Sky Patrol, Renjian Jiaoyang and Jiandao Nanzong are now recuperating in Cangzhou City.

Given the personalities of these two men, it would be natural for them to want to fight as long as the commander wrote down the names of those who had died at Gu Zhuo's hands along the way on a piece of paper and sent it to them.

Not to mention killing the Demon Lord with one's own hands, which is the greatest honor in the world, no less than regicide.

Who can resist the temptation to leave their name in the history of spiritual practice?

Qiuzhi thought about this, his expression became particularly ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "What about our business?"

Qing Xiaoyue said calmly: "There will always be a way?"

Qiuzhi asked, "For example?"

Qing Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "Even if Zhao Qi and Nan Zong are persuaded, I still don't think the Demon Lord will die in Cangzhou City."

Qiuzhi knew he shouldn't ask any more questions, but he couldn't help but asked, "Why?"

"There is news..."

Qing Xiaoyue's eyes were somewhat complicated, and she said, "The four elders of the Tianming Sect and Pei Jinge are heading north."

Qiuzhi was speechless, and subconsciously said with disdain: "Why is Master Pei's name ranked behind these four people? These four people together are no match for Master Pei, right?"

Qing Xiaoyue glanced at him.

Qiuzhi blinked and stopped talking.

Qing Xiaoyue said expressionlessly: "What I want to say is that there is only one possibility for Pei Jinge to go north, and that possibility is definitely not to kill Gu Zhuo personally."

Qiuzhi didn’t understand and asked, “Why?”

Qing Xiaoyue was speechless. After thinking for a while, she said, "Because Pei Jinge is the eldest princess's man."

"so?"

Seeking knowledge or not understanding.

Qing Xiaoyue was silent for a long time, looking at her successor as if he were an idiot, and reluctantly stated the fact: "The eldest princess is his."

(End of this chapter)