One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 66: 65: Conscience

The moment Zhao Fuyun lowered his head, he had a feeling.

I felt like I was no longer standing in this hall, but in a void and endless darkness.

He felt that everyone around him had disappeared and he felt like he was being hung.

It was as if someone had grabbed hold of my consciousness, and I was like a carrot, being pulled out of the soil by the leaves and held in the hand.

I had no support above or below me, and I couldn't use any strength in my whole body. Even struggling seemed to be impossible.

"Zhao Fuyun." Xu Shiqin's majestic voice sounded.

The dangerous feeling in his heart surged up like cold spring water, wave after wave, as if to drown him.

He felt that he did not look up, but there was a pair of majestic eyes staring at him in the dark.

"Yes." Zhao Fuyun responded. The moment he opened his mouth, all his persistence disappeared at this moment, as if he had opened his heart and exposed everything in his room to others.

"Where are you from?" There was an irresistible power in Xu Shiqin's voice.

"Among the Sixteen Allied States of Yanyun, the Zhao family of Huainan." Zhao Fuyun replied.

His answer surprised others. Among the Sixteen Allied States of Yanyun, the Huainan Zhao family was the royal family. Even the Taoist who came in with Xu Shiqin and helped Zhao Fuyun to reveal his magic was a little surprised.

What was even more surprising was that Zhou Chun, who was walking with Zhao Fuyun, seemed to have turned ugly at this moment, as if he had been deceived by Zhao Fuyun.

"Why do we want to enter Tiandu Mountain?" Xu Shiqin asked again.

"There was no place for me in the Zhao family, so my aunt came to find me and brought me to Tiandu Mountain to practice." Zhao Fuyun said.

"What is the purpose of practice?" Xu Shiqin asked.

"Go back to the Zhao family and seek justice for my mother." Zhao Fuyun replied.

Everyone was surprised, because in their brief contact, they only felt that Zhao Fuyun was a kind person. Whenever they met him, there was always a smile in his eyes or on his mouth. He did not seem like a person full of hatred.

But his answer at this time was to return home for revenge. The goal of a cultivator's practice is not longevity, but revenge, which shows how deep the hatred in his heart is.

After hearing this, Zhou Chun's complexion became much better. He felt that Zhao Fuyun, like himself, was a person who had been hurt by the aristocratic family. Although he was born into an aristocratic family, he had a grudge against the aristocratic family and was one of their own.

"If Tiandu Mountain encounters danger, what will you do?" Xu Shiqin asked again.

But this question was a little vague, and the monk next to him immediately frowned.

However, these words changed in Zhao Fuyun's ears. They were like words formed by a layer of powder spread on the ground, but when the wind blew, other words appeared under the powder.

Beneath that voice, there was another voice, and this voice, like a dagger hidden under clothes, instantly pierced into the heart.

"Tell me how you killed Xu Yajun!"

The sense of danger in Zhao Fuyun's heart had reached its extreme at this moment, but his Jie Fa Talisman made him realize that this time the questioning was extremely dangerous, so his consciousness sank into the talisman in his Qi Sea.

In his consciousness, he himself is an everlasting flame.

The other party's voice and words were like wind, blowing the flames up, as if to blow away the fire and reveal the burning firewood underneath the flames.

"Answer!" Xu Shiqin shouted again, his voice exploded in his heart and flames danced.

He restrained his consciousness, guarded his thoughts, and gritted his teeth, not letting himself speak. He felt that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would tell everyone about the process of his murder. At this moment, the Taoist priest next to him said, "Why? Zhao Fuyun, you don't want to answer? Let me ask you again, if Tiandu Mountain encountered danger, what would you do?"

As soon as he said this, Xu Shiqin's meaning was instantly shattered, as if different colors were shining in and dispelling the thick darkness.

Zhao Fuyun felt relieved and immediately said, "Do your best to protect Tiandu Mountain."

"Okay, good. The self-examination is over. Brother Xu, do you have anything else to ask?" The Taoist next to him asked with a smile.

Xu Shiqin turned his head and glanced at the Taoist priest, saying, "Brother Ruoding, haven't you always been a man of peace and quiet, and a pure heart? Why, aren't you afraid of getting caught up in worldly affairs and falling into doom?"

Xu Shiqin seemed to be smiling, but there was an inexplicable sense of threat.

"To be quiet and inaction, to keep the heart pure, is not like sitting like a clay statue. Inaction and action, all depends on one mind. Brother, if you care about this, you will fall into the nine difficulties." said the Taoist called Ruoding.

"Those of us who practice cultivation naturally have to have the courage and means to face calamities. The affairs of this world are nothing more than grudges, love and hatred. Look at his answer about the purpose of practicing cultivation. Isn't it to go back and take revenge? This is exactly what people of our generation are like." Xu Shiqin laughed when he said the last part.

The other people in the hall didn't dare to speak.

Taoist Ruo Ding also looked at Zhao Fuyun a few times and didn't say anything else.

Xu Shiqin said, "You have all passed the examination of conscience. From today on, you are disciples of the upper courtyard of Tiandu Mountain. The endless path is at your feet. You will live a long life!"

After saying the last two words "De Shou", everyone responded with "De Shou" and Xu Shiqin walked out of the house.

Afterwards, everyone returned to the temporary residence, and on the next day, Zhou Chun brought them the jade token.

The front of the jade plate is engraved with the word "Tiandu" and continuous mountain patterns, and the back is engraved with the three words "Zhao Fuyun" in the middle.

On the edge above Zhao Fuyun, there is a time and date engraved, which is the date he entered the Senate.

"From today on, you and I are real brothers. I never thought that you, my junior brother, were born in the Zhao family of Yanyun Huainan, but were not accepted by their family. You are also a miserable person. But no matter what, entering the upper courtyard of Tiandu Mountain means that you have truly set foot on the path of Taoism. It is not impossible for you to go back for revenge in the future." Zhou Chun said to Zhao Fuyun.

Zhao Fuyun said somewhat embarrassedly: "Brother, I will definitely practice well."

"Haha, you have to practice well. When you first enter the upper house, you have to choose a method and practice magic. If you have any questions, just ask your brother." Zhou Chun said.

Zhao Fuyun nodded repeatedly and asked, "Brother, where should I go now?"

"You are now an official disciple of the Upper House. You can choose a place to live in the mountain where the Upper House is located. There is abundant spiritual energy there, and you can communicate with fellow disciples. It is a good place to practice." Zhou Chun said.

"Well, senior brother, I'll take my leave now. I'll treat you to a drink later." Zhao Fuyun said.

"Okay." Zhou Chun said with a smile.

Zhao Fuyun went there himself. The mountain where the upper house was located was named Xiangbei Mountain. Because the mountain was big and resembled an elephant's back, it was called Xiangbei Mountain.

As Zhao Fuyun walked, he was thinking about Zhou Chun.

From the first time they met to what he said later, after thinking it over several times, he finally felt that it would be better for him to keep a distance from him. For some reason, he always had a feeling that Senior Brother Zhou Chun would have a short life.

A gust of wind blew, bringing a cool mountain breeze.

He looked at Xiangbei Mountain and felt extremely excited, because from now on, he would be a disciple of the upper academy of Tiandu Mountain. He couldn't wait to choose a technique and practice magic.

(End of this chapter)