The Condor Heroes: The Quanzhen Sect has produced a vengeful master!

Yang Guo regretted coming here.

If my master finds out, I might not even be able to leave, let alone save my godfather.

Tatata!

Wang Jiuling's footsteps passed by, but Yang Guo kept his head down, drinking his tea, and didn't look back.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, Yang Guo sighed and relaxed.

Yang Guo slowly raised his head, intending to finish his tea and leave as soon as possible.

But just then, he suddenly felt the light above his head dim, and someone was standing behind him.

My heart skipped a beat, but I didn't dare to look up.

He didn't look up, but the man walked straight to him and sat down.

"Waiter, a bowl of tea."

The voice was gentle and soothing, yet it made Yang Guo break out in a cold sweat.

It's Master.

"Yang Guo, look up."

Yang Guo froze, slowly raised his head, and saw Wang Jiuling's calm and expressionless face.

Yang Guo forced a smile. "Master...Master!"

Wang Jiuling took the teacup from the young servant and took a sip. "So you knew you were coming back?"

Yang Guo remained silent and did not speak.

But soon, he looked up at Wang Jiuling.

"Master! I...I beg you to save my godfather! I..."

Yang Guo finally spoke up and told Wang Jiuling about Ouyang Feng's situation.

However, he did not see the anger he had expected on Wang Jiuling's face.

"Yang Guo." Wang Jiuling took a deep breath and looked at both sides of the street.

There was a section of wall with new bricks, and Yang Guo followed Wang Jiuling's gaze to look in that direction.

"That day, at least ten people were accidentally injured by Ouyang Feng's rampage, and in the end, it was your Uncle Guo and I who cleaned up the mess."

"Kindness is kindness, and enmity is enmity."

Wang Jiuling looked at Yang Guo. "He has been kind to you, so I don't blame you for saving him. But if I were to save him, I would be saving evil."

"To save someone from evil is tantamount to committing evil. If they later kill or commit arson, who will be held responsible?"

"Broken bricks can be replaced, but what about the lives lost?"

Yang Guo listened to Wang Jiuling's words, then lowered his head, holding a teacup in his hand.

"If he gets better, I'll stop him from doing bad things again! I'll stop him!"

"Then how will you face your Uncle Guo? How will you face the people he hurt?" Wang Jiuling asked again.

"Besides, can you stop him? Aren't you going to talk to your aunt?"

"Master! I..." Yang Guo was anxious. He wanted to explain, to say something, but in the end he realized that no matter what he said, it was all just empty talk.

He can't guarantee anything, and there are some responsibilities he can't bear.

"Do you understand now?" Wang Jiuling finished the last sip of tea in his bowl.

Yang Guo fell silent.

Suddenly, Wang Jiuling grabbed Yang Guo's wrist.

Yang Guo was startled, but quickly realized that his master was going to take him back.

He should have expected this outcome when he appeared in Xiangyang today.

If the master couldn't catch up with him that day, he won't let him leave today.

My adoptive father committed many evil deeds in the past, killing several of Uncle Guo's masters, and also had a blood feud with the Quanzhen School.

But the master is Uncle Guo's sworn brother. If he comes to ask the master for help, where does that leave the master?

Even if his master is angry now, it's only right that he be punished.

The thought of his adoptive father still in the dilapidated temple outside the city filled Yang Guo with unbearable sorrow.

Will he never see his godfather one last time?

"Master! Please let me go..."

Yang Guo's eyes reddened, and he was about to speak when he looked up and found Wang Jiuling frowning slightly.

Looking down again, he realized that Wang Jiuling hadn't actually grabbed him, but was instead taking his pulse.

Then he reached out and touched his eyes.

"Don't move!"

Wang Jiuling opened Yang Guo's eyelids and then spoke softly.

"Your mind is in turmoil, your temper is rising, and your energy is weak. Be careful not to suffer a qi deviation."

Wang Jiuling asked the waiter for paper and pen and wrote something for Yang Guo.

"Take this. From now on, meditate for half an hour every day and silently recite this text to calm your mind."

After finishing, Wang Jiuling paid the money, got up, and left without looking back.

In just a few steps, he disappeared into the crowd on the street.

It seems like it has never appeared before.

Yang Guo was left alone in the teahouse, watching Wang Jiuling's departing figure and sighing to himself.

After a long while, Yang Guo also got up and headed out of the city.

Yang Guo left, and Wang Jiuling didn't know where he went, because Wang Jiuling had also left Xiangyang.

As agreed, Wang Jiuling was to visit Tiantai Mountain again.

Before Wang Jiuling left, Yelü Yan repeatedly urged Yelü Qi to go with Wang Jiuling, but Yelü Qi did not do so in the end.

He still chose to stay in Xiangyang, seemingly genuinely wanting to join Guo Jing, and Yelü Yan couldn't dissuade him no matter what she did.

During this period, public opinion exploded.

With the help of the Beggars' Sect and the resources invested by Kublai Khan, the news of Wang Jiuling's upcoming banquet became a hot topic.

It's no longer just a topic of discussion among martial arts practitioners.

Teahouses, restaurants, streets—everywhere people were talking about this, and the news that Kublai Khan possessed the manuscripts left by Lü Zu and Zhengyang Zushi also spread.

This was exactly the result Wang Jiuling wanted.

In Jiangnan, on the second floor of a teahouse, Wang Jiuling and his entourage rested and drank tea.

A storyteller sat behind his desk, speaking eloquently and captivating the tea drinkers.

"Hey! You might not know who this Lu Zu is, right?"

"That's the legendary Pure Yang Immortal who attained immortality! He cultivated alchemy and achieved enlightenment through it. Just think, whoever obtains the scriptures he left behind..."

"Tsk tsk!"

This sparked a flurry of discussion among the surrounding tea drinkers.

"If they became immortals, all human suffering would cease, and they would live a carefree life, never having to carry a hoe again!"

When it comes to becoming an immortal, everyone just talks about it and has no real concept of it, but if you say that they won't have to carry a hoe anymore, everyone will be wide awake.

So the storyteller took the opportunity to collect money and told a legendary story about Lü Zu.

In the corner, Wang Jiuling drank tea, shaking his head with a wry smile.

This rumor is getting more and more outrageous. Yesterday he even heard someone say that "Qingyangzi went to the banquet in order to become an immortal."

Just then, Wang Jiuling's ears twitched as he overheard three tea drinkers chatting quietly behind the screen on the other side.

They spoke very softly, clearly afraid of being overheard, but Wang Jiuling still heard them clearly.

"Have you heard? The current Prime Minister, Minister Shi, has been impeached!"

"Of course I know! His father passed away suddenly, and according to the court's system, rules, and etiquette, he had to return to his hometown to observe a three-year mourning period!"

But he actually submitted a memorial requesting to remain in court!

The students of the Imperial Academy are now submitting a joint petition, accusing him of violating human ethics and morality and only seeking power!

"Hey! Everyone knows that! Let me tell you something others don't!"

"Do you know that Shi Songzhi has a nephew named Shi Jingqing?"

He's reportedly fallen ill recently!

"It's just being sick! What's the big deal?"

"You know nothing! Rumor has it that Shi Jingqing, as a member of the Shi family, actually led a group of scholars and students from the Imperial Academy to impeach Shi Songzhi!"

"This Shi Jingqing is a man of principle, risking everything to gather evidence of Shi Songzhi's usurpation of power!"

He had previously publicly criticized Shi Songzhi on several occasions, which angered Shi Songzhi.

This time, Shi Songzhi's impeachment was also largely due to his efforts!

"It is said that Shi Songzhi was truly angry this time, and secretly sent someone to poison Shi Jingqing, which is why Shi Jingqing fell ill!"

"Hiss—! Is this news real? Shi Songzhi is too vicious! That's his own nephew!"

"Sometimes, the more unsubstantiated the rumor, the more likely it is to be true! Shi Jingqing has done this more than once! Think about it, what kind of person is Shi Songzhi?"

"If you weren't ruthless, how could you have become prime minister?"

...

In the corner, Wang Jiuling listened to their conversation, his memory returning to the time when he parted ways with Shi Jingqing in the desert.

"Brother Shi... Back in the desert, I urged you to return and realize your ambitions. I never imagined you would accomplish such great things?"

The teacup was put down, and Wang Jiuling stood up.