The chivalrous spirit is fickle

The moment this thought flashed through Su Xue's mind, a big hand suddenly appeared and pulled her out of this dark, endless dream.

Su Xue suddenly woke up and found herself still soaking in the wooden barrel, with Shi Gu standing beside her, staring at her silently.

"Master...what was that just now?"

At a loss, Su Xue called out to Shi Gu softly, as if she was looking for an answer.

Shi Gu slowly exhaled and spoke softly.

"Just a simple test."

Su Xue was still stuck in the nightmare-like scene that had just happened, and asked in shock.

"So... did I pass the test?"

Shi Gu slowly leaned over, put his hands on both sides of Su Xue, stared at Su Xue's watery eyes with his black eyes, and said.

"If you don't pass it, you won't wake up."

"However, since you have passed the test, there is no need to keep this memory."

As soon as he finished speaking, the mask on Su Xue's face emitted a faint green light. Su Xue was dazed when she heard the words, but she couldn't help but ask.

"That person... is he still alive?"

Shi Gu was startled when he heard this, but after a moment, his eyes became gentle. He continued moving his hands as he answered slowly.

"Well, he's still alive."

Su Xue's eyes flickered, and somehow she felt an inexplicable concern for the young man whose appearance she could not remember.

"Wasn't there anyone to kill him?"

It was like an inexplicable feeling, or perhaps she saw something, Su Xue felt that death would be a relief for the young man.

Shi Gu understood what Su Xue meant. The green light in his hand became stronger and stronger, but he still replied softly.

"He was lucky. He met a very good master and understood many things."

“So, he doesn’t want to die.”

Su Xue wanted to ask again, but Shi Gu spoke again, slowly.

“Time is the best medicine. No one can live in the past forever.”

"Especially a past that has nothing to cling to."

"There's not much I can teach you, so you have to remember it well."

"Don't keep thinking about revenge. You should always think about how you will live after revenge."

As soon as he finished speaking, a green light flashed in Shi Gu's hand, and the mask transformed by the evil spirit suddenly shattered in the green light. The moment it fell, it turned into smoke and dissipated into nothingness.

Su Xue's eyes flickered, and she leaned against the wooden barrel and fell asleep. At the same time, the white dragon bone slid down her back, penetrated into her flesh and blood, and successfully merged.

Seeing this, Shigu breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up.

After tonight, Su Xue will not remember everything in the dream, but she will remember that feeling, the emptiness and loneliness that drives people crazy after the killing.

,

"It's done."

Shi Gu clapped his hands, turned around and left with great satisfaction. But after a while, he ran back in panic and fished out Su Xue who had sunk to the bottom of the bucket.

"Huh...Luckily I didn't drown."

Chapter 79: Storm is coming

Shifang Mountain, Tsutenkaku

It was already late at night, but an expedited file was delivered to Wang Tianlai's desk.

Wang Tianlai was sleepy-eyed. He kept complaining under his breath as he unwrapped the file. As a cultivator, it was nothing for him to stay up all night, but Wang Tianlai hated staying up late.

As a self-aware man, Wang Tianlai had long given up expecting that he could reach the ninth level of martial arts. Rather than practicing hard, he preferred to enjoy life in the moment.

The candlelight was dim, and Wang Tianlai's hands moved a little slowly. His mind was not on the files at all. After yawning, he began to think about romantic things.

Thinking about it carefully, he hasn't had fun in Chimen for a long time and he's starting to get constipated. Maybe he can take some time out these few days to have some fun.

Wang Tianlai was thinking about something while looking at the opened file. There was a light breeze and the candlelight was shaking violently, making it difficult for him to see the words clearly. Seeing this, he threw the file directly to the servant beside him and said helplessly.

"Forget it, Xiaoliu, just read it and tell me after you finish reading it."

Hearing this, Xiaoliu took the file and quickly scanned it. In just a blink of an eye, Xiaoliu put the file away and said respectfully to Wang Tianlai.

"Deputy Pavilion Master, a major incident occurred in Baijie Sect."

Wang Tianlai raised his eyebrows slightly. In this year, Baijie Sect was considered a relatively active sect, so this file piqued his interest.

Xiaoliu continued without any need for prodding.

"According to reliable information, the son of the Hundred Tribulations Sect's leader, Zhou Ming, was killed a few days ago."

Wang Tianlai was startled when he heard this, then he sat up straight and frowned slightly.

"At that time, the leader of Baijie Sect was at the critical moment of closing his life and death, but his son's life lamp went out. This caused the leader of Baijie Sect to fail in his closing his life and his vitality was severely damaged. He almost went astray."

"I'm afraid he'll have to recuperate for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Wang Tianlai took a deep breath and exclaimed.

"Tsk, Zhou Ming looks quite smart, but his head is empty. He is really good at being violent and aggressive. Now that he's dead, it means one less trouble."

Xiaoliu nodded slightly, looking like he agreed, and then continued.

"Everyone in Baijie Sect was furious, but because their sect has only recently gained some reputation, there are not many real masters in the sect, and the sect leader is seriously injured, so it is unlikely that Baijie Sect can solve this matter on its own."

"So, they issued a hunting order, with a hefty reward."

Wang Tianlai counted his fingers with interest and sneered.

"In order to break through the realm, Zhou Xuan has almost used up all the valuable things of Baijie Sect. Apart from the yellow and white things, what else can Baijie Sect come up with?"

Xiaoliu paused slightly, his expression became somewhat interesting, and he slowly uttered two words.

"keel."

Swish! Wang Tianlai stood up suddenly, his eyes full of surprise. He took the file from Xiaoliu's hand in disbelief and read it carefully.

Dragon bones are the most precious treasure in the world, hard to come by. No one would have thought that someone would be willing to use dragon bones as a bounty.

However, after Wang Tianlai carefully read the file, his expression became even stranger.

The file clearly states that the dragon bone is not in the hands of the Baijie Sect, but in the hands of the murderer. Whoever can kill the murderer can get the dragon bone.

At the same time, Baijiemen does not know who the murderer is, but it also secretly states that Chimen is related to this matter. The intention is very obvious, but in order to better find the murderer, Baijiemen will select ten people to send out Zhou Ming's clothes.

The dragon bone had always been in Zhou Ming's body, so it was naturally contaminated with Zhou Ming's aura. With Zhou Ming's clothes from his lifetime and using some secret methods, although it would take some time, they would be able to find the current location of the dragon bone.

After reading the file, Wang Tianlai breathed a sigh of relief and threw the file to Xiaoliu again. He said to himself.

"The Baijie Sect is quite smart. They know that they are unable to recover the dragon bones now, so they use the dragon bones as bait and let others do the work for them."

Xiaoliu slowly stepped forward and asked Wang Tianlai.

"Deputy Pavilion Master, which ten people do you think Baijie Sect will choose?"

Wang Tianlai reached out and touched his chin, and after a slight hesitation, he gave his answer.

“I’m not sure about the others, but there are three people that Baijie Sect will definitely choose.”

"The first one is Yu Di Scholar, who is in the middle stage of the eighth-grade martial realm. He has always been fond of rare treasures, and he will definitely not miss the dragon bone."

"The second one is Lady Baihua, who is in the middle stage of the eighth-grade martial realm. This woman accepted a disciple sixteen years ago and loves him very much. She values ​​him more than her own life. But that disciple's talent is almost fatal. She will definitely take this bait."

"The third person is Feng Dao Shan Jian, Li Musheng, who is at the peak of the eighth-grade martial realm. Li Musheng has been trapped in the eighth-grade martial realm for many years. He is the number one person below the ninth-grade martial realm, and he can fight against a ninth-grade martial realm person."

"It's better to say that the Baijie Sect threw out the dragon bone as bait just to get Li Musheng to take action. He needs the dragon bone more than anyone else."

After saying that, Wang Tianlai realized it belatedly and turned to look at Xiaoliu, frowning and asking.

"Speaking of which, does our pavilion have any information about who killed Zhou Ming? If there is confirmed news, we can make a lot of money again this time."

"It's hard to say, this is our biggest business this year."

Hearing this, Xiaoliu's expression suddenly became interesting, and he did not answer Wang Tianlai's question for a while. Seeing this, Wang Tianlai rolled his eyes and urged.

"Why are you hesitating? If you don't tell me, I'm going to take advantage of you."

Hearing this, Xiaoliu shuddered immediately. This Wang Tianlai had a great appetite and ate both men and women. His principle was to kill them all, regardless of gender, beauty or ugliness.

Fortunately, Wang Tianlai never messed around in Tongtian Pavilion, otherwise many people would have to switch to other sects.

Just listening to Wang Tianlai's joking threat, Xiao Liu just smiled bitterly and answered somewhat awkwardly.

"Although I don't know the exact details, it's most likely done by Qingcheng Shigu."

"..."

The joy on Wang Tianlai's face froze and he stood there in a daze. After a moment, screams like a pig being slaughtered were heard in the room.

"Damn it, who is this bastard again?"

Wang Tianlai had a look of grief and indignation on his face, and collapsed powerlessly on his seat. Based on the original deal with Shi Gu, Tongtian Pavilion was not allowed to sell any information related to him.

As a result, Tsutenkaku’s business this time could not be done.

The more Wang Tianlai thought about it, the angrier he became. Shi Gu was too unlucky. He had blocked so many of their big businesses over the years. Even a tiny portion of the losses would be enough for him to die in Chimen.

"What a damn bad luck! Didn't this bastard want to retire? Why doesn't he know how to restrain himself day by day?"

"This bastard, next time I see him, I will give him a slap in the face."

After Wang Tianlai cursed for a long time, he sighed helplessly, looked up at the sky, and said softly.

"That's all."

"A thin horse has long hair and fat hooves; a son who steals from his father is not considered a thief."

"Let this turtle do whatever he wants."

……

three days later

In a bamboo forest, a young man dressed as a scholar was sitting cross-legged, holding a jade flute.

The bamboo forest swayed, and bamboo leaves fell like heavy snow.

Suddenly, a carrier pigeon flew through the forest, and when it passed over the scholar, a bamboo leaf fell.

With a puff and a muffled sound, the carrier pigeon exploded into a ball of blood mist, but the bamboo tube wrapped around its feet was intact. It floated down and landed at the scholar's feet.

The scholar raised his brows slightly, neither happy nor sad, reached out to pick up the bamboo tube, and slowly opened it, only to see a small bamboo and a piece of paper with an address written on it in the bamboo tube.

"Lin'an City? That's a good name."

After saying that, the scholar slowly stood up and took a step forward. The next moment, the originally dense bamboo forest suddenly disappeared, leaving only a wasteland, as if this scholar was the real bamboo forest.

At the same time, similar things were happening elsewhere under the sky.

Outside a thatched house on the north mountain of Xihai.

A master and an apprentice were fiddling with the flower fields. Both of them were women. The elder one was wearing a white dress and had an elegant demeanor and beautiful appearance. The younger girl was wearing a green dress and looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was young, had a round little face, and was very cute.

The two were talking and laughing, very intimate. When they were fiddling with flowers and plants, a carrier pigeon flew over. The woman in the white dress saw it, stretched out her hand, and let the pigeon land on her palm.

The woman in the white dress took out the bamboo tube and handed the pigeon to her disciple beside her. After a moment, she turned to her disciple, smiled gently, and said.

"Qing'er, do you want to go to Lin'an City for a walk?"

The girl named Qing'er was holding the carrier pigeon, smiling sweetly at her master and asked.

"Master, can I keep this pigeon? It's so cute."

Hearing this, the woman in the white dress reached out and fiddled with Qing'er's head, speaking lovingly.

"Girl, even if I say no, you won't listen to me."

Qing'er pouted and muttered.

"Master, you messed up my hair."

……