The chivalrous spirit is fickle

It’s just like when you were young and went out to play with a group of good friends. The sun was warm and the sky was blue that day, but you didn’t know that this would be the last time you would see one of those people in this life.

In the crowded crowd, Qing'er held Li Qing's hand, but asked Li Qing with some heartache.

"Master, why are you crying?"

Looking again, Li Qing was already in tears. She turned around, but could no longer see the small figure through the huge crowd. She smiled bitterly and said in a low voice.

"Qing'er, my brother is really a fool."

"I won't forgive him, but I don't hate him either."

Qing'er didn't understand what Li Qing was saying, so she could only hold Li Qing's hand tightly, pat Li Qing's back gently like coaxing a child, and speak in a low voice.

"It doesn't hurt, it will be blown away by the strong wind."

Li Qing listened to Qing'er's voice, but did not answer. He just cried silently, tears flowing down, forgetting everything in the past.

……

Li Ran also decided to leave. Shi Gu did not try to keep him. He should not have stayed here in the first place. He did not retire, so naturally he had to return to that bustling yet dangerous world.

The courtyard suddenly became deserted. Shen Yue and Su Xue were still practicing. After several days of practice, they were now quite capable.

When Shi Gu was about to close the gate, several men ran over. When they saw Shi Gu, they knelt down and bowed to him.

"Senior, please accept me as your disciple."

A few days ago, the battle between Shi Gu and Li Musheng had spread throughout Lin'an City. Everyone in the city knew that Shi Gu was a master, so in the past few days, there was an endless stream of people coming to him to become his disciples.

Shi Gu sighed and felt a headache, but those people misunderstood him. A man stood up and punched Shi Gu in front of him.

"Senior, look."

"I am undoubtedly a one-in-a-million martial arts genius. Look at how powerful my punches are. They are really impressive."

"It's definitely worth it to accept me as your disciple."

Looking at that man's turtle fist, Shigu's eyes twitched. The people in Lin'an City are all very angry and will not change even if you tell them.

This is not a solution.

Shi Gu raised his eyebrows, looked at the few people and spoke loudly.

"If you want to practice magical skills, you must first leave the palace."

"If you want to be my disciple, you should cut your own flesh first."

Hearing this, several people were shocked and looked at each other in silence. After a moment, one of them stared between Shi Gu's legs with a strange look and asked.

"Senior, did you also cut your hair?"

"Senior, look at yours."

Hearing this, Shi Gu immediately pinched his fingers together and spoke awkwardly.

"You bastard, you want to see everything, but I won't let you see it."

Seeing this, everyone felt a chill. Three of the five people ran away immediately, leaving two people with hesitant looks on their faces. Shi Gu knew what they were thinking and continued.

"My technique may not be mastered even if you cut yourself off. There are only one person in a million who can master it."

Hearing this, one of the remaining two left, muttering to himself as he walked.

"I know myself well. I am indeed a one in ten thousand genius, but one in a million... I am still a little short of that."

Shi Gu frowned suddenly, looked at the last person and asked.

"Do you really dare to cut it?"

"dare!"

"Even after the cut, you still can't practice the magic skill?"

"I'm not afraid of that!"

"Tsk, you're too perverted, I won't accept it."

After saying that, Shi Gu turned around and closed the courtyard door, leaving only the last person kneeling in front of the door with a dazed look on his face.

What a joke. Shi Gu is already overwhelmed by his two disciples. If he takes in another disciple, he will go completely crazy.

"Master! Master!"

As soon as Shi Gu stepped into the yard, he saw Shen Yue running towards him with a smile on her face like a silly roe deer, and then bumped into Shi Gu.

Shen Yue felt as if she had hit a block of iron and cried out in pain. She rubbed her little head and complained in a low voice.

"Master, please pay attention to the road."

Looking at Shen Yue, who was the first to complain, Shi Gu sighed deeply.

"I am so sinful. How could I have such a stupid person like you?"

Shen Yue didn't care about the name "silly roe deer" at all. She raised her little chin proudly and said.

"Master, I have mastered it."

Shi Gu was a little confused. What did you learn? That sword technique?

Shen Yue narrowed her eyes, chuckled, and flipped her palm. A ball of black demonic flame emerged from her palm and burned quietly.

Shi Gu took a deep breath and looked at the black devil flame in Shen Yue's hand, so shocked that he was speechless.

Yuanmo Dafa is considered the top-level skill of the Demon Cult. Not everyone can master it. Now, in the entire Demon Cult, only that fierce little girl has mastered it.

Shen Yue has only practiced for a few months, how come she can condense the magic flame?

This kind of talent is exactly the same as that of the master back then.

Shi Gu's expression suddenly softened, and it seemed as if he remembered something. He stared at the ball of black devil flame in a daze.

Shen Yue was standing aside with an expression that said "Praise me quickly, praise me quickly", but now she was left aside by Shi Gu. She frowned her beautiful eyebrows and coughed lightly in dissatisfaction.

"cough!"

Hearing the light cough, Shi Gu came back to his senses, looking at Shen Yue with a resentful look on her face, he couldn't help laughing. He reached out his hand, gently touched Shen Yue's head, and said softly.

"Good boy, good boy."

"You're really awesome."

Shen Yue smiled sweetly, just like a child, enjoying the compliment of being touched on the head, and narrowed her eyes into slits.

Step, step. Step.

At this time, Su Xue trotted over, blinking her eyes and looking at Shi Gu expectantly. Shi Gu was a little surprised and asked.

"You've mastered it, too?"

Su Xue turned her head away guiltily, not daring to answer, but she leaned her little head forward.

Although I haven't mastered it, I still want you to praise me.

Shi Gu's eyes moved slightly, but were full of smiles. He didn't ask any more questions. He stretched out his other hand, gently stroked Su Xue's little head, and said.

"You did a great job, silly girl."

Su Xue smiled secretly with some happiness, but her eyes were secretly looking at Shi Gu.

A light breeze blew across the smiling faces of the three people, and it seemed to bring a little more warmth.

Chapter 99: Farewell

A few days later, in Bai Niao Guan.

The Bai Niao Temple, which was always crowded with guests in the past, closed its doors early today.

It was late autumn, and frost had killed all the grass. The temple was filled with dead leaves, but no one came out to clean them, leaving them to cover the bluestones.

A beautiful woman was sitting in a yard, looking at the dead Podocarpus tree in the yard with a smile on her face.

"When I came here a few years ago, I wanted to plant an elm tree. Elm seeds, elm seeds, bring wealth and fortune."

"But at that time, someone advised me to plant a Podocarpus, saying it symbolizes good fortune and prosperity, and that the tree can live longer."

The beautiful woman's eyes twinkled slightly, and she spoke softly with a hint of self-mockery.

"Now it seems that the man was just deceiving me."

The oil-paper umbrella leaned quietly against the door, and wet water droplets dripped down the umbrella and turned into bright spots.

Zhu Yin stood quietly behind the beautiful woman, her eyes slightly red, as if she had just cried.

The beautiful woman stretched out her hand, gently stroked the handle of the chair, smiled, and spoke slowly.

"This Podocarpus has died, but I haven't seen the so-called good fortune and prosperity. It's really a liar."

Zhu Yin remained silent, but raised the teapot and added a cup of tea to the beautiful woman. Seeing this, the beautiful woman smiled gently at Zhu Yin, but did not raise the cup of tea. Instead, she said helplessly.

"I've said a lot today. It's like this with older people. They always feel that if they don't say more, they will never have another chance."

"But all we can talk about and remember are some of the past events."

"So, we kept nagging and saying boring things, talking about the past over and over again."

“Isn’t it annoying?”

Zhu Yin sniffed, shook her head, and said in a hoarse voice.

"That's not the case. No matter how much you have to say, Master, I am willing to listen."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman smiled dotingly at Zhu Yin, then shook her head.

"How silly! There are very few children as silly as you in this world."

"If I wasn't there to take care of you, you would cry a lot."

There was a hint of helplessness, a hint of attachment, and a hint of worry in the beautiful woman's tone, as if she was someone who was about to go on a long journey.

"I've almost seen enough of the scenery here. Take me out for a walk."

As she spoke, the beautiful woman slowly stood up. Seeing this, Zhu Yin hurriedly turned around and wanted to take the oil-paper umbrella with him. That was the beautiful woman's real body and also where he would be from now on.

"Yin'er, that's not necessary."

Zhu Yin was startled and turned to look at the beautiful woman with a complicated expression, but the beautiful woman smiled at Zhu Yin freely and spoke softly.

"I want to bask in the sun today."

When Zhu Yin heard this, a layer of mist covered her eyes. She bit her lips lightly, but finally said nothing. She stepped forward, supported the beautiful woman's body, and walked slowly forward.

Today, the beautiful woman has a lot to say.

He looked at the quiet Bai Niao Temple with some nostalgia in his eyes, and spoke softly as he walked.

"When I was very young, I wanted to be a Taoist priest, just chanting scriptures every day and I could have a meal."

"When I have free time, I will climb up a tree and take a nap. When I am bored, I will read scriptures. When I am old enough, I will leave the Taoist temple, marry a wife, and have a child."

"I would wear Taoist clothes, set up a stall on the street, and tell fortunes for passers-by."

"Just live a peaceful life like this."

The beautiful woman's eyes moved slightly and fell on the white wall of Bai Niao Temple. She lowered her eyebrows and sighed.

"But I don't have that fate. If it weren't for Chimen, I would have starved to death long ago."

"So, I want to repay the favor and return my life to Akamon, even if I have to become a monster that is neither male nor female."

Zhu Yin lowered her head, but gritted her teeth and spoke in a low voice when she heard this.

"Master is not a monster..."

The beautiful woman smiled gently, her eyes full of tenderness, without a trace of self-pity. He squeezed Zhu Yin's hand and said lightly.

"Not a monster, but a freak. There's nothing to deny about that."

"I don't think I've done anything bad in my life, but I haven't done anything good either, and I've never thought that I'd have a good ending."

The beautiful woman stepped forward slowly. He looked at the gate of Bai Niao Temple that he had passed and spoke softly.

"But at least I have a clear conscience towards Akamon."

"I have already paid back what I owed Akamon, including your share."

"So, you don't owe Chimen anything. You are no longer bound by anything. You can live more freely."