A small square courtyard, with a few plantain plants planted in the courtyard, exudes a fresh atmosphere. The construction style of several rows of houses is also simple and elegant, and there is no extreme luxury of ordinary officials and wealthy families. Obviously, the owner of this mansion is also a man with noble aspirations.

In the corridor, Ye Shuo was hurrying through the hall and rushing towards the side hall. The reason why he was so anxious was not because of his master, but-

As soon as he pushed open the door, a figure greeted him, and the two almost collided face to face. After hurriedly supporting each other, they stood firm, and they all looked at each other with surprise and joy.

"Advisor!" Finally, Ye Shuo shouted excitedly, while slapping the other party's shoulder repeatedly, as if testing whether he really existed.

"It's great that you're okay, I was shocked when I first received the summons!"

Previously, when Ye Shuo killed the Seven Venerables of the Nine Shadows Hall and was taking refuge somewhere, he suddenly received a summons. And the sender is the consultant who has been lost contact for a long time!

Hearing him say that the place of temporary residence was an ordinary country located in the center of the Spirit Continent, Ye Shuo didn't care about the long distance, so he immediately rushed over through thick and thin.

He also thought that this would be a trap. In case the advisor has fallen into the control of the Nine Shadows Palace, and the enemy will use his jade slip to lure him into the bait...... But even with this thought, Ye Shuo's footsteps did not stop for a moment.

If that's the case, then the advisor is in danger, and he can't help but ......!

Until he stepped into the mansion, Ye Shuo was still worried about a possible enemy attack, but when he saw the advisor standing in front of him in a dignified manner, he knew that all his worries were superfluous!

"After escaping in Yixi Kingdom, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Nine Shadows Palace, I could only live a life of hiding in Tibet again. The advisor explained with a smile. mentioned that thrilling escape time again, in order to avoid Ye Shuo's worry, it was just a sentence.

"I don't dare to summon you, for fear that Jade Jian will be monitored...... However, fortunately, I met Guo Xianling, who was an old friend of the patriarch of my Gu clan, and I heard that I had nowhere to go now, so he took me in without saying a word. Not only did he set aside a side hall for me to live in, but he also told me that it would be good to treat this place as my home. This time, I really met a nobleman. ”

The consultant Xiaoyou said this, but the old man was embarrassed. An old man with simple clothes and a beard on the side stroked his beard and sighed lightly, "At the beginning, I failed to save the Gu family, and after the incident, in order to protect myself, I didn't dare to speak out openly and crusade against the Nine Shadows Palace. ”

"Guo County Order, you are benevolent and righteous, my advisor and I thank you!" Ye Shuo solemnly hugged his fist.

"Okay, Ye Shuo, I should thank you, I will not thank you less than you. The advisor stopped him with a smile, "Guo Xianling is trustworthy, next, you can also stay here for a few days, our brothers, we haven't been together for a long time! I haven't asked you yet, I haven't seen you for three years, how are you doing?"

Ye Shuo smiled dryly, these blank three years have always been an unspeakable scar for himself......

"Stumbling, I finally broke through to the gas level. Saying this, Ye Shuo suddenly raised his eyebrows with a wicked smile, "How about the consultant, I'm no longer the little burden that always needs your protection before, right?"

He still remembered that in the Xuantian Sect, although the advisor was like himself on the surface, "doing nothing", his real strength was actually in the seventh stage of Qi cultivation. The two are called brothers, but they have been thrown off so much in terms of cultivation, and for Ye Shuo, it is a bit of a mustard after all. Now that I have finally turned over and broken through, it's time to show off in front of my old friends!

The "cough ......" consultant seemed to be a little embarrassed at this moment. He coughed dryly and touched his nose, "Just before you came, I had just broken through to the second stage of the Qi Sect. ”

So, I still can't catch up...... Ye Shuo felt a moment of loss in his heart, but soon, he smiled again, this time, he was really relieved for the consultant.

"Isn't that about to reach the Tongtian Realm? It's really worthy of my brother! If you go on like this, even if it's the Nine Shadows Palace, it won't be able to do anything to you soon, right?"

As soon as he mentioned the Nine Shadows Palace, the advisor's expression suddenly became much more solemn: "No...... My strength, after all, is too far from the Nine Shadows Palace. Before you break through to the reincarnation realm, I'm afraid you won't be able to feel at ease......"

The second stage of the Qi Sect, if you look at it from the perspective of the Xuantian Sect in the past, it is indeed an unattainable leap, and in the Yixi Kingdom, where there is no Tongtian Realm, it can be regarded as the top batch of masters.

However, if such a strength were placed on the entire Spirit Continent, it would be too small to mention. Not to mention, it's a head-on confrontation with the most terrifying force-

How many masters did the Gu clan have at the beginning, the Qi Sect was all over the place, and there were also many people in Tongtian and Nirvana, but it was not overnight that the entire clan was wiped out......

Over the years, the more you know about the Nine Shadows Palace, the more you will know how unfathomable their heritage is. It is said that evil cannot prevail over good, but the power that belongs to "justice" is too small.

"By the way, speaking of the Nine Shadows Palace...... Ye Shuo's fingertips were urged, and a piece of porcelain shard emerged, "Do you know what this is?"

The advisor took it and looked at it carefully: "It seems that the age should be quite old, longer than the existence of my Gu clan. Moreover, this is still a fairly powerful artifact......" Speaking of this, he paused, "I'm afraid that its holder back then was far stronger than the current Nine Shades Hall Lord!"

"Scared?!" Ye Shuo was taken aback. In his mind, the consultant is basically an encyclopedia. If he says it, he must be wrong, but ...... Stronger than the Lord of the Nine Shadows Palace? The fragment that was inadvertently obtained back then is still so big? More importantly, if this person is still alive, he doesn't know ...... Friend or foe?

"But what I care more about is that it has been shattered to this extent...... "The advisor's eyebrows tightened, "The strength of that holder is already very terrifying, so what realm has the person who smashed this artifact reached?"

"Yes, the old man has read a lot of books, and he still has no clue except that he can see the extraordinary origin of this fragment...... Ashamed, ashamed. Guo Xianling on the side also sighed and shook his head, "Ye Xiaoyou, I don't know where you got this thing from?"

"It's just a coincidence...... Ye Shuo replied in a daze. At this time, in addition to the joy of holding the treasure in his hand, what he felt more was a heavy worry.

Pifu is not guilty, but he is guilty, listening to them, if this artifact can be restored, it must be a rather rare top-level treasure. Holding such a thing, it will definitely attract more powerful enemies, and even at his level, it is far from enough to deal with...... It seems that in the future, the existence of this fragment must be more cautious, and it must not be shown as easily as before.

"But similar fragments, the Nine Shadows Hall has been collecting in many ways recently, and what can make them so solemn is definitely not ordinary, so I want to get ahead of them-"

In order to avoid the two of them worrying, Ye Shuo did not say that for this fragment, he had killed the Seven Venerables of the Nine Shadows Palace. It's just that he knows in his heart that in this way, he must be on the must-kill list of the Nine Shadows Palace, just like the advisor. The battle for the coming day is truly endless.

"No matter what they are trying to do, it will definitely not be a good thing...... "The advisor pondered for a long time and raised his head seriously, "Ye Shuo, you must take good care of this fragment!"

Ye Shuo nodded vigorously, put away the fragments again, and seemed to think of something again: "By the way, consultant, I was planning to participate in the assessment of Tiangongmen recently......" Seeing a trace of surprise flashing in the consultant's eyes, he continued with a smile: "I already know, you said that the only person in this world who can save you, 'that adult', that is, the master of Tiangong, right?"

"Why don't we go together!" Ye Shuo raised his hands and put them on the advisor's shoulders, his eyes were shining with excitement, "In the future, under the nose of the master of the Heavenly Palace, no matter how rampant the master of the Nine Shadows Hall is, he will not dare to do anything to you!

Compared to his enthusiasm, the consultant was depressed.

"Useless ......"

With a sigh, he brushed Ye Shuo's hand away.

"Ye Shuo, let me ask you a question. What would you do if I were a great evildoer, the enemy of the whole world, when everybody came to me shouting and shouting at me?"

Ye Shuo did not hesitate: "Of course I will stand by your side! Even if it is a betrayal of the world!"

The advisor smiled wryly: "So...... Do you understand now?"

Ye Shuo was stunned for a while, and it took a while to figure out the meaning of the consultant's words, and tentatively confirmed: "...... You mean......?"

The advisor nodded sadly. Indeed, the master of the Heavenly Palace is the only one who can protect himself. But he is also a person who will never help himself for revenge. This heavenly palace gate is a holy place for people all over the world, but it is not a holy place for itself.

“…… No, it's still different. There was silence for a long time, but Ye Shuo looked firmly into the eyes of the advisor.

"You will definitely not become the Lord of the Nine Shadows Palace. I believe in you!"

In those eyes, the consultant saw trust and the courage to move forward. It was something that had never been erased in his friend......

……

In the evening of the same day.

There was a knock on the door of Guo County's house. As soon as he opened the door, what he saw was Ye Shuo with a serious face.

"Ye Xiaoyou, why haven't you slept yet?" Guo Xian Ling led him into the room while taking off his coat from the hanger next to him and draped it on his body.

As soon as Ye Shuo stepped into the room, he closed the door with his backhand, and then knelt down in front of Guo Xianling with a "bang".

"Guo County Order, I have something to ask for!"

Guo Xianling was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to help: "What's the matter? Come on, come on, get up and say!"

Ye Shuo still knelt still, and said loudly: "If you don't agree, I won't get up!"

Guo Xianling looked at him for a long time, finally let go of his hand, and sighed deeply: "You...... Aren't you embarrassed for me?"

Slowly turned his back, his steps were extremely heavy, "Actually, I have a ...... in my heart about what you want to say."

Hearing this, Ye Shuo stood up excitedly and followed closely: "Since you have a number, why don't you do it?" I am not forcing you to hold high the banner of righteousness and openly rebel against the Nine Shades Palace, but after the Heavenly Palace Master returns, I will submit a report letter to him, let him take a good look at what the Lord of the Nine Shadows Hall has done in the more than two thousand years that he has been away, and let him see who he is who he has worked so hard to help up!"

"Didn't you also say it before, when the Gu clan was wiped out, you didn't do anything for them, and you were ashamed of your old friend, so now is the opportunity for you to make amends!" Seeing that Guo Xianling didn't answer, Ye Shuo's voice was also raised. Hastened his pace and ran in front of him, blocking his way, not allowing him to run away any longer.

"You can protect yourself for a while, but you can't protect yourself for a lifetime, if the Gu clan chief Quanxia knows, do you want him to see that he is such a friend, in times of danger, he only knows how to shrink a corner and avoid a friend who protects himself?"

"I didn't just care about self-preservation...... " Guo Xianling's gaze dodged, and the wrinkles on his face deepened. Compared to Qingyue who is talkative during the day, he looks very old now.

"This time the nephew of the Gu family is here, didn't I take him in at the risk of losing my head? It's just that there are some things that I can't do ...... do."

"Is that useful?" Ye Shuo's voice doubled, "If the Nine Shadows Hall doesn't fall, the advisor's life will always hang on his waist!"

Stopping in front of him again, Ye Shuo spoke earnestly.

"Some things have to be done by someone after all, and if everyone only thinks about themselves and waits for others to do it, then the final result is that no one will do it! In this case, when will the evil be completely eradicated and those sinners will be punished as they deserve?"

Guo Xianling trembled violently, desperate as if he was a terminally ill patient. On the one hand, morality and his own conscience, on the other hand, the thirst for survival, the two collided fiercely, tormenting him to describe haggard. For a long time, he lowered his arms, and the old tears were full of tears.

"Ye Xiaoyou, don't force me anymore, okay? I'm not alone, I have my own family, and I can't help but think about them in my every move!"

"Could it be that only your family's lives are important, and the others don't have families, so their lives are not important?" Ye Shuo took a step further, "The Nine Shadows Hall is killed and killed, how many innocent lives are killed every day, and how many families of the victims are grieving for them, have you thought about this?"

"Guo County Order, I think you are a good person, a good person with a sense of justice, that's why I came to say these words to you!" Ye Shuo took a deep breath, "If you still recognize yourself as the parents and officials of the people and a good friend of the Gu clan, please do your part to eradicate the Nine Shadows Palace!"

At this time, Guo Xianling was already half-down, blindfolded, and the vicissitudes of life were all over his face. Ye Shuo didn't say anything more, he knew that if Guo Xianling was really a friend unanimously recognized by the Gu family and his advisors, if the officialdom had really not worn out his conscience, then he would make the right choice.

After a long time, Guo Xianling finally stood up straight again, wiping a handful of tears indiscriminately, and Ye Shuo was relieved to see that in his eyes, he began to have a kind of consciousness that belonged to a warrior.

"Ye Xiaoyou...... You keep shouting that you will punish the evil and eliminate the evil, and I admire your courage. But how much do you know about the Lord of the Nine Shadows Hall himself, about his past?"

Ye Shuo was stunned, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I was about to ask for advice!"

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent and winning all battles, if you can really know the past of the Lord of the Nine Shadows Palace, you may have the opportunity to find out his weaknesses. It just so happened that he also wanted to know what kind of experience would create such a mad demon. Is it just a powerful force that fell from the sky?

Guo Xianling walked to the low cabinet on the side, took out a scroll from the lowest level, and spread it all the way on the table, but it turned out to be a world map. The surface of the roll has been slightly yellowed, and it looks quite old.

"The Lord of the Nine Shadows Hall suddenly rose strong more than two thousand years ago. The place where he was born is said to be just a small country. ”

"The gap between a small country and a strong country is like the gap between a small mountain village and a capital city, and the difference in resources makes it a limit, no matter how strong you are, there will be limitations. If there is no opportunity against the sky, people from small countries will definitely not be able to compete with people from strong countries on the world stage in the future, which is an iron law. ”

"So in the beginning, it was a surprise that people from a small country could achieve so much. But gradually, fewer and fewer people talked about it, and even the relevant historical records were destroyed, and it seems that it was the one who wanted to hide his true origin. ”

"Although heroes don't ask where they come from, there are always some people who can't look at it. They hate to make themselves perfect, as if they were born to be God's rulers. ”

"That country, which has been dead for many years now, has rebuilt a new nation on that land. ”

"As for that new country, it should be ......," Guo Xianling raised his hand and drew a circle in the remote area of the map. When he could tell the position it represented, Ye Shuo's eyes suddenly widened.

“…… Euphi Country!"

(End of chapter)