The main altar of the Truth Cult, the residence of the Holy Venerable.

The green jade paved ground shimmered with a dark luster, incense curled from the purple gold incense burner, the beams of the cloud-roofed sandalwood hung down the delicately embroidered veils, and the wind lifted the curtains, like clouds and mist, like a dream......

Just behind the layers of curtains, a figure sat quietly on the bed, the black moire robe that dragged the floor set off the man's thin and long figure, and his long hair was scattered over his shoulders, with a little wolf bèi, a little desolate.

The man in the black robe was only a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and his pale and somewhat sickly face was covered with a large area of dark brown birthmarks, which made the facial features that should be delicate and upright look a little hideous, but the black and white eyes were extremely bright, as if they could see the dawn through the deep night.

It's just that at this moment, he leaned weakly against the head of the bed, and blood oozed from the gap between the fingers covering the corners of his mouth, and it didn't take long for him to cough violently a few times, and not only the corners of his mouth, but also his nose were bleeding a shocking redness.

Struggling to breathe a sigh to keep his head clear, he was a little late to notice that the figure redder than blood was coming from the night and walking lightly into the room.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, it seems that Lord Saint Venerable is in poor health today." A melodious but very indifferent voice came from behind the curtain, and the bright red figure stopped a few meters away.

"Huh...... The lord of the flower palace came and did not greet him from afar, and he did not give up his rudeness. Helian did not give up, calmly wiped the blood from his face, straightened his robe and stood up, although his voice was so soft that it seemed to be blown away by the night wind at any time due to physical discomfort, but the unrevealing majesty in his tone still made this thin young man as glorious as a king in the night.

Hua Tianye smiled leisurely, his jade-like white and flawless fingers lifted the gauze curtain and walked a few steps closer, his face with a faint smile in the moonlight was like a glass of intoxicating wine, "Look at the state of the Holy Venerable, but Shun lì has broken through the tenth layer?" ”

“…… If you don't give up, you can have today, all of which depends on the care of the Lord of the Flower Palace. Helian did not give up his humble attitude, his eyes were calm, although his inner breath was extremely unstable at this moment, but he did not show the slightest expression of pain, in fact, this kind of torment was simply unbearable for ordinary people.

Hua Tianye naturally knew about this, but since Helian was unwilling to carry it himself, why should he meddle with things, so he just smiled inadvertently and said indifferently: "Actually, many times the Holy Venerable doesn't have to do it so himself...... What can drive others to do it, of course, must be used to the fullest. ”

Hearing this, Helian did not give up his expression for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of the other party's words, and raised his head hesitantly, "It is already a great favor for the Lord of the Flower Palace to help and persuade him to return to the Bilou Bocha Protector, as for the rest...... If you don't give up, you'll find a way to solve it. ”

"However, I heard that the Dharma Protector is very interested in the Heart Devouring Gu~" Hua Tianye's eyes calmly swept over Helian and did not give up, his words sounded soft and soft on the surface, but in fact they were like demon flowers with hidden toxins, and every sentence stinged people's hearts, "Holy Venerable, you are so merciful, but how many people in the world can understand your painstaking efforts?" And those who are decent people, who can understand that you don't want to kill them all? ”

Helian did not give up and was silent, although he still used some unscrupulous methods, but in fact, he was more unhappy than anyone else, he just wanted to lead the sect to appear in front of the world openly, and the most important thing was to turn over those who thought highly of themselves from now on, and to make the word "Demon Sect" disappear completely.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to take forbidden drugs at the cost of his own life and practiced martial arts diligently, because he understood that only by becoming a strong man could he conquer Yiqiē!

Could it really be that he had to abandon his original intention as a last resort? Why......

Helian didn't give up and slowly raised his palm to grab the placket of his chest, a trace of fleeting sadness flashed in his eyes, and then he quickly regained his calm and looked at Hua Tianye opposite, "Thank you for the reminder from the Flower Palace Master, if you don't give up, you should consider it carefully." ”

Hua Tianye smiled without saying a word, and then turned to leave, the fiery red clothes were particularly eye-catching in the night, like a touch of blood drifting away......

Standing in place and waiting for Hua Tianye's figure to disappear into the night, Helian covered his chest and sighed softly as if he collapsed, staggered back against the wall, looked out of the window with gloomy eyes, stood still for a moment, and then walked out of the room slowly with a calm expression.

Walking through the cloister to the front hall, he was confronted by two disciples carrying something, and Helian did not give up and stopped to wait for them to come over.

"Lord Saint!"

Seeing that it was Helian who came, the two disciples bowed their heads in fear and bowed down.

"No need to be polite," Helian said indifferently, and then glanced at the stretcher covered with white cloth behind the two disciples, "What are you doing here?" ”

Hearing Helian's unrelenting question, the two disciples hesitated for a long time, as if there was something unspeakable, and finally one of the disciples swallowed his saliva in cringe and replied, "This is ...... The ...... of the Holy Maiden's explanation"

Helian frowned slightly, and walked over with doubts in his eyes to lift the corner of the white cloth, only to find that lying on the stretcher was actually a maid who had just died, and saw a bruise on her neck that was obviously choked by someone and suffocated.

Thinking of his sister who has become more and more irritable recently, Helian Bu gave up a complicated expression on his face, he didn't hear the rumors that the disciples in the sect said that the holy woman was moody and killed people at every turn, just to make up for the debt to his sister who had been separated for many years, he never asked much, but he didn't expect it......

"Bury this servant girl thickly, and give her family two pieces of land so that they can find another way to make a living." Helian did not give up and put the white cloth back on the corpse's face, then turned around and instructed the two disciples.

"This ...... The Holy Maiden ordered us to feed this corpse to the wild dogs...... "The two disciples were a little embarrassed, they really didn't know who to obey, if it was about the status in the sect, it was naturally the Holy Venerable, but everyone could see that the Holy Venerable was extremely fond of his own sister, so there were also a considerable number of people who felt that the Holy Maiden was the real master.

Helian swept coldly towards the two disciples, and his fierce gaze made the two of them soften their legs and fall to the ground again, "Could it be that you want to disobey your orders?" ”

"No, no, don't dare ......"

"Just do as I say, and I'll explain it to the saint." Throwing down this sentence, Helian did not give up his sleeves and left.

Walking out of the cloister and into the courtyard, Helian did not give up looking up at the bright moon in the night sky like a silver plate, his pale face was full of sadness, and he asked in a very soft voice that only he could hear...... Sister, why did you become like this? ”

I closed my eyes and recalled in my mind the turmoil in my childhood, after my mother died of illness, I and my sister became the target of being hunted down, and when I had to live on the street like a beggar, my sister was reluctant to eat even half a steamed bun, and secretly hid it in her clothes and brought it back to herself. He still remembers that his sister was very kind at that time, and when she met more poor people, her sister would always give them some of the food that passers-by gave them alms......

And now his sister has become so strange, which makes him feel at a loss, and he doesn't know what mood to face it.

I thought that with power and peerless martial arts, my life would become better than before, and I would be able to get a qiē that I couldn't think of before, but who knows that everything is now deviating in a direction that is beyond his control, what should he do?

Helian stood quietly in the courtyard, his black clothes blended with the night, his figure was thin and lonely, and the aura of the usually calm and calm superior had completely faded, leaving only a seventeen-year-old boy who never dared to reveal the helplessness to others.

Maybe he can listen to the construction of the flowers, but with so many people around him, he has never really trusted anyone...... Thinking of this, Helian smiled bitterly as if he was self-deprecating, Heart Devouring Gu, Spirit Spirit Pill, could it be that he could only use these things to get what he wanted in his life?

With a soft sigh, he looked up and continued into the endless night......

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Outside the Shinrikyo main altar, woods.

A bright red figure fell from the branches, like a red glow on the horizon.

"Flower Palace Master, you're late~" The short, black-robed man walked out from under the shadow of the tree, his face as if he had been corroded by the potion, his face was hideous and terrifying, this person was one of the four protectors of the Truth Sect.

Seeing the other party's ghostly and scary appearance, Hua Tianye didn't panic, but just smiled leisurely, "I'm sorry, I chatted with the young Saint Venerable just now, so I came late." ”

"What do you have to say to that milky little imp...... "Bilou Bocha muttered, his face corroded to the point that there were only two black holes left, and his smile was even more eerie and terrifying.

But Hua Tianye always had a faint smile on his face, and his eyes were soft as water, "I wonder how the Dharma Protector has progressed in researching that Heart Devouring Gu recently?" ”

"Hmph, it's all because Helian didn't abandon that little ghost and didn't allow the use of living people, otherwise he would have succeeded a long time ago." Bilou Bocha complained with some resentment, the people of their Helian family have always been so indecisive and benevolent, and they deserve to be framed and convicted.

"Using his own disciples to test, as a Holy Venerable, of course he is not happy," Hua Tianye's eyes swept lightly towards Bilou Bocha, "However, if he dies some people from other sects, he will never ask." ”

Hearing this, Bilou Bocha was stunned, and then his eyes shone brightly, "The Lord of the Flower Palace is reasonable, anyway, their Central Plains Sect is prosperous, and they can just make the best use of it!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and left, and he was so excited at the thought that he could soon carry out the human trial stage, and left without regard to the fact that Hua Tianye was still here.

Seeing the other party's figure go away, Hua Tianye smiled even more at the corner of his mouth, raised his head slightly to look at the bright moon above his head, sighed as if he didn't have it, and said to himself: "Make the best use of things, not bad......

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