Chapter 109: The Hunter and the Prey
The people of Qionghua Pavilion have been gone for a long time, the sky is gradually getting dark, and the sun is about to set.
Inside the empty Shenwu Division, the black-bearded and black-faced official was still sitting quietly alone, dealing with paperwork that didn't seem to have decreased.
After a while, the sun had completely set, and there were no torches in the courtyard, only darkness except for the cold moonlight.
But in the darkness, the official still sat upright.
A real person naturally has the magic eye to see night as day, but why does he work so diligently, even day and night?
Suddenly, a woman's voice sounded behind him, in the darkest part of the house.
"Will he come tonight?"
"If he is the one you are looking for, then he will come. The black-bearded officer said calmly.
"If he comes, there will be a big war. Innocent people may be harmed...... Are you sure you want to help us?" asked the woman, with a clear hint of banter.
"It's a matter of choice. The Blackbeard Official's voice remained calm, "In life, there are always many choices to face, and I just chose the side that I think is more important. ”
"Even if it harms the innocent?"
"The Purple Cloud Palace has always acted in an extreme way, since the fourteenth year of Emperor Renchen, the six fairies of the Northern Land and the 'left-handed sword' Jin Biao died together, and you have killed nearly a thousand people in the following conflicts. In the twentieth year of Emperor Renchen, Murong Duanfang, an outstanding disciple of Ziyun Palace, 'Soul Chasing Fairy', was seriously injured and disappeared when he was walking in Yizhou because of his feud with the Demon Gate, and he was suspected of being killed. And then you killed a thousand more people that year...... This year, the martial arts masters of Yangzhou and Jingzhou came to round up the snake demon, if you didn't want to set up an ambush to kill Pan Long, how could you have been dormant until now, and even didn't kill anyone?"
"Things in the world are nothing more than the four words 'gain and loss', and the best of both worlds is always just a beautiful ideal. You are willing to lie dormant for twenty years in order to kill Pan Long, and the price is big enough that I can't help it. ”
As he spoke, this soldier who was as hard as iron and stone couldn't help but sigh.
"But I still doubt that you say that Pan Lei, the father of Pan Long, may be the 'left-handed sword' Jin Biao, so why don't you go to trouble Pan Lei, but ambush and kill Pan Long?"
"Pan Long cultivated into a real person at the age of twenty-four, even if Pan Lei's qualifications were slightly worse than him, after all, he was also a genius with both poetry and sword. After so many years, his strength will never be worse than that of his son. The woman said, "Kill his son instead of him!"
"It's not a disaster for my family. ”
"We in the Purple Cloud Palace have never paid attention to this. The woman in the shadows sneered and said, "And...... Why do you have to say it so nicely? This time, the new talents in the army have risen one after another, but the traditional strength of the military has been damaged. Pan Long is Cang Yuan's friend, you can't do anything with Cang Yuan, you want to attack Pan Long to fight the law changers...... Don't you see these thoughts when others can't see them?"
"That Pan Long was a great and virtuous monk with immeasurable merits in his previous life, and he is also a generation of heroes who are chivalrous and righteous in this life, and we are not good things. Ma Tieshi, everyone knows the bottom line, you better don't show off this fake in front of us - it's disgusting!"
The man's words became more and more bitter, and Ma Yi, one of the "Iron and Stone Scholars" in the South China Sea of Great Xia, had a gloomy face, but he did not refute it.
At this moment, a third voice sounded: "Yunqing, be quiet." Hold your spirits, and there might be a fierce battle in a minute. ”
The voice was clear and cold, without the slightest smell of fireworks, and he couldn't even feel the slightest bit of vitality, but it was very much like the so-called "machine pronunciation" in Pan Long's previous life.
As soon as the man spoke, the woman who had spoken harshly before suddenly died down, answered in a low voice, and fell silent again.
Ma Yi didn't speak, and continued to process the paperwork.
In this ambush tonight, he was just a decoy. The key people who really made the move were still several masters of the Purple Cloud Palace.
For today's battle, the Purple Cloud Palace dispatched four real grandmasters, the most powerful of which was the "Ice Swordsman" Tan Fen who ended the quarrel with a sentence just now.
This ice swordsman is a master who became famous three hundred years ago, some say that she is the supreme grandmaster on the verge of immortality, because she has the blood of some immortal race, so she has a long life and does not age, others say that she has long since cultivated into a demon god and is immortal.
After Ma Yi cultivated into a real person, he had the honor to visit the Emperor Wucheng in the firmament, and the demon god left a very deep impression on him—it was a kind of fear that seemed to come from the deepest part of his soul, like a small animal that had seen a natural enemy.
At that time, he couldn't help but tremble, and he could barely stand on his feet.
And the "Ice Swordsman" Tan Fen did not give him such a sense of oppression, she is indeed very strong, but she is far worse than King Wucheng.
Maybe...... Just like a rumor that few people in the South China Sea region dare to say, this "Ice Swordsman" has actually neither cultivated into a demon god, nor is he an immortal race, but only relies on methods such as freezing to delay aging, so that he can live until now.
So she rarely makes a move, probably because of the long-term ice.
This time, the Purple Cloud Palace even dispatched this old ancestor of Zhenshan, and his determination could be seen.
The weakest of the four masters is Ye Yunqing, the "Palm Blue Wave" who argued with him just now.
Ma Yi has been cultivating into a real person for more than 40 years, and he is quite confident in his strength, but even if it is just Ye Yunqing, he is not sure that he will be able to win steadily.
The status of Ziyun Palace's hegemony in the South China Sea is not bragged, but played!
It's just that...... Ma Yi never understood that although the six fairies of the Northland were famous, they were actually just six ordinary congenitals who had not even completed the four differences. Such a role, there are not a hundred or eighty in the Purple Cloud Palace, even if it is a loss of face, but after all, the matter has passed, as for letting the masters of the Purple Cloud Palace make a big move to ambush Pan Long?
Pan Long is the reincarnation of the Immortal Buddha, which is not trivial. I'm afraid that just after killing him, the immortal Buddha in his previous life will wake up. At that time, the entire Purple Cloud Palace may be wiped out.
Even if Pan Long didn't awaken the true body of the Immortal Buddha in his previous life, he was deeply loved by Ren Changsheng, the "Sword Saint" of the Qionglai faction, that old man was the first great supernatural person to cultivate the Immortal Buddha in the past thousand years of Great Xia, no matter how profound the Purple Cloud Palace was, could he still win Ren Changsheng?
Although Ren Changsheng has been out of red dust for many years, when he tried the world with his sword, crisscrossed Kyushu, and broke out of the name of "Qionglai One Sword", it was not that he had not fought with Ziyun Palace, and he had a fierce battle with the "Ice Swordsman" at that time, but because he was young and his cultivation was insufficient, he was slightly inferior.
Now that Ren Changsheng has cultivated into an immortal Buddha, his strength will definitely go to the next level. If he draws his sword in anger, the "Ice Swordsman" is afraid that he will become a "Dead Swordsman".
Not to mention that Tan Fen is most likely not a demon god, even if she is a demon god, the demon god is just not old, but she will still die!
Ma Yi thought about it for a while, and suddenly had another suspicion.
As we all know, before Ren Changsheng cultivated his life, he had a discussion with Pan Long - everyone generally believed that it was Pan Long who relied on Su Hui to provide Ren Changsheng with a little inspiration on key issues, so that Ren Changsheng could take the last step.
But there is also a saying that Ren Changsheng couldn't cultivate until he was born because his path was taken over. And the one who booked that path back then was none other than Pan Long in his previous life.
Therefore, once Pan Long got out of the way, Ren Changsheng would naturally be able to push the boat down the river and cultivate into an immortal Buddha.
If you think about it from this point of view, could it be that in the Purple Cloud Palace, there are also seniors who have been occupied by people and need to ask the other party to give way in order to cultivate into an immortal Buddha?
And the reason why Ziyun Palace came to trouble Pan Long may be to conclude that Pan Long is the Immortal Buddha who occupies that path. Want to temporarily cut off his connection with the Heavenly Dao through some secret methods, so that his ancestors can take the opportunity to occupy the road and cultivate into an immortal Buddha?
Maybe...... This person is none other than the "Ice Swordsman" Tan Fen?
If it is for this goal, it is indeed worth the price!
Ma Yi nodded secretly in his heart, but he couldn't help but sigh.
A group of real human grandmasters and even demon gods made a move in Cape City, risking innocent harm, risking the destruction of Ziyun Palace under the wrath of the Immortal Buddha, just to help their ancestors find an opportunity to give it a try......
(Wen Xiang has a good saying, if power is concentrated in the hands of one person, then this person will do anything crazy for his own selfish interests - the situation of Ziyun Palace is the best example!)
(The change of the law itself is not a bad thing, but the imperial court wants to strengthen the imperial power through the change, this matter must not be done!)
This conversation in the Shenwu Division, Pan Long naturally couldn't hear it.
After getting the news from Chu Yang Zhenren, he had been thinking about how to find trouble with the black-faced and black-bearded Shenwu Division official.
During the day, Qionghua Pavilion had a conflict with this person, and if he came to visit at night and cut this product in half with one knife, it would be too blatant.
If you have the strength, you can naturally be blatant, for example, his teacher Bi Lingkong has always been very blatant.
But Pan Long asked himself, he really didn't have that strength.
If the strength is not enough, you must hold the tail between your legs, and you must not be blatant.
Those who are not strong enough and arrogant will generally die quickly.
For example, the woman of the Purple Cloud Palace that he killed before the treasure hunt in the Tongtian River. That person's strength is not very high, but the degree of pride is really incredible. It's not enough to describe it as "day first and me second", it's simply "I am second on the first day".
So the woman died...... It wasn't even a long time later that Pan Long learned from the rumors in the rivers and lakes that Murong Duanfang, the young master of Ziyun Palace, the "Soul Chasing Fairy", disappeared in Yizhou, and no one was alive or dead.
It's funny to think about it now.
Pan Long laughed twice in his heart, and was suddenly slightly stunned.
Strange, why did he suddenly think of that arrogant woman who died a long time ago?
Murong Duanfang can't even be called a passerby in his life, just a little dragon trick that is not worth mentioning, probably similar to the passerby A who jumped out and yelled a few times in the movie, and then was swept to death by an AOE, and has never played a role since.
Inexplicably, how did he think of this person?
Although it is said that this person is a disciple of the Purple Cloud Palace, and the South China Sea is the base camp of the Purple Cloud Palace, but in the South China Sea these days, not only has he never had a conflict with the Purple Cloud Palace, but he has not even seen the shadow of the master of the Purple Cloud Palace!
Thinking of this, Pan Long suddenly felt a pang in his heart.
Why hasn't the master of the Purple Cloud Palace appeared?
This time to encircle and suppress the snake demon, even the characters of Yangzhou and Jingzhou have come to the rivers and lakes, why is Ziyun Palace, the head snake, nowhere to be seen?
He frowned, thought for a while, and then was about to transmit the sound to Chu Yang Zhenren to see the sky, but he shook his head again.
It's dark now, and it's time to rest. Although cultivating to reach the innate master, you can use methods such as pranayama meditation to quickly recover your energy, and it is not necessary to sleep, and the real master can even not sleep at all, but no matter how high the cultivation is, it also needs normal entertainment.
Sleep is a very important entertainment.
Not to mention the real grandmaster, even if it is an immortal demon god and immortal Buddha, he will sleep on time every day to make himself in a good mood.
Chu Yang Zhenren should have already slept, although he would wake up immediately with just a message, but why bother this old timer for such an unhurried thing?
Respect the old and love the young!
Anyway, the dog official won't leave for a while, and it's the same if he comes back to make trouble in three or five months.
A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late!
...... Ten years still seems a bit late, but it's certainly okay to wait a year or two.
And this guy looks like "if it's a brother, he'll come to cut me", maybe after a year and a half, he didn't even have to do it himself, he was hacked to death because of his bad mouth.
The South China Sea Purple Cloud Palace is notoriously arrogant and arrogant, and this dog official is also very arrogant, Pan Long feels that they must have a common language.
Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and an inspiration rose.
That dog official and Ziyun Palace...... Will there be any contacts? or even ...... There is collusion?
As soon as this inspiration arose, there was a surge of green and yellow energy in front of me, and then my mind became clearer and clearer, and many thoughts came one after another.
(The Great Demon was defeated and fled, which was an excellent opportunity.) Even the masters of Jingzhou and Yangzhou came to fight for this opportunity, but Ziyun Palace did not come forward. Except for providing some information, they don't seem to exist at all, and they don't have the slightest intention of snatching opportunities...... It's not normal!)
(Ziyun Palace's style has always been domineering, even if it is someone else's chance, they have to grab it when they encounter it.) What's more, this opportunity is from the South China Sea, and they may not be able to catch it if they don't rely on the advantage of the local snake to drive away others. But you shouldn't be doing nothing like you are now. )
(This means...... The Purple Cloud Palace had other important matters, and it was dragged hand and foot, so it was not distracted. )
(I remember that the teacher introduced me to the world's masters, saying that there was a swordsman named Tan Fen in Ziyun Palace, who was strong and could compete with ordinary demon gods and immortals.) It's just that there is a problem with the cultivation method, and I can't get past the level of achieving the demon god. In the end, by fusing his body with the Eternal Xuanbing, he forcibly cultivated into a strange form that was half human and half demon. It can be regarded as barely gaining immortality, but his strength has been damaged because of it, and he doesn't know how many years it will take to recover - the master of the Purple Cloud Palace is hidden, could it be that something has gone wrong with this person?
(Ziyun Palace is busy treating its own parents, and even has to ask court officials for help.) They have always been arrogant and domineering, and they do not take the same people in the rivers and lakes and the laws of the court in their eyes. When encountering problems at this moment, it is natural that they can only find help from those officials who are not upright. And those officials are not good at stubble, if you want to ask them for help, Ziyun Palace will inevitably bleed heavily. )
Thinking of this, Pan Long couldn't help but smile slightly.
Although the Purple Cloud Palace is unlucky, it has nothing to do with him, but the arrogant and domineering people are unlucky, no matter how he thinks about it, he is very happy.
But he only laughed, and the blue and yellow qi surged in front of him, and the inspiration in his heart vibrated again.
He couldn't help but be taken aback, and a creepy sense of horror arose.
It's a warning sign, a warning sign that couldn't be more obvious!
Pan Long was like being poured on his head by a basin of ice water, and it was cold to the bone.
But his thoughts became clearer.
(...... Wrong! Wrong! Completely wrong!)
(What the Purple Cloud Palace is doing must have something to do with me, otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of the Purple Cloud Palace all of a sudden, and I cared so much!)
(The dog officer deliberately provoked before, but in fact, he was trying to lure me into action.) I'm afraid that at that time, the masters of the Purple Cloud Palace were already ambushed in the Shenwu Division. )
(The reason why there is no one in the Shenwu Division is not that there is really no one in this yamen, but that the big war is imminent, and all the people will be sent out in advance to avoid accidental injury.) )
(Ziyun Palace, Dog Official...... They're going to be embarrassed and join forces to harm me!)