Chapter Twenty-Six: The Smiling Tiger
At the outer gate of Haoran Sect, in a certain cave mansion, the middle-aged man with cross-eyed eyes was standing respectfully, completely devoid of his previous arrogance.
In front of him, a white-haired old man with charitable eyebrows squinted slightly, leaning back on his seat, as if he was recuperating and sleeping.
"Uncle Shi!" After a while, seeing that the old man had not woken up, the middle-aged man in the fighting eye called softly.
"Yo! Isn't this Xiaoqiang! Why are you here? Hearing this, the white-haired old man woke up and said with a smile.
"I don't know what you have to tell your disciples to come here?" A hint of imperceptible displeasure flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged man in the fighting, but there was a smile on his face.
"Oh! I remember, I sent you over. As he spoke, the white-haired old man paused for a moment, and then continued: "Look at my memory, it's still not good to be old!"
"Uncle Shi is busy with affairs, and it's normal to forget these little things. As he spoke, the middle-aged man in the cross-eyed walked up behind the white-haired old man and helped him massage his shoulders.
"How is it, how have you been doing at the outer gate lately? are you still used to it?" asked the white-haired old man with a smile on his face.
"Thanks to Uncle Shi's care, everything is fine! It's just that the people at the bottom are a little lazy and spend a little more time. The middle-aged man in the cross-eyed seemed to reply casually, but there was a look of disdain on his face.
"Most young people are like this, it's okay to beat them when necessary, you have a pure heart, and sooner or later you will suffer!" the white-haired old man continued, with some emotion in his tone.
"Uncle Shi's lesson is that the disciple remembers!" said him, and the disdain on the face of the middle-aged man in the fighting eyes became even stronger.
"By the way, I almost forgot, there was one thing I forgot to tell you when you came here last time!" said the white-haired old man.
"Uncle Shi has something to order, the disciple will do his best!" The middle-aged man in the cross-eyed voice said sincerely, but the smile on his face looked very hypocritical.
"Actually, it's not that difficult, if you do it well, you can still have the opportunity to go back to the inner door on an errand. The white-haired old man laughed.
"But according to Uncle Shi's orders!" the middle-aged man in the fighting eyes spoke calmly, but his heart was full of ups and downs.
"Do you remember the one who shook the inner door two years ago?" asked the white-haired old man.
"Are you referring to the one who returned from undercover two years ago?" said the middle-aged man in the cross-eyed arena with some uncertainty.
"Yes, that's her. Two years ago, she sent a letter of grace to a cultivator, instructing that the descendants of the other party would come to worship the mountain gate in the short term, so that we must not slack off and inform her in time!"
"What? and this!" The middle-aged man's heart jumped in the cross-eyed, and the strength in his hand couldn't help but increase a little.
"What's the matter? Have you met that loose cultivator?" the white-haired old man was surprised by the abnormality of the middle-aged man in the cross-eye.
"It's just a little strange, how could such a valuable token be given to a mere casual cultivator?" the cross-eyed middle-aged man hurriedly defended.
"Anyway, you need to have more snacks on this matter, and this morning when he went out of the customs and asked about this matter again, it can be seen that the loose cultivator is very important to her, and this is also your chance, you know?" the white-haired old man instructed.
"The disciple knows it in his heart, so don't worry, uncle!" said the middle-aged man in the cross-eyed row.
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On Yuncang Mountain, outside the Heart Nourishing Palace, the bald man Ye Nantian and the woman in white Lin Xi walked down the steps outside the hall side by side.
"Senior sister, congratulations! I opened the Nine Pillars as I wished!" Looking at Lin Xi, Ye Nantian smiled.
"Senior brother is not bad, he stepped into the spiritual vein realm before me when I was in retreat. Lin Xi looked straight ahead and said indifferently.
"What's the use of hurrying, if you are one pillar, the difference will be great. Ye Nantian shook his head and said with a wry smile.
"Is there still no news from that child?" Lin Xi had no intention of saying more on this matter and changed the subject.
"In the past two years, I have almost turned Dongzhou upside down, and there is still no news of that child. Ye Nantian's tone was gloomy, and he said with some annoyance.
"With some additional manpower, Dongzhou is so big, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. Saying that, Lin Xi's expression was a little gloomy, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "By the way, the Medicine King Valley continues to be guarded, maybe he will go back." ”
"Senior sister, don't worry! Even if it's the Longtan Tiger's Den, as long as he is alive, I will definitely help you find him!" Noticing Lin Xi's face, Ye Nantian frowned slightly, and said in a firm tone.
Hearing this, Lin Xi's body stiffened, his footsteps suddenly paused, and said, "He is still alive, I will find him!"
After that, Lin Xi didn't look back, and walked forward, with long hair behind his back and waist, fluttering in the wind, his posture was graceful, and his beauty was still the same. It was obviously close at hand, but for some reason, Ye Nantian always felt that she was getting farther and farther away from her.
"Senior sister, she seems to be smiling less and less!" Gazing at Lin Xi's beautiful figure, Ye Nantian sighed lightly, and then followed.
He suddenly regretted that he couldn't be by her side and rely on her when she was in the most critical situation. Maybe when she decided to leave three years ago, he should have held on to her and not let go.
"Why is there only one pillar missing!" Ye Nantian shouted in his heart, clenching his fists hard.
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The outer door, somewhere in a secret room.
Mu Yiyang was tied to a thick wooden pillar, his whole body was crisscrossed with blood marks, his skin was open, blood was dripping, and he was dying.
"Smack!"
A crisp voice suddenly sounded, but it was the tall and thin young man who threw the whip on Mu Yiyang's body again, and the blood suddenly gushed out, splashing the clothes on the lower half of his body almost dyed red.
"It's all your fault, I provoked the deacon for no reason, and I was beaten for nothing!" The tall and thin young man was panting, scolding loudly, and beat Mu Yiyang and whipping again, because of the force, even his voice became hoarse.
"You and I have no grievances, why do you hurt me so much!" shouted angrily, the thin and tall young man raised the long whip in his hand, his face was hideous, and he threw it down again.
was constantly beaten, Mu Yiyang's whole body was hot and painful, but he always clenched his teeth, and never groaned from beginning to end.
"If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse! Left and right are just a clown who jumps off the beam, and you will kill me if you have a kind!" After a while, Mu Yiyang sneered, his eyes stared at the tall and thin young man, with undisguised mockery in his tone.
"I dare to be hard when I die, I really don't know whether to live or die! Very good, since you want to die so much, then I will fulfill you!" Seeing Mu Yiyang mocking himself, the tall and thin young man was annoyed in his heart, and he shook it off again.
But at this moment, the long whip in his hand was grabbed by the oily-haired young man on the side, and he turned his head in surprise, but heard him say: "I can't fight anymore, in case of death, it's not easy to explain in front of adults!"
"I want you to take care of it, it's not you who is beaten, don't fucking give Lao Tzu a cat and cry mouse fake mercy!" Hearing this, the thin and tall young man was even more angry, and pushed away the oily and powder-faced youth, and the blue light on his body flowed, and he beat Mu Yiyang and whipped him harder.
Mu Yiyang was already at the end of the crossbow, but he was suddenly forced, he couldn't hold on anymore, he snorted, and fainted in pain.