Chapter 136: Selfishness
The two took advantage of the excitement and returned in defeat.
Xu Huaigu still didn't know that Cui Ku was refining that thunder pool, so not only the thunder pool, but even the surrounding mountains were sealed as forbidden places, and the guards were extremely strict, and the two of them couldn't enter at all. So the two of them had to compromise and think of a way, simply sacrifice their respective flying swords, and the sword went to the clouds to overlook the thunder pool, but they could only watch from a distance, and when they got closer, the elders of the Zixia Sect came to stop them.
The two of them still don't know why, after hearing that the people of the Zixia Sect said that the Thunder Pool is a forbidden place, and now they can't get close, they have no choice but to go back.
However, although he didn't see Lei Chi, this was the first time Yu Qin had made her own sword. Standing on his natal flying sword, it feels like nature is different from being on Xu Huaigu's flying sword. Therefore, she was quite happy, and kept chatting with Xu Huaigu on the way.
The two walked slowly and leisurely, and the day passed leisurely, and when they returned to the wing room behind the mountainside of the Zixia Sect Leader's Peak, it was almost dusk. Yu Qin said that she wanted to go to the peak to see the stars at night, and Xu Huaigu was naturally happy to agree. However, before that, they had to go back to Qingfeng Valley and explain to Xie Qingyun that the two of them would stay in the Zixia Sect for a few days, otherwise they would not return, for fear that Xie Qingyun would think that they had an accident in the Zixia Sect.
As soon as Xu Huaigu sent out the Flying Sword, the two of them quietly waited for the night to fall. However, before the night, I waited for another person.
There was a knock at the door of the room, and Xu Huaigu had a guess in his heart and asked, "Who is it?" ”
A female voice came from outside the door and said, "It's me." ”
When Yu Qin heard that it was Murong Di, she hurriedly got up and stepped forward to open the door. Xu Huaigu sat leisurely in his original seat, with a little smile on his face, looking at the door.
Yu Qin opened the door and bowed slightly to Murong Di, she nodded and slowly walked into the room.
Xu Huaigu stood up, took a chair and placed it beside the two, and said with a smile, "Elder Murong, please take a seat." ”
Murong Di was a little surprised in his heart, and secretly said that Xu Huaigu's attitude had changed so quickly, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved, after all, tonight's business mainly depends on whether he agrees or not. But she still didn't show any signs on her face, and sat down with a slight smile.
Yu Qin also sat down, so the three of them sat together.
Murong Di asked kindly, "The two of you should still be used to living here, right?" ”
Yu Qin replied with a smile: "It's very good, much more beautiful than the place where we used to live." ”
Murong Di said with a smile: "These palaces were originally for visitors in the imperial court, so they are a little extravagant. Now that the imperial court and our Zixia Sect are too busy to take care of themselves, they don't have the heart to do any formal exchange of visits, which is really a waste. ”
Xu Huaigu nodded slightly.
Murong Di glanced at Yu Qin out of the corner of his eye, then at Xu Huaigu, smiling slightly, but did not speak. Xu Huaigu naturally understood, and said bluntly: "The elder came at night, presumably to talk about the deal he told me today, right?" It doesn't have to be a detour, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
Yu Qin also looked at her curiously with wide eyes on the side. Murong Di saw that Xu Huaigu didn't mean to shy away from Yu Qin at all, and he also understood in his heart, so he smiled and said: "It turns out that Xu Daoyou is a straight-hearted person, so I won't say more, let's talk about things." ”
Xu Huaigu nodded and motioned for her to speak.
So Murong Di spoke: "Today's business can be regarded as what I Murong Di asked for from Xu Daoyou. This deal is not big, but it is definitely not small, and Xu Daoyou must think carefully before making plans. Although Xu Daoyou is young, I know that you have a steady temperament and a promise, so I thought of making a deal with you. Once I promise you to me, I must do what I say, otherwise I would rather never mention this matter to Xu Daoyou. ”
Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "The elder has such high requirements for me when he opens his mouth, I don't know if the remuneration is enough?" ”
Murong Di said seriously: "Don't worry, as long as Xu Daoyou can promise me, as long as it is something I have, Xu Daoyou can just open his mouth." ”
Xu Huaigu was originally serious, but when he heard this, he smiled again and said, "The elder's tone is inevitably a little big. To put it mildly, what if I want the elder's life? ”
But Murong Di didn't smile, but still said resolutely: "As long as Xu Daoyou can agree, please." ”
Xu Huaigu saw that her tone didn't seem to be fake, so he quickly put away his smiling face and sat upright. Yu Qin was also shocked in her heart, what kind of deal could Murong Di do without even his own life? Can Xu Huaigu take such a deal?
Murong Di said slowly: "The demon clan will soon be under the mountain, and I am just a dying person." If my life can be exchanged for this transaction, it will be worth it. ”
To make a Nine Realm cultivator who has been famous for many years say such a thing can be said to be more important than the mountains. Although the two did have a gap before, this is not the time for jokes.
Xu Huaigu couldn't help but be serious, he said solemnly: "The elder is serious. If I have the ability to do this, and if I think this transaction is appropriate, I will definitely not go back on my word, but I am afraid that I will not be able to bear such a heavy trust. ”
Murong Di said: "You can't afford it, who can't afford it?" It's not that I'm flattering you, but your future future is just better than us old monks. I have taken a fancy to you, and Hugh wants to excuse himself and say that he is not capable enough. ”
"Ask the elders to get down to business."
"I want to entrust Fan Xuan to you."
This sentence came out of her mouth so lightly, but it hit the ears of the two like thunder. Xu Huaigu raised his eyebrows suddenly, almost standing up from his seat in shock, and Yu Qin was also taken aback and dumbfounded.
Murong Di glanced at the two of them and said, "Why, are you so surprised?" ”
Xu Huaigu glanced at Yu Qin, and saw that her face was very strange, so he hurriedly said, "Elder Murong, this matter is not a joke!" ”
Murong Di said seriously: "I'm not joking, that's what I plan." ”
Yu Qin looked at him meaningfully, Xu Huaigu hurriedly stood up, shook his head and said, "No, don't talk about this matter!" Not really! ”
"So decisive? Really? ”
"No! I've got a couple! ”
"Oh?" Murong Di glanced at Yu Qin, as if he understood something, suddenly smiled, and said, "But I only said that I entrusted Xuan'er to you, and I didn't say anything about whether I was a Taoist or a Taoist couple." "Dumbfounded
This time it was Xu Huaigu's turn to be stunned, and he asked, "Isn't that what it means to entrust?" ”
Murong Di shook his head and said, "I mean, I want you to take her away from the Zixia Sect and let her follow you in the future." ”
Xu Huaigu paused, thought for a moment, and said, "I understand what you mean." It's just that I feel that staying in the Zixia Sect can only be a dead end, so I want her to leave, right? Then why follow me, she also has six realms now, let her leave Dongfu Yaozhou by herself. ”
Murong Di shook his head and said, "No, she has too deep feelings for the sect and won't be willing to go alone." What's more, if she leaves alone, won't she become a wild cultivator of rootless duckweed? This is absolutely not a no-go. ”
This is the prejudice of the mountain immortal family against Ye Xiu, which is deep-rooted, Xu Huaigu frowned.
Murong Di continued: "Actually, I don't think Ye Xiu is bad, it's just that I've lived for so long, and I know too well how difficult Ye Xiu is. Helpless, walking alone in the rivers and lakes, maybe one day will cause trouble, and it is really a common thing to die in a foreign country like this. I hope that she can have something to rely on, at least someone to help her and support her when she is in trouble. ”
Murong Di's tone was earnest: "The Zixia Sect will soon disappear from this world, and she needs something else to rely on. She has no Taoist couple, she was raised by me since she was a child, and I treat her like a daughter. Xu Huaigu, I hope you can understand me. ”
"I can understand you, but it's not a trivial matter, I have to think about it."
"I know, I'm not going to let you do me this for nothing."
Murong Di took out two scrolls of things that looked like picture scrolls from his cuffs and slowly placed them on the table. When Xu Huaigu saw it, he was shocked, opened his mouth slightly, and said in surprise: "Could this be a scroll?" ”
Scrolls are similar to talismans and are also an out-of-the-box means. It's just that the aura that the scroll can store is far better than that of the talisman, and so is the power. What's more, the art of making scrolls has long been lost, and now the scrolls in the world are less than one scroll, so they are extremely precious, and usually only extremely rare monks will use them as a means to press the bottom of the box. I remember that when Chen Jingshan was strangled back then, Xu Huaigu, Bai Xiaoyu and others were surrounded by the big monks who rushed around, and Bai Xiaoyu was cornered, so he used a scroll to escape. The value of that scroll would not be less than that of an immortal soldier, not to mention that the scroll could only be used once.
When Murong Di saw that Xu Huaigu knew the scrolls, he also nodded and said, "Yes, these are the two scrolls, which are the creations I obtained when I was young, and I have not been willing to use them for decades. One of them is a thunder law scroll with great lethality, which can severely damage the monks of the Nine Realms with a single blow, and there is absolutely no possibility of survival in the Eight Realms; The other is an escape scroll, which can tear through space and forcibly escape to a place hundreds of miles away, and no one can stop it. Now that you've heard of scrolls, you probably know the value of these two scrolls, and I'm very sincere. ”
Xu Huaigu pursed his lips and stared at the two scrolls on the table. To be honest, he really wanted it in his heart, but if he accepted the scroll, he would have to be Fan Xuan's backer in the future. If you take her with you, how many troubles and troubles will arise on the way? Xu Huaigu was a little hesitant.
There is not much friendship between him and Fan Xuan at all, and it is not easy for the two to resolve their grudges, let alone love?
Xu Huaigu groaned, weighed it for a long time, and finally put his hand on the scroll, pushed it to Murong Di's side, shook his head and said, "I see the sincerity of the elder, but I can't accept it, please find another master." ”
Murong Di didn't take the scroll, but exhaled and continued: "Since Xuan'er came back from the border, she has told me a lot about the border. She also said that Xu Daoyou once saved her life at the hands of a beetle snake. I also have to thank Xu Daoyou for this matter. ”
"As comrades-in-arms, there is no reason not to save when you die, the elder is polite."
Murong Di continued: "Xuan'er said that what you used to save her at that time was a very mysterious technique, as if you used thousands of golden threads and golden threads, changing thousands of times, so that you could pull the beetle snake in time. ”
Xu Huaigu's eyes changed suddenly.
"She also told me a lot of details about the golden threads, and it sounded very similar to a Taoist technique. If my guess is correct, what Xu Daoyou is carrying should be the golden shuttle talisman of Taihua Mountain in Middle-earth, right? ”
Murong Di looked into Xu Huaigu's eyes.
Xu Huaigu's face turned cold, and he asked rhetorically: "Listen to the elder's meaning, this is a negotiation that can't be done, and he wants to coerce me?" ”
Murong Di smiled and said, "You misunderstood, I didn't coerce you, I was just talking to you about this." If I'm guessing correctly, this Golden Shuttle Talisman should have been passed on to you by Sun Xiang, right? Since that guy can pass on the Golden Shuttle Talisman to you, I can also give you the Five Thunder Heavenly Method. It's not that I'm bragging, if it weren't for the time of the Taoist controversy, my Zixia Sect was slightly inferior to Taihua Mountain, and now the Taoist Holy Land should be in my Zixia Sect. Although I was lost my name by Taihua Mountain, the lethality of my Zixia Sect's Five Thunder Heavenly Methods was in no way inferior to the Jinsuo Talisman. Two scrolls, plus this, is it enough? ”
Xu Huaigu frowned more and more, and hesitated.
The benefits brought to him by the Golden Shuttle Talisman are wonderful. not only gave him an unexpected hole card, but also saved his life in Flying Fish Island. And now that the Five Thunder Heavenly Method, which is also extremely high, is in front of him, he is really a little moved. What's more, the Five Thunder Heavenly Method is the secret method of the Zixia Sect, and it comes from the right way, and it will not have the same scruples as the Golden Suo Talisman in the future.
The Five Thunder Heavenly Law plus two unattainable scrolls, as long as he brought one more person on the road, the conditions given by Murong Di were somewhat impossible to refuse.
Xu Huaigu pondered for a while, and then asked Yu Qin's opinion in the voice of the heart lake, but she only said that let Xu Huaigu decide for herself, anyway, she would support it anyway. So Xu Huaigu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, then follow what the elder said." ”
Murong Di smiled with satisfaction, she handed the two scrolls to Xu Huaigu, and said, "Then you promise me that as long as you are still here, you will never see Fan Xuan die in front of your eyes." You have to protect her, that's the first thing. Secondly, take her to see more different scenery and be kind to her, I have no other requirements. ”
are all reasonable requirements, Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "Okay." Since I have agreed, I will naturally keep it in mind, so please rest assured. ”
"Regarding the sub-talisman of the Five Thunder Heavenly Method, it is inconvenient to be late at night today, and I will come to you again tomorrow."
Xu Huaigu nodded, and asked again: "Even Fan Xuan herself doesn't know about this matter, right?" Does the elder have to ask her for advice too? What if she doesn't want to follow me? ”
"You don't have to worry about this, I'll arrange it."
So Xu Huaigu nodded, accepted the scroll, and the deal was negotiated.
Whether it was the relocation of Qingfeng Valley or Murong Di's trading, it was all selfishness before the catastrophe came. Even Xu Huaigu himself has selfish intentions, what else is there to say?