Chapter 333: The Man in the Middle
Yang Qingyin stared at the desktop silently, and only raised his head when he heard Mu Xingqiu's question, his expression cold.
"What is there to say? You have already met Zuo Liuying, he treats you as a high Taoist, and your thoughts are naturally the same as those of a high Taoist, and you think that snatching the soul to rescue Wangshan is the most important thing. ”
She glanced at Shen Hao and Xiao Qingtao again, "I told you a long time ago, don't waste your tongue, he can participate if he wants to, he doesn't want to participate, it's useless to say anything." A few years ago, we should have declared war on the demon clan, and waiting until now will only make more Taoist priests discouraged. ”
Xiao Qingtao lowered her head and didn't dare to squeak, but Shen Hao only stared at Mu Xingqiu, "I want to listen to your own decision." ”
Mu Xingqiu understood that more than five years of retreat had caused a rift between him, Pang Shan, and his friends, and the culprit was neither emotional estrangement nor conflicting opinions, but time. Shen Hao and the others are walking on a rapidly changing timeline, practicing, teaching, and persuading other low-level Taoist priests, they are busy every day, they have put in a lot of effort, and it is impossible to retreat. And he had been immersed in the river of time that had come to a near standstill, and his memories were still firmly connected to that night more than five years ago, thinking of the young demons, the spirits, and the demons.
Do you stay in your own river of time and move forward step by step, or do you take it in stride to catch up with other people's time?
"I'll have to think about it. Mu Xingqiu was reluctant to make a hasty decision, "I don't have a full understanding of many things. ”
Yang Qingyin knocked on the table, "You can understand it slowly, let's get busy first." Then he got up and left.
"Welcome back to Pangshan. Shen Hao also walked out of the dining room.
Only Xiao Qingtao is left, and it is not left to leave, which is very embarrassing.
"The two of them are really angry, shouldn't Daoist Xia be more ...... Do you want to calm down?" Mu Xingqiu understood the reason, but he didn't understand the result.
Xiao Qingtao sighed, but decided to stay, "Brother Xiaoqiu, don't be angry. The two of them...... The pressure is too great, especially Yang Qingyin, she has been running around to expel the demon clan, and she is very nosy, asking for flowers and grass seeds everywhere for Daliang, and she has suffered a lot of white eyes, fighting for the status of Sanxiu, and offending many people. Shen Hao is too, as long as he has free time, he goes to other Dao sects to seek support, and he is not a disciple of Daomen. Received more neglect. You are everyone's hope, after all, you have inspired many people in Broken Flow City, and even those Taoist priests who did not participate in the war have respect for you. So we thought things would take a turn as soon as you came back...... Maybe we're too anxious. ”
Mu Xingqiu smiled and didn't say anything, "nosy" used to be his label, but now it actually fell on Yang Qingyin's head.
Xiao Qingtao got up and said goodbye, "Let's go see Daliang together in two days." ”
Mu Xingqiu snorted. That night, he seriously considered the plans of Yang Qingyin, Shen Hao and others, and found that it was difficult for him to agree. At the beginning, there was no way out of Pangshan in Broken Stream City, and there was only this one city left in Xijie Country, and everyone was forced to be helpless and had to face a bloody battle against a strong enemy. Although the victory was achieved in the end, it also paid a terrible price.
Fang Fang died outside the Broken Stream City, and when he thought of her, Mu Xingqiu felt that he couldn't just rely on a group of low-level Taoist priests to launch a counterattack. Not only could he not agree to this plan, but he also persuaded everyone to wait, and the tragedy of being put to death and then being born is not the same thing as taking the initiative to die in a moment's prime. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, there should be no risk.
Mu Xingqiucun thought for an hour and then let himself fall asleep.
Shen Hao and the others did not appear again for a few days, Mu Xingqiu went to the Forbidden Secret Tower every day to practice, and he came out only when he was exhausted, and then changed from being supervised to being overseer, watching Xiao Hao practice boxing.
Xiao Artemisia is not the kind of Taoist priest who concentrates on cultivation, as long as Mu Xingqiu is not there, she is lazy, and the bald man is also a derelict guy, he vows to strictly supervise Xiao Hao every morning, and when Mu Xingqiu comes back, he sees him and Xiao Hao chasing each other and having fun.
The flea was also damaged, and despite his majestic body and majestic appearance, he jumped up and down to bite the wooden stick thrown out by Artemisia.
Mu Xingqiu could only shake his head and arrange more exercises for Xiao Hao.
Artemisia is very obedient, but she loves to talk about conditions, "Let's practice ten times today, can't I? What about fifteen times? I have to do it thirty times? You can make me a whip, and put it aside for me to watch......
On the seventh day of returning to Pangshan, without waiting for Xiaoqingtao, Mu Xingqiu went to visit Daliang by himself. It didn't take much persuasion, the bald man, who was always very clingy, happily agreed to stay in Pang Shan, he had just invented a game with Artemisia and Flea, he didn't cast a spell, Artemisia threw him out, and the flea had to catch it with his mouth before he landed, and he was not interested in going out.
Seeing that the three guys were glued together every day, Mu Xingqiu was a little jealous, and told them not to disturb the Taoist priests' cultivation, leave the courtyard, and fly to Shen Yuan.
Shen Xiuming is not in Shen Yuan, he has another residence in Broken Stream City, he just returned to the city today, handed over his son to his wife to take care of, and Zhang Xiang'er also has to return to the princess's mansion, and he can come back tomorrow.
Mu Xingqiu came while he was in a hurry, and he didn't want to go away in such a bad mood, so he wandered around the garden, some flower farmers recognized him, and others saw him dressed in Taoist clothes, and they were very respectful, willing to show him directions and introduce flowers and plants.
It wasn't until the evening that Mu Xingqiu flew towards Pangshan and met Yang Qingyin halfway.
Yang Qingyin stopped on the treetops of a woodland, only his upper body was exposed, and he pursed his lips and whistled at him.
Although he still didn't say a word, Mu Xingqiu felt that today's Yang Qingyin was more like the old lady in his memory.
"How did you know I was here?"
"I have my own way, come with me. ”
"I've made a decision......"
"This is not the place to talk. Yang Qingyin landed a few feet and flew through the bushes, and Mu Xingqiu had to follow closely.
The two flew all the way to the west, and Yang Qingyin was especially careful, trying to get as close to the ground as possible, flying in the woods or behind hills, and occasionally glancing around to prevent anyone from following.
Mu Xingqiu asked her: "Do you need to be so careful, the first seat is not allowed?"
Yang Qingyin shushed and did not answer.
After nightfall, Yang Qingyin finally stopped, and the two of them had already flown out for nearly a hundred miles at this time, and they could clearly see the unclean aura of the west, which was the supreme territory of the Demon King.
"Now you can tell the truth. Yang Qingyin landed, "Are you willing to join the Demon Eradication Alliance?"
"As long as there is a better choice, I am absolutely not willing to encourage everyone to take risks, the demon clan does not have the Demon Fire Mountain, but the strength is not completely exhausted, even if hundreds of low-level Taoists can defeat the demon soldiers, the loss will be very large. My answer is no, and I would like to advise you to stop, the high Taoist priest is not unconvincing, you have to try first. ”
"Do you think we haven't tried?" Yang Qingyin pouted again like before, "Forget it, I can guess your answer, and we are not about to attack the demon clan right away, you have plenty of time to continue thinking about it." I came to you for another thing, it's hard to say in Pangshan, I had to make a show for them. ”
"Who is it for?" Mu Xingqiu was confused.
"Haha, you won't be fooled too, is the old lady the kind of character that is difficult for a strong man?" Yang Qingyin laughed heartily, and immediately lowered his voice again.
"You ......" Although Mu Xingqiu was more confused, his heart suddenly relaxed a lot, and he couldn't help laughing, "Do you want me to tell the truth?"
"You better not answer. Yang Qingyin waved his hand, "There is a group of people you should meet." ”
"Who?"
Yang Qingyin motioned for Mu Xingqiu to walk into the hilly area with her, there was no road on the ground, but she walked very skillfully, and she knew where to go just by the location of trees and stones.
"When you stayed in Chaojing Mountain to practice, a lot of things happened here. Yang Qingyin explained as he walked, "Let's talk about the mortal side first, Huang Fujun took away all the credit, the class teacher returned to the dynasty and was heavily rewarded, and the big Fu master was in power because of this battle." ”
"Twisted rules?"
"That's him. Our clever princess couldn't do anything about it, and even wrote a letter praising Huang Fujun as invincible in the world. ”
Mu Xingqiu listened silently.
"And then say that the Tong's side, you have also heard, the eight Taoist sects have been discussing for several years, and the plan finally formulated is to snatch the divine soul, as if they still think this is a clever calculation, in fact, they all want to be leaders in their bones, but they don't want to take the lead in the war, even Pang Shan is the same. Everyone was afraid that the Dao system would be destroyed in their own hands, and Shen Jixian and others even negotiated with Qi Wusupreme and carved out a no-man's land, which was the surrounding hills. Everyone pinned their hopes on Wangshan, where there were many high-ranking Taoist priests, as well as the patriarch himself, no matter how strange his actions were, the patriarch was a righteous Taoist leader after all. ”
Mu Xingqiu just nodded, still not understanding what Yang Qingyin wanted to say.
Yang Qingyin stopped abruptly and looked left and right at an ordinary hill, "Mortals are in a mess, Dao Tong is hesitant, and the people in the middle are unlucky." ”
"The man in the middle?"
Yang Qingyin continued to move forward, and a small bush at the foot of the hill automatically dodged away, revealing a dark hole, and she walked in without hesitation, followed by Mu Xingqiu.
The entrance to the cave closes, and the cave is lit up with fire. The passage sloped downwards and made a few turns to reach an extremely tall cavern that could accommodate hundreds of people without being crowded.
"The people in the middle are those ordinary talisman masters and loose cultivators. ”
Yang Qingyin clapped his hands, and a dense small door appeared on the cave wall, and more than 200 people walked out of it one after another, Mu Xingqiu recognized some of them, including Liu Ding, the master of Xijieguo, and Ouyang Li, who was a loose cultivator, but his master Hong Futian was not there, and there were also Lian Haishan's scattered cultivators, including the Dharma Protector Grand Sima Chen Guanhuo.
Mu Xingqiu was surprised, Liu Ding, Ouyang Li, and the others were all great heroes who guarded Broken Flow City, why did they end up here? Chen Guanhuo and other loose cultivators did not accept the protection of Lan Curling in Lianhaishan, what did they come here for?
"You don't have to join the Demon Eradication Alliance, Taoist priests always have a way to protect themselves, but you can't ignore them. Yang Qingyin pointed to everyone.
Liu Ding walked over in a few steps, his expression was quite excited, "General Mu, I finally waited for you, the Longbin Society is brewing a big disaster, you must stop them." ”
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