Chapter Seventy-Five: Conspiracy
See Qingyun again.
When Zhang Xiaofan saw Qingyun Mountain again, it had been several months since he last went down the mountain with Lu Xueqi, Qi Hao, and Zeng Shushu.
The mountain peaks that are still towering and soaring into the clouds are still ethereal, solemn and sacred, but Zhang Xiaofan's situation has completely changed.
After Tian Buyi discussed with Cangsong Daoren and Xiao Yicai, Zhang Xiaofan was temporarily taken back to Dazhufeng by Tian Buyi, and Cangsong Daoist and Xiao Yicai went back to report in detail to the head Dao Xuanzhen before making a decision.
And Zhang Xiaofan lost the burning stick and couldn't travel in the air along the way, so he was always taken back by his senior brother Song Daren.
The big bamboo peak is towering into the clouds, surrounded by cliffs on all sides, and Zhang Xiaofan, who has lost his burning stick, looks as if he is under house arrest at this moment.
A flash of light flashed, and everyone in the Great Bamboo Peak finally returned to the Great Bamboo Peak after a long absence.
Zhang Xiaofan walked down from the Ten Tiger Immortal Sword of the stopped senior brother with an expressionless face, and stood aside silently, Tian Buyi didn't even look at him, his face was extremely ugly, and he walked back to the "Shoujing Hall" directly.
Wu Dayi and the others, who came up to greet them, who stayed on the Great Bamboo Peak, were stunned for a moment, and they all turned their confused eyes on Su Ru and Song Daren.
Su Ru sighed slightly, shook her head, didn't have the heart to speak, turned to Song Daren and said, "Daren, I'll leave it to you here." ”
Song Daren hurriedly responded.
Su Ru turned his head to look at Zhang Xiaofan, who was standing next to him silently, only to see that his face was haggard, he had lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and he was a little unbearable in his heart, so he subconsciously took a step, but then stopped, shook his head and sighed, and turned to leave. Tian Linger turned her head to look at Zhang Xiaofan, and then followed her mother without saying a word.
Song Daren laughed dryly, his expression was a little strange, and he said to Zhang Xiaofan: "Little junior brother, since we have come back, you can go back to the room to rest......! You'd better not wander around. ”
Zhang Xiaofan raised his head, nodded slowly, and said, "Senior brother, I know." ”
Saying that, he walked alone towards the residence of the disciples of Dazhufeng, and after walking far, he heard a whispered conversation behind him, and Wu Dayi and the others, who were obviously full of questions, were asking Song Daren and Du Bishu.
Although he couldn't see it, the invisible gaze behind him seemed to be like a needle, piercing Zhang Xiaofan's back.
Just as he had walked not far away, suddenly two cheerful barks sounded on the big bamboo peak, Zhang Xiaofan's heart moved, he looked up and looked forward, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. I saw the monkey that I hadn't seen for a long time riding on the back of the big dog Rhubarb with his mouth split, clutching the shiny fur of Rhubarb with both hands, and Rhubarb spit out half of his tongue and barked loudly and excitedly all the way to rush over.
Zhang Xiaofan suddenly felt that his eyes were hot, and even his body trembled slightly.
Soon, Rhubarb ran in front of Zhang Xiaofan, Xiao Gray "squeaked" and screamed, and with a "whoosh", he jumped on Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder and laughed happily, and his claws habitually put on Zhang Xiaofan's head and touched everywhere. As for rhubarb, he is also very affectionate to Zhang Xiaofan, and a big dog head keeps rubbing at Zhang Xiaofan's feet, rubbing back and forth.
I wonder if it's missing the meat and bones made by Zhang Xiaofan again?
Zhang Xiaofan was excited for a while, squatted down, gently stroked Rhubarb's head with his hand, Rhubarb snorted twice in a low voice, and his two ears submissively bowed down, rubbing Zhang Xiaofan's palm.
And Xiao Ash squeaked and laughed, and his tail swung sideways, pestering Zhang Xiaofan.
Wu Dayi, who was standing in the distance, muttered a few words and said in a low voice: "These two beasts, Lao Tzu has taken care of them carefully for several months, and he has never been so affectionate to me!"
Soon, under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Xiaofan stood up and walked towards his residence, while Xiao Ash sat on his shoulder, and Rhubarb also followed.
It seems that only at this moment does Zhang Xiaofan's figure not seem so lonely.
In the distance at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, Baguio and the mysterious black-clothed woman Youji are standing side by side, looking at the mountain hidden in the depths of the white clouds.
Baguio's face was slightly pale, his brows were furrowed, and he looked a lot haggard, and his expression was also a little dazed. After staring at him for a long time, he said slowly: "I don't know what happened to him now?"
The black veil on Youji's face moved slightly, turned her head to look at the girl beside her who was suffering from love, and said softly: "It's okay, Baguio, don't think too much." ”
Baguio bit her lip and suddenly said, "Where is my father?"
You Ji said: "The sect master went to Heyang City today to meet the old monster of the Ten Thousand Poison Gate who had just arrived. ”
Baguio was taken aback and said, "What, the 'poison god' is also here?"
You Ji smiled faintly and said, "Not only him, as far as I heard in private, just in the last few days, I'm afraid that even the masters of the Immortal Hall and the Hehuan Sect will also have to come." ”
Baguio was even more surprised, and said after a while: "How can this be? I know that my father has secretly transferred the main combat power of the Ghost King Sect to the vicinity of Qingyun Mountain, if these three sect masters come, their masters will definitely follow, then wouldn't it be our four ...... No, it's simply that the strength of the Holy Sect is completely concentrated here?"
Yuhime's face was hidden behind her black veil, and she couldn't see what her expression was, but she only listened to her voice, still calm and calm, and said slowly: "Not bad." ”
Baguio suddenly lowered his head, and after a long while, he said slowly: "In this way, the main purpose of my father's coming here is not to save Zhang Xiaofan." ”
You Ji said lightly: "Baguio, don't think about it, the sect master is full of his words, and you are his only daughter, he won't lie to you." As for saying that this time our Holy Sect sects gave up their previous views, it was also your father who strongly advocated that for the shame of a hundred years ago, the masters of the four sects swore a heavy oath under the throne of Ming together, taking advantage of Qingyun's unpreparedness to attack him by surprise. ”
Baguio was silent for a moment and said, "If this battle is successful, Dad's reputation in the Holy Sect will naturally increase, and even if he loses, he will have a good reputation for being ashamed of his predecessors." But ......" she suddenly raised her voice, her expression seemed to be a little excited, and said: "But I don't care about this, I don't want to care, I just want Zhang Xiaofan to be well, don't be in the ......"
"Baguio!" You Ji suddenly snorted, Baguio was stunned for a moment, looked at her, and finally didn't say any more, turned her head to look at the misty white clouds in the distance, and looked at her for a while.
In a secluded mansion in Heyang City, the Ghost King and the Green Dragon slowly walked in, and along the way, someone respectfully introduced them in front of them, and walked straight in.
This house is naturally the stronghold of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect in Heyang City, that is, today, the master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, the oldest poison god among the four major sect masters of the Demon Sect, came here.
A hundred years ago, the Demon Sect and the Righteous Path fought in Qingyun Mountain, and the direct killing was dark, but in the end, the Demon Sect was still defeated. After that, the vitality of the Demon Sect was greatly damaged, and among the four major sects, three of them changed their masters, among which the Ghost King was at that time to take over the position of the previous Ghost King Sect Master.
But among the various factions, only the old monster Poison God of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect still survived, but over the years, it has also reversed the arrogant style of the year, even in the Demon Sect, the Ten Thousand Poison Sect has unexpectedly kept a low profile, and ordinary disciples can't wait to see this old monster.
Thinking of this, Qinglong couldn't help frowning slightly. The title of the poison god has been resounding in the Demon Sect hundreds of years ago, when he was still following the previous ghost king to fight the world, this poison god was already a capable general in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and then took over the position of the master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and even fought fiercely with the Ghost King Sect in the internal struggle of the Demon Sect, and I don't know how many Liangzi were secretly formed?
It's just that I didn't expect that time has passed, and I will actually cooperate with this old monster.
Qinglong hadn't seen a poison god for nearly a hundred years, and he was a little curious in his heart, wondering what this poison god had become over the years? If calculated by age, this old monster was only afraid that it was nearly five hundred years old.
Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he looked at the ghost king who was walking half in front of him, only to see a faint smile on his face, and his expression seemed to be very relaxed, but he couldn't guess what he was thinking in his heart anyway?
Along the way, walking through the courtyard and entering the inner hall, there was silence all around, and there was no figure in sight, and the place where this high-ranking and powerful person lived was unexpectedly deserted.
Soon, the two of them saw eight men in yellow-brown clothes standing at the door of a seemingly ordinary bungalow in front of them, and the person leading the way also led them towards the house. It seems that the god of poison should be in this house.
Walking closer, the eight men bent down and saluted the Ghost King together, obviously the Ghost King, as the sect leader of one of the four major factions of the Demon Sect, had an extremely high status in the Demon Sect. However, the ghost king was not arrogant, nodded slightly at everyone, smiled casually, and walked in with Qinglong.
In this room, there are open windows on the east and west sides, and the light shines in, and the room is very bright, and there is no feeling that the people in this world have been staying in the dark in the legend of the Demon Sect.
As for the furnishings, it is even simpler. In the middle of the huge room, there was only a table and a few chairs, and there was a chaise longue next to the table, on which an old man with white hair was lying with his eyes closed, and next to him sat a young man in his early twenties, who was fiddling with the tea set on the table, and the aroma of tea wafted from time to time.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a peaceful picture of grandparents resting, where there is a trace of evil spirit!
The ghost king smiled slightly, walked over, the old man heard the footsteps, opened his eyes, glanced at the ghost king, and a smile appeared on his face, and smiled: "You are here?"
The ghost king smiled: "Senior, I haven't seen you for a long time since the temple was goodbye, but your health is good?"
This old man is naturally the poisonous god who is notorious in the world, and at the moment, he seemed to have a wry smile on his face, and said, "It's old, it's useless." ”
Saying that, he seemed reluctant to bring up this topic again, and said separately: "Brother Ghost King, now you are already the head of a sect of the Ghost King Sect, and you have the same identity as me, if you don't dislike it, just call me brother, don't call me any more old-timers, I can't afford it." ”
The ghost king smiled, his expression was relaxed, he sat down on the other side of the table, and said to the poisonous god: "Senior, what you said is not right, who doesn't know that you are highly respected, this time the big thing, we still expect you to preside over the overall situation!"
The look on the poison god's face seemed to be stunned, and he immediately shook his head and said, "No, no." ”
The ghost king was about to say something, and the young man at the opposite table had already brewed two cups of tea, and then brought them over, and said lightly: "Sect Master, Qinglong Holy Envoy, please use tea." ”
The Ghost King and the Green Dragon stretched out their hands to take it, and the Ghost King glanced at him a few more times, only to see that the young man had beautiful eyebrows, but his face was a little pale, but he was able to accompany the Poison God here, and naturally had a great relationship with the Poison God.
The Ghost King immediately turned his head to the Poison God and said, "This is ......"
The poison god smiled: "He is a closed disciple I accepted ten years ago, his name is Qin Wuyan, I saw that he had good qualifications, so I accepted him." Wu Yan, I haven't seen these two seniors yet, they are well-known figures in our Holy Sect, if you can be taken care of by them in the future, it is better than you going to practice penance for a hundred years. ”
Qin Wuyan bowed his head slightly, the expression on his face could not be said to be proud or shy, even his voice did not change, it was still steady and relaxed, and said softly: "I have seen the sect master and the holy envoy, I didn't know the etiquette just now, please don't blame the two of you." ”
The ghost king smiled and shook his hand, and Qinglong also smiled: "This little brother can enter the seat of the old man of the poison god, and his future is immeasurable, the future is immeasurable!"
The poison god smiled and said to the two of them: "Children are not sensible, don't be surprised. ”
The Ghost King shook his hand and smiled, "Where did it go?" After a pause, he said, "But old-timer, I came here today because I really sincerely want to ask you to preside over the overall situation." Our four major factions joined forces to wash away the shame of the defeat of Qingyun and the humiliation of the temple that year. ”
The poison god was silent for a moment, his face seemed to be a little desolate, and he said for a long time: "Brother, I am already half-crippled, and I am really useless. This time, our four major factions secretly discussed besieging Qingyun, and I naturally can't be left behind, otherwise I'm sorry for the Holy Mother of Youming and the two saints of the Heavenly Demon King, and I can't live with the Patriarch of the Holy Sect. It's just that you're in charge of the overall situation! I think except for your brother, no one else can sit at all!"
The Ghost King frowned, shook his head and said, "Senior, you are too awarded, I am the least senior among the four major masters, how can I take on it?
The poison god pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine, they should be here in a few days, we will meet again then, this holy sect has been a great shame for a hundred years, this time we must ask Qingyunmen to return it." ”
The ghost king smiled, sat here for a while, chatted a few words, and said goodbye to Qinglong. The poison god did not force him to stay, and ordered people to send off guests.
Leaving the Poison God's mansion, the Ghost King and Qinglong blended into the crowd in Heyang City.
The Ghost King suddenly sneered and said, "This old monster is really getting more and more difficult to deal with. ”
This sentence was inexplicable, but Qinglong seemed to understand what he meant, and nodded: "Yes, three hundred years ago, when our Ghost King Sect fought to the death with the Ten Thousand Poison Gate, the old monster was the most fierce and impulsive, and he always rushed to the front, even a hundred years ago, the battle with Qingyun was also the master of the Ten Thousand Poison Gate." It seems that he also lost a lot of sharpness in that fiasco back then. ”
The ghost king shook his head and said, "This is not called killing the spirit, this is called growing ability." After that battle, the old monster seemed to wake up, and the temper of the whole person changed all of a sudden, Taoguang Yanghui, in the past hundred years, except for our Ghost King Sect, the fastest recovery in strength is the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. It's just that he refuses to sit in this seat, but it's very troublesome!"
Saying that, the Ghost King frowned, and said lightly: "Well, anyway, we have to wait for those two people to arrive before we can discuss big things, let's wait for a few days! Well, by the way, what about Baguio? It seems that I haven't seen her all day today." ”
Qinglong said: "I didn't see it either, but Youji has been with her all the time, and it shouldn't be okay, you can rest assured." ”
The Ghost King shook his head, sighed softly, and said nothing more.
After watching the figures of the ghost king and the green dragon disappear, the poison god, who had always been peaceful and even a little kind, gradually became gloomy, but he didn't say anything for a long time.
As for the young man next to him, his temperament seemed to be even more eccentric, and the poison god did not speak to him, but he was also contented, and patiently brewed tea on the table, without any impatience.
I don't know how long it has been, the poison god suddenly let out a sigh and said, "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves!"
The young man named Qin Wuyan turned his head, glanced at the poison god, and said lightly, "Oh!
The poison god snorted and said, "His cultivation is naturally extremely high, but no matter how high the Dao is, we are not afraid of him, but this person's city is too deep, you must be careful in the future!"
Qin Wuyan smiled slightly, but his tone was still so calm, and said, "Got it, Master." ”
The poison god glanced at him, and suddenly sighed: "If your unsuccessful senior brothers can have your qualifications, why should I endure so many years?"
Qin Wuyan was praised by the poison god, and there was no smug look on his face, and he said lightly: "Several senior brothers are doing their best for you, Master." ”
The poison god snorted, suddenly reached out and lifted the blanket covering his legs, and actually got out of the chair and stood up.
The Poison God paced back and forth in the middle of the room, but Qin Wuyan seemed to be much quieter than his master, and only the footsteps of the Poison God echoed in the room.
At this moment, suddenly, a strange sound sounded from Qin Wuyan's side, which seemed to be the kind of harsh sound that summer cicadas chirped in summer.
The poison god's face changed, and he turned his head to look.
Qin Wuyan took out a small yellow box from under the chair, one foot square, and this strange sound came from here.
The poison god walked over, stretched out his hand and gently opened the lid, and in front of the two of them, on top of the yellow soft silk in the box, there was a colorful centipede, but the most bizarre thing was that the centipede's tail had seven branches.
If Zhang Xiaofan saw this thing at this moment, he would be shocked and inexplicable, because he had seen this thing when he was a child, and it was the "seven-tailed centipede", one of the world's most poisonous ones.
Qin Wuyan frowned and said, "Since we came to the vicinity of this Qingyun Mountain, Xiao Qi doesn't seem to be very comfortable, as if he has been stimulated by something. ”
The poison god looked at the seven-tailed centipede carefully, then took out a small lilac pill from his arms, put it in the box, and then closed the box. Soon, the strange sound that came out of the box gradually subsided, and then disappeared.
After Qin Wuyan carefully put away the box containing the seven-tailed centipede, the poison god said lightly: "This seven-tailed centipede is a rare thing in the world, there is only one pair left in the world, it has always been accompanied until death, if it is separated, but within a hundred miles, there will be induction." Xiao Qi is restless these days, it must be because of this matter. ”
Qin Wuyan glanced at the poison god, and suddenly said, "So, that person is on Qingyun Mountain now?"
The poison god smiled and said, "Yes, the seven-tailed centipede is the only alien species in the world, and there is no mistake. ”
As he spoke, he turned his head away and slowly stared into the distance. In the distance, the towering Qingyun Mountain outside Heyang City is straight into the sky, almost mighty, surrounded by white clouds, and the fairy spirit is fluttering.
"It's been a hundred years, and in a blink of an eye, it's been another hundred years!" the old man muttered to himself in a low voice.