Chapter 333 The Man in the Middle

Yang Qingyin stared at the table silently, and only raised her head when she heard Mu Xingqiu's question, with a cold expression. Top point.

"What is there to say? You have already met Zuo Liuying, and he treats you as a high-level Taoist priest. Naturally, you think the same as a high-level Taoist priest, thinking that snatching the soul and saving Wangshan is the most important thing."

She glanced at Shen Hao and Xiao Qingtao again, "I told you a long time ago that there is no need to waste your breath. If he wants to participate, he will participate. If he doesn't want to participate, it's useless to say anything. We should have declared war on the demon clan a few years ago. Waiting until now will only discourage more Taoist priests."

Xiao Qingtao lowered her head and dared not say a word, but Shen Hao just stared at Mu Xingqiu, "I want to hear your decision in person."

Mu Xingqiu understood that more than five years of seclusion and practice had caused a rift between him and Pang Shan and his friends. The culprit was neither emotional estrangement nor conflict of opinion, but time. Shen Hao and his companions were walking on a rapidly changing timeline, practicing, teaching, and persuading other low-level Taoists. They were busy every day. They had made a lot of efforts and could no longer retreat. But he had been immersed in the river of time that was almost stagnant. His memory was still firmly connected to that night more than five years ago. He was thinking about the young demon, the soul, and the demonic calamity.

Should he stay in his own river of time and move forward step by step, or should he run fast to catch up with the time of others?

"I have to think about it." Mu Xingqiu was reluctant to make a hasty decision, "I don't fully understand many things yet."

Yang Qingyin knocked on the table, "You can learn slowly, we'll get busy first." After saying that, she stood up and left.

"Welcome back to Pangshan." Shen Hao also followed him out of the dining room.

Only Xiao Qingtao was left, and she was embarrassed to leave or stay.

"They are really angry. Shouldn't Taoist Canxia be more...calm?" Mu Xingqiu understood the reason, but didn't understand the result.

Xiao Qingtao sighed and decided to stay. "Brother Xiaoqiu, don't be angry. The two of them... are under too much pressure, especially Yang Qingyin. She has been running around to drive out the demons, and she likes to meddle in other people's business. She asked for flower and grass seeds everywhere for Daliang, and was looked down upon by many people. She fought for status for the casual cultivators and offended many people. Shen Hao is the same. Whenever he has free time, he goes to other sects to seek support. He is not a disciple of the Taoist sect. He is ignored more. You are everyone's hope. After all, you have inspired many people in Duanliu City. Even those Taoists who did not participate in the war have respect for you. So we thought that things would turn around as soon as you came back... Maybe we were too impatient."

Mu Xingqiu smiled and said nothing. "Meddling" used to be his label, but now it fell on Yang Qingyin.

Xiao Qingtao stood up and said goodbye.

"Let's go to Daliang together in a few days."

Mu Xingqiu hummed. That night, he seriously considered the plans of Yang Qingyin, Shen Hao and others, and found it difficult to agree with them. When Pang Shan was in Duanliu City, he had no way to retreat, and Xijie Country only had this one city left. Everyone was forced to fight against the powerful enemy. Although they finally won, they paid a heavy price.

Fangfang died outside Duanliu City. When he thought of her, Mu Xingqiu felt that he could not rely on a group of low-level Taoists to launch a counterattack. Not only could he not agree to this plan, but he also had to persuade everyone to wait. The tragic and heroic spirit of being put to death and then voluntarily sending oneself to death in a moment of anger are two different things. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, you should not take risks.

Mu Xingqiu thought for an hour and let himself fall asleep.

Shen Hao and others did not appear for several days. Mu Xingqiu went to the Forbidden Secret Tower to practice every day. He came out when he was exhausted, and then changed from being supervised to being a supervisor, watching Xiaohao practice boxing.

Xiaohao is not the kind of Taoist who concentrates on practicing. As long as Mu Xingqiu is not around, she will be lazy. Baldy is also a guy who neglects his duty. He vows to strictly supervise Xiaohao every morning, but when Mu Xingqiu comes back, he sees him and Xiaohao chasing each other and having fun.

Flea was also led astray. Regardless of his majestic body and majestic appearance, he jumped and bit the wooden stick thrown by Xiaohao.

Mu Xingqiu could only shake his head and arrange more boxing exercises for Xiaohao.

Xiaohao is very obedient, but she likes to make conditions, "Let's practice ten times today, no? What about fifteen times? Must it be thirty times? You make a whip for me and put it aside for me to watch..."

On the seventh day after returning to Pangshan, Mu Xingqiu went to visit Daliang on his own without waiting for Xiao Qingtao. Without much persuasion, the always clingy bald man readily agreed to stay in Pangshan. He had just invented a game with Xiaohao and Flea. He didn't cast a spell, Xiaohao threw him out, and Flea had to catch him in his mouth before he landed. He was in high spirits and had no interest in going out.

Seeing the three guys sticking together every day, Mu Xingqiu was actually a little jealous. He told them not to disturb the Taoists' practice, left the terrace, and flew to Shen Garden.

Shen Xiuming was not in Shen Garden. He had another residence in Duanliu City. He happened to return to the city today and left his son to his wife to take care of him. Zhang Xiang'er also had to be returned to the princess's mansion and could only come back tomorrow.

Mu Xingqiu came here on a whim and didn't want to leave in disappointment, so he wandered around the garden. Some flower farmers recognized him, and others were very respectful when they saw him in Taoist clothes, willing to show him the way and introduce the types of flowers and plants.

It was not until the evening that Mu Xingqiu flew to Pangshan and met Yang Qingyin on the way.

Yang Qingyin stopped on the top of a tree in the woods, revealing only her upper body, and whistled at him with her lips pursed.

Although she still didn't say a word, Mu Xingqiu felt that Yang Qingyin today was more like the mother in his memory.

"I have my own way, come with me."

"I have made a decision..."

"This is not the place to talk." Yang Qingyin landed a few feet and flew among the trees. Mu Xingqiu had to follow closely behind.

The two of them flew westward. Yang Qingyin was particularly careful, trying to stay as close to the ground as possible, flying in the woods or behind hills, and occasionally looking around to prevent anyone from following her.

Mu Xingqiu asked her, "Do you need to be so careful? The leaders don't allow it?"

Yang Qingyin hissed and did not answer.

After nightfall, Yang Qingyin finally stopped. The two of them had flown nearly a hundred miles and could clearly see the unclean air in the west, which was the territory of the Demon King Qi Wushang.

"Now you can tell the truth." Yang Qingyin asked, "Are you willing to join the Demon Slayer Alliance?"

"As long as there are better options, I will never encourage everyone to take risks. The demon clan does not have the Mountain of Demon Fire, but its strength is not completely exhausted. Even if hundreds of low-level Taoist priests can defeat the demon soldiers, the losses will be very heavy. . My answer is no, and I would like to advise you to stop. High Taoist priests are not invincible, so you have to give it a try first."

"Do you think we haven't tried it?" Yang Qingyin curled her lips like before, "Forget it, I can guess your answer, and we are not going to attack the demon clan right away, so you have enough time to continue thinking. I'm looking for you for another thing. It's hard to tell in Pangshan, so I have to put on a show for them."

"Performing? For whom?" Mu Xingqiu was confused.

"Haha, you won't be fooled too, will you? Do you have the kind of character that forces others to make things difficult for you?" Yang Qingyin laughed heartily and immediately lowered her voice.

"You..." Although Mu Xingqiu became even more confused, his heart suddenly felt much more relaxed and he couldn't help but laugh, "Do you want me to tell the truth?"

"You'd better not answer." Yang Qingyin waved her hand, "There is a group of people you should meet."

"Who?"

Yang Qingyin signaled Mu Xingqiu to follow her into the hilly area. There was no road on the ground, but she walked very skillfully. She knew where to go just by the positions of trees and rocks.

"When you stayed at Luanjing 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, returned to the court, and received a heavy reward. Master Fu Lu gained power because of this battle."

"Qu Xungui?"

"That's him. Our smart princess can't do anything about it. She even wrote a memorial praising Huang Fujun as invincible in the world."

Mu Xingqiu listened silently.

"Then, let's talk about Taoism. You have also heard that the eight Taoisms have been discussing for several years, and the final plan is to snatch the soul. It seems that they think this is a magical plan. In fact, they all want to be leaders, but they don't want to. Even Pangshan took the lead in the war. Everyone was afraid that the Taoist order would be destroyed in their own hands. Shen Jixian and others even negotiated with Qi Wushang to create a no-man's land, which is where everyone pinned their hopes. There are many high-ranking Taoist priests in Wangshan, as well as the Patriarch himself. No matter how strange his methods are, the Patriarch is a legitimate Taoist leader. "

Mu Xingqiu just nodded, still not understanding what Yang Qingyin wanted to say.

Yang Qingyin suddenly stopped and looked around at an ordinary hill, "Mortals are in a mess, the orthodox is hesitant, and the people in the middle are unlucky."

"The person in the middle?"

Yang Qingyin continued to move forward. A small bush at the foot of the hill automatically moved away, revealing a dark hole. She walked in without hesitation, followed by Mu Xingqiu. www.nsh.com

The entrance to the cave was closed and a fire lit up in the cave. The passage sloped downwards and turned a few turns before reaching an extremely tall cave that could accommodate hundreds of people without being crowded.

"The people in the middle are the ordinary talisman masters and casual cultivators."

Yang Qingyin clapped her hands, and a dense number of small doors appeared on the cave wall. More than 200 people walked out of it one after another. Mu Xingqiu recognized some of them, including Liu Ding, the talisman master of Xijie Kingdom, and Ouyang Shu, a casual cultivator. But his master Hong Futian was not here, and there were also casual cultivators from Lian Haishan, including the Dharma Protector, Chen Guanhuo.

Mu Xingqiu was astonished. Liu Ding, Ouyang Hao and others were all great contributors to guarding Duanliu City. Why were they living here? Chen Guanhuo and other casual cultivators are not under the protection of Lan Bingqu in Lianhai Mountain. What are they doing here?

"You don't have to join the Demon Slayer Alliance. Taoist priests always have ways to protect themselves, but you can't ignore them." Yang Qingyin pointed at everyone.

Liu Ding walked over in a few steps, looking quite excited, "General Mu, I've finally waited for you. Long Binhui is brewing a catastrophe. You must stop them."

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