Chapter 1064: Sharing Life and Death
Time always passes quietly without us noticing, and when we look back suddenly, a few months have already passed.
Taixu Palace is peaceful. For most disciples, these few months are no different from the past, but for the disciples of the silent hall, it is not the case. They are like the most violent undercurrents in the deep sea, hidden under the calm sea surface, surging and surging, as if there is no end in sight.
Outsiders have no idea that the leader of the silent hall has been replaced silently. Although the people in the silent hall know it, not many people know the specific reason. They just suddenly received a notice one day a few months ago, which listed the various evil deeds of Yuan Qu, the silent master of the Central Plains in the past few decades, and then informed the new silent masters of the silent hall to take office immediately. This person is not small. He is Zhao Yi, an elder of the Zhou character level who serves the Taoist Baijie.
If they hadn't seen the signature on the notice, the silent disciples would have thought it was a false destiny. The secret fight between the Master and the Head of the Hall was known to all the Mozi. It was not surprising that Lu Heng, who was forced into a desperate situation, fought back. But the signature on the notice made everyone shut up. In addition to the Head of the Hall, Lu Heng, there were also marks left by the three ancestors of the Taixu Palace, and Yuan Qu's personal confession, which made them believe it.
Everyone in the Hall of Mozi knew that the world of the Hall of Mozi had changed.
As a new official, how Zhao Yi would take over the Hall of Mozi was not mentioned. The Mozi were curious about Yuan Qu's whereabouts. They had seen Yuan Qu's actions for decades. Let alone his merits and demerits, Yuan Qu was indeed a great contributor to the current peaceful situation in the Taixu Palace. Although his evil deeds were evil, his merits did not cover his faults. How would the Taixu Palace treat him, the Master of the Hall of Mozi and one of the best masters in the Ascension Period?
Kill him?
Or imprison him?
No one knew, including the several teams that went to the Eternal Rainforest that day. Those teams were dispersed after they came back. None of them who witnessed the whole thing dared to say a word, let alone explore.
Just like what the Taoist Baijie said in the gag order he personally gave them, nothing happened that day. Even if they occasionally remembered it, it was just a dream they had.
So no one knew that a few months after the notice was issued, a new grave appeared in a remote place in Lingxiao Peak. There were only two words "Yuan Qu" on the tombstone, no biography, and no words of condolence.
No one knew that there was a long sword on the wall of Lu Heng's study. The scabbard and hilt were all black, but the word "Qu" on the hilt was as white as snow.
Ma Xiuwen, who had caused most of the Taixu Palace to be in a panic, disappeared. As soon as he returned to the sect, he received the secret order of the new silent master and left Taixu Palace. No one knew where he went. Hu Qiong'er stayed, but unfortunately, even if she was thrown out for people to recognize, no one could recognize her as the woman worth two million spirit stones.
Hu Qiong'er went crazy.
This was the first time Li Chuyi searched her soul, and he did it by force with the Daotai magic weapon. His half-baked skills and Rimu's sharpness had already caused Hu Qiong'er's sea of consciousness to be severely damaged. Although she was not dead, she was stupid, sometimes sober and sometimes confused.
Compared with being sober, Hu Qiong'er hoped that she would go completely crazy.
Li Chuyi was too cruel and vicious. He hated her so much that he didn't kill her, but pulled out her entire tongue and threw her to Baijie Taoist.
He asked Baijie Taoist to personally seal her cultivation and asked Baijie Taoist to ensure that she was alive. He felt that killing her with a knife was not enough to relieve his anger. He wanted her to live and suffer for the rest of her life until she died of old age.
Baijie Taoist agreed, and Hu Qiong'er's suffering began from then on.
Her name was in the notice, saying that she had committed adultery with Yuan Qu and was dissolute. For vanity, she even degenerated into being a furnace for Yuan Qu. She was also said to have helped the evildoer to harm his fellow disciples. At least half of Yuan Qu's evil deeds were related to her. She was looked down upon by the dozens of charges in the silent hall, especially by the male cultivators who had admired her before. The huge gap made these people despise and resent her more than others.
But no matter how resentful they were, no one dared to touch her, because the Taoist Baijie personally ordered that her life should be kept as a warning to others. For this reason, Zhao Yi even specially ordered people to build a toilet for her next to the teleportation array of the silent hall headquarters, and imprisoned her in it with the array, allowing the passing silent disciples to see and learn from it.
Now, the silent disciples who were under high pressure all year round finally had a pleasure. Every silent disciple who came to the headquarters for business would stop for a while before leaving. Over time, this has almost become a scene in the headquarters. Unfortunately, not every Mozi is qualified to come to the headquarters. Most Mozi can only rely on hearsay to imagine and sigh about the past beauty.
When she was sober, Hu Qiong'er had thought about suicide. But the body of the calamity period is not so easy to be disabled. Without magic power and relying on bare hands, she couldn't even dig out her own eyes.
She asked someone to help Zhao Yi say something, saying that she wanted to go to the black prison of Motang, but she didn't know whether the person didn't pass the message or Zhao Yi didn't pay attention at all. She never left her thatched house.
She was extremely angry, hated Yu Yao, hated Li Chuyi, and hated why her own cultivation was so high.
In the past, she always thought about how to become stronger, fearing that she would live a mediocre life, but now, she envied mortals very much, because she couldn't even do such a small thing as suicide.
Resentment, regret, resentment, mania, all negative emotions have turned into confusion after countless reincarnations.
Every day, she sat outside the thatched cottage with disheveled hair, staring blankly at the people coming and going, sometimes acting crazy and sometimes laughing foolishly, and gradually she could no longer tell the boundary between sanity and madness.
"Make sure she has clothes to cover her body, don't worry about anything else."
After Zhao Yi gave this order, he never paid any attention to her again.
To be honest, Zhao Yi also felt that this was a bit too much. Killing is not the right thing to do, no matter how big Hu Qiong'er's fault was, it was a bit too much to treat her like this. But there was no way, Li Chuyi spoke, Baijie Patriarch nodded, and he, the newly promoted Master Mo, could only listen.
Thinking of Li Chuyi, Zhao Yi couldn't help looking east.
It had been so long, and I didn't know if the little fat guy was doing well over there.
Li Chuyi was naturally fine, but very tired.
The Taixu Palace protected the secret path to Dayan too well. Along the way, he had to go back and forth several times with teleportation arrays and void boats. From time to time, he had to go around for tolls and legs. Every now and then, there was another maze that made him dizzy. Until he was already confused and didn't know where he was, the Mozi who met him suddenly told him that this was the last stop. After passing the one-time teleportation array in front of him, he would be near the imperial capital of Dayan.
At this time, more than half a year had passed.
Counting on his fingers, the little fat man secretly wiped his cold sweat.
According to his earliest thoughts, the young master has passed the tribulation, and Fang Junnan has successfully passed the tribulation and officially became a great man of the first tribulation. What teleportation array is needed to go to Dayan? Let's join hands to break through the void and fly directly into the void!
Fortunately, Ye Zhichen woke him up with a slap, otherwise they would not know where they are drifting now.
Not to mention the many murderous intentions hidden in the void, this journey alone is estimated to make them fly for dozens or hundreds of years and still not reach the destination.
Fortunately, after taking so many detours, they finally arrived.
Standing firmly on the ground, looking back at the teleportation array that disappeared silently, Li Chuyi tightened the Jiaozi sword behind him.
The old man Baijie is not bad. Not only did he help him find out where Yu Yao appeared last, but he also sent him here directly. Walking out of the woods, looking at the magnificent city in the distance, Li Chuyi clenched his fists.
Yu Yao, here I come!
Damn emperor, I'm here!
Don't find me!
"What are you thinking about?"
Li Sinian came over and asked from behind.
"Do you need to ask? Thinking about his dream lover!"
Xiao Erhei answered first, and scratched Li Chuyi's forehead with his little claws.
"Big white pig, if Sister Youxiao knows, will she come from the demon tribe to kill you and poison you?"
The heroic Li Chuyi wilted in an instant, grabbed Xiao Erhei and beat him up, which made San Tiao so happy that he dared not show it because of Xiao Erhei's fierceness, and could only hide in Li Chuyi's hair and shiver.
"I'm not wrong!"
Stroking his messed up hair, Xiao Erhei jumped back to the top of Li Chuyi's head, glanced at San Tiao with his dog eyes, and waved his claws to knock it out.
"It's fine that you helped me when I was insulted, but you dared to laugh. Let's have roast chicken tonight!"
"Eat dog meat! Cut it raw!"
After cursing, Li Chuyi turned around and looked behind him.
The people who came with him this time were similar to those who came with the demon tribe, with one less Hao Youxiao and one more San Tiao, but Li Sinian and Fang Junnan and his wife remained the same.
In fact, Li Chuyi didn't want to bring Fang Junnan and Liu Mingxiu with him, and that's what he meant when he told Li Sinian to wait only ten days.
He and Li Sinian were both alone, free of worries and didn't need to think too much, but Fang Junnan and Liu Mingxiu were different. They were married, and he couldn't bear to let them take risks with him.
But Fang Junnan was not willing to do it. No matter how dangerous Li Chuyi's boat was, he would not get off. Before the fat man could open his mouth, the two of them expressed their feelings. When they were pressed to the limit, they threw out the matter of swearing in the aisle, and the fat man had to obey.
If the two of them really backfired because of this, then his sin would be great.
It's quite funny to think about it. Others swear to restrain each other, but how come the oath between them has become a restraint for him.
Now the imperial capital is in front of us. Once we go in, we don't know how long it will take to get out, and it's even a question whether we can get out alive.
Looking at the three people, Li Chuyi's face turned serious.
"I'll say it for the last time, it's not too late to leave now. I will definitely not be in danger of my life when I go in, but you may not be. Don't talk to me about loyalty and righteousness. Let's not think about these things. I want you to think about yourself, especially the two of you, Brother Fang and Sister Xiu'er. If you have time to accompany me to take risks, you might as well find a place to give birth to two little people and wait for me to come back for the wedding!"
"Go, what nonsense are you talking about, who wants to give birth... Humph!"
Liu Mingxiu's pretty face blushed, Fang Junnan smiled a little silly, and Liu Mingxiu was so angry that he bumped him hard.
The smile gradually faded, and the couple exchanged glances. Fang Junnan hugged his beloved wife with a smile in his eyes.
"Young Master, don't worry. You can have a baby anywhere. It is said that the Feng Shui of Dayan Imperial Capital is good. We have decided to go there this time."
"Go, you are talking nonsense again! Brother Nan, you..."
"What's wrong? I didn't say anything wrong..."
The couple flirted with each other, but their attitude was very firm. Li Chuyi shrugged helplessly and turned to look at Li Sinian.
Li Sinian calmly took out a wine pot, opened the lid and took a sip.
"I heard that the wine in Dayan Imperial Capital is good. Do you think I will miss it?"
"Drink you to death!"
Li Chuyi was very moved by the scolding.
From the north to the south and then to here, the people are still the same. Strangers have become close friends who share life and death. This feeling is really good.
After sniffing, Li Chuyi turned around and looked at the majestic city walls of the imperial capital, and raised his hand with pride.
"Where is the black dog? Open the way for me! Let's go to the city to drink and eat dog meat. After eating, we'll find Yu Yao!"
"Wow! You are the dog! I will bite you to death!"
"Grass, don't bite!"
...
Amidst the laughter, the group of people gradually drifted away, not as if they were in danger, but as if they were on an outing.