His position

Behind the mountain, the colorful clouds of dusk cast a dome of light, weighing heavily on the endless grassland, which was all withered and yellow.

Bai Linchuan and Wei Si stood facing each other, one holding a sword and the other condensing spiritual energy in his palm.

There was a rustling sound of grass underfoot, and they both looked over at the same time.

"Mo Xie." Bai Linchuan shouted, "Wei Si Ta,"

Mo Xue walked straight towards Wei Si and said to Bai Linchuan with a frown, "Bai Linchuan, what do you mean?"

Bai Linchuan lowered his brows and stared at Mo Xu.

Mo Xie continued, "Why did you suddenly come to question Wei Si? What did he do wrong?"

Bai Linchuan's face was solemn, he said nothing, but just released his spiritual energy in a threatening manner.

Mo Xue said, "Don't come here again. If you do it again, I will not forgive you."

Bai Linchuan felt a chill run down his spine, a crack forming in his heart. He suddenly shouted, "You're actually protecting him? Do you know what he did? He actually gave those disciples forbidden drugs, and those disciples just happened to have competed with him before."

Dusk cast a warm orange light on Mo Xue's profile. His eyes were so sharp at this moment. He said, "Then you know! They are targeting Wei Si because of me. I was the one who drugged him. If you want to arrest someone, come and arrest me."

Bai Linchuan looked at Mo Xu for a long time, his eyes so cold and stubborn.

Bai Linchuan's eyes gradually drooped, and the grass on the ground was half green and half yellow.

Seeing him put down his hand and dissipate his spiritual energy, Mo Xue looked at him with a little surprise, then suddenly felt relieved and turned around and left with Wei Si.

Bai Linchuan stood still, a sense of wonder spreading in his mind: Wei Si's broad vision, the Chishui Lake in Shuzhong, the Qiqiao Festival in Heqiao Town, and... the fire nets, smoke bombs, explosives, how could every single thing and every single prop be so perfect?

How could there be such a coincidence?

As Mo Xue gradually walked away, and his back figure was about to disappear in the orange light, Bai Linchuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Stop!!!"

"What about the person who made the medicine?" He found an outlet to question, "Mo Xue, have you ever thought about this? This is a banned drug. Who on earth would make it?"

Mo Xue paused, but did not stop.

Bai Linchuan's breathing was rapid because of shouting, and he didn't even blink, but Mo Xue never stopped.

Suddenly, Wei Si stopped and said, "Mo Xie." He stood behind Mo Xie and said softly, "Actually, I lied to you."

Bai Linchuan suddenly took a breath and stared at him.

Mo Xie turned around. Wei Si was standing between Mo Xie and Bai Linchuan. He turned his head and looked at the two of them.

"Actually... my family isn't from the village. My family was once prominent... When I was young, there was a dedicated master at home who taught me cultivation. The teachings in my family weren't as strict as those in the sects. During those years, I traveled with my parents and gained a lot of knowledge."

He said to Mo Xue with a sincere expression, "I didn't mean to lie to you. It's just that climbing the long stairs alone is too difficult, so I made up a story about my background being the same as yours."

The corners of Mo Xie's mouth twitched twice. He felt complicated and his expression was extremely conflicted. Should he say thank you?

Wei Si continued, "However, my family was indeed destroyed by a demon, and I sincerely want to cultivate and avenge myself." He turned to look at Bai Linchuan, "I have always wanted to restore the glory of my family, but I am... mediocre in strength. I am too embarrassed to say it out loud."

Bai Linchuan's Adam's apple moved, and his eyes still contained suspicion. He squinted his eyes and looked at Wei Si: "There is no family surnamed Wei down the mountain. Where is your family?"

Wei Si said, "My family originally lived in Lan."

Bai Linchuan paused. More than ten years ago, a huge monster suddenly appeared in the mist, killing thousands of people and turning countless lands into scorched earth.

Mo Xie looked up at Bai Linchuan coldly: "I've explained everything, you can go now."

Bai Linchuan didn't say anything, his hands clenched into fists, hanging by his sides until Mo Xue and Wei Si were about to leave and their figures gradually disappeared down the slope.

The dusk is extremely hot, but there is no warmth.

Bai Linchuan suddenly loosened his hands and let them hang down weakly. He snorted coldly and stared at the direction where Mo Xue and Wei Si left for a long time.

After the sun set and disappeared into the distant mountains, the world quickly fell into darkness.

In a blink of an eye, as the last maple leaf falls from the maple tree, autumn has passed and midwinter has arrived.

For the entire autumn, Mo Xue and Bai Linchuan didn't say a word to each other. There was only one exception, and that was a big quarrel. The two seemed to be strangers, and Mo Xue even stopped provoking and mocking them at the beginning.

Elder Ding Haocang was worried at first and tried to bring them together several times, but the result was that the relationship between the two became increasingly strained. When they stood together, they treated each other as if they were air.

In the main hall, Bei Shaozhi was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, while Mo Xue was kneeling on the cushion with his head on the ground and his upper body on his knees. He was curled up into a white ball, as if he had fallen into a coma.

Bei Shaozhi woke Mo Xie up: "Junior brother, junior brother, the training is almost over, Master is looking for you."

"Another mission with Bai Linchuan?" Bai Tuanzi made a muffled sound.

Bei Shaozhi smiled and said, "Well... you'll know when you get there."

Bai Tuanzi snorted, "Just say I'm sick."

Bai Linchuan was meditating on a cushion, his back straight and his hands neatly placed on his knees, like a god or Buddha.

Bei Shaozhi said to him, "Big Brother, the training is over, Master is looking for you."

The god and Buddha closed their eyes tightly and said in a cold tone, "Why should I do double duty?"

Bei Shaozhi said to Bai Tuanzi, "Junior brother...this is Master's order, and it's not good to let Senior Brother do it all."

The white ball suddenly stretched out its head, its fair face adorned with two black bean-like eyes. The corner of his mouth curled up, "Brother Bei, please tell Bai Linchuan that if he doesn't want to do it, then don't do it. Master is punishing me, and I didn't ask him to do it."

Bai Linchuan had a cold expression on his face, as if he was emitting a chill.

Bei Shaozhi said, "Well... Junior Brother asked me to tell you that if it really doesn't work, just leave his share empty."

The Buddha's cold face became lively. He glanced at him and said, "Please tell him, Junior Brother Bei, that if the mission is not completed, I will be the one who is dragged down."

Mo Xue had an angry look on his face, his eyes looking up with a circle of white.

Bei Shaozhi said to him, “Junior brother, if you fail to complete the task, Master will punish you. He wants you to learn to cooperate and treat everyone equally.

And...can't you just talk directly?!"

In the empty room, the cold wind whistled harshly through the doors and windows, with Bei Shaozhi sandwiched between the two of them.

Mo Xue suddenly turned around and said to Bei Shaozhi in a serious tone, "Brother, please tell him that he has too much responsibility!"

Bei Shaozhi's forehead jumped, and he said to Bai Linchuan: "He thinks you need to rest occasionally."

Bai Linchuan suddenly opened his eyes and turned his gaze towards Bei Shaozhi, but it was as if he was glancing at someone else through him. "Brother, please tell him that he is too irresponsible and forgot how the blue and white spirit egg, the red bird spirit beast, and the duck egg died."

Bei Shaozhi's mouth was awkward, and he turned around helplessly and said: "What he means is..."

Mo Xie snorted, "Brother, tell him that this wasn't caused by me alone. The blue and white spirit egg died because of his overbearing spiritual energy and poor control. He also forgot to feed the red bird spirit beast, and it ran away. Who is to blame? Me?"

Bai Linchuan immediately replied, "Junior Brother, tell him that the blue and white spirit egg is because his spiritual energy is too weak and he is unwilling to practice diligently. Otherwise, why would we be trapped in the house practicing every day? The red bird spirit beast is because he forgot to buy food, and the duck eggs! He just ate them because he was greedy."

“Brother, let me tell you, if he doesn’t want to practice here, no one will force him!”

"Junior brother, tell him, don't I want to go back to the mountain to practice?"

"Do I want to keep the windows open in winter?"

Bei Shaozhi silently lay on the futon, covering his ears. What kind of sin had he committed...

The last time they quarreled was when several people were found dead inexplicably in Cangxing Town, with heavy casualties. The master specially ordered the three of them to go down the mountain to eliminate the demons.

Cangxing Town has unique geology and is close to the demon realm. A cultivator once set up a barrier to keep demons and monsters out. For a hundred years, nothing had happened. How could a demon suddenly sneak in and eat people?

However, after investigation, the results were surprising.

It turned out to be a hyena demon that had escaped with a broken leg. It collapsed outside the barrier, dying. Someone happened to pass by and picked it up and raised it as a dog.

After the wolf demon recovered, it broke free from its fragile chains, killing countless people. The peaceful Cangxing Town became a slaughterhouse.

The situation was critical at that time. After Bai Linchuan killed the hyena monster, he saw a group of people surrounding the person who picked up the wolf monster and beating and kicking him. Some even surrounded Mo Xue and begged him to kill him.

"He deserves to die. If it weren't for him, how could my son die?"

"He destroyed our entire village."

"Kill him!"

As he complained, blood covered Mo Xuexiu's white face. It was the blood that splashed on him when the wolf demon killed someone. The red blood dripped from under his brow, still with a hint of warmth.

The blood hadn't dried yet, and the noise in his ears was annoying. He raised his sword and handed it over, "Here you go."

The person who was about to attack Mo Xue paused, looked up at Mo Xue with confusion as he looked at the murderous look on his face.

Mo Xue's eyes were covered with red, "You are not going to kill him."

The man was stunned, looking at the sword with a frown on his face.

"A life for a life. He was the cause of your son's death. You want to kill him. Why hesitate?"

The man gritted his teeth, grasped the sword with both hands, and shouted, "That's right, you deserve to die."

He rushed straight towards the person who picked up the wolf demon, and his sword was about to pierce the person's body.

"Mo Xie!"

Bai Linchuan shouted, and he stepped forward in time and blocked the sword with his spiritual energy.

The man's legs suddenly went limp, and he knelt down to beg for mercy, "My fellow immortals, I really didn't know it was a demon, otherwise I would never have fed it to that despicable creature."

Bai Linchuan retracted his sword and stood in front of him, facing Mo Xue, "How could you give them the sword to hurt people? You almost made a big mistake."

Mo Xie's eyes were filled with rage and anger. "Because of his careless mistake, so many people lost their lives. His death is not a pity."

Bai Linchuan walked forward and gently patted Mo Xue's shoulder, like snowflakes gently falling on the shoulder.

The man knelt on the ground, his gray robe shaking constantly.

Mo Xue looked up at Bai Linchuan and sighed, "He is also a living being..."

Mo Xue suddenly became furious, and a three-foot flame seemed to rise from his head. He pushed Bai Linchuan away and said, "A living being?"

His black pupils stared directly at Bai Linchuan, the darkest black in the world.

He breathed rapidly and shouted, "If you could experience what those dead people felt, with their fresh blood spraying in your face! Would you still say this is just a living soul!!!"

Bai Linchuan frowned, "But it was just an unintentional mistake. His momentary kindness led to a huge mistake. If we want to stop killing by killing, then what's the difference between us and monsters!"

The husband says he is right, and the wife says she is right. No one says anything wrong to the other, and no one tolerates the other.

Mo Xue looked at him for a long time, his expression unusually serious.

At this moment, light snow suddenly fell from the sky, gently covering the shoulders, the ground, the roof, the indignant people, and the people who were kneeling on the ground.

The snowflakes blurred Mo Xue's eyes, but Bai Linchuan's eyes were colder than the ice and snow, and he refused to give in.

Mo Xue suddenly sneered at him, laughing at him for overestimating his own abilities and actually wanting to reason with the giant Buddha in front of him. His body split into two halves, one half was venting anger towards Xue Tian, ​​and the other half was facing himself with a cold and sad smile.

He smiled and stared at Bai Linchuan, "I'm not wrong."

He suddenly turned his head and left.

Bai Linchuan closed his eyes and didn't see when Mo Xue left.

The ground was covered with a thin layer of snow, leaving behind a trail of footprints that were then covered by the snow in an instant, leaving no trace.

Bai Linchuan came to the man and said, "Get up."

The man ignored the snow on his shoulders, tears in his eyes froze into frost. "Thank you, Immortal! From now on... I will... eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures, and pray every day. I... simply don't deserve to live in this world."

Bai Linchuan murmured silently, his heart curled up like a wrinkled piece of cloth that could not be smoothed out no matter what he did.

He looked deeply in the direction where Mo Xue left, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes, making him lose his way.

Bei Shaozhi finished the rest of the matter and saw Bai Linchuan standing there in a daze for a long time. He said, "Let's go, Big Brother. Junior Brother has already returned to the sect."

From then on, the relationship between the two became even more strained, and even messages had to be passed through Bei Shaozhi.

Bei Shaozhi sighed helplessly.

There was a sudden rustling noise from the right. Bei Shaozhi raised his head and saw Bai Linchuan suddenly stood up. He shook his sleeves and walked straight out the door.

Mo Xie snorted coldly, turned his head away, and after he left, he closed the window with a snap.

On the calligraphy.

[I heard that Bai Linchuan sat on the mountain all day yesterday]

Isn’t it? I happened to pass by and saw Bai Linchuan walking out of the red gate angrily. The next moment, Mo Xue slammed the door shut.

They've been at odds with each other for over half a year now. They're like water and fire, like enemies that will always meet.

I'm afraid tomorrow will be the day Mo Xue dies.

If I were Bai Linchuan, and someone took my magic sword and snatched my spirit pet, I would definitely kill him.

Oh, it’s a pity that you are not Bai Linchuan. Mo Xue has now become an inner disciple.

He thought that Mo Xue had sneaked into the inner sect disciples just to kill Bai Linchuan. He had been targeting him everywhere before and there were clues a long time ago, but he didn't know how long it would take for him to take action.

I bet Mo Xie won’t be able to jump for long.

I think Bai Linchuan won't live long, and Mo Xue is no ordinary person as he has made it into the inner sect.

…

The notes were filled with speculation about whether one of them would wake up tomorrow morning and become a cold corpse. As for who would be killed by whom, 70% of the people thought Bai Linchuan would die, and 30% thought Mo Xue would die.

Elder Ding Haocang also sighed quietly. He began to doubt himself. Why were things getting more and more awkward? His relationship was actually deteriorating. He decided to talk to his two disciples.

According to his years of observation, Bai Linchuan's disciples were serene and aloof, like a single, steely muscle. It would be difficult for them to bow their heads first. Mo Xue, on the other hand, was much more cheerful, always smiling whenever he met someone...

"Master, you are looking for me." Mo Xue paused with a smile on his face.

"Sit down." Ding Haocang waved his hand.

Mo Xue looked at Ding Haocang's kind face, and his smile froze. He sat down on the chair next to him.

Ding Haocang said slowly: "I heard...you and Linchuan had another fight?"

Mo Xuepi smiled but his face wasn't smiling, and a muffled "hmm" came out of his throat.

Ding Haocang asked, "Is it still about the dispute caused by eliminating the hyena wolf demon?"

Mo Xue smiled, his eyes curved, so bright and warm in the middle of winter, but he said, "That's not the case. I just don't like him anyway."

"..." Elder Ding paused, rubbed the corner of his mouth with his hand, and continued:

"You and Linchuan grew up in very different environments. Naturally, your perspectives on everything are also different..."

Mo Xie's lips curled up, his eyes dark and round. "Since Master knows that I have different ideas from him, how can I get along with him? Even if he ties us together, it's just forcing us."

Ding Haocang was stunned. "I know that you both have an unshakable standard in your hearts, and neither of you will give in when you encounter an argument, but... maybe you just have different perspectives on everything. You can try to understand each other."

Mo Xueyouyuan glanced at him, opened his mouth, and said, "Then let me tell you my opinion. If I kill Bai Linchuan one day, I will be a sinner who does evil. But if I kill a murderer one day, I will be a good person who punishes evil and promotes good.

It's both murder, so what's the difference? The farmer caused someone's death, whether it was unintentional or intentional, what difference does it make? Can a dead person be resurrected just because he did it intentionally or not?"

"This..." Elder Ding was stunned by what he said.

Mo Xue added, "However, if I kill Bai Linchuan, I don't think I'm a sinner. I just need to kill him. Wild beasts kill each other. It's their survival instinct."

He stood up and said, "Disciple, I'll take my leave." Then he turned and left.

Elder Ding paused for a long time, muttering, "This child..." He frowned worriedly, shook his head slightly and sighed.

Bai Linchuan walked out of the door slowly, covered in snow.

"Master." He bowed respectfully.

Ding Haocang waved his hand and said, "Sit down."

Bai Linchuan saw three teacups on the table, and only the one in front of him was steaming. His face froze, and before Ding Haocang could speak, he asked, "Master, do you still want to talk about Mo Xue?"

Elder Ding looked at Bai Linchuan who was sitting upright, as if facing a great enemy. He told him everything they had just said.

After hearing this, Bai Linchuan's brows knitted tightly, so tightly that they could pinch a mosquito to death. He lowered his head and scolded the teacup:

"What nonsense! How can killing be based on the dictates of one person? This is a decision that only the general public can make.

What survival instinct? That's childish talk. How can humans and monsters get along? Monsters rely on brute force to do what they want, acting solely on their own selfish desires. But humans gather the masses, think deeply, and have a plan for what to do and what not to do.

Elder Ding nodded with satisfaction. He sighed softly, "Mo Xue was completely wrong. How on earth did this disciple grow up to be like this?"

Bai Linchuan blinked suddenly, his brows suddenly relaxed. Once the momentum was released, it was gone forever. His eyes instantly contained an extremely complex emotion, which was pity. He whispered:

"Maybe...it's not his fault."

Ding Haocang's lips curled up slightly, finally seeing a glimmer of hope. He slowly said, "Would you be willing to enlighten and guide Mo Ke a little?"

"...Me?" Bai Linchuan looked away. His hands curled up on the table, scratching the wood grain again and again, his eyelashes fluttering. "He treats me like a snake and scorpion. What can I do..."

Ding Haocang looked at Bai Linchuan, whose eyes were drooping and whose lips were slightly raised, and felt hopeful. He said, "In making friends, one person retreats and the other advances. That way, they won't fall apart."

Bai Linchuan's fingertips touched the cold teacup, and ripples appeared on the full cup. He said:

"It's fine if it's over, life is so long anyway..."

"Then you will spend the rest of your life in longing,"

Ding Haocang showed an expression of reminiscing about the past. He looked at the front of the hall. Many years ago, the palace was still the same, but the color of the wooden beams was not so dark at that time.

"If I had taken the initiative back then, Ouyang and I... might not be where we are now. Unfortunately, neither of us looked back."

Bai Linchuan stared silently, his aloofness gone, his heart filled with sorrow.

Ding Haocang continued, "Mo Xue is your knot. Untie him, and don't let it block your heart forever."

Bai Linchuan's eyes fell, "But what if he insists on retreating? What if you and Elder Ouyang insist on not retreating?"

Ding Haocang smiled and said, "Sometimes, to get into someone's heart, you have to be firm and tough. When I first came down the mountain, I met Ouyang. She was very..."

A faint sweet smile appeared on Elder Ding's lips, but he looked at Bai Linchuan worriedly. He and Ouyang hit it off at first sight and fell in love at second sight, which was nothing like these two people.

Bai Linchuan had a complicated expression, his eyes half closed, as if he was listening to the elder's speech, but also seemed to be lost in thought, and it was unknown how much he had heard.

"Then are you willing to go?" Elder Ding smiled very comfortingly, and slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Bai Linchuan sat upright, blinked his eyes, and said mercilessly: "No."

Gods and Buddhas will never bow to humans.

Elder Ding paused for breath and almost dropped the teacup in his hand.

"But..." Perhaps because Elder Ding's eyes were too disappointed, Bai Linchuan turned his head away, "One person will go..."