Chapter 18 Blue

On the first floor of the teahouse, the noisy sounds continued.

The self-proclaimed righteous hero cleared his throat and continued, "Everyone, don't the Pei family deserve what they have done? Cultivation is so important. If there really is a peerless technique, it should have been announced to the world long ago!"

The crowd who were just filled with anger suddenly changed their attitude and nodded in agreement.

"That's right, that's right!"

"If it weren't for the Pei family's selfishness, they wouldn't have ended up like this!"

"Speaking of that technique..."

Pei Ci withdrew his gaze and looked quietly at the tea in the cup.

He didn't tell Chu Qingkong that he actually knew this person.

The Pei family recites their ancestral teachings every night:

"The sons of the Pei family must remember that those who are virtuous to the utmost are invincible. They uphold justice and stand alone in the world. They may sing, laugh, and ride as they please, but they are not allowed to indulge themselves."

His original name, "Pei Ziyi", came from his ancestral teachings.

When he was young, he had heard his father teach him about the legends of chivalrous men, and this man was one of them.

...The child looked up and listened, his eyes shining. He also admired the righteous and free knights and hoped that one day he could wield a sword and conquer the world like them, fighting against the strong and helping the weak.

...He deeply planted the seed in his heart, thinking that this was the true meaning of practicing martial arts.

...But among all the famous heroes who were good at chivalry, not one came to help after the Pei family fell.

The ancestral teachings were burned in the fire.

Years of past events also drifted away with the wind.

Pei Ci remained indifferent, but felt amused by his previous admiration.

"A Pei, don't worry, I've arranged everything for him."

Chu Qingkong muttered to himself the bad thing he had just done.

Since Pei Ci disguised himself when entering the casino, the people in the casino could only recognize him by his voice.

The voice changer was too small. Voice changers from higher cosmic planes were even smaller, as tiny as a grain of rice, imperceptible. Besides, who could have imagined that voices could be altered without anyone noticing?

The plan went smoothly!

On the first floor, the hero was completely unaware.

Hearing more and more voices of agreement and praise, he felt very pleased and proud. He felt that he had put himself on the stage and was satisfied for a moment.

By the time the storyteller finished his story, the tea in his cup had almost gone cold.

Amid the guests' farewells, he straightened his clothes, carried his sword on his back, and walked out of the teahouse with satisfaction.

The other person was also very satisfied with the unification.

Outside the teahouse, everything is quiet and peaceful.

Hero Yinyin spoke.

There was a faint sound of cranes crying in the wind.

There was a faint burst of soul power.

All the sudden changes gradually fade away.

"Beep, the system is checking—"

Opponent Location: Twenty people in the alley, heading towards the casino."

"The enemy has left! The crisis is over!"

Everything is still peaceful.

Pei Ci smiled, stood up, and placed half a silver ingot on the table as tea money.

He left with a light and airy figure, his elegant robe trailing the ground, leaving a trail of frost-white light.

Hmm.

Hope people are okay.

…

It was spring, and the sunlight was as light as a gauze, falling through the treetops, sparkling.

Chu Qingkong yawned and asked expectantly, "A Pei, where are we going next?"

Where to do the task!

Pei Ci said casually, "Return to Lanwu Sect."

He is a disciple of Lanwu Sect.

Originally, he had no need to go to the sect. He possessed the Pei family's skills and could even write and draw talismans. If he needed props and elixirs, Chuchu's treasure chest also had everything. Cultivation presented no bottleneck for him.

But while hunting down the demons, he got another clue.

There was a traitor within the Pei family who colluded with the demons, working together from inside and outside and sending in an army of 100,000, which directly led to the demise of the Pei family.

That man was his cousin, Pei Liang, an inner disciple of the First Sect. When the Pei family was decimated, he had survived because of his membership in the sect, and now he was the "only" survivor.

Chuchu immediately issued a new task, [Kill the Pei family traitor.]

As a pet host system, the rewards it prepared for its hosts were always enormous. This time, with a simple wave of his hand, he applied to the main divine space for 100,000 high-grade spirit stones and a celestial weapon...

This encourages the host to work well.

However, this more real reason should not be told to the host.

The traitor was "fearful" of the atrocities committed by the demons and "afraid of revenge", so he stayed in seclusion inside the sect and practiced.

If Pei Ci wanted to kill him, he first had to have a suitable identity to enter the sect.

So, during a recruitment meeting, he took the test, deliberately hiding his true strength. Because of his extraordinary talent, the process of joining the sect was extremely smooth.

When approaching inner disciples, take your time.

He also had the mission to annihilate the demons, so before assassinating the demons, he intentionally or unintentionally accepted the sect's mission to go out for training, and made slight modifications to it -

While gaining experience in various small towns, he also assassinated demons along the way.

Now we have to return to the sect.

Chu Qingkong opened the task panel.

In the center of the dark blue panel, in addition to long-term tasks, there are also his short-term tasks.

[Kill the Pei family traitor, current progress is 70%. ]

"Pei Liang." Pei Ciyi's eyes curved slightly as he said lightly, "This time when I go back, it will be the day of his death."

…

It was already late at night when we returned to Lanwu Sect after traveling thousands of miles.

The night mist spread, burying the remaining stars. At the sect's entrance, on a magnificent Shoushan stone, the characters "Lanwu Sect" were inscribed in a flamboyant style.

Pei Ci took a quick glance, disembarked from the flying sword, and walked into the sect.

On the stone steps that should have been empty, a slim young girl suddenly appeared, dressed in blue, speaking with a smile on her face.

"Brother Ciyi, you are back."

Pei Ci paused, lowered his eyes to look at her, his gaze fell on Lan Yi, and then moved away lightly.

Jiang Jia saw that he had indeed noticed the carefully chosen color of her clothes, and she was delighted, with a faint blush on her cheeks.

It’s a pity that no one could see her expression late at night.

Chu Qingkong could see, but he was a system, and his code only contained modules for basic emotions, so he had no idea what blushing meant. Pei Ci, whom she wanted to see, had night blindness, and used talismans to see the road while traveling, and took off the talismans when he arrived at the sect gate... Therefore, now, there was only the outline of a person in front of her eyes.

At most there is a touch of blue?

Because the gem pendant tied around Chu Qingkong's neck is the purest azure blue.

Jiang Jia likes the senior brother in front of him and has noticed him since they started learning together.

The young man had a stunning appearance, outstanding talent, and a seemingly friendly and gentle disposition towards everyone. However, due to his lack of family background, he could only condescend to become an outer disciple.

Her eyes fell on him and she couldn't take them away.

She was a young lady from an aristocratic family, and as an outer disciple of low status, he was not worthy of her. But who told her to like him? Being favored by someone like her was his blessing.

Jiang Jia's face turned red again, and she turned slightly to the side, revealing the beautiful waistline wrapped in the blue skirt.

She acted arrogantly in the Mist Sect and took people to beat up the outer disciples. After much trouble, she finally found out Pei Ciyi's hobby -

He seemed to like the color blue. All the furniture in the cave was blue, even the bed was a whole piece of azure blue.

When pursuing someone, you should cater to their preferences.

She usually doesn't wear blue, but for Pei Ciyi, she spent thousands of medium-grade spirit stones to make a blue dress overnight.

As expected, he noticed it...

Jiang Jia's eyes were shining brightly, and she was looking forward to what he would say.

Such a gentle boy would definitely praise himself out loud, right?

But she didn't expect Pei Ciyi to ignore her completely. Instead, he withdrew his gaze and walked towards the cave, as if he didn't see her. Her cultivation level couldn't keep up with him, and she chased after him in a panic. She barely kept up, but her makeup was smudged by sweat.

Pei Ci stopped in front of the cave.

With the help of the light in the mansion, the young man found that she was still following him. Finally, he turned around and saw the azure dress again, and his long eyebrows raised slightly.

Jiang Jia clenched his palms slightly, his heart was beating fast, half with joy, half with anticipation.

"Jiang Jia," Pei Ciyi smiled lightly and asked with interest, "Are you wearing blue today?"

This color reminded him of the blue pendant he had at first, and the light blue end of her hair that he had kissed in his palm.

Jiang Jia's eyes lit up with joy.

Pei Ci's expression remained unchanged, his face showing his usual elegance and calmness, but his voice suddenly turned cold: "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang. You're too dirty, and this color doesn't suit you."

He raised his hand slightly.

On the ground of the mountain, mud suddenly splashed and covered the sky, soaking the blue skirt and leaving spots of mud.

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