Chapter 13 Chapter 13 His Ending
After listening to this, Gu Shiyan was silent for a long time. As a disciple, this matter should not be handled by him. He would bring Danxi back to Yunliang Qianchi and hand him over to his master for disposal.
Gu Shiyan didn't understand what love was, but he could sense that the relationship between his master and his master's wife must have been very good. His master's wife passed away when he was one year old, so he didn't have much impression of her.
However, he had also heard Master and Ji Yue talk about Master's Wife's story. If he could meet someone like Master and Ji Yue, with whom he had pledged to spend his life, he would be extremely happy.
Unfortunately, fate played tricks on him. Although Danxi did not attack Zhuo Fanyan directly, he still indirectly killed her.
Gu Shiyan didn't want to continue asking about the details of this old story. Thinking that he found Danxi with the help of Mu Congmo's men, he wanted to repay the favor.
"Now let's talk about your cooperation with Huai Wang Mu Conghao."
At this point, Danxi no longer concealed anything and told everything immediately.
After a fierce battle with that old bald donkey Jingkong, he was seriously injured and fled all the way to Xingyang County in Yuzhou. Xingyang is the ancestral home of the Zheng family of the Han Dynasty.
The Zheng family had been operating in this area for many years, so they naturally knew about Danxi's escape. Instead of sending anyone to encircle and suppress Danxi, they treated him with great courtesy, even using their treasured collection of century-old medicinal herbs to treat his injuries.
Danxi naturally knew that the Zheng family was no simple bunch. How many of the aristocratic families that could be passed down for a hundred years were simple? He understood that the Zheng family had a purpose in showing goodwill to him, but he didn't care what their purpose was.
Thus began a collaboration between the two, each with its own agenda. But to Danxi's surprise, the Zheng family had raised him for over a decade without letting him do anything.
He then thought about it, realizing that there were very few things in this world worthy of the personal involvement of a Free and Easy Realm Venerable. It wasn't until a few months ago that Zheng Xiuyuan, the Duke of Han in the capital, sent word that Danxi should go to Xingding County in Jiangnan to join forces with the Prince of Huai.
Danxi had heard of the reputation of the Prince of Huai, but considering that even a shrew like Zheng Xiuyuan was willing to cooperate with him, he subconsciously believed that the Prince of Huai's cynicism was a pretense to confuse others. It was not until he personally met the Prince of Huai that he discovered the truth of the rumors.
A dignified royal descendant, he was completely devoid of cunning, his conversation even worse than that of an ordinary merchant's son. Fortunately, although foolish, Prince Huai had due respect for the Free and Easy Realm Venerables, and even took the initiative to send the corpses of those scholars to him.
Seeing that Prince Huai was so sensible, he thought that the other party might have promised Zheng Xiuyuan some great benefits, which was why the other party sent him here.
In the following months, Danxi, using the power of the Huai King, secretly collected a large number of corpses and began to train his own men. The effect was very significant. In just a few months, he had dozens of Linhai Realm warriors, but they were all defeated by Gu Shiyan.
It wasn't until Zheng Xiuyuan sent a message and sent a scroll with a portrait of Mu Congmo that Danxi immediately understood what he meant. It turned out that his cooperation with the Prince of Huai was a bait he had set.
After nearly ten years of serving as a minister to the emperor, Zheng Xiuyuan had a good understanding of Mu Congmo's temperament. He knew that once he heard that Prince Huai was collaborating with the Demon Lord, he would definitely come to investigate the matter personally, so he had someone secretly spread the news.
It is said that Duke Han of Korea Zheng Xiuyuan had served through three dynasties, and even the foolish previous emperor did not touch him. He did have some real abilities, but it was a pity that he did not use them in the right way.
Such a plan was already very meticulous. The emperor would not bring too many guards with him on a secret visit, and the Shadow Dragon Guard only had three strong men at the peak of the Linhai Realm. Their leader had to stay in the capital to inspect all officials for Mu Congmo.
With the Demon Lord taking action, it's not clear whether the other venerables would help Mu Congmo. Even if they were willing, they were very far away from Jiangnan. Even if they could arrive within a day, Mu Congmo probably wouldn't be able to wait until then.
Unfortunately, he overlooked Gu Shiyan's existence. This Moon Lord had just made his first appearance in the martial arts world, and no one knew his character. Seeing that he was born in Yunliang, they subconsciously assumed that he was as unconcerned with worldly affairs as Wu Zun Ji Ruoxi.
By chance, Gu Shiyan not only rescued Mu Congmo but also captured Danxi. If Zheng Xiuyuan knew about this, he would probably be furious.
In fact, it was not just Zheng Xiuyuan who did not expect this, even Danxi himself did not expect that Gu Shiyan would chase him from Yunliang Qianchi to Jiangnan just to find out what happened that year.
If someone had told him a few hours ago that he would be defeated by a boy of seventeen or eighteen, he would not have believed it and might even have regarded that person as nourishment for his own practice.
Unfortunately, this is the fact. Gu Shiyan's talent is even far beyond that of Ji Ruoxi back then. After all, the latter was only at the Linhai Realm at this age.
Yun Liang Qianchi's martial arts luck was truly enviable, no wonder the other martial arts sects were relieved when they learned that Ji Ruoxi had retired from the world. But now Gu Shiyan had suddenly appeared, and his first act upon entering the martial arts world was to eliminate this evil demon king.
Any disturbance in the martial arts world would spread rapidly, especially since this matter involved two venerables. One was the Yue Zun of Yunliang Qianchi, and the other was the notorious Demon Zun Danxi. It wouldn't be long before the entire martial arts world knew about this.
After this incident, Gu Shiyan's prestige, along with Yunliang Qianchi's, would rise even higher. Danxi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had been pursuing power all his life, but in the end, he lost to a young man and became his stepping stone into the martial arts world. How ironic!
But now that the outcome was decided, there was no point in talking about it anymore. Danxi had thought Gu Shiyan would just kill him, but now he had only abolished his internal energy. Was he going to leave him begging for death for the rest of his life, lingering on without any internal energy?
Gu Shiyan obviously didn't think too much about it. He simply decided to bring Danxi back to Yunliang Qianchi and hand her over to Ji Ruoxi. Every grievance has its perpetrator, and the grudge between them should be settled by them themselves.
Gu Shiyan took off the white jade fan from his waist, opened it and placed it on the ground, then untied Danxi's acupoints. The latter had no internal energy at this time and posed no threat to him, so there was no need to worry.
Danxi didn't know what Gu Shiyan wanted to do, so she looked up at him in confusion.
Gu Shiyan straightened his lips and said without emotion, "Confession, you and Prince Huai murdered the scholar together."
Gu Shiyan hadn't slept all night and was already impatient. Not wanting to owe Mu Congmo a favor, he just patiently resolved the matter.
Danxi was puzzled by his words, but she didn't show it. After all, Gu Shiyan didn't look like someone who would be patient enough to explain things to him. There was no pen or ink in the room, so Danxi could only bite her finger and write on the white fan.
After finishing writing, Gu Shiyan picked it up and glanced at it. Without saying anything, he just folded the fan and put it on the table.
Yunliang Qianchi had long since sealed himself off from the mountains, and his cooperation with the Prince of Huai was a matter for the imperial court. It seemed that Yue Zun had also reached some level of cooperation with the emperor. This was truly intriguing. Even within the martial arts world, he had heard of the new emperor's ruthless tactics. Now that he had reached an agreement with Gu Shiyan, those officials who had been secretly manipulating things behind the scenes would likely be kept awake at night.
"Zheng Xiuyuan, Zheng Xiuyuan, you old fox have calculated all your life, but I'm afraid you couldn't have predicted the situation today. Your conspiracy against the emperor failed, and your good days are still to come. It's a pity that I won't be able to see them." Danxi said in his heart.
Gu Shiyan had no idea what Danxi was thinking. If he knew, he would have simply denied it. He intervened in this matter simply to make peace with Mu Congmo.
As for the Duke of Han's secret plan to trap Mu Congmo, he had no intention of interfering. But suddenly, he became interested and decided to test Mu Congmo. If the latter could guess, then there would be no harm in sending him a message.
He took Danxi out, handed the Jade Fan and the Feiyun Order to each of them, and then flew away. He left behind only one sentence: "The ancestral home between Jingsuo and the hometown of the poet will remain forever."
The two heard Gu Shiyan say a line of poetry without meaning, but they couldn't understand its meaning. Hong Ting, needless to say, was a martial arts fanatic, and had already stayed away from all kinds of books during his time at Yunliang Qianchi. Chang Ye was the same. After all, the Imperial Guards were about cultivation, not imperial examinations, so reading so much was useless.
But they both knew that Gu Shiyan wouldn't leave such a poem for nothing, so they kept it in mind. Chang Ye had a vague suspicion that this poem might be for his Majesty. Could it be that Yue Zun also had feelings for his Majesty? But this poem didn't sound like a confession of true feelings.
When one needs to use one's knowledge, one regrets not having learned enough. The two of them couldn't figure it out, so they gave up. After all, they still had Mu Congmo.
Afterwards, they put away the fan that Gu Shiyan gave them, took the broken whip and drank blood, and walked towards the inn.
Gu Shiyan headed north, his figure like a rainbow across the sky. In order to hide from others, he walked through desolate mountains and wilderness.
Even with the now crippled Danxi, he didn't slow down. Danxi was in extreme pain, but Gu Shiyan paid no attention to his feelings. The once renowned Demon Lord was now being handled like merchandise by a young man like Gu Shiyan.
The air currents in the air were turbulent, and the air got colder the further north you went. Adding on the fact that Gu Shiyan was running extremely fast, Danxi was already feeling dizzy.
It’s not that Gu Shiyan intended to torture him, but he didn’t take this into consideration and obviously ignored the fact that ordinary people would feel uncomfortable in the air.
Fortunately, the two finally arrived at Yunliang Qianchi. Danxi had been here before, but when he revisited the place, everything had changed.
Gu Shiyan flew into Yunliang Pavilion in such a swagger. During this time, several auras were secretly observing him, but they withdrew their gazes after realizing it was him.
He placed Danxi in front of Yunliang Pavilion, watched the latter walk in by himself, and then returned to Wutong Palace. Without paying attention to Hua Ling's greetings, he fell directly on the bed.
Gu Shiyan didn't get enough rest this time and slept until dusk the next day. No one disturbed him during this time. Even though Hua Ling was very worried about his condition, she didn't dare to go up to him rashly.
Seeing Gu Shiyan wake up, Hua Ling helped him wash up and then served him a bowl of carefully cooked chicken noodle soup. Gu Shiyan usually didn't like to eat this, but seeing how tired he was, Hua Ling persuaded him to eat it.
Then Hua Ling told him what happened last night. Ji Ruoxi didn't know for whom a tombstone was erected, just behind the mountain, but there was no name or epitaph on the tombstone.
After the worship, he drank in front of the late lady's grave and got drunk. It was the young lady who brought him back personally this morning.
Gu Shiyan knew who was buried there, and why there was no name. Perhaps he didn't want this deceased person to rest in peace. But Gu Shiyan naturally wouldn't tell anyone else.
This is good, at least I can put an end to the old things in my heart, Gu Shiyan thought.
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