Chapter 69: Demolishing the Bridge
The waning moon sank in the west, frost and dew condensed on the steps, the sound of the night watchman stopped, a ray of light appeared on the inky sky, and suddenly a few dogs barked in the mist.
I don't know whose yellow dog it was, but it was barking wildly in the dead of night. The barking sounded particularly harsh in the quiet early morning.
Tan Tai Lie, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head slightly and looked at Tang Xiaoyun who was sleeping beside him in surprise: When did he come to bed?
He looked at the mat on the ground. He clearly remembered that he slept on the mat during sleep.
Never mind, now is not the time to pursue this.
Thinking of this, he got up from the bed quietly, gathered his breath and walked to the window, gently pushed it open and looked out.
Several figures passed quickly outside the low wall, accompanied by a low voice: "You guys, go look over there, we'll go over there, be quiet."
"Go over there..."
As the footsteps faded away, Tan Tai Lie closed the window and his eyes became sharp.
"It's like a dog-skin plaster that won't come off even if you shake it off."
He murmured softly as he walked to the bedside, nudged the sleeping Tang Xiaoyun, and whispered, "Wake up, don't sleep anymore."
Tang Xiaoyun turned over in a daze, mumbling, "Stop making trouble, let me sleep a little longer..."
Seeing him like this, Tan Tai Lie frowned and immediately threw back the quilt. Tang Xiaoyun, who was only wearing his underwear, was immediately startled by the cold wind and subconsciously yelled, "No, what's wrong with you?... Ugh!"
Before he could finish, Tan Tai Lie covered his mouth with his hand and made a gesture to silence him: "Shh!"
Tang Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, and his confused mind gradually became clear. He heard the sound of boots stepping on bluestone slabs outside the house, and both of them straightened their backs at the same time.
The next second, there was a knock on the door.
“Knock knock knock!!”
The two men looked at each other and remained motionless. Soon, the old man's dissatisfied voice was heard.
"Who is this early in the morning? Disturbing my sleep. Wait!"
Then there was the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, followed by the creaking of an old wooden door, and the old man opened the door and walked out.
Tan Tai Lie signaled Tang Xiaoyun to keep quiet, then walked to the window and listened carefully.
The old man saw a handsome man standing outside the door. After looking him up and down, he asked, "Who are you looking for?"
The person outside the door was dressed in black, with a cold face without a trace of smile. It was Lin Feng.
"Just now I saw a thief sneak into your house. Just in case, let me go in and help you check."
After saying that, Lin Feng was about to walk past the old man and into the yard.
Hearing this, the old man woke up instantly from his doze. He stole a glance at the room where Tang Xiaoyun and the others were, and hurriedly stopped Lin Feng and said, "I'm afraid you're seeing things. My family is so poor, how could a thief be willing to patronize us? Thank you for your kindness."
As he said this, he was about to close the gate. This person looked extraordinary and must be coming for the two people in the house.
Seeing the old man blocking him like this, Lin Feng became more certain that the owner of the voice he had just heard was inside.
He has the ability to remember everything he hears; once he hears something, he will never forget it.
The voice was clearly that of the person he lost that day.
He placed his hand on the old man's arm that was blocking him, and said in a somewhat cold tone: "Even if he didn't steal the money, what if this thief is so vicious and cruel, what if he hurts your relatives? It's better for me to go in and catch him!"
Without waiting for the old man to stop him again, Lin Feng gently pushed the old man and walked straight into the yard.
Seeing this, Tan Tai Lie signaled Tang Xiaoyun to get out of bed quickly, put on clothes and pack his things.
Tang Xiaoyun didn't dare to delay any longer. He put on his clothes in no time. He had packed his things early in the morning and could just take them and leave.
He picked up the cloak on the bedside and handed it to Tan Tai Lie, saying softly, "Put this on and we'll go out the back door."
Without much hesitation, Tan Tai Lie put on his cloak and hat to cover his white hair, then quickly walked out from the back door with Tang Xiaoyun.
Seeing that he couldn't stop Lin Feng, the old man deliberately raised his voice and shouted: "How can you be so unreasonable and force your way in? Quick, quick, quick, quick!!"
The old man's shout startled the neighbors nearby. As lights came on in the windows of each house, Lin Feng's anger reached a critical point.
He rushed into the main room quickly, and just at that moment Yu Sheng walked out of the room on the left. He was woken up and was still confused.
Lin Feng glanced at him and saw that it was not the person he was looking for, so he turned his head to look at the small room with a closed door behind him on the right.
The next second, he walked quickly towards the small room.
Seeing this, Yu Sheng woke up instantly and chased after him, saying, "Who are you? You can't go into that room, you can't..."
“Bang—!”
The door was pushed open suddenly, and the old man and Yu Sheng's hearts were in their throats.
Following Lin Feng, he rushed into the house, but it was empty.
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Feng walked to the bedside and touched the quilt: "It's hot? He must have just left not long ago."
Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and chased after him.
After Lin Feng walked away, Yu Sheng looked at the empty room in a daze. He left without even saying goodbye.
Turning his head, he saw a bundle on the coffee table beside him. Yu Sheng walked over and hugged the bundle in his arms, thinking: Could it be that the young master left in a hurry and forgot to take it? Is it too late to catch up and give it to him now?
As soon as he moved, a letter that was pressed under the bundle fell out. There was only a short sentence written on the letter paper: A small thank you gift is not enough to show my respect, see you again if fate allows.
Only then did Yu Sheng realize that this bag was deliberately left for them by Tang Xiaoyun.
He couldn't wait to open it, and inside was a ten-pound bag of fine rice and some change.
"Grandpa, this..."
Yu Sheng looked at the things in the bag and his eyes turned red.
Although they were only together for half a month, this half month's experience was an unexpected and surprising experience for Yusheng.
Moreover, Tang Xiaoyun also bought them refined rice. You have to know that families like theirs only eat corn porridge, and at most they can eat the lowest grade brown rice mixed with fine bran a few times, and they dare not even think about refined rice.
The old man looked at the fine rice and silver, sighed heavily, looked outside and murmured, "I hope they can be safe and sound."
Tang Xiaoyun and Tan Tai Lie did not stop while escaping from the village, because they were not sure if there would be pursuers behind them.
Until the morning light came through, the sky turned pale and wisps of white mist floated in the forest.
The two stopped at a three-way intersection. The road on the left led to the north, and the road on the right led to the Demonic Sect.
Tang Xiaoyun pulled Tan Tai Lie and walked straight to the right.
Tan Tai Lie followed for a few steps, frowned, and asked, "You're going the wrong way. That's the way to the north."
Tang Xiaoyun shuddered, and said nonsense with a stiff upper lip: "No, this is it."
"I don't know if I need your reminder. Of course I'm going to the Heavenly Demon Sect, but I can't tell you directly that the Heavenly Demon Sect is your home."
Hearing this, Tan Tai Lie calmly shook off his hand and walked straight to the left.
"In that case, you go your way and I go mine." After saying that, he quickened his pace and walked forward without waiting for Tang Xiaoyun to catch up.
Tang Xiaoyun stopped where he was, staring at Tan Tai Lie's receding figure for a long time. Seeing this, the system kindly reminded him: [Host, the boss has gone far away.]
He bit his lip in anger and cursed inwardly: "Even though he's lost his memory, he still likes to go against me. Forget it, it's my fault for owing him in my past life."
"Hey, wait for me!"
Noticing Tang Xiaoyun's approach, a smile appeared on the face beneath the cloak...
The Demon Sect in three days, this palace.
In the conference hall, Tan Tai Yin sat on the throne of the leader at the top, and on both sides of the stage sat representatives from several major sects who came to participate in the peace talks.
Yue Tianxiao and Mu Qianheng beside him looked at each other. Behind them sat Lu Qingya from the Wudang Sect, and after that the elders from the Sacred Heart Sect. Opposite them sat representatives from several other sects.
What’s different from the previous times is that this time even the Shushan Tang Sect was invited.
Tang Shouyi and Tang Qianji looked at each other, neither of them knowing what the purpose of the Demonic Cult was in inviting so many sects to gather together.
“Ahem!!”
Tang Shouyi coughed lightly and asked, "I wonder why the young leader invited me to a gathering with him?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Tan Tai Yin who was sitting on the leader's throne.
Tan Tai Yin leaned sideways in his chair, his chin resting on his hand. He raised his eyelids slightly when he heard the question and slowly said, "Of course, I want to discuss your attack on my brother."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mu Qianheng, Yue Tianxiao, and Lu Qingya's hearts instantly rose to their throats.
Everyone stared at Tan Tai Yin with serious expressions and vigilance. If there was any sign of trouble, they would immediately launch an attack.
Upon hearing this, Tang Shouyi quickly distanced himself from the matter and said, "Young Master, our Tang Sect did not participate in the encirclement and suppression. Isn't it inappropriate to invite us in?"
What's more, he married his son to Tan Tai Lie, so they are related in some way.
Hearing this, Tan Tai Yin sat up straight, his tone still lazy: "Master Tang, please be patient. Let me settle the matter with them first, and then we can deal with our own affairs."
After saying that, Tan Tai Yin waved to Hei Jiang beside him, and the next second Hei Jiang ordered his disciples to serve tea to everyone.
Cups of hot tea were placed in front of everyone, but no one dared to drink. Where is this place? This is the devil's cult!
There's no guarantee that the tea might be poisoned.
Seeing that everyone looked alert and fearful, Tan Tai Yin chuckled, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.
Then he said, "Since you don't want to drink, let's talk about business."
Everyone gathered their attention and listened to what he continued to say.
"Although we are a demon sect, the leader issued an order two months ago to close the demon sect and prohibit all demon sect disciples from leaving."
Tan Tai Yin paused, scanning everyone's faces before continuing, "But not long ago, there were rumors that members of the Heavenly Demon Sect were burning, killing, and looting everywhere, even going so far as to massacre villages. I'd like to ask everyone here, do you seriously believe that it was my Heavenly Demon Sect that did this?"
Hearing this, Mu Qianheng's face changed. Just as he was about to retort, Tan Taiyin interrupted him, saying, "Master Mu, wait a minute. I haven't finished yet. You're blaming everything on the Heavenly Demon Sect without any evidence, and even forming a temporary Demon Slayer Alliance to kill my brother. What? Do you really think there's no one left in my Heavenly Demon Sect?"
When Mu Qianheng heard this, he glared at Tan Tai Yin with dissatisfaction and cursed in his heart: You are a beast who destroys the bridge after crossing it. It was you who took the initiative to find me and wanted to cooperate with me. Now that Tan Tai Lie is gone, you hold a grudge against us instead. Are you like this?
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