179 This is called the forbidden temptation
Wu Cheng smiled, changed to a comfortable position and lay down again, supporting his head with one hand while eating the cakes that Jiang Xin brought out. He said casually, as if he was reminiscing, "Last time the Moon Clan's secret realm was opened, I went in to pick moon lemon grass, and I happened to meet your mother and the Qiao family."
"The Qiao family has a bunch of people with their noses up in the air and their eyes on their foreheads. Only your mother is still a normal person and can communicate."
"I don't have any friendship with her. I just met her in this secret place and I admire her character and abilities."
"She originally wanted to join the Tianshui Sect, but the Qiao family didn't agree. You joined the Tianshui Sect, which can be regarded as fulfilling her wish."
The Qiao family has been the local tyrants in a remote area of Xizhou for too long and has no idea of the outside world. They think that the Tianshui Sect is just a name and are worried that the Tianshui Sect will delay Qiao Yuan.
Little did they know that if Qiao Yuan had been able to successfully join the Tianshui Sect back then, her life would have been many times better, and she would not have died young, and her soul would not have rested in peace after death.
Although he can no longer see Zhaoshi's face, Wucheng still remembers the heroic appearance of Qiao Yuan when he first met her.
"People outside say that it was the Qiao family that raised your mother. In my opinion, your mother was dragged down by the Qiao family. If she was born in an ordinary family, even if she joined a third-rate small sect, she would have lived a better life than in the Qiao family."
"It was the same thing that happened in the Moon Clan Secret Realm. She stayed with Qiao Shizhong, who was not doing anything, and your mother was also dragged down. She disappeared at that time."
Wu Cheng couldn't enter the Qiao family, and only found out that Qiao Yuan was pregnant before marriage after hearing rumors from outside.
He thought the child had died long ago, but he didn't expect to have the chance to see him today.
Wu Cheng looked at Zhao Shi with a sigh: "Did your mother tell you what happened during her disappearance?"
Zhao Shi shook his head.
When he was a child, he didn't understand these things and didn't dare to ask about his father, for fear that he would accidentally upset the crazy Qiao Yuan.
Wu Cheng hissed, "Why is Qiao Yuan so tight-lipped? If you want to know about your father, you can ask Qiao Shizhong. It was Qiao Shizhong who was with Qiao Yuan before she disappeared."
Qiao Shizhong is the younger brother of Qiao Shang, the head of the Qiao family, and has reached the Lianxu stage.
There is a big age gap between the two brothers, with Qiao Shizhong being only a few years older than Qiao Yuan.
He is another cultivation genius in the Qiao family. He has been placed high hopes by the family since he was a child, which also cultivated Qiao Shizhong's arrogant character.
Qiao Shizhong got into a lot of trouble in those years. With the Qiao family behind him and his own cultivation being quite good, he could be said to be able to do whatever he wanted in Xizhou.
Normally, it would be relatively safe to be with such a high-level family elder in the secret realm, but for some reason, Qiao Yuan disappeared alone.
"Did Qiao Shizhong ever mention how my mother disappeared?" Zhao Shi asked.
Wu Cheng shook his head: "I am not a member of the Qiao family, so I don't know if he knows. But your mother is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart."
"She must have known what she would face if she returned to the Qiao family with a big belly before marriage, but she still returned to the Qiao family. She must have her reasons."
"As for your father's identity, if your mother really never mentioned it to anyone, she must have her reasons."
"My impression of Qiao Yuan is that she is not the kind of person who is willing to swallow her anger. She must have a reason for keeping silent."
The Qiao Yuan described by Wu Cheng is completely different from the Qiao Yuan in Zhao Shi's impression.
Ever since Zhao Shi could remember, he always felt that his mother was enduring in silence and that she was hiding all her suffering in her heart.
Every time she saw him being bullied by other children, Qiao Yuan would just cry and help him treat his wounds, telling him that it was good that he was still alive.
She had taught him some tips on cultivation, but Zhao Shi was too young at the time and his spiritual roots had not yet awakened. He could only remember what Qiao Yuan taught him but was unable to put it into practice.
Perhaps the hardships of life over the years have worn away Qiao Yuan's sharpness, making her so able to endure.
"Now that they suspect you have taken the family treasure, Qiao Shizhong will definitely come looking for you. You can use the treasure to lure him out with relevant clues." Wu Cheng smiled cunningly, "If you can lead Qiao Shizhong out of the Qiao family, I'll owe you a favor."
Jiang Xin was startled: "Brother, is the person you are waiting for here Qiao Shizhong?"
Wu Cheng nodded: "I will personally destroy this bastard and send him to the He Huan Sect to apologize."
It sounds very interesting that the monk and the Hehuan Sect came out at the same time.
Wu Xin asked expectantly, "Brother, have you broken your vow of chastity?"
Wu Cheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "The lustful will be seen with lust. Senior Brother, can't I have a little pure friendship with the disciples of the Hehuan Sect?"
"Bed.friend's friend?" Wu Xin asked.
Zhao Shi silently covered Jiang Xin’s little ears.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiao also covered his ears obediently.
Although he didn't know what profound knowledge the two masters were discussing, it was probably not something he should listen to at his age.
Wu Cheng stared at Wu Xin and said leisurely, "You have a really dirty heart."
Wu Xin said solemnly, "Brother, believe me, monks and disciples of the He Huan Sect are the best match."
Wu Cheng rolled his eyes at him, and the casual look on his face turned into a solemn one: "I just promised Miss Zhong Wei that I would save her. In the end, the Yue Ning Cao I got was destroyed by Qiao Shizhong. I was unable to save Miss Zhong Wei, and I feel guilty."
As a life was involved, Wu Xin's expression slowly calmed down: "It was Junior Brother who was rude."
Wu Cheng shook his hands, not caring much: "If Miss Zhong Wei were still alive, she would definitely be very happy to hear you say that."
The main characteristic of Hehuan Sect's disciples is to do whatever they want, and they would not get angry because of such a joke, not to mention that Zhong Wei did want to tease Wu Cheng back then.
Back then, Wucheng was not so cynical. In the eyes of outsiders, he was still a stereotyped monk and the holy son of Buddhism.
When he went out to gain experience, he met Zhong Wei, a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.
The disciples of the Hehuan Sect always like to dance on the edge of a knife. Zhong Wei really tried her best to pull this high monk down from the altar and to establish a relationship with him that goes beyond friendship.
But my sincerity is as hard as iron.
Later, Qiao Shizhong fell in love with Zhong Wei, but was rejected by her.
Qiao Shizhong became furious and called her a bitch who wanted to be a saint. He took advantage of his higher level of cultivation and severely injured Zhong Wei.
In an emergency, Zhong Wei used a magic weapon to escape, and met Wu Cheng when her life was in danger.
Zhong Wei's meridians were all broken, and Wu Cheng could only treat her injuries simply. If he wanted to cure Zhong Wei, he had to find the moon lemon grass.
Moon lemon grass is extremely rare. Wu Cheng has searched all over Mubian City but has not been able to find it. Fortunately, he heard that the most mysterious Moon Clan secret realm in Xizhou is about to open, and there is a chance to find Moon lemon grass there.
He then entered the secret realm of the Moon Clan.
After a fierce battle, Wucheng did find the Moon Spirit Grass in this mysterious secret realm.
However, Qiao Shizhong resented Zhong Wei for falling in love with Wu Cheng instead of himself, so he took advantage of Wu Cheng being seriously injured while picking spiritual plants to fight with Wu Cheng.
He originally thought that as a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, it would be easy for him to deal with Wu Cheng, an injured cultivator in the Spirit Transformation stage. However, he did not expect that Wu Cheng was so difficult to deal with that he could not gain any advantage at all.
Qiao Shizhong was no match for Wucheng. Even though he knew that the moon lemon grass was Zhong Wei's life-saving item, he was unwilling to let Wucheng get his wish.
At the cost of getting injured himself, he destroyed the moon lemon grass that Wu Cheng had picked with great difficulty, and also destroyed Zhong Wei's hope of survival.
Wu Cheng was furious and broke through in the battle, advancing to the Void Refining Stage.
Qiao Shizhong realized that something was wrong and used the secret treasure to escape.
But Wu Cheng failed to save Zhong Wei after all. He hurried out of the secret realm and returned to Zhong Wei. He watched her take her last breath in front of him and her soul dissipated.
Later, Wu Cheng sent Zhong Wei's body back to the Hehuan Sect, and went directly to the Qiao family's door to wait for Qiao Shizhong, and he waited there for seventeen years.
The cultivators of the Qiao family who were in the fusion stage were watching the Qiao family. If Qiao Shizhong didn't come out, Wu Cheng wouldn't be able to get in.
If we compare their backgrounds, Wucheng has the Chankong Temple and Master Kuhai who is in the Tribulation Crossing period behind him. He just stands at the door and refuses to leave, and the Qiao family has no way to drive him away directly.
The two sides have been in a stalemate until now.
For more than a decade, Qiao Shizhong, who was once so arrogant that he bullied men and women on the street all day long, never stepped out of the Qiao family's gate again.
He was afraid that he would be beaten to death by Wucheng as soon as he came out.
The past events flashed through Wucheng's mind quickly. He picked up a piece of crabapple cake and ate it quietly without saying a word.
Jiang Xin could sense his depressed mood, and said softly, "Don't worry, brother. I will definitely help you pull Qiao Shizhong out of his shell."
"Okay, then it's up to you." Wu Cheng stretched out his hand and bumped fists with Jiang Xin.
"Brother, please beg for food here. I will go and help you find Qiao Shizhong." Wu Xin clasped his hands together and bowed.
He turned around and tried to leave, but Wu Cheng stopped him.
"It seems that the Qiao family has distinguished guests today. If you want to cause trouble, you should seize this opportunity. There is one more thing I forgot to tell you. There are young male cultivators missing in the city, and most of them are at the Jindan stage. You guys should be careful."
Someone else was investigating the matter, so Wu Cheng did not get involved.
It was only because I saw that except for the two children Jiang Xin and Jiang Xiao, the rest of Wu Xin's group met the conditions of the missing man that I gave him a reminder.
Chu Linfeng was shocked: "Come to think of it, when we were having dinner in Yuchi City, we also heard that some handsome male cultivators were missing. I thought they disappeared outside the city, but it turns out they disappeared inside the city?"
"People are missing both inside and outside the city. It's probably a man-made disaster." Zhao Shi speculated.
Lin Yan pondered and said, "It's probably that some evil cultivators have sneaked into the city and are arresting people. The Qiao family is at least a reputable and upright family. The evil cultivators actually dared to take action right under their noses. They are really bold."
Jiang Xin muttered, "Maybe it was the Qiao family who did it."
Chu Linfeng thought it made sense, and he touched his face with great worry: "I am so good-looking, am I dangerous?"
Wu Xin comforted him: "You are still young, so it's not a big problem. It's dangerous for someone like me who is not only good-looking but also a monk."
Jiang Xiao didn't understand: "Why are monks more dangerous?"
Wu Xin said in a deep voice: "This is called forbidden temptation."
Lin Yan looked at him inexplicably: "Master, you know a lot. What kind of stories do you usually read?"
Wu Xin said seriously: "What I read is not a storybook, but all things in the world."
Lin Yan asked the key point: "So what is the title of the book?"
Wu Xin was silent for a moment, then handed over the list of books: "The Domineering Monk Fell in Love with Me, The Cold-Hearted Buddhist's Play, When the Witch Entered the Chankong Temple..."
Wu Cheng sneered: "I said you'll go blind sooner or later if you keep looking at these things, right?"
Just hearing the title of the book was so exciting, Jiang Xin thought the content must be very interesting: "Which one is the best?"
Wu Xin pursed her lips and said shyly, "The Imprisoned Life of a Cold Buddhist. I like being passive."
"How does it look good?" Jiang Xin asked again, looking at Wu Xin eagerly.
Zhao Shi picked her up and covered Jiang Xin’s ears.
The junior sister is already very crooked, she can’t become more crooked.
Chu Linfeng followed his example and covered Jiang Xiao's ears, while his own ears stood up straight.
He has read so many storybooks but has never seen this type of story. The master is indeed a master and his knowledge is beyond his imagination.
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