“Ling’er.” Seeing Su Ling’er’s delicate little face, Yun Che was filled with joy and warmth, and this joy went straight to the depths of his soul, which could not be replaced by any other form of joy. He only needed to look at Ling’er quietly, and he felt that his life was perfect.
He didn't know that when Su Ling'er looked at him, her mood changed almost exactly like his. Yun Che was tied to Su Ling'er in his previous life, and as for Xiao Ling'er, she simply felt that way, simply liked the feeling of being close to him, and couldn't find a reason or idea: "Hey, Brother Yun Che, Daddy asked me to tell you that at dusk, many people will come to the sect, and some bad things may happen. At that time, Brother Yun Che must close the door here and never go out."
“Oh?” Yun Che’s eyebrows twitched slightly, then he nodded and smiled, “Okay, I understand.”
“Well! Then… Brother Yun Che, I’m going back now. You and my pretty sister should have a good rest.” Su Ling’er said with a smile, then took a small step back, but did not leave immediately. She stared at Yun Che for a while with her rhinestone-like eyes, as if she was reluctant to leave.
"Ah? Are you in such a hurry to leave? I still want to talk to Ling'er."
Su Ling'er pouted her lips and said, "Daddy said that you must have walked a long way and must be exhausted. And my pretty sister is sick and needs to rest. He told me to leave after delivering the message and not to disturb you... Brother Yun Che, when my pretty sister wakes up, will you play with me? And also... Brother Yun Che came from a very far place, I want to hear Brother Yun Che tell you many stories about faraway places."
Ling'er's innocence, smile, and carefreeness at this moment were a kind of happiness that almost made Yun Che dizzy, and also made Yun Che feel as if he was in a dream. He smiled gently, and nodded slowly and seriously: "Okay! When the time comes, I will definitely play with Ling'er and tell her many stories... It's a deal!"
“Yeah! Hehehe…” Su Ling’er tilted her head, then ran away happily like a released oriole.
After closing the door, Yun Che’s expression quickly became solemn.
Will a group of people come here this afternoon? Will something bad happen? Could it be...
On the bed, Xia Qingyue closed her eyes and was in a state of meditation, quietly absorbing and guiding the power from the Bodhi Emperor Heart Pill. However, her five senses were not closed, and she heard the conversation between Yun Che and Su Ling'er.
They only had twelve short hours to stay here, so he naturally wanted to be with Ling'er every second. But Xia Qingyue had to have someone by her side at this time, and Tai Su Clan was not a safe place for them. There was also Su Haoran who had ulterior motives, so he absolutely could not leave Xia Qingyue's side.
“Yun Che, have you been to this place before?” Jasmine suddenly asked.
"No."
"Then why are you so special to that little girl? You just met her today, but you lost control of your emotions because of her. When you saw her just now, your soul's reaction was extremely unusual! What's going on?" Jasmine asked in a very serious tone. Although it was a bit strange for her to call her "that little girl"...
“…” Yun Che raised his head and said softly, “This is a secret that cannot be spoken out loud.”
Jasmine: “…”
Yun Che had been guarding Xia Qingyue's side all afternoon. Xia Qingyue lay there motionless, the moon-white light on her body never faded, and this layer of light also magically isolated Xia Qingyue's profound energy aura, making Yun Che unable to detect her current profound energy state. But it was also good this way, if the effect of the Bodhi Emperor Heart Pill was really as amazing as the legend said, Xia Qingyue would have a chance to break through to the Heavenly Profound Realm! If the turbulence of the profound energy aura during the breakthrough shocked the Tai Su Sect, it would bring unnecessary trouble.
The sky gradually darkened and it was almost dusk. At this moment, waves of hurried footsteps suddenly began to be heard outside. It seemed that many people were rushing to a place in a hurry. The footsteps continued for a long time. Occasionally, bursts of abnormal noise began to come from a relatively far place. With Yun Che's hearing ability, he could vaguely hear the sound of sneers and angry scolds from time to time.
Yun Che glanced at Xia Qingyue’s condition, walked to the window, gently opened the wooden window a crack, and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
The front of the Tai Su Sect's meeting hall was already full of people. On one side were the head of the Tai Su Sect and a group of disciples. Su Hengshan stood in the front, his eyes glaring. Opposite them stood about 300 people in black. Surrounded by the black-clothed people were a dozen middle-aged people in different outfits. There was also an old man who was sitting in a rattan chair that he had brought from somewhere. He had half-closed his eyes and looked at ease, with an arrogant attitude that looked down on everyone.
"Su Hengyue! I have always respected you as my second brother. Even though you had plotted against me in the battle for the position of Sect Master, I put it behind my mind and never mentioned it! Over the years, the resources of the sect have always been given priority over you! I can understand that you want the ancestral treasure, but you actually colluded with Black Wood Castle and did such an ambitious thing! Are you worthy of my father and the ancestors of the Tai Su Sect! "
Su Hengshan's face was filled with anger, and he turned his gaze to another person: "And you! Li Yunji, when you encountered a disaster and your life was hanging by a thread, who saved you? And who gave you peace for the past ten years? Is this how you repay the kindness of my father and my Tai Su clan?"
The middle-aged man named Li Yunji who was pointed at by Su Hengshan took a step back, a trace of unnaturalness flashed on his face, but he immediately snorted and said: "I will naturally remember the kindness of the former sect master! It is precisely because of the great kindness of the former sect master that I will never watch Tai Su Sect destroyed in your hands! Give up the position of sect master and hand over the key to the treasure! If it weren't for your stubbornness, Tai Su Sect would have already produced a strong man who shocked Fusu! Tai Su Sect would have become a top sect because of this! Instead of being useless like it is now!"
"Haha, Yunji is absolutely right." Su Hengyue said with a smile: "My father's biggest mistake in his life was to hand over the position of the sect master to you! If you had handed over the key to the treasure earlier and cooperated with Black Wood Castle, this Jiangdong area would have been our world long ago! You are so stubborn that you will only drag down the entire Taisu Sect!" He glanced at the old man sitting there and sneered: "Even the great elder who has never asked about the affairs of the sect has long been fed up with it! You should just hand over the position of the sect master obediently and be a teaching elder at ease! The position of the sect master is not suitable for you at all!"
"Nonsense!" Su Hengshan laughed in anger. "Blackwood Castle has always behaved despicably and has a very bad reputation. Moreover, they have always coveted the resources of our Taisu Mountain. Cooperating with Blackwood Castle is undoubtedly courting disaster and ruining the reputation of our Taisu Sect for a hundred years! As for the sect's treasure, our ancestors clearly stated that we can only take it out when a disciple with extraordinary talent and amazing talent appears in our sect. Otherwise, it would be a waste of resources and destroy the sect's greatest opportunity for prosperity! If I take it out now, I will be sorry to my ancestors."
"I don't like what Master Su said." A middle-aged man in black slowly walked out. "We in Heimubao sincerely want to cooperate with Taisu Sect. You give me medicinal crystals, and I give you magic weapons. It's a win-win situation. In comparison, Brother Hengyue's knowledge and vision are much better than yours. No wonder your Taisu Sect has been stagnant and lifeless for all these years."
“Hei Mu Qing Fang!” Su Hengshan glared at the man in black who was speaking. “You despicable villain, I haven’t even come to settle accounts with you for your attempt to kidnap my daughter this morning, and yet you actually have the guts to come to my house in person! You are the Lord of Hei Mu Fort, but you actually let your disciples attack a ten-year-old girl. You really don’t deserve the title of Lord of Hei Mu Fort!”
“Hehe!” Although Su Hengshan scolded him in public, Hei Mu Qing Ya was not angry at all: “Master Su, you misunderstood. I just asked someone to invite your daughter to be a guest of my humble sect. The word ‘kidnapped’ is not very appropriate.”
“Really?” Su Hengshan clenched his fists. He was not a person who got angry easily, but the people from Blackwood Castle had attacked Su Ling’er, which had thoroughly touched his bottom line. He said coldly, “Blackwood Qingya, I know what you are thinking. After the matter within my sect is resolved, if you don’t give me an explanation, don’t even think about leaving here alive today!”
Hei Mu Qing Ya grinned, but stopped talking. He took two steps back, crossed his arms, and looked like he was watching a play leisurely... That's right, he came here to watch a play today... a big drama of a fight within the sect. No matter what the result was, it would be beneficial to him without any harm.
The old man who had been sitting there opened his eyes and said nonchalantly: "Hengshan, I don't care who will succeed the position of the sect master. If you don't want to cooperate with Black Wood Castle, I don't want to force you. But you must hand over the key to the sect's treasure today!"
The most senior elder of the Tai Su Sect spoke with extraordinary authority. Su Hengshan's expression changed, but he said without hesitation: "Absolutely not!"
The atmosphere at the scene became increasingly tense, with disciples from the Tai Su Sect rushing in one after another. There were more and more people there. If they were only facing the Black Wood Fort, they could unite to face the outside world, but the Black Wood Fort was just a spectator. The two parties at the brink of a fight were both from the Tai Su Sect...it was just that the other party had temporarily left the Tai Su Sect not long ago, and was said to have moved into the Black Wood Fort!
From the increasingly heated debate between the two sides, Yun Che finally understood the general situation.
In the Jiangdong area of Fusu State, Taisu Sect and Heimu Fort are the two most powerful sects. Taisu Sect is backed by Taisu Mountain, with countless medicinal materials and crystal resources, while Heimu Fort is stationed in Heimu Ridge, with a large number of metal and rare stone resources. The two major sects can indeed complement each other in terms of resources. Heimu Fort has also tried to cooperate with Taisu Sect several times to achieve the purpose of resource sharing, but Heimu Fort's behavior is despicable and its reputation is ruined. Although a large part of the Taisu Sect Elders Council agrees to cooperate, the sect masters of all generations have never agreed.
By the time of Su Hengshan's generation, Black Wood Castle, which was originally half a level lower than Tai Su Sect in strength, developed rapidly and was close to the point where it could compete with Tai Su Sect. This also led to more and more people in the Elder Council supporting cooperation with Black Wood Castle and jointly dominating Jiangdong. In the end, the number of people in the Elder Council almost exceeded half, which also made Su Hengshan feel more and more pressure.
But these are not the main reasons for today's situation. The real reason is a mysterious sect treasure left by the ancestors of the Tai Su Sect!
An ancestor of the Taizu clan obtained it from a place called "Southern Xinjiang Holy Land". It is said to be a treasure of "holy object" level!
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