Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Brother Meng is such a good person
Zhongli Bai didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he could no longer see the Fu Yu Xian Zong. He sat down in front of Ji Chu with a "thump".
Ji Chu also breathed a sigh of relief and sat down:
"Why are you here suddenly?"
"Don't mention it."
Zhongli Bai pressed his eyelids:
"My eyelids have been twitching lately. I keep remembering that in my previous life, around this time, I followed you to the Fu Yu Xian Sect. As soon as we arrived, you were falsely accused of being possessed by a demon and were captured."
"I still remember this unfortunate and unfortunate beginning of our cooperation. I will never forget it. It must never happen again..."
He pointed at his sound transmission jade:
"As soon as the sound transmission jade rang, I knew something must have happened... otherwise you wouldn't have thought of looking for me! So I rushed here immediately, and luckily I made it in time!"
Ji Chu praised: "You are amazing."
Then she also made a subtle excuse:
"Even if nothing happened, I would still come to find you. We are partners!"
Zhongli Bai was very excited:
"Really? Really? You finally admit that we're partners!"
Ji Chu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
In fact, she had been so busy thinking about her senior brother and Xu Ying recently that she had completely forgotten about Zhongli Bai.
But Zhongli Bai obviously did not doubt the truthfulness of her words. She was so gullible that it was outrageous.
He even took out the sound transmission jade and put on an expression that said, "I'm reluctant to part with it, but I'm willing to give it up for my partner." He asked her:
"By the way, do I have to throw away this sound transmission jade too? Is there any explanation for this?"
Ji Chu: “…”
"……Need not."
She didn't want to say it directly because she was afraid of hearing from her senior brother, so she could only make up an excuse:
"It's because... because I... I solved the most painful thing in my previous life. Now I want to completely abandon the past and have a new beginning!" Zhongli Bai opened his big, innocent eyes.
"Is that so... That makes sense. Then I don't need the Sound Transmission Jade anymore!"
He put away the sound transmission jade and came closer to Ji Chu:
"Tell me, how did you execute that last strike of your sword? It almost split the cloud boat that Senior Brother Meng gave me in two..."
"Speaking of this escape, Senior Brother Meng shouldn't suddenly appear and threaten to kill us, right?"
Ji Chu's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked back.
No one.
She looked away, feeling a little nervous.
She had repeatedly promised to wait for her senior brother to come back, but now that Chen Ke had messed things up, she suddenly decided to fuse the divine bone and use herself as bait. Her senior brother would probably be angry when he came back...
Will he say with a cold face, "Are you going to kill her?" like in his previous life?
Ji Chu couldn't help biting his lips.
In fact, before today, she had thought about having a frank talk with her senior brother.
But after today's accident, she looked at her bloody hands and the mess in front of her, and suddenly became afraid.
She didn't dare to face a similar outcome to her previous life.
I wonder if senior brother will misunderstand her again this time?
Will he believe in himself?
Is there a possibility that the senior brother is not angry and does not want to hunt her down?
After all, her actions were based on her suspicion of the Sect Master's intentions, not betrayal, and would even facilitate the appearance of the Last God...
Thinking of this, she turned around and looked behind her.
They were already far away from the Fu Yu Immortal Sect.
No one came after her, which meant her guess was correct: the divine bone was taken away with the tacit consent of the sect leader.
He was also waiting for an opportunity to completely destroy the Last God.
If the senior brother gets angry, the headmaster will definitely stop him.
Of course the leader is the one who calls the shots in this sect...right?
After Ji Chu comforted himself in his heart, he emphasized to Zhong Libai:
"I just killed Chen Ke, and he ran away without an explanation. He was a sect elder. What if someone follows the sound transmission jade to capture me? Of course, it's safer to throw it away."
"Who would use the sound transmission jade to capture you? It's not a teleportation talisman. At most, they'd curse you out a few times. Beyond that, they'd just keep repeating the same thing about you being a traitor or a monster. It's not like I haven't heard that before..."
He looked very familiar with the situation, and Ji Chu's nervousness and panic after making an important decision were inexplicably relieved a lot.
Indeed, they were like this in their previous life, fleeing down the mountain amid everyone's misunderstanding and accusations.
At that time, I wanted to kill the Demon King, but now I know that things are not that simple. The Last God is the culprit of everything.
Think about it this way, the direction is already correct, so how far can success be?
Ji Chu nodded with satisfaction.
Unexpectedly, Zhongli Bai's expression suddenly changed, his eyes shifting from shock to admiration:
"Wait, who did you just say you killed? Chen Ke? You actually killed Chen Ke?!"
He excitedly grabbed Ji Chu's hand and shook it, and opened his mouth to praise him in a variety of ways:
"I knew from the first sight that you were no ordinary person! You reached the highest level and killed an elder! You avenged two lifetimes of revenge! This is so impressive, so cool, and so cool! You are worthy of being my partner, Ji Chu! I actually have such a powerful partner like you!"
Ji Chu: “…Thank you?”
Zhongli Bai uttered a "hmm" sound and slapped his thigh:
"What are you thanking me for? We are so close, sharing life and death, and hardships. We are closer than siblings!"
Ji Chu kept shaking hands with him and shook his hand up and down vigorously:
"You're right, great partner!"
Zhongli Bai was satisfied.
He let go of his hand, turned around and lay down beside the cloud boat:
"But to be honest, today's scene is a bit similar to that of my previous life."
"At that time, one of us was a ghost, and the other was a cultivator of low cultivation. We had to bow our heads under someone else's eaves, and we were simply bullied by Chen Ke!"
"...I didn't even dare to tell you. How could you just slash your face with such a long sword? I, a ghost, feel the pain for you... Fortunately, it's all over..."
Talking about the past, Ji Chu felt a little melancholy in his heart.
After killing Chen Ke and Xue Wan Ning, she didn't feel anything in her heart, but rather a sense of calmness.
The past is over, but there is still an even more unknown future in this life.
She is no longer trapped by the past.
Ji Chu then also imitated Zhongli Bai's posture and lay on the cloud boat with his arms hanging outside. He could catch the passing clouds with just a flick of his fingers.
Everything seems to be really different...
Thinking of the miserable situation at this moment in her previous life, she didn't feel that bad anymore, and even sighed:
"Thinking about it this way, the last period of my life was really disgusting."
"He said he was going to take you back to the sect and ask the sect leader and the elders to help you, but in the end he ended up like that..."
Zhongli Bai waved his hand:
"Don't talk about you. I'm not that great either. I only figured out your identity after you were dead and only your soul was left. What a waste of my master's inheritance!"
He and Ji Chu looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing when they thought of the series of failures in their previous life.
While laughing, Zhongli Bai suddenly jumped up and patted Ji Chu's shoulder heavily:
"It's okay, Ji Chu! We will definitely succeed in this life!"
Just as he finished speaking these impassioned words, he suddenly realized that he had slapped Ji Chu's shoulder with blood on his hand.
Zhongli Bai was suddenly shocked.
I didn't notice it when it was dark, but I saw it clearly when it was daybreak. Ji Chu looked like a bloody man, and the original color of his clothes could not be distinguished!
He rushed over and wanted to touch Ji Chu:
"How are you? Why are you so badly injured? Are you really still alive? Is this a last gasp?!"
Ji Chu knocked his hand away:
"I'm fine. I'm fine. After I absorbed the divine bone, the wound has healed."
"It's all right once it's healed, it's all right once it's healed..."
Zhongli Bai raised his hand to wipe away the non-existent cold sweat:
"I almost thought I would have to explain this to myself again in my life..."
Suddenly, he paused again and took a breath, feeling that Ji Chu was scaring him more and more:
"You absorbed the divine bone again?!"
He was a little incoherent:
"You know that the Last God wants to take over another body through the divine bone, right? If you absorb the divine bone, wouldn't that mean..."
"That's right."
Ji Chu didn't think there was anything wrong with his words:
"I just want it to have no choice but to choose me."
She didn't look like she was mad or impulsive, but rather analyzed the situation with Zhongli Bai very calmly:
"We've already used the Yin-Yang Transformation. We don't have another chance. Now the Last God always uses his messengers to stir up trouble behind the scenes, but he himself never shows up. We're too passive."
"So what?"
Zhongli Bai shook his head:
"If we can't find it right now, we'll just keep looking for a while. There will always be a chance."
"There's not that much time left."
Ji Chu said seriously:
"In my previous life, I was defeated at this very moment. Without Venerable Wuzhu and Xue Wanning, who can guarantee that someone else won't suddenly appear in the future? If I can't hold on next time and fall into their trap, then this God-Slaying Sword and this God-Slaying Man will be ruined again, right?"
Zhongli Bai knew she was right, but still couldn't help but say:
"But if you do that, you'll be in danger. Not only the Last God, but even the cultivation world will be after you."
Ji Chu shook his head and told Zhong Libai all his speculations about Xuanhe Peak and the Divine Bone, then said:
"It doesn't matter if I guess wrong."
"As long as the Last God is afraid of me, it's enough. It's afraid that I will really fulfill the prophecy of 'Second Generation Killing God', so it will try every means to find someone to harm me. Instead of..."
Zhongli Bai raised his hand and interrupted her:
"I know what you mean. A thief can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days."
Ji Chu nodded, snapped his fingers, and said approvingly:
"That's what I mean."
Zhongli Bai: "But..."
"No buts."
She pointed in the direction of Cangzhou and said to Zhongli Bai with a proud look:
"I heard from the Sect Master that the Xue family has been building momentum for the Tianxuan Secret Realm. Xue Wanning is related to the Last God, so the Xue family must have their own secrets. Let's go to Cangzhou!"
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Cangzhou.
This place has spiritual veins, rich minerals, and abundant spiritual treasures.
But the Xue family is the only one that dominates the market. They own eight or nine out of ten spiritual treasures and spiritual veins in the entire Cangzhou, and others can only get a small share.
With the deliberate promotion of the Xue family, the news of the "Tianxuan Secret Realm" spread like wildfire.
After hearing that this secret realm was related to the divine realm, Ji Chu and Zhongli Bai were certain that they had come to the right place.
They pretended to be wandering cultivators who came to explore the secret realm and found an inn to stay in.
Cangzhou is not as deserted as other places in the world of cultivation. In addition to the cultivation families who control the spiritual veins, there are also many mortals who have never practiced cultivation and have lived here for generations, so the customs similar to those of the human world are still retained.
There are many shops and a constant flow of people.
If the news of the Tianxuan Secret Realm had not attracted so many people, this should be the day when Cangzhou's annual "Fu Shi Festival" is held.
The name of the Fushi Festival is taken from the phrase "floating on the clouds, looking down at the world".
At this time of year every year, the people of Cangzhou would put on masks, discard their identities, climb to high places and look out, in order to imitate the posture of immortals "riding on clouds and mist, overlooking all things in the world."
At the same time, the saying that "God will come to the world to save this chaotic place and convert the hypocritical souls" was also spreading throughout Cangzhou.
The common people did not know whether the gods were good or evil, but they had seen the graceful movements of the immortals and considered it a good and auspicious thing.
Ji Chu, however, had a vague idea of the inside story. While waiting for the secret realm to open, he mingled in the "Fu Shi Festival" and observed the situation everywhere.
Of course, activities like the "Festival of the World" are of no interest to those monks who can fly in the clouds.
They gathered in Cangzhou and chatted, and the topic was still focused on the "Tianxuan Secret Realm".
As the saying goes, wealth and honor are achieved through risk.
Although we know that the secret realm is full of dangers, there is one thing: this secret realm is related to the "God's Realm" and is only opened once in a hundred years. Once you enter it, you will get a great opportunity.
This is enough to attract monks.
Ji Chu had just heard that "the secret realm might be the fragments that fell into the lower world after the divine realm was closed", and then he turned around and heard someone discussing the loss of the divine bones and the death of the elders of the Fu Yu Immortal Sect.
A paper crane popped out from her collar and was quickly pushed back.
Speaking of this communication talisman, it was as if it were alive. It started to appear frequently a few days after she left the Fu Yu Xian Sect.
Originally, she thought everything was fine after throwing away the sound transmission jade, and almost forgot about it.
But this paper crane always looked at her with its eyes the size of black beans, and its expression was almost exactly the same as that of her senior brother.
Every time Ji Chu closed her eyes, she felt that her senior brother was staring at her, and she had nightmares for several days in a row.
But she couldn't throw it away or shake it off, so she could only pretend to be dead.
Whenever the paper crane came out and hit her with its head, she would immediately pretend to be mute and quickly push it back.
In this way, there was no tragedy of being chased and scolded by senior brothers.
After pressing down the paper crane that popped up again, Ji Chu restrained his breath, bought a wolf head mask and put it on, then blended into the crowd with Zhongli Bai to eavesdrop.
The man who spoke was bald, dressed like a Buddhist monk, but his face was full of flesh and he looked very angry:
"This Xue Wanning came back to life and was murdered again, but the Xue family didn't even dare to say a word. It's really shameful! If I were there, I would definitely break that thief's neck!"
Zhongli Bai took a look at the muscles on the Buddhist cultivator's arms through the rabbit mask, and touched Ji Chu's neck next to him in fear.
Ji Chu knocked it away in disgust.
Someone in the crowd laughed and said:
"Master Guanfa, are you just seeing injustice, or are you feeling sorry for Fairy Yaoyue?"
Someone else said:
"It's strange to say, the Xue family spread the news of the Tianxuan Secret Realm everywhere, but they didn't even investigate the deaths. I really don't know what they are planning."
"Do they dare?"
Someone in the corner sneered:
"Xue Wanning was possessed by the devil and dared to attack the disciples of Fu Yu Xian Zong. His death was not a pity. Chen Ke was also stupid. He actually died for Xue Wanning. It was really touching."
These words actually sounded like they were speaking for Ji Chu, and everyone turned their heads to look over.
I saw a man in black clothes, black hair and a tight suit sitting in the shadows. He had handsome features, but he always exuded a feminine air, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Ji Chu couldn't help but frown.
Zhongli Bai whispered in her ear:
"This person's aura is impure, and he's surrounded by black energy. I'm afraid he's an evil cultivator in disguise... If you encounter him in a secret realm, don't trust him."
He was proficient in divination, and observing auras was merely a basic skill. Ordinary cultivators would not be surrounded by black auras; only evil cultivators who used extraordinary means to enhance their cultivation would have this unusual aura.
Ji Chu nodded and took note of the man's appearance.
The Buddhist cultivator named Guanfa suddenly said angrily:
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
The man in black laughed and said:
"This isn't a secret. Someone used the 'soul search' technique to search all those who died on Xuanhe Peak that day. The remaining souls of the entire Fuyu Immortal Sect were scattered everywhere, it was like the underworld."
"Soul-searching technique?"
"How can you search someone's soul if they're dead?"
"So what if someone's dead?"
The man in black raised his teacup with a look of disdain:
"Even if he is dead, as long as Meng Yuci wants, he must keep a trace of his soul and explain everything that happened that day in detail."
The murderous intent in his words gave everyone present a chill.
They all shook their heads, lamenting that this man was extremely cruel. No wonder the Xue family didn't dare to cause trouble.
"Is Meng Yuci really so cruel? Chen Ke is his uncle!"
"Not only that, I heard that the people sent by the Xue family were almost killed. If the head of the Fu Yu Xian Zong hadn't stopped him, I'm afraid he would have killed his way to Cangzhou!"
"I've long heard that Meng Yuci is a murderer, definitely not a good person. The Wuji Sect was possessed by demons, and he slaughtered them all with a single sword. He even killed his way all the way to the demon clan's borders. Wherever divine bones appeared, he killed them all... Rumor has it that it was because of his excessive murderous aura that the Tianxuan Secret Realm was opened at this time to purify the world..."
"This time in the Tianxuan Secret Realm, with Fuyu Immortal Sect's him in charge, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you and me to get any benefits..."
There were only two figures in the crowd who remained silent and turned away silently.
The man in black looked over and saw a man wearing a wolf head mask pulling the man wearing a rabbit head mask beside him and turning to walk out.
He frowned, and a vertical golden light flashed in his eyes, then dissipated in an instant.
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Ji Chu pulled Zhongli Bai and took a small path until they reached a remote and deserted place.
Zhongli Bai was still immersed in the information he had just heard:
"Brother Meng not only didn't come to kill you this time, he even helped you prove your innocence! He's such a good man!"
"Besides, that's the Soul Search Technique. It directly searches a person's soul. Even if that person is still alive, the pain of the soul search will turn them into a fool! Moreover, the Soul Search Technique is such a sophisticated magic. What kind of monster is this Senior Brother Meng? He can actually search the remaining souls of the dead..."
Ji Chu: “…”
She said nothing and quickened her pace.
Zhongli Bai hurriedly trotted to catch up with Ji Chu:
"Why are you running so fast? If you don't want to hear it, then I won't tell you. Don't be angry with me..."
"I'm not angry."
Ji Chu glanced at him, his expression somewhat irritated.
"Didn't you hear what they said? The Fuyu Immortal Sect has also sent people to Cangzhou, and Senior Brother is leading the team. I can't let Senior Brother find out!"
Zhongli Bai suddenly realized:
"So you threw the sound transmission jade and concealed your presence along the way just to avoid Senior Brother Meng!"
"But Brother Meng has proven your innocence. He's definitely not here to kill you. Why are you so scared?"
As he spoke, he suddenly took a breath, not knowing what he was thinking about. He glanced around and couldn't help but asked in a low voice:
"Tell me the truth, Ji Chu. Did you do something to Brother Meng? Is that why you are so afraid of him?"
Some scenes of "refusing to confess", "refusing to communicate" and "repeatedly assuring to wait for him" flashed through Ji Chu's mind.
She was silent for a moment, then decisively rejected it:
"What are you imagining? What can I do to him? He's just my senior brother, not... anything else."
Zhongli Bai had an expression that said, "Yes, I've been imagining a lot."
Ji Chu couldn't help but explain:
"It's really not what you think... It's just like in our previous life, you know, we are fugitives and cannot be caught by the disciples of the Fu Yu Xian Zong..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhongli Bai suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Immediately afterwards, his sleeve, which was being pulled by Ji Chu, broke into two pieces with a "swish".
The broken edge was smooth, almost scraping his skin. The feeling of being cut by the bone-chilling sword energy still remained on his skin, which was like a warning.
This familiar style... this cold sword energy...
Ji Chu and Zhongli Bai were stunned.
Zhongli Bai opened his mouth wide and stared at the half of his arm exposed.
His first reaction was:
"Oh my god, this dress is so expensive..."
Second reaction:
"Damn it! I almost cut his arm off!"
Ji Chu was holding the cloth that was cut by the sword energy, his head buzzing, and he thought to himself, "It's over."
She quickly recalled where she had exposed her whereabouts. Thinking about it, she realized that the Tianxuan Secret Realm was no secret, but the one who had found it so quickly and accurately was most likely one of the paper cranes that kept appearing along the way...
When she thought of the paper crane, the paper crane that had been pestering her popped its head out from her collar again, and even rubbed her chin affectionately. Its black eyes looked behind her, as if to say hello.
Ji Chu: “……!!!”
This damn communication talisman shouldn't have been allowed to be given to her by senior brother in the first place!
Did Senior Brother already predict this day would come?!
She was really pitted by her own unprincipled softness and hesitation!!!
Things have come to this... Ji Chu didn't think twice, threw the cloth away and ran away.
Zhongli Bai exclaimed "Ah" behind her and hesitated between picking up his sleeves and chasing Ji Chu.
However, in just a blink of an eye, he felt a cool breeze passing by his side.
The next moment, Ji Chu, who was running in front, was pressed against the wall by a tall and slender figure.
The man was very tall and had a cold and aloof demeanor.
The sword energy around him had not yet dissipated, so he obviously restrained himself when cutting his sleeve, otherwise, he would have cut off his entire arm.
When he grabbed the man, he was even more quick and decisive. Ji Chu didn't even have a chance to react before he was completely unable to fight back.
“Meng…”
Zhongli Bai opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He watched Ji Chu and the man disappear in front of him.
It’s over…
Zhongli Bai thought as he pinched his half-pulled sleeve.
Ji Chu is probably finished.
Killed the elder, split Xuanhe Peak, melted the divine bone, and threw away the sound transmission jade...
This situation is not any better than the previous life!!!
Senior Brother Meng is even more terrifying now than when he blocked them in the previous life.
It doesn't look like they're here to catch a traitor, but more like they're here to catch a cheating Taoist partner who ran away...
And he...
Zhongli Bai couldn't help but shiver, and was glad that Ji Chu had just pulled his sleeve.
Based on the principle of not abandoning his partner for fear of death, he took out a compass to calculate, then followed carefully.
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The author has something to say: There are so many words, can it be barely considered a two-in-one chapter? [狗头]
The next chapter will start the final wave of the plot, completely solving the problems left over from the previous life, and then the senior brother... will soon have a new plot!
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