Although he had an inexplicable premonition the moment they looked at each other, Lou Kongyu still walked forward and confirmed with this mortal young man who in his eyes had no cultivation at all, before he was sure that the other party was the employer of this task.
He apologized to the other party and explained that he had connected the call by mistake, and the other party was very understanding and reasonable.
Things went incredibly smoothly.
Chu Lu sighed as he watched the child happily run to the lobby manager, as if he saw a little lamb that had no awareness of washing itself clean and sending itself into the tiger's mouth.
Sure enough, after hearing Lou Kongyu's request, the manager looked at the young man who was one step behind unnaturally, and when the other smiled as usual, he turned back with a stiff expression.
This series of actions was not concealed, but Lou Kongyu, who was obviously relieved and ready to give up the task, did not pay any attention to them.
There are always various tasks issued by cultivators hanging outside the lobby of the Loose Cultivator Alliance all year round, and the role of the Loose Cultivator Alliance is basically equivalent to the "brokerage" between employers and the cultivators who accept the tasks. Therefore, for the tasks listed on it, the Loose Cultivator Alliance will naturally extract a certain proportion of the spiritual stones from the rewards as "brokerage".
Regardless of whether the mission is successful or not, or whether anyone accepts it, this "tooth" must be delivered to the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
And the fact that Loukongyu had just taken a fancy to the generous reward for this task meant that its "teeth" were equally expensive.
...In short, he couldn't afford it.
Just as Lou Kongyu was counting his belongings, he couldn't help but start calculating whether he could afford the compensation if he sold his current sword.
A sigh came from the sea of consciousness.
Lou Kongyu shuddered, and even choked up a little when he spoke, [Senior, Senior…]
Chu Lu sighed: [Take this task.]
If it was Su Xingchen, even if he refused now, he would be forced to go with them later because of various "coincidences".
Although the process of accepting the task was full of various unexpected events, after actually going on the journey together, Lou Kongyu had a good impression of the young man as his employer.
The young man had elegant manners and extraordinary conversation, and it was hard to dislike him. And because of his health, he seemed to stay at home all year round and could not go out. Even this time, he took advantage of the opportunity to go out and see the legendary Wuwang Sea.
This reason is somewhat pitiful.
As Lou Kongyu walked, he racked his brains to introduce some other places to the other party. However, he himself had not been in the cultivation world for a long time, and the places he had been to were limited, so he could only try his best to make those scenes more interesting.
Chu Lu: "..."
This silly child, he almost lost his patience.
When it was time to rest in the evening, Lou Kongyu and Su Xingchen separated, and Chu Lu temporarily left the soul bead, and his spiritual consciousness transformed into a human form and appeared in front of Su Xingchen.
He asked bluntly, "What are you going to do?"
Chu Lu and Su Xingchen were not familiar with each other. Although they knew of each other's existence, they had only met once in their previous life.
Chu Lucong had no intention of showing up in the world of cultivation this time, but Su Xingchen was an exception.
The practice in Yuewang Tower is destiny, and Su Xingchen, as the owner of the tower, has studied this in depth.
The effect is just like what we see today. No matter how much Lou Kongyu refuses, he will eventually be able to go together because of a series of "coincidences".
This ability is great as a companion.
But as an enemy...
Chu Lu couldn't help but think of the chase that gave him a stomachache during that time.
Even in the world of cultivation, the Yuewang Tower sect has a very mysterious and transcendent status.
After all, something like "destiny" that cannot be seen or touched always makes people feel inexplicable awe.
Therefore, Yuewang Tower's presence in the world of cultivation is both weak and strong: strong because of its ability to glimpse into the future and manipulate fate, which always makes people feel fearful and expectant; and weak because most of the time it just watches and does nothing.
Even during the time when the battle between Taoism and Demons nearly drew in the entire cultivation world, Yuewang Tower still remained independent from the world and maintained the transcendent demeanor of a hermit master.
In short, just think of it as the "mascot" of the cultivation world.
——This is what Chu Lu thought at first, and then he paid a heavy price for his naivety.
…
After defecting from Taihua Sect, he met familiar people one after another on the escape route that had been planned and was supposed to be foolproof.
As a result, the matter of the leader of the Taihua Sect betraying the sect, which should have disappeared quietly and was not revealed until the subsequent appearance of the "Demon Lord", became known to everyone in just a few days.
Chu Lu was also forced to fight against a series of old friends in his weak state after just falling into the devil's trap.
He was almost defeated and taken back to the Taihua Sect dungeon.
At that time, Chu Lu was really grateful to the fallen Hanshan Sword Master. If he had not been so ruthless in treating his disciples and allowed Chu Lu to gain rich combat experience when he was only half dead, he might have really been captured.
The first time Chu Lu thought it was a coincidence, but the second time, the third time...
Jiang Yixi can even chase to the tenth level below the demon world.
No matter how you think about it, this cannot be simply summed up by the word "coincidence".
And in the world of cultivation, there is just such a group of people who can manipulate "coincidence"...
Chu Lu didn't really believe it at the time. After all, according to the plot, his actions wouldn't alarm Yuewang Tower. But just in case, he still went there in person.
Moon Tower.
A young man in a robe decorated with stars sat quietly in front of a table. Two cups of spiritual tea were still emitting wisps of steam. A seat opposite him had been set, as if he was waiting for some guests.
Chu·Guest·Lu: “…”
At this point, it would be strange if he still didn't know that it was the other party who took action.
Chu Lu seriously considered at that time whether he should take direct action to solve this unexpected trouble.
After all, Yuewang Tower is a seldom-appearing background board even in the plot line, so it is not impossible to take this opportunity to make them completely become the "background". There must be a price to pay for peeping into the destiny. Chu Lu had observed when he came that the fighting power of the disciples in the tower was almost close to nothing.
But it's just a thought.
——The weight of life is insurmountable.
No matter what the character is, the core essence of the self cannot be shaken, especially for those who mostly play villains.
If you lose your self, sooner or later you will be twisted into various roles in this small world.
At that time, Chu Lu was thinking about how to solve the current situation while he and Su Xingchen drank the cup of tea in silence.
But it was the other party who spoke first.
The young man's voice was slow and light, which matched the impression given by his thin body. However, the words that came out of his mouth had a completely opposite meaning -
"You will die."
He made this judgment so confidently.
Chu Lu guessed what Su Xingchen saw in "destiny".
In the plot line he knew, Yuewang Tower was just a complete background board. Chu Lu did not have a very detailed understanding of the inheritance and magic of this sect, but he had also encountered such a prophet who could see the future in his previous missions.
Even the Spacetime Bureau cannot completely control the future, let alone the people who evolve small and medium-sized worlds. What they see is just a possibility.
However, based on the fact that the other party could manipulate the effect of "coincidence", Chu Lu guessed that he could see several possibilities at the same time and choose the one he wanted.
It seems that it may not be accurate to say that Yuewang Tower had no involvement in the battle between Taoism and demons.
All of the above are just Chu Lu’s guesses, but now that the other party has made such a firm assertion, it means that at least among all the possibilities this person has seen, his death is inevitable.
Chu Lu was not surprised by this result.
After all, the story is over. Regardless of whether the mission succeeds or fails, he will leave this world. The difference lies in whether this small world deviates from the fate track and collapses, or completes the destined storyline and begins to improve itself...
If he really stayed and lived in this world, it would be a big trouble.
But the question now is, what reason did Su Xingchen have to say this to him specifically.
——Let him know that his future is bleak, will he surrender obediently now?
…
"You know?"
As if he had noticed something from Chu Lu's silent attitude, Su Xingchen raised his voice slightly, with a hint of surprise in his tone.
But the surprise only flashed across that indifferent face. He immediately lowered his eyes and repeated the three words in a declarative tone:
"You know."
…
…………
The conversation that day ended in vain.
In Chu Lu's impression, this was the only interaction between him and the owner of Yuewang Tower.
——We met once, and our conversation consisted of a total of nine words, three of which were repeated.
However, after that time, before Chu Lu could come up with any solution, those troublesome "coincidences" were just forgotten.
It was so easy that Chu Lu even had an illusion—
What the other party did before was so obvious just to lure him over to meet him.
However, the two had never met each other before and had never had any interaction before. Chu Lu felt that he must be overthinking.
He was more inclined to believe that his action of heading towards Yuewang Tower made the other party feel in danger.
After all, according to his character, he might have really massacred the entire Yuewang Tower that day. Perhaps the other party saw this possibility from "destiny" and stopped.
But no matter what the actual situation was, in the end, Chu Lu still achieved his wish and carried out the mission smoothly.
I just didn't expect that after so long and after he died once, we would have the chance to meet again.
…
Chu Lu didn’t think that apart from his own residual soul, there was anything else on Lou Kongyu that was worth Su Xingchen, who had stayed in Yuewang Tower for nearly a thousand years and would kill him if he took even half a step further, to come over in person.
Now that the other party has confirmed that he is related to Lou Kongyu, there is no point in hiding. Even if he still uses the soul beads to hide his aura, he will definitely be forced to show up due to various coincidences.
…
Chu Lu thought of many possibilities of Su Xingchen coming to find him.
For example, they found out that he was not dead yet, so they came to kill him. Or maybe they found out that there was going to be some disaster in the cultivation world, so they came to kill him, the culprit, before the disaster was still in its infancy...
According to the setting of Ling Hua, the ultimate villain who attempted to unify the demon world and the world of cultivation and almost succeeded in the end, it is indeed worth being vigilant if his soul is not destroyed.
Chu Lu was even prepared for the other party to take out the soul-binding device immediately.
——It seems like it would be nice to stay somewhere else.
…
…………
But Chu Lu never expected that the other party would have this reaction when he saw him.
The moment Chu Lu appeared, Su Xingchen seemed to have seen something impossible and was suddenly stunned.
He subconsciously reached out to confirm Chu Lu's presence.
Since spiritual consciousness has no substance, it can be easily penetrated.
Su Xingchen seemed to wake up because of this...
No,
Chu Lu felt that the above statement was really questionable.
"...a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope..."
"--I see!!"
Chu Lu:...?
Looking at Su Xingchen who was madly repeating the same words, Chu Lu couldn't help but ponder: Has this guy seen too much destiny and become stupid?
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