Chapter 58: Return of the Old Friend. Even a heartless and loveless person can have a sweetheart. ...
"Master, you're here."
Jiang Li raised his voice.
"Um."
Shen Mu nodded slightly and looked at the other figure in the dungeon.
The man was wearing a dark grey robe, had a dignified demeanor and a deep gaze. Who else could it be but Jiang Jue?
"Clan leader." After leaving the Jiang family, he no longer called that man uncle.
Chen Mu came to Jiang Jue's side and asked, "What's wrong with Jiang Luo?"
"Hmph, you're so late! I thought you'd forgotten this guy might not be around for long." Jiang Jue nodded towards the cell. "Let's get started while he's still unconscious."
As he said this, he broke open the prison door with a slight movement of his spiritual power and took a few steps to stand in front of Jiang Luo.
At this moment, Jiang Luo's arms were hung in the air by iron rings, his head lowered and he was in a deep coma.
"An outer disciple who has been here for less than a few years is actually a spy from the demon clan." Jiang Jue sneered and pinched Jiang Luo's head with his big hand without hesitation.
"Let me take a good look at how you harmed my disciple—"
Before he finished speaking, green spiritual power suddenly burst out from Jiang Jue's hands.
The magic appeared in the air, and after a moment it condensed into a complex spiritual light, rushing straight into Jiang Luo's body!
It’s actually soul-searching!
“Ahhhh—”
Jiang Luo let out a painful roar, but Jiang Jue did not stop at all. Instead, he pushed the magic in more decisively.
As Jiang Luo's roar weakened, a vague image gradually appeared in the spiritual power above him.
This is his memory.
Chen Mu and Jiang Li looked intently, and indeed, they found Jiang Zhou's figure among them.
Jiang Li looked at the pale young man and couldn't help but take a step forward.
In Jiang Luo's memory, it turned out that he had taken advantage of Jiang Zhou's lack of suspicion towards him to deceive him, and then joined forces with the demons to seriously injure him.
Moreover, the demon was not the wolf-shaped monster he had described, but a human-shaped one!
Shen Mu's eyes were slightly cold.
Jiang Jue's expression was also gloomy. "A humanoid demon...if it's not the Demon Lord, then it must be a very high-level demon beast under his command."
He turned to Jiang Luo and used the soul-searching technique even more unreservedly.
"Go back a little further... Let me see who this guy is working for!"
Jiang Luo's whole body twitched, and the image floating in the air began to rotate.
From the time he changed his surname after joining the sect, to before he joined the sect, and then to when he left the sect...
The figure of a monk suddenly appeared in the picture. His face was not very clear and he was gradually approaching in the night.
Everyone focused their attention to see who the monk was, but at this moment, Jiang Luo let out an unprecedented shrill scream!
Then, in just a moment, his spiritual power surged, and blood flowed out of his mouth and nose!
"Oh no, it's a curse!" Jiang Li exclaimed and rushed forward to stop the curse, but he was a step too late.
Jiang Luo twitched a few more times and then became completely motionless.
"...Dead?" Jiang Li reached out to feel his breath, but there was no breath at all.
Jiang Jue and Jiang Li looked at each other, both with serious expressions.
Chen Mu looked at the scene disappearing into the air, his voice still calm: "This curse has penetrated deep into his soul. If it touches the person behind the scenes, it will immediately take effect and take his life."
"The person who cast the curse must be at least at the Out-of-Body Stage."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.
There are not many powerful people with the cultivation level above the out-of-body stage in the current world of cultivation, and most of them are gathered in the "one sect, two schools and four families".
If there really is a cultivator of such ability lurking in the darkness, colluding with the demons, wouldn't that be a major concern for all sects?
"This matter must be widely publicized, informing the leaders of all sects." Jiang Jue glanced at Jiang Luo's corpse. "In recent years, the disappearance of young cultivators has become frequent. Originally, it was only small and medium-sized sects, but now they have even extended their hands to our Jiang family."
He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
Jiang Zhou is his most promising disciple.
When he opened his eyes again, Jiang Jue's eyes were sharp: "No matter who is behind this, our Jiang family will never let it go."
He explained something to Jiang Li and then turned and walked out.
However, there were undisguised footsteps coming from behind him.
Jiang Jue frowned slightly, turned around and asked, "Chen Mu? What else?"
Shen Mu stood behind him, his expression still cold, but his face was paler than before.
He raised his eyes to meet Jiang Jue's, and said, "The clan leader has always been knowledgeable. I have a question in my mind now. May I ask for your advice?"
Jiang Jue raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"you say."
"I'm confused for two reasons. The first is the Forgetfulness Vine Pattern." Shen Mu's icy blue pupils spun around before he lowered his eyelids. "What on earth is this?"
"How come even you're interested in the Forgetfulness Vine Pattern now?" Jiang Jue thought for a moment and said, "That's a high-level variant of the formation left by your biological father..."
Shen Mujing listened to Jiang Jue telling him about the Forgetfulness Vine Pattern without reservation. When he heard that his cultivation would be destroyed if the vine pattern was broken, his eyes dimmed slightly.
"But according to Xiaozhou, the vine pattern that has been passed down is just a fragment. He wanted to improve it, but unfortunately..."
"However, I have no interest in these vine patterns. Even if suppressing a living person's emotions and desires can help with cultivation...but can someone who is not even allowed to have any extra emotions, who is forced to be emotionless and desireless, really be called a human being?"
Shen Mu fell into deep silence after hearing this.
Jiang Jue waited for a moment, and seeing his expression change slightly, he continued, "Why, do you have any more questions?"
Shen Mu looked at him for a moment, as if he wanted to say something to him, but in the end he just lowered his eyelids.
He turned around and said again:
"My second question is, may the clan leader know something called..." He pondered for a moment, then uttered a slightly awkward word, "system."
Jiang Jue frowned: "A thin tube? What is this?"
"I don't know the details, but it's probably some kind of demon. Although I can't see it, I know it exists. This thing is incredibly powerful, and it can even allow people to see things in the past."
"Is there such a power?" Jiang Jue thought, "Among the demons I know, there is no one with this name."
Shen Mu's expression remained unchanged as he listened to Jiang Jue continue, "But if he has such ability, even someone from the God Realm wouldn't know."
"Is that so?"
Chen Mu nodded slightly, thanked Jiang Jue and was about to leave.
He had just taken a step forward when he heard a faint voice behind him: "Are these questions related to your disciple?"
Shen Mu paused in his steps.
Jiang Jue looked at his back and snorted again.
"I've never seen you so devoted to anyone before... Could it be your sweetheart?"
As soon as this question was asked, Shen Muyin's fingers curled up in his long sleeves.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Jue, a light flickering in his icy blue pupils.
But before he could respond, Jiang Jue waved his hand and strode out of the dungeon.
"Oh, I'm so stupid. I almost forgot that you are a person without love or hate. How could you have a sweetheart?"
The majestic green figure disappeared, and Chen Mu still stood there, looking in the direction he left.
He closed his eyes, circulated his spiritual power within himself, and felt every inch of his Dantian spiritual palace.
When he passed by a certain place, his eyes suddenly opened and his spiritual power surged.
"……I see."
In his spiritual palace, the intricate vine patterns emitted a bright green glow.
Four petals have already bloomed, and the fifth petal is about to bloom.
——There were originally six petals in the vine pattern.
***
Baixian Valley, in the gorge on the east side.
Gu Congxing and Xiao Wangyou walked quickly, and the sword light surged, cutting off the attacking poisonous insects and strange beasts.
Gu Congxing said to Xiao Wangyou in front of him, "Xiao Wangyou, where exactly are the traces of battle you mentioned?"
"It's right ahead... We're here!"
Xiao Wangyou stopped and his eyes pointed to a shady forest.
Gu Congxing frowned and looked around, and indeed found something unusual.
"Bloodstains... and they have been processed." He squatted down and picked up a long leaf, which was dotted with dark red spots.
"good."
Xiao Wangyou came to Gu Congxing's side, his eyes moving over him as if nothing had happened, and then he looked away when he didn't find any wounds.
Just took another step forward.
"...Also, I released my spiritual power here and made an unexpected discovery." Xiao Wangyou said in a deep voice, "There are traces of the use of Phoenix Feathers."
"What?!"
Gu Congxing stood up in surprise, not noticing Xiao Wangyou behind him, and bumped directly into his chin.
Xiao Wangyou groaned, covered his jaw and stepped back.
"Hey, are you okay?" Gu Congxing approached him apologetically, tilting her head to look at his face. "Are you bruised?"
The familiar scent of Yuelin swept over again. Xiao Wangyou's eyes moved and he slowly shook his head.
He cleared his throat and put his hand down, continuing, "Nothing... Earlier, when I saw you imprisoned, Yaoqi and I were investigating in the Hundred Immortals Valley to see if there was anything unusual, and we found this place."
"Although the remaining spiritual energy is almost gone, I am certain that it is the Phoenix Feather."
Gu Congxing's expression was also gloomy when he heard this.
Xiao Wangyou looked around and his gaze finally settled on Gu Congxing.
Their eyes met, and he suddenly said, "Gu Congxing, haven't you noticed yet?"
"According to what you said, there is a Phoenix Feather among the Gu family."
"Moreover, the only word written in the formation left by Jiang Zhou is 'Gu'."
Gu Congxing's pupils suddenly shrank.
Xiao Wangyou took another step closer, a dark light surging in his dark eyes.
"Gu Congxing, the words Jiang Zhou left behind weren't directed at you, but rather at the Gu family, the mastermind behind this."
"Don't speak rashly!" Gu Congxing frowned and said immediately, "This matter is of great importance. Although there is the residual power of the Phoenix Feather, what if other forces also have Phoenix Feathers?"
"Besides, it's been confirmed that Jiang Luo and the demons colluded in this matter, but there has never been a Jiang Luo in the Gu family. Moreover..." Gu Congxing's eyes were slightly cold, "No one from the Gu family would ever ally with the demons."
This is the bottom line of a century-long blood feud.
The two looked at each other in silence, and also confronted each other in silence.
A strong wind blew, blowing up the fallen leaves.
Finally, Xiao Wangyou was the first to withdraw his gaze and turned to look to the side.
"...Whether these speculations are justified or not, you should know clearly in your heart." His voice was cold, "Gu Congxing, if you deceive yourself, I'm afraid that when the truth is revealed, it will only cause you more pain."
Gu Congxing frowned and was about to speak, but saw Xiao Wangyou turned around and summoned his sword.
He stepped on the sword and flew towards Jiang's Spiritual Peak.
Only a whisper was left behind.
"I will not tell anyone from the Jiang family about this. But from now on, I will do my best to investigate the Gu family."
Gu Congxing watched him leave, standing there alone.
He let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and let the increasingly strong evening breeze blow his hair into disarray.
Until he felt a chill all over his body, he summoned Zhan Jing and returned to the Jiang family again.
As soon as he landed on the sacred peak where his master was, he saw many figures waiting there.
"Friend Gu."
Jiang Li walked over and said, "As I said before, I and the two elders have come to apologize."
Gu Congxing looked at the two figures behind her in surprise, then turned to look at her master.
Chen Mu looked at him, but for some reason his eyes were deep, different from before.
"......?" Gu Congxing was about to get closer to his master to take a closer look, but he heard an apology from beside him.
"I'm sorry, we were too arbitrary before." The Second Elder said sincerely, "We are to blame for wrongfully implicating you."
The Great Elder also cleared his throat, apologized in a low voice, and summoned out an exquisite magic weapon.
"This item condenses the Jiang family's teleportation array, and it's a rare magical weapon. Consider it an apology."
Gu Congxing observed the expressions of the two of them, and after a moment he took the magic weapon.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he was about to say something when he saw a crimson-purple light in the air flying straight towards him.
He looked carefully and found that it was actually the secret letter from Gu's Blood Spirit!
The Blood Spirit Secret Letter is a letter forged with the writer's blood and spiritual power, and can be delivered directly to the recipient member of the Gu family.
This letter will obviously only be used in times of crisis.
Gu Congxing's expression suddenly changed. He jumped up, took the letter, and opened it to read.
His eyes suddenly widened—
There was only a single line of bloody words in the secret letter.
——"There's a change in the clan, the head of the clan is imprisoned, return quickly!!!"
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