Chapter 293 If Nangong Sui had any problems, she would already be on the water boat.
"Yu Xian was originally a person of the Ping Shu school, and he was also timid and cowardly by nature, and did not understand the world of the Nine Schools of Arts. He had a seriously ill mother and a weak younger sister at home. When a local wealthy merchant tried to forcibly occupy his land, he revealed the fact that he was the Destroyer of the World while resisting the merchant's guards."
Sun Heng reached out and tapped the map on the table. In a certain capital city of Dan Kingdom, a flame lit up, revealing text recording Yu Xian's life story.
"Yu Xian used a strange fire during a dispute with the guards, killing eight guards of the wealthy merchant, and was subsequently imprisoned by the Criminal Investigation Department."
Mei Liangyu asked, "Only eight guards died?"
“He is a person of ordinary skills, but the strange fire can give him the power of the ninth-class skills.” Sun Heng’s next words made Mei Liangyu’s heart skip a beat. “Just like your junior sister Nangong Sui, who was found to be a person of ordinary skills, but later she was able to cultivate the ninth-class skills.”
Mei Liangyu showed no emotion on his face, and after listening, he simply smiled: "You mean my junior sister is the destroyer of worlds?"
The smile and tone of voice seemed to be asking Sun Heng: What kind of joke are you telling?
"Let's leave Nangong Sui's problem aside for now," Sun Heng said, shaking his head.
Mei Liangyu: "If we don't bring it up, there's nothing to talk about."
Sun Heng shook his head and smiled at his cold appearance: "When I saw how you protected Nangong Sui, I knew that you and your fellow disciples had a good relationship. I thought you would not be used to Elder Chang taking on a new disciple."
Mei Liangyu said casually, "My junior sister is naturally likable, how could anyone not like her?"
“When Nangong Ming came last time, he also mentioned his daughter, but Elder Chang has already given the answer: Nangong Sui is only affected by half a piece of the Breath Soil. Her mother was already a master of the thirteenth realm when she obtained the Breath Soil, and her cultivation was profound, so half a piece of the Breath Soil had a limited impact on her.”
Sun Heng looked back at Mei Liangyu and said, "Nangong Sui has been affected by half of the Breath Soil since birth. As a child, she was no match for the Breath Soil. The Breath Soil absorbed the Qi in her body day and night, causing her to be unable to gather even the Five Elements Light Core."
"In the end, it was only after Elder Chang sealed the Breath of Earth that she was able to reclaim her Five Elements Qi. If Nangong Sui had any problems, she would have already been on the Water Boat."
"These are what my master said?" Mei Liangyu asked thoughtfully.
Sun Heng nodded: "That's right."
Mei Liangyu gently traced the rim of the cup with his finger. He was certain that his master had lied to both Shui Zhou and Nangong Ming.
He must have sensed something was wrong from his junior sister, but he didn't tell anyone.
Sun Heng stroked his beard and continued, "The strange fire can change the form of the Nine Streams Technique, so Yu Xian was able to kill those eight guards. At that time, he had not yet lost control. He was imprisoned in the Punishment Department and interrogated. Although he cooperated at first, he later thought about escaping, which led to the disaster in Dan Kingdom."
Mei Liangyu lifted his eyelids and sneered, "If you're being tortured and don't run away, aren't you a fool?"
Sun Heng said, "Before Yu Xian died, he was placed under the Yin-Yang School's Heart-Binding Curse to prevent him from having murderous intent. They thought they could control this young boy, but they failed in the end. He still chose to burn everything down."
This statement makes no mention of the fact that Yu Xian, under the control of the Heart-Binding Curse, was subjected to the torture of being slowly sliced apart by the Judgment Technique.
Mei Liangyu didn't point it out, lest Sun Heng ask him how he knew Yu Xian died by slow slicing.
He pretended to be listening attentively, occasionally taking a sip of lychee liquor.
"The strange fire is also evolving on its own over time. As we can see from Yu Xian's experience, the current destroyers of the world can feel each other when they die. When one of them is seriously injured and dies, the others will also have the same feeling of dying."
"When someone approaches the Destroyer, the Destroyer can also know of that person's presence in advance through its strange fire."
Upon hearing this, Mei Liangyu couldn't help but think of Yu Sui; his junior sister was indeed good at pretending.
"The destroyer will suffer the burning pain of being burned by fire after nightfall."
"Not afraid of most fire spells."
Sun Heng said, "Besides Yu Xian, there is a world destroyer who is male, around thirty to forty years old. There is also a world destroyer who can disguise his voice during empathy, and he also heard the empathy that occurred when Gao Tianhao died."
When Mei Liangyu heard the first half, he was already sweating for Yu Sui. When he heard the last part, he frowned again.
"Yu Xian said that Gao Tianhao mentioned Taiyi Academy when he died, but unfortunately he was delirious from the torment of empathy and could not remember Gao Tianhao's exact words, only some vague information."
Mei Liangyu listened in silence.
The strange fire is evolving. The information Shui Zhou knows is all about the strange fire from the past. Now, he has learned about the latest changes of the strange fire from Yu Xian.
Sun Heng told Mei Liangyu the information he had obtained from Yu Xian: "It is still very difficult to identify the destroyers of the world based on these things, and it is impossible to make the most accurate judgment."
To conclude that someone is the destroyer of the world based on suspicion of only one aspect would be too extreme.
Clearly, Sun Heng doesn't want to go that far yet.
“Since the destroyers share a common feeling, aren’t you afraid that Yu Xian’s experience last time will frighten the other destroyers?” Mei Liangyu asked him. “So even though the six kingdoms’ message has been sent out for so long, no one seems willing to come to Shuizhou.”
“We didn’t handle it well last time,” Sun Heng sighed. “There are too many people who hate the Destroyer and the Strange Fire. Sometimes people just can’t control their killing intent.”
Mei Liangyu looked at Sun Heng with a strange expression.
You actually knew that?
Although Sun Heng and Jiang Shulan were known as the two kind elders, in Mei Liangyu's eyes Jiang Shulan was a soft-hearted bodhisattva, while Sun Heng was a soft-hearted killer.
When it's time to kill, Sun Heng will never be soft-hearted; on the contrary, he will be more extreme than anyone else.
Sun Heng said, "I have already told you a lot. What are your thoughts?"
"I have no interest in either the Destroyer of Worlds or the Strange Flame," Mei Liangyu said bluntly.
Sun Heng: "You may not be interested, but I'd like to know what your thoughts are on how to find the Destroyer of Worlds?"
Mei Liangyu countered, "Do you want my thoughts, or the answers from my memory?"
“You haven’t remembered yet,” Sun Heng said. “So I want to hear your thoughts.”
After a moment of silence, Mei Liangyu replied, "I don't want to use my brain to think about things that don't interest me."
Sun Heng stared at the young man's arrogant and conceited face. During this conversation, he hadn't mentioned a single thing about the "Heart of a Thousand Machines" within Mei Liangyu. But sometimes he was also very curious: was this child's intelligence something he was born with, or was it because of that Heart of a Thousand Machines?
It is the most ingenious mechanism in the world, capable of progressing alongside human thought.
“I agree to your proposal,” Sun Heng said. “You help Shui Zhou find the locations of all the natural sea vents and provide a way to summon sea fire, and I will stop Elder Chang from sealing your memories.”
“Alright.” Mei Liangyu readily agreed, rising to his feet and saying politely, “Then you are still the most respected Taiyi Saint besides my master.”
Sun Heng simply raised his head and smiled.
Chen Daozhi and Zhuge Ling waited outside the dark room. When Mei Liangyu and Sun Heng came out, Chen Daozhi exclaimed, "Finished talking? So, is this kid willing to agree? If not, can we use some other methods, like skinning him alive or pulling out a few of his teeth?"
Sun Heng waved his hand and said, "Don't scare him. He will lead you to summon the natural sea eye and then draw out the underground sea fire."
After saying that, he glanced at Zhuge Ling and said, "You and Dean Shan take the Fire-Absorbing Ice Stones and go extinguish all those sea fires."
Mei Liangyu stopped and stared at Chen Daozhi, who was blocking her way.
Chen Daozhi grinned at him, stepped forward to put his arm around his shoulder, and said happily, "Looks like you'll have to come with me."
Mei Liangyu waved his hand and pushed him away: "Get lost."
He walked quickly outside, his thoughts racing. Because he was acutely aware of others' emotions and thoughts, Mei Liangyu believed Sun Heng was lying. What Sun Heng wanted wasn't the location of the sea eye, nor the method to summon sea fire, but he did indeed need both of those things now.
What does this little old man want?
Sun Heng must have a plan in mind for finding the destroyer of the world.
The commonality among world destroyers is actually quite obvious: they all possess "different fire." Forget about things like empathy and altering the nine streams of magic; as long as you detect a reaction to "different fire," they are undoubtedly world destroyers.
As for the flames
As Mei Liangyu was pondering, a string of copper coins suddenly wrapped around his wrist, making a rustling sound. He turned around to look.
Chen Daozhi smiled innocently, his eyes narrowed, and said, "This is easy to understand, right? I was afraid you'd run away."
Mei Liangyu smiled at him and then said, "Master."
Chen Daozhi was stunned. In the blink of an eye, he saw the ink-like energy fly out from the void and hover above Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu reached out and smashed the copper coin on her wrist, then threw it at Chen Daozhi: "It's not your place, Dean Chen, to watch over me and worry that I'll run away."
Chen Daozhi squinted, smashed the copper coins Mei Liangyu threw at him, and chuckled twice.
I wonder how long your deep bond as master and disciple will last.
Saint Changgen seemed not to have expected Mei Liangyu to summon him. After arriving, he stared at Mei Liangyu and fell silent.
Chen Daozhi smiled and invited, "Since Elder Chang is already here, let's go together to summon the sea eye. With you here, this kid definitely won't dare to run away."
Mei Liangyu raised her head slightly, glanced at the cloud of ink, said nothing, and after a moment withdrew her gaze and left with Chen Daozhi.
Sun Heng stood not far away, watching this scene with a smile in his eyes and a gentle expression, yet it was impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Yu Sui was taken back to Taiyi Academy by Wu Huaiwei, where she encountered the other sages who had gone to Qingyang to discuss the reform of the mountains, who had also returned to Taiyi. Wu Huaiwei told her to go back to Yueshan first, but Yu Sui, halfway there, suddenly turned and went to the Ghost Path Holy Hall.
She breathed a sigh of relief after entering the Ghost Path Sanctuary.
Perhaps Pu Heng or other saints will come to Yue Shan, but no one else will be able to enter the Ghost Path Sanctuary.
Yu Sui just wanted to be alone and didn't want to be disturbed by anyone else.
She sat down on the stone steps, her gaze aimlessly drifting until it landed on the apricot tree in front of her. A flood of memories flashed through her mind, incredibly clear, as if they had happened yesterday. She gently rubbed her warm fingers together and touched the Extreme Sea Frost Jade necklace she wore.
The burning heat in my left hand only made me feel a little better when I touched the Arctic Jade.
What if this happens again next time?
Yu Sui believed that even if she wasn't bewitched by the strange fire, her body wouldn't be able to withstand its power.
Thinking of this, she recalled Mei Liangyu, who had been taken away by the Water Boat Saints.
What else might Shui Zhou know?
In the utterly silent Ghost Path Sanctuary, exhaustion and loneliness surged forth, weighing down on Yu Sui like a mountain. Her fingers tapped idly on the Extreme Sea Cold Jade, healing herself in silence.
The next morning, Yu Sui composed herself before leaving the Ghost Path Sanctuary.
As soon as she stepped out of the church, she saw Wu Huaiwei and Zou Qian waiting outside.
Wu Huaiwei glared at her coldly: "Didn't I tell you to wait for me at Yueshan?"
Zou Qian, standing to the side, added fuel to the fire in a half-dead tone: "You ungrateful wretch, Dean Wu, I don't think you can tame her. She thinks the safest place is still her own master's territory."
Yu Sui: "..."
"The two deans have arrived quite early." Yu Sui perked up and greeted them with a smile. "I remembered I left some things at the sanctuary last night, so I came to get them, but I was so tired that I accidentally fell asleep here."
Yu Sui then looked at Wu Huaiwei and bowed respectfully to her, saying, "I'll go to the dining hall to buy some good food to apologize to you."
Wu Huaiwei was amused by her pretentious manner, but since she refused to discuss matters in front of the Ghost Path Holy Hall, she said, "Go quickly and come back quickly."
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