Chapter 155: Full of Worry
The matter of Kunwu Sect also came to an end, but Lingxiang has been depressed since she came back, and now lives in Lingyun Pavilion. Even when Long Qi and his party were about to go down the mountain the day after tomorrow, she did not go back to Xianyunju to take a look. She often sat alone in the Xuankong Pavilion, wondering what she was thinking about.
On this day, True Man Chengxin came to play chess with True Man Fuyin again, and True Man Donghui naturally came along as well. They gathered in the Hanging Pavilion, but it was just like usual. The two playing chess were silent, and the one comprehending the incomplete scroll was also silent. Lingxiang was staring at the floating clouds outside the courtyard in a trance, completely devoid of her usual playfulness.
This made Master Chengxin very curious. He stared at Master Fuyin, asking what had happened. However, Master Fuyin frowned and shook his head.
This little junior sister was always smiling, but she looked a little listless after returning from Kunwu Sect. Even if we asked her, she would not answer. But a few days ago, she suddenly ran to Qiuyun Peak and said that she wanted to stay there for a few days.
Now that winter was over, why would she still want to stay here? Besides, she had stolen the Fire Spirit Pearl from Senior Brother Zhao Ming a while ago, so even in the dead of winter, there was no need to hide here. Could it be that she was getting older and more worried?
Zhenren Chengxin was exchanging glances with Zhenren Fuyin when he heard Lingxiang let out a long sigh.
"Third Brother, you're not really playing chess with Sixth Brother, so why do you keep coming back to him? His chess skills are known to others, but don't you? They say a bad chess player gets worse the more he plays. People always strive for higher positions, but you, for all these years, are still bravely moving forward on a downward path. What's your goal?"
Lingxiang had already said this, and even Master Donghui, who was staring at the scroll in silence, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
What he said was really an insult to Junior Brother Fu Yin.
After Lingxiang finished speaking, she sighed again: "I'm fine, there's just something I can't figure out, and my Xianyunju is in a mess right now, so I hid here with Sixth Senior Brother. You don't have to worry about me."
"Oh?" Master Donghui raised his eyebrows. "Since you can't figure it out no matter how hard you try, why don't you talk to us? After all, we've lived for over a hundred years, so we should know more than you do. Maybe once you tell us, we can help you solve your confusion?"
Upon hearing this, Master Chengxin quickly agreed, but Master Fuyin had an innocent look on his face - he had just turned thirty, so how could he be over a hundred like the two of them?
Lingxiang sighed again upon hearing this: "I just can't understand. Since Yinghuan had killed someone, why did she still hold on to his soul? Are the demons really as brutal as the rumors say? That was just a seven or eight-year-old child..."
Upon hearing this, Master Fuyin fell silent. He did not wonder why Lingxiang was so sad. In fact, he could not help but feel distressed when he thought of the sensible Zhu Huang.
I still remember that Master Xuanhuai at that time, with his white hair, was crying heart-wrenchingly. That scene was really heartbreaking.
"I heard that Yinghua has been wearing that child's skin the entire time," Master Donghui pondered for a moment before speaking. "In my opinion, she trapped the child's soul in a human skin so she could access her memories and deceive the Kunwu Sect."
Upon hearing this, Lingxiang immediately turned to look at Master Donghui. "Brother, what you're implying is that if she were to wear human skin and impersonate the person perfectly, she would have to trap the person's soul within the skin. Wouldn't the people in the underworld be interested in this?"
Upon hearing this, Master Donghui smiled and said, "The people of Fengdu are already trying to avoid the demon clan's affairs, so why would they meddle in other people's affairs?"
Hearing this, Lingxiang frowned even more.
If that were the case, her guess wouldn't be wrong. Xinyi's mother seemed to be in grave danger, but...
But how could she tell him this...
"In two days, those disciples will go down the mountain. Aren't you going to see them off? After all, you are their master. How can you just ignore them?" When Master Chengxin saw Lingxiang like this, although he didn't know what she was thinking, he quickly changed the subject.
Upon hearing what Master Chengxin said, Lingxiang patted her head. That's right! There's more to Xinyi than just this matter right now! Wuyang was about to return to the City Lord's Mansion, and if she didn't inform Ah Lu first, she was afraid she'd be exposed.
Even though Zhao Wuyang seemed dull, she was his mother after all, so he might notice something in the smallest details. If he knew that his mother had passed away, wouldn't that be a waste of Madam Qiao's plans? And even more so, a waste of Ah Lu's sacrifices?
Lingxiang quickly stood up and ran down the mountain without looking back.
As he watched Lingxiang retreat, Master Fuyin's face darkened. He still remembered clearly what Yinhua had said to Lingxiang that night at Kunwu Sect. That Xinyi...
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As soon as Lingxiang landed, she walked towards the mountain gate, but Master Fuyin behind her grabbed her with a serious look on his face.
"You initially forced Xinyi to be your disciple, but you already knew who he was?"
Lingxiang was startled at first, then smiled and turned away, "I thought I could get away with it, but Sixth Senior Brother still got on my nerves. That Yinghua is truly despicable. Even at the end of her rope, she still wants to bite me. How despicable."
Master Fuyin frowned and pulled a handful of incense: "I am talking to you about serious matters, don't try to fool me."
"Yes, I knew from the beginning that he was sent by the demon clan. He was the one who brought the demons to Yinyu Peak during the second martial arts performance. I also knew that he was a descendant of the Lu family and had been planning with him to mediate with Bai Wuchang."
Upon hearing this, Master Fuyin was shocked. "Since you already knew this, why didn't you explain it to Master Zhang? Don't you know how dangerous this is? If one thing goes wrong, it will be a catastrophe. Have you forgotten what happened thirteen years ago?!"
Seeing Master Fuyin like this, Lingxiang knew he was truly angry. She tugged on his sleeve and shook it, saying coquettishly, "Hey, nothing went wrong, everything is under my control. Besides, Xinyi isn't a bad person, he was just forced into a situation. With his level of cultivation, if he wanted to kill me, he would have done it in Qizhou City long ago. Why would he hint at me like that?"
Upon hearing this, Master Fuyin was even more shocked and was about to speak when he was stopped by Lingxiang.
"I know that Senior Brother is doing this for my own good and for the sake of the sect, but I can't just watch a good person get deeper and deeper into trouble, right? We cultivators cultivate to save people from suffering. We can't give up on anyone who can be saved just to protect ourselves. Besides, the Lu family's disaster was ultimately caused by my mother. I'm just trying to atone for her mistakes. He's already confessed everything to me, so I know exactly what I'm doing."
"You!" Upon hearing this, Master Fuyin was at a loss for words. He continued pacing back and forth, then pointed at Lingxiang and said, "Do you know who the entire sect set up this mountain formation for? Isn't it for you? This is something Senior Brother Zhaoming has been maintaining with his cultivation. If not, he would have broken through long ago. Have you ever thought about how you are doing him justice by doing this?"
Lingxiang lowered her head upon hearing this. "But I just can't let this go. Whether it's Long Qi or Xin Yi, they all ended up like this because of my mother. I'm not a compassionate person, but I'm not heartless either. I can't just ignore the tragedy caused by my mother's fault, right?"
Lingxiang looked up at Master Fuyin, tears welling in her eyes. "And when I see them, I think of myself. Can you understand this feeling, Brother?"
Looking at Lingxiang's appearance, Master Fuyin didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Sixth Senior Brother, please consider this as a plea from me. Please don't tell Senior Brother Shangqing and the others. Just this once, let me be willful for once, okay? From now on, I will definitely listen to you and never act so recklessly again!"
Looking at Lingxiang with tears on her face, Master Fuyin actually softened his heart. Lingxiang was rarely like this. She had always been a strong child.
"I can promise you," he sighed, shaking his head, "but you have to promise me that you won't do anything dangerous again!"
Lingxiang nodded heavily upon hearing this, then wiped her tears and turned to walk towards the mountain gate. The moment she turned around, the sadness on her face disappeared completely, replaced by the smug joy of having succeeded in her evil plan...
This upright Master Fu Yin was deceived by Ling Xiang again...
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