The Mysterious Gate, it is midnight.
Feng Guang was going to take a nap, so she said goodbye. The man stroked the red tassel on his sword, his expression softening considerably. Two months had passed...
He had never felt time pass so slowly.
He didn't retrieve the Cold Abyss Sword, but instead placed it on the bedside table so he could hear any noise.
Some things, the world will never know.
For example, how long he waited for her voice.
It was midnight when there was a knock on his door. The person who came was an old man with a white beard, none other than his master who had raised him.
Puzzled as to why his master would seek him out in the middle of the night, he still bowed respectfully, saying, "Master."
Master Yimu said, "I have come tonight to entrust you with a task."
"What task does Master require of me?"
The old man sighed, "Do you still remember why your master sent you to the Demon-Suppressing Tower?"
"Because the seal inside the Demon Suppression Tower was loose, Master was afraid that demons might escape, so he ordered his disciple to go and reinforce the seal."
"Yes, you were seriously injured because of it."
He lowered his head, saying, "This disciple has failed to live up to Master's high expectations."
"You exaggerate. Although you were injured, you did ensure the seal remained intact." Daoist Yimu looked puzzled. "I just wonder who the female disciple was who rescued you from the Demon-Suppressing Tower that day?"
He replied without hesitation, "I was unconscious at the time, so I don't know who saved me."
"Hmm..." Daoist Yimu took a step. "I heard from your junior brothers that she can easily use the Heavenly Thunder Spell. I didn't know that my Xuanmen had such a promising talent. But the entire Xuanmen does not have a female disciple like the one they described. I just hope that this woman is not some demon or evil spirit who has infiltrated."
He remained silent.
"Let's put aside the matter of this woman for now. The reason I asked you to go to the Demon Suppression Tower that day was because the seal was loosening, but the seal was set by the Ancestral Master, so it was absolutely impossible for it to be loosening."
"Does Master believe that someone behind the scenes tampered with the seal?"
“That’s right,” said Daoist Yimu. “I came to see you today for the same reason.”
"What does Master want me to do?" He quickly understood that only people from the Xuanmen sect could move the seal of the Demon Suppression Tower, and only those who practiced Xuanmen techniques would know where the seal was and how to break it.
Master Yimu said solemnly, "I suspect it is an elder from the Sword Washing Hall."
"Elder Huanjian?" He was quite surprised, because Elder Huanjian was a very fair and just person, and he had been taught by Elder Huanjian when he was young.
Yi Mu sighed and said, "As you know, the former Discipline Elder of the Discipline Hall was dismissed and imprisoned on the Cliff of Repentance because he colluded with the Demonic Sect. He eventually died of illness. That's why I asked you to take over the Discipline Hall. Elder Huan Jian is his brother. I'm afraid he already has some resentment in his heart, which is why this happened."
"Master...do you have any evidence?"
“No,” Yimu said. “So, that’s why I came to you tonight.”
"What does Master mean by that?"
"To break the seal of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, we need something to resist the lightning strikes from the sealing protection array. The only thing is the Heavenly Round and Earthly Square Star Chart. However, the Heavenly Round and Earthly Square Star Chart has been missing for a long time. Tomorrow, I will invite Huan Jian out to play chess. You will sneak into Huan Jian's courtyard and check if he has the Heavenly Round and Earthly Square Star Chart."
He paused for a second, then replied in a deep voice, "Yes, Master."
Master Yimu said kindly, "I know you dislike such despicable behavior, but for the sake of the Xuanmen, I have no choice but to believe you."
"Disciple...will certainly not fail Master's trust."
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