Chapter 34
Zhou Xuanzhi's cooking wasn't just good, it was absolutely delicious. Xiao Mu considered himself to have a pretty good relationship with Zhou Xuanzhi, and had never known he could cook before.
“You know my master wasn’t in good health, and he was young too. At that time, I needed to take care of both of them,” Zhou Xuanzhi said, seeing the puzzled look on Xiao Mu’s face.
Hearing this answer, Xiao Mu scratched his head, "I remember there's a canteen at Tianyu Mountain, so you're going to cook?"
Upon hearing this question, Shi Yunzhou's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't say anything. Zhou Xuanzhi explained, "The cafeteria is too far away, my junior brother is young, and Master is not in good health."
Come to think of it, Junior Martial Aunt's body was already nearing its limit at that time. It was already a miracle that she survived the shattering of her spiritual mansion. Later, it was the Sect Leader and Shi Jueming who risked their lives to find a way for Junior Martial Aunt, which allowed her to live in the back mountain for more than seven hundred years.
Using spiritual power during this period would cause the spiritual palace to crack. Therefore, it is already a miracle that Junior Uncle has been able to persist for more than seven hundred years.
Fei Xiang had heard of Shi Wanqing's deeds and only regretted that he was born too late to have the opportunity to fight alongside her. However, seeing that Zhou Xuanzhi and Shi Yunzhou were somewhat downcast, he knew that they must be very much like their master now.
"The Gou family's puppets were only dealt with temporarily. If they are used by someone with ulterior motives, they will act again. I sent a message to the capital earlier, and reinforcements should arrive today. I will go out and take a look." Fei Xiang had no experience in comforting people and did not know what to say at this moment.
They thought the person who came would be from the late Ming Dynasty, or even an elder, but they never expected that the person who came would be Su Liyue, the senior sister of the Exorcism Division.
"The Exorcism Bureau?" Zhou Xuanzhi and Xiao Mu said at the same time. Zhou Xuanzhi was very curious about how Su Liyue came here, while Lin Jichen was curious about how the Exorcism Bureau came out of the capital.
After Fei Xiang brought the Exorcist Division members in, everyone was quite reserved. After all, none of them had seen them before. The Exorcist Division cultivators were stationed in the capital and only handled matters in the vicinity. They had never ventured out before. Why were they suddenly so active after the Immortal Alliance Conference was held in the capital?
Despite their doubts, everyone still greeted each other. "I am Su Liyue from the Exorcism Division. I have never left the capital before. My junior brothers and sisters and I have come to assist you. If we have made any mistakes, please feel free to point them out."
"I wouldn't dare accept that. I am Zhou Xuanzhi from Tianyu Mountain. I rarely come down the mountain either. Let's all be considerate of each other," Zhou Xuanzhi said.
For Shi Yunzhou, it was even simpler: "Illusory Sea, Shi Yunzhou."
The person was brought in by Master Fei Xiang, and they all probably already knew each other. Then Xiao Mu stepped forward and said, "I am Xiao Mu from Tianyu Mountain. I greet Senior Sister Su and all the senior brothers, sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters."
What a joke! He didn't even know about such a big event happening in the capital city involving the Exorcism Bureau; it would damage his reputation. Perhaps we should take this opportunity to try and get some information out of them.
After everyone sat down, Zhou Xuanzhi first talked about the recent events that had occurred in Jianye Town.
Shi Yunzhou and Xiao Mu, who were standing to the side, never expected that Zhou Xuanzhi would get along so well with these people from the Exorcism Division in such a short period of time.
The two of them stood inside the room, watching Zhou Xuanzhi and the Exorcist Division chatting and laughing through the window. Shi Yunzhou, arms crossed, was utterly bewildered: "How come Senior Brother is so familiar with the people from the Exorcist Division?"
Xiao Mu glanced at it, then looked at Shi Yunzhou and sighed, saying, "It's very simple, they come from similar backgrounds." The cultivators of the Exorcism Division are all selected from aristocratic families. Even if they come from ordinary families, they must have some assets. Otherwise, how could they afford to send their children to school and teach them to read and write?
Everyone says that the disciples of the Exorcism Division are arrogant and have nothing to lose, and they really have the right to say that.
Upon hearing Xiao Mu's words, Shi Yunzhou suddenly remembered that Xiao Mu also came from a family of cultivators. "Why did you come to Tianyu Mountain?"
Xiao Mu spread his hands and said helplessly, "How would I know? I was still young when my father sent me here. He probably thought Tianyu Mountain was one of the four major sects!"
The disciples of Hanfeng Valley are mostly unrestrained and detached from worldly affairs. The Xiao family also has strict rules, and the elders probably cannot accept that the patriarch's son has returned after completing his studies and become the kind of person they hate the most. As for Qingxu Sect, it goes without saying that it is just a Buddhist temple, and the elders of the clan cannot accept that Xiao Muhe has become a monk.
As for Medicine God Valley, it was even more extraordinary. Thousands of years ago, the disciples of Medicine God Valley dared not reveal their origins after completing their training. Their medical skills were exceptional, and various sects and powerful clans vied for these seemingly defenseless healers, massacring those who did not join them. Medicine God Valley was nearly wiped out at that time.
After Wen Liangjiang succeeded as the current sect leader, she abolished many sect rules. She told her disciples that if they couldn't win, they should use poison. From then on, the disciples of Medicine God Valley began to research poisons, most of which had no antidote. Therefore, they could not tolerate their future patriarch becoming like this.
Fei Xiang was also sitting with them. Hearing Xiao Mu's words, he asked, "What kind of background do you have?"
"The aristocratic families in the capital."
"Then why didn't he go to the Exorcism Division?"
Xiao Mu knew about this from the moment Zhou Xuanzhi arrived at Tianyu Mountain. Just as he was about to answer, he glanced at Shi Yunzhou, whose mind was elsewhere, and lowered his voice to say, "Then we should talk about Senior Brother Zhou's home."
"You've probably heard the saying, 'With a stepmother comes a stepfather.' Senior Brother Zhou's mother passed away early, and his father remarried. Senior Brother Zhou's biological mother's family was very powerful, and his stepmother's family was also quite powerful. Before his stepmother had children, everything was fine."
"After the stepmother gave birth, the problem arose: who would inherit the family business? Logically, it should be Senior Brother Zhou. But his stepmother didn't think so. After all, they were also a prominent family. Why should my son have to give way to your son?"
“But Brother Zhou’s maternal family believes that we are the eldest sons, and our daughter is the legal wife. What does this family business have to do with you, a second wife?”
Fei Xiang nodded; he had seen this kind of thing many times before.
"So, Senior Brother Zhou didn't have a good time at home during that period. His maternal family is, after all, his maternal family. When they closed their doors, Senior Brother Zhou suffered. Later, his maternal family found a way to send him to Tianyu Mountain, and then he became Junior Uncle's disciple."
Zhou Xuanzhi had already recounted everything that had happened in Jianye Town over the past few days to the Exorcism Bureau.
"It's good that the people of Jianye Town haven't been disturbed. Are your injuries alright?" Su Liyue asked.
Recently, his spiritual power has recovered somewhat, and his injuries have also healed considerably. "I'm much better now, no need to worry." Zhou Xuanzhi looked at the three people not far away who were talking in hushed tones. "Back then, we were also fortunate to have Master Feixiang, otherwise we would have died here."
Hearing Zhou Xuanzhi's words, someone said in confusion, "If you can't beat them, run away, or call for reinforcements!"
Zhou Xuanzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The people of Jianye Town need us. We can't abandon them." Besides, they didn't even know why Fang Xiashen had sent them to Jianye Town.
Only now do I realize that my master and these people have such a past, and they even want to take revenge on Tianyu Mountain.
Now everyone understands what happened, and they can't help but sigh that if the Ding brothers had put their minds to fighting the demons, they would have been famous all over the world long ago.
"In the end, it's still a grudge from the previous generation. This matter..." Su Liyue didn't know what to say. Shi Wanqing wasn't wrong to kill those two people back then, but perhaps her mistake was not noticing that they had disciples. But who could notice such a thing? Two traitors being hunted by the immortal sects still dared to take on disciples; she really didn't know what they were thinking. She continued, "It's all in the past now, so don't dwell on it."
How could I not care? There are still some monsters left over from before that haven't been dealt with in Jianye Town.
Before Zhou Xuanzhi could figure it out, the person next to him interrupted his thoughts, "According to what Brother Zhou said, there are still demons in Jianye Town that haven't been dealt with yet. Why don't we deal with them together!"
Zhou Xuanzhi and his junior brother's injuries had not yet healed, and Master Feixiang did not look well either, so they decided to deal with them together.
Cooperation with others is certainly a good thing, but he was still unaware of Shi Yunzhou and Xiao Mu's intentions, as well as Master Feixiang's. He looked at the three of them, but before he could ask any questions, he heard Master Feixiang say, "This humble monk and fellow cultivators Shi Yunzhou and Xiao Mu have no objections."
Xiao Mu nodded and waved, saying, "Many hands make light work!"
Even with the members of the Exorcism Division present, we cannot let our guard down.
The Exorcists have their own rules, but now they have come to Jianye Town, which is far away from the capital. Thinking of what Fei Xiang said before, Shi Yunzhou had a bad feeling.
Seeing that Shi Yunzhou didn't look well, Zhou Xuanzhi asked, "What's wrong?"
"I have a bad feeling, but I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong."
The arrival of the Exorcism Bureau did indeed cause some concern. Xiao Mu's doubts were no less than Shi Yunzhou's, and he asked directly, "So, Senior Brother, why did the Exorcism Bureau come out of the capital?"
"The demons are making unusual moves."
Everyone knows this, but that's not enough to make the Exorcist Bureau, which protects the capital city, come out. Could something terrible have happened? But I haven't heard anything about it. Or is it that my intelligence work hasn't been done well lately? Thinking of this, Xiao Mu was startled. He had been in Jianye Town for too long recently and had been so busy that he hadn't had time to exchange intelligence.
When he looked up at Zhou Xuanzhi and Shi Yunzhou, he saw that both of their faces were dark. Xiao Mu laughed and said, "You'd better not be able to figure out their plan even if you rack your brains. Just like our ancestors suppressed the Demon Clan in the Boundless Realm behind the Ten Directions Barrier, we'll fight them back the same way!"
Upon hearing Xiao Mu's words, both of them looked up at him. It felt very strange coming from Xiao Mu; Shi Yunzhou even raised his hand to cast a spell on him, to verify whether he had been possessed.
Shi Yunzhou's spell on him was also a way to verify whether he had been possessed. Xiao Mu felt uncomfortable no matter how she thought about it. "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing." He avoided Xiao Mu's gaze.
Xiao Mu raised his hand and fanned away the spell, saying with dissatisfaction, "What nonsense is this? Can't I say a few profound words?"
Shi Yunzhou retorted, "You are not a celebrity, so what comes out of your mouth cannot be considered a famous saying."
Xiao Mu pointed at Shi Yunzhou and looked at Zhou Xuanzhi, feeling very wronged. "Senior brother, look at him, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Zhou Xuanzhi laughed as he watched the two bickering in front of him. "You're right. We cultivators have no reason to fear the demon race. Since they dare to come to the mortal realm, then we will drive them back!"
Because their conversation contained nothing to hide, Fei Xiang, who was passing by, overheard their conversation. He suddenly felt that having some fellow disciples of the same age was quite nice, and, engrossed in listening, he couldn't help but utter, "In that case, I'll count myself as one of them."
Seeing that Fei Xiang had already entered, Xiao Mu smiled and said, "Of course, you are welcome, Master."
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