"One reason I came back this time is that I sensed that his jade pendant was broken."
The jade tablet is a life tablet that all Taoists possess.
Jiang Chumian became visibly disappointed when she mentioned Huijue.
"Then why did he become a monk? And why did he say he had a bet with you?"
Si Jinyan poured out her doubts, not wanting to have any misunderstandings with her master.
It's best to talk things out openly; it's the best thing for both of us.
Therefore, Si Jinyan spoke her mind, and her words made Jiang Chumian give her a deep look.
"This bet is with you."
Upon hearing this, the other senior brothers were also stunned.
They didn't understand why their master would make such a bet with someone else.
"More than 30 years ago, we were fellow disciples. My junior brother was exceptionally intelligent, but narrow-minded."
Jiang Chumian began to answer this question about the past.
Lingxu Temple was very popular more than 30 years ago.
Lingxu Daoist's master was a highly accomplished Daoist who took in two disciples.
One is Jiang Chumian, and the other is Huijue.
Huijue's previous name was Jiang Chushi.
They were all orphans.
Jiang Chushi was very intelligent and proficient in all the arts, including medicine, divination, and fortune telling.
However, his temperament was unstable, and the two treasures of the temple, the Azure Lotus Sword and the Qiankun Bag, were lost.
Jiang Chushi had always coveted these two treasures.
However, their master passed it on to Jiang Chumian.
This also aroused Jiang Chushi's jealousy.
He forcibly seized the two treasures, only to find that he couldn't activate them at all.
However, he was expelled from the sect because of this incident.
After their master passed away, Lingxu Temple was passed down to Jiang Chumian, who inherited the title of Lingxu Daoist.
After that, Jiang Chushi frequently harassed Lingxu Temple, causing the number of worshippers to gradually decrease.
When they met again, it was to fulfill the bet they made twenty years ago.
Jiang Chushi was very unwilling to accept this, so he made a bet with Jiang Chumian.
They each trained a descendant, and then had the two compete against each other.
“His divination skills are no less than mine, so he was able to predict your birth. He always says that human nature is inherently evil, and you will definitely become a wicked person.”
“You were only three months old then, fair and tender, and I couldn’t bear to abandon you, so I had no choice but to agree to the bet.”
Jiang Chumian recounted the events of the past in detail.
“Master, thank goodness I didn’t believe him. I knew you didn’t mean it.”
Si Jinyan rubbed against Jiang Chumian's hand; her master had done so much for her.
"Silly girl, what right or wrong can a newborn child have? I am a cultivator, how could I bear to abandon you for no reason?"
Jiang Chumian patted her head and said affectionately.
"My junior sister is so pitiful."
Si Muzhi felt a little reluctant.
"We'll protect you from now on."
A hint of pity flashed in Si Youning's eyes.
"If anyone bullies you, you must tell your senior brothers."
Si Jiangyu's voice trembled slightly; he had always known that his junior sister had a tragic past.
Unlike the others, who were adopted by their master at a young age and grew up carefree.
Since no parents will adopt them, they'll just live like this.
The junior sister must have felt terrible being abandoned by her family time and time again.
"Thank you, senior brothers."
Si Jinyan smiled sweetly at her senior brothers.
With them around, that's enough.
"Have you seen him? And do you know how he died?"
Jiang Chumian asked.
"I've seen him. He went with Xu Wei, and he knew Xu Wei. But he ran away later, and I lost track of him while chasing after him. It's clear that his soul and body were destroyed."
Si Jinyan briefly explained the situation.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chumian fell into deep thought.
There are actually quite a few ways to completely destroy a person's soul.
He had no clue what to do for the time being.
“Master, I suspect that his heart was eaten by someone.”
Seeing him deep in thought, Si Jinyan couldn't help but say something.
She was able to say that because she had thought about how Qi Wuyou died.
"I encountered people from Misty Village. They have a secret technique that allows them to transfer the energy of others to themselves. But the price is that the person being eaten is completely destroyed, unable to be reincarnated."
"Alas, their death was rather tragic."
Jiang Chumian couldn't help but sigh.
"Do you know who killed him?"
Si Jinyan shook his head. "The area we're tracking is mostly mountainous, but I remember it's in the mountain range southeast of the capital."
"I have a guess."
Si Jinyan's eyes flickered. "Master, before Qi Wuyou died, he told me that they were working for a religion, and the branch leader in the capital was a Taoist named Guo Mingyi."
"Guo Mingyi?"
Jiang Chumian immediately understood upon hearing the name.
"A scoundrel from the Taoist sect."
The Taoist community actually has a Taoist Association, which includes registered Taoists from various regions who receive certain government subsidies.
There are some things that can't be said openly, but everyone knows them.
There must be a reason why this thing exists.
The Taoist Association is specifically designed to protect these Taoist priests.
Where there are good people, there are also bad people.
Guo Mingyi was also a person with remarkable Taoist skills, but unfortunately he was wicked and left the Taoist Association early on.
"When he defected from the Taoist sect, he injured several fellow practitioners, which is why he was called a traitor to the Taoist sect."
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