"Among the three of us, the eldest senior brother is the most talented, and Master values him the most. The second senior brother has good qualifications, but in front of the eldest senior brother's amazing talent, he is not good enough."
"Originally, the three of us had a pretty good relationship. We were adopted by our master when we were young, and we supported each other and lived in peace. Later, during the war, our master took us to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, so we didn't participate in the war."
"Second Senior Brother is extremely ambitious. He does not listen to the Master's teachings and secretly helps an adult."
"Your great-grandfather was good in everything except being sentimental, just like your grandmother." Daozhen sighed, his eyes fell on Su Xiaoluo, and he was really afraid that she would follow in his footsteps. "At that time, your great-grandfather fell in love with your great-grandmother and insisted on getting married. Master knew that his time was running out. If the book was passed to me, I would definitely not be able to protect it. If it fell into the hands of Second Senior Brother, I'm afraid that all the lives would be turned into ashes."
"So, your master used a trick to replace the prince with a cat. He wanted to burn the book in front of the second senior brother, but actually gave the book to the eldest senior brother for safekeeping. He never thought that he would find out and start a dispute with the master. In the end, he and the eldest senior brother fought for the book, each taking half, and they became enemies from then on."
"Before his death, Master told me to find my Second Senior Brother and stop him from doing evil. Over the years, I have traveled far and wide, but I never thought that he would hide in this small city."
Daozhen couldn't help but sigh.
"So that's how it is." Su Xiaoluo sighed.
"Girl, even I may not be his match. In this fight, Master can..."
"Master, then we won't go looking for him." Su Xiaoluo said worriedly.
"Your grandfather's soul is still in his hands. After so many years, the master's time is coming soon. Some grudges should be settled." Daozhen touched Su Xiaoluo's head with his big hand. "The happiest thing for the master is to watch you fly, do you understand?"
Su Xiaoluo nodded blankly.
"Will she be happy after flying?" Fu Shaoting came out from behind, and he finally followed.
"After flying, there are no relatives, no friends, and even no one to talk to. Is flying so important?"
"What do you know?" Daozhen said angrily, "People who practice cultivation pursue flying and transcending the mundane world. The girl has the most hope, she is the best candidate."
"Fei is the one you are pursuing. Have you asked her if she is willing?" Fu Shaoting asked in a low voice.
Su Xiaoluo's face wrinkled into a frown.
Ever since she could remember, her master had always said that she must fly, and she had always regarded flying as her goal.
As for what she would do after the flight, or whether she would be happy, she never considered it.
"Humph, of course you don't want her to fly." Daozhen looked at Fu Shaoting.
"If she tells me that flying is what she wants, I will do my best to help her." Fu Shaoting said coldly, "Although you are her master, you cannot control her life."
"Okay, stop arguing." Su Xiaoluo was a little annoyed by the noise. "I know you are all doing this for my own good, but isn't the most urgent task to rescue Grandpa?"
"It's good to fly, but it's not necessary to fly. That's all for the future."
"Especially... with my current moral level, I think I will need to practice for a long time."
Su Xiaoluo had a complicated expression on her face. Last time, more than 400 enemy soldiers died, and this time, that group of people at the border were going to die at her hands again.
She has little moral integrity left.
Daozhen opened his eyes wide, and calculated carefully, and was so angry that he didn't want to speak.
"I told you not to get involved in the karma of the world, but you wouldn't listen. It's all because of Master's confusion!"
"How can we stay out of this world? Xiaoluo can clearly distinguish between good and evil, so what's wrong with her?" Fu Shaoting didn't want to listen to his master lecturing Su Xiaoluo, so he retorted.
"What do you know?" Daozhen frowned.
"It's enough that I understand her." Fu Shaoting did not give in.
Su Xiaoluo sighed. Why are they arguing again?
"I am her teacher."
"I am... her brother, her revolutionary, her partner." Fu Shaoting said without giving up, as if the more identities he mentioned, the more important they seemed.
Su Xiaoluo puffed up his cheeks. Didn't he tell her not to say things he didn't like? Why was she talking nonstop here?
"Are you going or not?" Su Xiaoluo asked.
The sky was grey and the snowflakes were falling even harder.
"We know Taoist magic and we go to save people. Why are you following us?" Daozhen asked with disdain.
"Master, he has a special identity. Taoist magic is useless to him, but maybe it can be useful." Su Xiaoluo whispered in Daozhen's ear.
Daozhen snorted, but ultimately said nothing more and continued to lead the way.
Su Xiaoluo smiled at Fu Shaoting, clasped his hands together, and begged for mercy. The master was quite old, and was a little stubborn.
Fu Shaoting grabbed her hand without further ado and walked forward with big strides: "Your master is your master, and you are you. I hope you can figure out what you want."
There was thick snow on the ground. Fu Shaoting walked forward with one step after another, and Su Xiaoluo followed his footsteps.
She was afraid that the master would suddenly turn around, but she didn't want to let go of his hand.
Really, very warm.
Arriving at a small alley, Su Xiaoluo felt a strong trace of Taoism, which was similar to what she had learned but also different.
"Second brother, come out!" Daozhen shouted.
"After all these years, Junior Sister, you are still persistent." A hunchbacked old man in black clothes walked out from the darkness.
He was wearing a hat and had his head lowered, so that only his white beard could be seen.
He walked and coughed, as if he wanted to cough out his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.
He raised his head slightly, his eyes fell on Su Xiaoluo, and said with a smile: "You have taught her well over the years, and she has ruined my good deeds time and time again."
"Second Senior Brother, it's been so long, but you're still holding a grudge against me, and even attacked the descendants of our eldest senior brother." Dao Zhen looked disappointed. "A person like you who has done so many bad things can't fly."
"Hahaha, flying." The old man in black laughed, "Only you would regard flying as a lifelong pursuit. In this world of power, wealth, women, pleasure, which one is not happier than flying?"
"You have lost yourself, Second Brother." Daozhen frowned.
"Am I losing myself, or are you too stubborn?" The old man in black pointed at Su Xiaoluo, "Ask this girl, is she willing to fly? Is she willing to leave the man beside her? Junior sister, don't forget that the eldest senior brother is a romantic, and his descendants are also very infatuated!"
"She saved Song Jingshu's first child. But what happened? When she was 20 years old, she and her lover both died in the fire. How pitiful!" said the old man in black with a smile.
"So it was you who did this?"