Chapter 278 Good night, brother
Jiang Ying asked curiously, "Isn't it some kind of romantic scandal?"
"That's not the case. According to the rules of Yanyun Tower, these few years should be the time for Master Lu to establish his first disciple. In the past, Master Lu let the other disciples go and only kept Song Mingke by his side. Everyone guessed that he wanted to make Song Mingke his first disciple - for many years, the disciples of Yanyun Tower have thought so." Baoqin said, "But starting this year, Master Lu called back another disciple of his, Guan Yu. Coupled with various things... it can almost be regarded as a public rejection... It seems that Master Lu did not intend to make Song Mingke his first disciple."
Jiang Ying said, "That's true. Song Mingke is the perfect candidate to be the first disciple in terms of qualifications, character, talent, and experience. Moreover, he was responsible for solving many difficult issues in Yanyun Tower in the past few years, such as the one with Jin Dao... I really don't know what Tower Master Lu is thinking."
"Maybe she has other considerations." Ning Mingmei said.
Song Mingke still observed etiquette, as if other people's comments were just wind passing by his ears. When they were leaving, a disciple reported to Song Mingke, "Brother Song, the Sky Flame Crystal you asked for has been taken away by Sister Guan..."
"Have you received all of them?"
"Um……"
It’s hard to tell what Song Mingke is feeling at the moment from his expression. He simply nodded and said, "It's okay, you can use other crystals instead."
The disciples of Yanyun Tower left. Fang Wu Yu looked at the scene in front of him and said, "It's a pity for Song Mingke. If he was born in a noble family, he would get more support and would not be replaced so easily. But now if he wants to find a big family to support him, it is not impossible. I heard that the old man of the Mu family hinted before that he hopes to adopt him as his adopted son."
"It's not easy to wade into the muddy waters of the Mu family." Jiang Ying said, "If Song Mingke goes, he will have to stay in the Mu family for a while."
"Those who achieve great things cannot help but suffer a little." Fang Wu Yu didn't care about it.
Jiang Ying smiled and said, "But Song Mingke's current status is pretty good. If he is satisfied with the status quo, he can live a carefree life."
Fang Wu Yu didn't really care about Yanyun Tower's own affairs. He just said to Ning Mingmei: "Junior brother, I just got a box of Xiangzhuqing, you can try it."
Ning Mingmei likes to drink tea, and Fang Wuyu has always collected various kinds of tea for him over the years. It was now the season for drinking Xiangzhuqing tea, but after Ning Mingmei opened the box, he discovered that the tea Fang Wuyu gave him this year was not only in small quantity but also of lower quality.
"The human world is in too much chaos right now." Fang Wuyu frowned, somewhat worried, "The emperor is also ill..."
After the Rebellion of the Evil Concubine ended, the emperor at that time was enthroned as the Supreme Emperor by his younger brother. He was declared dead several years later and the throne was taken over by his younger brother. The throne was then passed to his younger brother's son.
According to seniority, the current emperor is Fang Wuyu's cousin.
The human royal family cannot do without the immortal methods to prolong their lifespan, but the human lifespan has a limit after all. Although Fang Wu Yu's cousin is not old and senile, he is already old. Therefore, in this war, there are always people who have some ideas. Those outside want to seize land, and those inside want to seize succession.
Ning Mingmei: "Oh..."
"After all, I'm afraid that what happened back then will happen again." Fang Wuyu shook his head, "If the Imperial City is in chaos, then the human world will be in real chaos."
Fang Wu Yu was still young when the Demon Concubine Rebellion occurred. Obviously, the tragic scene at that time had been deeply engraved in his memory. After hearing this, he didn't feel like chatting anymore. Ning Mingmei exchanged a few words with Jiang Ying and Fang Wuyu, then left.
Ning Mingmei and his people were the only ones left in the room. Ning Mingmei handed the tea leaves to Lian Chengyue: "Take this tea and keep it."
The implication was that Lian Chengyue should step down.
The feeling of being an apprentice is different. Now, the person that the master uses at will has finally become myself. Lian Chengyue proudly took the tea leaves downstairs and took the initiative to clean Ning Mingmei's room.
Lian Chengyue was busy running around and soon attracted Lin Heting's attention. Lin Heting was very surprised by this. The Lian family is a family with a far superior background than the Lin family, and with Lian Chengyue's complete control over the Lian family, the family is gradually prospering. Lian Chengyue, as the young master of the Lian family, was actually so humble for Ning Mingmei, which really made him feel that he was a little too proactive.
But Lin Heting thought about it and felt that this might be due to Lian Chengyue's honest and hardworking character. So he smiled and said, "Junior brother, let me help you move this vase."
——How can you let others do your own work! Especially that person is Lin Heting!
"Brother Lin, I just saw you standing here, are you worried about Brother Song?" Lian Chengyue responded quickly, "Brother, why don't you go see Brother Song? I think he will be very happy to see his old friend."
Lin Heting never expected that his junior fellow apprentice would be so considerate, and his evaluation of him increased a bit. He nodded and said with gratitude: "Okay, thank you very much, Junior Brother."
Lian Chengyue held the vase and looked at Lin Heting's back, her eyes full of satisfaction at having driven away her opponent. On the other side, Ning Mingmei glimpsed the scene outside from the living room, pulled down the curtains and said, "How boring."
In a blink of an eye, he looked at the hundreds of faces in front of him.
"I'm not surprised about Song Mingke's situation." Baimian sneered, "This is what happens when you work for a big sect. Lu Mengqing is still worried about Song Mingke's background."
Ning Mingmei shook his head. He recalled Song Mingke's concealment when they were in the demon world. This once clear-minded boy now seems to be going further and further away.
"Brother, I think you can trust me." Baimian brought up the past, "You also heard it on the way. Now all eyes are on Changlemen. If we don't act soon, I'm afraid something might happen. Besides, I have some friendship with Zhendong, she shouldn't make things difficult for me."
Zhen Dong is now the second-in-command of Changle Gate, and it is widely rumored that she has a kind and gentle personality. Ning Mingmei asked: "What is your relationship with her?"
"When she was sick as a child, I administered medicine for her. She said she would definitely repay me." Bai Mian said.
Ning Mingmei pondered for a long time, and still shook his head: "You can't guarantee that the current Zhen Dong is still the Zhen Dong you saw when you were young. Suffering will change a person."
Baimian said nothing more. But it was obvious that he didn't agree. Finally, he said, "Who are you going to ask to solve this problem?"
It is better to remain silent than to be ignorant of the truth. Suddenly, he looked toward the window.
He walked slowly toward the window. From where the wind blew, he saw a bamboo tube, carefully inserted in an inconspicuous place in the gap of the window.
"An old friend asked me to meet him at midnight."
Ning Mingmei read the note twice and then put it back into his Qiankun bag. At this moment, a disciple came from outside to report. Ning Mingmei asked: "What did you say?"
"The United Immortal Sect has selected a few people as a delegation and has already set out for Changle Sect, preparing to negotiate with them."
At this moment, Lian Chengyue, who was cleaning the room, also frowned.
On the other side of the world, the master of Zhaoye Mountain said softly, "You mean, the demon world and the fairy world have secretly sent a killer team to Changle Gate?"
Yanyun Tower is only two hundred miles away from Changle Gate. On one hand, there is an academic conference, and on the other hand, there are conspiracies and plots. Things are becoming more and more complicated.
…
A dark and windy night is the best time to visit old friends. As soon as Ning Mingmei arrived under the locust tree, he saw his old friend.
Still wearing a grey cloak and carrying a long sword. Ning Mingmei said: "It is not always the same."
The man took off his hat, revealing Chang Feichang's face. After not seeing him for decades, his face had not changed at all, except that his eyes had become calmer and more tired than before.
However, when he saw Ning Mingmei, there was still a slight smile on the corner of his lips. Like a dusty traveler seeing his long-lost hometown, he walked on the red brick road that was very different from before, but when he looked back, he found that the tea stall where he set out was still there.
"Mingmei," he said, "Long time no see."
"I met your sister in Yaochuan City. She missed you very much and hoped that you were doing well." Ning Mingmei said, "Those disciples of Qiansheng Peak and your panda..."
"It will be better for Liu Shuang if I don't go back now," Chang Feichang said.
He paused, and then said: "As for Mu Hanshan..."
Ning Mingmei caught something from his emotions. He said, "Hasn't he forgotten? You didn't give him..."
This is hard to tell.
"He hasn't completely forgotten it. If he had completely forgotten it, that would be better and things wouldn't be so troublesome. It's a pity that we can't do it again." Although his emotions were suppressed very well, Ning Mingmei could still sense a little irritation in the other person's heart.
It seems that things may have happened over the years that even Ning Mingmei didn't know about. But this is not the point at the moment. Ning Mingmei asked, "Have you been working for the mob all these years?"
"Yes, let's talk business." Chang Feichang said, "In fact, I shouldn't be here. I came here against the orders of the mob."
"Did the mob make any arrangements at Changle Gate?" Ning Mingmei quickly realized the problem.
"There was." Chang Feichang said, "After all, Changlemen has very important value. You know, Lu Ding can always find out a lot of things. They will also have a lot of resentment."
"Is it true? It's different now, isn't it? I heard that the mob has started to do good things now. They set up something called the White Holy Religion."
"It's not that simple." Chang Feichang said, "What can deepen faith is always suffering... Today's mob is just divided into two parts. One part is in the light, and the other part is in the dark."
Ning Mingmei asked, "For example, would the mob first send people to destroy a village and then become their savior?"
He is often very silent. He said: "Sword Spirit Yunyan was not successful."
"What didn't work?"
"She got the Soul Binding Lamp and tried various objects related to Weng Xingyun, but still failed to revive Weng Xingyun. It was as if her soul had been annihilated in the six realms and had no worries. I thought she would go crazy because of this, but she didn't. Later, the sword spirit Yunyan inadvertently mentioned that she knew what Weng Xingyun was still obsessed with - that was saving the world. Weng Xingyun had built Spark Island with her sword, and had also been to the ancient altar that could be entered with Spark Island as the entrance, and had also prepared to use the altar to open the gate of heaven. So, I guess she wanted to 'realize' Weng Xingyun's unfulfilled 'wish', give her a 'bright and brilliant' and 'innocent reputation', and then use this as a condition to call her back to this world where she had lost hope." Chang Feichang said, "She felt that as long as Spark Island could come back, as long as Weng Xingyun could be worshipped as a god and have an innocent reputation, she would be willing to return for the cause of 'Spark Island' where she had placed the richest emotions."
Ning Mingmei said: "She thinks so. Do other people who are full of hatred think so too? Being the murderer who destroyed their lives, and being the savior in their eyes. This is the best revenge and mockery for the fools, isn't it?"
“Some people think so.”
"What if Weng Xingyun still doesn't come back after everything is accomplished? What will Yunyan do then?"
Often very silent. He said, "Maybe she will use the altar, maybe she will make some other deal, or maybe she will find a way to open a hole in the sky, I don't know."
"Then what do you think?" Ning Mingmei said, "You still hate those great immortal sects that killed your family, the fools who killed your family, and the mortals who believed everything they heard, is that right?"
“…”
"But you also hate the demons and those who attacked the people of the human world. Even if you look at those people, you will think that if they were in the situation when the Liu family was persecuted that day, they would do the same as those who persecuted the Liu family."
"Stop talking." Chang Feichang said.
"You are very different from your colleague. She knows clearly that she hates everyone, and she is happy with bloody revenge. But you go all the way to the end, bumping your head and bleeding, but you don't know what you really want-"
"Let's get back to business." Chang Feichang said, "Time is running out, so let's make it short. Someone from Wuhezhong once lurked in Changlemen. Through that lurker, the people from Wuhezhong provided a lot of assistance to Changlemen and helped Changlemen escape from the control of Xianmen. But unfortunately, the lurker in Changlemen obviously felt that he should be the boss. He killed those people from Wuhezhong, killed the superior who knew his identity, stole the things of Wuhezhong, betrayed Wuhezhong, and also wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to trade with Xianmen and Demonmen."
"It's a tragic story of betrayal. So your people are here for the Gate of Reason? Are you planning to kill the betrayer?"
"Not only that. Yunyan's plan is to completely destroy Changlemen. Killing one person as a warning to the rest is a complete destruction." Chang Feichang said, "By then, everyone in Changlemen will die. This is the price of betrayal."
"Do you know who the betrayer is?"
"We only know that it was one of the three leaders. Apart from that, we know nothing." Chang Feichang said, "It is obvious that the man should also know the price of betrayal. Yunyan once met him without knowing it. The man should not have seen Yunyan's face, but he had seen her hands."
"What's wrong with Yunyan's hand?" Ning Mingmei realized that Yunyan was now using Jiang Heng's body.
In other words, that person had seen Jiang Heng's hand.
"There is a deep-rooted mark of magic on her hand. Only people from Changle Gate can see it. This is the mark that will be stamped on the furnace tripods in Changle Gate. If that person is smart, he will definitely look up Yunyan's true identity from the records of Changle Gate." Chang Feichang said, "Yunyan doesn't care about this. But when the time comes..."
"When the time comes..."
"When that happens, you'll be in danger." Chang Feichang said, "After all, you and Jiang Heng look similar..."
Ning Mingmei was silent for a moment: "You said you came here without the support of the mob, what do you mean?"
"The people from Wuhezhong have already set up their plan here, and their people have already set out. I don't know who those people are, or which forces they will hide in. But I know the identity of one of them." Chang Feichang said, "Her name is Bai Ling."
Bai Ling...it can't be such a coincidence.
Baimian once mentioned that he took his sister with him when he escaped from Changle Gate. His sister suffered from illness due to damage to her soul. Later, in exchange for eliminating his sister's pain, he made a fatal deal with Yunyan to go to Qingji Sect to steal the lamp.
"Do you know Bai Ling?" Chang Feichang said.
"An old friend of an old friend." Ning Mingmei asked, "What are your plans for coming here?"
"...I want to destroy all the information related to Jiang Heng. This is too dangerous for you." Chang Feichang said.
"Besides that? You have something else you want to do, right?"
This time Chang was silent for a long time.
"You don't want all the furnaces and tripods of Changlemen to die because of this. Most of them knew nothing about that person's betrayal and should not become sacrificial pawns." Ning Mingmei said, "Just like the Liu family back then, they should not be destroyed because of rumors that had nothing to do with them."
"I have to go now."
"What are you going to do? Maybe I can help you." Ning Mingmei said.
"No. I came here just to take away Jiang Heng's information." Chang Feichang said, "You don't need to interfere in other matters. You just need to know that someone will solve the problem of Changlemen, that's enough."
He put on his hood and turned to leave. Ning Mingmei said from behind him: "What if I must intervene?"
“…”
"Do you want to strike me with the same sword as you struck Mu Hanshan, so that we can have no connection at all and be completely cut off?" Ning Mingmei asked, "Then you can tie this sword to your body and continue to move forward?"
“…”
“…”
"You won't have the chance to intervene." Chang said very coldly and turned away.
Ning Mingmei stared at his back without saying a word. Chang Feichang put on his hood, and finally, when he was about to walk forward, he whispered, "Go back and have a good sleep."
“…”
"Good night, brother."
The empty mountain returned to silence, as if nothing had happened. Ning Mingmei stared at Chang Feichang's back for a long time, and suddenly pulled the system out of his shield.
Ever since breaking through the Void Refining Stage, Ning Mingmei discovered that he had the ability to shield the system. At this moment, the system said: "It seems that the host has something to ask me?"
Ning Mingmei: "You are finished."
?
Ning Mingmei threw the system into the shielded area again. He stood there and looked up at the sky for a while, then went back without looking back.
Not until Ning Mingmei disappeared did the black air in the darkness in the corner of the mountain dissipate, and a handsome young man appeared.
Shi Ruzhuo asked: "What did they say?"
Shi Ruzhuo could hear nothing. Chang Feichang had erected a barrier while talking to Ning Mingmei. In addition, the two of them were cautious by nature, Lian Chengyue was very far away, and Shi Ruzhuo, as his personal ring spirit, naturally heard nothing.
But Lian Chengyue is a very evil kid. Not only does he have perverted thoughts, he also has a special physique. He would not be surprised if Lian Chengyue could hear a few words.
Lian Chengyue said: "In fact, I didn't hear anything clearly."
Shi Ruzhuo: ...
"But I can see one thing, Immortal Ning needs help, and the man in gray is at a loss as to what he wants to do at the moment." Lian Chengyue said with his eyes fixed, "In this case, it's time to introduce him to a very reliable partner."
Shi Ruzhuo: "Oh, so who is the partner?"
Lian Chengyue smiled slightly.
"Demon Realm, Master Zhaoye Mountain!"
…
After many years, Ning Mingmei visited Yanyun Tower again and naturally received unprecedented hospitality. On the first day of his arrival, Master Lu took him to visit the campus, and on the first evening of his arrival, Master Lu took him to dinner.
There are two people around Master Lu now. One is Guan Yu and the other is Song Mingke, both are beautiful and handsome. Ning Mingmei also saw Yu Niao and Lu Youyu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Yu Niao looked very happy and greeted Ning Mingmei gently. Lu Youyu, however, looked a little worried. She smiled at Ning Mingmei, but her eyes involuntarily rested on Song Mingke.
"It's not surprising that the little girl has someone she likes." Fang Wu Yu commented.
Jiang Ying said, "Why don't I see any admiration in the little girl's eyes? Master Fang Feng really knows nothing about love."
Fang Wu Yu was now criticized by Jiang Ying. But he didn't know what he was thinking about, his cheeks turned red. Seeing Ning Mingmei looking over, he handed his plate to Ning Mingmei: "Junior brother, you eat."
Ning Mingmei: ...Who wants to eat your leftovers?
After the dinner, Song Mingke left, Lu Youyu caught up with him, and Lin Heting also caught up after hesitating. Ning Mingmei saw the three people taking a bath in the water. Considering Song Mingke's special background, he wanted to go and observe, but was stopped by Lu Mengqing.
"Mingmei, long time no see, shall we chat?"
After not seeing each other for many years, Lu Mengqing still looks the same as before. She did not get married or have children, simply because she was not interested in these household chores. Only Yanyun Tower and her career could give her the greatest satisfaction.
She is such a rational person. But when she was alone with Ning Mingmei, she finally showed some signs of fatigue.
"It seems that you have also heard about Xiao Song's situation," she said.
Ning Mingmei checked the doors and windows, then he turned around and said, "If you wanted to refuse, you should have done it more covertly. Why did you have to be so obvious?"
The two have become old friends after so many years, so they can talk to each other like this. Lu Mengqing smiled bitterly and said, "Sometimes the situation is pressing. You should understand better than me. At that time, the atmosphere was so tense that I was urged to make a decision. I could only refuse..."
"It's because of his background."
"It's because of his background. I admit that I deliberately slowed down his training speed when he was young, but he did better than I thought." Lu Mengqing closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair, "But I also know that the first disciple is different. Especially the first disciple of the owner of Yanyun Tower..."
Lu Mengqing is not a sentimental person. For example, at this moment, she took a sip of wine and stopped talking.
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