Chapter 279: The Master of Zhaoye Mountain and Merlin
"What are your plans next?"
"Intend?"
"If you want to deal with it, you have to be determined. If you are too indecisive, things will go wrong."
"Planning... I admit that it was my fluke mentality that led things to this point. In the past, I just thought, let's wait and decide, as if as long as I don't watch, things won't happen. It's not until now that I understand that waiting like this really won't work. Until the end, I couldn't make up my mind to let Song Mingke be my first disciple." Lu Mengqing took another sip of wine, "So be it. It's time for Xiao Song to slowly give up."
Ning Mingmei nodded: "This is the best."
"I don't really owe Xiao Song anything, right? If I hadn't taken action back then, Xiao Song would not only fail to become an immortal, but would also have no chance of surviving." Lu Mengqing smiled, as if trying to convince himself.
Ning Mingmei just looked at the bright moon hanging high in the sky: "There is no such thing as black and white in the world."
After talking with Lu Mengqing, he returned to the courtyard on Piaomiao Peak. After opening the door, Ning Mingmei was a little surprised to find that Lian Chengyue did not immediately offer him a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
Where has this person gone?
"Sorry, Master, I was a little distracted." Lian Chengyue came up then.
Because he was controlling the master of Zhaoye Mountain at the same time, Lian Chengyue was a little absent-minded at the moment. Ning Mingmei glanced at him and asked, "How do you feel about Yanyun Tower?"
Lian Chengyue: "Master, it's not as good as Piaomiao Peak."
Still myself. Ning Mingmei entered the house and told Lian Chengyue, "Go to the exhibition hall early tomorrow morning to set up our display boards. Remember to sweep the floor."
As soon as he entered the house, Ning Mingmei came over to find Baimian. He threw a stack of manuscripts to him: "Memorize the contents of the manuscripts before tomorrow morning."
Baimian took a look at the manuscript and was shocked: "You want me to help you make a presentation tomorrow?"
"yes."
"What about you?"
"Something happened." Ning Mingmei said briefly.
Baimian flipped through the manuscript and felt a little overwhelmed: "I haven't done much work on the project you mentioned..."
Ning Mingmei said, "That's just right. Many of the projects under the name of the big boss of the laboratory have never been done by the big boss."
Baimian: "Especially the experimental details..."
Ning Mingmei: "Do you think the big boss would do the experiment himself?"
Baimian: "Although you gave me an outline to answer the questions, if someone asks a question that goes beyond the outline..."
Ning Mingmei: "I will contact you in real time. Besides, who dares to embarrass an academician?"
Baimian: ...
Ning Mingmei: "Just remember not to give letters of recommendation or internship promises to people who try to please you."
Bai Mian Shen is a puppeteer, and his ability to disguise is among the best in the entire fairy world. Ning Mingmei was not worried about this.
But when he opened the door and left, Baimian turned his back to him and said in a muffled voice: "Ning Mingmei, what on earth are you going to do?"
Ning Mingmei pushed up his glasses: "Corruption, money-for-power transactions."
"...Fuck!" Bai Mian pushed the table away. "You are going to Changle Gate, right? Tell me the truth, Ning Mingmei, you just want to leave me behind and go to Changle Gate alone. The reason is that you..."
Ning Mingmei: “?”
"Have a heart as warm as gold!" Baimian's eyes were filled with tears. "Ning Mingmei, you are really different from the mob... You are the true heir of Spark Island! Spark Island is dead, and some people are living a life of luxury in the name of heirs, relying on the reputation of their predecessors. Some people never mention Spark Island, but truly keep it in their hearts..."
Ning Mingmei: "...you should go back and memorize your outline."
Bai Mian said: "Okay Ning Mingmei, I will definitely complete the task you assigned to me, and I will definitely cover your whereabouts!"
... Ning Mingmei felt that it was difficult to comment on this. He has never been good at dealing with people who are good at thinking. Fortunately, Bai Mian will set a trap for himself.
He opened the door and prepared to leave. But perhaps the moon was too bright at night, so he said before leaving: "Hundred faces."
"Um?"
"I remember you said you had a sister named Bai Ling?" Ning Mingmei said, "How is she now?"
Baimian was stunned. Then, his eyes became gentle: "He should have recovered from his injuries and gone to live in a warm and peaceful town. This is what they promised me."
"Really?" Ning Mingmei said, "That's good."
But the result is regrettable. It seems that Yunyan did not keep her promise to Baimian.
…
It is not easy to leave Yanyun Tower without alerting anyone. Fortunately, Ning Mingmei is very experienced. He transformed and set out again as the young Merlin.
This is special operations. He didn't tell Fang Wuyu or Jiang Ying. It just so happened that these two people also had their own sessions and would not care too much about Ning Mingmei's departure.
Due to the arrival of Qingji Sect, Yanyun Tower has been very busy these days. Even the construction site that operates all year round has stopped operating, vowing to present a brand new cityscape for Qingji Sect in the construction sandstorm. In this deep love of Yanyun Tower, Ning Mingmei changed into a Taoist robe of Qingji Sect, bought a roujiamo from Yanyun Subway, and slipped out of Yanyun Tower along the path.
But obviously, Ning Mingmei was not having a smooth day today. Roads were closed due to construction work in various places in Yanyun Building, and he soon lost his way.
Ning Mingmei: ...What on earth is Lu Mengqing doing? Why hasn’t it been repaired yet? It’s been hundreds of years and it still can’t be completed, right?
Just as he looked left and right, trying to find a new path, Song Mingke's voice came from behind him: "Classmate, are you lost?"
This is really the case. Ning Mingmei turned around and saw Song Mingke and Lu Youyu. Lu Youyu obviously didn't expect that the boy in front of her was so handsome. She was obviously stunned for a moment.
Song Mingke smiled gently at Ning Mingmei: "The conference hall is in that direction."
"Oh, there is no part for me today. I am going out to buy something under the order of my master." Ning Mingmei said slowly, "Brother, I want to go through the West Second Gate. Do you know which way to go?"
"You have to go that way to get out of the West Second Gate." Lu Youyu said, "This is your first time in Yanyun Tower, so you don't know the way very well, right? We'll take you there."
"Thank you, senior sister and brother."
Encountering a disciple from Yanyun Tower by chance was also on Ning Mingmei’s list of risks. He had already prepared a set of excuses. But Ning Mingmei was quite surprised that along the way, Lu Youyu and Song Mingke didn't speak again except for asking a few simple questions. It seemed that they had no intention of chatting with Ning Mingmei.
After going around a few roads, the West Second Gate is right in front of you. Ning Mingmei thanked them both. Lu Youyu smiled at him, then turned to Song Mingke and said, "Brother, don't push yourself too hard."
"Um."
"Just like, even if Senior Brother cannot become the next building owner, he can still be the owner of Silk Island, right?" Lu Youyu said, "Isn't that good too?"
"I'm really fine, Youyu. You can go back." Song Mingke said.
Lu Youyu nodded. But even Ning Mingmei could see deep worry and slight suspicion in her eyes. So after walking out of the West Second Gate, Ning Mingmei found a place to hide himself and observe the situation secretly.
Sure enough, not long after, Song Mingke also walked out from a small door near the West Second Gate. He was wearing a cloak, obviously intending to hide himself, and he walked hurriedly, and no one knew what he was going to do.
Ning Mingmei wanted to follow. But before he set off, he spotted another unexpected figure.
Lu Youyu also put on a mask and secretly followed Song Mingke.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Ning Mingmei looked around and followed Lu Youyu. His movements were light and silent.
Song Mingke acted very cautiously after leaving Yanyun Tower. He made so many twists and turns, so he must have a clear destination. But when passing a cliff, someone unexpectedly jumped down from the cliff and landed in front of him.
"Hold!"
Song Mingke obviously didn't expect this either. He looked at the man in front of him, frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
"You bastard, you're going to throw me away after you're done with me, right?" The man's actions were quite rough. He grabbed Song Mingke's arm and pressed him against the cliff. "I've been guarding outside Yanyun Tower for several days, and I finally felt you coming out..."
"It's not the time when we need you yet." Song Mingke said coldly.
"What do you think of me? A dog that can be summoned and dismissed at will?" the man cursed.
Song Mingke just stared at him without saying anything. The man then said, "Fuck, wasn't it me who threatened you? How come it becomes like you're threatening me? You turned your face against me as soon as you got out of bed, right?"
Song Mingke's face finally revealed a hint of anger. He said coldly: "I have said before that my business in Yanyun Tower is the most important."
"Business? You think Yanyun Tower is your home. You were loyal to it in the past, even at the cost of your own life. What does Yanyun Tower think of you? You are trash that can be thrown away after use." The man sneered, "Lu Mengqing doesn't think of you as his own either. The master-disciple relationship that you see on a daily basis is all fake. Now that Lu Mengqing has Guan Yu, a true member of his family, you are useless and can be thrown away. They have been treating you as a backup all their lives..."
Song Mingke's expression finally changed suddenly. He said, “Who told you that?”
"This matter..."
"I asked you, who told you? How many people know about this? Does everyone in the entire fairy world know that I am not trusted and can no longer be the first disciple..."
"No, no, why are you so excited? I found out from a few core disciples of Yanyun Tower. People from other sects don't know. Wait, don't..."
Song Mingke grabbed his arm, as if he was extremely frightened. His eyes turned blood red, and there was a faint demonic aura emerging from his body. You Sutuo was obviously frightened. He laid Song Mingke flat on the ground, pushed him repeatedly, and shouted: "I just don't want you to continue to be a dog for Yanyun Tower! The world is so big, anywhere is a new home. You treat others as your own family, and others don't treat you as their own, then find someone who treats you as their own... Damn... How did you go crazy..."
Over there, Lu Youyu was so anxious that he took off his disguise in the dark and was about to fly forward to snatch the person. But at this moment, Ning Mingmei thought of something.
Song Mingke came to this area to meet someone. Judging from You Sutuo's words, it was obvious that the person Song Mingke wanted to see was not You Sutuo.
So who else is here?
At the moment when his thoughts raced, Ning Mingmei had already caught a glimpse of a flash of a knife.
There was a sneak attack!
The knife pierced through Lu Youyu's shoulder - it was originally intended to pierce through Lu Youyu's back, but was deflected by Ning Mingmei. Ning Mingmei only had time to look at the person who drew the knife for a moment. He saw that the other person had a pair of golden eyes.
"Who is it!" Su Tuo shouted.
There's no time to get entangled with that person anymore. Ning Mingmei had a brief fight with that person and found that he was extremely strong and his skills were extremely strange. When fighting with him, Ning Mingmei would feel that the spiritual power in his body was sucked into the opponent's body bit by bit, like a mud cow entering the sea or sinking into a quagmire. And, with that comes a feeling.
It was like all the emotions were sucked away, the happy, excited, thrilled, beautiful... and what came out were only numb, desperate memories.
He hugged Lu Youyu and threw Piaomiao Peak's latest technology - a spiritual grenade - at him. The spiritual power grenade seriously injured the man, and the close-range detonation of the grenade also caused trauma to Ning Mingmei.
Fortunately, when he looked over, he saw Su Tuo already helping Song Mingke run away.
Ning Mingmei then covered his tracks with a cloak and fled into the mountains with the injured Lu Youyu. Before escaping, he pulled out a strand of the attacker's long hair with a hair follicle.
——You’re finished! I'll find you through the gene bank!
It's winter now and it gets dark quickly. Ning Mingmei and Lu Youyu had not been running for long when it became dark. The dense forest was shrouded in thick fog. Finally, Ning Mingmei found an open place and put Lu Youyu down.
The girl was still holding Ning Mingmei's chest tightly until she was semi-conscious. Her lips moved with difficulty. Ning Mingmei lowered his head and finally heard a few words uttered from her mouth:
"Save...Brother..."
Ning Mingmei was silent for a moment.
Song Mingke has always been looking for a home that can fully recognize everything about him and embrace his past and future. Yanyun Tower could not give him such a home, and Lu Mengqing, as the owner of the tower, could not give him such a home despite many considerations. But what about land fish?
Even though she didn't know Song Mingke's life experience, even though she didn't know all of Song Mingke's secrets, she would still follow him without hesitation, and even when she was seriously injured and unconscious, she did not forget Song Mingke's whereabouts. It's just because they are friends.
Perhaps the "home" that Song Mingke needs can never be given by a sect or an organization. The only one who can give him this "home" is someone who loves him.
Fortunately, Lu Youyu was not seriously injured. The wounds on her body looked hideous, but in fact, they could be healed quickly using Piaomiao Peak's advanced technology. If Wu Yun treated her here, she would recover even faster.
However……
Ning Mingmei looked at the edge of the wound and saw wisps of black air entwined around it. It is things like this that prevent wounds from healing.
That kind of black air is a bit like Hunlun, but a little different. Moreover, it not only enlarges the wound, but also seems to have an effect on people's emotions and souls.
For example, Lu Youyu was unconscious, and he started crying out as if in a deep dream: "No... I'm sorry... Mother..."
It seemed that the black air reminded her of her most painful memories.
Fortunately, Piaomiao Peak has everything. The research results over the years came into play at this moment. Ning Mingmei took out a temporary medicine for Hunlun and successfully curbed the invasion of the black air on Lu Youyu's wound.
This is not a successful version of the drug, it just has the effect of preventing the erosion of Hunlun. But after using the medicine, Ning Mingmei discovered some strange things about it.
The black gas on Lu Youyu's wound seemed to be not only invading from the outside, but also emitted from her body.
What's going on? Could it be that the human body itself can also produce something similar to Hunlun?
Fortunately, after a long time, Lu Youyu finally opened his eyes. She glanced at the sky weakly, then looked at Ning Mingmei and asked, "Junior Brother Mei? Why are you here?"
"Senior Sister Lu, don't you remember what happened after you left Yanyun Tower?"
Lu Youyu had indeed lost his memory after leaving Yanyun Tower. She looked a little confused, and seemed to only remember that she came out with Song Mingke because she was worried about him, but she didn't remember what happened after that. Ning Mingmei then described it from his own perspective, and then said, "Senior Sister, do you know who Senior Brother Song might have met?"
Lu Youyu shook his head.
"They don't look like good people." Ning Mingmei said.
"No...it's still uncertain what Senior Brother Song is going to do. Senior Brother Song will not do anything that is detrimental to Yanyun Tower." Lu Youyu was very persistent when it came to this point.
Ning Mingmei shook his head. He added: "I saw Senior Brother Song being taken away by that big monster."
"Really... I've long noticed that there's a connection between them. I didn't expect it to turn out like this." Lu Youyu said softly, "If only I had discovered it earlier. I still don't understand what the big demon is using to threaten Senior Brother Song."
Ning Mingmei was silent again. This is a very difficult matter. At this moment, Lu Youyu grabbed his sleeve and said, "Student Mei, can you please not tell anyone about what happened today?"
"Why?"
"Everything can still be turned around now. If the host knows about this, I'm afraid that with Senior Brother Song's temper... things will get out of control."
Ning Mingmei originally wanted to fool him. But Lu Youyu looked at him with a firm gaze. He had no choice but to say, "Okay, I promise you."
Anyway, you won’t be struck by lightning for breaking your promise. Even if we are struck by lightning, we can move Qi Miancheng over to serve as a lightning rod.
After receiving this promise, Lu Youyu's originally pale face finally showed some color. Ning Mingmei saw that her health was still very poor and knew that she still needed treatment, so he felt that the situation was a bit difficult.
The longer the matter of Changle Gate is delayed, the more complications will arise. Lu Youyu now has difficulty walking, and it is completely impossible to let her go back to Yanyun Tower by herself.
He supported Lu Youyu and walked in the jungle at night. At this moment of dilemma, Ning Mingmei suddenly heard a voice.
There was the sound of a convoy moving.
It’s hard to tell whether the appearance of a convoy at this time is a good thing or a bad thing. Ning Mingmei brought Lu Youyu and watched from afar as the convoy sat down and set up camp in a flat area. Obviously, they were not going to move on today. Several guards came down and began to look around. Several servants built a bonfire and started boiling water.
"They also know magic. But we can't tell whether they are from the demon world or the fairy world," said Lu Youyu.
"It would be terrible if it was someone from the demon world." Ning Mingmei said.
But Ning Mingmei also began to have doubts at this moment. The people in this convoy came and went without making any sound, which was even enough to deceive the ears of Ning Mingmei, an injured powerful man. Ning Mingmei didn't notice their presence until they approached.
However, based on observation, Ning Mingmei felt that the people in this convoy were not hostile.
Finally, Ning Mingmei felt a divine sense sweeping over his head. Wherever he is, there is blood and energy everywhere, so it is impossible for him to hide his identity. So Ning Mingmei simply took Lu Youyu and stood up openly.
Soon, servants holding lanterns came towards them.
"Please don't worry. Our caravan is passing through here just to do business. The night is long and it's boring to sit here. Why don't you come to our camp and have some tea and chat with my host? What do you think?"
The attendant had an ordinary face and looked to be a human. Ning Mingmei then said, "It just so happens that my senior sister and I passed by here just to make some time to travel. Since your master has invited us, we will respectfully obey your orders."
"Junior Brother Mei, let's just go over there like this, is there any problem?" Lu Youyu whispered.
"They have no hostility." Ning Mingmei said, "I can feel it."
And his cultivation is lower than Ning Mingmei. If Ning Mingmei is unhappy, he can overthrow this group of people at any time. In a good case, both the host and the guests are happy; in a bad case, murder and robbery occur. No matter how you look at it, you won't suffer any loss.
Moreover, Lu Youyu's current injuries also require more treatment materials.
Ning Mingmei helped Lu Youyu up and followed the attendant. Looking at the convoy in the distance, Ning Mingmei asked the attendant: "Who is your master?"
The attendant said, "My master is the master of Zhaoye Mountain."
The Master of Zhaoye Mountain... why does it sound a little familiar... Ning Mingmei searched his memory and found that he could no longer remember the plot related to this name in the original work, so he just assumed that he was an important supporting character.
Since he is an important supporting character, he must have a lot of treasures on him.
After just a few steps, a tent appeared on the flat ground where the owner of Zhaoye Mountain was staying. The bonfire is burning, bringing some warmth in the cold winter. It seems that the master of Zhaoye Mountain is not only a person who knows how to enjoy life, but also a person who is very confident in his own strength.
Even if this is a less dangerous area, setting up tents and lighting bonfires here is enough to show that this person has strong strength.
The attendants brought Ning Mingmei and the other man to the main tent. He exchanged a few words with the attendant in front of the tent, and then said to Ning Mingmei, "Please wait for a moment, we will go in and pass the message."
Ning Mingmei said: "Thank you."
Deep in the tent, the master of Zhaoye Mountain sat on a long seat with his eyes closed and his brows slightly frowned. His adjutant whispered, "Master, we haven't found the man you mentioned yet. But judging from the clues, he should be observing around Changle Gate in the next few days, looking for an opportunity to sneak into Changle Gate."
"No hurry, everything that exists will leave traces." The master of Zhaoye Mountain said, "Before he appears, I will focus on other things first."
As for other things, of course, they are academic conferences.
But Lian Chengyue always felt that today's academic conference was very strange. Since early this morning, he was ordered by Ning Mingmei to go somewhere else, so he had no chance to see Ning Mingmei's heroic appearance when he gave a report. This made him so painful that he didn't know why Ning Mingmei wanted him to leave and why Ning Mingmei wanted to deprive him of the opportunity to receive an education.
But as he was eager to read, he still got today's meeting notes from Lin Heting. But now, as his real body was looking at the notes, he felt that something was wrong.
"Is Immortal Ning ill? I feel that his report today is a little weak compared to usual days."
The whole world didn't think there was anything unusual about this report, only Lian Chengyue smelled it vigilantly.
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