Chapter 326 Lifeline and Fuel
"Grand Elder?"
"Master Wuwei is in seclusion, and the other Grand Elders are unable to take on the responsibility. And I have already abdicated and can no longer be the head of the sect. In this case, it is just right for me to inherit the position of the head of the Grand Elders. Haha, do you think it is suitable too, Junior Brother?"
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Ning Mingmei stood on the headmaster's peak, looking at Qi Miancheng who came on behalf of the great elders, and said to himself: "He really did it."
"I knew that Senior Brother Qi wanted to go with us. I am really happy." Bai Ruoru stood beside him and said with a smile.
Ning Mingmei: ...
He glanced at the other side of the crowd without leaving a trace. His side was the elders' flying boat. Lian Chengyue, as a disciple, was not qualified to sit here, so he was kicked by Ning Mingmei to another flying boat. Among the crowd waiting to board the flying boat, Ning Mingmei saw Lian Chengyue standing there, looking honest. Except Ning Mingmei, no one here knows that this seemingly honest disciple now has two aliases.
At this moment, Ning Mingmei remembered another sentence Qi Miancheng said at that time.
"There is one thing I think I should still report to Master. In fact, that day was not the day I planned to contact Qi Miancheng."
Ning Mingmei: “Huh?”
"But I think if I can make a bigger noise, Master will be much safer. Master, I'm going to stop here today. These past few days, I, Lian Chengyue, have been seriously injured and cannot see Master for the time being. I, Qi Miancheng, am also still recovering and cannot see my junior brother. But this does not mean that Qi Miancheng is weak. Haha, in fact, there is something wrong with my chin and it needs to be adjusted."
...So this is the result of mouth-breathing hell, eh? Are you having plastic surgery?
Although Ning Mingmei had just met Qi Miancheng at the rehabilitation conference a week ago. But today, when Ning Mingmei took a closer look, he found that Qi Miancheng's chin and jaw looked normal. It seems that Zhang Zhi's skills are really good, and his glandular face has been completely adjusted back to normal.
Everyone was looking at Qi Mian Cheng, except Fang Wu Yu who was looking at Ning Ming Mei. But he just looked at it covertly and quietly. As soon as Ning Mingmei or anyone else noticed his gaze, he looked away.
However, this was still discovered by Bai Ruoru.
The ascension of the new emperor of the human world is a major event. This time, many people from the Qingji Sect are going. One is Ning Mingmei, representing the leader of Qingji Sect. One is Qi Miancheng, representing the Supreme Elder. There is another one, Fang Wuyu, representing himself.
But in addition to these, there are also Wu Min and Guan Min involved.
Wu Min, the current leader of Qiansheng Peak, is a man of Wukong Zhenren. The explanation given by Master Wukong was that Wu Min had an old ties with Jiantiansi and that he was sent to Qingji Sect by Jiantiansi, so it was a good opportunity for him to go back and take a look. But in fact, he was using this opportunity to let Wu Min keep an eye on them.
This fox traitor has always had a complicated mind. Perhaps the effect would be similar whether this person was sent out or not. However, this was the first time Ning Mingmei heard of his life experience. It turned out that he was sent to Qingji Sect by the Heavenly Supervisor of the human world.
He himself had never heard Wu Min talk about it before.
Guanmin was added on the pretext of visiting relatives. The paradise on earth wanted to force people in, but Ning Mingmei didn't understand. However, he still didn't quite understand why they wanted to squeeze in Guan Min when they already had Wu Min.
"My two junior brothers, long time no see." Qi Miancheng looked at Ning Mingmei and Fang Wuyu and smiled brilliantly, "Let's get on the flying boat."
"Be careful on the road." Bai Ruoru said goodbye to them, "Remember to call me when you get there."
Qi Miancheng nodded. Ning Mingmei felt relieved when he saw his fire-stealing team also boarded another flying boat. At that moment, he found that Fang Wuyu was looking at him again.
Look at him, but don't speak.
Ning Mingmei looked back immediately, and Fang Wuyu turned his eyes away again.
The flying boat broke through the clouds and fog and sailed out of Qingji Sect again. Qi Miancheng said: "This time, there are only a few of us and one or two disciples serving in our private room. It is precisely because we have not seen each other for a long time that we can take this opportunity to talk more. Therefore, we have to let several junior brothers and their disciples separate."
"It's okay. Children are at a lively age. It's also good to let them chat with people of the same age." Wu Min said with a smile.
Qi Miancheng said: "Junior Brother Mingmei, how do you feel? I heard that you and your disciple Lian Chengyue have always been inseparable. Now that we are separated, you won't be uncomfortable, right?"
...Ning Mingmei stared at Qi Miancheng with deathly eyes. Qi Miancheng smiled, looking very happy.
Too lazy to talk to AI. Ning Mingmei looked at the scenery outside the flying boat through the porthole. The White Jade Peak in the Clouds was disappearing into the mist, which suddenly reminded Ning Mingmei of the first time he went to the human world.
In the blink of an eye, that was already hundreds of years ago.
"The scenery of Qingji Sect is very beautiful, isn't it? From afar, everyone knows that this is the Immortal Palace." Someone said, "Many people would go crazy just to enter here. For mortals, this is a divine palace that is out of reach."
Ning Mingmei turned around and saw that it was Wu Min. He said, "What does the Heavenly Supervisory Office in the human world look like? Is it similar to this place?"
"It looked like it before, but not so much now. But even in the past, from the perspective of grandeur, it was still far behind." Wu Min's slender eyes reflected the misty clouds of Qingji Sect, "I haven't been back to Jiantiansi for many years."
Wu Min has sinister intentions, and the Fire within the Fire must be obtained from the Heavenly Monitoring Department. Ning Mingmei was only worried that things would change.
Moreover, he always thought of what Qi Miancheng suddenly said to him at the end of that day.
"Brother Mingmei, I think you must want to know why I went through so much trouble to start over again." Qi Miancheng said, "A long time ago, I won a victory by using 'evil' methods. But when I looked back, I only saw desolation. Hatred had no place to rest, and victory did not seem joyful. Because it was too boring and too empty, I started over again and wanted to try pretending to be 'good'. Unfortunately, it seems that I can only find the meaning of my existence from other people's reactions. It makes no difference whether I am Qi Miancheng or Lian Chengyue."
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of his body...like a compass.
"Junior brother, before I came back, I saw a couple in the apocalypse, crying, hugging, and saying goodbye with a smile. I am still confused today. I don't know them, and they are very weak. Don't they realize how terrible the environment is? Don't they realize that they are so weak, useless people dominated by the fate of the world and the will of others? Why do they look so selfish and blind, so contented, as if they are unaware of the outside world? Haha, maybe I don't know why I said this to my junior brother. Before I came here, I didn't want to talk about this scene. It's just that when I saw my junior brother, I suddenly thought of this."
"Junior brother, the lotus lantern is very important. The power of the lotus lantern depends on the will of the user. Only a strong and pure will can drive the power of the lotus lantern. Wuwei is unfathomable. In addition to Wuwei, the thing under Tianmen has also been raised too powerful. As long as there is evil and fear in this world, it will be nourished continuously. Junior brother, we don't have much time left."
In fact, Ning Mingmei also understood it very well. Now that he let Mingqi run away, it was just a ploy to lure Minglong away from the mountain. Sooner or later Minglong will understand that Ning Mingmei already knows everything. He is running out of time and must gain the power to fight Minglong before she returns and figures everything out.
But Ning Mingmei still asked a question that day: "You have never used the lotus lantern?"
"I am so empty that I can't use it." Qi Miancheng said.
How can a broken me save a broken me... Ning Mingmei forgot this line and asked again: "Then how did you kill Minglong?"
"In my previous life, I never had a direct conflict with her."
"ah?"
“She was devoured by fear and the phantoms of the past, and the wronged souls of the past were still haunting her in the form of a mob. Being devoured by evil, she died as the savior of the old world that was about to disappear, and she also gained peace in the future where the truth would never come to light again... For her, this is also a very good ending.”
It sounds so ironic... He clearly used his death to make the evil creature stronger, but he was able to die as a hero. So, can he die with a twisted but peaceful smile?
Ning Mingmei only said: "So, her weakness is only relative to evil things. How would she compare to you?"
Qi Miancheng looked at him and smiled: "Master, if we want to open the Heavenly Gate, we have to face not only her, but also evil creatures and the whole world."
...Who said that the Heaven Gate would be opened?
Ending his memories, Ning Mingmei looked at the porthole and thought, at worst he could just slip away through the entrance from Spark Island to the human world. What does the flood behind him have to do with him?
Thinking about it this way, Lian Chengyue sacrificed the whole world in his previous life and left Tianmen alone. Wasn’t that also a kind of running away?
But the five words "time is running out" still lingered in Ning Mingmei's mind. This time he brought Xuezhu, Baimian, Gui Ruoxue, Xu Yao and Tang Wan with him. Xuezhu has some understanding of the Tianjiansi. Baimian has friends in the imperial city. Gui Ruoxue insisted on coming along. Xu Yao's great-nephew is still an official, and she is very worried. Although Tang Wan's life story is a mystery, when she heard that Ning Mingmei needed help, she insisted on following.
"I know a little about the palace," she said, pursing her lips.
In addition, there were several good workers and a separate team that was taken to the imperial city by Huang Zhutao and others. Ning Mingmei's main goal this time is a saturation robbery, and he must take back the fire in the fire.
Besides, Ning Mingmei has his own connections in the capital. Didn’t Ning Mingmei’s old Thirteenth go out to find a job back then? After much thought, this guy still wants to stay in the human world. Before Ning Mingmei came to Spark Island, he heard that he was doing quite well in the human world. Later, when Twenty-Five had no place to work, he also went to join Old Thirteen. However, after leaving Xinghuo Island, Ning Mingmei rarely heard from him.
The old Thirteenth who was resentful of the rich back then now has his own business. Old Fifteen, the nerd who had been staying in Qingji Sect to do academic research, was very happy when he heard that he was going to the capital. Back then, he had the best relationship with Old Thirteen. So this time, Ning Mingmei brought Old Fifteen along as well.
Originally, Ning Mingmei was expecting the riddle man Tang Wan, or Old Thirteen who worked in the capital to reveal more information about the Heavenly Supervisor and Fire in Fire so that his plan could succeed. But now the information source has seen the addition of another Wu Min. Ning Mingmei saw that Wu Min seemed to be thinking about something, so he asked him.
"I originally thought that the Jiantian Division was a closed training center." Ning Mingmei said, "No one outside has heard of the Jiantian Division. You guys are quite mysterious. I didn't expect that you came from the Jiantian Division. How did you get into the Jiantian Division in the first place?"
"Qualification selection."
"Are they selected from the children of famous families?"
"Of course not. What the Tianjian Division wants is a 'lone minister', someone who belongs only to them. People with families and clans have ties and backgrounds, which is very troublesome." Wu Min smiled, "But the Tianjian Division also looks down on orphans or common people with ordinary backgrounds. I was also considered an orphan of a hero."
"My mother and father were both generals who died in office. There were no close cousins in the family, so I was left alone. Originally, I was fostered in the home of my cousins. My cousins were kind-hearted and couldn't stand seeing people crying. From then on, I knew that no matter what people think, they always like others to greet them with smiles." Wu Min said, "When I was seven years old, someone suddenly came to my house. The visitor wore a red and white robe and a black mask. After I took my root bone test, I found out that they were from the Heavenly Monitoring Department. They prefer to find people like me who have lost their parents and have no one to take care of them. So some people say that this is a "blessing" for people like us."
"Later, I was taken to the Heaven Monitoring Division. If the Imperial Palace is the front yard, then the Heaven Monitoring Division is located in the back yard of the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace faces south and the people in the Division live on the northern mountain. They never go out unless necessary. The Heaven Monitoring Division has its own set of magic, which is different from the fairy world. Everyone in the Division wears red and white robes, except for the Imperial Master who wears purple. Only the most outstanding disciples can become the Imperial Master's apprentices."
Ning Mingmei said: "You will be sent to Qingji Sect. I believe you are also recognized as one of the 'best' ones in Jiantian Division."
"It's better to say that they are abandoned!" Wu Min said, "Besides, there is no 'public recognition' in the Jiantian Division. In the Jiantian Division, there is only the opinion of the national master. For everyone in the Jiantian Division, only those who stay in the Jiantian Division are the best."
"It sounds like there's a story behind this." Ning Mingmei said, "Have you ever been backstabbed by someone you thought was your friend in the Tianjian Division?"
Wu Min turned his foxy eyes towards Ning Mingmei. Ning Mingmei rarely felt a hint of coldness in those smiling eyes. Then, Wu Min laughed and said, "Why can't I be the one who backstabs my friend?"
"Hmm..." Ning Mingmei said, "It seems that you have no reason to go back to see your 'old friends'. You should be a bridge between Qingji Sect and Jiantian Division, or a token of surrender? Are there people like you sent from Jiantian Division in Yanyun Tower and Yinbing Pavilion?"
"Indeed, there are. But I am different from them." Wu Min said, "Only the Qingji Sect is different."
"Um?"
Wu Min suddenly came very close. He said to Ning Mingmei in a low voice: "You know what? In fact, nowadays, only Wuwei Zhenren is the best in the world."
He said this quickly and quietly, and with great significance. At that moment Ning Mingmei had a feeling.
Wu Min, who has always been unfathomable, revealed a little bit of his soul at that moment.
"And I think the people in the Tianjian Division are getting really anxious right now." Wu Min suddenly laughed softly, "Do you know who invited us to the Imperial City this time?"
"It's the eighteenth prince. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the new emperor who will ascend the throne this time." Ning Mingmei said, and found that Wu Min's eyes narrowed, "Is there something wrong?"
"Because it can't be the eighteenth prince. Do you know? In fact, when each emperor ascends the throne, the Heavenly Supervisor knows their fate." Wu Min said softly, "For each emperor, the fate of all the princes and princesses has long been determined. This time, the one who should have ascended the throne should be the tenth prince."
Ning Mingmei usually doesn't care much about human politics, but this time Wu Min was the riddle teller and he was really stumped. He said, "You mean, the Tianjiansi is secretly controlling the political situation?"
"It's not about control, but lifeline and destiny." Wu Min shook his head and said, "Lifeline is the fuel of the dynasty. All destinies have long been written in the lifeline. But this time, an accident happened."
"Do you know? A long time ago, a big event happened in the palace—a princess escaped. Her fate was to die in the lotus pond of the palace."
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