The Abbey Dean was crippled in Chang 'an. The Drunkard and the Butcher, who surrendered to Haotian, became Taoism's most powerful fighters in the human world. If they could not solve this problem, especially the Drunkard who traveled in the human world, the Academy could only watch the Divine Halls destroy the New Stream, hunt down the followers of the New Stream, and force the Sword Garret to fall apart. Liu Yiqing had to enter Linkang alone and become a dead man.
Jun Mo led tens of thousands of serfs to fight against the Buddhism Sect in the depths of the Western Wilderness for many years. Yu Lian disappeared in the Eastern Wilderness. No one knew what she was planning. The only people in the Academy who could solve this problem were the Eldest Brother, Li Manman, and Ning Que, who stayed in Chang 'an.
The Eldest Brother wanted to save Liu Yiqing and more people. To save people, he had to kill first. He could kill, but he couldn't. No matter how many powerhouses there were in the Distanceless State, they could only be killed by a wooden stick. However, he could kill, so could the Drunkard, and they were both in the Distanceless State.
If the Academy did not want to see the generals, officials, and even the most common people of the Tang Empire die, then they had to keep silent and watch Taoism advance step by step.
The Academy had tried to communicate with the Drunkard and the Butcher to persuade them, but failed. The communication would continue, and so would the persuasion. But if it did not work, the Academy would have other options, such as killing the Drunkard and the Butcher.
However, it was too difficult to kill such people. If the Abbey Dean had not entered Chang 'an, the Academy would not have been able to hurt him. The Drunkard and the Butcher were the same. People who had reached such a state were almost demigods. They could sense the changes of fate, and it was difficult to kill them.
What happened in Linkang tonight had nothing to do with the Academy. It was a trap set up by the Divine Halls of West-Hill. What the Academy did was to take advantage of the situation set up by the Divine Halls of West-Hill in order to achieve the desired result. It was precisely because of this that the Divine Halls of West-Hill failed to predict it and the Drunkard failed to sense it.
They used the destruction of the Sword Garret and the killing of Liu Yiqing to force the Academy to act. The Divine Halls of West-Hill gathered in Linkang, and the Drunkard hid in the depths of the night. Taoism painted a giant dragon, but the Academy wanted to be the first to draw the eye.
Unfortunately, it was still not enough.
The finishing touch.
Ning Que stood on the city wall and looked to somewhere far away in the south. He was silent for a long time. In the end, he chose to give up. He loosened the bowstring and put the iron arrow back into the quiver.
From tonight on, the Drunkard would be extremely vigilant, and it would be hard for him to find another chance like this. Tonight was the best chance for the Academy. However, he did not manage to kill or injure the Drunkard, which made him feel extremely regretful.
But his expression was still so calm without any change that the Tang soldiers on the city wall did not know what had happened and did not understand why he suddenly drew his bow.
When he was in the City of Linkang, he saw a glaring light. Of course, he did not see it with his naked eyes, but with the help of the God-stunning Array. He sensed the light in his sense of perception — the light was pure and holy. Since Sangsang had left the human world, she must be the young Taoism man named Hengmu Liren.
Ning Que was not afraid to kill Hengmu, even if it would bring forward the war between the Divine Halls and the Tang Empire. For some reason, he hated the young Taoism man whom he had never met. Or maybe it was because of the rumor in the cultivation world that the young man was a gift from Haotian to the human world.
He did not shoot Hengmu to death because Long Qing hid Hengmu's position in his sense of perception. Of course, if he really wanted Hengmu to die, he could have loosened the bowstring when Hengmu was fighting against Liu Yiqing. But he did not do so, because the Drunkard had not made his move yet. He had to save his first arrow for the most powerful enemy. And there was another important reason.
Liu Yiqing's sedan was in the north, facing the imperial city. It blocked the way of his arrow.
Maybe it was because Liu Yiqing did not want him to waste such a good chance on Hengmu, or because Liu Yiqing wanted to have a fair fight with Hengmu, or just because Liu Yiqing wanted to do so.
"Seek kindness and get it? No, you are seeking death. "
Ning Que looked at the south under the night sky and said sarcastically, "You are seeking death because you want to leave the South Jin Kingdom and the Sword Garret to the Academy. Do you think I don't understand?"
After leaving the City of Wei for many years, he had seen many things in the world and lived in the Buddha's chessboard for many years. Logically speaking, even if his appearance did not change much, he should be more mature. But it was the opposite. The freckles on his face that represented innocence were long gone, and his cute dimples were so shallow that they could hardly be seen. There were some light scars on his face, which made him look much more mature. But his sarcasm and contempt towards Liu Yiqing made him look frivolous, as if he had returned to the carefree days in the City of Wei.
After saying this, he suddenly fell into silence. The emotions on his face gradually faded and he became a little numb. He looked like a real old man who could not find much joy in life.
Even if he understood, so what? He could only accept it. Because Liu Yiqing was dead, and more people had left or were about to die. He could not refuse and could only accept it silently.
Eldest Brother left Chang 'an to stall the Drunkard and left the little emperor to him. Second Brother killed people in the West Wilderness and left Seventh Sister to him. Third Sister went to the East Wilderness and left the brush and ink to him. Chao Xiaoshu went to the small town and left Old Master Chao, his wife and daughter to him. Master and His Majesty died and left the array eye pestle, leaving Chang' an and the Tang Empire to him. Tonight, Liu Yiqing died again and left the South Jin Kingdom and the Sword Garret to him.
Standing on the city wall, he looked after the entire human world, so he could not leave.
Before he started the journey with Sangsang, he had been a prisoner in Chang 'an for a period of time. But there was a difference. At that time, he could only look after Chang' an, but now he could look after the entire human world.
Of course, his responsibility was heavier.
The city wall was too high for a tree to be taller. In the cold autumn, there were no withered leaves or ripe fruits on the top of the city wall. There were patrolling Tang soldiers, but no one to accompany him. He was alone.
Ning Que stood by the city wall and looked at the human world under the night sky. He did not speak for a long time. If he knew that Liu Yiqing used to compare himself to a wandering ghost in Linkang, he would probably feel the same way.
He looked after the human world, but who was looking after the Old Brush Pen Shop and the house by Yanming Lake? Who was looking after the willow trees by the lake, the lotus fields by the lake, the broken wall in the backyard, and the stray cats on the wall?
Sangsang was gone. Who was looking after him?
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