They had known each other for many years. They used to be irreconcilable enemies, but they had also fought side by side. The relationship between Ning Que and Ye Hongyu had always been delicate.
Before the Rite to Light, he had gone to the Divine Hall of Judgment to find her. Ye Hongyu had given him a way out, which meant he owed her again. That was why he had answered her seriously. He wanted to help her.
Which was more important, faith or hatred? Ning Que knew that Ye Hongyu was not a believer like him. So there must be a specific reason for her question. But what was it?
"After you and Haotian left, the Abbey Dean went up the mountain."
Ye Hongyu said, "The Hierarch seemed to be subservient, but in fact, Taoism was still in a balance. Long Qing had become very powerful, and I didn't like many things."
Ning Que said, "So you chose to leave Peach Mountain."
Ye Hongyu said, "I just came to see where you were going to take Haotian."
Ning Que asked, "Why do you want to see her?"
Ye Hongyu said after a moment of silence, "Or maybe I want to gain some courage through her."
Ning Que seemed to understand something and said, "In fact, you have already started. I want to know what kind of hatred you have with Xiong Chumo."
The purge that started last night was a counterattack by the Divine Hall of Light with the help of Haotian's power. The Divine Hall of Judgment should not have responded so quickly and resolutely. But if one thought about it, the main force that purged the Divine Hall of Light was the Hierarch's trusted followers, then one could understand the reason.
The purge would definitely shake the Hierarch's foundation.
Ye Hongyu did not answer his question, but said, "I am just carrying out Haotian's will."
Ning Que said, "You are forcing Haotian to give orders to Taoism."
Ye Hongyu looked at him and said sarcastically, "Isn't that what you have been trying to do?"
Since she did not want to tell him the reason for the hatred, Ning Que did not ask further. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Even if you succeed, what will you do in the future?"
Ye Hongyu said, "Succeed first, then talk about the future."
Ning Que said, "What's the point of becoming the new Hierarch or the Abbey Dean of the West-Hill Divine Palace?"
Last year in Chang 'an, he had said something similar to her.
"The Academy has to pay attention to the meaning of everything. But for me, I don't care about this or whether it's meaningful. I only care about whether it's worth doing."
Ye Hongyu said, "I have my own plans. Where do you want to take Haotian? Right now, the whole world is guessing where your journey will end. "
Ning Que said, "I don't have the ability to take her away. In fact, she wants to see the human world herself. She wants to go to these places of our own accord."
Ye Hongyu did not know what to say. The current situation had never happened in human history. Even the Abbey Dean had no experience in this and could only watch quietly.
Ning Que said, "Now I can only take one step at a time and see how far I can go."
Ye Hongyu said, "It's like crossing the river by groping for stones."
Ning Que recalled the scene when he and Sangsang crossed the river. He shook his head and said with a smile, "We don't need to touch the stones to cross the river."
That was the end of the conversation. Ye Hongyu returned to Peach Mountain with 2,000 cavalrymen of the West-Hill Divine Palace. Haotian would continue to punish Haotian Taoism. No one knew when it would truly stop.
Ning Que and Sangsang left the capital of the Kingdom of Qi and continued their journey to the west. They walked among the green hills in the spring rain and came to the Red Lotus Temple that had been burned into ruins.
Looking at the rubble, the weeds, the scorched wood, and the wild mushrooms growing among the wet wood, Ning Que was silent for a long time. He thought about Ye Hongyu's words and felt a little complicated.
Long Qing had led the fallen cavalrymen to besiege him and Sangsang in the rain in front of this ruined temple. He broke out in desperation and used the Practice of Taotie to injure Long Qing. Then he broke through the Knowing Destiny State.
Now, Long Qing had become even more powerful.
Ning Que knew how proud and confident Ye Hongyu was. Long Qing was a dazzling beauty in the eyes of the world. But in her eyes, he was just an ordinary subordinate. There was nothing special about him.
Even she had to admit that Long Qing was powerful.
This meant that Long Qing was really powerful now.
In many people's eyes, Ning Que and Long Qing were lifelong enemies. In the end, one of them would die and the other would win to end their parallel lives.
If Long Qing really became powerful, Ning Que would be the one who would have a headache. But in fact, he was just looking at the ruined temple in the spring rain and felt emotional.
Ye Hongyu used the name of Haotian to carry out a bloody purge in Haotian Taoism and weaken the power of the hierarch. No one dared to oppose her. Now that he was traveling with Haotian, why would he worry about the power of the human world?
Using Haotian to control Haotian Taoism, Haotian Taoism would naturally be peaceful.
With Haotian traveling, the human world would naturally be peaceful.
Ning Que and Sangsang left the West-Hill Divine Palace and went south to the Great River. They went along the coast to the Wa Mountain to visit Lanke. Then they went to the Kingdom of Qi and passed by the Red Lotus Temple. After traveling for several months, they finally entered the South Jin Kingdom.
For Sangsang, this was a war between her and the human world. For Ning Que, this was a means to keep her. For them, this was a trip back in autumn a few years ago.
For the human world, this journey was endowed with a more complicated and sacred meaning. Countless pairs of eyes were watching and following their footsteps. Many people held their breath and kept quiet because of this. As they walked, their mood fluctuated. They forgot to eat and sleep, and their minds were in a mess. Naturally, they also forgot the disputes between each other.
There was a nameless lake in the east of the South Jin Kingdom. Compared to the vast Great Swamp in the north, it was so shabby that people wanted to cover their faces. Moreover, it was located in the remote mountains, and no one lived by the lake. It was extraordinarily quiet.
Ning Que sat by the lake and roasted fish.
The bonfire was well controlled. Sangsang did not need to do anything. His understanding of Haotian's Divine Flame was also useful in cooking. The surface of the fish had been roasted to a golden brown, but the fat and tender flesh was still delicious.
Sangsang took the roasted fish from Ning Que's hands. She did not eat it expressionlessly as usual, and then expressed her satisfaction with the speed. Instead, she continued to stare at the lake in a daze.
The lake was very small and looked pitiful among the mountains.
But as long as one sat by the lake, he would definitely be able to see the moon in the lake.
It was a full moon today. The round moon hung in the night sky, taking away the brilliance of all the stars and sprinkling countless silver lights on the human world. The eyes of the fish in the lake were illuminated by the light.
Sangsang looked at the moon that gently rose and fell with the lake. Her face was slightly pale and she looked a little tired.
Ning Que had long noticed this phenomenon. Every time the moon in the night sky was full, Sangsang would become weak, and when the moon was waning or there were clouds, she would become strong again.
Of course, this kind of strength or weakness was only relative to her original almost infinite power. Even when she was at her weakest, she was still more powerful than all the cultivators in the human world combined.
Although the war between the Headmaster of Academy and Haotian took place in the Firmament, the result of the war would eventually fall back to the human world, because Haotian was also in the human world.
The moon waxed and waned, and people were born, grew old, got sick, and died. Sangsang became more and more like a human, so she began to get sick. If this continued, would she die of old age?
If Ning Que could figure out the reason, how could she not?
"Do you want me to die so badly?"
Sangsang looked at the bright moon in the lake and asked Ning Que beside her.
On the balcony of the Divine Hall of Light, she had asked this question in her heart when she saw Ning Que falling into the abyss at all costs.
Now, she asked it in front of Ning Que.
Ning Que was silent for a long time and said, "There will be a way."
Sangsang said, "This is an objective question, not a subjective one."
Ning Que did not know how to answer.
The lakeside was silent. The night wind blew on the surface of the water, and the bright moon was crushed. Then, as the water gently swayed, the moon slowly gathered again, as if nothing had happened.
In the depths of Sangsang's eyes, countless stars were destroyed and reborn. That was her anger.
Tens of thousands of stars in the night sky suddenly shone brightly. They were so faint that they could not be seen a moment ago, but in the next moment, they were so dazzling that they instantly covered the light of the bright moon.
The human world in the middle of the night suddenly became as bright as day.
Especially the small lake in the mountains, it seemed to have become a bright Divine Kingdom.
Countless Divine Halos fell, and the lake began to boil. Mist filled the air. The fish in the water were frightened and swam around, desperately drilling into the water plants and rocks in the lake. But how could they escape from the power of Heaven?
A thunder-like roar sounded in the mountains.
The lake water gushed up to the night sky like a huge fountain, and the water splashed over the peak behind it.
When it fell, it was a warm rain, very much like tears.
The stars in the sky gradually disappeared, and the lake and mountains gradually quieted down.
Hundreds of fish lay in the mud of the lake with their bellies turned over. They were steaming and had been cooked.
Ning Que and Sangsang were soaked by the lake water, and they looked very embarrassed.
The rainwater gathered in the lake again, and it gradually became clear again.
Sangsang's face was stained with some mud, and she looked like a naughty child.
Ning Que carried a basin of lake water and squatted in front of her. He wet the towel and washed her face gently and carefully, wiping off the mud on her face.
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If Heaven had feelings, it was only for a moment. Most of the time, Sangsang was calm and silent. She was calm because everything was still within her calculations. She was silent because she did not think that any human was qualified to communicate with her spiritually. Ning Que might be qualified, but she was getting more and more annoyed with him.
They walked calmly and silently. They left the wild lake in the mountains and came to the fields with crisscrossed paths. The carriage had already collapsed, and only the Big Black Horse followed them silently.
Along the official road, Ning Que and Sangsang walked into Linkang, the capital of the South Jin Kingdom. Ning Que was not unfamiliar with this city. He came to the eastern part of the city and walked into the depths of the slums.
The streets were still narrow, and the smell was still unpleasant. The temporary buildings built by the families were still so fragile, and the curtains outside the toilets were still so short that one could see the heads. But finally, there were changes.
There was less sewage in the streets, and it became relatively dry. Naturally, the mosquitoes and flies were not as rampant as before. Most importantly, the people walking in it seemed to be more lively.
Ning Que was a little surprised that so many changes had happened in less than a year. He admired the man who preached in the shabby alley even more.
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the shabby house, listening to the preaching. The preaching man wore a thin old shirt, and his hair was combed into a bun. There was an old chopstick in the bun, and he looked calm and composed.
The content of his preaching was from the West-Hill scriptures, but the way he explained was very different.
Sangsang looked at that place and suddenly said, "These people should all be burned to death."
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