In the depths of the cemetery was a green bamboo forest.
There were small bridges and flowing water in the bamboo forest. Spiritual mist lingered around, and white cranes were flying in the air. It looked somewhat like a fairyland.
At this moment.
Two people were sitting on stone benches in the bamboo forest, playing black and white chess.
Both of them had white beards, as if they had lived for many years.
The old man holding the white chess piece was dressed in a pure white robe. He sat on a stone bench with a kind face. He held a cup of fragrant tea in his hand and stroked his white beard. He had a faint smile on his face. In this green bamboo forest that was like a fairyland filled with spiritual creatures, he had a sage-like demeanor.
Compared to him, the old man holding the black chess piece seemed somewhat out of place in this green bamboo forest. He sat on the ground and leaned against a big tree. Not only did he cross his legs, but he also held a wine pot in his mouth. He was not very particular about drinking. He tilted his head, opened his mouth, and poured the wine into his mouth.
"I say, Xuan Ze, you're good. I haven't seen you for a hundred years, but your chess skills have improved."
The old man holding the black chess piece rubbed his chin and said, "What's the matter? You've been in closed-door training for a hundred years. Did you specifically go to comprehend your chess skills?"
The old man known as Xuan Ze, who had the demeanor of a transcendent being, shook his head slightly and smiled faintly. He seemed somewhat helpless as he said, "I did not expect that Old Freak Tang's chess skills would still be so bad after so many years."
"Hahaha!"
Tang Laoguai laughed happily and then said, "But, then again, why did you suddenly come out of closed-door training? I know you, kid. If it wasn't a matter of life and death, you definitely wouldn't come out of closed-door training. You don't have any relatives now, and your disciples have all achieved the Tao and become immortals. It won't be a big deal. Even if there was a problem, with your character, I'm afraid you wouldn't help."
Without waiting for Xuan Ze's response, Tang Laoguai continued to speculate. "And coincidentally, I also know that the reason why you've been staying in this world and refusing to leave is that you can't let go of Thái Tông in your heart. I've heard you mention before that Thái Tông seems to have a tribulation in ancient times, and if you can't overcome this tribulation, Thái Tông may be destroyed. Am I right?"
"Since you already know, why ask so much?"
Xuan Ze was the Great Ancestor of Thái Tông, and he was a reclusive Great Ancestor. Very few people even in Thái Tông knew of his existence.
The truth was just as Tang Laoguai said. He had already deduced that Thái Tông would have a tribulation in ancient times, and it was the existence of this tribulation that kept him in this world.
"Your Thái Tông has always been very stable, and there are no signs of a tribulation. Moreover, it's a tribulation that will destroy you. This is even more impossible. Could it be Sengoku? It doesn't make sense. With Sengoku's current situation, they won't do anything to any big sect, not to mention that your Thái Tông has been passed down for so long. "
Tang Laoguai asked, "Could it be that you've deduced wrongly?"
Xuan Ze shook his head and did not respond.
Tang Laoguai did not continue to ask. He knew that his question was superfluous. Others might not know, but he knew very well that Xuan Ze's attainments in the art of divination and deduction were very deep. Almost all the big and small tribulations that Thái Tông had encountered over the years had been correctly deduced. Even the tribulation of Yanluo Royalty had not been wrong.
Not to mention other things, Xuan Ze had already deduced the tribulation that Yanluo Royalty encountered in ancient times. He also said that although Yanluo Royalty faced a great tribulation at that time, fortunately, there was a benefactor who helped them, and they would be safe.
And the result?
There really was a benefactor who helped them.
Although that benefactor was not very reliable, and his way of doing things was too violent and crazy, which made Tang Laoguai very nervous, it was fortunate that the benefactor really helped Yanluo Royalty overcome the crisis.
"Xuan Ze, this old man has something that I really don't know how to tell you."
"You want to ask me about the tribulation of Yanluo Royalty this time, right?"
"Oh, you know about it?"
"Ever since the Mandate of Heaven descended, you've been harassing me every few days. Today, you specially invited me over. Isn't it because of this?"
"This … Hehe."
Tang Laoguai smiled awkwardly.
Speaking of which, he and Xuan Ze could be considered old acquaintances. However, because he had done something very wrong to Thái Tông, or more accurately, to Xuan Ze, he did not want to ask unless it was absolutely necessary. In addition, Xuan Ze had already helped Yanluo Royalty a lot in ancient times, so he really did not want to trouble Xuan Ze again.
"Tang Laoguai, your divination and deduction skills are not inferior to mine. Why do you always look for me?"
"You also know that this old man has divined some stupid things in the past, which led to a mental barrier, and the results of my divinations are sometimes not accurate. This old man really does not have much confidence in his divination and deduction skills. Please be magnanimous and help Yanluo Royalty again. Anyway, you've already helped us so many times, so one more time won't make a difference, right?"
"You!"
Xuan Ze shook his head helplessly. He picked up a cup of fragrant tea and slowly sipped it. He said, "When I was in seclusion, I already divined for Yanluo Royalty."
"Oh?"
Tang Laoguai immediately became spirited. He sat up, stretched his head, and asked, "How's the divination?"
"Don't worry, this time Yanluo Royalty will get through this safely."
"This old man's divination is the same, and … and from the divination, Yanluo Royalty actually has a benefactor helping us this time?"
"Yes, from the divination, that is indeed the case."
"In that case, according to your divination, Yanluo Royalty still has a benefactor helping us this time?"
Seeing Xuan Ze nod, Tang Laoguai finally felt relieved.
He did know the way of divination, and his attainment was definitely not below Xuan Ze's. However, the inner demons in his heart had a great impact on the way of divination. When he divined that Yanluo Royalty would also have a benefactor helping them this time, Tang Laoguai was a little suspicious.
If Yanluo Royalty had a benefactor helping them last time when they encountered a disaster, how could they still have a benefactor helping them this time?
Was Yanluo Royalty's luck really that good?
Every time they encountered a disaster, there would be a benefactor helping them?
As the ancestor of Yanluo Royalty and a reclusive expert, Tang Laoguai knew very well that everything in this world was about cause and effect. What was done in the previous life would be done in this life. Good had good causes, evil had evil causes. In this world, there was no cause and effect for no reason.
However, when he thought about it carefully, Tang Laoguai did not think that the ancestors of the Yanluo Royalty had accumulated any great virtue.
However.
Although Tang Laoguai did not believe in his divination, he firmly believed in Xuan Ze's divination. If Xuan Ze's divination also had a benefactor helping them, then Yanluo Royalty would really have a benefactor helping them this time.
"In ancient times, when Yanluo Royalty encountered a disaster, it was that strange boy, Gu Tianlang, who helped us get through the crisis. Who will be the benefactor this time?"
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