"I know," Gu Qing said. "That's why he died three years ago."
Jing Jiu shot him a glance and asked, "Those old guys wouldn't do it. How did he die?"
Gu Qing was startled, wondering how his Master could figure it out. "Senior Master Layue was determined to do it," he explained. "He died because Senior Master Layue was determined to do it."
Jing Jiu was surprised, thinking that it would take Layue at least four years to surpass Lo Huainan, so how could she kill him three years ago?
Gu Qing told Jing Jiu what had happened three years ago, without concealing anything.
Knowing that Liu Shisui and Tong Yan on the other side of the Go board were involved in this incident, Jing Jiu remained silent for a while, and then signaled him to continue.
Gu Qing said, "Shisui has disappeared, and nobody knows where he is. Senior Master Layue is behind closed doors, preparing to break through the Free Travel State."
Jing Jiu said "Not bad", but it was unclear which comment he was referring to.
Gu Qing didn't forget that important detail, saying, "It was the Emperor who gave the First Child Sword to kill Lo Huainan."
Jing Jiu was surprised, asking, "The sword of that old guy in the South Ocean?"
"Yes," Gu Qing said. "The Immortal Sect Master went to Cloud-Dream Mountain after the incident."
Jing Jiu said, "The Center Sect Master couple should be aware of this matter, and the Emperor didn't give you the sword for any other reason. He just wanted to take advantage of the situation."
Gu Qing was surprised again, wondering how his Master could be so sure of his judgment.
Jing Jiu thought of something else, and said, "The leader of the team was the Sect Master of Xilai Peak, Fang Jingtian."
Hearing this name, Jing Jiu recalled what had happened on the night when the fake manor cave of the Immortal Jingyang was opened six years ago. "Nothing," he said after a moment of silence.
Having finished the story, the two of them returned to the cliff cave.
It was obvious that Bai Zao was cultivating some kind of cultivation method and had reached a critical moment.
The disciples of Zhongzhou School set up a formation outside the cave to prevent anyone from approaching. But of course, they wouldn't stop Jing Jiu.
If Jing Jiu wanted to harm Bai Zao, he could have killed her at any time during the past six years in the snowland.
Walking into the cliff cave, Jing Jiu signaled Gu Qing and Young Yuan to take a rest. Then, he walked to a corner and looked up at the snow cocoon.
Those fine cocoon threads were like gold or jade. The cocoon did not look completely snow-white, but in his consciousness, he was still used to calling it a snow cocoon. That was because the cocoon silk was extracted from the juices of the snow worm's corpses. It was able to insulate Bai Zao from the cold. It had a lot to do with the fact that Bai Zao was able to survive in this extreme cold for six years.
Many luminous pearls had been placed in the cave. The soft light fell on the snow cocoon, illuminating the slender figure inside even more clearly.
Jing Jiu's eyes were as sharp as swords. He could see through the cocoon silk and see the girl's closed eyes and pale lips.
Six years ago, he pointed his finger and taught Bai Zao this Taoist method, just to see if it could help her repair her broken Jindan.
He didn't expect that Bai Zao, who had been cultivating the Cloud Dream Mountain Xuangong since childhood, could be so compatible with Shui Yue Nunnery's Taoist method.
Without the help of elixirs and crystals, and absorbing the Reiki of Heaven and Earth was extremely difficult, she had spent six years in Samadhi, which was far beyond his imagination.
Of course, this kind of Taoist method had the wisdom of Zen Master. Using one's heart to prove one's thoughts, it required less from the outside world than other Taoist methods.
The girl's lips gradually turned red. After confirming that everything was fine, Jing Jiu walked to the other side of the cliff cave.
The other side of the cliff cave was facing a precipice. The cold fog in the night was still there, blowing like countless steel needles.
Jing Jiu was used to this kind of coldness, so he looked down with a calm expression.
Deep in the cold fog, there was wind and snow, but it was thousands of feet away from the entrance of the cave, so it couldn't affect this place.
The snow worms in the cliff wall had already crawled out of the cave and climbed into the depths of the fog along the rock wall. Their juice was still glistening on the rock wall. Tens of thousands of snow foot monsters were heading north at a high speed in the depths of the cold fog. He saw many monsters that he had never seen before, and he even saw a few white-furred snow monsters hopping like rabbits.
He stretched out his hand into the cold wind outside the cliff. With a thought, a snow beetle appeared in his palm.
Compared to six years ago, this snow beetle didn't grow bigger, but it was no longer transparent, and it was emitting coldness all over.
Its carapace seemed to be made of ten-thousand-year-old ice jade, giving people a feeling that it was indestructible.
The moment he turned his hand, the snow beetle, which had been pretending to be dead, suddenly woke up. It stretched out its six bamboo-like white limbs and hugged his palm tightly, making a hurried sound that sounded like ice and snow hitting the cliff wall.
Sensing its intention, Jing Jiu was a bit surprised, wondering why it wanted to follow him. Aoyama wasn't hot, but it wasn't cold either, so it was definitely not suitable for the creatures of the Snowy Country to live in.
But since the snow beetle wanted to go back with him, he didn't mind, so he put it back.
Then, he looked up to the north.
His gaze passed through the night, the cold fog, and the violent snowstorm in the distance, and fell on the lone peak tens of thousands of miles away.
Since three years ago, that willpower had become much calmer, no longer mad, and no longer so sensitive.
He felt even worse.
Because as long as the willpower to devour everything was not removed, the calmer it was, the more terrifying it would be.
He knew what his Senior Brother wanted him to see.
"I'm leaving."
He said to the lone peak in the distance.
The lone peak didn't respond.
Jing Jiu turned around and went back into the cliff cave.
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As the night deepened, Gu Qing woke up and took out a Hundred-herb Pill to feed to Jing Jiu.
Then, he walked out of the cave and sat down by Xiang Wanshu, asking, "What did they say?"
"They told us to be careful and bring them back as soon as possible," said Xiang Wanshu.
Gu Qing was startled, asking, "Nobody came?"
"No."
Xiang Wanshu turned his head to look at the cliff cave, saying sentimentally, "I wonder how they have survived all these years."
Thinking of his Master's tattered white cloth and weak body, Gu Qing sighed, "Yeah."
Xiang Wanshu got closer to him and asked in a low voice, "Jing Jiu … did Senior Master tell us what's going on with my Big Sister?"
Gu Qing said, "My Master said she's fine, so she's fine. Don't worry."
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The next day.
The snow cocoon in the cliff cave had undergone a subtle change. When the wind blew over, the surface of the cocoon rippled like the surface of water, as if it was softening.
The disciples of the Zhongzhou School noticed the change, feeling even more nervous.
Gu Qing was surprised to find out that the masters of the two sects didn't intend to come over.
It was dusk. The twilight shone on the precipice. Jing Jiu stood up and put away the bamboo chair, walking toward the outside of the cliff cave.
The disciples of the Zhongzhou School who had formed the formation outside the cave were startled, wondering where he was going. Xiang Wanshu was the first to react, looking into the cave nervously.
A thread floated up from the surface of the snow cocoon, swaying in the wind. It looked like a beautiful moth in the twilight, trying to break off the thread behind it.
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