Hearing the quarrel coming from the manor cave, Guo Nanshan and others felt uneasy and confused.
Elder Bai Rujing was a Grand Cultivator in the State of Broken Sea. He had a cold temperament and a quiet Taoist Heart. What did Liu Shisui say to make him so angry?
In their eyes, Bai Rujing didn't treat Liu Shisui very well. Even if Liu Shisui did eat the Monster Pill, he wouldn't be so heartless. But as Gu Han said, the Master was the Master after all …
Liu Shisui walked out of the manor cave when the door of the manor cave was opened, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound. It was unclear what had broken into pieces.
Guo Nanshan and Gu Han went to greet him, their faces full of worry.
Liu Shisui shook his head and said nothing.
Gu Han patted him on the shoulder and led him down the mountain.
The sunlight was cut by the bamboo leaves, exposing Liu Shisui's face. It was mottled and indifferent, but his expression was calm.
The untended bamboos were the most natural.
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There were trees everywhere on Bihu Peak.
There were pine trees, locust trees, ginkgo trees, and bamboos among the cliffs.
Especially by the lake on the peak top, the bamboos formed an endless forest. When the wind blew, the bamboos rose and fell, just like the clear water in the lake.
The Daoist Hall of Bihu Peak was also in the forest. When the sunlight entered the hall, it became quiet, but the Peak Master, Chen Youtian, looked even colder.
This time, he led the disciples of Aoyama to the Cloud Platform for the fight, which helped Bihu Peak regain its prestige and respect. But thinking of the news he had just received, he knew that Bihu Peak's position among the nine peaks was still unstable. A gust of wind could make Bihu Peak collapse.
"There is a case, and someone wants us to take the lead."
Chen Youtian looked at the old man sitting opposite him and said coldly, "What do you think, Big Brother?"
The Bihu Peak elder vaguely guessed that the Peak Master was testing him, so he said calmly, "Under such circumstances, we'd better keep a low profile."
Hearing the answer he wanted, Chen Youtian still didn't relax. He stared into his eyes and asked, "But that case is related to Bihu Peak, so it's not easy to refuse."
The elder's expression turned solemn, thinking that the only case related to Bihu Peak that was worthy of such attention was the death of the former Peak Lord, Lei Poyun. The problem was that the case was jointly handled by the Immortal Sect Leader and the Sword Justice. Who would dare to reverse the verdict?
"Which case are you talking about, Peak Master?"
Chen Youtian said expressionlessly, "Martial Nephew Zuo Yi was killed. Have you forgotten?"
Hearing this, the Taoist hall became unusually quiet, and the sunlight outside the window became even colder.
That was thirteen years ago.
Zuo Yi of Bihu Peak returned from the outside world and was killed that night. His head was cut off by a very powerful sword, and his body was casually placed by a mountain stream.
This incident had caused a huge uproar in Aoyama. It had been many years since something like this had happened in the nine peaks.
Moreover, the killer's behavior after the incident was clearly showing off or demonstrating to Aoyama.
The most terrible thing was that the killer must be a disciple of Aoyama to be able to kill someone in the Sword Formation of Aoyama.
The Shanghai Peak was ordered to investigate the case. They heard that they had found some clues on the way, but they didn't know why.
Zuo Yi's death became an unsolved case. Many people had forgotten about it, but some people still remembered it.
After a long silence, the elder looked at Chen Youtian and said, "The Bihu Peak today is not the same peak as the Bihu Peak in the past."
Chen Youtian's expression softened a bit, and he said, "Good. That's what I wanted to hear. We'll pretend that we never heard about this incident."
The elder said, "That's right. Let's talk about the next thing. If the White Fairy from Zhongzhou School comes to visit later, and she insists on going to Bihu Peak, what should we do?"
Chen Youtian said with a smile, "If she has already become Cultivation partners with Junior Brother Jing Jiu, she can go there, but she can't now."
The elder also laughed, and said, "If it's done, Junior Brother Jing Jiu will go to the mountain. I heard that the scenery there is also very good. Why would he want to stay here?"
What he said was meaningful.
Chen Youtian said with emotion, "This is also a lucky chance for Junior Brother Jing. Let's see how he chooses."
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The Zhongzhou School was about to celebrate the thirty-thousand-year anniversary of the founding of the sect. The purpose of this visit was to invite the important figures of the Aoyama Sect.
It would be best if they could invite a figure in the Arrival of Heaven State.
This great event would happen many years later. However, the higher the state of a Cultivation practitioner was, the more often he would stay in seclusion. Since the Zhongzhou School wanted to invite the Immortal Head of the Aoyama Sect or the Sword Justice Yuan Qijing, they had to seize this opportunity now that they were not in seclusion.
For such a great event, the Zhongzhou School didn't send an ordinary elder. It was Yue Qianmen, the Valley Master of the Qianyuan Sect. This Elder Yue was of the same generation as Elder Ren Qianzhu, who had appeared in Guiyun City years ago. But his position in the Cloud-Dream Mountain was much more important. He was responsible for explaining the rules of the sect and presiding over rewards and punishments. His position was similar to that of the Sword Justice Yuan Qijing in the nine peaks of Aoyama. Besides, he was a swordsman in the Lianxu State, which was equal to the peak of the Broken Sea State in Aoyama.
The Zhongzhou School seldom had dealings with the Aoyama Sect. It was rare for such a big shot to show such obvious goodwill. The Aoyama Sect treated him very well. Fang Jingtian, the Master of the Xilai Peak, accompanied him all the way. The Sword Justice Yuan Qijing had met him more than ten days ago. It was said that the Immortal Head of the Sect would meet him in person in two days.
Yue Qianmen was accompanied by more than ten disciples of the Zhongzhou School. Bai Zao was only one of them.
The so-called marriage proposal was purely a rumor.
She was the only daughter of the Sect Master of the Center Sect, but she came all the way to Aoyama to propose marriage in person. It was truly shocking and inappropriate, and the Cloud-Dream Mountain couldn't afford to lose face like this. As the saying goes, the wind from an empty cave is not without a reason. The rumor must have been spread because Yue Qianmen had mentioned it vaguely in a conversation with the important figures of the Aoyama Sect, but it was somehow spread out. It seemed that someone was behind the rumor.
If it were any other woman, she would feel extremely embarrassed and even return to the Cloud-Dream Mountain out of humiliation.
Yet, Bai Zao behaved quite calmly, as if he hadn't heard of the rumor. Accompanied by the disciples of Liangwang Peak, he walked among the peaks of Aoyama, enjoying the sceneries different from those on the Cloud-Dream Mountain and discussing different Cultivation concepts.
The disciples of all the peaks of Aoyama welcomed her. It was because she was very beautiful, weak but not self-pitying, which made her attractive. Since the story told by Lo Huainan, the whole of Chaotian knew that she had a deep affection for Jing Jiu.
Jing Jiu was their most respected and beloved Young Senior Master at the moment.
It was natural for them to feel honored for him.
Or in other words, love me and my dog?
Though the Young Senior Master would go to the Cloud-Dream Mountain after becoming Cultivation partners with Bai Zao, and Aoyama would lose an excellent and talented disciple, the Young Senior Master would have the entire Zhongzhou School in the future. From the standpoint of the Young Senior Master, they had no reason to object, and they believed that the Immortal Sect Master and the Sword Justice had the same idea.
The girls of Qingrong Peak didn't like Bai Zao, and they even felt hostile toward him. In their eyes, the Young Senior Master was so lazy that he wouldn't want to have a Cultivation partner by himself. Even if he wanted to, he still had the Young Senior Master Aunt, and he wouldn't choose an outsider like him! As for the alliance of the orthodox sects … the Cultivation practitioners were not the royal family. Would they send their princesses to the dark underground to form a marriage alliance with the Underworld like the former imperial court had done ten thousand years ago?
Regardless of what they thought, Bai Zao went to the Shenmo Peak the next morning.
The morning fog had dispersed, and the cries of the monkeys were all quiet. The stony path was slightly damp, leading to the peak top.
Different from when Liu Shisui came to the peak top the day before, everybody was there today.
Jing Jiu, Zhao Layue, Gu Qing, Yuan Qu, and Xiao He.
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