Such a scene often occurred in the human world.
A treacherous official went to a king with the royal seal, saying that he would be punished if he didn't accept the gift from heaven.
A thief said to his elder brother, "Look at the young woman across the street; she is as beautiful as a flower."
A servant said to his master that he had heard that there was a precious jade screen in a manor house.
Those people were all bad people, and they did evil things.
Tong Yan didn't have thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he was the most promising disciple of the Zhongzhou School, the leader of the orthodox sects. Why would he do such a thing tonight? More interestingly, Liu Ci, as the Sect Master of the Aoyama Sect, the leader of the orthodox sects, didn't reprimand Jing Jiu. After some thought, he said, "The Cloud Boat should have arrived at Zhongzhou by now. Isn't it inconvenient?"
"We've just arrived," said Jing Jiu.
It was evident that Jing Jiu had done some calculations after hearing what Tong Yan said.
When they left the West Ocean during the day, it was evident that the Zhongzhou School was very cautious about whether the Aoyama Sect would go crazy, so they would go back as soon as possible.
Once they entered the range of the Great Formation of Cloud-Dream, Liu Ci and Jing Jiu couldn't do anything more, even though they were invincible in the world.
"I've been digging holes under the Cloud-Dream Mountain for six years, so I know the Great Formation of Cloud-Dream very well. And I'm good at playing chess, so I've written down some solutions."
Tong Yan made a surprising statement.
"If the Zhongzhou School knows about this, you will die," said Liu Ci while staring at Jing Jiu.
Tong Yan suggested that the Aoyama Sect should seize the Green Sky Mirror, and he was even willing to help with the plan. This was a sin that no sect would forgive.
Even though he had just made a great contribution to the Zhongzhou School.
This was not a fake betrayal, but a real betrayal.
"I haven't thought about it," said Tong Yan.
Under the starlight, his eyebrows looked even fainter, like the life and death in his eyes.
"Have you ever thought that we might kill you?" asked Jing Jiu.
Whether it was to silence her or to take revenge on that Heavenly Tribulation, both were reasons to kill Tong Yan.
Tong Yan replied calmly, "Yes, but not too much. I've told you that I'm a chess player, and I only see black and white. Taiping Zhenren deserves to die, so I'll try my best to kill him. As for your Aoyama Sect wanting to save him, that's your business. I shouldn't be responsible for the consequences."
"I didn't expect you to be so similar to Shisui," said Jing Jiu.
Tong Yan said, "So I had a good time working with him."
When Jing Jiu and Bai Zao were plotted against by Lo Huainan and were trapped in the snowfield for six years, Tong Yan, Zhao Layue, and Liu Shisui conspired to kill Lo Huainan.
This was what he was talking about.
It was indeed a thing of the past. More than twenty years had passed.
Jing Jiu shot a glance at Liu Ci.
Liu Ci looked at Tong Yan with an appreciative expression in his eyes, but he didn't agree to his request, saying, "I don't accept it."
Tong Yan wasn't surprised or disappointed, waiting quietly for what was to come.
Liu Ci said, "Unless you and the Green Sky Mirror belong to our Aoyama Sect."
"Okay," said Tong Yan after some thought.
Such a straightforward decision was indeed not the style of the Zhongzhou School.
Jing Jiu thought he should be a disciple of Aoyama Sect.
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In the night sky, the starlight shone on the deck of the sword boat, as if it were covered with a layer of snow.
Tong Yan landed on the deck.
Yuan Qu looked at him expressionlessly, as he thought that he shouldn't treat him nicely even if the Immortal Sect Master and Senior Master didn't kill him.
Tong Yan didn't heed him. He went to a corner and sat down cross-legged, starting to meditate and recuperate.
The snow and frost were the same as before, devoid of footprints.
Nan Wang opened his eyes and looked at Jing Jiu in Silence.
She had learned what had happened at the West Ocean from Zhao Layue. Since then, she had remained silent with her eyes closed, as if she was exhausted.
She suddenly said, "I don't know why they didn't kill you, but I'll definitely kill you after Liu Ci dies."
Tong Yan remained silent.
The whole of the Cultivation circle knew that Nan Wang was pampered by her big brothers, so she was the most arrogant and had a high status.
She would accomplish whatever she wanted to do.
Zhao Layue noticed that Nan Wang didn't address the Immortal Sect Master respectfully, and he didn't even address him as big brother; instead, he called the Sect Master by his name.
The night wind couldn't blow away the starlight, and the sword boat had no sails. Yet, the people on the boat had their own worries.
Gu Qing was not there.
Yuan Qu was not there.
Zhao Layue didn't know how to deal with the current situation.
It was then that a surprised, curious, and excited voice rang out.
"Are you Tong Yan? Are you the genius of Zhongzhou School who is only slightly inferior to my master in the art of chess? What are you doing here? "
Looking at his light brows, Ping Yong-Ka remembered the man he had seen at the West Ocean during the day, so he asked, "Are you going to abandon the darkness for the light?"
He spoke very excitedly, his eyebrows constantly raised, as if they were about to fly away.
Silence was often a sign of nervousness, or awkwardness.
Only then did Ping Yong-Ka realize that his words were inappropriate, so he rubbed his hands in embarrassment.
He suddenly thought of something, so he picked up a piece of felt and covered Tong Yan's entire body with it, saying, "We can't let anyone see you. Otherwise, the Zhongzhou School will find an excuse to hide you in a cave for a few years after we return to Aoyama. Then, they will change your appearance and give you a new Daoist name. Who would recognize you then?"
Looking at this scene, Yuan Qü could not hold it in any longer and quickly turned his face away.
Nan Wang snorted coldly.
Zhao Layue knew that nothing would happen again, so she closed her eyes and ignored him.
The white cat rubbed against her chest, changed its posture, and went back to sleep. It kept its eyes closed the whole time. It didn't care about Tong Yan at all.
The air on the sword boat suddenly became lighter.
Tong Yan sat under the starlight, covered by the felt.
Looking at the darkness in front of him, he thought about the words of the unknown disciple of Shenmo Peak, and found that it did make some sense.
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…
The same starlight would have different brightness at different heights. For example, it looked like snow on the deck of the sword boat in the sky, but it looked like water on the top of the Human Peak.
Water was clear and soft. If it accumulated into a lake or a sea, it would be inclusive. It was used by many people to describe the Immortal Liu Ci.
But his attitude toward Tong Yan had nothing to do with broad-mindedness. It was only because he appreciated her in certain aspects and that it was not easy to be a sect master.
"It sounds like he has a good opinion of Liu Shisui," said Liu Ci.
"I brought up Shisui," said Jing Jiu.
What he meant was that he was certainly good, and he had to be good.
Liu Ci stroked his short beard lightly, looking quite satisfied. "How did you know that the Liu family is my descendant?" he asked.
Jing Jiu said, "I care about my Young Martial Nephew."
Liu Ci said, "But when you returned to Aoyama, you informed Shanghai Peak first."
Many years ago, Master Lü, who was born in Shanghai Peak, heard some news and went to a small village to bring back Liu Shisui with natural Dao quality.
Then he saw the youth in white sitting on the bamboo chair by the pond.
This was what Liu Ci was talking about.
Jing Jiu said, "I was born in Shanghai Peak back then. What's wrong with that?"
Liu Ci thought that since he was also born in Shanghai Peak, how could he chat with him?
Jing Jiu said, "When something happened to Liu Shisui, I asked Houzi to inform you first."
He was talking about the incident when Liu Shisui swallowed the Devil Pill in the Muddy River and was imprisoned in the Sword Jail.
Such incidents had happened many times in the last thirty years.
Gu Qing and Houzi kept talking, and Yuan Qu kept going to Shanghai Peak. Tonight, all the things hidden behind the scenes had been revealed.
"You always say that I'm clingy, sometimes one way and sometimes another. Aren't you the same?"
Liu Ci said, "You try Big Brother one moment and me the next. You don't trust anyone. This won't work."
Looking at the Sword Boat in the night sky, Jing Jiu said, "It's just that I don't trust you."
He had never thought of changing, but in this life, he had a few more trustworthy people by his side.
Those few people were either hiding in the Sword Boat in the night sky; only Gu Qing and Liu Shisui were not there.
Even though tonight was the first time they had reunited after a long time, people like Jing Jiu and Liu Ci wouldn't talk about the old days like mortals did, not to mention that they didn't have much time left. As they were chatting, they were reading the maps and methods left behind by Tong Yan, and making some corrections.
Having done all this, it was time for them to leave.
Seventeen Sword Boats set off for the expedition of Aoyama to the West Ocean, because the sword work of Aoyama was upright and aboveboard.
This time, they were going to steal something, so they had to be sneaky; they couldn't travel by Sword Boat.
Looking at Jing Jiu, Liu Ci said sincerely, "The Sword Cloud is too slow."
"Don't even think about it," said Jing Jiu.
As they were talking, the Sword of the Universe floated up and hovered in the night sky outside the cliff, waiting for the two of them.
Glancing at the Sword of the Universe, Liu Ci said disdainfully, "As I said before, this sword is too dirty."
Jing Jiu ignored him and sat in front of the Sword of the Universe.
It's up to you whether you want to sit or not.
Liu Ci had no choice but to sit on it.
The Sword of the Universe shot up into the sky, heading toward the Cloud-Dream Mountain in the distance.
Jing Jiu sat in front of it with his eyes closed.
Liu Ci leaned against the back, his long legs swinging in the starlight.
The starlight was like water.
He was like a child treading water.
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The morning mist was the thickest at the beginning of the morning.
The mist was everywhere on the Cloud-Dream Mountain, blocking people's sight. When the sunlight shone through, it created a dreamy feeling.
The mist was slightly disturbed. Qing 'er turned her head to look at the beautiful valley while flapping her transparent wings. Tears welled up in her eyes, which looked like dewdrops on the leaves.
This was the place where she had lived all her life. Even she couldn't remember how many tens of thousands of years had passed.
Yet, her sadness wasn't the sorrow of leaving her hometown, but something else.
"Is he … going to die?"
Liu Ci and Jing Jiu didn't tell her that Tong Yan had gone to Aoyama.
The fewer people who knew about this, the better, especially innocent and gullible newborns like Qing 'er.
Jing Jiu didn't say anything. He walked faster and faster with his hands clasped behind his back, like an old farmer who was in a hurry to go up the mountain to see the harvest.
Liu Ci reached out his right hand to let Qing 'er stop on it, asking, "You don't blame him?"
"Blame …" Qing 'er said with tears streaming down her cheeks, "But he won't die, will he?"
"No, he won't," Liu Ci answered.
Qing 'er wiped off her tears with her small hands, walked to Liu Ci's shoulder and sat down, saying nothing more.
This place was still within the range of the Great Formation of Cloud-Dream. Though they had reached the edge, it was still dangerous for them to be discovered by the Zhongzhou School.
Therefore, she should be sensible and not cause trouble for this old immortal.
She thought so.
As for Jing Jiu, she didn't want to talk to him for the time being.
He rode the wind and broke through the fog. After a long time, he finally left the Cloud Dream Mountain completely.
The Sword of the Universe shot up into the sky. Liu Ci felt relieved.
Jing Jiu didn't understand why they would do that. As long as they obtained the Green Sky Mirror, they would achieve their purpose. Even if the Immortals Tan and Bai or the Unicorn found them, they would have to fight with them. Even the Great Formation of Cloud-Dream wouldn't be able to trap them, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
"It's the first time I've been a thief. I can't help but feel nervous," Liu Ci explained.
"I've never been a thief before." Jing Jiu said after some thought, "I took a conical hat with Layue in Shangzhou City a few years ago, but I didn't pay for it. Does that count?"
Liu Ci said, "Taking it without asking is of course a thief."
"But I'm more experienced than you," said Jing Jiu.
The trip to the Cloud-Dream Mountain seemed simple, but it was not.
In the Great Formation of Cloud-Dream Mountain at the Zhongzhou School, they could steal the true spirit of the heavenly treasure.
Even with the help of Tong Yan, Jing Jiu and Liu Ci were the only ones who could do it one thousand years ago.
The red sun had finally arrived above the ocean of clouds. It was warm and comforting.
Liu Ci thought that he should visit a few more places since it was rare for him to come out. "Let's go and destroy the Mysterious Dark Sect," he said to Jing Jiu.
"Okay," said Jing Jiu.
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