The cold wind was whistling, blowing away the remaining snow in the courtyard and the white pear blossoms in the courtyard.
A huge sword boat of Aoyama landed in the snowland.
Guangyuan Zhenren walked into the room with a grave expression on his face, leading a few elders of Shiyue Peak, stepping on the pear blossoms on the ground.
What Yuan Qu said a few days ago when Zhuo Rusui came out from behind closed doors had spread all over the nine peaks of Aoyama.
It wasn't until then that the people of Aoyama realized how much progress Zhao Layue had made.
She was the youngest swordsman in the upper limit of the Broken Sea State in history, and she had even surpassed the Immortal Jingyang!
She was a unique treasure even in the Aoyama Sect.
After learning that Zhao Layue was severely wounded in the snowland, Aoyama was shocked and sent out the sword boat overnight, with Guangyuan Zhenren, the figure in the Heavenly Arrival Realm, leading the team in person.
After a long while, Guangyuan Zhenren and those elders of Shiyue Peak walked out of the courtyard.
Seeing their expressions, the Master of Windy-Broadsword Sect and those Cultivation practitioners all felt relieved. The Aoyama Sect was indeed a major orthodox sect with the most profound resources. The precious magic herbs on Shiyue Peak were innumerable, and they had brought a whole boat here. If they still couldn't cure Zhao Layue, it would be unfair.
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In the deep of the night, a faint figure landed in the courtyard the moment the starlight was blocked by the clouds; the pear blossoms on the ground didn't move a bit.
Pushing open the door of the room, that person took off the curtain hat, exposing a young face and two distinctive light eyebrows.
Seeing his old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years, He Zhan was a bit excited. He stepped forward and hugged him, asking, "Have you been hiding in the Aoyama Sect all this time?"
Tong Yan said with a faint smile, "Where else can I hide? We'll talk later. I'm going to see her now. "
Arriving in front of the bed, Zhao Layue opened her eyes, which were full of displeasure. "Why did you take the risk to come out?"
She had used many precious medicines of Shiyue Peak, and Guangyuan Zhenren had used his sword source to help her clear her meridians and mind. Although her injuries looked terrible, she felt much better now. At least her life was no longer in danger.
"First of all, I need to check on your injury, and then I have something to tell you," Tong Yan said calmly, not minding her attitude. "It seems that something has happened in Zhaoge City."
Hearing the three words "Zhaoge City", Zhao Layue thought of Jing Jiu. Raising her dashing eyebrows, she asked, "Isn't Zen Master guarding there?"
Tong Yan touched her eyebrows with some difficulty and said, "It's not Jing Jiu, it's Gu Qing."
"What's the matter?" Zhao Layue asked calmly after lying down again.
Tong Yan said, "He summoned Ping Yong-Ka and Apiao to Zhaoge City without informing me in advance. I sent him a message, but he didn't tell me."
"And then?" asked Zhao Layue.
Tong Yan said, "If your injury gets better, can you go to Zhaoge City?"
Sensei walked in gingerly with a bowl of brain soup in chili oil in her hands. Hearing this, she almost threw the bowl and brain soup onto Tong Yan's face, yelling, "Are you out of your mind?"
He Zhan knew that Tong Yan wasn't someone who didn't know the severity of the situation. She invited Zhao Layue to Zhaoge City even though she knew that Zhao Layue was severely wounded. Something significant must have happened on Gu Qing's side. As such, he took the bowl of brain soup and put it on the table hastily, and walked out of the room with Sensei in his arms.
Tong Yan said calmly, "He didn't tell us about it but summoned Ping Yong-Ka. It's not because they are the only registered disciples of Jing Jiu; it's because he needs Ping Yong-Ka. What's so special about Ping Yong-Ka? It's his sword will that was used by Jing Jiu one hundred years ago to deploy the Sword Formation of Slaying Fairies. If Gu Qing wants to rebuild the Sword Formation of Slaying Fairies, it means that he wants to kill Taiping Zhenren. But … why didn't he tell us about it? "
"The First Son, the Lone Sword, and the Sword of the Universe are in Zhaoge City right now, and the Thoughtless Sword is still missing."
Zhao Layue said after some calculation, "I'll send my sword to him that day."
"Are you sure you won't go to Zhaoge City?" asked Tong Yan, feeling surprised.
Zhao Layue said, "I'm going back to Aoyama to kill Fang Jingtian, and he's going to kill Taiping in Zhaoge City. It's a good choice."
Tong Yan was even more surprised, thinking that the Meeting of Aoyama would take place soon, and she still wanted to fight someone with a sword when she was so wounded. Even if she wasn't wounded, how could she challenge a figure in the Heavenly Arrival State? And she even wanted to give the Thoughtless Sword to Gu Qing; what would she use then?
Jing Jiu was fully aware that Zhao Layue couldn't be persuaded, so he pressed, "Don't you want to know why Gu Qing wanted to kill Taiping himself?"
"I can guess it." Zhao Layue continued expressionlessly, "As Jing Jiu said before, it's not a matter of right or wrong as long as one can bear the consequences of making such a choice. It's his own fault, so he should solve it himself."
Tong Yan asked while staring into her eyes, "What if he can't solve it?"
"Then he can commit suicide," said Zhao Layue.
Tong Yan said with a faint smile, "In fact, I don't want you to go to Zhaoge City. I'm here to confirm your opinion."
Zhao Layue arched her eyebrows slightly, saying, "Say it."
Tong Yan didn't like her arching her eyebrows. "I want to know how interested you are in the position of the sect master of Aoyama," he said nonchalantly. "It looks like you are determined to get it. I'm relieved then."
Zhao Layue was baffled, asking, "What are you talking about?"
Tong Yan asked confusedly, "If you don't want to be the sect master, why do you challenge Fang Jingtian?"
Zhao Layue said, "It's because he's not dead, so Aoyama can't have a new sect master."
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It was true that Jing Jiu was not dead, but he had slept for one hundred and one years without any sign of waking up. What was the difference between him and a dead man?
In many people's eyes, he was already dead, or a living dead man.
If he didn't wake up, would his disciples be able to deal with the difficult situation they were facing?
The spring in Zhaoge City was often accompanied by the catkins. The longer the spring, the more catkins there were. The servants and housewives who were responsible for cleaning the courtyards felt more resentful, and the food stalls on the street were full of complaints about the catkins. Apart from that, there were no other problems. The populace lived a peaceful and happy life. Once in a while, they would go for a walk outside the city to enjoy the spring scenery. What they didn't know was that the Aoyama Sect would elect a new sect master today, and a significant event would happen in Zhaoge City. Those seemingly unreachable events would definitely affect them. If they were all dead, what was the point of enjoying the spring scenery?
"I've been thinking about this issue over the years. If one can't reach the end of the Cultivation, what's the difference between the Heavenly Arrival State and the Undefeated State? The difference between fifty steps and ninety-nine steps is the same in essence. "
Gu Qing sat on the stool by the bed and said in a low voice while looking at his sleeping Master, "Senior Master Zhao and Zhuo Rusui are both in the upper limit of the Broken Sea State, and I'm getting further and further behind. My confidence is getting lower and lower. Perhaps it's because of this that I've thought of seeking another path. My Dao Heart is restless, and so many things have happened … I've lived in Zhaoge City for more than one hundred years. It's not easy to maintain the order in the imperial court and do something. Sometimes, I have to do something against my will. In their eyes, I've changed a lot and become a scheming person. But you know that I was such a person back then."
Spring had arrived, and the Aoyama Meeting was about to begin. Jing Jiu had to get to work. He needed his Master's approval more and more at the moment.
It was a pity that Jing Jiu was still in a deep sleep, so he couldn't give any comment, no matter whether he supported or disagreed with Jing Jiu.
"However, there is one thing you don't know. My temperament was quite lively when I was a child. It's just that I grew up in a small and gloomy courtyard, and I had to follow the instructions of the elders in my clan, and I even had to learn how to please those caretakers. I was even more nervous after I came to Liangwang Peak, so I became more and more cautious. I didn't relax until I arrived at Shenmo Peak. Thinking of your high hopes for me, I couldn't behave like my Young Brother and Zhuo Rusui, so I restrained my temperament on purpose."
Gu Qing hesitated for a while. Seeing nobody outside the window, he poked Jing Jiu's face with his finger, and then laughed happily.
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