Xiao He was so nervous that she couldn't utter a word. All she could do was shake her head incessantly. It was unclear whether she meant to say "no need to thank me," or "I didn't want to help you, and I was forced to do it by you …"
Liu Shisui pulled her behind him and said to Taiping Zhenren, "Tell me."
Taiping Zhenren walked to the desk and pulled out a chair to sit down. "Shouldn't you call me Grandmaster?" he asked Jing Jiu with a seeming smile.
Liu Shisui said, "I left Bai Rujing's sect a long time ago, and I have nothing to do with you."
Taiping Zhenren pressed, "What about Jingyang?"
Liu Shisui retorted, "He is my young master; what does it have to do with you?"
Taiping Zhenren said with a smile, "You didn't threaten to kill me the moment we met. It looks like you have matured a lot after all these years."
"I can't defeat you," Liu Shisui gave a simple and straightforward explanation.
Taiping Zhenren glanced at him twice before saying, "The problem of the alien zhenqi in your body has been completely resolved. Your Cultivation state is not lower than that of Zhao Layue and Zhuo Rusui. You are a truly powerful swordsman in the Cultivation world. Don't you want to have a try?"
Many years ago, Liu Shisui and Xiao He lived in the vegetable garden outside the Guocheng Temple. They practiced the Buddhist methods according to Jing Jiu's instruction in an attempt to suppress the alien zhenqi in their bodies. It was at that time that he met Taiping Zhenren for the first time and received many instructions from him.
Of course, this didn't stop him from pursuing Taiping Zhenren all the way from the Guocheng Temple to Ōzawa with Zhao Layue.
"My young master couldn't kill you in Zhaoge City; of course I'm not as good as you."
Liu Shisui's explanation was as simple and clear as ever, and it was quite convincing.
Taiping Zhenren suddenly said, "Shall we eat first?"
Years ago, in the vegetable garden outside the Guocheng Temple, whenever he went to expound the scriptures for Liu Shisui, he would always eat a good meal and drink fine wine.
Xiao He looked at Liu Shisui with some fear.
Liu Shidian stared at Taiping Zhenren and nodded.
Xiao He plucked up her courage and stepped out from behind him. She walked away from the place where Taiping Zhenren was sitting and headed downstairs.
Taiping Zhenren said, "If there are any more pickles, you might as well take more."
Such a simple sentence almost scared Xiao He to tears. Her legs were a little weak, and she walked down the stairs with difficulty, holding on to the wall.
"Aren't you worried that she'll run away if I pester you?" Liu Shisui stared into Taiping Zhenren's eyes and said.
"The vixen is a sentimental person. You didn't attack me even though you were against your nature in order to keep her alive. How could she leave you to die alone?"
Taiping Zhenren stared at him, his eyes full of understanding and sympathy for the human heart.
Looking at the ancient prose on the paper, Liu Shisui didn't say anything.
Taiping Zhenren said with a faint smile, "You're the first person Jingyang brought with him in this life, but I think you're more like me."
"My young master has said so," said Liu Shisui.
Taiping Zhenren continued, "I've experienced many things, from eliminating the demons at the Muddy River to betraying my sect and returning to Aoyama."
"My young master has also said so," said Liu Shisui.
Taiping Zhenren asked, "Did he tell you in detail what I wanted to do?"
Liu Shisui raised his head and looked at him, saying, "If you want to tell me the evilness of human heart through these experiences and persuade me to agree with your ideas … you shouldn't have killed everyone in the village."
Taiping Zhenren smiled and asked, "You don't think those people deserved to die?"
Liu Shisui stared into his eyes and said, "It can't be everyone, and it can't be those ignorant children."
Taiping Zhenren said, "You're right. So I shouldn't say whether they deserved to die or not, but what does their death mean to heaven and earth?"
Liu Shisui clenched his fists slightly and said, "You're a wise man, so you should know that it's meaningless to tell me these things."
Taiping Zhenren looked at him and said calmly, "You're a wise man, so you should know that it's meaningless to tell me these things." I didn't have a master, a companion, or a helper. Jingyang and the others weren't strong enough. The reason you can say these things to me today is because you're luckier than me. When you went through these troubles, Jingyang helped you. Otherwise, do you think you'd still be who you are now? "
If it weren't for Gu Qing asking the monkey to call for reinforcements after Liu Shisui ate the demon core at the bottom of the Muddy River and was imprisoned in the Sword Jail …
If it weren't for Jing Jiu leading the Shenmo Peak to resist Fang Jingtian's pressure after he returned to Aoyama …
If it weren't for Jing Jiu helping him escape from the hermit peaks after he was imprisoned in the Sword Jail …
If it weren't for Jing Jiu, there wouldn't have been Guocheng Temple and Yimaozhai … How much more hardships would he have gone through?
If all these hardships were multiplied by ten times, it would probably be as much as what Taiping Zhenren had gone through back then.
After a moment of silence, Liu Shisui said, "I know you've always wanted me to become someone like you."
Many years ago, when he betrayed Aoyama, he was trusted by Xiwang Sun and led to the Cloud Platform. This was what Taiping Zhenren wanted.
The Immortal Taiping said, "It's because I'd like to see how he feels when his most valued disciple becomes someone like me."
"You also wanted to kill Zhao Layue," Liu Shisui said.
Taiping Zhenren said, "That's right. Because Zhao Layue is like a second Taiping Zhenren."
Liu Shisui was a bit confused, so he asked, "Do you think it's interesting to play the role of a deity and influence the lives of people like us in secret?"
"Why don't you ask him?" asked Taiping Zhenren.
Liu Shisui said, "My Young Master has never asked me to do anything. He only told me what might happen and let me make my own choice, whether it was back then or now."
Taiping Zhenren said with a smile, "But in the end, you still can't get rid of our influence, whether it was back then or now."
"No … none of you can influence me."
Liu Shisui said, "My Young Master once said that I'm stronger than you two. Though I don't know why I'm stronger, I believe in him."
No matter what happened or what he heard, Taiping Zhenren always wore that kind and clean smile on his face. It wasn't until now that he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, ready to say something. It was then that Xiao He's timid voice came from the stairs, "Why don't we talk after dinner?"
The dishes tonight were very sumptuous, second only to the time when Jing Jiu and Zhao Layue went to the vegetable garden of the Guocheng Temple. There were as many as three big bowls of pickled vegetables, which made one's mouth water.
Taiping Zhenren lifted his chopsticks and cut a piece of mud from the belly of the fish. He put it into his mouth and ate it happily. "Do you know where the Dace Devils in the Muddy River came from?" he asked in a muffled voice.
Liu Shisui suddenly became alert while holding his bowl, saying, "I heard that they were driven here by the people of the Underworld."
Taiping Zhenren scooped some vegetable and egg soup with a spoon and gulped it down. Then he asked, "What about the secret method of the Bloody Demon Church next to the Devil Pill?"
Liu Shisui put down his bowl and said while staring into Taiping Zhenren's eyes, "It was used by Xiwang Sun to induce the disciples of Aoyama to rebel."
Taiping Zhenren picked up another piece of preserved meat and put it into his mouth, chewing it noisily. "The branch of the old man Nan Qü has been hiding on the Foggy Island all year round," he said. "How could they find the secret method of the Bloody Demon Church? As for this method of inducing the disciples to rebel, don't you think it looks familiar? Well, this preserved meat is not bad. The pine and cypress branches are of the best quality. "
Liu Shisui grew more and more fearful, asking, "Are those your methods? What can you do about it? "
"Do you think the Devil Pill and the secret method of the Bloody Demon Church are so simple?"
Taiping Zhenren put down his bowl, wiped his mouth, and took a sip of the strong tea. "You should know that I used to be the Chief Monk of the Guocheng Temple," he said while looking at Jing Jiu. "I know a little about the Buddhist methods."
It was a humble statement to say that he knew a little about the Buddhist methods.
The Buddhist methods often referred to the two words "cause and effect".
In the Buddhist methods of the Guocheng Temple, the most mysterious and indescribable one was the Two-Mind Connection.
Taiping Zhenren looked at Liu Shisui and said with a smile, "The Devil Pill at the bottom of the Muddy River and the secret method of the Bloody Demon Church are the cause. Today, I'm here to pick the fruit."
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