Only he could do that. If it was any other disciple, bringing such a big thing into the Purple Golden Cave would definitely be inspected, not to mention directly sending it to the Tortoise Sleeping Pavilion. Only in the hands of the Headmaster could the thing be unimpeded, and no one dared to question it.
Dong! The root sculpture entered the hall and landed on the ground with a dull sound.
After putting the thing on the clean floor, Gong Lince slowly walked to Zhong Guzi who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Facing this person, it was not good to look down on him. Gong Lince lifted the hem of his robe, kneeled down, and saluted, "Greetings, Martial Uncle."
"No need to be so polite, Headmaster." Zhong Guzi said politely. He stared at the root sculpture again and again. He saw that it was auspicious, but he did not see anything special about it. Did he personally come to deliver this? It was a bit tacky, so he was puzzled and asked, "Headmaster, what is your intention?"
Gong Lince was not in a hurry to answer. He turned around and looked at the person standing next to him, "Ju An, I have something to discuss with Elder Zhong. You go outside and keep an eye on them. No one is allowed to come near and eavesdrop."
Ju An looked at Zhong Guzi and did not get any response, so he bowed and said, "Yes!"
But when he walked to the door, he suddenly heard Gong Lince say, "Close the door."
Ju An stopped and turned around. Zhong Guzi still did not say anything, so he bowed again and said, "Yes!"
He took two steps back, turned around, and walked out of the door, closing it on the way.
Not allowing anyone to eavesdrop, Ju An walked out of the eaves, went down the stairs to the open space outside, and stood a bit further away.
Inside the house, once the door was closed, the light became much dimmer. The ray of light that shone down from the ceiling was very conspicuous, like a pillar of light, it shone on the position where Gong Lince was kneeling. Zhong Guzi, on the other hand, seemed to be hidden in the darkness. Those who were in the light would not be able to see clearly in the dark.
Gong Lince was motionless, quietly looking at Zhong Guzi in the darkness. His expression finally showed some mixed feelings. A spy from the Misty Pavilion? This highly respected Grand Elder, who was respected by the entire Purple Golden Cave, was actually a spy from the Misty Pavilion in the Purple Golden Cave?
If this was true, how many times had this person secretly influenced Purple Golden Cave's major decisions? How could Purple Golden Cave endure this?
He guessed that Niu Youdao would not lie, so there was a high chance that it was true. However, he hoped that Niu Youdao's information was wrong.
Looking at the light in the darkness, one could naturally see everything clearly. One could even clearly see the trajectory of the tiny specks of dust floating in the light. One could also see the minute changes in Gong Lince's expression.
The two stared at each other for a while before Zhong Guzi said, "Sect Master is not here to give gifts. If you have something to say, you may as well say it."
Gong Lince didn't say anything. He bowed, then got up and walked to the front of the root carving. He raised his hand and patted it, saying, "You're here, come out."
A strange sound immediately came from the root sculpture. Zhong Guzi's eyes narrowed as he stared intently.
Gong Lince lifted the root carving with both hands, but the bottom part fell off, revealing the truth that the root carving was hollow.
As the outer shell of the root carving was removed, the person inside the shell also appeared. The person sitting cross-legged inside the root carving was naturally Niu Youdao.
Gong Lince moved the outer shell to the side. Niu Youdao also stood up. Then, both of them walked in front of Zhong Guzi and knelt down in front of him.
Zhong Guzi remained calm and quietly looked at the other person. Who could it be that required Gong Lince, the dignified Sect Master, to use such a method to secretly send someone in?
There was one thing he could see. The person who came was in disguise and not his true appearance.
Niu Youdao raised his hand and tore off the mask on his face, revealing his true appearance. He knelt on the ground and said, "This disciple was rude. I was forced by the situation. Please forgive me, Master."
The reason why he had to disguise himself was to be safe. If there was an accident during the transportation of the root carving and he was exposed, at least he could avoid being seen by others and continue to stay hidden.
"You …" Zhong Guzi's usually calm face changed greatly this time. It could be said that he was shocked, "Didn't you meet with an accident? Is it really you? "
Niu Youdao replied, "It is this disciple. The Sect Master can testify."
Gong Lince said, "Martial Uncle Zhong, it is indeed junior brother Niu."
Zhong Guzi expressed his doubts, "Why? Could it be that there is a mistake with the Sage Land? If that is the case, since you are back, why did you come to see me secretly? "
Gong Lince said, "There is no problem with the report from the Sage Land. The previous death was arranged by junior brother. Junior brother faked his death to escape. The Sage Land did not know that junior brother faked his death. With the current situation, junior brother can no longer show his face in public. He can only come to see me secretly. "
Zhong Guzi was silent for a while and suddenly sighed, "Faked his death to escape. Do you know the consequences of being exposed? I am an old man who is about to die, there is nothing to be afraid of. What about Zijin Cave? Sigh! Each generation has its own responsibilities. Today, Zijin Cave has been entrusted to your generation. You must have your reasons for doing this. The older generation may not be able to do better than you. I am an old man who is about to die, so I don't want to ask about it. There is no need for me to know about this. Niu Youdao, you shouldn't have come to see me. There is no point. Let's go. I have never seen you, so I don't know anything. You are already dead to me. "
Gong Lince tilted his head and looked at Niu Youdao. He did not approve of Niu Youdao coming here, but this guy had to come.
Niu Youdao said, "Master, I understand your painstaking efforts. However, there is one thing that I do not understand. I am here to ask Master to explain it to me."
Zhong Guzi said, "What is it that is worth you taking such a big risk to come see me?"
Niu Youdao looked him in the eye. After a moment of silence, he said Slowly, "When I was spying on the Misty Pavilion in the Sage Land, I accidentally came across a confidential document from the Misty Pavilion. This document contains the list of spies placed inside Zijin Cave …" He stopped here and observed the other's reaction.
Zhong Guzi's expression was obviously shaken, but he quickly regained his calmness, "Are you here to eradicate the traitors inside Zijin Cave? You did not hesitate to expose yourself to get rid of Zijin Cave's internal troubles. If this is true, then I have misjudged you. I did not expect you to be so loyal to Zijin Cave. "
His meaning was very simple. Before, he did not think that Zijin Cave was sincere in recruiting Niu Youdao, and he also did not think that Niu Youdao was sincere in joining Zijin Cave. Both sides were only doing it for benefits. It was hard to imagine that Niu Youdao was so loyal to Zijin Cave.
Niu Youdao said, "In other words, Master admitted that you are a spy placed in Zijin Cave by the Misty Pavilion?"
Zhong Guzi was also magnanimous. Without the slightest hesitation, he sighed and said, "I thought this secret would be buried with me. After I die, I will not be cursed. I did not expect the sun to shine brightly. In the end, I cannot escape."
He admitted it! Gong Lince's cheeks tightened and his face turned ugly. It turned out to be true. At this point, he did not know what to say. Facing Zhong Guzi's situation, should he scold or kill him?
The three of them each had their own thoughts. After a moment of silence in the hall, Gong Lince said in a low voice, "You do not even have a golden messenger wing with you. How did you contact the Misty Pavilion? Usually, only Ju An can get close to you. Is Ju An also from the Misty Pavilion? "
Zhong Guzi sighed, "It is because I did not want Ju An and the others to get involved again. I did not want them to be used by the Misty Pavilion. That is why I sealed myself here and waited for death. I lost my value."
Gong Lince said, "I do not understand what you mean."
The humble title had changed from "disciple" to "I". The dignified head of Zijin Cave could no longer be so respectful in front of a traitor of Zijin Cave.
Zhong Guzi said, "I am from the same generation as your master. I am the eldest brother and your master is my junior brother. Whether it is experience or ability, I should have been the head. It was not your master's turn to take over the Purple Golden Cave. Master intended to pass the position to me, but something happened to me."
Gong Lince said, "I know a little about this. You were drunk and immoral. You sullied a female disciple of the sect. This is a family scandal that should not be aired in public. Martial Ancestor suppressed this matter, but when faced with the pressure from the higher ups of the sect, Martial Ancestor couldn't pretend that nothing had happened, causing you to lose the position of Sect Master … Could it be that because of this, you harbored resentment and joined the Misty Pavilion? "
In this regard, Niu Youdao had a different view. Of course, it was also because he knew more. He remembered Sha Ru said that Zhong Guzi became a member of the Misty Pavilion not long after he joined the Purple Golden Cave. It should be much earlier than when Zhong Guzi competed for the position of the head.
To some extent, when Zhong Guzi was qualified to compete for the position of the head, he did not lack anything. He had a high position and power, and the Misty Pavilion could not easily instigate him.
Sure enough, Zhong Guzi sighed and said, "Wrong. When I was recruited by the Misty Pavilion, it was almost 130 years ago. At that time, I had just joined the Purple Golden Cave for a few years and was just over 20 years old. At that time, your master was not the head yet. "
Gong Lince was puzzled, "Then what do you mean by mentioning that matter?"
Zhong Guzi sighed, "Humans think about what they want when they don't have it, but when they have it, they find that it may not be what they want. In the past, it is like a poor man. When he is poor, it is the easiest time for him to go astray. As long as he can get rich, as long as someone gives him money, he will do anything and promise anything. But when he is really rich and reaches a certain height, he will look back at his bad deeds and realize that they are ugly. By the time he regrets it, it is too late to erase it. "
"When he looks back and stands at a certain height, he will realize that he was wrong. Then he realized that the Misty Pavilion did not find me for no reason. What they really wanted was the potential of your master. Your master was not easy to instigate, so they set up a trap on me in advance. Even if I did not join the Misty Pavilion, even if I did not have the secret support of the Misty Pavilion, after your master became the head, my future in the sect would not be too bad. But at that time, I was too young, impatient, eager for quick success, unable to see the long term, unable to bear the disappointment and loneliness. Maybe it was because I complained too much that I was targeted by the Misty Pavilion … "
It was also at that time that he joined the Misty Pavilion and became a spy placed in the Purple Golden Cave by the Misty Pavilion. He began to provide all kinds of information to the Misty Pavilion, and the Misty Pavilion would also secretly provide some assistance in order to help him successfully complete the missions given by the sect.
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