Chapter 220 There are always cases of betrayal of teachers and ancestors

Night ends and dawn comes, the sun rarely rises.

Chiyin Peak still remained as it was last night, with the main part of the mountain shrouded in layers of cold fog. From afar, the scene looked like a dream, and it seemed like something out of this world.

Gu Zhuo stood on a cliff and looked at the scenery on Chiyin Peak from afar.

He was not a painter, so naturally he had no desire to record this scene in his painting. What he wanted to do was something else.

He asked, “What did you find?”

“No, it looks unusual, but the truth is it is normal.”

Wang Ji shook his head and said, “Besides, I stick to my previous opinion. This thing is very interesting.”

Gu Zhuo did not argue with him, and suddenly changed the subject and said, “I am not going to kill the high priest.”

Wang Ji thought for a moment and asked, “Are you going fishing?”

Gu Zhuo said: “It’s mainly because I feel it’s not very meaningful and it’s very troublesome to do. There’s no need to be hard on myself.”

Wang Ji thought to himself, you are too open-minded.

At this moment, Gu Zhuo held it again and pulled it out.

Clang!
After the clear sound, the old sword was unsheathed.

A clear and lonely sword light leaped into the sky.

Slash towards Chiyin Peak!
The cold fog surged like waves, forced to disperse, revealing the truth.

Wait a minute before flying into the cliff of Chiyin Peak.

Then, a thunderous rumble sounded, endlessly.

Until the sword light flew back and the cold fog gathered again.

The picture remains the same as before, with no change.

Chiyin Peak is still there, having not collapsed with the sword light.

Wang Ji saw all this and looked very strange.

Gu Zhuo asked: “What’s wrong?”

Wang Ji turned his head and said to him, “Isn’t this a bit strange?”

Gu Zhuo said: “I think it’s good.”

Wang Ji was silent for a while, then said honestly: “But you didn’t get other people’s consent, did you?”

Gu Zhuo said calmly: “She is my apprentice.”

Wang Ji was slightly stunned and thought to himself, you can actually accept disciples?
Then he said, “Well, now I have no problem.”

Gu Zhuo said, “Let’s go.”

Wang Ji did not turn around. He stood on this peak, looking at that peak in the distance, thinking about the future.

Many years later, someone traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers and arrived at the foot of Chiyin Peak, where he saw thick cold fog like chains and locks.

The man raised his head and looked up, and suddenly saw the sky light breaking through the clouds, and countless mists dissipated with it, and the truth was revealed.

The Chiyin Peak was exposed to the sunlight, shining brightly, which made the man involuntarily stare at it carefully, and then his expression was greatly shocked at some point.

Because there was a line of words engraved on the mirror-like cliff.

The words left behind by the peerless sword.

——Chu Jun destroyed the Chiyin Sect here.

Wang Ji felt deeply moved. He thought it would be very interesting if this line of words was discovered decades later. Then he found that Gu Zhuo had returned again.

Just as he was about to ask what he was doing, he noticed from the corner of his eye that there were two things beside his good friend – Chi Yangxia’s body and head.

He said with a subtle expression: “You…”

“Now that we have done it, we must do it well.”

Gu Zhuo controlled the two objects as flying swords, drawing an arc under the sunny sky. The tail of the sword sank into the thick fog on the top of Chiyin Peak and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Wang Ji was speechless and couldn’t help asking, “What is this?”

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, “It’s a good thing.”

“Good thing?”

“The soul returns to its hometown and rests in peace. How can this not be a good thing?”

“That makes sense, but I don’t think Chi Yangxia will necessarily agree with you.”

“If only she could talk.”

Wang Ji was speechless.

Gu Zhuo paused, looked into his eyes that had never been cloudy or aged, and said seriously, “Thank you.”

Before he finished speaking, Wang Ji felt uncomfortable all over.

He was not used to hearing such a sentence, so he sighed deeply and said helplessly: “Although I know I deserve this thank you, can you please not say it? I am really not used to such a scene, and I always feel that I will die in the next moment.”

After a moment of silence, Gu Zhuo said, “It seems a little unlucky.”

Wang Ji warned: “Remember not to say it in the future.”

“it is good.”

Gu Zhuo nodded in agreement, feeling a little disappointed. He wondered what he would say when the time really came.

Just as he was lost in thought, Wang Ji’s sincere voice sounded again: “But you can rest assured. When you die, I will push my wheelchair to your grave and burn a lot of paper money for you. I will make sure you live a carefree life in the underworld.”

Hearing these words, all the emotions in Gu Zhuo’s heart suddenly disappeared, without any ripples rising, and his face remained expressionless.

“Let’s go.”

“Where?”

“go back.”

“Okay, oh, there’s something else I need to tell you.”

“Ok?”

“My eldest disciple came to me a few days ago and asked me about you. He looked unhappy, and then I stabbed him with a sword.”

“……what are you saying?”

“It’s actually nothing complicated. It’s just that you now have an enemy who hates you very much.”

“Any more?”

“Let me think about it. You should have no new enemies. That’s about it.”

Wang Ji said this nonchalantly.

Gu Zhuo was speechless after hearing this.

He was silent for a moment, thinking that his identity was a secret after all, so he was no longer so worried.

“You better be careful, don’t let your teacher and ancestors be bullied.” He reminded.

“What’s there to be careful about?”

Wang Ji said without thinking: “If I could die at the hands of my disciple, I would be very happy.”

Gu Zhuo thought about it and found that this was indeed the truth. He said sincerely: “Then I hope you can’t get what you want.”

Wang Ji smiled and said, “You’re welcome.”

Then, he suddenly changed the subject: “I hope you can betray your master and ancestors soon.”

“I have no teacher in this world.”

“You’re overthinking it. I’m talking about your senior sister. What’s the matter? Isn’t the word ‘shi’ in front of ‘senior sister’?”

“Change.”

“Do you need to change the subject? If you have no other thoughts about her and have no distractions, you can have a clear conscience. Why do you care about the words of an ordinary person like me?”

“What if I have a guilty conscience?”

“Isn’t that the best?”

As he spoke, Wang Ji applauded sincerely, without a trace of shame on his face: “I hope you can live without a clear conscience and be upright soon.”

Gu Zhuo said: “Okay.”

……

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It is late autumn and the sun sets over the mountains earlier and earlier.

The dusk was burning fiercely on the horizon, making the peaks look red and as beautiful as a painting.

The teenagers and young men walked in the mountains and looked no different from ordinary tourists. Since no threats dared to come to them, they all pretended to be dead.

Whenever he felt a little hungry, Gu Zhuo would drink a few sips of snow breeze to fill his stomach, just like an immortal who had descended to earth.

Along the way, the two still had things to talk about, but they were all irrelevant gossip.

Talk about the past and reminisce the old scenery.

The long years have left too many interesting things to talk about in detail. I didn’t want to talk about them before because I saw no one to talk to.

It’s rare to meet old friends nowadays, how can I bear to miss them?

However, in fact, Wang Ji did not speak much, or relatively little.

Most of the time, it was Gu Zhuo who talked about his past.

To be precise, he started talking about the day he stepped into Changzhou Academy several years ago and talked about the past experiences he had in the academy.

It is the note that circulated in the classroom under the bright spring sunshine, which was filled with innocent feelings; it is the old white dog beside the old pond that lazily climbed up and accompanied every little girl out of the yard; and there are also those running footsteps and the happy time of laughing and playing…

After hearing these words, Wang Ji became even more silent.

He had never had even a similar experience before. He had only seen such black words on white paper. He had never thought that one day he would understand the truth from Gu Zhuo. His mood became more and more complicated.

This was the first time that Gu Zhuo talked about his past with others. The discussion was a bit trivial, but that’s how casual chatting should be, right?
Until he mentioned Tongshengdan again, he recounted this past event in a non-subjective manner.

After listening carefully, Wang Ji did not give any comment because he did not think there was any real right or wrong in this matter.

Instead, he was really concerned about something else.

“Lin Wanyi… I’ve heard of this name. How are you and this girl doing?”

“After the summer festival, she said she liked me.”

Gu Zhuo didn’t think there was any need to hide this.

Wang Ji’s eyes brightened instantly and he asked, “And then?”

Gu Zhuo did not answer, and asked: “Who do you support?”

Wang Ji was stunned.

After a moment, he said seriously, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

Gu Zhuo said casually: “You said that, which means you know it.”

Wang Ji was speechless. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, “Then you can’t tell anyone what I say next.”

Gu Zhuo said: “Okay.”

It was quiet.

There was a long silence.

Wang Ji remained silent.

Gu Zhuo turned his head, looked at him, and hummed.

The second tone, which means doubt, means to ask.

Wang Ji looked bewildered and asked, “What happened?”

Gu Zhuo understood and sighed, “It’s a bit too shameless.”

Wang Ji smiled but said nothing, thinking to himself, I’m not an idiot, how can I believe that you really won’t tell anyone.

Besides, what’s there to ask?

Do you still think I will support Bai Nanming?
That’s too far-fetched.

No matter how many faults a young girl like Lin Wanyi has, in my eyes, she is always better than that tigress.

Thinking of this, Wang Ji recalled the old days and couldn’t help shuddering. Although he is now the incarnation of divine consciousness, as long as he recalls the things Bai Nanming has done, he still wants to stay away from him from the bottom of his heart and is unwilling to really deal with this person.

I don’t know when the sunset sank into the mountain top.

The sky and the earth were pitch black.

……

……

Many days ago.

On the morning of the second day after the news of Yishui Grand Elder’s action reached the Divine Capital, Yu Sheng left a simple letter in the study, then left the palace alone and embarked on the journey north.

It was not until noon that day that Pei Jinge saw the handwritten letter left by Yu Sheng.

The letter was very direct. It did not explain where the person was going. It only said not to worry. It also specifically left a message for Pei Jinge, asking her to do what she wanted to do.

Pei Jinge held the letter, his expression changed slightly, and he thought for a long time.

Finally, she decided to do the unfinished business.

——That thing is to retrace the path that Yingxu has walked.

In less than a spring and autumn, the palace was quiet again and no one lived there anymore.

……

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Yu Sheng had no plan to go north because he believed.

Ironically, she is heading north now for the same reason.

They all believe, but there are differences between them.

The former is her trust in Gu Zhuo, while the latter comes from herself.

That day, Yu Sheng entered Cangshan again, and all the scenes related to Gu Zhuo replayed before his eyes. In the end, he couldn’t help but curse.

After swearing, she sat on the top of the mountain all night without closing her eyes for a moment.

That night, there were stars shining in her eyes, so beautiful, but it was a lie after all.

In contrast, the complex emotions in Gu Zhuo’s eyes at that time were so real.

How could Yu Sheng turn a blind eye?
If you can’t do that, then you can only go north, because some things can only be explained clearly in person.

Thousands of miles of dust passed in a flash, and the rising sun and the setting moon never stopped her steps for a moment. When she stopped, what appeared before her was the scenery of the border village in late autumn.

At the same time, Gu Zhuo just happened to carve that line of words “wait a minute” on the Chiyin Peak.

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……

Yu Sheng’s approach was very direct.

She entered the general’s mansion holding Bai Nanming’s token, sat down in the study, and had a conversation with General Wang.

The conversation was very direct because Yu Sheng stated her demands clearly and even forcefully without hiding anything – the Qin border troops would fully cooperate with her to find someone.

The light in the study is dim.

General Wang looked at the token with a strong sense of nostalgia in his eyes.

After a moment, he retracted his gaze, fixed it on Yu Sheng, and said, “I will do it well.”

Yu Sheng picked up the teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and asked, “Do you have anything to say… Master asked me to ask you this.”

General Wang remained silent.

Yu Sheng suddenly asked, “What on earth are the barbarians doing?”

General Wang looked at her and smiled gently, then asked, “Can you represent Her Royal Highness the Princess?”

Under normal circumstances, Yu Sheng would never pay attention to such words, but the person sitting in front of her at this moment is indeed special and possesses stupid power.

“can.”

Her voice was calm and almost absolute: “My meaning is what Master means.”

General Wang was slightly startled, and looked at the ordinary-looking girl with surprise in his eyes. However, he still felt that this sentence was too ridiculous and was not prepared to answer.

Just then, Yu Sheng put down the teacup.

A breath appeared in the study.

In just a moment, the flickering lights suddenly became still, like an object painted by a painter.

General Wang’s realm is extremely high. He had already entered the stage of enlightenment many years ago and is only two or three steps away from enlightenment – although these two or three steps are already an insurmountable chasm.

With his level of attainment, how could he not sense that this aura came from Cangshan Mountain?

“Can we talk now?”

Yu Sheng asked, “Or do you want to see all living beings with your own eyes again?”

The sentient beings mentioned in the words are not sentient beings, but the solemn and cold iron spear called sentient beings.

It ranks fourth on the Zhiwu List. During the great strife a hundred years ago, it had taken the lives of countless Taoist masters, even the blood of those who had undergone metamorphosis.

From any perspective, Cangshan Mountain and all living beings are the two things that best symbolize Bai Nanming, and seeing them is like being there in person.

“No need.”

General Wang’s voice suddenly became low and somewhat melancholy.

Yu Sheng looked at him quietly.

General Wang sighed and said, “The barbarians have made an offer that is…hard to refuse.”

Yu Sheng understood and said, “It means entering the state of metamorphosis.”

“good.”

General Wang smiled, but his smile was not pleasant, and said, “With such temptation, who can resist taking a few more glances?”

To say a loyal minister means to be truly loyal.

A few days ago, he had discussed this matter with his trusted advisers. At that time, he had no second thoughts and still had the tacit approval and consent of His Majesty the Emperor.

Now, he certainly would not do anything rebellious, and would not bring dirty water upon himself for no reason and cause trouble.

Yu Sheng said calmly, “That’s as it should be.”

General Wang smiled gently and said, “It is extremely difficult to enter the realm of immortality. One must rely on extraordinary talent, countless days and nights of dedicated effort, and luck to help one reach the peak. One must hone one’s magical powers in the Return to Oneness Realm, and obtain a Dao Field in the Dao Realm, just like my uncle. This is the most powerful but also the most difficult path.”

The uncle referred to in these words is, of course, Wang Ji.

Having said this, General Wang stood up from his chair, walked to the window and looked up at the starry sky.

“Or maybe you can be like me, inheriting the dojo of a person who has just completed his Immortal Realm, and moving forward along the established path. In time, you will be able to enter the Immortal Realm. Even if there is a visible end to the road ahead, and this end may not be broken even in your lifetime, you will still be an Immortal Realm after all.”

“I once tried to walk this path, but in the end, it passed me by with regret.”

“What is the most frightening thing in the world? It is to have hope but watch it slip through your fingers. And I am that person.”

“You said.”

General Wang put away his smile and asked seriously, “How can I not think about it?”

Yu Sheng said for him: “Even if the person sitting opposite you is a barbarian.”

General Wang said: “I don’t think this is a betrayal.”

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Deep in the wilderness, among the mountains.

Beside the campfire, Wang Ji talked about his past events for the first time in a long time.

He is a person who lives a very monotonous or boring life. His life is filled with cultivation and swordsmanship. There are not many things worth talking about. The most interesting one is probably revenge.

It was called revenge, but in fact the whole family was not wiped out.

“Back then, I really thought about killing them all, but when I was thrown out the back door, there were still a few people with the same surname who took pity on me and helped me a little.”

Wang Ji looked at the burning charcoal, used his thumb and index finger to indicate a very small distance, and said with emotion: “Thinking in this way, I came up with an excuse for myself, and in the end I just killed that old immortal, but to this day I still think that excuse is very interesting.”

Gu Zhuo had never heard him talk about this past event, so he was curious and asked, “What’s the excuse?”

“You know.”

Wang Ji patted his thigh and said, “My disability is really incurable. It’s congenital. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have developed such a magical power.”

Having said this, he casually picked up the wine flask and took a sip, then continued to mutter: “Anyway, I am really disabled and it is very inconvenient for me to move. If I don’t remove the root of the problem, will there be many people who will come to me for revenge in the future?”

“You have to admit that this inference is reasonable, right?”

“of course.”

Gu Zhuo naturally would not deny it.

Wang Ji looked at him, opened his hands, and said, “Doesn’t that make sense? From now on, I can just sit there and not move, and every day someone will come to kill me to pass the time. Isn’t that a great thing?”

Gu Zhuo was speechless, thinking this made too much sense.

Wang Ji raised his eyebrows with great pride and said, “The more I kill, the more enemies I will have. If they keep piling up like this, how can my life not be fulfilling?”

Gu Zhuo didn’t know how to describe it.

“Why didn’t it become like this?”

Wang Ji sighed deeply, his regret evident, and said, “Because those people who share the same blood as me are too…flexible, and just pretended that nothing happened.”

Gu Zhuo asked: “What do you think?”

“how to think?”

Wang Ji shrugged and said mockingly, “In any case, I don’t think that was done willingly, because I bleed the same blood. If it were me, I would certainly be waiting for an opportunity to kill him at any time.”

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In the general’s mansion.

“Do you know the name of the Grand Elder of Yishui?”

General Wang put his hands behind his back and answered himself: “My surname is Wang and my name is Ji. He gave himself the word Ji later, which means he wants to burn paper to commemorate the entire Wang family, and he did so.”

Yu Sheng didn’t say anything.

General Wang turned around and said mockingly, “Why did I survive? Because he felt that killing my grandfather was too boring and he didn’t feel any pleasure from killing. He hoped that one of us would stand up and kill him.”

Yu Sheng was not unfamiliar with this past event.

The reason is in the next sentence.

General Wang looked at her and said, “This is the fundamental reason why I have been able to sit on the border for decades without any doubt from the Emperor, because Yishui’s sword is pointed at my back.”

For Daqin, there is always only one thing that worries them the most.

——The aristocratic families and the sects stand side by side.

Things like this have happened too many times in the past thousands of years. The best case scenario is that there will be a country within a country. Except for the land which still nominally belongs to the court, everything else has nothing to do with the emperor.

In fact, the sect itself is also quite wary of this, because no ancestor would like to find out inexplicably that key positions in the sect are controlled by people with the same surname after coming out of seclusion.

After all, blood relationship is simpler, more direct and easiest to develop than master-disciple inheritance.

The current situation in the northern part of Daqin is undoubtedly what His Majesty the Emperor would like to see most, so he will turn a blind eye to it.

“Any more?”

Yu Sheng looked at General Wang quietly.

General Wang was silent for a moment, then he laughed and said, “Sorry.”

Yu Sheng shook his head and said, “No need.”

General Wang said self-deprecatingly, “These are all old, shabby things from a hundred years ago. I feel bad for forcing you to listen to my nonsense.”

“But I think you should be able to hear my sincerity and why I am willing to trade with the barbarians, even though there is only a tiny hope like a spark in front of me.”

He said sincerely, “Because this is what I have to do in my life.”

Yu Sheng only asked one question about this.

“After entering the stage of celestial transformation, are you going to kill Wang Ji?”

(End of this chapter)