Qiu Yutong stayed for a while, but in the end he still stepped forward.
He saw an old man sitting cross-legged under the white wall, telling a story to a group of children.
This old man was short and skinny, with white eyes; he was obviously a blind man – Qiu Yutong reconfirmed that he was not mistaken, this man was the blind old man he met in Baizhou before he entered the Blood Prison Secret Realm, at that time, he once bought three bowls of sweet soft bean curd from this old man.
Baizhou was thousands of miles away from Yongzhou. How did this old man come here?
Qiu Yutong stared at the strange blind old man and couldn’t help but remember what the old man said to him back then.
“Listen to my advice, don’t go to the Blood Prison Secret Realm, I’m afraid there will be a bloody disaster.”
At that time, he didn’t take this sentence to heart at all, but later in the Blood Prison Secret Realm, he dug up his little apprentice’s devil core with his own hands, and pushed his little apprentice into the cold pool… and what happened later, although he also didn’t remember, his brothers said that he also seemed to have suffered a terrible torture, and was barely human. It took his brothers 20 years to help him reshape his dao body.
Who was this blind old man?
When Qiu Yutong was in a daze, the old man suddenly felt something and raised his head suddenly. Aa pair of white eyes looked straight in Qiu Yutong’s direction, “Young master, do you want to eat soft bean curd?”
Qiu Yutong came back to his senses, hesitated for a while before he found a large piece of broken silver, and threw it into the bamboo tube next to the soft bean curd, “I want two bowls of sweet soft bean curd.”
The blind old man listened to the sound of the silver being thrown into the bamboo tube, and his old face full of folds suddenly put on a smile, “Thank you so much. For such a large piece of silver, not to mention 2 bowls of soft bean curd, it is even enough for 200 bowls. “
As he spoke, he scooped up 2 bowls of soft bean curd and handed it to Qiu Yutong.
A little boy next to him was a little anxious and couldn’t help urging, “Grandpa, what happened later? Go on.”
The old man smiled and said, “Don’t be in a hurry, child, I will continue the story.”
He paused and scratched his forehead again, “By the way, where did I stop? Oh, yes, more than 200 years ago, the Immortal Alliance Conference was held at Yunxia Peak in North Snow City, so it was also known as North Snow Sword. At that time, not long after the death of Daoist Spiritual Master Minghui, the decree of the Leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance passed from him to his chief disciple. And this chief disciple is now the famous City Lord of North Snow City, Xie Wanting.”
Although Qiu Yutong had already heard of this incident, when he heard about North Snow City and his Sect Leader, he couldn’t help but listen intently.
Xiao Wu frowned slightly and listened carefully.
The blind old man sighed, “Xie Wanting was arrogant and naturally wanted to keep the decree of the Leader of the Immortal Alliance, but who would have expected that at the Immortal Alliance Conference, Gui Wuya would defeat 7 almighty cultivators in a row. In front of the various sects , he played a piece of “Beihai Po Zhen Song” with an iron zither, which shattered the Yuqin Palace Master’s original jade zither on the spot. Lin Yurong vomited several mouthfuls of blood and almost died.
At that time, Xie Wanting and Lin Yurong were still close friends, so he went off immediately and confronted Gui Wuya, but his skills were not as good as the other. He was forced into panic by Gui Wuya’s “Tingtao Sword Play”, in the end, Weeping Blood’s fierce sword qi cut off the meridians of both feet, and he could no longer stand and walk. “
“Grandpa, is the decree of the Leader of the Immortal Alliance in Gui Wuya’s hands?” A little boy asked curiously.
“Nope. Whatever Gui Wuya intended, it was Heaven that decided in the end. He fought with Xie Wanting and although Xie Wanting’s legs were crippled, he himself was seriously injured. In the end, neighbors who couldn’t agree lost out to a third party. Nanshan Temple got the decree of the Leader of the Immortal Alliance. Since then, it has been in the hands of Nanshan Temple and has been passed down to the present. “
A child exclaimed, “I know, I know, it’s the Nanshan Temple outside the city! My father said that all the monks live there!”
“Yes, it’s the Nanshan Temple outside the city.” The old man smiled and said, “For more than 200 years, Gui Wuya had been concentrating on his cultivation. He wants to win the decree of the Leader of the Immortal Alliance and become the leader. Xie Wanting is also scheming, and vowed to pay back the debt from that year. These two people, one is vicious and unruly, the other is ruthless and deep. The new Devil Emperor is interfering, and I don’t know who will be victorious at this year’s Immortal Alliance Conference…”
Qiu Yutong was a little unhappy and couldn’t help but interrupt him, “Old man, City Lord Xie lives a simple life, he is not the gloomy person you described.”
The old man rolled his white eyes and smiled indifferently, “I’m just joking, you don’t have to take it seriously.”
Xiao Wu looked at the old man thoughtfully without saying a word.
Qiu Yutong pursed his lips, and wanted to defend Xie Wanting but the old man said again, “Young Master, you took care of my business twice, and were very generous so I will remind you again – by all means be careful of the people around you.”
People around me?
Qiu Yutong was stunned for a moment, and involuntarily turned his head to look at Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was also stunned, and then the expression on his face quickly faded. He smiled nonchalantly, and said jokingly, “Yes, Peak Master Qiu, you must be careful around me.”
“Fellow Daoist Xiao, that’s not what I meant…” Qiu Yutong quickly waved his hand.
Xiao Wu smiled, “I am also joking.”
Qiu Yutong was a little embarrassed. He turned his head and wanted to say something to the old man, but the old man had already stood up, stooped to pick up the load, and walked slowly into the depths of the alley.
His small and crooked figure soon disappeared in the shadows of the alley, leaving only a resounding shout, “Selling soft bean curd~ Sweet and salty soft bean curd~ Selling soft bean curd~”
All the way back to the inn, Qiu Yutong still had some thoughts, and Xiao Wu didn’t say much.
The two walked up the corridor on the second floor in silence, and happened to meet Xu Dongqing pushing Xie Wanting’s wheelchair back to the room, Xie Wanting looked at the two of them and frowned slightly: “Yutong, there are many people in this city of Yongzhou, and there are people of all kinds, so be careful when you go out, and don’t come back too late. “
Qiu Yutong felt a little warm in his heart, nodded and said, “Yes, thank you Sect Leader for your concern.”
Xiao Wu glanced at Xie Wanting, and Xie Wanting also looked up at him with a light expression.
Back in the room, Qiu Yutong lay down on the bed with his clothes, and stared at the white curtain in a daze.
“Be careful of the people around you…” For some reason, the blind old man’s words lingered in his ears, making him feel uneasy.
People around him? Was it Xiao Wu?
It must be him, he always only knew that Xiao Wu was a rogue cultivator, and didn’t know anything else. Xiao Wu never mentioned his specific life experience, and only said some things very vaguely… However, if Xiao Wu really wanted to harm him, wouldn’t he just stand by and watch when he was overcome by his inner devils? Why go through all this trouble?
Qiu Yutong turned over, and felt a little irritable in his heart.
At this moment, Xiao Wu had already laid the bed; he stood up and glanced at Qiu Yutong, “Peak Master Qiu, I think you are not in good spirits, why don’t you go to bed earlier?”
Qiu Yutong didn’t know what to say, so he gave a low “En”, Xiao Wu nodded, lightly blew out the oil lamp, and said softly, “Go to sleep.”
The room was suddenly dark, and there were two long bangs outside; it was already the second watch.
Qiu Yutong had always been an excellent sleeper, but today, for some unknown reason, he couldn’t fall asleep even after tossing and turning, and the words of the blind old man kept replaying in his mind.
“Be careful with the people around you…”
He thought about it for a while, and couldn’t help turning over again.
In the darkness, Xiao Wu suddenly whispered, “Peak Master Qiu, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?”
Qiu Yutong was stunned, then hesitated for a moment before saying, “I… I want to help the Sect Leader fight off the Devil Emperor, and let the decree of the Leader of the Immortal Alliance fall into the hands of a highly-respected person, so that the world of cultivation can return to peace.”
Xiao Wu was silent for a while, and then said, “What about after that?”
“After that, I didn’t think much about it…” Qiu Yutong paused for a while, and then said, “However, if I can get out of this Immortal Alliance Conference, I would like to return to North Snow City, cultivate my mind, work hard to improve my cultivation, and hone my swordsmanship as much as possible. “
If he worked hard to become stronger, stronger, and stronger, perhaps he would be able to use Tianzhao Yunhai to forcibly split open the Blood Prison Secret Realm, and then sneak into Cuiwei Cold Pool to find his little apprentice without waiting for a thousand years. …Even if it’s just a pile of bones.
“You want to go back to North Snow City and devote yourself to your cultivation… That’s right, in the realm of cultivation, who doesn’t think about practicing well and attaining the Great Dao?” Xiao Wu said to himself.
“I’m not…” Qiu Yutong paused before continuing.
What could he say? Could it be that he wanted to tell Xiao Wu that he wants to improve his cultivation, hone his swordsmanship, use Tianzhao Yunhai to split the Blood Prison Secret Realm, sneak into Cuiwei Cold Pool, and find his little apprentice who had his core taken out… Even if this kind of thing was told to others, others would only think that he was mentally ill, or that he was extremely hypocritical.
In the darkness, the two were silent for a moment.
After a long time, Qiu Yutong said, “What about you in the future? What are you going to do?”
Xiao Wu said slowly, “Of course I will find that person and ask him to compensate me.”
“Are you going to get revenge on her?”
Xiao Wu was silent for a long time, and then said softly, “I… I want to give her another chance. If this time, she can choose me and not abandon me, I will treat her well and listen to her.”
Qiu Yutong frowned and said, “She treated you like that, and you want to give her another chance?”
In the darkness, Xiao Wu seemed to smile bitterly in a low voice, “Maybe, I’m just cheap.”
Qiu Yutong really didn’t understand this kind of strange emotional entanglement between men and women, but he couldn’t ask more questions, so he could only say ignorantly, “Oh, I don’t understand this much.”
Xiao Wu was silent for a while, and then said lightly, “You naturally won’t understand this kind of thing. The so-called Great Dao is emotionless, and immortals like Peak Master Qiu, can always let go even if you have been together for many years, even if your circumstances evoke mixed feelings… The person I’m looking for is like that too. “
“Oh…” Qiu Yutong didn’t know what to say. He looked at the curtains in the darkness, and felt a little dazed. Gradually, his eyelids became heavier and he finally fell asleep.
……
“Crack!”
An extremely small sound made Qiu Yutong suddenly wake up.
With a shudder, he propped himself up abruptly, and found that the bedroom window was pushed open by a slit. A cold and bright moonlight shone on the messy bed on the floor, and there was no one in it.
Xiao Wu went out.
Qiu Yutong was stunned for a moment, and couldn’t help but wonder, what was Xiao Wu doing out in the middle of the night?
He suddenly remembered the words of the blind old man, “Be careful of the people around you.”
Qiu Yutong looked at the empty bed, and thought about those words, about the blind old man’s white eyes, and shivered inexplicably.
What happened to Xiao Wu?
No, he must go and see.
Qiu Yutong only hesitated for a moment, then put on his robe, clambered lightly on the edge of the window, and jumped out.
He landed gently on the roof ridge outside the window. At this moment, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the roofs of every household in Yongzhou City were like dense layers of fish scales, glowing with a cold light under the moon.
Qiu Yutong gathered up his spiritual power, listened intently, and then looked up to the east. There was indeed a small black shadow in the distance, leaping lightly between the houses. He no longer hesitated, and followed lightly.
He followed carefully; the figure in front of him was almost like a ghost, and he almost had to exert himself to keep up.
Qiu Yutong couldn’t help but wonder, Xiao Wu was just a rogue cultivator, why were his poses so weird?
Suddenly, the figure disappeared.
Qiu Yutong was stunned for a while, then quickly jumped off the roof and looked around.
The place he was in was a very large garden, but it had obviously been abandoned for a long time. The weeds in the garden were half the height of a person; they made a rustling sound in the night wind, and there was a pond in the middle of the garden. There is no water in it, and a few lotus leaves that have long been dried up lay weakly in the mud.
Where did Xiao Wu go?
Qiu Yutong took a deep breath, but he always felt a little weird. He didn’t bring Tianzhao Yunhai, so he grabbed a long dry branch, hesitated for a while, and walked forward. Suddenly, there was the fierce sound of wind from behind!
A sneak attack!
Qiu Yutong instinctively reacted and he swung his branch behind him!
At this moment, a sword light as dark as water suddenly flashed in front of him, and stabbed towards Qiu Yutong!
The person holding the sword was Xiao Wu!
Not good! It seemed that Xiao Wu deliberately lured him here, and then they attacked from both sides!
In the blink of an eye, Qiu Yutong had already figured out a way. He could stick the long sword of the man behind him with dead branches, then lead him around in a circle, and finally use the sword of the man behind him to block Xiao Wu’s sword!
However, Xiao Wu’s sword light didn’t stop at all, brushing the side of his face, and swept past him fiercely! Then, a long scream came from behind! It was almost like a human voice!
Qiu Yutong looked back and was stunned.
