Chapter 155: The Skeleton

Who is the master bowing to? Is he bowing to Xuan Zi because he is impressed by his appearance, or is he thinking of something else and wants to bow to Xuan Zi?

But I didn’t expect that the person he bowed to was Ji Qing.

You see, Taoism is very particular about certain etiquette. There is no reason for a senior to bow to a junior. I don’t know the specific reason for this, but this particular etiquette has been around for a long time. Even if a senior makes a mistake, there is no reason for him to bow to the junior. What is Master doing?

“A true man is open and honest in the world. Ji Qing, I thought that if I had not taken you as my disciple, I would have made it clear in a few words and let it go. But I never thought that it would cause you to have a lifelong obsession. This obsession was planted by me, Jiang Lichun, so now I am bowing to you three times to apologize for my mistake. After that, I will also have a conclusion with you.”

After the master finished speaking, he really bowed three times to Ji Qing, but Ji Qing had no expression on his face. He didn’t even return the bow, let alone say a word.

Throughout the entire process, Xuan Zongzi still looked relaxed and unconcerned, and did not make any statement.

After the master finished speaking, he retreated to my side. I looked at the master with concern. What was going to happen between him and Ji Qing? Unfortunately, the master was also very calm. From beginning to end, the master did not defend himself. The situation was not necessarily favorable to us. In fact, judging from Ji Qing’s expression, the situation was even unfavorable to us.

From the brief conversation, Yang Sheng seemed to have grasped an opportunity, and exchanged a glance with Wu Tian. At this time, Wu Tian leisurely took a step forward, then bowed to Xuan Dunzi. Xuan Dunzi returned the bow, but did not say anything else.

At this time, Wu Tian spoke.

“I am Wu Tian, a disciple of the same lineage as Jiang Lichun’s master. To be honest, he is also my junior disciple. I didn’t know that your disciple and my junior disciple had such a grudge. It seems that my junior disciple was wronged by Ji Qing that day. As a senior disciple, I am very saddened. I am very saddened that such a thing happened to my disciple. Taoism emphasizes cause and effect. As a senior disciple, I am duty-bound to take responsibility for the mistakes made by my disciples. Here, Wu Tian used to teach Ji Qing three of my secret techniques to make up for the mistake my nephew made that day. After saying that, Wu Tian looked at Xuan Dunzi sincerely, and his look of pain and distress made people who didn’t know him think that he was really distressed by my master’s behavior.

Is there anything more despicable than this? A wave of anger immediately rushed to my forehead. I couldn’t help but stand up again. I really wanted to say out loud that he had nothing to do with our lineage, and when did he ever take us juniors seriously? He could even harm his own blood relatives… and now he’s pretending to be a good grandson?

How did such a person become my master’s junior brother?

But my master grabbed me by the arm. He looked somewhat despondent, and said to me, “Sanwa, the weather has its own righteousness and justice. If you argue with others, you will inevitably become narrow-minded and be infected with a bad spirit. A gentleman is broad-minded, not a gentleman who is good at arguing… go away.”

“But, Master, he is clearly…” I don’t have the breadth of mind or the patience of my master. Even though I am no longer a young man, I still can’t keep quiet when I encounter injustice.

What’s more, Wu Tian’s move is clearly to put us in a dead end! Think about it, if Ji Qing agrees to Wu Tian… Even if she doesn’t, but an elder has made such a sincere statement, doesn’t it make my master even more wrong?

“Chen Chengyi, step back. What is wrong is wrong. If you give others a reason to criticize you, you have to accept it. This is the result! Go down.” Seeing my indignant look, my master became angry, and his tone became stern. Although he rarely did this, once he did, it meant that this was something that could not be changed. I didn’t need to argue at all, I could only do it obediently.

This is how I grew up, this is the tacit understanding I have had since childhood… I dared not argue, and silently stepped back, standing behind my master.

At this moment, the silent Xuan Zi spoke up: “Life and death, grievances and grudges are over. When you become a ghost, unless the old grudges have not been resolved, and you willingly transform into a fierce ghost, otherwise, any entanglement of cause and effect will be placed in the next life. Now Ji Qing has become my disciple, so he will not transform into a fierce ghost, but will join my ghostly cultivation lineage. Therefore, the old grudges from his life have been resolved. You don’t need to resolve them later, and you don’t need to bear anything for your nephew.”

When Xuan Dunzi said this, his expression was extremely natural, not like there was even the slightest hint of hypocrisy in it. In one sentence, he had already lightly and lightly rejected my master and Wu Tian.

At the same time, he also expressed his position in a very subtle way, and would not be affected by the matter of Ji Qing.

After all, there is no such thing as a visit without a reason. I believe that if he didn’t appear because of Ji Qing, there must be another reason.

Wu Tian failed to win him over, and he didn’t say much because of his status. He only said, “Brother Xuan Zongzi, you have a big heart.” Then he stepped back.

My master just sighed and didn’t say anything. For a moment, I didn’t know what my master was thinking.

Xuanzong should have seen these reactions, but he didn’t react at all. Instead, he took a step forward and said in a low voice, “Since I was injured and became a ghost cultivator here, I have already severed all ties with that world… Now I am guarding this entrance, but it is also to leave some thoughts, and I still can’t cut off my past life. I can see that you have some grudges, but I have no intention of getting involved in your grudges. I have come here for one thing, and once I have done it, I will leave. I will pretend not to see what you do here.

Xuanzong’s words seemed to be gentle, but in fact there was no room for maneuver. He had already made it clear that he would not get involved in any of our grievances, but the thing he wanted to do was absolutely necessary.

Everyone present looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what he was doing or what impact it would have on the situation we were in. However, out of fear of Xuan Dunzi, no one dared to act rashly.

Yang Sheng, on the other hand, seemed to be unconcerned and asked, “What is the matter that Master Xuan Dunzi wants to do?”

“Oh, it’s not a specific thing. It’s just that the person has something I need, so I’m shameless enough to ask for it. After all, we ghost cultivators are the most miserable, without a physical body. For this reason, even being shameless is helpless.” For the first time, Xuan Zong’s face showed an expression, and he pointed at my master with a smile.

Obviously, what he wanted was on my master’s body, and based on his words and my own knowledge of Taoism, it was not difficult to guess what he wanted. Of course, it was the stone of the heavenly pattern!

Taoism emphasizes the ascension of the body. When a ghost cultivator reaches the pinnacle of cultivation, he will be able to reshape his body! Just like the legends of ancient China, there are also many legends about reshaping the body.

I don’t know how to do it, but I do know the essence of the Tianwen Stone. It is a piece of God’s bone… Even if it was destroyed by Lin Xiaohua, the Tian Dao Array on it no longer has any effect, but its essence remains the same. It is normal for Xuan Zi to need it, or even desire it.

The answer is self-evident. What Xuan Zi wants is the Heavenly Pattern Stone!

I never thought things would turn out like this. As Master said, the wolves have not dispersed, and now a tiger has been summoned down from the mountain. I’m just wondering why Xuan Zong didn’t ask for the Heavenly Pattern Stone when it was in the hands of the gods.

According to Xuan Zongzi’s abilities, he shouldn’t be too afraid of the gods, right?

However, I could only keep this doubt to myself. At this time, Yang Sheng changed his tone and asked in a slightly frivolous tone, “I wonder what Master Xuan Zong needs. Because it just so happens that I also want to ask the old man for something.”

“The stone of the heavenly pattern.” In the face of Yang Sheng’s frivolousness, which was similar to provocation, Xuan Zong was still as calm as ever, but his tone was very firm.

“That’s a coincidence. This Tianwen Stone is also something I want. What do you think, Master?” But unusually, Yang Sheng did not get angry, but suddenly asked the question seriously.

Xuan Dunzi did not respond to Yang Sheng’s words, but instead looked up and down at his master, who was still holding the Tianwen Stone in his hand… At this moment, the atmosphere in the arena became tense again, and no one noticed that the water under the river surface began to fluctuate slightly again.

The fluctuations were so subtle that I think even the Grand Master, in such a tense atmosphere, would not have noticed this!

“Master, there is only one Stone of Heaven! In fact, there is a solution to this problem. Specifically, I want the remaining soul imprisoned in the Stone of Heaven. You want the Stone of Heaven itself, but the old man is holding it hostage and won’t give it up easily. Master, you are a smart man, you understand what I mean? I respect you as a strong man, so I don’t want to turn against you, but I can’t let you take the Sky Pattern Stone so easily. The old man won’t let you either, it’s his life-saving trump card! This is the situation in the arena, Master, do you understand? Yang Sheng’s voice was calm, but he analyzed the situation in the arena clearly in a few words!

My cold sweat suddenly covered my forehead. His words… If I think about it carefully, I’m afraid I know what the conclusion is. He simply wants Xuan Zongzi to cooperate with him to kill us, our greatest threat, and then they will divide the Tianwen Stone.

At this time, Xuan Dunzi also spoke up: “What do you want?”

Yang Sheng suddenly clapped and laughed, but before his laughter had finished, a loud sound of water breaking suddenly broke out on the surface of the water, catching Yang Sheng off guard and leaving him stunned for a moment.

I saw skeletons, many skeletons…