Chapter 105: Not the Taoist Lord, but the Demon Lord
Chapter 105: Not the Taoist Lord, but the Demon Lord
The banquet venue was just across the lake.
At this time, the autumn sun has set, and the light shining on the world is no longer dazzling, but soft like gauze.
The middle-aged man with good manners was named Wan Shoukang. Although he was not the head of the Wan family, his status was very important.
On the way to the banquet, he took the initiative to chat with Gu Zhuo Yusheng, but there was no speculation in his conversation. He was just introducing the surrounding scenic spots and telling the legendary stories of Yangzhou City. His words were quite lively and interesting, which made it easy for people to listen to him and then develop some good feelings for him.
After taking their seats, without even a moment's wait, various pastries and spiritual fruits were served on the table.
The most sincere item among them is undoubtedly the pot of rock tea picked from Yinxian Mountain. It would even be an insult to describe this tea as priceless. It is quite useful and helpful in spiritual practice and is truly a priceless treasure.
Not to mention ordinary practitioners, even the elders in most sects would be more or less touched when seeing such sincerity, and would be deeply satisfied with such impeccable hospitality. They might even become alert and guard against being too soft-hearted.
Gu Zhuo didn't think so.
Yu Sheng wouldn’t think so either.
What the two showed at this moment was not the kind of pride that was taken for granted, or the reserved and complacent satisfaction, but a kind of indifference that was used to it.
Wan Shoukang looked at this detail and thought that he was indeed a strong man from Chaotian Sword Palace, feeling a little regretful.
Even the most careful plan will eventually lead to failure.
Unexpectedly, every time Chen Chi drank to drown his sorrows, he never became more sorrowful. He was able to secretly use means to inform his master and let Chaotian Jianque send these two people whose realm even he could not see through.
This is the only explanation. Otherwise, how could these two people find Chen Chi for no reason? It must be some kind of secret connection method unique to Chaotian Sword Palace.
Thinking of this, Wan Shoukang became more alert and said with a smile: "If you two have something to do next, you might as well tell me. The Wan family has some reputation in Yangzhou City, and maybe I can save you some trouble."
Yu Sheng ignored him and took a sip of tea.
Gu Zhuo said, "The Dao Master's business."
This sentence is very direct.
His words were sharp.
After hearing this, Wan Shoukang was even more certain that the two men were sword cultivators. He smiled and said, "This matter involves many people, and it is not just a matter for one family. However, since the two of you are deeply interested in this, the Wan family is naturally willing to help."
"But there's a problem here."
He looked into Gu Zhuo's eyes and asked, "In what capacity do you two intend to intervene in this matter?"
Gu Zhuo asked: "What do you mean?"
According to the past rules of the cultivation world, when such inheritances and cave dwellings suddenly appear, one would first determine from the region whether they belong to the local sect, or look for causes and effects such as blood ties or master-disciple relationships. If neither of these exists, the practitioners can fight for it on their own.
The Yunmeng Ancient Lake has been on earth since it reappeared seventeen years ago. It does not belong to any sect, and the Taoist disciples do not dare to occupy this inheritance as juniors of the Taoist master.
Then, the inheritance left by the Taoist master should be fought for by people all over the world, without the need for any special identity.
Wan Shoukang explained with a smile: "Because the Taoist Master has another name, or a name that is more suitable for him, the Demon Master."
Gu Zhuo looked at him quietly.
Yu Sheng was not used to the last two words.
Wan Shoukang said solemnly: "In order to prevent the Demon Lord from reviving and making a comeback, we should be extremely cautious in dealing with the Demon Lord's inheritance. We must try our best to suppress the news within the smallest scope and never spread it out. Otherwise, if the evil sects such as Tianming Sect get to know about it, it will definitely be a catastrophe that will bring disaster to all living beings."
"Of course, these words of mine are by no means directed at your clan. Everyone in the world knows the great contributions your clan made a hundred years ago, and that you are truly irreconcilable with the Demon Lord."
His tone became more serious: "I just want to remind you two, if you get involved in this matter directly without giving yourself a suitable identity, it is very likely to attract the attention of evil spirits and make this matter more complicated."
I have to say that this reason is very powerful and it is difficult for anyone to find fault with it.
However, everything in this world depends on how you do it, not how you say it.
"But you excluded Chen Chi from this matter."
Yu Sheng's voice suddenly sounded, calm but a little cold: "How do you explain this?"
Wan Shoukang's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "You have misunderstood. The Sky Patrol Department is an office established by the Emperor himself. How can the Wan family exclude Chen Chi from it? It's just that he is more satisfied with the current situation and took the initiative to make the choice you two saw today."
Having said that, there is actually nothing more to say.
If they agree to the Wan family's proposal now, even if the two of them have accepted the rules proposed by the other party, they will not be able to come into contact with the truth of the Taoist master's inheritance appearing in the world if they act within these rules. If they break the so-called rules, the Wan family can use this as an excuse to marginalize them directly.
The matter is very clear.
The answer is clear.
"I don't accept that explanation."
Gu Zhuo's voice was calm.
Yu Sheng added for him: "And your previous proposal."
The sky remains the same, and the autumn wind remains the same.
There wasn't even a hint of solemnity or murderousness here.
Wan Shoukang looked at the two of them, was silent for a long time, sighed and said, "I understand."
He did not say anything more about it, and changed the subject naturally, without any embarrassment: "No matter how this matter turns out, it will be a matter for after today. It will not prevent you and I from enjoying the lake and sky and listening to music at leisure."
Having said this, he clapped his hands and applause broke out.
There was a sound of footsteps, and seven beautiful dancers and nine musicians appeared in the restaurant.
The next moment, music started playing, accompanied by a dance with fluttering sleeves.
The sound of the music is like the breeze from the river, gently coming and soothing the heart.
The woman's dance moves are just like the melody, graceful, gentle and pleasing to the eye.
This scene came suddenly, but there was no abrupt feeling, as if it was originally set against the light of the sky. Gu Zhuo turned a blind eye to it and looked at Wan Shoukang, his eyes seemed to become a little strange?
He looked Wan Shoukang in the eye and asked, "What if I don't want to listen?"
Wan Shoukang smiled and shook his head, saying, "It won't take much time to listen to the above paragraph, and even if the deal fails, the friendship still exists. I think this conversation today should also be based on this principle, isn't it?"
"so be it."
Gu Zhuo glanced at him and said no more. He picked up the teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and thought to himself, since you want to die, then die.
Yu Sheng didn't seem to care much, but he was thinking that your whole family should die.
Wan Shoukang looked at the two people sitting opposite him. He was not nervous because of Gu Zhuo's unusual reaction. Instead, he was exceptionally calm because of his strong self-confidence.
This sudden music and dance are certainly unusual, and there is a mystery hidden in them, deep in the sea of consciousness.
Yes, the purpose of this song and this dance is to leave a trace of spiritual consciousness in the practitioner's sea of consciousness, to provide surveillance in normal times, to reveal its hidden power and then explode to hurt people at critical moments, which are all things that can be easily done.
Not to mention the practitioners in the Return to Oneness Realm, even for the strong ones who have achieved the Immaculate Body, unless their soul is extremely powerful beyond their own realm, it would be difficult for them to find anything wrong.
Correspondingly, this song and dance not only have strict and unified requirements on the realm of the practitioner, but also will impose a heavy burden on one's own soul every time, and it is impossible to use it a second time in a short period of time.
Even for a prominent family like the Wan family, training these seven dancers and nine musicians is not an easy task. A lot of resources are spent on this, and such means are rarely used on normal days.
The reason why the decision was made directly today was that no matter how you looked at it, Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng looked like powerful men of Chaotian Jianque, with extremely high realms, and they deserved Wan Shoukang's utmost respect.
More importantly, this method is secretive and strange enough that it will not easily damage the superficial harmony.
Wan Shoukang felt more confident as he thought about it. He smiled calmly and said, "If you two don't think tea is fun, we have wine to drink."
Singing and dancing endlessly, drinking quietly facing a pot of autumn water, is undoubtedly an elegant thing in life.
Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Wine can relieve sorrow, it is indeed very suitable."
Yu Sheng glanced at him and thought, you are a pretty good person.
Wan Shoukang didn't understand the changes in their expressions. He suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, but his face remained calm.
Just as he was about to follow suit, waved his hand to call the servants and ordered them to bring up some wine... something suddenly happened in the situation.
There was a sudden disturbance in the music.
As if the string broke.
Then there was a plop.
That was the sound of the dancer falling to the ground.
Wan Shoukang's expression changed slightly, but he forced himself to remain calm, looking at Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng in silence.
Gu Zhuo said calmly: "I have already reminded you."
As they were speaking, a similar voice was heard again.
The string broke again, and the dancer fainted.
The music had already begun to collapse.
Wan Shoukang finally couldn't keep his composure anymore. He turned his head with his body extremely stiff and looked at the scene in the middle of the field.
The next moment, he was stunned.
Only four of the seven dancers were left, and three of them fell to the ground, bleeding from all their orifices.
Five of the nine musicians had their strings broken, their fingertips were all stained red and their faces were pale.
The once shiny wooden floor was covered in blood, which spilled onto the ground in pieces, reflecting the sunlight outside the window.
What is even more shocking is that even though the situation has reached this point, the remaining dancers and musicians who have not yet fainted are still dancing and playing music faithfully, with expressions that become increasingly focused and concentrated.
Everyone's mind seemed to be sinking into a bottomless ocean, unable to extricate themselves, as if crazy, intoxicated, crazy, and insane.
The scene is weird and cruel.
Wan Shoukang suddenly turned around and looked at the two people sitting opposite him, as if he was facing a formidable enemy or an abyss!
What kind of realm is required to allow the music evolved from the Heavenly Demon Dance to collapse on its own without even the slightest room for resistance?
His expression was extremely ugly, his heart was beating like thunder, and he asked slowly, "Who are you?"
However, the two men never looked at him again.
Gu Zhuo asked Yu Sheng, "Let's go?"
Yu Sheng said hello.
So the two of them got up and walked outside as if nothing had happened.
As they walked past the dancers and musicians, the music suddenly stopped.
There was dead silence.
Only the sound of two people's footsteps was heard, gradually fading away.
At this moment, Wan Shoukang finally couldn't bear it any longer, and repeated the words he had just said with fear in his voice.
"Who the hell are you?!"
Gu Zhuo stopped and didn't look back.
He gave a polite and clear answer to the question, with a gentle smile on his lips.
"If I tell you, everyone here will die."
I owed one thousand yesterday and six thousand the day before yesterday. I will try to pay back two thousand words tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)