Chapter 134 Showdown
Chapter 134 Showdown
This is a question that requires no thought to answer.
Because the desire for life is human instinct.
Throughout history, there have indeed been countless heroes and heroes who have died bravely in pursuit of their dreams, but that is always the final choice when there is no other choice. If you can live a leisurely life, why end up dying?
Only as long as we are alive can we have real hope.
The elders of the Tianming Sect are very clear about this truth.
Precisely because they knew it too clearly, some of them chose to leave Gu Zhuo's side, turning around and walking away with the thought of discussing it later. They wanted to take their trusted subordinates with them to preserve the strength of the Tianming Sect, and they didn't want to rush to discuss all the issues and come to a conclusion on this single day.
There is a long way to go, why rush?
As for why we do this?
Ultimately, it comes down to disbelief.
Therefore, when those elders left, Gu Zhuo did not say a word to dissuade them, as if he had not seen anything.
It was not until this moment that he was sure that Sui Qian Gu and Taoist Nun An Ning might have a long conversation, and he finally asked this question.
The answers given by the two were very direct, just one simple word: think.
The next moment, they added two more complicated words.
——The leader.
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For Sui Qian Gu and Taoist nun An Ning, they did not feel uncomfortable at all when they shouted these two words to Gu Zhuo, because Taoist Yingxu had already shouted them once in front of everyone.
As long as this can bring enough benefits to himself, such as surviving the unprecedented tough crackdown by the Sky Patrol Division and taking over the interests vacated after the deaths of several other elders.
"Is there anything you need me to do now?" Taoist Nun An Ning looked at Gu Zhuo and asked.
Gu Zhuo hummed.
Sui Qian Gu took over the conversation and said seriously: "Please give your instructions, Master."
Gu Zhuo did not answer, his eyes fell on the sky outside the window.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Sit for a while, then we'll go."
After the words fell, the three people at the table were stunned, wondering if they had heard it wrong.
The Sky Patrol is still wreaking havoc in Chaozhou City.
Pei Jinge is killing people.
Where are we going to go at this time?
Gu Zhuo ignored it and continued, "The rules of the sect remain the same, and the energy that has been put into the Great Qin territory will be transferred out..."
Saying these boring words, even though everything had been thought out several days ago, he still felt that these things were extremely troublesome at the moment.
No wonder the White Emperor doesn't want to take care of state affairs.
It all makes sense.
Half a minute later, Gu Zhuo asked, "Have you remembered everything?"
"remember."
Nun An Ning paused and said, "So how are you going to solve this problem now?"
Just as she said this, a deacon from the Sky Patrol happened to be walking by on the street outside the restaurant and casually glanced at the four people sitting by the window.
Gu Zhuo stood up, walked outside, and said calmly: "I'll go talk to her."
"she?"
None of the three reacted.
The next moment, they realized that the "she" in the words referred to Pei Jinge, and they were shocked and speechless.
It was quiet by the window.
Sui Qian Gu had a complicated look in his eyes as he watched Gu Zhuo leave. Then he turned to look at Taoist Chang Yu and asked tentatively, "Speaking of which, what exactly is a realm, Master?"
Ever since he stepped into the courtyard, he had been thinking about this question and wanted to get an answer.
However, Gu Zhuo's aura was too strange. It looked like a very shallow stream, and was not much different from those younger generations in the Cave True Realm.
The question is, how could a person at the Cave Realm make Taoist Yingxu bow his head and willingly call him the leader?
This is something that can never happen.
As long as one has a normal IQ and is not a real idiot, who would believe the aura that Gu Zhuo exudes?
Taoist Chang Yu did not think he was an idiot, so he naturally shared the same idea as Sui Qian Gu, so he also laughed and said, "What do you think?"
Sui Qian Gu was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Things like realms are naturally higher and higher."
Nun An Ning turned her head and looked at the street outside the window, and said seriously: "Then I think the leader's realm must be at least as high as two floors."
After hearing this, the other two fell silent, and had to admit that this statement made sense.
On the list of ascensions compiled by the head of the Sky Patrol Department, Pei Jinge was ranked second, only behind the first person to ascend to heaven, who was called the sun on earth by the cultivation world.
Since the leader dared to face Pei Jinge's blade, his realm must be similar, and he might be only one step away from enlightenment.
This is the most reasonable inference.
Thinking of this, Sui Qian Gu and Taoist nun An Ning looked at each other, only to see that the ambition in each other's eyes had faded.
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Gu Zhuo didn't care about the conversation by the window.
Just like he didn't care much about whether Sui Qian Gu and Taoist Nun An Ning really surrendered, they both acknowledged from the bottom of their hearts that he was the leader of the Tianming Sect and had no second thoughts.
This is a long process.
A conversation, a matter of life and death, and a life-saving grace were far from enough to convince these two evil cult elders.
What really matters is the conversation that follows.
The conversation took place in a small Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple is located in Chaozhou City. It looks inconspicuous, overgrown with weeds and almost abandoned.
Pei Jinge found Gu Zhuo here.
Through the opened door, the two looked at each other in silence.
After a while, Pei Jinge walked into the Taoist temple.
She sensed very clearly that there was no formation in this small Taoist temple to prohibit entry and exit, so a question naturally arose in her mind.
——Why does Gu Zhuo want to stay here?
"I'm glad to see you again."
Pei Jinge said softly, with a smile on her face. She looked into Gu Zhuo's eyes and said with a smile: "So, is it convenient for you to talk to me about what happened along the way after you were taken away by Yingxu?"
Gu Zhuo shook his head to express his refusal.
Pei Jinge narrowed his eyes and asked, "Reason."
Gu Zhuo said frankly: "That is a very long story, and I don't want to repeat it now."
Pei Jinge looked at him and said, "So?"
Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "Ask."
Pei Jinge was silent for a moment, accepted the proposal, and the conversation officially began.
There is a big banyan tree in the small Taoist temple.
The two sat down on the stone bench next to the banyan tree, never looking at each other, each with their own scenery in their eyes.
"How are you now?"
"Not bad, probably half the leader of the Destiny Cult."
Gu Zhuo spoke lightly.
Pei Jinge heard it like thunder.
Even on that night seven days ago, when she faced Taoist Yingxu, a peerless powerful person in the Yuhua realm, her heart remained calm and there was no wave of anger in her heart.
However, at this moment, she was stunned after hearing this extremely simple sentence, because this was a sentence she could never have thought of.
There was a long silence.
"really interesting."
Pei Jinge chuckled, looked up at the sky divided by branches and leaves, and said with emotion: "I haven't met someone as interesting as you in a long time."
Gu Zhuo casually asked, "Who was the last one?"
Pei Jinge thought for a moment and said, "Lin Wanyi's mother, but that was her in the past."
This very simple sentence made Gu Zhuo think of a very complicated story, which must have contained many unsatisfactory twists and turns and difficult choices.
"continue?"
"it is good."
"Did Yingxu give you the Tianming Sect?"
"Ah."
“Why does Yingxu do this?”
"Because I asked for it."
Gu Zhuo said calmly: "Rather than letting the Tianming Sect become ownerless and then lose control and cause chaos in the world, I think this is a more appropriate approach."
Pei Jinge said: "And then you told me all this."
Gu Zhuo said: "Do you think you are an idiot?"
Pei Jinge stopped talking.
Gu Zhuo looked at her and said calmly, "Since you are here today, I don't think this matter can be completely hidden from you. Compared to bearing unnecessary suspicion, I think honesty is a virtue."
In that sad autumn rain, the old man once warned him that after the Yunmengze incident, Daqin or the White Emperor would have strong doubts about him.
This is an inevitable fact.
Because no one wants to face that possibility.
Pei Jinge suddenly asked: "What do you want to do now?"
Gu Zhuo looked into her eyes and said in a serious and sincere voice, "Thank you."
Pei Jinge was slightly startled and asked, "Thank you?"
"Thank you."
Gu Zhuo explained, "If you hadn't come to Chaozhou City and personally led the Patrol Division to kill people, I think it would be quite troublesome to control the Destiny Church."
Pei Jinge once again didn't know what to say.
In this conversation, almost every word Gu Zhuo said was beyond her expectations. To use the game of chess as an analogy, this was a move she had never seen before.
However, it was for this reason that the doubts in her heart gradually faded away.
Sincerity is always the best way to win trust.
Pei Jinge continued to ask: "So how are you going to deal with the Tianming Sect now?"
“Keep it alive.”
Gu Zhuo did not hesitate and said, "There are many reasons."
Pei Jinge raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "For example?"
Gu Zhuo said: "A Tianming Sect in my hands is more meaningful than a dead Tianming Sect. As a means for the Dao Sect or Xuandu to reach out to the outside world, they will definitely support a new Tianming Sect. Unless the Qin Dynasty destroys the mountains and destroys the Dao, this is destined to happen."
“That makes a lot of sense.”
Pei Jinge looked at him, shook his head and said, "But it's not enough to support you to do this. To be precise, it's the reason why you are allowed to do this."
Gu Zhuo asked: "Can you decide this matter?"
Pei Jinge smiled and said, "As long as I want."
The meaning of this sentence is deep and complex.
In the spring, she once told Gu Zhuo on the city wall of the old imperial palace in Wangjing that she had the ability to weave a perfect story to deceive everyone.
Yes, she is not powerful enough to decide the survival or destruction of the Destiny Church, but she can prevent those who can make the decision from making it.
Gu Zhuo understood the meaning behind the words and said, "There is another reason why I decided to do this."
Pei Jinge found this matter more and more interesting. He smiled and said, "Please go ahead."
Gu Zhuo looked at the dimples at the corners of her mouth, thinking of the joke that Chen Chi had told him about an old friend, and smiled gently, saying, "The reason is your old friend."
Pei Jinge's smile disappeared.
(End of this chapter)