Chapter 237 Nosy

Chapter 237 Nosy

Chapter 237 Nosy
Today was a sunny day, the courtyard was bright and everything was bright. But now, Kong Jingci felt that everything in front of her eyes and ears was covered with a layer of hazy mist - the person standing in front of her was her master, and there was no doubt about what she heard, but for a moment, she felt that it was not said to her, but to someone else!

She took a step back. Kong Xuan did not move, nor did Mou Zhenyuan. The former's expression had softened, becoming calm, and he looked at her patiently. The latter walked to the gate and waved, and two disciples came over. Mou Zhenyuan started talking to them, as if he was giving them instructions, and it seemed that he was no longer paying attention to what was happening here, or that there was no need for him to pay attention to what was happening here.

Kong Jingci took another step back. At this moment, he suddenly heard his own heartbeat and breathing, and came back to his senses.

"Master..." Her lips trembled and she lowered her voice, "Why?"

Kong Xuan looked at her calmly: "I have already said it just now. Jingci, the thirty-six sects——"

"Before, it wasn't before..." Kong Jingci glanced at Mou Zhenyuan and lowered his voice. "Master, you said before that this was a change that hadn't happened in a thousand years, and that our Suhua sect could give it a try. Master, you..."

"It's different now than it was then." Kong Xuan said.

Kong Jingci waited for a moment, but Kong Xuan did not speak again. Then Kong Jingci realized that there would be no more words. The master was patient and gentle at many times, but extremely decisive at other times. Therefore, she was the leader of the Suhua Sect.

In fact, Kong Jingci knew that she had another choice. It was extremely dangerous, but it was the only ray of hope she could think of at the moment.

Talking to Juque Sect Master Mou Zhenyuan.

No matter what happened these days that made Master resolutely side with the Juque Sect, he would never be "completely loyal" or "single-minded".

She knew her master... Her master was a good leader. Before she took the throne, the Suhua Sect had been able to take whatever the Juque Sect wanted, and almost all the elixirs produced by the sect were supplied to the Wanjian Tomb.

It is true that they have gained some benefits and protection, but everyone knows that if things continue like this, they will eventually become true vassals. Perhaps even the replacement of the sect's lineage will be decided by the Juque Sect!

It was only after the master took office that he was able to turn the tide and help the Suhua Sect regain some dignity and face. Such a master, no matter what he promised to the Juque Sect, would never really sell out the sect completely.

And every sect has some secrets that are of vital importance and affect the rise and fall of the sect.

She just happened to know one or two.

If, she thought, if she begged for mercy from Mou Zhenyuan at this moment... changed her allegiance, betrayed Su Hua, and used those one or two secrets as the price, there might be a one in ten thousand chance of survival!
Mou Zhenyuan wanted to die... He didn't want to make things difficult for a junior like him. What the master said just now should be the thoughts of the thirty-six sects on the Great Tribulation Mountain... They wanted to use their death to warn others.

So she doesn't necessarily have to be the one to die... The Great Tribulation Sword Sutra was memorized by Uncle He, so she is also responsible. Moreover, she is the head teacher of the Suhua Sect in the Great Tribulation Mountain... She can die!
Kong Jingci's heart skipped a beat and he lowered his eyes.

After three breaths, her shoulders slumped and she slowly exhaled.

"Okay, Master. I have made a great mistake, and the only way to atone for it is by dying. If there is an afterlife..."

She raised her eyes and looked at Kong Xuan, wanting to say the last few words.

But she found that Kong Xuan was not looking at her at this time. Instead, his eyes passed over her head and looked behind her...it seemed that he was looking at the top of the courtyard wall.

She was stunned for a moment, and then she heard a voice——

"Big mistake? What big mistake? Junior Sister Kong, who are these two?"

Kong Jingci turned around abruptly and saw someone on the wall behind him.

It was noon, and the sun was slightly tilted to the west. The man standing on the wall was in the blazing sun, and his face was blurred. But because of this, he seemed to be glowing...

Li Wuxiang?!

Kong Jingci opened her mouth immediately, but she didn't know what she wanted or should say. But a sense of joy, relief, and satisfaction spread in her heart for no reason - she felt that she knew Li Wuxiang couldn't do anything, he was a member of the Sword Sect that the Juque Sect hated and was wary of, and he was only a Yuanying cultivator. But at the same time, she felt that... he would have a way! Just like he had always shown, he was always calm and confident of victory!
“Jingci, is this the leader of Ranshan and Tianxin Sect?” Kong Xuan asked.

Kong Jingci took a step to the side, not wanting to stand between the two, and nodded woodenly: "Master... yes."

Kong Xuan also nodded slightly without saying anything.

So Li Wuxiang sat down on the wall, tilted his head and smiled: "She is your master? Oh, that must be Sect Master Suhua——"

He restrained his smile and bowed to Kong Xuan: "Greetings, Sect Master Kong. I am Li Wuxiang."

Kong Xuan ignored him and turned to look at Mou Zhenyuan in front of the courtyard gate.

Before Mou Zhenyuan finished talking to the two disciples in front of him, he raised his hand and waved it slightly, and the two immediately lowered their heads and retreated. He then walked to the courtyard, put his hands behind his back and looked up at Li Wuxiang, squinting his eyes and observing for a while before smiling and saying: "You are Li Wuxiang? Fellow Daoist Li, are you now the leader of Tianxin and Ranshan, and a disciple of the Sword Sect?"

Li Wuxiang raised his eyebrows: "It depends on which identity of mine you like - are you the leader of the Juque Sect?"

Mou Zhenyuan smiled as usual: "That's right." At this time, Li Wuxiang jumped down from the wall: "I came to see my junior sister to ask for something that the Yuanhua Sect promised to give me. But when I heard someone say 'you can end your life' outside, I couldn't help but walk over the wall. Don't blame me, the two sect leaders - what evil things did Junior Sister Kong do to deserve the death penalty?"

Kong Xuan said indifferently: "This is a matter within the Suhua Sect, Daoyou don't need to ask too much. We in the Suhua Sect have never promised you anything."

Li Wuxiang frowned and thought for a while, then sighed, "What you said seems to be correct. It is indeed a matter within your sect. But Kong Jingci is my friend. She is going to be sentenced to death. As a friend, it is reasonable for me to ask one more question, right?"

Kong Xuan looked at him directly. "As the leader of Tianxin and Ranshan Sect, it is not reasonable for you to interfere in the affairs of other sects. As a disciple of Jian Sect, it is even less reasonable. Fellow Daoist Li, this is the station of my Suhua Sect. Please come in."

Li Wuxiang looked at Kong Jingci and saw that she was also looking at him. There seemed to be a little tear in her eyes, which made her eyes look bright. But it was only bright for a moment, then dimmed and her eyes drooped.

He just smiled and said, "I said that Tianxin and Ranshan Sect Master have nothing to do. They can't even save face in front of the five major sects. Junior Sister Kong, I have pleaded for you, but your master won't give me face, so I can't do anything."

Then he looked at Kong Xuan and said, "Okay, I don't care about your sect's affairs. Give me the papers in her hand and I will leave immediately."

Kong Xuan said calmly: "The Great Tribulation Sword Scripture in her hand also belongs to our Suhua Sect, and we cannot give it to you, fellow Taoist."

Li Wuxiang frowned: "If I remember correctly, Junior Sister Kong said that these few copies were from the other six sects. How come they belonged to your Suhua sect?"

"Since Fellow Daoist Li thinks it belongs to the other six sects, go and ask them for it."

Li Wuxiang laughed: "Well, I just asked them before I came here, and they all happily agreed, telling me that they had all been handed over to Kong Jingci, and asked me to come and get them - is that okay?"

Kong Xuan frowned slightly: "Friend Li, are you just talking nonsense? Don't tell me whether you really asked them. Even if you did, I will say no, and you can't take a single page away!"

Li Wuxiang was stunned for a moment, and then he said in silence: "Master Kong... you just told me that the execution of my friend is an internal matter of your Suhua Sect, and I should not interfere. But according to your logic, the other six sects' agreement to give me the Great Tribulation Sword Scripture is also their internal matter... How can you say that if you don't allow it, I can't take a single page away? Master Kong, isn't this, this, standard of yours a little too flexible? Can outsiders interfere in the internal affairs of the sect?"

Kong Xuan took a deep breath: "You——"

“Hahahaha!” Mou Zhenyuan laughed at the side. “Junior sister, Fellow Daoist Li is very sharp-tongued. I’m afraid you can’t reason with him. It’s better to save your breath! Fellow Daoist Li——”

He took a step forward, bowed to Li Wuxiang, and spoke in a very loud voice, as if he was a chivalrous hero: "My Juque Sect uses swords, and you Jian Sect also use swords. We sword wielders emphasize on communicating with our minds, so there is no need to speak in so many roundabout ways!"

"What is the most effective thing in this world? It's power! Where does power come from? It's cultivation! Daoist friend, whether you are the leader of Tianxin or Ranshan Sect, or a disciple of Jian Sect, if you want to take care of this matter and get the Great Tribulation Sword Scripture, there is a way, and it's very simple!"

He exhaled, "Come and take it according to your ability!"

"I heard that you taught my disciples how to use the sword twice. It seems that you understand the true meaning of the sword. I, the leader of the Juque Sect, think that I am also a good swordsman. I also heard that you let my disciples use three moves in Youjiuyuan. This time, I will also let you use three moves. If you can touch me within three moves, I will ask Junior Sister Kong for mercy and spare my cousin, and I will also give you the remaining chapters of the Great Tribulation Sword Scripture. How do you think?"

Li Wuxiang looked at Kong Jingci, then at Mou Zhenyuan, and remained silent for a long while.

Mou Zhenyuan smiled and said, "Hey, fellow Daoist, I am used to strengthening my muscles and bones. I have been rushing to the Great Tribulation Mountain these days, and I have been lazy and neglected my homework. Now my body is very tired - so you can't escape these three moves today. You don't have to worry, my cousin is right, the Sword Sect is also one of the thirty-six sects, how can we kill each other in a competition? Even if you are injured, you can recover for a few days or months, at most a few years, ten years or even decades!"

He looked at Li Wuxiang, paused, and then said, "You'll recover eventually, right? So, what are you afraid of?"

Li Wuxiang spoke at this time: "Master Mu, your words really embarrass me. To be honest, my master often said that the Yuanying of the Sword Sect can almost compete with the Yangshen of the Thirty-Six Sects - I always feel that what he said is a bit alarmist. So I really want to find someone to give it a try - but you know that in a physical competition, if there are one or two tricky and strange magic weapons, a refiner may be able to get some benefits from the Jindan."

"So I didn't want to compete with other sects before. And now it's most appropriate for me to compete with you, Sect Master Mu - we both use swords, and our methods are different, but we are more similar than other sects. However, today is really not a good time, I really need to take these six fragments of the Great Tribulation Sword Scripture away."

Mou Zhenyuan's eyes turned cold, and just as he was about to speak, Li Wuxiang immediately sighed again: "I don't know if Junior Sister Kong has told you that the fragments of the Great Tribulation Sword Scripture of your thirty-six sects may be fake. That is to say, the subtle details have been altered by someone, and when you read it through, you can't detect anything unusual. When you first started practicing, even when you cultivated to the point of Yang Shen, you didn't feel anything unusual."

“But when you are in the middle stage of Yang Shen, you will feel something is wrong - you can’t go any further. At this time, if you carefully investigate the root cause, you will find that it is due to the limitation of the practice. Then, if you look for it bit by bit, you will realize that there was a small problem at the beginning. A small mistake can lead to a huge difference, which led to the final blockage.”

Li Wuxiang looked solemn, and paced a few steps with his hands behind his back: "In fact, what you said is what my master often said - the thirty-six sects are from the same lineage, and they all come from the Taiyi lineage inherited by our Sword Sect!"

"Then my master said that the Sword Sect is declining now, but the Taiyi lineage cannot be cut off. It is a good thing that you want to use the East Emperor Seal to practice the true scriptures on the Great Tribulation Mountain. However, after you practice the true scriptures, you may want to practice the Small Tribulation Sword Sutra, or even the Great Tribulation Sword Sutra. If someone is really talented, he will practice it and spend a lot of elixirs and materials, but encounter the same problem again. He will feel guilty. "

Li Wuxiang sighed, "I shouldn't say these words. But one of you is the leader of Juque Sect, and the other is the leader of Suhua Sect. Regardless of whether you have conflicts with our Jian Sect or not, at least you will not join Xuan Sect. Just for this reason, I should tell you this."

"So, you two, I want this fragment of the sword scripture not for myself, but for my master and you. Now that it's come to this, can I take the thing away? I still have a lot of things to do today."

Hearing these words, the smile on Mou Zhenyuan's face gradually disappeared. Kong Xuan's face still had no expression, but it had changed from the previous indifference to a little doubt.

Mou Zhenyuan looked at Li Wuxiang and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, who do you mean by the master you mentioned?"

Li Wuxiang shook his head, his eyes sincere: "Master, this question really embarrasses me, I can't say it. In fact, if it weren't for the Great Tribulation Mountain, the Taiyi Taoist Temple, the birthplace of the Taiyi Sect's Dharma lineage, I wouldn't even mention my master. Anyway, Master, you know, my master found that this Great Tribulation Sword Scripture really has errors and omissions."

(End of this chapter)