Chapter 476 Seeking a meeting

Chapter 476 Seeking a meeting

Chapter 476 Seeking a meeting
Beitang Zun's words were simple, but they conveyed a lot of information.

Chu Qing was a little confused for a moment:

"What?"

"that is……"

Beitang Zun was about to repeat it.

Chu Qing quickly waved his hand:

"That woman really claims to be the wife of the scholar on the run?"

"Yes."

Beitang Zun said:
“It’s just that no one has ever seen or heard of a scholar who escaped from his life getting married, so it seems unbelievable.

"If you want to know the truth, I will ask someone to investigate."

Chu Qing tapped the table twice:
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly, and by the way, find out where the monk is now."

"Yes."

Beitang Zun clasped his fists and agreed:
"Do you have any other instructions, sir?"

Chu Qing didn't speak, but thought in his heart...

The Scholar Who Escaped and he had only met each other twice, so they were not really familiar with each other.

But he happened to know that the Fatal Scholar did have a wife...and something seemed to have happened to this wife, causing her to forget about the Fatal Scholar.

Not only did she forget that the Fatal Scholar was her husband, she even treated him as an enemy.

The word "escape" in the phrase "escape scholar" comes from this.

Every time he appeared, he was in a hurry because his wife was chasing him from behind.

The scholar who escaped for his life had an accident, and his wife insisted that it was the monk who did it...

Could it be that his wife’s illness has been cured?

Or could it be that that person was not the wife of the scholar who escaped?
Chu Qing glanced at Beitang Zun:
“Find the scholar’s ​​wife, protect her, and bring her to me.

"Go."

"Yes."

Beitang Zun then stood up, turned around and went out to give orders.

Chu Qing pinched his brows lightly, feeling that there was something strange about this matter.

It had been a long time since Bu Shan monk left Nanling. When the Tomb Prince of Luochen Villa came to cause trouble, some people said that Bu Shan monk had crossed Tongtianling and went to the north of the mountain.

This matter is true...at least Chu Qing has seen someone who is not a monk in Wanbao Tower.

After the meeting at Wanbao Tower ended, the monk disappeared.

Could it be that he returned to Nanling?

By the way, kill the scholar who escaped?

But what grudge was there between these two people that required them to be so cruel?

Moreover, if he could kill the scholar who escaped, how did the scholar's wife survive?
Thinking of this, Chu Qing went to find Hua Jinnian.

Straight to the point:

"During the time you were in Ghost Emperor Palace, I think you know a lot about the people who passed through Tongtian Ridge. Are there any monks among them?"

"No."

Hua Jinnian shook his head decisively:
“It’s not that the monk has never appeared in Tongtianling.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Chu Qing sat down by himself, and Hua Jinnian poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.

After taking a sip, Chu Qing said softly:

"Is there anyone who can pass through Tongtian Ridge without being discovered by the Ghost Emperor Palace?"

"Have."

Hua Jinnian immediately said:
“But it is not easy to do this.

“As you know, the directions in Tongtian Ridge are confusing. The forest is deep and dense, and the Si Nan is useless. Once you lose your way, you will completely wander among the various giant trees.

“If you’re lucky, you can get out.

“But if you’re unlucky, you might end up wandering in the woods your whole life.

"If you don't have a very firm mindset, this process can easily drive you crazy...

"The Ghost Emperor Palace was built in Tongtian Ridge, also borrowing this characteristic of the forest."

Having said this, she paused for a moment, as if organizing her words, and then continued:
“Although there is no normal road in Tongtianling on the surface.

“But all things in nature are not without traces. Even if it seems that there is no way, there are undercurrents.

“After many attempts, we found that although the direction was confusing, the path remained the same… Thus, we sorted out a joint road from Nanling to Lingbei.

“Among them, there are three locations that are impossible to bypass no matter what, and they are secretly guarded by people from my Ghost Emperor Palace.

“From this, we can find every traveler who wants to cross Tongtianling.

“And if they want to avoid being discovered by us, they need to have an understanding of Tongtian Ridge that is above my Ghost Emperor Palace.

"Thus we found the fourth path that our Ghost Emperor Palace had never discovered.

“It’s not that easy to do this.”

Chu Qing had been listening quietly. When he heard this, he picked up the teacup and gently skimmed the floating leaves in the cup:
“As far as I know, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors each have their own heritage.

"Even if he is your father, he didn't come here alone...

"The four regions and one state in the world are guarded by the Five Emperors in rotation?"

"Yes and no...it all depends on personal wishes."

Hua Jinnian nodded:
"That person once told me that if I wanted, I could live in one place forever, but if I didn't want to, I could settle down in Zhongzhou Wudi City.

"That is where the Five Emperors will always have a place."

“So, the Ghost Emperor, or rather the Southern Region Tongtian Ridge, does not have only one master.”

Chu Qing glanced at Hua Jinnian:
“Before the Ghost Emperor, there were other Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors masters who lived in the Ghost Emperor Palace.”

“That’s not accurate.”

Hua Jinnian smiled:

“To be precise, I live in Tongtian Ridge, not the Ghost Emperor Palace.

"But you are right... there are indeed people..."

She paused here, then suddenly realized:
"You mean to say that we haven't discovered the third location, but our predecessors did.

"But you didn't tell us?
"Now, someone has quietly crossed Tongtian Ridge through this unknown path, without our Ghost Emperor Palace noticing?"

"Is there such a possibility?"

"Have!"

Hua Jinnian had no way to deny it, but his eyes became serious:
"But I don't understand why?"

"Of course, we have to do some things that are not presentable."

Chu Qing exhaled slowly:

"Do you know who the last person who lived in Tongtian Ridge in the Southern Region was?"

Hua Jinnian nodded:
"It's the Sword Emperor... but not the current Huangfu Changkong, but his father, the previous Sword Emperor, Huangfu Chengren!"

"This name is a bit unlucky..."

Chu Qing laughed in silence, but his expression changed:

"Are you sure, it's the Sword Emperor?"

"Sure."

Hua Jinnian said:
“For ordinary people in the martial arts world, this is probably a secret that they will never be able to discover.

“But in the Ghost Emperor Palace, this is not a secret at all.

“Many people know…”

Chu Qing gently pinched his brows, feeling that this mess seemed to have become more complicated. At the same time, he felt that the things he had already caught sight of were cut off by Huangfu Chengren's sword, and the beginning and the end could not be connected.

"An expert is indeed an expert. Even if he is dead, his swordsmanship is still as good as Chu Qing's."

Chu Qing finished the tea in the cup and put it on the table.

"You suddenly ask these questions, what do you know?"

Hua Jinnian was a little curious.

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"It has nothing to do with you. Okay, the tea is good. I'm leaving first." After saying that, he stood up and left.

Hua Jinnian wanted to curse at him. He came over to him for no apparent reason and had a chat with him, which ended up making him confused.

This dead man still hasn't explained...it's really abominable.

After Chu Qing walked out of Hua Jinnian's residence, he sorted out everything in his mind.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong.

It’s not that the monk is full of shit now. Although Huangfu Yixiao has temporarily returned to Zhongzhou because of the Wanbao Tower incident, with his ability, he might have almost reached Nanling by now.

Why doesn't the old monk find a corner to hide himself? Why does he come out to kill the scholar who is trying to escape?

He would not go to such great lengths for no reason.

In addition, although Hua Jinnian's words did not provide much useful information, they also made Chu Qing understand one thing.

First of all, if you want to cross Tongtian Ridge without alerting the Ghost Emperor, you need to know the possible fourth road.

Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that someone other than a monk knows this road.

The one who initially ruled the Southern Region was not the Ghost Emperor, but the Sword Emperor.

If the news about this fourth path was not from the monk, then where did it come from?

To be honest, if Hua Jinnian said today that it was the Martial Emperor who ruled the Southern Region in the past, Chu Qing would be enlightened.

But...it doesn't make sense for the Sword Emperor to let someone kidnap Mo Duxing.

This matter was strange and inexplicable, and Chu Qing always felt that there was something very involved.

Unfortunately, if the monk's whereabouts were not unknown, even Chu Qing would find it difficult to figure out all the details at this time.

“Forget it, let’s not think about the things that I can’t figure out for now.

"The martial arts conference is about to be held. We will consider it after we rescue the Ghost Emperor."

There are still three days left. Even if you want to investigate something at this time, it will be difficult to do so.

Chu Qing originally planned to stay in Tianyi Sect and wait patiently for the martial arts conference to be held.

Unexpectedly, Beitang Zun suddenly showed up that night.

The one who came was not him... He was followed by a woman, dressed in black and with a haggard face.

Chu Qing recognized her at a glance. This was the wife of the scholar who escaped.

"It's you!?"

Chu Qing looked at Beitang Zun with some surprise. His work efficiency was quite good. He just went out during the day and brought the person back in the evening.

Beitang Zunze said:

"It wasn't that I found her, but she came to Tianyi Gate and found me.

"To be precise, she is looking for you."

"You want to find me?"

Chu Qing stepped aside:

"Come in and talk."

The three of them entered the house, and Chu Qing extended his arm to lead them:

"Please take a seat."

The woman nodded and sat down, looking at Chu Qing with a slightly pale face:

"Third Young Master, this is not the first time we have met."

Chu Qing nodded:

"We did meet a few times."

The first time they met was in that inn. She was clumsy in poisoning someone. As an assassin, Chu Qing was really angry at her for not fighting back and complained about it in his heart for a long time.

We met a few more times after that, but they were all fleeting.

The woman smiled slightly, then sighed:
"In the past, I was ignorant, and my mind was sometimes clear and sometimes confused.

"When I can't see him, I always miss him. But the more I miss him, the more I feel I must kill him.

"Now that he is really dead, I have just woken up from a dream and recalled the past...

"Ugh……"

Beitang Zun frowned slightly. He finally met Chu Qing, why did he suddenly start talking about all these nonsense?
He was about to interrupt, but Chu Qing waved his hand.

Beitang Zun couldn't understand it, but Chu Qing did. This woman... was about to die.

She was in very bad shape.

He was exhausted and was holding on by his last breath. He must have some injuries on his body, which were very serious, but how serious they were could not be seen with the naked eye.

And there was no desire to live in her eyes.

A pair of eyes, full of death.

Chu Qing pondered for a moment, opened the tea bowl and poured two cups of tea, and pushed one of them in front of her:

"Whatever you have to say, you can tell me.

"Drink some tea, moisten your throat, and speak slowly."

"Thank you, Third Young Master."

She picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying:

"He and I were classmates when we were young. He was ambitious and I was attracted by his spirit.

"They had already secretly decided to spend their lives together before they even reached the age of marriage, and they couldn't wait to get married after they reached the age of marriage.

"During our married life, he pursued his ambitions and I followed him everywhere.

“We have been to all four regions and one state in the world.

"But the more he walked and the more he looked, the worse his condition became...

“The world is too big. The Southern Region is just a region, but it has already seen many tragic things.

“Compared to the Southern Region, the other three regions are even more terrifying.

“We’ve seen this before in the East Region. They treat people like animals and fight to the point of bloodshed just to get a bite of food.

"Mutual affection between men and women is even more of a luxury.

“Men don’t ask women whether they are willing or not, as long as they can overpower them, they can force them to have sex.

“If someone tries to stop it, the stronger one will win.

“The world is like a livestock pen, but sometimes, humans are even worse than animals.

“The northern region is vast, and horse thieves are rampant. Although the land is large, the resources are not abundant.

“We have seen some bandits looting villages and then hanging the bodies of young women and children on flagpoles and running away.

“After a long time, the corpses turned into dried meat, which these horse thieves could take to satisfy their hunger in case of emergency.

"The Western Regions... the same is true for the Western Regions. There are four regions and one state in the world. Even the Central Plains is probably not immune to this. This is a world where people eat each other, and no one can change it. This is a miserable world.

“And changing all this was his lifelong ideal.

"But he knew he was powerless and could not change anything, so he remained silent, depressed, and dejected...

"Until one day several years ago, he suddenly shook off his dejection and told me that he had discovered something.

"This matter may change the world situation."

She talked all the way up to here, and most of the content was irrelevant.

Chu Qing was not impatient, and after hearing this, he did not ask what the escaping scholar had discovered.

Just wait quietly...

And the woman said:
"It was a peaceful night, and he left again...

"I didn't hear any movement until midnight, and I thought it was him who came back.

“But no.

“I saw two people, one was not a monk, and the other was a middle-aged man.

"At that time, I didn't even know that I was not a monk. When I saw a stranger, I was naturally alert. But I didn't expect them to attack me without saying a word...

“My martial arts skills are far inferior to theirs, and I was defeated in just three or two moves.

"Then the man untied the bandage on his eyes, revealing a pair of eyes as bright as the starry sky.

“Just one look and I lost everything.

“He always thought that I was sick… Actually, I was not sick, I was harmed by someone.

"The last words of the man who attacked her were 'I have something important to do tonight so I can't stay any longer. If he keeps her here, he won't survive.'"

(End of this chapter)