The Heavens: From Knowing Whether You Rule the World

Chapter 110 Seventh Senior Brother’s Tea!
Tian Buyi went to Cao Miao Village overnight just to see what was going on.

His face looked very bad, not just because there really was a little bit of the remaining aura of the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder Technique.

Also because of the rivers of blood!
Looking in from the main road at the entrance of the village, it was a mess, with bloodstains inside and outside every house.

On the flat ground in the middle of the village, more than 200 people from more than 40 households in Caomiao Village, big and small, men and women, were lying on the open ground, their bodies stiff, like corpses, blood flowing like a river, flies flying everywhere, and the smell of blood was overwhelming.

Tian Buyi sighed and walked slowly around the village to see if there were any survivors.

Zhang Xiaofan was woken up by someone, and saw a chubby Taoist priest who had the bearing of a master.

"Fairy?"

As soon as Zhang Xiaofan saw the attire, he knew that it was an immortal practicing in Qingyun. He immediately stood up in a daze, but didn't know how to respond.

However, the immortal is worthy of being an immortal.

Look at the dark sky, it's obviously night, but there are fairies here, it's like bathing in sunshine, not cold at all.

Compared to the somewhat dull Zhang Xiaofan, Lin Jingyu, who was awakened at about the same time, behaved much better. He straightened his clothes and bowed respectfully, "Jingyu greets the real person!"

When Zhang Xiaofan saw this scene, he followed suit and bowed quickly.

Tian Buyi was silent, he didn't know what to say.

He pondered for a moment, then handed over two torches, motioning Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu to walk towards the village.

Originally, this kind of thing should not be known to children like Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu.

However, some things cannot be hidden, and survivors also have the need and the right to know some things.

Anyway, he has rhubarb pills, so at worst he can just feed one to whoever is unable to do so.

Zhang Xiaofan took a few steps, but saw that there was no one around, so he couldn't help but look at his hands.

Last night, it seemed like a dream
However, the broken grass temple in the distance and Jingyu who was awakened together with him both proved that it was not a dream.

All of this is true, there really is an old monk teaching martial arts in the temple!

Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu had only taken a few steps when they realized something was wrong.

So quiet!

The two of them were walking around with torches everywhere, and there wasn't even a dog barking?

A breeze blew, and there was a faint smell of blood.

The two men arrived at the entrance of the village, and in the residual light of the torches they saw corpses scattered all over the place.

Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu were suddenly struck by such a horrifying scene. It was late at night, and the slightest smell of blood in the breeze made them even more horrified. They screamed and fainted.

Tian Buyi sighed deeply, picked up the two and flew towards Qingyun. After the three of them saluted, they continued on their way.

Tongtian Peak, Yuqing Palace.

The door is wide open, and the tablets of the Three Pure Ones, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun, are enshrined, with a solemn atmosphere.

In front of the altar, on the main hall, there were dozens of people standing, both Taoists and laymen. There were seven large sandalwood chairs, three on each side, and another one in the center of the front.

On the left, Cangsong opened his eyes slightly and looked at Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu who were kneeling, his heart filled with shock.

That night, there were only him and Puzhi. Puzhi had been wearing the evil cult's Blood-sucking Pearl for a long time and was seriously injured by him. Who else could it be if not him that was responsible for the incident in Cao Miao Village?

The Cao Miao Village was actually massacred by Pu Zhi, one of the four great monks of Tianyin Temple. Who the hell is the evil cult?
Tian Buyi stared at the ceiling, while his peripheral vision secretly glanced at the other leaders.

Shuiyue claimed to be sick and didn’t come, which is the most suspicious!
Tian Buyi glanced at the empty seat of Shuiyue. He actually didn't quite believe that Shuiyue was the murderer, but...the murderer had used the magic sword to control thunder, so anything that could be doubted was fake.

At this moment, he put aside his personal feelings and judged purely from a neutral perspective.

Well, Shuiyue didn’t come, and he claimed to be sick, so he is indeed the biggest suspect.

"Ghost!"

Suddenly, a shrill cry was heard from the sacred and solemn hall. "Ghost, evil ghost! Ghost!"

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, is that you?"

This was Zhang Xiaofan. He recognized that special voice and in his anxiety, he cried a little. The leaders of all the peaks felt a little bit sorry for him.

Zhang Xiaofan rushed over without thinking and shouted, "Uncle Wang, what happened? Why did everyone in the village die? Tell me!"

Zhang Xiaofan asked again and again, and Uncle Wang seemed to be touched and stopped talking about "ghost, ghost" for the time being.

In the hall, everyone was shocked and fell silent. Even some people sitting on the chairs could not help but stand up, waiting to see if Uncle Wang could find the murderer.

Cao Miao Village is only fifty miles away from Heyang City. It is a small village near Qingyun. Yet, a village was massacred silently.

From the perspective of empathy, this is too cruel and too bloody; from the perspective of face, this is simply a slap in the face of Qingyun Sect, saying that it can't even protect the villages near Qingyun.

Once there is any sign of this, Qingyun Sect will strike with lightning speed to establish its prestige.

Uncle Wang's eyes were red, full of fear and confusion. He looked at Zhang Xiaofan for a long while, but said nothing. He frowned, as if he was thinking hard about something.

At this time, one of the Seven Clans' chiefs couldn't help but take a step forward. He was about to speak, but was quietly stopped by the person next to him.

It was Tian Buyi, he grabbed Cangsong!
Cangsong smiled slightly and had no intention of moving forward.

He considers himself to be open and honest, without any modesty at all.

It was clearly Pu Zhi who massacred Cao Miao Village!
By the way, Pu Zhi is really cruel!

Tian Buyi didn't say anything, but secretly looked at Cangsong carefully.

Suspect number two!
After some debate, Uncle Wang didn't react at all.

In his eyes, the murderer had always been Puzhi. There was no one in the hall who looked like Puzhi, and his mind was in a daze, so naturally he couldn't remember anything.

After Uncle Wang was dragged away, Daoxuan asked Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan about Cao Miao Village.

Lin Jingyu is calm and composed, and has outstanding talent, while Zhang Xiaofan is rather dull. Naturally, the several leaders all took a fancy to Lin Jingyu and competed with each other.

Well, Tian Buyi still didn’t get Lin Jingyu.

Cangsong argued very sharply, saying that Chu Hong had reached the sixth level of Yuqing after practicing Taoism for four years, and his talent was no worse than Lin Jingyu. Tian Buyi already had an heir, so what was there to argue about?

After hearing this, Tian Buyi was also happy to watch and immediately let him go.

What Cangsong said meant that he was training Lin Jingyu as his successor. Then how do you expect Qi Hao, the current senior brother of Longshou Peak, to deal with this?

Qi Hao's talent is certainly not something that can be seen once in a thousand years, but it has barely reached the level of the young master of the Six Peaks. He has been a disciple for many years and is the eldest senior brother with high prestige. Do you want to get Lin Jingyu over there?

Gee!

Tian Buyi chose to let him go, and Zhang Xiaofan fell in love with Dazhu Peak.

Anyway, he already has the seventh disciple, so it won't hurt to accept a mediocre disciple. Dazhu Peak is deserted and sparsely populated, so one more person won't matter.

After the leaders left, Tian Buyi returned alone to find Daoxuan.
Dazhu Peak, Shoujing Hall.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru sat in the front of the hall, and the disciples lined up on the left and right according to the order of their entry.

As soon as Zhang Xiaofan entered the door, he was a little confused and didn't know what to do.

He was a child from an ordinary farmer's family. He was good at chopping wood, but he had no idea how to become a disciple. Chu Hong sighed when he saw that his fellow apprentices didn't realize Zhang Xiaofan's embarrassment. Who would have thought that Zhang Xiaofan lived near Qingyun, but didn't even know how many times to kowtow to Qingyun?
Therefore, Senior Brother Song Daren probably assumed that Zhang Xiaofan knew this rule and did not say anything.

However, when there is information asymmetry, sometimes Zhang Xiaofan’s dull performance is not really his fault.

Puzhi kowtows three times when becoming a disciple, while Qingyun Sect requires nine kowtows. How do you expect him to deal with something that he has never seen or even heard of?

The wise way to deal with it is to keep knocking. You will eventually knock the right amount, and then someone will naturally call for a stop.

Maybe Zhang Xiaofan didn’t realize it, but if he didn’t know how many times to kowtow, just kowtow continuously was indeed the best method.

He immediately took a step forward and whispered in Zhang Xiaofan's ear: "Junior brother, kowtow nine times as a sign of respect."

Zhang Xiaofan had been feeling a little embarrassed, but when he heard the voice, it was like the sound of nature. He quickly kowtowed nine times, "dong dong dong", heavy and loud.

"Good boy, get up!" Su Ru smiled gently.

"Okay, that's it!" Tian Buyi shook his head slightly, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. This was really too dull.

"Daren, you can teach the sect rules and various exercises. You can also teach some introductory Taoist methods first. As for cutting bamboo, do it!"

Tian Buyi waved his hand and strode towards the back hall.

"Congratulations, Master!"

Everyone bowed slightly and saluted together.

As soon as Tian Buyi left, Su Ru looked at the others, "Old Seven, go practice, Da Ren and Xiao Fan do some homework, the rest of you stay!"

"what?"

Song Daren immediately breathed a sigh of relief, happily pulled Zhang Xiaofan and ran quickly towards the back mountain.

Chu Hong smiled and walked away slowly.

Tian Ling'er giggled and followed.

Song Daren pulled Zhang Xiaofan along for a while before he flew up on his sword. Zhang Xiaofan lay on his back, and the trees on both sides quickly moved away.

When Zhang Xiaofan saw this scene, he felt relieved and extremely surprised. He immediately yearned for the immortal style.

but
When I think of the disappointed look on Master's face when he became his disciple, and the scene that Senior Brother described between him and Jingyu in the palace,
The eldest senior brother actually didn’t say much. Before choosing the people, Taoist Master Daoxuan used the Calming Pearl to relax him and Jingyu’s minds, and they both fell asleep.

But even though the eldest senior brother didn't say anything, from some of his words and the disappointed look on Master's face, he vaguely guessed that he was most likely forced to come to Dazhu Peak.

One is robbed, the other is forced
Zhang Xiaofan was not jealous, but he just felt a little uncomfortable, especially his master's every move, which made him feel inexplicably depressed.

"Big Brother, Master, am I a little bit stupid?"

Somehow, Zhang Xiaofan came up with these words.

Song Daren was speechless for a moment, his master's attitude was too obvious.

"Little Junior Brother"

Song Daren was about to offer comfort, but a gentle voice interrupted him.

"Junior brother, don't underestimate yourself!"

Zhang Xiaofan was startled and looked behind him quickly.

A scarlet jade silk, the whole body is light amber, almost transparent, emitting red clouds. Chu Hong and Tian Ling'er are standing leisurely on the red silk.

Chu Hong was dressed in a light blue robe, with a gentle look yet a hint of majesty. With his hands behind his back, he looked extraordinary.

Tian Ling'er was dressed in red, with a faint smile on her cute face, and she was holding a spell to control the red silk.

Chu Hong's green robe was hung with a blue sachet, and Tian Ling'er's red robe was hung with a pink sachet. They were of the same style and were obviously made by the same person. The two were very close to each other and matched well.

Chu Hong smiled gently and looked at Zhang Xiaofan, "Junior brother, why don't you come and have some tea with me!"

"what?"

Zhang Xiaofan was stunned and a little confused.

Chu Hong smiled brightly, "Brother, I don't have any hobbies, I just love drinking tea to improve my mood. Big Brother, why don't you let Xiaofan taste tea with me today!"

"Okay." Song Daren knew that the Seventh Brother wanted to enlighten the Eighth Junior Brother, and he immediately nodded in agreement.

Chu Hong nodded slightly, and with a wave of his right hand, the invisible sword energy contained in his body surged and landed right at Zhang Xiaofan's feet.

Zhang Xiaofan thought it was an illusion at first, but when he stepped on it, he found it was real, just like he was on flat ground. His envy became even stronger.

After Zhang Xiaofan stood up, Chu Hong touched Tian Ling'er's head, and then his true energy turned into a sword. He took one step at a time as if walking in the air, and flew towards the cliff with Zhang Xiaofan in his hand.

Tian Ling'er pinched some magic spells and flew towards the top of the mountain.

A pot of tea, a stone table, and two teacups.

Chu Hong looked at Zhang Xiaofan, who seemed a little unconfident in his sitting posture, and sighed slightly.

What Zhang Xiaofan lacks is encouragement and confidence.

He was always timid and what he wanted most was the attention of his fellow disciples and master.
When Zhang Xiaofan started practicing, he became even more cowardly. Although his talent was not that bad, and was even better than several senior brothers of the same age, his dull stereotype still made Tian Buyi ignore him.

Once you ignore it, you will become even more cowardly.

Chu Hong chuckled and handed over a cup of tea. Sometimes, a small thing is enough to make people remember it for a lifetime.

In that case, why not do it?

Zhang Xiaofan took the tea carefully and lowered his head slightly.

"Junior brother, Master is always impatient, so he said some blunt words. Don't take them to heart. Some people learn things quickly, but that doesn't mean they can do everything. Some people are not good at one thing, but they may be geniuses in other things. Stupidity is never fixed, it's just good at or not good at."

Zhang Xiaofan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Brother."

At first glance, he obviously didn't believe it.

Chu Hong didn't say anything, but nodded gently, "Everyone has their own strengths. Junior brother, do you have any expertise?"

"Does cooking count?" Zhang Xiaofan was a little unconfident. Apart from cooking, he really didn't have any other skills.

"Of course, none of the cooks in Dazhu Peak can cook well. Look, little brother, this is talent.

There are always people who are better than you. No one dares to say that he or she is the smartest one. It is just relative. Since you can cook, you are smart in cooking. "

"But cooking is nothing!"

"Diligence can make up for clumsiness. The early bird catches the worm. With hard work and accumulation, there will always be a day when you will explode."

Chu Hong immediately gave some encouragement. What he said was a bit like toxic chicken soup, but it was indeed true in some ways.

Zhang Xiaofan felt much better. He admitted that he was not as smart as others, but when it came to hard work, he was still very capable.

Chu Hong smiled and started talking to Zhang Xiaofan about other things.

A gentle voice always makes people feel good and at ease.

Gradually, Zhang Xiaofan was no longer so nervous, and sometimes he would take the initiative to ask about Qingyun.

Time seems to have stopped!
(End of this chapter)