A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 493: By the Stream
Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan were squatting in a bush. Through the gaps in the bushes, they saw a stream not far away.

The stream gurgled through the dark woods, and the water glowed with a faint green fluorescence.

Here, at the corner where the stream meanders, three figures are standing.

Two men and one woman.

A burly man was standing under a big tree, and not far from him stood a woman with a graceful figure and fair skin. She stood under the tree, and the faint fluorescence of the stream made her figure dim, adding a bit of temptation.

A few feet away from the man and woman standing under the tree, there was another thin figure holding a long sword, dodging and fighting a primary-level beast...

The first-order Yuan beast was a tail-eyed Ni, which jumped flexibly. The dense sword shadows surrounding its body seemed unable to hurt it at all.

The thin figure leaped up and stabbed at the back of the Touweimu Ni, but the Touweimu Ni seemed to have eyes on its back and twisted its hips to easily avoid the stab.

At this time, the faint fluorescence of the stream had already been reflected on the face of the thin figure.

Ximen Kankan's heart skipped a beat. "It's Liu Shushan!"

Duan Rong, however, showed no emotion. The reason why he brought Ximen Kankan here in secret was because he discovered that Liu Shushan was here.

Duan Rong glanced coldly at the man and woman under the tree not far away. It was obvious that the two were with Liu Shushan.

The tail-eyed beast dodged Liu Shushan's mid-air stab, then suddenly jumped up and injured Liu Shushan's left shoulder with its sharp claws.

Liu Shushan immediately landed on the ground and staggered back half a step. His shoulders were torn and there were three inch-deep bloody wounds, from which blood gushed out.

The head and tail lion succeeded in one move, and went crazy when he saw the blood. He attacked Liu Shushan even more fiercely by swinging his claws left and right.

At this time, a delicate female voice sounded under the tree over there.

"Hey~ Junior Brother Liu, you can't even handle a beginner's tail-headed Ni. You are such a loser~ How can Senior Brother Guo and I guide you like this?"

As the woman spoke, she looked at Liu Shushan by the stream, and a hint of disgust clearly flashed across her fair face.

The burly man standing next to the woman had a stern expression and said nothing.

Liu Shushan was obviously beaten back and forth by the leader and tail-headed Ni, but the two men under the tree had no intention of helping him.

These two people are also elders of the Elders' Hall and Zheng Yi's direct disciples. The man is Guo Tian, who is at the first level of the Qi Cyclone Realm, and the woman is Xu Zhenwan, who is at the fourth level of the Yuan Qi Realm.

Liu Shushan returned to the sect from Shenyun Mansion a few days ago and became Zheng Yi's disciple.

Liu Shushan's talent is pretty good.

With such a talented junior brother, Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan should have taken good care of him. But the two knew that Liu Shushan was originally a disciple of Ge Rushong, and because Ge Rushong was destroyed, he became their junior brother as soon as he returned to the sect.

As long as the junior brother is a serious and experienced one, the two of them will take good care of him. Otherwise, if any news reaches the ears of the master, they will definitely be punished.

But since Liu Shushan had changed his allegiance and came to their Yu Cui Peak, these two people really disliked him from the bottom of their hearts.

They saw a tail-eyed lion drinking water by the stream. Xu Zhenwan said that it was just a primary-level Yuan beast, and immediately handed it over to Liu Shushan, who had just advanced to the Yuanqi realm.

Liu Shushan had just arrived and could only follow the arrangements of his senior sister. After a fight, he had already played all his cards, but he didn't even hurt the Touwei Mu Ni.

Duan Rong was hiding in the bushes, but his eyes were flashing.

In fact, the tail-eyed Ni was just an ordinary primary beast. Liu Shushan had good body skills, so he wouldn't have been so embarrassed. But he didn't know the characteristics of the tail-eyed Ni at all. Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan didn't tell him that the tail-eyed Ni had an eye on its tail. And the field of vision of that eye was far greater than the two eyes on its head.

Therefore, Liu Shushan's sudden killing move in mid-air was spotted by the eyes on the tail of Weimu Ni and was easily avoided.

By the time Liu Shushan discovered the eye on the tail of the Touweimu Ni, his shoulder had already been injured and bleeding profusely. His body was blocked and he could only swing his sword to block and barely protect himself.

Liu Shushan already knew at this time that Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan were deliberately making trouble for him, so when Xu Zhenwan was making sarcastic remarks, Liu Shushan's face showed no expression. He understood this kind of thing, and he could only swallow it.

Besides, he knew that he would not die. Although Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan were bullying him, they would never let him die in this dark forest. If that happened, they would have no way to explain to Zheng Yi.

Liu Shushan could see his situation clearly. Duan Rong, who was hiding in the bushes, also saw his situation clearly. Liu Shushan seemed to be in danger, but Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan would never let him die. Therefore, Duan Rong had no intention of taking action.

The moment Duan Rong saw the man and woman under the tree, he had guessed their identities. He had studied the information of Zheng Yi and his disciples in detail. As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy!
At this moment, the bushes beside Duan Rong suddenly rustled, and Ximen Kankan rushed out without saying a word, drawing his sword.

Duan Rong frowned and thought to himself, "What a reckless fellow!"

Ximen Kankan moved his body, flashed in the darkness, and headed towards the stream.

As soon as he jumped out of the bushes, the two people under the tree noticed him. As soon as they saw his figure, they knew that he was at the same level as Liu Shushan, and had not even achieved the first level of Yuanqi Realm.

Ximen Kankan drew his sword and stood beside Liu Shushan. The sword flashed and instantly took on most of the attacks from the Touwei Mu Ni. Liu Shushan suddenly felt the pressure greatly reduced.

He turned his head and saw the familiar face reflected in the fluorescent light of the stream.

When he left Tallinn, Ximen Kankan had lost a lot of weight, and his face was even thinner now than when he left.

Liu Shushan had never expected to meet Ximen Kankan in such a situation. Suddenly, a warm current surged in his heart, and he called out, "Kankan!"

Ximen Kankan chuckled and said, "Shushan, you didn't expect me to be here, did you? Are you surprised? "

Liu Shushan laughed bitterly and said, "This beast also has an eye on its tail, which allows it to see all directions, making it very difficult to kill."

"There is also an eye on the tail?" Ximen Kankan looked carefully and immediately found that the tail behind the Tail-Mu Ni was raised high, and there was a green vertical eye on the tail, staring at the knife in his hand.

"Fuck! There are really eyes on the tail!?" Ximen Kankan had never seen such a thing before, and he was suddenly very excited. He immediately attacked the tail of the monster with his sword.

Liu Shushan and Ximen Kankan attacked from the front and back, and soon the leader Mu Ni could no longer hold out.

Ximen Kankan almost cut off its tail several times, so the tail-eyed Ni had to let its tail hang down. Without the green vertical eye to keep an eye on all directions, it was soon attacked by the two and suffered multiple injuries.

In desperation, it had to raise its drooping tail again, but not long after the tail was raised high, it was cut off by Ximen Kankan.

Ximen Kankan held the broken tail in his hand. The tail was still rolling in his hand like a loach. The dark green eye on the tail revealed an extremely resentful look.

Ximen Kankan was greatly amazed and extremely excited.

Ximen Kankan was busy playing with the tail in his hand, leaving Liu Shushan alone to fight with the Tail-Mu Ni. Liu Shushan's shoulder was bleeding and his body moved slowly. After the Tail-Mu Ni's tail was cut off, it was also frightened. When Liu Shushan stumbled, it suddenly turned around and tried to escape to the other side.

Just as the beast had run half a zhang away, a graceful figure appeared from the dark shadows of the trees not far away. She jumped out with a flash of her waist and pierced the beast's heart with a slash of her long sword.

The tail-eyed Ni fell to the ground, twitched a few times and then died.

At this time, Guo Tian walked slowly out from the dark shadows of the trees. He glanced sternly at Ximen Kankan, who was holding a broken tail with excitement.

Liu Shushan noticed Guo Tian's unfriendly look and immediately explained, "Brother Guo, Sister Xu, this is a good friend of mine from the same hometown."

At this time, Duan Rong was still hiding in the bushes and did not show up.

If Ximen Kankan could get away by himself, he would not show up. If he showed up, it would be bad if Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan found out his identity.

However, Duan Rong couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw Ximen Kankan's excitement while playing with the broken tail. This kid didn't take Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan in front of him seriously at all.

Xu Zhenwan shook off the blood on her sword and sneered, "Friends from the same hometown? You are really a pair of useless people. The two of you can make that head-tailed monster run away together. I have to help you clean up your mess." Ximen Kankan saw that the broken tail in his hand slowly began to stop tumbling, and the green vertical eye also began to die. He was pinching the green vertical eye like a curious baby, and suddenly he heard Xu Zhenwan say in a low voice that he and Liu Shushan were useless.

Ximen Kankan raised his head, his eyes swept across Xu Zhenwan's doughy white face, then turned to look at Liu Shushan and asked, "Shushan, is this your senior sister?"

Liu Shushan smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, it's Senior Sister Xu."

Seeing that the tail in her hand was no longer moving, Ximen Kankan threw it to the ground and looked at Xu Zhenwan, saying, "How can you be a senior sister? Your junior brother was beaten and his shoulder was injured, bleeding profusely. Not only did you hide under the tree and didn't help, but you are also making sarcastic remarks. Who are you calling a waste? You look pretty fair and tender on your long face, but how can you be more vicious than a ghost?"

"you……"

Xu Zhenwan has always been eloquent and pretty, so she had never been scolded like this before. Moreover, Ximen Kankan's rapid-fire words made her speechless and her face turned pale with anger.

"It's not your turn to interfere in my family affairs at Yu Cuifeng!" Guo Tian glared at Ximen Kankan with cold eyes, with anger hidden in his words.

Ximen Kankan was very annoyed when he saw the two men calling each other "trash" and "good-for-nothing". He turned his eyes and said with a smile, "I was wondering why you two hid in the shadows of the trees and didn't take any action, but let your junior brother fight in the stream? Originally, you two, a pair of dogs and bitches, sent your junior brother away, and then did your dirty work under the dark tree. The world is really going downhill, and people's hearts are not as they used to be... You let your junior brother fight the Yuan beast by the stream, but you guys had a wild fight under the tree... Tsk tsk tsk... You really had a lot of fun..."

Ximen Kankan was deliberately trying to anger the two of them. As he spoke, he stared at Xu Zhenwan's fair face and slurped his saliva.

Xu Zhenwan was so angry that she was shaking all over, her face was trembling, and she gritted her teeth and couldn't speak for a while. Her originally fair face was now flushed red.

"court death!?"

Guo Tian stood at the edge of the dark shadows of the trees. The muscles on his rock-like face twitched. He let out a loud roar, then pulled out a broadsword from his back, leaped into the air, and slashed towards Ximen Kankan.

When Ximen Kankan saw Guo Tian leap up, he knew he was no match for him, so he immediately turned around and rushed towards the bushes where Duan Rong was hiding, shouting as he did so: "Duan Rong! Save me!"

If he hadn't relied on Duan Rong being there, he wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant.

In fact, Ximen Kankan didn't need to call for help. The moment Guo Tian jumped up, Duan Rong also jumped up from the bushes, bringing up a cloud of grass and wood chips that flew in the darkness.

The moment Duan Rong jumped up, the Frost Patterned Phosphorus Crystal Knife was already in his hand. His figure was like an eagle flying across the night sky. He suddenly appeared and stopped Guo Tian in mid-air.

The moment the two swords were about to intersect, Duan Rong urged his mind, and in his sea of ​​consciousness, he saw a gray shadow sitting cross-legged in the center of the sky. The sword shadow between his eyebrows suddenly lit up, and almost at the same time, a sword light appeared on Duan Rong's blade!
At that moment, Guo Tian's pupils suddenly shrank!
The blade light that suddenly appeared on Duan Rong's blade seemed solid and far surpassed him.

The sword lights suddenly collided in the dark night sky. Duan Rong's sword light flashed like fire and was as still as a mountain.

The moment Guo Tian's sword light touched, the place where the blades intersected instantly deformed and disappeared, and a gap seemed to appear in the sword light there.

Almost at the same time, a great force came, Guo Tian's palm broke open, the tiger's mouth cracked, and the broad-backed sword in his hand flew backwards.

Guo Tian staggered to the ground, blood gushing from the base of his right hand. He looked with an unsavory look at Duan Rong who had landed not far away.

Duan Rong put away his sword and stood up, looking at Guo Tian, saying: "I'm sorry!"

Then he turned his head to look at Ximen Kankan behind him and shouted, "Kankan, let's go!"

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he disappeared in the dark stream. He never even glanced at Liu Shushan.

When Ximen Kankan saw Duan Rong leaving, he immediately turned his head to look at Liu Shushan. Liu Shushan lowered his head and did not make eye contact with Ximen Kankan.

Ximen Kankan hesitated for a moment, then said to Liu Shushan, "Shushan, I'm leaving first." After he said that, he immediately chased after Duan Rong.

Ximen Kankan moved his body and ran a distance in the direction where Duan Rong disappeared, and then he found Duan Rong standing there waiting for him.

He dodged and shouted, "Duan Rong!"

Duan Rong originally had his back to him, but upon hearing this, he turned around, looked at him coldly, and shouted, "Don't act rashly when something happens! Don't cause trouble for me!"

Ximen Kankan's face froze, and Duan Rong was obviously a little angry.

"I saw Shushan was in danger, so I helped him. Later, as you saw, his so-called senior brothers and sisters were clearly bullying him, calling him a loser and even dragging me down with them. I was really angry..."

Duan Rong sighed and remained silent.

Ximen Kankan asked, "Why did Shushan end up at that Yucui Peak?"

Duan Rong glanced at Ximen Kankan and briefly recounted the story of Liu Shushan becoming Ge Rushong's apprentice, how Lu Zhongtang, Ge Rushong, Zheng Yi and the others competed with Zhu He for the position of the next sect leader, how Zhu He planned to destroy Ge Rushong, and how Liu Shushan became Zheng Yi's apprentice.

Although the matter was complicated, Duan Rong had clear ideas and only spoke in general terms, often able to explain the outline of the matter in just a few words.

Ximen Kankan asked, "Why does Liu Shushan want to take Ge Rushong as his master?"

Duan Rong is Zhu He's apprentice, and Lu Zhongtang and Ge Rusong are obviously Zhu He's enemy. Under such circumstances, Liu Shushan still has to worship Ge Rusong as his master. After that, they will each be their own master, and when they meet Duan Rong again, they will be enemies!
No wonder Duan Rong was so cold just now and didn't even look at Liu Shushan.

Duan Rong said: "That was the path he chose himself."

In fact, Duan Rong could understand Liu Shushan's choice. After all, Ge Rushong was powerful enough. He was the director of the Tongzhengshisi, and the conditions he offered Liu Shushan in the Longyu Hall must have been very generous.

Ximen Kankan's eyes dimmed. He and Liu Shushan had a pretty good temper, and that guy always reminded him of his childhood playmate Jiang Qingyu in Xiangu County. When they were ambushed by the Dirty Blood Cult in the suburbs of Xiangu County, Jiang Qingyu and Xia Shuangshuang both died there.

Ximen Kankan said: "Duan Rong, you said that everyone has his or her own way of survival."

Duan Rong said, "That's right. He has to walk the path he chose. And after you made such a fuss just now, I'm afraid his situation will get even worse."

When Ximen Kankan heard this, his eyes flashed darkly, and he was pondering the meaning of Duan Rong's words.

At the bank of the stream, Xu Zhenwan pulled out Guo Tian's weapon that had fallen from midair and stuck not far from her feet. She walked to Guo Tian's side, handed him the weapon, and asked with concern, "Brother Guo, are you okay?"

"It's okay!" Guo Tian wiped the blood off his hand and took the weapon.

The look in Xu Zhenwan's eyes when she looked at Liu Shushan had changed.

Guo Tian turned his head to look at Xu Zhenwan and asked, "Is that man called Duan Rong?"

Xu Zhenwan nodded. When Ximen Kankan was in danger, he shouted to Duan Rong to save him, and they all heard it.

Guo Tiandao: "This name seems to be very popular recently?"

Xu Zhenwan said: "He formed a vortex in the Elders' Hall, causing the tide of heaven and earth's vital energy."

"Jie Xuan?" Guo Tian's expression changed.

It has only been a month since the rumor started to spread in the sect. In other words, it has only been a month since that guy got married!

But what about the blade light just now? ! That blade light was much more solid than his!
Guo Tian suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Shushan and said, "Shushan, do you know Duan Rong?"

Liu Shushan's eyes moved slightly, and he said, "He's a good friend from the same hometown."

Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan's eyes changed when they heard this.

Guo Tian remained calm and said, "Shushan, collect the body of the Touwei Mu Ni. Let's leave here!"

"Yes, senior brother!" Liu Shushan walked over, took off the cloth bag tied around his waist, and put the body of Weimu Ni on the ground into it.

Guo Tian and Xu Zhenwan stood there, looked at Liu Shushan's back, and then looked at each other.

They all understood what was in each other's eyes. Duan Rong was Zhu He's trusted disciple, and Ge Rusong's downfall had a lot to do with him. Liu Shushan and Duan Rong were actually good friends from the same hometown. Perhaps the master and the others didn't know about this? !
(End of this chapter)