I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 295 Gu Lou (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As night fell, the noise in Yuyang City gradually subsided, with only the winter north wind and the sound of the waves still howling incessantly.

Jiang Yi and Zhao Cangyun set up a Five Elements Copper Coin Formation in the woods outside the city to hide themselves.

Using the twelve 'Shadow Sentinels' for reconnaissance, Jiang Yi found nothing unusual. Although the Qin family members were all staying at home, they were cultivating and moving around as usual, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with them.

"How much do you know about Shang Shixu's life before he joined the Cangling Sect?"

Jiang Yi leaned against the tree, and Xiao Hongli lay sleeping beside her. However, only one of its ears drooped down, while the other stood up high. If it heard any keywords, it would definitely run away immediately.

Zhao Cangyun was still anxiously pacing back and forth in the formation, his footsteps crunching on the snow. When Jiang Yi asked, Zhao Cangyun hesitated and said, "It's his private matter, I can't say."

Jiang Yi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "His relationship with that Golden Core elder who defected from Insect Valley must be unusual, right?"

"how do you know?!"

Zhao Cangyun exclaimed in surprise, then realized he had been exposed and quickly covered his mouth.

Jiang Yi had no intention of prying into other people's privacy, but the current situation forced her to think about what secrets might be hidden within.

"Actually, it's not hard to guess. Not long after Lord Longri took Shang Shixu as his disciple, he said he would take him on a trip, but in reality, Lord Longri was chasing after Gu Lou, an elder who had defected from Insect Valley. Chasing after Gu Lou is such a dangerous thing, yet he chose to take Shang Shixu, a disciple who had only just established his foundation, with him. This shows that it was necessary to take Shang Shixu with him."

"Isn't it obvious that Shang Shixu and Gu Lou are connected? Back in the Qingdi Palace, the Qingdi illusion asked Shang Shixu, 'Can those who deceive their teachers and betray the Dao have a good end?' I initially thought that the teacher referred to Longri Zhenjun, but later I realized that it should be the master who enlightened Shang Shixu on the Dao of Insects."

"This person is Gu Lou. Shang Shixu escaped from Gu Lou's side and joined the Cangling Sect. After that, Shang Shixu kept a low profile and was unwilling to stand out. Even when he was favored by True Monarch Longri, he was not very willing to become his disciple. I think that the tragedy that happened in Tianya City ten years ago was probably caused by Gu Lou. True Monarch Longri was indeed there at that time."

"Could it be that Shang Shixu was captured by the Gu Wolves around that time, which is why he lost contact with you and stopped sending messages? Then they escaped to Yuyang City. But seeing that Shang Shixu can still move freely and didn't even ask you for help when he encountered you, it means that the Gu Wolves weren't cruel to Shang Shixu and had some trust in him. But what Shang Shixu's intentions towards the Gu Wolves, I have no idea."

Zhao Cangyun was stunned. They both had one head and two eyes, so why was his senior sister so smart?

Jiang Yi continued, "I have no good feelings towards the Qin and Zhang families. They once sent people to hunt me down, and I remember that grudge. So I don't plan to get involved in the affairs of Yuyang City. I have already sent a message back and will wait for the Golden Core True Person of Cangling Sect to take over. I don't have the ability to deal with a Golden Core Peak Elder of Insect Valley."

In particular, this Elder of Insect Valley also obtained the inheritance of the ancient Insect Emperor, a point that her master mentioned in the jade slip he gave her.

Since Jiang Yi had already said all that, Zhao Cangyun had nothing to hide. If Shang Shixu asked about it later, he could just say that he hadn't kept his mouth shut, so as not to let him misunderstand his senior sister.

"Gu Lou is indeed Shang Shixu's master, and also his father. He found Shang Shixu, who had lost both his parents, and raised him like his own son. Shang Shixu himself said that although Gu Lou raised him because he was born with a constitution suitable for raising Gu, Gu Lou was truly good to him and taught him everything he knew."

"In those years, besides Shang Shixu, Gu Lou also raised a lot of orphans, but those orphans were just vessels for Gu Lou to raise Gu. Shang Shixu grew up with Gu Lou, so his sense of right and wrong was somewhat distorted. At first, he didn't think there was anything wrong with what Gu Lou did because he himself had been infected with Gu by Gu Lou."

"What made Shang Shixu determined to escape was a boy among the orphans who was a few years older than him. He was ten years old when the Gu Wo was brought back. He was a child from a cultivation family. He and Shang Shixu were like brothers, but when he tried to escape, he was caught by the Gu Wo and killed by the Gu Wo in front of Shang Shixu."

"Gu Lou told Shang Shixu that the boy's approach to Shang Shixu was purposeful, but that incident had a great impact on Shang Shixu. Afterwards, the Gu vessels that Gu Lou raised matured one after another, and the Gu in their bodies were cruelly extracted by Gu Lou and fed to the Gu in Shang Shixu's body."

"Shang Shixu was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time. He said that every night when he closed his eyes, he could see those children demanding his life. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he found an opportunity to run away. On the way, he was chased by people sent by the Gu Lou. Fortunately, he met me. I saved Shang Shixu, and Shang Shixu also helped me hide... cough! Anyway, we ended up at Cangling Sect together."

Zhao Cangyun spoke calmly, then fell into a long silence.

Jiang Yi asked, "Has Shang Shixu ever thought about killing the Gu Lou?" Zhao Cangyun looked helpless and said, "Shang Shixu is a coward. He doesn't know how to fight back when anyone bullies him. He just wants to hide away and live his own life. He has never thought about resolving this matter completely."

Jiang Yi nodded slightly. "Actually, it's understandable. Although Gu Lou is a scoundrel, he treats Shang Shixu sincerely. It's like a son seeing his father, who loves him, commit murder. Should he uphold justice or follow filial piety? It's a difficult choice for the person involved."

Could the Gu in Shang Shixu's body be the one that Gu Lou obtained from the ancient Insect Emperor? Therefore, Shang Shixu is very important to Gu Lou, and they must find him.

Therefore, Lord Longri took Shang Shixu out with him and used Shang Shixu to lure the Gu ants to his door.

In this light, the Shang Dynasty's timeline is truly pitiful.

But it is also very dangerous. At this moment, Shang Shixu is at a crossroads between good and evil. His next choice will determine his future path.

"Senior Sister, are we really just going to stand by and do nothing?"

"Yes, respect other people's fate."

Simply put, I can't be bothered with her; she's not my mother.

Moreover, the fact that Shang Shixu did not actually harm Zhao Cangyun at that time shows that Shang Shixu still had a conscience. He would most likely not help the wicked and had his own plans.

Rumble!
Suddenly, a series of muffled thunderclaps sounded from the sky, and the heavy snow that had stopped began to fall again. The goose-feather-like snowflakes swirled in the gale, instantly enveloping Yuyang City in a vast expanse of white.

As Zhao Cangyun looked at Yuyang City in the darkness, amidst the swirling snowflakes, the outline of a colossal creature was vaguely revealed!

The phantom was neither fully real nor fully formed, with a long nose that seemed to reach the sky and ears like clouds hanging from the heavens. It appeared and disappeared in the blizzard, and when divine sense probed it, it was nothingness, as if it did not exist.

"Senior Sister," Zhao Cangyun rubbed her eyes and sniffed, "Am I seeing things? There seems to be something in the sky!"

Jiang Yi stood up, leaning against a tree, and looked in the direction Zhao Cangyun pointed, her pupils contracting.

"Dream Eater!"

Although it was just a blurry outline in the wind and snow, it looked very similar to the demonized dream beast that Jiang Yi saw above Pei Zhixu's head.

People from the Dream Fairy Sect are here, but she saw many people during the day and didn't see anyone with dream marks on their heads.

With a slight sway of its enormous snout, the lights of the entire Yuyang City began to distort eerily, as if being sucked into a giant vortex.

With the help of the twelve shadow whistles, Jiang Yi saw that the people in the city who had originally gone home, were cultivating, or were sleeping began to wake up one by one, their faces showing surprise as they checked their hands and feet.

Jiang Yi was shocked. The Dream Immortal Sect was no longer putting on an act and was directly parasitizing the people of an entire city?

This must be why Shang Shixu made them leave. If they were still in the city, they would probably be affected by the Dream Eater right now.

The recent frequent anomalies suggest that the Baku has become a true nightmare demon, its abilities enhanced, making it difficult to deal with.

　The extra chapter will be a little late, please be patient~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)