Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 218 Reunion with Si Gu Jian

After saying that, Fan Xian dragged Zhan Doudou toward Si Gu Jian's sword hut.

Seeing this, Lang Tao couldn't help but ask, "Junior Sister, aren't you going to care about His Majesty?"

Haitang Duoduo spread her hands in helplessness, "I want to get involved too, but he said I won't interfere. He won't stop you. If I do, he'll beat you and Yun Zhilan up together."

Lang Tao laughed in anger after hearing this, and turned to look at Leng Feibai, who was treating Wang Shisanlang.

Before Lang Tao could speak, Leng Feibai said directly, "I don't care about anything else, but if Fan Xian dies, you know the consequences!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lang Tao's anger surged and he couldn't help but say, "But he has taken our Emperor hostage!"

"Did you really think you could hide it from us that night?"

Leng Feibai retorted, "Do you think Fan Xian is a fool, that he could really have been kept in the dark about that matter until now?"

Upon hearing this, Lang Tao couldn't help but shiver and turned to look at Haitang Duoduo.

“You don’t need to look at Duoduo, she didn’t tell me anything.”

Leng Feibai said calmly, "Do you really think I had no other preparations that night? Or do you want to say that in front of Yun Zhilan?"

Seeing this, Lang Tao finally sighed and sheathed his twin swords.

Seeing Lang Tao's actions, Yun Zhilan, who was confused about the situation, was speechless and said directly, "Leng Feibai, you..."

"Old Yun!"

Leng Feibai didn't give Yun Zhilan a chance to speak, and said coldly, "You only have two choices: either go back to sleep, or get a beating from me and then go back to sleep."

Seeing Leng Feibai's shameless behavior, Yun Zhilan dared not speak out in anger, and turned to leave with her fellow disciples.

After all, he really couldn't beat this bastard in front of him.

Seeing this, Lang Tao wanted to say something, but then he saw Leng Feibai heal Wang Shisanlang and walk towards the Sword Pavilion on his own. He flew onto the roof of the Sword Pavilion and casually found a place to sit down.

Seeing this, Haitang Duoduo quickly caught up and stood beside Leng Feibai, asking in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Leng Feibai pointed to the area below the sword pavilion and calmly uttered two words, "Eavesdropping!"

Haitang Duoduo was speechless, but out of curiosity, she used her superior hearing to eavesdrop on what was happening below.

"Do you still dare to act recklessly towards me?"

"You were the one who acted recklessly against me back then, and you still have the nerve to frame me."

As soon as those two sentences were spoken, another burst of fighting sounds came from inside the room, but soon the fighting sounds turned into sounds that were familiar and embarrassing to Haitang Duoduo.

Haitang Duoduo blushed on the spot and turned to look at Leng Feibai, only to find that he had already entered a meditative state, and his whole body was emanating an aura of black and white.

Upon seeing this, Haitang Duoduo burst into laughter. To be able to enter a meditative state in a place like this, her husband was quite an extraordinary person.

At the same time, looking at the two people on the roof of the Sword Pavilion from outside, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Seeing this, a member of the Imperial Guard standing nearby couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what do we do?"

Wolf Peach said irritably, "What can we do? We're stuck. There's a Grandmaster on the roof and another inside the Sword Pavilion. There's nothing we can do. Anyway, Junior Sister won't stand by and watch His Majesty be in danger. We'll just wait outside!"

After saying that, Lang Tao and the others found a sheltered spot near the Sword Pavilion, built a fire, and rested.

After a sleepless night, Leng Feibai, who had spent the entire night sitting on the roof, slowly opened his eyes early the next morning, his face filled with a deep sense of depression.

Although he successfully suppressed his inner demons, the speed at which his lower dantian's true energy condensed was reduced by about half.
Fortunately, the chaotic sea of ​​qi in the middle dantian was not affected; otherwise, Leng Feibai would probably have had to grit his teeth and recall that memory from back then.

A child, no more than eight years old, emerged from the sword-wielding pavilion.

"Whose surname is Leng?"

The child shouted, "The Sword Saint wants you to bring your wife inside to see him!"

Upon hearing this, Leng Feibai, who was on the rooftop, dissipated the black and white aura surrounding him, and jumped down from the rooftop with Haitang Duoduo, entering the Sword Pavilion together.

The boy led the two directly to Si Gu Jian's room.

Although Si Gu Jian was a Grandmaster, his room and residence were very simple.

Apart from a simple table and chairs, there was nothing else in the room.

"long time no see!"

Si Gu Jian looked at Leng Feibai in front of him and said in a strange voice, "You have finally advanced to the Grandmaster level. It's just a pity that Ku He and I can't use you anymore."

Leng Feibai didn't say much, but simply looked Si Gu Jian up and down. At this moment, this Grandmaster no longer possessed the sharp and bloodthirsty aura that Leng Feibai had seen before; instead, he gave off a sense of decline.

Si Gu Jian's legs and left arm were no longer on his body, and part of the bone on half of his face was broken, with the skin collapsing in, revealing a horrifying pit.

Looking at Si Gu Jian's expression, Leng Feibai couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow. He said calmly, "Yes, you and Ku He were ultimately careless. Otherwise, you two wouldn't have ended up like this!"

Hearing Leng Feibai's words, Si Gu Jian didn't say anything more.

Not long after, Fan Xian and a shy Zhan Doudou each changed into a new set of clothes and walked in.

Seeing Fan Xian's expression, Si Gu Jian's slumped face broke into a strange smile before he said, "I admire you, I admire you!"

As soon as those four words were uttered, Fan Xian felt extremely embarrassed. Zhan Doudou, standing to the side, blushed and punched Fan Xian twice.

Taking advantage of the situation, Si Gu Jian pointed at Leng Feibai and the other man with his intact finger and said, "Last night, those two listened on the roof all night. You two shouldn't have said anything you shouldn't have!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fan Xian and Zhan Doudou paused, glaring fiercely at Leng Feibai and Haitang Duoduo.

While protecting his wife behind him, Leng Feibai casually whistled.

Seeing Leng Feibai's behavior, Fan Xian and his companion repeatedly told themselves to stay calm, after all, this person was truly unbeatable.

Si Gu Jian looked at them calmly, then gazed at Fan Xian. After a moment, he sighed and said, "You do look like your mother. It's a pity that your mother had to fall for your bastard father, otherwise things wouldn't have turned out this way..."

Fan Xian fell silent for a moment after hearing this, then said, "Senior and my mother are old acquaintances?"

Si Gu Jian nodded and said, "Her household registration is still in Dongyi City, so you are also considered a resident of Dongyi City."

Fan Xian shrugged and started talking to Si Gu Jian about the future of Dongyi City.

"Six months ago, Wang Shisanlang came to Kyoto to see me. I asked him to give you the plan for Dongyi City. You should have seen it by now!"

That plan was a discussion between Fan Xian, Chen Pingping, and others regarding the development of Dongyi City after taking over the city.

Fan Xian was confident that once Si Gu Jian had read the plan, he would be 60% certain of annexing Dongyi City into the Qing Kingdom.

As for the remaining 40%, the goal is to transform Dongyi City into a special development zone subordinate to the Qing Kingdom.

"no!"

Si Gu Jian remained calm, as if what Fan Xian was saying had nothing to do with him.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer in the chest, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. "Because I originally planned to hand over Dongyi City to you! So whether I look at the plan or not is unnecessary."

Si Gu Jian calmly said, "Although Dongyi City has been given to you, Sword Pavilion has nothing to do with Dongyi City. As for what Yun Zhilan and the others want to do in the future, well, you have two Grandmasters by your side anyway. If Yun Zhilan and the others really oppose you, even if their twelve fellow disciples are of one mind, they can't stop you from doing anything!"

Zhan Doudou was speechless upon hearing this, and couldn't help but ask, "Since you had already decided to entrust Dongyi City to Fan Xian, why did you send a letter to Northern Qi and have us come here?"

"Didn't we say you were here to witness the ceremony?"

Si Gu Jian said with a twitching lip, "Even if I didn't give you a letter, you knew I was going to give Dongyi City to Fan Xian, wouldn't you have come to stop me!"

Zhan Doudou's lips twitched after hearing this, but she didn't say anything more.

"and……"

Si Gu Jian looked at Zhan Doudou with a mocking expression and said, "Husband and wife are one. Is there any difference between giving it to Fan Xian and giving it to you?"

Si Gu Jian's words made Zhan Doudou blush deeply, and she couldn't help but punch Fan Xian a few more times.

Fan Xian flipped over and flicked Zhan Doudou on the forehead, then stepped forward and pushed Si Gu Jian's wheelchair, saying, "Senior, would you like me to take you out for a walk?"

Before Si Gu Jian could speak, Leng Feibai interrupted abruptly, "If possible, I can heal your external injuries!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else turned to look at him.

Leng Feibai coughed lightly and said, "Senior Si Gu Jian, your injuries are fatal. If I were to treat you, I could restore your limbs, appearance, and shattered internal organs to their original state. However, your injuries are indeed too severe. Even with this treatment, I can only restore your health for a short period of time. The life force lost due to the severity of your injuries cannot be recovered!"

As soon as Leng Feibai finished speaking, Si Gu Jian was completely baffled.

Fan Xian quickly added, "If your body were a broken oil lamp, your lifespan would be equivalent to the oil in the lamp. Now the lamp is broken, the oil has dried up, and the flame is about to go out. While Fei Bai can repair the lamp, he can't add more oil. So..."

Si Gu Jian fell silent upon hearing this, then said, "Then I'll have to trouble you. I really can't stand your disgusting state right now. Wait a minute, if you have this method... then Ku He..."

"Grand Uncle has given up!"

As Zhan Doudou spoke, she glared resentfully at Leng Feibai and said, "Because Leng Feibai said that if he didn't save my great-uncle, and if the Northern Qi dynasty were to fall in the future, he could save the lives of the three of us!"

After hearing this, Fan Xian turned to look at Leng Feibai, his curious gaze fixed on him.

Leng Feibai said irritably, "Didn't I already tell you all that in the letter? What, even if you really want to attack Northern Qi, do you think you can get rid of your wife, mother-in-law, and daughter?!"

Last night, while eavesdropping, Leng Feibai overheard Zhan Doudou telling Fan Xian the whole truth, so he didn't hold anything back either.

After saying that, Leng Feibai stepped forward and walked behind Si Gu Jian, placing his hand on his shoulder and saying, "Senior, I have offended you!"

Then, a bright red light shone from Leng Feibai's palm, enveloping Si Gu Jian's entire body.

In a mere instant, Si Gu Jian's destroyed half of his body, as well as his arms and legs, were restored to their original state.

Looking at his regrowth limbs and his restored body.

Si Gu Jian's face was expressionless. He got up, took a few steps, and then stretched.

"Thank you!"

Si Gu Jian couldn't remember when he last thanked someone; it was probably when he was watching ants with Fan Xian's mother, Ye Qingmei.

Leng Feibai didn't say anything, he just wiped the cold sweat from his face.

"you!"

Si Gu Jian turned around, took down the sword hanging on the wall, and drew it out in one swift motion.

The Qingfeng Sword, which had followed Si Gu Jian for many years, was already covered in wounds and seemed to be able to be used only once more.

"That's it!"

Si Gu Jian had already made up his mind. He turned to Fan Xian and said, "Why don't you youngsters accompany this old man for a while?"

Leng Feibai and the other three were slightly taken aback, and then walked outside with Si Gu Jian.

Outside the Sword Pavilion, Lang Tao and Yun Zhilan stared wide-eyed as Si Gu Jian led Fan Xian and the others out.

Especially Yun Zhilan, when he saw Si Gu Jian appear unharmed before his eyes, he rubbed his eyes repeatedly until Si Gu Jian walked up to him.

"Master!"

Yun Zhilan couldn't help but ask, "Your health?"

"You've recovered!"

Si Gu Jian remained calm as he revealed the cruel truth, "But in a hundred days, it will be my death day."

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhilan was both surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there really no other way? Master, are you really going to entrust Dongyi City and Jianlu to the Qing people?"

"The only place I can entrust to you is Dongyi City!"

Si Gu Jian looked at Yun Zhilan and said, "As for the Sword Pavilion, it will naturally be handed over to you to inherit."

After saying that, Si Gu Jian glanced at Yun Zhilan and the people Lang Tao had brought, and smiled, "You should leave now and go do what you need to do. But if you want to kill Fan Xian, then don't even think about it."

Yun Zhilan did not agree, and turned to look at Leng Feibai, saying, "Leng Feibai, you..."

Leng Feibai had no interest in listening to their nonsense and was too lazy to wait any longer. He shouted coldly, "If you don't want to die, don't bother us!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai raised his hand and pointed two fingers, shooting them towards the mountain wall beside him.

Two fingers extinguish the path, falling back into the cycle of reincarnation.
The True Qi fingertip transformed into a thunderclap from the heavens, erupting from Leng Feibai's fingertip and striking the mountain wall directly.

"boom"

With a loud bang, a huge cave was blasted into the mountain wall by the attack of the finger beams.

Everyone was startled by this, especially Si Gu Jian.

"You only used the strength of a ninth-rank cultivator for this attack!"

Although Si Gu Jian was a dying man, his eyes were still sharp, and he could tell at a glance that the finger strike only had the power of a ninth-grade master.

Leng Feibai did not answer, but simply acquiesced.

Seeing this, Zhan Doudou immediately said, "Master, you should take everyone back to the inn first. I'll accompany Senior Sword Saint for a bit and then head back!"

Upon seeing this, Lang Tao's Adam's apple bobbed, and he turned around and left with the experts of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Yun Zhilan, also unwilling, led his fellow disciples to another place.

The group soon arrived at the foot of a towering ancient tree on the outskirts of the city. The tree's canopy was enormous, stretching wildly outwards.

It completely blocks the sun from the sky, so that not a single ray of sunlight can penetrate the tree canopy.

Si Gu Jian stroked the large tree, his eyes filled with nostalgia. "Back then, it was right here that I met your mother and that guy Wu Zhu. What was I doing at the time, watching ants move house, or something else!"

Seeing Si Gu Jian's expression, Leng Feibai ignored him, closed his eyes, and contacted the clone secretly protecting the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi. A relaxed expression appeared on his face.

(End of this chapter)