One person: I am Li Buren, I cannot bear to do anything!

Chapter 21 The Secret Keeped for 7 Years

At this time, Longhu Mountain was riddled with holes due to the invasion of Quanxing.

Whether it's Lu Jin, Zhang Chulan, Lu Linglong, Zhi Jinhua, or even hope and Yun, they are all caught in a fierce battle.

But Li couldn't bear to go and support any of them.

Because the most important battle, and the most crucial part of the entire scheme, takes place on the mountain.

...

"It's terrible! Grand Tutor, the Grand Tutor is in a fierce battle!"

Xiaoyu burst through the door in a panic and shouted loudly inside.

At this moment, Rong Shan's expression changed, whether it was Tian Jinzhong in the wheelchair or Xiao Qing standing by his side.

"Grand Tutor's cultivation is unfathomable, how could he..."

Xiao Qing spoke in a trembling voice, her anxiety evident.

"Grand Tutor is getting on in years, and being surrounded by several people, he's already finding it difficult to keep up. If this continues..."

Xiaoyu's timely silence only made the three of them more anxious.

"Rongshan! Quick! Go support your martial uncle now!"

Tian Jinzhong slapped his wheelchair and pointed to the door, shouting.

Although Rong Shan was tempted, he hesitated for a moment when he saw Tian Jinzhong's wheelchair and remembered the old master's instructions.

"this..."

Tian Jinzhong slapped the wheelchair again, his eyes practically spitting fire.

"This is my order, your martial uncle! Go now!"

Rongshan didn't hesitate any longer and turned around to pat Xiaoyu and Xiaoqing on the shoulder.

"You two, stay here and guard the advisor! Can you do that?!"

"able!"

Without further hesitation, Rong Shan, panting heavily, pushed open the door and sped down from outside, heading straight for the battle.

Xiao Qing closed the door and turned to comfort Tian Jinzhong and Xiao Yu.

"This is a peaceful and secluded place; those Quanxing demons won't come here!"

Tian Jinzhong nodded, but seemed somewhat worried.

"If my cultivation hadn't been destroyed..."

The old man, his eyes reddening, clenched his fists, but only let out a long sigh.

"Yes, Quanxing definitely won't send anyone here."

"Because I've already told them!"

Xiaoyu's voice rang out softly.

Xiao Qing turned around in astonishment, "What?!"

"Smack."

Xiao Yu knocked Xiao Qing unconscious with a single chop, watching him fall to the floor with a thud.

He then straightened his clothes, removed his disguise, and bowed to Tian Jinzhong, who was in a wheelchair with an extremely gloomy expression.

"Gong Qing, acting leader of Quanxing, greets Uncle Tian."

Tian Jinzhong stared at Gong Qing, who had shed his disguise, with a gloomy face, gripping his wheelchair tightly but remaining silent.

"Didn't Uncle Tian boast that he knew a lot about the Quanxing demons?"

"So, if I, as the acting leader of the Quanxing Sect, feel like it, wouldn't it be normal for me to spend a few years as a novice on your Longhu Mountain?"

Tian Jinzhong was furious, his teeth clenched and his eyes bloodshot.

"To be frank, Mr. Tian, I just want to confirm one thing."

"I'm only curious about what happened in the Jia Shen year. You and the Old Celestial Master both went down the mountain once to look for Zhang Huaiyi, but you didn't bring back a single person."

"I just want to know if you've ever met Zhang Huaiyi."

Tian Jinzhong shook his head and said resentfully.

"I only regret that I never found my junior brother; otherwise, how could they have possibly harmed me!"

Gong Qing shook his head and smiled.

"Fine, you're really stubborn."

"I'm too lazy to explain my speculations to you. Delay might lead to unforeseen changes, so it's better to act sooner rather than later."

As he spoke, Gong Qing clapped his hands.

"Come in."

"Let me introduce you to Lü Liang of the Quanxing Sect. You should know about his methods."

"Can you really keep your secret?"

Tian Jinzhong's face showed great shock, and the veins on his hands bulged like long snakes, as if they were about to burst.

This is a secret he guarded for seventy years, without sleeping, paying close attention to everything, and almost exhausting his energy to protect it.

And today, perhaps...

"No! You're insane, you're absolutely insane! You have no idea what this means!"

Gong Qing shook his head.

"I don't need to know what it means; what's done today is done."

"Lü Liang, come in quickly."

He heard the sound of a wooden door opening behind him, and a night breeze rushed in, making Gong Qing feel a chill.

"Close the door a little closer. There are many capable people in Longhu Mountain. Don't let them discover that something is wrong."

Gong Qing said it subconsciously, but no one responded to him.

Instead, Tian Jinzhong's expression became puzzled.

"Lü Liang? Can you hear me?"

Gong Qing felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively turned around to look.

Lü Liang did indeed enter, but he entered sideways.

A tall, overly youthful-looking Taoist priest casually closed the door and tossed the unconscious Lü Liang to the ground.

"That makes a lot of sense, Xiaoyu. We have to close the door so we don't get caught."

Li Buren looked at Gong Qing with a smile, and Gong Qing felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"It seems like that's the same smile he had when I brought him up that day."

Gong Qing didn't question or break down; he just smiled wryly, puzzled.

"How...how did you know?"

Li couldn't bear it, so he took two steps forward and swung his hand so hard that it knocked Gong Qing to the ground, making the bluestone floor thud.

"Still laughing? Laughing at your mother?"

"You bunch of spineless cowards, is this the only kind of tricks you can use to deal with Old Master Tian?"

There was only one word in Li Buren's mind when it came to Tian Jinzhong.

"Respect".

An old man who could stay awake for seventy years to keep a secret and prevent the news from leaking deserves this respect.

Tian Jinzhong looked at Li Buren who had suddenly appeared, somewhat puzzled, but finally relieved.

"Old Tian, I was delayed on the way by one of my unworthy descendants, which frightened you."

Gong Qing lay on the ground, his life hanging in the balance. Li Buren kicked Gong Qing away as if he were a dead fish.

Tian Jinzhong lay back in his wheelchair and said calmly.

"I've kept this secret for seventy years."

"I regret it day and night. I regret why I pressed Huaiyi for answers and why I went back to Longhu Mountain."

"I almost thought I was going to be..."

Tian Jinzhong's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, but his tone no longer held as much relief as before, but rather a hint of complexity.

And the desire to seek liberation...

Li couldn't bear it, so he pulled Gong Qing up from the ground, lifted him up with one hand, and slapped him several more times with the other.

"Wake up."

Gong Qing quickly regained consciousness.

"I must say, when it comes to cunning and shrewdness, almost no one I've ever met can match him."

"Infiltrating the Celestial Master's Mansion under assumed names and uniting the Quanxing Sect to attack Longhu Mountain—each of these is a momentous event."

"But you have many ambitions; can your lowly fate bear them?"

"Do you deserve to know the secret you've guarded for seventy years?"

"I do not look down on you, but there are some secrets that require unwavering resolve to keep, and extraordinary destiny to know them."

"But you didn't."

Gong Qing did not answer, but just stared silently at Li Buren.

He did not say anything about Hetian Jinzhong, Jiashen, or Quanxing.

He looked deeply at Li Buren, and that was all he said in the end.

"You are not part of my calculations."

Li couldn't bear it and slapped him again.

"I actually admire you quite a bit. The things you do, your plans, your intentions, and your character are all impeccable."

"But you shouldn't have laid a hand on Old Tian."

Li couldn't bear to turn around and look at Tian Jinzhong.