For a moment, I didn't say anything.
Actually, there's a crucial question: Did Mao You San ask me to repair the Four Regulations Bright Mirror because I need to use it when going to the Four Regulations Mountain?
If I needed to use it then, it would be equivalent to a contradiction.
I must climb the mountain to obtain the method of creation.
But to climb the mountain, I don't have the Four Regulations Bright Mirror, and it might not be possible to do things according to Mao You San's arrangement?
There is no similar description or design drawing for the Four Regulations Bright Mirror in the two inherited books I have read through. I have known this for a long time.
Mingjing Zhenren could create a fake Four Regulations Bright Mirror, which may not necessarily be false, as the creation of the law enforcement must exist. It's just that the previous Four Regulations Mountain Zhenren died abroad, and he had no choice but to recreate the Four Regulations Bright Mirror as a token?
This "fake" can only be said to be relative?
"I have prepared all the things I need, and I will come to your doorstep." I opened my mouth in a hoarse voice and said, "Please ask the honored Elder for his return of my items."
The honored Elder, Shang Taizhi, suddenly looked at me for a moment longer, his white eyebrows slightly wrinkled. He said, "Do we settle this now? Then next time you come to my doorstep, you will need to prepare another form of compensation."
Moying's face changed slightly.
Liang Yu was very unnatural. She approached Moying and whispered a few words.
I roughly understood that Shang Taizhi crafts relics here, and the initial remuneration given is both the "knocking brick" to open the door and also compensation. If no agreement is reached on the matter that day, and if you don't want the artifact, the only reason to return this "knocking brick" is that Shang Taizhi cannot create it.”
If Shang Taizhi says he has no problem, but it's because the people who come don't meet the other requirements, then the "knocking brick" will not be returned.
Moying showed a slight difficulty and looked at me.
My frown deepened further, and I said, "Please ask the honored Elder to return my items. The next time I come to your doorstep, I will prepare the appropriate things."
Shang Taizhi suddenly smiled. He said no more, handing back the copper pestle to me and giving me the two pieces of the Four Regulations Bright Mirror as well.
With the copper pestle in my hand, the feeling of its weight made me feel somewhat at ease.
Having packed everything up, I nodded to Moying and left.
Liang Yu hurried to catch up with us. Once out the gate, she bit her lip and stared at me, her eyes filled with both concern and disapproval for me.
"If something is missing, there will always be a way to figure it out. Why do you have to wait until next time? The copper phoenix feather is a very rare thing, our Liang family only has one piece, how can you produce the compensation? It will only make it difficult for Moying?" Liang Yu spoke angrily.
Clearly, Moying's previous gesture of producing the Liang family's inherited jade plaque had unsettled Liang Yu.
"You don't understand the complexity of the situation. Without the copper pestle, our level of safety is not at its maximum."
Liang Yu's reactions and actions have somewhat reduced my enmity towards her. She truly has no problem with Moying.
Liang Yu fell silent and cast a glance at my backpack, her eyes revealing a hint of envy.
Closing my eyes slightly, I walked away to the distance while pulling out my mobile phone.
In the corner of my eye, I could see Moying following me, but maintaining a certain distance.
There's no such thing as keeping secrets between Moying and me, but there is with Liang Yu.
I contacted Mao Sanzhi and honestly described the current situation to him.
Mao Sanzhi only told me that I must have the Four Regulations Bright Mirror in order for him to allow me to go to a certain place on the Four Regulations Mountain, where people there would need to get involved. Only then could we ensure the killing of Sun Zhuo without any repercussions, leaving his body for him.
I myself cannot take action; it's basically impossible and carries a great risk.
In this case, I have to find the method of forging the Four Regulations Bright Mirror myself.
If there's no accident, Mingjing Zhenren will always have it with him, so the items can only be taken from him.
Me: "..."
Mao Sanzhi's words seem too illogical.
To deal with Sun Zhuo, we even need to use the Four Regulations Bright Mirror to mobilize people in a certain place.
As a result, the method of creating the Four Regulations Bright Mirror has to be obtained from someone even harder to deal with.
This is the same as my previous idea.
To ask Mingjing Zhenren to "give"?
For my abilities, this is absurd and completely impossible to achieve.
I honestly told Mao Sanzhi about my thoughts.
Mao Sanzhi suddenly laughed.
He laughed without cause, creating a sense of unease in the heart.
"Child, do you really think I made you learn the inheritance of the Four Regulations Mountain for nothing?" Mao Sanzhi's words were confusing.
My initial idea was that since I became a Yangshenming, Mao Sanzhi gave me the corresponding inheritance.
There are also some other things involved, such as Mao Sanzhi continuing to make use of me to retrieve Sun Zhuo's body, even desiring to cultivate me for my body.
There are also other reasons involved?
"No answer? Is that because you didn't expect it?"
"Guess why Mingjing Zhenren has to desperately protect Sun Zhuo?"
Mao Sanzhi's tone was full of rhythm: "That's because Sun Zhuo has an extraordinary fate and excellent talent. If he makes a mistake, Sun Zhuo will still be a ghost-keeper, and the Thunder God Cliffs on Four Regulations Mountain will be the place he should atone for his sins."
"He can suppress the irrelevant words and the 'accusation' from Han Xiangzi against Sun Zhuo."
"That's because he is Mingjing Zhenren, and everything he says is reasonable."
"But if you were an itinerant disciple of the previous Four Regulations Mountain Zhenren, how would he choose? How would he decide?"
"Even if he doesn't choose, how will the people of Four Regulations Mountain view it?"
Mao Sanzhi's words made my heart beat like a drum, almost bursting out of my chest!
"But I... damaged the Four Regulations Bright Mirror..." At that moment, the regret spewing from my chest was nearly overwhelming, like it would swallow me whole.
Although I have no intention of taking over the Four Regulations Mountain, Mao Sanzhi's arrangement still shocked me to my core. It's not a cover-up, but rather the creation of facts and right and wrong!
If I borrow the Four Regulations Bright Mirror and go to the place mentioned by Mao Sanzhi, mobilize people there, kill Sun Zhuo, and reveal my identity according to Mao Sanzhi's arrangement!
Who in the Four Regulations Mountain will dare to touch me? Even if Mingjing Zhenren knows that Sun Zhuo's death is related to me, can he kill a disciple of the previous Four Regulations Mountain Zhenren?
After Sun Zhuo's death, he will have no true disciples left. My fate is the same as the former Sun Zhuo's, and it is something that Sun Zhuo took away. Therefore, Mingjing Zhenren will have to be "kind" to me by force.
Not only will I return the things that Sun Zhuo took away intact, but even the things he obtained because of taking away my fate will fall on me!
However, the Four Regulations Bright Mirror was damaged, and this situation has become complicated.
It's as if Mao Sanzhi's arrangement is missing a crucial part.
The problem still returns to its original point, we have to get the forging method from Mingjing Zhenren.
"Yes, the Four Regulations Bright Mirror is more important, but in reality, it's not the most important. If you directly show the Four Regulations Bright Mirror, others will know that Mingjing Zhenren has a fake one in his hand. At that time, he will claim that what you have is a counterfeit."
"I believe that those Taoists from before should have all shut up," Mao Sanzhi murmured.
My pupils contracted slightly, and I thought of the group of Taoists that Mingjing Zhenren had taken to the Xiu Hua Mental Health Center before. Shut up, it should not be killing people. Even those in the lower nine provinces have some means, and Taoists also have them.
"Then... Old Mao, tell me, what should I do?" I breathed slightly heavily and asked Mao Sanzhi.
