I'm sorry, Xinxing, I still can't agree to you. After saying this sentence, I hang up the phone.
When Changxin mentioned the transaction earlier, I hit the speaker button to make sure the gentlemen could hear.
"Changes are easy to make in the world, but difficult to change human nature. Wolves cannot give birth to conscience, they will only plot deeper. Changxin will be deceived by women again and fall into the tricks of evil people. Ah." Wu Jinluan sighed repeatedly.
All the other gentlemen were nodding without exception.
"This sort of clumsy talk is probably only capable of misleading Changxin." Someone said helplessly, "The white-eyed wolf has eaten so many people, and now it turns around and says that this person isn't someone they wanted to eat, but someone forced to eat by that half-way man? Is that possible?"
"Maybe, Changxin knows there's a problem, but he has no choice but to make this phone call and say these things? Who can really understand?" He Lin'an muttered softly.
I was completely silent.
"In the end, there's something he can be exploited for; he's not going to die. If he's smart, he should think of a way to extricate himself, right?" He Lin'an murmured again.
"Yes, that's true." Wu Jinluan nodded.
I dispel other thoughts and the group left the yard.
According to what Wu Jinluan said, we head to the Mountain of Immortal Caves.
In fact, I could return to the Four Regular Mountains, but there's nothing else to do there except wait for news from the ancient Qiang City. Wu Jinluan wants me to go, so there must be something he wants me to do. It's just that he hasn't said directly.
The Master is like this, he won't open his mouth first if something is not completely certain.
It took two days on the road to return to the Mountain of Immortal Caves and the Path to Immortality temple.
He Lin'an and the others have been away for a rough calculation of more than half a month since they left.
It has been a very long time since my last visit to the Path to Immortality temple. The whole temple has taken on a deeper, more solemn appearance. There are more buildings and even some young disciples in training.
The entire Path to Immortality temple was overjoyed, and people even came down from the Leiping Taoist Temple.
Wu Jinluan assigned me a quiet room to rest in, and many gentlemen brought over food and medicine to help regulate my body.
Old Gong was happy and as soon as it got dark, he went into the "Golden Bodhisattva" prepared for him in the Path to Immortality temple, of course, this Golden Bodhisattva was not that Golden Bodhisattva.
After resting for about three days and finding my body in better condition, Wu Jinluan finally explained to me the purpose of sending me to the Path to Immortality temple.
For the time being, it seems we can't get the Good Corpse Pill for a while. We'll have to think of a use for the Evil Corpse Pill. People who know how to use corpse pills must be the masters, and Master Gong said that there are dangers in using the Evil Corpse Pill that cannot be exploited. Maybe other masters can also do so. He has already sent out private letters to ask many master s for help and is waiting for their replies.
Only then did I understand Wu Jinluan's sincere effort.
On the seventh day, Wu Jinluan told me again that he had received a call from Iron Monastery Mountain. Zhang Zhiyi had taken the pill made from a hundred corpses' An Men, and was in seclusion.
On the eleventh day, Wu Jinluan came to find me, and his face didn't look too good.
"Zhang Zhiyi... has been mummified. The corpse toxicity in the hundred corpses' An Men is too heavy, saying that the soul is sealed and cannot be released, in reality, even as an undead being, the soul is sealed and cannot be released... Iron Monastery Mountain is now exhausting all its resources to detoxify him."
Between the lines, there was a hint of fear in Wu Jinluan's expression.
"Fortunately, this pill hasn't been used on our own people..."
"But if this mummification were combined with the Dan made from the good corpse arm, the effect might not be certain? The corpse qi might be dispersed?" I took over the conversation.
Wu Jinluan paused for a moment before speaking with complexity: "If that's the case, then it's just that he lacks enough opportunity. If a person lacks some kindness and always relies on grabbing things, then in this lifetime, they'll basically have to keep pillaging and looting. The heavens won't give them much opportunity either; more often than not, it's a matter of chance."
I nodded in agreement, feeling that this was the correct explanation.
That's why Zhang Zhiyi has been having problems from the beginning, and he cannot treat the root cause of his own issues.
"I've been thinking of another question," Wu Jinluan suddenly said.
"What question?" I asked.
"What's the question?" I asked. "Iron Monastery Mountain's junior sect leader, such a proud person, why does he like Liang Yue so much? I'm telling you the truth, Liang Yue's character isn't good. There are so many flaws in him that they can all be overlooked? That's not normal." Wu Jinluan's eyes were deep and serious as he spoke each word: "It's probably because of that silken-bald man, Liang Yue is too weak. We've all ignored the effect of the silken-bald man. That thing is too special; it can only be killed by something strong enough to suppress it. Master Luo is the exception, and the artifact in your hand is a treasured item at least at the level of an Outyang God!"
Wu Jinluan's words were what finally made me see the light.
Liang Yue's lack of boundaries is that she accepts the good will of Changxin and the Iron Monastery Mountain with joy, just as she accepts it.
But they didn't know that Iron Monastery Mountain was scheming against her?
The only one who truly gave everything was Changxin, but his heart was always fed to the dogs. She was about to be sold and still didn't know it!
"This world doesn't have free lunches. If it really were free, it would be the most expensive thing in the world. The law of the universe is that good things come to those who deserve them, and bad things come to those who deserve them. Have you heard a saying, Master Luo?"
"Sowing a melon gets you a melon, sowing a bean gets you a bean. All consequences are self-inflicted!"
Wu Jinluan's last words were much more relieving.
"Zhe zhe, Xiao Wu's brain is really active. You old Gong didn't even think of that direction." Just as the night falls, Lao Gong suddenly appears on my shoulder.
"Old Gong, you flatter me too much." Wu Jinluan bowed with his fists.
The habitual flattery among the masters resumed.
"Alright, you have potential. I'll give you some good advice, but we need to find a better place." Lao Gong leaped onto Wu Jinluan's shoulder and hummed while saying: "Your analysis makes me feel great, and it also enlightens me."
A man and a ghost left my room.
I was just about to rest.
The knocking sound came at just the right time.
I went to open the door.
Standing outside the door was a Taoist with short hair and a faint sight of a monk's tonsure visible under the light.
"The Master of Shenxiu has requested Master Luo to come to the mountain, as there are matters to discuss." The Taoist spoke with great respect.
I assumed there wasn't any other business in the Path to Immortality temple, and although Shenxiu and Jinlun hadn't invited me into the observatory before, I should have gone anyway. This was the perfect opportunity.
Therefore, I followed the young Taoist up the mountain.
We walked almost the whole night, arriving at the newly built Leiping Taoist Temple on the top of the mountain, where we met Jinlun and Shenxiu.
Shenxiu was alright, but Jinlun appeared very miserable, his face covered with fine cuts, and he looked extremely emaciated, as if he had just woken up from a ghostly state.
"Met the two elders," I bowed with my fists, trying to keep my gaze as normal as possible.
"You're too modest, young Master Xian," Shenxiu said, helping me up before continuing: "I was originally not going to disturb you, but this matter seems odd. I still have to say it."
"What's odd?" I was slightly surprised.
"My teacher has been confined in a golden bowl and sealed within a grand hall, and even the masters of the Path to Immortality temple have arranged the feng shui to ensure there are no flaws. However, in recent days, there have been repeated knocking sounds coming from inside. In theory, your teacher should have become a zombie and couldn't be human anymore without a solution, let alone reform into a soul. So the knocking sounds are very strange." Shenxiu shook his head.
