Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 278 The past is like mist

rustle—

In the evening, the tourists in Meishan have already dispersed. Fine raindrops sprinkled on the bluestone floor tiles, and the occasional muffled thunder made the mountain col appear even more empty and lonely.

A tall woman in a golden dragon-scale dress walked alone along the stone path and came to a stone tablet in the forest whose writing could no longer be read clearly. She stood silently and quietly, with a look in her eyes that only occasionally appeared when she was alone.

The stone tablet made of marble is very old. Its patterns and edges have been eroded by wind and rain, and it is half buried in the soil. Its original appearance has long been lost.

The woman in front of the monument has no trace of time on her face. Compared with the stone monument, she looks like people and things from two eras. I am afraid no one can imagine that this stone monument, which has gone through wind and rain, was actually erected by the woman. down.

Shangguan Yutang can't remember the last time he came here, but the first time he came here is still fresh in his memory.

That was a long time ago, when there were no Nine Sects or Sword Imperial City in the world.

Shangguan Yutang walked out of the mountains alone, unaccompanied, carrying a small snake and a wooden stick, crawling and rolling through the wilderness and chaos, almost all over Kyushu.

As for the purpose, as mentioned before, it is just to get all the people in the village back.

Resurrecting people who have escaped from reincarnation is against the laws of heaven and incompatible with humanity. After Shangguan Yutang saw more, he slowly gave up on this childish idea, and his goal became to become a mortal God and let the lowest level of mortals , there is someone to turn to in times of despair, instead of asking for help every day like she once did.

Once you have a goal, you naturally need to accomplish it.

After some searching, Shangguan Yutang came to the southern part of Yuyaozhou, which had the highest population density at that time.

As a foreign monk, his moral practice is not very high. It is obviously not easy to come here and become the boss of Yuyaozhou South.

Shangguan Yutang grew up alone in the wilderness. He has a right heart, but his method of dealing with things is the standard law of the jungle - if I have a strong fist, I am the boss, and I will beat you until you obey.

There was no shortage of experts in Yuyaozhou at that time. This style of conduct naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the local monks, especially those from the Nangongshan family, an aristocratic family of practitioners. The four generations of ancestors, old, middle and young were beaten until they knelt down and begged for mercy. After the marriage, the Southern Immortal Family immediately started to stir up trouble. Many Immortal Family made a promise to suppress the arrogance of this reckless foreigner.

Shangguan Yutang has been "advancing and never retreating" all his life, so he will naturally not give in. He still beats anyone who refuses to accept it, until he meets Mei Jinshui.

At that time, Mei Jinshui's status was no less than that of the Eight Great Lords today. After meeting her, she didn't deal with her. Instead, she told her something that is still in her heart:

"Everyone makes mistakes, so right and wrong cannot be held in one person's hands; you have to learn to accept others, instead of just relying on a pair of fists to beat the world into what you want..."

Shangguan Yutang didn't have any relatives in this world, and he developed the habit of only trusting himself since he was a child. At that time, his thinking was indeed thinking that if he convinced everyone to listen to her, then the world would be better.

After listening to Mei Jinshui's words, Shangguan Yutang suddenly realized that she was wrong, she is only a human being, she may make mistakes because of her emotions and desires, and her preferences should not be used to judge good and evil.

If the world really changes for the better and the bottom mortals no longer live like nothing, the correct way should be to establish a rule that overrides everyone, including her, so as to completely ensure that the bottom mortals can live like personal.

This rule became what became known as the ‘Nine Sects Covenant’.

Of course, Shangguan Yutang at that time only had a rough idea, and he was just an Independent Cultivator who occupied the mountain and took in a few younger brothers. It was not easy to practice his ideas.

Mei Jinshui admired her very much, and after leaving, she said something to the outside, which meant something like, "This person is covered by me, Mei Jinshui, if you want to move her, you must first weigh your own morals."

After these words were published, Shangguan Yutang was completely accepted by the monks in the south, and he could establish a sect in a serious manner and participate in the activities of the various immortal families, and he was no longer regarded as an outsider.

Although Shangguan Yutang could do this with his own strength, Mei Jinshui's appreciation did save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

In order to thank Mei Jinshui, Shangguan Yutang came to Meishan outside Xiangyang City to visit him.

It was also at that time that Shangguan Yutang met the person she felt was 'the most in need of dealing with' in her life.

In the eyes of outsiders, Shangguan Yutang is ruthless, has no friends and no emotions, abides by the righteous way and kills everyone equally; but careful people will find that Shangguan Yutang calls everyone by their first name, but only two people. Got the nickname.

One is Tang Jingxun, Shangguan Yutang was tortured to the point of being helpless, and as time went by, he gradually began to call the other party a "dead bitch".

Before Tang Jingxun, Shangguan Yutang would only use the down-to-earth term "old witch" when referring to a person.

‘Old Witch’ is not a nice nickname, but the different names represent that the other person’s position in the heart is different from everyone else’s.

This title originated from Shangguan Yutang’s first visit to Meishan.

Mei Jinshui has a great reputation, and she never shows up easily, monks who want to be enlightened by experts or want to be famous will write poems about Mei outside Meishan. If they write well, Mei Jinshui may come out.

Shangguan Yutang used to practice martial arts in Sunlight, and he was self-taught even to read and write. How could he know how to recite poems? After arriving at Meishan, he wanted his disciples outside the mountain to inform him.

As a result, Mei Jinshui did not come out, but a little fairy who came out, carrying a peach blossom branch, who claimed to be Cui Yingying, the eldest disciple of Mei Patriarch, with the title of "Old Peach Blossom Immortal", who is six hundred years old. If you want to see Mei Patriarch, you have to pass first her eyes.

Shangguan Yutang didn't know the specific situation. He came to visit the master and naturally followed the locals. He called "Senior Cui" and followed Cui Yingying inside.

Cui Yingying took her around Meishan for a long time, talking about old-fashioned and old-fashioned, she was really a bit of a master, and finally brought her to this stone tablet and asked her to write something, saying that the rules cannot be broken .

Shangguan Yutang knew that Meishan had this rule, so he thought about it for a moment and wrote a few words casually.

Unexpectedly, an unknown formation was arranged in advance near the stele. When she finished writing, Cui Yingying had disappeared, and the scenery between the mountains and fields changed, trapping her inside the mountain, and she could hear the voice from outside:

"Little friend Shangguan, outsiders say you are powerful, but I think you are generally wary; if you can't come out, just say hello, and my sister will let you out..."

Shangguan Yutang had a very good impression of Mei Jinshui. He didn't take precautions after entering the mountain gate. He was naturally dissatisfied with being tricked. After breaking through the formation, he caught Cui Yingying and gave her a beating.

Later, Shangguan Yutang learned that Cui Yingying trapped her because Mei Jinshui admired her very much and often told Cui Yingying how powerful she was. He was unconvinced and wanted to compete with her.

But Mei Jinshui didn't want the young Cui Yingying to come into contact with the Immortal Gate dispute. He only taught her medical formations, but she couldn't defeat her at all, so he wanted to use the formations to embarrass her. Unexpectedly, the formations couldn't help her, and she was beaten. .

Cui Yingying grew up being held in the palm of Mei Jinshui's hand since she was a child, and it was the first time in her life that she was beaten, one can imagine how she felt.

Since then, Cui Yingying has been at odds with her. She will come to trouble her no matter what, and if she can't be beaten, she will start from other places. For example, she wears clothes that are tacky, looks like a man, is stupid, etc. .

Shangguan Yutang has been wandering around since she was a child. Being beautiful is not a good thing for her. She has always dressed as a man. She has a tough and decisive character. She has no concept of "she is a girl" and is not good at sociability.

While staying in Meishan, Shangguan Yutang was annoyed by being ridiculed by Cui Yingying every day and not being able to hit Cui Yingying anymore. She gradually started to retaliate with words such as "crazy" and "embroidered pillow". Finally, she dressed up and signaled. 'I'm taller than you, I have longer legs than you, and I have bigger breasts than you, what are you talking about? ’.

Over time, the two people will naturally become familiar with each other.

Although they don't like each other, it has to be said that during this period of time, Shangguan Yutang seldom has the memory of 'fighting with friends'.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

It's not that Shangguan Yutang is ruthless, it's just because of her environment since she was a child that she didn't have the chance to get in touch with him.

If possible, who wouldn't want to have parents who love them, teachers who care about them, brothers and sisters who fight and fight, and a tender half.

It is precisely because there is no such thing that Shangguan Yutang cherishes every relationship very much.

But Shangguan Yutang's ambition since childhood was there. She had successfully sat in the position of 'God', so she had to hide these emotions in a place where no one knew.

How could Shangguan Yutang not have any feelings for Mei Jinshui? That was the first elder she met, the first elder she could completely trust and treat her as her own child.

Mei Jinshui left today, Shangguan Yutang was not able to kill the old man, so he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

But this happiness cannot be known to outsiders. Her current position is destined to kill Mei Jinshui ten thousand times again, and she will kill her ten thousand times without frowning once.

So what if I feel guilty? If she doesn't do this kind of thing, who else can do it?

Under the dusk rain, Shangguan Yutang looked at the terrace halfway up the mountain in the distance, knowing that Cui Yingying was still angry and waiting there to settle accounts with her.

But Shangguan Yutang never went over to apologize, or coax Cui Yingying to give her a step up.

Because one day, Shangguan Yutang will kill Mei Jinshui with his own hands, or die under Mei Jinshui.

There is no way around this kind of thing if they are different from each other. Once it is done, there will be no more heartless separation from Cui Yingying.

Since we will become strangers in the end, the deeper the relationship is now, the more painful it will be in the future; if we just dislike each other and the relationship is neither far nor close, wouldn't it be better?

When the day comes when we become strangers, Cui Yingying will probably feel less entangled in her heart...

Shangguan Yutang stood in the rain, raised his hand and touched the old stone tablet. After a moment of silence, he bowed to the place where Mei Jinshui once lived.

After the ceremony, Shangguan Yutang turned around and walked into the night, just like in the past thousands of years, coming and going in the wind and rain, forever alone...

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rustle——

Fine raindrops sprinkled on the cornices outside the terrace, forming a rain curtain, blocking the mountains and rivers outside. Only Xiangyang City outside the mountains could be seen, shining a little.

Zuo Lingquan stood at the edge of the terrace, his posture changed countless times, he gently rubbed his fingers and looked at Lord Peach Blossom behind him with his peripheral vision.

A dark red piano table was placed in the middle of the terrace, with a brown carpet underneath. The piano on the piano table had been put away and replaced by several drinking utensils.

Lord Peach Blossom, who was dressed in a spring robe, no longer maintained the posture of calling for punishment. He leaned on the piano table with his left hand leaning on the side of his face, spinning the glass wine glass on his fingertips. He seemed leisurely, but the scowl in his eyes did not diminish, and was even stronger than before. It was even worse when I first came.

Half a day is more than enough for the Shangguan ancestor to run back and forth to Huajunzhou.

Since they haven't come here yet, that can only mean one thing - the ancestor didn't care about them at all!

Zuo Lingquan knows that to practice Taoism, you have to rely on yourself for everything, and doesn't want to bother Patriarch Shangguan to do everything.

But this matter is the ancestor's business and has nothing to do with him. What can he do here?

Seeing that the sky was dark, the whole world was quiet, and there was a chill coming from behind from time to time, Zuo Lingquan felt more and more embarrassed. After being silent for a long time, he turned around and said as calmly as possible:

"Haha... Well... I don't have a close relationship with Old Ancestor Shangguan. We just know each other. It's not important enough for Old Ancestor Shangguan to come here to ask for someone in person..."

"She thinks I don't dare to be cruel to you!"

"No, no, how is it possible...eh?!"

Zuo Lingquan secretly thought something was wrong, and just as he was trying to lighten the atmosphere, he pounced forward and came to the piano table, pressing his hands on the table.

Although Lord Peach Blossom was expressionless, her eyes were filled with anger. She pressed Zuo Lingquan's wrist, took out a beautifully crafted tea knife from her sleeve, and chopped Zuo Lingquan's finger with her backhand.

This blow was fast and hard, and it looked like it was coming from anger.

Zuo Lingquan's expression suddenly changed, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat:

"Peach……"

crack——

The knife was raised and lowered, and the sound of piercing the piano platform was heard.

Zuo Lingquan broke out in a cold sweat, but felt no pain. Looking down, he saw that the extremely sharp tea knife was deflected when it fell, and passed by between his fingers dangerously.

Scared me……

Zuo Lingquan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could speak, he realized that Lord Peach Blossom was even more angry and raised the tea knife again:

"This stinky bitch, you really think I don't dare, right?"

As he spoke, he stabbed down again, this time it seemed he meant it.

! !

Zuo Lingquan's heart raised in his throat again.

crack——

He raised the knife and lowered it. Just like last time, the stab missed the target.

"Okay, you've eaten me thoroughly, right? You forced me to do this!"

Lord Peach Blossom was furious and raised his sword again.

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No matter how big a heart Zuo Lingquan is, he can't resist such threats!

He waited for the tea knife to fail again, and quickly said:

"Stop, stop, stop! Senior Taohua, you want to settle a score with Ancestor. Tell her, why are you trying to scare me?"

Lord Peach Blossom was made for Patriarch Shangguan to see, so she didn’t believe that Shangguan Yutang wouldn’t care about Zuo Lingquan, and said angrily:

"She's sure that I won't touch you, right? Don't blame me. If you want to blame me, blame her!"

As he spoke, he raised the knife again.

Zuo Lingquan took a breath, but after the knife, his hand was still fine.

As the saying goes, the Clay Bodhisattva also has three parts of fire. Zuo Lingquan was tossed and frightened, but he was also annoyed and stopped shaking his hands:

"Cut it, chop it. You might as well just chop my fingers off. If you continue like this, if your hand is fine, something will happen to you."

It is impossible for Lord Peach Blossom to really use a knife on Zuo Lingquan. After going back and forth several times, seeing that she did not cheat Shangguan Yutang out, Zuo Lingquan's face turned pale with fright. Shoot, making a crisp sound:

"Did you see? She doesn't even care about your life and death, and you still regard her as an elder? If this deity didn't see that she had some friendship with you, she would have already chopped you up, and she didn't care about you at all..."

Zuo Lingquan was very angry when he found out that Taohuazun had been starring in a one-man show for half a day, but what could he do?

Zuo Lingquan's left hand was still pressed on the table. Knowing that he couldn't reason with the angry woman, he could only open his right hand slightly:

"Senior is right. Ancestor Shangguan doesn't care about me at all. It makes no sense for you to keep me here..."

"She can't ignore you, she just knows that I won't do anything to you!"

"..."

What can Zuo Lingquan say? You can't just try to chop me up.

Lord Peach Blossom was still angry, but Patriarch Shangguan ignored her. She really had nothing to do. She couldn't keep venting her anger on Zuo Lingquan.

The two sat opposite each other on both sides of the piano platform and were silent for a moment. Lord Peach Blossom slowly suppressed his anger and released Zuo Lingquan's wrist:

"This is a matter between the deity and her, and I don't care about you, but you don't want the deity to suffer. In today's situation, if the deity gives you peaches again, who will the deity be?"

Zuo Lingquan quickly took his hand back:

"Junior understands that if senior feels that it is not easy to give it, then leave it with senior first, and then give it to me when you think the opportunity is right. I am not in a hurry."

The more Lord Peach Blossom thought about it, the more angry she became - this is not a question of whether to be in a hurry, but a question of Shangguan Yutang bullying too much, Shangguan Yutang refused to give in, how could she give things to Zuo Lingquan?

After a moment of deliberation, Lord Peach Blossom shook his head, took out the big green peach, and put it on the table:

"Since Shangguan Yutang doesn't come today, she will definitely not bow to this deity in the future. If she doesn't bow her head, this deity can't keep getting stuck with your chances. That would be my fault; Taozi can give it to you now, but you have to agree to one condition .”

Zuo Lingquan was so screwed that he just wanted to go home early, but the great opportunity bestowed by the Azure Dragon was unavoidable. He sat upright and said seriously:

"Senior, please tell me, even if it's just a bias..."

"She didn't come, why are you arguing? It's a beautiful idea."

"..."

Zuo Lingquan's thoughts were seen through and he had nothing to say.

Lord Peach Blossom looked at Xiantao on the qin platform, and said solemnly:

"Remember, although this fairy peach was bestowed by God Meng Zhang, but it grows on the tree of the deity, it was given to you by the deity. It has nothing to do with Shangguan Yutang. It is voluntary by the deity, understand?"

"That's natural. Senior is willing to give up love, and this love will naturally be remembered by senior."

"It's useless to just remember, I can't give things to Shangguan Yutang. You must promise that you will treat this deity and Shangguan Yutang equally in the future. No matter how high your morals are, you must not be ungrateful. We will only favor her."

Zuo Lingquan heard Venerable Peach Blossom mentioned this, why did he say:

"It's not that the younger generation doesn't want to agree, but the relationship between people..."

"I don't care, you can figure it out yourself."

"I'm not evasive, it's because I treat each other with sincerity, so it's hard to agree. For example, Lingye and I are lovers, so even if the ancestor is half-mother-in-law, no matter how I treat everyone equally, I will definitely lean towards the ancestor. ..."

Lord Peach Blossom blinked his eyes, thought for a while, shook his head and said:

"Don't care about others, just talk about me and her. For example, if she and I fall into the water together, you can either save them both together or neither of them. You can save me but not her, but you can't treat me as an outsider. , save her but not me, do you understand?"

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Zuo Lingquan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"Why are you so stupid? I just want you to remain neutral and treat me and her as elders. I helped you find the fairy sword and gave you the fairy peaches without asking you for anything. Isn't this a lie?"

"No, senior is indeed very good to me."

"That's right. You are not her Shangguan Yutang person, you are Zuo Lingquan. You have a passionate relationship with me, and you also have a passionate relationship with her. When faced with choices in the future, no one can treat you badly or think that you are hers. Just lean towards her with peace of mind.”

"It's natural..."

"You can't just promise, you have to think so sincerely, otherwise I will always feel that you belong to her, and come to ask me for peaches, the more you think about it, the worse it will be."

Zuo Lingquan didn't mean to be a prostitute to Lord Peach Blossom for nothing. He came to Peach Blossom Pond and gained so much. It was only right to remember Lord Peach Blossom's kindness. He nodded and said:

"I, Zuo Lingquan, swear by my Sword Heart. Senior Peach Blossom gave me the fairy peach and guided me to find the fairy sword. I will remember it in my heart. If I am ungrateful in the future, my heart will be knotted and my path will be cut off, and I will never be able to get close to you again for the rest of my life."

For practitioners, oaths are related to Taoism. No one dares to swear casually, but Zuo Lingquan is not an ungrateful person, so he naturally said this frankly.

Lord Peach Blossom had a general understanding of Zuo Lingquan's character, and when he heard him make such a heavy oath, he felt that he was a bit too embarrassed, and his face softened:

"There's no need to swear, I'm just reminding you. But now that I've said it, let me add, 'Treat Shangguan Yutang and I equally, without favoring one over the other; whatever your relationship is with her, you must have your relationship with me.'"

Zuo Lingquan looked slightly strange:

"Senior, are you sure? This matter is not a child's play. If senior Shangguan and I become brothers of the opposite sex, and senior is not happy, then wouldn't I have violated my oath..."

"I'm not happy, so of course it has nothing to do with you. What oath did you break? Furthermore, if she, Shangguan Yutang, can sworn sworn sworn brother to you, why can't I? Not talking about sworn sworn vows, even if she recognizes you as her adoptive father, I would still dare to call you, What she Shangguan Yutang dares to do, why can't this deity do?"

"..."

Zuo Lingquan still felt that something was wrong, but Master Peach Blossom had already talked about this point, so he didn't say any more, and continued:

"From now on, whatever relationship I have with the ancestor of Shangguan, I will have the same relationship with the seniors, and I will never favor one person over another."

Lord Peach Blossom nodded slightly, there was no point in tormenting any further, she pushed the peach on the table in front of Zuo Lingquan:

"Okay, let's take it. It's fine if Shangguan Yutang doesn't come, I'm not worse than her. This is just the opportunity to help you refine the natal object."

Refining one's life requires crossing the Thunder Tribulation, so helping to protect the path is a great favor. Zuo Lingquan smiled and said:

"Senior has been so kind to me, but I can't repay it. I'm really ashamed..."

"It's okay to be ashamed. I won't let you repay the favor. Just remember and don't forget it. If something happens to you when you travel in the future, remember to contact me. If anything happens, just call Shangguan Yutang. Look at today, she doesn't care whether you live or die..."

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(end of this chapter)