Chapter 42: Flipping Through Books Idly

Liang He returned to the Heavenly One Hall.

He hadn't even stepped through the door when he saw Zhou Shulin waving at him.

After walking in.

Zhou Shulin said: "Ah He, fortunately you are fine; I heard that many people died in the alliance last night."

This time the Heaven and Earth Alliance dispatched nearly a hundred people.

A full twenty people died.

The death rate exceeded 20%, which was unbearable in any era.

This time the Heaven and Earth Alliance could be said to have suffered heavy losses.

Especially, in addition to ordinary disciples, a deacon and a Deputy Hall Master also died.

"Have you heard? Hall Master Ying is dead!"

Zhou Shulin's voice was full of irrepressible joy.

Liang He widened his eyes.

Ying Liu actually died.

The slaughter last night was tragic, but he didn't expect the experienced Ying Liu to also fall.

His expression quickly became strange.

In less than ten days, the Heavenly One Hall had lost a Deputy Hall Master and an ordinary disciple.

Is it a lone star of evil?

Liang He felt a lingering fear; this time, if it weren't for Wu Tu teaching him that survival is the most important thing, with his previous temperament, he would definitely have rushed up blindly.

"The Jianghu is dangerous; it's safer in our Heavenly One Hall."

He said from the bottom of his heart.

Zhou Shulin nodded fiercely.

"I won't go out again even if I die."

On this point, the two quickly reached a consensus.

Just as the two were talking, a person strode into the Heavenly One Hall.

Liang He saw that person, surprise appearing in his eyes.

"Wu Zhishi."

Wu Tu chuckled: "You kid is tough; is your Hall Master in?"

Liang He pointed to a room in the corner of the first floor.

"The Hall Master is in the room."

Wu Tu: "Alright, I'll go find your Hall Master first, and I'll find you to drink later."

After saying that, he walked straight toward Li Rui's room.

Zhou Shulin looked at Liang He in surprise: "When did you get so familiar with Wu Zhishi?"

Liang He: "No way, friendship of life and death."

"Brother Wu, was it smooth last night?"

Li Rui looked at Wu Tu, who was sitting in front of him with his legs spread.

"Brother Li, they say that getting old makes you refined; you are truly a god-man!"

Wu Tu said something without beginning or end.

"??"

Li Rui felt Wu Tu was insulting him, just couldn't find evidence.

Then Wu Tu looked annoyed again, slapping his thigh:

"Brother Li, brother should have listened to you, not to get involved in those things, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up with injuries all over."

Li Rui looked puzzled on the surface:

"Brother Wu, what exactly happened last night?"

Wu Tu sighed lightly: "Xu Hua colluded with the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao to take action; I heard that even ghost monsters appeared, fortunately they were beheaded by the Huaqing Sect expert, but we still suffered heavy losses."

Li Rui was surprised:

"Ghost monster?"

Wu Tu flashed a trace of wariness, explaining: "That ghost monster is a monster-like creature cultivated by the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao, neither human nor demon; I heard it's something cultivated after feeding human hearts to demon beasts, very evil."

Li Rui's heart beat wildly.

Demon beasts were already scary enough.

The power of ghost monsters was unquestionable.

He was no longer the Zhu family horseman of the past; in the time he stayed in the Heavenly One Building, besides flipping through Daoist scriptures to assist the Bai Yuan Saber-Cloak breathing method, he also read many Jianghu anecdotes.

Among them were records about demon beasts.

This world indeed has supernatural existence, and demon beasts are one of them.

Demon beasts are the collective name for fierce beasts lurking in the deep mountains outside the city; these demon beasts have low intelligence and are the nightmare of mountain people.

Wu Tu also had lingering fears.

"The ghost monsters cultivated by those evil people of the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao not only have the power of demon beasts but also the intelligence of humans; martial artists of the same level are dead if they meet them; this time if it weren't for the Huaqing Sect expert taking action, the entire Qinghe would have suffered."

Li Rui pursued: "So which Huaqing Sect expert took action?"

Wu Tu shook his head somewhat depressed.

"Don't know."

Then added: "At that time, except for the Helmsman and the two envoys of the Huaqing Sect, no one else saw it."

Li Rui nodded.

Wu Tu remembered one thing: "It's funny, that Huaqing Sect disciple also died in the chaos by the ghost monster, died miserably, leaving only a pile of bone fragments; the Huaqing Sect disciple surnamed Kong finally only took a piece of finger bone back to hand in the task."

Li Rui looked surprised, but moved slightly in his heart.

That Huaqing Sect disciple was quite smart.

Xu Hua had already been smashed into mud by him; ancient times didn't have those precision instruments of modern technology, and it was almost impossible for the County Office coroner to be 100% sure it was Xu Hua.

But for Kong Xiannian, it didn't matter at all.

As long as he insisted it was Xu Hua, the Huaqing Sect people would likely not continue to investigate deeply.

After all, the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao making such a big movement was enough to testify.

Kong Xiannian's actions also invisibly wiped away many annoying things for Li Rui.

The Huaqing Sect would no longer pursue it, and the matter of the secret technique would be gradually forgotten.

His trouble also disappeared accordingly.

He felt a sense of relief in his body and mind.

The feeling of being missed by others all the time was really not good; now Xu Hua was dead, the clues were broken, and no one would mention the ruined temple and the secret technique again.

Plainness is the truth.

He now has Martial Bones and the complete version of the Bai Yuan Saber-Cloak, which is enough for him to walk to a very far realm.

Once he is strong enough.

He can find a way to extend his life and then seek immortality.

As long as he can find the method to ascend to immortality, he will no longer be troubled by his lifespan.

Li Rui glanced at the "Become an Immortal and Ancestor" achievement on the panel.

"Cultivate immortality!"

The Heavenly One Hall returned to tranquility.

A Deputy Hall Master died, and an ordinary disciple died.

Zhao Wei was helpless and could only temporarily dispel the idea of finding someone to take the position.

The other six halls felt it was unlucky, and even those disciples guarding the venues didn't want to come because of the rumors.

For a time, the Heavenly One Hall turned back into four people.

The most awkward one was Han Peng.

His backer fell, and he completely offended the Hall Master and the other two.

He acted like a grandson for several days, then decisively signed up to go to the most dangerous venue.

Although this trip was a loss of the wife and the army, at least he could save his life.

In Han Peng's eyes, Li Rui was more dangerous than a flood or a beast; he didn't doubt that if he stayed in the Heavenly One Hall for a few more days, he would definitely follow in the footsteps of Ying Liu and Yang San.

Zhou Shulin and Liang He's loyalty to Li Rui also reached an extreme degree.

"The best strategy is to attack the strategy."

"The Hall Master eliminated all enemies without a single punch or kick; this is the highest realm of the Jianghu!"

"Fighting and killing is not a long-term strategy; you have to use your brain."

These were all experiences summarized by Liang He for Li Rui.

And compiled into a book.

Li Rui knew nothing about this.

He was still flipping through the Daoist scriptures as usual.

"Those who seek longevity must accumulate good deeds and establish merit, be compassionate to things, and forgive others as you forgive yourself."

His hand flipping the pages paused.

Liang He's voice sounded outside the door:

"Hall Master, Deputy Helmsman Zhang invites you to drink wine tonight."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 43 =====