Chapter 73: Conversation

County Government Office.

Sister Xing Zhi was still looking at the two things on the table, thinking deeply.

There were too many elements involved with Ming Qitian. Dragging her into this would only disturb her train of thought, but after removing the beads and books, there were really too few clues left.

Sister Xing Zhi sighed, thinking that Pei Ye and the others should be back soon.

Xu Weizhou finally went out of the city himself, because Sister Xing Zhi was pondering whether to let Ming Qitian leave.

If what the Immortal Lord wanted to find was Ming Qitian, this was naturally a good way: first, His plan could not succeed; second, He would go to chase Ming Qitian, and Fenghuai could be preserved; third, even if Ming Qitian died, the anger of Yunlang Mountain would only be directed at the Candle-World Sect.

She rubbed her forehead. Having been with Zhu Gaoyang for a long time, she always felt somewhat ashamed for coming up with a third idea like this.

And the key to the problem lay in three unknowns: whether the thing threatening the Immortal Lord was Ming Qitian, whether the Immortal Lord had locked onto the target at this time, and what level His strength was at now.

Every answer of yes or no would lead to completely different results. Sister Xing Zhi had long known that in many cases, the success or failure of a decision had nothing to do with the wisdom of the decision-maker; it was just a clever woman unable to cook without rice.

She got up and walked toward the backyard.

Unable to get support for the decision from the enemy, she could start from her own side. After all, Ming Qitian was not a puppet to be placed at will.

Arriving at the backyard, in such an anxious and heavy atmosphere, the main tone here was actually gentle and quiet.

The old pear tree leaned quietly against the wall, the air was cool and clear, and the clerks' footsteps were quiet and their voices steady when they passed through the courtyard.

That figure in white was sitting by the window, as if she had cast aside all the chores of the outside world, holding a book in her hand and reading it seriously, her lips still whispering, only the black cat was no longer by her side.

She was clearly the anchor of the atmosphere in this courtyard.

That book was facing away from Sister Xing Zhi. She glanced at it; it was "Record of Zen Master Teaching the Sword."

'Such an obscure thing...' Sister Xing Zhi thought somewhat helplessly.

Although she knew everyone had their own path, someone with such unparalleled talent as Ming Qitian shouldn't be disturbed by chores for even a second of cultivation time.

She also knew that this woman who moved the world was only twenty-one years old, and had spent nearly twenty years on the mountain, almost never having any involvement with the secular world.

But Sister Xing Zhi, who had been burdened with heavy tasks and had always been synonymous with being capable and decisive in the eyes of others, still couldn't help but feel some annoyance and complaint when seeing this quiet and transcendent picture.

—Was she too well protected?

A terrible enemy could arrive at any time. Whether you stay or go, how to meet the enemy, what kind of cooperation is needed... which matter doesn't need to be aligned one by one?

This includes not only tactical considerations but also your status as the daughter of a thousand gold who does not sit under a dangerous hall—if you don't nod clearly, who dares to assign you to fight a strong enemy?

Yet she could mindlessly start reading this ancient book from early this morning, looking like a young lady who was used to having others handle chores.

But no one here could guarantee your safety.

Could it be that there was a secret method in that book to kill the Taiyi True Dragon Immortal Lord?

Sister Xing Zhi knew there wasn't, because once before, Zhu Gaoyang was ordered by his master to cram sword theory, and he wanted to use this book to fool him, because he felt his master shouldn't have read this one. But after reading half of it, he found it too obscure and boring, so he changed to a more common one.

Thinking of that bright and handsome face, Sister Xing Zhi calmed her mood slightly.

She knew that this was just a small imbalance in her mentality under the pressure of heavy tasks, and she didn't really have any opinions about this Ming Ming Ming Jianzhu—wasn't her willingness to stay here until now the best answer?

She couldn't help much in battle, so it was only right for her to spend more effort on chores.

Although he was supposed to resist the enemy outside the city, or lead the enemy outside the city, Xu Weizhou was not stupid, and he wouldn't treat his life as a joke.

Ming Qitian lifted a bright and moist face, casting a quiet gaze.

Seeing this face, the irritability in Sister Xing Zhi's heart was completely smoothed out. She said gently: "The enemy is likely too dangerous, and perhaps is coming for you. We would like to ask you to go to the prefecture city to take refuge first. What do you think?"

"No need." The woman's answer was unexpectedly decisive. Her voice was peaceful, and her bright eyes seemed to be able to penetrate Sister Xing Zhi's heart, "Thank you for your concern, no need to think too much for me. I fight whoever I encounter, that is all."

"But..." Sister Xing Zhi suspected she still didn't realize the danger, "The strength of that Immortal Lord is unpredictable now, perhaps..."

Sister Xing Zhi hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "The Heavenly Tower Realm is not impossible."

"Hmm."

Sister Xing Zhi was stunned for a moment, and hope suddenly rose in her heart: "Do you have a way to deal with the Heavenly Tower?"

"No, Master Xing." Ming Qitian said peacefully and seriously again, "I don't think that much. I fight whoever I encounter, that is all."

"But, what if you can't beat them?"

Ming Qitian just smiled slightly.

"..."

Sister Xing Zhi understood the meaning of this sentence.

If you can't beat them, you naturally bear the consequences of failure. If you lose, you lose; if you die, you die. That is all.

Sister Xing Zhi then remembered the talent that this young sword master was first famous for. It had been covered up by halos such as the successor of "Sword Strategy," third on the Crane List, and Glaze Ming Ming Jianzhu, making people somewhat forget it.

That was exactly the transparent state of mind that allowed Ming Qitian to make the 【Severing-Heart Glaze】 recognize its master, known as the "Bright Ming Jing Bing Jian."

It was also the trait that allowed her to be immune to the Immortal Lord's Quail-Head mind control.

Sister Xing Zhi discovered that she had a deep misunderstanding of this young sword master.

She was not ignorant of everything and used to having everything arranged for her, but rather she understood everything clearly, just not bothered by these things.

For normal people, facing an unfathomable strong enemy inevitably leads to anxiety and fear, and searching for countermeasures within a limited time is inevitably anxious and uneasy; if one decides to escape alone, it is inevitable to feel ashamed, and if one wants to stay and live and die together, it must be heroic and hot-blooded.

But for Ming Qitian, these situations and decisions would not affect her state of mind. She chose to stay very naturally and face the strong enemy.

And since there was nothing to do during the time waiting for the enemy to arrive, she just continued reading.

Just as she rushed thousands of miles to save him because of Pei Ye's sword talisman, not because she cared so much about this youth she had never met, and after saving him at the cost of her life, she wouldn't feel that she had any great kindness to Pei Ye from then on.

She did what she wanted to do, not bound by fear, worry, gain or loss, never hesitating, never struggling. This was the "Bright Ming Jing Bing Jian" she was born with.

Sister Xing Zhi was stunned for a while, nodded, and was about to close the door to say goodbye.

At this time, a hoarse voice in the room startled her. She only then noticed that there was actually an old man in a wheelchair in the room.

It turned out that Ming Qitian was not talking to herself just now, but talking to the old man.

This hoarse voice said: "Zen Master Zhaokong was already a bit demonic at the time. The disciple who wrote this book modified many of his late-life dialogues for the sake of his master, so it looks much more hollow and shallow than the front—in fact, the realm of 'Buddha looks at me' he pursued, your Yunlang Mountain has long had predecessors who succeeded."

Ming Qitian's eyes opened slightly: "Senior, you mean..."

"Not bad, I can teach you." The old man said hoarsely.

Sister Xing Zhi was shocked by the origin of Pei Ye's elder, and suddenly saw Ming Qitian turn her head to look outside the house with a solemn expression, her hand gripping the hilt of her sword.

Then Sister Xing Zhi felt the fierce wind approaching from behind. ===== CHAPTER 74 =====