Chapter 1385: Senior of Yunlu Abode

Furthermore, the death of his junior sister would soon be traced back to him; he was quite clever when it came to killing, but when he truly began to execute this plan, he realized it was very difficult.

After all, not everyone is a fool, and even an entity as strong as Yunlu Abode is unwilling to provoke someone like Chen Yu, who is at the Spirit Rhinoceros Realm, so what other options does he have now?

He glanced at the cave dwelling and was contemplating whether to set a fire when a figure flashed, and an old man appeared right before him.

"Junior Uncle Li?" Zhou Xianzong was overjoyed; his strenuous performance here for half the day had not been in vain after all, as the other party had finally come out.

"Hmph, are you that scoundrel's disciple?" The old man was none other than Li Mingshan.

He looked at Zhou Xianzong askance and said in a disdainful tone: "The people of Yunlu Abode are truly getting worse with each generation. Heh, look at the disciples he recruits—what kind of trash are they?"

Zhou Xianzong's expression was somewhat ugly; he wanted to speak but held back, daring to be angry but not daring to voice it.

However, what Li Mingshan said did not seem wrong; he himself was a fellow incapable of much, capable of ruining even a perfectly good matter, so he could only stay there sullenly and let Li Mingshan lecture him.

"I haven't left seclusion for over thirty years. This place doesn't even have a blade of grass. Although I have already achieved grain-abstinence and do not eat the five cereals, a person must eat something after all."

Although Li Mingshan had high seniority, in reality, he was a clown; in front of a junior, he had no image of an elder at all. He muttered to himself: "That old bull-nose, ever since he took charge of Yunlu Abode, hasn't paid me any mind."

"Heh, if it weren't for failing to compete for our junior sister back then, how could I have lost to that old scoundrel? The bastard, he liked the junior sister, but after using her up, he abandoned her. Now, I don't even know where she went."

"Women, sometimes they really can't distinguish right from wrong, not even knowing who in this world is good to them..."

Zhou Xianzong stood to the side, quietly listening to Li Mingshan complain about his master, feeling somewhat bewildered for a moment.

He never expected that there would be so many grievances and grudges from the previous generation, and for a moment, he truly did not know what to do.

And this junior uncle of his seemed as if he hadn't spoken in a long time; once he started, he wouldn't stop, from his grievances with the Sect Leader, complaining about every elder in Yunlu Abode, to complaining about the rules set by their ancestors.

Zhou Xianzong stood to the side, not even daring to let out a fart, because he knew how strong the junior uncle before him was.

If it weren't for the fact that his master held a heavy treasure back then, it is unknown into whose hands the position of Yunlu Abode Sect Leader would have fallen.

Li Mingshan hadn't spoken to anyone for decades, and once he opened his mouth, it was all sorts of complaints. Only after he finished complaining did he glance at Zhou Xianzong, as if he had just noticed him.

"What? Could it be that after not sending anyone for decades, the one they sent is a mute?" Li Mingshan stared at Zhou Xianzong.

"No, no, I was just listening to Junior Uncle speak and didn't dare to interrupt without permission." Zhou Xianzong shook his head repeatedly; he could not afford to offend this ancestor before him, so he could only serve him cautiously.

"Heh, although you say that with your mouth, you must be calling me a moron in your heart, right?" Li Mingshan sneered: "I know your master best. In the years I haven't been in the sect, he hasn't taught you disciples to speak ill of me, has he?"

"No, Junior Uncle, really no. My master often mentions you, saying your strength is very high and you should be the number one person in the sect, it's just that there was a misunderstanding with him back then, so..."

As for Zhou Xianzong, if you say he has no ability, that's not true, but this fellow is a master of flattery; otherwise, he wouldn't be deeply trusted in the sect. With a few words, he made Li Mingshan feel light and airy.

"Hmm, did that old thing really say that?" Li Mingshan was very fond of flattery and said triumphantly: "It's not that I'm bragging, but if Junior Sister hadn't stood on his side back then, the outcome would have been uncertain."

"But it's been decades, and I've let go of things I should have let go of." Li Mingshan sighed up at the sky and said: "A broken position, it's the same whether you fight for it or not, it doesn't matter."

"Junior Uncle..." Zhou Xianzong called out cautiously.

"What?" Li Mingshan glanced at him.

"Junior Uncle, I think you already know the purpose of my coming here." Li Mingshan gathered his courage and said: "People in our sect have been killed... the other party is very strong."

"How strong? Does it require inviting me out of the mountain? I haven't returned to the sect for decades; what kind of cowards have those people recruited? After so many years, not one is capable?" Li Mingshan snorted coldly.

"That's not it; there are still many disciples in the sect with extraordinary strength, but this time it's different. The other party is named Chen Yu... he is already at the Spirit Rhinoceros Realm," Zhou Xianzong said.

"Spirit Rhinoceros Realm?" Li Mingshan's expression became serious for once: "That is indeed a very strong opponent. Are you all pigs? How did you provoke an opponent of this level?"

Zhou Xianzong was between laughter and tears; he said helplessly: "It's not that we provoked him, it's just that that fellow Chen Yu is at odds with our sect everywhere."

"The Sect Leader Dharma Master, considering he is a Loose Cultivator and that cultivation is not easy, has let him go several times, but this fellow has become even more unscrupulous and now views our Yunlu Abode as a mortal enemy," Zhou Xianzong said: "So he wantonly kills our sect's disciples."

"Now the elders in the sect have other important matters to attend to and really cannot spare the time, and none of the disciples of my generation have reached the Spirit Rhinoceros Realm, so..."

"So you thought of me?" Li Mingshan sneered: "I knew that master of yours is a fellow who won't get up early without profit."

"He hasn't thought of me for decades, and now that he does, it's definitely nothing good. Heh, it really is as I expected."

"Junior Uncle, I think the issue between you and my master is purely a misunderstanding," Zhou Xianzong gathered his courage and said: "He actually misses you quite a bit these years; he often goes to the Zuowang Peak at the top of the mountain to watch the sea of clouds."

"He stays there for an hour at a time. I often ask him what he is staring at, and he says... he is remembering the days when he studied with you, Junior Uncle, I..."

"Cut the crap, shut your mouth." Before Zhou Xianzong could finish, Li Mingshan was furious: "If you dare say one more word of nonsense, I'll slap you across the face."

"Is he missing me? He is clearly enjoying everything he possesses now."

Zhou Xianzong obediently shut his mouth; he never expected that his final bit of flattery would actually backfire so badly.

"That old scoundrel, your master, is very deep and most skilled at scheming," Li Mingshan sneered: "How is he missing me? He is thinking about how to kill me."