Pieces of hoarse and sharp laughter came out from under the disheveled hair. It was weird, as if it rushed from the abdomen to the throat and mouth, and finally tore and squeezed out, echoing in the night, indescribably gloomy,

Sharp and a little proud.

After laughing, Gu Muen tilted his head and looked at Lin Xiao, with an excited blush on his face, as if he was the final winner of this battle.

"What's wrong? You're silent? You were so sanctimonious just now, but now you can't even say anything? It's ridiculous, what's the difference between you and me?..."

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao slowly raised his head and cast his gaze to the end of the sky, looking at something at a loss.

"Yeah, what's the difference between you and me?"

His voice was very soft, with a hint of memories, but the taste seemed a bit bitter.

"I have been an orphan since I was a child. I remember that when I was five years old, there was a disaster in the county. It was very cold in the winter. Many people slept in the ruined temple and died the next day."

"You know? At that time, it was not a bad thing for someone to die, because others could take off his clothes and find a way to continue living."

"I'm too small, so I can't even grab their clothes. I can only wear a piece of rag and sleep all night long. I don't dare to close my eyes or sleep."

"Because I am afraid that once I fall asleep, I will be like a dead person in the daytime. The body is gone, but there is a pot of broth."

"And those wild dogs, I remember their eyes were red and they were always chasing people."

"Until one day, I couldn't stand it anymore, but I was awakened by the sound of sharpening knives in the middle of the night. I didn't know what they were going to do, and I didn't know if someone was calling me. I just ran, ran out of this ruined temple, ran

The further away the better.”

"To be honest, to this day, I'm not sure whether this is a dream or not. When I was young, I had the county town where the north wind was always whistling, and the ruined temple with the dark gate."

Lin Xiao chuckled, as if telling a story that had nothing to do with him.

"Not long after, I was living in the rivers and lakes, and fell into the hands of people. I was chained every day. In fact, they thought wrong. Even if they beat me to death at that time, I would not run away, because they gave me food."<

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"Later on, I was sold to the Jianghu team. When the old team leader saw that I had no name, he was setting up shop in Linyang County at the time, so he named me Lin. Since I was the youngest, he named me Lin Jiu."

"When I was seven years old, I started to learn the 'Liuying Boxing' and perform as a performer. At that time, it was common for me to get thirty or forty cane sticks on my back at the end of the day. After breaking one stick, I would switch to another one and continue to do it. I would toss and turn in pain in the middle of the night.

I dare not touch the bed board, so I can only sleep standing up."

"But after fighting, Wu Tou'er is very good to us. He wants us to become talented, so that we don't have to be beaten again."

"Even today, I still remember what he said."

"He said that whether you can eat this bowl of rice depends not on the whip in his hand, nor on the patrons from below when you perform on the stage, but on yourself..."

When Lin Xiao said this, he turned to look at Gu Muen and said word by word: "It is said that asking for the road is to go against the will of heaven. Even a beggar like me understands this truth, but don't you understand?"
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Gu Muen's expression changed, and then Lin Xiao continued.

"The sage said, heaven and earth are unkind. What is unkind? Treat everyone equally!"

"I think that eons ago, the Taoist ancestor Yuan Huang opened a forum to preach in Dianxing Mountain, and this world of immortal foundation was established. Before that, who knew where the Tao was and what the practice was? Today, people say that the Five Absolute Body Golden Pill is not possible, so what's the point?

No? Did people say no, or did God say no!"

"You have been here for more than forty years, and you have participated in more than forty Yuanhuang Ceremonies. Every time you kneel down and worship, you look at the three-foot-long divine throne above your head and the big characters written in gold. You really think that it is a piece of rotten wood or a stubborn stone.

One piece?"

"Throughout the generations, there have been people like this who have a bright head and poor scriptures. They burn ointment and follow the sundial. Although they have died a hundred times, they have no complaints, just to inquire about the great road and prove their unique knowledge!"

"My heart longs for nothing but death. I should beat the gou and sing, why should I be afraid of it?!"

Lin Xiao stood up and shouted sharply.

"Is it just like you, who hides and shrinks, struggles for food and clothing, borrows elixirs and stones to extend your life, and uses tricks to prolong your life? With this way of living, what kind of great path have you cultivated? What kind of immortal sect have you worshiped!"

"The sages once said, 'Thirty thousand miles of river east enters the sea, and five thousand miles of mountains rise to the sky.' The world is so vast and infinite, how can we know that there is not a glimmer of hope for escape?"

As Lin Xiao spoke, he looked at Gu Muen and bowed.

"Senior brother, let me call you senior brother again. I wasted so much time for forty years and stole a life in a corner of Nanshan. Senior brother, you are wrong, you are really wrong..."

After saying this, he bowed his head to the ground.

"You——!"

Gu Muen's whole body was shaken. He grabbed the rock with one hand, and his face turned green and red. Finally, with a "pop" sound, a stream of blood came out of his mouth. Then he slumped and became weak, and his back hit the rockery hard.

Lin Xiao looked at the dying man in front of him coldly, showing no interest at all. He put away his sword, turned around and left the place.

Unexpectedly, a hoarse voice came from behind.

"Lin Xiao——!"

Lin Xiao stopped and looked back. "How?!"

All I could see was the grayish whiteness on Gu Muen's skinny cheeks, and the last bit of sparkle in her eyes was about to fade away.

At this time, his eyes seemed to pierce the air. He seemed unwilling and angry. All kinds of emotions were intertwined together. He stared at himself blankly and shouted angrily.

"Say it again!"

Lin Xiao stood tall and pointed his sword at the ground. "So what if I say it again! Senior brother is so talented that I have only seen it in my life! Even in the battle just now, I was determined to die. Even if I die by your hands, I can still be considered an expert.

, this life is not in vain!"

"But what about you! You falsely claim that the Dao has abandoned you, but do you know that the Dao has never abandoned you? You have abandoned yourself! Now that things have happened, ask me, what is the difference between you and me! I will tell you, even if the body and soul are destroyed, fighting with the sky

, my heart will never die! And your heart died as early as forty years ago!"

When Gu Muen heard this, his whole body was shaken violently, he started to act wildly, and looked like he was crazy. He suddenly laughed hoarsely, and when he raised his head again, for some reason, his eyes were full of blood and tears, and he couldn't speak.

"Hahaha... dead? Dead! Hahahaha... OK, OK, dead, dead! Hahaha..."

Lin Xiao frowned slightly, looked at the foolish person in front of him, and said in confusion. "You..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Muen suddenly stared at Lin Xiao with eyes like lightning, grinning.

"Under Qi refining, I, Gu Muen, have never surrendered to anyone. Even if I lost today, I thought that my loss to you was just a mistake and I fell into a trick. I never thought..."

"I never thought that what I lost was not my methods, but my heart..."

"Okay, you're fine..."

Gu Muen suddenly coughed violently, and blood gushed out, but he was still smiling.

"Ahem, cough...Junior brother is right, I have failed, completely failed, and it has been like this for forty years, haha, hahaha... It's sad, it's deplorable..."

As he spoke, he loosened his right hand, and three black beads fell out of his palm, falling one by one on the ground at his feet.

Lin Xiao looked at the three beads, his eyebrows twitching, because even with his currently severely weakened spiritual sense, he could feel the fatal danger in them, and thinking about how close he and Gu Muen had just been, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat and was terrified.

"Senior brother, you?..."

Lin Xiao wanted to ask, but Gu Muen slowly waved his hand to stop him.

"If I don't kill you, God will kill you... If God doesn't kill you, then it's me, senior brother, who is wrong..."

As he spoke, he smiled miserably, the light in his eyes getting darker and darker.

"The water in Nanshan Mountain is deep, junior brother, you need to be careful... then, Ni Jing, the master, also accepted the money and spiritual stones from me, senior brother. When you go back to the Immortal Sect, don't trust others easily, especially those who are about to die..."

Lin Xiao was speechless for a moment and bowed.

"Don't thank me..." Gu Muen's face seemed to have lost all its luster, and he said softly: "It's over here. Senior brother, I will take the first step. I won't wait for you on the road to hell..."

"Teacher, junior brother, take care..."

After saying this, he looked up at the stars, with a faint smile on his face, and died of anger.

Lin Xiao's heart trembled. He could feel that there was something right in front of him, and it moved away gently.

Looking at the horizon, he turned back and walked into the monastery, taking two wine glasses and a wine flask. Lin Xiao placed one in front of Gu Muen and held the other in his hand. They each filled it up and whispered.
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"There is no way to cross the fairy mountain, the road is long and blocked, the heaven and the earth are not old, the destiny is like frost..."

Turn your palm and drink it all in one gulp.
Chapter completed!