"Young leader, please forgive me for talking too much, but you were too impulsive just now."
In a quiet ancient house near Wushan in the east of Gaoping City, an old man said to the young man in white respectfully but with a little complaint.
The young man in white remembered the teasing about the monkeys he had made in the inn not long ago. A mischievous smile appeared on his handsome face and he said, "Uncle Huang is right, but I just can't bear to hear him making up lies. He still wants to rely on his lies."
Make a fortune from these stories. Humph, you useless scoundrel!"
The old man still said respectfully, "Young leader, he is not guilty enough to die. It is a bit too much for you to let the spiritual beast bite him."
The boy in white put away his smile. He stared at the old man, the coldness in his eyes making people shudder. He said coldly, "Master Huang Cave, have you always forgotten that spiritual beasts have the right to choose?"
The late summer heat was coming in waves, but the old man couldn't help but shudder when he faced the cold eyes of the young man in white. He didn't say anything, bowed and left.
The little fox-like animal jumped onto the shoulder of the boy in white and looked around with vigilance. The boy in white took it off his shoulder, stroked its soft neck thoughtfully, and murmured, "Snow
Spirit, do you feel it?" The snow-white spirit beast lay relaxed in the arms of the boy in white, blinked, its eyes were golden, and yawned, as if it was about to fall asleep, and while sleeping it kept talking to
The boy rubbed his chest.
The thin and slender fingers of the boy in white were still gently touching the fur of the snow spirit beast, and he was lost in thought.
"Hong Jing." An extremely gentle voice came from behind.
The young man in white clothes turned around. A stunning young woman who looked like she had stepped out of an ancient painting stood in front of him, frowning slightly with worry.
"Mother." The young man in white responded in a low voice. "After traveling such a long way, it would be better for you to rest early."
The stunning young woman reached out and gently touched the temple of the boy in white. "Hongjing, I want to talk to you."
The young man in white, Chu Hongjing, followed his mother and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard. A maid had already brought osmanthus tea over, and then she stepped aside knowingly.
"Mother, did you listen to the words of the Yellow Cave Master? He blamed me for letting the snow spirit bite people."
The stunning young woman shook her head gently and said softly, "Hongjing, you are already seventeen years old. After your father passed away, our entire family supported you against all odds and supported you to become a master of three holes, five lakes, eight islands, and ten palaces.
Young leader, I have been waiting for you. It turns out that after half a year, you have done a good job, and I am very pleased."
The young woman took a sip of the sweet-scented osmanthus tea handed over by Ling Hongjing, and then said, "Hongjing, you only know that your father's family is highly skilled in martial arts, chivalrous and fair, so it is very popular, and that is why it has led these people all over the world.
Only by practicing various sects can we join forces to fight against external evil forces in the past many years. But you don’t know the origin of your mother, and probably no one in this world knows either."
Chu Hongjing was shocked. No one had ever said these words to him. He had always felt that his mother lived in seclusion and devoted herself to taking care of his father, him, and his five-year-old sister Ling Hongyin. Their family seemed to be rare and special.
, he took his father's surname, while his sister took his mother's surname. The servants said that it was because his father loved his mother too much. His mother did not go out very often. In the past, he occasionally heard people outside talking privately, saying that his mother looked too good.
She was charming, so she was probably not blessed, but she didn’t expect that it was her father who died first. This was Ling Hongjing’s first trip away from home. They went all the way to the Central Plains, and they were on the road for more than a month, so her mother couldn’t let go and acted abnormally.
De also followed him out.
The young woman hesitated for a moment, but seemed to have made up her mind again. The little beast named Xue Ling was still lying in Hong Jing's arms, but it had woken up and looked at the young woman with blinking eyes.
"Hongjing, although you are an adult, there are some things about your mother that I cannot completely tell you. But I want you to know that this time I did not follow you out because I was afraid that you were not familiar with the world. I have decided not to go back again.
When your father was here, we bought a house in Songlinyuan, which is twenty miles away from the capital. After this Wushan Wulin Festival, we will go back to Songlinyuan together."
Chu Hongjing was shocked. Before he could speak, his mother spoke again, "The housekeeper, old servants, and maids at home have taken your sister Hongyin away from home, on the way to Songlinyuan. You don't have to do these things.
You need to worry about it." She paused and continued, "Your father was supposed to handle this matter this year, but no one expected that he passed away so suddenly more than a year ago. Now I ask you, are you here this time?
What is the purpose of the martial arts festival?"
Chu Hongjing was still in shock. He paused for a few seconds, and the young woman looked at him patiently.
"Mother said she wanted me to come and see the world. Cave Master Huang and others also said the same thing."
The young woman nodded. Then she shook her head and said softly, "Master Huang and the others said this because they don't know. I want you to come because I want you to win the Shura Seven Apertures Heart Gem in the martial arts ceremony!"
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When Chu Hongjing heard this, he was even more shocked than when he heard about his family move. His voice could not help but rise up, "Mother, that is the sacred object of the New Five Mountains Sect! Besides, no matter how good the sacred object is, what use do we need it for?"
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Xueling jumped away with a "whoosh" sound.
The young woman didn't pay attention to Chu Hongjing's tone. She seemed to be looking into the distance, her golden pupils flashing with a light that made Hongjing feel unfamiliar. "You may have heard of the story about Shura's seven-aperture heart spreading in the world. According to historical legends, the ancient gods were immortalized.
During the First World War, the Seven Souls of the Demon Realm worshiped by Ling Zigong, the leader of Tongtian Cult, were sealed in the body of Shura God of War, and finally crystallized into this holy stone."
Hong Jing remembered what he heard about the monkeys at the inn that morning and nodded.
"This is a true story that has been deified. The leader of Tongtian Cult, Ling Zi Palace, is indeed a real person. He is my ancestor."
There are countless people with the surname Ling in the world. Chu Hongjing has never thought that his mother Ling Zhenzhen has anything to do with those legends.
"That stone, whether it is a holy stone or a precious stone, was indeed the holy stone of our Tongtian Sect hundreds of years ago. It was later stolen by King Gongming. After going around for so many years, it fell into the hands of the New Five Mountains Sect. Tongtian
Many years ago, the sect was the largest sect in the world, but the family was not very prosperous. According to legend, it was cursed. My ancestor, Ling Zi Palace, had many wives and concubines, but none of them gave birth to a son.
They were women, and most of them died in infancy, with only one reaching adulthood. Therefore, Ling Zi Palace asked his daughter to swear a poisonous oath. It doesn't matter if every generation of the Ling family is a boy. If it is a girl, it must be named Ling to ensure that the incense will continue.
.This is why your sister and you have different surnames."
Ling Zhenzhen's words solved a mystery in Chu Hongjing's heart, but he still didn't understand why he wanted to seize the sacred stone of the Five Mountains Sect. He asked, "Even in ancient times, the Shura Seven Apertures Heart Gem belonged to the Ling family, and now we have to seize it."