Lu Congyun killed countless people, but he was not confused or regretful in his heart.
Sometimes he would also recall that day thousands of years ago, that day that was painful and unforgettable for him. On that day, he lost his parents, relatives and his beloved sister.
But he is now a human being, and he will not return to the demon clan without his master's permission. What's more, he thinks he doesn't have the power to compete with the four great demons.
He wields a sword and is a knight in the human race, specializing in injustice. Although he is liked by many people, he also attracts the hatred of many people.
Some people say he is the Buddha who protects living beings, while others say he is the devil who kills living beings.
But no matter what other people say, Lu Congyun is still the same Lu Congyun back then, the little Taoist priest who knelt under the boulder and said he wanted to kill demons and protect the Tao. He has never been confused.
Until one day, he returned to the top of Guanghan Mountain.
Standing in front of the boulder back then is his senior brother now.
Yuan Bao was dressed in black, holding an old black wooden staff in his right hand, with his back facing him.
Lu Congyun obviously felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, but he didn't know what happened.
After a long, long time, I finally heard Yuan Bao sigh:
"You're back."
Lu Congyun nodded and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. How is the master doing?"
Yuan Bao didn't speak, but turned slightly sideways and moved away.
Only then did Lu Congyun see that the place where the Yuan Bao had been blocking was actually a simple tomb, and what was engraved on the tombstone of the tomb was his master's name.
"No, how is that possible?!" Lu Congyun couldn't believe his eyes. His state of mind, which had been calm for many years, began to fluctuate for the first time.
After thousands of years of hard training and endless years, he has long regarded this place as his second home, and the sloppy Taoist and his senior brothers are the only relatives he has left in the world.
"Master. Master, what happened to the old man?" Lu Congyun asked in a trembling voice.
Yuan Bao looked calm and said calmly: "Everything has a cause and a result. Master died because of you."
"What?!"
Lu Congyun was so surprised that he didn't know what to ask. His mind was confused and he heard Yuan Bao continue to say:
"Although you have done a lot of good things over the years to kill demons, this is the realm of the human race after all. You are too popular, and if someone deliberately investigates, your identity will be exposed long ago. The demon wolf clan is the exiled criminal among the demon clan.
Both the human and demon clans don’t tolerate you. Some sects used this as an excuse to come to Guanghan Mountain and force Master to make friends with you.”
"Master made a big mistake in his early years. The gods from Guanghan Mountain used special magic weapons to pierce the bones of Pipa and plant a seal. It will be difficult for him to improve his cultivation in this life. But in order to protect you, he fought hard at the gate of the mountain.
Important monks from various sects."
"Because they were protecting foreigners, none of the Heavenly Lords came to help. Only the master fought bloody battles. The two sides fought for ten days and ten nights before they stopped. After the master returned to the clan, his old illness relapsed, and he drove west on top of this huge rock.
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Yuan Bao's voice was neither fast nor slow, as if he was telling an extremely plain story that had nothing to do with him.
But Lu Congyun’s heart at this moment was already stirring up a storm!
"It turns out it's me? It turns out it's me!" He knelt down in front of the master's tombstone and roared crazily in his heart: "It turns out it was me who harmed the master?"
Yuan Bao did not disturb him. The two of them stood in silence in front of the tombstone.
This period of silence seemed like hundreds of years had passed.
After a long time, Lu Congyun suddenly raised his head and asked: "Brother, am I doing something completely wrong after going down the mountain for hundreds of years?"
Yuan Bao was silent for a moment and replied: "You follow your own way, what's wrong with you?"
Lu Congyun's eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Although I have killed countless people over the years, I still think that I am a treacherous and evil person who will never forgive. But I have killed so many evil people, but I can't save my master; I kill demons and protect myself."
I follow the Tao, but I want my master to bear the karma for me. I have done so many things, aren’t they all completely wrong?”
Yuan Bao suddenly smiled softly and said: "Who can tell clearly what is right or wrong in the world? Master mistakenly believed the thieves' words back then. Not only did he lose the sect's secret treasure 'Xuan Tian Stone', but also caused the inheritance of the Zhenwu lineage to be abolished.
I harmed my most respected fellow senior sister and caused her to die. I have been living with guilt all these years."
"He was willing to be pierced through the lute bone by the Heavenly Lord, and his cultivation was locked up. No matter how hard it is to improve his cultivation in this life, he is drunk and dreaming about life and death every day, and he is just waiting for his life span to run out and sit in the Guanghan Mountain."
"Master probably didn't expect to meet you in his lifetime. You are extremely talented. Even the "Nine Heavens Conquering Demons Sutra", which is said to be the slowest in cultivation, can make rapid progress in your hands. In just a thousand years, you can actually achieve it.
Hurry up and catch up with Master's cultivation. The most important thing is that you are firm in mind and as simple as jade, which is the most suitable for practicing this sect. Master's life was originally chaotic, but he has hope because of you."
"So, rather than saying that the master died because of you, it would be better to say that you made the master a success."
Lu Congyun knelt in front of the tombstone, listening to Yuan Bao telling all these dusty past events, but he still felt endless regret in his heart.
Yuan Bao suddenly pulled out the wooden stick and hit Lu Congyun on the forehead, beating him until he was in a state of confusion.
Lu Congyun looked up and saw Yuan Bao's face was dull, but there was a sense of struggle in his eyes. He raised the black wooden stick in his hand and hit Lu Congyun again.
Lu Congyun didn't dare to resist, and he didn't even dare to use his kung fu to neutralize the force. He could only take the blow with his physical body.
Two sticks were struck, Yuan Bao did not pause, and then another stick was struck. This hit made Lu Congyun's skin and flesh split open, and blood flowed freely.
"The three strikes have passed. From now on, you are no longer a disciple of my Guanghan Mountain Zhenwu lineage, and I am not your senior brother. Just go down the mountain on your own!" Yuan Bao said calmly.
"Brother!"
Lu Congyun's face became anxious and he struggled to stand up, but the person who responded to him was Yuan Bao's back.
Lu Congyun knew his senior brother's character. He was silent for a long time, and finally bowed to the man who was both his teacher and friend. Then he slowly turned around and disappeared on the ladder of Guanghan Mountain.
"Junior brother, don't blame me"
After Lu Congyun left, Yuanbao knelt in front of the tombstone, touched the inscriptions on the tombstone, and murmured: "Back then, you made a great wish in front of this huge stone, saying that you would kill demons and protect the way; senior brother also made a wish in front of this huge stone,
It’s just that senior brother’s wish is to serve his mentor forever.”
That year, shortly after Lu Congyun came down from the mountain, he heard a rumor that Yuan Bao, a disciple of Guanghan Mountain, went to Bahuang Pavilion alone to challenge the five pavilion elders.
Bahuang Pavilion was the culprit who led all the major sects to Guanghan Mountain that day to force the Zhenwu lineage to make friends!