Facts have proved that Ji Fei was right, Zhu Changling was indeed still in the Kunlun Sect at this time.
And without Meng Xiuyuan having to worry about it, he took the initiative to come forward, hoping to get closer to Meng Xiuyuan, the young hero with the Wudang Divine Sword.
Since Meng Xiuyuan and Ji Fei returned to the Kunlun Sect with Wei Yixiao's body, apart from He Taichong, who had avenged his great revenge, the owner of Zhuwu Lianzhuang Village was the most enthusiastic.
After Meng Xiuyuan briefly greeted the masters of the six major sects, he squeezed through the crowd, got ahead of other miscellaneous sects, and spoke to Meng Xiuyuan with a look of sincere admiration:
"Zhu lives in the Western Region. In the past two years, he has only heard about Meng Shaoxia's reputation, but has never been able to see the hero's heroism with his own eyes. It is really a pity.
But I didn't expect that today I had the honor to meet the young hero and witness your great achievement of killing the vampire demon.
You must know that Wei Yixiao, the Green-winged Bat King, has been rampant in the Western Regions for more than twenty years, and countless innocent people have been killed by him.
If it hadn't been for you, Mr. Meng, I don't know how many people would have died tragically under his blood-sucking fangs.
The name of Wudang’s “Purple Sky Sword” is indeed well-deserved.”
Although his words were slightly flattering, coupled with Zhu Changling's dignified appearance and elegant temperament, the words coming out of his mouth were not annoying.
With Zhu Changling's appearance, anyone who has not read the original work will only think that he is a qualified queen of a famous family and a cowardly gentleman.
Meng Xiuyuan, on the other hand, just laughed in his heart and felt that he came at the right time.
Meng Xiuyuan had planned this journey, and if he wanted to find the "Nine Yang Magic", according to the plot of the original work, he would definitely have to look around Zhuwu Lianzhuang as the center.
During this period, unless Meng Xiuyuan devoted himself to hiding all day long, hiding in various places, he would inevitably come into contact with people from Zhuwu Lianzhuang.
In this case, now that Zhu Changling took the initiative to come to the door, no matter what his intentions were, he saved Meng Xiuyuan a lot of trouble.
Although he was a man with deep thoughts and evil intentions, Meng Xiuyuan was not afraid of him at all when he knew his true identity. Instead, he thought that he could secretly collect evidence of the evil deeds he had done and eliminate him as a scourge.
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However, this is all a story for later. When Meng Xiuyuan met Zhu Changling for the first time, it was impossible for him to look like he was sorry for meeting him late, otherwise it would only arouse the other party's suspicion.
Just nodded to him politely and said a few polite words. Meng Xiuyuan ignored him and turned to the other sects present.
Because Meng Xiuyuan could feel that Zhu Changling had a plot against him and would definitely come to him again, so there was no need to worry.
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Sure enough, Meng Xiuyuan's guess was correct.
In the afternoon of that day, just when Meng Xiuyuan had finished dealing with all the martial arts comrades present and was resting temporarily in the Kunlun Sect's guest room, Zhu Changling appeared in front of his door again.
This time, Zhu Changling was more direct. After being polite for a while, he then asked Meng Xiuyuan about the purpose of his trip to the Western Regions.
It was impossible for Meng Xiuyuan to tell the truth to him, so he only made an excuse to "understand nature and hone his martial arts."
After Zhu Changling heard this somewhat vague answer, he thought Meng Xiuyuan was perfunctory, but he seemed very happy. Then he said that he admired and respected Meng Xiuyuan, a young hero, and wanted to invite Meng Xiuyuan to stay in his Zhuwu Lianzhuang for a while.
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When Meng Xiuyuan heard this, although he was very willing to do so, he still wanted to put on a show and do a good job, so he still refused.
As expected, Zhu Changling still refused to give up. He actually looked sad and "recalled" to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Meng Shaoxia, you don't know something.
The blood-sucking monster from the Demon Sect has actually been causing trouble in our Western Region for many years.
Although I have never dealt with him personally, I have a brother in my family who unfortunately encountered this demon when he was out on business trips in the early years and was sucked into a mummy by him.
From then on, Zhu made a long-cherished wish to kill this demon with his own hands in his lifetime to avenge my brother.
It's a pity that Wei Yixiao's whereabouts are secretive. For so long, I have exhausted the manpower and material resources of the village to find his whereabouts, but still found nothing.
It wasn't until the invitation was sent by Master He of Kunlun a few days ago that I realized that this vampire demon was actually so close to me.
I was extremely excited at that time, thinking that after all these years, I would finally get my revenge.
But I didn't expect that I would think highly of myself after all.
On the second day I came to the Kunlun sect, Na Wei came to kidnap people as soon as he smiled. I tried my best to attack him with my family's unique skill - Yang Point, but he ducked out of the way and slapped me in the chest with his palm.
In front of me, I was seriously injured for a while and couldn't move at all.
If Mr. He and his wife had not arrived in time, I would have been doomed that day and I would have been a mummified corpse by now.
From that day on, I realized that this demon possessed both profound martial arts and unparalleled secret light skills. It was really hard for anyone to do anything about him.
In the next few days, our group could neither fight nor catch up. We were almost unilaterally slaughtered by Wei Yixiao.
I'm not afraid of your jokes, Mr. Meng. At that time, not only was I already disheartened and consciously aware that there was no hope of revenge, I was even completely frightened by this devil. If it wasn't for the sake of face, I might have hid at home.
Fortunately, the devil is as tall as the devil, and the Dao is as tall as one foot. With the sudden appearance of a young hero like you with superb martial arts skills, the devil was finally put to death, and the world no longer had such a scourge.
Meng Shaoxia, although my words may seem a bit strange to you, your kindness to me is really difficult to explain clearly in a few words.
So I beg you, can you come to my village and stay for a while, so that I can have a chance to show you some respect..."
Zhu Changling's acting skills are really good, and his words are sincere and heartfelt.
If Meng Xiuyuan hadn't read "Eternal Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", he might have actually believed him.
At this time, Meng Xiuyuan realized that his play had already reached this level, so he could no longer refuse. He only pretended to hesitate for a moment, and then nodded to show his agreement.
At this time, the matter was settled, and both of them couldn't help but feel that they had taken advantage. They felt that their plan had succeeded, and they felt very happy.
But again, neither of them could express their proud mood, so they could only hold it in and secretly enjoy themselves.
For a while, the scene was very interesting.
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After resting overnight in the Kunlun camp, Meng Xiuyuan and Zhu Changling made an appointment to set off together the next morning.
However, it needs to be mentioned that during this trip to Zhuwu Lianzhuang, Meng Xiuyuan decided to take Song Qingshu with him.
To talk about the reasons, firstly, as a master uncle, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he saw the boy without the control of his father, running around all day long in Jiangnan and the Western Regions wherever he wanted.
I'm afraid that if he encounters a strong enemy before his martial arts is complete and accidentally falls into trouble, then everyone in Wudang will feel sad.
Secondly, Meng Xiuyuan went to Zhuwu Lianzhuang Village in order to find the "Nine Yang Divine Art". It was very convenient to have Song Qingshu beside him to help attract attention and help him do some things secretly.
No matter what Zhu Changling had planned, Meng Xiuyuan was confident that as long as he was by Song Qingshu's side, he could protect him.
Song Qingshu and Zhu Changling naturally agreed very much with Meng Xiuyuan's proposal. Song Qingshu thought it would be interesting to stay with Meng Xiuyuan, while Zhu Changling was very willing to receive one more young hero from the Wudang Sect.
With everyone so happy, the matter was quickly settled. The three of them said goodbye to many martial arts colleagues in the Kunlun Sect and immediately prepared to set off.
Just after leaving the "Three Saints Hall", the main hall of the Kunlun Sect, Meng Xiuyuan saw Ji Fei who had been waiting on the roadside for a long time, squatting under the wall and looking at him eagerly.
When Ji Fei saw Meng Xiuyuan, he was very nervous. His thick lips opened and closed, but he couldn't say a word for a long time, just like a big carp that fell on the shore and couldn't breathe.
Meng Xiuyuan was far away from this situation and knew that Ji Fei must have something to say to him, but it was difficult to say it. Thinking that they were acquaintances after all, Meng Xiuyuan felt that it would take just a moment and a half, so he asked Zhu Changling
Wait here with Song Qingshu for a while.
He himself took Ji Fei and found a secluded corner.
"Okay, there's no one here, you can say whatever you want.
But first let’s talk about it, if it’s just a few words of thanks, then there’s no need, you already said enough when you came back yesterday.”
Meng Xiu saw that Ji Fei, a reckless man who was at least 1.9 meters tall and weighed more than 200 kilograms, was acting coy. He couldn't help but find it funny, so he deliberately joked with him.
"I..." The opening remarks that Ji Fei had finally arranged in his mind were blocked by Meng Xiuyuan's words, and his head couldn't help but get stuck for a moment.
"Speak directly if you have something to say. If you don't say it, I'm going to leave." Meng Xiuyuan gestured to turn around.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute..." Ji Fei hurriedly called to Meng Xiuyuan. Although he was still very nervous, he knew that the opportunity was rare and did not dare to hesitate. He had to say what he was thinking:
"Meng Shaoxia, I want to ask you to let me stay by your side, even if I am just a servant doing chores."
While speaking, Ji Fei knelt down and kowtowed to Meng Xiuyuan.
Meng Xiuyuan was stunned when he heard this, feeling inexplicably panicked.
Meng Xiuyuan felt a little unbearable for such a man who looked like Zhang Fei and Li Kui to suddenly stage a drama of "promising him with his body".
"Get up, stop knocking, and speak clearly..." Meng Xiuyuan waved his sleeves and used his strength to lift Ji Fei up, frowning and saying:
"You, a disciple of the Haisha Sect, are so good, why do you have to follow me?"
Ji Fei was a little ashamed when he heard this, but he still stood up and said:
"Meng Shaoxia, to tell you the truth, I have no status in the Haisha Gang.
I'm not good at martial arts, I'm a bit timid, and I don't know how to flatter people above me, so even though I have been around for so many years, I am still a little guy.
When I was kidnapped by Na Wei Yixiao this time, I thought I was dead. Looking back on my life, I just felt that I had accomplished nothing.
Especially when I was thrown off the cliff at the end, I secretly swore in my heart that if I could be reincarnated as an adult in the next life, I would work hard and not die in such a muddle-headed way again.
Who would have thought that you, Meng Shaoxia, risked your life to save me..."
Meng Xiuyuan shook his head. After listening to Ji Fei's little talk about his mental journey, he knew what he meant, so he simply interrupted:
"You think that by following me, you will have a chance to escape from the hazy life of the Haisha Gang and the bottom of the world, right?"
Ji Fei was very panicked when he saw Meng Xiuyuan speaking so directly, but he still nodded with encouragement and said:
"Meng Shaoxia, I know I am trying to push myself too far, but you are indeed the most skilled and kind-hearted hero I have ever met. Being able to meet you is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me in my life.
The reason why I come to beg you so shamelessly is just to try my best. If you succeed, you should be the best, and if you fail, you should do it.
I'm afraid that if I don't say these words today and don't try to seize this opportunity, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Ji Fei spoke very sincerely, and after finishing his words, he lowered his head silently.
Unfortunately, Meng Xiuyuan quickly shook his head and said:
"I travel around the world, and everything I do is extraordinary. To be honest, with your skills, following you will only be a burden.
We are not related to each other, so it is impossible for me to accommodate you like this.
So I'm sorry, Ji Fei, I can't satisfy your request."
Ji Fei had already expected such a result, so he was not disappointed when he heard this. He just bowed deeply to Meng Xiuyuan and expressed his gratitude to Meng Xiuyuan for being willing to talk to him and giving him a chance.
What I didn't expect was that Meng Xiuyuan hadn't finished speaking yet:
"But I think you are a really good person. Now that you ask me, I can show you two ways out..."
Ji Fei's body trembled, and he quickly raised his head to listen to Meng Xiuyuan's next words:
"First, if you just want stability, then I can write a letter for you.
If you take the letter, you can go to Wudang Mountain and find my disciples of the Wudang Sect.
Although you are too old to join our Wudang Sect, you are quite sincere in character. It is still okay to stay in the mountains as a handyman or a pyrotechnics practitioner.
Although this can't be said to make your life very comfortable, it is still much better than having you in the Haisha Gang to be worried all day long."
Ji Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. He obviously wanted to hear the second way from Meng Xiuyuan's mouth.
Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan immediately said:
"Secondly, if you want to have a wonderful life and want fame and wealth, then I can't help you.
Just based on my knowledge, I can give you some suggestions.
For example, if you are really willing to give up your life, then it might be a better choice to leave the Haisha Gang and switch to the Ming Cult now."
"Ming Cult?!" Ji Fei was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that Meng Xiuyuan, a young Wudang hero, would persuade him to join the Demon Cult.
Meng Xiuyuan nodded calmly and explained:
"I say that I want you to join the Mingjiao, but actually I am not asking you to join the Mingjiao General Forum at Guangmingding, nor am I asking you to believe in the religion.
To be precise, I suggest that you join various branches of Mingjiao and follow the rebel movement.
Although this is very dangerous and you may lose your life inadvertently, it is also the fastest way for people like you to achieve success and fame.