The Path Toward Heaven

Jing Jiu looked at her and thought about it seriously for a while.

Tonight is the first time we meet, how should we evaluate?

Appearance has never been the focus of his attention, but in the previous conversation, the little girl showed a good disposition in all aspects.

The question is, does my opinion of you matter?

It wasn't until he remembered that Bai had asked him if he and Zhao Layue were Taoist couples earlier that he understood what the other party meant.

He said: I don't think about these things, it has nothing to do with you.

It means that in your opinion, I'm not bad.

Bai Zao's eyes suddenly became bright, like streams illuminated by the morning light.

Jing Jiu said, I remember hearing someone say that both Luo Huainan and Tong Yan may become your Taoist companions.

Bai Zao explained softly: Brother Luo is my father's apprentice, and Tong Yan is my mother's student. My parents have their ideas, but they are not mine.

Jing Jiu said, Why didn't you choose them?

No matter how you look at it, Luo Huainan and Tong Yan are also her best candidates for Taoism, unless Zhuo Rusui or Guo Nanshan join the competition.

Bai Zao smiled and said, Because I don't like them.

Jing Jiu suddenly felt that this matter seemed a bit troublesome, and said, Do you like me?

It would be absurd to say that you are happy when you meet for the first time.

Bai Zao smiled sweetly and said, Yes.

Jing Jiu said, What do you like?

Bai Zao said: I like you to play chess, your chess is so beautiful, although you insist that the way of chess is just a game, and has nothing to do with beauty or ugliness.

Jing Jiu said, I may not be able to play chess in the future.

Bai Zao said: I heard that your swordsmanship talent is the best in Qingshan? I like it too.

Jing Jiu thought for a while and said, I rarely use a sword.

Bai Zao said: This time I gave up painting and joined calligraphy because I was inspired by your game of chess. I heard that you have an apprentice in Qingshan who is also very good.

Jing Jiu was silent for a while, then said, Gu Qing... yes, but that's because of his good nature, and it has nothing to do with me.

Bai Zao said: I like your indifferent appearance the most. Maybe it's because I care too much about things and I can't do what you do, so I think you are very good.

Jing Jiu knew that it would be very difficult to get rid of his lazy temperament, so he thought for a while and said, Actually... I practice very hard.

After being rejected four times in a row, Bai Zao was still not angry, and said softly, I like your appearance the most.

Jing Jiu stopped talking, he couldn't cut a few cuts in his face with Furth sword.

Bai Zao said: I am congenitally deficient, and my practice is extremely difficult. I look weak on the outside, but I have developed a somewhat straightforward temperament. I hope you don't find it abrupt.

Jing Jiu said, Understood, I also said directly that this matter is impossible.

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Bai Zao left.

Jing Jiu picked up the tea, walked to the window again, and looked at the night sky.

Tea was still cold.

After he said that sentence, Bai Zao didn't say anything, just glanced at him.

He didn't know what words to use to describe that look - faint? Or Yoyo?

But he could read her eyes.

Because in the past countless years, he has seen such eyes many times, and it was not until after retreating in Shenmo Peak that he saw them less.

Yes, he retreated in Shenmo Peak and often did not come out for decades, but he felt that these eyes were too troublesome.

Until now, because of those eyes, he still avoids certain places, such as Qingrong Peak...

He didn't expect to meet such eyes again at the Meihui this time.

Bai Zao is a girl who lives passionately and is the complete opposite of her weak appearance.

very good.

Admirable.

what can he do

It's just like before, just find a way to avoid it.

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The next morning, Jing Jiu woke up from the bamboo chair.

This time I remembered to bring a bamboo recliner out of the mountain together, and he seldom sleeps on the bed.

The sky light falls on the crabapple tree outside the window, the flowers are about to fall, and the greenery is more lush, which also makes the eyes feel comfortable.

He took down the iron sword from the bookshelf, summoned the sword fire with his hand, washed his face, and left the well.

Because they were worried that he would act recklessly, some Qingshan disciples kept watching Jing's mansion, as did other forces, but none of them noticed Jing Jiu's departure.

When Jing Jiu wanted to disappear, no one could sense his breath.

Just like when the Bihu Peak master wanted to kill Zhao Layue on Jianfeng Peak.

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Ordinary alleys, ordinary people.

Jing Jiu pushed open the courtyard door and went in. What he saw were two chickens with their heads down looking for food on the ground.

The two chickens were very thin. The chaff on the ground and the pecked cabbage moss with only dead leaves showed that their usual food was really poor.

Jing Jiu scanned the courtyard and walked into the house.

He looked at the man who was sleeping on the table and asked, Who asked you to do it?

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In the past two days, Shi Fengchen has no longer been idle and boring as before, because of Zhao Layue's assassination case, he searched around outside Chaoge City, and was busy reviewing files when he returned to the city. He returned home late last night, read the dossiers left over several times, and fell into a deep sleep at some point.

Hearing the sound, he raised his head from the table and rubbed his astringent eyes.

The somewhat blurred picture gradually became clear, turning into a tall and slender figure.

Then, when he saw that unforgettable face, he woke up instantly as if he had been drenched in a bucket of ice water.

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The Mingcuigu case has sparked a lot of speculation and discussion.

The murderer has been determined to be Wei Chengzi, the elder of the Zhongzhou Sect's Nascent Soul.

Who is the mastermind behind that scene?

Up to now, Concubine Hu Gui has received the most suspicion.

Everyone knew that she had an old grudge with Zhao Layue, and it could even be said that it was an unresolvable grudge.

Moreover, she has always had a good relationship with the Zhongzhou faction. With her status in the palace, it is really possible to persuade the elder Yuanying of the Zhongzhou faction.

Few people have confirmed that Wei Chengzi is the assassin of Bulao Lin, so who invited Bulao Lin?

Because of the remnants of the soul fire in the wild forest of Mingcui Valley, many people doubted whether it was a conspiracy of the underworld.

The underworld may want to take advantage of this incident to provoke a conflict between the two leaders of the righteous sect in the Chaotian Continent, in order to profit from it.

But these can only be conjectures, because there is no evidence.

The truth is like the sky covered by countless fogs, you know it is there, but you can't see it.

No one has linked Shi Fengchen to the mastermind of this assassination. Although he had led the masters of the Qingtian Division to hunt down Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu on the mainland for a long time, even though he had said harsh words to Zhao Layue in front of so many practitioners at the Four Seas Banquet.

Official... As an official of the court, of course I have to say those few words.

How could such a marginalized official of the Qing Tian Division have the ability to threaten the Qingshan sect? What qualifications do you have to do such a big thing?

There are two official characters, but there is no brave word.

No one doubted Shi Fengchen.

Jing Jiu went directly to his home and asked this question.

His expression is very calm, his tone is very indifferent, but there is a feeling that cannot be refuted.