C43 (2/2)
”Ah, Tong-er. You're not young anymore. I was the one who brought you up since you were young. I know your personality very well. You have a gentle personality and a kind heart. However, there will always be a day when you leave your master and roam the Jianghu. Your master is worried that your personality will make you unable to differentiate between the dangers of this world and the difficulties you face … ”Therefore, I still have to take you for a walk when I have the time. I have to learn a lot …”
Ah!” ”Really, Master!?” Huo Ling Tong was overjoyed when she heard that they were taking her down the mountain.
”Not now — when you're done!” The good old man glanced back, his expression serious.
”Ehh!” He hurriedly stopped talking. Understanding his master's words was tantamount to not saying — Success? I probably won't be able to go down the mountain for the rest of my life.
”Thinking back to the time when our ancestor, Guo Xiang, was trapped by his emotions and had been searching for Yang for a long time, he finally came to his senses when he was almost forty years old and established the Emei Faction. But later on, every generation's Sect Leader was unable to escape from the circle of ”love”! Back then, Zhou Duo Ruo wasn't just a love word, he had also caused many people to turn their backs on him and end his life with a red face! And every time this happens, my Emei Faction will decline day by day! In my generation! ”Sigh …” Good old Ni could not help but look up at the sky and sigh. ”I have also made the same mistake! — Emei now has only one disciple! Your master's heart! — — Sigh — — ”The good old man looked back at Huo Lingtong.” Your master has always thought that the word 'love' was like a knife! So, Tong'er, in the future, you must remember not to be moved by emotions! You know what? Otherwise, you will suffer for the rest of your life! Regret life! — — ”Kacha! — —” Saying this, Sachiko waved his right hand, and his five fingers plunged into the stone wall! The expression on his face was extremely ugly.
”Master?!” Huo Ling Tong was shocked. He had never seen his master so angry. It was unknown what had caused his master to be so angry. He stood there in a daze, not daring to even breathe.
”Sigh! — — Look at your master — — hehehe —” Sachiko immediately retracted his hand as if he had realized something was amiss. His facial expression also relaxed.
He then walked to the other side of the stone wall and slapped it with his right hand as well, immediately revealing another hole, which was as tall as a person.
When the stone door opened, he saw a stone frame. On the shelf was a sword.
The kind old man grabbed the air and the sword appeared in his hand. He held his sword with both hands and looked at it carefully. His expression was as if he was looking at his own child, but there was joy in his eyes.
”Tong'er!” After a long while, Sosuke turned around to face Huo Ling Tong, his face suddenly turning frosty. Huo Lingtong was shocked!
”Kneel!” A cold voice rang out. Huo Lingtong had never heard such a cold voice come from her master. He was stunned and quickly kneeled on the ground.
”Huo Lingtong, catch the sword!” He saw that Sayo's face was solemn, and his voice was actually stern. With both hands, he held the sword in front of him.
Huo Lingtong was scared! He did not dare to ask, and slowly extended his two hands to receive the sword.
”Kowtow to Ancestor nine times!” Sachiko waved his right hand, and a door opened up at the bottom of the cave. A white jade statue appeared in front of him. A beautiful woman with a light veil tied around her waist.
”This is ancestral master Guo Xiang, right?” ”So she's that beautiful!” As he thought this in his heart, he kowtowed nine times according to his master's instructions.
”Alright!” Get up-- ”I didn't expect to be so kind all of a sudden! Huo Lingtong was completely confused.
”Sigh ~ Tong'er, this is Heartless Sword!” Only our Sect Leader is worthy of such a sword. When you have this sword, you will be the Sect Leader of our sect! ”
”Ah?!” ”Master!” Huo Ling Tong was greatly shocked when she heard this! ”Disciple doesn't dare!” He immediately knelt down again, raising his sword high above his head with both hands. He trembled all over.
”Sigh — —” The good old Ni extended his arms and helped Huo Ling Tong up, then turned around, ”In my lifetime, I have been in love too much to hide from you, but I have been through love too many times in the past half year! — — Sigh, otherwise I wouldn't have been so despondent in my generation!” Sighs!
Huo Lingtong was even more surprised. ”I didn't expect Master to have loved me ten times.” I believe Master must have been a flower in the martial arts world! ” He snickered in his heart.
”In the past, there were dozens of disciples in the Sect Master's first love tribulation; twenty disciples in the second sect leader's second love tribulation; and about ten disciples in the third sect leader's fourth love tribulation. Alas, I have been through ten emotional tribulations, and only one disciple has been able to do it! — Master finally understood that in order for the sect to flourish, I, Emei, must not experience one emotional tribulation! Therefore — ”Good Old Ni abruptly turned around and grabbed Huo Ling Tong's shoulder with both hands.” So, this heavy responsibility will fall upon you. He then weakly let go of his hands and walked to the window. He seemed to have aged a lot.
”Master, I — I'm afraid I can't take on such a heavy responsibility!” Huo Lingtong did not expect such a drastic change to happen today! If his master left, wouldn't he be the only person on this mountain in the future? When he thought of this, he felt a burst of fear! Moreover, he had to be the Sect Leader – how could he know? Nothing!
”Hm?!” When Sachiko heard this, he suddenly turned around and stared at Huo Ling Tong. ”What did you say?”
”Err, I will obey!” Seeing the look in his master's eyes, how could he dare to disobey?
”Well, master — master — then, will you come back?” As Huo Ling Tong listened to her Master's words tonight, she had a hunch that her Master would not come back after he left. He then walked forward and weakly asked, ”Eh …” A faint sigh was blown by the night wind, causing him to feel a lot more sad. ” ”Master wants to go out and find that ex-husband of his who is missing —” Sachiko moved. ”And that child who was never seen when he was born —” At this point, she actually saw him wiping away his tears with his sleeve.
”Ah?!” Huo Ling Tong was shocked! Master has a husband? And a child? Uh — — Seeing her master's sad appearance, and not knowing how to comfort her, she didn't dare to say a word.
A gust of wind blew, causing the lights in the room to flicker and almost go out. Huo Lingtong quickly used her sleeve to block it.
At this moment, his Master, who had a sorrowful expression a moment ago, turned around to look at the front of the Golden Head Hall. Zhang Xuan frowned. Huo Lingtong curiously leaned over to look at her master. She saw a bright spot floating up the mountain. It slowly turned into a ball of red light and reached half the mountain. There was a strange sound — sometimes it was like music that made one feel like they were sleeping, sometimes it was like the chanting of dharma music that made one cry, sometimes it was like the blade of a sword slicing through the heart, the pain pierced one's heart! — ”Quick!” — A cry rang out, and in a flash of white light, Good Old Ni had already taken the box from the table and placed it in Huo Ling Tong's hands, ”Return to the cave, and don't make a sound! And don't come out! ”
”Master!” Before he even finished his sentence, a strong force threw Huo Lingtong out of the window and straight down into the hole! Huo Lingtong's toes lightly tapped on the cliff wall and she fell into the cave. Just as she was about to lean forward and look up, a 'cha-cha' sound was heard — it was as if a large stone door had already sealed the cave entrance.
Huo Lingtong did not know what had happened and was stunned for a while. An ear-splitting sound seemed to be coming from the entrance of the courtyard — ”Please — above — — good — old — — Ni-ing — out — —”
He heard another squelch above his head and the sound of his feet on the stone wall disappeared in a flash!
The surroundings suddenly became silent again …