272 Join the Devil I (2/2)

That was how Youngest Uncle had left this world.

Youngest Uncle was Second Brother's idol and Second Brother was Ning Que's. That was why Youngest Uncle was his greatest idol. It was a pity he had only heard fragments of rumors and had no clear idea of the whole situation. That why he was only vaguely proud of the whole situation.

Now that they have come to the Wilderness and felt the prideful and confident aura in the Tianqi Mountains that was like a snow cliff and pine trees, Youngest Uncle had come alive in his mind. He had traveled through the mountains following that aura and entered the verdant valleys. He had broken the realm and attained Tao enlightenment by the lake. He had stepped through the various formations confidently and come to the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine.

It was here where he finally heard of Youngest Uncle's story and guessed the ending to it. In the shock, pain, and loss, he suddenly understood that this was the progression of the story.

A person as proud and confident as Youngest Uncle would, of course, pull out the sword at his waist and point it at Firmament when there was nothing worthy of a second look in the world.

It was just that, could a man be victorious over the heavens?

Ning Que stood in the Bone Mountain silently, he was lost for words.

The old monk sat in the Bone Mountain silently. He descended into silence just as he had decades ago when he heard that Ke Haoran had been punished by the heavens for joining the Devil. A trace of compassionate Buddha light glowed from his skeletal face.

”After everything, he had still died like that.”

The old monk bowed his head and sighed. One could not make out if it was one of praise or sadness. Following the sigh, his skinny body loosened suddenly. Traces of dust exploded from either within the cracks of his bones or the tatters of his monk robes.

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At the end of an old story came love and hatred of a new one. Everything in the world happened in a bland cycle. Ye Hongyu's bare legs became taught and her right hand came to hold the Taoist Sword by her waist.

Ning Que was shocked. He looked at her back with furrowed brows and quickly said, ”Are you in such a hurry to fight onsidering Master Lotus' state right now? I think we should save him first.”

The monk raised his head slowly and looked at the young man benevolently. He smiled, I am a person who has bound himself. Who can release me should I not wish for it to happen?”

Ye Hongyu knew that Ning Que was buying time. She held the hilt of her sword tightly. Just as she was about to turn around, she saw Divine Lord Lotus shaking his head at her from the Bone Mountain. She could not help the mild tremor that passed through her heart and she stopped moving.

The old monk smiled, ”I have hidden here to help these souls move along to atone for my sins. I have long avoided the fights and deaths of the secular world. Why must you children let me see all of this? Bones are everywhere before us, is there any need to kill more?”

Ye Hongyu was puzzled. The legends say that when Divine Lord Lotus was still Bhadanta of the Buddhism Sect, he had killed someone before the Divine Hall's hierarch and powerhouses. He would unleash the wrath of Buddha thunder when he got angry. How could he be the benevolent monk before them right now?

However, even with her tough spirit, she subconsciously relaxed as she looked at the benevolence gaze in Divine Lord Lotus's deep-set eyes. There was no desire to fight left in her and she slowly released the hilt of the sword in her right hand.

The old monk said gently, ”I have never thought that there would be a day when the Front Gate of the Devil Doctrine would open and that young people such as yourself would enter. I suppose that there must be many outstanding young people in today's world. It must be a torture for you young people to listen to these bland old stories. But I would hope that you can bear with me and listen on as you are the future of the cultivation world.”

Ye Hongyu did not consider for a second longer. She bowed and sat back down again after hearing that.

Mo Shanshan sat cross-legged on the ground.

Ning Que would even have him tell his story for three days and three nights as long as he did not have to fight with the Tao Addict. He did not make any objections, but said sincerely, ”Master, please teach us.”

Ye Hongyu frowned slightly, disgusted at his shamelessness.

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”The world thought that the Judicial Department of Divine Hall were the culprits of the bloodshed at Lanke Temple. Only I and a few from the Divine Hall knew that it was the doing of the Devil's Doctrine. Ke Haoran had found out the truth while we were waiting for the right time to tell him. Of course, this was just the first layer of the truth. To tell the truth, I still do not know how he came to find out even today.”

”That day, I watched him come to the side of Daming Lake on his donkey. He waved his hand and dispelled the water in the lake. I watched as he took out his sword and dismantled the Stone Array Tactics. I felt comforted because I thought that my plot was successful.”

The old monk paused for a long time when he got to this part. Then, he said softly, ”I thought, then, that no matter if he destroyed the Devil's Doctrine or was destroyed by the Devil's Doctrine, he would never have the opportunity to join the Devil. And I would have done my best by our friendship.”

Ning Que thought that Youngest Uncle was very unfortunate to have a friend like that.

The monk's voice was filled with regret and pain. ”However, I have never seen someone kill like this my entire life.”