C58 (2/2)
The innkeeper suddenly stopped. In front of him was a thatched hut with two red lanterns hanging from the roof. The innkeeper clapped three times. The two red lanterns actually lit up by themselves. A weak red light instantly illuminated the thatched cottage's appearance. The door of the hut was vermilion in color, and the two doors on either side were painted with the mask of a hellish ox head and a horse face.
In the depths of the strange forest, there were strange thatched huts and strange red lanterns. Could this be the entrance to hell? Just as Ye Mo Han and the shopkeeper approached the thatched cottage, Ox-Head and Horse-Face's' Door of Hell 'opened. A petite figure appeared in Ye Mo Han's eyes.
The petite man looked at Ye Mo Han, coughed once, and stood to the side. The interior of the house was brightly lit with simple furnishings. There were no windows, so there was no light at all from the outside. Inside the room lay a man with a pale face, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, or as if he had just crawled out of a grave. It was Uncle Yan.
”Lord Ye, I think you have guessed that I am faking my death.” ”Uncle Yan spoke weakly.” However, poison is still poison. Even though I managed to survive, my martial arts skills have been completely lost. ”
Ye Mo Han's heart was filled with fear as he said, ”You knew that Gongsun Yu Xia wanted to kill you, so you drank it even though you knew it was poisonous?”
Uncle Yan waved his hand, signaling the shopkeeper and the skinny man to leave. After the two left, Uncle Yan said seriously, ”Since the Kongtong Sect is suffering from internal and external troubles, I have no choice but to risk my life. However, I have also included Young Master Ye and Old Senior Chi. I feel very guilty.”
”Then where is Miss Liu who is with me?” Although Ye Mo Han was suspicious, he still cared about Liu Yiyi's safety.
”Good. Lady Liu. We are in a safe place now. Please don't worry, Lord Ye.” Shi Bo struggled to move his body.
”Now can you tell me what you want me to do?” The Sect Leader was willing to risk his life to lure him here. He must have some ulterior motive. Ye Mo understood this principle very well.
”Lord Ye is so straightforward.” ”Yes.” But don't worry, listen to the sequence of events. ”
So it turned out that the sect head selection was decided by the previous sect leader. The next Sect Leader should be selected by at least five people. The Kongtong Sect Leader should choose the most reliable person among these five, the one who would keep his word the most, to succeed him. As for the candidates for the other sect heads, they would have to be personally killed by the Kongtong Sect Master to ensure that the new successor of the Kongtong Sect Master would be able to safely assume office and not be threatened by other competitors.
However, when Uncle Yan took over the position of Sect Leader, the previous Sect Leader suddenly died. The other few who were defeated were killed by him one by one, but Ji Yongao suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. Twelve years later, Ji Yongao openly appeared in front of Shi Bo of the Kongtong Sect. Gongsun Chun Qiu and his sister Gongsun Yuxia appeared together with him. At that time, Gongsun Chunqiu's name had already spread throughout the world. He had received the reverence of the people of the various sects and clans, and had come forward to plead for mercy. Furthermore, they treated him like an old friend at first sight. The two of them would often talk about matters of the world at night. Not long after, Gongsun Yuxia also had feelings for her uncle, so Gongsun Chunqiu asked Ji Yongao to be his matchmaker.
That year, Gongsun Yu was in his early twenties, so Uncle Yan was overjoyed to have a beautiful wife. He no longer had any murderous intentions towards Ji Yongao, and so he appointed a fake job in the Kongtong Sect to pacify him. From then on, Uncle Yan and Gongsun Yu drank and talked merrily on summer days, building houses and gardens. Although he was born with a generous disposition and formed a wide range of friends, he couldn't help but let the people of Kongtong talk about his beauty. At the same time, as the head senior brother, Ji Yongao had formulated a series of policies to benefit the people and gradually gained a certain amount of popularity and prestige in the Kongtong Sect. It was too late when he found out that he was no longer as prestigious as Ji Yongao. Ji Yongao had already grasped most of Kongtong's forces. The discovery that followed caused Uncle Yan to be even more surprised. Because all of this was a scheme designed by the Gongsun, Chun Qiu, sister, and Ji Yongao. The goal was to obtain Kongtong's heirloom — the Hornless Lamp.