ebookland Chapter 354 Women’s Intuition
Chapter 354 Women’s Intuition
Last time, we talked about Yue Lao giving Li Yi a wooden sword and giving Xiang Xiong some advice, which was considered to be helping Li Yi repay his debt of love. So how will the story develop next? Let's read on.
After eating and drinking, the three of them chatted for a while in Xiang Xiong's courtyard. Xiang Ying asked Li Yi to practice sword with her. Li Yi had agreed before, so he did not refuse. He exchanged a few moves with Xiang Ying under Xiang Xiong's gaze.
The two sides agreed not to use Qi, but only sword moves. As a result, Li Yi broke Xiang Ying's sword moves without moving. Xiang Xiong couldn't stand it, so he grabbed the sword and wanted to teach Xiang Ying on the spot, and the winner was also determined by sword moves. However, Xiang Xiong didn't get any advantage, as Xiang Ying watched enthusiastically from the side and followed suit from time to time.
After a hundred moves, Li Yi took advantage of the situation to put away his sword and saluted, saying, "Senior Xiang, it is difficult to tell who is better in this sword fight, so there is no need to continue."
Xiang Xiong nodded and said, "That's true. However, your sword moves are simple and unadorned, yet they are flawless. This is something you must have experienced in many battles to have such an understanding. This is inconsistent with your age.
Forget it. Your situation is beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us. Let’s not talk about it! You should talk about the Wu Gu Cult. How do you plan to persuade the king? And how do you plan to eradicate the Wu Gu Cult? "
Seeing that Xiang Xiong had made up his mind, Li Yi immediately stretched out his hand to motion Xiang Xiong to sit down and chat slowly. However, Xiang Ying didn't care what they talked about, and just practiced sword according to the moves used by Xiang Xiong.
Li Yi said, "In my opinion, the witchcraft cult's manipulation of others and even corpses is against human ethics, and the members of the cult love to use poison, which is a despicable method. I think they have made a lot of enemies. I plan to unite with these people to eradicate the witchcraft cult."
Xiang Xiong glanced at Li Yi and said helplessly: "It seems that you still don't understand Wu Gu Cult! People in Wu Gu Cult rarely use poison and are very kind to their followers.
Treating people kindly, saving the dying and the wounded, punishing the wicked and eliminating evil are the impressions that the common people have of the Wu Gu Cult. The poison and manipulation of others that you mentioned are the means by which the Wu Gu Cult deals with outsiders, and the common people cannot come into contact with them.
As for manipulating corpses, you have not been to Miaojiang and do not understand their customs and practices. The Miao people will even actively ask the priests of the Wu Gu Cult to manipulate the bodies of their relatives and live with them as if their relatives had never passed away.
So you said that there are no enemies who want to unite with Wu Gu Cult in Chu. If there is anything that does not get along well with Wu Gu Cult, then it is only Confucianism and Taoism. To be honest, I also don't like Wu Gu Cult, but that's because our concepts and customs are different. "
Li Yi frowned and said, "It seems that I don't know much about Wu Gu Cult. I didn't expect their reputation to be so good."
Xiang Xiong said: "It's not that good. In the eyes of the clans and officials, the Wu Gu Sect is just as you said, they are regarded as aliens. However, this is because many of the shameful things the king did were done by people from the Wu Gu Sect.
Besides, I've been to the headquarters of the Wu Gu Cult, and half of the food they prepared was filled with bugs. Do you think any of the officials who were traveling with me could eat it?"
Li Yi said awkwardly: "It's really hard to say. Maybe insects are the highest etiquette for them to entertain guests. After all, they play with insects."
Xiang Xiong said helplessly: "It is true, those insects grow up eating herbs, which are said to be very nutritious, but no one of us eats them!
If you want to understand Witchcraft, Xijing is definitely not the right place. But if you leave Xijing and go to the villages, you will be able to understand the Witchcraft's style of doing things.
I have seen with my own eyes that they use poisonous insects to set people's bones and regenerate broken limbs; implant strength insects into weak people to make them as strong as bulls; and refine dying people into zombies to live with their loved ones.
So even if you convince the king, it will not be easy to eradicate the Witchcraft Cult!"
Li Yi touched his chin and said, "In fact, these are probably just appearances. After all, the ultimate goal of the Wu Gu Cult is to revive the Gu God Grass through the power of human faith."
"Is the Gu Shen grass harmful?" This again involves Xiang Xiong's blind spot in knowledge.
Li Yi explained: "Gu Shen Cao Hai was an ancient demon god, the ancestor of all insects. During the battle between demon gods, he was killed by Empress Tai'an, but a living corpse was left at the bottom of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Someone ate his meat by mistake and was controlled by the poison, and eventually established the Wu Gu Cult.
The purpose of the Wu Gu Cult is to revive the Gu God. Once the Gu God is resurrected, he will turn the land of Jiuzhou into a hotbed for Gu worms and turn this place into a Gu world. By then, even if our human race is not destroyed, I am afraid we will become the beasts of burden for the Gu worms, or even their food. "
Xiang Xiong frowned and said, "There is such a secret? I have never heard of the Gu God. But when I went to the headquarters of the Wu Gu Cult, I talked with the chief priest You Tu. He is a really good person and the people of Dianzhou love him very much.
When I walked with him on the street, men, women, young and old would come forward to greet him, and their eyes full of gratitude and respect were not fake. Not only that, as far as I know, Wu Gu Cult has never actively recruited believers in Dianzhou, and the locals all joined voluntarily.
There is also a custom of sending children who are weak and sick or seriously ill and cannot be raised to the Wu Gu Cult. Most of them can recover after being treated by witch doctors. If they cannot be cured, the Wu Gu Cult will give their family three choices:
One is to take the person away and prepare for the funeral.
One is to implant a poisonous insect and use witchcraft to prolong life, but of course this also comes at a price.
The last option is to hand the person over to the Witchcraft Cult, which will compensate him with money or other means, but the child will no longer have any relationship with his family. "
Li Yi asked: "Are those people controlled by the Wu Gu Cult?"
Xiang Xiong waved his hands and said, "No, no, I went with Qu Zhi. With his great scholar status, how could he not notice something unusual? But the disciples of the Wu Gu Cult do have Gu in their bodies."
Li Yi smiled and said, "It seems that I need to go to Dianzhou to experience the local customs and culture there, and by the way, pay a visit to the high priest of the Wu Gu Cult."
Xiang Xiong nodded and said, "Well, you and You Tu will have more common topics. After all, he is only thirty years old. You are both chosen ones."
"Thirty years old? Then what is his cultivation level?"
"According to his own statement, it should be considered as a second-grade item."
Li Yi covered his face when he heard this, and muttered in his heart: Damn, I was wondering why the Heavenly Dao forced me to the extraordinary realm, it turned out that it was to let me deal with this Wu Gu Cult High Priest. Alas, I just dealt with a Zoroastrian High Priest, and here comes another Wu Gu Cult High Priest. Do I have a grudge against the High Priest?
Seeing Li Yi's hesitation, Xiang Xiong smiled and said, "You don't have to worry so much. Since we already know the true purpose of the Wu Gu Cult and the whereabouts of the zombies caused by the Gu Shen Grass, we might as well get rid of him before he is resurrected.
As for the Wu Gu Cult, I think it doesn’t need to be eradicated. After all, if the Wu Gu Cult is really eradicated, the Miao people will definitely rebel, and the king will not agree to it.”
Xiang Xiong's direct statement forced Li Yi to re-examine the issue of Wu Gu Cult, and Xiang Xiong's proposal was indeed a solution. Li Yi nodded and said, "Senior, what you said is very true. I will go back and think about it and see if there is a better solution."
Xiang Xiong glanced at Xiang Ying who was still practicing sword skills next to him, nodded and smiled, "Well, Wei Le, I can still do you a favor. I can go to the Sangchuan Wu Gu Cult headquarters to help you explore the way. First, to confirm whether the Wu Gu Cult is as you said; second, to find the zombie of the Gu God in Tiger Leaping Gorge."
Li Yi bowed and thanked him: "Since you are willing to help me, I am naturally grateful! I will trouble you now. Please be careful, after all..."
Xiang Xiong pressed down Li Yi's hand and said with a smile: "Hey, don't thank me yet! I won't help you for free, there are conditions!"
Li Yi smiled and said, "Oh, I will tell you the method of practicing Hedao..."
Xiang Xiong waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, I just got some enlightenment on the method of cultivation from Yue Lao's guidance. My condition is her!" Xiang Xiong pointed at Xiang Ying who was practicing sword, and then smiled and said, "When are you going to marry this girl?"
Li Yi scratched his head and said, "Senior, you are joking. How can I marry her? I'd better wait until I become an official in the court and have the ability to support myself before I can talk about it."
"Stop talking nonsense, kid! Even if you don't join the government, my Xiang family is big and powerful, and we can afford to support you two!"
Li Yi said awkwardly: "The key is that I don't want to be a live-in son-in-law."
"What are you talking about? Others may not know, but we don't know what's going on! How about this, since you want to enter the government, my Xiang family will do our best to help you! You should marry this girl as soon as possible! It will also give us a legitimate reason to be a disciple."
Li Yi thought that if he wanted to enter Tianshuyuan, he would need to raise food and grass and get the cooperation of the three surnames, so he said: "The problem is that I still want to marry Jing Xin."
"Jing Xin? You are a little too greedy!" Xiang Xiong glanced at Xiang Ying who was still practicing swordplay, and thinking of her character, he said awkwardly: "In fact, it's not impossible to marry Jing Xin again. This girl really doesn't know how to take care of people. She and Jing Xin are like sisters, which is also good. But will she be willing?"
Li Yi scratched his head and said, "It should be possible. We might as well ask her."
Xiang Xiong shouted, "Little girl, stop practicing and take a break. Come here, Second Grandfather has something to ask you!"
Xiang Ying put away his sword and came to the side and asked, "Why did Second Grandfather call me?"
Xiang Xiong pointed at Li Yi and said sternly, "He not only wants to marry you, but also Jing Xin. Did you know about this?"
Xiang Ying pointed her sword at Li Yi and shouted, "Okay! I knew you and Jing Xin must be hiding something from me! I must kill you!"
Before Xiang Ying thrust her sword out, Li Yi sent her a telepathic message: "This is your only chance. If you don't agree, then you won't have any chance at all! Just tell me whether you are willing or not."
Hearing this, Xiang Ying looked at Li Yi angrily, and the sword in his hand stopped at the tip of his nose.
Li Yi transmitted the message: "I'll count to three. If you don't object, I'll take that as your consent! One, two, three!" Li Yi counted to three in an instant, not giving Xiang Ying any time to say no.
Xiang Ying put down the sword and looked at Li Yi in confusion, not knowing whether she was angry or happy.
Li Yi said to Xiang Xiong: "Senior, she agreed!"
Xiang Xiong said awkwardly: "Girl, do you really agree?"
Xiang Ying glared at Li Yi and said through gritted teeth: "You are so cruel! When I see Jing Xin, I will teach her a lesson!"
Xiang Xiong confirmed again: "Girl, do you really agree?"
Xiang Ying said unhappily, "Second Grandfather doesn't need to worry about our sisters' affairs."
Xiang Xiong's eyes turned and he asked tentatively: "If that's the case, you see, you are a concubine's daughter after all, and Second Grandfather has a legitimate granddaughter. In order to show our Xiang family's respect, why not also take her..."
Xiang Ying drew her sword and said coldly, "How dare you, old man! You'd better not interfere in our affairs! Do you understand?"
Xiang Xiong raised his hands in surrender and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I won't interfere. I don't care. You can do whatever you want. Okay!"
Xiang Ying snorted coldly, put away his sword, and said to Li Yi: "Let's go. You have been with this old thing for so long, and he is just a pretty decoration! Let's go find my father. My father has the final say in the Xiang family." After that, she took Li Yi and was about to leave.
Li Yi had no choice but to bow and say goodbye to Xiang Xiong, who smiled and waved his hand to signal him to go with the little girl.
Suddenly, Xiang Ying's voice came: "Wei Le, you dare to come to my Xiang family! Die!"
Xiang Ying slapped her forehead and said, "It's over. My brother is back. What should I do?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "Last time there were many people around, and I gave in to him just to save his face. This time there are no outsiders around, so can I teach him a lesson?"
Xiang Xiong chuckled and nodded. Xiang Ying sat next to Xiang Xiong and said with her chin on her hand, "Then you should be more sensible. We may have to have dinner together tonight. Don't make things too unpleasant."