mijobooks Chapter 151 The Taoist Brother is all about principles!
Chapter 151 The Taoist Brother is all about principles!
Kunlun, the Night's Watch division.
The evening wind blew down from the snow-capped mountains, carrying a biting chill.
Behind the branch building, in a quiet room, candlelight flickered.
This is the temporary mourning hall set up by the night watchmen for Zhang Xuanzhen.
The room was small and simply furnished.
In the center is an offering table, on which sits a small mahogany box containing clothing and accessories that were moved from the ice cave.
White mourning banners hung down on both sides of the offering table, along with candlesticks, incense burners, and offerings of fruit—everything was there.
Li Jun stood in front of the offering table, holding three incense sticks in his hand.
The flames danced between his fingers, and wisps of smoke rose.
He stared silently at the mahogany box without saying a word.
The pattern on the box was very simple, just the most common cloud pattern, but Li Jun knew that what was inside was of paramount importance to his master.
It's a fragment of the Taoist robe that the advisor wore back then.
It was an old pen that the advisor had used.
These things waited in that ice cave for eighty years.
He is waiting for a descendant to come and take him home.
Li Jun raised the incense to his forehead and bowed three times.
Then, insert the incense sticks into the incense burner.
Wisps of smoke rose and slowly dispersed throughout the room.
Li Jun did not leave.
He just stood there, looking at the mahogany box.
My mind was filled with fragments of past events that my master had mentioned over the past few days.
"Your advisor is a truly capable person."
"The year he left, he stood on the mountain path, turned around and smiled at me, and said, 'Shouqing, guard the Taoist temple well, and when your master comes back, he will buy you braised pork hock.'"
"This wait... has turned into a lifetime."
"Later, when Master Qingwei returned your master's belongings, I knew he wouldn't be coming back."
"..."
Li Jun's eyes stung a little.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions.
"Master," he said softly, his voice low, as if afraid of disturbing something, "we'll be home soon."
"The flight is early tomorrow morning, and we'll arrive in Luxian the day after tomorrow."
"Master is waiting at home."
"He has been waiting for you... for a long time."
The cigarette smoke continued to rise.
The room was very quiet.
It was very quiet.
Li Jun stood there for a while, then took two steps back and bowed respectfully.
He didn't say anything more.
He just stood there quietly.
……
Outside the mourning hall.
In the corridor.
Jin Hao stood outside the door, and through the half-open door, he could see the Taoist priest standing motionless in front of the table.
Just standing there.
long time.
long time.
Jin Hao suddenly had a strange feeling.
The Taoist priest was right there, only a few meters away...
But he just felt that the Taoist priest seemed to be standing in another world.
A world he could never reach.
That felt very strange.
Just like...
Like trying to see the moon's reflection in water.
The moon was right there, clearly visible.
But when you reach out to grab it, all you get is a handful of shattered light.
He suddenly remembered a sentence.
The height is not cold.
Those who truly stand at the top are probably all lonely.
For a moment, Jin Hao felt a little sad.
He couldn't explain why.
I just feel that the Taoist priest is different from usual.
Although the Taoist priest doesn't talk much, he gives off a gentle and approachable vibe.
just now……
It's like being separated by an invisible layer.
He wanted to go in and say something, but he was afraid of disturbing them.
They could only stand at the doorway and watch longingly.
Time passed second by second.
The mourning hall was very quiet.
Only the faint sound of incense burning could be heard.
A while later.
Li Jun remained standing in front of the offering table, motionless.
Jin Hao stood at the door, watching the Taoist priest's back, his mind wandering.
He recalled what Liu Zhenguo had told him earlier that day.
That was when he had just returned to the Kunlun branch. Liu Zhenguo pulled him aside and said it in a low voice.
"Xiao Hao, if Master Li asks about things online later, don't say anything carelessly."
He was taken aback: "What's going on online?"
Liu Zhenguo gave him a complicated look, then took out his phone and showed him a few videos.
Jin Hao's heart still races when he thinks about those videos.
In the video, a golden sword aura shot into the sky and slashed towards the distant snow-capped mountain.
The sword energy was as dazzling as the blazing sun and as vast as the Milky Way; one could feel its terrifying, world-destroying power even through the screen.
What shocked him even more was another video.
It was taken from a very high place; the scene is somewhat distant, but you can see it clearly...
Above the Sakura Islands, a giant golden sword stretching across the sky is slowly descending!
The length of that giant sword was almost equivalent to the diameter of the landmass of the Sakura Kingdom!
The giant sword hung in the sky, blade pointing downwards, aimed at the entire Sakura Archipelago!
He was stunned.
"This...this is..."
"The scene of Master Li taking action today," Liu Zhenguo said in a deep voice, "was captured on our satellite."
"Master Li's sword... directly severed the land of cherry blossoms."
Jin Hao: "...Huh?"
He thought he had misheard.
Did they destroy the Cherry Blossom Country?
From Kunlun?
To destroy the land of cherry blossoms?
How far is that?
He subconsciously took out his phone, opened a map app, and searched for the straight-line distance from Kunlun to Japan.
3850 kilometers.
Jin Hao: "………………"
He looked up at Liu Zhenguo.
Liu Zhenguo nodded.
Jin Hao opened his mouth, as if to say something.
But he didn't say anything.
He just kept watching the video, watching the golden sword light that stretched across the sky, his mind completely blank.
Taoist brother...
That strong?
That strong?!
That sword strike could cut through more than 3,800 kilometers!
Is this something a human could do?
He regretted it immediately, he was so regretful he felt like his guts were turning green.
If he had insisted on going with him, the Taoist priest certainly wouldn't have refused.
One sword!
If I could see that sword strike with my own eyes, my life would be worth it!
If only I could participate...
Jin Hao dared not think about it.
That would be a major event, with the family genealogy book having its own dedicated page!
such a pity!
such a pity!
For a moment, Jin Hao was so frustrated that he wanted to travel back in time and slap himself twice.
Then he opened his phone and started browsing videos online.
The incident in Japan has caused an uproar.
Various videos and news articles flooded the internet.
One of the videos, titled "The Most Complete Collection of Incidents in Japan," has already garnered over a billion views.
Jin Hao clicked to read it.
The video is quite long, about ten minutes.
From the moment the golden light appeared in the sky above the land of cherry blossoms, to the formation of the giant sword that spanned the heavens and earth, and then to the moment the giant sword fell and exploded into countless golden specks of light...
The entire process was filmed very clearly.
The comment section below the video has gone completely crazy.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! This is like gods fighting?!"
"Is this some kind of divine retribution?"
"I was right there on the East China Sea coast, and I saw it with my own eyes! The whole sky turned golden! It terrified me!"
"Have you heard? Little Zizai has been expelled from the human race! His genes have changed!"
"Hahaha, serves them right! Let them cause trouble!"
"So who did it? Which big shot is so powerful?"
"I don't know, but just shout 'Awesome!' and that's it!"
Looking at these comments, Jin Hao felt even more remorseful.
He knows who did it.
But he couldn't say.
He could only hold it in, and it was unbearable.
Ugh……
Just then.
Li Jun walked out of the mourning hall.
He immediately noticed Jin Hao's constipated expression and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Jin Hao was startled by this question.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.
He recalled Liu Zhenguo's instructions from today.
Can……
Jin Hao glanced at Li Jun.
The Taoist priest is all about principles!