Chapter 387
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The place where Du Gu Qing Xiao and Xu Taiping were hiding was an abandoned monastery.
Because the monastery was buried deep under the snow and there were often large numbers of wild beasts in Western Zhou from time to time, so they had not been discovered by the cultivators who came to search.
“Patta, patta…”
At this time, Xu Taiping and Du Gu Qing Xiao were walking in a dilapidated corridor.
“So, ever since Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Ziyan obtained the Zoujiao Token, you have already fallen into their trap？”
After listening to Second Senior Brother Qingxiao’s account, Xu Taiping couldn’t help but frown.
He only felt that he had still underestimated the intrigues and calculations in the cultivation world.
It turned out that as early as many years ago, when Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Ziyan started looking for the Zoujiao Token, the group of people who were plotting today’s events had already targeted them.
“Even if our obtaining of the Zoujiao Token has no direct connection with them, there must definitely be their instigation behind it.”
Qingxiao nodded.
“And not only the Zoujiao Token, the cultivation techniques that Ziyan and I practice, and several magic treasures on our bodies, they also know them clearly.”
“So when we stepped into the Thousand Buddha Kingdom, we became puppets manipulated by them, until we opened that box and awakened the Bodhi Seed.”
When he said this, Du Gu Qingxiao’s face was a little gloomy.
After pausing for a while, he continued to say：
“The only thing they didn’t expect was that the pair of bracelets you and Buyu gave us have the ability to eavesdrop on other people’s hearts.”
“If it weren’t for that pair of bracelets, we wouldn’t even know that we had been planted with the Bodhi Fruit, and it would be impossible to escape when they came to take the fruit.”
After hearing this, Xu Taiping was silent for a moment, and then asked：
”Senior Brother, in the blood letter you said that only when you die can Senior Sister Ziyan live. What does this mean？”
Upon hearing this, Qingxiao stopped in his tracks, as if he didn’t really want to recall this past.
After a long time, he then continued walking and said：
”Although we discovered their plan, we were still no match when escaping, so they dug out Ziyan’s Bodhi Fruit right in front of me.”
”However, in order to make me surrender, they used evil magic to trap Ziyan’s soul in her body, and then used a magic weapon refined from a piece of Ice Soul Stone to seal her body within it, making Ziyan unable to live or die.”
”Later, I used the method of breaking the sword, at the cost of breaking my own natal flying sword, to forcibly raise my realm to the Divine Refinement Realm. Only then was I able to snatch Ziyan back from their hands and later flee to Tianyin Temple and enter that insect cave.”
”At that time, the only way I could save Ziyan was to let Ziyan eat the Bodhi Fruit on my body when the Bodhi Fruit ripened.”
”That’s why I said that in the blood letter.”
When he said this, Dugu Qingxiao stopped with a bitter smile.
Xu Taiping looked at Qingxiao’s empty sleeve and the scar on his face that hadn’t yet healed, and couldn’t help but recall the scene he saw inside the Moon Shadow Stone in his heart.
So Second Senior Brother went through all this and then showed such a desperate expression.
He sighed in his heart.
At the same time, an unnamed anger surged up in his heart.
“But now it seems that my escape might also be within those people’s plans.”
Du Gu Qingxiao pushed open a door in front of him and entered the backyard.
“Brother, you mean they deliberately let you go？”
Xu Taiping asked with some confusion.
“That’s right.”
Qingxiao nodded.
“But why would they do this？”
Xu Taiping asked.
“Because they not only want me to die, but also want me to die in disgrace, and also want to use my death to shake Martial Uncle’s Dao heart.”
Du Gu Qingxiao said with a cold gaze.
Hearing this, Xu Taiping’s scalp tightened, and then he quickly asked：
“How could this matter involve Martial Uncle？”
“Because the people who planned all this are one named Su Chan and the other Jin Hezhi.”
Du Gu Qingxiao hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell Xu Taiping the truth.
Xu Taiping’s heart trembled when he heard this.
He stopped in his tracks and asked Du Gu Qingxiao with an incredulous look on his face：
“Why would these two people get together？”
“Because the forces behind them have a common enemy.”
“Who？”
“Martial Uncle, Ninth Uncle.”
Qingxiao replied.
“I can understand that Su Chan turned against Ninth Uncle after becoming a demon, but why would Jin Hezhi resent Ninth Uncle？”
Xu Taiping asked with some confusion.
In his opinion, without Su Chan in this matter, Jin Hezhi couldn’t have been a match for the second senior brother.
“Jin Hezhi doesn’t hate Ninth Uncle. What he hates is me and the master. The ones who hate Ninth Uncle are the First Peak Master and Sect Leader Zhou Tong behind him.”
Du Gu Qingxiao sighed and then continued to explain：
“What the sect leader has done, Ninth Uncle has seen it all, but due to his oath to the sect, he couldn’t take action.”
“But there is a rule in Qingxuan Sect, that is, once a peak wins in the Seven Peaks Competition, the disciples of this peak can ask the sect leader for a sword fight.”
“Once the sect leader loses in the sword fight, he has to step down from the position of sect leader, and the seven peaks’ restrictions of Qingxuan Sect can’t be used by him.”
“So over the years, Ninth Uncle has been looking for that disciple who can ask Sect Leader Zhou Tong for a sword fight.”
“Previously, Peak Master Shen of the Fifth Peak was actually one of the candidates, but now that Peak Master Shen’s beloved apprentice has had his cultivation abolished and been expelled from the mountain, he has become disheartened and is no longer willing to get involved in matters within the sect.”
“And then three years ago, Ninth Uncle found me and chose me as the sword-asking disciple.”
After hearing this, Xu Taiping almost understood the ins and outs of the matter.
“So the sect leader, in order to get rid of you, the sword-asking disciple, secretly colluded with Su Chan and set up this trap for you, senior brother, in this Thousand Buddha Kingdom, right？”
Xu Taiping confirmed to Du Gu Qingxiao.
“That’s right.”
Du Gu Qingxiao nodded.
“Then what was Su Chan’s motive？ Just because he hated Ninth Uncle？”
Xu Taiping didn’t think that Su Chan targeted Ninth Uncle just because of hatred.
“From the voices I eavesdropped on, over the years, Su Chan has actually been forcing Ninth Uncle to take action. For example, the two times in the Yunmengze Ruins and the Xianhu Cave Heaven, he was also behind them, and the purpose was also to make Ninth Uncle take action.”
“As for why he did this, I don’t know either.”
Du Gu Qingxiao explained to Xu Taiping.
