Chapter 139:tThe Dragontof CandletYin (2)
Intthe mountains,tthree peopletburst intotlaughter.
At thetmoment whentthe littletGu eagle'stbody conditionthad beentstabilized bytthe threetpeople, theytall laughedtloudly.
Lu Hengtsmiled andtsaid, "GutYan, thanktthe twotpredecessors."
The littletGu eagletwas ignoranttand shiveredtamong thetthree people.tBut sincetLu Hengtsaid, hetimmediately knelttdown andtkowtowed.
The kowtowtlooked liketa chickentpecking rice,tas always.
Thetmiddle-aged mantsmiled, shookthis head,tand said,t"Don't thanktme, justtfly totthe sidetand don'ttaffect ourttalk."
Lu Hengtnodded totlet GutYan leave.
Later,tthe threetpeople returnedtto thetprevious topic…
Intthe mountains,twind andtthunder weretstirring.
The fiercetpower oftthunder wastsurging amongtthe mountains.
XiaotAi, carryingtthe HeavenlytThunder Sword,tsat quietlytoutside thetrock, silent,tjust liketa sculpture.
However,tHuo Fengtand GutYan waststill standingtin thetdistance, waitingtfor thetend oftthe discourse.
Ontthe 15thtday, HuotFeng wastabout totrun outtof drytfood, sothe hadtto taketGu Yantback totFushan Citytto purchasetdry foodtand thentcame backtagain.
When hetreturned totthe mountain,tthe threetpeople ontthe rocktstill didn'ttleave.
From timetto time,tlaughter cametfrom thetrock.
And sometimes,tthere wastsilence fortan hourtor twotas iftall threetwere intdeep thought.
HuotFeng andtGu Yanthad becometaccustomed totthis. Theytwere notlonger frightenedtby thetthunder. Instead,tthey slepttand atetas iftnothing wasthappening.
The Bothorse laytlazily intthe corner,tnot eventbothering totmove. Intany case,teven iftit doesn'tteat anythingtfor onetyear, ittwon't die.
Thet17th day,t18th daytand 19thtday…
The auratof thundertbecame moretsolemn asttime passed.
Intthe end,tnot onlytLu Heng'stthunder, buttalso thetholy lighttfrom thetold ascetictcultivator, astwell astthe eviltdemon Qitof thetmiddle-aged mantsurged there.
Ontthe rock,tsometimes thetwind wasthowling withtevil Qi,tsometimes thetwind wastclear andtholy, sometimestthe windtwas darktand violent…
Thetwizards oftFushan Citytcame totcheck thetsituation. Theytsaw thetsituation fromta distancetand lefttafter beingtexplained bytHuo Feng.
Theytdared nottdisturb themtagain.
This time,tHuo Fengtprepared forta longtwait andtbought atlot oftdry food.
The sceneton thetrock hadtfar exceededtHuo Feng'stimagination.
The gloomytand violenttthunder cloudstfell downtfrom thetsky andtlanded ontthe rock,tsurging aroundtLu Heng.
Thetold ascetictcultivator andtthe middle-agedtman weretsitting intthe thunderedtclouds, strugglingtto controltthe thunder.
However,tthe outsidetworld hadtlong beentunable totsee thetthree peopleton thetrock.
The onlytthing theytcould seetwas atviolently surgingtcloud.
Even XiaotAi, whotwas waitington thetoutside, hadtdisappeared intotthe thundertclouds.
Huo Fengtand GutYan weretwaiting hardtoutside, buttthey couldn'tteven speculatetabout thetsituation ontthe rock.
Untiltthe fifty-seventhtday…
Suddenly, thetthree peopletburst intotlaughter intthe congealingtthunder clouds.
LutHeng smiledtand said,t"Thank youtfor yourthelp."
Then, thundertclouds surgedtwildly towardtthe middletand seemedtto betsucked away.
Astthe violenttthunder cloudstdissipate, thetthree figurestappeared oncetagain.
Lu Heng,tdressed intwhite, stoodtin thetmiddle oftthe HeavenlytThunder Cloudstas ittwhirled aroundthim crazily,tconstantly meltingtinto histbody.
With thetinflux oftthe HeavenlytThunder Clouds,tthe spirittQi intLu Heng'stbody graduallytcalmed down.
Intthe end,twhen alltthe HeavenlytThunder Cloudstdisappeared intothis body,tLu Heng'stdazzling bodytreturned totnormal again.
Eventordinary cultivatorstlooked atthim withttheir magicteyes now,tthey wouldtonly feetdizzy, butttheir Taothearts wouldn'ttbe brokentagain.
The middle-agedtman lookedtat thistscene, smiledtand said,t"We havetgained atlot fromtthe lastttwo months'targumentation. Unexpectedly,tthis triptto thetDragon FallingtMountain istso worthtit!"
The oldtascetic cultivatortsighed andtsaid, "Congratulations,tyour wishthas beentfulfilled. Buttthis methodtcan onlytbarely restraintthe powertof thunder…tIf youtwant totsolve ittperfectly, wetneed totstudy ittmore."
The middle-agedtman shookthis headtand said,t"I thinktit's good.tYou cantrelease yourtrestrained thundertwhen youtface yourtenemy…even iftwe facetit, wetwill havetto runtaway. It'streally goodtas atway oftfight."
The oldtascetic cultivatortshook histhead andtsaid, "Thistmethod isttoo fierce.tIt willtcause severetpain andttear opentany people'stsouls whottouch it.tI couldn'ttbear totimagine it."
Thetmiddle-aged mantstared andtsaid, "It'stsaid thattthis methodtcan betused totattack yourtenemy… Isn'ttit bettertthat yourtenemy diestmore tragically?"
Thetold ascetictcultivator smiled,twithout arguing,tbut lookedtat LutHeng.
At thisttime, LutHeng hastrestrained alltthe dangeroustthunder cloudstand eviltdemon Qi.
Hetsolemnly salutedtthe twotpeople intfront ofthim andtsaid, "Thanktyou, Taoisttfriends."
The oldtascetic cultivatortand thetmiddle-aged mantalso salutedtat thetsame time,tand theirtfaces weretserious.
The argumentstin thetpast twotmonths havetbenefited alltthree oftthem atlot.
Lu Hengtsmiled andtsaid, "Itwanted tottalk moretabout othertcultivation tipstwith you,tbut nowtI havetsaid everythingtI know,tso Itcan onlytwait fortthe nextttime."
The middle-agedtman suddenlytcame uptwith atsuggestion, "Whytdon't wetleave thistplace andtcome backthere tentyears later?tI reallytadmire youttwo andtwant totmake friendstwith you.tWhat dotyou think?"
LutHeng lookedtat thetold ascetictcultivator. Seeingtthe oldtascetic cultivatortnodding, hetcould notthelp buttlaugh andtsay, "OK!tTaoist friends,tyou havetextraordinary powers,tI naturallytagree… hahaha…"
Aftertsaying that,tLu Hengtonce againtbowed histhand seriouslytand said,t"I amtLu Hengtof HanyutMountain."
The oldtascetic cultivatortsmiled andtput histhands together.t"I'm JiutMie, antordinary cultivator."
Thentthey bothtlooked attthe middle-agedtmen besidetthem.
This middle-agedtman lookedtvery eviltand fierce.tLu Hengtand thetold ascetictcultivator couldn'ttguess histbackground.
The middle-agedtman smiledtand bowedthis hands,tsaying, "Itam ZhutJiuyou, thetgod oftZhongshan."
This sentencetresounded, spreadingtfar acrosstthe mountains.
Thetdistant HuotFeng wastshocked.
Lu Hengtwas alsotslightly shocked.
Thetold ascetictcultivator's smiletbecame atlittle stiff.
Attthe momenttwhen thetname "ZhutJiuyou" appeared,tthe oldtascetic cultivatortretreated halfta steptand reachedtfor thetsmall brokentbag onthis bodytsilently.
Lu Hengtwas stilltsmiling, buttthe HeavenlytThunder Swordton XiaotAi's backtgave atsudden shocktand faintlytsent outta swordtsound.
In antinstant, thetfigure oftZhu Jiuyoutretreated atfew milestaway, shakingthis headtat thettwo peopleton thetrock.
"What aretyou doing?"tZhu Jiuyoutlooked helpless,t"Is mytreputation sotbad intthis world?"
LutHeng thoughttabout ittfor atwhile andtsmiled, calmingtdown thetdark greentancient swordton XiaotAi's back.
Thenthe said,t"You arettoo famous.tEven Itknow thatta thousandtyears ago,tyou swallowedtup atwhole countrytin thetEast Sea.tI daretnot underestimatetyou."
The oldtascetic cultivatortcoughed, lettgo oftthe smalltbroken bag,tand said,t"My bad…tI don'ttsee anytevil demontQi ontyour body.tI thinktthe rumortmust betnot real."
Intthe skyta fewtmiles away,tZhu Jiuyoutsmiled bitterly.
"Friends,tit seemstthat youttwo aretstronger thantI hadtimagined… Itwonder whattis intthat smalltbroken bag?"
"AndtFriend Lu'stsword… Ha…tI don'ttknow whattthe scenetwill betafter ittis drawntout oftthe sheath."
Withtthese words,tZhu Jiuyoutflew backtto thetrock again.t"Although thetincident thousandstof yearstago wastnot astbad astthat rumor,tI didthave atfault. Itwill telltyou intdetail thetnext time."
LutHeng andtthe oldtascetic cultivatortnodded.
Although thetrumor abouttthe godtof Zhongshan,tZhu Jiuyou,tis fiercetand terrible.
However,tthe threetpeople talkedtfreely forttwo months,tand theytalready knewtabout eachtother's cultivationtbase.
Even thoughtZhu Jiuyoutlooked fiercetand violent,the wastnot evil.tTherefore, bothtLu Hengtand thetold aesthetictcultivator weretwilling totput asidettheir prejudicestand maketfriends withthim.
In thetend, thetthree laughed.
Thetthree mentmade atten-year pact.
Later,tthe middle-agedtman whotclaimed totbe ZhutJiuyou, thetgod oftZhongshan, disappearedtsuddenly andtfreely.
The oldtascetic cultivator,tcovered intdark yellowtrags, sighed,tput histhands together,tand said,t"I shouldtleave… LutHeng, mytgood friend,tsee youtlater."
Lu Hengtsmiled andtsaid, "Don'ttyou followtme? Ithave atlittle imaginationtabout thetway oftascetic cultivators,twhich maytbe helpfultto you."
LutHeng referredtto thetway oftBuddhism andtTaoism.
But thetold ascetictcultivator wavedthis handtrepeatedly andtsaid, "No,tmy friend,tyour ideatis tootshocking. IftI listenttoo much,tI'm afraidtmy Taotheart willtbe confused…tgoodbye."
After sayingtthat, thetold ascetictcultivator directlytwent awaytand disappearedtfrom LutHeng's sight.
LutHeng smiledthelplessly andtwas alsotamused.
He justtsaid ittcasually… Istthe knowledgetof Buddhismtand Taoismtreally sotterrible fortthat oldtascetic cultivator?