Chapter 128: The Past of Luoshen

Smelling the faint smell of urine on the old man, Wei Mingqi brought a bucket of water and poured it on him with disgust, and then pressed his mute point.

"Who held your grandson hostage? Have you thought it through after lying down all night?"

"..."

Cang Liangye was skinny to begin with, and after being splashed with water, he lay in the mud like a loach. Although he looked embarrassed, he still said calmly:
"Old man, I have killed countless people and made countless enemies in my life, but I have also saved many people by accident. There are so many people who regard me as a benefactor and an enemy. If I knew for sure who they were, I wouldn't come looking for you."

Having said this, he glanced at the young man in front of him who had caused him to fall into the gutter and said:
"On the contrary, you didn't kill me right away last night. It seems like you knew who this person was?"

"..."

After all, he is an old hand in the world, and he has a ruthless eye for people. If his grandson hadn't lost his composure and he hadn't been too confident that he could catch him with his skills, Wei Mingqi would have had no way to deal with the tricks that he was familiar with.

If you can't shoot arrows from a distance of 10 to 20 miles away, and you don't have a few elite cavalry of thousands of people on guard, or you can threaten his weak spot like Chao Tiangong in the game, this kind of warrior is almost unstoppable in the era of cold weapons.

But now that he was in his hands, Wei Mingqi was not afraid of revealing some information, so he followed his words and asked:
"You said you saw Li He? Where? When?"

"..."

Hearing this word, Cang Liangye was obviously stunned for a moment, then he thought for a moment, and said with a dry and old face:
"I said it was right. That kid is indeed better than you. I'm afraid even her master asked her to coax him."

"You even stepped on it——"

Wei Mingqi kicked him angrily and urged, "Answer the questions honestly."

"..."

If he had been in his previous temper, Cang Liangye would have buried someone overnight if any of the younger ones dared to touch him, let alone bare their teeth at him.

But that's how people in the martial arts world are. When they have no relatives or friends, they are as fierce as eagles and tigers, and they are very happy to travel alone in the forest. But when they get older and have worries in their hearts, once they are put on the invisible bridle, even the most powerful warriors will become like cows or horses.

If he hadn't been unable to let go of that thought, given his personality, he would have died after being defeated yesterday and would never have lived in disgrace for the rest of his life.

After sighing in his heart, Cang Liangye followed the will of the young man who was more aggressive than him and said slowly:

"People in the martial arts world say that I have been a maverick all my life, with no sect, no friends, and no friends. That's not true. I am a human being, and since I have been hanging around in this secular world for decades, I have been able to make a few good friends. One of them is the extraordinary woman known as 'Goddess of Luo River'."

"..."

Wei Mingqi didn't expect that he would end up talking about Luoshen, and he didn't expect that the "Leg Fairy" would actually be a good friend of Cang Liangye.

This sounded a bit outrageous, and it even involved a background that had not been revealed in the game, so Wei Mingqi was not in a hurry. He just stood with his hands behind his back, listening to him quietly.

"There are always rumors in the martial arts world that the woman was born in seclusion, and they also made up a bunch of biological fathers and mothers for her. It seems that if it is not so, it cannot explain why she reached the pinnacle of martial arts as soon as she entered the martial arts world and had the talent to be the most beautiful woman in the world. In fact, this statement is not true."

"That woman is neither from the secluded world nor from the secular world. She seems to be..."

"Someone who suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

"..."

Wei Mingqi's brows furrowed deeper as he listened.

This is getting more and more outrageous. She suddenly appeared. Could it be that she is a spirit made from stone?

Cang Liangye knew that he didn't believe it. In fact, he had never told anyone about Luo Shen's origins, because to some extent, this would be considered betraying his friend.

This time he said it purely for his grandson, plus he was very likely cheated by Luo Shen's apprentice Li He, so he would feel at ease letting Li He's master Luo Shen take some responsibility for it.

"That girl had just been born and had become famous in Qingzhou. Some people admired her beauty, while others were amazed at her strength. I happened to be in Qingzhou at the time and couldn't stand the flattery, so I decided to follow her trail. After all, people at that time called me - the Proud Hunter."

As he spoke, Cang Liangye's expression also fell into memories:
"When I first saw her, I didn't think she was that pretty. She just had long legs. My attention was drawn to the weirdness of her."

"She doesn't dress like a gangster at all. Instead, she looks like she stole women's clothes from some houses. She puts on several layers of clothes, which are messy and look like a beggar."

"When he's on the move, he's like a headless fly. He walks when there's a road, and sneaks into the woods when there's no road. Sometimes he gets lost in the woods, and walks in circles for days. He doesn't seem like a smart person."

"..."

There were so many flaws in this statement that Wei Mingqi didn't know how to complain about it.

"Just a little longer legs"

As a fan of Luo Shen's legs, he suppressed the urge to speak up for his idol, and was curious about what Cang Liangye was trying to say by talking more and more about other things.

"I saw many people harassing her along the way. Fortunately, she was really good at kicking and kicking. She was like a simple kid. She kicked away anyone who came up to talk to her or tried to make trouble. She didn't suffer any harm."

"I followed her for half a month, and I felt I had it all figured out, so I approached her three miles away and shot an arrow, wanting to test her ability. I never expected that the woman had no experience at all, and took my arrow like you did..."

Having said this, Cang Liangye paused as if he had some regret.

"...You feel guilty now?"

Wei Mingqi kicked him with a strong sense of empathy and said, "I was a fool at first, but you still had the heart to kill me. You deserve what you got into my hands today."

Cang Liangye glanced at him again and said:
"I regret that I was too gentle and didn't shoot five arrows in a row. Idiot? Have you ever seen an idiot who can flatten half a mountain with one kick?"

"..."

"It's true that I shot her with an arrow, but one moment her intestines were pierced and her flesh grew back the next moment. Then she came after me. Do you know anyone in this world who can fly?"

"..."

Wei Mingqi even began to doubt whether this person was talking about the Goddess of Luo River.

Not to mention that the self-healing ability of Luoshen in the game is far from as exaggerated as Cang Liangye said, just talk about "flying".

As we all know, "Four Symbols" is a martial arts game, not a fantasy game. As far as Wei Mingqi knows, none of the four magical objects in the game can allow the character to fly.

Seeing that his brows were furrowing deeper and deeper, Cang Liangye's voice became lower:
“Although there are some people in the martial arts world who have reached the pinnacle of Qinggong and can fly low over the grass in the forest, the feeling they gave was definitely different from that woman’s. It was like they were flying.”

"..."

Wei Mingqi's frown slowly relaxed, and he said calmly, "Whether she flies or not, I just think she is an immortal. You talked so much about Luoshen, what does it have to do with Li He?"

"I have to let you know how I met that woman."

Cang Liangye smiled and continued:

"It was the first time I saw someone flying. I was so scared that I ran twenty miles without looking back, but she still caught up with me. I was a proud person and didn't admit my mistake. I decided to fight her to the death. But I never thought that after she caught up with me, she would stare at me for a few seconds and then call me 'Ao'."

"..."

"Guessed it, right? The first time the girl saw me, she knew that I had Dragon Essence, and Ao means dragon." As he spoke, Cang Liangye raised his eyes and looked at him, saying:
"Then she did something I didn't expect. She asked me if I wanted to go to Lingshan with her."

"..."

"I asked her where the sacred mountain was. The woman told me that it was in the desert of the Middle Earth. I couldn't go to such a far place with her, so I made up an excuse, saying that I had a wife and children at home and couldn't go with her."

"..."

"Then she really left, not caring about the arrow I shot at her."

When Wei Mingqi heard this, he almost thought that the old man was teasing him. Fortunately, Cang Liangye didn't have such a bad taste, and then continued:
"It wasn't until more than a year later that she came back to me. By then, my family had been wiped out by my enemies and I was hiding with my young grandson. I don't know how she found me, but since then, she has come every few years."

"Compared to the first time we met, maybe because she has more experience, she is no longer the naive girl she was at the beginning. She has started to avoid answering important questions. Every time I go to her house, she just sits for a while, and tells me about the outside world when I ask."

"..."

Wei Mingqi was initially curious about how people like Cang Liangye could be connected with Luoshen, but now he kind of understands what he has heard.

"Every time she came to my house, she looked like she had no purpose. At first, I was on guard against her, but later, I gradually came to my senses and got along with her calmly."

Cang Liangye's words also confirmed his guess:
"She's probably waiting for me to die."

"..."

It's really unbearable.

Wei Mingqi, who knew the game settings, naturally knew that the basis for Luo Shen waiting for Cang Liangye to "die" was very correct.

Because the condition for opening the Four Spiritual Pillars in Lingshan that Luoshen has been thinking about is to gather all the twenty-eight constellations.

But it's too hard to keep going to someone's house every few years to see if they're dead or how long ago they died, like being a vulture.

However, Luo Shen’s action cannot be said to be stupid.

After all, her goal is to collect all twenty-eight constellations. It doesn't matter to her which one she collects first or later, so it makes perfect sense for her to patiently wait for an old man like Cang Liangye to die.

The kind that is a little kind, but not too kind.

If it were a young and strong guy like Wei Mingqi, Luo Shen would probably have to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Over there, Cang Liangye was still going on.

"When she came here again a few years ago, there was a little girl beside her. She claimed to be her apprentice and her name was Li He. The little girl was very spiritual and quirky, and very popular."

At this point, the old man couldn't help but twitch his face:
"Especially my grandson, who has been working in the fields for a long time, has never seen such a pretty and outgoing girl. After playing with her for a while, he kept calling her 'Sister He He' and 'Sister He He'. In total, he has only seen her less than twice."

"..."

At this point, with Wei Mingqi bringing it up, it was impossible for Cang Liangye, an old hand at this, not to know who kidnapped his grandson.

The characters and logic are all right.

Although he had only met twice before, his good-for-nothing boy often mentioned the so-called "Sister He He" in his ear, but Cang Liangye didn't take it seriously at that time.

It is normal for him to admire Ai when he is young. When he grows up and is released into the world, it is his own fate whether he has a chance to meet Li He or not.

Unexpectedly, she would be kidnapped at such a young age. Cang Liangye really couldn't figure out Li He's motive no matter how hard he tried.

She kidnapped his grandson, and then slipped a letter to him halfway to ask him to go to Beijing to find this kid. What exactly does that girl Li He want to do?
Want this kid's life?

If he had written it clearly in the letter, he wouldn't have been so cautious as to ask this guy out to fight him. Why would he have ended up in such a mess now?

But compared to these doubts, Cang Liangye was most worried about his grandson's current safety. Li He had undoubtedly exposed how scheming she was. It was very likely that even Luo Shen was kept in the dark by her. With his grandson's cunningness, he would definitely be sold out and have to pay back the money.

"..."

On the other side, Wei Mingqi's expression gradually became strange.

He reviewed what had happened and roughly restored the sequence of events.

If I'm not mistaken, the letter that summoned Cang Liangye to the capital was definitely not for the purpose of killing him or causing trouble for him.

But...

help him.

The reason why he said this was because of the intelligence Wan Renshan had obtained before. During Li He's trip to Beijing, Luo Shen appeared. It was inevitable that the two would meet in the future. So he had reason to suspect that Li He was trying to find him a...

bodyguard?

But Li He probably didn't expect that he thought that after the two of them met, they only needed to say a few words, and with Wei Mingqi's intelligence, it would not be difficult to guess, but the two of them had no intention of talking properly.

One of them came up and shot an arrow directly into the other's house as a protest. The other one was not to be outdone, and when they met, he started to swing his fist without saying a word.

It was not until the winner was decided and one person was standing and the other was lying that they began to reconcile the intelligence.

"..."

If that were true, then it would be a waste of Li He's kindness. But even if it happened again, since Cang Liangye had shot that arrow, the outcome for the two of them today was doomed.

It's not really a hindrance.

At least it allowed him to reach the threshold of a higher level of martial arts, and... the past of that woman Luo Shen was also revealed.

It is very dangerous to let Li He continue to stay with the woman who regards Lingshan as her mission and whose real purpose is unknown.

"Boy——"

Wei Mingqi came back to his senses when Cang Liangye called him.

"I don't care what your relationship with that girl is, whether you are a couple or you really have a grudge against each other, as long as you promise to take my grandson away from that girl, let him go home, and don't ask for an account from him, I can give you all the gold and silver skills I have accumulated over the years, as well as this body of dragon essence, okay?"

"..."

"I can't guarantee that my grandson won't come after you in the future, but with your temper, I don't think you're afraid of that. If he comes after you, you can just kill him. That's his fate."

As he spoke, he paused in a somewhat old-fashioned tone, and lowered his voice a little:

"But right now, as a father, I just want to make some way for him."

"..."

(End of this chapter)