Chapter 144 Use backstab on Zu Qilin!
[It was not until you left in such a swagger that the two old ancestors finally arrived. Facing the tragic situation at Qilin Cliff, the second ancestor was horrified! ]

[But what shocked them even more was what happened next, because of that sentence: "Revenge for Daoist Zulong!"]

【Zulong: ???】

[No! When did I ask Didi to beat someone up? How come I didn’t know about it?! ]

【Zu Long was anxious at the time and quickly distanced himself from the attacker: Lao Da! You must trust me! How could I do anything bad to you! Isn't this obviously an attempt to sow discord?】

[And this method of provocation is so crude that even a little brat of three Yuanhui age wouldn't fall for it! ]

[The Ancestral Kirin didn't care about Zulong's explanation. It waved its hands with wounds all over its body, saying that it was not a fool and there was no need for unnecessary explanation.]

[However, it still carefully asked Zulong about the so-called "Jiao Ming Taoist". Although Zulong didn't want to admit that he knew you, after all, the matter was of great importance. In the end, Zulong still bit the bullet and admitted that he had indeed had a small banquet with you some time ago...]

Qilin Cliff.

“…There’s something seriously wrong with Jiao Ming!”

Zu Qilin is the intellectual after all, and Jiao Ming's operation is obviously a clumsy provocation, and it will not be fooled at all.

It even uncovered several key blind spots:
"Have you told him about our enlightenment plan?"

Zulong, who was sweating with anxiety, shook his head repeatedly:
"This is a serious matter, how could I possibly say anything nonsense!"

After all, achieving enlightenment means being superior to other natural gods. Once the news leaks out, it would be strange if others don't work together to kill the three of them in advance. Zulong was very sure that he didn't say anything nonsense at the banquet.

"That's weird."

Zu Qilin frowned:
"This time, Jiao Mingdao kept saying that I was the one who hindered your great cause... It's obvious that he knows something. He even knows that you discussed enlightenment with us last time..."

This fact was so strange that no matter how hard Zu Qilin thought about it, he could not come up with a reasonable explanation.

How could an outsider know so much when Zulong didn't leak the secret?

To be honest, Zu Qilin would rather believe that Zulong accidentally let the cat out of the bag than attribute the cause to some imaginary reason...

So it warned Zulong seriously:
"Whether you leaked the secret this time or not, you need to remember not to let it slip again..."

"Why are you still doubting me?"

Zulong was anxious, his face looked very ugly:
"I said it all..."

"Okay, that's enough for now!"

Zu Qilin didn't want to cause any more conflicts, so he decisively ended the topic. Even though Zulong was furious, he had no choice but to shut up...

Zu Feng thought about it and had some guesses in his mind:
Appeared with Hongjun...bizarre intelligence ability...

This sounds just like the Riddler from last time.

It is reasonable for a time-reverser from the future to know the plot between the three people, even...

Zu Feng's heart was moved for some reason:
Is there a possibility that what the riddler meant by "rewriting everything" was the covenant between the three people?

And the phrase "Don't trust anyone..."

Is there...something wrong with the covenant?

Zu Feng couldn't help but feel worried...

"no!"

Zulong thought about it for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart. He gritted his teeth and suggested:

"Why don't we just charge straight to Yujing Mountain! Old Hongjun must know Jiao Ming's background. Let's go find him and ask him clearly. Otherwise, if he won't tell us, we can use him as a target..."

No one could stand being betrayed like this, let alone Zulong, who has always been arrogant and has a bad temper.

Now it only wants to catch Jiao Ming and kill him violently to prove its innocence!
But ideals are full of hope, while reality is very skinny. Zu Qilin directly rejected it:
"We must not do this now!"

"Whether Hongjun is on Jiao Ming's side or not, once we go to look for him, we will force him to stand with Jiao Ming."

"It will be three against two. We don't have an absolute advantage. If we really want to decide the winner, the cost will be too high..."

After Zu Qilin's calm analysis, Zu Long's anger was barely calmed down, but he was still very unwilling:
"Are we going to suffer this loss just like that?"

"of course not."

There was a gleam of revenge in Zu Qilin's eyes:

"Our current strength is not enough to determine the outcome, so let's increase our strength..."

"It's time to start awakening the spirits of all living beings!"

……

On Yujing Mountain.

Jiao Ming, who was also covered in wounds, was trying his best to heal his wounds.

I have to say, he really tried his best to achieve the best provocative effect this time!

And Zu Qilin is no pushover either. When the two meet, it’s bound to be a bloody battle…

"Fellow……"

Hongjun, who was sitting cross-legged under the tree, watched with twitching eyes:
"I now truly believe that you dare to drag the Third Ancestor to death with you..."

Jiao Ming grinned:
"What? You didn't believe it before?" "Words are not enough, so I have doubts."

Hongjun did not hide his thoughts:
"After all, it's hard for me to believe that a person with a bright future would suddenly give up his life. It's even harder for me to believe that the reason you gave up your life was simply because slaughtering all living things made you feel unfree..."

Hongjun was not lying, because in such a barbaric era, talking about morality was an outrageous thing.

Taoist Hongjun, who has always claimed to be the "peak of ancient morality", does not think he can do this.

However, the previous life described by Jiao Ming was exactly that of a "saint"!
If a person's moral quality is too low, it will naturally arouse people's disgust, but if a person's moral quality is too high, it will also make people feel unreal and hypocritical!
At least, it would be difficult for Hongjun to completely believe Jiao Ming's words just because of his one-sided statement.

"Then why do you believe it now?"

Jiao Ming was a little curious.

Hongjun stared at his injuries and said with emotion:
"Because... you are really different from all of us..."

In a context where everyone values ​​life as if it were gold, Jiao Ming's fighting style of exchanging life for life is really very different.

"The fundamental meaning of spiritual practice has always been to make oneself live a better life. No normal person would sacrifice himself to make others live a better life..."

Jiao Ming's face froze:
"Are you praising me or insulting me? You are abnormal!"

Is it normal?
Hongjun just smiled and changed the subject:

"...Will your efforts really work? I'm not saying this, but your method of sowing discord is really ineffective. Even if Zu Qilin fights with you and gets hurt in return, it is unlikely to suspect Zulong for this..."

Jiao Ming shook his head:

"My target has never been the Ancestral Qilin... It is too smart, and it is difficult to deceive it with my clumsy tricks."

"Then you still..."

Hongjun was a little puzzled. Since he knew that the opponent's intelligence was not easy to deceive, why bother doing this?
"My target is Zulong!"

Jiao Ming said calmly:
"Although Zulong is not a fool, he is definitely not a wise man either."

"The more ruthless I am to Zu Qilin, the more Zulong will worry that Zu Qilin will suspect him. In addition, we have been to the Crystal Palace before, and this time we are also fighting under the banner of venting his anger, which indirectly proves that he leaked the Enlightenment Covenant to us... He is already highly suspicious!"

“Even if Zu Qilin knew that I was plotting against them and comforted Zulong, Zulong would still be worried…”

Listening to this, Hongjun seemed to understand something:
It’s not easy to defraud the Ancestral Qilin, so it’s the same to defraud the Ancestral Dragon!

but……

"Fellow Daoist, will Zulong really turn against Zuqilin because of this worry?"

Hongjun was somewhat unconfident:

"After all, we have known each other for such a long time, this little provocation..."

“That’s certainly not enough.”

Jiao Ming showed a villain-like smile:

"So, we have to go to the Crystal Palace again to stir up trouble..."

……

[In a certain period of time, you recovered from your injuries and went to the Crystal Palace again, but this time you did not bring Hongjun with you in order to reduce Zulong's vigilance.]

[But even so, when you swaggered to the outside of the Crystal Palace to ask for an audience with Zulong, you still caught it off guard...]

[Zu Long:? ! ! ]

[Damn, you, a fraudster, dare to come here? ]

[The shocked and angry Zulong went berserk on the spot, summoned the Dinghai Pearl and rushed forward with a roar! ]

[But you were not in a hurry, you first blocked the Dinghai Pearl, and then said loudly: Daoist Zulong, please don't take action yet, let's talk it over.]

【I’m talking to you, uncle! 】

[Zu Long, who was so angry that his face turned red, was about to call on his men to start fighting, but he saw you sigh: Did that old cow and horse tell you that if you want to kill me, you must first awaken the spirits of all living beings and wait until they have a breakthrough? ]

[When you said this short sentence, Zulong was stunned: How did you know? ]

[I was the one who instigated that, how could I not know...]

[You coughed, and seeing Zulong was surprised at how you knew so much, you deliberately skipped this unimportant topic and said mysteriously: This is not important. What is important is that once you really start to awaken your spirits according to the covenant, Zuqilin's plan will be fulfilled! ]

[Your deception has completely stirred up the "string" in Zulong's heart that you created. Once the seed of doubt is planted, it is difficult to eradicate it...]

[After a struggle between heaven and man, Zulong finally gritted his teeth and put you into the Crystal Palace.]

【“Fart if you want to!”】

[Zulong said coldly.]

[You finally became serious: Daoist friend, attaining enlightenment is of utmost importance. There is only one person who can attain enlightenment in the world. Do you really think that cunning and treacherous ox and horse will let you go?]

[Once it becomes a Tao, under new and old hatreds, the lives of fellow Taoists will certainly be in danger! ]

[Just think of it as a way to achieve enlightenment, okay? Use backstab on the old cow and horse! ]

……

(End of this chapter)