Chapter 155 Qingqiu (XV)
On the isolated island, only three people were still standing.
The wind blew the flowers, and the petals dancing in the sky were just like Lu Ren’s chaotic mood at the moment.
Dong Jun let go of the Chaos Fragment in his hand. The Chaos Fragment seemed to be somewhat afraid of him. After being let go, it obediently shrank back into Lu Ren's hair and did not move.
Now, Li Boyang and Dong Jun stand together, forming an opposing force to Lu Ren.
Not to mention two against one, even if either of them was willing to come out and fight Lu Ren one-on-one, Lu Ren's chance of winning would be less than one in ten thousand.
Lu Ren was still digesting the conversation, and for a moment he was unable to react to what Dong Jun had just said.
He blinked his eyes, looked at Dong Jun who had taken off the white veil in front of him with a little confusion, and then asked in a daze: "What's going on?"
Although he asked the question, Lu Ren did not intend to get a reply from the two.
He looked at Li Boyang and confirmed: "So, you are a liar."
Li Boyang didn't say anything. He just stared at Lu Ren with a heavy look and said nothing.
Then Lu Ren turned to look at Dong Jun again: "And you are an accomplice? Why? You are Si Yuan's friend, why are you helping Buzhou Mountain Jie Si to steal things?"
In fact, when Dongjun and Li Boyang were discussing countermeasures in Mirror Flower Water Moon Palace, they had imagined what Lu Ren's reaction would be after he knew that he had been deceived. They thought that they would be greeted with strong negative emotions.
But they didn't expect Lu Ren to be so calm at this moment. He looked dazed and a little at a loss, like a lost animal, staring at the two of them with a pair of wet eyes.
This made these old foxes, who had lived for tens of thousands of years and whose hearts had long been hardened as stone, feel a little guilty for no reason.
Dong Jun sighed secretly in his heart, thinking that what he feared would come true. When Li Boyang told him his plan in the Mirror Flower Water Moon Palace, Dong Jun said to Li Boyang: "What if Lu Ren is a good boy? Wouldn't your method hurt others' feelings for nothing?"
Li Boyang said, "Where in the world can you find a fool who would give up the Ghost King Seal? First, you pretend that the Five Decays of Heaven and Man are approaching to shake his mind. I will use coercion and inducement to loosen his mind. Finally, let a corner of the Mountain and Sea Realm collapse to show that the situation is urgent. In a hurry, he will not have time to think carefully and will obediently hand over the Ghost King Seal."
Who knew that Li Boyang's plan failed so quickly. He just asked to use Lu Ren's Ghost King Seal to save Dong Jun, and Lu Ren agreed.
Their intentions are so pure that it seems that they are judging others by their own standards.
Dong Jun certainly knew that what they did was wrong, but——
"I am already at the end of my strength. Without the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Pill, the Mirror Flower Water Moon Technique will be broken. My death is not a pity. The Mountain and Sea Realm cannot be broken."
This was the condition put forward by Li Boyang. In order to protect the mountain and sea boundaries, Dongjun had no choice but to agree.
The world of mountains and seas is his oath, his heart of Tao, and something he will continue to carry even if he is covered in mud.
Dong Jun looked at Li Boyang and said, "You have already got the Ghost King Seal. Is our deal complete?"
Li Boyang nodded: "Of course, thank you Dongjun."
Dongjun nodded upon hearing this, indicating that he understood.
The peach petals are still falling down, fluttering down like snowflakes.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, carrying peach petals. The petals were mixed and intertwined, and at first they looked like a small tornado, and then they gathered thinner and thinner, becoming more like a sharp sword. In a flash, the sword took shape and stabbed straight at Li Boyang's vest with a force that could swallow mountains and rivers.
The edge was too strong to be a natural wind - it was the work of Dongjun.
Although Dongjun wanted to launch a sneak attack, Li Boyang reacted faster.
He quickly jumped away from where he was standing, as if he had eyes behind him, and successfully avoided the attack of the flower sword.
The petals fell to the ground, creating a deep pit on the chessboard-like ground. The inside of the pit was also uneven, as if it had been repeatedly hammered by countless small hammers. It looked quite powerful.
Li Boyang looked at Dongjun and smiled after landing: "If I had known you would do this, it would be easier to fight wits and courage with an old fox like you than to deceive a child."
Dongjun didn't waste any words with Li Boyang. In Dongjun's hands, countless reds were like countless sharp blades, covering the sky and the sun and attacking Li Boyang.
He and Li Boyang had teamed up to deceive Lu Ren, and it was a deal. He and Li Boyang had sworn an oath to the heavens, and they had no choice but to keep it.
No matter how good a child Lu Ren is, Dongjun must lie to him. Follow their agreement and send the Ghost King Seal to Li Boyang. However, now that the deal is done, Dongjun can naturally take the Ghost King Seal back according to his own wishes.
Li Boyang also reacted quickly.
He took out a sword from his sleeve, or to be more precise, from his own mustard seed space, a sword shining with silver-white light.
One sword breaks all laws.
The sword shadows were like thunder, instantly splitting the flying flowers in the sky, like Moses parting the sea, carving out a bloody path.
The flowers scattered, and the water outside the isolated island flooded up. The water was like a living tentacle, entwining Li Boyang's limbs.
Li Boyang's sword fell to the ground with a slight "clang" sound.
Even though the killing intent was certain to appear, Dong Jun's voice was still gentle: "Hand over the Ghost King Seal. The Mountain and Sea Realm is within my Mirror Flower Water Moon. You can't leave."
Li Boyang laughed after hearing this: "Oh? Lord Dongjun wants to keep me? Then you better be careful, although the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water are beautiful, they are fragile."
As he spoke, Li Boyang's sword that had fallen to the ground rose to the air by itself, and then a white light flashed, transforming into thousands of sword qi, as if they had entities. Those swords hung in the air, like raindrops that were about to fall. They pressed the sky down and made people look scared.
Two sword shadows came to Li Boyang's side and cut off the water chains wrapped around him. These water chains were the magic of Dongjun, which could easily imprison ancient monsters, but they were easily eliminated by a few sword energies.
This shows that the swords above Li Boyang’s head are genuine.
Dongjun frowned and looked at Li Boyang. He knew that once these swords fell, whether he lived or died was not the most critical issue. The most terrifying thing was that the entire mirror flower water moon might be shattered in an instant.
This is Taiqing's sword intent.
Until just now, Dong Jun was 100% sure that he could take back the Ghost King Seal. Because he was sure that there was a repulsive force between the realms, Tai Qing could not come to the Mountain and Sea Realm in person. Therefore, Li Boyang could only be a clone of Tai Qing. Since he was a clone, the spiritual power he could bear was limited, and it was even more impossible for him to withstand Tai Qing's sword intent.
But this rain of swords was like a huge despair hanging over Dong Jun's head , telling him: "One wrong move, and the whole game is ruined."
Li Boyang laughed arrogantly, it was the laugh of a man who held the power of life and death and could take whatever he wanted from others.
However, at this critical moment, Lu Ren spoke: "Li Boyang!" He shouted Li Boyang's name in a harsh voice, just as he had been doing all the way.
Li Boyang, who was originally planning to command the Taiqing sword intent to fall, subconsciously froze.
On the way to Qingqiu, Li Boyang was often insulted by Lu Ren. Now when he heard Lu Ren calling his full name, he subconsciously wondered if he was going to be scolded. It was hard to say whether the experiences during this period had formed muscle memory in him.
Li Boyang actually stopped. He turned around and looked at Lu Ren with an expression that said "Why are you interrupting me from showing off at this time?"
Dongjun was surprised because there was actually someone in this world who could stop Taiqing.
Suddenly, Dong Jun thought of Shen Huang. The woman in red once stood alone on the Endless Abyss, drawing her bow, and risking her life for the human world that she did not understand at all, hoping for a glimmer of hope. She was covered in blood, but she held on to her last breath and said to Dong Jun: "Even if I am gone, you must hold on. No matter how difficult or tiring it is, you must hold on. You and I are just unlucky this time. You must believe that as long as we live long enough, we can wait for a change and fight for our lives again."
Dong Jun looked at Lu Ren in front of him, and somehow he recalled the words of the Divine Phoenix. He couldn't help but ponder, "Could this human being in front of me be a variable for the Four Realms?"
Lu Ren said to Li Boyang, "Haven't you already got what you wanted? Now that you've proven that no one can stop you, why are you still showing off your sword skills here? Get out of here."
The Mountain and Sea Realm is Si Yuan’s hard work, and Lu Ren cannot let Li Boyang destroy this place.
Li Boyang actually put away his sword obediently. He stammered, as if he wanted to say something to Lu Ren, but in the end he said nothing. He just turned around and turned into a stream of light, and the Ghost King Seal flew away to an unknown place.
So the only ones left on the field were Lu Ren and Dong Jun, and two foxes that were drunk under the flower tree.
Dongjun spoke first, breaking the silence: "Today..."
Lu Ren interrupted him and said, "I will tell Si Yuan everything I saw here today. Whether to forgive you or not should be decided by Si Yuan. I don't know the hidden truth, and I am not a law enforcer, so I have no way to judge your behavior. I can only believe that the Foreign Household Registration Bureau will give you a fair ruling."
Lu Ren's eyes were clear and bright, and Dong Jun's figure was reflected in the depths of his pupils.
Dong Jun couldn't count how many times he was shocked by Lu Ren's words and deeds tonight. He was different from all the humans he knew. He was brave and upright, neither humble nor arrogant. Why this young man would embezzle the Ghost King Seal for his own selfish desires?
For the first time in ten thousand years, Dong Jun lowered his head, bowed to Lu Ren, and said sincerely: "Little Ming Jun, I'm sorry for lying to you."
Under the flower tree, Li Bei sobered up a little. He slowly opened his eyes and happened to see this scene.
Li Bei wondered if he was still dreaming. He pinched his cheek hard and found it hurt - this was not a dream, Dongjun really lowered his head and saluted the human.
Who is Dongjun? He is the benefactor of the Shanhai Realm, the master of the Jinghua Shuiyue Palace, and Libei's relative. How can he bow his head? He cannot bow his head.
Li Bei felt humiliated.
He was about to stand up and pay the price to the stupid human who made Dong Jun bow his head, but he didn't hear Dong Jun continue to say: "For so many years, I have consumed too much spiritual energy to support the art of mirror flowers and water moons. I can't go on. But I know in my heart that if I fall, how can the Mountain and Sea Realm survive? So I want to live, even if it is only for a moment longer. Even if I have to dirty my hands with these dirty means, I will not refuse. I only hope to linger for a while, until these children grow up and are strong enough to support the Mountain and Sea Realm. By then, even if I die, I will die without regrets."
Dongjun's gaze fell on Tushan Qiluo and Li Bei who was pretending to be asleep, and became gentle and affectionate.
Li Bei did not move. He pretended to turn over and turned his back to Dongjun to hide the expression on his face. Tears welled up in his eyes and flowed into the isolated island from the corners of his eyes, making a sound that no one could hear.
But the sound of the fall would circulate in Li Bei's brain for thousands of years.
On this day, Li Bei finally understood: when Qing Qiu was obsessed with internal fighting, it was Dong Jun who was carrying the burden for them. In order to protect the Mountain and Sea Realm, the noble and innocent Dong Jun did not hesitate to dirty his hands and even bow to lowly humans. Dong Jun was humiliated today, not because of Lu Ren, but because Qing Qiu was incompetent, and because he, Li Bei, was incompetent.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
This night, this tear, will mark the beginning of the awakening of the mountain and sea world.
