Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 164: When doing things, you should always keep something in reserve
Beside the cliff, Bai Yaoer looked at the old man in front of her, not knowing what he meant.
Master, when did she have a sect?
And it is even more impossible for her father to have it, because her father does not know any martial arts at all.
"What do you mean?" Without letting down his guard, Bai Yaoer raised his hand, grasped the hilt of his sword, and asked coldly.
As if he had anticipated her reaction, Jiang Shengming still had a gentle smile on his face as he spoke.
"The martial arts you used is the Nine Transformations Strategy?"
Bai Yaoer frowned even more tightly and pulled the sword out a little.
"How do you know?"
"That's right." Jiang Shengming's eyes flashed with a gleam, as if he was trying hard to suppress something, and continued with a calm smile.
"In this case, you are our leader."
After saying that, he bowed, half-knelt on the ground and spoke.
"The leader of the Eight Bitterness Sect, the Bitterness Hall, Jiang Shengming, respectfully welcomes the Sect Master back to the mountain."
Seeing the other party's actions, the doubt in Bai Yaoer's eyes became even more intense, but she still put away her sword, temporarily concealed the strange look in her eyes, and spoke out.
"Get up first and explain the situation to me first."
"Yes." Jiang Shengming responded respectfully, stood up and slowly explained the reason.
"Our Eight Bitter Sect was once the largest sect in the world, but due to the harm done by the wicked people in the martial arts world, we were condemned by thousands of people and accused of being a demon sect, and almost wiped out. Now we can only hide in this mountain and live in misery. The Nine-Turn Strategies that you practiced, Sect Master, is the technique that the old sect master practiced. With this technique, he once dominated the martial arts world without any rivals, but that year, in order to protect the sect, he fought against forty-two famous masters alone and died of exhaustion. The old sect master once said that he had hidden the technique in a forest in Dongjun, and whoever can practice the technique in the future will be the new sect master."
"Over the years, we have been looking for the successor of the old master, but there has been no news, so we were discouraged. Until one day, a disciple of the sect said that he saw you using the old master's swordsmanship. We were so happy that we immediately went down the mountain to look for you. We went to Chang'an and Qinghe County, but we always missed you and were extremely anxious . At this time, I happened to hear that you had arrived at Guijiang Mountain in Yun County. It was as if it was destined for you. This Guijiang Mountain is where we have been living in seclusion for these years and it is also the location of our mountain gate. I rushed over immediately and found you. Master, please follow me back to the mountain gate and take charge of the teaching order. We are willing to follow you until death."
After listening to Jiang Shengming's story, Bai Yaoer was half-believing and half-doubting.
She really didn't know much about the Eight Sufferings.
Although she was practicing He Lang's Nine Revolutions Strategy, her father had never told her about these past events in the martial arts world.
The reason is simple, because even her father thought that the Eight Sufferings Sect had been destroyed.
So after figuring out that the most suitable technique for Bai Yaoer was the Nine Transformations, Old Bai directly found the technique and gave it to Bai Yaoer. But in order to prevent Bai Yaoer from having any grudges, he never mentioned the history and origin of the technique.
But who would have known that in this place where Feng Shui and hundreds of energies converged, which he could not even calculate, there was actually a mountain gate of the Eight Bitterness Sect.
And the Eight Sufferings Gate has never been truly destroyed.
At the moment, in the Guijiang Mountains. Looking at Jiang Shengming, Bai Yaoer suddenly thought of a possibility and asked.
"Then do you know what I am doing here?"
"This..." Jiang Shengming hesitated for a moment and answered with his head down.
"Yes, I have boldly investigated the purpose of the Sect Master's visit. The Sect Master came here this time to find the Twisted Roots and Knotted Whiskers Grass, right?"
Bai Yaoer closed her eyes slightly, nodded and said, "Yes, do you know where the herb is now?"
Jiang Shengming seemed to think about it for a while, and finally preached.
"I know that there is only , and it is now at the mountain gate of our Eight Bitterness Sect."
Sure enough, a hint of understanding emerged in Bai Yaoer's eyes. No wonder she couldn't figure it out. It turned out that the feng shui of the mountain gate was blocking it.
"Then you might give it to me?"
Speaking bluntly, Bai Yaoer stared at Jiang Shengming intently.
She always felt that there was something odd about this person, so she never let down her guard.
"This." Jiang Shengming paused and said, "As the master of the sect, if a herb is useful, you can take it away at any time. But the herb is the most precious treasure of the sect after all. Before the master takes charge of the mountain gate, it is not convenient for me to give it directly to you."
There is nothing wrong with what he said, but Bai Yaoer always felt that the person in front of him had other intentions.
Maybe this is just an illusion, but it could also be true, so she is prepared to keep it in secret.
"This happened suddenly, and I can't accept it right away, but since I have received the grace of your old master, I will not ignore you. I need the root knot grass urgently, so I hope you can give it to me first. I will come back after I finish my worldly affairs and make all the preparations. Then, we can discuss the matter of the head of the sect again."
No matter what, she had to get the Pangenjiexu grass first. And whether she would be the head of the Eight Bitter Sect or not was up to her.
Humph, fully prepared, what does fully prepared mean? It's up to you to decide. You just want to steal the baby first.
Jiang Shengming sneered in his heart, naturally seeing through Bai Yaoer's plan.
But on the surface, he still spoke with gentleness and respect.
"Master, this matter is really not something I can decide. Before I take on the position of Master, I have to consider the members of the sect. I hope you will understand."
Obviously, Jiang Shengming had no intention of taking out the twisted roots and knotted beard grass before Bai Yaoer was willing to join the Demon Sect.
Hearing what he meant, Bai Yaoer frowned slightly and pondered for a long while. She really had no way to force this man to take out the things. After all, the skills she practiced were from someone else's old master. If she didn't consider the monk's face, she had to consider the Buddha's face.
However, she really couldn't be sure whether the visitor was genuine or good.
After thinking for a while, Bai Yaoer looked at Jiang Shengming and said.
"Why don't you take me to your mountain gate first?"
After all, she has to see the thing first.
"So that's it." Jiang Shengming's expression relaxed, he smiled kindly, and said with a half-bowed body.
"Of course no problem, please follow me, Sect Master."
As he spoke, he spread out his hands and pointed towards the bottom of the cliff.
Deep within this layer of clouds was their mountain gate. For a long time, they had been hiding in this valley, secluded from the world. Now, they finally didn't have to hide anymore.
