kingnovel Chapter 642: Mu Mansion, Longevity Fruit, Xiao Chengfeng
Chapter 642: Mu Mansion, Longevity Fruit, Xiao Chengfeng
"Why are you crying?" Li Changxiao knew all this at that time, so he asked curiously. Zhao Qingming was crying for Li Changxiao, but he didn't understand what he meant. She felt distressed and secretly angry. She thought, "You are still cheerful and heartless, but I am sad for you. But if you are really so careless, it would be a good thing. But you are not." She wiped away her tears, "Don't worry about it."
Li Changxiao was puzzled. He was handsome, so it was inevitable that he had many beauties. Not only him, but also the young masters of noble families in the mortal world had countless beauties around them. But the women had different personalities, some were straightforward and honest, while others were generous and enthusiastic. If you asked Li Changxiao to understand dreams, it would be easy for him, but if you asked him to figure out women's minds, he would...
He could guess a few things, but only a few. At this moment, even if you asked him to rack his brains, he would not be able to figure out that the reason why Zhao Daxian was angry was because he cared about him and felt sorry for him, so he was angry with him.
Fortunately, Zhao Qing was not a petty person. He wiped away his tears and took the initiative to talk about business. "I found a clue in the document room."
At this time, the fish soup they were holding had already been finished. Staying in the snow would only catch a cold and would not be of any benefit. Although he was curious about Zhao Qing's inexplicable anger just now, Li Changxiao did not ask about it.
Li Changxiao pulled Zhao Qing back to the palace and shook off the snow on his body. The snow here was condensed by the cold air. If it stuck to his body, it would do him no good, especially for Zhao Qing. Li Changxiao saw that Zhao Qing did not shake it off completely, so he subconsciously reached out and patted it. Zhao Qing did not think it was inappropriate, and continued the previous topic, saying, "I found that Grandmaster Mu has a disciple named Xiao Chengfeng, who has a similar name to the Grandmaster of the Xiao family."
Li Changxiao: "Oh? How did you find out?" Li Changxiao also had other discoveries, but Zhao Qing's inference about the history of the Mu Mansion was obviously more accurate, so he decided to listen to Zhao Qing's inference.
Zhao Qing lightly tied her hair and raised her head and said, "There are indeed clues. The name 'Xiao Chengfeng' is rarely recorded in the files, and it is not clearly stated that he is the disciple of Patriarch Mu. But when I read the classics, I was surprised to find that the Mu family's restriction on 'master' was not in place from the beginning."
"It was gradually applied after a certain time point, so I guessed that something must have happened at that time point. After investigating one by one, I found out that a disciple named Xiao Chengfeng defected from the Mu Mansion."
Zhao Qing put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in front of Li Changxiao, recounting his speculations one by one, saying: "I think that Patriarch Mu defected from Dao Sect, and his own disciples defected from him. The combination of these two things made him unable to trust others, so he regarded 'Master' as a bond."
Li Chang laughed and said, "So, after Xiao Chengfeng left, he founded the Red Domain Xiao Family and made quite a name for himself?" Zhao Qing nodded heavily, "It's probably true. Although there is no evidence, you have to know..."
Li Changxiao cast a curious look. Zhao Qing smiled leisurely and said, "My intuition is very accurate." Li Changxiao laughed. He was convinced by this reason. In addition, he felt that Zhao Qing's nature was more lively and agile than he expected, and he also had a bit of playfulness.
Zhao Qing laughed again and said, "I don't like to use tricks, but I'm actually very cunning. That Mu Shu has been competing with me secretly, thinking that I don't know. I'm just too lazy to pay attention to her."
Li Changxiao actually felt that Zhao Qing had nothing to do with cunning, and he didn't know when she had to label herself as such. But what was certain was that Zhao Qing was actually a smart person, but mostly straightforward.
Zhao Qing suddenly stopped smiling, his brows became more serious, and he said, "Do you think the Xiao clan's use of medicine has anything to do with the Mu Mansion?"
The two walked side by side and explored the palace. In order to protect Zhao Qing's safety, Li Changxiao handed the Qingping Sword to her. Li Changxiao pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid there is a connection."
Li Chang smiled and said, "I also gained something in the document room. Ancestor Mu is a disciple of Zhang Kuiyi, the leader of the Dao Sect, and his name is Su Qianqiu. Even if he steals the Dao, his cultivation level is only at the level of Fusion. Moreover, his Daos are mixed, far inferior to the normal Fusion. His lifespan is definitely far less than that of an ordinary Fusion master."
This was just Li Changxiao's speculation, but he was always sensitive about life span, so it must be close to the truth. "Grandmaster Mu is even older than Li Xundao and other Mahayana masters. With his cultivation, his life span must be insufficient. There are records in the case room that the Mu family had been looking for something to prolong life a long time ago."
"And the Xiao clan has indeed confirmed that using them as medicine can increase lifespan. Even though the effect is not very good, it is significant enough."
Zhao Qing nodded and said, "I have entered the fusion state before. Although I did not meet Elder Mu at that time, I had a vague feeling in my heart. I thought... if we fought head-on, he might not be able to beat me. At that time, I thought it was because of the breakthrough, and my cultivation level increased greatly, which gave me delusions, so I forced myself to dispel them."
Zhao Qing's words indirectly confirmed Li Changxiao's inference that Patriarch Mu was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Perhaps in ancient times, he was still the strongest man in the area. But in the heyday of the great heroes, although he could still dominate the area, he was definitely not as mysterious and powerful as the rumors said, and could even be on par with Li Xundao.
Li Chang smiled and said, "So, I guess the problem comes from the technique. Not only does Mu Patriarch want to steal the way, he also wants to steal lives. Anyone who practices the Mu Mansion's technique can become his nutrients. It's like a longevity fruit he planted, allowing them to grow wildly and he can pick them all."
"The Xiao family has this characteristic, so once discovered, it can be used as an elixir of life."
Zhao Qing said, "Why didn't they pick them earlier?" Li Changxiao guessed, "Maybe the 'longevity fruit' grew too fast and too vigorously, and he, the fruit farmer, was helpless."
Zhao Qing felt a chill, and he recalled the past and indeed found a lot of clues. Qin, Qi, Shu, and Hua, the three of them had met before, no matter if they were happy or not, but they were all still alive. Only Mu Hua's life and death was unknown. He entered the sect late, and his cultivation was the lowest. If the disciples of the Mu Mansion were all "immortal fruit", then Mu Hua's must be the most immature and the easiest to pick.
I'm afraid that something unexpected has happened to Mu Hua.
As the two were talking, Li Changxiao suddenly used his spiritual sense to sweep and found a dark road under the ground in front of him. He stomped his foot hard, and there was a loud bang. The ground in front of them collapsed inch by inch, revealing its true appearance.
If the speculation is true, and the real body of Mu Laozu is found, the Dao fruit can be found. Li Changxiao frowned, and felt that the depths of the dark passage faintly conveyed the mixed essence of various Daos.