Chapter 1580 A Group of Weirdos (2)
Fragrant Valley.
Lu Zhou easily led everyone into the Fragrant Valley. When they arrived at the ancient buildings, he discovered they had long been dilapidated. Only a few of the buildings were still in good condition.
“Chen Fu,” Lu Zhou called out. He had used the power of speech when he spoke. With this, his voice resonated in the entire Fragrant Valley.
As expected, many figures flew out of the depths of Fragrant Valley.
A few cultivators flew over as well.
The first person to appear was the leader of the Qin Yuan hive, the ancient Saint slayers, from 100 years ago.
The Qin Yuan recognized Lu Zhou at a glance and said excitedly, “Unholy… Pavilion Master Lu?!”
“Qin Yuan?”
The Qin Yuan landed before she said, “You’re finally back, Pavilion Master Lu! The Qin Yuan hive welcomes your return!”
With that, all the bee-like fierce beasts behind her changed into their human forms before they landed on the ground and said in unison, “Welcome back, Pavilion Master Lu!”
Meanwhile, the human cultivators were still stunned.
Lu Zhou turned and asked, “Hua Yin, how’s your master?”
With this, Hua Yin finally recovered his senses. At the mention of Chen Fu, his eyes reddened, and he was overcome with grief. “My master… that old man…”
Hua Yin did not finish his words.
Lu Zhou frowned.
The Qin Yuan explained, “In order to prolong his life, Chen Fu had no choice but to destroy his cultivation and become an ordinary old man. In exchange, he gained 35 years of life. He passed away 65 years ago.”
Everyone fell silent upon hearing these words.
Chen Fu was once a figure who stood at the peak in the twin lotus domains. He held the world in his hand, and his reputation and status were unrivaled. He stood his ground against the Great Void despite everything. No matter what the Great Void did, his name would be forever immortalized in Great Han.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Zho finally said, “Lead the way.”
Hua Yin made an inviting gesture and led Lu Zhou and the others into the forest. Before long, they arrived in front of a grave.
The grave was not big, but it was well kept. The tombstone was engraved with densely-packed words. It contained the story of Chen Fu’s life, his achievements, and his honors. The larger words read: The Grave of Our Master, Chen Fu.
Lu Zhou looked at the tombstone silently for a long time.
No one knew what Lu Zhou was thinking. His expression was calm.
Since Lu Zhou did not speak, Hua Yin and the others did not speak either.
After about 15 minutes, Lu Zhou sighed. “The resurrection method… didn’t work in the end.”
Hua Yin said, “Pavilion Master Lu, there’s no need to blame yourself. Master said that the 35 years he gained were the most fulfilling time for him.”
Lu Zhou glanced at Hua Yin. In the end, Chen Fu’s death had something to do with his disciples as well. Finally, he asked, “Are you going to continue staying in Fragrant Valley?”
Hua Yin replied, “We plan to leave after the imbalance ends and start a new life.”
“That’s good. If you need anything, just say the word,” Lu Zhou said with a nod.
“Thank you, Pavilion Master Lu.”
These words were enough. At the very least, the Autumn Dew Mountain had someone to rely on.
Back in the ancient building.
Lu Zhou brought out the Qin Yuan’s heart from the Vast Sky Bag and handed it back to the Qin Yuan.
The Qin Yuan, who had regained its life heart, was naturally delighted.
At this time, all the members of the Evil Sky Pavilion, except for the disciples, had returned. Lu Zhou said, “Guardian Meng, contact Old Fourth.”
Meng Changdong nodded. “Understood.”
Meng Changdong unfurled a formation sheet on the ground. He could barely contain his excitement when he thought about how he was going to tell Mingshi Yin that Lu Zhou was alive. He wanted to surprise Mingshi Yin.
After igniting the talisman, a projection appeared.
At this time, Mingshi Yin held a blade of grass between his lips as he leaned against a tree trunk, looking half asleep.
Meng Changdong called out, “Mr. Fourth.”
“Who is it? Don’t bother me!” Mingshi Yin turned away before he waved his hand, causing the projection to disappear.
Meng Changdong scratched his head awkwardly.
“Wicked disciple,” Lu Zhou said reproachfully. Then, he said to Meng Changdong, “Again.”
“Yes.”
After Meng Changdong lit up another talisman, Mingshi Yin appeared again before everyone’s eyes. His back was facing everyone.
This time, Meng Changdong had learned his lesson so he went straight to the point and said, “Mr. Fourth, why aren’t you paying respect to the Pavilion Master?”
Meng Changdong had completely given up on the idea of surprising Mingshi Yin.
Mingshi Yin did not move. His back was still facing everyone.
Meng Changdong raised his voice slightly as he said again, “Mr. Fourth, why aren’t you paying respect to the Pavilion Master?”
Mingshi Yin still did not move.
Everyone looked at each other helplessly.
Finally, Lu Zhou frowned and said with a hint of anger, “What do you think you’re doing?”
With just these few words, one could see Mingshi Yin’s body trembling slightly. Even then, he did not turn around.
Everyone found this puzzling. They knew Mingshi Yin was most afraid of his master so why was he not turning around?
Just as Meng Changdong was about to speak again, Mingshi Yin moved. He slowly turned around. Then, with a puzzled expression, he said, “Who are you?! Stop harassing me!”
‘It’s over! It’s over! Mr. Fourth must have lost his mind!
Mingshi Yin’s eyes swept past everyone and paused for a less than second on Lu Zhou before he said, “A group of… weirdos!”
Whoosh!
The projection disappeared again.
“???”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Crash!
Lu Zhou suddenly rose to his feet. “This wicked disciple!”
“Pavilion Master Lu, please calm down!” Meng Changdong fell to his knees and said, “Perhaps, Mr. Fourth was tired and didn’t recognize you.”
However, after saying that, even Meng Changdong felt his excuse was too flimsy. Hence, he added, “Perhaps, he’s being watched by an expert from the Great Void, and he was just acting earlier. That’s right; that must be the case! Pavilion Master Lu, please calm down. We all know what kind of person Mr. Fourth is. He’s definitely not someone who would betray his master!”
Lu Zhou thought Meng Changdong had a point. Although his fourth disciple was cunning, he had always been dependable and would not easily betray the sect. Was his fourth disciple’s behavior really because of the Great Void?
Although Lu Zhou had never been to the Great Void, based on what he had seen from the Unholy One’s memory crystal, he knew the ten halls of the Great Void were very complicated.
No one dared to speak when they saw Lu Zhou was lost in his thoughts.
After a long time, Qin Naihe said, “I think Guardian Meng has a point. Experts are as many as clouds in the Great Void. Mr. Fourth has the Great Void Seed so there must be people keeping an eye on him.”
Lu Zhou asked, “Have you contacted Old Fourth before this?”
Meng Changdong shook his head. “No.”
Suddenly, Pan Litian said, “I think Mr. Fourth isn’t in the Great Void.”
“Oh?”
Pan Litian continued to say, “I only know the little girl is in the Great Void. I watched the divine emperor and the new commander of the Tu Wei Hall bring her away…”
Pan Zhong nodded as he chimed in, “I heard that Mister First and Mister Second have been taken by the Azure Emperor.”
With this, everyone began to share information they knew.
“Mr. Third and Mr. Fourth have been taken by the Scarlet Emperor.”
“The White Emperor has Miss Fifth and Miss Sixth!”
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