When Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu arrived at Uncle Ming's house with this news from the dark world, the small living room was already full of people.
In addition to Liu Banxian and Ren Qi, Lan Po, Cai Hua Xiong, Lin Hu, Taoist A Fa, and even Chun Dai are here.
"There are so many people, how about we cook on the side of the stove?"
Yin Xiu didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at this time.
"Want a side stove?"
Uncle Ming snorted coldly, not even thinking about joking anymore.
"Dabian Lu, look who's coming?"
As a chuckle came from the other side, Yin Xiu discovered that Taoist Priest Qingyun was also sitting here, but was blocked by Lin Hu's figure.
"Taoist Priest Qingyun."
Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu saluted him as juniors.
Taoist Priest Qingyun returned the greetings one by one. However, he responded to Yin Xiu as a senior, but to Ma Xiaoyu as a junior, he respectfully said: "Master Ma."
Seeing Taoist Priest Qingyun's actions, Ma Xiaoyu understood immediately. She blinked at Yin Xiu and said, "It seems it is none of my business. Taoist Priest Qingyun is here to find you."
Yin Xiu smiled bitterly, "I know."
Taoist priest Qingyun stood up straight, puffed out his chest, and held the talisman representing the white star of Nangong, the great master of Maoshan, in his hand, just like last time.
Could it be that like last time, Nangong Baixing was going to summon him again?
While he was thinking this, Taoist Master Qingyun said seriously: "Yin Xiu, the Heavenly Master has asked you to duel on the fifteenth day of next month at the top of Mount Taiping."
"Duel?"
Yin Xiu was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment. He turned to Uncle Ming from the corner of his eye. Uncle Ming also had a gloomy face, obviously knowing about this.
"Yes, it's a duel."
"Why me?" Yin Xiu asked.
Taoist Priest Qingyun made sure that Yin Xiu could understand clearly and not misinterpret the meaning. This was his obligation as a messenger.
So he explained: "The Heavenly Master is executing the request from the Immortal Capital."
"It turns out someone is coming from Xiandu."
Uncle Ming and Po Lan sighed at the same time.
"Where is the Immortal Capital?" Even Ma Xiaoyu didn't know.
"It's not surprising that you don't know, because the immortals have been isolated from the outside world for decades. Even in the past, they rarely came out of the mountains."
Lan Po wiped her face and said, "In the past, after the heavenly masters from Maoshan passed their positions on to their heirs, they would go to the immortal capital to die in old age. It was the blessed land of the Qi Refiners, and mortals could not even find its location. .”
"It turns out to be a fairy mountain." Yin Xiu half understood.
"It's not a fairy mountain."
Uncle Ming shook his head, "Penglai and Kunlun are illusory and only exist in legends. However, the Immortal Capital does exist, but people who don't have the opportunity can't enter."
"Why did they ask the Heavenly Master to come and fight me?" Yin Xiu only cared about this.
Taoist Priest Qingyun glanced at him, "Because you threaten the foundation of Xiandu, Xiandu does not want anyone to gather all the Dragon Emperor's sons and interrupt their path to immortality."
"That's it."
Yin Xiu understood, "Then there is nothing to talk about. Becoming an immortal is an illusion. It is impossible for me to give up collecting the Dragon Emperor's sons."
"The Heavenly Master knows that you will not give up, so this is just a notice."
After a pause, Taoist Master Qingyun decided to fulfill his duty as a messenger, and then said: "The Heavenly Master does not object to your actions, nor does he think you are wrong."
"In that case, why does he have to duel with Yin Xiu."
Uncle Ming frowned, "You know, the identities of the two are not equal. Even if you want to clean up the house, you only need to inform me. There is no need to take action personally."
"Because of the Celestial Master's Scepter, the people from Xiandu brought the Celestial Master's Scepter."
Taoist Master Qingyun also seemed to be slightly dissatisfied, "The Heavenly Master's Scepter gives orders in all directions, and no Taoist school in the world dares to disobey."
"So that's it."
Lan Po clicked her tongue, "Maoshan Taoist priests are all very rigid, especially Nangong Baixing's stinky old Taoist. Others won't respect the Heavenly Master's Scepter, but he will definitely do it, because this old guy is like a People from thousands of years ago couldn’t adapt at all.”
Taoist Priest Qingyun glanced sideways, "Lan Po, I'm still here. In this case, can you wait until I leave?"
"Sorry, sorry."
Lan Po clasped her hands together and said, "It's true that I have done something bad, Bodhisattva, please forgive me."
Uncle Ming also took the cigarette out of his mouth, "Lan Po, you can just say this in private. If you say it in front of everyone, even I can't pretend that I didn't hear it."
"But this is indeed the case, uncle." Afa whispered.
"Huh?"
Several people looked at him together.
Ah Fa simply leaned on the table and pretended to sleep.
"Okay."
Taoist Priest Qingyun put away the talisman and said, "My words have arrived."
He glanced at Yin Xiu and said, "On the 15th, please go to the top of Mount Taiping. The Heavenly Master will be waiting for you there. Goodbye."
Everyone stood up to bid farewell to Taoist Priest Qingyun.
After he left, Uncle Ming lit another cigarette and frowned.
"Now even the great uncle is about to take action. You must know that he used to fight against all the invincible opponents in the world. After he got old, he even practiced his lightning skills to a near-godlike state. If he really goes all out, I'm afraid even the immortals will be able to do it. Cut off by him.”
Yin Xiu knew that it was not "I'm afraid". If Nangong Baixing was willing, it might not be that difficult for him to hack an immortal to death.
After all, even if he entered the synesthesia realm now, he would never have the guts to fight Nangong Baixing.
However, Ren Qi knew nothing about Nangong Baixing.
He didn't bring his sword with him today, nor did he sit on a chair. He just stood aside, folding his hands and said coldly: "How about I go and persuade him?"
"You?"
Uncle Ming and Afa looked at this weird swordsman at the same time. Although he had a murderous look on his face, their brothers were not afraid.
"I advise you not to go, because the great uncle is not a very hospitable person. He may not be willing to entertain you when you go there."
"It's not certain who entertains whom."
Even though he knew that he was the great master of Maoshan, he still saw that Yin Xiu was so afraid of him.
However, Ren Qi believes that a Taoist priest is a Taoist priest. No matter how high his realm is, his martial arts cannot be compared with that of a swordsman, because the realm of a swordsman is obtained by killing people, while monks and Taoist priests only need to recite sutras.
"Don't touch him."
Yin Xiu stopped Ren Qi and said, "Don't make the matter a big deal before I say anything."
"But you can't speak, can you? Who would ask others to deal with their master?"
Ren Qi snorted and turned his head.
Uncle Ming ignored him, just approached Yin Xiu and said to him: "Why don't you use the Heavenly Master's Order Sword?"
"The Heavenly Master's Order Sword?"
"That's right."
Uncle Ming returned to his room, took out a wooden box from inside, and looked at Chun Dai again.
"Hey, detective, don't tell anyone about what you saw or heard here today." "Who do you think I am?"
Seeing that he was not regarded as one of his own, Haruyo sighed, "If I didn't want to come to help, I wouldn't be here. Since I'm here to help, of course I can't help."
"It's enough to have this heart. Even if you can't help, I won't say anything about you."
Uncle Ming placed the box on the table and opened it gently. In the wooden box, lying on the soft silk, was a black dagger.
This was what Cai Huaxiong's father, Li Chonghu, had stolen from Qin Tian Prison. It was the identity certificate of the Imperial Master, which could command the Heavenly Master's sword of Xuanmen in the world.
Before leaving Hong Kong Island, Yin Xiu stored the Heavenly Master's Order Sword with Uncle Ming.
"The Heavenly Master's Order Sword..."
Uncle Ming stared at the sword and did not dare to touch it with his hands. He just looked at it with his eyes, as if talking to an old friend.
Nahanao even came closer, "Did my father die because of this thing back then?"
"What is this thing and that thing?"
Afa glared at him, "This is the Heavenly Master's Order Sword, something that cannot be exchanged for with any amount of gold and jewelry."
"Anyway is fine."
Caihuaxiong spread his hands, "What is the use of the Heavenly Master's sword?"
"Of course it's the same as the Heavenly Master's Scepter."
Lan Po had already guessed what Uncle Ming meant.
"You want to ask Yin Xiu to use the Heavenly Master's Order Sword to order Nangong Baixing to give up the duel."
"Absolutely."
Uncle Ming nodded, "As the Celestial Master of Maoshan, Uncle Ming will respect the Celestial Master's Scepter from the Immortal Capital, and naturally he will also respect this Celestial Master's Sword, which is unparalleled in the world."
"There is only one chance, only one chance to make the master uncle obey." Afa reminded.
"Once is enough."
Uncle Ming looked at Yin Xiu, "It can be used now. You can use the Heavenly Master's Order Sword to ask the great uncle to cancel this duel."
"Fortunately, you have the habit of collecting treasures."
Liu Banxian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, "Otherwise, the total number of people in our room wouldn't be enough for that Maoshan Heavenly Master to fight."
The room suddenly felt relaxed.
However, Ma Xiaoyu did not feel happy or relaxed sitting next to Yin Xiu. She kept staring at Yin Xiu, as if waiting for his thoughts.
Vaguely, she felt that Yin Xiu probably wouldn't want to use the Heavenly Master's Order Sword. As for the reason, only he himself knew.
Sure enough, he smiled and said: "I don't know how to use the Heavenly Master's Order Sword. Uncle Ming, please put it away first."
"Why?"
The first person to ask was Haruyo, who was very anxious.
"Obviously there is no need to fight, and I couldn't beat him in the first place. If you take the Heavenly Master's Order Sword and say a few nice words to him, the matter will be over. Why not?
No matter what, it's better than everyone fighting against each other, and you can't beat him at all, right? ”
"I just feel that I can't beat him. I haven't really been defeated by him." Yin Xiu didn't care.
"This is no time for joking."
Uncle Ming said seriously: "Uncle, if you don't resist, you won't even have a chance to escape. Why don't you use it? Do you think you are that lucky?"
"I don't think so either."
Yin Xiu still smiled, "However, I still don't plan to use the Heavenly Master's Order Sword. The time has not come yet."
"So what is a good time?"
Uncle Ming asked him back, obviously he couldn't understand Yin Xiu's thoughts.
"Of course there is no need to use it to escape or beg for mercy."
Yin Xiu put away her smile at this time and became very serious.
He glanced at Ma Xiaoyu. Ma Xiaoyu was not as confused as others. She was very calm, as if she would support and understand any answer Yin Xiu gave.
In this way, Yin Xiu felt more at ease.
"Although when I encounter such a being, I can only escape. Even the idea of confronting him head-on is too stupid.
However, I was asked to sacrifice the Celestial Master's command sword just to ask the Celestial Master not to kill me but to let me go. This is something I absolutely cannot do.
Even though this seems more decent and advanced than kneeling down to beg for mercy, in my opinion, it is not manly enough.
You say that I don't know how high the sky is and that I want to save face. I sacrificed the Heavenly Master's Order Sword just to ask others to spare my life. I can't do this kind of thing. I would rather be killed by him. ”
Uncle Ming didn't know what to say, so he just lit a cigarette and put his hand on his forehead.
After a pause, he asked Afa: "What do you think?"
"Stupid."
Ah Fa sighed, "But it's so romantic and admirable."
Liu Banxian also nodded and said: "We usually run like rabbits with tails curled up, not turtles with shrinking heads. Brother Yin, I support you."
"What's the use of just verbal support?"
At this time, Ren Qi somehow had his displeasure written on his face and walked out on his own.
He didn't ask why Ren Qi left, because the swordsman had always been such a weird person. He could leave whenever he wanted and stay whenever he wanted. He never asked others, and others would not ask him.
Yin Xiu looked at Ma Xiaoyu and grinned: "It seems I have to go to Malaysia to hide from the limelight for a while."
"This is harboring an imperial prisoner. How long do you plan to hide?" Ma Xiaoyu smiled.
"Even if I hide for the rest of my life, there's nothing wrong with me."
"A lifetime?"
Ma Xiaoyu's cheeks were easily broken by two pear dimples, "I may not be able to keep you for that long."
Liu Banxian was listening, but he nodded repeatedly and praised: "This is a good idea. Nangong Baixing is already old and won't be able to bounce around for a few more years. You can hide in Malaysia for a few years and you don't have to wait until the child knows how to fight." Soy sauce, Nangong Baixing might have already burped, who will then..."
Uncle Ming punched Liu Banxian in the chest so hard that he coughed.
"I'm going to attack you! He's not dead even if you die, Dakou Liu!
Who do you think your uncle is? All the legends of his generation have long been in coffins, but he is still fine, neither smoking nor drinking. I am afraid that none of us will survive him. ”
As he spoke, he glared at Yin Xiu again.
"Baizai, anyway, now that your wings are strong, you can do whatever you want in this world. Now that you have figured out a way, I won't care about you.
Anyway, remember, if anything happens, don't shoulder it alone. If it's a big deal, your master and I can ask Grandmaster to come out and save me. What's the big deal?
It's just like going down to sell salted duck eggs. Your master and I are not intimidated by others. ”
Ah Fa listened silently and just kept giving thumbs up.
Haruyo stretched his body and saw that everyone's discussion had come to an end, so he asked: "There is nothing to do now, should I go back first?"
"Go back?"
Uncle Ming glanced at him and said, "It's not over yet!"
"Is there anything else?"
"Pack up your things and make some fire by the stove!"
Uncle Ming began to greet everyone, "Remember to use serving chopsticks." (End of Chapter)