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Chapter 479: Old Six Awakens, The Arrival of the Ninth Master (Part 1)
Chapter 479: Old Six Awakens, The Arrival of the Ninth Master (Part 1)
The voice was graceful, yet it carried a sense of weight. It was evident that the speaker was extremely weak, but their words were clear.
The three men were startled and turned to look.
Lying on the ground was Fang Lao Liu, who had just been like a lifeless corpse moments ago. To their surprise, he had already opened his eyes, and his distinct black and white eyes stared coldly at Xue Fuxiao, "Who did you say is the demon head of the Only Righteous Sect?"
Xue Fuxiao was stunned for a moment, but quickly came up with an idea. He pointed at Feng Yun Qi and said, "Old Six, look at this old man. Doesn't he look like the demon head of the Only Righteous Sect?"
Feng Yun Qi burst into a tirade, "I'm not a demon, you old bastard!"
Now that Old Six was awake, how could he still tolerate such insults?
Xue Fuxiao was indignant, "You called me 'grandpa' when my brother was unconscious, and now that he's awake, you want me to scram? You're being too obvious about this bridge-burning, aren't you?"
Feng Yun Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Scram. I'm going to celebrate with Yu Tian Qi over some drinks."
Xue Fuxiao, furious, exclaimed, "Am I not even allowed to have a drink?"
Xue Fuxiao, of course, had the qualification to drink.
Feng Yun Qi was just saying this; he had already taken out the prepared wine and dishes from his spatial ring and set up a table.
Right beside the lying Fang Lao Liu.
Fang Lao Liu smelled the aroma of the wine and meat, feeling indignant.
In a weak rage, he shouted, "Do you have any shame?"
Feng Yun Qi laughed, "You've just awakened, and you can have some porridge. I've prepared it for you."
He brought out a bowl of porridge made with heavenly treasures.
The three men helped Fang Lao Liu sit up, placing something behind him for support.
Then they asked, "Can you move your hand?"
Fang Lao Liu honestly replied, "Yes, I can."
"Good."
Xue Fuxiao brought over a table and placed it in front of Fang Lao Liu's chest.
He put the bowl of porridge on the table and gave him a spoon.
"Eat by yourself. Don't hold us back from our drinks."
"If you really want to feel involved, you can raise your spoon when we toast."
Fang Lao Liu gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with anger as he looked at Xue Fuxiao, "Thank you, you've really thought this through!"
"You're welcome."
Xue Fuxiao patted Fang Lao Liu's shoulder and said, "We've got plenty of time ahead of us. You'll have plenty of opportunities to thank me."
"I will definitely thank you. I'll chase after you every day to express my gratitude!" Fang Lao Liu said through gritted teeth.
Xue Fuxiao laughed, but as he was about to speak, he paused, staring at Fang Lao Liu's face in surprise.
Why... did this face seem so familiar? He couldn't help but ask, "Old Six, do you have a son? How old is he?"
Fang Lao Liu was baffled, "What do you mean?"
"Just asking."
"No."
Fang Lao Liu was depressed. I've been unconscious for so many years, and you ask me if I have a son...
Feng Yun Qi laughed from the side, "Old Six is a single dog, without even a wife, let alone a son!"
Xue Fuxiao laughed, suddenly feeling a bit oversensitive.
He said, "I was just asking. I didn't expect the question about a son to hit the head of a single dog. This is a bit awkward."
Fang Lao Liu rolled his eyes, "Are you not the Heart-Severing Sword? Are you the Snow-Condensing Sword?"
Xue Fuxiao was taken aback.
Then, with a reluctant expression, he said, "I'm not angry with you, old man."
He sat back down and continued drinking.
Fang Lao Liu also began to move his right hand with difficulty to drink the porridge.
While the three men on one side were drinking heartily, Xue Fuxiao sat alone, silently drinking his porridge.
The scene was rather pathetic.
Fang Lao Liu sighed as he ate his porridge.
After the drinks.
Feng Yun Qi took out the refined pills and asked Xue Fuxiao and the others to take them back to Dongfang Sansan.
His intention was clear: You're no longer needed, so scram!
Xue Fuxiao was displeased, feeling that Feng Yun Qi was burning bridges.
You helped save this person, and now you're so eager to send them away? Although the person saved is one of our own, you've done Feng Yun Qi a favor. So, you should acknowledge this favor!
"I don't have time to waste with you," Feng Yun Qi said impatiently. "My brother just woke up, and I need to take care of him. What are you doing here? I have to attend to the patient and serve you drinks as well?"
"But you said he was one of us," Xue Fuxiao argued. "Since he's one of our own, we should stay a few more days. Give us some more pills, and I'll take more with me."
This guy was still thinking about Feng Yun Qi's collection from these years.
"But he's my brother first!" Feng Yun Qi insisted. "Even if he's one of your people, he's primarily my brother!"
On this point, Feng Yun Qi was very clear.
Clear Distinction Between Public and Private Affairs.
"Then give me some more pills." Chen Xue was determined to get what he wanted and made it clear that he wouldn't leave without some benefits.
"I'll give you two more bottles!"
"Too little, I want a hundred bottles!"
"Go to hell!"
Feng Yun Qi was dumbfounded.
A hundred bottles? Are you here to rob me blind?: "The most I can give you is ten bottles!"
"Deal!"
Chen Xue immediately agreed.
With such a quick agreement, Feng Yun Qi was once again left speechless. The price had been lowered even further.
With his mind solely focused on his recently awakened brother, he had once again fallen for Chen Xue's trick.
Feng Yun Qi didn't mind being tricked.
But it depended on who the target was.
In this lifetime, he had been cheated many times. What were a few pills? If it had been Dongfang Sansan who had cheated him, perhaps Feng Yun Qi could have laughed it off and felt pleased.
But to be cheated by Chen Xue? I'm so... What has happened to my intelligence? "Here, get out of here!"
"Where's Feng Guohai?"
"He left!"
"Um..."
"Scram!"
Feng Yun Qi rudely chased Chen Xue and his companion away.
Then, he poured himself half a pot of cold tea to calm his mind.
When he arrived at Fang Lao Liu's side, he smiled and said, "Old Six, you little brat, you've finally woken up. Eighteen years of unconsciousness, you're something else! It's good that you've woken up, really good."
Fang Lao Liu asked, "Did they leave?"
"Yes, they're gone."
Then, Fang Lao Liu sat up on his own.
"Are you feeling better?"
Feng Yun Qi, filled with joy and confusion, asked, "But just now, you were..."
"I'm better, but not as good as you think."
Fang Lao Liu sighed, "Now I can move a little, and within a few days, I'll be able to take action. In half a month, I'll have some combat strength, but to recover my peak strength, three years is a long time, but the six-month deadline is real."
"Then you..."
"I can't let them know too much. If they find out that I'm recovering quickly, they'll probably come to me with more tasks."
Fang Yun Zheng was very clear about this point, "And I still have many things to do."
Feng Yun Qi was stunned, "You just woke up, what's the rush? Brother, you've been isolated from the world for eighteen years."
Fang Lao Liu said, "That's exactly why I'm in a hurry! It's been eighteen years!"
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Feng Yun Qi snorted and said, "And that last piece of Tianji Jade that protects your vitality, how did it break back then? These matters... you haven't explained them yet."
"How can I explain when I was unconscious?"
Fang Lao Liu was indignant.
He sighed lightly and said, "Big Brother, I've been a useless person for three thousand years, half-dreaming and half-awake for three thousand years. Then, using my last resort, I traversed the mortal world, only to fall unconscious again for eighteen years, right?"
"Yes."
Feng Yun Qi sighed.
Back then, Fang Yun Zheng, in order to help Dongfang Sansan, soared into the sky alone, inserting ten pieces of Tianji Jade into the Thunder Electric Heaven Array. But it was also during that time that he was struck by heavenly thunder, his divine soul nearly shattered, and his physical body almost completely destroyed, falling from a height of ten thousand zhang.
At that moment, Feng Yun Qi's heart was filled with anguish as he watched his brother being struck by the relentless heavenly thunder.
He prepared to receive his brother.
He witnessed his brother soaring into the sky like a divine being, piercing through the Nine Heavens.
Then, he saw his brother falling from the sky, swaying like a withered leaf.
The ferocious heavenly thunder continued to strike his body as he fell.
The process had knocked Fang Yun Zheng from a height of ten thousand zhang to a hundred zhang before the heavenly thunder finally ceased its rampage.
During this time, Feng Yun Qi could only watch helplessly, unable to intervene.
Finally, when his brother landed, the once vibrant and vigorous brother had lost all signs of life, his entire body charred!
Feng Yun Qi's heart ached to the point of breaking as he used all his precious treasures to barely preserve his brother's life.
He quickly brought his brother back for recuperation, but every day, he was half-conscious and half-asleep, and this continued for three thousand years.
Because of this incident, Feng Yun Qi didn't visit Dongfang Sansan for three thousand years!
He resented Dongfang Sansan.
But deep down, he also understood that if it hadn't been for Fang Lao Liu's intervention back then, it would have been Chen Xue or one of the others from the Ningshuang Sword Sect.
In other words, this sacrifice was necessary.
Otherwise, with the confusion of the heavenly mechanism, they would never have survived against the Righteous Only Sect, who was at their peak back then!
No matter who took on this task, they were putting their lives on the line, sacrificing themselves to ensure a balanced power struggle on the continent for thousands of years to come.
Fang Yun Zheng stood up.
It was only right.
But it was truly tragic.
Who could accept that a hero who once ruled the world with his sword had lain like a corpse for three thousand years?
Back then, Fang Lao Liu was even more carefree than Rui Qianshan.
So, no matter how many times Dongfang Sansan sent people with heavenly treasures over the years, Feng Yun Qi never showed any interest.
It wasn't until he learned from the Heavenly Palace that the Yin-Yang World produced a divine medicine that could revive the dead, that Feng Yun Qi finally relaxed a little.
He began to accept the Guardians.
It wasn't until this opening of the Yin-Yang World that Feng Yun Qi obtained what he needed and truly let go of his grudge.
He allowed Chen Xue and the others to come and help.
From this perspective, as a leader, Feng Yun Qi was not up to par.
His sense of brotherhood surpassed his love for his country, and his feelings for his brother outweighed his concern for the world.
But as an older brother, he was one of the best in history.
He was exceptionally qualified.
"It's been three thousand years."
Feng Yun Qi's eyes turned red, and he sighed endlessly, "Three thousand years, you've been in a daze, unable to even speak a word... I've been here alone, drinking and playing chess by myself, guarding you all this time."
Fang Lao Liu fell silent for a moment before speaking, "What about Fifth Brother and Ninth Brother? I remember they were still around at the time."
"Dead."
Feng Yun Qi paused, then said, "They're all dead."
"How did they die?"
Fang Yun Zheng's eyes hardened.
"At the time, due to your illness, your divine soul couldn't be preserved. In that situation, it was likely to dissipate within a certain time... I went to the Only Righteous Sect to ask for the Divine Formless Jade or the Divine Crystal Spirit Heart, but Yan Nan refused. A fight broke out there, and both sides retreated."
"Ninth Brother was skilled in stealth, and he sneaked into the Only Righteous Sect to steal the Divine Crystal Spirit Heart. He managed to steal half of it and desperately escaped, only to be pursued by numerous high-level cultivators from the Only Righteous Sect. I and Fifth Brother were outside, providing support..."
"By the time Ninth Brother came out, he was already beyond help. Before he died, he gave me the Divine Crystal Spirit Heart, and Fifth Brother and I carried Ninth Brother to escape. The Only Righteous Sect pursued us relentlessly."
Feng Yun Qi spoke with bitterness, "Then Fifth Brother was consumed by the Five Spirit Toad... It turns out that Fifth Brother was from the Only Righteous Sect, and he fought with several Deputy Chief Sects, which was equivalent to betraying the sect..."
"Knowing that he was doomed, he let me escape and single-handedly blocked the pursuers. After that battle, the Five Spirit Toad consumed him, and his heart meridians were completely destroyed. He grew weaker and weaker, and in the end, he couldn't even self-destruct."
Feng Yun Qi's expression turned wooden as he said, "His entire body turned to powder and he died!"
"After his death, the Deputy Chief Sects of the Only Righteous Sect, including Yan Nan, stopped the pursuit. Moreover, they gave Fifth Brother a proper burial!"
Fang Yun Zheng's eyes suddenly turned red.
"Was Fifth Brother... from the Only Righteous Sect? Did he betray the sect for me?"
Fang Yun Zheng couldn't believe it and asked in a trembling voice,
"Ninth Brother also died for me?! Big Brother! How could this be?!"
Feng Yun Qi sighed softly and said, "At that time, I was leading you away, and I only heard Fifth Brother desperately roaring. He said he didn't betray the sect! He only wanted to save his brother! He didn't want to betray the sect! But he died because of betraying the sect! This Five Spirit Toad... Is it meant to turn us all into dogs?"
"You all were sworn brothers. If, in the future, you have to choose between your brothers and the Heaven Scorpion Deity, would you also be considered as betraying the sect? What kind of brotherhood do you all have? Our brotherhood is just as strong! Why would I be considered a traitor just because I took a Divine Crystal Spirit Heart for my brother?!"
"I'm as good as dead today! My heart meridians are gone! Look at me! Look at me!"
Feng Yun Qi closed his eyes and said woodenly, "After Fifth Brother said his final words, 'Look at me,' his entire body suddenly made a brittle sound, and it all turned to powder, becoming a pile of flesh that couldn't even be recognized..."
"The Deputy Chief Sects of the Only Righteous Sect seemed to have been moved by Fifth Brother's actions, and the matter was dropped. When Fifth Brother was buried, I went to pay my respects. They didn't stop me. But from then on, I never went back to the Only Righteous Sect!"
"And from that point, I never went to the Guardian Headquarters either."
Feng Yun Qi sighed softly, and Fang Yun Zheng's entire body trembled as tears fell.
He had only one feeling: When I woke up, all my brothers were dead!
They all died for me!
And one of them even betrayed the sect for me!
"Where is Ninth Brother buried?"
He asked in a heavy voice.
"Right here in this valley, on the Sun Watching Terrace, his favorite place," Feng Yun Qi's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"What about Fifth Brother?"
"In the Only Righteous Sect!"
"Why didn't you bring him back?"
"Fifth Brother said before he died that he didn't betray the sect, and he would never betray it."
Feng Yun Qi said with resignation, "So, I couldn't argue with him."
Fang Yun Zheng remained silent for a long time.
He said word by word, "Wait until I'm better, and I'll go to the Only Righteous Sect to pay my respects."
Feng Yun Qi fell silent.
After a long while, he said, "Sixth Brother, are you a Guardian?"
Fang Yun Zheng's gaze fell, and after a long moment, he said in a low voice, "Big Brother, did you guess it?"
Feng Yun Qi forced a bitter smile, "My brothers did it for Dongfang Sansan's plan. For the peace of the Guarding the Continent, even if it meant blocking the Sun Watching Terrace, I would've guessed it sooner or later. If I couldn't guess it, wouldn't I be a fool?"
"I never imagined that among my nine sworn brothers, there would be members of the Only Righteous Sect and even Guardians. It seems I'm truly not cut out for great deeds."
He sighed heavily, "Back then, I roamed the martial world with grand ambitions, even fantasizing about achieving something... Now that I think about it, it was all just a dream. There's not a shred of reality in it."
Fang Yun Zheng lowered his head and said with difficulty, "Big Brother, I'm sorry."
"There's no need to apologize."
Feng Yun Qi said, "Among brothers, we all did right by each other. Just like Fifth Brother, back then, even though you two fought all the time, was it really just a matter of pride?"
"But Fifth Brother still died for you. That's enough!"
Feng Yun Qi murmured, "You can say I'm unjust, unclear of good and evil, or that I'm foolish and useless. You can even say I'm heartless. But this is who I am."
"Regardless of whether you're from the Only Righteous Sect or Guardians, within the brotherhood, as long as we don't wrong each other... then you're my good brother!"
"Forever and always!"
Feng Yun Qi said, "This is who I am, who I was, and who I'll always be."
He stopped Fang Yun Zheng from speaking and said, "I understand your position, I know you're a Guardian, and I understand your mission. If Fifth Brother were still alive, he'd be in the Only Righteous Sect, and you're in the Guardians. In the future, if the two of you meet on the battlefield and kill each other, I wouldn't be surprised."
"But he's already dead. And he didn't wrong you. So I hope that you'll still recognize him as Fifth Brother! After all, he died for you!"
Fang Yun Zheng slowly nodded and said, "Fifth Brother, I recognize you."
But I don't acknowledge the others from the Only Righteous Sect!"
"I acknowledge Fifth Brother, but I don't acknowledge his identity in the Only Righteous Sect."
"That's enough."
Fang Yun Zheng struggled to stand up and said, "I'm going to pay my respects to Ninth Brother first!"
"Wait until your body is better..."
"No! I want to go now!"
Fang Yun Zheng spoke softly, "My brother, you're waiting for me. It's been three thousand years..."
"Okay, I'll support you."
A moment later.
Sun Watching Terrace.
It was a huge, intact stone that stretched out towards the east from the top of a mountain.
The wind howled.
In the wind, Fang Yun Zheng's body swayed unsteadily, almost unable to stand firm.
But he stubbornly refused Feng Yun Qi's support.
Struggling to stand.
Looking at the tombstone before him.
The grave of Ninth Brother Ji Kong Yun.
Fang Yun Zheng's eyes were filled with emotion as he softly called out, "Old Nine, Ninth Brother! Sixth Brother has come to see you."
Incense and candles were lit, and the smoke curled upwards.
Fang Yun Zheng stood before the grave for a long time.
His eyes seemed to penetrate the smoke, and the distance of ten thousand rivers and mountains.
They landed on a solitary grave at the headquarters of the Only Righteous Sect.
"...Fifth Brother!"
Past events flashed before his eyes, still vivid after three thousand years, as if the two of them were still by his side, one glaring at him with furrowed brows, and the other smiling and raising a cup to him.
(End of Chapter)
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