Seeing that I was silent, Xu Lin thought that he had subdued me. The complacency on his face grew, and he said in a persuasive tone, "Senior, in my opinion, this is purely a misunderstanding. Now that we've talked, let's just let it go. What do you think?"
I found it funny, but I shook my head calmly, "No, I haven't gotten the answer I want. No matter who you bring out, I have to get the answer."
Xu Lin was shocked and angry, "Senior, you have to think it through. It's okay if you kill me, but do you really want to offend Zhou Yi?
You and I are both cultivators, and we should know how dangerous the path of cultivation is. If we take a wrong step at any time, all our previous efforts may be wasted. Senior, please think twice! "
His tone was sincere, and his face was full of heartache. It seemed that he was really thinking for me.
I held back my laughter, "How to choose is my business. You don't have to worry about it. Moreover, you know Zhou Yi, and I happen to know Zhou Yi too."
"What?"
Xu Lin's eyes instantly widened, and his expression changed. After his eyes rolled a few times, he said, "It turns out that Senior also knows Zhou Yi. Senior, have you not heard him mention me?"
He was stubborn, but this time, his voice was much lower. It was obvious that he wasn't confident enough.
I smiled, "I haven't heard him mention you, but when I came to Shenzhen this time, Zhou Yi also came. I can call him over to meet you."
Xu Lin's eyes widened again, and he looked at me in shock, as though he didn't understand what I said.
I didn't care about his reaction. With a thought, I cut off the connection between the Dao energy in my body and the Mo Yi bead. In an instant, my body changed. My appearance slowly changed from Zhang Wenli's to my original appearance.
"This … This …" Xu Lin's eyes widened, and his mouth opened wide, but he couldn't make a sound.
"How is it?
I invited Zhou Yi over. You can try to talk to him. "After transforming, I smiled and said to Xu Lin.
"You … What kind of supernatural power is this?"
Xu Lin didn't seem to react for a moment. After saying that, he suddenly said, "I know, you … You … You are Zhou Yi!
You actually changed your appearance. No wonder the metaphysics world has been chasing you for so long, but they still haven't found your whereabouts! "
I nodded. "President Xu, you're right. I am Zhou Yi."
Xu Lin sighed. "Zhou Yi, look at you. We can be considered to be acquaintances. If you have any problems, you can just look for me. Why do you have to waste so much effort?
Even if you want that small cauldron, you only have to tell me. With our friendship, I will naturally fulfill your wish. "
I have to say, his shamelessness really surprised me.
After being stunned for a moment, I sneered, "President Xu, it's true that we are old acquaintances, but isn't it a bit far-fetched to say that we are friends?
Back in the Shenzhen branch, you wanted to kill me and targeted me time and time again. You almost borrowed the hands of the Ghost Nurturing Sect Elder to kill me. I still remember all these things. "
"Misunderstanding!
This is all a misunderstanding! "
Xu Lin's face turned red as he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Did you forget that I saved you from the Ghost Nurturing Sect?
Also, we did have some conflicts in the past, but that was a small matter. Zhou Yi, you are now a Heavenly Master. How can you bear a grudge? "
I couldn't help but feel anger rise in my heart. What a bandit's logic!
Back then, he could bully me. Now, if I want to get back at him, I would bear a grudge. How shameless.
My previous intention to tease him was gone. I couldn't be bothered to say anything more. I said coldly, "Let's not talk about the past. You have to give me an answer today. Otherwise, there will only be one result, and that is to kill and search your soul!
I, Zhou Yi, have some notoriety in the metaphysics world. If you are not convinced, you can try my methods. "
This time, Xu Lin's face was ashen. He no longer had the courage to quibble. After a moment of silence, he revealed a bitter smile.
"Zhou Yi, you also know that I am a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
Xu Lin's voice was low as he stared into my eyes. He continued, "In my opinion, there is nothing more important than life. Unfortunately, this matter is not up to me … I know what you want to ask, but I won't tell you. It's not that I don't want to say it, but I can't say it."
I frowned. I didn't understand what he meant.
At this moment, I didn't have much patience in my heart. Xu Lin wasn't a good person to begin with, and he had a grudge against me. I wouldn't have any burden in my heart if I killed him and searched his soul.
But before I could make a move, Xu Lin spoke again, "In just a few years, you have such a cultivation. You must have had some incredible luck, right?
Zhou Yi, to tell you the truth, you might not believe it, but when I heard that your reputation had spread throughout the metaphysics world, I was actually quite excited. No matter what, you are still part of our Shenzhen branch. Although I, the president, don't get along with you, I feel honored.
It's just that your cultivation speed is too fast, and your path has been too smooth. It's inevitable that you will have some common problems with young geniuses … You have to know that this world is very big. There are always people and forces that you don't know about. These people or forces might not even be what you can imagine. Many times, danger is lurking in the corner that you can't see … "
The more I listened, the tighter I frowned. I started to have some doubts in my heart. This Xu Lin, what did he mean by talking so much?
I interrupted him impolitely, "Xu Lin, my patience is limited. Don't talk nonsense. Tell me if you want to tell me or not. Give me an answer immediately."
At this moment, there was no fear on Xu Lin's face. He looked at me calmly and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you. Listen carefully …"
He was finally going to say it, and I became slightly nervous.
But when Xu Lin said that, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face. He looked straight at me and said slowly, "As long as I say this, or even have the thought of saying it, I will immediately die … Hehe, Zhou Yi, do you understand?
Do you … understand? "
As he said that, a large amount of blood suddenly gushed out of his mouth.
There was so much blood that it instantly soaked through the clothes on his chest. Then, it meandered down and flowed to the ground. Then, it spread out under his feet and formed a pool of blood.
"Ah … Ah …" Xu Lin seemed to want to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he could only make an extremely faint and meaningless sound. In the end, he leaned back and his body went limp on the chair, and he died.
Even then, his eyes were still fixed on me, and he didn't want to close them.
During the entire process, I sat opposite him in a daze and didn't react at all.
Xu Lin … How did he die?
After a long while, I slowly calmed down and my eyebrows furrowed even tighter.
Before he died, Xu Lin had already told me the reason in his words.
It was obvious that he was being controlled by someone. In the world of Metaphysics, I had heard of some spells that were similar to the Dao Heart Oath, but it was much more domineering. After it was used on a person, it could control their thoughts. If you didn't want them to divulge anything, as long as the person said it, or had the thought of saying it in their mind, it would instantly take effect and kill them.
This was a very advanced spell. I wasn't too sure about the specifics, but it could only be used when one reached the Sky Master realm.
The "people I don't know" and "forces I don't know" that Xu Lin had mentioned were obviously referring to the people or forces that were controlling him. From the meaning between the lines, it was obvious that these people or forces were definitely targeting me.
Otherwise, Xu Lin wouldn't have specifically told me about it, and he wouldn't have said that "danger is lurking in the corner that you can't see".
Ever since the trip to the Yinshang Royal Tomb, there were enemies everywhere in the world of Metaphysics.
As the saying goes, when there are too many lice, one doesn't itch when there are too many debts. Although I had been hiding, I wasn't worried because these enemies were very far away from me. Although they sounded very famous, such as Mount Longhu or the Lu family, as long as I didn't show myself, they wouldn't pose any threat to me. Take Mount Longhu as an example. Last time, although I was forced to flee to the Corpse Sect, the final result was that the Sky Masters that were chasing me were all killed by the evil sacrificial spirit. I didn't suffer any injuries and even profited from the disaster.
But this time, the situation was obviously different.
I was in the light, but the enemy was in the dark. I didn't even know who the enemy was.
This wasn't the most frightening thing. The most frightening thing was that the enemy had already infiltrated my side and even knew about the small cauldron.
I knew that the small cauldron had an extraordinary significance to me. It was told to me by the evil sacrificial spirit in the Corpse Sect not long ago. After I returned, I came to take the small cauldron. Even so, I was still chased away by Xu Lin. From this, it could be seen that the person controlling Xu Lin in the dark understood me!