"Qin Shi!"
Yu Yue and the other two exclaimed.
Qin Shi also started to panic. He could vaguely sense that the energy emitted from the flames of the cauldron was enough to shake the heavens and the earth. It was a power that could incinerate the skies and boil the seas. Even in front of the three great grand elders, only Zhang Hun could bring forth such pressure.
"This old man is so strong!"
Qin Shi's nerves tightened as he subconsciously dodged backwards. However, he was indulging in wild fantasies. The cauldron flame seemed to be stuck to him. No matter which direction he dodged in, it would chase after him relentlessly.
Yu Yue shouted in panic, "Elder Lu Shan!
What do you mean by this? "
"Hehe, what do I mean?
This little guy is so ruthless that he wants to cripple my disciple's arms. Naturally, I will let him have a taste of karma! "The withered shadow sneered in a sharp voice.
Hearing this, Yu Yue's face sank. The withered shadow's words were very clear. He wanted to cripple Qin Shi's arms. Qin Shi had followed him to the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. If his arms were to be crippled here, he would definitely not be able to escape the blame.
"Damn it!"
Yu Yue looked nervous and suddenly made a bold move. Although he knew that he was not as strong as Qin Shi, he still took a step forward and used his body to block Qin Shi.
Qin Shi's black eyes narrowed, "Yu Yue!"
Feather Moon suddenly turned around and interrupted Qin Shi without giving him a chance: "I was the one who dragged you here. If I were to watch your hands get crippled, would I still be able to do something like that?
I will not do such a thing! "
Qin Shi was moved. He did not expect that Yu Yue would risk his life for him.
Not to mention Yu Yue, even he himself was not confident that he could remain unscathed in the cauldron's flame. If this blow really hit Yu Yue, he was afraid that even if he did not die, he would lose half his life.
"Hmm?"
Lu Shan frowned and sneered, "Haha, Yuyue, you're just like your master, brainless. Since you want to take the punishment for him, I'll fulfill your wish!"
"Old man, you have no right to tell my disciple what to do!"
Rumble!
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the void above the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. A sharp sword fell from above like a meteor crashing into Earth, stabbing into the cauldron.
Crack!
In an instant, the cauldron shattered. Jian Qing stood in front of Yuyue with his hands behind his back.
"Jian Qing?"
Seeing Jian Qing, Lu Shan's old face clearly became a little unnatural. Immediately, the corner of his mouth rose savagely, "Ha ha, I never expected that you would actually take the initiative to come to my Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion.
What, did you forget our agreement? "
Jian Qing sneered, "Of course I won't forget. Do you think I would be willing to come to your dog shit Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion if I wasn't afraid that you would violate the sect rules?"
"You …!" Lu San was enraged.
Qin Shi stepped forward and pulled Yu Yue to his side. "Are you alright?"
"I'm, I'm fine."
Yu Yue shook his head. Although he said that he was fine, his legs were trembling. It wasn't because he was timid, but under Lu Shan's terrifying pressure, any disciple in the Heaven's Boundary Realm would be frightened.
Of course, Qin Shi was an exception.
After checking Yu Yue from head to toe and making sure that he wasn't injured, Qin Shi nodded in relief. Then, he looked at Lu Shan with a strange expression and asked, "Who is this old man?"
"This is the guardian of the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, Elder Lu Shan. His position in the Sword Sect is also very high, not any lower than Zhang Hun and the other two Great Elders. It's just that he lives in seclusion in the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion all year round and doesn't care about the affairs of the Sword Sect, so few people know about him." Yu Yue sighed.
"However, his strength is extremely high. Even Zhang Hun and the other two Great Elders have to lower their status in front of him."
Hearing this, Qin Shi nodded in agreement. He was very confident about this. Just the pressure from before was no weaker than any of the three Great Elders.
"The Sword Sect is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
Qin Shi couldn't help but think. Then, he asked, "Then, what's going on between him and your master?
It seems like there's a deep hatred between him and Elder Jian Qing. It's as if they can't live under the same sky. "
"Sigh …" At the mention of this, Yu Yue's expression became unnatural. She smiled bitterly and shook her head. "It's not that they can't live under the same sky, but there is indeed a deep hatred between my master and Elder Lu Shan. Of course, rather than hatred, it's more like a deep misunderstanding."
"What happened?"
"When my master first entered the Sword Sect, Elder Lu Shan was in his prime. His position in the Sword Sect was very high, so my master became his disciple."
"Wha, what?" Qin Shi was shocked. "Became his disciple?
Doesn't that mean that Elder Jian Qing is his disciple? "
Yu Yue nodded helplessly. "It is indeed so. There were a total of three disciples who became Elder Lu Shan's disciples. But … In the end, Elder Lu Shan was quite pitiful. One of them was my master, Jian Qing, and he later obtained an extremely high position in the Sword Sect. You're extremely familiar with the other person. Guess who it is?"
"Who?"
Qin Shi was curious. He'd only entered the Sword Sect for a few days, yet there was actually someone he was extremely familiar with?
"Haha, Su Tiu."
"What?" Qin Shi stood up in shock, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. "Su … Su Tiu?
How is that possible?
Isn't he Zhang Hun's disciple? "
"That's why Elder Lu Shan is so pitiful. Haha, actually, Su Tiu first became Elder Lu Shan's disciple. He was the youngest disciple who joined the Sword Sect at the same time as my master. He was also the disciple that Elder Lu Shan was most proud of. Su Tiu's talent was very shocking. In less than half a year, he stood out from the new disciples. He entered the outer sect in three months, entered the inner sect in three years, and within ten years, he became one of the top hundred disciples in the inner sect. This kind of achievement is unprecedented in the Sword Sect."
"At that time, my master was older than Su Tiu by a hundred years, but he didn't have any advantage in terms of cultivation. This also made the entire Sword Sect amazed. At that time, everyone called Su Tiu a genius, and even Elder Fang Qing thought highly of him. He even considered making him a disciple in closed door cultivation a few times, but unexpectedly, Su Tiu suddenly did something that all the disciples felt was shameful … That was … betraying the Sword Sect!"
"Betraying the Sword Sect?
Then, he became Zhang Hun's disciple? "Suddenly, Qin Shi seemed to have caught onto something and asked.
Yu Yue nodded and said, "A hundred years ago, in the Sword Sect's end-of-year test, Su Tiu undoubtedly became the champion of that year's new disciples. Moreover, he won with the strength of an instant kill, stunning everyone … At that time, when Lu Shan was feeling proud, Su Tiu suddenly stood out and announced that he wanted to withdraw from Lu Shan's sect and become Zhang Hun's disciple."
"Isn't this a disgrace to the Sword Sect?
How can the Sword Sect tolerate this? "Qin Shi clenched his fists.
"Indeed, but this is the Sword Sect after all, and the restrictions between master and disciple are relatively small. Moreover, he wanted to become Zhang Hun's disciple, and Zhang Hun stood out on the spot to welcome him with open arms. Then, who would dare to question him?"
"What about the Sect Master?
What about Elder Lu Shan? "
"The Sect Master is the Sect Master after all, and her words cannot be spoken carelessly. This kind of matter between master and disciple is not something she can handle. As for Elder Lu Shan, he was dispirited at that time. After all, it was Su Tiu who wanted to withdraw, so what reason did he have to stop him?
That incident dealt a heavy blow to him. "
Qin Shi couldn't help but look at Lu Shan. He didn't expect this old guy to have such an experience.
Involuntarily, the resentment in his heart just now lessened a little.
"This old guy is really quite pitiful."
But immediately, he asked again, "That's not right. Then what's going on between your master and him?"
Yu Yue's eyes slightly became slack, and she let out a long sigh and said, "Speaking of this matter, it can't be separated from Elder Lu Shan's third disciple. I told you before that there were a total of three disciples in the same sect as my master."
"Well, yes." Qin Shi remembered, "But what does it have to do with the third disciple?"
"The third disciple is called Mei Tianjiao. She is a peerless beauty who stunned the entire Sword Sect. If Su Tiu's talent in martial arts is enough to shock the world, then Mei Tianjiao's alchemy skills are the wonder of the world."
"She is proficient in alchemy and has received Elder Lu Shan's teachings. Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that Elder Lu Shan is an alchemist. Eighty percent of the elixirs in Tianxiang Pavilion are from his hands."
"Oh?"
This news was shocking. Any one of the elixirs in Tianxiang Pavilion was an earth-shattering item. He didn't expect so many of them to be made by this old guy in front of him.
His martial arts were indeed amazing.
However, Qin Shi didn't ask further because he knew that this had nothing to do with the grievances between Jian Qing and Lu Shan.
"Back then, when Su Tian betrayed the sect, Elder Lu Shan suffered a great blow. Fortunately, my master and Martial Aunt Mei Tianjiao were there, so he recovered day by day …"
"However, there was a mission that was very dangerous. He sent my master and Martial Aunt Mei Tianjiao … In the end … in that mission … Martial Aunt Mei Tianjiao … lost her life in order to protect my master."
"Ah?" Qin Shi was stunned, "There was such a thing?"
"Yes …" Yu Yue was very helpless, and said, "It was also because of that time that Elder Lu Shan came back in a rage and directly expelled my master from the sect … However, what he didn't know was that … my master was also very guilty and blamed himself for Martial Aunt Mei Tianjiao's death. Martial Aunt Mei Tianjiao and my master … they were engaged … but they didn't inform anyone."
"I still remember that before my master and Martial Aunt Mei Tianjiao left for the mission, the two of them made an agreement that after the mission ended, they would return to the sect and express their feelings to Master Lu Shan, begging him to agree …"