Of course, the two of them didn't know that through today's freak accidents and various coincidences, the two of them would accomplish something earth-shattering in the near future.
After receiving the Core Essence, Qin Shi didn't linger and followed Qinger back to her room.
However, this small interlude had completely changed Qinger's position in the female dormitory. She had suddenly become the second Zhao Yuan, who all the female disciples wanted to climb up to. Fortunately, her temperament was stable, and she did not lose herself because of this kind of drifting.
"You guys sit first, I'll go prepare dinner."
As soon as they entered the bedroom, Qinger virtuously arranged for Qin Shi and the others and walked to the kitchen alone.
Yu Yue quickly followed, "I'll help you."
"No need, you stay with Brother Qin and the others." Qinger said.
Qin Shi smiled when he saw the loving appearance of the two of them. He immediately said, "Alright Qing-er, his passion has yet to subside. Quickly let him go and help you. Otherwise, even if he stays behind, his heart will not be here."
"Qin Shi …!"
Yu Yue scratched her head awkwardly.
Qin Shi waved his hand and Qinger's cheeks flashed shyly. Only then did she not reject Yu Yue's request. The two of them went to the kitchen one after another.
Only Qin Shi and the others were left in the room. Qin Shi looked around the room. It was very simple. There was a wooden table, four square chairs, and a wooden bed. Apart from these, there was nothing else.
Such a simple room, it was hard to find a second one in the female dormitory.
From this, it could be seen that Qinger was really diligent and thrifty these years. In order to treat her sister's injuries, she kept accumulating points, no matter how hard it was.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Shi said, "Qinger is a good girl. I hope she and Yu Yue can be together."
The two of them shrugged their shoulders.
Immediately, Qin Shi's eyes dimmed. His hand was still playing with the Core Essence that Long Tingyan gave him.
"Why? Are you worried too?" Haoyue noticed Qin Shi's unusual expression and asked.
Qin Shi glared at Haoyue with a heavy heart. "Of course, according to the records in Sword Sect's history for the past ten thousand years, no one has managed to make it out of the sect rules altar alive. Do you think I won't be worried?"
"I truly never imagined that the dignified fearless Qin Shi would actually have a time when he's afraid?"
Haoyue was quite surprised. This was not like the Qin Shi he knew. The Qin Shi in his memory should be fearless and would deal with whatever came his way.
Qin Shi shook his head. "It's not that I'm afraid. It's just that things are different now. I can't be like before, fighting without caring about the consequences."
Originally, Qin Shi really didn't care about his life. However, over the years, he had more and more people to worry about, so he gradually became more restrained when he did things.
It turned out that his life was worthless. If he died, then so be it.
But now, there were too many responsibilities on his shoulders waiting for him to complete.
"You don't have to worry. Actually, in the history of the Sword Sect, there are records of people walking out of the sect rules altar alive." Haoyue was influenced by Qin Shi and stopped joking.
"Oh?
Really? "
Qin Shi was rather shocked. According to his understanding, the Sword Sect had carried out a total of four Sect Rules Altars since it was established, and all four of them had lost their lives in the end. It even included one of the Sword Sect's Sect Masters.
"Yes, this is a secret in the Sword Sect. I only found out by chance that someone in the Sword Sect could walk out of the sect rules altar alive when I was out on a mission with Junior Brother Liu Yun.
"And you're not unfamiliar with this person."
"Who is it?"
Qin Shi was quite curious. He had only been in the sect for a few days, and there were only a handful of people who could be considered familiar with the Sword Sect. Who was it that Haoyue was talking about?
"Zhang Hun!"
"What?"
Qin Shi's expression instantly froze, and a few wisps of blood flashed through his black eyes.
"That old fellow?
What exactly is going on? "Qin Shi asked anxiously," Zhang Hun went through the sect rules altar?
How could this not be recorded in the sect records? "
"Of course not."
Haoyue laughed coldly, "Because his sect rules altar didn't fall in the Sword Sect at all."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm not very sure about the specifics. I only know that it was around 3,000 years ago. At that time, the Sword Sect's sect master was still Sect Master Qi Qing, and the Sword Sect was suddenly attacked from the outside world."
"3,000 years ago, someone actually dared to attack the Sword Sect?
What power was it? "
Qin Shi was stunned. If he didn't remember wrongly, the Sword Sect was already a great figure in the Mortal Dimension 3,000 years ago.
Haoyue shook her head, "I don't know. The identity of the attacker was extremely mysterious, and it hasn't been investigated clearly until now."
"However, it's just as you said. According to the scale of the Sword Sect at that time, it was already one of the eight great powers of the human world. No matter how formidable that power was, it shouldn't have been able to break through the Sword Sect's Sect Guarding Formation."
"At that time, the Sect Guarding Formation was removed from the inside."
"What?"
Qin Shi's eyes narrowed as if he'd vaguely grasped something.
"You're saying that there's a traitor in the Sword Sect?"
Haoyue nodded, "This matter caused a huge investigation in the Sword Sect at that time. However, no matter how they tried, they were unable to find out who did it. So, they had no choice but to seal it up in the end."
"After that attack, the Sword Sect suffered an extremely heavy blow. Even Sect Master Qiqing was heavily injured, and the Sword Sect was sealed up for over half a year."
"Half a year later, Sect Master Qiqing left the Sword Sect for no reason, and he passed the position of sect master to Sect Master Fang Qing. After Sect Master Fang Qing took the position, she acted decisively. She expelled more than half of the Eminent Elders at that time, and then she replaced them with her own trusted subordinates. In the end, only Zhang Hun and the other two remained, and they've persisted until now."
"Since you've read the scroll, then you should know what happened after that."
Qin Shi nodded. The history of the Sword Sect since Fang Qing took the position was clearly recorded in the scroll. However, he frowned, "However, what does all of this have to do with Zhang Hun's Altar of Rules?"
"Do you still not understand?"
Haoyue took a deep breath, "Do you know when Zhang Hun's Altar of Rules fell?"
"When?"
"On the night that the Sword Sect was attacked!"
Haoyue suddenly said, "You must know that the Altar of Rules will never make a mistake, and there's no way to escape it. No matter how Zhang Hun tries to deceive the world, he can't deceive the Altar of Rules."
"You're saying that Zhang Hun is related to this?"
Haoyue's gaze was extremely quick, and she instantly looked around. At that moment, Xu Qingfeng had already run to the kitchen to chat with the couple in his boredom. Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes, if I'm not wrong, Zhang Hun is very likely the traitor who activated the Sect Protecting Formation!"
Qin Shi thought for a moment. Combined with what Haoyue had said, the possibility of this was indeed very high. However, he looked at Haoyue strangely, "How do you know all of this?"
"It's a long story. Do you remember that I told you before that Junior Brother Liu Yun and I went on a mission thirty years ago?" Haoyue asked.
Qin Shi nodded, "I remember, Liu Yun also unfortunately died during that mission."
"Yes …" Speaking of pain, Haoyue clenched her fists gloomily, "At that time, Junior Brother Liu Yun and I heard the conversation between Team Ma and Chaotic Realm. After that, Team Ma started a crazy chase after us. In order to protect me, Junior Brother Liu Yun lured Team Ma away, creating an opportunity for me to escape."
"When I saw Junior Brother Liu Yun being killed by Team Ma, I went crazy, but I couldn't do anything. In front of Team Ma, I was like an ant. After that, I kept running. I don't know how long I ran for, but in the end, I lost my mind."
"When I woke up, I suddenly realized that I had accidentally run into Zhang Hun's seclusion barrier outside the Sword Sect."
"Actually, I didn't know that it was Zhang Hun's seclusion place at first. I only found out when I saw the inscription on the wall. There was a thick blood light on the inscription, and that blood light was the Sword Sect's Altar of Rules."
"Is that so?"
Qin Shi gradually understood. If Zhang Hun really was the traitor, then he really did it flawlessly. After removing the sect's protective formation, he announced that he would leave the sect and go into seclusion. This way, he would have a sufficient alibi when the Sword Sect was attacked, and he could also bear the Altar of Rules from outside the sect without arousing suspicion. This way, even Fang Qing wouldn't be able to do anything.
However, he never expected that his perfect plan would be accidentally seen through by Haoyue and Liu Yun during that mission.
"Then, did you tell this to the Sect Master?"
Haoyue hurriedly shook her head, "Am I crazy?
How could such a thing be easily reported without sufficient evidence?
What is Zhang Hun's status in the Sword Sect now?
What is his status?
Going against him is not courting death. "
Qin Shi thought about it and agreed, "So, in the end, you chose to live in seclusion?"
"Mn. To tell the truth, the reason I went into seclusion was firstly because of junior brother Liu Yun's death, and secondly because I was afraid of attracting a calamity to myself. I believe that when I entered the Spirit Formation, Zhang Hun should have sensed it. In less than three days, the Spirit Formation was destroyed. Even the surrounding villages within a hundred miles, with over ten thousand villagers, were massacred in a single night.
"Fortunately, I left in time. Otherwise, I would probably be in the Underworld now," Haoyue said resentfully with lingering fear in her heart.
"That bastard!"
Qin Shi's black eyes flashed with anger. Slaughtering tens of thousands of villagers just to hide his secret, this Zhang Hun was really inhumane.
"Then, you still dare to return to the Sword Sect with me?" Qin Shi asked Haoyue with more interest.
Haoyue shrugged and chuckled, "I was afraid, but I'm not anymore."
"Why?"
"Because you're here. With you here, what am I afraid of? Anyway, I feel that if I die, you will definitely die before me. After all, your enemies are almost everywhere, right?"
"…!"
Qin Shi's eyelids twitched a few times. Is this guy using me as a scapegoat?
"Alright, I'm just joking."
Haoyue patted Qin Shi's shoulder, "You're right. There are some things that I have to face. I can't escape or avoid it. Besides, I feel that in this life, it doesn't matter if I'm confused occasionally, but I have to do a few smart things. I feel that choosing to follow you is the smartest thing I've done."
Qin Shi was involuntarily startled. He immediately laughed bitterly, "Ke ke, you are the one who said these words. I have never said them. If you follow me and end up losing your life in the gutter one day, that is your own choice."