#231 - Chu Meng: You killed someone again
#231 - Chu Meng: You killed someone again
Mei Jianghe, who hosted the backyard of the Merit Hall, looked to be about twenty-five or six years old.
His eyebrows and eyes carried a heroic spirit, his features were three-dimensional, and he also possessed some scholarly air.
He was quite pleasing to the immortals.
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Gu An looked at the person in front of him, feeling slightly surprised.
Especially when the other party took out some books.
They were roughly about talisman making, alchemy, formations, forging, and planting, allowing Gu An to choose one.
"Junior Brother, choose one," Mei Jianghe said.
He spoke with a smile, seemingly hoping that the person in front of him would agree.
Gu An casually picked up the alchemy books; these books should be much better than those in the small shop.
He had no talent for talisman making, nor for formations; he didn't know if he had any for alchemy.
If he didn't have that either...
Then only planting and forging were left.
There were some others, but they were quite unpopular.
If he had no talent for any of them...:
Then he could only accept his mediocrity and focus wholeheartedly on improving his cultivation.
After taking the book, he still looked at the person in front of him with slight doubt.
After giving the things away, Mei Jianghe breathed a sigh of relief: "I've heard of Junior Brother's great name."
Gu An was a little surprised.
He was somewhat acquainted with the Law Enforcement Hall, but he shouldn't have any connections with the Merit Hall.
Of course, since he had stirred up some trouble, those who were interested could still find out.
"The reason I hope Junior Brother can temporarily stay on the list is mainly because I admire Junior Brother's ability to cause trouble," Mei Jianghe said with a wry smile: "In recent years, not many people have been willing to stay on the list.
Everyone feels that staying on the list doesn't have much meaning.
Firstly, the Merit Hall hasn't stood up for the people on the list for a long time.
It's not that we're unwilling, but those who can make it onto the list are not ordinary disciples.
They almost never have any major troubles.
So, the Merit Hall wants to showcase the usefulness of the list, but there's no opportunity.
By the time they get into trouble, they've already been removed from the list.
The Merit Hall will definitely not intervene then.
But Junior Brother is different. Although Junior Brother is fine now, many people in the sect probably have opinions.
Perhaps before too long, Junior Brother might encounter something.
So, our Merit Hall wants to use Junior Brother to make a name for ourselves."
Gu An was a little caught off guard, feeling that the Merit Hall should be a relatively serious place.
It controlled most of the sect's resources.
And most of the sect's tasks were issued from the Merit Hall.
Its position was far superior to that of ordinary peaks.
After all, many sect disciples needed merit points to exchange for resources.
And the tasks issued couldn't be easily refused.
He never expected that they would also need to make a name for themselves.
Mei Jianghe looked at Gu An, poured tea for the people present, and said with great emotion:
"Don't think the Merit Hall is glorious. Tasks are constantly being issued, and various resources are being paid out.
In fact, in the eyes of other disciples, the Merit Hall is just a place for exchange, with no prestige.
Are we short of resources?
Of course not.
Are we short of manpower?
We are not short of that either.
But what we lack is trust.
Some people in the sect can actually complete major merit tasks, but they feel it's not worth it, so they give up.
Some people obtain some useless opportunities, and even if they waste them, they won't hand them over to the Merit Hall.
They are afraid of being targeted, not only by the Merit Hall but also by others who might find out.
This is a lack of trust in the Merit Hall.
As long as they hand it over and get on the Merit Hall list, the Merit Hall will protect them.
Within the sect, whoever dares to scheme against him, severely injure him, or even kill him.
The Merit Hall will seek justice for him.
Unearth the person behind the scenes and bring him to justice."
As he spoke, Mei Jianghe lightly waved his hand.
Seeming to be able to kill someone very easily.
Hearing this, Gu An was slightly surprised.
However, he still felt it was very dangerous.
Besides, what if the person behind the scenes was in a high position?
Or what if the person behind the scenes was someone from the Merit Hall?
It's no wonder people don't trust them. Normally speaking, the Merit Hall isn't omnipotent.
It can afford to offend some mountain disciples, or even a few personal disciples.
But what about those higher up?
Is it really possible?
Gu An didn't say anything.
Instead, he nodded and said seriously: "If I can get on the list, I can wait a few months."
It wouldn't be so easy to advance in these few months.
After all, he would still be stuck at the Qi Sea Heavenly罡 stage for a while.
He didn't know when he could make the Qi Sea Heavenly 罡 reach perfection earlier than his cultivation.
At Mei Jianghe's invitation, Gu An still drank a cup of tea, after which the other party thanked him a few more times before they parted.
Duanmu Qing also didn't linger and took the things back to report.
She said that in the next period of time, Gu An's reputation would spread throughout the entire Heavenly Suspension Peak.
She also said that many people had died in the previous secret realm, seemingly at the hands of Zuo Youyan.
If it was really him, then some storms would definitely appear in the sect later.
He had to be careful.
Gu An thanked her and returned to Peak Beyond Peak.
During this time, he had to avoid returning to Heavenly Suspension Peak as much as possible.
Although this good thing was attributed to him, what if many people thought it was fake?
Or what if he had stolen someone else's credit?
His cultivation was weak, and he didn't have many connections.
Anything could happen.
He should still avoid it; it's not that no one believed him.
But there would definitely be people who questioned him.
A thousand people have a thousand thoughts.
Once a strong person had bad intentions and wanted him to prove it, it would be an undeserved disaster.
This thing couldn't be proven.
Returning to Peak Beyond Peak, Gu An found Duanmu Qingping.
"Junior Brother is back?" Duanmu Qingping said with a smile:
"I thought it would take Junior Brother a long time to come out of the secret realm.
Did you gain anything this time?"
Duanmu Qingping was proper and beautiful, and she was now in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
She had advanced a few months ago.
"I gained some things," Gu An replied simply, and then said:
"Thank you, Senior Sister, for the previous task."
As he spoke, he took out some pills for Golden Core cultivators and handed them over.
It wasn't appropriate to give spirit stones; pills were very suitable.
Duanmu Qingping was slightly surprised, but she still accepted them, and then said:
"Junior Brother, you have to be careful recently.
I heard that after Junior Brother became a disciple, many people have been paying attention.
Now they've discovered that your reputation isn't good.
Some people want to do something.
Especially since someone from the Main Courtyard of Peak Beyond Peak has become a Peak Lord's disciple, and their reputation has been quite high recently.
After comparison, Junior Brother is weak and unsupported, and your influence is slowly declining.
Some of the tasks from Group Two are tests.
This month, you should have a tricky task that is specifically designed to test Junior Brother."
Gu An nodded; he knew about this task.
This time, it wasn't a Demonic Sect, but a reasonable Righteous Sect.
But some Righteous Sects are just difficult to deal with.
After all, not everyone is upright and honorable.
Of course, some are indeed problems of the Azurewood Sect, and the after-sales compensation is too large, which will also make the sect feel that its ability is insufficient.
Any slight difficulty is actually quite troublesome.
After thanking her, Gu An didn't return to his residence but planned to go to Azurewood City.
But just as he was about to leave Peak Beyond Peak, a young man blocked his path.
The other party looked down at Gu An with disdain and said: "Gu An?"
Hearing this, Gu An nodded: "Senior Brother is?"
The other party didn't answer but said in a commanding tone: "Come with me."
Gu An looked at the other party, who was in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
He could be sure that he had never met the other party before.
He continued, "I wonder where Senior Brother is taking me?"
"Just follow when you're told, do you really think you're someone important?" The other party sneered, "You're just an old guy in the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Who knows how old you really are?
I heard that some experienced Senior Sisters have judged you to be over two hundred years old."
Over two hundred years old?
Gu An felt somewhat grateful to the other party in his heart. Although he would be looked down upon, his reputation would rise immediately.
Offsetting it, that would be mediocrity.
Famous, but not a threat.
"Let's go." The other party said, about to lead the way forward.
However, Gu An didn't move.
The other party sneered, "Don't you know how to appreciate a favor?"
Gu An looked at the other party and said, "I wonder where Senior Brother is taking me?"
Now that he didn't know who he had offended, he naturally couldn't go around randomly.
In addition, since the Hall of Merits said it would protect him, he naturally didn't need to worry too much about certain people and things.
Of course, he couldn't be too reckless either.
"Is that something you should ask?" the other party said disdainfully.
"Then I'd rather not go," Gu An said.
The other party sneered, and then his aura erupted.
The aura of the mid-stage Golden Core realm pressed towards Gu An.
In response, Gu An said calmly, "Is Senior Brother a disciple of the Peak Master?"
This simple sentence, like cold air, suppressed the other party's aura.
With that, Gu An ignored the other party and flew away on his sword.
At this moment, a fierce look flashed in the other party's eyes.
He wanted to kill Gu An.
Being only in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, he thought killing him would be as easy as crushing a mouse.
Of course, he wasn't in a hurry, but went to the inner sect instead.
He needed to inform the people inside about Gu An's attitude.
Then, they would make a decision.
Gu An couldn't escape. Although he might not be the one to kill him, the people who had contact with him would have to be investigated thoroughly.
Once there was the slightest suspicion, then Senior Brother would definitely strike.
"According to Senior Brother An's temperament, if he can't find anything suspicious in the end, he will also torture those who are close to him, trying to find something.
If that doesn't work, he will kill people to vent his anger."
"This Gu An is dead for sure, he won't be arrogant for a few more days."
Gu An arrived in front of Qingmu City.
Now, his cultivation was in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm, but his apparent cultivation was in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.
Someone wanted to take him away, but only sent someone in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
From this, it could be seen that hiding his cultivation was still very useful.
As for who was behind that person, Gu An didn't know.
But the sudden approach was likely related to the Secret Realm.
In the Secret Realm, the only one he had a connection with was Li Yue.
As for whether it was him or not, it was hard to say.
If it was, then the threat came from the Spirit Control Peak.
If it was that Elder, then it would still be quite dangerous.
"Seeing you frowning, are you thinking about which fairy to find?"
The crisp and melodious voice came abruptly.
Gu An immediately turned his head to look. He didn't know when, but Chu Meng had walked over with a plate, eating peanuts.
Seeing this, Gu An narrowed his eyes slightly.
He began to observe the cultivation of the person in front of him.
From aura, gaze, fingertip strength, skin toughness, and so on, he probed the cultivation of the person in front of him.
After a moment, his gaze was slightly shocked.
The person in front of him had a thick and long aura, a divine light faintly appearing in her eyes, and ordinary fingertip strength, but with a huge burst.
He hadn't touched her skin, but judging from the overflow of spiritual energy, it completely surpassed him.
Not just the late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm?
Why was this happening?
He could understand a twenty-four-year-old being in the early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.
A flawless talent could do that.
But a twenty-four-year-old in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.
What was the principle behind this?
Could it be that she was really in a similar situation to him?
Gu An was at a loss.
Chu Meng, who only had a perfect Foundation Establishment cultivation on the surface, had already given birth to a Primordial Spirit, and even reached the point of reflecting herself.
No wonder Hua Jiyang said that Chu Meng was not simple and very dangerous.
It was best not to contact her unless absolutely necessary.
"Is there a flower on me?" Chu Meng looked at herself, puzzled, and then turned to joy, saying, "Have you finally discovered my beauty?
Do you want to fall under my pomegranate skirt in the future?"
Gu An:
You're really confident.
"Senior came suddenly, is there a mission?" He said, turning his head and continuing to walk into the city.
"Your attitude is not good." Chu Meng shook her head and sighed:
"When a superior comes to see you, is it all for the sake of a mission?
Can a mission compare to the superior's care for you?
You should first thank me, as your superior, for coming to see you, and then wait for me to mention the mission."
Gu An looked at the person next to him and didn't know what to say for a moment.
However, the other party didn't give him a chance to speak, but ate peanuts and said casually, "Did you impersonate Zuo Youyan?"
Chu Meng said casually, but Gu An's heart skipped a beat.
Then, he shook his head and said, "What are you talking about, Senior?"
"Look, you're guilty." Chu Meng shook her head and sighed.
Immediately, she explained, "Let me analyze it for you."
Saying that, she handed out the plate, inviting Gu An to eat peanuts. The latter just grabbed a handful, eating as he walked.
"I'm asking you to hold it." Chu Meng said.
The latter could only pick up the plate.
With that, Chu Meng grabbed a handful of peanuts, threw a few into her mouth, and said:
"First of all, when a maid was reporting the Secret Realm to me, she told me that you might enter the Secret Realm.
She said that your behavior was quite reckless, and that you might kill everyone inside.
From this, it can be seen that your addiction to killing has penetrated people's hearts.
If you were to say that you didn't kill anyone, probably no one would believe you.
However, the Secret Realm has been open for two or three months, and you, who should have been killing like crazy, haven't killed anyone and came out safely.
There was no trouble.
But a Zuo Youyan, who was originally missing and had little time left, killed everyone.
Either people from our sect were killed, or people from other sects were killed.
It even made the sect vigilant.
From this, it can be seen that Zuo Youyan is probably you impersonating."
Gu An was speechless.
Your logic is defying the heavens.
The discussion about Zuo Youyan was caused by other people impersonating him.
It has nothing to do with me.
"Did I guess right?" Chu Meng jumped in front of Gu An and said triumphantly, "Being your superior,
I still have a certain amount of wisdom."
Gu An was silent.
His superior's mind was full of dirty things, and he couldn't trust her at all.
Chu Meng didn't dwell on this matter too much, but reminded him, "Did you kill that Li Yue?"
Gu An:
Why do you always ask if I killed someone as soon as you open your mouth?
And it's so accurate, it really was me who killed him.
"No." Gu An shook his head.
"How did you know she was dead?" Chu Meng asked back.
"Senior Brother Lü Ping said it." Gu An replied calmly.
Don't even think about tricking me into talking.
"Dare you let me check your storage bag?" Chu Meng suddenly asked.
Gu An was silent for a moment.
"It really is you." Chu Meng said excitedly, "Are you saying that you have to kill two when you're in a good mood, and you have to kill two when you're in a bad mood?"
Gu An:
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