#577 - Only one immortal
“Young Master, Advisor Wei just sent a message saying that Old Ancestor and Sect Leader Yu will arrive tomorrow.”
At noon, Wei Changtian was fishing by a small river when Zhang San hurried over from a distance and whispered the latest news.
The Old Ancestor he mentioned was Wei Zhaohai, and Sect Leader Yu was a second-rank expert named Yu Qi.
Yu Qi's sect is called the True One Sect, and it has always had a good relationship with the Wei family, helping a lot in the Suspended Mirror Division's handling of Jianghu sect affairs. The Wei family has also given them many conveniences in secret.
In fact, the Wei family has won over many such large and small sects, but the True One Sect is considered to be one of the closest.
And this Yu Qi was only a third-rank before, and he just broke through to the second-rank a few months ago.
With the sect leader breaking through to the second-rank, the Jianghu status of the True One Sect naturally rose. Even if they can't unify the Jianghu, at least they can become a "regional overlord" in the green forest with the help of the Wei family.
But this Yu Qi is an oddball.
Clearly, he is an old man of considerable age, and now he also has a Jianghu status. Logically speaking, it would be enough for him to be a good sect leader.
But he is a bit like Song Jiang from my previous life. He always feels that spending his whole life in the green forest is not enough. Only by wearing that purple official uniform can he truly bring glory to his ancestors.
Because of this, the True One Sect has always been very close to the Wei family.
Now that Ning Wenjun has ascended the throne and the Wei family controls the government, and he has broken through to the second rank, Yu Qi, feeling that the time is ripe, finally prepared to "embark on a grand career", so he went straight to the capital a few days ago to ask Wei Xianzhi for an official position.
Faced with the defection of a second-rank expert, Wei Xianzhi was naturally happy to "help him succeed" and waved his hand to let him fill the vacancy of Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
However, Yu Qi didn't even have time to take a tour of the Ministry of Justice after taking office before he was immediately sent to Huailing.
As for why he and Wei Zhaohai came...
Of course, it was to "stand their ground."
“Heh~”
“Okay, I understand.”
Yawning, Wei Changtian nodded and raised his hand to reel in the fishing rod.
He had been sitting by the river for a whole morning, but the fish basket was still empty. It can only be said that his fishing skills were really poor.
“Giggle, Young Master, are you not fishing anymore?”
Yang Liushi, who came with Zhang San, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh: “Why didn’t I see a single fish?”
“This... I suspect there are no fish in this river at all.”
A little embarrassed, Wei Changtian changed the subject in time and asked: “Why are you here?”
“Oh, I’m here to call Young Master for dinner.”
Yang Liushi bent down and picked up the empty fish basket, her long skirt outlining a perfect figure: “Lunch has been prepared at the military camp. If Young Master is not fishing, then go back.”
“There are no fish, so what’s the point of fishing? Let’s go.”
Handing the fishing rod to Zhang San, the three of them walked together towards the Tiangou Army camp not far away.
By today, the Tiangou Army had been stationed by this river for four days, but Ning Yongnian still hadn't made any movement.
I guess he is also waiting for Xu Suisui...
Looking at the plumes of smoke in front of him, Wei Changtian pondered the current situation as he walked.
At this moment, a rider suddenly appeared in the distance and headed straight for the three of them.
“Reporting, Young Master!”
“Senior Qin is here! He is currently in the military camp!”
An incense stick later, in the main tent of the Tiangou Army.
Seeing Qin Zhengqiu again after four days, Wei Changtian's expression was quite complicated.
This was still when he didn't know that the former had once wanted to kill him.
If Wei Changtian knew that Qin Zhengqiu had once had murderous intentions towards him... then he probably wouldn't even be able to call out “Grandpa” at this moment.
“Grandpa, did Xu Suisui send you?”
Looking at the old man opposite him, who was still the same but whose temperament was completely different from before, Wei Changtian directly asked bluntly: “After seeing me, are you going to find Ning Yongnian?”
“...”
There were no words of greeting, no questions about the Moon Picking Sword, and not even a single polite word.
Wei Changtian's straightforwardness made Qin Zhengqiu stunned for a moment, and his tone was a little bitter.
“Changtian... have you already guessed everything?”
“I guessed some, but there are still many things I don’t understand.”
Wei Changtian looked directly into Qin Zhengqiu's eyes and said slowly: “Grandpa, I know that there are some things that you won't say even if I ask, so I won't ask.”
“But there is one thing that has troubled me for a long time. I wonder if Grandpa can solve the confusion for his grandson.”
“...”
“Ask.”
Qin Zhengqiu's answer was obviously a beat slow, probably thinking about what Wei Changtian would ask.
How did he cultivate the Moon Picking Sword to great perfection?
What is his current realm?
Countless guesses flashed through his mind for a moment, but in the end, Qin Zhengqiu heard a question he had never expected.
“Grandpa, why didn’t you want the True Dragon Forehead Scale when I wanted to give it to you?”
“...”
Back in Fengyuan, both to obtain an invincible “golden thug” and to prevent Qin Zhengqiu from taking the “wrong path” of breaking through to the first rank by borrowing the Moon Picking Sword, Wei Changtian had decided to give the True Dragon Forehead Scale to the former.
However, Qin Zhengqiu refused at the time and did not give any reason.
Wei Changtian thought at the time that Qin Zhengqiu couldn't bear to “take away” his opportunity, or that he didn't have too much obsession with the first rank, so he didn't want it.
But who knew that the latter would leave without saying goodbye and run to cultivate the Moon Picking Sword.
In this way, Qin Zhengqiu actually wanted to break through to the first rank, otherwise he wouldn't have done so at the risk of “losing himself”.
But if so, why didn't he use the True Dragon Forehead Scale, which is both simple and has no side effects?
Could it really be just because of so-called family affection?
Wei Changtian had never understood the reason, but he understood that this was probably the most fundamental motivation for all of Qin Zhengqiu's subsequent actions.
Therefore, he asked such a question after the two reunited.
As for the answer...
“...”
The main tent was silent. Qin Zhengqiu hesitated several times, but in the end, he didn't say a single word.
“Grandpa, if you don’t want to say it, then forget it.”
Wei Changtian knew that he wouldn't say it, so he didn't ask any more questions, but shook his head and shifted the topic to the main business.
“Xu Suisui sent you here today, probably wanting to reconcile me with Ning Yongnian, right?”
“Yes.”
Qin Zhengqiu nodded lightly: “Miss Xu wants you to talk to Ning Yongnian. She will also go at that time.”
“When?”
“At midnight the day after tomorrow.”
“Where?”
“There is a Lingbo Pavilion ten miles north of Huailing City.”
“Okay, I understand.”
Wei Changtian nodded slightly, his tone calm: “Grandpa, is there anything else besides this?”
“No.”
Qin Zhengqiu stood up silently: “Changtian, will you go?”
“Yes.”
Wei Changtian didn't hesitate at all and stood up as well: “Grandpa, why don't you stay for lunch before leaving?”
“Forget it, I still have to go find Ning Yongnian.”
Shaking his head, Qin Zhengqiu seemed to be deliberately avoiding Wei Changtian's gaze. After answering, he turned around and was about to leave.
However, just as he walked to the tent curtain, the hand lifting the curtain suddenly paused.
Without turning his head, Qin Zhengqiu asked Wei Changtian, who was looking at him with a puzzled expression, with his back to the latter:
“Changtian.”
“You said before that you met an immortal in your dream, and the immortal said that the heavenly Dao luck of this small world can only accommodate one person to become an immortal, so he wanted you to compete with that Xiao Feng.”
“This... is it true or false?”
