Chapter 433 Shadow Gate

After reading the contents, Chu Yang closed the book with a solemn expression, a thoughtful look on his face.

"How's it going? Do you have any clues?"

Wei Sizhe asked eagerly.

Chu Yang came back to his senses, frowned and asked, "Have you ever heard of the Shadow Gate?"

"Shadow Gate?"

Everyone thought about the name, but did not think of the relevant content.

"Are you talking about the shadow door in the side door?"

While others shook their heads, Wei Yuxin suddenly spoke.

Chu Yang felt happy and nodded quickly: "Yes, it is the Shadow Sect among the three thousand side sects!"

"I know a little bit about that."

Although Wei Yuxin was not a practitioner, she knew many anecdotes related to practice, so she told her what she knew.

"This is what my father told me when I was a child. The Shadow Sect has been around for a long time. It can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. At that time, the descendants only made a living by performing shadow puppet shows. Later, it gradually developed into a martial arts sect. In the following thousand years, Shadow Sect disciples spread all over the country. .

In the early Ming Dynasty, due to several failures in participating in party struggles, the Shadow Sect was classified as an evil and crooked path by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and was brutally suppressed. As a result, the sect gradually declined and the activities of its disciples began to disappear underground.

In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the shadow sect flourished for a short period of time. The reason was that the then sect leader combined the practice of martial arts with shadow puppetry and skillfully integrated it into the shadow puppetry performance, which greatly enhanced its artistic expression and became popular among the people. A great welcome.

Unfortunately, later on, the Shadow Sect was banned by the government again for some little-known reasons, leading to the failure of the ZTE. Due to the severe spiritual depletion at that time, and the lack of an outstanding helmsman in the sect, the Shadow Sect never recovered in the late Ming Dynasty or even the entire Qing Dynasty. vitality.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the open social atmosphere and the lack of entertainment forms, many shadow puppet inheritors emerged. As far as I know, these are not real shadow puppet disciples, just craftsmen who know some crude performances.

Today, thanks to television, movies, and various video APPs, this backward form of performance can only exist in the form of cultural heritage. It can be said that this school has existed in name only.

In the world of cultivation, the Shadow Sect, like Liyuan and other sects, is considered to have lost its inheritance long ago. It is unimaginable that there are still descendants of the Shadow Sect alive. I did not think of the relationship between Blind Wei and the Shadow Sect before. It was for this reason.

Thinking about it now, the reason why the Shadow Sect flourished in the middle of the Ming Dynasty was that the sect leader at that time invented a method of controlling shadow puppets. In the following hundreds of years, his disciples improved this technique and developed it into what Blind Man Wei is using now. The art of paper manipulation! "

"No wonder Wei Xiazi said that you and I are related to each other. I didn't expect it to be this reason!"

After listening to Wei Yuxin's narration, Chu Yang understood what Blind Man Wei meant. The Shadow Sect had a bad fate. So far, the members of the sect were withering away, and there was a possibility of extinction at any time. Blind Man Wei was lingering on, perhaps because of the survival of the sect, so he had to attach himself to a certain person. Big power!

"So, Liyuan is quite lucky."

Thinking that Blind Wei was dead, Chu Yang felt some sympathy for him. From now on, the Shadow Sect will be truly destroyed.

"It seems useless to know this?"

After flipping through the Ming Dynasty storybook that recorded the story of the Shadow Sect, Wei Sizhe felt a little disappointed. He had rummaged through so many ancient books today just to dig out the forces related to Wei Xiazi. However, the information about the Shadow Sect in the world was too much. I can't find any useful information at all, so wouldn't most of today's time be in vain?

Wei Yuxin shook her head and said: "Not necessarily. Since the other party has recruited the Shadow Sect to work, it may not be related to other Jianghu sects. If we can use this as a breakthrough, we might be able to find some useful clues."

"This is a way, but it will take time to inquire about this information. I'm worried that the far water can't quench the near thirst. If the other party discovers something abnormal on Blind Wei's side during this period, I'm afraid they will take action in advance."

Wei Sizhe said worriedly.

"It's very simple. My father has always paid attention to the heretical information. Otherwise, where did he tell me the story? I just need to wait until my father wakes up and ask."

"That would be great!"

Everyone in the hall was overjoyed. As the clan leader, Wei Yongyuan naturally paid attention to all forces. It was normal for him to know the relevant news.

After the excitement, everyone found that Chu Yang had not spoken. Wei Zixi quietly poked his head and asked, "Brother, why are you unhappy? Isn't it a good thing to have a clue?"

"ah?"

Chu Yang's train of thought was interrupted, and he heard Wei Zixi's words clearly, and couldn't help but smile: "I just remembered some things in the Liyuan, and there's nothing unhappy about it."

"You must be missing the sisters in the Liyuan, right?" Wei Zixi said with a sly smile.

Chu Yang's face turned red and he scolded: "You are a kid, you are thinking about random things all day long. Do you think you are not tired enough from practicing? How about I give you extra food tonight?"

"No, no!"

Wei Zixi shook his head desperately and waved his hand: "You said I only need to advance to the Qi refining stage. I guess it will be almost time to advance tonight or tomorrow morning. Brother, please stop trying to torture me, right?"

"Huh, then stop talking nonsense, so as not to cause misunderstanding!"

Chu Yang rolled his eyes and started chatting with the people in the hall.

In fact, what Wei Zixi said just now was right. Chu Yang did think of the disciples in Liyuan, but he was not thinking of Xu Jingyi and the others, but of the rebellious Zhuo Miaojin of Liyuan!

When Chu Yang entered the Pear Garden, Xu Jingyi and the others told her about Zhuo Miaojin. This woman was the second disciple of the Pear Garden. She was outstanding in both talent and courage, and even better than Xu Jingyi in some aspects.

Once, Zhuo Miaojin was highly expected by her master Lan Ruoyun. She thought that with the talent and courage of the second disciple, she might be able to carry forward the Pear Garden. Therefore, she had been carefully cultivated, even more attentively than Xu Jingyi.

But for some reason, Zhuo Miaojin stole the sword art secret book that had been passed down for a thousand years in the Pear Garden one night six years ago, and then disappeared without a trace.

Although this sword art secret book was incomplete, it was the only skill that could be practiced in the Pear Garden at present. After searching for it in vain for several times, Lan Ruoyun finally couldn't stand this blow and finally vomited blood and died.

Why did Zhuo Miaojin do this? The disciples of the Pear Garden couldn't figure it out.

Xu Jingyi had clearly said that she had no intention of inheriting the position of the sect leader, and only wanted to practice with all her heart. She hoped that Lan Ruoyun would hand over the Pear Garden to Zhuo Miaojin, who was more suitable for her, in the future, and Lan Ruoyun also agreed with her proposal.

Logically speaking, under such circumstances, Zhuo Miaojin had no motive to steal the secret book, but the fact was that it really happened, which was really unreasonable.

Just now, Wei Yuxin talked about the rise and fall of the Shadow Sect, and mentioned that other martial arts sects might have been recruited by hostile forces. Combined with Zhuo Miaojin's theft of the Pear Garden Sword Secret Book and his disappearance, Chu Yang guessed that there might be an important connection between the three!

The pits dug before are ready to be filled. Have you thought of anything?