Chapter 141: The Pawn

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Luo Ci was a little angry, "Don't forget, I am your sworn brother! No matter how good others are, they can't compare to the deep bond we have cultivated since childhood!"

"This lineage only has the three of us disciples. In the future, there will only be the three of us, master and sisters and brothers, supporting each other. Only then can Zhongeleifeng flourish day by day!"

Lin Qi stopped in her tracks, looking at Luo Ci in surprise, "A gentleman doesn't show his full potential until he has been honing himself for three days. I didn't expect my third junior brother to be able to say something so grand."

After a moment's pause, she said, "This was taught to me by the Patriarch."

He didn't really care.

But after hearing and seeing it too many times, it eventually sinks into your heart.

When I feel something, I just say it out loud.

Lin Qi laughed non-stop, "It seems like all these months spent at Tianyi Peak weren't in vain. Junior brother has indeed benefited greatly! When Master returns, he will probably have to prepare a generous gift for the sect leader."

Luo Ci's hard-earned cultivation from his time training at Tianyi Peak was instantly undone when he arrived at Lin Qi's place.

When he saw Tan Shixiong lying in bed, seriously injured, all his irritability and discontent vanished instantly.

Lin Qi was also a little surprised.

She didn't expect that the aftereffects of her senior brother Tan using secret arts would be so severe.

"Tan Senior Brother, your injury... can it still be cured"

Tan Yuan was leaning weakly against the headboard, his face pale and lifeless, his cheeks devoid of color, his whole appearance looking haggard.

Hearing Lin Qi's voice, he blankly raised his eyes to glance at her, his eyes bloodshot.

"I trouble you to come see me, this honor of mine, I'm afraid it might startle you."

Lin Qi's mood had become much heavier.

Tan Senior Brother didn't answer her, could it be because his injury was difficult to treat, or perhaps incurable...

"Senior Brother, I apologize for the intrusion today. I'm here to deliver something to Senior Sister Lin."

Hearing Senior Sister Lin's title, Tan Yuan finally had some light in his eyes.

His voice was hoarse and heavy, trembling in its depths, "The things she gave me"

Lin Qi nodded and handed Lin Xi's jade pendant to Tan Yuan.

"Your senior sister's body has been collected by the sect. She probably feared that the jade pendant would be reclaimed by the sect, so she asked me to pass it on to you."

"Senior Sister Lin also said... she had known all along that Senior Brother Tan was interested in her, and she reciprocated his feelings."

She told Brother Tan all of Lin Xi's final confession.

However, he hid Tan senior brother's private words.

Walls have ears, if this were to get out, it would only add fuel to the fire for Brother Tan who is already in a bad situation.

Tan Yuan, upon hearing this, his eyes turned red and his fingers trembled as he gently caressed the jade pendant. "She... she's too foolish. Even if I had hidden my own intentions, it was willingly... it's all my fault, my fault!"

He never would have imagined that Lin Xi would develop a mental demon because of his injury, becoming trapped and still remembering his casual reminder. If not for that... she wouldn't have died in the north.

Lin Qi, upon hearing this, was startled. Could it be that this person would also develop a demonic obsession!

"Senior Tan, the number of ferocious beasts in Bishu Town that day was dozens of times more than usual. Even if Senior Sister hadn't been obsessed... I'm afraid she would have struggled to hold on until the end. When Senior Sister Lin left, she had no regrets."

Tan Yuan ignored Lin Qi, carefully lowering his head to untie the red tassel from the jade pendant.

A single, glistening tear fell onto the jade pendant.

All say that a man should not shed tears easily, it's just that they haven't reached a point of deep sorrow.

Although Tan Yuan is strict and old-fashioned, he is truly a good senior brother.

Lin Qi felt a twinge of sadness and turned her head away.

I only heard Senior Brother Tan murmur softly, "My childhood sweetheart, Xiao Xi and I, were close as children and played together endlessly."

His deep-set eyes gazed out the window, as if lost in memories of the past.

"My two homes are next door to each other, and I am five years older than her."

"At that time, everyone in the village thought I was old-fashioned and aloof, and they didn't want to associate with me. Only she loved to follow me from when she could walk."

She has many siblings, and her parents love her younger brothers and sisters dearly. Whenever she was wronged, she loved to come to my yard and sit quietly, watching me read and process medicine every time.

When the sun set, she would happily run home, never holding grudges or harboring resentment.

“I saw that she was both intelligent and pitiful, so I taught her to read and enlighten her. I also taught her how to identify herbs and their properties, treating her like my own sister... Until the year I turned thirteen, when a celestial being at Ling Mountain recruited disciples. I measured my spiritual root and was taken to Tian Yi Sect. She, however, was restricted by her parents and unable to leave home, thus missing this opportunity.”

"I once thought that since I entered the Immortal Gate, she remained in the mortal world, and we would have no more ties in this lifetime."

"Who knew... three years later, I saw her figure on the stairway to heaven."

She was naive and fearless, laughing as if she had no heart. Across the heavenly ladder, she shouted "Tan Yuan" at me, drawing everyone's attention. Even Uncle Shi Yue, watching from the side, teased me, telling the True Monarch to take her into Zhonglei Peak so that we wouldn't miss this chance encounter.

Although I feel a little ashamed, I'm also happy. Meeting old friends from the Immortal Sect and rekindling our fate, how could I not be delighted

"The True Master is kindhearted and wants to help people achieve their best. He took in Xiaoxi for the Grand Elder and let me take care of her…"

She received her education in reading and writing from me. I also taught her how to cultivate Qi and build a foundation. Later, I learned that she traveled all the way from Liuyang to Tianyizong to follow in my footsteps.

"How could I, a mere mortal, deserve her unwavering pursuit In that instant, I felt a pang of pity..."

Tan Yuan closed his eyes heavily, suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart, "Perhaps, it was my sliver of pity that harmed her, and harmed myself."

He handed the jade pendant to Lin Qi, his fingers tightly clutching the red tassel.

Lin Qi looked puzzled. He explained in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Xi didn't give me a jade pendant, but this braid I wove myself... it was her coming-of-age gift."

He carefully tucked the red tassels into his chest and slowly closed his eyes, "Thank you, Lin Shimei... I'm a little tired."

Lin Qi listened to the whole story, feeling a bit dazed, and was brought back to her senses by Tan Yuan's shout.

Knowing that he was asking him to leave, he didn't linger any longer. He pulled the tearful Luo Ci, who was already crying, away and hurried to leave.

After going out, Lin Qi retracted her hand with a disdainful expression, "How could you cry like this"

Are your tear ducts a little too low

Luo Ci wiped her tears and said, "Senior Sister Lin and Senior Brother Tan are too pitiful. They had feelings for each other, but they ended up separated by life and death."

Lin Qi doesn't want to comfort the little kid.

Lowering her gaze in thought, she harbored doubts in her heart.

Tan Yuan's situation was like being abandoned by his sect, with no room for negotiation.

Could it be that because the foundation was destroyed

As she left, she casually inquired about Tan Yuan's situation after returning to the sect from others. She received a positive response.

It's not just because the foundation was destroyed.

Originally, after Tan Yuan returned, he was reported for lax management and serious dereliction of duty, leading to the exploitation of loopholes by demonic cultivators, resulting in the deaths of many disciples.

Those who reported him were the families of the monks who died that night.

Just as his master, Liu Ye Zhenren, failed to break through to the Yuanying stage and passed away in his cave dwelling, he lost his support. Not only did he lose his rewards, but he was also targeted by others, and he was likely to be punished.

Had he not been grievously wounded and bedridden, he would have likely been sent to the disciplinary hall long ago.

Lin Qi listened and sighed wistfully.

Luo Ci trailed behind, sobbing incessantly.g the ice layer. She charged straight through, plunging into Gong Shaojun's arms.She cried out in confusion and fear: "Mother, Mother! You can't leave! You can't abandon me!"Gong Shaojun frowned sligh...