Chapter 914: Chapter 82: Hidden Killing Intent
"Do we really not need to know the truth? Perhaps what you said makes a lot of sense, I need to think more."
Feng Yunyan seemed to understand and have an epiphany, but sighed and said.
"Hmm, that’s also good. The truth, there is actually only one, but it is not recognized by most people. A truth that’s not recognized is not the truth; whereas what is recognized by most is often an illusion. Illusions can dominate the truth, and truth often ends up in a pitiful state.
So, a long time ago, I stopped pursuing truth and probing illusions. I focused solely on becoming strong, nothing else matters to me."
Zhou Yan said calmly.
When these words were spoken, Feng Yunyan’s delicate body trembled, and she suddenly had a realization.
"Zhou Yan, thank you. I finally understand why, despite your poor soul energy, you possess such powerful combat power. Your comprehension ability is astonishing, probably far surpassing other genius cultivators!"
Feng Yunyan understood, releasing a burden from her heart, feeling relieved, and her mood immediately improved a lot. Therefore, she promptly communicated with Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan smiled slightly and nodded gently.
"Zhou Yan, you are a true disciple, and have master-disciple relations with them, but when addressing me, just call me ’Elder.’ This time, it was with your guidance that I was able to clear the clouds and see the Tao again. You need not decline, I wish to teach you what you don’t know and discuss with you, but I don’t wish to be your master. This is my request, can you... agree?"
Feng Yunyan didn’t display the demeanor of a venerable, nor the majesty of a master, rather she was indifferent to how others see her, speaking with Zhou Yan as such in front of the disciple.
Zhou Yan vaguely knew part of the truth in his heart, but as he said, he wouldn’t delve into it.
However, Zhou Yan could understand Feng Yunyan, thus nodded and said, "I have no objections, willing to fulfill Elder Feng’s wish."
"Zhou Yan, thank you."
Feng Yunyan felt much relieved, then exhaled a breath of frustration softly.
"Elder Feng, you are being too kind."
Zhou Yan laughed and said.
"Zhou Yan, previously in my words, there was intent to deceive you; for this matter, I went too far, and I apologize again."
"Elder Feng...if you do this, it seems too distant, and if other senior brothers, sisters, junior brothers, and sisters see it, that might not be good either."
Zhou Yan said somewhat awkwardly.
Feng Yunyan, by nature, is like this, even if today’s Feng Yunyan is not the Feng Yunyan of the past, but this character seems to be carved from the same mold, without a bit of difference.
Zhou Yan, beyond sighing, was also full of emotions.
Seeing this scene, Feng Cailing, Feng Caixuan, and even Mo Yuyao were somewhat dumbfounded, seeing it as the most unbelievable thing happening, all standing shock-still.
"Did Master have a mishap in cultivation? Or is Master impersonated by someone else?"
Feng Cailing boldly questioned, even having transmitted the voice to Feng Caixuan.
"Sister, you are overthinking. Master is naturally Master, it’s just that junior brother Zhou Yan resembles someone Master cares about greatly, hence Master’s emotions are unstable. Moreover, Master is still at the peak of Earth Spirit Venerable Realm, about to enter the Heavenly Spirit Venerable Realm, naturally there are some flaws appearing and some poor omens appearing."
Feng Caixuan rolled her eyes at her sister Feng Cailing and explained in detail.
"So that’s how it is, I thought... hehe, you’re still the clever one, little sister."
Feng Cailing said with a grin through voice transmission.
The two transmitted their voices without avoiding their little junior sister Mo Yuyao, who listened to their transmission exchange, and looked at Zhou Yan again with an incredibly strange look. She seemed to never have imagined that Zhou Yan was not only a harbinger of bad luck but also a mischief magnet.
This trouble-making ability is truly too formidable.
...
After Zhou Yan and Feng Yunyan had a harmonious relationship, Feng Yunyan arranged for Feng Cailing and Feng Caixuan to help look after Zhou Yan and Mo Yuyao, and arranged a dwelling for Zhou Yan and Mo Yuyao on Gui Die Mountain.
Their dwellings were neighbors, very close to each other, which made Mo Yuyao grumble considerably in her heart, feeling dissatisfied.
But after interacting with Zhou Yan, Feng Yunyan showed warmth and kindness towards Mo Yuyao in all aspects, exhibiting such gentleness and doting that warmed Mo Yuyao’s heart like returning home, so she didn’t want to defy Feng Yunyan’s arrangement at all, thus accepting the arrangement of the dwelling with a smile on her face but bitterness in her heart.
And when these matters were arranged properly, Feng Yunyan seemed to recall something and said, "Zhou Yan, Mo Yuyao, you are both new disciples. Currently, on Gui Die Mountain, there are only two senior sisters and one senior brother. The two senior sisters are Cai Ling and Cai Xuan, and that senior brother was entrusted by an old acquaintance. I have cultivated him with all my might; he is now regarded as your senior brother. His temperament is not so good, so if anything happens, bear with it if it’s not a big issue, but if he bullies you or takes advantage of you, let me know, I will stand up for you.
Additionally, Zhou Yan... I know of your actions, if you encounter him, appropriately avoid confrontation, his realm is much higher than yours, I fear that once a dispute occurs, you will suffer losses."
"His name is ’Sun Chengfeng’, currently possessing the Divine Spirit Eighth Transition’s cultivation. Besides him, my other disciples over the years are..."
Feng Yunyan introduced all her disciples on Gui Die Mountain. There weren’t many, not even exceeding thirty, but their achievements were astonishing, with five already reaching the Earth Spirit Venerable Realm!
This is a very terrifying ratio, which is why Feng Yunyan’s status in the Sword Sect is extremely high, and countless cultivators hope to enter her tutelage as her direct disciples.
Therefore, when it was known that Zhou Yan entered Gui Die Mountain, Zhaoyun’s expression turned particularly unsightly.
After gaining this understanding, Zhou Yan simply admired Feng Yunyan’s capability, while Mo Yuyao was almost starry-eyed, entirely captivated by Feng Yunyan’s charm, worshiping and adoring her to an extreme degree.
It was at this moment that Zhou Yan realized that this Mo Yuyao also has a ’cute little confused’ personality.
However, Zhou Yan had killed Mo Yuyao’s brother, so even though he had some affection for this young girl, he absolutely didn’t want to provoke her.
From another perspective, Zhou Yan thought that if someone killed his loved ones, he wouldn’t sleep and would use all his cards to find a way to kill that person. Therefore, Zhou Yan rationally thought it was best to stay as far away from this woman as possible, and it would be even better if they didn’t even interact.
...
"Master, Junior Sisters Cai Ling and Cai Xuan are so close to Zhou Yan, yet they treat me so coldly!"
In a cave mansion within Gui Die Mountain, Sun Chengfeng sat silently, holding a very unique and strange mirror that could manifest parts of scenes.
Although not clear, it didn’t hinder Sun Chengfeng from watching.
Previously, the interactions between Feng Yunyan and Zhou Yan were all seen by Sun Chengfeng. He didn’t think Zhou Yan’s words had any sense; instead, he felt it was a deliberate attempt to act profound and mysterious to attract the Master’s favor.
And then, this tactic actually succeeded, to the point where even Master regarded Zhou Yan differently!
Sun Chengfeng felt a surge of blood rushing to his head, almost unbearable.
He tightly gripped the broken ancient mirror in his hand, his eyes flashing with boundless anger.
"The Thirteen Soul Qi, although it has some combat power, it’s nothing but an ant. I, Sun Chengfeng, with my Divine Spirit Eighth Transition, can kill him ten thousand times with a single thought! How could such a trivial waste catch the Master’s eye! Master is muddled!"
Sun Chengfeng felt very uncomfortable inside, yet somewhat powerless.
And the ancient mirror in his hand could only monitor the outer layers of this mountain range, unable to oversee everything inside the cave mansion. So seeing Feng Yunyan personally taking Zhou Yan to his cave mansion, Sun Chengfeng was almost driven mad by anger.
"This Zhou Yan must be gotten rid of somehow, otherwise, I won’t be able to fulfill the task handed down by ’The Lord.’ But I have to figure out how to proceed... The Burial Immortal Land is about to open, so let him go there and perish. If he survives, I will personally take action to suppress him. A person with such deep schemes and skilled in flowery speech, deceiving the Master and the two Junior Sisters, must not live!"
"Master, those two lovely Junior Sisters like blooming flowers, and the new Little Junior Sister, all belong to me, Sun Chengfeng!"
Sun Chengfeng’s mentality had already changed within the cave mansion.
Or rather, his mentality had long since changed, and Zhou Yan’s arrival merely accelerated this change.
But even Feng Yunyan was unaware of this scene.
...
"Bad guy, come out for a moment, I have something to discuss!"
In front of Zhou Yan’s cave mansion, Mo Yuyao stood with her hands on her hips, striking a cold pose as she called out.
Despite intentionally appearing cold and fierce, her cute demeanor actually made her seem more adorable rather than intimidating.
However, Zhou Yan completely didn’t want to be tied with this girl at all, so he wouldn’t have any scruples when confronting her in the future.
"Bad guy, come out quickly, it’s a matter of life and death, did you hear? If you don’t come out, I’ll shout that you’re harassing me!"
Mo Yuyao shouted angrily.
In Quicksand Town, she had never been so proactive in seeking out a male cultivator; the male cultivators had always sought her, and she wasn’t necessarily willing to see them.
Now, things had reversed! And it was even a life and death issue!
"Do you have to be so fierce?"
Zhou Yan came out, indeed feeling quite speechless towards this young girl.
Using even such a tactic of ’harassment,’ Zhou Yan could only laugh and cry.
"Bad guy, let me tell you, when I flew past the foot of Zhaoyun’s cave mansion mountain, I heard her say she wants her father—Elder Yao named ’Zhao Yi’—to refine you to death alive! You’d better watch yourself, constantly stirring up trouble everywhere, you scourge."
Mo Yuyao hummed.
Although her tone was cold, it warmed the heart.
Zhou Yan chuckled and said, "Hm, thanks for the concern, little junior sister. Senior brother knows and will be careful."
"Hmph, who is your little junior sister? Who cares about you, you big bad guy! Just don’t die, remember your life is mine, I’m going to work hard in cultivation, then defeat you, make you apologize to my brother, admit your wrongs."
Mo Yuyao said, her expression gradually filling with sadness.
Zhou Yan initially wanted to explain a few things but ultimately said nothing.
That Mo Bei had initiated the attack, an attack laden with murderous intent, not only wanting to kill Zhou Yan but also to seize Zhou Yan’s woman, which was simply intolerable! Even if he could go back to the past because of Mo Yuyao, Zhou Yan would still choose to kill Mo Bei instantly and turn him into tribulation ash.
This is a matter of principle.
Yet Zhou Yan didn’t want to explain; having witnessed these things, Mo Yuyao would understand whose fault it really was in the future.
If she truly didn’t understand, then if a confrontation day really came, Zhou Yan would not hesitate.
Zhou Yan had done things even as cruel as crushing flowers.