Cloud and Fog Mountain Old Matters

  Meeting an old acquaintance, amidst the surprise and joy. Although she had fled from Yunwu Mountain in disarray back then. But now that she is a direct disciple of the Xuanqing Sect's Yuan Ying, the second sect under Tianji, she doesn't need to fear the Jiang family of Yunwu Mountain finding out, so she calmly acknowledged her identity.

  That Jiang family, they will have to come and collect her themselves sooner or later! Now, through Liu Yidao's mouth, let the Jiang family know that she is still alive and living well, it's not bad to infuriate them a bit.

  Two people hadn't seen each other for twelve years. After a brief reunion, Mo Tian Ge invited Liu Yi Dao to return to his residence for a visit.

  Seeing her living in the residence of Jing and Dao Jun, and hearing the gatekeeper disciples call her Shifu, Liu Yidao's face showed a look of surprise, and he couldn't help but ask: "Ye Shidi, why do they all call you Shifu?"

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and before he could respond, a woman interrupted: "Mo Shifu is the indoor disciple of Jing He Shifu Zu, so we should naturally address him as Shifu."

  As Su Mochen's status rose, she stood firm in the Xuqingmen, and the shi women all behaved themselves, not only did they not dare to make things difficult for her, but also vied with each other to curry favor with her.

  Liu Yidao was extremely shocked to hear this. He had met this "Ye Shidi" at the Xuanqing Gate, and had thought that she had simply been lucky enough to join the Xuanqing Gate and successfully laid her foundation, but he had not expected her to be of such an identity.

  Mo Tian Ge waved his hand, letting Qing Qi, who had come to serve tea, retreat. Then he invited Liu Yi Dao to sit down: "Liu Shixiong, please take a seat."

  The two sat in the small hall, sipping tea for a while before Liu Yidao couldn't help but ask: "Ye Shidi, what have you experienced over the years? Not only did you advance to the middle stage of foundation building, but also became a disciple of Yuan Ying?"

  Moy Tian smiled and said, "It's just that I'm lucky." After a pause, she continued, "In the past, everyone thought my spiritual root was just one of the five spiritual roots. It just so happened that my spiritual root was strong and weak at the same time. When I came to Xuan Qing Men, I found out it was actually a special kind of spiritual root. Later, I was taken in as a nominal disciple by Jinghe Daojun, and after building my foundation, I became an official disciple."

  She just glossed over her experience in a few words, but Liu Yidao sighed: "When you suddenly disappeared back then, and later Jiang Miao said you were a traitor who killed Jiang Chengxian, I was shocked. After that, I didn't hear any news about you again, and I thought... it turns out you actually came to Xuangqing Gate." He asked again, "By the way, Qin Shidi and Jiang Shidi both disappeared with you at the same time. Later on, the sect kept quiet about this matter, and I couldn't find out any information even after investigating, I've always suspected that they were related to this incident, Ye Shidi, is it true?"

  Mo Tian Ge hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "That's right. In the past, I escaped from Yunwu Mountain because Jiang Chengxian was behaving improperly towards me. However, it was actually my senior brother Jiang who saved me and ended up being implicated."

  "Did Jiang Shidi save you?" Liu Yidao was shocked once again. It's no wonder he reacted this way, as Jiang Shanghang didn't even spare them a glance back then, yet he would go so far as to offend his own family to save her - it was truly unthinkable. Moreover, she had actually left Yunwu Mountain in such a manner, which also left him utterly astonished.

  Seeing Mo Tian Ge nodding, he digested this truth for a moment and asked: "What about Qin Shi Di?"

  "Brother Liu, just pretend that this person doesn't exist in this world."

  Liu Yidao was taken aback: "What's going on?"

  "This person never existed in the first place." Mo Tian Ge smiled slightly, not adding any further explanation. "Right. Why didn't Liu Shixiong seem too surprised by my true identity?"

  Looking at her quickly changing the subject, Liu Yidao naturally understood that she didn't want to say more. As a cultivator from the mundane world, he was skilled in observing expressions and words. At this moment, he also stopped mentioning it and smiled: "Junior Brother Ye indeed had no flaws back then, and others didn't suspect you of disguising yourself as a man either. However, we who live with you day and night would still discover some unusual signs... Back then, Junior Brother Xu..." Mentioning Xu Jingzhi, Liu Yidao's expression dimmed for a moment, but he immediately smiled again: "Junior Brother Xu once secretly told me that he always felt like there was something strange about you, Junior Brother Ye..."

  "I didn't expect that they had actually discussed such a thing in private. Even though it's all in the past now, Mo Tian Ge still felt some curiosity: 'Oh?'"

  Liu Yidao shook his head and smiled: "Once you mention it, we all have this feeling, but none of us thought much about it."

  "Really? What's wrong with me?"

  "For example, you've always been short..."

  The stranger's song made him pause for a moment, and he couldn't help but laugh: "This I really can't handle..."

  Liu Yidao nodded: "At that time, Qin Shidi said, Ye Shidi you are a boy with a girl's appearance, there's nothing to be surprised about. We thought about it and indeed, you really look like a woman. Now it turns out to be true, so I'm not very surprised."

  "He actually said that......" Mò Tiān Gē muttered to herself. No wonder at the time, he didn't look surprised at all, it turned out he already knew. Actually, what can be hidden from him anyway...

  Seeing her expression, Liu Yidao hesitated for a long time. Still couldn't help but ask: "Ye Shidi, Qin Shidi... what's going on with him?"

  "He's great." Mo Tian Ge smiled, but that smile had a hint of coldness, "Unimaginably good, better than you and me combined."

  These three words were heavy with hidden meaning, and the cold intent in her smile flashed by so quickly that Liu Yidao almost thought it was an illusion. Immediately afterwards, he heard her say: "Let's not mention this, Brother Liu. I've been away from Yunwu Mountain for so long, can you tell me what happened after we parted ways?"

  Liu Yidao swallowed the doubts in his heart and nodded: "Of course."

  He thought for a moment, then said: "Let's start from when your junior brother left Cloudy Mist Mountain. At that time, I was favored by my current master and became an inner disciple, and also obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill. After recovering from my injuries, I closed up for half a year. Unexpectedly, my luck wasn't bad, and I really established my foundation. When I came out of seclusion, I only then learned about the news of several junior brothers. Xu junior brother fell unexpectedly, and you three simultaneously went missing... At that time, I lived with the four of you, but in the end, only I was left..." Liu Yidao's face had a hint of desolation. As a wandering cultivator, he valued friendship more than sect disciples did. After such an unexpected event back then, he had been worried for a long time. It was precisely because of this that when he saw Mo Tian Ge was still alive, he would be so moved.

  "Two of our fellow disciples, Jiang and Qin, went missing without any explanation from the sect. But you, Ye, were accused of being a traitor, said to have killed Jiang Chengxian out of greed. I didn't believe it at first, but couldn't find you anywhere, so I had to put the thought aside. Now that I know the truth, I realize how shameless the Jiang family is, and fortunately they got their due punishment later on!"

  At this point, Mo Tian Ge was puzzled and asked: "What lesson did they learn?"

  Liu Yidao said, "It's not clear who offended the two masters of the Jiang family. One night, Master Jiang was severely injured and another Master Jiang was also found and suffered severe injuries. The Jiang family declined from then on and later had to give up the position of Master Jiang." Seeing Mo Tian Ge's shocked expression with a hint of realization, Liu Yidao couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that Ye Shidi knows who did it?"

  "...I suppose you know." Mo Tian Ge quickly regained his composure. "Liu Shixiong, how have you been faring in Yunwu Mountain?"

  "It's still okay." Mentioning this, Liu Yidao had a joyful expression. "My master has already advanced to the Golden Elixir stage, and now Cloudy Mist Mountain is no longer dominated by the Jiang family. I'm living quite well."

  Judging from his expression, he indeed looked like he was doing very well, and Mo Tian Ge was also happy for him.

  The atmosphere between the two finally had a joyful reunion, and Liu Yidao took the opportunity to say: "There is also a happy event, Ye Shidi will surely be delighted to hear it."

  "Oh?"

  Liu Yidao wanted to pretend to be mysterious, but his clumsy appearance made it really laughable. In the end, he couldn't help himself and said directly: "That Purple Mist Sect, I thought that after swallowing the Cloud Fog Sect and Golden Knife Gate, their strength would greatly increase and they could become a major sect. But as it turned out, the three sects' disciples suffered heavy losses in the matter of the foundation-building pill. Not long after, their Yuan Ying master also made another mistake during cultivation. Now the three sects have lost a lot of strength, let alone becoming a major sect, they can't even control us and Golden Knife Gate."

  "So, at present, Yunwu Sect and Jindao Gate have actually left Zixia Sect?"

  "It's almost the same." Liu Yidao nodded. "The Purple Mist Sect is just relying on a Yuan Ying cultivator to dare to be so arrogant towards us two sects. Now their Yuan Ying master is no different from having fallen, and their internal elite disciples have suffered heavy losses. How can they afford to deal with us? Ye Shidi, you're not an outsider, I can say some things without worry. We've already joined forces with the Golden Blade Gate, and when the time comes, we'll work together to take down the Purple Mist Sect!"

  A fierce hatred flared up in Liu Yidao's eyes. In the past, when there were five people in one house, he regarded himself as the eldest brother and took good care of the rest. As a result, Xu Jingzhi was killed during the competition for the foundation-building elixir, and his heart had been burning with anger ever since. Now that he had the opportunity to take revenge, he naturally agreed.

  "Liu Shixiong, if I can't go to Dong Kunwu, but you must help me take revenge. Mo Tian Ge said coldly, "The grudge of Xu Shixiong, it was not avenged back then, but it will be settled sooner or later!"

  "Not bad!" The two of them exchanged a smile, and Liu Yidao couldn't help but say, "Ye Shidi, you look very pretty now, why did you dress up as a man back then?"

  Moye's face was also thick, and the person who praised her was Liu Yidao, whom she had always regarded as an elder brother. She didn't show any signs of shyness, but just smiled and said: "In those days when I was in Yunwu Sect without a backer, my talent wasn't good either, I was worried that I would be randomly arranged for dual cultivation, or even taken as a concubine, so I..."

  "Oh, I see," said Liu Yidao, "No wonder you'd think that way. A female cultivator without a backing or qualifications is indeed easily arranged at will, and it's not impossible to be used as a furnace even..."

  Speaking of which, Mo Tian Ge thought again: "Right, Liu Shixiong, Murong Shijie and Wang Shijie, how are they?"

  When he mentioned them, Liu Yidao's face finally showed a hint of worry, but soon smiled: "Ye Shidi, you don't have to worry about them either. Murong Shimei has the support of her family, although she didn't succeed in building her foundation the first time, but recently succeeded. As for Wang Shimei and Shen Shimei... The original leader of the Purple Cloud Sect lost power, his son had an accident, and Shen Shimei is now free. Wang Shimei, although still married to that person, has been doing well in the Purple Cloud Sect because of her abilities. This time we're working together inside and out, contacting Wang Shimei and Shen Shimei - oh, they've also built their foundations."

  "It's actually like this......" This is even better than she had imagined. It seems that Wang Qian will also be able to escape her suffering soon.

  One more night, sleep tight!