Smelting and Exploding the Heavens

Chapter 289
This night is destined to be not so peaceful.

Qin Baichuan annexed Mingtang Nest and solved the financial problem of Qixing Building.

Fan Zhuoyuan got the information he wanted, and was ready to go to Yangzhou, where the last main altar of the Maitreya Sect was located in Jianghuai.

At this time, in Liushi Lane, in the Nancheng area where civilians live together in Suzhou City, the door of a resident's house was knocked open by two old men in cloaks.

The person who opened the door was Cheng Shiyao, a daughter of the Cheng family who played the piano for Fan Zhuoyuan during the day.

"Miss……"

When Cheng Shiyao heard the voices of the two people, she knew who it was, "Uncle Cai, Aunt Cai, aren't you in Yangzhou? Why did you come to Suzhou?"

"Miss, I have something important, can I go in and discuss it?"

Cheng Shiyao hurriedly invited the two of them into the house.

"Uncle Cai, Aunt Cai, I never use the lights in the house, you can light them yourself."

The two old men also disappeared, lit a fire and lit the oil lamp that had been placed on the table and had been almost unused for a long time.

The couple sat at the table with Cheng Shiyao, wanting to say something for a while but didn't know how to say it.

Aunt Cai asked with some embarrassment: "Miss has been living alone in Suzhou all these years, how are you doing?"

Cheng Shiyao said with a quiet smile: "I was lucky enough to master the art of playing the piano, but I can already support myself. This house was originally rented out. After earning some money over the years, the head of the household sold it to me at a low price. It can be regarded as a roof over my head. place."

Cai Bodao: "Miss has lived alone in Suzhou these years, and she doesn't know martial arts, her eyes are still... how can she not endure hardships, but she can teach her inner things..."

Cheng Shiyao said: "I was the one who didn't want to join the Maitreya Sect back then, and I can't blame the elders. If I still stay in Yangzhou, I'm afraid the Maitreya Sect won't be able to accommodate the two.

The two were able to adopt Shiyao until they reached adulthood, and even gave them a lot of money to make a living before they left, almost like their biological parents. Shiyao is extremely grateful.

If the two elders are unable to stay due to religious affairs, even if they come to Suzhou, Shiyao can still serve the two elders in peace in their old age. "

The two old people were moved, and Cai Bo wiped away his tears and said: "Miss's words make us feel ashamed, the reason why we adopted Miss back then was because someone gave a large sum of money every year.

The two of us did this out of selfishness. When the young lady had just reached the age of Ji, the young lady had to escape to Suzhou alone because of some incidents in the teaching. The two of us also had a bad conscience. Today I saw that the young lady is doing well, and I am a little relieved. Take a breath. "

Cheng Shiyao comforted the two of them with a smile. Although she is blind, she has a clear heart and is very good at reading people's hearts.

He opened his mouth and said: "Cai Bo and Aunt Cai, you two are not here to make a living, so you are here to find Shiyao, do you have something important to do?"

The two looked at each other, and finally Cai Bo gritted his teeth and said: "Miss, you are born with a qin heart, and you are very good at using the qin music to dissolve anger.

Now there is a major incident in the sect, life and death are imminent, the former leader was ambushed and killed by the White Lotus Sect and the Wenxiang Sect half a year ago, most of the power in the Jianghuai area has been lost, only the main rudder in Yangzhou is still there.

The new leader Liang has never had prestige, his martial arts is not strong enough, and he is indecisive. He is a puppet pushed up by the four guardian elders in order to balance their respective strengths.

Even so, he is still the leader of our Maitreya Sect, but now the White Lotus Sect and the Wenxiang Sect are aggressive and have come to the main altar to forcibly annex the sect, so that the members of the sect can choose to attach themselves.

On the first day of next month, I will go to the main altar to decide the Pope's affiliation.The two of us have no other skills, and now we only want to delay for a while, so we can delay for a while.

After thinking about it, if the young lady is present at that time and uses the sound of the piano to dispel the hostility of everyone, maybe it will not cause a massacre, or it will be delayed until the elders come up with a strategy. "

Cheng Shiyao sat and pondered for a long time before she slowly said: "Uncle Cai, Aunt Cai, you all know that I don't like getting involved in sects and Jianghu affairs."

The two old men looked at each other, left the chair at the same time, and knelt down towards Cheng Shiyao.

Cheng Shiyao couldn't see it with both eyes, but she could sense it keenly, so she quickly stretched out her hand and said, "Why do you two have to do this!"

Aunt Cai said: "Miss, now only you can help us delay for a while."

Cheng Shiyao said helplessly: "But even if Shiyao can delay for a few days, it will not change the final outcome of the Maitreya Sect. The three major sects, and now that the Maitreya Sect has declined to this point, how long can the heretical methods last?"

Cai Bodao: "Although the three major sects split into the Luozu sect, when we were about to starve to death, it was the Maitreya sect who saved us. When we were exiled to Yangzhou as refugees and were bullied by the locals, it was also the Maitreya sect. Organize the church members to protect themselves, so that we have dignity.

It can be said that if we hadn't been sheltered by the Maitreya sect, our husband and wife would have been turned into bones on the side of the road, thrown into a mass grave, or even if we were alive, we would be as humble as pigs and dogs.

We have not learned any great principles, but we also know that we will repay our kindness. If the Maitreya Sect dies, we do not want to join the White Lotus Sect or the Wenxiang Sect. We only want to live and die with the sect!
As ordinary congregants who have no ability or ability, now I think that the only one I can rely on is the young lady. Since the young lady doesn't want to go out of the mountain, the two of us will die in Suzhou. "

After all, Cheng Shiyao was adopted and raised by the two of them, and there is no repayment for the kindness of nurturing, so naturally she can't just watch the couple like this.

Besides, although the couple had been estranged from her since childhood, they only had preferential treatment for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they were quite kind-hearted. Cheng Shiyao still couldn't just sit idly by.

Then he said: "Second elders, how about this, I will go to Yangzhou with you tomorrow, and try to resolve the dispute on the first day of next month. Since then, you have saved a Maitreya sect, plus what you have done for the sect over the years , it can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the sect, and then come to Suzhou with me to retire, and ignore the affairs of the rivers and lakes, okay?"

The two struggled to look at each other. Since they knew Cheng Shiyao's character of being soft on the outside and tough on the inside, they knew that this was the best compromise she could make, so they nodded in agreement.

In fact, the two also knew in their hearts that the Maitreya Cult had come to this point, and it would be a matter of time before it was swallowed up by others.

If you can help the Jiaomen survive this catastrophe, it will be regarded as repaying your kindness. If you come to Suzhou to take care of yourselves when the time comes, you will not feel sorry for the Jiaomen.

Cheng Shiyao then wanted the two elders to stay here, but the two elders treated Cheng Shiyao like a servant treats a master, they didn't dare to disturb Cheng Shiyao's quietness, they said they had booked the inn, and left immediately.

After Cheng Shiyao sent the two of them away, she sighed slightly.

She regards the two elders as her parents, but they regard her as their master. This has been the case since childhood. Not only did she not feel superior at all, but she was much more lonely.

Qin Xin is born with the ability to easily see through other people's emotions, but no one can know what she is thinking.

It was late at night, but Cheng Shiyao didn't feel sleepy at all, she took out a guqin from her boudoir.

A normal guqin has seven strings and can play the seven tones of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu, Qingjiao and Biangong.

But this piano has eight strings, and the black and red sound of the piano is extremely simple and elegant, as if it contains many past events.

Cheng Shiyao took out the guqin, came to the courtyard alone, stroked the eight strings facing the starry sky, many memories flashed in her mind.

Although she was born with a qin heart, her qin art was taught by a mysterious man. That man would visit her once a year, and would give Cai and his wife a large sum of money each time.

Of course, he would wear a bronze mask every time, and would stay there for three days, teaching Cheng Shiyao how to play the piano for three days, and also a martial art.

He once said that Cheng Shiyao's mother had learned the supreme technique of Tianlongmen—the eight notes of Tianlong.

(End of this chapter)