Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2445 Just Killing
Upon hearing this, Jin Ge shook his head, "I don't know. I've met Elder Youjian before. What is your current situation...?"

"There's no hope of being distracted," the white-haired old man said frankly. "I don't have many years left to live, so I'm just coming out for a walk."

“Elder, you jest,” Jin Ge smiled. “The old path of Patriarch Hu Zhongzi is not entirely unworthy of our consideration…”

“Don’t mention him to me,” Elder Youjian said bluntly. “I don’t want to become that kind of joke.”

"If it weren't for the influence of his transformation, I wouldn't have had to leave seclusion... Sigh, never mind, let's not talk about it."

Then he looked at Qu Jianlei and Han Li, and nodded slightly, "They are both rising stars, young and promising... Hmm?"

He glanced at Qu Jianlei again, “A body-splitting act at less than four hundred years old…I have never seen anything like it in my life.”

"Greetings, senior," Qu Jianlei said calmly, raising his hand in a gesture of respect, without uttering another word.

When the other party arrived, they first chatted with Jin Ge about Qing Kong, treating him and Han Li as if they didn't exist. Just as Qing Ning said, they were taking advantage of their seniority.

However, Qu Jianlei was no longer interested in such details at this moment. He was on guard: the other party was vaguely hostile!

To reiterate, if he were still in the Nascent Soul stage, he truly wouldn't be able to sense these subtle emotions.

But they had never met before, so where did this hostility come from? He couldn't quite figure it out.

But there's no need to think about it too much. He's already separated from his body. So what if the other party thinks his body looks young?
Out-of-body possession... You try possessing one!
However, since the other party's malice was not obvious, he remained calm and maintained basic respect, waiting to see what the other party wanted to do.

Upon hearing this, Han Li glanced at him in surprise, the meaning of which was quite clear: You're not even four hundred years old yet?

Back then, when he stepped out of his body at the threshold of five hundred years old, he was already so inflated that he was about to explode. Who would have thought that this little tune would be even more ruthless.

"I've come to see you, young friend, to discuss something," Elder Youjian said, ignoring Han Li and facing Qu Jianlei.

Before he went into seclusion, he had been in seclusion for many years and had little contact with the outside world. Han Li had only been in the Nascent Soul stage for six hundred years.

Especially since Han Li rested and hibernated for a period of time after leaving his body, Elder Youjian didn't even notice him.

He came here to find Qu Jianlei. Seeing a True Venerable who was less than four hundred years old, he had no time to pay attention to anyone else.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Elder Youjian continued, "This old man shamelessly wishes to ask you, a young talent, for a favor."

This smell... Qu Jianlei really couldn't stand it.

He nodded. "You flatter me, senior. If I have done too much, I will obey your orders."

Even after all these years, although his edges have been smoothed out quite a bit, he's still a soft nail that he can't really change.

—If I did nothing wrong, senior, please don't ask for favors. We're complete strangers, you don't have the nerve to do that!

Youjian, at his age, certainly hadn't lived in vain, but he pretended not to understand. "I heard the Chang Gong Fang family has offended you?"

This is the Fang family, where Fang Qingyang, or rather Fang Zhenghao, resides.

The Fang family once enjoyed great glory, dominating five sectors, shaped like the back of a longbow, and was once known as the Longbow Fang family.

Qu Jianlei blinked, then nodded, "Mm."

"The ringleader, Fang... Fang Qingyang, has already been punished according to family rules," Elder Youjian said leisurely. "Are you aware of this?"

"I don't know," Qu Jianlei shook his head and answered decisively.

"This..." Elder Youjian sighed, "His head has already been sent to the Lingyun Sect's mountain gate."

How could you not know? A dignified True Venerable, unable to sense the death of a Nascent Soul cultivator?

“That’s his karma with your clan,” Qu Jianlei replied calmly. “The karma between the Fang family and me is not yet settled.”

Whether or not the Fang family should forgive the Great Protector Lingyun is Qingkong's business.

However, the Fang family didn't throw the head at Red Leaf Ridge. Even throwing it at No. 3 Efeng would have shown some sincerity.

So offending Qingkong is one thing, but offending Qu is another?
"The person is already dead," Elder Youjian realized that the other party had no intention of giving him face.

But he's already here, and he's already said half of what he wanted to say, so he should at least finish what he said, right?

The old man has lived a life of pleasure and vengeance, and he's nearing the end of his life; he can no longer bear to suffer such injustice.

"Is the Fang family practicing family law, or is it a case of a subordinate killing a superior...? No matter how deep the grudge, it should be put behind us now."

"I can't accept this!" Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, then firmly shook his head.

He had intended to give the other party some face, but the other party kept talking to themselves, and no amount of patience could help him.

"This person schemed for great things with small schemes, plotted against those above him, almost blocked my path, and even brought me the one destined for calamity..."

"If this is not dealt with severely, I would like to ask Senior Youjian to teach me... where is the dignity of the True Venerable?"

Elder Youjian sighed softly, "That man is old and confused. He deserves to die, but his plight is pitiful!"

“Senior, you’ve got it backwards,” Qu Jianlei retorted calmly. “It should be ‘their plight is pitiful, but their crime deserves to be punished’!”

The same sentence, with the word order reversed, has a completely opposite meaning!
"He's just getting senile!" Elder Youjian decided to stop arguing with him. "With his birthday approaching, who wouldn't be panicked?"

"I am also nearing the end of my life, so I can understand all too well... Why should we affect future generations?"

The last sentence is the key point—is it wrong to understand a dying person from the perspective of an elderly person who is nearing the end of their life?
Qu Jianlei has countless angles to defend this statement, and he is not lacking in logic and eloquence.

But in the end, he chose the most direct approach: "I'm sorry, senior, but my thoughts are not clear!"

You only care about your own pleasure, but what about others? Since you've made me unhappy, then nobody should be happy either!

"You...it seems I'm getting old!" Elder Youjian sighed leisurely. "Young man, it's best not to be so hot-tempered."

"Hehe," Qu Jianlei chuckled dismissively, giving a classic reply, "If you don't have a temper, can you call yourself a young person?"

Elder Youjian remained silent for a long time before answering, "You have quite a bit of cooperation with Ling Yun, right?"

"Hehe," Qu Jianlei laughed again upon hearing this. Just as Qing Ning said, he really liked to act like an old man.

He is willing to respect elders, but the problem is, shouldn't elders also be considerate of young people? That's what harmonious social relations should be.

Baiqiao's description of Lingyun's chronic illness being difficult to cure is indeed true; various things have become too big to be controlled.

However, he felt no need to indulge the other party, so he replied tactfully, "You said it yourself that it's a collaboration, and I'm not the only one who benefits!"

"Is that so?" Elder Youjian replied dismissively, "The share of conquering other worlds... I think Ling Yun is clearly at a disadvantage!"

"Hey!" Han Li had been listening silently without saying a word, but upon hearing this, he could no longer bear it.

He spoke in a deep voice, "Elder Youjian, with your lifespan, you can still go into seclusion and try to break through to a higher level. Why bother to be distracted by other things?"

The words were kind, but they had a barb—"You're so old, why are you making such a fuss?"
"You..." Elder Youjian glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and then spoke, "Han Li?"

His main purpose in coming here was to find Qu Jianlei, but he had also roughly figured out the related matters.

He knew there was such a troublesome person, but he never expected that this person would be the young man who had left his body.

The main focus is still on key issues.

Seeing that he knew him, Han Li simply nodded, "I get a share of that other world, and quite a lot of it!"

This is a direct confrontation; there's no other choice, he can't avoid it.

If he pretends to be deaf and dumb and doesn't say anything at this time, not only will others look down on him, but he himself will also not be able to think clearly.

“I know,” the white-haired old man nodded, saying calmly, “but Lingyun’s True Venerable was also involved.”

"The sect is so large, with many daily expenses and a lot of waste. We must plan carefully in the long run."

These words, neither too soft nor too hard, left Han Li speechless—from the sect's perspective, there was nothing wrong with them.

Elder Youjian ignored him and looked at Qu Jianlei instead, saying, "I suggest you think it over carefully, young friend."

Then the phantom slowly dissipated, without saying anything more to Jin Ge, except for a faint nod at the end.

"This is..." Han Li muttered angrily, not knowing what to say.

"Taking advantage of his age," Qing Ning Zhenzun revealed himself, a hint of schadenfreude on his face, "He actually dared to openly threaten Han Li Dazun."

This is indeed quite upsetting, but judging from Qing Ning's attitude, it's not a big problem. Otherwise, why would he joke about it?

"That's more like it," Han Li sighed dejectedly, then looked at Jin Ge, "Will Baiqiao listen to him?"

“It’s not a matter of whether we listen or not,” Jin Ge replied in a deep voice. “If he wants to make noise, who can stop him?”

"It seems that Baiqiao's mentor was someone he had helped."

He truly deserves to be called an encyclopedia; his knowledge is extensive, he knows a lot of gossip, and most importantly, he's lived a long time.

“Annoying,” Qing Ning said, her playful smile fading as she shook her head. “That’s the downside of big sects, but it’s not convenient to resort to violence.”

He's the kind of person who's used to resorting to force, so he's helpless when faced with a stubborn opponent like this.

Han Li ignored him and looked at Qu Jianlei instead, "What do you mean?"

“Big company syndrome…” Qu Jianlei muttered softly. Some people are good at nothing but causing trouble.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke up, "How do virtuous cultivators view someone who goes mad in their old age?"

“It’s troublesome,” Jin Ge and Han Li answered in unison.

The former added, "Whose ancestor doesn't grow old? We can't kill them all... Fang Qingyang has really run into a brick wall this time!"

If Fang Qingyang hadn't run into the lion's den, the Fang family would have had no choice but to let their ancestor do whatever he wanted.

Han Li sneered, "Every family that declines rapidly has basically produced a troublesome ancestor!"

He despised this situation, but admitted that anyone in his position would have a headache.

Even Elder Youjian, when talking about Fang Qingyang's death, used the word "murder" instead of "murder" because it was "the inferior killing the superior."

Qu Jianlei's eyes darted around, and he asked, "What if Elder Youjian is also getting senile?"

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