The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

"Hehe..." Gu Junming laughed dryly twice, turned his head and looked away, muttering softly: "A good man does not talk about his past achievements, let the past be the past."

His action was obviously an attempt to escape.

"A feat that shocked the five realms..."

Xi Zhaozhao blinked her large, crystal-clear eyes and asked innocently, "What is it?"

Even Lao Ba's curiosity was aroused at this moment. He stared at Ying Yucheng, looking forward to the follow-up.

Gu Junming touched his nose awkwardly but did not say anything to stop him.

Instead, he lowered his head and remained silent...

"I dare not say this for fear of retaliation."

Ying Yucheng picked up the still-warm tea, brought it to his lips and took a sip, his mood suddenly brightening.

"The tea from the Central Plains is still good for soothing your throat. Not bad, not bad..."

"Big Brother, he shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Xi Zhaozhao said somewhat uncertainly.

Gu Junming suddenly felt ashamed.

I thought to myself, what does "it shouldn't be that bad" mean? Is there any need to hesitate about something like this?

"Your senior brother is very good, kind and easy to talk to. Apart from his reputation, which is a little disappointing, he's generally okay. But the other one, I'm not sure."

Ying Yucheng smiled mysteriously.

He looked at Gu Junming meaningfully, then suddenly narrowed his eyes and said in a particularly sharp tone: "Even you survived, so that guy is also safe."

"But I'm a little curious, in that situation...how did you survive?"

"Of course." Ying Yucheng changed the subject and returned to his previous amiable smile, "It's been so long, I've forgotten what I should have forgotten.

"If what I just asked has caused you any trouble, or reminded you of any unpleasant experiences."

He raised the teacup with both hands and said sincerely, "I'd like to use tea instead of wine to apologize to Fellow Daoist Gu."

"Mr. Ying, you're welcome."

Gu Junming also picked up the tea in front of him, toasted each other, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, even casually.

"But Mr. Ying."

Gu Junming coughed twice and said seriously:

"Now that I have decided to retire, please let me forget my past immaturity and drink this sip of tea..."

"Gu is grateful!"

"I can choose to forget those things."

Ying Yucheng couldn't help but chuckle and continued:

"But your portrait remained firmly on the list, showing no signs of decline for a long time. On the contrary, through Goddess Song's behind-the-scenes manipulation, it suddenly shot up to the second place on the list."

"You said..." Ying Yucheng raised his eyebrows and said with amusement, "How can you hide something that everyone knows?"

Gu Junming drank two more sips of tea because of his dry throat. Upon hearing this, he suddenly spit out the tea, and the tea splashed everywhere, with the juice and residue all falling on the face of the innocent Lao Ba who was stabbed.

Lao Ba wiped his face expressionlessly with his palm. Although he still maintained his character and did not speak, who knows if he was cursing in his heart.

"Hold me, hold me tight, Lao Ba."

Xi Zhaozhao attentively handed Lao Ba a towel.

After Gu Junming apologized, he anxiously asked Ying Yucheng, "I haven't offended Song Zhitao!"

"She wasn't there that day, and we had no grudges against each other, so why did she harm me?"

"I'm not sure about that." Ying Yucheng pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully, "But it seems to me that this matter may be related to the top spot."

“Top of the list.”

Gu Junming said suspiciously: "Could it be..."

"You guessed it right."

As if seeing through Gu Junming's doubts, Ying Yucheng nodded calmly, confirming his guess.

"Is this appropriate?"

Gu Junming's facial features suddenly twisted together in an extremely complicated manner. He finally understood what it felt like to be a dumb person eating bitter herbs and unable to express his pain.

He was wondering how such a shameful incident could reach the second place on the wanted list. If that was the case, then everything made sense.

"It has already happened. There is no point in discussing whether it is appropriate or not."

Ying Yucheng hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively:

"Have you really decided to retire?"

"As you can see."

Gu Junming spread his hands, showing himself openly, then put his hands on his hips and sighed:

"I'm tired and plan to have a good rest."

Ying Yucheng glanced at Lao Ba and Xi Zhaozhao who were present, intentionally or unintentionally.

He shook his head slightly as if with regret.

"In this case, I won't bother you any more."

"I send you."

The two of them left together, leaving Lao Ba and Xi Zhaozhao staring at each other.

"Brother Li, have you heard of the Sword Master?"

Xi Zhaozhao said with anticipation.

She did not forget that when Mr. Ying asked what to call the eldest brother, he mentioned two names, one of which was "Lord of the Sword".

Lao Ba rolled his eyes and thought about it.

In the past, the eldest brother often boasted to them about how glorious and powerful he was in the past. The key point was that he never got tired of talking about it, and they were tired of listening to him.

It seems that it is not entirely false.

At this moment, Lao Ba couldn't help but recall a sentence in his mind: Once people start to miss the past, it means...

He is old.

"Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Li?"

Xi Zhaozhao stood on tiptoe, stretched out her rosy little hands and waved them in front of the distracted Lao Ba.

Lao Ba came back to his senses in an instant and shook his head to indicate that he had never heard of it, but he thought... Gu Junming had mentioned his great achievements in his youth to them countless times before, but he had never explained the most core things.

He never emphasized the key points, but always said just the right amount. I guess he didn't want them to know too much.

"I wonder if Sixth Senior Sister has heard of..."

"I'll ask!"

Just do it.

Xi Zhaozhao was about to run away immediately, planning to find Wen Zilian, whom she had always mistaken for Wen Zixi, to find out the truth.

But he hadn't taken two steps when someone grabbed him from behind.

Xi Zhaozhao turned around puzzledly, "Senior Brother Li, is there anything else you want to remind me of?"

Lao Ba shook his head.

"I'll come back later to collect the tea sets."

Lao Ba shook his head again.

"That......"

Xi Zhaozhao scratched his head and asked, "Should I collect it now?"

Lao Ba sighed silently.

The little junior sister always misinterpreted what he meant.

There was no other way, so Lao Ba found a feather awl and quickly wrote a line of scribbled words on the white paper:

Let him speak for himself.

Xi Zhaozhao stared at the black words on the paper for a long time, then looked at Lao Ba with a harmless smile.

"It seems a little bit, but I don't quite understand."

Lao Ba held his forehead with his hand, feeling helpless, and could only write a few lines of explanation on a piece of white paper.

He really couldn't get used to the language of this world.

Outside the mountain gate, Gu Junming and Ying Yucheng walked side by side, both silent and speechless.

When they finally reached the 999th step, they both stopped at the same time.

"Are you blaming me?"

Ying Yucheng looked ahead and suddenly asked.

"You shouldn't mention my past in front of my fellow apprentices."

Gu Junming held a few yellow talismans between his fingers. His face was as gloomy as water, and a chill gradually rose, forming a sharp contrast with his cheerful expression just now. He said indifferently:

"No matter what your purpose is, everyone has their own consequences. I am willing to bear all the consequences that belong to me. But please, Mr. Ying, please don't make unnecessary efforts and bring trouble upon yourself."

"You misunderstood me."

Ying Yucheng smiled calmly, then walked down the stairs calmly, and his voice rang out slowly:

"I just think it's a shame that these people are trapped on a small bamboo peak."

"They...need a wider world."

"As for the consequences, you will face them sooner or later."