Tian Gang Chapter 177: Wind in the Building (1)
These people stood there with solemn expressions, which made people feel nervous.
You guys...I walked over and asked.
So you are the successor of the Eight Ropes... A flat-headed man standing in the middle looked at me and stretched out his right hand: Hello, I am Ling Ran, the person in charge of external affairs of the Ling family.
Ling family? Which Ling family? I reached out my hand and shook his. He didn't use too much force, but his palm was broad and thick, giving me a strong sense of pressure. It was as if I was not shaking his hand, but a heavy iron wood.
It's the Ling family you know, the only Ling family in the northwest, he replied.
Raising a monster... I was shocked.
We have been looking for you. Ling Ran's face was serious, and his eyes were very bright, which could not be described by the word "piercing": to be precise, he was looking for the Eight Ropes inheritance.
What are you looking for me for? I was shocked. These people didn't look like they were looking for me to join them.
In the battle of Hades, more than half of the demon tribe of my Ling family was lost, and only three people came back alive. The losses of other forces were even greater than ours, and even some small and medium-sized clans were completely destroyed and could never appear in the world again. Ling Ran stretched out his right hand and raised it: The world can be divided into five major areas, the southeast, northwest, and the Central Plains, and now, the whole world is looking for the inheritance of the Eight Ropes.
What do you mean? Why are you looking for me... for our Basuo? If I had a mirror right now, I know I would have looked pale, as if I had eaten too much vegetarian food.
The beautiful girl also heard something wrong. She pulled Liao Xianer back and looked at us vigilantly.
Don't worry, my Ling family doesn't want to take any action against you, otherwise... Ling Ran glanced at the little beauty and Liao Xian'er, and the meaning of his words was self-evident.
What do you want to do? The little beauty asked loudly from behind: What hell, what destruction, it has nothing to do with us!
Ling Ran shook his head slightly, and then said: The reason I came to you is because you are the descendant of Ba Suo. In recent months, a cult has suddenly emerged and captured many people. People from my Ling family have also disappeared. Not long ago, my Ling family joined forces with several other families to find a high-level base of the cult and almost captured their leader. But at this time, a woman fell from the sky and protected them .
Woman... I suddenly had a bad feeling in my heart.
According to the people of my Ling family who escaped from the underworld, the resurrection of the Emperor of Heaven is a conspiracy, and no one knows the purpose. But the one who manipulated all this is also a woman. What they have in common is that they all use the Eight Ropes Method. Who do you think she is?
Ling Ran's eyes suddenly became fierce, like a beast ready to devour its prey.
I was startled and said in panic: How do I know who she is? I don't know...
Someone spread the news that the inheritance of the previous generation of Ba Suo has appeared in the world. You are her biological son, why are you lying to me! What are you, the Ba Suo lineage, going to do! Ling Ran took a step forward and shouted in a deep voice.
The people with him did not move, but they were as imposing as a mountain.
I don’t know… I don’t know anything! This kind of oppression made me resist instinctively, because in my heart, I had no less doubts than them, and I felt more wronged than them.
She is indeed my mother, but we haven't seen each other for decades, and she doesn't care about me. If you want to ask, go ask her. Although I am the descendant of Basuo, I know nothing and understand nothing!
My shouting did not attract Ling Ran's attack. He just stood there and looked at me quietly. After I finished shouting, he said: The evil cult is becoming more and more rampant. The monster of an elder of my Ling family was ambushed and taken away by them. This is a great humiliation! Even though the Eight Ropes Method is profound, there are also sleeping monsters in my Ling family.
I've said it before, it has nothing to do with me, I don't know what she wants to do, and I haven't participated in it! If you want to know, go ask her! I spoke coldly, really not wanting to talk to them any more.
Ling Ran looked at me and said: You are just a child, and you are innocent even though you are the descendant of the Eight Ropes. My Ling family will not trouble you, but that does not mean that others will think the same. Everyone is looking for you. Maybe it won’t be long before all the heroes in the world gather in Nanjing. I don’t know what they will do. But if you want to save your life, maybe you have to ask your mother to come out and give us an explanation. Otherwise…
Ling Ran snorted coldly and turned to walk out the door. His voice came from the front: One Five Elements Pulse can't save you!
Looking at Ling Ran's departing back, I felt as if my heart was being pressed down by a rock, and even my breathing was a little uncomfortable.
If swearing is allowed at this point, I think this book would have exceeded 10 million words!
What are they talking about? What is your mother going to do? The little beauty came over and asked.
How should I know? I answered her angrily.
Okay, okay, don't ask him these questions. Liao Xianer stopped the angry little beauty, patted my shoulder and said: Don't worry, Nanjing is a big city after all, there won't be any trouble. What's more, grandpa knows a lot of people, and they will give him some face. You will be safe here.
Liao Xianer's words made me feel grateful but also aggrieved.
Since when did a grown man's safety need to be protected by women and the elderly? If I can repay them after they have paid for me, then there is nothing to say. But what can I give them in return now?
I suddenly felt a little envious of the old Taoist priest, not only for his superb skills, but also for his thoughts.
Maybe living like him would be easy sometimes.
Ling Ran is a tough man. He didn't attack me even though I had no power to resist them.
But I also understood what he meant. He didn't touch me because he was afraid of retaliation. Although I said that my mother didn't care about me, who in the world would really believe such a thing? Even I didn't want to believe it.
So, he only warned me, hoping that I would use my inner fear to force my mother to show up. He had a good idea, because I wanted to do the same.
However, before using the Jade Pendant to search for my mother, I need to discuss this with the Taoist priest.
There are too many things involved in this matter. If Ling Ran is telling the truth, it won’t be long before Nanjing City becomes a gathering place for practitioners from all over the world.
The peaceful life may not last long.
Although Liao Xianer forced the little beauty to talk and eat, the worry in her eyes was still obvious.
I didn’t know what to say to her, so I could only sit on the soft sofa and wait for the Taoist priest to return.
The origin of the black pearl may be really difficult to find out. The Taoist priest has not returned for three consecutive days. There is no movement from the laboratory either, which makes me anxious.
There were several times when I wanted to go directly to my mother and explain the matter to her, but without the guidance of the old Taoist priest, I felt that I would be asking for humiliation if I went to her.
On the fourth day, news came from Mr. Liao.
The analysis of the half-body was going smoothly. Although there were some problems, they were all solved. The main problem now was that they could not cut it normally. They needed more time to find the weakness of the golden jade.
The Taoist priest didn't come back, and I don't understand scientific research, so I can only ask about the location of the second stone beast. Mr. Liao said that he hasn't found it yet, but he believes he will find it soon.
This is obviously an official reply. I suspect that Mr. Liao is deliberately stalling for time so that the laboratory can continue to study the half-human body. But I can't say such things. Whether it is the stone beast or the half-human body, it actually has nothing to do with me. What's more, I am still living in someone else's house.
Starting from the fourth day, Liao Xianer suddenly told me that some strangers appeared near the villa.
In such a large villa area, there are naturally a lot of strangers coming and going, but these people are not ordinary people.
Mr. Liao has come into contact with many practitioners, and he even made a scientific instrument to identify practitioners. The principle is to scan the energy molecules inside the human body. The manifestations of ordinary people and practitioners are completely different.
For someone who can monitor the energy distribution in the entire Chinese region, it is not difficult to do this. It is said that Mr. Liao has also divided individuals into several levels based on the amount of energy in their bodies.
But this level is meaningless to practitioners, because if the method is used well, even a low-level person can kill a master like the old Taoist.
The number of security patrols in the villa area has increased significantly, but government law enforcement agencies, such as the police, urban management, and industrial and commercial bureaus, have not appeared...
I have already told Grandpa, he will take care of it. Liao Xianer looked at me worriedly after she finished speaking: "But if it is really like what that person said, there will be many such practitioners coming, and it may be difficult for Grandpa... So you'd better not move around casually, as long as you are still in the villa, you will be safe."
Liao Xianer's words were not very reliable, because not taking action in the city was just a saying, not a law. Even if it was a law, would a cultivator care about it?
The Zhou family's base in the suburbs was uprooted, two of the three major sects died, and hundreds of disciples were killed. It's not too far from the city. And Junior Brother Zhou directly attacked Master Jiao in the house. Although he is stupid, you should also beware of stupid people like him.
No matter how I look at it, the current situation is quite unfavorable to me.
If the Taoist priest doesn't come back, my mother won't protect me, and Mr. Liao may not be able to control so many people.
The ones that appeared now were all small sects, and they were obviously cannon fodder. I didn't know where the real big army was hiding, but what was certain was that my position had been exposed to the eyes of all the practitioners.
Even the smaller clans know where I am, let alone the larger families.
Since the Taoist priest is not around, I really don’t know what to do.
For safety reasons, Liao Xian'er didn't even let me stay at the door. The little beauty also lost her energy. She had been sitting on the sofa in a daze for the past two days and no longer played with me. She had sent a message to Du Shengmai, but there was no response.
This is normal. If Du Shengmai comes to protect me, then Tao Tiansong is really crazy. Of course, he may have been crazy...
The clouds of sorrow slowly pressed down on me like a heavy mountain.
I have a feeling that something terrible is about to happen...
