Chapter 262 Asking for help
"You want to ask me why I can control the power of thunder even though I don't have any thunder spirit roots?"
Long Aotian completed what he had not finished saying.
The uncle from Xihai Sect was instantly speechless, with an embarrassed look on his face.
"No, my uncle didn't want to find out, he just..."
"okay."
The man who was called uncle-master felt his face turn red, and he quickly spoke up to stop his silly nephew from speaking.
Although their Wandao Sect is a small and dilapidated sect, it is home to many talented people.
Back then, when Fellow Daoist Long was supporting the entire sect by himself, they from the Xihai Sect had nothing better to do than to get involved.
It's not about helping, but about going with most of the forces in the immortal cultivation world to suppress it, trying to see if they can completely crush the small sect and then get a piece of the pie.
The current Fellow Daoist Long has managed to keep the small sect going. The development of the entire sect is moving in a good direction and is no longer what it used to be.
Thinking back to those bad things that happened back then, anyone who participated in them would feel so regretful that they want to vomit blood.
If they had known earlier that their Wan Dao Sect was a potential stock, they would never have gotten involved in it back then!
Although Fellow Daoist Long became friends with the former leader of the Xihai Sect by accident, that was their personal relationship and had absolutely nothing to do with the relationship between the sects!
The relationship between the enemies is still hostile. This time when the Xihai Sect encountered this disaster, the one who could lend a helping hand in time was actually the person they had bullied everywhere.
This senior uncle from the Xihai Sect knew that Long Aotian came to help not for the sake of the entire sect's reputation, but for the sake of the disappeared predecessor, so he was willing to lend a hand.
However, the situation their sect is facing now is not as simple as the possession of a demon and the disappearance of a former leader.
Since Long Aotian actually decided to take care of it, he couldn’t act alone.
It's not easy to find the former leader, to find out why he became possessed, and to bring that old friend back on track in time!
The demons have planted people in their sect in an attempt to defeat it from within. This is a problem that anyone with a discerning eye can see.
They were not trying to drag Long Aotian into this mess, but he had already stepped into it himself! It was impossible to save only his old friend and stay out of it.
But only those who have come into contact with him know how strange this person's temper is.
Threats mean nothing in front of him.
If you want to ask him for help or recruit him to join your group, there is no other way except to appeal to his emotions, to reason with him, and to bring up his missing old friend.
"Why he can control the power of thunder is not important. What is important is that we ask Brother Long to save our leader!"
Before he finished speaking, the senior uncle from Xihai Sect had already positioned his legs and knelt straight down.
The little nephew beside him was shocked, his eyes widened with disbelief.
What was Master doing? Why did he kneel down? This was not the original plan. Why didn't you discuss the change with him in advance?
This, this... How can he adapt to the situation?
He felt a little confused and a little embarrassed. Just as he was standing there at a loss as to what to do, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes scanning him.
I looked back suddenly and found that it was my uncle.
This... keeps blinking at him. Does she want him to do something?
The young man was so anxious that he was sweating. He knew he should do something now, otherwise it would be difficult to get this senior surnamed Long to agree, but...
The problem was that without a plan in advance, he had no idea what he was supposed to do!
The uncle from Xihai Sect saw the expression on his nephew's face and knew what he was thinking. He was really defeated!
He is so stubborn. If it weren't for the seniors of Xihai Sect who were protecting him intentionally or unintentionally, how many days could he survive in this brainless world of immortal cultivation where people are eaten without leaving any bones?
But no matter how helpless he was, he couldn't really ignore him.
When he thought no one was paying attention to him, the uncle's right hand quietly drooped on the ground, stretched out two fingers, and made a "yeah" gesture.
Then, he knelt heavily on the ground with those two fingers. Just like that, his implication was obvious enough, right?
When there is no plan, he does not need to be so rigid. He can just follow his own actions. He is obviously a stubborn person, but he just refuses to accept the consequences. Whenever he encounters a difficult problem, he does not think about simple solutions. He always thinks about the complicated journey and how to bring out his best!
After receiving a clear hint, the young apprentice brother now really understood.
So, without any preparation or warning, when the atmosphere became a little awkward, he suddenly lifted up his clothes and knelt heavily.
Long Aotian didn't even turn his head, he was a little angry and laughed.
"No need to do that. I know what you mean. You don't want me to save my old friend alone. You want me to pull the entire Xihai Sect out of the quagmire?"
He turned his head and glanced at the two people kneeling behind him.
"Whether your entire sect should be saved is not up to me. What problems your current sect leader has is not something I can control. Why don't you ask your own conscience before making this request? On what grounds do you say such things? Why did your former sect leader, my old friend, become like this? Aren't you responsible for this?"
The former leader of Xihai Sect, his old friend, was named Baizhe.
Listen, it’s the indomitable one.
Long Aotian didn't want to mention the injustices and setbacks that Baizhe had experienced.
Because at that time, they all believed that since Baizhe took the position of the head of Xihai Sect, all his sufferings had come to an end.
But the fact is not so. It is not easy to be the leader of a sect, and people's hearts are not easy to control.
He devoted all his energy and effort to managing the sect, wanting to provide every disciple of the Xihai Sect with a stable home.
But it seems that very few people can see his efforts.
Before Baizhe took the position of the leader of the Xihai Sect, these people had been completely led astray by the previous leader.
People's hearts seem to be rotten to the core.
Even if he became the new leader, even if he made many efforts, the time he served as the leader and the time those evil people could survive were hardly proportional.
On several occasions, there have been incidents where people have attempted to seize power.
But at that time, Baizhe was no longer able to hand over the position of the head smoothly and retire.
He saw through people's hearts, but he had to do his best to support those who wanted to go against him at every turn and provide a roof over their heads.
But now, these same people whom he protected broke his pillar and destroyed the sky he held up.
(End of this chapter)
