ragginovel 89. The sky is not lonely in the bamboo grove.
89. The sky is not lonely in the bamboo grove.
However, Teng Xie expressed great interest in the fact that the artifact had merged with the flesh and blood of Gui Liang Lao Yin Bi, and that they were now almost indistinguishable.
In Teng Xie's perception, the Sharp Senses and the Journey of the Azure Sky had already been integrated into Gui Liang Tianxia's flesh and blood. However, Gui Liang Tianxia had not yet activated the function of the Journey of the Azure Sky, so Teng Xie could not perceive how it worked.
However, Teng Xie had already memorized the energy of the Azure Sky Journey, and was just waiting for an opportunity to exchange a few blows with Gui Liang Lao Yin.
"I haven't touched that brocade pouch either, so you can rest assured, Lord."
Teng Xie didn't even need to move. Su Huanzhen had already told him that the note in the brocade pouch read: "Su Huanzhen, I am not dead—a secret of heaven."
Given Gui Liang's cunning and suspicious nature, upon seeing this note, he would surely go to the Star River Cloud Ladder to investigate, allowing Su Huanzhen to set a trap.
As for why Su Huanzhen didn't invite Teng Xie to participate in his scheme... he did invite him, but Teng Xie declined, saying he had other things to do during this time and reminded Su Huanzhen to be careful, as Gui Liang Tianxia was more dangerous than Bei Chen Yuan Huang.
"Of course I trust General Zhan. This transaction was a pleasure. If I have any further news about the Yin-Yang Bone, I will inform General Zhan."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Manor."
Teng Xie did indeed have things to do. After dealing with Gui Liang Lao Yin Bi, he left the Demon Realm alone.
Qianzhuwu.
This is a place known to very few martial arts practitioners, and a mysterious master lives in this place.
As the name suggests, Thousand Bamboo Village must have a thousand bamboos. When Teng Xie arrived in front of a bamboo forest, he saw that many bamboos were tied with wind chimes, and paper strips with names written on them were hanging from the wind chimes.
"The Demonic Dragon Sacrifice to the Heavens, the Lonely Marquis, the Eagle Without Eyes..."
Tengxie found a few familiar names from his memory, stepped into the bamboo forest, and suddenly...
Suddenly a gust of wind came, and the wind chimes rang crisply. Teng Xie had already sensed the probing aura coming from the bamboo house deep in the bamboo forest.
He also sensed a faint, obscure, almost imperceptible, eerie and ominous aura.
"I apologize for the intrusion."
Teng Xie spoke calmly, his voice carrying towards the bamboo house as if he were whispering at the door.
There was no response from inside the bamboo house, only the wind chimes chiming, as if inviting Tengxie to enter.
"I'm sorry to bother you."
Before long, Teng Xie arrived at the bamboo house and saw the door open by itself without any wind. A very unique voice came from inside, "Please come in, young master."
Teng Xie stepped inside, and in his senses, that strange and ominous aura became clearer yet more distant. He seemed to see it clearly, yet he felt as if he saw nothing at all.
Inside the bamboo house, a pale-faced person was sitting on the edge of a couch, embroidering a handkerchief.
He or she, is extremely beautiful, but neither feminine nor masculine, perfectly balanced, as if defining what androgyny is.
"Qianzhuwu has not had any guests for a long time. Young Master is not only a rare guest, but also a unique person I have never met in my life."
The owner of the bamboo house looked at Teng Xie with a burning gaze in his left eye, and Teng Xie immediately felt as if he had been seen through.
That gaze was so penetrating, and this power was given by that eerie and ominous aura.
Teng Xie instantly raised his sixth sense to its limit, and everything around him seemed to freeze instantly... But only that aura and that gaze remained unaffected, still as strange as ever, still looking at him the way he always had.
Time seemed to stand still, yet it continued to flow in Teng Xie's perception. He felt a growing inability to resist being spied on, as if he were about to be completely seen through.
And he used this feeling to examine himself, and then he discovered that what this gaze was meant to see through was the relatively stagnant and less smooth flow of his true energy in his meridians.
That is, the shortcomings of his technique.
So that's how it is... Teng Xie suddenly realized something. It was as if a strict teacher had pointed out his shortcomings, and he suddenly understood that he had overlooked these things.
With a thought, he immediately made adjustments, and the feeling of being scrutinized suddenly lessened, only to intensify again. He was like a student who made many mistakes; as soon as he corrected one mistake, a strict teacher would find another shortcoming.
He made continuous adjustments, and his strict teacher also provided constant feedback and corrections.
Not long after.
That is, it only takes a few breaths.
Tengxie, whose sixth sense was operating at its limit, felt an incredibly long time being scrutinized and criticized.
His forehead was already slightly sweaty.
Meanwhile, the other party also felt soreness in his left eye, and Teng Xie was still just a blurry figure in his left eye, impossible to see clearly.
The other person let out a soft sigh and closed their left eye.
"call……"
Tengxie's sensory nerves suddenly relaxed, and he slowly withdrew his sixth sense. After a moment, he slowly exhaled a breath of white air, feeling as if he had done a thorough and enjoyable workout, with his whole body feeling refreshed and comfortable.
"Thank you so much for your kind advice, Doctor."
The other person opened one eye and squinted the other, staring at Teng Xie with even greater curiosity. "That was your own good fortune, young master. Can you tell me what you saw?"
After saying that, the other person opened their left eye again.
Tengxie immediately felt that scrutinizing feeling return.
This time, however, he did not fully activate his sixth sense. He was there as a guest, not to challenge. To show his sincerity, if the other party wanted to see his weaknesses, then so be it.
Teng Xie couldn't understand the mysterious power in the other's left eye, but he could clearly see the other's strength and the comparison between their strengths. Even if the other could see his weakness, he couldn't exploit it.
He simply raised his sixth sense to a certain level, and the moment the other party saw his weakness, he adjusted in time and continued to sense that mysterious power. Not understanding it is one thing, but being able to see it and choosing not to is another. This kind of higher-level mystery, if there is an opportunity to see it, must be seen carefully.
"I see that I have nowhere to hide before the doctor. The Healer Tianbugu truly lives up to his name."
In Tengxie's memory, the healer Tian Bugu was known as the nemesis of death, possessing extraordinary medical skills that could snatch people from the Book of Life and Death.
Moreover, Tian Bugu had indeed met the Grim Reaper, a god who once roamed the mortal realm and played among humans. When the Grim Reaper left the mortal world, he gave Tian Bugu his left eye from his human body, saying that a suitable person would come to find Tian Bugu in the future, and Tian Bugu would know who to give the eye to.
From that moment on, Tian Bugu's heart could hold nothing but the image of Death and the long, lonely wait, waiting for the right person to come along, and perhaps then he could see Death again.
Could that person be the one he still can't see clearly in front of him?
In Tian Bugu's left eye, Teng Xie's figure kept focusing, but just as it was about to become clear, it would blur again.
Death's left eye allows him to see anyone's vital points and the flow of their life force.
He had seen masters at the pinnacle of martial arts before, but without exception, he always saw their blind spots first before he became aware of them, and then they would keep moving those blind spots around or even hiding them.
The only person he couldn't truly see was the one before him.