There is a small square courtyard with a few banana plants planted in the courtyard, which exudes a clear atmosphere. The construction styles of several rows of houses are simple and elegant, without the extreme luxury of ordinary officials and wealthy families. Obviously, the owner of this mansion is also a noble aspiration.

In the corridor, Ye Shuo was hurriedly passing through the hall and heading towards the side hall. The reason why he was so anxious was not because of the master of this room, but-

As soon as they opened the door, a figure came up to him. The two almost collided face to face. After quickly supporting each other, they stood firm and looked at each other in surprise and joy.

"Consultant!" Finally, Ye Shuo shouted excitedly, slapped the other party's shoulder repeatedly, as if testing whether he really existed.

"It's great that you're fine. I was shocked when I first received the accusation!"

Previously, when Ye Shuo killed the seven priests of Jiuyou Palace and was not sure where to avoid them, he suddenly received a message. The sender was the consultant who had been in contact for a long time!

He heard that the place he lived temporarily was in an ordinary country located in the center of the Lingjie Continent. Ye Shuo did not care about the long journey and immediately rushed over through wind and rain.

He also thought that this would be a trap. If the consultant had fallen into the control of the Jiuyou Palace, and the enemy would use his jade slip to lure himself into the trap... But even thinking about this, Ye Shuo's steps did not stop for a moment.

If this is true, the consultant will be in danger and he will have to come...!

Until he stepped into the mansion, Ye Shuo was still worried about possible enemy attacks, but when he saw the consultant standing in front of him, he knew that all his worries were redundant!

"After escaping from the West Country of Yixi, in order to avoid the pursuit of Jiuyou Palace, I could only live a life of hiding and hiding again." The consultant explained with a smile. He mentioned that thrilling escape time, in order to avoid Ye Shuo's concern, he just told me one sentence.

"I dare not send you a message, for fear that the jade slip would be monitored... But fortunately, I met the magistrate Guo, who is an old friend of the patriarch of my Gu clan. I heard that I had nowhere to go now, so I took me in without saying a word. Not only did I set up a side hall for me to live in, but I also told me that it would be better to treat this place as my own home. This time, I really met a noble person."

"My little consultant said this, but I feel ashamed." An old man in simple clothes and bearded sighed softly, "At the beginning, I could not save the Gu clan. After the incident, I did not dare to speak out openly and attack Jiuyou Palace. If even the only bloodline in the clan cannot be preserved, then in the future, I will be in no way able to see the old clan leader."

"Mr. Guo, you are very kind and righteous. The consultant and I thank you!" Ye Shuo solemnly hugged him.

"Okay, Ye Shuo, I thank you for what I should thank you. I will never give you less than you." The consultant stopped him with a smile, "Mr. Guo is trustworthy. Next, you should stay here for a few days. We brothers have not been together for a long time! We haven't asked you yet, how are you doing after three years?"

Ye Shuo smiled dryly. These three years of blankness have always been a scar that he couldn't say...

"It's finally broken through to the gas transformation level." As he said this, Ye Shuo suddenly smiled and raised his eyebrows, "How about consultant, I'm no longer the little burden that always needed your protection before, right?"

He still remembered that although the consultant in the Xuantian Sect was like himself, he was "mediocre" on the surface, but his real strength was actually in the seventh stage of cultivation. The two were named brothers, but they were left behind in their cultivation. Ye Shuo was finally a bit of a grudge. Now that he has finally made a breakthrough, it is time to show off in front of his old friend!

"Cough..." The consultant seemed a little embarrassed at this moment. He coughed dryly and touched his nose, "Just before you came, I had just broken through to the second section of the Air Clan."

So, I still can't catch up... Ye Shuo felt a moment of loss in his heart, but soon, he smiled again. This time, he was really relieved for the consultant.

"Aren't you going to the Tongtian Realm soon? You really deserve to be my brother! If this continues, even the Jiuyou Palace will not do anything to you soon, right?"

When the Jiuyou Palace was mentioned, the consultant's expression suddenly became much more serious: "No... my strength is too far from the Jiuyou Palace after all. I'm afraid I can't feel at ease before I break through to the realm of reincarnation..."

If the second section of Qi Sect was seen from the perspective of being in the Xuantian Sect in the past, it would be an unattainable leap. In Yixi Kingdom, which does not have the Tongtian Realm, it can be regarded as one of the top experts.

However, if such strength is placed on the entire spiritual continent, it will be so small that it is not worth mentioning. Not to mention, it is facing the most terrifying force.

How many masters were there in the Gu clan? The Qi Sect was all over the ground, and the Nirvana was also very popular, but it was not overnight that the entire clan was destroyed...

Over the years, the more you know about the Jiuyou Palace, the more you will know how profound their background is. It is said that evil cannot defeat righteousness, but the power of "justice" is really too small.

"By the way, when it comes to Jiuyou Palace..." Ye Shuo's fingertips activated his spiritual power, and a piece of porcelain fragment emerged, "Do you know what this is?"

The consultant took it over and over again and again and carefully observed: "It seems that the age should be quite old, and it has existed longer than my Gu clan. Moreover, this is a very powerful artifact..." He paused at this point, "I'm afraid its holder was far stronger than the current Jiuyou Palace Master!"

"Scared?" Ye Shuo was shocked. In his heart, the consultant was basically equivalent to an encyclopedia. What he said must be wrong, but... stronger than the Lord of Jiuyou Palace? The fragments he accidentally obtained back then actually had such a big background? What is more important is that if this person is still alive, he doesn't know... whether he is an enemy or a friend?

"But what I care more about is that it was actually broken to this level..." The consultant frowned, "The strength of that holder is already very terrifying. So what level did the person who broke this artifact reach?"

"Yes, I have read a lot of books. Apart from seeing the extraordinary origin of this fragment, I still have no clue... I am ashamed, ashamed." County Magistrate Guo, who was standing beside him, also sighed and shook his head, "Mr. Ye, I don't know where you got this thing?"

"It's just a coincidence..." Ye Shuo replied blankly. At this time, in addition to Sheng Xi holding the treasure, he felt more of a deep worry.

Every man is innocent and is guilty of possessing a treasure. According to their statement, if this artifact can be restored, it will definitely be a rare top treasure. Holding such a thing will definitely attract more powerful enemies, and even at his level, it is far from enough to deal with it... It seems that in the future, he must be more cautious in the existence of this fragment and must not show it as easily as before.

"But the similar fragments, the Jiuyou Palace has been collecting them from many places recently. What can make them so serious is definitely not ordinary things, so I want to snatch them in front of them-"

In order to avoid the two of them being worried, Ye Shuo did not say that he had killed the seven priests of Jiuyou Palace for this fragment. But he knew in his heart that in this case, he must have been on the list of the killings of Jiuyou Palace like the consultant. The battle for the future is truly endless.

"No matter what they are planning, it will definitely not be a good thing..." The consultant pondered for a while and raised his head seriously, "Ye Shuo, you must keep this fragment well!"

Ye Shuo nodded vigorously, put away the fragments again, as if he remembered something again: "By the way, consultant, I am planning to participate in the Tiangong Gate assessment recently..." Seeing the consultant's gaze flashing with surprise, he continued with a smile: "I already know. You said that the only person in this world who can save you, 'that master', is the master of the Tiangong, right?"

"Why don't we go together!" Ye Shuo raised his hands and put them on the consultant's shoulder, his eyes glowing with excitement. "In the future, under the eyes of the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, even if the Lord of Jiuyou Palace is rampant, he will not dare to do anything to you! And the unjust cases of your whole family. There are so many unjust cases on the spiritual world continent. It's time for Jiuyou Palace to pay the price for what they do!"

Compared to his passion, the consultant was in a low mood.

“It’s useless…”

Sighing, he pushed Ye Shuo's hand away.

"Ye Shuo, let me ask you a question. What would you do if I were a great evil man, and everyone was fighting and killing me?"

Ye Shuo did not hesitate: "Of course I will stand by your side! Even if I betray the whole world!"

The consultant smiled bitterly: "So... do you understand now?"

Ye Shuo was stunned. After a while, he figured out the introductory meaning of the consultant and tentatively confirmed: "...you mean..."

The consultant nodded sadly. Indeed, the master of the Heavenly Palace is the only one who can protect himself. But he is also the one who will never help him take revenge. This Heavenly Palace Gate is the holy land of all people in the world, but it is not his holy land.

"...No, it's still different." After a while of silence, Ye Shuo looked straight into the consultant's eyes firmly.

"You will never become the master of Jiuyou Palace. I believe in you!"

In those eyes, the consultant saw trust and courage to move forward. It was something that had never been erased in his friend...

...

That evening.

County Magistrate Guo’s door was knocked. As soon as he opened the door panel, he saw Ye Shuo with a serious face.

"Why haven't you been sleeping yet?" County Magistrate Guo led him into the room, and took off his coat from the clothes hanger next to him and draped it over his body.

As soon as Ye Shuo stepped into the room, he closed the door with his backhand, and then knelt down in front of County Magistrate Guo with a "gutter".

"Mr. Guo, I have something to ask for!"

County Magistrate Guo was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "What's wrong? Come on, come on, get up and talk!"

Ye Shuo still knelt down and shouted: "If you don't agree, I won't get up!"

County Magistrate Guo looked at him with his eyebrows down for a while, finally let out his hand and sighed deeply: "You... aren't you making things difficult for me?"

I turned my back slowly, my steps were particularly heavy, "Actually, I know what you want to say..."

Hearing this, Ye Shuo stood up excitedly and followed closely: "Since you have a clear idea, why not do it? I didn't force you to raise the banner of righteousness and openly resist the Jiuyou Palace. But after the Lord of Heaven came back, he submitted a letter of report to him, asking him to take a good look at what the Lord of Jiuyou Palace had done for more than two thousand years, and let him see who he had worked hard to help him up!"

"Didn't you say it before? When the Gu family was exterminated, you could do nothing for them and be ashamed of your old friend. Now you will be given a chance to compensate!" Seeing that County Magistrate Guo did not answer, Ye Shuo's voice also raised his voice. He accelerated his pace and blocked his way, and did not allow him to escape again.

"You can protect yourself for a while, but you can't protect yourself for a lifetime. If there is any knowledge in the Gu clan's long spring, would you let him see that he has made such a friend who is in danger and only knows how to hide in a corner and retreat to protect himself?"

"I don't just care about protecting myself..." County Magistrate Guo's eyes dodged, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper. Compared to the quiet and talkative manners in the daytime, he now looks very old.

"This time the Gu nephew has been wandering here, haven't I taken the risk of losing my head to take him in? It's just that some things are really powerless..."

"Is that useful?" Ye Shuo's voice doubled. "If Jiuyou Palace does not fall, the life of the consultant will always be hanging on his waist!"

He stopped him again, and Ye Shuo spoke sincerely.

"Some things are always something that someone needs to do. If everyone only considers themselves and just waits for others to take action, then the final result is that no one will do it! In this case, when will the evil be completely eradicated and those sinners receive the punishment they deserve?"

County Magistrate Guo trembled violently, as desperate as a patient with a terminal illness. On one hand, there was morality and his conscience, and on the other hand, the desire for survival, the two collided violently, tortured him to look haggard. After a while, he lowered his arms and burst into tears.

"My friend Ye! Don't force me anymore, okay? I'm not alone. I have my own family. I have every move, I have to consider them!"

"Is it important that only your family's lives, and others don't have family members, and their lives are not important?" Ye Shuo went further, "Jiuyou Palace will kill and kill, and how many innocent lives will be killed every day, and how many families of the victims are crying for them. Have you ever thought about these?"

"Mr. Guo, I think you are a good person, a good person with a sense of justice, so I will say these things to you!" Ye Shuo took a deep breath, "If you still recognize yourself as the parents and officials of the people and a good friend of the Gu clan, please do your best to eradicate the Jiuyou Palace!"

At this time, County Magistrate Guo was already half-shaped, with his eyes blindfolded, and tears of vicissitudes spread across his face. Ye Shuo did not say anything to pursue him again. He knew that if County Magistrate Guo was really a friend of the Gu family and the consultant, and if his official career had really not yet erased his conscience, then he would make the right choice.

After a long time, County Magistrate Guo finally stood up again and wiped tears randomly. Ye Shuo saw with relief that in his eyes, he began to have an awareness of a warrior.

"My friend Ye... you are yelling to punish evil and eliminate evil. I admire your courage. But how much do you know about the Lord of Jiuyou Palace himself and his past?"

Ye Shuo was stunned and quickly bowed, "Just asking for advice!"

As the saying goes, know yourself and your enemy, and win every battle. If you really know the past of the Lord of Jiuyou Palace, you may have the opportunity to find out his weaknesses. He also wanted to know what kind of experience it had created such a crazy devil. Is it just a powerful force falling from the sky?

County Magistrate Guo walked to the low cabinet beside him, pulled out a scroll from the bottom floor, and spread it all the way on the table, but it turned out to be a world map. The surface of the scroll was slightly yellowed and looked quite old.

"The Lord of Jiuyou Palace suddenly rose up strongly more than two thousand years ago. His origin is said to be just a small country."

"The gap between a small country and a strong country is just like the gap between a small mountain village and a capital. The vast difference in resources will cause you to be very limited no matter how strong you are. If there is no opportunity to go against the will of heaven, people from small countries will definitely not be able to compete with people from strong countries on the world stage in the future. This is an iron rule."

"So at the beginning, everyone was surprised that people from a small country had such great achievements. But gradually, fewer and fewer people were talking about this matter, and even relevant historical records were destroyed. It seemed that they were the one who wanted to hide his true origin."

"Although heroes don't ask where they come from, there are always some people who are uneasy about it. They wish they could make themselves perfect, as if they were born to be rulers appointed by God."

"That country has been destroyed for many years now, and a new country has been built on that land."

"As for that new country, it should be..." County Magistrate Guo raised his hand and drew a circle in the remote area of ​​the map. When he identified the position it represented, Ye Shuo's eyes suddenly widened.

“…Yixiguo!”
Chapter completed!