Avenue Stowaway

Chapter 204 Huangfu Qi's Enlightenment

The lake is beautiful, and the islands are scattered all over the place, which is quiet and peaceful, just like a paradise. Some colorful birds fly freely in the sky, and when they are tired, they will land on some small islands to rest and comb their feathers slowly.

In lakes, some aquatic fish occasionally jump out of the water, flip in the air, and then fall back into the water, making a "gulp" sound.

This lake is only a few hundred miles in size, but there are dozens of islands in it, so many of the islands are not large, only a few miles in size, and the largest island is only twenty or thirty miles in size.

Except for the smallest islands which were uninhabited, houses were built on the other islands, and occasionally some monks could be seen practicing with each other on the islands. This was the territory of the Huangfu family, and they had lived here for generations.

On the largest island, in a dim dungeon.

Huangfu Qi, dressed in gray cloth, sat cross-legged in a corner of the dungeon. His hair was very messy and scattered on his forehead, making it impossible to see his expression.

Outside the dungeon, a bald old man with a gutter nose and narrow eyes appeared without anyone noticing.

The bald old man looked at Huangfu Qi in a corner of the dungeon, a trace of anger flashed across his face, and he said in a cold voice: "Even if you don't say it, the news about Kong Fang is now known to everyone. Not only can you not help him at all, but you have put yourself in an extremely dangerous situation. If you do this, Lingshen Sect will definitely not let you go, and even my Huangfu family will be very likely to be implicated by you. Now Lingshen Sect is in a hurry to find Kong Fang, so they have no time to care about you, but when Kong Fang is caught, that will be your death. Lingshen Sect will not allow anyone who dares to challenge the dignity of Lingshen Sect to live."

The old man suddenly roared. "Even a master in the spiritual realm wouldn't dare to do this. Why would you, Huangfu Qi, do this? You are not playing with your own life, you are playing with the lives of everyone in my Huangfu family."

"Because I owe him." A very calm voice came from behind the disheveled hair, "The sect taught me to be upright and grateful, but the Ninth Elder is now advising me to repay kindness with enmity. Haha, if I really listened to the Ninth Elder and did this, then what's the difference between me and the dead Qin Long?" Huangfu Qi's voice was very calm, as if he was explaining something very ordinary.

"You dare to mention Qin Long." The old man's face was even more angry. "In a battle, Dingtian Sect lost eight spiritual transformation cultivators. Such a loss would be painful even for Dingtian Sect. People from Dingtian Sect came to ask about the situation at that time. Why didn't you explain it to them? Now, the matter of Lingshen Sect has not been resolved, and you have provoked a strong enemy for my Huangfu family. You, Huangfu Qi, are really a talent of my Huangfu family. You have created enemies for the family everywhere. Is this your return to the family?"

Huangfu Qi in the dungeon raised his head slightly, but his face was still hidden behind his messy hair, making it difficult to see his expression.

"Eight Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators died at one time. That was caused by their greed. What does it have to do with my Huangfu family? Just because I didn't explain the situation at that time to the Dingtian Sect, they hate my Huangfu family?" Huangfu Qi asked curiously.

Without waiting for the Ninth Elder to answer, Huangfu Qi continued to speak to himself, "I have already explained the situation to Elders Fu Qu and Xuan De, and Zong Jue also knows the details. Why didn't Dingtian Sect ask Elders Fu Qu and Xuan De? It would be fine to ask Zong Jue, but why did they come to my Huangfu family?"

A hint of sarcasm suddenly appeared on Huangfu Qi's lips, but the Ninth Elder could not see it.

"Because... in the eyes of Dingtian Sect, my Huangfu family is the weakest of the three parties. They dare not offend the other two parties, so they can only come to us. They hate my Huangfu family because I rejected them. Haha, even if I explain the situation at that time, won't they hate my Huangfu family? Has the Ninth Elder forgotten what I said before? The death of eight spiritual transformation cultivators in Dingtian Sect at once has something to do with me. Although the root cause is that they are too greedy, will such a sect impose the sin on themselves?"

"I used to think that being kind to others is a good way to deal with the world. At least if you don't provoke others, you won't make enemies. But after meeting Kong Fang, I realized that I was wrong. If you are not strong but are kind to others, that is weakness. You will be treated as a soft persimmon by others. Although you don't provoke others, others will take the initiative to provoke you because they see that you are easy to bully. Do you still treat others kindly at this time?"

"My Huangfu family has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, much longer than the Dingtian Sect, but what is the result? A small Dingtian Sect dares to bully us, haha." Huangfu Qi shook his head, a trace of disappointment flashed in his calm eyes: "To be disrespectful, it is precisely because there are too many people like the Ninth Elder in the family that my Huangfu family has not been able to grow and develop. Instead, it has become weaker and weaker, allowing many latecomers to surpass us, and then ride on our necks to bully us."

"You... bastard!" The Ninth Elder pointed at Huangfu Qi in the dungeon, veins on his hands showing. "If you dare to disrespect me, I will kill you immediately and no one else will say anything."

"You can only bully your own people. Haha, come on, kill me." Huangfu Qi suddenly laughed crazily, "You, the Ninth Elder, are going to do it. Why, are you afraid? Are you afraid?" The sneer in Huangfu Qi's voice became more obvious, "If you kill me, I won't be able to explain to the Spiritual God Sect, so you don't dare. You, the Ninth Elder, don't dare to offend the Spiritual God Sect just to vent your anger, because you not only don't have the courage, but you also don't have the habit of doing things this way! You only hide in dark corners, bite the weak when you see them, and shrink your head and hide yourself when you see the strong, for fear of being discovered."

“Without a courageous heart, how can you reach the top? That’s why my Huangfu family has gradually declined. Kong Fang, he has only reached the peak of the Spiritual Realm, but he dared to attack the people of Dingtian Sect. Would you dare, Ninth Elder? If you were trapped in the Eight Spirit Formation at that time, the most you could do was break through the Eight Spirit Formation and escape. You didn’t dare to do anything extreme, and naturally you didn’t dare to kill eight cultivators in the Spiritual Transformation Realm at once, and create an endless hatred with the Dingtian Sect.” Huangfu Qi became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice became high-pitched.

"Hmph, that is ignorance and recklessness. It is a pleasure to kill eight Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators of Dingtian Sect in one go, but he has to face the endless pursuit of Dingtian Sect. He cannot practice and cannot make progress. How long can Kong Fang hold on?" The Ninth Elder sneered.

Huangfu Qi said calmly: "So... you can't become a truly strong person, because you don't understand the world of the strong, and you don't have the heart of a strong person."

"Strong people don't grow up in peaceful and comfortable cultivation. Such people, no matter how high their cultivation is, don't have much strength. There are many people who have reached the peak of the Ascension Realm, why are Chen Wandao and Zong Jue the only two people so powerful? Is it just because they have powerful Taoist methods? If so, then every disciple in the Lingshen Sect who has reached the peak of the Ascension Realm can become a powerful cultivator like Zong Jue and Chen Wandao, but what will be the result?" Huangfu Qi shook his head, "Kong Fang is only at the peak of the Entering Spirit Realm, but even if he abandons all external things, Kong Fang's own strength is enough to deal with ordinary Ascension Realm cultivators. Who in my Huangfu family can do it?"

"You ignorant young man, a family should first exist, and then it can become strong. If it is as you said, my Huangfu family will be destroyed before it can be passed down for tens of thousands of years." The ninth elder said in a cold voice.

"Yes, even ants try to survive. It's a pity that they can still be stepped on to death if they are not careful." Huangfu Qi lowered his head, unwilling to speak to the Ninth Elder anymore.

"You..." The Ninth Elder's face turned blue with anger. He pointed at Huangfu Qi angrily, but he couldn't think of any words to refute.

“Hmph, I won’t argue with an ignorant young man like you. Just reflect on yourself here. If you can’t wake up, even if the Lingshen Sect lets you go, the family will not let you off easily. Especially since you dare to disrespect an elder like me, it is unforgivable.” The Ninth Elder waved his sleeves and left. He originally wanted to teach this ignorant young man a lesson, but in the end, he would be the one being taught a lesson.

The Ninth Elder was feeling depressed and angry.

"Ah..." A sigh echoed outside the dungeon.

Huangfu Qi still didn't raise his head, as if he didn't hear the sigh at all, or he heard it but pretended not to hear it.

"Xiaojiu didn't notice me, but you did. It seems that you have gained a lot of insights during this period of time." A figure appeared in the darkness outside the dungeon. It was a middle-aged man in a light blue gown, but the middle-aged man's eyes were extremely deep, as if they could attract people's minds into them.

"You are not saying these words to Xiaojiu, but to me, right?" the middle-aged man sighed again.

"If the clan leader's mood had not changed, I would not have discovered that he was hiding in the dark." Huangfu Qi raised his head, and the hair on his forehead was rolled back by magic. At this time, Huangfu Qi's eyes were extremely bright, and he looked at the middle-aged man outside the dungeon, "There is no eternal power, unless there is an eternal and powerful person in this power. Clan leader, with the way my Huangfu family acts, is it possible for such a powerful person to be born?"

This middle-aged man turned out to be the patriarch of the Huangfu family and also the most powerful person in the Huangfu family.

"You are right. Even if ants can live forever, what's the point? It seems that it is time for my Huangfu family to change. However, this matter cannot be rushed, and we can only do it slowly. However, you will suffer now. The Lingshen Sect is not something we can resist. We captured you back to ensure your safety."

"I understand this." Huangfu Qi nodded easily.

The middle-aged man suddenly said, "I suddenly want to meet that Kong Fang whom you admire so much. I want to see what kind of person he is and how he can make you change so completely."

"There will be a chance, there will definitely be one." Huangfu Qi said firmly.