83: Ma Xianhong's self-doubt

Ma Xianhong paused, shaking his head repeatedly.

“I really don’t know!!!”

Seeing this, Lin Yuan immediately shouted angrily, “You know that the thing wrapped inside the sphere in your hand is alive! It’s living!”

Ma Xianhong immediately froze in place.

“Impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

“This is just a core! It’s definitely not some living being!”

“If it really is alive, what does it eat? What does it drink? Wouldn’t it have died in this space long ago?”

Lin Yuan frowned.

“Ma Xianhong, is there something wrong with your brain?”

“Ah? Are you scolding me?”

“What do you mean, Immortal Master Lin Yuan?”

Ma Xianhong looked at Lin Yuan with suspicion, somewhat at a loss.

“I’m not scolding you, I mean, is someone manipulating your thoughts, or has your memory been tampered with?”

“Don’t you feel it’s very strange?”

“From when you founded Biyou Village, using the banner of ‘education for all’ to take in outlaws and ordinary people—well, let’s just say you have lofty ideals!”

“But as the inheritor of Divine Mechanism of a Hundred Refinements! This cultivation furnace is your lifeblood, it’s everything that will change your dreams! Now you’re telling me you don’t understand it?”

“Although this core wasn’t created by you, you study the cultivation furnace every day, have you really not researched its structure?”

“You’re not an idiot; if you just research it a little, you’ll definitely discover that it’s a living entity! Aren’t you curious about the origin of this fleshy orb?”

“Or is someone controlling your consciousness, making you subconsciously ignore this point?”

As Lin Yuan spoke, he continuously observed Ma Xianhong’s expression.

Listening to Lin Yuan’s words, Ma Xianhong’s face changed drastically, and he also began to subconsciously speculate.

“Alas… Immortal Master Lin Yuan… I’ll tell you the truth…”

“I… lost a segment of my memory. My family, and my childhood memories, I can’t remember any of it.”

“I created this cultivation furnace not only to help ordinary people become outlaws, but also to help myself find my own memories.”

Ma Xianhong touched his forehead, removed the bandage, and revealed a scar.

“See, wasn’t I right? There’s something wrong with your brain.”

“Ah? There’s something wrong with your brain!”

“Look! If there was nothing wrong with your brain, would you have lost your memory?”

“You lost your memory, so there’s something wrong with your brain.”

“Tell me, is there something wrong with your brain or not?”

Ma Xianhong immediately froze in place.

“Wait… I’m a bit confused… How about this, you go back and rest first, I’ll think about it thoroughly these next few days.”

At this moment, Ma Xianhong only felt a force constantly interfering with him, preventing him from thinking normally.

Lin Yuan looked at Ma Xianhong’s rather pained expression and nodded. In fact, he could completely help Ma Xianhong recover his memories now, but Qu Tong had not yet appeared, and the time was not right.

However, making his memory waver now, the goal had already been achieved.

As soon as this kid showed signs of such wavering, Qu Tong would definitely come out. She certainly couldn’t let Ma Xianhong escape her control.

At that time, Qu Tong would definitely appear, and then she would brainwash Ma Xianhong again.

As soon as Qu Tong appeared, he could immediately arrest that woman!

Then he would tell him the whole truth and simultaneously restore Ma Xianhong’s memory, after all, Lin Yuan also didn’t know if Qu Tong had any other tricks up her sleeve.

If he really aroused Qu Tong’s suspicion, with her suspicious nature, she would definitely hide, and then it would be very difficult to find her… Thinking of this, Lin Yuan left the scene, which had already been bombed into ruins, without looking back.

When Lin Yuan returned to his residence, he went to the well in the courtyard, drew some well water, and simply washed up.

Aside from the chirping of insects, he could occasionally hear birdsong. There were no buildings around, making it very secluded.

After washing up, Lin Yuan sat in the pavilion, admiring the night scenery. The environment here was indeed pleasant.

Just then, Bi Yuan entered the courtyard with some bedding.

“Immortal Master Lin Yuan, these blankets are for you. If you need anything else, just tell me anytime.”

After speaking, Bi Yuan put down the items and prepared to turn and leave.

“How dare I trouble Old Man Bi Yuan to do things for me? Wouldn’t that be a waste of your talent?”

Bi Yuan immediately turned his head to look at Lin Yuan, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Lin Yuan said to himself, “Ding Shiman of Quanxing, and the acting Sect Head Gong Qing… these people are all your Disciples, aren’t they?”

Hearing these words, Bi Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.

“Immortal Master Lin Yuan! How do you know all this?”

Bi Yuan knew that since Lin Yuan had said this, any explanation from him would be useless. He had to stabilize him now.

“Hehehe… To be able to teach two such masters, Old Man Bi, you are truly remarkable.”

Hearing this, Bi Yuan instantly felt a chill down his spine, as if sitting on pins and needles. He immediately began to explain.

“Immortal Master Lin Yuan! I did indeed teach them, but at that time, he had not joined Quanxing! I truly don’t know what happened later.”

“And I haven’t been in contact with them for a very, very long time! I really don’t know anything else!!!”

As Bi Yuan spoke, he directly knelt on the ground, continuously begging for forgiveness.

“Oh? You don’t know about their affairs? Then should I tell you a bit?”

“Let’s talk about Gong Qing, the acting Sect Head of Quanxing. This person organized Quanxing to launch a major attack on Mount Longhu, hiding by my Junior Martial Uncle Tian’s side for many years, solely to find my Junior Martial Uncle’s memories. In the end, I chopped him into a human stick and handed him over to the company. He won’t be able to see the outside world for the rest of his life.”

“And that Ding Shiman, when I went to deal with Wang Ai, he jumped out himself and was beaten half to death by me. If it weren’t for someone saving him, he probably would have died by my hand that day.”

Lin Yuan looked at Bi Yuan with a playful expression.

“Hey! These two are both your Disciples, and they were harmed by me like this. Aren’t you angry?”

Bi Yuan lay prostrate on the ground, listening to Lin Yuan’s description, his heart filled with even greater dread.

Both of these Disciples had been settled, so he estimated that he would be next! This was going to be the end of his life!

Bi Yuan said with a trembling voice, “These… these were all their own doing! They brought it upon themselves!”

“As their teacher, I truly regret it deeply! I only taught them how to Cultivate, but I didn’t teach them the principles of being a good person! It’s my fault! It’s my mistake!!”

Lin Yuan looked calmly at the old man in front of him. To be honest, Bi Yuan wasn’t really a bad person.

He considered himself an ordinary person, but his greatest hobby was to be around extraordinary people and witness extraordinary things happen.

So, in many matters, he was actually a driving force behind the scenes.

If it weren’t for the extraordinary nature of Ding Shiman and Gong Qing, he wouldn’t have taught them. The same logic applied to Ma Xianhong.

This old man just enjoyed a bit of excitement…