"… …"
Although Xie Lian used to treat himself as an impotent person in the past,
"treat yourself as if you don't have that thing" and "really lose that thing forever",
There was still an essential difference. In an instant, he was so shocked that he broke out in a thin layer of cold sweat. He shouted, "Dodge!"
As soon as his voice fell, the sword suddenly pulled away. Xie Lian seized the opportunity to move forward. A moment later, he suddenly pulled Shi Qingxuan, "Be careful!"
Another sword fell in front of Shi Qingxuan.
It was almost stabbed down close to the top of his head.
If it weren't for Xie Lian's pull,
He would have been nailed here on the spot. He said in horror, "So close, so close. How did you know where he was going???"
Xie Lian said, "I don't know.
I guessed! "It was also intuition. As for killing intent,
He had almost practiced to the point where he could react without using his brain. Immediately after, the second, third, and fourth sword also stabbed down.
Streaks of sharp sword light blocked the three people's path and retreat. Then there was a loud "boom".
A violent vibration came from above, and dust and gravel rustled down. Xie Lian said, "It's bombarding from above!"
The rumbling sound was louder and louder,
The vibration was also louder and louder, obviously closer and closer. There were sharp swords blocking the way.
They were all young and sharp high-grade swords. Fang Xin was already so old, she still didn't know if she could meet force with force.
Ming Yi took out a crescent shovel from somewhere.
With difficulty, he dug a hole to the other side in the narrow space. Shi Qingxuan was about to spit out smoke. "Brother Ming, can you do it or not? Brother Ming, can you hurry up? It's all your fault for not using this magic weapon for so long.
Don't you know how to use it more often? Look at how unfamiliar you are!!! "
In fact, being unfamiliar could be forgiven. After all, in the entire Heavenly Court, other than Xie Lian who could carry a shovel and walk in and out all day without a change in expression, there was really no other Heavenly Official who could do this kind of thing. The veins on Ming Yi's forehead bulged, and he said, "Shut up!!!"
Xie Lian hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, it's through, it's through!"
Sure enough, Ming Yi exerted force in his hand and the hole opened. He held a shovel and frantically opened up a path in front of him. Shi Qingxuan was in the middle, encouraging him. Xie Lian, as the only one who had not gone crazy, was in charge of bringing up the rear. The Geomaster's treasured shovel was indeed miraculous. With just a few strokes, it had already dug out more than a hundred feet of tunnel. After a while, when Xiao Chen turned his head back to look, he saw that the tunnel was slowly closing. Furthermore, a faint light leaked in from above where they were trapped.
Xie Lian immediately said, "He's almost through!"
Ming Yi dug even more crazily. Suddenly, she paused and looked up. Xie Lian also had the same reaction as him, because they both felt that this place was completely silent, without any activity. This should be an empty palace.
Since the tunnel had already been discovered, no matter what, he had to get out first. Ming Yi turned to dig upwards. Shi Qingxuan asked, "Are you sure there will be no one after you dig this place out?"
Ming Yi said, "I didn't hear anything. Unless he's sleeping! "
Of course, normal Heavenly Officials did not need to sleep, and would not sleep in their own palace in the middle of the day, so this possibility should not exist. Unexpectedly, as soon as Ming Yi's shovel went up, the three of them broke out of the ground. As soon as the three heads popped out, they took in a breath of fresh air. Before they could exhale, they saw a bed opposite them. On the bed lay a young man with his limbs spread out, sleeping.
Xie Lian, "???"
Was there really a Heavenly Official sleeping in his own palace in the middle of the day???
Hearing the noise, the youth turned over and sat up. His curly hair was messy from sleep. He frowned and scratched his head. He looked at the three heads on the other side of the bed with sleepy eyes, as if he didn't understand why such things would appear in his palace. The three of them pretended that nothing had happened and quickly climbed out of the hole. Unexpectedly, just as Shi Qingxuan was about to climb out, he suddenly shouted. Xie Lian turned around and saw a hand grabbing his ankle.
The owner of that hand was Pei Ming. Even in the tunnel, he was still very gentlemanly. He said, "I was wondering where this little rat came from to dig a hole under my palace. Qingxuan, why did you come out? Where are you going? You know when your brother gets angry. Hurry and go back before he finds out. "
Ruo Xie flew out and repelled his hand. Pei Ming jumped out and said, "Your Highness, Geomaster Daren, don't you two have anything to do? Urging Feng Shi to leave for no reason is unreasonable."
Xie Lian said, "Although Feng Shi Daren is Navy Daren's younger brother, he is still a Heavenly Official. He is also several hundred years old. General Pei, don't make him sound like a three year old child. Even if it's reasonable, imprisoning an immortal in the Heavenly Court for no reason is more unreasonable than Navy Daren. "
If his guess was correct, then Feng Shi really couldn't stay in the Heavenly Court. Quan Yizhen sat on the bed and stared blankly at them, as if he still didn't understand the situation. Pei Ming raised his sword and said, "Qi Ying, don't look. Come and help us first. We'll talk about it later."
After thinking for a moment, Quan Yizhen really did come to help.
He jumped off the bed, picked up the bed he was lying on, and threw it at Pei Ming. Sure enough, he did help. However, it was to help Xie Lian and the others. Pei Ming was unexpectedly hit by a bed. He was stunned and said, "Qi Ying!!! Why did you hit me??? "
Quan Yizhen waved his hand at Xie Lian, probably indicating for them to quickly leave. Xie Lian and the others were stunned for a moment before hurriedly leaving. Shi Qingxuan didn't know if it was because he was injured or not, but after running a few steps, his face turned green. Xie Lian supported him while Ming Yi directly grabbed him and carried him on his back. Xie Lian put his hand on the door and took out two dice. He turned back and said to the youth, "Many thanks!"
Quan Yizhen was still madly smashing at Pei Ming. His attacks were fierce and without any pattern. If it weren't for Pei Ming's ability, he would have long been smashed until his head was full of blood. Pei Ming was smashed until his veins stood out. He shouted, "Guards! Stop him!!! "
Before he could call for help, Xie Lian threw the dice, opened the door, rushed out, and closed the door. This was the perfect opportunity to escape from the Heavenly Court. However, what he did not expect was that after he closed the door and turned around, what appeared in front of him was Hua Cheng, who was standing on a new achievement box. His upper body was bare, and he was wiping his sweat.
"… …"
"… …"
"… …"
How could a small and tattered Bodhi Monastery hold so many great gods? Xie Lian felt like he was about to suffocate. Outside the room, there was also a ghost-possessed person howling and making noise, "Millet ~ Come over and massage Dad's legs ~"
After a long while, Hua Cheng casually threw away Misfortune, who was cutting wood, and slightly raised an eyebrow, "… …?"
His half-naked body had extremely beautiful skin tone and lines. It was extremely dazzling, dazzling Xie Lian's eyes. He clearly couldn't see anything clearly, but he couldn't stop his blood from rushing up. His two eyes turned black. Xie Lian scrambled in front of him and opened his arms to block Ming Yi and Shi Qingxuan's line of sight, "Close your eyes, close your eyes! Quickly close your eyes! "
The two people's faces froze as they looked at them with strange expressions. Hua Cheng put his hand on Xie Lian's shoulder and said amusedly, "… … Gege, what are you so nervous about?"
Xie Lian finally reacted. That's right, what was he nervous about? Hua Cheng wasn't a big girl, so what was wrong with working topless?
However, he still didn't put his arms down and tried to cover Hua Cheng as tightly as possible, "In short … … put on some clothes first."
Hua Cheng shrugged and said, "En, listen to Gege." After he finished speaking, he calmly took out some clothes and slowly put them on.
Seeing his calm and natural appearance, Shi Qingxuan said embarrassedly, "That, sorry to disturb, I didn't expect you guys … … hahaha, you're pretty good, hahaha. In short, hahahaha. "
"… …" Xie Lian said, "Daren, if you want to say something, just say it. If there's any misunderstanding, I can explain it clearly. Don't use hahaha as a substitute, okay … … "
Time was tight. Pei Ming would probably come to investigate in a moment, so they couldn't stay in the Bodhi Monastery for long. Ming Yi put down Shi Qingxuan and began to draw a thousand li on the ground. Just as Xie Lian was about to ask where they were going, he suddenly heard Hua Cheng sigh behind him.
Xie Lian remembered that Hua Cheng had warned him not to get close to Feng Shi and the others. He couldn't help but turn around and say, "San Lang, I'm sorry."
Hua Cheng had already put on his clothes and said, "I knew you wouldn't just stand by and watch."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "However, why is Gege apologizing to me? You only remember one sentence I said a few days ago. Don't tell me you forgot that I also said something else to you? "
Xie Lian was slightly startled and thought, "Which sentence?"
Suddenly, he remembered.
It was that night in Green Ghost's lair, when Hua Cheng said, "Just do what you want to do."
After remembering, Xie Lian blinked his eyes. He didn't know what else to say, but he suddenly really wanted to do something for Hua Cheng. However, for a while, he couldn't think of anything he could do. After holding it in for a long time, he suddenly saw the collar of Hua Cheng's red clothes and said, "Wait!"
After he finished speaking, he rushed forward to help Hua Cheng straighten his collar. It turned out that when Hua Cheng casually put on his clothes, he didn't straighten his collar properly. After finishing, Xie Lian looked at it for a while and smiled, "It's done."
Hua Cheng also smiled and said, "Thank you."
Xie Lian whispered in his heart, "I'm the one."
The two people on the other side didn't seem to be able to look over here. Even the circle under Ming Yi's hand wasn't that round anymore. After he finished drawing the array and opened the door, Xie Lian thought he would see some gloomy cave or towering palace. Who would have thought that outside the door, there was actually a large expanse of farmland. In the distance, there were faint green mountains and green bamboos. A group of farmers were working in the fields, and there was also a sleek and strong black ox plowing the ground.
Looking at this scene, he almost thought that he was still in Pu Qi Village. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Ming Yi had already carried Shi Qingxuan out. Before he could take a step, Hua Cheng also stepped out of the door before him.
The four of them walked in pairs on the ridge of the fields. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but that black ox seemed to be staring at them. After walking for a while, they found a small thatched hut. The four of them went in and sat down. Only then did Shi Qingxuan finally let out a sigh of relief.
Xie Lian asked, "Don't we need to run anymore? What if General Pei comes here? "
Hua Cheng looked outside for a while, especially that black ox. He closed the door and casually said, "Don't worry. He doesn't dare to provoke the owner of this place. Even if he comes, he won't have a good time. Shui Hengtian also won't act rashly. "
Xie Lian thought for a moment, but still said, "San Lang, this matter is a mess. I'm afraid that it involves a lot of things in the Heavenly Court. It's better if you don't follow us."
Hua Cheng smiled and said, "What happens in the Heavenly Court has nothing to do with me. I'm just following you around to take a look. "
Suddenly, Shi Qingxuan said, "All of you, don't follow us."
The other three people in the hut all looked at him. Shi Qingxuan said, "Your Highness is right. This matter is a mess and involves a lot of things. I'll just stay here and not go out. Friends, you don't need to help anymore. Let's stop here. "
Xie Lian slowly said, "Feng Shi daren, whether or not we should stop here is not up to you. It's up to Navy daren and True Immortal Bai Yan to decide."
Hearing this, Shi Qingxuan's face stiffened.
Xie Lian then said, "Feng Shi daren, I have a question. Please don't take offense."
"What question?"
Xie Lian said, "You and Navy daren, did True Immortal Bai Yan have something on you?"
Shi Qingxuan's face slightly paled.
Originally, on that night at the wine table, Xie Lian had already set up an extremely strong defensive array. As long as Shi Qingxuan didn't open the door and go out, he wouldn't be harmed. However, why did he take the initiative to open the door?
Unless, when someone was communicating with him, the first thing they did was to throw out that weakness, leaving him no room to resist. He also didn't dare to speak out and had no choice but to follow the other party's instructions.
Xie Lian sat at the table and said, "I'm more inclined towards Navy daren's weakness. Because, I believe, no matter what happened before, you didn't know. "
That's why the backlash after finding out was so intense, to the point where he had conflicting feelings towards the Heavenly Court. He would rather go down to the human world to be a wandering immortal than stay in the Heavenly Court to be a Heavenly Official.
Ming Yi frowned and said, "What weakness?"
Shi Qingxuan wasn't a sucker. If he was harmed and lost his magical power, his normal reaction would be to be extreme anger, investigate the truth, and violently beat up the culprit. However, he didn't do any of that. He was angry, but it wasn't towards True Immortal Bai Yan, but towards his own older brother. What he said to others was, "Stop here."
Of course, this was completely abnormal. There was only one exception —
Shi Qingxuan's ascension was originally abnormal!
Defying the heavens and changing fate, putting a person who originally couldn't ascend on the altar, this was simply too daring and disgraceful. Xie Lian had never heard of such a thing. If it was true, it would definitely cause a huge uproar. Think about it, if everyone wanted to ascend, everyone could use this method. Wouldn't the order between heaven and earth disappear and become a complete mess?
Although this guess was outrageous, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it was. Since birth, Shi Qingxuan had been pestered by True Immortal Bai Yan for many years. The only way to get rid of him was to ascend, and he really did. In just a few years, a pair of brothers ascended one after another. This was a great thing, and also a great coincidence.
Xie Lian didn't want to doubt the fact that Shi Qingxuan ascended. However, if Wind Master ascended naturally, how could he be drained of his magical power so easily? If it was so easy for demons to turn a Heavenly Official into a mortal, who knew how many Heavenly Official would have been retaliated against like this.
Unless, he was a mortal to begin with. Unless, when the Wind Master ascended, the navy had done something unclean.
Using heavenly materials and earthly treasures to support the path of cultivation was not out of line. Taking advantage of the change of power in the human world, fighting and killing to ascend was also not out of line. After all, this was the way of the world. Glory was bound to be accompanied by blood. After ascension, it was written off. However, some things would be out of line. If a mortal, or a Heavenly Official, in order to let a person ascend, used crooked means to deliberately harm a life, then it would be very different.
Xie Lian asked in a low voice, "Master Wind Master, the night you ascended, was it the eve of the cold dew?"
After a long while, Shi Qingxuan took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
After a pause, Shi Qingxuan said again, "That day in Bogu Town, I remembered. The eve of the cold dew, isn't that the same day as my ascension? I wanted to ask you, does this count as a clue? Does it have anything to do with it? Is it a coincidence? But I didn't feel at ease, so I didn't ask. Now you know whether it has anything to do with it. "
It has something to do with it. Of course, it has a lot to do with it.
Why did Immortal Bai Yan choose this day to first teleport Shi Qingxuan to Bogu Town, let him see a wonderful show of blood and fire, and then bring him to the Wine Pouring Stage to make a move on him? He definitely wouldn't have gone to such great lengths for no reason. Try to connect this time with two places: Many years ago, on the eve of the cold dew in Bogu Town, a mortal named He Sheng broke down, killed countless people, and died himself. And on the eve of the cold dew on the Wine Pouring Stage, Shi Qingxuan ascended.
In this way, what Immortal Bai Yan wanted to express could not be clearer:
Your Shi Qingxuan's ascension cannot be separated from the death of the main character of the blood and fire!
Xie Lian's bad, but very reasonable guess was like this:
After Shi Wudu ascended, in order to help Shi Qingxuan escape from Immortal Bai Yan, he secretly found a person who met the requirements and used some kind of evil method to let that person block the disaster for Shi Qingxuan. This person was undoubtedly He Sheng, who came from a poor family but was unusually intelligent, but suddenly had bad luck, and in the end, his family was ruined.
He Sheng took on Shi Qingxuan's name and deceived Immortal Bai Yan. Then, his own luck was taken by Shi Qingxuan. On the eve of the cold dew, one person experienced the taste of purgatory in the human world, while the other person successfully passed the tribulation and ascended under a strong escort.