Half-face makeup girl!
Half-face makeup girl.
It was a low-level demon formed from the jealousy of an old woman towards a young girl. They could not face their own aging calmly.
He firmly believed that sucking the flesh and blood of young women could restore his youth. He liked to pinch his voice and pretend to speak with a young girl's voice. However, as the saying goes, "the eyes are the window to the soul." Aging was something that could not be concealed no matter what.
The younger the lower half of the face,
The upper half of the face with eyes was older.
The contrast between the top and bottom of a face was even more intense. Even so, they were still unrepentant.
Xie Lian came out of the water dripping wet.
He stepped on the edge of the water tank.
Just as he was about to fly over and capture Quan Yizhen, it was as if Quan Yizhen had the last radiance of a setting sun.
With a flick of his wrist, he slapped her across the face. The woman with half of her face in makeup was too weak.
He let out a blood-curdling scream as he was slammed onto the ground.
"Spare me!"
Xie Lian calmly grabbed the Daoist robe and casually put it on.
"Are you the one who stole the Embroidered Gown Immortal?"
The half-made-up woman hurriedly said, "It's not me, it's not me! How would I dare to barge into the Divine Martial Hall! "
Thinking about it, it made sense. Ordinary low-level ghosts.
He really didn't have the guts to barge into the Divine Martial Palace.
It would be strange if his soul wasn't shattered. Moreover, this half-dressed woman probably had nothing to do with the Immortal in Embroidered Clothes.
The age of the ghost was only about eighty years old, while the legend of the Immortal in Embroidered Clothes was several hundred years old.
Xie Lian asked, "Then where did you get this brocade robe from?"
The half-made-up woman picked up the headscarf and covered the upper half of her face again. Her voice became shrill again as she said, "Replying … replying to Daoist Priest! I … found it in the Ghost City … "
"…"
Was that even possible? You found it in the Ghost City???
Xie Lian was speechless for a moment before asking, "Then who was the one who sold you this brocade robe?"
The woman with half a face in makeup said in fear, "Daoist! Please let me go! I don't know either. There's no need to check eighteen generations of ancestors when doing business in the Ghost City! "
That's true. If doing business in the Ghost City had to go through eighteen generations of ancestors, the Ghost City wouldn't be so lively. Only when there was a gap would something come to life. Xie Lian asked for a while, but he couldn't get anything out of her. He was sure that the woman with half of her face in makeup was just an ignorant minion, so he said, "Qi Ying, let the priests in your hall come and take care of this ghost."
Quan Yizhen said, "No. I don't have any priests in my temple. "
Xie Lian asked, "Not a single one? Haven't you ever picked anyone? "
Quan Yizhen replied confidently, "Not a single one."
"…"
It turned out that the Western Martial God had always been a loner and had never appointed anyone. He didn't even have an assistant to deal with miscellaneous things. In any case, Xie Lian couldn't afford to raise Quan Yizhen. As for Quan Yizhen's situation, it could only be said that she had a strange temperament. He had no choice but to dig out an earthenware jar and put away the half-dressed woman. Then he took the embroidered gown from Lang Ying's hand and shook it open to take a closer look. He could not help but frown slightly.
The demonic energy was indeed quite demonic, but how should he put it? In Xie Lian's opinion, this type of demonic energy was too superficial. It was as if a thick layer of rouge and face powder had been applied on it, rather than being emitted from the inside out. Xie Lian's intuition told him that this thing wasn't as dangerous as the rumors said, but he still maintained a hundred and twenty percent vigilance. At this time, Quan Yizhen came over and took a look at the gown before saying, "It's fake."
Xie Lian was startled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Quan Yizhen said, "This gown is fake. I've seen the real Embroidered Immortal before. It's much more powerful than this. "
Xie Lian asked curiously, "When did you see it? In fact, there are many people who have seen the Embroidered Immortal before, but none of them were able to distinguish it. Why are you so sure? "
Quan Yizhen didn't say anything. Just at this moment, Ling Wen's voice rang in his ear, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, we've received news that a little ghost carrying the Embroidered Immortal has appeared twenty miles west of your Pu Qi Monastery. We'll have to trouble you to take a look."
Xie Lian said, "Again? Alright. " Glancing at Quan Yizhen, he quietly said, "Oh, that's right, there's one more thing. Ling Wen, has Qi Ying seen the Embroidered Immortal before?"
Ling Wen said, "Qi Ying? Ah, how could he have seen him before? He's much more powerful than the one I've seen. "
Xie Lian asked, "Why do you say that?"
Ling Wen said, "Then it's complicated. I don't know if Your Highness has heard of this matter. The martial god guarding the west wasn't originally from Qi Ying Palace, but rather Yin Yu Palace? "
Xie Lian recalled that this was what Wind Master had told him while taking off his clothes at the Extreme Happiness Square. He couldn't help but feel a bit bitter as he said, "I've heard of it. I heard that these two Highnesses were originally a pair of apprentice brothers? "
It turned out that before Yin Yu ascended, he was the head disciple of his sect. One time, he saw a brute looking child wandering the streets. Out of kindness, he begged his master to take him in. That child was Quan Yizhen.
They had been in the same sect for several years. It could be said that Yin Yu had always taken care of Quan Yizhen. He was the first to ascend and had even appointed Quan Yizhen as his general. Ling Wen said, "You've seen Qi Ying a few times, so you more or less know. He's a bit … …"
Xie Lian continued, "Ignorant of the ways of the world? That's a good thing. "
Ling Wen smiled and said, "Whether it's good or not depends on the person and the situation. Some people feel that he does things his own way, doesn't understand etiquette, and doesn't give people face. During those years when he first ascended to Immortal Capital, if it weren't for His Highness Yin Yu helping him, who knows how many people would have already beaten him to death. "
Xie Lian said thoughtfully, "Those two Highnesses should have a very good relationship."
Ling Wen said, "At first, they were very good. But the bad thing was, later on, Qi Ying himself also ascended."
Both of them ascended from the west, so what should they do? Thus, the two of them agreed to guard the west together.
Apprentice brothers guarding the same land sounded like a beautiful story. However, in the end, one mountain couldn't accommodate two tigers.
If it was said that Yin Yu's aptitude was worthy of the heavens sending down a heavenly tribulation for him, one in ten thousand people, then with Quan Yizhen's aptitude, he could endure three heavenly tribulations, one in a million people. In the beginning, it was still alright, as it wasn't obvious. But as time went on, the gap between the two of them grew larger. Quan Yizhen clearly didn't understand the ways of the world. He didn't know how to get closer to his fellow immortals, nor did he bother to curry favor with his followers. On the contrary, he simply didn't remember the names of any of the clerics he worked with other than Yin Yu. He even dared to violently beat his followers and tell them to eat shit. However, his territory grew larger and larger, and his followers also grew larger and larger. Compared to this, Yin Yu's hall lost its splendor. Finally, he couldn't sit still anymore.
These two apprentice brothers would give each other gifts on their birthdays. One year, on Quan Yizhen's birthday, Yin Yu gave him an awe-inspiring armor.
"… …"
Xie Lian said, "The Embroidered Clothed Immortal?"
Ling Wen said, "That's right."
Other than being able to suck blood and kill people, this Embroidered Clothed Immortal also had a strange characteristic: whoever was given the armor would listen to the person who made him wear it. Because the two apprentice brothers had always had a good relationship, Quan Yizhen didn't hesitate to wear the armor. Not long after, Yin Yu pretended to unintentionally make a joke. Quan Yizhen was controlled by that Embroidered Clothed Immortal, so he was possessed and wanted to do as he was told. If it wasn't for Jun Wu noticing that something was wrong and stopping him in time, he would have cut off his own head and used it as a ball. Ling Wen said, "Therefore, this matter caused a huge commotion that year. Yin Yu, as a Heavenly Official, did this kind of thing to harm his colleague, so of course he was demoted immediately."
Logically speaking, because of this, the two Heavenly Officials should have fallen out. But Xie Lian recalled the farce performed by the Qi Ying Palace's followers during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. A clown was jumping behind Quan Yizhen, and he should be acting as Yin Yu. However, at that time, Quan Yizhen's reaction was to fly into a rage and jump down to beat his own follower. He said, "I feel that Qi Ying Palace should still be very respectful to His Highness Yin Yu. Could there be some kind of misunderstanding?"
Ling Wen said, "I don't know about this. Whether there's a misunderstanding or not, I don't know how many years it's been since he was demoted. Who would still pay attention to him? "
Xie Lian nodded his head. Just as he was about to bid farewell, Ling Wen spoke again, "Wait a moment. Your Highness the Crown Prince, there's one more thing. I didn't finish speaking just now. Sixty miles east of your Pu Qi Monastery, there are also unknown people carrying Embroidered Clothed Immortals. "
"… …" Xie Lian said, "Isn't that too far away? How could there be more?"
Ling Wen said, "I'm not finished. Listen carefully, there's also: forty-two miles northwest, fifteen miles southeast, twenty-two miles north … …"
In one breath, she reported twenty-seven or eight locations before Ling Wen said, "Mhm, for now, that's about it."
By the time she finished reporting, Xie Lian had already forgotten everything. He felt a bit depressed as he said, "This time, your Palace's efficiency is quite high. However, for now? For now? In other words, will there be more … … Could it be that the Ghost City is selling Embroidered Clothed Immortals wholesale? "
Ling Wen said, "More or less. In the Ghost City, there are many mobile sellers with unknown origins who often sell fake goods under the skin. After selling the fake goods, they will change to a new skin. Therefore, most experts won't randomly buy things there. However, there's no lack of ghosts who treat it as antiques, always thinking 'what if they pick it up cheap'. This time, when the Embroidered Clothed Immortals were stolen, many peddlers in the Ghost Realm got wind of the news and took the opportunity to swindle people. They casually found a piece of clothing and said it was the Embroidered Clothed Immortals. What's inconceivable is that there are still many ghosts who buy it. After buying it, they will find someone to try it on. It really adds a lot of trouble for us to gather information on this side. "
This was simply disrupting their line of sight in finding the real Embroidered Clothed Immortals. All of a sudden, so many 'Embroidered Clothed Immortals' appeared from all directions. Who knew which one was the real one?
However, since the task had been handed over to them, they had to think of a way to complete it. Xie Lian said, "Let's start from the nearest one and look one by one."
Xie Lian had no choice. Quan Yizhen didn't know how to draw a Shrinking Ground Thousand Li. Neither of them had a Deputy General Heavenly Official under them. However, fortunately, the nearest place Ling Wen reported was only five miles away. It was an abandoned dye house. Xie Lian immediately made a decision and hurriedly set off under the cover of the night.
Xie Lian originally wanted Lang Ying to stay at Pu Qi Monastery. Who would've thought that Lang Ying would actually follow them out on his own and wouldn't be able to rush back in time. Thinking that this trip shouldn't be considered dangerous, he could also let Lang Ying broaden his horizons. In any case, he was going to bring Lang Ying along to cultivate in the future, so he might as well bring Lang Ying along this time.
The three of them walked through the night for a while. Suddenly, a strange chant could be heard from the roadside in front of them, "Huff huff huff! Huff huff huff! "
Hearing this familiar chant, Xie Lian stopped his footsteps. In the dense fog in front of them, a tall silhouette slowly appeared, as well as four gloomy ghost flames that were rotating and fluttering in the air. Quan Yizhen seemed to be preparing to make a move. Regardless of the consequences, he would fight first and then think later. However, Xie Lian pressed him down and said, "It's nothing. We know each other. "
Sure enough, four golden skeletons carrying a carriage appeared in front of the three of them. Quan Yizhen seemed to have never seen this kind of mystical thing before. His eyes widened and sparkled. The leading skeleton sang, "Are you His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Xian Le Country?"
Xie Lian replied, "That's me. What's the matter? "
The golden skeleton sang, "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that we brothers have nothing better to do, so we wanted to ask if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs us to help give him a ride in the middle of the night?"
The journey wasn't too far. Xie Lian was just about to tactfully decline when Quan Yizhen said, "Okay!" He had already impatiently climbed up the carriage, as if he really wanted to sit on this gorgeous and strange carriage. Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He went up to pull him, but the carriage suddenly tilted and fiercely flung Quan Yizhen off. Xie Lian also tilted a bit, but someone supported him. He blurted out, "Third … …" When he turned his head around to look, he discovered that Lang Ying had boarded the carriage at some point in time. She was tightly holding onto his arm, and a pair of pitch-black eyes were staring at him in silence.
The skeletons hurriedly lifted the carriage, and the eight legs spun like four pairs of wind and fire wheels. While steadily running, they shouted, "Get out of the way, get out of the way! Don't block the way, don't block the way! "
Quan Yizhen was ruthlessly flung onto the ground. He flipped over and leaped up. It seemed like he still hadn't given up and was about to jump back up again. However, the skeletons were running too fast, and he was always one step behind. They were relentlessly chasing him from behind. It seemed like he really, really wanted to sit on this carriage and satisfy his craving. Seeing him earnestly chasing from behind, Xie Lian who was on the carriage couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He wondered if this was bullying a child. Although he knew that this carriage belonged to Hua City and might not necessarily welcome other Heavenly Officials, he still couldn't help but ask, "That … … Can't it carry three people?"
The skeletons sang, "Can't, can't! It can only seat two people! "
Like a pair of wind and fire wheels, they ran all the way while Quan Yizhen chased after them. Once they arrived at their destination, the golden skeletons put down Xie Lian and Quan Yizhen, lifted the carriage, and ran away like a wisp of smoke. Quan Yizhen didn't get on the carriage from start to finish. He was extremely disappointed, and he still looked at the carriage with a reluctant expression. Xie Lian brought Lang Ying down from the carriage, but he heard sorrowful cries in front of them. They all came from the abandoned dye house. Xie Lian felt strange in his heart. Didn't they say that there was no one in the dye house at night?
When he got closer to listen, he found out that the sorrowful cries were:
"I don't dare to sell fake goods in Hua City Lord's territory anymore!"
"I really don't dare to! But, please tell Hua City Lord that I bought these fake Embroidered Clothes Immortals wholesale from other ghosts! I'm also a victim!!! "
The three of them arrived in front of the dye house. Coincidentally, a black-clothed ghost-masked man came out from inside. It seemed like he had been waiting for a long time. He bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."