Outside the small world.

Lin Bufan obtained the incomplete scroll of the Sun-Changing Technique, but Shi Qingxuan was unable to produce the Undying Seal Scroll.

Lin Bufan stretched his hand out for a long time until he was tired, before Shi Qingxuan apologized and said, "Young Master Lin, too many people covet the Undying Seal Scroll, so I didn't dare to carry it with me."

"Oh? Is it because of him? That amorous young master coveted the Immortal Seal Scroll, which is why Miss Qingxuan didn't dare to carry it with her, right?"

Lin Bufan looked at Hou Xibai with a pretext, as if he wanted to find fault with him.

Hou Xibai quickly said, "Qingxuan and I are good friends. How could I covet the Immortal Seal Scroll? It is Yang Xuyan who covets it. Qingxuan and I are good friends, and you and Qingxuan are also good friends. So we are good friends. How can you doubt me?"

"Alright, stop talking. The more you explain, the more confusing it becomes."

Lin Bufan didn't dwell on it; business was more important. He asked Shi Qingxuan, "Where is the Undying Seal Scroll?"

Shi Qingxuan answered truthfully: "At Cihang Jingzhai."

Hou Xibai, who was overhearing this, reacted even more strongly than Lin Bufan: "You're entrusting it to the Cihang Jingzhai people for safekeeping? That's a cultivation technique left behind by our master! Good and evil cannot coexist; they will definitely..."

Shi Qingxuan interrupted, "I didn't entrust it to the people of Cihang Jingzhai for safekeeping. They had no idea of ​​the existence of the Undying Seal Scroll. I secretly buried it near the mountain gate, and no one knows about it."

Lin Bufan understood.

Cihang Jingzhai and the Demonic Sect are at odds, and people from the Demonic Sect generally dare not cause trouble at Cihang Jingzhai.

Therefore, using Cihang Jingzhai to protect the treasures is not a bad idea.

In that case, let's go to Cihang Jingzhai.

Lin Bufan and Shi Qingxuan walked together, and Hou Xibai wanted to follow.

Lin Bufan frowned slightly: "You amorous young master, you still say you don't covet the Immortal Seal Scroll?"

Hou Xibai quickly explained, "Young Master Lin, you misunderstand. I have always admired Shi Feixuan and haven't seen her in a long time. I just went to visit a good friend."

You have so many friends; you're friends with everyone.

Fine, go ahead and be my tagalong if you want, as long as you don't ruin my plans.

The three of them rode out of Yangzhou city together.

Not far outside the city, near a dilapidated temple, Lin Bufan saw two thugs arguing.

Lin Bufan had keen hearing and the ability to read minds, so he sensed from afar that Yuwen Huaji was saying things like, "Old woman, a roll of rags, just throw it away."

He immediately guessed the identities of the two thugs—Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

If nothing unexpected happens, the secret to immortality is in their hands.

Lin Bufan stopped his horse and smiled at Shi Qingxuan, saying, "It seems that an opportunity has come our way?"

Shi Qingxuan didn't understand. "What opportunity?"

"Hey, look over there at that dilapidated temple, do you see those two thugs?"

"I see. The Sui Dynasty has collapsed, and various separatist forces are rebelling. The people are living in dire straits, so it's normal for there to be many petty thugs. Young Master Lin, we don't need to make things difficult for them, do we?"

Shi Qingxuan wondered if she had misjudged him. Was Young Master Lin the kind of person who would even bully petty thugs?

Does that mean he'll slap every dog ​​that walks past him?

In order to gain Shi Qingxuan's favor, Hou Xibai seized the opportunity to show off, saying in a casual tone, "Young Master Lin, bullying the weak is not the behavior of a great hero."

Lin Bufan said calmly, "If I told you that the Longevity Scripture is with those two thugs, would you bully them...?"

Before he could even finish the word "they," Hou Xibai's spirits lifted, and he immediately shouted impatiently, "The Longevity Formula is on them? Giddy up!"

They galloped wildly toward the dilapidated temple, raising clouds of dust along the way.

Shi Qingxuan opened her mouth slightly and pointed at Hou Xibai, "He, he, runs really fast."

Lin Bufan smiled, seemingly having anticipated Hou Xibai's reaction.

The two rode their horses slowly toward the dilapidated temple.

Seeing Hou Xibai pressuring the twin dragons, "Hand over the Longevity Manual, and I'll give you money."

Kou Zhong reacted in an exaggerated way: "Wow, who are you? Just because you have money doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. Have you ever heard of the name of Yangzhou Shuanglong?"

"My name is the Amorous Young Master. I always believe in courtesy before resorting to force. Here is thirty taels, enough for you two scoundrels to live on for several months."

Hou Xibai stuffed a small bag of silver into Kou Zhong's hand, his eyes suddenly turning fierce: "I have fulfilled my duty of courtesy, and you have accepted the money. If you still don't give me the Longevity Formula, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Here you go, of course you can have it, hehehe, it's so good to be rich."

Upon receiving the silver, Kou Zhong immediately beamed with joy, his attitude changing completely. He then pulled out the Longevity Manual from his robes and gave it to Hou Xibai.

Xu Ziling was surprised and quickly grabbed his hand, "Hey, Young Master Zhong, what are you doing? That old woman entrusted this thing to us for safekeeping, we can't just sell it off."

Kou Zhong retorted, "Are you very familiar with that old woman? She was followed by a large group of pursuers, who I heard were from the Yuwen Clan and the Hai Sha Gang. In order to escape, she forced this rag on us, which resulted in us being chased as well. Now, she has most likely escaped, but we are in a terrible situation. We don't even dare to go back to Yangzhou and are just hiding in this dilapidated temple sighing."

Xu Ziling still insisted on his principles: "However, we have already promised her that we would keep this for her temporarily."

"Is that what you call agreeing? She held a knife to our necks and forced us to agree. Hey, Young Master Ling, you didn't fall for that old woman, did you? You're only seventeen, and she's already twenty-six or twenty-seven."

"I, I didn't. I just thought she looked a bit like...like my mother."

Hou Xibai grew impatient listening to the two dragons arguing. "Are you going to give it to me or not? The Longevity Formula is just a tattered piece of cloth to you. Thirty taels of silver is a good price to pay, isn't it?"

"It's worth it, of course it's worth it." Kou Zhong chuckled and placed the Longevity Mantra in Hou Xibai's hand.

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