Yun Xian saw that Su Chi was about to get angry, so he immediately said, "Just kidding, just kidding. What else could it be but a scabbard?"
"..." Su Chi said stiffly, "It's not funny."
"It's quite funny! I just thought the atmosphere was too tense and wanted to liven it up a bit." Yun Xian suddenly had an idea and said, "But I'm surprised you were able to hear it so quickly, Senior Brother."
Her magical tone seemed to make Su Chi a little unconvinced.
"What do you mean by 'hear it out'..." Su Chi said slowly, "It's not that I don't understand everything."
Chi Chang Yunxian is only a few years old and has been traveling for several years. How could he not understand these things? He just has no interest in them and there is no need to mention them.
Yun Xian knew he was wrong but refused to correct his mistake: "So is it a scabbard?"
Su Chi: "Don't always say this!"
The puppets from the outside world, unable to find their target, finally showed signs of leaving. Their heavy footsteps dragged longer and longer across the ground. Yun Xian listened intently and said, "There must be a second way out."
No, specifically, it should be the third one. The first one was the entrance originally reserved when the mausoleum was built. However, with the Xingyan Sect's extinction, no one entered or exited that entrance anymore, having long since been buried by falling rocks. The second one was the path the two had just opened up; and the "third path" Yun Xian mentioned was the original path used by the "monsters" and puppets to enter and exit.
The formation inside the entrance door has not been destroyed. Judging from the legend of Ai Xiniang, the "monster" has been active outside for at least some time. It is likely that it met the Sword God at that time. These puppets that have recently come out in droves are very likely to have come from this third path.
Now all the puppets in the underground palace have been awakened. The two can no longer return by the same route, so they can only go to this third route. However, they don’t know where the exit is.
"There's one more thing I'm concerned about," Yun Xian said. "This is all from the Northern Realm. Why are you in the Eastern Realm now?"
Even if the earth veins were to be transferred, I'd never seen one transfer so far.
Su Chi reached out and lifted the coffin lid, glancing sideways and saying, "He's gone."
This large group of defensive puppets should all be very smart. Su Chi came in right in front of it, but it didn't know that the two were hiding here. Yun Xian saw the huge eyes on its face, and didn't know what they were used for.
"Don't come out yet."
Su Chi stood up swiftly, jumped off the edge of the coffin, and spread the yellow talisman, instantly blocking out the sounds from both sides.
"On the way here, I did see a lot of rare treasures. The rumors spread from the outside world are not entirely false." However, Yun Xian thought, these puppets are a bit difficult for even the cultivators of himself and Su Chi to deal with, let alone those young cultivators who have just started their practice. But they can't just seal off the altar like this. Moreover, sealing off such a large area requires the efforts of a sect.
Yun Xian jumped out of the coffin and looked at the doors behind him that he didn't know what they were used for.
In addition to the two ancient gates of Jiange and Qinfang, there are three stone doors engraved with unknown symbols. Yun Xian looked carefully and could only identify two of them as a fan and a drum.
"They should be the three sects that competed with the Qin and Jian sects in the ancient Eastern Realm." Su Chi lowered his eyes and said, "It's just that after thousands of years, the Qin and Jian sects have been passed down to this day, while some sects have been annihilated."
It is said that Jiange is one of the "Old Seven Gates". A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The inheritance of civilization is much more fragile than people imagine. If one link is broken, it will never be connected again. Sects like Xingyan Sect that have revived from a branch and changed their appearance are already quite lucky.
What's the meaning of the coffins in front of the door? Although this is a relic from ancient times, coffins in ancient times were still coffins. Placing a dedicated coffin in front of each door is not a good omen no matter how you look at it.
In addition to these doors and coffins, there is also a formation that seems to have been abandoned. It is so dim that its shape can hardly be outlined.
"...I don't know what's behind the door." Su Chi said, "But I have a subtle feeling, as if something is calling me."
Yun Xian lowered her eyes and saw that the silent Taiping on her waist was trembling slightly. She reached out and touched the ancient stone door.
As expected, it couldn't be pushed open at all.
She couldn't push open this door, but she couldn't reach the other door of the Qinfang at all. A mysterious barrier stood between the two, as if telling her that this door didn't "belong" to her.
The time is not right.
"..." Yun Xian made a quick decision and said, "The altar will be opened sooner or later. The other places won't be moved. Can you seal this place?"
Su Chi said, "Yes."
The two of them looked around and left the hall silently. Yun Xian finally saw what he wanted to see in a corner and nodded, "Seal it."
Su Chi's sword energy screamed and rushed straight to the dome. Huge rocks shattered and rolled down, covering the palace in dust in an instant.
It's a trick that cannot be seen through by those whose cultivation level is below the distraction level.
"Big Brother, if you knew this trick, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Yun Xian looked at the glitter that had fallen in the corner, searching for directions. "It's making too much noise, there's a sound of wind behind us. Go west!"
Su Chi: "What did you do?"
"Don't those puppets like shiny things?" Yun Xian said, "The fluorescent bead robe isn't very good. I've got a lot of powder on it, and it stays on anyone who touches it. Now, by looking at the glitter, I can tell where they've gone. ... Of course, there's also the possibility that we'll be taken to their lair where they keep their toilet brushes. Never mind, it's fifty-fifty, just luck!"
A dark black puppet appeared out of nowhere and pounced towards him. Yun Xian dodged it nimbly. After taking a look, he couldn't quite understand why it was shaped like a spider? It's so ugly!
"Be careful." Su Chi said, "There's another group!"
Yun Xianyao glanced at the spider puppets crawling densely on the ground, making a constant rustling sound. She took another look and regretted it: "Big Brother, the compound eyes of this spider puppet... look a bit like human eyes to me!"
"Yes." Su Chi said seriously, "A person's eye with the whites removed."
Why is there such a spirit of craftsmanship, polishing each one one by one? Yun Xian: "Don't you think it doesn't look good?"
"Not bad." Su Chi saw her face wrinkled like a bun, so he didn't mention that the torso of the giant stone puppet was made of two halves of a human body sewn together. He said solemnly: "...but it's best not to let Xing Yanzong know about the method of making this puppet."
This "monster" imprisoned in the underground palace couldn't have earned her title simply because of a birthmark on her face. She'd been uneducated since childhood. Judging by the carvings on the wall, the fourth person who found her initially intended to use her for a sacrifice or sell her off. Had she not been diagnosed with exceptionally high spiritual roots, her fate would have been even more tragic. Given this situation, it's impossible for anyone to teach her how to make puppets. She's learned everything on her own... She cuts up corpses to create puppets and calls them "friends." Unaware of joy or sorrow, good or evil, she wanders aloof from the human world, a terrifying, peerless genius. The term "monster" is truly apt.
For ordinary families, if they choose to pick up a person, most of them are prepared to raise the child. Raising a child is a huge expense, and it is impossible that they just picked up the child for fun. The "monster" was picked up and abandoned three times in a row. The last time, he was sent here in an iron cage. What he experienced during this period is probably unknown.
"I understand." Yun Xian was almost caught by the spider puppet and sighed deeply, "It's almost there——"
Suddenly, a white light appeared before their eyes. Their luck finally turned for the better and they broke through the barrier and raised their eyes.
A cloud of mist swirled around, with mountain birds flying around. The tentacles of the puppet under his feet were almost reaching the soles of his feet, but were slowly sucked back in by the closing barrier. It struggled for a while, and crawled out with difficulty, but was kicked directly into the mountains by Yun Xian.
It already looks shabby underground, and even more weird under natural light, so it's better not to be an eyesore.
Su Chi sheathed his sword and asked, "Are you hurt?"
"No. I'm full of life." Yun Xian stood on this desolate mountain. Judging from the humidity of the air, she confirmed that this was still a good place in the Eastern Realm. She was silent for a while and said, "Who was the person who spread the news?"
No one can connect the legend of Aixi Niang with this ghost place without having been to the altar. Moreover, this person was very reserved in his words. He said there was treasure, but he didn't say there were so many powerful puppets in it!
Su Chi did ask, but he also wanted to check her body with his own eyes before he felt at ease.
Yun Xian was still thinking for a long time, his brain almost boiling dry. Finally, he said, "I can't think of it, so I'll just guess."
Su Chi: "How are you going to guess?"
"There's only one truth!" Yun Xian said, "Now only Jiang Xingyao hasn't appeared, and that must be him!"
Su Chi: "..." So it was just a random guess. What on earth was he expecting?
"Oh. Big Brother, you are friends with him. I'm so suspicious of him. Would you be unhappy?" Yun Xian suddenly seemed to remember something. "After all, Elder Jiang is quite good. I feel a little guilty about suspecting him like this."
Su Chi brushed the dust off the corner of her clothes, motioned her to stand on his sword, and said, "Are you still afraid that I will be unhappy?"
"I'm scared." Yun Xian stepped on his sword and said, "Huh?" "Why don't you put a scabbard on your sword? It doesn't look good bare."
"…………" Su Chi could still endure it: "Can you please stop talking about the scabbard?"
…
The two went out early in the morning and came back around dusk.
When she came back, Qiao Lingshan was sitting there bored and reading a tabloid. When she saw Yun Xian walk in, she immediately stood up and asked, "What did you say? What did you say?"
Yun Xian vaguely felt that "what do you say" was about to replace Feng Ye's "that's right" and become the team's new generation of catchphrase.
She didn't answer first, but asked, "Where are Brother Xue and Fellow Daoist Qi?"
"They went out to investigate and took Jiangshan with them." Qiao Lingshan pouted dissatisfiedly: "You told me first, it's okay. Why do you care about these two people every day! Now they go out without taking me..."
Qiao Lingshan started again. Every time she wanted to go out together, she wouldn't open her mouth. Xue Lingxiu could guess what she meant and remember to ask if she wanted to go too. Qi Xingye's cassock was stolen, so why would he care about other people's feelings? Moreover, Jiange Yingluo was in the city with her team. Xue Lingxiu probably thought she was going with Yingluo. They had only met once last time. He didn't know that Qiao Lingshan and Yingluo had a delicate relationship. The information gap was piled up, and unnecessary consideration was generated.
"I'm not trying to be controlling, but since everyone is here, I only need to say it once. If not, I have to say it twice, which is a waste of words."
Yun Xian's explanation was very sincere, and Qiao Lingshan's dissatisfaction was greatly alleviated.
But what was the point of wasting Yun Xian's saliva? Apart from sleeping, it would be a luxury for her to remain silent for half an hour.
"Next time, don't go with them, or you'll have to spend time trying to ease the atmosphere. After all, they're bound to quarrel." Yun Xian said, "It would be great if Feng Ye was still here. He's the best at this."
"Yeah." Qiao Lingshan said, "I don't know what Feng Ye is doing now?"
Maybe he was practicing piano music hard. Yun Xian remembered Feng Ye saying before that he didn't want to stay in the piano workshop because there was a little genius in the same school who was the same age as him. He was very powerful, and the master of the workshop was most partial to the little genius and didn't like him... That's roughly what he meant.
Su Chi asked Yun Xian to take off his coat so he could wash it. Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan sat opposite each other and waited for a long time, but no one came back. Instead, a few tables of guests were walking around nearby, discussing something animatedly: "Wow, did you see that? There's a bear fighting someone in the north of the city! It's fighting so fiercely, it even beat up the trainer! There are so many people watching!"
When Yun Xian heard this, he burst out laughing: "Hahahaha!! There is such a thing!"
Qiao Lingshan also laughed: "The circus nowadays is really lame. It's a joke to people. Could it be a black bear that was just caught in the mountains?"
The customer laughed even more: "That bear isn't black! Black and white is the first time I've seen one. It looks really weird. Could it be dyed? Why dye it so ugly?"
Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan's smiles froze on their faces: "..."
The two quickly flew to the north of the city and saw a large crowd of people watching from afar. Jiangshan's massive black and white furry butt was sitting on a man, and the man felt like he was being crushed, nearly vomiting blood. "Hey! Is there no one to stop this?! You're just going to watch this bear beat me?!"
Maybe someone wanted to intervene, but seeing the large number of people lying there in all directions, no one dared to intervene and could only point fingers and make comments from the side:
"Who told you to be so mean and call people ugly?"
"You're so nervous about being hit by a bear! You've cultivated in vain!"
"Just because I said it was ugly didn't make it hit me?!" The man burst into tears. "Isn't that a tamer's job?! That one over there!! Do you mind it? Your bear is going to kill someone!!"
Yun Xian looked in the direction he pointed. Xue Lingxiu was nowhere to be seen, leaving only Qi Zhiye, whose face was covered in black ink. She couldn't help but think, "You should be thankful it was just a bear attacking you. If it was the trainer, the injury would have been much worse..."
Jiang Shan finally calmed down a bit when he saw Yun Xian coming. He was angry, but he didn't speak rashly and reveal his identity. He finally knocked the man unconscious, stood up, and planned to go back with Yun Xian.
Everyone's attention instantly shifted to Yun Xian, with different expressions on their faces.
Yun Xian: "...Okay, everyone, disperse! There's nothing to see here! Everyone, remember to be kind to small creatures in the future. Trouble comes from the mouth, so don't hurt them. Okay, okay, everyone, disperse... What's the point of throwing silver at me?! This isn't an animal show!"
Qi Zhiye came over with a dark face. It seemed that he had tried to stop it before, but Jiangshan seemed to forget about love and didn't care about his life when he started beating people!
Yun Xian took Jiang Shan away and asked, "Where is Xue Lingxiu?"
"Didn't he go back a long time ago?" Qi Zhiye asked, "Isn't he at the inn?"
"He's not here. I don't understand. I'll go find him later. I have something to say." After walking to a place where there was no one, Yun Xian rolled up his sleeves and said, "Jiangshan, you really went too far today! I think I must teach you a lesson today!"
Qiao Lingshan and Qi Zhiye both pricked up their ears with a hint of anticipation.
Jiang Shan raised his furry face, and the black hair on his eye sockets was wet: "He called me fat and said that I was ugly and no one wanted to look at me..."
Yun Xian's anger subsided, and he became furious: "What does he mean?! Do you know how to appreciate things? Do you have any aesthetic sense? Just ignore him! How are you fat? You're not fat at all, you're just hairy. The only people in this world who are ugly because of their hair are humans!"
Jiangshan: “Yeah.”
Qiao Lingshan: “…” Looking at the weight of the person who sat on it just now, it was obviously solid… Forget it, as long as Yun Xian is happy.
Yun Xian comforted the heartbroken Jiang Shan. Suddenly, a figure passed by her peripheral vision. She stopped abruptly, turned around and chased after him: "Stop!"
country:"?!"
A gust of wind passed through Yun Xian's eyes, and she was sure that the figure that just flashed by was Jiang Xingyao, who had disappeared without a trace!
The far north.
Ji Rongxue dismissed the person who came to report on the current situation. As soon as she opened the door, a strong wind blowing with white snow rushed in. She sniffed coldly.
Tiedan stood in the corner, immediately closed the door, and asked with concern: "Master, have you caught a cold recently? Are you feeling unwell? Do you have a headache or a fever?"
"I'm fine." Ji Rongxue said, "Don't write this in the letter. Fellow Daoist Xue has been very busy at home recently."
"The matter with the Miaoshou Sect has been resolved." Tiedan observed his expression and said, "It seems that they have won a great victory. They have also seriously injured Chiyou's true body. Chiyou has escaped with the Saint Girl."
Ji Rongxue said nothing, his cold eyes looking towards the distant mountains, but all he could see was a dark eaves. After a while, he suddenly said, "Jimo Shu. It's been a long time since I last saw you."
Tiedan: "The relationship between the Sect Leader and the Saint is pretty good?"
"Normally." Ji Rongxue said honestly, "I slept with her one night before in the Lotus Seat. Her body was too cold and her skin was too thin."
Because of these terrifying words, Tiedan showed a horrified expression on his face: "..."
Ji Rongxue noticed that the commander looked unhappy and added, "The others are here too."
Tiedan said in a complicated tone, "The Sect Leader has a wealth of experience."
"Yeah. Not bad." Ji Rongxue pushed aside the pile of documents on the table, stood up, and stretched her body. When she yawned, she couldn't help but reveal a little bit of her fangs. She asked, "Have you used Nan Ronghong's spiritual ginseng?"
Tiedan: "It's still in the process of being nurtured. It will take at least another six months."
Outside the main hall, the disciples of the Body Strengthening Sect who had been training for half a year were practicing changing formations in the snow. The iron-blooded military orders were obeyed, and the flags fluttered in the wind and snow.
Seeing Ji Rongxue open the door and stand in the cold wind, Tiedan couldn't help but ask, "Master, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking, three years is really a long time. No, it should be two and a half years now." Ji Rongxue said this, her expression still calm. She tilted her head slightly and asked indifferently, "If I throw this matter to you now and go see Yun Xian, will you be angry?"
"I won't be angry," Tiedan said honestly. "I might die."
"..." Ji Rongxue said, "Forget it then."
Anyway, it seems that it is still unknown whether this situation can remain stable for three years.
The two of them watched the formation change for a long time when a little leopard girl rushed over and said, "Master, Zhong Changyao has been waiting in the front hall for two hours. Aren't we going yet?"
When Ya Jian came here, he had no idea about the climate of the Body Building Sect. Now his nose is almost running, and no one has brought him any tissues!
"We've already waited for two hours, so why not wait a little longer?" Ji Rongxue's fair face was almost transparent in the wind and snow. "I'll go after I finish my work. Let him wait."
The little leopard girl replied "yes" and jumped back. On the way, her body tilted and she was almost blown away by the wind.
"Let's go." Ji Rongxue had seen enough and said, "Go in and write a letter."
"Write a letter?" Tiedan was confused: "What letter?" How come he didn't know?
Ji Rongxue prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread them out, chose a piece of letter paper with dark gold embossing, hovered the tip of the pen, and looked at Tiedan.
Tiedan: “Who is it for?”
Ji Rongxue: "Give it to Yun Xian."
"..." Every formal letter always involves a lot of red tape and unnecessary clichés. It's boring, but it still needs to be written. Ji Rongxue doesn't want to remember all this. Tiedan usually takes charge of writing it. As soon as he opens his mouth, Ji Rongxue writes: "Dear Dog Sword Hero, have you eaten? Sincerely, salute!..."
However, when Tiedan looked at Ji Rongxue writing a letter at the desk, he felt inexplicably lonely.
Although being the Sect Leader now was indeed quite different from before, he at least thought that when writing to Yun Xian, he didn't need to worry about these things...never mind, it was already this late, and he was still thinking about these trivial things. It was a good thing that the Sect Leader had matured.
Ji Rongxue wrote a bunch of roundabout, empty words in a formal manner that seemed to say everything, yet also seemed to say nothing. He rolled up the letter and handed it to Tiedan: "Send this one first."
Tiedan took it and keenly noticed something: "First?"
Ji Rongxue's dark red pupils moved as she saw the half-written paper on the other side. She reached out and tore off half of it, then scribbled a few words with a pen:
"The Northern Realm Altar has appeared, two stone gates, the Body Forging Sword Sect, have been temporarily sealed."
"Zhong came to form an alliance, it seems like he had a wonderful encounter, his cultivation level has greatly increased, his life force is as tenacious as a cockroach, it's so annoying"
"Remember to take care of yourself, and see you soon."
After she finished writing, she blew the ink dry and looked at it with her eyes down, feeling that something was missing. Finally, she dipped a little ink and patted the gold powder claw mark on it for anti-counterfeiting, and added a line of small words:
"I'm running low on inspiration lately, so I owe you a joke."
"Alright." Ji Rongxue rolled up the familiar straw paper that looked like it was half used for wiping buttocks and half for writing, stuck a lion's hair on it, and said expressionlessly, "Send this later. Make sure you receive it."
Tiedan: “…I understand.”
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