Fu Changling stared coldly at the old ghost on the stage. Qin Yan helped him up and whispered in his ear, "And Senior Sister, don't worry."
Qin Yan spoke in a low voice, and the hot air hitting his ears made him feel a little emotional.
Qin Yan helped him stand up. Fu Changling staggered and Qin Yan hurriedly held him. He leaned on Qin Yan and put all his strength on Qin Yan.
"I'm sorry..." Fu Changling said apologetically. Qin Yan supported him and said calmly, "It's okay. I'll take you home."
"No," Fu Changling held him back, "Senior Sister will be out soon."
Qin Yan hesitated for a moment, and at this moment, a burst of rapid drumbeats came from the surroundings. Everyone looked up and saw a group of people slowly walking up to the city wall not far away.
The leading man wore a black robe embroidered with golden patterns of the sun and moon, and a crown crowned with twelve glazed beads. The ghosts of Wangu Cliff were faceless, merely a mass of black mist, through which glimpsed green eyes and vague outlines. Males and females were identified by their ghostly aura and body shape.
This man is filled with ghostly aura. In Baiyu City, the only person with such a strong ghostly aura is Xie Shen.
Following behind Xie Shen was Xie Yuqing. Xie Yuqing had light makeup on her face, her long hair was tied up in a bun, with golden hairpins inserted on both sides of the bun, and she was wearing a heavy red phoenix-embroidered robe. She was holding a long sword and following behind the young man in black.
The group reached the top of the city wall, and then a deep voice, like a muffled winter thunder, rumbled: "Who is the winner?"
After hearing this, Mei Wuya raised one hand and folded the other in front of him, slightly bent his knees and bowed, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am Mei Wuya."
"Mei Wuya."
Xie Shen's tone was filled with a hint of laughter: "You are so shameless to come up at your age."
Mei Wuya raised his head, and his previously indistinguishable voice transformed into a gentle scholar's voice as he said, "Your Majesty, when I died, I was only twenty-three years old."
Xie Shen laughed out loud. He turned his head and seemed to say something to Xie Yuqing. Xie Yuqing's expression did not change. He calmly took off his outer robe and handed it to the attendant next to him. He only put on a white shirt, picked up his sword, pointed his toes, and jumped down from the city wall.
"Senior Sister, this hair full of ornaments," Shangguan Mingyan said anxiously, "I'm afraid it might be a hindrance, right?"
Before she finished speaking, the woman suddenly pulled out her hairpin in mid-air, and her black hair scattered like a waterfall, and those hairpins rushed towards Mei Wuya like rain!
Mei Wuya took a deep breath and somersaulted in the air to avoid the hairpins. Before he landed on the ground, the long sword came straight down in front of him.
Though Xie Yuqing was a woman, her swordplay was characterized by extreme strength and masculinity, a powerful and sweeping movement. Her sword slammed down, leaving Mei Wuya with no time to dodge, turning back to block it. Unexpectedly, the moment he blocked it, a surge of overwhelming sword energy descended, sending him flying. Fortunately, Mei Wuya's sword stabbed into the ground, dragging it backwards, barely stopping his fall as he fell to the ring.
He looked up, panting. Xie Yuqing stood on the stage with a sword across her body. The wind blew her hair all over the place, making her look a bit like an immortal. Shangguan Mingyan stared at Xie Yuqing blankly, with his eyes only able to hold this person.
"good."
Mei Wuya regained his indistinguishable voice. He stood up, wiped the blood from his lips, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Your Highness to have such swordsmanship at such a young age. I was too arrogant. From now on, please don't blame me."
"please."
Xie Yuqing said this one word very lightly. As soon as he finished speaking, Mei Wuya's long sword came straight at him!
Xie Yuqing's sword was strong and fierce, while Mei Wuya's was fast and fierce. Mei Wuya attacked all the way, while Xie Yuqing held his sword in place, repeatedly resisting in an extremely narrow range.
Xie Yuqing's expression remained calm, but Mei Wuya's sword gradually became more impetuous.
There was a gust of cold wind around, and Fu Changling frowned with some worry.
These ghost cultivators did not come from the regular immortal path, and their paths of cultivation were different. Most of the ghost cultivators' paths were very dangerous, especially when fighting like this. With a skill like Mei Wuya's, it was likely that he would not be able to stop.
Fu Changling watched as Mei Wuya's sword became increasingly fierce. Qin Yan also clearly saw the clues and couldn't help but frown. As Mei Wuya's sword became more and more fierce, Xie Yuqing's movements obviously began to slow down, but fortunately, she controlled her strength very steadily and was not disturbed by Mei Wuya at all.
Her calm appearance seemed to stimulate Mei Wuya. Mei Wuya shouted loudly, poured all his strength into a sword, and rushed straight towards Xie Yuqing.
Xie Yuqing's eyes turned cold, it was at this moment!
Seeing Mei Wuya's weakness, she suddenly took a bow step forward, slightly bent her body, and thrust her long sword straight into Mei Wuya's abdomen, saying calmly: "You lose."
Mei Wuya held his sword, speechless. Xie Yuqing drew her sword quickly and turned to leave. Mei Wuya grabbed Xie Yuqing's sleeve and said in a scholarly tone, "Princess, please don't be like this. We must get married. Baiyu City needs a crown prince. Please, for Baiyu City, let's get married."
Xie Yuqing didn't say anything. She turned her back to Mei Wuya and said coldly, "I won't associate with evil people."
After finishing speaking, Xie Yuqing walked away indifferently. Mei Wuya stared blankly at Xie Yuqing's back, and tremblingly said, "Evil heretics... How dare you say... We are evil heretics... A princess like you..." As soon as the words fell, Mei Wuya's body suddenly grew larger, and he rushed towards Xie Yuqing, shouting, "Go to hell!"
"Senior Sister!"
Shangguan Mingyan cried out in horror, but at that moment, before everyone could react, the young man in black robe rushed forward and held his sword in front of Xie Yuqing.
A huge black fog crashed into the young man's sword, and the strong wind blew away the huge hat on his head, revealing his entire face.
He had a handsome face, skin as white as jade, and eyes like cold ponds filled with autumn. The moment he stared at people, a bone-chilling coldness would surge up.
His white robe and black clothes intertwined, tangling and fluttering in the wind. After a brief moment of surprise, everyone heard Mei Wuya roar, "It's someone from the Immortal Realm! Someone from the Yunze Immortal Realm, Hongmeng Heavenly Palace!"
The moment they heard this, countless little ghosts howled and rushed forward. Xie Yuqing and Qin Yan stood back to back, with Qin Yan's sword shining brightly. He and Xie Yuqing cooperated with each other to fight with the ghosts that rushed up one after another on the ring.
"Oh My God……"
Fu Changling sucked in a breath of cold air, and then saw Shangguan Mingyan raising his sword and about to charge forward. Fu Changling grabbed Shangguan Mingyan and said anxiously: "Why are you fighting? Can you win?"
Shangguan Mingyan held the sword, his face showing uncontrollable anxiety, but he knew Fu Changling must be thinking of a solution. He gripped the sword tightly and said, "What if we don't fight?"
Fu Changling grabbed Shangguan Mingyan. He thought for a moment, then tied the knot Qin Yan had given him to Shangguan Mingyan and whispered, "Let's try it. If it doesn't work, we can beat him again."
"Try what?"
Shangguan Mingyan was a little confused. Just as he finished speaking, he heard Fu Changling roar. He grabbed Shangguan Mingyan and said to Xie Yuqing, "Senior Sister, your fiancé is here to save you!"
Xie Yuqing and Qin Yan looked back together and saw Shangguan Mingyan standing aside with a confused look on his face. Fu Changling waved at Xie Yuqing and said loudly, "You don't have to rush back to get married, he's here!"
After Fu Changling finished shouting, before anyone could react, Xie Shen from above said coldly, "Back off!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the ghosts stopped. A moment later, the ghosts retreated like a tide, leaving Xie Yuqing and Qin Yan standing on the stage, panting and holding swords.
Fu Changling grabbed Shangguan Mingyan and quickly went up to the arena. He saluted Xie Shen and said, "Your Majesty."
"You, mortal, why are you here?"
"Your Majesty," Fu Changling said with a flattering smile, "I am Fu Changling, one of the ghost lords in the suburbs of the city."
Xie Shen didn't say anything. After a long while, he said, "There are always some strange things."
After saying that, he looked at Shangguan Mingyan: "Who are you?"
"I am," Shangguan Mingyan was called, forcing himself to appear calm and bowed, "a disciple of Hongmeng Tiangong, Shangguan Mingyan."
"You," Xie Shen asked again, "who are you?"
Shangguan Mingyan remained silent. He subconsciously glanced at Xie Yuqing. Xie Yuqing looked indifferent, somewhat puzzled as to why Shangguan Mingyan was looking at her at that moment. Fu Changling was anxious on the side. Shangguan Mingyan took a deep breath, and before Xie Shen could speak, he lifted the front of his clothes, knelt on the ground, and shouted, "Father-in-law, your son-in-law, Shangguan Mingyan, is Senior Sister Xie's fiancé!"
After saying this, Shangguan Mingyan lowered his head and didn't dare to raise it. Fu Changling was quite shocked and almost wanted to applaud him.
He wanted Shangguan Mingyan to acknowledge his fiancé status, but he never expected that this guy would directly call him father-in-law?
Everyone present was frightened by him. Even Xie Shen was silent. After a long while, he just gave a single comment: "Shameless."
Shangguan Mingyan's face flushed instantly. Xie Shen looked at him, then at Qin Yan, seemingly dissatisfied: "Why you? I think that young man in white is a better match for my son."
"I..." Shangguan Mingyan blushed and continued to make up stories, "I took the initiative to ask for marriage, and Master got engaged."
"Why don't you go to the ring today?"
“I knew I wasn’t capable enough, so I didn’t sign up.”
"coward."
"My son-in-law knows his mistake."
Xie Shen: “…”
"Who is that fairy dog in white?"
"It's my son-in-law, Senior Brother. We're childhood sweethearts and classmates, and our name is Qin Yan." Shangguan Mingyan gradually found his groove in the conversation with Xie Shen, lying without batting an eyelid. "Because I'm extremely worried about you, Senior Brother, I'm asking for your help in your time of need."
Xie Shen was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking. After a while, he continued, "You said you were engaged. Where is the token of love?"
Hearing this question, they were already prepared. Shangguan Mingyan hurriedly took the heart knot from the sword, then turned to look at Xie Yuqing and urged: "Senior Sister, the token."
Xie Yuqing hesitated for a moment before taking out the heart knot.
Xie Shen raised his hand, and the two heart knots fell into his hand. He examined them for a moment, frowning, "I still can't believe it. You seem to be shorter than my son."
"Your Majesty," Shangguan Mingyan said calmly, "I will grow taller."
Xie Shen seemed to be convinced by him. He turned to look at Xie Yuqing, and said with some dissatisfaction: "You left here just for him?"
Xie Yuqing remained indifferent. Xie Shen sighed, "I didn't expect you to be as infatuated as your mother. So be it." Xie Shen raised his hand, and the two heart knots returned to their hands. Xie Shen turned around and ordered, "Leave the prince consort here, and choose a date for the wedding."
"Father-in-law!" Shangguan Mingyan quickly called out to Xie Shen, saying, "We need help at the wedding banquet. Can you please leave my son-in-law and his friends here?"
Xie Shen seemed quite happy about the wedding banquet. He said perfunctorily, "It's up to you."
After saying that, he paused, then thought again: "Don't shout."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shangguan Mingyan followed suit and quickly bowed to see Xie Shen off.
After Xie Shen left, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. Fu Changling raised his hand and placed it on Shangguan Mingyan's shoulder, patting his chest and saying, "Brother, that's very sensible. It's okay."
Shangguan Mingyan smiled palely. He turned his head and looked at Xie Yuqing, saying hurriedly, "Senior Sister, me too..."
"I see."
Xie Yuqing nodded, his expression calm. A ceremonial officer in red official attire with gold trim led a row of attendants out of the palace gate. They came before Xie Yuqing and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Master Shangguan." The ceremonial officer said respectfully, "Please return to the palace."
"Wait a moment," Fu Changling said hurriedly, "We have another person, sir." Fu Changling turned to look at the ceremonial officer and said with a smile, "Could you give me a token so I can pick up someone and enter the palace immediately after I pick them up?"
"Of course."
The ghost master took out a token and handed it to Fu Changling. Qin Yan stood beside Fu Changling and said calmly, "I'll go with you."
Fu Changling responded and saluted Xie Yuqing. Seeing that everyone was settled, the ceremonial officer turned to look at Xie Yuqing and asked, "Your Highness?"
"Let's go."
Xie Yuqing nodded and took Shangguan Mingyan with him towards the palace.
Fu Changling led Qin Yan and turned away. Qin Yan went back to the coffin shop with him, took Yunyu with him, and returned to the inner palace.
After arriving at the inner palace, Shangguan Mingyan lived in one place, Fu Changling, Qin Yan, and Yun Yu lived in one place, and Xie Yuqing lived in one place. Fu Changling and the other two could not meet Xie Yuqing directly, but they could see Shangguan Mingyan freely. So as soon as the three of them arrived at the palace, Shangguan Mingyan rushed over.
Yun Yu had just found a place to lie down. Now the evil spirit was spreading all over his body, and he was in pain all day long. Whenever he arrived at a place, he wanted to lie down and not move.
Fu Changling and Qin Yan were taking care of Yun Yu, and then they saw Shangguan Mingyan hurried in. He then coughed lightly, dismissed everyone, closed the door, and approached the other three.
"Is Senior Brother Yun okay?"
Shangguan Mingyan saw Yun Yu lying there and asked first. Qin Yan nodded, indicating that the barrier had been set up. Fu Changling hurriedly asked, "Have you talked to Senior Sister alone?"
"Yes."
Shangguan Mingyan immediately said, "She knows about the same as us. She has only confirmed a few more things. First, she seems to be Xie Shen's daughter. Because they went to the imperial mausoleum, her blood was recognized in the Xie family mausoleum."
Everyone nodded. Everyone had already prepared for this.
"The second thing is that Xie Shen seems very anxious for her to get married and have a child."
"This may be Xie Shen's main purpose."
Fu Changling pondered, but he was a little confused: "But why does she insist on asking Senior Sister to give birth to a child for him?"
"He needs someone who can leave Wangu Cliff but still belong to Wangu Cliff."
Qin Yan interrupted, and everyone looked at him. Qin Yan seemed to have known this for a long time and said calmly: "If Senior Sister gives birth to a child here, that child can freely come and go between the outside world and Wangu Cliff."
"What is their purpose?"
Shangguan Mingyan was a little puzzled: "Why did you go to so much trouble to create a ghost baby so that you can enter and exit Wangu Cliff more easily? What's your purpose?"
"I guess," Fu Changling pondered, "it's this ghost baby that can help them do something after they get out of the Ten Thousand Bone Cliff. For example..."
"Let them out."
Qin Yan spoke, and Fu Changling and Shangguan Mingyan both looked at Qin Yan. After a long moment, Shangguan Mingyan forced a smile and said, "No... no way. If they leave, what will happen to Yunze?"
Among the senior leaders of Yunze, there are a total of eight cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, less than a hundred cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Stage, and those in the Nascent Soul Stage are considered extremely outstanding.
But inside the Wangu Cliff, because of the different speed of time flow, they were given ample time to practice. There were Nascent Souls everywhere and Gods as numerous as dogs.
The Ghost King Xie Shen is in the late stage of tribulation and stands tall among the crowd.
If a group of things like this rushed to Yunze, and if they obtained some evil skills and then fed on the people to practice, I'm afraid they would be no different from the invasion of Karma Prison back then.
This kind of scene is terrifying just thinking about it. Yun Yu was the first to react. He shuddered and said hurriedly, "No, we can't let Senior Sister give birth to something like this."
"We have to get out."
Shangguan Mingyan looked serious, and Qin Yan nodded and said, "Well, at least send you out first."
As he spoke, everyone looked at Fu Changling. Fu Changling was a little confused: "Why are you all looking at me?"
"Think of a way."
Qin Yan reminded him, and Fu Changling couldn't help but laugh: "No, this is something we all do together, why are you all looking at me?"
"You've been here the longest, so you should know best how to get out."
Fu Changling listened and was about to speak when he heard Qin Yan continue, "You are the smartest."
After hearing this, Fu Changling suddenly felt a little happy.
Qin Yan rarely praised others, and if he did, it was always with sincerity. Fu Changling coughed lightly and said rather embarrassedly, "Senior Brother, you are too kind, but I do know a way. It's just that I haven't tried it yet. I asked my subordinates to explore it, and it might cause a lot of trouble."
"No problem."
Fu Changling nodded, then said, "I'll get some paper and pen and draw it for you."
As Fu Changling spoke, he went to the side to get a pen and paper, and then drew a rough outline of the terrain of the entire Wangu Cliff. Then he added cinnabar and outlined a road.
He returned with the paper and told everyone, "This road is five miles outside of the Cold Pond Cave. It goes straight up from the bottom. I've driven half-paved stakes into it over the years, which can be used as footholds to climb up."
Everyone knows that Fu Changling stayed here for eight years, and only half of the piles were nailed in during those eight years. This shows that climbing up this cliff is very difficult.
Fu Changling saw everyone's confusion. With his stamina, even without cultivation, climbing the cliff shouldn't be a problem. So he began to explain, "Climbing down the Ten Thousand Bone Cliff is difficult enough with the ghosts blocking your way, but climbing up will be even more challenging. For one thing, the ghosts below will try their best to stop you once they discover you're an immortal. Of course, as a mortal, I don't have that problem. For another, climbing up won't only prevent you from wielding a sword, but there will also be a seal blocking your way. With every step you take, you'll feel a little heavier. And this route on my map is the shortest, with the weakest barrier."
After hearing his words, everyone finally understood. Qin Yan nodded and asked, "When are we leaving?"
Fu Changling thought for a moment before saying, "A great day."
This stunned everyone. Shangguan Mingyan asked in disbelief, "Great joy?"
"According to Baiyu City's custom, fireworks are set off to celebrate occasions like the princess's wedding and the New Year celebrations. There will be many ghosts in the city that day, so I will fill all the fireworks with talismans. When the fireworks explode, the whole Baiyu City will be in chaos, and we will take advantage of the chaos to escape. My brother and I will switch identities with you and your sister. While you are still pretending to be there, you and your sister will take Yunyu and leave the city immediately. When the time is right, I have an invisibility talisman. I will find a way for my brother and I to sneak out. If we can't sneak out, we will force our way out."
"good."
Shangguan Mingyan nodded. He glanced at Fu Changling and Qin Yan, took a step back, and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother and Brother Shen, first."
"That's how it should be." Qin Yan said calmly. Shangguan Mingyan smiled. "How can I not be grateful for putting the two of you in danger?"
"You're too polite." Fu Changling said, twirling his fan. "Mingyan, you're too polite."
Shangguan Mingyan smiled awkwardly. Someone called out from outside and he said respectfully, "Master Shangguan, the ceremonial officer said he wants to discuss something with you."
"Hold on."
Shangguan Mingyan replied, bowed to the three people, and then said goodbye and left.
After Shangguan Mingyan left, Fu Changling and Qin Yan stayed in the room. Fu Changling thought for a moment and said, "Brother, go to sleep first. I will stay and look after Brother Yunyu."
"No need." Yun Yu said quickly, his voice a little cold, "I'm almost well now, there's nothing I need to take care of."
Fu Changling and Qin Yan exchanged a glance. Fu Changling opened and closed his fan, and said thoughtfully, "Well, Senior Brother, it's my duty to serve you. Please, Senior Brother Yunyu, let me serve you for a while."
When Yun Yu heard this, he turned his back to him and ignored him. Qin Yan nodded at Fu Changling, turned around and left.
When only Fu Changling and Yunyu were left in the room, Fu Changling sat down on the bed, nudged Yunyu, and said in a long voice, "Brother Yunyu, what are you angry about? Come, talk to me, and let me help you solve your problems."
In the past, Fu Changling and Yunyu had always quarreled, and it wasn't a big deal. On ordinary days, Yunyu would have jumped up and scolded him. But at this moment, Yunyu had her back to Fu Changling and said nothing. Fu Changling couldn't help but feel a little strange, and said cautiously, "Yunyu, don't scare me, what's wrong with you?"
"Xiu Fan," Yun Yu's voice was a little hoarse, "Am I really that bad?"
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