When Lu Ke saw that there were actually two spirit fish, his eyes lit up and his smile was very sincere: "Junior Sister Wei, shall we leave now?"
Following Lu Ke to the Fourth Elder's Mansion and entering the first door, Ran Changle felt three different forces passing through his body. Only when they touched the yellow token at his waist did the three forces retreat.
Entering the mansion, there are pavilions, towers, bridges and flowing water. The architectural style is similar to that of other elders' mansions.
Unlike the other elders' houses, the Fourth Elder's house is particularly quiet.
Disciples of all kinds came and went without making any sound, let alone talking to each other.
What’s even more strange is that there are quite a lot of guards, with two guards in the early stage of foundation building every few meters.
For those who practice Taoism, the first choice to protect secret treasures is to use formations, and the second is to carry the secret treasures on themselves and protect them themselves.
I have never seen so many low-level disciples guarding a place, and I don’t know what they are guarding.
However, with so many guards, it was somewhat difficult for her to secretly stick the talismans. She followed Lu Ke around the perimeter but was unable to stick many.
Entering the second door, there are more powers of exploration, a total of nine.
There are also more disciples guarding, and most of them are in the late stage of foundation building.
At this time, two disciples came towards him, one of them nodded continuously with a smile on his face, and the other turned to look at him. It seemed that the two were talking about something, but there was no sound, which was very strange.
After passing them, Ran Changle couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why don't they talk?"
"Master likes quietness, and usually they use telepathy when they want to talk." Lu Ke replied.
Ran Changle said worriedly, "Will the Fourth Elder hate me for speaking so loudly?"
"It's okay, Master has been away for the past few days."
Lu Ke smiled, but when he looked up and saw someone coming from the front, he quickly put away his smile and pulled Ran Changle to the side.
Ran Changle turned around and looked at the person who came. It was Shang Lu, who had a strange red mole between his eyebrows.
"Hide when you see me. Am I scary?"
Shang Lu dodged and blocked Lu Ke's way.
"No, it's not."
Lu Ke cursed Shang Lu a thousand times in his heart, but responded tremblingly.
"Who is this?"
Shang Lu was asking Lu Ke, but his eyes were looking at Ran Changle.
"She's the Fifth Elder's granddaughter, Wei Songluo."
Lu Ke lowered his head and answered.
Shang Lu glanced at the token on Ran Changle's waist and said, "How could she, an outsider, have such qualifications to possess a yellow token? Did you resort to some dishonorable means?"
"I obtained the token through legitimate means, but it has nothing to do with you. I'm leaving now."
As he spoke, Lu Ke walked around Shang Lu and moved forward.
"Have you asked for my permission to leave?"
Shang Lu chuckled.
He just moved his fingers, and the foot that Lu Ke had stepped forward stopped in mid-air. The rest of his body could not move, only his eyes were moving around anxiously.
Seeing this, Ran Changle was surprised. She looked carefully and found a very thin black line on the ground, extending from Shang Lu's feet to Lu Ke's shadow.
Shang Lu actually controlled Lu Ke's shadow. What a strange and insidious method.
Lu Ke shouted angrily: "Shang Lu, please let me go. I will tell him when Master comes back."
"What do you tell him?" Shang Lu said with a smile, arms folded. "Tell him that you secretly extract extra mysterious substances every month and sell them?"
Hearing this, Lu Ke's heart skipped a beat. He looked up and saw Shang Lu staring at him with a half-smile in his eyes.
"The Fourth Elder allows you to withdraw more, but the extra money you withdraw every month is not a small amount, right?"
Lu Ke felt a chill in his heart and immediately made a decision: "What do you want?"
Shang Lu didn't look at him, but looked at Ran Changle and said, "I smell the scent of spirit fish."
Ran Changle glanced at Lu Ke, then at Shang Lu, and took out the two spirit fish.
Shang Lu took the spirit fish and said with a smile, "You are quite sensible."
Seeing that the spiritual fish was robbed by Shang Lu again, Lu Ke's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger. Shang Lu had always been against him and stealing his things recently. If he wasn't strong enough, he really wanted to kill him.
If it weren't for my lack of strength...
But he just didn't have enough strength, so he could only cut him into pieces in his heart, but on the surface he had to beg: "Leave me one."
Shang Lu was easy to talk to this time: "Okay."
Then, he changed the subject, "I want to watch you extract the mysterious substance myself."
"No, Master will never agree to that."
Lu Ke refused without thinking.
The master once told him that only he and the other two knew where the Spirit Blood Clan was imprisoned. If a third person knew about it, he would definitely be skinned alive by the master.
He didn't suspect Shang Lu of having any bad intentions. After all, he gave people the impression that he had wild ideas, but he would never betray the Fourth Elder.
Shang Lu's tone suddenly turned cold: "I'm not negotiating with you. If you agree, I'll give you both of these spirit fish. If you don't agree, I'll take them away, and I promise that you won't be able to get any spirit fish again in the future."
Then, he turned to look at Ran Changle and asked, "Miss Wei, what brings you to the Fourth Elder's residence?"
Ran Changle smiled and shook his head, "Nothing, I've never been to the Fourth Elder's place before, I'm just curious."
Shang Lu glanced at her and said with a smile, "I happen to be bored today, so I'll show Miss Wei around."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked forward.
Ran Changle looked at Lu Ke, who had one foot stuck in the air and couldn't move, and asked, "Where's he?"
Shang Lu said without even turning his head: "Just let him stand there and think about it. When he has thought it through, he will naturally move."
Ran Changle spread his hands to Lu Ke and followed Shang Lu.
Arriving at a secluded pavilion, Shang Lu first took out a formation plate, then lazily sat on a stool, looked up at Ran Changle and said, "Didn't I tell you to wait a few days? Why are you rushing in so hastily? What are your plans?"
Ran Changle sat opposite him and did not answer his question. Instead, he asked, "Can I trust you?"
Shang Lu smiled and said, "What do you think?"
Ran Changle cursed inwardly, "Old fox," but said with a smile on his face, "I don't think you can be trusted, so I won't tell you."
Shang Lu looked at Ran Changle carefully. His appearance was fake, but a person's character could be seen from his eyes.
Smart, cunning, and determined.
He restrained his smile and said seriously: "My relationship with Wen Ye is deeper than you think. Wen Ye's affairs are my affairs. Since you are his junior sister, I will do my best to help you with whatever plans you have."
Ran Changle looked at Shang Lu seriously, runes flashed in his eyes, and he performed identification techniques.
Shang Lu, mid-Nascent Soul stage, from the Shadow Heron Clan in the Western Territory, possesses the innate ability to control shadows. A hundred years ago, Yao Lanshu, the fourth elder of the Broken Mountain Sect, annihilated the Shadow Heron Clan. To save his life, his parents used a secret method to connect his fate with Yao Lanshu's. He has been searching for an opportunity to kill Yao Lanshu.
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