Before the 28th Auction
After they cleaned up the scene, they used the eaves to hide their bodies and quickly fled the village. Yang Deyou and the other man were already waiting outside.
This valley wasn't far from Yaocheng, and a short walk would take you to the main road. It was pitch black at night, with few signs of people, so walking was just a matter of minutes. Lu Yinche asked each of them about their experiences.
Yang Deyou repeated his part in detail, and then it was Xie Juncun's turn.
Wasn't the kid just making shocking remarks? Now he's being concise. He simply said that after he and Lu Yinche separated, they followed the tunnel down to an underground river. The riverbank was lined with holes carved by the current, and not far ahead was a small waterfall hidden in the forest.
Wild purple mushrooms grow in the damp areas of the cliff. They are brightly colored, fluorescent, and possibly poisonous.
There were signs of human activity near the waterfall. Five or six women with rashes on their faces were locked in several iron cages used for livestock.
Not seeing the guard, he opened the cage and let the man go.
"that's all?"
"Well, that's it." Xie Juncun nodded.
This does align with the ghost bride rumored in Yaocheng. It's unclear whether those women were destined for the Red Cave or the Black Cave, but they were all pitiful people.
At this time, Yang Deyou, who was carrying Zhang Yuening on his back, said something nonsensical.
"Zhang Ri'an, I'm afraid it's a woman," he said.
Lu Denghe, who was following Zhang Ri'an with him, was also very surprised and asked, "Do you often see women? How did you know?"
Yang Deyou blushed. Luckily, it was dark on the road and no one saw him. “You only know because you don’t see me often!”
The two of them looked at Lu Yinche, who spread his hands and said, "As everyone knows, I'm a homosexual."
Xie Juncun coughed.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend your sect's Sword Saint." Lu Yinche coughed to show that he was still a serious person.
Yang Deyou is really an expert at spoiling things: "Senior said earlier that he doesn't like men."
"That was a quarrel with Xie Qiaosheng. You have to know that for men, it's normal to be mean."
"My master wouldn't..."
Lu Yinche interrupted him: "Forget about the Sword Saint. There were several of them standing in the village just now. How about taking one away?"
Jokes aside, if possible, it would be evidence that would cause a huge uproar if it were made public.
Today you dare to turn even the Sword Master into a puppet, what will you do tomorrow?
He is definitely the first person to be executed.
However, there was no way to tell where that guy in the Spiritual Transformation Stage was. If he really discovered what was happening, it would be very troublesome. Lu Yinche didn't want to take any risks with his three children.
As for Zhang Yuening, who was still on Yang Deyou's back...
Take it with you. Let's go back and see if Wei Qi can stop the backlash damage from the soul taking over the body.
Whether she is dead or alive, hanging on to life, or given a chance to rest in peace, it is all Zhang family's business, and it can be regarded as an explanation to Yang Qingmei.
Thinking of this, he told Yang Deyou about his previous encounter with Yang Qingmei and asked him, "Did you find anything wrong with following Zhang Ri'an? Just because she's a woman?"
Yang Deyou thought for a moment before answering, "That's just my intuition. He doesn't walk like a man. And the Jindan cultivator next to him has a strange attitude towards him. He's polite yet rude, as if he's on guard against him."
When there is no male heir, some families will choose to adopt a son or take in a son-in-law. There are also cases where a daughter is born to pretend to be a son.
But if she was a woman dressed as a man, Zhang Ri'an had been a man in front of others for so long that there wouldn't be any obvious flaws in her steps.
Lu Denghe sighed, "Zhang Ri'an and his sister look quite similar. Are they twins? My brother and I don't look much alike."
Lu Yinche was stunned.
…
Yang Deyou carried it all the way.
By the time they arrived at the room reserved by Cheng Xiaozong, it was almost dawn.
Everyone entered the house. Perhaps because they had stayed in the environment with the soul-locking sand for too long, their souls were very tired. They all fell into a deep sleep, not caring who shared the bed with whom.
When Lu Yinche got up, he almost stepped on Lu Denghe's face. Why was this kid sleeping on the floor? Who was lying next to him last night?
He felt the bed beside him and saw a regular human figure on the mattress, but he didn't understand what it was.
At this time, the sky outside was bright, shining through the window. Lu Denghe was smacking his lips in his sleep. Lu Yinche lifted his leg and stepped over him, walking to the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I ran into Xie Juncun, who was carrying a sword. He was already dressed and holding a bowl of noodles in his hand.
He said he got it from Xie Qiaosheng.
It must have been stolen.
Good boy, you have a bright future.
Lu Yinche thanked him, let him into the house, and sat at the table to eat noodles. It wasn't that he was hungry, but he had to give face to the kind-hearted younger generation.
It would have been better if the kind-hearted younger generation hadn't stared at him without blinking, making him feel like he had something stuck in his throat, unable to swallow it.
Xie Juncun smiled at him and handed him a cup of cooled tea.
Lu Yinche was surprised: "You're not imitating Yan Yanshu anymore? He won't laugh."
Xie Juncun's expression paused for a moment, and turned into a pitiful one.
Like a puppy.
Lu Yinche thought it was funny and raised his hand to touch his head: "Alright, it's not like sword cultivators have expressionless faces. Xie Qiaosheng has a lot of expressions."
Your head master is even more martial, and his beard even stands up when he chases and fights people.
Lu Yinche didn't say the second half of the sentence, mainly because he didn't want to be asked how he knew and whether he had seen it with his own eyes.
After eating a few mouthfuls of the noodles and leaving only the soup, Lu Denghe finally smelled the fragrance in reality and struggled to get up.
Like a half-dead zombie.
But Lu Yinche no longer likes such metaphors.
Yaocheng is full of pitiful people who have lost their souls.
He asked Xie Juncun the time and found that it was already noon.
This is a rare thing, being able to sleep for so long.
Soul-Locking Sand, a sleeping pill specially used by monks, is worth having.
Xie Juncun showed a disapproving expression, saying that Wei Qi had already come and given him an acupuncture before leaving. "Senior, your health is not good. You should take good care of yourself and avoid excessive contact with these evil things."
"You're in good health. That's not your sea of consciousness—Okay, I get it. If you weren't a swordsman, you could be a qualified doctor. How about letting Wei Qi take you in?"
Xie Juncun shook his head.
Lu Yinche asked him where Wei Qiren was.
"Taking care of Zhang Yuening."
"Doctor Wei is naturally kind-hearted."
Lu Yinche sighed, thought of Xie Qiaosheng, and asked what this man was doing.
Xie Juncun answered every question and said he was waiting downstairs.
Lu Yinche was bewildered: "What are you waiting for?"
Xie Juncun said, "Waiting for you, Senior, to go to the auction."
Yes, the final auction of Yaocheng has been publicized everywhere for a long time, and the world-renowned secret treasure will be on display.
Today.
Lu Yinche put down his chopsticks and didn't bother such a good guy like Xie Juncun to pick up the dishes for him. He took them and walked out, all the way to the lobby on the first floor. The table in front of Xie Qiaosheng was still piled with dishes.
One more is not bad.
He smiled and greeted, saying, "I heard Wei Qi say earlier that you were going to buy some Xumi seeds for Yan Yanshu. You could have gone by yourself. Why are you waiting for me? You can't be asking me to accompany you to give you courage, right?"
Xie Qiaosheng still had that unhappy look on his face and snorted.
Lu Yinche said, "I just don't understand. When I was sparring with your uncle, I lost more often than others. Why do you have such a strong opinion of me?"
Xie Qiaosheng said, "Do I have a problem with this? I have a problem with you being my uncle's Taoist partner. And what about your disciple? What has he done?"
Okay, he still wants to know what happened in the first half, is there anyone who can teach him? As for the second half, Lu Yinche looked at Xie Juncun, who said that he had told Xie Qiaosheng about the previous experience earlier.
Naturally, this includes the Taoist Shang Jiao, who claims to be Lu Yinche's apprentice.
Lu Yinche tried to defend himself: "Can you please tell me that this person is my disciple? I didn't admit it. Even if he is my disciple, he can't be punished together with me."
He had this expression of an innocent victim, and it really looked like it.
"You go talk to the Immortal Alliance." Xie Qiaosheng didn't buy it.
Lu Yinche felt that his reputation would never improve. He said, "Let's go, when does the auction start?"
Xie Juncun then said that the auction required an invitation. Cheng Xiaozong did have one, and if Xie Qiaosheng went in alone, the others behind him would not be able to enter.
It turned out that Xie Juncun said he wanted to wait for Lu Yinche.
Xie Qiaosheng, though he didn't say anything, was actually quite respectful of his future junior apprentice. He was really waiting for Lu Yinche down there.
Lu Yinche had no interest in the auction in the first place. He was penniless and couldn't possibly spend Cheng Xiaozong's money to buy something - as the Sword Saint's Taoist companion, had they ever given him any reimbursement?
However, since Xie Juncun said so, he still had to accept his kindness.
And the news he heard yesterday mentioned that the auction item, Dragon Fang, was closely related to the group in the Ghost Cave. Lu Yinche thought it would be a good idea to go and take a look.
Anyway, if there is a fight, let Xie Qiaosheng do it.
Xie Qiaosheng got angry when he heard this: "I'm only in the Palm Realm. How can I compete with the Transformation God? I've already sent a message to the sect. A few capable fighters have arrived. They will deal with them."
Cleaning up the ghost cave is not within the scope of Cheng Xiaozong's work. The focus is probably still on the puppets of those sword masters.
Lu Yinche understood, and he no longer cared about these things.
Cheng Xiaozong is the best in the world, so he can handle such a small matter.
He then asked Xie Juncun how Yang Qingmei was doing.
Xie Juncun said that he sent Yang Deyou with the gold buckle to the Yang Mansion. Yang Qingmei had sneaked over to them earlier to visit Zhang Yuening.
"What do you think?" Lu Yinche asked.
Xie Juncun was silent for a moment and said, actually, that was Zhang Ri'an.
Yang Qingmei didn't say anything at first, she just covered her face and cried. Wei Qi couldn't persuade her.
But the look in the eyes of the couple cannot be concealed.
Lu Yinche sighed.
Although he had not seen the current "Zhang Ri'an" in person, he had already thought about it.
The twin girls were born from the same pregnancy. One was chosen to be raised by a man and shouldered the family responsibilities. She fell in love with a girl of the same sex from another family, but it did not end well. The other had always been a bird in a cage. Once her brother got into trouble, she was forced to take his place and could no longer fly around.
The strong fragrance was only used to cover up the smell of the Soul Locking Stone. The Jindan cultivator Yang Deyou mentioned was monitoring her.
For the sake of safety, the Zhang family would probably announce that Zhang Yuening was seriously ill and died.
Xie Juncun said that Yang Qingmei planned to elope with Zhang Ri'an to the northern border. Wei Qi agreed to contact them and let Yang Qingmei do odd jobs in his medicine garden in exchange for the consultation fee.
But for Zhang Ri'an, that was just an endless stay in the physical body. The soul that dissipated under such evil magic could not even be reincarnated.
Yang Qingmei will spend her whole life on it.
"Even if she doesn't even have a soul left?"
"Even if she doesn't even have a soul."
Lu Yinche considered it. If Wei Qi agreed to take over, the Cheng Xiao Sect's cleanup crew would likely lend a hand, out of respect for his eldership. After cleaning up the underground scumbags, the real young lady pretending to be his brother would likely be able to leave Yaocheng or regain control of the family business. It was a personal choice.
He stopped asking about these matters, packed up, and prepared to go to the auction, still a little puzzled: "Is Wei Qi not going?"
Xie Qiaosheng replied: "You ask him, he won't go."
He didn't want to go here, and he didn't want to go there. This Great Elder Wei came out and just stayed in the hotel. Lu Yinche thought he should ask him again.
Wei Qi didn't find any other reasons to refuse, he just said that Gong Jin would go.
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