Xie Lian asked, “What…what sweet treat?”
Hua Cheng asked back, "What do you think?"
Xie Lian could almost imagine how he raised one eyebrow and pulled up the corner of his mouth when he asked this question, so he had no idea what to say.
Hua Cheng continued, "Come to think of it, brother still owes me a lot of mana. Am I remembering correctly?"
Xie Lian said cautiously, “No.”
Hua Cheng said, "Brother, have you figured out how to pay it back?"
“…” Xie Lian said, “Neither…”
Hua Cheng seemed to smile and said, "Since you haven't thought of it, why don't I decide? Once this matter is over and I get some time off, brother can slowly return it to me. How about that?"
As Xie Lian responded to his attack, he kept glancing at Jun Wu with a guilty conscience, mumbling, "Hmm, hmm..."
After guiding him step by step to this point and finally getting the answer he wanted, Hua Cheng was finally satisfied and let him go for the time being. He asked, "So? It's so rare for brother to ask me for spiritual communication. What's the reason?"
Jun Wu stared at Xie Lian.
He had asked Xie Lian to communicate with Hua Cheng in order to reassure him, so that he wouldn't notice anything unusual so quickly and would stay in the lower realm. Xie Lian naturally knew what he wanted to hear and said slowly, "Actually, it's nothing. I was just worried you'd worry if I stayed up here for too long."
Hua Cheng said, "Hey, didn't brother just say that? You've only been gone for less than an hour, so why would you be afraid of me worrying?"
Xie Lian was completely bewildered, feeling both nervous and a little amused. Suddenly, Hua Cheng said, "I understand."
Xie Lian's breath hitched, and he asked, "What do you understand?"
There seemed to be a few chuckles over there. After a moment, Hua Cheng said slowly, "Brother, is it possible that you missed me so much after just leaving?"
“…”
If he had been able to cover it up before, this sentence was too explicit, and there was no way he could pretend to be normal. Under Jun Wu's scrutiny, Xie Lian's face still heated up slightly. After a while, he whispered, "...Hmm."
Hua Cheng also said in a deep voice: "I feel the same way. I really want to go up and take you away right now."
Xie Lian's heart warmed slightly, but his heart was also hanging high, and his eyes met Jun Wu.
If Hua Cheng really wants to come to Xianjing, how will it end? How will Jun Wu deal with him?
Xie Lian suppressed his emotions and spoke as naturally as possible, "That's better not to do. The Heavenly Court is in chaos right now. They'd probably be frightened if you showed up. Let's wait a little longer."
Hua Cheng said lazily, "I know, brother. I won't go up and scare them. I hate the blinding light in your Xianjing, and I have to keep this group of people under control. I'll just wait here obediently for brother to come back."
Xie Lian didn’t know whether he was relieved or sweating, so he said, “Okay. Be good.”
Hua Cheng said, "But if I behave well, brother can't come back empty-handed. I'm going to reward you."
Xie Lian said, “Of course, of course.”
The two of them exchanged a few casual and unclear words, saying goodbye over and over again, and then the communication ended.
Xie Lian let out a soft breath, and Jun Wu said, "It seems that Xianle is having a wonderful time down there."
Xie Lian didn't know what to say. He patted Xie Lian's shoulder and turned to leave Xianle Palace when Xie Lian called out from behind him, "Emperor!"
Jun Wu paused. Xie Lian asked, "Who are you? The Emperor? Or something else?"
He had previously suspected that the Imperial Master might be related to Bai Wuxiang, which was difficult for him to accept. And if it turned out that Jun Wu and Bai Wuxiang were related, he felt that his entire being would be overturned.
Jun Wu is the number one martial god in the three realms whom he admires and admires the most!
Jun Wu didn't answer him and went out. Xie Lian was left alone, pondering a response while dragging his exhausted body to the back hall of Xianle Palace.
Although Xianle Palace had become a prison, it was a magnificent one, complete with a white jade bathing pool at the rear. Xie Lian had spent the past few days battling white ghosts, entering the copper furnace, and struggling. He was exhausted, both physically and mentally. Since he couldn't take the next step anytime soon, he might as well take a bath to clear his head.
After removing his clothes and immersing himself in the warm water, Xie Lian lay by the white jade pool, absentmindedly folding his clothes. Suddenly, two small objects rolled out from the pockets of his clothes, making a crisp sound. Xie Lian looked closely and saw that they were two exquisite and lovely dice.
He picked up the two dice and held them in his palm, remembering what Hua Cheng had said to him: "If you want to see me, no matter what number you roll, you can see me."
In fact, when he went to communicate with Huacheng, there was already something very unnatural inside, and Huacheng might notice it. However, even if Huacheng discovered something was wrong, he couldn't come up. Because Xianjing was isolated from the world and was completely under Junwu's control.
Although he knew that even if he rolled two sixes, he probably wouldn't see Hua Cheng, Xie Lian still tried. The dice rolled on the jade stone beside the bathtub, but his luck was still bad. Two one-points, and as expected, no movement.
Xie Lian sighed and turned back. Just as he was about to bury his face and body in the water, he suddenly heard a voice: "Brother."
He suddenly stood up, causing a splash of water. "Sanlang?"
Could it be possible that Hua Cheng was really summoned?
However, looking around, he didn't see anyone. But that voice just now definitely wasn't an illusion born of excessive anticipation. Xie Lian's heart was pounding when he heard another voice say, "Your Highness!"
“…”
Only then did Xie Lian realize that the sound had actually come from his mouth!
It was his own voice, though it was muffled by the steamy, empty White Jade Pool and the gurgling water. Xie Lian was stunned for a moment, then understood—the Soul Transfer Technique!
Xie Lian was both surprised and delighted, and asked, “Master Wind Master?!”
From his mouth uttered another person's excited words: "That's right, it's me! Hahahaha, you never thought! I'm a wind master, no, I have magic power again!!!"
As mentioned earlier, the Soul Transfer Technique is rarely used and consumes a great deal of mana. It's stronger, more sinister, and rarer than psychic spells, so conventional shielding fields wouldn't even consider blocking it. Shi Qingxuan and Xie Lian had used the Soul Transfer Technique against each other against the White-Talking Immortal. Later, Shi Qingxuan's mana was completely drained, and his ability to cast spells on Xie Lian was unilaterally blocked. Unexpectedly, it came in handy here again. Xie Lian asked, "Qingxuan, the Soul Transfer Technique consumes a lot of mana. Where did you get it from?" He realized it almost immediately. Where else could the mana be coming from?
As expected, Shi Qingxuan said, "It's a long story! Or er, not really. Your Blood Rain Scholar gave me some black sugar balls to eat. They're amazing! After I ate them, my magical powers suddenly increased! Although it's only temporary, it will last for a while, so passing a message won't be a problem. But the taste is really weird, bah bah bah!"
“…”
Xie Lian couldn't help but think of the ghost-flavored candy balls Pei Ming had eaten. He figured the ones Hua Cheng was holding must be high-end mana-powered candy balls. He asked, "Who called me brother just now?"
Shi Qingxuan said: "Me!"
Xie Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Why are you yelling like that? I thought…”
Shi Qingxuan said, "I know. You thought it was Blood Rain Scholar who came to see you, right?"
Xie Lian coughed lightly, and Shi Qingxuan continued, "He's the one who told me to call you that. He said that by calling you that, you'd know it was him, and it would put your mind at ease."
That was indeed the case. He had been startled when he heard the word "brother" earlier, but he felt more at ease. Xie Lian asked, "Is he right next to you? Are you all doing well in the Imperial City? Have those vengeful spirits suffered any sudden harm?"
Shi Qingxuan said, "Everything is fine here in the Imperial City, and the vengeful spirits are still being extinguished. Just now, after you communicated with Xueyu Tanhua, he was smiling as if he didn't know what he was talking to you. But as soon as he put his hand down and the message was cut off, his face suddenly became frighteningly gloomy. Then he asked me to come and see if I could move it to your side. Oh, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he asked me to pass on a message: 'Your Highness, put on your clothes first.' He urged me several times. Why are you so particular? It's not like you'll catch a cold in the Heavenly Palace."
“…”
Xie Lian nearly fainted. With lightning speed, he grabbed his clothes and threw them on, saying, “He, he, he, Sanlang, can you see???”
Shi Qingxuan said, "That's right. It's quite troublesome for me to keep repeating everything, so I just transmit everything I see and hear to him in real time. He knows everything you do and say. It's just that he can't tell you directly or control your body."
…
Master Fengshi, you are so cheerful!!!
If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have taken a bath. He thought he would have to think about it again before things would turn around!
Shi Qingxuan said, "It's okay, Your Highness. I didn't expect you to care so much about this. After all, we're all men. Haven't you seen City Lord Hua before? And I haven't seen much..."
He was truly too cheerful. Xie Lian slapped his forehead, quickly put on his clothes, grabbed the dice, and walked out of the back hall, quickly changing the subject: "Sanlang, how did you find out something was wrong?"
After a pause, Shi Qingxuan said, "Xueyu Tanhua said that he would have discovered you the moment you approached him. Here, this is what Lord Hua told me to tell you: 'Brother is so shy, how could he have taken the initiative to call my password unless something serious had happened?'"
“…”
Indeed, that was the reason. Shi Qingxuan seemed to be talking to Huacheng: "Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore, I'll get down to business." He then said, "Your Highness, what's going on over there? Is the Emperor not here?"
Xie Lian didn't know where to begin, so he said, "It's because of him that things turned out like this!"
Picking out the key points, Shi Qingxuan was already stunned: "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! Your Highness, you are really not talking in your sleep?! The Emperor, that's the Emperor?!"
Xie Lian said, “I’m not sure if it’s him anymore. What about Sanlang? What do you think?”
After a moment, Shi Qingxuan said, "Xueyu Tanhua wasn't really surprised. He just said, 'Not surprising. I've disliked him for a long time.'"
Xie Lian laughed dumbly and said, "Could it be that you just don't like everyone?"
This was addressed to Hua Cheng. Shi Qingxuan said, "He said, 'Except you, yes.' I said, Hua Cheng Lord, this is wrong. I'm still here! Don't you like me too? What's wrong with me?!"
Xie Lian said, “Alright, alright, I was just kidding. Anyway, now that the Martial God has been defeated by him, all the priests are imprisoned in their respective halls. The entire Immortal Capital is cut off from the outside world and cannot ascend to the heavens.”
Shi Qingxuan said, "Xueyu Tanhua said that it's possible to go to heaven, but we need someone to help us."
Xie Lian asked, “Who?” Then he shouted, “Who?!”
The last "who" was not addressed to Hua Cheng and Shi Qingxuan, but because there was a movement coming from behind him.
Someone is coming!
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