Xie Lian dug out all his black clothes again and searched blindly, but to no avail. He had no choice but to put on his discarded white Taoist robe again. He said to Hua Cheng, "If there's really no other option... I guess I'll just have to take this whole box of clothes with me..."
Hearing this, Hua Cheng let out a laugh. Xie Lian felt helpless. He also felt that threatening someone with a dozen pieces of clothing was ridiculous and foolish. But things had come to this point, and there was no better way.
Unexpectedly, just as he stuffed the black clothes scattered all over the floor back into the box and was about to carry it up, the door of the side hall opened and Lingwen walked in with his hands behind his back, looking tired.
“…”
“…”
Lingwen had probably rested enough and was about to come back to put on his brocade clothes, but he happened to run into two uninvited guests who had entered his room. One of them looked innocent, and the other looked helpless. Speechless, he immediately put two fingers together and pressed them against his solar plexus.
She is going to inform Jun Wu!
Hua Cheng was quicker than her. With a glance, the two side hall doors behind her quickly closed. Ling Wen's expression suddenly changed. He lowered his hands and said, "...City Master Hua, you are truly amazing."
Xie Lian asked, “Sanlang, have you set a boundary?”
Hua Chengdao: "There is a small one. It only covers this side hall."
Jun Wu could establish a boundary within the Immortal Capital, isolating those within it from the outside world. Hua Cheng could naturally create a smaller boundary within the Immortal Capital, sealing off the spiritual realm within. A larger boundary enclosed a smaller one. At this moment, this side hall had become a box within a box.
However, this was Jun Wu's sphere of influence, so we couldn't open the area too wide, or he would notice us. Xie Lian nodded and said, "Lingwen, I believe you can see that the Jinyixian is in our hands now. If you don't want it to be burned by a ghost fire, please don't act rashly."
Unexpectedly, Lingwen laughed when he heard it.
She said, "But, Your Highness, the fact is that the Jinyixian is not in your hands."
To be honest, Xie Lian also doubted this. But he still offered his most reasonable guess at the moment: "Lingwen, you weren't wearing it when you came in and left. I don't think the Jinyixian would be anywhere other than this side hall."
Ling Wen said, "Your Highness, you must have misunderstood something. I just said that it's not in the box you have, not in this palace."
Hearing this, Xie Lian suddenly thought of a possibility and tilted his head slightly.
Hua Cheng must have thought the same thing as him, as they both turned their gazes to the white robe on Xie Lian.
Ling Wen said, "Yes, I guessed right. It is now worn by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Just now, when Xie Lian was trying on other black robes, he casually tossed his original white robe aside. Later, when he checked again, all the clothes were mixed together. At some point, the Jinyixian had quietly transformed into his white Taoist robe, which he picked up and put on!
Xie Lian looked down at the front of his shirt, thinking, "What about my original coat?"
Hua Cheng lifted the suitcase casually, and it overturned, the black clothes inside slid to the ground. And in the deepest part of the dozen or so black clothes, there was a white dress pressed at the bottom, hidden.
This is the coat that Xie Lian actually wore!
Needless to say, it must have been the evil magic of the Jinyixian. While the two of them were trying on clothes, he dragged Xie Lian's coat into the suitcase, slipped out, and transformed himself into the coat to replace it. Xie Lian picked it up and put it on.
Xie Lian wasn’t surprised, but simply puzzled: “…Isn’t this too cunning?”
It's just a piece of clothing! Besides, isn't Jin Yi Xian himself said to be not very smart?
However, it's not hard to imagine that Ling Wen had most likely taught it this method. As expected, Ling Wen said, "I was the one who told it this method, but I didn't expect it would actually come in handy. So, now, it's like I'm the one who's made His Royal Highness wear the Jinyixian."
If Huacheng had given Xie Lian the dress and Xie Lian had put it on, then Huacheng was the one who ordered it. If Jinyixian had tricked Xie Lian into wearing it according to Lingwen's teachings, then Lingwen was the one who ordered it. In other words, Xie Lian would now be obedient to Lingwen's every command!
Xie Lian asked, “Lingwen, have you ever considered that the Jinyixian might not be effective against me?”
Ling Wen smiled and said, "You won't know until you try. Your Highness, from now on, you cannot attack me. If you hear me, just nod your head."
Xie Lian hadn't intended to nod, but after Ling Wen said that, by the time he realized what was happening, he had already nodded involuntarily!
Why is it working again?! Hua Cheng's order just now was clearly ineffective!
Could it be that the order is only ineffective when the one giving the order is Hua Cheng?
Suddenly, the situation reversed. Xie Lian didn't move, and neither did Hua Cheng. They simply exchanged glances, both remaining remarkably calm.
Ling Wen was also very calm and said, "Then, now, please ask City Master Hua to open the boundary of this side hall."
Xie Lian immediately said, “Sanlang, don’t look away.”
Ling Wen said, "Your Highness, are you sure? I will give you any order."
Hua Cheng remained impassive. Xie Lian thought to himself, "It doesn't matter if I can't use Ling Wen. Others aren't restricted. As long as San Lang catches her by surprise and prevents her from issuing any orders, the problem will be solved."
Lingwen, however, was very perceptive and guessed their intentions. He then said, "City Lord Hua, I advise you not to bother thinking of how to catch me off guard. Your Highness, listen carefully: if City Lord Hua attacks me or does something to my detriment, then you will attack him."
In this way, she blocked any possible measures the other party might take!
Lingwen said, "Alright, City Lord Hua, please open the realm. I have official business to attend to, and there's a backlog of documents in Lingwen Hall that need to be processed. All of them haven't been approved yet. Can we quickly resolve this small issue?"
Huacheng also smiled slightly.
The next moment, Lingwen opened his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but no sound came out.
If someone stood behind her at this moment, they would have noticed that a silver-winged, trembling death butterfly had landed on her neck. It was this tiny creature that had rendered her unable to move or speak.
Hua Cheng crossed his arms and flashed that insincere smile again. He said slowly, "Do I need to catch someone by surprise when I want to subdue them?"
“…”
Lingwen was speechless, but the meaning in his eyes was clear: "City Master Hua, have you forgotten? I just gave instructions to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
At this moment, the Jinyixian's power was activated. Xie Lian turned suddenly and raised his palm to strike Huacheng!
It wasn’t known how long passed before Xie Lian’s eyes suddenly cleared up. He snapped back to his senses and said, “…Sanlang!”
Hua Cheng was standing right in front of him, a hand resting on his red robe, pressed against his chest. It was Xie Lian's hand.
Hua Cheng didn't even try to dodge the palm strike. He just stood there and let it hit his heart!
“…”
Before Xie Lian could react, Hua Cheng had already firmly grasped his wrist and said in a deep voice, "Alright. Attack complete, command lifted."
As expected, after Xie Lian succeeded, he felt his entire body relax and regain his freedom.
Hua Cheng, in an attempt to cancel Ling Wen's order to Xie Lian, stood there, unflinchingly receiving a palm strike. After the order was lifted, Xie Lian abruptly withdrew his hand, his expression changing. After a long pause, he said, "...San Lang, are you hurt?"
He carefully examined Hua Cheng's face. However, since he wasn't a living person, his skin was a pale white from years of not seeing the sun, so it was impossible to tell if it had changed at all. However, his tone seemed to have remained unchanged, and he smiled, "Brother is truly amazing. That palm strike was beautiful."
Xie Lian's face was grim, as if he was frightened by him. He said seriously, "I'm not kidding you. I used 70% of my strength in that palm strike just now. Are you really okay?"
When Ling Wen issued the command, he used the word "attack." However, when Xie Lian fought others, he never attacked with the intention of "attacking." He usually did so simply to protect himself or to suppress the opponent. And if he did attack with the intention of "attacking," he had no idea what would happen if he hit the opponent.
Hua Cheng said slowly, "I'm not kidding. Brother is truly amazing. If you weren't wearing these two things, Jun Wu might not even be your match."
Xie Lian subconsciously touched his neck, felt the curse shackle, and immediately put it down. At this time, Hua Cheng said again: "Brother, let me ask you a question."
Xie Lian asked, “What?”
Hua Cheng said, "You have a chance to remove the cursed shackles. Why do you want to keep this thing tied to you?"
Xie Lian hadn't expected him to ask that. After a pause, he said, "Maybe... to remind myself of something." Then he added, "Sanlang, you... don't change the subject. What's wrong with you? Just now, you could have just restrained me. Why did you have to take the hit yourself?"
Hua Cheng said, "Brother, you know this is a bad habit, right? You have no right to say that I like being beaten."
Xie Lian asked, “Is there?”
He felt guilty after asking. Remember, during the underwater battle with the fetal spirit, he was nearly able to swallow the sword and was caught by Hua Cheng. Hua Cheng said, "Really? 'Never use other methods to solve problems that can be solved by taking a beating yourself', you've led me astray."
“…” Xie Lian waved his hand and said, “Forget it, Sanlang, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s look at these clothes first.”
He tugged at the hem of his white robe, feeling helpless. Now, Jin Yi Xian had found it, but now he had to think of a way to take it off.
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