Chapter 498 Fire Cloud Cave
"unlucky."
In the evening, the old Taoist priest sat in the inn and was angry.
"The postmaster said that during the morning court session, a fire suddenly broke out on the Star Bead Tower for no apparent reason. The fire was extremely fierce and it was difficult for cultivators to extinguish it. In just a few moments, the huge Star Bead Tower was burned down to a charred frame, and the star beads disappeared. It is impossible for a holy object containing the power of the stars to be destroyed by ordinary fire. It must have been stolen." Wang Longqi repeated the news he had just obtained.
"The Bailang Kingdom's anti-theft measures are really not taken seriously. How can such a huge treasure be lost just like that?" Yu Qian'an shook his head.
“It’s really not true…” Wang Longqi continued, “It is said that the three national masters have jointly set up numerous restrictions and formations on the top floor of the Star Pearl Tower, and ordinary powerful people are helpless. The person who stole the Star Pearl… I really don’t know who he is.”
"Yes, I don't know who stole it, and it's even harder to find any trace of it... I don't know where this star bead that was about to be in my hands has gone..."
"We went to the Huoyun Cave, eight hundred miles southwest." Dulanke said suddenly.
"Huh?" Wang Longqi looked at him strangely, "How did you know?"
"Because of what this letter says." Lao Du handed over a piece of paper. "Just now a little boy came to the gate of the inn and said that someone gave him a letter at the city gate, asking him to come to the inn and give it to a handsome Taoist brother. When I heard it, I thought it must be me, so I accepted the letter."
"How shameless..." Wang Longqi smacked his lips and said, "Yingjun and brother, which one are you related to? No matter how you look at it, you are just an ugly black uncle, right?"
Yu Qian'an also said: "Kids nowadays are really unreliable. How could they really give it to you?"
Lao Du smiled evilly: "I bought him twelve strings of candied haws. He finally acknowledged me as a handsome Taoist brother."
"The world is deteriorating, the world is deteriorating." Wang Longqi shook his head and sighed.
"Um..." Li Chu said, "Are you not curious about the contents of the letter?"
“Yes.”
Several people gathered around the note and read it again.
Two-thirds of the entire letter accused Li Chu of being extremely evil, doing all kinds of evil, killing people's parents, and stealing people's arms. The last paragraph said that if you want to get the star bead, you should come to the Fire Cloud Cave, eight hundred miles away... If you don't come, you are a dog.
"How despicable." Dulanke said, "It's obvious that he saw that we needed the Star Beads, so he used other people's Star Beads to threaten us. Master, this must be a trap."
"But we have to go there at least once." Li Chu stood up and said.
"Yes." Wang Longqi nodded, "He said he was a puppy if he didn't go. This is too vicious."
"..." Li Chu said: "What I mean is, if we don't go, we will completely lose the whereabouts of the Star Pearl."
"Disciple..." Yu Qian'an was quite moved. He looked at Li Chu and said, "You have really made great efforts for me this time. I promise you that after I die, the foundation of Deyun Temple will be handed over to you."
Li Chu raised his eyes sharply and asked, "Weren't you planning to give it to me?"
“Ah hehe…” Yu Qian’an stroked his beard and said with a wry smile: “I was also considering giving part of it to Xiao Yue’er…”
Li Chu glanced at his competitor who was eating steamed buns in the corner, then turned away calmly.
I won after all.
…
The land of the Western Regions has countless endless yellow sands and is always hot. But if you want to name the hottest place, I'm afraid everyone will mention Huoyun Cave.
The area within a hundred miles of Huoyun Cave was a place that no one, whether human, beast, demon or monster, wanted to set foot in. The air was filled with a fiery evil spirit that could almost turn human flesh and blood.
Therefore, few people can see the true appearance of this legendary cave.
Li Chu saw it today.
Rather than a cave, this place is more like a crater, a circular mountain with a deep, red pit in the center.
It's like a heavy spicy pot that hasn't yet boiled.
At the edge of the mountain, there stood four huge golden birds... or chickens? They had golden feathers and stood there proudly, completely unafraid of the heat in the air. Their eight chicken eyes shone like the sun. To be able to survive here, they were definitely not ordinary monsters.
Seeing Li Chu landing here with the Chunyang Sword under his feet, these golden roosters were not afraid. Instead, they looked at him with eyes full of fighting spirit.
Could it be that these are the chickens that he was looking for? Li Chu couldn't help but wonder.
At this moment, a flash of light nearby attracted his attention.
When he walked over, he saw that there was a table with an antique mirror on it. Li Chu was not unfamiliar with the appearance of the magic tool.
The magic mirror that he usually used to communicate with his master was similar to this. The magic mirror was shining. Was someone trying to transmit a shadow to him? Li Chu picked it up.
call out--
The light in the mirror suddenly changed, transforming into a terrifying face wearing a red mask. An evil "丫" character was painted on the solid-colored mask.
“Hahahaha…” the red-faced man laughed coldly, “Li Chu, you must be very curious about who I am, but don’t ask. I won’t tell you. I just want you to suffer in endless confusion…”
"Fire Zhuge." Li Chu suddenly called out the other party's name briefly.
“…”
There was silence for a moment, and then an awkward laugh broke out. "What are you talking about? Haha, who are you calling Huo Zhuge? Although the name sounds elegant and graceful, I don't know him at all..."
"The grandson of Grandma Liehuo, the military advisor of Jiangnan King Ji Baxiao, a new member of the Yanyue Sect, lives in..." Li Chu began to report the other party's identity information one by one.
"Alright, stop it, stop it." Huo Zhuge pulled off his mask and said angrily, "How boring! How did you know it was me?"
"Because you wrote in the letter that among the bad things I did, one was taking someone's arms." Li Chu said, "Not many people were injured here, and you are the only one who lost both arms."
"Damn it." Huo Zhuge cursed, and then said angrily: "So what if you guessed it was me? I tell you, the star bead is now in the stomach of one of these four golden chickens, haha..."
As he spoke, he suddenly snapped his fingers.
As if performing some kind of magical power, the four golden roosters standing still on the side suddenly spread their wings and jumped into the entrance of the Fire Cloud Cave below with a few plops! When Li Chu looked over, it was too late.
"Don't worry, these four golden chickens are all raised by my grandmother... Grandma Liehuo herself. They are the kings of chickens that are famous in the Demon Sect! They will not be harmed by the flames of the Fire Cloud Cave! If you want to find the star beads, go down and catch them one by one!"
After saying that, Huo Zhuge unilaterally cut off the transmission.
With a whoosh, the picture disappeared.
Li Chu turned his head and looked at the gurgling Fire Cloud Cave below with a slightly pensive expression.
…
The next morning.
Taoist Master Yonglin stood at the entrance of the inn with a smile on his face.
"Everyone, the battle is about to begin. Let's set off together with full spirits!"
"But..." Dulanke looked into the distance worriedly, "Master hasn't come back yet."
"What?" Taoist Master Yonglin's expression froze and his face turned pale instantly.
"Alas, this is a terrible thing." Yu Qian'an shook his head and said, "If my disciple cannot come back to fight, then the reputation of my Deyun Temple will be damaged."
"Yes, then my child's mother can't go home with me." Wang Longqi also looked melancholy.
"hehe……"
Taoist Master Yonglin suddenly smiled again.
"I'll kill both of your mothers."
(End of this chapter)
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