Albizia Julibrissin
With Xu Shulou here, Yuankong Secret Realm doesn't seem like a dangerous place, but rather like a paradise.
The crowd walked through a sea of flowers, with winter plums mixed with spring peaches, summer acacias, and autumn laurels, all blooming brilliantly. Such a scene is rarely seen in the outside world.
Bai Roushuang took a deep breath, patted her storage ring which was full of rewards, and felt reluctant to leave for a moment.
Most of the time, this trip to the secret realm was so relaxing and enjoyable, with eating, drinking, treasure hunting and having fun, that she felt a little reluctant to leave when she was about to leave.
What she couldn't bear to leave were the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains, the rare animals, the delicious food, and the blooming flowers... Of course, it wasn't the people behind her! Bai Roushuang looked back and saw that everyone was lined up in a row. She couldn't even see the end of it.
During this period of time, the senior sister picked up people she met in the secret realm, and accepted anyone who asked to join a team. She never refused anyone. At this time, there were men and women, humans and monsters in the group behind her. They were dressed in all kinds of strange ways, and their cultivation levels were uneven.
When this large group of people were ejected from the secret realm together, they were extremely conspicuous and attracted the attention of everyone in the square for a moment.
Song Ping, who was waiting at the entrance of the secret realm, was able to discover the group from Wuchen Island at the first opportunity.
Bai Roushuang and the others went to meet him in surprise: "Second Senior Brother? Why are you here?"
Song Ping smiled at her and said, "Junior sister, you have made great progress. Congratulations."
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Song Ping asked, "Where's Senior Sister?"
Bai Roushuang then realized that Xu Shulou had disappeared in the crowd at some point. She didn't know where her senior sister had gone, but she could guess. She jumped up and looked across the crowd at the barbecue stand that Xu Shulou had praised so much, and sure enough, she saw a familiar figure: "Look, they're packing skewers over there."
“…”
Song Ping came here with two pieces of news. First, the woman who had participated in refining the soul-calling flag and was brought back by Xu Shulou died in the punishment hall of Wuchen Island.
Bai Roushuang and the others did not hear anything wrong. Only Xu Shulou and Song Ping looked at each other and saw the doubt in each other's expressions. Those imprisoned in the Punishment Hall would not have the opportunity to commit suicide. Could it be that there was a traitor on Wuchen Island this time?
The second piece of news Song Ping brought was that traces of demons appeared near Wushuang City, and several people were going to investigate on the orders of their master.
Xu Shulou naturally had no choice but to do it, and this section actually appeared in her dream. However, in the storybook, the main function of this incident was to catalyze and deepen the relationship between Bai Roushuang and Lu Beichen, and the explanation of the demon clan was very vague, and in the end it only vaguely mentioned that the demon had been killed.
The main plot of this incident is that Bai Roushuang is in danger, Lu Beichen goes to rescue her, Bai Roushuang is in danger again, Lu Beichen goes to rescue her again, Bai Roushuang is in danger again, Lu Beichen goes to rescue her again... In the end, the two of them kiss under the moon and become lovers from then on.
Xu Shulou's role in this episode is roughly equivalent to that of a troublemaker, being jealous of Bai Roushuang, annoying Lu Beichen, making trouble for Xiao Ya, and then arguing with the biased disciples...
In short, it seems that this group of people in the story don’t take the matter of exterminating demons seriously.
The Yuankong Secret Realm has been completely closed, and no one knows when it will reopen. The crowd in the square gradually dispersed.
Xu Shulou and his group said goodbye to everyone they met in the secret realm one by one. Bai Roushuang sent off the little fox demon cultivator with a positive and proactive spirit, but when she turned around, she found that she was also about to be sent off by Xu Shulou.
"Senior Sister," Bai Roushuang wiped away her non-existent tears pitifully, "I don't want to go back to Wuchen Island. I want to follow you."
Xu Shulou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Follow me if you want to. If you encounter danger, don't blame me for not warning you."
Bai Roushuang cheered and proudly hugged Xu Shulou tightly, but her senior sister pressed her forehead and pushed her away with disgust.
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Wushuang City is located in southern Yunnan. It is spring-like all year round. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and green waters, creating a beautiful scenery.
But the people in Wushuang City were not as peaceful as the scenery. When Xu Shulou and his party arrived, they had gathered nearly a hundred people, holding torches, and were ready to set fire to the green mountains outside the city.
Song Ping quickly stopped people and asked them, and pieced together what happened from the people's words.
It turned out that for more than a month, young or middle-aged men had been thrown at the city gate with their intestines pierced and their stomachs rotten. When they first appeared, the people thought they had encountered some wild beasts and reported it to the authorities. Later, one incident after another happened, and everyone finally panicked and suspected that it was the work of the evil women on the green mountains outside the city. They quickly invited a nearby "immortal master" to come. The immortal master performed a ritual and told them that the evil spirits had been suppressed by magic. He received a lot of silver. But less than three days after he left, another corpse was found outside the city by a woodcutter who was chopping wood.
Everyone was afraid and filled with anger at being deceived. They no longer trusted any immortal masters or wizards, so they decided to solve the problem themselves. They gathered people and prepared to set fire to the mountain under the cover of night.
Song Ping was negotiating with the others in front, while Bai Roushuang was whispering to her senior sister in the back: "Is there really a demon on Cangcui Mountain?"
Xu Shulou shook his head: "Where are the demons? Cangcui Mountain is where the Hehuan Sect's cave is located."
"Then how could the people be sure that there was a monster on the mountain?"
Jiang Yan explained to her: "The He Huan Sect's skills are quite special. Not only in the mortal world, but also in the cultivation world, there are many people who don't like their behavior. The common people don't understand them, and some of them mistake them for demon women."
Bai Roushuang finally understood. Hehuan, Hehuan, she had been in a brothel after all, so how could she be like a blank sheet of paper and not understand the meaning of this "special technique".
Song Ping tried to dissuade the people. He was a gentleman of integrity and honesty, but he was not suitable for such a situation where reasoning was useless. Even though he had promised to help find the real murderer, the people had just been deceived by the "immortal master" and were very resistant to a stranger like him. They waved torches and tried to drive him away.
Xu Shulou stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please listen to me."
The people looked at her suspiciously: "Are you the witch from the Green Mountain?"
"I am here on the orders of my master to investigate the demonic attack on people," Xu Shulou bowed to everyone, "Please be patient, setting fire to the mountain is unwise."
The people started shouting, "If you are not in league with those evil women, why are you stopping us?"
"It must be you, a bunch of witches, who used them for sexual intercourse and killed them. Return their lives!"
Everyone held torches and pointed them at the faces of Xu Shulou, Bai Roushuang and another junior sister, as if they wanted to see if they could burn these "evil women" into their original forms.
In the distance, on top of the city wall, there were about ten people listening to the noise below. They were the Lingxiao Sect. Lu Beichen also received a message from his master, and did not bring the hundred people in the secret realm with him. He only selected more than ten elites to accompany him here.
"Big Brother is really thoughtful. Let those people from Wuchen Island deal with the common people," one disciple flattered, "We can easily listen to all the information from a distance."
Xiao Ya frowned, said nothing, and just focused on watching the movements below.
Xu Shulou had already moved his folding fan. The first wave put out all the torches, and the second wave froze everyone.
Then he cleared his throat politely and said, "Please be patient."
The people, who couldn't get agitated even though they wanted to, stared at her in horror.
"We need to check the body now. If you object, please shake your head." Xu Shulou looked around at the people who were unable to move and said with satisfaction, "Okay, no one shook their heads. Thank you for your cooperation."
“…”
"I guess you are cursing me for using witchcraft in your hearts," Xu Shulou thought for a moment before leaving and turned back to threaten, "So I don't recommend you to burn the mountain, because all the witches on the mountain know the same witchcraft as me."
"Puchi." Someone seemed to be unable to hold back and laughed out loud. Strangely enough, this sound alone sounded extremely soft and charming, which aroused people's imagination.
Along with the laughter, several women walked out from the darkness. They all had high buns and short tops, revealing a very white and soft waist. They were barefoot, but their ankles were wrapped with gold threads. In their hands, they held lanterns with mandarin duck branches. They walked straight to Xu Shulou and bowed, "Miss, our clan leader invites you to come to his house for a chat."
"How did your clan leader know I would come?"
"The sect master knew that there would be cultivators coming, so he told us to wait here in advance. He also told us that if we met anyone interesting, we should invite them to the mountain as guests," the girl glanced at the tower with her beautiful eyes, "if they are boring, we don't need to pay attention to them."
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