Chapter 23
"Well……"
Oops, she was too quick to steal the show, and only cared about overwhelming the other party with her momentum so she took out the staff, but she hadn't thought of an excuse for the origin of the staff.
"Not really. You know I came all the way from such a chaotic place like Dongzhou to come to Guiyuan Sect to find you and become a disciple of the Immortal Sect. The journey was very dangerous. This spiritual weapon was given to me by that person for protection."
Jiang Wan's black pupils gurgled as his gaze roamed over Lin Xubai. He immediately found a reasonable excuse from Lin Xubai, "It's not a magic weapon. I soaked it in the juice of the Nether Grass. It's stained with the deathly aura of the Nether Grass. It looks like a scary magic weapon, but it's actually a spiritual weapon in disguise."
"You know that our Dongzhou is close to the Demon Realm. It's a small place, and there aren't many good things there. There's only a lot of Nether Grass growing where the two realms overlap. Although this Nether Grass is a demon, it's also a treasure in the eyes of ordinary people. Many people pick it for self-defense."
Lin Xubai chuckled and remained silent.
Seeing this, Jiang Wan didn't continue talking. Her intuition told her that she should decisively change the subject at this time.
"Oh, right, do you know what the blue spider lily is? Let me see the booklet that Senior Brother gave you. I'll check if there's any record of it."
As Jiang Wan spoke, she put her hands on Lin Xubai's body, as if she wanted to find the Book of Strange Objects from Senior Brother Chaosheng.
Lin Xubai, who was approached by Jiang Wan again, still had that gentle smile on his lips. He calmly took off the folding fan hanging from his waist and unfolded it with a "swish". Suddenly, the fan, which was almost never unfolded, blocked Jiang Wan's sight.
At this moment, the edge of the fan flipped down along the wrist. The edge of the fan, which was originally as thin as a feather, suddenly became as sharp as a knife. The moment it slid down, it was about to cut Jiang Wan's hand that was holding Lin Xubai's clothes.
Jiang Wan was startled and subconsciously let go of her hand. Unexpectedly, the moment she let go of her hand, Lin Xubai turned his wrist lightly, and the folding fan circled on her white wrist bone, and then floated back to its original position.
Lin Xubai did it so casually, pushing Jiang Wan away with a feint, and every move was graceful and appropriate.
"Don't be impatient." Lin Xubai waved the fan gently.
The breeze from the fan lifted the loose hair on his forehead, and his peach blossom eyes, which usually always smiled, now looked like a cup of freshly brewed tea, misty and dense, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes.
Jiang Wan blinked after being pushed away. She didn't understand how all this happened, but it was funny.
So Jiang Wan tried to pull it out again, but unexpectedly Lin Xubai suddenly pressed the end of the fan against Jiang Wan's hand, and then gently flipped it over, using it to wrap around Jiang Wan's wrist, and folded the fan from bottom to top.
Finally, he used the fan bone to tap Jiang Wan's arms a few times. Jiang Wan felt a warm current flowing through her wrists, and her wrists became numb and she could not move.
Lin Xubai was neither hurried nor slow, and did not push the person away again. Instead, he gently brushed Jiang Wan's hand away, and gently pressed one-third of the fan bone against Jiang Wan's chin.
The guest becomes the host.
"Your fan is quite good!" Jiang Wan praised with sparkling eyes. "I didn't expect it could transform into other materials and have both defensive and offensive properties. This fan is really good!"
Look at Lin Xubai's skillful look. She puts on the two uniforms smoothly and elegantly. It's really elegant.
"Yes, this is a magical weapon that my uncle gave me specifically for self-defense."
When talking about self-defense, Lin Xubai lifted Jiang Wan's chin while emphasizing the two words, and his eyes met Jiang Wan's dark pupils without looking away.
After being together for so long, Lin Xubai knew very well that Jiang Wan had no resistance to good-looking people, especially him.
"Ahaha." Jiang Wan was dazed for a moment, but her eyes quickly cleared up. "That's great, Xiaobai. From now on, you don't have to worry about people getting close to you when I'm not around. But, business is more important. Where's the book?"
This face looks authoritative no matter how you look at it.
Lin Xubai looked at Jiang Wan and saw that his eyes were full of joy that Jiang Wan was able to save himself. There was no surprise or even surprise at the skill he suddenly displayed. Thinking of this, his eyes dimmed slightly for a moment, but immediately recovered.
Instead of continuing to dwell on the issue of the 'magic weapon', he chose to let the person go.
"Although I am untalented and have no talent in martial arts, and my talisman skills are also mediocre, I have had a photographic memory since I was a child, and hard work can make up for my shortcomings. Although this Strange Objects Scripture is difficult to understand, the content is not very long. I only need to read it once and I can recite it by heart."
Lin Xubai gathered his sleeves and straightened his body. Instead of hanging the folding fan back on his waist, he held it in his hand, and his slender and clean fingers lightly tapped the handle of the fan.
Jiang Wan's eyes widened in surprise, and her mouth opened slightly unconsciously. Wow, she has a photographic memory!
Then you still can’t draw the talisman well?
Jiang Wan had just come up with this thought when her thoughts were interrupted by Lin Xubai's next words.
"It is said that in the Deep Valley, a cold blue frost grows, called the Fairy Butterfly Frost Dream. Its shape is like a red spider lily, but its color is like the starry sky. Its stem is transparent like ice marrow, and its veins are silver. The flower blooms for three years before it forms nine petals, the edges of which are serrated like mermaid claws, and the center of the stamen emits thousands of crystal threads.
When the moon is full, it shines like a gathering of fireflies, and seems like a dark blue fire field, illuminating the valley like a white silk thread.
It has been extinct for 1,600 years.”
"Because of its similar appearance to the red spider lily, most people call it the blue red spider lily, and its original name has been forgotten."
"It's extinct?" Jiang Wan was surprised. "What is this Tianyu Palace? What is the use of this blue red spider lily that it can actually allow people to leave here?"
"I'm not sure. This flower, which became extinct 1,800 years ago, probably has the same effects as those rare treasures."
Jiang Wan couldn't help but move closer, frowning slightly as he looked at the darkness outside the window.
"The day and night here are completely different from normal time. We were here for a short time during the day and didn't notice it, but tonight it was too long. We watched the melons, went shopping, participated in various activities, released river lanterns and watched fireworks, and then came to this inn."
"After all this time, it should be daybreak now, but look outside, it's still as dark as it was when it got dark, nothing has changed at all."
Jiang Wan gestured to Lin Xubai to look at the darkness outside the window.
"How long have the people in Tianyu Palace been imprisoned? I feel like they've gone crazy."
No wonder the boss said they wanted to produce blue red spider lilies. It seems they have to use human lives as fertilizer.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wan seemed to have discovered something and instantly grabbed Lin Xubai's sleeve excitedly.
"Do you still remember the legend I heard from Xiao Er?"
"You mean the rumor that the ancient demon's body turned into a sea of flowers after its death?"
“Yes, the blue Bianhua is also a flower. Since the Tianyu Palace believes it can lead people out, it means that the two are related.
Maybe that ancient demon was actually a flower demon!
Now that I think about it, this sea of flowers is problematic. It's like a wall enclosing the entire Yongshu Township. We can't see it from there during the day, but perhaps there will be new changes at night."
As Jiang Wan spoke, seeing that Lin Xubai did not refute her guess, she moved a little closer and unconsciously lowered her voice.
"Although Rao Zhiyi, as a local, firmly denied that this place was fake, I think his words are just for reference and not to be believed. This place may not be true.
Do you remember what you have seen and heard since we came in?"
"I understand what you mean." Lin Xubai nodded. "Those local residents we met tonight were all very warm and hospitable, and their lives were going on as usual, but it's precisely this that's so wrong."
"They are so normal. Ordinary people are trapped in such an abnormal town, unable to contact the outside world. No matter what, even if there are many reasons, these people with no profound cultivation will never be able to live their lives as usual without any panic or anxiety."
"Yeah, this kind of normality is so abnormal, like being a fake person. Add to that the rules of the 'story' that no one remembers, and it's even stranger. It's like everyone is a puppet, performing on stage. If you can't perform well or your performance doesn't satisfy the audience, you will be punished and written off."
Jiang Wan almost slipped up, but luckily she corrected herself quickly.
She now agrees with Rao Zhiyi's view that he is the mastermind behind the incident.
Since there is a stage and actors, there must be audiences watching.
And this audience is the key to transforming Yongshu Township into what it is today.
Lin Xubai nodded, obviously agreeing with her idea.
What he didn't tell Jiang Wan was that the blue red spider lily represents illusory obsession and eternal regret, and the fairy butterfly and frosty dream is also a dream of the other side that can never be touched or reached.
No matter which one it is, it is all illusory and cannot be touched.
Lin Xubai looked at the dark night outside the window, his smiling eyes gradually becoming indifferent, which was different from his previous judgment.
Thinking of the disciples of Guiyuan Sect placing their hopes on Xiaowu of Songding Peak, Lin Xubai breathed heavily. The closed folding fan in his hand flashed with silver light, and the originally crystal clear edge of the fan became dull.
"Let's go to the sea of flowers and see, we have this."
Jiang Wan fiddled with the newly acquired Diemeng Liuguang Chain, looked at Lin Xubai nervously, but strangely did not speak to urge him.
According to her usual style, she would have rescued the person by now.
There was a long silence.
Lin Xubai's slightly frail body swayed, and his smiling peach blossom eyes now looked pitiful as if they were filled with tears. "Although I have a good memory, I'm just a small Qi-refining talisman cultivator. I'm afraid I can't even beat a three-year-old kid from Yongshu Township. Xiaowan, you have to protect me!"
"Oh, don't worry! I'm here to protect you. It's okay! Let's go, let's go while they don't have time to look for us."
Jiang Wan hurriedly pulled the man up and took out a breath-hiding prop to cover up his own and Lin Xubai's breath.
As for why they were busy, the two of them, knowing full well, kept the question to themselves.
The two smiled at each other, and left immediately, forgetting that they had come to save someone.
Jiang Wan felt that the two people were not in danger of their lives after being captured. If she were rescued, she might not be as free as she is now. It would be better to let Tu Changxing stay inside.
Moreover, Jiang Wan seriously suspects that Bai Qingqing is the original heroine. Why?
It's because she pulled the male protagonist Lin Xubai out to do a mission, so they could meet each other with such a low probability. Moreover, what was originally a low-level mission of a public-funded tour was inexplicably upgraded to three levels.
The plot plus the protagonist, if this isn’t the heroine, then what is she?
It’s better to keep the two of them apart. What if a relationship develops behind her back?
Tu Changxing comes from a family of immortal cultivators, so he must have some life-saving things on him. Even if there is an accident, he can protect Bai Qingqing.
All the disciples in Tianyu Palace are female, so even if someone has to suffer a loss, it will be Tu Changxing who suffers.
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Outside the city——
Red love flower sea.
The originally colorful sea of flowers has now turned into a sea of cherry pink clouds.
If you look closely, you will see that the true appearance of this 'sea of clouds' is actually a row of flowers with pink leaves.
The main root is white and thick, the milky white lateral roots are densely interwoven, the pinnate leaves are arranged alternately, stretching like feathers, the leaf veins are dense, and the color of the leaf edges ranges from dark to light, presenting a layered beauty like a sea of trees.
In addition to the butterfly spirit lamps that were originally hung high, the night concealed the existence of the lampposts. With the blessing of spiritual power, butterflies came alive and danced lightly among the sea of clouds.
The sweet fragrance of flowers wafts into the air.
"It's really different from the daytime. Such a sweet floral scent, this smell..." Jiang Wan opened her eyes wide and turned her head suddenly, "It's exactly the same as the boss's!"
At this moment, another strange voice was faintly heard.
"This flower is beautiful pink, but it cannot be exposed to sunlight. If it is exposed to sunlight, it will turn green. Therefore, it cannot be seen during the day and only appears at night."
The faint sound became clearer and clearer. As the sound got closer, Jiang Wan also saw the person coming.
The moment she saw the person clearly, Jiang Wan's pupils shrank sharply, and she immediately threw Lin Xubai into the flowers, pressed him under her body, and covered his mouth with her hand.
Their eyes met amidst the swaying flowers—
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