When it was time for dinner, Mu Qingge specially asked the chef given to her by His Majesty to prepare several exquisite dishes and prepared fine wine to privately entertain her beloved disciple Qin Xuanjiu.

Qin Xuanjiu was just waiting for this opportunity! After drinking with his master, Mu Qingge asked him tentatively why he had sent him here. Qin Xuanjiu immediately said impatiently: "Master, I was just about to tell you about this in detail. Have you forgotten? You asked me to come..."

Mu Qingge handed over a glass of wine, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile: "Yes, I asked you to come..."

She patiently delivered the words, but the bearded man with pockmarked face in front of her seemed to have been acupunctured. He stared with wide eyes and said in a long tone: "Yes, you let me do it..."

This went on and on. Even though Mu Qingge was usually very patient, her best temper was aroused by Qin Xuan's alcohol. She couldn't help but put down her wine glass heavily and shouted, "General Qin, are you kidding me?"

Qin Xuanjiu banged his head against the table, then fell to his knees and cried, "Master, how dare I tease you? I just don't know if it's because I drank too much recently, my memory is not very good, just like you, I vaguely remember something, but I can't remember it at all..."

When he said this, Mu Qingge was speechless. After all, they all had short memories, and they were of the same lineage, so the master and the disciple were equally matched.

However, Mu Qingge suspected that he was concealing the truth on purpose and was keeping her in suspense.

In a fit of rage, the relationship between the master and the disciple, which had just warmed up, suddenly turned cold. Qin Xuanjiu was kicked out without any courtesy before he could even take a bite of the royal food.

Old Qin was feeling depressed, so he wanted to go find Su Yishui to ask, because he remembered that he seemed to have mentioned something to the man surnamed Su, and wanted to see if the man surnamed Su could remind him.

But when I went to the small courtyard where the master and his apprentice lived in Xishan, there was no one in the courtyard, only the five-spice sauce pig's trotters that had taken so much effort to cook were still stewing on the stove...

As for Su Yishui and others, after meeting Mu Qingge and others in broad daylight, they returned to the yard to prepare.

In the past two days, Yu Chen followed Su Yishui's instructions and brought a lot of dry straw, and then she took a few children to make a scarecrow.

After the scarecrows were tied up, Su Yishui stuck the talisman that Ran Ran got from the Drunken Immortal on the scarecrows' chests. Then those scarecrows could obey orders and act just like the scarecrows farming at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain.

By the time everything was ready, it was already night.

In order to facilitate the demon-killing, Qin Xuanjiu gave him a badge to leave the city. Su Yishui asked Yuchen to drive the carriage, taking the scarecrows and his disciples out of the city.

They were heading to the military station where Yue'e had worked before. The ground there had just been compacted and a new observation platform had been built. However, it had not yet been activated. In addition, patrols had been stationed near Wangxiang River recently, so it was convenient to enter and exit.

When Ran Ran asked his master in a low voice how to determine that there was something fishy about the military station, Su Yishui said calmly, "The spiritual spring can seduce people's hearts and know the deepest desires in people's hearts. Wang Yue'e came here to cook every day, but she gradually started to dress up, not afraid of the stove ash on the stove staining her new clothes. And she often laughed foolishly at the place where Wangxiang River was, which means she had an illusion and thought she was flirting with a rich young man. The spiritual spring was sealed and its ability was limited. It could only affect a distance of ten feet. Yue'e was almost caught there, so going to the military station would always be a gain."

After listening to the master's analysis, Ranran also felt that it made sense.

However, she was still a little confused, and asked in a low voice: "The things were hidden by Mu Qingge. If we ask her carefully, we will get something, right? Why do we have to look for it secretly at night?"

Su Yishui looked down at her and said, "She can't remember, right? But she was seriously hurt by that thing, so it's better if she doesn't remember it."

He paused, and explained, "The evil nature of the Soul Stone will gradually increase over time, and eventually the Soul Stone will no longer be able to seal it and will break on its own. This is why the compass Qin Xuanjiu held showed strange signs. Later, the evil nature that was faintly leaked attracted those who coveted it. What we have to do is to find the Soul Stone before it completely breaks. However, its power rises and falls like the tide with the waxing and waning of the moon. I originally wanted to wait until the end of the month when its power weakened before taking action. But now the people from Jiuhua Sect have also arrived, so I can only take the risk and act in the middle of the moon."

Ran Ran whispered, "Will its power also weaken in the middle of the moon?"

Su Yishui shook his head: "When the spiritual spring in the moon rises, it is the time when the spiritual power is the strongest..."

The disciples were stunned and looked at each other. An ordinary village woman who was bewitched by the spiritual spring was so difficult and terrifying. Now they were going to deal with the real deity, which was as difficult as ascending to heaven!

Qiu Xier choked up and was about to cry again. Fortunately, the master spoke again: "Don't worry, it has been sealed for a long time, its power is limited, and it has no form. Just calm your mind and don't be tempted by it. What you need to do is to spread out and find the location of the spiritual spring. Once you have determined it, I will go alone to deal with it."

After saying this, the disciples all breathed a sigh of relief.

After groping forward in the dark for a while, the carriage arrived at the military mobilization platform, which was fifty miles away from Wangxiang Pass.

Su Yishui took out a compass similar to the one used by Feng Shui masters and distributed it to them. After teaching them how to look at it, they dispersed.

It is said that the first emperor of Daqi once deployed troops here to pacify the northwest for thousands of miles, so this military deployment platform has not only practical functions, but also a special sacred meaning. Even when His Majesty was still a prince, he came here in person to reward the troops.

Over the years, this place has been regularly maintained, and even though the northwest is filled with yellow sand, the wood paint on this platform still looks new.

The place was large enough to accommodate thousands of troops. In addition to the high platform for reviewing the troops, there was also a loft for military officers to rest. A little further to the side was the small kitchen where Yue'e and the other women helped with the cooking.

Ranran took the property plate and walked towards the attic involuntarily.

The pavilion was built very majestically, and its delicate appearance was very different from the vast and rough architectural style of the northwest. It seemed that it was built to highlight the solemnity of His Majesty's personal expedition.

Ran Ran was so fascinated by the sight that he tilted his neck and said, "Master, the style and carvings of this building are very similar to the house on our West Hill!"

Su Yishui glanced at her coldly, and for some reason there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

Ranran suddenly remembered that she had heard from her second uncle that those houses in the West Mountain seemed to have been built for Mu Qingge by the young prince Su Yu at a huge expense while Mu Qingge was away traveling.

And here... it is said that Mu Qingge once came here with the little prince to personally inspect the troops... Mu Qingge likes to enjoy himself, so could it be that this tall building was specially built by the little prince for Mu Xianchang's extravagant hobby?

Ran Ran thought of his master's hatred of extravagance and waste, and quickly stopped talking. But it seems that the emperor really loves talents! With such courtesy, it's no wonder that Mu Qingge is willing to help him.

At this moment, Su Yishui took her to the right side of the military platform, suddenly closed his eyes, and at the same time grabbed Ranran's slender arm with one hand.

Ran Ran had just inadvertently glanced at his master. When he closed his eyes, there seemed to be a flash of red light in his eyes. So even though his master grabbed his arm fiercely, Ran Ran did not dare to struggle. He only asked in a low voice: "Master...what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

After a while, Su Yishui finally opened his eyes, his eyes were as clear as before. He let go and looked at Ran Ran's slightly red wrist, frowned, and then asked: "Does it hurt?"

Ranran was afraid that her master would feel guilty, so even though her wrist was a little burning, she shook her head and smiled and said it was okay.

When everyone else was carrying the scarecrow off the carriage, Su Yishui handed a talisman drawn with cinnabar and gold thread to Ranran.

"If anything happens to me later and the situation gets out of control, you must stick this amulet between my eyebrows... No, stick it on your own body."

Ran Ran opened her mouth halfway, somewhat confused: "Can this talisman drive away evil spirits?"

Su Yishui nodded again and said briefly: "If I am charged, you should leave immediately."

Ran Ran whispered, "I will never abandon my master... If you are ever accused, I will find a chance to put a talisman on you."

But she was worried and said, "Master, if you are also bewitched and lose your mind, then those of us with shallow cultivation will be unable to take care of ourselves. I'm afraid I..."

Before Ranran could finish, Su Yishui interrupted her doubts: "The devil is born from the heart, and will infinitely expand the host's greed. In the purest state, the devil cannot escape. You have a pure and clear mind, there is nothing to be afraid of?" For some reason, Su Yishui said firmly.

Although Ran Ran was praised by her master, she still felt something was wrong. Since she had nothing to fear, then shouldn't her master, who had a higher level of cultivation and lived in seclusion for many years, have nothing to fear?

She always felt that her master was very afraid of the parasitic stone.

But the master's fear is also reasonable. Since the evil cultivator Wei Yan tried every means to obtain this spiritual spring, and Mu Qingge was also convicted for possessing the jade, then this spiritual spring must be very powerful.

At this moment, Su Yishui handed her an exquisite short stick with a spring buckle in the middle. Su Yishui motioned for her to press it, and the two sides immediately popped out, just like Monkey King's golden hoop, suddenly becoming longer.

"This stick was made by an old friend of mine. The stick body is made of ancient blue iron. You can use it to defend yourself."

Ran Ran took the stick again and was about to speak when the master went straight to the front of the troop platform.

The aura here is the most volatile, so it must be here.

He walked around the mobilization platform several times and soon discovered the flaws.

The platform is built with stone and covered with wide wooden boards. However, if you shine a torch and look carefully, you will find that the color of some stones on the west side of the platform is different from the surrounding stones, which is obviously filled in by the back wall.

Yuchen took the pickaxe from the carriage, aimed it at the rocks and began to swing it down. He was naturally strong, and in a few strokes, he smashed the rocks into pieces.

When it was almost halfway opened, it was found that it was hollow inside. When some stones fell in, it took a while before the sound of them hitting the ground could be heard. I wonder how deep the hole is.

As the entrance of the cave widened, the foul air dissipated and cold wind rushed in, bringing with it groaning and whistling sounds that made people's hearts numb.

Qiu Xier was a little scared, but luckily the master told them not to go down. That dark cave was really scary.

Su Yishui held a torch and jumped down without using the rope ladder tied to the entrance of the cave.

The rest of the people sat on the high platform of the mobilization platform, waiting for good news.

Since Su Yishui entered, the roaring sound in the cave seemed to have become quieter. Yuchen and Yutong, the brother and sister, squatted at the entrance of the cave, nervously waiting for news from their master.

After about an incense stick of time had passed, Yu Chen couldn't help but lean over and ask, "Master, did you land safely?"

The only response he got was the whirring sound of the wind. Just as Yuchen was about to shout again, a voice came from the cave: "It's landed, you guys come down!"

Yu Chen asked again: "Master, are you asking Yu Tong and I to come down?"

A voice from the cave said, "Everyone come down!"

With a command from the master, the rest of the people climbed down along the rope ladder tied to the wooden stake at the entrance of the cave.

First it was Yuchen, then Gaocang and Baibaishan.

When they went down Baibai Mountain for a while, they shouted to the people below them: "Master, is it safe down there?"

After a while, Su Yishui's voice came from the cave: "Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

Hearing his master's voice, Yu Chen quickened his pace and soon landed first. But when the other two landed, they were stunned.

With the help of the torches in their hands, they shone a circle around them, but there was only an empty cave, without even a shadow of a person. Su Yishui had disappeared without a trace for some reason...

Let’s talk about Ranran on the ground. She was originally sitting with her third senior sister on the steps of the high platform of the military transfer platform.

The cold wind from the northwest at night was very cold. Ran Ran had the experience of keeping watch by the Wangxiang River, so he bought a small hand stove in the town in advance. He put the burned charcoal into a flat copper box, put it in a thick cotton bag, and put it in his arms to keep warm.

After all, if they have a master who likes to test them out of the blue, they must be fully prepared. If the master throws them into a cemetery to test their courage one day, she will not be surprised...

Just as she was daydreaming, she heard her master's voice suddenly coming from the cave, asking them to go down. However, the Grand Master and his two brothers had already gone down.

After hearing what her master said, Qiu Xier's expression fell and she cried, "Master, I feel a little uncomfortable. Can I wait for you here?"

"No! Come down quickly!" Su Yishui's voice suddenly became stern and he seemed very impatient.

Yu Tong quickly came over and said to the two female nieces, "The master asked us to go down, it must be because there are not enough people. We should hurry up and not delay the important matter."

After Second Master Uncle said this, Qiu Xier had no choice but to walk slowly to the cave entrance, and then said to Ran Ran: "You have to follow behind me. I can feel more at ease sandwiched between you and Second Master Uncle."

Ranran nodded and was the last one to go down the hole.

Because she was holding a small torch in her hand, she went down slowly. When she landed, she looked around with the torch, but she didn't see anyone else.

Ran Ran called out tentatively, "Master, Second Uncle!"

But after shouting a few times, no one answered. The cave was very quiet, as if no one had been there before.

Ran Ran took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, lighting the cave with a torch, and carefully inspected it.

The walls around the cave were all wet, and there was a secret passage further ahead with only the sound of dripping water. After thinking for a while, Ran Ran turned around and grabbed the rope ladder to go up. But at this moment, he heard Su Yishui's voice again from behind him.

"Come here, come over here." It was obvious that he wanted Ranran to walk into the dark passage.

But this time Ran Ran did not go over immediately. She paused for a moment. Then she said to the master, "Master, why can't I see you? Where are Second Uncle and the others?"

At this moment, Yu Tong and Qiu Xier's voices were heard from the dark passage again: "Come over quickly, you are the only one missing... why are you so slow?"

Ran Ran took a step forward hesitantly, and then asked Qiu Xier: "Third Senior Sister, it's so dark, I'm a little scared..."

Qiu Xier said impatiently: "What's so scary about this? Come in quickly!"

After hearing this, Ranran said "OK", turned around, grabbed the rope ladder and began to climb up desperately - when entering the cave just now, Qiu Xier was so scared that she almost peed her pants, so why was he urging her up so quickly as if nothing had happened?

Ran Ran couldn't see anyone else, so she thought there was something fishy going on, so she instinctively thought about climbing up first and asking Qin Xuanjiu to bring his soldiers to rescue them. Otherwise, if she also died in the cave, the whole army would be wiped out.

But when she climbed up the rope ladder, she suddenly felt her body falling straight down, as if some invisible force was pulling her into the secret passage.

The moment Ranran was pulled down, she took out the talisman given to her by her master from her arms, turned around and slapped it behind her without thinking.

Her light body technique has now been perfected to such an extreme that her body is so light that she can twist her body in the air and strike the talisman in one go.

When the talisman was pasted, there was a "pop" sound and sparks flew, as if something was repelled by the talisman, and it screamed miserably and disappeared with a gust of bloody wind.

Ranran was still in shock. She picked up the talisman that was blown away by the wind from the ground. When she was about to continue climbing the rope ladder, her feet were entangled again. This time, the force and speed seemed to be even faster. Ranran did not have a chance to react at all and was swept into the secret passage again.

Ran Ran felt that it would be very bad if she entered the secret passage, so she quickly threw away the torch in her hand, took out the short stick her master gave her, and pressed the spring in the middle. Two sections immediately popped out from both ends of the short stick, just like Sun Wukong's golden cudgel, automatically extending. If she pressed it again, a hook would pop out and get stuck at the entrance of the secret passage.

The force pulling Ranran paused for a moment, but then began to increase again.

At this critical moment, Ran Ran decided to take a risk and try out the magic tricks taught by his master.

She closed her eyes and opened her mouth, concentrating her mind and reciting aloud, while holding the stick tightly in both hands. The clear sound echoed repeatedly in the dark passage, gradually giving rise to a golden dark light. Ranran finally broke free from the pulling force, and at the same time, she kicked the cave wall with both feet and barely escaped from the dark passage.

But when she tried to climb up the cave entrance, the cave suddenly fell into pieces of dirt and was completely buried.

At this moment, a voice came from the secret passage again. It was my mother Qiao Lian shouting, "Come and save me! Help!"

That voice was definitely that of my mother Qiao Lian, there was no mistaking it. Ran Ran's palms were sweating as she struggled to make a decision.

Finally, she wrapped the golden talisman around the end of the stick, held the spring-loaded stick tightly, and then sat down cross-legged, beginning to meditate as if she were in the thatched cottage at Xishan.

Master said that demons are born from the mind. Since she was sure that these voices were false, she must not let them disturb her mind. She couldn't escape anyway, so meditation was the best way to live!

Ran Ran's current meditation skills and lotus leaf stepping skills are advanced. In a moment, he entered the state of returning to the origin of heaven and earth.

Although she closed her eyes, she was able to sense the world and every pore on her body could feel the subtle changes in the air.

When a gust of wind came, the rune-stamped stick head turned along his wrist and smashed it accurately. When the gust of wind came from all directions, Ranran's wrist turned, driving the stick into the air.

I don't know which master made this stick, but the two stick heads can change direction with the force. For a moment, a dense net shield was formed around Ran Ran, making him feel like he couldn't get through even water.

At this moment, the voice that had been calling out to Ran Ran suddenly changed again, roaring like a beast: "Why are you so out of control? I can't even seduce you!"

This time the voice was hoarse, just like the tone Yue'e used when she suddenly changed before she died.

Ran Ran still said nothing, but held the stick in both hands, as if in a state of meditation.

The sound became more and more frantic, like an angry man swearing. But for some reason, when the sound of wading footsteps came from the secret passage, the sound stopped abruptly.

Ran Ran still kept his eyes closed, but when he felt someone approaching, he would still attack with the tip of the stick.

But this time, her stick was grasped accurately by someone, and then with a clever move, she was pulled into his arms.

Ran Ran let out a low cry and could only open her eyes.

She looked closely and found that the one who pulled her into his arms was actually... her master Su Yishui. However, he seemed to have fallen into the water before, and his whole body was wet. At this time, water flowed down his straight nose and landed on Ranran's face.

Although the master was still as handsome as before after being soaked in water, Ran Ran could see the red in his pupils... the same as that of Yue'e, the possessed village woman.

She wanted to break free from his embrace, but found that she was held tightly by iron arms and could not escape at all. She could only ask cautiously: "Who... are you?"

But the master didn't say anything. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was...indescribably scary. Ran Ran finally understood what Qiu Xier meant when she said that the master's eyes were scary. Staring into his eyes, she felt a chill in her heart.

The golden talisman was still wrapped around the end of the stick. Ran Ran put his hands behind his back as much as possible, quietly untied the talisman, and held it in his hand for emergency use.

Suddenly, Su Yishui lowered his head and moved closer to Ranran's face. It looked like he wanted to eat her in one bite or do something else.

Ran Ran tried to turn her head, but her lips accidentally rubbed against her master's cheek... She could clearly feel his body stiffen, and he felt uncomfortable because he was offended...

When the master turned his head to look at her, she really shed tears and said, "Master, I didn't mean it..." But after being kissed like this, Su Yishui's hold on her arm seemed to loosen.

Ran Ran took the opportunity to suddenly reach out and stick the golden rune on the master's forehead. When the rune was stuck, you could see that the redness in the master's eyes seemed to slowly dissipate.