It turned out that when Su Yu wanted to punish Zhou's father and daughter, a war broke out on the border, and the capable generals in the court who could be of great use were all Zhou Dao's old subordinates.

When they heard that Zhou Dao had been arrested, his old subordinates collectively petitioned His Majesty to show leniency to General Zhou.

Although Su Yu was obsessed with immortality, he never made mistakes when it came to his ancestral kingdom. At this critical moment, he naturally couldn't do anything that would disappoint the general.

But he had been jealous of Zhou Dao for a long time. So he used this as an excuse to dismiss Zhou Dao from his post and let him retire and return home.

Zhou Feihua was a concubine, so she had to be dealt with according to palace rules. She was spared the death penalty, but could not escape the punishment of life, so she was assigned to the cold palace.

After receiving the reply from his master Zhuque, Yutong followed his master's instructions and sneaked into the cold palace at night with his brother. They threw in an unknown female corpse dug out from a messy grave, and then lit a fire that set Zhou Feihua's house on fire.

After the people in the palace put out the fire, they naturally found a charred corpse, and from then on, there was no more Concubine Jing in the world.

Ranran just found out about her master's private arrangements, and she couldn't help but look at Zhou Feihua.

Although Su Yu is hateful, Ran Ran feels that Zhou Feihua is not as carefree as she appears to be. She should have feelings for Su Yu that go beyond the relationship between a monarch and his subjects.

Otherwise, if she had entered the palace as a concubine just to supervise the emperor, it would have been too much of a sacrifice! Maybe Zhou Feihua entered the palace because she liked Su Yu. Even though she knew that he had other women in his heart, she was willing to wear red clothes and dance with swords for him all night long...

Although Zhou Feihua has escaped now, will she blame her master for preventing her from meeting Su Yu again?

When Zhou Feihua and Ran Ran were walking on the trail in the back mountain, when Ran Ran asked her if she missed the palace, she just said with regret: "He has changed. He is no longer the young emperor I once knew. He can even cleverly use Mu Qingge, whom he likes. What am I? My father hopes that I can leave the palace, not to mention that I was originally tired of the life there. Being able to fake my death and leave the palace can be regarded as God's favor to me..."

At this point, she turned to Ran Ran and asked, "Who are you? Su Yu said that you are also a fruit from the reincarnation tree? Could it be that... you really killed Qingge's Mu Ranwu?"

At this point, Zhou Feihua looked at Ranran with a sharp look.

Ran Ran understood the character of this straightforward concubine. She grabbed her hair helplessly and said, "Since I have died once, I naturally have no memory of my past life. If Your Majesty is willing to let bygones be bygones, I will thank you. Otherwise, wouldn't it be in vain that I have been hanging on the tree for so many years? I am now Xue Ran Ran, and no one else!"

Seeing Ran Ran's aggrieved look, Zhou Feihua couldn't even utter the vicious curses in her heart. The little girl really didn't remember anything, and it would be a bit too much to scold her for something she couldn't remember.

And she really liked this outgoing girl. Maybe the reincarnation tree was more powerful than Meng Po soup. The little sister who followed Mu Qingge silently in her previous life and used to do dirty things had become so brave and outgoing now.

Of course, Zhou Feihua didn't think that Su Yishui was a good teacher who could produce such an outstanding female disciple.

When they were grilling by the fire at night, she could see how close Su Yishui and Ran Ran were. The two of them naturally shared a roasted chicken leg, and it seemed that their relationship was definitely not as simple as a master and apprentice.

Mu Qingge sacrificed so much for him back then, but he still lived a peaceful life and even accepted a beautiful young female apprentice, eating her fresh and tender tofu.

What kind of bastard is this, he even attacks his own apprentice. Su Yishui is really rotten to the core!

When Zhou Feihua thought about this, she gave Ranran many instructions. For example, when girls are too young, they will inevitably be deceived by men's sweet words. Old men are cunning and their badness is naturally difficult to detect.

Ran Ran knew that she was indirectly cursing the master, so she naturally had to defend the master: "In order to save me, the master... was a little obsessed, so he lost control. He has always been a humble gentleman. You are not allowed to slander my master like this!"

Zhou Feihua laughed: "He still needs someone to slander him? Who do you think was the devil who caused Mu Qingge to be denounced by the righteous people? Wasn't it Su Yishui?"

Ran Ran stared and said nothing, but Zhou Feihua could see that the little girl was really angry. But even if she was angry, she had to tell the truth: "Back then, Su Yishui pretended to be seriously injured and dying, and used his master to trick her into opening the door to the underworld. He then attracted the spiritual spring to his body and obtained the spiritual power of the spiritual spring, and then incited his father to rebel and seize the throne. Which of these things can a good person do?"

Ran Ran instinctively retorted: "You are lying... Is there some misunderstanding?"

Zhou Feihua sneered, "What misunderstanding? It's a pity that he always deceives women and made Mu Qingge bewitched and used her for his own benefit. She actually took the blame for secretly leading the demon's spiritual spring for him! In the end, he turned into a righteous man who killed his relatives for the sake of justice and punished the evil demon! When Mu Qingge was killed by him, she still bore the blame! Is this something a good person can do!"

Ran Ran was speechless after hearing this. If that was the case, then the master was indeed being unfair. Could it be that he had really deliberately framed Master Mu?

While the two were talking, Zhou Feihua suddenly looked over Ranran's shoulder at Su Yishui standing under the tree, and immediately asked: "You are used to pretending to be a good person in front of your disciples. Tell me, how did you harm Qingge back then..."

It turned out that Su Yishui had followed them at some point and was standing right behind them, and had heard everything Zhou Feihua said.

Before she could finish her words, she was lifted up into the air as if being pulled by an invisible force, and was suddenly grabbed by the neck by Su Yishui.

Ran Ran saw the red eyes of her master and immediately realized that Zhou Feihua's words had aroused the master's evil spirit. She also flew over quickly, grabbed Su Yishui's wrist and said anxiously: "Master! Please restrain yourself and let go quickly. If you pinch her like this, it will cost her life!"

Seeing that Su Yishui not only did not let go, but his strength became stronger and stronger, Ran Ran had no choice but to go up and bite his arm.

Su Yishui watched her bite him, the redness in his eyes slowly dissipated, and the hand that was pinching Zhou Feihua's neck gradually loosened.

Zhou Feihua was almost strangled to death by him just now. After she was freed from the restraints, she stepped back repeatedly and asked with glaring eyes: "What? You just... ahem... want to kill someone to silence him now?"

Ran Ran was afraid that Zhou Feihua's words would fan the flames, so she quickly turned around and said to her in silence, "You know my master is in a very difficult period right now, and his temperament is not the same as usual. You should say less and stop irritating my master."

But before she finished, Su Yishui said coldly: "What she said is true. I am not the good person you think I am!"

After saying this, he didn't even look at Ranran's expression. He remained silent for a while, then turned and left.

I don't know why, but when I looked at his back as he walked away, I felt an endless pain and loneliness...

Zhou Feihua had finally recovered by then, but the bruises on her neck were shocking, which showed how strong the master's force was.

Ran Ran took out a blood-activating ointment and applied it to Zhou Feihua, and asked in a low voice: "You said my master was a demon, then... did Mu Qingge know about it?"

Zhou Feihua stretched her neck to let her apply the medicine. Upon hearing this, she sighed and said in a hoarse voice, "Of course she knows, but she insisted that Su Yishui became more radical because of his poor childhood and the injustice his mother received. She is his master and cannot just watch him fall into the abyss and do nothing. Since she did not teach her disciple well, it is only right for her to bear the blame for her disciple..."

Ran Ran knew that Master Su Yishui had a deep misunderstanding of Mu Qingge at first. The ferocious beast chapter in the "Playing Sutra" was an example.

When Su Yishui was silently eating sea salt longan, was he thinking about making every effort to take revenge on all those who bullied him, including Mu Qingge who didn't know him well at the time?

If this is the case, then his subsequent revenge on Mu Qingge is understandable.

Thinking of this, Ran Ran sighed again. Zhou Feihua looked at her and said, "You are so young, why are you sighing? If he pesters you, you should come with me, but don't let him fool you..."

Before she could finish, her mouth was blocked by Ran Ran. Ran Ran tried to silence her voice and whispered, "My queen, please don't make my master angry again. Besides, even when he was at his worst, his master never abandoned him. How can I, as his disciple, leave him when he was in the most difficult time?"

Zhou Feihua rolled her eyes and stopped talking. In some ways, this little girl was just like her former best friend!

Second Uncle and Gao Cang only discovered that Master was possessed by the spiritual spring later. Master's temperament changed, and he was no longer like Su Yishui...

People are always like this, they only know how to cherish something when they lose it.

Qiu Xier now misses her master who used to herd sheep and graze and was a man of few words.

In the past, if the masters saw that they were not doing well, they would at most give them a cold look and neatly punish them by making them do homework and run circles up and down the mountain.

But now, Master...it seems that the sequelae of being attached to the dragon body have not dissipated, and he will spit out poisonous juice at any time and in any place.

For example, after they came down the mountain, they found an inn to stay in and could finally eat some delicious meals.

During dinner, Qiu Xier and Ran Ran were fighting over the chicken legs. Such chattering at the dinner table was a daily occurrence among the brothers and sisters at Xishan, and no one was surprised by it.

In the past, when Su Yishui saw this, he would just glance at it silently and then give the food from his own bowl to Ranran.

But now Su Yishui could say to Qiu Xier with a cold face: "You are so fat that your clothes are about to tear apart, and you are still so greedy? No wonder you can never practice the light body technique well. I have never seen a sow climb a tree!"

In the roadside inn, in front of a table full of people, Qiu Xier was mocked by her master in such a way that she could not hold back her tears. She burst into tears and ran all the way back to the guest room, simply skipping dinner.

After Su Yishui finished speaking, he glanced around with a cold look. No one dared to pick up the food. They silently shoveled the rice in the bowl into their mouths, and then left the table in shame.

Ranran also wanted to leave the table, but Su Yishui held her back and put the two big chicken legs on the plate into her bowl.

"Master, there are so many, how can I finish them all? Besides, if I eat so much... I will be too fat to climb the tree..."

Su Yishui continued to pick up food for her nonchalantly: "Then eat more to gain weight, so that you will be softer and more comfortable to hold."

Well... fortunately Third Senior Sister is not here. If she had heard that Su Yishui was so biased, she would have easily burst into tears right there.

Xue Ranran couldn't bear to see her master fall into such depravity, so she simply pulled her master out of the inn and into the dense forest nearby: "Master, even if you are possessed by the spiritual spring and are in a bad mood, you must try to control yourself. Third Senior Sister is shy, and she won't be able to bear it if you say that."

Su Yishui didn't think he was being too harsh. He actually knew that his words were much sharper than before, but it was only because of Lingquan that he no longer concealed himself and spoke freely from his heart.

However, he also knew that if Lingquan possessed him for too long, his mind would sooner or later become uncontrollable. Everything else was fine, but what he was most worried about was that he would hurt Ranran.

Every time he saw her, his lust surged uncontrollably. If she knew what he was thinking about, she would run away in fear and never dare to see him again...

Seeing that the master was silent with red eyes again, Ran Ran could only quickly smooth the donkey's hair. He took out a honey hazelnut and stuffed it into his mouth.

Su Yishui pulled her into his arms, tried to calm himself, and said, "I will try my best..."

Ran Ran knew that he was talking about not being a bad-mouthed person anymore. But as a disciple, it was really inappropriate for her to teach her master how to behave.

What are the punishments for such inappropriate behavior according to Xishan's rules?

Before Ran Ran could think clearly, her thoughts were once again swept away by Su Yishui's kiss...

But after some time of lingering, Ranran remembered the important matter.

Among the series of events that happened in the palace at that time, the most puzzling thing was that Su Yu knew that Su Yishui had once possessed the white tiger.

Only the disciples of Xishan knew about this matter. Even the second senior brother who came down the mountain didn't know about it. But Su Yu knew it clearly. Someone must have leaked it.

Ranran was unwilling to speculate that there was a traitor among the two uncles, or Gao Cang and Qiu Xier.

So she had to be on guard. When it came to the spiritual spring, she had to be careful of other people. There were only two people in the forest at this time. She took out a cloth bag from her arms. There happened to be a book in it. It was the book "Brahma Teachings" that they wanted to get when they came to Beijing this time.

This book was given to her by Zhou Feihua when she said goodbye to her yesterday. It was because Ranran had said that they entered the palace to find a book stored in the Xishan archives.

At noon on the Dragon Boat Festival, the palace collapsed everywhere, and then the Suyu was swept up to the sky by a dragon. Everyone was panicked.

Zhou Feihua remembered Ran Ran's reminder, and took advantage of Lao Feng's carelessness to sneak into Su Yu's study, and immediately found this unusually worn-out book on the bookshelf that Su Yu often read. After she got it, she handed it to her cousin who was a member of the imperial guards, and asked him to take it out of the palace during the chaos.

Afterwards, she was arrested and the Zhou family was ransacked. Fortunately, her cousin was clever and hid the book under an old tree in the outer courtyard of the Zhou family.

Later, after a series of false deaths, the book finally came into Ranran's hands.

Zhou Feihua’s meaning was very clear: “Su Yishui was originally a person with ghost thoughts. Now that he is possessed by the spiritual spring, he is an evil creature. Why do you think he is a demon child? He is a person picked out of a million. Those who can reach the underworld and take away the spiritual spring must bear great resentment to become a demon child carrying the spiritual spring. Mu Qingge was misled by this person back then... If it is true as you said, that Su Yishui is willing to send the spiritual spring back to the underworld, then it will be a blessing for the world. Otherwise..."

Zhou Feihua didn't say anything else. She couldn't help but touch her neck where the bruises had not yet healed.

She had to set off immediately to look for her father who had retired and returned home, and she also had to make arrangements for her trip to the open sea. Even though she was worried about the little girl, she could only give her some earnest instructions and then leave.

The Su Yu has not fully recovered yet, but once he comes to his senses, he will definitely not let my father go. The only way to avoid the disaster is to flee far away.

Now Ranran handed the book to Su Yishui to see if he could find the way to the underworld in it.

Su Yishui looked at the book and suddenly asked Ran Ran: "I said that everything Zhou Feihua said was true. Aren't you afraid of me at all?"

Ran Ran leaned against the tree trunk, looked up at him, and said softly: "Why should you be afraid? You once said that the little dragon went astray because he was born and raised without anyone to take care of him. Master, you are a human being, and you will definitely make mistakes. But aren't you working silently now to make up for your previous losses? I think if Master Mu knew what you did, he would not blame you too much..."

Having said this, Ran Ran was a little speechless. With Mu Qingge secretly releasing the immortal insects into Tianmai Mountain, the grudge between the master and the disciple was about to get serious.

It seemed that Master Mu did not forgive Su Yishui.

Su Yishui glanced at her and just silently flipped through the old book with his long fingers.

The two old books were put together, and the next step was to look for clues in detail. The one borrowed from the palace looked much older than the one left in the commercial vehicle in Xishan. It seemed that Su Yu had read this book a lot over the years.

The one about the "Seven Evil Transformation Curse" seems to have been read over and over again. Su Yu must have done a lot of research on it in recent years.

However, as for the description of the spiritual spring in the underworld, after searching through the entire book, I only found a single line of words that simply stated: "The spiritual spring is under the falling cliff."

Ranran was not sure whether this was a description of the location of the underworld, so he asked his master where the falling cliff was.

Su Yishui said calmly: "Legend has it that where the water from the sky fell, a deep pit was created, like a bottomless abyss."

Ran Ran frowned and thought for a while. The world is so big, and he has never seen water falling from the sky. However, a poet once said: The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky. Could it be that this water from the sky refers to the source of the Yellow River?

Su Yishui nodded, then shook his head. He thought about how when he went to the underworld before, although he also went north, it was still far away from the Yellow River, let alone the source.

The entrance to the underworld shifts every time, so it's hard to tell exactly where it is. But next to this line of words, there's an illustration of a red flower that looks like an eagle's beak.

Su Yishui squinted and took a look, and remembered that the last time he entered the underworld, the entrance was full of these strange flowers.

Below the illustration, there was a line of annotation: The eagle-beaked magic flower blooms with blood.

Seeing this, Ran Ran was lost in thought, and suddenly realized something - Tianshui can also be understood as heavenly punishment. Every few decades, there would always be wars at the border, and when lives were lost, heavenly punishment would come.

During the Fan Yao battle, Su Yishui had also seen this flower on the bloody battlefield.

So this magic flower that marks the entrance to the underworld may have grown on the land with the most killing.

Now there is war again between Daqi and its neighboring country Gaokan. Perhaps that is where the magic flower will bloom.

In any case, until they have any other clues, this is the only way they can try and see if they can find any clues.

Because her master really couldn't wait any longer.

Just as they were leaving the inn, the arrogant guest disliked the barrier of Xishan Master and his apprentice's carriage and started to whip their horses with a whip.

In the past, the master would have remained silent, cast spells in secret, and taught those arrogant people who bully the weak and fear the strong a lesson. But yesterday, the master actually raised his foot and kicked the man onto the tree, but he didn't kill him because Ran Ran held onto his arm tightly.

If his arm had not been grabbed, Su Yishui would have torn the man to pieces on the spot. The man's arm was dislocated by him.

After they left the inn and walked less than two towns, they found that their portraits were posted all over the streets.

The master painter's painting skills are good, or maybe Lao Feng has an extraordinary ability to recognize people, and each one of them is painted vividly.

Only Qiu Xier looked so thin that she looked out of touch with the portrait, which made the fugitive third sister feel inexplicably complacent despite her despair.

But now they are all wanted criminals. If they commit another public murder, Xishan's reputation will be completely ruined.

As their master was now in a moody and murderous mood, they really didn't dare to stay in a hotel anymore, so they could only sleep in the open air and head towards the border.

During this period, they also went to Cuiwei Mountain where Jiu Laoxian lived in seclusion, hoping to ask the immortal for another talisman bottle for emergency.

However, when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they found that the once green fields were barren and overgrown with weeds, as if no one had tended them for a long time.

The scarecrow that once worked in the fields was scattered all over the ground, leaving only some dry grass and scattered clothes.

By the time they reached Cuiwei Mountain, the houses had been completely burned down, with charred wooden stakes and broken wine jars everywhere.

Ran Ran lowered his head and inspected the wine jar which was still half full of Zui Tian Xian's wine.

For a person who loves drinking, there is absolutely no reason to smash the wine jar before finishing the wine. What happened to the old wine immortal that he abandoned this secluded place?

Ran Ran couldn't help but worry about the old naughty boy. The old wine fairy lived in harmony with the world, and logically speaking, he shouldn't have any serious conflicts with others.

Who is the one who came to seek revenge? And where is he now? All these are unknown.

Ran Ran repeatedly checked the messy items on the mountain. Finally, under a stone outside the courtyard, he saw a few lines of scribbled words that looked like they were scratched out with fingernails: "The Brahma Cult has revived, be careful..."

The word after "be careful" was not completed, but was hastily scratched a few times, making the handwriting unrecognizable.