"In the sect's competition, I lost to the then-elderly senior brother by just one step."
"At that time, we, the younger generation, were all filled with longing..."
"However, God is jealous of talented people."
Tao Deyou sighed and continued, "My surname is Luo. There is a secret place at the bottom of the lake. Every once in a while, the entrance will open. Only the elites in the lake are qualified to enter."
"That year, the Mulberry Picking Fairy went there."
"But, he never came back."
"Several of the brothers and sisters who went with us also said that they didn't see Sister Caisang."
"The next time the secret realm opened, all the elders in the sect entered the secret realm to look for the Mulberry Picking Fairy, but even they found nothing."
"The Mulberry Picking Fairy just disappeared like that."
Cheng Ling and Cheng Hui listened with great interest, and even Bai Wuxia did not look indifferent.
"If that's the case, wouldn't everyone in your sect be in panic?" Lingshan asked.
"Yes." Tao Deyou admitted frankly, "At that time, some people said that several senior brothers and sisters conspired to murder Fairy Caisang. Others said that Fairy Caisang had inherited the ancient heritage of Xingluo Lake and was in seclusion in a secret realm. Still others said that Fairy Caisang left Xingluo Lake through the underground river at the bottom of the lake and eloped with her lover..."
"In the end, it came to nothing."
Tao Deyou sighed again, "This matter wasn't a secret. All the major sects at the time knew something about it. The disappearance of a genius caused Xingluo Lake to be depressed for a while."
"Sect Master Lu, you actually know about picking mulberry leaves?"
Lu Qing said: "Although I have never seen Caisang, they have."
Tao Deyou turned around and looked at Lingzhu and Lingshan in surprise.
"The Mulberry Picking Fairy has fallen."
Tao Deyou suddenly felt a surge of emotion in his heart and wanted to say something, but in the end, he just pursed his lips, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Lingzhu looked at Lu Qing with a questioning look.
Lu Qing nodded slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Lingzhu, I wonder..."
"Fellow Daoist Tao should be aware of the incident some time ago when the coalition forces of the two states invaded Zhongfu Prefecture from the southwest of Chaoyun Prefecture, and the local cultivators united to resist, right?"
Tao Deyou nodded.
Xingluo Lake was of course aware of what was happening at their doorstep, and its wise men had also analyzed the feint attack tactics of the two-state coalition forces. Therefore, Xingluo Lake did not intervene, but instead defended its home.
Once he shows up and establishes a relationship with the cultivators in Zhongfu Province, the consequences will probably be more serious than being attacked by the coalition forces of the two states.
A cultivator of Tao Deyou's level can distinguish between benefits and disadvantages, but the disciples in the lake may not be able to do so.
As long as the people in Zhongfuzhou can get in touch with the disciples in the matter of defending against the enemy, they will have plenty of ways to get a piece of meat from Xingluo Lake.
For example, they could seduce a disciple with low concentration, then set him up to create a scandal for Xingluo Lake; or, they could pretend to be close friends with a disciple and defraud him of internal information about Xingluo Lake; or, they could create an accident to save a disciple of Xingluo Lake and then demand a favor in return...
"Then, Fellow Daoist Tao should also know why the war subsided, right?"
Tao Deyou nodded slightly and said, "We sensed a strange aura, but has a strange creature entered the battlefield? And has this strange creature been dealt with by Sect Master Lu?"
Lu Qing took over the conversation and briefly explained the whole story.
The water ball that appeared on Jiang'an Avenue strangely fled to the west and split into countless strange water fish, which began to prey on monks and sent them into that strange world.
Thanks to Geng Qiaoer's help, the strangeness has been brought under control, but only some of the people involved have been rescued.
"The Mulberry Picking Fairy was also involved?"
Ling Zhu said, "Now it seems that your sect's Fairy Caisang was also brought to that world by this strange water curtain, and..."
"...and was assimilated into a strange being. After encountering us, he committed suicide."
Tao Deyou's whole body tensed up and he sighed.
The object of my admiration in my youth met a miserable end.
This feeling is really unpleasant.
"Fellow Daoist Lingzhu, could you describe the situation in detail? Did Fairy Caisang have any last words?"
Lingzhu and Lingshan looked at each other, then looked at Lu Qing.
"Fellow Daoist Lingzhu, please feel free to speak. I want to tell the sect the truth..."
So Lingzhu told Tao Deyou the story of the witches of Pear Blossom City in detail, including the composition of the witches, their behavior and their ending.
Tao Deyou felt mixed emotions.
"I wonder if the Mulberry Picking Fairy left any relics before she died?"
"Her body has dissipated into golden light, and her belongings have fallen into the abyss."
"She left a hairpin for Chunhua. After Chunhua died, the hairpin was picked up by a disciple." Lingshan said.
Tao Deyou became a little excited and asked quickly if he could introduce the disciple, Xingluohu, to him. He was willing to pay a sufficient price in exchange for the hairpin.
Of course you can introduce me.
This can be considered as finding a home for the mission items obtained from Wuhu Qifei.
Tao Deyou is very grateful.
The conversation between the few people continued.
Bai Wuxia's reason for this trip was, firstly, to convey the Immortal Alliance's request for help to Lu Qing, hoping to quell the war in the East China Sea with the help of the Cangxia Sect. Secondly, he was here to visit Zhang Yixiu on behalf of the Immortal Alliance, to show the Immortal Alliance's warmth.
Of course, the Immortal Alliance will have to pay a price for these requests.
Bai Wuxia would not negotiate the price, he just came to confirm whether this matter could be done.
If it succeeds, the Immortal Alliance will send someone to discuss with Lu Qing. If it fails, it will not be considered an offense to Lu Qing. Anyway, Bai Wuxia is not like other cultivators in the Immortal Alliance, who are afraid that they will lose their reputation in the Immortal Alliance because of being rejected by the Cangxia Sect.
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