Chapter 184 Illusion
Just as he was wondering, he heard footsteps outside the palace door.
Qiu Qianling didn't know why, but he suddenly became flustered and hurriedly put away the bloody blade in his hand.
Turning back, she saw a young monk in white walking in from the temple gate. He looked at her gently, "Qian Ling, why don't you go practice with your brothers?"
Qiu Qianling frowned slightly. Who is this person?
Before she could think clearly, she had already walked forward, reached out and grabbed the man's arm, shaking it coquettishly, "Master's Wife, I don't like those senior brothers. Why don't you come and teach me yourself?"
"Well," Chi Li pulled her arm out of her grasp and chuckled, "I'm just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so I can't teach you anything."
Qiu Qianling snorted coldly, "You're lying! Master's Wife, you're clearly very capable. Are you unwilling to teach me because you hate me?"
Chi Qi was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she reluctantly said, "Do you really want me to teach you?"
Qiu Qianling nodded firmly, "Yes, of course."
"Then come to Lingyun Mountain to find me at night. Remember, don't let anyone else know." Chi Li smiled gently and raised her hand to stroke Qiu Qianling's head.
Qiu Qianling suddenly remembered that her mother had passed away long ago, and she had been helpless and bullied by her fellow disciples for the past few years since she came to the sect. As for her master, Shi Zhenlin, because he was the head of the sect, he had no time to pay attention to her, let alone teach her martial arts and swordsmanship.
Only the master's wife cares about her, and the person she likes most is the master's wife!
Hearing that Chi Li agreed to her, Qiu Qianling was very happy. He hugged her arm again and said with a happy smile: "Thank you, Master's wife. You are so kind to me."
Chi Li looked a little embarrassed. She tried to break free with a little effort, but Qiu Qianling was holding her too tightly and she couldn't get free in the end.
He had no choice but to take her hand and walk out of the hall together. He sent her to the place where the sect's monks practiced, and then left.
Qiu Qianling practiced swordsmanship with his fellow disciples. While waving the sword in his hand, he was thinking about practicing with his master's wife in the evening, and he was just looking forward to the night coming soon.
Perhaps because she was full of anticipation, she was very excited the whole day and did not feel sad even when she was mocked by her fellow apprentices.
In the evening, as soon as it got dark, Qiu Qianling couldn't wait to run to Lingyun Mountain.
Remembering what her master's wife had said not to let anyone know, she avoided the monks guarding the cave, slipped in through the side door, and came to the door of the study.
Just as I was about to raise my hand to knock on the door, I suddenly heard two people arguing fiercely in the room.
Is there someone else in the room? Qiu Qianling put down his hand that was knocking on the door and frowned in disappointment.
She didn't want to go in at this time, so she looked around and saw banana trees planted under the window on the other side. She then dodged and hid beside the window, intending to wait until the person in the house left before appearing again.
Just at this moment, the Master's wife's voice, as cold as broken ice, came from the room, "Enough!"
"Since you already know that Shi Zhenlin and a mortal already have a child, you should have some backbone and leave him decisively."
Another person said excitedly, "No! Why should I leave? If it weren't for my father's support, how could Shi Zhenlin possibly hold the position of Sect Leader?"
"I'm going to kill that shameless woman who's clinging to the immortals right now. Don't even think about stopping me!"
Qiu Qianling's eyes widened in surprise. This person's voice actually sounded like Master's Wife's, only sharper and more piercing.
She looked at the crimson gauze window in front of her and suddenly wanted to get closer to see how many people were in the room.
But then she thought again that her master's wife had a high level of cultivation and would definitely be able to sense her spying, so she gave up the idea.
At this moment, there was a loud noise in the room, and then the door opened from the inside with a snap, and the master's wife walked out angrily.
Qiu Qianling wanted to call out to her, but she flew out of the courtyard like a gust of wind and headed towards the mountain gate.
This made Qiu Qianling extremely disappointed. She had finally asked her master's wife to teach her how to practice, but she abandoned her and left.
But, what happened just now? Did the Sect Master really betray Master's Wife? Did Master's Wife go out to kill that mortal?
Qiu Qianling couldn't figure it out, so he quietly walked into the house to check, but found the house in a mess, with tables and chairs overturned on the floor, and several jade slips containing superior martial arts techniques lying in front of the bookcase. Apart from that, there was no one in sight.
Qiu Qianling lifted the chair and supported the back of the chair with his palms, frowning in confusion, "But I clearly heard an argument just now. Could it be that Master's Wife was talking to herself?"
When she raised her eyes, her sight happened to fall on the painting on the opposite wall, which made her stunned for a moment.
The painting seems to depict a scene from purgatory.
A woman in a white robe was suspended above the sea of fire, an iron chain piercing her scapula. She lowered her head, her long black hair covering her face, making it impossible to see her features.
As Qiu Qianling watched, she suddenly felt a sense of empathy, her heart aching for the woman being tortured in the sea of fire. She involuntarily walked towards the painting on the wall and raised her hand to touch the woman's hair.
But just as her fingertips were about to touch the drawing paper, there was a loud bang behind her. She suddenly came to her senses and looked back. It turned out that the wind had blown the door closed.
She breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the painting. She realized that it was dangerous because she had just had the feeling that she would be sucked into the painting.
Perhaps this painting is my master's magical tool, so it's better not to touch it casually.
Qiu Qianling put the overturned tables and chairs in the room in order, put all the jade slips back into the bookcase, then walked to the steps outside, sat down and waited for his master's wife to come back.
She believed in her master's wife, and she was not someone who would go back on her word.
Since the master's wife promised to teach her how to practice, she would definitely come back.
The wind in the courtyard started blowing again. Qiu Qianling heard the rustling of the leaves of the sycamore tree, and the chill of the night gradually spread over his body and mind.
She hugged her arms tightly, buried her head in her knees, and slowly closed her eyes.
Until, a sharp angry voice woke her up, "Qiu Qianling! What are you doing here?!"
Qiu Qianling looked up blankly, only to see that it was already dawn. Her master's wife was standing in front of her with her arms folded, looking at her with a gloomy expression.
"I... I'm waiting for Master's Wife. Didn't Master's Wife say that she would teach me how to practice?" She said with great grievance.
He supported himself on his knees and tried to stand up, but his legs were already numb and he stumbled and fell back onto the steps.
But his eyes suddenly caught sight of the hem of his master's wife's clothes, which was stained with blood.
She hurriedly looked away and stood up, but she felt uneasy in her heart. Could it be that her master's wife really went to kill that mortal woman?
Before she could think too much, Chi Li's voice rang out again, "So that's how it is. I actually forgot about it. You silly child, you didn't sit outside the house all night, did you? Come with me into the house."
Qiu Qianling was stunned. Forgot?
She waited all night, and all she got was this light-hearted "forget it?"
He felt mixed emotions and was extremely uncomfortable, but Qiu Qianling still forced a smile and followed Chi Li into the house.
Chi Ling looked at the neatly arranged tables and chairs in the room, turned back to look at her, and said in a serious tone, "Qian Ling, did you come into my study?"
Qiu Qianling was afraid that she would misunderstand, so he quickly said, "I just saw that the room was too messy, so I helped clean it up."
Chi Li walked to the bookcase, her fingers lightly swiping across the jade slips, and said coldly, "Then why is there a superior technique missing here?"
Qiu Qianling was stunned, "What?"
"Tell me the truth, did you come to my study to steal the skills?"
"No, no, I didn't steal the skills. If you don't believe me, you can search me!"
Chi Li walked up to Qiu Qianling and put her hand on her shoulder, but her face turned red and her eyes were filled with resentment.
Chi Li glanced at her and retracted her hand. "Even if you don't have it on you, it doesn't mean you didn't steal it. So, you stay in the dungeon for a few days. Once I find out the truth, I will naturally let you out."
Tears welled up in Qiu Qianling's eyes instantly, and he said in disbelief, "Master's Wife, you really don't believe me?"
The person she trusted most in the sect was her master's wife, but because of a piece of martial arts, her master's wife started to suspect her and wanted to lock her up in the dungeon.
This was simply chilling to her heart.
She no longer wanted to hear Chi Lun's answer, so she turned around and was about to leave. However, she heard a sound of breaking air behind her, and was suddenly hit on the shoulder and neck. After a burst of severe pain, she fainted.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already in the dungeon.
Qiu Qianling was sad, angry and confused. He always felt that everything was very strange, but he couldn't figure out what was so strange about it.
She carefully recalled everything she had just experienced, and suddenly realized -
The person she saw was not her master's wife at all!
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Outside Shangyang Palace.
When the male cultivators saw that the Demon Lord easily killed Elder Sun Nanshan and dozens of Jindan realm cultivators who had spoken provocatively, and then chased the sect leader into Shangyang Palace, they were all furious and were about to step forward to help.
At this moment, Shadow Phoenix from the demon clan raised his hand and waved, and the demon warriors launched an attack. Several scorching flames rushed towards them, and the steaming heat almost melted the air.
Seeing this, everyone's expressions changed. Especially the male cultivator standing in the front row, who knew there was no way he could escape this wave of attacks and couldn't help but shout, "Quick! Defend!"
They mobilized their spiritual power and released defensive light shields, but the light shields were vulnerable to the attack of the fireballs. Once they hit the flames, they shattered like thin paper.
Everyone was terrified when they saw the dense flames falling. The timid ones had already knelt on the ground, their faces covered with tears and noses.
At this moment, a sound of breaking through the air was heard, and hundreds of spiritual swords flew from afar. In an instant, they came close and formed a huge sword shield to block them.
The flames collided with the sword and shield, and there was a loud bang. The sword and shield melted into liquid and dripped slowly, and the flames dimmed and went out bit by bit.
The male cultivators were overjoyed to have escaped death. They hurriedly looked up at the person who had rescued them, only to find that it was from the Lingjian Sect!
Hundreds of huge immortal swords were seen suspended in the sky in the west, confronting the demons.
The one standing on the sword in the front is naturally the new leader of the Lingjian Sect, Song Binbin.
He looked at the demons across from him with cold arrogance and said arrogantly, "You want to destroy the immortals, have you asked for my opinion?"
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