Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Our Axin is so popular...
A burst of loud noise broke the silence in the room.
Wei Xin opened his eyes, withdrew all his spiritual power, and the spiritual stone floating in the air fell to the ground.
"My Lord." Xique moved upon hearing the voice.
"Why is it so noisy?" Wei Xin walked out and followed the sound towards the back mountain.
"Nan Huang and several sect leaders had an argument." Xi Que said.
Arriving at the back door, Wei Xin looked at the scene outside and asked, "Is it snowing?"
"Yeah, it just came down a few days ago."
It was a vast expanse of white, and the gullies were covered with snow, as if clouds from the sky had fallen down.
Wei Xin hid his hands in his sleeves and walked forward on the snow: "What's the situation outside?"
"When word got out about the extermination of Gui Luomen, the outside world only knew which few people survived, but didn't know the details. Although there were many speculations, none of them could be confirmed."
Before Wei Xin went into seclusion, he told Elder Yin and a few others not to make the matter public. Although breaking the Netherworld Formation would help to increase their influence, it would also make them the target of public criticism.
The Xuanji Sect, which was already regarded as a thorn in the eyes, would be even less tolerated by other sects. The more frightening and dangerous it was, the more they wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible.
"The Qingguan Sect didn't give any explanation either?"
"No, the leader of Qingguan Sect said he didn't know about it. However, Master Yundu became famous because of it."
After thinking about it, Wei Xin guessed that as long as Yundu asked Xu Shun and Wen Jingcheng to keep silent about the details, the people of Qingguan Sect would have no way of knowing the inside story.
But considering the temperament of the current sect leader, he will definitely spread the news that Yundu and the other two are alive to show the capability of Qingguan Sect.
"Everyone outside is guessing whether it was you or Master Yundu who broke the Earth Netherworld Formation."
"No one guessed that we could crack it together?" Wei Xin asked curiously.
"Who would dare to believe that you two would cooperate?" Xique paused. "You are from different camps. No one would dare to believe that you would cooperate."
Wei Xin sneered. When he expelled Yun Du from the sect, his crime was collusion with him. Now he needs his reputation, and he has blocked the news.
"They won't ask Yundu to return to the Qingguan Sect, right?"
"That's right. In the past few months, countless people who admired Master Yundu's name went to Qingguan Sect to become his disciples and learn martial arts. However, Master Yundu announced to the public that he had accepted a closed disciple and recommended his junior sister to the sect. Now, Fairy Yunjin has accepted a new batch of disciples."
Yun Jin is dedicated to exorcising evil spirits, helping the strong and supporting the weak. However, his own strength is far from enough and he needs the support of more people.
The sect leader's attitude towards Tianchen's disciples, especially his behavior towards Yundu, has made her realize that the current Qingguan Sect has long since betrayed its original intention and purpose, so she decided to recruit disciples and pass on Tianchen's unique skills.
The two men walked to the back mountain. While they were talking, a flash of sword came towards them and Wei Xin dodged to the side.
The sound of fighting suddenly stopped. Nan Huang was shocked and put away his sword: "My Lord! I deserve to die!"
Wei Xin walked forward and flicked the sword in her hand: "Were you using the Qingguan Sect's sword technique just now?"
Seeing that he didn't punish her, Nan Huang chuckled and said, "I learned a few moves from Xu Shun when I was fighting him."
Wei Xin raised his eyebrows and looked at her again: "You are smart."
Nan Huang's face turned red with excitement: "Thank you for the compliment, Lord!"
"Why did you fight with them in the back hills?"
Nan Huang said, "I have sold the Fire Stone for a few months and made a lot of money. I am worried that the Fire Stone will be in short supply in the long run, so I thought of the pine knotweed here, which also has the effect of removing dirt and rejuvenating. Moreover, this spiritual plant is easier to regenerate than the spiritual stone. But these guys stopped me from picking it."
Wei Xin nodded. This was feasible. He heard from Xique that Nanhuang had indeed made a lot of money from selling Fire Stones in the past few months, and the disciples had good food.
"Why don't you let her pick them?"
“My Lord, this is the sacred herb planted by the head of Beiou Hall. Before she left, she specifically reminded us that no one except you can touch it at will!” said a sect leader, while the others stared at Nanhuang indignantly.
"Since it belongs to Beiou, forget it. You should take good care of it." Wei Xin said, "There are also spiritual plants at the foot of the mountain. Nanhuang, go look for it somewhere else."
Nan Huang wanted to say that the pine knotweed was the most suitable, but seeing that he was determined not to touch Beiou's things, she dared not say anything. She just looked unhappily at the huge area and the sect leaders who were glaring at her.
These subordinates dared to attack her, the hall master, just because the master favored Beiou! Even though she had been away for so many years, she was still given the position of hall master!
Nan Huang's teeth itched with hatred.
Even more jealous!
Wei Xin turned back and said casually: "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Beigu for a long time."
"She now lives in Lincheng." Xique replied.
"Lincheng?" Wei Xin remembered the Yuanshi Temple mentioned by Yan Lin, which seemed to be located in Lincheng.
"Where's Yan Lin?"
Xique released Yan Lin's soul.
"Brother Wei Xin! You finally came out. I'm so lonely!" Yan Lin's soul looked even thinner and more transparent in the snow.
Wei Xin was about to speak when he suddenly saw something floating up.
Several people followed the line of sight and Yan Lin recognized it immediately: "It's a kite! The picture on it is Brother Wei Xin! Is this your kite, Brother Wei Xin?"
Wei Xin's mouth twitched slightly, and he tilted his head: "Outsiders are flying kites in Xuanji Sect at will, and no one is in charge?"
"Is he an outsider?" Xique asked sincerely.
"...... Nonsense, he is not a disciple of Xuanji Sect, so how can he not be considered an outsider?"
"Ah? Why is Elder Yin not a member of the Xuanji Sect?" Xique asked puzzled.
Wei Xin was startled: "Elder Yin?!"
"Yes, Elder Yin found a kite at the foot of the mountain a few days ago. He saw your portrait on it, so he brought it back and tied it to a tree, waiting for you to come out of retreat so that he can show it to you."
"......"
Not long after, Elder Yin learned that Wei Xin had come out of retreat, and came over with a smile on his face to see him alone: "My Lord, how is your health?"
“It’s OK.”
"Let me see." Elder Yin reached out his hand with concern, but was stopped by him.
"I heard you picked up a kite?"
"Yes, it's hanging outside."
"Go and bring it to me."
"OK!"
Elder Yin hurried out to look for the kite. When he came back, he saw Xique and Nanhuang carrying their bags and preparing to go on a long journey with Wei Xin.
"My Lord, where are you going?" Elder Yin asked puzzledly.
"I haven't seen Beiou for a while. I miss her so much. I have nothing to do recently, so I'd go see how she's doing." Wei Xin walked ahead and pinched his wrist. Then he remembered that his wristband had been stolen by someone, so he put his hand away in disappointment.
"Eh?" Elder Yin stared at them in amazement as they left. He looked up at the sky and sighed in worry, "Oh my God, when will this day end?"
Lincheng was far away from Xuanji Sect. Wei Xin had never been there before, and he did not use the Xiquebu teleportation array. Instead, he just played along the way.
The three of them traveled northward, seeing a lot of local customs and practices. Nanhuang's wallet was bulging with money, so they spent money lavishly, choosing the best food and lodging, and buying anything delicious or fun they saw.
“My Lord, spending money like this is more enjoyable than killing people!” Nan Huang held the sweet cake in one hand and touched the gold hairpin he had just bought with the other, loving each of them.
Wei Xin smiled, lowered his head and took a bite of the sweet cake: "This tastes good, do you have more?"
“I’ll go buy some more!” Nan Huang was worried that she hadn’t eaten enough, so she immediately went back to buy more.
Wei Xin continued walking forward, and a young lady came towards him and put a flower in his arms with a smile.
With this beginning, more and more people threw squid into his arms and stuffed fresh fruits into his hands.
When Nan Huang came back, he saw them all exhausted and asked in surprise, "How can you get all these things without money?"
"It was given by a kind person." Wei Xin was in a good mood. "The people here are really kind-hearted, warm and hospitable."
"Yeah..." Xique also received some fruits, and was touched on the face by a young lady. His face is still red now.
Nan Huang blinked and couldn't help laughing: "They really like you!"
The two were confused: "What?"
Nan Huang smiled as he told them about the local customs. Wei Xin couldn't help but laugh: "No wonder Beiou is so attached to the mortal world and doesn't want to go back. It turns out there are so many new things here."
If this happened in the world of cultivation, who would dare to throw flowers and fruits into his arms? I'm afraid he doesn't want to live anymore.
Nanhuang was eager to spend money, and Xique was looking around non-stop, so Wei Xin let them go and play by themselves.
He crossed a street, glanced sideways behind him, and walked into an alley. Suddenly, a sack appeared behind him and wrapped around him.
Several people rushed forward and quickly tied the hemp rope.
"I think his two followers are pretty good-looking. Let's go and tie them up as well. Mr. Liu is a man of many tastes, so he will definitely like them. We'll make a fortune!" said a man with a scar on his face.
"Those two followers are equipped with swords, so they must be good at martial arts," said another person.
"Then we have to use a trick. He is obviously a foreigner. Let's do this..."
A few people were whispering together when they suddenly heard a rustling sound. Upon listening carefully, they found that it was the boy in the sack chewing apples.
"You're still in the mood to eat? You'll be in trouble later!" Scarface kicked him through the sack.
"Everyone, could you please be gentler?"
A pure and pleasant voice suddenly appeared, which scared several people. They turned around and saw an unarmed man. He had an elegant temperament and spoke politely, like a scholar.
"What does this have to do with you? Get out of here!" Scarface said fiercely.
"I just want to advise you that it's best to let him go. It's not easy to make him angry."
"So we know each other, and he's a top-notch guy too. Let's go and accompany him!" Scarface walked forward and was about to take action when he was suddenly kicked from behind. He screamed and fell to the ground.
"Who? Who did it?!" He propped himself up angrily and looked back, only to see that his brothers were spitting blood, and the person in the bag had crawled out at some point and was now standing behind him unharmed, holding a talisman between his two fingers, with an evil smile on his lips.
"Who are you?!" Scarface saw the talisman and guessed that he was a cultivator. He was immediately frightened and trembled with fear. He immediately stood up and kowtowed to apologize, "I am a fool, please forgive me! We are also forced to do so. If we don't send the people to Liu, he will snatch our children away!"
Just as Wei Xin was about to throw out the talisman, he was stopped by someone.
"Wei Xin!" Yun Jin suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley and blocked the talisman with a sword, "Don't hurt anyone."
Wei Xin was about to make trouble when he heard Yun Jin say, "We will take these people away for investigation. Don't cause any disturbance here."
After he finished speaking, several disciples wearing Xuanji Sect's Taoist robes came in and dragged the man away.
The speed was so fast that it was astonishing, as if they had been lying in ambush here for a long time.
"Brother, we'll be waiting for you at Wuyinfang." said the person next to Yun Jinchong.
Yundu nodded, and waited until the alley finally quieted down before walking up to Wei Xin.
"Why are you here? What's your mission? You don't care about what's going on outside, so why did you follow Yun Jin out? What's your purpose here?"
Wei Xin started asking questions non-stop as soon as he opened his mouth, but when the other party put a peony flower into his collar, his endless questions came to an abrupt end.
"......"
The person who doesn't want to live has come.
He glanced at the blooming peony on his chest and raised his head. A shadow fell in front of him. His body stiffened slightly and he raised his hand to cover the other person's mouth.
"What do you want to do!?"
Those deep and bright eyes narrowed.
"Can't I just catch up with you? It's been a while since we last met. Are you doing well?"
"It couldn't be better."
"That's good." Yun Du stood up straight and smiled, "Why are you so afraid of me?"
"Who told you to just..." Wei Xin kicked him, leaving an obvious footprint on his clean white clothes, and then he was satisfied.
Yun Du smiled and pointed at the flowers and fruits in his arms and said, "Hey, our Ah Xin is really too popular, what can we do?"
Upon hearing his disgusting name, Wei Xin moved his feet a few more times, his face turning red with anger.
Wei Xin walked out of the alley, quickened his pace, and walked for a while without looking back, and found that the other party did not catch up with him.
He walked all the way back to the inn, looked back, and the other party had disappeared.
It’s not a good place to stay for long!
He called Nan Huang and Xi Que back and said, "Let's set off for Lin City now!"
“Now?” Nan Huang was a little surprised, “But I just promised a friend that I would treat him to sweet cakes?”
"I also promised to treat him to honeydew melon."
"You two just arrived, where did your friends come from?" Wei Xin was puzzled.
The two pointed their fingers, and Yun Du walked in from the gate with his head held high and smiled at him: "Unfortunately, it is me."
“I didn’t expect him to be here too, what a coincidence!” Nan Huang happily took out the sweet cakes and shared some with Yun Du.
"Thank you." Yundu sat down at their table naturally.
Nan Huang couldn't wait to ask him: "Why are you here? Did you come here to see the Lord?"
Yun Du looked up and met Wei Xin's gaze. Wei Xin immediately looked away, and the corner of his mouth curled up: "No, we came here for something important to do, and we just happened to see you being surrounded by the beautiful lady."
Nan Huang covered her mouth and laughed: "What a strong jealous smell."
"Miss Nanhuang has a very sharp nose, even better than your Lord." Yun Du praised.
Nan Huang laughed loudly: "It's been a while since we last met, do you miss our Lord?"
"That's natural." Yun Du smiled.
Wei Xin slammed the table and stood up, then went upstairs with a ferocious look and slammed the door. With a bang, the peas in the plate were startled and trembled.
The three of them were silent for a moment. Xique stared at Wandou and asked in a low voice: "Is the Lord angry?"
“You know nothing.” Nan Huang slapped him on the head, “Can’t you see that the Lord’s ears are red?”