Silence returned to the bathroom.

But there was one more person in the bathtub.

Fortunately, the bathtub is large enough to accommodate three or four people.

In addition, Qiu Zhihe is petite and Liusu is also slim, so there is still enough space for four people to bathe together.

Qiu Zhihe suddenly said, "Husband, you, you come closer."

At this time, Qiu Zhihe's injuries had improved a lot. She only needed to recuperate for two more days before she could leave the bathtub and move freely.

Si Minglan was seriously injured and on the verge of death and needed urgent medical treatment.

Therefore, Qin Gengyun and Liusu both focused their attention on her at this moment, and naturally they got closer to Si Minglan.

Although Qiu Zhihe was willing to save her, she couldn't help feeling jealous when she saw her husband having such close contact with another woman, so she couldn't help but speak out.

Hearing Qiu Zhihe's words, Qin Gengyun was startled, while Liusu chuckled:

"Oh, why is the bath water so sour?"

Qiu Zhihe looked at her coldly. Liusu stuck out her tongue and dared not speak any more. Qin Gengyun understood and moved slightly closer to his wife, smiling and saying:

"Ma'am, don't worry, I'm not interested in other women."

Qiu Zhihe's cheeks were slightly red, but she said stubbornly:

"I just said that your posture is wrong."

Liusu almost laughed out loud again, but Qin Gengyun did not expose her and said softly:

"My lady is right."

Qiu Zhihe glanced at him and said softly, "Husband, you guys should focus on healing Si Minglan. I can recover in two days by practicing my internal energy."

Qin Gengyun and Liusu nodded, and then concentrated on operating the Longling Eye.

The sound of splashing water was suddenly heard in the bathroom, as well as Si Minglan's unconscious gasps and moans.

Fang Xue was sitting outside. When she heard the sound coming from inside, her innocent face flushed again.

"What kind of healing technique is this? Why is it so embarrassing?"

The scene in the bathroom just now appeared in her mind uncontrollably, and she shook her head quickly.

"Uncle Qin is of the same generation as my father, and he is Sister Qiu's husband. How could I have such wild thoughts?"

She stood up and walked to the pond outside, where she sat cross-legged and practiced meditation.

But other things started to occur to me.

Why was Third Senior Sister injured so badly?

From what Uncle Qin and Sister Qiu said just now, it seems that Third Senior Sister had a fight with someone from the Thunder Sword Sect.

But aren’t the Zhenyang Sect and the Leijian Sect allies?

Why did Third Senior Sister fight with the people from Thunder Sword Sect and get injured so badly?

What about the other party?

Is he injured, or... dead?

At this moment, a sound transmission note next to her emitted light. It was because she had taken out Third Senior Sister's belongings when she was taking off her clothes.

These were her senior sister’s things, so Fang Xue didn’t dare touch them.

But the sound transmission note kept flashing, as if there was something urgent.

Is there something wrong in the sect?

Fang Xue hesitated for a long time, and finally picked up the sound transmission note and saw a few lines of words appearing on it.

"Third Junior Sister, you should have returned to Xiyue Peak a long time ago. Why have you been delaying?"

"Big sister, I'm taking Junior Sister Fang out for some training. I'll be back soon, don't worry."

"Third Junior Sister, have you found out whether Fang Xue is a suspect?"

"Big sister, this girl is just a little naive, as innocent as a blank sheet of paper. She would never dare to do anything against the sect rules even if you beat her to death."

"Third Junior Sister, the sect competition is coming up, you must return immediately!"

"Si Minglan, why don't you reply?!"

"It's the Senior Sister? The Senior Sister actually suspects me?" Fang Xue was stunned.

This sound transmission note was obviously used by Si Minglan specifically to contact her senior sister. The first four messages should have been sent a month ago.

So the eldest sister sent me to follow the third sister out, hoping that the third sister would investigate me secretly?

But Third Senior Sister protected me in front of Senior Sister, just like she protected Uncle Qin and Sister Qiu?

Also, Third Senior Sister asked me to stay in Yunling Town, but told First Senior Sister that she would take me out for training.

This was to allow me to spend time with my parents with peace of mind, even at the cost of lying to my senior sister!

Why is Third Senior Sister so nice to me?

How can I repay Third Senior Sister?

And... the eldest sister is called a fairy by the world, but why does she seem so deep in her thoughts?

On the contrary, the third sister, who is called the "righteous witch" by the world, is actually affectionate and righteous?

Is it true, as Master said, that most people in Zhenyang Sect are hypocritical and shameless?

Fang Xue was so confused that she didn't know what to do.

He had no choice but to calm his mind and sit cross-legged to practice.

Before I knew it, another day and night had passed.

Midnight.

Fang Xue opened her eyes and finally felt much calmer.

Calculating the time, Third Senior Sister will wake up in another hour.

Suddenly, Fang Xue stood up with a strange look on her face.

Just at that moment, she felt a strange fluctuation of spiritual power.

Fang Xue raised the sword in her hand and walked slowly along the corridor in the courtyard, past the pond and the garden, towards the gate of Qin He Garden.

However, when she was about ten feet away from the gate, she stopped and her expression became serious.

"Boundary array?"

At this moment, she finally discovered that the entire Qin He Garden had been surrounded by a barrier magic array, isolating Qin He Garden from the outside world.

No matter what happens inside, no one outside can notice it.

Fang Xue had heard about this kind of formation from her formation teacher at the Monks' Spiritual Academy. If one wanted to surround an area as large as Qin He Garden, one would need to be a third-level formation master at the ninth level of Qi training.

Fang Xue gripped the scabbard tightly, her voice trembling a little:

"Who?"

Haha!

After a moment, a shrill, hoarse laugh sounded.

Boom boom boom!

Then, the ground began to shake slightly.

In the darkness ahead, two figures slowly walked towards us.

A man with an extremely burly figure, more than ten feet tall, his footsteps were like heavy hammers, making loud thumping sounds as they hit the ground.

The other one was thin, like a bamboo pole, with unsteady steps and a wooden box in his hand.

Soon, the two walked out of the darkness and stood two meters away from Fang Xue.

Fang Xue could see clearly then that the burly man had a broad nose and mouth, and was grinning at her with his mouth wide open, like a wild beast.

The thin man had a pointed face and long limbs. He looked her up and down and asked in a kind tone:

"My fellow Taoist, may I ask if this is the home of Master Qin Dan?"

Fang Xue's palms were sweaty, and she answered in a calm voice:

"My two Taoist friends, my uncle Qin is not at home. If you have anything to do, please come back another day."

"Oh?" The thin bamboo pole narrowed his eyes and said to Fang Xue, "Are you the niece of Master Qin Dan? We have something urgent to discuss with him, please let him know."

Fang Xue bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Uncle Qin is not here. Why don't you leave your names and addresses? I'll let Uncle Qin know when he comes back."

Haha haha!

The burly man opened his mouth and let out a shrill laugh.

The thin bamboo pole also smiled: "Since fellow Daoist asked my name, I dare not not tell you. I am the fourth son of the Chang family in Xingluo Town, Chang Yunzi, and this is my fifth brother, Chang Zhenzi."

He put down the wooden box in his hand, slowly pulled out an iron rod from behind, and grinned:

"Master Qin Dan may have killed my third brother, so... we came here to kill his entire family."