Three days later.
Qinghe City.
Tomorrow is the day of the funeral of Li Qinghe, the head of the Li family. The Leijian Sect, Feiyun Sect, West Palace and many small sects have sent people to Qinghe City to attend tomorrow's funeral.
Today, Qinghe City has gathered disciples and even leaders from most of the sects in the world, making it more lively than usual.
But the entire Qinghe City was shrouded in solemnity and sadness.
Qinghe City has always been divided between the Cheng and Li families. The marriage between Cheng Yu, the head of the Cheng family in this generation, and Li Qinghe allowed the two families to govern harmoniously, making Qinghe City prosperous for twenty years.
Both family heads enjoy extremely high prestige in Qinghe City.
Li Qinghe, in particular, has always been kind and gentle to others and is deeply loved by the people.
But no one expected that he would die young. Suddenly, the whole Qinghe City was plunged into a heavy atmosphere of sorrow.
"Every household in the city has hung white banners and paper money. I didn't expect that Li Qinghe would be so popular."
At this time, Qin Gengyun was leading the phoenix beast into the city gate. Seeing the streets full of white banners and paper money used for sacrifices, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Why are you so surprised, Junior Brother He?"
A seemingly cold but actually charming voice came from the side. Jianyue touched Qin Gengyun with her body intentionally or unintentionally, and whispered:
"Junior brother, you haven't come to practice with me recently. Is there something secret?"
Qiu Zhihe next to her glanced at her coldly, and seeing a smile on Yue's face, she took two steps away from Qin Gengyun.
Tan Tai Ming Yue in front looked back and reminded: "We are here to pay our respects to Patriarch Li, so all disciples must not take it lightly."
Xu Caihe and Zhou Linger immediately cupped their hands and replied, "Yes!"
Then they saw that Senior Brother He, Junior Sister Ruo, and Senior Sister Ye who were traveling with them just nodded lightly. The two of them immediately shrank their heads and wished they could get to Li's Mansion as soon as possible and no longer walk with these people.
Qinghe City is under the jurisdiction of Zhenyang Sect. Naturally, Zhenyang Sect has to make some statement when the head of the family under its jurisdiction is buried.
So Tan Tai Ming Yue brought Ye Xi Yue to attend the funeral, while Xu Cai He and Zhou Ling Er were the daughter of the Lord of Zhen Lian City and the daughter of Zhou family, so they also had to attend.
As for Qin Gengyun, Qiu Zhihe, and the bird, for some unknown reason, Sect Leader Tan Tai specifically asked them to accompany him.
This is very hard for Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling'er.
In recent days, the two were forced to practice with Qin Gengyun and others every day. After witnessing their various secret methods, they were trembling with fear, worrying that they would be silenced at any time.
When they learned that they were going to Qinghe City with the leader, they were overjoyed and could finally get rid of their fear.
I didn't expect that the source of this fear would travel with me.
The two poor girls walked on thin ice the whole way, fearing that they would be doomed if they said something wrong.
After finally arriving at Li's residence, we saw a crowd of people at the door, all of them representatives from various sects.
Among them was Xu Jiangxing, the lord of Zhenlian City.
"Dad!" Xu Caihe shouted happily.
"Uncle Xu!" Zhou Ling'er also shouted.
The two looked at Tan Tai Ming Yue, and after getting the latter's nod of approval, the two little girls ran out as if fleeing, running towards Xu Jiang Xing.
"Daughter, Xiao Ling'er, you are here too?"
Xu Jiangxing smiled at the two people with red eyes and comforted them:
"You missed me so much after just a few months of not seeing me?"
Xu Caihe whimpered, "It's not that I miss you that much, but I finally have a shield, woo woo woo."
Zhou Ling'er also nodded while crying. Xu Jiangxing's relieved expression suddenly froze. He coughed dryly and pointed at Qin Gengyun in the distance and said:
"Isn't that Fellow Daoist He? Caihe, Ling'er, you two actually came here with him. You two sisters didn't quarrel over him, did you? Haha."
It was just a joke, but Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling'er trembled and looked terrified.
"Dad, please stop talking. I, I don't dare to like him anymore!"
"Yes, yes, Uncle Xu, just think of me as someone who was blind before!"
Xu Jiangxing looked at the expressions of the two men and immediately said angrily: "Did that kid dare to bully you?"
"No, no, Senior Brother He didn't bully us, he just forced us to practice every day!"
"Yeah, yeah, if we don't practice well, his wife will be even more mean to us!"
The two little girls were chattering and accusing, and Xu Jiangxing was confused. At this time, Tan Tai Mingyue also came over, and he hurried forward to greet her.
Tan Tai Mingyue was dignified and gentle, and her words were like a spring breeze. Soon, people from other sects came over to pay their respects, and they were all amazed by Tan Tai Mingyue's elegant temperament.
Some people also tried to secretly test the situation of the leader Chen Qingmo through words, but they were all gently resolved by Tan Tai Mingyue.
As he spoke, Tan Tai Ming Yue couldn't help but look around, worry in his eyes.
Until he finally saw a figure in white rushing towards the city gate, a smile finally appeared on Tan Tai Ming Yue's face.
The white figure also saw Tan Tai Ming Yue, stepped forward quickly, and greeted her gracefully:
“Master!”
Tan Tai Ming Yue quickly helped Su Yue up, looking her up and down, her voice full of kindness:
"Xin'er, why have you lost so much weight?"
A few days ago, Su Xin had used a sound transmission note to tell Tan Tai Ming Yue about what happened to them in Qing He City.
Her injuries were serious, so she stayed in the Leijian Sect to recuperate.
It was not until today that his injuries healed a little. Knowing that Tan Tai Ming Yue would also come to Qing He City, he came to Qing He City with Wei Wan and Ming Hu.
When mother and daughter met, Tan Tai Ming Yue knew that Su Xin was injured to cover Ming Hu's escape, and for a moment she looked at Ming Hu with some unfriendly eyes.
"Master Tan Tai, hello."
Minghu felt uneasy when he was looked at by Tan Tai Mingyue. He scratched his head and shrank his burly body backwards.
"Master, this time it's all thanks to Senior Brother Ming, otherwise Wei Wan and I would have died long ago..."
There were many people around, so Su Xin didn't say anything else, but Tan Tai Ming Yue knew that she was talking about almost dying in Li's mansion.
He glanced at Minghu and took Suxin's hand and walked towards Li Mansion.
Su Xin looked back at Qin Gengyun, Qiu Zhihe and Wei Wan, their eyes met and they nodded slightly.
Take action tonight!
…
That night.
Li Mansion.
After entertaining many guests during the day, the huge mansion became quiet.
In the mourning hall.
Cheng Qingyu stood in front of Li Qinghe's coffin, his eyes red and his voice hoarse:
"Mom, why did you leave suddenly? What happened?!"
"Why is Dad still in seclusion?"
"Mom, you were a burden to our family when you were alive, and now even your death is so unclear! You really bring shame to me and Dad!"
Li Qinghe died suddenly. Chen Qingmo, the head of the Cheng family and the leader of the Zhenyang Sect, was still in seclusion. Their only daughter Cheng Qingyu served as the host to receive guests from all parties.
After the commotion during the day, Cheng Qingyu finally couldn't hold back his emotions anymore. He came to Li Qinghe's mourning hall and questioned in a hoarse voice.
After crying and cursing for a while, he finally left.
Not long after Cheng Qingyu left, several figures slowly appeared.
"Brother He, do you really want to perform an autopsy?"
"Since Li Qinghe is an ancient divine phoenix, she cannot die so easily. This must be a trick. Only by seeing Li Qinghe's corpse can the mystery be solved."
“Coo-coo!”
"Don't worry, Xiao Huang. We'll open the coffin right away."