Three days later.

The second largest city under the jurisdiction of Feiyun Sect, Qiyun City.

Forty miles outside the city.

An official road built by cutting through mountains and forests.

Dozens of men wearing black robes embroidered with gold snakes surrounded two prison vans and headed south.

"Fourth sister, do you know where we are going?"

A man was standing on the edge of a prison van, laughing at the woman trapped inside.

The woman in the prison van had disheveled hair and whip marks all over her body. Her hands and feet were shackled with chains that could imprison her spiritual power. She leaned weakly against the iron bars of the prison van.

Hearing the man's words, she slowly raised her head, revealing a charming and alluring face, but this face was a little red and swollen, and it was obvious that the woman had experienced a lot of torture.

But the woman showed no sign of pain and sneered:

"I am the commanding disciple of Zhenyang Sect. You dare not dispose of me at will. You can only take me to Zhenyang Sect. After Zhenyang Sect has convicted me of a crime, you can take me back to the Western Dynasty."

"Fourth sister, you are still so smart." The man laughed loudly, with a cruel look on his face:

"You are the third senior sister of Xiyue Peak, and a fairy on the beauty list. You have countless admirers. I wonder what their expressions will be when they see you like this?"

"Heh." The woman looked at him mockingly: "That's great, I can tell them how Master Simingcheng cried like a dog at my feet when he was a child."

"Si Minglan!!"

Si Mingcheng was furious. He picked up the Whip and lashed it on Si Minglan's face, leaving a deep whip mark on her already red and swollen face.

Si Mingcheng burst into laughter: "Si Minglan, I have smeared poison on this Thorn Whip. The wound cannot be healed. Your face is ruined. Not only will you die, but I want you to lose everything before you die!"

Si Minglan looked at him calmly: "You can't kill me without evidence."

Si Mingcheng sneered: "We have witnesses. Your friends in Yunling Town can prove that you killed the eldest prince!"

Si Minglan smiled faintly, with a mocking look on her face: "You can't find them. Even if you do, they don't know about me because I'm not friends with them. For someone like me, I can only have a heartless brother like you. How can I have friends?"

"Yeah?"

Si Mingcheng sneered: "Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe may not be your friends, but what about Fang Xue? She is your junior sister. We have checked and you two are very close."

Si Minglan looked at him coldly: "Junior Sister Fang knows nothing. It's useless for you to find her. Si Mingcheng, you still haven't made any progress after all these years."

Si Mingcheng approached the prison van, reached in, and pinched Si Minglan's chin:

"You've been looking at me like this since I was a kid. I don't like it. Yes, I haven't made any progress, but what if the Queen takes action?"

Si Minglan's indifferent look suddenly changed.

Seeing that her expression had finally changed, Si Mingcheng laughed triumphantly and pinched her chin hard:

"Fourth sister, even if you don't admit to killing the eldest prince, wait until the queen brings your good junior sister to Zhenyang Sect and she testifies against you in person. Do you think you can still escape?"

"Back then, Si Yuanwu was accused by me and sent to the guillotine. Now you are accused by your dearest junior sister. You and your daughter have ended up in the same place, hahaha!"

Sharp teeth suddenly grew out of Si Minglan's mouth and she bit Si Mingcheng's hand, causing him to scream in pain.

"Ah!! Si Minglan, let go, ah, let me go!"

After finally breaking free, he saw that a piece of flesh had been torn off the back of his hand. Si Mingcheng was furious and ordered his men:

"Hit me, hit me hard!"

Several Golden Snake Guards came over, picked up the Thorn Whip and whipped Si Minglan in the prison car.

Suddenly, blood splattered and splashed into a nearby prison van. Yunyan and Yunyu began to cry:

"Don't hit Sister Si, don't hit her, Sister Si, wuwuwu..."

Yun Xing held the iron bars of the prison van tightly with his two little hands, staring at Si Mingcheng and the several Golden Snake Guards who were whipping Si Minglan.

The appearance of these people was deeply engraved in my mind.

…

Yunling Town.

Lotus Garden.

"Children, it's time to eat!"

"Yeah yeah yeah!"

"Wow! The food grandpa and grandma cooked smells so good!"

Fang Chao and his wife called for dinner with a smile, and the children all came running over and sat obediently at the long table.

These children from Yunzhu Mountain have lived in Heyuan for almost a month. From their initial timidity and homesickness, they have gradually adapted to the environment.

They also became more familiar with Fang Chao and his wife who moved in to take care of them, and now everyone calls them "Grandpa and Grandma" sweetly.

Fang Chao and his wife were also very happy, smiling from ear to ear every day. Once, Fang Chao whispered to Fang Xue:

"My daughter, you have brought us so many children. Even if you practice cultivation and never get married in the future, your mother and I will not be anxious."

With so many lovely children around him every day, Fang Chao, who was suffering from erysipelas and had a short life, felt much better.

Fang Xue sat in front of the lotus pond and practiced every day.

One day, the children saw lotus flowers growing in the lotus pond where there were only a few lotus leaves. The lotus flowers flew into the air, and the petals scattered, turning into a rain of flowers all over the sky.

The children naturally didn't know that this was the performance of the famous Tanglian Jue reaching a higher level.

They just thought that Sister Xue's magic tricks were very interesting and kept pestering her to perform them again.

Fang Xue doted on these children and would actually perform this kind of interesting magic trick from time to time, turning the Tanglian Jue into a prop to make the children happy.

"Sister Xue, it's time to eat!"

At this time, Fang Xue was still sitting cross-legged in front of the lotus pond, and several children came over to call her to eat.

Fang Xue opened her eyes, looked in the direction of the gate, and smiled at the children:

"Xiao Zhen, Xiao Yu, be good, go eat, Sister Xue is going to meet the guests."

"guest?"

The children were puzzled, but they still went to eat obediently.

Fang Xue slowly stood up and said to Fang Chao and his wife:

"Dad, Mom, I'm going out for a while."

Fang Chao's wife asked, "Daughter, are you coming back for dinner?"

Fang Xue was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Come back for dinner in a few days."

After saying that, she walked towards the gate of the Lotus Garden. Fang Chao called her from behind:

"daughter."

Fang Xue turned around, and Fang Chao's wrinkled face showed an old smile:

"Go early and come back early, we will wait for you."

Fang Xue looked at her father, smiled softly, and nodded heavily:

"good."

She looked at her mother and children again, and finally turned around and slowly walked past the lotus pond, through the garden, to the gate, was silent for a moment, and opened the door.

There stood a graceful and elegant woman at the door. She seemed to have known that she would come out. She spoke in a gentle voice:

"Friend Fang, do you know where I'm taking you?"

Fang Xue did not answer but asked: "Did you find my senior sister?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Fang Xue said: "So you will take me to Senior Sister, right?"

Lin Yuan nodded again.

Fang Xue said: "Then I will go with you."

The Golden Snake Guard behind Lin Yuan stepped forward and took out the shackles. Lin Yuan said:

"No."

"Yes, madam."

The Golden Snake Guards retreated, and Lin Yuan said to Fang Xue, "Aren't you going to say goodbye?"

Fang Xue shook her head: "No, I will be back."

"Okay, let's go." Lin Yuan said softly, turned and walked towards the outside of Yunling Town, and Fang Xue followed her quietly.

Lotus Garden.

In the lotus pond, lotus flowers emerged from the water and slowly bloomed.

For a moment, the lotus pond was full of bright green flowers, like a spectacle.

The children who were eating shouted in surprise:

"Wow, there are so many lotus flowers! Sister Xue has performed a magic trick for us again!"