Half an hour ago.

Snow Wind Pavilion.

This place is not far from Chang'an Palace and was also built by the Western Dynasty specifically for receiving foreign guests.

However, the facilities here are far inferior to those in Chang'an Palace, so the independent cultivators who came to participate in the Feixian Ceremony were arranged to live here.

After Si Minglan, Qin Gengyun and the other two separated, they returned to Fengxue Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw chaos in Fengxue Pavilion, and countless Golden Snake Guards were searching everywhere with serious expressions.

At this moment, Si Minglan had turned back into Mingchou's appearance. She was slightly stunned, then continued to walk in calmly.

He happened to meet several female cultivators who lived in the room next to his. They all came from Wangyuan Town in Dongxiu.

The girls are not very old, and the one with the highest cultivation level is only at the early stage of Golden Core. They are lucky to be shortlisted.

These people are simple-minded, enthusiastic and cheerful. They often send various foods to Si Minglan who lives next door and chat with her.

However, at this time, these talkative and cheerful girls were blocked in a corner by several Golden Snake Guards. The prettiest one was even surrounded by three or four Golden Snake Guards and molested.

She wanted to resist, but was firmly suppressed and could not move at all. She turned her head and saw Si Minglan, her red eyes full of pleading:

"Sister Ming, save us!"

Si Minglan walked in calmly, as if she hadn't seen it.

These Golden Snake Guards also saw her, their eyes suddenly lit up, and several of them came over to stop her.

"The Golden Snake Guards are conducting a search under orders. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"

Although he spoke seriously, his eyes were looking at Si Minglan unscrupulously.

The Mingchou that Si Minglan transformed into was only of average appearance, but she had a delicate temperament. In addition, after she practiced the Nine Fox Tail Curl, she naturally became a bit charming, which made these Golden Snake Guards covet her.

Si Minglan calmly bowed and said, "My Lords, why are you searching us?"

"You are just a casual cultivator, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

The nearest Golden Snake Guard was already impatiently grabbing Si Minglan's chest.

Bang!

The Golden Snake Guard was slapped away by Si Minglan, and no one could see her movements clearly.

After a few clangs, the rest of the Golden Snake Guards drew their swords: "How dare you disobey the Queen's order!"

They all abandoned the three female cultivators and attacked Si Minglan.

In just a moment, all the Golden Snake Guards fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

"Thank you Sister Ming!"

The three female cultivators stepped forward and expressed their thanks tearfully, but before they could finish their words, a graceful figure in a phoenix robe suddenly appeared at the entrance of Fengxue Pavilion.

A powerful spiritual force pressured them in the face, and they immediately fell to their knees, with their bones crackling all over their bodies.

“You, you are…”

The three men had blood oozing from their mouths as they looked in fear at the slowly approaching figure.

"Queen of the West?!"

Si Minglan's face changed slightly, and with a thought, she made an expression of struggling to resist on her face. She bent her knees and pretended that she could not withstand the opponent's spiritual pressure.

Behind Lin Yuan were dozens of Golden Snake Guards. She slowly walked up to Si Minglan and the other three and said with a smile:

"They are not evil people. What they did just now was instructed by me. I would like to apologize to the four Taoist friends here."

The three female cultivators were shocked: "Empress, why did you do this?"

Lin Yuan smiled gently and dignifiedly: "Last night, the leader of the Golden Snake Guard, Si Mingcheng, died tragically. I checked his body and found that the murderer was not a disciple of the sect, but a casual cultivator. That's why I ordered the Golden Snake Guard to intentionally cause trouble in the Snow Wind Pavilion. As long as the murderer takes action, I can recognize his skills."

"The actions of these Golden Snake Guards just now were indeed a bit excessive. I hope the three of you can forgive me."

Lin Yuan had an elegant, noble and dignified temperament, and her voice was gentle yet dignified. The resentment of the three female practitioners immediately disappeared, and they all said that there was no problem.

Lin Yuan looked at Si Minglan again, still with a smile on her face, but the spiritual pressure directed at her alone did not weaken at all:

"My fellow Taoist, have you not asked for my name yet?"

Si Minglan pretended to be unable to bear the pressure but unwilling to kneel down, and said through gritted teeth: "My name is Mingchou."

"Ming Qiu?"

Lin Yuan walked up to her, held her chin with two fingers, slowly lifted it up, looked at her face carefully, and opened her red lips slightly:

"Minglan?"

Plop!

Si Minglan finally "could not bear" the huge spiritual pressure and knelt down on her knees with shame and anger on her face:

"The Western Dynasty is holding the Fairy Rises Ceremony and is welcoming cultivators from all directions. Why is the Queen humiliating me like this?"

Lin Yuan looked at Si Minglan's face carefully and shook her head slowly: "You are not her?"

Finally, the huge pressure disappeared, and Si Minglan stood up from the ground "with difficulty", his eyes were red, and he looked like an angry little cultivator who had been humiliated.

Lin Yuan smiled and said softly, "I'm sorry, Friend Ming Dao, I thought you were an old friend just now, so I tried to test you. I apologize to you."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of Fengxue Pavilion. The Golden Snake Guards who were rushing around inside all stopped their actions and followed Lin Yuan out of Fengxue Pavilion.

All this happened and went away so quickly, and the independent cultivators were all confused, not knowing what had happened.

"These Golden Snake Guards are going too far!"

"After all, we are guests of West Royal City. How can you be so rude!"

"Fortunately, Queen West stopped them in time!"

"It's still Queen West who knows etiquette."

"It is said that Empress Lin is dignified and graceful, and she is the model for the Western Emperor. Seeing her today, she is even better than the rumors!"

The surroundings were filled with expressions of amazement and admiration for Lin Yuan. Si Minglan stood up straight with a sneer on her lips.

At this time, a petite and cold figure appeared outside Fengxue Pavilion.

Si Minglan's eyes focused, and she walked out of Fengxue Pavilion. She walked out of the familiar street with the figure one after another, and stopped opposite a drug store.

"Qiu Zhihe, why did you bring me here?"

Qiu Zhihe turned around and said to her, "This medicine shop is the base of my former Qinglian Sect members in West Imperial City."

Si Minglan was startled and looked at the ordinary pharmacy opposite, feeling a little complicated.

When the Si family was wiped out, she was thrown into the Jiaofangsi to be a court prostitute. After experiencing many tragic experiences, she was rescued by her master Sang Yue and brought to the Zhenyang Sect.

From then on, she became a disciple of Zhenyang Sect.

And the Qinglian Sect is naturally her enemy.

However, times have changed, and now she has been expelled from the Zhenyang Sect. What lies before her now is...

But it is the gate of Qinglian Sect.

Do you want to come in?

"Are you scared?"

As I hesitated, I heard a cold voice filled with disdain.

Si Minglan turned around and glared at Qiu Zhihe. She was obviously a vixen, but she suddenly felt that this cold and quiet woman was even more charming and made her feel more uneasy.

She snorted coldly: "Why not?"

After saying that, he strode in.

"What medicinal herbs would you like, my two guests?"

The shopkeeper behind the counter had a smile on his face. When he saw Qiu Zhihe, his voice paused and he immediately became extremely respectful. He led the two of them into the back hall and came to a courtyard.

There were dozens of people in the courtyard, among them was a woman dressed in white with a snow-white sword in her hand. Si Minglan was startled.

"Xiaoxue, why are you here too?"

At this time, everyone in the courtyard saluted respectfully to Qiu Zhihe:

"Meet the Saint!"

"Saint?!" Si Minglan was stunned, slowly turned around and looked at Qiu Zhihe.

“You, you are…”