The green-robed old man Ren Qianmo was indeed no ordinary person. He quickly walked into the depths of the bamboo forest and disappeared.
Qining frowned, thoughtfully, but the little demon girl had already asked: "Qining, are those all the people you brought?"
Hearing her question, Qi Ning was even more certain that this group of people was definitely not members of the Black Lotus Cult. However, Ximen Zhanying had already come closer and said softly: "These people are sneaky and seem to have taken advantage of the situation."
Qi Ning nodded and said: "From their appearance, they seem to be looking for something in the Misty Flower Valley."
"This Merlin has ancient formations, and the one in the green robe specially brought them to break the formations." Ximen Zhanying frowned and said, "Master Marquis, what do they want to get when they come here?"
Qi Ning smiled coldly and asked, "Little witch, you should know what they are looking for, right?"
The little demon girl timidly said: "I'm not a roundworm in their belly, how can I know? This is the residence of the leader. They must think there are some martial arts secrets here, so they came here to look for it."
What she said was not completely unreasonable.
After all, the Black Lotus Cult Master has unfathomable martial arts. People in the world naturally covet the Black Lotus Cult Master’s martial arts. If the pavilion in the lake is really where the Black Lotus Cult Master lives, these people will take advantage of the heroes to attack Qian At the time of Wuling, it was not impossible to sneak into Mihua Valley and steal martial arts secrets.
But he had a vague feeling that things would never be that simple. After all, these people were involved in the Black Cave incident and had great intentions. If these people tried their best to sneak into Mihua Valley just for the Black Lotus Master's martial arts secrets, there would always be some explanation. Doesn’t make sense.
Ximen Zhanying was not polite. He stepped forward and slapped the little demon girl with a clear voice. The little demon girl was anxious and angry, and her eyes were as cold as knives: "You... you hit me?"
"Not only do I want to beat you, I also want to kill you." Ximen Zhanying sneered: "Since the Black Lotus Cult Master loves you so much, he allows you to come and go here at will, and you can even clearly understand Merlin's ancient formations. , do you dare to say that you don’t know why these people are here?”
She is from the Shenhou Mansion, so she has a strong sense of judgment.
The little demon girl gritted her teeth, but felt that her vest was getting cold. However, Qining used the cold blade to send it forward, staring at the skin on her back. The little demon girl was filled with annoyance and thought to herself: "You two bitches, wait until I get away." , I will definitely not make it easy for you." But he said helplessly: "There are no treasures in Mihua Valley, I really don't know what they want to do."
Hearing the word "baby" mentioned by the little demon girl, an idea flashed in Qining's mind, and he immediately thought of the ice coffin.
He entered the Misty Flower Valley through the stone gate before and encountered an ice pool. Under the ice pool, there was something similar to an ice coffin. Although he was curious at the time, he was worried about alarming others and did not break through the ice to check. At this time, he suddenly thought, Could it be that these people came here for the ice coffin under the pond
Thinking about this, the more I think about it, the more likely it is.
If the guess is correct, there are two ways to enter the Mihua Valley. One is the Shimen Road that he came in before. This road is obviously an extremely secretive road and no one knows about it. He broke in from there by accident. . The other road is naturally the road that the little demon girl wants to take him out at the moment. This is the road that Ren Qianmo and others found.
"I understand." Qi Ning raised his eyebrows and sneered: "It's an ice coffin!"
He said this deliberately, just to see the little demon girl's reaction. If the little demon girl knew the existence of the ice coffin, she would definitely react.
Sure enough, when Qi Ning mentioned the word "ice coffin", the little demon girl's petite and exquisite body trembled suddenly. Ximen Zhanying had already asked: "Ice coffin? What ice coffin?"
"Little witch, if you say you don't know about the ice coffin, I will kill you immediately." Qining said solemnly.
The little demon girl gritted her teeth and said, "You...you even...even saw the ice coffin."
Qi Ning said calmly: "I know far more than you think."
"Master Marquis, what's going on with the ice coffin?" Ximen Zhanying was confused, "You mean, these people sneaked into Mihua Valley to find the ice coffin you mentioned?"
"In addition to this plum grove, there is also a bamboo forest in the Misty Flower Valley." Qining said slowly: "That bamboo forest also contains extremely powerful ancient formations. I almost got trapped in it and couldn't get out."
Ximen Zhanying suddenly realized: "Is this the bamboo forest you mentioned before? Were those two maids the ones who brought you out?"
Qining sighed: "I'm very lucky. If I hadn't met those two maids going to get ice cubes, I would have died in the bamboo forest."
The little demon girl couldn't help but said: "As long as you know how powerful it is."
Qi Ning said coldly: "With you in my hands, no matter how powerful the formation is, it is useless. Little Demon Girl, you know the ancient formations in Merlin very well, and you are naturally familiar with the formations in the bamboo forest. Take us now. Go back and see what those people want to do."
Ximen Zhanying frowned and said, "We...are we going to follow them?" He hesitated and said, "Master Hou, the Black Lotus Sect has set a trap on the mountain. Should we...should we go there and inform them immediately?"
Qining sighed: "According to my estimation, the Shenhou Mansion took everyone into the mountain at least a day ago. They are probably already at the Black Stone Palace and fell into a trap."
"Then...!" Ximen Zhanying was very anxious. After all, many people came to the Shenhou Mansion this time. The Shenhou Mansion was different from other government yamen. They all got along with each other as brothers and sisters, and the feelings between them were Not bad, Ximen Zhanying has been hanging around in the Shenhou Mansion since she was born. Not only does she have a good relationship with Beidou Qixing, but also many other officials in the Shenhou Mansion. When she learned that this group of people might fall into a trap, Big is anxious.
Qi Ning can naturally understand Ximen Zhanying's mood at this moment, and said: "Zhanying, if the Shenhou Mansion is really defeated, then the Black Stone Palace is now controlled by the Black Lotus Sect. Just the two of us, I'm afraid there is nothing we can do." Turn the tables.”
Ximen Zhanying said anxiously: "But we can't ignore it, senior brother and the others...!"
"I understand." Qining nodded slightly: "So we must find a way for them to escape death."
"Ah?" Although Ximen Zhanying and Qi Ning usually fight like two fighting cocks when they meet, she also knows in her heart that Qi Ning is not unlearned and unskilled. This person sometimes seems uninhibited, but he is really When encountering severe moments, he is often extremely calm. Thinking that everyone in the Shenhou Mansion is in danger, now he can only rely on Qining to turn the situation around and ask: "Master Hou, have you thought of any good ideas?"
"This time the Black Lotus Sect has carefully designed it. I have thought about it, and now there is only one way that may be able to save the people of Shenhou Mansion from danger." Qining said softly.
Although the little demon girl knew that it was better for her to speak less at this time, she still couldn't help but said: "You took the initiative to attack. The Black Lotus Sect is not a vegetarian and will not let those people go."
"The Black Lotus Cult loves you very much. In exchange for you, you can always save some people's lives." Qi Ning said angrily, and then sneered: "Miscellaneous Flower Valley is the forbidden land of your Black Lotus Cult, and it belongs to the Black Lotus Cult. There is an ice coffin hidden in the residence under the water pool in the Misty Flower Valley. It is so secretive and discreet, so the treasure in the ice coffin is naturally something that the Black Lotus Cult regards as life."
The little demon girl also said angrily: "That's not necessarily true. There is nothing in this world that the leader cares about."
Qin Ning ignored her and said to Ximen Zhanying: "If we obtain the contents of the ice coffin, we may be able to use this as a threat to negotiate a deal with the Black Lotus Sect."
Ximen Zhanying also understood and said: "You mean, you can use the treasures in the ice coffin to exchange prisoners with the leader of the Black Lotus?" In fact, she didn't know what the battle situation was like in the Black Stone Palace, but the little demon girl vowed to do it again. Hearing the white monkey claim that the heroes would be defeated at the hands of the Black Lotus Sect, he felt in his heart that the heroes were in danger.
Qi Ning did not waste any time and said: "It will take some time for those people to pass through the plum forest and break through the bamboo forest. We must reach the water pool before them and get the treasure in the ice coffin." He stretched out his hand in the small The demon girl pushed her on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, lead the way." Her tone was non-negotiable.
The little demon girl secretly cursed in her heart. She had been looking for an opportunity to escape, but Qi Ning followed her like a shadow, sticking behind her from beginning to end, and was extremely wary of her. She had no chance to escape. At this time, Qin Ning was under the control of her, and she could not resist. , I can only grit my teeth and go back.
The little demon girl was familiar with the bamboo forest, and the ancient formations had no effect on her at all. She did not see Ren Qianmo and others along the way. After leaving the bamboo forest, Qining almost urged the little demon girl to run all the way, passing through the bamboo bridge in the lake, and arrived. On the other side, we entered the bamboo forest.
He glanced back and couldn't help being surprised. He saw only shadows among the shadows. He saw that Ren Qianmo and others had emerged from the mist of the bamboo bridge and were coming towards the bamboo forest. They were obviously also surprised by the pavilions in the lake. He didn't notice the Qining trio who had just entered the bamboo forest for a moment.
Qi Ning knew that time was tight and there was no room for delay. Ren Qianmo was an expert in formations, and it would not necessarily take too long to enter the bamboo forest later.
After forcing the little demon girl to lead him into the bamboo forest, the little demon girl was also familiar with the way in the bamboo forest. In just a moment, he walked out of the bamboo forest. Qining couldn't help but admire in his heart. He had been walking through the bamboo forest for two hours before, looking for himself. There was less than half a way out, but the little demon girl successfully passed through in less than half a stick of incense.
After leaving the bamboo forest, a path led to the ice pool. When they reached the edge of the ice pool, Ximen Zhanying was also surprised. The little demon girl said: "This is the place you are going to. But don't blame me for not reminding you. Apart from the leader, there is no one here." No one dares to come here, and even I can only come with him once a year. If you really touch the ice coffin, even if you run to the ends of the earth, the leader will definitely kill you."
Qi Ning sneered and said: "Do you think you can scare us with just a few words? What can the Black Lotus Master do? Even if he is a great master, will everyone in the world be afraid of a great master?"
The little demon girl sighed: "I don't care what you want to do. Anyway, I have advised you. You are not afraid of the leader. It's just because you haven't seen him. When you see the leader one day, you will regret what you said today."