When Chu Qi returned to the small building where they were resting, Zi Su had already prepared the meal.
After establishing their foundation, monks no longer need to eat grains, but some monks still retain the habit of eating, changing from three meals a day to eating a meal during rest time to enjoy relaxation.
What surprised Chu Qi was that the table was full of his favorite dishes. Obviously, the person who arranged these knew his preferences very well.
"… "
Chu Qi had long realized that this was not an ordinary illusion. At the moment, it seemed that the role he was "playing" was very consistent with himself.
Not only that, even when there are things that might be exposed, people around him will not suspect him.
what is this
After going through the thoughts in his mind, Chu Qi invited Yan Jiuge to dine with him.
In reality, influenced by Chu Qi, Yan Jiuge's tastes gradually became closer to Chu Qi's. There was no change in the illusion either.
Chu Qi kept all these details in mind. After dinner, he invited Yan Jiuge to rest in the small building.
"But, master, there are no extra guest rooms in Shuyu Tower..." Zi Su stood aside and reminded Chu Qi in a low voice.
Shuyulou is the name of the small building. It is a space magic tool specially built for Chu Qi by the weapon-refining master of Yaowang Valley. In addition to the bedroom for resting, there is also an alchemy room, a medicinal material room, a training room... It has everything, but there is no guest room to accommodate the second guest.
"It's fine if he and I share a room."
Chu Qi's answer to Zi Su was so natural that before Uncle Lin could react to "this isn't quite appropriate", he heard Chu Qi asking Yan Jiuge.
"Ayan, do you mind squeezing in with me?"
Yan Jiuge shook his head subconsciously.
What distracted him was not whether he minded or not, but "resting in the same room with Chu Qi".
"That's good." Chu Qi nodded and decided the matter.
"..." Uncle Lin opened his mouth and found himself speechless. His eyes swept over Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge, but in the end he said nothing and left with Zi Su and other attendants.
*
Only Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge were left in the room.
Walking from the hall to the bedroom and pushing the door open, you can see the meticulous layout inside.
Yan Jiuge's eyes swept over the furniture and ornaments that exuded spiritual energy, and as expected, he saw the mark of Yaowang Valley engraved on them.
Combined with Chu Qi's strange spiritual power, it can dispel the evil spirit.
He had a rough guess about Chu Qi's identity.
Although Yan Mingchao never revealed the origin of the talisman, there was no other identity that could fit Chu Qi except the mysterious young master of Yaowang Valley.
"Shall we talk?"
In front of him, a young man in gorgeous clothes turned around, and his emerald eyes met Yan Jiuge's gaze, with a calm look in his eyes.
Then, Yan Jiuge heard Chu Qi introducing himself.
He had mixed feelings. Guessing it was one thing, and hearing the person involved bring it up on his own initiative was another.
"Why are you telling me this?" Yan Jiuge's expression remained unchanged, even though he had a desire for knowledge stirring in his heart.
"I want us to be more familiar with each other."
Yan Jiuge's eyebrows were startled. He remembered Chu Qi asking him if he minded living in the same room. Then, a scene of Chu Qi holding a sword and slashing with sword intent flashed through his mind. The scenes in his mind alternated, and Yan Jiuge's thoughts surged -
And in front of him, Chu Qi was taking the initiative to approach him.
"Of course this is my personal opinion. Good friends can always talk about anything. If I have offended you, I apologize for it," said Chu Qi.
"No."
"Um?"
Yan Jiuge raised his eyes and said in detail, "No offense, I also have something I want to tell you."
As the young master of the Yan family, Yan Jiuge's identity would be replaced by other honorifics by his subordinates when he went out. It was not as secretive as the young master of Yaowang Valley, but it was also very low-key.
After listening to Yan Jiuge's self-narration, Chu Qi's opinion of the Yan family changed profoundly.
The Yan family is not just an ordinary aristocratic family. Yan Jiuge has many secrets.
These are things that Chu Qi didn't know before. Perhaps he will be able to get the answers to the evil spirit that fills Yan Jiuge's body from this illusion
Chu Qi thought hesitantly.
Moreover, his identity is closely connected with Yaowang Valley. I wonder if it was influenced by the vine ring.
After the two of them started talking, the atmosphere became much more natural than before.
Just when Yan Jiuge wanted to say something to Chu Qi, the dragon-patterned jade on his waist flashed a scarlet light.
"..." The words on his lips suddenly stopped, Yan Jiuge frowned slightly, and then said to Chu Qi, "I have something urgent to deal with, I will come back to you later."
"Okay, be careful." Chu Qi nodded, his eyes sweeping over the dragon-patterned jade hanging around Yan Jiuge's waist. He remembered that A Yan in real life also wore this.
It turns out that this thing is a communication jade, not an ordinary ornament.
After watching Yan Jiuge leave, Chu Qi turned his attention back to the bedroom. This was the residence of the young master of Yaowang Valley. Perhaps there might be some clues here
With an attitude of scrutiny, Chu Qi began to use his spiritual sense to carefully search the bedroom.
Soon, a scroll placed on the desk attracted Chu Qi's attention.
In Chu Qi's perception, the spiritual energy emitted by the scroll was the most concentrated of all things. After approaching, Chu Qi also found that there was a restriction around the scroll that blocked the aura.
It is not the scroll that is filled with rich spiritual energy, but this restriction.
Chu Qi: “…”
It seems that this scroll is more valuable than he imagined. Even with the restrictions that block it, its spiritual energy is richer than other treasures.
Chu Qi reached out and tried to take it out of the restriction.
Perhaps sensing Chu Qi's presence, the restriction did not block his approach. Chu Qi easily took out the scroll, and after opening it, he found that the content on the scroll was completely blank, with nothing inside.
"A book without words?"
As the speculative words rang out, Chu Qi fell into deep thought.
According to his inference, an unimportant thing could not be placed in the restriction, and the restriction did not repel his approach, which meant that the scroll was related to him.
But why is there nothing on the scroll? What is it used for
Just as Chu Qi was lost in thought, he felt a burning sensation on his left wrist, bringing his thoughts back to reality.
Chu Qi looked down and found that the light blue mark on his wrist had turned dark blue, and it emitted a breath of requesting a message. That was where the vine ring was originally.
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Qi responded to the mark with a stream of spiritual power.
The call was connected.
Suddenly, an illusory projection appeared in front of Chu Qi. The shadow was translucent, and the future man's appearance was vividly and realistically outlined.
After seeing the visitor's face clearly, Chu Qi inevitably froze in place - this person looked 80% similar to him.
"Xiao Qi, I heard from Lin Ze that you met the young master of the Yan family during this trip."
The sound of his voice made Chu Qi feel familiar yet strange, and there was also an inexplicable sense of novelty.
Lin Ze is Uncle Lin’s name.
The person in front of him has a special relationship with him and is most likely a relative.
"Yes, I admire him very much." Chu Qi replied slowly.
After he finished speaking, the person on the other end of the message was silent for a moment, and suddenly whispered, "Sure enough, it's inevitable."
The message hidden in this sentence was a little unclear. Chu Qi wanted to ask more, but he continued, "When you go out for training this time, try not to be too far away from the World Tracing Scroll. Especially when you get to Yancheng, remember to carry it with you."
Retrospective volume
Hearing this strange name, Chu Qi found that the person in the projection was looking at the blank scroll in his hand. It turned out to be this strange blank scroll. It seemed that it did have special abilities, but he didn't know it yet.
"I remember it." Chu Qi responded.
"You should stay away from the heir of the Yan family." The man sighed and said something similar to Uncle Lin.
"Why?" Chu Qi couldn't help but ask.
However, the man did not answer, but just opened his same emerald eyes and stared at Chu Qi silently, as if he was sizing him up, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"What's the reason why I can't get close to him?" Chu Qi asked, his eyes a little stubborn.
"I'm not sure either. Judging from the hexagram, it might be a disaster, or it might be good luck." The man continued, "I still can't figure out why you inherited the spirit of the sacred tree, but the body of the immortal bone is Yan Jiuge. This shouldn't have happened, but it still happened."
“…” Chu Qi frowned. He had a bad feeling.
"The head of the Yan family said that it is possible that only one of you can survive. You are my child, so of course I hope that you are the one who survives."
The man sighed slightly, and his eyes lost their seriousness and solemnity, becoming gentle.
"Xiao Qi, this trip to Yancheng is extremely dangerous. We are not able to save the people of this world, but the spirit of the sacred tree chose you, so I took a risky move. The Scroll of the Past can protect you once, but it will also push your fate to a more dangerous side. Heaven has its will, and the price will not be small. You must protect yourself."
The man gave instructions in a gentle voice, his tone very intimate.
Different from the intimacy between Yan Jiuge and the elders of the sect, it is more like the expectations of parents for their children.
Chu Qi was brought up by Uncle Lin since he was young. Uncle Lin took good care of him, but always with a layer of respect. Unlike the natural and peaceful person in the projection.
Chu Qi opened his lips and slid his throat. His voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "Okay."
If his "parents" had not died in an accident, would he have looked like this
Chu Qi looked at the man deeply.
As if noticing his gaze, the man curled up his lips and smiled, "Everyone has their own destiny. When you come back from Yancheng, I will tell you everything."
After saying this, the man hung up the call, leaving Chu Qi alone, holding the blank scroll in his hand, in a daze.
*
On the other side, after receiving the message, Yan Jiuge left Shuyu Tower with the dragon-patterned jade, found a secluded place, set up an isolation barrier, and answered the message.
"How is it? Are the monsters in the mountains easy to kill?"
A nonchalant voice came from the other end of the dragon pattern jade, and Yan Jiuge frowned slightly, "Yan Chi, can you stop talking nonsense?"
"Hmm? How can this be called nonsense? I am just being caring." On the other end, Yan Chi explained his attitude and read some information from Yan Jiuge's answer, "You seem to be particularly irritable today. Could it be that my message just ruined your good plan of killing the monster?"
Yan Jiuge: “…”
He didn't kill any monsters, but Yan Chi's message did make him unhappy.
"Get to the point." Yan Jiuge emphasized.
"Okay, the monsters in the mountains near Yancheng seem to have some relationship with the demon clan. I found out that the current leader of the demon clan, the cunning nine-tailed fox, is also in Yancheng." Yan Chi said.
"The demon clan has been in decline for many years. Where do they get the strength to control the demon beasts?" Yan Jiuge concentrated.
"Yes, yes, I also find it suspicious. Maybe the evil spirit is among the demon clan." Yan Chi guessed.
"I checked last time, and there is none."
The Yan family has investigated every place in the Yunyin Realm, and there will be no exceptions.
"This is also a strange point. Why can't we find the high-level evil spirit? It has been hiding in the Hidden Cloud Realm for so many years, and no trace has appeared. However, low-level evil spirits continue to appear in the Hidden Cloud Realm, consuming the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
High-level evil spirits can pollute other cultivators and turn them into low-level evil spirits. Low-level evil spirits can then pollute other living beings, turning them into carriers of evil spirits and monsters without any intelligence.
According to their deduction, the one who escaped the ancient war was a high-level evil spirit who remained in the Hidden Cloud Realm, which led to the occasional appearance of monsters possessed by low-level evil spirits.
According to past practice, Yan Jiuge would have dealt with all these monsters. But he remembered Chu Qi's sword, and his heart was touched, "Perhaps, the solution to the problem will soon come."
"Ah?" Yan Chi said in a surprised voice, "What are you talking about? You can imagine a beautiful future?"
Yan Jiuge: “…”
Didn't he imagine that with Chu Qi's ability, he could sever the cause and effect between the evil spirits and the cultivators, and the sins of the cultivators who were controlled by the evil spirits would be repaid in another way.
Not wanting to continue discussing this issue with Yan Chi, Yan Jiuge changed the subject and asked him, "When will you arrive in Yancheng?"
"We are heading to the mountains to help you kill the monsters." Yan Chi replied.
"No need." Yan Jiuge looked in the direction of Shuyu Tower, "Just go to Yancheng and wait for me. All the monsters in the mountains have been dealt with."
"Huh? How come it happened so quickly? Fifteen just asked for help from the family today, didn't he?"
"Because I met a good friend along the way."
"Friends??" Yan Chi raised his voice.
"Anyway, it's been resolved, you don't have to come over." Yan Jiuge was too lazy to say more and hung up the message.
The air returned to silence. Yan Jiuge removed the isolation barrier and returned to Shuyu Tower.
When Yan Jiuge returned, Chu Qi was refining medicine. His technique was very skillful and his attention was focused, so he didn't even notice him coming in.
Yan Jiuge paused at the door, not wanting to go in and disturb Chu Qi from refining the medicine. He looked at Chu Qi's busy figure, and felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar.
However, in just a moment, Chu Qi had refined the elixir. He put away the medicine cauldron, put the elixir into a jade bottle, and walked towards Yan Jiuge in three or two steps.
"Now that you're back, do you want to try the Soul-Returning Pill I made?"
During the conversation, a jade bottle was handed to Yan Jiuge.
Yan Jiuge reached out to take it, took out a Huiling Pill from the jade bottle and swallowed it. The rich spiritual energy emanated from the pill and began to nourish his Dantian and meridians.
There was also some spiritual energy belonging to Chu Qi hidden in it, which made Yan Jiuge relax for no reason.
It was as if the bottle of Huiling Pill in front of him was an auxiliary spiritual medicine that he took frequently, and not the first time he had taken it.
Could it be that in addition to talismans, the Yan family also purchased other spiritual medicines from Yaowang Valley
No, the elixirs refined by other doctors in Medicine King Valley are not like the ones Chu Qi makes.
I’ll ask Yan Mingchao or Yan Chi later.
Yan Jiuge thought.
"How is it?" Chu Qi waited expectantly for Yan Jiuge's answer.
"very useful."
"Then I'll make more for you!" Since monks don't need to sleep, why not make more elixirs for Yan Jiuge? Maybe Yan Jiuge can detect some subtle differences.
"Don't work so hard, I still have a lot." Yan Jiuge shook his head, and then took out dozens of other bottles of Huiling Pills from the Qiankun bag.
Bottle after bottle, all of them were made by Chu Qi.
Chu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly. Although it was the first time he met Yan Jiuge in the illusion, they had exchanged many talismans and elixirs before they met.
Chu Qi thought of what the man had told him, and became somewhat curious about what was about to happen in Yancheng.
(End of this chapter)