Admit it
Xue Yin asked that question just now almost completely subconsciously. She didn't even think that she would get an answer, and a positive answer at that.
In just a moment, she was stunned.
The next moment, a smiling but slightly cold voice interrupted.
"Why is Senior Sister Xue Yin here?"
It was "Lian Zhao", or Jianchou, who walked out from the torture room opposite in the silence and his eyes fell on Xue Yin.
Somehow, being looked at by her seemingly calm eyes, Xue Yin couldn't help but shudder. She didn't know if she had heard the conversation between her and Xiao Mou just now, and she didn't know what kind of thoughts were going through her mind when she looked at her now.
A sense of absurdity suddenly arose in my heart.
Xiao Mou actually likes Lian Zhao
In front of Jianchou, Xueyin was strangely silent for a long time, her eyes roaming back and forth between the man and woman in front of her for a few times, and finally she actually laughed.
It was as if I had heard some terrible joke.
Qu Zhengfeng stood aside with his lips pursed, saying nothing; Jianchou, however, slowly frowned.
But Xueyin did not explain why she laughed. She just looked at Jianchou again with a different kind of admiration that was almost mocking: "Junior Sister Lianzhao is really good at tricks. I admire you, I admire you..."
Jianchou looked at her and didn't respond.
Then she turned her gaze to Qu Zhengfeng, or "Xiao Mou", and her voice was filled with malicious malice: "Senior sister, there is nothing much to say. I just wish that Junior Brother Xiao can achieve his wish."
After saying that, she turned around and left without explaining anything.
The relationship between Xueyin and Renzhao was bad, and there was also a dispute in the torture room across the street not long ago, so they were too lazy to even do the last bit of superficial work.
She came quickly and left quickly, and soon disappeared without a trace.
At this time, Jianchou showed some obvious fear in his eyes. He walked in and asked Qu Zhengfeng, "Does Xiao Mou like Lian Zhao?"
It turns out she heard everything.
I think so.
Xue Yin did not hide her whereabouts when she came, not to mention that Jianchou's cultivation was far higher than hers. He was able to sense Xue Yin's coming early on, and so was Jianchou. It was only natural for him to hear what he said just now.
Qu Zhengfeng loosened his palm slightly, and the soul-catching rope that had been condensed dispersed completely. He smiled and replied, "I think I like it a little, but I can't explain it in a few words. It's a bit complicated."
After hearing this, Jianchou fell silent.
She only searched Lian Zhao's soul, but she knew what kind of behavior this female cultivator had. She also knew that Lian Zhao had no idea of her feelings for Xiao Mou, so it was naturally impossible for her to have any special feelings for this person who had always been bullied by her.
Lian Zhao didn't like him.
"The King of Xiang has a dream, but the Goddess has no intention." She thought for a moment and sighed slightly, "Although this Xiao Mou has some hardships, I'm afraid there is no fate."
Qu Zhengfeng glanced at her and smiled faintly: "That should be the case."
Although this matter was somewhat unbelievable and quite interesting, it was after all someone else's business, and Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng both had more important things to do at the moment. After saying these two sentences, they quickly changed the subject.
Jianchou's gaze fell on Lu Xiangleng who was tied to a stone pillar.
When he saw the blood and the mess on her body, his brows that had just relaxed were furrowed tightly: "What's going on?"ωＷＷ.166xs.cc
"I explained to her our identities. I knew she had a history with you, so I didn't plan to do anything. But she saw it very clearly. She knew that since she had been trapped in this situation, she had to pretend to be more convincing, so she asked me to take drastic measures. She is a medicine girl from Baiyue Valley, proficient in alchemy and poison treatment. Once this situation is over, she will be safe."
After all, it is unacceptable that he was tortured and interrogated but had no injuries on his body.
Qu Zhengfeng explained the whole story to Jianchou.
Seeing the sorrowful look on his face, he became a little gloomy.
Lu Xiangleng had already fallen into a coma, and her pretty face had turned pale. Even in a coma, her brows were slightly frowned, as if she was enduring some unspeakable pain.
The blood-stained white clothes were shocking.
"His Majesty the Sword Emperor is no ordinary man. He could remain calm and act so cruelly towards such an innocent woman."
Jianchou walked over and took Lu Xiangleng's pulse.
At the same time, a gentle and strong spiritual power came out from her fingertips, traveled along the meridians to the position of Lu Xiangleng's ancestral orifice between her eyebrows, wrapped up her spiritual platform and soul, and protected her tightly.
Qu Zhengfeng watched her actions from the side, and also glanced at the unconscious Lu Xiang Leng, and said: "It is not an ordinary person, it should be you, Fellow Daoist Xiang Leng."
"… "
Jianchou turned around to look at him.
Qu Zhengfeng's face was calm, but his eyes were like the deep sea in the night. He could not see anything, but there was an undercurrent surging. "Doctors are kind-hearted and save the world. They are respected by the world, and there is nothing wrong with that. But ordinary people cannot have such a kind heart and great love. She sees all beings as equal and loves everyone without distinction, but she is heartless to others. In the vast universe, it is almost like the way of heaven, and it is different from that of humans. It's a pity that in this mundane world, those who are different from others are often aliens."
And the heterogeneous
If you are not outstanding and strong enough to fight against the ordinary, you will eventually be harmed by the ordinary.
Jianchou and Lu Xiangleng actually got along quite well, but they didn't know each other very well. Although Qu Zhengfeng was the high and mighty Sword Emperor of Tomorrow Star Sea over the years, he had always been in the Nineteenth Continent and might know more than her.
He must have a reason for saying this.
Dan Jianchou stared at Lu Xiangleng in front of him, and remembered that when she crossed the river in the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple, she was ruthless but chose the path of affection. She was silent for a while, and did not ask Qu Zhengfeng about it. She only said: "It's not bad to be different from others. Everyone has their own way. It's good to see yourself clearly."
Qu Zhengfeng didn't respond.
He saw that Chou had left a backup plan for Lu Xiangleng to protect her, so he walked out of the simple torture room and said, "It's time to check the observation deck."
Jianchou nodded and followed out quickly.
Of course, the two of them would not really stay here to interrogate their two acquaintances, Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng, all night long. Their focus was on taking the opportunity to investigate the situation at the observation tower.
The entire station is like a huge underground maze.
Countless corridors connect in different directions, dividing the place into different areas where ghost cultivators from different ghost tribes are stationed. However, the exact location of the watchtower remains a mystery.
Fortunately, Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng were both powerful cultivators, and in this garrison, only King Chujiang's cultivation could be compared with theirs, so the two of them didn't have to spend much effort. They easily concealed their bodies and explored most of the garrison, and finally stopped in a corridor with the most concentrated Yin energy in the entire garrison.
The watchtower draws the energy of the earth and covers the surroundings.
Therefore, it stands to reason that the place with the most and thickest underground energy should be where the observation tower is located.
The two looked at each other, and then used their spiritual sense to explore the corridor. When they found nothing unusual, they went into the corridor.
But no one expected that something was wrong after just a few steps!
The two had been hiding all the way here, and their figures had never been exposed at all. In this corridor, under the oppression of the overly strong earth power, they were vaguely revealed! The further they walked inside, the more obvious it became!
In this corridor, at the place closest to the observation deck, nothing in the world can obscure it, and nothing can disappear!
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng were both frightened and frowned.
But apart from that, no dangerous changes occurred, as if this was just a side effect of the lookout.
The two men considered the strength of the rest of the people in the base and hesitated for a moment. In the end, they felt that this was a rare opportunity, so they simply took the risk and went deeper into the tunnel.
There was not a single ghost soldier on the road.
The entire corridor seems to lead to an unknown space, giving people a feeling of narrowness and crampedness.
Jianchou said, "There is no one guarding it, and there is no defense in the road. This lookout must be quite powerful. At least it is not afraid of being destroyed by one or two people, nor is it worried about being easily stopped by others. It seems that the probability of us returning empty-handed this time is higher."
How could Qu Zhengfeng not understand this truth
But he didn't say anything, just frowned and continued walking with Jianchou.
Less than a moment later, the two figures that were supposed to be hidden had completely revealed themselves, just like usual, and the corridor had completely come to an end.
What appeared before the two was actually a terrifying abyss!
The stone walls with jagged rocks have been dyed by the extremely rich Yin energy of the earth, showing a gray-black color unique to the black jade commonly used in the extreme regions.
A huge white stone pillar rose from the bottom of the abyss, reaching straight to the dome of this underground space!
Countless ancient, completely unrecognizable symbols were hovering on the stone pillars, flashing a faint dark golden light.
Endless earth power gushed out from the bottom of the abyss!
They were like a raging storm, surrounding the stone pillar, scattering in all directions, and then seeping into the ground, filling the extreme evil land near the Ghost Gate...
Who could have imagined that one could see such a magnificent scene in the silence of the underground
No matter how powerful the spiritual consciousness is, it cannot pass through this storm.
Just standing on the edge of the abyss, Jianchou couldn't help but feel as if he was about to be swept into the storm and torn to pieces.
This is the Ghost Gate Lookout Tower.
Just as Jianchou had expected when he came, just by taking a look, they all knew that under such a powerful storm of earth power, they were completely powerless and could not change anything.
Whoever goes down will die.
Unless they get something crucial—
Jianchou withdrew his shocked gaze, slowly regained his composure and rationality, and then looked at the ground under his feet, the edge of the abyss.
There are no lines, no formations, only two grooves.
Both are half-moon shaped, facing each other, forming a circle. At this moment, there is nothing in the two grooves, only two thin stone holes are punched in the middle of the two grooves, which are very deep and seem to lead to a bottomless abyss...
Qu Zhengfeng sighed and said, "It seems that we need a 'key'..."
*
"Ling Jue? Where did I get Ling Jue?"
The angry and dissatisfied voice sounded in the depths of the hall, stirring up an echo. The King of Chujiang, who was wearing a dark royal robe, stopped his anxious steps, stood on the top of the steps, and looked at the dark blue vortex floating in the air.
"He said that I, the Lord of the Eight Palaces, am equal to him, but has he ever taken us seriously? He said that the battle at Ghost Gate is of vital importance, and he sent me to guard this place, but I only have the Upper String Jue that can open the Watchtower!"
The dark blue vortex fell silent after hearing this. After a moment, a somewhat old voice was heard, but it was obviously more patient than King Chu Jiang. It only asked, "Is the Lower String Jue in his hand?"
"Who knows?"
King Chujiang looked very young. He had been obsessed with cultivation in the past years because of his injuries and rarely paid attention to the outside world, but this was just an appearance. Thinking of what had happened recently, his eyes were filled with gloom.
"You may not know this, but he has also sent one of his own great judges to supervise the army."
“Grand Judge?” The dark blue vortex connected to someone far away in Bafang City. He was slightly stunned when he heard the words, “Zhang Tang?”
"Who else could it be except this dead face?"
King Chujiang was obviously dissatisfied. He stopped his anxious steps and started walking up the stairs again.
"He is obviously suspicious."
"So what if you are suspicious? Zhang Tang is really annoying, but in this situation, if you don't make things difficult for him, he won't make things difficult for you either. After all, you are the King of Hell and he is just a judge. Even if our plan is leaked, he won't settle the score now. He should wait until the battle is over. Who will be stronger and who will be weaker by then will depend on the fate arranged by God!"
The voice was not worried at all and even advised King Chujiang.
"An accident happened in Xinmi, the Snow Region. They were attacked by surprise and lost the Houtu Seal. It was a bad start. This battle will give him a headache. You should be patient and get through this mission..."
King Chujiang just felt suffocated in his heart, sneered, looked at the vortex, but finally agreed, then waved his hand to disperse the dark blue vortex.
The empty hall was cold and silent.
He stood high up in the hall, looking at the deep darkness for a long time, suppressing the rage that was barely suppressed in his eyes...
*
Lookout corridor.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng carefully studied the two grooves and determined that they were related to the opening and closing of the watchtower. The two small holes under the grooves were connected to the formation buried by the earth force Yinhua storm below the abyss.
They couldn't break into the storm, and they didn't have the "key" to open and close the groove, but they were unwilling to return empty-handed.
So, Jianchou studied it for a while and decided to do something.
This observation tower, after all, is just a formation that extracts the Yin energy from the earth and then scatters it out. The "key" involves "extraction", and they don't have the key, but that doesn't mean they can't tamper with the "dispersion".
She used black jade to set up the formation.
In a place where the earth's Yin energy is so abundant, let alone the power of hundreds of Xuan jades, even tens of thousands of Xuan jades are like a drop of water in the ocean and cannot attract anyone's attention at all.
Qu Zhengfeng's research on this subject was mediocre, so he did not interfere.
Jianchou said, "The array is limited, the power of the black jade is also limited, and we dare not borrow the Yin Hua of the earth's power too blatantly, so setting up the array here is just better than nothing. At most, it can isolate this lookout from the outside world for a moment, which may come in handy at a critical moment."
After all, no one knows what the future will be like.
They had no idea what the "key" to open and close the watchtower was or who had it, so they just did as much as they could for now.
However, when the formation was at the end and the last seven black jades were to be placed as the core of the formation, Jianchou was cautious and did not leave them near the observation tower. Instead, he went all the way to the entrance of the corridor and knocked lightly on the stone wall, making seven bucket-shaped grooves.
The black jades were placed in one by one.
Qu Zhengfeng stood by the wall, thinking that she was too smart: "Putting it here is the most dangerous place, and it is also the safest..."
Before he could finish his words, his brows suddenly frowned.
Jianchou became alert almost at the same time!
They were already at the entrance of the corridor. Going out further would be a normal corridor used by the ghost soldiers and ghost cultivators stationed there. Suddenly, a team of patrolling ghost soldiers came on another connected road!
At this moment, they were unable to hide under the pressure of the Yin Hua power of the Lookout Platform, nor could they use teleportation or movement in this unstable situation. If they forced their way out, they would collide head-on with this team of ghost soldiers!
Oh no!
Both of them were startled. As the saying goes, "If you stand by the river too often, you will get your feet wet." Another saying goes, "If you walk too much on the road at night, you are bound to encounter ghosts." Long before they decided to investigate, the two had thought about facing this kind of critical situation, but they didn't expect that they had a smooth journey tonight, but encountered it at this last critical moment!
The footsteps were approaching, leaving no time for further thought.
Jianchou looked at the seven grooves on the wall that had not been covered up in time, and then glanced at Qu Zhengfeng who was standing beside the wall. His mind raced, and he pulled the other person in front of him without hesitation, making the other person stand with his back against the wall. However, he only blocked six pits filled with black jade, leaving one pit exposed on his side.
She frowned and could only raise her hand to hold it down.
The patrolling ghost soldier arrived in front of the corridor the next moment. He just looked inside as a routine, but unexpectedly he saw two human figures standing very close to each other!
Be alert and vigilant!
The leader immediately clenched the magic weapon in his hand and shouted, "Who are you—"
Jianchou turned his head calmly, revealing Lianzhao's gorgeous and charming face. Her lips, like petals, were slightly open, and her dark and seductive eyes revealed a bit of vicious danger.
So, the word "人" that had not yet been uttered was swallowed back along with the sudden tightening of the Adam's apple.
Everyone stared blankly at the scene before them.
It’s Lian Zhao and that tuberculosis patient Xiao Mou.
The two people's posture at this moment...
Lian Zhao was still as charming as before, wearing a loose dark black robe, but her fair hands were stretched out, one hand pressing on the stone wall beside Xiao Mou's neck, while the other hand's slender index finger was resting on Xiao Mou's waist, hooked on the two-finger-wide leather belt!
Xiao Mou didn't take any action.
He just stood there, as if he was pressed against the stone wall. He was wearing a simple white robe and his face was pale. He looked handsome but weak, with his thin lips tightly pursed.
He looked the same as usual, but in the eyes of everyone, he seemed to be holding back something, giving people an indescribable feeling...
There is really no need to see more.
The light of the lotus shining on this slender, careless finger is enough to make people imagine what happened before and after this action, and what will happen next...
The team of ghost soldiers felt their mouths dry just thinking about it.
Jianchou raised an eyebrow at them: "What's the matter?"
The ghost soldiers were all shocked. How could they remember the question just now? They just hurriedly denied: "No, no, no, it's okay, it's okay, sorry to bother you, sorry to bother you..."
Having said that, they all smiled and quickly left.
Until everyone retreated to the other end of the corridor, the scene they just saw could not be erased from their minds. They could only sigh with mixed feelings: "Everyone said that Xiao Mou, the tuberculosis ghost, was always bullied. I didn't expect that he was 'bullied' in this way..."
…
Inside the corridor.
The crisis is over.
Jianchou breathed a sigh of relief, and waited until the ghost soldiers had gone far away before removing his hand from Qu Zhengfeng's neck and his fingers from the leather belt around his waist. He took a step back, distanced the two of them, and then apologized, "I'm sorry for the offense."
offend
This is the first time I heard a female cultivator say this to a male cultivator, and especially the first time I heard a female cultivator say this to me.
Qu Zhengfeng held his breath and let it go as she moved away.
At this moment, his face was calm, and he only said: "You look quite adept at dressing up."
“Practice makes perfect.”
Jianchou was not too modest. She just bent down and picked up a few pieces of gravel from the ground, and was about to cover the eye of the formation. But after filling in one stone, she stopped.
Qu Zhengfeng looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Jianchou gently curled her fingers and squeezed the broken stones, then turned to look at him, with a few dark lights flashing in her eyes. She suddenly said, "You have the Houtu Seal, and I have the Yixiantian. Tell me, if the two of us work together and attack at the same time, can we capture the King of Chujiang instantly?"