Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan looked up. At that moment, they seemed to have reached the end of the world. There was shattering darkness in front of them, and all the things around them seemed to be compressed in the mysterious area in front of them.
It is clearly right in front of us, yet it is so far away that space seems to be meaningless here.
Is this Longmen? They had an indescribable, wonderful feeling.
It was indeed a door, but it was also the boundary between heaven and earth.
Although it had collapsed, they still felt extremely shocked at this moment.
Chapter 251: The Ice and Snow Melt, the Moon Warms and the Flowers Bloom
When I left Longmen, the shock in my heart still hadn't subsided.
Shi Hao was better off. After all, he had been to Yuanshi Cave Heaven and seen the Yaochi where all living things were destroyed.
This was the first time Xu Xiaoyan had seen such a scene, and when she left, she was stunned for a long time.
Although they had decided to investigate the Grand Canal, they were not in a hurry.
Mainly, in the Crystal Palace, there are many magical materials that are hard to find in the outside world, as well as creatures similar to the Henggong fish that have various miraculous effects.
These can all be exchanged for money if taken outside.
Otherwise, if you don't collect some, it would be a pity to go to a treasure mountain but come back empty-handed.
As for Shi Hao, he didn't mind staying in such a place for a while.
After all, the mermaid girls here are really pleasing to the eyes.
They had no habit of covering their breasts, and they just swam around in front of him, which made him feel relaxed and happy.
When Xu Xiaoyan went to collect immortal materials, he chatted and laughed with several mermaid girls, and touched them.
Although those mermaid girls were afraid of outsiders, he was the savior of the entire Jiao Palace. They had nothing but gratitude in their hearts and didn't mind.
Shi Hao tried them one by one and found them to be quite wonderful.
In other words, humans are not suitable for living in the water palace for a long time.
Otherwise this place would be considered a paradise.
Inside the Crystal Palace, there is no sensitivity to the alternation of sun and moon.
At night, he returned to Huahu Island and made love with Sister Yue in her room.
At first, although Yue Yaotai liked it, he kept it hidden for fear of being discovered by others on the boat.
Shi Hao expressed his opinion: "Yue Lian Tower also needs to change. It can't stay like this forever."
He said sternly and seriously: "Yue Lian Tower is too depressing, and it must be changed. Now that the three sects have united, it is the best opportunity to change Yue Lian Tower. Sister Yue, let's start with us and bring some new atmosphere to the entire Yue Lian Tower."
As he spoke, the candlelight flickered, and the shadow of the beautiful woman reflected on the wall, with her back to her young master, swayed back and forth.
That night, Huan Tingting and six female disciples who served as sailors on the Fu ship heard a strange sound.
At first, they suspected that they had heard it wrongly, as such a voice could never come from the mouth of their leader.
But later, the sound became more and more shrill and intense, making them blush and toss and turn, unable to fall asleep.
They felt that their faith had collapsed. In their minds, the altar master, who was as beautiful, flawless, and cold as a snow lotus, could never make such a sound.
They even suspected for a moment that they were just dreaming... At their age, they always have strange dreams.
But it is true! The ice melted, the snow melted, spring came... the seeds buried deep in the ground sprouted!
With the arrival of the young master, Yuelian Tower has really become different.
Even the usually cold and elegant Moon Altar Master has blossomed...
Xianggu plans to live on Huahu Island first.
In fact, if she wasn't a human being and couldn't stay in the moisture in the Crystal Palace all the time, she would have planned to live directly in the Crystal Palace and live with the mermaids.
Because she couldn't live in the Crystal Palace for a long time... especially her little cuties, it was impossible to keep them in the Crystal Palace forever.
So she planned to stay on Huahu Island, so that when she had nothing to do, she could enter the Crystal Palace through the secret passage.
"You'd better think it through!" Shi Hao said, "If we leave, you won't be able to leave Huahu Island even if you want to. There's no boat to take you away, and we don't know when we'll be back.
Shiitake waved his hands: "It's okay! I'll just stay here. I used to live alone anyway."
This is something that is easy for others to see.
Xianggu said: "I have all my immortal materials with me!" She patted the sack on her back and said: "I will practice here, and I really like the sea!"
Shi Hao thought about it and decided to let her do it.
In fact, Shi Hao still wanted to find out more about her background.
Xianggu revealed that she came from the Pengjing Mirage.
When she was young, she was brought to Yuelian Tower by Xiaoyan's mother and lived there for a while.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion.
During these two days, Xianggu played with the mermaids and swam around in the sea from time to time, so he got completely soaked.
Looking at her face now, I always feel that she looks somewhat similar to Xiaoyan.
He had many doubts in his mind, but Xianggu refused to reveal the matter of the Pengjing Mirage, and Sister Yue knew no more than he did.
And he didn't plan to talk about these things with Xiaoyan for the time being, so as to avoid her worrying too much, which would not help.
Shi Hao asked Aunt Fu to move many daily necessities from the boat to the island and leave them for Xianggu, and also gave her the alchemy furnace.
"You know how to make pills yourself, right?" Shi Hao asked.
"I can't!" Shiitake patted the sack behind him, "They can!"
Shi Hao: “…” What the hell
Since she said so, Shi Hao ignored her.
The lucky ship left Huahu Island, and the dragon "Bai Lan" followed them.
The mermaids escorted them on the sea, their beautiful figures leaping on the sea.
In the light of dusk, it outlines a dreamlike beauty.
It took them three days to go upstream from the mouth of the Yangtze River and arrive in Guangling.
Guangling is the most prosperous city in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is also the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River.
The port is densely populated with ships of all kinds, and merchants come and go on the shore, gathering merchants from all over the world.
During the three hundred years of the Barbarian Court's rule, travel between villages and towns required a pass, commercial activities were also compressed, and other places were lifeless, with the exception of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, which were the most active.
Now, there is chaos everywhere, heroes are rising up in the south, and the control of the Barbarian Court is shrinking.
In such a chaotic situation, it is a great opportunity for some daring people to make a fortune, and business activities are gradually increasing.
Shi Hao, Yue Yaotai, Huan Tingting and Xu Xiaoyan found a restaurant. They originally wanted to choose a good seat, but unfortunately there were too many people here and there were not many seats to choose from. The only seat left was a secluded corner that was not near the window.
They just made do with it.
At a table next to them sat a group of swordsmen. These men were taciturn, dressed in white, with swords on their waists and hemp ropes tied around their arms.
-One can tell at a glance that these are warriors from a certain martial arts sect. Although they are silent at the moment, their eyes are solemn, the atmosphere is depressing, their expressions are grief-stricken, and each of them clearly has a determination to die.
They ordered a lot of delicious food and wine, which clearly felt like the "last meal".
After the meal, this man paid for the food and drinks, including a few large silver ingots, and without asking for change, he went downstairs with his sword and left.
There were whispers at other tables around. One of them whispered, "It seems that Jianhong Pavilion is determined to avenge their Pavilion Master no matter what?"
Another person said, "What's the use of having so many people? Don't old hero Cheng Hailan have a lot of disciples? They also wanted to help old hero Cheng get revenge, but they all died, didn't they?"
Someone else said, "That barbarian is really abominable. He has killed so many people along the way. Does he really think there is no one in the martial arts world?"
Another man dressed as a scholar said helplessly, "No! Although that barbarian is arrogant and hateful, in the final analysis, whether it is Old Hero Cheng, Pavilion Master Fu, or those who died before, they were all killed by him in fair sword fights."
"Of course there are stronger ones in the martial arts world, but they fought fairly, and that barbarian didn't use any despicable means. There are definitely people who are stronger than Old Hero Cheng and Pavilion Master Fu, but those masters are proud of their status and won't cause trouble for no reason. On the contrary, those disciples of Old Hero Cheng and those people in Jianhong Pavilion are somewhat unruly in the martial arts world."
Someone said bitterly: "What martial arts rules can we follow when dealing with such a barbarian? We should just gather everyone together and kill him in one go, that would be a great pleasure to everyone."
The scholar shook his head and said, "Alas, although I am unwilling, he has come to me openly to pay his respects and challenge me, and has competed with me in a sword fight in public. Even if he is a barbarian, it would be bad to treat him in violation of the rules of the martial arts world, right?"
Shi Hao didn't know much about the martial arts world in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he looked at Yue Yaotai and Xu Xiaoyan.
Yueyaotai whispered: "The Cheng Hailan they mentioned must be the 'Huainan Sword Hero'. This person is quite famous in the martial arts world, and his 'Thunder Sword' is quite famous. As for the leader of Jianhong Pavilion, it is 'Blue Moon Flying Rainbow' Fu Qinghua."
"These two men were both famous for their sword skills. They were well-known figures on both sides of the Changhe River. They were both fifth-rank masters. It seems that they were killed one after another."
Guangling was a big city. During the Yang Dynasty, it was renamed Jiangdu.
Yuelian Tower naturally also had a base in Guangling. After they finished their meal in the restaurant, they strolled around the city for a while and came to the courtyard that served as the base.
At this moment, the six female disciples had already arrived here.
That evening, Longniu came here to meet them.
At this time, Xu Xiaoyan insisted on going to the "lower nine classes" in Guangling City to inquire about the news, so she left first.
Shi Hao brought Yue Yaotai and Xiao Feicui to listen to Long Niu's report.
"Young Master!" Long Niu reported, "Yue Panlong once came to us. At that time, the young master and the Moon Altar Master went to the East China Sea. The Sha Altar Master had other important matters, so the Xuanfeng Realm Master entertained him on behalf of the Xielian Sect. The Xuanfeng Realm Master acted on his own without the young master's consent. Please punish me."
Shi Hao was moved: "Yue Panlong?"
Yue Panlong is the second-ranked person on the "Black List". It is rumored that in terms of martial arts, he is not the most outstanding among the top ten masters on the Black List. It is generally believed that he is not as good as masters like the "Sword King" and the "Sword Demon".
However, he has a firm will to fight against the barbarians. He is also a person with supernatural powers. The divine crystal in his body is "Wu Qu". He has secretly opposed the Barbarian Court many times. The Barbarian Court believes that his threat is far greater than that of the "Sword King" Zhao Gucheng, the leader of the Dark Thunder Society.
There are even rumors that he is the real mastermind behind the Dark Thunder Society, and that "Sword King" Zhao Gucheng is just a signboard to attract the attention of the Man Court.
Shi Hao pondered in his heart.
As a top-grade master ranked second on the black list, Yue Panlong wanted to contact the Xie Lian Sect, so it was only natural for the Xie Lian Sect to meet him.
However, Long Niu is in charge of the intelligence work of the entire Xie Lian Sect. If Xuan Feng Huan Zhi is able to act on his own in matters of strategic importance, he, the "young master", would easily be sidelined.
He asked calmly, "Has Elder Shuiyue known about this?"
Long Niu said: "I have reported it to the elders! Young Master, Yue Panlong seemed quite anxious at that time, and the elders were too far away. I also rushed to Jinghua Lake and wanted to ask the Moon Altar Master to discuss it together, but the Moon Altar Master was not in Jinghua Lake, so the Black Phoenix Altar Master had to make his own decision temporarily..."
Yueyaotai said coldly: "Longniu, the young master has her own judgment on this matter. Why does she need you to explain it for her? Although you are from the Black Lotus Realm, now that the three sects have united, the only person you should obey and serve is the young master. You don't need to interfere in other matters."
Long Niu quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Young Master, please forgive me."
Shi Hao said: "No problem!"
He already knew from Sha Lingshan that among the three sects, Yue Lian Tower and Black Lotus Realm had been hostile to each other for a long time and the two sides did not trust each other.
Xuanfeng Huanzhi bypassed him and Grandma Shuiyue and acted on her own, so Yueyaotai could not possibly not care about this.
However, Xuan Feng Huan Zhi was probably also very conflicted. Sha Ling Shan and Yue Yao Tai followed him one after another, which made Xuan Feng Huan Zhi feel that she was very likely to be marginalized.
As for Longniu, there is no point in blaming her.
In this situation, she was in a dilemma. If she did not side with Xuan Feng Huan Zhi, Xuan Feng Huan Zhi would probably suspect that she was taking advantage of the situation to get promoted herself.
If she leans towards the Black Lotus Realm in everything, the new master here will probably suspect whether she is deliberately colluding with the old master to undermine the new master
Thinking of this, Shi Hao's mind moved slightly.
When Sister Risha recommended to him to promote Longniu's position and let Longniu be in charge of the intelligence of the Xielian Sect, she probably thought of this
Chapter 252: The Spine Devourer at Dusk
"Get up!" Shi Hao reached out his hand, took Long Niu's arm, helped her up, looked back at Yue Yaotai, and said in a calm tone, "Master Yuetan, don't be suspicious. I believe in Long Niu."
If it were in the past, if he had been so humble towards Yue Yaotai, Yue Yaotai would definitely feel resentful.
But now, the two of them are really in love... No, they are really in love. Yue Yaotai's mind changed slightly, and he knew his intention.
So she bowed and said, "Since the young master has spoken for her, I dare not speak nonsense."
Shi Hao helped Long Niu up and sat back down, asking, "Why did Yue Panlong come to the Evil Lotus Sect?"
Long Niu presented the letter and said, "The Xuanfeng Altar Master has recorded everything Yue Panlong said here. Please have a look, young master."
Shi Hao took the letter, opened it, and read it carefully. After a while, he frowned and said, "Shenzhou Dragon Vein? Does such a thing really exist?"
He handed the letter to Yueyaotai: "According to what Yue Panlong said, after Taisu Xian Pavilion noticed the Grand Canal, they used various means to search the ancient books in detail, but found clues related to the dragon veins of Shenzhou from the ancient tadpole characters, and found that it was extremely similar to the location of the Grand Canal.