September 12, Ninghai City.
Ninghai City is close to the sea. Although the weather is cold, there are still large and small fishing boats on the dock. They gather in the early morning and return in the evening.
Dusk is the busiest time at the dock. Fishermen's wives wait for their husbands to return at the dock and only feel relieved when they see their boat slowly approaching.
Helping to unload the goods, bargaining with the merchants who come to sell fish, all kinds of chaotic sounds can be heard one after another.
In an inn by the sea, Shi Hao had nothing to do, so he went to Sister Yue's room, grabbed her hands, pressed her on the bed, and bullied her.
After leaving Haodu, the dragon went into the sea along the Sanggan River. That day, it had tried its best and was exhausted.
Shi Hao landed in Ninghai first and let Bai Lan recuperate.
Only three days after the Double Ninth Festival, the news of the defeat of the Emperor of Man Ting had spread throughout the world.
The world was shocked!
Ninghai is too far away from Xuzhou, and many details have not yet been received. Ninghai people generally only know that the emperor who had lived for three hundred years was killed by heroes led by the fairy of Taisu Fairy Pavilion. Of course, they don't know the specific circumstances.
Even so, this news was enough to shock them all. At the same time, many people were still skeptical and did not really believe it.
Over the past three hundred years, the Emperor Retired of Man Ting has left the impression on the world that he is an invincible, devil-like figure.
Shi Hao also needed to relax. After all, on the eighth and ninth days of the first lunar month, he was as tense as a string and extremely nervous.
"Sister Yue!" He grabbed Yue Yaotai's wrist, pressed her hands to both sides, and began to pray for rain.
Yueyaotai couldn't do anything about him, so they had to fulfill the young master's wish.
As a result, she was inevitably teased and bullied by the young master, and she had to turn over and continue.
Poor girl, she is almost ten years older than the young master. Although he always calls her sister, she is destined to be bullied.
After they finished their lovemaking, they whispered to each other for a long time before getting dressed and going downstairs to order some wine and snacks.
Afterwards, Xu Xiaoyan also came back from outside.
Wherever she went, Xu Xiaoyan would find the "lowest nine classes" in the city and gather intelligence. This was a routine for her.
"What did you find out?" Shi Hao looked at Xu Xiaoyan who was sitting opposite him and starting to eat.
"The information in 'Xia Jiuliu' is updated very quickly," Xu Xiaoyan said, "The most important information is naturally related to the battle in the Xuzhou underground palace. Now the whole martial arts world knows that Lie Zunyi died at the hands of Senior Nu Ying and Yun Caiyao. Another young man took action and laid the foundation for victory. That young man should be 'Mad Blade Demon Knight' Hao Xinghua, suspected to be the young master of the Demon Sect's Xie Lian Sect."
Shi Hao laughed and said, "Why did you become the Mad Blade Demon Hero again?"
Xu Xiaoyan said with a grin, "In the martial arts world, names change very quickly. Some people previously thought that the 'Crazy Blade Hero' had strange skills and seemed to be related to the Demon Sect, but because he was doing chivalrous things, people didn't speculate. Now Yun Caiyao has personally confirmed that the blow he used to help break the Sky Plague Demon Secret was the Fire Lotus Blade of the Evil Lotus Sect, which basically confirms that he is a member of the Demon Sect."
"So 'The Mad Blade Hero' became 'The Mad Blade Demon Hero'."
Shi Hao touched his face, fortunately he had changed his appearance with the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique.
Xu Xiaoyan sighed and said, "In addition, many heroes died in the battle in the Xuzhou Underground Palace, including the two old masters, 'Xuanshan Couple'. It is said that they were fighting against 'Shi Zun Wu Ku' who was beside Lie Zunyi. The two old masters used their hidden joint skills to severely injure Shi Zun Wu Ku, which created an opportunity for others, but they also exhausted their energy and blood, and died together with Shi Zun Wu Ku."
"Senior Yue Panlong and 'Sword Demon' Xue Qingfeng faced off against the two servants of heaven and earth, but the outcome was decided. After Nu Nuying and Yun Caiyao brought out Lie Zunyi's head, the two servants flew away, and no one at the scene was able to stop them."
"In addition, countless people witnessed that a dragon went up the Grand Canal from Xuzhou to Haodu in one day. The mountains and the ground in the southeast of Haodu collapsed, forming a huge tiankeng. A large amount of flood water poured in, killing and wounding countless barbarian soldiers underground. The emperor and prime minister of the Barbarian Court flew out, furious."
"But the people in the martial arts world are still guessing what happened. No one knows. But some people keep saying that they saw a figure on the back of the dragon."
At this point, she chuckled... After all, she was personally involved in such a major event and became a part of the Jianghu Gazette, so she couldn't help feeling a little proud.
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Luckily, Bai Lan is here, otherwise, we would never be able to reach Haodu."
Xu Xiaoyan curled her lips slightly: "This can be considered as a good deed being rewarded. If you hadn't released Bai Lan and saved the many mermaids in Jiao Palace, it wouldn't have recognized you as its master. If it didn't recognize you as its master, even if you killed Lie Zunyi, I'm afraid you could only win back half of it."
She put her hands on her chest and sighed, "I was really nervous at that time. Although I just sat on Bai Lan's back and did nothing, I felt like I was dreaming until we arrived at the East China Sea. My heart was pounding."
She looked at Shi Hao: "Where are we going now?"
Shi Hao tilted his head and said, "I wanted to meet Senior Nu Ying and ask her about the Tianying Immortal Mansion, but unfortunately we got separated. For a moment, I don't know where to find her."
The Tianying Immortal Palace has turned into the "Sanying Ghost Cave", and there must be some strange changes inside.
Sister Ziyin was his teacher, friend, and wife. There wasn't much she wanted him to do. The Tianying Immortal Mansion was the only thing she wanted him to focus on in this world.
In three days, it would be the full moon night again, and he wanted to find out the inside story of the changes that occurred in Tianying Immortal Mansion.
Unfortunately, it was too hasty and I didn't have time to ask anything.
Xu Xiaoyan looked at him in confusion: "Have you really seen Fairy Shengxuan? The Fairy Shengxuan who disappeared for three hundred years?"
Shi Hao responded to her gaze and said with a smile: "I was just bragging at that time, did you really believe it?"
Xu Xiaoyan stared at him with wide eyes.
After a while, she snorted, "I plan to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang first. Although I still want to go to the East China Sea to find my sister, now I think I have to advance to the middle level first. Besides, in the battle in the Xuzhou underground palace, Mei Tao Niang, Old Monkey Head, and some people I know in the white circle should have participated. I am a little worried about them."
Shi Hao thought for a moment and looked towards Yueyaotai: "I wonder how the Altar Masters Huanzhi and Sha are doing. Let's go to Jinghua Lake or Black Lotus Realm first."
Yue Yaotai said softly, "Young Master, just let me make the decision."
Xu Xiaoyan looked at Aunt Yue, then at Shi Hao, and bit her lip... She always felt that her generation was a little low!
Early the next morning, they came to the seaside and called Bai Lan.
Bai Lan surfaced from the sea, took them away, and headed south along the coastal area, then entered the Chang River from its estuary.
Relying on Bai Lan's magical powers, at noon on September 14, they had already sent Xu Xiaoyan to Taihu Lake by water.
Xu Xiaoyan jumped onto the shore, and Shi Hao looked at her and said, "How about I go with you?"
Xu Xiaoyan waved her hand and said, "No need. Mei Tao Niang lives nearby. I will go find Mei Tao Niang first and ask her where to go to meet Senior Nu Nuying. After I reach the sixth rank, I will go to Yue Lian Tower to find you. Just do your own thing!"
After saying this, he floated away towards the hills west of Taihu Lake.
Shi Hao couldn't do anything about her, so he left Taihu Lake with Yueyaotai and returned to Changhe River. When they arrived in Jiangzhou, they did not turn to Poyang Lake and go to Yuelian Tower. Instead, they continued upstream along the Changhe River until they arrived in Yuezhou and entered Dongting Lake.
"Bai Lan!" Shi Hao asked, "If you cultivate to become a flying dragon, will you have any new magical powers?"
Bai Lan looked back and said: "By then, we will become true dragons and will naturally be able to fly in the clouds."
Shi Hao couldn't help but smile and said, "That's great! You wait for me here at Dongting Lake first. Tomorrow night, I will come over and take you to a place."
Bai Lan responded: "Yes, Master!"
Shi Hao and Yue Yaotai held hands and went ashore together.
It was already midnight, actually past midnight, so logically speaking, it was September 15th.
Dongting Lake, formerly known as Yunmengze, was originally a huge lake. Since the pre-Qin period, the silt brought by the Han River and the Yangtze River has continuously filled the lake, and large areas of the lake have turned into plains. Today, the area of Dongting Lake is far from what it used to be, but it is still known as the "Eight Hundred Li Dongting".
It connects to the Changhe River in the north and the Xiangjiang River in the south, and is dotted with lakes of all sizes.
Jinghua Lake is located beside Dongting Lake, close to Jiuxiang Mountain of Junshan. Shi Hao himself had never been to this area, but Sha Lingshan had explained to him in detail the route to Jinghua Lake, and now he had Yueyaotai with him, so there was no problem.
Passing through Junshan Mountain and looking up, although the full moon is not until tomorrow night, the moon in the sky is already round enough, as round as the proud feature of the beauty beside you.
The spotted bamboo unique to Junshan is also known as tear bamboo and Xiangfei bamboo. The spots on the bamboo look like tears of blood under the moonlight. It is said that they were formed by the tears of Emperor Shun's two concubines, Ehuang and Nvying, after his death.
The full moon was beautiful, and before I knew it, I had bullied Sister Yue again.
The surrounding bamboo leaves swayed and danced in the wind, rising and falling, as if they were having fun with them.
Before dawn, we arrived at Jiuxiang Mountain and passed through a secret passage and a dense forest.
Shi Hao first used the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique to change his appearance and entered the depths of the dense forest, moving continuously according to the direction indicated in advance by the Sha Ling fan.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the dark, followed by the girl's low voice: "Who is it?"
Yueyaotai's face was cold and he said, "Young Master is here, where is your leader?"
"Young Master?" A cry of surprise came from the darkness.
Not long after, Madam Meihua arrived in a hurry. Seeing that it was indeed the young master, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, young master! Greetings, Master Yuetan!"
Shi Hao intended to maintain his appearance after the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique, and the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique itself was not suitable for too many expressions. So he said calmly: "Get up, where is the Shatan Master?"
Madam Meihua said, "The altar master has not returned yet. The one currently presiding over Jinghua Lake is Miss Zhijinhua. I have sent someone to inform Miss Zhi. Young Master, Altar Master Yue, please come in!"
Chapter 266: Mirror Flower Lake, Zhijin Flower
Shi Hao and Yue Yaotai followed Lady Meihua through the dense forest.
There was a lake in front of them, surrounded by mountains. The nearly full moon had already set. Lanterns were hung on the Mirror Flower Lake, and there were waterside pavilions crisscrossing in front.
When passing through the criss-crossing waterside pavilions, the dawn light just overflowed from the east, passing through the gaps between the peaks. The lake was scattered with sparkles of light, like tiny flowers. I wonder if this is the origin of the name "Jinghua Lake"
There were many young girls around who were secretly looking at their young master, which made Yueyaotai frown, thinking that Jinghuashuiyue Pavilion was too unruly.
If it were in Yuelian Tower, even if it was out of curiosity, these unruly female disciples would have to be skinned alive.
There is a square arch in front. After passing through the arch, the surrounding scenery changes again. There are clusters of flowers. Even in this late autumn season, it feels like spring.
Clusters of flowers spread out like brocade, making people feel as if the scene before their eyes is woven by magic.
There was a young girl, about 28 years old, with sleepy eyes. She was obviously awakened from her sleep. She hurriedly put on her skirt and came out to greet them.
"Zhijinhua greets the young master!" The girl bowed her head.
Shi Hao nodded and said, "When will the Lord of the Shatan be able to return?"
Zhijinhua said: "Senior Sister Sha is on the way. She will be back to Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion in one or two hours at most. Please go in and rest first, young master." She raised her head quietly and looked at the young master.
Zhijinhua is Sha Lingshan's junior sister. When Sha Lingshan takes Madam Meihua and Madam Taohua out for fun, she takes Sha Lingshan's place in Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion.
Although she is young, she is very talented and has now entered the fifth rank. Her status in the Mirror Flower and Water Moon Pavilion is even higher than that of Madam Plum Blossom and Madam Peach Blossom.
The Evil Shadow Disguise Technique is the secret of the Evil Lotus Sect. She was able to tell that the young master was in disguise. She hurriedly drove away the curious girls around her and welcomed the young master and Yue Yaotai into the inner hall.
She bowed in front of the young master and said, "The female disciples in the pavilion are usually lax and don't know how to act. They offended the young master. It is because I did not discipline them strictly. I hope the young master will punish me.
Yue Yaotai snorted, "It's good to know that you have no rules. Fortunately, the young master disguised himself in advance. If they were so restless like them, if they were in a more strict demon sect, I'm afraid they would even have their eyes dug out."
In her opinion, Yuelian Tower is like a stagnant pool of water and people's hearts are depressed, but it is also acceptable for a place like Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion to have no rules at all. How can it be a demonic sect
Shi Hao lifted the evil shadow disguise and said with a smile: "I came unexpectedly, don't worry about this kind of thing. Ordinary sects don't need to be so strict on their disciples. It's just that I have another identity in the martial arts world, so I just hide it a little more."
Zhijinhua is basically equivalent to the deputy leader of Jinghuashuiyue Pavilion, so he naturally did not hide it from her.
Zhijinhua looked over quietly and saw that the young master had returned to his original appearance, but his face was gentle, not as angular and vicious as before, but rather quite unrestrained. He smiled slightly, calm and composed.
She was secretly amazed and said, "I will send someone to inform Senior Sister. Due to the rush, I have not arranged a room for the young master. Please go to Xianyun Tower to rest first. Senior Sister should be here in an hour or two."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Alright!"
Madam Meihua brought Shi Hao and Yue Yaotai to Xianyun Tower and placed them in the left and right rooms on the roof of Xianyun Tower respectively.
"Young master, is there anything else you need?" Madam Meihua bowed.
Shi Hao said: "Not for now."
Madam Meihua was a little embarrassed: "If the young master needs anything, just tell me."
Yue Yaotai was watching her from the side.
Under the watchful eyes of Yueyaotai, Lady Meihua fled in a hurry.
Yueyao's face is as cold as water... What kind of people are cultivated by Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion
She became more and more displeased with Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion.
After resting for more than an hour, Madam Plum Blossom and Madam Peach Blossom came together to report: "Young Master, my daughter is back, and so is the leader of the Xuanfeng altar."
Shi Hao said: "Oh? The Xuanfeng Sect Master is here too?"
Madam Taohua reported, "When the young lady received the news that the young master had arrived at Jinghua Lake, the leader of the Xuanfeng altar was also with the young lady, so they came together."
Shi Hao nodded: "That's fine too!"
He walked out with his hands behind his back, and Yueyaotai followed him.
Following Lady Peach Blossom and Lady Plum Blossom into the main hall, I saw Xuan Feng Huan Zhi and Sha Ling Shan, with She Ji and Long Niu serving behind her.
"Young Master!" The ladies bowed together and invited the young master to take a seat.
Shi Hao said: "The two altar masters don't need to be so reserved."
"Young Master!" Sha Lingshan waved her round fan and smiled softly, "Young Master's attack at Overlord's Underground Palace established the chance of victory. Even the 'Infant Goddess' Mingyueshu and Yuncaiyao had to admit that if it weren't for the Fire Lotus Blade of the mysterious young man who was suspected to be the Young Master of our Evil Lotus Sect, they would not have been able to escape the catastrophe."
"If the two of them are defeated, including Sister Xuanfeng and I, all those who enter the underground palace will probably be destroyed. In the battle in the underground palace, although the young master only struck once, he has already made his name known in the martial arts world."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "In fact, it was mainly thanks to Nu Nuying and Yun Caiyao. I just took advantage of the stalemate between them and Lie Zunyi to attack. Were the two altar masters also in the underground palace at that time?"
Xuanfeng Huanzhi is tall, with a slender waist and fair skin. She is two years older than Yueyaotai. She wears her hair in a high bun and wears colorful clothes, which makes her look more noble.