Shi Hao sneered, secretly activated the Sacred Heart Mirror Technique, leaned back slightly, and said leisurely: "I wonder what kind of big thing it is?"
The woman in the black flowered gown looked at him with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Xu Xiaoyan smiled softly and said, "Aunt Ting, your soul-stealing technique is useless to him. He might know more about the martial arts in the Night Charm Codex than you do."
Shi Hao thought, so this is also the martial arts in the Night Demonic Codex
In fact, he didn't even know about this martial art. Although this woman's soul-stealing technique was powerful, he could resist even the Fire Enchantress's charm with his Sacred Heart Mirror Technique, so he wouldn't be easily seduced by her.
How could the woman in the black flowered gown know that he also knew the mysterious martial arts of Taisu Xian Pavilion
The Sacred Heart Mirror Technique is invisible and formless, and it cannot be seen on the surface. She was just secretly horrified in her heart, wondering if this person really knows the Night Charm Codex and can also know how to break her soul-stealing technique
She sighed softly, and her tone softened: "You are in big trouble!"
Xu Xiaoyan said quietly, "Aunt Ting, are you finally going to do something to me? Although my mother is a 'traitor' to Yuelian Tower, she was once the owner of your building. I thought you would at least consider our old friendship."
The woman in the black flowered gown sighed softly, "This little bit of old love is not enough for us to let the Jade Beauty go for you."
Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but laugh and said, "You guys also believe that the Emerald Beauty was taken away by us? But the Snake Princess of the Black Lotus Realm has checked it out. We don't have any Emerald Beauty in our hands. We only have a rag doll that appeared out of nowhere..."
The woman in the black flowered gown looked at them and said, "That rag doll is the Emerald Beauty!"
Chapter 79 Black Core Mysterious Charm
Xu Xiaoyan lost her voice and asked, "Is it really?"
At this moment, she was so surprised that everyone around her looked over.
Xu Xiaoyan murmured, "But that's impossible. One is jade and the other is a puppet. They are two completely different things. Besides, if it really is the Jade Beauty, why didn't Snake Queen see it at the time?"
"At that time, if Snake Princess wanted it, I would have given it to her directly."
The woman in the black flowered gown said, "Because at that time, no one knew that the Jade Beauty was not only a living being, but also had the ability to transform."
"The one who found this out was Grandma Shuiyue of Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion. The Jade Beauty originally fell into the hands of the Black Lotus Realm, who intended to solve the mystery of the Jade Beauty and monopolize the Charm Emperor's treasure. Even Yuelian Tower and Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion were unaware of this."
"I didn't expect that there was a spy from the Ghost Sect in the Black Lotus Realm. After the Ghost Sect learned of this, they destroyed the secret agreement of the Demon Sect. The Black Lotus Realm suffered heavy losses. Even the Lord of the Black Lotus Realm, 'Saint Lotus Imperfect', was seriously injured in this battle. And the Emerald Beauty suddenly disappeared in the fight."
Xu Xiaoyan said quietly, "The Ghost Sect is too strong. If any of the three evil lotus sects fight against the Ghost Sect alone, they will definitely lose."
The woman in the black flowered gown said, "That's right! The Black Lotus Realm had no choice but to put aside their old grudges and come to both the Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion and our Moon Lotus Tower. Although the three sects have been fighting for two hundred years, the times are different now. First, the Emerald Beauty belongs to the three sects of the Evil Lotus, and must not be in the hands of outsiders."
"Secondly, now is the best time to change the world. Everyone can see that the Barbarian Court can't hold out for much longer. If our three sects are eager to fight among themselves, not only will we miss this golden opportunity, but we will also be annihilated in the chaos that follows. Therefore, Grandma Shuiyue proposed that the three sects work together to fight against the Ghost Sect, find the Emerald Beauty, and solve the mystery of the Enchanted Emperor's lost pearl."
"After Snake Princess reported your encounter, Grandma Shuiyue looked up past anecdotes and finally confirmed that the rag doll should be the Emerald Beauty."
Xu Xiaoyan said: "But a puppet is a puppet, and jade is jade..."
The woman in the black flowered robe said, "The Jade Corpse Technique is a unique, ancient secret technique of the Evil Lotus Sect. Practitioners can transform into jadeite, which is harder than diamond and cannot be destroyed even by top-grade weapons. This technique requires an extremely special magic source."
"Since the Night Charm Codex was divided into three parts, no one has ever practiced this secret technique. Although it is recorded in the Night Charm Codex, it is the most secret part. Unless the Night Charm Codex is restored to its original state, no one can practice it. That is why Snake Queen did not think of this at the time."
Xu Xiaoyan murmured, "In other words, it was a puppet that practiced the Jade Corpse Technique?"
The woman in the black flowered gown stared at her and said, "That's right."
Xu Xiaoyan sighed: "Aunt Ting, don't look at me like that, because I don't know where that thing is now. It has left us."
The woman in the black flowered gown said calmly, "Even if we are willing to believe this, we have to make the Guiji Sect believe in you as well."
Xu Xiaoyan asked: "Ghost Extreme Sect?"
The woman in the black flowered gown said, "I've told you that there is a spy from the Ghost Extreme Sect in the Black Lotus Realm. Before we came to you, we had already found out who that person is. She has a very high position in the Black Lotus Realm and intends to rely on the Ghost Extreme Sect to seize the position of the realm master."
"Although Shenglian Wuxia succeeded in killing her, she still betrayed the news to Guiji Sect. Now, Guiji Sect is also looking for you."
Xu Xiaoyan and Shi Hao looked at each other and began to feel overwhelmed.
The woman in the black flowered gown said, "At this point, only we at Yuelian Tower can help you. The Guiji Sect will come looking for you. Without our help, you won't be able to hide for long."
Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Aunt Ting, if you are really willing to cooperate with the Black Lotus Realm and the Mirror Flower and Water Moon Pavilion, the first thing you should do is to reproduce the Night Charm Demonic Codex, instead of looking for this Emerald Beauty. As long as you can combine the three Night Charm Demonic Codex into one, your strength will naturally increase greatly."
The woman in the black flowered gown shook her head: "You still don't understand! The Emerald Beauty is actually part of the Night Charm Codex."
Xu Xiaoyan was surprised and asked, "Why is that?"
The woman in the black flowered gown said, "I cannot tell you the specific details, but you must know this. The Emerald Beauty is something that our three sects must recover at all costs. I came to you in the hope that you will voluntarily hand it over, otherwise, our three sects will have no choice but to capture you. I think you are well aware of the methods used by the Demon Sect to force confessions."
Xu Xiaoyan glanced at the silent young man beside her, then sighed again: "Even though you won't believe me, we still have to say... that thing is really not with us. It left on its own, and we have no idea where it went."
The woman in the black flowered gown stood up and said, "In that case, you guys take care of yourself."
After she left, Xu Xiaoyan looked at Shi Hao and said quietly, "This is really troublesome! Alas, when I gave it to them, they didn't want it. Now that there is nothing to give them, they come again."
Shi Hao said coldly: "It's not with us anyway! Besides, even if it is with us, why should we give it to them if they want it?"
Xu Xiaoyan sighed, "Fortunately, there is Chongxian Sect in Daxing City. Any forces of the Demon Sect can only hide in Daxing City and find it difficult to grow stronger. Unfortunately, whether it is Guiji Sect or the Three Evil Lotus Sects, although they cannot grow stronger in Daxing City, there must be people lurking in secret in such an important city as Daxing City."
Shi Hao said: "The woman just now was..."
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Huan Tingting, the 'Black Core Mysterious Beauty' of Yuelian Tower, was originally my mother's junior sister, so I call her Aunt Ting. In fact, she used to take good care of me, but the Demon Sect has always been indifferent to kindness and affection. Once interests are involved, there is no mercy at all."
"Not to mention that it's such a big deal with the Emerald Beauty. Sigh, our trip is really going to be difficult!"
Towards Shi Hao: "Now, I really hope that you are a 'young master' with a deep background, and above you there is a mysterious 'wife' who can destroy the three sects and even the Guiji Sect with a wave of her hand."
She clasped her hands in front of her chest, looked up at the sky, and said piously: "Although I made it up at that time, now I pray to Wuliang Tianzun to make my wish come true!"
Then she put down her hand and looked at the young man expectantly, her star-like eyes blinking as if to say, "Tell me quickly, my wish has come true!"
Shi Hao pondered and said, "If we can hold on until the full moon night, I might have some ideas!"
Xu Xiaoyan was surprised and asked, "Really?"
Shi Hao said in a deep voice: "On the night of the full moon, I may be able to understand what the Jade Beauty is."
Xu Xiaoyan jumped up and pulled his hand: "Let's go!"
Shi Hao looked at the Jianghu newspapers on the table: "These..."
Xu Xiaoyan said: "You are not allowed to take these away. You are only allowed to look at them here."
The two of them hurried out of the "lower nine classes" and walked in the deserted alley.
On the way, Shi Hao quickly turned around and saw a head shrinking into the corner of the wall.
He whispered, "Someone is following us!"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "Since Auntie Ting can find us, the people from Guiji Sect can also find us. Let's go!"
The two of them started running, and soon, a strong wind blew in the distance.
Shi Hao used the Soul-Chasing and Soul-Locking Steps to sense the energy around him. He pulled Xu Xiaoyan and said, "Go this way!" They turned and entered a dead end, stopping for a while.
When Xu Xiaoyan was wondering what he was going to do, he hugged Xu Xiaoyan, jumped onto the wall, and then quickly jumped down.
After they fell, someone in the distance jumped up to a high place and looked around. The agile figure rose and fell from time to time, moving while observing the high place. And Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan just happened to climb over the wall in the very short moment when he fell.
With the help of Qi sensing, Shi Hao quickly got rid of these people and entered the busy streets, removing the evil shadow disguise technique on the way. They saw that there were disguised warriors anxiously looking around in the crowd, and some people saw them but failed to recognize them and quickly left.
Xu Xiaoyan whispered, "It should be from Guiji Sect. The three Xielian Sects know the Xieying Disguise Technique, and seeing that we are similar in size, they will definitely pay more attention. Among them, Yuelian Tower even knows my original appearance. Only Guiji Sect would let me go when they see that we look completely different."
Shi Hao held her hand and walked slowly along the crowd in the busy city. He said, "The good thing is that Daxing City is not the territory of Guiji Sect and the Three Evil Lotus Sects. They are fighting each other, so this is our chance. The bad thing is that the Jade Beauty is of great importance, and I am afraid that it will attract many masters from the Three Evil Lotus Sects and Guiji Sect."
Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "It seems that the masters of the three evil lotus sects may not have arrived yet. Aunt Ting was actually afraid that we would fall into the hands of the ghost extreme sect, so she came to remind us. But the people of the ghost extreme sect came too quickly, and there were quite a lot of people just now... Hmm."
Shi Hao turned his head to look at her: "What's wrong?"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "The Demon Sect always likes to hide in the dark, secretly controlling the forces in the open to stir up trouble. Among the many gangs in Daxing City, most of them are gangs completely controlled by the Ghost Extreme Sect. Even if one of the three gangs and six associations is actually set up by the Ghost Extreme Sect, I would not be too surprised."
She giggled and said, "It's true. You didn't get to eat the mutton, but you got yourself into trouble. Obviously, the Emerald Beauty is not here with us. It's strange to say, that thing has been following you all the time, how could it suddenly disappear?"
Shi Hao was surprised to see that she was still smiling brightly, especially after she removed the evil shadow disguise technique. Her face was elegant and pretty. This smile was quite heart-warming in the sun.
He sighed in his heart, this girl can still laugh at this time, she has a very good mentality.
Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves ahead, and a group of barbarians made their way, driving all passers-by to the sides. They also retreated to the side and stood on the stone steps in front of a shop.
I saw a group of people, under the protection of the soldiers, slowly passing by. Shi Hao looked at the group of people and was suddenly surprised... Why is this girl here too
He felt that Daxing City was becoming more and more lively.
Chapter 80 Ancestral Altar
Shi Hao saw that there was a sedan chair being escorted by officers and soldiers.
An old woman was sitting cross-legged on the sedan chair. She looked like a clay pagoda that was collapsing because of the water.
The sedan chair was carried by four sturdy women. Although they were women, they were full of flesh.
There were eight beauties in front and behind the sedan chair. They were all wearing sheep-woven flowery clothes in the style of the frontier, with colorful veils on their faces. They sang and danced as they walked gracefully. There were flowers paving the way and colorful ribbons flying, attracting the attention of passers-by.
Between the eight beauties and the girl carrying the pretty girl in front, there are two more girls.
The two girls were wearing beautiful colorful clothes woven with gold, with beautiful veils covering their faces, and walking forward with pearls and jade in their hands.
What surprised Shi Hao was that one of the girls was Yueyaer.
Yueyaer, the daughter of Yueketai family, one of the four most powerful families of the barbarians.
Shi Hao looked back and forth again, and saw a general in front and behind, who looked quite powerful and was leading the crowd on alert.
The road was wide, and in order to make way for the sedan chair, the soldiers pushed passers-by to the edge, leaving a wide path for the sedan chair.
This also made Shi Hao a little confused. What was the identity of the old woman in the sedan chair
Even a rich lady like Yueyaer had to behave like a disciple and serve in front of the sedan chair as a girl holding flowers and leading the way
In Daxing City, dignitaries appear from time to time, and the people have long been accustomed to it.
After this group of people left, everyone quickly calmed down. At most, some people were talking about how an old woman's outing could cause such a big fuss.
Shi Hao knew clearly that the old woman... or the group of people just now, were definitely not simple.
Suddenly, Shi Hao saw two warriors rushing over, jumping to a high place, looking over the crowd towards the sedan chair.
They jumped down from the eaves, and one of them whispered, "Hurry up and inform the higher-ups that Grandma Ba from the ancestral altar has arrived."
The two did not dare to delay and left quickly.
Shi Hao silently chanted in his heart: "Ancestral altar?"
He remembered that he had heard this name mentioned once or twice when he was in Jin County.
He whispered to Xu Xiaoyan, "Do you know the ancestral altar?"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "Ah? Zutang? What is that? Can I eat it?"
Shi Hao shook his head. Xiaoyan could be said to be knowledgeable, but even she had never heard of the ancestral altar.
It seems that this ancestral altar is not some martial arts sect, but most likely a mysterious organization in the Barbarian Court.
Also, what faction did those two people belong to? Why were they so nervous when the "Grandma Ba" of the ancestral altar arrived? What was Yueyaer's status in this "ancestral altar"
The two left here and went all the way back to Fuyun Temple.
When Fang Zi returned to Fuyun Temple, he found that the atmosphere here was quite depressing, completely different from yesterday.
The children who were practicing martial arts were still posing there, but no one was teaching them. They were practicing in a loose manner, looking around.
Although these children were young, they could sense that something big was about to happen.
The Taoists in the temple were all in the inner courtyard, gathered in groups of three or four, whispering about something.
Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan looked at each other, then went inside, wanting to find Chen Yaner, but they didn't see her.
Instead, I saw a few old men sitting in the corner, sighing, including Chen Yaner's grandfather, Mr. Chen.
Xu Xiaoyan asked, "Grandpa Chen, where is Yan'er?"
Chen Laodao: "She should be accompanying her aunt in the inner courtyard."
The abbot of the Fuyun Temple, Chen Chenyun, is Chen Yaner's uncle. The "aunt" that Old Chen mentioned is naturally the abbot's wife, Wang.
Xu Xiaoyan said: "Grandpa Chen, what happened here? Why do everyone look... "
"Here it comes!" someone shouted.
All the Taoists were furious and rushed out with swords in hand.
Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan looked at each other and followed him out. The children were pulled aside. A group of people crowded in from the gate.
Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan saw that the leader was a Taoist who was tall and thin, with a very high forehead and a sword on his waist.