The original and most simple purpose of the existence of the ghost is to lure prey for the tiger practicing in the mountains for the tiger to eat. Even though Xia Pinming and Liu Xi were once immortal monks with great cultivation, at this moment, they played the most simple role of the ghost.
"My two Taoist friends, are you... the product of evil thoughts?"
Until this moment, Lian Ping'er had realized the severity of the crisis, but still believed that it came from the means of the devil, so that he thought the two people in front of him were not the two he knew.
"No, no, no, Fellow Daoist Lian, the two of us are not transformed by evil thoughts. We are the real Xia Pinming and Liu Xi."
"Hahahaha, Fellow Daoist Lian, we were allies and fellow Daoists before, and we will be allies and fellow Daoists in the future!"
Liu Xi had the same weird smile as Xia Pinming and even bowed as he spoke. Unconsciously, Lian Ping'er found that the light around her was getting darker and darker. The cave she came from was slowly closing, but she couldn't take a step. Instead, she was dragged into the depths of darkness by an irresistible suction force.
The suction was so strong, but it had no effect on Xia Pinming and Liu Xi. Lian Ping'er seemed to be in a daze, watching the two of them maintaining a salute posture with a strange smile, watching her being sucked into the darkness, and the original fairy spirit in her body gradually leaving.
At this time, fear finally appeared on Lian Ping'er's face.
"You are a bunch of bastards! You are a bunch of bastards..."
“Ahhh—”
A terrifying tiger roar came from outside the cave, and the interior of the cave turned completely into silent darkness. Until this moment, the arched mountain slowly changed, gradually returning to yellow and black stripes, and turned into a giant tiger with a human face lying in the mountain.
Lu Shanjun shook his head, raised his paw and licked it with his tongue like a cat, then looked down at a place in the mountain. An old cow was walking towards him step by step from that direction.
"Old Lu, swallowed it?"
"Swallowed it."
"No chewing?"
"No need. Even Lian Ping'er would be afraid."
Lao Niu asked with some confusion, stroking the stubble on his chin.
"Isn't this too easy? I have thought of many ways to deal with this bitch, and it is solved in one go?"
As Lao Niu spoke, Lu Wu's real body gradually shrank and soon turned back into the elegant and stern Lu Shanjun.
"She sealed off her mind and suppressed her magic power. She seemed to be very afraid of Aze. I originally thought that Lian Ping'er might try to escape again, but it seems that I was worrying too much."
As he spoke, Lu Shanjun opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of white air, which split into three in the air, transforming into Xia Pinming, Liu Xi, and Lian Ping'er who had just turned into a ghost.
""
Xia Pinming and Liu Xi showed strange smiles on their faces, and the joy on their faces fully demonstrated the expression of "I would rather die than you live".
"Friend Lian, you are here too?"
Lian Ping'er was not as hysterical as imagined. Her body was trembling slightly. She kept her head down and didn't say anything, as if she was adapting and confirming the situation. After a long time, she slowly raised her head, revealing a face with two lines of tears.
"Lu Wu, Niu Batian?"
"Yes, it's us! Hey, Lian Ping'er, when you left Brother Bei Mu alone and acted alone, did you ever think about today?"
Lao Niu said this with a grin, glancing at Lian Ping'er aggressively.
"I didn't expect that you, Lu Wu, could turn me into a ghost... If not, although I would lose a lot of vitality, I would still be able to escape after dying once. If I hadn't been injured by Ying Ruoli last time, I wouldn't be in such a difficult situation today..."
Lian Ping'er didn't say anything else, as it seemed like he was making excuses for his failure. Instead, he smiled and looked at Lao Niu and Lu Shanjun.
"We had some misunderstandings before, but we may still be able to cooperate in the future. I don't blame you for turning me into a ghost. I will show my sincerity. I am willing to introduce you two geniuses to the Lord, and you will definitely be able to enter the realm of heavenly demons. If, Mr. Lu Wu, you can let me go, and allow me to go back and practice ghost cultivation again... By the way, Brother Niu, Ping'er is still a virgin. Although I have turned into a ghost, I am willing to let Brother Niu favor me..."
As she spoke, Lian Ping'er blushed and lowered her head, looking very pitiful.
Even at this point, Lian Ping'er still didn't give up struggling, which was commendable. However, Lu Shanjun and Lao Niu showed no mercy towards her. Instead, they looked at her mockingly.
"I'm sorry, you're a little dirty to me, Old Cow! And your trouble today has nothing to do with anyone else, it's all your own fault."
Lian Ping'er raised her head suddenly, a trace of anger flashed in the depths of her eyes. This barbarian often went to brothels in the world to seek pleasure, and the women who were available to be married all doted on her, but she was said to be dirty. Although she knew that he just wanted to insult her, Lian Ping'er was still furious.
"Mr. Lu Wu... You have practiced hard and achieved your current level of Taoism. Isn't it for the sake of enlightenment? My Lord has the ability to reach the sky and penetrate the earth. In the future, when the sky and the earth collapse, there will be few people who can protect them..."
Lu Shanjun stopped playing guessing games with Lian Ping'er and just sneered.
"Kneel down and slap each of you 100 times."
"you… "
Lian Ping'er's heart was filled with confusion, anger, resentment and other emotions, but at Lu Shanjun's order, she slapped herself directly. The humiliation was almost driving her crazy.
When Lian Ping'er was halfway through fanning, Lu Shanjun leaned close to her and whispered.
"As a ghost, you have to obey my orders. You know that nothing can be used as a bargaining chip. Besides, I have always disliked you."
"ah-"
Lian Ping'er finally couldn't hold back the pitiful and helpless look on her face anymore and let out a scream of unwillingness and anger.
…
About half an hour later, the three ghosts were sucked back into Lu Shanjun's stomach, but he and Lao Niu had no plans to leave immediately.
"Shall we wait here?"
When Lao Niu asked this, Lu Shanjun did not say anything. He walked directly to a stone and sat down. He took out a book called "Huangquan" from his sleeve and started reading. He also held a pen in one hand, as if he was ready to write down his own opinions on some subtle parts of the book at any time. The old cow on the side stretched his neck, also found a stone to sit down, took out a book called "Twenty-Four Spring" and started reading.
There was no doubt that the two were waiting for Aze, but even when the sunlight pierced through the darkness on the other side of the mountain, Lu Shanjun and Lao Niu still didn't see Aze.
Lu Shanjun looked up at the sunshine on Dongshan Mountain.
"It looks like he won't show up."
"Perhaps not showing up isn't such a bad thing. Let's go."
Lao Niu stood up first. Lu Shanjun did not force him either. He carefully put a bookmark made of gold thread on the page he saw, turned the pen around, put the pen into his sleeve before closing the book. Lao Niu could see clearly that some of the blank spaces on the open page were already filled with notes.
After the two monsters left for a while, a demonic figure slowly appeared in the shadows on the other side of the mountain. It was exactly the appearance of Aze.
Aze could sense Lian Ping'er's death. He was not angry about not being able to deal with Lian Ping'er personally. Instead, he showed sarcasm. If Lian Ping'er turned into a ghost, it would definitely be the most vicious punishment for her. As for the two monsters, after seeing Lu Wu's true form with his current demonic body and the awe-inspiring power that restrained the evil, he did not want to show up.
…
After a period of time, Ji Yuan received several messages from Lu Shanjun and Lao Niu, as well as a flying sword message from Zhao Yu, the former head of Jiufeng Mountain and now the immortal of Jiufeng Mountain. Due to the different transmission channels, these messages arrived almost at the same time, which allowed Ji Yuan to truly understand the cause and effect.
It turns out that what is under Jingxuanhai Pavilion is the blood of the ancient demon, which is also the real cause of Aze's possession of the devil. What is more unexpected is that Lian Ping'er has become Lu Shanjun's lackey. Although there are many key things that cannot be known even if he becomes a lackey due to some kind of oath-like constraints, enough things have been revealed.
"I didn't expect that there are masters in Changjian Mountain and Xianxia Island who are unwilling to be lonely. Yunshen doesn't know Xianxia Island, and Ruiyi is unparalleled in Changjian Mountain. Maybe people are afraid of being famous just like pigs are afraid of being fat."
Ji Yuan has even guessed that the extraordinary master in Changjian Mountain that Lian Ping'er mentioned might be the one who left the sword wall of Jingxuanhai Pavilion. Only in this way can the sword energy in it be directly detonated, and the original support for the formation can be transformed into an external force to destroy the formation.
Ji Yuan had been staying in Ju'an Pavilion, in fact, partly because he was waiting for Zhao Yu to send him a message. The message from Lu Shanjun was unexpected.
However, Lian Ping'er's departure was definitely good news. Ji Yuan also decided to leave Ju'an Pavilion. At the same time, he personally took the last three volumes of "Huangquan" out and prepared to hand them over to some people personally.