"Palace Master Qianqiu, who did you just say you had a grudge against?"
"You want to know? Wait until you're full." Mo Qianqiu looked like he was trying to keep Lu Xiaochan in suspense.
It couldn't be that Chun Ning Zhenjun, right? She was just a woman. Even if she failed to get the man's favor and slandered Mo Qianqiu, with Mo Qianqiu's personality, he simply wouldn't bother with a woman!
After the banquet, each faction was arranged to stay.
Lu Xiaochan and Shu Wuxi had just settled down when Lu Xiaochan couldn't wait to push open Mo Qianqiu's door.
Who knew that Mo Qianqiu was in the bathtub, soaking in the bath with his head tilted back, and Lu Xiaochan just happened to see his neck, which was white and slender, as if it was ready to be cut off.
I don’t know why, but my throat felt a little hoarse and my heart felt itchy.
Shu Wuxi, who was following behind Lu Xiaochan, stretched out his hand, once again blocking Lu Xiaochan's sight, gently pulled him into his arms, and turned around with Lu Xiaochan.
Mo Qianqiu's lazy voice sounded: "Little thing, why are you so annoying?"
"You said before, when you come back, tell me who you want to seek revenge on!"
Mo Qianqiu sighed and stood up slowly. Lu Xiaochan had sharp ears and could identify Mo Qianqiu's figure through the sound of water falling from his body.
Slender and lean, not bad.
Lu Xiaochan had just heard the lines of shoulders and arms from his neck when Shu Wuxi raised his hands and covered his ears.
Oops... I was discovered by Brother Wuxi.
Mo Qianqiu put on his clothes casually. Perhaps because Shu Wuxi was there, he tied his belt seriously and sat down at the table.
Shu Wuxi then let go of Lu Xiaochan, took his hand, avoided the bathtub, and sat down opposite Mo Qianqiu.
"Little thing, what do you think of me, Mo Qianqiu?"
"It's pretty good, but it's much worse than my brother Wu Xi."
Mo Qianqiu curled his lips with a hint of sarcasm: "I entered the realm of 'borrowing momentum' quite early. I have to thank Li Chejun for helping me solve the problem of the Myriad Locks, which made my heart open and broad-minded."
"Oh." Lu Xiaochan felt secretly proud.
Wasn't the former Li Chejun himself? Although it sounded like he was telling a story about another person, Lu Xiaochan still raised her toes with pride.
Mo Qianqiu continued, "In Qianqiu Hall, my two senior brothers were no match for me, and my master said there was nothing more he could teach me. So, he sent me to Xiyuan to study."
"Who did you meet? Oh, no, who did you harm?"
Mo Qianqiu leaned back and raised his chin: "Guess."
"How should I know?"
Mo Qianqiu curled the corners of his mouth, as if he was not happy even to mention that person's name.
"Xiyuan Sword Sect, retreat." Shu Wuxi said.
Lu Xiaochan spat out a mouthful of tea: "What... Xiyuan's Sword Sect? Are you considered to be causing trouble?"
Mo Qianqiu was a little surprised, and looked at Shu Wuxi and asked, "How did you know this, senior?"
"I have seen Hao Fu draw his sword. On the hilt of his sword, there is a sword tassel woven with the emblem of Qianqiu Palace."
Lu Xiaochan was stunned, and immediately clapped her hands and said, "Palace Master Qianqiu! You are so promising! Where is Xiyuan Sword Sect!"
"At that time, he was still the Sword Master of Xiyuan, not a member of the Ghost Sword Sect. He was more than a thousand years older than me in cultivation. When I came here to study, he taught me a lot."
"So you like him?"
Lu Xiaochan thought, this is a good story, this is a great story! He could faintly smell the smell of a melodrama!
"My sweetheart is not like him." Mo Qianqiu lowered his eyes, as if he was missing someone.
"So what's your sweetheart like?"
Mo Qianqiu raised his eyebrows: "Do you still want to listen to me?"
"I want to hear you say it! Come on!"
"As the Sword Master, Hao Fu has already been engaged to his junior apprentice sister Chun Ningjun. You can guess what happened next."
"Oh! Chun Ning Jun doesn't like you and broke you up?"
"She also ruined my reputation. She said I intended to molest her, just like today when I got a big bathtub and sat in it. I haven't even said she molested my eyes! The whole Xiyuan regards me as an enemy and wants to drive me away."
"It is really difficult to raise a woman and a villain."
"Chun Ning Jun is not only a woman, but also a villain." Mo Qianqiu raised the corners of his lips, with a hint of sarcasm in his smile, "She broke Xiyuan's magic weapon and left my sword tassel on the spot. Everyone in Xiyuan thought I was seeking revenge and that it was definitely me who did it."
Although Mo Qianqiu put it simply, Chun Ningjun's frame-up did not involve any skill at all.
But the simpler something is, the easier it is for others to believe it. Besides, Xi Yuan already had a prejudice against Mo Qianqiu at that time, and he had no way to defend himself.
"What about Hao Fu? Does he believe it too?"
Although Mo Qianqiu said it lightly, Lu Xiaochan could feel that he must have felt aggrieved and angry at that time.
"He doesn't believe it. What's the point of him not believing it? I hate people framing me the most, so I challenged Chun Ning Jun to a duel on the immortal platform."
"Well done! That's exactly what we should do!" Lu Xiaochan clapped her hands.
"Who would have known that the damn woman was injured the night she received my challenge? She said someone had plotted against her."
"Too insidious, isn't it? She is... hinting that it was you who did it? It's not like you can't beat her, so why would you plot against her?" Lu Xiaochan showed an expression of extreme contempt for Chun Ning Jun.
"You've never seen Chun Ningjun take action, how do you know I can definitely beat her?"
"I just think you can definitely beat her." Lu Xiaochan said firmly.
Mo Qianqiu was happy. Lu Xiaochan looked at the aura trembling gently around him and the corners of his lips raised in a wicked smile. Lu Xiaochan had no doubt that if Shu Wuxi had not been sitting next to him, Mo Qianqiu would definitely pinch his face with both hands.
"Yes, because Chun Ningjun couldn't keep the appointment, so I asked someone to fight on his behalf."
At that moment, Lu Xiaochan felt as if a needle had pierced her heart. She vaguely guessed what would happen next: "The one who fought for her was Xiyuan's Sword Master Hao Fu?"
"Yes. I can't beat Hao Fu." Mo Qianqiu chuckled and put down the teacup.
"Since Haofu believes in you, you shouldn't fight for her."
"Don't you understand? If Chun Ning Jun loses, it's not just the women of her generation who will be humiliated, but the entire Xiyuan. It was the Sword Sect of Xiyuan at the time who ordered Hao Fu to fight."
Lu Xiaochan lowered her head and laughed sarcastically: "A dignified immortal sect, a sword sect, actually doesn't care about right and wrong, but only cares about reputation?"
“Alas, it’s because this Xiyuan Sword Sect member is too vulgar, so his cultivation level has stagnated at the first level of the Great Power Realm. In that battle between immortals and demons, he became cannon fodder.” Mo Qianqiu smiled with his eyes narrowed.
"What happened next? Even if Haofu went to the battle, he wouldn't have refused to give in, right?"
"Hao Fu, once he goes into battle, he will go all out and won't let me down. So I lost, and it was a bit ugly." Mo Qianqiu touched his nose, "I was driven out of Xiyuan. He came to see me off in person and didn't let the Xiyuan factions cause me any trouble. He sent me back to Qianqiu Palace in Dongxu, and I knelt in front of my master to plead guilty. But what was the use?"
"Your reputation has been ruined. No wonder when Sect Leader Yu saw you, she was so sarcastic and said that you would seduce her female disciples."
"No. Since you all say that I am a horrible person, I will show you how horrible I am. Otherwise, people all over the world will talk about me behind my back, and I will bear the bad reputation for nothing. It's a shame."
"That's fine too. Anyway, you can do whatever you like and be free and happy."
"Oh, that's it!"
"What about Chun Ningjun? She won't marry Hao Fu, right?"
"No. I just haven't heard from her for a long time. Later, there was a great war between immortals and demons, and the Xiyuan Sword Sect was destroyed. Hao Fu, who followed the Sword Sect to participate in the war, was seriously injured. After returning to Xiyuan to take over the position of Sword Sect, he went into seclusion to recuperate until today."
"Oh! I see. So this time, you want to duel with Chun Ningjun again?"
"Yes! This time I want to see who else she can find to fight for her." Mo Qianqiu smiled brightly.
Lu Xiaochan stretched out her hand: "Okay! No problem! I fully support you! Teach that bad woman a lesson!"
"Of course. Hao Fu is in seclusion. I don't think anyone in Xiyuan can be my opponent."
After listening to the story, Shu Wuxi took Lu Xiaochan's hand and went back to their room.
Lu Xiaochan felt around and finally found the edge of the couch.
The food, clothing and daily necessities in Chongluan Palace were quite good. There was a soft mattress on the bed. Lu Xiaochan lay on it, rubbing his face against the bed, with his feet hanging over the edge of the couch, waiting for Shu Wuxi to take off his shoes.
What he didn't expect was that Shu Wuxi sat down beside the couch without making any noise.
Lu Xiaochan was about to turn over, but was pushed back by Shu Wuxi.
"Brother Wuxi, what are you doing!"
Lu Xiaochan was about to prop herself up, but was pushed back by the other party.
Lu Xiaochan gathered her own spiritual energy, hoping to push Shu Wuxi's palm away in one go, but she didn't expect the other party's strong spiritual energy to press down, almost causing the couch to collapse.
He was no match for Shu Wuxi in the first place, so he just lay down.
"Brother Wuxi, if you are angry, tell me clearly. Otherwise, even if you are so angry that the entire Chongluan Palace explodes, I will not know why."
"You were fascinated by watching Mo Qianqiu bathing today."
Shu Wuxi's voice was cold, and it felt like a cold sharp blade was hanging on Lu Xiaochan's neck.
"Ah? He's just taking a bath. Everything he has, I have too! What's so fascinating about it?" Lu Xiaochan quickly defended herself.
"Is it?"
"Yes!"
"But I don't think so." Shu Wuxi leaned down, his hair falling from his shoulders and just sliding across Lu Xiaochan's cheek.
It is so soft and delicate, and it makes people feel itchy.
"I just imagined..."
"What are you thinking about?"
"I think of you, Brother Wuxi, when you were bathing... Sitting in the tub with your arms resting on the edge of the tub... Your hair was wet and stuck to the back of your neck... You closed your eyes and leaned against the tub, tilting your neck... Waiting for me to come..."
Of course, waiting for me to taste it!
Lu Xiaochan was halfway through her speech when she decided that it would be better for her to be more reserved.
"What are you waiting for?" Shu Wuxi lowered his voice even lower, and his voice fell on the back of Lu Xiaochan's neck when he spoke.
"Wait for me to kiss you!"
As soon as Lu Xiaochan finished speaking, she was flipped over by Shu Wuxi.
Before he could even catch his breath, Shu Wushi's kiss came down forcefully, his tongue tip pressing into his teeth and cheeks, stirring wildly, and Lu Xiaochan was nearly kissed to death.
At this moment, a buzzing sound caused by the collision of swords came from the direction of Mo Qianqiu.
Shu Wuxi grabbed Lu Xiaochan's back and lifted him up from the couch.
"What's wrong?"
Could it be that something happened to Mo Qianqiu
Shu Wuxi held Lu Xiaochan's wrist tightly, closed his eyes, and spread his spiritual energy to explore what was happening.
Someone had ambushed Mo Qianqiu, and his strength should not be underestimated.
The sword formation used was the one created by Hao Fu.
But Mo Qianqiu was no ordinary person. He formed a sword formation in an instant and counterattacked, hitting the person who attacked him.
This attack alarmed the disciples of Xiyuan. When they rushed over, they saw that Mo Qianqiu's room was destroyed. Mo Qianqiu chased the attacker on his sword and flew out of Chongluan Palace.
Mo Qianqiu launched three sword arrays in succession, heading straight for the attacker. The opponent did not fight back, but dodged nimbly.
Lu Xiaochan closed her eyes and could vaguely make out the battle situation.
At this time, the door of their room was pushed open, and Master Faning walked in, bowed to them and said, "I am sorry to bother you at night. I just heard that the Master of Qianqiu Palace was attacked by ambush. What happened?"
"We don't know what happened. The hall master just chased after the attacker. There were also several Xiyuan disciples following behind him." Lu Xiaochan replied.
Master Faning sighed and said, "It's not very peaceful tonight. The distinguished guests of Qianqiu Palace, why don't you follow me to a more lively and crowded place, where you can be more peaceful."
Lu Xiaochan didn't want to beat around the bush and said directly: "It's because you Xiyuan don't like our Qianqiu Palace, so you arranged it in this deserted place. You waited until our Palace Master was ambushed before you rushed here. I don't know if it was intentional."
Master Faning was a little embarrassed, but he was in the wrong after all.
The Lord of Qianqiu Palace was assassinated in Xiyuan. There had already been some grudges between him and Xiyuan, and he was arranged to live in a remote residence. If the news got out, outsiders might really think that Xiyuan was looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Mo Qianqiu.
"Could it be that you knew that our Palace Master wanted to challenge someone in your Xiyuan, and you also knew that someone couldn't beat our Palace Master, so you deliberately launched a sneak attack and injured him?"
Master Faning quickly shook his hands: "No, no, no! How could this be! How could this be!"
Lu Xiaochan knew that Mo Qianqiu had been wronged in Xiyuan, and he did not have a good face towards the people of Xiyuan, including Master Faning.
"Xiao Chan, let's go." Shu Wuxi rubbed his shoulders.
Lu Xiaochan became worried: "The man who attacked Mo Qianqiu seems to be very powerful. Will Mo Qianqiu be in danger if he chases after him?"
"Mo Qianqiu is better at judging the situation than you. Since he chased after her, there must be something about her that attracted him."
Shu Wuxi answered.
Lu Xiaochan felt a little uncomfortable. What did "Mo Qianqiu is better at judging the situation than you" mean? Was he, Lu Xiaochan, stupid
However, this is a grudge between Mo Qianqiu and Xiyuan. If outsiders intervene, it may become more troublesome.
Fortunately, they didn't have much luggage, so they just followed Master Faning to the new guest room.
The similarity between Chongluan Palace and Tailing Pavilion is that there are also many overlapping layers of void here, making it difficult to find the north.
In order to show respect to Chongluan Palace and to avoid injuries from collision, flying swords is not allowed in the corridors of Chongluan Palace. Lu Xiaochan can only follow Master Faning on foot.
After walking for a long time, they still hadn't reached the room prepared for them by Master Faning. Moreover, from Master Faning's footsteps, Lu Xiaochan could hear the hesitation and lack of confidence in his heart.
"Master Faning, haven't you arrived yet?"
Master Faning paused: "This... I don't know what's going on... The order of the void has always been arranged. Could it be that someone adjusted it?"
Lu Xiaochan narrowed his eyes. First, someone tried to assassinate Mo Qianqiu, so he led him away.
Then Master Faning took them to a new room, but they got lost!
It is common for the void to overlap inside every major sect. Even if someone occasionally messes up the order, how could someone like Master Faning, who has lived in Chongluan Palace for more than a thousand years, get lost to the point of not being able to find his direction
Unless someone deliberately designed the void into a maze!
"Master Faning, do you have any signal? Send it out and ask your disciples to check the order of the void!"
"I never thought that I would get lost in Chongluan Palace! Where did the signal come from?" Master Faning spread his hands, looking like he didn't know what to do.
Lu Xiaochan found that along the way, apart from the three of them, they didn't meet anyone else. It seemed that this maze was created intentionally by someone.
Mo Qianqiu was just led away.
Look at Master Faning again. There’s a reason why he can’t be Xiyuan’s swordsman!
At this moment, a pure white spirit sword came through the wind from the end of the corridor, unstoppable and headed straight for Master Faning's face.
"Ah!" The sword formation formed by Master Faning was broken in an instant.
Lu Xiaochan held down Master Faning with one hand and drew his sword with the other, but the opponent's sword was too fast and was about to pierce the tip of Lu Xiaochan's nose.
The spiritual energy around Shu Wuxi was boiling. He pointed his finger and a sword formation as small as a needle tip accurately and powerfully blocked the white spiritual sword.
Lu Xiaochan's hair was lifted up by Shu Wuxi's sword formation.
"Lord Lianyue."
Shu Wuxi pulled Lu Xiaochan behind him, his voice full of coldness.
"What a coincidence, we meet again."
Lianyue smiled gently and walked out of the darkness. He hooked his finger back and the Lianyue Sword flew back into his hand.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, Xiaochan. You actually have your own sword?" Lianyue Yuanjun smiled as she turned her head. "Could this be the last sword made by Yehua Yuanzun?"
Lu Xiaochan's sword had just emerged a little from the scabbard when he pushed it back with his thumb.
It is safer to be low-key. Otherwise, if you are not competent enough, you will become the target of public criticism, which is not good.
"Tsk, every time you show up, nothing good happens!"
Lianyue Yuanjun showed a melancholy look on her face: "But I am really a good person!"
Lu Xiaochan almost rolled her eyes: "Only your silly nephew Ye Linshuang thinks you are a good person!"
Lianyue Yuanjun shrugged her shoulders and laughed with a kind of uninhibited and unrestrained debauchery.
"Xiao Chan, do you know that this void overlaps and changes in a myriad of ways, making it impossible to defend against it?"
"What?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xiaochan's feet were empty and he fell down instantly.
The Traceless Sword instantly arrived at his feet and quickly dragged him up, but the void above his head was about to close.
Shu Wuxi stretched out his arm to pull him up, but he didn't expect Lianyue Yuanjun to rush over with a sword, and a sword formation shook the void to the point of cracking.
Shu Wuxi's eyes flashed, and he charged with the Tianque Sword Formation, but failed to catch Lu Xiaochan.
Lu Xiaochan was hovering on his sword, but he found that there was no living creature around him, so he could not see anything and did not know where he was.
The two sword formations counteracted each other, and Lianyue Yuanjun was shaken several feet away. In the smoke, a figure appeared in front of him in an instant. Shu Wuxi's cold eyes filled with tremendous anger made him shudder.
The Lianyue Sword flashed back, but couldn't keep up with Shu Wuxi's speed. Shu Wuxi grabbed Lianyue Yuanjun's throat.
"where is he!"
"Do me a favor and I'll give him back to you."
Lianyue Yuanjun smiled with the corners of her lips curled up.
The Lianyue Sword protected its master and pierced Shu Wuxi's back. No one knew how Shu Wuxi dodged it, but he turned sideways and clamped the Lianyue Sword with two fingers.
Lianyue Yuanjun smiled bitterly: "It seems that my cultivation has been almost drained by the devil. You don't even need to use your sword to kill me."
"Where's the little cicada?"
Shu Wuxi's fingers clasped even tighter, and his fingertips almost pinched Lianyue Yuanjun's throat.
Lianyue Yuanjun didn't care about life or death, she just looked at Shu Wuxi indifferently.
There are thousands of voids, not only leading to the outside of Chongluan Palace, but also possibly leading to the Demon City.
"What do you want me to do?"
Shu Wuxi finally let go of his hand and threw him out.
Lianyue Yuanjun started coughing, stood up with one hand on the sword, and staggered slightly.
"Take Lin Shuang away from Chongluan Palace for me. Once he leaves, I will tell you where Lu Xiaochan is. Time is limited, and I can't hide him for long. If he falls into the hands of the demon baby, the Yuandan will be gone."
After saying that, Lianyue Yuanjun flew up on his sword, and countless voids intertwined and blocked Shu Wuxi's way.
At this time, Mo Qianqiu chased the figure who attacked him and flew all the way out of Chongluan Palace. They were so fast that they shook off the disciples from Chongluan Palace who followed them.
The person in front was wearing a cloak and his figure could not be seen. He was heading towards the narrowest and deepest crack in Xiyuan.
Mo Qianqiu snorted and stopped chasing. He hovered his sword and shouted, "You have already led me out of Chongluan Palace - what else do you want?"
The other party also stopped suddenly.
"You are not Chun Ning Jun. She felt guilty when she saw me, but you pretended to be a waiter who came in to clean the bathtub. Your moves were fast, fierce, and accurate, and your sword formation was powerful. Your cultivation was much higher than Chun Ning Jun's."
Mo Qianqiu sat on his sword again.
The other party still didn't turn around.
"If you're still trying to hide this, I'm sorry I won't keep you company. I'm going back to bed now."
The other party finally turned around and turned out to be Zhao Lanjun, one of Haofu’s three major disciples.
Author's comments: Lu Xiaochan: After listening to Mo Qianqiu's past, I finally understand why Brother Wuxi treats Mo Qianqiu better than Ling Nianwu.
Mo Qianqiu: Eh? Why
Lu Xiaochan: You are a punching bag, or “little punching bag” for short, hehehe.
Mo Qianqiu: Acceptance is relative. You have to know yourself.
Ah, it’s time to go to work again! Babies, please leave comments to give me energy!