Iris Fairy Island.
In the Zuoqiu clan.
In a simple and elegant courtyard, Zuo Qiukong stood silently, staring at the door that had been closed for so many years, his eyebrows like black swords gradually wrinkled as time passed.
Finally, the door remained closed and there was silence. He sighed softly and turned to leave.
At this moment, a deep and majestic voice came from the closed door - "Kong'er, do you feel that you did nothing wrong?"
Zuoqiu Kong was shocked, and immediately took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Father, don't you think... that evil son shouldn't be killed?"
Father!
With just one title, the owner of the room was named. It was Zuo Qiufeng, the current head of the Zuoqiu clan!
"No wonder, Ashue said you are too young..."
Hearing this, Zuo Qiufeng's sigh came from the room, "Your fault is not that you planned to kill that evil son this time, but that you didn't recognize the will of the old antiques in the clan."
"will?"
Zuo Qiukong felt a little uncomfortable. When he met his sister-in-law Zuo Qiu Xue, his thoughts were hit hard. Now, even his father said that he was too young. For him, a shining figure in the fairy world, this was naturally not good for him. This is quite unconvincing.
"Yes, it's will!"
Zuo Qiufeng's voice became serious, even stern, "Do you think it was Patriarch Taiwu who ruined the action you planned? Wrong! It's because you didn't realize that for Patriarch Taiwu and the others, there was nothing in their eyes. We are divided into different camps, let alone betraying us to support your sister-in-law.”
Zuo Qiukong was stunned, vaguely understanding something, but not sure.
"Remember, in their hearts there are only three words: Zuoqiu Clan. Apart from that, even me, the head of the family, is not important. Yet you actually used the power of outsiders to kill Chen Xi under the eyes of the Taiwu Ancestor. , This has touched their bottom line."
Speaking of this, Zuoqiu Feng was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "After all, in their eyes, Chen Xi has the blood of my Zuoqiu family flowing in him, and he is one of their own!"
When the words "one of our own" are mentioned, there is inevitably a touch of unspeakable hatred in the voice.
Only then did Zuo Qiukong realize where he had gone wrong, and he couldn't help frowning: "Father, do you mean that when I sent Ajun and Uncle Hong to visit Taiwu Patriarch, I was already doomed to fail this operation?"
"Do you understand now? Ancestor Taiwu has been hiding in the Daohuang Academy and does not care about worldly affairs. But even I dare not underestimate his influence in our clan. If you do this, you will indirectly push Ancestor Taiwu away. We’ve arrived at your sister-in-law’s place.”
Zuo Qiufeng's deep sigh came from inside the door.
This made Zuo Qiukong's brows filled with a hint of gloom, and his originally calm and calm expression gradually became gloomy.
He never thought that he would be so wrong this time, and that he was doomed to fail from the very beginning...
"Go down, don't go out for a while."
"Father, when will you be able to leave seclusion and take charge of the overall affairs of the family?" Zuo Qiukong couldn't help but ask.
"It's almost here, just waiting for... a chance to advance!"
Opportunity to advance!
Zuo Qiukong narrowed his eyes, bowed to the closed door, then turned and left.
…
at the same time.
Douxuan Immortal City, in the teleportation formation.
"The soul refining mining area? That is the place where the Immortal Lord's Mansion in Piaomiao Xianzhou detains those who have abandoned heaven in the lower world. Chen Xi, could your master be..."
When he learned that Chen Xi was going to a place called the Soul Refining Mining Area in Piaomiaoxian Continent, Xuanyuan Yun's eyes narrowed and he was a little surprised.
Those who abandon the heaven refer to a kind of existence in the lower world who does not want to ascend to the immortal world, so they use secret techniques and forbidden methods to cover up the immortal body in order to avoid the detection of heaven.
As far as the immortal world is concerned, the behavior of those who abandon heaven is disrespectful. Once discovered, not only will the abandoned heaven be forcibly extradited to the immortal world, but they will also be subject to severe immortal punishment.
And the soul refining mining area is an area in the Misty Immortal Continent controlled by the Immortal Lord Mansion that specifically punishes those who abandon the sky. It is no different from a prison in the world.
"Do you know the specific location of the soul refining mining area?" Chen Xi asked.
Although Chen Xi did not answer Xuanyuan Yun's question, he still vaguely judged that Chen Xi's master in the human world was probably a person who abandoned heaven.
Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew very well what a tragic end the Abandoner would have after being extradited to the immortal world.
"It should be near Zuifeng Fairy City."
Xuanyuan Yun replied, "But that place is not easy to find. I do know some friends in Zuifengxian City, and I can inquire about it from their mouths."
"Okay, that's it, it's decided, but when I arrive at Zuifeng Fairy City, I have to find someone first."
Chen Xi answered without hesitation.
"Who?" Xuanyuan Yun was startled.
"The little girl who delivered the message to me is named Qi Xiaoyu." Chen Xi replied calmly with a deep look in his eyes.
…
Piaomiao Xianzhou.
In the Drunken Wind Fairy City, the sun is blazing and the sky is blue.
Lan Kwai Fong is the most prosperous street in Zuifengxian City. It is dotted with many chambers of commerce, restaurants, treasure houses, medicine shops... all kinds of things.
However, Lan Kwai Fong is most famous for its slave trade.
The slaves sold here are not only prisoners of war from many interfaces outside the territory, but also some weird races in the Three Realms, such as the sharks from the Fuso Sea, the fungi the size of rice grains from the Gulu Abyss, and the Yun Ni The Cloud-weaver Silkworm Girl of the Icefield... and so on.
It is rumored that in Lan Kwai Fong, you can even buy slaves from the Dragon Realm, the Phoenix Clan, and the descendants of the ancient declining ethnic groups. Of course, these slaves have too special status and they will never be bought and sold openly. They can only You can only meet them in some secretive black markets.
In short, the slave trade has become synonymous with Lan Kwai Fong, attracting countless customers from other Xianzhou to buy every day.
At noon, it is the busiest time of the day in Lan Kwai Fong. Many vendors have displayed their stalls on both sides of the spacious street, shouting loudly and making a lot of noise.
"here?"
"Well, the trace of aura left in the jade slip should belong to that Qi Xiaoyu. I used the method of searching with immortal consciousness before and vaguely captured a trace of aura that matches Qi Xiaoyu, and it's here."
Among the bustling crowd, Chen Xi and Xuanyuan Yun were walking side by side.
"This is the most famous slave trading place in Piaomiao Xianzhou. There are many people and countless races..." Xuanyuan Yun looked around and said quickly.
"follow me."
Suddenly, Chen Xi seemed to sense something, and before Xuanyuan Yun finished speaking, he pulled him and flew away quickly.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the two of them had arrived at a large slave selling stall.
It is said to be a stall, but in fact it is no different from a small square. There is a platform inside it, and there are huge iron cages on the platform, as many as a thousand.
There were slaves of all kinds imprisoned in the iron cage, including human beings and other races. They were placed here for sale like goods.
Guarding these slaves are more than twenty immortals with tough looks, all of whom have cultivation in the Mysterious Immortal Realm. Such a force is quite conspicuous in this Drunken Immortal City.
At this time, there was a middle-aged man who looked like a vendor in front of the platform. He was selling slaves in iron cages to passers-by. His service attitude was quite enthusiastic.
When Chen Xi arrived here, his first sight was locked in one of the iron cages. Inside was a ragged girl with disheveled hair and hands shackled by iron chains. However, from the exposed white skin, she looked graceful. It can still be seen from the figure that this girl's appearance should not be much different.
This is indeed the case. Chen Xi's deep gaze went directly through the disheveled hair and saw the girl's face. He saw that she had childish eyebrows, a delicate and well-behaved appearance, and her small diamond-shaped mouth was tightly pursed, revealing a touch of pitiful look. smell.
What made Chen Xi frown was that the girl seemed to have been severely beaten before. There were bruises on her fair skin, her face was pale, and her eyes were blank and dull. She was imprisoned in that cold iron cage. It makes his situation look extremely miserable and pitiful.
"Qi Xiaoyu?"
Chen Xi couldn't help but ask a question. He could feel that the trace of aura left in the jade slip was exactly the same as the aura on the girl in front of him.
However, the girl seemed to have no reaction, looking lifeless and like a zombie.
Chen Xi frowned, and just as he was about to continue asking, the middle-aged merchant hurried over and said with a cheerful smile: "Master, have you taken a liking to this slave?"
Chen Xi glanced at the other party and nodded.
"Young master, you have good eyesight. We spent a lot of money to buy this slave. He is a natural beauty and a virgin. As for other wonderful features, they are waiting for you to discover in person. If you like it..."
Before the middle-aged merchant could finish speaking, Chen Xi frowned and interrupted, "Tell me, what's the price?"
"Young Master is indeed a happy man, and I won't talk nonsense. If you take out one hundred thousand fairy stones, this slave will be yours." The middle-aged merchant's eyes flashed with a hint of deceit, and he made a quotation with a smile.
"One hundred thousand?"
Chen Xi glanced at the other party and said, "I can accept this price, but let me ask you, where did you buy this girl?"
As soon as these words came out, a look of vigilance suddenly flashed across the face of the middle-aged merchant, and he immediately smiled bitterly and clasped his fists: "I'm sorry, sir, this is a rule and cannot be leaked."
"Okay, then let me ask you, what is her name?"
Chen Xi frowned.
"How can a slave deserve a name? If you like it, just buy her and give her a name."
The middle-aged merchant smiled.
"Okay, I want it."
Chen Xi took a deep breath, suppressed the uncomfortable feeling in his heart, and waved his hand.
The middle-aged merchant was overjoyed and was about to say something when he saw the girl imprisoned in the iron cage suddenly raised her head and screamed: "No, I don't agree, I can't leave here, I... have to wait for someone else!"
(End of chapter)