Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere.
The blade of the sword pierced deeply into the stone floor.
Xie Lian gripped his sword with both hands.
He lowered his head and pressed his forehead against the hilt of his sword. He gritted his teeth so hard that they felt like they were about to shatter.
"Trash!"
Qi Rong laughed and said, "You trash! I knew you wouldn't dare to kill me! No matter how I humiliate you, no matter how I torture you, as long as I put a knife on someone else's neck,
You can't do anything to me. You useless coward.
To be a god like you,
What are you still alive for! "
However, Xie Lian had already completely calmed down. He looked up.
His eyes were cold. "Don't celebrate too early. I can't do anything to you.
Naturally, someone will be able to deal with you. "
Qi Rong snorted and said, "Are you thinking of hugging Junwu's thigh again and begging him to help you? Stop dreaming. Did she even care about you back then? Hmm? Now, he was still shamelessly following him.
Don't be an idiot. "
Xie Lian peeled off Qi Rong's solemn and gorgeous Pleasing God clothing.
He summoned Ruoxie, tied up Qi Rong, and threw him to the side.
"You'd better shut up and speak less."
Qi Rong said, "I'm not afraid of you, what right do you have to threaten me?"
Xie Lian asked, "Then are you afraid of Flower City?"
Qi Rong's smile finally froze. At this moment.
Xie Lian said softly, "I'll tell you in advance, if I'm in a bad mood,
He might even hand you over to Hua Cheng.
Ask him to help me think of a way to deal with you. So be careful, do you hear me? "
Hearing this, Qi Rong couldn't laugh anymore. He was terrified and said, "Damn it.
You are so evil! Only you can think of that! You might as well hand me over to Lang Qianqiu! "
Xie Lian knelt on the ground and began to use his hands to pick up the coarse granules of varying sizes on the ground and at the bottom of the coffin. In reality, he would not hand Qi Rong over to the Heavenly Court for the time being. The reason was Lang Qianqiu. If he handed it over and Lang Qianqiu found out about Qi Rong's whereabouts, he would immediately raise his sword and rush over to kill him. Should he let him kill them? What if I kill him? What will I do next? He also had a headache. Therefore, the Heavenly Court could not hand it over at the moment.
From the looks of it, asking Flower City for help was indeed a good choice. But in reality, he was only using Flower City to scare Qi Rong. After all, he had already disturbed the Flower City too many times. Every time something happened, he would think of the Flower City first. He felt that he was not treating himself as an outsider. Xie Lian already felt a little embarrassed to use his name to scare Qi Rong.
Qi Rong turned his head and spat a mouthful of bloody saliva in another direction. The child pitifully stretched out his hand to touch his forehead and said, "Dad, are you alright? Are you in pain from the beating? "
Qi Rong seemed to enjoy this father-son game very much. He said in a strange tone, "Good son ~ Daddy is fine ~ Hahaha."
Xie Lian picked up the powder with reddened eyes and carefully put it into the Soothing Robe. The child quietly crawled over and helped Xie Lian pick up some. When Xie Lian saw this pair of small hands, he raised his head and looked at him. The child whispered, "Big brother, can you stop hitting my father? Let us go. We won't steal from your house anymore. "
Xie Lian's heart ached, but he endured it and said, "Little friend, what's your name?"
The child said, "My name is Gu Zi."
Xie Lian collected all the ashes, wrapped them in his clothes and folded them neatly before putting them back into the coffin. He closed the coffin and said slowly, "Gu Zi, the person over there isn't your father. It's another person. He's possessed by a ghost. He's a bad person now. "
The child couldn't understand his words and asked in confusion, "Another person? No, I recognize him. That's my father. "
Qi Rong praised, "Not bad, not bad. It's worth it. I've picked up a cheap son! Hahaha … Ow! "It was Xie Lian who kicked him.
Gu Zi was still young and had always depended on his father. He was extremely reliant on the body that Qi Rong had possessed. He wouldn't leave no matter what. Xie Lian couldn't think of a way to settle him down, so he carried the Fragrant Heart Sword and kowtowed three times to the two coffins. Carrying Qi Rong in his left hand and Gu Zi in his right, he left Mount Taicang and rushed to Pu Qi Village at lightning speed.
After leaving for many days, it was late at night when he returned. The doors of Pu Qi Monastery were wide open and clouds of incense billowed. The incense burner on the altar was filled with incense sticks and the table was piled with offerings. Xie Lian entered and casually looked around. He picked up two steamed buns from the altar and gave one to Gu Zi. He then roughly stuffed the other into Qi Rong's mouth. After all, this body was still a living person. Before Xie Lian figured out how to drag Qi Rong out of this person's body, he had to eat well. Qi Rong spat out a mouthful of steamed buns and cursed them for being unpalatable. He seemed a bit worried and said, "I say! You're not really going to hand me over to Hua Cheng, are you?? "
Xie Lian sneered, "Are you afraid?" He was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and turned around to rummage through a pile of pickled vegetable jars on the ground. Qi Rong stubbornly said, "What do I have to be afraid of? The one who should be afraid is you. As a Heavenly Official, you're actually hooking up with this kind of person. You … … "As he spoke, his gaze suddenly focused and locked onto a spot. It turned out that when Xie Lian bent over, something had slipped out from the clothes in front of his chest.
It was a sparkling and translucent ring. This was what Qi Rong was staring at.
Xie Lian didn't notice his gaze, but Qi Rong, who was behind him, had a suspicious expression on his face. After a while, he asked, "Cousin Crown Prince, what's that thing in front of your chest??"
Xie Lian originally didn't plan on paying attention to him, but the ring Qi Rong mentioned was something he was a bit concerned about. Thus, he turned around and hooked his finger around the thin silver chain. He said, "This? Do you know what it is? "
Qi Rong said, "Bring it over. I'll know once I see it."
Xie Lian said, "If you know, then say it. If you don't say it, then shut up. "
Qi Rong resentfully said, "You're always so fierce to people you're familiar with. If you have the ability, then go show off your might to outsiders."
Xie Lian stuffed the silver chain back into his chest and put it on properly. He said, "If you have the ability, then continue talking. I'll record one point for every sentence you say. One more point means you're one step closer to Hua Cheng's blade. "
Unknowingly, he had actually become very familiar with using Hua Cheng. Qi Rong sneered and said, "Don't use him to scare me. Who knows when you'll die under someone's blade! Don't you want to know what this is? I, one of the four pests, will tell you. This is a cursed weapon, an inauspicious object! Why haven't you thrown it away yet? You actually dare to carry this thing on your body. Are you tired of living? "
Hearing this, Xie Lian suddenly stood up and said, "Really?"
Qi Rong said, "Nonsense! The person who gave you this thing, whether it's a human or a ghost, definitely doesn't have good intentions. "
Xie Lian squatted down again. "Oh."
Qi Rong said, "What do you mean by 'oh'?!"
Xie Lian didn't even turn his head as he faintly said, "'Oh' means your words. It would be strange if I could believe them. I choose to believe the person who gave me this thing. I've decided to always wear it on my body. "
He had always been gentle towards others, but towards Qi Rong, he was exceptionally cold. Qi Rong was so angry that he almost died. He cursed endlessly, but Xie Lian acted as if he didn't hear anything. He discovered that no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find the jar that contained Half-moon. He thought to himself, "Could it be that the Wind Master already came and took her away?"
As he listened, he suddenly faintly felt that something was wrong.
It was really strange. Qi Rong was clearly afraid of Hua Cheng, but why did he still dare to incessantly provoke him? It was as if … … as if he was deliberately trying to attract his attention!
Thinking of this, Xie Lian made a sudden attack. He coldly glanced at Qi Rong, and sure enough, he saw that Qi Rong's eyes flashed furtively. An inexplicable intuition drove Xie Lian to look up. When he raised his head, he saw that on top of the beam that wasn't that high, there was a black-clothed person with his back pressed tightly against the ceiling. He was crouched on top, looking like a giant bat.
Xie Lian flipped his hand and threw a Maiden Heart Sword. That person's back was pressed against the beam. In order to avoid this sword, he suddenly turned around and fell down.
Gu Zi was so scared that he dropped his steamed bun and cried out loudly. Qi Rong was just about to shout when Ruo Xie sealed his mouth and dragged him to a corner to tie him up. Xie Lian originally thought that this person was Qi Rong's hidden helper. However, after exchanging a few moves, he felt that this person's attacks were fast and ruthless, and inexplicably familiar. He could responsibly conclude that with Qi Rong's conduct, he definitely did not have the ability to command such a skilled subordinate. He also saw that the man was holding something in his other hand. When he looked closely, he saw that it was a pitch-black jar. And that jar, was the one that contained Half-moon!
Master Feng actually didn't bring Half-moon away? Xie Lian instantly remembered who this person was and blurted out, "Xiao Pei!"
Pei Su came to steal Half-moon, but who knew that he would run into Xie Lian on his way back. He had no choice but to hide on the beam. Because Qi Rong was tied up by Ruoye, he was lying on the ground. With one glance, he saw Pei Su hiding on top. He didn't know who this person was, but he thought that this person was going to harm Xie Lian, so it was to his advantage. He was afraid that Xie Lian would find out that someone was lying in ambush, so he purposely made noises to disturb them. Who knew that Xie Lian would still notice. Xie Lian had two cursed shackles on him, and Pei Su was exiled. Both of them had no strength, so they could only fight head-on. Xie Lian had fought his way through these eight hundred years by relying on his skills. How could Pei Su resist? After a dozen moves, Xie Lian took him down and said, "Give me back the jar!"
Originally, he was just casually shouting. Who knew that Pei Su would actually really throw the pickled vegetable jar back to him. Xie Lian stared blankly. He thought to himself, 'Why did he give it back so easily? This Little General Pei is really straightforward. Usually, wouldn't he rather die than submit and pull and pull for a long time?' However, at the same time that Pei Su threw the jar back, he shouted in a low voice, "Hurry up and leave!"
Listening to his tone, he was actually really anxious. That jar had yet to land in the air, and Xie Lian was just about to reach out to catch it when it suddenly changed its trajectory and flew out the window. In the next moment, they heard a man's voice say from afar, "You really disappoint me."
Pei Su's expression suddenly changed as he said, "… … General!"
Xie Lian and him rushed out of Pu Qi Monastery. Sure enough, the man standing on top of a building in the distance was Pei Ming. He wasn't wearing armor and was dressed in ordinary clothes. His figure was very tall, and his expression was like the morning sun, extremely confident and at ease. That jar leisurely flew to Pei Ming's side and floated motionlessly. Holding the saber at his waist, he said to Pei Su below, "As a man of character, the bigger picture is the most important, and your career comes first. You're someone who wants to do great things, so what's going on today? You're acting recklessly because of a little girl? Do you think you're a little brat? "
Pei Su lowered his head and didn't say anything. Pei Ming then said, "You think it's easy to reach this position in two hundred years? I've already paved the road for you. Going down is easy, but coming up isn't! "
As the saying goes, it's lonely at the top. As long as a deity descended to the mortal world, they generally liked to pick high places to stand. The higher they were, the more advantageous it was for them to look down on the common people below. Xie Lian used to have this bad habit. Of course, after he fell once, he now felt his legs ache faintly whenever he stood at a high place. This problem had been cured. However, the tallest building in all of Pu Qi Village was the Village Chief's home. Furthermore, the Village Chief's home was just a simple and unadorned little tile-roofed house. Therefore, for General Pei to stand here could be said to be extremely condescending.
However, this wasn't the main point. The main point was that as soon as Xie Lian saw this situation, he knew what was going on. Last time, Pei Ming had tried to pull Bao Yue to take the blame for Pei Su, but he had been pushed back. Although on the surface Pei Ming seemed to have given up because of Jun Wu, he hadn't given up. This time, Xie Lian had been dragged into the mess of the Gilded Banquet. He couldn't even protect himself, so his reputation would inevitably plummet. General Pei probably felt that it was time to bring up this old matter again. Therefore, he sought out Pei Su, wanting to bring him and Bao Yue to the Heavenly Court again to think of a way to reverse the verdict. However, Pei Su didn't seem too enthusiastic. He sighed and said, "General, this matter … … let's just forget about it."
"You … …!"
Pei Ming had a speechless expression as he looked to the heavens. It was also because he was so annoyed that he didn't care that Xie Lian was right in front of him and reprimanded Pei Su. After a while, he suddenly said, "I want to see what kind of strange woman she is, to make all my efforts go down the drain." After he finished speaking, he reached out as if he wanted to smash the jar. This method of opening the jar was originally not a problem. The problem was whether or not Bao Yue had recovered from her injury. If she hadn't recovered and broke it, then that would be terrible. Xie Lian's expression changed. He flew over and said, "Don't break it!"
Unexpectedly, before Pei Ming's hand could touch it, the jar exploded on its own with a loud bang.
In an instant, the air was filled with the smell of salted vegetables that could make people collapse.
Pei Ming, who was closest to the jar, unfortunately had salted vegetables all over his body. His entire person was stunned by the salted vegetables. Immediately, a clear and bright female voice rang out in the air, "General Pei is really open and aboveboard!"
A person in white flipped out from a small jar. At first, it was only the size of a fist, but after flipping a few times, it became bigger and bigger. Xie Lian fixed his eyes on it and said, "Wind Master!"
The person hiding in the jar of salted vegetables was actually not Bao Yue, but Shi Qing Xuan. She hid in the jar and unexpectedly exploded all over Pei Ming's body. She was still dressed in white and was not stained by a speck of dust. She landed on the ground safely and flicked her horsetail whisk, saying, "Luckily, luckily I sent this little girl to someone else's place. Otherwise, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to escape General Pei's long arm."
Pei Ming had always prided himself on being a playboy. No matter what he did, he had to maintain his elegance. Now that he was covered in the smell of salted vegetables, even if he was facing Shi Qing Xuan who was in female form, he would still be depressed, "Qing Xuan, why do you have to go against me like this?"
If it was someone else, he would have already beaten him up. Unfortunately, when he thought about the background of Shi Qing Xuan's brother, he could only clean up the salted vegetables and tidy his hair. He clenched his teeth and shook his head, "… You, you better not let me know where you sent that little girl to. Otherwise, I will definitely pay you a visit personally."
His words were no different than saying that whoever took in Half-moon was going against him. He would definitely find trouble with them. Shi Qing Xuan clapped his hands and said, "That's good, that's good. There's no harm in telling you where I sent her. I'm just afraid you won't dare to visit. Listen well — that little girl is now in the Rain Master's cave at Mount Yu Long, under the seat of Lord Rain Master! Do you dare to go? "
Hearing this, Pei Ming's expression changed slightly. He actually wasn't as confident as he was before. He restrained his expression and suddenly became serious. He said to Master Feng, "Qing Xuan, you are still young right now. That's why you like to fight for justice. I only hope that when you grow up in the future, you won't regret what you did today! "
After he finished speaking, he jumped off the roof and his figure disappeared. He actually left in a hurry just like that. Xie Lian was slightly stunned. He kept feeling that there was more to his words and asked, "Master Feng, his last sentence …?"
Shi Qing Xuan said indifferently, "It was just a bluff."
Pei Su watched Pei Ming's figure disappear. Only then did he come over to greet the two of them and said, "Master Feng, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Shi Qing Xuan patted his shoulder and said, "Little Pei, this time, you know to stop your general first. You can be considered kind. Turn over a new leaf. If there's a chance, I'll put in a good word for you in the Heavenly Court. Don't worry! "
Pei Su was speechless for a moment and said, "Thank you, Master. However, I've always felt that you might have misunderstood. Actually, General Pei isn't like this usually. It's just that because of what happened in the past, he's too worried about me. Also, you know, Lord Rain Master … "
In the end, he seemed to feel that he had said too much. He shook his head and cupped his hands, "Goodbye."
The two of them watched him leave. Xie Lian said again, "Master Feng, the Lord Rain Master you mentioned just now, is it Master Huang?"
Shi Qing Xuan turned around and said, "Yes. Master Rain hasn't changed for hundreds of years. Why, do you know him? Is there an old relationship? "
Xie Lian shook his head and said warmly, "Although I've never had the fortune to meet him, this Lord Rain Master has helped me before. I'm very grateful."
Shi Qing Xuan smiled and said, "That's true. Although there are very few people who know Lord Rain Master, those who know him have never said anything bad about him. Oh, except for Pei Ming. "
Xie Lian said, "Are there any conflicts between the two of them?"
Shi Qing Xuan said, "There are naturally conflicts. Those who have been in the Heavenly Court for so many years, who hasn't had some conflicts or collusion? Let me tell you, Lord Rain Master is a shadow in Pei Ming's heart. "
"…" Xie Lian said. "Shadow?" In his heart, he always felt that Lord Rain Master was a farmer. Shi Qing Xuan said, "You know Pei Ming, there are many descendants. His children and grandchildren are everywhere. Before Xiao Pei, Ming Guang Hall once had another Deputy God. He was also a descendant who was picked up by him and then ascended. "
Xie Lian said curiously, "Then General Pei's descendants are really talented people."
Not everyone could regard ascension as a 'family tradition'.
Of course. Shi Qing Xuan waved his fan and said, "Talents can be considered talents, but they are all the same as Pei Ming. Great abilities, great problems. That Deputy God often committed crimes in other people's territories, but relying on Pei Ming's power, no one dared to say anything. In the end, one day, he committed crimes at the former site of the Rain Master Country.
"Lord Rain Master usually doesn't come out and only farms in the deep mountains, so he has the nickname of Deep Mountain Old Farmer Rain Master Huang. Who knew that the moment he came out, he directly beat up Pei Ming's descendant and carried him up to the sky. In the end, he was thrown in front of the emperor and sentenced to exile."
Xie Lian thought, "Why does this story seem a little familiar?"
Shi Qing Xuan continued, "Originally, Pei Ming thought that if he was exiled, then so be it. After a hundred years, it wouldn't be a big deal to get him back. However, how many things can happen in the human world in a hundred years? Every year, or even every day, there would be new extraordinary people appearing. It was like a flashing lantern, dazzling the eyes, wave after wave, wave after wave. After only ten years, the original believers had all converted to other Divine Officials. After fifty years, that Deputy Divine Official was completely forgotten. After a hundred years, he never rose again. A young Divine Official with a bright future was crippled just like that. It was only until Little Pei appeared that Pei Ming found a suitable assistant again. "
No wonder General Pei wanted to get Little Pei up by hook or by crook. It turned out that there was a precedent and he was afraid that Little Pei would be crippled. Although the method was not quite right. Xie Lian seemed to be deep in thought and sighed softly, "The human world."
Shi Qing Xuan also said, "That's right. If you stay in the human world for a long time, you will be worn down until you lose your spiritual energy and fighting spirit."
The two of them nodded. The difference was that Xie Lian nodded unconsciously, while Shi Qing Xuan nodded exaggeratedly. After a while, Xie Lian suddenly remembered an extremely important person and shouted, "… Lang Ying! That child! "
A series of things happened too quickly and the stimulation was too great. He actually did not remember this child. Shi Qing Xuan said, "You mean the child you brought back from the Paradise Workshop? The Emperor has seen that child. He is now at my place. I will bring him down for you later. "
Xie Lian thought that Qi Rong and another child were still locked up in the Pu Qi Temple. He could not let others see them. He said, "How can I do that? I'll go up."
Shi Qing Xuan nodded happily, "Same. It's the Mid-Autumn Banquet in a few days. Don't miss it. This year, my brother will also make a trip back. I will introduce you when the time comes. "
His tone was full of pride for his brother. Xie Lian could not help but smile and thought, "The Mid-Autumn Banquet …"
Every year on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the celestial beings would hold a Mid-Autumn Banquet to celebrate. Other than that, there was a very important game at the banquet. It could be said that it was the finale of the Mid-Autumn Banquet — Lantern Competition.
A prayer lamp was not something that ordinary people could offer. The Mid-Autumn Banquet Hundred Gods Lantern Competition was to compete on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. How many prayer lamps could each God Official receive from the believers?
Although everyone said, "It's just a game", "Don't take it seriously", "I'm just playing, I don't care at all", in reality, how many of them could really not care? Most of them were secretly working hard, hoping that this year's believers would fight for them. If there was anyone who did not fight, it would only be Jun Wu. Because, of course, every year, the Divine Martial Palace won the Lantern Competition. Moreover, it was getting higher and higher every year. Therefore, he was the God Official who truly treated this game as a game. As for the other God Officials, they did not fight for first place. They only fought for second place. The situation was also extremely intense.