“…”

Xie Lian asked, “Where are the people?”

The three of them entered the small building. It was empty. All the magic weapons were still arranged as before, but once the door was opened, they were all useless. Xie Lian shouted in the spiritual array, "Master Wind Master? Where are you?"

On the way here, because they were in a hurry and Shi Qingxuan was too excited, Xie Lian took the initiative to suggest that he meditate to calm down first, and not to think nonsense and scare himself. Shi Qingxuan thought it made sense, and gradually spoke less. It was not that there was no response suddenly, so Xie Lian did not notice anything unusual. But now no one responded no matter how he shouted, and he had a foreboding feeling in his heart. Because there were only two possibilities in this situation: Shi Qingxuan deliberately ignored him, or he had lost consciousness.

Feng Shi had more than ten magic weapons on him, all of which were rare and all of which were used by Xie Lian to hold the fort. Nothing could be easily broken through from the outside. Even if it could be broken through, as Shi Qingxuan said, it would take at least three days and three nights, and it would be impossible for there to be no trace of violence. However, the doors and windows of this small building were intact, and there was no underground ladder or anything like that. Xie Lian retreated to the door, picked up the golden lock on the ground, held it up and looked at it carefully, and said, "He really took the initiative to open the door."

It was clear that reinforcements would arrive soon, so why would he choose to die at this last minute? Xie Lian was puzzled and asked, “He said he would not open the door to anyone other than us, so why would he do this?”

Ming Yi said in a deep voice: "Maybe he thought it was us who came."

Hearing this, a dim picture suddenly emerged in Xie Lian's mind: three people came to the small building, they looked like himself, Huacheng, and Mingyi, and stood outside the door and knocked. Shi Qingxuan in the building was ecstatic, rushed out and opened the door, but the three "people" outside the door surrounded him and slowly smiled at him strangely. The golden lock in Shi Qingxuan's hand fell to his feet and he never picked it up again.

He quickly shook his head and said, "No. I have never heard that Baihua Zhenxian has the ability to change shape and disguise himself."

Mingyi said: "Maybe it found other helpers."

Xie Lian thought about it, then rejected the idea. “The series of events we encountered today were all sudden. We had not expected that such a formation would be set up to protect Master Feng. It should not be able to find a demon to help so quickly. Besides, didn’t we tell Master Feng that we would notify him in the spiritual communication formation when he came? We can tell whether the person outside the door is real or fake by asking, so how could we be easily fooled?”

At this point, Xie Lian was suddenly stunned and muttered, “Unless someone he knows told him to open the door.”

Mingyi asked, "Someone familiar? How do you know?"

At this time, Hua Cheng said: "He blocked his ears and couldn't hear anything."

Xie Lian grabbed him and said, “Sanlang, well said! That’s why I said it must be someone familiar. Master Feng blocked his ears and couldn’t hear any sound from the outside world! Unless he took off his earplugs, but would he? He’s so scared that he wouldn’t do that. So, if we want to trick him into opening the door, there’s only one way.”

Spiritism!

Xie Lian walked a few steps faster and said, “That is to say, during the time we were here, someone secretly communicated with Master Fengshi and said something to him, causing him to open the door on his own initiative. If he was not a familiar person, he would not know Master Fengshi’s communication password at all, because the priest’s password is strictly confidential and will not be easily known to outsiders, let alone demons and monsters like Baihua Zhenxian. And he must trust this person very much, otherwise he would not have opened the door and left without thinking much.”

Hua Cheng said: "Or maybe he is not familiar with this person, but this person is very familiar with him and gave him a reason that forced him to open the door."

Xie Lian seriously considered this possibility and said, “In theory, as long as we know the spiritual communication password, we can convey information to Master Feng. But wouldn’t Master Feng feel strange if a strange voice suddenly spoke to him? As soon as he heard it, he should tell us right there in the spiritual communication array. Unless, the mysterious person who communicated with him shocked him with the first words he said. But what could they be?”

Mingyi asked, "Threat?"

Xie Lian asked, “How can I threaten you? ‘If you don’t come out, I’ll tell your brother that I’m back to haunt you?’” He immediately rejected the idea, “Not really.”

The Baihua Zhenxian may not be aware of Shi Qingxuan's concerns. Besides, it is not a priest, how can it immediately let the navy master discover its existence? The reinforcements will arrive in half an hour, and Shi Qingxuan will not wait even half an hour. Finally, whether that thing can defeat the navy is still a question. Don't forget that it has never entangled Shi Wudu, but only stared at Shi Qingxuan, picking the weak persimmon. Maybe it is also very afraid of the navy and may not dare to take the initiative to provoke.

Mingyi said: "Finally, find another half an hour."

Xie Lian understood what he meant and nodded, “Okay, if we still can’t find him after half an hour, no matter how much Master Wind objects, we must notify Master Water. Let’s split up! We’ll go this way, and Master Earth will trouble you over there.”

Mingyi turned and left. Xie Lian ran to look for someone, while still calling out to Master Qingxuan in the spiritual array, but there was silence. Huacheng asked, "How is it?"

Xie Lian shook his head and said, “No reaction.”

The ominous shadow in his heart grew thicker and thicker. He searched every room in every building one by one, and was about to search all the houses nearby. However, there was no trace of the ghost.

Soon, the two found the tallest building in the area. This building was obviously the protagonist of this area, the central building, which had been renovated countless times and was magnificent. There were poems inscribed on many walls. Xie Lian looked up and saw the plaque: "Pouring Wine Platform", and couldn't help but say: "'Young Master Pouring Wine'?"

Hua Cheng said: "Yes, this is the original site of 'Shao Jun Qing Jiu'."

Xie Lian looked at him and said, “So it’s really related?”

Hua Cheng said, "Yes." Then he told him a few simple words. It turned out that when Shi Qingxuan was a human, he often drank here after practicing Taoism, and slept drunk on the high platform, so happy and comfortable. One day, there was a bully who often bullied the villagers and humiliated the innocent people. Shi Qingxuan saw it from the upstairs, so he just poured the wine in the cup down, cast a small spell, and the wine just fell on the bully's head, knocking him unconscious. Later, Shi Qingxuan was appointed by Shi Wudu, but he still loved the human world and remained the same, drinking here. On the day of his ascension, he was also drinking here.

Ascending to heaven while drinking may sound a bit absurd, but it is actually nothing. Sometimes opportunities come at such inexplicable moments. Xie Lian flew while he was sleeping in a dream. Perhaps in the future there will be priests who ascend to heaven while going to the toilet, which will surely become a wonder.

In short, literati and poets have always loved places with legends and stories. Here, they can often be inspired to write poems and express their yearning for the deities. Xie Lian understood that this was a scenic spot. There were no tourists at night, and tomorrow, many tourists would be horrified to find that many houses and trees had been blown away, and they would shout that the wind master had appeared.

However, this scene of "Young Master pouring wine" was quite different from what Xie Lian had originally imagined. At this time, he heard Hua Cheng say in a deep voice: "Brother, I'm going to take care of a small matter first. You must be careful here, I'll be back soon."

Xie Lian thought, “What’s going on?”

Thinking of Hua Cheng's angry voice when he was communicating with the spirit just now, coupled with his unfriendly expression at the moment, he guessed: "Are you going to look for the Baihua Immortal?"

Hua Cheng paused and said, "No."

Since it wasn’t, then there was no need to ask any more questions. Xie Lian nodded and said, “You came here to have fun, and now you have something else to do, so just go. Just be careful.”

Hua Cheng said, "Yes." After a pause, he continued, "When I come back, I will tell you something."

Xie Lian was startled and blurted out, “What’s the matter?” However, Hua Cheng had disappeared.

Half an hour later, Xie Lian, who still had no results, said in the spiritual communication array: “Master Geomancer! How are you doing over there? I haven’t found anything here, so I’m heading back.”

Ming Yi also said: "No!"

Xie Lian said, “No, I can’t stand this anymore. Let’s meet up at the center of the wine-drinking platform. I’ll go tell the water master now.”

After saying that, he immediately silently recited Lingwen's spiritual password and said, "Is Lingwen here? Can you find the water master? Please tell him that it is urgent and he is invited to meet at the wine table!"

A clear male voice sounded beside his ears. It seemed that Ling Wen was a man at the moment. He said, "Your Highness? The Navy Master is here with me. He doesn't like to go out, so he probably can't come down. What do you want to talk to him about? I can tell him."

At this time, Xie Lian was almost back to the main building of the wine-drinking platform. From a distance, he saw something hanging outside the wine-drinking platform. It seemed to be a piece of white cloth, fluttering in the night wind. Xie Lian was stunned and thought to himself, "Is there such a thing there before?"

Walking closer, he finally saw clearly - wasn't that the outer robe that Shi Qingxuan was wearing?

At this time, Mingyi shouted in the spiritual formation: "Your Highness, Crown Prince! Come to the highest building of the wine-drinking platform immediately, quickly!!!"

Xie Lian shuddered. Ling Wen said from the other side, “Your Highness the Crown Prince? Are you still here?”

Xie Lian said, “Let him come down quickly! Master Fengshi is in trouble!”

After shouting this, he rushed upstairs, and there was no sound from the other side. Ling Wen was probably frightened by his words and hurried to tell Shi Wudu. On the high building, in the middle of the ground, there was a person lying, it was Shi Qingxuan.

Shi Qingxuan's eyes were closed, and there were no external injuries or blood on his body. Another person helped him up, and it was Mingyi. Shi Qingxuan sat up unconsciously, and something fell from his arms. Xie Lian looked carefully, and his heart tightened. It was the Wind Master's fan that was split in half. This kind of top-grade magic weapon is hard to come by, and it may take hundreds of years to refine it. Moreover, it is the Wind Master's first magic weapon, and it was destroyed like this!

Xie Lian said, “We came here just now, and there was clearly no one here!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he discovered something new that was wrong. When he and Hua Cheng came here before, there were many poems written by literati on the wall, some were graceful, some were frivolous, and some were dignified. But now they were all gone, as if they were wiped away by someone's finger power, leaving only a sentence that did not exist before, a row of eight big characters in blood-red regular script, dripping with blood: "No good beginning, no good end"!

It was the day when Master Qingxuan was born that Immortal Baihua gave him his verdict!

At this time, Ming Yi suddenly asked: "Your Highness, where is the one with you?"

Xie Lian was startled, thinking, “Oh no! San Lang actually left at a time like this!”

As soon as he was not around, Shi Qingxuan got into trouble. It was really hard to explain. However, Xie Lian remained calm and said seriously, "I asked him to help me find the whereabouts of the White Word Immortal."

Mingyi asked, "When did he go?"

Xie Lian said calmly, “Just now. He must have been gone for no more than half an incense stick of time.”

In fact, the time was much longer. But Xie Lian had no doubt about Hua Cheng, so he certainly couldn't let others have the chance to doubt him and cause trouble.

At this time, there was a faint sound of thunder from the sky. There was actually a golden chariot with eight riders in the night sky, breaking through the clouds and coming towards this side with great momentum.

Unable to use the teleportation technique to reach the wine table, Master Wudu actually drove the golden chariot directly. You must know that when this bronze horse and golden chariot run, it will make a lot of noise. If it is seen by some mortal who is looking up at the stars late at night, it will definitely cause a big uproar in the world. This Shui Hengtian is really not afraid of trouble. Seeing that the golden chariot is coming aggressively, Xie Lian immediately said, "Master Earth Master, if a priest interrogates you later, please don't mention City Lord Hua, okay? Many priests in the Heavenly Court like to exaggerate and make up stories when they hear that it is him. This matter has nothing to do with him. Don't make complicated things simple."

Mingyi glanced at him and said, "Okay." She agreed straightforwardly and lowered her head to continue checking on Master Qingxuan. Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the motionless Wind Master, his heart sank again.

The golden carriage rumbled and rumbled, and soon, it landed on the ground, trailing a trail of smoke and auspicious air. A group of minor priests were waiting outside the carriage. Three major priests got off the carriage. They were Shi Wudu, Pei Ming, and Lingwen. Three of the top ten in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet came at once. Of course, Xie Lian had long forgotten that he was the top ten. Shi Wudu frowned, lifted his clothes, got off the carriage with a sullen face, and went upstairs holding a water master fan. Pei Ming and Lingwen followed him. When Shi Wudu saw his brother lying on the ground like a dead man, his face suddenly changed. He rushed forward and said, "Qingxuan? Qingxuan! What's going on?"

Xie Lian said succinctly, “Master Feng has encountered the Immortal Baihua.”

“…”

Shi Wudu said in disbelief: "What did you say? Baihua Zhenxian?"

After hearing these four words, not only Shi Wudu, but also Pei Ming and Lingwen's faces changed. It seems that they have heard about Shi Wudu, the great threat. Observing the expressions of these three people, Xie Lian could not tell who was pretending and who was secretly happy in their hearts. They were all very natural. Especially Shi Wudu, there was no way he was fake. Lingwen took out a bunch of bottles and jars from his sleeves and said, "Feed them one by one."

Pei Ming said from the side: "Your Highness, it's you again."

Xie Lian said, “It can’t be helped. There are only a few people going back and forth to the Heavenly Palace.”

Pei Ming said: "It seems that every time I see you, you are associated with another person. This time won't be the same, right?"

Xie Lian said calmly, “No, no. Of course not.”

He lied with his eyes open, and Mingyi really kept his promise and didn't say anything. Pei Ming stopped talking, waved his hand, and took his priests to check the surroundings. In this way, it was a good thing that Hua Cheng left first, at least he was not at the scene. Shi Wudu couldn't wake up Shi Qingxuan, but he accidentally saw the eight blood-red characters on the snow-white wall, and his face twisted.

His face turned paler than the wall, and he seemed to be shaking with anger. He shouted, "Who wrote this? Who wrote this?!"

Although he was drinking, his voice was trembling slightly. At this moment, Ling Wen said: "Master Fengshi is awake!"

Xie Lian immediately squatted down and asked, “Master Wind Master?”

Sure enough, Shi Qingxuan slowly opened his eyes. Shi Wudu pushed everyone else away and said, "Qingxuan? How are you? Is there anything wrong? Who hurt you!"

Shi Qingxuan was stunned for a long time before he gradually came to his senses. When he came to his senses, the first thing he saw was Shi Wudu's face. The next moment, something happened that no one expected.

He pushed Shi Wudu away, holding his head and screaming wildly: “Ah ...