Chapter 170 Buzhou Mountain (XII)
In the heaven , the Palace of Three Pure Ones.
Yinglong had actually wanted to overturn the table five minutes ago, but unfortunately, the designer of this palace had obviously predicted that such an event would happen and took precautions in advance - the palace itself was carved from a whole piece of white jade, and the tables and chairs were rooted and firmly fixed to the ground.
Yinglong was so annoyed that he kept stamping his feet, while Dongjun was still in a stable state.
Negotiations are ongoing.
Dong Jun looked at San Qing calmly, then said in a loud voice: "From what Tai Qing Jun said just now, he wants us to exchange the Kyushu Island Shanchuan Ding for Si Yuan."
Tai Qing said with a smile: "How can you say it is an exchange? Before Lord Qingdi came down to the mortal world, the Jiuzhou Island Mountain and River Cauldron was the treasure of the Heavenly World. Now it has been found by Kunlun Realm Si, who returned it as a gift. Lord Si Yuan returned to the Heavenly World to visit his relatives, and now he has stayed for a long time, so it is time for him to go back."
This was a nice statement, but Taiqing's abacus beads were about to shatter into the faces of several people from the Foreign Household Registration Investigation Bureau.
Lu Qingzhou, who had been silent before, spoke up at this moment: "Since Si Yuan is only returning to the Heavenly Realm to visit his relatives, why not call him here? After all, this Jiuzhou Island Mountain and River Cauldron was handed over by someone else who 'did not pick up lost items on the road', and it is currently considered a suspect in my Foreign Household Registration Bureau. Our company is a formal relevant department after all, and it is impossible for anyone who claims to be the owner to give away the items. Naturally, we still have to go through the necessary procedures."
Tai Qing didn't even waver in his smile. "Of course it's good, but I'm afraid it will take some time. Team Leader Lu has been in the human world for a long time and may not know that Si Yuan's father has been hiding from the world since the death of the Divine Phoenix, not to mention the restrictions he set up. The heavenly world may not be able to find a few celestial beings who can solve them. People his father doesn't want to see can't enter his cave at all. Even if I send someone to look for him now, it will take some effort."
Tai Qing changed the subject and continued to say to Lu Qingzhou: "But speaking of it, Team Leader Lu, your father Zhu Rong is not far from here. The path to immortality in Buzhou Mountain is not often open. Since Team Leader Lu has half celestial blood, why not take this opportunity to stay in the heavenly world and reminisce with your father? How about it?"
If Lu Ren were here, he might be surprised by Tai Qing's words. After all, Lu Ren had only heard Jun Fang mention that Lu Qingzhou was a hybrid of a great demon and a human. But he never expected that the so-called great demon actually referred to the legendary fire god Zhu Rong.
In fact, in the eyes of the people present, this matter was not a secret.
Although Lu Qingzhou was nominally half divine, in reality, he was just a remnant of the gods who had gone to the human world to have fun. What was even worse was that ordinary humans were simply unable to bear the divine power, which caused the woman pregnant with the divine fetus to weaken at a speed that ordinary people could not match, and eventually die. Therefore, Lu Qingzhou's mother died early after giving birth to him because of her identity as a hybrid of human and god.
At that time, the young Lu Qingzhou did not know how to control his divine power. He was born with green flames all over his body. The villagers regarded him as an ominous sign and threw him into a mass grave. You know, in ancient times, evil spirits were rampant, and Lu Qingzhou, who had no ability to protect himself, was like a glowing tonic pill in the wild. If Si Yuan had not picked him up in the end, he would have died long ago.
Being half human and half god can be said to be the source of Lu Qingzhou's rough life.
Taiqing was doing this on purpose, just to rub salt into Lu Qingzhou's wounds.
Lu Qingzhou did not speak, but Donghuang Taiyi on the side could not stand it any longer: "The Foreign Household Registration Bureau is not here to make friends today, but to discuss business. We are not interested in discussing these distant relatives. The employees of the Foreign Household Registration Bureau are not like your company, who like to use their power for personal gain while doing business. And--"
Lu Qingzhou knew that if he didn't stop Donghuang Taiyi, the originally serious conference between the two worlds would turn into a swearing competition, so Lu Qingzhou wisely chose to speak after Donghuang Taiyi finished saying the most crucial words but before the swear words came out of his mouth.
Lu Qingzhou interrupted Donghuang Taiyi calmly, his tone calm, not shaken at all by Taiqing's words just now: "It's okay, no matter how long it takes, we will wait for Si Yuan to arrive."
This is preparation for a long-term battle.
Unexpectedly, before Lu Qingzhou finished his words, he heard a loud noise coming from the white jade roof, and then a big hole was smashed in the ceiling. White jade fragments fell down, emitting crystal light under the refraction of sunlight.
A huge object fell from the roof. When everyone looked closely, they found that the one falling was none other than Si Yuan riding on a Qilin cub.
The Qilin transformed into its original form and came on fire. Si Yuan, wearing a black windbreaker and holding the Qilin's mane in one hand, looked like a god of war.
Si Yuan's appearance was so cool that Yinglong and Donghuang Taiyi couldn't help but secretly take out their mobile phones to take a photo.
"Damn it, he tricked me."
Time goes back to ten minutes ago. Thanks to Lu Ren's efforts, Si Yuan finally escaped from the illusion of the cocoon.
The entire cocoon was like a huge water bag, wrapping Lu Ren and Si Yuan inside. After Si Yuan opened his eyes, without the slightest hesitation, he directly conjured a and cut open the outer wall of the cocoon.
Lu Ren and Si Yuan slid out of the gap, and the mucus on their bodies was made of some unknown substance, which evaporated instantly without a trace once it came into contact with the air.
Lu Ren, who suddenly breathed in fresh air, coughed desperately, while Qilinzai and A Bing, who had been waiting outside for a long time, cried and threw themselves on Lu Ren.
"Wow! Ren, you scared us to death. We thought you couldn't get out."
Lu Ren quickly smiled and comforted the two frightened children in his arms: "Okay, okay, I'm out now, right?"
But the current situation is urgent and they don't have much time to catch their breath.
"By the way, Si Yuan!"
Lu Ren turned to look at Si Yuan and found that Si Yuan was standing right behind him, looking down at him. So Lu Ren immediately stood up and walked in front of Si Yuan, telling him what had happened in the past few days and the plan discussed by the Foreign Household Investigation Bureau at the meeting.
After hearing these words, Si Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I know everything."
Although he had just escaped from the memories of the past that he was most reluctant to wake up from, Si Yuan seemed to be unaffected and still looked calm and self-possessed. He immediately analyzed the current situation quickly and accurately: "Since I have come out, it means that the situation has begun to move in a direction that is favorable to the Foreign Household Investigation Bureau. The most important thing now is to promptly notify Dongjun and others who are dealing with the Three Pure Ones. The Qilin can travel thousands of miles a day, I will borrow Lu Yang for use. It is too dangerous for you to stay here. Set off immediately and take the ruins down the mountain."
Indeed, after rescuing Si Yuan, Lu Ren's role in the battle as a human became less important. Moreover, Mount Buzhou was full of dangers, so leaving now was the best option.
Lu Ren did not question Si Yuan's decision, but nodded and said, "Okay."
But at this time, the Qilin cub disagreed and cried, "No! I want to be with A-Ren. I don't want to leave A-Ren."
This is the legendary failure at the critical moment.
Kirin cub kept crying all day, causing Si Yuan to look at him subconsciously. In the past, Si Yuan was the living devil in the Immigrant Household Investigation Bureau. He would deduct the salary of anyone he saw. Under his pressure, anyone who was looked at by Si Yuan had to obey him. Unexpectedly, this method met with Waterloo when it came to Kirin cub. Kirin cub, who was frightened by Si Yuan's fierce eyes, cried even harder.
In the end, it was Lu Ren who wiped the Qilin cub's tears and coaxed him, "Don't cry, don't cry. Lu Yang is the best. This is a major crisis for the Ten Realms. If you are willing to help, you will be a great hero of the Ten Realms, just like the Pig Man on TV."
After hearing this, the Qilin cub stopped crying, raised his eyes with tears in his eyes and asked Lu Ren: "Really?"
When Lu Ren heard his excited tone, he knew there was something going on, so he continued, "Of course it's true. And if you behave well, how about I cook your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs for dinner tonight?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "bang" and Lu Yang disappeared. Where the child was standing, a huge Qilin appeared.
Lu Ren looked at the Qilin cub and found that his original body seemed to have grown a lot bigger than before.
Si Yuan didn't say much, he just straddled his long legs and sat on Qilin.
At this time, Xi He, who had been silent and just watching Lu Ren and Si Yuan interacting, suddenly moved. Although he still said nothing , he was already holding a long sword in his hand and stood in front of Si Yuan riding on the Qilin.
Si Yuan just raised his eyelids and looked at his younger brother, then said, "You want to stop me?"
"Let's try." Xi He said as he got into a fighting stance.
Xi He knew that he could not beat Si Yuan, but as a member of the Buzhou Mountain Realm, he could not retreat without a fight. Even if he could stop Si Yuan for a minute, it would be good.
Si Yuan did not take any action, but said to Xi He: "I saw my mother in there."
Just one sentence made Xihe's originally prepared posture somewhat unstable.
Si Yuan ignored him and continued, "Mother is still so young. I heard her and Dongjun talking in the Mirror Flower Water Moon Palace about the imagined future human world and heavenly world - no disputes, no killing, only communication and equality. Our mother was willing to die to fulfill her ideal. Now, after thousands of years, she finally has a second chance. I ask you again, do you still want to stop me, Xihe?" Si Yuan read out his brother's name heavily, with a bit of the majesty of an elder brother.
The weight of these words was so heavy that Xi He didn't know how to resist. After Si Yuan finished speaking, he rode away on the Qilin, and Xi He did not stop him. He struggled for a long time, but finally put down the long sword in his hand.
After Si Yuan left, Xi He remained in the same position for a long time without moving, looking like he had been hit hard. Lu Ren considered that Xi He was a family member of a leader after all, and felt that it was necessary to comfort him in order to prevent it from affecting his mental health.
So Lu Ren carefully asked Xi He: "Um...are you okay?"
Obviously, cool guy Xi He was very unhappy about being seen in such a vulnerable state. He quickly stood up, glared at Lu Ren, and then said viciously, "I'm fine!"
Then, Xi He put away his long sword and said to Lu Ren, "Let's go. I'll take you down the mountain."
Of course, Lu Ren would not refuse Xi He's kindness. Now that Si Yuan has been rescued, Lu Ren alone cannot intervene in the following matters. Lu Ren hugged A Bing and thought happily, "I can finally get off work today!"
But the bad thing is that overtime always comes unexpectedly.
When Lu Ren and Xi He walked out of the Wutong Forest, there was a person who had been waiting for them for a long time:
In the snow, the innocent child had a cinnabar on his forehead, and a rabbit fur scarf made his face look even more beautiful. The child's face was full of smiles, and he looked very innocent. He looked at Lu Ren who came out of the sycamore forest and cheered from the bottom of his heart: "Great! Ah Ren! I finally found you!"
The person who came was none other than the spiritual treasure that had been trapped in the barrier by Lu Ren before!
Lingbao somehow managed to escape from the barrier and was waiting for Lu Ren to appear outside the Wutong forest.
Although Lu Ren was shocked that the magic treasure could escape the barrier, for Lu Ren, since he had rescued Si Yuan, everything was settled.
Lingbao's appearance at this moment did not pose any hindrance to the plan of the Foreign Household Registration Investigation Bureau.
Lu Ren was somewhat happy to see that the child he had just met was fine, so he said sincerely: "Thank you, Lingbao. Thanks to your guidance, otherwise I would not have been able to complete my work smoothly. I am going down the mountain now. I have a lot of small things here. See if there is anything you like. I can give it to you as a thank you gift. Anyway, I don't need it anymore."
As he spoke, Lu Ren began to pick up the amulets around his neck that looked like they were in a wholesale market.
However, before Lu Ren could wait for Ling Bao's reply, he saw Xi He beside him kneeling on one knee, bowing deeply to the child in front of him, and respectfully addressing the child in front of him as "Master Ling Bao."
Then Lu Ren heard Master Lingbao in front of him laughing and saying to him, "No, Ren, I'm afraid you can't leave!"
