Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. Xie Lian put down the Yinyu, stood up, and said, “…The curse shackle. He took it away!”

If that thing was unimportant, Jun Wu certainly would not have taken it away, but he took off the curse shackles that were full of Yinyu's blood and took them away. Maybe, that thing not only sucked Yinyu's blood, but also imprisoned his soul!

Thinking of this, Xie Lian left behind the bruised and battered Quan Yizhen and rushed back to the rear of Qiying Hall. However, Jun Wu was no longer there, so he turned around and rushed out again.

The streets of Xianjing were deserted, and surprisingly desolate. Only the gates of the major temples, which used to be bustling with people, were guarded by many expressionless guards, as if they didn't take him seriously at all. Xie Lian didn't take them seriously either, and went straight to the Shenwu Temple.

As expected, Jun Wu had returned here, sitting on the palace, still looking at the cursed shackle. As soon as Xie Lian rushed in, he heard a strange gurgling sound coming from above. Looking up, he saw the fetus spirit with its four legs grasping the gorgeous ceiling, crawling upside down quickly, like some kind of cold-blooded creature, which made him feel sick.

Even such evil things can enter the Shenwu Temple. I wonder what those priests who have struggled for hundreds of years but are not qualified to enter here will think. Xie Lian walked over and spread his hands to him. Jun Wu said, "What do you want?"

Without saying anything, Xie Lian rushed to grab the curse shackle. Jun Wu would certainly not let him get what he wanted. Xie Lian tried for a long time but failed to get it. He angrily said, "What's the use of this thing? Yin Yu will not pose a threat to you at all. He is insignificant to you. Why did you say that to him? Why do you still keep this thing?!"

Jun Wu said, "Who said it's useless? Seeing you get so angry about this thing, doesn't it just prove that it's very useful?"

He was like an adult who puts fruit on the table where his son can’t reach it, and then watches with a smile as the child wants to eat it, stands on tiptoe to get it, but can’t get it, gets angry and anxious, cries loudly, and then he is happy. Xie Lian was so angry that he was about to go crazy: “Are you sick?!”

Jun Wu said: "Xianle, it's a bit disrespectful for you to speak to me like this."

Xie Lian held it in for a long time, but couldn’t hold it in any longer and cursed, “I toast to you…”

It is estimated that he cursed this person with all the swear words in his life. But before he finished cursing, his throat suddenly tightened and he choked!

Xie Lian's eyes went dark, he covered his neck with his hands, his knees softened, and he knelt down. Jun Wu sat in front of him, calmly stroking the fetal spirit's sparsely haired, smooth, round head, with a black aura emanating from his palms. The fetal spirit seemed to be very happy, and cried out in a strange and joyful voice.

Listening to Xie Lian's series of violent coughs and his face turning red, Jun Wu said, "Xianle, I suggest that you should be more obedient and respectful like before, so as not to make me angry. Don't forget, you are also wearing this thing. What's more, you are wearing two of them."

“Cough cough cough… cough cough… you…!”

Xie Lian straightened up suddenly, staring at him with bloodshot eyes. Jun Wu said, "What am I saying? Am I mean? Xianle, don't forget, you asked to wear it yourself."

Are you kidding? How on earth would he know what this thing was at that time!

Could it be that when the Imperial Master saw him, his face changed drastically and he strangled him, not because he wanted to kill him, but because he wanted to take this thing off?

After a long while, the curse shackle on Xie Lian's neck gradually loosened, and he was finally able to breathe smoothly. He turned his back to Jun Wu and panted hard, subconsciously covering his neck and touching the curse shackle. When he touched it, he touched something else besides the curse shackle.

It was a thin silver chain. It was cold at first, but because he had worn it for so long, it had been warmed by his body temperature. Under the silver chain, there was a crystal clear ring.

After touching it, Xie Lian's shoulders suddenly stiffened and he clenched the ring tightly. For some reason, his heartbeat accelerated, as if he had grasped an incredible secret. At this moment, Jun Wu behind him said, "It's me, what's going on?"

Is it him? What did you say? What does it mean?

Xie Lian stuffed the silver chain back into his pocket, frowned, and turned around. Only then did he realize that Jun Wu had not spoken to him.

Jun Wu was raising two fingers and lightly touching his temple. This posture showed that he was communicating with someone!

Although he did not allow other priests in Xianjing to communicate with spirits, he was not restricted in what he wanted to do. After a pause, Jun Wu said, "Nothing. Because a few days ago, we found out that Di Shiyi was an impostor, and we also found out many of his spies and fake identities in Xianjing. It is a turbulent time recently, and we cannot make any mistakes. Therefore, we are currently checking all the priests one by one. The entire Xianjing is under martial law, not open to the outside world, and not communicating with the outside world. Of course, you can't find other people."

Xie Lian took a few deep breaths and held his breath.

It sounds like the person who is communicating with Jun Wu at this moment doesn't know what the current situation is in Xianjing, so Jun Wu is also deceiving the other party as if nothing happened. Moreover, the excuse he found is very clever and appropriate. Once the Black Water impersonation incident happened, the impact is bad and worthy of attention. It is reasonable to impose martial law in the whole court.

Even if Xie Lian yelled, the people over there couldn't hear him, so he decided to wait and see what would happen. After a long while, Jun Wu's face suddenly flashed with a slight strange look.

He said in a gentle voice: "Oh? Are you coming to Xianjing? Of course you can. This incident is indeed very serious. If you are willing to help, you are welcome."

…

The other party actually offered to come to Xianjing to help!

If it were a few hours earlier, it would be a blessing, as we are short of manpower right now. But at this time? The entire Xianjing has become a demon cave, isn't this jumping into a fire pit?

Jun Wu said a few simple words and ended the communication. Xie Lian immediately asked, "Who wants to come?"

The fetus seemed to know that it was something that could not be seen in the light, so it quietly crawled into the dark and hid. Jun Wu smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? You will know it later."

This was beyond his expectation. Xie Lian asked, “Will you let me see it? Didn’t you tell them that the entire Immortal Capital was under martial law and that they were interrogating all the high priests one by one?”

Jun Wu said: "Of course. I must have a trustworthy right-hand man."

Lingwen was on the run, so he couldn't be Jun Wu's right-hand man, so this job fell on Xie Lian. He was thinking, but Jun Wu looked at him for a moment and said softly, "Xianle, just cooperate obediently, don't have any other crooked thoughts, I know you too well, I know what you are thinking."

“…”

Jun Wu intentionally or unintentionally played with the cursed shackles soaked with blood, and said, "You also said that to me, Yinyu is insignificant. It should be said that all the priests of this Xianjing are insignificant to me. If you reveal the truth, you know what will happen."

“…”

"So, don't give yourself away. Fix yourself, it's coming soon."

Xie Lian didn’t say anything, but he got up from the ground, brushed off the dust on himself, straightened himself up, and stood next to Jun Wu where he usually stood.

Jun Wu praised: "That's it."

Although Jun Wu's threat was effective, Xie Lian also discovered one thing - he didn't seem to want the visitor to know that Xianjing had fallen. This made him want to know who the visitor was!

Two sticks of incense later, several figures finally appeared in front of the Shenwu Hall. A woman in green riding a tall black ox, with a sword hanging from her waist, walked leisurely, followed by several farmers of different heights and weights.

The one who came turned out to be the Rain Master!

Xie Lian was slightly surprised. According to Jun Wu’s style of doing things—his style of doing things after being exposed, he should have killed gods and Buddhas, and imprisoned everyone who came. Why would he be afraid of the Rain Master?

Of course, it is impossible to know now. As soon as he entered the Shenwu Palace, the Rain Master nodded slightly to the two of them: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Emperor, how are you?"

Xie Lian pretended to be calm and returned the greeting, “Master Rain Master.”

He appeared polite and calm on the surface, but in his heart he was wondering how he could tell Master Yu about the true situation in Xianjing.

Jun Wu said: "The Rain Master has not come to Xianjing for a long time."

The Rain Master answered irrelevantly, saying, "The martial law in Xianjing is very strict."

This sentence seemed to be strange, Jun Wu said: "It is also helpless. Since the Black Water incident, more than fifty fake priests have been caught in the Central Heaven Court. This makes people worry whether there are still chess pieces planted by him in the Upper Heaven Court."

The Rain Master said, “So that’s how it is.”

The few of them briefly talked for a while. Xie Lian then realized that Jun Wu's words, whether true or false, were all watertight and flawless, and he was extremely powerful. He wanted to remind him, but he was afraid that Jun Wu would find out and use other priests as a scapegoat, and he was also afraid of implicating the Rain Master who was unaware of the situation, so he held back. The Rain Master didn't seem to notice anything unusual, and just asked if there was anything she could help with. Jun Wu said, "Not yet. But once the investigation is complete, I'm afraid there will be quite a few."

Master Yu said, "Then I will stay in Xianjing for now and wait for the summons."

Jun Wu kept smiling, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. But at this point, he still didn't tear his face off. He said, "Okay. You have been away from Beijing for many years. It would be good to take this opportunity to get familiar with it. Your Rain Master Mansion has been vacant for many years."

The Rain Master nodded and slowly withdrew. Xie Lian knew that if she withdrew, she would probably be under surveillance, and he felt a little anxious. Suddenly, the Rain Master came back and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xie Lian’s heart skipped a beat and he asked, “Master Rain, what advice do you have for me?” Could it be that she finally realized something was wrong?

The Rain Master said, "I have no advice. I have been away from Beijing for many years, so I brought some gifts with me. I would like to give you a few. Are you willing to accept them?"

Xie Lian had not expected this to happen. He did not know whether to laugh or cry, and said, “Ah? Ah… Thank you.”

Jun Wu naturally never accepted gifts. He smiled and let the Rain Master's followers enter the Shenwu Hall, saying, "Xianle, Master Rain Master wants to give you a gift, why don't you accept it quickly?"

“…”

His words made Xie Lian seem like a childish kid who needed to be disciplined. When someone came to visit and brought a gift to the child, the elders would let the child come out to receive it and thank him. Xie Lian was helpless. A farmer came over and handed him something tightly wrapped in his hands. Xie Lian thanked him casually and took it absent-mindedly. Suddenly, his face changed, as if he had noticed something strange.

He had his back to Jun Wu, so Jun Wu couldn't see his expression, but he still asked, "What's the gift?"

The Rain Master saw him accept the gift, bowed and smiled, saying, "It's not something valuable, just some local products grown in the fields. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

Jun Wu said: "Go ahead."

So, the Rain Master led the black bull and his followers and slowly walked towards the Rain Master's Mansion in Xianjing, which had been vacant for many years. Xie Lian put the gift in his arms and was about to leave, but Jun Wu said, "Stop."

Xie Lian really stopped, his feet seemed to be nailed down, and Jun Wu said again: "Come back."

Xie Lian retreated back into the Shenwu Hall and turned to look at him. Jun Wu stepped down from the throne, took the thing he was holding tightly in his hand, and then said, "Go back."

He was indeed suspicious and took the gift from the Rain Master. Xie Lian looked at him, said nothing, and returned to the Fairy Music Palace.

After returning to Xianle Palace, Xie Lian felt restless and walked around the palace. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard a clear voice saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Xie Lian turned around suddenly, and saw a young man in ragged clothes and a headscarf who had climbed up the window frame at some point, and was sitting on it, smiling at him mischievously!

Xie Lian was overjoyed and rushed forward two steps, but suddenly remembered that the young man had just called him “Your Highness the Crown Prince”, so he stopped and asked uncertainly, “Are you… Sanlang?”

The young man laughed, jumped out of the window, and pulled off his turban. His black hair fell, and he tied it up calmly, revealing a handsome, pale, and completely different face under the black hair. It was the face that Xie Lian was very familiar with.

Hua Cheng swung the headscarf slowly and sighed, "Brother, brother, this time, it is really difficult to see you."

Just now, in the Shenwu Hall, when Xie Lian received the gift from the Rain Master, he did notice something strange. However, that strangeness did not come from the gift, but from the person who gave it.

As soon as he took it, he felt the other person hold his hand and squeeze it.

It must be said that this action was a bit frivolous. If it was done to a girl, it would be intentional. At that time, Xie Lian blinked and didn't show anything. He looked up calmly and saw a tall boy standing opposite him.

Although the young man was dressed like a farmer, with patches on his clothes, covered in mud, and wearing a turban, he had a handsome face and a twinkling light in his eyes.

However, the gleam in his eyes only lasted for the moment when their eyes met. When Xie Lian blinked and looked again, the boy had returned to his shy and immature appearance and lowered his head to retreat. Now that Hua Cheng had already found the Fairy Music Palace, he naturally solved the problem of the surveillance eyes around. As soon as he saw him, Xie Lian immediately felt that he was extremely reliable and didn't have to worry about anything!