Chapter 229: A Little Dice to Calm the Heart
Xie Lian whispered to Hua Cheng, “Mu Qing doesn’t know what’s going on. Feng Xin is looking for Jian Lan and Tai Ling. Could it be…”
Could it be that he didn't go with the other priests, but stayed in Xianjing to look for someone, and ended up encountering this series of disasters, floods and fires?
Or worse, maybe, both of them are in Jun Wu's hands now!
At this time, the Imperial Master came over and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to look for him. If he is here, he has no need to hide. Although there are many people here, there are not many he can take seriously. Since he is not here, he can only go to one place. And, he hopes you will follow him."
Xie Lian understood and asked, “Tonglu Mountain?”
The Imperial Master nodded and said, "I'm afraid he has directly opened the shrinking land. Apart from Xianjing, that is his strongest territory."
Shi Qingxuan said: "Ah? Are you going to Tonglu Mountain? To that scary place???"
Xie Lian said, “I’ve been there once, and it wasn’t that scary. Maybe Feng Xin and the others are there too.”
The Imperial Master said, "Don't take it lightly. When you go again this time, something different will be waiting for you." He paused and said, "I'll go with you. It's best to find a few reliable martial gods to help you. Don't let them get hurt. If they get hurt, they'll just be a drag."
Now, Xie Lian was really troubled. "Reliable Martial Gods"? Maybe there were a few reliable Martial Gods before, but there are not many now. Some fell, some burned, some disappeared, and some were hugged by children and cried loudly. Hua Cheng said: "Don't look for other helpers, they are all useless. My brother and I are enough."
The Imperial Master said, "It is definitely not enough."
Pei Ming protested from afar: "Xueyu Tanhua, please don't say things like 'all useless' in such a convincing tone!"
Shi Qingxuan laughed and said, "General Pei, you are so anxious, but you can't kill as many mice as Master Yu. What is there to protest about?"
He hadn't seen Pei Ming for a long time, and he still enjoyed mocking him when they met. Pei Ming was poked in the sore spot by him and couldn't do anything about it, which made him more depressed. At this time, a voice suddenly said, "Wait, there's me too. I'll go too."
Everyone separated and looked, and then they found that the person who spoke was Mu Qing. He stood at the end of the crowd without knowing when. Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him come out, and said, "Mu Qing? When did you come? Where did you go just now? I thought you were missing too."
Mu Qing said, "I have always been here."
Hua Cheng crossed his arms, glanced at him and said, "You have been here the whole time, but you didn't say anything and didn't do anything?"
Mu Qing said calmly: "I told you I was always here. I just didn't talk much, and you didn't see me."
However, they had been unable to find him several times when they were short of manpower, and they had called for him but he had not come out, so everyone thought that General Xuanzhen had disappeared. Xie Lian still held out hope that Feng Xin might be among the crowd, but they had not found him. After searching around, they found that Feng Xin was really not there, so they had no choice but to say, "Okay. Do you want to come with us to help? That's great, there is finally someone available."
So, Mu Qing went up to him. Seeing him follow, the expressions of the Imperial Master and Hua Cheng were very similar. Both of them had not been very fond of Mu Qing for a long time. Hua Cheng did not mention that the Imperial Master did not want to accept Mu Qing as a disciple from the beginning. It seemed that everyone could guess that it was better to have no helper than to have an extra helper like Mu Qing. Mu Qing was not unaware of their attitude, but after he went over, he still bowed to the Imperial Master and whispered, "Master."
The Imperial Master nodded and said nothing. After all, Mu Qing hadn't done anything that was truly unforgivable. Since he was here to help, there was no reason to let him go back. He said to Shi Qingxuan, "The statue of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and the resentful spirits will need a few days to be purified. There are several groups of people here now, so you should watch them carefully."
Shi Qingxuan also nodded: "Of course! But wait, Senior, I have asked you several times, can you answer me, who are you?"
The Imperial Master did not answer. Several people followed Hua Cheng to a large house nearby. Hua Cheng casually threw a dice and was about to open the door, but he took a casual look and his expression suddenly changed slightly.
Xie Lian was quick to notice and asked, “What’s wrong, Sanlang? Can’t you open the Thousand Mile Shrinking Technique?”
Hua Cheng regained his concentration, smiled slightly, and said, "No. It's just that I rarely throw out such results."
He opened his palm to Xie Lian. Xie Lian leaned forward to take a look and was also stunned.
On the pale palm, there was only a lonely dice, which was a dot.
Whenever Hua Cheng made a move, he always scored six points. A single point was extremely rare. Xie Lian's heart trembled slightly, and he asked, "...What does this number mean? Did he accidentally miss?"
Hua Cheng said: "Based on past experience, it probably means that there is an extremely dangerous thing waiting for me ahead."
“…”
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Xie Lian’s heart was slightly up and down. The Imperial Master said from behind, “Alas, how many times have I told you young people that gambling is bad, and you should quit as soon as possible! Your Highness, look at what bad habits he has picked up!”
The omen was not good, but Hua Cheng looked calm. He collected the dice and said with a smile, "Just take a look at this. It doesn't matter what the points are. Whether it is dangerous or not, I have the final say." He opened the door and said, "Let's go, brother."
He turned around and was about to step into the door, but Xie Lian subconsciously raised his hand to grab him. He wanted to blurt out "Don't go" on the spot, but he knew it was impossible without thinking. Finally, he whispered, "Let's go. But don't leave me. If anything happens, I will protect you."
Hearing this, Hua Cheng was stunned.
After a while, he curled up the corners of his mouth, smiled, and said, "Okay. Brother, remember to protect me."
"..." Mu Qing watched from the side, and it was unclear whether there was fear or chill in his eyes. As Hua Cheng opened the door, a burning wave rushed towards him, extinguishing the strange color on his face.
The volcano had erupted once before, and now the thick ash had not yet dispersed. The place that was originally covered with mountains, forests, soil and rocks was now ablaze with flames, like a furnace hell, all red. Tonglu Mountain had changed beyond all recognition.
Xie Lian and the others came out of a cave on a higher hillside. As soon as they came out, they were almost choked by the mountain ash. They asked, "Is he really here?"
Mu Qing said: "It's near the copper furnace."
Xie Lian said, “The volcano has erupted. I’m afraid there’s nowhere to stay nearby.”
The Imperial Master said, "I know where he is. If that place has not been destroyed, come with me and you will know when you get there."
A few people followed him down the hill. Hua Cheng walked in front of Xie Lian all the way. He went down to level the road where there were rocks and rocks that were hard to walk on, then turned around and offered his hand to Xie Lian, helping him down. Otherwise, Xie Lian would have already fallen down the hill - he would have slipped and rolled down from the highest point of the hill to the lowest point.
Unexpectedly, he didn't miss the step, but another person did - Mu Qing was following at the end, and he didn't step firmly, so his body swayed slightly. Xie Lian was closest to him, and he quickly grabbed him and said, "Be careful!"
Mu Qing shuddered slightly, as if he had just come to his senses, and said, "I understand."
Xie Lian let go of her hand, thinking that Mu Qing was indeed abnormal. He turned back and suddenly remembered something. He took two quick steps and came to Hua Cheng’s side. He whispered, “Oh, Sanlang, when we were on the top of the snow mountain, Feng Xin and Mu Qing were fighting. Did you hear what they said? Why did you suddenly get angry?”
When Hua Cheng mentioned this, his face turned slightly cold, which disappeared in an instant. He said, "Oh, that. Those two people just said something disrespectful to my brother."
“Ah?” Xie Lian asked, “What did you say?”
Hua Cheng said: "Brother, don't listen. It will pollute your ears. Come down."
The four of them had already descended the high slope and walked for a while before they were blocked by a river. The river was not filled with clear water, but red liquid that was still bubbling - it was hot magma!
With this kind of heat, ordinary people would be burned to death if they got close to it, even without falling in. Fortunately, the four of them were not ordinary people, so they could hold on until here without melting into the ground. The Imperial Master kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and said, "It should be right across, but this place was the original moat, and now it has become like this, there is no way to get through."
Xie Lian said, “I’m afraid we’ll need something to cross the river.”