His last sentence was really hard to hear. Xie Lian took a step forward, intentionally or unintentionally, and stood in front of San Lang, saying, "I know my identity better than anyone else."

Fuyao asked, "Then why do you still dare to stand next to him?"

Xie Lian said honestly, “Because…no snake will bite you if you stand next to him.”

“…”

Hearing this answer, San Lang burst out laughing. Fu Yao's face turned even greener, and he said, "You..."

As the color turned blue, his face suddenly turned pure black. Not only his face, but Xie Lian’s entire field of vision turned pure black.

It turned out that the flaming barrier that Fuyao had just cast, as well as the flames he had cast at the bottom of the pit, were all extinguished suddenly!

In the darkness, Xie Lian heard San Lang laugh twice and said, "Waste!" Then he felt him grab his shoulder. Then, Xie Lian heard a series of rapid and intense "bang bang" sounds coming from above the two of them, as if a heavy rain was hitting an umbrella.

Needless to say, it must be that the purple-red rain of snakes had no barrier to stop them and fell madly. But there was an umbrella above, blocking all the rain of snakes!

Xie Lian smelled a very strong smell of blood and was about to move, but San Lang said, “Don’t move. No one with no eyes would dare to come over here.”

His tone was firm, the first sentence was low and soft, but the second sentence was a bit arrogant. Xie Lian was not worried at first, but when he heard Fu Yao's angry shout, it seemed that he was drenched by a rain of snakes, and he said again: "San Lang!"

Sanlang immediately said, "No."

Xie Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and asked, “How do you know what I’m going to say?”

Sanlang said, "Don't worry. He won't die."

At this time, a roar came from the front of the two men: "Ban Yue! If you want me to die, let them bite me quickly and let me die. What's the matter with this?"

Ban Yue said, “It wasn’t me!” Ke Mo must have been awakened by the blow, and found himself immersed in countless slippery snake streams, so he decided that it was Ban Yue’s doing. Xie Lian said, “Fuyao, can you still light a fire? Light another one!”

Fuyao gnashed her teeth and said, "That thing next to you is suppressing my magic and preventing me from lighting the fire!"

Xie Lian’s heart sank, but San Lang said, “I didn’t.”

Xie Lian said, “I know you didn’t, and that’s because you didn’t. Ban Yue and Ke Mo were both locked up by Kun’s thread and couldn’t cast spells. I’ve run out of mana, and you didn’t suppress him. Doesn’t this mean there’s a sixth person at the bottom of this pit?!”

Fuyao said: "You are possessed by a ghost! There is no such thing as a sixth person, no one came down from above!"

At this time, Ban Yue said, "Who?!"

Xie Lian asked, “Ban Yue, what’s wrong with you? Did someone come to your place?”

Ban Yue said, “Someone…” Before she could finish her sentence, her voice disappeared. Xie Lian asked again, “Ban Yue?!”

Fuyao was still fighting among the snakes. Brief white lights exploded in the darkness one after another. He said, "Be careful, she may trick you into getting close!"

Xie Lian said, “Not necessarily. Save her first!” As he was about to rush into the rain of snakes, he heard San Lang whisper in his ear, “Okay!”

Xie Lian only felt a hand around his shoulders, and instantly took him out. He suddenly realized that the young man was holding an umbrella with one hand and holding him with the other, and was attacking. In the darkness, silver light flickered, and suddenly, a sharp sound of swords clashing pierced everyone's ears. Sanlang said "Oh?" and said, "There really is a sixth person. Interesting."

I don’t know how he controlled the weapon or what weapon he controlled, but at this moment, the weapon he controlled did indeed engage in head-on confrontation with someone!

The opponent said nothing. Xie Lian heard the sound of a sharp sword breaking through the wind, thinking that he had attacked again. From time to time, dazzling sparks lit up in the darkness, but they were all fleeting and not enough to illuminate the opponent's face. Xie Lian listened carefully to the battle and raised his voice, "Ban Yue, are you still awake? Can you answer?"

No one responded. Fuyao said, "Maybe the person you are beating is her!"

Xie Lian said, “No, this is definitely not a half moon!”

The battle was also fought in the dark. When they were fighting, Sanlang was playing with him, but this time, he was a little more serious. The opponent was very strong and used weapons very well, while Banyue was small and thin. Just looking at her arms, we knew that strength and weapons were not her strengths, so it couldn't be her. But who was this sixth person? When did he appear? !

Fuyao said: "This kind of person who betrays his country is no different from the ghost girl Xuan Ji. Why do you still believe her?"

Xie Lian asked, “Fuyao, could you please not be so impatient all of a sudden? Wait, what did you just say?”

Fuyao blasted away several scorpion-tailed snakes with one palm strike and said, "Why do you trust her so much? It's just like trusting the thing next to you!"

Xie Lian said, “No, that’s not what I meant—you were talking about Xuan Ji. You mentioned Xuan Ji, didn’t you?!”

"So what?! It doesn't matter at all!"

Xie Lian held his breath, and after a moment, he said, “Stop it! There’s no need to hide anymore. I already know who you are!”

The sound of swords clashing did not stop, and the other party remained indifferent. Xie Lian was not in a hurry, and said, "Do you think that I am lying to you when I said I already know who you are, General Pei?"

·

Fuyao was stunned: "Who are you talking to? General Pei? Are you crazy? General Pei is such a high-ranking person, who wouldn't know him when he comes here?"

Xie Lian said, “You are quite right. But what if he didn’t come down in person?”

In the darkness, the sound of weapons clashing paused for a moment, then continued.

Xie Lian said, “I discovered it too late. In fact, I should have thought of it from the beginning.

"I know that there have been things causing trouble in Half Moon Pass for nearly two hundred years, but no priest has ever paid attention to it, and no one wants to talk about it. This means that there must be someone who no one dares to offend who is suppressing this matter. However, because I am not familiar with the priests in the Heavenly Court now, I dare not make random guesses, so I did not boldly speculate which priest it could be."

It was only when Fu Yao mentioned the female ghost Xuan Ji that he was reminded.

When mentioning the female ghost Xuan Ji, one can't help but think of the two generals of the Pei family. The north is the territory of the two generals Pei, and Fuyao once mentioned casually that before the young general Pei ascended to heaven, he did one thing: massacre the city.

What city was massacred?

It is very likely that it is the ancient city of Half Moon Kingdom!

This kind of thing is not uncommon among the priests in the Upper Heaven. After all, to accomplish something, everyone has to shed some blood. But after all, massacring a city is not a particularly glorious thing. If it spreads too widely, it will inevitably affect the recruitment of new believers. Therefore, after ascending, it is often covered up a little. So although everyone knows about this, they don't look into it in detail. After all, if there is no deep hatred or bad intentions, who would want to dig up other people's past and offend their backers?

Xie Lian said slowly, "The Tumaimian said that among our group, there was a person who had been here fifty or sixty years ago. I originally suspected that this was a lie he made up to lure others closer, but it is also very likely true.

"Before, I was most suspicious of you among this group of people. The caravan followed you, and you could take them anywhere you wanted. I have lived in Half Moon Country for several years and have never seen a scorpion-tailed snake, but you just found a place to avoid the wind and sand, and happened to encounter this rare poisonous creature.

"I asked you to go with us to find the Good Moon Grass. Before you left, you even showed the way to the others and told them the direction of the Half Moon Ancient City, so that others who couldn't wait for us to come back could go there on their own. Just now on the Sinner's Pit, I clearly said that I would go first if anything happened, but you, who are always calm, suddenly jumped in and died meaninglessly."

After a pause, he said, "Your behavior is so strange and irrational, and I have only just discovered who you are. It's really too late, isn't it? General Pei, or should I call you by your current name - Ah Zhao!"

Suddenly, there was dead silence.

After a long while, a voice finally said coldly: "Have you ever thought that maybe the face buried in the earth is referring to the young man in red next to you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flame suddenly lit up at the bottom of the Sinners' Pit. Under the light, two bloody figures facing each other were revealed.

One was Sanlang in red, who had put away his weapon and was standing there leisurely; the other was a young man in plain clothes, who still held a sword across his body and had not let go.

Because the cloth-clothed youth was covered in blood, he actually looked like he was wearing a red robe. He had a stern face and was carrying a person on his shoulders. It was indeed the young man, Ah Zhao.

In fact, whether it was General Pei himself or Ah Zhao, the calm and overly cool expressions on their faces never changed. However, Xie Lian never thought about it that way and did not connect the two together.

The one he was carrying on his shoulder was none other than Ban Yue. He probably wanted to take Ban Yue away in the chaos after releasing the snakes, but since his identity had been exposed, there was no need to create chaos. The snakes flowing around him and the rain of snakes falling from the sky stopped wreaking havoc. He put away his sword with one hand and put down Ban Yue on his shoulder with the other. Ke Mo, who was standing by, asked in astonishment, "Who are you? Didn't you fall to your death?"

Ah Zhao didn't even glance at Ke Mo, he still stared at San Lang, and said in a half-moon voice: "Ke Mo, you really haven't changed in hundreds of years."

Perhaps it was because this infuriatingly bland tone was too familiar, after hearing it, Ke Mo’s dark face instantly surged with anger: “…It’s you!!! Pei Su?!”

If he hadn't been tied up tightly with the Immortal Binding Rope, he would have rushed up and fought to the death.

Xie Lian said, “Little General Pei, the scorpion-tailed snakes don’t just obey the orders of one person. Those disobedient scorpion-tailed snakes that Ban Yue mentioned that went out to bite people were all controlled by you, right?”

Pei Su recognized it readily: "Yes. It's me."

Xie Lian asked, “Ban Yue taught you how to control the scorpion-tailed snake?”

Pei Su said: "She didn't. But I can learn how to manipulate it myself."

Xie Lian said, “After all, General Pei is extremely intelligent.”

After a pause, he asked again: "When did you meet? How did you meet?"

Pei Su glanced at him and said, "General Hua."

Xie Lian was puzzled: "Why do you call me like that?"

Pei Su said calmly: "Didn't you recognize me, General Hua?"

“…”

Xie Lian remembered.

I vaguely remember that Banyue was ostracized by other children when she was young. Only a young man from Yongan occasionally paid attention to her. That young man was just as quiet as Banyue. Many of the children on the border were soldiers stationed on the border, and most of them would join the army when they grew up. Could it be...

Xie Lian said, “It’s you?! I just recognized you.”

Pei Su nodded and said, "It's me. I just recognized you, General."

No wonder. It turns out that Ban Yue and the enemy general knew each other so long ago!

Xie Lian asked, “Did Ban Yue really open the city gate at your behest?”

Ke Mo spat and said, "Untie the rope and let me fight this despicable Pei Su to the death!"

Pei Su said coldly: "First, we fought to the death two hundred years ago, and you lost; second, may I ask how I am despicable?"

Ke Mo said, “If you two hadn’t colluded with each other, how could we have lost?!”

Pei Su said, "Ke Mo, don't deny it. Although I only led 2,000 men at that time, it was only a matter of time for me to break through the city gate."

Xie Lian couldn’t help but ask, “Wait a minute, you only have 2,000 men under your command, and you were sent to attack a country? What’s wrong with you? Aren’t you just asking for death? Are you being ostracized in the army more than I am?”

“…”

Pei Su stopped talking. It seemed that he was right. Xie Lian asked again, “Since you were sure to win, why did you wait half a month to open the city gate?”

Pei Su said: "Because I want to massacre the city."

Xie Lian asked, “What do you mean? Since you are going to win, why do you have to massacre the city?” It can’t be some kind of hobby!

Pei Su said: "It is because we are about to win that we must massacre the city. And we must do it as soon as possible, immediately, without leaving anyone alive."

The words "leave no one behind" sounded chilling. Xie Lian asked, "What's the reason?"

Pei Su said: "The night before the siege, many Banyue clan leaders united to hold a meeting and secretly agreed on something."

"What's up?"

Pei Su said: "The Banyue people are fierce by nature and hate Yong'an very much. Even if they know they are about to lose, they will not admit it. Men, women and children of the entire Banyue country are ready to make a batch of things as quickly as possible."

Xie Lian had already vaguely guessed what it was. And the two words Pei Su uttered were indeed what he was thinking:

"Explosives!"

Pei Su said word for word: "They planned that if the city was destroyed, they would have the citizens of the country hide these explosives on their bodies, and immediately flee in all directions, flow into Yong'an, and specifically blend into crowded places to wait for an opportunity to riot. Even if they die themselves, they will drag more people of Yong'an to die with them. Even if their country is destroyed, they swear to make the country of those who destroyed them restless."

Therefore, we must wipe out these civilians before they can escape...

Xie Lian immediately turned to Ke Mo and asked, “Are you serious?”

Ke Mo said without any intention of hiding anything, "Really!"

Hearing this, Sanlang raised an eyebrow and said, "Vile, vicious."

He said this in Banyue language, and Ke Mo angrily said, "Vicious? What qualifications do you have to say that we are vicious? If you hadn't attacked us first, how could we have been forced to this point? You destroyed us, and we will retaliate against you in the same way. What's wrong with this?!"

Pei Su said: "If that's the case, why don't we start from the beginning? How many times have the Banyue people made trouble unreasonably in the border area? How many caravans and travelers from Yong'an heading to the Western Regions have been maliciously intercepted by the Banyue Kingdom? You knew that there were horse thieves in your country who specifically blocked the roads and robbed and massacred Yong'an people, but you deliberately protected them. The soldiers sent by Yong'an to encircle and suppress the thieves were killed by you on the grounds of crossing the border. Isn't that vicious?"

Although he spoke slowly and his tone was not excited, every word sounded sharp. Ke Mo said, "But it was because you first forcibly occupied our territory that we fought back."

Pei Su said: "The border between the two countries is originally ambiguous, how can it be considered as forcible occupation?"

Ke Mo said: "The two sides have already divided the territory, it is you who did not keep your promise!"

Pei Su said, "Only you guys acknowledge the division. When has Yong'an ever acknowledged it? What you call division is nothing more than the desert belongs to us and the oasis belongs to you. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Ke Mo angrily said, “The oasis has always been ours. The Ban Yue people have lived in the oasis for generations!”

Each side insisted on its own opinion. Just listening to them arguing like this made Xie Lian feel overwhelmed. Thinking of the days two hundred years ago when he was beaten black and blue in the cracks, his face seemed to ache again. Pei Su ignored Ke Mo and said to Xie Lian: "So, you see. There are many things in this world that cannot be argued out. We can only fight."

Xie Lian said, “I agree with the previous sentence.”

Sanlang said, "I agree with the latter sentence."

Ke Mo's anger subsided slightly, and he suddenly said: "Most people in Yong'an are shameless, and you are the most shameless I have ever seen. Pei Su, you are a cold-hearted person. You killed us not for your country, nor for saving your people."

Hearing this, Pei Su fell silent.

Ke Mo continued, "You are the son of an exile, looked down upon by everyone. You just want to gain a foothold in the Yong'an Army and climb up the ranks, so you have to win this battle. It's a pity that Ban Yue still thinks you are good and uses you, because people like you betray us."

Xie Lian asked, “But isn’t Young General Pei a descendant of General Pei?” With such a famous ancestor looking after him, he shouldn’t have fallen to such a state, right?

Sanlang said: "He is not a direct descendant of General Pei, but a branch of who knows how many branches there are."

So that's it. What this means is that if I hadn't ascended to heaven later, I probably wouldn't have had much chance to receive the blessing of my ancestors.

Pei Su said calmly: "Ban Yue was originally my subordinate, but she was under my order to hide in Ban Yue country. She is from Ban Yue and Yong'an. She chose one side and remained loyal to it. There is no such thing as betrayal. Ban Yue people have ulterior motives, and I will kill them without regrets."

Suddenly, a voice from above said, "What a great saying! Do you dare to say the same to the pedestrians who have been led to the pass by you and died in this pit over the years?"

·

The voice came from above everyone’s heads. Xie Lian immediately looked up and asked, “Which master is here?”

There was no answer, but a strange sound came. It was like the howling of a strong wind. When the sound got closer, Xie Lian was finally sure - it was indeed the howling of a strong wind!

This gust of wind came so suddenly and so violently that before Xie Lian could figure out what was happening, his body tilted and he floated up!

This sudden strong wind rushed straight into the bottom of the sinners' pit from above, and actually blew everyone in the group up into the sky!

Xie Lian immediately grabbed San Lang who was closest to him and said, “Be careful!”

Sanlang also grabbed him with his backhand, his expression unchanged. Xie Lian felt the world spinning, his body rapidly rising into the air, paused in the air, and then suddenly began to fall. He quickly threw Ruo Xie out, and in the midst of his busy schedule, he coaxed: "It's okay, it's okay, hurry up, Ruo Xie, come out and save me first!"

After two attempts, Ruo Xie finally flew out. However, the surroundings were empty and bare. Apart from a huge sinner pit, there was nothing to grab. Ruo Xie flew out and shrank back again. Helpless, Xie Lian had to adjust his landing posture in the air. In the past, he would have fallen headfirst three feet to the ground again, but this time, when he was about to land, San Lang helped him up and he actually landed upright. When his boots stepped firmly on the ground, he was still a little unbelievable. But this unbelievable feeling was soon diluted. As soon as he landed, he saw a black-clothed figure stumbling towards him.

Xie Lian took a closer look and said with a hint of joy, “Nanfeng!”

It was indeed Nan Feng. However, he was in a very miserable state. He looked as if he had rolled in the dust for a dozen times, and was thrown into a pile of chaotic beasts and trampled for a whole night. His clothes were torn and he looked extremely miserable. When Xie Lian called him, he only raised his hand and wiped his face silently, unable to speak. Xie Lian helped him up and said, "What's wrong with you? Were you beaten up by those two girls?"

Before he finished speaking, two figures followed Nan Feng and walked over. One of them was the woman in white, with a whisk in her arms. She greeted him with a smile and said, "Hello, Your Highness."

Although he didn’t know who the other person was, Xie Lian still wanted to show courtesy, but he didn’t know how to address him, so he just smiled and raised his hand and said, “Hello, fellow Taoist.”

The girl in black just glanced at him coldly, not paying much attention to him. But when she saw Sanlang, she paused slightly, as if she thought this man was very suspicious, and stopped for a moment.

The gust of wind just now brought up several people from the bottom of the pit. The two men passed by Xie Lian and walked straight towards Pei Su. Pei Su was not surprised to see the people coming. After all, he had seen these two people in the city before when he was disguised as Ah Zhao. He knelt on the spot, bowed to the white-clothed nun, and whispered, "Master Wind Master."

Upon hearing these four words, Xie Lian was stunned.

He had always thought that this was a demon or a ghost from nowhere, but he didn't know that it was actually a priest from the heaven? And it was a wind master, the one who could disperse 100,000 merits in the spiritual array!

But thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong. At that time, the white-robed nun said something like "Where did those people hide? Do you want me to find them and kill them one by one?", which made him think that they were not good people. But in fact, this "people" did not necessarily refer to them, but might also refer to the "Half Moon People". It was just that he had a preconceived idea, so he felt that the other party's every move was full of evil and weirdness.

Xie Lian couldn't help but feel an inexplicable awe towards a priest who could earn 100,000 merits with one move. He said to Nan Feng, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that this was a wind master? I even guessed that it might be a snake spirit, a scorpion spirit, or something like that. This is really a bit rude."

Nan Feng's face darkened a little, and he said, "How do I know that it is the Wind Master? I have never seen the Wind Master look like this. The Wind Master has always been... Never mind."

Xie Lian understood, thinking that this was probably a fake appearance created by the Wind Master, so he did not dwell on it and asked, “Why would Master Wind Master come to Half Moon Pass?”

Nan Feng said, "They came to help. They were wandering around Half Moon City just now, looking for those Half Moon soldiers."

Xie Lian then recalled that when he first asked about the Half Moon Pass in the Spirit Communication Array, in the midst of the awkwardness, this Wind Master suddenly distributed 100,000 Merits, diverting the attention of others. It was probably at that time that he noticed what he was asking.

Here, he seemed to be thinking about something. Over there, Feng Shi squatted down in front of Pei Su and said, "Xiao Pei, I heard everything."

Pei Su lowered his head. Feng Shi said, "Do you admit that you were the one who brought in all the passers-by who entered Banyue Ancient City in the past two hundred years?"

Since he had been caught in the act, Pei Su did not argue and said in a deep voice, "It was me."

The Wind Master asked, "Why?"

After a pause, Pei Su said, "Master Feng has already suspected it, so how could you not guess why?"

The Wind Master said, "Just because these dead souls are the ironclad evidence of your bloody hands when you were a human, they may one day become an obstacle to your future advancement."

Pei Su didn't comment. Xie Lian couldn't help but ask, "If it really doesn't work, why don't you just kill them? Why do you have to use living people to feed them to calm the resentment here? Is this any different from using the flesh and blood of another person to satisfy their hunger and thirst?"

But Sanlang said, "He can't."

That's right. In the upper heaven, every move of a priest like Pei Su is watched by countless eyes. Many things cannot be done directly. You can't come down in person to kill all the resentful spirit soldiers, nor can you send troops to eliminate them. It's a secret matter in the first place. If there is too much noise, won't it attract everyone's attention? At most, you can send a clone like A Zhao to come down quietly.

By using the scorpion-tailed snake that Ban Yue is good at controlling to bite people, he could lure them in to feed the vengeful spirits and dissipate their resentment. This was undoubtedly a perfect way of killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Master Feng said, "Your General Pei would never do such a thing. This time, I'm afraid you went a little too far."

As a priest of the heavenly court, he released his clone to cause chaos in Banyue Pass for nearly two hundred years, causing countless passers-by to go astray and become the souls of the Banyue soldiers. This is no small matter. Pei Su bowed his head and said, "Junior knows."

The Wind Master shook his whisk and said, "It's good that you know. Think it over carefully and then go up and talk about it."

Pei Su whispered, "Yes."

After the Wind Master finished explaining everything to him, he put his whisk into the back of his robe, stood up, and bowed to Xie Lian again, saying with a smile, “Your Highness, I have long admired you.”

This was considered a formal greeting. To Xie Lian, "I've long admired you" was not a nice thing to say, but it was just a polite remark anyway, so Xie Lian smiled and said, "No, no. Master Feng is the one who has long admired you."

Feng Shi said: "I'm really sorry for what happened earlier."

Xie Lian was stunned and asked, “Before? What happened before?”

The Wind Master asked, "Didn't you encounter a gust of sandstorm in the desert before?"

Xie Lian still vaguely felt his mouth full of sand when he thought about it, and said, “Yes.”

The Wind Master said, "That was my idea."

“…”

The Wind Master said, "The original intention of the sandstorm was to keep you away from the Half Moon Nation. I didn't expect you to be swept away. After many twists and turns, you finally found me."

The more Xie Lian listened, the more he felt something was wrong. The sandstorm had stopped them from going to Banyue Pass, and this incident suddenly appeared again. What did this mean?

He remained silent and waited for the other party to say anything. Feng Shi continued, "However, Your Highness, please stop interfering in this matter."

Xie Lian glanced at Ban Yue curled up on the ground, and a bad premonition flashed through his mind.

He was originally worried that this matter would be reported to the Heavenly Court, and the priests would arbitrarily add or subtract a few words and change the story to make it seem like Xiao Pei was innocent and Ban Yue took the blame. At this moment, a wind master suddenly showed up and told him not to get involved in this matter. Wasn't it more like he wanted to protect Xiao Pei?

So, he calmly took a step forward, stood in front of Ban Yue, and said gently: "But I have already taken care of this matter. It is useless to ask me not to take care of it now."

Master Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry. Master Ban Yue, you can take him away first."

This was beyond Xie Lian's expectation. He was slightly startled, and the Wind Master continued, "We have already heard about this whole thing. Although this Ban Yue Imperial Master has reached a dangerous state, I was walking around the city and saw her lock up the Ban Yue soldiers in the formation she set up. I also saw her let go of the mortals caught by the soldiers. Not only did she not harm anyone, she was saving people. The only people I want to take away are General Xiao Pei and Ke Mo. You don't have to worry about who I will take as the scapegoat."

Xie Lian felt relieved and said, “Shame on me! I was overthinking it.”

The Wind Master said, "It's normal for you to be so worried. After all, many things in Heaven are not good."

The lady in black seemed to be unable to bear staying here any longer, and said, "Are you done? Then you left."

The Wind Master shouted, "Hey! Why are you so anxious? The more anxious you are, the more I will talk!" Having said that, he turned around, took out a folding fan from his waist, and said, "Your Highness, if there is nothing else, let's meet again in the Heavenly Palace?"

Xie Lian nodded, and the Wind Master unfolded the folding fan. On the front of the fan was a horizontal word "wind", and on the back were three flowing lines of breeze. She fanned the folding fan three times forward and three times backward, thinking it was the Wind God's magic weapon. Suddenly, a strong wind blew up from the ground. The wind blew sand and rocks, dazzling the eyes. Xie Lian raised his sleeves to block the wind, and when the wind passed, the two women, Pei Su, and Ke Mo disappeared, leaving only Xie Lian, San Lang, Nan Feng, and Ban Yue, who was curled up on the ground.

Xie Lian put down his sleeves and asked in confusion, “What’s going on?”

Sanlang walked over leisurely and said, "It's a good situation."

Xie Lian looked at him and asked, “Is everything fine?”

San Lang said, "It's good. The Wind Master told you not to worry about it. He is helping you."

Nan Feng also came over and said, "Yes. You have already taken care of a lot of this matter. Now all that's left is to go and complain to the Emperor. Don't worry about the complaint anymore."

Xie Lian understood and asked, “Because of General Pei?”

Nan Feng said: "That's right. This time, you have completely offended General Pei."

Xie Lian smiled and said, “Anyway, I had already anticipated that I would offend at least one person. As for which one I offended, it doesn’t seem to matter too much.”

Nan Feng frowned and said, "Don't take me as a joke. Apart from the Shenwu Palace, the most powerful Martial God Palace is the Mingguang Palace. General Pei thinks highly of Xiao Pei and has always wanted Pei Su to kick Quan Yizhen out. He will definitely cause trouble for you."

Xie Lian asked, “Is Quan Yizhen the Western Martial God you mentioned?”

Nan Feng said, "It was him. Quan Yizhen is also a new nobleman, who ascended to heaven very close to Pei Su. He is very young and a little... but he is also very powerful. General Pei intended to let Pei Su take over all his followers in the west. Pei Su is also very competitive and has been doing well in recent years. As a result, you did this. Pei Su is afraid that he will be in big trouble. I don't know if he will be demoted. If he is demoted, you will be in big trouble too."

Xie Lian rubbed his brows and secretly decided to be more careful when eating, drinking and walking in the future. San Lang disagreed and said, "Don't worry. Pei Ming is a very proud person and he won't do anything sneaky."

Nanfeng glanced at him, and Xie Lian said, “What about Master Feng? Master Feng told me not to worry about it, does that mean she should be responsible for filing a complaint? In that case, wouldn’t it be her turn to offend General Pei? Goodbye, let’s call her back. Nanfeng, do you know what Master Feng’s spiritual password is?”

Nan Feng said, "You don't have to worry about Master Feng. General Pei dares to touch you, but he won't touch her. Although she is younger than you, she is much more successful than you."

“…”

Xie Lian’s silence was not because he was shocked, but because he was thinking, “Is there anyone in the Upper Heaven who is worse off than me? No way.”

San Lang smiled and said, "Wind Master has someone to back him up, so he will naturally do well."

Xie Lian asked, “Are you talking about the girl in black next to her? I think she’s also a powerful figure.”

San Lang said, "No. But the man in black is indeed a powerful figure, and should be one of the five masters of Feng Shui Yu Di Lei. I don't recommend offending him."

A wind master could create a tornado out of nowhere, so he must be very powerful, and the girl in black was obviously even better. Xie Lian felt that the girl seemed to have sensed something wrong with him, and felt a little uncomfortable, so he said, "I agree with you."

However, there was one more thing he felt did not need to say. Xie Lian thought to himself, “Even if someone backs you up, you may not necessarily do well.” You have to know, back in the day, the one who backed Prince Xianle was Jun Wu, the greatest Martial God of the Three Realms for a thousand years, but didn’t he still not do well?

Xie Lian picked up the bamboo hat that he had dropped on the ground, patted it, and when he saw that it was not flattened, he breathed a sigh of relief, put it back on his back, and looked at Nan Feng, saying, “Did you get chased and beaten by those two adults all the way?”

Nan Feng said with a dark face: "Yes. We fought all the way."

Xie Lian patted his shoulder and said, “You’ve worked so hard.” Then he suddenly remembered that there was another person who was also working hard, so he turned around and asked, “Where’s Fuyao?”

Nan Feng said: "Isn't he watching those poisoned people?"

The implication was that he hadn't seen Fuyao since they were blown out by the strong wind. In fact, after Ah Zhao showed up, Xie Lian hadn't noticed him much. If he hadn't run away at that time, he must have run away when the strong wind blew.

Xie Lian was not too worried about him, guessing that he just didn’t want to get involved in this mess, so he quickly slipped away. But when Nan Feng mentioned “poisoning”, he was awakened from his dream, and they both shouted at the same time: “Shan Yue Grass!”

Sanlang said, "No hurry, the sky is just getting bright."

However, saving lives was urgent. Even though it was still a long way from the 12th hour, who knew if something unexpected would happen along the way? Xie Lian immediately carried Ban Yue on his back and ran all the way to the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, he put down Banyue and went up to pull out a few handfuls of Shanyue grass. The face buried in the dirt was still on the ground, with only a pile of bones and a bloody face left.

In the past, Xie Lian might have dug a hole and buried it, but firstly, he was in a hurry to save people, and secondly, this person had been buried in the soil for more than 50 years, and he must never want to go back. But the merchant's body was also missing. Xie Lian stopped and was wondering, Sanlang picked up a small pottery jar from the palace. Xie Lian took a look and immediately said, "Good Sanlang, thank you!"

At this moment, Ban Yue was too weak to wake up, so Xie Lian took her and put her into the pottery jar. The group picked some grass and finally rushed back. At this time, it had been just four hours since they encountered the scorpion-tailed snake.

When they arrived at the place where Fuyao drew the circle, they all stayed in the circle obediently and did not dare to go out and walk around. The old man took the elixir given by Nanfeng, and his injuries were under control. He took the Shanyue grass externally and internally, and he could walk after resting for a while. However, Xie Lian felt that there was no need to tell him what the fertilizer of the Shanyue grass was.

After a while, everyone calmed down and started to worry: "Where are Tiansheng? Why haven't they come back yet?"

Xie Lian was in a hurry to pick herbs to save people, and there was no Ban Yue soldier left in the ancient city. He didn’t have time to take care of Tian Sheng and the others. Just as he was about to turn back, he heard a young man shouting and running closer. When he turned around, it was Tian Sheng. The young man was holding a handful of Shan Yue grass, and there were two merchants following behind him, both of them were panting.

After asking, they found out that Banyue had swept a bunch of soldiers down from the prisoner pit and captured Tiansheng and his men. Tiansheng and his men were scared to death, but Banyue caught them, showed them the way, and then let them go. After they escaped, they quickly picked the Good Moon Grass, buried the merchant's body, and rushed back desperately, but they were still a little slower than Xie Lian and his men.

All in all, the matter finally came to an end after the caravan was escorted out of the Gobi Desert.

However, before they parted, Tiansheng secretly came to him and said mysteriously, "Brother, I want to ask you a question."

Xie Lian said, “You ask.”

Tiansheng said: "You are actually a deity, right?"

“…”

Xie Lian was a little shocked, and a little touched.

Because, there was a time before when he often shouted to people that he was a god, that he was the crown prince, but no one believed him. This time, he didn't even open his mouth when someone asked him if he was a god, which really shocked and touched him.

Tiansheng immediately said, "I saw you use magic! Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."

Xie Lian thought, “What can I say? No one will believe me even if I say it…”

Tiansheng said: "It's all thanks to you this time, otherwise I would have been kicked into that pit by those black ghost soldiers. I will go back and build a temple for you."

Seeing him pat his chest and make a “very big” gesture, Xie Lian couldn’t help but laugh and said happily, “Thank you very much.”

San Lang, standing aside, chuckled for some reason. Xie Lian didn't think he was mocking Tong Yan for being ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

Although the child had no idea how big a deal building a temple was, he was still very happy to receive such a promise, regardless of whether it could be realized or not.

Being entangled in various ways, he had no choice but to leave a random name of "the tattered immortal", waved his hand, and walked to the other side. The south wind opened a thousand-mile-long space and sent them back to the Puqi Temple.

After opening the door, Xie Lian took out the mat and spread it on the ground, then lay down on it, like a corpse, the whole action was done in one go. San Lang also sat down beside him, holding his chin and looking at him. Xie Lian sighed and said, "How many days have we been gone?"

Sanlang said: "Generally speaking, it will take about three or four days."

Xie Lian sighed again, “It’s only three or four days, why are you so tired?”

Ever since he ascended, he was often as tired as a dog. This was not an illusion. He sighed, looked up, and said, "Hey, Nanfeng, why haven't you gone back to report?"

Nan Feng asked, "What report?"

Xie Lian asked, “Aren’t you a priest of Nanyang Palace? If you were gone for three or four days, wouldn’t your general look for you?”

Nan Feng said: "My general is not in the palace at the moment, so he doesn't care about me."

Xie Lian then climbed up and said, “Okay, it’s fine if you stay.”

Nan Feng said, "What are you going to do?"

Xie Lian said in a friendly manner, “I’ll cook you a meal as a reward.”

Nan Feng's face changed drastically when he heard this. He raised his hand, put two fingers together, and pressed them to his temple. He seemed to have received a spiritual message from someone, and stood up and said, "There is something going on in the palace. I'll leave first."

Xie Lian raised his hand and said, “Hey, Nanfeng, don’t leave. How could something happen to you all of a sudden? Thank you for your hard work this time…”

Nan Feng yelled, “Something’s really wrong!” Seeing him rush out the door, Xie Lian sat back on the mat and said to San Lang, “It seems he’s not hungry.”

Before Sanlang could reply, there was a "bang" and Nanfeng rushed back, blocking the door and saying, "You two..."

Xie Lian and San Lang sat side by side on the mat. Xie Lian looked up at him and asked, "What's wrong with us?"

Nan Feng pointed at San Lang, then at Xie Lian, and after a long pause, he said, "I will be back."

Xie Lian said, “Welcome, welcome.”

Nan Feng glanced at San Lang again, closed the door and left. Xie Lian crossed his arms, tilted his head like San Lang, and said, "It seems like something really happened."

He glanced at the boy next to him again and said with a smile, "He's not hungry, how about you?"

Saburo also smiled and replied, "I'm hungry."

Xie Lian smiled, then stood up again, turned around, and casually tidied up the altar, saying, “Okay. So, what do you want to eat, Hua Cheng?”

Behind him, there was silence for a moment, and then a low laugh was heard.

"I still prefer the name 'Sanlang'."