Chapter 79: Shan Jun is Missing, the Great Show Begins

The scorching red furnace fire was leaping, casting a mountain-like, flickering shadow of Qin Shan Jun’s burly body.

Ning Xuan sat beside him, a basin in front of him. In the basin was a kind of beast shrimp. The shrimp was only an unranked beast, but because of this, it had less poison and was very popular for its delicious taste.

However, the shell of this shrimp was extremely hard. Even a first-grade martial artist would have to spend a lot of effort to cut the shell. If it were to be cooked, at least a second-grade martial artist would be needed.

Ning Xuan was holding a small knife and was peeling the shells of these beast shrimps one by one, then throwing the shrimp meat into the water on the side.

With the sound of “plop, plop,” accompanied by the bright red blood rising from the bottom to the top.

The water also became turbid, making it impossible to see clearly.

Xiao Jie was helping with some simple things, as were the Qin family girls and Madam Zhao.

Qin Shan Jun glanced at Ning Xuan.

This little brother, because of his attitude a few days ago, had made him look down on him a little, and had reduced his initial “impression score.” At this time, seeing him doing the work of a woman again, he couldn’t help but say, “Little Ning, you are a general after all. Why don’t you see your junior sister doing this work?”

Ning Xuan’s skilled peeling action paused, and he smiled, “Brother Qin, the matter of catching the believers was resolved so smoothly. Brother Qin helped us get our face back. What’s wrong with me peeling some shrimp?”

“So smoothly?” Qin Shan Jun’s eyebrows raised, and he snorted, “Do you think this is very smooth? You don’t know how much difficulty there was in the middle, you haven’t experienced it.”

Ning Xuan put down the shrimp and the knife, and said seriously, “It was very smooth. No one died. Isn’t that smooth?”

The one in the game is confused, the one watching is clear.

Qin Shan Jun was suddenly stunned.

The two of them looked at each other faintly.

Suddenly, they both stopped talking.

At this moment, a noisy sound suddenly came from outside.

A family of three appeared at the door.

It was Yuan Xiaoye’s family.

A man beside Yuan Xiaoye walked in with a laugh, and saluted Qin Shan Jun, “Big Brother Qin, our family has arrived as promised!”

Qin Shan Jun smiled faintly and said in a deep voice, “It’s been hard these days. Tonight, we won’t go home until we’re drunk.”

Soon, more people arrived.

In addition to the family members from that day, there were also the heads of the families. These heads of families had all gone out with Qin Shan Jun on business before. Tonight was a “victorious return,” so a celebration banquet was naturally held.

A celebration banquet had always been a good opportunity to integrate people’s hearts.

A family banquet was even more so.

Ning Xuan silently picked up the shrimp cage and the water basin and walked out of the boat house.

Outside, Xiao Jie was burning firewood. Yuan Xiaoye and a fat woman with a long centipede scar on her face were helping by the side.

Xiao Jie was stunned when she saw her man go out.

In her heart, how could General Ning, her husband, have suffered such grievances?

It was fine that he wasn’t in the banquet hall, but why did he run out to do this kind of work?

Her eyes turned red and watery.

These days, she might have been negligent in her cultivation, but her relationship with the people around her was really good.

The fat woman suddenly got up and ran to Ning Xuan’s side. She used both hands to carry the water basin and the shrimp cage, and said with a “hehe” while carrying them, “General Ning, this is women’s work. You shouldn’t get involved. The men should go and sit in the house.”

Ning Xuan naturally used his power to protect it.

But the fat woman suddenly pulled hard, and actually snatched the water basin and shrimp cage from his hands. Then she tilted her head and said with a “hehe,” “This old woman is forty years older than the general, and I’ve also practiced a little strength.”

Ning Xuan said, “You’ve reached the third grade, right?”

The fat woman said, “Hmph, what third grade or not, it’s just living.”

Xiao Jie jumped out, stood on her tiptoes and put her arm on the fat woman’s shoulder, and smiled, “Husband, this is Aunt Mei. Aunt Mei is my big backer!”

The fat woman looked at Xiao Jie with a doting look. Ning Xuan knew at a glance that Xiao Jie might have had a fortuitous encounter these days.

He glanced around again, and saw that this fat woman had come alone, and she had no family.

Someone in the house shouted to the outside, “Mei Jingang, come in. You’ve made a great contribution this time.”

The fat woman said, “I won’t go to the place where the stinky men are.”

The house burst into laughter.

In the brightly lit place, Qin Shan Jun was surrounded by a group of people like the moon surrounded by stars. He was in high spirits, talking and laughing.

Ning Xuan glanced at him and withdrew his gaze.

He understood.

It was true that Qin Shan Jun was standing up for him and Lu Xuezhi. It was true that he was worried that the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect would be converted into believers of the Shanmo Sect. But… it was also true that he was fighting for power.

After this incident, he had already gathered many confidants, and the timing was just right, when Old Man Lan Yu’s life was about to end.

To a certain extent, Qin Shan Jun was already the next village chief, and he even… had a chance to truly unify the three villages and the Five Poisons Sect.

So, he had just reminded Qin Shan Jun that “there was a problem.”

Qin Shan Jun had listened and noticed, but he still wouldn’t tell anyone, and he would still hold today’s celebration banquet.

Because this was also very important to him.

He was a confident person, and he advanced and retreated with ease. He could cut his losses and immediately abandon his family and retreat completely once he sensed that something was wrong; he could also seize the opportunity and, riding the crest of the wave, once again ascend to the peak of power.

Qin Shan Jun did have some affection for him and Lu Xuezhi, because the two of them had taken care of his family’s complete retreat. But in the end… Qin Shan Jun was also paving the way for his own future.

If he ascended to the position of village chief, and had a relationship and connection with him and Lu Xuezhi.

Then, he would gain many advantages from this.

Ning Xuan was thinking, and he suddenly heard his wife’s voice from the house again.

Qin Shan Jun was calling Lu Xuezhi out, introducing her to the people of the Five Poisons Sect, praising this junior sister’s extraordinary potential and boundless future. She was a legendary figure in Suizhou Dao, and would surely be recorded in the annals of history in the future.

Most of the people who came here were older than Lu Xuezhi. Some with strong strength and slightly higher seniority said, “General Lu is Big Brother Qin’s junior sister, and I am Big Brother Qin’s brother, so General Lu can also be considered my sister. In the future, if you have any orders, just say the word”; some with lower seniority respectfully called her “Great General Lu,” some smiled and praised “Great General Lu is young and promising,” and some hinted that “it’s a pity that I can’t personally see Great General Lu’s heroic posture in Suizhou Dao”…

The stupid wife returned to that familiar environment of being surrounded by stars, like a fish in water. She resumed her murderous and cold posture, and her behavior was reasonable, with a bit of the superior attitude of not caring, as she greeted the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect one by one.

Ning Xuan looked at the stupid wife’s complacent posture, and really didn’t know what to say. But… he had never considered the stupid wife as a teammate.

At this time, he was standing alone in front of a secluded railing on the deck of the boat house, looking north.

In the depths of the northern swamp, a strange water sound was being produced. It was a sound of water in rows and rows, coming from under the water, suddenly appearing, and then suddenly disappearing, accompanied by the deep and muffled roar of some kind of beast.

The distant water surface reflected the moonlight of the sky. Strange and colorful colors broke the water surface from time to time, and then disappeared in a moment, like some kind of fish and shrimp.

The night wind brought the bone-chilling cold of late winter, as well as a mixed smell of water vapor, water plants, mud, and decaying matter.

Ning Xuan’s black hair was blown back and danced wildly.

He missed his family a little.

You know, before he was sixteen, the life he thought he had was not like this…

He just wanted to be a dandy under his father’s protection, and play all the time, cockfighting and horse racing, gambling and visiting prostitutes, indulging in debauchery, until his father chose a marriage partner for him, and chose a life for him. Then he would turn over a new leaf, restrain his playful nature, do more good deeds, and be a new, sanctimonious Master Ning.

But the world had changed, and it was so absurd.

After a while, a voice came from behind Ning Xuan.

“These days, there are more fish, shrimp, and beast meat in the market.”

Xiao Jie came behind him,趴 on the railing, and趴 beside him, “Husband, I went to buy vegetables with Madam Zhao several times. Many people in the vegetable selling area of the market said that the beasts have reproduced for many years, and may have reached some kind of peak, and even produced a new beast king.”

Ning Xuan said curiously, “Beast king?”

Xiao Jie said, “The biggest difference between beasts and demons is that beasts have no brains, but a beast king is already close to a demon, and can be considered a different kind. There have been some here before, and every time… it is the season of a great harvest in the fragmented world.”

After speaking, she giggled and said, “That Mei Jingang is alone. Her husband and daughter are both dead. She might have taken me as her new daughter. I’m more obedient.”

Ning Xuan sighed, “This is not a place to stay for long.”

Xiao Jie said, “Can’t we leave?”

Ning Xuan was silent, frowning, his eyes narrowed into a pair of cold blades.

He looked into the distance and said faintly, “It’s getting foggy.”

Xiao Jie said, “It’s a swamp, and it’s winter. It will be like this at night.”

As she spoke, she suddenly hugged Ning Xuan’s waist from behind, and pressed against her husband from behind.

Her body was trembling, trembling violently.

Ning Xuan smiled bitterly and glanced at Lu Xuezhi who was sitting in the brightly lit room, among the crowd, “Sometimes, you should really learn from your sister Lu.”

Xiao Jie said in distress, “I’m not as lucky as Sister Lu.”

The two of them stopped talking. After a while, someone behind them called their names, and the two of them returned to the banquet, where they drank and feasted, and had a grand banquet all night.

That night…

After the daily cultivation, Lu Xuezhi suddenly asked, “Senior Brother and the others are very enthusiastic. Why did you walk away alone at night?”

Ning Xuan said, “To get some fresh air.”

Lu Xuezhi said, “Don’t do this next time. We are still counting on the Five Poisons Sect and other sects to cooperate in the future to help His Majesty eradicate the treacherous officials of the Zixia Temple.”

Her tone had returned to its confident and cold tone.

Ning Xuan was amused. He had no intention of discussing or explaining anything with his stupid wife, but said, “You are right, I know.”

His tone was normal, without any provocation or coaxing a child.

Only then did Lu Xuezhi give up. She replied, and then went to sleep.

The next morning.

Ning Xuan got up very early, earlier than usual.

So early that the fog outside had not yet dispersed.

Before dawn, the fog was still gray and hazy. The boat houses in the swamp, and the black-tiled and white-walled houses near the small stone bridge in the distance, were all shadowy, like crouching or prostrate man-eating giant beasts.

Ning Xuan suddenly heard footsteps, heavy footsteps.

He said, “Great General Qin, you drank so much yesterday, and you still got up so early today?”

Qin Shan Jun smiled faintly and said, “It’s because I drank too much that I went out for a walk.”

As he spoke, he got up and jumped up, and stood on the railing of the boat house.

Ning Xuan suddenly said, “Why don’t we just expose it completely.”

Qin Shan Jun frowned.

To expose it completely meant that yesterday’s celebration banquet had become a joke. If it was just overthinking, it would be a joke within a joke.

He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, reviewed his experiences these days, weighed the possibilities, and commented with a smile, “Little Ning, although caution is important, courage is also very important. You are still young. When you do things and think about things, you are too hesitant.”

Ning Xuan was not angry either, and said, “Then Brother Qin, be careful.”

Qin Shan Jun snorted and laughed, his expression disdainful, like a great eagle soaring through the foggy sky, and went far away.

Ning Xuan looked at his departing back, then returned to the house, took off his clothes and pants, and held his wife to sleep again.

Lu Xuezhi murmured a few times in a daze, and then fell asleep again. She had been very tired from practicing martial arts recently, and she had slept too late last night.

That night, Qin Shan Jun wandered around outside the swamp boat house, and told the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect who were near the water area a few words, “I have important matters to attend to and will be back in three to five days at the latest,” and then he left in a hurry.

He left in a great hurry, and didn’t even go back to his own boat house for a turn.

In the blink of an eye, a full nine days had passed.

In these nine days, Ning Xuan had also digested Gong Siji’s power, and had comprehended the “Great Art of Sensing Heaven and Earth and Turning the Real into the Virtual” of a third-grade martial artist, and had completely stepped into the realm of a dual third-grade.

Sure enough, the “Great Art of Sensing Heaven and Earth and Turning the Real into the Virtual” did not cause a qualitative change in the martial artist’s power. This was not a spiritual improvement, but opened up a new path for the martial artist, a path “from the inside out,” “from man to heaven.”

The martial artist opened up his own flesh and blood, and visualized himself as a stream of yang qi. Then he went to sense the vast yang qi between heaven and earth, and thus, like “an ant seeing the blue sky,” with his whole heart and mind, he could use a stream of pure yang qi to link the surrounding yang qi of heaven and earth, and thus knock a person’s soul out of their body.

It was said to be turning the real into the virtual, but it was actually just pure yang forcing the soul to leave the body.

If the soul was strong, more pure yang qi was needed to force it out.

A human soul was different from a ghost soul.

When pure yang qi landed on a human soul, it was harmless, just like soaking in warm water; if it landed on a ghost soul, it would be like hot soup splashing on snow, and it would sizzle.

Similarly, Ning Xuan’s understanding of the “ghost seal” turning the virtual into the real had also increased a lot.

However… whether it was a martial artist or an evil ghost, there would be a big flaw when “transforming the virtual and the real.”

If an evil ghost wanted to “turn the virtual into the real,” it needed the target to meet a certain rule. This rule was mostly derived from the most concentrated place of the evil ghost’s resentment, and this was also the center where the yin qi could condense;

If a martial artist wanted to “turn the real into the virtual,” it had great requirements for the surrounding environment. At the very least, it had to ensure that the surrounding yang qi was stronger than the yin qi. Otherwise, once he “sensed heaven and earth,” and what he sensed was not pure yang qi, but pure yin qi, then it would be a complete disaster.

Evil ghosts would not, because their ghost seals themselves contained a large amount of pure yin qi, and they were connected to the mysterious Taiyin Ghost Realm through their life-bound evil treasures. Therefore, they could exert their power no matter what the surrounding environment was.

To put it simply…

After the third grade, if they were in a place with more yang qi, and an evil ghost’s ghost seal fell, a martial artist could use the “Great Art of Sensing Heaven and Earth and Turning the Real into the Virtual,” and slap the ghost seal away with one palm. Then he could rush to the evil ghost and knock the evil ghost out of its skin with another palm, making it lose the power of its skin;

But if they were in a place with more yin qi, the martial artist could only rely on his own yang qi…

Of course, the evil ghost’s skin was ever-changing, and the evil ghost could even make a third-grade martial artist with yang qi into clothes. In general, the martial artist was still at a great disadvantage.

But, the evil ghosts that could do this were all Taiyin ghosts, and the formation of Taiyin ghosts was much more difficult than the birth of martial artists.

From this perspective, the martial artist could win back a round in terms of numbers.

If the martial artists and the Taiyin ghosts each developed for a hundred years, and then had a fight, the martial artists would definitely win.

However, people’s hearts are fickle, and they are full of deceit.

The fact was that the glorious era of the ancient sects had disappeared.

Dusk…

Ning Xuan returned to the boat house.

He had digested Gong Siji’s power, and had one more trump card. Whether it was the connection of the five powers, or the power that was infinitely close to the fourth grade after summoning the Heavenly Demon Record, it had greatly increased his sense of security.

At this time, the atmosphere in the house was tense.

Ning Xuan asked, “Brother Qin hasn’t come back yet?”

Madam Zhao nodded, her eyes full of worry, and her spirit was a little haggard, “He used to be busy, and although he left early and returned late, he always came back. He has never been away for so long. Moreover, two days ago, the village chief and the elders had already searched everywhere through the people in the outer village, but there was no news of Old Qin. What… what should we do?”

As she was speaking, a man flew down to the deck from outside.

This man was Yuan Xiaoye’s husband from before.

This man said, “Big Brother Qin said a few days ago that he had important matters to attend to. I guess he must have gone for the matter of the Shanmo Sect. He has dug out so many believers, so he must have suffered retaliation from the Shanmo Sect.”

Ning Xuan said, “Then what was the opportunity for Brother Qin to go out?”

The man said, “He must have sensed something, right? Brother Qin is decisive and resolute, and he has a good grasp of timing. He has the style of a natural leader. He must not want to miss a good opportunity. Now we can’t wait any longer.”

After speaking, the man cupped his hands again and said, “General Ning, you and General Lu are both Brother Qin’s fellow disciples. Let’s go together this time.”

He clenched his fists, “The Shanmo Sect is going too far! This is not cooperation, but trying to swallow our Five Poisons Sect! Hmph, it’s a pity that the conspiracy of these beasts has been seen through. So, they want to use force? Heh, how stupid.”

At this moment, the sound of a bell suddenly came from the direction of the small stone bridge in the distance.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The bell rang nine times.

The man frowned and said, “Nine rings of the bell. This is the first time I’ve heard it.”

Madam Zhao glanced at Ning Xuan and explained, “The bell rings nine times, between life and death. Everyone who is still in the inner village of the Five Poisons Sect must gather near the small stone bridge and discuss countermeasures together.”

The man cupped his fists and said, “That’s right. It must be for the matter of Big Brother Qin and the Shanmo Sect. This is indeed a matter of life and death. Sister-in-law, I’ll go first.”

After speaking, he turned and left, and then took his family and went towards the small stone bridge.

Ning Xuan, Lu Xuezhi, Xiao Jie, Madam Zhao, the Qin family girls, and others also rushed over.

The sun had set, and the light was deep.

Under the gray and black, heavy sky, the atmosphere was heavy.

Three grandmaster’s chairs were placed in front of the bridge. Three old men were sitting on the grandmaster’s chairs. Their withered figures were cast on the ground, just like the dying daylight at this time.

Old Man Lan Yu was also among them. He sat in the middle, holding a cane, his crane-like hair was fluffy, his old eyes were cloudy, and his spirit did not look very good.

The other two old men were the village chiefs of the surrender faction and the radical faction. The former was named Thousand Spider Guest, and the latter was named Cold Pond Granny.

Although these two were not as bad as Old Man Lan Yu, their old age was a sign that their lives were about to end.

On the side, there were also twenty-one disciples with shackles on their hands and feet, standing with their heads bowed in a posture of admitting their guilt. Obviously, these twenty-one people were the demon believers who had been exposed by Qin Shan Jun by “urinating on the Bodhisattva statues.”

The people gradually gathered, and in the posture of a village meeting, they surrounded the bridge.

Soon, the three village chiefs raised the topic and the proposal, and the villagers began to discuss.

The matter was very clear…

Qin Shan Jun’s disappearance was very likely related to the Shanmo Sect.

Everyone discussed for a while, and came up with two choices.

One, only the Shanmo Sect could make Qin Shan Jun disappear. What they had to do now was to go to the Shanmo Sect unexpectedly and ask them for an explanation, and at the same time, ask for the person.

If the Shanmo Sect did not admit that they had captured him, then fine, let them search the Shanmo Sect’s palace; if they still couldn’t find him, then they would join their ranks and look for Qin Shan Jun together.

Two, since the other party could silently develop twenty-one disciples of the Five Poisons Sect, and could also make a master like Qin Shan Jun disappear, it showed that the other party was very terrifying. In that case, why not directly activate the mountain-sealing formation left by the former Five Poisons Sect in this fragmented world.

This mountain-sealing formation was prepared by the former Five Poisons Sect to deal with the Taiyin ghosts, so the formation was very strong, and it had an extremely keen judgment of ghost qi. Once the ghost qi reached a certain threshold, the mountain-sealing formation would even automatically open, blocking the Taiyin ghosts who were trying to sneak in.

But the problem was that the formation of this fragmented world was temporarily built by the former Five Poisons Sect with all its remaining strength. It could be closed but not opened. If it was closed, it would take at least ten years to automatically reopen.

Everyone was discussing.

Soon, someone shouted.

“What is the Shanmo Sect? We call them a sect because we think highly of them. Otherwise, they are nothing.”

“That’s right. A few small demons might be able to show off their power in the Central Plains where there are many people. When they come here, they still dare to be so presumptuous. Hmph, how ridiculous.”

“Village chief, let’s go to the Shanmo Sect together and see what tricks they are playing!”

The shouts became louder and louder.

Ning Xuan listened silently.

Lu Xuezhi beside him was a little excited, “Husband, I originally thought I couldn’t complete the mission. It seems that there is a chance now.

No matter how strong the Shanmo Sect is, it is impossible to deal with the Five Poisons Sect. Not to mention anything else, our Five Poisons Sect has a full five fourth-grade experts.

Unless the Shanmo Sect also has five fourth-grade demons in charge, they are no match for us at all.

But the Shanmo Sect can’t possibly have so many powerful demons.”

Ning Xuan admitted that what she said made some sense.

They were both generals, and they still had some intelligence.

According to the analysis, the main border between the incense fire world and the dragon qi world was now in the Central Plains, and the Western Regions were relatively stable.

If a Shanmo Sect in the Western Regions could have five fourth-grade demons, the Central Plains would have long been in chaos.

So, from this perspective, the Shanmo Sect was indeed unlikely to have such strong power to deal with the Five Poisons Sect.

From another perspective, he and Lu Xuezhi were second-grade martial artists, and they could already suppress a region. The power of the Five Poisons Sect here was terrifying.

But he still felt that his wife was stupid.

At this time, another voice suddenly said, “But we have no evidence. If we rashly go to the Shanmo Sect, if we anger those…”

Before the words were finished, they were interrupted by an angry voice.

A hoarse old man’s voice exploded.

“Shut up!”

“Shut up for me!!”

Old Man Lan Yu’s cloudy eyes suddenly opened, and his crane-like hair was scattered, like a sleeping lion king waking up because of anger.

The person who spoke was so scared that he shivered. His Adam’s apple rolled, as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his head was buzzing as he stood on the spot.

Old Man Lan Yu heavily knocked his cane and looked at the Thousand Spider Guest beside him. He asked hoarsely and fiercely, “What time is it now, and you are still worried about angering those demon lords?!!”

As he spoke, he stood up, and his cane pointed at the demon believers who were bowing their heads in front of him. He said sternly, “Evidence? What evidence do you need? My disciple had just found out about these… these traitors, and then he disappeared!

I don’t want to care about these twists and turns of deceit… I don’t have much time left to live, and I finally found a qualified successor. I will definitely go and bring him back!”

Thousand Spider Guest’s face showed displeasure. Just as he was about to speak, Old Man Lan Yu directly said, “Just say it, are you going or not?!”

“I’ll go!”

“I’ll go too!”

Many disciples in the crowd raised their hands and responded to Old Man Lan Yu.

Cold Pond Granny was a radical. She usually had no contact with the demons. At this time, a look of thought appeared in her old eyes. She thought for a moment and said, “If we go, we’ll go together. Since these demons have the strange power to develop believers, we can’t be alone, so as not to be swallowed by the demons one by one. However, if we all go out, the sect will inevitably be empty…”

“Just leave an elder behind.” After Old Man Lan Yu finished speaking, he looked at the old man beside him and asked in a sneering tone, “Old Thousand Spider, what do you say?”

Thousand Spider Guest said, “Lan Yu, don’t suspect that I have colluded with the demons. Once you become a believer, you are a slave. I have lived my whole life, and I will not ruin my reputation when I am about to die. This time, we will go together and find out the truth.”

Ning Xuan listened quietly.

Lu Xuezhi said in his ear, “Let’s go together. Not only can we complete the mission, but we can also see the style of the masters of our master’s generation. This is also good for our cultivation.”

As she was speaking, Old Man Lan Yu’s gaze also fell over.

“Xuezhi…” Old Man Lan Yu’s expression became kind, “Master is old. You have been here for many days, and Master hasn’t looked for you…”

Lu Xuezhi went forward and said, “Master, you will always be that master in my heart.”

As she spoke, a light bloomed in her eyes, “Guarding the Heavenly Light Gorge alone for three days and three nights, drinking wine and repelling the demon tide with ease, silently guarding the peace of Suizhou Dao. Master’s strength is forever imprinted in my heart, and is the model I will always pursue.”

Old Man Lan Yu was stunned for a moment. A look of nostalgia also appeared in his old eyes, and a powerful and young figure also flashed past.

That figure was unrestrained and unrestrained, guarding a region, and his righteousness was vast.

At that time, he had indeed blocked the demon tide alone and protected many common people.

But at that time, his qi and blood had not yet declined. At that time, he was not comparable to the old and decrepit self he was now.

A smile appeared in Old Man Lan Yu’s old eyes, and then he closed his eyes, but there was still a smile on his lips.

“I still remember that the little girl who liked to practice martial arts back then was so scared by the demon tide that she cried her eyes out, and cried a lot of tears.”

Lu Xuezhi said coquettishly, “Master, don’t talk about these things.”

Old Man Lan Yu laughed out loud.

Lu Xuezhi didn’t wait for Ning Xuan to speak, and said, “This time, I will go with you. I want to see your style again!”

Ning Xuan: …

He took a step forward, wanting to remedy the situation.

This matter was strange, and he couldn’t possibly go to the Shanmo Sect.

And at this time, just as he was about to speak, Old Man Lan Yu shook his head and said, “No.”

Lu Xuezhi asked, “Why not?”

Old Man Lan Yu said, “This is a matter of the Five Poisons Sect, and you and Little Ning are generals of the imperial court. You shouldn’t be involved in such matters… just leave quickly.

I think the Shanmo Sect will have us to question them, and they won’t have the time to entertain you.”

Lu Xuezhi said stubbornly, “Master…”

Old Man Lan Yu said, “Go, the Western Regions are not your hometown. It’s better to go home early.”

Lu Xuezhi actually turned her head and gave Ning Xuan a look, signaling him to say a few words. Such a good opportunity could not be missed.

Ning Xuan actually really walked out. He cupped his fists and said respectfully, “I, Ning, have learned from you, so I will also call you teacher.”

Old Man Lan Yu nodded.

Ning Xuan said, “Teacher, I, Ning, feel that the matter of leaving should not be rushed. I, Ning, still want to stay here for a few more days. Why don’t… my wife and I wait for your triumphant return in the Five Poisons Sect. How about that?”

Lu Xuezhi was dumbfounded. She kept winking. Her big eyes could speak, and they were saying, “What are you talking about? I told you to say that we also want to go and see.”

Old Man Lan Yu was also stunned, because the young man’s choice was definitely not in his expectations.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Old Man Lan Yu’s expression drifted a little, and then he vetoed, “No! It’s too dangerous!

You and Xuezhi have been here for a long time, and it’s time to leave.

Whether the Shanmo Sect has a problem or not, the matter of Shan Jun’s disappearance is true, so it is destined that there is a problem somewhere. Now is the best time to leave.”

Ning Xuan said shamelessly, “Teacher, we still want to stay.”

A hidden gaze flashed in Old Man Lan Yu’s eyes, and then he shook his head, and said with the attitude of a stubborn old man and a stubborn superior, “No. If you are worried about the danger on the road, I will send someone to escort you.”

Ning Xuan tilted his head slightly, and saw that Xiao Jie was also looking here, and beside Xiao Jie was the fat and fierce woman – Mei Jingang.

He suddenly said, “Then let Bai Yufei stay. She came to learn martial arts. Now that she hasn’t learned it, it’s meaningless to go back with me.”

Old Man Lan Yu said, “Alright.”

After saying this word, he lost all desire to talk to Ning Xuan and his wife. He turned around and began to arrange matters.

And since speed was of the essence in military matters, and the martial artists were full of energy, it was directly decided to be tonight.

Most of the formal disciples went out, and their families could stay. In addition, there were some people left to guard the Five Poisons Sect. Mei Jingang, Madam Zhao, and others were naturally among those who stayed behind.

Similarly, Ning Xuan and Lu Xuezhi also had to leave tonight.

The moonlight was like water.

Ning Xuan packed his things.

Footsteps came from the front.

Xiao Jie rushed forward from the front and threw herself into Ning Xuan’s arms.

Ning Xuan was about to say something to explain.

Xiao Jie said, “Don’t say it.”

Her cheek was pressed tightly against the man’s back, and she said softly, “I understand everything. Husband is doing it for my own good. Even at that time, he was still fighting for me.”

As she spoke, she cried, “Husband… have a safe journey.”

Ning Xuan said, “It won’t be too long.”

Xiao Jie broke into a smile through her tears, her eyes as bright as stars, “I’ll wait for you.”