Early the next morning, it was midnight time again. Qian Yunsheng, who had been busy all night, entered the city lord's mansion with two dark circles under his eyes and yawning profusely.
Unexpectedly, very few casual cultivators came today, and even Mu Xueqing was nowhere to be seen.
Before Amber came, Qian Yunsheng always felt that the atmosphere was not right. He looked at Qin Yu standing aside and quickly walked over and cupped his hands.
After a life-and-death fight yesterday, Qin Yu's attitude became obviously much warmer. Seeing Qian Yunsheng coming over, he nodded to say hello.
Qian Yunsheng lowered his voice, looked at the people around him and asked, "Brother Qin, why are there so few people today?"
Qin Yu showed a helpless expression and said: "After the war yesterday, the news spread, and many people were frightened. Many people came to Amber that night to express their intention to leave."
"But don't worry, Amber is thinking of a solution to this matter. She has given her some kind words to comfort her. I think she will come back one after another."
"Alas! There is nothing we can do about it." Qian Yunsheng joked half-seriously: "To be honest, if it weren't for the generous rewards from the City Lord's Mansion, and I'm short of money, I'd probably have to resign."
Qin Yu said with a smile: "Brother Qian showed off his skills yesterday. This time the demon incident is the time for you to help. Even if you want to resign, An Bo did not even agree to it as an ordinary cultivator. I am afraid you will not agree to it." .”
Qian Yunsheng nodded kindly on the surface, but secretly curled his lips and said, "I'm afraid he kept us here with the intention of using us as cannon fodder."
The person on the face looked curious and asked: "Why is Miss Mu not here today?"
Qin Yu looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he lowered his voice and said, "Don't you know, someone from the Ashan Sect has come again, and now the Second Young Master is receiving them."
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Tinghai Tower, an elegant room facing the sea,
The second young master is sitting at the top.
A middle-aged nun sat below, and Mu Xueqing was standing behind the nun.
On the table for both of them, they each have a cup of tea, several colored pastries, and a sprig of yellow apricot stuck sideways in a bottle, standing proudly.
The second young master was looking at the two of them with a smile, while Mu Xueqing stood aside with a slightly expressionless expression. It was obvious that she had not fully recovered from the injuries she suffered in yesterday's battle.
Only the middle-aged nun was closing her eyes and twisting her prayer beads silently.
After a few more breaths, the Second Young Master coughed lightly, broke the silence and said, "Master Jingci has come to our little Linhai City to help encircle and suppress the demons. I, the entire Linhai City, are grateful."
Then he bowed to show respect.
Jingci did not open her eyes, but clasped her hands together and said in return, "Now that demons are rampant in the world, it's time for monks like us to step forward, so you don't have to be polite, Mr. Le."
The second young master looked at Mu Xueqing and gestured with a slight smile:
"I heard that Miss Mu broke a magic weapon during the fight yesterday and lost the weapon she had in hand. I originally wanted to ask Miss Mu to go to the treasure house in the house to see if there is anything she likes, and use it for temporary use first."
After speaking, the second young master waved his hand, and a maid standing beside him held a tray, brought up a storage bag on it, and placed it on the coffee table beside the middle-aged nun and Mu Qingxue.
The Second Young Master pointed at the storage bag and continued: "Later, I thought that the Ashan Sect is a pure land of Buddhism. The things it uses may be different from ordinary people like us, and there may be various obstacles involved."
"So I made the decision rashly and allocated 20,000 spiritual stones from the treasury to Miss Mu as a gift. I just want to work hard for Miss Mu and start refining another magic weapon."
The Second Young Master said it politely, but from his point of view, twenty thousand spiritual stones was actually enough to express sincerity.
Unexpectedly, he carefully checked the words and expressions and found that the two people in front of him had no facial expressions at all, as if the 20,000 spirit stones were like dust.
"Amitabha" Master Jingci proclaimed the Buddha's name. When he opened his eyes, it was like a spring breeze blowing through his eyes, which made people feel good.
She shook her head and refused: "I came with a clean body and left with a clean body. People from outside the country bother me for some vulgar things, which makes Mr. Le Er laugh."
The second young master knew that the feeling just now was caused by the Ashan sect's skills. He shook his head respectfully and said, "Master, you are serious. Conquering demons and subjugating demons is our job. How can we let your sect take the lead alone?"
"Besides, my Le family has been guarding this place for generations. It is my job to keep this place safe. For my family's sake, everyone suffers. Wouldn't it dampen your willingness to help?"
Jingci repeated Amitabha's words: "My senior sister calculated that Axue had this calamity in her life, and she came here just for this calamity. It's just that this calamity is unpredictable and seems to have changed, so my senior sister asked me to come and help. .”
"Axue's magic weapon was destroyed this time because she has a benevolent heart and doesn't want to see the demons kill more people. It's also because she came here because of the disaster. It's not all because of the demons. Don't worry, Mr. Le."
The second young master heard the mystery from Jingci's mouth, and his heart moved. He frowned and asked, "Has the calamity changed?"
Jingci nodded and said, "That's why I'm here."
The second young master turned sideways and asked, "Miss Mu's calamity has changed. Doesn't it mean that this demon thing has changed?"
Jingci announced the Buddha's name in a low voice: "Everyone in the world knows that the second young master Dao Le is intelligent, and he is indeed well-deserved."
"Senior sister once made it clear that if Young Master Le has such a question, she will let the poor nun ask him on her behalf."
"Oh?" The second young master sat up straight. He did not expect that Jingci's senior sister, Mu Xueqing's master, the mysterious head of the Ashan Sect could even calculate his own reaction.
He couldn't help but pay attention to it.
Jingci politely whispered: "Senior Sister asked me to ask Second Young Master Le, in a few months, the demon disaster will come again. Does Young Master have any way to deal with it?"
The Second Young Master narrowed his eyes, as if he felt that the great secret he thought was easily in the hands of others, he couldn't help but his voice became slightly stiffer and said: "So that Master Tai knows, I have prepared a secret treasure, which is enough to deal with the monsters." disaster."
Jingci did not dwell on what the secret treasure was. Instead, she changed the question and asked: "Senior sister asked me to ask the young master. Recently, it was reported in the demon world that Pobi Demon lost a heavy treasure, the Styx Bead. Does the young master know its whereabouts?"
The second young master was startled. These two questions seemed to be completely unrelated. He thought about it carefully, shook his head solemnly and said, "I have never heard of this treasure."
Jingci asked without stopping: "Then how will Second Master Le prepare to deal with the demonic disaster?"
The second young master hesitated for a moment, as if he felt that the person in front of him was trustworthy enough, and then he said: "Master, I don't know something. I got a pot of Yin River water, and I am going to put it down halfway when the demon disaster strikes, so that I can... ."
Halfway through, when he saw Master Jingci staring at him with piercing eyes, he suddenly woke up and asked with an ugly face: "Master, you want to remind me that the water of the Yin River is actually as big as the Styx Pearl. There are relationships?"
The master first put his hands together and silently recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha".
In the face of the second young master's ugly face, he slowly said: "Second Young Master Le, this Yin River water is the product of the Styx Pearl. It must be the person who obtained the Styx Pearl. He took the Yin River water from it and sold it to the Young Master. .”
"In this case, if Pavimo can't find the Styx Pearl, why can't he look for you, the one who owns the Yin River water?"
Suddenly heard such shocking news,
The second young master stood up suddenly, walked a few more steps, and murmured:
"It's a vicious plan. This man stole the Styx Pearl, took advantage of my eagerness to solve the demon disaster, and sold the Yin River water to me. In this way, he not only earned my spiritual stones at a high price, but also asked me to help him attract the attention of the demon. .”
After thinking about this, the second young master looked at Master Jingci and asked: "So, this demon incident is also because of the Yin River water?"
Jingci clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, the happy donor has great wisdom, and he can understand it with just a few clicks."
The second young master sat back, losing his usual calmness, and murmured: "But without the Yin River water, what will happen to the demon disaster in three months? But with the Yin River water, the demon disaster in front of us is about to come. ....”
Just when he seemed to be at his wits end, he saw Master Jingci and Tai Jingci in front of him, and they figured out all the joints like an enlightenment.
He quickly straightened his clothes, walked to Jingci, bowed and bowed with his hands in front of her, saying: "Master must have a good method. For the sake of the people of this city, I ask Master to teach me."
Jingci did not help him up immediately, but responded politely: "Er Young Master Le, have you ever thought about what is the root of all this?"
The second young master thought for a moment and said, "Master Tai, did you say that the Yin River water...?"
Jingci nodded with clear eyes: "Exactly."
Second Young Master Le's eyebrows darkened, his brows furrowed into the character "Chuan", and he asked: "But if there is no water in the Yin River, and this evil disaster is right in front of us, how should we deal with it?"
Amitabha said calmly and kindly: "So for us now, time is tight and there is really no way to delay it any longer."
After listening to Jingci's words, Ergong Le asked as if he wanted to understand something: "Master Tai said that the safest way is to lock this monster in the city and slowly tighten the encirclement. Can turn it inside out.”
"But if this happens, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with the demon disaster, so we need to change our strategy?"
Jingci repeated Amitabha's words: "Second Young Master Le is indeed smart. You have already guessed a thing or two before I even said it."
Second Young Master Le shook his head and said: "Master, don't laugh at Xiaosheng anymore. After Master's reminder, I just came up with a rough idea. I still need Master's guidance on how to do it specifically."
Facing Young Master Le Er's question, Jingci smiled and shook her head, but turned around and pointed at Mu Xueqing and said: "How to do it is not actually up to you and me, but to her, because she is the one who should be robbed." People."
"The person who deserves the calamity?" Mr. Le Er said somewhat unclearly: "Master, can you explain the matter more clearly?"
"Amitabha" Jingci whispered the Buddha's name before saying: "Actually, this matter is related to the secrets within our Ashan sect. Please forgive me, Mr. Le, for not being able to speak out."
"Anyway, as long as Mr. Le Er knows, my head will be the most discerning. This time, my head was aware of the demonic disaster in advance, so he sent Axue down the mountain."
"The leader once made it clear that this Axue is the best person to eliminate this disaster. If others intervene, I'm afraid this disaster will only become more serious."
"I think Second Master Le Le's men have already fought against this monster. They should understand that once this monster eats more humans, it will become more powerful. Therefore, the longer it is delayed, the worse it will become."
Second Young Master Le couldn't help but said in disbelief: "Head Jingxuan is naturally someone we have always admired, but this matter is related to the safety of the people of our Linhai City, so I cannot help but be cautious. I wonder if Miss Mu has any special preparations?"
Jingci Amitabha said: "Young Master Le, I don't understand. Since ancient times, people who have been in a calamity have always had good fortune. Luck that others like us don't have can often be found in those who are in a calamity."
"So according to the wishes of the head of my family, if you give the Yin River water to Axue, it is equivalent to giving the cause and effect to Axue to inherit."
"In this way, the original cause and effect between Pobi Mo and your Linhai City will naturally be taken over by our Ashan Sect. In this way, it is equivalent to the demonic disaster being transferred to our Ashan Sect, and naturally your Linhai City will be safe."
After Jingci said this, Second Master Le's eyes finally changed, and he said solemnly: "The noble sect is indeed worthy of my Southeast Pillar. In the Xiaozoic generation, the whole city thanks Miss Mu."
After saying that, he respectfully bowed to Jingci and Mu Xueqing.
Jingci gave a gentle hug and accepted the second Young Master Le's half-obeisance, while Mu Xueqing turned sideways, not really daring to accept it, but bowed back.
After the Second Young Master Le straightened up, he asked: "Although Master Tai made it clear just now, the Ashan Sect is willing to take full responsibility for this matter. But I don't know how to arrange this matter in the safest way?"
Mu Xueqing also said: "Uncle Master, I just heard about the calamity. Master only said that it was my calamity. Please tell me in detail what the specific situation is."
Jingci looked at Mu Xueqing with soft eyes and said, "You don't have to ask about this matter, I want to explain it in detail. After all, this matter is related to your fate, so you can't be careless."
In the eyes of both of them, she said slowly: "The so-called calamity actually involves great luck but also great danger."
"The so-called great luck means that one will often encounter all kinds of coincidences. The so-called danger means that even if the person intentionally avoids it, the disaster will often happen through various wonderful coincidences."
"So when we face disaster, we must not passively avoid it, but must actively respond to it."
"As for how to deal with it, our Buddhist sect has also developed many methods over the years. To sum up, the most important one is that others should not help those who are in trouble. Otherwise, it will cause many changes and even become more dangerous."
After the two of them heard this, they both breathed heavily for a moment. Mu Xueqing among them asked: "Uncle Master, we can't help you rashly. How should we solve this problem?"
Jingci looked at Mu Xueqing lovingly and said: "The so-called can't help you rashly, for example, I can't be by your side all the time. When the demon appears, I will help you to resist it. In this way, it is very likely that because of my existence, Causing the demon to no longer appear.”
"But if so, it could very well be worse."
"Because if that's the case, even though it won't appear this time, the next time it appears, it will become more ferocious and powerful because of my presence, and even I won't be able to stop it."
"But on the other hand, if your uncle happens to be passing by when you are in danger. Or after you send out a distress signal, your uncle happens to see it and come to the rescue immediately. These things will not affect the disaster."
"Because at that time, your catastrophe has already happened, and your uncle just happened to meet it."
"Of course, I am just giving a simple example. In fact, the calamities are unpredictable and the waves are treacherous, so it is not easy to describe them all. Anyway, as long as we hold on to this principle tightly."
Mu Xueqing and Mr. Le both frowned silently, chewing on Jingci's words.
Among them, Young Master Le Er asked unconfidently: "If Miss Mu brought the Yin River water out of Linhai City and happened to encounter a demon, she asked for help immediately. And Master Jingci happened to be in the city and immediately rescued her, wouldn't it count? Did it affect the calamity?"
Jingci shook her head and said politely: "Second Young Master Le is indeed smart and has grasped the essence of this matter. But the surrounding area of Linhai City has become a mess. I'm afraid the demons won't be fooled."
"We must find a place where the demon will inevitably appear, and give him a certain chance of victory. I think Mr. Le Er should understand that if the demon has no chance of winning in this matter, it cannot be called a disaster. "
Second Young Master Le was a little enlightened and sighed: "That's it! Xiaosheng finally understands something. It seems that this matter of Ying Jie is really mysterious. I don't know what Master needs Xiaosheng to do, but please give me your instructions."
Jingci said politely: "Besides the water of the Yin River, I would also like to ask the young master to point out an excellent place for an ambush. The young master is from this place, and I think he is most familiar with the surrounding situation."
Mr. Le Er nodded, lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said: "A few days away from my city, there is a larger city called Jixia City."
"The surname of the city lord here is Zhang, and he is also one of the worshipers of the Ashan Sect. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of people in this Jixia City, which is one of the largest cities in the surrounding area."
"My idea is that the journey from Linhai City to Jixia City is only a few days, so the journey can be considered neither short nor long."
"First of all, the journey of these few days is enough for the demons to take action. And once Miss Mu is in danger on the road, whether she returns to Linhai or rushes to Jixia to ask for help, depending on the actual situation, it only takes a day or two to get on the horse."
"I think with Miss Mu's immortal methods, the time may be even shorter."
"In this way, as Master Tai said, it not only gives the demon a chance to win, but also prevents Miss Mu from being too risky."
"The master can then go to Jixia City to take charge. I will be in full swing in Linhai City. No matter which side of us receives Miss Mu's request for help, we will go to the rescue immediately. Even if we think about it, we will never let the demon escape."
"If things really go wrong, as Shitai said, our Linhai City has already alerted the snake, then Shitai can get the support of City Lord Zhang in Jixia City, arrange it calmly there, and then use the water of Yin River as a guide. If you think about it, you will definitely be able to knock it down in one go.”
After Jingci heard this, Amitabha nodded and said, "Second Young Master Le is indeed a man of experience. This is a very good plan."
"This time, the leader also brought me a rare treasure, the Sumeru Box. Later, I can put the Yin River water into the Sumeru box, and let Axue quietly take it out of the city. In this way, the demons will not be able to sense that the Yin River water has Changed direction."
"When A-Xue is halfway there, let her quietly open the Sumeru Box. This way the demon will realize that the Yin River water has been carried away, and it won't be in a hurry to chase after her."
After speaking, he took out a delicate small box from his sleeve robe and showed it to the two of them.
When Young Master Le Er saw this small box, he said even more excitedly: "I didn't expect Master Jingxuan to have all the plans. In that case, why worry that this big thing can't be accomplished?"
Jingci saw that Young Master Le was finally moved, smiled slightly, and continued: "There's just one more thing. Even the casual cultivators that Axue has been in contact with these days must also be taken away together."
"Second Young Master Le should know that she is the one who should be robbed. Just in case, all those who have a relationship with her and the demon should stay with her, so that Linhai City can be safe."
Mr. Le Er hesitated and said: "This is troublesome. I think Master Tai should know that these people have no affiliation with our Linhai City. They are joining temporarily. We must think of a good excuse."
Jingci stood up, clasped her hands and said, "Second Master Le is so smart. Isn't it easy to accomplish this? Axue and I are waiting for the good news about Second Master Le."
"By the way, Second Young Master Le, please rest assured. As soon as this matter is settled, I will personally return the water from the Yin River to Young Master. I will never delay Young Master's plan for the demon disaster."
The Second Young Master Le was finally persuaded by Jingci and gave some instructions to have the Yin River water brought up.
The water of the Yin River exists in a bead. As soon as Mr. Le Er grabbed the bead, everyone around him felt as if there was a river of water rolling inside the bead. Even outside the bead, the yin wind could be felt. a feeling of.
The Second Young Master Le held the bead and lamented for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "I originally thought I could save the people of this city, but I didn't expect that it would harm the lives of many people in this city. It is easy to do bad things in this world, but it is really hard to do good things. It’s too difficult.”
After sighing, he stopped being pretentious and stuffed the Yin River water droplets into the Sumeru box, and solemnly handed it over to Mu Xueqing for acceptance.
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PS: Thank you book friends for your collection and recommendation.
Thanks to the QQ reading recommendation and the encouragement of all book friends, I have added an additional chapter.
