At midnight, the floating dark clouds covered the last trace of moonlight, and the forbidden area behind the Hehuan Sect was completely silent. Only occasionally, a few shrill crows could be heard passing through the forest, making people feel a sense of fear for no reason.
The few inner disciples who were guarding the forbidden area had to change their posts every hour for the sake of caution, paying full attention to the surrounding situation, for fear of making even the slightest mistake.
A young female cultivator hurriedly walked up to the leading elder carrying a food box.
"Elder Mu, could you please open the door to the dark room? Master asked me to send some things in."
"Li Xing?"
Elder Mu subconsciously held down the hilt of the sword. He didn't relax until he saw the person clearly and asked, "It's already this hour. What did the sect master ask you to come here to give?"
"It was just a few plates of pastries. Master was worried, so he asked me to bring more."
Li Xing gently opened the lid of the food box and saw two plates of exquisite pastries inside, which were mixed with the juice of spiritual fruits and had a faint fragrance, which was the same as those sent a few days ago.
According to the instructions of the leader of the Hehuan Sect, anyone or anything that wants to enter the darkroom these days needs to be inspected one by one, even if Li Xing is the direct disciple of the leader.
Elder Mu nodded slightly, and just as he was about to step forward to take a closer look, the disciples who were patrolling around hurriedly came back to report.
"Elder Mu, we just caught a few sneaky people in the bushes. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
"What?"
Elder Mu's face was stern, and he didn't care to check carefully. He hurriedly closed the lid of the food box, and then told Li Xing: "The secret door will open in less than half a quarter of an hour. Li Xing, you have finished delivering it." Get your things out as soon as possible, and be sure not to stay inside."
"Yes, disciple understands."
Li Xing quickly agreed upon hearing this.
Seeing that Elder Mu had walked away, she held the wooden handle of the food box tightly and stood outside the secret door, feeling increasingly uneasy.
"People who are cultivators of immortality have already gone through hell, so why is the sect master still spending so much effort?"
"That is to say, we only deliver meals three times a day. Why do we need to send senior sister here to deliver snacks in the middle of the night?"
The young disciples standing by the side liked gossip the most. Now without the restraint of Elder Mu, their minds became more active.
One of them looked around and saw that Li Xing was still unmoved. He could only boldly test in a low voice: "Senior sister, is it really the Taoist companion of Xuanwei Immortal Lord locked inside..."
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."
Li Xing looked back and glared at several people, with a stern look on his face, and warned: "The sect master forbids anyone to discuss this matter privately, so that's it this time. If you dare to make wild speculations again, you will all go to the punishment hall to receive punishment."
The speaker also realized that what he said was inappropriate, and immediately shut his mouth. He looked at the brother next to him, and stood further away in unison, for fear of upsetting Li Xing again.
Although Li Xing has always been strict and cautious, and hates people gossiping behind their backs, she should not be too harsh on them because of the friendship between them.
He turned a blind eye to what had just happened, beat him up a bit, and let them go.
The sect leader imprisoned the widow of Xuanwei Immortal Lord here. This matter had already been widely circulated. Everyone knew it privately and had discussed it many times.
Even if a strict order is issued for such things that are contrary to human ethics, there is no way to stop everyone's speculation.
Li Xing was too lazy to pay attention to them and stared ahead in silence, not knowing what he was thinking.
It wasn't until half a quarter of an hour was up that the closed secret door made a click sound.
Li Xing held the food box in her hand tighter. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She slowly opened the door to the dark room and walked in lightly.
Although it is a dark room in name, it is extremely extravagantly decorated to make the residents comfortable.
A piece of golden Shari Yunsha is scattered on the ground like running water, and the top-grade spiritual crystal is shining in the corner, acting as a candle. If you ignore the square structure of the dark room with nowhere to escape, it can be said that it is also a fairyland in Yaochi. Don't give in too much.
The moment the secret door opened, the night wind came in carrying the chill of late autumn, gently blowing up the bead curtain made of jade and pearls, making a crisp collision sound.
The soft-skinned woman didn't react at all to this. Her face, as beautiful as an autumn moon, remained as calm as before even when she heard the sound of the secret door opening. There was a coldness like snow between her slightly closed eyebrows, silently expressing her resistance.
Li Xing observed her from a distance for a while and realized that the rumors were not all groundless.
The outside world said that Yan Yinqiu, the Taoist companion of Xuanwei Xianzun of Taixu Sect, was arrogant and naughty, but her appearance was one of the rarest in the world. Xuanwei Xianzun, who practiced the ruthless Tao, was also deceived by her and allowed her to act recklessly in the three realms, causing trouble. Everyone complained.
The Hehuan Sect has never lacked handsome men and beautiful women. No matter how beautiful they are, they are just skins in Li Xing's eyes.
But the Yan Yinqiu in front of him was different.
Li Xing was really curious. Her master Xun Wu was also the leader of the Hehuan Sect after all. He could not touch even a leaf among the thousands of flowers. What kind of person could make her mobilize several members of the sect at the risk of breaking up with the Taixu Sect? Elder, just to imprison people here.
Her eyes slid across Yan Yinqiu's face, and finally settled on the thin gold chains at her wrists and ankles, and a little pity suddenly rose in her heart.
So what if he was once a Taoist companion of Xuanwei Immortal Lord, but now he is just a bird with broken wings, trapped in a bird cage in this small area, unable to escape or hide.
"Have you seen enough?"
A cold voice suddenly sounded, and Yan Yinqiu, who was leaning lightly on the soft body, opened his eyes at some point. A pair of clear eyes looked straight at Li Xing, with an indifferent expression that made it impossible to guess her. Joy and anger.
He didn't expect that he would be discovered on the spot when he peeked. Li Xing was shocked. He quickly lowered his eyes in a panic, and covertly took out the snacks from the food box and put them on the table.
"Miss Yan, this is what the sect master asked me to send. Please use it with caution."
Yan Yinqiu was unmoved. Her eyes flickered across Li Xing's body and she asked casually: "What is the gift today?"
"It's a freshly made milk cake with some orchid and fruit juice in it. The sect leader said you might like a different flavor."
Li Xing answered with trepidation.
Even though she knew that Yan Yinqiu was now powerless, she still did not dare to look at Yan Yinqiu again. She could only dryly repeat to Yan Yinqiu everything her master told her.
Since Yan Yinqiu was imprisoned here, Xun Wu has attached great importance to this and tried her best to give things to people every day. If it weren't for the distinguished guests coming today, she would never let anyone else take over this matter.
Even though Li Xing was her most trusted disciple, he was repeatedly warned before coming here to remember to be careful and not to let Yan Yinqiu make any mistakes.
Li Xing was so nervous that her heart pounded, but luckily Yan Yinqiu did not continue to talk to her, and closed her eyes to sleep again, as if the inquiry just now was just a whim of hers.
She stood there in a stalemate for a while. Seeing that Yan Yinqiu still had no intention of eating snacks, she couldn't stay any longer, so she could only silently withdraw with the empty food box.
The secret door was tightly closed again, and the bead curtain blown by the wind returned to calm, but Yan Yinqiu suddenly opened his eyes.
Her fingers fell on the gold chain on her wrist, but she didn't make any movement. She just raised her head and looked calmly at an invisible light spot in the void.
"You've been staring at me just now. Who are you?"
The small light spot trembled violently for a moment, and then quickly flashed in front of Yan Yinqiu and condensed into a ball of light.
"Hello, I am the cultivator of the villain system, and I am here to save you."
The self-proclaimed system was beating in Yan Yinqiu's ears, chattering endlessly: "You are a Taoist companion of Xuanwei Immortal Lord, and now you have been trapped here for so many days. You must be very unwilling and want to Escape?"
"Do you want to cooperate with me? As long as you agree to cooperate with me, I will help you escape from this ghost place!"
"Escape?"
Hearing this, Yan Yinqiu seemed to have heard some joke, and suddenly he pursed his lips and laughed, with the pear dimples on his cheeks looming.
She shook the gold chain tied to her wrist and whispered softly: "This Immortal Chain is the most precious treasure of the Jiuzhong Tower. It is said that even the Great Luo Golden Immortal has difficulty breaking free, not to mention that I am just a weakling with no strength to bind a chicken." woman."
The system became even more confident after hearing this, "So what? Don't say this is just an ordinary magic weapon. Even if you are strangled by the Protector Formation, I can still help you escape."
"Really, are you that powerful?"
Yan Yinqiu changed into a more comfortable position, yawned and said, "This gold chain has a secret spell engraved on it. If it is destroyed, the Jiuzhong Tower will definitely find it, and they will be here in a blink of an eye."
She tentatively hooked the ball of light with her hand, and when she saw that the ball of light did not resist, she placed the ball of light in her palm even more carefully, caressing it as if comforting a kitten or puppy, and asked casually: "Hehuan Sect" The forbidden area is protected by a formation, how did you get in?"
"Of course I have a way to get in. Why are you locked up here?"
"I?"
Yan Yinqiu was startled for a moment, then sighed and said, "It's a long story. Ever since my husband died, I've been in a situation where I can be bullied by everyone."
"There is a disciple outside who has been coveting my beauty and wanted to marry me. When I refused, he teamed up with the head of the Hehuan Sect to put me under house arrest here."
"Is there such a thing?!"
The system was unknowingly led astray by Yan Yinqiu's words. It was extremely shocked and filled with righteous indignation and cursed: "Puxin Man, you are so humble!"
As soon as it finished speaking, it seemed to feel that its language was too advanced. It was afraid that Yan Yinqiu would not understand, so it explained specifically: "Pu Xinnan is the kind of ordinary and confident man. If he really bows his head, it means he is very disappointed. It makes people feel unhappy..."
Yan Yinqiu listened to the system scolding and then began to explain seriously what the scolding meant, like an old scholar who dropped his book bag.
She rolled her eyes and swallowed back the words she was about to defend, letting the system treat her as an innocent little white flower.
"You said someone would rescue me, is it your companion?"
"Yes, he should be here in less than half an hour!"
The system promised Yan Yinqiu solemnly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a click from the darkroom door.
"Miss Yan, it turns out you are here!"
The young man wearing the uniform of a Hehuan Sect disciple couldn't wait to walk in. He opened the complicated bead curtain and suddenly faced Yan Yinqiu's pitiful and innocent face.
Li Yue stood there blankly for a while, and couldn't help but have a hint of surprise in his eyes. He stammered and introduced himself: "Miss Yan, I... I am Li Yue, an outer disciple of the Hehuan Sect, and I came here specially to save you. of."
Yan Yinqiu raised her eyebrows and was not in a hurry to ask him why. She looked at Li Yue with interest, but a soft smile appeared on her face.
"Then I'll trouble you."
