Chapter Thirteen: The Art of Staying in Face

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When a group of people came to Qingcheng, they saw a depression in front of them. The once feng shui treasure land with outstanding people has become a barren land where the woman in red is haunted.

Xu Yuan knocked on the door of a house, and after a long time, a small girl dressed in linen and cotton came out with a red string tied in her hand.

The girl's eyes were full of vigilance, and she asked in a milky voice: "Who are you?"

Xu Yuan leaned down and replied softly: "We are here for the first time. Little sister, are there any adults at home?"

Suddenly I heard a weak voice inside: "Qiu'er, please invite them in!"

The door creaked open, and no. 5, 6, 7 or 8 people crowded in, completely surrounding the shabby room.

The girl obviously had never seen such a battle before, and she panicked and buried herself in the arms of the old man in the hall. This old man was kind-hearted but in poor spirits. She patted her grandson in her arms and said lovingly: "Don't be afraid Qiu'er. They are not bad people. They are here to help us. Who do you think this is?" She pointed at Jiang. No worries.

"Eternally hate my brother?" Qiu'er asked in surprise.

Only then did Jiang Wuyou react, looked at the two of them carefully, and said blankly: "Aunt Zhao?"

How could she look like this after not seeing her for just a few years?

The old man nodded: "Long time no see, are you okay?"

Jiang Wuyou bit his lip and stammered: "I'm okay...Chun'er...is she okay?"

A sad look appeared on the old man's face, and Qiu'er suddenly cried: "Sister... wu wu wu... she was trained..."

Before she finished speaking, the old man immediately covered her mouth.

"What?" Jiang Wuyou's heart tightened.

The old man said: "Chun'er died three years ago."

Jiang Wuyou's sword suddenly fell to the ground and resounded in the shabby room.

That unruly girl with the sword on his neck just... died?

"Jiang Wuhen, let me tell you, if you dare to leave today! I will..."

"How about you?"

"I will sever all ties with you!"

"Miss Zhao, what kind of kindness do we have? We still have enough grievances! Let's break it off! Goodbye!"

Unexpectedly, we would never see each other again.

Xu Yuan looked at Jiang Wuyou and saw that he was so distracted that he even forgot to pick up the sword.

Zhou Ling jumped out and said, "Little girl, what were you talking about practicing just now?"

Qiu'er sighed in the old man's arms. She glanced at Zhou Ling and then at Xu Yuan in fear. Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow at her, and Qiu'er timidly said, "Grandma, I'm not allowed to say anything."

The old man touched the girl's head and said to everyone: "It's over."

Zhou Ling snorted and said, "Could it be that he was trained in elixirs? I have long heard that Feiyun Temple in Qingcheng practices immortality techniques and uses women as a guide. It seems that it is not nonsense!"

The old man stared at her.

Zhou Lingwuwei continued: "Three years ago, Feiyun Temple invited women from all over the world to try it in the name of the beauty technique. The next two years, many female brothers from hundreds of Xuanmen sects disappeared, and there was no further information after that. It seems like this , whether it’s the beauty-preserving technique or the longevity technique, it’s a fact that women are the guide.”

She doesn't know how many illegal activities there are among the hundreds of Xuanmen sects, such as using people to lure her away and using vicious techniques.

Xu Yuan said: "Just let them be like this and no one will care?"

The old man said: "The culprit, Old Taoist Jiuyou, is already dead. Let's let this matter go."

The old man obviously didn't want to cause trouble again. Zhou Ling wanted to say more, but Zhou Shen pushed him down.

Jiang Wuyou said angrily: "Is this the end of it if the old Taoist dies?"

Isn't this just a top bag incident? When a gang commits a crime, one person is blamed.

Xu Yuan said: "Since the incident happened at Feiyun Temple, how can we convince others that Jiuyou Old Taoist is the only one who saved his life? Has the cause and effect been investigated?"

The old man shook his head helplessly: "How can we ordinary people fight?

Xiao Jichu suddenly responded: "How do you know if you don't fight?"

Everyone looked and saw that Xiao Jichu had already opened the door.

"Wait for me!" Xu Yuan immediately followed, not forgetting to tell a few people to stay.

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On the way, Xu Yuan asked Xiao Jichu: "Do you also think this matter is related to the sect's murder case?"

Xiao Jichu asked back: "Didn't you check it?"

Xu Yuan glared at him: "Shouldn't you be investigating the case itself? Why should I be investigated?"

Xiao Jichu said: "You are the suspect."

Check it, check it, let me see how you check it?

Xu Yuan said: "The first three people who died were Taoists from Feiyun Temple. Revenge can be justified, but the following people have affected all sects. If it is revenge, the scope is too wide."

Xiao Jichu said: "Just ask and you will know."

The result was not questioning but forced confession.

The two of them stepped onto the stone steps in front of Feiyun Temple and were forced to fight.

The four Mao Tou Xiaodao first ordered them to stop moving, and when they saw them approaching, they immediately drew their swords.

Xu Yuan politely explained to them: "We are the wish-makers who came to offer incense."

She wondered, aren't Taoist temples just for people to offer incense?

The four Taoists seemed to have heard some fantasy and scolded: "I think you are here to cause trouble. We follow the true Tao, what kind of incense do we accept?"

What is the true way? It’s not humane anyway!

"Just hit him or something?" Xu Yuan tilted her head towards Xiao Jichu.

The two men immediately jumped up and swept away each other with their swords. The four of them fell to the ground in the same position.

So weak, it's better not to make a fuss.

Xu Yuan drew a talisman in the air and tapped it on someone's forehead. The person then patted his butt and stood up, looking at her blankly.

"Let me ask you, who is Jiuyou?"

The man said: "It's the master of Jian Guan."

Xu Yuan asked: "Then how did he die?"

The man's answer was somewhat vague: "He died in a Taoist temple."

Xu Yuan continued to ask: "How did the other two people die?"

The man said: "I don't know."

The two looked at each other and Xu Yuan said: "It seems that he really doesn't know."

Xiao Jichu pointed to the man's forehead and asked, "What is this?"

"This?" Xu Yuan gestured, "It's called the Truth Talisman."

It's just Xu Yuan's latest convenient magic method. Although she has not yet adapted to the body of a saint, she is really good at using illusions.

"Do you want me to draw an invisibility charm for you?" Xu Yuan said and started to gesture again. Xiao Jichu immediately grabbed her hand. "No, these little tricks should be used to extract confessions?"

What little trick? What is forced confession?

"Okay." Xu Yuan quietly moved up behind him, and a golden magic talisman appeared. She waved her hand and said, "Go!" The talisman immediately fell on his head.

"Look back!"

Sure enough, Xiao Jichu turned around mechanically, and his stern face suddenly became gentle, making Xu Yuan couldn't help laughing.

"What did you find out?"

Xiao Jichu replied: "No"

"You hate me?"

Xiao Jichu answered: "Yes"

Xu Yuan didn't give up and asked again: "Do you still hate me or Shangguan Qing?"

Xiao Jichu replied: "Shangguan Qing."

"What about me?"

Xiao Jichu replied: "Not very good."

Xu Yuan blinked her eyes, snapped her fingers, and Xiao Jichu immediately recovered. Before Xu Yuan could react, he grabbed her neck and asked sternly: "Is it fun?"

Xu Yuan's face turned red and she was speechless. As the strength in his hands increased, Xu Yuan felt as if she was suffocating and dying again. She subconsciously charged up her five palms and struck the opponent suddenly in the abdomen.

Xiao Jichu was knocked back a few steps by her palm. He covered his abdomen and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Xu Yuan rubbed his neck, his eyes showing cruelty.

Xiao Jichu stared at her and asked, "You are not Shangguan Qing, who are you?"

Xu Yuan didn't hide it: "Since you can't find out who I am, I am the saint Shangguan Qing."

Xiao Jichu's deep eyes darkened, and he vowed to find out who she was.

Xu Yuan suddenly laughed: "Hahahaha Xiao Jichu, do you still dare to investigate the case with me?"

Xiao Jichu raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you dare!"

"Then let's go."

The two quickly put on Taoist priest uniforms, and used illusions to eliminate many people, and finally reached the top of Yunfeng.

Xu Yuan looked into the distance and sighed, no wonder it is called Feiyun Temple. This mountain is so high that it borders the clouds. When you climb to the top, you will feel like the whole world is under your feet.

Pushing open the wooden door, the first thing you see is a huge open square, with a towering pine tree in the middle. To the south is a Taoist temple with green tiles and flying eaves. In front of it is a huge bronze tripod, and on both sides are relatively low bungalows.

A puff of green smoke was seen. Xu Yuan was about to move, but someone grabbed his clothes. The person pulled them to a remote place and gestured with his hands hurriedly.

Xu Yuan saw that she had a kind face and a sincere expression, unlike someone who was obstructing her, so he tried to ask: "You can't speak?"

The female Taoist nodded.

"What do you want to say?"

The female path continued to make incomprehensible gestures.

"She asked how we got here?"

Xu Yuan rolled her eyes at him. She knew sign language so she didn't say it earlier.

Seeing that they could understand, the female Taoist continued her gestures: "You hurry up, it will be bad if you are discovered!"

Xiao Jichu asked: "What will happen?"

The female Taoist woman wiped her neck.

Xu Yuan understood this time, he was going to kill people and silence them!

Xiao Jichu asked: "Why are you telling us this?"

The female Taoist gestured: "I don't want to see people die anymore!"

Xu Yuan tugged on his sleeve, and Xiao Jichu translated.

Xu Yuan said: "Many people died?"

The female Taoist nodded.

Xiao Jichu was rarely polite: "This female Taoist priest, I need to ask you something."

The female path seemed to think hard and waved them over.

The two of them followed her to a side room.

Xu Yuan was a little wary at first, but then he gradually realized from her words that she meant no harm.

She said that she was one of the group of monks who came to Feiyun Temple to practice three years ago. At that time, Master Jiuyou was still in the limelight, and he had indeed developed the art of staying in appearance, which made many old people look young again. Of course, there are successes and there are failures, but those who fail to keep their appearance are at the other extreme, aging off a cliff. They can only rely on the supply of young blood to maintain aging and death. This is also the reason why women from all over the world are recruited for the trial. At first, everyone just donated some blood, which was harmless. But later, more and more people failed to be beautiful, and the demand became bigger and bigger, and the supply exceeded the demand. Those people ignored others for the sake of their own lives. die…

Xu Yuan asked: “Why are more and more people failing at zhuyan? Shouldn’t we stop from the moment of failure?

Female Taoist gesture: Where there is demand, there will be supply, also because the temptation of staying in beauty is too great, and there are always people who want to take the risk.

Xu Yuan said: "There are always people who think that he is the most special one and he will definitely succeed."

The female Taoist nodded: Later, Master Jiuyou refined special blood from the blood of some people. This kind of blood can not only save people who fail to save their lives, but can even give them a chance to live forever...

Xu Yuan was surprised: "The beginning of the longevity technique"

The female Taoist nodded: This is also the end of the longevity technique.

Xiao Jichu asked: "When did he die?"

Female Taoist gesture: Not long after practicing the longevity technique.

Xu Yuan said: "He was cut in half and died in the view."

The female Taoist nodded: Because his death was too bizarre and the circumstances of his death were extremely tragic, the audience hid the matter. How did you know? Surprise flashed in her eyes as she gestured.

If you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself.

Xiao Jichu said: "The mouth can be blocked, but the heart cannot be blocked. Taoist priest, am I right?"

The female Taoist smiled.