The person who came was indeed Shangguan Hong. Ever since Qiu Huahe attacked Tang Ping because of the white fox and was punished by the sect for a long period of solitary confinement, as Qiu Huahe's eldest disciple, Shangguan Hong always felt that he was under the influence of the sect for a period of time. She couldn't hold her head up in front of others, so her previous hostility towards Tang Ping turned into deep hatred. Now getting the Qingluan egg not only means that her sister Shangguan Xiu can own an extremely rare egg. The spiritual bird is Shangguan Hong's way of retaliating against Tang Ping. If the master can't get Tang Ping's white fox, then she, as a disciple, must get the Qingluan egg before Tang Ping. In Shangguan Hong's case, From Hong's perspective, this was the only way to clear up the name of his master and disciple, and to overcome Tang Ping and let out the accumulated resentment in her chest.
It is for this reason that Shangguan Hong's obsession with Qingluan's egg is now close to a kind of pathological paranoia. She must win the battle with Tang Ping and get the egg in her hand before Tang Ping. , in short, Tang Ping cannot get it.
She must be confident when she entered the Thousand Needles Pine Forest this time. She got several things from her master Qiu Huahe that could hide her traces or save her life in the forbidden area, so she dared to rush in without hesitation. Got in.
Tang Ping was stunned for a moment when she saw this scene, and her expression immediately changed. Of course she knew what Shangguan Hong was going to do. Shangguan Hong must have come with bad intentions. Tang Ping was worried that the other party would meet Qian Chao in the forbidden area. Maybe something will come up, just like what Shangguan Hong once did in Shouwo Mountain.
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It's a pity that the previous plan was for them to wait outside while Qian Chao entered the Thousand Needles Pine Forest alone. Now Tang Ping regretted it. If he had known that this incident would be so irritating to Shangguan Hong, he should have asked Qian Chao to think of something in advance. A way to let everyone in, so that even if they meet Shangguan inside, the five of them will not be afraid of her. But now there is only Qian Chao inside. If he really meets Shangguan Hong, with Shangguan Hong's methods, Qian Chao will I'm afraid Chao will be in trouble, and Shangguan Hong may even have murderous intentions towards Qian Chao!
"Miss Tang," Li Jian said next to him, "I don't think we need to pay too much attention to Shangguan Hong. Brother Qian is indeed a bit lonely when he goes in alone, but he has a much smaller target than the five of us together, and More comfortable, the Thousand Needles Pine Forest is so big, Brother Qian is more flexible in it alone; besides, Brother Qian is not that easy to deal with, even if Shangguan Hong meets Brother Qian in there and has some evil intentions, I think Brother Qian will definitely come up with it. It can make her come back defeated. Shangguan Hong must have gained some support when he entered the forbidden area this time, but relying on foreign objects in the forbidden area is not as practical as relying on his own means like brother Qian. As for Qingluan's story, Egg, I think there is no need to care about her. Now the search for Qingluan's egg has been found in the forbidden area. It is no longer just the knowledge of your Yuling Sect, but also the knowledge of spiritual veins mentioned by Brother Qian. And these Shangguan Hong naturally know nothing about it. Think about it, they couldn't find the Qingluan Egg with the help of her master Qiu Huahe before, and now they don't have to worry about her getting ahead of us."
These words did make Tang Ping feel a little relieved, but the worry in her heart was still there, but the current situation was that no matter how worried these people were, things that had been planned could not be changed casually. Once they went in, they would risk a lot of money. There is a big danger. Secondly, if Qian Chao comes out and fails to find the four of them outside, there will be trouble. In desperation, Tang Ping said:
"Brother Li is right. Alas, today is the third day that Mr. Qian has been in there. He should come out today. When he comes out, he must find a way. If there is no Qingluan in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, Egg, when we enter the forbidden area, it’s best that we go in together, only in this way can we feel more at ease.”
Indeed, today is the third day that Qian Chao entered the Thousand Needles Pine Forest. Before entering the Thousand Needles Pine Forest earlier, Qian Chao said that he would be out in three days at most and two days at least.
But on this day, Qian Chao did not come out, which made several people more worried about Qian Chao.
At night, Tang Ping said angrily in the hiding place:
"Boy Qian said well before he left that he would be out in two or three days, and told everyone not to worry. But now, it's good, three days have passed, and the boy is still in there, alas..."
The other three were helpless, and Yanxuan tried to comfort them, and finally got through the night.
At dawn on the fourth day, Tang Ping couldn't help but come out and stare in the direction of the Thousand Needles Pine Forest. However, until the afternoon, there was still no movement in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest.
Soon it was sunset in the evening, and Tang Ping in the hiding place finally couldn't bear it anymore. She discussed with everyone that if the money tide didn't come out tomorrow, she would go back to the Five Spirits Sect first, and then ask several seniors to get Qianzhen. They went to look for it in the pine forest, not for anything else but not to let anything go wrong with Qian Chao. The other three people, Li Jian and others, could only acquiesce to this statement. After not seeing Qian Chao for many days, they all began to worry.
After nightfall, the four of them were silent. Li Jian suddenly moved and said:
"Here he comes, he comes out, it's Brother Qian!"
…
The secret cave where Tang Ping and others were hiding was agreed upon by the five people in advance. Qian Chao came directly here to meet them after coming out of the Thousand Needle Pine Forest.
Following the footsteps at the entrance of the cave, it was Qian Chao who walked in.
After seeing that it was Qian Chao, Lu Pingchuan said before anyone could say anything:
"Hehe, I just said Brother Qian must be fine. Look, isn't it possible that he's back in peace?"
When Qian Chao walked in, he naturally saw four companions who came to greet him. Three of them had relieved expressions on their faces. Only Tang Ping looked unhappy and annoyed, and her eyes were staring at him. Qian Chao naturally knew the reason. He He smiled and said:
"Brother Lu, Brother Li, Sister Yan, I'm back. Thank you for waiting so long and worrying about me. Girl Tang, you were delayed inside. Well, I have repeatedly confirmed the Thousand Needles Pine Forest and the Green Luan's Egg is not inside. .”
Tang Ping was already mentally prepared for this. Good things are hard to come by. It was impossible to find the rare egg the first time she entered the forbidden area. At this time, after seeing Qian Chao, her previously hanging heart finally relaxed, and then Thinking about how worried I had been for him these past few days, I couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in my heart, and said:
"It doesn't matter whether you find it or not. Mr. Qian, you went too far this time! You made an appointment with us in advance to stay in there for two or three days and then come out, but you stayed in there for four whole days. During these four days, we I’m worried to death…”
Yanxuan quickly smoothed things over and said:
"It's good to be back. Brother Qian is working hard inside. We are really worried about you outside."
Li Jian looked Qian Chao up and down, and when he saw that Qian Chao's complexion was normal, he felt relieved and said:
"Brother Qian, just come back safely. Come on, sit down and talk slowly."
When Qian Chao walked in, Tang Ping first looked at his complexion and then at his clothes. She saw that Qian Chao's complexion was as usual and his robe was not damaged. She thought that she had not encountered any danger in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, so she felt relieved. , but said angrily:
"You are so scary. Why did you come out so late? We all discussed going back to the sect to ask the elders to go in and look for you! Also, yesterday we saw Shangguan Hong entering the Thousand Needles Pine Forest. If she was inside If she finds you, she will definitely cause trouble for you, which makes us even more worried about you."
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"I could have come out yesterday, but instead of going in again, it's better to do everything at once to avoid trouble in the future."
"Oh, so Brother Qian doesn't have to go in again?" Yanxuan asked.
"Yes, everything is done. Also, you said Shangguan Hong also went in. Haha, I even met her inside."
Lu Pingchuan said hurriedly:
"Oh, Brother Qian, has that lady seen you?"
"No," Qian Chao said, "She didn't find me. Instead, I followed her for half a day. Well, if it weren't for her, I would have come out at noon today. But there is one thing I want to remind you, Girl Tang, I'm here I used the subtle technique to observe Shangguan Hong at a very close distance in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest. Well, her face was livid at that time, and there was always a resentful and angry look in her eyes when she was searching around. In my opinion, she was not so much a person inside. Looking for Qingluan's Egg is more like looking for us. It seems that she has remembered the fact that her master Qiu Huahe was sentenced to solitary confinement for a long time. Now this Qingluan's Egg is no longer just a It’s as simple as a spiritual bird, and it’s more about the fight between her and you. Even if you don’t want to fight with her, she won’t let you go. So if we entered the Thousand Needles Pine Forest together at the beginning and were found by her inside, When we arrive, I guess she will do something, at least cause us trouble."
Lu Pingchuan widened his eyes after hearing this and said:
"Hmph, are we still afraid of her? This woman is as unreasonable as her master. Hey, how about we wait for her here, beat her to death when she comes out, and then throw her back to Qianzhen How about going into the pine forest and saying that she died in the forbidden area?"
Tang Ping sighed after hearing this and said:
"Brother Lu, forget it. My master has always cared about the brotherhood with Qiu Huahe. He told me more than once that he should at least not conflict with Shangguan Hong within the sect. If we come to practice after building the foundation in the future, Really, if Shangguan Hong is still entangled, we can find a way to make her retreat when the time comes. Alas, my senior uncle and this fellow senior sister are really a headache."
Li Jian asked from the side:
"Brother Qian, how is Shangguan Hong doing in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest? How can she avoid the mid-level monsters inside?"
Qian Chao replied:
"After I met Shangguan Hong in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, she didn't notice me. I followed her for half a day and carefully watched her methods in the forbidden area. Shangguan Hong couldn't enter by just relying on her own words. Thousand Needles Pine Forest, but she is wearing a black cloak. Whenever she is noticed by a monster, she will wrap herself up and down with the black cloak and quickly escape from there, so that the monster loses her trace. , I have seen this situation several times, and I think that cloak is the key to her walking in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, so I am very curious about her cloak, but I also find that she uses the black cloak every time to avoid monsters. The beast will look a little tired after that. I think that cloak is also a very spiritual thing. The last time we were at Shouwo Mountain, you later told me that Shangguan Hong was able to get in and out safely because of the half candle Qiu Huahe gave her. , this time she changed into a cloak, presumably it was given to her by her master, right?"
Tang Ping nodded and said:
"That should be the case. My Uncle Qiu is searching for white foxes with true spirit blood all over the world. The places he goes to are probably similar to those of my master. My master and Ah Jiu went out together and dealt with danger together. . And this Uncle Qiu, according to my master, prefers to use external objects such as magic weapons. This concealing aura must have a lot of things to cover his whereabouts. I have never heard of the cloak you mentioned. I will try again when I go back. Ask my master about it. Mr. Qian, now Shangguan Hong also has the means to enter the forbidden area..."
Tang Ping's worry is understandable. Now Shangguan Hong can chase into the forbidden area, and there is Lou Qingyao outside the forbidden area. Zhang Yi and others are watching with eager eyes, but Qian Chao interrupted Tang Ping before she could finish. said:
"Tang Yatou, I didn't have a chance before. I didn't know how Shangguan Hong was looking for Qingluan's egg, so I followed her for half a day in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest and finally understood something. In fact, in my opinion, Shangguanhong was looking for Qingluan's egg. The Luan's Egg method is the most laborious. To put it mildly, Shangguan Hong searched the Thousand Needle Pine Forest very carefully and hardly missed any corner. To put it bluntly, her method is like finding a needle in a haystack. Her master Qiu Huahe should have taught her, but what he taught her was the method of your Yuling Sect to find ordinary spiritual beasts, and the method I used to find the Green Luan's egg through the spiritual veins and the land of Tianwei. It's different. Well, I think that senior Qiu Huahe also knows a little about the study of spiritual veins. If he could understand the relationship between spiritual beasts' nesting and spiritual veins, I'm afraid he would have found the white fox he wanted long ago. There is no need to attack you. Although Shangguan Hong entered the Thousand Needles Pine Forest this time, in my opinion, whether she is looking for the Green Luan Egg or us, she will definitely stay there for a while, so let her toss around in it. , even if she enters a forbidden area at the same time as us in the future, don’t worry too much, we will definitely find Qingluan’s egg in front of her.”
Qian Chao's words made Tang Ping feel at ease. Soon she thought of another thing and asked:
"This time there was an inexplicable breakthrough. What happened? Did something happen to you inside?"
"It's nothing. I found the spiritual spring water that Ah Jiu mentioned. It is the intersection of several spiritual veins. The spiritual energy is much richer than the spiritual spring water where we broke through the fourth level of Qi refining on the island of giant trees. , I was practicing there, and I didn’t expect that I would make a breakthrough directly.”
