"You, are you from the Lingyue Sect?" Wu Sankui asked tentatively with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
Yan Ruoyu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, my master is the master of Lingyue Cave...I am her closed disciple..."
When Wu Sankui heard this, he showed a panicked expression and said dubiously: "Well, no wonder you are not affected by the soul-eating paintings... But your Lingyue Sect has always lived in isolation and did not get involved in the affairs of the world. Why did you come to snatch the Shennong Cauldron this time? ?”
"My master really doesn't care about these things, but I like to join in the fun and pick up leaks..." Yan Ruoyu glanced at Wu Sankui and said lazily.
When Wu Sankui heard this, he said nervously: "I...I picked it up first...you...won't rob it forcefully...this will ruin the reputation of your sect!"
"Oh? You don't have to worry about that... Besides, I just saw that the ancient cauldron was dug up by those men in black first... It was you who used tricks to get this ancient cauldron... I just saw injustice on the road and took action to subdue the robbers, how could I humiliate the master?" Yan Ruoyu teased, taking the ancient tripod from his hand and looking at it carefully.
Wu Sankui shouted anxiously and angrily: "You stinky girl, give me back the Shennong Cauldron!"
Yan Ruoyu smiled faintly and said: "First tell me how to undo the evil spell on my friend..."
When Wu Sankui heard this, his triangular eyes rolled around and hesitantly said: "There is nothing I can do about this..."
"Huh, don't you know?" Yan Ruoyu stared into his eyes and said word by word.
Wu Sankui avoided Yan Ruoyu's gaze with a guilty conscience and lowered his head to look at his feet.
Yan Ruoyu was worrying about how to deal with the rogue in front of her. Nangong Yue stepped forward and grabbed Wu Sankui's arm and gently pinched a certain acupuncture point. Wu Sankui immediately showed a painful expression, but still gritted his teeth and refused to reveal the mystery of the ancient painting.
Nangongyue glared at Wu Sankui fiercely, but there was nothing he could do about it. He had no choice but to go aside with Nangong Yu and Yan Ruoyu to discuss other rescue methods.
After a while, King Jingbei and the Xiao brothers also came over with a few guards. Although they had heard the general situation of the matter, they still couldn't help showing expressions of surprise when they saw the situation in front of them.
King Jingbei and others carefully walked around the area covered by the ancient painting, and walked to Nangong Yu, Nangong Yue, and Yan Ruoyu. After hearing Nangong Yu talk about the current predicament, Xiao Kai patted his chest and said, "Let me do it. There is a way to pry open that guy's iron teeth and copper teeth..."
Hearing this, Yan Ruoyu smiled and said, "Are you really sure? He just refused to tell us no matter how we asked him..."
Xiao Kai smiled broadly and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter..." After that, he took out a small green snake from his arms and walked towards Wu Sankui.
When Wu Sankui saw a young man with an unkind face holding a strange snake slowly approaching him, a look of horror suddenly appeared on his face. He instinctively wanted to avoid it, but was unable to move, so he had to shout with a trembling voice: "You, you Don't come here! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Xiao Kai smiled slyly and continued to approach Wu Sankui. Then he held his chin with one hand and tried to put the snake head into his mouth with the other hand.
Wu Sankui's face turned pale with fright, and he finally begged for mercy: "I said it, I said it!"
Xiao Kai then let go of his hand, coiled the snake on his arm, and said with a leisurely expression: "Speak quickly, or I will ask you to try the power of my Lightning King Snake..."
Wu Sankui didn't dare to play any more tricks and told the origin of the ancient painting and the method of cracking it. After hearing this, Nangong Yu, Nangong Yue and Yan Ruoyu hurriedly rushed to the back of the ancient painting. The three of them used their inner strength at the same time to draw a big word "pardon" in the void, and then poured the air into the curtain.
After a while, the curtain automatically fell to the ground. The moment the curtain fell to the ground, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan both regained their freedom. The five men in black beside the pit also moved, but as soon as they regained their ability to move, the Xiao brothers sealed their acupoints and handed them over to the guards led by King Jingbei. Afterwards, Wu Sankui was also taken away by Xiao Kai and stuffed into a carriage piled with debris.
Su Qiqi picked up the ancient painting that fell on the ground, and saw that the scene in the painting had returned to the landscape and people it had first seen. Both she and Qin Chuan were surprised. She rolled up the painting, pondered for a while, and said to Qin Chuan, Nangong Yu, Nangong Yue, King Jingbei and others: "This painting has a lot of mystery. It must be kept well, otherwise it will fall into the hands of evil people and cause great harm... "
Qin Chuan and others all nodded in agreement, and King Jingbei smiled and said: "Then I will entrust this ancient painting to Miss Nangong... to avoid causing more trouble..."
Su Qiqi hurriedly clasped her fists and said with a smile: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will live up to your trust..." After that, she rolled up the ancient painting and put it in her sleeve.
Everyone was about to continue on their way, when suddenly Nangong Yue slapped his head and shouted: "Wait a minute, I almost forgot the ancient tripod..." Nangong Yue was about to pick up the Shennong tripod, which was covered with strange patterns all over, but was stopped by Yan Ruoyu. Got there first.
He had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and said with a smile: "Miss Yan is still agile, so this Shennong Cauldron belongs to you..." After that, he turned around and walked around the pit to see if there was anything else to gain.
Yan Ruoyu held the Shennong Cauldron and chatted with Su Qiqi for a few words, then walked to King Jingbei, handed the ancient cauldron to King Jingbei, and said: "Your Majesty, this ancient cauldron is the Shennong Cauldron. It is said that countless immortal medicines have been accumulated there. The aura of the spirit can be used to refine all kinds of unparalleled magical medicines, which can not only save lives and heal the wounded, but also improve internal strength... Keeping it in the army may help our soldiers to eliminate the chaos on the border as soon as possible and return with victory as soon as possible..."
When King Jingbei heard this, he stared deeply at Yan Ruoyu for a while, then smiled and said: "It's rare that Miss Yan is so considerate. On behalf of the soldiers in Jingbian, I would like to thank Miss Yan for her help..."
"I, I, it's just a little effort, Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite..." Yan Ruoyu's pretty face turned red and she stuttered back.
Seeing that she was so cute and naive, King Jingbei stepped forward and patted her shoulder, saying gently: "Miss Yan, I owe you another favor. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me..."
After saying that, he turned around and asked Xiao Jie to put away the Shennong Cauldron, and the two of them walked towards the carriage parked on the road one after another. Su Qiqi, Qin Chuan, Yan Ruoyu, Nangong Yu, and Nangong Yue scanned the surroundings, made sure there were no other abnormalities, and walked towards the carriage on the roadside.
Everything was ready, and everyone continued to move forward. After walking for about an hour or two, everyone arrived at the village of Hongyue Bay at the foot of Erlong Mountain. It was already evening, and smoke was rising from many houses in the village.
Su Qiqi's anxious heart was finally relieved. She was finally in a populated place, and food and accommodation were no longer a problem. Her mood relaxed and her steps became brisk.
Qin Chuan and others also breathed a sigh of relief and rested for a while under the tree at the entrance of the village. Qin Chuan, Nangong Yue, and Xiao Kai volunteered to go to the village to find a place to stay.
The three of them searched door to door for a long time before they found out that there was a wealthy family named Zhang who was keen on charity. He often took in some poor people living here and often gave food and money to poor families in the village. The three of them discussed it and decided to go together to meet the wealthy man named Zhang.
