A crisp sound echoed in my ears, accompanied by a look of astonishment on Master Chang Yan's face, "The Sky Monitoring Mirror... flew away?"
Not long after he was stunned, a clearer collision echoed through the entire mountain range.
The multiple formations above the secret palace looked as fragile as a few pieces of paper under the sky-monitoring mirror, and a series of holes were blasted out in just the blink of an eye.
The expressions on the faces of the two middle-aged men who had not gone far changed instantly, and they returned to the secret palace at a faster speed without saying a word.
Underground secret room, boom——
Xiang Shen looked up in shock and saw a ray of white light blasting open a large hole in the ground. The white light faded away, revealing the mirror's true form. After the mirror's light passed through the ground, it locked onto itself and flew forward, jumping up and down, conveying a joyful emotion.
Xiang Shen's face was gloomy. Without saying a word, he grabbed the mirror and put it away. He didn't care that there was still a small amount of incense in the incense pool. He instantly turned into a sword light and quickly left along the hole where the mirror came from.
Just as she rushed out of the secret palace, the two men in gold and white robes also arrived in time.
Seeing the white light, the middle-aged man in golden robe snorted coldly, and his body skills immediately exploded, reaching out and slapping it with his palm!
Xiang Yu's eyes narrowed, but he didn't panic. He turned his hand and threw out the defensive talismans in the sky, turning them into hundreds of layers of defensive shields. Without stopping, he flew decisively towards the dense forest on the mountain in the distance.
boom!
With one palm of the golden-robed middle-aged man, all the hundred layers of defensive shields were turned into nothingness, but he was also delayed for half a breath.
Seeing that Xiang Shen was about to disappear into the dense forest, the middle-aged man in golden robe burst out with anger, "You still want to run away? Where are the disciples? Form an array to seal the sect!"
This roar spread throughout the entire Thousand Stars Palace, but after a breath, the mountains to which the Thousand Stars Palace belonged shook violently, and a golden formation rose into the sky, sealing all the mountain exits like an inverted golden bowl.
It was also at this moment that the middle-aged man in golden robe rushed to the dense forest where Xiang Shu fled into. His consciousness swept away and found nothing.
"Senior brother! Senior brother! Something bad is happening!"
The middle-aged man in white robe came over in a panic, "The incense was stolen, less than half of it is left."
The middle-aged man in golden robe had a stern look in his eyes, "The thief's cultivation level is not high. He is in the late stage of pill formation and there is no way he can escape from the formation within one breath. Give me my order and search! He just needs to dig three feet into the ground." We must also find the thief!"
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Xiang Shen broke away from the sight of the middle-aged man in the golden robe and immediately inhaled all the scent of incense on her. After making sure that there was no incense left, she relied on the Breath Condensation Technique to push her body skills to the extreme and quickly returned to Changyan Peak. residence.
Throwing the Supervisory Sky Mirror into the Blood Ring, Xiang Shu sat down on the bed, feeling slightly confused.
However, before he could think too much, the warning barrier at the courtyard gate was suddenly triggered.
As soon as her eyes moved, she immediately lay down, breathing longly from her nose.
The next moment, a figure hurriedly opened the door and saw Xiang Shu lying on the bed, looking like he was sleeping. He immediately relaxed and sat down to wake Xiang Shu.
"Sister Shu, wake up quickly."
Xiang Yu pretended to open his eyes and saw that the person coming was Tang Yin. His mind relaxed slightly, but on the surface he said in confusion: "Sister Tang, why are you here? Is it Master who wants to see me?"
"No."
Tang Yin warned solemnly: "Someone broke into the sect just now. The palace master was furious and was searching for the thief's hiding place. There is a lot of chaos inside the door now. I have to search too. Just stay here and don't run around. I understand." ?"
Xiang Shen nodded repeatedly and said obediently, "I'll take care of it. Sister, don't worry."
Tang Yin seemed to be pressed for time, so she explained a few more words and then left worriedly.
Not long after, the disciple in charge rushed in with a livid face. When he saw Xiang Shu with a confused look on his face, he subconsciously softened his expression and said in a friendly voice, "Don't be afraid, little junior sister Luo. I'm just waiting for a routine search. Just stand there." Nothing will happen to me."
Xiang Shen nodded nervously, watched them search the guest courtyard, and then left aggressively. Then he went over and closed the courtyard door, and the uneasiness on his face instantly faded away.
She returned to the room and sat down. She poured a cup of hot tea calmly and took a sip. The bitter tea spread in her throat, with a long sweet aftertaste.
Xiang Shen's heart also fades away its ripples like tea.
Return to calm.
She didn't take out the mirror to check, but judging from the ugly expression on the disciple's face, she could guess that it was the Sky Monitoring Mirror.
Otherwise, it is impossible for the entire Changyan Peak people to empathize with the theft of a secret palace that has nothing to do with him.
But...why did Supervisor Tianjing find him?
Xiang Shu narrowed her eyes and recalled carefully that she had been hiding in the secret palace for so long, but she had not touched anything. The only action she made was to pull incense.
Then, the Supervisor Heaven Realm broke through the palace and came.
The Supervisory Sky Mirror is in the hands of Master Chang Yan, and is specially used for divination of good and bad luck. The power of incense belongs to Shinto, so it seems to be related.
But why is it okay for a middle-aged man in a golden robe to absorb incense and practice, but it's okay for her to pull incense?
Or maybe the Supervisory Heaven Realm predicted something and came here on its own, and she, the Lord of Incense and Fire, is the key?
Thinking of this, Xiang Shu's face became slightly solemn.
Regardless of the reason behind this matter, the Supervisory Sky Mirror was finally obtained. However, this stroke of genius caused real trouble to her.
Although she currently has the identity of "Luo Shen" as a cover, when Qianxing Palace searches the entire mountain range and still can't catch anyone, she will definitely be suspected as the only outsider in Qianxing Palace today.
In addition, the two surnames of Luo and Wei are not compatible now. If this matter is not handled properly, the boat may capsize in the gutter, so we must not be careless.
Xiang Shen stared at the tea rippling in the cup and gradually fell into deep thought.
Half a day later, we arrived at the main peak hall.
The master of Qianxing Palace sat down with a gloomy expression, "How is the situation?"
Suddenly, a lean old man walked out from the crowd standing below, "Reporting to the palace master, all the peaks in the door have been carefully searched, and no trace of the thief has been found."
"What did you say?"
The middle-aged man in white robe standing in the crowd retorted, "The thief has never escaped from the formation. There must be something wrong with your search!"
The lean old man snorted coldly when he heard this, "I have used my magic power to investigate every inch. Let alone a living person, it is an ant. Even a fly cannot escape the eyes of the stars. How could there be any mistake?"
On the other hand, you, Wei Qing, did not care for the incense pool properly. What crime should you be guilty of? "
"Luo Mingsheng!"
The white-robed middle-aged man was shocked and angry. Before he could speak, he was interrupted by the master of Qianxing Palace.
"Shut up, everyone! At this time, you still want to provoke a dispute between the two surnames. Do you still take me, the master of the palace, seriously?"
The master of Qianxing Palace spoke calmly, but the pressure revealed in his words sent chills down the spine. Everyone below them stopped talking and kept silent.
There was silence in the palace for a moment. The master of Qianxing Palace seemed to have thought of something and raised a cold gaze: "Have any outsiders come up the mountain recently?"
The elder responsible for receiving the disciples from outside the sect immediately stood up and said hesitantly: "In the past half month, no outsiders have come to visit the mountain, but..."
"Nothing, just say it if you have anything to say." The master of Qianxing Palace was a little impatient.
The elder sighed secretly, and finally confessed: "When the true disciple Tang Yecheng came back, he also brought a disciple from the outer sect with him. She is a disciple of the Wanjian Sect and the daughter of the true disciple Luo Qingyun, named Luo Shen."
At this point, the elder paused and added: "This girl is only thirteen years old this year and has reached the ninth level of Qi training."
The hall suddenly fell into silence.
A thirteen-year-old girl with a cultivation level in the Qi Refining Stage would never be able to escape from the Nascent Soul Stage. Even if everyone in the audience thought with their toes, they knew that the culprit was definitely Luo Shen.
But ideas are ideas, and when the words come to everyone's lips, they all change their taste.
"Luo Qingyun's daughter didn't come early or late, but she came on the day of the accident. If it's not a bit weird, I'm afraid it won't make sense, right?"
Wei Qing brushed his wrinkled white sleeves and spoke in a strange tone.
As soon as these words came out, Luo Mingsheng's face darkened, "Wei Qing, you have lived for more than five hundred years in vain, and today you shamelessly slandered a thirteen-year-old girl. Do you still have any shame?!"
"The child may be innocent, but who knows whether the person behind the child is innocent?"
? "
Wei Qing snorted coldly, and without looking at Luo Ming who was blowing his beard and glaring in anger, he bowed his hands and said, "Palace Master, this matter is fishy, we must investigate it! If the child is related to this matter, we will find out by searching his soul."
"Search for souls?!"
Luo Mingsheng's expression changed slightly: "This is absolutely impossible! If you search for souls, the child will be useless."
The master of Qianxing Palace tapped his knuckles on the seat lightly, but there was no response.
Luo Mingsheng looked at it, and his heart suddenly trembled. The palace master was... wavering?
He gritted his teeth and was about to say a few more words of persuasion when he suddenly heard a shout from outside the palace, "Palace Master, please think again."
Hearing the voice of the person coming, the Master of Qianxing Hall immediately stood up and looked at the rickety figure who hurriedly walked in. His expression softened slightly and said, "Uncle Chang Yan, why are you so kind to me?"
"If I don't come here, I'm afraid you will really want to search for the soul of that little girl Luo Shu!"
Master Chang Yan's face was gloomy, with a hint of anger, "Searching for souls will damage the foundation of the soul. That little girl has only just reached the stage of refining her Qi. I'm afraid she will lose her soul if she can't hold on for two breaths!"
"Elder Chang Yan's words are wrong."
Wei Qing sneered, "Incense is related to hundreds of millions of lives in Dongzhou. If I can spare the life of this little girl like Luo Sheng, I can save the entire Dongzhou. Why not?"
"You fart!"
Master Chang Yan was really angry and yelled: "Luo Shen is thirteen years old and is just an ignorant child. What can she understand? She just happened to take a ride and came to her mother's sect to visit relatives. Why?" Will he be related to the thief who stole the incense?"
"Wei Qing, and my uncle, please stop arguing."
The master of Qianxing Hall had a headache, "How about letting Luo Shuo come in and ask questions first, while you, uncle, are watching from the side and no one will hurt her, how about that?"
Master Chang Yan snorted, "That's pretty much it."
"Go down with the order and summon Luo Shen into the palace for questioning!"
Xiang Shu had been waiting outside the hall for a long time. When she heard what was said inside, she had no reaction, but Tang Yin next to her was so nervous that her face turned pale.
"Shuan'er, Master is here to take care of you, so just tell the truth!"
She grasped Xiang Shu's sleeve tightly: "Although our fight with the Wei family is fierce, the master of the palace is not from these two surnames. The judgment is naturally fair and will not implicate you."
"Sister Tang, don't worry."
Xiang Shen responded, took a deep breath, and stepped into the hall pretending to be nervous.
She lowered her head and passed through the elders on both sides of the hall, came to the seat, and saluted respectfully: "Luo Shen, a disciple of Wanjian Clan, pays homage to the Master of Qianxing Hall."
"Get up."
There was a faint sound from the seat. When Xiang Shen heard it, his body suddenly stiffened, and the pupils hanging under his eyelids immediately shrank, almost unable to maintain his mentality.
She forced herself to suppress the tremor in her heart, straightened up and looked up.
She saw a middle-aged man in golden robe sitting on the throne of the Master of Thousand Stars Palace, looking at her critically.
