Outside Ci'en Temple, on the street of the Lantern Festival.
After Deng Yuanqi rushed back to the headquarters with the monks from Qintian Prison, the place gradually regained its popularity.
However, compared to the bustling lantern festival scene before the war, the street area now looks much rundown and lonely, with only a steady stream of pedestrians passing by occasionally.
Even those pedestrians will speed up their pace when passing by here, for fear of being contaminated by something evil and bad luck.
Under such circumstances, Ci'en Temple, which was originally very popular, suddenly became a little less visited.
"Alas, living in these troubled times, the common people are the ones who suffer the most."
Pei Wende, who walked out of Ci'en Temple, looked around with a look of compassion and remorse.
Because he is one of the culprits who caused all this, and he also caused the greatest damage.
Although the battle between Xiao Qing and Wulin Shui was very powerful and had the style of the second coming of a myth, their battle did not really affect the people on the ground.
On the other hand, Pei Wende, although he did not appear for a long time, the giant spirit he transformed into caused the greatest damage.
Pei Wende must bear at least 80% of the responsibility for the current loneliness of Ci'en Temple.
"Huh? Is that giant really you just now?"
With a soft cry, a small figure suddenly appeared in front of Pei Wende without any warning.
The person who came here was none other than Zhang Yuanbo, the kid who had had a double relationship with him.
As one of the five ghosts who inherited the name of "Plague God", these five little ghosts each have different abilities, corresponding to five different plague disasters.
But no matter how different their abilities are, they all have one common trait - intangibility.
Pei Wende originally thought that after he broke through the Yin Shen Dharma, he would definitely be able to see through their true identities when he encountered the Five Ghosts again.
But it wasn't until this moment that Pei Wende realized that he had underestimated the abilities of these five ghosts.
Because before Zhang Yuanbo appeared, he didn't even notice that there was such a kid in front of him, as if the other person didn't exist from the beginning.
You know, when he was in Changsha County before, although Pei Wende could not see the figures of these five ghosts, he could vaguely sense their existence.
"You... have transformed again?"
Stopping his progress in time, Pei Wende stared at Zhang Yuanbo in surprise and asked with some uncertainty.
My own cultivation level has obviously improved to a higher level, but in the end I have lost the ability to see the five ghosts. This can only mean that their progress is greater than my own.
Or to be more precise, these little ghosts who have inherited the name of the God of Plague are transforming into true "gods".
After all, Shinto is different from other cultivating sects. The gods who are born to be superior to all living beings can grow at a speed beyond what ordinary people can imagine, as long as they have enough incense and wishes to support them.
To be honest, if it weren't for the natural flaws of Shinto, Pei Wende would be a little envious of these five carefree little devils.
"Hey, long time no see!"
Not paying attention to Pei Wende's gaze at all, Zhang Yuanbo just waved to him with a smile and greeted him on his own.
"It's been a long time indeed. Are you the only one here this time?"
When asking this question, Pei Wende also looked around Zhang Yuanbo, as if he wanted to see the whereabouts of the other four little ghosts.
"Well, I'm the only one here this time."
"That girl is our 'food and clothing parent' after all, so we can't really put her in danger."
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His tone was full of pride. Zhang Yuanbo was not someone who could hide his words, and he immediately revealed his "origin".
Fortunately, Pei Wende did not continue to ask any more questions, because he had already guessed who was raising these five gods and ghosts.
When he was in Changsha County, Zhang Yuanbo first appeared in Li Yanran's house and played a psychic game with him.
Then, when he was at his wits' end, Zhang Yuanbo suddenly appeared with his four brothers and guided him to Pei Hui's hiding place.
Despite the chaotic situation at the time, Pei Wende did not delve into it or think about it in detail.
But just by recalling it afterwards, Pei Wende could naturally guess who was raising these five ghosts.
Apart from Li Yanran, who seemed to have a different affection for his senior brother, Pei Wende couldn't think of anyone else who would show up to help him at that time.
[Li Yanran... also came to Chang'an? 】
Such a thought flashed through his mind. Although Pei Wende was a little surprised by this, he was not surprised.
After all, Li Yanran had made no secret of her affection for Hui Ji when they were in Changsha County. It was not surprising that she would pursue him to Chang'an.
The only thing Pei Wende is curious about now is why did Li Yanran ask Zhang Yuanbo to come to him this time?
And according to Zhang Yuanbo, Li Yanran's current situation seems to be very dangerous, and she needs the close protection of five gods and ghosts at all times.
"What do you want to do when you come to me?"
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, but Pei Wende still asked an appropriate question on his face.
"Take you to find the 'True Dragon's Qi'!"
Zhang Yuanbo, who has a childish nature, did not hide anything and stated the purpose of his trip very straightforwardly.
"I know where the 'True Dragon's Qi' is, and I also know where the female fox is."
As soon as Zhang Yuanbo said this, Pei Wende's pupils suddenly tightened, and the expression on his face changed accordingly.
"Do you know where my second sister is?"
No wonder Pei Wende was so shocked. It was just that the timing of Zhang Yuanbo's appearance was too coincidental.
He only noticed the movement in the Daming Palace with his front legs, and Zhang Yuanbo appeared with his back legs. This degree of "coincidence" obviously cannot be described as accidental.
"Has my whereabouts been exposed to your eyes a long time ago?"
It was obviously a question sentence, but Pei Wende was unusually sure when he asked this question.
Li Yanran would choose this time to let Zhang Yuanbo appear in front of her.
On the one hand, it makes him want to take him to find Pei Huizhi, but on the other hand, I am afraid it is also reminding myself that your whereabouts have long fallen into the eyes of the people behind the scenes.
In other words, the movements in the Daming Palace that he noticed earlier were most likely exposed by Pei Hui on purpose... as a cover-up?
"Hehe, do you think you are very secretive?"
He stuck out his tongue at Pei Wende with a playful smile. Zhang Yuanbo felt that the other party was indeed too naive.
"Not to mention that after Xuan Jue obtained the 'Luofu Dao Pan', as long as you are still in Chang'an City, it is impossible to hide your whereabouts from them."
"Even before getting the 'Luofu Taoist Plate', your whereabouts were not difficult to guess."
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