The sky was getting dark, Xiao He, Bingqi, and the guards with Lie Bing had been waiting on the spot. They sat on the ground, quietly waiting for Fang Yu Dongtian to send someone over.
The night in the forest is very quiet, only the chirping of night insects and the sound of gusts of breeze shaking the branches can be heard. While waiting, many soldiers gathered around the torches in twos and threes and were about to fall asleep. The most sober people are Xiao He and Bingqi, they are still waiting.
Suddenly, between the chirping of insects and the sound of wind, there was another sound, which seemed to come from under the feet, making gentle sounds of turning soil.
"Snake? Rat?" Bingqi, who was sitting next to Xiao He, muttered in a low voice.
Xiao He smiled: "How can there be such a big mouse!"
Before Xiao He finished speaking, the sound became faster and faster, and more and more frequent. Xiao He stood up, with a kind face, and said with a smile: "This fellow Taoist does not need to observe, I am a person from the Nihan Cave Heaven. Please show up!"
After Xiao He finished speaking, he saw a person jumping out of the ground. This person was tall and thin, with round eyes and bloodless face. He looked like a wandering corpse. It was really scary to see him in the dark night. Unfortunately, upon closer inspection, this person had a silly smile on his face. He was looking at Bingqi and Xiao He with a smile on his face. This smile made his sinister face even more terrifying.
Surrounded by more than a hundred people, the man did not rush, as if he was in a deserted place, walked straight towards Xiao He and Bingqi, stood in front of Xiao He, and asked: "How do you know this? Am I underground?"
Xiao He smiled and said: "I know a little bit about the formation in front of me. If you want to set up this formation, you must know the art of earth escape. Just when I heard the sound under my feet, I already guessed that it must be the master who set up the formation." People have arrived.”
The man smiled and said, "You are really knowledgeable, kid!"
Xiao He said again: "I am Xiao He, the elder of Nihan Dongtian. This person next to me is Bingqi, the sect leader of Nihan Dongtian. May I ask my senior's name?"
The man smiled again and said: "It's easy to say, I am one of the four elders of Fangyu Dongtian, Ma Guangyou. I am not much older than you, so you don't need to call me senior."
Xiao He smiled and said: "It turns out to be the elder of Fang Yu Dongtian, disrespectful and disrespectful."
Ma Guangyou then said: "We are all elders, how can we be disrespectful? Speaking of which, I think you two look familiar. The one who drank all the jar of Qianni Liquor at Feilai Peak that day was you, wasn't it?"
Hearing this, Bingqi also smiled and said, "It seems that our elder's reputation for drinking will be known to the world!"
Xiao He sighed and said: "Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles!"
Ma Guangyou didn't care, and said: "What's this bad thing? There is still fine wine in our sect. You two might as well come to my sect to get together!"
After laughing and scolding for a while, Bingqi said sternly: "I am very grateful to Elder Ma for your kind invitation, but I have something important to do today, and I need to ask Elder Ma to show your respect!"
"Oh? Is it your friend trapped in this magic circle?" Ma Guangyou asked knowingly.
Bingqi still replied: "Exactly! One is my friend, and the other is my sister. It was only because the younger sister accidentally entered Guidongtian's territory while collecting medicine, that what happened next happened, and the magic circle was accidentally activated. !”
Ma Guangyou thought for a while and said: "Forget it, it's not you that my magic circle itself is defending against!" After he finished speaking, he threw a talisman above the clearing where the bush was, and after a khaki light, the talisman The paper disappeared into thin air, and the earth opened up. Lie Bing's personal guards immediately surrounded him, but Xiao He and Bing Qi remained calm and stood together with Ma Guangyou.
"Thank you for your noble hand!" Bingqi said.
"It doesn't matter, you should be more careful when you go back. I have set up dozens of sealing formations in this dense forest. If you enter by mistake, I will not get up in the middle of sleep to let you go!" Ma Guangyou said.
When Xiao He heard this, he still asked: "Listening to the elder's words, it seems that Guidongtian is guarding against the enemy?"
When Ma Guangyou heard Xiao He's question, his face with a silly smile became serious, and said: "This is an internal matter of my sect, so don't ask about it. If you are free, come to me for a drink, I would welcome it!" "After saying that, Ma Guangyou ignored everyone, chanted a spell, turned his toes, and sank into the earth again. With a faint sound, he ran away.
After the people left, Xiao Hecai and Bingqi went to the cave to look at the situation of Lie Bing and Xianyao. They saw that the two were still sleeping, and Xianyao was gently supporting Lie Bing's chest. There was no need to wait for Bingqi's order. Lie Bing's personal guards had already jumped into the cave. Without the magic suppression effect of the formation, the cave was not too deep. Soon, several disciples carried the two out. entrance of the cave.
Xiao He stepped forward and carefully checked their injuries. Bingqi stood aside and asked, "How is it?"
"Both of them showed signs of poisoning, but the poison was not deep. It seems that Yi Xuelan played a role!" Xiao He said.
"How could Lie Bing be poisoned?" Bingqi asked casually.
Xiao He turned to look at him and said, "What do you think?" Bingqi seemed to understand something and didn't say anything. He also thought that the two of them were injured at the moment and it was not appropriate to travel and travel, so he had to take them away first. Return to Miyue City.
Back in Miyue City, Xiao He and Bingqi performed exercises to heal Lie Bing and Xianyao respectively, helping them force the remaining snake venom out of their bodies. Fortunately, they were not deeply poisoned and did not spend too much effort on healing. Afterwards, Xiao He personally refined the antidote using Yi Xuelan brought back from Yupan Peak. After the disciples fed the two of them, they were properly arranged to rest in two rooms. After finishing all this work, the sky was almost bright. At dawn, Xiao He and Bingqi also temporarily stayed in Miyue City.
In the early morning of the next day, Xiao He and Bingqi woke up very early. Knowing that Lie Bing and Xianyao had not yet woken up, Bingqi invited Xiao He to drink tea in the small pavilion behind the city and wait slowly.
In the small pavilion, Bingqi also followed Lie Bing's example and made tea for Xiao He, saying: "Liebing is really good at enjoying himself. There is no such place in our own sect. I have never been the sect leader before. When I was young, I often came here quietly by myself to drink tea with Lie Bing."
Xiao He also smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, we will be a family from now on."
"Huh?" Bingqi was a little confused, stopped what he was doing, and continued: "What are you referring to?"
Xiao He smiled and pretended to be mysterious: "Both aspects!"
"What did you see?" Bingqi asked again.
Xiao He smiled again and replied: "I have talked with Lie Bing and he agreed to take over as the elder after I leave."
Hearing what Xiao He said, Bingqi felt a mixture of joy and sorrow in his heart. He was naturally happy that Lie Bing would take over his position, and many of his worries would be solved. But at the same time, this also meant that from now on, the fate between Xiao He and Nihan would be the same. Less and less.
The two of them had a tacit understanding and stopped talking about it.
"Then what's the other thing you're talking about?" Bingqi asked again.
"After a night of sharing weal and woe yesterday, there should be some changes in their feelings towards each other, right?" Xiao He said with a smile, looking quite confident.
"If this can be done, it will put an end to my worries as a brother!" Bingqi said.
"What about yourself? When will you give up?" Xiao He asked jokingly.
Bingqi did not answer. For him, there are still many things waiting for him to deal with. He has not thought about this aspect yet, so he said: "Stop talking about me, talk about you?"
"Me? What's wrong with me?" Xiao He asked.
"You said that before going to Dugu Huntian's appointment, you want to visit Liuyun Sect in Liuguang Blessed Land?" Bingqi said.
Xiao He immediately said: "When you said that, I remembered that Nihan Blessed Land also needs to strengthen its precautions recently!"
"What?" Bingqi became serious upon hearing this and asked immediately.
Xiao He continued to say seriously: "Guiyan Peak was wiped out, Ji Ku of the ancient Shaolin Temple was killed, and the elders of Liuyun Sect disappeared, and their whereabouts are still unknown. I have always felt that these things have something in common, and in addition Yesterday, judging from what Ma Guangyou meant, Fang Yudongtian seemed to be guarding against someone. It is hard to say that these things were not done by one person or a sect. If so, who can guarantee that this sect will not attack Nihan Dongtian? ?”
Bingqi also became more serious: "When you say this, I also feel that there is a problem inside, but I can't figure it out. It seems that after returning to the sect, I will also rearrange the arrangement in case of emergencies."
Xiao He nodded and said: "There is definitely no harm in preparing early!"
"When will you leave?" Bingqi asked again.
Xiao He replied: "As soon as they wake up, I will set off!"
What a coincidence, as soon as Xiao He said these words, a disciple came to report that the city lord and the lady had woken up. Before Bingqi and Xiao He had a few sips of tea, they came down from the small pavilion to visit Lie. Bing and Xianyao.
Fortunately, the two of them were not low in cultivation. After Xiao He and Bingqi used their skills to heal their injuries, as well as the elixir refined by Xiao He to detoxify the poison of the bloody climbing snake, the two of them were now fine. After waking up, they drank After getting some fresh water, the two of them were helped by the disciples to the main hall.
"You just woke up and walked around. Why didn't you take a rest?" Bingqi asked as soon as he entered the room.
"I'm fine, brother!" Xianyao said first.
"Don't make such nonsense next time!" Bingqi said angrily, pretending to be angry again.
"I know!" Xianyao pouted and whispered.
"I'm relieved to see you guys are fine!" After Xiao He finished speaking, he turned to Bingqi and said, "Then I'll set off now."
"Go early and come back early!" Bingqi said.
"Where are you going?" Xianyao and Lie Bing said together. The two said in unison, and after speaking, they looked at each other with really complicated expressions.
Xiao He smiled and replied: "I want to go to the blessed land of glory, and I will come back as soon as I go." After saying this, Xiao He looked at Bingqi again, and said in a serious manner: "You are busy with official duties, so you should return to the sect early. If you haven't recovered yet, just stay in Miyue City for a few more days." After Xiao He finished speaking, he patted Bingqi on the shoulder, turned around and walked out, never looking back.
Looking at Lie Bing again, he suddenly realized something. He muttered "Yes, yes, yes!" and walked out. Xianyao didn't know what he meant, so he chased after him and called her brother twice, but Bingqi seemed not to hear him and went straight out of the city. go.
Xianyao was so angry that Xiao He and Bingqi stamped their feet, but both of them disappeared in an instant. Xianyao turned around and glared at Lie Bing fiercely, as if she wanted to get angry, but Lie Bing left with a look on his face. With an innocent expression, he begged Xianyao for mercy.
"I want to eat!" Xianyao jumped angrily, but she had no choice but to say this and walked out angrily.
Lie Bing's heart was filled with joy, and he didn't hide it on his face. He smiled brightly and shouted to his disciples to arrange meals, while running out after Xianyao.
