"Xie Feng... Did the Taoist Master say that about me? What else did she say about me?"
He originally thought that this big bird would turn against him immediately, and might even hit him with bird droppings again, but he never expected that instead of being angry, it would become extremely gentle. Yibing was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped! It took him a long time to realize that he mistakenly called "senior brother" instead of "senior uncle".
"Uncle Master said a lot..." Yibing said tentatively. The big bird's eyes immediately grew larger.
"... He said that you are not a fairy, but a god, and a good god..." Yibing swallowed nervously, and then continued: "They also said that you are our senior, with high abilities and a good heart. Okay, slay demons, help those in need...especially since you like to help others the most..." Yibi said, making him feel sick.
"Hey, little fat man, you are really full of lies! But it sounds very comfortable to hear!" The big bird couldn't help laughing. There are some words that are absolutely impossible for Xi Feng to say.
"I really said it! I really said it! Hehe! God, what do you call me?" Yibing quickly stood up with a smile.
"Xiaoyao!" The big bird stiffened its neck.
"Wow, what an impressive name! Are you familiar with my uncle?" Yibing stared into Big Bird's eyes curiously.
"Cough...cough...hum! We've known each other for a long time!" Xiaoyao coughed twice, his eyes a little dodgy.
"Oh, that's it!" Yibing nodded quickly, thinking: "It must be very familiar!"
"Hey, little fat man, what's your name?" Xiaoyao glanced at the tree trunk supporting Qi Yuanxiao and He Lingchi.
"Disciple Mu Tianci meets the Great Immortal!" Yibing immediately bowed and clasped his hands seriously.
"A gift from God?!" Xiaoyao curled his lips disdainfully.
"Hey, the Great Immortal is the Great Immortal, and he actually knows that they all call me Yibing!" Yipie's face was filled with admiration.
"Yibing?"
"One for each, one for Shaobing!" Yibing laughed awkwardly.
"Hahaha... It's so accurate! It's so accurate!" Xiaoyao laughed so hard that his feathers trembled. Seeing that it was in a good mood, Yibing quickly pulled Jin Guishan to his side.
"What are you doing?" Xiaoyao immediately made a serious face.
"Great Immortal, for the sake of my uncle, please forgive them!"
"Forgive? They tried to steal my treasure, why should I forgive them?" Xiaoyao glanced at Jin Guishan contemptuously.
"Great Immortal, we really don't know that this thing has an owner! If we know it has an owner, we wouldn't dare to look for it without permission no matter what!" Jin Guishan said hurriedly.
"Who told you that there is a treasure here? Didn't he tell you that it belongs to the owner?"
"This... I can't say... He didn't say..." Jin Guishan looked confused.
"Hmph! This person's intentions are negotiable!" Xiaoyao frowned.
"Great Immortal, please forgive them! Isn't it strange for those who don't know?" Yibing quickly interjected.
"No! Stealing is stealing. What does it matter if you know it or not?"
"You?" Yibing couldn't help but clenched his fists.
"What?!" Xiaoyao tilted his neck and glared at Yibing.
"...Not at all..." Yibing lowered his head unwillingly, and then sighed: "Oh...Uncle, Master, you still praise me, but they don't even give you face. ..."
"Hey! Little fat man, aren't you talking nonsense?! Who said you won't give Xi Feng face?!" Xiaoyao's hair immediately stood up.
"That means you gave it to me? Uncle Master is really right in his praise!" Yibing hurriedly raised his head with a smile, Xiaoyao avoided his gaze in embarrassment.
"What is your relationship with them?" Xiaoyao asked with a gloomy face.
"These three are fellow Taoists from the Wuyun Sect. They came here to hunt for treasures in order to rescue their junior sister. We once..." Yibing hurriedly spoke. Although he spoke in a verbose manner, Xiaoyao listened with great interest. Usually he was the only one guarding Tao Ze, with no one to talk to. Today, he finally caught up with a talkative person, and he was really happy.
"That's it! That girl is really amazing!" Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh after Yibing finished speaking.
"Great Immortal, please! As long as you can save my junior sister, you can punish me in any way you want!" Jin Guishan fell to his knees with a pop.
"You are kind and righteous! Alas... I have no problem in forgiving you! But I can't if I want this treasure! I don't own this thing, and I am only responsible for guarding it. I have no right to give it to you!"
"Then who is the owner of this treasure?" Jin Guishan's face turned pale.
"It's useless to tell you... Let's pull them up first!" Xiaoyao seemed to have something to say.
"But..." Jin Guishan still wanted to ask, but was stopped by Yibing.
Immediately, Yibing quickly shortened the tree trunk bit by bit and slowly pulled Qi Yuanxiao and He Lingchi up.
"Little fat man, you actually became its master!" Xiaoyao stared closely at the magic iron tied to his waist.
"You know it?!" Yibing looked at Xiaoyao curiously.
"Then Long'er must be very angry, right?!" Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask.
"You also know this, right?" Seeing Xiaoyao smiling but not answering, Yibing had no choice but to continue: "I feel like it seems very happy, and it even said it was finally free!"
"Oh?!" Xiaoyao immediately looked disappointed.
At this moment, Jin Guishan came over with Qi Yuanxiao and He Lingchi. They all clasped their hands and said, "Thank you, Great Immortal!"
"Okay! That's okay!" Xiaoyao waved his hand quickly. But seeing that they had no intention of retreating, I immediately understood their intentions.
"Alas... Even if I tell you who owns this thing, it won't make any sense." Xiaoyao sighed.
"Why? The least we can do is beg him!" Jin Guishan couldn't help but take a step forward.
"Follow me!" Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the center of the peach without looking back. After a piece of cake, they quickly followed.
Since Xiaoyao was leading the way, Yibing and the others no longer had to explore the way, so they soon arrived at the center of the swamp. Probably because he ran too fast last time, Yippie didn't even notice that there was a path heading west. Not long after walking westward along the path, a round well decorated with black jade appeared in front of us. If it weren't for Xiaoyao's guidance, no one would have known that there was a dark well in this dark swamp.
"See for yourselves!" Xiaoyao pointed to the mouth of the well. Yibing and others quickly looked around and saw that the water in the well was as dark as ink.
"This..." Everyone couldn't help but be surprised.
"The treasure you are looking for is in this well!" Xiaoyao turned to look at Jin Guishan and said, "This treasure is called hell lotus. Its son can indeed strengthen the body and restore the soul. However, it only blooms once every eight years. I only have a child once every sixteen years.”
"Sixteen years..." Jin Guishan immediately turned pale.
"This year happens to be the year for it to bear children..." The happy bird's face twitched.
"Really?!" Jin Guishan immediately opened his eyes.
"This hell lotus, before it blooms, the well water is as turbid as ink, sleeping at the bottom of the pond; after blooming, the well water is as clear as a mirror, suspended in the pond; when it bears fruit, the water in the well is yin and yang, and the water breaks out that day." Xiaoyao Mian. He continued expressionlessly.
"Didn't you say that this is the year to have children?!" Yibing looked at the dark well water.
"Yes, not only this year, but also today. Yesterday, the water was as clear as a mirror, but this morning, when I looked at it, not only was there no moisture, yin and yang, but it became like this. I'm afraid the lotus seeds won't be able to form. Let me tell you who is the master. , what’s the use!” Xiaoyao said with a sad face. Everyone immediately stayed there.
Suddenly, He Lingchi started crying. Her cries echoed in the silent swamp, looking particularly desolate.
"Hey, hey, stop crying!" Xiaoyao was the most disgusted to see a woman cry.
"Then there is no other way? Is junior sister just like this?" He Lingchi looked at Xiaoyao with tears in his eyes.
"Aren't there any leftovers from previous years?" Yibing interjected. He even hid sweet potatoes under the bed!
"Absolutely not! This lotus seed will die out every eight years. As soon as the lotus blooms here, the lotus seed there will naturally disappear!" Xiaoyao shook his head, then sighed and said: "Oh... if the lotus bears fruit, when the lotus seeds are picked and sent home, , I will personally ask the owner of that treasure, and he may give one, and then I will be able to save your junior sister, but right now..."
"Why did Hao Yao become like this? You have been watching over him for so many years, couldn't you think of the reason?" Yibing hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yao's wings.
"At first I thought it was evildoers causing trouble, so I hurriedly patrolled around. Just after I finished patrolling, I saw three of them walking sneakily. I thought they were the ones causing trouble, so...who knew it wasn't the case. The rest We can only explore the bottom of the swamp, but if we want to lift this ten thousand year swamp, we must get the permission of the owner." Xiaoyao frowned tightly.
"Then why don't you hurry up and ask the master for instructions?" Yibing said eagerly.
"It's not that simple. I can only leave this Tao Ze when I pick the seeds and send them back tomorrow, and I can't leave the rest of the time. However, even if I go to ask the owner for instructions tomorrow, it will be too late. Today, this hell lotus will sink to the bottom again, and it will only be sixteen years later!" Xiaoyao said with a bitter smile.
"Ah?! Then let me deliver the letter for you!" Yibing immediately jumped up.
"You can't get there..." Xiaoyao patted him with his wings gratefully.
"Is this all we can do?" Thinking that the fat girl was about to lose her soul, Yipian couldn't help but feel anxious. He immediately lay down on the edge of the well, pulling the well water to both sides with both hands, trying hard to see clearly what was going on under the water.
"It's so dark, what can you see?!" Xiaoyao couldn't help but admire him: "This little fat guy is really anxious!"
"That's... Oops!" Suddenly, an inexplicable force firmly grabbed his hands and pulled him downwards. Immediately, the well water began to spin rapidly, and a huge vortex suddenly sucked him in.
Yibing thought: "It's over!"
He immediately held his breath and closed his eyes tightly, but he didn't feel any muddy water hitting his face for a long time. He seemed to be falling slowly in the air. When he opened his eyes, he saw a bright light all around him. The black mud surrounding him was automatically retreating, and a space was formed around him, just like in the Guiyuan Cave. Yibing took in a breath anxiously, and sure enough, he could breathe freely just like in Guiyuan Cave.
"So this is the benefit my uncle said!" Yibing couldn't help but patted his chest in fear. Only then did he realize that his clothes were dry, as if they had not been touched by water. Looking down, he was so frightened that he almost jumped up. The light was actually his own body!
"Could it be those tears?" Yibing hurriedly rolled up his sleeves, but didn't see any bright spots.
"Never mind it! Let's get out alive first!" Seeing that he was falling deeper and deeper into the black mud, Yibi couldn't care about so much anymore. He hurriedly took off his belt and was thinking about what he needed to transform into to help him escape, when he suddenly fell into the turbid water again. It turns out that the upper layer of peach swamp is mud and the lower layer is water. After falling for another moment, he finally stepped on the ground.
At the bottom of this marsh, there is black sand and black rocks. There is neither a water plant nor a living insect. Except for a string of bubbles that rise from time to time, there is deathly silence everywhere. Looking around, there was a faint light shining in the west. Yibing swallowed and cautiously walked towards the glimmer of light. After walking less than ten feet, I saw something like jade emerging from the black mud, with a light beam as thick as the mouth of a bowl pointing towards the surface. As I got closer, I saw clearly that the jade-like thing was actually a lotus root exposed in the black mud, and the light beam above it was the lotus stem it produced.
"It seems that this is the hell lotus!" Yibing hurriedly swam up the lotus stem.
Along the way, I saw the lotus stem twisting constantly, and the higher it got, the harder it twisted. It seemed to be being pulled by something. Originally it stretched diagonally to the east, but as soon as it reached the bottom of the mud layer, it curved parallel to the west. After swimming westward for less than five feet, a jumping ball of light suddenly came into sight. That is a delicate and colorful lotus blooming!
Yibing couldn't help but feel ecstatic and swam over quickly. But before he could get close, three streams of black water rushed towards him, forcefully pushing him back more than ten feet. He immediately transformed the belt into a sword.
Only then did Yibing notice that there were three things hanging on the crystal clear flower stem. It was they who were desperately pulling the hell lotus down, forcing it to not surface!
