When they left the courtyard of Bixia Palace, it was already lunch time, and the group set off back to the other courtyard where they were temporarily staying.
Luo Chuan was still sitting in the carriage without showing his face. He sat in the corner and thought about it for a long time before suddenly raising his head and asking the shadow, "Is the flower language over?"
Shadow nodded, "Those people left within an hour of entering the other courtyard."
"It seems that Hua Yu's rhetoric worked," Siqi said.
"Just a few words can't help much," Luo Chuan shook his head, "It's just that such things are not worth worrying about for the people in the seven directions."
"Yes," Siqi nodded, "If the other six parties are not concerned, the people in Guangjun can't seem to care too much."
Luo Chuan looked at the shadow and asked, "Since those people are gone, there should be some news on the mountain, right?"
Shadow nodded, "Not long after people from all directions left the other courtyard, our people heard some opinions from the Summer Palace Market. Some of them were unfavorable to us. It is difficult to tell where the source is, and some of them were beneficial to us. , combined with the on-site facts in other courtyards, half truth and half falsehood, the spread was very high in a short period of time, it should be Qiu Feng's actions that had an effect."
"What are the negative arguments for us?" Luo Chuan said.
"The rumors are a bit messy, but there are generally three theories." Shadow thought for a while and held out three fingers. "First, someone among the Lijun Prefect's entourage took advantage of the situation and had evil intentions towards Fairy Piaomiao Palace. After the matter was exposed, The murderer fled, and everyone in the Piaomiao Palace chased the murderer. Secondly, the prefect of Li County took advantage of the situation and ordered his men to kidnap the fairy from the Piaomiao Palace in order to take possession of it. After the incident was exposed, the murderer was killed and silenced, so that the entire Piaomiao Palace clan fled from the other courtyard overnight. Thirdly, the enemies of Piaomiao Palace killed the fairy in the courtyard of Li County. In order to protect his reputation, the prefect of Li County sealed off the courtyard and prevented all parties from investigating. Piaomiao Palace was so angry that he left the courtyard and went away."
"He even made up a story about the situation that it was not me who killed Lijun. It shows that the person behind the design really put his heart into it," Luo Chuan said softly, as if talking to himself, "How was the reaction of Huayu's story?"
"It's hard to say," the eyes under the shadow mask narrowed slightly, "It's been widely spread, but no one knows how many people actually believe it."
Luochuan said "hmm" and stopped asking any more questions, but he seemed unable to calm down. He opened the car window and looked outside for a while before closing it again. He took a folded map from the bookshelf and unfolded it. He stared in the direction of Changzhou in the northeast and frowned without saying a word. .
Siqi looked at Luochuan, who was obviously absent-minded, and asked, "Thinking about Bixia Palace?"
Luochuan nodded.
"We didn't originally think that we could make friends with Master Qingshan from Bixia Palace. Now that we heard her tell her frankly, as long as Bixia Palace doesn't join Guang County, it won't have much influence on us. What do we want her to do?" Siqi took one look at Luo Chuan's expression and said with a smile, "But this real person is really a strange person. He is obviously a young and beautiful fairy, but he chose a strong name like Qingshan, which is unforgettable... "
Luo Chuan was still just staring at the map, with no sign of relaxation in his brows, "I was just thinking that if Changzhou Sangong Yiguan's actions this time can have an effect, it will save a little more luck for Changzhou. If If you can't, it will be a bit troublesome..."
"Indeed," Siqi thought for a moment and then nodded, "but even if half of Changzhou is lost, the ones who should worry most are the dignitaries in Jiangzhou and those in Jingzhou. It will not be our turn in Hanzhou in the southwest anyway," She stretched out a hand and put it on Luo Chuan's knee and said, "Uncle Jiang once told me that you are always too worried now, but if you worry about everything, it will be too nerve-wracking. Some things need to be let go. There is no use in overthinking.”
Only then did Luo Chuan wake up from his thoughts, glanced at Siqi, nodded, folded the map again and put it back on the bookshelf, took a pillow from the corner of the carriage and lay down, then turned around and asked Shadow said, "There's still no news from Su Yiming?"
Shadow shook his head.
Siqi knelt down next to Luo Chuan's head, stretched out his hands to close his eyes, and then massaged him while saying softly, "Mr. Su and Lord Jin are both strong men in the Six Realms, and he himself is Xie Huangshi As a disciple, it is impossible that he does not have life-saving means and magic weapons. In addition, he himself is extremely intelligent. It is impossible for ordinary people to easily set up a trap to trap him. Since he can send a secret message back to report that he is safe, it is impossible to say that he will be safe later today. It’s time to arrive in Xingcheng. Just close your eyes and take a rest. When Mr. Su comes back, the situation will be clear. There are still many things that need to be taken care of."
Luo Chuan hummed, and as soon as his mind relaxed, he fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up and opened his eyes, he was still in the carriage, and Si Qi and Shadow were still in the carriage, but it was already dark outside.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Luo Chuan asked as he sat up and moved his neck.
"It's been a few hours," Siqi said, handing him a glass of water. "I saw that you were sleeping soundly and didn't touch you. Now you have returned to the other courtyard. Except for Huayu who came once and said that there was nothing important, there is nothing else." People come to you.”
Luo Chuan nodded, "Since I started practicing, it seems that meditating is the way to sleep. I have almost forgotten the feeling of sleeping like this today." He took a few sips from the water glass, sighed and looked at the shadow. , "I even had a dream...I dreamed of a completely different world..."
"I once heard someone say that compared to the demon race, the human race is naturally full of distracting thoughts. However, after reaching the third level of the Middle Realm, the first priority for both humans and demons is peace of mind and clarity of mind. Therefore, the human race's cultivation will This slows down a little, and there are more obstacles. The deepest obstacle among them is the distraction of the four realms," Shadow said, "In the four realms, human cultivators, whether they are distracted by their weapons or distracted by their inner vision, need to When your heart starts to think, you have to concentrate when you think about it. If you let your thoughts scatter at this moment, even if you don't go crazy, you will probably end up with internal injuries. Therefore, almost no one in the middle three realms is as good as ordinary mortals. When sleeping in general, I am afraid that I will indulge my thoughts and develop distractions.”
"That's it," Luo Chuan stretched and said, "Compared to meditating and practicing, although sleeping like this feels more relaxed, the difference is not too big. You still need to pay attention to it in the future."
"The circulation of true energy during meditation and cultivation is itself a process of repairing divinity and nourishing the physical body. It should be more relaxed than ordinary sleep. You feel like this just because..." Shadow was thinking When he was about to say something more, he suddenly looked into the distance and said, "It was our people who got into trouble with others outside the city...!"
Luo Chuan was shocked and followed the shadow's gaze, "In the north...?!"
Shadow nodded.
Hearing this, Luo Chuan whispered, "If it's the north... maybe it's him... who's coming back...!"
