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Liyun City, Nanjun, the main hall of the Xu family.

"Patriarch, this is what happened."

Xu Rouhui confided everything about the past few days of going out to practice, because of Zhang Ye's instructions, Xu Rouhui only vaguely mentioned his affairs, and did not go into details.

Sitting in the main seat is a beautiful woman who looks to be in her thirties and has an outstanding temperament.

The world of longevity is a world of Chinese martial arts, and the life span of cultivators above the fifth rank will increase, and their appearance will look much younger than their actual age.Therefore, the Patriarch of the Xu family looks only in his thirties, but he is likely to be over fifty.

Of course, regardless of country and region, chronological age is a taboo for women—especially those who are not so young.

"Nvxia Zhang, according to what Huier said, thanks to you for taking care of their juniors these past few days, Xu is very grateful." Patriarch Xu smiled kindly at Zhang Ye and cupped his hands.

Zhang Ye hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand, cupped his hands in return and said, "Patriarch Xu is very polite, and I just happen to meet you at the right time. Besides, I have a good relationship with Sister Xu, and I am lucky to be able to get acquainted with her."

Although these words are a bit polite and deliberate, they are indeed what Zhang Ye thinks in his heart.

If we can chat together, isn't that considered a coincidence?I learned the news of "Yin Ling" from her mouth, isn't this considered lucky?

It's just that when these words fell into the ears of Patriarch Xu and Xu Rouhui, they changed completely.

Patriarch Xu looked quite surprised, his eyes kept scanning between Zhang Ye and Xu Rouhui, as if he had discovered something, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

Xu Rouhui lowered her head deeply, her face was like a red apple, her heart was beating wildly, but she felt a trace of sweetness inexplicably.

"Ahem, Hui'er, go down and rest first, I still have a few words to say with Zhang Nuxia." Patriarch Xu said in a deep voice.

Xu Rouhui glanced at the Patriarch who was sitting on the main seat, and then at Zhang Ye who was smiling at her. Suddenly, an incredible idea popped up in her heart, and she ran out of the main hall with her face covered in a groan.

Patriarch Xu's face changed instantly, and his gaze towards Zhang Ye became extremely unkind.

"Ahem... Patriarch Xu, if I say this is a misunderstanding, can you believe me?" Zhang also smiled awkwardly.

"Nv Xia Zhang, where did you meet Hui'er at Qingyu Mountain?" Patriarch Xu asked.

Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

According to Tang Sanqi's memory, the place where she and Ying Xueting lived in seclusion was indeed on the edge of Qingyu Mountain, and the place where he met Xu Rouhui and his party was not far from the place where they lived in seclusion, so it should still belong to the range of Qingyu Mountain.

"I don't know what is the relationship between Zhang Nvxia and the 'Qingyu Gate'?"

"No connection."

"The Qingyu Gate is on the top of the Qingyu Mountain. Miss Zhang... really has nothing to do with the Qingyu Gate?" Patriarch Xu's expression turned cold.

"Patriarch Xu...if you have something to say, you might as well just say it." Zhang Ye stared directly into Patriarch Xu's eyes without giving in.

"Okay! As expected of a fifth-rank peak master, he really has courage." Patriarch Xu chuckled.

Zhang Ye's expression froze when he heard this.I thought to myself: How could she know my true strength?Could it be that Xu Rouhui told her secretly?
"Don't be surprised." Master Xu smiled and said, "My Xu family's 'Looking Qi Technique' can tell the level of other people's cultivation."

Only then did Zhang Ye feel relieved.

It's better if it's not Xu Rouhui.This is the first person I trusted when I first arrived in the Longevity Realm. If she lied to me, it would be really...

But then again, it's been five days since I came to the Longevity Realm.During the period, I didn't encounter any danger except encountering an eighth-rank monster when walking with Xu Rouhui and the others... Is this still the so-called high-level dungeon of "Nine Deaths"?
Thinking of this, Zhang couldn't help calling the system customer service Shiyue from the bottom of his heart.

"Shiyue, how long will I stay in this dungeon world?"

[When the administrator completes the task and when he can leave. 】

"How long has time passed in reality? Will it delay team building?"

[The present time has passed 15 minutes.According to the comparison of the two time flow rates, as long as the administrator completes the task within 1200 days, the team building will not be delayed. 】

"1200 days?! Isn't that more than three years? With so much time, I can slowly practice for two years before killing the 'Yin Ling'?"

[Administrator please note that the above is only the conversion result of the time flow rate, and the actual time is less than 100 days. 】

"what happened?"

[This information needs to spend 200 performance points to unlock, do you want to redeem it? 】

"Don't pay! Resolutely don't pay!"

Maggill, this ghost system is even worse than Huang Shiren!You want to exploit me every chance you get...don't be fooled!Hmph~╭(╯^╰)╮

"Patriarch Xu's strength is unpredictable and admirable." Zhang Ye cupped his hands pretendingly.

"You don't have to be like this, sister. I am older than you, but my strength is comparable to yours. It's really embarrassing." Although Patriarch Xu said modest words, there was actually no "shame" in his expression.

"Patriarch Xu, oh no, sister Xu." Zhang Ye grinned, and immediately hit the snake with the stick, "To be honest, I was originally a disciple of the 'Yunxia Sect', and now I was ordered by my master to practice outside."

"Yunxiazong?" Patriarch Xu looked straight, and then looked at Zhang Ye incredulously, and after a while he said slowly: "I thought my sister was extremely powerful, and met Huier in Qingyu Mountain, and how did you I thought you were Ye Qinglan, the young sect master of the Qingyu Sect. I didn’t expect you to be a senior disciple of Yunxia Sect, one of the four major sects... I don’t know who your master is?"

"Fairy Jiangyue, my teacher." Zhang Ye said seriously.

"Fairy Jiangyue?! A Taoist master!"

Patriarch Xu suddenly stood up from the main seat, looked at Zhang Ye with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice, "Who is your Excellency?"

Seeing this, Zhang Ye also stood up from his seat, cupped his hands towards Patriarch Xu, and said, "Sister, to tell you the truth, I'm next to Tang Sanqi."

"Tang Sanqi? Tang Sanqi of the 'Shuangzhu of Clouds'?" Xu Patriarch Liu frowned slightly, and said anxiously: "Are you really Tang Sanqi? Tang Sanqi, the only daughter of Tang Xianzhong, king of Dayi Anping County?"

Zhang Ye smiled bitterly, and said with a complicated expression: "Although I really don't want to admit my relationship with that person, I am indeed the Tang Sanqi you mentioned."

Patriarch Xu's expression changed drastically, and then he quickly walked up to Zhang Ye, looked him up and down carefully, and then knelt down with a plop under his dumbfounded gaze.

"Sister Xu?!"

Seeing this, Zhang Ye quickly stretched out his hands to grab Patriarch Xu's arms, trying to pull her up.

"Benefactor!" Patriarch Xu gently broke free from Zhang Ye's hands, bowed his head and bowed.

"Sister Xu, you can't do it!"

Zhang Ye got lucky and quickly grabbed Patriarch Xu's shoulders.

Although the scene in front of him was extremely abrupt, Zhang was not stupid.

Presumably Tang Sanqi helped Patriarch Xu when he and Ying Xueting traveled together in the early years!It's just that how much kindness is it that allows the head of the dignified Xu family to give such a big gift?And it seems that although Patriarch Xu has received Tang Sanqi's favor, the two haven't met each other.Then how did Patriarch Xu receive his favor?How did she know that the benefactor was Tang Sanqi?
Under Xu's surprised gaze, Zhang also helped her up.

Although Patriarch Xu claims to be at the peak of the fifth rank, he is comparable to the current Zhang.But the original Tang Sanqi was a real fourth-rank powerhouse. Even Zhang took Suyuan Pill and only recovered to the peak strength of fifth rank, but the foundation is still there.

"Sister, let's just talk about what's going on. Your visit made me not know where to start when I wanted to trouble you." Zhang Ye smiled wryly.

"Whatever the benefactor needs, it's okay to say, even if it takes my life, Xu Qingqiu will never frown!" Patriarch Xu said seriously.

"Sister, your name is Xu Qingqiu? 'Lengruoqingqiu', what a good name!" Zhang Ye exclaimed.

you do not say!At least their names are poetic.Tang Sanqi... I don't know what your father was thinking, but he took a Chinese medicine name...

"The benefactor was joking..." Xu Qingqiu blushed slightly, and said, "It's just a low name, it's nothing to worry about. The benefactor has any demands, but it doesn't matter."

Zhang also scratched his head in embarrassment, but when he thought of his own image at this moment, it seemed a little indecent to do this action, so he smiled coyly and said, "Sister, don't keep calling me benefactor, it's weird...you just call me by my name." Or just call me 'sister'!"

"Okay." Xu Qingqiu smiled lightly, and said, "Sister Seven."

Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "To be honest, I want to ask my sister to allow me to enter the forbidden area of ​​Xu's family!"

"Forbidden place?" Xu Qingqiu was taken aback for a moment, and then asked back: "Sister...how did you know about my Xu family's forbidden place? Could it be... that girl Huier told you?"

Speaking of the last sentence, Xu Qingqiu's voice was already full of blame, and his face gradually turned cold.

Zhang Ye secretly thought it was bad, and hurriedly said: "Sister, don't blame me! I don't blame Rouhui for this matter, I want to inquire about the 'Yin Ling'."

"Yin Ling?" Xu Qingqiu was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "It turns out that Huier will tell you everything together."

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingqiu sighed softly, then smiled and said: "Since my sister already knows the secret behind it, then I think there is a way to deal with Yin Ling, right?"

Zhang Ye blinked, as if he didn't understand why Xu Qingqiu's attitude changed so quickly.

"Sister... aren't you angry?" Zhang Ye asked tentatively.

"Angry! Why aren't you angry?" Xu Qingqiu rolled his eyes at Zhang Ye, "displeased" and said: "I am angry with that girl Huier, who even mentioned the existence of such a terrifying thing as Yin Ling. In fact, the forbidden land of my Xu family does not contain any treasures or spiritual plants as outsiders guessed, but it is sealed... the ghosts transformed by the grievances of the ancestors of the Qi family!"

Zhang also understood as soon as he heard it.

"So... the Xu family has not allowed disciples to enter the forbidden area, in fact, to protect them?"

Xu Qingqiu sighed, and said: "The patriarch of the Qi family was at the peak of the second rank when he was alive, and he was the strongest cultivator in the entire South County. Although she died due to an accident, it is difficult to dispel resentment, and because of the forbidden area When the bardo-yin qi is too strong, it becomes a Yin spirit."

"What is the cultivation of Yin Ling?" Zhang Ye asked with a frown.

Whether it's Xu Rouhui at the ninth rank or Xu Qingqiu at the peak of the fifth rank, they all regard the Yin spirits in the forbidden area as their enemies, so they must be very powerful!
At least it is also a third grade!
"That yin spirit... only has the strength of a fifth grade primary." Xu Qingqiu smiled wryly.

"what?"