I just want to be a quiet man

Seeing only a group of mortals and three qi practitioners, the young monks walking alone in the corner had some ability to hide their aura, but with their cultivation base in the alchemy stage and their probing techniques running, they quickly discovered that their realm At most, it will not exceed the late stage of foundation establishment...

A foundation-building junior.

The two alchemy cultivators felt that it would be an easy task to deal with them, and they quickly came to the conclusion that there is no noteworthy figure in this Taoist temple right now.

Immediately, walking to the two empty futons as if no one else was there, sat down cross-legged, and took out the coffee table, tea set and other things from the storage bag, as if planning to have some fun.

At this time, the three qi training casual cultivators were already frightened because of Pei Ling. At this moment, when they saw the two people who came in suddenly, their breaths were deep, and their every move implied power. At the same time, it also makes people instinctively cowardly, not daring to make mistakes, and becoming more and more frightened.

The three of them didn't dare to show their anger, and sat stiffly in place, feeling that the days seemed like years.

The members of the Ji family, although they couldn't tell that the newcomers were the two Dan Jies, were still worried. From time to time, they peeked at Pei Ling's corner and at the rain outside, like ants on a hot pot, restless .

Pei Ling was also on high alert, keeping his palms on the hilt of the Jiupo Dao.

"Goooooooooooo..."

The sound of boiling water resounded in the quiet hall where needles could be heard.

Right now, nothing is more comfortable than these two alchemy cultivators. They even have the leisure to make a fire and cook tea on the spot.

Not long after, as the two of them brewed, the fragrance of tea overflowed.

A monk in the alchemy stage, even a casual cultivator, is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the nine major sects, but outside the nine major sects, he is enough to be an ancestor.

Although the tea these two people used was not top-notch in quality, it was at the alchemy level. Even if they didn't drink it themselves, smelling the fragrance of the tea would make everyone feel refreshed!

Only Pei Ling frowned slightly, and held her breath calmly.

After all, who knows whether these two people entered by mistake or were they weird?

Even if they enter by mistake, there is no guarantee that they will not tamper with the fragrance of tea!

He was on guard alone, the three casual practitioners during the qi training period, and everyone in the Ji family were also very nervous at first, but as time passed, especially the two jiedan, they were quite cheerful.

After cooking the tea, they also took out some lingonberry pastries and enjoyed them relatively. They chatted occasionally and talked about some idle anecdotes, some of which were even quite humorous.

The maidservant of Miss Ji's family was young and naive, she was so engrossed in listening, she almost laughed out loud, but she hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand for fear of being punished by the steward, and then held back.

After such interruptions, the originally tense atmosphere in the hall suddenly eased greatly.

Especially when the two Jie Dan were chatting, the female cultivator suddenly said: "It's late, although it doesn't hinder us, it's not beautiful after all."

As soon as the words fell, she saw that she took out another green gauze palace lantern from the storage bag, and when she put it away, it was suspended in mid-air and illuminated quietly.

This palace lantern looked no different from the lamps of the secular world, but the light inside was soft but bright, almost illuminating the entire hall.The gloom that had gathered around everyone like a gloomy scene receded quickly!

And when the light fell on the faces of the female cultivator, Ji Shuang'er and the maidservant, it became more and more charming.

The eyes of the Ji family and the others suddenly became clear, and their hearts were relieved.

I just felt a little more at ease in my heart.

Only Pei Ling frowned slightly.

He always felt that there was something wrong with the state of these two alchemists.

It is true that on the bright side, there is nothing in the temple that can threaten them now.

So relax a little bit, let your temper go, and you can understand it.

But the problem is, when the two Jiedan first showed up, they looked surprised, obviously they didn't intend to come to Pengying.

Normally, in this situation, even if you leave without turning around, after you stay, you should be on guard, or at least have some doubts.

But their current performance is a bit too leisurely.

Of course, it is also possible that these two alchemy cultivators already had doubts in their hearts, but they did so on purpose.

Pei Ling pondered in his heart, and continued to run the [Burning Ye Chapter].

Because he has been firmly at the peak of the middle stage of foundation establishment these days, and he is not stingy at all right now, even if there is no system trusteeship, he has sharpened his guns before the battle, but he is about to break through!

Gradually, the rain outside the hall became heavier and heavier.

Even the conversations of the two alchemy casual cultivators were drowned out.

You can only see their lips opening and closing, still talking, but if you don't cast spells, when you listen carefully, you will hear the sound of rumble and thunder.

Suddenly, a thunder exploded!

Amidst the mighty roar of ten thousand horses galloping, a gust of wind swept in from the gate of the palace, and the incense candles on both sides of the blowing flickered for a while!

Fortunately, although the green gauze palace lantern suspended in mid-air was blown up and down by the wind for a while, the light inside was not affected at all.

Therefore, everyone just glanced outside and didn't care.

Pei Ling was still waiting to break through, when he suddenly noticed some commotion in the Ji family out of the corner of his eyes.

He immediately stopped practicing, clenched the Nine Soul Sword, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Ji Youzhong was inexplicably terrified, hearing Pei Ling's voice ringing in his ears, and ignoring the resentment of being stopped by him just now, he hurriedly said: "Master Immortal, one of us is missing!"

Pei Ling's face suddenly became serious, and he immediately stood up, holding the Nine Soul Sword, and strode to the fire where the Ji family was.

One, two, three, four... eight, nine, nine mortals!

Sure enough, one is missing!

Pei Ling clearly remembered that when the Ji family entered the palace to shelter from the rain, there were seven of them, including the captain of the guard company, plus Ji Shuang'er, Ji Youzhong, and the maidservants, exactly ten.

But right now, no matter how many people are present, there are nine.

His heart sank slightly, and he asked, "Who is missing? What's his name, and what does he look like?"

Ji Youzhong hurriedly said: "Call..."

After he said a word, his eyes were slightly dazed, and he looked around in a daze, "We really lost one person, but who is missing?"

Ji Shuang'er also looked confused: "Who is missing? Me, Xiaoxia, Uncle Zhong, and Ji Wu... Ah Liu, who is missing? Why can't I remember?"

Whenever the master can't think of things, there is always a servant to help remember... Ji Shuang'er immediately glanced at the maid Xiaoxia.

The servant girl named Xiaoxia showed a look of hesitation, and after thinking hard, she said in a low voice: "My servant...I don't remember!"

Seeing this, Ji Youzhong hurriedly went to ask other people.

But the remaining guards of the Ji family were all unanimous, and they all found that a companion was suddenly missing.

But who is missing, but I can't remember anything!

Chapter 59: No Lan Ke City?

Pei Ling's pupils shrank slightly.

He was in the same hall with the Ji family just now, although both sides occupied a corner of the hall, but this distance, for the monks who established the foundation, there is no obstacle at all!

Moreover, when the Ji family entered the hall, there was a short confrontation between the two sides.

At that time, Pei Ling used [Spiritual Eye Technique] to carefully check everyone for the sake of caution!

With his cultivation base, it has only been so little time, so it should be possible to guess who the missing person is, whether it is a man or a woman, and what he looks like from the remaining Ji family members in front of him... But he is like these mortals. Get up, I have no impression at all!

Even, after recalling it for a while, Pei Ling began to doubt his own memory: Did the Ji family come in with nine or ten people?

It seems that there are only nine...?

When he was concentrating on thinking, the two Jiedan loose cultivators who were cooking tea and tasting food, also frowned after listening to the story from beginning to end.

The life and death of a mortal is insignificant in their eyes.

But this mortal disappeared inexplicably under their noses. With the strength of their cultivation, even though their minds were not on these mortals at the time, they didn't notice it at all, which shows that this matter is strange!

Thinking of this, the male cultivator of Jiedan said: "Ordinary people are weak, and they are easily confused. Asking them is just a waste of words."

"You juniors, have you found anything?"

Hearing this, the three casual cultivators during the qi training period did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly let the yellow-robed monk carefully answer: "Senior, we have just arrived here not long ago, and we have never met these mortals. After entering the palace, most of them communicate with each other. , did not talk to them much. Therefore, how many of these mortals are there, and who are the few... We really don't know."

The two Dandan cultivators looked at each other when they heard the words, and then looked at Pei Ling together.

Pei Ling shook her head slightly, and said, "The one missing should be an ordinary guard, but I can't remember who it is."

He then continued, "Besides, the initial destination for us people is probably not Pengyingguan."

"But right now, they all walked in inexplicably."

"It seems that there is something weird here, I'm afraid it's not simple."

As he said that, Pei Ling looked at the two alchemy casual cultivators calmly.

This Pengying view is weird and very dangerous.

Although Senior Sister Li valued him, there was a high probability that the Jiu'a Li family would not fool him with a death-defying situation, but the test given by the top giants in the cultivation world, as you can imagine, must be infinitely close to his limit.

If it is not done well, it will be a failure, and the position of the Son of God will be missed!

Not to mention other people in the palace right now, these two alchemy cultivators may be able to help, but it is worth reminding...

Hearing this, the two alchemy cultivators froze immediately.

The two looked at each other, as if they were recalling the situation before entering the Taoist temple. Immediately, their expressions changed slightly: Yes, they did come in out of nowhere!

Even before Pei Ling opened his mouth to remind him, he didn't notice anything wrong!

Realizing this, the Dandan male cultivator immediately turned his head to look at Pei Ling, and asked in a deep voice, "Junior, how did you get in?"

"I was going to Lanke City not far from Pengying Temple." Pei Ling said truthfully, "But as I was walking, I suddenly saw the gate of Pengying Temple. After that, I took this temple as Lanke City. Ke Cheng, after walking in, it was like waking up from a dream."

Hearing this, the three casual cultivators cast puzzled looks at Pei Ling.

Before Pei Ling realized the meaning of this move, he saw the male cultivator of knot frowned and said, "I remember that this Taoist temple is alone in the mountains, and there are no cities around it!"

No city? !

How can it be!

Pei Ling's heart skipped a beat, but before he could think about this question clearly, the male cultivator who formed the alchemy asked the three casual cultivators again: "You three, how did you get in here?"

The three casual cultivators hurriedly said: "Returning to the seniors, the three juniors rushed all night, wanting to sell some medicinal materials in the nearby market, but when they passed by this Pengying temple, for some reason, they walked in in a daze..."

The expressions of the two alchemy cultivators remained unchanged, and they looked at the Ji family and the others: "What about you?"

"We..." Ji Youzhong and the others were listening to this conversation, and they had long felt a chill rushing from the soles of their feet to the sky, and even their hands and feet were a little numb.

At this moment, my mouth was dry for a while, and I managed to calm down, and said cautiously, "We are the stewards and guards of the Ji family. We are ordered by the old lady to escort the eldest lady who is out to visit relatives. And the Ji family is in Lanke. In the city! Because of the heavy rain on the way, I was afraid that the eldest lady would not be able to bear it, so I came in to hide from the rain."

Hearing that Ji's family mentioned Lanke City, Pei Ling secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

It seems that there is not a problem with my memory, but a problem with the five monks in front of me!

The two alchemy cultivators frowned even tighter. They looked at the members of the Ji family with suspicion, and after looking at them, they were surprised to find that there seemed to be one less person in the Ji family!

Just like before, they only found a few members of the Ji family, but they didn't notice how they disappeared and who was missing!

At this time, Pei Ling also found that there were only eight members left in the Ji family, and he also did not find any clues.

"Everyone, all of us, let's exchange names first." Pei Ling said while taking out a blank jade slip.

The weirdness in this Taoism can obviously obscure the memory.

Just in case, he planned to brand everyone's names into the jade slips.

No matter who is missing next, it will be clear at a glance, and it may bring some clues to him.

It was said that the two alchemy cultivators hadn't responded yet, but the three young cultivators in the Qi training period said tremblingly: "Since this place is strange, why don't I leave quickly? Why do I have to stay here and take risks? "

"It's not that I don't want to leave, but I tried before you came in." Pei Ling glanced at him and said in a flat tone, "This Taoist temple can only be entered, not exited. We are all trapped now. Here it is."

The female cultivator of Dan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly took out a thumb-sized puppet from her sleeve.

The doll looked like it was made by someone who had just learned needlework. It was so shoddy that the human form could only be discerned.

The female cultivator held the puppet and recited a few words in a low voice, the puppet sneered coldly, then broke free from her grasp, jumped to the ground, and ran out staggeringly.

The puppet ran to the courtyard very smoothly, and followed the nun's control, went out of the moon cave gate, bypassed the screen wall, and went straight to the gate.

After a while, the female cultivator raised her eyebrows and said, "Go out."

Immediately, she and the male cultivator who formed the alchemy looked at Pei Ling with delicate eyes.

"The time is too short." Pei Ling said calmly.

Hearing this, the two alchemy cultivators did not speak and continued to wait.

After a while, when the two of them were about to get impatient, the female cultivator suddenly changed her expression and said in a deep voice, "It's gone!"