Zha Gong's evolutionary path

After an unknown amount of time, the tidal wall erected outside the holy spring gradually receded.Gradually, there were a few gaps in the water curtain shaped like an iron wall, and water vapor seeped in together with the light from outside.

Ban Xu originally closed his eyes and meditated, ignoring Lin Gongru and Ying Moyan next to him, and the three of them lived in peace.

Suddenly feeling the wind blowing from the holy spring, he opened his eyes, and his gaze swept over Ying Moyan's face very quickly, and he closed it as soon as he touched it.

Lin Gongru managed to save her vital parts from Ying Moyan's hands, with a slumped handsome face, pretending to be pitiful with Ying Moyan circling around in front of her.While the latter consciously avoided him to prevent him from bumping into him indiscriminately, he saw Ban Xu's figure move suddenly out of the corner of his eye.

Eyes intertwined, Ying Moyan said badly to himself.

The man looked at him deeply, grasped the gap that the holy spring revealed for a moment, and swept out through the tidal wall.

Ying Moyan only had time to exchange a look with Lin Gongru, and before he could react, he raised his breath immediately, followed the extremely hard-to-grasp gap, and stepped out at the same time.

The feeling of forcibly passing through the holy spring is not good. The water wall is pressing from all directions, as if the full weight of the holy spring is dumped on the body, and the internal organs are instantly squeezed.Even though Ying Moyan brought up his whole body's cultivation base and forcibly endured the tremendous pressure he suffered during the walk, he still couldn't restrain himself from vomiting a mouthful of blood before he came out from the other side of the tidal wall.

His chest was churning violently, and the sour water of boredom and nausea surged up, and his eyes lost focus for a moment.

As soon as Ban Xu appeared in mid-air, he immediately saw a circle of his own people on the tidal flat, and the leader was his elder brother, who was a sibling of his mother.

The patriarch raised his hand, and the adult clansmen who had been waiting outside the holy spring for a long time surrounded them one after another, slowly forming a siege.

"If you want to stop me, it's up to you?"

The naturally rebellious man stood with his hands behind his back and smiled coldly.Layers of water dragons rolled up beside him, circling and whistling in the air, as if they were about to pounce on the clansmen on the tidal flat.

Before he could make a move, he suddenly felt his sleeves being pulled, turned around in astonishment, and saw Ying Moyan closely following him.The moment he turned around, he saw that he couldn't hold back the remaining power of the holy spring, and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Ban Xu's heart shook, and most of the strength of resistance dissipated immediately. He raised his hand and grabbed his arm, and said anxiously: "Are you stupid, why come out with me!"

The patriarch shouted: "Bold, Ban Xu, don't let Ying Moyan go!"

Strong force came from the top, he stood on the tidal flat without any movement, but there was a pressure from top to bottom, as heavy as a mountain pressing down on him suddenly, and instantly suppressed Ban Xu's shoulders and neck.Ban Xu only felt a weight on his shoulders, and the force that had just dissipated had no time to gather again, and his body sank instantly under the pressure of this monstrous force, and he knelt down on one knee in mid-air.

He still gritted his teeth and carried it, refusing to kneel down on the other knee, supported Ying Moyan with one hand, and clenched his hand into a fist by his side, struggling to bear the increasingly tyrannical force from his brother, the corners of his mouth slowly Also spilled blood.

Nuofei stood beside the patriarch, watching his sudden burst of strength with worry, lest this person might make a mistake.

Then look at Ban Xu, who is kneeling on one knee and clenching his teeth in mid-air under the momentum of the water. He knows that the two brothers have exactly the same stubborn temper, and he is so worried that he doesn't know what to do.

The two faced each other directly, and the other clansmen on the side couldn't get in at all, they could only stare at the side helplessly, and surrounded them for the time being.

Ying Moyan recovered from the intense nausea, and said in a low voice: "Who is the fool? It was agreed that I would come out first and distract the patriarch and the others. Why didn't you act accordingly?"

Ban Xu squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "I don't need you to give me alms—"

Ying Moyan said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Suppressing the fishy sweetness in his mouth, he chopped down the back of his neck with a hand knife.

Ban Xu, who was already nearly exhausted from supporting himself, suddenly suffered this blow, and before he could make a sound, he collapsed directly, and his body fell straight from midair.

Fortunately, the tide in the holy spring was only [-]% low, and it fell into the water with a plop, splashing three feet high.

The moment Ban Xu fell into the water, another figure flashed out from the tidal wall of the holy spring, and Lin Gong rushed towards the bottom of the lake like lightning.When passing by Ying Moyan's side, he caught a glimpse of bloodshot eyes around his mouth, and his figure paused, as if he wanted to say something, but Ying Moyan's expression froze, and he swallowed the words back.

Without thinking, he directly chased into the lake, and another splash of water splashed up.

After a few breaths, Lin Gongru lifted Banxu's collar and got out of the water, both of them were wet and embarrassed.

As soon as the head came out, Lin Gongru grabbed and shoved Ban Xu a few times with a look of resentment, gritted his teeth and cursed a few times.

His voice was muffled and could not be heard clearly from a distance.

Before he could wrestle with Banxu again, Ying Moyan fell down, accurately grasped the fist he was about to raise, and pulled him away from Banxu.The man was involuntarily pulled behind him by him, and retreated a few steps away from Banxu. The Zhuoling people who had surrounded him for a long time finally seized the opportunity and pulled Banxu out of the water.

Ban Xuxu was stunned by Ying Moyan's knife attack just now, and was tied behind his back, without struggling, and silently lowered his head.

Sensing that Lin Gongru who was behind him seemed to want to step forward, Ying Moyan stopped him, his face pale: "Take me away...I feel very uncomfortable."

Lin Gongru's movements froze, and the expressions on his face were complicated for a while.

Ying Moyan said again: "I didn't lie to you..." He really couldn't stand still, and fell into his arms.

Over there, Ban Xuruo felt something, raised his head and glanced this way, just in time to see Lin Gongru hugging Ying Moyan at a loss.

A gloomy color flashed across Ban Xu's eyes, but he didn't say much, and lowered his head again.

"Patriarch."

The tribe led Ban Xu to the patriarch, Nuo Fei and other elders, but Ban Xu still didn't say a word, only looking at the ground.

"..." The patriarch stared at him, and didn't speak for a long time.

The atmosphere was very stalemate, and Nuofei once wanted to say something to smooth things over. After all, Ban Xu was also considered to have grown up under his watch.But seeing his family's face darker than charcoal, such pleading words are hard to say in public or private.

After a long time, the patriarch waved his hand and let the other clansmen who came with him retreat first, leaving only a few elders and escorts to guard Banxu.

He said slowly: "Before everything is done, you must first consider the consequences. Do you take Zhuo Ling and me seriously in your actions?"

His younger brother just kept silent.

The patriarch said again: "Do you know that Ying Moyan already had a body before entering Zhuoling?"

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, falling into Ban Xu's ears, his body shook, and his eyes, which were originally calm as water, suddenly widened a bit.The robe that was soaked in water was windless, and it seemed that it was about to break free from the shackles, and turned to look at the place where Ying Moyan and Lin Gongru were standing.

But the patriarch refused to give him this opportunity, stepped forward, and severely suppressed his arm that was about to make trouble, and said coldly: "I will personally escort you back to the prison."

Ban Xu: "..."

Like a deflated ball, let the patriarch hold him step by step, stepping back to the escape route when he came and went.It's just that he has been restless, and he always wants to look back at Ying Moyan's face.

Before leaving, the patriarch told Nuofei: "Ying Moyan doesn't seem to be in a good condition, I'm afraid something went wrong. You send him and Lin Gongru out of the clan."

Nuofei was surprised: "Didn't the patriarch mean to keep the two of them in the clan for a few days?"

The patriarch said coldly: "There is such a big commotion in Zhuo Ling, he is already a man of intermarriage with a foreign race, I'm afraid it will be difficult to receive him."

Nuo Fei was confused, and watched the patriarch lead Ban Xu away.

After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to go to Ying Moyan's side and convey the meaning of the patriarch to him.

At the end, he apologized: "He actually felt guilty for his younger brother. He didn't intend to be the patriarch, but many elders asked for it together. At that time, Xiao Xu had not yet obtained the qualification to become an adult. Xiao Xu He actually knew about the three sacred objects stolen from the family, but he kept ignoring them all the time and let him go outside until he got into trouble and had to ask Ying Moyan to bring them back. He has been imprisoned for so many years, in order to explain to the Heavenly Emperor and his clansmen, but in fact, he also has the intention of protecting him from going out to cause trouble... This time Xiao Xu kidnapped you to escape, he hated him so much that he didn't know what to do, so he behaved differently I lost my composure. I hope you and General Lin don't mind."

Lin Gongru held Ying Moyan in his arms, his eyes seemed to be dazed, he didn't know if he was listening or not.

His eyes fell on Ying Moyan's face, and he could only see that although the latter was pale and sweaty on his forehead, he still said warmly: "Ying Moyan knows. Elder Nuo doesn't need to send him away, I know how to take a shortcut to leave the clan " He added in a low voice, "After this matter is settled, Ying Moyan will return to the clan to meet the patriarch and ask the Holy Spring to complete the ceremony..."

Nuo Fei recalled that he and Lin Gongru hadn't finished their ceremony without the blessing of the holy spring, and it seemed that this trip back to the clan was a waste of time.

Feeling sorry for the patriarch again, I had to say: "That's natural. Next time the two of you come again, even if the patriarch is not free, if you agree, Nuo Fei will do his best to preside over the ceremony."

Ying Moyan smiled slightly, and said: "Then I will bother Elder Nuo then."

He supported Lin Gongru's arm, and whispered in his ear: "Let's take our leave first."

Lin Gongru's eyes flickered for a long time, but he hesitated to respond.

Ying Moyan squeezed his arm secretly, her beautiful brows furrowed suddenly, as if she was enduring some great discomfort, and she broke out in bursts of sweat.

Lin Gongru's eyes softened, and he stopped insisting.He cupped his hands with Nuo Fei, bid farewell, silently helped Ying Moyan, and the two fled away.

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Ban Xu was escorted back to the deep prison by the patriarch, and his whole body was like a frost-beaten eggplant, leaning against the prison wall unhappily.

The patriarch ordered everyone else to leave, and when he was the only one left in the prison, he said coldly, "... General Lin, are you happy pretending to be someone else?"

"Ban Xu" raised his eyes slightly in astonishment, and met his gaze, what he saw in the eyes of the Zhuo Ling clan patriarch was not a rhetorical question, but a definite question.

He smiled wryly: "The patriarch really used words to test me on purpose?"

The young man with sharp eyes just looked at him coldly, with neither anger nor joy on his face.

"I'm not so good that even my younger brother can't tell the truth from the fake. Although Ying Moyan's illusion skills are superb, they are no better than before."

Lin Gongru nodded thoughtfully, then smiled again: "...However, the patriarch clearly saw through this little trick of stealing money, and was willing to let us hide it, and even faked the illusion that Ban Xu was captured in front of other clansmen. The patriarch has a deep love for Ling's younger brother."

The head of the patriarch said, "Ying Moyan and my younger brother grew up with a deep love. From the moment he returned to Zhuoling, I knew he had this intention. But you..."

He looked Lin Gongru up and down slowly, and suddenly smiled meaningfully: "Even when Ying Moyan was pregnant with your child was kept in the dark, this father is too ignorant and pitiful."

He said one way, and walked out of the prison in a slow manner, with an extremely vicious smile on his lips: "Since General Lin is willing to be a good adult, he has to wrong the general to stay in my Zhuoling Prison for a while. Day, after Xiaoxu is settled, maybe Ying Moyan will remember to come back and lead you—"

His voice gradually disappeared behind the door wall: "By the way, the Zhuo Ling clan is not pregnant for a long time. If you miss the opportunity to witness the birth of your own child, even the Holy Spring will feel sorry for you, General."

Lin Gongru: "..."

He regretted agreeing to Ying Moyan's farce of exchanging the civet cat for the prince. He even concealed such an important matter for the sake of his little one! !

No wonder he saw that heart-wrenching vision in the holy spring. Could it be that the holy spring of the Zhuoling clan is kindly reminding him that the past cannot be recovered, and this time he must not miss it again——

Lin Gongru was wandering around in the prison, so anxious that he wanted to break the agreement with Ying Moyan, and he might as well escape from the prison.