Dressed as the apex pet of a cold master

Chaoqi glanced suspiciously at Jiang Shuwan, who calmly walked to his seat with his arms in his arms, and raised his eyebrows at him.

... something is wrong.

Chaoqi withdrew his gaze, put his hands on his knees, and returned to a standard sitting posture.

Jiang Shuwan didn't look like a reliable person, and what he said was a bit frivolous, and he didn't know why Yun Shuhua got so close to him.

Chao Qi curled his lips, and continued to stare intently at the entrance of the main hall, not knowing what he was waiting for.

Several attendants came in from outside the main hall with incense cases in hand, and climbed up the steps from both sides of the hall, silently adding spices to the smoke burner.After about half a cup of tea time, there was a faint chatter and laughter outside the hall.

Shen Tangli's eyes quietly turned to the outside of the hall, then flicked his sleeves and stood up from the seat.

Everyone looked back and forth at the laughter, and saw Shen Ce, the master of the Western Region, and Shi Jian, the master of the Northern Region, appearing in their field of vision.The two of them chatted very happily, and behind them were the mighty disciples from the two realms, all standing quietly in front of the hall, very well-mannered.

Shen Tangli exchanged glances with the disciple who was acting as the domain master of Qingcang Mountain, and the latter understood, immediately stepped forward and warmly invited the two domain masters to come forward.

The fact that the competition of each domain is held in the Piaohuang Mountain this time is not only the common consideration of the five domains, but also related to Shen Tangli's intention to find out the rebels.

Among the five regions, anyone may collude with the Demon Realm, except the Western Regions.Not to mention that the Western Regions have been loyal and good for generations, Xie Zuo has successively served as the Lord of the Eastern Regions to protect the lower realm, just saying that the surname of the family in the Piaohuang Mountains of the Western Regions is Shen is enough to shock people's hearts.

Shen Tangli made a deep obeisance to the man in court uniform, his manner of walking was not half-sloppy, and his expression was as calm as ever, but...you can still see his joy at the moment from the corners of his eyes and brows.

"Greetings to Shen Yuzhu, long time no see, how is the deserted mountain?"

Shen Ce stopped talking with the man beside him, and replied in a deep voice: "Thank you, Lord Xianzong, for your concern. Everything is fine in the Western Regions recently, but I don't know if the Central Region is safe?"

Although the Central Territory is the hub connecting all the domains, it is not as vast as the other four domains. It is indeed a bit tiring to be the master of a sect of the Immortal Sect of the Five Domains. Be a small sect disciple on Mount Piaohuang.

Thinking of these coincidences, Shen Tangli often sighed that it was time and fate.

He seemed to have a lot of things to say to the man not far away, and all these thoughts flashed in his mind for a moment, and disappeared like illusory smoke and dust in the next moment.

"My disciples have always helped me take care of all the affairs in the Central Region, and most of them are not difficult," Shen Tangli replied in a low voice, "Since everything in the Western Region is as usual, may I ask you, Father, are you in good health?"

Hearing the young man calling his father, Shen Ce raised his thick eyebrows, and there was a bit of disapproval on his straight face.

Shen Tangli knew that he was going to blame himself for asking questions regardless of the occasion, so he sighed helplessly, and said: "It's not that Tangli wants to ask, but it's the fate of the celestial lord. If you don't ask, the celestial I am afraid that I will blame you again, so you should answer."

"Hmph," Shen Ce let out a cold snort, "Why does Master Xianzun always ask such questions? Since I can handle this competition, it means that this old and weak body can still be used. Lao Xianzong Tell me, my lord, that I am in good health."

Hearing the personal guarantee, Shen Tangli felt a little relieved. At this time, the disciple of Qingcang Mountain suddenly asked a question, and everyone realized that none of the people present had greeted the Lord of the Northern Territory.

The head teacher of the Northern Territory looks about the same age as Shen Ce, and he is quite tall. From a distance, he still looks tall and handsome as he was when he was young. He is wearing a plain robe of kapok brocade that is unique to the Northern Territory. The plain color made his cheeks a little pale. It can be imagined that after being assassinated in the ancient battlefield a few days ago, his physical condition has long since deteriorated.

Shen Tangli raised his eyebrows and said: "Master, can you take care of your body?"

Upon hearing the words, Shi Qian couldn't help sighing: "Master Lao Xianzong is worried, the thief from the demon world didn't hurt me at all, but it's just some external injuries, and I will be able to recover after a while of cultivation."

Shen Ce pondered and said: "There are so many villains at the moment, the master of the domain must take good care of his wounds, and the five domain owners must not fall first."

Shi Qiang said with a smile: "Shen Yuzhu's words are very true, and you are still young, how can I dare Shen Yuzhu to fall first? It's too useless, then teach me this Where do you put your old face?" After speaking, several people present laughed, and the atmosphere was a little more relaxed than before.

"There is one more thing," Shen Tang said with drooping eyes, "The person who assassinated the domain master that day, has not asked about his whereabouts until now?"

Taking advantage of the time when the four domain masters were repairing the barrier, the timing was very precise, as if it had been planned for a long time.The clothes of those people are weird, and their accents are a bit weird. It should not be the handwriting of Yuxiao Palace. There is absolutely no untraceable paradox in this world. suspicious.

Shen Tangli thought of Jing Fan's suspicion of him, and unconsciously believed a little bit in his heart, maybe there was something wrong with the Northern Territory as he said.

Shi Qiang coughed, facing everyone's inquisitive eyes, and said sadly: "Those thieves from the devil world really refused to recruit, and they killed themselves within a few days. Finding clues from them is like finding a needle in a haystack."

That is nothing.

Shen Tang understood, and said comfortingly: "This matter is indeed bizarre, and it is normal for the master of the domain to have no clue. In my opinion, it is better to forget it."

"Forget it? It's absolutely impossible to forget it."

Shi Qian interrupted him, frowned and said: "Those people are really tight-lipped, and they would rather die than surrender under torture, but I ordered someone to rub the strange totem pattern on their bodies, and after searching around, I finally got some news. "

When the four people present heard this, they suddenly regained their spirits.

"Have you found any results? Where did those people come from?" Shen Ce raised his voice and asked.

"Those people are indeed from the Demon Realm. As for their identities..." Shi Qiang gave Shen Ce a meaningful look, and said, "When Master Xianzun led the five realms into the Yuxu Palace, which faction It was still in its heyday, and after Qingwu changed hands, this faction declined."

"Could it be that what Master Master is talking about is the Qingxu Sect of the Devil Realm?" Shen Tangli looked doubtful, "Didn't this branch have already been exterminated back then? Back then, all the Wei clans hanged themselves and sacrificed themselves to the demons, and the Qingxu Sect Since then, there has been no leader, and now this faction has disappeared, leaving only some insignificant casual cultivators, how did they cultivate well-trained killers?"

"Exactly, this is also the problem," Shi Qiang gritted his teeth, and added, "According to the news from the spies, there was such a shadow army when the Qingxu Sect was in charge of the lower realm, and its name was 'Thousand Kui Blade' , although those killers have many similarities with the rumored Qian Kui Ren, they still can't fully match, so at present, this is just a rough guess."

At this time, the disciple of Qingcang Mountain who had been standing by the side and listening silently couldn't help asking: "If I were the master of Qian Kui Ren, it would be impossible for such top-secret information to spread out, since it is the secret of the Qingxu Sect in the demon world. , how can we find out easily?"

"Don't be rude," Shen Tangli interrupted the young disciple's words with a warm voice, his expression darkened, "Master Domain Master hasn't finished speaking yet, how can you talk too much in the middle?"

"Don't be in a hurry, Master Xianzong, don't be angry," Shi Qiang smiled embarrassedly, "It's really scary for young people. This little disciple is wearing the school uniform of the Southern Region. Presumably he is a student of the Southern Region?"

Seeing this, the disciple immediately bowed respectfully and said: "Master Territory Lord guessed right, this junior is the third descendant of Qing Cangshan Gate, and this time he will go to the competitions of various regions to temporarily act as the Southern Territory Master."

Shi Jian said some other things to that disciple, Shen Ce stood between the two of them coughing, and reminded: "Master Territory Master, you haven't finished talking yet, what is the matter with the Thousand Knife Blade? How did you ask?"

"This... alas," the teacher paused, and finally explained the matter, "This little disciple from the Southern Region is right. , I also suspected that someone secretly and deliberately guided it, but after many inquiries, I felt that this matter was probably done by a thousand knives."

"After the Qingxu Sect was destroyed, Qian Kui Ren must have been kept in secret, scattered among the Five Regions, waiting for orders. As for who its current owner is, this is unknown," he frowned, " This matter is no small matter, and the remnants of the Qingxu Sect must be guarded against, and I hope Master Xianzong will order a thorough investigation."

"That's what Master Master said." Shen Tangli nodded, "Apart from the strange totem print, are there other clues?"

Shi Qiang pondered for a while, and said: "It is said that when the Lord of Qiankai Blade threatened to chase after the murderer, he had a rattan seal on his left arm and was dressed in red. If you encounter such a person in the lower realm, you must be more careful. Kui Ren has changed hands, so I'm not sure which domain it will appear in next time..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of pillars hitting bells and chimes from the courtyard in front of the hall, and the rest of the ringing continued around the beams. Everyone in the hall stood up and bowed to the outside of the hall.

Shen Tangli was the first to come back to his senses. He raised his hem and said to several people: "The grand ceremony is about to begin. We will discuss this matter later. The Lord Xianzun should be here soon. Don't miss the auspicious time."

Dozens of well-dressed figures walked out of the palace gate, arrayed on both sides of the verandah connecting the courtyard, taking advantage of Shi Jian and Shen Ce's inattention, the disciple of the temporary domain master of Qingcang Mountain followed Jiang Shu who was behind Shen Tangli Wan quietly tugged aside, leaned closer and whispered: "Master Xianzong, Master Shiyu said that Qian Kairen wants us to send someone to investigate secretly?"

The voice of this sentence was very weak, Jiang Shuwan frowned and listened carefully, but he couldn't hear anything.

Shen Tangli squinted his eyes and watched the line of guards of honor not far away to greet the Sword Master in an orderly manner, and replied in a soft voice: "I just saw your reaction, and thought that Qian Kui Ren was made up by him, didn't you?"

"Yes," the disciple continued to explain, "with the current situation of the master of the domain, how could it be possible to press such important news and have to wait until the day of the competition in each domain? Daoist cultivators who lost their lives will definitely follow the clues to find them and try to strangle them to death."

When Shen Tangli heard his impassioned words, the corners of Shen Tangli's lips curled up slightly. For some reason, he felt that what this little disciple said was a little funny.

He tidied up his sleeves, and said slowly, "You are very smart, but your perception of people and things is still superficial, after all, you are still young."

"Master Master is right. The Qingxu Sect does have such a Thousand Kui Blade, and what he said, the master of the Thousand Kui Blade who holds the order to carry out the murder is wearing red clothes, which is even more true."

"If all of this is true, could it be that the Demon Realm deliberately released the news to us?" the disciple asked doubtfully.

"Yes or no, you will know once you try it," Shen Tangli smiled mysteriously, and said, "He mentioned Qingxu Miemen many times, and Qian Kairen changed hands, probably to imply that we... There is another person behind Kui Ren, I am afraid they want to take this opportunity to add another fire to Fu Yu."

"After the opening ceremony is over, you direct people to go to the Extreme North and Yuxiao Palace respectively, and follow the hints of Master Shiyu to look for them. Since he wants us to do this, we will do it for him."

"Yes." The disciple answered in a low voice, and then returned to the South Region to stand still.

Chao Qi got up early in the morning and waited. Seeing the third senior brother walking over with a frown, he wondered, "What's the matter, senior brother, but there is something wrong with the competitions in each domain?"

"No, the grand ceremony is about to begin, you and I must not talk in low voice again."

Looking towards the center of the main hall, sixteen attendants surrounded Shen Ce and stood in front of the crowd. After a while, the priest beside him sang: "Since the gods are capable, forget yourself and let things go, there is no stagnation with each other, and there is joy everywhere. All living beings It is different, and the color of the heart is also different, and it will appear according to the type..."

"For those facing the east, please hold it strictly. Please open the banquet to start the big competition."

Everyone knelt down and waited for the immortal to appear.While the Ritual Master continued to chant, Chao Qiyin couldn't help but pick his ears out of the crowd.Although it was his first time to participate in the big competitions of various fields, but according to what his senior brother said, the ritual masters had to sing for a long time at the top of their voices. As for what to sing, no one cared, and the left and right were randomly selected from the scriptures.

There was a loud crane cry, and several handsome and tall figures appeared in the courtyard outside the hall.

The disciples of the Four Regions did not dare to raise their heads, but felt that the temperature in the courtyard dropped instantly. As far as they could see, they could see a pair of jade boots stepping on the blue stone steps with red-patterned lotuses reflected, their steps were steady, and they knocked in low tones. hit the hearts of all.

Jing Fan's brows were as cold as usual, the gentle light of the morning sun hit the side of his face, and the faint silhouette was reflected on the eyelids, making the outline even more deep and stern.He is still wearing the lotus-pattern gown today, and for some reason, his steps are slower than before, as if he is waiting for someone behind him.

Everyone didn't dare to look at Sword Master, but they really wanted to sneak a look at the closed disciple who could teach Jian Master, who was so high above him, to make an exception.Wherever Jing Fan walked, the disciples quietly raised their heads and looked at the two teenagers behind him.

...Which of these two is the legendary Yun Shuhua?

The young man walking on the south side was a little short in stature, and was born with a cute snow-like appearance. He was wearing a lake-blue riding outfit, with a budding flower on the sleeve of his arrow, and his long hair was swaying gently in the wind. , which makes him quite heroic.

The boy walking on the north side is also wearing a formal and complicated robe today, but the lotus pattern on the neckline is silver, showing a compelling nobility.The sun shone on the boy's face, making his fair complexion look a bit translucent, but his almond eyes were clear, his lips were red and his teeth were white, his handsome nose was straight, and his dark brown pupils were covered by thick eyelashes, making it hard to see clearly. He had a middle-of-the-road look, but couldn't help admiring his temperament.

Moreover, the young man holding a saber is more likely to be a closed disciple, presumably it is the legendary Yun Shuhua.

In fact, Yun Shuhua's long eyelashes blinked again and again, wishing he could immediately hide behind Jing Fan's loose sleeves so that no one could see his face.

Fortunately, Shizun still came to the Grand Competition of various domains. If he didn't come, it would be impossible for him and Jinghe alone to suppress such a big scene.

Except for the apprentice ceremony and Zhao Ji's coffin closing ceremony, this is already the third time he has appeared in a large gathering.It would be fine if no one recognized him as a member of Yuxiao Palace. If anyone present participated in the battle between immortals and demons last year, he would be able to see his true identity in one fell swoop.

It was beyond his imagination that Jing Fan could not step down from the stage at such a grand ceremony.

Yun Shuhua clenched his fists, and winked at Jinghe beside him, and the two hurried forward, closely following behind Jing Fan.

"Greetings, Master Xianzun."

Wherever he went, there was a sound of kneeling and worshipping.

Jing Fan walked past the crowd expressionlessly, walked to the front of the hall, suddenly turned his gaze to Shen Tangli, and said in a low voice, "You don't need to wait specially, just continue, I will not give a congratulatory speech today."

"Yes," Shen Tangli responded, and the servant beside him immediately called out the ceremony officer and invited him out of the hall.

Several domain masters stepped into the hall together and burned incense in front of the auspicious beast stove.Outside the hall, the ceremonial officer was speaking in the courtyard with a clear voice, explaining the rules and matters of the competitions to the children of each domain.

Yun Shuhua walked all the way, kept looking at the dense crowd, and finally found Jiang Shuwan among the purple clothes.

The two looked at each other, and both saw concern in each other's eyes.

When he was seated, Shen Tangli took a few steps back, and respectfully said to the other domain masters: "Master Xianzun, please take your seat first."

Jing Fan turned around, glanced calmly at the little apprentice behind him, and said loudly, "Xiao Hua, come with me."

The next moment, Yun Shuhua watched him walk towards the highest throne in the hall with his long legs.

"..."

While hesitating, he suddenly heard an exuberant and hearty laugh from behind Shen Tang's departure.

"This is Lord Xianzun's beloved apprentice? It would be rude to go up to the palace level with Lord Xianzun."

All the people present looked at that person at the same time, and Yun Shuhua was the first to meet his gaze.

He is a middle-aged man of tall stature, dressed gorgeously, the fabric and pattern are somewhat similar to Senior Brother He Fan, and his face looks familiar, he should have seen it before.If his guess is correct... this person is probably the Lord of the Northern Territory.

The middle-aged man noticed Yun Shuhua's gaze and gave him a polite smile: "The person who enters the throne must be the master of a domain to be qualified. This young man is still young and has not held a position. It's a little inappropriate to sit together with your lord."

This statement is very true, this statement is very true, Yun Shuhua agreed in his heart.

Jing Fan, who was walking in front of him, froze in his footsteps, and then glanced at Shi Jian lightly, with a hint of hostility in his eyes.

Suddenly Yun Shuhua took a step forward, made a standard disciple ceremony to Shi Qiang, and said: "Master Yu, after my master presides over the opening ceremony, he will not be able to continue to sit in the next competition. To be seated as a junior is not to be a disciple of the Qingwu Mountain Sect."

There was a smile on his lips, and his slender eyebrows were raised slightly, showing a bit of evil.

"The master is not here, and the disciple is the acting domain master. If there is a change, the disciple will temporarily make decisions on behalf of the master."

The room was silent, Jinghe couldn't help but look up at Yun Shuhua.

I've never seen him look so tough... Shuhua has really changed a lot since he came back from the mountain experience.

The author has something to say: the libretto of the master of rites is selected from the "Langa Sutra".