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Xuanjiemen is haunted.

Based on what he saw with his own eyes and the rumors he heard in the past few days, Xiao Qi restored the theory of being haunted.

The first strange thing is that the disciples of Xuanjie Sect disappeared for no reason.

Ever since Hua Jinyun brought his disciples back from Beringchuan, the disciples of the Xuanjiemen Mansion disappeared in groups of three or four regardless of their rank or strength.

There are no traces of fighting with people, no witnesses, no evil spirits intruding, it is just lost in the blue sky/white day.

Xiao Qi said: "In the beginning, I only lost one or two. I wondered if the mansion was busy recently. Someone went home or left the mansion for other things and did not report to the superior. Master Hua Duo also sent someone to investigate, but what happened? It has not been found out yet, and more people have been lost one after another.”

Hua Fengyu thought that someone was playing tricks, how could someone get lost for no reason, no matter if he ran away or was captured, he must have a hiding place, although Jiangling City is big, the Xuanjiemen mansion occupies a quarter of it. So I found an excuse and searched the mansion up and down, but I still couldn't find anyone.

Afterwards, the identity checks at all gates intensified. The Xuanjie Gate did not dare to leak the news to cause panic. In private, they said that the daily martial law was under the daily martial law, and the missing monsters were arrested. They searched the city many times, but still no one was found. .

People are still missing for no reason. The number of missing people is more than that of the monks who died in Beringchuan. It was outrageous, and within a few days, people panicked.

But Xuanjiemen is short of manpower, and it is this time every year to accept disciples, which requires a large number of people to register and select.

Furthermore, after the Yaozu riot, everything is not peaceful, and the number of troops guarding the four sides of Jiangling City has increased several times.

"In order to fill the big hole in manpower vacancies, we can only lower the entry threshold and admit some disciples as soon as possible." Xiao Qi shook his head and sighed, "I have been here for the past few days, seeing the Xuanjie Sect is in chaos. No matter how many precautions you have, you still can't prevent people from disappearing for no reason, Master Hua Duo was so anxious that he lost his feet on the ground."

And the more the rumors spread, the more weird they are, evil spirits cannibalize people, strife among immortals, sorcery leads to cannibalism, monster clan revenge, you name it.It is conceivable what kind of chaos the inside of Xuanjie Gate is now.

After hearing this, He Bugui asked, "Is it the earliest time when the disciple disappeared when Sect Master Hua came back?"

Xiao Qi glanced at him and said with a smile: "Xuanjiemen's approach is the same. I asked Master Huaduo, and he said the same thing."

Yu Wuque raised his eyebrows: "But?"

Xiao Qi said: "But I am a person who likes to listen to gossip. Although the rumors are outrageous, they are not groundless, so I inquired everywhere. A little disciple's elder brother was lost, long before Huazhangmen returned home, but Before his brother disappeared, he said something happened, so he only started looking for him a few days later, and there were some mistakes in the time calculation."

"How long ago?" Yu Wuque asked.

Crane Bugui also asked, "Is it after the Battle of Beringchuan?"

Xiao Qi snapped his fingers: "Shangxian's intelligence is right here."

Yu Wuque and He Bugui remained silent.

Xiao Qi immediately asked: "Shangxian mentioned Beringchuan, but he suspects that the disciple's disappearance is related to the Undead City?"

He Bugui didn't answer, but Yu Wuque asked back: "Isn't it a coincidence that Lord Xiao appeared in Jiangling and greeted us on the first day we entered the city?"

Xiao Qi said calmly: "Of course it's not a coincidence. The matter of the Undead City is temporarily closed, but many mysteries are still unsolved. You are not going back to Tianji Palace, but all the way west to Jiangling. I am naturally curious about what you stop and stop on the way. .”

He is curious, and Xuanjiemen is also curious, and he and Xuanjiemen have always been close, and he also knows that there are various visions from the Immortal City to Jiangling. The affairs of Wu Que and his party have already been reported to the mansion.

Xiao Qi said: "The vegetation along the road is rotten, and there are many evil spirits, Shangxian wants to investigate this?"

He didn't return and didn't want to hide it from him: "It's caused by the loss of spiritual power and energy. It's not difficult to find out the reason, but what I want to check is whether it is related to the spiritual vein occupied by the undead city, and the Xuanjie Gate is related to this spiritual vein. What does it matter."

"Sure enough, it is the Undead City." Xiao Qi said in surprise, "The rumors and rumors really guessed the direction correctly, but what was mentioned was not the spiritual veins, but the soul cave. Come out, come to Xuanjiemen to hunt for souls and lives."

This is really nonsense.He Bugui shook his head and said, "The Undead City hasn't been opened yet, it's just that the restriction has been weakened, but it's not a good thing."

"Lord Xiao, there is something I don't understand." Yu Wuque rubbed his chin and said, "Isn't it Hua Jinyun who is in charge of Xuanjiemen? Why didn't you mention his name at all in what you said just now? The sub-rudder master is busy."

"Young Master Yu, your mind is quick enough!" Xiao Qi took a sip of tea and said seriously, "This is the second weird thing, Hua Jinyun is suspected to be possessed!"

After Hua Jinyun came back from Beringchuan, he had a big fight with Hua Fengyu, and the reason for the quarrel is unclear.

But many disciples saw it, and the battle was quite big, and the two even moved their hands, breaking the courtyard into pieces.

As we all know, Hua Jinyun and Hua Fengyu are brothers, and they have had a very good relationship since they were young. Hua Jinyun even said earlier that the future head of the family will not be passed on to his son, but will be handed over to his younger brother.The pair of brothers have never even had a red face, let alone a big fight.

Ever since the fight, Hua Jinyun has stayed behind closed doors, and never asked about matters in the mansion, which is very abnormal.

Although Hua Jinyun made things difficult for Yu Wuque twice, and both times he was blocked by He Bugui, this person is thoughtful, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that everything is under control. He has always managed his business in a reasonable and orderly manner, and he shouldn't close the door and ignore it when many chaos happen.

When the prison was set up in Beringchuan before, Hua Jinyun was obviously in good condition, and wanted to fight for everything. I was afraid that the Xuanjie Gate would be crushed, so why did he not care about things when he returned home?

Xiao Qi said: "It's nothing to do with me, at least Hua Tuozhu is supporting me, I'm afraid it's Hua Jinyun himself who has made a mistake."

Yu Wuque could hear him: "How should I say it?"

Xiao Qi hooked his head and went over: "One day and night when it was dark and windy, the servants passed by Hua Jinyun's retreat, and saw him suddenly come out of the house, vomited a big mouthful of blood, his whole body was bloody, and his hair was loose. The wind Ah, whistling, like a ghost crying, the moon is also glowing red, and the red light hits Hua Jinyun's side face, turning blue and white for a while, scarlet for a while, as if he just ate people, no one will say it's haunted ah!"

Yu Wuque found a plate of melon seeds and came out to knock: "Oh!"

Kongzhi also got into the car: "And then and then!"

He Bugui couldn't take it anymore, frowned and knocked on the table: "Xiao Qi, I want you to talk about something, not a story, you think this is a teahouse?"

"Cough." Xiao Qi coughed embarrassingly, "It's really windy, Hua Jinyun's face is pale, very abnormal, like a female ghost, if you don't believe me, ask Xiao Yi."

Xiao Yi, who followed closely outside the carriage, whispered, "I didn't see it."

Xiao Qi: "..."

He Bugui frowned, and said patiently: "Yu Wuque, throw him out."

Yu Wuque laughed out loud, pretending to arrest people, Xiao Qi hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, Shangxian doesn't like the atmosphere of terror, so I'll just talk about it dryly, and I'll talk about it carefully."

Crane Bugui narrowed his eyes: "Tell me." He crushed a melon seed and saw if he saw it, then whining and blowing the ghost wind, this is your end.

Xiao Qi: "..."

The servant had been frightened by the rumors in the mansion for a few days, and when he saw this scene, he thought it was some man-eating monster who broke in. His legs were limp, and he wanted to crawl out to ask for help, but Hua Jinyun suddenly Flying to him, she sternly warned him not to spread the news tonight, otherwise he would be expelled from the Xuanjie Gate.

The servants could see clearly that it was the head of the sect, no matter the voice or the expression, it was undoubtedly the deity, but he was extremely weak, and the blood all over his body could also be explained as something backlashed his cultivation.

But he refused to speak, and the servants did not dare to disobey, and even asked if he wanted to invite the pharmacist and Hua Tuozhu to come and have a look, but Hua Jinyun refused, so he let him go.

The servants did not spread the matter to the outside world, but there are more and more strange things happening in Hua Jinyun's retreat. Many people heard people wailing and screaming at night, and there was a strong smell of blood. The messy pressure took over one after another , but it’s always good at dawn.

The rumors were rampant, and the servants couldn't help but tell Hua Fengyu privately what they saw that day, and for some reason, it spread everywhere.

It is said that Hua Jinyun was probably infected with some evil spirits in Beringchuan, and the embarrassment in the mansion was captured by him to practice evil skills, leaving no bones left, and his temperament changed drastically.

Otherwise, why didn't he even listen to Master Hua Duo, Master Hua Duo came to ask several times, and every time he started fighting halfway through his words.

Hua Fengyu's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he couldn't bear to fight back, so he went to Xiao Qi privately, wanting to find out what happened to Bai Lingchuan and whether there was something unknown about Hua Jinyun. Jin Yun has a good relationship, and I want to ask him to persuade him.

In any case, he vomited blood, and the doctor should take a look at it.

Xiao Qi spread his hands together: "I just met him, Hua Jinyun didn't say anything to me, and was furious at the fact that Hua Fengyu asked me to come here in private, except that he was weak and his face was not very good, I didn't see that What's weird, if there is no major change in temperament, it seems that something happened and he can't tell others, even Hua Fengyu is on his guard."

He Bugui asked: "Has Hua Fengyu visited the place where he retreated?"

"That is Xuanjie's restricted area. It's in the underground secret room. No one can get in except the head of the sect." Xiao Qi said, "But it's not that Hua Jinyun doesn't go out. No, he will come to the banquet later."

Xiao Qi reminded: "Speaking of this matter, I would like to communicate with Shangxian in advance, Hua Jinyun knew that you would come to Jiangling, and specifically told Hua Fengyu not to allow you to approach Xuanjie Gate, and to keep an eye on your movements at all times.

Whenever you enter the mansion, you will report to him, but Hua Fengyu lied, he said that he has sent a letter to invite Shangxian to stay in the mansion, and you agreed, and you will go to greet him when the time comes.If the words are spoken, it will make people suspicious if they go back on their words.For this matter, the two brothers quarreled again in front of me, an outsider. "

Hua Jinyun even ignored the ugliness of his family and cursed at him, saying that Hua Fengyu would never even think about being the head of the sect.Then he walked away, and the banquet broke up unhappy.

At that time, Hua Fengyu just sat and drank, and helplessly poured bitter water with Xiao Qi, as if his head was burnt out.

Xiao Qi said bluntly: "I guess Master Hua Tuo is going to welcome Shangxian back to the mansion under pressure, and he wants to ask you for help to find out about the disappearance of the disciples in the mansion.

Secondly, it was also because of Hua Jinyun, what happened to Xuanjiemen, we can wait for Hua Fengyu to tell in person.

At that time, Shangxian can also follow the trend and ask clearly about the things he wants to investigate.However, the brothers turned against each other, and Shangxian might be blocked if he wanted to investigate, so he just waited and watched. "

Hearing this, He Bugui frowned before relaxing, he sized up Xiao Qi for a moment, and said with a smile: "Xiao Qi, you came here on purpose to talk to me, but you have something to ask for?"

"Then I won't be polite." Xiao Qi cupped his hands, "Just tell me what Shangxian wants to come to Xuanjiemen, you can tell me, Xiaoyuelou can't do anything else, it's very good at digging secrets, I can help Shangxian, but I beg the Immortal to know everything about me at the Xuanjie Gate."

Yu Wuque also said: "It seems that Lou Zhu doesn't believe in old friends, nor does he believe in suffering."

"Things happened in front of me, how can I believe it." Xiao Qi said, "I'm like a person who was invited to be a witness, like a god, so I confess to you in advance, and things can actually happen."

"Okay." He Bugui said, "This deal can be done, one secret for another, I will tell you the purpose of this trip, as for what I want to know, I will talk about it later when I think about it."

Xiao Qi clapped his hands: "Shangxian is refreshing!"

He Bugui said: "The spiritual veins under the Immortal City are the energy source for the Great Restriction and the Sealed Soul Cave. This thing is related to the Hua family. Now that the restriction has weakened, the spiritual veins have begun to absorb the essence of life, and the supply has been given to Undead. City, what will happen if someone obstructs it, robs resources and even cuts off the flow of resources?"

Xiao Qi took a deep breath: "Wouldn't it be possible to speed up the opening of the Undead City and the seal of the Soul Cave... Shangxian suspects that the Xuanjie Gate is thinking about digging out the spiritual veins at this juncture?"

"Whether it is digging or doing something else, we have to investigate." He Bugui reminded, "I only know that the Hua family's ancestral house was originally built in the Undead City, and the four sacred objects derived from the spiritual veins are the source of the Hua family's spiritual power. .”

Xiao Qi said, "I'll check."

"Okay." He Bugui leaned back, "Then go and stay at Xuanjie Gate, let's take a step and see."

……

After a day of riding in the carriage, he was already exhausted, and with the addition of a bland welcome feast, the crane was completely exhausted.

The group returned to the guest courtyard, Yu Wuque and Kongzhi were busy packing their luggage, while He Bugui sat alone in the small courtyard to let off the smell of alcohol.

This meal of wine was for nothing, and he was fooled by Xiao Qi's guy.

It was Hua Jinyun's invitation, and He Bugui naturally rewarded his face and went to eat. He lived in someone's mansion and had to search other people's property. This face should be rewarded. The main thing is to observe how the rival brothers act in public, and will they smash it in front of outsiders? The lively scene of the chopsticks being thrown from the plate can be a good way to eat melon seeds, and see which of these brothers has a ghost in their hearts.

It's a pity that these old fritters are people on the scene. Although they are not as affectionate as brothers and sisters, they still have face. At the table, his words were neither harsh nor confrontational, as if he suddenly lost all interest in Yu Wuque, who has a key hidden in his body and can open your ancestral house.

Hua Jinyun didn't talk much throughout the whole process, he was weak and his face was pale. He Bugui wanted to use up some spiritual pressure to test it out but was afraid of intimidating others. He only looked at his face. There seemed to be something wrong with Hua Jinyun's physical condition, but he deliberately hid it.

"What is Master thinking?" Yu Wuque brought over three bowls of hangover soup, scooped it up to test the temperature, and pushed it to He Bugui, "After drinking it, we will cook it ourselves."

He Bugui was thinking about something, after drinking, he asked, "Have you noticed that Hua Jinyun is powdered?"

Yu Wuque was stunned for a moment: "Powdered?"

Wait a minute, why are you looking to see if other men are powdered while everyone is drinking?

Seeing that he didn't understand, He Buhui emphasized: "Put on makeup like a woman."

Yu Wuque said, "I didn't look him in the eye."

He Bugui glanced at him: "Why don't you look?"

Yu Wuque thought it was funny: "He's not good-looking, what do I think he's doing!"

He Bugui hated iron and steel and said: "I'm doing business, I asked you to observe whether he is weird, who told you to see if he is good-looking."

"Oh." It was Yu Wuque himself who had a ghost in his heart, he curled his lips and said, "I didn't pay attention."

"It's painted." Kongzhi also sat down, holding a bowl of hangover soup that was useless to him but he strongly demanded to drink it too, "I can see it very clearly, it's very thick, except for the face, neck and hands It was applied, but the back of the neck was not evenly spread, it was covered with gray and the blood was swollen."

Yu Wuque asked, "Could it be poisoning?"

"It's not poisoning." Kong Zhi said, "I think it's more like he lost too much blood." Xiao Qi also said that he was covered in blood when he came out of the room, and he couldn't stop vomiting blood.

He Bugui said: "Hua Jinyun's cultivation level is not low, there are many ways to cover up, disguise, illusion, whatever, but now it has reached the point where it needs to be painted, so it can be seen that he has no other way."

Yu Wuque hurriedly expressed: "He intends to be on guard, and we don't want to investigate too closely. I just went to the main hall for dinner, and I have quietly released the cunning rabbit puppet. Let's see if any disciples are missing tonight, and the rest will stay in Huajinyun for retreat. Outside the courtyard."

"Well, Kongzhi is well known, and if someone is watching, don't act without authorization." He Bugui said, "Let's be more relaxed, so that they can relax their vigilance."

"Since we want to relax, why don't we play for a few days?" Yu Wuque checked the bottom of Crane Bugui's bowl, and when he had finished drinking the hangover soup, he said, "Master, Jiangling is so big, it's my first time here, let's go shopping? "

Sora said happily, "I also want to—"

Yu Wuque stepped on him, and he immediately changed his words knowingly: "I want to sleep too!"

Yu Wuque smiled and said: "Then I will go with Master, and you stay here."

Kongzhi was wronged: "Okay, listen to brother."

The crane didn't return and didn't want to be bored in the yard surrounded by people watching, so he agreed: "Where are you going?"

Yu Wuque arrested him and led him back to the house: "Change clothes first."

After a stick of incense, two people dressed as ordinary noble sons strolled on the street.

Crane Bugui with fluttering clothes, a green body, straight as a green bamboo, with only a jasper hairpin inserted in his hair, he is the most handsome young man on Jiangling Street.

Yu Wuque was also dressed in a green robe, with his crown and crane feathers removed. He looked less like a scholar than a knight wielding a sword. He followed Hebugui lively, chattering endlessly.

Crane Bugui felt uncomfortable being squeezed, grabbed the pretending fan from Yu Wuque's hand and asked, "Where are you taking me?"

"It'll be there soon." Yu Wuque stretched out his hand to fish for the fan but failed to find it, deliberately grabbed a piece of white and tender wrist, "I have a surprise for you."

Crane Bugui shook it several times, but he failed to shake off the man's claws, so he had to be dragged forward staggeringly, and when he reached the door of a lantern shop, he was stunned.

Yu Wuque looked at his expression and said with a smile, "I passed by here today, and I saw a lantern outside. The craftsmanship is exactly the same as the one in the master's treasury. If I guess correctly, it was given to you by the master."

Crane Bugui stared at the cute rabbit lantern on the door, feeling uneasy, and said sullenly: "Well, Master sent it to me."

Many years ago, I don't know where Elder Xuanji traveled to. It was the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, and it was a lantern sent during the New Year. As for why it was a rabbit——

He Bugui said in a low voice: "When I was young, I also liked to go to the mountains to play. Master watched from the side and said that I only like chasing rabbits."

No better than Yu Wuque, he would never let go of chickens, ducks and geese, and he would not harass poultry if he does not return. After all, they all have wings and belong to the same species, so he is not so boring.

He Bugui looked at the rabbit lantern seriously for a long time: "There are lanterns like this everywhere, so it may not be the one that sells them."

"I'm not mistaken, maybe I can find out something." Yu Wuque led him inside, "What if, what if we can find out the whereabouts of the master..."

"Wait a minute." He Bugui stood still, no matter how much Ren Yuwuque pulled him in, he would not go away, "Don't ask."

Yu Wuque approached him and asked, "You don't want to know?"

He Bugui blinked: "I think so."

"Don't you dare?" Yu Wuque moved closer, with his hands clasped in vain to block the cool night wind.

Crane Bugui raised his head suddenly, realizing that this boy was taller than him in the past few months, facing each other at such a close distance, he actually had to look up at him slightly, under the colorful lanterns, the boy's smile was pure and direct , He Bugui nodded and admitted that he really didn't dare, he said: "Don't ask."

Yu Wuque said softly, "I'm afraid you will never find it, and I feel sorry."

He Bugui sighed slightly, and glanced at the lantern with some nostalgia: "Go somewhere else."

"Don't." Yu Wuque led him silently, "It's okay if you don't ask, then go and pick out a lantern you like, and I'll buy it for you."

Crane Bugui turned his head: "It's a trick to coax children."

"Aren't you also hiding in the treasury, do you turn it out to look at it from time to time?" Yu Wuque said with his waist in his hand, "Just treat it as if I want to find the master, can I buy a lantern for the master by the way?"

Crane Bugui's eyes fell on the pink rabbit lamp, and then moved back to Yu Wuque's brows, hesitant in his heart.

The whereabouts of the master is indeed a matter of concern, and Yu Wuque's desire to make up for the regret surprised him, and he couldn't bear to refuse.

Yu Wuque assured: "I asked mine, I didn't tell you, I just took you to buy a lamp."

He Bugui didn't say a word, Yu Wuque assumed that he agreed, and slowly led the person in, and crossed the threshold. He Bugui looked back, squeezed Yu Wuque's hand lightly and said: "Ask Still tell me."

Yu Wuque curled his lips into a smile: "I knew you were awkward."

Crane Bugui pinched him again: "Yun Zheng."

Yu Wuque was stunned for a moment and asked, "What?"

He Bugui was a little nervous: "Master's name in the world is Yunzheng, use this to find out."

Yu Wuque seldom saw Crane Bugui feel cramped, thinking about the whereabouts of Elder Xuanji, he felt a heavy knot in his heart, and he took Crane Bugui to a wall covered with lanterns on one side: "Then the master is here Let’s choose, choose the one you like, and I’ll ask the shopkeeper.”

He Bugui nodded: "Okay."

After half a stick of incense, Yu Wuque came back and saw that Crane Bugui was the same as when he left, standing awkwardly in front of the display stand without taking a step, showing obedient obedience, but he was already holding a beautiful one in his hand. Crane Lantern.

"Do you want this?" Yu Wuque walked over and straightened his body, "I have asked clearly, when Master wants to hear, I will tell you."

"No rush." ​​He Bugui lifted up the lantern in his hand and handed it to Yu Wuque.

Yu Wuque was startled: "?"

Seeing Yu Wuque's stunned expression, He Bugui lowered his head again, looking from one side with a slight shy smile, he opened Yu Wuque's palm and stuffed the handle of the lantern into his hand.

It was so embarrassing to say thank you, unable to open the mouth, He Bugui looked at the palm of the other party, and said in a low voice, "Send you off."

The author says:

He Xiaoxi: What should I do if my apprentice teases me every day?

Yu Wuque: Follow him!