You are such a master

When Xuan Jianzong and others returned to the City Lord's Mansion again, Beiyan was receiving Qing Zichu and others.

Anyway, Qing Zichu and the others were also honored guests sent by Qing Xiao, and they had a close relationship with Mrs. Bei, so Bei Yan had no choice but to arrange for them to settle down in the City Lord's Mansion.

The guest rooms are all built in the same area, so Beiyan can only arrange the three of them to be in a location close to Xuanjianzong and others.

So, just as Xuanjianzong and the others stepped into the house with their front heels, they heard Bei Yan leading Qing Zichu and the others towards this direction.

"I've seen Young Master Li Lang, I've seen Venerable Yun Ran." Bei Yan's eyelids twitched when he saw Li Lang and the others. He didn't know that Li Lang and Gu Ran had already seen Qing Zichu and the other three at the gate of the city. , and has a foreknowledge of the current scene.

"Well, where do these people plan to live? This courtyard is already full." Li Lang nodded, and explained to Beiyan in a serious tone - don't crowd people into their courtyard of Xuanjianzong.

"I will...will arrange to live in a further courtyard." Bei Yan couldn't understand what Li Lang meant. Although the guest rooms were all built together, the distance between the courtyards was still not close.

After Li Lang heard this, he nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time he did not forget to tell him, "Also, there is something important to discuss in the evening, and I hope the master of the North Gate can spare some time from his busy schedule."

"Okay, Bei knows."

From the beginning to the end, Li Lang and the others didn't ask a question about the three members of the Qingxiao Sect, which made Beiyan relax and care too much at the same time.

Qing Zichu looked at Li Lang and stopped talking, but in the end he still couldn't find anything to talk about, so he could only secretly follow Bei Yan away angrily.

Gu Ran didn't miss the anger in Qing Zichu's eyes, and he didn't know who offended the aura-enhanced protagonist Shou again, so I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat later.

Gu Ran, who didn't know the smallness in Qing Zichu's heart, was happy to watch the fire from the other side. When he looked away from Qing Zichu, he inadvertently caught Zhang Ziyu's nape from the corner of his eye - there was a black mark there... What? So many people have black birthmarks lately...wait!

Feeling something was wrong, Gu Ran suddenly opened his eyes wide. He remembered that Mrs. Bei's maid also had this kind of black mark behind her ears, and there was actually a black mark on the scar on the face of the grave guard. Marks... Why do these people have such black marks on their bodies?

What is the connection between them?Zhang Ziyu, the maid, and the cemetery keeper, as the three of them, why do they all have the same black marks on their bodies?

It seemed that someone unknowingly spread out a net and caught everyone in it.

The more Gu Ran thought about it, the more frightened he became, plus the abnormality outside Beicheng.

"Uncle, aren't you going back to rest in the house?" Li Luo's worried voice sounded in Gu Ran's ear. too big.

After recovering from his thoughts, Gu Ran smiled at Li Luo and said, "I'm indeed a little tired, I'm going to take a rest first."

With the consumption of a drop of blood and the recent fatigue, Gu Ran felt a little tired after being reminded by Li Luo.

After closing the door, the building of the Beicheng City Lord's Mansion is biased towards the secular world, and the bed and bedding that the secular world should have are also placed in the room.

Having said that, he was the one who arranged the bed and bedding in Xuanshuangfeng's room back then, and with Master's temper, a futon for meditation would be enough.

Gu Ran took off his outer shirt, closed his inner clothes, and climbed onto the bed to rest. The monk's body was hardly stained with dust, but out of habit, Gu Ran would still take a bath for himself before going to sleep, but now his body is too If you are tired, it doesn't matter if you take a shower or not.

Soon, Gu Ran fell asleep.

"Temporary loss of essence and blood, spiritual power overdrawn." The cold murmur suddenly sounded in this quiet room.

It was a translucent figure, except that the figure was not real, everything else was undoubtedly the same as that of Xuan Lan in the frosty white shirt.

It's only been half a month, and the figure of the apprentice he raised seems to be getting thinner and thinner.

Xuan Lan sat on the edge of the bed, just like what he did when he brought back Gu Ran, who was dying after crossing the catastrophe——

Ten fingers are interlocked, and skills are passed on.

Gu Ran's palms are warm, just like the little apprentice's temper, never too sharp, if you tell him the truth, he just looks smiling, his eyes full of joy.

Xuan Lan lowered her head, staring at the interlocking hands of the two people, a little lost in thought.

At this time, the introduction of spiritual power still made the sleeping person a little confused. Gu Ran moved his fingers slightly, but there was no follow-up movement. He opened his lips and murmured softly when he was not awake. , "Master..."

"En." Xuan Lan replied, her cold voice was calm.If it's "he" at this time, do you want to comfort the apprentice?But it's obviously the same person, why can't I tell when it's my turn to be cold-tempered?

"Be good, don't let yourself get hurt again." Those words sounded clear and cold, but if they could be heard by others, they were full of affection.

Two quarters of an hour passed quickly.Xuan Lan was about to let go of Gu Ran's clasped hands, he didn't have much consciousness to disperse, and two quarters of an hour was already the limit.

I don't know if he hasn't slept soundly yet, but Gu Ran in his sleep only felt that he was about to lose something important in his hand, so he subconsciously clenched it tightly.

This grip held Xuan Lan firmly.

Xuan Lan's eyes fell on Gu Ran's sleeping face, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, and he simply stopped breaking free, allowing Gu Ran to sleep peacefully holding hands like this.

It's a pity that time waits for no one.The figure on the side of the bed became fainter as time passed - until it disappeared completely, and the hand that was holding Gu Ran also disappeared.

"Master—!" Gu Ran woke up suddenly from his sleep, the room was empty, the furnishings were not familiar to him, it was still in the guest room of the City Lord's Mansion in Beicheng...

Gu Ran's heart was a little empty for a while, and inexplicable emotions spread in his heart, Master...he silently recited these three words in his heart, only to feel that the original emptiness was filled with another emotion.

"I'm really sleepy. I almost regarded the guest room of the Beicheng City Lord's Mansion as the Xuanshuang Peak..." Gu Ran rubbed his head, and after waking up for a while, he muttered to himself. things, and then go back to Xuanshuangfeng... and finally wait for the master to come out of retreat.

Things about Beicheng... huh? !Wait, did he oversleep? Martial nephew Li Lang also said that he would discuss what happened today with the head of the North Gate at night.

Gu Ran felt a little ashamed when he thought that he had neglected his business.Immediately, he quickly put on his outer shirt, pushed open the door and strode towards the meeting hall.

There was no one on the way from the guest room to the meeting hall.The Beicheng City Lord's Mansion is a bit large, and there is still some distance from the guest rooms to the meeting hall.

"Sister Xiang'er, there is a distinguished guest from Xuanjianzong who did not attend today, so you can make a cup of tea less."

Walking to the corner of the corridor, Gu Ran suddenly heard the voice of a maid talking.

"Really? Lan Lan, do you know which distinguished guest from Xuanjianzong didn't attend? I've already brewed it. I'm afraid it's a pity to have such good tea."

"!" Hearing the maid's voice, Gu Ran held his breath for no reason and disappeared.He has a breath-holding adornment given to him by his master, so as long as he hides his figure, he won't be aware of his aura unless the person's realm is higher than his master's.

"It seems to be the most distinguished guest."

"Oh? Is that the young suzerain of Xuanjianzong?"

"No, that lord is a generation higher than the young suzerain, and it seems that he has reached the Nascent Soul cultivation base at a young age. He is really a genius."

"That's it... Then I'm afraid I won't be able to serve the extra cup of tea. Lan Lan, you hold it for me first, and I'll send the rest in."

The maid named Xiang'er said so, and put a cup of tea from the tray into Lan Lan's hand, and then she calmly carried the tray in.Maid Lan Lan was left waiting at the door with a cup of tea.

It turns out...the tea they drank after dinner was made by that suspicious maid.Gu Ran took a deep breath in his heart, ever since he noticed the abnormality of the maid, he has now paid attention to her various actions.

Will tea be a problem?Anyway, the disciples of Xuanjianzong couldn't drink the tea tonight.Just as he was planning, Gu Ran walked into the meeting hall from Lan Lan's maid in secret.

"Strange, where does the breeze come from? It will disappear after a while." Only Lan Lan was left talking to herself outside the house.

As soon as Gu Ran entered the conference hall, he saw the Xiang'er maid placing teacups for each Xuanjianzong disciple.

It seems that it is too late to "knock over" the tray carried by the maid, so I can only use another method... Gu Ran touched his nose, and began to mobilize the water spirit energy in the air to steal the tea for the disciples of Xuanjianzong.

When he switched to the cup in front of Li Lang, he raised his head and glanced around as if he felt something, and then returned to his original calm.

Gu Ran looked at Li Lang's actions and couldn't help being a little speechless, um... According to Li Lang's master nephew's cultivation, he should have noticed him, but he really cooperated very well and did not expose Gu Ran at all.

Li Luo didn't realize that his tea had been replaced. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. The mouthfeel was clean and sweet... It tasted delicious, but it didn't taste like tea... Could it be the special tea of ​​Beicheng City Lord's Mansion?

The other disciples of Xuanjianzong also took a sip of "tea". Although it didn't taste like tea, it was not like the strong tea last time, and it was much more comfortable to drink.

Seeing that no one raised any objections to the tea, Gu Ran touched his chin and continued to lean against the pillar of the meeting room to watch the follow-up situation.

Maid Xiang'er seemed to see that everyone in Xuanjianzong had drunk tea and left with an empty tray.Gu Ran wanted to check her out, thought for a moment, and then followed her out.

"Lan Lan, please ask Madam for half a day's leave for me. I'm going to deliver something to my cousin."

"Okay, sister Xiang'er."

In this way, Gu Ran followed this Xiang'er all the way out of the city lord's mansion. It seemed a little bad to follow a girl's house at night... But how could a normal girl's house run towards the cemetery at night?Are you going to worship?

Thinking of this, Gu Ran only felt goosebumps in his heart.Just as he was about to follow up to have a look, Gu Ran saw another familiar person——Qing Zichu.

Qing Zichu also took this secluded path, and his behavior looked suspicious.

"..." Which one is it with?

While Gu Ran was hesitating, the figure of Xiang'er's maid had disappeared into the night. Gu Ran gritted his teeth and chose to follow Qing Zichu.Anyway, Qing Zichu was the greatest danger to him.

Qing Zichu stopped at the corner of a quiet and deserted alley, and then opened a barrier.Maybe he was too confident in the barrier, but he didn't know that the barrier he opened just happened to enclose Gu Ran in it.

After opening the barrier, Qing Zichu took out a talisman paper. The talisman on it looked a bit obscure, of course Gu Ran couldn't understand it, but this did not prevent Gu Ran from memorizing it in his mind with his spiritual sense.

"I use the blood talisman as a matchmaker to call my ghost servant."

The talisman paper was engulfed by the spiritual fire that appeared out of thin air in Qing Zichu's words, and turned into a gray-black figure, "Meet my lord."

"Chi Gui, what happened to the thing I asked you to do for me?" Qing Zichu's tone was a bit persuasive.

"According to my lord's order, the ghouls have been released from the ghost world to the Nine-breath Secret Realm. The ghouls already have a great desire for the living in the human world, and they should have taken root now." The gray-black road The figure replied hoarsely.

"Very well, I don't know what went wrong in this life. There has been no news of the corner of the town at the foot of the Xuanjianzong Mountain. But fortunately, I found you, Chi Gui, in advance. This inferior ghoul Even if there is no Soul-Suppressing Horn, I am the only savior." Qing Zichu's smile is bound to be won, and the ambition in it is shocking.

Including Gu Ran, who had been watching from the sidelines, the current Qing Zichu had completely overturned his previous cognition. He had always thought that the reborn Qing Zichu was impetuous and arrogant, but Qing Zichu's scheming was even deeper. Want to direct and act in a ghoul disaster!Be the savior again.

Why did an original book, the protagonist Tom Su's path to self-cultivation, collapse like this?Qing Zichu shouldn't be a little cautious in love, but is the essence still a white lotus?Now I am afraid that it will become a cannibal flower...

If Qing Zichu in this life continued to do evil because of selfish desires, would the heaven above their monks still favor such a person?At that moment, Gu Ran doubted the halo of Qing Zichu's protagonist in his heart.

Qing Zichu said some things to that Chi ghost again, most of them were casual chats, although Gu Ran was not interested in continuing to listen, but Qing Zichu's barrier still surrounded him, and he couldn't find a way out for a while. .

After all, some of Qing Zichu's tricks are stronger than in the previous life, so it's better to be careful.

"Then come here today first, and I'll call you out next time." Qing Zichu ended the conversation, only to see that the ghost disappeared directly into a puff of black air, and after the black air disappeared together, a The talisman fluttered into Qing Zichu's hand.

Gu Ranmin glanced at the talisman paper, it was the talisman that Qing Zichu summoned the "Chi Gui" just now.

I don't know if there is any news about this talisman paper in Xuanjianzong's Library Pavilion, I can check it when I go back to the sect.

Qing Zichu finally removed the barrier and walked back in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.Among them, Gu Ran saw him strolling on the street for a while, and turned directly into the three biggest shops among them to buy three things——

The first-class pen, ink, paper and inkstone are combined with a set of Danqing calligraphy and painting.A jade pendant carved from fire-type chalcedony.There is also an obscure book of swordsmanship.

In the original book, Qing Zichu didn't have these hobbies, could it be his new hobbies after rebirth?Really...huh? !Wait, the author said in the article that Danqing Shumo seems to be Xiao Rang's little hobby, and the fire-type things should be for Chu Shaoqing?I'm afraid that there is only such a thing as the swordsmanship alone... Nephew Li Lang will read it seriously, right?

So, is Qing Zichu planning to buy a gift for each of the three of them? !

isn't it? !

Although giving gifts can increase the favorability, but what do you mean by giving gifts to three people at once?Could it be that... Gu Ran's face was a little weird, and it took a long time to let go of the words "sit and enjoy the blessings of equal people" in his mind.

Sure enough, after Qing Zichu returned to the City Lord's Mansion, he ordered the attendants in his yard to deliver the three gifts to the corresponding three people respectively.

After watching the play and seeing this, Gu Ran turned a corner and returned to his room, and then lifted the invisibility spell.It was the first time to discover so much information after discovering a hidden figure, thanks to Master's breath-holding adornment.

I don't know how Li Lang and the others will react when they receive the gift. Gu Ran is a little curious, but he doesn't have the leisure to go out to watch the theater again.He lost a drop of essence and blood today, so it would be better to hurry up and warm up his body.

Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Ran sat down on the futon with his legs crossed, and entered the cultivation state without distracting thoughts.

This samadhi is the dawn of the next day.

Yesterday, the disciples of the Xuanjianzong thought that their uncle had consumed too much and had been resting in the house. They didn't know that their uncle not only changed their tea, but also followed the suspicious person out of the city lord's mansion for a walk.

"...Little Uncle, Uncle, can you hear me?" Li Luo's voice sounded a bit hesitant, and the volume sounded very low.It was a voice between looking for Gu Ran for something but afraid of disturbing Gu Ran.

Gu Ran withdrew the spiritual power circulating around his body, ended his cultivation, and saw Li Luo's wrinkled bun face after pushing open the door, "What's wrong? You look sad?!"