Juntian City didn't have much achievements, but let the demon cultivators in the city make chaos wantonly."
The city lord suddenly sighed, as if letting go of a heavy burden, and said: "Moxiu can come and go freely in Juntian City, in the final analysis it is my dereliction of duty."
Not a single bit of information was leaked about what happened in Chunrui Building last night.Jiang Xiyan said that it was because Cheng took the initiative to use various connections to suppress the news.This method of making people criticize is originally because of this.
Ruan Yingci was quite critical of the city lord's way of suppressing the news, saying: "City lord don't need to underestimate yourself. The demon cultivator can come and go freely in Juntian City, and his cultivation level is far higher than yours. Forcibly suppress the news of the demon cultivator's chaos in the city , After all, paper can't hold fire, I'm afraid things will become more serious by then."
"This" the city lord seemed to be ashamed, he was speechless after being told, and finally he could only say: "What Zhenjun said is very true, but"
There have never been top-notch monks in Juntian City, so the ritual and music system is highly respected in the city, and the seniority and inferiority are clearly distinguished.The city lord was told by a junior that he couldn't save face, and finally wanted to forcefully save face, "but" for a long time, but he couldn't say anything.
"The city lord might as well tell in detail what happened to that demon cultivator recently. He is an extremely vicious person, and Ruan should certainly eliminate harm for the people."
"Then" the city lord looked at Ruan Yingci, hesitated, and after a long time, he still chose to tell the whole story, so he said: "Last night, Ke Lixin, a direct descendant of the Ke family, and Jiang Xilan suddenly found out the whereabouts of the demon cultivator. When I was ready, I took people to seal the whereabouts of the demon cultivator——Chunrui Building. They left in a hurry, but only sent me a letter, and when I arrived there, Ke Lixin had already died, and Jiang Xilan was unconscious.
Afterwards, I learned about the situation at that time from people in detail, and it was probably the case.”
When people were ordered to surround the Chunrui Building, a person suddenly appeared. The man walked out of the Chunrui Building leisurely with a jug of wine. Seeing the scene of heavily guarded soldiers, he didn't take it seriously, and even drank and composed poems up.
That person looks ordinary, although he is a monk, but his cultivation is in the stage of Qi training, and the breath in his body is pure and there is no abnormality.
However, Jiang Xilan was young and energetic, and suddenly said that this person was the demon cultivator, and immediately struck out to kill him, but fortunately, Ke Lixin stopped him in time.
Ke Lixin was mature and stable, and he paid attention to evidence in everything. The man would kill without any doubts, so he couldn't justify it.However, Jiang Xilan couldn't produce evidence.The two seemed to have a dispute over this matter, and finally each took a step back and decided to detain the man before interrogation.
Unexpectedly, at that time, the man suddenly approached Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan, his aura rose for a while, his body exuded the fragrance of peach blossoms, and he asked, "Are you from the Qingluan sect?" '
Afterwards, without waiting for the two to answer, he sacrificed the magic weapon and seriously injured the two of them.
Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan were powerless to fight back.
Apart from the purity of his aura, the man's behavior and peach blossom characteristics are very consistent with the identity of the demon cultivator who commits each crime. The aura on his body may be deeply hidden because of his high cultivation level.
But the strange thing is that the demon cultivator didn't kill the two of them, but instead gave birth to a peach blossom out of thin air with his left hand.
Suddenly, peach blossoms shot towards Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan like sharp swords, but luckily they avoided their lives.
But the two escaped the catastrophe, but they couldn't escape the demon cultivator's accomplices.
Ke Lixin ordered a search of Chunrui Building to arrest the shopkeeper and the waiter, and suddenly felt that there was an unusual aura in the building.It was devilish energy, he immediately flew towards the place where the devilish energy was the strongest, followed closely by Jiang Xilan.
It was Zuichunju they were going to.
No one knew what happened in Zuichunju. Standing in the hall on the first floor, all the monks who were guarding the shopkeeper and the shop waiter felt that the devilish energy in the air rose suddenly, as if it was going to swallow people up.However, after this, they suddenly felt that the zhenqi in their bodies was out of control and kept leaking out.
The city lord said, with a slightly heavy voice, "When I arrived at Chunrui Tower, I saw a mess in Chunrui Tower, and everyone froze in place as if they had lost their minds. Immediately afterwards, I saw a figure Falling from the railing upstairs, I took a closer look and found that it was Ke Lixin.
And the laughter suddenly appeared upstairs, it was very frightening.I didn't think about it, and went upstairs immediately, only to see that Jiang Xilan had already passed out and was strangled by someone.
That man was disheveled, with only one eye exposed, bloodthirsty in his eyes, and his face was ferocious, as if he had a deep hatred for Jiang Xilan.The demon energy leaked from his body, as if he was a demon cultivator, I immediately fought with him.But I didn't want to, this person is just a high-value and useless demon cultivator. I missed it for a while and split him in half with a knife. "
At this time, the Patriarch coughed, and he said: "Afterwards, Gouzi and I arrived at the scene. All the monks downstairs who have a little cultivation but not mental toughness will turn out to be three-year-old idiots if they are better. Like a walking dead, missing three souls and seven souls."
After Ruan Yingci glanced at City Master, Patriarch and Jiang Xiyan, he fell into deep thought, and things seemed to become more and more obscure.That Moxiu was a good clue, but was killed by the city lord by mistake.
And the person who produced the peach blossoms out of thin air before was probably the storyteller of the tea house that day, and perhaps had a lot to do with the peach blossom sea.
The city lord continued: "Actually, to tell the truth, the power of the demon cultivator is specifically targeting the four great families of Juntian. The Shan Ke family and the Jiang family were persecuted by that force, and they are all top-notch descendants of the family. .”
36. dead air
Besides Jiang Xilan and Ke Lixin who were killed, who else?
Ruan Yingci frowned, it seemed that things were far from as simple as he thought.
The city lord's voice was heavy, and he just wanted to elaborate on this matter, but he didn't want Jiang Xiyan to rob him of the conversation.He looked at Jiang Xiyan, his complexion was not very good, when did Jiang Xiyan behave like Xianza without manners?
Jiang Xiyan stood up suddenly and said, "Master, this matter should start from the day my father was plotted against."
He secretly clenched his fists, looking at Master without blinking, as if he had made a decisive decision, and his voice had already returned to his usual calmness.
The head of the family still let out a cough from time to time, and occasionally coughed badly. Seeing Ruan Yingci's puzzled face, he said, "It's like this. Cough cough"
Ruan Ying recited the information given by the Patriarch.About half a month before he left the customs, the Patriarch attacked the Jindan late stage, but someone broke in halfway, failed to promote his cultivation base, and almost lost his life.At that time, the Patriarch also smelled the strange fragrance of peach blossoms.
The Jiang family has never publicized this matter to the outside world, and this is the first time the city lord heard about it. He couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the owner of the Jiang family usually doesn't show off his mountains and water, but now his cultivation base is higher than him.
Patriarch: "Ahem, that demon's cultivation level is far above mine, but he left suddenly for some reason. It is also because of this that I recalled Jiang Xiyan and Jiang Xilan."
Jiang Xiyan added: "Father's promotion was disturbed by the demon cultivator, but fortunately, it didn't have much impact, so my brother and I were just looking for the whereabouts of the demon cultivator secretly. But I didn't want to have murders happen one after another. At that time, my brother and I When the investigation of this matter made some progress, someone in the Ke family suddenly died suddenly. It was also like this that the Ke family cooperated with the Jiang family to find the demon cultivator. The city lord had concerns, so he asked someone to investigate secretly, and Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan investigated this responsible for the matter."
Ruan Yingci frowned, what Jiang Xiyan said just answered his doubts, but he always felt that something was missing.He turned to look at the city lord, asking for confirmation.
The city lord, Xu Shi, was ashamed because he suppressed the news, and said: "I heard anecdotes at the time that a demon cultivator broke into the Jiang family, and the matter was quite serious. I was recalled. But the Jiang family didn't disclose any news, I don't know if it's true or not, I just thought it was a rumor, so I didn't care."
The Jiang family and the Ke family have always been at odds, and the city owner was afraid that something would happen to the Jiang family.
Ruan Yingci remained silent on this and listened to the city lord continue.
"It was only today that I found out that the Patriarch was plotted against by the Demon Cultivator when he was promoted." The City Lord said: "After the accident in the Ke family, I realized the seriousness of the Demon Cultivator in the city, and when I had nothing to do, I went to the Patriarch to discuss the matter. Only about five days after the accident in the Ke family, Jiang Wenqi from the Jiang family died in a strange manner, and peach blossoms appeared at the scene of the crime. After that, there was the matter of Chunrui Building. , three dead and two wounded."
The city lord probably found a way to deal with the demon cultivator, so he asked Ruan Yingci for help, saying: "According to what Zhenjun said, there are also peach blossoms in the cave where the elders of Ruan's family are retreating. I am afraid that the death of the elder is related to the demon cultivator. So Ke Here I beg Ruan Zhenjun to help me, and work together to arrest that demon cultivator, so as to calm the hearts of the people of Tianjun City."
At this time, Jiang Xiyan interrupted suddenly, and said to the city lord: "Why bother Master with this matter, even if it's not for the people of Juntian City, for my brother and Jiang Wenqi, I will definitely find out the whereabouts of that demon cultivator and bring him to justice. "
The apprentice spoke so forcefully that it was hard for Ruan Yingci to say what he promised the city lord.He looked at Jiang Xiyan, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The biggest identity characteristic of the demon cultivator is the peach blossom. I fought against him on the way down the mountain to Juntian City. Besides, his cultivation level is far higher than yours, so this time It’s better to leave the matter to Teacher Wei. And you will help Teacher find out the reason why the shopkeeper who died in a pool of blood yesterday came to Juntian City.”
Jiang Xiyan clenched his fists, restrained his emotions, and said: "Master, you have been in Juntian City for half a month, and the master and the master must be worried."
Going back is a grand ceremony to accept disciples. It is reasonable for Tianyi Lord and the head to urge him to return to the Qingluan Sect, but what is the meaning of the villain's apprentice urging him to go back?And speak so eloquently.
Ruan Yingci's face darkened.Now Ji Xiao couldn't hear anyone calling Master to return to Fengshan, so he tugged on Master's sleeve.After seeing Ji Xiao's aggrieved expression, Ruan Yingci's complexion became even darker.
The city lord and the patriarch didn't pay attention to the atmosphere between the three masters and apprentices. Instead, they cared very much about Ruan Yingci's words of "fighting that demon cultivator".
A trace of panic flashed in the Patriarch's eyes, and he forgot to cough for a moment, and asked, "Did Zhenjun really fight against that Demon Cultivator?"
Before Ruan Yingci could speak, the city lord answered immediately.The city owner was completely different from the family owner's unbelievable reaction. He smiled and said: "It's better, that demon is very cunning, and he has never been found. I believe that there is a real king, and he will definitely kill that demon. Xiu captured it."
Most of these words are flattering.Everyone present knew that the city lord was wooing the Ruan family and Ruan Yingci.Juntian's four aristocratic families, although there are rising stars in recent years, but the Ruan family's emaciated camels are bigger than horses.
Ruan Yingci nodded, and said expressionlessly: "Since the city lord trusts me, then I don't know if I should say something or not?"
"With Zhenjun's help, it's too late for me to be grateful. If Zhenjun has anything to say, just say it, and if you have any requests, just ask."
"It is really unwise to conceal the fact that there is a demon cultivator in Juntian City." Ruan Yingci saw the smile on the city lord's face froze and sent it, knowing that this remark hurt his face, so he said tactfully: "But what the city lord said It is very reasonable to be concerned. But is this approach the best policy after all?"
The city lord suddenly shouted: "Then I don't know if the real king has a better way?"
The city lord has been in a high position for a long time, and he has never been said so by a junior for hundreds of years, but he has a high level of cultivation and comes from a great sect.It wasn't until he finished speaking that he realized that his words were a bit rushed.
Ruan Yingci had no expression on this, as if she didn't care at all.He said indifferently: "The demon cultivator haunts and haunts the ghosts, and he comes and goes freely in the Juntian City family, and we don't know his purpose. Since his behavior cannot be predicted, it is necessary to release news to alert the people of Juntian City Besides, what happened on the official road yesterday can no longer be concealed, the city lord might as well use this to release the news, and the seriousness of the news"
Ruan Yingci left half of his speech.And Jiang Xiyan looked at the city lord with a bad look, apparently dissatisfied with the words of the city lord who had just spoken against his master.
He sarcastically said: "The population of Juntian City is frequent, the city owner should strengthen management, so as not to mix in people like the one who kidnapped Ji Xiao yesterday."
"Also, I don't know if the city lord has noticed before." Everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Xiyan, and Ruan Yingci was no exception.He continued: "Yesterday, the elders of Ruan's family were killed, Ji Xiao almost disappeared, and peach blossoms were found at the scene, so it can be judged that these two incidents are related to that demon cultivator.
The elders and descendants of the Jiang family, the Ke family, and the Ruan family were killed one after another, that is to say, three of Jun Tian’s four major families have encountered the same situation so far.”
At this time, the head of the family suddenly scolded Jiang Xiyan, and said sharply: "What are you talking about!!!"
However, Jiang Xiyan ignored his father's words, looked at the city lord sarcastically, and continued: "There have been so many things that happened, but only the Shao family is safe and sound. If there is a force targeting the four great families in Juntian City, then this is not justified gone."
He smiled, looked at Ruan Yingci with a burning gaze, and said, "I don't know what Master thinks about this matter?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, and the city lord's face was extremely stinky.
Ruan Yingci also frowned, Jiang Xiyan, who always knows how to measure, would say such things that shouldn't be said.
There are some things that should be said and should not be said. Everyone must know in their hearts that now is the time to deal with the demon cultivator, but there will be civil strife. Ruan Yingci doesn't know what the three apprentices are thinking.
The apprentice's eyes were fixed on Ruan Yingci, and the eyes of the city master and the family master also fell on him, as if they really wanted to hear what he, an outsider, had to say.However, Ruan Yingci really didn't want to get involved in the internal strife of these four big families, so as not to get into trouble.
He frowned even tighter.What is the meaning of these three apprentices knowing that the big villain is indifferent and doesn't care about ordinary things, but force him to participate in this internal struggle?
Ruan Yingci suddenly felt embarrassed, but fortunately Ji Xiao helped him out at this time.He looked at Jiang Xiyan, rolled his eyes, and said, "Master stays in the Hall of Integrity all year round. It's not like you don't know. When did he worry about such a thing? And this matter has nothing to do with Master, let alone Don't mention how you read it."
Ji Xiao's answer immediately made Jiang Xiyan sneer silently.He turned his head to look at the master, but saw that the master's usually cold and indifferent expression was cracked, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, so he stopped the topic.
But doubting the Shao family's words was like throwing a stone into a lake, and it did cause ripples in everyone's hearts.
After that, Ruan Yingci proposed to check those people who were killed by Moxiu.According to his experience of that day in Peach Blossom Sea and the observation of that day in the tea house, he always felt that that person was not a demon cultivator.
However, the city lord only kept Ke Lixin's body. The previous descendants of the Ke family had already been cremated, and the body of Wenqi Jiang Wenqi, the head of the family, was also cremated.
The city lord explained: "The younger generation is very talented, and without guidance from anyone, his cultivation has improved like a thousand miles a day. After he was killed, I was also confused for a while, thinking that he was practicing those unseen things. That's why it's growing so fast."
Ruan Yingci was noncommittal about this.Most of the juniors are people from the side branches, otherwise they would have been sent to the sect for further study if they had such talent.Since ancient times, there have been constant internal strife between the direct line and the collateral line of the family, and fighting in the same room is common.
The situation of the Jiang family is different from that of the Ke family.
Ruan Yingci only heard Jiang Xiyan say: "Jiang Wenqi is very close to me and my younger brother. My younger brother doesn't want to see the tragic situation after he was murdered, so he insists on cremating him."
As a result, the difficulty of finding out the matter has virtually increased.But fortunately, the body of Ke Lixin, who was killed last night, was still there, so Ruan Yingci would not be clueless.
So Ruan Yingci, the city lord, and Jiang Xiyan went to see Ke Lixin's body together.But the head of the family is not in good health, so it is inconvenient for him to go with him.Ji Xiao kept tugging on Ruan Yingci's sleeve and followed behind him, without speaking all the way, quietly as if he lost his sense of existence.
As Jiang Xiyan said, the people who were killed were all descendants of the family and the future hope of the family, their talents were fair, and their cultivation was not bad.
Let’s just say that Ke Lixin has a close relationship with the Ke family. He was promoted by the city lord. He was sent to the cultivation sect for further study when he was young, and he returned to serve the city lord with good grades.
Looking at Jiang Xilan, she is the future hope of the Jiang family.
It can be seen from this that it cannot be ruled out that it is an internal struggle among the four major families of Juntian City.
Ruan Yingci was led by the city lord to the place where Ke Lixin's body was stored.According to the narration of the city lord, Ke Lixin formed the golden core very early, but he has been stuck in this early stage of the golden core, unable to move forward. The time of his death was before he was thrown downstairs. living, and there happened to be a demon cultivator there
No one knows what happened to Zuichun Curie, and can only speculate based on the available information.
It seems that Ke Lixin was seriously injured and died by the devil. His body was severely eroded by the devil's energy.
Ruan Yingci carefully inspected the corpse and found that although there was spirit energy to suppress the devil energy, it could not be purified.As a result, black spots appeared between Ke Lixin's brows.
With the protection of spiritual energy, Ruan Yingci couldn't fully understand Moxiu's method of committing crimes, so he could only
He suddenly looked at the Patriarch and asked, "City Master, do you mind if I remove the spiritual power of Ke Lixin's bodyguard?"
This is the self-proclaimed master, what else can't be done?
The city lord smiled and said: "Why not, the real monarch must have his own reason for withdrawing the spiritual energy."
After speaking, Ruan Yingci withdrew the spiritual energy without hesitation.In an instant, the devilish energy remaining in Ke Lixin's body overflowed, and it was so dense that it almost condensed into a black mist.
He frowned.This seems to be more serious than I imagined! ! !
Next, Ruan Yingci hung his hand above Ke Lixin's head, and probed his whole body from the beginning to the end with his true energy.Run Yingci's face darkened, the more he looked down, the more serious his face became.
The devilish energy was like tarsal maggots, tightly entangled in Ke Lixin's dantian.The dark spots between his eyebrows gradually spread to his entire face, and after Ruan Yingci finished examining his body, in just a short moment, the body was covered with spots of black spots.
Immediately afterwards, black lines appeared between the black spots, connecting them together, like an impenetrable net, which is very frightening.
The corpse was lifeless, without the spiritual power fluctuations of the golden core cultivation base, as if it had been sucked to death.Ruan Yingci carefully inspected Ke Lixin's dantian, but found a more terrible piece of information! !
37. Stupid
Ke Lixin's golden elixir was taken away, and replaced by a solid mass of demonic energy, a ball formed by countless black threads intertwined. The lines are the same as the net formed by black spots on the skin. rules.
If you don't take a closer look, you will think that the golden core is surrounded by demon energy, which is constantly eroding and swallowing.
Ruan Yingci was almost fooled by this blindfold.
What a vicious method! ! !
Not to mention that, since the removal of the spiritual power of the body protector, Ke Lixin's body was changing at an alarming speed both inside and outside.
The black air on the surface of his corpse was transpiring, accompanied by the collapse of his flesh at a speed visible to the naked eye,
Seeing this, the city lord couldn't help taking a breath.After half a stick of incense, the corpse seemed to have turned into a skeleton.The bones are also changing, as the original brow spots spread.
At this moment, Jiang Xiyan's voice was filled with anger and hatred, and he said: "That devil is vicious when he cultivates well!!! Brother Wen Qi was so tragic back then, my brother and I couldn't look directly at it, so we chose to use our true energy to suppress the spread of the devil's energy in his body. Finally cremated it."
He spoke angrily, but the expression on his face was very flat.At this time, everyone's eyes were on the skeleton, and they didn't pay attention to Jiang Xiyan.
The seriousness of this incident far exceeded Ruan Yingci's expectations.
He fell into deep thought, and finally spoke out after a long time. His voice was slightly low, but it was facing the city lord, as if he hadn't heard his apprentice's words at all.
He asked: "You said, the demon cultivator yesterday was so weak that you could chop it with a single blow?"
Ruan Yingci frowned in thought, never paying attention to the way he spoke.
These words gave the city lord a knowing blow, but the city lord replied with a far-fetched smile: "Exactly, the demon I fought with was not high in cultivation, so I shouldn't be afraid. There are a few peach blossoms, but there is no peach blossom fragrance on Moxiu's body, it can be seen that there are people behind him."
Ruan Yingci asked again: "Have the people from Chunrui Building found out?"
The city lord suddenly fell silent, and his expression changed from green to red, which was very complicated.
But at this time Jiang Xiyan stood up, with clear eyes, and said in a loud voice: "Master, you don't know that Chunrui Building is the property of the Shao family. Before, when the city owner and his father were inspecting the shopkeeper and the store owner, the owner of the Shao family suddenly sent Someone came to ask for his release."
Ruan Yingci didn't understand that the Ke family and the Shao family were one, and Jiang Xiyan said that Ke and Shao had turned against each other, which was nothing more than embarrassing the city lord, but why did he always force him to express his views on the Shao family?
He twitched the corners of his mouth, avoided the subject of his apprentice in a grandiose manner, and said: "This matter is originally a matter of the four major families of Juntian. As the master of Guifengshan Qinglian Palace, I should not interfere with this matter, but the devil I can't sit idly by and ignore the chaos of cultivation. As for the matter of the four major families in Juntian City."
Jiang Xiyan suddenly interrupted Ruan Yingci's next evasion, and a smile flashed across his mouth.
He stared straight at Ruan Yingci, and said, "Master is also a member of the Ruan family."
"I" why does he always feel that these three apprentices are against him?Ruan Yingci narrowed his eyes slightly, paused, and continued: "As a teacher, I will stay in Guifeng Mountain in the future, and I won't have any contact with the Ruan family."
The big villain has severed ties with the Ruan family since he became a disciple of Lord Tiandao.
He was afraid that Jiang Xiyan would continue talking, so he changed the subject, saying: "The city owner will decide on matters concerning the four major families of Juntian City."
"The city lord and the Patriarch of the Shao family have been in the same heart and mind for many years, so it is inevitable that the decision-making is biased."
It seems that only now did Ruan Yingci understand Jiang Xiyan's intentions, but he was not sure.
So he tentatively asked: "Then what do you want?"
"The Shao family is suspicious of this matter, and the Ke family should avoid suspicion. Then it is up to the Jiang family and the Ruan family to find out about Moxiu."
Jiang Xiyan spoke righteously, but what he said was beyond reproach.He looked at Ruan Yingci and said, "How about disciple and master investigate this together?"
Seeing that Ruan Yingci opened his lips and wanted to say something, he immediately said: "It is more reasonable to hand over the identity of the bloody dead person to the city lord yesterday. I believe the city lord will be able to give Master an explanation tomorrow."
Jiang Xiyan was thoughtful and well aware that Ruan Yingci's words were more intimidating, so he used his master to suppress the city lord and seized the right to investigate the Shao family.
If the Shao family really colluded with Moxiu, I'm afraid that the Jiang family will also cut Ke's family with bruises.
Forget it, I shouldn't have participated in the struggle for power among the four great families.In the future, when Moxiu is found out, he will bring Ji Xiao back to Fengshan.
The four disciples of Qinglian Hall, except for Cheng Yuan, the other three are direct disciples of the aristocratic family, presumably they will not stay in the sect when they become adults.
This is also good, there are fewer apprentices and less troubles in Qinglian Hall, but it is also clean.
Ruan Yingci acquiesced to Jiang Xiyan's statement.The city lord's face was livid, but he had no choice but to suppress his emotions and agree.
It was already late at this time, and it was time for Ruan Yingci to return to Ruan's house.
It was only two days before the Ruan family's sacrificial ceremony, but so many things happened for no reason.
Ruan Yingci only felt pain in his head, and for some reason, the zhenqi that had just recovered in his body was agitated, rushing out one after another, as if he was about to rush out of the body.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Ruan Yingci suddenly stop and staggering, Ji Xiao and Jiang Xiyan uttered together.
As Jiang Xiyan spoke, he wanted to step forward to help his master, but Ruan Yingci dodged subconsciously.
The light in his eyes disappeared in an instant, and he said with a worried expression: "Master, your true energy has not recovered, how about resting at Jiang's house?"
Ruan Yingci's heart was pounding, beating suddenly, and instinctively wanted to avoid the three apprentices.On the contrary, it was Ji Xiao who held his hand tightly, reassuring him a little.
After a long while, Ruan Yingci waved his hand at his apprentice and said, "No need, the Ruan family's sacrificial ceremony is approaching, and I still have a lot of things to do as a teacher, so I won't stay overnight."
He seemed to have thought of something, and said again: "You should take good care of Jiang Xilan at home, as a master, he will give an explanation to the dead person about the demon cultivation."
Jiang Xiyan looked at Ruan Yingci with reserved and fiery eyes, ignoring Cai's words, and suddenly asked: "Master, are you really not going back to Juntian Ruan's house in the future?"
Why is this apprentice so annoying?
Ruan Yingci frowned, his expression worried, but he still answered patiently: "If you want to go back to Ruan's family as a teacher, then you should leave Guifeng Mountain when you become an adult. Why would you accept you as apprentices now?"
"Okay, it's getting late, I should go, and you should go back and have a good rest."
After all, Ruan Yingci pulled Ji Xiao and left without looking back.
Ruan Yingci shook Ji Xiao's hand, but suddenly raised his hand, opened four fingers, rubbed his palm carefully, and asked, "Why are your hands so hot?"
As he said that, he was about to touch Ji Xiao's forehead, but he was dodged unexpectedly.
Ji Xiao turned his head to avoid it, but his face flushed and his body trembled slightly.
He hummed softly, "Master, it's so itchy."
Ruan Yingci originally had doubts, but these doubts disappeared in an instant.He was really frightened by Ji Xiao's shy look, and immediately threw Ji Xiao's hand away.
He pretended to cough, cleared his throat, and said, "When you enter the Hall of Integrity in the future, you must be cautious in your words and deeds."
Talk less, do more, don't be as annoying as your third senior brother! ! !
Ruan Yingci seems to have the potential to be a good example to others. Once he started the education mode for the protagonist, he couldn't stop.
Seeing Ji Xiao looking at him with ignorant eyes, he continued: "Although the Qinglian Hall does not have as many rules as the Qingjie Hall, the Qingluan Sect is no better than the Ruan family. You must develop a good habit of being cautious in your words and deeds."
Ji Xiao blinked at him, and Ruan Yingci thought that Ji Xiao still didn't understand, and continued patiently: "You just need to remember it, and you will be able to appreciate its benefits in the future."
His voice was still cold, his whole body still exuded the aura of not getting close to strangers, and the expression on his face did not change.
But why does Ji Xiao feel that Master owes him a lot? This feeling is really likable!
He watched Ruan Yingci's lips opening and closing, and couldn't help licking his own.
"In the future, you have to learn from your elder brother. In the Hall of Integrity, he is the most worry-free disciple for me, he"
The master is still saying that usually cherishing words is like gold, but now it is like pouring beans, as if there are endless things to say.In my previous life, why didn't I think Master was such a person.
Is there any way to make Master shut up?
"Also, your second senior brother is the most obedient, you have to learn from him too"
Shao Heng just has a good temper, and Cheng Yuan is just an elm-headed person, so what is there to learn?
Ji Xiao squinted his eyes, his eyes sharpened instantly, and his heart was full of sneers at the two of them.
At this moment, he looked at Ruan Yingci's red lips, which were moist and shiny, very attractive, and really wanted to be like this
So he did.
The next moment, with a "hiss~", Ruan Yingci gasped in pain.
It was Ji Xiao who slammed into his arms, and accidentally hit his chin, and even his red lips suffered.
Seeing that Master was hit and hurt, Ji Xiao immediately felt guilty, and said at a loss: "I'm sorry, Master, I'm just too happy. I'm very happy that Master can teach me like this."
His eyes flickered, and he was about to rub his chin for Master, but suddenly he pressed his fingertips on Master's lips, and said, "Master, do you feel pain here?"
It hurts, it hurts, it's like a needle piercing my heart, prick it, it hurts a little bit.
It just hurts a lot, so I can't do any image-damaging actions such as jumping in front of outsiders! ! !
So, has Ji Xiao's brain been eaten by a dog?
This is the first time that Ruan Yingci thinks that Ji Xiao is stupid, which is an insult to the protagonist's IQ.
Why, it was his cowardly look that made him instantly extinguish his desire to scold him! ! !
Her lips were so painful that they gradually became numb, Ruan Yingci's face sank, she shook off Ji Xiao and walked forward.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, "Zhenjun, please stay."
It was the city lord who came after him.
Ruan Yingci stopped and turned around.But I didn't want to, "Boom~" sounded, Ji Xiao seemed to be unprepared, and bumped into him again.
Are you the main character?
Ruan Yingci can only comfort herself, the more stupid the protagonist, the better, the more stupid the less he can fly, the more stupid the better he can control it.
The city lord caught up with Zhenjun and said, "There is one more thing I forgot to tell Zhenjun.
Someone framed Juntian's four great families, and my son was attacked one after another on the way back to Fengshan, that is, before Jiang's demon cultivator invaded.
At first, he was robbed and killed as soon as he left Juntian City, but later at the foot of Guifeng Mountain, there were actually some other people. "
Ruan Yingci frowned, "Do you have details?"
"My son didn't say much in the letter. He only said that he can solve it by himself without my intervention. I only found out about this matter recently, but I think it must have something to do with Moxiu." The city owner said: "After the apprenticeship ceremony, , he will come back, but I will definitely take him to Ruan's house to meet Zhenjun."
Besides, when the city lord said this, he seemed to avoid the Jiang family on purpose.The Ke family and the Jiang family look similar to each other, but Ruan Yingci doesn't bother to guess the twists and turns inside.only
The son of the mayor?Appreciation ceremony?
Shao's eldest son and the Jiang family's twin sons returned to Fengshan, and they all became apprentices of the villain.Could it be that the son of the city lord wants to compete with Ji Xiao for the last place to accept apprentices?
Ruan Yingci asked, "What's his name?"
As soon as these words came out, the city lord's face suddenly turned green and red.
After a while, the city lord adjusted his mood, showed off his son tactfully, and said, "My son's name is Ke Yichen. If there are no accidents, after the apprenticeship ceremony, he will be Zhenjun's junior."
Ruan Yingci didn't pay attention to the meaning of the city lord's words, he had other thoughts.
Taking Ji Xiao as a disciple is indeed a difficult task, and there is a long way to go.But the son of the city lord is not Ji Xiao's competitor, so he is a little relieved.There will never be someone from a family richer than the Ke family, not to mention a good background and qualifications may not be good.but
He suddenly came to his senses, with a surprised expression on his face, and asked, "Mr. Tianyi's new apprentice?"
Seeing Zhenjun's reaction like this, the city lord's blushing complexion slowly eased.
In his words, he said proudly: "That's right. However, I thought that Lord Tianyi had already known about the matter of accepting disciples."
It was only then that Ruan Yingci remembered the kid who won on the Liulitai in the Jianxiu Valley school grounds.The head once said: That child was supposed to be given to him by Ruan Yingci.
He suddenly remembered that there was still an urgent letter from Lord Tianyi in Ji Xiao's hand.
The person who was supposed to be his apprentice became his junior; the position that was supposed to be the protagonist was replaced by an n-line cannon fodder who appeared out of nowhere. This mood is really not ordinary.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, Ruan Ying said goodbye to the city lord, and before leaving, he only said: "After Ke Yichen returns to Juntian City, you can bring him to Ruan's house to find me."
At this moment, Ji Xiao suddenly stepped forward, side by side with Master, and squeezed his sleeve tightly with his little hands.Seeing that the master's expression was not unhappy, he boldly walked down the robe until he touched the master's palm.
The next moment, Ruan Yingci waved his hands away, his face darkened, and the whole body was filled with cold air.
As soon as he thought of Ji Xiao's stupid action of bumping into him just now, he felt a gasp in his chest, but he couldn't attack.
However, Ji Xiao seemed to be unaware of Ruan Yingci's change, he threw away his hand, he grabbed it, then threw it away, and then grabbed it again, and so on.
No matter how strong Ren's temper is, he will lose it in front of this childish and stupid action.
Ji Xiao is getting more and more headstrong, I'm afraid he will eat soft and not hard?
Ruan Yingci asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"
"I want to hold Master's hand." Ji Xiao blinked, with an innocent look, and said, "Master, is Ke Yichen really good? I heard that Lord Tianyi hasn't accepted an apprentice for a long time."
The protagonist is asking if the n-line supporting character who stole his position is not good
Ruan Yingci doesn't know if Li is powerful or not, but someone has become Tianyi Lord's closed disciple, not the protagonist, and he is very happy! ! !
Now he looks at Ji Xiao and thinks he is a pitiful little one.The Ruan family can't stay, he can only be a disciple of the miscellaneous courtyard when he returns to the Qingluan Sect, if Ruan Yingci doesn't accept him into the Hall of Integrity, where else can he go?
The anger in Ruan Yingci's heart dissipated all of a sudden, but she was still going to let Ji Xiao out for a while, lest he become lawless.
"Master?"
Seeing that Ruan Yingci didn't answer, Ji Xiao called again, "Master?"
"Master, why don't you speak?"
"My lord, are you mad at me?"
Ji Xiao's voice suddenly became aggrieved, and his eyes were filled with water.
Ruan Yingci walked forward without squinting, ignoring Ji Xiao, but he could still catch a glimpse of his pitiful appearance from the corner of the eye, but Ji Xiao suddenly stood still and refused to leave.
In this way, there is a great chance that Ruan Yingci will not speak, and he will rely on the momentum of not leaving here.
Ruan Yingci was completely at a loss. He turned around, looked at Ji Xiao, and said, "I'm not angry."
I just almost got mad.
Seeing Ji Xiao standing still, as if he wanted to say something aggrieved, he immediately stopped him.
He waved at Ji Xiao, "Come on, let's go home, be good!!!"
Ji Xiao is really an ancestor, so he has to confess! ! !
Ji Xiao smiled happily, immediately hugged Ruan Yingci's arm, and said, "I knew Master would not be angry with me."
Ji Xiao seems to have grown a lot taller. Half a month ago, it was only up to his neck, but now it is higher than his chin.
Fifteen or sixteen years old, seems to be the age to grow taller.
Ji Xiao suddenly said: "Master, why don't we fly with the sword?"
As he spoke, he wanted to hug Ruan Yingci's waist tightly so that he could fly with his sword.
I can't even protect my body with true qi now, you let me fly with a sword?
Today Ji Xiao made Ruan Yingci very dissatisfied, and willfully exceeded his own tolerance limit! ! !
He frowned and said, "Let go."
Ji Xiao was indifferent.He began to pick Ji Xiao's hand, and said in a deep voice: "What's wrong with walking back? Although practice can make life easier, but proper return to basics can strengthen the mind!!!"
Ji Xiao hugged Ruan Yingci without letting go, he looked up, his eyes were full of admiration and admiration for Master.
He suddenly remembered something, and said angrily, "I forgot about the emptiness of Master's dantian."
But he continued: "We are going from the west of the city to the east of the city, which is the distance across the entire Juntian City. Master, can you bear it by walking back?"
I can't stand it, maybe you know how to use a sword
Ruan Yingci's cold expression was completely shattered.
He forced a smile, touched the top of Ji Xiao's head, and said kindly: "Hey, don't think so much."
The two walked side by side, under the night light, the shadows of the master and the apprentice overlapped.
The street lights are mottled, and all the hustle and bustle gradually fade away.
Looking at such a peaceful and harmonious scene, Ji Xiao felt as if his heart was wrapped in a warm sun, and he couldn't help but clenched Master's hand tightly.
It's great that you're still here!
Ruan Yingci noticed Ji Xiao's strangeness, and turned her head, but she didn't want to see Ji Xiao's cheeks with tears.
The city lord suddenly sighed, as if letting go of a heavy burden, and said: "Moxiu can come and go freely in Juntian City, in the final analysis it is my dereliction of duty."
Not a single bit of information was leaked about what happened in Chunrui Building last night.Jiang Xiyan said that it was because Cheng took the initiative to use various connections to suppress the news.This method of making people criticize is originally because of this.
Ruan Yingci was quite critical of the city lord's way of suppressing the news, saying: "City lord don't need to underestimate yourself. The demon cultivator can come and go freely in Juntian City, and his cultivation level is far higher than yours. Forcibly suppress the news of the demon cultivator's chaos in the city , After all, paper can't hold fire, I'm afraid things will become more serious by then."
"This" the city lord seemed to be ashamed, he was speechless after being told, and finally he could only say: "What Zhenjun said is very true, but"
There have never been top-notch monks in Juntian City, so the ritual and music system is highly respected in the city, and the seniority and inferiority are clearly distinguished.The city lord was told by a junior that he couldn't save face, and finally wanted to forcefully save face, "but" for a long time, but he couldn't say anything.
"The city lord might as well tell in detail what happened to that demon cultivator recently. He is an extremely vicious person, and Ruan should certainly eliminate harm for the people."
"Then" the city lord looked at Ruan Yingci, hesitated, and after a long time, he still chose to tell the whole story, so he said: "Last night, Ke Lixin, a direct descendant of the Ke family, and Jiang Xilan suddenly found out the whereabouts of the demon cultivator. When I was ready, I took people to seal the whereabouts of the demon cultivator——Chunrui Building. They left in a hurry, but only sent me a letter, and when I arrived there, Ke Lixin had already died, and Jiang Xilan was unconscious.
Afterwards, I learned about the situation at that time from people in detail, and it was probably the case.”
When people were ordered to surround the Chunrui Building, a person suddenly appeared. The man walked out of the Chunrui Building leisurely with a jug of wine. Seeing the scene of heavily guarded soldiers, he didn't take it seriously, and even drank and composed poems up.
That person looks ordinary, although he is a monk, but his cultivation is in the stage of Qi training, and the breath in his body is pure and there is no abnormality.
However, Jiang Xilan was young and energetic, and suddenly said that this person was the demon cultivator, and immediately struck out to kill him, but fortunately, Ke Lixin stopped him in time.
Ke Lixin was mature and stable, and he paid attention to evidence in everything. The man would kill without any doubts, so he couldn't justify it.However, Jiang Xilan couldn't produce evidence.The two seemed to have a dispute over this matter, and finally each took a step back and decided to detain the man before interrogation.
Unexpectedly, at that time, the man suddenly approached Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan, his aura rose for a while, his body exuded the fragrance of peach blossoms, and he asked, "Are you from the Qingluan sect?" '
Afterwards, without waiting for the two to answer, he sacrificed the magic weapon and seriously injured the two of them.
Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan were powerless to fight back.
Apart from the purity of his aura, the man's behavior and peach blossom characteristics are very consistent with the identity of the demon cultivator who commits each crime. The aura on his body may be deeply hidden because of his high cultivation level.
But the strange thing is that the demon cultivator didn't kill the two of them, but instead gave birth to a peach blossom out of thin air with his left hand.
Suddenly, peach blossoms shot towards Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan like sharp swords, but luckily they avoided their lives.
But the two escaped the catastrophe, but they couldn't escape the demon cultivator's accomplices.
Ke Lixin ordered a search of Chunrui Building to arrest the shopkeeper and the waiter, and suddenly felt that there was an unusual aura in the building.It was devilish energy, he immediately flew towards the place where the devilish energy was the strongest, followed closely by Jiang Xilan.
It was Zuichunju they were going to.
No one knew what happened in Zuichunju. Standing in the hall on the first floor, all the monks who were guarding the shopkeeper and the shop waiter felt that the devilish energy in the air rose suddenly, as if it was going to swallow people up.However, after this, they suddenly felt that the zhenqi in their bodies was out of control and kept leaking out.
The city lord said, with a slightly heavy voice, "When I arrived at Chunrui Tower, I saw a mess in Chunrui Tower, and everyone froze in place as if they had lost their minds. Immediately afterwards, I saw a figure Falling from the railing upstairs, I took a closer look and found that it was Ke Lixin.
And the laughter suddenly appeared upstairs, it was very frightening.I didn't think about it, and went upstairs immediately, only to see that Jiang Xilan had already passed out and was strangled by someone.
That man was disheveled, with only one eye exposed, bloodthirsty in his eyes, and his face was ferocious, as if he had a deep hatred for Jiang Xilan.The demon energy leaked from his body, as if he was a demon cultivator, I immediately fought with him.But I didn't want to, this person is just a high-value and useless demon cultivator. I missed it for a while and split him in half with a knife. "
At this time, the Patriarch coughed, and he said: "Afterwards, Gouzi and I arrived at the scene. All the monks downstairs who have a little cultivation but not mental toughness will turn out to be three-year-old idiots if they are better. Like a walking dead, missing three souls and seven souls."
After Ruan Yingci glanced at City Master, Patriarch and Jiang Xiyan, he fell into deep thought, and things seemed to become more and more obscure.That Moxiu was a good clue, but was killed by the city lord by mistake.
And the person who produced the peach blossoms out of thin air before was probably the storyteller of the tea house that day, and perhaps had a lot to do with the peach blossom sea.
The city lord continued: "Actually, to tell the truth, the power of the demon cultivator is specifically targeting the four great families of Juntian. The Shan Ke family and the Jiang family were persecuted by that force, and they are all top-notch descendants of the family. .”
36. dead air
Besides Jiang Xilan and Ke Lixin who were killed, who else?
Ruan Yingci frowned, it seemed that things were far from as simple as he thought.
The city lord's voice was heavy, and he just wanted to elaborate on this matter, but he didn't want Jiang Xiyan to rob him of the conversation.He looked at Jiang Xiyan, his complexion was not very good, when did Jiang Xiyan behave like Xianza without manners?
Jiang Xiyan stood up suddenly and said, "Master, this matter should start from the day my father was plotted against."
He secretly clenched his fists, looking at Master without blinking, as if he had made a decisive decision, and his voice had already returned to his usual calmness.
The head of the family still let out a cough from time to time, and occasionally coughed badly. Seeing Ruan Yingci's puzzled face, he said, "It's like this. Cough cough"
Ruan Ying recited the information given by the Patriarch.About half a month before he left the customs, the Patriarch attacked the Jindan late stage, but someone broke in halfway, failed to promote his cultivation base, and almost lost his life.At that time, the Patriarch also smelled the strange fragrance of peach blossoms.
The Jiang family has never publicized this matter to the outside world, and this is the first time the city lord heard about it. He couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the owner of the Jiang family usually doesn't show off his mountains and water, but now his cultivation base is higher than him.
Patriarch: "Ahem, that demon's cultivation level is far above mine, but he left suddenly for some reason. It is also because of this that I recalled Jiang Xiyan and Jiang Xilan."
Jiang Xiyan added: "Father's promotion was disturbed by the demon cultivator, but fortunately, it didn't have much impact, so my brother and I were just looking for the whereabouts of the demon cultivator secretly. But I didn't want to have murders happen one after another. At that time, my brother and I When the investigation of this matter made some progress, someone in the Ke family suddenly died suddenly. It was also like this that the Ke family cooperated with the Jiang family to find the demon cultivator. The city lord had concerns, so he asked someone to investigate secretly, and Ke Lixin and Jiang Xilan investigated this responsible for the matter."
Ruan Yingci frowned, what Jiang Xiyan said just answered his doubts, but he always felt that something was missing.He turned to look at the city lord, asking for confirmation.
The city lord, Xu Shi, was ashamed because he suppressed the news, and said: "I heard anecdotes at the time that a demon cultivator broke into the Jiang family, and the matter was quite serious. I was recalled. But the Jiang family didn't disclose any news, I don't know if it's true or not, I just thought it was a rumor, so I didn't care."
The Jiang family and the Ke family have always been at odds, and the city owner was afraid that something would happen to the Jiang family.
Ruan Yingci remained silent on this and listened to the city lord continue.
"It was only today that I found out that the Patriarch was plotted against by the Demon Cultivator when he was promoted." The City Lord said: "After the accident in the Ke family, I realized the seriousness of the Demon Cultivator in the city, and when I had nothing to do, I went to the Patriarch to discuss the matter. Only about five days after the accident in the Ke family, Jiang Wenqi from the Jiang family died in a strange manner, and peach blossoms appeared at the scene of the crime. After that, there was the matter of Chunrui Building. , three dead and two wounded."
The city lord probably found a way to deal with the demon cultivator, so he asked Ruan Yingci for help, saying: "According to what Zhenjun said, there are also peach blossoms in the cave where the elders of Ruan's family are retreating. I am afraid that the death of the elder is related to the demon cultivator. So Ke Here I beg Ruan Zhenjun to help me, and work together to arrest that demon cultivator, so as to calm the hearts of the people of Tianjun City."
At this time, Jiang Xiyan interrupted suddenly, and said to the city lord: "Why bother Master with this matter, even if it's not for the people of Juntian City, for my brother and Jiang Wenqi, I will definitely find out the whereabouts of that demon cultivator and bring him to justice. "
The apprentice spoke so forcefully that it was hard for Ruan Yingci to say what he promised the city lord.He looked at Jiang Xiyan, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "The biggest identity characteristic of the demon cultivator is the peach blossom. I fought against him on the way down the mountain to Juntian City. Besides, his cultivation level is far higher than yours, so this time It’s better to leave the matter to Teacher Wei. And you will help Teacher find out the reason why the shopkeeper who died in a pool of blood yesterday came to Juntian City.”
Jiang Xiyan clenched his fists, restrained his emotions, and said: "Master, you have been in Juntian City for half a month, and the master and the master must be worried."
Going back is a grand ceremony to accept disciples. It is reasonable for Tianyi Lord and the head to urge him to return to the Qingluan Sect, but what is the meaning of the villain's apprentice urging him to go back?And speak so eloquently.
Ruan Yingci's face darkened.Now Ji Xiao couldn't hear anyone calling Master to return to Fengshan, so he tugged on Master's sleeve.After seeing Ji Xiao's aggrieved expression, Ruan Yingci's complexion became even darker.
The city lord and the patriarch didn't pay attention to the atmosphere between the three masters and apprentices. Instead, they cared very much about Ruan Yingci's words of "fighting that demon cultivator".
A trace of panic flashed in the Patriarch's eyes, and he forgot to cough for a moment, and asked, "Did Zhenjun really fight against that Demon Cultivator?"
Before Ruan Yingci could speak, the city lord answered immediately.The city owner was completely different from the family owner's unbelievable reaction. He smiled and said: "It's better, that demon is very cunning, and he has never been found. I believe that there is a real king, and he will definitely kill that demon. Xiu captured it."
Most of these words are flattering.Everyone present knew that the city lord was wooing the Ruan family and Ruan Yingci.Juntian's four aristocratic families, although there are rising stars in recent years, but the Ruan family's emaciated camels are bigger than horses.
Ruan Yingci nodded, and said expressionlessly: "Since the city lord trusts me, then I don't know if I should say something or not?"
"With Zhenjun's help, it's too late for me to be grateful. If Zhenjun has anything to say, just say it, and if you have any requests, just ask."
"It is really unwise to conceal the fact that there is a demon cultivator in Juntian City." Ruan Yingci saw the smile on the city lord's face froze and sent it, knowing that this remark hurt his face, so he said tactfully: "But what the city lord said It is very reasonable to be concerned. But is this approach the best policy after all?"
The city lord suddenly shouted: "Then I don't know if the real king has a better way?"
The city lord has been in a high position for a long time, and he has never been said so by a junior for hundreds of years, but he has a high level of cultivation and comes from a great sect.It wasn't until he finished speaking that he realized that his words were a bit rushed.
Ruan Yingci had no expression on this, as if she didn't care at all.He said indifferently: "The demon cultivator haunts and haunts the ghosts, and he comes and goes freely in the Juntian City family, and we don't know his purpose. Since his behavior cannot be predicted, it is necessary to release news to alert the people of Juntian City Besides, what happened on the official road yesterday can no longer be concealed, the city lord might as well use this to release the news, and the seriousness of the news"
Ruan Yingci left half of his speech.And Jiang Xiyan looked at the city lord with a bad look, apparently dissatisfied with the words of the city lord who had just spoken against his master.
He sarcastically said: "The population of Juntian City is frequent, the city owner should strengthen management, so as not to mix in people like the one who kidnapped Ji Xiao yesterday."
"Also, I don't know if the city lord has noticed before." Everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Xiyan, and Ruan Yingci was no exception.He continued: "Yesterday, the elders of Ruan's family were killed, Ji Xiao almost disappeared, and peach blossoms were found at the scene, so it can be judged that these two incidents are related to that demon cultivator.
The elders and descendants of the Jiang family, the Ke family, and the Ruan family were killed one after another, that is to say, three of Jun Tian’s four major families have encountered the same situation so far.”
At this time, the head of the family suddenly scolded Jiang Xiyan, and said sharply: "What are you talking about!!!"
However, Jiang Xiyan ignored his father's words, looked at the city lord sarcastically, and continued: "There have been so many things that happened, but only the Shao family is safe and sound. If there is a force targeting the four great families in Juntian City, then this is not justified gone."
He smiled, looked at Ruan Yingci with a burning gaze, and said, "I don't know what Master thinks about this matter?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, and the city lord's face was extremely stinky.
Ruan Yingci also frowned, Jiang Xiyan, who always knows how to measure, would say such things that shouldn't be said.
There are some things that should be said and should not be said. Everyone must know in their hearts that now is the time to deal with the demon cultivator, but there will be civil strife. Ruan Yingci doesn't know what the three apprentices are thinking.
The apprentice's eyes were fixed on Ruan Yingci, and the eyes of the city master and the family master also fell on him, as if they really wanted to hear what he, an outsider, had to say.However, Ruan Yingci really didn't want to get involved in the internal strife of these four big families, so as not to get into trouble.
He frowned even tighter.What is the meaning of these three apprentices knowing that the big villain is indifferent and doesn't care about ordinary things, but force him to participate in this internal struggle?
Ruan Yingci suddenly felt embarrassed, but fortunately Ji Xiao helped him out at this time.He looked at Jiang Xiyan, rolled his eyes, and said, "Master stays in the Hall of Integrity all year round. It's not like you don't know. When did he worry about such a thing? And this matter has nothing to do with Master, let alone Don't mention how you read it."
Ji Xiao's answer immediately made Jiang Xiyan sneer silently.He turned his head to look at the master, but saw that the master's usually cold and indifferent expression was cracked, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, so he stopped the topic.
But doubting the Shao family's words was like throwing a stone into a lake, and it did cause ripples in everyone's hearts.
After that, Ruan Yingci proposed to check those people who were killed by Moxiu.According to his experience of that day in Peach Blossom Sea and the observation of that day in the tea house, he always felt that that person was not a demon cultivator.
However, the city lord only kept Ke Lixin's body. The previous descendants of the Ke family had already been cremated, and the body of Wenqi Jiang Wenqi, the head of the family, was also cremated.
The city lord explained: "The younger generation is very talented, and without guidance from anyone, his cultivation has improved like a thousand miles a day. After he was killed, I was also confused for a while, thinking that he was practicing those unseen things. That's why it's growing so fast."
Ruan Yingci was noncommittal about this.Most of the juniors are people from the side branches, otherwise they would have been sent to the sect for further study if they had such talent.Since ancient times, there have been constant internal strife between the direct line and the collateral line of the family, and fighting in the same room is common.
The situation of the Jiang family is different from that of the Ke family.
Ruan Yingci only heard Jiang Xiyan say: "Jiang Wenqi is very close to me and my younger brother. My younger brother doesn't want to see the tragic situation after he was murdered, so he insists on cremating him."
As a result, the difficulty of finding out the matter has virtually increased.But fortunately, the body of Ke Lixin, who was killed last night, was still there, so Ruan Yingci would not be clueless.
So Ruan Yingci, the city lord, and Jiang Xiyan went to see Ke Lixin's body together.But the head of the family is not in good health, so it is inconvenient for him to go with him.Ji Xiao kept tugging on Ruan Yingci's sleeve and followed behind him, without speaking all the way, quietly as if he lost his sense of existence.
As Jiang Xiyan said, the people who were killed were all descendants of the family and the future hope of the family, their talents were fair, and their cultivation was not bad.
Let’s just say that Ke Lixin has a close relationship with the Ke family. He was promoted by the city lord. He was sent to the cultivation sect for further study when he was young, and he returned to serve the city lord with good grades.
Looking at Jiang Xilan, she is the future hope of the Jiang family.
It can be seen from this that it cannot be ruled out that it is an internal struggle among the four major families of Juntian City.
Ruan Yingci was led by the city lord to the place where Ke Lixin's body was stored.According to the narration of the city lord, Ke Lixin formed the golden core very early, but he has been stuck in this early stage of the golden core, unable to move forward. The time of his death was before he was thrown downstairs. living, and there happened to be a demon cultivator there
No one knows what happened to Zuichun Curie, and can only speculate based on the available information.
It seems that Ke Lixin was seriously injured and died by the devil. His body was severely eroded by the devil's energy.
Ruan Yingci carefully inspected the corpse and found that although there was spirit energy to suppress the devil energy, it could not be purified.As a result, black spots appeared between Ke Lixin's brows.
With the protection of spiritual energy, Ruan Yingci couldn't fully understand Moxiu's method of committing crimes, so he could only
He suddenly looked at the Patriarch and asked, "City Master, do you mind if I remove the spiritual power of Ke Lixin's bodyguard?"
This is the self-proclaimed master, what else can't be done?
The city lord smiled and said: "Why not, the real monarch must have his own reason for withdrawing the spiritual energy."
After speaking, Ruan Yingci withdrew the spiritual energy without hesitation.In an instant, the devilish energy remaining in Ke Lixin's body overflowed, and it was so dense that it almost condensed into a black mist.
He frowned.This seems to be more serious than I imagined! ! !
Next, Ruan Yingci hung his hand above Ke Lixin's head, and probed his whole body from the beginning to the end with his true energy.Run Yingci's face darkened, the more he looked down, the more serious his face became.
The devilish energy was like tarsal maggots, tightly entangled in Ke Lixin's dantian.The dark spots between his eyebrows gradually spread to his entire face, and after Ruan Yingci finished examining his body, in just a short moment, the body was covered with spots of black spots.
Immediately afterwards, black lines appeared between the black spots, connecting them together, like an impenetrable net, which is very frightening.
The corpse was lifeless, without the spiritual power fluctuations of the golden core cultivation base, as if it had been sucked to death.Ruan Yingci carefully inspected Ke Lixin's dantian, but found a more terrible piece of information! !
37. Stupid
Ke Lixin's golden elixir was taken away, and replaced by a solid mass of demonic energy, a ball formed by countless black threads intertwined. The lines are the same as the net formed by black spots on the skin. rules.
If you don't take a closer look, you will think that the golden core is surrounded by demon energy, which is constantly eroding and swallowing.
Ruan Yingci was almost fooled by this blindfold.
What a vicious method! ! !
Not to mention that, since the removal of the spiritual power of the body protector, Ke Lixin's body was changing at an alarming speed both inside and outside.
The black air on the surface of his corpse was transpiring, accompanied by the collapse of his flesh at a speed visible to the naked eye,
Seeing this, the city lord couldn't help taking a breath.After half a stick of incense, the corpse seemed to have turned into a skeleton.The bones are also changing, as the original brow spots spread.
At this moment, Jiang Xiyan's voice was filled with anger and hatred, and he said: "That devil is vicious when he cultivates well!!! Brother Wen Qi was so tragic back then, my brother and I couldn't look directly at it, so we chose to use our true energy to suppress the spread of the devil's energy in his body. Finally cremated it."
He spoke angrily, but the expression on his face was very flat.At this time, everyone's eyes were on the skeleton, and they didn't pay attention to Jiang Xiyan.
The seriousness of this incident far exceeded Ruan Yingci's expectations.
He fell into deep thought, and finally spoke out after a long time. His voice was slightly low, but it was facing the city lord, as if he hadn't heard his apprentice's words at all.
He asked: "You said, the demon cultivator yesterday was so weak that you could chop it with a single blow?"
Ruan Yingci frowned in thought, never paying attention to the way he spoke.
These words gave the city lord a knowing blow, but the city lord replied with a far-fetched smile: "Exactly, the demon I fought with was not high in cultivation, so I shouldn't be afraid. There are a few peach blossoms, but there is no peach blossom fragrance on Moxiu's body, it can be seen that there are people behind him."
Ruan Yingci asked again: "Have the people from Chunrui Building found out?"
The city lord suddenly fell silent, and his expression changed from green to red, which was very complicated.
But at this time Jiang Xiyan stood up, with clear eyes, and said in a loud voice: "Master, you don't know that Chunrui Building is the property of the Shao family. Before, when the city owner and his father were inspecting the shopkeeper and the store owner, the owner of the Shao family suddenly sent Someone came to ask for his release."
Ruan Yingci didn't understand that the Ke family and the Shao family were one, and Jiang Xiyan said that Ke and Shao had turned against each other, which was nothing more than embarrassing the city lord, but why did he always force him to express his views on the Shao family?
He twitched the corners of his mouth, avoided the subject of his apprentice in a grandiose manner, and said: "This matter is originally a matter of the four major families of Juntian. As the master of Guifengshan Qinglian Palace, I should not interfere with this matter, but the devil I can't sit idly by and ignore the chaos of cultivation. As for the matter of the four major families in Juntian City."
Jiang Xiyan suddenly interrupted Ruan Yingci's next evasion, and a smile flashed across his mouth.
He stared straight at Ruan Yingci, and said, "Master is also a member of the Ruan family."
"I" why does he always feel that these three apprentices are against him?Ruan Yingci narrowed his eyes slightly, paused, and continued: "As a teacher, I will stay in Guifeng Mountain in the future, and I won't have any contact with the Ruan family."
The big villain has severed ties with the Ruan family since he became a disciple of Lord Tiandao.
He was afraid that Jiang Xiyan would continue talking, so he changed the subject, saying: "The city owner will decide on matters concerning the four major families of Juntian City."
"The city lord and the Patriarch of the Shao family have been in the same heart and mind for many years, so it is inevitable that the decision-making is biased."
It seems that only now did Ruan Yingci understand Jiang Xiyan's intentions, but he was not sure.
So he tentatively asked: "Then what do you want?"
"The Shao family is suspicious of this matter, and the Ke family should avoid suspicion. Then it is up to the Jiang family and the Ruan family to find out about Moxiu."
Jiang Xiyan spoke righteously, but what he said was beyond reproach.He looked at Ruan Yingci and said, "How about disciple and master investigate this together?"
Seeing that Ruan Yingci opened his lips and wanted to say something, he immediately said: "It is more reasonable to hand over the identity of the bloody dead person to the city lord yesterday. I believe the city lord will be able to give Master an explanation tomorrow."
Jiang Xiyan was thoughtful and well aware that Ruan Yingci's words were more intimidating, so he used his master to suppress the city lord and seized the right to investigate the Shao family.
If the Shao family really colluded with Moxiu, I'm afraid that the Jiang family will also cut Ke's family with bruises.
Forget it, I shouldn't have participated in the struggle for power among the four great families.In the future, when Moxiu is found out, he will bring Ji Xiao back to Fengshan.
The four disciples of Qinglian Hall, except for Cheng Yuan, the other three are direct disciples of the aristocratic family, presumably they will not stay in the sect when they become adults.
This is also good, there are fewer apprentices and less troubles in Qinglian Hall, but it is also clean.
Ruan Yingci acquiesced to Jiang Xiyan's statement.The city lord's face was livid, but he had no choice but to suppress his emotions and agree.
It was already late at this time, and it was time for Ruan Yingci to return to Ruan's house.
It was only two days before the Ruan family's sacrificial ceremony, but so many things happened for no reason.
Ruan Yingci only felt pain in his head, and for some reason, the zhenqi that had just recovered in his body was agitated, rushing out one after another, as if he was about to rush out of the body.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Ruan Yingci suddenly stop and staggering, Ji Xiao and Jiang Xiyan uttered together.
As Jiang Xiyan spoke, he wanted to step forward to help his master, but Ruan Yingci dodged subconsciously.
The light in his eyes disappeared in an instant, and he said with a worried expression: "Master, your true energy has not recovered, how about resting at Jiang's house?"
Ruan Yingci's heart was pounding, beating suddenly, and instinctively wanted to avoid the three apprentices.On the contrary, it was Ji Xiao who held his hand tightly, reassuring him a little.
After a long while, Ruan Yingci waved his hand at his apprentice and said, "No need, the Ruan family's sacrificial ceremony is approaching, and I still have a lot of things to do as a teacher, so I won't stay overnight."
He seemed to have thought of something, and said again: "You should take good care of Jiang Xilan at home, as a master, he will give an explanation to the dead person about the demon cultivation."
Jiang Xiyan looked at Ruan Yingci with reserved and fiery eyes, ignoring Cai's words, and suddenly asked: "Master, are you really not going back to Juntian Ruan's house in the future?"
Why is this apprentice so annoying?
Ruan Yingci frowned, his expression worried, but he still answered patiently: "If you want to go back to Ruan's family as a teacher, then you should leave Guifeng Mountain when you become an adult. Why would you accept you as apprentices now?"
"Okay, it's getting late, I should go, and you should go back and have a good rest."
After all, Ruan Yingci pulled Ji Xiao and left without looking back.
Ruan Yingci shook Ji Xiao's hand, but suddenly raised his hand, opened four fingers, rubbed his palm carefully, and asked, "Why are your hands so hot?"
As he said that, he was about to touch Ji Xiao's forehead, but he was dodged unexpectedly.
Ji Xiao turned his head to avoid it, but his face flushed and his body trembled slightly.
He hummed softly, "Master, it's so itchy."
Ruan Yingci originally had doubts, but these doubts disappeared in an instant.He was really frightened by Ji Xiao's shy look, and immediately threw Ji Xiao's hand away.
He pretended to cough, cleared his throat, and said, "When you enter the Hall of Integrity in the future, you must be cautious in your words and deeds."
Talk less, do more, don't be as annoying as your third senior brother! ! !
Ruan Yingci seems to have the potential to be a good example to others. Once he started the education mode for the protagonist, he couldn't stop.
Seeing Ji Xiao looking at him with ignorant eyes, he continued: "Although the Qinglian Hall does not have as many rules as the Qingjie Hall, the Qingluan Sect is no better than the Ruan family. You must develop a good habit of being cautious in your words and deeds."
Ji Xiao blinked at him, and Ruan Yingci thought that Ji Xiao still didn't understand, and continued patiently: "You just need to remember it, and you will be able to appreciate its benefits in the future."
His voice was still cold, his whole body still exuded the aura of not getting close to strangers, and the expression on his face did not change.
But why does Ji Xiao feel that Master owes him a lot? This feeling is really likable!
He watched Ruan Yingci's lips opening and closing, and couldn't help licking his own.
"In the future, you have to learn from your elder brother. In the Hall of Integrity, he is the most worry-free disciple for me, he"
The master is still saying that usually cherishing words is like gold, but now it is like pouring beans, as if there are endless things to say.In my previous life, why didn't I think Master was such a person.
Is there any way to make Master shut up?
"Also, your second senior brother is the most obedient, you have to learn from him too"
Shao Heng just has a good temper, and Cheng Yuan is just an elm-headed person, so what is there to learn?
Ji Xiao squinted his eyes, his eyes sharpened instantly, and his heart was full of sneers at the two of them.
At this moment, he looked at Ruan Yingci's red lips, which were moist and shiny, very attractive, and really wanted to be like this
So he did.
The next moment, with a "hiss~", Ruan Yingci gasped in pain.
It was Ji Xiao who slammed into his arms, and accidentally hit his chin, and even his red lips suffered.
Seeing that Master was hit and hurt, Ji Xiao immediately felt guilty, and said at a loss: "I'm sorry, Master, I'm just too happy. I'm very happy that Master can teach me like this."
His eyes flickered, and he was about to rub his chin for Master, but suddenly he pressed his fingertips on Master's lips, and said, "Master, do you feel pain here?"
It hurts, it hurts, it's like a needle piercing my heart, prick it, it hurts a little bit.
It just hurts a lot, so I can't do any image-damaging actions such as jumping in front of outsiders! ! !
So, has Ji Xiao's brain been eaten by a dog?
This is the first time that Ruan Yingci thinks that Ji Xiao is stupid, which is an insult to the protagonist's IQ.
Why, it was his cowardly look that made him instantly extinguish his desire to scold him! ! !
Her lips were so painful that they gradually became numb, Ruan Yingci's face sank, she shook off Ji Xiao and walked forward.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, "Zhenjun, please stay."
It was the city lord who came after him.
Ruan Yingci stopped and turned around.But I didn't want to, "Boom~" sounded, Ji Xiao seemed to be unprepared, and bumped into him again.
Are you the main character?
Ruan Yingci can only comfort herself, the more stupid the protagonist, the better, the more stupid the less he can fly, the more stupid the better he can control it.
The city lord caught up with Zhenjun and said, "There is one more thing I forgot to tell Zhenjun.
Someone framed Juntian's four great families, and my son was attacked one after another on the way back to Fengshan, that is, before Jiang's demon cultivator invaded.
At first, he was robbed and killed as soon as he left Juntian City, but later at the foot of Guifeng Mountain, there were actually some other people. "
Ruan Yingci frowned, "Do you have details?"
"My son didn't say much in the letter. He only said that he can solve it by himself without my intervention. I only found out about this matter recently, but I think it must have something to do with Moxiu." The city owner said: "After the apprenticeship ceremony, , he will come back, but I will definitely take him to Ruan's house to meet Zhenjun."
Besides, when the city lord said this, he seemed to avoid the Jiang family on purpose.The Ke family and the Jiang family look similar to each other, but Ruan Yingci doesn't bother to guess the twists and turns inside.only
The son of the mayor?Appreciation ceremony?
Shao's eldest son and the Jiang family's twin sons returned to Fengshan, and they all became apprentices of the villain.Could it be that the son of the city lord wants to compete with Ji Xiao for the last place to accept apprentices?
Ruan Yingci asked, "What's his name?"
As soon as these words came out, the city lord's face suddenly turned green and red.
After a while, the city lord adjusted his mood, showed off his son tactfully, and said, "My son's name is Ke Yichen. If there are no accidents, after the apprenticeship ceremony, he will be Zhenjun's junior."
Ruan Yingci didn't pay attention to the meaning of the city lord's words, he had other thoughts.
Taking Ji Xiao as a disciple is indeed a difficult task, and there is a long way to go.But the son of the city lord is not Ji Xiao's competitor, so he is a little relieved.There will never be someone from a family richer than the Ke family, not to mention a good background and qualifications may not be good.but
He suddenly came to his senses, with a surprised expression on his face, and asked, "Mr. Tianyi's new apprentice?"
Seeing Zhenjun's reaction like this, the city lord's blushing complexion slowly eased.
In his words, he said proudly: "That's right. However, I thought that Lord Tianyi had already known about the matter of accepting disciples."
It was only then that Ruan Yingci remembered the kid who won on the Liulitai in the Jianxiu Valley school grounds.The head once said: That child was supposed to be given to him by Ruan Yingci.
He suddenly remembered that there was still an urgent letter from Lord Tianyi in Ji Xiao's hand.
The person who was supposed to be his apprentice became his junior; the position that was supposed to be the protagonist was replaced by an n-line cannon fodder who appeared out of nowhere. This mood is really not ordinary.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, Ruan Ying said goodbye to the city lord, and before leaving, he only said: "After Ke Yichen returns to Juntian City, you can bring him to Ruan's house to find me."
At this moment, Ji Xiao suddenly stepped forward, side by side with Master, and squeezed his sleeve tightly with his little hands.Seeing that the master's expression was not unhappy, he boldly walked down the robe until he touched the master's palm.
The next moment, Ruan Yingci waved his hands away, his face darkened, and the whole body was filled with cold air.
As soon as he thought of Ji Xiao's stupid action of bumping into him just now, he felt a gasp in his chest, but he couldn't attack.
However, Ji Xiao seemed to be unaware of Ruan Yingci's change, he threw away his hand, he grabbed it, then threw it away, and then grabbed it again, and so on.
No matter how strong Ren's temper is, he will lose it in front of this childish and stupid action.
Ji Xiao is getting more and more headstrong, I'm afraid he will eat soft and not hard?
Ruan Yingci asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"
"I want to hold Master's hand." Ji Xiao blinked, with an innocent look, and said, "Master, is Ke Yichen really good? I heard that Lord Tianyi hasn't accepted an apprentice for a long time."
The protagonist is asking if the n-line supporting character who stole his position is not good
Ruan Yingci doesn't know if Li is powerful or not, but someone has become Tianyi Lord's closed disciple, not the protagonist, and he is very happy! ! !
Now he looks at Ji Xiao and thinks he is a pitiful little one.The Ruan family can't stay, he can only be a disciple of the miscellaneous courtyard when he returns to the Qingluan Sect, if Ruan Yingci doesn't accept him into the Hall of Integrity, where else can he go?
The anger in Ruan Yingci's heart dissipated all of a sudden, but she was still going to let Ji Xiao out for a while, lest he become lawless.
"Master?"
Seeing that Ruan Yingci didn't answer, Ji Xiao called again, "Master?"
"Master, why don't you speak?"
"My lord, are you mad at me?"
Ji Xiao's voice suddenly became aggrieved, and his eyes were filled with water.
Ruan Yingci walked forward without squinting, ignoring Ji Xiao, but he could still catch a glimpse of his pitiful appearance from the corner of the eye, but Ji Xiao suddenly stood still and refused to leave.
In this way, there is a great chance that Ruan Yingci will not speak, and he will rely on the momentum of not leaving here.
Ruan Yingci was completely at a loss. He turned around, looked at Ji Xiao, and said, "I'm not angry."
I just almost got mad.
Seeing Ji Xiao standing still, as if he wanted to say something aggrieved, he immediately stopped him.
He waved at Ji Xiao, "Come on, let's go home, be good!!!"
Ji Xiao is really an ancestor, so he has to confess! ! !
Ji Xiao smiled happily, immediately hugged Ruan Yingci's arm, and said, "I knew Master would not be angry with me."
Ji Xiao seems to have grown a lot taller. Half a month ago, it was only up to his neck, but now it is higher than his chin.
Fifteen or sixteen years old, seems to be the age to grow taller.
Ji Xiao suddenly said: "Master, why don't we fly with the sword?"
As he spoke, he wanted to hug Ruan Yingci's waist tightly so that he could fly with his sword.
I can't even protect my body with true qi now, you let me fly with a sword?
Today Ji Xiao made Ruan Yingci very dissatisfied, and willfully exceeded his own tolerance limit! ! !
He frowned and said, "Let go."
Ji Xiao was indifferent.He began to pick Ji Xiao's hand, and said in a deep voice: "What's wrong with walking back? Although practice can make life easier, but proper return to basics can strengthen the mind!!!"
Ji Xiao hugged Ruan Yingci without letting go, he looked up, his eyes were full of admiration and admiration for Master.
He suddenly remembered something, and said angrily, "I forgot about the emptiness of Master's dantian."
But he continued: "We are going from the west of the city to the east of the city, which is the distance across the entire Juntian City. Master, can you bear it by walking back?"
I can't stand it, maybe you know how to use a sword
Ruan Yingci's cold expression was completely shattered.
He forced a smile, touched the top of Ji Xiao's head, and said kindly: "Hey, don't think so much."
The two walked side by side, under the night light, the shadows of the master and the apprentice overlapped.
The street lights are mottled, and all the hustle and bustle gradually fade away.
Looking at such a peaceful and harmonious scene, Ji Xiao felt as if his heart was wrapped in a warm sun, and he couldn't help but clenched Master's hand tightly.
It's great that you're still here!
Ruan Yingci noticed Ji Xiao's strangeness, and turned her head, but she didn't want to see Ji Xiao's cheeks with tears.
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