043 “Blessing from Heavenly Official” Chapter 42

☆、Chapter 42 Borrowing luck to visit Jilefang at night

The man in red had a slender silver scimitar hanging from his waist. He was Huacheng.As he walked, he said: “Brother, please tell me that it’s easy to find.”

What he looked like when he went out was what he looked like when he came back, except that the scimitar originally hung on his waist had been unsheathed, and hung with the scabbard on the bright red hem of his clothes. He walked with a jingling sound, which was extremely arrogant.The silver eye on the handle of the Doom Knife has been closed.Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief, paused, and said slowly: “I wanted to see Yingying, but I didn’t know that your room was too big and I got sidetracked.”

He originally wanted to tell Huacheng what he had just encountered, but when the words came to his lips, he turned around and swallowed them.

The masked man’s whereabouts were strange, and he was obviously trying to cover up people’s eyes and ears. However, whose eyes and ears were he hiding?Someone else’s?From Huacheng?Or…his?

Xie Lian has not forgotten that he came to the ghost market to find out the whereabouts of the missing priest.All the strange clues must not be missed, so I decided not to alert the snake for the time being, but to find a way to enter this door to take a look.If it has nothing to do with this matter, Huacheng should be informed immediately of his subordinate’s unusual behavior; and if it has something to do with this matter…

He was thinking to himself, while Huacheng took him back and said: “If you still want to see the young man, I will send someone to bring him up. Just go back to the Paradise Hall and wait.”

Probably because he was hiding something from the other party, Xie Lian’s tone when he spoke to Huacheng couldn’t help but become softer, saying: “You finished the matter so quickly?”

Huacheng said with a bit of disdain: “It’s done. But it’s just another group of wastes that are embarrassing themselves.”

When he heard him say “trash”, his tone was very familiar. Xie Lian guessed: “Qinggui Qirong?”

Huacheng smiled and said: “That’s right. Didn’t I say that everyone is thinking about my place? Qi Rong has been thinking about the ghost market for a year or two, but he can only think about it at most. He is jealous, so he often sends some trash like him to cause trouble. Isn’t it strange?”

The two of them talked while walking. This time, Xie Lianzi carefully memorized the route.Returning to the Paradise Hall, not long after, Yingying was sent up by two girls again.

After some grooming and tidying up, he put on clean clothes and snow-white bandages. Although his head and face were still tightly wrapped, they looked brand new.From this point of view, this young man clearly has slender limbs and beautiful bones, and he should be an excellent seedling.However, now, he looked like a cowering figure with his waist lowered and his head lowered, not daring to raise his head. Xie Lian couldn’t help but feel sad.

He pulled the young man to sit down and said, “Those words that Miss Xiaoying said before her death are considered to be her intention to entrust you to me, and I have agreed to her. However, I still have to ask you about your wishes. From now on, are you willing to practice with me?”

The young man looked at him blankly, as if he couldn’t believe that someone was willing to take him to practice.Xie Lian added: “Although the conditions here are not good, I can ensure that you don’t have to hide around, steal food and get beaten.”

When he said this, he didn’t notice that Huacheng on the side had his eyes open, staring coldly at the young man, his eyes full of scrutiny.

Firefly’s eyes were full of hesitation and expectation.Xie Lian knew that he might still not believe it for a while, so he thought it was better to talk more, take his time, patted his shoulder, thought for a while, and said warmly: “You remember Miss Xiaoying and named yourself ‘Ying’, which is very good, but there is still a surname missing. The surname of Yong’an is Lang. How about you get a new name from now on, called Lang Ying?”

At this question, the young man nodded slowly.Nodding, a cooing sound came from his belly. He seemed to be embarrassed and immediately buried his head.When Xie Lian saw this, he felt even more sentimental: “This child is probably hundreds of years old. I don’t know what chance it is that he turned into a living ghost and stayed in this world. I don’t know whether he is extending his life or teaching him to suffer.” Just as he was about to find something to eat for him, he saw many graceful girls pouring in outside the Paradise Hall.

These were naturally arranged by Huacheng.Each girl holds a jade plate in her hand, which contains various delicacies, fine wines, fresh fruits, and snacks.They walked around the main hall with slender jade steps, like a revolving lantern. Every time they passed by the black jade couch, they presented the jade plate in their hands and placed it on the table.Lang Yingguang watched but did not dare to take action. Xie Lian pushed a few plates in front of him, and he slowly started eating.

Looking at this young man, a scene suddenly appeared in Xie Lian’s mind.He was also a young man with his face covered in bandages, covered in filth, squatting on the ground, holding an offering plate in his hand, lowering his head and secretly eating the fruit snacks on the plate.

This is a scene he saw many years ago.Probably because of some similarities with the scene in front of him, he remembered it again at this moment.Xie Lian shook his head slightly, as if he wanted to expel this image from his mind.At this moment, a slim girl in purple gauze presented a wine cup.Huacheng raised his hand, poured him a cup, and said, “Have a drink?”

Xie Lian just had something on his mind and was distracted, so he took it and put it into his mouth.As soon as he took in the mouth, he realized it was wine and his eyes turned back.Unexpectedly, at this turn, he just saw the girl delivering the wine behind Huacheng giving him a wink.

He sprayed on the spot: “Pfft——”

Fortunately, he had already swallowed the sip of wine and nothing came out. He just choked himself and coughed.Lang Ying was also startled by him, and the cake in her hand fell to the table. Xie Lian coughed and said to him: “It’s okay. It’s okay.”

Huacheng patted his back gently and said, “What’s going on? But this wine doesn’t suit your taste?”

Xie Lian hurriedly said: “No! Wine is very good. But I suddenly remembered that to cultivate my way, I must quit drinking.”

Huacheng said: “Oh? That’s my fault. I didn’t consider this and taught my brother to break the precept.”

Thanks for the pity: “It’s none of your business. I forgot about it myself.”

He rubbed his brows, turned around, and glanced toward the center of the hall without leaving any trace.

The girl who brought the wine cup turned her back to him and walked forward gracefully. Her posture and gait were really charming.Huacheng just did what he was doing, or looked at him with all his attention. He didn’t even glance at these beautiful girls, and naturally he didn’t pay attention to the faces of these girls.However, Xie Lian’s accidental glance just now made it clear.

Isn’t this the girl delivering the wine none other than Feng Master Qingxuan???

In order to sneak into Bliss House, Mr. Feng Shi did not hesitate to turn into a female form and sneak in… Xie Lian was really shocked by that flirtatious look, and he wanted to say in his heart that you should bring a drink to calm down the shock.At this time, I heard Huacheng say a few words casually and said: “Do you want to practice Taoism? I used to think that I wanted to be free and happy. If you want to abstain from this and that, it is better not to practice. What do you think?”

Xie Lian calmed down very quickly and answered the words as if nothing had happened, saying: “It depends on what kind of Tao you are cultivating. Some sects do not pay attention to these. But when cultivating my Tao, the rule is to abstain from drinking and sexual intercourse. Drinking can be done occasionally, but the latter is absolutely forbidden.”

When he mentioned the word “quit pornography”, Huacheng’s right eyebrow raised slightly. It couldn’t be said to be a happy expression, but rather a look that felt a little troublesome.

Xie Lian added: “Actually, there is another way to avoid anger. If you are very happy or sad in a casino, it is easy to get angry, so you should quit. But if you can control your mind and not be surprised when you win or lose, there is no need to deliberately quit gambling.”

After hearing this, Huacheng laughed and said: “No wonder my brother is still interested in going to the gambling house.”

After going around and around, Xie Lian finally naturally brought the topic to the word “gambling” and said: “Speaking of which, Saburo’s gambling skills are really amazing.”

Huacheng said happily: “Without him, it’s just good luck.”

“…”

Xie Lian listened and compared with himself. He couldn’t help feeling sad. He coughed lightly and said, “Look, I just…” He waved his hand and said, “I’m really curious. I wonder if there is really any secret method to throwing dice?”

If not, Huacheng would not let him get as much as he wanted in the gambling house.That masked man would definitely not be able to throw two sixes in one go.Huacheng smiled and said: “Of course there is a secret method, but it is not a day’s work.”

Xie Lian had somewhat expected this answer. He didn’t have high hopes for asking this question. He was about to think of other methods when he heard Huacheng say again: “However, I can tell you a quick method. Brother Bao can do it easily and win every battle.”

Thanks for the pity: “What method?”

Huacheng raised his right hand.The third finger is tied with a red thread, which is the right hand. The red thread is tied into a small butterfly-shaped knot on the back of the hand, which is very bright.He stretched out his hand and said to Xie Lian, “Give me your hand.”

Xie Lian didn’t know what was going on, but since Huacheng said it would be given to him, he would give it to him.Huacheng squeezed his hand, held it for a while, smiled slightly, turned over his hand and threw two dice, and said: “Try it?”

Xie Lian suddenly realized something.Thinking of double six silently in his mind, he took out the dice and threw it, and sure enough, there were two bright red “six”s.

Looking up again, he thanked Lian and said, “It turns out that luck, like mana, can also be borrowed.”

Huacheng smiled and said: “Next time if my brother wants to bet with someone, come to me first. I will borrow as much as you want.”

There seems to be no daylight all year round in the ghost city, and it is always night. The two of them played dozens of games against each other. Xie Lian said that he was a little tired, and Huacheng got up. He first sent people to settle Lang Ying, and then personally took Xie Lian to the guest house.He was so considerate, but thanks to his pity, he thought about exploring the secrets in Bliss Square later. Watching the red-clothed figure slowly walking away, he always felt extremely guilty.He closed the door, sat at the table, held his forehead, and thought to himself: “I hope this matter really has nothing to do with Saburo. When the truth is found out, I will confess and apologize to him immediately.”

After sitting for a while, I heard someone calling quietly from outside the door: “Your Highness… Your Highness…”

Upon hearing this voice, Xie Lian immediately went up to open the door, and the person outside the door suddenly jumped in, it was Shi Qingxuan.

She was still dressed like a girl from the ghost world, wearing a thin gauze dress with a slender waist. As soon as she came in, she rolled to the ground, turned back into a male body, covered her chest and said: “Suffocation! Suffocation! My mother, I’m going to be strangled to death by this thing!”

Xie Lian closed the door with his backhand, and when he turned around, what he saw was a man wearing a demonic purple gauze, lying on the ground and ripping off the bra and waistband he was wearing. He couldn’t look straight at all. He covered his eyes and said: “Master Feng Master… Master Feng Master! Can’t you change back to your original Taoist robe?”

Shi Qingxuan said: “Am I stupid? Wearing a bright white Taoist robe in the dark night and serving as a target for others?”

Xie Lian thought: “No… you are dressed like this. In a sense, you are a more eye-catching target…”

He didn’t see Lang Qianqiu, so he knelt down and asked, “Where is His Highness Taihua? Leave him alone outside so that nothing happens to him again.”

Shi Qingxuan tore off his corset, finally regained his breath, and collapsed on the ground, saying: “Don’t worry, I ordered him not to move anymore as a senior, so nothing will happen again.”

Although Xie Lian was still a little worried, he didn’t care so much anymore. He took the time to tell the masked person and the secret door that required a double six to enter.When Shi Qingxuan heard that the masked man had a cursed shackle on his wrist, he said “Ah” and said: “In these years, there have been only a few priests who have been demoted to the heaven. I probably know who this person is.”

Thanks for the pity: “Who?”

Shi Qingxuan got up from the ground and said: “The person you see is probably the original Western Martial God, His Highness Yinyu.”

Xie Lian was startled and said: “The original one? Does it mean the previous Western Martial God before Quan Yizhen?”

Shi Qingxuan finished tearing off his tube top and found another hero. He covered up his gauze clothes and sat across from Xie Lian. He said seriously: “Yes. But I have also heard about this. Just listen to it. The Martial God who guarded the west before was His Highness Yinyu. He isSenior Brother Quan Yizhen, he was appointed General Quan Yizhen after his ascension, and he had a lot of support. It is said that the relationship between the brothers has always been good.However, it didn’t take long for Quan Yizhen himself to ascend, and the momentum was very strong, replacing his senior brother’s position in the West.”

Thank you for your pity without saying a word.Shi Qingxuan continued: “There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. The two sides were originally very good, but Quan Yizhen overpowered his senior brother and became popular in the west. The Yinyu faction gradually declined, and the number of followers decreased. They were not very happy. They all felt that Quan Yizhen had done something dirty and deliberately tried to seize his senior brother’s position. Over time, the senior brothers gradually became enemies.”

Thanks for the pity: “Why was His Highness Yinyu demoted?”

Shi Qingxuan said: “That’s it. It seems that later they became more and more ruthless in the West. When Yinyu Highness was angry, what kind of murderous attack was he going to do to Quan Yizhen? The details are not very clear, but it was exposed anyway. There was a big fuss at that time, Yinyu was demoted by the emperor, and then disappeared. Unexpectedly, he ended up in a ghost market…”

Xie Lian remembered that when Nanfeng commented on the Western Martial God Quan Yizhen, his words were vague and his tone was rather difficult to explain. He didn’t know what kind of person the other party was, and asked: “Master Feng Master, according to what you see, what is going on with these two people?”

Shi Qingxuan held the hem of Shayi’s skirt and said: “How do I know? Although I am familiar with many people, I am not very familiar with them in the West. I have only spoken a few words. But based on these few words, I think His Highness Yinyu is a nice person and quite humble. Well, Quan Yizhen, he is relatively young and has a weird temper, but there doesn’t seem to be any big problem except that he doesn’t understand the world. I won’t say what’s going on. Except for the two of them, who else knows what’s going on? ”

Xie Lian shook his head and said: “It’s better not to tell. Regardless of whether the masked man is His Highness Yinyu, or why he is here, let’s go see if the door can be opened first, and what will be after it is opened.”

The two of them walked out the door quietly.Xie Lian, who got lost once during the day, later learned his lesson and memorized the route carefully. This time it went smoothly. Using a few vague impressions to wander around, they managed to find the gorgeous little door after two sticks of incense.Xie Lian came to the stone statue of the lady, took out the two dice he brought from the room, held his breath for a moment, and rolled lightly.Just listen to the soft “deng-deng” sound, and sure enough, there are two bright red “six” in one handful.

Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief, but he remembered that this luck was borrowed from him by Huacheng in the Paradise Hall before, and he felt even worse. He thought to himself: “They are kind to me, but I am running around like a thief in their house.”

Seeing his expression, Shi Qingxuan patted his shoulder and said: “Let’s be more open-minded about the matter now. But I see that Bloody Rain Tanhua is really caring about you. If I were you, I wouldn’t accept the emperor’s request this time, so as not to make it difficult for me to be a human being.”

Xie Lian shook his head, thinking that Shi Qingxuan didn’t know Jun Wu very well after all, so he said this.

Xie Lian is indeed in trouble with this matter, and Junwu also knows that he is in trouble.According to Xie Lian’s understanding of Jun Wu, in this case, Jun Wu would not mention this matter to him at all, but would directly send another priest to perform the task.

But Junwu knew that he was in trouble, so he still asked him what he wanted.This can only mean one thing: Junwu could not find any other suitable candidate to take this trip, and he only came to ask him as a last resort.In this case, Xie Lian is naturally obligated.

Moreover, the missing priest sent a distress signal seven days ago, and Huacheng also left seven days ago. This coincidence cannot be ignored by him in any case.

Thanks for sighing, he thought: “Sanlang, I hope I can give you a chance to apologize.”

He put away the dice and pushed open the door.Behind the ornate little door is no longer the ordinary little room before, but a dark underground cave. Stairs lead to the depths of the ground, and cold wind blows from bottom to top.