The pear tree on the wall is snowy and delicate

Chapter 302: Red Cloud Covering the Face Arouses Suspicion

It was quite lively in Youyuan Palace, with punches and kicks, shouting and cursing, it was a chaotic scene.

Looking at the men with red faces and stiff necks, Lian Qiao shook her head helplessly.

It seems that men everywhere are the same. The brothers at home often fight over trivial matters. Now that I am in the Taoist sect, I can still see this situation.

A few months ago, the master sent a group of disciples down the mountain for training. Lian Qiao had not planned to go home, but to travel around the world and see the mountains and seas. However, Master Chengxin's words about letting go of worldly ties before she left made her change her mind.

Yes, after all, I grew up under the care of my parents. Even if I am determined to devote myself to cultivation, I cannot ignore my parents. My parents gave me life, and since I want to leave the world, I should say goodbye to them properly. How can I act so casually?

But who would have thought that once I returned home, I would never be able to leave again.

Lian Qiao's father's surname is Huang, and they are a famous demon-killing family within a radius of dozens of miles. Whenever people nearby encounter any evil things, the first person they think of is the Huang family. Sometimes, some Taoist temples nearby will also come to visit.

Although the Huang family had a good reputation, in reality the family had long been in decline.

Nowadays, spiritual roots are scarce, spiritual veins are thin, and most of the secret techniques of the demon-killing families in the mortal world cannot be practiced. In order to survive, the head of the Huang family made arrangements and sent his daughter to the palace.

Originally, he just thought that he could rely on someone in the palace to benefit from the emperor's power, but he didn't expect that his daughter would be so capable and win the favor of the current emperor, and be promoted all the way to the position of noble concubine.

With the emergence of a noble concubine in the family, the entire family naturally also rose in status. The prestige of the Huang family in the local area became more important than before. Even the local officials were very flattering to the Huang family.

After tasting the sweetness of power, the head of the Huang family somewhat forgot his roots, neglected the moral principles that he should follow as a demon-slayer, and fell into the quagmire of the worldly world.

However, the Huang family's nephews and nieces are mediocre in talent. They can neither make a name for themselves in the demon-killing world nor have the ambition to become great scholars. The future of the Huang family is bleak.

Fortunately, the Huang family had two daughters. The younger daughter, Lian Qiao, was more beautiful than the eldest daughter who entered the palace.

Therefore, the head of the Huang family thought of sending this little daughter to the palace to consolidate his family's position in the court.

Lian Qiao was naturally unwilling, but she couldn't persuade her father. Fortunately, although her talent was average, she learned some skills from Yuan Qing and even got the magical treasure Mirror Flower and Water Moon. She could easily escape with a little trick.

As soon as she got away, she traveled alone for some time. After seeing the vastness of rivers, lakes and seas, she decided to return to Yuanqing.

It has been some time since I returned to Yuanqing. Among the fellow disciples who left at that time, only four or five have returned now.

Although Yuanqing is a famous sect, there are only a handful of female Taoists there, and after a martial arts selection show, there are only a few left.

Faced with a group of men, Lian Qiao naturally had nothing to say and could only practice on her own every day.

Fortunately, Banxia came back a few days ago. The two had always had a good relationship, and now that they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they stayed together all day long, just like those close friends in the boudoir, talking endlessly about their private matters.

But what surprised Lian Qiao was that Banxia used to treat Liu Xia with some disdain, but now, after only a short training of three or two months, the two of them had inexplicably become much more harmonious.

This is not ordinary!

For example, during the chaos in Youyuan Palace this time, Banxia was trying to look at the excitement but was pulled behind by Liu Xia. She vaguely heard Liu Xia say, "Be careful, don't get hurt by those people by mistake." And Banxia was no longer as repulsive to Liu Xia as before. Instead, there was a hint of doubt on her face.

Hiss! This damn girl, could it be? Could it be?

Humph! We agreed to devote ourselves to the Dao together. At the beginning, our words were louder than the crowing of a rooster, but I didn’t expect that it was just the energy of the five grains.

But compared to being angry, Lian Qiao was more curious about how Liu Xia made Banxia, ​​that dull girl, come to her senses?

Hmm... unusual! Unusual! The more Lian Qiao thought about it, the more curious she became. She carefully bypassed the chaos in the hall and quietly approached Banxia. When she wasn't paying attention, she pulled her out.

Banxia was stretching her neck to watch the fun, but was unknowingly dragged out of the hall by a force. Only after she saw that it was Lianqiao did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Why are you pulling me? I haven't seen enough!" Banxia said, and raised her leg to go into the hall again, but Lianqiao grabbed her sleeve and pulled her back again.

Lian Qiao stared at Banxia without saying a word. She crossed her arms in front of her body and acted like a lady.

Banxia was originally from the countryside, and when she saw Lianqiao like this, her momentum immediately dropped. She shrank her neck and asked in a stammer, "You...what do you want to do..."

Seeing Banxia retreating step by step, Lianqiao showed an evil smile on his face. He did not speak until he had forced Banxia into a corner and had no way to retreat.

"From now on, I will not believe anything you say unless you can give me a reasonable explanation." Lian Qiao said, raising one hand to support the door panel, blocking Banxia's way.

"Tell me! When did you and Liu Xia get together?"

She couldn't wait to find out!

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Banxia was stunned at first, and then she relaxed, "Just... this matter?"

"What do you mean by just this matter? Who said that before I left? What about some people pretending to be incapable of the responsibility, and some people being stubborn and inflexible? Are these all excuses?"

"This... is not an excuse, it's just..." Banxia didn't know where to start for a moment.

On the day of begging for cleverness, Liu Xia confided his true feelings to Banxia and told her everything that happened in his childhood, which was exactly the same as what he encountered in the Four Symbols Formation in the Long family's underground palace.

Lingxiang once said that time flies like water, and the Black Tortoise Formation was originally a water-shaped formation. It was probably because of that formation that she met the little Liu Xia at that time, and thus the seed of seeking the Tao was planted in Liu Xia's heart.

"Is there such a miraculous thing?" Lian Qiao was shocked when he heard it, but he understood it after a moment.

Taoist magic techniques are already very strange, so it is not surprising that such strange phenomena can occur in the ancient formation guarding the underground palace.

"So this is why you don't hate him anymore?"

Banxia hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "No, that's not the case. On the day of Qiqiao, he said... he said..."

"What is he saying?" Lianqiao urged impatiently when she saw that Banxia couldn't make any sense for a long time.

"He said he liked me..." Banxia said, covering her eyes.

"What?!" Lian Qiao was shocked and raised her voice. Fortunately, there was a quarrel and fight going on in the hall, so it didn't attract attention. "He said he liked you, and you looked so lustful? Do you believe what a man says?"

Hearing this, Banxia opened her fingers, revealing a pair of eyes, but still covered her face with her hands and said in a muffled voice: "I didn't believe it at first, but...but..."

"But he bought me delicious food, isn't that a debt owed to someone..."

Lian Qiao rolled his eyes and was about to sigh, cursing Ban Xia in his heart for being hopeless. But at this moment, Ling Xiang's voice came from behind him.

"Oh~ I see. I was wondering if something was different after you two came back, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

(End of this chapter)