Master is tempting, come to my disciple's arms

I almost turned into a fire man while sleeping.

From inside to outside, cheeks, forehead, skin, everything was burning hot, mouth was dry, and the plot in the dream was about to reach the most exciting part, but it was shattered by Jiang Yuning's call.

"Master, we've arrived at Yuelan City!" A loud and clear voice came from behind the curtain.

He woke up from his dream and imagined the present situation.

Sweat had already seeped out of his back, and the peach blossom scent on his body became stronger.

They finally arrived in Yuelan City and finally went home. The journey home was long, but they finally saw their hometown.

Bai Li tightened the open collar on his chest and tidied his hair which was messy due to his sleeping posture. After his clothes were straightened and he was sure that there was nothing indecent, he strode out.

The Qianli Boat slowly slowed down, and a few people leaned out to look down at the scenery below.

There are fairy palaces above and moon waves below. Stretching green plains, winding rivers and rolling hills occupy most of the landform. Occasionally, a few mountains lie on the ground like giant beasts. It is known as the real Jiangnan. The scenery is even more beautiful in the misty and rainy season.

After the huge Qianli Boat landed on the ground, several people got off. Bai Li pointed with two fingers, and the big boat suddenly became smaller and was put into his bag.

Outside the city, a large river surrounds the city, protecting it. The granite bridge spanning the two sides looks very old, but its texture is still solid, having borne countless footsteps and wheel ruts.

The magnificent vermilion city gate has a majestic stone lion on each side, which is carved to look lifelike and acts as the guardian beast of the city.

This was the richest town Bai Li had ever seen. His eyes were filled with amazement. Jiang Yuning and his sister could no longer contain their joy and were eager to run in.

Unexpectedly, as soon as one foot stepped into the city gate, it was blocked back by an invisible barrier.

Bai Li stepped forward quickly and stopped the two men behind him. Logically speaking, they were cultivators, not demons. Is it because of his old eyesight that he couldn't even distinguish such obvious features from the barrier?

People in the city cannot leave, and people outside the city cannot come in. Unless there is an accident or an attack, most large cities will not easily set up restrictions.

"Yu Ning, do you know that Yuelan City was like this before?"

The young man shook his head in confusion. He had been away from home for many years and had no idea what changes had taken place in Yuelan City. He felt very depressed because he had a home but could not return.

Sensing the young man's depressed mood, Bai Li looked at the barrier more and more displeased. The man waved his wide sleeves vigorously, and the barrier shattered in the wind. With crisp "crackling" sounds, it disintegrated like glass.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

In the huge Yuelan City, every household keeps their doors and windows closed during the day, and there is a dead silence all around. People who don't know would think that the city has been looted and no one is left alive, but in fact, the residents are still there.

If this is the case in broad daylight, you can imagine how creepy it is when night falls, making one's hair stand on end.

Jiang Yuning didn't have the mind to think about the strangeness in front of him. Anxiously, he pulled his sister and ran to the westernmost part of the town.

He even forgot that he could fly with a sword.

Bai Li followed closely behind them. There was a small village at the westernmost end of Yuelan City, located at the foot of Xishan Mountain, so it was named Xishan Village.

Most of the people in the village are elderly widows, and the younger generation are either engaged in business or become disciples of Taoism. They rarely go home for several years.

The old tree at the entrance of the village was cut in half by an unknown weapon. It was originally lush and green, but now only had black and bare branches. All the leaves were burned, and the old and strong trunk was covered with marks of erosion and burning by the magic fire.

When he was a child, he used to cool off under this tree. His mother would hold him and his sister and tell them stories. On summer nights, after a day of work, the villagers would take out their own benches and sit under the tree to chat.

The tree had met with an unforeseen event, but what about the villagers? What about his mother?

Jiang Yuning suddenly didn't dare to take another step forward. He covered his eyes with both hands to prevent the tears from falling. The girl pouted and her little face was already wet with tears.

The young man's shoulders kept shaking, and Bai Li felt extremely uncomfortable watching this. Even though he was old, he could not bear the sorrow and grief of separation between life and death.

Because he had experienced it personally. At that time, his parents' relationship faded, conflicts broke out, and he had to be abandoned by his parents to live with his grandfather in the countryside. At that time, he didn't know that he was about to be abandoned by his parents. It was the turbid tears in his grandfather's eyes, his hunched body, and the fierce verbal confrontation with his parents. Even if the old man in his seventies or eighties had a hoarse and rough voice from being yelled at, and his throat was about to bleed, he still wanted to secure a place for him at home.

He was only a teenager at that time, and his health had not recovered for several years. He had just escaped the miserable days of being soaked in medicine jars every day.

After that quarrel, my grandfather's health became worse and he passed away a few years later. He didn't hate his parents for parting ways, nor did he hate his parents for finding a new love, nor did he hate his parents for abandoning him. The only thing he hated was that his grandfather's death was related to them. They angered him to death!

Bai Li, trapped in the past, is still immersed in grief and unable to control herself.

“Master, wuwu…Master.”

The two children threw themselves into Bai Li's arms and burst into tears, their tears and snot all over him...

Bai Li kept comforting them, patting their backs gently with both hands. Something was strange, the people in the city were all safe and sound, but the villagers in Xishan were slaughtered. The most important thing was that they had to be found alive or dead, but there was not a single corpse on the ground, and there was no pungent and nauseating smell of blood in the air.

I finally got a chance to go home to visit my mother, but... I encountered such a bad luck, which gave me expectations but also no hope.

After the two of them stopped crying completely, Bai Li held one of them by the hand and began to use his spiritual sense to search the situation of the village.

At that moment, he was absolutely certain that there was no one in this village except the poultry in the pen.

The doors of some farmhouses were open, and the items in the houses were neatly arranged. There was no trace of bloody fighting. The big tree outside the village was surrounded by demonic energy, but there was no trace of demonic energy in the village.

Jiang Yuning and the other person came to the innermost farmhouse. Everything was familiar. There was also a small vegetable garden in the yard. The green vegetables planted in it were growing well, and each one was green and lush.

"Mom, my sister and I are back!"

"Mom, where are you? Can you meet Yu Ning?"

"mother……"

The girl seemed unable to bear the piercing pain and fell beside Bai Li. He hurriedly picked up the girl's soft body and held her in his arms.

After looking around and finding nothing unusual, Bai Li could only hold the girl in one hand and take them to find a place to stay in the city.

There are three inns in Yuelan City. Bai Li went to each inn one by one, but the doors of all the inns were closed. No matter how Bai Li knocked on the doorknobs or called out, the doors would not be opened for the three of them. In the empty street, only Bai Li's noise was the loudest, and no sound could be heard from other places.

Seeing that it was getting darker, Bai Li was about to take out the Qianli Boat from the storage bag. At worst, the three of them would stay in the boat for one night, which was better than sleeping on the street.

At this moment, the sound of a door opening was heard, and a petite girl poked her head out from the crack of the door, half of her body hidden behind the door, and shouted to Bai Li and the others, "Big brother, if you don't mind, you can stay at my house for a night."

Dislike? No, no, no! We don’t dislike it at all. Thank you for your kindness, girl.

Bai Li was holding one child by the hand and holding another in her arms, which made the little girl think that Bai Li had given birth to a pair of children at such a young age. The shy look on her face disappeared immediately.

After the three men entered the house, the little girl was having dinner. She was quick and nimble and quickly bought three more pairs of chopsticks and three bowls of porridge, and asked them to sit down and eat.

For Bai Li and Jiang Yuning, it didn't matter whether to eat or not. However, Jiang Yuxin seemed to be extremely hungry. She picked up a coarse flour bun and stuffed it into her mouth.

The little girl was afraid that she would choke, so she quickly poured her a glass of water. Bai Li looked at the dish, which was nothing more than ordinary dried radish and a bowl of pickles. Looking at the little girl's thin figure, it seemed that she was seriously stunted.

After a brief exchange, Bai Li finally understood the whole story of Yuelan City.

The little girl's name is Wang Ying, she just turned sixteen this year. Because she didn't eat well and didn't get enough nutrition, she looked shorter than her peers. She lived here alone. Both her parents died of illness, leaving her with only a poor house. About half a month ago, a group of demons in black robes and masks descended here. They all came for the rumored Yue Longjing.

Our city lord was unwilling to help the evil, so he kept his mouth shut and did not reveal any news about Yue Longjing to the demon. Because of this, the brutal and cruel demon killed the city lord and his entire family. The people in the city were panicked and hid in their homes, not daring to come out day or night.

The group of demons had not gone far yet, and followed the light emitted by Yue Longjing all the way to Xishan Village. The villagers of Xishan Village were as strong and proud as the city lord, and no matter how the demons tortured them, they refused to make a sound.

I don’t know much about what happened next, but I have told you everything I know.

Brother Immortal, are you here to save our Yuelan City?

Wang Ying had no other choice but to stand up and kneel in front of Bai Li, begging him to help Yuelan City and the people in the city.

The man looked thoughtful, his slender hand stroking his smooth chin, "What about the barrier at the city gate? Wasn't it set up by Yuelan City?"

Wang Ying's eyes suddenly widened, and she murmured, "Boundary? There is no barrier in Yuelan City at all?"

That barrier is specially used to resist monks, and there is not a trace of demonic energy in the barrier. I suspect there are spies in your city, or there are monks who are controlled by the demons, so they are secretly helping the demons to act.

What...what! Not only Wang Ying was shocked, but Jiang Yuning was also. Yuelan City is a big city, so there must be cultivators. However, finding someone is as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack. It is definitely not an easy task.

Bai Li thought about it and agreed. However, they forgot one thing, he was also a cultivator. Unless that person’s cultivation was higher than his and he had concealed his spiritual energy, it would be easy to find him.

The little girl had already fallen asleep. Wang Ying only had two bedrooms, so he had to let the little girl sleep with Wang Ying for one night, while he and Jiang Yuning shared a bed.

Tomorrow he plans to secretly investigate and find out who that monk is!