Yu Hongchen

Shang Lihang had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​visiting Zhou's Village at night, and hurried back to Qiushuimen. Once they entered, Bai Xuan and others immediately came to greet him.

He blurted out and asked, "What happened? Why are you in such a panic?" The letterhead that Bai Xuan sent to him was messy and did not explain what happened. It was obviously written in a hurry without having time to explain what happened.

Bai Xuan said with a solemn face: "Master, a few casual cultivators died in the gate."

Loose cultivators also came up behind them, chattering: "The deaths of those people are very strange." "We received the bodies of these people in the mortal world and sent them back immediately. We dare not delay a step."

Shang Lixing's face darkened, and Bai Xuan said solemnly: "Master, these people are the ones who were dispatched to the mortal world for a secret search that day."

Shang Lixing paused and glanced at Bai Xuan.A few days ago, he and Bai Xuan performed the soul-searching method on the captured undercover demons, and found that their sea of ​​consciousness was blank, and then he ordered Bai Xuan to send a few loose cultivators to the mortal world to track down the remaining undercover demons.

And it was those casual cultivators who died inexplicably.

Shang Lixing knew that this was unusual, so he pursed his lips tightly, flicked his sleeves, and rushed to the room where the corpse was parked, and asked on the way: "Have you found out the cause of death?"

Everyone in Bai Xuan followed closely behind him, and replied: "Master, the death conditions of these people are horrific, like mummified corpses, exactly the same as those who died suddenly in the mortal world."

Shang Lixing looked over in disbelief, only to see the dignified and frowning faces of the people behind him.He understood the depressed look on Bai Xuan's faces, and then he understood why Bai Xuan sent him a message in such a hurry.

No matter how many rogue cultivators died inexplicably in the gate, or whether these rogue cultivators were the ones sent that day, Bai Xuan, who has always been calm, would not be so nervous.He breathed a sigh of relief and comforted everyone: "Don't worry too much, maybe it's just a coincidence."

Immediately, the footsteps became bigger and bigger, and in a few steps, they came to the room where the corpse was parked.

Shang Lixing walked into the room, removed the white cloth covering the body, watched the death carefully, and asked without looking back, "Where did you find these people?"

The casual cultivators hesitated for a while, and replied: "Master, it's not that we took the initiative to find their bodies, but someone sent them back."

Looking at their faces, Shang Lixing knew that the casual cultivators didn't know much, so he said slowly, "It seems that you haven't got any reliable information either."

The scattered cultivators looked distressed, and replied falteringly: "Master, that man just ordered a few mortal woodcutters to send back the body of the doorman. We questioned the group of woodcutters for a long time, but they only said that they saw it when they went up the mountain to cut firewood. There were several corpses lying on the mountain, with silver taels for mortals next to them, and a blank piece of paper under it, with a few lines written on it, instructing them to send the gatekeepers to one of our camps. "

Shang Lixing asked, "Do you know what kind of mountain that is?"

Several casual cultivators said: "It is Yunshan where the Yunshan Sword Sect is located. Those woodcutters are chopping firewood at the foot of Yunshan all the year round."

"Yunshan Sword Sect? How could they go to the foot of Yunshan Mountain?" Shang Lixing frowned deeply, and asked again: "Where's that piece of paper?"

The scattered cultivators replied, "It's burned."

"Burn?" Shang Lixing asked in surprise.

The casual cultivators replied honestly: "Among the woodcutters, there is a person who can read. After he read the words on the white paper, the white paper suddenly blew up without wind, and turned into a pile of ashes. Although the woodcutters were amazed, they did not gather up the ashes, and it is estimated that after this period of time, the wind and rain will blow and they will not be able to find them.”

Bai Xuan said: "It seems that there are powerful people who have created some extraordinary formations on the paper, but it's hard to find just because of this."

Shang Lixing nodded slightly. According to what he can do, it is not difficult to cast spells on the white paper and manipulate the white paper. There are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in the Nanling Continent. What clues are worth pursuing.

His face was deep, and his gaze never left the corpses of the scattered cultivators. He saw that the corpses of the scattered cultivators lying on the ground were blackened, their facial features were sunken, and there was a black and dead breath lingering on them. resemblance.

Is this the people from the Demon Race behind the scenes?

What is the purpose of starting?

Is it just to prevent casual cultivators from investigating the undercover demons?

How many demons are still hidden on the Nanling Continent?

His face completely sank, and Bai Xuan and all the casual cultivators behind him didn't dare to make a sound.

In the dark night, the shadows of trees outside the door swayed and rustled, and suddenly a figure flashed outside the door, and then He Suowu yelled, "Who is it?" Follow that figure.

The figures staggered, and there were a few whispers, He Suowu was fighting with the man outside the door.

Bai Xuan looked at Shang Lixing worriedly: "Master—"

Shang Lixing waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, He Suowu can handle it."

The two people outside the door exchanged a few tricks, and the sword light flashed again, only to hear a woman ouch, and He Suowu called out: "It's you!"

The fierce battle suddenly stopped.

Immediately the door was kicked open from the outside, Shang Lixing and Bai Xuan looked together, only to see a tall woman standing outside the door, with her forehead raised, said leisurely: "Master ,I'm back!"

Shang Lixing was taken aback when he saw the person coming, and said, "Why did you come back all of a sudden?"

When Bai Xuan saw her, she was also surprised: "Sister?"

Cui Mingruo stood outside the door, sighed, and said, "The left and right guardians of the demon clan are dead, I can't stay in Beilu any longer."

He Suowu put away the sword, and snorted at Cui Mingruo, as if complaining that she didn't speak up earlier and tired him from doing it, then nodded at Shang Lixing and the others, turned and left without saying a word.

Cui Mingruo covered his mouth and smiled, "Why is this icicle still so weird after all these years? It's so funny."

Bai Xuan walked up, took her hand, and said, "Sister, he also wanted to protect the safety of the door."

Cui Mingruo smiled and said, "Why are you speaking for him?"

Most of the casual cultivators in the door didn't know Cui Mingruo, and they were surprised to see her suddenly come late at night, fight with He Suowu, and have a familiar conversation with Shang Lixing and Bai Xuan.

Shang Lihang waved his hand and said, "Everyone, go back first, and deal with the affairs of these casual cultivators first."

The casual cultivators didn't dare to ask too many questions, and after answering, they went out one after another, but when they went out, they all looked at her when they were on the wrong side of Cui Mingruo, and their eyes were full of surprise.

Cui Mingruo didn't take it seriously, and walked in with Bai Xuan. Bai Xuan was very happy, and took her arm, saying: "As soon as sister comes back, she will tease He Suwu, he should be angry."

Cui Mingruo said: "I heard that you are a couple? Congratulations, when will the wedding be held?"

Bai Xuan said with a smile, "Sister can do it when she comes back."

The two walked in front of Shang Lixing, and Cui Mingruo greeted again: "Master."

Shang Lixing looked at her and said expressionlessly: "You should have done it a long time ago, you shouldn't have hesitated until today." Although Cui Mingruo only said that the left and right guardians were dead, he already expected that it must be Cui Mingruo who made the move.

Cui Mingruo sighed softly: "Sect Master, Zuo Hufa of the Mozu has shown me kindness, if it wasn't for jeopardizing my own life, I really wouldn't want to do anything to his father and son."

On that day, the left and right protectors of the demon tribe led tens of thousands of demon soldiers to attack Nanling in order to welcome back the demon king Mingtian, but they were led away by Cui Mingruo who turned into Chixia Cave Master.Shang Lixing had long seen that Guardian Zuo had great affection for her, and had been worried that she would not be able to do so. Now that he got the news that the commander of the magic army was dead, he felt certain in his heart, and said: "If the left and right guardians of the magic army are not dead, there will be more people in Nanling." You should be happy if you can make a decisive decision to take down the enemy for Nanling in a crisis, and you should not show such a grudge again."

Cui Mingruo smiled and said: "I'm not a sentimental person, why can't I let it go? It's just that I have worn the mask for a long time, and when I take it off one day, I feel a little dazed and feel sorry for it. Maybe it will be fine after a while. "

Shang Lixing said: "From then on, you resume your identity as Cui Mingruo and walk on the Nanling Continent. You will not go to Beilu in the future."

Cui Mingruo knew that he was worried that he would meet someone from the demon clan and be affected by his emotions during the undercover period. He secretly thought that his sect master was still so considerate, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sect master, I will not contact the northern land demons again in the future." gone."

Shang Lixing said: "Okay."

Cui Mingruo whispered a few more words to Bai Xuan, looked in front of Shang Lixing, and was surprised: "Huh? Why are there so many corpses here?"

Bai Xuan then told her how these casual cultivators were accidentally sent to the mortal world to search for undercover demons, and then they died unexpectedly.

Cui Mingruo heard what happened, and said strangely: "But the demons don't have undercover agents in Nanling now."

As soon as these words came out, Shang Lixing and Bai Xuan looked at her together.

Cui Mingruo explained: "The black-robed man Ban Chi was the last member of the demon clan who stayed in Nanling. Since the death of Demon Venerable Ming Tian, ​​the demon clan has withdrawn from Nanling one after another. The clan is attacking casual cultivators."

Knowing that she had a deep understanding of the internal situation of the Demon Race, Shang Lixing pondered for a while and asked, "Then who do you think would do it?"

Cui Mingruo also visited the deaths of those casual cultivators, and said: "The undercover agents sent by the demons to Nanling are all under the command of Dry Water Palace. Logically speaking, if the demons did it, it should be related to Dry Water Palace. Yes. But in order to disturb the hearts of the demons and cover up the Nanling matter, I forced the owner of the Dry Water Palace to death at the Demon Palace Conference, and there are only a few crying people left in the Dry Water Palace, which is no longer a good thing."

Shang Lixing frowned, and said, "Perhaps there are other Palace Masters and Cave Masters who secretly sent people to Nanling."

"Master, this matter may not be the work of the demons," Cui Mingruo said seriously, "The demons also died a group of undercover agents in Nanling before, and their death conditions were similar to those in front of us."

Bai Xuan groaned and said, "The demons have also been sucked out of their energy?"

Cui Mingruo nodded heavily.

Bai Xuan looked at Shang Lixing: "Master, things are getting more and more complicated."

Shang Lixing knew that the matter was very serious, so he remained silent. It seemed that there was a pair of invisible hands secretly manipulating everything, but they knew nothing about it.He thought of those fellow practitioners who died unexpectedly, and the astrolabe left behind by Wu Nian. related to this.

He murmured: "How can we solve the mystery of the astrolabe left by Wu Nian? How can we know what happened 300 years later?"

"Astrolabe?" Cui Mingruo heard him whispering, and said: "So the sect master is studying the astrolabe left by Wu Nian? Why didn't he say it earlier? There is a survivor of the Tianyan Sect who is still in the Northland Demon Clan." internal."

Shang Lixing turned around in surprise: "What you said is true? Are there any disciples of the Tianyan Sect alive?"

"It's true," Cui Mingruo said, "It's just that this person became insane after witnessing the tragic death of a member of the same sect. I'm afraid I can't help him much."

Shang Lixing asked again: "What is the current internal situation of the Demon Race?"

Cui Mingruo thought for a while, and said: "The two guardians are dead, and there is no one to lead the 33 demon army, so we can't raise troops in Nanling for the time being. As for the inside of the demon clan, I deliberately gave up my Chixia cave to a few people at the same time before I left. The Palace Master and Cave Master, now the [-]th Palace and the [-]rd Cave are fighting for the land I left behind for the relocation of the palace, it is very chaotic."

Shang Lixing said: "Yes, I know." He responded, and fell silent again.

Cui Mingruo and Bai Xuan looked at each other, they both understood, and said in unison: "Sect master wants to go to Beilu himself?"

Shang Lixing nodded.