Back in Lanruo Temple, Ning Caichen carefully repaired the strings under the dim light of the lamp. He was thinking about Xiaoqian all night. He only came back to his senses when dawn came. He took the account book and carefully restored the blurred handwriting. Only then did he feel relieved. Unexpectedly, his hand trembled and a piece of inkstone fell through the big hole in the floor and fell into a monk's room downstairs.
"Aiya!" He cried out in alarm and quickly got up. Looking around, he saw a ladder standing in the corner of the wall. He could not help but be overjoyed. He walked over and tried his best to pull the ladder. Who knew that with this movement, a wooden board from the top would fall, causing the sky to be filled with dust and confusing his vision.
With a loud bang, the floorboard smashed through the wooden floor and fell into the monk's room below. In the midst of the endless dust and wood shavings, three or four rotten corpses slowly moved. Their empty eyes revealed a strange and evil light, flickering.
"Cough cough." After coughing violently, Ning Caichen came back to his senses and carefully put down the ladder. The two rotten corpses who had fallen on the ground and tried to get up were pressed down by the ladder falling from the sky before they could move. They struggled for a while, but the corpses were already rotten and had no strength to turn over.
Ning Caichen climbed down the ladder and went to the monk's room on the first floor. It had been uninhabited for a long time. It was full of dust and there was no light. It was pitch black. He bent down and searched the ground, but he couldn't find his inkstone. In the darkness, a few mummified corpses were fumbling around, pressing towards him.
"Really, it's too dark!" Ning Caichen couldn't help but mutter. He walked to the window, pushed away the garbage that was blocking the way, and opened the broken window. Suddenly, a bright ray of sunlight shone in.
" Chi-" The rotting mummies and weak ghosts could not withstand the sunlight at all. They immediately decayed and fell to the ground, forming thick corpse oil.
Ning Caichen didn't know that he had walked on the brink of death. He had picked up his inkstone and slowly returned to the second floor.
At noon, Yang Xiao hunted a wild boar and had a meal with Yan Chixia and Ning Caichen. After that, Ning Caichen went to Blackhills Town. When the manager of the teahouse heard that Ning Caichen had stayed at Lanruo Temple for a night, he immediately paid the money he owed without hesitation. Ning Caichen was overjoyed.
"Brother Yang and Big Beard are both wine lovers. Since I've successfully collected the debt, I can get half of the commission and buy some wine. It can also be considered as a reward for Brother Yang's care for me during this period of time.”Ning Caichen left the teahouse in a hurry and went to the main street. He saw paper money flying everywhere in Blackhills Town. He suddenly remembered that it was the Yue Laan Festival today. He bought a pot of wine and turned around. He saw a familiar figure holding a painting in her hand walking into the distance amidst the flying paper money.
"It's Xiaoqian!" Ning Caichen cried out in surprise. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Qian had already disappeared. He felt a sense of loss in his heart and quickly chased after Xiao Qian.
In Lanruo Temple, Yang Xiao and Yan Chixia sat opposite each other, drinking and discussing swords. Unknowingly, it was already night time. Yan Chixia smiled and said,""That friend of yours is already possessed. Aren't you worried?”
"I have my mission, and he has his fate. Why worry?”Yang Xiao knew that Ning Caichen would definitely meet Xiao Qian on this trip. He would also encounter the matter of the thousand-year-old tree demon granny forcing him to marry Xiao Qian. It was also the beginning of their relationship. Although it was dangerous, it was not life-threatening.
Sure enough, not long after, Ning Caichen ran over in a panic. When he saw Yang Xiao, he shouted,"Brother Yang, Brother Yang, please help Little Qian.”
Shaking his head gently, Yang Xiao stretched out his hand and pulled him. He smiled indifferently and said,"Calm down, calm down. If there's anything, tell me slowly. I'll naturally help you if I can!”
Ning Caichen said anxiously," How can I calm down now? Xiao Qian's family is forcing her to marry someone she doesn't like. Brother Yang, you must help Xiao Qian this time!"”
Before Yang Xiao could speak, Yan Chixia could not help but sneer and say,"Xiaoqian? Someone else? Where did this family come from? Only female ghosts and monsters!"
Ning Caichen was a scholar and didn't believe in ghosts and gods. Hearing this, his face was full of dissatisfaction and he retorted,"Big Beard, don't talk nonsense. Xiaoqian's house is nearby. I went there just now!”
Yan Chixia had a bad temper, but he was also very shrewd. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask,""You've already been there, so why haven't you been killed by the female ghost yet?”
"If you want to know why, we'll go and take a look!" Yang Xiao laughed.”
Yan Chixia was overjoyed." That's exactly what I want. I've already fought with the thousand-year-old tree demon last night. It's really difficult to defeat it alone. It's best to have your help!"”
"There are no monsters there, only Xiaoqian's family," Ning Caichen shouted angrily.”As he spoke, he immediately led the way. The three of them passed through a huge banyan forest. There were banyan trees in different postures everywhere in the forest, blocking out the sky and the sun. Even the moonlight could not penetrate through, making it seem especially sinister and strange.
"This is the old demon's main body. Fortunately, this old demon's cultivation level is not high enough, so he can't completely refine his main body. Otherwise, every banyan tree here would be our enemy!”Yan Chixia couldn't help but sigh. As he spoke, he unconsciously raised some sword intent.
Yang Xiao naturally knew that Laolao was a thousand-year-old tree demon. Its original form was a big banyan tree. This kind of tree could extend infinitely in all directions. Its roots and branches were intertwined, making it look like a dense forest. It was called a " forest of single trees ". However, this demon's original form was so huge that it naturally could not be controlled. On the contrary, if this demon could really control such a huge original form, it should at least have the strength of a Celestial Immortal Realm expert. At that time, even if he and Yan Chixia added up, It was likely that they would have little chance of winning!
But now! Although the tree demon had a thousand years of cultivation, it was greatly restricted. It was not even comparable to Yan Chixia, let alone himself.
"Eh? I just came out of Xiaoqian's house. Why can't I find her now?”Ning Caichen looked around in the bushes, but he couldn't find the place. He was puzzled.
Yan Chixia sneered and pushed aside a piece of wood.""Come and see for yourself!"
Under the cover of the miscellaneous trees, there was a tombstone that was covered in moss. On it were carved the words 'Tomb of my beloved daughter, Nie Xiaoqiao'.
When Ning Caichen saw this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He muttered,""No, no, no. Impossible, Xiaoqian would never lie to me!”
Yan Chixia berated," Look at this place for yourself. This damn place is deserted. What kind of family would live here? Let me tell you, Xiao Qian's family is full of ghosts and monsters. Now, what you have to do is to help me lure them out. Brother Yang and I will kill them all and enforce justice on behalf of the heavens!”
"No rush." Yang Xiao chuckled. With a wave of his hand, a sword light swept past and split the ground.
Seeing this, Ning Caichen couldn't help but turn pale with fright,""Brother Yang, what are you doing?”
"Don't worry, I just want to dig out the ashes of these ghosts and monsters." Yang Xiao smiled indifferently.”
Yan Chixia's eyes lit up.""This is a good idea!" Ning Caichen was the only one who was in a daze and couldn't help himself.
Both of them were top-notch experts. Their sword lights cut through the ground and dug out several earthen jars in a short while. They were all jars used to hold ashes.
"Why are there so many golden towers?”Yan Chixia was dumbfounded.
"Forget it, bring them all back.”As Yang Xiao spoke, he opened up his Qiankun Bag. As his cultivation increased, the Qiankun Bag also expanded. Today, it already had a space of no less than ten thousand feet, so he was not afraid that it would not be able to fit.
The two of them had caused such a huge commotion. Seeing that his underlings were about to be taken away, how could the thousand-year-old tree demon endure it? Immediately, he roared and endless cold wind swept over.
In an instant, dark clouds covered the moon, and the world instantly changed colors…
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