Monument of Life and Death

As soon as she heard the word "red tip", the memory of being poisoned came back to Xiaolan's mind. She shuddered and quickly shrank behind Qin Yin.

“So, isn’t this clever girl a huge poison jar?” Qin Yin put her arm around Xiaolan’s shoulders and said with wide eyes, “Fortunately, we didn’t touch her.”

Everyone moved half a step back in unison, and seemed to agree with Qin Yin's words.

"I vaguely remember... after Qiqiao destroyed the family, Xiaolan said she had had such a dream," Taoist priest said, "She dreamed about the scene on the day Qiqiao destroyed the family, and... there was also a brief dialogue."

Xiaolan was about to say this, but when she saw that the Taoist priest had spoken it out before her, she nodded and said nothing more.

"In Xiaolan's dream, several Qiqiao disciples who died tragically said before they died that their sect was destroyed because the master mistakenly believed in the thief and gave the red tip poison to outsiders," the Taoist priest continued. , "This master, perhaps refers to Qiao Nu, the leader of Qiqiao?"

“It means that Qiao Nu has joined forces with the evil force that wants to harm the Nine Sects,” Yi Yao said, “but Qiao Nu’s own body appears here.”

 The Taoist priest nodded and smiled sadly.

Although I don’t know what exactly happened, each one of them seems to be full of a sense of teasing fate.

It is impossible to escape destiny.

“The strength of the leader of Qiqiao is unfathomable,” Li Muyuan said. “Even she died so tragically, which shows...”

 Li Muyuan did not finish what he said, but everyone understood what he meant.

It can be seen that their enemies are truly unfathomable.

Everyone fell into a brief silence.

　　Everybody has some vague guesses about the identity of the murderer.

 It’s just that I can’t say it out loud.

“Muyuan, can you tell the cause of her death?” the Taoist priest asked.

Li Muyuan didn't hesitate at all and shook his head directly, "It can't be seen at all from the appearance. If you want to know the cause of death, you must at least examine the body."

"All right."

 Everyone walked towards the next stone pillar.

 The atmosphere is getting heavier and heavier.

 I don’t know what will happen this time.

Luo Jiutian pressed his palms on the stone pillar without saying a word. When the fragments of the stone pillar were shaking, everyone saw what was inside the stone pillar.

 Sure enough, this time it’s not empty either.

 There is also a person in the fourth stone pillar.

The man was dressed in white clothes and had gray hair. There was a fairy wind blowing in the air. I don't know if it was the man's soul or his last breath.

Before Xiaolan could see the man clearly, he heard Yi Yao making an incredible cry.

 “Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”

Xiao Lan felt a chill in her heart and hurriedly ran to Luo Jiutian, standing on tiptoes to take a closer look.

 “This…this is…”

Luo Jiutian's expression changed.

 It was even uglier than when he saw Lao Luo's body.

 Xiaolan could feel that a huge atmosphere of despair enveloped their small group.

Xiaolan looked at the snow-white body.

The man was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with his white beard covering his chest like snow. I seem to have seen such a beard before...

“Brother Jiutian,” Xiao Lanchao asked in a low voice, “Who is this?”

 Luo Jiutian's shoulders kept shaking.

 He did not look at Xiaolan, but put a hand heavily on Xiaolan's shoulder.

That hand looked like it had just been taken out of the cold storage, and the cold air burned Xiaolan's skin.

"Xiaolan, this is...this is Grandpa Qiao..." All the strength in Luo Jiutian's voice was gone, leaving only a dry voice, rubbing against Xiaolan's eardrums, "This is the strongest of the nine sects." The demigod... Yutianqiao Moqin..."

   ***

Lao Luo followed Qu Lianfan, looking around curiously as he walked.

“I didn’t expect that someone would take the initiative to find Sister Wu Ren. There are so many new things these days. Lao Luo... what are you looking at?”

 Qu Lianfan, who was chattering away, turned around and saw Lao Luo looking around.

“It’s nothing,” Lao Luo waved his hand and quickly followed, “It’s just that I’ve never seen this road before, but I’ve only been a ghost for a short time, and there are too many things I’ve never seen.”

"Of course you haven't seen it before," Qu Lianfan patted his chest, "I took you to a small road, weren't you anxious?"

Looking at Qu Lianfan's hearty smile, Lao Luo thought to himself that you knew I was in a hurry. Looking at your tour guide-like appearance along the way, I thought you didn't know that I had something urgent to do with Wu Ren.

 But Lao Luo didn't say anything, he just smiled politely.

After walking forward for a while, Qu Lianfan suddenly approached Lao Luo mysteriously.

"Lao Luo, let me discuss something with you." Qu Lianfan smiled slyly. Lao Luo felt that it was probably up to him. "I see that you often come to Sister Wu Ren for trouble. Why don't you contact Sister Wu Ren and... Lao Mu, how are you?"

Lao Luo's expression remained unchanged, but he had already thought of the reason for his refusal, "It's inconvenient, senior, I have to take care of the children."

"Taking care of the children?" Qu Lianfan was very surprised, "What's going on? Why do you work as a errand and still take care of the family?"

 “My son is still young,” Lao Luo said with a look of regret, “There is nothing I can do, I can’t worry about it.”

“Isn’t your son...that Luo Jiutian?” Qu Lianfan asked.

"Exactly," Lao Luo said with a playful smile, "Senior, do you know my son?"

"No, he is already in his twenties and still needs you to take care of him?" Qu Lianfan's eyes were filled with envy more than depression, "I had already taken care of myself when I was in my twenties..."

“It’s all my fault that I doted on my son during my lifetime, alas… I can’t help it…” Lao Luo sighed.

After this discussion, Qu Lianfan no longer had any desire to chat, let alone letting Lao Luo serve as the liaison station for him. During the rest of the journey, Qu Lianfan didn’t say a word to Lao Luo. Lao Luo muttered something to himself, but Lao Luo didn't hear a word clearly.

 Not long after, the white fog in front gradually became thinner. Slowly, Lao Luo was able to recognize the surrounding scenery.

 Looks like it’s coming soon.

Qu Lianfan stopped mumbling. He was walking in front of Lao Luo. He suddenly stopped and raised his hand to wave the soul-inducing flag.

 The surrounding mist dissipated instantly, and Lao Luo's eyes went dark. For a moment, he thought there was something wrong with his eyes.

When the surrounding scenery came into view, Lao Luo realized that they were in a dark room.

This room is very large, with several sofas placed in the center and a pub-like bar next to the sofas.

 A man was wiping something on the bar. When he saw the two men suddenly appearing, the man turned around and said hello calmly.

“Xiaoqu, it’s you, is this...Lao Luo?”

Qu Lianfan led Lao Luo to the bar. Lao Luo finally saw clearly that the person was Wu Ren's natural companion, Baobao.