Taiping Inn

On the embankment of the Peacock River, a girl in a green dress was running and stumbling. She was at a loss after such a huge change, and there were people fleeing everywhere. She didn't know where to go.

At this moment, her eyes suddenly lit up and she saw a scholar sitting in a pavilion by the river. On the other side of the river was Xicheng, and she could clearly see the huge gully crack. She recognized the scholar and they had talked before. She remembered that the scholar was called Qi Wang.

The girl staggered into the pavilion and asked, "Why are you here?"

The scholar raised his head and looked at her, smiling, "I've been here."

The girl looked in the direction of Xicheng with some fear. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard the scholar say, "Let me tell you a story."

At this time, in this place, listening to a story is undoubtedly a ridiculous thing. The girl wanted to refuse, but there was a strange magic in the scholar's words, which made the girl sit down unconsciously and nodded.

The scholar said slowly: "Many people say that I am a teacher, but I have indeed taught others many things. I once helped a man named Tang Zhou to establish the Qingyang Sect, but he betrayed me and wavered between me and one of my students, trying to take advantage of both. So I decided to get rid of him. I gave him a demon pill. I did something with the demon pill, which made him suffer from the backlash of the Qilin blood. Although his cultivation increased greatly, he was also tortured and had to seek a way to get rid of it."

"Next, when he was desperate and desperate, I lured him into the trap I had set long ago. This plan was not complicated, and the trap was also very simple, but Tang Zhou, who was already desperate, had no time to distinguish , and had no choice, and because the bait in the trap was getting deeper and deeper, it finally fell into my hands. "

The girl's eyes were dazed, and she actually understood all this, and couldn't help asking: "What are you going to do with him?"

The scholar chuckled, "There is an idiom in the Central Plains called 'one stone three birds'. He has three uses for me. The first use is that he is a material; the second use is that he can make up for the losses I suffered in Yunjin Mountain; the third use is that he is a bait."

The girl said like a dream: "A small fish that bites the bait is actually the bait that catches the real big fish."

"Smart." The scholar clapped his hands and said, "This is one stone three birds, do you understand?"

The girl did not answer, but another girl answered.

Shangguan Wan appeared outside the pavilion, his face pale, with the panic and uneasiness of a child who made a mistake facing his elders, "I understand, Master."

The scholar restrained the smile on his face, "Really understand?"

Shangguan Wan was stunned, thinking about the deep meaning of the master's words.

After a moment, she hesitated and said, "Master, is the big fish you want to catch Li Xuandu?"

"Finally I understand." The scholar's tone calmed down, "Do you know why I want to marry you to Li Xuandu? It's because my daughter is too stupid and can't be relied on. I can only rely on my son-in-law. Unfortunately, at this point, I can't rely on my son-in-law either."

Shangguan Wan's face turned pale and she didn't dare to argue.

The scholar said softly, "Since Li Xuandu is unwilling to serve me, there is no need to keep him. It's time to close the net."

Shangguan Wan seemed to have recovered, but she hadn't completely recovered. She stood there in a daze, looking at the scholar.

The scholar continued, "Tell Wang Tianxiao and the others that they can leave and leave this mess to Tan Taiyun."

Shangguan Wan finally came to his senses and replied respectfully, "Yes."

The scholar's attitude finally calmed down completely, "Wan'er, I have no sons or daughters. You have grown up with me. My wife and I have always treated you as a daughter, and even gave you the name "Xu Wan". If it were someone else, I would never say a word. If they died because of this, I would just think they were unlucky. You are different, so I told you all this, but I don't want there to be a next time. Remember?"

"Remember." Shangguan Wan's face was bright, and there was a bit of fear.

The scholar waved his hand.

Shangguan Wan then retreated as if he had been pardoned.

The scholar stood up and glanced at the girl in green in the pavilion. The girl in green suddenly felt sleepy, so she sat on the beauty's backrest and slowly fell asleep.

The scholar's figure slowly disappeared.

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The continuously extending crack gradually changed from a long strip to an elliptical shape, and finally tore the riverbank of the Peacock River. The river water flowed back into the gully along the crack. Before long, a large lake will appear here, and the underground city will be submerged at the bottom of the lake

The girl in green clothes slept quietly with her back to the Peacock River, unaware of what was happening behind her.

Li Xuandu also saw this scene, and suddenly, Li Xuandu felt someone patting his shoulder.

Li Xuandu froze immediately, slowly turned his head and saw a scholar standing beside him. In Li Xuandu's sight, many shadows appeared on the scholar's body, constantly separating and combining. Gradually, the scholar's appearance began to change, and he turned into a geomancer.

Li Xuandu showed a bitter smile on his face.

According to the Earth Master, his three incarnations have merged with "Tang Zhou" to become the real "Emperor Shitian", and "Emperor Shitian" is fighting with Qin Qing, so the person who appeared beside him at this time must be the Earth Master himself. Facing the Earth Master himself, Li Xuandu has no chance of winning.

The geomancer put one hand on Li Xuandu's shoulder, and said in a casual manner, as if they were good friends, "Zifu, we meet again."

Li Xuandu said bitterly: "The geomancer is so calculating. In fact, you have already come to Loulan City. It is because of your appearance that Shangguan Wan's attitude will change and he agreed to lead the way for me. Right?"

"It is always pleasant to talk to smart people." The geomancer smiled and said, "I did go to Ruyu Street and told Waner a few words under your nose."

Li Xuandu's face was gloomy. He had already noticed something was wrong at that time, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. With Qin Qing as his support, he could not care so much. He did not expect that he would fall into the geomancer's calculations in the end.

Li Xuandu was silent for a moment, then asked, "My master and the great celestial master have already set off for Kunlun. Shouldn't the earth master also be in Kunlun? Isn't the earth master afraid that the master and the great celestial master will get there first?"

The earth master replied, "The name of Zifu is 'Xuandu', and the word is 'Zifu', but I don't know Xuandu Zifu. Some things can't be rushed. In layman's terms, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood."

Li Xuandu immediately heard the earth master's implication, "Am I that knife?"

The earth master couldn't help laughing, "Zifu, how great would it be if you were my successor? As long as the two of us join forces, with two generations of management, no one in the world can be our opponent."

Li Xuandu didn't say anything.

The smile on the earth master's face gradually faded, "It's a pity that I can only say one thing and one thing, and I'm not satisfied with seven or eight things."

Li Xuandu wanted to make a move, but found that the qi in his body had been completely sealed, just like what he did to Shangguan Wan. The same "Xiaoyao Liuxu Jie" also has a difference in superiority. The geomancer just patted him on the shoulder. It seemed to be a casual gesture, but it was actually a sneak attack. The best sneak attacker in the world was none other than the geomancer, and Li Xuandu was naturally no exception.

But for some reason, the geomancer still had no intention of killing him. Seeing that Li Xuandu had kept silent, he simply looked towards the Peacock River and said, "Soon, a lake will appear in this city, colorful like peacock feathers. People in the Western Regions should name it "Peacock Lake."

The fierce battle between "Emperor Shitian" and Qin Qing continued, and the geomancer was always unhurried, which made Li Xuandu more and more suspicious. He finally couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you kill me?"

The geomancer glanced at him and said meaningfully, "Because you are still useful."

Li Xuandu's heart sank and asked, "Where are you taking me?"

The geomancer turned to look to the west, smiled, and said softly, "The towering one is Kunlun."