Huang Quan's breath choked, the cursing stopped, and he suddenly remained silent.
Liu Yuan reached out his hand to touch her face, brushing the corner of her eyes. His fingertips seemed to crush a warm teardrop, and he whispered, "Meisheng, you have been with them day and night for the past half month, and I have treated you almost equally. You don't subconsciously think that you are the same as them, right? Otherwise, why would you shed tears of grievance because you suddenly remembered your identity as a 'slave'? My Lord, please don't forget that you almost killed me, and I will not have any pity for you. I will only do things that will make you angry and painful."
"Who's crying? Don't be so sentimental!" Huang Quan gritted his teeth and said, "Also, don't call me Meisheng, I'm not that stupid."
Liu Yuan hung the bell on the rope around Huang Quan's neck, looked at it with satisfaction, and said, "That's good. I hope the Lord of the Mansion can maintain his dignity and not let the bells ring suddenly in front of his subordinates."
The "unorthodox" interrogation techniques learned from the ladies of the Wanjian City Guard finally came in handy, and the Lord of the Mansion unfortunately became a test subject.
Chapter 281 Don't Stop
Su Lanfeng walked into the room and saw that the mansion master was already sitting at the table. He was still wearing the purple robe and bronze mask, but his collar was turned up, and the aura he exuded was even colder and more sinister. Standing beside him was the equally unfathomable guardian Zhu Ren.
In order to maintain the mystery of the Lord of Biluo Palace and to facilitate his own actions, Liu Yuan told Su Lanfeng that the Lord of Biluo Palace had other important matters and would not often appear in Wuyin Cliff. Many orders would be issued by him and the Holy Envoy.
——In fact, at this time, Huang Quan was often behind the curtain in the inner room, with Ling Yao stuffing beads into his mouth. While he was being spanked, he listened to his subordinates outside reporting to Liu Yuan.
Therefore, in Su Lanfeng's opinion, the status of the Protector Zhu Ren is indeed extraordinary. In addition, he has his own cultivation and seems to be very close to the Holy Envoy of the Demon Cult. Compared with Mei Sheng, a simple messenger, he has several more advantages. It is possible that this suddenly appearing Protector Zhu has a chance to be above everyone else, so naturally he should curry favor with him.
Otherwise, he would be like Han Tianyi just now, not knowing whether to live or die, and ended up escaping in embarrassment.
The beautiful middle-aged woman suddenly changed her mind. If Han Tianyi offended the guardian this time, and he said a few words in front of the palace lord, the Holy Envoy would naturally be annoyed when he heard it. Then, wouldn't she be the one who made the decision about Wuyin Cliff?
However, she didn't show any emotion on the surface. She knelt down respectfully according to etiquette and presented the map in her hand: "Palace Master, I wish to protect the Dharma. The possible areas where the Nirvana Secret Realm may be located have been identified, and the approximate range is marked on this map."
What Su Lanfeng held in his hand was not a map, but an exquisite wooden box with golden animal patterns on the eight corners. Apart from that, there was not even a crack, and it looked like there was no place that could be opened.
This is the Netherworld Lock unique to the Biluo Mansion. It can only be opened with the Netherworld Energy cultivated by the people in the Biluo Mansion. It is used when transporting some precious objects or important information, and it will be automatically destroyed after opening.
The level of the Nirvana Secret Realm is several levels higher than the Nine Cauldrons Secret Realm in the Wu Emperor Cave, so of course it also requires this level of confidentiality.
Although it can be known from Su Lanfeng's luxurious clothes and extraordinary demeanor that she is of course in power and glory in Wuyin Cliff, even Han Tianyi has to be respectful to her and treat her as a junior. As an undercover agent, she can be said to be very successful, but in the Biluo Mansion, she is just an undercover.
Even if there is now an additional identity who temporarily replaces Mei Sheng to deliver the message, the essence will not change much - although the affairs of the Nirvana Secret Realm are indirectly commanded by her, she is not qualified to see the final result.
Therefore, the box in front of me is still intact.
Huang Quan looked at the box in her hand and nodded slightly. However, as the aloof Lord of Biluo Palace, this cold and arrogant attitude was very normal.
Liu Yuan, who knew the truth, smiled secretly. The Lord of the Mansion was trying to prevent the bell from making a sound, but he didn't want Huang Quan to get away so easily, so he whispered respectfully: "I am terrified. This Nirvana Secret Realm is too important. I have made some mistakes in my practice recently. I can't control the Netherworld Qi properly. I am afraid that I will destroy the Netherworld Lock..."
The implication is - Lord, please do it yourself and make sure you have enough food and clothing.
Huang Quan's body stiffened, and he looked at Liu Yuan with anger in his eyes, muttering silent curses, wishing he could cut him into pieces.
The smile in Liu Yuan's eyes was too obvious. Huang Quan took a deep breath and cursed, "Waste! Do I support you for nothing? You are so incompetent that you can't even lift a box. Why do you marry so many wives and concubines? It's better to send them away than to follow a pig like you for the rest of my life!"
Liu Yuan curled the corner of his mouth. Why did he feel that the Lord of the Mansion was jealous... After half a month of preparation, plus that bell, Stockholm finally had an outburst?
He still likes Huang Quan, who is a proud and arrogant person who says one thing but means another, but Su Lanfeng doesn't think so. In the eyes of this middle-aged beauty, the mansion lord is already "thunderously furious". It is said that the few people who have seen such a scene now have grass as tall as a person on their graves.
Su Lanfeng knelt tremblingly, listening to the obvious anger in the hoarse and cold voice, and thought it was over. He originally thought that since Zhu Ren was the only designated guardian, he must be different from the other guardians. In the past month, he did feel that the palace master was not as cruel and violent as the rumors said...
Why did you suddenly get so angry today, and just because of a small matter?
In fact, Huang Quan suddenly realized that when they were in the outside world, since Liu Yuan had turned himself into her "protector", then in front of others, not only did she need to maintain the image of the Lord of the Mansion, but Liu Yuan also had to play the role of a protector. So, she took advantage of the anger in her heart and cursed Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan was extremely obedient and did not even touch the rope in his hand. He behaved in a fearful and submissive manner. The more Huang Quan spoke, the more excited and proud he became, as if he had returned to the time when he had the upper hand on the river. His mind sketched out the embarrassed and weak appearance of Liu Yuan at that time, and he felt refreshed. He slapped the table and stood up.
"jingle……"
A soft bell rang suddenly in the room.
Huang Quan froze, and immediately took two steps forward, using the most superb balance control skills in his life to quickly and easily snatch the box from Su Lanfeng's hand, then raised his voice and said, "Waste is waste after all. It's natural that you can't do things well. I'll spare your life today - continue to report the current situation and the information about the Nirvana Secret Realm, don't stop."
The last sentence was said to Su Lanfeng. After that, the man in purple slowly walked into the inner room. Along with Su Lanfeng's obedient report, the sound of thin bells rang continuously.
Su Lanfeng vaguely heard the sound of bells, but it was just an ornament. If the master of the mansion liked to wear it, he could wear it. What was the problem?
Naturally, she had no idea how much humiliation the word "slave" brought to Huang Quan, and she could not imagine how mixed the palace lord's mood was at the moment.
As for why he was so angry but still had to slow down, Su Lanfeng naturally did not dare to speculate too much. He just felt that the Palace Master was indeed moody and unpredictable. Perhaps only Protector Zhu could be so calm and still have confidence even under such terrible anger.
After recounting the recent events, Su Lanfeng finally said, "The actions of the people in my mansion were very covert, but along the way we discovered that there were also people looking for the Nirvana Secret Realm, and they seemed to have a very purposeful purpose. The Nirvana Secret Realm is a fake that hides the truth, and we relied on the instructions given by the guardian to find a few approximate locations, but they went straight to one of the fake nests."
Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes. The Nirvana Secret Realm could not afford to lose anything. This was related to his life, so there could not be such a variable. "Have you found out their background and identity?"
Su Lanfeng said respectfully: "Yes. They are from the Fusang Wood Spirit Clan of the Fusang Sea. The leader is none other than the little princess of the Fusang Clan—"
Liu Yuan looked strange: "Yuan Hongli?"
Chapter 282: Doubts from the Elders of Biluo Mansion
Fusang Sea, Yuanhongli.
These two strange yet familiar nouns appeared in Liu Yuan's ears again after nearly four months.
When he went to Xie Qian's mansion to borrow an experience scroll, he happened to meet the Yuan family's grandfather and grandson who also came to ask for Xie Qian's calligraphy and paintings. In exchange, he got a Golden Crow True Yang and did a favor by the way - but this bird egg is still gathering dust in Liu Yuan's sleeve formation and can't even be used as a reserve food.
Most of the four materials that Xie Qian gave at that time have now been gathered (Zhizhi, the mountain and sea spirit, only counts as half), and the only thing missing is the green wood demon blood. If they can find an extremely cold place, they can hatch the Golden Crow.
Liu Yuan muttered to himself with a strange look on his face. At that time, he had not yet realized that "the plot of the game had undergone irreversible changes since the moment he traveled through time", and he avoided people or things that might produce a butterfly effect.
Therefore, he did not provoke Yuan Kaiji and Yuan Hongli, who did not appear in the original plot but were not simple at first glance, and he did not even ask about their identities and backgrounds. However, fate is so wonderful that after many twists and turns, it was not Liu Yuan who went to find them, but Yuan Hongli who came to him on her own.
Liu Yuan was lost in a brief recollection. The name he blurted out made Su Lanfeng slightly stunned. Then he said in a more respectful tone: "The guardian is as good as a god. His name is Yuan Hongli."
Fusanghai had severed ties with Zhongzhou many years ago. With the sacred tree barrier in place, it was extremely difficult for Zhongzhou to know the news from the other side, and there had been no progress. She had put this important news aside, intending to use it to elevate her own merits, but she had not expected that Protector Zhu would reveal the name of the little princess of Fusanghai.
Su Lanfeng naturally could not imagine that the Dharma Protector Zhu in front of her had met Yuan Hongli four months ago. She just thought that he must have more than one intelligence system in his hands. She thought to herself that he was worthy of being the only Dharma Protector designated by the Palace Lord. His methods were really extraordinary and he was so cautious in doing things. No wonder the Palace Lord gave him full responsibility for such an important matter.
Liu Yuan naturally did not explain why he knew Yuan Hongli's name, and asked: "What is the level of their cultivation?"
Su Lanfeng said cautiously: "The one who is the highest in the open is Yuan Hongli, who is at the peak of the Void Refining Realm. However, there is one person who seems to have a special hidden method. The spies we sent out were unable to see through his cultivation. However, based on our observation of Yuan Hongli's attitude towards this person, his cultivation is definitely higher than Yuan Hongli's."
"At least it's at the Fusion Stage, can't we tell..." Liu Yuan pondered for a moment, took the paper and pen from the table next to him and wrote a sentence, saying: "In this case, we shouldn't force it. Send someone to deliver this note to Yuan Hongli and tell her that if she wants the whereabouts of the True Phoenix, she should come to Wuyin Cliff."
He stretched out his hand and placed the note on Su Lanfeng's hands, and then casually said: "The Palace Master is getting bored of living in Wuyin Cliff. He has been in a bad mood recently. Last time, I asked you to gather the people in the Palace who were cooperating with Yuxu Dao Sect. How did it go?"
Su Lanfeng put away the folded note and said, "Once the palace master's token comes out, who dares not to obey? However, a few elders seem to have some doubts."
"What questions?"
"It is said that they had received the order before. The Biluo Mansion has always had the pattern of 'Outside the Three Heavens of Biluo, the road of killing', emphasizing that one must not regret a move. Only with such courage can one intimidate the evil heroes. Such a sudden change of mind and change of course have invalidated many of the original plans, and also damaged the prestige of the Mansion Master..."
As Lidya Su spoke, her voice became hesitant.
Liu Yuan knew that with Huang Quan's prestige in Biluo Mansion, how could these elders question her decision? Perhaps they had doubts about the identity of the person who gave the order, so he said: "Of course it's not a sudden change of mind. When the time comes, the Mansion Master will explain it to them personally and ask them to come over. If they don't obey, they will be punished for treason. Don't worry."
"Yes." Su Lanfeng lowered his head.
Liu Yuan asked again: "Did you see Han Tianyi just now?"
Although Xue Wei refused Liu Yuan's help in order to demonstrate his ability and live up to the trust of his "predecessors", since he was here, he naturally had to help Xue Wei.
Even with Xue Wei's current ability and scheming, dealing with Han Tianyi is not a problem, but Xue Wei is an outsider in Wuyin Cliff after all. Under normal circumstances, it will take a lot of time and energy. If he has Su Lanfeng's help, the situation will be very different.
In this way, it is not considered direct help, and Xue Wei still has plenty of room to display his abilities.
Su Lanfeng nodded: "I saw that he seemed to be knocked to the ground..."
When she said this, she subconsciously looked up. Liu Yuan sneered without hesitation: "I hit him."
Su Lanfeng lowered her head again and said, "Han Tianyi was disrespectful to the guardian, and his death is not a pity."
Liu Yuan spoke slowly and earnestly, "He was not disrespectful to me, but to the Holy Envoy, understand? In my opinion, he is just a coward with a little background, a fool who is only worthy of being arrogant and domineering in this small place without any self-awareness. But you are different. You were sent to the Demon Cult as an undercover very early, and you have never had any disloyalty until you were promoted to the high position of elder. You have no complaints even when you gave up the position of elder to come to Wuyin Cliff. This shows your loyalty - the Palace Master has seen your hard work and efforts over the years."
It would be strange if Huang Quan saw this. This guy is an incurable dictator. He probably doesn't even remember Su Lanfeng's name now. But what does it matter? Anyway, Liu Yuan is her spokesperson now. Every word he says cuts into Su Lanfeng's heart, so Su Lanfeng will be willing to believe that these are Huang Quan's words.
Su Lanfeng's heart moved. This shrewd person who had been undercover in the Demon Sect all the way to become an elder immediately understood what Zhu Hufa meant. He suppressed his excitement and said, "This is all within Lanfeng's responsibility... If the Palace Master has any instructions, I will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation."
Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "You have worked hard and made great contributions, why would the Palace Master let you do these things? Now your role is greater than you think. Wuyin Cliff is just a springboard. Before leaving this springboard, you can clean up the door for the Demon Cult. It can be regarded as a benevolent act."
Su Lanfeng was stunned. Combining his previous words, he suddenly felt that his future should not be confined to this small place called Wuyin Cliff. Everything in front of him seemed to be clear. He smiled and stood up and bowed: "I understand!"
After saying that, she took her leave to Liu Yuan and left in a hurry, as if she had finally untied the knot in her heart. The beautiful woman's back looked even more charming as she twisted her waist, like a snake.
As Liu Yuan watched, he suddenly missed Duan Lanruo.
Youth has its own youthful flavor, and maturity has its own mature charm...
The cold Taoist nun in black pulled aside the curtain and came out, interrupting his thoughts with a sigh: "You really treasure your daughter. That Han Tianyi wanted to see her, but he was kicked out without even being allowed in. Now you are even cutting off the roots. What will we do if she gets married in the future?"
Liu Yuan was speechless.
"I won't marry."
The expressionless girl in white quietly appeared, hid behind Liu Yuan, and whispered: "Thousands of mountains covered with snow at dusk, where is the shadow going?"
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Chapter 283 I'm Not Wrong
Ling Yao looked at Liu Yuan with a trace of inquiry in his eyes: "This poem?"
Liu Yuan came back to his senses and sighed. This was the love poem he said when he was attacking Vihara...
He gritted his teeth and reluctantly organized his words, raised his hand and said, "You haven't met Vihara yet, but you should know her personality very well. She doesn't care about the secular world at all, and she is very paranoid. She will get what she wants by any means..."
"You are the one she wants." Ling Yao pointed at the hand of the shadow that was holding Liu Yuan's clothes on his waist and said, "And this is her method? She wants to use this tiny blood relationship to completely tie you down?"
The "offspring" created using secret methods with the essence and blood of both parties cannot be considered true biological children.
The shadow stuck half of its head out and said, "The shadow is a gift."
Ling Yao was stunned.
Her expression suddenly froze, her bright eyes widened slightly, and she looked at Liu Yuan again in disbelief.
The latter nodded, pulled the shadow out from behind him, and rubbed his head: "She has been with Vihara since she was a child, and some of her perceptions are deeply rooted and difficult to change, such as this gift..."
Ling Yao calmed down and looked at Zhiying's cold and stubborn expression. Although she could clearly feel the clear "hostility", considering Zhiying's age, it was more likely that she was influenced by Bihuan Luo. She could only spit and said, "Witch, you can even think of such a method."
Liu Yuan felt a little guilty. He glanced at the figure and glared at this "naughty child". He didn't know what was wrong with this child. Recently, he had been stepping on Ling Yao's sore spot intentionally or unintentionally, constantly adding fuel to the fire, as if he was afraid that Liu Yuan's harem would be too harmonious.
...But if you think about it carefully, since the time at Shuiyuewu, it seems that she has never concealed her desire to "make trouble".
Liu Yuan thought worriedly, could it be that Zhiying felt that there were too many concubines and that she would lose attention?
The figure tilted its head to look at him, and rubbed against him quietly like a kitten, as if acting coquettishly without any sound.
Liu Yuan: “…”
Forget it, there's no way to deal with this. Just let her be. Having a harem is a high-risk behavior in the first place, and being alone is not even a crisis. Just let her have fun.
Huang Quan watched the excitement from the side for a long time, sneered with gloating pleasure: "What a coward, he can't even handle a few women..."
Liu Yuan turned his head and said sinisterly, "Master, do you remember how many times the bell rang just now? If you don't remember, I will punish you."
Huang Quan paused for a moment, then angrily said, "You didn't even ask me to remember how many times the bell rang. How shameless! How can you ask for an answer without even giving a question?!"
Liu Yuan sneered: "The Lord of the Mansion is wrong. This is a detail memory question, not a question-and-answer question. What? Is the Lord of the Mansion even more incompetent than me? Can't he even handle a small bell?"
Under normal circumstances, Huang Quan would certainly remember it clearly, but given the situation at the time, she was filled with shame and anger, and only wanted to leave as quickly as possible. How could she have the ability to think about these things?
The woman's fair cheeks flushed red, she turned her head away, gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Liu Yuan said: "It seems that the Lord of the Mansion really didn't remember. In this case, I will give you another chance. Next question - how many times did the bell ring?"
Huang Quan finally couldn't help shouting, "This is too much!"
"Snap!" The sound of the rope breaking suddenly rang out, and Huang Quan's spiritual power surged. His long, slightly curly red hair fluttered without wind, showing a hint of wildness, sharp eyes, and murderous aura.
She suddenly attacked, aimed at the long sword at the figure's waist, pulled it out with a "swish", and stabbed Liu Yuan's throat with her backhand. Her movements were extremely fast and smooth, as if she had rehearsed it in her mind thousands of times, without any hesitation.
The silver sword light drew a straight line with a sound like tearing silk, and the sword blade that should have pierced into flesh and blood stopped in mid-air.
Huang Quan's eyes were bloodshot: "How is this possible?!"
Her whole body was suddenly entangled in golden chains, which appeared at the same time as she made her move, trapping her tightly and making her unable to move.
And the source was the bell on her neck!
Liu Yuan squinted at the sword blade that was less than an inch away, stretched out his fingers and flicked it, saying leisurely: "Nothing is impossible."
He smiled at the panicking Huang Quan and said, "Even a coward like me can untie the Immortal Binding Rope. How could the dignified Lord of Biluo Palace be trapped for half a month? It's really unfair for the Lord of Palace to pretend to be powerless during this period of time."
Huang Quan stared at his smile and felt her whole body trembling. This meant that this guy had known all along that she could escape, but he just wanted to find a chance to kill him, so he endured the humiliation. However, he never said it out loud. Instead, he enjoyed it and even set up this trap, just like enjoying a caged bird struggling and banging its head against the wall.
Liu Yuan added: "Oh, I forgot to mention it just now. When I asked how many times the bell rang, I was asking about the next time, not just now."
"You!" Huang Quan was completely panicked this time.
