After a while, Han Li and the other two flew over a circular island and landed below.

The round island is not large in size, with a radius of only a few hundred miles. Apart from a few short mountains and a small lake, there is not much vegetation on the island, which looks a bit deserted.

On those low mountains and lakes, you can also see some sparsely distributed vermilion buildings.

The surface of the central area of ​​the island looks a bit uneven, with grooves about meter wide distributed everywhere, connecting each other to form a complete pattern. In the middle, a white round tower stands, about a hundred meters high, and dense runes are also engraved on the outside.

The old man with white beard led Han Li and the others and soon arrived in front of the round tower.

There were about a hundred monks around the round tower, divided into three teams, patrolling and guarding each other. When they saw the old man with white beard, they stopped and saluted him.

At the entrance of the round tower, a translucent light curtain was lit, and there was also a restriction. After the old man with white beard took out a token of the Holy Puppet Gate and flew out a white light, the restriction was removed by itself and three people were allowed to walk in.

After entering the round tower, Han Li realized that the space inside the tower was actually larger than it seemed from the outside.

The tower is hollow as a whole. On the walls around it, there are dozens of huge water drop-shaped runes engraved. Each rune is inlaid with a blue crystal spirit stone, which is of high quality or above.

All the lines on the wall connected downwards, leading to a half-person-high square stone platform in the center of the ground, with a plate of control array engraved on it, and a layer of soft white light was lit.

Around the stone platform, close to the wall, there were eight low stone platforms, each sitting cross-legged on them, all of whom were in a state of closing their eyes and breathing, and they were indifferent to the appearance of the three people here.

Next to the stone platform, there was a young man who looked like a woodcutter. He seemed to be a Mahayana monk. He was staring at the formation plate with his frown and seemed a little lost. He sensed that Han Li and others entered the tower, and then came back to his senses and asked:

"Elder Chu, you are not responsible for guarding the forbidden area in the back mountain, why did you come here?"

"Elder Qi, these two fellow Taoists are the helpers invited by the deputy sect leader. They will stay here with you. I am ordered to bring them here." The white-bearded old man replied.

"I understand." The man with a woodcutter nodded and said.

The old man with white beard said goodbye and left first.

"I'm in Qi Heng, I wonder what the two seniors are called?" The elder surnamed Qi bowed to Han Li and asked.

"Lin Jiu." Lin Jiu pointed to the eyebrows of his mask and said.

"Jiao Fifteen." Han Li replied lightly.

His eyes had actually been looking at Elder Qi, who looked like a woodcutter, for a long time. He had always felt a little familiar in his heart, but it was not very obvious. He could not remember whether he had seen it before.

After some greetings, the three of them had no interest in chatting, so they heard Qi Heng say:

"Two seniors, there are some temporary caves on the small lake on the island. You can rest and settle down by yourself. During this stay, your activities on the island will not be subject to any restrictions. You just need to be careful not to touch some restrictions. You still have to keep an eye on those here, so you won't take them here."

When Han Li and the others heard this, they said goodbye, left the round tower, and went to the Xiaohu together.

For their own considerations, the caves they selected were slightly far apart, one on the west side of the small lake and the other on the east side of the small lake.

The trees on the east side are a little denser, and a three-in-one courtyard with red walls and black tiles is located here. When Han Li came to the gate, he saw a series of runes engraved on the gate, which was obviously also prohibited.

However, thinking that Qi Heng had said before that there would be no restrictions, he walked straight up the steps, raised his palm and pressed on the door.

Sure enough, the light on the door lit up and opened inward with a "creak".

When he entered the courtyard, Han Li saw that the furnishings inside were not much different from ordinary people, but in some subtle points, he could always find some small magic circle runes.

For example, under the stone table in the center of the courtyard, there is a small dust-cleaning array, which will be activated on its own every once in a while, which can absorb all the dead branches, leaves and mud and dust falling in the courtyard and clean them up.

In the hall, there were two servants, a man and a woman. They looked young, with delicate skin, red lips and white teeth, which were very likable, but Han Li could tell at a glance that they were just puppets, not living people.

Judging from the quality level, these two puppets are naturally not of high-end categories as attendants, but their production is indeed unique, which makes Han Li admire these ingenious thoughts after observing them.

Han Li had a lot of attainments in the art of puppets, but after all, they were all learned in the spiritual world. The puppets in the immortal world are very different from those in the spiritual world in terms of production materials and craftsmanship. He could take this opportunity to learn more.

After all, it is probably not enough to repair the Crab Taoist as before.

...

Time flies, and more than two years have passed.

During this period, the Holy Puppet Sect was calm and the enemy never appeared. However, the entire sect still looked like it was facing a great enemy, and its defensive posture did not weaken at all. However, the minds of the people in the Impermanence Alliance changed a little.

Next to the lake in the small island, Han Li and Lin Jiu walked side by side, walked along the path by the lake and towards the low mountain next to it.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao Shiwu, it's been more than two years, and there is no movement at all. Maybe this mission will be completed unexpectedly and easily." Lin Jiu said with a smile, his tone relaxed.

"If we can spend the remaining time in peace, it will be the best." Han Li looked up at the blue sky and replied with a smile.

In the past two years, he has almost run around the mountains and rivers of this small island, secretly found out every magic circle and puppet hidden in it, and carefully checked it several times.

Later, they went to the round tower from time to time to observe the runes inside and outside the tower body. After a while, they became more and more familiar with Qi Heng. The two of them occasionally discussed some contents of puppet art.

Although Qi Heng has a low cultivation level, he has a good understanding of the art of puppets and has a great conversation with Han Li. However, he kept his mouth shut about some secret techniques and secret matters of the sect without any disclosure.

At the same time, in a secret room on the Holy Puppet Sect Master Island.

The deputy sect leader in a water-blue palace dress was sitting next to a stone chair. Her face, whose veil had been removed, was exquisite and beautiful, and a soft look appeared in her eyes.

There was a person sitting in front of her, but it was Bai Suyuan. At this moment, she did not wear the rabbit-headed mask on her face, but was facing her true face.

"Su Yuan, it's not that I'm cruel and careless about my family's life or death. I have no choice but to do anything. After leaving Zhulongdao and the Guyun Continent, I cut off all contact with it and have never set foot there for so many years." The woman in the palace dress said with a hint of apology in her tone.

"Since you have cut off all contact, why do you have to send someone to me again?" Bai Suyuan said coldly without expression.

Although she knew that the woman in front of her was her ancestor Bai Fengyi, she just couldn't get close to her. When she thought of her grandfather leaving to save her, she could not let go.

If the person in front of me had not disappeared back then or could go back to take care of the family, those tragic events might not have happened later, and grandpa would not have to die.

"This matter is actually no wonder Fengyi. The incident back then was a mess. As her master, I should bear the main responsibility." At this time, Lin San, who had been standing aside with his back to the two, turned around and sighed.

She also did not wear a red fox mask on her face. Her face was picturesque, her eyebrows were charming, and her eyes were charming, but she was Yun Ni, one of the thirteen Golden Immortal Taoist Lords of Zhulong Dao.

"master……"

“Master…”

Bai Fengyi and Bai Suyuan shouted at the same time.

"Silly disciple, you thought you could help us after you left, but you didn't know that guy was not only a heartless man, but also a coward. This time I asked him to help you, but he said he didn't know how to face you and didn't dare to come to see you." Yun Ni smiled bitterly and said.

"This is indeed his style..." Bai Fengyi chuckled and murmured when he heard this.

"Master, who are you talking about?" Bai Suyuan couldn't help asking.

"I used to be a handsome fairy who was as handsome as snow in white. Now... I'm just a sloppy old drunkard. It's better not to mention it, but I'll be angry if I say it..." Yun Ni showed an insignificant smile at the corner of her eyes and cursed.

"I was obviously angry about what he did, but when I thought of the man, I still couldn't help but look in my eyebrows. The master was indeed like this and had not changed at all." Bai Fengyi sighed in his heart as he looked at this scene.

"By the way, it's been more than two years, and there has been no movement there. Could it be that some changes have occurred?" Yun Ni sighed lightly and asked with a change of words:

"The news I got two years ago is very reliable and there will be no falsehood. The longer the other party is dormant, I am afraid that the situation will be more fierce later." Bai Fengyi frowned slightly and said.

"If they happen to make a crime again in a year, even through the Impermanence Alliance, they may not be able to gather so many true fairyland monks. What should you do then?" Yun Ni asked again.

"The sect leader should be able to come back at that time. With his cultivation and the immortal puppet, we should be able to cope with this crisis even without the help of the Impermanence Alliance." Bai Fengyi said.

When Yun Ni heard this, she nodded slightly, and was about to say something, but her expression suddenly changed.

Immediately afterwards, a thunderstorm exploded, and the entire secret room began to shake violently.
Chapter completed!