When the hour is approaching, the Marquis Mansion is packing their bags and preparing to go to Wang'an River.
Xu Zhiqiong rented a boat and the family planned to have a good time on the river for a few days.
Zhong Jianxue didn't want to go out. The last time he went out, he met Yue Junshan, which frightened him.
But it was not safe for him to stay alone in the mansion. Taibu said to Xu Zhiqiong: "When we get to the boat, it will be inconvenient to live and eat, so I won't go with you."
Xu Zhiqiong felt more at ease leaving Taibu and Zhong Jianxue at home. Taibu had a second-level cultivation level, so Jiao Liewei did not dare to attack easily.
The family happily went out and arrived at the Wang'an River. The boat made several trips and took everyone to the painting studio in the middle of the river.
Xu Zhiqiong spent a lot of money and hired a three-story ship. After boarding the ship, he first had a banquet in the hall on the first floor, with two large tables of delicacies, and ate for a whole hour.
After lunch, Xu Zhiqiong invited many artists to perform music, puppetry, magic, and shadow play...
In the evening, a banquet will be arranged, and after eating and drinking, dancers and singers will be invited.
Xia Hu was so distressed that she couldn't breathe: "How much money does my family have that we can afford you to waste it like this?"
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "It's rare for a family to come out to listen to music and dance. This is called lively."
"What's good to hear? What's good to see?" Xia Hu shouted, "Baijiao, can't you dance? Show him how to dance. Old Chang, you have a good voice. Sing a couple of songs for him!"
The cabin was busy, and Mei Ling stood at the bow of the boat, looking quietly at the shore.
Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and asked: "Senior, come in and listen to the music together. Lao Chang sings the music well."
Mei Ling frowned slightly and glanced back and forth on the shore: "It's not peaceful tonight. I can see an evil spirit, and there seems to be more than one."
Xu Zhiqiong took out six copper coins and tossed them, three yang and three yin.
He also took a look at the shore, but couldn't see where the evil aura was.
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At the Marquis' Mansion, when it was time for dinner, Taibu said to Zhong Jianxue: "Brother Zhong, go out with me for a glass of wine and something to eat."
Zhong Jianxue shook her head and said: "Marquis Yun left some rice for me, I'll just cook it and eat it."
Taibu shook his head and said: "On the third day of the Lunar New Year, at least you can eat something decent. Just follow me and don't worry."
Zhong Jianxue shook her head and said: "Zhong doesn't care about his own safety, but the matter is important to the Taoist sect, and Zhong doesn't dare to take risks lightly."
Taibu sighed: "I don't want to know the importance of your Taoism, but I am several years older than you, and I want to advise you on some things.
You can't hide here for a lifetime, and you can't expect Xu Zhiqiong to protect you for a lifetime. Even if the sky falls outside the door, you have to step out sooner or later.
You are lucky today, I will accompany you on this step!"
Zhong Jianxue looked at Taibu.
Although they had known each other for a short time, Taibu earned Zhong Jianxue respect from the bottom of his heart. Although every word he said was simple, to Zhong Jianxue's ears, every word was astonishing and enlightening.
"Senior is right!" Zhong Jianxue stood up.
Taibu smiled and said: "The descendants should have the blood of the descendants. Let's go and have wine with me!"
Zhong Jianxue simply tidied up, and Taibu took the opportunity to take out the compass and measure the direction.
Go to the east of the city. There is danger in the east of the city.
Don't avoid danger today, go for the danger!
The two of them walked to the Baixiangtan Restaurant in the east of the city, called a private room, and ordered a table of good wine and food.
As soon as the waiter brought the wine, Zhong Jianxue glanced around and sweatdropped.
"Senior, do you feel it's a little cold around here?"
Taibu nodded and said: "It is indeed a bit cold, it should be the cold atmosphere of the underworld."
Zhong Jianxue was shocked: "No, they found me."
Taibu smiled and said: "Young men, don't be afraid. What is supposed to come will come sooner or later. I am here, what do you have to be afraid of? Let me go out and see which master is here."
Taibu left the private room, Zhong Jianxue felt uneasy.
He could feel that his comrade was approaching. Judging from his aura and power, his cultivation level was far above his.
A glass of wine that had just been heated on the table suddenly froze. Zhong Jianxue quickly stood up and drew his sword. Before the sword was unsheathed, Jiao Liewei was already standing in front of him.
"Jianxue, make it easy for me to find you!"
The moment he saw Jiao Liewei, he pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword and let go.
The respect and trust she had for Jiao Liewei made Zhong Jianxue immediately give up the idea of fighting.
He took a step back, leaned over and saluted: "Your Majesty, Du Chunze's crime of selling the four ferocious souls is extremely heinous and cannot be forgiven. What I have said is the truth. I hope your Majesty will make a clear decision!"
Jiao Liewei nodded and said: "I have learned about this matter, Jianxue, you have been wronged."
After saying this, Jiao Liewei reached out to help Zhong Jianxue.
At this moment, if he were to hold her, Zhong Jianxue's body, soul, and soul would all be annihilated into ashes.
Don't blame me, Jianxue.
I know you are loyal to Taoism.
Now I hope you can understand the importance of the overall situation.
But for the sake of the overall situation, some people will always have to suffer some injustice, and even lose their lives for it.
Jianxue, the person who loses his life can only be you.
Jiao Liewei's eyes flashed coldly, and the moment his fingertips were about to touch Zhong Jianxue, two qi energy coiled up and down like ropes, immediately entangling Jiao Liewei.
Jiao Liewei was startled and wanted to use a qi machine to forcefully break away from the restraints, but found that the yin and yang qi were continuously being transported from all directions.
There is a magic circle in this private room!
Being able to create such a powerful magic circle proves that the opponent's cultivation level is not lower than his, and may even be higher than his.
But why didn't you notice it before?
If there is such a strong person in this house, there is no way I wouldn't have noticed it beforehand!
The reason why he didn't notice it was because Taibu had already made preparations.
Ever since he left the Marquis Mansion, Taibu had hidden all his aura and looked no different from an ordinary old man.
The qi machine wrapped around the bones of Jiao Liewei's body and began to rotate slowly.
The sound of bones breaking could be heard endlessly. Jiao Liewei stood there, unable to make any resistance.
This is Taibu's combat strategy. He never attacks openly and never faces the enemy head-on.
But as long as he takes action, he will not let his opponent leave alive.
Jiao Liewei's facial features were distorted and his skull was shattering.
He looked at Zhong Jianxue desperately, as if begging him for help.
Zhong Jianxue stood there, at a loss. Taibu's voice kept echoing in her ears: "Young man, if you can trust me, don't interfere in this matter. You should leave here as soon as possible."
Jiao Liewei's consciousness began to blur gradually, a gloomy aura slowly surged in his body, and his soul was about to leave his body.
Taibu is about to succeed!
Moo~~
Suddenly, a cow's cry came from the elegant room.
Zhong Jianxue didn't hear it at all. No one in the whole restaurant heard it, except Tai Bu.
Taibu heard the cow braying very clearly.
This sound was like a horn piercing through the chest, causing Taibu to spurt out a mouthful of old blood.
Moo~~
Another sound!
Taibu trembled for a while and lost control of Jiao Liewei.
If he hears the third bull cry, Taibu's life may be lost.
He tried to use the magic circle to escape, but the energy in his body was chaotic and he couldn't move the magic circle.
Seeing that there was no way to survive, two rattles suddenly sounded in my ears.
Squeak, squeak!
After the rat croaking, there was another cow braying. Taibu covered his ears, but this sound did not cause much harm to him.
Someone came to save him.
Taibu heard a voice in his ear: "Kill Jiao Liewei immediately, and the Star Palace will be yours!"
It’s Xu Rishu!
The cow brayed again, and the rat croaked at the same time. The two sounds intertwined with each other, but Taibu had a splitting headache.
Not only Taibu, but others also reacted.
They couldn't hear the braying of cows and the crowing of rats, but they were hurt to varying degrees.
Zhong Jianxue held her head and rolled in pain on the ground.
In the wine shop, several guests suddenly began to vomit, and two strangers fought each other for some reason.
The shopkeeper's wife rushed to the shopkeeper with a kitchen knife, and the shopkeeper picked up a waiter and prepared to elope from home.
The restaurant was in chaos, and passers-by outside the restaurant felt dizzy.
Even Xu Zhiqiong, who was far away on the Wang'an River, felt a throbbing pain in his eyebrows at this moment.
"There is a sound, what sound..." Xu Zhiqiong covered his eyebrows and gritted his teeth.
Chang Decai covered his ears and said: "It's going to kill me, my brain is about to burst!"
Tao Huayuan came to the deck in a daze and retched under the boat: "You thief, I feel so uncomfortable, I want to get off the boat!"
While talking, Tao Huayuan jumped off the boat, but the younger sister Ling stopped her.
"This girl, her cultivation is a little higher, but her physique is a little worse." Mei Ling opened the powder box and sprinkled a piece of rouge in the wind.
As the fragrance spreads, everyone's pain gradually dissipates.
Everything was fine on the ship, but the situation in the wine shop was getting worse.
The guests and shopkeepers fell to the floor, rolling and vomiting. Some people could not hold on and were about to faint. However, they gradually calmed down when the cold wind blew.
They didn't know the reason, but Taibu heard it clearly.
The braying of cows and the croaking of rats have stopped.
A force of pressure fell from mid-air.
Three waves of coercion gathered in the wine shop, and Taibu struggled to breathe under the pressure.
He first heard a low voice, which was very similar to the braying of a cow: "This is an internal matter of my sect, please don't interfere."
Another old man's voice rang in my ears: "Old Niu, I will never interfere with your Taoist affairs, but if you hurt the mortal world with the power of the stars, I will not sit idly by and ignore it."
The low voice sounded again: "Mouse, are you colluding with foreign enemies to deal with your own people?"
Xu Rishu's voice came: "Don't say that it sounds nice, who the hell is your friend?"
Three powerful pressures almost made Taibu mentally lose control.
Xu Rishu's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Kill Jiao Liewei, and the Star Palace will be yours."
Upon hearing this, Taibu immediately set up a magic circle.
Then he fled back to Onmyoji.
"Trash!" Xu Rishu gritted his teeth.
He looked at Zhong Jianxue.
"I, a good Taoist man, will kill this scum like Jiao Liewei!"
Zhong Jianxue seemed to hear Xu Rishu's voice, raised her sword, and slowly walked towards Jiao Liewei.
Jiao Liewei's bones were completely broken and he had no power to fight back.
Zhong Jianxue can kill him, but a little crueler can annihilate his soul.
But the long sword was raised in the air, and Zhong Jianxue did not make a move.
He trembled for a long time, put the long sword back into its scabbard, and walked out of the wine shop silently.
"They are all trash!" Xu Rishu gritted his teeth in anger.
The wine shop was in a mess, and a customer got up from the ground, not knowing what had happened.
He was stunned for a while, then returned to his wine table and sat down silently.
After a while, all the guests sat back down, the shopkeeper put down his waiter, and the shopkeeper's wife also put down her kitchen knife.
There was silence in the wine shop for more than ten breaths, and a customer suddenly shouted: "Sir, my dish hasn't been served yet?"
The waiter agreed: "Sir, wait a moment, I'll give you a reminder."
The originally quiet wine shop suddenly became noisy.
"Today's wine is a bit on the high side!"
"I also think the boss, did the shopkeeper forget to add water?"
"What's wrong with your clothes? There's something stained on them."
"Who the hell vomited here? Shopkeeper, call someone over to clean it up!"