After passing through the slightly opened door, the palace door quietly closed on its own. He raised his eyes and looked around at the scene in the palace, but it was different from what Sun Huo expected. The whole palace was empty, except for the
There are about a dozen thick supporting columns standing proudly. In addition, there is a stone platform near the inside of the main hall, and two portals on the left and right that lead to unknown places. And the internal layout with such a different appearance makes it difficult to imagine.
Sun Huo murmured about the role this hall could play.
In addition, there was a woman with a graceful figure standing on the stone platform, her face covered with a layer of gauze. Because her appearance could not be clearly seen, the male cultivator had a hazy beauty in her eyes. There was also a low-profile card beside the masked woman.
Several plates of exquisite snacks were already placed on the short flat table. But the woman was dressed like this, which made Sun Huo's pupils shrink unconsciously, and a certain figure flashed past in his mind.
At the same time, the masked woman was also sizing up today's uninvited guest. Seeing the image displayed through the magic circle, the visitor was wearing a rough shirt, which made people look down on him like a handyman. It is no wonder that the guard was too lazy to greet him.
. But when the real person came closer step by step, she could feel the fierce aura emanating from the other party's Kuishuo body, touching her soul. Although due to etiquette, it was not possible to use spiritual thoughts to detect the exact cultivation level.
, she could only sense that the strength of the spiritual energy emitted by the other party was only at the level of the Qi training period, but she could not really treat him as a junior Qi practitioner, especially after she had already recognized the magic weapon shown earlier.
Under the circumstances. At this time, the sect suddenly sent such an unusual messenger, and he was so stubborn that he offended him for neglecting him. She really couldn't help but muster up her energy to deal with the negotiations.
"Fellow Taoist, you have been working hard all the way. Please take a break here and drink some tea to refresh yourself." Seeing Sun Huo approaching, the masked woman took the initiative to bow her hands and invited him softly.
Faced with the reception that was prepared in a short period of time, Sun Huo was secretly surprised at the other party's response speed, as if he had already known his arrival in advance. Although he understood the other party's intention, his previous forceful intrusion...
This was not to give people a chance to get close to him, not to mention that he had no good impression of the Immortal Cultivation Family here. After thinking about it and figuring out the key, Sun Huo smiled politely and responded:
"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Taoist. Sun Huo from Huoyun Peak is here to pay a visit to the head of the Xiao family. I am unable to stay for a long time due to official duties, so please arrange for someone to guide you."
Although he didn't know which family the masked woman in front of him belonged to or what his identity was, Sun Huo could guess that the status of the masked woman in front of him was not low due to his ability to punish his subordinates at will and to receive the sect's messenger head-on, so he felt that he should make it clear again.
Decline his invitation to avoid getting yourself into a false and boring courtesy.
The masked woman was slightly startled after hearing this, and then she immediately came to her senses. "Don't worry, fellow Daoist Sun, I've already sent someone to deliver the news about your coming. As the head of the clan, I think the Xiao family master also has a lot of things to deal with, and he's in a hurry.
It is really unseemly to meet the messenger in such a short period of time. So, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to wait here for a while and wait for the Xiao family to be ready before meeting and discussing?”
What Sun Huo didn't expect was that the masked woman would use family etiquette and dignity as a reason to stop him at this time, which made him hesitate. As the executor of the task, Sun Huo still can't grasp the weight of it.
, I can only confirm that this is not an urgent task. If you have to risk offending a family's face for this, it is not worth it.
Just when Sun Huo was hesitating, the masked woman herself was a little surprised, but mixed with a little joy. Surprisingly, the reason she casually mentioned actually worked to delay the other party, and this change also made her feel more confident about the coming person.
There are more speculations about her identity and mission. As a member of the Immortal Cultivating Family, she knows very well that every family will inevitably designate a dedicated person within the sect to be responsible for delivering news and handling related matters, and will send others to deliver the message like this.
The news is very unusual, and it comes during an extraordinary period for the feudal clan. With a cultivation strength that is difficult to accurately estimate, an unusual magic weapon that is suspected to be a backer, and this unsound social response, the masked woman feels that she is hiding in the dark.
Catching a possibility.
After a brief weighing and hesitation, Sun Huo decided to listen to the other party's suggestion and wait a little, which was also in line with the masked woman's wishes. So the two separated the host and guest, and sat down at the flat table. Although
He had learned from the past, but out of courtesy, Sun Huo only touched the tea served a little bit, but did not take the fruit snacks in the dish. Although they looked so delicate and delicious and had an attractive aroma, they were very attractive to him.<
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When the masked woman inquired about his identity and mission during the subsequent conversation, Sun Huo was extra cautious and did not want to say more. He only briefly responded to some less important or well-known side stories.
The last chapter. Fortunately, this awkward and awkward reception did not last long and ended with the arrival of the Xiao family who came to pick up Sun Huo.
The person who came was a middle-aged man who looked very elegant and claimed to be Xiaozhuang, the third head of the Xiao family. However, Sun Huo clearly saw that when the third head of the Xiao family found out that the person accompanying him was a masked woman, his face changed.
His expression was full of surprise that could not be concealed, and even Sun Huo felt that there was a hint of fear in it. Not only that, when he said hello, he suddenly changed his name to Mrs. Bai.
Only then did Sun Huo know that the masked woman belonged to the Bai family, but neither of them explained anything to Sun Huo about their strange behavior just now. After a brief exchange of greetings, Xiao Zhuang took Sun Huo to say goodbye and left. Watching the two of them go.
The back figure disappeared from her eyes, and Madam Bai's eyes slowly became cold. She stood quietly as if thinking about something. After a moment, she suddenly sneered, casually released a long shuttle and flew over it and left.
The main hall.
Compared to Madam Bai, who was enthusiastic and talkative, Xiao Zhuang seemed much less talkative. He didn't say a few words to Sun Huo along the way, but just immersed himself in flying him through several pavilions and pavilions, arriving at a place.
He just landed in front of the three-story attic at the top of the mountain. Because he had heard the news about the Feng clan before, he was not too surprised to see almost no immortal cultivators walking around on the way.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, Patriarch Xiao is already waiting inside. Please come with me to meet me." At this time, Xiao Zhuang turned to face Sun Huo, smiling and raising his hand in a gesture of invitation.
The sudden change in attitude made Sun Huo feel very uncomfortable, but he still nodded politely and walked in first.
After crossing the gate, there was a spacious hall that was more than ten feet wide. There were many wooden shelves placed around the hall, and many antique-like objects of different shapes were placed on them. It felt fresh in Sun Huo's eyes.
And quite weird.
In front of one of the wooden frames, a burly man in black stood with his back to him. He turned around after hearing the noise of the entrance. At this time, Sun Huo was surprised to find that the sleeve on the man's left arm was empty.
This disabled man really didn't fit the impression of the leader of the clan. Not only that, the look in his eyes was extremely fierce. Even though it was only for a moment, Sun Huo felt a faint pain as if a knife had been scratched across his face.
Although he was confused as to why he had such an unkind attitude toward himself, he still secretly mentioned some caution.
Before he could speak, Xiao Zhuang quickly came up to the man in black from behind and whispered a few words in his ear. Although it was rude to do such a thing in front of him, Sun
He could only pretend that the fire didn't happen, because he saw the man in black's eyes changing towards him during this process, from disapproval to surprise, and even a little cautious.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, you have worked so hard for coming all the way. Please take a seat and speak." The man in black forced a smile on his face and said to Sun Huo in a hoarse voice.
But at this time, Sun Huo didn't want to spend more time on politeness, so he responded politely:
"I don't dare to talk about hard work when it comes to my duties. It's better to talk about the business first. I came here this time to send a token by order of the sect. Please accept it, Chief Xiao."
Although he did not have any information about the head of the Xiao family at hand, Sun Huo was sure that with his identity as a messenger and the aura of a superior person who had held power for a long time, he should not be an impostor to deal with. Therefore, after explaining his purpose, he
He quickly took out a broken sword from his storage bag and handed it out.
The Broken Sword is a sword with a hilt connected to the blade that is less than three inches long. Sun Huo had already checked it before coming here and did not find any marking information about the owner of the Broken Sword. However, judging from the materials used in the Broken Sword and the incomplete magic circle,
Look, it was supposed to be a high-grade magic weapon, but it was not a common commodity. In addition, he also made another discovery. Judging from the condition of the broken edge of the sword body, this object should have been destroyed recently, and it was most likely that it was destroyed.
Another higher-level sharp weapon was cut off with one strike. Based on his experience, it was really difficult to understand how such a thing could be used as a token.
But what Sun Huo never expected was that when the two people on the opposite side saw the broken sword in his hand, the man in black showed a fierce look in his eyes without any warning, and a fierce murderous intention burst out from his body.
Coming like a strong wind.
"Oops." Sun Huo secretly screamed, his left hand clenched into a fist and he released it to resist without deliberately concentrating his breath. At the same time, his legs were slightly bent and his body was slightly lower, ready to rush out of the door at any time.