"A man?" Shen Xinlan raised her eyebrows. He never expected that a man would come in pretending to be his maid.
"Where's Qiao'er? What did you do to her?"
"She's fine." Shen Zhui waved his hand and immediately released the sleeping maid Qiao'er in the cave world.
Shen Xinlan looked at Qiao'er, who was in a coma, and her spiritual thoughts were flowing through her body. She found that the other person had just entered an illusion, and there was no other harm. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who are you, and why did you sneak into Lan Ruofeng to say these weird things to me?" Shen Xinlan became wary again, but for a while she did not ask for help from the sect.
First, she did have doubts, and second, she was worried about Qiao'er's life.
"My name is Shen Zhui, and I am the mighty general of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Are you Shen Zhui?" Shen Xinlan looked at Shen Zhui in surprise.
"Fairy knows about me?" Now it was Shen Zhui's turn to be a little surprised.
"Of course I know that General Shenwei rose like a comet, destroyed the city with one sword in the Canglan River, and fought against the five guardians of the Blood Red Castle in the world of Ciyun. He even escaped from the hands of the Lord Tian Jue and climbed to the realm of supernatural powers, thus ranking among the supernatural powers. The number one on the bounty list is the person who must be killed by the sect alliance. I didn’t expect that you would have the courage to sneak into the Nine Nether Realm and come to me.”
"What else does the fairy know?" Shen Zhui's tone became much slower when he saw that Shen Xinlan didn't call anyone.
"It is said that General Shenwei kills without blinking an eye and is extremely cruel. He even spares women and children. His behavior is even more ruthless than those in the devil's way."
"..."
Shen Zhui couldn't help but feel speechless. The sect alliance really spared no effort to discredit itself.
"Fairy, do you believe these rumors?" Shen Zhui asked calmly.
"Aren't you afraid of me shouting loudly?" Shen Xinlan asked instead without answering.
"As long as I make the slightest movement, Ancestor and the others will arrive immediately. Although your cultivation is good, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to escape."
"Fairies don't."
"Why are you so sure? I saw Qiao'er in your hands."
"No, the fairy has other doubts in her heart. She wonders about her own life experience, and wonders about the reason for your headache." Shen Zhui said calmly.
He read Qiao'er's memory using the Five Elements Illusion World, and also learned that Shen Xinlan often had slight headaches, and the higher her cultivation level, the more obvious this feeling was.
Obviously, as Shen Xinlan becomes stronger, the memory planted in his soul will affect her from time to time.
"Fairy, do you remember this?" Shen Zhui waved his hand, and a small light green jade pendant appeared in his hand. This was obtained from his adoptive mother.
This jade pendant was made of ordinary material and was just a mortal object. It had always been Shen Xinlan's personal belongings. She wore it until she was eleven years old.
However, in order to cut off Shen Xinlan's worldly entanglements, the Guiyuan Sect left everything on her body. At that time, because Shen Xinlan was just regarded as an ordinary seedling, no one paid much attention to these details.
"This jade pendant..." Shen Xinlan's eyes moved slightly, and there was a sense of familiarity in her heart.
"You can take it for a closer look, fairy. This is what your biological father left for you." Shen Zhui threw the jade pendant away. "You are the little girl Shen Xinlan in the tragic story."
"Your father's name is Chen Shan, and your mother is Yin Wuniang. You are not from the Guiyuan Sect, but live outside Heyuan City in Dayuan Prefecture of Liang State."
"Ten years ago, you were kidnapped by Taoist Yunwu of Guiyuan Sect and brought to the Jiuyou Realm. Do you remember anything?"
"I..." Shen Xinlan frowned and rubbed the jade pendant with her fingers. She felt that her psychology was very strange. She vaguely felt that what the young man in front of her said was true, but she was somewhat resisting this result in her heart.
Seeing this, Shen Zhui immediately increased his strength again.
"Hu~" The sounds and looks of Shen Shan and Yin Wuniang recorded by the mirage bead were all presented in mid-air using Taoism.
"Xiaolan, Xiaolan..." Shen Shan and Yin Wuniang both called Shen Xinlan's nickname.
"They..." When Shen Xinlan saw this image, the feeling in her heart became stronger, but at the same time, the feeling of resistance became stronger.
The black energy in her mind suddenly burst out, making Shen Xinlan's eyes turn cold.
"They are your biological parents, and they are also my adopted father and mother. Without this, with my current status, the military would not allow me to put myself in danger for the sake of a small Guiyuan Sect..."
"Hey~" A sword energy popped out from the fingertips, and Shen Xinlan immediately shattered the mirage bead.
"Click~" The mirage bead shattered and fell to the ground.
A gloomy look flashed in Shen Zhui's eyes. It was far more difficult to restore Shen Xinlan's memory than imagined.
"Zen Xin, can you see the strangeness in her body?" Shen Zhui asked.
"No, Guiyuan Sect's methods are very clever, and this secret method does not affect her practice. On the contrary, it allows her to abandon distracting thoughts and concentrate on her practice. Unless you can subdue her and let me investigate in detail." Zen. Xin shook his head and said.
"How confident are you and I that we can take action together?" Shen pursued.
"Shen Zhui, don't act rashly. This is the home base of the Guiyuan Sect, and Shen Xinlan is a genius disciple of the Guiyuan Sect. Once you take action, you will not be able to escape even if you have the help of the ten demon emperors." Zen Xin reminded. .
"There are many experts here, including people from the three super sects. If you use force, I'm afraid something big will happen."
After thinking again and again, Shen Zhui gave up the plan of taking action forcefully.
"No matter who you are, put down Qiao'er immediately and leave Lan Ruofeng, otherwise you will never escape." Shen Xinlan shouted.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Zhui continued: "Okay, don't get excited yet, I'll leave right now."
"It's just that you can think carefully about what I said today and ask your master Leng Ruyue. Guiyuan Zong wants to hide it from you, but there will always be clues, because your mother was rescued by my people a few months ago. Go ahead and investigate carefully, there will always be results."
Shen Xinlan remained motionless and silent, just staring at Shen Zhui coldly.
Sighing, Shen Zhui shook his head, left Qiao'er behind, and then transformed into a rainbow light and disappeared from the main peak.
Watching the other party leave, Shen Xinlan hesitated to speak, seeming to be considering whether to report it to the teacher, but in the end she did not take any action.
"Shen Zhui, Shen Shan..." She murmured to herself, with a trace of confusion in her eyes. "Am I really called Shen Xinlan? No, Master will not lie to me. My name is Xiao Lanruo, and I am Guiyi The daughter of a merchant in the city!”
"Senior sister." Qiao'er woke up from her sleep in a daze and looked at Shen Xinlan. "What did senior sister just say?"
"It's okay." Shen Xinlan glanced at Qiaoer and shook her head.
"Senior sister, then Qiao'er will take your leave."
"Wait a minute." Shen Xinlan said suddenly.
"Senior sister?" Qiaoer looked over doubtfully.
"Qiao'er, go and help me with something..."
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After getting off Lan Ruofeng, Shen Zhui regained Fang Liang's appearance and aura and quickly rushed back to the Hakka Mansion in Guiyi City.
"General Shen, how are you?" Fang Ziyou asked. "But you saw someone?"
"I've seen it before." Shen Zhui nodded. "She doesn't believe it."
"What a pity." Fang Ziyou felt a little regretful.
"However, I met her in my own appearance and did not know my identity as a disciple of Qingyang." A trace of thought flashed in Shen Zhui's eyes.
"Now, only if I participate in the martial arts competition as a disciple of the Qingyang Sect to recruit a bride, can I have the opportunity to take her away from the Guiyuan Sect."
"After leaving Guiyuan Sect, it will probably be much easier to restore her memory. I can't help it, but the masters in the army can."
"This is not an easy task." Fang Ziyou said.
"Since the Guiyuan Sect wants to marry, they will definitely choose a powerful sect. Our Qingyang Sect is now only a third-rate sect, with only two masters and disciples here, and their strength is low..."
"Of course, I don't doubt the general's ability, but I'm afraid that he will be secretly obstructed by the Guiyuan Sect during the contest to recruit a bride."
Fang Ziyou introduced: "There is a competition to recruit brides, but there is no trace, and the senior officials will naturally choose the ones they like. There may be multiple sects that are qualified, but our Qingyang Sect will definitely not be one of them."
"Then kill them all!" Shen Zhui had an evil look in his eyes.
"General Fang, can you find out which sects are most qualified to marry the Guiyuan Sect?"
Even though Fang Ziyou had been practicing for many years, his heart trembled a little when he saw Shen Zhui's murderous eyes. He felt that he was being targeted by an ancient ferocious beast and would be devoured if he was not careful.
Horrible, terrible!
General Shenwei, who is only at the seventh level of magical power, actually has such momentum?
Fang Ziyou pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, this is easy to guess. Guiyuan Sect is in the Xuling Cave Heaven. Whether it is forming an alliance or fighting a sect promotion battle, it will not go across the Cave Heaven. Therefore, the target range will be locked within the Xuling Cave Heaven. sect."
"There are more than a hundred first- and second-rate sects in Sanling Cave Heaven, while there are only forty-seven sects in Xuling Cave Heaven."
"Guiyuan Sect itself is a second-rate sect. If it wants to fight for promotion and be promoted to a first-rate sect, it is of little use to form alliances with sects of the same level, so it will definitely form an alliance and marry with a first-rate sect."
"In this way, the target is further narrowed. That is, the first-class sect in Xuling Cave."
Fang Ziyou took out a jade slip from his arms. "In this information, there is a list of all the sects invited by Guiyuan Sect."
"There are a total of eighteen first-class sects in Xuling Cave, and they have all been invited?" Shen Zhui frowned slightly.
"This is just a way to confuse the vision." Fang Ziyou said with a smile.
"As the saying goes, make friends far away and attack close friends. In fact, it is not difficult to find real competitors."
"Tianxie Sect, Famo Sect, Zhengyi Sect and other eight sects are all sects that are far away from Wangshilin. They span the north and south ends of Xuling Cave. These eight sects are unlikely to be the targets of attack. , but someone to make friends with.”
"Looking at the rankings, it is unlikely that the top-ranked martial arts sects will form an alliance with the Guiyuan Sect because the gap in strength is too large. The only consequence of an alliance is to attract wolves into the house and be annexed."
"Tian Xie, Dharma Demon, is a demon sect, but they have a high status among first-class sects and are among the top ten existences."
"The three sects of Konggu Temple, Xuanxiao, and Xuling are famous sects of the righteous way, and they are also ranked high. Although people were sent to watch the ceremony this time, based on the status of the accompanying personnel and the strong men present, the number of people is small and the strength is weak. It is unlikely that he will get involved with the Guiyuan Sect." Fang Ziyou said.
"In that case, the only three first-class sects left are the Zhengsheng Sect, Xingkui Sect and Tianmo Sect." Shen Zhui looked at the jade slip and said.
"That's right." Fang Ziyou nodded. "But you can't say for sure, there will be other first-rate sects or even second-rate sects."
"In that case, it's easy to handle. That's all." Shen Zhui crushed the jade slip and smiled slightly.
"What's General Shen's plan?" Fang Ziyou asked.
"The Guiyuan Sect wants to fool the people of the world by using martial arts competitions to attract brides, and wants to build momentum for success. How can I let him do it?" Shen Zhui snorted coldly. "The Qingyang Clan is not famous and not qualified, so let's make a fight. Fame comes! When I win the first prize, in front of such powerful sects in the world, he will be riding a tiger when he returns to Yuan Sect. Even if he doesn't want to, he will have to marry Fairy Lanruo to Qingyang Sect!"
Guiyuan Sect reopened the mountain gate and held a grand meeting. There were two apparent reasons.
The first is to celebrate the opening of the mountain gate of Guiyuan Sect and the breakthrough of Guiyuan ancestors.
The second is to compete in martial arts to recruit relatives and find a good home for the talented disciples under the sect.
As for the battle to upgrade the sect, although everyone knows about it, Guiyuan Sect will not speak openly about it.
What Shen Zhui has to do is to try his best to make things follow the rules on the surface.
The method is also very simple, that is, go to your door and ask for a fight.
First, make a name for yourself before the martial arts competition to attract a bride. This will prevent the Guiyuan Sect from operating in secret and deliberately eliminate themselves.
If in a fair fight, he defeated the Tianmo Sect, Zhengyi Sect, and the strongest genius of the Xingkui Sect, but was eliminated in the screening, the Guiyuan Sect would not be able to answer to the heroes of the world.
After coming out of his mansion, Shen Zhui went straight to the east city of Guiyi City.
According to Yuanyang Taoist, the people living here are the first-class sects.
Outside the Tianmo Sect's mansion, the gate was heavily guarded, with many Demon Sect disciples patrolling back and forth.
Different from the shabby Qingyang Sect, the disciples patrolling outside the Tianmo Sect's Lian Mansion are all junior levels of Lingqiao. Teams of soldiers exude bloody murderous intent. They are obviously veterans who have experienced many battles.
Although Guiyi City is very crowded now, few people pass by outside the Tianmo Sect's mansion, and they all stay away.
Shen Zhui raised his head and glanced ahead. The long sword in his hand was unsheathed, and then the momentum suddenly burst out and spread to the surroundings.
"Roar~" Like a ferocious beast going crazy, a frightening martial arts will kept rolling, causing the dark clouds in the sky to roll and press towards the Demon Mansion.
A brilliant light shot up into the sky and soon radiated to most of the East City.
Shen Zhui's actions naturally attracted the attention of many strong men, who all jumped into the air and looked at the center of the aura explosion.
"Huh?" A strong man in the distance looked at the Demon Mansion in Dongcheng with concentration. "Who is this? What a powerful aura!"
"It looks like this is where the Heavenly Demon Sect lives? Everyone in the city is restraining themselves from each other. Who is this person, actually provoking the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
"Qingyang Sword Intent, this seems to be the Qingyang Sect?"
"Isn't it possible? Hasn't the Qingyang Clan been destroyed?"
"Fellow Taoist, the news is blocked. The Qingyang Sect has not been destroyed. The leader, Qingyangzi, and the eldest disciple, Fang Liang, both came yesterday."
"Let's go and have a look!"
Shen Zhui stood in the sky of Tianmo Sect, looking down, and saw a strong aura around him looking at this place, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
As soon as the sword light was withdrawn, Shen Zhui's anger sank into his dantian, and he immediately shouted: "Fang Liang, the chief disciple of Qingyang Sect, pays a visit to Tianmo Sect!"
"Master Baiyu, do you dare to go out of your house and fight?!"
"Master Baiyu, do you dare to go out of your house and fight!"
"Master Baiyu..."
The roar was deafening, forming a wave of air that pressed towards the Demon Mansion.
The patrolling soldiers suddenly staggered around and became a mess.