"......" Facing Jiang Yao's speech, Bi Fang still shook his feather fan lightly, silent, and the unexpected defeat did not seem to make him angry, and Jiang Yao didn't say anything after the statement, just looked at the other party carefully.

“…… Hehe, sure enough, the same trick can't fool you for the fourth time. ”

After a while, Bi Fang smiled lightly and finally opened his mouth. I saw that with a wave of his feather fan, the three red blood beads on the table disappeared in an instant, and the next moment they suddenly appeared in Bi Fang's hand.

"But if you guessed one thing wrong, if we really wanted to kill you, then we wouldn't have chosen the demonic 'Red Blood Bead' in the first place, and we wouldn't even start this gamble. ”

Bi Fang stood up as he spoke, no longer paying attention to Jiang Yao's surprised eyes, turned to the figure behind the bead curtain and bowed his hand slightly, and said:

"I'm sorry Pavilion Master, my subordinates are not doing things well, and my subordinates have lost this game. ”

“…… Now that the winner has been divided, then I am willing to gamble and lose, and I will fulfill my promise. The figure behind the bead curtain said slowly, stretching out his hand and waving. "Go down first. ”

Bi Fang understood, and then led the black-clothed guards to evacuate the hall, and although the white pheasant was not at ease, he was also under pressure, so he could only leave, so in the huge hall, only Jiang Yao was left...... and the figure behind the curtain.

Jiang Yao stared at the seemingly nonexistent shadow behind the bead curtain, and in addition to apprehension in his heart, he aroused a trace of curiosity, who is the legendary and unpredictable 'Baoyan Pavilion' Pavilion Master, who even has the power of the legendary gods to obtain, who is sacred?

"As I have promised before, the debts of the items you have damaged will be written off. ”

was thinking about it, but the pavilion master behind the curtain suddenly opened his mouth.

"In addition, I have promised to give you the power of Zhurong, but before that, I want to know the purpose of the power of Zhurong. ”

"Do you have to say it?" Jiang Yao asked cautiously, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.

"Hehe, you should have heard Bi Fang say that if you want to obtain the power of the great demon or the gods, they must first determine whether you have the qualifications to obtain their power, and the current judge is me. ”

The calm and majestic female voice accompanied the crisp echo of the bead curtain, resounding in the quaint hall, Jiang Yao saw that the bead curtain at the end slowly rose, and a hazy female figure appeared behind the bead curtain.

"Come forward. ”

The majestic voice sounded again, Jiang Yao couldn't help but take a step, and walked towards the figure in front of him according to his words, gradually, he finally saw the figure clearly, and at that moment, he seemed to see the strange and beautiful statue he had seen in the hall before.

I saw that on the pavilion behind the curtain, there was a beautiful woman dressed in gold and red dress sitting in the air, who looked to be about thirty years old, with red lips and black hair, red eyes and white skin, a high bun with delicate hair ornaments coiled behind her head, and a pair of phoenix eyes that were not angry and self-threatening, which made people feel a deep awe from the bottom of their hearts.

"I am the god of fire 'Zhurong', and the 'power of Zhurong' that you pray for is my mana. The woman looked down at Jiang Yao, and her words were full of intimidation. "Now, you can say it, right?"

"......" Jiang Yao looked up at the god in front of him dumbfounded, even if he had a slight guess about the identity of the pavilion master, the facts in front of him still surprised him, but he quickly realized that it was not wise to hide his purpose at this moment, so he started with Zhou Wenhai's accident and told Zhu Rong the reason for this in the future.

"Oh, I see...... Gluttony, this kid's abacus is really good. Zhu Rong snorted lightly when he heard this. "Do you know why he deliberately asked you to ask for the power of Zhurong?"

"This ...... I really don't know. Jiang Yao shook his head helplessly. "I thought he was setting an impossible mission so I wouldn't go along. ”

"I don't know if there is a reason for this, but it is not without reason that he named me for my mana. Zhu Rong said. "My 'power of Zhurong' is a strange fire in the heavenly realm, in addition to being able to drive away evil and ward off evil spirits, it also has the effect of 'gathering souls' for the soul of human beings. ”

"'Gathering Souls'?"

"Yes. According to you, half of your friends' three souls and seven souls are scattered in the mountains, and if you want to retrieve these scattered souls, you must point out the direction of your souls' return, and my flame is the most powerful 'signpost' for the confused souls. ”

That is to say...... As long as I release the 'Power of Zhurong' at the place where Brother Wen Hai's accident happened, I can retrieve his remnant soul?"

"Theoretically, this is true, but the soul gathering effect of 'Zhurong Power' has a certain range limit, and it can only be effective if you use it after determining the general location of the remnant soul, and it ...... The mana I gave you this time is also a one-time thing. ”

Zhu Rong said, stretched out his slender jade finger, and pointed at Jiang Yao's eyebrows, Jiang Yao suddenly felt a hot energy poured into his body from the center of his eyebrows, and his head was suddenly as painful as if it was being branded with a red-hot soldering iron.

"Hmm——!" Jiang Yao covered his head in a cold sweat, almost fainting, but after a while, he felt that the chill that had invaded his body after being watered by the lake suddenly came out, catering to the scorching flame power, gently wrapping it in, and after a while, the pain in the center of his eyebrows gradually faded, and a crimson inscription flashed on Jiang Yao's forehead, and then seeped into the center of his eyebrows and disappeared.

"For ordinary people's bodies, even if my strength is diluted to the extreme, it is unbearable, but due to your special physique, coupled with the fact that you have been watered by the cold lake outside before, you have the power to resist the side effects of the 'Zhurong Power', but your cultivation foundation is too thin to withstand too much power, I borrow one-ten-thousandth of your strength this time, and I can only use it once. ”

"Ice Lake...... I see, no wonder the lake is cold like this...... Isn't that why my power got out of control before?

Jiang Yao thought secretly in his heart, and didn't look into it further, after all, it was a blessing in disguise, even if it was the 'Zhurong Power' that could only be used once, it was at least a glimmer of hope to recover Zhou Wenhai's remnant soul.

"If you can confirm the location of your friend's remnant soul at that time, you can call my name in your heart, and it will disappear when the power is used up, there is only one chance, remember. Zhu Rong advised.

"I see. Jiang Yao nodded, and suddenly remembered that his neck was still empty, and the black necklace that had been used as a bet was still on the edge of the wooden table behind him.

"I heard about this necklace...... Was it given to you by one of your 'important people'?" seemed to see Jiang Yao's thoughts, Zhu Rong flicked his finger, and the black necklace not far away hung in the air and slowly flew to Jiang Yao's side.

"Yes, this is the only memento that my Master has given me. Jiang Yao carefully picked up the necklace and sighed. "It's a pity that I accidentally broke the pendant of the necklace, and the master knew that I had to be scolded to death. ”

"'Master'......?" Zhu Rong looked at Jiang Yao, his eyebrows moving slightly.

"Well, if it weren't for my master, I wouldn't be able to live to this day, it's just that Master left me five years ago and traveled all over the world, and I don't know where she is now......" Jiang Yao's expression seemed to be a little gloomy.

“…… I see...... You are the ...... back then" Zhu Rong muttered to herself, as if thoughtful, and after a while, she finally looked away from Jiang Yao's face, and stretched out her finger to point to the black necklace in Jiang Yao's hand.

"Do you know where this necklace comes from?"

"Master only said that the original pendant on the necklace was called 'Electric Light Stone', which can not only generate electricity, but also separate a part of my spiritual power to protect me...... Jiang Yao explained caressing the bare black necklace. "You seem to care about this necklace?"

"Hehe, that pendant is not a 'lightning stone', if I guessed correctly, it should be a 'thunder stone', which is a legendary artifact that can ward off evil spirits, and ......" Zhu Rong's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Jiang Yao meaningfully.

"And it is rumored that this stone can also hide people's 'life' and avoid the tracking of the netherworld. ”

Hide your life!?

Jiang Yao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the thrilling catastrophe he experienced a while ago, the shattering of the electric light stone, the engraving on the collarbone, and the black and white impermanence that came to the door...... For a while, those scattered doubts were also strung into a complete logical line in an instant.

I see...... The reason why the ghost cha didn't find me in the past ten years was because of the protective ...... of this necklace!?

Jiang Yao, who was stunned, was stunned in place, and was a little at a loss for a while, but at this moment, he heard Zhu Rong in front of him speak again:

"Listening to what you said before, what you are going to this time is the area of 'Yuanqiu Mountain'?"

"Yes......" Jiang Yanran nodded, as if he hadn't recovered from the previous shock.

"If you're going over there, be careful. Zhu Rong looked at Jiang Yao's expression and said slowly. "I have heard that there is a 'Yellow Spring Well' hidden in the woods in that area, which is connected to the Netherworld, and if anyone approaches, I am afraid that there will be no return, especially with your 'current condition'. ”

Jiang Yao was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly remembered the black mark on his collarbone that had been silent for a long time, and he was a little flustered for no reason.

"I'm not familiar with that area, but I've heard of something going on there, and it's an ominous place. Zhu Rong said. "Over the years, many people have gone missing in the mountains in that area, and you should be more careful during this trip. ”

"I see, thank you. Jiang Yao nodded solemnly and put the necklace in his hand back on his neck.

"Now that you have my strength, then stand down, I am a little tired. Zhu Rong stroked his forehead, stretched out his hand and waved lightly, the crystal bead curtain slowly fell again, and Jiang Yao also turned around after saluting respectfully, and finally disappeared into the main hall under the guidance of the black-clothed guards who appeared.

"The lingering breath on that necklace...... It's supposed to be 'that adult', right?"

Bi Fang's figure quietly appeared on the edge of the bead curtain, looked at Jiang Yao who was far away, and said calmly.

"That's right. Zhu Rong's voice came from behind the bead curtain.

"It seems that you still cherish the old feelings, otherwise you would not have been so merciful to the apprentices of 'that adult'. Bi Fang said with a smile. "Are you satisfied with the results of the specially arranged 'gambling test'?"

"In addition to not cultivating enough, the other basic qualities are not bad, at least he is a child who dares to be, and 'that person' can be regarded as a good apprentice, but ......"

Zhu Rong closed his eyes, and there seemed to be worry in his words.

"It's just that he's in this life...... I'm afraid that he will have to go through misfortune and ups and downs, is it a blessing or a curse for 'that person' to save him back then......"

A faint sigh echoed in the empty hall, and when Bi Fang looked at the bead curtain again, the figure behind the curtain had disappeared.