Chapter 20: The Sixteenth Gate
The sunset was red, and Qiu Shaowen patted his belly and came out of the largest restaurant in the Tianzhen Mansion City. In fact, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Xue Zichen and the three of them had already returned to the Heavenly Array Mansion, but Qiu Shaowen shouted hungry all day long, and Xue Zichen and Han Mingxiu had no choice but to stay in the Heavenly Array Mansion to eat, and it would take several hours to eat.
Han Mingxiu followed behind Qiu Shaowen and patted the former's shoulder, "Let's go, go back." β
Qiu Shaowen didn't know where to touch a toothpick and said vaguely, "Tsk-I suddenly feel that it's quite fun here, I heard that in three days, there will be an advanced exam for the Phantom Array Master, and I don't want to leave." β
Xue Zichen had already paid the bill and walked out at this time, and also patted Qiu Shaowen on the shoulder, "Let's go, the task is important, besides-" Speaking of this, Xue Zichen's expression was a little meaningful, "We will come back." β
Qiu Shaowen shrugged his shoulders, "Okay." β
When the three of them left the city, they began to hurry with light skills, and they didn't say anything all the way.
Through the Seventh Dragon Gate, the figures of the three people appeared in the suburbs dozens of miles away from Shanghai, and then several people rushed to Qi Tianhe non-stop.
Qi Tianhe was already waiting for them at home, and Chu Tianze was also there.
"How?"
Qi Tianhe asked.
Xue Zichen shook his head, "I didn't find it." β
Qi Tianhe nodded, obviously he also expected this result, "Today we went to talk to the Dragon Star Soul Alliance Master about this issue, and this situation obviously even he didn't understand. β
As soon as Qi Tianhe finished speaking, the atmosphere fell silent, and a few minutes later, an urgent report broke the silence.
The person who came was the commander of the patrol regiment of the Holy Praetorian Guard, who was in his early thirties and not weak in combat.
"Qi Qi Alliance Leader, a strange door appeared above the East China Sea this morning, and many people rushed there when they heard the news, and after entering, they all disappeared. β
"What?"
Qi Tianhe stood up suddenly, his face was a little pale, Chu Tianze and Xue Zichen looked at each other, and at the same time felt a trace of unusual aura.
"What's wrong, Alliance Leader?" Chu Tianze asked.
Qi Tianhe waved his hand and motioned for the man to go down, he licked his lips, and then sat down. After thinking about it, he said.
"Do you know that the so-called sixteen dragon gates are actually only fifteen that are really known to the world. β
"Huh?" Several young people seemed to be a little surprised, and Qiu Shaowen even had a long mouth, and his expression was full of incredulity.
Qi Tianhe nodded, "Yes, that door is the sixteenth." This was a long time ago, and it is said that this sixteenth gate was the first and only door that could connect the Three Realms when the Three Realms were opened, and since the separation of the Three Realms, this gate has disappeared. I didn't expectβ"
Chu Tianze's voice was low, "In other words, those people can reach any place in the Three Realms through that door, including the Demon Realm and the Underworld?"
"Yes, the connection between all things and heaven and earth is subtle and indescribable, and the revival of the spiritual energy of the seventy-two cities and the two realms of the underworld and the demons is probably the reason for this. β
"Is the door a random shuttle?" Xue Zichen asked.
Qi Tianhe nodded, "Hmm." β
Chu Tianze's face was a little ugly, "Now it seems that things are a little tricky!"
Qi Tianhe got up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and after a while, he turned to Chu Tianze and said, "You go back to rest first, and take five thousand Praetorian Guards to Seventy-two Cities early tomorrow morning to see how the situation develops. I immediately set out to find the overlords of those Hidden Clans and the Seventy-Two Cities to see their attitude towards this matter. β
Chu Tianze nodded, "Okay." β
After the four of them came out of the alliance leader's mansion, they each returned to their respective homes. Xue Zichen declined Chu Tianze's kindness to send him home. I wanted to take a taxi home, but I thought it was still early, so it was better to take a walk, so Xue Zichen walked alone on the sidewalk and went in the direction of home.
As it gets late, there are more pedestrians on both sides of the road, and because it is close to the park, most of them go out for a walk or stroll after dinner.
Xue Zichen was looking down and thinking about what happened just now, when suddenly a person walked away, inadvertently touching his shoulder, Xue Zichen raised his head, and the corners of his mouth raised a slight arc, is he actually a pickpocket?
The man quickly disappeared into the crowd and disappeared in an instant. Xue Zichen shook his head, he was in no mood to care about this, he only had a card in his pocket and the remaining few hundred yuan today, and finally an ID card or something, he didn't bother to put it in his wallet at all, so he let it go.
But before Xue Zichen could take a few steps, a figure in front of him suddenly passed by, and then he only heard a scream coming from behind him, Xue Zichen glanced back, and couldn't help but wonder.
I saw a rather beautiful-looking girl dragging the young pickpocket just now to Xue Zichen, and holding a black wallet in the other hand. Even dragging a sturdy young man, the girl didn't seem to struggle at all.
"Oh, handsome, don't let anyone steal your wallet next time. β
The girl let go of the young man with a cold sweat on her face and handed her wallet to Xue Zichen.
Xue Zichen took the wallet, the corners of his mouth raised, and his smile was as warm as the warm sun in winter, "Thank you." β
The girl stretched out her other hand again, "Meet me, my name is Su Qing." β
At this time, the onlookers gradually dispersed.
Because the original left jacket pocket was broken, Xue Zichen put the wallet into the other pocket, and then reached out and shook it lightly with the girl, "Xue Zichen." β
Su Qing's big eyes blinked, in fact, she had already noticed the big boy in front of her in the crowd just now, not to mention handsome, even his temperament was a little otherworldly, just one glance could make people completely remember his appearance.
Xue Zichen looked at her a little stunned, and couldn't help but smile, "Let's go have a meal together, I'll have a treat." β
Su Qing's heart moved, and blurted out, "Okay." After saying that, his face suddenly turned red.
The two of them chose a restaurant nearby, and when they entered the door, Su Qing looked up at the words "restaurant", and couldn't help but feel that the name was a little interesting.
The two of them sat opposite each other, and Xue Zichen looked at Su Qing before he asked.
"Miss Su, I saw you subduing the thief so quickly just now, have you practiced kung fu?"
Su Qing shook her head, "No. Then he looked around and replied mysteriously, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else." Actually, I'm a martial artist, and a few weeks ago, somehow I had a lot of strange things in my head, and my body seemed to start to change. β
Xue Zichen's fingers moved, and he secretly said Sure enough, he was another person with awakened abilities, but he asked in his mouth, "Are you out to play?"
Su Qing shook her head and lowered her voice, "Actually, I sneaked out without telling my parents and my parents, I heard that there are strange things in the East China Sea, and I want to go and see it." β
"You're not afraid of danger over there when you go alone?"
Su Qing had an expression that you didn't understand, "Hey! What's that! According to the memory in my mind, I'm a martial spirit now, and I'm about to be a martial king! I'm very powerful." β
Xue Zichen couldn't help but smile, this girl is afraid that she is not deeply involved in the world, but she is still so innocent, in this era, I am afraid that there are fewer and fewer such people.
At this time, the waiter began to serve the food, and the two of them fell silent again. Waiting for the waiter to leave, Xue Zichen gave Su Qing a bowl of white rice, and then asked casually.
"Why do you have to go to the East China Sea to see strange things?"
Su Qing snorted, and seemed to be quite angry when she thought of something, "It's not because of my dad that I learn what management every day, finance is messy, and I'm almost annoyed." In addition, since I have more these strange memories in my mind, I feel that I and the people around me seem to be a little out of place, and I always feel that I am not from the same world, I heard that there is a door in the East China Sea, and through that door you can go to another world, I heard this news and I thought, maybe it is suitable for me. Su Qing held her chin and said softly.
Xue Zichen sandwiched some food for Su Qing, "Then have you thought about your parents, what will they do if you leave?"
Su Qing was stunned for a moment, "This ......" then shook her head again, "I don't know." But I really wanted to see what the world was like behind the door. β
Xue Zichen put down his chopsticks, "Since this is the case, then say goodbye to your parents and don't let them worry." β
Su Qing glanced at Xue Zichen, "Well, thank you." β
Xue Zichen smiled, "Since you want to go, why don't I take you there tomorrow." β
Su Qing was stunned, "You? aren't youβan ordinary person?"
Xue Zichen shrugged, "I didn't say it. β
Su Qing: ......
She stroked her forehead, "Okay, I took it for granted. β
Xue Zichen looked at the dark sky in the east, and said after a while, "It's too dangerous over there in the East China Sea, I'll take you to another place tomorrow, where you can go where you want to go." β
The corners of Su Qing's mouth raised a beautiful smile like a flower, "Then don't regret it!"
Through the glass window, I saw the pedestrians coming and going downstairs outside, the neon lights on the buildings on both sides of the street, the boys and girls looked at each other and smiled, and something seemed to be slowly thawing in the boy's heart, as if there was a temperature.