"Mr. Xu, why did the White Lady kill you?" Qi Lu withdrew his sword.

"I don't know, maybe it's a misunderstanding. It won't be clear when I see her. Xu Xian's face was indifferent, as if he was saying something unrelated to him.

Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, and Xu Xian, who was originally familiar, became a little strange at this moment. He had no choice but to turn his head and say to Bai Yuan: "Mr. Bai, the road ahead is more auspicious and less auspicious, so we might as well part ways." Hurry up and go to the world with the child to hide, and we will meet again after the deed is completed. ”

"What I promised, I must do." Bai Yuan's tone was very resolute, and it could be seen that he was a man who made heavy promises, and Qi Lu sighed secretly and stopped persuading him.

However, Qi Lu's advice reminded Bai Yuan, and he pulled his daughter aside and told her to find a place to hide first, and then meet at the agreed place three days later. After the little girl left with tears in her eyes, Bai Yuan joined Qi Lu's team without hesitation and embarked on the journey.

This long road finally came to an end, and then there was an endless desert as far as the eye could see, but Qi Lu heard the sound of water, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

Under Bai Yuan's guidance, everyone turned around the sand dunes on the left, and suddenly the surrounding scenery changed.

Two identical mountains appeared on the distant horizon, and even the castle that towered halfway up the mountain was very similar. A waterfall that meanders between the peaks and nourishes the entire mountain.

Xu Xian turned around and asked Bai Yuan: "Sure enough, as you said, which one is the real Tianwu City?" ”

Before Bai Yuan could answer, Lao Wu smiled and said, "Of course it's the one on the right." ”

Bai Yuan was shocked: "What Mr. Wu said is extremely true, but how did you tell the difference?" ”

"Because there is a lot of demonic spirit in this city." Lao Wu easily gave the answer, there will be no monsters living in the Phantom City.

"In that case, then what are we waiting for!" Qi Lu patted Xu Xian's shoulder, without the slightest hesitation, he was already at the forefront.

On the mountainside near the castle, the terrain suddenly flattened, and a strange river flowed around the edge of the castle to the low-lying areas, forming a natural barrier.

There is a suspension bridge over the river, which is five meters high and leads directly to the castle.

The walls were empty, and there wasn't even a single soldier guarding them.

"Don't take it lightly. Don't you think it's a little strange that this city doesn't have any defenses? It stands to reason that this should not be the case. ”

Even though Lao Wu kept reminding him behind him, Qi Lu still walked directly through the steep slope and came to the closed city gate.

The setting sun shone on the earth wantonly, vividly imprinting the shadows of Qi Lu and others on the ground. Qi Lu took a deep breath and shouted upwards: "Xu Xian and the others visit Tianwu City, please open the door to welcome guests!" ”

Hearing Qi Lu's unscrupulous roar, Lao Wu immediately hid far away, for fear that someone in the city would release cold arrows to plot against him.

But it turned out that Lao Wu was too worried, as soon as Qi Lu's words fell, there was a screeching sound of iron ropes twisting in the city, and the heavy city gate was opened, only to see an old man standing at the entrance of the city gate, he looked at Qi Lu and the others with a smile.

Elder Mowgli! Qi Lu suddenly became nervous, and felt the smell of gunpowder smoke quietly diffuse in the air, and it became stronger little by little.

As soon as Qi Lu was about to show off the Golden Rainbow Sword, the elder spoke. "I'm here to meet you."

"No, I don't dare to be." Qi Lu replied unceremoniously, and the look of vigilance in his eyes did not subside at all.

"That's not going to work. I'm in charge of meeting you, and I'm not allowed to do anything else, it's Sister Bai's order. ”

The sunset was about to fall to the bottom, Qi Lu looked at Elder Wuji's courteous face, wondering if he had heard the wrong words. He turned his head to look at the crowd behind him, asking for their opinions.

Bai Yuan took the lead in rushing up, grabbed Elder Wuji's collar and roared: "You give back my wife's life!" ”

Elder Wuji did not resist, but his attitude was even more humble. "I know you hate me, but no matter what you think in your heart, I will be your guide, and it is my duty as a courtier."

Qi Lu said coldly: "Blood debt and blood repayment, I can kill you now!" ”

"I have no choice but to be quietly killed by you. Sister Bai repeatedly told me that I couldn't face it. "Elder Mowgli, who was arrogant and fierce an hour ago, is now like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, this reversal of the plot is really unbelievable.

The city gate fell into a deathly silence, and at this time, Qi Lu heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the city. When he opened his eyes, he saw a group of dancers walking towards them with light steps.

These dancers stayed in front of Qi Lu and the others and danced, sprinkling blood-bright petals on them from time to time.

"This is the highest etiquette for Tianwu City to welcome VIPs." Bai Yuan let go of the hand holding Elder Wuji and whispered to Qi Lu.

"What the hell are they doing?" Qi Lu consulted Lao Wu's opinion, he had pricked up his ears, and looked at the dancers around him with wide eyes, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Lao Wu took out a short knife, "It doesn't matter what tricks they play, kill all the way to Bai Suzhen!" ”

"Amitabha! All living beings are suffering, so why hurt their lives. Xu Xian looked compassionate.

Just when everyone was hesitating, the dance music stopped, the dancing girls quietly retreated, and a group of sturdy men carrying four incense sedan chairs slowly came and stopped in front of Qi Lu.

"Please get on the sedan chair." Elder Wuji bent down, his demeanor was very respectful, but Qi Lu seemed to see death from his empty eyes.

Lao Wu suddenly sighed, "If this bastard fights with me, it will make people more comfortable." ”

"If you come, you will be safe." Xu Xian was extremely calm. "The Dharma can destroy all illusions."

"You're not afraid, of course I'm not afraid." Qi Lu hesitated and took the lead in getting into the sedan chair, and Xu Xian also followed into the sedan chair.

"Old thief, I'll settle accounts with you when I go back!" Bai Yuan pointed at Elder Wuji's nose and scolded and then got into the sedan chair, leaving Lao Wu alone, even if he was timid, he could only sit in the sedan chair with everyone.

"Xu Xian is here!"

"Xu Gongzi has come to Tianwu City!"

There was an uproar in the city, and the monsters all poked their heads out of the house to look at Qi Lu and the others.

Qi Lu couldn't rest assured, he lifted the curtain to check the movement outside, but saw that both sides of the street were bustling, not only the buildings on both sides, but even the streets were crowded with people. It's just that these people are monsters, some have human faces, but they have the tail of a fish; Some are fish-headed human bodies, and some may have been cultivated for a long time and have completely turned into human form.

Looking at it, Qi Lu suddenly grinned, because he saw that there were many stone statues in the city, and they were all in the form of a divine beast. With a human face and a tiger body, eight legs and eight tails, this is the image of the water god Tianwu.

Qi Lu turned around and was about to laugh at Lao Wu, but saw him retract his head back into the sedan chair stupidly.

The palanquin drivers finally carried Qi Lu and the others to the door of the post house and stopped. Qi Lu had just gotten out of the sedan chair, and he heard another sound of singing and dancing inside, and an official led several of his subordinates to hurry out to greet them.

"Please take your seat." Elder Mowgli still has a humble attitude.

Before he stepped into the threshold, Lao Wu smiled happily and drooled.

"It smells so good!"

"Yes, a very rich feast." As soon as Qi Lu's words were finished, Lao Wu couldn't wait to sit in the VIP seat.

As soon as the four of them sat down, Elder Wuji made a gesture, and suddenly a group of young women rushed forward to toast them.

"Poor monks don't drink." Xu Xian pushed away the demon girl beside him in disgust and asked, "My lady?" ”

Elder Wuji smiled and said, "Sister Bai is in retreat, and I will only come out to meet you tomorrow." She asked us to do the landlord's friendship for her first, please bear with me. ”

Qi Lu stared at the glass of wine that the beauty handed to his lips, and suddenly sneered. "It's not poisonous in this food, is it?"

"Adults are really good at laughing, if you don't feel at ease, I can try the dishes first."

The more attentive Elder Wuji became, the more uneasy Qi Lu became, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't find anything unusual.

Thinking of talking during the banquet, the atmosphere was much more harmonious, but Qi Lu's heart was like going to a thousand Hongmen banquets. But no matter what he thought in his heart, nothing happened at the banquet. Whatever Qi Lu asked, Elder Wuji answered, except for mentioning the topic of Bai Suzhen, he became a little distracted.

When the banquet was over, Lao Wu was already drunk, and the official who accompanied the wine hurriedly arranged for a few of his subordinates to help Lao Wu to rest in the wing room, and at the same time arranged rooms for the others.

Qi Lu was afraid that these monsters would secretly make trouble, so he asked all three of them to live in adjacent rooms. Bai Yuan wanted to go home and set up a mourning hall to commemorate his deceased wife, but was forcibly left behind by the officials who accompanied the wine, saying that it was Bai Suzhen's will, and she would come to the door tomorrow to apologize in person.

Qi Lu knew that the words of these officials were just perfunctory, but for the sake of safety, he let Bai Yin live next door to him. In this way, no matter what happens at night, he can always take care of him. Although Bai Yuan was indignant, he could only stop there.

After everything was arranged, Qi Lu went to Bai Yuan's resting room, and saw him with a sad face under the lamp, knowing that he was thinking about his daughter, so he sat down and whispered a few words to comfort Bai Yuan, and the two started talking.

Bai Yuan told Qi Lu some anecdotes about Tianwu City and what Bai Suzhen had done. In his mouth, Bai Suzhen is a kind goblin, if Tianwu City didn't have her, he was afraid that he would suffer many disasters.

But Qi Lu's brows furrowed even deeper, and he asked tentatively: "Since Bai Suzhen treats the demons well, it can be seen that she is a benevolent city lord, why would she order your wife to be killed?" ”

Bai Yin said hatefully: "Sister Bai must have been deceived by traitors, and the masterminds behind the scenes are the three elders of Tianwu City!" These elders have formed a wide range of factions, and they have a deep influence in the city, and now that Sister Bai can't go into retreat, they have already had the intention of replacing them. Tomorrow I will meet Sister Bai, and I must expose their conspiracy and avenge my wife! ”

Qi Lu had different ideas from Bai Ran, he couldn't help but think of the scene when he encountered Bai Yuchan in the labyrinth wall, but he also knew in his heart that Bai Suzhen had a very high prestige in the city, and he couldn't persuade Bai Yuan to change his opinion in a short period of time, so he changed the topic and said: "Bai Suzhen is in retreat and cultivating, and it is understandable that she will not participate in the banquet today, but Xiaoqing, why didn't she come?" After all, Xu Xian is her brother-in-law, so it's too rude. ”

Bai Yin replied: "Mr. Qi doesn't know, Sister Qing has already left Tianwu City and is missing. ”