Chapter Ninety-Seven: Impasse
At nightfall.
Back in front of the mountain, small courtyard.
The night was cool, and it was pitch black in the stone house.
The insects chirped, the yard was quiet, and there was no longer the hustle and bustle of the past.
In the past, Xie An practiced with the monkeys here, almost all night long.
It's noisy and unusual.
Now, the stone house lies quietly in the night.
The moonlight was cold, sprinkled on the stone house, adding a touch of loneliness.
The stone house and the small courtyard are cold, as if abandoned by the world.
At this moment, a flash of fire suddenly flashed in the stone house, and finally the fire was bright.
"Master, Master, make a fire!"
The sound of an innocuous monkey came from the stone house.
It jumped up and down with its long stick, and no one could say.
The fire was successful, and I felt that it was a great thing to do without injury.
Even though it was in a mess and had many charred hairs on its body, the unharmed monkey still showed two rows of white teeth.
It excitedly called out to Master, like a child waiting for his parents' praise.
It's a pity that Xie An didn't come back, and he couldn't hear the sound of the harmless monkey for the time being.
After jumping for a while, he felt bored, so he sat down in front of the brazier and waited for Xie An.
In the past, this was the time for them to eat the danmu fruit.
After eating Danmu fruit, Xie An will urge him to recite a piece of "Pure Heart Formula" without injury.
But now, there is no Xie An in the stone house.
All that was imprinted in the innocent eyes was the dancing flames and the blazing brazier.
Bang bang bang!
The stone house was quiet, and the sound of burning wood was so noisy.
Squatting by the brazier without injury, scratching his ears and cheeks, distraught.
In the past, no matter how late Master was, he would not disappear.
Time flies, and some can't sit still.
It pulled out two danmu berries from the long stick.
One was placed on the opposite side, and that was Master's position.
Keep one for yourself.
As usual, it held the danmu fruit in both hands, and a crisp sound came out of its mouth.
It's just that its eyes will always unconsciously look out of the courtyard, expecting the figure of the master.
When the danmu fruit was finished, Xie An had not yet returned.
The harmless monkey scratched the burnt hair on his belly and took out five Danmu fruits from the long stick.
It didn't gnaw, but followed Xie An's example and grabbed the iron knife on the case.
Without injury, he recalled Xie An's action of chopping the danmu fruit, and he learned the same.
It chops the fruit and puts it in the jar.
Xie An has not returned.
Without scratching its ears and cheeks, it consciously sat back in front of the brazier and added firewood to the brazier.
"A pure heart is like water, and clear water is the heart. The breeze is not rising, and the waves are ......"
The innocent monkey mispronounced, so he stretched out his palm, and according to Xie An's request, it hit the palm with a long stick.
"A pure heart is like water, and clear water is the heart. The breeze is not rising, the waves are not alarming......"
The harmless monkey continued to read, word by word, as if he were doing another great thing.
Inside the stone house, the sound of long sticks and punishments kept coming.
It was very slow to recite without injury, and it took nearly half an hour to finish reciting the "Pure Heart Formula".
However, Xie An's figure still did not appear.
There was no loss in his eyes, and Xie An's shadow appeared in front of him.
It came to the door of the stone house and looked into the distance, expecting to see Xie An's figure.
Helpless, everything was in vain.
Xie An was lying in the hall of Shenmu Peak at this time, with no sign of waking up.
Even though everyone tried everything, Xie An was still asleep.
Stalemate!
For this reason, Mr. Meng is no longer afraid of deepening karma, and he uses what he has learned to launch Xie An's birth date.
Elder Lu quickly set up the Soul Attraction Array.
The head of the sect, Qingxuzi, personally protected the Dharma, and several elders jointly presided over the Dharma circle.
Circle, activated.
It didn't take long for the circle to fall silent again.
Repeated attempts have failed.
In the hall of Shenmu Peak, next to Xie An.
The atmosphere is getting weirder and weirder.
Elder Lu's expectant look disappeared, and he became stunned, and kept talking to himself.
The elders didn't disturb him, but instead watched Elder Lu's figure pacing back and forth, hoping that he would find something.
"No, it can't be, there's no reason why you can't feel it."
"Something must be wrong, is it the wrong birthday?"
He turned his head to look at Mr. Meng, who was sweating slightly, but confident.
Elder Lu shook his head, a great Confucian in this realm would definitely not make a low-level mistake.
Even if Elder Lu's magic circle was wrong, it was impossible for Mr. Great Confucian Meng's inference to be wrong.
Therefore, there will be no problem with Xie An's birthday.
"Could it be that Xie An's soul aura has also been covered or sealed?"
Seeing this, Qing Xuzi was about to speak, but saw Elder Lu bury his head in checking the magic circle again.
Time passes in silence like sand.
Elder Lu examined it very carefully, and in the end, he did not find any abnormalities.
He looked at Qing Xuzi with a helpless face: "There's nothing wrong, there's nothing wrong with every link, but why can't you sense Xie An's soul?" ”
"It seems that someone with a heart may have hidden it." Mr. Meng said.
"I suspect that someone has tampered with the martial arts stage."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Elder Mo.
Before, Elder Mo had been silent in grief.
At this moment, he finally regained some sense.
He suppressed the anxiety in his heart and began to think.
Judging from the arrangement of the entire sect, there will definitely be no problems in the process.
It's just the people, or the venue, that has the problem.
Elder Mo recalled, he still remembered Han Lingfei's posture in front of Xiaobi.
Compared to Han Lingfei in the past, Elder Mo discovered something unusual.
"The disciples who participated in the competition also have problems."
"From the very beginning, the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall were wrong."
"According to Han Lingfei's cultivation progress, he has not been able to enter the Qi Cultivation Realm within seventy years, so his qualifications are not excellent."
"But when it was small, Han Lingfei's methods were extremely domineering."
After hearing this, everyone nodded, thinking that Elder Mo's analysis was reasonable.
Because Han Lingfei is known as the King of Han Yan, no one thinks it is inappropriate to be ruthless during the competition.
This is exactly the detail that is overlooked.
Han Lingfei on the martial arts stage was ruthless and cunning, and he was scheming.
Compared with weekdays, it's like two people.
In the past, when did Han Lingfei have a strategy in his chest?
"There's one thing I don't understand."
Hearing this, Elder Tian opened his mouth: "If they can easily get Xie An's soul, why didn't they kill it directly, but let Xie An kill Han Lingfei?" ”
"Maybe Han Lingfei knows too many secrets?" Elder Lu asked tentatively.
"No, if that's the case, Han Lingfei will die under Xie An's sword at any time, and he will never force Xie An to a dead end."
Qingxuzi thought about it and spoke, and only in this way can it make sense.
"Perhaps, after killing Han Lingfei, Xie An was ......"
Mr. Meng's words stirred up a thousand waves, and Elder Lu hurriedly got up: "Senior brother in charge, I'm going to Yanwutai to investigate again." ”
Elder Mo got up: "Go together!" ”
The two turned into streamers and flew quickly, Mr. Meng thought about it, and said uneasily: "It's better for the old man to go with him." ”
He looked at Xie An in the afterglow, and a golden glow suddenly flashed in his dim eyes: "Boy, you have to fight for some energy, wait for the old man!" ”