Chapter 228: A Game Within a Game
Seeing that there was no discoloration on Jin Juechan's face, Chu He nodded slightly in his heart, but he did not relax, and continued: "Sect Master Wang is here? I want to meet him." β
Jin Juechan couldn't help but raise her head again and look at this young man with an indifferent expression, but Chu He looked at him without flinching.
After all, Jin Juechan was only an old monk, who relied on external forces to break through the peak of qi refining, and he couldn't compare with Chu He at all, just a moment of effort, then bowed his head and responded: "Since this is the case, please come with me." β
So under the surprised gaze of the Mu family's father and son, Chu He and the others slowly left the high platform and followed Jin Juechan into the back of the middle hall, where many guests were already seated, and the Jin family's luncheon had already begun.
Seeing Jin Juechan appear, many people who had decided to pay attention to hugging the thighs of the Fire Sect stood up and greeted him as soon as possible.
However, Jin Juechan didn't pay much attention to them now, just smiled reluctantly, and left quickly with Chu He and the others.
The few people who stood up to greet Jin Juechan couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at Chu He and the others with surprised eyes. Although I have seen Xu Wanqing on stage, this situation seems to be a little wrong......
Why was the person who looked like an entourage walking in front just now?
"Bang dang!"
At this time, there was a sudden sound not far away, which immediately attracted the attention of Chu He and the others.
Chu He looked up, but saw two women standing aside, one of them was Jin Lingruo, who he had followed all the way earlier. And the sound was that of a woman in black beside her, who accidentally knocked over a wine glass.
Jin Lingruo looked at the people around her inexplicably, not knowing what she was going to do.
I ran to myself early in the morning and told me that instead of disappearing yesterday, the person had intensified and came straight to the door, which would be ...... Wait! Could it be that the person she said was right in front of her?
Jin Lingruo's eyes widened instantly, remembering what the woman in black had said before.
"Neither your guards nor our people knew he was a monk......
Although Jin Lingruo couldn't practice martial arts at all because of her physique, let alone embark on the path of cultivation, she could still judge the special aura of some monks in contact with monks all year round.
Especially in the current situation, almost all the audience were monks, only Chu He was the only one with a restrained breath, and there was a bit of the smell of chickens and cranes, Jin Lingruo naturally recognized it at a glance.
"Lingruo, who is this girl?" Although Jin Juechan was in a hurry to take Chu He and the others over, he still had to take care of his daughter here.
Jin Lingruo's face pulled out a hint of a smile, and he had an idea, and said with a smile: "Daddy, this is Ding Lan! Have you forgotten? Yesterday you also said that I should go out for a walk more and find a few good friends to talk to." β
Yesterday?
Jin Juechan's eyes narrowed slightly, but her face didn't show much, she just continued to smile and nodded. His face was already generous, and such a smile gave people an impression of being honest and reliable, and even Ding Lan didn't notice anything.
Without waiting for Jin Juechan to speak, Jin Lingruo couldn't wait to ask, "Daddy, who are these two?"
Ding Lan was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Jin Lingruo to ask directly...... But it's okay to know the identity of the other party first, and then to make the next contact.
Although she had tried her best not to deliberately pay attention, her eyes still fell on Chu He's face unconsciously. But fortunately, there were too many people looking at Chu He at this time, and she was not one of them.
"This is the son of Chu He, and this is his friend Miss Xu. Jin Juechan's introduction was very focused, so that everyone could understand what he meant as soon as they heard it.
These two people are really dominated by the ordinary-looking man!
Among the people present, I am afraid that only Jin Lingruo and Ding Lan had expected this, Ding Lan glanced at Chu He deeply, but Jin Lingruo didn't say anything more, and after greeting Chu He, he got out of the way.
Jin Juechan took Chu He and the others away quickly, while Ding Lan whispered a few words in Jin Lingruo's ear, and also found an opportunity to slip away, and I don't know if I went to find her companions.
"Young Master Chu, please. Jin Juechan led the two to a quiet courtyard, and then bowed down with a smile and said.
The old man of the Jin family was very polite, but Chu He frowned and stopped. Xu Wanqing couldn't help but glance at him suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Three foundations. Chu He smiled, his eyes swept over Jin Juechan, and said unhurriedly.
Jin Juechan's expression stiffened slightly, and she couldn't figure out how Chu He's spiritual sense could be so keen that Cheng DΓΉ was keen, and Chu He's status in her heart was raised a few points again. If it weren't for the true qi that the other party used to support him before, he doubted whether this person had already built a foundation.
Xu Wanqing's eyebrows were slightly raised, but before she could speak, Chu He grabbed her wrist and said softly, "Go." β
Xu Wanqing was dragged by Chu He, and when she stepped into the courtyard, she felt that the scene in front of her changed suddenly. It was still a quiet courtyard, but now it was in the endless Gobi, and the yellow sand in the sky was almost submerged.
"Illusion?" Xu Wanqing saw this situation, she sneered, and took out a purple bead from her arms, "I'll come." β
Chu He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, signaling Xu Wanqing to act casually, while he stood aside with his hands folded.
Since Xu Wanqing has already decided to go out, she must have magic weapons around her to deal with various situations, and the illusion is one of the obstacles that will be set up in many places, and it is impossible for her to rely on it.
I saw the purple bead slowly fly up to the sky, and the yellow sand in the sky seemed to be guided by some kind of guidance, and began to circle around the bead.
More and more yellow sand was sucked into the sky, and even the sand under the feet of Chu He and the others began to churn, constantly being rolled up and pasted around the beads. In just a moment's effort, the purple beads have completely turned into "yellow sand beads", and the diameter has increased by many times.
"Girl's mercy!"
Just as the purple beads were about to lead the yellow sand in the entire illusion to the past, an exclamation came from ahead. Xu Wanqing smiled leisurely, stretched out her hand, and put away the purple beads.
As the bead fell into Xu Wanqing's hand, the yellow sand in the sky did not fall immediately, but continued to rotate in mid-air, until a figure appeared in front of Chu He and the others, and then took back all the yellow sand.
Chu He glanced at the man who appeared in shape, and finally confirmed that the yellow sand was the illusory Kiev.
Illusions can be divided into two types. One is a high-level illusion that is directly created with great mana and completely manipulated by the will of the monk, while the other is a relatively low-level illusion that requires the cooperation of formations or magic weapons.
The illusion in front of him is obviously the latter, and the yellow sand that shrinks into a ball and falls into the man's cuffs is what creates the illusion.
The man was also relieved when he saw Xu Wanqing withdraw, and hurriedly greeted him, and said with a wry smile: "In Xia Huang Wenqi, I have seen two Taoist friends. β
To be honest, Chu He hadn't heard the title of "Daoyou" for a long time. On the Hanging Island, he didn't have much contact with Jindan Zhenren, and the Qi Refining Cultivators mainly practiced martial arts, so they rarely used this title.
As Huang Wenqi spoke, the other two people that Chu He Lingjue detected also came over together, and Chu He knew the identities of the three people.
Huang Wenqi is the new foundation building master of the Fire Leaving Sect, and the other two, one is Wang Anshuo, the sect leader of the Fire Leaving Sect, and the other is someone Chu He couldn't think of - Chen Xiao, the head of the Cangyun Sect.
"Master Chen is also here, but I am surprised. Chu He stared at Chen Xiao with blazing eyes, and gradually realized that this matter was not so simple. I'm afraid the Jin family is not just taking advantage of the situation to coerce the two of them.
Chu He was indeed quite surprised, on the one hand, because of Chen Xiao's appearance, and on the other hand, because his son's surname was Xia, and his surname was Chen.
Wang Anshuo was a middle-aged man with a solemn face, tall, half a head taller than Chu He, but he was full of bright smiles at this time: "Young Master Chu, I've been waiting for you for a long time." β
Chu He's pupils shrank, and he smiled and said, "Sect Master Wang's hall is a master of foundation building, why wait for me to be a junior?"
Wang Anshuo laughed, perhaps because Chen Xiao was present, he didn't explain too much, but said slightly: "The hand that Gongzi Chu showed is not like that of ordinary juniors!"
Is it yesterday?
Chu He couldn't help frowning. Looking at Jin Juechan like that, she obviously doesn't know where she came from, and she doesn't know what happened yesterday. It was just a coincidence that he followed Miss Jin, and there should be no one to lay out in advance......
Chu He habitually used conspiracy theories to figure out the overall situation, but he couldn't figure it out. However, Chen Xiao, the head of the Cangyun faction, saw the two of them playing dumb riddles, and couldn't help but interject: "Brother Wang, now that Gongzi Chu has also arrived, let's discuss the big matter first." β
Chen Xiao's words made Chu He's doubts deeper. The other party is really waiting for himself to come to the door early in the morning?
Xu Wanqing had been standing behind Chu He, letting him play, and seeing that he was silent at this time, she suddenly said: "The three so-called big things, could it be related to the demon seal?"
Wang and Chen glanced at each other, smiled at the same time, Wang Anshuo looked at Xu Wanqing and said, "This must be Miss Xu, right? β
Xu Wanqing also asked knowingly, but her questioning was to confirm one thing.
The contradiction between the Cangyun Sect and the Lihuo Sect in the eyes of outsiders is actually not completely existent, and the fact that the two masters can sit together and drink tea like this is enough to explain something.
Who would have thought that the Cangyun Sect would raise its arms and exclaim, and instead of minding that its boss would be robbed of the limelight, the Fire Sect would sit down with the other party and cooperate sincerely?
Of course, it may be a little early to talk about sincere cooperation, but at least the relationship between the two sides is far from being as incompatible as outsiders think, so the Jin family outside put on such a big battle, to put it bluntly, it is just a farce.
Chu He clarified his thoughts, and finally decided not to consider Wang Anshuo's subconscious meaning, smiled and said, "The two heads are good means. A luncheon brought the entire Izumo Castle crowd around, and even we were tricked. β