"It's been more than a year, and although my consciousness has gradually and accurately controlled the time of entering the meditation, this time my cultivation has indeed taken a little longer, and I am sixteen years old before I know it. Chen Mu sighed as he walked, getting older and older.

After a while, Xia Xue came to the stele hall with Chen Mu with an surprised face, and Xuan Ming'er was already waiting for them at the entrance of the hall.

Looking at this still flawless Xuan Ming'er, Chen Mu sighed: "You are worthy of being the goddess in the minds of our younger generations, you are the most radiant at any time." ”

Xuan Ming'er ignored Chen Mu, and there seemed to be a trace of resentment on her face.

At this time, Xia Xue on the side stepped forward and said, "Just forgive him, I heard that he did encounter a lot of trouble in Shuijing Village, let him tell us about it." ”

And Chen Mu finally knew why Xuan Ming'er was angry with him at this time, he had made an appointment with her to meet Lin Xiaoting after the mission was completed before going to Shuijing Village, but unfortunately when he came back, he had already missed the appointed time, and Xuan Ming'er had already retreated and cultivated.

"Well, let's see what happened to him, and forget about such an important agreement to me. Xuan Ming'er pouted and said a word to Chen Mu, and then walked into the light gate of the stele hall.

When he arrived at the stele hall, Chen Mu finally knew why he wanted to come here, and the idea of putting the dinner in this hall was swept away. It turned out to be to take on a special task by the way before going down the mountain.

Under the leadership of Xia Xue, the group came to a stone tablet that was half a person high, Chen Mu took a closer look, it turned out to be a task to investigate the ancient mansion, this kind of task that is very likely to have supernatural events is rarely picked up by female cultivators, I don't know why Xia Xue and they are interested.

Then look down, the task reward turned out to be five pills of the three-grade pill Zhuyan Pill, eating one can make the face unchanged for twenty years, but after twenty years, you must continue to take it, unless you find a higher-level Eternal Resident Pill.

"No wonder they care so much about this task. Chen Mu suddenly realized, and then pressed the Xuantie card to the stone tablet.

The original text on the stele disappeared immediately, showing the names of the three people and the location of the mission, which was actually the town of Mingshan not far from the Xuanqing Gate, and the middle was the countdown time of the mission for a week.

Xia Xue looked at the stone tablet and said unexpectedly: "It turned out to be a red countdown!"

"Is there any explanation for this?" Chen Mu asked casually.

"I heard that if this kind of task is still not completed when the time is up, other monks will come to pick it up, it seems that this task has failed before, otherwise it would not use such a conspicuous red countdown. Xia Xue explained thoughtfully.

"Let's go, explain it to me on the way. Xuan Ming'er patted Chen Mu's back heavily, turned around and left the hall.

None of them carefully read the huge sign next to the main hall, which contained a sentence: The red countdown task is a unique mark for failing more than ten missions, and in case of danger, the task mark on the dark iron card must be cleared to determine the abandonment of the task.

On the way down the mountain, Chen Mu told the two girls a long story about Shuijing Village, although part of it was hidden, but after adding oil and vinegar, it still made them thrilling and frightened, and even Chen Mu himself admired his eloquence.

Xuan Ming'er looked apologetic: "Chen Mu, I blame you, I forgive you for your breach of contract, I hope you and Xia Xue can still help me when I go back from this mission!"

"Without you, she doesn't even want to reveal the need for help to me, but she's very optimistic about you!" Xia Xue interjected with a smile on the side.

It was not early, and at the speed of the three of them, they soon arrived at Mingshan Town, and the first stop was of course Zhao Niu's small inn.

When they stood in front of a luxurious three-story restaurant, looking at the plaque of "Wanfu Restaurant", Chen Mu didn't believe his eyes, when did the small inn be rebuilt so luxuriously?

And Xia Xue and Xuan Ming'er are the happiest, they have never been to such a high-end restaurant.

"May I ask if Zhao Niu is the boss here?" Chen Mu walked into the restaurant, still a little disbelieving, and asked a shopkeeper.

"Guest officer, are you here to find Boss Zhao? He just went to the third floor to toast Qian Yuanwai, you take a break and I'll report it." With that, Xiao Er arranged three mahogany carved chairs for them nearby, and then turned around and went upstairs.

A group of three people sat down around the carved dragon mahogany table, and seemed to sigh at the grandeur of the hall on this floor, and the upstairs was like a palace.

"If it weren't for the demons in the heart, the secular world would not be so peaceful. Xia Xue took a sip of the tea she had just served and said with emotion.

"What do you mean by this demon?" Xuan Ming'er had no longer a rigid face, and asked with a confused and simple expression.

"All cultivators who interfere with the affairs of the mortal world will be disturbed by the inner demons, and they will not be able to continue to go further, and some people still have the worry of their surnames, what is this inner demon, maybe we will be able to understand it after we reach the infancy stage. Xia Xue replied seriously, she firmly believed that she could reach the infancy stage, and only then could she truly become the top existence of the Xuanqing Sect, and then she would have enough strength to return to her birthplace.

"Chen Mu!!" A loud shout startled Chen Mu, and the gorgeously dressed Zhao Niu and Zhao Fat Man rushed over and hugged him, Chen Mu only felt that the bones in his whole body were tight, and he couldn't breathe, "My lucky star has finally come to see me, follow me to the back hall to talk in detail!" ......

The beauty of the back hall is no worse than that of the restaurant, and it can be seen that the two girls want to live here for a long time.

Zhao Niu looked at Xuan Ming'er and said, "I didn't expect that I haven't seen each other for a few years, Miss Yan is getting more and more beautiful, and she has grown into such a flawless beauty." ”

"Who is Miss Yan, are you talking about me before the seal?" asked Xuan Ming'er a little cutely.

At this time, Zhao Niu's jaw didn't seem to be able to close, and he was stunned.

Chen Mu hurriedly explained: "Uncle Zhao, Yan Xingyu has disappeared, but I know where she is, I will definitely find her!"

At this time, Zhao Niu was also anxious, it was the daughter of his friend, and he had promised that person to take good care of him.

After the persuasion of several people and Chen Mu's oath, Zhao Niu finally settled down, and after returning to normalcy, he invited Chen Mu and the three of them to eat an incomparably delicious meal.

"I didn't expect there to be such a delicacy in the world!"

"Yes, where did you find this chef, take him to Xuanqingmen. ”

"No, aunts and grandmothers, you can come and eat at any time, but don't beat our chef's idea. In addition to the strong support of Xuanqingmen after Chen Mu became a disciple in the past few years, I also have a secret of success, that is, I discovered this super chef, and since he came, the business of the inn has become more and more prosperous day by day. Zhao Niu was really anxious, and danced to stop Xia Xue's poaching.

However, at Xia Xue's strong request, Zhao Niu still took the three of them to get to know the chef, and sure enough, he was the head chef with a talent, and he seemed to be only in his twenties. He actually boasted to Chen Mu and others that he could make a delicious meal no matter what ingredients he brought.

Finally, everyone watched and listened to a wonderful guqin performance, which was regarded as the curtain for Chen Mu's sixteenth birthday Chengren celebration.

In the middle of the night, several people came to the council chamber, sat around a dim candle, and finally talked about the mission.

"Zhao Niu, do you know what strange things have happened to the Yan family's ancient mansion in this town recently?" Xia Xue asked mysteriously.

"If you really came here for this matter, did you already know that this ancient mansion was once and is the old mansion of Yan Xingyu Ancestor?" Zhao Niu said in a low voice in surprise.

"What! When I watched the task, I had a hunch that it belonged to Yan Xingyu's family, but I didn't expect it to be true. Chen Mu screamed in surprise and then deliberately lowered his voice.

Zhao Niu continued: "The ancestors of the Yan family have always lived in this town, and not long after I joined the outer gate of Xuanqing Gate, I was fortunate to get the care of the Yan family and was able to mingle in this Mingshan Town, and since then I have formed an indissoluble bond with the Yan family. Fifteen years ago, the Yan family gave up the rich inheritance passed down from their ancestors for some reason, and the whole family gathered in my small inn in one day, and then moved the family to the town of Lushui in three days. Yan Xingyu's father, he is the head of the Yan family, I asked him why he left in such a hurry, if there is any difficulty, I can ask Xuanqingmen for help. Unfortunately, he kept silent, left me a large sum of silver taels and hurried away. ”

"I think it should have something to do with that ancient mansion, right?" Xuan Ming'er also held it up and whispered suspiciously.

Since then, there have been many messages, some say that the enemy is chasing and killing, some say that the ancient house is haunted, and some say that the outer door of Xuanqing Gate saw that its power was too great to force it away. But no one can say clearly why the family left, once the curious big family in the town jointly invited a feng shui master to climb over the wall into the Yan family's ancient house, and found nothing unusual, but the things in the house didn't seem to be taken away, and many things that were worth the city were placed in their place. Soon, the feng shui master jumped out with a pale face without touching anything, and left Mingshan Town without even asking for compensation. Since then, no one has dared to fight the idea of this house. After speaking, Zhao Niu picked up the tea bowl with a slight tremble, took a sip of tea, and then looked nervously left and right.

Xia Xue was most afraid of these strange things, and she was getting closer and closer to Chen Mu. And Xuan Ming'er still simply held her chin, and seemed to be very interested in Zhao Niu's story.

Although Chen Mu was a little scared at this moment, what he thought about the most was whether the ancient mansion was related to Yan Xingyu**'s disappearance. He asked in a low voice, "Who is the person who issued the task of investigating the ancient mansion in the Xuanqing Gate Stele Stone Hall? It can't be you, right?" The person who issued the mission in the mission introduction was actually hidden. ”

Zhao Niu thought for a while and whispered: "It's not me, according to my guess, it may be the most powerful Qian man in Mingshan Town, but his backstage is the high-level of Xuanqing Gate, and he is much tougher than me." He has long been eyeing the Yan family's ancient mansion, not only the treasures in the house, but the homestead covering an area of dozens of acres alone is enough for him to use for a while. ”

"Okay, no matter who posted it, we must complete this task for the sake of that task reward, you lead the way. Xia Xue stood up, and a resolute expression appeared on her face again.