One is the novice player mentor of Biluo Mansion, the cold and aloof Class A killer Bie Xiaoshuang, one is the sadistic training instructor "The Lute Girl" Wen Luxue, and the other is the beautiful and arrogant maid Meisheng who is responsible for delivering messages to the mansion lord "Huangquan".
Comparatively speaking, among these three people, Xiaoshuang has a higher chance of fighting him to the death.
This killer girl who looks cold and icy is actually very innocent at heart. She has no emotions at all. If she were in modern times, she would probably blush even when reading a girl's comic. If she really felt sad and came to kill Liu Yuan, that is possible and very likely.
But on the other hand, this kind of character has no opinion in terms of feelings. If it is really her, Liu Yuan is confident that he can pull her to his side again.
Wen Luxue is the second most likely candidate. This sadistic woman with a gentle and quiet appearance - Liu Yuan has always suspected that the authorities deliberately put a pair of women with such a huge contrast in the same place - although she looks conservative and dignified in her skirt and guqin all day long, she probably hides a whip, leather jacket and candles deep in her heart.
She was the one who “tamed” the low-level killers in Biluo Mansion.
There are two ways to produce killers in this organization.
One type is people who already have a certain level of strength like players, but are left with nowhere to go for some reason, such as being wanted, framed, etc., or they join this sect just to make money.
There is another type, which is the orphans collected by Biluo Mansion from all over the place, or the talented children abducted by force, and they are trained since childhood. These people all rely on training instructors like Wen Luxue to brainwash and train them.
However, Liu Yuan did not think that she would kill him because of his "betrayal", because he used extreme methods when he conquered Wen Luxue.
It is said that every sadistic person has a sadistic side in his heart, especially Wen Luxue... cough cough, I'm getting off topic.
His thoughts raced as his gaze moved down the page of the illustrated guide he had just opened. Neither Bie Xiaoshuang nor Wen Luxue were activated, so at least the people who shot the arrows just now should not be these two people.
As for Mei Sheng, this Yellow Spring messenger who holds an exceptionally high status in the Biluo Palace, she herself has no cultivation, and because the orders she conveys are all confidential, there must be no possibility of any leaks. She is just a beautiful puppet, but has a very arrogant personality.
However, Liu Yuan knew that this was just a disguise. She was actually very fragile and didn't want to be a symbolic tool...
Liu Yuan's gaze on the illustrated screen suddenly paused, then he went back and flipped through it again.
again.
Again.
Wait... wait, wait!
Liu Yuan's face changed drastically. He flipped through the illustrated book over and over again, from beginning to end, without missing a single page.
but none!
No flattery!
"My grass..."
Liu Yuan closed the illustrated book in a daze, and felt his scalp tingling for an instant.
Mei Sheng... the messenger puppet... Huang Quan who never shows up in public... a series of scattered information tugged and swirled in his mind, piecing together a guess that almost scared him to death.
Impossible! It can't be such a coincidence!
"Holy shit, shit, shit, shit…"
Liu Yuan kept muttering, the disappearance of the illustration meant that the favorability was no longer full.
How much has it dropped? To what extent? 80? 50? 20? 0? Or in other words…
Liu Yuan's forehead was covered in sweat and his confused look naturally attracted Xiahou Cenyi's attention. She reached out and pinched Liu Yuan's face and found that it was stiff and cold, which showed how nervous the young man was.
The Grand Elder blinked his eyes and said, "What's wrong? Which of your old lovers is here to kill you again?"
Liu Yuan shuddered and laughed dryly: "Maybe... maybe it is."
Xiahou Cenyi was a little confused and frowned, "That's strange. You weren't scared like this when you saw me. Could it be possible that you could provoke a Mahayana cultivator?"
"No, that's not the case." Liu Yuan shook his head dejectedly.
But the Biluo Mansion, this evil giant, has four guardians in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and countless assassins under them...
The most important thing is that no matter whether it is Xiahou Cenyi or Ling Yao, he can clearly see that their favorability is still full.
And this time, you may have to face a character that has disappeared from the illustrated guide.
Chapter 253: The Grand Elder's First Love Experience
But now these are just speculations, so let's resolve this situation first.
If it disappears, it disappears. It's not like we haven't been prepared for this.
"Since I have traveled through time and have gradually become famous, I can't hide the fact that I have relationships with many women. The characters I have conquered have different personalities. Some are like Lan Ruo who still support me unconditionally, while others naturally think that I have betrayed them and therefore turn their love into hatred, causing their favorability to decrease or even reverse. I considered this as early as when I was at Chiyu Villa. Why am I so flustered now?"
Liu Yuan laughed at himself in his heart, calmed down his fluctuating emotions, took a deep breath, and thought: if the enemy comes, we will stop him; if the water comes, we will block it; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally straighten itself out...
Although the Biluo Mansion is strong, he can also gather a lot of forces. As long as he is not dead, wherever he goes will be his help, and wherever he goes, a spark can start a prairie fire.
It's not just the female characters, but also hidden characters like Xie Qian, intelligence professionals like Bai Xiaosheng, and even logistics personnel like the enthusiastic elder in the Tianbao Pavilion branch.
Full favorability does not only mean a huge harem, but also represents a network of contacts covering the upper central world of immortal cultivation.
But... before the two subsequent wars with alien races, will there first be a great battle between good and evil among humans?
Liu Yuan shook his head. Before the truth was revealed, his guesses were just guesses.
At least, don't lose your composure.
Liu Yuan calmed himself down, turned to Xia Hou and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, let's deal with the current matter first. Even if my old lover comes looking for me, it's my business, and I will naturally find a way."
Just like when he was in Wanjian City, relying on Duan Lanruo's protection, standing behind her but watching her get hurt, this kind of thing would never happen again from the moment he chose to take a step forward.
Xiahou Cenyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and flicked his forehead lightly, saying, "Why are you so silly all of a sudden? Senior sisters and brothers should be of one mind and one heart, and work together. Your business is also my business... Don't say silly things before you can solve the troubles Ling Yao mentioned."
Xiahou Cenyi always liked to pinch his cheeks or bite his ears, as if she was treating a favorite toy. It looked intimate and frivolous, but tapping his forehead seemed condescending. Liu Yuan subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it, but just as he moved, he held himself back.
Xiahou suddenly came up to him, hugged him, blew in his ear, and whispered, "Are you angry?"
Liu Yuan shook his head: "No..."
Xiahou Cenyi looked at the frown on his brow that had just disappeared and smiled, not caring about his obvious lie. She slid down one hand, and when Liu Yuan felt vaguely embarrassed, she grabbed his hand, and slid her fingers in between his fingers, interlocking their five fingers.
Before Liu Yuan had time to take it all in, the woman's figure turned into a ray of light, and then a cold, heavy black sword appeared in her hand.
Xiahou's slightly teasing snicker seemed to still linger in his ears.
Liu Yuan touched his earlobe and smiled.
The Supreme Elder is actually a person who says one thing and does another but acts honestly... However, she is not arrogant. Instead, she hides all her little emotions under those jokes and teasings. She seems bold and doesn't care, but in fact, she is just covering up her inner shyness.
The Supreme Elder, who has been single for thousands of years, although highly respected, is in love for the first time after all. He even avoids eye contact, and holding hands is naturally a brief experience.
Xiahou Cenyi had no idea that his true self was almost exposed by Liu Yuan, and his dignity as the supreme elder was gone.
After she turned back into the sword spirit state, she transmitted her voice: "No matter how strong you were before or how strong you will be in the future, you still need to borrow some strength now. Those who want to achieve great things will not hesitate to use small fees. Besides, it's just a little face, which is better than being stubborn and doing bad things. Anyway, you will have plenty of opportunities to get it back from me... us in the future."
Although Liu Yuan was indeed not doing it for the sake of face, how could he go against the shy and earnest teachings of the Supreme Elder at the end?
Liu Yuan nodded naturally and said softly, "Okay."
Xiahou Cenyi did not respond, but a rich spiritual power came from the black sword in his hand. The murderous and evil aura was like a substance, which automatically bounced away the rain around him.
The sword blade ignited with a crackling fire, illuminating a circle of bright color around the deck.
The sky around me had darkened at some point, as if it had quickly entered night. It was just a drizzle just now, but now it was pouring down, splashing on the boat and the river, creating waves of water.
A flash of lightning like a snake streaked across the sky covered with dark clouds, followed by a muffled thunder.
"Rumble..."
“Ah——” The painful roars of the shadow dragon continued to be heard, and its twisting body was turning the world upside down.
At this moment, six magic swords have been nailed under the water of Hualing River. The sharp sword light that shot into the sky made the rolling river surface sparkle, and nailed the shadow dragon's torso into the river water.
A phantom magic circle has taken shape, drawing in the righteous energy of Beidou. With just one final sword strike, the shadow dragon can be turned into nothingness.
Ling Yao's Beiluo Sword Technique is the move that made her famous, and naturally it is also the strongest sword move.
An ordinary cultivator would be destroyed before the third sword arrives, which shows that this shadow dragon is already very powerful.
But there is another reason, that is, Ling Yao needs to be distracted to protect the three star ships and the younger brothers and sisters on the star ships.
However, there was more than one assassin hiding in the dark. The "Moon-piercing Arrow" specially made by the Biluo Mansion was extremely powerful and could easily penetrate the Star Raft. When Liu Yuan blocked that arrow, he also felt the powerful penetrating power. What's more, there were assassins everywhere, and he could not focus on one thing while neglecting another.
The three ships came closer, and the shaking hulls gradually stabilized.
The blood on the boat was washed away.
Except for Liu Yuan and others, among the remaining Yuxu disciples, the highest cultivation level was only the Lingjie stage of the Lianxu period. They had a hard time dealing with the Guanyue Arrow. At least seven or eight Yuxu disciples had died in this short period of time.
The remaining people have consciously gathered into several small circles, forming a simple formation, with their backs to each other, trying their best to take into account attacks from all directions.
Ling Jie felt heavy in his heart, and looking around, he found that his fellow disciples could hardly hide their fear in the rain.
They were just fledglings who had just practiced for a dozen years. They had never seen such a scene before. No matter their cultivation or their character, they were unable to face the poisonous snakes in the Biluo Palace.
Lost from the start.
The timing of Biluo Mansion was too good. Most of those who were temporarily transferred to Emperor Wu’s Tomb were young disciples who were carrying out missions nearby...
No, that's not right.
Even if it was a mission, how come there were only young disciples with shallow cultivation around here? There are so many disciples in the Yuxu Taoist sect, is it possible that they can't even send out a decent executive elder?
But this time, even he, who had the highest cultivation level, followed only because he heard that his senior sister was leaving - he would not have come here at all, as there would only be most of the young disciples here who were completely incapable of fighting and would even become a burden!
Ling Jie suddenly felt something was wrong and raised his head abruptly. Coincidentally, another flash of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating his face covered in cold sweat.
Unless...it's deliberately arranged.
Chapter 254: The Lord Wants Him Dead
At this moment, in the mountains and forests on both sides of the Hualing River.
The assassins who had been lying in ambush a few days ago were numb and indifferent. They all performed their duties silently, changing arrows in an orderly manner and shooting mechanically at the three star rafts on the river.
On the hillside behind, there were two figures standing.
A young man in a dark blue robe, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes and handsome features, could be described as handsome from the outside, but the look he had as he stared at the battlefield on the river was cold and chilling.
If there were any disciples of Yuxu Taoism present, they would be shocked to recognize that this person was Lingqiu, the true disciple of Scarlet Fire Palace, who was known as one of the "Three Beauties of Yuxu" together with Lingjie.
The other person was completely covered in a black cloak, and only his hunched body and exposed hands revealed that he was an old man.
Lingqiu looked at the surface of the river and saw that the battle situation was somewhat stalemate. He frowned and looked at the killers below, most of whose cultivation was only at the foundation building stage. If it were not for the large number of "Xunfeng Crossbows", these killers would be equivalent to nothing.
Thinking of the price he paid this time, Lingqiu felt dissatisfied and said, "Master Sister almost nailed the evil dragon to death in the Hualing River, but most of the people on the boat are still alive. In this case, how could she be framed? Is this how you, Biluo Mansion, complete the mission?"
The old man said slowly, "Master, please be patient. These assassins are just abandoned pawns. The fun has just begun."
Lingqiu asked: "Abandoned?"
The old man laughed coldly, his cloak shook, and said, "These are just some one-time arrangements, they will be gone soon. Don't worry, we will do our best to fulfill the Taoist's request. I will teach you our real killing method later."
Although Lingqiu knew that the Biluo Mansion was an evil sect, this attitude of not treating people as human beings really made people's backs cold. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "That's good."
As long as he can get the position of the headmaster, the rest... let him do whatever he wants.
This secret will only remain in his mind. The credibility of the Biluo Mansion is unquestionable and will never be exposed. By then, he will be the head of the Yuxu Sect admired by everyone, and these dirty things will naturally have nothing to do with him.
Even the eldest senior sister can't stop him!
No, after this incident, the eldest sister will no longer be the eldest sister. She will be a traitor bewitched by the demons.
People from countless sects in Emperor Wu’s tomb testified that Ling Yao and Jiang Feng were old acquaintances.
How could an accomplice who abandoned three ships of eighty Yuxu disciples in order to help the demons escape, and allowed those young lives to be killed by the demons, be the head of Yuxu?
He knew that some people would not believe it, but what did it matter? The Danqing Palace had clearly been the weakest lineage since ancient times. Ever since her master Sheng'e took over as acting headmaster and then became the regular headmaster, the other three palaces had been vaguely dissatisfied. After Ling Yao's reputation surpassed that of the other true disciples in the sect, the situation had reached the point where undercurrents were surging.
Having one hall with two consecutive generations as the headmaster was already a very bad sign and a big taboo in the eyes of those who were afraid that other halls would become too powerful.
Now, when the time for preaching and rubbing the stele is approaching, Ling Yao comes to Emperor Wu's tomb to cause trouble. This is simply a godsend!
Even if he cooperates with the Biluo Palace, after he becomes the head of the sect, he will definitely eradicate this evil thing. By then, his reputation in the sect will surely flourish!
Lingqiu's chest was overflowing with ambition, and he stared at the boats on the river with a hint of cold complacency in his eyes. The magic light that kept flashing in the distance shone on his face, making it look unpredictable.
However, he did not notice the mocking look in the old man's cloak next to him.
I can tell what she is thinking at a glance, but I don’t even have the courage to call her by her name, so how can I have the confidence to defeat her?
Fortunately, this was not the person he chose.
The old man showed a sarcastic smile on his face, hiding in the shadows so that no one could see him. He stared at the river for a while, then turned and left: "Let's go. Ling Jie will definitely use his famous skills later. The Taoist priest is the future headmaster, and his worthless body cannot afford to make any mistakes. My old bones can't stand it... Let's go to a better place to watch the show."
Lingqiu nodded and followed. The old man looked back one last time, not knowing where he was in the river, and seemed to be in deep thought.
The dispute over Yuxu Sect Leader is easy to resolve, but why does the Palace Master… take it so seriously and want someone to die so much?
