Chapter 516 – Unresolvable Conflicts

The moment she saw a white-clothed figure in the darkness, Xu Qi’an’s heart seemed to miss a few beats, her scalp instantly tingling, and every goosebump on her body protruding out.

It wasn’t just that being surrounded by outsiders while doing something private caused shock, but also because after experiencing Xu Pingfeng’s surprise attack, Xu Qi’an had developed a very terrible stress disorder towards the white-clothed man who suddenly appeared without any mental defense.

He combined saliva with his poisonous compulsion ability, and his mouth spewed out pitch-black, corrosive venom that corrupted everything.

Then, pouncing on Munanjian’s plump and soft petite body, he tried to take her shadow jumping.

The white-clad warlock sidesteps his head, avoiding the venomous spray, and utters an eager “don’t”.

Hmm?

Xu Qi’an froze for a moment, the voice inexplicably familiar and not Xu Pingfeng’s, and he aborted the shadow jump.

“AHHHH!!!”

Mu Nanjian’s screams echoed through the room, she still hadn’t noticed the white-clothed warlock, but she assumed Xu Qi’an was going to be violent towards her.

The princess was covered with the quilt, and her body was pressed by him, like a natural bondage, so that she couldn’t shove and resist, so she could only keep wriggling her body, like a plump and fat maggot.

It is often said that even the most skillful marksman cannot hit an object moving at high speed.

At that moment, she heard Xu Qi’an’s voice ringing in her ears, “You’re Second Senior Brother Sun Xuanji?”

Mu Nanjia instantly settled down, head held high, looking toward the bed, and sure enough, there was a white-clothed silhouette standing at the head of the bed, his features blurred in the darkness.

The white-clad warlock looked down at the man and woman on the bed and said in a deep voice, “Fear …….”

Afraid? Afraid of what, what is he afraid of ……… Xu Qi an and Mu Nanjia flashed the same doubts in their heads.

Wait, he had just said one more word, it seemed to be “don’t”, Xu Qi’an seemed to understand something.

“He is the Supervisor Zheng’s second disciple, Senior Brother Sun Xuanji Sun.”

Xu Qi’an lowered his head, gazing into Mu Nanjian’s dark, moist, beautiful eyes, and explained.

He whirled around and got up from the Princess’s delicate, plump body, put on his robe, went to the table, and lit the candles.

The fire-colored glow dispersed the darkness and brought a dim glow.

Xu Qi’an borrowed the candlelight and looked at the second senior brother whom he had never met before, he was about one meter seven in height, very ordinary. His features were straight, but they had nothing to do with the word “handsome”, and were equally ordinary.

Among the disciples of Supervisor Zheng, this second senior brother is the most ordinary. Even the king of pusher Yang Qian fantasy …….. Oh, Xu Qi’an had never seen what he looked like.

But Song Qing, the Alchemy Maniac, was actually a rather handsome man.

As for Chu Caiwei and Zhong Li, the former is a lively and cute girl with big eyes, while the latter, although unkempt, occasionally reveals the “tip of the iceberg” of her features, which can be concluded that she is an excellent beauty.

The princess was curled up in the thick quilt, only half of her head poking out, her bright and soulful eyes, quietly watching the two men, mainly glancing at Sun Xuanji.

Sun Xuanji said, “The old …… division ……. Let ……. me …….. come ……. Find …….. you ………”

A quarter of an hour passed after this passage.

The Princess fell back to sleep, letting out a light snore.

…….. Xu Qi’an looked at the white-clothed warlock woodenly, “What is this, Senior Sun?”

Is this a language barrier?

Sun Xuanji nodded his head in a serious manner and explained, “I, don’t ……..”

Xu Qi’an hurriedly interrupted, “No harm, no need to explain.”

Waiting for you to finish explaining and another quarter hour over to go. He ventriloquized in his mind.

“The Superintendent sent you to me?”

Xu Qi’an flipped open the inverted teacups, poured two cups of hot tea, and frowned, “Does his old man have any orders, well, please speak faster if you can.”

“Teacher ……” “Says ……..” “Floating treasure …….” “Tower opens ……..” “…….. up.”

“He wants ……..” “Can you ……..” “make a trip to ……..”

Sun Xuanji finished.

The tea in Xu Qi’an’s hand was already cold.

Mu Nanjian rolled over, murmured a few words in a small voice, and slept soundly.

I want to hit him so badly, otherwise it is difficult to calm ……… Xu Qi an s face skin twitched fiercely, only to feel that a burst of restlessness surged inside that was difficult to control, wanting to pound the chest and roar.

Listening patiently to the Second Brother is a pain in the ass, no less than fingernails scraping a chalkboard, or two pieces of foam rubbing against each other.

If Chun is here, he will either draw his sword and cut people or commit hara kiri ……… Xu Qi an thought bitterly.

Sun Xuanji took a deep breath and continued, “Old, Master …….”

“Wait!”

Xu Qi’an interrupted, poured water and ground ink as fast as he could, spread out the paper, grabbed the brush and dipped it in the ink stone, offered it with both hands, and sincerely said:

“Second Senior Brother, let’s never beep if we can do it, okay?”

Sun Xuanji frowned slightly, seeming to prefer verbal communication, and grudgingly took the pen, sitting down at the edge of the bookcase to write.

Phew ……. Xu Qi’an exhaled a breath, this smooth rhythm of writing, this uncluttered brushwork, this quietly burning candle ………. The world is truly beautiful.

Supervisor Zheng’s disciples, really none of them are normal people, compared to the king of pusher Yang Qianyi, alchemy maniac Song Qing, unhappy Zhong Li, and mindless Chu Caiwei, this Sun Xuanji is the most terrifying character.

Second only to improper son Xu Pingfeng.

“Second Senior Brother, if you’re coming over, why don’t you greet me in advance?” Xu Qi’an complained.

If the bird doesn’t come over, he might be able to make the Princess physically understand how to spell “M” and “one.”

“I, said, but, you ……..”

Not long after, Sun Xuanji finished writing, but his words were not yet finished.

Looking at Xu Qi’an, he said, “Didn’t, take, care, of, me.”

“…….”

Xu Qi’an arched his hand toward him and took the paper to read.

The more he looked at it, the more serious it became, mixed with excitement.

The Faustus Pagoda is a supreme treasure of the Buddhist Sect, dedicated to suppressing and refining evil demons. Five hundred years ago, the Buddhist Sect preached in the Central Plains and brought with it the two arms of Shenshu.

The right hand is suppressed in Sangpo, and the left hand is suppressed in the pagoda of Sanhua Temple in Leizhou.

Two hundred years ago, the Dafeng “treachery”, the implementation of the policy of extermination of Buddhism, the Buddhist sect back to the Western Region, leaving only a few scattered Buddhist temples in the Central Plains to survive.

The Three Flowers Monastery, like the Green Dragon Monastery in the capital, did not withdraw completely, leaving behind a Taoist lineage.

Qinglong Temple’s mission is to keep an eye on the seal underneath Sangpo.

The same is true of the Temple of the Three Flowers.

As to why the Buddha Sect did not bring the Floating Pagoda back to the Western Region, Sun Xuanji’s explanation was that the seal of the Three Flowers Monastery in Leizhou and the seal under Sangpo were just like each other, and both of them had Supervisors to help set up the formations.

This wouldn’t be much of a problem when the Buddhists and Da Bong were brotherly, but once the plastic brotherhood broke down, the Supervisor’s formation became a hindrance instead.

In addition, the reason the Buddhist Sect sent the remnants of Shinshu’s body to the Great Bong to be sealed in the first place was because they could no longer afford to seal this part of the remnants of the body.

“The broken arm sealed in the Floating Pagoda will surely have a wisp of residual soul as well, and with the two residual souls combined, Shenshu can remember more …….”

Xu Qi’an pressed down his agitation and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me about this in advance?”

Sun Xuanji put pen to paper and wrote: “Teacher is a chess player.”

Does this mean that I, a pawn, am not qualified to know the news in advance? Xu Qi’an ventriloquized in his heart.

“I’ve heard that the Witch God Cult has also sent people to Leizhou.”

Sun Xuanji frowned, revealing a look of dawning realization, and put up his pen to write:

“There are two ways to open the Faustus Pagoda: one, the Buddha Sect and the teacher combine their efforts to open it; and two, it opens on its own once in an aeon. The latter’s opening time limit is almost up.”

Xu Qi’an understood at once:

“Back then, that second-ranked Rainmaker was sent to the Floating Pagoda by the Supervisor of Justice and the Buddhist Sect in conjunction?”

Well, at the time of the Battle of Shanhaiguan the relationship between the Buddhists and the Dafeng was considered relatively hardcore.

Sun Xuanji wrote, “I’m not too sure, I was still a teenager at that time. You have to do two things, stop the Witch God Cult from rescuing Nalan Tianlu’s soul, and bring out Shenshu’s severed arm, and I will help you.”

“Why didn’t the Superintendent himself make a move?”

“When the formation was set up back then, the teacher and the Buddha Sect made an oath with the Heavenly Dao as proof. Nothing could be done to destroy the seal.”

“Understood.”

Xu Qi’an smiled, although the Eastern Sisters were at the peak of the Fourth Grade, Sun Xuanji was a Third Grade Tianji Master, and with his own assistance, it would be easy to deal with them.

Well, maybe there are still the masters of the Temple of the Three Flowers, but it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

This progress can be ah, materials, dragon qi, as well as the broken arm of Shenshu, collected in an organized manner …….. When Supervisor Zheng gave me the magic snail that day, I thought he was trying to get Sun Xuanji to help me search for dragon qi, but I didn’t expect the ambush to be here.

Sun Xuanji glanced at him with a serious face and wrote:

“Don’t take this lightly, after Wei Yuan captured Jing Shan City, the Witch God Cult suffered a great loss of vitality before they took the risk and directed their goal towards the Floating Pagoda. It’s highly likely that they’ll send out Spirit Wisdom Masters.”

Spiritual Wisdom Master …….. Xu Qi’an’s pupils shrunk.

Without waiting for him to speak, Sun Xuanji wrote again:

“A few days ago, I made a trip to Leizhou and observed a Guardian Vajra with my Qi Surveying Technique.”

Xu Qi’an opened his mouth wide, “The Three Flowers Temple has a Dharma Protector Vajra sitting on it?”

What’s the point of playing?

Sun Xuanji shook his head and put up his pen to write, “After the extermination of the Buddhas back then, all Buddhists above the fourth rank withdrew from the Central Plains. The Three Flowers Temple does not have a vajra to sit on, the reason why there is this vajra, I guess it is for the spirit of the Dragon Vein.”

For the sake of the Spirit of the Dragon Vein ……… Xu Qi An s heart sank, this was not good news, meaning that he was destined to encounter this vajra if he continued to collect dragon qi.

“Buddhist sect, what’s the point of collecting dragon qi?” Xu Qi’an’s face didn’t look too good.

“If you lose the Dragon’s Qi, the Central Plains will be in chaos. If you gain the Dragon Qi, you will have the possibility of entering the Central Plains. In this regard, there is no difference between the Buddhist Sect and the Witch God Sect.”

Sun Xuanji glanced at him and continued to write, “There is a dragon qi that clings to the Floating Pagoda and is one of the nine vital dragon qi.”

A bolt from the blue!

Xu Qi’an’s face steeply froze, his mouth slightly open as he looked at Sun Xuanji woodenly.

The latter looked at him calmly.

This can t be avoided ah, if the floating tower only has the broken arm of Shenshu, I can still drag it, and I can collect the dragon qi ……… or look for a way to find other remnants of the body first.

But now one of the nine dragon qi, clinging to the Temple of the Three Flowers, has attracted the Third Grade Vajra, and coupled with Shenshu’s severed arm, this is an unresolvable conflict for me.

Negotiable, perhaps?

Didn’t the Buddha Sect want to invite me to be a Buddha’s son in the West.

No, you can’t think like that. The four greats are worse than death.

Why did the Buddhists collect dragon energy? Is there also the idea of appropriating the Central Plains? It is also possible that they want to use the dragon’s energy as a blackmail to evangelize the Central Plains again. But it is unlikely, the Buddhist Sect has already suffered a loss in this regard and will not repeat the same mistake …….. Xu Qi’an pinched his brow.

He felt a few moments of coolness in the dead of night.

“The Protector Vajra and Spirit Wisdom Master are both of the third rank, what should I do? I might be able to do it in my heyday.” Xu Qi’an asked with a worried frown.

“Above the fourth rank, one cannot enter the Floating Pagoda, which is both forbidden by the magic treasure itself, as well as suppressed by the teacher’s formation. Otherwise, the Nine-Tailed Fox would have already broken into the tower and brought out Shenshu’s severed arm.”

Sun Xuanji wrote.

Staring at the paper, Xu Qi’an’s eyes slowly brightened, bursting with hope.

In a flash, many ideas flashed through his mind, but they were too fragmented and trivial to be pieced together into a workable plan.

“That leaves me mostly maneuverable, will have to take some time to formulate a plan ……..”

Xu Qi’an took a sip of the cold tea and said, “Is there anything else?”

Sun Xuanji wrote, “I need to make some preparations, so you will depart for Leizhou tomorrow, and then you will contact with the magic snail to make a plan. I can’t enter the pagoda, but I can help smooth out the pressure from the outside world.”

Xu Qi’an nodded, “Can you bring Senior Brother Yang as well? He’ll definitely enjoy the occasion.”

Sun Xuanji’s face suddenly looked odd as he wrote, “Master Yang has been suppressed by his teacher again.”

“Why do you use the word “again”?”

“Soon after you left the capital, he came out of the ground and secretly investigated the Crown Prince.”

“Investigating the Prince?”

“According to him, he has already collected incriminating evidence of the Crown Prince’s corruption and bribery, collusion with the ministers of the court, as well as the abuse of the palace maidens. Just waiting for the crown prince to ascend the throne ……..”

Inside the room, there was a dead silence for a while, only the sound of Mu Nanjian’s calm breathing.

After a long time, Xu Qi’an’s face was sincere as he said:

“Give my regards to the Superintendent, and tell him to be sure to take care of his health; open-mindedness is the secret of a long life.”

Sun Xuanji let out a “hmm”.

He got up and was about to teleport away when Xu Qi’an hurriedly added, “The words above, remember to write them down on paper.”

You can’t rub salt into the wounds of the Supervisor.

……. Sun Xuanji glanced at him, and the formation pattern under his feet flickered and disappeared.

Xu Qi’an waited for a few moments to make sure that he wouldn’t come back, before blowing out the candle, shrinking under the covers, and going to sleep.

………..

The next day, early morning.

Xu Qi’an and Mu Nanjian got up and washed up, came to the inn lobby to have their morning meal, and happened to see Li Lingsu, who was dressed in a gorgeous black robe, return to the inn.

He was carrying a large bag of herbs, wrapped in butter paper.

Li Lingsu quietly hid the package behind her back, revealing a high-colored smile, “Good morning, both of you.”

Princess Mu ignored him and lowered her head to drink congee.

Xu Qi’an took a breath and faintly said, “Deer antler, lockjaw, yellow essence, fireweed root, black sesame ………”

All are aphrodisiacs and kidney tonic herbs.

Mu Nanjia raised her head and examined Li Ling Su in surprise.

The Holy Son of the Heavenly Sect’s face flushed red, looking left and right in vain as he hurriedly said, “You, don’t say it.”

Seeing that there were not many diners in the lobby, and that neither the shopkeeper nor the second in command heard him, he sighed in relief, sat down at the table, and said in a deep voice:

“I have to explain, it’s not that this Saint Son is overindulging, it’s that Sister Qing and Sister Rong are asking for too much ………”

Speaking of which, the holy son showed a sad expression:

“They have to have sex with me every day, taking turns, not allowing me to rest for a day. And they do this in order to prevent me from having the energy to hook up with the pretty maids around me.”

The holy son was sad: “I never took the initiative to seduce the maid, it was the maid who had the heart to seduce me, my damn charm ……..”

Xu Qi’an was expressionless as he said, “Roll on up, and in a quarter of an hour, we’ll set off.”

When Li Lingsu returned to the room, Xu Qi’an threw the porcelain spoon away and said angrily, “So tasteless.”

The princess slumped on the table, one hand over her stomach, and laughed tears out of her eyes.

……….

A quarter of an hour later, the three rode out of the town, Li Lingsu chewing aphrodisiac herbs in her mouth and speaking in a high voice:

“Elder, where are we going?”

Xu Qi’an looked into the distance and said in a deep voice, “All the way to the west.”