I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 297: Thousands of miles of marriage are tied by a thin thread
Zhang Chen felt a little uneasy, as he felt guilty: "Could it be that someone has discovered that I stole the power of incense?"

But thinking about it, it was impossible. If someone found out that he had stolen the points, it would not be the law enforcement elder who would call him back with a friendly look, but the masters of Huang Tiandao who would arrest him directly.

So Zhang Chen calmed down, looked at the law enforcement elder, and asked with a smile: "I wonder what instructions the elder has for me?"

"The prince wants to see you, please follow me." After saying this, the law enforcement elder turned around and walked towards the backyard.

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't say much and followed the law enforcement elder silently.

Speaking of Zhang Xiaohua's cottage, three days ago, Zhang Xiaohua was beaten up in her sleep. When she woke up, her whole body was swollen and covered with bruises, like a pig's head. Her scream startled the entire Taoist temple. Liu Feng, Gu Mingyue and others hurried forward to check, but they could not find out the reason why Zhang Xiaohua was attacked.

This went on for three days in a row. Even though Gu Mingyue was guarding by her side, Zhang Xiaohua was still beaten black and blue in her sleep. The people of Huang Tiandao were helpless. The fox fairy Nannan at the side turned her big eyes around, seeing Zhang Xiaohua suffering day and night, she used a secret method to enter Zhang Xiaohua's sleep and mentioned Zhang Chen to her.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohua remembered Zhang Chen's method of driving away the blood-sucking evil spirit and his ability to make the fox fairy Nannan fall, so her eyes lit up and she quickly asked someone to invite Zhang Chen over.

Zhang Chen came to Zhang Xiaohua's cottage and looked at Zhang Xiaohua lying on the bed, her body covered in bruises, with no intact skin left, and her face and nose swollen like a pig's head. His eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohua's original appearance could no longer be recognized, and her face looked extremely ferocious and scary.

"No wonder I haven't had any dreams these past few days. It turns out that my rebellious niece actually found Zhang Xiaohua and entangled her. This kid doesn't have my blood control technique, and he doesn't have the ability to quickly relieve swelling and injuries. It's reasonable that he was beaten like this." Zhang Chen muttered to himself, "So my niece can understand what people say? Well done! Very well done!"

"Greetings, my Lord." Zhang Chen bowed to Zhang Xiaohua expressionlessly, pretending to be ignorant and asking, "Why did the Lord become like this?"

"Save... me... please... save me!" Zhang Xiaohua's voice was hoarse and choked with sobs. Her eyes were so swollen that she couldn't open them. Seeing Zhang Chen coming, she tried her best to open a gap:
"Please! Save me! I know you have the ability to do it."

The red-haired fox transformed by the fox fairy Nannan was also circling around Zhang Chen anxiously. It could be seen that the fox fairy Nannan was very anxious. After all, Zhang Xiaohua was beaten like this. Although she would not die, her life was worse than death.

The most important thing is that Zhang Xiaohua absorbed the breath of the Emperor's daughter, and her spirit bears the mark of the Emperor's daughter. It is easier for the Emperor's daughter to control Zhang Xiaohua's dreams and harm Zhang Xiaohua than to harm Zhang Chen.

Even Zhang Chen couldn't resist the methods of the emperor's daughter, so how could Zhang Xiaohua resist?
"Zhang Chen, the prince said that you have the ability to help him resolve the disaster. You should quickly take action to resolve the prince's difficulties." Liu Feng turned his head to look at Zhang Chen, his voice filled with urgency.

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Master, you are really desperate and are trying all kinds of methods. Even the Taoist priests and masters in the Taoist temple are helpless. How can I be so virtuous and capable as to have such means? I am just an ordinary person. You think too highly of me."

Zhang Chen was not a fool, so why would he treat Zhang Xiaohua? After finally getting the princess to divert her attention, how could he be so foolish as to mess things up again?
He would never agree to this even if you kill him!
Moreover, he and Zhang Xiaohua are at war with each other, and their hatred is as deep as the sea. He wishes Zhang Xiaohua bad luck, so how could he help his enemy?

When Zhang Xiaohua heard Zhang Chen's words, a look of helplessness appeared in her eyes. In the end, she could only wave her hand, signaling Zhang Chen to retreat.

Zhang Chen walked out of Zhang Xiaohua's cottage with a hint of gloating in his eyes, but he quickly restrained it so that no one could notice it.

After Zhang Chen left, Zhang Xiaohua's room was completely silent, with only the sound of Zhang Xiaohua grimacing in pain. Zhang Xiaohua looked towards Gu Mingyue, her voice full of pleading: "Grandmaster, save me!"

Gu Mingyue sighed when she heard this: "At this point, there is only one way."

Gu Mingyue took out a red string from her sleeve and said, "This is the mysterious item that the Great Sage Master refined before he went into seclusion. It can bring a marriage to a happy ending."

Zhang Xiaohua smiled bitterly and said, "Although this item is good, it is of no use to my disciple in his current situation."

“If you can tie the red thread around Xie Lingyun, when the power of fate takes effect, you and Xie Lingyun will be able to have a good relationship. Naturally, you can use Xie Lingyun’s luck and strength to suppress the evil spirits in your body.” Gu Mingyue said.

Zhang Xiaohua grimaced in pain. "But what kind of person is Xie Lingyun? How can I tie the marriage thread to him? I'm afraid that Xie Lingyun will beat me to death before I even start."

"Vulgar, how can you use a thousand miles of marriage like that? It's too vulgar." Gu Mingyue shook her head: "Tying it to your body is the fastest way, but it is also the most difficult way. The Great Sage Master has already had a solution, you don't need to worry about it."

As he was talking, Gu Mingyue took out two scarecrows from his sleeves and handed them to Zhang Xiaohua: "The Great Sage Master has personally taken a strand of Xie Lingyun's hair and put it into one of the scarecrows. You only need to take your own hair and put it into the other scarecrow, and then use red thread to tie the ankles of the two scarecrows together. As long as seven days pass, then you can accomplish your wish."

Zhang Xiaohua's face immediately lit up with joy when she heard that. She quickly asked someone to take off her hair, and then tied the red string around the ankles of the two scarecrows.

When everything was done, everyone dispersed, leaving Zhang Xiaohua alone to recuperate and fell into a coma.

The fox fairy Nannan, who was standing by, saw the scarecrow and the Thousand Miles Marriage Tie in the room, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. She turned her head and looked at Zhang Xiaohua, and said to herself, "If Zhang Chen knew about this, he would fight him to the death. Then you would be dead. My boy, listen to your aunt's advice. You can't control this matter."

After saying this, the fox's eyes rolled and he jumped out of the small building, running all the way towards where Zhang Chen was. Along the way, no Taoist priest made things difficult for him. In the past few days, all the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple had been instructed that the Prince of Pingbian liked to raise foxes, and everyone must not be rude to the foxes, so as not to anger the prince and bring trouble upon themselves.

Zhang Chen had just returned to the courtyard, thinking about his evil niece and Zhang Xiaohua, who had been unlucky, when he heard footsteps and saw the red-haired fox running from a distance, jumping up and landing on Zhang Chen's shoulder. Zhang Chen did not stop the red-haired fox, but asked, "Why are you here?"

At this time, there were a few more white hairs in the red fox's claws, which were mixed in with its hair and were not noticeable at all. Then the fox fairy Nannan's soul left her body and stared at Zhang Chen with big eyes: "Boy, you are watching someone die without helping! I promised you to monitor Zhang Xiaohua, why did you turn a blind eye to her plight? This is our deal."

Hearing the fox fairy Nannan questioning him, Zhang Chen sat directly on the recliner: "You really overestimate me. Do you know what kind of terrifying existence Zhang Xiaohua has provoked? How can I deal with that existence? If I help Zhang Xiaohua, I'm afraid I will be in trouble."

When the fox fairy heard Zhang Chen's words, she knew that he seemed to know something, so her eyes lit up immediately: "What do you seem to know, kid?"

Zhang Chen's mind was turning at this moment, and a conspiracy had already formed. He did not hide it at this time: "The reason why Zhang Xiaohua was beaten in the dream was purely because of the power of the female corpse in the tomb. The tree coffin is very important to the female corpse. If you want to make the female corpse stop, you must find the tree coffin and invite the female corpse back. Otherwise, Zhang Xiaohua will be in big trouble. Tell me, with my insignificant skills, how dare I offend the female corpse?"

"Are you telling the truth?" The fox fairy Nannan's pupils shrank when she heard that. Her old nest was right on the edge of the tomb, and she had been following Zhang Chen, so she certainly knew how terrifying that female corpse was.

Zhang Chen shook his head after hearing this: "Believe it or not, I dare not interfere with the cause and effect. If you want to cure the prince, you'd better find the Longevity Tree Coffin. Otherwise, not only the prince, but I'm afraid it won't be long before everyone in the Pingbian Palace will be in trouble."

Fox Fairy Nannan said thoughtfully at this time: "I was wondering before, the Prince of Pingbian is blessed by the fate of the ancestral dragon vein, so he should not be harmed by this kind of nightmare technique. But if he provoked the ancient gods and demons, then it can be explained clearly."

"Thank you for your advice. I will definitely repay you and give you a chance to climb up the dragon gate." The fox fairy Nannan looked at Zhang Chen with pride and subconsciously tightened the hair on her claws:

"Don't worry, my fox fairy Nannan is definitely not the kind of ungrateful beast who doesn't know how to repay a favor."

After saying that, he left in a very cool and righteous manner, leaving Zhang Chen with a confused face. Looking at the back of the departing red ball, he scratched his head and said, "Is this how the word beast should be used?"

Why did Zhang Chen feel so weird when a vixen said the word "beast"?
However, his guidance to the fox spirit and the mention of the matter of the Longevity Tree Coffin through the fox spirit were also the result of his secret deductions and pondering in his mind.

When Zhang Xiaohua invited him before, he pretended to be ignorant and did not mention anything about the coffin of the immortal tree or the incident of the emperor's daughter entering his dream. It was because with his current status and position, he was afraid that he would not be able to explain clearly if he told others about it, which would arouse suspicion among others and put his family in danger. How could he continue to steal the incense's fortune then?

But through the mouth of the fox fairy Nannan, there won't be so many concerns.

But Zhang Chen didn't know that a red string would soon be tied around his body.

It is said that the fox fairy Nannan returned all the way and came to Zhang Xiaohua's pavilion, only to see that Zhang Xiaohua had fallen asleep. Then the fox fairy Nannan looked at the two scarecrows placed on the counter. The next moment, she quietly jumped up, took out Zhang Xiaohua's hair, and then stuffed Zhang Chen's hair in.

Then, looking at the two scarecrows, a thought suddenly flashed through the Fox Fairy Nannan's little head: "What would happen if Zhang Chen and Zhang Xiaohua were tied together? Wouldn't they have to stop killing each other and all their grudges be resolved?"

Fox Fairy Nannan stared at the two scarecrows with an inexplicable look in her eyes: "Although tying two men together does not conform to the cycle of yin and yang, and will delay Zhang Xiaohua's life, but according to Zhang Chen's current growth rate, Zhang Xiaohua will die in Zhang Chen's hands sooner or later... It's better than letting Zhang Xiaohua die in Zhang Chen's hands, right? Although she was turned gay, at least she can still survive, right?"

But thinking of Zhang Chen's temper, the vixen shook her head vigorously and threw the thought out of her mind: "Zhang Chen has such a bad temper, how could he succumb to the red line of marriage? I'm afraid that in order to get rid of the red line of marriage, he might just kill Zhang Xiaohua. Then Zhang Xiaohua will die even faster. I'd better not mess around anymore. That guy is too weird."

Just thinking that this good marriage actually fell into the hands of Zhang Chen, the fox felt unwilling. Then the fox fairy Nannan smiled sinisterly, looked towards the backyard of the Taoist temple, and then rushed out to a big tree, directly pulled out the leaves of the tree, took out Xie Lingyun's hair, and stuffed the leaves into the puppet.

Not long after the fox fairy Nannan left, the elder who was in charge of passing on the skills came to the big tree with three carpenters. "This big tree was planted by the ancestor himself in the past. It has been blessed with incense for decades and has become spiritual. Now the sculpture for the ceremony of enthroning the water god has not been found yet, and this big tree is just right. Hurry up and cut down the big tree and make a sculpture."

Upon hearing this, the three carpenters did not dare to delay and hurried forward to cut down the tree.

three days later

In the main hall at the backyard of Huang Tian Dao, the elder who was in charge of teaching martial arts was directing all the disciples to erect a new sculpture in the main hall.

The sculpture had no face, only a vague outline, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

"The ceremony of enthroning the water god of Miluo River is about to begin. The sculpture of the water god is finally ready. I hope the temple master will be satisfied." The elder who taught the skills said with a smile.

While speaking, he inconspicuously stuffed a piece of jade in his hand into the mouth of the sculpture.

If Zhang Chen was here, he would definitely find a clue, because this piece of jade was exactly the piece of jade that Zhang Xiaohua had stolen before.

Time goes back, and the fox fairy Nannan handles everything. She turns around and jumps off the cabinet, coming to Zhang Xiaohua. Looking at Zhang Xiaohua's bruised face and new injuries, she suddenly feels a headache again: "Could this guy have fallen into a dream again?"

Seeing that Zhang Xiaohua's injuries were getting worse, the fox fairy Nannan could no longer sit still: "I also have the ability to enter dreams, I wonder if I can help Zhang Xiaohua."

(End of this chapter)