Minglong

Chapter 60 Xie Jinhuan, come back!
The silver moon was in the sky, and a small pleasure boat was floating slowly along the river.

Guard Jia Zheng stood at the back of the pleasure boat, paddling diligently and humming a tune along with the music.

Lin Zisu borrowed a pipa from somewhere, held it in her arms, and sang "Dancing Girl's Tears" in a very realistic manner. Her voice was so full of emotion that the maid Qinwen was secretly amazed.

Lin Wanyi had long been accustomed to this silly girl. At this moment, she leaned against the beauty chair, gazing at the cold river and the cold moon. Her eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses contained a hint of boredom as she pondered:

I don't know if Xie Jinhuan has accompanied the princess well...

For the sake of a precious treasure, letting a man serve a powerful female official, it sounds a bit like "sacrificing a wife for power"...

If I sacrifice my looks but still can't get the Martial Arts Divine Canon, wouldn't that be like losing both the wife and the army...

blah blah blah...

While I was daydreaming like this, a voice suddenly came from the faraway river bay:
Boom...

The sound was like muffled thunder, and it was too far away and interfered with by the fireworks, so it was difficult to attract the attention of ordinary people.

But Lin Wanyi was floating on the river and could tell that the sound was not coming from the Peony Pond, and there were no fireworks lights behind the river bay.

Boom boom...

After a while, two muffled sounds were heard again in the distance, but the sound was smaller.

?

Lin Wanyi blinked, stood up with a little confusion, and came to the bow of the pleasure boat. After smelling carefully, she suddenly found that there was a slightly unusual smell in the river breeze blowing on her face.

As a witch of the Gu Poison Sect, Lin Wanyi is extremely sensitive to all kinds of toxins!

But the smell was too diluted, and she was not sure whether it was there. She quietly turned over her palm, and a green ghost fire like a lighter emerged from her palm.

Huhu~
Ghost fire is the unique secret technique of Queyue Villa, 'Moon Fire', which can be affected by evil spirits. At this time, the flame swayed gently in the palm of the hand, slightly leaning towards the river bay, indicating that the evil spirits in that direction were heavier, and either there were ghosts and evil spirits at work, or there were witches and cultists causing trouble.

Lin Wanyi clenched her palms and turned to look at the peony pond by the river. She wanted to ask Xie Jinhuan to come over and take a look, but her breath was too weak. Before she figured out the reason, she didn't want to disturb the princess drinking. After thinking for a while, she ordered:

"Zi Su, you guys go back to the Peony Pond first, I'm going out for a walk."

"Oh."

……

After Lin Wanyi finished speaking, she jumped into the river, landed on the shore like a dragonfly, and flew towards the river bay.

However, before she had run a few miles, she saw a white line appear in the middle of the river under the moonlight, and it was flying towards the Peony Pond like an arrow.

Rumble…

Lin Wanyi was stunned. Just by looking at the handsome and graceful movements, she recognized who the person in the middle of the river was. She quickly waved and called out from the riverside:
"Hey! Xie Jinhuan!"

Boom——

The white line speeding in the middle of the river turned almost at a right angle upon hearing the noise and quickly approached the river bank.

Lin Wanyi was sure it was Xie Jinhuan, and with a hint of surprise in her eyes, she waited by the river:
"Are you out there slaying demons again? Over there...eh?!"

Before he could finish his words, a figure as fast as thunder had already approached, and then he tightened his waist and rose from the ground.

stomping on...

Before Lin Wanyi could react, she was carried to the surface of the river and continued to move towards the Peony Pond at an alarming speed. She was so frightened that she quickly hugged the man's shoulders:

"Why are you running so fast?! I can walk by myself..."

Xie Jinhuan hugged her plump waist, and at this moment he had no mind to think about anything else:
"Those demon bandits are refining blood demon pills on the boat. Among them is a ruthless witch cult member of the third rank or higher. We need to go back and get some help."

"what?!"

Lin Wanyi had not expected the matter to be so serious, and she no longer cared about the distinction between men and women, and said anxiously:
"A third-grade wizard can kill a group of people more easily than just one. Ordinary servants and warriors are useless. The masters of Danyang are busy searching for the great demon of Zihui Mountain and don't have time to visit the Lantern Festival. I have to go back to the city to find a master."

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan turned sharply, creating a huge wave in front of him, and rushed towards Danyang.

Boom——

Lin Wanyi was directly pressed into her arms by the indescribable acceleration, her chest was flattened. After speeding for a moment, she frowned again:
"No, no, no..."

Xie Jinhuan was extremely anxious and immediately became angry when he heard this. He used the sheath of his sword to gently whip Lin Wanyi on the buttocks:
"Five or six hundred people are about to be sacrificed. Say everything you want to say all at once!"

slap~
Lin Wanyi shuddered at the blow, but she had no time to talk nonsense at this moment, so she hurriedly explained:
“Refining the Blood Demon Pill will produce a bloody evil spirit. Although it is very weak, I can still sense it. This place is more than 20 miles away from Danyang, so it is impossible that Danwang Pavilion has not discovered it.

"No experts have come yet. Something must have gone wrong in the city. You may not be able to find anyone if you go back, and there's not enough time."

slam-la-

Xie Jinhuan braked suddenly on the river and landed on the riverbank again:

"How long does it take to refine the Blood Demon Pill?"

Although Lin Wanyi did not understand the Way of Demons, she was very familiar with the Way of Alchemy of the Witch Cult:

"The poison of the Crazy Corpse Flower takes effect very quickly. Even if you add the time it takes to refine the blood and qi, it won't take more than two quarters of an hour. The appearance of the blood evil energy indicates that we have reached the final stage of condensing the blood and qi..."

"Just now, at the critical moment, I interrupted the demon's illusion and woke up the people on the boat. How long will it take them to refine the elixir again?"

Lin Wanyi thought seriously: "Interrupting doesn't mean starting over from the beginning, it just means re-enchanting the mind. A third-grade wizard, just entering the spiritual medium realm, can charm five or six hundred people at once. It's extremely difficult. The specific situation depends on the awakening situation.

"If they had lost all desire and were completely awake, I'd probably have to patiently coax them for about half a quarter of an hour. If they had only regained consciousness briefly, everyone on the boat would have been dead by now."

"Then we have half a quarter of an hour, or even more."

Xie Jinhuan is still frightened by the "mumumu~" of the housekeeper Hou and is depressed. The effect of "demystification" is outrageous.

He just didn't believe that those perverts on the ship could fall into lust again so quickly.

But seven or eight minutes is obviously not enough to change the situation.

Most of the people at Mudanchi were civilians, women and children who came to visit the Lantern Festival, but there were not many available people. He ran to get Mo Mo, Liu Qingzhi and others, and then rushed back to the center of the river to attack the gambling boat. Not only would there be heavy casualties, but there was no guarantee that they would be able to stop the attack in time.

If the Danwang Pavilion hadn't noticed the unusual phenomenon here and hadn't rushed back to the city to gather forces to attack, there wouldn't have been enough time...

Xie Jinhuan thought anxiously, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, so he asked:
"Is it true that the 'Dao Xing Explosive Growth Pill' can double one's power? How long does it take for the effects to appear?"

"what?"

Lin Wanyi quickly shook her head. "It's true that taking that crappy pill will instantly double your power, but it kills everyone indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe. If you take it, you'll have to kill everyone on the boat before the demon bandits do. They might even have to stop you from killing innocent people."

"This is enough!"

Xie Jinhuan carefully analyzed:
"The demonic bandits want to make these people indulge in illusions and dissipate their energy. They won't tolerate me smashing the medicine jars. I'll rush in and kill them indiscriminately. The mastermind must be exposed and dealt with. This will also delay their death. As long as the experts in the city receive the news and rush over, they can knock me out..."

Lin Wanyi's eyes were slightly anxious: "What if the master doesn't arrive in time? Once you take the medicine, you will kill everyone you see. We dare not get close to you. You can only delay by yourself. If you can't hold on..."

Xie Jinhuan raised his hand to stop talking:
"I just had a confrontation with that group of demon bandits. The gap in strength isn't that big. Not to mention doubling my power, if I can go a step further, I'm confident of winning.

"If I kill everyone and no one comes to stop me, it's the court's problem. I've done my best. If I don't go, they'll die immediately."

Lin Wanyi was very opposed to this risky move and said in a deep voice:
"Swords have no eyes. What if you haven't fought before? You're not an official, you don't even have a salary, what are you risking your life for?!"

Xie Jinhuan is not a hot-blooded young man, and everything he does has a purpose.

It is currently known that there are strong people in the Hades Sect who want to use the Blood Demon Pill to achieve super-quality products.

In the eyes of the imperial court, it is impossible for Danyang to have two super-class demon Taoist characters at the same time. The blame for the evil spirit of Zihui Mountain will definitely be put on the head of the unknown demon Taoist of the Hades Sect.

And he dared to fight and fight hard. In order to save the people, he did not hesitate to take risks alone and fought to the death with the Hades Cult, successfully thwarting the plan of the Hades Cult!

How could such a true man who is willing to sacrifice his life for the people be the source of the evil spirit in Zihui Mountain?
However, it is not easy to say these things explicitly, so Xie Jinhuan just said:
"If you want to be a gangster, you have to be trustworthy. If you say you're going to kill an entire family, then you have to kill them. If they get away today, all my martial arts training will be in vain. Time is running out, go get some help."

After saying this, he turned and walked towards the river.

Lin Wanyi was anxious when she saw this. She quickly stepped forward with open arms to stop Xie Jinhuan: "You are not allowed to go! You... wu——?!"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Jinhuan raised his hands and hugged Lin Wanyi's slender waist, lifting her heels off the ground!

Bobo~
? !
When their lips touched, Lin Wanyi was struck by lightning. She froze in place for an instant, her eyes almost wide open.

Time was running out, so Xie Jinhuan just took a sip, then jumped into the river and sped away:

"Go call someone quickly. If I don't come back, please tell my dad that I didn't bring shame to him!"

stomping on...

As soon as the words fell, the figure in white flew away!

Lin Wanyi was obviously stunned by the kiss. She waited for her reaction, unable to even feel embarrassed or ashamed. She said hurriedly:
"Xie Jinhuan, come back here! You idiot... where did you get the elixir?"

"Go!"

"you……"

Lin Wanyi wanted to chase after him, but Xie Jinhuan was a martial artist, and his attack speed was too exaggerated. Looking at the receding figure, she stamped her feet anxiously:
"This Zi Su is simply lawless..."

After saying that, he sped off towards the Peony Pond...
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Peony Pond.

The boat trip continued with the drinking and toasting. Princess Changning, without her trusted generals to support her and having been drunk by Wang He, was now dizzy and leaned on the couch, asking:

"Did Xie Jinhuan fall into the toilet? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Linghu Qingmo had just searched the boat but couldn't find it. He was quite puzzled and rubbed the coal ball squatting on the table as a mascot.
"Where did Xie Jinhuan go?"

"Guji~"

Meiqiu raised his wings and wiped Linghu Qingmo's neck, meaning that under normal circumstances, he would kill to silence the witness.

Linghu Qingmo didn't quite understand what he meant. While he was pondering, Duoduo suddenly ran to the window:
"Your Highness, something seems amiss outside."

"Ok?"

Princess Changning sobered up a bit and went to the window to look out. Suddenly, a muffled thunder sounded from the river a few miles away.
Boom——

The sound sounded as if even the surface of the river was split open!

Princess Changning frowned:
"What a powerful commotion! Who's fighting over there?"

Linghu Qingmo sensed it carefully, his eyes darkening slightly:
"There seems to be an evil spirit!"

Coal Ball, who was looking out from behind, let out a "Guji?" and looked towards the river.

woohoo...

Everyone looked over and saw a figure in a green skirt rushing towards them at full speed. From a distance, they called out urgently:

"Quick! Quickly inform the palace! There are bandits upstream who have harmed hundreds of people. Xie Jinhuan rushed in alone..."

"what?!"

Linghu Qingmo had never expected that when Xie Jinhuan went out to urinate, she would pee on the demon bandit's head. Her face suddenly changed, and she immediately jumped out of the window with her sword in hand:

"What's going on? No one is coming to help?"

"No! It seems no one in the city has found anything. Quickly gather some people..."

……

When Princess Changning heard this, she realized that something was wrong. She asked Duoduo to fetch her two swords and rushed down the boat with more than ten Molin warriors.

"Something happened in the city. I'm trying my best to notify the seniors in the city to come and help..."

"Yes……"
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Danwang Pavilion.

Almost all the masters in Danyang went downstream to search for the Tongtian monster, but for the sake of safety, the palace could not fail to send people to stay behind.

As the night deepened, a hundred soldiers stood outside Danwang Pavilion with their swords drawn, staring at any living creature that might approach.

On the top floor, Dan Wang, dressed in a python robe, paced with his hands behind his back beside a giant Bagua platform.

Zhu Wenyuan held his sword and stood guard on both sides, waiting for news from outside.

The Bagua platform is more than ten feet in diameter, with light golden text on its surface. A red dot flashes in the east, indicating that a bloody evil demon has appeared in the world.

But after hearing no earth-shattering noise for so long, Zhu Wenyuan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled:
"We've been out for two quarters of an hour. According to Mr. Mu's level of cultivation, we're almost at Snow Eagle Ridge in Daizhou. Could it be that Wei Wuyi has turned to the demonic path?"

The Pill King frowned and shook his head. "Wei Wuyi's martial arts attainments are unparalleled in the Great Qian Realm. It's unlikely he would degenerate into demonic ways. If a bloody aura appeared east of Daizhou, it would be detectable even in the Pill King Pavilion. What kind of demonic power could it be?"

"I guess he's at the level of Corpse Ancestor. Corpse Ancestor is a rare 'ghost cultivator' among the demonic ways. On the day he came out of seclusion, the entire southern land for thousands of miles could sense the surge of evil energy..."

Dan Wang's scalp felt numb and he clasped his hands together behind his back.

The two waited for a long time, but did not see the worshiper return. Instead, Zhu Wenyuan's heart moved slightly, frowned, and turned to look northwest:

"It seems that there is also a bloody evil spirit upstream."

"Ok?"

The Dan King was already nervous, and his eyes twitched when he heard this. He quickly came to the Bagua platform to check:
“Why isn’t it here?”

Zhu Wenyuan was stunned and came closer to observe. He found that only the east was abnormal, and everything else was normal.

The fact that the bloody evil energy could be sensed physically in Danwang Pavilion showed that the situation at the scene was in turmoil, and it was impossible for the Eight Directions Transparent Array to have no reaction at all.

Because he trusted this precision instrument that never made mistakes too much, Zhu Wenyuan initially thought that his perception was wrong.

But when he took out the small 'Demon Hunting Plate' made by the Wubei Academy for verification, he found that the pointer on it was shaking slightly, pointing to the upper reaches of Huaijiang River, which was consistent with his perception!
"Oh no, there seems to be something wrong with the formation."

Upon hearing this, Dan Wang came over to check and compare, and then slammed the gossip table:
"Lure the tiger away from the mountain! The demonic bandits will surely take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble upstream. Quickly notify all the gentlemen to turn back immediately and have the soldiers on standby rush to rescue them."

Zhu Wenyuan is the bodyguard of the prince. Even if Danzhou dies, he will never leave the side of the Dan King.

Although he knew that he could detect the bloody aura with his physical body, the demon bandits had probably slaughtered all the civilians, and it was too late for the soldiers to rush to the rescue.

But he still ordered the soldiers on standby to go upstream and summoned the masters outside to return for defense.

When the Dan King discovered that something had gone wrong with the Bagua Platform, he naturally knew that there was a traitor in the palace. He paced back and forth with a frown on his face. After waiting for a while, he saw no sign of the Danyang master returning. Instead, another urgent report came from downstairs:

"Report! There are powerful demonic bandits slaughtering civilians in Huaijiang Bay. Mudanchi is short of manpower, and Xie Jinhuan is struggling alone. The princess is asking for help! Quick..."

The Dan King was startled and said angrily:
"This king has thousands of mouths to feed, yet when things get tough, he lets a commoner kid take the lead. Are all the others going to die?!"

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Wenyuan said urgently, "The advance soldiers have already set out and will arrive soon. Even if they can't subdue the demon bandits, they can still hold them off for a while. Li Jing has headed towards Danyun Pass. There's also an Eight Directions Transparent Array at the pass. If they find anything inconsistent with what the Danwang Pavilion has detected, they must turn back at full speed..."

After hearing this, Dan Wang felt relieved...

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Originally, the plot at the end of the volume should have been 200,000 words, updated all at once, with a big climax and a burst of updates to improve the performance.

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There have been too many updates before. Now it is almost 200,000 words. If nothing unexpected happens, it will take nearly 300,000 words before it can be put on the shelves. It should have been updated to the minimum.

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(End of this chapter)