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In previous years, after the Oiran Contest ended, an Oiran parade would be held immediately.

However, this year's event lasted much longer due to various unexpected events. And although Luoyang City gained a good reputation for donating 50,000 taels of gold to the disaster-stricken towns and villages, the loser was the city lord's daughter after all. The authorities had no intention of holding any parade and finally announced a temporary cancellation.

After Xia Zixuan dealt with the people who came to say hello, he did not see Su Xi. When he came to the outside of the venue to meet Li Lin and Su Qiaoqiao, he found that Su Xi and Yao Siyan, who disappeared just after the game, were with them.

"Fellow Daoist Su, Fellow Daoist Yao, what are you doing?"

Su Xi skipped the formalities and went straight to the point.

"The person on the stage just now was Luo Yiyi, the young ancestor of Tianyan Sect?"

"Exactly."

"Her behavior is very strange. I can't figure out the deep meaning behind it, so I want to go and visit her directly. Senior Sister Yao said that you must have the same idea, and you are more familiar with Luo Yiyi. I want to ask if you can take us with you?"

"of course can."

After the five of them agreed, they set off together in the direction where Luo Yiyi left.

On the way, Xia Zixuan and Yao Siyan exchanged information with each other, but at the same time found that the other party didn't know much.

Xia Zixuan asked directly: "It is said that the prize of this Oiran Contest is the Soul-Enriching Pill. Miss Yao, are you participating in the contest for this?"

Su Xi did not hide anything and admitted generously: "Yes. The Soul-Enriching Pill was originally a gift that we wanted to present to my master."

Xia Zixuan was puzzled: "But you didn't mention anything about the prizes until the end of the game?"

"In previous years, the prizes were never announced to the public, probably because they were afraid that someone with ulterior motives would take advantage of them. The prizes were usually awarded at a dinner party in the evening after the parade, personally invited by the city lord, to ensure that only a few relevant people knew about it."

"This parade has been cancelled temporarily. Will the dinner still go on as scheduled?"

Su Xi shook her head gently: "I don't know."

Listening to the three people behind them chattering about the goods being sold around them, the two were silent for a while before Xia Zixuan spoke again.

"In the past two years, the demons have appeared more and more frequently. The news that the ancient demon king is about to come to the world is probably not groundless. Has your master mentioned anything about this?"

"The four major sects have tried to contact the Tiandi Sect, but have not received a single response so far. Gongsun Qiubai's words alone cannot make us sure whether the news is true. Master only said to wait for the right opportunity, but the Xuannv Sect has indeed stepped up its vigilance."

"I have wondered if the Heaven and Earth Sect can be fully trusted. If they conceal something about the Ancient Demon Lord, wouldn't we all become lambs to be slaughtered?"

After hearing these words which were considered extremely "treasonous" in the world of cultivation, Su Xi did not rebuke them. Instead, he thought carefully and answered cautiously.

"Master, of course, has 100% trust in the Tiandi Sect, but I think it is better to rely on oneself than on others. If you put your fate in the hands of others, what is the difference between that and being a chess piece on a chessboard?"

"If we are chess pieces, then the person holding the chess pieces..."

"I'm afraid it's beyond our reach."

After that, the two stopped communicating, but they had already confirmed each other's position and ideas in their hearts.

After walking for a while, we passed through an alley and were cut off from the noise of the street outside.

From a distance, three people could be seen walking towards them. In a blink of an eye, both parties stopped in front of an independent courtyard and looked at each other.

The first one to greet was Qi Gui: "Fellow Daoist Xia, Fellow Daoist Su, long time no see."

The two of them returned the greeting at the same time. Su Xi didn't think anything of it, but Xia Zixuan clearly felt that the other party was deliberately keeping a distance from them, so he also responded politely.

"Long time no see. I remember that the person with Fellow Daoist Qi seemed to be Fellow Daoist Zhu from the Cang Qiong Sect?"

"Exactly. This is Cang Qiong Sect's elder Zhu Fangcheng, and this is Cang Qiong Sect's disciple Si Yu."

Since the two sides had met before on Yixian Island, they quickly greeted each other.

But Si Yu was obviously not cooperating. She stuck close behind Qi Gui and said nothing. Seeing this, everyone looked at her and Qi Gui with a hint of understanding in their eyes.

Xia Zixuan waited for a while, but Qi Gui showed no intention of opening the door, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

Qi Gui smiled bitterly after seeing this: "It has been seven years since I last saw my master. I can't help but feel homesick now."

Su Qiaoqiao couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Seven years since we last met? Yiyi has been in confinement in Tianyan Sect for the past seven years, so where were you?"

Xia Zixuan had no choice but to rebuke: "Qiaoqiao! Don't be rude, this is Fellow Daoist Qi's private matter."

Su Qiaoqiao stuck out her tongue, but still looked at Qi Gui expectantly, wanting to know the answer.

Qi Gui didn't hide anything and answered straightforwardly: "I was seriously injured on the Medical Immortal Island at that time, and my master entrusted me to Brother Zhu, so I have stayed in the Cangqiong Sect all these years."

Yao Siyan couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you go back to Tianyan Sect?"

"At first I was healing, and when I was able to move freely, I heard that my master was in solitary confinement. I wanted to return to the sect, but the demons came to attack the Cang Qiong Sect. In order to repay Brother Zhu, I stayed and helped them fight off the demons. In order to prevent the demons from making a comeback, I decided to stay in the Cang Qiong Sect to practice, and I also planned to wait for my master to come out of confinement before returning to the sect."

Although this statement was a bit far-fetched, it made sense, so the few people stopped asking questions.

Xia Zixuan walked to the door and knocked on the door knocker. After waiting for a while and hearing nothing, he knocked again.

This time, there was finally a rustling sound behind the door, and soon, the two wooden doors slowly opened in front of them.

"Cuckoo?"

"quack!"

The people who appeared behind the door were Luo Rourou and Luo Cheese. The two kids didn't know how to open the door. At this moment, they both stood at the threshold and looked at the people who were either familiar or unfamiliar in surprise.

"Goo, goo, goo?"

Luo Rourou uttered some chicken language, and everyone looked at each other and shook their heads to indicate that they didn't understand.

Qi Gui took a step forward and bowed respectfully to the two little ones amid the puzzled looks of others.

"My name is Qi Gui, my master's name is Luo Yiyi, and I have come here to apologize to my master."

Luo Rourou looked Qi Gui up and down for a while, then turned to Luo Cheese next to her for confirmation.

"Cuckoo?"

"Quack quack!"

After the two little ones whispered to each other and confirmed, they stood on both sides of the gate, one on the left and one on the right. Then they raised one of their wings very smartly, indicating that they could go in.

The eight people stepped into the door one after another. The courtyard that looked small from the outside turned out to be a different world.

In front of you is a large lotus pond with a nine-curve bridge across the pond. The bridge branches in the middle and leads to a viewing pavilion built on the water, while the other end leads to the opposite side.

Several people walked down the bridge one after another. In front of the two-story ancient house with carved beams and painted buildings was an open space. There were large and small rockery on the left side, and a grape trellis on the right side. Tables and chairs for cooling off were placed under the trellis.

Grapes, mung bean cakes, and other various snacks were piled on the jade table.

There is a recliner next to the table, on which lies a leisurely figure, holding a candied haws in one hand and reading a picture book in the other.

A few people couldn't help but laugh secretly when they saw it. It seems that no matter how old she grows, Luo Yiyi is still the same Luo Yiyi.

However, their attention was drawn to another thing, that is, the man standing next to the recliner.

"You are... Shang Yang, the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion?"