Mysterious mirror hanging high

"The old man finally has some conscience and is also considering the relationship between master and disciple. If he really slaps me, my small body can't withstand a blow from Master Xuanjing."

After cursing a few more times in his heart, Wen Rennuo's mood became unusually low, and he seemed quite dejected:

"Damn it! Master and I have completely fallen out now. I can't go to the East China Sea, but if I stay in Heaven, I'm afraid I'll still be forced to become enemies with Master, my brothers, and the others. Wouldn't that put me in a dilemma again?"

"I might as well resign and retire to a secluded island where no one can find me. I can stop worrying about this mess and focus on my cultivation."

But Wen Rennuo was a man who loved hustle and bustle. The thought of living in seclusion on an uninhabited island, with no servants or beauties, and not being able to gather a group to listen to music or watch plays anytime and anywhere, made him feel bored. For a moment, his mind was conflicted with both sides, and he was at a loss as to what to do.

At this moment, a communication talisman flew into his palm. Wen Rennuo took a casual look and found that it was a message from Xiao Shihua, asking him to go to the other courtyard to meet him immediately.

"Say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here!"

Wen Rennuo was stunned for a moment, with a sad face, he set up a light of escape and flew towards the villa where Xiao Shihua usually lived.

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Heavenly Palace, Xiao Family Villa

Xiao Shihua knelt in front of the rosewood tea table. The white porcelain tea grinder on the table had just ground a bunch of spiritual tea, and the green tea powder gathered into small hills on the glaze surface.

His fingertips hovered three inches above the tea stove, and a wisp of light golden true energy flowed out from the meridian gate, and the charcoal under the stove instantly burst into flames - he was actually using the magic power and true energy of a cultivator who had transformed into a spirit to directly control the temperature of the fire.

When the spiritual spring water in the teapot is about to boil, fine bubbles float on the surface of the water.

Xiao Shihua suddenly chuckled, picked up another piece of young bud from the teapot and put it into the pot.

As the boiling water brought out the aroma of tea, the sound of boots rolling over gravel could be heard outside the yard.

Without even looking up, Xiao Shihua said softly, "This pot of spiritual tea is almost ready. It will be just right for you to use to regulate your spiritual energy. It will be of great benefit to your cultivation."

Wen Rennuo nodded with a heavy heart. His mind was now full of confusion as to whether he should seal his title and retire to the countryside. He didn't know how to talk to Xiao Shihua later.

"Have you encountered any difficulties in your practice recently?" Xiao Shihua asked.

Wenren Nuo muttered, "Well... I've been a little lazy lately and haven't practiced much, so naturally I haven't encountered any difficulties."

Xiao Shihua frowned. "Why are you calling yourself a humble official again today? Didn't I say that in this courtyard, there is no distinction between the ruler and the ministers?"

Wen Rennuo felt even more guilty and lowered his head subconsciously.

"Here, the tea is ready."

Xiao Shihua poured a cup of steaming hot spiritual tea and pushed it in front of Wen Rennuo. "If you have any difficulties recently, not just limited to cultivation...you can tell me everything. I've been busy with an important matter these days and have neglected you."

Wen Rennuo felt a warm feeling in his heart, but also felt ashamed: "Alas... It's hard for Brother Shihua to be so sincere, but I have to leave him."

"Shit...Brother Shithua, today...I..."

Xiao Shihua waved his hand, interrupting Wen Rennuo's intermittent speech, and said, "Have some tea first."

Wen Rennuo scratched his head and drank the spiritual tea in front of him. He really felt that his meridians were unblocked and his cultivation level increased a little.

"how?"

"It's good tea... Damn it, Brother Shihua, you are the emperor of heaven, how bad can the tea in your home be?" Wen Rennuo relaxed a little, and then returned to his nature of foul language.

Xiao Shihua smiled and said calmly, "This spiritual tea is beneficial for spiritual practice and can regulate the meridians. It can be considered the second-best spiritual tea in the world, but it is still inferior to the famous tea of ​​the East China Sea [Bitter Mustard Seedling]."

Wen Rennuo casually said, "That [Bitter Mustard Seedling] is the top treasure of Xuanjing Daoyuan. It is said that even a small handful can only be given after a visit from a Great True Lord. I don't know what it tastes like."

"Hmm? Donghae?"

Wen Rennuo suddenly became alert. His many years of spy experience made him realize that something was wrong in an instant.

Why did Brother Shihua suddenly mention the East China Sea?

Is it a coincidence?

But the next moment, Xiao Shihua's words were earth-shattering:

"Arnold, you are the direct disciple of Master Xuanjing, and your master didn't even bring you some of these East China Sea specialties to try?"

"Ok?"

Wen Rennuo looked up at Xiao Shihua in confusion, only to see that the young man in a dark yellow Taoist robe had an inexplicable smile on his face, but his eyes were ice-cold.

boom!

Wen Rennuo's mind suddenly exploded, and a chill ran down his spine to his head.

He took a deep breath, suddenly jumped up from his seat, knelt on the ground, and cried:

"Your Majesty! I am innocent!"

Xiao Shihua took a step forward, his expression unpredictable, and he kept asking, "What did you call me?"

"Shit...Brother Shithua...little brother, little brother..."

Wen Rennuo cursed inwardly, "Move faster, you damn hand! Damn it... I'm so weak, I can't use any strength!"

"No, even if I could use my full strength now, using my Nascent Soul against the Divine Transformation, even if Brother Shithua casually threw out a magical power, even if he just dumped a pile of diarrhea on my head, it would be enough to drown me!"

So he decided to just give up, stood up shakily from the ground, and asked stutteringly, "You...when did you know that?"

"I want to know how long you are going to keep this secret from me?"

Xiao Shihua asked back, "Is being an undercover agent fun? After hundreds of years of caring for others, even a stone would be warmed up!"

Wen Rennuo laughed bitterly and said, "It seems you knew it a long time ago. If you knew it a long time ago, why did you spare my life?"

Xiao Shihua was silent for a moment before he slowly said, "You are my only friend. If I kill you, I will be alone again."

Wen Rennuo was startled when he heard this, his eyes slightly reddened, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Shihua, do you mean that you won't kill me?"

Xiao Shihua sneered, "Do you think I should kill you? You're a high-ranking official in Heaven, yet you're colluding with foreign enemies... I've always been merciless to those who betray me. Why do you think you're so special in this world?"

"Unfair! I never betrayed you," Wen Rennuo cried out in injustice. "Aren't you still standing here in one piece? All these years, the most I've done is sell some secret information from the Heavenly Court. You say I've wronged the Heavenly Court, and I admit that, but I've been kind to you, and I haven't violated any of my moral principles."

"You're such a sharp-tongued person... Yes, I won't kill you, but I want you to atone for your sins."

Xiao Shihua said grimly, "I have set up a formation in a secret place. If you lead Taoist Xuanjing there, I will forgive your sins of these years."

Unexpectedly, Wen Rennuo closed his eyes again, lay on the ground, and cursed:

"Fuck you! I didn't attack you because I was being loyal to you. Now you want me to betray my master and ancestors? You're making me disloyal... If I do what you say, my reputation will be tarnished and I'll be the most stinking little bastard in the world. How can I go out and see people in the future?"

"Friends should be loyal to each other. If you put your friends in a difficult position, how can you be considered a good friend? You deserve to be alone for the rest of your life!"

"Fuck! I had to break up with my master because of you, a jerk. You could have just stabbed me to death with one finger. If I, Wenren Nuo, had even frowned, I wouldn't be a hero!"