Not climbing the Qingyun Ladder

Chapter 15

"You said the Phoenix Clan also wants this painting?" Pei Jin asked.

Wu Su pulled away from the emotion of recalling the past and said: "Yeah, although I don't know what this painting is, but both the Canglan Sect and the Phoenix Clan want it, so there must be some big secret hidden."

"Forgive me for being presumptuous, little girl, but I wonder if I can take a look at this painting?" Hua Xiangrong asked him.

"Of course you can. If the three of you can have clues about it, that would be great." Wu Su said.

As he spoke, he took out the painting from his Tinglan Ring.

Compared to the picture that Wu Su used to display, which had the words "Shang Qing Kong Ming" written on it and looked very high-end and majestic at first glance, this painting looked a bit...shabby.

The paper used was not the precious sea pattern paper used in another painting, and the ink used was not Duanzhou ink, but ordinary, even somewhat damaged, yellow paper with a few simple strokes on it.

At first glance, I thought it was a child’s scribbling.

Are you going to kill someone just for a painting like this?Hua Xiangrong felt very confused.Pei Jin and Su Budu also had looks of astonishment on their faces.

"You three must also find it incredible. To be honest, when I first saw this painting, I thought that my old friend was joking with me. But his expression was serious, and I realized that there was another mystery to this painting." Wu Su said .

"Well, Master Wu Su, since he asked you to protect this painting, then you can keep it in the listening basket. I can't see the mystery in it." Hua Xiangrong said as he put the painting The shape was sketched in my mind.

Somehow, she always felt that she should have seen this pattern somewhere, but she really couldn't remember it.There may be a chance to decipher the secret in the future.

"Master, can you tell me who your old friend is?" Su Budu asked.

"You all know this person when I mention him. He is the late Yang Shou, the leader of the Xuanji Sect." Wu Su replied.

Yang Shou?Is he dead too?Hua Xiangrong still remembered that this man insisted on telling Feng Yuqing's fortune, and finally said that she was "amazingly talented and beautiful, but had a bad life."Feng Yuqing only liked to hear the first half of the sentence, but not the second half, so he wrote the words "pretending to be gods and ghosts and talking nonsense" on the big pillar in front of Xuanji Gate with the sword of mortal beings.

When she wrote these eight characters, she also used the Shangqing Ming Jue, so no one from the Xuanji Sect could remove these eight characters.Yang Shou himself didn't care, he just smiled and turned around and went in.

Now it seems that this fortune teller is really accurate.

Yang Shou, like his younger brother Yang Fang, is a hexagram cultivator.By using hexagrams to enter the Tao, one can study the will of God and explore the path of destiny.Since the hexagram cultivators are engaged in revealing the secrets of heaven, they must be cautious at all times and careful at every step.If you are not careful, you may be punished by God.

Yang Shou is the head of the Xuanji Sect, while Yang Fang has always been a casual cultivator.According to Pei Jin, he is now one of the four elders of Canglan Sect.

The two brothers live up to their names. Yang Shou is introverted and indifferent.In contrast, Yang Fang is more flamboyant and eccentric.

Perhaps the most outrageous thing Yang Shou did was to insist on telling Feng Yuqing's fortune, but she carved eight big characters on the door of her sect.

"It turns out that this painting was left by Senior Yang Shou." Pei Jin said in amazement.

"Brother Pei knows him?" Su Budu asked.

"I don't know him, but my tutor often mentions him. My tutor said that Senior Yang Shou is a scholar of heaven and man, and his research on divination and hexagrams is extremely profound. He is a very admirable person." Pei Jin's admiration The emotion is beyond words.

Obviously, he felt that a person who could be so highly praised by his master must be an extremely talented person.

"My little friend, if you say this, your secret will be revealed." Wu Su said with a smile.

"I hope senior can give me some advice," Pei Jin said.

"Everyone in the world doesn't know that although Yang Shou and Yang Fang are brothers, they look down on each other. You said that you are a disciple of the Canglan Sect, and Yang Fang is the elder of the Canglan Sect. How dare your master say that Yang Shou What about your good words?" Wu Su explained.

"I see." Pei Jin nodded, as if thinking that he still needed to improve his speaking skills.

"My little friend, since you are not a disciple of the Canglan Sect, can you tell me what kind of Tao you practice?" Wu Su asked.

"This junior is cultivating the Tao of Talisman." Pei Jin replied.

Wu Su smiled slightly and stopped asking about his inheritance, as he seemed to already understand it.

"Okay, now that we have eaten, drank tea, and asked all the questions that need to be asked, let's take our leave. Master Wu Su, see you again if we are destined." Su Budu stood up and said.

Hua Xiangrong also felt that there was no need to stay any longer. She wanted to get to Yunzhou as soon as possible.As long as she can practice, as long as she can practice - she doesn't have to rely on eloquence and clever tricks to save her life like she does now.What's more, she always felt that there were so many people targeting her along the way.

If you want to solve your doubts, you must first be strong enough.No matter how calm your head is and your outstanding wisdom and experience are not backed up by strength, it is still empty talk.

There is no other way, who allows me to still be in the world of cultivation and monks?Putting aside all external factors, the underlying logic is still to respect strength.

"Are you going to Yunzhou?" Wu Su asked.

"Exactly." Pei Jin said.

"Then I'll go with you." Wu Su said after pondering for a moment.

"They may come back if you leave. Since the Canglan Sect has cooperated with the Phoenix Clan, they must have forgotten all moral integrity and shame."

"For the sake of my safety, I'd better go to Yunzhou with you. It will also let me see the Wanbao Pavilion's auction conference."

The reasons given by Wu Su are very detailed.

"Aren't you afraid that if you go to Yunzhou, you will fall into a trap?" Hua Xiangrong asked him.

Whatever he can think of, the mysterious man can probably think of it too.If Wu Su went to Yunzhou, wouldn't he be fulfilling his purpose? "What about you? When you go to Yunzhou, aren't you throwing yourself into a trap?" Wu Su asked her.

"I have a reason to go to Yunzhou." Hua Xiangrong replied.

"Isn't my reason sufficient?" Wu Su asked with a smile.

"What's more, you underestimate Wanbao Pavilion's status and power in Yunzhou. They have been operating in Yunzhou for hundreds of years. To be able to stand for such a long time, there must be some secret that is not passed on."

"Even if that person is a powerful figure in Canglan Sect, it is unlikely that he would do anything openly under the nose of Wanbao Pavilion." Wu Su added.

Hua Xiangrong was rendered speechless by him.

"Okay, in that case, let's leave tomorrow." Su Budu said.

After the three returned to Laifu Inn, they saw no sign of Qian Ying.It seems that she has returned to her clan.

Thinking of the Phoenix clan, Hua Xiangrong was a little worried about Lingqian.With Lingqian's status in the clan and her character, she would never allow people from the Phoenix clan to cooperate with the Canglan Sect.

Now that something like this happened, it meant something might have happened to Lingqian.Of course, it is also possible that she has been in seclusion and not paying attention to worldly affairs, and the people in the clan are free to make their own decisions.But Hua Xiangrong always felt vaguely uneasy.

She needed strength, desperately.Only in this way can we find out everything is wrong, explore the whereabouts of Ling Qian, and find Gu Chaosheng to find out.

Thinking of this, Hua Xiangrong wished she could go to Yunzhou now and get that skill.

The next morning, she was still the first to get up.I had another dream last night.What she dreamed about this time was the scene where Lingqian killed the Canglan Sect alone after her death.

Lingqian is a fire phoenix, holding a blazing sun whip calcined by blazing sun fire.That was the brightest and most cheerful person she had ever seen.

But that day, there was deathly silence in Lingqian's eyes.She stared at Gu Chaosheng indifferently, then started fighting with him with a flick of the whip.

Hua Xiangrong felt tightness in her chest and the feeling of being out of breath again.

Ayachi, where are you now?

"I don't want you to get up so early." Su Budu greeted her and brought her back from her thoughts.

"Isn't it the same with Mr. Su?" she said to Su Budu.

After everyone arrived, they had a simple breakfast, left Mianyang, and returned to Hehe.

After passing Hegui, there is Yunzhou, Wanbao Pavilion, and the auction conference.

If Yiling is a place of wealth and honor in the world, and Mianyang is a secluded place for monks, then Hegui is a veritable fairyland on earth.

Mianyang is peaceful and leisurely, but when the crane returns, it becomes even more fairy-like.

Because the crane that the crane returns to is said to be the crane of the immortals in the sky, which was released in the human world.And these cranes are all in the Crane Crane Hall.

When they arrived in Hegui, the group, plus the newly joined Wu Su and Li Mu, were looking for a place to stay.

This time, don’t look for an inn with the word “福” in it, as it is unlucky.Hua Xiangrong thought to herself.

As if he had seen through what she was thinking, Su Budu said: "Brother Pei just told me that all the inns in Hegui are full, and only one named Duofu is left."

Hua Xiangrong didn't want to live in it at all.

"Don't worry, He Gui is protected by immortals, no better than Yiling and Mianyang. We can rest peacefully." Wu Su said at the side.

Immortal?Does the immortal refer to those cranes?Hua Xiangrong cursed.

"I heard my father say that He Gui's legend about the white cranes in Qihe Hall is true. They were indeed left here by immortals. So this place is very safe as the evil spirits retreat." Li Mu also said.

"By the way, I haven't asked Brother Li who his father is." Su Budu interjected.

"His family is also a sword cultivating family, the Li family of Qizhou." Wu Su answered for him.

It turned out to be the Li family of Qizhou.Then his father was probably very angry that he was learning to paint.As a family of sword cultivators, the Li family had only a few heirs and was passed down from generation to generation.If Li Mu doesn't learn, it means that the Qizhou Li family's kendo inheritance will be ended.

"It turns out to be the Li family of Qizhou, disrespectful." Hua Xiangrong said sincerely.

After all, her current identity is the second young lady of the Cangzhou Hua clan, and the opportunity to show off this identity cannot be missed.What's more, she really admires the Qizhou Li family.

The group of people walked into Duofu Inn while talking.There is neither a human monk masquerading as the boss nor a demon cultivator masquerading as the proprietress at Duofu Inn.

The owner of this inn is a very kind old man who doesn't seem threatening or has any plans.

Both Su Budu and Pei Jin were bitten by snakes once and feared for ten years.Wu Su, Li Mu and Hua Xiangrong all couldn't stand it as they questioned the old man with white hair and beard.

"Hahahaha, you two gentlemen, there is no need to ask. The old man is a crane in this crane hall." The old man did not conceal his identity from the beginning.

This immortal's crane has become a spirit?This was Hua Xiangrong's first reaction.

　Another rush to work, finally arriving in Yunzhou (wiping sweat)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)