In the sea of overlapping memories, Yin Xiu saw the Black Emperor's son he was pursuing through Sima He's memory.
That was really a beautiful iceberg beauty. Sima He stared at her closely, wishing to eat her alive.
However, other Ouchi masters also stared at her and told him not to act rashly, so he felt itchy and came here to relive the past.
"The Inner Forbidden Palace is really filthy." Yin Xiu shook his head.
"What if?"
Ren Qi glanced at him, "All masters in the palace are like this, let alone those old monsters who have been in the palace for a long time."
He had no intention of continuing the conversation with Yin Xiu, and just asked: "How is it? Have you found the whereabouts of the Black Emperor?"
"Yes."
Yin Xiu breathed a long sigh of relief, "She is at the Qintianjian Star Observation Deck."
"Qin Tian Jian?"
Ren Qi also frowned, "That's a troublesome place. When I was an Ouchi master in the palace, I had never been there. It was not only because I didn't have enough job referrals, but also because Ouchi masters couldn't go there. Go.”
"What kind of person will the Great Master Dongfang be in the future?" Yin Xiu asked him.
"You should ask Ma Xiaoyu about this."
Ren Qi smiled and said, "After all, she is the one who has talked with Dongfang Future. I just glanced at him from a distance and felt that he did not look like a national master, but a young man from a remote mountain village."
"Really? Let's go back first."
Yin Xiu had heard her mention Dongfang Future last time, but at that time they had so many things to do that they had no time to ask.
This time, he had to ask clearly. After all, Qintian Prison was a place that even the seventh consecutive term could not touch.
As she spoke, Yin Xiu glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "I heard that there is a potion in Ouchi that can turn corpses into blood?"
"No need to bother."
Ren Qi picked up Sima He's body, walked into the house, and stuffed him under the bed, where Sima He originally lay.
But now, he is lying there forever.
"This weather will stink, right?" Yin Xiu frowned.
"It doesn't matter."
Ren Qi patted his sleeves, "The smell of smoke can last for several days. It will be a surprise when he stumbles upon the gift under the bed."
Yin Xiu only felt a chill, "Where did you learn your bad taste?"
Ren Qi looked at him, "What do you think?"
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."
……
When Yin Xiu and Ren Qi returned to the Ren family mansion, there were already several new faces here.
Liu Banxian introduced them one by one, "These are all masters in Feng Shui Kanyu. They are all masters of finding dragon points and setting up formations in Feng Shui."
After Yin Xiu nodded to several people under his introduction, he asked in a low voice: "Where is Xiaoyu?"
"Miss Ma? She is probably in the room."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you."
After Yin Xiu finished speaking, he walked into the yard.
Liu Banxian looked at it and shook his head, "Young people are so angry. Didn't they just get up not long ago?"
Yin Xiu didn't hear this and just opened the door.
Ma Xiaoyu was arranging the magical instruments at this time, exposing her thighs and tying several magical instruments to the belt.
"I didn't even knock on the door." She said coquettishly.
However, Yin Xiu just walked over, picked her up, and got into the curtain.
After a while, when Ma Xiaoyu's breath became long and her expression became lazy, Yin Xiucai patted her and asked her to lean her head closer.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me rest."
She spoke weakly.
Yin Xiu smiled, fiddled with her hair, and asked softly: "How about Dongfang Future?"
"You are better than him."
"Huh!?"
Yin Xiu was startled, and when she looked over, she realized that Ma Xiaoyu had a bad smile on her face.
Yin Xiu pinched her face and said, "Who did you learn to say this from?"
"Are you allowed to say those weird things?"
Ma Xiaoyu leaned closer, almost merging her body into it, "And I really feel that although he is a national preceptor and is known as the best Taoist priest in the world, you, an unordained Taoist priest, are better than anyone else in my heart. , better than anyone else.”
"Stronger than the Heavenly Master?"
Ma Xiaoyu glanced at him and said, "Aren't you already above the Heavenly Master?"
"But sometimes the Heavenly Master is also above me, isn't he?"
Ma Xiaoyu finally couldn't defeat him and could only lower her head with a red face.
Yin Xiu touched her forehead lightly and finally brought up the topic: "The Black Emperor is in Qintian Prison, we have to go there."
Ma Xiaoyu nodded, "It's good news that we found out her location so quickly."
"It is indeed good news, but the bad news is that we currently know nothing about Qintian Prison."
Although Yin Xiu had a glimpse of some structures on the terrain of Qintianjian from Sima He's memory, this was not enough.
Because Sima He only moved within his own limited scope, he did not have the opportunity to explore other parts of the Qintian Prison.
Ma Xiaoyu also understood what Yin Xiu meant.
"Qintian Prison is the place that governs Taoism in the world. Its defense is probably not much easier than that of the Great Inner Forbidden Palace."
"Yes, so we'd better get the drawings there to know its layout better."
"This is very difficult..."
Ma Xiaoyu pursed her lips and said, "If you want to enter the palace again at this time, it is very risky to find someone who is familiar with the layout of Qin Tianjian. After all, the masters from Ouchi have probably made many arrangements there."
With her brows furrowed, Ma Xiaoyu suddenly remembered something, "How about we take a trip to the ghost market?"
"Ghost market?"
Yin Xiu put down his hand and thought: "Can such a thing exist in a ghost market?"
"It's hard to tell, well..."
Ma Xiaoyu's voice trembled a little, "I think, there should be, well, everything should be there."
"Even the topographic map of the palace?"
Yin Xiu ignored Ma Xiaoyu's protest and changed the shape of her hands, "Are these people selling everything?"
"I heard from my aunt, um, my aunt said that the craftsmen in the palace, after finishing their errands, oh, they always have to leave something to remember for themselves, or carve words on a certain brick, or... Make a sketch.”
"It sounds like it was a very ancient thing."
Yin Xiu gently pushed Ma Xiaoyu's superficial hand away, "Even if the overall layout has not changed, I'm afraid the details will be completely different. After all, those may be the drawings of the previous Ming Dynasty."
"Details, well, I heard that the Great Inner Forbidden Palace was renovated ten years ago. There were probably craftsmen..."
Ma Xiaoyu couldn't say any more and looked at Yin Xiu with watery eyes.
Yin Xiu also looked at her, "The ghost market only opens at night, right?"
Ma Xiaoyu just nodded, her eyes twinkling. "Then we still have a lot of time."
……
The ghost market is located in the abandoned West City. Because the water here is bitter and salty, people who have the means have moved to other urban areas. There are only a few scattered households left who don't know whether they are humans or ghosts, so this place has become a A ghost.
Even though Yujing had been turned upside down during the day, all of this seemed to have nothing to do with this ghost.
At night, when the ghost market in Yujing opens, all the ghosts and monsters that are not tolerated during the day gather here.
Among these people, some are famous criminal thieves on the wanted list, some are evil cultivators who are not tolerated by decent monks, and some are real ghosts wandering in the world.
The purpose of their coming here is either to sell stolen goods or to trade something that is enough to survive.
Sometimes it's a weapon, sometimes it's just a message.
Ma Xiaoyu and Yin Xiu wrapped themselves under their cloaks to prevent their figures and faces from being exposed, and they were dressed exactly the same as the people here.
Speaking of which, the ghost market is a place Ma Xiaoyu often comes to.
Here she searches for rare spells, magic weapons and props.
The first commandment when entering the ghost market is not to open your mouth. It is said that you are afraid that someone will open your mouth and spit out your popularity, which will startle you and attract those lonely ghosts.
Therefore, both Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu held a copper coin in their mouths and pressed it against the base of their tongues.
The two of them first took a casual walk through the ghost market.
Everything is sold here, including spells, magic tools, corpses, and even freshly unearthed coffins with an earthy smell.
Some of those coffins were covered with charms, and some were tied with finger-thick iron chains, which gave people an ominous and throbbing feeling at first sight.
Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu stopped in front of a stall. The owner of the stall was a pale man who could not tell his age.
Under a candle glowing with green light, all Yin Xiu could feel from him was a weak and sick air.
What this stall owner sells is a variety of picture albums, with various graphics drawn on the yellowed paper.
Without saying hello to him, Yin Xiu squatted there and started rummaging.
However, the topographic maps drawn on them were all topographic maps of a certain mountain, a certain Taoist temple, and occasionally there were drawings of a certain mansion or palace, but they were not what Yin Xiu was looking for.
Yin Xiu knew the general appearance of Qintian Prison, so what he was looking for was a detailed topographic map that marked every road and every entrance.
After he searched to no avail, Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu immediately planned to leave.
Just then, the stall owner spoke.
"Man, what you are looking for is hard to find."
His opening undoubtedly broke the unwritten rules of the ghost market. However, in fact, no one wrote this rule on the surface or put it down in writing.
Therefore, at most he offends others and cannot be called a destroyer.
Yin Xiu also spit out the copper coins from his mouth.
The stall owner blinked when he saw it.
"Hey, the Five Emperors' money turns out to be two Taoist masters."
He said this, but he didn't actually do anything. It was more like a joke than a greeting.
Yin Xiu got straight to the point, "Can you find all the drawings?"
The stall owner didn't reply, just stretched out his hand.
Yin Xiu was confused and glanced at Ma Xiaoyu.
Ma Xiaoyu did not explain, but took out a golden bean from his pocket and placed it in the stall owner's hand.
The stall owner then closed his hands and started talking.
"It just depends on what drawings you want. Foreign mechanical design drawings, Qimen Dunjia techniques, Feng Shui points somewhere, as long as you want it, I can find it."
Seeing how straightforward he was, Yin Xiu didn't waste any words.
"I want the drawings of the Qintianjian Star Observatory."
The stall owner was stunned for a moment. His palms did not open this time, but he shook his head.
In this way, Yin Xiu could only get up with Ma Xiaoyu.
"Wait, man."
The stall owner stopped him again, "I know where to get it, but you have to have the ability."
"Where?"
The stall owner didn't answer and just showed five fingers.
So Ma Xiaoyu took out five golden beans.
……
When they followed the stall owner's instructions and came to the dilapidated city wall at the east gate, just as he said, the sound of knocking on the door floated through the empty streets again and again.
The East Gate is an area that has long been abandoned. It is said that the city was built here during the Qian Ming Dynasty, but it was later completely destroyed in the war, so only this section of the city wall and the half-missed city gate were left in vain. .
Listening to the banging on the door and the weeping cries, Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu polished their eyes with grapefruit leaves.
I saw a "man" standing next to the dilapidated city gate, wearing iron armor and an ancient helmet. He kept beating the city gate with his hands and crying, as if his way was blocked by the city gate.
Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu looked at each other and took out a piece of talisman paper from their pockets.
As he threw the talisman over, the air-like wall that was originally near the city gate disappeared.
The men in armor walked into the city, and every step brought with them the scraping sound of decaying armor, harsh and penetrating.
He couldn't see Yin Xiu and the others, but he just walked forward, passing through big trees, walls, and collapsed walls.
Yin Xiu and the others have been following him, restraining their aura.
They walked for a while until they came to another room.
This is a warm and delicate house compared to other houses. There is a very old-looking tree planted at the door. Half of the trunk is crooked, and the branches and leaves hang down from the top to the bricks and tiles.
Yin Xiu and the others followed the armored man in and saw a "person" sitting in the courtyard.
It was an old lady, wearing simple clothes and a pair of embroidered shoes.
She was sewing something with needle and thread. When she saw the armored man coming in, she seemed to tremble and couldn't believe it.
The armored man also stayed in place.
After a long while, the two "people" finally approached each other and hugged each other tightly.
There was another sobbing sound in the air, but this time it didn't seem to be penetrating.
Yin Xiu walked over gently, picked up the drawing that the old woman had left on the ground, opened it and saw that it was the drawing of Qin Tianjian.
Although it seemed to be quite old, they couldn't find a newer one.
Ma Xiaoyu took out a piece of talisman paper, recited the spell silently in her heart, and threw the talisman paper away.
The two figures were enveloped in the rays of light and disappeared together into the light.
As soon as they disappeared, the houses collapsed, the old trees died, and everything returned to its original state.
"Taiyi saves Ku Tianzun..."
Ma Xiaoyu muttered softly, her eyes a little red.
"Tell me, if one day we both...would you be like him, thinking about the way home every night for so many years and coming back to find me?"
Yin Xiu hugged her gently, "I promise you, even if I want to die, I will not die outside. I will save my breath and come back."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Ma Xiaoyu stopped him, buried her head in his chest, and said seriously: "But I will wait for you to come back, no matter how long it takes." (End of Chapter)