Chapter 216 Qu Hongling: I am a matchmaker (two-in-one)
The gurgling river meanders through the quiet village, flowing with a ray of tranquility.
On the roof, a pretty girl holds her cheeks in her hands, gazing into the distance at the fading sunset, as if there are stars in her eyes.
"Sister Ye, what is love?"
The gentle breeze blew by quietly, gently lifting the girl's crimson skirt, like a red lotus surging under the sunset, bright and moving.
She turned her head sideways and looked at the beauty in the white dress beside her and asked.
Ye Zhuchan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Love is like eating hot pepper. You don't know how spicy you can bear it until you try it. Only after you try it do you realize...you shed more tears than your saliva."
Qu Hongling's face turned pale as she listened, "So, will it be sad to love someone?"
She subconsciously touched her lips.
The temperature seemed to be still there after being kissed by Brother Xiao Jiang... That was her first kiss.
Brother Xiao Jiang said that if the first kiss was sweet, then the love between the two must also be sweet and there would be no sadness... But she didn't taste it at the time, she just felt numb.
“Since there is happiness, there will naturally be sadness.”
Ye Zhuchan touched the girl’s silky long hair and said softly, “But it doesn’t matter if the process is sad, the important thing is that the ending is happy. , that’s good.”
“The ending is happy...”
Qu Hongling was a little confused.
She can't even remember who she is. Will her future love with Brother Xiao Jiang really be smooth sailing?
“Hong’er!”
The familiar shout of the lover came from afar.
Qu Hongling saw a man waving towards her on the side of the river, "Let's go, I'll take you to catch fish!"
Plop!
The man's foot slipped and he accidentally fell into the water.
The girl who was a little sad just now laughed when she saw this scene.
She took a deep breath, stood up and said seriously to Sister Ye: "I can eat spicy food very well and will never shed tears."
The girl walked to the eaves ladder, turned around and smiled. :
"Brother Xiao Jiang and I will always be happy, the process is happy, and the ending must be very happy...because Brother Xiao Jiang will not abandon me, and I will not abandon Brother Xiao Jiang."
Ye Zhuchan just smiled softly, with gentle eyes.
"Brother Xiao Jiang, I'm here!"
The girl climbed down the wooden ladder lightly and ran towards the river.
Sweet youth and honey-like love are intertwined under the gentle glow, writing the most beautiful love letter.
The girl ran towards her lover...
But her cheeks suddenly felt a little cold.
The girl stopped and touched her cheek in confusion, but found that she had shed tears at some point...
She was a little confused and looked up towards the river.
The figure of the other party became very blurry, as if it would be blown away by the wind at any time.
"Brother Xiao Jiang..."
The girl stretched out her hand to grab it, and everything disappeared like smoke.
——
Qu Hongling slowly opened his eyes.
There were specks of tears on her beautiful and delicate cheeks.
She looked around and found that she was in a dark and empty palace, and the air around her was so heavy that it seemed like water could be squeezed out.
Where is this?
Qu Hongling frowned slightly.
She only remembered that the dragon egg exploded, and when she was escaping, some formation seemed to be activated, and then she fainted.
“Are you awake?”
A cold voice came suddenly.
Only then did Qu Hongling notice that in the shadow of the palace, a tall and graceful figure was standing in front of a stone wall.
It is dyeing light dust.
Ran Qingchen stared at the old patterns on the stone wall seriously, and said lightly: "You have to give me an explanation why things turned out like this... To be honest, if I hadn't seen you trapped in Here, I really think you have secretly set a trap for us."
Qu Hongling casually wiped the tears on his face and said with a smile: "Why don't you kill me while I'm unconscious. "
"If you want to die, I will make it happen, but not now."
Ran Qingchen turned around and said coldly, "Besides, you still owe me a life. If I hadn't killed that snake demon just now, you would have been a corpse long ago."
Snake demon. ?
Qu Hongling was stunned for a moment, then noticed two python corpses lying not far away.
The girl felt frightened for a while, then she stood up and saluted Ran Qingchen with a smile, and said with a sweet smile, "Then sister, I would like to thank Mr. Ran for saving my life. How about you pledge yourself to me?"
Ran Qingchen snorted coldly, turned his head and continued to look at the stone wall.
Qu Hongling looked at the dilapidated palace.
On the surrounding walls, the incomplete runes glowed faintly.
On the stone ground, moss and vines spread.
On the throne carved from jade at the top sits a skeletal remains that has been dried by time.
“I don’t know why this is happening?”
Qu Hongling frowned and said, "I told the Dragon Demon thing because I hope to use your six gates to consume the Dragon Demon. When Qinglong is weak, I will use the special formation arranged in advance to capture it. However, Why the dragon egg exploded was not what I expected."
Ran Qingchen said lightly: "Judging from the reaction of the prince and others at that time, they probably didn't expect it either."
"Well, that's true." Qu Hongling nodded.
She walked to the stone wall and looked at the mysterious patterns on it, "What are you looking at?"
"Find a way." Ran Qingchen said, "I have already found it. All over the place, this palace doesn’t even have a door.”
Qu Hongling was startled, and after checking around again, he found that there was no door, and it was surrounded by thick walls.
Looking at the paintings on the stone wall, the girl's heart sank.
“Asura Hall.”
Qu Hongling’s red lips gently spit out three words.
“What?”
Ran Qingchen looked at her doubtfully.
Qu Hongling’s expression turned ugly, “This is the legendary Shura Palace, where the ancestors of the Shura clan once lived.”
Ran Qingchen had heard some things about the Shura clan. rumor.
It is said that people in the Shura tribe are all possessed of demon blood, and once they become possessed by demons, they will become murderous and ruthless people. The most famous one is the "Heavenly Demon Technique" created by Ancestor Shura.
The nine-tailed demon fox used this technique to confuse the world.
Ran Qingchen hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet, so he asked: "Since you recognize it, can you find an exit?"
Qu Hongling shook his head gently, "There are indeed some things about Shura in the Monster Clan. The secrets of the clan, and it is said that this Shura Palace can only be entered and exited by the teleportation array. Once the array is destroyed, it is impossible to go out or come in."
Ran Qingchen's delicate body trembled, "What do you mean? , Can we get out?”
“I don’t know either.”
Qu Hongling rubbed his eyebrows and said with a bitter smile, “The record may not be correct. There may be others. Export is not necessarily possible. Anyway, we are really in trouble this time.”
Ran Qingchen felt a little uneasy.
She didn't quite understand why Hao Duanruan would teleport the two of them to Shura Hall.
Where are the others?
Where is Li Nanshuang?
I remember that Li Nanshuang saved her for a while, but I don’t know what happened to the girl or whether she was teleported to other places.
"We can definitely go out!"
Ran Qingchen clenched her fists slightly and tried to think optimistically.
No matter how closed the secret room is, there is a way out, let alone a dilapidated palace that has been abandoned for hundreds of years.
She looked at Qu Hongling and said: "Let's check carefully again, maybe there is some hidden mechanism."
"Okay."
Qu Hongling looked worried and nodded.
——
After about half a stick of incense, Jiang Shouzhong and the other three successfully arrived at the ancient city.
The tiger demon sent the three people ashore with a flattering look. You Qi wanted to rub his tiger head against Li Nanshuang as a sign of friendship, but was knocked unconscious by the girl's punch.
“We’ll need it to carry us over soon, right?”
Li Nanshuang asked calmly.
He grabbed the other person's braid again.
Having seen Uncle Li’s supernatural power, the calmness dared to get angry, but he didn’t dare to say anything. He could only nod his head dullly, “Probably so.”
“We can’t let it run away.”
Li Nanshuang found some rattan sticks from around and tied up the tiger demon with five flowers.
Feeling that it was not strong, he took out a talisman from his arms that would paralyze creatures for a long time, and stuck it on the tiger demon's head.
The infected Jiang Shouzhong took out a few bottles of "Ruanjin Powder" that he had found from the flower picker, and poured it into the tiger demon's mouth.
After doing all this, Li Nanshuang clapped his hands and waved: "Let's go!"
The ancient city is quite majestic and majestic. The city gate has long been dilapidated, and withered yellow vines are growing between the cracks in the stones. .
On both sides of the street, traces of the former market can be seen vaguely among the ruined walls, and the broken stone pillars are like withered fingers pointing into the dark void.
The wind blew through the empty, ruined streets, making a whimpering sound.
Jiang Shouzhong was shocked.
He really couldn't think of what kind of people could live in such a dark place.
And it is a new small world built under the underground palace.
Ancient monster?
Jiang Shouzhong felt that this world was really too mysterious, and he even began to wonder if there were really gods in the sky.
“The place where the Shura people live.”
Calmly seeing a collapsed and incomplete stone statue in the distance, the face was blurred, leaving only empty eye sockets staring into the void. The girl recognized The special mark above appears.
In fact, she had already guessed it the moment she saw the Black Sea.
After all, when the demon lord snatched three other shore flowers, he went to the ruins of the Shura clan to get them.
Shura clan?
Jiang Shouzhong frowned.
And this? It sounds scary.
Li Nanshuang was very ambitious and looked around curiously. He was stunned when he heard Calmly say "Shura Clan" and said:
"I have heard some rumors that the Shura Clan are originally Not many. Later, they experienced a genocide. I don’t know how many descendants of the Shura clan have demon blood in the world today.”
"Is there any treasure here?"
Jiang Shouzhong asked the key point.
Calm down was about to speak when suddenly there was a sound of fighting in front of him, accompanied by the roars of monster beasts.
The three of them looked at each other and stepped forward quickly.
Soon, they arrived outside the ruins of a square.
Looking around, he saw several people besieging a dragon demon, and these people were Prince Zhou and others.
"Huh? It turns out that the dragon demon also ran here."
Li Nanshuang said in surprise.
Jiang Shouzhong looked strange.
This dragon looked nothing like the dragon demon he saw inside the eggshell. It was gray and shabby, and looked nothing like it in terms of image or momentum. too far.
But the variety is the same.
It should be another low-profile green dragon demon lurking in the ancient city.
However, Jiang Shouzhong was surprised by Zhou Min's appearance.
At present, he does not know that the other party is the prince. When he was in Muling County, Yuzhou, Zhou Min took the initiative to find him, but his identity was never revealed from beginning to end.
"Who is he? Do you know him?" Jiang Shouzhong asked Li Nanshuang.
"The new prince."
Li Nanshuang is no stranger to Zhou Min.
Prince! ?
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned for a moment, feeling quite surprised.
This guy is actually the prince...
Jiang Shouzhong's face darkened when he thought that the other party in Muling County took the initiative to talk to him... This guy definitely had no good intentions. "What should I do? Do you want to show up?"
Li Nanshuang looked at Jiang Shouzhong's handsome profile and asked.
Not seeing Ran Qingchen, Jiang Shouzhong was a little disappointed. He looked at the two sides fighting fiercely and whispered: "Watch for a while before talking."
The dignified prince came to snatch the dragon demon. The brain is purely diseased.
Jiang Shouzhong had no intention of helping, let alone knowing the identity of the other party.
It is obvious that the prince and his party have been planning for this operation to capture the demon dragon for a long time and are well prepared.
After a fierce battle, he saw the right moment and cast a large black net made of secret magic, successfully capturing the demonic dragon.
However, nearly half of the followers died.
This big black net seems to have strange magic power, although the dragon demon struggled hard at first, setting off gusts of wind and roar, trying to break free. But as time went by, the power of the demonic dragon seemed to be gradually withdrawn.
In the end, he could only hang his head feebly and fell into a strange calm.
Zhou Meng walked up to the dragon demon and laughed in a low voice: "You are really a troublesome beast. You are so naughty when you meet your master."
He put his hand on On the head of the dragon demon.
Then a strange line appeared in the palm.
The demonic dragon gradually shrank and turned into a stream of light that penetrated into Zhou Min's palm.
Subduing Dragon Pattern!
When he first obtained the dragon egg, he had actually marked it with runes.
Once the dragon demon is hatched successfully, the dragon subduing pattern will take effect and you will become the master of the demon dragon, unless you possess the dragon essence.
This is also the reason why the prince didn’t pay too much attention when he saw Shangguan Yunjin and others.
It is his egg, how can anyone else have the right to influence it?
As for Long Yuan.
There are only two Dragon Yuans in the world, and they are both in the palace.
It is impossible for my father to give Long Yuan to someone else, unless his brain is damaged.
But what makes Zhou Min very unhappy is that I have become the master of an evil beast like you, but I am still unwilling to surrender obediently. I have a bad temper, and I treat you fiercely when we meet.
Fortunately, I asked my followers to bring a dragnet in advance just in case.
Of course, dragons are noble monsters after all, and it is normal to have a temper. No dragon would take the initiative to lower its profile and actively show kindness to humans.
“Aunt Yue, let’s go.”
Zhou Min signaled his followers to put away the dragnet.
Now that you have successfully obtained the Azure Dragon, you can go to the Monster Clan to tame the hidden Dragon Clan monsters.
By then, the unification of the demon clan will have more leverage.
Compared with his father's absolute hostility towards monsters, as the prince, he has an open attitude towards monsters and does not intend to kill them all. But the only condition is that as the future emperor, the demon clan must surrender to him.
Whoosh!
The air fluctuated, and a woman in black appeared.
She looked in the direction of Jiang Shouzhong and the others, and whispered: "Your Highness, there are three people hiding over there, how to deal with them?"
Zhou Min looked at it, smiled slightly, and waved. Wave.
Seeing that his identity was exposed, Jiang Shouzhong had no choice but to show up, stepped forward and handed over his hands, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
The man felt a little scared.
Just now I was thinking about whether to kill the new prince to avoid future troubles, but after seeing the woman in black, I couldn't help but feel grateful that I had not lost my sense.
This woman's cultivation was so strong that it reminded him of Li Guanshi.
“It turns out to be Jiang Mo.”
Zhou Yan glanced at Li Nanshuang and Calm, and said with a smile, "It seems that you were also teleported here. Now that the teleportation array has been destroyed, it is difficult to go back. Do you want me to help send you?"
Jiang Shouzhong waved his hand. , "No, we're still looking for someone."
"Okay, I wish you all the best."
Zhou Min doesn't force things either.
Although he personally admires Jiang Shouzhong, he does not have to recruit him as one of his own. What the continent lacks most is talents.
The other party wants to die and cannot stop him.
The woman in black named "Aunt Yue" waved her hand gently, but she didn't see any movement, and several flags circled around her.
Soon, the prince and others disappeared.
“What a powerful teleportation array.” Calmly smacked his tongue, “This should be the rumored three-track teleportation array. As long as a teleportation array is built in a certain place, you can teleport there at any time. "
Jiang Shouzhong said with a smile: "Why else would he be a prince? He is much better than the idiot prince before. "
"Huh?"
Li Nanshuang suddenly noticed something and leaned close to the man's back.
"What's wrong? Is a ghost possessed?"
Jiang Shouzhong was startled and asked quickly. It's normal for any kind of ghost to appear in this damn place.
Li Nanshuang opened the man's undershirt and saw a lifelike golden dragon tattoo winding around the man's back!
The imposing manner outlines the majestic momentum of the cloud-piercing stone.
This is the real dragon!
——
After searching carefully for more than an hour, Qu Hongling and Ran Qingchen finally found a slightly raised button under the throne.
After pressing, a narrow passage appears from behind the throne.
"I'm just saying, how could there be no exit."
Qu Hongling breathed a sigh of relief, patted Ran Qingchen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Sister Da Nai, don't rush to take action after you go out. Kill me, you might still need my help."
Ran Qingchen knew that the other party was warning.
With the current strength, Ran Qingchen is slightly higher. If it were a sneak attack, Qu Hongling might not be able to dodge it.
So I hope the other party will go ahead.
Ran Qingchen didn't bother to pay attention and took the lead to enter the passage.
Seeing this, Qu Hongling smiled slightly and followed, but kept mumbling,
“Sister Da Nai, it’s not that I don’t trust you. After all, we belong to different families. Camp, you saved me before because you were afraid that you would not be able to get out alone. Once you are safe, it is difficult to guarantee..."
Click!
When the two of them were halfway through the passage, a slight click sounded suddenly.
Immediately, a surge of quicksand filled the narrow passage.
No, there is a trap!
The two girls' pretty faces changed, and they hurriedly prepared to turn around and go back, but saw that the stone door at the entrance was tightly closed.
At the same time, tiny holes appeared on the walls on both sides. High-pressure airflow spurted out of the holes, accelerating the flow of sand and quickly forming a quicksand trap that swallowed everything.
The ground below seemed to be collapsing, trying to pull the two women in.
"Keep running forward!" Qu Hongling shouted.
Ran Qingchen bit his silver teeth and quickly moved toward the exit in front.
Qu Hongling followed closely.
Strong tentacles with strange shapes made of fine sand suddenly rose from the sea of sand, twisting in mid-air, and waving violently towards the two women with a strange rhythm.
Fortunately, the two girls are good at cultivation and can dodge dexterously.
When he was about to exit, a sudden change occurred.
Dense holes emerged from the seemingly ordinary reliefs on the walls on both sides. Hundreds of arrows coated with poison were shot out at an accelerated rate, forming an airtight rain of arrows, carrying a few points. Reiki.
Ran Qingchen quickly swung his sword to block.
Qu Hongling threw the Phoenix Sword and smashed all the arrows in front of him.
Because most of the arrows rushed towards Ran Qingchen, who was at the front, causing him to stagnate, allowing Qu Hongling to overtake him and approach the exit first.
Logically speaking, Ran Qingchen would be able to get out in time. However, with the overwhelming arrows pouring down like dense rain, even she could not keep calm.
In a daze, her ankle was accidentally wrapped tightly by a tentacle of sand that quietly stretched out.
The tentacles made of sand were extremely difficult to break free from, dragging her towards the whirlpool.
Qu Hongling glanced back when he was about to reach the exit, but saw that the woman was in crisis, and hesitated for a moment.
She can completely let go at this time.
Qu Hongling bit her lip, glanced at the exit, then turned around and rushed to Ran Qingchen's side! She grabbed the opponent's arm and used the Feng Zhan Xiaojian to resist the incoming arrows with its flowing light.
A powerful force surged out of Qu Hongling.
“Let’s go!”
She took Ran Qingchen to break free from the sand tentacles and successfully swept out of the passage.
After rushing out of the passage, Qu Hongling staggered and almost fell to the ground, his face turned slightly pale.
Ran Qingchen quickly supported her, "Are you okay?"
Qu Hongling waved her hand, "I used some secret techniques, just rest for a while."
Ran Qingchen's eyes complex.
"You...why did you save me?"
Qu Hongling took out the elixir and drank it, then smiled and said: "You saved me before, now I will save you. The debt of gratitude has been paid off.”
She blinked and said, "If Sister Da Nai is moved, it wouldn't be a bad idea to agree with me."
Ran Qingchen smiled and said nothing more.
The two continued to move forward, and a cold, damp breath hit their faces. The air was filled with a smell similar to rust and mildew, which made people feel chilly and nauseated involuntarily.
However, soon, the two women were dumbfounded.
There is a dead end in front of us.
The end of the road is completely a mountain wall, and there are some wooden boxes underneath, which have obviously been plundered.
It turns out this is a secret room...
Qu Hongling and Ran Qingchen looked at each other, both showing bitter smiles.
I have been busy for a long time, but it has been in vain.
Even if I want to go back now, I can't go back.
The two girls were unwilling to give in and searched everywhere for a mechanism to leave. However, a long time passed and nothing was found.
"We...we won't be trapped here forever."
Qu Hongling asked nervously.
After the battle, Ran Qingchen was exhausted physically and mentally. He sat on the stone wall and laughed at himself: "Who knows, maybe we are really going to die here."
Qu Hongling Sitting beside him, silent for a long time.
After a long time, the girl suddenly thought about it and sighed: "If you die, just die. At worst, I will go down to accompany Brother Xiao Jiang."
"Who is Brother Xiao Jiang?" Ran Qingchen asked curiously.
"My husband."
Qu Hongling thought of the dream he had when he was in a coma again, thinking that this might be retribution, and said calmly, "He is already dead."
I didn’t expect to become a widow at such a young age...
Ran Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little more sympathy for the girl.
"What about you? You probably haven't gotten married yet." Qu Hongling asked curiously.
Ran Qingchen wanted to shake his head, but he was silent for a while and said softly: "We are already married, but...it's just that we haven't reached the stage of real husband and wife, and there is no possibility."
“Why?”
Qu Hongling looked at her in surprise.
They are married, but they have not become a real couple yet... Could it be that the husband of the other party is a eunuch?
Ran Qingchen is a person who hides everything in her heart, but at this moment, she may be a little depressed in the desperate situation. In addition, the other party saved her again and wanted to release some suppressed emotions. Then he said what was in his heart, "I was afraid of hurting him, so... I didn't dare to accept it."
"Hurt him?"
Qu Hongling thought of herself inexplicably. "You want to leave him?"
"Probably."
Ran Qingchen nodded and said quietly, "What I pursue is a path destined to be lonely."
"I don't quite understand..." Qu Hongling asked again: "Then do you have feelings for him? ? Or... how about others? Is he worthy of trust?"
Recalling the relationship between the two, Ran Qingchen couldn't help but smile, "Of course he is very good, and he must have some affection. It’s just...I suppressed these good feelings again.”
Listening to the confusion and sadness in the woman’s words, Qu Hongling suddenly felt a little sad.
“Sister, although I don’t quite understand what you are pursuing, I think that since you have some feelings, you should try to accept them, otherwise you will really regret it for life. I was once like you, thinking that leaving He was the best, but he ended up regretting it for the rest of his life.”
Qu Hongling's heart overflowed with sadness, her beautiful eyes stared at Ran Qingchen seriously, and persuaded:
"Sister, you listen to me, if you have the chance to go out, you might as well try to maintain your relationship as husband and wife. . Really, I am a person who has experienced this, and I can best understand the feeling of loss..."
What Qu Hongling sees most now is the loss and miss of the relationship between men and women.
She felt that she needed to be a matchmaker.
(End of this chapter)