For a whole day, Gu Han Guang was unable to break the barrier.
But it makes sense, Gu Han Guang's cultivation is not higher than Beishanzhu in addition to his medical skills. Let alone the other Anluo Guards... Just look at how Beishanzhu interacts with Jiang Wu, Jiang Wu's cultivation can only be higher than Yuan Jie's.
In the path of cultivating demons and immortals, the gap in strength is like a chasm. Jiang Wu's confidence is probably due to his usual confirmation of his own strength. It's normal that Gu Han Guang can't open his barrier.
Zhiyan curled up on the bed, holding her knees, staring blankly at a place, "What should I do? I feel like I'm going to be taken away."
I pondered, rubbing my chin, "Maybe tonight I should give your uncle a dream."
Yesterday, Qian Qianxian was able to cast a barrier in the Wuer Hall that even I couldn't enter, indicating that he is very accomplished in setting barriers. Having him come here to solve the problem should be appropriate. Moreover, Zhiyan is his niece, he definitely wouldn't just stand by and watch her being taken by Jiang Wu.
As it got dark, I prepared to leave, but Zhiyan's soul struggled to break free from her body and hesitated:
"My great-uncle has been practicing the Bodhisattva path since he was young, and it's been countless years now. If he... has any ill intentions towards you?"
To be honest, I was a little worried too.
As a ghost, I really didn't want to have contact with someone who practices the Bodhisattva path, especially someone like Qin Qianxian who has reached a certain level of cultivation in the Bodhisattva path. What if he unexpectedly performs a transference on me with a single chant of scripture?
But worry aside, there were things that needed to be done.
"Stay here. I entrusted this body to Jiang Wu, and I will make sure you leave safely."
I went to the ghost market again, spent five thousand yuan, bought half a stick of incense to enter someone's dream, called out three times, and the surrounding environment dimmed, and I was in that darkness again. I heard footsteps, different from Gu Han Guang, Qin Qian Xian walked more steadily and slowly, as if taking a leisurely walk in the courtyard, and then he saw me.
I smiled first to show my friendliness, to prevent him from immediately transferring me with a single gesture: "Master Qin."
Qin Qian Xian looked at me quietly for a moment, his compassionate Bodhisattva eyes slightly drooped, "Lu Qiong." It was quite rare, someone actually calling me by my real name. I answered, and he murmured to himself, "You can still enter dreams..."
I didn't hear it very clearly, but I saw him put his palms together, closed his eyes, and chanted scriptures with exquisite lips.
I was startled: "Wait! I'm not here to bother you! Don't transfer me!"
I rushed over, trying to grab his wrists and separate his palms, but I couldn't touch him. In my urgency, I blurted out, "Great Uncle!"
He was taken aback, I heard the chanting stop, and I hurriedly interjected, "Your niece Zhiyan was captured by Xinshan Jiang Wu, confined in a small courtyard in Jiangcheng, my Nan Shan Master has been there, but couldn't break the barrier, I'm here to ask you to save her in your dream!"
After saying that, I couldn't help but scorn myself. I wasn't afraid of anything when I was alive, but now that I'm dead, I'm actually afraid of Qin Qian Xian.
Back then, he was locked up and displayed in the dungeon by me!
It was said that after being watched by me for a night, he was disturbed by something and had to seclude himself for a long time to regain composure and return to the world.
Now the karmic retribution was really catching up...
Qin Qian Xian's gaze shifted to my face: "Are you following Zhiyan?"
These Bodhisattva cultivators indeed have the divine eye! That day at the Wuyi Hall, he must have glimpsed my shadow in a trance.
I didn't deny it: "I won't harm your niece, she made a deal with me, and I need her too, we negotiated fairly, harmless to her, to Qianchen Ge, and to the Dao, you don't have to think about transferring me, I, Lu Zhaoyao, know that I wasn't a good person when I was alive, but in death, I have never done anything wrong!"
Although it's because I haven't had the chance to...
Upon hearing this, Qin Qian Xian also fell silent for a moment: "The scriptures I was chanting just now was the 'Heart Sutra,' I didn't intend to transfer you."
So you chanted the 'Heart Sutra' when you saw a ghost, did you want to transfer yourself?
I suppressed my words, and felt the surrounding darkness gradually dissipating, the time for half a stick of incense was up. I seized the last moment to say to him, "You must come to save your niece! Jiangcheng Liujie..."
The darkness disappeared, and Qin Qian Xian was gone.
With this dream entrusted, I returned to the courtyard. Gu Han Guang and An Luo Wei were still outside, but they were helpless against Jiang Wu's barrier.
Gu Hanguang's face showed no signs of urgency. I knew what he was thinking. He felt that this matter was of no importance to Beishan's master, and there was nothing for him to worry about. After all, the chief would take care of it later. This was just a matter of rescuing a woman seeking refuge in the demonic sect.
But in my dream, I threatened him, and he took on this task. Yet, although he took it on, he did not say he could definitely handle it. Now that things didn't work out, he had done his best, so I couldn't blame him.
I understood his little scheming, so I became even angrier and slapped Gu Hanguang on the head. But he couldn't feel it.
I kept this note of his incompetence in my heart and entered the courtyard. There, I saw Jiang Wu's subordinates drinking and mocking Gu Hanguang outside, indirectly criticizing Wulumen and giving them a hard time.
I twitched my eyebrows. In the past, my sword would have been drawn. Even if I had to cut one of you in half right here in Jiangcheng, and then cause trouble with the top ten immortal sects, I would never let a newcomer like you take advantage of and be arrogant in front of my Wulumen.
Unfortunately, this was no longer the past.
I am dead.
So I can only wait for someone to redeem me.
I clenched my fists and mentally jotted down the names of these people. Did you think that just because I died, lost power and had no strength, I would let you off the hook?
Just wait.
I floated past their table. In the past few years, Mo Qing didn't teach you the principles of being a good person in the martial arts world, but from now on, I will give you a lesson in growth.
I went inside.
There, I saw Jiang Wu sitting on the edge of the bed, examining Zhiyan's face. Zhiyan, in her soul form, was sitting in the corner, hugging her legs, and shrunk against the wall. She looked at me and said, "Is there something wrong with this person? He's been staring at me here all night."
Before I could answer, someone ran in from outside and reported to Jiang Wu, "Qin Qianxian has arrived!"
Jiang Wu was stunned, his expression suddenly darkened. It looked even worse than when he heard Gu Hanguang's name. "He came in person?"
"Yes... breaking..."
Before the person reporting could finish, a thunderous roar tore through the sky, "rumbling" and smashed onto the courtyard's barrier. The deafening sound seemed to shake the earth. I was astonished. Qin Qianxian's action to break the barrier was truly amazing. When did those who practice the Bodhisattva path become so violent and aggressive?
While I was still puzzled, the bustling sounds of Jiangcheng's outside world filled my ears. Jiang Wu's barrier had been broken! I was overjoyed, but Jiang Wu's expression darkened, and Xiao Yi suddenly appeared and shouted, "Li Chenlan is here too!"
I was taken aback. For some reason, when I heard this name, everything around me seemed to slow down for a moment.
Even though I had tried so hard yesterday and found so many people to help, I strangely felt a sense of relief when I didn't hear Mo Qing's name mentioned.
He went to the overseas immortal island to retrieve his sword, and said it would take him two or three days to return. Yet, he hadn't even been gone for a day and a half, and he had rushed back, filled with anger...
I was lost in thought for a moment, and Jiang Wu suddenly picked up Zhiyan's body and carried her on his shoulders.
"Retreat," he ordered, seemingly preparing to use instant movement.
Zhiyan could return to her soul tomorrow, but I couldn't! Even though I had taken the God-Moving Pill, it would still be a very long distance for me to float from here to Chenji Mountain!
I made a quick decision and plunged into Zhiyan's body. In an instant, a gust of wind arose, and Jiang Wu seemed to have disappeared to a place hundreds of miles away.
I entered Zhiyan's body and felt my stomach pressing against Jiang Wu's shoulder, which was really uncomfortable, so I woke up directly, struggled a bit, and Jiang Wu didn't make it difficult for me, just put me on the ground, "Awake?"
I pushed open his chest, took two steps back, and looked around, "Where is this?"
Jiang Wu didn't answer me, just pinched my chin and rudely pulled me in front of him, squinting his eyes and examining, "Lichenlan, and Qin Qianxian personally came. Little beauty, do you know, how big of a scene I've created in this Jiangcheng just to listen to you do business?"
Huh, no big deal, Moqing and Qin Qianxian personally coming here is nothing. I've fought hand to hand with the Ten Immortal Sects before and even saved Moqing in passing.
Now, the biggest highlight of this scene is clearly that you caught Lu Zhaoyao, isn't it?
But you don't know, and no one else does either.
I suggested to Jiang Wu, "I changed my mind, the deal won't work, but you can let me go, so Lichenlan and Qin Qianxian won't chase after you for the time being."
Jiang Wu smiled, even though he was on the run now, his gaze was still proud, "Even if those who can catch me using Instant Movement can't catch up to me, not even Lichenlan and Qin Qianxian."
"Arrogant."
These two words suddenly came from the air, and when I heard that familiar voice, I couldn't help but feel distracted.
I understood why Jiang Wu was so confident in saying that no one could catch up to his Instant Movement, because no one knew where he went with Instant Movement, in the vast world, with countless possibilities, how could anyone find him? And Moqing, he really found him, so fast that I couldn't help but be surprised.
I watched the figure in black walking out from behind the big tree. I saw the icy killing intent in his eyes that once held the stars.
I felt a movement in my chest, a thumping heartbeat, even in an environment far more dangerous than this, I had never felt this way before.
I never thought that one day, when I was in trouble, there would really be someone who appeared miraculously, like a hero.
Wading through deep waters, enduring blazing fires, he came to save me.
Most importantly...
He was still incredibly handsome.