Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Walking outside the teahouse, Zhu Zhihan observed the source of the commotion.
Everyone's reaction was surprisingly consistent, they all stared blankly in a certain direction, with their mouths slightly opened.
They were looking at the highest loft in the entire Hehuan Sect.
Zhu Zhihan also looked in that direction.
"This is……"
On the highest floor of the attic, she saw a row of maidservants surrounding it. Just as she looked over, these maidservants retreated layer by layer like a tide, revealing a slender and graceful woman in the innermost.
This woman wears a mask that covers half of her face, her hair is tied back and fixed by a butterfly-shaped hair ornament, and she is wearing a layered gauze made of dragon silk, on which a large peony is embroidered with gold thread. Like fog and illusion, like a fairy concubine.
When Zhu Zhihan saw this person, his head buzzed.
The noisy voices of passers-by came to my ears: "Look, saint!"
"My God, I can actually see a saint in my lifetime..."
"This figure... Sure enough, what the elder brother said is true, just looking at it is enough to make people crazy! I just don't know what's under the mask... Hehehe."
Zhu Zhihan's eyes faded.
The Holy Maiden of the Albizia Sect, Hua Wuying.
A friend from her previous life.
The noisy voices around seemed to become far away, and Zhu Zhihan couldn't help but recall the time when he first met this person.
It's a bit funny to say, but her first encounter with Hua Wuying actually stemmed from an oolong.
At that time in the secret realm, Zhu Zhihan happened to bump into Hua Wuying and was surrounded by several casual cultivators.
Hua Wuying's appearance is a weak woman in every aspect, and she is facing several big men. Zhu Zhihan preconceived that Hua Wuying was in crisis, so she asked the hired sword repairer to save her.
Regardless of the fact that Zhu Zhihan only had a Golden Core cultivation base at the time, the monks he hired were all distracted and quickly drove those people away.
Hua Wuying floated over with a light glance, saluted dignifiedly, her vermilion lips were slightly curved, and the lower half of her face that was not covered by the mask was elegant and beautiful: "Thank you for your help."
Her voice is also very pleasant, soft and has a special texture, which makes the listener feel comfortable.
Zhu Zhihan looked at Hua Wuying, and felt that this person had an indescribable aura, and his gestures were so elegant that people couldn't help but focus on her.
No wonder he would be troubled by those men, she is so good-looking, even a woman like Zhu Zhihan can't help but take a second look.
It is always dangerous for a girl to be alone in a secret place.
Zhu Zhihan said kindly: "The secret realm is dangerous, why don't you go together? My name is Zhu Zhihan, and I am a disciple under the name of Elder Danqi of the Medicine Sect. I don't know what you call me?"
Hua Wuying glanced at her, and before Zhu Zhihan could understand what it meant, Hua Wuying said, "My surname is Hua."
"Flower buddy."
In the end, Hua Wuying went with them.
When they arrived at the core of the secret realm, they encountered a lot of trouble.
The mechanism hidden by the master of the secret realm caused Zhu Zhihan to be separated from the hired sword cultivators, but instead fell into the same place with Hua Wuying.
Those organs are dangerous, and being in them is life-threatening at any time.Zhu Zhihan thought that his cultivation was better than Hua Wuying's, so he took up the job of exploring the way.
"This place is dangerous, it's not easy to get out, let's work together." She held out her hand.
Of course, she wasn't completely vigilant, and saying this was also an allusion—if she had something hidden in her heart, perhaps neither of them would be able to get out.
When she proposed to explore the way by herself, Hua Wuying looked at her with a somewhat complicated expression.It seemed strange, but also curious, as if seeing something new.
After a while, Hua Wuying put her hand on it.
Hold hands.
That place is really dangerous, you have to be cautious every step you take.
Even so, mistakes can happen.
Hua Wuying was pulled into the wall of the mechanism by the mechanical hand that appeared suddenly, Zhu Zhihan had no time to think, grabbed Hua Wuying's hand, was also pulled in, and fell into the water.
There is a sharp pain in the right arm, which seems to be injured.But what is even more frightening is the ubiquitous water—the water is weird, as if there is a huge pressure in it, it is difficult to float up, and people will be drowned in it.
Just when Zhu Zhihan thought he was going to confess to being here, countless ribbons shot out from Hua Wuying's robe, connecting to the distant mountain wall and holding her hand.
When they got to the shore, both of them were drowned, panting violently, and no one was more embarrassed than the other.
Hua Wuying's mask even fell off in the process, revealing her true face.
Zhu Zhihan took a hasty glance, only to feel that the beauty of the other party is really breathtaking.
However, she quickly realized that the other party might not want to be seen. She quickly turned her head away, found the mask and handed it over: "I accidentally looked at it just now, but I didn't see it clearly. Don't worry."
Hua Wuying took it, wiped the water off the mask, and put the mask back on her face.
Zhu Zhihan felt Hua Wuying looking at her again with that strange gaze.
She had learned to ignore it, but Hua Wuying actually laughed this time.
Hua Wuying usually does not show her teeth when she smiles, she is very quiet, like a beautiful flower that is peacefully blooming.
But this time, Hua Wuying laughed—although it was only very lightly.
"This is too much." Zhu Zhihan twisted the water filled in his sleeve, and sprinkled the wound medicine on his injured right arm, "You are not building a foundation, are you? Just now, I Neither can."
"Yeah." Hua Wuying was still smiling, and her usually plain face looked a little bright.
Hua Wuying stretched out her hand and performed a courtesy: "Let's get to know each other again, my name is Hua Wuying."
Zhu Zhihan sounded familiar, and after a while: "...are you the saint of the Hehuan sect?"
All in all, it was miserably cheated.
If it was the saint whom Zhu Zhihan had heard about, her initial rescue was purely self-indulgent. It is not a good thing to expose the shadow's status and reputation in the secret realm.
Zhu Zhihan was a bit angry at first, but Hua Wuying was really skilled in speaking. If Hua Wuying wanted to please someone, she could basically do it with her hands.
After a while, her anger subsided, leaving only helplessness in her heart.
After resting almost, the two began to explore the surroundings.
The two of them stumbled into the core of the secret realm by mistake, surrounded by tight stone walls.
In order not to be trapped to death inside, he had to find a way to solve the puzzle left by the owner of the secret realm.
In the puzzle, the cultivation of the two was completely deprived, and they had to work together to barely face the crisis.
The evil master of the secret realm even set up a test at the end, trying to use the treasures that cleared the level to lead them to kill each other.
Zhu Zhihan frowned when he heard the condition that 'only one person can get it'.
She was peaceful in nature, and she gave up without much hesitation, which caused Hua Wuying to look at her more.
In this way, they passed the test, and finally the core was unlocked, the master of the secret realm released them, and Zhu Zhihan was able to join the thugs he hired.
Originally, Zhu Zhihan thought that there would be no intersection between the two.
Unexpectedly, after the end of the secret realm, Hua Wuying took the initiative to find her, and after talking softly for a while, she was dazzled, and finally agreed to the other party's request to exchange letters frequently.
In short, although the first encounter was full of oolongs, the relationship between the two gradually improved later-mainly due to the hard work of Hua Wuying.
Among Zhu Zhihan's many friends, Hua Wuying is the most amazing one.
In fact, Zhu Zhihan often couldn't figure out what Hua Wuying was thinking, and couldn't see through it.But Hua Wuying advances and retreats gracefully, making Zhu Zhihan feel very comfortable no matter what, no one would resist such a friend.
The opportunity for Zhu Zhihan and Hua Wuying's relationship to go further is actually Hua Wuying's confession.
That time, Zhu Zhihan heard from other people that if the saintess were to see her true face under the mask, she would become a Taoist partner with that person.
Zhu Zhihan remembered the first time they met, so he went to comfort Hua Wuying.
At that time, Zhu Zhihan didn't know that there was still love between women and women in the world, so he said happily to Hua Wuying: "Fortunately, I am a woman, don't worry, you can still become a Taoist couple with the one you love."
Hua Wuying pursed her lips and smiled when she heard the words, and looked at her with that familiar look.
Zhu Zhihan didn't understand, so: "Did I say something wrong?"
Hua Wuying shook her head, and suddenly said: "Actually, my identity looks glamorous, but in reality I can't help myself."
"When I was ten years old, I was selected by the suzerain from many disciples. I was trapped in a high tower before I was a governor. The mask is just a gimmick added by the Hehuan sect to cater to everyone's love. In the future, my Taoist partner... I'm afraid I can't help I choose."
Hearing such words, Zhu Zhihan was shocked at the time.
Not to be shocked by such a truth, but... If the previous Hua Wuying was a perfect and thin shadow to her, then after hearing this confession, Hua Wuying has become a flesh and blood, she can see people who understand.
Hua Wuying laughed quickly and said, "But I really wanted to find something in my heart, and I felt uneasy if I couldn't find it."
Zhu Zhihan said: "What are you looking for, can I help?"
"It's up to me." Hua Wuying said, "But I seem to have some clues recently. If one day I find it, Zhihan must be happy for me."
"Sure." She replied.
At that time, Zhu Zhihan never imagined that when she learned that Hua Wuying had found the treasure she was looking for, she would be in such a state of embarrassment.
She was beaten to the bone, and her whole body was cold and painful.
Bo Mingwei fixed her, facing her questioning, turned his head guiltily.Hua Wuying said to her: "Zhihan, do you still remember what I told you at the beginning, I have always wanted to find something. Now I have found it."
On Hua Wuying's face was the template smile that Zhu Zhihan was very familiar with when facing strangers, the smile didn't reach her eyes.
"Are you happy for me, Zhihan?"
Zhu Zhihan suddenly felt very cold.
She once imagined the situation when Hua Wuying said these things to her, and also imagined how she would congratulate Hua Wuying - it is always happy to get what one wishes, maybe she can give Hua Wuying some gifts ?Or hold a banquet?
In the end, she thought, forget about the banquet, Hua Wuying likes to be quiet, and would feel uncomfortable with strangers.
She never thought that such a situation happened when Hua Wuying betrayed her.
And the answer Hua Wuying found was the culprit that caused Zhu Zhihan to fall into such a situation—Of course Zhu Zhihan could tell that Hua Wuying was referring to Su Siyue, her good little junior sister.
"I won't congratulate you." Finally, Zhu Zhihan said.
Lying on the cold jade bed, when the blood was almost gone, Zhu Zhihan suddenly understood many things.
Maybe she never understood Hua Wuying from the very beginning, this person is too scheming and can hide too much.
When Hua Wuying "revealed her heart" to herself, she probably had already calculated that she would trust her.
Or maybe, even the so-called heart trace is false.
The noise in my ears became more and more intense.
I wish Zhihan recovered.
'If only I had never provoked this person. '
She had thought so.
So in this life, she didn't go to that secret realm, and even more so, she prevented any chance of meeting with this Saintess of the Hehuan Sect.
Now she is just one of the many people on this earth who look up to her.
Such an encounter will never happen again.
When the noise gradually became quiet, Hua Wuying on the attic turned around gracefully and faced the crowd.
Beside her, a maid was holding a loudspeaker stone in her hand and spoke.
"It's the time when the holy daughter is choosing her husband. The holy daughter is sympathetic to you all, and she has made a special request to the suzerain to add a few benefits to you. Now let me explain in detail."
The maid's crisp voice, through the sound amplifier stone, spread to the entire Hehuan Sect like water waves.
Anyone on the street can hear it unless there are special occasions.
"First of all, the rewards for the various plans held by the Hehuan Sect recently have been increased. For details, you can ask the disciples on duty at Yazhuxuan."
"Secondly, the holy daughter will choose a husband regardless of gender, and there is no need to report her real name and sect."
Hua Wuying nodded towards the crowd and smiled slightly.
When Zhu Zhihan could hear it, the people around him exploded and started discussing one after another.
"What does this mean? Could it be that...even us unknown pawns can try it?"
"Don't think about it! If you really go, you will be able to compete with other people? This is for those dignitaries who are too embarrassed to show up."
"Think about it, those people who are highly respected and even have wives and daughters, if they want to show their names like before, how can they come? They won't be scolded to death!"
"It's different now. Anyway, it's just for the first chance to double cultivation, and it's not really a Taoist couple. Tsk tsk, the Acacia Sect's trick is wonderful."
Zhu Zhihan and Luanwu looked at each other.
Zhu Zhihan sent a voice transmission to Luanwu and said, "Master, is this... something wrong? What a coincidence."
Luanwu also said: "Yes."
Yes, what a coincidence.
Not long after they came to the Hehuan Sect, they had such a big change.
And listening to the newly added 'regulations', it seems that each of them can match up with Luanwu, who is female and has an identity... It seems that he is afraid that Luanwu will not come.
But doing it so obviously is like inviting you into the urn.
The maid over there continued: "...The above is the convenience that the saint has won for you. The winner of the saint's choice of husband can also enter the holy land of our Acacia Sect~"
After finishing speaking, the maids were just as they were at the beginning, only turned upside down.
Layers of arrays surrounded the saint in the center, and by the time the maids withdrew, the saint had long since disappeared.
"Holy place?" Zhu Zhihan was a little puzzled when he heard the last sentence.
An enthusiastic elder brother answered, "It's the most blissful place! Things from the Hehuan Sect, it's pretty good if you think about it...hehe."
Zhu Zhihan reluctantly said: "...Thank you for your answer."
She continued to transmit voice to Luanwu: "The direction of the Hehuan Sect is indeed obvious. She wants you to participate in choosing a husband. This is a conspiracy. What should we do? Do we really want to..."
Speaking of this, she looked embarrassed.
Seeing the person I have a crush on, competing with others for the opportunity of dual cultivation of my ex-friend who has collapsed... why is it so strange.
And if he really went, he could only follow the pace of those people, and undoubtedly fell into a passive position.
Luanwu also pondered: "Look again. I have to go, but I can't just go."
Zhu Zhihan thought of something, and asked the enthusiastic elder brother next to him: "Excuse me, other than choosing a son-in-law, is there any other way to go to that holy place?"
The eldest brother obviously knows a lot, so you can't beat him by asking: "Go to Yazhuxuan! There are many interesting small competitions held there. As long as you win the first prize every day, you will have the opportunity to enter the Holy Land!"
As he said that, he looked at the two and winked: "I heard that there is a competition for Taoist couples there! It's very suitable for the two of you!"
He murmured: "Those who enter the Holy Land are happy to leave, and no one is willing to come back. Don't miss it, you two! Tsk tsk, if the competition for singles is not too fierce, I will go too..."
Zhu Zhihan thanked the enthusiastic elder brother again, wiped his forehead, turned to look at Luanwu: "Did you hear what he said? No one came back from the Holy Land."
Luan Wu nodded: "It should be what we are looking for."
The two arrived at Yazhuxuan.
There are quite a lot of people in Yazhuxuan, but fortunately, the building is very large and spacious, so it won't be crowded with people.
After asking the disciples on duty, Zhu Zhihan learned that there are two kinds of competitions held today.
One is only available to men.
The other is what the elder brother said, the competition between Taoist couples.
The rewards for the competition are also like what the elder brother said, except for some magic tools and... the pleasure-enhancing medicine produced by the Hehuan Sect, the winner's prize also includes a place to go to the Holy Land.
So... here comes the problem.
Is she going to pretend to be a Taoist couple with Luanwu?
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