Chapter 633: Not Necessarily Knowing the Enemy

"Wait a moment." A flat voice came from behind. Seeing Pei Ye turned his head. Li Xizhou was turning back to close the hall door.

The gold face turned and walked over: "Didn't I tell you not to walk alone in the palace?"

Seeing Pei Ye smiled and stopped to wait for her: "Don't reveal anything when borrowing the Qilin fire tomorrow. After getting it, I will deliberately walk alone in the palace to trick Yu Sicheng into throwing himself into the net."

"The Qilin fire is just to help you grind your sword blade, not to shine on Yu Sicheng and kill him." Li Xizhou glanced at him. "You said you didn't know if you could win last night, and today you started pretending to be the most powerful."

"Princess, you don't understand. Confidence is the second sword of a swordsman."

"Indeed don't understand."

The two walked toward the west. Li Xizhou looked at the ice surface of Zhu Pool: "Then do you think the Qilin fire is definitely Yu Sicheng's nemesis?"

Seeing Pei Ye was slightly stunned: "... There is no certainty in the world, but, there is probably eighty or ninety percent."

He looked at the woman: "Didn't the Princess investigate with me? The fragment melted seven twisted holes, and the battlefield twenty years ago was full of fire ashes. The old blood remaining on it is the royal blood... and it is of the same pulse as the Princess."

"Even," Seeing Pei Ye continued, "Guo You said that is the weakness he left in the 【Mercury-Glazed Gonghua Gonghua Gonghua Fucha】. And this immortal body placed within the palace walls is only restrained by the royal Qilin blood and does not allow subordinates to offend superiors. Isn't this the most reasonable explanation?"

Li Xizhou was silent. After a while, she nodded: "Not bad, it's just that I always have other feelings... I'll tell you after I figure it out."

"Tell me." Seeing Pei Ye, however, could never suppress his curiosity.

"A bad habit since childhood, heavy-hearted, sensitive and suspicious." Li Xizhou glanced at him. This casual remark was like a threat or a probe. The lips under the mask pursed, but the young man in front of her had no expression, just staring and waiting for her to continue.

"... Because I think," Li Xizhou withdrew her gaze, "the 【Mercury-Glazed Gonghua Gonghua Gonghua Fucha】 might indeed be restrained by fire, but that fire might not be Qilin fire."

"Why?" Seeing Pei Ye was surprised.

"No why, just suspicion."

"But I have to say, we also verified the nature of the Qilin fire." Seeing Pei Ye said. With the Immortal Hunter who holds fire beside him, he naturally had an accurate judgment of the fire traces. "Although it is the same fire held by the Immortal Hunter as the Chi fire, its burning relies on Qilin blood, and the fire stops when the blood is exhausted. It belongs to the 'material fire' among 'heart, mystic, Qi, and material'. And it cannot pass through 'Dao', and has no qualification of Dao fire... Rather than saying Qilin fire is a kind of power controlled by Qilin, it is better to say it is more like a symbol of nobility, just like merfolk tears becoming pearls."

Li Xizhou nodded.

"From this angle, one can roughly infer the nature of Qilin fire. The classics record that the gold of Qilin fire is like bright gold, purifying filth and washing away dust, melting all common iron. Little Cat said that all fires in the world are evaluated by the two words 'heat' and 'spirit'. For example, Chi fire is the best spiritual fire in the world, but it is near warm and cool when burning. Only by swallowing other flames can it possess destructive power."

The two walked slowly past Zhu Pool. Seeing Pei Ye spoke: "'Heat' will affect the color of the flame. One separation turns orange, three separations turn vermilion, four separations turn white, six separations turn cyan, eight separations turn purple. Nine separations is the extreme of heat. After breaking through nine separations, it turns into brilliant gold, called 【Yang True】, which is the highest temperature in the world."

"But the gold of Qilin fire is not the gold of Yang True." He said, "The color of the flame is affected by many factors besides temperature, or rather, temperature is the original color of the flame, just like a blank drawing paper. As long as the flame possesses some other characteristics, it is inevitably smeared with other colors. For Qilin fire, this comes precisely from its 'spirit' aspect, the so-called 'purifying filth and washing away dust, sacrificing blood to carry heaven'."

"Qilin is the representative of auspiciousness, controlling the fortune of a country. This kind of gold does not contain too terrifying destruction, but is biased toward being solemn and noble. It can purify many dark spiritual Xuan strange arts, wash away poison and filth, which is the origin of 'Imperial blood is not subject to dark arrows'. And it is the best blood for holding national sacrifices, which can connect fortune and connect heaven's will." Seeing Pei Ye said, "The 'spirit' of the flame has four grades: breaking the mortal, recognizing the spirit, knowing the mystery, and clarifying the mystic. Qilin fire ranks high in the 【Knowing the Mystery】 grade, but it is not good at analyzing arrays and tools, but is specialized for the above characteristics."

Li Xizhou listened quietly.

"Back to the 'heat' of Qilin fire, the legend of 'melting all common iron' can also be inferred. It is probably above three separations, but not necessarily exceeding four separations. This is also a suitable temperature that has just transcended the mortal world." Seeing Pei Ye spoke, "The fire ashes left under the Bright Moon Palace are the traces caused by this temperature. If it were one level lower, the tree heart would not form charcoal; if it were one level higher, the charcoal would not be able to remain."

"From my side, it fits the characteristics of Qilin fire everywhere. The Princess says it's not, then what kind of fire could it be?"

Li Xizhou was silent for a while and shook her head: "You are right... So, you infer that it is the characteristic of its 'spirit' aspect that makes the 【Mercury-Glazed Gonghua Gonghua Gonghua Fucha】 afraid?"

"Hmm, the dragon bone originates from the water world demon spirit, and its nature is cold; the Qilin fire is the highest and most Yang, which is exactly in conflict with it." Seeing Pei Ye said.

Li Xizhou was slightly stunned: "It makes sense... Is this instrument theory? When did Guo You say this?"

"No."

"Oh, did Qu Zhu tell you?"

"Neither. I flipped through Qu Xin's medical books. It says things like 'nature is dry' and 'nature is cold'. I think by drawing inferences, it's not much different." Seeing Pei Ye said.

Li Xizhou turned her head.

"Actually, the final key is only known by Guo You." She crossed this topic without expression. "I have been trying to chat with him these days, and I have also asked for some clues. I will let you know if there is any gain."

The Yuxian Garden of twenty-three years ago was long gone. In the cold and freezing land, there were only bare trees and hard snow. Li Xizhou sat on the stone stool cleaned by the young man, watching him frown at the old blueprint of many years ago, looking for the old ditches filled with rotten branches and dust.

After a while, he even frowned and came to point and ask her about the lines on the picture.

"You held this page upside down." Li Xizhou glanced at it. "What is the significance of you looking for this?"

"Hmm!" Seeing Pei Ye turned it over and turned to leave, "Of course there is. You don't remember, but I have been thinking about this matter. This is a case assigned to Pei Yan-Inspector. I have to solve it."

"Oh?"

"Isn't this a major progress? Think about it, Yu Sicheng pushed the construction of Yuxian Garden back then, which led to the connection between the Jingchi ditches and Taiye. Seeing Pei Ye said, "Precisely because the Mirage Realm can only extend in water."

"..."

"Using this method, they spread the Mirage Realm to Jingchi, so He Wujian could go against the current—this case can be considered solved by seventy percent." Seeing Pei Ye said, "Then clearly, they have to use Boundary Marker nails to expand the Mirage Realm. I'll look for them here. Maybe there will be a harvest."

If the Mirage Realm is a piece of cowhide, the Boundary Marker is the nail worn on the edge. The nail moves outward to pull the cowhide to extend. This is the image of the Mirage Realm in Seeing Pei Ye's mind.

By the time the sky turned yellow, Seeing Pei Ye had truly lifted this old ditch from the burial of twenty years of time bit by bit. He had dug out a section when he brought Li Wuyan here a few days ago, and now it could be considered that the direction was truly clarified.

However, nothing was found.

Reality is reality, piled up by cold soil, old mud, dirty snow, and rotten branches. Not a trace of the Mirage Realm could be seen.

"It seems the Boundary Marker didn't favor you."

"If not, then not. It was originally a thing of fate. I can't hold any expectations." Seeing Pei Ye didn't look discouraged. He recorded the route earnestly, "Actually, I have a more important reason for coming here."

"What?"

"I think this is actually the key to opening the Luo Shen Palace. Yu Sicheng will use this place."

"... Hmm?"

"It's my inference." Seeing Pei Ye looked around, but didn't find any traces of the purple-clothed Grand Eunuch's actions. "You didn't tell me, "Luo River" wrote, 'The Mirage Realm derives from the only one. No matter how winding and deep, it should all be connected and regarded as one', so I thought, can the Luo Shen Palace really completely close itself and be flawless?"

"I don't think so." He continued, "From the perspective of spiritual Xuan immortal power, since the source of power is the same, the Luo Shen Palace and the Mirage Realm should maintain some kind of inseparable connection, even if it is very deep; and judging from reality, if this matter cannot be done at all, then Yu Sicheng shouldn't have used so much effort on the Mirage Realm long ago. But he has been letting merfolk collect wood peach flowers below until now, representing that he thinks this road can be walked through."

"Makes sense."

"Yu Sicheng spent a long time finding the Luo Shen Palace from the Mirage Realm, and I entered it once, which can be considered enjoying the fruits of others' labor—the corresponding position of the Luo Shen Palace in reality can basically be confirmed to be Jingchi."

"... Hmm."

"Then clearly, the ditch of Yuxian Garden twenty-three years ago is the only link between the Mirage Realm and the Luo Shen Palace." Seeing Pei Ye said, "If the Luo Shen Palace has a hidden 'door', then it must be from here upward, touching that water curtain."

"I understand what you mean." Li Xizhou thought for a while, "That is, two pools of water touching each other will always produce a contact point. So theoretically, there exists the possibility of entering the Luo Shen Palace from here. If this is a door that mother closed herself, built walls, and used her own methods and power to isolate it."

"Not bad." Seeing Pei Ye said, "So I think, if I were Yu Sicheng, then there are two things that must be done."

"First, rewrite your own body. No matter what, the body rejected by Luo Shen wood peach cannot enter the Luo Shen Palace. He didn't become a 【Green Wind Envoy】 and kept collecting Luo Shen wood peach, probably just for the preparation for this. But as for how to complete this matter, I don't have an answer yet, and I didn't see any traces during the last fight."

"Second, open this water gate. Must cross the step of 'from Mirage Realm to Luo Shen Palace'. I think it must have something to do with this ditch." Seeing Pei Ye looked around, but didn't find any traces of the purple-clothed Grand Eunuch's actions.

Li Xizhou nodded: "That is, change clothes and open the door. Both must be completed to visit the Luo Shen Palace."

"Not bad."

"I understand what you said, but I have a question."

"Hmm?"

"I believe there is a water gate here, but if this is a door that mother closed herself, then who can open it?"

Seeing Pei Ye was silent.

"Mirage City racked its brains for decades, but only produced some 【Green Wind Envoys】 like amphibians, while mother alone could construct a miracle like the Luo Shen Palace." Li Xizhou looked at him. "The understanding of both sides of the two realms' intersection is like clouds and mud. The secret things we have inferred now are probably just common sense like breathing to mother... Who can be higher than, or just see the back of mother, in the understanding of the intersection of the two realms?"

"..." Seeing Pei Ye sighed lightly, "This is the only thing I can't figure out."

Yu Sicheng can cut himself ten thousand times, but how can he open this door?

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. The sky was already late. Seeing Pei Ye stretched his body, waited for Li Xizhou to walk half a step in front of him, and followed.

"Actually, I think there is a way without using your brain." Seeing Pei Ye smiled, "No matter what Mirage Realm dragon bone, invite a few powerful people into the palace, grab Yu Sicheng and fight together."

"Is this the Jianghu way of Pei Shaoxia?"

"If you can win, fight alone. If you can't win, bring a crowd to fight. Fighting was like this when I was a child." Seeing Pei Ye said, "Simple truths are always the most solid."

"I might as well transfer the Longwu Army to help you."

"That would be best."

"It's a pity the Imperial Palace is not Fenghuai City." Li Xizhou put away her smile and sighed lightly. "On this matter of Yu Sicheng, I have no one to use. Besides freaks like you, there are only those who can truly be brought out. However, suitable people are either not in the capital or have other things to do. And if it goes up another level, the entry of the Heavenly Tower into the palace is another matter. The other side is not without such power."

Seeing Pei Ye opened his eyes wide, paused for a while, lowered his head and whispered: "Princess, you still have the Heavenly Tower working for you."

Li Xizhou turned her head and looked at him faintly.

"Alas, the Heavenly Tower is also too powerful. I saw that Heavenly Tower of the North Sea Mansion in the Illusion Building..." Seeing Pei Ye followed behind her and muttered to himself, "I don't know who the Heavenly Tower on our side is, what martial arts they know, whether they are more powerful than that person... It won't be just one, right? Alas, if only I could see them..."

Li Xizhou said nothing.

Seeing Pei Ye wanted to make his voice louder, but the next moment the two stopped their footsteps, restrained their expressions, and cast their eyes to the side.

Li Xizhou followed closely and looked over.

This was the bank of Taiye Pool. There were many pavilions and gardens. To the north was Qiongju Garden. At this time, the residual light on the ice had just faded, and a faint angry voice of a young girl came from there.

"Didn't I tell you, don't let her go again!" The crisp voice was almost out of control, followed by a few slight muffled sounds. Li Xizhou didn't hear it, but Seeing Pei Ye captured it.

Before Li Xizhou could speak, he had already swept away extremely fast.

"I've already said it! This marriage is mine! Mine! How can you be so shameless, so, so cheap!"

The young girl's appearance was very pretty, a rare beauty. Her eyes were like peach blossoms, and the tail was slightly raised, making her look lively and bright. But what was more eye-catching was her dress, probably the most exquisite and noble dress Seeing Pei Ye had seen since entering the capital. There was no place on her head or body that was not carefully designed. Even the boots used for kicking were embroidered with fine hidden gold threads.

However, at this time, her eyes were raised, her lips were pursed, her face was flushed, and her voice was sharp... It was hard to imagine such a distorted expression of rage appearing on this face, making it look extremely ugly.

She stared fiercely at the maid who fell to the ground: "Do you have to make me beat you to death?!"

She raised her hand high toward the maid's face, but the next moment her wrist was gripped by an iron-like hand.

She turned her head suddenly. The young man who was half a head taller was looking at her coldly. ===== CHAPTER 634 =====

She raised her hand high, aiming for the maid's face, but the next moment, her wrist was gripped by a hand like an iron hoop.

She whipped her head around, and the young man, a head taller than her, was looking at her coldly and sternly.