Chapter 368

In a private room of the Qimo Spring Workshop, only Lu Hua was left.

She leaned against the window, supporting her chin and looking down at the Flower Banquet below.

The Flower Banquet was built on a bridge spanning the Zhi River, and the people on both banks stopped to watch, which was extremely lively.

The moonlight was like water, shining on the sparkling Zhi River, men on the flower boats beat drums to help the fun, and singing girls sang songs, pushing the festive atmosphere to a climax.

Cheers came one after another from both banks, and the scene became more and more lively.

Ten flower beauties had already performed on stage, but Lu Hua seemed uninterested.

She yawned lightly, her gaze passing over the prosperous Flower Banquet, and only when she saw that three of the opening poems were written by Xie Guan did a trace of interest appear in her eyes.

"This Xie Guan is also, being so much in the limelight today, it's not like his usual personality."

"Forget it, don't care about him, I have to leave Above Bianjing after today anyway."

"I don't know if I will see Xie Guan before I leave."

"Better see him, lest he say later that I, the dignified Heavenly Master of the Sanzhen Sect, left without saying goodbye, which would be a loss of face."

For this concubine-born son of the Xie family, her feelings were complex; she was both amazed by his cultivation talent and regretted that he was not a member of the Sanzhen Sect.

Her gaze cast toward the Above Bianjing City between the buildings under the moonlight.

The ten thousand lights reflected by the Zhi River rippled in her eyes, as if she saw the palaces in the sky.

"A moon in Above Bianjing, the sound of clothes pounding in ten Battalion Commander."

She chanted softly, feeling emotional in her heart.

The prosperity of Above Bianjing was indeed far better than the capital of the Great Sui, and it could be counted as the richest capital in the world.

Lu Hua suddenly remembered, had "Long Yi," this flood dragon, been out for too long?

Worry frowned between her eyebrows; could it be that he had encountered some misfortune?

At this moment, in the Flower Banquet, there were many Ninth-Grade martial arts experts and people with profound primordial spirit cultivation gathered, and there were even figures like the Third Teacher and Su Xiang.

But she then shook her head lightly, thinking to herself.

Long Yi was a flood dragon of the Ze Lake and already possessed a half-dragon body; even if he encountered a strong person like the Third Teacher, this place was not far from the surging Zhi River.

Even if he was not an opponent, he could still retreat unscathed.

Not to mention!

She knew deeply that this "flood dragon" had also learned a "Water Escape" technique from somewhere; as long as there was a water source within a hundred miles, whether it was a river, lake, or pool, he could move to the water surface in an instant and escape.

Lu Hua did not care about the life or death of that flood dragon; if he was killed, he was killed.

It was just that now that Long Yi was missing, today's Flower Banquet lacked a bit of certainty.

Just as she was thinking, her gaze suddenly froze and turned outside the door.

A light knocking sound came from the carved wooden door.

Lu Hua felt a chill in her heart; two breaths had appeared outside the door silently, which even she had not sensed.

An elegant and magnetic voice came through the door: "Heavenly Master Lu, long time no see."

Lu Hua sank in her heart; the person knew her identity, clearly coming prepared.

She had no intention of meeting, her figure as light as a feather, already prepared to drift out of the window and leave with the wind.

The visitor was not kind, she was alone, so she should naturally avoid his edge.

However!

Another kind and solemn voice followed, carrying the internal strength of the Buddhist sect:

"Donor Lu, it has been five years since we parted at Mount Zhongnan."

Lu Hua's footsteps paused, and her figure drifted back from the window.

The door of the private room was pushed open by an invisible force, and two figures stepped in.

On the left was an elegant middle-aged man with a slender figure, wearing a white long robe inside and a precious sable fur coat outside.

The snow-white sable fur collar set off the middle-aged man's face to be even more fair and handsome.

His temples were gray, and the black and white mixed hair added a bit of vicissitudes, but the cold temperament was softened by the slightly curved eyebrows and the slightly tired eyes.

On the right was a gray-robed old monk with long eyebrows, with a kind face and a solemn bearing.

One middle-aged, one old monk, their temperaments were completely different.

The old monk was as solemn as a high-ranking Buddhist monk, while the middle-aged man, although elegant, had a trace of evil spirit hidden between his eyebrows.

These two were precisely the Demon Teacher Xu Xu Jiangxian and Master Master Lianchi.

Master Master Lianchi smiled and put his hands together: "Donor Lu, you actually trust this old monk."

Lu Hua looked at the two people in front of her, feeling surprised in her heart; when did the Demon Teacher and Master Master Lianchi become close friends?

She had met Master Master Lianchi once at Mount Zhongnan back then and knew deeply that this master had high moral character, took the world as his responsibility, and was a truly enlightened high monk.

If not for this, she would not have stayed.

However, when her gaze turned to the Demon Teacher with a warm smile, Lu Hua felt a bit of vigilance in her heart.

This person was one who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Lu Hua could not figure out the relationship between the two for a moment, so she asked tentatively.

"Master Master Lianchi, why have you come to Above Bianjing City?"

Demon Teacher Xu Xu Jiangxian smiled lightly: "Why Heavenly Master Lu came, we came for the same reason."

Lu Hua raised her eyebrows slightly: "Came for the Master?"

Xu Xu Jiangxian did not answer directly, just smiled deeper: "Heavenly Master Lu came to Above Bianjing, I fear it was invited by Xie Hong? Could it be that you came for the Second Teacher?"

Lu Hua curled her lips, fortunately, she had a bamboo hat to cover it.

She disliked dealing with old Jianghu people like the Demon Teacher the most; she couldn't beat him, and the other party's words and actions were always watertight.

She secretly wondered how the Demon Teacher knew about these things.

Master Master Lianchi, however, said frankly: "We came to the Flower Banquet to set up a painting boat and saw a flood dragon lurking at the bottom of the water, going along the river. It was a pity that it was difficult to intercept in the water, and the movement was too big."

"However, the aura of this flood dragon was too heavy, so this old monk and Donor Xu followed it all the way here."

Xu Xu Jiangxian took over the conversation: "Unexpectedly, I had the honor to meet Heavenly Master Lu here."

Xu Xu Jiangxian had also visited the Sanzhen Sect, but Lu Hua was still young at that time.

Lu Hua cursed in her heart; it was truly a case of "the dead Daoist does not die, the poor Daoist dies." This flood dragon caused a lot of trouble outside, but it implicated her instead.

However!

Lu Hua also heard that the Demon Teacher had no malice, and Master Master Lianchi had always been on good terms with the Sanzhen Sect, so there was no need to be overly vigilant.

Xu Xu Jiangxian's gaze cast toward the Invitation to Immortals Building opposite, saying lightly: "Donor Lu, are you planning to join forces with the Great Qi's God-Hidden, Demon-Slaughtering Division, and Su Xiang after the Flower Banquet ends, to feign an ambush on the Third Teacher, but actually lure the Second Teacher downstairs to kill that Second Teacher together?"

Lu Hua saw that the plan was exposed, but did not deny it; this was indeed Xie Hong's original plan.

She suddenly remembered that this Demon Teacher was a close friend of the Third Teacher.

Xu Xu Jiangxian seemed to have guessed Lu Hua's thoughts and walked slowly to the window, carrying his hands against the river breeze, his tone indifferent: "Although I am a close friend of An Shi, if I can get a glimpse of the fifth floor of the academy and see the secret of ascension, this kind of friendship naturally has to be put aside for now."

The Third Teacher's courtesy name was An Shi.

Xu Xu Jiangxian turned around, his gaze deep like a pool: "However, I guess An Shi has already expected your plans and is mostly waiting for you to throw yourselves into the net."

"Of course, with Su Jing's talent, he also knows it well, which is why he let you act."

He paused, his tone carrying a bit of playfulness: "The Fourth Teacher Su Jing is resourceful, and playing chess is always a long-term layout. Perhaps he had already expected that we would appear in Above Bianjing and laid out this game."

His gaze fell on Lu Hua, meaningful: "We are just his chess pieces."

"Now that the chess pieces have arrived, I don't know how to play the move." Xu Xu Jiangxian smiled but didn't smile.

Master Master Lianchi chanted: "Amitabha."

Lu Hua heard the Demon Teacher's implication and felt a slight shock in her heart.

Xu Xu Jiangxian had already opened his mouth: "Since that's the case, why don't we break into the academy and go see the sword of this Second Teacher, how about it?"

"Shatter this chessboard!"

(End of chapter)