"Do you not understand? Come to Qin Tea Pavilion, and I will personally explain it to you," came the cold and solemn voice of Lu Xingqian from the other end of the high wall.
The two of them mechanically turned their heads to look at each other. They both saw a hint of fear in each other's eyes.
A young man in a bathrobe appeared in the corridor and respectfully said, "I am a disciple of Yunqi Temple, with the dharma name Xin Si. My senior sister invites both of you to have a chat at the Qin Tea Pavilion."
"Can we still make it now?"
"We will come right away..." Xiao Yao whispered, "Don't speak nonsense! She has a bad temper."
The two of them quickly tidied up and followed Xin Si to a pavilion. In front of the pavilion was a large building, where people of all ages were wearing bathrobes. Some were lying on the ground, taking a nap; some were doing paper cutting and flower arranging in pairs; and some were in groups of three to five, enjoying tea and playing chess. In short, there was a relaxed and leisurely atmosphere.
Liu Xingqian sat in the pavilion wearing a pink bathrobe, sipping tea. "Junior Sister Liu, you... you're here too," Xiao Yao asked cautiously. "Why wouldn't I be able to come? It's not like they said I'm not welcome here. But you... Senior Brother Zhao Lun, you're with the Demon King. It seems like you really did betray Shu Mountain, huh?"
Liu Xingqian looked straight ahead without even glancing at the two of them.
Aragaki Nigaki saw her looking down at them and couldn't help but frown, "Since you've heard it all, let's get straight to the point!"
"Good! Because of the Emei Sect matter, you have been wanted by all the Xianmen in Kyushu. How dare you come to Xiandu City so openly? Who gave you the courage?!"
Liu Xingqian's eyes narrowed, and the two of them unconsciously took a step back. Aragaki Nigaki had never been afraid of anyone since coming to the alternate world, but the aura emanating from the woman in front of him made him shiver. "I'm here to solve the problem, not to cause trouble," he said, mustering his courage.
"Oh? How do you solve it?"
"Have you heard of the Taiyin Formation? As long as the Taiyin Formation is set up, it can send the demon clan from the human realm to the demon realm. This way, the two clans won't go to war."
"Is that so? That's amazing..." Lu Xingqian said sarcastically.
"What do you mean?"
"First of all, I have never heard of this formation. Secondly, do you think the human race is afraid of war? In fact, it's quite the opposite! Once the war starts, the major Xianmen in the Nine Provinces can openly kill demons and take their elixirs. I don't know if your formation works, but if you don't hurry up... all those demons and demon descendants of yours will become the spiritual heritage of the Xianmen."
"Openly? Haven't you been killing demons for hundreds of years? How come? Can peace be achieved without war?"
"It has indeed been hundreds of years... But the demon race is not foolish, and they are not without resistance. If a war is provoked, there will be thousands and tens of thousands of deaths... Do you think obtaining the elixir would be faster?"
"You!!"
"The death of the Si Ji Sect Leader is quite suspicious... You are neither a god nor a demon, and even using the power of annihilation is not enough to kill a cultivator. Can't you even understand this?"
"Are you suggesting that disciples of Xianmen are behind all this?"
"The demons near Yunqi Temple have already been imprisoned by me in Qingyu Mountain. If you can't come up with a way to make them stop within five days, don't blame me."
"Thank you..."
"I am only following the teachings of the Three Emperors and have nothing to do with the demon clan. Finding the mastermind behind the scenes is what you truly need to do. As for the Lunar Array... you can try, but don't hold too much hope. With that said, figure it out for yourself."
After speaking, Lu Xingqian got up and left.
"Sister, today is your birthday. Shall we go back to the sect?"
"I'm not going back."
"You're the birthday star, whatever you say goes."
Ke Lingfei and Lu Xingqian passed by each other, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Brother Aragaki, are you okay? Xiao Yao, how about you? I felt she was familiar when I was in the pond just now. I didn't expect it was really her..."
"She is not an enemy."
Aragaki Nigaki looked at Lu Xingqian's back and said word by word.
Dusk, rooster hour.
Three people changed into their clothes and went to the nearby restaurant.
The layout of this restaurant made Aragaki Nigaki exclaim "Wow", it was different from all the other restaurants - it was actually a buffet.
Fresh meat, vegetables, and fruits are arranged in rows on the shelves for diners to choose from. There are both barbecue and copper pots on the table, which can be described as a two-in-one deal.
"Brother Dau is really good at making money... tsk tsk tsk..."
"Aragaki? How do we do this? Do we serve ourselves?"
"Brother Aragaki, do we have to cook for ourselves?"
Aragaki Nigaki casually found a table and demonstrated for them. The two of them were amazed and praised non-stop.
"You guys go ahead and eat. I forgot something in the cabinet."
"Aragaki, I'll go to the restroom first."
Ke Lingfei and Xiao Yao left the dining table one after the other.
Since Lu Xingqian left, Aragaki Nigaki has been thinking about what she said. But at that time, she was already unconscious and couldn't remember.
He wanted to find Niu Xiaohua to ask, subconsciously reaching for his waist. Only then did he realize that Fang Qingping had not returned from Ke Lingfei yet.
Aragaki Nigaki waited left and right, but those two people still didn't come back. It was already completely dark outside.
After the rooster hour had passed, it should have been the time with the most people for dinner, but the number of customers in the restaurant kept decreasing. In no time, the entire hall was left with only Aragaki Nigaki.
He looked around and realized that the front desk was also gone.
Suddenly, a terrible thought emerged.
"Oh no! Could it be that the head of the Yunqi Temple cleared the scene to catch me secretly? Damn it! Xiao Yao and Fifi are in danger! Damn it! I was careless!"
At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew through. The hall instantly plunged into darkness, as all the lanterns extinguished simultaneously. Unable to see a hand in front of their face, the only source of light came from the bright moonlight seeping in through the entrance.
Then, countless streams of spiritual energy surged from all directions. They formed a circle and slowly closed in, leaving Aragaki Nigaki with nowhere to hide and no way to escape!
Unconsciously, cold sweat poured down, and a storm raged in their mind as they pondered how to resist.
The surroundings were completely silent, as if there was only him left in the world. Even the street outside was devoid of any sound. Aragaki Nigaki felt the spiritual power getting closer and closer. The feeling of suffocation had already gripped his throat tightly at some point. He was gasping for breath, sweat soaking through his clothes, and his limbs felt as heavy as lead, unable to move an inch.
The heart beats irregularly, and hallucinations begin to appear before my eyes—a not particularly large white room with table-sized electronic instruments, where several scientists in white coats are communicating with each other.
Aragaki Nigaki's memory suddenly flashes with a few fragments.
"I am... a researcher. The director asked me to adjust the machine... conduct experiments... on the annihilation reaction of particles and antiparticles... to strip the generated photons... and then apply the detonated huge energy... to something... something what? I can't remember..."
The spiritual power is getting closer, and the illusion is becoming clearer.
A suffocating feeling swallows Aragaki Nigaki whole.
"Happy birthday!!!"
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