Ch 44. Paradise to Ashes; The Second Coming of Fang Xin

Xie Lian didn't think Shi Qing Xuan would suddenly light a fire and didn't even have time to stop it before it was too late. The flame was very bright and showed the silhouette of a man dressed in black.

The man in black hung his head on the stone wall at the end of the road, his face was white as a piece of paper, his hair was a mess; but behind that ignorance is a pair of eyes that shine with determination, like burning ice. Even though he sat cross-legged without a trace of discomfort, the smell of thick blood in the air was enough to show that he was seriously injured, and was clearly imprisoned here. His words that said "I have nothing to say" maybe he mistook them for the interrogator who came.

Shi Qing Xuan looked at the man's face and then shouted, "Here you are!"

The man also seemed to have never guessed the person in front of him now and was surprised, it seemed like he wanted to say "It's you!" also, but unfortunately, the words seemed to be held back. Xie Lian calmed Ruoye who was ready to attack. And asked, "So you two know each other?"

After going through so many obstacles and finding someone, Shi Qing Xuan looked relieved and would respond when the man interrupted and said in an undeniable tone, "I don't know him."

Shi Qing Xuan raged at those words and pointed at her with her fan, "Is it so embarrassing to know me? Painful words, Ming Xiong! I am your best friend!"

* 'Xiong' is a more formal way to say 'big brother' rather than 'gege', but is also used informally among male friends which means 'friends / friends'.

The man flatly denied it, "I don't have friends who would run around in such clothes."

Shi Qing Xuan was still wearing a tattered purple silk dress, truly ... a shameful sight. Xie Lian wanted to laugh and think that there really was a person in this world who would use 'someone's best friend' to prove himself; it sure is Shi Qing Xuan's style. But calling him "Ming Xiong"? If he remembers correctly, of the five existing elemental masters, the name of the Earth Master is Ming Yi. So Xie Lian spoke, "Are you perhaps the Master of the Earth?"

"Yes! That's him. You've met him before. Remember?" Shi Qing Xuan answered.

Xie Lian looked at Ming Yi and said, "Really?" He doesn't remember meeting someone like that.

"You have ever!" Shi Qing Xuan said.

"We haven't." Ming Yi said.

"Alright!" Shi Qing Xuan said in exasperation, "Last time on the Small Road Inside Ban Yue! You didn't forget so quickly, right?"

Seeing Ming Yi's face turn from pale white to gloomy, Xie Lian finally remembered! Last time when they met on the Small Road Inside Ban Yue, wasn't there a woman in black next to Shi Qing Xuan ?!

Hua Cheng had told him at that time that it was not a Water Master, but that he must also be one of the five elemental masters. As expected, Shi Qing Xuan was not only eager to transform into her female form, she was also eager to drag others to do the same. No wonder the woman dressed in black at that time looked very upset and disgusted. Rethinking how Shi Qing Xuan begged her to "join in the fun", Xie Lian sighed thinking that before it was almost like she had also been dragged, and glad she did not give up then.

"Mr. Wind Master, is the Ascending Dragon Fire issued by you?" Xie Lian asked.

"Right." Ming Yi answered.

They have found the right person. Xie Lian nodded and said, "Mr. Earth Master may be very hurt. We better run away now and talk later."

Without thinking any further, Shi Qing Xuan knelt down and carried Ming Yi on his back, "Then let's get out of here."

The three of them retrace their steps and Shi Qing Xuan spoke as she walked, "I said, Ming Xiong, are you not good at fighting? Before you were fine on the Banyue Inner Road, so how could you possibly experience all these bad things? in just a few days? Did you make the Blood Rain Reach the Flowers annoyed? "

Her tone of voice was teasingly teasing and Xie Lian silently noted, 'Afraid of being hit right in the face, that must be a way to talk with good friends.' Ming Yi seemed to have listened enough to Shi Qing Xuan and only said, "Shut up!"

Xie Lian also wanted to know the answer to the same question but changed her words, "Master Wind Master, why does Hua Cheng want to provoke you?"

Ming Yi didn't tell him to be quiet but he didn't answer either. Xie Lian slightly turned her head to look at him and saw her eyes closed. After being imprisoned like this and being interrogated for days and seriously injured, Ming Yi finally had to put down his guard after being rescued and finally be able to relax. After all it wasn't something urgent, so Xie Lian didn't try to wake him up. The three of them ran up the stairs and Xie Lian threw the dice at the top. He did not know what number he had issued in the dark, only before they heard a soft creak, and a crack of light appeared. Xie Lian pushed open the door and only wondered if he had a chance to take Lang Ying too, when he realized that the first step he took was blank.

When he felt himself falling, he shouted, "Don't get out!"

Xie Lian turned her body in the air and fell into something hard. He was only relieved that he did not fall on a sharp bladed mountain or sea of ​​fire when he raised his head and realized that a bladed mountain or sea of ​​fire might be a better alternative. Hua Cheng's handsome face was only inches away from him, his eyebrows raised, staring at him.

This time when the stone door opened, its sunken steps made it fall on Hua Cheng! Ah!

This place of his fall is in the armory! Hua Cheng sat on the armory's throne, calmly wiping E-Ming's sword. Even when someone suddenly fell on it from above, he just moved his hand and stopped his activities while cleaning the sword without any surprise on his face. He calmly looked at Xie Lian, as if waiting for an explanation. Of course Xie Lian didn't have anything to explain, and could only lie on her lap and look at him bravely. Suddenly, he saw someone else in the corner of his eye, and when he turned around, he saw it was Lang Ying.

The boy wrapped in bandages sat on the floor, looking scared, his hands reaching his head, staring at the two of them. Why is Lang Ying here too? It seems like Hua Cheng is interrogating him? And when Xie Lian's eyes moved up, he saw half of Shi Qing Xuan's white shoes stepping out. There was no time to think, and in a hurry, Xie Lian gripped Hua Cheng's shoulder.

"Sorry!" Xie Lian shouted, then pushed Hua Cheng to the side.

His drive threw Hua Cheng over a meter away and he even fell several times. After falling, Hua Cheng immediately stood up and calmed down, and at that moment Shi Qing Xuan, still carrying Ming Yi, had jumped and landed easily in the same place that Hua Cheng had just occupied. Xie Lian bravely looked back, and Hua Cheng was still staring at him without a word, but his eyebrows were raised higher.

Xie Lian jumped to his feet and took a few steps back, apologizing as he did, "Sorry! I'm sorry!"

Lang Ying ran towards Xie Lian while continuing to stare at Hua Cheng, still looking quite scared, and hiding behind him. Xie Lian protected her and said, "San Lang, let me explain."

"I am waiting." Hua Cheng answered.

"Wait, isn't that the opposite?" Shi Qing Xuan spoke, "He must be the one who owes an explanation to you! He is responsible for the lost heavenly official; be resolute, Your Majesty!"

This was a situation that Xie Lian did not want to face. He looked at Hua Cheng attentively, "San Lang, I don't know what misunderstanding has happened between you and Master Earth, but let's all calm down and talk about this."

The best case scenario is that Hua Cheng let them go without the slightest injury. Even though Master Earth is currently injured, his life is not at stake and he has not lost any limbs. If he can bring it down, then all this does not need to turn to the worst extreme case. If Hua Cheng let them go and they reported back to heaven, then they would be indebted to him and Xie Lian could use it as an opportunity to ask Jun Wu to ignore it all.

However, Hua Cheng instead said, "Earth Master? What Earth Master?"

After a few moments of silence, he continued, "Oh, what do you mean brought by Mr. Wind Master? He is no more than my incompetent subordinate."

Hearing this, both Xie Lian and Shi Qing Xuan were shocked. "He is definitely one of our heavenly officials, how dare you say otherwise!" Reply Shi Qing Xuan.

Hua Cheng laughed, "Then, I wonder why your noble official will hide his identity, drop his honorable title and start working as an officer under me? What is the reason?"

Hua Cheng recited the E-Ming in an instant as if it were shaped like a crescent moon, "If that is really the Master of the Earth, then what kind of patience has he had to carry out this kind of action for ten years. In the last ten years I consider him to look so suspicious from time to time, but there is no evidence. If it wasn't for meeting him and the Wind Master at Ban Yue, I might still be in the clouds and don't know anything. "

And at that moment Xie Xie understood everything.

So that's what happened!

The Earth Master was lost and imprisoned in the end because he had hidden his true identity ten years ago to disguise himself as an evil officer and become a direct subordinate of Hua Cheng. In other words, he is a spy. Hua Cheng had thought of his actions secretly, and suspected him but had no concrete evidence, he only held him under his supervision. And recently Hua Cheng finally discovered and learned his true identity as an Earth Master.

During the trip to the Banyue Inside Banyue Road, Hua Cheng met the Earth Master next to the Wind Master.

Even under his disguise as a woman (thanks to the Wind Master), Hua Cheng could still see it under the fake body, and found that the woman in black was the demon officer he suspected, and later found out his identity as one of the five masters element.

After all the trials and problems in Ban Yue ended, Hua Cheng might leave the Pu Qi Temple to conclude and discuss many things with the Earth Master. Perhaps during his pursuit to kill Hua Cheng, while in this terrible and sad condition, Ming Yi triggered a signal of despair. Then, Jun Wu called Xie Lian and gave him a mission to carry out this rescue.

That a heavenly official does not care about his duties but goes secretly in the ghost realm for more than a decade is a scandal. Don't think about the political problems behind it; if Ming Yi remains imprisoned and tortured, if he really dies under Hua Cheng's hands, then heaven will lose his temper; and that will be the beginning of absolute chaos in the world. If that day comes, no one will survive. After thinking all this, Xie Lian could only say, "I understand that mistakes are ours. But, San Lang, I hope you will let us go this time."

Hua Cheng watched him closely, and after a while, said in a calm tone, "Your Majesty, some of the best things are not to get involved too much."

Suddenly, Shi Qing Xuan shouted from the side, "Wind: come to me!"

When a fan appeared, wild gusts of wind began blowing through various gaps and entering the armory. Many weapons hanging on the wall and inside the shelves began to crack. "Mr. Wind Master! We shouldn't have to do anything ??"

Xie Lian said, worried. "I don't think that you two will move first," Shi Qing Xuan said, "So I will be a bad person this time. WIND! ANGIIIINNNNNN COME TO ME !!!"

There was a large crack, and Xie Lian could feel a layer of dust falling on his head from above. He raised his head and saw that it was a roof raised by a gust of wind, breaking it into a large crack.

The armory had no visible windows or other exits, and Shi Qing Xuan had no intention of fighting other than to escape through a gap in the roof!

In that crazy wind, Hua Cheng's black crow's hair and the red maple-red clothes flew wildly caused by the wind, but the young man never moved at all. He grinned, "You have a fan, and incidentally, me too."

From one of the many shelves there, Hua Cheng took a fan. The fan is small and complicated, the spine and leaves are made of pure gold, so it looks calm and beautiful. Hua Cheng twirled it in his hand, opened it. He grinned wordlessly, looking so elegant in the midst of his murderous aura. He turned his hand and began to fan, and a strong gust shot towards them with a dazzling silver flash. The three of them avoided and heard behind them the sound of hail like an arrow hitting a wall and the ground. When they turned to look, it was a long line of sheets of gold paper nailed to the ground. Each paper was thin but embedded so deep, the sharpness was clear and fierce.

Every weapon in this armory is a treasure to see; even the simplest hand gesture can have such a killing effect!

Hua Cheng flipped his hand again and another golden gust blew. The wind summoned by Shi Qing Xuan was so strong, but the stronger the wind, the more dangerous the situation. The armory is just an ordinary room, the space is limited. A portion of the wind generated by the Wind Master fan would bounce around the interior there, carry gold sheets of paper together, dance in this madness. Xie Lian was afraid that if this sheet of gold paper would harm someone, Xie Lian protected Lang Ying and shouted, "Master Wind Master, please stop for now!"

The golden sheet of paper always swept towards Shi Qing Xuan and Ming Yi. Shi Qing Xuan wanted to stop too, but now the roof of the place had been raised by the wind, revealing a gap, and if he had to stop now all his efforts would be in vain. At that moment the golden sheet of paper that surrounded them suddenly flew up with such a uniform movement. There was a noise from the creaking crackle before someone broke through the roof and jumped through the gap, debris and dust descending with him.

As he landed the man shouted, "Mr. Wind Master, I'm sorry but I can't just sit still again!"

Shi Qing Xuan was very excited, "Qian Qiu, you arrived at the right time!"

The young man carried a long sword, his blade the size of a man's palm - it was indeed Lang Qian Qiu. His long sword was a glittering golden sword, but if you look closely, it was not because the sword was golden, but because it sucked all the pieces of gold paper there, covered the blade completely, making it look like it was a golden sword.

Lang Qian Qiu's long sword was forged by a strange metal that came from a stone mountain and had the ability to draw any metal. As long as the object of sucking does not exceed a certain level of spiritual power, once he has a sword in his hand, he can mentally release his ability and pull all the metal around him, melting it into his sword. Sure enough, immediately countless pieces of gold paper were all sucked into the sword and dissolved into the sword. Seeing this, Hua Cheng laughed loudly, closed his fan and threw it behind him. "Are the heavenly officials so pathetic that they cannot let the gold go?"

If the words were directed at Xie Lian, he would only pretend he hadn't heard. But those words were directed at Lang Qian Qiu, a nobleman who was born into a noble family. He didn't really care about the wealth that could bear his life all his life, and even though he knew the enemy was deliberately mocking him, he still boiled with anger. He raised his sword with both hands and attacked towards Hua Cheng. Hua Cheng took out his sword with one hand, producing a flash of silver in the air, calmly and ready to welcome the attack.

Lang Qian Qiu's attack used all of its strength. He was born as a conqueror bull who is not afraid of tigers, the problem is that bulls are still bulls and tigers are still tigers !! How great is this cow if he is confronted with a tiger his neck will be torn first !! Xie Lian had clearly seen the difference between their strength, and if this attack landed, her Lan Qian Qiu would definitely definitely die!

In between the battles, even Shi Qing Xuan who was not a swordsman was able to see with a warning and shouted, "Qian Qiu! Don't !!!"

But in that split second, how could a scream stop the arrow leaving the bow?

Just as the sword and the sword were about to make contact, a dazzling white light exploded within the armory.

It was a light so large that it covered every inch of the armory, and everyone temporarily lost their sight. All they see is white. Xie Lian, however, was ready, and was somewhat able to see the surrounding scenery. His right hand gathered all the power he had borrowed from Shi Qing Xuan and created a giant flame and burned it in any direction.

A corner in the armory there immediately caught fire. Immediately afterwards, Xie Lian released Ruoye, wrapped herself, Shi Qing Xuan, Ming Yi, Lang Qian Qiu, and Lang Ying, then shouted, "Master Wind Master, lift us up, blow us up!"

Even though Shi Qing Xuan couldn't open his eyes, he still followed Xie Lian's direction. He raised his fan and snapped down, and a gale formed from the flat ground, blew into the ceiling and finally pierced through the shaky roof!

Ruoye wrapped five of them in one package and flew towards the sky. In the air, his vision finally returned and greeted them, and Shi Qing Xuan who finally returned could see found beneath them a large flame there, a thick black smoke rising in the air; The armory is on fire. He was afraid that Hua Cheng would chase them down and flap his fan. Now this really becomes 'fanning the fire'; The blaze immediately erupted in size, and the flame landed on all nearby buildings. Now more than half of the Heaven's Manor is burning!

With difficulty, Xie Lian finally grabbed Shi Qing Xuan who was still fanning the fire with all her might. "Mr. Wind Master, please stop fanning it! The whole place will burn!"

Surprised, Shi Qing Xuan shouted, "Alright, let me stop! Let me go, Your Majesty, your grip is too strong! I'm suffocating unable to breathe!"

Only after the Wind Master stopped the wind did Xie Lian release it. He looked down and in the middle of the red fire, Xie Lian could still see a deep red silhouette. They were too far up in the sky and he could not see clearly, but his instinct told him that at that moment, Hua Cheng was standing there watching over him.

He did not pursue and did not put out the fire. He just stood there, letting the fire burn out.

Outside the Heaven Manor, screams and roars could be heard from all the streets in the Ghost City, and a crowd of ghosts and demons raged. Xie Lian could not breathe, and her voice broke, muttering to herself, "I ... just want to light a small fire to create a disturbance, how could the result be like this. It doesn't .."

It was only before when Hua Cheng had been seen leaning against the door of the armory, half jokingly said that he wanted to give him the entire armory with every weapon in it, but now everything was covered in a sea of ​​fire. Although there may be many golden devices that are not afraid of heat, can withstand fire, there must also be many who cannot touch fire. After all this burning, many treasures will turn to ashes. Xie Lian didn't expect that fire would grow so great, devouring the entire Manor of Heaven.

Even if Hua Cheng didn't think of it as 'home', it was still his residence! How does it feel!

Seeing how devastated Xie Lian was, Shi Qing Xuan also felt uneasy, "Um ... I'm really sorry, Your Majesty! I didn't think of everything and just wanted to escape faster. It's all my fault! It must be just a flame small at first ... if the Rain of Blood Reaches the Flowers coming to you and asking you for compensation, tell him to meet me! Don't worry, I can pay any amount! Money is never a problem! "

But money is clearly not the problem. Xie Lian closed her eyes and could not speak anything. Shi Qing Xuan patted her shoulder to cheer, but suddenly her palm and a strange and sharp scent of blood invaded her sense of smell. He turned to look and his face seemed to lose color, "Your Majesty, what happened to your hand!"

Xie Lian's right hand was covered in blood. His entire right arm was completely stained with blood, and he seemed to tremble slightly. But his hands still held the white silk ribbon firmly to prevent everyone from being carried away by the strong wind.

"What happened to you?!" Shi Qing Xuan shouted.

Xie Lian blinked again and tried to stabilize herself before shaking her head, "It's nothing ... just a small injury. It will get better once we get back."

"The white light before was you?" Shi Qing Xuan remembered.

"Your Majesty, you were previously in the middle of separating the two of them?"

"After all I am a swordsman." Xie Lian replied.

Shi Qing Xuan guessed it correctly. At that moment when the sword Hua Cheng and Lang Qian Qiu were about to make contact, Xie Lian immediately entered into the two attacks.

He took the sword from the pile of weapons on the shelf and made two movements between the sword and the sword.

The first step, he knocked back Lang Qian Qiu's long sword. The second step, he blocked the sword of E-Ming.

The strength of the two movements is not only strong, but also very controlled. Even when Xie Lian blocked the two blades, the power of the attack did not return to the origin of the attacker.

Therefore, with Xie Lian squeezed in the middle of the two, he used his sword and his own arm to absorb the two attacks completely.

Lang Qian Qiu's long sword could be overcome, but Hua Cheng's sword was a force to be reckoned with. The sword Xie Lian used was one of the Hua Cheng collections, so of course it also included a great blade. When the two blades met the attack blew out a white light that was so bright before. With those two movements, the first attack on Lang Qian Qiu's long sword created a gap, and the second attack on E-Ming's sword shattered the sword to pieces. Obviously the difference is very high.

All this is done in a fraction of a second, faster than anyone can see. Shi Qing Xuan looked at the pathetic state of Xie Lian's right hand, his entire right arm looked messy and commented, "Your Majesty ... you are too strong. I can't believe you blocked their attacks alone!"

Goddess Martial Arts with Flowers, Swords in One Hand, Flowers in the Other Hand. Shi Qing Xuan only remembered the flower, but had forgotten the others. Xie Lian went up because of her sword!

Rethinking how close the call was, Shi Qing Xuan's heart was still beating fast. "Thankfully, His Majesty at that time moved, otherwise who knows how many pieces of Lang Qian Qiu that Hua Cheng will cut. I can't afford to collect them!"

What's strange is that, next to them Lang Qian Qiu didn't seem to be hurt, but his expression froze, as if his soul had left his body. "Qian Qiu?" Shi Qing Xuan called out, "Qian Qiu are you alright? Wake up! What's wrong with you? Is your vision not back yet ???"

Riding using a gust of wind, their group finally reached the capital city of heaven. Dragging and carrying their own bodies, they hurried past the Ascension Gates and ran straight into the Great Martial Hall. Lang Ying couldn't enter the hall, so Xie Lian placed him in a small room. No one seemed to be on duty, so he called in the lines of communication: "Are there respected officials here? Please everyone, hurry up and come to the Great Self-Defense Hall! It's an emergency, we have injured officers!"

As he shouted, beside him Shi Qing Xuan snapped his fingers and returned to his clean white cultivator's robe, and released a hundred thousand merit. "Those are the two wounded officers! Please help him!"

Xie Lian said hurriedly, "Master Wind Master, don't be too excited. We just need to talk, no need to release the reward. Everyone will naturally come."

"No, Your Honor," Shi Qing Xuan said, "You must know, spread the reward faster than talking a hundred times!"

Shortly thereafter, a voice came from afar, "Who's hurt?"

When the words "who" was spoken, the voice still sounded so far away, but with his last words the person appeared, and that was Feng Xin. He entered the hall and looked at Xie Lian, then at Lang Qian Qiu, his face looked shaky.

"I'm fine, but Mr. Earth Master seems to be very hurt." Xie Lian said.

"So what?" Another voice came, "There are so many heavenly officials. Who returns unscathed after every round of patrols?"

The voice was polite and soft, but the words were sharp. That is Mu Qing. He crossed into the Great Hall and also saw Xie Lian then to Lang Qian Qiu. But his expression was the opposite of Feng Xin, who only raised his eyebrows, as if he were ready to watch a good show. He saw that Feng Xing was moving to examine Xie Lian's arm so he bent down to examine Ming Yi and said, "So this is Master Earth Master?"

During the conversation, a number of heavenly officials poured into the hall. Master Earth Yi has always been inconspicuous and invisible, so for many people it was the first time they saw Master Earth Yi, and they crowded around looking at him curiously. The masses were mostly confused, not knowing the reason they were called to the Great Martial Hall, but after collecting the rewards from the Wind Master, they had to come and check everything.

"Thank you, but I'm fine. It will get better by itself after a while." Xie Lian said to Feng Xin.

Feng Xin also did not make small talk, "Watch yourself."

Xie Lian thanked him again softly, but when he turned around, Lang Qian Qiu watched him with a frozen expression. "Your Honor Tai Hua, what's up?"

He asked. Feng Xin also noticed something about Lang Qian Qiu and asked, "Is His Holiness Tai Hua also injured somewhere?"

"I don't think so. Let me see." Xie Lian said and reached out his hand, grabbed Lang Qian Qiu's eyebrows. However, in an instant, Lang Qian Qiu seized Xie Lian's wrist.

There was a doubt on Lang Qian Qiu's face, as if he had found something but was unsure, but flames began to ignite in his eyes. Xie Lian felt a wave of anger that vibrated from Lang Qian Qiu's arm and crept into his arm.

Now all the officials who watched had noticed this strange situation and began to whisper among themselves. Shi Qing Xuan and Mu Qing both began to rise and Feng Xin spoke, "Venerable Tai Hua, what are you doing?"

Lang Qian Qiu finally moved his lips. He only said two words but Xie Lian's heart sank to the bottom.

"... Headmaster?" Lang Qian Qiu gritted his teeth.

Xie Lian's pupils slightly shrunk.

Half the officials who looked at them half guessed and half confused, murmured, "Head Reverend? Who is Head Reverend?" Some other heavenly officials are smarter and already know that.

Lang Qian Qiu was the crown prince of Yong An, and Chief Reverend Yong An in his time was the second of the Two Evil Masters: Head Reverend Fang Xin. No one knows its origin or true identity. But here, Lang Qian Qiu held Xie Lian in his grasp and called him "Head Reverend", which means ... Xie Lian is a crime that brings destruction to Yong An - Head Reverend Fang Xin ?!

* Maybe someone forgot 'Head Priestess' here is the same, as previously mentioned in Hua Cheng and Xie Lian's conversation about the small road in Banyue. (he called Fengxin said he was the teacher of the Banyue girl)

However, Xie Lian is the crown prince of Xian Le. Xian Le's kingdom has fallen into the hands of the kingdom of Yong An for a long time, so why did he go and become Chief Reverend Yong An?

Prince Tai Hua is famous for his optimism and cheerfulness, never playing mind games or making anyone difficult, and he never shows such expressions; half hopeless half angry, half hostility half hatred.

Lang Qian Qiu held Xie Lian in his death grip, his breathing became louder, and finally said in a tense voice, "You ... I killed you with my own two hands. Sealing you in the coffin. You ... Head Reverend, you certainly alone is a cunning man! "

Oh heaven. Looks like something big is coming down today.