Lu Chen and Old Ma looked at each other, then turned to look together. At noon, when the sun shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, a slender and beautiful figure walked in from outside the forest.
It was a beautiful and mature woman. She had a smile on her face, charming and gentle. She even waved at Lu Chen, then said with a smile, "Lord True Monarch, firstly, he has too many things to deal with every day. Most of the time, he is really too busy. Secondly, he has too big of a target. Even though his Dao is profound and powerful, he really attracts too much attention. If it was somewhere else, it would be fine. But in this immortal city with countless hidden dragons and crouching tigers, it is very easy to attract the attention of other forces. "
She smiled and said to Lu Chen and Old Ma, "You guys don't want this to happen, do you?"
Lu Chen stared at this woman, his brows slightly furrowed. After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Xue Ying? Hall Leader Xue? "
"That's me." The woman nodded with a smile and said, "I am Xue Ying, the hall leader of the Fuyunji you guys were in before. You can say that I am temporarily helping Lord True Monarch to look after you."
Lu Chen's expression became more serious. No matter who it was, as long as they were below the level of Divine Monarch, when facing this woman, whether they were friend or foe, almost all of them would involuntarily feel a kind of reverence mixed with complex emotions.
Fuyunji was an organization founded by Lord Tian Lan many years ago. It was affiliated with Zhenxianmeng. Influenced by the founder, for many years, Fuyunji had always been one of the most fierce and fierce organizations in the righteous path against the Devil Sect. Every year, both sides had to pay a high price for this kind of hatred. And Xue Ying had also become one of the few enemies of the Devil Sect who had a blood feud with Lord Tian Lan.
For the past few years, the True Immortal Alliance had been growing stronger day by day, the Evil Sect had been weakening, and there was almost no stronger external enemy, the world had been peaceful for a long time, for a very long time, there had not been any overly intense and bloody battle. However, even under such circumstances, Xue Ying still became the Hall Master of the True Immortal Alliance whose hands were stained with the most blood and lives. It could be said that she was the most eye-catching.
In recent years, the Devil Cult had been on the wane. Although there were often news of Devil Cult followers in other parts of the Divine Land, but looking at the overall situation, the once powerful Devil Cult began to go downhill after the crucial battle of the Desolate Valley in the Land of Chaos more than ten years ago.
Lu Chen's original identity was actually a shadow in Fuyunji. But he was a rather special existence. After lurking in the Devil Sect for so many years, there was only one person in the outside world who could directly contact him, and that was Old Ma. And on the surface, Old Ma was just an ordinary member of Fuyunji, but in private, he would directly report to Lord Tian Lan about the matter of Lu Chen.
And because of this, in the past, Lu Chen did not fawn over this beautiful hall leader like most of the Fuyunji shadows, and Xue Ying did not seem to understand them. But this situation seemed to have changed today.
"In the future, if you are in the Immortal City, you can temporarily be considered as one of my subordinates. If there is anything, I will help you ask Lord Tian Lan. What do you think?" Xue Ying said very politely, as if they were old friends for many years, discussing with Lu Chen and Old Ma.
Lu Chen smiled, nodded and said, "Okay."
Xue Ying laughed, clapped her hands and said, "Then it's settled. You and Old Ma can find a place to rest for the next two days, then I will arrange for you to find a business in the Immortal City as a cover. Things can be carried out slowly, there is no hurry. "
Speaking up to here, she paused, then smiled and said, "In addition, there is one more thing I want to tell you. Lord Tian Lan has already discussed this matter in depth with me, and I know the whole thing from the beginning to the end. Because there are too many mountains in this Immortal City, there are many eyes spying on us both in the open and in the dark, so it is indeed not very convenient for Lord Tian Lan. So in the future, the two of you better not look for him directly. If there is anything, tell me, okay? "
Old Ma frowned slightly and turned to look at Lu Chen, only to find that the other was also looking at him.
The two of them looked at each other in the air for a moment, then turned away. After a while, Old Ma laughed and cupped his hands to Xue Ying, "Hallmaster Xue is right. Then in the future, we brothers will have to ask Hallmaster to take care of us."
"You are too polite." Xue Ying's attitude had always been very gentle and polite, but for some reason, there seemed to be an indistinct sense of distance between them. Moreover, when facing the two of them, she seemed to treat them differently. Intentionally or unintentionally, she placed more of her attention on the quiet Lu Chen.
It was also at this time that Lu Chen opened his mouth and said to Xue Ying, "Hallmaster Xue, there is something that I need your help with."
Xue Ying nodded and said, "Go ahead."
Lu Chen pointed at Atsu lying on the side and said, "This dog has been with me for many years. Can it follow me into the city?"
Xue Ying glanced at the huge figure of Atsu and was obviously startled. Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed and then said, "This might be a bit troublesome. Recently, in the city … Hmm, you should know about the dog prohibition order, right?"
As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at Lu Chen and Old Ma.
Lu Chen and Old Ma both nodded. Lu Chen then said, "I know about that. Old Ma also told me before to let it loose in the mountains around the Immortal City for a period of time. However, this is the Immortal City, not an ordinary place. There are countless experts in the open and in the dark. I am not at ease."
Xue Ying was obviously still a bit hesitant. After pondering for a moment, she said, "This black dog is too big of a target. It is too eye-catching. If you keep it by your side and one day it runs out onto the street, I am afraid that in the blink of an eye, you will be in danger of being exposed … "
Lu Chen interrupted, "Then if we only stay in our residence and don't go out, is that okay?"
Xue Ying thought for a moment and said, "That should be much better. However, the two of you used to be in this line of work. If there is a mistake, the two of you should know what the consequences will be, right?"
Lu Chen smiled and did not say anything else. Instead, he lowered his body and stroked Atsu's head. Old Ma did not say a word.
Xue Ying glanced at the two of them and did not say anything else. After chatting with them for a while about future arrangements, she said goodbye and left. However, before she left, she secretly gave Old Ma a look.
Old Ma coughed and said to Lu Chen with a smile, "You sit here for a while, I will send Hallmaster Xue off."
After saying that, he followed Xue Ying out of the forest.
Once they were out of the forest, they immediately felt that their vision was much brighter and their mood was much more cheerful. However, there was not much joy or excitement on Xue Ying's face. At the edge of the forest, she turned to look at Old Ma. Old Ma laughed bitterly in embarrassment.
Xue Ying coldly snorted and said, "Old Ma, you are also an old man in Fuyunji. I do not need to lecture you on whether this matter is right or wrong, do I?"
Old Ma nodded repeatedly and said, "Hallmaster, please calm down. You are indeed in the wrong in this matter. What you said is reasonable."
Xue Ying said, "Then why did he insist on bringing that dog along? Logically speaking, this person has been a shadow for more than ten years. It is impossible for him not to know the rules here. Or is this Lu Chen taking advantage of the Lord True Monarch's high regard for him to purposely give me a hard time? "
Old Ma immediately shook his head and said, "There is absolutely no such thing. Hallmaster, please do not overthink it."
Xue Ying's expression fluctuated. She seemed to be a little cold, but she did not seem to be angry. After a while, she suddenly smiled and said, "Forget it. No matter what, we are all working for the Lord True Monarch. Let us keep in touch in the future."
After saying that, she nodded to Old Ma and floated away.
Old Ma looked at the graceful and beautiful figure and thought of the bloody legends that had tainted this woman in the past. He then looked back at the forest and could not help but smile bitterly and shake his head. He said in a low voice, "They are all troublesome …"
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