Yao Songshan said, "This person is very mysterious. Few people have seen him, and he won't show up at the Four-Seas Banquet. Only the four winners will meet him on the Cloud Platform when they are presented with the treasures. Those Cultivation friends who have met him before have a high opinion of him."
Glancing at Jing Jiu once, Zhao Layue guessed that this was the person he wanted to meet.
Yao Songshan said, "If Senior Master doesn't want to be disturbed, should I go to the Pure Heaven Bureau and settle this matter?"
This matter referred to the gathering of the Cultivation practitioners by the Pure Heaven Bureau to besiege Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu.
Yao Songshan was merely a disciple of Liangwang Peak, so he was quite calm and confident when it came to settling this matter.
"No need. Just pretend that you don't know anything about it."
Zhao Layue said, "Let's talk about it when we have to reveal our identities."
Yao Songshan said, "This disciple obeys your order."
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Back at the Inn, Zhao Layue asked, "Why do you want to meet Xiwang Sun?"
Jing Jiu said, "I suspect he is alone."
"Yin San?" Zhao Layue asked, raising her eyebrows slightly.
In terms of timing, the death of Yin San and the sudden appearance of Xiwang Sun at the West Ocean were quite close.
Jing Jiu said after a moment of silence, "I'm not sure."
Zhao Layue asked, "Who is Yin San? Why do you think he is still alive? "
Jing Jiu still didn't answer this question.
Zhao Layue asked after a moment of silence, "Are we going to the Four-Seas Banquet then?"
Jing Jiu said, "I don't know how to play zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting."
Zhao Layue was surprised, asking, "There is something you don't know?"
Jing Jiu thought that he didn't have the time and interest to learn it back then, and no one in the small village played it either.
"Do you know it?" he asked.
Zhao Layue was silent again for a while, then said, "I learned it for a few days when I was young, but I'm not interested."
As they spoke, they had no idea that their whereabouts had already been discovered by the Pure Heaven Bureau.
There were at least hundreds of pairs of eyes in Haizhou City, staring at the inns and temples everywhere. They wouldn't miss a single suspect.
Since they were wearing conical hats, they attracted a lot of attention, and soon became the targets of the Pure Heaven Bureau.
Late at night, dozens of faintly discernible presences appeared around the inn. These were cultivators from all over the continent.
The cultivators were separated by hundreds of feet, forming a seemingly wide net that trapped the inn in the middle.
A flying sword hovered silently in the dark clouds.
It was written clearly in the files that the two had traveled all over the continent, and had never ridden a sword, but the Pure Heaven Bureau was sure that they had the ability to ride a sword. To prevent them from escaping through the sky, the best place to guard the inn was He Zhichong, the Elder of Kunlun with a profound Cultivation state. Yao Songshan of the Aoyama Sect was arranged to guard the place closest to the inn.
The Western Sea Sword School didn't have a good relationship with Zhaoge City, so they didn't send any swordsmen to participate in the siege organized by the Pure Heaven Bureau. But in the night sky on the other side of the ocean, a formidable energy could be felt along with the wind. It was evident that a swordsman of a very high Cultivation state was there. He was probably worried that the operation of the Pure Heaven Bureau would cause chaos in Haizhou City, so he was ready to strike at any time.
After all these arrangements were made, hundreds of magic soldiers advanced toward the inn along with a firework. Their footsteps were as dense as raindrops, and they were not afraid of disturbing the people in the inn.
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Even the swordsmen in the Broken Sea State couldn't figure out the intentions of the mortals by the streets, unless they stayed in the cold mountains and the wilderness. As long as they entered the cities or villages, nobody could conceal their whereabouts. Jing Jiu and Zhao Layue were no exception.
Yet, Zhao Layue woke up when the first Cultivation practitioner arrived outside the inn.
She put on the conical hat and walked to the window, standing shoulder to shoulder with Jing Jiu, looking at the seemingly peaceful but actually dangerous street.
Jing Jiu's expression was still calm, devoid of any worry.
If he and Zhao Layue revealed their identities, nobody would dare attack them. Even though the Pure Heaven Bureau had spent a great deal of time, energy, and resources to organize this siege, they could do nothing but watch them leave. If they wanted to do so, they should have asked Yao Songshan to do it in the Immortal House in the evening.
Zhao Layue didn't know what was on his mind.
The floor suddenly slid toward the corner of the wall, exposing the entrance to the passage.
A white jasmine flower emerged from the shadows.
It was Xiao He of Yingcheng, who had played a piece of music in the hotpot restaurant during the day.
Xiao He waved her hand at them and said softly, "Follow me."
There was a secret passage in the Inn? How could it be concealed from the Pure Heaven Bureau?
Though the swordsmen of the Pure Heaven Bureau were few in number, they seldom missed such details.
Jing Jiu walked toward the passage without hesitation.
Zhao Layue suddenly realized that Jing Jiu had been waiting for this woman.
The passage was very long, and without any illumination, it was as dark as an abyss.
If Jing Jiu and Zhao Layue didn't have good eyesight, they would have a hard time moving forward.
Xiao He was a devil practitioner, and her true Cultivation state couldn't be determined, but she led the way with ease. It was unclear what was so peculiar about her.
After a long while, Xiao He finally stopped.
According to Zhao Layue's estimation, they should have left Haizhou City a long time ago.
"Didn't I tell you to leave Haizhou City as soon as possible? Why didn't you listen to me? "
Xiao He said while looking at them, "You have to understand that once you come in, you won't be able to leave."
Jing Jiu looked at her in Silence, making sure she was telling the truth.
This truth had two meanings, and it had two meanings.
The heavy stone door was pushed open, making no sound.
Jing Jiu and Zhao Layue followed Xiao He out of the passage.
The night wind blew over their faces, bringing with it a salty and fishy smell.
The sound of the waves was very clear, so it should be nearby.
This was a broken cliff by the sea, on top of which was a dilapidated Sea-God Temple that had lost its incense offerings a long time ago.
They were standing right in front of the ruined temple.
The sword lights could be vaguely seen in the distance, illuminating the surface of the ocean from time to time.
The West Ocean at night looked like a boundless Ink Lake.
A barely discernible energy was gazing at the Sea-God Temple from high up in the night sky.
"Come in."
Xiao He's voice sounded a bit distant, and it sounded a bit helpless.
Jing Jiu and Zhao Layue turned around and walked into the Sea-God Temple.
They crossed the threshold that had been blown apart by the sea wind and walked past the salt-covered walls, arriving at the deepest part of the Sea-God Temple.
There was a statue of the Sea-God there, but it was badly damaged, with only half of its head left.
A man in black walked out from behind the statue of the Sea-God.
"What should you do when you are faced with the hostility of the whole world?"
The man in black looked at Zhao Layue and said, "You need help from the other world, or become a part of that world."
His voice was deep and hoarse, as if it had some kind of magic power.
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