Chapter 442

Since they could escape from Evil Ridge, the kidnapped girls were very efficient. They soon divided the belongings and found the remaining horses. Those who could ride led those who could not. They formed a team of two or three, which made Mengqi admire them.

"Well, let's go to Tan Han Oasis. We should be there before dawn." In front of the girls, Mengqi maintained his gentle image.

Tan Han was not far from Evil Ridge. It was only one to four hours' journey. Even if the girls were not as good as the horse bandits, they would definitely arrive before dawn if they could bear the hardships. If they delayed until tomorrow, the horse bandits might come back, which would cause trouble. Even other leaders might come back after hearing the news.

"Yes." The girls sat on the horses and bowed to Mengqi and the other two. "Thank you, masters. Thank you, Young Master Gu. I dare not say that I will repay you in the future, but I will build a shrine for you at home to pray for your safety."

They knew that it was difficult for them to help Mengqi and the others, so they expressed their gratitude in the simplest way.

In the camp, most of the girls had to endure the ravages of the horse bandits. Even if they were good-looking and had caught the eye of the bandits, when they grew older and their beauty faded, they would be abandoned like a pair of broken shoes. Unless they could give birth to a son or daughter, there was a precedent. Therefore, no one was reluctant to leave the camp. Instead, they scrambled to escape.

Following the road opened by the horse bandits, Mengqi and the others went down Evil Ridge and hurried to Tan Han.

Looking back, Meng Qi saw flames soaring into the sky and black smoke pervading the air. Buildings were constantly burning and collapsing. The previously prosperous scene had turned into a broken wall and ruins.

"Seeing him build a vermilion building … seeing him collapse …" Mengqi suddenly sighed with emotion and murmured the song "Sorrow for Jiangnan".

No wonder the Buddhists often said that everything is impermanent.

Zhen Hui had no feelings for this kind of "sorrow for spring and autumn". Looking at the excited and sad girls, he said to Mengqi with admiration, "Senior Brother, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-storied pagoda. You have built many pagoda."

"Pagoda means nothing to me. I just don't have the heart to save people." Meng Qi sighed. Being able to understand the source of his own thoughts could be considered an improvement in his temperament.

Zhen Hui was about to say something, but suddenly he saw something and shouted with surprise and joy, "Master, we are here!"

Meng Qi's body swayed and he almost fell off the horse. What? Master is here? Where is he? Where is he?

He looked around and suddenly saw a familiar figure in a red cassock appear in front of him. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Master, why are you here?" he asked.

"What about my escape plan?" "Master is to see me again!"

"Master" was a coincidence.

Xuan Bei looked at his disciple, who had grown a little taller and did not look sad at all. He nodded with relief and said, "You have been missing in Fish Sea for many days. I am afraid that you have entered the Heavenly Sea Source by mistake, so I came to Tan Han to look for the entrance. I did not expect to see the fire in Evil Ridge tonight.

"Master, we were indeed trapped in the Heavenly Sea Source for a day. Thanks to the protection of Senior Brother Hong Neng, the successor of Lanke Temple." Mengqi answered honestly.

"Master, we were indeed trapped in the Heavenly Sea Source for a day. Thanks to the protection of Senior Brother Hong Neng, the successor of Lanke Temple." On this matter, Mengqi answered honestly.

Since he was met by his master, he should not think about escaping. He should find a way to cover up his secret first.

"A day in the Heavenly Sea Source is nearly a month outside. No wonder." Xuan Bei said thoughtfully, "Lanke Temple has always been mysterious. Even I don't know much about them. It is fate that you met Hong Neng. His Abbotship's Dharmakaya was related to entering Lanke Temple to read scriptures."

With Xuan Bei beside them, the whole team slowed down. They were not afraid even if the Crying Elder came, let alone Ze Luoju.

While the three of them were chatting, Meng Qi had been racking his brain, weaving a complete set of "lies".

Xuan Bei glanced at him and said with a kind and compassionate expression, "You are the donor Gu Changqing who helped my disciple?"

"Greetings to you, divine monk." Facing Xuan Bei who was at the peak of the Exterior, Gu Changqing was a little excited. There had not been an expert of the Exterior in the Gu family for several generations.

Xuan Bei nodded gently. "I have heard about your story. I was waiting to find you and go to Evil Ridge. The Crying Elder has done many evil deeds and is heartless. They will only harm others if they stay in the world. If we were not in the West Regions, I would like to ask His Abbotship to catch them all and suppress them in the back mountain. "

"Thank you for your concern. I have avenged myself." Gu Changqing said with gratitude and stubbornness.

Xuan Bei was surprised and looked at Mengqi and Zhen Hui. If his information was correct, there were many experts in Evil Ridge. But his disciple could kill two Nine Apertures Masters in a row, and the last one even attracted the Sky Thunder. Obviously, his secret was not small. It was reasonable that he could go to Evil Ridge.

Here came the show. Mengqi took a deep breath and looked at the ground. "Master, I have something to report."

"Say it." Xuan Bei knew it might be a secret, so he walked aside and waved his hand to set up a boundary of illusory golden lotuses.

Meng Qi stepped into the barrier and 'honestly' said, "I had a fortuitous encounter."

"I know." Xuan Bei was not surprised at all. It would be strange if there was no adventure!

He added kindly, "If it doesn't involve demons, ghosts, evil spirits, or the secrets of our temple, you don't have to say it. Who doesn't have adventures in Jianghu?"

He was a Peerless Master Pro of the Exterior Fourth or Fifth Heaven when he was in his thirties, so he must have had many adventures.

Of course, to have such an amazing cultivation at such a young age, he must have adventures, character, perseverance, talent, and experience.

How could he deal with others if he didn't say it? Mengqi criticized in his heart and said "sincerely", "I was lucky to escape that day. In order not to be caught by An Guoxie, I went into a tomb in a panic. It was a world of its own with rich Devil Qi. There was a spear formed by the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi that nailed a Devil Peak."

"A spear formed by the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi?" Xuan Bei was surprised as if he thought of something. "Then what did you encounter?"

This was not related to the secret of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms. Mengqi said frankly, "I met Gu Xiaosang of the Luo Denomination. I was captured by her because I was not as good as her. She knew I knew the Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship, so she forced me to the Devil Peak and opened a stone door that could arouse people's endless desires. She said it was where the remains of the Devil Lord and the Boundary Monument of the Celestial Court were."

"She was indeed the Devil Lord." Xuan Bei sighed. "She got the impartation of the Devil Lord and you got the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi?"

Knowing that his disciple could summon the Sky Thunder to kill Yuan Mengzhi and hearing what he said, Xuan Bei could easily guess that he got the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi. But this was not the point. If the Little Goblin of the Luo Denomination got the impartation of the Devil Lord, she would inevitably become another Devil Emperor and Devil Lord in the future. He must take precautions as soon as possible.

Mengqi shook his head. "When we saw the shadow of the Devil Lord, he only said to us that you were late."

"Late …" Xuan Bei repeated thoughtfully and asked about the Devil Lord's appearance in detail. After getting the description, he nodded slightly. "Maybe it's related to the mystery of the fall of the Celestial Court."

"Yes, Gu Xiaosang found the clues of the Ninth Heaven ruins and came here. Her goal was the Boundary Monument of the Celestial Court." Mengqi "betrayed" Gu Xiaosang without hesitation. "In the end, she got the Boundary Monument of the Celestial Court, and the remaining Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi was attached to me, which scared her away."

As he said, he stretched out his left hand and operated it with all his strength, making the purple thunderbolt mark stand out.

"It's indeed the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi over the Nine Heavens." Xuan Bei was relieved. He was afraid that his disciple would stray into the Devil Path. With the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi attached to him, he didn't have to worry about this.

Mengqi continued, "When the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi was attached to me, it refined my body, opened my Eye Aperture and Ear Aperture, stimulated the Hidden Latch between my eyebrows, and greatly improved my strength."

In this way, he could explain the physical strength that could be seen with the naked eye and the improvement of strength that could be judged from the examples of battles. As for the Mortal Dust Fall and the fifth pass of Golden Bell Shield, his master couldn't see them as long as he didn't use them.

Xuan Bei nodded. This was the right thing to do.

"When the Devil Tomb collapsed, I was thrown out and fainted on the ground. I was caught by An Guoxie who chased after me. In order to figure it out, he didn't kill me on the spot, but planned to take me back to Hahler and interrogate me. Unfortunately, he didn't know that my strength had greatly improved and I had opened Four Apertures. Besides, I also had the mystery of Will-projecting between my eyebrows. I seized the opportunity to open my acupoints and killed him with the poisonous concealed weapons and the Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship that Gu Xiaosang had left. I got a good script of swordsmanship from him and have been studying it."

Mengqi didn't mention the matter of Yuan Mengzhi. So many people saw it, and he explained the origin of the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi, so there was no need to say more.

He mixed eight truths with two lies, and the key points were all the same. Xuan Bei didn't hear the problem and gently nodded. "With the Heavenly Thunder Energy Qi, which is equivalent to the fifth pass of Golden Bell Shield, Will-projecting, directly attacking the Vital Spirit, and Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship, no wonder you could kill your way to the Evil Ridge."

He was very confident in Shaolin Kung Fu. Although the fifth pass of Golden Bell Shield was consummate, it was equivalent to the effect of most Thwart Kung Fu with Six Apertures.

After listening to Mengqi's narration, Xuan Bei was gratified and satisfied. "You've worked hard this time. I was careless and thought that the Crying Elder had been killed by Su Wuming's sword, which almost made you fall into a hopeless situation. Fortunately, you survived and saved Zhen Hui. Well, since you've opened Four Apertures, it's time to practice the fifth and sixth pass of Golden Bell Shield."

As he said, he took out two thin scripts and handed them to Mengqi. Obviously, they had been copied long ago.

Mengqi felt sad. If he had known this, he wouldn't have exchanged for the sixth pass of Golden Bell Shield!

However, he soon became happy. After a few days, he could use the excuse of tempering his body with the Heavenly Thunder Energy and Qi and quickly consummate the fifth pass. Then, the secret would be covered. When he returned to Shaolin Temple, he could enter the Sutras Depository. Although he could not read the "Outer Fifty-eight" and other martial arts in one go, he could still borrow one from time to time. That would be countless Karma points!

Moreover, he had opened Four Apertures, and his current strength was no less than that of the Eldest Brother. He could totally try to break through Bronzemen Lane and go down the mountain by himself. Why should he get the Master into trouble?

With a bright future, Mengqi smiled a little foolishly.