You kid! You don't have to be so low-key! !

Chapter 945: Old encounters and new encounters

The demon that had originally intended to play a trick immediately wilted upon hearing the thunder.

No, it's no use. The Heavenly Dao has already appeared, and it must have communicated with the will of the universe, directly causing his plan to fail. At least it won't work in this universe.

"Starfield Criminal Investigation Law? What is that? I've never heard of it before?" Changqing asked curiously.

The Starfield Criminal Investigation Law was actually formed under the will of the universe. It was a patrol team composed of half-step Void Breakers from countless great worlds, solely to ensure the stability of the universe and prevent chaos.

Even so, Changqing still couldn't be sure of the truthfulness of the demon's words, so he just took it as a joke.

A quarter of an hour later, the demonic seed vanished, and Han Zijin and his sister fell into a deep sleep. Changqing emerged, looking back at the magnificent city that had been left far behind.

"Hmm? Weren't we checked when we left the city?" Changqing suddenly asked.

“This small passage is located in the outer city, which is a place where ordinary people live, so no one would bother with it.” Sun Ming’en seemed to be in a much better mood.

The surrounding vegetation was influenced by the righteous energy of Xianwu City. The trees were clear and bright, and even the shadows were accompanied by a gentle aura. There would be no ghosts or monsters living here.

Changqing smiled slightly. He didn't have much malice towards Xianwu Zun. His method of cultivating the Dao was indeed dangerous, but it was also a great talent. He was able to gather thousands of Dao seeds into one body. If this was not discovered by an unparalleled person, he would probably die in less than a thousand years. Without the Mirage Dragon Ancient Path, Xianwu Zun could break through the Immortal Realm's blockade and ascend to immortality by relying on his own strength.

While pondering, I kept feeling that Sun Ming'en beside me was looking at me intentionally or unintentionally.

"Since you're going to your town, there's no need to hide it. We won't blame you!"

"That's good. I thought I would anger the immortal!" Sun Ming'en breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, Changqing and the others were planning to settle down in the outer city, but now that he had taken them away, they were afraid that the immortal would blame them.

"I wonder if Grandpa Sun is still alive? When I saw him back then, he was thin, but he was still in good spirits." Changqing suddenly said something out of the blue.

Sun Ming'en suddenly turned around, his eyes full of surprise and doubt, as if he had heard it before, and stared intently at Chang Qing, who was leaning against the side.

"Hehe~ Brother Ji, I wonder what you mean?" It was clear that Sun Ming'en's body was much more tense than he appeared calm on the surface.

He squinted and glanced at it closely, finding it amusing: "The carriage was in a hurry, you couldn't wait to get home, and you didn't tell us that you had already reached the outer city. You must have spent a lot of money to bribe the officials to let us pass without disturbing me. You wanted to take us to your town to have a look, right!"

Sun Ming'en shook his head, feigning composure: "I don't understand what Brother Ji is saying!"

Changqing leaned closer, scrutinizing Sun Ming'en's face, and teased, "Still pretending? I remember you were dark-skinned and skinny in the rain more than ten years ago, naked and snotty-nosed!"

Sun Ming'en immediately exploded: "Bullshit! I was clearly wearing linen clothes, and besides, I didn't have a runny nose!!"

It was a completely instinctive reaction. When he learned that he had been exposed, Sun Ming'en was momentarily speechless. He stared blankly at the road ahead where the carriage was moving, actually feeling both scared and excited: "Brother Ji, when did you figure it out?"

"He doesn't even call me 'uncle' anymore. It seems he's grown up and has his own ideas now." Changqing smiled and rubbed Sun Ming'en's head, as if he had noticed it all along.

“I understand now. You noticed something when we were on the top floor of the restaurant that day, and that string of candied hawthorns is the evidence!” Sun Ming’en clapped his hands, suddenly realizing.

“Yes, even as an immortal, my memory is far inferior to yours.” Changqing sighed, his gaze slightly lost in thought, which drifted away to the Southern Region, to the rain outside the Yuling Sect Mountain and the village at the foot of the mountain. On the day he planted the Dao for Ling Yu, he stayed for a while in this little guy’s house. It’s really a twist of fate.

Seeing that Sun Ming'en was still in a daze, Changqing gave the brat a light flick on the forehead: "You recognized us so early, you wanted to give us and your grandfather a surprise, didn't you!"

Sun Ming'en nodded: "It's not that I deliberately kept it from you. You are my family's benefactor. If it weren't for that piece of gold you gave us back then, my father and I wouldn't have survived that winter. It was also that piece of gold that allowed my grandfather to start over as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) in his youth. Later, because the Yuling Sect was promoted to a second-grade sect, many more people came to visit us, and we made our fortune through that. When the South China Sea demon chaos broke out, we moved around several times. People from the imperial court came to inform us of our relocation, and we settled here when we disembarked."

Grandpa is old and can no longer run, but he has always remembered your kindness and longed to see you again. I never expected that this time, by sheer luck, we would meet again while transporting a caravan. I apologize for not telling you beforehand.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Changqing laughed heartily. Such a chance encounter was too rare to pass by, so he was determined to go and see for himself.

Seeing that Changqing showed no sign of blame, he straightened his back, brandished his whip, and raised his voice considerably: "Giddy up!"

The journey was long and arduous; the caravan disappeared into the distance on the horizon.

Inside a certain spatial passage, three figures sat together on a ferry and began to discuss:

"Xianwu City is home to powerful figures, with hundreds of thousands of cultivators within its walls. It can be considered a low-grade first-rank power. Our purpose here is only to capture someone; we must not cause trouble, otherwise they might not even give face to our sect."

"The message says that the convoy was mainly made up of ordinary people, so it's probably from the outer city or villages around Xianwu City. It shouldn't be too difficult to find them. But Brother Cao, if we do find them, what should we do? After all, they didn't mean any harm, and even gave us a chance. Should we really push things to the extreme?"

The disciple from Zilin Garden among the three snorted coldly, encouraging the remaining two: "So what? It ruined our prestige in front of Fairy Yan. You all know the tradition of the Hehuan Sect. If we don't leave a good impression, then we're afraid we have no hope."

Upon realizing this, their eyes lit up again. Yes, this was their true purpose.

The Hehuan Sect, a first-class sect, is particularly special. Apart from a few top-tier first-class sects, the Hehuan Sect is the most unique. It has many intertwined forces within the sect, and a single move can affect the whole situation. Therefore, it has a long history and is no less impressive than some hidden sects.

The reason lies in a cultivation technique of the Hehuan Sect called the "Upside-Down Phoenix Soaring Dragon Technique." As the name suggests, it is a dual cultivation technique, extremely unique. It is rumored that this technique has the effect of enhancing cultivation, greatly benefiting both the practitioner and the user. However, the Hehuan Sect did not use this technique to flourish; instead, it adopted a middle-of-the-road approach.

Every ten years, an outstanding female cultivator from the Hehuan Sect will emerge to find a suitable partner. Such a partner can be a rogue cultivator, a disciple from various sects, or even a monk.

Those cultivators who take a liking to the Phoenix Soaring Dragon Technique will be influenced by it and become devoted to the female cultivators they love. Such an evil technique will naturally be rejected by some and condemned by others.

However, the brilliance of the Hehuan Sect lies in the fact that it never forces those cultivators whose minds have been captured to do things they do not want to do, and they can also return to their own sects to cultivate. This is why those forces have given in.