ch 41. At the Paradise Manor; Question of Xian Le (111)

The boy did not seem to know who the 'White Faceless' was, and only watched and stared at Xie Lian with a blank expression. Xie Lian could not confirm whether the boy did not understand who he was talking about or could not understand what he was saying, but suddenly he shouted, "AH!" and it turned out that Xie Lian, who was holding his shoulder, unconsciously gripped the boy's shoulder too tightly. Only after he shouted did Xie Lian realize what he had done, and hurriedly let go of his hand. "Forgive me."

Hua Cheng spoke in a low voice, "You must be tired. Go rest."

As soon as he said those words, a small door in a wall on the side of the hall opened, and two agile girls seemed to enter the hall to retrieve the boy. He looked at Xie Lian when he was taken away. Xie Lian tried to calm her down and said, "Don't worry. I'll see you again soon."

After the boy was taken away, Hua Cheng turned to Xie Lian, "Sit and relax, and don't meet with the child for now. If you have a question for him, I have a way that I can force him to open his lips and make him speak."

The words 'Forcing her to open her lips' to Xie Lian sounded rather scary, and Xie Lian answered, "No, it's okay. If she can't say anything then just leave it alone. We can do this slowly."

Hua Cheng sat next to Xie Lian and asked, "What are you planning to do for the child?"

Xie Lian, looking exhausted, thought of the question, "I thought, I would take care of him and keep him by my side, and first I would take him with me."

"That child is a ghost, he is not human." Hua Cheng said, "Why don't you just leave him here in this Ghost Town? I will have no trouble just to feed him."

Xie Lian looked at Hua Cheng, and said solemnly, "San Lang, really, thank you. But ..." Xie Lian sighed, "I intend to take her with me not just to raise her."

The Ghost City was clearly Hua Cheng's, if he wanted to protect the boy, then it would be certain that no one could hurt him and he certainly would not starve. But, in addition to that, the most important thing for the boy is more than just guidance, guidance to help him organize his thoughts and speech, and return it to its normal state. Ghost Town is a busy place, so full of chaos and very wild, not ideal for raising a child. Besides himself, Xie Lian could not think of anyone else who would have the patience to do the job.

Xie Lian answered slowly, "I'm already very grateful that you managed to find him for me. I can't trouble you any more with consequences that might arise."

Hua Cheng did not seem to agree, but did not push and force his will anymore. He said clearly, "This really doesn't matter. When you are here, if you need something, whatever it is tell me, and you can also freely go wherever you want."

Not long after that, Xie Lian saw a sword that was on Hua Cheng's waist suddenly changed.

Xie Lian looked down and her curiosity immediately shook immediately. Apparently, on the handle of the sword he saw that there was a silver eye made on it. The eye pattern was formed by a few rough silver strokes, but even though it looked simple, the pattern seemed to contain a mystical aura as if it were so vivid. He did not see it at first because the eye pattern was previously closed and there was only a thin line there, but now, the eye was open and revealed a large eyeball like a red gem, and inside the socket the eye seemed to turn around once.

Hua Cheng also noticed, and spoke in a low voice, "Gege, I have to go for a moment. I'll be right back.

"A warning?" Xie Lian asked. Could it be that the Wind Master and Qian Qiu are showing their true selves in the Ghost City now? Xie Lian also decided to rise, "I will come with you."

Hua Cheng gently pushed her back, "Don't worry, this warning is not intended for His Majesty Tai Hua. Only a few useless rubbish appears every month. You don't have to go."

Because Hua Cheng explained it, Xie Lian could not continue to insist on coming. Hua Cheng turned and left the main hall, waving as he walked away. The beaded curtain seemed to open automatically when the young man approached to pass him, and after he came out, the beaded curtain closed again, jingling with each other, his voice sounding so crisp and clear.

Xie Lian relaxed a bit on the black futon and thought about the boy wrapped in bandages before. Considering the child was so afraid of strangers and emotionally unstable, Xie Lian could not just sit there and get back up, determined to go and look to see the boy. He passed a small door that had been entered by the girls who had brought the boy before and when Xie Lian passed through the door he was directed to a small park there. The park seemed to be filled with a deep red color, and in the park there was also a small road that cut the park there from one side to the other, so empty and looked as if there was no life there, Xie Lian still wondered where he was must go next when suddenly a black shadow crosses in front of his vision.

It was a shadow from Officer XiaXianYue before.

Xie Lian remembered the cursed shackles that were on Officer XiaXianYue's wrist that he had accidentally seen and were still in his mind to this day. He intended to call out to him when the shadow suddenly disappeared. The attitude shown by Officer XiaXianYue looked like he was afraid to be found, so Xie Lian decided to close his mouth, and followed him silently.

Turning to the corner of the building where the officer had disappeared, Xie Lian seemed to hide herself against a wall there and quietly looked around. The young man moved quickly and seemed always alert to the environment around him, very careful and indeed afraid to be found. The XiaXianYue officer was one of San Lang's subordinates, and worked under him in his area, so why did he have to sneak like that?

The more Xie Lian thought, the more he suspected that the officer had a problem and was annoyed with something, so Xie Lian decided to keep hiding herself and keep following her. The masked officer appeared to turn several times through the passageways, and Xie Lian still followed him closely in the fifty steps behind the officer, holding his breath and watching him closely. Finally, they turned a corner and came to a long hallway, and at the end of the hall was a large door that was decorated so beautifully.

Still following the officer behind, Xie Lian thought, 'If he turns around now there will be no place to hide.' But when that thought crossed his mind, Officer XiaXianYue stopped and turned his head.

The times when the officer seemed to stop in his tracks, Xie Lian seemed to receive a warning and then hurriedly decided to reach out his own hand. Ruoye silk ribbon then flew out of his arm and then wrapped himself around a wooden block above his head, pulling Xie Lian towards the ceiling, and for a moment Xie Lian clung to the ceiling of the beam there.

The clerk did not see anyone behind him and did not think to look up, so then he looked back again and continued his journey. Xie Lian on the other hand, did not dare let himself descend from that place immediately and decided to remain on the ceiling for a few moments, quietly inching forward. He thinks that he looks more like a gecko. Luckily the officer who had not gone too far before, and the officer seemed to stop in front of a set of doors there. Xie Lian also decided to stop and observe it.

In front of the door there was a statue of a woman, looking so evil and beautiful, but of course from the corner of Xie Lian's eyes at the moment she only saw a round head and a round plate made of jade in her hand. The masked young man did not move from where he stood and also did not move to open the door. Instead, he turned towards the statue of the woman and then raised his hand, throwing something at the jade plate. The tinkling sound was so loud and Xie Lian was still watching him, 'a dice?' he thought in his heart.

It was a voice he had heard too often before, and not a voice that he had forgotten for so long. It was the sound of the dice hitting the bottom of the gambling cup. As he expected, when the masked young man let go of his hand and Xie Lian studied it, it was indeed two dice on a jade plate there, both of them revealed a pair of six red dots.

After throwing the dice, the masked young man then returned the two dice from the plate and stored them before opening the door there. The door doesn't even take locked. When he entered through the door and closed it back behind him, Xie Lian also did not hear the sound of a key spinning. After waiting for a while, Xie Lian gently and so slowly lowered herself to the ground like a piece of paper, and crossed her arms to examine the set of doors.

Technically, this building didn't look that big, and whatever XiaXianYue Officer was doing inside the place should have been able to hear a commotion from outside. However, after he closed the door behind him, no more noise came from inside. Xie Lian pondered and raised her hand to try to push the door open.

As he suspected, after trying to push to open the door there, there was nothing inside and there wasn't even anyone there, just a small table and two chairs. It seems only a normal and so luxurious bedroom. With the appearance of this arrangement, there is no possibility of a hidden path in that place.

Xie Lian closed the door again and looked to observe the statue of the woman there, and then turned her gaze to a shallow plate in her hand. No doubt, the secret of the mechanism is on the jade plate and the dice itself.

'So this building is still locked,' thought Xie Lian, 'It's just not with a physical key but with a magical key. To unlock this, there must be a key or password. The dice tossed there must show two sixes to see the real inside behind this door. '

But, for Xie Lian to be able to throw two dice each of which shows the number six right then, is something that will never happen in this world. He could only stare at the door and sigh. He seemed to be pacing in front of the door, his eyes fixed on them, but then at last decided to turn around and leave. After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped. From the end of the road there appeared a tall body dressed in red, a long, slender silver sword hanging at his waist. That is Hua Cheng.

He walked with his arms crossed, "Gege, I've been looking for you everywhere."

His appearance was still exactly the same as before when he left, except that a sword at his waist had now come out of its scabbard, sounding clanking when he touched the scabbard, clanging again as Hua Cheng walked, painting a picture full of arrogance and arrogance. The silver eyes on the handle of the curved sword called E-Ming were now closed. Xie Lian calmed herself down and said, "I intended to go to see the child, but your house is too big and I'm lost."

Xie Lian was originally going to tell Hua Cheng about what had just happened, but when the words would come out of his lips, he thought it unnecessary and swallowed them back.

Xie Lian did not forget the main purpose of this visit to the Ghost City was to investigate the lost heavenly officials. Any suspicious signs cannot be ignored, so he decided not to sound any warning and see if he could get through that door first. If Hua Cheng had nothing to do with all that, then Xie Lian would report it to his subordinates regarding everything that had happened to Hua Cheng, but if Hua Cheng was involved ...

Xie Lian was deep in thought but Hua Cheng didn't pay attention to him and continued to talk to him when he brought Xie Lian back to the main hall, "If you want to see that child, I can send someone to bring him to meet you, and you only have to wait for him in the Manor hall Heaven."

Either that was possible because he was hiding something, when Xie Lian heard Hua Cheng's tone of voice, he couldn't help but be more obedient, "You finished your business that fast?"

Hua Cheng snorted, his lips curled in disgust, "It's over. It's just a bunch of useless rubbish that embarrasses themselves, that's all."

Hearing him say 'useless rubbish', his tone sounded so familiar, and Xie Lian guessed, "Is that Green Ghost Qi Rong?"

Hua Cheng smiled, "That's right. Didn't I say that before, many people pay attention to this place that belongs to me. It is Qi Rong who has wanted this Ghost Town for himself for years, but the only thing he can do until now is to want it and burning in his own jealous fire, so often he sent subordinates who were completely useless to cause problems. There was nothing worth mentioning who they were. Actually, I had a place I wanted to show the gege, but I didn't know if the gege will you go with me happily? "

"Of course." Xie Lian answered happily.

Crossing the long corridor there, Hua Cheng took Xie Lian to another large hall.

The hall's door seemed to be made of steel with a carved beast on it, looking so terrible and frightening. As Hua Cheng approached, the carved beast immediately parted and the door opened. An explosion of killing intent struck Xie Lian before he even set foot into the hall, and he looked so tense, his veins appeared in his hands, ready to face whatever was in the hall.

However, after seeing clearly what was inside the hall, he blinked. His defense melted in an instant, and his feet moved on their own, bringing him into the hall.

Actually inside the hall, displayed all kinds of weapons, they seemed to hang on all four sides of the wall in the hall. There's a curved sword, a sword as usual, a spear, a shield, a whip, an ax ... it's an armory!

Anyone, as long as they are men, when they are in the armory like this, surrounded by all kinds of weapons there, they will feel as if they are in heaven, and their blood will boil because the excitement is so great attacking them. Xie Lian is no exception; his eyes widened and his face lit up in excitement. The last time he showed such excitement was when he was at Jun Wu's armory.

Even though his face looked frozen, his heart was beating so fast, and his words were stammering, "Bo.. Can I touch it?"

Hua Cheng smiled, "Do whatever you want."

Xie Lian's hand immediately flew out to feel all the weapons like treasure hanging on the wall, caressing them as if he was drunk, "This ... All of this is a masterpiece! This sword is very good, this sword should be a sight for seen on the battlefield! This one too! Wait, and that sword ... "

Hua Cheng leaned against the wall near the door, watching Xie Lian's face flushed red from the sensation and obsession he had, "Gege, what do you think?"

Xie Lian was examining every part of the weapon there carefully so he was reluctant to turn his head just to turn his head. "What do you mean by what I think?"

"Do you like it?" Hua Cheng asked.

"Yes, of course!" Xie Lian replied.

"Do you really like it?" Hua Cheng asked again.

"I really like it!" Exclaimed Xie Lian.

Hua Cheng seemed to sound sneering but Xie Lian did not notice. His heart was busy beating fast as he unsheathed a green sword four feet long that was so sparkling, his face seemed filled with admiration when he did it.

"Are any of them good enough for you?" Hua Cheng spoke again.

Xie Lian's entire face looked so bright and radiant, unable to stop her admiration, "Good! Good! They all look good!"

"At first I thought that the GeGe didn't have a useful weapon in your hand, so if there is something pretty good here, you can choose it for yourself," Hua Cheng said, "But since GeGe likes it all, I will give it all to you."

"No, no, no, no need." Xie Lian said hurriedly, "Besides, I'm not very good at using hand weapons like this."

"Is it true?" Hua Cheng said, "But it seems clear that the gege really likes swords, right?"

"Liking doesn't mean I have to have it," Xie Lian said, "I haven't used it in years. Just seeing it makes me happy. Besides, I don't have a place to put all these weapons if you intend to give it all to me."

"It's easy to solve." Hua Cheng replied, "I will give this entire arsenal to you."

Xie Lian considered it a joke and grinned, "There's no way I could take a room this big."

"There is no need to take it," Hua Cheng said, "I will give you all the property too, even the buildings and land too. You only need to visit it when you have free time. Like me."

"No, it's OK." XIe Lian said, "An armory needs care that really needs to be maximized. I hate having to see all the weapons here suffering and dying in my hands."

Xie Lian put his sword carefully onto his lap, and said in a voice like he was reminiscing, "I used to have an armory like this too, but the warehouse was now burned down. All of these weapons were valuable tools desired by everyone, you have to appreciate it and look after it, San Lang. "

"That's easy too," Hua Cheng said, "If I have free time, I can help the gege to care for and guard this armory."

Xie Lian laughed, "Well, I certainly won't have the face to ask His Majesty the Demon King to do the nursing work for me."

Suddenly, Xie Lian recalled Jun Wu's warning just before he left to carry out this mission: "The evil sword of E-Ming is a damned bad sword. Such evil weapons can only be forged with extremely cruel sacrifices and bloody wills. Don't touch them, and don't let the sword touch you, don't let it all happen because the consequences are so unimaginable. "

Xie Lian pondered these words but then decided to finally ask, "But San Lang, all these weapons don't even come close to the greatness of your E-Ming sword, do they?"

Hua Cheng tilted his left eyebrow, "Oh? Have you heard about my sword too?"

"Only heard some rumors." Xie Lian answered.

Hua Cheng sneered, "I'm sure they are not good rumors. Did someone tell you that my sword was forged with a bloody evil ritual? That I sacrificed a living human?"

Sharp as ever. Xie Lian replied, "Not too bad. Everyone has their own bad rumors, but not everyone will believe it. I don't know if I will have the honor of seeing that legendary sword of E-Ming?"

"You've actually seen it, gege." Hua Cheng said.

Hua Cheng seemed to take a few steps closer towards Xie Lian and said in a low voice, "Look, gege, this is E-Ming."

The eyes on the sword hanging on Hua Cheng's waist seemed to twist towards Xie Lian. Maybe it was just Xie Lian's imagination but he thought that the silver eyes began to narrow into a crescent shape.