CHAPTER 39

At the Paradise Manor ;

Question of Xian Le

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Before Xie Lian could answer, Lang Qian Qiu who had heard the suggestion immediately shouted, " No!"

Shi Qing Xuan looked at him furiously, " Why not?"

Lang Qian Qiu returned in a serious tone,

" Prince Xian Le, do you really know the Rain of Blood Reached the Flowers? I heard the conversation between the two of you before, it looks like you two are friends."

Xie Lian nodded.

" Then of course this plan is totally inappropriate!" Lang Qian Qiu said.

" Even though the Demon King is not a saint at all, the fact that he is being soft and so kind to you must be because he sees you as a friend. If so, then one should not lie to a friend."

Shi Qing Xuan after hearing what Lang Qian Qiu said could feel that the headache again attacked him, " Oh my God, Qian Qiu, you idiot!"

But Xie Lian only laughed and nodded, " What the Venerable Tai Hua has said is true."

Lang Qian Qiu looked radiant at this, " You agree with me too, right?"

Shi Qing Xuan, " How is that true? We are three heavenly officials. If we report back about this case to the Big Deity empty-handed, people will say that our success rate is even lower than Ling Wen Palace, and all it will be very shameful. "

Xie Lian smiled and just as he was about to speak, a cries and howls came from behind them and immediately made them turn around. Right outside the alley, a group of demons and ghosts ran through the alley, then shouted,

" Where is the kid with the bandaged face? Where is he?"

Seeing the other two gods who seemed to have just received a bad warning, Xie Lian assured,

" Don't worry, they are not chasing us."

Just when the words left his lips, their ears were once again pierced by a deafening cry.

The cry that sounded so desperate it made Xie Lian's heart stop. Without thinking twice, he ran toward the screaming, and there, a group of oddly shaped silhouettes gathered in a circle outside the alley, shouting to one another, " He was caught!"

" Beat him again!"

" Damn it! No matter how many of these little bastards steal from me, I will still slice it one by one!"

Shi Qing Xuan who ran behind him finally caught up to Xie Lian and asked, " Your Majesty, what happened?"

Xie Lian did not respond, but he continued to walk towards the crowd step by step. His speed grew faster with each step, and he immediately decided to run. He forcefully pushed himself to get past some of the Devils in the outside crowd and saw that the person being beaten was a tattered looking boy. He looked around fifteen or sixteen years old, curled up on the ground, his body trembling so uncontrollably. Even though he tightly hid his own head in his body, everyone could still see the layer of bandages that wrapped around his head in such a mess. The bandage was the same as his hair, looked so stained with dirt.

Isn't this the same kid wrapped in bandages that Xie Lian encountered at Mount Yu Jun before and the boy who was lost and could not be found?

No wonder Ling Wen Palace said that they could not find any trace of it a few days ago. How could Ling Wen Palace in Heaven find it in the mortal world if the child had fled to a ghost territory?

In his anger, some of the demons that had previously been removed by Xie Lian again pulled him out of the crowd. One of the demons pulled the bandage wrapped around the boy's head,

" Look how desperate he really is to want to keep wearing the bandage, I'm sure that you this little beggar might even be uglier than me ..."

Lang Qian Qiu was furious and shouted, " What are you doing!" When he cast some devils aside. Shi Qing Xuan did not have time to stop him and could only wave with his fan, " Qian Qiu, I think we agreed earlier not to do things with impulse and in a hurry!"

This time, Qian Qiu seemed to have gotten rid of more demons. They roared, " And who do you think you are !!" and immediately stormed at him and attacked him.

" I'm sorry, Master of the Winds," Lang Qian Qiu called out and continued, " This will be the last time!" And he then jumps into a fight with a group of devils there, beating the devils.

Shi Qing Xuan then sighed in exasperation,

" Ugh, I will never go with you again!" Before joining the fray.

Because they could neither show nor use their spiritual energy, they could only use their fists and legs in the battle. The other small group that had previously been beating the boy by force had been separated by Xie Lian. He knelt down, wanting to help the boy get up, " Are you OK?"

After hearing that voice, the boy seemed to shudder and peek at him from his position still curled up. Now that he had looked better, Xie Lian found that the bandages wrapped around the boy's face had been wet with blood. With a few black and red spots, it was a scene that looked so frightening, his current appearance was even more frightening than the appearance of this boy before when they last parted. The two large eyes that emerged from the gap between the bandages were as clear as sunlight, the black iris against the white, but the dark eyes that were then reflecting the silhouette of Xie Lian were now filled with fear.

Xie Lian grabbed the boy's arm, " Come on, get up. It will be fine."

What surprised him was, the boy screamed, pushed Xie Lian away, and then ran away.

Since this boy had previously been infected with Human Face Disease, that boy must still be related to the Xian Le kingdom. When Xie Lian saw him, he could feel a jolt in his heart and his mind became so scattered and unable to think of anything. Caught by some of the force of impulse around him, even his hat had fallen. After the surprise he got, he shouted, " Wait!"

Right when Xie Lian was about to chase after the boy, some of the Devils he had withdrawn before had again grabbed him. The boy walked down a street that was busier than before. At the level where he can easily merge with so many groups of ghosts and devils with his small body, that boy will definitely disappear from his line of sight immediately. It would be difficult for Ruoye to track down someone in a situation like this, so at such an urgent time, Xie Lian exclaimed, " My lord, I will leave and leave this matter to you. Let's separate for now. Go to hide and we will meet in this place again in the next three days! "

Ruoye slid out and sent the demons flying towards the other two officials. He bowed slightly, picked up his straw hat and began to run towards where the boy had left.

Xie Lian immediately broke through the crowd of demons and ghosts there with great difficulty and struggle while shouting, " Sorry! Excuse me!" But because basically the boy had spent most of his life hiding in the mortal realm, running away was like a second habit to him. First Xie Lian was still able to see his head, then besides that he was still able to follow his shadow, but after that there was nothing else, the boy went farther and farther away that Xie Lian could no longer follow him. Xie Lian did not know if it was only his imagination, but he felt that the crowd of people on the streets, the longer he ran the less he met them. With so many humans and ghosts jostling with each other, it really made it difficult to get past them. In the midst of all the chaos, Xie Lian's mind was in turmoil and inadvertently knocked down a number of stalls, and she shouted,

" Sorry! I'm sorry!" while continuing to run.

However, the ghosts and demons here are not something that can be passed easily, and they then shout afterwards, " Sorry, damn what! Catch him!"

Xie Lian felt a sudden gust of cold air then spread across his back, as if there were a number of hands holding it, and he immediately knocked it back, " Who is that ?!"

It's hard to say where the hand came from, but all the ghosts and demons there now surround him, their voices sounding so high-pitched and terrible, " Oi! Let's give one or two lessons to this pale face! How dare he start the crap in our Ghost Town? ! "

A large crowd of monsters and spirits seemed to flow and merge into the crowd, and seeing that most likely Xie Lian would lose the boy in the crowd there, Xie Lian tried to do his best to throw away and get rid of the hands that were catching him, " Everyone I'm really sorry, I didn't mean any harm. Let me go to find someone and I'll come back to pay you all! "

The horde of ghosts and devils is getting bigger and more unable to let go, " As if you will!"

In the midst of all the impetus and pull experienced by Xie Lian, the boy he was after was now completely gone. Xie Lian slowed down, stopped and stood still where he was now, looking confused. To be honest, he really wasn't sure how he felt. Was it a feeling of disappointment at not being able to catch the boy, or was it a feeling of relief that the nightmare had passed?

Suddenly, a commotion arose among the crowd of demons there, and they immediately shifted to one another, forming a path, as if an important person would arrive and pass through the place. Xie Lian looked towards that place and saw a tall shadow dressed in black was walking straight towards him through a road that had been made by the crowd there. He shouted, " Calm down. Let him go!"

The figure was dressed in black, like most ghosts and demons, and appeared to be wearing a mask. It was a funny mask with a face that seemed to be smiling sadly. The crowd murmured, " That is Officer XiaXianYue!" And they then released the grip of their hands on Xie Lian. It seemed that this black clothed figure was someone who was so important and influential in the Ghost Town.

[ XiaXianYue if translated can be interpreted to waning crescent.]

As he approached Xie Lian, he bowed,

" Greetings cultivator. Master wants to see you."

" Um. Me?" Xie Lian pointed at himself.

The XiaXianYue officer answered, " Right. Master is waiting for you at Manor Paradise."

Around them the crowd looked as if they were breathing in and holding their breath when they heard him, " Do you want to meet him? Did I hear wrong?"

" Manor Paradise? It's a sacred place of a lord, even you never let a guest enter it, whoever that is!"

Some of the ghosts and demons in the crowd pointed at Xie Lian and said, " Wait a minute, isn't he the one who won against you today at the Gambling House? Isn't he the one taught yourself by yourself ?!"

All eyes were now focused on Xie Lian, each pair of eyes looked so bigger than the others. Xie Lian couldn't do anything but then decided to lift his straw hat to hide his face. The XiaXianYue officer seemed to make a move and said,

" Please go this way."

Xie Lian nodded and followed behind him.

The crowd there moved back and gave way to them, and the demon officer led Xie Lian through a path there. Nobody dared to follow them, and after a few incense sticks, both of them had left the busy road behind, and now they had both walked farther and farther inland.

During the trip, the two did not talk at all. Xie Lian felt that Officer XiaXianYue who was walking in front of him was as if he would disappear into the shadows and Xie Lian decided to follow him more closely. Unknowingly, his eyes brushed at the officer's wrist and noticed that above him was a cursed dark circle.

That was something he recognized more.

Damned shackles ?!

He widened his eyes but decided to remain silent in his surprise. At that moment, the demon officer spoke, " We are already here."

Xie Lian looked up and realized that he had been directed to a lake. There are a number of male lumps floating on the water, playing and chasing one another. Next to the lake is a high-rise sidewalk.

Both in heaven and in the ghost realm, each of them has such a magnificent architecture. However, the famous buildings of heaven place more emphasis on excellence and self-esteem, while the buildings in the Ghost City are magnificent and emphasize them in their magic and frivolity. Even the large letters of the pavilion that make up the name of the building 'Manor of Heaven' exude an evil aura.

After some thought, Xie Lian decided to enter the place.

Lifting the beaded curtain there, the fragrant and fragrant air then greeted his face immediately. Xie Lian moved his head slightly to avoid the scent that was like going to drown it. And immediately, he had arrived at a large hall in that place.

The inside of the hall was covered by a thick, snow-white carpet made from the fur of an unknown wild animal. Many beautiful and charming women in that place, barefoot and wearing clothes made of light silk, they were dancing and playing, looked so sensual and charming. The music he hears and greets his hearing is none other than the music that comes from them.

The women whirled around dancing so seductively like a bouquet of roses covered in thorns, and only bloomed at midnight. When they turned towards Xie Lian, they played with him and teased him with their eyes. If there is someone who passes that night randomly and accidentally captures the scene that is happening right now, surely they will be more scared or even fascinated. However, when Xie Lian was observing the main hall, his eyes immediately pierced through the women. The first thing he saw was Hua Cheng who was sitting at the very back of the main hall.

At the end of the hall was a large bed made of black jade, which was large in size and could hold more than ten people. But there was only one person sitting on it, and that was Hua Cheng.

There were a number of beautiful women dancing in front of him, but he didn't look at them at all and only stared blankly at them, only lazily watching what was in front of him, looking completely uninterested.

In front of Hua Cheng there was a small golden palace. From a distance, it looked like a heavenly palace, but upon closer inspection, the small palace was built from thin gold sheets stacked with each other.

Palace of the Golden Paper. Xie Lian often played this game when he was a child; it is a game that is no different from the children's village game that has piled several stones to build a house. But because he didn't like separation naturally when he was young, it didn't matter what it was, as long as the objects were placed together, Xie Lian would refuse to separate them. Having succeeded in making a palace, he would forbid anyone to touch it, hoping that if he could just stick the fragile sheets together so they wouldn't collapse.

When he was even younger, if he saw his golden palace falling apart, he would be depressed until he refused to eat and sleep until the king and queen coaxed him out of his shell. The golden palace in front of him now looked so majestic, covered with hundreds of pieces of tin foil made of gold, looking so fragile as an egg, as if a gentle breeze could blow it up and tear it down. Xie Lian prayed in his heart, 'Don't fall. Don't fall down. '

However, after a while, Hua Cheng looked at his work and smiled, raised a finger and flicked it to the top of the golden palace.

The Sectika of gold paper fluttered and then collapsed.

The sheet of gold paper fell to the ground, the golden palace has now been destroyed. After tearing it down, Hua Cheng looked amused by his work, like a child pushing and knocking out a tower of building blocks.

He then thoughtlessly threw away the sheet of gold paper still in his hand and jumped off his bed. The female dancers immediately stopped in their steps and retreated to the side, silencing their songs. Stepping on the sheet of gold paper, Hua Cheng walked towards where the entrance was and said, " Since the gege is already here, why not enter? Don't act like a stranger like that after only separating for days."

Hearing his words, Xie Lian lowered the beaded curtain, " Previously at the Gambling House, isn't that San Lang himself who pretended not to recognize me."

Hua Cheng walked up to him and stopped right beside Xie Lian, " Lang Qian Qiu was there at the time, so if I didn't do anything, I would give the gege trouble."

" That was a very careless act .." Xie Lian thought.

As for Hua Cheng to even know Lang Qian Qiu's identity, Xie Lian was not the least bit surprised. In fact, Hua Cheng might have known that Shi Qing Xuan was also there joining the crowd, so Xie Lian spoke again without hesitation, " San Lang is as knowledgeable as ever."

Hua Cheng laughed, " Of course. So, are you here specifically to visit me this time?"

"..."

If Xie Lian had to be honest with himself, if he knew that Hua Cheng was here, he would take time off from work so he could visit to see him. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Hua Cheng however, would not bother to wait for Xie Lian's answer. He smiled, " I don't know if you're here just to look around and meet me or not, I'm still happy."

Xie Lian was shocked by those words. He did not have a chance to respond when the women standing beside them started laughing. Hua Cheng shook his head and they all stopped at once, their heads bowed, and immediately left the hall, leaving only the two of them in this vast room.

" Come sit here, gege." Hua Cheng said.

Xie Lian followed him and still stared and watched the figure as he walked back, smiling, " So this is your true appearance."

Hua Cheng immediately stopped in his tracks.