Chapter 55 Temporary safekeeping
"One last try!"

Just as Cui Shuyun was feeling the magic of the fire lotus, the woman in white not far away suddenly spoke to the masked man not far from Cui Shuyun.

"it is good!"

The tall and thin man with a black scarf and a mask replied.

It's really just one last try.

After the Fire Lotus was mastered by Cui Shuyun, it no longer exchanged pheromones with the outside world.

Almost all the guards of Fu'an Marquis's Mansion regained their sanity.

Without the influence of desire, these elite troops would pose a great threat once they formed a battle formation.

Been fighting for so long!
Both of them consumed a lot!

And Xia actually failed to control Zhao Xinghan.

It seems that Zhao Xinghan is even stronger than they expected.

With the support of masters of the same level, once the guards of Marquis Fu'an's Mansion form a battle formation, the effect of 1+1 being greater than 2 will definitely be achieved, and the threat level will increase dramatically.

Experts cooperate in battle formations, just like a combination of spirit cultivators and warriors.

A chemical reaction will form where 1+1 is greater than 2.

There can be no further delay.

Otherwise, when Zhao Xinghan arrives and joins forces with the people from Fu'an Marquis's Mansion...

Even as strong as the tall and thin man and the woman in white, it would be troublesome.

After all, they can't kill people!
As the woman in white and the tall and thin man reached a consensus, heavy snow began to fall from the sky again!

The scope this time was wider than the first time, involving hundreds of people around.

At the same time, the tall and thin man attacked again and rushed towards Cui Shuyun.

"You dare!"

Zhao Xinghan noticed the actions of the woman in white and the tall and thin man at the same time and let out a terrifying roar.

Unfortunately, Zhao Xinghan is still some distance away from here.

Unable to rescue immediately.

The guards of the marquis' mansion between Cui Shuyun and the tall and thin man were once again affected by the Taoist magic of refining the soul. They were unable to move and were completely unable to stop the tall and thin man's actions.

"What's more, it doesn't matter who gets the Fire Lotus or who achieves Yang God!

In the end, you still attacked me... You just wanted to hold the Fire Lotus in your own hands!"

Seeing the tall and thin man's actions, Cui Shuyun couldn't help but curse Ai Jingxia in her heart.

Although I had guessed it a long time ago!

But the determination and actions of the woman in white and the tall and thin man still made Cui Shuyun involuntarily feel disappointed in Ai Jingxia.

After all, Ai Jingxia had told Cui Shuyun that it would be fine no matter who got the Fire Lotus! It would be fine no matter who achieved the Yang God!
However, now, the Fire Lotus is in Cui Shuyun's hands, but Ai Jingxia and the others have not stopped...

Although Cui Shuyun had already guessed about this and was prepared.

But when the speculation became reality, Cui Shuyun couldn't help but feel sad...

After all, Cui Shuyun once had true feelings for Ai Jingxia!

Cui Shuyun once trusted Ai Jingxia so much.

"Fortunately, I was prepared."

Dang~~

However, before Cui Shuyun could use the backup plan she had prepared and expose her identity as a practitioner of the spirit refining lineage, Dongxue had already taken action!
Dongxue drew her sword and blocked the tall and thin man...

This was beyond everyone's expectations!
No one could have imagined that Dongxue could break free from the white-clothed woman's spiritual magic so quickly and stand in the tall and thin man's path.

After all, Dongxue had been controlled by the white-clothed woman's spiritual magic for quite some time before.

After just the second time, Dongxue was able to almost ignore the spiritual magic of the woman in white.

This talent is terrifying!
The long swords collided, and Dongxue, who burst out with all her strength, actually blocked the tall and thin man's sword.

Although Dongxue was defeated by the tall and thin man's powerful internal strength and exquisite swordsmanship, Dongxue's actions bought time for Zhao Xinghan's arrival.

After repelling Dong Xue, the tall and thin man was unable to capture Cui Shuyun before Zhao Xinghan arrived...

He could only use his sword to sweep towards Cui Shuyun's clenched hands.

He tried to force open Cui Shuyun's clenched hands and pick off the fire lotus in Cui Shuyun's palm.

Or cut off Cui Shuyun's hands and the fire lotus together.

After all, the woman in white only said that we cannot kill people, but she didn’t say that we cannot make people disabled…

Unexpectedly, the tall and thin man's sword passed through Cui Shuyun's hands like a phantom.

Cui Shuyun was unharmed.

“Illusion?
A Spiritual Refiner? "

The tall and thin man reacted immediately.

Having been with the woman in white for such a long time, how could the tall and thin man not know what this scene meant.

These are the situations where the five senses are affected by the spirit cultivator and the position is misjudged.

The tall and thin man didn't expect that the bride in front of him, who was wearing a wedding dress, was actually also a practitioner of the spirit refining lineage.

This again was beyond the tall and thin man's expectations.

Ai Jingxia did not tell anyone else that Cui Shuyun was the person who provided her with the information.

He also did not tell others that Cui Shuyun was a practitioner of the spirit refining lineage.

“I just don’t know where her real location is?

about?
Or after?
How far was the distance that I misjudged? "

After realizing that Cui Shuyun, who was wearing a red wedding dress, was a spiritual practitioner, the tall and thin man turned his thoughts and considered his next move.

After all, Cui Shuyun had just achieved the out-of-body state. As long as the tall and thin man was given time, Cui Shuyun's illusion would not be able to affect him for a few breaths.

But, there is no time!
It's too late!

The tall and thin man who was thinking raised his eyes slightly, Zhao Xinghan was already close at hand...

Before this, the tall and thin man was racing against time with Zhao Xinghan.

But the tall and thin man encountered Dong Xue's obstruction and Cui Shuyun's magic tricks...

It wasted a lot of time!

Even if the woman in white used her spiritual magic to slow down Zhao Xinghan's actions.

But the woman in white had consumed a lot of energy and was no longer in a state of complete victory.

There is no soul-refining formation around to help!
Zhao Xinghan used the "Demon Disintegration Technique" again, and his power increased greatly!

The resistance to spiritual cultivation techniques is greatly increased!
Under such circumstances, the woman in white could not influence Zhao Xinghan much!
The tall and thin man with his eyes slightly raised no time to do anything more!

Boom~~

It was Zhao Xinghan who jumped down from mid-air and attacked the tall and thin man with his powerful internal force.

The tall and thin man is indeed one of the best in the world!
At this critical moment, he raised his left hand and took Zhao Xinghan's powerful attack!
puff…

The tall and thin man was unprepared and underestimated Zhao Xinghan's desperate efforts. He was beaten and retreated backwards, vomiting blood.

"What a strong inner strength!

No wonder Xia..."

Feeling Zhao Xinghan's inner strength surging like a tidal wave, the tall and thin man finally understood why his companions hiding in the stone forest did not stop Zhao Xinghan!
Zhao Xinghan was about to continue his attack.

Suddenly, countless snowflakes fell on Zhao Xinghan again...

"Again?"

Zhao Xinghan's internal energy was running at high speed, and his whole body was emitting a faint black light...

The snowflakes on his body disappeared without a trace immediately!

"So strong!"

The magic was broken again. The woman in white not far away shuddered all over and sighed inwardly.

"go!"

Then, the woman in white gave the signal to retreat.

At the same time, the woman in white once again used her Taoist magic to block Zhao Xinghan's possible pursuit.

Before leaving, the tall and thin man with a black scarf and mask glanced at Zhao Xinghan who had injured him and Cui Shuyun who was wearing a red wedding dress with her hands clasped together, then flew away.

Zhao Xinghan ignored the retreating woman in white and the tall and thin man, and turned to look at Cui Shuyun.

The spiritual magic that the woman in white used to forcefully perform to stop Zhao Xinghan from chasing her was truly like winking at a blind man!

"Where's Huo Lian?"

Zhao Xinghan looked at Cui Shuyun and asked.

"It's in my hands!" Cui Shuyun said calmly.

"Give me!"

Zhao Xinghan stretched out his hands and said.

"Brother Xinghan, you are now the strongest fighter in the team.

If you hold the Fire Lotus, your combat power will be greatly reduced, and you may even lose the Fire Lotus in the end!

Why don't you let me take it?"

Cui Shuyun did not give the Fire Lotus to Zhao Xinghan, but persuaded him like this.

"I have my own way, don't worry, ma'am!"

Zhao Xinghan was not tempted by the intimate words "Xinghan's cousin" and insisted that Cui Shuyun hand over Huo Lian.

"General Zhao, I am the daughter of the Cui family, and will soon become the wife of the Marquis. It is most appropriate for me to take the Huo Lian dowry that the Cui family gave to Marquis Fu'an!"

Getting close to others was useless, so Cui Shuyun took a deep breath and tried to overwhelm others with her power.

"After you get married, you will be the wife of the Marquis's Mansion!

Moreover, the dowry…”

Zhao Xinghan sneered, as if he could not deny the fact that Huo Lian was a dowry!
Although Zhao Xinghan said this, he was actually already shaken in his heart.

Zhu Chengwu no longer had absolute trust in him.

It is unwise to offend the future wife of the Marquisate now...

Although Zhao Xinghan knew that for Zhu Chengwu now, Cui's "Fire Lotus" was definitely more important than Cui Shuyun!
But what about the future?
Zhao Xinghan doesn't want to experience the power of pillow talk firsthand...

The development of the Zhao family over the years and the influence of Queen Zhao on King Ming have told Zhao Xinghan countless times that no matter what the reason for the marriage, as long as they are married, the couple is the closest, and the degree of intimacy is even greater than that between father and son, mother and daughter...

Moreover, Cui's previous style also made Zhao Xinghan naturally have more trust in Cui Shuyun, the daughter of Cui.

Parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, clan members...

These people exist!

It is impossible for Cui Shuyun to do anything bad to "Fire Lotus".

No matter what Cui Shuyun thinks!
But this idea most likely will not affect the safety of the wedding party in bringing Huo Lian back to the Fu'an Marquis Mansion!
At most, Cui Shuyun relied on the fire lotus to negotiate terms with Zhu Chengwu or to close the distance between her and Zhu Chengwu...

Thinking of this, Zhao Xinghan had actually tacitly agreed that Cui Shuyun would hold the Fire Lotus.

"Manager Gao, what do you think?"

Zhao Xinghan turned his head and looked at someone who had stood up again at some point and came to Gao Yao nearby.

Gao Yao was covered with wounds all over his body, with a deep penetrating wound in his chest, and blood foam coming out of the corners of his mouth from time to time.

At first glance, you can tell that Gao Yao was seriously injured.

"can!"

Gao Yao thought about it for a while and said so.

As soon as Gao Yao heard what Zhao Xinghan said, he knew that Zhao Xinghan had actually agreed in his heart to let Cui Shuyun keep the Fire Lotus.

For the time being, Gao Yao also felt that it was best to let Cui Shuyun keep the Fire Lotus.

After what happened just now, Gao Yao realized that holding the Fire Lotus had a huge impact on his combat effectiveness.

No one knows what accidents will happen in the future...

Even the white-clothed woman, the tall and thin man, and the person hiding in the stone forest who just retreated may not have completely retreated...

Zhao Xinghan’s combat effectiveness cannot be affected any further!
They are among the three heroes of the Marquisate and are the most direct competitors.

How could Gao Yao not know Zhao Xinghan's strength!
There is a 99% chance that Zhao Xinghan’s current burst of super-powerful strength has involved the use of some forbidden technique!
The reason why forbidden techniques are forbidden is because there will definitely be serious consequences after using them!
After that, Zhao Xinghan’s combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly affected.

If Zhao Xinghan holds the "Fire Lotus" again, then...

In order to deal with possible threats that may continue to emerge, Gao Yao needs to maintain more combat power when Zhao Xinghan's combat power can no longer be maintained at its peak. Gao Yao can no longer hold the "Fire Lotus".

And Gao Yao was also seriously injured before!
Gao Yao and Zhao Xinghan's combat effectiveness will decrease in the future. In order to deal with possible threats, Gao Yao and Zhao Xinghan need to maintain relatively more combat effectiveness. Naturally, Gao Yao and Zhao Xinghan can no longer hold the Fire Lotus...

Except for Gao Yao himself and Zhao Xinghan, Gao Yao did not absolutely trust anyone, including Dai Fayan, who was also one of the three heroes of the Marquis' Mansion.

The first is that Dai Fayan is in charge of external affairs and has little contact with Gao Yao, who is in charge of internal affairs.

Another thing is that in Gao Yao's mind, Dai Fayan is a businessman after all, and businessmen are only interested in profit...

This concept is related to Gao Yao’s childhood experience before he entered the Ming Palace!

Apart from Gao Yao himself and Zhao Xinghan, among the rest of the wedding party, Gao Yao relatively trusted Dongxue and Qiuyue the most, followed by the second elder of the Cui family and other members of the Cui family!
After all, the "Fire Lotus" was handed over by the Cui family.

Naturally, the possibility of Cui causing trouble again is smaller.

Moreover, their previous side-by-side battle against Wanwan, and the Second Elder's desperate defense after obtaining the "Fire Lotus" just now, made Gao Yao's trust in the Second Elder of the Cui family greatly increased.

Yes, from Gao Yao's perspective, the behavior of the Second Elder of the Cui family just now was to protect the Fire Lotus at the risk of his life.

Cui Shujun was the choice of the second elder and was the future wife of the Marquis' Mansion, so Gao Yao naturally had some trust in Cui Shujun.

Moreover, Cui Shuyun was holding the Fire Lotus, and the wedding car was one of the key areas of protection for everyone, so now it was a good opportunity to protect them all together.

At the same time, Dongxue and Qiuyue, whom Gao Yao trusted relatively, were in the carriage.

It can also supervise Cui Shuyun, the future wife of the Marquis' Mansion who holds the "Fire Lotus".

So, after thinking about it, Gao Yao agreed to let Cui Shuyun hold the "Fire Lotus".

As for the guards of the Marquis' Mansion and the people from the Foreign Affairs Office, Gao Yao didn't trust them too much.

First of all, Gao Yao also had little contact with them.

Second, the attraction of the "Fire Lotus" was too great. Even if they seemed loyal, Gao Yao could not guarantee their specific reactions after getting the "Fire Lotus".

After all, a number of Marquis Mansion guards had just been seduced by the fire lotus and intended to betray.
They thought that their secret surveillance of Huo Lian and their lack of effort were very covert.

But in fact, Gao Yao saw everything.

It’s just that now is not the time to settle accounts, affect unity, and affect the protective power of the Marquis’ Mansion, so Gao Yao forced himself to endure it.

But this doesn’t mean that this matter is over!

Once we return safely to the Marquis' Mansion, Gao Yao will definitely report and communicate truthfully with Zhu Chengwu...

With such a mentality, how could Gao Yao hand over something as important as the "Fire Lotus" to this group of people whose loyalty is hard to distinguish between loyalty and treachery?

After Zhao Xinghan and Gao Yao made their decision, Dai Fayan also nodded silently in agreement.

Although the three heroes of the Marquis' Mansion are equally famous, there are also differences in their levels.

Gao Yao and Zhao Xinghan are more trusted by Zhu Chengwu than Dai Fayan and are more powerful.

And even if Dai Fayan opposed it, the three heroes of the Marquis' Mansion would have voted two to one.

Dai Fayan would naturally not ask for trouble.

At the same time, he also offended the future wife of the Marquis's Mansion - Cui Shuyun.

Also, if Dai Fayan opposed it alone, he might be suspected of having ulterior motives and having some ulterior motives towards Huo Lian...

Dai Fayan would never seek trouble for himself.

As the three heroes of the Marquis' Mansion agreed one after another.

The decision was made to have Cui Shuyun temporarily keep the "Fire Lotus".

Cui Shuyun returned to the wedding car with the fire lotus, still feeling a little unbelievable.

Although these coincided with Cui Shuyun's plan, Cui Shuyun really didn't expect it to be so easy.

Cui Shuyun has many backup plans and tactics that have not yet been implemented!
He has successfully grasped the "Fire Lotus" in his hand.

Now you have the qualifications to negotiate with Marquis Fu'an!
"But, it's the Second Elder..."

Holding the "Fire Lotus" and suppressing her inner excitement, Cui Shuyun looked at the second elder of the Cui family who was still unconscious and was helped aside by the guards of the Marquis' Mansion.

The second elder of the Cui family was the one most seriously injured in this unexpected attack.

Because you can't kill people.

None of the people in the marquis' mansion were in danger of life when faced with the woman in white and the tall and thin man; at most they were injured.

Some of them didn't even suffer any serious injuries.

He was simply controlled by the spiritual magic of the woman in white.

As the woman in white retreated, these people immediately became lively and energetic again.

Even Xiao Qi and the others who had first gone deep into the stone forest, came out of the stone forest on their own after the woman in white and the others left.

They were not seriously injured.

But he was controlled by someone hiding in the stone forest.

I just can't move or speak!
After the woman in white and the tall and thin man retreated, the people hiding in the stone forest also retreated.

Xiaoqi and the others who were the first to enter the stone forest to explore but were restrained naturally resumed their actions.

Walked out by himself.

(End of this chapter)