After half a stick of incense.

No one came back.

The one-eyed man's expression changed slightly.

As if he sensed something was wrong, he suddenly ordered:

"Stop banging on the door, everyone gather..."

Halfway through, he seemed to notice something, so he paused and looked back.

The other two mid-level water thieves, as well as the subordinate of the water thieves who knocked on the door, also followed his actions and turned their heads.

I saw a young man with a beard walking slowly towards the outer house.

His face was pale, he was holding a bunch of white cloth strips in his hand, and in his other hand, he was twisting something, which seemed to be a small ball sealed with clay.

The bearded young man crushed the mud seal, stuffed the red pill into his mouth, puffed up his cheeks, and started chewing.

The one-eyed man remained motionless, staring straight at the pill in the hand of the bearded young man who was walking slowly.

This qi-replenishing elixir was provided by the Wei Palace. It is rare and hard to find. Although it is not as good as the quality of the legendary ink dragon, it is still a good middle-grade pill. The middle-grade water thieves who came today each had one, but at this moment they were taken by this

The bearded young man chewed them like jelly beans.

A water thief sent by Wei Wu suddenly said: "He is Li Fusu! The Crown Prince of Xunyang."

When the one-eyed man heard this, he didn't shift his gaze at all, his tense body didn't relax at all, and his eyes were fixed on the top of "Li Dalang"'s head.

At this moment, in the sound of the Buddha's piano, the light pillars that appeared were either red or blue. The more powerful ones were also the purple light pillars belonging to Aunt Song from the Xunyang Palace. There were also more special ones, like the bright blue light pillar in front.

However, at the moment, the one-eyed man saw that the beam of light that appeared on the head of this bearded young man was gray.

It's as dim and inconspicuous as the ashes after burning out, and you can't even see it clearly from a distance.

Only when you get closer can you vaguely see the quiet and strange color, which is like ashes.

Especially after taking the light red elixir, a red thread appeared faintly in the gray air above his head.

In full view of everyone, "Li Dalang" approached and looked up at the one-eyed man and his group who looked like they were facing an enemy.

"The Infinite God Who Saves People."

After waking up, he circled the city to the limit to find a few rare objects, and the old Taoist who protected the prince's body sang a trumpet and said politely:

"Please lend me a few more elixirs."

…

Inside the ice cave.

When Li Guo'er shouted loudly, Li Xian quickly stepped forward and stopped Lu Ya, who was lost in thought.

"Dong-dong-dong-"

Outside the ice cave, the sounds of heavy objects hitting the stone door could be heard one after another.

It hit everyone's hearts like a drumbeat.

The huge stone gate is crumbling.

Separated by a wall, you can already vaguely hear the grinning and talking sounds of the water thieves outside.

Lu Ya suddenly picked up the half of the mahogany sword, walked forward, and stood beside the door that made a crashing sound.

His back was blocking the front of everyone, and he said without looking back:

"I'm sorry to Mr. Ouyang, I'm sorry to His Highness and the Prince. I'll try my best to slow them down with the thunder talisman later. You all try to run away as far away as possible..."

When Li Xian and others heard this, their faces looked a little sad and desperate.

But at this moment, the crashing sound outside suddenly disappeared, replaced by boundless silence.

The ferocious laughter, crashing sounds, and voices of the water thieves all disappeared, as if they had evaporated from the world.

Li Guo'er was the first to notice this, tilting his head and staring at the stone door.

Li Xian and others also noticed it one after another and looked ahead in confusion.

After about three breaths, a voice came from outside the door:

"Come out."

It's Li Dalang's voice.

But the tone was a little strange.

Lu Ya, who had lowered his head, suddenly raised his head and stared at the stone door in front of him.

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

Li Xian called out: "Da Lang?"

Wei Mei immediately stepped forward to open the crumbling stone door.

Li Guo'er didn't stop him, looked at Lu Ya's face, followed him, helped Wei Mei, and opened the stone door switch.

Amidst the sound of "rumbling", the stone door gradually rose.

The skylight from outside shone in, illuminating the only figure standing at the door.

Li Guo'er saw that "brother" was standing among a pile of corpses.

There were corpses of water thieves all around, but they all died very strangely. The white cloth strips were all covering their eyes, hiding their wide eyes. It was unclear what they had experienced before they died.

Especially the one-eyed man who was closest, his only eye was so wide that it almost bulged out, and his face was full of fear and regret.

Li Bao'er also saw that "brother" had a few clay-sealed pellets in his hand. While waiting for everyone to open the door, he stuffed them into his mouth one by one, chewed them quietly, and looked at them calmly as they walked out of the door.

Li Bao'er also noticed that there was a faint gray air on the top of "brother's" head, and there were a few red threads in it, like a few sticks of incense, gradually shortening, like some kind of countdown.

But before she could take a closer look, the sound of the piano suddenly disappeared, and the light beams above "Li Dalang" and Lu Ya disappeared.

Wei Mei looked at "Li Dalang" who seemed a little different with a worried expression, but was stopped by Li Xian, who cautiously shouted:

"Dalang?"

Li Guoer asked: "You are not brother, you are... Mr. Yuan."

The old Taoist nodded slightly.

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and even Li Guo'er's face relaxed a lot, as if he knew very well that this old Taoist who had a very high seniority in the Qing Dynasty was powerful.

"Great, Heavenly Master Yuan is here! How did you know that we were in danger? Did Dalang meet a thief and happened to invite you?" After being out of danger, Wei Mei, as a mother, couldn't wait to ask with concern.

: "Old Heavenly Master, where did this brat Dalang go? He almost caused trouble."

The old Taoist didn't say much.

You can't just say that he woke up under the girl's skirt, right?

When Celestial Master Yuan Lao arrived after many years, everyone who had left home was happy and fortunate.

The old Taoist turned his head and looked in the direction of the Xunyang Grottoes where the sound of the piano had just come from. He pinched his fingers as if calculating. After a while, he sighed and shook his head. Everyone heard him murmur: "Three Pure Ones are the only ones."

He needs a body made of clay, but Buddha wants a body made of gold, eh..."

Li Guo'er also followed his gaze and asked with some keenness: "What does Heavenly Master mean? The sound of the piano comes from the big Buddha in Xunyang Grottoes? Is there something different about this Buddha?"

Li Xian suddenly worried and said, "If Tan Lang is still over there, won't he also be exposed by the sound of the piano?"

The old Taoist didn't answer, but suddenly turned his head and spoke to Lu Ya, who was standing silently behind the crowd:

"Foolish disciple, you knowingly stayed here and almost did something bad, just to meet my master?"

The young man with a paralyzed face lowered his head deeply, his neck turned red, and he was speechless with shame.

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(PS: Wuwuwu redefines daytime again, I said it but failed to do it... I will try to return this chapter tomorrow! or2)
Chapter completed!