Chapter 84 Secret collusion
There is a ridge on the top of Tianshan Mountain, named "Hanling", and on top of Hanling there are three pools, named "Tianchi".

The left and right Tianchi are smaller, and the central Tianchi is larger.

A flag named "Green Turtle" was planted at the left Tianchi. A flag named "Fire Phoenix" was planted at the right Tianchi. A flag named "Golden Unicorn" was planted at the big Tianchi.

Baili Hanling is a dangerous place with natural barriers, where one man can block the passage of ten thousand. Behind the Dayan Lake stands a magnificent palace, magnificent and towering into the clouds.

There is a green turtle on the left, a fire phoenix on the right, a golden unicorn in front, and an endless abyss with a wall thousands of feet high behind. Even birds can't fly up. Therefore, this magnificent palace located on the top of Tianshan Mountain, stepping on snow and clouds, can definitely be called impregnable.

This palace is the legendary Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace.

The Jade Dragon Palace is built on the mountain, with three halls in front and back, divided into the front hall, the main hall and the back hall. Three suspended corridors are built between them, with carved beams and hanging buildings, which are very exquisite. There are pavilions and towers on both sides, with clouds and snow, mist lingering, and the warmth of the big Tianchi Lake, which makes the fairy air linger. From a distance, it really feels like a fairyland.

Although the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace is regarded as a heresy, its momentum is no less than that of the six major sects in the Central Plains, and is even more domineering.

Today is the Jade Dragon Festival, and according to tradition, all the disciples of the three flags and twelve halls of the Jade Dragon Palace have to come to celebrate. Therefore, today's Jade Dragon Palace is different from the usual quietness. There are banquets around the Tianchi Lake, and the disciples are busy toasting each other, chatting and laughing, which can be said to be very lively.

But no matter how noisy it was outside, the back hall was very quiet. The disciples who came in and out were all very cautious, holding their breath, concentrating, walking slowly and speaking softly, and even wanted to walk on tiptoe, for fear of accidentally making a noise and disturbing the meditation of the Jade Dragon Palace Master.

The hall was very empty, without any tables or chairs. The floor was covered with a three-foot square of black jade with gold edges, just like a mirror, spotless. On both sides of the hall were huge bronze statues of the twelve zodiac animals, each nearly two feet tall, with different postures, lifelike and vivid, representing the twelve branches of the Jade Dragon Palace.

In the center of the hall are four gold and jade statues surrounding each other. In the middle is a white jade dragon, and around it are a golden unicorn, a green black turtle and a red fire phoenix. They represent the Jade Dragon Palace and its three flags.

Don't be fooled by the imposing appearance of this palace, it is actually just a passage. The real place for the Jade Dragon Palace Master to practice meditation is in the Piaomiao Pavilion behind this palace.

Piaomiao Pavilion is small and exquisite, just like a home in the south of the Yangtze River. This pavilion is divided into two rooms, front and back, separated by an airtight white gauze in the middle. The outer pavilion welcomes guests, while the inner pavilion is for quiet cultivation. According to the rules of Yulong Palace, except for the palace master, no one is allowed to step into the inner pavilion, otherwise they will be killed without mercy.

The Jade Dragon Palace Master has been living in seclusion in the inner cabinet for many years, and he almost never steps out. Even on such a great day as the Jade Dragon Festival, the Jade Dragon Palace Master will not show up. Therefore, although the world is big, the people who have truly seen the true face of the Jade Dragon Palace Master are very few and far between.

In the world of martial arts, the more mysterious a person is, the more unfathomable he appears.

Those who can enter Piao Miao Pavilion are all important figures in the martial arts world. Even among the disciples of Yulong Palace, very few people can listen to the teachings of the Lord of Yulong Palace in person.

At this moment, outside the hall, people were drinking and chatting, and everything was arranged on land and water, but inside the Piaomiao Pavilion, it was peaceful and quiet, as if it were two different worlds. In the outer pavilion, there were three people sitting upright, two on the right and one on the left, and the ones sitting on the right were a man and a woman.

The man looked like a fierce demon, ferocious and cruel, with flesh growing everywhere on his face and pits all over. His body was like a black diamond, strong and sturdy, and his arms looked even thicker than the thighs of ordinary people. He was in his forties, and his lion-like head was shiny as if covered with copper oil, and there was not a single hair on it. When he sat there, he looked like a living diamond iron arhat, and his posture was very scary.

The woman was dressed in a bright red gown, and was dressed in a gorgeous style with a phoenix hairpin on the top and a phoenix tail on the tail. She had lightly black eyebrows, charming almond-shaped eyes, and her face was painted with just the right amount of pink rouge, which made her look white with a hint of rosy red, red with a hint of pink, and pink with a hint of brightness. Her whole body exuded an alluring fragrance that was captivating and charming. Her proud figure made her look graceful and elegant. At the age of thirty, she was still very charming and graceful.

The two of them were able to sit firmly in the Piao Miao Pavilion, so their status must be high. The man was the leader of the Green Turtle Banner of the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace, Hu Yanba. The woman was the leader of the Fire Phoenix Banner, Dong Xiaoer.

It is worth mentioning that the head of Yulong Hall, Dong Yuan, is Dong Xiaoer’s biological brother.

Dong Yuan was the leader of the Jade Dragon Hall, which was considered a great achievement, but his sister was even better than him. Although she was young, her martial arts and cunning were better than Dong Yuan, and her current status and position also surpassed her brother. Therefore, when Dong Yuan saw Dong Xiao'er in front of outsiders, he would respectfully call her "Master Dong". They would only call each other brother and sister in private.

Sitting opposite Huyan Ba ​​and Dong Xiaoer at this time was an "acquaintance" who had met Liu Xunyi once.

He has a face as handsome as jade, a body as straight as a pine tree, humorous conversation and elegant manners. This man is one of the four great masters of Jinjianwu, the "divine fortune teller" Song Yu.

Song Yu is from Jinjianwu, but he appeared among the pagans today. The relationship between the two must be unusual.

"Your Excellency played an indispensable role in Cao Qin's escape from Quanzhou."

A clear and deep voice came out quietly from the inner cabinet. This voice came from the mouth of the Jade Dragon Palace Master. Just listening to the voice, it seems old but not old, young but not young, happy but not happy, angry but not angry. Even someone as smart as Song Yu could not tell the person from the voice.

Song Yu said modestly: "Hall Master Cao went to Quanzhou on the orders of Palace Master Ren, and Palace Master Ren was entrusted by the master of my Wudang to help accomplish this matter. Therefore, when I help Hall Master Cao, I am helping my Jinjianwu. As for the saying that you have made an indispensable contribution, I am really humbled and dare not accept it." The "Palace Master Ren" mentioned by Song Yu refers to the Palace Master of Tianshan Yulong Palace, Ren Wuya.

In fact, more than a month ago, the "traitor" who buried sulfur and saltpeter in the Lu Mansion in Jiangnan and deliberately created chaos was Song Yu.

Jinjianwu has always prided itself on being a prestigious and upright sect, but now it has done such a shameful thing. If this matter were to be made public, it would surely cause an uproar in the martial arts world.

“Master Jinwu is so young but has achieved so much. He has led half of the martial arts world and has ambitions to conquer the world. I admire him very much.” Master Jinjianwu is now over forty years old, but Ren Wuya still describes him as “young”, which shows that he is much older than Master Jinjianwu.

Hearing this, Song Yu hurriedly bowed his hands and thanked him: "I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the owner. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid we would have difficulty getting the Jingfenghuayu Tu back."

Song Yu was extremely intelligent. He changed the address of "Palace Master Ren" to "Senior" as soon as he spoke. It seemed like an unintentional move, but in fact it secretly brought the two families closer together.

"Master Jinwu has sent me ten thousand taels of gold and ten carts of beautiful jade, how can I refuse?" Ren Wuya said, "A gentleman should help others to achieve their goals. Since Master Jinwu likes the Jingfenghuayutu so much, I will help him get it."

"That's great." Song Yu hesitated for a moment, a hint of embarrassment on his face, and asked softly, "But I don't know where this picture is now..."

Dong Xiaoer looked up and down at the extraordinary Song Yu with her charming eyes. Before Song Yu could finish his words, she smiled and said, "The palace master is as good as his word. If he said that you can take the map today, he will definitely let you take it away. Mr. Song, don't be anxious. Why don't you taste the unique snow tea of ​​the cold ridge of Tianshan Mountain?" As she spoke, Dong Xiaoer raised the teacup and bowed slightly to Song Yu, pretending to be mysterious and asked, "Mr. Song, do you know where this snow tea is picked?"

"I would like to hear the teachings of Master Dong Qi."

"I don't deserve it." Dong Xiao'er stretched out a slender jade finger and slowly turned it around the teacup. Her slender nail penetrated into the tea and gently picked up a leaf of tea on her fingertips. She slowly put it into her mouth with an intoxicated look, savoring the fragrance of the tea while explaining, "I personally selected a hundred young women who are not out of line. They cannot pick the tea with their hands, but use their teeth to bite off the tips of the tea leaves one by one. From the time the tea was picked until Mr. Song drank it, these tea leaves were not contaminated with any dirt. They are all..." At this point, Dong Xiao'er suddenly stretched out the rosy and smooth tip of her tongue, licked her red lips seductively, and said with a smile, "It's passed down by word of mouth."

"Cough cough..."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu coughed violently several times, and the tea that he had just put into his mouth almost sprayed out.

After learning how powerful Dong Xiao'er was, Song Yu didn't dare to provoke her again. He just laughed dryly and quickly turned his gaze to Bai Sha. Hesitantly, "On the way here, Song heard some news that someone knew the whereabouts of the Jingfenghuayutu and even tracked it to Huodu, but I don't know..."

"Are you talking about the kidnapping of Cao Qin's son?" Ren Wuya replied calmly, "Don't worry, I have issued an order that as soon as Cao Qin enters Yulong Palace, we will rush to Piaomiao Pavilion. If he fails to hand over the Jingfenghuayu Tu by then, I will kill him on the spot, return all the things I have taken, and compensate Jinjianwu with three times the price. This is my promise to the owner of Jinwu, and I will never break my promise."

"Senior, you have misunderstood. Even if Hall Master Cao lost the Jingfenghuayu Tu, we would never dare to blame him, let alone ask you to return the things you have collected. Just consider it as a birthday gift from Jinjianwu to you." Song Yu seemed to hear a hint of displeasure from Ren Wuya's words, and hurriedly explained, "I just said something wrong, I hope you will forgive me..."

"You can rest assured, sir. The Palace Master has sent experts down the mountain early this morning to pick up Cao Qin. It will be safe for sure." Dong Xiaoer said with a smile.

"Golden Kirin Banner Ding Ao, begging to see the Palace Master!"

"Cao Qin from Yuhu Hall, requesting to see the Palace Master!"

Suddenly, the voices of Ding Ao and Cao Qin were heard outside Piao Miao Pavilion. Song Yu's face lit up with joy, and he thought to himself, "It is true that 'Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao will appear'".

Ding Ao was no longer playful as usual. He looked serious, frowning, and seemed to be in a heavy mood. Cao Qin behind him was trembling with fear, his eyes flickering back and forth between Song Yu and the others.

Seeing this, Song Yu, Huyan Ba ​​and Dong Xiaoer were all secretly surprised at the same time, and their faces became a little strange.

"Palace Master, may you live forever!" Ding Ao and Cao Qin knelt in front of the white veil and kowtowed respectfully, with timidity in their tone.

"Did you have a smooth journey?" Ren Wuya asked.

“This…” Hearing this, Ding Ao’s face became even uglier. He knelt in front of the white veil anxiously, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke with difficulty, “Reporting to the Palace Master, the Shocking Wind and Rain Painting is in Ye Zilin… and was stolen…”

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(End of this chapter)