The Taoist's words made Xu Ziling stunned for a moment, but he quickly felt relieved.

He has always been with the Chixiao Sword, but once it is put into the scabbard, its breath is very weak. But Xu Ziling knows that it is one of the Taoist magic swords, and it is understandable that this Taoist master notices it.

"It's true on the boy," Xu Ziling put the sword on the table with the scabbard. "By chance, it recognized me, but I don't know its true origin."

The Taoist took the scabbard and pulled Chi Xiao out "swish", adding a wisp of true energy, and immediately the red light emerged, attracting the shopkeepers in the building and the waiter looked at each other.

The Taoist gently stroked the sword body and said, "The sword of the Emperor's Dao is Chixiao, which is of fire. According to legend, it was the sword used by Emperor Gaozu of Han to kill the white snake. Later, he was found by Zhang Daoling, the ancestor of Zhengyidao Sect, and refined it into a magic sword. Later, he praised the Five Elements Magic Sword of the Taoist Sect with Taia, Xuanyuan, Chengying, and Zhanlu."

"Since it is the Taoist sword, how can you recognize me as your master?"

The Taoist took Chi Xiao back and put it back in front of Xu Ziling, and said slowly: "When Yi Dao Sect was at its peak, all the Five Elements Swords were included in its Sword Pavilion. The Later Tao Sect declined, and the Five Elements Swords were once again in the world. Now, except for Chi Xiao being taken away by Zhou Ti from Qingwei Sect decades ago, the whereabouts of the other swords have long been unknown, and it may be unknown whether they have been hidden by some sects."

"As for why Chi Xiao believes you as the master, no one knows. Choosing a master for every magic sword is not something that anyone can decide. According to legend, the previous master of Chi Xiao Sword was Nangong Li a hundred years ago. He also obtained the Chi Xiao Sword by chance. After several months, he discovered that Chi Xiao had some special connection with him, and only then did he know that Chi Xiao recognized him as the master."

"Later, when Nangong Li was dying, he sent Chi Xiao to Qingwei Sect. Decades later, he turned to Zhou Ti and finally recognized you as the main one."

The Taoist seemed to answer the question irrelevantly, but Xu Ziling still made a lot of gains. He bowed to the Taoist and said, "Thank you, Master, for answering the doubts, don't you know the name of it?"

The Taoist smiled: "I am the one who is called the Lord of the Tao."

Tongxu, son, yes...a good name.

Xu Ziling was slightly stunned for a moment, nodded in a pretentious manner, then changed the subject and started chatting with the two Taoist priests.

Taoist Xu of the Taoist of the Group was curious about Chi Xiao’s recognition of Xu Ziling, and did not investigate the reason. As for Taoist Qingxuan, he was not interested in it at all. Although Baihua Valley also belongs to the Taoist sect, it is far from the Taoist sect in the Central Plains. The sects of Guzhong have never been involved in the right and wrong in the world, and can be said to be truly indifferent to the world.

After chatting for a long time, after drinking and eating, it became dark and there were more customers in the building, but the two Taoist priests had no intention of staying in the hotel and left Wuxian Building directly.

As soon as the two Taoist priests left, the shopkeeper hurriedly walked up and said, "Enter Xu, the ministry has just heard from the news that the disciple who was placed in the government office as a handyman was arrested and jailed."

Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Did you reveal your identity when handing over the news?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "It's not yet certain. However, not only my disciples were arrested, but also some servants and handymen, both men and women."

"It should be that the prefect discovered a detailed work of a certain force," Xu Ziling looked at him, "but he was not sure who it was, so he arrested all the suspects."

“Then how should we act?”

"It's easy to say, so...this way...this way..."

After discussing with the shopkeeper, Xu Ziling left the restaurant and walked to the prefect's office overnight.

In recent years, Hangzhou magistrate Gu An, together with Zhu Xie, the governor of the Wulie Army who was responsible for the flower and stone affairs in the Suzhou and Hangzhou area, levying heavy taxes and making a big spoil, building a backyard that was comparable to that of an ordinary royal villa, with all kinds of flowers, stones, trees, and water pavilions.

Looking at the walls of the backyard, even though Xu Ziling was quite accomplished in light skills, he could not cross the towering wall with his light skills alone. After waiting outside the exterior wall for a long time, he found an opportunity where no one was around. With a mask on it, Xu Ziling stepped on Chixiao and flew quietly in.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Xu Ziling saw several figures. Fortunately, he did not come to him. He didn't have time to think about it and immediately found a corner to hide.

Not long after hiding behind a tree, a team of guards passed by near him with torches. According to the sound of footsteps, there were about four or five people.

In order to clear the patrol gap of the guard guard, Xu Ziling hid in place and waited for the arrival of the next guard guard.

After staying like this for an hour or two, he confirmed that there were about four to five teams in the yard, and each team should be circling around the backyard. The patrol spacing between the front and back teams was about a quarter of an hour.

With a plan in mind, Xu Ziling took advantage of the break of a team of guards and walked out of the corner. Chi Xiao used it at night and was too easy to attract attention, so he put it in the corner and hid it.

Without a map, Xu Ziling had to choose one direction first. Walking on the pebbly road in the courtyard, looking at the rows of rockery, trees and other objects around, Xu Ziling seemed to understand the reason why Fang La and others were anxious to revolt. In his memory, although he knew that the flower stone gang poisoned all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, it was not as specific as it was now.

These rockery trees are beautiful in shape and complement each other, but their color and shape are not the same style. A sensible person can tell at a glance that they were moved from all over the place.

As Xu Ziling walked, he arrived in front of a small pavilion and suddenly heard someone talking. He jumped on the pavilion and lay down, waiting for the person who was talking to come over.

The voice gradually became clear, and he heard that it was two women talking. However, after they walked to the pavilion, they disappeared and seemed to sit down.

"...I'm so angry that my father betrothed me out without asking me if I like it."

"Miss, I heard from the grandma that Mr. Zhu is born with a handsome appearance."

"What do you stupid girl know? How can you believe the matchmaker's words? I have never seen Zhu before. Humph, I don't want to marry him."

"But the master has already agreed with Lord Zhu?"

"I don't care. I want to find an opportunity to sneak out and find my elder brother. He loves me the most and will definitely not let me marry someone I don't like."

"Then, Miss, what if you run away, Lord Zhu blames the master?"

"I'm so annoying! Why are you so annoying? Are you heading towards your father or towards me? If you don't want to follow me, you'll stay here!"

"Oh, Miss, Ping'er knew that she was wrong. Ping'er would follow the lady for the rest of her life. Miss, please run slowly, wait for me..."

At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded, and the two women ran out one after another.

After a while, Xu Ziling was about to turn over, but heard footsteps coming again. He thought the two women were turning back, so he hurriedly lay back.

However, the footsteps were quite loud, and the guards should have passed by.

After waiting for a while, the surroundings became quiet again. Xu Ziling turned over and got off the pavilion and prepared to leave directly.

When he passed through the stone table in the pavilion, he accidentally saw a light red purse. Out of curiosity, he bent down and picked up the purse. There was an exquisite wooden sign hanging on it with the words "Xiuxiu" written on it.

It should have been left by the woman just now. Xu Ziling thought about it and put his purse in his pocket to continue inquiries. Along the way, he had already remembered the path he had walked and could draw it when he got back.

As soon as I left the pavilion, I had not taken a few steps, a soft shout suddenly sounded: "Stop!"

Xu Ziling, who turned his back to the source of the sound, stopped.

"Switch it!"

Xu Ziling did as he did, but the moment he turned around, he quickly took off his mask and put it in his pocket.

Seeing him standing still, the two women slowly walked over. With the moonlight, the face of the woman who came first gradually became clear. Although Xu Ziling had seen many beautiful women, she was still amazed.

The woman who walked over was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with her face like lotus calyx, her lips like cherries, her eyebrows like green mountains, her eyes like autumn water, and her slender waist was graceful and graceful. She was inserted into the cloud bun and the golden hairpin was hidden under the green silk skirt. She was close to her, bringing a fragrance of her body.

Xu Ziling was looking at him in a daze, but saw the woman's lips slightly open: "Who are you? Why are you here?!"

After hearing the woman's cold questioning, Xu Ziling instantly woke up. Looking through the memories of two lives, he could no longer find a second person who was more amazing than the woman in front of him.

"Miss, don't be too close to him," the maid behind the woman pulled her hand, "He may be an assassin!"

Xu Ziling was really afraid that things would make a big deal, so he pretended to be panicked and said, "I'm not an assassin, I'm here to find Miss Xiuxiu."

The woman and the maid were both stunned for a moment. The woman's eyes turned and she said, "Since you are secretly looking for my sister, do you know her?"

"Ah? You are her sister," Xu Ziling opened her eyes wide, making herself extremely surprised, "I wish she was as beautiful as you."

The woman raised her red lips without any trace, then snorted coldly: "Don't change the topic! Say, what are you asking her for?"

"My father said he found me a wife, but I never saw her," Xu Ziling said sadly, then stared at the woman and said seriously: "If it were you, would you also secretly go and see her? If she was ugly, of course, I didn't say your sister, how could your sister be ugly? You are so beautiful, right? I'm just giving an example. If she is ugly like a sow, what should I do? Marriage is a big event for life."

The woman was a little embarrassed when she was stared at by a strange man, but when she heard his words like a resentful woman, the woman couldn't help laughing and laughed out loud: "You are interesting."

The maid asked softly: "Are you Mr. Zhu?"

Xu Ziling scratched his ears and said in shock: "Wow! How did you know?"

The maid looked ashamed, reached out to touch her forehead, then reached out to touch Xu Ziling's forehead, but found that she could not reach it. Her little hand was raised in the air awkwardly, but saw Xu Ziling bent over and pressing her head against her hand.
Chapter completed!