Zhao Ling'er said: "Sister Xiaowan, I think it's better to ask sister Wen to go in with you, so that we can take care of each other..."

"No, if—I'm discovered by them, if I can escape, I will go back to the woods where we just rested..."

Aunt Shan asked with concern: "What if they pursue me?"

Shangguan Xiaowan said without hesitation: "Then I will go directly back to Tengmu Peak. I believe I can get rid of them within three or four miles..."

Xue Bing'er said worriedly: "What we are worried about is that they will trap you as soon as they find you."

"Then don't show up. You must wait until I am trapped and unable to escape before going forward."

Liu Qianwen and others all nodded in understanding.

When Shangguan Xiaowan saw it, he waved a sign of relief, then flew down lightly under the viewing wall. Then, with a long body, he stretched out his hand to grab the wall tiles, and quietly looked inside.

, and found that the rows of trapezoidal houses two or three feet away were completely dark and there was no movement.

Shangguan Xiaowan looked at the shadows and dark corners of each building, but there was no one lurking secretly. Knowing that all the Taoists had gone to have dinner, she pressed the wall tile slightly and flew up diagonally across the wall.

It landed very lightly on the stone path in the courtyard.

This stone road was built along the wall, undulating and winding, extending half way up the ridge in front of the Guanmen. It was obviously used by Guanzhong Taoists for patrolling.

Shangguan Xiaowan was deeply afraid of being discovered by the patrolling Taoist priests, so she touched the ground with her toes, and then took a quick step into the shadow under the eaves.

Since all the buildings in Perak Temple are built in the shape of a trapezoid, Shangguan Xiaowan can clearly see most of the situations in the temple when looking from top to bottom.

Although there was a stair passage in the center that led directly to the back of the palace, Shangguan Xiaowan did not dare to go down the steps, so she had to use the shadows to move forward step by step cautiously.

Because the lights on the two-story palace were bright, the brightness shone directly seven or eight feet away, but Shangguan Xiaowan was dozens of feet away, so she was already exposed to the bright light.

In the end, she had to move forward under the cover of trees or shadows near each row of clan houses, and gradually approached. When she reached the two-story palace, she suddenly found two Taoists in blue clothes standing at the end of the stairs on both sides of the passage.

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Shangguan Xiaowan would not take the two Taoist guards to heart, but what she was anxious about was going from her invisible place to the front of the palace, under the bright lights.

In particular, the two Taoists in blue stood opposite each other. No matter which side Shangguan Xiaowan passed by or flew directly to the palace railing, she would not be discovered by one of the Taoists.

What made Shangguan Xiaowan even more anxious was that the buzzing of people could be heard in the distance to the left and right of Pili Temple, and the Taoists' dinner was obviously over.

If those Taoists did not go to evening classes but returned to this place to rest, no matter where Shangguan Xiaowan was hiding, they would be discovered.

In view of this, Shangguan Xiaowan must climb on the railing of the palace before those Taoists came back.

Shangguan Xiaowan anxiously shifted her gaze, looked around, and felt happy because she discovered an ancient tree that reached the sky seven or eight feet away on the left side of the palace.

Although there are few branches and leaves of the ancient trees, they are high in the sky and are completely submerged in black. Especially the bright lights in the palace pavilion make the tops of the ancient trees appear pitch black and difficult to spot.

At this time, there was no room for Shangguan Xiaowan to hesitate any longer, because he had already seen the Taoists talking about it, walking towards this side from a distance to the left and right.

Shangguan Xiaowan took a look and moved towards the end of the long room.

Fortunately, there were no guards on the corridor with carved railings. Otherwise, even with Shangguan Xiaowan's nimble movements, she would still be discovered.

Arriving at the end of the long room, Shangguan Xiaowan first hid under a small tree, estimated the distance and height of the ancient tree, and found that he could fly up to the lowest horizontal branch with a single volley.

However, there is still a possibility of being discovered by the Taoist standing facing this way when he flies away.

In order to safely board the ancient tree, she had to take the risk to divert the Taoist's eyes away. She picked up a pebble as big as a broad bean, and when she saw it correctly, she shook it toward the grass a few feet behind the two Taoists.

Throw it away with your wrist.

Hearing the soft sound of sand, the two Taoists subconsciously followed the sound.

Shangguan Xiaowan did not dare to neglect at all, and when the Taoist turned around to look, she had already risen into the air and flew straight towards the towering ancient tree.

As soon as they landed on the crossbar, Shangguan Xiaowan looked down and found that the two sword-carrying Taoists in blue had resumed their original postures, apparently not paying attention to the slight noise in the grass just now.

The buzzing of people talking was getting closer and closer.

Shangguan Xiaowan also saw clearly the hundreds of people coming from the kitchen on the left and right, all dressed in the same three colors: dark blue, purple and jet black.

These Taoists who came from several passages did not reach the vicinity of the palace. They were at the passages dozens of feet away on the left and right, climbing the steps towards the rows of long houses on the slope.

Shangguan Xiaowan felt that this was another good opportunity to sneak into the palace, because due to the noise of people, it would naturally not attract the attention of the people in the palace.

With his mind set, he soared into the air. In order to reduce the force of his fall, when he reached the sky above the tiles on the ridge of the palace, he suddenly "turned over in the clouds", stretched out his arms, and landed lightly on the tiles.

As soon as Shangguan Xiaowan landed on the tiles of the palace pavilion, she leaned down, fearing that other Taoist priests would find her through the air.

Just when she was leaning over, she heard someone talking on the balcony under the eaves.

Shangguan Xiaowan secretly exclaimed that she was in danger. Just now there was no one on the railings around her, but just as she landed on the eaves and tiles, someone actually came out of the hall.

Fortunately, when her figure was falling, she performed a "turn over in the clouds" to slow down the speed of her figure's descent. Otherwise, she would have been discovered by the person who had just stepped out.

Shangguan Xiaowan was concentrating and the two of them were talking in Tianshan dialect, and they couldn't understand what they meant at all.

With this discovery, she was secretly anxious and worried. What she worried about was that if everyone in the cabinet spoke Tianshan dialect and she couldn't understand it, it would be a waste of effort to get here.

The anxious thing is that if I want to leave the tiles on the ridge of the temple and turn elsewhere, change my eyes, and look around, it will be difficult to leave smoothly.

Regrettably, before climbing up to the palace pavilion, I should have observed the old wood for a while to determine what was in the pavilion and what kind of place it was, and then climbed over.

After finishing her thoughts, she felt that since she was here, she had to check out the situation in the pavilion and who was speaking below. So, she quietly moved to the edge of the cornice, looked down, her gaze stopped, and her heart moved.

Because there were three people speaking below, and these three people were the three middle-aged Taoists who met them on the flat cliff in front of the temple in the afternoon.

According to their own words at the time, these three middle-aged Taoists were the chief deacons of the three temples. Because they wore three colors, their status was only determined by the temple owners or elders.

Based on the appearance of the three of them in this palace, coupled with the solemn expressions on their faces, it is obvious that they are not innocent.

Although Shangguan Xiaowan suspected that the situation was different, the three of them spoke Tianshan dialect and she could not understand a word of it.

So she shifted her gaze and looked around at the entire tiled surface of the ridge. Suddenly she saw a high protruding skylight in the center in front of the ridge. She suddenly thought of taking a look inside the pavilion.

Since there were people on the railing, Shangguan Xiaowan became even more cautious. If someone accidentally stepped on the palace tiles, the three middle-aged Taoists below, all of whom were not ordinary people, would definitely climb up on the tiles to take a closer look.

Shangguan Xiaowan nimbly moved to the sky window and looked down. Under the glare of twenty or thirty lamps in the pavilion, the bottom was scarlet.

It wasn't until Shangguan Xiaowan concentrated her eyes that she saw clearly that the pavilion was covered with thick red carpet, and that the large round table in the center, with cups, chopsticks, spoons and plates, was also covered with a scarlet tablecloth.

Then he moved his delicate body slightly and looked to the left and right of the pavilion. Although he saw one or two figures walking around, he couldn't see who they were.

It was very quiet in the pavilion below. There was no sound of any conversation. Even those walking around seemed to dare not make too much noise.

Judging from the empty table, cups and chopsticks below, the main host has obviously not arrived yet. Looking back at the expressions of the three middle-aged Taoists on the banquet, the main host of the drinking feast is at least the second-year master of their Perak Temple. It is very likely that there is

Including Master Huoyang and Granny Xuan.

At this moment, His Highness suddenly heard a vaguely hearty laughter, and there was also the sound of bold conversation.

Shangguan Xiaowan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she felt happy, because she guessed that the person was speaking Chinese based on the bold and unrestrained conversational tone.

In terms of martial arts rules and martial arts taboos, which can also be said to be common courtesy, the guests present at the banquet, unless they are martial arts figures from the same region, all speak in a common language in order to avoid mutual misunderstandings and suspicions.

The person who spoke boldly just now, whether he is the distinguished guest or the host, will definitely speak Chinese mainly at tonight's banquet.

With this idea, Shangguan Xiaowan felt happy for a while. If it was as she imagined, she would probably gain a lot this time, which meant that the trip was worthwhile.

After the burst of laughter, the voice became clearer and clearer, and it was obvious that he was walking towards the palace.

Shangguan Xiaowan could tell that everyone was conversing in Chinese, but judging by the sound of those people's conversations getting closer and no footsteps could be heard, it was obvious that both your Excellency and the staircase were covered with thick felt.

Following the loud voices and laughter, a group of seven or eight people walked up directly from the stairwell on one side.

Where Shangguan Xiaowan was crouching, he happened to be able to see the staircase entrance.

The two people who took the first step up the stairs were an old man with a big face and big ears, and Granny Xuan, whom they met last night. Granny Xuan was still wearing a blue woolen coat and a white fur vest, and was not carrying a weapon with her bare hands.

The old man with big face and big ears was wearing deerskin clothes and trousers, short leather boots, and a three-tile leopard skin hat. He had frosty eyebrows and big eyes, a lion nose and a square mouth, and a curly silver beard on his chin. He was bold and bold.

Laughter comes from his mouth.

Granny Xuan was also smiling, but said very little. Following closely behind were two other Taoists including Zhenren Huoyang.

The other two old Taoists, one dressed in jet black and the other in purple, were both around seventy years old. Their faces were full of golden light, and their eyes were full of energy. None of the three of them carried whisks or weapons.

Based on the position of Shangguan Xiaowan, the old Taoist wearing a black Taoist robe and a black jade hooked Taoist crown, he may be the Grand Master of the Pili Temple. The other old Taoist in a purple robe is the Master of the Three Temples.

Following Master Huoyang were three other gray-haired old Taoists. Based on their three-colored clothes, they obviously belonged to the three sects.

At this time, the three chief deacons who were standing on the railing talking had already lined up at the stairs to greet him.

The old Taoist in black robes who climbed up the stairs pointed at the three middle-aged Taoists, looked at the old man in leather and introduced: "It's the three of them who met the woman in red, an old man and two old women this afternoon!

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The old man in leather clothes looked at the three middle-aged Taoists and nodded with a smile, and said happily.

The old Taoist in black was obviously the master of the Grand Temple. He looked at the three middle-aged Taoists and said sternly: "This is Pi Laoyingxiong, the leader of the Punishment Hall of the Shuangcha Society. He is also known as the Silver Fork Sage. The three of you haven't seen it yet. Come on.

I’ve seen you before!”

The three middle-aged Taoists bowed forward to sign up and expressed their long-lasting admiration.

The master of the grand temple then bowed his hands and pointed to the seat in the center of the banquet table. He looked at the silver-forked holy hand with a smile and said humbly: "Old hero Pi, please take a seat!"

Yin Youshengshou appeared with a surprised smile and said, "Where can I find the old master when Granny Xuan is here?"

As he said this, he pointed solemnly at Granny Xuan, who was smiling.

Grandma Xuan laughed and said, "I am a guest here, so you don't have to refuse."
To be continued...