Xuanxia

Chapter 414: The Familiar Illusion

"There is indeed something wrong with this Xiangyanzhai."

Si Yu, Qiu Chan's junior sister, lowered her voice and spoke softly.

At this time, Fu Qingzhou and his fellow sisters and brothers, including Qiu Chan, were wearing night clothes and hiding in the shadows of the night.

After nightfall, they stayed near Xiangyanzhai, found a secluded and quiet place, changed into night clothes, took their weapons, and waited quietly for... Junior Sister Siyu to arrive.

Last time, she and her fellow sisters from Ziqixianfeng disguised themselves as women from wealthy families and went to choose rouge.

Wen Qingru, the proprietress of Xiangyanzhai, also said that she was a maid from a wealthy family. Si Yu took advantage of this identity and became her "good friend" for two days.

Of course, just being close to others is not enough.

Si Yu had to let Wen Qingru see the benefits, so that she would have enough patience to talk to her every day... The reason was simple. With so many women in our family, who doesn't need rouge and powder? If your things are really good, let all our sisters buy them~ I am the eldest girl in our family. Did you see those sisters last time? That was just the tip of the iceberg~
Where did this money come from? Of course, he got a lot of money from Qiu Chan, one of the "Hundred Talents"...

So, after two days, Si Yu bought a lot of goods from Xiangyanzhai and also found out a lot of things.

But the most important thing is that while she was drinking tea and chatting with Wen Qingru, the other sisters and fellow practitioners of Ziqi Xianfeng Temple were not idle either. They took advantage of the fact that the proprietress was delayed and thoroughly investigated the area around the courtyard where she lived.

Wen Qingru's residence is the small courtyard behind Xiangyazhai. She lives her daily life in this courtyard. Of course, she is not the only one living in the courtyard. Her uncle named Wen Kui also lives there... In addition, there is a warehouse in the courtyard for storing the goods of the rouge shop.

As he spoke, Si Yu also took out a hand-drawn map and gave a brief explanation - although the drawing was crude, the lines were straight and the structure was clear, making it easy to understand at a glance.

"The problem now is that there is a magic circle in that small courtyard."

Si Yu said softly, "During the day, Wen Qingru and I went to her courtyard together and didn't feel anything. But on the same day, within an hour, Junior Sister A Sheng noticed that there was a formation outside the courtyard."

Fu Qingzhou's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Yes."

The junior sister named A Sheng echoed, "At that time, I wanted to take advantage of my senior sister holding Wen Qingru back and sneak into the warehouse to find out what was going on, but just as I got close to the wall, this one rang."

As she spoke, she took something out from her sleeve and spread it on her palm.

When Fu Qingzhou took a look, it turned out to be a thumb-sized piece of jade honey.

"The Jade Bee is a small magic weapon that was just made in our temple not long ago." Qiu Chan explained: "If there are hostile formations or spells around, it will make a sound."

Fu Qingzhou nodded slightly.

"It seems that there is something wrong with this yard." He said softly, "What are your plans?"

"Don't ask us."

Qiu Chan smiled and said, "Everything they do when they go down the mountain this time will be under my command - and I will listen to you."

Fu Qingzhou shrugged: "Okay, then... Junior Sister Si Yu."

"Yes!" Si Yu replied happily.

"Besides the formation, did you find out anything else?" Fu Qingzhou asked, "For example, her relationship with Jinchan Temple? Does she know Huixin?"

"Uh..." Si Yu was speechless.

Fu Qingzhou smiled helplessly.

"Alas, I'm not as capable as you, young man." Si Yu said coquettishly, "I don't know how to ask indirectly. If I ask too directly, wouldn't it alert the enemy? Young man Fu, why don't you teach me?"

Qiu Chan rolled her eyes at her and said, "You little slut, calm down and talk properly."

Si Yu made a face at her.

Fu Qingzhou: "There is something wrong with the education system at your Ziqi Xianfeng Temple."

But in short, the situation is now clear.

We must first sneak into the small courtyard behind Xiangyanzhai to find out whether this Wen Qingru is really related to Huixin.

"Qiu Chan and I sneaked in together and supported each other."

He said softly, "You guys stay outside to coordinate and try to hold Wen Qingru and her so-called uncle as long as possible... Remember, before we confirm that she has any relationship with Jinchan Temple or Huixin, don't act rashly, let alone hurt anyone."

"Understood." The female disciples of Ziqi Xianfeng who were in the audience nodded in response.

"it is good."

Fu Qingzhou raised his chin towards Qiu Chan: "Let's go." It was already dark and there were no pedestrians on the street. The two of them covered their faces and walked quickly in the shadows. Qiu Chan even raised her hand and burned a piece of talisman paper. The magical light from the talisman ashes fell on the two of them, making their breath even darker and unclear.

Soon, they sneaked to the back of the courtyard and hid in the shadows under the wall.

After squatting, Qiu Chan stretched out her hand, and a jade bee appeared in her palm. Its transparent wings trembled slightly, making a buzzing sound.

Fu Qingzhou nodded slightly.

In fact, even without the jade bee, he knew there was a formation here.

because……

"What are you guys investigating? That woman must be related to the Golden Cicada Temple!"

In his mind, the Smoker was already shouting, "This formation is a complete illusion of Buddhism, right? And it's much more advanced than the one Yuan Wu used in the Fanyin Temple. If it wasn't created by the Jinchan Temple, who else could it be?"

Fu Qingzhou's eyes flashed.

Is it another illusion?
It seems that Buddhism is indeed very accomplished in the art of illusion... and since Smoker has verified it himself, it shouldn't be wrong.

Regardless of whether Wen Qingru is Huixin’s mistress, at least it is certain that this woman is really related to Jinchan Temple.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Chan saw him squatting there with his eyes narrowed in thought, and immediately realized something: "Is it the old ghost in your body? What did it detect?"

"This courtyard is a Buddhist illusion array."

Fu Qingzhou replied, "And his attainments are very high, even higher than Yuan Wu's illusion. It can be basically confirmed that it was set up by the monk of Jinchan Temple."

"Higher than Yuan Wu..." Qiu Chan was shocked.

Yuan Wu is at the Cave Heaven level, and the only ones higher than him are Cave Heaven-level warriors.

There is more than one cave named Huixin in Jinchan Temple...but the one they can think of immediately is of course Huixin.

"Notify your fellow sisters."

Fu Qingzhou whispered, "This illusion is too dangerous for you. I will go through it by myself. You guys find a way to surround the courtyard and don't let the people inside escape."

"You're going to do it on your own?" Qiu Chan smiled sweetly: "Do you look down on me so much?"

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips helplessly: "This is not the time for you to be brave and competitive."

"Who is being brave and competitive?"

Qiu Chan snorted, "We at Ziqi Xianfeng Temple are also very clear about the methods used by Jinchan Temple - if I want to deal with them, I can't possibly have nothing on me, right?"

Fu Qingzhou suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Another magic weapon?"

"Of course not~" Qiu Chan raised her willow-shaped eyebrows proudly.

"Okay, then I won't be hypocritical."

Fu Qingzhou nodded: "Let's go in together... Old man, do you have any suggestions?"

Qiu Chan already knows about the smoker anyway, so there’s no need to hide it.

"Just a suggestion." The Smoker said leisurely, "When you two enter the formation, the first thing this illusion formation will do is to divide you and make you kill each other - so no matter what, you must remember your respective identities. If you take a wrong step, you will be trapped step by step."

"Vice versa, the lethality of the illusion array itself comes from your own souls. If you can decipher it, then the illusion array is meaningless."

"understood."

Fu Qingzhou responded and reached out to hold Qiu Chan's hand.

"Hey, what are you doing!" Qiu Chan's pretty face turned red and she was shocked.

"I'm taking advantage of you."

Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes: "What else? Is he trying to tell you that no matter what you see in the illusion array, you must remember that the person holding your hand is me?"

“……”Qiu Chan glared at him.

The two of them didn't waste any more words. They jumped up at the same time and jumped over the courtyard wall hand in hand.

(End of this chapter)