Being knocked down by the Heavenly Dao while ascending

Pei Mingyan was indeed surprised. Qianshui should have had good psychological qualities to be sent to the academy. It was really unreasonable for him to be frightened by the cry of a bird.

Qianshui realized that he had lost his composure and immediately turned his head and lowered his eyes to cover it up.

After being surprised, Fang Qing immediately realized that something was wrong and asked Qianshui: "Shuishui, do you know this sand sculpture?"

Qianshui was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't realize that he was being called. He pointed at himself questioningly.

Fang Qing patted his shoulder, "Of course I'm calling you! Tell me, how did you get to know this sand sculpture?" She paused, thinking of the strange lake water at that time. Although she knew that absorbing cultivation had nothing to do with this sand sculpture, she still asked, "Did it absorb your cultivation?"

Qianshui shook his head, "Absorbing cultivation? Ah? It can absorb cultivation?" The tone sounded too familiar, Qianshui changed the subject, "No, no, it, it is my savior."

Fang Qing exclaimed, "What a coincidence! It's also my savior! We are really destined to meet! By the way, how were you saved?"

"That's a thing of the past." Qianshui evaded.

Fang Qing looked unhappy after hearing this, and said, "Hey, you are not being righteous. What is the matter that is not in the past when asked? Okay, I know what you mean. Since you don't want to talk about it, I won't force you!"
She approached Pei Mingyan, ignoring Mei Shuyu's disgusted yet aggressive look, and said excitedly, "Do you still remember the silly guy I told you about last time at the academy? The one who saved my life!"

Pei Mingyan nodded in cooperation.

Qianshui's heart skipped a beat; the word "academy" successfully caught his attention.
He glanced at Pei Mingyan cautiously. The other party looked calm and unchanged, as if he didn't know who he was.
In this case, we should not mention the academy too much, as this will give the other party more associations.
He took the initiative to explain to Fang Qing: "It's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's just that there's really nothing much to say about this matter."

"Oh." Fang Qing lost interest. "That's great. Listen to me!"

Qianshui spoke directly, "I met it when I was being chased."

"Eh?" Fang Qing was attracted. She asked in confusion, "Why are you being hunted for no reason? Could it be that your wicked master did this?"

Qianshui hurriedly explained, "This matter has nothing to do with the master. It happened a long time ago. At that time, I didn't even know the master."

Fang Qing nodded, "It seems that everyone has a story."

Qianshui smiled, "It's not a big story, just a few words. At that time, I had not yet followed my master, and I traveled around with my master. I don't know why I provoked the enemy, so I was hunted down. Later, I was separated from my master, and because of my low cultivation, I was unable to save myself. At the critical moment, it was this strange-looking eagle that saved me."

Pei Mingyan and Fang Qing looked at each other. Qianshui's words... were the same as if they hadn't said anything.

"What? Did it fly away with you in its mouth?" Fang Qing asked.

Qianshui hesitated for a long time, "No, it didn't. I only saw its appearance, and then the people chasing me disappeared one by one. I was panicked and heard a bird singing. When I woke up, it was no longer in the same place, and the pursuers were gone. It was also at that time that I met the master."

Pei Mingyan asked: "You said this bird can teleport?"

"I'm not sure," Qianshui replied, "but it's the only explanation I could find in the circumstances at the time."

Pei Mingyan looked out the window and finally saw the true face of the sand sculpture.

It has yellow skin, which is quite delicate. It has no feathers on its body, which is completely bald.

The wings are huge, and when the wings are spread, the body is almost as big as a basketball court. When the wings flap, almost invisible fine yellow sand falls off its body and floats in the sunlight. When there is less sand and dust, the sunlight adds a kind of turbid beauty.

Pei Mingyan speculated that the fallen yellow sand should be the reason why the sand sculpture can be transferred through space.

The sand sculpture didn't look like it was passing by, but rather seemed to be coming towards them.
When the white horse sensed the sand sculpture approaching, it deliberately avoided its flight path, but the eagle flapped its wings and flew higher, just blocking their way.

Mei Shuyu was an impatient person by nature, and because of Pei Mingyan's ability to suppress him, something was deliberately blocking his way. He had already been filled with depression and a burning desire to destroy everything.
Just as he was about to move, his brother's hand firmly grasped his arm and he smiled at him.

The anger in Mei Shuyu's chest dissipated again.

The white horses pulling the carriage felt threatened and began to neigh. Mei Shuyu took the horses back and used his magic to lift up the entire house.
His other hand grasped the corner of Pei Mingyan's clothes.

In the blink of an eye, the sand sculpture flew above them, its huge body covering the house, and yellow sand fell like raindrops.
The sunlight was blocked by its huge body, and their vision gradually changed.

Pei Mingyan noticed something strange and held Mei Shuyu's arm with his backhand, creating a separate protective shield for him.

Fang Qing also realized something was wrong. She took out a piece of brocade that looked like Hun Tian Ling, pinched the middle of the brocade, and tied the two ends to Pei Mingyan and Qian Shui's hands respectively.
At the same time, he asked, "What the hell is this bird doing?!"

Pei Mingyan motioned for her to look at Qianshui.

Fang Qing turned around and saw Qianshui was not panicking, as if everything was just as he had expected.

"What?" Fang Qing sent a message to Pei Mingyan.
Pei Mingyan explained, "This eagle probably obeys Shang Nanyi! Qianshui just said that the eagle was his savior, but Shang Nanyi became his master, probably because of this eagle."

Fang Qing looked at Qianshui again, "Damn, does he listen to the eagle or to people?!" "..." Is this important?
Pei Mingyan really wanted to ask, but when he thought about Fang Qing's possible answer, he immediately kept silent and looked out the window.

The yellow sand had begun to take shape and solidify. Their vision was obstructed, and they could no longer see the rivers, mountains, or seas, but only the eye-catching yellow color of the desert gold.

The carriage began to shake slightly, but fortunately the people inside were prepared.
Pei Mingyan, who had the most powerful cultivation, served as a wooden stake. Several people used him as a fixed point, which was quite stable.

Outside the carriage, the yellow sand seemed to be rolled up by something, and was swirling and spreading in all directions with a certain point as the center, as if it was being stirred. Ordinary people would feel dizzy if they looked at it for too long.

Pei Mingyan was quite interested in the possible spatial transfer of this sand sculpture.
Although the art of space transfer is not that rare, generally speaking, people's space transfer mostly relies on the monks' own techniques, and the transfer distance is limited, not to mention the ability to transfer surrounding objects together.
But this sand sculpture seems to be able to do it easily.

The circle of yellow sand grew larger and larger until it engulfed the entire house.
At this moment, Pei Mingyan heard the cry of the sand sculpture again.

The carriage shook violently, and everyone except Pei Mingyan lost their balance for a moment.
Although Qianshui was tied up with red silk, he still fainted due to his low level of cultivation.

Fang Qing's cultivation was not high, but she had a magic weapon in her hand, so she didn't feel dizzy. It was just that her head was turning over a hundred somersaults, and she couldn't tell which was up and which was down, and her legs were weak. She collapsed on the couch and couldn't get up.

After Pei Mingyan confirmed that the two were safe, he looked towards the door.
There was already a young man there.

Mei Shuyu unsealed the house and saw a man standing there with his chin slightly raised and a look of arrogance. His fiery red clothes were like burning flames and he looked arrogant and flamboyant.

Pei Mingyan stood up and bowed to the man, "My name is Mei Shanxue, may I ask your name?"

The other party did not return the greeting, but just looked at him, making eye contact with him.

Fang Qing didn't hear the other party's reply. He knew that the other party was deliberately neglecting Pei Mingyan, so he immediately turned over from the couch and cursed: "Shang Nanyi, you are such a dishonest person! Even if you want to invite someone over, you should ask if they agree, right?"

The red-clothed man smiled and said, "Tian Fang is here. I can summon him whenever I want. Speaking of which—"
He waved his hand, and a red light went towards Qianshui. Qianshui, who was already unconscious, actually began to snore slightly.
He deliberately kept everyone in suspense and didn't say anything else, just waiting for the others to look at him with interest, expecting him to speak.

however--
Things were a little different from what he thought.

Mei Shanxue not only did not respond, but also did not make any other reaction to his behavior. She just sat down again and closed her eyes to rest.

Mei Shuyu stared at him for a few seconds, as if he didn't see him, and asked in a low voice to the man with his eyes closed: "Brother, do you want some water?"
After Mei Shanxue nodded, he picked out an extremely exquisite pair of swimming fish tea sets, took out a bag of scented tea, used spiritual power as fire, and precisely controlled the temperature, as if he was brewing tea.

Fang Qing, who was lying on the couch, seemed to have used up all her strength after yelling that sentence. She put away Hong Ling and "wailed" as if no one was around, as if she had entered an empty place and could not see anything around her.

The man in red coughed when he saw this.
Neither of the two people, one lying and one sitting, reacted at all, but Mei Shuyu moved, and he couldn't help but look over.

Found another weird thing.
There is only one cup in the tea set.
Normally, when entertaining guests, would the host use separate teacups with different patterns?
Unless you are living in financial difficulty, you can only buy a few mismatched tea cups, but is the person opposite you living in financial difficulty?
In other words, the only person who opened his eyes didn't even make tea for him, nor did he want to receive him!
So, he was left at the door?
The people in the room seemed to be completely unaware of his presence. Mei Shuyu placed the brewed tea on the tray and went back to sit down.

The man in red couldn't go in or out, so he could only close his eyes, stretch his neck and say, "I am Shang Nanyi."

Fang Qing suddenly coughed, as if he was choked.

Pei Mingyan opened his eyes, lowered his head and smiled, took out a teacup and poured a cup of tea, then placed it within Mei Shuyu's reach. Then he picked up the Yuyu cup, took a sip, and put the cup back on the table, but he didn't look at him. He just said lightly: "I wonder if the Mei family has any grudges with Xuantian Sect? If not, then Shanxue's behavior has offended Young Master Shang?"

The red-clothed man's face turned cold, "Fang Qing is mine. The Mei family rashly snatched her away. Don't you think you are being too much of a bully?"

"Ahem." Fang Qing, who had been lying down pretending to be sick and eavesdropping, couldn't help but say, "Shang Baopi, what are you talking about? This is a deal we both agreed to. I don't owe you anything, so how come I'm yours? Explain yourself clearly."

Fang Qing was not clear that he was a member of the Fuling clan, but Pei Mingyan was clear about it. So, comparing the two people's words, the meaning of what the man in red said was much greater - Fang Qing is mine, he did not say whether he was a person or something else.
Was it an accidental omission? Or did he already know that Fang Qing was from the Negative Spirit Clan?
Pei Mingyan continued, "Fang Qing has her own ideas after all, and she has never signed a master-servant agreement with you. It is offensive for you to say that she belongs to you. Besides, since she has become my master, if she has not done anything treacherous and harmful, I will protect her."

The man in red rolled his eyes, seemingly disdaining his words, "Sometimes, humans cannot defeat nature."

"As a cultivator, one is fighting against the heavens for one's life. One should always try to know whether one can win or not."

The man in red crossed his arms and said with interest, "So you want to be my enemy?"

"This is not my original intention." Pei Mingyan glanced at him and paused, "But if I can't get the right result, Shan Xue doesn't mind taking action."

The man in red snorted coldly, flew backwards, and used his fingers as swords to chop down at the house.

A red light exploded, and flames rolled towards the house like a storm, about to collide with the house.

Before Pei Mingyan could make a move, a green figure flew out from beside him. The majestic green color full of vitality surged out from the figure, blocking the flames firmly.
His hair fluttered in the wind. He looked down at the man in red and couldn't suppress the sneer in his tone, "Do you think you are worthy enough to take action against my brother?"

(End of this chapter)