Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 88 Visitors from the Holy Land
Fire descended from heaven, burning bones to ash. Where demonic flames raged, the cries of the mortals shook the heavens. Xuanlian, his robes stained with dust, trudged across the scorched earth as he reached the vermilion-lacquered door of the pawnshop. A bronze bell from the eaves suddenly rang three times, as if heralding a doom.

To extinguish the demonic fire, the three extraordinary men who once assisted Emperor Xuanzong in sealing the otherworldly demonic realm must return to the world. However, the one who awakened the evil had already been killed by Beichen Yuanhuang. Upon learning this from Tan Wuyu, the broken monk, once again wearing his clothes and hanging up his sword, seeks relief from the disaster by visiting a pawnshop and meeting its owner again.

"A promise made by a pawnshop can withstand a thousand disasters, so I don't know what you want to trade that promise for." Li Xuanxiao said slowly while looking at the sword monk Xuanlian.

Sword monk Xuanlian looked at the calm Li Xuanxiao, gently waving his feather fan, and thoughts flashed through his mind.

"You've already heard about the Evil Awakener's death, and you're certain that if the righteous path wants to extinguish the demonic fire, you're the only one who can do it. That's why you're so confident?"

Li Xuanxiao heard this and shook his head slightly, saying, "Your Excellency, you underestimate the existence of the pawnshop."

"Human desires are hard to satisfy, and greed is insatiable. There's a pawnshop that never worries about running out of business. As for extinguishing the demonic fire, there are many capable people in the world, and it doesn't necessarily require the pawnshop to do the work. For example, Beichen Yuanhuang can also play a role in place of the Awakener of Evil. However, everything has a price, and it all depends on your decision."

The sword monk Xuanlian certainly knew that what Li Xuanxiao said was true. If the pawnshop could extinguish the devil fire, it could also share the pressure from the otherworldly demon world, and the righteous side could concentrate on unsealing Xuanzong. No matter from which angle you consider it, it would be beneficial to the righteous side.

"Since there's such a way to save effort, why would a mountain monk go so far as to seek the long way around?" Sword Monk Xuanlian said with a smile, "Don't bother two masters with one matter. Those who awaken evil will die. I wonder if the seal keeper of Fengyun Mountain could take care of this as well?"

"Well, let's put it this way. Zhu Yan's previous deal already allowed the pawnshop to resolve the demonic fire disaster and break the seal. This should come at a different price." Li Xuanxiao looked at the sword monk Xuanlian and said, "Would you like to make another deal with the pawnshop?"

"what."

Hearing what Li Xuanxiao said, Sword Monk Xuanlian just chuckled and gave up, then shook his head repeatedly: "It's like trying to get the skin of a tiger. I don't have the courage and guts to do that. Well, I'll trouble you with the matter of the devil fire. Fengyun Mountain's seal monk will find another way, so there's no need to bother you."

Li Xuanxiao nodded slightly without saying anything else. Sword Monk Xuanlian then asked, "Could you please act quickly, Master? The sooner the demonic fire is extinguished, the sooner the people can have peace."

"If you have a request, and it's within the pawnshop's responsibility to handle the transaction, then of course we will agree to it."

After saying this, Li Xuanxiao slowly stood up, and the door of a pawnshop immediately opened wide. His robe changed, returning to a black and white robe. Li Xuanxiao put one hand behind his back and said calmly, "Dear guest, please come in."

"Thank you for your hard work, shopkeeper."

The sword monk Xuanlian, who was already curious about the pawnshop owner, naturally would not refuse the opportunity to watch the other party's attack at such a close distance. The two of them stepped out of the pawnshop one after the other, and then the sword monk Xuanlian felt the scene in front of him suddenly change, and then the burning wind and scorching flames blew on his face. Looking at the scene in front of him again, the Flame Demon City was already standing tall not far away, and the demon fire was burning in all directions. In the sea of ​​fire, Buddha Jianfen suppressed the demon fire with his own strength.

Jianzi Xianji, holding the ancient dust, single-handedly fought against Shengzong and Tunfo Tongzi. Even though he was already seriously injured, he vowed to protect his best friend's safety.

At the same time as the two landed, the sword monk Xuanlian discovered that there were other people watching the fight. The sudden appearance of the two also attracted attention.

"That is..." The sword monk Xuanlian frowned slightly as he looked at the two monks, one old and one young, who were gradually approaching.

"Amitabha." The old monk holding the broken bowl looked at the sword monk Xuanlian and bowed, then said, "It's been a long time since we met, Buddhist friend."

Sword Monk Xuanlian returned the greeting, saying, "Buddhist friends from the Holy Land, why did you two stand by and watch as Buddha Sword and Sword Child were besieged by demons?" The old monk and the childish-looking monk exchanged a glance, and finally the old monk spoke up, "The Holy Land is secluded from the world. We are ordered by Dicheng to investigate the breaking of the seal on the Otherworldly Demon Realm. We are not under any legal order, so we would not want to alert the evil spirits."

Hearing the old monk's explanation, Sword Monk Xuanlian shook his feather fan and sneered, "What a high-sounding excuse! It seems the Holy Land is still resentful about what happened back then. They really read the scriptures well."

Seeing the Sword Monk Xuanlian being so rude, the old man and the young man did not refute, but just lowered their brows. The old monk turned and asked, "Buddhist friend, are you here for the devil fire?"

"So what?" Sword Monk Xuanlian said, turning his head to look at Li Xuanxiao and saying, "Thank you, Master, for your help."

Li Xuanxiao, however, calmly looked at the two warrior monks from the Holy Domain's Kasyapa Hall. The Monk Canbo Sifang and Mimi Feisiliang, along with the Sword Monk Xuanlian, had been somewhat wronged for their verbal attacks. In the past, during the Daoist-Demon War, the Holy Domain had assisted, but Xuanzong's forces had retreated completely, leaving the Holy Domain to fight hard and suffer heavy losses. As the saying goes, once bitten, one fears ropes for ten years. The current Palace Master of the Holy Domain was still half-dead. Without orders from above, how could these two dare to act on their own?

"The two venerables from the Kasyapa Palace." Li Xuanxiao said.

Fei Siliang and the four monks were all confused when they heard this. They also heard the sword monk Xuanlian address Li Xuanxiao.

The shopkeeper... a businessman? Why did he come here?

"It's fate that we met today," Li Xuanxiao said. "Please return to the Kasyapa Hall and tell the Dharma Seat and the Earthly Vehicle that a pawnshop has a Dharma order to restore the Heavenly Seat. If the Kasyapa Hall is interested, they can come to the pawnshop to discuss the transaction."

The two monks were shocked at first when they heard Li Xuanxiao's words. What happened to Tianzuo, the master of Jiaye Temple, had never been spread to the outside world. How did the person before them know about it? And what was the origin of the pawnshop?
"Donor..." Fei Siliang was about to speak, but Li Xuanxiao interrupted him.

"Well, today my fate with your world ends here. Now it's time for me to fulfill my deal. Please wait patiently."

"Ok?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xuanxiao took a step forward and stepped into the air. The four people who were fighting fiercely in the sea of ​​fire heard the sound of thunder in their ears. The battle paused for a moment. The four people looked up and saw a familiar figure. The Buddha-Swallowing Boy and Shengzong were both shocked!
How could it be him!

The owner of a pawnshop could not see the man's face clearly, but he immediately identified the man's identity.

Jian Zi Xian Ji's white robe was already stained with blood. He looked at the strange man walking in the air above the sea of ​​clouds in the sky and smiled easily.

"Fojian, Fojian, it seems that your luck and mine are not too bad."

Only the sound of poetry and trumpets echoes over the flaming demon city—

"Piercing through light and shadow, with the sun and moon as its essence, the mystical scriptures of a thousand years of dreams are exhausted; holding the world in his hands, he is the ruler of the universe, and all treasures are weighed against the vast sky."

(End of this chapter)