Ch361 - Tacit Understanding

After entering the Golden Lantern, Shi Lian obviously felt that her increasingly illusory soul was stabilized, and the environment inside the Golden Lantern also made her feel very comfortable.

“Your magic artifact is very good. What’s your name?”

“My name is Liu Mufeng, Senior can just call me Mufeng.” Smiling, Liu Mufeng introduced himself.

“Oh, I see.” Nodding, Shi Lian expressed her understanding.

“Master, are you alright?” The Big Snake asked as he looked at the Golden Lantern suspended in mid-air.

“Don’t worry, Jin Xiao, I’m fine. I thought I was going to die. However, with this Golden Lotus Lantern, I think I can continue to be by your side.” Shi Lian was very happy.

“En, this is good, this is good.” Hearing this news, the Big Snake was very happy. What he feared the most was that his Master would leave him forever. Recently he had also faintly felt that even with the medicinal pool, his Master’s soul couldn’t be sustained. Today, he was naturally ecstatic when he heard the Master’s words.

“Senior has already settled down, Jin Xiao, can we make a contract now?” Looking at the Big Snake, Liu Mufeng asked with a smile.

“Can your magic artifact work? Do you have a better magic artifact?” Big Snake asked worriedly.

“I’m an alchemist, and I don’t have many magical artifacts. This Golden Lotus Lantern is the most suitable for Senior.” Liu Mufeng only had three magic artifacts in his hand, one was the Golden Lantern, the other was the Stone Mill and the other which not everyone knew was the Bracelet Dimension. Compared with the Stone Mill, the Golden Lantern in the shape of a lotus flower was more beautiful. As for the bracelet, Liu Mufeng didn’t want to reveal it for now.

“That’s right, this lantern is an ancient magic artifact, and it’s already very good. Jin Xiao, don’t be picky.” Smiling, Shi Lian said the same.

Looking at Shi Lian’s smiling face in the Golden Lantern, the Big Snake nodded and concluded an equal contract with Liu Mufeng.

Seeing that Liu Mufeng and the Big Snake had concluded a contract, everyone secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Things were finally resolved.

“Mufeng, congratulations you have recruited another strong general.” Bai Yunfei said enviously. He had fought against the Big Snake a little while ago, so he knew that this snake was very powerful and definitely not ordinary.

“Senior Brother Bai, you are overpraising.” Liu Mufeng said modestly with a smile.

“Mufeng, since you, Jin Xiao and that Senior Shi have entered into a contractual relationship, then everyone is considered a family. They shouldn’t object to us using their medicinal pool, right?” Feng Pianpian anxiously inquired.

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“You are welcome.” Looking at the crowd, Shi Lian said gently.

“Everyone, don’t be in a hurry to soak in the medicinal pool. Two Fellow Daoist Sisters, take Xiaoyuan and Xiaoyue and set up some traps and a protective array around here to ensure everyone’s safety.” Looking at the four people, Liu Mufeng instructed.

“Okay.” Nodding, the four expressed their understanding.

“XiaoXu, Jin Xiao and Senior Shi will stay here to protect Xuanxuan and me. Senior Brother Bai, you take Junior Brother Feng and Pianpian. The three of you come to help me collect the medicinal lotuses and spiritual plants in the pond. Xuanxuan and I will take these spiritual plants and refine them into pills to be distributed to everyone, and then we can consume the pills while soaking in the medicinal pool. This way, the effect will be better if we work together.” Looking at the others, Liu Mufeng explained his plan.

“Okay, leave it to me.” Nodding, Bai Yunfei expressed his understanding.

According to Liu Mufeng’s assignment, the ten of them were divided into three groups to get the work done. Seeing the busy people all day long, the cultivators outside were very aggrieved, but they lost their soldiers and generals after several attacks.

***

Watching Liu Mufeng and others busy in the central area, the thirteen cultivators of Xingluo Sect gathered together to observe.

“Junior Brother Wang, you said earlier that it would take fifteen years to break through this array, but why did Liu Mufeng and his group enter the formation so quickly?” Looking at the Array Master on his side, Zhang Jin asked unhappily.

“Brother Zhang, the Sisters of the Bu family have better array skills than me. I have told everyone about this. Also, the Bu Sisters did not break the array, but used the Fusion Array Technique to directly enter the array.” Wang Zhong said helplessly.

“Fusion Array? Senior Brother Wang, can we use it?”

“Yes, can we also try to use it?”

“No, the Fusion Array Technique is an ancestral array technique of the Bu family, and only the Bu family can do it.” Speaking of this, Wang Zhong was very helpless.

“So that’s how it is.” Everyone was disappointed when they heard Wang Zhong’s words.

“If this is the case, then we have to think carefully about whether we need to stay here and break the array.” Zhang Jin frowned deeply.

“That’s right, Senior Brother Zhang is right. After fifteen years, even if we broke the array, Liu Mufeng and the others would have already taken all the opportunities. Then what’s the use of breaking the array?”

“We’ve been waiting here for three years, we can’t wait any longer.”

“This is the ruins of the Stone Clan and there are other medicinal pools. We don’t need to waste another fifteen years for this medicinal pool.”

“Yes, there’s no need to wait any longer.”

“What do you think, Junior Brother Wang?” Zhang Jin looked at Wang Zhong and asked for his opinion.

“I also think it’s meaningless to stay here. The Bu Sisters’ array skills are superior to mine. Even if I can break the array outside, they will definitely repair the array inside. At that time, I’m afraid it will be considered as giving me another fifteen years of time, with these two Array Masters acting as a hindrance, I can’t break through this array.” Having said that, Wang Zhong was also very helpless.

“In that case, let’s rest here for one night and leave tomorrow to find other medicinal pools.”

“Okay.” Nodding, the others agreed.

***

At night, in Liu Mufeng and Jiang Xu’s cave.

“Mufeng, I feel that the contract with Jin Xiao went too smoothly. Do you think there will be any problems?” Jiang Xu asked uneasily.

“This is a trap.” Liu Mufeng answered indifferently.

“What? A trap?” Jiang Xu was shocked. “Mufeng, you knew it’s a trap, so why did you contract Jin Xiao to take Shi Lian in?”

Looking at his anxious lover, Liu Mufeng smiled. “How should I put it? Shi Lian has a plan, and I have a plan. Both of us know that we have fallen into each other’s trap, and it’s just tacit understanding.”

“Then, what plot do they have? Do you know?” Jiang Xu asked seriously.

“Revenge! Shi Lian died for millions of years already but her soul still persists. It’s definitely not because she was worried about her beast pet, but because of the bloody enmity of the Stone Clan. Shi Lian surrendered to me in order to let me take the servant with her and get out of here and take revenge together.” Liu Mufeng couldn’t be more clear about the history of the Stone Clan.

“Then, do we help them?” Jiang Xu asked with a confused face.

“It depends on whether Shi Lian can give me the reward I want. As I said just now, she has her purpose, and I also have mine. Her purpose is revenge, and mine is to become stronger. If she can help us become cultivators in the Spiritual Sacred Realm, I can consider avenging her. If she can’t give me the reward I want, then everyone can only break up.” Smiling, Liu Mufeng voiced the idea inside his heart.

“Let her help us improve our strength? Does she have such great ability?” Jiang Xu was not very sure about this.

“Don’t underestimate this Master and Servant pair. A wisp of soul can last for millions of years. It is conceivable that Shi Lian’s previous cultivation level was not too low. And that Jin Xiao, I am afraid it may not be a golden python. Maybe it’s just a disguise. Just like how Xiaoyue disguised himself as an invisible cat back then, the higher the bloodline, the more the demon beast likes to disguise, especially when the demon beast is strong enough.” Liu Mufeng knew that Master Shi Lian and her servant had a lot of secrets, and he also knew that the number one enemy of the Stone Clan is the Snow Clan of the Ancient Race.

“So, the two, Master and Servant, are not as simple as they appear on the surface?” Jiang Xu felt that he seemed to have some preconceived ideas, and underestimated the master and servant.

“They’re not simple.” Liu Mufeng would not have contracted them if he hadn’t seen the value of the two people.

“Then, should we guard against them?” Thinking of this, Jiang Xu frowned.

“That’s not necessary. They need us to take them away now, and they won’t do anything to us. I want to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Shi Lian. We can talk about their thoughts openly and honestly. If we can reach a consensus, we can establish an equal give and take relationship, and we help each other fulfill each other’s wishes. When the cooperation is over, if they don’t want to stay, I can also terminate the contract with them and let them go.” The contract was not the goal, becoming stronger was Liu Mufeng’s ultimate goal.

“Oh.” Jiang Xu nodded. “As long as you know what’s in your mind.” As long as Mufeng didn’t get tricked by others, that’s fine. If they cooperated on an equal footing, Jiang Xu would be happy to see the result.

“Don’t worry, I’m not someone who can be tricked so easily.” With a low smile, Liu Mufeng took his lover’s hand.

“Okay, hurry up and practice, you have to make alchemy tomorrow.” Jiang Xu said helplessly.

“En, okay.” Nodding, Liu Mufeng kissed his lover, reluctant to leave.

Looking at his lover who was sitting aside and was practicing decently, Jiang Xu smiled helplessly. Sometimes, he really felt that Mufeng was like a child.