Xuanxia

Chapter 350 No entry allowed, no exit allowed

With the leader's words, Hua Wuying and Hua Xiaolan were naturally out of danger for the time being.

They were untied and taken to a small cabin on the island.

However, the masked Lingjing sect member who brought them here obviously did not have a good attitude towards them - even with the mask on, one could feel the coldness in his words.

Not long after, Yuan Huai was also sent to the cabin - he was carrying his son Yuan Ye on his back. Yuan Ye was still unconscious, but looking at Yuan Huai's complexion, he seemed much better.

Hua Wuying quickly took over and helped place Yuan Ye on the small bed in the wooden house, and asked, "Mr. Yuan, has Sect Leader Lin treated Brother Yuan?"

"Yes Yes."

Yuan Huai kept nodding his head and said, "Thank you very much, both of you."

When Hua Wuying asked Lin Wangshu to heal Yuan Ye, his father was also present, so he naturally knew who had pleaded for him.

"Alas... this is just what we should do."

Hua Wuying sighed, "Brother Yuan's transformation is not unrelated to us."

Yuan Huai was startled: "What do you mean by this?"

Hua Xiaolan glared at Hua Wuying and quietly pulled the corner of his clothes from behind, obviously indicating that he shouldn't say that, but Hua Wuying remained calm and said calmly: "If the two of us hadn't insisted on going deep into the Black Mountain Islands and asked Brother Yuan to help row the boat, he might not have come here, let alone been harmed by that thief."

"you……"

When Yuan Huai heard this, he immediately understood something, but he still asked carefully: "Can you tell me what's going on?"

Hua Xiaolan pulled the corner of Hua Wuying's clothes even harder.

But he still told the story frankly.

The whole process was narrated from Hua Xiaolan's intention to rescue the sect and need the help of Lingjing Sect, to Jinse Town's intimidation of Yuan Ye, to their journey through wind and rain to the Black Mountain Islands.

Yuan Huai's expression changed again after hearing this, but in the end, he just sat back on the bed, looked at his son, and sighed deeply.

"My father-in-law."

Hua Wuying bowed deeply to him and said, "Don't worry. Brother Yuan's condition is closely related to us. I will do everything I can to make Brother Yuan recover and give you a healthy son."

"Hero." Yuan Huai said in a hoarse voice, "You don't have to blame yourself so much. Xiaoye... was destined to go through this."

He patted Yuan Ye's hand and said softly, "Like you said, this kid knows the locations of all the reefs in the Guimen Waterway very well. Along the way, he knows exactly which island to dock at, which direction to go there, which island has a cave to take shelter from the rain, and which island has the most fish. He knows everything."

"This shows that he has walked through the Ghost Gate Waterway countless times in the years since I left..."

Yuan Huai smiled bitterly and said, "Sooner or later, he will be like me, rushing into the Black Mountain Islands and being trapped here forever."

Hua Xiaolan had been listening silently until this moment, when she asked softly, "Father-in-law, what do you mean by being trapped here forever?"

"That's what I meant."

Yuan Huai shook his head and said, "This is the rule of Lingjing Sect. Once you enter the Black Mountain Islands and you can't redeem yourself with anything, you will have to stay here forever."

"As for their offer..."

As he spoke, he gave a bitter smile: "Even for my worthless life, what did they ask for? Five hundred-year-old herbs? Can't they exchange them with herbs from the archipelago? But my boat was damaged by wind and rain, and I didn't even have a complete set of clothes when I drifted into the Black Mountain Archipelago. They also forbid me from contacting the outside world. Where can I get herbs?"

"Isn't this asking me, an old man, to stay forever?"

He raised his head and looked out the window.

From the window of the small wooden house on the cliff, you can see the blue waves reaching the sky outside and the swaying black leaves on the island peaks.

"There are now thousands of people living in the Black Mountain Islands, but they are not disciples of the Spiritual Mirror Sect."

Yuan Huai's old voice was filled with fatigue and helplessness: "Many of these people were born and raised in the Black Mountain Islands. Their elders were the ones who mistakenly entered this place many years ago and stayed here forever."

"As for the real disciples of Lingjing Sect, they are only the two immortal masters we just met."

Hua Wuying and Hua Xiaolan looked at each other, both with shock in their eyes.

Such a huge Lingjing Sect, but only these few people are left? !
Hua Wuying pondered for a moment and asked, "Mr. Yuan, since you have lived here for five years, do you know why Lingjingmen wants to keep intruders forever?"

"This..." Yuan Huai was silent for a moment, looking as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Hua Xiaolan knew it at a glance. It was obvious that there was some rule in Lingjing Sect that could not be told to outsiders.

She smiled and said, "Father, I'm afraid we will have to be neighbors in the future. Please tell us."

Yuan Huai was startled: "Neighbor?"

Hua Wuying guessed that she was going to lie as soon as he heard it, but there was probably no better way to ask these questions at the moment, so he could only shut up.

And...actually it might not be a lie. Although the two of them have different identities, looking at the situation of Lingjing Sect, there is no guarantee that they will not force them to stay.

If this is true, then they will definitely find a way to leave, but it is hard to say how long they will stay here before leaving.

"Yes..." Hua Xiaolan said helplessly: "You also saw that we didn't leave anything on us when we came in. This Lingjing Sect is so unreasonable, I'm afraid we have to stay."

Yuan Huai was still a little confused: "But aren't you and Master Lin Xianshi old friends?"

"So what if we are old friends?"

Hua Xiaolan shook her head and said, "He only cares about his disciples' lives and is polite... You see, he said he would take good care of us, but he just threw us into this shabby little wooden house, and I poisoned his disciples, and those Lingjingmen disciples were not happy with us either. How can we be good?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Hua Wuying.

Hua Wuying turned his head away, obviously not knowing how to respond.

The Young Alliance Leader has been upright throughout his life. When has he ever said anything against his will?

Hua Xiaolan tugged at the corner of his clothes, but he still didn't say anything. Until she reached her hand into Hua Wuying's waist and twisted it hard!
This twist didn't hurt Hua Wuying, who was at the fifth level of Wuqiao, at all, but he could already feel Hua Xiaolan's anger...

"Oh, yes."

Helplessly, he turned around and said to Yuan Huai: "If we have to stay in the Black Mountain Islands next, then we can be better off if we know some of the taboos and rules here in advance..."

"Our hometowns are in Luoyi and southern Xinjiang respectively. We have no relatives here. Mr. Yuan, if we have to be neighbors for half our lives, ah..."

Hua Wuying blushed and said stubbornly, "You are no different from our uncle!"

Seeing him like this, Hua Xiaolan almost couldn't hold it in and clenched her fists to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

Hua Wuying felt ashamed in his heart, and secretly said that since he had said this, he could not take it as a joke. If he really wanted to leave the Black Mountain Islands, he must take the Yuan father and son out, and treat Yuan Huai as an uncle and elder, and treat Yuan Ye as a brother...

Yuan Huai couldn't tell what he was thinking, but instead felt a little emotional: "Yes, yes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. You will probably stay. If Xiaoye is fine, I'm afraid we will be no different from a family in the future..."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "Why did Lingjing Sect force people to stay? I only heard what the people here said, and I don't know whether it is true or not..."

"It is said that there is a group of demons hiding under this lake, and they want to eat people!"

"Although they don't have a big appetite, they will go crazy if they don't eat humans for a long time. No one can stop them then!"

"There are only so many people in Lingjing Sect, so we have to keep more people. In this way, some people will die every year, and then the disciples of Lingjing Sect will come to collect the bodies. It is said that the dead are fed to the demons!"

Man-eating monster?

Hua Wuying and Hua Xiaolan looked at each other, but there was no disdain in their eyes. On the contrary, they looked a little solemn.

If a sect that has been passed down for more than a hundred years has any strange rules, there must be a reason for it.

"Thank you, old man."

Hua Xiaolan bowed slightly to Yuan Huai and chuckled, "We understand... Then, old man, can you tell me more about the Black Mountain Islands? Especially... the herbs here?"

Yuan Huai was startled: "Herbs?"

Hua Wuying knew what she wanted to know, so he followed her words and said, "Yes, father-in-law, Junior Sister Hua is good at medicine. If she knows what herbs are there in the Black Mountain Islands, even if she can't redeem us, she can at least prolong our lives! Brother Yuan was seriously injured this time, so he should take good care of himself."

Hua Xiaolan blinked at him with satisfaction.

When Yuan Huai heard this, he immediately understood: "I see, I see! What you said makes sense, but I don't know anything about herbal medicine... But it's okay, someone on the fishing island knows, we have a doctor here, we have a doctor!"

Hua Xiaolan nodded gently: "It's okay, father-in-law, let's go see how Brother Yuan is doing first, and you can lead the way for us later."

"well!"

Yuan Huai was overjoyed and went to Yuan Ye with Hua Xiaolan.

Hua Wuying's pupils paused slightly and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He's still not very good at lying.

However, in this way, Hua Xiaolan should be able to quickly find out the matter of the thousand-year-old nine-section bell grass through indirect means.

But in the current situation, we certainly cannot steal the foundation of someone else's sect without anyone knowing.

He went to the window and looked into the distance.

On the lake, several small boats were vaguely visible, with a person standing on each boat. They controlled the water and sailed in the boats at high speed, heading to different directions one after another.

"The most urgent matter for Lingjing Sect now is to find and deal with Huo Yaer."

Hua Wuying pondered to himself, "Even if we know where the Nine-section Bell Grass is, we must not take action. Otherwise, if Lingjing Sect encounters a sudden change, Huo Yaer will get the chance and we will all be in danger."

"It's better to wait until they deal with Huo Yaer first...if necessary, then help them. This way, there will be a chance to negotiate terms."

"Or, is there any way to deal with the so-called man-eating demon? If we help Lingjingmen solve this matter, will everything turn around?"

In the blink of an eye, he thought a lot.

But no matter which path we take, there is no time to rush.

"Young Alliance Leader, what are you thinking about?"

At this time, Hua Xiaolan's voice sounded behind him.

She had walked over, leaving Yuan Huai sitting alone by the bed, talking to the unconscious Yuan Ye... After not seeing each other for five years, this father must have a lot to say.

Hua Wuying turned around and smiled slightly: "I was just thinking about what we should do next."

"Do you have an answer?" Hua Xiaolan blinked.

“I’ve thought about this a lot.”

Hua Wuying lowered his head and looked at his palm - there was a wisp of black air that was almost invisible to the naked eye: "But the most important thing is that Huo Yaer left something on us. She once said that if her soul dissipated, we would also die."

Hua Xiaolan's eyes lit up: "You want Lingjing Sect to use this as a source to find Huo Ya'er?"

"Of course, I have to discuss this with you, Junior Sister Hua." Hua Wuying chuckled.

"..."

Hua Xiaolan looked at him deeply, and suddenly her lips curled up, her eyes curved into crescents: "Don't call me Junior Sister anymore, you're not from Wan Du Mountain."

Hua Wuying was startled: "Then..."

"Just call me Xiaolan." Hua Xiaolan blinked and smiled as beautiful as a flower.

Next, they will probably have to stay in the Montenegro Islands for quite some time...

(End of this chapter)