The disciple of Yue Lao

Chapter 249 Hua Changyi is imprisoned

It was pitch black in the cellar at night, and it was difficult to move without turning on the lights.

Hua Changyi woke up from his coma in a daze. It was pitch black around him. He used magic to explore, but the magic was bounced back far away. The light of the magic illuminated a part of the place, and he found himself in a place that seemed isolated from the outside world.

The injuries he sustained in this fight were not too serious, but he felt weak all over. He raised his hand and saw that the marriage ring was gone.

He, Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu cooperated to besiege the fleeing men in black. They were about to catch them, but he was caught off guard and attacked from both sides.

When he turned around to face the enemy in the chaos, he found that the people attacking him from behind were Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu. At that moment, he felt like a "string" in his heart broke.

Unexpectedly...

They betrayed their master, their own identities, and Hua Changyi who trusted them so much...

The seventh senior brother cast a spell to trap him, and the eleventh senior brother cast a spell to help the man in black injure him.

The two brothers suddenly became hostile, probably because it was the first time that the brothers fought each other, and they still withdrew some of their magic power when beating Hua Changyi. Therefore, Hua Changyi was not seriously injured, but he still fainted and woke up in this strange and dark place.

Fortunately, he can still use spells.

Hua Changyi cast a small spell, and the entire [cellar] became bright.

The aroma of wine wafted into Hua Changyi's nose, and he realized that there were huge wine jars all around him. Could it be that he was locked up in a wine cellar?
Hua Changyi stood up, walked a few steps slowly, and observed carefully. He found that this [cellar] was divided into six floors, but the top five floors were all set with barriers by people with profound cultivation and great magical powers. With Hua Changyi's current magical powers, he couldn't even get close.

Was this place created by Senior Brothers Seven and Eleven?

Hua Changyi raised his foot slightly, flew up, and sat directly on one of the wine jars.

These wine jars are tens of thousands of years old. The patterns and words on the jars are very ancient. At first glance, it seems that these are all wine storage jars.

Why is it?
They betrayed Heaven, but did not kill him during the fight, and then locked him up in this [cellar]. Was it just to prevent him from asking Heaven for help?
Yes, if his life was in danger, even if this [cellar] was isolated from the outside world, his master would definitely be notified.

In this cellar filled with wine, there is a square space in the corner next to the stairs. There is a stone table with four stone benches around it. The table is filled with various potted flowers.

It is not difficult to guess their intention behind such arrangements. This was to allow him to eat nectar when hungry and drink Tibetan wine when thirsty. In short, he would not starve to death.

In fact, if Hua Changyi's marriage ring had not been taken away, he would not need to eat anything after his magic power was restored. Immortals do not experience "appetite" like mortals, and they will not have any reaction if they do not eat.

However, his magic power weakened and his marriage ring was taken away. After a period of time, he would indeed be in a state of "physical weakness" and need energy replenishment.

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Chu Lichen wore a white long-sleeved T-shirt, a black striped shirt jacket, black casual pants, and a pair of black sneakers. Nangong Xu wore his favorite orange suit with a pair of leather shoes.

Without waiting for Li Jian and Xia Yu to come and find them, they went to Li Jian and Xia Yu to report the situation.

The four people met on the rooftop of a building, which was away from all surveillance equipment and was the best meeting place.

This was the first time Xia Yu met Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu in the mortal world. She first hurriedly called out, "Seventh Senior Brother, Eleventh Senior Brother."

Then, Xia Yu looked around, and there was no one else behind Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu.

"Second Brother, Little Sister." The two also responded.

"My two junior brothers, are you injured?" Li Jian asked with concern.

Xia Yu didn't have time to let them reminisce about the past. He hurriedly pulled Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu's hands and asked anxiously, "Where is Senior Brother Seventeen? Where is Senior Brother Seventeen?" "Yes, why can't I see Senior Brother Seventeen?" Li Jian also asked, and at the same time gave Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu an imperceptible look.

"Junior sister..." Chu Lichen looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong? Tell me..." Xia Yu was so anxious that she almost cried. Could he be... dead?

"Junior sister, don't worry, listen to me..." Nangong Xu pulled Xia Yu over and comforted her softly. He reached out and touched her head, and suddenly told Xia Yu with a painful face: "Junior brother Seventeen betrayed us. After we chased him out, more men in black appeared. He and those men in black besieged me and Senior brother Seven. During the fight, we tried to avoid hurting him, but he took advantage of this and showed no mercy to us..."

"Impossible... Impossible..." Xia Yu's tears finally burst out. In her mind, she kept thinking back to Li Jian's suspicion of Hua Changyi. With red eyes, she asked Nangong Xu: "Is there a misunderstanding? Senior Brother Seventeen can't betray Master. How could he..."

"You must be lying to me...right?" Xia Yu asked crying.

Nangong Xu was a little angry when he heard this, and asked Xia Yu: "Little Junior Sister, we are also your senior brothers. Are you willing to trust someone who betrayed the master and fought with us, and you are not willing to trust us?"

"Where is Senior Brother Seventeen? I want to ask him in person..." Xia Yu said sadly.

Chu Lichen sighed and replied, "My eleventh junior brother and I knew we couldn't beat them, so we gave up the fight and took the opportunity to escape. As for the seventeenth junior brother... no, he is no longer my junior brother. Hua Changyi should have gone with the group of men in black. Our marriage ring has sensed that he is very far away from us."

"Junior sister, it's okay, it's okay." Li Jian walked over and gently took Xia Yu into his arms, whispering comfort. After a pause, he said, "Two junior brothers, don't jump to conclusions too early. Maybe Junior Brother Seventeen has some unspeakable secrets."

"Yes...it must be..." Xia Yu agreed, crying.

Chu Lichen: "Second Senior Brother, we saw with our own eyes that he was in cahoots with those men in black and used magic to hurt us. Why are you also on the side of Hua Changyi like Junior Junior Sister?"

Nangong Xu: "That's right, I didn't expect Second Senior Brother to be as biased as Master. Well, even if you don't believe it, there will be others who do. Let's report it to Master and let him handle it."

Chu Lichen: "Forget it, Eleventh Junior Brother. Master is biased as always. It's useless to tell Master. Besides, Master is currently troubled by the issue of 'someone maliciously selling the universal marriage thread'. If Master knew that the person who betrayed him was Hua Changyi, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood."

Nangong Xu: "Then we should report this directly to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, and have Hua Changyi, the villain who betrayed us, removed from his immortal bones and banished to the mortal world..."

"No..." Xia Yu wanted to stop him, but she didn't know how to convince her two senior brothers because Hua Changyi was not there. She didn't know what evidence she had to prove his innocence, and she didn't know if he really had something to hide.

What if he really betrayed his master and the Heavenly Court...

Xia Yu didn't dare to think any further.

Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu sang the same tune, making the matter sound particularly serious, and also implicitly said that this matter must not be known to their master and must not be known to the Heavenly Court.

"Two junior brothers." Li Jian saw Xia Yu's distressed look, patted her on the shoulder, turned around and advised Chu Lichen and Nangong Xu: "We are all brothers and sisters, I suggest that this matter be kept secret first, and give Junior Brother Seventeen a chance to explain. If he really betrayed Master, the Heavenly Court will never let him go in the end. But if he has a secret, we, as senior brothers, should trust him, support him, and work with him to solve the problem."

"Junior brother, since Second Senior Brother has spoken, we will listen to him." Chu Lichen said with an "unwilling" expression.

"Okay!" Nangong Xu agreed reluctantly.

"Now that Hua Changyi is gone, what will happen to the work of the region he is in charge of? It is impossible to just leave the marriages of so many destined people alone... something will happen over time, and the Heavenly Court will find out."

"My junior sister and I will continue to investigate the situation of the 'Universal Marriage Line' and track the every move of Junior Brother Seventeen and the man in black. I'll have to ask the two junior brothers to take charge of the area he is in charge of, so as not to let any major mistakes happen to the marriages of the mortals there."

"If the Thousand-Li Eyes and the Wind-Hearing Ears hadn't become blind and deaf due to lack of self-discipline, the Heavenly Court would have known about it long ago. How could they have been kept in the dark by us?"

"They haven't found a cure yet? But that's true. A few months in the mortal world is only half a day in heaven."

"It is said that someone secretly sent them medicine, and after using it, they could no longer hear or see. They were too frightened to reveal their condition and continued to patrol the mortal world as usual. Although they could not see or hear, they actually lied and reported that there was nothing abnormal in the mortal world."

(End of this chapter)