I see Qingshan

Chapter 104 Stealing Phoenix Blood
On the way back to the inn, Tang Xin glanced at Xuan Wu, who walked with a swaying gait, from time to time.

Xuan Wu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and raised his voice a few decibels: "Why are you always peeking at me?"

Tang Xin smiled slightly, stepped forward and casually stroked Xuanwu's fur: "This is the first time in my life I've ever petted a panda."

Xuan Wu frowned slightly and subconsciously took a few steps back: "What are you doing, you pervert?"

Since learning that Daheishi's true form was a panda, Tang Xin's attitude towards it became much more tolerant. She wasn't angry and still had a smiling face: "You can carry me."

Upon hearing this, Xuanwu said coldly, "What, do you also want to be Chi You?"

After a moment of contemplation, Tang Xin said, "Actually... it's not impossible."

Xuanwu: "You're delusional. If Chiyou hadn't used evil magic to control me back then, how could I, one of the Four Spirits of the First Generation of Heaven, have become his mount, allowing him to ride on my head and act arrogantly?"

Seeing that the panda in its armor was resolute and there was no possibility of negotiation, Tang Xin could only sigh helplessly and stop pestering it.

……

"What's that thing doing guarding the door?"

Xuanwu saw the black bear squatting in front of the inn, looking worried, and casually said.

"Boss, you...you're back..."

Black Bear first looked at Xuan Wu curiously for a few moments, then smiled at Tang Xin.

However, the black bear's smile was very strange, and it winked at her.

Tang Xin noticed that the black bear was acting very strangely, as if it wanted to convey some message to her, but dared not say it outright.

Before Tang Xin could ask anything, seven or eight more people appeared inside the inn.

Tang Xin was familiar with several of them; they were all employees of a nearby supermarket. The tall young man in the lead had a gourd hanging around his neck.

"Mr. Tang, it's been a long time! How have you been?"

With a smile on his face, the little gourd spoke softly to Tang Xin.

"What's up?"

Tang Xin already knew the identities of Xiao Hulu and the others from the black bear, and she roughly knew their purpose for coming uninvited.

No wonder the black bear's expression was so unnatural just now; his smile was uglier than a cry.

A young woman beside the little gourd chuckled and said, “Heh… indeed there are some. Mr. Tang is a sensible man. Let’s be frank. As the guardian of the mountain, Mr. Tang should not collude with creatures that have committed evil deeds and escaped from the mountains and seas. I urge Mr. Tang to pull back from the brink, hand over the phoenix blood, and not follow the old path of the second-generation guardians.”

Tang Xin glanced at the woman: "You have a whole repertoire of clever words."

The woman's face turned cold, and she wanted to continue speaking, but was stopped by the little gourd.

Tang Xin pointed at the black bear: "You ingrate, you traitor!"

A young man with whitish eyes stepped forward from the left of the gourd: "Boss Tang, why are you slandering me?"

Tang Xin: “???”

The white-eyed youth said, "I am a member of the White-Eyed Wolf Clan. You just called me a traitor?"

Tang Xin: "..."

Xuanwu: "..."

Black Bear cried out urgently, "Boss, this has nothing to do with me! I really didn't call it here. Whoever is lying is a dog!"

The woman who had been stopped by the little gourd glared fiercely at the black bear: "What's wrong with dogs? Do you look down on dogs?"

Little Gourd blushed, his gaze sweeping unfriendly over the people beside him before turning to Tang Xin and saying, "Tang Xin, I know you've been misled. This isn't your fault. Today, our clan elders are here. You'd better hand over the Phoenix Blood first, shall we?"

"Elder?" Tang Xin saw that behind the little gourd stood an old man with a deeply lined face, leaning on a cane.

The old man simply closed his eyes and remained silent.

Tang Xin calmed herself down and thought for a moment before saying, "First of all, I have not been deceived by anyone. Secondly, I have not colluded with any living being. You need evidence to smear someone. Do you have any evidence?"

The little gourd sighed: "Tang Xin, then why did you take the phoenix blood for Qin Ying?"

Tang Xin: "Did I give it to you?"

The woman said, "Then hand over the phoenix blood to us!"

Tang Xin shook her head: "I obtained the Phoenix Blood from the Mountain and Sea World. If you want it, go get it yourselves. Besides, I am the guardian of the mountain. My rank is higher than yours. How dare you speak to your superior? I think you are rebelling against the Heavenly Gang."

Upon hearing this, Little Gourd and the others fell silent.

In theory, the mountain guardians are indeed of a higher rank than them, so before the mountain guardians betray their cause, their lineage must never interfere with anything the mountain guardians do.

However, since the elders were personally leading the operation, they had no choice but to comply.

The old man, who had not spoken until now, suddenly said, "Young friend Tang, although you are the guardian of the mountain, our lineage has the right to supervise the guardians. It is also our lineage's duty to stop the guardians from committing serious mistakes in time. This was decreed by the Yellow Emperor. There is no point in saying more. Hand over the phoenix blood and this matter will be dropped. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to take it by force."

Tang Xin felt an inexplicable pressure emanating from the old man, and she almost couldn't breathe when she spoke.

Despite such pressure, Tang Xin still showed no intention of handing over the Phoenix Blood.

She refused to hand over the Phoenix Blood for two reasons.

First, Qin Ying needs phoenix blood to heal his injuries. Qin Ying lost both his parents at a young age and was raised by her with great care. It would be a lie to say that she had no selfish motives.

Secondly, she had learned quite a bit about this lineage from the black bear, and their behavior struck Tang Xin as very strange, even unreasonable.

They paid an extremely heavy price to seal Qin Ying into the mountains and seas.

However, Qin Ying's actions did not meet the conditions for being sealed at all.

Moreover, during the periods when the guardians of the mountain were absent, creatures far more vicious and powerful than Qin Ying escaped from the mountains and seas, yet their lineage ignored them and instead targeted Qin Ying at every turn. There seemed to be some explanation for this, which made her cautious.

Tang Xin even suspected that the higher-ups of the Black Bear lineage might have been infiltrated by Chi You, since Chi You's evil magic was impossible to guard against, and even the second-generation mountain guardian could be controlled.

If all her guesses are correct, then there is probably only one truth.

Chi You didn't want Qin Ying to obtain the Phoenix Blood!

Tang Xin's breathing became increasingly heavy, and she felt that her speculation might be very close to the truth.

However, if these people were to make a move, it would be difficult to handle.

She did indeed absorb a large amount of spiritual energy in the world of mountains and seas, almost completely replenishing the deficiencies in her body, and repairing all the broken threads.

These are my trump cards; I absolutely cannot reveal them until the most crucial moment.

Moreover, the spiritual energy she absorbs is gone once it's used up and can't be replenished continuously, so she didn't want to waste it here.

Tang Xin calculated that, including this elder, if they really got into a fight, she could handle it alone, but it would consume at least half of her spiritual energy.

Can fight!

But there's no need...

Tang Xin glanced silently at Xuan Wu beside her, and immediately became much tougher, saying firmly to the old man, "Grandpa, do you really think my head is made of dough?"

Although Xuanwu doesn't seem very reliable, he was still one of the original Four Heavenly Spirits, the ceiling of combat power for special creatures in a certain period!
It's fine if you don't give face to yourself, but you don't even give face to the Four Heavenly Spirits?

Tang Xin patted Xuan Wu's fluffy head: "They threatened me in front of you. If I were you, I definitely wouldn't have been able to stand it."