Logically speaking,
People wouldn't know what their own back looked like.
However, Xie Lian was different. He couldn't be more familiar with his own back.
That year, after Xian Le was destroyed, people burned his eight thousand Crown Prince Palace in order to vent their anger.
They toppled all the Crown Prince statues.
They stole the sword hilt gems.
They scraped the gold off their clothes. But they still couldn't vent their anger. Thus,
Someone gradually came up with a new trick.
That was to create these kneeling stone statues.
They made the Crown Prince, who they had originally worshipped, into a kneeling position and put him in a place with many people.
They advocated that when they walked over, they could get rid of bad luck by spitting at the wooden statue or whipping it twice. Or they took it one step further.
They directly made it into a kneeling position to replace the doorsill.
For thousands of people to step on it. In the ten or twenty years after Xian Le was destroyed, many towns and villages could see these stone statues.
How could Xie Lian not be familiar with what his back looked like after kneeling?
At this moment, a young man's voice said, "Pei Su, this little dog, is holding onto Pei Zong Ma's dog leg.
Does he really think he's worth something? Right now, he's just an exiled wild dog.
He dares to ruin my business. I'll teach him that even if he's dried up, no one will dare to collect his corpse! "
Before the person arrived, the scolding came first. Xie Lian looked over.
An elegant figure in a green robe walked in. For some reason, Xie Lian couldn't help but look at the top of his head. He saw that he was wearing a mask and there was no light above his head. He felt slightly disappointed. A group of little ghosts in green surrounded this man in green, like a circle of candles surrounding a person in the middle. Presumably, this was one of the four great scourges of the ghost world, Green Ghost Qi Rong.
From the first time Nan Feng mentioned Qi Rong's name, Xie Lian had a trace of interest. He wondered if this "Qi Rong" was the Qi Rong he knew. However, because of the conventional belief that demons and ghosts would hide their real names and hide their past lives, he felt that it might not be the same person. It was just a fake name. However, now it seemed that he was eighty to ninety percent sure. Because, if it wasn't the Qi Rong he knew, how could there be another Qi Rong who was so obsessed with the kneeling Crown Prince statue? The moment he opened his mouth, why would his voice sound familiar?
That group of green-clothed imps surrounded Qi Rong and loudly called him king. They were all talking at once, and Xie Lian roughly understood what they were saying. It turned out that this Qi Rong had sent a few of his trusted subordinates to the Ghost City. They failed to cause trouble and were destroyed by the Flower City. Thus, he prepared to fight again. Who knew that before the second round was released, they would meet the exiled Pei Su. Although Pei Su had been banished to the mortal world, he was once a Heavenly Magistrate and had nothing better to do. When he met them, he casually cleaned them up. Then, he turned them into ashes.
In such a short period of time, Qi Rong had lost two groups of his trusted subordinates. When he heard the news, he flew into a rage and cursed, "Like ancestor, like descendant. Pei Ming is a dog with ulcers on his lower body. We should chop off his and Pei Su's rotten * ss and hang it in front of their temple. Whoever worships them will end up like them!"
As Xie Lian listened, he really had the urge to cover his ears. They were both cursing people. When Feng Xin was agitated, he also cursed unbearably. But no matter how bad his curses were, it was obvious that he was just being hot-blooded and had no real intention of cursing. However, Qi Rong's curses were different. No one doubted that in his heart, he really hoped that the person he cursed would die as dirty and despicable as the way he cursed. He didn't hesitate to attack the person's lower body. It was simply despicable.
The group of green-clothed imps echoed loudly. Qi Rong probably thought of the capable subordinates he had promoted and said, "It's a pity that such a strong and good woman like Xuan Ji was caught by this shameless Pei family's second dog. She suffered great injustice and can't be rescued even now!"
When Xie Lian heard this, he didn't dare to agree. Even if Xuan Ji was pitiful, it wasn't like they were saying it as if it was all General Pei's fault. After all, she had taken the initiative to kidnap and kill the dozens of brides. It was true that she was strong, but good women were debatable. Previously, he scolded Xiao Pei for ascending by hugging General Pei's thigh. Xie Lian didn't dare to agree with this. After so many years, there was one thing he dared to say: Those with ability might not be able to ascend. But those who ascended definitely had their ability. If one didn't have the ability, no matter how much they begged others to help them, they wouldn't be able to pass the heavenly punishment. At most, they would be able to make do with a "Heavenly Official". Although Xie Lian and Pei Su didn't interact much, he could see that Xiao Pei's martial arts were slightly above Lang Qianqiu's. However, having great ability didn't equate to having a high status. Luck was also one of the factors. Otherwise, Pei Su would have built his own palace long ago.
However, Qi Rong didn't consider these. He cursed loudly, as if there was no one in the world that he didn't want to curse to death. He scolded Pei Ming for being a rotten stud, Xiao Pei hugging his thigh, Jun Wu for being a hypocrite, Ling Wen for being a b * tch, Lang Qianqiu for being an idiot, Quan Yizhen for being a piece of sh * t, Navy for being a black-hearted person, Wind for being a b * tch — he probably didn't know that Shi Qingxuan was actually a man. If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, Xie Lian simply couldn't imagine how a person could have so much resentment. In the end, he cursed Hua Cheng and that low-profile Black Waters Chen Zhou for daring to look down on him. They were merely two peerless people. One day, he would make them kneel before him. Because he couldn't imagine such an unrealistic fantasy scene, Xie Lian should have been angry, but unfortunately, he only felt that it was funny. He couldn't help but glance at Hua Cheng. Hua Cheng himself didn't have much of a reaction. His eyes were still fixed on the kneeling stone statue. Finally, thankfully, Qi Rong seemed to be satisfied with his scolding. He changed the topic and said, "How's the matter I asked you guys to do? Did Quan Yizhen and Pei Zhongma start fighting? "
As he spoke, he slumped backwards and sat on the luxurious bench. He lifted his feet and placed his boots on the shoulders of the stone statue. He was actually using the stone statue as a stepping stone.
Xie Lian had been holding onto Hua Cheng's arm. When he felt Hua Cheng take a step forward, he quickly pulled him back. However, he felt that it wasn't enough to just pull him back, so he wrote another word on his palm: "Thank".
Hua Cheng recognized this word. He first lowered his head and looked at Xie Lian. Xie Lian's eyes were filled with gratitude for his good intentions. Then, he lightly shook his head and wrote "Listen" and "Tian" on his palm.
Listening to Qi Rong's words, it seemed that he had sent people to do something related to the two Heavenly Officials in the Heavenly Court. Moreover, it wasn't anything good. Xie Lian had to listen to it. As for the statue being used as a stepping stone, Xie Lian naturally didn't think much of it. In any case, it was just a piece of stone. It wasn't really him. Although he only wrote three short words, when their eyes met, Xie Lian knew that Hua Cheng understood what he meant. Hua Cheng slowly clenched his hands and turned his head. His expression couldn't be seen.
A green-clothed imp said, "According to my king's words, we have already spread the news that Pei Ming wants to support Pei Su to become the Western Martial God. Now that this matter is getting bigger and bigger, we can use this as an excuse to disguise ourselves as Qiying Palace's followers and smash more than a hundred Ming Guang Temples in the north. Hahaha! You don't know, but many of our followers are really stupid. When they saw us smashing, they followed suit! "
Qi Rong praised, "Continue to add fuel to the fire! If Quan Yi can really endure, I don't believe that Pei Zongma can! "
Regardless of whether what they spread was a rumor or not, spreading such a malicious rumor was already harboring evil intentions. Moreover, they disguised themselves as humans and did such immoral things that harmed people's merit. It was no wonder that when the Heavenly Officials in the Heavenly Court mentioned Qi Rong, they would say that he wasn't very capable, but he was very annoying. Xie Lian secretly noted it down. If there's a chance, tell Jun Wu to be careful of the two Heavenly Officials trying to sow discord.
After Qi Rong finished speaking, he leaned back and rested his long legs on the stone statue's shoulder. He changed his posture. The imps knew what to do. They came to the crowd and started to pick and choose. The child in the group wasn't even ten years old yet, so he wasn't very sensible. He blinked his big eyes and kept pulling on the corner of his father's clothes. Because he was afraid, he kept pulling. That young man's face was ashen. He kept trembling as he said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." However, he himself was scared to death.
When one of the imps in green saw that there was a child, his face lit up with joy. He stretched out his arm, wanting to grab him. That young man cried out, "Ah!" and jumped up. Xie Lian didn't know what he was going to do. At this moment, he felt a shadow flash beside him. When he turned around to look, he saw Hua Cheng standing there.
Since he was here to look for the green demon, now that he saw Qi Rong, he should remove his disguise. Xie Lian didn't doubt that with his strength alone, he would be able to kill everyone in this place. No one would be able to stop him. However, Hua Cheng didn't change into his original form. He still wore the skin of an ordinary teenager as he slowly walked forward.
One by one, the imps in green took out their weapons and vigilantly said, "Stop! What are you doing out here?! "
Qi Rong crossed his legs as he strangely said, "What's wrong with this brat? Take him down. "
Hua Cheng smiled and said, "The Xian Le Royal Family is here. Don't you guys intend to show some respect?"
Hearing this, not only Qi Rong, even Xie Lian was stunned.
In a flash, Qi Rong stood up abruptly and snorted under his mask, as if he was so angry that he laughed instead, "How dare you! Playing such a joke in front of me?! Why don't you tell me, what kind of Xian Music Royal Family are you? Which one?! "
Hua Cheng said calmly, "Prince Anle."
Suddenly, Xie Lian felt Lang Qianqiu's roly-poly toy in his arms seemed to struggle and tilt a little.
Prince An Le was of the same generation as Lang Qianqiu, a descendant of the Xian Le Imperial Family. Prince An Le himself could be considered as Lang Qianqiu's friend.
Qi Rong's hideous laughter came from under the mask, "Prince Anle? You're courting death! Who told you to come here looking for trouble? The person who called you here didn't fill up the history books for you? Prince An Le was the only remaining bloodline of the Xian Le Royal Family, but this bloodline had already died out! Who do you think you are? How dare you pretend to be a member of the Xian Le royal family in front of me? "
Hua Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Oh? All dead? How did they die? "
Qi Rong shouted, "Seize him! Seize this strange brat! "
Under his command, dozens of little ghosts dressed in green rushed in from all directions of the cave, shouting incessantly. Amidst the chaotic dance of the demons, Hua Cheng faintly smiled.
A moment ago, his face still looked like a gentle breeze, but in the next moment, a layer of cold frost covered his expression. His figure didn't seem to move at all, but in an instant, he appeared behind Qi Rong.
He single-handedly grabbed Qi Rong's head, and as if he was grabbing a ball a child was playing with, he slammed it down and said, "Who the f * ck are you? You dare to seek death in front of me! "
Only a loud 'bang' could be heard. In a split second, in front of that gorgeous long seat, sand and stones flew everywhere, and smoke and dust billowed. Xie Lian shielded the child behind him, blocking a few small stones. When the smoke and dust dispersed, Qi Rong had unexpectedly disappeared. Looking carefully again, he hadn't disappeared. It was just that his entire head had been deeply smashed into the ground by Hua Cheng's palm.
Everyone in the cave screamed and scattered in all directions. Xie Lian said, "Don't run around!" If by any chance you startled the group of ghosts in the cave, they would kill anyone they saw. What good would that be? Of course, as usual, no one would listen to him. Xie Lian withdrew his hand, feeling helpless. However, right now, he couldn't care about other people. On the other side, Hua Cheng slowly squatted down. Grabbing Qi Rong's hair with one hand, he pulled out that bloody head from the large hole in the ground and lifted it up along with the body. After observing it for a moment, he seemed to find it extremely amusing and started laughing out loud.
Although he was laughing, the expression in his eyes was extremely off, making one's hair stand on end. Ruo Xie flew out and whipped a few green-lamp imps who were brandishing their blades at the fleeing living people. Xie Lian turned his head and instinctively felt that something was wrong. "San Lang? San Lang! "
A few cracks appeared on the mask on Qi Rong's face, and pieces of it fell off. He spat out a mouthful of blood and shouted, "Someone come! Quickly stop him! Everyone come over and stop him for me!! "
Just a moment ago, Hua Cheng was still violently beating him to death. Yet now, he seemed to be in a very leisurely and carefree mood as he chatted with him about all sorts of trivial things. Grinning, he said, "Ah, don't you know? There are some things in this world that can't be stopped. For example, the sun sets in the west. For example, an elephant tramples an ant to death. For example — — I want your dog life! "
When he said the last sentence, the malevolence on his face was completely revealed. Lifting Qi Rong's entire body in his hand, he suddenly smashed it down again!
Another loud noise rang out. Qi Rong's body fell to the ground, turning into a puddle that was worse than mud. Then, with a light crack, the mask on his face shattered, revealing half of his face.
No matter who looked at this half of his face, they would discover an astonishing fact: