Chapter 285: Patriarch of the Bai Family

After a while, the three of Han Li flew over a circular island and fell down.

The area of ​​Round Island is not large, with a radius of only a few hundred miles. Except for a few low mountains and a small lake, there is not much vegetation on the island, and it looks a bit barren.

On those low hills and by the lake, you can still see some sparsely distributed vermilion buildings.

The surface of the central area of ​​the island looks a bit uneven, with grooves about a meter wide distributed everywhere, connecting each other to form a complete pattern, and in the middle, stands a white round tower, about a hundred or so high. Zhang, the periphery is also engraved with dense runes.

The white-bearded old man led Han Li and the two of them to the round tower soon.

There were about a hundred monks around the round tower, divided into three teams, patrolling and guarding alternately. When they saw the white-bearded old man, they all stopped and saluted him.

At the entrance of the round tower, there is a layer of translucent light curtain, and there is also a restriction. After the white-bearded old man took out a holy puppet door token, and a white light flew out of it, the restriction was removed by itself, and the three were let go. went in.

After entering the round tower, Han Li discovered that the space inside the tower was larger than it looked from the outside.

The inside of the tower is hollow as a whole, and on the surrounding walls, there are more than a dozen groups of huge drop-shaped runes engraved. In the center of each rune, there is a crystal clear blue spirit stone inlaid, and the quality is above high level.

And all the lines on the wall are connected downwards, all leading to a half-person-high square stone platform in the center of the ground, engraved with the formation plate controlling the magic circle, and it is shining with a layer of soft white light.

Around the stone platform, close to the wall, there are eight low stone platforms, on which sit a Mahayana monk cross-legged, all in a state of closed eyes and breathing adjustment, for the three of them to appear here, all indifferent.

Beside the stone platform stood a young man with the appearance of a woodcutter. He seemed to be a Mahayana cultivator. He was frowning and staring at the array, looking a little lost. He sensed that Han Li and the others had entered the tower, and he came back to his senses. , asked:

"Elder Chu, you are not in charge of guarding the forbidden area in the back mountain, why did you come here?"

"Elder Qi, these two fellow daoists are helpers invited by the deputy sect master. They will be stationed here with you. I was ordered to bring them here." The old man with white beard replied.

"Understood." The woodcutter-like man nodded and said.

The white-bearded old man bid farewell and left first.

"My lord, Qi Heng, what do you call the two seniors?" Elder Qi surnamed Han Li and bowed and asked.

"Lin Jiu." Lin Jiu pointed to the brows of his mask and said.

"Jiao Fifteen." Han Li replied lightly.

In fact, his gaze had been sizing up this woodcutter-looking Elder Qi for a long time, and he felt a faint familiar feeling in his heart, but it was not obvious, and he couldn't remember whether he had seen him before.

After exchanging pleasantries, the three of them were not interested in chatting, so they heard Qi Heng say:

"Seniors, there are some temporary caves on the other side of the small lake on the island. You can rest and settle down by yourself. During this stay, your activities on the island will not be subject to any restrictions, but you need to be careful not to touch them. Some restrictions are fine. If you want to keep an eye on this side, I won’t take the two of you there.”

When Han Li and two heard this, they said goodbye, left the round tower, and went to the side of the small lake together.

Out of their own considerations, the caves they chose were a little far apart, one on the west side of the small lake and the other on the east side of the small lake.

The forest on the east side is a little denser, and a three-entry courtyard with red walls and black tiles is located here. When Han Li came to the gate of the courtyard, he saw Taoist talismans engraved on the gate, which was obviously restricted.

However, remembering that Qi Heng had said before that there would be no restrictions, he went straight up the steps and raised his palm to press on the door.

Sure enough, as soon as the light on the door lit up, it opened inward with a "squeak".

Entering the courtyard, Han Li saw that the furnishings inside were not much different from the common world, but in some subtle places, he could always find some small magic circle runes.

For example, under the stone table in the center of the courtyard, there is a small dust-cleaning magic circle, which will activate itself every once in a while, and can absorb all the dead branches, fallen leaves, dirt and dust falling in the courtyard, and clean it up.

And above the hall, there are two attendants, a man and a woman, who don't look very old, with delicate skin, red lips and white teeth, very pleasing, but Han Li can tell at a glance that they are just puppets, not living people .

From the point of view of the quality level, these two puppets are naturally not of the high-end category if they can be used as attendants, but there are indeed some unique features in their production. After observing, Han Li couldn't help applauding for these ingenuity. .

In terms of puppet art, Han Li has a lot of attainments, but after all, he learned it when he was in the spirit world. The materials and craftsmanship of the puppets in the fairy world are very different from those in the spirit world. Take this opportunity to learn more about it.

After all, in order to restore Daoist Xie to its original state, the original puppet technique is probably not enough.

...

Time flies, more than two years have passed.

During this period, the Holy Puppet Sect was calm and the enemy never appeared. However, the entire sect still looked as if it was facing a formidable enemy, and its defensive posture did not weaken at all. However, the psychology of everyone in the Impermanent League had changed.

Beside the lake on the small island, Han Li and Lin Jiu walked side by side, along the path by the lake, towards the short hill next to it.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao, it's been more than two years without any movement. Maybe this mission will be completed unexpectedly and easily." Lin Jiu said with a smile, his tone relaxed.

"It would be the best if we can spend the rest of the time peacefully." Han Li looked up at the blue sky and replied with a smile.

In the past two years, he has traveled almost all over the mountains and rivers of this small island, secretly found out every magic circle and puppet hidden in it, and carefully checked it several times.

Later, he went to the round tower from time to time to observe the runes inside and outside the tower, and became more and more familiar with Qi Heng after going back and forth, and the two would occasionally discuss some puppet techniques.

Although Qi Heng's cultivation base is not high, he has a lot of experience in puppet art, and he and Han Li also had a good chat, but he kept his mouth shut about some secret arts of the sect, and did not reveal the slightest bit.

At the same time, in a secret room on the main island of the Holy Puppet Gate.

The deputy sect master, dressed in a water-blue palace attire, was sitting beside a stone chair. Her face, which had been removed from the veil, was exquisite and beautiful, and her eyes revealed a soft look.

There was a person sitting in front of her, but it was Bai Suyuan. At this moment, she didn't wear the rabbit-head mask on her face, but faced her with her true face.

"Suyuan, it's not that I don't care about the life and death of my family. It's because I have no choice. After I left Candle Dragon Road and Ancient Cloud Continent, I severed all ties with that place, and I haven't set foot there again for so many years. "The woman in palace costume said with a hint of apology in her tone.

"Since all contact has been cut off, why did you send someone to look for me?" Bai Suyuan said coldly with a blank face.

Even though she knew that the woman in front of her was her ancestor Bai Fengyi, she just couldn't get close to her. She couldn't let go of the thought that her grandfather was murdered by the demon when he left to save her.

If the person in front of him hadn't disappeared back then, or if he could go back to take care of the family, those tragedies might not have happened later, and grandpa wouldn't have to die.

"Actually, I can't blame Fengyi for this matter. What happened back then was a mess. As her master, I should bear the main responsibility." At this time, Lin San, who had been standing with his back to the two, turned around, Said with a sigh.

She also didn't wear a red fox mask on her face, her facial features were picturesque, her brows were charming, and her eyes were charming, but she was Yun Ni, one of the thirteen golden immortals of the Candle Dragon Dao.

"master……"

"Master..."

Bai Fengyi and Bai Suyuan shouted at the same time.

"Stupid boy, back then you thought you would be able to fulfill the two of us after you left, but you didn't know that guy was not only a heartless guy, but also a coward. This time I asked him to help you, but he said that he didn't know how to face it. For you, I dare not come to see you." Yun Ni said with a wry smile.

"This is indeed his style..." Bai Fengyi murmured with a chuckle when he heard the words.

"Master, who are you talking about?" Bai Suyuan couldn't help asking.

"In the past, he was a handsome fairy in white clothes, but now... he's just a sloppy old drunkard. It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, but you will get angry if you talk about it..." Yun Ni cursed with a faint smile in the corner of her eyes.

"Obviously angry with what he did, but thinking of that person, he still couldn't help but frown. The master is still like this, and hasn't changed at all." Bai Fengyi sighed in his heart as he watched this scene.

"By the way, it has been more than two years, and there has been no movement over there. Could it be that something has changed?" Yun Ni sighed softly, and asked, changing the subject:

"The news I got two years ago is very reliable. There will be no falsehoods. The longer the other party stays dormant, the more ferocious the attack will be." Bai Fengyi said with a slight frown.

"If they happen to come again a year later, even through the Impermanence League, I'm afraid they won't be able to gather so many true fairyland monks. What should you do then?" Yun Ni asked again.

"At that time, the sect master should be able to rush back. With his cultivation base and that fairy puppet, even without the help of the Wuchang League, we should be able to cope with this crisis." Bai Fengyi said.

Yun Ni nodded slightly when she heard the words, and was about to say something when her expression suddenly changed.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud thunderstorm, and the entire secret room began to shake violently.

Yun Ni and Bai Fengyi looked at each other, raised their palms to wipe their faces, and covered the red fox mask again. Seeing this, Bai Suyuan immediately took out the mask and put it on, and the three of them rushed out of the secret room at the same time.