Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Chapter 314 Certification Ceremony

Baihe City, inside the City Lord’s Mansion.

The room borrowed by Ye Lingchuan as a meeting room was quite spacious. There was a long table in the middle of the room, on which were placed some exquisite tea sets, with wisps of hot steam rising from the teacups.

In the conference room, Xiao met an acquaintance.

Next to the main seat, an old man in a pale yellow robe sat quietly. Not long ago, Xiao had seen this man in a hot spring bathhouse. Standing next to the old man was Luo Xing, whom he had just separated from for half a day.

The moment he saw Xiao, a hint of surprise flashed in Luo Xing's eyes, but as if because of the presence of his ancestor, he did not show it on his face. His eyes were just glued to Xiao, and his eyes followed wherever Xiao went.

Xiao didn't say anything, just nodded slightly as a greeting.

Coincidentally, the position Ye Lingchuan arranged for him was right opposite Luoxing.

There were more than a dozen people in the room, and most of them were strangers to him.

What surprised Xiao was that the medical practitioner named Mo whom he met on the mountain before was also here. In addition, except for the old man in yellow robe and Lord Bai, he was the one closest to Ye Lingchuan, so it seemed that his status was not low.

When the other party called Chixing "dependent", Xiao vaguely felt that this person would not be simple. Now it seems that his intuition was not wrong.

Except for Xiao, the city lord, the old man in yellow robe, Luo Xing and Doctor Mo, everyone else was wearing armor. Some of them still had dark red flesh residue on their chest armor, as if they had just finished a battle and had rushed to the meeting without stopping after withdrawing from the battlefield.

They seemed to know something about the decision regarding Xiao. Seeing Xiao participating in this meeting, their eyes were full of surprise. But since Xiao appeared here and was brought here by Ye Lingchuan himself, they did not ask too many questions. They quickly withdrew their gazes and turned their eyes to the person in the main seat.

The room was quiet. As more and more people arrived, a tense atmosphere gradually filled the air.

After everyone was present, Ye Lingchuan coughed and spoke first: "As you can see, the power of the envoy has spread to the city. We don't have much time left. We must locate the envoy as soon as possible and kill him."

"Where is the envoy now?" someone asked.

Fang Chongguang said: "Whether it was when Xiao went deep into the mountains or when he destroyed an important anchor point, the Order Envoy never showed up, which shows that it was doing something very important at the moment and had no time to split itself. In previous cases of Order Envoys invading cities, there has never been a situation where the Order Envoy did not move."

"Then there is only one possibility." This time it was City Lord Bai who spoke. In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and a hint of discomfort flashed across his face.

All the generals present had fought fiercely with the army of monsters at the entrance of the ancient wilderness, and had even used their beast cores to improve themselves. There was an undisguised ferocity in their eyes.

Even though City Lord Bai had experience in leading the city's military and civilians to fight against an army of monsters, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous when being stared at by these people.

He picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, forced himself to calm down, and then continued: "It must be in the mountain god's habitat. Only there can it pollute the hot spring water. The mountain god will definitely not let such an overstepping behavior go unchecked. As long as it dares to leave, the mountain god will completely eliminate the influence it left behind, so it needs to stay there to maintain its influence."

After hearing what he said, most people looked half-believing and half-doubting.

The existence of the mountain god has not been proven. What can be confirmed at present is that there is indeed a force in Baihe Mountain that guards Baihe City at the foot of the mountain and prevents Baihe City from being eroded in any way.

How strong is this guard?

Even though the hot spring water, which is said to be a gift from the mountain god, has been polluted, other water and soil in the city are still normal. However, to be on the safe side, Ye Lingchuan has begun to dispatch personnel to the rear to collect uncontaminated drinking water.

When Ye Lingchuan asked his superiors about the dragon vein, he has now received a positive answer. It is certain that this power is related to the dragon vein, but the dragon vein is ultimately just a kind of power, a kind of luck, and it can hardly be called a "god."

Ye Lingchuan followed Lord Bai's words and asked, "Where does the mountain god live?"

"The Tianchi Lake on the top of the mountain." There was a hint of awe in City Lord Bai's voice.

The cold wind on Baihe Mountain will stop sometimes. At that time, even ordinary people can climb to the top of the mountain. It is no secret that there is a pool on the top of the mountain.

"There's a high possibility that the envoy is there." Mo Zuche supported his head and spoke while turning the teacup in his hand, glancing at Xiao vaguely, wondering what he was planning.

"What do you mean?" someone else asked.

"You all should have an impression of the severe cold in the upper part of Baihe Mountain, right? Even so, there are still rivers passing through it that will not freeze. Not long ago, I followed the vanguard team led by Xuanzu's disciples into the deep mountains. Although we did not climb to the top of the mountain, according to my experience and observation, the water of these unfrozen rivers all comes from the pool on the top of the mountain. The river water will not freeze because the water temperature is high. Coincidentally, the hot spring water is also hot. Only the hot spring water has been corroded, while other water sources in the city are safe and sound. This just proves that there is something wrong with the pool on the top of the mountain."

Luo Xing looked at Mo Zuche in confusion. Hadn't he been following him all the time? How could they have observed any unfrozen river?

But his ancestor was sitting next to him, and Luo Xing was not sure whether Mo Zuche had secretly observed everyone after they had rested, so he did not say anything.

Some people vaguely felt that something was wrong, but since they didn't have much experience in hot spring-related matters, they couldn't tell clearly what was wrong.

Some people were aware of Mozuche's identity and knew that he had been to ancient sites and cities many times. Out of trust in his experience, they did not doubt him.

Xiao did know a thing or two, but he said, "I'll just watch quietly and not say anything. I want to see what you want to do."

The main reason is that the things involved are very complicated, including the thermal energy inside the planet, the circulation of groundwater, and the geological structure. If he had to explain it in detail, he couldn't explain it clearly.

There are so many people watching, and since there is no way to explain it clearly, it’s better to keep things to yourself.

In this way, relying on this set of loopholes, Mo Zuche successfully got away with it and drew everyone's attention to the Tianchi Lake on the top of the mountain.

This time when he went up the mountain, he certainly didn't observe any unfrozen river. Due to the special extremely cold environment, he couldn't even leave Luoxing too far.

On the first day in the mountains, he tried to avoid his teammates and act alone, but he almost froze to death.

He figured out all the answers from the reaction of the egg in the storage bracelet.

Mo Zuche came to Baihe City with the Mengji Army led by Ye Lingchuan. After staying there for such a long time, combined with the experience accumulated in the past, he can almost conclude that the egg in the storage bracelet, which was brought out from an extremely dangerous ancient city ruins, is closely related to the mountain god here. Now all he needs to do is verify this guess with his own eyes.

But this mountain is not easy to climb.

At this time, Xuan Zu spoke, with a hint of impatience in his tone: "Now that the position of the envoy has been determined, the rest will be handled by me. I have already wasted too much time on this second-level envoy."

It couldn't be better if a god-level strongman was willing to take action to deal with an emperor-level envoy, but Lord Bai still had something to say.

"Before the Immortal can enter the mountain, I have to trouble you to perform a certification ceremony."

"can."

Xuanzu didn't think that there was anything on the mountain that could stop him, a veteran god, but now he was in the mortal world, and out of respect for the royal family, he chose to act according to local rules.

This certification ceremony is not complicated and does not require a special venue, but it does require a special item.

Lord Bai had anticipated this situation and had brought with him the items needed for the ceremony.

He and Xuanzu stood up together and stood opposite each other. Ye Lingchuan, who was sandwiched between the two of them, also stood up and left his seat to make room for the two of them.

Lord Bai took out a scale from some unknown creature, which was as big as a palm.

He lowered his head, his expression solemn and dignified, his whole body exuding the utmost piety, and he kept muttering: "I respectfully present this to the mountain god, I hope you will listen to my words."

As he finished speaking, scales slowly rose from his palm and their color began to change, with the pitch-black surface gradually turning into a bronze luster.

Everyone in the room looked at the scale, and Mo Zuche even covered his storage bracelet.

The Lord of Baicheng continued to recite: "Now there is a man called Xuanzu. Although he is an immortal, his heart is as kind as water. He has helped Baihe many times. I beg the mountain god to grant him special treatment and allow him to enter the place where you live."

At this time, Xuanzu also stretched out his palm towards the scales.

Luo Xing deliberately changed to a position where he could see the whole process clearly, his face full of anticipation.

He was very familiar with this series of procedures. After all, he had participated in this ceremony not long ago and the scene was still vivid in his mind.

The next step is to wait for the scale to fly to the master's palm and leave a mark on it.

Just as he was thinking this, something unexpected happened. The scale did not float towards Xuanzu's palm, but exploded without any warning. The surging air wave swept towards everyone in the room with the scale as the center.