Deadlock

At this moment, Shen Shuibi was sitting in the cave abode.

Around her were several Taiji disk, surrounded by countless Yin-Yang trigrams.

These constitute the Dun Jia: Jiazi Wu is in Li, Jiaxu Ji is in Kan, Jiashen Geng is in Kun, Jiawu Xin is in Zhen, Jiachen Ren is in Xun, and Jiayin Gui is in the central palace, forming a pattern of the six instruments arranged in sequence.

Yi Qi is in Gen, Bing Qi is in Dui, Ding Qi is in Qian, and there is also a reverse arrangement of the three Qi.

If someone knowledgeable were present, they would be able to tell that this is a Qimen disk.

It is an information processing system built on the framework of the Luoshu Nine Palaces, constructing a support structure on which information depends.

The Three Wonders and Six Yi, also known as the Heavenly Stems, are the basic structure of the Daoist Five Elements Technique. In the Qimen disk, the Earthly Branches are also distributed in the Nine Palaces, serving as a scale for time and location information.

In other words, this is a computing center that integrates the two numerological systems of imagery and the Five Elements, and can perform a large amount of information processing and calculation.

Shen Shuibi was manipulating this object, and the constantly flashing and changing Yin-Yang trigrams around it were recording the information she was transmitting.

This is what she's prepared to do.

Organize the Daoist principles in your mind to offset and repay part of the karmic debts.

This work has only just begun, so she still appears very focused and busy, constantly rotating and tapping the Taiji disk in her hands, continuously outputting information in the form of Bagua symbols.

Even now, she has no idea what's happening in the outside world.

After all, it happened suddenly, and no one notified her.

The real fighting force was all gone to deal with that roc.

As for the other elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, they either performed their duties or went to stop Li Qi.

The remaining manpower in Mount Luofu is limited, and those with combat capabilities are even fewer. There are only a few hundred old, weak, sick, and disabled people left, making it really difficult to spare any more manpower.

So, she doesn't know yet.

But she still possesses a keen sense of perception.

After processing some data, she suddenly sensed that there seemed to be... a lot of commotion outside.

This puzzled Shen Shuibi. She stopped what she was doing, stood up, patted her skirt, and walked out of the cave abode.

"Wait, that voice... is Li Qi's voice?" Her ears twitched.

Rabbits have very sensitive hearing, after all, they have long ears.

However, when she heard the sound, her first reaction was not to run out, but to shrink back and take a few steps back.

She didn't know why either.

Perhaps it's because...

She dared not see Li Qi.

After meeting, what should we say? How should we say it?

Should we send him back?

No, no, that won't do.

She can't do it.

Shen Shuibi has always been a weak person, gentle and timid, afraid to talk to people, introverted and socially anxious, so she likes to retreat into her own world and quietly do what she likes.

It took all her courage to decide to take on these heavy responsibilities.

If Li Qi really comes.

She should tell Li Qi to go back.

It really won't work...

Just thinking about it terrifies me.

Shen Shuibi was extremely flustered and took a few steps back to sit in a chair.

If Li Qi Qizhen comes, what should I say to him?

Tell him it's best not to get involved with each other, okay?

That's not how it should be said, Shen Shuibi herself didn't want to say it that way either.

But what else can we say besides this?

If they continue to associate with him, how should Mount Luofu position itself? Should they proactively take sides with Mount Luofu? Or should they simply join Wushen Mountain?

If Mount Luofu has its own foundation, like a tree with a complete root system, and can stand on its own, then of course it has nothing to fear.

But that's not the case now.

A dilemma.

She began to resent her own cowardice.

"Useless... Yu, you really are a useless piece of trash..." she muttered to herself, scratching her hair in frustration.

Then, she shook her head, stood up abruptly, paced back and forth in the room twice, and then sat down in front of the Taiji disk, trying to continue her work.

But her previously flowing thoughts could no longer emerge; her mind was filled only with fear, cowardice, and self-blame. Her hands rested on the Taiji disk, but she couldn't input any information.

So she could only stand up and pace back and forth in the cave abode.

She herself didn't understand why she was doing this; she didn't want to search for anything—she just wanted to do something superficial to distract herself from her distressing thoughts.

After pacing around for a while, she sat down again and covered her face with her hands.

She couldn't even control her wild thoughts; her emotions grew increasingly irritable, and she even began to lose her mind.

For a few seconds, she began to hate herself for being born in Mount Luofu.

But she quickly realized that this had nothing to do with Mount Luofu.

She started blaming Li Qi again.

If it weren't for Li Qi, there wouldn't be this dilemma.

However, she also knew that this was entirely her own choice and had nothing to do with Li Qi.

In the end, I can only blame myself.

Fortunately, I can blame myself.

Fortunately, I can blame myself.

In this situation, it's better to be alone; the pain is only felt by one person.

The more she felt this pain, the more she realized how weak she was at that moment.

Weakness is the root of everything.

Only mortals would be troubled by such anxieties, and she was now a complete mortal, unable to even control her own thoughts.

In fact, she often fell into this kind of pain a long time ago.

But later, she met Lady Luofu, and so she was no longer distressed.

Her unease, her restlessness, the tense and distressing feeling that made her heart clench, all relaxed when Lady Luofu was by her side.

Only when I am by the Your Highness's side, knowing that she is watching me and speaking to me, does my heart remain calm.

Now... Her Your Highness is asleep.

Two years ago, she was also gripped by fear and dread.

At that time, the person who appeared in front of her was... Li Qi.

Just like before, the rabbit never realized that she had never actually been alone.

There was once Lady Luofu in Luofu Cave-Heaven.

Previously, there was also Li Qi.

When she was in Guangyang, she had left Li Qi for a period of time, and the anxiety she felt then was just like what she feels now.

However, Shen Shuibi never realized this.

Her Dao heart was in turmoil.

At that time, she knew she could find Li Qi, so she searched desperately. Then, she comfortably saved up money to stay by Li Qi's side, doing what she liked. She felt like she had entered a blissful, numb state, almost drifting off to sleep.

If Lady Luofu were to awaken at this moment and look at her, she would likely be able to discern Shen Shuibi's current state.

This girl has been a weak person since childhood, like a parasitic vine, unable to live on her own.

Now, she is relying on two trees that cannot coexist.

Mount Luofu and Li Qi are in conflict, and this conflict must be bridged by time.

Wushen Mountain had thought this through carefully and planned to communicate with them a hundred years later, so that the conflict would not be so sharp.

Unfortunately, Li Qi's premonition was correct.

If Shen Shuibi, this silly rabbit who knows nothing and thinks nothing but research and recording, is left to her own devices for a hundred years, she will definitely ruin herself.

To what extent will her spirit wither? How much longer can she live?

A dead knot.

It's like a knot where the key is locked inside the door.

To open the door, you need a key.

But the key is inside the door.

It will take time for Mount Luofu to gradually lower its guard.

But Shen Shuibi didn't have time; by the time Mount Luofu lowered its guard, it would be too late.

Unless, of course, the severely damaged Mount Luofu can be convinced from the bottom of its heart that Wushen Mountain truly harbors no ill intentions.

It's not that simple.

For example, Luofu Cave-Heaven is like a vulnerable woman who knows the location of a great treasure and is being hunted down.

Wushen Mountain took her into his home. Everyone knew that Wushen Mountain's purpose was this precious treasure, and that he had saved her for this reason.

So, in this situation, what can you do to convince Luofu Cave-Heaven not to be on guard?

There's nothing you can do; trust can only be built up slowly over time.

She's like a frightened bird; she needs to calm down on her own.

That's why a powerful figure stopped Zhu Fengdan from coming, saying he had to wait a hundred years.

From the perspectives of both Luofu Cave-Heaven and Wushen Mountain, it would indeed be best to wait a hundred years.

But from Li Qi's perspective, it's not like that.

Li Qi didn't want to concern himself with the big picture.

A hundred years later, it will all be too late! In his the Unseen premonition, a hundred years from now, Shen Shuibi will probably be in trouble!

That's why he made up his mind to give it a try.

There's no need to go into the various reasons, but as Shen Shuibi grumbled, time slowly passed.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Shen Shuibi's ears twitched.

Outside...

There's no sound?

Has Li Qi left?

She felt a pang of disappointment, but then quickly felt a sense of relief.

Perhaps... this is for the best.

She stood up, patted her face, pretended to be nonchalant, and lightly tapped her finger to open the cave abode's protective barrier.

The restriction was lifted, opening a door to the outside world.

Shen Shuibi walked out, and then her heart suddenly stopped beating.

The reason there was no sound was not because the sound had stopped, but because a 'Wandering Kun Solitary Movement' barrier had been set up near her cave abode.

This is a commonly used Technique Method, derived from the phrase "The Wandering Kun Solitary Movement, dwelling in seclusion, silent and desolate."

The Kun is a bird that prefers to live alone and has a proud and aloof nature. This means that the practitioner can live alone, leisurely, and undisturbed by gossip. How peaceful that would be!

Its effect is quite simple: it isolates all sound and, to a certain extent, blocks out the outside world, achieving the effect of 'Wandering Kun Solitary Movement'.

It's not really over outside where there's no sound.

Instead, Li Qi arranged the Wandering Kun Solitary Movement Technique around her cave abode.

Yes.

Li Qi was seventy feet in front of her cave abode.

It looks like... he's in a lot of pain.

He was burdened with heavy shackles, and even had several Law Treasure pierced into his body and stuck in his bones.

Behind him were dozens of Daoist priests, each casting Technique Method, including the Town Mountain Seal- Soul Binding Lock, and the Demon Binding Fly Whisk. Various binding methods were applied to his body, leaving almost no exposed skin except for his head.

He braved countless attacks from Mount Luofu, without harming a single person, and climbed up step by step, traversing forty miles from below.

However, at this moment he revealed a triumphant smile.

Because Shen Shuibi came out.

He knew that the silly rabbit would inevitably be lured out by this trick.

Li Qi stopped resisting and simply threw all the Betrothal Letter at Shen Shuibi before giving up.

As soon as he relaxed, he was dragged down the mountain by the Daoist priests.

He was dragged away for a full twenty miles by chains and a whisk!

Then, it crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

A seventh-rank Daoist priest flew over, looking indignant, chanting. "Heaven is the image, earth is the form. Transform into pavilions, summon prison generals, establish jailers, change into iron beds, thousand-pound locks, ten-thousand-pound staffs, escort the evil spirits into prison, so be it!"

But then a tall, golden tower appeared.

Red pillars and white walls, purple columns and rainbow beams.

The carvings of insects are verdant, and the dragons and rainbows meander.

The rafters are vermilion and green, the eaves are black and yellow.

Adorned with gold and jade, the rooms are magnificent.

It has twelve stories and is thirty feet tall.

He firmly pinned Li Qi down!

This Daoist Sect Evil Suppression Spell was unexpectedly used on Li Qi.

But another eighth-rank Daoist priest rushed towards Shen Shuibi and asked urgently, "Moonlit True Person! Did that scoundrel hurt you?!"

He seemed very anxious, even though he himself was injured.

As everyone knows, Shen Shuibi was seriously injured and also had the important task of organizing the case files.

However, his old wounds were not injured by Li Qi.

In fact, Li Qi did not harm a single person throughout the entire Mount Luofu.

All those of rank six and above went to confront the giant roc, while the rest of the people went to intercept the young master.

But he withstood the heavy pressure and held on for a quarter of an hour.

They traveled forty li in a quarter of an hour.

It's hard to imagine how he did it; the terrified expressions on the faces of all the Daoist priests present were enough to tell what had just happened.

Shen Shuibi held the red letter in her hand, but didn't look at it. Instead, she asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "What... just happened?"

"This boy is bullying others by relying on his power. He wanted to humiliate Mount Luofu and forcibly marry... forcibly marry the True Person. He even said that the True Person already knew. It's ridiculous! We have now captured him. However, he is too stubborn. He fought against several seventh-rank masters and was almost killed, but he still rushed here and disturbed the True Person."

As he spoke, he angrily complained to Shen Shuibi, "True Person, this Wushen Mountain is greedy for the cave master's treasures and has ill intentions. Now they want to humiliate us like this. Why should we stay here?!"

Shen Shuibi completely ignored the last sentence and instead asked, "How is he?"

The Daoist priest was puzzled, but still replied, "After all, he is the young master of Wushen Mountain; the seniors shouldn't have dared to kill him—"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Shen Shuibi suddenly accelerate and rush towards the Evil Suppressing Pagoda.

He was completely devoid of his usual elegance, instead appearing extremely anxious, leaving the Daoist priests who came to report him bewildered.

But even at twenty miles, Shen Shuibi would need a little time to catch up in her current condition.

Before she even arrived, she saw a burst of fire erupt from the other side of the spiritual peak and crash directly into the Evil Suppressing Pagoda where Li Qi was.

"You! You bastard!" Yang Ning's furious voice echoed for sixty miles around, shattering the Evil Suppressing Pagoda, and then she stepped on Li Qi's back.

As is widely known.

The essence of the sun is concentrated in the yang, indicating a very violent temperament.