Chapter 2938

Yes, after all, Xiao Hua had given this Rejuvenation Pill to Ji Man on his own initiative!

This was an absolute gamble!

Xiao Hua was well aware of the effect this pill had on a woman, and the effect it would have on Zi Ming!

The reason why Zi Ming didn't want to give this pill to Ji Man was because he was afraid that Ji Man would be filled with vitality and regain her youth, allowing her to sit in the position of Ji Man for a longer period of time.

In this way, even if Zi Ming lit up the Soul Setting Lamp, she would never be able to get the position of Ji Man!

Since he couldn't get Ji Man, wouldn't Zi Ming's Soul Setting Lamp be lit in vain?

Wouldn't Zi Ming's years of hard work be wasted in vain?

However, the conflict between Ji Man and Zi Ming had been brewing for many years, and now it had reached its peak, and the conflict had officially broken out. In Xiao Hua's opinion, if nothing unexpected happened, there would be many more conflicts like this in the future!

Not to mention that Zi Ming, who was determined to get the position of Ji Man, would be on guard against and alienate Ji Man, even Ji Man, an elder, would also set up a dam in her heart, pushing Zi Ming away from her concern!

And the best time to ease this conflict, to resolve this conflict, was now!

The time when everything was not completely clear yet!

And the only way to resolve this conflict was for one of them to take a step back!

Actually, it might not be just one step, but half a step was enough.

Although it was only half a step, Ji Man's dignity and her injuries had determined that she would not take a step back, and the young and vigorous Zi Ming would also find it hard to take a step back!

Therefore, Xiao Hua had no choice but to take a step back for Zi Ming!

Coincidentally, Zi Ming's last Rejuvenation Pill was in Xiao Hua's hand, and Xiao Hua took it out in a flash of inspiration.

"Sigh, there are many precious things in this world, power, youth, life, kinship, any of them are hard to give up!

But giving them up … doesn't mean losing them. By giving up power, you will get kinship, and the stability of Houtu Stronghold. If Zi Ming knew about my painstaking efforts … perhaps he might not blame me, right? "

Although Xiao Hua was clear about this, and he also hoped that the kinship in Ji Man's heart could continue, he was after all not Zi Ming. Walking in the dark corridor, there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. Looking at the silhouette of the palace, which looked like a huge monster in the night, he sighed in his heart.

Although Houtu Stronghold had a large number of people, and was one of the strongest powers in Meng Mountains, it was facing many internal and external troubles as well!

While Xiao Hua was pondering, he followed the guard to the back of the mountain. The back of the mountain was filled with guards. There were spirit beasts flying in the air, and each of the guards was holding a strange lantern. The flame in the lantern emitted a green light that illuminated the entire mountain. Xiao Hua understood that the Dipankara Pawn would be held in the ancestral hall of the Houtu Stockade.

Sure enough, as the guards led Xiao Hua through the mountain path, the guards holding lanterns on the mountain path all stared at Xiao Hua with unusual vigilance. Even when Xiao Hua arrived at the entrance of the ancestral shrine, he still felt countless piercing gazes following him.

"Young Master Xiao, please wait a moment!"

That guard very politely asked Xiao Hua to wait, while he himself took out a thumb-sized transparent skull and walked in front of the ancestral shrine's gate. There were already several dozen guards wearing pitch-black armor standing in several rows on both sides of the gate.

This was the first time Xiao Hua saw this armor. It looked very cumbersome, and it covered the guard's head, face, body, and other parts. Moreover, outside the thick armor, there were tendons as thick as a thumb. The surface of the armor looked like the soul runes that were drawn on the skin of the Spirit Warriors. Occasionally, a dark green beast head would appear where the tendons were.

The guard handed over the skull and whispered a few words to the guard who came to greet him. Then, he led the guard to Xiao Hua and said with a smile, "Young Master Xiao, I can only escort you up to here. Please follow this palace guard into the ancestral shrine. Venerable Wu should be waiting inside!"

"Okay, thank you!" Xiao Hua nodded lightly and expressed his thanks.

The palace guard looked at Xiao Hua, then looked at the skull in his hand. He waved his hand, indicating Xiao Hua to follow him, then he turned around and walked away!

Xiao Hua didn't say anything and walked up a few steps. Just as he followed the palace guard up the stairs, there was a burst of noise behind him. A slightly louder voice shouted, "Venerable Wu of She Bi Village has arrived … …"

The steps that were originally filled with people walking up and down suddenly quieted down. Then, everyone hurriedly moved to the sides of the steps. The palace guard who led Xiao Hua also stopped and moved to the side. Xiao Hua thought for a moment, then followed the crowd and moved away.

After standing firm, Xiao Hua turned his head to look. He heard the sound of the mountain path. Among the dozen or so burly guards wearing the same pitch-black armor as the palace guard, a thin and tall old man quickly walked over.

This old man's skin was yellow, and he was dressed very solemnly. On his white bearded face, there was a pair of thin and long eyes that were slightly narrowed.

The old man's face was also thin and long. His thin lips were tightly shut, and the wrinkles that seemed to have been carved by a knife covered his cheeks and forehead. A kind of coldness, calmness, and pressure was emitted from this old man's body. No one dared to look at him, let alone approach him.

Following the old man's silent footsteps and the palace guard's heavy footsteps, everyone who passed by bowed and saluted, their faces filled with extreme respect. The old man acted as if he didn't hear this, and his eyelids didn't even move.

Until he walked up the steps of the Hou Tu Village's ancestral temple!

At this time, there were more than ten people standing respectfully on the steps. All of the people of Hou Tu Village bowed and saluted. Even the palace guard wearing pitch-black armor raised his right arm as if he was saluting!

Only Xiao Hua stood there with his arms folded, indifferently looking at the Venerable Wu!

Xiao Hua was originally thin and tall, and when he stood next to the palace guard, he was half a head taller than the palace guard. Now that everyone was saluting, he was like a crane in a flock of chickens.

Even if the Venerable Wu of She Bi Village didn't want to see it, he had no choice but to see it clearly.

"Oh ~" Much to Xiao Hua's surprise, the Venerable Wu of She Bi Village made a strange sound from his throat. His narrowed eyes slightly raised, and two balls of ghostly green light flashed out from the Venerable Wu's eyes.

Suddenly, Xiao Hua felt his entire body was covered by a kind of ice. An incomparably heavy and extreme coldness came from his skin, and from the bottom of his heart at the same time!

"Hiss ~" Xiao Hua was greatly alarmed. The protective golden light around his body immediately flourished, wanting to disperse the coldness.

However, after the protective golden light appeared, the coldness on the surface of Xiao Hua's body seemed to be covered, and there was some faint warmth. However, the coldness in his heart became even more intense, as if it was about to freeze his blood vessels.

"Damn it, the Venerable Wu of She Bi Village … indeed lives up to his reputation!" Xiao Hua bitterly smiled, "Xiao Mao, this guy is a bit troublesome!"

After bitterly smiling, Xiao Hua simply didn't resist, and just stood there quietly.

The Venerable Wu of She Bi Village also seemed to be startled. He didn't expect that Xiao Hua would give up resisting when he tried just now.

If it was someone else, perhaps they would have let go. After all, Xiao Hua was a junior, and this was the ancestral shrine of the Houtu Village. Unfortunately, the Venerable Wu of She Bi Village was only startled for a moment, and then a trace of a cold smile hung on the corner of his mouth. An indescribable heartbeat sound came from Xiao Hua's ears. "Thump … thump … thump …" This heartbeat sound was extremely slow, as if there was a strange suction force. Xiao Hua felt this sound become increasingly louder, surrounding his entire body, and his own heartbeat also slowed along with this sound!

"The power of blood vessels!" Xiao Hua suddenly came to a realization, "This old bastard …"

The instant Xiao Hua came to a realization, "Thump, thump, thump ~" The sound in his heart suddenly sped up, and Xiao Hua suddenly felt his entire body throbbing. Moreover, at the end of his blood vessels, his entire heart seemed to be about to burst!

"This is bad ~" Xiao Hua hurriedly circulated his magic power, and just as he was about to do his best to resist, he heard a faint voice say, "Zhe Min, this is just a junior cultivator of the Dao Sect, why are you willing to give up your face and make things difficult for him?"

Immediately, a faint dark green brilliance flashed around Xiao Hua's body, and all the coldness and sound disappeared, returning to the previous silence.

"Hmph, this old man naturally doesn't want to make things difficult for a junior, but there are some juniors who overestimate themselves and want to make things difficult for this old man. Jianji, don't you think this old man should let them know that the people of Meng Mountain aren't easy to bully and fool?"

The Venerable Wu of She Bi Village raised his eyes, looked at the Venerable Wu of Houtu Village who appeared on the stairs, and coldly snorted and said.

"The matters of the juniors will naturally be settled by the juniors, I'm already old, so why should I care so much?"

The Venerable Wu of Houtu Village answered indifferently, and then glanced at Xiao Hua, and changed the topic, saying in an extremely serious tone, "Furthermore, this young friend Xiao is a distinguished guest of our Houtu Village, not to mention our Houtu Village, even if it's within the borders of Meng Mountain, if anyone dares to make things difficult for young friend Xiao, it's the same as going against our Houtu Village!"

"Oh?"

The Venerable Wu of She Bi Village frowned, and coldly said, "Jianji, are you going against our She Bi Village?"

"You know very well the matters of your She Bi Village, this old man is too lazy to ask!" The Venerable Wu of Houtu Village waved his hand and said, "This young friend Xiao has nothing to do with your She Bi Village!

If anyone dares to touch him, even the Shaman King won't allow it! "

"Ah?"

The Venerable Wu of She Bi Village was startled, and opened his eyes. His cold gaze swept over Xiao Hua's body, and he looked very shocked.

"Zhe Min, why aren't you coming in?

Other than Tan Zhe and you, everyone else has already arrived!

This is the grand meeting of the Houtu Village, and you're the closest one, yet you're the last one to arrive? "

While they were talking, a tall old man appeared next to the Venerable Wu of Houtu Village, and shouted loudly.

"Hmm ~" The Venerable Wu of She Bi Village glanced at him, then coldly looked at Xiao Hua, and quickly walked up the stairs.

"Caw ~" A beast's roar resounded through the sky from afar, and then, the back mountain of Houtu Village, which was already cold, was suddenly filled with a fierce wind. A dark shadow, like a shooting star, rushed over from afar, and in just a blink of an eye, it flew above everyone's head!