Fragrance is good for purifying the heart

Chapter 226 Six Ding
Gardenia looked at the lifeless Shen Ci on the ground, and then raised her eyes to meet An He's eyes. His originally cold eyes became soft and gentle the moment he touched Gardenia, and he looked at Gardenia. At this time, she habitually pursed her thin and soft lips slightly, and the corners of her lips curved up unconsciously.

"Sister, is there still a rope tied behind your back? Xiao An is here to cut it for you." An He noticed that Gardenia's hands had been tied behind her back, and then she asked Gardenia to turn around, and in a blink of an eye she saw the soaked clothes. The dragon's tendons, soaked in dragon's blood, are tightly binding Gardenia's hands.

"This is the dragon tendon. It can only be cut with the high-grade Lingbao Immortal Sword or my small jade knife. There is another way, which is to take some time and slowly untie it with your hands. The dragon tendon can expand and contract freely."

Gardenia explained and relaxed the dragon's tendons.

The dragon tendons seemed to have intelligence. As soon as they noticed An He's fingers approaching, they jerked back and tightened them even tighter. Gardenia gritted her teeth and endured the pain, so she didn't make a sound.

An He patiently untied the dragon's tendon, and the head and tail of the dragon's tendon were swimming in Gardenia's wrist in various ways, just not to let An He catch it easily. It took him a long time to catch the slippery and tender tendon. The tight dragon tendons slowly relaxed...

About half an hour passed.

"Crack--" with a sound, the dragon's tendons fell softly to the ground. The meridians soaked in dragon's blood glowed brightly under the oil lamp. They twisted once as if they were alive, and then shrank into a ball. Not moving anymore.

Gardenia rubbed her aching wrist and secretly circulated the spiritual power that was constantly surging from her Dantian. She felt secretly happy. She glanced at the dragon tendon on the ground and said to Anhe: "Take this dragon tendon." Okay, this dragon tendon can seal the monk’s spiritual veins, maybe it will be useful in the future.”

An He Yiyan picked up the dragon tendon, thought about it, put it in his arms, and couldn't help hugging Gardenia. His eyes were burning and his heart was beating, "Sister, I miss you..."

"Sister, I miss Xiao An too." Gardenia hugged Xiao An, who was already a head taller than her, and stroked his generous back. She recalled that when they parted ways a year ago, he left her a blue paper crane message book. The scene of saying goodbye without saying goodbye was a bit sad. The two hugged each other for a moment to comfort their feelings of missing each other.

After a long time, Gardenia finally remembered to say hello:
"By the way, haven't you been working as the government's Golden Plume Messenger? Why are you here?"

An He hugged Gardenia and reluctantly let go for a long time, "I have been keeping an eye on the clues of human traffickers, and I was guided to Shengping Village. This is a village that specializes in selling women and children. By the way, Sister, why did you come here alone? This place is too far away from Taixu Mountain."

Gardenia was a little embarrassed to say that she was in trouble today because of being a "road idiot", so she could only say to An He: "This matter... it's a long story. Let me tell you in detail later, the secret prison here." There are still many women and children trapped here, please save the people here first."

An He nodded and agreed happily, "Okay, I will listen to my sister in everything."

Gardenia held An He's hand and when she walked past Shen Ci's body, she kicked her hard:
"Humph, now Shen Dan is the only one left! This man is a sly person. He is Shen Ci's father. He has killed many women and children. He has made a lot of unconscionable money through human trafficking over the years, but he has never been honest with the outside world. Upholding the image of a great good man, if I don't get rid of this person and destroy this Shengping Village, how can I walk in peace?"

After hearing Gardenia's thoughts, An He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and pulled Gardenia: "Sister, please wait for me for a while. I'll ask her first to see if she can do something?"

"Ask who?"

Gardenia looked suspicious. She didn't know who Anhe wanted to ask. She was about to ask, but she saw Anhe reaching out and waving to the side, saying: "Don't be afraid, this is sister, Mulan, please come out."

Under Gardenia's gaze, the shadow of a young woman wearing a pink cotton dress and a pink hairpin appeared in front of the two of them little by little.

"Living soul?" Gardenia has been practicing for a long time, and naturally recognizes that this is a ray of living soul left in the world by a deceased person, "Xiao An, how come you have a wisp of living soul following you?"

An He pursed his lips and stared at Gardenia intently, "Sister, this is a long story. Rong Xiaoan will tell you the details later." After saying that, he turned to Mulan and asked if there was any way to destroy it. Here, "Sister, I sneaked in quietly. There are at least 30 to [-] guards outside here, not counting the people in this village. Xiao An's current skills... I'm afraid I can't deal with so many people..."

He was a little embarrassed to explain, but at the same time, he had the desire to become stronger quickly. By then, he would be able to protect his sister and protect her.

"My dear friend, I can't deal with so many people at once... There are too many of them... My ghost power is really limited." Mulan added awkwardly, and finally gave a bow to Gardenia. The shadow disappeared in front of the two of them again.

"What to do, sister?"

"Don't worry. Now that my sister has recovered her cultivation, she has many ways to deal with the gang of bastards outside. However, before that, I have to get my own things back."

Gardenia sensed the Baihong Sword and the Xiaoyu Zhong Jade Bracelet, and quickly found the location of Erbao.

She held An He's hand and carefully explored in the darkness, and found the house where Shen Dan hid the jade seeds. Sure enough, there were two big men guarding the door.

In the dark night, Gardenia winked at Anhe, quietly touched the dark place at the door, and with a slight movement of spiritual power between her fingers, she pulled out two paper figures from the tuberose, holding them with her fingertips, and quickly with her other hand. A spiritual talisman was drawn on the ground.

But when I heard Gardenia silently reciting the mantra, "Benevolence protects me, Ding Chou protects me, benevolence saves me, hides in hiding, and is as urgent as the law."

This is the Liuding protective spell that Beimian used when he rescued Nangong Wenxiu. Gardenia learned it after only seeing it once. However, her magic power is still weak and she needs the help of paper figures to cast spells.

As soon as she finished reciting the incantation, Gardenia gave one of the paper figures in her hand to Anhe and told him to put it in his arms. Anhe was surprised to see Gardenia's figure turn into a shadow like Mulan.

He stretched out his hand to grab a handful, but found nothing. He was even more surprised when he saw that his hand had turned into a shadow.

"Sister, this..."

"This is Liuding's protective spell. It can hide your body. You can see me because you are carrying a paper man." Gardenia whispered to Anhe, "Follow me."

Immediately, their figures disappeared into the darkness.

The night wind howled in the dark night, blowing the dry grass and dead leaves on the roadside in all directions, just like the ownerless soul crying under the night charm.

Gardenia took Anhe to search and explore a large area, and finally found out where Shen Dan lived.

The room was not too big, just like what Gardenia had seen in the hall where guests met when she first came to Shengping Village. The difference between that room and other rooms was that there was a hand-painted image of Guanyin on the door. The richness of the colors and pen and ink must also be from Shen Dan's hand.

Gardenia and Anhe hid behind a pile of hay and looked at the dark room. The door was closed and there was no light in the window. Could it be that Shen Dan was already asleep?
(End of this chapter)