Before a minute was up, Zhu Xinglong and Zhang Rong, under pressure from Magu, swallowed the "Evil Corruption Pill". Seeing their nauseous expressions, I began to feel a little sympathetic towards them.
"Okay, good. I am very satisfied with your decision."
Magu said in a deep voice.
Then she brought the three of us to the middle of this space. In the middle, without the white mist, a square object appeared.
The thing was dark green in color, and had many mysterious inscriptions engraved on it.
As a Taoist priest, I have some knowledge of inscriptions. Moreover, I have the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes in my hand. I immediately recognized what the dark green object was. It was a formation plate.
But even the formation plate is too big, several feet wide.
"Is it the formation plate of the Dao formation?!"
I asked in surprise.
Magu turned her head to look at me, and said with a smile: "Yes, you really have some knowledge. I'm afraid you learned it from the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes!"
I nodded awkwardly.
Magu explained, "This is a defensive formation. As long as Zuo Weiran dares to bring those ghost officials into the attic of the Gongyang Pavilion, I will prevent them from getting out. Then, I will catch him in the jar and kill Zuo Weiran easily."
Zhu Xinglong echoed, "That's good, that's good... When the time comes, that old fellow Zuo Weiran won't be able to escape, and he will definitely be jumping up and down in anxiety. He used to boss us around, but this time, I want to see how embarrassed he is."
On the contrary, Zhang Rong was very calm.
Zhang Rong stood aside and said, "But Lady Magu, Zuo Weiran now has more than a hundred ghost officials under his command. If we imprison them in the Support Pavilion, with just a few of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist them!"
After listening to Zhang Rong's words, I thought to myself, this Zhang Rong is really a big fool, how could Magu not think of such a thing. If she only thinks about trapping Zuo Weiran and doesn't think about us, then she really doesn't deserve to be the head of the Gongyang Pavilion!
Magu sneered and said, "Don't worry about this. I'm prepared. Zuo Weiran and those ghost officials who betrayed the Gongyang Pavilion will definitely not be able to escape from my grasp."
Having said this, Magu paused.
After a while, she said, "What you three have to do now is to take the 'Evil Corruption Pill' and subdue all of Zuo Weiran's men hiding in the Offering Pavilion, and make them all take the Evil Corruption Pill. If they don't obey, then you just take action and kill them!"
After saying that, Magu threw a sign to me.
The sign was similar to a reward or punishment order, but it was engraved with two small seal characters, "Pavilion Master", instead of numbers.
"This is my 'Pavilion Master's Order'. With it, you can move freely in the Offering Pavilion. Even if you encounter a magic circle, it will not attack you."
Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong looked at the "Pavilion Master's Order" card in my hand with some excitement.
I curled my lips, glared at them, and shouted, "What are you looking at? This thing is in my hands now, do you still want to snatch it away!?"
Zhu Xinglong and Zhang Rong quickly turned their eyes away, saying, "Don't dare, don't dare!..."
Then I took Zhu Xinglong and Zhang Rong and prepared to leave this space.
When I was about to leave the space, Magu said, "Yang Tianyi, thank you for helping me. Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly after this matter is over!"
I turned around and said with a chuckle, "Thank you very much, Master Magu!"
Then, I faced
Zhu Xinglong and Zhang Rong waved their hands and left room "34".
Room 34 is just a small room, but it has a whole other world inside. It is really amazing. If the physicists in the world knew about this, they would probably be shocked.
Standing at the door of Room 34, I looked at Zhang Rong and said in a deep voice, "Captain Zhang Rong, I think you know best who Zuo Weiran's subordinates are! Let's go, take us to find them."
"That's right, Mr. Yang, you are too polite. You can call me Xiao Zhang or Xiao Rong, it's all fine! You don't have to call me the captain. You are a popular person around Lady Magu. From now on, you are my big brother. I will do whatever you say!"
Look, this guy really looks like a slave, and he will climb up when he gets the chance.
Zhu Xinglong stood aside and curled his lips in displeasure, but said nothing.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Zhang Rong, you have to perform well this time... Let's go!"
Under the leadership of Zhang Rong, the first place we came to was the Reward and Punishment Hall.
The Reward and Punishment Hall could be said to be Zuo Weiran's base camp, so it was right for him to come here first. But what disappointed me was that most of Zuo Weiran's subordinates had been taken away by him before. The remaining people in the Reward and Punishment Hall were just some "small fish and shrimps".
The ghost officials under Zuo Weiran were dumbfounded when I took out the "Pavilion Master Order". Two young ghost officials admired Zuo Weiran so much that they wanted to attack us, but Zhu Xinglong broke their legs. After that, they were thrown to the ground like dead dogs.
I counted and found that there were more than 30 ghost officials left in the Reward and Punishment Hall, and Zuo Weiran had more than a dozen of his men. Except for the two ghost officials whose legs were broken by Zhu Xinglong, all the other ghost officials had taken the "Evil Corruption Pill".
The ghost officials who swallowed the "Evil Corruption Pill" were very affectionate, and there was not even a trace of anger on their faces. They were as obedient as sheep. This made me very satisfied.
Among them was a very wise ghost official named Wu Ye. He timidly told me that although Zuo Weiran had left, he still had his own "small treasury".
Moreover, Wu Ye also knew where Zuo Weiran’s secret fund was.
Even Zhang Rong seemed very excited when he heard the news.
"Fuck, that old dog Zuo Weiran actually has his own little treasury, I really didn't know that. But as the steward of the Gongyang Pavilion, he should have hidden a lot of good things!"
Then Zhang Rong came close to me and said flatteringly, "Young Master Yang, wait a minute, if you really find the small treasury, you have to reward me with something, so that I can do a better job for the Support Pavilion."
Zhu Xinglong was also unambiguous and said to me with a smile: "Mr. Yang, to be honest, I have never admired anyone else, but you are the one I admire the most. You are not only brave and resourceful, but also have extraordinary skills. It is an honor for me, Zhu Xinglong, to be able to follow you."
It seems that Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong are quite good at flattering others.
"Alright, alright, stop flattering me. Since Wu Ye said there's a small treasury, let's go over and take a look. If there's really good stuff there, you guys will definitely get it!"
I am more excited than letting Zhang Rong and Zhu Xinglong eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
Then, under the leadership of Wu Ye, we went deep into the Reward and Punishment Hall.
There are stone passages deep in the Reward and Punishment Hall.
The passages looked very confusing, and it would be easy to get lost without a guide.
Zhang Rong said to me, "Mr. Yang, you don't know that every time Zuo Weiran asked us to discuss something, he would bring us here. But there are too many passages here, and few people can remember the path.
. I’m afraid there are some places I’ve never been to.”
I didn't respond to Zhang Rong's words.
Wu Ye took us around in the corridor for a long time, and my eyes were a little blurry.
I even began to have doubts, wondering if Wu Ye was trying to do something on purpose.
But soon, my idea was dispelled.
Because after Wu Ye led us around a bend, Zhang Rong and I saw a house in front of us. It was a separate area with a small building built against the wall.
But the appearance of that small building was exactly the same as the attic of the Gongyang Pavilion. It was just that the small building deep in the passage was much smaller than the attic of the Gongyang Pavilion. But even so, it was not small.
"My goodness, that old man Zuo Weiran really knows how to enjoy himself. He actually built a smaller version of the Offering Pavilion here. I'm afraid he has long wanted to become the Pavilion Master of the Offering Pavilion. He really has a wolfish ambition!"
Zhu Xinglong stood aside and said in a cold voice.
Wu Ye looked at me and whispered, "Young Master Yang, this is Lord Zuo, not... Zuo Weiran's place. I just found this place by accident when I was wandering in the passage. But I have never been to the attic here."
"... But I know that Zuo Weiran must have his own little treasury, and it's right here."
I smiled at Wu Ye and said approvingly, "Wu Ye, right? You're pretty good. So, you've never been in this little attic, right? Then I can allow you in this time!"
After hearing what I said, Wu Ye showed an excited expression on his face, "Is it really possible?"
I nodded and said, "Of course! You know, I am now the Pavilion Master's confidant. The Pavilion Master's order is in my hand, so my words will naturally be effective!"
In fact, I was afraid that Wu Ye would deceive us. If there were any magic array or mechanism in the attic, we would be in great danger.
"Okay, Wu Ye, I won't say any more words to you. Go ahead and check the attic first. We'll be waiting for you here. If there's no problem, call us again."
Wu Ye also understood my intention, but he had no choice.
Then he still lowered his head and rushed towards the small attic.
Soon, Wu Ye reached the door of the attic and slowly entered the attic.
It's really interesting to see him looking back every time he takes a step.
"Master Yang, I really admire you. Your method is so brilliant. You made that kid stunned!"
Zhang Rong stood by and muttered to himself, and began to flatter again.
I glared at Zhang Rong and said unhappily, "Well, stop flattering me. If you say anything more, I'll send you out to search the attic."
Zhang Rong closed his mouth in embarrassment.
At this time, the window on the second floor of the attic was pushed open by Wu Ye.
Wu Ye seemed a little excited, his face flushed, and he shouted loudly: "Young Master Yang, it's okay, there is no danger here, you can come in. There are not only many underworld tools here, but also many elixirs. I also found something else."
"Come and take a look, it's incredible!"
Judging from Wu Ye's reaction and expression, he should not be deceiving us.
I waved to Zhang Rong, Zhu Xinglong and the others, and said solemnly, "Let's go and take a look."
Then I led a group of people behind me and walked quickly towards the small attic.
After entering the scaled-down version of the attic of the Offering Pavilion, I was also stunned.
(to be continued)
PS: There is no regular pattern in my division of the papers, so please don’t be surprised.
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