Xie Jingwen said sternly: "Impossible! The only Han Chinese sorcerers who entered Xiangxi were Wu Zhao and his group. Apart from Wu Zhao, there would be no one else!"
Xie Jingwen suddenly changed the subject: "Even if she is not Wu Zhao's accomplice, so what? Do you want to turn against me just for a corpse?"
"But...but..." Dong Bao was obviously anxious, "But the rules of Miaojiang..."
Xie Jingwen said softly, "Don't worry about the rules of Miaojiang. Didn't we already agree that from now on, you will accompany me to leave Miaojiang, fly away with me, change your surname to my surname, and never mention that you are Miao again?"
"Hmm!" Dongbao stopped talking.
Xie Jingwen whispered, "You shouldn't have spoken to my master's wife like that just now. Go and apologize to my master's wife."
"But..." Dongbao hesitated again. The Miao witch would not bow to anyone except the Great Witch. Besides, she was not contradicting Sun Xiaomei, but was just stating the rules of Miaojiang.
At that time, I hadn't figured out why Xie Jingwen did that. Someone told me afterwards that Xie Jingwen was just destroying Dongbao's persistence and even dignity step by step. Only by completely destroying all of Dongbao's pride and self-confidence would she obey Xie Jingwen's orders.
Xie Jingwen said in a deep voice: "Baby, why don't you listen? Didn't you promise me that you would become a Han Chinese with me?"
Dong Bao whispered, "Madam Sun, I'm sorry."
Sun Xiaomei said coldly: "I didn't hear it!" Sun Xiaomei was obviously helping Xie Jingwen to tame Dongbao.
"Madam Sun, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have talked back to you." Dong Bao said at the end, with tears in his voice.
Sun Xiaomei said coldly: "Go chop off her head, and I will forgive you."
“No…” Dongbao said “no” instinctively and stopped. She should be looking at Xie Jingwen, but Xie Jingwen remained silent.
After Dongbao stood there for a long time, she heard the sound of a sword being drawn out of its sheath.
Is she really going to chop down the little white sugar
Although I couldn't see my expression, I could feel the veins on my forehead bulging. If Dong Bao really dared to cut me, I would take her head regardless of whether she was forced or not.
Just when I was getting angry, Gu Piaoran suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"
Sun Xiaomei said in a deep voice: "Mr. Gu, do you have any advice for me?"
Gu Piaoran said in a deep voice: "I advise you not to touch the girl's body. Didn't you notice that there was not a single wound on the girl's body, let alone any signs of poisoning?"
Gu Piaoran was standing not far from Xiao Baitang, so he could see her situation clearly. However, Sun Xiaomei only said after her subordinates confirmed Gu Piaoran's words, "So what?"
Gu Piaoran said: "What I want to say is that this girl might be a sacrifice required by the cave god, otherwise, she would not have died strangely in the coffin. If you cut off her body, I am afraid there will be endless troubles!"
Sun Xiaomei sneered, "You don't know Wu Zhao. Even if he sacrificed his own life, he would not sacrifice his friends. This girl must have died in an accident, so Wu Zhao hid her in the coffin. Therefore, I must hold her head to humiliate Wu Zhao."
Gu Piaoran said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, then I won't stop you, Madam."
Sun Xiaomei obviously didn't expect Gu Piaoran to give up, and she didn't know what to do. But Xie Jingwen said at this time: "Master's wife, I think what Mr. Gu said makes sense. Wu Zhao is indeed a person who would rather die than betray his friends. What if this girl is not his friend?"
Xie Jingwen said: "In fact, if you look closely at Wu Zhao's two choices, you can understand his character. When Jiang Yan came to him for the first time, although Wu Zhao knew that his life was in danger, he still refused him. It was not until Monk Shi was poisoned that he took the initiative to find Jiang Yan. From this point of view, Wu Zhao is actually a person who can clearly distinguish between relatives and strangers. Jiang Yan and he are just nodding acquaintances, but before Jiang Yan is no longer his employer, he will not risk his life for Jiang Yan."
Seeing that Sun Xiaomei didn't say anything, Xie Jingwen continued, "The second time was on the train. At that time, Monk Shi's poison had already taken effect, but Wu Zhao didn't confront us head-on and forced us to stop the train. This shows that Wu Zhao is extremely calm at certain times and can control the overall situation."
When Xie Jingwen came to this point, he concluded, "I think if this person was not Wu Zhao's friend, he would most likely sacrifice her to the cave god in exchange for his life. Moreover, Ye Jin, Lu Xiaoying and Wu Zhao have always been inseparable. I don't think Wu Zhao would risk their lives to save a stranger."
While Sun Xiaomei was pondering, a cold snort suddenly came from above the cave: "You are so brave."
The other party's voice seemed to come from the gods above the nine heavens, majestic and loud, unquestionable, as if a single word could decide life and death. The rolling sound waves surged back and forth in the cave, as if thousands of people were roaring in unison to repeat the same sound, layer by layer, so close that it shook people's hearts, and people couldn't help but feel an irresistible awe from the bottom of their hearts.
As soon as the voice came out, the Xuanjing Division's soldiers drew their weapons at the same time and looked up. Dong Bao said in a trembling voice: "Cave God, calm down. The coffin fell down by itself. It has nothing to do with us."
The voice was silent for a moment before saying, "No matter who knocked over the coffin, you must put it back for me."
Dong Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll be there soon..."
The cave god interrupted her before she could finish, "I need one more person! It's you! You and that girl go into the coffin together."
"No, no..." Dong Bao said in panic, "I can't fall into the cave, I have a lover..."
The cave god pressed on: "Then sacrifice your lover as well. I just happen to be short of an oil lamp."
Dong Bao's voice sank: "Dong Shen, I can agree to your terms, but I will never sacrifice my lover to you."
"Sacrifice or die!" When the cave god's voice rose again, Xie Jingwen suddenly shouted, "Go!"
Then, the footsteps of two people ran away at the same time. If I guessed correctly, it should be Xie Jingwen who pulled Dongbao and ran away. But does he have the courage to do that
"Haha..." the cave god sneered, "You are quite courageous. I will give you one hour to catch them and skin them. If they are not dead after one hour, you will die."
After the cave god finished speaking, he disappeared without caring about the reactions of Sun Xiaomei and others.
After a brief silence, Sun Xiaomei said in a cold voice: "Let's go! Follow me to hunt down Xie Jingwen."
As the group of people from the Xuanjing Division walked away from me, the voice of the Cave God suddenly rang in my ears: "Boy, you owe me one."
Cave God? Gu Piaoran!
I reacted immediately. There was no cave god in the secret realm. Those were all created by Gu Piaoran. He must have used a secret method like ventriloquism to transmit his voice into the cave, and the echo of the cave created a cave god that seemed to be erratic.
If we only consider strength, Gu Piaoran should not be a match for Sun Xiaomei and the others. Once Sun Xiaomei forces him to explore the way and die, he will not even have room to object. However, after Gu Piaoran created a cave god that did not exist, the situation will soon be reversed.
Gu Piaoran can completely turn the situation around and play Sun Xiaomei and the others at his fingertips with the help of a cave god that does not exist but is omnipresent.
The sorcerer who was turned into a lamp holder was most likely the biggest threat to Gu Piaoran, which was why he was the first one to be killed by him, and moreover, he died at the hands of his own people.
Although I can't guess what method Gu Piaoran used to trick Sun Xiaomei into killing her own capable subordinates, I can guess Gu Piaoran's purpose. He was planning to use the people of Xuan Jingsi to carve out a bloody path for himself.
However, given Xie Jingwen's character, it is impossible for him to sacrifice himself to escape with Dongbao. At the critical moment, he would give up Dongbao just like he gave up Guo Huaxin and Lu Xiaoying, and would never risk his own life.
Xie Jingwen probably didn't risk his life to escape just to deceive Dongbao. He must have been instructed by Sun Xiaomei.
Is Sun Xiaomei doubting Gu Piaoran
It should be!
Sun Xiaomei was able to build a career for Sun Yifan, so she was definitely not an easy person to deal with. If Gu Piaoran wanted to deceive her, he would have to work hard.
Sun Xiaomei asked Jie Jingwen to take Dongbao away, which was a test. If she succeeded in the test, Gu Piaoran would immediately become a dead soul under the knife of Xuan Jingsi; if the test failed, Dongbao would become a tragic victim.
The last sentence Gu Piaoran threw down should be trying to get me to cooperate with the other party, which means that my acupoints will be unblocked soon.
About half an hour later, the acupuncture points that Gu Piaoran had pressed on me were automatically opened by the blood. I immediately stood up and rushed towards Xiao Baitang: "Xiao Baitang? Xiao Baitang..."
I called out to Xiao Baitang several times but she didn't respond, so I helped her sit up from the ground, wanting to see if I could help her breathe. As soon as I straightened Xiao Baitang's body, a porcelain bottle fell off her body.
Did she deliberately put the porcelain bottle in a place where it could easily fall? I suddenly had an idea and took the porcelain bottle and opened the cork. A scent like jasmine wafted out of the bottle, and Xiao Baitang actually opened his eyes and smiled at me: "I'm smart, right?"
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Aren't you afraid of being chopped to pieces?"
"At that time, I had no choice!" Xiao Baitang said, "Two ropes on the coffin broke. Although I didn't fall down immediately, how long could I hide? That's why I took the secret medicine and pretended to be a corpse falling out of the coffin."
Xiao Baitang pointed at the coffin still hanging in the air and said, "Look at that coffin. Why do I feel that the coffin is a little strange?"
When I looked back into the coffin, I only saw an empty coffin: "What's strange?"
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