The fox demon Sun Yue said coldly: "Are there any people from the Beast Taming Sect among you?"
Ye Jin pointed at Lu Xiaoying casually and said, "We don't have anyone from the Beast Taming Sect, but we do have the owner of the spirit dog. She considers the spirit dog a companion. I don't think anyone would have any objection, right?"
Ye Jin didn't wait for the fox demon Sun Yue to speak before he spoke: "If you don't agree, it's fine. At worst, we can report it to the Elder Council at the same time and let the four elders make the judgment."
Ye Jin is just arguing. Once the matter is reported to the Council of Elders, the start of the game will be delayed. That way, we will have enough time to study the substitutions and even make some arrangements on the periphery.
The fox demon Sun Yue said with a smile: "Since you want to exchange Nangong Ling for a dog, I certainly have no objection. It's just a pity for the loyal Nangong Ling. In your eyes, he is not even as good as a dog."
Nangong Ling's voice suddenly sank: "Brother Shi, do you also agree that they should replace me with a dog? You would rather trust a dog than me?"
Monk Shi's body trembled slightly, but he didn't speak. Ye Jin said coldly: "In my opinion, Guazi'er is much more reliable than you. At least it won't attack its own people at the critical moment."
Nangong Ling's voice turned completely cold: "I didn't ask you, I asked Shi Bucong."
Monk Shi looked up at the sky and blinked twice: "I believe in melon seeds!"
“Hahahahahahaha…” Nangong Ling suddenly burst into laughter, with a line of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, “Okay, okay! I finally understand, you are just like that beast who abandoned his wife and children for loyalty, you can do anything for loyalty!”
A cold light flashed in Nangong Ling's red eyes: "Shi Bucong, I will make you regret it, make you regret it for the rest of your life, and make your so-called brothers live a life worse than death."
Nangong Ling took a few steps back and stood beside the fox demon Sun Yue: "I want to join the Xuanjing Division, is that ok?"
The fox demon Sun Yue smiled and said, "You are most welcome!"
"Nangong Ling!" Monk Shi suddenly asked angrily, "What do you want to do?"
Nangong Ling said indifferently: "What I just said is what I will do. You'd better pray that Xiao Baitang is better at using poison than I am."
“Nangong Ling, you…” Monk Shi had just taken a step forward when he was stopped by Ye Jin and I.
Nangong Ling didn't even look at Monk Shi again, and turned around and walked into the Xuan Jingsi camp.
The fox demon Sun Yue smiled and said, "Are you gentlemen not going back yet?"
I responded calmly: "Didn't the magic box appear? Once we see the magic box, we will naturally go back."
"Then please come in!" After the fox demon Sun Yue led us into the manor, I have been observing the terrain of the manor. Judging from the layout of the manor, it should have been heavily guarded, and some places even had large talisman formations. However, those arrangements were all removed a long time ago. Except for a simple maze formation at the door, there is almost no defense outside the manor.
However, the further I went in, the more I felt something was wrong. There were more and more formations from different sects, and I could only make out the general idea of many of them, which showed the skill of the people who set up the formations.
Dou Ma, who was walking behind me, whispered, "According to intelligence, at least ten masters of the king-level had set up a trap here to seal the magic box. Going further ahead is the core of the forbidden area."
Just as Dou Ma said, after we walked forward three or four hundred meters, we saw layers of talisman formations surrounding the inner courtyard.
Strangely, a huge pool was dug out in the center of the inner courtyard. In the deep green water with a chill, a coiled dragon could be vaguely seen.
On the other side of the pool, a group of monks in yellow robes were sitting cross-legged. The fox demon Sun Yue bowed slightly to a monk in the distance and said, "Please ask the notary to start the game."
The old monk stood up and said, "I, Zhiyuan from Prajna Temple, bow to you."
Monk Zhiyuan said, "In this celebrity contest, I am only responsible for taking out the magic box under your witness, and I will not be the referee. But in order to ensure that the magic box will not bring harm to the world, after the start of the game, I will personally lead the monks of Prajna Temple to seal the inner courtyard. After that, the inner courtyard will be opened every three days to confirm the progress of both sides. Do you have any questions?"
"No." The fox demon Sun Yue was the first to shake her head.
I said in a deep voice, "I want to ask. What if someone in the inner courtyard is in danger and needs rescue or to leave?"
"I won't care about anything." Monk Zhiyuan said, "Life and death in this game are up to fate. I am only responsible for guarding the magic box."
I nodded and waved, "Let's get started!"
Monk Zhiyuan nodded to a middle-aged monk, who stood up and moved a mechanism that looked like an iron gate. Soon after, the sound of the mechanism turning rang out from all directions around the pool, and green pool water instantly flowed out from the dark holes at the bottom of the pool, and an iron dragon covered with moss and algae gradually emerged from the bottom of the pool.
From the green algae in the pool, it can be seen that this is a pool of stagnant water. Stagnant water is a taboo in Feng Shui, and it is unfavorable to people no matter where it is built. If this pool was not built later to seal the magic box, then it should have other uses.
While I was thinking, the stagnant water in the pool was completely drained, and the skeletons all over the bottom of the pool came into my sight.
Although the bones on the ground were already broken, I could still tell that most of them were animal bones, with only a small number of human bones mixed in.
According to Dou Ma, no one has taken care of this place for at least fifty years. It is unusual that the bones that have not completely decayed after nearly half a century are not ordinary.
When I took a closer look, I was shocked—the scarred animal bones could still emit a pale white luster after years of erosion. Some relatively intact bones even had some human shape.
Demonic bones!
My first reaction was that this should be the legendary demon-burning pool used to dissolve the corpses of demons - this manor should be the place where the Xuan Jing Division slaughters demons.
Before I could see clearly what was going on below the Demon-Burning Pool, I heard the sound of a mechanism turning beneath the iron dragon in the center of the pool.
The iron dragon that was originally lying at the bottom of the Demon-Burning Pond was lifted to the same height as the pool by a slowly rising circular platform. It suddenly stretched its waist and stood up from the platform as if preparing to take off into the air.
It was not until then that I could see clearly that the iron dragon's front paws had been pressed under its body before. Only when the dragon's body arched up did it use its front paws to drag out a golden box from under its body.
Magic box!
The magic box was much bigger than I had imagined. It would be more appropriate to call it a small box.
The moment the magic box appeared, I was looking for the lock that Dou Ma mentioned, but I didn't see any trace of a lock in the gap of the lid. Is the lock on the top of the lid
As the iron dragon slowly pushed the magic box to the shore with its claws, several monks strode over, held the magic box around with long sticks, and lifted the box to the open space.
Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone, please check the magic box!"
I was the first to walk over and looked down at the magic box. When my eyes locked onto the lock on the lid, I was secretly surprised - it was clearly a compass with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches written on it.
The ancient compass lock is quite similar to the current password box. If you don't match the heavenly stems and earthly branches, you can't easily open the secret box even if you have the key. What's more, the compass lock is often connected to various mechanisms. Once forced to open, not only will the contents of the secret box be destroyed in an instant, but it may also bring disaster to people.
I was staring at the compass in a trance when I suddenly heard a heavy gasp. When I looked over to find the sound, I saw several Mirror Warlocks staring at the magic box, their hands hanging by their sides clenched into fists, as if they were desperately suppressing the urge to rush up and take a look.
I was slightly startled and turned to look in the direction of Lu Xiaoying and the others. Lu Xiaoying had already blocked Guan Qingyan and Xiao Baitang behind her. She was quietly pinching the magic formula with her left hand to suppress her impulse, but her eyes were always fixed on the magic box and refused to move away.
Oh no! It turns out that the magic box is just as Dou Ma said, it has a fatal attraction to women. Once a woman sees the magic box, she can't take her eyes away!
"Amitabha-"
Just as I was about to call Lu Xiaoying, I heard Monk Zhiyuan chanting a Buddhist name. Although Monk Zhiyuan's voice was not loud, the Buddhist sound brought by his inner strength was like a thunderclap, waking up all the women who were ready to make a move.
Zhiyuan asked seriously: "Can you confirm the authenticity of the magic box?"
The fox demon Sun Yue said: "Yes, the magic box is exactly the same as what is recorded in the Xuanjingsi secret file."
Dou Ma also nodded and said, "It is the same as recorded in the secret file."
Dou Ma has never seen the true appearance of the magic box, and her judgment also comes from the secret files of Jiuchong Pavilion.
Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Okay, according to the rules, the magic box will be kept by Madam Sun San of Xuanjing Division first, and will be handed over to Jiuchong Pavilion in two days under the witness of this poor monk. Do either side have any questions?"
I shook my head slightly, and the fox demon Sun Yue also waved and had the magic box taken away. Zhiyuan waved and said, "All monks leave the inner courtyard and seal all exits."
I turned around and said "be careful" to Lu Xiaoying and the others, and then followed Dou Ma out of the inner courtyard. When I looked back, the masters of Prajna Temple had already sealed the gate of the inner courtyard.
As I walked out with my head down, Dou Ma suddenly said, "Wu Zhao, don't you think there's something wrong with that pretty girl you were staring at at the beginning?"
I was surprised and asked, "What's wrong with her? Isn't she just a sorcerer from the Mirror Department?"
"No, it's definitely not right!" Dou's mother shook her head, "There must be something wrong with that girl! I always feel like I've seen that girl somewhere. No, I have to check..."
While Dou Ma was speaking, her phone suddenly rang.
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