Seeing the broken pieces of the cup, Hua Jingchun knew that the plot had failed. Wu Huai was indeed a beast, but based on this one point alone, his behavior could not be justified - no matter how close the Chi Gou were to the people, their roots were also the devil sect. It was ridiculous to attack the "young leader" simply because of his moral corruption.
Wu Huai didn't drink the tea, and even Tai Heng, who always followed the rules, was helpless. The courtyard was full of Chi Gou followers, and the other eight protectors and guardians were all awake, and the situation couldn't be worse. This operation was a gamble, but Hua Jingchun calmly faced the impending failure.
If Shi Jingzhi had taken the opportunity to ask for a high price, I would have had reason to suspect that this person had tampered with the drug. But when he asked for a painting, I was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Love at first sight? Don't be ridiculous." The Chi Gou Sect was bold and unrestrained, so he didn't consider it an offensive remark. "Have you seen those idiots? Even a spit from them would be enough to make us suffer. And the eight people on the stage are all ruthless characters who are willing to risk their lives. I see that you are young, so you'd better stay out of this mess."
Shi Jingzhi still had a smile on his face, and addressed her more intimately: "Don't worry, sister, just tell me whether you are willing or not."
"You want to be my subordinate, why wouldn't I be willing to do that?"
Wu Huai was not in a hurry either. He stood with his hands behind his back and watched them whispering to each other in the audience with a dark look in his eyes.
The eight Dharma protectors and guardians of the religion on the upper seats saw that their young leader did not move, and they looked at each other. Hua Jingchun had just called the young leader in his early twenties "brother", and they didn't know whether it was because of the fact or because he was throwing dirty water. However, despite their hesitation, they all put their hands on their weapons. The whole yard was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and the atmosphere was tense.
The head of the sect was at ease, and continued in a low voice: "Good sister, I have two questions. Do you recognize Su Zhi's face? If you saw him, could you recognize him?"
The question was so horrifying that Hua Jingchun said doubtfully, "Only the past leaders can see the portrait, but the current leader has an extraordinary bearing. Even if he is blindfolded, we will not make a mistake."
Wu Huai was not in a hurry, but Qu Duanyun was too lazy to watch the farce. He tapped the table with his fingertips, and his words were still cheerful and reasonable: "I, Tai Heng, have no right to interfere in the affairs of Chi Gou. He betrayed the sect just for his own desires, which is the most despicable behavior in the martial arts world. If Master Wu needs help, just ask directly."
Hua Hufa spat and sneered, "It seems that Tai Heng is also a coward who is blind and covering his ears. Master Qu has come all the way here, didn't he see the shit he did? He said he was upholding the right path, but he has become a fence-sitter."
Qu Duanyun actually looked at him sincerely, and spoke sincerely: "For a hundred years, Chi Gou has dug up graves and stolen artifacts. At the same time, he has raised assassins and made life transactions. I don't know what righteousness Hua Protector wants me to protect before the Demon Cult? When you were doing evil, you didn't want us to intervene. Now that the dogs are biting each other, you want me to 'support the righteousness'?"
Xu Jingming sat not far from him and nodded in agreement. Seeing the sudden and exciting change, his curiosity and excitement were obviously greater than his nervousness.
Hua Jingchun choked and responded sharply, "Since Sect Leader Qu hates evil so much, why bother getting involved with me, Chi Gou? Wouldn't it be better for you to just kill me?"
"Whether in the northwest or in the martial arts world, Chi Gou must continue." Qu Duanyun looked at him with a hint of pity. "Hua Guardian, there is no need to talk nonsense. It is better to stop as soon as possible."
What a good guidance. Yin Ci glanced at Qu Duanyun out of the corner of his eye.
This person is either a pretend talent or he really doesn't believe in his own ideas. Qu Duanyun's words just now made sense, but they were mixed with a lot of leading conclusions. After a few words, in his mouth, Hua Hufa became a madman who "betrayed the sect for his own desires" and "talked nonsense".
Yin Ci stroked the Shadow Sword, feeling deeply that he was influenced by his own master. At that moment, he wanted to bring Qu Duanyun along as well and interrogate him together.
Seeing that the conversation was about to end, Yin Ci looked at Shi Jingzhi. Just as he was about to say something, Shi Jingzhi stretched out his claws and gently scratched his palm.
"Aci, let's have some fun." He said happily, "I know what you're thinking, but I have a more interesting idea than robbing Qu Duanyun."
Shi Jingzhi pointed to the utensils that Wu Huai had placed beside the ancient tripod. It was a fixed procedure for the young leader to take down the utensils, and the utensils were also imitated from the old master's utensils, exactly the same as the painting.
"Aci, do you want to try 'Resurrection'?"
At the same time, Wu Huai's calm before the storm also came to an end. Seeing that Hua Jingchun had no intention of giving in, he frowned and held the Bone Sweeping Sword horizontally: "Kill them all, no need for trial."
"The monks show their true colors, offering sacrifices to the ancestors and praying for peace. The audience will be pleased to see the monks, and a cup of wine will make the world turn upside down."
Shi Jingzhi had jumped onto the eaves of the courtyard at some point, right above the portrait of the old man. His Nuo hair was tilted to the side of his head, revealing his beautiful and strange face. After many days, the flag of cure was blown up by the wind, and the jade pendant on the flag swayed with it. Shi Jingzhi's long hair fluttered in the wind, and with the smoke floating everywhere, his evil aura became even stronger.
"Wu Huai, you haven't even drunk the wine and tea of 'A Cup of Wine to Make the Yellow Springs Difficult' yet, so you can't be considered the leader of the Red Hook Sect. Isn't it a bit too much to just give the order like this?"
Seeing Shi Jingzhi's face, Wu Huai was just stunned for a moment, without showing too much shock, obviously he recognized Shi Jingzhi. Qu Duanyun stood up from his seat and immediately drew his sword. He frowned slightly, and the calmness on his face was slightly disturbed.
Xu Jingming couldn't hold back his anger and screamed, "It's you—"
Shi Jingzhi half-crouched on the eaves, ignoring his half-brother who was shouting and yelling. He looked down at the whole place, looking at the faces that were looking up.
Wu Huai pointed his Bone Sweeping Sword and said, "Come down. I don't like to look up when I talk. What does my Chi Gou's affairs have to do with your Kushan Sect?"
Shi Jingzhi did not try to hide his evil spirit. He locked his eyes with Wu Huai and laughed, "Of course it has nothing to do with me. So what? This time, the leader came here to get your Chi Gou's treasure and to test the magic weapon I got from Zongwu Mountain."
He stretched out his hand, took out the jade eyeball, and tossed it in his hand nonchalantly.
When he showed up just now, he naturally screened out a group of people based on the reactions of the people in the hall. Now that his jade eyes were exposed, he could screen out another group - Xu Jingming was so slow-witted that his face was filled with surprise, vigilance and confusion. Most people reacted the same way as him, with a little greed at most.
All of these can eliminate the suspicion of being a spy of the Yinxian Society.
The jade eyeball rose and fell. Shi Jingzhi had enough of playing with it and grabbed it in his hand: "This is a very good thing. As long as the conditions are right, it can bring you back to the world of the living."
His voice was mixed with his internal strength and was very loud.
"I've thought about it for a long time. Yan Budu is dangerous and rebellious. I'm afraid that monk Kongshi will not let go of my crazy followers. As for summoning souls, Suzhi is more suitable. Combined with the occasion, it's very interesting to think about it."
The courtyard was suddenly in turmoil. The guests were fine, but the Chigou followers were in chaos. The water turned into boiling water, and the buzzing sound of discussion drowned out the ringing of the bone bells.
"Master Su can be resurrected?!"
"It is said that the Kushan Sect found a treasure in Zongwu Mountain. It is indeed true..."
"There are strange things everywhere in the ghost tomb. If that is really the evil thing left by Yan Budu, it is indeed possible—"
"What an evil thing! When Yan Budu got the Vision Meat, he must have taken other immortal objects with him!"
Even Hua Jingchun, who personally led them here, was frightened and stared at the jade eyeball. The people in Yueshui Pavilion were almost crazy, the sound of swiping records and tearing papers was heard. The small commotion just now finally led to a big chaos. The Chigou believers forgot about the corpse on the ground and pushed towards Shi Jingzhi.
Only Wu Huai and Qu Duanyun's reactions were different from the others. Wu Huai looked indifferent, while Qu Duanyun's expression of "what nonsense are you talking about" flashed across his face. He hid it well, but he couldn't escape Shi Jingzhi's eyes.
I believe you two know something about the Jade Eye.
Shi Jingzhi smiled slightly, but did not point it out. He summoned the Yang Fire and pretended to cover the jade eye with blood. This little "material" was not enough to activate the magic on the jade eye, but it was enough to pretend.
The momentum of the magic was swept, and Shi Jingzhi released Yang Fire, which was blown away by the strong wind. Yang Fire sparks were much more fierce than ordinary flames, and the smoke immediately ignited a large amount of smoke.
The bone bells all vibrated and hummed. The smoke was blown away by the wind, and there really was an extra space in front of the scroll.
The man had long hair, wore a red robe, and had a mask on his face. He said nothing, but his aura spread everywhere. His aura was so heavy that everyone couldn't even raise their heads.
Even though I can't see her face, just looking at her demeanor and momentum -
"Master Su, Master Su!" Hua Protector stuttered for a rare moment, his eyes widened, and he didn't even bother to investigate Shi Jingzhi's identity.
He stared at the scroll in front of him, tears welling up in his eyes. Over the past hundred years, the Chigou believers had not worshipped Su Zhi to the point of madness. Now that the legend appeared before their eyes, they could not suppress their excitement. Many brave young believers even reached out their hands, trying to touch the legend from a hundred years ago.
At this moment, Yin Ci didn't really want to speak. He just stood there quietly, being poked like a sieve by the gazes of the whole courtyard.
He thought of countless situations in which he could return to Chi Gou, but this one was definitely not one of them. He didn't know what kind of structure Shi Jingzhi's brain had, and he could come up with such a sinister trick in an instant. The advantage of this method was obvious - Shi Jingzhi and Yuyan would come down together, and if there were people in the courtyard who were invited to the Immortal Guidance, it would be difficult to fake their reaction.
There are disadvantages as well. As a ghost who was "resurrected from the dead", Yin Ci cannot see blood and cannot be touched by the dead.
…It’s hard to do, Yin Ci thought. But as Shi Jingzhi said, it’s interesting.
"Playing tricks!" Wu Huai took the lead and stabbed out the Bone-Sweeping Sword.
Recalling the dead is absurd. Shi Jingzhi and Hua Jingchun were traveling together, which was most likely arranged in advance.
He had found the right person. He had learned the posture and momentum of his old friend for a long time, but it was not as good as his imitation this time. Unfortunately, pretending to be a ghost was just pretending to be a ghost. As long as he took action, the farce would collapse on its own.
Wu Huai drew his sword extremely quickly, and his sword style was filled with killing power, but that "Su Zhi" stretched out his two fingers, spun around, and actually caught his sword blade steadily between his fingers.
"So that's how it is. It's an imitation of the Bone Sweeping Sword." Yin Ci sighed. He kept his habit as a "Su Zhi" and lowered his voice slightly. "It's a good imitation, but I don't like it very much."
When the old leader, whose true or false identity was unknown, confronted the new leader, Chi Gou's hands were almost useless. All the people looked at each other, not knowing whether they should intervene or not.
Wu Huai was indeed an expert. He could see through Yin Ci's background without losing a single blow. Wu Huai frowned, and there was a little hesitation in his voice: "You... don't have internal strength?"
He pulled back his sword with all his strength and took a completely defensive stance. It was not uncommon for a young master to have no internal strength, and it was not uncommon for a young master to have no internal strength. However, there were very few young masters without internal strength.
Yin Ci snorted coldly and casually pulled out a sword from the corpse beside the stage without answering.
He had no intention of talking to Wu Huai, and directly swung his sword. As soon as the sword style came out, it immediately caused another round of exclamations from the crowd.
"Bone-sweeping sword! That's the bone-sweeping sword!"
"It's really Master Su!"
After this, the originally half-believing and half-doubting people also began to feel anxious. Dayun has been established for a long time, and in such a large country, no one has heard of the resurrection of the leader.
Hua Jingchun regained his strength, and his mind suddenly became clear. He immediately shouted to the remaining guardians of the law and religion: "Master Su has appeared, do you still want to protect that fake bastard?"
I don't know how Shi Jingzhi called him back, but whether it's that demeanor or the extremely complicated Bone Sweeping Sword, it can't be faked. The eight people sitting on the throne were stunned into various postures, and no one dared to come down to help Wu Huai.
Hua Hufa took the opportunity to turn around and raised his arms to the fanatical followers: "Wu Huai has harmed the people in the village, forged bloodlines, and the evidence is also fake! Today I come here according to the rules, just for the Chigou Divine Sect to last forever!"
"Master Su's appearance today is a blessing for me, Chi Gou!"
Wu Huai was completely outmatched by Yin Ci. His sword style was originally derived from the Bone Sweeping Sword, so he never expected to meet the ancestor of sword moves one day. Yin Ci saw through every one of his moves, and he had no power to fight back.
Wu Huai was very sensible and he also raised his voice: "It's all a trick! Master Qu, Tai Heng is determined to uphold justice, how long do you want to see this happen?!"
It's clearly a request for help.
As the words fell one after the other, Wu Huai and Hua Jingchun's eyes met briefly, then quickly looked away.
Qu Duanyun was unequivocal. He followed the principle of capturing the leader first and rushed straight towards Shi Jingzhi. Shi Jingzhi pretended to hold his jade eyes and mutter something, not in a hurry. As soon as Qu Duanyun's long sword arrived, it was blocked by the stone sword and the short knife.
"You'll be our leader for now." Su Si, also wearing a Nuo hat, said with a smile. "If you get bumped or bruised, your monthly salary will be reduced."
Yan Qing turned around in shock: "Ah Si, you don't have any monthly salary."
"... You are such a blockhead, it's just an analogy!" Su Si bared his teeth.
No matter how talented and brave Qu Duanyun was, he couldn't handle two powerful enemies at once. The two weapons were one short and one long, one light and one heavy. The meat-carving knife was sinister and vicious, while the sword of mercy was upright and heavy. The two completely different styles mixed together made Qu Duanyun's head ache.
Xu Jingming shouted and went to help his childhood friend. His martial arts skills were not top-notch, and his life was more valuable than that of a gangster. Just standing there seemed particularly hindrance.
"As expected of you, you are a scourge to the country. You cause chaos wherever you go. Now that you have the magical instrument to summon souls, I think you are going to turn against us!" Xu Jingming put away his fan and said angrily.
The headmaster continued to chant the nonsense "spell" and rolled his eyes. He continued to ignore Xu Jingming and nimbly dodged Qu Duanyun's attack.
Finally, there was a cry of pain from under my feet.
Wu Huai's left arm was cut by Yin Ci's sword, and his originally celestial appearance suddenly became hideous. He shouted at the top of his lungs, but no one obeyed—
Seeing Su Zhi's signature swordsmanship, the Chi Gou people had no doubts. The believers chose the safest way. They half-knelt on the ground and saluted directly to the throne. The chaotic enthronement ceremony only looked like a "grand ceremony" for the first time.
Wu Huai claimed that he had the bloodline of Su Zhi, and that his sword was also Su Zhi's. Now that Su Zhi was in front of him and he did not agree with his successor, the authenticity of his bloodline and the Bone Sweeping Sword was not that important.
The shouts of "Meet the Master" came one after another, gradually merging into one, shaking the tiles under Shi Jingzhi's feet.
But your Master Su is mine, he thought with some satisfaction.
Only Tai Heng and his group were still trying to get closer to Yin Ci, but unfortunately they were outnumbered. They were facing the team led by Hua Hufa and could not move forward even a single step.
Yin Ci nailed Wu Huai to the ancient tripod with one sword, and then he opened his mouth. He turned to the eight guardians and protectors who were still dumbfounded and said, "The Bone Sweeping Sword is fake, can't you see it?"
Then he added casually, "After all, the sword was designed by me and forged by Hua Yi himself. Back then, I saw the sword as if it were a fish, but now I only see a bunch of fools who mistook fish eyes for pearls."
"Master..."
Shi Jingzhi listened to the noises under his feet for a few times and finally stopped talking. He asked Yan Qing and Su Si to stand in front of him and said to Qu Duanyun with a smile: "Master Qu, this is the second time we have met. I'm your younger brother, please take care of him along the way. When you return to Yidu..."
His smile was a little twisted.
"…Please give my regards to the Grand Master of the Imperial Academy."