Just as the fight in the ceremony courtyard was in full swing, Shen Zhu finally broke through the second layer of protection of the treasure house.
The black soft armor is supported by a wooden frame and placed in a more conspicuous place on the first floor. It is woven from thin metal wires and is completely black with a dim soft light. Even after decades or even hundreds of years, there is still no rust on it.
Shen Zhu finally lost his composure in front of others and stared at it in despair for a while.
Unfortunately, time was limited and she did not allow herself to relax for too long. Shen Zhu quickly calmed down and carefully pried open the glass cover. She immediately changed out of the soft steel armor she was wearing and put on the soft black armor. The steel armor was painted jet black, which was much darker than the black and soft armor. But when I hang it on a wooden shelf, I can't see much difference at first glance.
After doing all this, Shen Zhucai fixed his hair and rushed to the ceremony courtyard.
She didn't really care about the survival of the Chigou sect, but she just rushed back as soon as possible. Not to mention that the longer she left, the more suspicious she became. If she had helped Shi Jingzhi as early as possible, she might be able to use her "credit" to fool Shi Jingzhi.
Best case scenario, Hua Jingchun's plan goes smoothly and Wu Huai is restrained. The worst-case scenario is that the plan fails completely, and everyone falls into chaos and becomes a mess.
Poor Shen Zhu rushed to the scene and found that the scene was completely different from what she expected.
The Chigou believers were half-kneeling on the ground. Wu Huai was nailed to the ancient tripod with a long sword, but his vitals were not injured. A man wearing a mask and formal clothes stood in front of Wu Huai, as if he had stepped out of Su Zhi's portrait.
Above the portrait, above the eaves. Shi Jingzhi, Su Si and Yan Qing were on one side, and Qu Duanyun and Xu Jingming were on the other side, fighting in pairs. Hua Jingchun was the least nervous in the situation. She just led people to stand on the scene, ready to press down on those who wanted to help Wu Huai. The pen and ink at Yueshui Pavilion are flying, and they have already fallen into a state of crazy recording.
Shen Zhu: "..." It seems that she missed the most exciting part.
Shi Jingzhi noticed the return of Shen Zhu. He tilted his head slightly, his eyes immediately turning away from Shen Zhu. Then he adjusted his expression and looked at Qu Duanyun again: "Isn't Master Qu very enthusiastic last time, but this time he ignores me no matter what?"
The headmaster smiled teasingly, but he was already more than ninety percent sure. In just one sentence, he felt the other person's bottom.
Please take care of my younger brother.
The Yinxian Association is a loose organization that loves to gather capable people from all over the world. The Qu family has a great career, so it is not surprising that Qu Duanyun has been attracted. But ordinary members are definitely not qualified to know that Shi Jingzhi is a prince.
Shi Jingzhi had been observing the words and expressions of Qu Duanyun in the palace for more than twenty years. Even if it was just for a moment, he did not miss every detail of Qu Duanyun's expression. Qu Duanyun was not surprised or nervous, he had obviously known about this for a long time.
When you return to Yidu, say hello to the Imperial Master for me.
… This sentence is no longer considered spying.
"As expected of the current leader of the Kushan Sect, he is even more cunning than the rumors say." Qu Duanyun was not stupid and knew that he had already exposed his flaws. He stopped acting and admitted openly.
A trace of confusion flashed across Xu Jingming's face: "What are you talking about?"
As a result, before he was completely confused, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck and his eyes went dark. Qu Duanyun sighed, retracted his sneak attack hand, and said without raising his head, "I underestimated you."
His tone was extremely calm, and there was no hint of guilt as if his conspiracy had been discovered.
Shi Jingzhi was moved with emotion, but Xiao Zhi was reasonable: "Master Qu, why don't you come over to my station to have a cup of tea and have a nice chat. If Master Qu doesn't want to, we'll have to force him to do so."
Master Shi obviously didn't think it was embarrassing to fight three against one. After Yin Ci finished cooking Wu Huai, it was good to come up with four to one.
Qu Duanyun chuckled lightly, as if he had expected this move: "I know what Master Shi wants to ask. Your vomiting of blood has no cure other than looking at the flesh. However, I will not give up this thing like the flesh. Let people."
The smile on Shi Jingzhi's face flickered for a moment, then gradually cooled down.
Qu Duanyun simply sheathed his sword, and there was even a little pity in his eyes: "Master Zong Rushi should be able to see that. I did not lie about your illness."
"Qu Zhang... Brother Qu is so cheerful. It's better to hit the sun than to choose another day. Why don't you tell me about the great achievements of a hundred years?"
"A century-old undertaking?"
This sentence touched Qu Duanyun's heart, and he grimaced.
"Everyone should ask about this, but you shouldn't ask. Instead of worrying about these things, Master Shi should survive this year first."
After all, Shi Jingzhi was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He touched his chin and said, "Then we can only trouble Master Qu to come with us."
Qu Duanyun laughed loudly for a moment, then took another step forward, his eyebrows as straight as his eyes and his righteous look. Just looking at this scene, it seems that Shi Jingzhi is the one who did the evil.
"Thanks to the treasure map and beads you sent, Taiheng is only one step away from seeing the flesh. I have passed on the order, and before announcing it to the world, I must get the approval of the leader. If I am killed by someone because of this, It’s better not to show up in this world.”
Qu Duanyun held his right hand with the palm facing upward.
"Master Shi, your life is in my hands. If you force yourself, the area where the flesh is located will be blown into ashes."
When Yan Qing heard this, he glanced at Shi Jingzhi, his eyes full of worry. Su Si said in a tone of voice: "What a leader of Taiheng, you are obviously more suitable for Chi Gou than Wu Huai!"
Qu Duanyun snorted coldly: "I, Taiheng, have been exterminating demons and defending the Tao for hundreds of years. People should be treated in their own way, and evil spirits should be treated in their own way. Qu has no regrets in his heart."
Su Si gritted his teeth and was about to take action when he was stopped by the medicine. As soon as his word "bonehead" slipped to his lips, he swallowed it involuntarily. Without him, Master Shi's smile was a bit scary, like poisonous wine mixed with thick honey.
"Thank you, Master Qu, for your advice." Shi Jingzhi bowed and his tone was sincere.
Qu Duanyun was startled by that smile and almost took a step back. Seeing that Shi Jingzhi had lost his anger, he stretched out his hand to support the unconscious Xu Jingming, who was about to get off the eaves.
"Master, aren't you going to pursue me?" Su Si asked in an unusually obedient manner.
Yan Qing was still worried about Shi Jingzhi's physical condition: "Are you that seriously ill? What if we can't get visual inspection?"
"No need to panic, it's not time to fall out."
Shi Jingzhi paused and spoke firmly.
"Qu Duanyun is indeed not lying. But he is not a real god, so he doesn't know everything in the world. There may be other solutions, but he just doesn't know it. The saying that 'only looking at the flesh can save lives' is rather... strange."
Looking at his attitude, Qu Duanyun seemed to be dissatisfied with Shi Jingzhi, and there was no need to take Shi Jingzhi's emotions into account. If the Imperial Master wants to see the flesh, Qu Duanyun's statement should be "The flesh has already been in the hands of Yinxianhui, you are finished." There was no need for him to say frankly, "Only visual inspection can save your life." Even if he was directly threatened with visual inspection, Shi Jingzhi would not act rashly.
Between Qu Duanyun's words, he clearly believed that Shi Jingzhi still had a chance to get the flesh, and even intentionally or unintentionally stimulated his competitive spirit. No matter how you look at it, Qu Duanyun is the one who has the upper hand. Facing the head of a small sect like Shi Jingzhi, the attitude of head Qu was too cautious.
… It was as if he knew that Shi Jingzhi had a high chance of taking away the visual flesh.
Come to think of it, Yan Budu's visual flesh was also "given by the gods on his own initiative". Could this be a coincidence
interesting. Is it possible that looking at flesh is also part of Yuzi's century-old mission? What's even more interesting is that when Qu Duanyun mentioned the century-old cause, he didn't feel any guilt at facing the "victim", and there was even a hint of elusive envy in his tone.
In the past, Jingzhi was obsessed with the desire for life, and 80% of the time he would selectively ignore such subtle things. Now that his desires are satisfied, he is calmer than ever. In the dark, it seemed as if there were countless hands pushing him towards his flesh.
The more this happens, the more careful he has to be.
"Let's go, it's time to send Su Zhi back to the underworld." Shi Jingzhi said with a smile.
Under the eaves.
Shen Zhu only saw the sun fire shattering into sparks all over the sky, and the smoke of death was once again blown up by the wind. In just a blink of an eye, the "person in the painting" disappeared without a trace. Quietly, the ceremonial mask quietly returned to its original position.
The Chigou believers in the audience were still shouting "Master Su", and the atmosphere of the ceremony had never been so lively. Although their "young leader" was still nailed to the ancient cauldron, the believers were already in a state of carnival. The eight guardians and guardians were whispering to each other, wondering what they were discussing. Hua Jingchun picked up Wu Huai's bone-sweeping sword, took off the hilt, and showed the rough part of the hilt to everyone.
"Unbelievers can check the sect's records. There should be a red hook pattern engraved on the hilt of the sword." Her voice was already hoarse, but she still raised her voice as loud as she could. "This bone-sweeping sword is fake! The leader of the Su Cult protects me!"
"The Su Cult Master protects my sect!" the Chigou Cult members in the courtyard also started shouting. "The Chigou Divine Sect will last forever!"
Hua Jingchun held the fake sword and turned to Wu Huai. The latter's expression was unexpectedly calm: "You want to kill me?"
"If you don't bother to dirty your hands, someone will take care of you."
Wu Huai smiled, showing his teeth stained with blood, and his voice was not soft: "How can the dead be resurrected? Your tricks can fool people for a while, but not for the rest of their lives."
Then he turned to face the audience: "Since you like tricks so much, I will give you another one-"
He opened his mouth wide and vomited out a jade ball slightly smaller than a baby's head. The jade ball stretched the corners of his mouth to pieces, and blood spilled out. Wu Huai didn't take it seriously and vomited more quickly. The jade ball was followed by a thinner torso and limbs. I don’t know how Wu Huai was able to spit it out completely.
That thing looked like a frighteningly thin child, with a jade-like green color all over its body. Like a newborn deer, it twitched twice on the ground, stood up unsteadily, and slowly stretched its body in the sun.
Without any warning, it stretched out its extremely thin hands and lifted Wu Huai up. The next moment, they disappeared on the spot, like a flash of lightning, leaving only a little rising smoke.
Hua Hufa didn't expect that the cooked duck could fly away, and he was stunned on the spot. Everything happened so fast that even Shi Jingzhi couldn't react.
The believers who had just raised their arms and shouted saw this strange scene, and the silence radiated out like waves. After a while, everyone in the courtyard fell silent. Everyone froze in place, and the original lively scene was gone.
Something was different, and Shen Zhu was not in the mood to care about any excuses. He just wanted to return to the team immediately. As a result, as soon as Shen Zhu came within three steps of Master Shi, he received Shi Jing's palm in the face - the blow was not very powerful, but it was full of internal energy. If she hadn't been wearing black soft armor, half of her internal organs would have been shattered, and half of her life would have been lost.
Shen Zhu's eyes darkened and he completely lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, it was already the night of the first day. Shi Jingzhi was standing in front of her bed, crossing his arms and looking at her. Yin Ci stood beside him with a helpless expression.
Shen Zhu moved her lips, but before she could speak, Shi Jingzhi pointed to the medicine bowl on the bedside expressionlessly: "Okay, I know you wore black armor. You didn't even break a bone, drink the medicine quickly." "
"… You knew already."
"Places with many antiquities will always have the smell of anti-corrosion medicinal soup." Shi Jingzhi pointed to his nose, "Your movements still look like you are wearing armor, but they are much lighter than before. I'm not stupid."
Shen Zhu obediently picked up the medicine bowl. The medicine soup was so bitter that she wanted to wrinkle her tongue.
Seeing that Shen Zhu was halfway through his drink, Shi Jingzhi smiled slightly: "Previously, I treated people like things, and I didn't expect any loyalty from you. The clues you are pursuing still belong to the Yinxian Society. I won't pursue it this time, and I won't do it next time... Ah Ci, let's Let’s go.”
He took a step away and stopped specifically: "I added a little bit of ingredients to that bowl of medicine, and you will know the effect in a moment. Now I am attacking you in public. You and I have drawn a clear line. Remember to make good use of it."
Yin Ci did not leave with him: "You go first, I still have some things to do."
Shi Jingzhi didn't force himself, and walked outside the house by himself, his steps filled with joy. Yin Ci watched Shi Jingzhi go out and seemed to sneak to the bedside. He glanced at Shen Zhu, who immediately had a layer of white sweat on his back.
"Rebellion on the battlefield, I will do my own thing. If you are my subordinate, you will die no matter how good the reason is." Yin Ci picked up the empty soup and medicine bowl and said as if chatting.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yin Ci's murderous intention swept away, and Shen Zhu shrank warily.
Yin Ci glanced at her: "...Don't worry, this medicine is not poisonous. It will just make your face look very bad and your wounds will not heal. But after today, if you use his life as a toy again, you will not be able to use his life as a toy next time." I can’t wait until he punishes you.”
"Senior, don't worry, I still want to live for two more days." Shen Zhu said weakly, "Where is Wu Huai?"
"I haven't caught him yet." Yin Ci went straight out the door without looking back.
They had already gained a lot from catching the big fish Qu Duanyun. No matter how weird Wu Huai's abilities are, he will always reappear in front of others when he is seriously injured. With Chi Gou's favor, it was only a matter of time before Wu Huai was caught.
Knowing yourself and your enemy will make you safe in a hundred battles. The more weird abilities Wu Huai reveals, the more beneficial it will be to the Kushan Sect.
So Wu Huai ran away, and Yin Ci was in a good mood. But his good mood ended at the moment he stepped into Hua Jingchun's door—
As soon as Yin Cicheng stepped into the door, a round object rolled to his feet. It rolled across the stone slabs, making a dull rattling sound. He took a closer look and saw that it was a rounded stone ball. It is not a precious gemstone, but a translucent stone common in the Gobi.
He had seen it before, and in his darkest delusion, Yin Ci had seen the exact same stone.
"Aci, look at this clay statue..."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. The servant's hands and feet are not in good shape. I am the master at that time. Doesn't it matter if I fall?"
The crowd's voices seemed to be separated by water. Yin Ci picked up a stone, his fingertips trembling slightly. He finally raised his eyes and saw that the clay statue made by Mrs. Sun fell to the ground and cracked into large pieces, with its contents scattered all over the floor.
A crumpled booklet and ten beautiful stones ground into round balls. They are scattered on the ground, like the entrails of the statue, full of decay and desolation.
I have collected so many beautiful stones, Cuicui must like them. Do you think so, General Yin
The man in the illusion stood in front of him, the cracks in his armor filled with yellow sand.
Yin Ci had a blank look on his face. He squeezed the stone ball in his hand, and the bones of his hand made a soft clicking sound.
"… Sun Wan."