Su Si opened his eyes dazedly, and then it was as if ice water was poured all over his head, and he woke up suddenly.
There was still a tingling and weak feeling in his limbs, which was obviously a reaction to the poisoning. Su Si immediately used all his strength to touch the meat-carving knife at his waist. Perhaps the knife was too ugly and inconspicuous, so no one took it away.
It was dark and stuffy here, and Su Si subconsciously used the skills he had trained in the Red Scorpion Foot. He pressed the acupuncture points on his head fiercely, forcing himself to wake up completely.
Just like waking up from a drunken stupor, his memories were pieced back together bit by bit.
That night, Shi Jingzhi and Yin Ci left Luoshen Tower to do some work. Su Si was too lazy to get involved in Chi Gou's affairs, so he simply stayed in Xunxianju with Yan Qing.
At this time, one day had passed since Wu Huai escaped, and all the irrelevant merchants had fled. Tai Heng also officially set off. However, Xunxianju was not free to stay - Wu Huai was bloodthirsty and murderous after taking power, causing trouble to the village. Some Chigou believers could not stand it, so they left Chigou. When the news of Wu Huai's escape came out, they returned to the church happily.
It was said that Hua Jingchun had spread the word that when Wu Huai was in power, those who rebelled against the sect were not guilty. However, rebels were still rebels, and to prevent them from taking advantage of the situation, this group of people were placed in the remote Xunxianju.
Compared with the enthronement ceremony, Xunxianju was even more lively.
Wu Huai was defeated and fled, and people were particularly happy, so they had to drink and set up a feast. Yan Qing was a little resistant to drinking, but Su Si took the opportunity to drink to his heart's content, and was in high spirits. He saw with his own eyes that the wine was brought from the warehouse by a guardian and opened in public. The only doubts he had were blown away by the aroma of the wine.
Wu Huai is a drowned dog, and he is still wailing in some corner. Who would want anyone to do things for him
As a result, this drink completely ruined the matter.
Who would have thought that they didn't have the medicine for Wu Huai, but was knocked out by the same medicine instead. Not to mention the ordinary people, there was chaos and noise everywhere, and Su Si couldn't find any clues.
Who did it? At this critical moment, is there anyone in the party who still supports Wu Huai
Su Si pressed his head for a long time, but the drug effect was still lingering and refused to go away. He simply opened a bloody wound on his collarbone, and only after the blood and pain came together did he recover.
There were many people under him, most of whom had stopped breathing and their bodies had become cold and stiff. The surrounding area was filled with the smell of rotting plants.
Su Si recognized the smell. They were stuffed into a cellar somewhere, and the cellar was filled with accumulated air that could kill people silently. Combined with the drug that made people sleepy, even the strongest martial arts could be killed without a trace.
If Su Si had not received drug resistance training in the Red Scorpion Foot and woke up early, he would have been doomed this time.
Su Si's back was covered with cold sweat. He took out a fire starter, but it just wouldn't light up. However, just as he was about to escape in the dark, a warm light pierced his eyes.
Su Si held his breath and approached, and found that it was a folding fan with a night-shining pearl pendant. The handle of the folding fan was delicate and warm, and it was definitely a top-quality product. Su Si rolled his eyes and pulled out the owner of the fan, deciding to use it as a spare purse for himself - the man was indeed well-off, but not top-notch, and definitely not a master. Wouldn't it be wonderful to exchange favors for gold
With a beautiful dream in mind, Su Si pinched and pressed the man, and finally woke him up.
The man was also drunk and was horrified. He didn't care about his hoarse voice and spoke like a broken gong: "You... You—"
"What? Call me benefactor." Su Si whispered, "The accumulated energy here is too strong. We can't stay here for long. We have to escape quickly."
The man seemed to have seen a lot of things before, so he didn't panic for too long. He hesitated for a moment, then staggered to his feet with Su Si. The night-shining pearl was no match for his light, so Su Si continued to grope in the dark, occasionally using people around him as a ladder. Less than half an incense stick of time passed, and he actually found a small door that looked like an entrance.
Then came another piece of bad news. The closer he got to the slightly ventilated small door, the clearer the smell of kerosene became. Su Si pried the lock with a meat knife while pricking up his ears to listen to the movements around him.
As he approached the entrance to the cellar, the man began to breathe more easily. His voice was still hoarse, and he finally uttered a sentence after a long pause: "Who did it?"
"Who else could it be? Wu Huai's men. They kidnapped this man, but Chi Gou didn't find out immediately. I'm afraid they didn't get rid of all the traitors." Su Si moved his knife with a creaking sound. "But this method is too slow and cumbersome. It's more like we're being held hostage."
The man remained silent.
Su Si thought he was scared and continued to chatter: "Don't panic, too many people means bad luck. We must still be near Chigou. My brother found out that I was missing and he must have come to find me. He is the biggest fool in the world and he will definitely not compromise easily... You are a rich man, so you will definitely have many people looking for you."
"I… "
"Shh!"
Su Si broke the lock of the cellar door, but did not escape immediately. He listened carefully to the sound outside and heard two sets of footsteps. One of them belonged to a young man, whose footsteps were weak and seemed to be seriously injured. The other one belonged to a woman, whose two feet were one heavy and one light, and she was obviously a cripple.
"I came here alone." The woman spoke, and it was indeed Hua Jingchun. "Let my brothers and sisters go, and for the sake of our past friendship, I will spare your life."
Another rather weak voice said, "Spare my life? That sounds nice. Where are those beasts from Kushan Sect?"
"Master and disciple Kushan are recuperating in Luoshen Tower. They don't know about this. Wu Huai, let me say it again—"
"Ridiculous." Wu Huai coughed a few times, "You really don't understand anything. If I hadn't turned a blind eye, would the old servant have hidden a hook for you? If you survived, why did you come back?"
"You ruined my reputation, so I should thank you?"
Wu Huai was silent for a while, then added something irrelevant: "When the nest is overturned, the eggs will be safe. Chi Gou will definitely die this time, and it is better for him to die in my hands."
"I'm afraid that before the nest is overturned, some wimps will jump out in a hurry. This time, Chi Gou has chosen a live donkey to take the position, and he must have done something great." Hua Jingchun didn't buy his tricks. "A sect with more than a hundred years of history, is it going to be destroyed just like that? I shouldn't have… "
"Shouldn't you support me in joining the Yinxian Society?"
"We have made an appointment. I will go to meet important people and make money. I will stay in Chigou to prosper the gods. Anyway, the more tombs we dig, the fewer there are. It is better to change direction. In another hundred years, I, Chigou, will be able to have a decent place, and everyone will have a good life."
Hua was shocked by the spring and her eyes were tearful.
"After decades of not seeing each other, I got a monster. When I first met you, the 'young master', you knew I—"
"How can a promise between children count? Being flexible is the way to survive."
Wu Huai interrupted her nonchalantly.
"After robbing the villages, when the red hook is over, the people can also share some money to keep alive. If they end up like the Ling Cult, wouldn't it be a waste of time? As for those fools, they will die sooner or later. I just took action first. I thought you could understand things, but after all, you are just an ignorant woman."
His voice gradually became weaker, but the smile in it became more and more intense.
"Human life is like grass in this world, yet you are still weighing it. You can't tell the difference between the important and the urgent. It's ridiculous, ridiculous."
Su Si's heart trembled, and countless calculations flashed through his mind. The next moment he said: "Hua Guardian, run away! He doesn't even want to negotiate!"
"Use your words, kid!" Hua Jingchun yelled back without knowing the truth.
As she roared, more footsteps appeared. The footsteps were very light and sounded like the footsteps of a red scorpion.
Victory was in his grasp, Hua Jingchun said in an icy voice: "I thought I could have a nice excuse, but in the end it was just a bunch of nonsense. Someone, give him to me... What is this?!"
Hearing this scream, Su Si couldn't hold back any longer and raised his hand to push the cellar door. Who knew that the door, which he had pried open thoroughly, was not moving at all, as if a mountain was pressing on it.
There was a door separating them and screams were heard outside.
More kerosene dripped down the crack, and a wave of heat hit his face. Su Si's scalp exploded, and he used the meat knife to cut the crack again. However, the blade touched something quite tough, and then it seemed to be grasped by something. Su Si pulled the knife back with great difficulty, and the blade was covered with green grass juice.
There is a raging fire above and air below. When the remaining air is exhausted, no matter how powerful you are, you will die below.
Su Si's eyes turned red, and he used all his strength to slam the cellar door. The knife handle was stained with blood, and it was shaking in the firelight. The flames were getting stronger and stronger, and he was about to suffocate. Su Si's eyes were blurred -
Boom!
The entire cellar door was smashed, and hot air poured in. Su Si managed to breathe again. He looked up dazedly, and saw a... straw man wrapped up in a round shape.
Su Si almost stabbed out with his meat-carving knife.
"Ah Si, it's me!" A familiar voice suddenly came out.
Yan Qing's strength was very great, and his sword style could faintly see the power of Chen Temple, which was exactly the right way to defeat this green filament. He swept away the flames with the wind of his sword, grabbed a disciple of the Red Hook Sect, and pressed him on the Mercy Sword. The stone sword suddenly became as heavy as a thousand pounds, and instantly crushed the small door of the cellar.
Su Si quickly grabbed Yan Qing's hand and struggled to climb out of the cellar.
The architecture here was obviously in the style of the Red Hook Sect. However, there were many filaments swaying in the sky, forming a small shield that completely blocked out the fire and smoke. Outside the filaments, the starry sky was twinkling, and the scene was dark and quiet. Hua Jingchun was struggling to deal with those filaments, and even the Red Scorpion's killers were trapped where they were.
Wu Huai stood on the carpet-like silk thread, with a torn wound on the corner of his mouth. The wound was reflected by the firelight, looking like a weird smile. He looked at everyone motionlessly, with a hint of pity in his eyes.
The flames licked the filaments, and the air was filled with a strong smell of grass and wood. This battle was going to burn everyone to death here.
… As a small revenge, Wu Huai was going too far.
Su Si thought about it, but his hands were unwavering. He immediately swung his blade wildly, cutting off the thin threads that were tangled on Yan Qing's body. Just as he turned his head and was about to pull the newly found money bag up to the cellar, a flash of fire appeared, and the three of them were stunned.
Xu Jingming stood blankly at the entrance of the cellar with a complicated look in his eyes.
So that's how it is. Su Si tightly gripped the handle of the meat knife.
According to the Yinxianhui's style, Wu Huai originally came to "solve" the Chigou Sect. Letting it decline is a solution, and letting the royal family die in the sect is also a solution.
The Chi Gou followers in Xunxianju were all "thorns" with strong resistance spirits, and they would cause endless trouble. If they were dealt with together with Xu Jingming, and Hua Jingchun was brought in at the same time, they would be caught in one fell swoop. With the death of Hua Jingchun and this group of people, the most aggressive people in Chi Gou would disappear. If Xu Jingming was finished, Chi Gou would certainly be targeted by the court and end up in ruins.
Wu Huai knew that he was no match for the Kushan Sect, so he did not deliberately target Shi Jingzhi, but deliberately excluded him. What a good plan, Su Si gritted his teeth. Sect Leader Shi was far away in Luoshen Tower, and by the time the fox realized something was wrong, the two servants would probably be dead along with the daylily.
As if he had noticed Su Si's anger, Wu Huai glanced at him. Judging from his expression, this man didn't take the two servants of Kushan Sect seriously at all.
"Hua Dharma Protector, considering our friendship, I'll let you have a taste of victory for a day." Wu Huai sighed, "Unfortunately... the remaining eight Dharma protectors are mostly old. With the example of Wuxue Po, there are still some people who know how to handle the current situation."
"Asshole..."
"If you take away a piece of wood, the bucket will no longer hold water. I wonder if the next 'Lord' will make Chi Gou prosperous? Going against the will of heaven is ultimately futile."
Hua Jingchun fell into the thin threads, her chest heaving in anger. The thin threads drilled straight into her eyes, nose, ears and mouth. In the pain, Hua Hufa could not utter a long sentence, but just spat.
"F*ck God's will, screw the Immortal Guidance Conference."
After that, she gasped for a while. A large group of filaments gathered in front of her, forming the "little jade man" that Wu Huai vomited that day. The thing tilted its head to look at her, and its neck was twisted into an obviously inhuman angle.
This is undoubtedly a murder.
Hua Jingchun sneered, as if he had activated something. A dazzling white light lit up, and although it was confined to a small area of three acres by the thin silk cover, it still frightened those fangs and claws of the thin silk.
"Kushan Sect, go!" she shouted, "There's no need for you to save people, just spread this shit!"
Seeing that everyone was in trouble in front of him, Yan Qing naturally did not take advantage of the chaos to escape. But to his surprise, Su Si was still there.
Su Si's angry expression gradually disappeared. He took a deep breath and protected Yan Qing behind him. His facial features were bright to begin with, and with his frustrated expression, he looked very pitiful.
“If you want to harm Chi Gou, then harm Chi Gou. If you hate Ku Shan, then hate Ku Shan. Why involve us?” He said sadly, “We are just servants. Even if we die two or three times, the master will not take it to heart. Please, let us go.”
Su Si pretended to beg for mercy and took a few steps closer. Hua Jingchun's eyes were blazing with anger, and his face was full of regret: "Coward!"
"We've seen those weird things. What should we do if we can't run away? We might be used as bait to divert their attention!"
Su Si answered confidently. He put one hand behind his back and made a few gestures to Yan Qing.
Wu Huai was indeed distracted by the argument, but in just a moment, Yan Qing suddenly swung the stone sword in his hand.
The sword wind blew up, breaking countless thin threads. The sword wind hit Su Si directly, and Su Si endured the pain and moved with the wind. With the sword wind and the power of his feet, he passed the strange beauty in an instant and arrived in front of Wu Huai in the next moment.
The meat knife drew an arc in the air and cut directly into Wu Huai's throat.
"Grandpa is the young master." Su Si showed a cold smile, "Come, please try the real Bone Sweeping Sword."