Xu Jingming believed what the prince said at that time.
This is not out of blind faith. Young children are inherently sensitive to dangerous creatures. Xu Jingming could feel the clear disgust every time he came close to him.
The previous generation of national masters said that he was light-hearted. His mother and concubine were afraid that he would die prematurely, so she sent him to the Imperial Preceptor to stay with him for a day every few days, euphemistically calling it "to ward off evil spirits." Because of this, Xu Jingming often overheard things that were not true.
For example, the conversation between the father and the imperial master.
Regarding his terrifying brother, the previous Imperial Master once said this:
Your Majesty, if this son is not eliminated, it will be a disaster for the country.
Judging from the results, his father didn't listen. Shi Jingzhi was unlucky and managed to survive until today. When his eldest brother Xu Jingxing came to the throne, Xu Jingxing resented the division of power among the Imperial Guards and would not obey the Imperial Guards' orders.
Xu Jingming prided himself on being a rigorous person. After becoming the king, he searched for experts all over the world and used Shi Jingzhi's horoscope calculations. Those experts are genuine, and their answers are similar - this person is a big scourge, and if he is left alone, disaster will surely follow.
Dayun has good weather all year round and the people are prosperous. Xu Jingming lived a comfortable and happy life and did not want to experience troubled times at all. The Imperial Master's words became a thorn in the seams of his bones, causing pain from time to time and preventing him from sleeping.
It would be better for Shi Jingzhi to die.
But the emperor seemed to have his own considerations. At that time, Jingzhi did not have an imperial surname, no fiefdom, or even a royal palace, but he still had a life left. Xu Jingming wanted to take action openly, fearing that he would offend the emperor.
But if Shi Jingzhi died in a ghost tomb, no one could make a mistake.
"Kill him." Xu Jingming put away her fan.
Shi Jingzhi gasped: "You don't want the beads anymore?"
Xu Jingming: "I came to the Ghost Tomb firstly to hunt for treasure, and secondly to find a chance to get rid of you as a monster. Even if I only kill you, the trip is worth it - it is God's will that you and I meet here."
"As for the Buddha beads, even if you are right, it's just a guess. Would I be stupid enough to believe you? Take a step back, even if the picture of the Buddha beads is incomplete, you may not be able to find the thing."
Shi Jingzhi remained silent, slowly showing a sad expression.
Xu Jingming sneered: "Don't talk to me about being brothers and sisters, you-"
"No." Shi Jingzhi said sadly. "You know the blood-making rope, and you also recognize the pain of separation. Just buying this information will cost you thousands of taels of silver for the demon sect, and you will also risk going to the tomb... In the end, you can't get all the beads, and you only want my life."
As he spoke, he became even more sad: "Did you tell me earlier? Even if you give me the money at a half discount, I am willing to meet you alone and let you kill me. Xiaoqi, although your brain is not good for a day, Two days, but this is too..."
Xu Jingming was so angry that her eyes darkened, and the hand holding the fan started to tremble: "What are you waiting for? Kill him quickly!"
The four masters swarmed forward.
Only good young men who have been carefully cultivated by the sect and have a clean background can be lucky enough to become royal guards. Even if the emperor picked out the leftovers, their strength would not be much different.
Shi Jingzhi stood up and moved his legs and feet: "Unfortunately, I originally wanted to rest for a while."
He kicked up half of the flagpole on the ground with his toes. The flag was rolled up and held in his hand like a long sword. The golden fire on the wooden pole was strong, which was a bit dazzling. The flagpole sliced through the air, leaving a trail of light in the darkness.
Shi Jingzhi stopped smiling, and the pressure around him became even worse. As soon as one of the masters approached, he was swept away by the flaming sword wind. Although he avoided the sword energy in time, there was a little spark on the corner of his clothes.
Yang fire is not an ordinary fire and is difficult to extinguish. When the man lost his attention, Shi Jingzhi stepped behind him and cut him in half. Then he grabbed the man's upper body and turned it around, blocking the three sharp swords that were thrust at him at the same time.
While everyone confiscated the sword, Shi Jingzhi used new footwork to twist the corpse neatly and throw it into the sacrificial cave together with the sword.
"Xiao Qi, if you sent them and the Chigou Cult to hunt me down, I would definitely be dead."
Immediately afterwards, he lowered his waist to dodge a kick, and then slapped it - another person's head was crushed.
"When I left Yidu, there were at least five thousand people in the world who could kill me. Today, there should only be a thousand people left. Among these thousand people, there are not the few around you."
"It's really evil." Xu Jingming spat. "Just to hide your strength, you deliberately acted ugly all the way..."
"I'm really scared, why should I pretend?"
Shi Jingzhi's tone was calm.
He grabbed the remaining two people by their fronts and slammed them together. Then he picked the one with a fleshy face and slapped his head flat with his palm.
"Of course you can force yourself to be calm and hide your temper. If we meet again, those people will think highly of you... But I don't have a long life. You can't even tell the truth from the lies, so you are worse than my little apprentice."
Xu Jingming looked at Shi Jingzhi, who was covered in blood, and tried his best to maintain a calm appearance: "You are a monster yourself, are you still afraid of ghosts?"
"You don't understand this." Shi Jingzhi did not kill the last person and let him faint on the ground. "Since things like me exist, evil ghosts might also exist. They can kill living people and monsters, but if you bump into a ghost..."
He took a few steps forward and pressed Xu Jingming's Tianling Cap heavily with his blood-covered palms.
For a moment, Xu Jingming thought she was going to have her brains splattered. His knees gave out and he collapsed on the ground.
Shi Jingzhi lowered his eyes and smiled again: "... If you bump into a ghost, you will have this kind of 'fear'."
Then he took a step back: "Don't worry, if you die here, my elder brother will have to trouble me again. You see, I also left a bodyguard for you."
It took Xu Jingming a long time to regain his consciousness. He gritted his teeth and said, "You won't steal my beads?"
"Grab it now, how do I explain it to my apprentice? Remember to act with me later, otherwise -"
Xu Jingming swallowed: "Otherwise?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Anyway, it's up to you." Shi Jingzhi waved his hand carelessly, dismantled Xu Jingming's sedan into several pieces, and threw them into the sacrifice cave.
Shi Jingzhi did it on purpose, absolutely on purpose. Xu Jingming looked at the wreckage of the sedan in pain - there were enough corpses on the ground, but Shi Shi wanted to throw his sedan away.
A loser does not lose. Xu Jingming lost completely and kept talking: "My elder brother only allows you to leave the palace because I miss you for a short period of time. I know you have established a sect, but if you dare to secretly raise private soldiers..."
"I'm not that free. You still have plenty of time to experience all the friendships in the world, but I only have one year left."
Shi Jingzhi looked at the slowly descending stone pillar and spoke calmly.
"Family love, I don't count on you. As for longing, even if I get lucky and meet the person of my destiny, I still can't take her seriously while running around to survive. Friendship is not bad, it's just about getting along with people for a long time. , it takes time to settle... I don’t have time.”
"People say that once a teacher becomes a father, it is a good idea to have a disciple. But children are forgetful and fragile, so it is difficult for them to follow me deep into dangerous places. This is just right now. Even a year from now Even if I die, he will remember me forever."
Xu Jingming was stunned for a long time, and then she finally said bravely: "I am willing to go to the ghost grave with you, either I am too stupid, or I have ulterior motives."
Shi Jingzhi approached and squatted down in front of him, with some blood stains on his face: "So?"
"What?"
"Xiaoqi, do you know about 'grabbing the week'? When a child reaches one year old and grabs something randomly, people believe it is destiny. I just did something similar."
"I ran to a deserted land and randomly picked up anyone to be my apprentice. As long as he didn't become a master first, no matter if he was good or evil, I would sincerely be his master... Isn't this also my destiny?"
Xu Jingming was shocked by the naturalness of his words: "If he wants to cause trouble..."
Shi Jingzhi avoided answering and continued with a smile: "You can reassure me, I will only take this one, and I won't be able to take care of more. It will take a while for your guard to wake up, so I'll take the first step."
After that, Shi Jingzhi climbed up the stone pillar and was about to leave.
Xu Jingming lost his wife and lost his troops. Even his words were laughed at by Shi Jingzhi, and his chest felt tight. He calmed down and continued to speak sharply.
"'Sincerely be this master'... Sincerely? How sincere can you monster be?"
Shi Jingzhi paused and said, "I don't know either, so I want to take a look."
His figure quickly disappeared from the cave entrance.
Xu Jingming wiped away the cold sweat and glanced at the bloody ground, her heart started to panic again. Shi Jingzhi faced the prophecy of "disaster that would overwhelm the country" and made it clear that he should treat his apprentices well...
That Yin Ci must be an upright ordinary person.
At this moment, the "ordinary person" Devil Tou Yin was familiar with the terrain at the exit, waiting for the ghost leather clothes to dry.
There are four exits of "Parting Suffering", which are connected to a wide main hall. There are two rows of thick stone pillars in the hall, and there are symmetrical giant stone sculptures between the pillars. It finally looks like a serious tomb.
It's just that he didn't find Yan Qing, and he didn't know where the ancestor had thrown that unfortunate guy.
There was a rumble and the ground shook slightly. When he heard another stone pillar descending, Yin Ci held his breath and hid behind the pillar.
He dug out some chimneys from Elder Lu's fragments. If it wasn't Shi Jingzhi who came, he could pretend to be a ghost, disappear on the spot, and create more evidence of the existence of the "mysterious master".
Just in case, Yin Ci walked around the hall beforehand, deliberately leaving blood stains everywhere. Even if it was Shi Jingzhi who came, the fox couldn't smell his location.
Unexpectedly, the man trotted and rushed straight towards his hiding place.
Jump back to the room now, I'm afraid it's too late. But this is the second person to come out, and he shouldn't be his cheap master. It's a pity that God didn't fulfill his wishes, and Devil Yin's luck has never been very good -
Shi Jingzhi flashed in front of Yin Ci with a cold face, pointing the half-broken flagpole directly at Yin Ci's throat.
"What are you?"
His eyes glanced at Yin Ci's white clothes, making sure that Yin Ci was still breathing, and then he asked firmly.
"You... what did you do to my apprentice? He is about twenty years old and has no martial arts skills."
Yin Ci raised his eyebrows slightly - so sure that he had met "Yamato Disciple", this boy must have done something.
It's better to take the opportunity to trick him. Seeing Shi Jingzhi's furry hair, Yin Ci suddenly became a little playful.
"Your apprentice?"
Yin Ci deliberately looked confused, and then laughed.
"... Well, 80% of them were killed by me."