The two of them didn't say much along the way and soon arrived at the Four Symbols Sect's stronghold in the city.
This is not a branch of the Four Symbols Sect. Like Jianhu City, it is just a temporary base. It has a large house and is mainly populated by Chi Chi's subordinates, including Elder You, the Azure Dragon Guardian.
When they saw a woman wearing a winged fire snake mask and a Vermillion Bird robe bringing Zhao Changhe in, Elder You and the others' eyes bulged.
Zhuque glared at them. Elder You and others broke out in sweat and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
Zhuque asked, "Protector You, are the Venerable and the Saint here?"
"…" Elder You wiped his sweat and said, "The Saint is out on business. Your Excellency, Your Excellency should be in the inner courtyard, right?"
Zhuque was very satisfied with Elder You's awakening, and turned to Zhao Changhe and said, "Ask them about Cui Yuanyang's whereabouts. I will go to the inner courtyard to report to the Venerable and see if she has anything to say to you. Don't leave on your own. It's rude. It won't look good when the Venerable gets angry."
Zhao Changhe said helplessly: "Do I look so rude? Just go ahead."
As Elder You and others stared at him, Zhuque quickly went to the inner courtyard, put on the Zhuque mask, thought for a while, found another set of sacrificial robes with slightly different patterns, and put on, then looked at himself in the bronze mirror.
The Winged Fire Snake mask covers the entire face and also the lips, so you can't see anything.
Suzaku's own mask is a half-face, with a nose ending in a beak and lipstick-like lower part.
"Sexy lips... what a weird description." Suzaku murmured to himself in wonder, "What does this word refer to?"
No matter what you refer to, the meaning is that it is always right to praise something for its beauty. If you can speak, say more.
Zhuque admired it for a while before slowly walking out.
When he got to the hall, he heard Zhao Changhe's amplified voice: "Chi Chi is going to kill Yang Yang?"
Elder You said, "Well, we are also worried about the Saint Girl. We want to talk to His Majesty about canceling this mission. Cui Yuanyang is surrounded by many experts at the moment. Unless we risk our lives and fight a tough battle... there is no need for that."
"What?" Zhuque walked out coldly, his voice was as lazy and charming as usual, but it was also chillingly cold: "Is it necessary or not? Is it up to Elder Niyou to decide?"
"We dare not." Elder You and the others knelt on the ground. "We are worried about the Saint. Even if this operation succeeds, it will be difficult for her to escape. If it must be carried out, I beg Your Excellency to go and meet us."
Among the people kneeling down, Zhao Changhe standing there stood out. Zhuque looked at him and was a little surprised by his calm attitude: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Zhao Changhe was startled at first, but he soon calmed down.
How could Chi Chi really do it? Besides, this mission is weird. He suspects that Zhu Que is not sincere at all. It is very likely that he is testing the old relationship between Chi Chi and him
Hearing Zhuque's question, Zhao Changhe said, "I believe your sect would not want its Saint Daughter to be a fool who wants to die knowing that it is impossible. From what I know about Chi Chi, she will naturally give up if she cannot complete the mission. There is no need to worry too much. If I have something to say to Your Excellency, it is about something else."
Suzaku said coldly, "Speak."
"If you want to test whether Chi Chi and I have a past relationship, you let the saint you have cultivated with great effort go to a dangerous place to die. You are so careless about the importance of things... I am really disappointed with your mentality."
Zhuque stared at him coldly, and Zhao Changhe also looked back at him coldly.
Suzaku suddenly wanted to go behind him to see if he was sweating.
Do you have palpitations
You said you were afraid of me... That's it
For Chi Chi's safety, you scold the person you fear the most
"I have my own considerations. Don't think that everything is related to you and be self-righteous." Zhuque finally said calmly: "Of course, just in case, I will go to meet you immediately. As for you..."
She paused and said, "Winged Fire Snake has said something to me. I have something to ask you. You can go with me and we can talk on the way. Let's go."
After saying this, he waved his sleeves and went out first.
Although the attitude was cold, the result was okay. Zhao Changhe really broke out in a cold sweat and followed him out obediently: "Where's the Winged Fire Snake?"
"She has completed her mission, so she is naturally doing other things. Why are you asking her?" Zhuque flew away and sneered, "Could it be that he has taken a fancy to her?"
Zhao Changhe chased after him, speechless: "I'm not sick. I don't know what I look like. Who would like a snake? Your Excellency, I understand that the leaders of your sect cannot talk about love casually. There have been incidents in the past, but you shouldn't be so nervous about everything. It's not that serious." Zhuque pretended not to hear what he said, as if you have no right to advise me, and continued to ask: "She said that Wang Daozhong was looking for trouble with her, and you stood in front of her and confronted Wang Daozhong. Why is that?"
Zhao Changhe was helpless: "She was just ordered to ask me a few questions. She didn't do anything wrong. Why is she being attacked? Because of her identity as a member of the Four Symbols Sect? I don't think there's anything wrong with this identity. At least compared to the Wang family, the Four Symbols Sect may not be the villain."
Zhuque finally stopped talking, flew around in a haughty manner for a while, and suddenly became impatient: "You are too slow."
Zhao Changhe: “…”
Zhuque suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the back of his collar. Zhao Changhe was grabbed before he could even raise his consciousness to resist, and then he disappeared outside the city at lightning speed in an instant.
Suzaku's cold laughter could be heard faintly in the wind: "You are so weak, who gave you the confidence to speak so freely in front of me!"
Zhao Changhe was being held by the scruff of the neck by fate, so he simply folded his arms and stopped struggling or refutating.
It is true that she was much more efficient. She should have gone to persuade them to stop fighting earlier to prevent anything from really happening. At this moment, she didn't have the heart to care about her own face.
The gap in practice is too big. Although the light skills taught by Tang Wanzhuang have made up for a lot of his shortcomings in this area, facing Zhuque, it is still almost nothing.
Including her grab and lift, I didn't even have time to dodge, it was too fast.
He is indeed the strongest and most feared person in my mind.
But this time when we met, I was indeed not as scared as before. I don't know why... Her attitude was still very cold, but I felt that she was not looking down on me as much. In the past, she just glanced at me like an ant, but now at least she is not an ant anymore, it's more like picking up a cat.
Her attitude seems to be the same, just as contemptuous. Is the difference in her heart
Maybe it was because he was famous now? Or was it because he was familiar with Tang Wanzhuang? Tang Wanzhuang was actually ranked one place higher than Zhuque, and she was ill. Once she recovered, she should be much stronger than Zhuque. After getting familiar with her, he no longer felt the fear of looking up to Zhuque
But Zhuque suddenly said, "If I invite you to join the sect and take the lead, would you be willing?"
Zhao Changhe came back to his senses and asked curiously, "What kind of chair?"
"There are still vacancies in the Twenty-Eight Mansions. If you choose a corresponding mansion, you can learn the relevant skills. Moreover, the Twenty-Eight Mansions are also high-level in the sect, with great authority."
For example, there is a vacancy for the Winged Fire Snake, and the mask has not been sent out.
What Zhao Changhe thought of was Wan Dongliu's sudden stab like a poisonous snake underwater, and his final slide like an earthworm. Both his offense and defense seemed to be stronger than his Cao Gang skills.
But he still shook his head: "I am sorry for your kindness, Your Excellency. I will not join the religion."
I could clearly feel the hand holding my neck tighten, and the murderous intent coming from me was tangible: "Why? Do you look down on my Four Elephants Sect?"
"No, I have already told Winged Fire Snake that I do not have any belief in God. Logically, Your Excellency should not think that I am suitable for joining the religion."
Suzaku fell silent.
This point alone is indeed somewhat inappropriate, but his other remarks are very appropriate, especially the long-term goals, which can be regarded as a consensus.
As for faith, it can be established slowly and it is not a big problem.
But since he has no faith, he naturally doesn't want to join the sect. Why would a famous hero want to bear the identity of a demon sect? This is normal.
The question is what attitude we should have towards him. It is absolutely inappropriate to force him to join the religion, and it is also inappropriate to lure him with benefits. Those who can be lured by benefits are also easy to betray, and they are not in line with the Tao. The Four Symbols Sect basically does not do such things.
Therefore, the Four Symbols Sect would rather have a lack of people than a bad one, and the number of people is much less than that of the Maitreya Sect. They mainly use subordinates and non-staff members, like the Blood God Sect, to supplement the shortage of manpower, and the core members have always been small. The main reason why Zhao Changhe was not brought into the Four Symbols Sect casually was this, and it was not entirely because of contempt.
This matter needs further consideration.
While I was thinking, smoke and dust appeared in front of me.
The Cui family’s motorcade was right there, and from afar they could see two girls inside, walking side by side with smiles on their faces.
(End of this chapter)