As for Zhao Changhe's so-called "finding a place to buy a mask", Zhuque found that he did not enter any city along the way. At most, he would stop for a rest and have a meal in the villages and towns he passed by, and then set off again, as if he had a very clear destination.
Moreover, he is very experienced and only chooses remote paths. He would go through forests and mountains when he has nothing to do. Sometimes he would deliberately go straight, but after not going far he would make a big circle and no one knew where he was going.
These were all experiences gained from being chased and intercepted. It was quite difficult to accurately grasp his whereabouts, at least it was impossible to set an ambush in advance.
Suzaku could understand his intention, but he was unhappy.
Because of this kind of mountain road, it was useless for her to keep her body steady. The horse was unstable, and Zhao Changhe was also unstable. They were shaking and bumping all the time, and he would hit the ball with his back from time to time. The annoying thing was that Zhuque could tell from his eyesight that he didn't do it on purpose, he was really bumped, so there was no point blaming him.
"Are you done yet?" Zhuque put his hand on his back and said angrily, "Just take the main road. Why do you have to go through the mountain roads? I'm here, so what are you afraid of?"
"You are at the ninth level of Xuanguan, not number one on the Heavenly Ranking."
"Others don't know that I'm by your side, so what extraordinary person can come?"
"That's true... But will you always follow me?"
Suzaku: “…”
She helplessly put her hands on her back to protect the ball and changed the subject: "We agreed to buy masks. I saw a town before where you can buy masks or rest, eat and raise horses. Why did you just walk over without even looking? Where are you going?"
"I stayed at the hotel these two days, and I asked about the geography of the area around the hotel. Oh, and the room fee was prepaid for three days by the Suzaku Reverend, which was very thoughtful. Please thank your Reverend later, because the room she booked made me feel very comfortable that night."
Suzaku: “?”
Feeling that the palm against his back seemed to be about to burst with true energy, Zhao Changhe quickly returned to the topic: "I asked the store owner and found out that Jianhu City is actually a few hundred miles northwest. I just happened to have something to do in Jianhu City, so my purpose was clear."
Zhuque was stunned for a moment: "The Saint said that there is a different dimension at the bottom of Jianhu City. Bingpo was taken from there, but there are no other treasures. There are some good swords? Why go there?"
"This place is suspected to be related to the Night Emperor. Why haven't I told you about it yet?"
"I did. But we know that's not the Night Emperor's place. It's the residence of a woman who has a 'paternal relationship' with the Night Emperor. We don't know how close this so-called 'paternal relationship' is, but at least she is definitely not the Night Emperor's concubine. Her lover is the one who found the Azure Dragon Seal with you."
"right."
"The Saint also said that she couldn't sense the Night Emperor's related attributes. She only had the sword intent of the woman herself, and she was not in the same system as us. Han Wubing might like it, but it has little to do with us. Therefore, we didn't continue to explore the meaning there."
"..." Zhao Changhe thought to himself that Han Wubing had underestimated Chi Chi when he said that they were not swordsmen and did not feel the sword intent. Chi Chi knew what was going on, but she just thought it had nothing to do with the Four Symbols Sect. After all, the Four Symbols Sect was a sect, and they did not like to collect martial arts or weapons that were not related to it as much as others did.
So, Chi Chi might have had some doubts about his gold foil, but at that time, his attitude didn’t show it at all. Instead, he was saying “It’s useless” like a supporting actor. Maybe he was deliberately trying to prevent Han Wubing…
Fortunately, Chi Chi is my girlfriend. If she had been replaced by a real witch, I guess she would have snatched the gold foil...
Zhuque continued, "According to our records and the remnants of the sword room seen by the Saint, we speculate that the owner of the Azure Dragon Seal, the Emperor Beimang, should be the Azure Dragon of the last era, and was probably sent to the world by the Night Emperor. But something probably went wrong with the Night Emperor in the later period, and this Azure Dragon probably wanted to be independent, and wanted to fight for or struggle for something. This confusing background of ancient times cannot be understood from a mere sword room."
Zhao Changhe said: "Yes, but I still want to take another look. After all, my understanding now is different from before when I was ignorant. Maybe there are new discoveries. It is not irrelevant to you. You should be interested in it?"
Zhuque was a little interested, but it was not very big. A mere sword room could not contain many ancient secrets. What's more, the owner of this sword room was neither Ye Di nor Qinglong, so the relationship was not direct. Xia Chichi had explored it and thought that there was no connection with the Four Symbols, which was probably true.
But she was in a good mood.
This should be a private matter from Zhao Changhe's perspective. If Situ Xiao was around, he might not be willing to bring anyone in, but he didn't avoid her "Yinghuoshe" at all. This was not to be good to her, Yihuoshe, but to be sincere to Chichi. In Zhao Changhe's eyes, the Four Symbols Sect really belonged to his wife's family from beginning to end. Exploring the Night Emperor's related matters was to help his wife explore the secrets, so there was no need to avoid or dispute.
As for the Heavenly Book, it is estimated that the answers will not be found there. On the contrary, the existence of the Heavenly Book can help analyze the remaining meaning of the Sword Room, and perhaps we can get a glimpse of some secrets of the Night Emperor.
In short, Zhuque no longer had any objections, and the two men and the horse gradually hid in the mountains and forests as the sun set.
"I'm really crazy. I don't want to stay in an inn, I don't want to eat meat and fish, but come to sleep in the mountains with you." Outside the cave, Zhuque sat with his knees hugged by the burning campfire. Reluctantly, he took out the coarse cake he bought from a mountain tavern during the day, slightly lifted the mask, and nibbled it in small bites.
The mask is so annoying, it's inconvenient to eat...
Zhao Changhe handed over the wine gourd: "Would you like to drink?"
"nausea."
"This is your saint's wine gourd. I'll give you some of the holy energy. I'm glad I didn't ask you to kneel down and worship it."
Zhuque smiled and said, "So it can be done this way... I understand."
I thought to myself, wait until I get back and see how this little bastard kneels.
Zhao Changhe asked, "Why do you sound so disrespectful to the Saint?"
"I am a disciple of the Suzaku Venerable, and I am not one of the Azure Dragon or White Tiger branches. She is higher in rank than me, but she has no right to control me."
"So you respect the Suzaku Reverend very much?"
"Of course." "Hey." Zhao Changhe came to sit next to her and asked her like a good brother: "How about telling me about the Suzaku Venerable? What kind of person is the Suzaku Venerable in your mind?"
Zhuque was stunned for a moment, then moved half a foot away alertly: "What are you doing?"
Zhao Changhe was speechless and said, "What can we do? Don't you have people in your sect who gather together like this to discuss the leader?"
Suzaku: “…”
I don’t know. When I first joined the sect, I was the Suzaku Saint. Who dared to talk about the leader in front of me? If there was one, I did get together with the White Tiger Saint to discuss the previous generation in a low voice.
The sisters are dead.
In fact, the one who is most puzzled about the identities of Xia Chichi and Zhao Changhe is Zhuque. Xia Chichi knows the White Tiger Magic, but Zhao Changhe doesn't; Zhao Changhe knows the Six Harmonies Magic, but Xia Chichi doesn't.
This shouldn't be... I feel like the two characteristics that a prince should have have been split, becoming Xia Chichi and Zhao Changhe... If Zhao Changhe's "twenty years old" is a false report, and he is actually more than seventeen years old, could it be that Zhao Changhe and Xia Chichi are actually twin siblings? Then aren't you two messing around...
But there is a huge difference between the two of them, they don’t look like brother and sister at all…
Suzaku was in deep confusion.
"Why aren't you talking?" Zhao Changhe had no idea that Suzaku's mind was so distracted, and asked curiously, "Don't tell me you guys haven't talked about your leader, who is so loyal and pious?"
Zhuque came back to his senses and said speechlessly: "Even if we discuss it, we won't discuss it for you. Who are you? Have you joined the sect?"
"How boring." Zhao Changhe angrily took out a piece of cake and gobbled it up with the wine.
Zhuque said at this time: "Your Excellency is of course a combination of wisdom and beauty, with extraordinary talent, inheriting the holy teachings, with great achievements and divine power. We can only look up to her and admire her, how can we discuss her!"
"You don't have to blow it like that. She can't hear it, and I won't tell her."
"This is a fact!"
"Oh, how old is your Excellency?"
"Same age as Tang Wanzhuang."
"That person Tang Wanzhuang is third on the Earth Ranking, and fourth on the Venerable Ranking. She still has the nerve to say that she is extremely talented. Wake up."
Suzaku gritted his teeth, a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
Just as he was about to explode, Zhao Changhe continued, "From the perspective of the Cao Gang, the Four Symbols Sect has a very strong potential. I suspect that when it really explodes, it will be even more devastating than the Maitreya Sect, but I don't know when that will be... For example, Wan Dongliu is just a young master - he is already a member of the Twenty-Eight Mansions. If his father was in the Four Symbols Sect, he should be at the Four Symbols level, but obviously not, which means his father did not join the sect and Wan Dongliu has not yet taken power. This should not be an isolated case. There should be many similar cases in the Twenty-Eight Mansions."
Zhuque was stunned for a moment, and then stopped talking in a daze.
Zhao Changhe said: "Your potential power cannot be realized in the short term, so you can only hide with masks... If Xia Longyuan died later, it would be fine. If he died too early, you are not ready. If this is the work of the Suzaku Venerable, it can be said that the level is indeed not bad, but it is obviously not enough to say that it is glorious..."
Suzaku remained silent.
Zhao Changhe glanced at her and said, "What? Is that wrong?"
"As the most loyal subordinate of the Venerable, you have angered me." Suzaku told him seriously: "Draw your sword, I want to protect the dignity of the Venerable."
"As for that..."
"I, Winged Fire Snake, am the most loyal." Zhuque grabbed Zhao Changhe by the collar and threw him over his shoulder with a "bang": "Die!"
"Fuck..." Zhao Changhe fell to the ground miserably: "Aren't people allowed to tell the truth?"
Zhuque crossed his arms and said coldly: "Anyone can say that, do you have any other solution?"
"Yes, I have."
Zhuque was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Then hurry up and tell me!"
Zhao Changhe turned over, put his hands on his head, and said: "Why should I tell you? You were just hitting me."
Suzaku gnashed his teeth: "You!"
"I'm soft-hearted, and there's no point in forcing me. You might as well smile at me and call me good brother, and then I might reluctantly tell you."
Zhuque pinched and pinched with her slender hands, resisting the urge to slap his head to pieces. Finally, she took a deep breath and said in a charming voice, "Good brother, I was wrong. Don't be so petty with the little snake..."
Anyway, it is the Winged Fire Snake who is embarrassed, not me, Suzaku!
(End of this chapter)