After reading this passage, Gu Xu turned the flower paper to the back and saw a short spell.

"Is this the real 'frost melt' technique?"

He took out the copper coins again and tried to verify the authenticity of the spell through divination.

The copper coins face upwards.

This shows that Lu Shiyao did not lie to him.

The most important purpose of his arrival in this Lu family haunted house has been achieved at this moment.

But Gu Xu was still hesitating.

He still silently weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

If he chooses to help Lu Shiyao fulfill his wish for revenge, he will become the new master of "Jinghong Bi"; but at the same time, he will also be a direct enemy of Tang Hui.

It has been recorded in the information that Tang Hui was a monk who had just entered the fifth realm fifteen years ago.

After so many years, his cultivation must have improved a lot.

In addition, Tang Hui was holding a "Imperial Envoy Token" in his hand. If he took action against Tang Hui, the emperor might notice it.

Although emotionally, Gu Xu sympathized with Lu Shiyao and the tragic encounters of the Lu family's family back then.

But reason told him that his best choice at this moment was to use the "Breaking the Sky Bead" to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, and not get involved in the grudges and revenge between the Lu family and the royal family.

Becoming the new owner of a famous tool is certainly desirable.

However, it may not be a good thing for a second-level cultivator like him.

After all, this "jinghong pen" really involves too many causes and effects.

"Young Master seems to not believe in our sincerity," Seeing Gu Xu silent for a long time, the spirit of "Jinghong Bi" spoke again, "Maybe, we can let you see "Jinghong Bi" first, and then make a decision."

Before Gu Xu could answer, the spirit of the artifact disappeared from the spot again.

In the blink of an eye, she appeared in the farthest corner of the room, squatted down, and tapped her hands on an inconspicuous floor tiles three times. The floor tiles gradually sank silently, revealing a narrow underground dark grid.

The spirit of the artifact took out a metal box from the underground dark compartment.

The metal box has complex mechanism components on the outside. When the instrument spirit touches it, the gears on the box begin to rotate on their own, and then the spring is released and the box opens with a "bang".

"Although I have the powerful power to manifest the images of poetry and painting, my body is very fragile," the spirit of the artifact said in a plain tone, while handing the box to Gu Xu, "Even a mortal, after discovering my body, can easily hold it in his hand, and even break it without any effort. I have no power to resist this.

“So, when I am in a state of unparalleled status, I must try my best to hide my body and not be discovered by anyone.

"Only I can open the box in front of you.

"If others forcefully disassemble it, they will only find that it is empty and nothing."

Gu Xu took the box.

I saw a slender brush placed right in the center of the box.

It uses black bamboo as the tube and purple mountain rabbit's hair as the material. The tip of the pen is like a cone, the tip of the pen is round and full, and there are still faint marks left on the tip of the pen.

At first glance, this pen is old and simple, and it is no different from the brush that Gu Xu usually uses to write and draw talismans.

If it was inserted randomly in the pen holder, no one would recognize it as one of the "twelve famous instruments" in the world.

"Since your body is so fragile, why do you trust me so much?" Gu Xu stared at the "Jinghong Pen" in the box and asked the weapon spirit.

The spirit of the artifact replied: "If you can pass those three tests successfully, it will prove that you are a person with good character and no fame and fortune, and will not do such a thing as malicious destruction. I am still very confident in my own vision."

"Yes." Gu Xu smiled slightly and nodded.

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However, just as Gu Xu lowered his head to observe the "Jinghong Pen", an accident suddenly happened.

A sharp and harsh whistling sound suddenly came from Gu Xu's ears.

Immediately afterwards, the space in front of him seemed like a scroll, suddenly torn apart by an invisible hand.

"Someone is using the 'Breaking Air Bead'!" Chu Fengge, who was standing at the door in a daze, suddenly exclaimed.

It was a while since I said that, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe with short beards and slightly white temples walking out of the crack in the space.

But at this moment, there was no earlier elegant and easy-going smile on his face.

Instead, there is a sinister and crazy expression.

It was Tang Hui, who had been dormant in the Lu family's haunted house for fifteen years!

At this moment, a spear appeared out of thin air in Tang Hui's right hand, flashing with a bitter cold light, and stabbed Gu Xu's chest with lightning speed.

This is Tang Hui's natal object - the "Golden Dragon Spear".

It is a gift given to Tang Hui by Lu Huan many years ago. Its surface is carved with exquisite water patterns and dragon patterns, symbolizing "the dragon enters the sea". It has the meaning of "going for success and showing off its skills". It is a teacher's good wish to his students.

This "Golden Dragon Spear" is powerful and claims to be like mud. Countless ghosts and enemies once fell under this spear.

In Tang Hui's left hand, a golden chain condensed from true essence appeared, extending towards the box where the "Jinghong Pen" is located, trying to take away the slender and simple brush.

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Tang Hui had been planning for this day for a long time.

He was jointly detained in this haunted house covered with ice and snow by the Snow Girl of Yishan and the "Jinghong Bi" weapon spirit for fifteen years.

Although he relies on the "Inspector Token", he was able to block darkness and cold from the shelter.

But he was unwilling to be imprisoned forever in this terrible prison.

He also longed to walk out of the haunted house and see the light of heaven again.

He also longed to show his great fortune in the Great Qi court.

To achieve this goal, he only has one way - that is, to find the essence of "Jinghong Pen" and destroy it.

He knew that the ability of "Surprising Brush" lies in creating illusions and realizing reality.

Its power is certainly powerful - even if it falls into the hands of a powerful saint, it can build a small world out of nothingness.

But its essence is the most fragile among the "Twelve Famous Tools".

Especially in a state of unbrokenness, an ordinary person has the ability to break it.

Therefore, it has always been regarded as a treasure by the Lu family in Qingzhou. It is afraid it will fall when held in the palm of the hand, and it will melt when held in the mouth.

The Lu family in Qingzhou also considered strengthening it with spells and runes to prevent it from being accidentally damaged.

But later they found that they could not add any additional spells or runes to the "Jinghong Pen" - this simple-looking brush was like a noble lady with a noble background and a cold personality, who kept proudly holding her head and rejecting everything from outside.

So they concluded that "fragile" may be the attributes of "Jinghong Bi" itself.

Some people even speculate that this fragile essence of "Jinghong Pen" may be a certain true meaning of the great way that the immortal ancestors tried to convey to their descendants.

It is precisely because it is too fragile that when there is no master, the spirit of the "Jinghong Bi" will try every means to hide its body and avoid being found.

It took Tang Hui a long time to find its trace in the Lu family's haunted house.

Therefore, he could only hope for those monks who entered the Lu family's haunted house and tried to pass the test, hoping that they could help him find the location of the original body of "Jinghong Pen".

In this way, he can destroy the "Jinghong Pen" before he could recognize his master.

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When Tang Hui entered the third realm of Jin, his awakening magical power was called "insight".

It is somewhat similar to the mythological and legendary "Classic Eye".

When Tang Hui activated this magical power, no movement or even within a radius of a hundred miles could escape his perception.

Because of this magical power, when Gu Xu and Chu Fengge arrived at the screen wall of the South Gate before, Tang Hui was able to arrive at them in a perfect way, provide them with information that is both true and false, and use them to achieve their goals.

In addition, he has been using his "insight" magical powers to pay attention to the entire process of Gu Xu's participation in the test.

So the moment the "Jinghong Pen" appeared, he immediately crushed a "Breaking the Sky Bead" and rushed to "Suxueyuan".

"The Jinghong Pen, which was once famous in the Great Wilderness, is about to be destroyed in history in obscurity. It sounds like a pity," Tang Hui sighed in his heart. "There are also these two young people who look pretty and have a good personality. It's a pity that they know too many things they shouldn't know, so I have to send them to death with tears."
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