Chapter 9 Conspiracy from above and below(1/2)
"...Huantian Sect? What is this?"
Obviously, the dead will not give the answer to this question - Lin Xiao thought as he looked at a corpse and a pool of blood on the sand.
There were no surprising discoveries in Motuo and Shadado's storage bags. After simply packing them up and burning the remains with the True Essence Spirit Fire, Lin Xiao turned his attention to the already dead "corpse sculpture"
on the corpse.
To be honest, this beast is really quite big, with a wingspan of nearly ten feet. It has dark brown feathers, a hooked red beak, and a pair of gray and black iron claws that are very cold.
If Lin Xiao were to see it, not only would this beast only eat corpses, but it would not be difficult to turn its target into a corpse with the help of this "weapon" gifted by God.
And he was sure that this "corpse sculpture" was the one he saw during the day, but he didn't expect it at the time. It turned out to be someone who was raising it.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time in two consecutive nights that he saw someone driving a monster to fight.
This is true regardless of the "Crystal Scale Sand Lizard" attacking the camp in the middle of the night or the "Corpse Sculpture" in front of us.
As for the difference, it seems that controlling the sand lizard requires the assistance of the "Lizard Whistle", but Motuo is much more skilled and smooth when commanding the "Corpse Sculpture".
I don’t know what skills or magic weapons Mo Tuo used to tame this beast to obey his orders.
Although the specific method was not found, this incident gave Lin Xiao a reminder. When walking in the "Traceless Sea" and fighting with others in the future, he must be careful to prevent the other party from hiding the monster's trump card and waiting for opportunities.
Sneak attack.
Lin Xiao squatted on the ground, tossing the body of the corpse sculpture from side to side. Seeing that the fire not far away gradually stopped, he raised his hand and removed the sound blocking array, and looked back in the direction of the camp.
Next to the lit bonfire, figures flickered and torches lit, as if the caravan looking for camels had returned.
After thinking about it for a moment, Lin Xiao didn't wait long, and directly pulled the corpse sculpture's wings and heels, like a pheasant, picked it up in his hand, and slowly walked down the sand dune.
"It's time to find a place to tidy up. I guess I can also harvest a 'demon bone'? And this beast is much stronger than the golden eagle back then. It's probably full of treasures..."
Lin Xiao pondered while walking back, looking for a place closer to the camp and preparing to "take action".
Unexpectedly, when he turned around a sand dune and was still more than a mile away from the camp, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, which made his eyes jump and he stopped in his tracks.
"Boss Pa?"
"Brother Xu?"
The person who came was none other than Pashan, but the bald man's eyes subconsciously fell on the corpse sculpture in Lin Xiao's hand. For some reason, he trembled all over and his pupils suddenly shrank.
"You..."
The two of them shouted at the same time and immediately answered together.
"I, I pee..."
"Oh, I'll burn the bird!"
The two people looked at each other and seemed to be stunned.
"I, I drank too much water at night!"
"Ah! I really couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk and bumped into a sleeping corpse sculpture!"
However, Lin Xiao was thinking at this time, isn't this nonsense, having to urinate a mile away from the camp?
Before he could speak, Pashan, who was opposite him, spoke first. "See, it's fate to meet. How about we do it together?"
Lin Xiao was startled, and his forehead was beating wildly. What should he say together? Pee together or burn birds together...
But he said: "Okay! It's rare that Boss Pa is interested, let's go together?"
The two of them really couldn't stand what they said. They smiled awkwardly at the same time and looked at the direction of the camp. Then Lin Xiao led the way to a sand dune and went around it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the dark place behind the sand dunes, Lin Xiao was still thinking about how to speak, when he heard a thump behind him, as if something heavy fell to the ground.
I quickly looked back and saw this bald man kneeling on his knees, looking at Lin Xiao "dong dong dong" and kowtowed three times in a row!
No matter what Lin Xiao's expression was at this time, how stunned he was, he said directly: "Senior, I beg you to show mercy. For the sake of traveling together, save the junior guard and save the lives of thirty or forty people in the caravan!"<
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After saying that, he hit his head again and hit the ground directly.
Two feet away from the opposite side, Lin Xiao was holding the corpse sculpture in his hand. He was stunned on the spot, listening to Pashan's words. He was speechless for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said with a bitter smile: "But this beast has exposed its flaws?"
Upon hearing this, Napa Shan slowly straightened his upper body, but still knelt on the ground, nodded and said: "Uh... what the senior said is correct, indeed, it is this beast..."
"Tell me and listen." Lin Xiaoyan said.
Pashan glanced at Lin Xiao secretly and said: "The corpse eagle forages for food mostly at night and daytime. Even though it has sharp eyes during the day and can see hundreds of miles away, at night it is no different from a blind man.
Dare to live huddled in a stone cave, it is hard to see..."
He said with an embarrassed look on his face and looked aside, "As far as Qiulin is concerned, the chance of seniors bumping into each other in the middle of the night is better than that of being blind... No, it's lower than that of bumping into a dead rat..."
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"And just now, the junior heard a faint song of birds from high in the sky, and realized that something was abnormal. Then, just now, he went out for a inspection, and finally met the senior..."
Lin Xiao put his hand on his forehead and asked: "What about my cultivation level? How do you know that I am higher than you, even beyond the realm? Is this the same beast?"
Pashan nodded and whispered: "The corpse sculpture appears at night, it must be driven and guided by others. However, if you want to tame this beast, not to mention how difficult it is, just because the cultivation level is low, it may not be possible.
The food in its belly is what its predecessors have to contend with, and at worst it has to be prepared in the later stages of Qi refining."
"Senior left the camp for less than half an hour. After thinking about it, only senior's cultivation level is far higher than that of the opponent. He can defeat the enemy with one move. This explains it..."
Lin Xiao laughed bitterly after hearing this, and finally took a look at the corpse sculpture in his hand, threw it to the ground, and said: "This damn thing, I have to be on guard against everything, but I didn't expect that because of a beast, I lost my plan!"<
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Pashan knelt on the ground and continued: "It's not that the senior has lost his plan, but it's because the senior has just come to the 'Traceless Sea' and really doesn't know the habits of this beast."
Lin Xiao tilted his head, looked up and down at the bald man in front of him and said, "It's good now, Boss Pa doesn't doubt my identity anymore."
Pashan's face turned red. "No, I don't doubt it anymore..."
Lin Xiao sighed: "Unexpectedly, Boss Pa is really a meticulous person."
Napa Shan quickly waved his hand, scratched his head and said: "It's not that the younger generation pays attention to the senior's movements intentionally, but it's because Zishao has been inside and outside his mouth three times. Over the past few decades, if he doesn't take another look at everything and think about it more, I'm afraid that
They have long been lying among the dead..."
"Not to mention that now we have to make a living by recruiting a bodyguard, and the wealth and lives of a group of brothers are in our hands. If we don't be careful, it's really not possible..."
"I would also like to ask a lot of seniors, and forgive the juniors for their offenses and rudeness."
After saying this, he bowed his hands and kowtowed to the ground again.
Seeing that the other party was kowtowing and doing all the tricks, Lin Xiao became cold-faced and walked away. He could only sigh softly and said: "Boss Pa is also responsible for his duties, so there is no need for this. Forget it, now that I have said it, I will
I won’t deny it outright or be perfunctory with you, but I’ll go straight to the point and have a chat with you, okay?”
Pashan quickly agreed: "Juniors have no objections at all. Seniors, please speak up."
Lin Xiao nodded slightly. "You get up first."
"Yes, I obey, junior." Pashan replied and stood up.
I heard Lin Xiao continue: "To be honest, Boss Pa, I have indeed cultivated the foundation, but it is only the first level, and I can't be considered an expert. As for why I accidentally entered the 'Traceless Sea', there are many secrets in this matter.
I can’t explain it clearly, so I ask Mr. Pa to bear with me.”
Pashan nodded quickly and said: "Senior, there is no need to explain this matter, junior will understand it naturally."
Lin Xiao said "Yeah" and continued: "As the saying goes, when you first arrive in a place, you should always find a local to learn about the customs here before making plans. It turns out that by coincidence, I met you."<
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"I thought I would go with them for a few days, and after I had inquired a lot and learned some language, I would quietly leave the team and drift away, but instead, I encountered what happened tonight..."
Lin Xiao said, flipping his palms, there were two tokens, and he threw them over.
"Let's take a look. Does Mr. Pa know this?"
Pashan stretched out his hand to catch it, and when he looked at it, his pupils trembled, and he blurted out, "The token of the Jiaoya Gang? How could it be them!"
As he spoke, he suddenly became alert, looked at Lin Xiao and said, "Could it be that the attack on the camp was not an accident, but was done secretly by the Jiaoya Gang?"
Lin Xiao nodded and replied: "That's right, the people I just killed with my own hands were named Zemu Motuo and Shadado. They were both disciples of the Jiaoya Gang and were in the late stage of Qi refining."<
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"Listening to Mo Tuo's words, the leader of the Jiaoya Gang Hundun issued an order to send seven people and thirty sand lizards to be responsible for attacking and killing them on the eighth and ninth day of this month. They all set off from 'Shiyingzi'.
The caravan en route to 'Kujingzi'."
"I don't know what the plan is. I only know that as of today, this matter has been completely completed, and only four or five teams are left lucky enough to survive..."
Lin Xiao did not intend to tell all the details, especially the extremely weird sentence "kill all the men and keep the women", but this did not hinder the outcome of the whole thing.
When Pashan heard everything before and after, it was indeed as Lin Xiao expected. He was holding the token in his hand, with veins bulging on his forehead. He was obviously extremely angry.
Then I heard him roar like a bloodthirsty beast. "These damn thieves! How could they be so evil and ruthless! They usually search for money constantly, but in the end, with just a casual word, they want me to die without a complete body."
Have you made monster meat?"
In the darkness of the night, the bald man became more and more angry as he spoke. The palm of his hand holding the token was fierce, and his joints were ferocious. Finally, with a "pop" sound, he directly crushed it with his bare hands. He stared at him with a pair of bloody eyes and said every word.
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To be continued...