Chapter 1158: The Emperor’s Art of Checks and Balances, Xuyue Gray Palace’s only contact
People!
"Do you want to join the First Floor in Heaven?"
Xu Xiaoshou suddenly sent out an invitation. He already looked down on the others and didn't want to get to know them.
Now, he just wants to get the person in front of him!
Li Fugui looks ordinary, but is full of intrigues. Xu Xiaoshou has been observing and can see this.
If it's an enemy, this guy is very scary, so it's best to kill him first.
But if you are one of your own...
It's great to be dark. If you're not dark enough, I won't like you enough!
The key is that this person's ability is also extremely outstanding. He has infiltrated the Banyueju, which can be used by the Eight Masters as the first intelligence agency of the Saint Slaves, and has also joined the Flower and Grass Pavilion.
It can be seen from the "Eighteen Orders of Flowers and Grass" that this person was at least among the top eighteen in Ban Yue.
Eighteen may seem young, but if Eighteen is to the five regions of the mainland...
Li Fugui, if you put him in any world... No! Maybe even if he is given the command of an intelligence agency that governs half a region, he can be qualified to be the top leader.
This ability is quite impressive!
And judging from the fact that he knows so many internal secrets of the Holy Slave, more than he knows, it is even more impossible for Li Fuguitie to betray.
how to say?
He has high cultivation, wonderful attributes, good brain, and strong ability... He is also an intelligence officer and knows the rules of survival in the dark world!
Xu Xiaoshou really couldn't find a more suitable person to take charge of the intelligence work on the first floor of the sky than Li Fugui.
The way he looked at Li Fugui now was full of greed.
Hei Yezi, Bai Yezi? I don’t know!
Eight familiar people? Take a look!
And if it was Ba Zunzhen, he should be able to understand better how much he needs Li Fugui, right? He should let him go?...!
"call."
Li Fugui let out a long sigh of relief, with a faint smile on his face.
His smile and eyes looked a little complicated to Xu Xiaoshou, with gratitude, struggle, regret... everything.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shou, Huacao Pavilion has given me a nurturing favor, and I can't leave it easily."
"Even though we are both Saint Slaves, we are in charge of different parts."
"If I leave so suddenly, some functions of Ban Yue Ju will not be able to function properly, whether actively or passively."
"so……"
All the emotions on Li Fugui's face were finally turned into apologies and regrets.
He did not continue, but Xu Xiaoshou understood what he meant.
"I was rejected!"
It is expected and reasonable.
Xu Xiaoshou's expression returned to indifference. If it were someone else, he might have given up, but what he was thinking about at this moment was the scenes he saw in "Perception".
Without Feng Xiaose's knowledge, Xu Xiaoshou had seen Li Fugui happily accept the olive branch he offered.
At that time, Xu Xiaoshou's judgment of Li Fugui was that he was a smiling tiger, smiling on the outside but hiding a knife behind his back.
This is intuition.
He originally thought that if he extended an olive branch, he would get such a pretentious agreement from Li Fugui.
Unexpectedly, this guy seriously refused!
what for?
"So, he wants to join the First Floor of Heaven, otherwise he would not show such a strong ability in front of me. This is the same as Zhu Yiyi."
"But due to the relationship between Ban Yue Ju and Huacao Pavilion, he didn't even dare to say this explicitly."
"Well, if my understanding is correct..."
Xu Xiaoshou took a deep look at Li Fugui, put away the distracting thoughts in his mind, nodded and said:
"I see."
Li Fugui waited for a long time for Master Shou's short reply. Surprise flashed in his eyes, but only for a moment.
Soon, he suppressed all the thoughts in his mind, worked conscientiously as an intelligence officer of the Saint Slave, serving the higher-ups, and said in passing:
"Master Shou, I may have to remind you about something."
"explain."
"That cat you just took out, is it called... Greedy God?" Li Fugui asked hesitantly.
Xu Xiaoshou was slightly surprised, "Yes."
Without waiting for Li Fugui to say anything, he immediately reacted.
Greedy God originally came from the Southern Territory, and was sent by Xuyue Gray Palace Caramel Candy.
It also comes with a gift of Xingugu and a contract with a ghost beast that has never been touched so far.
Li Fugui's base camp is in the Southern Territory, and he is engaged in intelligence work. There is no way he doesn't know about Xu Yue Huigong, the overlord of the Southern Territory.
He must have carefully studied things about ghosts and beasts.
As for Greedy God, it seems that his status in Xuyue Gray Palace is... not low either?
"Say." Xu Xiaoshou said as he thought.
Li Fugui discovered another characteristic of Master Shou.
No matter how much this man knows, he likes to hide it and wait for others to tell him everything he knows.
As for him, he chooses what he doesn't know and fills in the gaps to prevent others from seeing what he doesn't know.
This is a type of camouflage layer.
Combined with Shouye's consistent protective color - multiple identity nesting, we can actually deduce a very obvious point.
In other words, the city is deep, or there is no sense of security...
Or maybe both!
Li Fugui showed no trace of thinking on his surface. After hearing the instructions, he immediately told everything he knew:
"The God of Greed is the holy beast of Xuyue Gray Palace. He inherited the extremely special innate ability of the first generation of ghost beasts, Devouring."
"This kind of attribute is very rare. When Xuyue Gray Palace was founded, there were only a few people, and it was far from the scale it is today."
"But the six leaders are very powerful, and one of them has this devouring ability."
"Under his derivation, after transforming, he cultivated into a swallowing body!"
"The one among the five unique bodies?" Xu Xiaoshou was surprised.
He has never seen the so-called devouring body. Greedy God only has the devouring attribute. There is nothing disgusting about it so far. It is just that it can be eaten. Well... being able to eat is a blessing.
Xu Xiaoshou has learned a lesson about the body of decay that can be paralleled by the body of devouring.
The five degenerates of heaven and earth, his abilities are extremely disgusting, and he is currently the person Xu Xiaoshou is least willing to face.
It is said that all five great bodies are very disgusting, and the real Devouring Body is probably no exception.
The kind of greedy god, there is no clue yet.
but……
Xu Xiaoshou suddenly remembered Caramel Sugar's instructions that greedy gods cannot kill, cannot drink blood, etc. Does this have anything to do with it?
"Yes!" Li Fugui nodded, "It is the first of the five great bodies, the devouring body worthy of the name."
"What is the ability of Devouring Body?" Xu Xiaoshou was curious.
"Similar to the devouring attribute, this physique can first absorb everything in the world and everything in it, turn it into energy, and use it for one's own use."
"But the devouring attribute can only digest energy and replenish itself... The most essential difference between the devouring body and the devouring attribute is that it can plunder!"
"Plunder?" Xu Xiaoshou lowered his eyebrows as he chewed on the word.
"Yes, in fact, strictly speaking, this is also swallowing, but it has become a way, rules, abilities, etc., which can be swallowed."
"Furthermore, the ability gained through the devouring body will no longer be digested and turned into energy. It can be used directly by the owner of the devouring body."
This is so shocking!
Xu Xiaoshou's eyes widened for a moment, and he said in disbelief: "Can it swallow anything? What about the power of attributes?"
"can also."
"for example?"
"For example, if the swallowing body swallows the Yuling Drop, then it will have the water attribute and will inherit most of its abilities. With a small probability, it will also have the opportunity to cultivate the water element secrets... Of course, this is the most extreme example."
Li Fugui gave an extreme example, but Xu Xiaoshou understood it.
This really means swallowing everything. I understood it correctly.
"So, Xu Yue Gray Palace has become the overlord-level scale it is now because of this person's existence?"
"That devouring body is Sha Sheng Luo?"
Xu Xiaoshou suddenly felt that the greedy god in Yuan Mansion had become heavier.
It's obviously such a powerful thing, so what did you do with it?
Alchemy!
The Greedy God with the potential to devour the body, forcibly trained himself into an alchemy cat!
Well, that's pretty good, at least I achieved the freedom of elixirs... Xu Xiaoshou tried hard to comfort himself.
"Shashengluo?" Li Fugui was stunned when he heard the voice.
"The palace master of Xu Yue Gray Palace... hmm? You don't know him! So, their palace master doesn't have this name?" Xu Xiaoshou's expression froze.
Li Fugui glanced at him, not knowing what Master Shou had misunderstood.
But Master Shou was ignorant. He had already summarized this point, and immediately stated it in detail:
"The current palace owner of Xuyue Gray Palace, that is, their seventh generation palace owner, is called Bai Zhou. He is from the old school and is of the same generation as the Eight Lords."
"And the Shashengluo you mentioned, I also remembered, is one of the 'First Generation Six'... The Sixu are the six leaders when Xuyue Gray Palace was founded."
"Sha Sheng Luo is from the same generation as the Devouring Body. He is also the only one of the 'First Generation Six' who has a name recorded in our Flower and Grass Pavilion. As for whether he has fallen now, there is no way to know."
"Oh, right!"
After a pause, Li Fugui added another piece of hot knowledge, "Ghost beasts, they originally called themselves 'Xu beasts', and that's where they came from."
The first generation of Liuxu, the seventh generation of palace masters, white coats, Xu beasts... Xu Xiaoshou was silent for a long time, his face turning blue for a while and white for a while.
Li Fugui just stared at Master Shou's change of expression, not daring to ask why.
This is obviously the behavior of a victim. I don't know who has such great ability and can deceive Master Shou.
curious……
In Banyueju, Li Fugui took over a task and took over a certain Half-Saint. I heard that he was tricked by Master Shou.
Since then, the information about Master Shou in Banyueju has been promoted to the highest level.
The personnel of the Huacao Pavilion, the intelligence headquarters, must receive all information about Master Shou immediately in order to cooperate with the action.
But this is passive cooperation.
Because even if Ban Yueju mobilized his energy to investigate Master Shou, he would not be able to capture any traces of his "purpose of action".
From the Holy Slave headquarters, no clear instructions were handed down to Master Shou on the direction of his actions.
But the only mission related to Master Shou has been released:
"Increase Xu Xiaoshou's influence."
This is an order issued by Master Bazun personally.
Huacao Pavilion responded immediately, and the title "Master Shou" began to be widely circulated in the Southern Region from then on, and eventually spread to the Five Regions.
These are things that have started to ferment in recent times.
Li Fugui boldly guessed that maybe Mr. Shou didn't even know this.
After all, he didn't even know Lord Kuro Yezi or Byaku Yezi.
Damn it, the five degenerates of heaven and earth... Xu Xiaoshou on the other side could only curse the man in the mask of the King of Hell afterwards.
He quickly calmed down and asked: "How many of the first Liuxu are still alive so far?"
"I don't know. Now they are all listed as taboos by Xuyue Gray Palace." Li Fugui said.
"Where is the Devouring Body?" Xu Xiaoshou wanted to know more about the Greedy God.
"I know a little bit about this, but the source of the information is not very reliable. Whether it is true or not, I have to decide for myself."
Li Fugui said, with a look of regret in his eyes, and said:
"The Devouring Body one became prosperous very quickly, and he naturally attracted the attention of the Holy Temple."
"It is rumored that the five holy emperor families have taken action. We don't know the specific situation, but the swallowing body rises quickly and disappears quickly."
"There are not many legends left behind by him. It is like evaporating from the world, with traces and deeds disappearing together."
"The only thing that people remember is this person's physique - the Devouring Body, the first of the five great bodies. This is the only one in the world, and he deserves it."
Li Fugui stopped as he spoke, as if remembering something, he turned his head and asked, "Does Mr. Shou know that the Holy Temple is also studying ghost beasts?"
Xu Xiaoshou narrowed his eyes and thought of the young man in red he met in the white cave, "I know a little bit about it."
Li Fugui nodded, thoughtfully, and said:
"The Holy Temple has captured a large number of ghost beasts. It is normal to conduct research, but there is no news about it yet."
"The Gray Palace in Xuyue has achieved results, but I don't believe that the Holy Temple has achieved no results."
"So I'm not afraid that they will make any noise. I'm just afraid that they won't say a word and suddenly they will make a big fuss. That would be very scary."
"I will pay attention to it." Xu Xiaoshou heard the hints in Li Fugui's words. After writing them down, he turned to ask, "You said Xu Yue Gray Palace has achieved results?"
"Yes." Li Fugui looked over and said seriously:
"Feng Xiaose is the obvious result. Coming out of Xuyue Gray Palace, he must contract ghost beasts, but he no longer needs to rely on making Xu objects."
"In this case, as long as he doesn't take the initiative to show off the power of ghosts and beasts and is not seen by the people in the Holy Temple, there is nothing Red Clothes can do against him."
"Big background, strong combat power, perfect fit with ghost beasts, possible special abilities..."
Li Fugui looked sighing, "Other than assassination, I don't know how Hongyi can obtain new achievements like Feng Xiaose, at least not openly."
Xu Xiaoshou was stunned.
So this is why Feng Xiaose dares to walk on Void Island without hiding his identity?
Indeed, with the Feng family in the Southern Region behind them, they were the ones who arranged the Seven Sword Immortals.
If the Holy Temple wants to touch this traitor of the Feng family who doesn't know the truth or lies, they have to face the two overlords of the Southern Territory. The Southern Territory is not their territory yet.
So, you have to think twice before you act.
"Master Shou."
Li Fugui sounded a little more serious and put forward his own suggestion: "When we go out later, we won't kill Feng Xiaose. He can use it. Life is more valuable than death."
"What should I say?" Xu Xiaoshou wanted to hear this person's opinion.
Li Fugui cleared his throat and took a deep breath. He saw how much Master Shou valued him, and he said seriously:
"The main war faction in Xuyue Gray Palace only targets the red ones in the Holy Temple. They are not the enemies of our Holy Slaves."
"Master Bazun has been looking for ways to cooperate, but the current owner of Xuyue Gray Palace is Bai Zhou, who is from the old school."
"The purpose of the Holy Slave is completely opposite to Bai Zhou's idea, so Palace Master Bai Zhou refused."
Li Fugui had regret on his face and continued:
"The main purpose of the old-school people is to find a gentle way to solve the problem under the pressure of the red clothes."
"What they follow is the original purpose of the Xuyue Gray Palace when it was built, in order to protect most of the ghost beasts."
"Starting a war with Hongyi and the Holy Temple will definitely result in countless casualties. This is what they don't want to see."
Xu Xiaoshou frowned upon hearing this and couldn't help but interject, "But Hongyi's actions never stop."
Li Fugui twitched the corner of his mouth, glanced at the ignorant Master Shou, and replied quickly without leaving any trace:
"Yes, Hong Yi's actions against ghost beasts have never stopped."
"But because of the existence of the conservative faction in Xuyue Gray Palace, Hongyi almost did not take a positive stance and targeted Xuyue Gray Palace on a large scale."
"And this is what enables both sides to maintain their vitality and coexist."
Xu Xiaoshou understood.
Because the palace master is a white man and a conservative, everything can still be discussed.
But if only the main war faction is left in Xuyue Gray Palace, then everyone can put aside all worries and start the war directly.
Either you die or I die.
But no matter which party is gone, the other party will be greatly damaged.
At this time, the wolves that are watching covetously behind the scenes can move, such as the Holy Slave.
"That palace master must be very difficult to deal with, right?" Xu Xiaoshou laughed and mentioned casually.
Li Fugui glanced at Master Meng in surprise.
What a quick response!
He clearly doesn't understand Xuyue Gray Palace at all, just like he doesn't understand Banyue Residence and Huacao Pavilion.
But in just a few sentences, you can figure out the position of Palace Master Baizhou?
"Yes, it's very difficult to deal with!"
"Whether it's active or passive, at least what Palace Master Bai Zhou has shown is to not deal with it!"
Li Fugui added another comment to Master Shou in his mind: "You are more intelligent than a demon", and then said:
"But Palace Master Baizhou is also an ambitious, thoughtful, and capable person."
"He was also looking for the right answer to solve the problem and took action."
"That is the inner island of Void Island!"
"Inner island?" Xu Xiaoshou thought the answer was his own. After all, Greedy God had put it on his lips.
Li Fugui nodded.
"It's the inner island!"
"Some of the powerful ghost beasts cannot be killed at all and can only be suppressed."
"After learning that a large number of ghost beasts suppressed on the Void Island showed signs of escaping, Palace Master Bai Zhou took action."
"His actions are very secretive. The reason why we know about it is because of you." Li Fugui looked at Xu Xiaoshou steadily.
"Me?" Xu Xiaoshou was confused.
"Yes, the first thing Palace Master Baizhou looked for was the ghost beast that escaped from the inner island, but the results were only average."
"Because if you want to talk about the inner island, you can't do without Master Bazun. He is the master of the black and white veins."
"Most of the ghost beasts that can escape from the inner island have received help and received tasks from the eight masters. Very few can escape on their own initiative."
"Palace Master Baizhou, or the people from the old school, had the best results when they almost found the Fengtian Holy Emperor."
"This is the closest they've come to success, because people with dark backgrounds are not very obedient."
Xu Xiaoshou recalled the lawless gray fog man Feng Yujin.
There isn't even a trace of the mission on this guy's body!
It has been parasitic in Mo Mo's body from the beginning.
Later, in Tiansang Ling Palace, the base of the Holy Slave, it developed silently for many years with the help of a big sign.
In the end, he was discovered by himself, revealed his true identity, and fled quickly, not knowing where to go.
If it hadn't been for the wave after the Battle of Ba Gongli, when Ba Zunzhen came forward in person and asked him to follow him, I'm afraid Feng Yujin would still be wondering where he could be at ease!
And he said that he would follow him...
Inexplicably, this guy disappeared again.
Sealing attributes, former Holy Emperor cultivation, and breaking away from the forbidden magic barrier and returning to the mainland...
Tsk tsk!
If it were me, I would be lawless and carefree!
Xu Xiaoshou suddenly understood Feng Yujin's mentality. He must have felt as uncomfortable as swallowing shit when he was caught by Bazunzhen that time, right?
"Fortunately, Master Ba Zunzhen promptly interrupted any possible contact between him and Xu Yue Gray Palace."
"Otherwise, this person may really be taken away."
Li Fugui is still talking.
What he said was exactly what Xu Xiaoshou thought.
But it was from another perspective, standing outside the overall situation, as a chess player, and giving a different explanation to everything Xu Xiaoshou encountered in his growth experience.
Starting from Tiansang Ling Palace, starting from the struggle for supremacy in the outer courtyard...
This game actually already exists, and it keeps spinning!
It's just that in the past, Xu Xiaoshou was in the middle of the game and couldn't see this level at all.
Now that he has reached a higher level, he can naturally come into contact with this new side. Looking back on the past, he also has a different understanding.
"Palace Master Baizhou's plan failed, but he is not a mediocre person, so he came to you."
Li Fugui realized that it was really the first time that Master Shou heard what he said.
Could it be that Master Bazun has never told him this? Then he has always been used as a pawn!
only……
After seeing Master Shou's multiple secret formations, the Eight-Character Order, and his outrageous combat power just now.
In addition, the eight masters personally requested to publicize the name of "Master Shou".
Li Fugui could easily read the higher-ups' intention, which was to train Mr. Shou as a chess player.
If he had the intention of looking down upon him, it would be possible for him to die on the spot.
Li Fugui's attitude was very humble, and he was only humble from beginning to end, except when he heard "sleep with enough strength".
Including the fact that he was able to kneel before both parties recognized each other at the beginning - from the moment he recognized Master Shou's identity, Li Fugui corrected his position: he was just a subordinate and could not overstep his authority.
"You must know Caramel Tang. She is a member of the old school. To a large extent, she represents the meaning of Palace Master White Coat."
"The Sealing Saint Emperor and others couldn't get it, so they thought of using you - this is the breakthrough for us to find the traces of Palace Master Baizhou's attack."
"Caramel Sugar gave Greedy God to you because she saw in you ideas that are not much different from those of the old school."
"This is what Palace Master Baizhou is happy to see, but it is also different from the purpose of the Holy Slave."
Li Fugui carefully considered his words, because what he said now was extremely rebellious.
"Master Ba Zunzun's approach is very radical. He even went to war with the Holy Temple directly, but you are different."
"Just talking about the fight between ghost beasts and red clothes, if you use it well, you will be the sword of Xuyue Gray Palace, the sword that clears the way for them!"
"Besides, you are still not as good as Master Bazun. You are still in your youth, not so sharp, and your behavior is different from Master Bazun."
"This is Palace Master Baizhou's favorite person, and your position has been determined from the moment you accepted Greedy God."
"If you have an affair with a ghost beast, once the bond is established, you can never let it go!"
Xu Xiaoshou listened silently to Li Fugui's words with new insights. After digesting them, he only let out a long sigh.
"well……"
Too convoluted!
Another game that has been drawn out in this round and round, it is too big!
People in the five regions of the mainland dare not have an affair with ghosts and beasts. Could it be that it is not only because of the red clothes, but also the relationship between Xu Yue Gray Palace, or the master of Baiqiao Palace?
This bitch...
So dirty!
All those who play tactics are as dirty as Lao Ba!
If it weren't for someone from the Southern Region, a member of my family, or a smart person, I still wouldn't be able to untie this knot!
Perhaps, he is also proud of being greedy for knowing how to make elixirs...
The more Xu Xiaoshou looked at Li Fugui, the more fondness in his eyes he couldn't hide.
He needs this person so much.
He has cognition, height, and profound insights... he can be used as a mirror to see his own shortcomings.
"If you were me, how would you break the situation?" Xu Xiao was asked.
Li Fugui gave a bitter smile, looked back and pointed to the outside of the frost world, and said helplessly:
"Master Shou, you must have the answer, why bother testing me?"
"The conservative people are afraid of being taken advantage of by the Eight Masters, so they took a fancy to you because of your philosophy on treating ghosts and beasts and the huge potential you showed at that time."
"So now that I have seen Feng Xiaose, who has transformed into a powerful combat power after unleashing your potential, as a representative of the main war faction, if he knows about the existence of the Greedy God, he will be either your enemy or your friend."
"So in the final analysis, Master Shou, you are the only person who dares and can contact Xuyue Gray Palace!"
After a pause, Li Fugui sighed sincerely and said:
"If the main fighting faction wants to unite the front, they must first eliminate the conservative faction; the conservative faction can use you as a sword to break the dilemma of red clothes; you use Feng Xiaose as the key, then you can activate the power of the main fighting faction to counter the white coat
Palace Master."
"Isn't this the imperial technique, the check and balance method that you always use, Master Shou?"