Volume 1: Zhao Shanhe Chapter 95: The Identity of the Person Who Arranged
Between heaven and earth, streams of spiritual energy gathered, and finally sank into a porcelain bowl on the ground.
These auras transformed by the golden bodies of the City God and five spiritual officials carry extremely strong incense and aspiration power, and they also have the divinity that these gods have nurtured for two to three hundred years.
And after containing the power of incense and aspiration and divinity, it can no longer be regarded as an ordinary spiritual energy. It is extremely precious in the eyes of practitioners. It can play a great role in both monks and warriors.
Now, all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth has been absorbed by the porcelain bowl. The richness has even turned into a lake, and the mouth of the bowl is filled with glowing light and rising mist.
Xu Lin, the swordsman of the Mingjian Department, was squatting beside the porcelain bowl. After looking at it for a while, he held it in the palm of his hand.
The seemingly ordinary porcelain bowl actually weighed two to three hundred kilograms. If Xu Lin hadn't reached the middle stage of the Muscle and Bone Realm, he really wouldn't have been able to pick it up off the ground.
After all, this is the gathering of the incense and wish power accumulated by the six gods over two to three hundred years, as well as the huge spiritual energy.
Even Xu Lin had to use his own strength to hold the porcelain bowl safely in his palm.
"Even if we don't mention the spiritual energy inside, as well as the incense, aspiration and divinity, the porcelain bowl itself is already worth a lot of money."
Ji Yuan came up with support, took a look at the porcelain bowl, and then made an evaluation.
Being able to absorb so much spiritual energy and withstand hundreds of kilograms of weight without being destroyed, this porcelain bowl itself is considered to be a medium-to-high-grade magical artifact. If converted into silver, it could be sold for at least thirty thousand taels.
Xu Lin was noncommittal about this. After looking at it several times, he couldn't help but feel a hint of joy in his eyes.
After enjoying a large amount of resources, the swordsman of Mingjian Division does not have much high salary. If he wants to accumulate wealth, he still needs all kinds of windfalls.
For example, when performing a mission, the net worth of the enemies killed is the fastest way for them to accumulate wealth.
At this time, the Mingjian Division and the Dayu Dynasty will not care about it, allowing the sword holder to collect the enemy's wealth, as long as they don't do too much, such as preying on the people, plundering the people's fat, etc.
Even if there is a person who wields the knife, if they have the ability to extort money from the Xian family, the court will think that it is a personal skill, and will neither pay attention to it nor let them spit out the bitterness after receiving it.
"Have you a share in seeing me?"
Glancing at the little Taoist priest next to him, Xu Lin thought for a while and then asked a little distressedly.
If it were anyone else, he would naturally not have said these words, but the aura that the other person exuded just a moment ago even made his hair stand on end, as if he would be doomed if he was not careful.
In this way, even if Xu Lin feels a little physical pain, he won't mind saying a word, and maybe he can build a romantic relationship.
The swordsmen of Dayu Mingjian Division do sound very prestigious. Even if we don't mention the martial artists and practitioners of other countries, they can almost walk sideways within the territory of this dynasty.
Not only are they powerful in force, but the backers behind them are even stronger.
It's just that even if you are a swordsman, you still need to manage your own connections, otherwise you may be sabotaged by traitors when performing tasks.
Moreover, the knife holder himself has to face a lot of dangers, and the places he goes to are often extremely dangerous. It is good to have an extra friend. It is not a bad thing after all. It may save his life at a critical moment.
Hearing this, Ji Yuan's eyes lit up. The other party's words were meant to be polite, but he took them seriously. He quickly nodded and said "good" several times.
Xu Lin's head hurt when he saw that money-obsessed look, and he felt a little regretful that he had just spoken.
You shouldn't have asked that!
"Now that things are over, the poor Taoist will find time to go to the county town. Then he will ask fellow Taoists for a favor and a few cups of tea."
Ji Yuan immediately said with a smile, and he didn't show any concern at all.
However, after hearing the meaning of his words, Xu Lin laughed heartily a few times and agreed.
How could this person fail to realize that Ji Yuan's words meant that he wanted to make friends with him, and he didn't mind having one more friend who could threaten him.
"Let's talk about the division of the stolen goods later. Your share will definitely be indispensable."
Xu Lin laughed a few times, then calmed down and said, "Let's solve the trouble here first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the seven-story magic tower in the distance. At this time, most of the magic weapon was buried in the ruins, and only a small part was exposed to the air.
But no one, whether it was Xu Lin, Ji Yuan, Song He or Zhao Yuansong, took the initiative to collect this worthless magic weapon.
It's not that its value is not impressive enough, but that this magic weapon actually belongs to its owner.
The owner of the seven-story magic tower should be the cause of Qianyu City's disaster this time, the person who secretly planned it.
"There is no suspicious smell nearby."
At this time, Zhao Yuansong and others had already walked over and expressed their feelings.
As for Huixin, Xu Liuqing and others, they were moved to a corner by the disciples of the Three Swordsmen Society and rested against the ruins of private houses.
"Hmph, after we remove the five formations in the city one by one, I don't believe that man can still keep his composure!"
Xu Lin sneered and said, he didn't believe that the other party could really have such energy-raising skills and just sit back and watch his good situation be destroyed.
Once the formation that sealed off the entire city was forced, the Dayu Dynasty would get the message and use secret methods to summon the nearest master to come.
Generally, those who receive such a message must have at least the beginning of the third level of cultivation. It is even very likely that the person who comes here is a senior monk who can take charge of a party.
At that time, no matter how powerful the people behind the plan are, they will never be able to escape the pursuit of the imperial masters.
"Do you know formations?"
However, after hearing his idea, Ji Yuan looked over curiously.
For a moment, Xu Lin's face turned red, and he moved his gaze away unnaturally, pretending not to hear the question.
Ji Yuan didn't care about this. He had already expected it in his heart. After all, even Song He, who was good at formations, was helpless with this forbidden formation.
You must know that Song He was famous in Qianyu City more than 300 years ago for his expertise in formations and various miscellaneous studies.
At that time, it was not an exaggeration to say that Qianyu City was the center of Luoxia County. Not only was it inferior to the county city, it even attracted the attention of most of the Dayu Dynasty.
"Then how do you think we should find that person out?"
Seeing Ji Yuan looking at him with a half-smile, Xu Lin hummed twice and then asked.
Hearing this, the smile on his face suddenly faded and turned into a complicated expression, with many strange colors appearing in his eyes.
After a long time, Ji Yuan just sighed: "Actually, we don't need to look for him. We just need to stay here and wait, and the person will show up by himself."
When everyone was confused by these words, they saw him looking at Su Hongzhu standing outside the edge of the crowd with a complicated face.
At this time, the woman who was actually a pink skull seemed to be still affected by the emergence of huge memories, and her frown was less charming and more simple and peaceful.
Su Hongzhu suddenly saw everyone looking at her. Even though her expression was startled, she inadvertently glanced in a certain direction, but because her movements were relatively hidden, no one noticed.
"You are all watching what I am doing. Could it be that before the enemy is eliminated, you want to have some fun first?"
After a moment, Su Hongzhu smiled softly, seeming to have regained the natural charm of the pink skull and the demeanor of being the oiran of Baihualou.
With just a smile, it was like a hundred flowers blooming, making everyone's hearts filled with the color of wind, flowers, snow and moon.
Ji Yuan rarely scolded him, but his brows furrowed even more tightly.
He thought for a while, and then asked tentatively: "Su Hongzhu, when were you born?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Su Hongzhu was stunned, but everyone around him was slightly startled, and they didn't understand why he asked such a question.
The former, after thinking for a while, said in a slightly depressed mood: "A man was born in the year 473 of Dayu Tianwu Calendar."
"When did you die again?"
"He died in depression in the 494th year of the Tianwu calendar."
This question could not be answered for a moment, and then the two of them fell into silence at the same time.
According to what Su Hongzhu said, this woman only lived for twenty-one years, and then died, and finally turned into a red and pink skeleton in a mass grave.
And the year 494 of the Tianwu calendar is exactly three hundred years ago. It is now the year 794 of the Tianwu calendar, and the four seasons have just turned to autumn.
"Don't you think that that person was planning something secretly three hundred years ago, and that Su Hongzhu was also a pawn in his hands?"
Zhao Yuansong frowned, feeling that this was somewhat beyond common sense.
Even a monk in the Third Realm has a lifespan of only three hundred years. After excluding the years spent on cultivation, even a person with extraordinary talents can only have a lifespan of about two hundred years. It is already extremely difficult.
It's impossible that the person behind the plan is actually a great monk who has formed a golden elixir, right?
If this is the case, there is no need to go to such trouble. After sealing Qianyu City, we can directly wipe out all changes.
But suddenly, he remembered what Song He had said before, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"If it is just a chess piece, it is naturally beyond common sense, but what if Su Hongzhu is not a chess piece?"
Ji Yuan's expression was a little bitter: "What if everything that happened now and all the arrangements were just for her?"
Before the words fell, they were already in everyone's minds, as if a big stone had been dropped, causing a violent splash of water, and the ripples did not dissipate for a long time.
A group of people kept exchanging glances, and it seemed a little difficult to accept it in a short period of time. Such speculation was indeed beyond their original imagination.
"You mean, you only need to kill this ghost to make that person emerge from the darkness?"
Xu Lin looked deep in thought, looking at Su Hongzhu eagerly, and even his palms were already covering the handle of the knife at his waist.
As a martial artist in the middle stage of the Muscle and Bone Realm, he could easily see through Su Hongzhu's deception and know his true identity. If it weren't for him standing with Ji Yuan, he would have unsheathed his sword and killed him here. The demon has been slain.
As he spoke, everyone's gazes on Su Hongzhu couldn't help but change. If they killed this ghost, they would be able to draw out the person who was secretly planning it, which would not be an unacceptable thing.
Although the two sides fought side by side before, it was only for survival and profit. In addition, Su Hongzhu was a ghost herself, and there was no problem even if she was killed because of the heavy sins on her body.
However, Ji Yuan shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter whether we kill or not, because the person who secretly planned it has actually shown up long ago."
"In other words, he has never hidden, and has always appeared in the eyes of the world."
"Even this person is standing between you and me."
He sighed softly, turned around with a complicated expression, and finally his eyes fell on a figure in the crowd.
When the man saw this, he had a wry smile on his face. Feeling the gazes of everyone, he did not deny it. Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he nodded generously, which was regarded as acknowledging everything Ji Yuan had said before. This chapter has been completed!
