Zhu Xiucai took the order, took out some medicinal powder from the baggage he was carrying, and rubbed it on his face.
Soon, his eyebrows, eyes and even the shape of his face changed.
The whole person's appearance is completely different from before.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xiucai took out a coat from his baggage, put it on, pretended to be a small-headed man near the royal city, patted his horse, turned around and galloped towards the royal city.
Although the royal city is heavily guarded today and inspections are very careful, Qin Shaoyou and the others took advantage of their positions to obtain a lot of identity documents and road guides after taking charge of the patrol camp.
Qi Longfei and his party relied on these identity documents and road guides to successfully sneak into the royal city.
Zhu Xiucai used another identity at this moment, which naturally would not arouse suspicion.
After watching Zhu Xiucai leave, Qin Shaoyou shook the reins and led Wei Tu and others back to Zhuangzi.
He first told Qin Qiaoer, who stayed behind in Zhuangzi, what he saw and heard at Old Qingtang King's place, asking her to make final preparations for the upcoming battle, and then went to the kitchen.
At this time, the ghost bones had been marinated and flavored. Qin Shaoyou put them into the pot and let Fu Dou stew them over low heat.
As for the demon blood, there is no need to cook it for now.
Once something like Xuewang is cooked for a long time, its texture, taste, and even nutritional content will be greatly reduced.
Qin Shaoyou, who has been promoted to a senior chef, will certainly not make a mistake and waste these hard-won rare ingredients.
After putting the ghost bones into the pot, Qin Shaoyou called Qiurong and asked her to help keep an eye on the fire.
After a period of running-in, Qiurong and Fu Dou formed a tacit understanding, and Fu Dou was willing to listen to her instructions. If it were anyone else, even if it was Li Erlang or Wei Tu, Fu Dou would be stubborn and refuse to cooperate.
This temperament is like that of a husky with a brain convulsion.
After handing over the kitchen to Qiu Rong and Hu Dou, Qin Shaoyou was not idle. He went to find the three Taoist priests Zeng Cong, Tuhuang and Qiu Shi of Yuhuang Temple.
These three Taoist priests, especially Zeng Cong and Tuhuang, have been in retreat since they came to this village.
Except for the previous mission to ambush the wild god, which they participated in, the rest of the time was spent in the courtyard where they stayed, making "munitions."
That's right, Qin Shaoyou began to prepare for the upcoming battle as soon as he arrived in Qingtang.
It is very difficult to make a big leap in the cultivation of Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others in a short period of time.
After all, the ingredients for many powerful spiritual dishes are scarce and cannot be supplied in large quantities.
Under such circumstances, talismans, magic weapons, and even Gu insects became the key to improving combat power.
Hearing that Qin Shaoyou was going to check out the "munitions" produced by Tuhuang and Zeng Cong, Cui Youwei made a fuss and wanted to go with him.
He wanted to see how many talismans Tuhuang had drawn during this period of time, and whether they would be enough for him to have a blast in the upcoming battle.
On the way there, he met Zhu Xiucai who was rushing back from the royal city.
Zhu Xiucai told Qin Shaoyou that he had passed the news to Qi Longfei.
Commander Qi and Qin Shaoyou had the same idea. They both believed that the old King Qingtang would let Qin Shaoyou take the people from the patrol camp to be responsible for the security of the body seizing ceremony. Therefore, Commander Qi asked Qin Shaoyou to find a way to take them out in these two days.
Enter the patrol camp to facilitate the subsequent work.
When he heard that Qin Shaoyou was going to inspect the "munitions", Zhu Xiucai, who had nothing to do, also went along to join in the fun.
Tuhuang, the courtyard where the three Taoist priests Zeng Cong and Qiu Shi rushed to make "munitions", is to the north of Zhuangzi.
The nearby houses are all occupied by Zhu Xiucai and others, as well as Qin Qiaoer's red-clothed envoy. They serve as a warning to prevent anyone from breaking in and seeing something they shouldn't.
Of course, there were Gu insects and paper figures patrolling around the courtyard where the three Taoist priests stayed, and layers of magic circles and traps were laid out.
Even if someone does notice that there is something strange in this humble courtyard and comes to investigate, they will either find nothing, or they will not be able to leave.
Qin Shaoyou and the others avoided agencies and magic formations all the way and arrived at the door of the courtyard. Just as they were about to knock on the door, the door opened on its own.
But it was Tuhuang. The three Taoist priests Zeng Cong and Qiu Shi received reports from the paper man and the Gu insect. Knowing that they were coming, they opened the door and came out to greet them.
Entering the courtyard, Qin Shaoyou first told the three Taoist priests what he had seen today and his speculations, and then asked about the production of talismans, magical weapons and Gu insects.
"Don't worry about the Gu worms. I have hatched quite a few, and they are all specially bred according to your requirements. Speaking of which, where did you hear about the use of these Gu worms? Seriously.
It opened my eyes.”
When Taoist Master Qiu Shi said these words, he was playing with a spider in his hand.
This spider is different. It is about the same size as the tall white-fronted spider, but it has a layer of runes on its body.
The runes are not painted on, but are the patterns of the spider itself.
At the same time, its belly is larger than that of ordinary spiders. It is as round as a bucket, and it is unknown what is inside.
Zhu Xiucai noticed the rune spider in Taoist Master Qiu Shi's hand and asked, "Is this spider one of the new varieties you cultivated?"
"That's right." Taoist Master Qiu Shi nodded. Seeing that Zhu Xiucai was very interested in rune spiders, he wanted to give him the one he had.
Zhu Xiucai's intuition told him that the spider was very dangerous. He did not pick it up, but just asked: "What is the use of this spider poison?"
"It can explode, but it's poisonous." Taoist Master Qiu Shi's answer was concise and to the point.
After Zhu Xiucai heard what he said, he was even more afraid to pick up the rune spider.
Qin Shaoyou, on the other hand, took the rune spider and looked at it, and then looked at several other new types of Gu insects created by Taoist Qiu Shi, and nodded with satisfaction.
Immediately afterwards, he looked at the weapons and equipment that had been made and improved, as well as the large pile of talismans drawn in khaki.
Many of these talismans are for Senior Brother Cui.
In battle, the big-explosion tactic is still very useful, especially when facing a ruthless character like "See You Tomorrow" Monk. Covering him with a wave of firepower, even if he can't be hurt, it's still worthwhile to tie him down.
Brother Cui was very satisfied when he saw so many talismans. He was so happy that he almost went up to touch these talismans impulsively.
Fortunately, Qin Shaoyou's quick eyesight and quick hands allowed him to tie up Senior Brother Cui by releasing blood, otherwise, the rest of them would have been blown up to the sky by Senior Brother Cui!
I heard that the Qingtang Imperial Master had finally returned and that the war was about to begin. Some people in Tuhuang were happy to hear about the war.
"It's finally time to start. These days, I have to draw a lot of talismans every day, and my arms have become a lot thicker."
When Zhu Xiucai heard this, he couldn't help but make a joke: "I have only heard of people who sit alone in the study and work with their hands, and their hands are rough. I didn't expect that drawing talismans can have such an effect?"
"Hands can be wives? How can hands be wives?"
A voice came from behind Zhu Xiucai.
Zhu Xiucai turned around and saw that it was Cen Biqing, Su Jianqing, and Su Tingyu who were coming over. Their faces were full of curiosity. They grabbed him and asked, "Can this hand be used to cultivate as a demon? Can it be transformed into a human form?"
"Uh, this...this..."
Zhu Xiucai was momentarily speechless.
Qin Shaoyou is right next to him. How dare he talk nonsense and lead Su Jianqing and Su Tingyu into trouble?
Not to mention, Cen Biqing was also listening.
Zhu Xiucai, who was sweating profusely, hurriedly looked at Qin Shaoyou and others for help.
However, Qin Shaoyou and others all turned their heads to the side.