I don’t know what the adults coming down from Nanyu Mansion want to ask.
But no one stopped.
Magistrate Li didn't say anything.
At this moment, Master Cheng's eyes fell on Xu Qingxiao.
There was still a smile on his face.
"Brother Qingxiao, don't blame me."
"The matter of strange arts is a big deal for the imperial court, a huge matter."
"You haven't practiced any magic, but I'm actually very happy."
"After all, practicing magic is not a trivial matter. Once you get started, you will be in an endless abyss."
"Do you know why?"
When he opened his mouth, he was still talking about magic.
But these words made Xu Qingxiao a little curious, but Xu Qingxiao was not stupid enough to answer the question. Instead, she shook her head and said: "I don't know, and I don't want to know. If I can prove my innocence, I will be happy."
Xu Qingxiao didn't want to be fooled. This Master Cheng was by no means a nobody. Who knows if he was digging a hole for himself to fall into.
The other party seemed to have expected Xu Qingxiao's answer.
He smiled gently. If his face had a little blood, it might look pretty, but with such a pale complexion, it would look weird.
"It's okay, just treat it as my official warning everyone and give everyone a heads up."
Master Cheng chuckled lightly.
Then he spoke.
"The horror of strange magic is that each kind of magic can make people become demons, lose their minds and cause evil."
"But there are also some people who are very lucky and do not become demons or demons. It is just more terrifying this way."
"As long as you practice the magic, you will definitely gather the magic seed, and you will be lucky enough to escape the first time. Even if you don't touch the magic again, the magic seed will continue to grow stronger over time."
"Even if you never touch magic again in your life, as long as you give the demon a certain amount of time, it will completely explode. That means sooner or later you will become a demon and become a demon. At that time, the stronger you are, the stronger your demonic nature will be."
He spoke out and informed everyone of the terrifying aspects of the magic.
But everyone frowned, as if they didn't understand.
Maybe it's because it's too esoteric.
The latter was not embarrassed, but continued.
"Put it another way."
"Anyone who practices different arts is equivalent to having an inner demon in his body. This inner demon will cultivate automatically. Once the inner demon's strength exceeds your strength, it will directly seize your body and only know how to kill."
"And the inner demon's cultivation speed is far faster than the normal cultivation speed, so when the demonic nature becomes stronger and stronger, your only choice is to continue to practice magic, because only magic can make you stronger in an instant."
He used simple metaphors to express the true horror of alien magic.
Everyone understood this time, and everyone looked shocked.
"But, if you continue to practice magic, what if you are lucky and don't become possessed by the devil? Have you suppressed it?"
Some people couldn't help but ask questions.
"madness."
The next moment, before Master Cheng could speak, Magistrate Li's voice sounded.
"The demon seed cannot be killed. No matter how lucky you are and escape two disasters in a row, the danger hidden is greater. If you increase your strength, you can only temporarily suppress the demon seed. After a while, it will still appear, and
You still have to face the choice of life or death."
"And the further you go, the stronger the demonic nature becomes. Before the founding of the Wei Dynasty, a big demon would be born every once in a while, and millions of floating corpses would be born in a matter of seconds. This is why the world's righteousness strictly prohibits strange magic."
Magistrate Li's explanation made everyone speechless.
But the one who was most shocked was Xu Qingxiao.
He didn't expect the magic to be so terrifying.
He thought that he had escaped the disaster, and he also planned not to practice magic in the future.
But now it seems that he has not escaped, but has fallen into a long-term death cycle.
If you don't practice magic and practice slowly, sooner or later you will be surpassed by the demon species and become a monster.
When you practice magic, you have to choose between life and death every time. If you survive, the crisis will be even greater. If you cannot survive, you will go home on the spot.
Good guy.
What a good guy.
Xu Qingxiao completely realized the horror of strange magic.
I really have embarked on a path of no return.
"Is there really no solution?"
Someone continued to speak and asked the question Xu Qingxiao wanted to ask.
At this moment, it was still Magistrate Li’s voice.
"The disaster of strange magic has been difficult to solve since ancient times. If it could be solved, it would not be so strictly prohibited."
"Think about it for yourselves. If the problem of demons can be solved, people can practice magic. If they become demons and transform into demons, they only need to ask strong men to guard them. If they are possessed by demons, they can be killed on the spot. If they are not possessed by demons, they can be used by the court."
"Why do we need to strictly prohibit it in the world?"
Magistrate Li's words made it even more clear.
Yes, if there is a solution, the worst thing is to call in a group of dead soldiers and ask strong men to stand guard on the side. If someone is possessed by the devil, he will be killed directly. If someone is not possessed by the devil, he will be left for reuse. In time, there will be many masters in the world.
Isn’t it just around the corner to unify the country?
So this means that this is an endless loop with no solution.
Xu Qingxiao was indeed a little panicked.
You won’t get the villain script, right?
Practice strange and evil skills at the beginning, break out at the last moment, become the final devil, and then be killed by the Son of Destiny?
I have a bit of brain pain.
But Xu Qingxiao was holding back all the doubts in her heart.
Because the crisis has not been completely resolved yet, no matter what, let’s live first.
"Haha, since it's all a misunderstanding, it's for the best. Brother Qingxiao, I see that you have a good mind, and you are also a blessing in disguise. You have incorporated the Yang Qi into your body. You are both high-grade and have some pure Yang Qi."
"If you don't want to stay in the county, you can come to Nanyu Mansion to find me. In a few days, Nanyu Mansion will recruit a new group of agents. You can give it a try."
The other party opened his mouth and enthusiastically recruited Xu Qingxiao. If nothing had happened before, Xu Qingxiao would have thought that he was recruiting her.
"Your Excellency, I appreciate it."
Xu Qingxiao said something special.
"Okay, Mr. Li, something was a little abrupt today. The investigation has cleared up the matter. I still have to deal with the fugitive's matter. If there is any information, please convey it in a timely manner."
After saying this, he left the prison directly.
"Master Cheng, walk slowly."
County Magistrate Li shouted and then watched the other party leave.
After the other party left, County Magistrate Li breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at Xu Qingxiao and said.
"Hurry up and untie him, and send him back to have a good rest."
After saying this, Magistrate Li also left the prison.
After County Magistrate Li left, the few colleagues who stayed behind suddenly became excited.
"Qingxiao, Qingxiao, you almost scared us all to death."
"Sure enough, I read it right. Qingxiao definitely didn't learn any magic secretly."
"Brother Qingxiao, you don't know that if you admit that you secretly learned magic, all of us will be in trouble."
Several people chattered and quickly unlocked Xu Qingxiao's lock, all of them looking frightened.
"What's wrong?"
"what is going on?"
"Why am I so confused?"
Xu Qingxiao's words were true. He was a little confused about the whole thing. Although he could probably guess some of it, the specific details were unclear.
"I'm telling you, it's like this. An hour ago, someone from Nanyu Mansion came. It was Mr. Cheng just now. After hearing the whole thing, his first reaction was to interrogate you."
"But before interrogating you again, Master Cheng has already interrogated Dr. Zhao, but he suffered a lot from Dr. Zhao and received a beating in vain. He was punished for no reason in his sixtieth year."
"The county magistrate was fine at first, but when he saw Dr. Zhao being punished, he became a little dissatisfied. Then he made some detours with Mr. Cheng, otherwise you would also have to be punished."
The young colleague said this, roughly explaining the whole story.
"Dr. Zhao has been sentenced?"
Xu Qingxiao frowned.
"Nonsense, everyone who comes down from Nanyu Mansion is ruthless. I can see clearly that no one who can climb up is ruthless."
"If Dr. Zhao hadn't been sentenced to death, you would probably have been sentenced to death. Fortunately, the county magistrate was kind to us and didn't let you be sentenced to death."
"But having said that, if you really practice magic, the county magistrate's black gauze hat will definitely be gone, and we will all be implicated. So you don't know that when we were outside the prison, we were more nervous than the other, for fear that you would really practice it.
Already."
"But thankfully not."
The three of them spoke to each other, and Xu Qingxiao completely understood.
It seems that I am really lucky.
Something almost happened.
Fortunately, I had a flash of inspiration.
Now that I think about it, I'm really scared. Once I admit it, the county magistrate's official position will definitely be in jeopardy, and these colleagues probably won't have any good endings. If they practice the magic themselves, there's no guarantee that they won't practice it.
Although Lian Zuo was inhumane, Xu Qingxiao fully understood how terrifying the magic was through what County Magistrate Li had just said.
I also fully understand how strict the imperial court’s prohibition on strange arts is.
Previously, Xu Qingxiao thought that if she didn't practice in the future, she would be fine.
Now that I think about it, I am really too young.
"Let's go for a walk. Let's go to a restaurant for a drink in the evening to calm your nerves."
They opened their mouths and pulled Xu Qingxiao to calm down their shock.
Xu Qingxiao did not refuse.
He always felt that this matter was definitely not over yet.
That Mr. Cheng would definitely not give up, especially those last words, which seemed to be a warning to everyone.
In fact, I just said it to myself.
So it's best not to talk nonsense now, don't think about anything, just be an ordinary person, and wait until you get through this period.
The only thing that made Xu Qingxiao feel uncomfortable was...
Dr. Zhao was tortured.
This is caused by oneself.
Xu Qingxiao felt a little ashamed.
And at the same time.
That night.
In the mountains near Pingan County.
Cheng Lidong rode on a horse and stared at the night quietly.
Dozens of officials followed behind him.
He was extremely quiet and exuded a kind of majesty.
And at this time.
The hook-nosed subordinate behind him suddenly spoke.
"Sir, Xu Qingxiao is too suspicious. Should I place two people beside me? Or kill him directly to avoid causing trouble?"
He is Cheng Lidong's subordinate. After following him for decades, he naturally knows what Cheng Lidong is thinking, so he takes the initiative to speak and relieve him of his worries.
However, Cheng Lidong shook his head and said in an extremely calm tone.
"no!"
"If it were in other counties, there would be no problem in killing a police officer."
"Unfortunately, there is someone above County Magistrate Li. Our strong force has already made him dissatisfied. If we forcefully kill another officer, it will be a small matter to report to the Lord, but it will not be a small matter if it goes to the court."
"The new dynasty has just been established, His Majesty is strict in enforcing the law, and there are turbulent waves in the court. There is no need for such things to affect the Lord."
"Furthermore, a warrior who has just entered the rank cannot make any trouble. Even if he really practices strange arts and survives by luck the first time, his true colors will definitely be revealed the second time."
"It will only cause more trouble then. The current matter is to capture the fugitive as soon as possible."
"The matters involved in this person are too great, and the Lord cannot wait."