Chapter 1,674 The Battle for the Stone of Fire (Deterioration)
Somewhere in the mountain forest outside Chi You Hall, Gai Nie squatted on the ground and carefully inspected the human traces on the ground.
After a while, he stood up and said to Wei Zhuang, who was standing aside with his sword in his arms, "There is a rut. The traces are very new. They have been covered up to a certain extent but not completely."
"Looking at the direction of the track, it seems to be the direction to the Tomb of the Six Immortals of Emperor Yan."
"Ha!" Wei Zhuang sneered and asked playfully, "You shouldn't need to bring any goods when you go to Yan Emperor's Sixth Sage Tomb to succeed you as the leader of heroes, right?"
"The car is carrying heavy loads, driving slowly, and there are these traces... Tian Hu may be careless, but he also has a very sophisticated character like Tian Zhong and Tian Mi beside him." Gai Nie analyzed in a deep voice, "There is only one clue left that is difficult to cover up.
A possibility..."
"Bait!" Wei Zhuang's deep voice sounded, revealing the answer.
"This is good news. It can at least ensure that Xiao Gao and the others will not be in danger for the time being." Gai Nie continued.
Wei Zhuang sneered again and said sarcastically, "It seems Tian Hu is even more brainless than I expected."
You caught Gao Jianli and they caught him, but they weren't satisfied yet and wanted to continue to torture him. It was really... they didn't know whether to live or die.
Originally, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang did not think that Tian Hu would kill him - this was also everyone's judgment. However, after discovering that someone had prepared a bait for them, their views changed.
That's why Gai Nie said the next sentence.
If Tian Hu wants to do more, he may not maintain the necessary restraint, and may cross a red line that should not be crossed.
After all, when it comes to offending someone, you either have to leave a sliver of it so that we can see each other in the future, or you do it to the end and try not to leave more trouble for yourself.
Tian Hu is now in the middle of two roads, and it is possible to go either way.
Considering that his cerebellar development might be abnormal, Ge Nie and Wei Zhuang raised the possibility of the latter.
"I'm afraid it's not just the farmers who are driving all this." Ganie still had the most cautious attitude, "Someone has specially prepared a performance for you and me."
Because Tian Hu has no brain, Gai Nie believes that he will make such a stupid choice, but also because he has no brain, Gai Nie does not believe that there is no one pushing him behind the scenes.
Wei Zhuang didn't care about this, and walked directly along the ruts, saying with great interest, "I hope the performance will be wonderful, don't let me down."
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Songhai City, Haiyue Xiaozhuzhong.
The Guanhai Pavilion, which was still used by Zhao Gao before, has now changed its owner.
Gu Xun and Zhang Liang were sitting across from each other, drinking wine and blowing the sea breeze, looking very comfortable.
Uh...or should I say guests, after all, the sovereignty of this place does not belong to Zhao Gao or Gu Xun, it still belongs to the owner of Haiyue Xiaozhu.
However, the assassination of the young master is still under investigation, and this place is still under the control of the empire for the time being.
As for how long it will be controlled, it's hard to say.
Zhang Liang put down his wine glass, looked at the boundless sea level and the huge ship across the sea, and said with emotion:
"Haiyue Xiaozhu is really a good place to enjoy the scenery. No wonder Zhao Fuling always loved to stay here before."
"Speaking of which, since Brother Gu likes this place, why haven't you come here before?"
Gu Xun took a sip of wine and replied with a smile, "It's boring to compete with Zhao Gao for space, so we have to let him weave a web layout here proudly and watch him build tall buildings."
"Then we come over again, sit where he was so proud before, and then watch his building collapse."
"Brother Gu's... hobbies are still so special." Zhang Liang still had a smile like a good baby on his face and commented very restrainedly, but judging from his expression, it was obvious that he also liked this kind of operation.
"CRRC Fuli seems to have left in a hurry this time?"
"Hmm..." Gu Xun nodded and replied while holding a wine glass, "Maybe he noticed that there was a deviation in the layout of Dongjun's snare, so he hurried over to take charge personally and control the direction."
"Brother Gu, aren't you in a hurry?" Zhang Liang asked.
"What's there to be anxious about?" Gu Xun shrugged and replied nonchalantly, "He's already too late."
"The internal conflicts in the farmer's family broke out too quickly under the instigation of the net. The battle between the heroes and the leader will soon end. He has no time to make adjustments now."
By the time the War of Heroes and Chiefs was basically over and Wang Li had led his armor-piercing troops to Daze Mountain, Luo Sheng could only do so much.
Of course, they didn't actually need to do anything else at that time, and their goal was basically achieved.
Zhao Gao is determined to win this round of the farmer's game - because no matter what, the snare will be the winner.
Gu Xun also knew this very well.
Conflict is bound to break out between the peasants and the empire. As long as there is a conflict, the net has already made money. The only difference is whether you win in the middle or win big.
What Gu Xun, or Liusha, wants is not to destroy Luo Sheng's plan, but to achieve his own goal. There is no absolute conflict between the two.
It's just that if Quicksand's goal is to be achieved, Luowang can only win a small amount at best - and it won't last long.
"It seems that Brother Gu has already secured the victory." Zhang Liang joked with a smile upon hearing this.
Gu Xun rolled his eyes and asked angrily, "I thought you wouldn't be particularly interested in the trivial matters at the farm?"
Zhang Liang pouted and asked, "Why not?"
"It's not interesting... to you." Gu Xunyi shrugged and replied.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Liang can see the situation in Dongjun at a glance from thousands of miles away, and his sagacity is not that great.
It's just that Zhang Liang has already seen everything about the farm situation, but he can't get involved. It's pointless to pay more attention.
Zhang Liang rubbed his wine glass and replied with a chuckle, "After all, the farmhouse is related to the Qinglong Project, so we should pay more attention to it."
"Speaking of which...what exactly does the Qinglong Project require farmers to do?" Gu Xun asked curiously.
Zhang Liang shook his head hesitantly, "Brother Gu, it's not like you don't know. I still don't know the contents of the Qinglong Plan."
"However, judging from the situation in the farmhouse, the only thing I can think of is people."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Apart from the large number of people, Zhang Liang really can’t think of any other value to the farmhouse.
Of course, farmers are not so miserable. They have unique attainments in many things, such as farming, crafts, music, etc.
But none of these seem to be related to the Mo family's Qinglong plan.
Zhang Liang felt that the only places where the Qinglong Project could be used were the manpower of farmers.
However, it does not rule out that the farmer has some unknown secrets.
"Hmm..." Gu Xun tapped his fingers lightly on the table a few times. He didn't say a word about Zhang Liang's guess, and he didn't know whether he agreed or not.
"The Xianyang side is already making final preparations for the eastward tour. It won't be long before Ying Zheng will officially set off." After a moment of silence, Gu Xun suddenly changed the topic.
Zhang Liang's eyes flashed when he heard this, and then he said calmly, "It seems that there is not much time left for the Mo family to launch the Qinglong Project."
"It's not just the Mo family." Gu Xun lowered his gaze, as if looking at the wine glass, or looking at Zhang Liang, and said with meaning.
Zhang Liang's hand that had been stroking the wine glass hesitated for a moment.
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Dongjun, in Siji Town, Dazeshan.
At this time, Liu Ji and the mute slave were still fighting fiercely on the roof.
Liu Ji has always maintained a steady and steady attitude, which has allowed him to persist until now without completely falling into decline or getting injured.
But his strength is indeed not as good as that of the mute slave, and he becomes more and more confused. If he continues to entangle, he will lose sooner or later, and even the opponent will find an opportunity to kill him with one blow.
Liu Ji had no doubt at all whether this old man who never spoke was good at killing people.
He had to think of some way to reverse the situation, otherwise his life might be in danger.
Liu Ji's aggressive thinking stimulated him to start looking for opportunities, but he could not find any opportunities at all as he kept a tight defense.
Without much thought, Liu Ji gritted his teeth, immediately changed his attack style, and began to take risks and attack proactively.
An imperceptible smile flashed across the corner of the mute slave's lips when he noticed Liu Ji's change, and then he began to give in deliberately without any trace.
It looked like he was a little flustered by Liu Ji's sudden attack and had to temporarily give up three points.
Liu Ji obviously thought so, and immediately seized the opportunity, taking advantage of the distance between the two sides, he raised a large piece of tiles with a long sword in his hand, and covered the mute slave one after another.
Seeing this, the mute slave panicked and waved the two thorns in his hands, smashing the tiles flying in front of him.
Liu Ji followed closely behind the tiles, raised his sword high, and struck at the mute slave Tianling Gai.
The mute slave seemed to have noticed it too late and had no time to dodge. He could only raise his double thorns and cross-arm Liu Ji's sword.
Having short weapons and long weapons (relatively speaking) has always been a disadvantage, not to mention that the mute slave is not good at strength, and Liu Ji is younger and more powerful than him.
If nothing else happens, the mute slave will definitely suffer a big loss in this wrestling match.
Just when Liu Ji was about to gain the upper hand, the mute slave suddenly showed him a sinister and cruel smile.
Liu Ji's heart skipped a beat, knowing that he had fallen into a trap.
However, it was too late for him to take any remedial measures. The mute slave opened his mouth and protruded a small and narrow dart, hitting Liu Ji's heart.
The dart penetrated the flesh with a thud, and blood flowed out gurglingly. Liu Ji was in pain and could no longer suppress the mute slave, so he opened the sword.
Raising his hand to cover the wound, Liu Ji laughed miserably, staggered back two steps, and suddenly realized, "You are indeed not mute..."
It is a fact recognized by farmers that the mute slave is mute, but there are still many people who suspect that he is not mute and is just pretending - such people are mainly concentrated in Shennong Hall and Siyue Hall, which are hostile to the Tian family, and Liu Ji is one of them.
Regarding Liu Ji's awakening, the mute slave just smiled coldly, and then waved his hands like the wind, dazzling him with a pair of long thorns, and in the blink of an eye, he cut more than a dozen wounds on Liu Ji's body.
In the end, the mute slave stabbed Liu Ji directly from the back with a backhand stab and ended up with a cross.
Liu Ji, who suffered severe injuries, could no longer hold on. He threw himself on the street and fell to the ground, then rolled weakly along the roof slope to the ground.
Coincidentally, the place where he fought with the mute slave was right next to the room where Qu Shang and the tiger demon fought.
He fell from the roof and his figure flashed past the window, just in time to be seen by Qu Shang.
Qu Shang immediately realized that Liu Ji might have suffered a big loss at the hands of the mute slave.
What's more important is that as long as Liu Ji is not dead, Mute Slave will never let him go and will definitely chase after him to hit him!
Without thinking, Qu Shang roared, his right leg lit up with a dazzling thunder light, and then he jumped up and hit the tiger demon directly with his whip leg.
The tiger demon raised his arms in time, bent his elbows and blocked Qu Shang's leg, which was obviously full of strength.
There was a dull collision sound, and the tiger monster, who was as tall as a bear, turned into an afterimage and crashed into the wall in a daze.
That position was where Qu Shang judged Liu Ji would land.
With a loud bang, the tiger demon smashed half of the wall into pieces, and then pounced on Liu Ji's mute slave right outside the wall.
The two friendly forces collided with each other, and continued to smash into the house opposite without losing momentum, and finally stopped after smashing through another wall.
But it was still not over, Qu Shang followed closely behind, and slapped the mute slave in the face with a palm that flashed with lightning.
This old boy's reaction speed is faster than that of the tiger demon. Even though he was bumped into something, he still recovered immediately and blocked in time - he wanted to avoid it even more, but unfortunately he didn't have enough time.
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Qu Shang's palm sent him flying again, and he hit the wall with a thick muffled sound before he stopped.
Looking at the mute slave's expression of uncontrollable pain, one can tell that the impact was serious.
The tiger demon also recovered at this time. Seeing that his teammates were injured, he immediately roared and killed Qu Shang.
Qu Shang turned around and fought off the tiger demon with one kick, then retreated in front of Liu Ji who was lying on the ground.
Because he was lying down, he was not implicated by the tiger demon. He was just covered by some broken bricks.
It's not a big problem, it's better than being hit by a mute slave.
Qu Shang glanced sideways at Liu Ji, confirming that his chest was still heaving and breathing a sigh of relief, and then turned his attention back to the tiger demon and the mute slave.
A pair of eyes with the same color as the purple and black half-mask stared closely at his two opponents, their eyes full of cold murderous intent.
The tiger demon, who was not very bright, seemed to be stimulated when he felt this awe-inspiring and pure killing intent, and he twisted his neck and roared uncontrollably.
In comparison, the mute slave felt more sober, feeling as if his whole body was chilling, as if he had suddenly fallen into an ice cellar.
In his life, he has never felt such a strong sense of oppression from anyone...
The stimulated tiger demon could not suppress the desire to take action and took the lead in killing Qu Shang.
Coincidentally, Qu Shang was also like him, stamping hard on the floor tiles under his feet, and like a shadow following the light, he faced the tiger demon.
This time, the tiger demon was not easily repelled and could barely withstand Qu Shang's offensive, although it was still fully beaten.
On the one hand, the tiger demon became more and more violent due to anger.
On the other hand, Qu Shang's strength returned to its previous level.
His martial arts is very powerful in bursts, but it puts a heavy load on the body, so it cannot last long.
In fact, the same is true for his ghost movement. If it breaks out completely, I'm afraid Bai Feng won't be able to gain the upper hand, but it won't last long, so it can only be used for fighting and cannot move over long distances.
Is it...a martial arts version of Power Boy?
However, even under normal conditions, Qu Shang is still enough to become a complete tiger monster.
Of course, the explosion that just occurred in just a few moments was far from his limit, but there was no need to rush for the time being and he needed to wait for an opportunity.
His enemies are far more than just tiger demons and mute slaves. He must act carefully, as excessive aggressiveness will only worsen the situation on his side.
It's bad enough now, no more mistakes can be made!
