Yin Quan and Chen Xing were not the only ones who encountered such special opponents. In some inconspicuous corners of the world, there were indeed rumors of the activities of pottery dolls, puppets, and humanoids. Rumors - yes, the court said so.
.There is no way, dealing with the spreading plague has consumed too much of their energy, and they really have no time.
There is more time to deal with. Although it is not as good as before, internal and external troubles never stop, and there is no time to rest when fighting. Nowadays, the territory is vast, the country is strong, and most people live and work in peace and contentment. Fighting does cost money, but it stands to reason that now
You shouldn't spend too much money on the military. So, where does the money go?
After removing the corrupt officials, removing the false and bad debts, and removing all the artificial obstructions, there should still be money left that should be used to do things. But the problem lies in... there are too many people. The vast area
Territory and dense population, coupled with the diversity of terrain and uneven resources, contradictions still arise one after another. Today's emperor is relatively enlightened, has a long-term vision, and is supportive.
The cabinet ministers did not engage in overt infighting. Even so, discussions on many matters still failed to reach a conclusion. Some people advocated land reclamation, while others advocated immigration. Some advised the emperor not to ignore border disturbances and civil strife, but to spend more money on the soldiers. Others said
There are still heavy winds and heavy rains in many places, and people are in dire straits and have no spare money... People with great power hold different opinions.
But the good news is that the spread of the plague is much slower than people expected.
In the past, officials were very fond of epidemics, because no matter how poor the place was, they could always get some money by squeezing it hard. It is different now. Rich places still have to transport money to remote areas, and the superiors are very strict about inspections.
In the early years, corrupt officials were too arrogant and deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates. The successor of the emperor was ruthless
After cleaning up a wave and killing the chickens as a warning to the monkeys, those moths became more at ease. So if the plague spreads uncontrollably now, then the court will not only need to allocate funds to those places. If this disease can be prevented, it is easy to say.
It's difficult. The only carriers are humans and animals - monsters seem to be immune to these.
"Nowadays, most of the court's money is spent on medicine and onmyoji."
“Treating the symptoms but not the root cause.”
“It’s too late to save people’s lives, national wealth evaporates day and night, and there is no time to follow the clues.”
"Then we will miss the best opportunity. If it is burned to ashes, how can we find out who set the fire?"
"Who is not affected? Monsters."
"You can't let monsters do things for people, right? According to this, the source of the epidemic may be caused by monsters."
"So the imperial court found the Wuyong clan."
"Huh? This is really interesting."
"Do we have to talk about this now?"
As soon as Shi Wuqi finished speaking, another pottery doll rushed forward. As soon as he lifted the handle of the fan, the force surged from his jaw to the Tianling Cap, and penetrated two layers of pottery at the same time. The person behind him waved the water-splitting thorn,
Shining brightly in the sun, but sometimes
Light and dark, he shuttled between humanoid bodies one after another like flowing water. Compared with Shi Wuqi's neat style, his moves were particularly gorgeous, but occasionally they felt gimmicky. It didn't matter, he could handle it on his own.
"Your cloak can cut my hair, why don't you consider taking it off temporarily?"
"That's quite an honor."
While talking and laughing, Kong Lingbei's cloak suddenly opened up. There was a skeleton in it, displaying a huge fan like a mechanism, and each stripe looked like the eyes of an evil beast. At the same time, countless sharp
Feathers flew like a rain of needles. They penetrated many puppets, causing the false bodies to fall apart and turn into pieces of debris scattered on the ground, just like a mountain of pottery piled up with countless defective products broken in a kiln.
"How many more?"
"one."
"There's no one moving here, and there's no other breath." After saying that, he put away the gorgeous feathers spread out behind him. It was instantly gathered down and turned back into its original long cloak.
"But there must be one more."
Shi Wuqi did not deny Kong Lingbei's statement. He raised his head and looked at a huge boulder. Indeed, in terms of the smell alone, he had never noticed anything wrong, but the sound of the friction of clothing there made him unable to ignore it. Too many monsters relied too much on their sense of smell.
, so that the information obtained by other sense organs is ignored.
"Did you just say that the imperial court found the Wuyong clan?" Kong Lingbei frowned, "Those bastards have a very bad reputation among monsters."
"The imperial court doesn't care about this. And judging from the current situation... it's just a matter of time before Wuyonglan succeeds as the head of the family."
"This is also a controversial topic among humans, right? It doesn't mean that he is not the eldest son in the family, or even the heir of the main wife. The dozen or so people before him all died in bizarre circumstances, saying that no manipulation was done, even me
I don’t even believe this monster.”
"I don't believe it either. Although Wuyonglan is reserved and low-key, he is actually a radical in family affairs. Some elders and many young people agreed with his ideas, so he was able to grow his power and get rid of those who hindered them. In addition to human life
, they also ignore many traditional rules and taboos in magic, and only want to move forward on a more dangerous and extreme path. In the past, their reputation was not very good, but it was not bad either. Now..."
Kong Lingbei saw that he had been looking in that direction, so he also looked over and asked: "Is this the result of your investigation in the human world? Do you mean that these puppets are related to the Wuyong clan?"
"Not necessarily. If the Shikigami were made by the Wuyong clan, they wouldn't be so rough. These are really too ordinary."
"Let me tell you, you have been talking about things that are good and bad since just now, and now you are criticizing other people's things from a high position... Isn't it too rude?"
The man was finally willing to appear from above.
"Male? No...female?" Kong Lingbei frowned, "Who are you talking about?"
Pei took a few steps forward, stood on the edge of the boulder, and looked down at them from a high place. The red stone pendant was still hanging on her chest. It was no wonder that no one could detect her breath. Now she was pretending to be a man.
, holding his shoulders, looking down at the two people below - or should I say, two monsters.
"You seem to be too arrogant. Do you know who we are? How dare you set up an ambush?"
"Of course I know Lord Bai Skeleton, but you really haven't heard of it. It looks like you still have some money. Can you please give me some flowers?"
"If you were on my territory, you would have been torn apart by my men long ago."
"Hey, who can't tell lies?"
Kong Lingbei sneered, spread his hands and looked around: "These are your methods? What is your relationship with the Wuyong clan?"
"What does it have to do with anything? It's really weird. They are all monsters. Why can't I understand what you are saying." Li lifted his chin with one hand, tilted his head and looked at the debris on the ground, and said, "The weapons this time are really not that good.
It's not as good as the original one."
Shi Wuqi looked at Kong Lingbei and said: "Maybe she really has nothing to do with the Wuyong clan. After all, we still know nothing about the origin of these puppets. The Wuyong clan's method of making shikigami should be inconsistent with it...
They pursue effectiveness and efficiency and will not waste time on the human form."
"You mean someone offers these things?"
"It's hard to say."
"Who knew there were so many bad things in human beings? Wouldn't it be better to sit back and enjoy peace and quiet in my house? You are really looking for trouble. No, I didn't find the whereabouts of Kanna-kun for my friends, nor did I find out the living corpse for Utsuki-kun.
It's because you said you were exploring the reason why there are so many living corpses everywhere that I was willing to help you."
Shi Wuqi wanted to say, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you help or not," but he probably couldn't help the young prince's face, so he didn't say much. Indeed, they had similar goals and the other was acquainted with Lord Maoyue.
, the two of them walked such a long way together. However, he also told Kong Lingbei that Shenwujun had always been pursuing Wuyonglan's traces, and the direction was at least the same.
"It's okay if you don't pay me, but you can't let me leave empty-handed? Doesn't that young master know where Mr. Uoyue is? Tell me and I won't pester you anymore."
"What do you want to do? You're dreaming!" Kong Lingbei suddenly yelled at her, which made Wu Qi startled. However, Shi Wuqi thought about it and roughly guessed what was going on. He knew that Mao Yuejun had something in his hand.
It's a treasure, and I obviously know it.
Maybe the two of them had been chatting arrogantly for too long, and Pi's patience finally reached its limit. She clapped her hands, and in this wilderness, countless dark figures came from nowhere. They were wrapped in ragged black clothes, and their ends were at the end.
It was floating and trembling in the high-altitude wind, like a ghost. For Li, the original shikigami was the best.
"You don't have any other tricks?"
Probably in response to Kong Lingbei's taunt, the black straw men swarmed in, covering the sky and covering the sky. Shi Wuqi probably knew that for Fei, the so-called "robbery" was just a cover. Since she knew her identity
, I’m afraid I also know that the incense burner is there
On himself. He noticed that although Pi was not overjoyed and did not reveal his purpose, his sharp gaze never left him, revealing greed. No matter how superficial a person who can become an evil messenger looks,
Not easy to deal with,
Sometimes it's just their personalities. He thought of Tao Zhu, that crazy woman who was much more exaggerated than this one. So Li was already considered the restrained one - even though her target was probably the magic weapon. Shi Wuqi
I've heard of it, but I'm greedy
The evil angel always pursues rare things, and dares to challenge no matter what kind of opponent he is. I'm afraid she already knew that Kong Lingbei had met Maoyue Lord. Shi Wuqi also knew that he couldn't just conclude that she was brave or foolish.
conclusion, maybe this is just a trial.
But he doesn't have that much patience.
"It should be almost time."
"What?"
Kong Lingbei didn't understand what he meant. He saw Shi Wuqi pushing back one side of his long hair, revealing a strange eye. Although Kong Lingbei had never seen it before, he knew about the rumored Bai Gu.
The Lord is a one-eyed monster. But what is it? The dark yellow and transparent color is wrapped in a strange outline, and it seems to have wings... an insect?
The sky seemed to be getting darker, but it was noon now. However, there should not be so many straw men in Pi. Kong Lingbei set up his position and prepared to fight, but he saw a dark cloud approaching, and at the same time there was a noisy buzzing sound.
Ming
He saw clearly that those were some kind of bees... all of them. When did Shi Wuqi start preparing? He didn't know clearly. He saw those bees swarming towards the straw man in an organized manner, and the ground was covered with shadows.
It was shrouded, and Piao's expression also changed.
"Don't come where we were just now," Shi Wuqi glanced at him, "If we accidentally injure friendly troops, it will be difficult."
"When did you..."
Shi Wuqi raised his right arm and made a simple gesture with one hand. The bees received the command and ferociously attacked the straw man in the sky. Some things are small but very flexible, not to mention the absolute advantage in numbers. At first
An injured bee falls slowly
When it hit the ground, it was like a drizzle of insects. But soon, the black straw was torn apart and covered the bee's body. The ground was soon covered with black gauze, but the blackness of the sky gradually became sparser, like the sunlight.
Wisps passed through the dark clouds.
The "dark clouds" completely dissipated, leaving only black straw on the ground.
"What other tricks do you have? Just use it, I'm in a hurry." Shi Wuqi looked at her indifferently, "If you really think that the incense burner is such an easy thing to hold, I suspect that I have overestimated your vision.
.”
Her brows were furrowed, not because she felt troublesome, but because she was irritated. She suddenly sneered and said:
"It's really more than just a few tricks."
As she spoke, she slowly raised her arms and muttered words. Being too far away, they naturally couldn't hear the words. But at this moment, every straw on the ground seemed to have heard the instructions and trembled.
stood up and gathered together again. There were still many inconspicuous things on the ground
The red threads were given life, and they wrapped themselves around the straw like snakes. Soon, they gathered together again to form a tightly tied straw man. However, those tattered black cloaks covering their bodies
, were all abandoned on the ground, spread out in a mess.
Kong Lingbei rolled his eyes: "It's really endless."
"I'm annoyed." Shi Wuqi also had a bad temper.
While they were complaining, they suddenly felt a heat wave coming from the distance. There was a black smoke like a line, slowly approaching here. At the same time, a pungent burnt smell floated over.
It was clear that her expression suddenly changed.
"What's going on?"
"Is it fire?"
It is indeed fire. I don’t know what ingredients are soaked in the straw. The burning fire is golden and almost white, which is not eye-catching in the daytime. But the fire is indeed burning, spreading in every straw. The newly formed straw man has not yet
It burns when you stand up, running through the cracks in the grass
The passing wind and burning sounds were like the roar of monsters. Some straw men hurriedly took off, but fell down a lot of grass clippings, not to mention the flames had spread to their feet. They made the same sound in the air and quickly dissipated. Black ashes
It falls like snow.
"You two gentlemen seem to be in trouble?"
Walking along the firelight turned out to be a human woman. She was wielding a long stick and had a child beside her.
Kong Lingbei looked at the tall stone again, and he had disappeared.
