Chapter 178: Planting people, planting people trees
Lu Qingming, the national worker of the Ascetic Workshop, led a group of craftsmen to the collapsed palace.
Dozens of craftsmen turned the winch, the huge dome rose again, and the palace returned to its original appearance in an instant.
The craftsmen turned various mechanisms, and a crack appeared on the ground in the center of the palace.
The four walls moved one by one, like a bulldozer, pushing all the corpses, wreckage, flesh and blood and crushed debris into the cracks. The wall skin automatically peeled off a layer, and the corpses fell into the cracks together.
Half an hour later, the palace was swept clean, not even a trace of blood was left.
Lu Qingming, a national worker, asked the craftsman to bring the roster and asked: "Have you found out those two people with cultivation skills?"
The craftsman replied: "One is named Liu De'an and the other is named Shi Taibu!"
Lu Qingming looked at the flattened iron cage in the outer hall, frowned and said nothing.
The craftsman whispered: "Guo Gong, will these two people escape?"
Lu Qingming glared at the craftsman: "Fuck you, the iron cage has been crushed into slag. Where do you want them to escape?"
The craftsman dared not make a sound.
Lu Qingming looked at the craftsmen and said with a ferocious look: "We are doing this job, and if we are not careful, we will lose our heads. If any of you get tired of the work, just say it and I will give him a good time, but don't bring trouble to everyone!"
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The craftsmen finished their work and settled in the old palace, as if nothing had happened.
They killed two thousand innocent people. What was their purpose?
Where did the bodies of those people go?
Han Chen held the compass and chased the bloody aura. He and Xu Zhiqiong walked for more than ten miles in the forest. The compass pointer suddenly stood up, indicating that the bloody aura was under his feet.
The two hurriedly hid far away and jumped onto a tree. The pointer slowly calmed down.
Why does the bloody air appear here?
Did the people in the ascetic workshop use some special mechanism to send the bones of the deceased to this place?
What's special about this place?
While I was thinking, I suddenly saw something moving on the ground.
Xu Zhiqiong was startled, thinking that a poisonous insect was coming.
Han Chen shook his head, indicating that this was not an insect, nor did it smell like poison.
A green body burst out of the ground. Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Isn't this a bug?"
Han Chen smelled the smell in the air and became more confident in his judgment: "This is definitely not a bug."
The body squirmed in the soil for a moment, began to grow longer, and then became thicker. The tip split, as if it had opened its mouth, and seemed to be shedding its skin. As the body swayed, it grew taller and taller.
This is indeed not a bug!
This is a tree!
From breaking the ground to sprouting, in the blink of an eye, Xu Zhiqiong had only seen similar scenes in documentaries in his previous life.
Han Chen had seen him in other places, and whispered to Xu Zhiqiong: "There are Suzaku cultivators nearby, and their level is not low!"
While we were talking, many buds sprouted from the ground, densely packed into hundreds or even thousands.
The buds swayed and grew, gradually growing into branches. Xu Zhiqiong could hear the branches talking:
"Give your wife a gold chain!"
"I don't want to have a job anymore, save my capital and start a business!"
"I've made money, I'm rich!"
"My brother is gone and I will be the adopted mother and Duo'er!"
Xu Zhiqiong focused his eyes and saw strange fruits hanging on the growing branches.
Some fruits are an eyeball, some fruits are an ear, and some branches have fingers hanging on them.
There is a mouth on the top of the branches, talking incessantly.
"My brother is dead, I have to support my family, I have to support Duo'er!"
"I'm not a beggar, I'm a member of the ascetic workshop. I eat royal food..."
The sound of a sapling was interrupted and he was entangled by another sapling.
The two saplings intertwined together and were quiet for a moment. Then they said the same sentence in different voices: "I have to support my family, I have to support Duo'er..."
More saplings were rolled in, and their branches were all twisted together, first three or five, then dozens or hundreds. The branches moved around like countless snakes wrestling with each other.
The thick ones entangled the thin ones, the strong ones entangled the weak ones, the winners shouted loudly, and the losers shouted together.
Thousands of saplings were intertwined and twisted until they finally came together to form four big trees.
These four big trees have the leaves of locust trees, but like banyan trees, they have huge crowns and are covered with aerial roots.
The night wind blew by, the roots drifted back and forth, and four voices vaguely reached my ears:
"You are rich, my daughter. Daddy will buy you new clothes!"
"You don't have to go hungry today. From now on, you can eat white flour pancakes every day!"
"Daughter-in-law, I gave you a gold chain!"
"Mom, I will provide for you in your old age, and Duo'er, I will marry you!"
This is almost exactly the same as the tree in Anshu Courtyard.
The prince once said that there was a friend of his in that tree.
Han Chen gritted his teeth and said, "This is evil magic, and it must be destroyed now!"
He unfolded his backpack and poured out countless silver needles, which turned into flames and flew towards the four strange trees.
A fire dragon suddenly appeared, flying up and down, and swallowed up all the silver needles.
"Yin Yang Cultivator, I don't want to be your enemy," a man's voice came to my ears, "I just follow orders to do things. After the things are done, I naturally don't want to cause trouble. I will pretend that I have never seen you. Let's go there.
That’s it!”
Han Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Give me back these two thousand lives, and that's it for today!"
The man said: "I did not kill these two thousand lives. If you want revenge, you just go to the ascetic workshop."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Who instigated you to do this?"
"Brother, what you are asking is unreasonable. I have never asked you why you are here, nor your names. Why are you asking me this for nothing? Will I answer you?"
Xu Zhiqiong didn't expect him to answer. He was trying to determine the other party's position.
Through these few words, the location was determined. The other party was in a patch of grass, about two hundred feet away from me.
This man is a Suzaku cultivator, and he uses the art of growing all things to make the strange tree grow quickly.
According to common sense, he should fight off Xu Zhiqiong and Han Chen first to prevent the plan from being ruined.
But he took the risk to grow a strange tree first, and then warned Han Chen.
This proves that the strange tree can bring him great help.
In Anshuyuan, Xu Zhiqiong's skills often failed, and Qu Jinshan's yin and yang skills sometimes failed to work.
But Niu Yuxian's Mohist methods are completely unrestricted.
There are hundreds of Mohist craftsmen nearby.
It is not advisable to stay here for a long time.
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at Han Chen and said one word silently: "Let's go."
Han Chen was confused.
More than two thousand lives were left here and left like this?
Xu Zhiqiong took out the sound transmission card and waved it in front of Han Chen.
Han Chen recognized the sound transmission sign, but could not hear Xu Zhiqiong's voice.
Is the sound transmission card broken? Or is the onmyoji not working?
I'm afraid it's the latter.
Without Onmyoji, Han Chen has almost no fighting power. Fighting here is tantamount to death.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the open space on the left. Han Chen understood and quickly jumped in with Xu Zhiqiong.
As soon as the two landed, two fire dragons chased after them. Xu Zhiqiong knew the opponent's position and took precautions early, pulling Han Chen to avoid the fire dragons.
Thick smoke was everywhere, and trees were on fire. This move was not only for a sneak attack, but also to send a message to the craftsmen in the ascetic workshop.
Before the fire dragon dissipated, a man in his forties suddenly rushed forward and hit Han Chen with his fists filled with fire.
Xu Zhiqiong pushed Han Chen away and punched the man in the armpit.
The man struggled to dodge, but Xu Zhiqiong's fist changed direction in the air and hit the man's collarbone.
Applying the essence of sword skills to boxing will still be effective!
The man's collarbone was broken, he covered his chest and stepped back, gritting his teeth and saying: "It turns out to be a murderous way!"
He regarded Xu Zhiqiong as his killer because the power of Xu Zhiqiong's blow was too great.
Xu Zhiqiong had fought against Zhuque cultivators and knew each other's methods.
Although the collarbone is broken, it is nothing to the Suzaku cultivator and he will recover quickly.
Xu Zhiqiong was not interested in fighting, so he picked up Han Chen and started running wildly.
The Suzaku cultivator did not pursue him, and sat down to heal his wounds immediately.
Not long after, the craftsmen who saw the fireworks caught up and national worker Lu Qingming ran out of breath. Looking at several burning trees, he said to the man: "Master Yu Si, did you just fight with someone?
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Master Yu Si shook his head: "In order to urge the growth of the sacred tree, the energy was consumed too much and triggered the true fire."
"There was nothing wrong with the sacred tree, right?"
"What could have gone wrong!" Master Yu Si smiled and pointed at the strange tree behind him, "Look, everyone, the sacred tree has grown!"
Lu Qingming quickly covered his eyes: "We don't look, we can't see. We have only heard about this sacred tree, never seen it. Brothers, put out the fire quickly, we didn't see anything!"
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Xu Zhiqiong carried Han Chen and ran out of the hunting garden. Han Chen made a magic circle and took Xu Zhiqiong through the night. At dawn, the two returned to the capital from the north gate.
Xu Zhiqiong was not in a hurry to go home. He first went to Beiyuan to find a well and said, "Brother Han, wash your clothes. Don't let the people in the ascetic workshop see you and make Luo mess again."
After washing his clothes, Han Chen clenched his fists and said, "More than two thousand lives were lost just like that? That young man was still waiting to make money to support his family and marry a wife!"
Xu Zhiqiong took out Xie Yong's baggage and took out the silk handkerchief Duo'er gave him.
Han Chen said with tears in his eyes: "Brother Xu, what is this for?"
Xu Zhiqiong couldn't figure it out either: "Brother Han has traveled all over the country and has seen more than me. I can't figure it out and I can't understand it. Have you seen those strange trees?"
"Han has never seen that kind of monster," Han Chen shook his head and said, "I have been wandering in southern Xinjiang for many years, and I have seen a lot of murders. People in Yu Xianguo are vicious, but they are the ones who cause harm to us propaganda people.
Unless they have deep hatred, they rarely attack their own people, so why would the imperial court of Daxuan..."
Xu Zhiqiong signaled Han Chen to stop talking, as this was not the place to talk.
After resting for a while and regaining their strength, the two of them walked home. After passing Wanhua Building, they were about to enter the alley when they suddenly saw an old beggar blocking them.
"Uncle, please give me two alms. I haven't eaten in two days."
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned, what was this old beggar going to do?
The old beggar stumbled and bumped into Xu Zhiqiong: "Uncle, please don't hit me. Uncle, I don't want your money, just give me something to stutter."
While they were talking, the old beggar was leaning against Xu Zhiqiong, squeezing and bumping into each other. Han Chen was annoyed and looked at the old beggar and said, "Are you begging for food or robbing?"
Xu Zhiqiong knew something was going on here, and deliberately pushed and shoved the old beggar: "You old beggar, you still rely on me? I won't give it to you, what can you do?"
The two of them pushed each other all the way, and when they reached the street, the old beggar whispered: "Master Denglang, there are people in your house. I don't know who they are, but they can all be beaten!"
Hearing this, Han Chen took out a few silver needles and said, "I left a mark at your house. Let's see how many people come."
After calculating for a moment, Han Chen raised his head and said, "The cultivation level of the twelve people is all above the seventh level."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled bitterly: "I can't even go back home."
Han Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you afraid of him? These beasts must have something to do with the people in the Hunting Garden, and we must kill them all!"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "There are things you can calculate, and there are things you can't calculate. You know clearly that they are plotting against us, but you can still stretch your neck to get in?"
Xu Zhiqiong asked the old beggar: "How are my family members doing?"
"One girl can fight, but she can escape with another girl."
"Miss Chang is still reliable," Xu Zhiqiong smiled, took out a piece of silver and gave it to the old beggar, "Take your grandson, go to Li Qi Tea House, find their shopkeeper, and tell him that I gave him the money.
Please help me find a place for you to stay first. You can’t come out to beg for food these days.”
"Master Denglang, I dare not ask for your money!"
"How dare you dawdle! Are you going to die?"
After sending the old beggar away, Xu Zhiqiong touched the ghost jade on his chest.
Chang Decai responded and took Shi Shuangliu to stay at Fulai Inn.
"Brother Han, follow me to Zhangdeng Yamen to move troops. None of these bastards can leave today!"
The two went to the Zhang Deng Yamen, and when they arrived at the door, they saw an acquaintance coming out to greet them.
"Xu Hongdeng, you are really hard to find. We traveled all over the capital and our shoes were worn out before I met you!"
Xu Zhiqiong's hair stood on end, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on Han Chen's forehead.
It really wasn’t calculated.
Chen Shuncai, a third-rank eunuch, came to Xu Zhiqiong with several eunuchs.
What is he going to do?
Rather than guessing, it's better to ask directly.
"What does Chen Bingbi have to do with me?"
Chen Shuncai smiled and said: "It is not our family who is looking for you, but His Highness the Crown Prince, who is looking for you and asks you to come into the palace!"
The prince is looking for me?
The prince is looking for me, how could he send you here?