Xiao Songting was thinking about how to open the secret compartment when he suddenly felt a chill in the back of his head.
He didn't turn around in a hurry and waited for the other party to speak.
Pointing the knife at the back of the head is equivalent to being captured alive. According to common sense, the other party must ask questions.
But the other party didn't ask any questions, and the Yuanyang blade was inserted directly into the back of Xiao Songting's head.
Who is this person, so brutal?
The Yuanyang blade was inserted into the back of the head, and with a single stroke, half of Xiao Songting's head was cut off.
There is no brain matter inside the skull, it is a puppet.
Xu Zhiqiong had already been prepared. Xiao Songting, an old dog, was more cautious than Sui Zhi in doing things. It would not be so easy to kill him.
Five feet away from the puppet, Xiao Songting suddenly appeared, but still found no trace of his opponent. Only when he saw it did he chop off the puppet's mandarin duck blade, and stabbed it again towards the door.
Xiao Songting knew that this weapon was difficult to use. When he served under King Huai, Ren Songde used it in front of him.
This weapon should be a pair, not one.
He dodged the Yuanyang Blade and rushed directly towards the broken puppet.
The Yuanyang Blade chased after him, Xiao Songting used the puppet to parry, and the Yuanyang Blade pierced the puppet's stomach. Xiao Songting suddenly abandoned the puppet, jumped three feet away, and directly shot down the other Yuanyang Blade with a short knife.
The Yuanyang Blade was successfully defused by Xiao Songting. Xu Zhiqiong suddenly appeared behind him, grabbed Xiao Songting's shoulders and sucked his energy.
Xiao Songting has a seventh-level cultivation of killing, a fifth-level cultivation of yin and yang, and he also practices Gu, but his cultivation is unknown.
Xu Zhiqiong has the fifth-grade judge cultivation level, the seventh-grade yin-yang cultivation level, and the eighth-grade famous master cultivation level.
In terms of absolute strength, the two sides are basically tied. Xiao Songting has the skills to kill and has the slight upper hand in a duel.
But Xu Zhiqiong took advantage of the sneak attack and was ready to take advantage of it to the end.
He really wanted to drain Xiao Songting's energy, but the energy he sucked from the monster had not yet dissipated, and Xu Zhiqiong's meridians had very limited capacity.
After inhaling almost 30%, Xu Zhiqiong immediately activated the sixth level skill.
Xiao Songting turned around suddenly and found that the person standing in front of him was Ren Songde.
Isn't he dead?
"Ren Guogong, is it really you?" Xiao Songting asked.
When Xu Zhiqiong saw that the skill was successful, he didn't say a word. While Xiao Songting was in a daze, he pulled out the iron halberd from his waist and chopped directly at Xiao Songting's head.
He has never thought of capturing Xiao Songting alive. No matter what the battle situation is, killing him is the best option.
A burst of thick smoke rose, Xu Zhiqiong swung his halberd in the air, and Xiao Songting disappeared.
do not fight?
Logically speaking, Xiao Songting shouldn't not fight, he still has a chance to make a comeback.
What's more, he and Ren Songde are old acquaintances, so the matter should be discussed.
Even if there was no discussion, he should confirm whether Ren Songde was really dead.
The sixth-level skill almost never fails. Didn't you deceive him this time?
Xu Zhiqiong thought wrongly, and his sixth-grade skills deceived Xiao Songting.
He has the skills of a judge and is good at using the mandarin duck blade and the star iron halberd. Xiao Songting really mistook Xu Zhiqiong for Ren Songde.
But Xu Zhiqiong overestimated Xiao Songting's desire to fight.
No matter who the opponent is, as long as it goes beyond the scope of his plan, Xiao Songting's first reaction is to run away.
Xiao Songting's rule of longevity is not to deal with unexpected events unless necessary.
Xu Zhiqiong touched the Zhonglang Seal in his hand. Fortunately, he had a backup plan just now.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the fight, Xu Zhiqiong left a mark on Xiao Songting.
What is Xiao Songting's purpose in coming to Secret Pavilion?
Is there something he wants here?
Xu Zhiqiong came to the desk, stepped on the footstool five times, and a hidden grid opened on the floor.
There was a wooden box in the secret compartment. Xu Zhiqiong took the box directly to Zhonglang Courtyard without opening it, because he knew that the guard outside the door was about to wake up.
The reason why those guards slept so deeply was because they must have fallen under Xiao Songting's spell. Xiao Songting escaped, and it was impossible for the spell to be maintained.
After returning to the Secret Pavilion from the Zhonglang Courtyard, Xu Zhiqiong closed the secret compartment, erased the traces, and hurried back to the courtyard.
The guards yawned outside the door, and they really woke up.
Xu Zhiqiong immediately arranged the magic circle and returned to the East Palace Wing from the secret pavilion. He lay flat on the bed and thought about Xiao Songting's origins.
Xu Zhiqiong thought that the Nufu Cult came to the secret pavilion to steal things, but Xu Zhiqiong thought it would be Sui Zhi who came.
When Emperor Zhaoxing was alive, Sui Zhi had already entered the core position of power, while Xiao Songting had been active on the periphery.
The secrets in the palace are definitely related to the core of power, and Sui Zhi and Gongsun Wen should be more interested in this.
Confucianism has no means suitable for stealing, so this task should fall on Sui Zhi.
Maybe it's because Sui Zhi is of a higher level and doesn't have to take risks in the palace, or maybe because the Nufu sect has a different division of labor and Xiao Songting has more methods of stealing, so he is allowed to come.
Or perhaps Xiao Songting came here for personal gain and had nothing to do with the Nufu Sect.
In short, these things cannot be easily concluded before opening the wooden box.
Xu Zhiqiong lay on the bed for a while. When the sky turned white in the east, the prince entered the side room again and took Xu Zhiqiong to find the fortune teller.
Xu Zhiqiong really didn't want to go. Taibu was crazy and might tie him and the prince together in the Yin and Yang Division.
To be on the safe side, Xu Zhiqiong went to Canglong Palace first and asked Shangliang Jixiong to go with him to visit Taibu.
Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "Why is that old guy crazy?"
"He said that the twin stars of Life and Death cannot be seen in the night sky."
Liang Jixiong rubbed his forehead and sighed: "You two, when you get to the Onmyoji Division, you must follow me closely!"
The two of them followed the second elder to the Onmyoji Division. When they heard that Elder Shengwei was coming, Taibu went out to greet him personally.
"Elder Shengwei is here, please forgive me for being unwelcome!"
Taibu was dressed neatly, spoke appropriately, and was in good spirits.
The prince glanced at Xu Zhiqiong, and the subtext was: Who said Taibu was crazy?
Liang Jixiong and Taibu exchanged a few polite words and entered the Yin and Yang Division together. When the guests and hosts were seated, Taibu first talked about the prince's affairs: "The prince is very talented and has reached the seventh level of cultivation. This matter is actually a big deal."
Xuan Zhifu, I wonder when Elder Shengwei plans to test the prince’s cultivation level?”
There is nothing wrong with what Taibu said.
But Liang Jixiong's heart was in doubt.
Because these words are seriously inconsistent with Taibu's temperament.
Under normal circumstances, Taibu would not speak so directly. He would not mention the prince's cultivation at all. He would not even mention this matter. He would only arrange everything secretly.
Liang Jixiong said: "I plan to invite King Jin and the ministers to come to Canglong Palace tomorrow to test the prince's cultivation in public."
"Easy to say, easy to say," Taibu nodded, "I'll take care of this matter."
Liang Jixiong quietly put the tea cup aside.
Taibu actually confirmed it.
He actually makes promises to others.
The prince said from the side: "I have thanked the fortune teller in advance for this. Zhi Qiong seems to be stained with evil spirits. I'll trouble the fortune teller to take a look at it again."
"There is something strange," Taibu nodded, "But if I look at it today, it seems that the strange thing has left. Let me test it with magic."
Taibu used nine candles to set up a magic circle on the ground. Xu Zhiqiong sat in the center of the magic circle and truly felt the deviation of Yin and Yang.
Yin energy is divided into two parts, and Yang energy is divided into seven parts and three parts. There is still half a part, and the quality cannot be distinguished.
The pressure of Yang Qi is above that of Yin Qi, which is about three times greater than that of Yin Qi. This is the visible magic circle.
I can also make this magic circle, but I can't do it as finely as Taifu.
After the first-level magic circle, the positions of the nine candles changed, a second-level magic circle appeared, and the yin and yang qi also changed.
The yin energy is three-quarters and six-quarters, the yang energy is six-tenths and the remaining four cents cannot be distinguished. What is the purpose of divination?
After thinking about it, the magic circle reached the third level. The Yin Qi was divided into five parts, the Yang Qi was divided into eight parts and two parts, and the remaining three parts were difficult to distinguish.
This time Xu Zhiqiong understood.
If there is really a powerful monster following Xu Zhiqiong, this method can make him reveal himself.
First, use the ordinary visible magic circle to touch the monster behind you and use your magic power to resist it.
The process of resisting must be very delicate. The monster uses as much force as the magic circle. If the monster does not use enough force, it will be exposed by the magic circle. If the monster uses too much force, it will expose itself.
After the first level of magic circle, the relatively gentle second level of magic circle is suddenly activated, causing the monster to exert too much force, and the monster must regain its strength as soon as possible.
While the monster was recovering its strength, Taibu activated the third most powerful magic circle, catching the monster off guard.
The principle of this set of magic arrays seems simple, but the actual operation is very complicated. Not to mention how difficult it is to transform the array, even Tao Huayuan may not be able to grasp the uncertain proportions.
Can this magic circle make Qiongqi's remnant soul appear?
Hard to say.
But Xu Zhiqiong was sure that Qiongqi's body was not behind him now.
After the three-layer magic circle, Taibu twirled his beard and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, the evil spirit behind Xu Denglang has gone away."
The prince said happily: "It's gone. Are you really gone?"
Taibu's smile froze on his face: "It's gone, it's really gone..."
The prince smiled and said: "It'll be fine if it's gone, it'll be fine if it's gone..."
Taibu murmured: "How can it be better if it is gone? You say, how can it be better if it is gone?"
Before he finished speaking, Liang Jixiong picked up the prince and Xu Zhiqiong and ran away!
Taibu's voice followed closely behind him: "Tell me, how can we live without it?"
Liang Jixiong used the power of Dragon Fury to force Taibu to bow his head, and used his domineering energy to knock a gap out of the room and escape outside the Onmyoji Division.
Taibu chased him out from the Onmyoji Division: "It's gone. My Taoist sect is almost gone. Tell me, how can this be a good thing?"
Liang Jixiong didn't dare to slack off for a moment and flew out of Santiao Street before throwing Taibu away.
After running back to Canglong Palace, the second elder gasped and said: "This old man is really crazy. Fortunately, there will be Painter Li to help the prince cover up his cultivation tomorrow, otherwise this old man will definitely not be reliable!"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Tomorrow, when the cultivation is tested, the fortune teller must be present. Otherwise, without witnesses, King Jin may not be willing to give up."
Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "If we let him be there, we're afraid Luo Luan will be born again. Is Dr. Han in the capital? He's also from the Onmyoji Division. Let him come forward for Taibu."
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Dr. Han and we have a lot of contacts. If we ask him to be a witness, King Jin will definitely not accept it, and it will appear that we are cheating."
Liang Jixiong sighed: "We have a lot of interactions with Taibu. If Taibu goes, King Yu will have some gossip. That's all. On the day of the test, let Taibu come and tell everyone around him not to say anything. , lost or something like that.”
The prince and Xu Zhiqiong resigned, and Liang Jixiong murmured to himself: "Where did the twin stars of Sheng Ke go? Did they really fall?"
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After leaving Canglong Hall, Xu Zhiqiong made an excuse, saying that he wanted to go back to the Yamen to handle official business. In fact, he wanted to go back to Zhonglang Courtyard quickly to see what was in the wooden box.
Unexpectedly, this excuse was seen through by the prince: "You work as an errand in charge of the yamen at night, what kind of official business do you handle during the day?"
Xu Zhiqiong laughed dryly: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, I want to go to Goulan, but I'm too embarrassed to say anything."
"Why don't you ask me? I don't know your hobby yet," the prince said with a smile, "Don't go hooking up the fence, let's look for a good boat."
"Hua Fang? What are you doing? Your Highness wants to go boating?"
The prince nodded and said: "I want to play in the water a little bit. Let's pick out a good boat and buy it. Let's treat the brothers to a celebration banquet tonight!"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "You mean the brothers who came back from the north?"
The prince nodded and said: "Yes! Qiao Shungang, Meng Shizhen, Chu He, they are all here, and Yu Shan is also there. You have to drink two more drinks with them."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned: "They are all back?"
"You're back, didn't you know? In the battle at Liangfenyuan, they were very powerful people!"
"Aren't they all promoted?" Xu Zhiqiong asked differently, "When I went to the north to find you, they were still asleep. How could they turn around and go back to the capital to fight?"
The prince smiled and said: "You don't know something. I took them to listen to Sister Lin singing. I sang two songs. They all woke up. I listened to two more songs the next day. They were fine. They got on the horse and left. What do you think of Sister Lin? Isn’t it awesome?”
Daxuan's number one diva, Lin Ruoxue, can help people overcome the difficulties of promotion?
This made Xu Zhiqiong think of something.
Why did the prince feel nothing during the promotion process?
This number one singer seems to know the sound of transcending tribulation.
"Your Highness, during the days when you were promoted, you were always hanging around Shifang Goulan, listening to Lin Ruoxue's singing, right?"
The prince was stunned for a long time, then looked up at Xu Zhiqiong: "This...Sister Lin, it seems...it seems that she can no longer be the queen."
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