Xu Zhiqiong carried the brocade back to Zhonglang Courtyard. Chang De, who knew the goods, recognized it at a glance: "This is Baihua Brocade! A piece of fine brocade that can't be exchanged for a lot of money!"
Xu Zhiqiong handed the brocade to Chang Decai: "Take it and make two good clothes, one for you and one for my wife."
Chang Decai shook his head and said: "I don't deserve such good materials. I'd better leave them all to Madam."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "What does it mean to be unworthy? If I can't even be worthy of a beauty like you, what other woman can be worthy of her?"
Chang Decai was very happy: "A whole piece of brocade is enough to make a good dress for the master."
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand and said: "No need, you can make two more. I don't feel comfortable wearing this."
Returning to the main room, Xu Zhiqiong closed the door and quietly opened the wooden box stolen from the secret pavilion.
There were more than a dozen edicts in the wooden box, which were for the canonization of Gongsun Wen and a group of key members of the Nufu Sect. There was no edict for the canonization of Sui Zhi. It seemed that Emperor Zhaoxing never intended to reuse Sui Zhi.
Gongsun Wen didn't seem as cunning as Sui Zhi, but he was more favored by Emperor Zhaoxing.
In addition to the edict, there are more than a dozen letters, all of which are addressed to Tunu. Emperor Zhaoxing regarded Luzhou, Tuanzhou, and Xunzhou as bargaining chips, and was ready to send them to Emperor Tunu at any time, with only one purpose, which was to conquer the North.
Annihilate all the princes on the battlefield.
The words in the letter were extremely humble, and he always addressed Emperor Tunu as his uncle. Unfortunately, his uncle Tunu was useless and was labeled as a grandson by the prince.
These edicts and letters are useful. If someone wants to reverse the case of Emperor Zhaoxing in the future, this will be ironclad evidence that he betrayed Daxuan.
In addition to these letters, there was also an edict, not from Emperor Zhaoxing, but from Nuzu, consecrating Emperor Zhaoxing as the great leader of Nufu Sect.
In Xu Zhiqiong's opinion, this letter should have been forged by Sui Zhi. The Nu Zu had already fallen at the beginning of the founding of the country, and Sui Zhi was the real controller of the Nu Fu Sect.
Although these things are important, they are not enough to make Xiao Songting take risks.
In addition to these things, there is a small box in the wooden box. This small box is very special. It is one foot long, wide, seven inches high, square and integrated. Xu Zhiqiong didn't know where the lid was, so he looked at it for a long time.
, not even a single crack was found.
What's inside is the key, but the problem is how to open this box.
Split!
Xu Zhiqiong pulled out his blade and slashed at the box. The blade immediately broke into two pieces.
Xu Zhiqiong was heartbroken when the newly appointed Biao Chi Blade in the Yamen was ruined again. It was carefully crafted by the ascetic workshop.
How can a wooden box be so strong?
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to try using the Yuanyang blade, but he thought twice and did not dare to do it.
It may not be that the box is tough, it may have a yin-yang magic circle, or it may be a Mohist craftsmanship. If the Yuanyang Blade is damaged, the gain will outweigh the loss.
How about just using the Star Iron Halberd?
That's not appropriate either.
The Star Iron Halberd should not be injured. If the box is cut through, the contents inside will also be destroyed.
You have to think of another way to open the box, and you first have to determine the skill of sealing the box.
Xu Zhiqiong groped carefully on the box and felt a trace of Yin Qi in the corner.
There is a magic circle.
A very complex array.
Exploring along the grain of the wood, Xu Zhiqiong found another yang energy.
The changes in yin and yang are very complicated, but they are not traceable.
After groping for several times, Xu Zhiqiong recorded the changing patterns on paper one by one and summarized the algorithm step by step.
Counting from afternoon to dusk, Xu Zhiqiong solved the last equation, and the method to crack the magic circle was revealed.
Yin energy is divided into two parts and three parts, Yang energy is divided into one and five parts, every inch of travel adds one and a half points of Yang energy, every half turn adds three hao of Yin energy, when wood grain crosses, add half a point, and so on...
His fingertips scratched two inches on the wooden box. Xu Zhiqiong suddenly took his hand back and threw the box to the ground. A string of sweat appeared on his forehead.
very smooth.
It's complicated but smooth.
Why did it go so smoothly?
This is not like Emperor Zhaoxing's temperament.
Xu Zhiqiong remembered something.
Taibu has extremely strict control over Yin and Yang arts. In the capital, almost all Yin and Yang cultivators who have reached the seventh level of Yin and Yang cultivation have been assigned to the Yin and Yang Division by him.
There are only a few Yin-Yang cultivators in the palace who are affiliated with the emperor, but according to Tao Huayuan, their cultivation levels are not too high. Most of them are between the seventh and eighth grades. They are mainly used to defend themselves against the Yin-Yang Division.
Will Emperor Zhaoxing use the Yin and Yang magic circle to seal the box?
If the fortune teller came to steal the box, wouldn't he be giving a great gift?
Emperor Zhaoxing would not do such stupid things.
Ye Ansheng, the leader of the ascetic workshop, was a die-hard loyalist of Emperor Zhaoxing. He was a fourth-grade Mohist cultivator. Using a Mohist mechanism to seal the box was obviously a better choice.
Why is there a yin-yang circle outside the box?
Xu Zhiqiong put the box aside and entered the second room in the backyard.
The furnishings in the wing were very simple, with a desk and a bed, and an extremely ugly man lying on the bed.
This man is not a living person, but a newly made puppet by Xu Zhiqiong. At Yang Wu's strong request, Xu Zhiqiong designed it based on Han Di's appearance and figure, and usually took some spare time to carve it carefully.
After the final completion, the appearance is basically the same as that of Andy Lau.
If it doesn't look like it, it doesn't look like it, so that Yang Wu won't have to worry about it day and night.
Moreover, the functions of this puppet are very complete. Not only can it move normally, it can also perform simple qi movements under the control of Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong pressed his palm on the puppet's forehead and slowly injected the yin and yang energy. The puppet slowly opened its eyes.
The puppet's eyes are fake, and it doesn't matter if they are fake. With Xu Zhiqiong's current control ability, the puppet does not need to have visual functions. His main task is to block the knife for Xu Zhiqiong.
Driven by the yin and yang energy, the puppet followed Xu Zhiqiong to the main room. It happened that Chang De was greeting Xu Zhiqiong for dinner. Seeing the appearance of the puppet, Chang Decai's face was full of disgust. He turned his head and shouted towards the yard: "Yang
Wu, your junior sister Han is here!"
Yang Wu held the incense burner, took a deep breath of green smoke, turned around and said, "While you are eating, don't let me see that thing!"
Xu Zhiqiong snorted coldly: "You are still picky. Do you think your Junior Sister Han wants to see you?"
He controlled the puppet, carried the small wooden box to the pond, and inserted a silver needle into each of the puppet's three acupuncture points: Baihui, Fengchi, and Tianzhu.
Xu Zhiqiong arranged a very complicated array on these three silver needles to connect his meridians and the puppets.
This is Han Chen's unique skill, called Three Needles as Matchmaker. Xu Zhiqiong learned it from Han Chen by exchanging two Yin and Yang ancient scrolls.
The foundation of the technique is to use silver needles as a medium to transmit the yin and yang magic brewed in the meridians to the puppet, and the puppet will perform the magic.
Xu Zhiqiong hid two feet away, controlled the puppet, and dispelled the magic circle on the box.
The puppet's fingertips moved slowly on the wooden box, the movements were smooth, and the Qi movement was quite accurate. After a meal, the magic circle was untied.
The wooden box was not opened. It was shaking in place, as if something was coming out of it.
If it were not a puppet, if it were a normal person, if he saw something coming out of the box, he would definitely stare at it with wide eyes, and even put his ears to listen carefully.
The box moved more and more violently, and it seemed that the thing was about to come out.
Xu Zhiqiong was hiding quietly in the distance when he suddenly heard a wooden box explode and a thick smoke enveloped the puppet.
When the thick smoke dissipated, the wooden box was intact. The puppet's right arm was blown to pieces, and a hole the size of a fist was blown out of his chest.
Xu Zhiqiong's vision went dark, his right arm was numb, and he covered his chest with his left hand. He took several steps back, as if he was the one who was bombed, and he almost lost consciousness for a moment.
He was not injured. The reason why he had the illusion of serious injury was because he was not skilled in using the three-needle matchmaking technique.
The moment before the puppet encounters danger, Xu Zhiqiong must immediately release the magic circle on the three silver needles, otherwise if the puppet is seriously injured, it will cause a serious impact on Xu Zhiqiong's meridians, creating the illusion of injury.
Don't underestimate this illusion. Xu Zhiqiong couldn't recover for a long time. If this were on the battlefield, the opponent could take this opportunity to kill Xu Zhiqiong.
Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong was about to fall, Chang De stepped forward to help him. Xu Zhiqiong was breathing rapidly, covered in cold sweat, and the meridians throughout his body were surging.
A strange energy was trapped in the Chongmai, and could not be sent out or dissipated. Xu Zhiqiong was in so much pain that he sat on the stone steps and trembled for a long time.
"Master, Master, please say something!" Chang Decai was extremely anxious. Xu Zhiqiong sat silently for a long time, waiting for the Qi in the Chongmai to dissipate, and then he said three words: "Still alive!"
At that moment, Xu Zhiqiong really thought he was going to die.
The small wooden box on the ground was intact, but Xu Zhiqiong still couldn't find a way to open it.
The Chongmai was still aching faintly. Xu Zhiqiong felt the residual Qi between the veins and suddenly smiled: "Yang Wu, drag your Junior Sister Han into the room."
Yang Wu snorted and said, "If you want to drag it, drag it to your room. I don't want that thing."
Xu Zhiqiong looked contemptuous: "You want me to give it to you? I originally asked you to drag me to my room. This is more painful than your junior sister Han."
Chang Decai looked at the appearance of the puppet and felt really bad: "Master, tonight I will cook two good dishes and some more good wine. You can get my wife drunk and then do it."
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "What's more, my own wife, I have to get her drunk before I do this?"
Chang Decai pursed his lips and said: "Otherwise, our family has a lot of money. If you don't like my wife, just find a better place..."
"What are you looking for in a good place?"
Chang Decai looked at the puppet and said, "This one really can't go down..."
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said: "If you can't go down, you have to go down. You can go to the market to buy some materials later and I will repair it."
"This, this appearance, no matter how much you repair it, it still looks disgusting!"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Is it good enough to be eaten? The key is that it is easy to use!"
…
In two days, the puppet was seriously injured nine times.
The three times it was blown up by a box, I didn't expect that this box was so magical and the magic circle on it could be used repeatedly. After it was blown up once, it could be blown up again by taking it to the yard and blowing in the wind for five hours.
In addition, he was burned three times, chopped twice by Chang Decai with a knife, and the remaining one was the most thorough, falling directly into Zhongshen's trap.
Xu Zhiqiong rubbed his painful pulse and sighed: "Zhong Shen's trap is so cruel that it even breaks the bones."
Yang Wu took out a piece of meat from the trap and said: "Zhiqiong, you can be a puppet again."
Chang Decai smiled and said, "Why do you feel sorry for your Junior Sister Han?"
"Whether it hurts or not, let's not talk about it." Yang Wu took out two more fingers, "How can we repair this thing? It's better to make a new one by putting together the work and materials. I'll do it with you this time, so you can put some thought into it." , Junior Sister Han is like this..."
The Qi in Chongmai gradually dissipated, and Xu Zhiqiong stood up and moved around a few times.
After staying in Zhonglang Courtyard for three full days, he wanted to go around the capital.
When we first arrived in Xushi, there was a good show going on in Goulan Village. Xu Zhiqiong took Chang Decai and Yang Wu with him to Qiaotou Wa City.
After listening to a book in Wa City, Yang Wu wanted to listen to music, Chang Decai wanted to watch a puppet show, and Xu Zhiqiong wanted to watch a dance. The three of them were about to disperse when Zhonglang Yin suddenly shook in his pocket.
Xiao Songting is near the capital.
What is this guy doing?
Would you like to go and have a look?
Xu Zhiqiong touched Zhonglang Seal and was feeling Xiao Songting's position when he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest.
Xu Zhiqiong took out a peach petal, which was burning.