Chapter 416 Learn from the barbarians and use their skills to defeat the barbarians, unexpected location
The white clouds are like fog, and the strong wind is hunting.
Tie Tang sat high in the sky, with a golden auspicious cloud under his seat carrying him forward at great speed.
With the help of the previous official and Caotou Shen, Tie Tang learned the whereabouts of Fat Niu and Brother Dan.
They were indeed taken away, and the person who took action was also what Tie Tang expected, and was indeed a member of the Hongyan Sect.
This Linjiang County official came to check for information just because he had an affair with the Hongyan Cult.
As for the night wandering god, he accidentally saw the fat girl being kidnapped while patrolling at night.
Just because although the fat girl grew fat, she was still a mortal and had no cultivation base. She almost lost her life just because she was easily chopped off by the sect member.
The air of death filled the air, which attracted the Night Travel God to spy on him, and he happened to see this scene.
Originally, the affairs of the human world, whether life or death, had nothing to do with the underworld, ghosts and gods. Originally, the night wandering god was just a melon-eater for fun.
But he didn't expect that this melon would earn him a thousand years of life.
So far.
In the underworld under Linjiang City, more and more ghosts and gods like to gather around the mortal world to eat melons. They are all looking forward to... one day being able to sell the melons.
As for the official, he was handed over by Tie Tang to the Linjiang Supervisory County Residence, and the local supervisory envoy escorted him to Jiuyao City and handed him over to Su Zian for processing.
I believe it will play a role in eradicating the cult to some extent.
At this time, Tie Tang was sitting high in the clouds, lowering his head and looking down at the palm of his hand. There were mountains, rivers and land lines on it, like a map.
"We're almost there, right?"
After glancing around a few times and considering the surrounding terrain, Tie Tang was sure that he was about to reach one of the Hongyan Sect's strongholds.
"Why do they like to hide in the mountains and old forests? Don't they understand the principle of hiding in the city?"
Tie Tang pressed the cloud head and transformed into a mosquito the size of a grain of rice, buzzing towards the stone cliff ahead.
Falling down the cliff, the surroundings are covered with tough and powerful vines, with branches and leaves as wide as cattail fans, and the whole area is covered with lush green.
There are caves several feet and ten feet long everywhere here, which emit all kinds of fishy odors and have snakes, pythons, goshawks and other beasts living in them.
The stronghold of the Hongyan Sect is hidden in these cave entrances.
"Three vertically and eight vertically from the left, with red leaves covering the top, it should be here."
Tie Tang stopped at a hole the size of a fist, with six slender mosquito legs clinging to the vines, and examined it carefully for a moment.
"There aren't many people...and there are restrictions."
This is just a stronghold of the Hongyan Sect. If there is no larger matter, other members of the sect will not gather here.
Tie Tang didn't even go in. He knew there was no one he was looking for just by sensing his breath.
Even so, he still had to go in, otherwise there would be no follow-up clues and the person would still not be found.
The long and narrow mouthparts poked soundlessly into the void at the entrance of the cave, and a small drop of witchcraft power was poured into it, as if acid had dissolved the film.
At this moment, the entrance of the cave glowed with light, and an extremely small gap appeared.
In just a blink of an eye, Tie Tang had already escaped into it, and the people inside would not be able to find it unless they kept an eye on the restrictions in front of the door.
"It seems that Shura's prison-breaking finger can be used to pry doors and slip locks, and break the ban and unblock it more easily. I wonder if that person...has done anything similar?"
Tie Tang chuckled, put away the bad taste in his heart, and flew into the hole buzzingly.
The cave is extremely dark, and the narrow passage is less than a foot long and wide. It is extremely cramped. If you don't understand the transformation of the physical body, ordinary shamans will not be able to enter at all.
After walking for half a stick of incense, Tie Tang finally saw the white light.
Facing the bright light and going out, the scene in front of me suddenly opened up. It was dozens of feet in diameter. The entire hall looked like a cave dug into the mountain cliff.
The top is inlaid with jewelry of various colors, lighting up the hall, and there are candles of various colors flickering at the foot of the stone wall.
There were three people sitting in the spacious stone hall. In addition, there were more than a dozen openings around it, which looked like private rooms.
Tie Tang sensed it for a while and confirmed that there was no life in these dark rooms. There were only three people in front of him in this cult stronghold.
"Brother Hong, I heard that you were also a well-known talent in Linjiang County back then. You also passed the examination to become the inspector. Although you failed in the end, you still got the position of Xing Ming. Why did you do these stupid things with us?" p>
When asked, the man was busy writing. Hearing this, he said without thinking: "Brother Yang doesn't know. Although Xing Ming's position is good, there are too few supervisors.
Hong has been waiting for thirty years, but has never met anyone to choose him. Continuing to wait is nothing more than a waste of time.
Since the imperial court does not recognize such a talented person as me, I naturally have to find another way out."
"That's true, but Brother Hong doesn't know that precisely because of your previous status, you...are not taken seriously in the church.
I have a good relationship with Protector Xu, and I once heard him say that the elders in the sect did not dare to entrust you with their important responsibilities, considering your identity.
Otherwise, with Brother Hong’s qualifications, why bother staying here with the two of us and being burdened?”
"It doesn't matter. As the saying goes, a horse's strength can be seen through a long journey, and a person's heart can be seen over time. After a while, the elders should know Mr. Hong's thoughts."
Tie Tang listened with great interest and did not take action for a while. He just waited there to see if the three of them could reveal some secrets, which would save him a lot of trouble.
However, these three people only sighed a few words. What they said later was that their parents were short-lived. Most of the time they complained about the court, the local government, and the aristocratic families, and occasionally complained about the beauty cult.
Basically there is nothing too nutritious.
Among the three people, only the one surnamed Hong is a cultivator in the Zhu Wu Realm. The other two are just Yuanshen Great Witches in the Tian Xin Realm, and obviously they will not be the core members of the Hongyan Sect.
After listening for half an hour.
Tie Tang exhaled a stream of black and gray smoke from his mouth, which silently penetrated into the void and floated in front of the three people.
The three of them didn't know it. After inhaling the smoke, their eyes were blurred and their mouths were drooling. The two with lower cultivation levels quickly fell asleep.
Tie Tang originally thought that the man surnamed Hong would also fall into the illusion, but after a moment, he saw his eyes light up, his expression clear, witchcraft power rolling around his body, his soul appeared, he stood up in surprise, and looked around.
"He does have some skills!"
Tie Tang's wings trembled, revealing his original shape, and he walked up to the man unhurriedly.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Xing Ming and Yushu are all members of the Supervisory Palace. If you have any merit, you can go to Chaoge and be awarded a title. You can be regarded as half of the imperial court.
Why do you want to abandon your great future, abandon the bright and dark, and join forces with the evil cult?"
"We don't agree with each other, so how do you know Hong's ambition? I don't care who you are, you'd better leave quickly, otherwise once you start taking action... I won't be the only one."
Hmm?
Tie Tang felt a little weird when he heard this sentence.
Is this person bluffing, or is he really confident?
If he really had something behind him, how could he say it to his face?
"Something weird."
Tie Tang closed his eyes and concentrated, sensing it secretly, but did not detect too many dangers. Even if there were some crises, he would definitely be able to handle them with his current strength.
"Oh? He doesn't have murderous intent?"
After thinking for a moment, Tie Tang took out the official seal of Pixiu and threw it into the air, bursting into golden light.
"I am a supervisory envoy, patrolling the world on behalf of the emperor. How can I be afraid of such a lazy person like you?
Considering your past identity as Xing Ming, just go ahead and capture me."
After seeing the official seal of Pixiu, Hong Mingxu's expression was extremely exciting, but he seemed to be still confirming something and remained silent for a while.
After a while.
He mobilized his witchcraft and was ready to go: "Just take an official seal and say that you are a supervisor? I have done this kind of thing before, not to mention what if you are a supervisor?
Since I have entered the Holy Cult, I have already put life and death aside, and being captured by you means I will die. It depends on which of us can persevere to the end."
Tie Tang smiled, found a stone chair and sat down with a golden sword, and threw out a square official seal with his right hand again, which illuminated the void and completely lit up the cave.
"You are a small cultist, but you are not worthy of my deception. If I had not asked you something, you would have died ten times."
After seeing the official seal of the county governor, Hong Mingxu looked back and forth between the two official seals, and finally gritted his teeth and knelt down to kowtow on the spot.
"Hong Mingxu, the lower official, pays homage to your lord."
"Oh? Are you an official too? Then get up and talk." Tie Tang seemed to have confirmed his suspicion and looked at the other party with interest.
He still has to wait for Hong Mingxu to prove his identity.
Hong Mingxu also knows that words are unfounded and seeing is believing. It is obviously difficult to dispel his suspicion based on just one sentence.
He hurriedly took out an official document from the brocade belt around his waist and handed it over with both hands.
"The lower official, with the intention of the Linjiang County Supervisor to guard the remaining people and the talents of the people, went through all kinds of hardships to sneak into the Hongyan Sect. There are official documents to prove it."
Tie Tang took the official document and looked at it carefully. The official terminology on it was not bad, and the bottom was also stamped with the double official seals of Linjiang Supervisor County Residence and Supervisor Zhengshou.
The supervisor of Linjiang County is indeed named Yu Mincai. Tie Tang even met him before and asked him to do some things.
However, he did not mention it to Yu Mincai that he was coming to the Hongyan Sect stronghold, and it was even less likely that Yu Mincai would tell Tie Tang about his informant.
This led to a misunderstanding!
If he met someone with serious murderous intentions, Hong Mingxu might be killed on the spot and died in the hands of his own people, which would be too unjust.
"It turns out he's a colleague. Please come over quickly. If you have offended me before, I hope Brother Hong will forgive me." Tie Tang read the official document and hurriedly stepped forward to lift Hong Mingxu up.
The latter waved his hands repeatedly: "Sir, there is no need to be polite. I am deeply involved in the cult, so I am bound to have some misunderstandings. I have encountered similar situations before.
In addition, I forgive you for being rude, but I would like to ask where you are, the county governor, and why you can hold two posts at the same time?"
Although Tie Tang's two official seals reassured Hong Mingxu, they also left him puzzled.
In his understanding, the county guard and the supervisor are two almost unrelated official positions, and it is impossible for them to be held by the same person.
"My surname is Tie, and I have the character "tang" in my name. I am the governor of Qingshui County, Jiangdu Prefecture. It's normal that you don't know me. You will know after a little inquiry."
Hong Mingxu quickly bowed his hands and said, "It turns out to be Lord Tie. I'm disrespectful. I wonder what your orders are here?"
"I came here to find these two people. They were kidnapped by members of the Beauty Sect. Have you ever seen them?" A fat girl appeared in Tie Tang's palm, and Brother Dan's appearance was so lifelike that it was not difficult to identify.
Hong Mingxu only took a few quick glances and immediately responded.
"It's them!"
"I have seen them here, and Protector Xu took them to stay here for a day before leaving."
Tie Tang's face showed joy. He didn't expect that it would take no effort at all. The cult has placed a lot of informants in the government, but he didn't expect that one day he would be counterattacked.
"Tell me carefully, how many people took action, when it happened, and where they went afterward."
Hong Mingxu confirmed Tie Tang's identity and they all belonged to the same camp. Naturally, he told everything he knew at this moment and slowly told what he saw and heard.
"Protector Xu arrived here ten days ago. After staying for a day, he seemed to have received a message from the elders and left with the two people.
There are four people in their group, among them Protector Xu is a cultivator in the earth witchcraft realm... As for why they want to arrest two people, the teaching has not revealed it, and the subordinates don't know either."
Tie Tang nodded repeatedly: "That's enough. What you said is enough. These rights should be treated as a meeting gift. You are hiding in a cult. You need to be more careful. If you find something wrong, you should leave immediately to save your life."
Lord."
He handed over a small jade bottle, which contained two thousand years of life.
"Sir, you are also a member of the Supervisory Palace. You should know that we are human beings and this is absolutely unacceptable." Hong Mingxu declined again and again, with no intention of accepting it.
"Haha~ What are you afraid of? I'm not bribing you. My trip is for private matters, not official business. You are doing me a favor by helping me. These gifts are purely a gift of gratitude. As an inspector, can I?
Still don’t know whether Dashi’s laws are valid? Just accept it with peace of mind.”
After Tie Tang's repeated persuasion, Hong Mingxu had no choice but to accept the gift, and then looked at the two people next to him.
"Sir...will they find anything strange when they wake up?"
Tie Tang waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, my supernatural powers and illusions are not something that the two great witches of the soul can see through.
After they wake up, you can fool them by drinking some wine with them.
If you feel it is inappropriate, you can leave and I will explain to Yu Zhengshou later."
"This is a trivial matter. How could Mr. Hong leave so easily? Don't worry, sir. I have been lurking in the church for two years, and I do have some skills."
The more Tie Tang looked at him, the more he felt that he was a talent. With such a person lurking in the cult, he might be helpful to him at some point.
However, after all, the opponent is Linjiang's guard, and he cannot easily win over him. He can only increase his favorability points at the moment to prepare for emergencies.
The two chatted briefly for a while, and finally Tie Tang was worried that they would notice the time difference and chose to leave immediately, leaving only Hong Mingxu alone.
After leaving the cave.
Tie Tang did not immediately rush to the location in front of the four protectors Xu, but chose to return to Linjiang City and found Yu Zhengshou, the remaining citizen.
"May I ask Mr. Yu, has he ever sent an official named Hong Mingxu to lurk inside the cult?"
Yu Mincai looked shocked. He didn't know how he knew about this, but he still nodded: "It is indeed true, and there is this person. How could Sheriff Tie know about it?"
"That's it..."
Although Hong Mingxu had official documents with him and told him what he knew, Tie Tang did not dare to ensure... whether Hong Mingxu had a change of heart.
Maybe he was indeed ordered to lurk in the beginning, but later he might have been brainwashed by the cult and completely joined it.
Even if Yu Mincai knew that he was rebelling, they would not be able to find him to take back the official documents.
Now that he had an accurate answer, Tie Tang finally felt relieved, but his expression was a little strange. He thought of the place Hong Mingxu mentioned and murmured to himself.
"Jiangdu City?"
"The Hongyan Sect actually dares to intervene in Jiangdu City?"