Zhuo Mufeng was slightly stunned, and suddenly felt like his hair was standing on end. Of course he knew that his adoptive father meant 'fancy', which was not the kind of fancy, so he felt panicked.
Indeed, despite his quick wits and the excellent cooperation of the old guy Wei Huang, the two unexpectedly had a tacit understanding and told a seemingly seamless lie.
But now that I think about it carefully, this lie has the biggest and most fundamental flaw - Dongfang Wang's motive.
Dongfang Changsheng must know Dongfang Wang. With the other party's sophistication, how could he easily believe that Dongfang Wang would send a message to him to throw the key into the stone room in order to save himself?
Unknowingly, another layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhuo Mufeng's forehead, and thick fear surged into his heart.
Wu Guanting paid attention to the change in his expression and said earnestly: "Mu Feng, you are very smart, much smarter than my father imagined. But remember not to underestimate others, especially some old Jianghu people. It is no accident that they have reached this stage.
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The fact that you were able to pass the test smoothly this time is really a matter of luck. You need to be more careful when doing things next time. But thanks to this incident, your name has been hung in the heart of the Great Elder Dongfang, which may be good for your future.
Very helpful.”
After Zhuo Mufeng was silent for a moment, he finally asked: "Father, don't you blame the child?" If Dongfang Changsheng hadn't taken action in time this time, he would not only have killed himself, but also Wu Guanting.
Wu Guanting looked directly into Zhuo Mufeng's eyes, and saw guilt, uneasiness, and deep self-blame in them. He couldn't help but smile: "You are trying to protect yourself. My adoptive father has no right to blame you. If he wants to blame, he can only blame you."
I blame you for not confessing to your adoptive father beforehand, otherwise things might not have evolved to this point."
Maybe there are some people in the world who are born with a kind of charm that attracts people to follow them.
The more he comes into contact with Wu Guanting, the more Zhuo Mufeng understands why he is so young yet has so many capable people around him and is willing to serve him.
It is undeniable that even Zhuo Mufeng was deeply impressed by Wu Guanting's personality. He even had the urge to tell everything on his own.
A deep feeling told him that even if he knew the truth, Wu Guanting would not blame him. On the contrary, the longer it was delayed, the easier it would be to hurt their feelings.
But after thinking about it for a long time, Zhuo Mufeng's rationality finally prevailed over his sensibility. It wasn't that he was afraid, but that he didn't want to involve Wu Guanting.
It is better for him to face and bear some things alone. He already owes Wu Guanting and the Sanjiang Alliance too much and can no longer implicate them.
Zhuo Mufeng held Wu Guanting's arm and suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart. He suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "By the way, foster father, I also learned a secret from Wei Huang this time. Shenghai Gang, Sifang
The Alliance, Black Night Villa and Miaohua Pavilion have been planning for a long time and are preparing to besiege the Sanjiang Alliance!"
He passed on the secrets he got from Hua Mantian and Ying Jiaxiong to Wei Huang. The reason why he did this was naturally to conceal his mastery of the Blood Demon Flow Formation and even the hidden village.
"Oh?" After hearing this, Wu Guanting's expression changed as he was as calm as he was, and he said in a solemn tone: "What exactly is going on?"
Everyone knows the malicious intent of the four factions against the Sanjiang League. Once they take action, it will be shocking and leave no room for error.
Now that he mentioned this matter, he had to expose Wei Huang's manipulation. Zhuo Mufeng quickly thought of an excuse: "My foster father didn't know something. After escaping the pursuit, I saw Wei Huang again.
He and the elder who was following Dongfang Wang had a fierce fight over things. In the end, the elder was killed by Wei Huang. This is what I saw with my own eyes.
It was precisely because of this incident that he revealed the plan of the four factions to besiege the Sanjiang League and wanted to lure me to stay. I am not that stupid. At that time, his power was greatly damaged and he could not keep me at all. Don't worry, my adoptive father, he has this clue.
Hand, I'm sorry he dare not say it."
After hearing this, Wu Guanting's expression was so wonderful. How could the majestic elder of the Sifang Alliance be manipulated by his adopted son?
If this is the case, with the cunningness of his adopted son, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Wei Huang to get rid of his entanglement, and the result will be deeper and deeper. Is Wei Huang becoming a backbone of his Sanjiang Alliance?
Wu Guanting had a feeling that he didn't know how to evaluate it. He always felt that the adopted son's behavior had an evil spirit and he liked to take the wrong approach, but he always got miraculous results.
Just like that night before the camp, it was the other party who arrived in time, accidentally collided, and solved the conspiracy of the four factions against the Sanjiang Alliance.
Another example is this time, if the news is true, then Zhuo Mufeng undoubtedly saved the fate of the entire Sanjiang League again and is a well-deserved hero.
This kid has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and it would be no exaggeration to say that he is his lucky star. Could he still use his status to teach the other party a lesson and make him change his behavior?
Thinking of this, Wu Guanting felt helpless and amused, and said to himself, wait until he makes a big mistake in the future, and then have a good chat with him, and said: "Then I'll leave this matter to you."
"Don't worry, adoptive father, the child will be taken care of properly."
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Since that day, each faction has been given two new tasks, which are naturally to find traces of Dongfang Wang and Huang Yuan. Although Zhuo Mufeng knew that these two tasks would never be completed, they still had to do what they should do.
It is worth mentioning that Bai Liyan's attitude towards Zhuo Mufeng has changed again.
Ever since she was coerced by Zhuo Mufeng, this girl has always been at a distance, in a state of incompetence and rage. But recently, Zhuo Mufeng found that this girl peeked at him from time to time, and when he looked over, the girl would quickly look away.
One time, he deliberately looked at her twice. It was as if a tachometer was installed on the girl's neck. She turned her head quickly and turned her head continuously, her face as red as the sunset.
Zhuo Mufeng couldn't help it anymore. After all, who likes to be spied on, he shouted: "What are you doing sneakily? Are you a thief?"
The other five people all looked confused, but Baili Yan stood up and shouted: "Who do you think is a thief?"
Zhuo Mufeng sneered and said: "What are you doing with such a big reaction? Did I say anything to you? It seems that you are just asking for it. I told you, sister, what's been going on with you recently? Could it be that you're in love with spring?"
This guy was just talking casually. Unexpectedly, Bai Liyan's face turned even redder, and his whole face seemed to be on fire. Especially when he noticed the looks in the eyes of the other people, they were even more ashamed. He was not afraid of Zhuo Mu even when he was angry.
The wind blew, and he stamped his feet and cursed angrily: "Which eye of yours saw me? It's spring, are you sick?"
He kicked the bonfire away and ran away, leaving six men staring with big eyes.
Zhuo Mufeng only felt confused for a while, but he didn't care. Who knows what that girl was thinking. He was recently considering talking to Wei Huang and figuring out the plans of the four factions.
It's just that Wei Huang hangs out with Feng Yulou and others every day, probably to avoid him, so he can't find any good opportunities at all.
Old man, do you think you can get rid of me like this? It’s a dream! Zhuo Mufeng sneered at the bonfire in front of him.
Just when Zhuo Shaoxia was thinking carefully, there was another corner of the maze.
A group of masters of the Qingsha style gathered in a stone room. The old woman on a crutch spread out a parchment scroll with a smile on her face: "This is it."
The woman in green clothes with a gauze mask next to her, her covered star eyes blooming with a soul-stirring light, stepped forward with light and elegant steps, picked up the small wooden box on the stone platform, and opened it gently
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A faucet key lies quietly among it.
Everyone behind her looked happy, but the woman in green snorted dissatisfiedly: "I only have eight of the twenty-four zodiac keys."
The old woman sighed: "There are too many people coming in. Even if we have the map in hand, it is impossible to grab all the keys. Fortunately, although the Wanhua Demonic Art is divided into twenty-four parts, as long as the qualifications are high enough, only one key can be obtained."
If you hold the key, you will have a chance to obtain the complete Wanhua Demonic Power."
Luo Mang, a big man with a height of two meters, said in a loud voice: "Aunt Lei, what do you mean by the ancestor of the devil? You have set up such a large tomb, but allow everyone to enter, are you not afraid that the opportunities of future generations will be taken away by outsiders?"
This is not only a question raised by Luo Mang, many masters of Qingsha style have criticized it a lot.
"The ancestor of the devil is so talented, how can he allow a young person like you to talk about it?"
Aunt Lei glared at Luo Mang, her sharp eyes frightening the big man to flinch, but he actually became obedient, but there was still some dissatisfaction on his face.
Seeing this, Aunt Lei said in a dark voice: "According to my guess, the purpose of this move by the ancestor of the devil should be to inspire future generations. If the descendants of the Qing Shaliu are incompetent, then he would rather pass on the Wanhua Demon Art to more powerful ones.
An outsider in this matter!
The mind of the ancestor of the devil has long gone beyond the worldly views of the family. I just lament that there are always some hypocrites and defenders in the world who slander the ancestor of the devil, but their own actions are not as upright as the ancestor. It is really ridiculous!"
The woman in green came over, her dissatisfaction just now disappeared. She smiled and said: "Why do you need to get angry with those hypocritical people and waste your feelings? If you don't see them, just kill them. It's so easy."
Linghu Sheng licked his lips and grinned: "I just like the words of the saint."
Others were either indifferent or excited, but none of them were normal.
Aunt Lei hummed and led everyone outside. But at this moment, the entire maze made a loud rumble and trembled at an extremely fast frequency.
Everyone found that the ground beneath their feet was splitting, with countless cracks spreading and intersecting in all directions, as if it would collapse at any time.
Aunt Lei's expression changed: "The maze is about to be broken. It seems that all the twenty-four zodiac keys have been taken away. Quick, saint, separate the other seven keys!"
Twenty-four zodiac keys correspond to the twelve stone gates in the desert and heaven. One key can obtain a complete copy of the magic power of all transformations.
If one person holds multiple keys, the efficiency of obtaining magic power will naturally decrease.
In order to obtain the complete Ten Thousand Transformation Demonic Skills this time, Qing Shaliu did not hesitate to take risks and costs, and recruited a group of elites with the most outstanding qualifications just to prepare for this moment.
The saint moved quickly and took out eight keys from her sleeves. She kept one for herself and shot the other seven at Aunt Lei, Linghu Sheng, Luo Mang and seven others.
pound!
Almost at the same time, the ground under their feet finally fell into pieces, and everyone, including Aunt Lei, fell uncontrollably. A dense rain of arrows shot out from all around, which was so strong that even Aunt Lei could not use the stone wall to climb on.
Exclamations sounded one after another from many corners of the maze.
Even the Dongfang family was caught off guard. When the accident happened, Zhuo Mufeng could only take care of himself, resisting the rain of arrows while falling.
Among the six people in his team, three were shot into honeycombs in mid-air due to lack of strength. The three surviving Bailiyans resisted with great difficulty. Soon after, in addition to Bailiyan, the other two were also penetrated by arrows.
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Bailiyan himself was also seriously injured. The girl tried to get closer to Zhuo Mufeng, but she didn't expect that a cloud of fog suddenly rose around her, blocking the already weak skylight, making it even more difficult for her to resist.
Just when Bailiyan was desperate, a strong wind blew from below, which greatly slowed down her fall, and she suddenly fell to the ground. Fortunately, the rain of arrows all around also stopped shooting at this moment.