Shopkeeper Qian's eyes widened as he watched the lid of the box open, finally revealing what was inside, which turned out to be an extremely broken black bead.
It was about the size of a dragon's eye, and its surface was covered with cracks. It was so dark that even the light from the candlelight shining on it was absorbed, making the whole room slightly dark.
This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that when shopkeeper Qian was about to take a closer look, an extremely strong demonic energy suddenly burst out from the cracks in the black bead, expanding outward at an extremely alarming speed.
In the blink of an eye, it overflowed outside the room, as if a huge black cloud shrouded the surroundings of the Jewelry Pavilion, making even the dark night a little brighter.
"what is that?"
"It smells so cold!"
Although it was already past midnight, Qianli City was one of the important cities in the north. Many restaurants and tea shops in the city were still open. On the second floor of a restaurant not far from the Jewelry Pavilion, several Jianghu tourists discovered this spectacle.
Their shouts alerted others sitting next to them, and they all rushed to the railing to watch.
And at the same time.
Shopkeeper Qian, who bore the brunt of the attack, was wrapped in the aura of the Demon Emperor Pearl and his mind was dizzy for a moment.
Although more than 90% of the power in the Demon Emperor Pearl has been consumed, it is indeed the most amazing thing in the world. Being caught off guard, shopkeeper Qian Ruqian was also affected.
In fact, the newly acquired Biro had almost the same reaction, but he reacted very quickly.
Shopkeeper Qian's martial arts was weaker than Buluo's. Logically speaking, he should be able to wake up soon. But a figure suddenly appeared outside the door and touched Shopkeeper Qian's acupuncture point from the distance.
With his internal energy solidified, Shopkeeper Qian was helpless and could only watch the demonic energy penetrate into his body through his pores. His body began to stiffen, his mind became dizzy, and his consciousness continued to sink.
Several black stripes quickly appeared on his face, which were the Heavenly Puppet mark of the Heavenly Puppet Dao.
The demonic energy in the Demonic Emperor Pearl was limited. At this moment, it seemed that it had found a vent, and all of it penetrated into Shopkeeper Qian's body. He could not move, his eyes were ferocious and confused, and he let out a roar that was not like a human being, which shook the long night.
All directions.
On the long streets where the Jewelry Pavilion is located, not to mention some Jianghu people, even many civilians who were already sleeping were awakened by the terrifying screams. They lit fires, dressed, and picked up wooden sticks, hoes and other items.
The roar lasted for a short while, and the figure outside the door became a little more distant again.
Shopkeeper Qian regained his ability to move, but due to absorbing the remaining Heavenly Puppet Qi from the Demonic Emperor Pearl, he was deeply poisoned and his skills were not as good as before.
After frantically destroying all the furniture in the room, he suddenly fell to the ground, black blood flowed from all seven holes, and he died suddenly.
Seeing this, the figure outside the door quickly flew past and disappeared into the night.
It wasn't until a long time later that the two female clerks in the Jewelry Pavilion walked out of the room tremblingly, hugged each other, and after a long while of courage, they pushed open the door of shopkeeper Qian's room.
After discovering the horrific death of shopkeeper Qian, the two female clerks almost simultaneously let out screams that shook the night, and then they both fainted.
A group of quacks in a restaurant not far away looked at each other in confusion. One of them, a young man who seemed to have just debuted and had a rather chivalrous heart, shouted, "I'll go over and have a look." He rushed out of the restaurant.
The other people couldn't hide their curiosity, so they followed slowly.
Not only that, even the officers on night watch and some people from far away who liked to join in the fun were also passively absorbed, and figures came one after another from all directions.
There is no doubt that Shopkeeper Qian's death shocked everyone.
"No, this, this, this looks very much like the mark of the Heavenly Puppet, one of the four paths of the Demon Sect, the Heavenly Puppet Path!" An old Jianghu was so frightened that he broke his voice and looked at the black broken beads in the small wooden box, his pupils
Almost shrinking into the eye of a needle, he yelled: "The Demon Emperor Pearl, the Demon Emperor Pearl has appeared!"
While shouting, he turned around and ran away, looking like he was out of his mind.
When the others heard the mark of the Heavenly Puppet and even the Demon Emperor Pearl, their expressions changed suddenly. Then they looked at Shopkeeper Qian's dead state and the black broken pearl. The more they looked at it, the more they looked like it, and they all turned around and ran away.
Recently, the news that the Tianpuppet Dao has reappeared in the world and is producing puppets in Northern Qi, Southern Wu and other places has long been spread all over the world through Jianghu.
This weird accident tonight will inevitably make the warriors of Qianli City wonder whether Tianpuppet Dao has set its target on the Eastern Zhou Dynasty again and will attack innocent people?
The expressions of the officials were not much better. Seeing that more and more people were being disturbed, the leader had no choice but to give a loud shout and order his subordinates to carry Treasurer Qian to the Yamen first.
However, the aura of the Heavenly Puppet was so frightening that these officials were afraid that they would be infected if they touched the corpse of shopkeeper Qian. No matter how many orders the leader yelled at, none of them dared to move.
Seeing this, the chief officer had no choice but to order someone to go to the six gates and ask the chief catcher to deal with the situation.
That night in Qianli City, people were in panic. Because it involved the Qi of the Heavenly Puppet and the Demon Emperor Pearl, the news spread like a stormy sea, and the government couldn't stop it even if they wanted to.
Loufu.
Deng Qi came out of Lou Linxuan's study and suddenly looked back, looking at the figure reflected on the window pane, and the awe in his heart became even greater.
I'm afraid that Biro didn't even know that the details of the hidden stakes he carefully arranged in Qianli City had already been mastered by Lou Ye. If the timing hadn't been right this time, I don't know how long Lou Ye would have covered up this card.
In addition to being impressed, Deng Qi pursed his lips and turned to leave.
The Dongfang Family has taken control of the Holy Sea Gang, so it is impossible not to leave people in Qianli City to watch the developments.
So when the news about the Demon Emperor Pearl came out, the hidden stakes of the Dongfang Family immediately knew that something was wrong and rushed towards the Holy Sea Gang.
pound!
In the meeting hall of the Holy Sea Gang, Dongfang Changsheng, who was almost never angry, smashed the coffee table next to him into dozens of sections with one palm. His face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his aura was even more terrifying, overwhelming all the Dongfang family members present.
The elder was so angry that he didn't dare to take a breath.
Dongfang Changwei also had a calm old face and seemed to be in a very bad mood.
Dongfang Tao stood aside with a calm expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
"What are you doing standing still? Immediately inform the Lord of Qianli City to seal the city and not allow anyone to go out. Go quickly!" Dongfang Changsheng got angry and roared.
No one dared to speak. Facing the angry great elder, many people were so frightened that they lowered their heads.
In the end, it was Dongfang Tao who said: "It was too late. When the news came back, there was already an undercurrent surging in Qianli City. Some media and intelligence organization personnel had already left Qianli City."
Dongfang Changsheng's eyes were like swords, staring coldly at Dongfang Tao. Dongfang Tao looked at him without fear. After a moment of stalemate, Dongfang Tao finally seemed to be unable to bear it and shifted his gaze.
Dongfang Changsheng then said: "So, the news can no longer be hidden? Will the major holy places know about it?"
Dongfang Tao was silent, but he already gave his answer.
"What a coincidence. As soon as we got some clues here, the Demon Emperor Pearl appeared over there. I'm afraid if we continue to interrogate, the major holy places will also guess the clues and come in to intervene." Dongfang Changwei said helplessly.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was very depressing, but the matter had come to this, and even Dongfang Changsheng was powerless. He held back his anger and looked at Dongfang Tao: "Where is the Demon Emperor Pearl?"
Dongfang Tao took out the small wooden box from his sleeve and handed it over.
The Demon Emperor Pearl under the candlelight has exhausted all its energy. Apart from its unusual material, it is not much different from ordinary black beads.
Dongfang Changsheng's eyes suddenly flashed: "This Demonic Emperor Pearl is clearly in disrepair. The demonic energy those martial arts people saw must be the only remaining part. How could it suddenly explode?"
Dongfang Changwei: "Could it be a coincidence?"
"It's definitely not a coincidence." Dongfang Tao's words attracted the attention of everyone present.
Dongfang Changwei frowned and said, "Why are you so sure?"
Dongfang Tao: "Unless this Demon Emperor Pearl was just discovered tonight, the demonic energy will not burst out for no reason. But it is clearly packed in a small wooden box, which means someone must have obtained it before.
This also proves that Shopkeeper Qian, who was poisoned by the Heavenly Puppet's energy, probably didn't know that this was the Demon Emperor Pearl. It is impossible for Shopkeeper Qian to grab something he didn't know about, so if I'm not mistaken, this Demon Emperor Pearl
The beads were given to him by others."
Hearing what he said was reasonable and well-founded, Dongfang Changwei once again marveled at this man's ability and asked casually: "Is it possible that Elder Tao knows the mastermind?"
Dongfang Tao: "The first elder and the second elder may not know that this shopkeeper Qian is not an ordinary person. He was severely injured on the face ten years ago, but luckily he survived, which resulted in a drastic change in appearance. So someone ordered him to open a jewelry store.
Successfully transformed into another person. Shopkeeper Qian's real name is Yuan Jianglong, and he is an elder of the Shenghai Gang."
Wow!
There was an uproar at the scene.
Dongfang Changwei's eyes widened: "How do you know?"
Dongfang Tao: "Before coming to the Holy Sea Gang, I specially invited people to go back to my family and collect information about the Holy Sea Gang. Coincidentally, the identity of this shopkeeper Qian was accidentally discovered by our clan half a year ago.
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Dongfang Changwei was stunned and speechless.
Whether the people around him were jealous or angry, they all had to admit that Dongfang Tao did have a good way of doing things.
And Dongfang Changsheng's old face was already covered with frost: "We were investigating the Holy Sea Gang, and it turned out that the hidden stakes of the Holy Sea Gang caused this incident. Elder Tao, what do you think?"
Dongfang Tao: "There are two possibilities. First, someone in the Shenghai Gang wants to divert attention and sabotage our interrogation. Second, someone is framing us.
I have ordered people to arrest the first people who rushed to the scene, as well as the two female clerks. Through illusions and interrogations, they all said that no one instigated it. However, it is unknown whether anyone added fuel to the fire later.
In the entire Qianli City, the one with the greatest hatred against the Shenghai Gang is undoubtedly the Loufu, that is, the Sanjiang League. It is possible that they gave the Demon Emperor Pearl to Shopkeeper Qian. Shopkeeper Qian opened the small wooden box out of curiosity, and tonight's story appeared.
Incident."
Dongfang Changwei didn't know what his thoughts were, but he shook his head and said: "Impossible."