Although Lu Xiao is not a music idiot, he does not have a musical aptitude for playing world-famous songs at will.
The sound produced by the strings of the Fuxi Qin can control people's hearts, but there are no special regulations on what kind of music to play. It only requires the user to inject spiritual power and intention into the sound to have an effect.
Shan Xiaoxiao was formed through thousands of years of Pipa training and has strong resistance to sonic mental attacks.
The first time she used Fuxiqin, Lu Xiao was not very skilled in the technique, and it took a full quarter of an hour to break down her resistance.
Although it was not deliberately targeted, Shangguan Zhenyuan, who was standing aside, was also affected in some ways.
When his head began to feel dizzy, he immediately and cautiously stepped back a dozen steps, tore off his clothes and stuffed them into his ears.
However, Fuxi Qin is not just for hearing. The sound that penetrates directly into the soul makes Shangguan Zhenyuan miserable, so he can only try to stay away from the range of sound waves.
Under Fu Xiqin's control, Shan Xiaoxiao's eyes, which were already seriously injured, gradually became dull.
Lu Xiao was distracted and continued to play Fuxi Qin while sending the sound directly into Shan Xiao's cerebellum.
"Answer my question, how did you find out about me?"
Shan Xiaoxiao replied with a dazed look: "The proprietor behind Youfenglaiyi Inn is the Minister of Rites of the dynasty. The princess and the Minister have a close relationship. Youfenglaiyi Inn is also one of the intelligence networks we have set up secretly."
Lu Xiao nodded helplessly: "I understand it this way. Dugu Ningke captured the whereabouts of Jingqiu and Xiaoxue, so he conducted a strict investigation on the customers coming and going from the inn?"
"That's right, you who financed the top floor of the inn are also one of our key targets."
'I'm so careless...'
Lu Xiao hid her whereabouts very well, but Chen Jingchou and Xiaoxue did not have such rich experience in the world.
For many years, Dugu Ningke has been secretly looking for forces that are against Yuwen Tuo. She will pay a certain amount of attention to any individual or group related to ancient artifacts.
Shennong Ding was taken away from the Tuoba tribe by Yuwen Tuo, and Zhang Lie and Tuoba Yu'er were on her attention list from the beginning.
Jingqiu and Xiaoxue, who had had many contacts with Zhang Lie, also came into her sight. The passing experience outside the Liang Palace in Daliang City was not accidental, but Dugu Ningke deliberately passed by them.
Although he failed to find an opportunity to establish direct contact with Chen Jingchou, Dugu Ningke never gave up on this line, trying to secretly instigate Jingchou and others to become hostile to Yuwen Tuo, and try his best to seize the ancient artifact before him.
After further investigating Chen Jingchou's personal network, Dugu Ningke discovered an unexpected surprise.
The number one Taoist figure in Guigu Taoism, Gong Shantie, who had a battle with Yuwen Tuo a few years ago, turned out to be Chen Jingchou's uncle, and this Taoist master who had been bedridden for many years was actually cured recently.
It was at this moment that Lu Xiao vaguely appeared in front of Dugu Ningke.
Dugu Ningke is a very vengeful person. Lu Xiao almost forced her into a desperate situation in the Demon King's Village. She has always kept the shame in her heart.
But if Lu Xiao also plans to become an enemy of Yuwen Tuo, she doesn't mind temporarily suppressing her desire for revenge and using her best acting skills to play Lu Xiao under her control, allowing him to add more to Yuwen Tuo's artifact collection plan.
Difficulty, wait until it loses its use value and then kick him away.
Unfortunately, except for the brief contact on the dragon boat, Lu Xiao has never shown any obvious hostility towards Yuwen Tuo.
Coupled with Lu Xiao's erratic whereabouts, Dugu Ningke felt an uncontrollable sense of threat from him.
Due to habitual thinking, Lu Xiao, who had already changed his appearance, did not change his appearance again when he left Daxing City. Dugu Ningke, who had been staring at Youfeng Laiyi Inn, arranged for his men to follow him all the way.
After discovering that Lu Xiao's destination was probably Dunhuang, she immediately sent out Shan Xiaoxiao, her most capable subordinate, and rushed to the Dunhuang military camp. She revealed the news of the assassin's arrival to Shangguan Zhenyuan in advance and asked him to make arrangements in advance.
It’s good to target Lu Xiao’s encirclement network.
A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years; a villain's revenge is from morning to night.
Lu Xiao is not a rookie like Chen Jingchou who lacks social experience. After a long period of follow-up investigation, Dugu Ningke determined that he cannot be used for her own purposes.
In this case, Dugu Ningke can confidently and boldly avenge his previous revenge, and maybe he can just wait and seize Fu Xiqin from Lu Xiao.
The thunder method has extra lethality against evil objects. Shan Xiaoxiao, who was targeted, was seriously injured. Her physical condition became worse and worse during the process of undergoing mental interrogation, and there was a possibility of death at any time.
"Last question."
Seeing that time was getting tighter, Lu Xiao sped up and asked Shan Xiaoxiao: "How much does Dugu Ningke know about our plan?"
"plan?"
Shan Xiaoxiao's eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and he was so angry that he was about to die.
"We don't know... what the plan is, we just... keep monitoring... your movements..."
Lu Xiao can intuitively sense Shan Xiaoxiao's life breath through eagle vision, and it is impossible to pretend to be dead in front of him.
The fire of life of this thousand-year-old pipa spirit finally burned out, and she breathed her last while being controlled by Fu Xiqin's mind.
Stopping the mechanical playing, Lu Xiao murmured thoughtfully: "In other words, is there any chance of improvement?"
Thinking about it, Lu Xiao had set up a magic circle on the top floor of the inn. No matter how powerful Dugu Ningke was, there was no way he could enter the circle without being noticed and overhear the secret plan that Lu Xiao and others had agreed upon.
However, she should have been monitoring the movements of Zhang Lie, Jingchou and Xiaoxue when they went out. Maybe she had sent Yuchi Yanhong to follow them all the way, and she had even set off to the tomb of the ancient king of Bashu to obtain the Nuwa Stone.
Turning to look at Shangguan Zhenyuan who had just taken out his earplugs, Lu Xiao pointed at Shan Xiaoxiao's body and said, "I'll leave this Pipa spirit to you. By now, you should know what's really behind the scenes."
Who is the person behind the conspiracy?"
Shangguan Zhenyuan stared at Lu Xiao warily, still not completely letting go of his hostility.
"No matter what, you are a wanted criminal by the imperial court after all. As an officer of the Sui Dynasty, I have the obligation to capture you and bring you to justice."
"ha?"
Lu Xiao sneered and looked around. Many of Shangguan Zhenyuan's personal guards were still sitting on the ground trembling.
"With these soldiers who have no fighting spirit? Give up."
"There is no unsolvable grudge between Yuwen Tuo and I. Maybe we can reach a certain degree of cooperation with him on repairing the scars in the sky."
"General Shangguan, go back and report the situation here to Yuwen Tuo first, so that he can see clearly who the real enemy he is facing is."
Lu Xiao's figure gradually disappeared in front of Shangguan Zhenyuan, leaving only a vague word that blew away in the wind.
"Fuxi Qin, Shennong Cauldron, Kongtong Seal, Pangu Axe, and Demon Refining Pot are all in our hands. The Donghuang Bell and Nuwa Stone are also traveling with us. Please remember to convey this news to Yuwen Tuo as well."
When Lu Xiao left, the pouring rain that enveloped the Dunhuang Grottoes also stopped, and the dark clouds in the sky quickly dispersed.
"Huh~"
The powerful enemy whose position was unknown for the time being finally left, and Shangguan Zhenyuan breathed a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the clear Gobi night sky again, Shangguan Zhenyuan's brows still did not loosen: "The Nuwa Stone is also in the hands of these people? Then what did Huluan dig when he went to the tomb of the ancient king of Bashu?"