"Senior, have you noticed something fishy?"
Li Yan frowned slightly and asked.
They discovered something was wrong with this thing in the morning. It was probably part of the King of Shu plan, but no one could see it.
Six Idlers of the Bamboo Grove came here because of this matter, maybe he knows something.
"This is Cursed Artifact."
An old man in Confucian robes with a poor face spoke.
Li Yan quickly raised his hands and said, "Please give me some advice, senior."
After arriving at the yard, they had already introduced each other, and he had obtained the information about Six Idlers of the Bamboo Grove before.
Situ Bo Needless to say, I studied <Hundred Aspects Manual>, nicknamed "Ghost Face". He uses his righteous heart to resist evil, and he is considered a leader...
Liang Yu is nicknamed "Tea Gu Maiden". He practices both "Lingnan Tea Gu" and "Xiangxi Grass Witch" techniques. He is good at saving people and even better at killing...
In the previous battle, the old man who pulled Erhu was named Yue SanEr, nicknamed "Earth Listening String". He was a carpenter who knew both Lu Ban Method and "Yellow River Funeral Dirge". He also knew some skills as a land master and helped people with errands along the Yellow River in Yuzhou...
The first old man who came to support, Li Yan, had already met him. He was "Skin Painting Craftsman" Cui Bai, who was the first old brother to follow Situ Bo...
Sitting on a stone bench, holding an iron crutch, and lame on one leg, the name is "Yin Mountain Chess" Fan TieGuai. He is a low-key man, but has a big background.
He was originally a warlock from the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, responsible for surveying hydrology, but he fell into disgrace because he offended the powerful. Since then, he has been engaged in tomb robbing, specializing in robbing the tombs of powerful people to provide aid to the poor.
The person speaking is called "Yin Yang Pen" Wen Song. He was once a temple priest. He likes to help the poor write lawsuits on weekdays. He is a Gongmen practicing in Gongmen and has many disciples and descendants.
Wen Song didn't talk nonsense. He took "God of Joy Coin", carefully wrapped it in cloth, and said in a deep voice, "The so-called 'Cursed Artifact' is the medium for casting spells. Some evil spirits like to use this thing to harm people. After covering it up, they send it to Prosperity's home. If something goes wrong, they will come to break the spell and extort money..."
"Some use antique calligraphy and painting, and some use jade, but no matter which kind, it must be covered so that no one can see it. If it is exposed to the contaminated breath for a long time, you can open the altar and cast a spell..."
Li Yan When he heard it, he immediately understood what was going on.
To put it bluntly, it's still a charlatan's trick, and the liars in Fengma Yanque are the best at it, but they just use mystical tricks.
"I've seen this technique before."
Wen Song stared at the copper coins and said solemnly, "Ten years ago in Jinling Mansion, I helped the Yamen solve the case. I discovered this cover-up technique and pattern, followed the clues, and finally found the murderer."
"The man's name is Zhao Jie, and he is a disciple of the Six Ren Immortal Sect, Weapon Refinement Grandmaster, but secretly he is Taihu Water Bandits. He was hunted down by the Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect and the imperial court, and his whereabouts are unknown..."
"It seems that he is under the command of Lu Sheng."
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "There are still some days until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. As long as we find this person and kill him..."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Wen Song looked very ugly, "This person is Passed Teaching Body Sealing, a disciple of the Immortal Cult who swallowed the talisman. He knows how to seek good luck and avoid disaster, and is good at water escape. Back then, he was surrounded and suppressed by so many people, but he escaped."
"What's even more troublesome is that he Martial Arts has joined Firm Strength!"
Entered Firm Strength?!
Li Yan was stunned and stood up suddenly.
When he was pestered by the master invited by Shu King Residence before, he heard Old Taoist of Puan Sect say that King of Shu had master Firm Strength under his command, which was very mysterious.
After arriving in Chengdu, he fought with his subordinate Four Demons. Although each of them had profound skills and exquisite and ferocious techniques, the highest Blood Nuo Master was no more than Pellet Strength along the way with Martial Arts.
I thought that Old Taoist of Puan Sect was talking nonsense...
"There are still masters?!"
Sha LiFei on the side said in shock, "How many people does Old Ghost have under his command? Why didn't he just take action to keep us?"
What he said is not an exaggeration.
Martial Arts Once Firm Strength is refined, it can protect the body and break spells. Every move contains great power, a bit like a weakened version of Li Yan's Divine Transformation Method.
However, Divine Transformation Method of Li Yan requires the assistance of magic weapon and Divine Ability, which consumes too much and has a time limit.
And Martial Arts Firm Strength relies on fist intention. As long as there is breath and the mental intention is not defeated, it can be used.
In addition, the other party also knows magic and divination, so it is even more troublesome.
Wang Dao Xuan stroked his beard thoughtfully and said, "When a person like this joins King of Shu, his intentions must be big. He didn't take action, which means there are more important things..."
"Dujiangyan!"
Li Yan Spiritual Light flashed in his mind and blurted out.
He remembered Lu Sheng's previous actions.
Sending a large number of manpower to Dujiangyan years ago, and even depleting the royal palace's treasure Spiritual Material there, must be the core of the plan.
At this critical moment, King of Shu ran back to Chengdu.
If you stir up wind and rain, why don't you help cover it up?
In an instant, Li Yan had an outline of Lu Sheng's plan in his mind.
This guy has never changed his goal from the beginning. All his plans over the years have been to catch Nine Cauldrons.
There must have been some mistakes in the middle.
For example, Zhao Changsheng introduced Lu Sheng to Shu King Residence, and then went to Ezhou to organize the chaos of the Heavenly Saint Sect. Therefore, he was exposed and implicated Lu Sheng...
Goddess of Mount Wu Cave, Hou Sheng's layout was discovered, Li Yan and others knew that these two warlocks had been reincarnated from the Qin Dynasty to the present...
There is also the reincarnation of Celestial Person, who took away the blessing of Jiang God Great Lord. He was supposed to be with Lu Sheng, but there was internal strife between them...
The so-called man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation.
If it hadn't been for these things, I'm afraid that the success of Lu Sheng would have caused turmoil in the central Sichuan area and caused countless casualties. History books would only record: King of Shu's rebellion, the Sichuan-Sichuan earthquake, and countless casualties.
It was precisely because of these accidents that Lu Sheng was forced to change his plan.
He is using himself as bait to hide his true goal.
"God of Joy Coin" may be part of the plan.
Or maybe, it just involves their energy...
Thinking of this, Li Yan fell into deep thought, and then said, "In that case, let's play with him."
"We will stay in the city and deal with it, and occasionally make some noise to make King of Shu relax its vigilance."
"Seniors, there are many rebels in the city, and a frontal attack is not a good idea. You should find a way out of the city, contact Ming Shanzi in Qingcheng, and work together to deal with Dujiangyan's side."
"This is a sound plan."
Situ Bo heard this and understood instantly.
Although he really wanted to take matters into his own hands and solve Situ Qian, he also knew that after this incident, it would be difficult to find an opportunity.
Even if there is, it's probably a trap.
It is better to go out of the city, without King of Shu's army, then they can use their strength.
After deciding on the plan, everyone stopped talking and went to rest. Only Tea Gu Maiden Liang Yu continued to take care of Granny Jin.
Li Yan also found a dilapidated house to rest.
At this time, night had already fallen, the wind and snow stopped, and the bright moon hung high. He took out the Yellow Silk he had obtained before and looked at it under the frosty moonlight.
Strictly speaking, this thing is a Yellow Silk Prayer Flag scroll, about nine inches long, which corresponds to the "number of anodes". The outer layer is made of gold Yellow Silk and lined with black silk, which coincides with the meaning of "harmony between heaven and earth". It is very beautifully made.
The front is densely embroidered with small cinnabar characters:
Qing Ling Cave Yang, North Capital Palace.
There are forty-two cao, together with ninety million people.
In charge of the three realms, ten directions and nine places, and master the five mountains, eight poles and four dimensions...
This is <Earth Official's Treasure Edict of Atonement>.
Other than that, there are only some Cloud Pattern outlined in the corners.
Li Yan was thoughtful and started Divine Ability exploration.
Sure enough, there was nothing strange like before.
It should be that all the power has been consumed after use.
The full name of the Earth Official is "Zhongyuan Second Grade Pardon Earth Official Great Emperor Qingxu". He is the third official of Daoism. He is responsible for judging Yin and Yang, judging sins, blessings, and the four dimensions of the Five Mountains and Eight Extremes.
The belief in the Three Officials has never declined. No matter from the official, Daoist or folk circles, it has a broad base and regular sacrifices are held.
If Great Luo Dharma Realm's rules are really what he thinks, then the power of Great Emperor Qingxu must be extremely terrifying.
Is it possible that Zhao Changsheng is this great god behind them?
This doesn't make sense...
Maybe they have another way to get this treasure.
I'm afraid I'll have to pay more attention to these news in the future...
Thinking of this, the figure of Yang Chenghua comes to mind.
This person is Manifest Saint True Lord, who is no weaker than any other being. If he can successfully ascend to the gods and enter Great Luo Dharma Realm, he will probably be a strong master.
With this person, maybe you can get a glimpse of the mysteries of the Dharma Realm...
Haishi, Shu King Residence rear hall.
This time is also called "Ren Ding". Unless there are special circumstances, such as the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the people have already fallen asleep.
However, the lights in the hall were still brightly lit.
King of Shu is leaning on the throne, holding a wine glass in his hand, his other foot dropped on the dragon-patterned armrest, his facial features are old and majestic, but his movements are careless.
The servants and maids below were passing food and pouring wine, all bowing their heads in silence.
This was the first time they saw King of Shu's appearance. Remembering some of the secret rumors in the palace before, they felt even more frightened.
There are only three people below.
Blood Nuo Master, Black Sect Lama and Situ Qian.
At this moment, Situ Qian's whole body was tense. Looking at Blood Nuo Master and Black Sect Lama's nonchalant expressions, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
He knew that this "King of Shu" was finally going to show off!
He is not a fool, he has already had doubts in his heart.
The "King of Shu" in front of you is not the real owner.
Most likely he was possessed by some master.
It's so audacious!
You know, today's Great Xuan Dynasty is not the same as that of the Song Dynasty, especially for the younger brother of the current emperor.
Even Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect, I still have to walk around without being able to eat it.
Outside the main hall, there are hundreds of Black Feather Guard, holding Divine Firearm, guarding all the main roads.
If you don't handle it well today, I'm afraid you will die!
"King of Shu" sat high on the stage, with a clear view of the scene below, but he was not in a hurry to talk to Situ Qian. Instead, he waved his hand and asked the maid to step back, and then said, "Has all the money been handed out?"
Black Sect Lama stood up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Reply to Sir, all are sent out. The spies who collected the wind came back and said that the people in the city loved it very much. They either carried it with them or made ornaments."
"Very good."
"King of Shu" nodded with satisfaction, "Everything is ready, all we need is Dongfeng, but Dongfeng has no whereabouts..."
After that, he looked at Situ Qian and said, "Fellow Daoist Situ, there is someone hiding in my palace. You must have seen him. What did he say to you?"
Situ Qian was stiff and didn't know what to say.
"King of Shu" took a sip of wine and said leisurely, "Actually, you don't need to guess, I also know that he must say that I am using you to dig out treasures for myself..."
"I will also say that I will cooperate with you to win the treasure."
"I wonder if what I said is correct?"
Situ Qian's eyelids twitched, and he forced an ugly smile on his face, "This person has bad intentions at first glance, so naturally I won't be fooled."
"King of Shu" smiled lightly, "Don't you want to know what treasure I am digging for?"
Situ Qian was silent, not knowing what to say.
Of course I'm curious. It's definitely not Dragon Palace Water Mansion to engage in such a big battle, but I don't dare to say it outright.
"Have you heard of...Nine Cauldrons?"
"King of Shu" held the wine and looked outside the hall.
"Nine Cauldrons?!"
Situ Qian stood up suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"King of Shu" nodded and said, "Nine Cauldrons is the real Nation-Protecting Divine Artifact. It has incredible power. It can live the dead, heal bones, and heal your injuries with ease."
"Even borrowing it to live forever is no problem."
At this point, Situ Qian didn't care about anything else. He gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry for talking too much. Nine Cauldrons is an unreasonable thing, but Nation-Protecting Divine Artifact can help people hide their aura."
"I'm afraid it's not possible to help people live forever, right?"
"Hahaha..."
Blood Nuo Master on the side suddenly spoke and said with a smile, "When Nine Cauldrons was cast, its symbolic meaning was more important, but back then Emperor First Emperor sank it into the Divine Land earth veins, and it traveled far away with the three dragon veins."
"For thousands of years, it has absorbed countless earth veins Spiritual Energy, and has long been connected to the gods. It has gathered Divine Land luck. Even gods descending to earth will be jealous."
"If this were not the case, how could we be willing to sacrifice our lives?"
Situ Qian's face is uncertain.
After a long while, he finally bent down, cupped his fists and said:
"What do you need to do down there?"
It's not that he is obsessed with greed, but if he doesn't agree today, he may not be able to leave this hall at all.
"Easy."
"King of Shu" said calmly, "'God of Joy Coin' is Cursed Artifact. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I want Chengdu to be deserted and full of madmen, but the people who were supposed to be here to cast spells have had their thoughts."
"Tomorrow, I will release the news and let you use Netherworld Stage as the formation eye. After he learns about it, he will definitely show up to find you."
Situ Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, "I am no match for you."
The "King of Shu" in front of him was no longer concealed and leaked some of its aura, but the Tao was so profound that he couldn't see clearly at all.
He had only seen this kind of situation with the leader of "Ghost Opera Troupe".
No matter who this "King of Shu" is, if he can hide under the nose of such a person, you will know that the mysterious person is also difficult to deal with.
"Don't worry."
"King of Shu" said calmly, "As long as you agree, I just give you a step, and he also knows the purpose."
"At least he won't fall out until the stuff is dug out."
"Okay!"
Situ Qian couldn't refuse and had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"King of Shu" looked at Blood Nuo Master again, his eyes slightly cold, "It has failed several times. Based on fellow Daoist's ability, after Nine Cauldrons comes out, you may not be qualified to use it."
Blood Nuo Master quickly lowered his head and said, "Sir, please give me another chance."
His face was pale, partly because he had spent too much today, and partly because of fear.
"King of Shu" nodded and said, "Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Chengdu Prefecture will be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. I want the people to be lively. You secretly search and search, and you must introduce all the rats in the city and outside the city into Chengdu."
"If you can, kill them. If you can't kill them, you have to drag them in the city."
"I will definitely live up to my great trust."
Blood Nuo Master finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
After they left, there was no one in the hall. "King of Shu" looked at the wine in the glass and murmured:
"Nine Cauldrons comes out, Divine Land Lu Chen."
"Hmph, you're blocking the road, so don't blame others for flipping the table..."