I see! I see!
Sixth Master Shen, who was grabbed by the Ghost King's Arm, turned pitch black instantly. His soul Ancient Insect roared, and the phantom of the flying centipede in the sky was almost a thousand meters long, which shows what kind of monster the real body was!
Looking at the phantom in the sky, Shen Lao'er trembled with excitement. So this was the kind of power that his ancestor was tempted by back then?
It seems we really can't blame the ancestor; anyone would be tempted by such power, right?
"Heaven and earth have spirits! This world is indeed vast and boundless!" Shen Yiyun laughed excitedly, pouring all his spiritual power into his body without hesitation. An enormous eye opened behind him. It was a reddish-yellow eye with an ancient and terrifying ferocity in its rim, instantly freezing the flying centipede in the sky!
It could see it; it was an eye exactly like its own, the aura of an ancient insect!
No longer struggling, the withered and blackened Shen Laoliu stared blankly at Chen Qing.
" Ghost King's Arm, Shen Laojiu's Insect Spell, is truly a killing move that leaves no room for error!"
"Of course." Chen Qing smiled and replied, "This junior knows very well what kind of monster you are, senior. Facing you, no amount of preparation is excessive!"
Sixth Master Shen nodded and looked at Shen Yiyun: "From the moment I told you to take Laojiu out, you were already planning this?"
"Of course I'm not that powerful," Shen Yiyun shook his head. "You and Laowu did a great job acting. Over the years, I've suspected Laoqi, Laosan, and even Laoba, but I've never suspected you. To be honest, I really didn't expect this outcome. And if it weren't for the miraculous existence of the Liuzhou Underworld, I wouldn't have had the chance to take Laojiu's place. Under normal circumstances, I should have taken Laojiu to the capital under your scheme. I suppose they've already prepared ways to deal with Laojiu and me, right?"
"Is it still because of you?" Sixth Master Shen looked at Chen Qing, his eyes unfathomable.
Indeed, Shen Yiyun's guess was correct. The Laowu had been scheming in the capital for many years, and this time he was just reaping the rewards. Once the Lao'er brought the Laojiu to the capital, with the help of the Great Jin, taking down the Lao'er would not be a problem, and the Laojiu could also be safely brought into his possession.
However, the monster that parasitized the Laoda sensed something was wrong and launched an attack prematurely, causing this catastrophe, which disrupted the plan and trapped the Lao'er in Liuzhou.
Even so, he was still confident that, with the help of the Laowu, he could shut down the Lao'er in Liuzhou.
I never expected that such a strange person as Chen Qing would appear in Liuzhou!
"I'm very curious," Sixth Master Shen said, looking at Chen Qing. "The magic array Nanyang City is connected to me. I shouldn't be unable to detect anything that gets close. How did Lao'er manage to set up the Ghost King's Arm trap in my magic array beforehand?"
"This junior has some knowledge of formations," Chen Qing replied calmly.
"Know a little?" Sixth Master Shen chuckled eerily. "Silently setting a trap with the Lao'er, knowing a little? This magic array comes from the Dragon Palace. No magic family in the world would have such information, because all the magicians who knew ancient magic back then were slaughtered by those foreign monsters. Who exactly are you?"
alien monsters?
Chen Qing frowned, a strange unease rising in his heart. Some things in this world had indeed been altered. Could the so-called foreign monster they spoke of be...?
"Senior, I also have something to ask you."
"What do you want to know?" Sixth Master Shen asked with a smile.
"Your senior orchestrated the Ninth Master of the Shen Family's journey to the capital, giving the Fifth Master the most threatening technique to you—the Insect Sorcerer. What is your guarantee?" Chen Qing narrowed his eyes and said, "Aren't you afraid that the Fifth Master will use that technique against you?"
Sixth Master laughed and said, "I thought you knew everything. You're so smart, why don't you guess for yourself?"
"This junior does indeed have some suspicions." Chen Qing looked at the other party seriously. "If this junior is not mistaken, there is someone in the capital who has become the middleman between you and Fifth Master. This Insect Spell is not for Fifth Master to use, but for the other party to use, is that right?"
"Your guess is interesting." Sixth Master Shen looked at Chen Qing with a deep gaze. "What would we gain by handing over the technique that poses the greatest threat to us?"
"Naturally, it's because the benefits they promised are enormous!" Chen Qing stared intently at them. "So enormous that you're even willing to hand over your weaknesses. That should be the decisive winning chip that can influence this Nine Insects Conflict and unlock the Dragon Palace Inheritance!"
Sixth Master Shen's pupils contracted, and he stared intently at Chen Qing: "What has Lord Chen thought of?"
"Flesh!"
"You!!" Sixth Master Shen's expression finally changed, a hint of horror in his eyes. This young man... why... does he know everything?
"Take it!"
Finally, Shen Yiyun's Insect Spell was completed. His enormous pupils shattered the thousand-foot-long centipede. After a deafening roar, Sixth Master Shen became like a puppet, his expression gradually becoming numb and dull, and the divine light in his pupils gradually disappeared.
"It's a success?" Chen Qing looked at Second Master Shen.
Shen Yiyun nodded, forming a hand seal. "Release!"
Numbly, Sixth Master Shen followed Shen Yiyun's movements. As soon as the hand seal was completed, the magic arrays surrounding the entire Liuzhou City went out one by one. Clearly, with this Insect Spell, Shen Yiyun had controlled the Ancient Insect on Shen Laoliu's body!
"Congratulations, Second Master," Chen Qing said, cupping his hands in greeting.
Shen Yiyun looked at Chen Qing and licked his lips. "I have to thank Lord Chen for his planning all along, otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have had a chance to get close to Laoliu!"
"It really is my second brother!"
As the two were testing each other, a familiar voice came from afar.
It was Shen Yifeng, the Shen Laoqi of the Shen family, who was accompanied by two other Shen Family. At the same time, Shen Laoshi, who had been shocked for a long time before he could react, also looked at Shen Yiyun in astonishment. "Second brother... you..."
"Thank you for your leniency, Seventh Master!" Chen Qing bowed to Shen Yifeng.
"You're too kind, Lord Chen." Lord Chen Shen Yifeng returned the greeting. "I was thinking that my third brother had taken Vice Minister Wang to Liuzhou to find out the truth about my second brother's death. If something really happened to my second brother, Liuzhou would be in turmoil. But since you've come here in person, representing the situation in Liuzhou, you've at least stabilized most of it. After much thought, it seems that cooperating with my second brother is the most likely option."
" Seventh Master is very perceptive," Chen Qing said with genuine admiration. "Second Master also said that you are a meticulous person. If you have no problems, you will definitely be able to cooperate secretly."
"Second brother understands me quite well." Shen Yifeng looked at Shen Yiyun with a quiet gaze. "Then shouldn't second brother explain your current situation?"
Shen Yifeng had indeed considered that the Lao'er and even the Laosan were cooperating with Chen Qing, but he never expected that the Lao'er would take over the Laojiu's body!
Just as Chen Qing was about to offer an explanation, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
" Chen Qing, something's happened!"
"Um?"
Chen Qing Chen Qing taken aback. Before he could ask any questions, a series of images flashed through his mind, causing him to frown deeply.
" Seventh Master!" Chen Qing said, "The matter is rather complicated, and the situation has changed. Would you be willing to come into the city to discuss it in detail?"
"Go into the city?" Shen Yifeng smiled and looked at Shen Yiyun: "Second brother, are you also going into the city to talk?"
Shen Yiyun glanced at the Laoqi, who was clearly hostile, but finally nodded, which surprised Shen Yifeng was sneering.
He didn't expect the Lao'er to agree. After all, within the range of the magic array outside the city, the other side clearly had the advantage. With the help of this mysterious prefect and that little demon child, even if he, along with the Laosi, Laoshiyi, and Laoshi brothers, he probably wouldn't gain any advantage.
But the other side is actually willing to give up their biggest advantage to enter the city?
When Shen Laosi looked at Laoqi, Chen Qing immediately judged that this fourth master of the Shen Family was probably a person without much of his own opinion.
" Lord Chen is indeed sincere. In that case, please come in."
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The negotiation was arranged at the General's Mansion. Chen Qing first settled his frightened mother and sister-in-law. After the horrific massacre in Nanyang City, the two women were indeed terrified. It took Chen Qing more than an hour of persuasion to calm them down and get them to go to the meeting.
Upon entering the hall, Shen Laoqi looked at Chen Qing with curiosity.
This kid's methods and scheming are top-notch. Judging from the way he lured out Laoliu, he probably knew beforehand that his family would be threatened. So it seems that this person had his family involved in his schemes. But his current behavior makes him seem to value his family extremely much. It's truly contradictory.
" Lord Chen, why don't you speak?" Seventh Master Shen said, looking at Shen Yiyun, who sat silently in the corner. "I don't really believe what Second Brother says now."
Shen Yiyun: "."
"So, Seventh Master Shen trusts his junior?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
"A person who values family so much is, in my opinion, relatively trustworthy."
These words were clearly meant to provoke Shen Lao'er, but Shen Yiyun's expression remained unchanged. From the moment he started targeting Laojiu, he knew that his brothers would inevitably become disloyal to him.
"I am deeply honored by Seventh Master's trust," Chen Qing said, seeing the pole climbing up. " Seventh Master, let me first explain the current situation."
Seventh Master Shen nodded.
"First of all, it's basically confirmed that Sixth Master Shen and Fifth Master Fifth Master Shen have been parasitized. The fact that Fifth Master Shen was able to gain a foothold in the capital and participate in the Jiangnan incident means that he and his group have already garnered considerable allies in the capital. They have strong supporters in the Fifth Master."
"They have supporters in the capital?" Fourth Master Shen frowned. "Why? Where are the benefits?"
" The Dragon Palace Inheritance!"
Upon hearing this, all the Shen Family had a strange expression. The Dragon Palace Inheritance was something they had always believed to be a secret unique to the Shen Family for many years.
Unexpectedly, some influential figures in the capital had already begun plotting this.
"There are nine of these Ancient Insect. They are ancient beings that were sealed by an array when they spied on the Dragon Palace." Chen Qing drew on the paper. " Nine Heavens Mirror Valley divided them into nine. These nine insects, whose souls were originally split, lost their main souls. Under normal circumstances, without their own consciousness, they would never be able to escape the array. However, their instincts led them to choose another path: to lure mortals from the outside world! They lured people from outside to actively seek out Nine Heavens Mirror Valley and voluntarily parasitize them. This so-called voluntary parasitism is different from their recent parasitism of Sixth Master Shen and the others. That time, it was Fusion of souls, which means that the nine people who Fusion with the Ancient Insect back then had self-awareness."
"So, these nine insects are actually nine people who inherited the abilities of the Ancient Insect?" Seventh Master Shen asked, suddenly understanding.
Chen Qing nodded with a smile, "Yes, those nine people, besides having their own consciousness, also carried some memories of Ancient Insect. Once this memory puzzle is complete, it will be a living map to find the location of the Dragon Palace!"
"I see." Everyone nodded immediately. In that case, the cooperation made sense. The nobleman in the capital would help the Laowu and Laoliu brothers devour all the other Ancient Insect, and the Laowu and Laoliu would share the Dragon Palace with him!
"I remember watching the conversation between Laoliu and Lord Chen before, and it seemed like they mentioned that you, Lord Chen, also cooperate with these monsters, right?" Shen Laoqi asked quietly.
"Yes," Chen Qing nodded, "A temporary agreement has been reached with one of them."
"Now that Second Brother has controlled one, that means there are still eight monsters like this left, right?"
"That's not right." Chen Qing shook his head. "According to intelligence, three died in the previous collaboration with the Shen Family patriarch, and just now, I received the latest intelligence that there are only four left!"
"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback. Laoqi frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Your Shen Laoda," Chen Qing recalled the images sent to him by the Ancient Insect Princess White Jade during their recent collaboration, and said in a low, serious voice, "Has already found the dwellings of his two other brothers in the sea, killed them, and merged with them. Now, he possesses three high-ranking insect followers and five million low-ranking zombie followers, making him the most powerful demon in the world!"