Chapter 222 The Real Enemy
“The markings on the map are different from the divination results?” Shangguan Jin’s expression also became solemn, “Gu Daoyou, what do you think is the cause of this? It’s Wu Qianhu Is there any error in the information provided? "
"Two possibilities," Gu Xu stretched out two fingers and said calmly, "First, as you said, Wu Qianhu provided us with Wrong information; secondly, there are more powerful ghosts in the habitat of the 'Looted People', who have the ability to interfere with the results of my divination.
"However, the 'fierce god' level Kongxuan Sanren. , he has the power to block the secret deduction technique of the Chief Secretary, but still cannot affect the results of my divination on Yishan Mountain; moreover, in my memory, there has never been a Sanren like Kongxuan in the area near Anshun Mansion. Such a powerful ghost.
“So, we can directly rule out the second possibility.”
"Even Kong Xuan Sanren can't affect your divination results?" Shangguan Jin couldn't help but sigh in surprise.
As the actual disciple and capable assistant of Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department, she works by his side every day, so she naturally knows the terrifying aspects of Luo Si's first-day magic.
Just two years ago, she had witnessed Luo Sishou sitting in the capital, accurately deducing a "fierce god" level battle thousands of miles away, including the duration and number of casualties. There is no difference at all from the real situation.
Luo Sishou has always said in a humble manner that the reason why he has the ability to see everything in the world is because the "Zhongtian Arctic Ziwei Emperor" with great supernatural powers lent him his eyes.
Emperor Ziwei is in charge of the heavens and the earth, governing the stars above and Fengdu below. Nothing that happens in the world can escape his perception - Luo Sishou himself was just lucky enough to get Ziwei. A little insignificant gift from Emperor Wei.
However, Kongxuan Sanren was able to use the secret shielding technique to keep Luo Sishou in the dark, making him ignorant of the changes that occurred in Qingzhou Mansion.
As far as Shangguan Jin knows, divination is just a hobby for Gu Xu - he has been exposed to divination for less than a year and has not spent too much time studying it.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for him to have the ability to break the Kongxuan Sanren Heavenly Secret Shielding Technique.
But he was able to get the correct divination results under such circumstances.
Is this because he is extremely talented in this area, or is it because he has been favored by God?
Shangguan Jin couldn't understand.
After hearing her question, Gu Xu smiled and responded: "Yes, I was also surprised at the time."
He paused for a moment and then continued: "So , I am now very curious as to why the information on this map is wrong...whether it is unintentional or intentional."
At this moment, Gu Xu's eyes fell on the corner of the map and saw. It's marked "Anshun Mansion" and there's a date.
His expression suddenly became as cold as ice.
"What's the matter, Fellow Daoist Gu?" Shangguan Jin keenly caught the change in his expression.
“The date marked on the map is the sixth day of May in the eleventh year of Xingde. If nothing else, it should be the day when this map was drawn,” Gu Xu said in a deep voice, “But you can clearly see By the time the map was drawn, it had begun to become yellowed and worn--this proved that a long time had passed since the map was drawn.
"And in the file I remember, the name Wen Yannian was. The official, along with two of his subordinates, died in the line of duty on March 16, the 12th year of Xingde.
“The content of the mission is not clearly written in the file. I don’t know which mission he died for.
“However, the fantasyland in this pot is full of green trees and the wind is very strong. It is large, with pleasant temperatures during the day and slightly cool nights, which is undoubtedly in line with the characteristics of spring.
"And the full moon in the sky also indicates that it is the middle of the month.
"In addition, you said before that the difficulty of this 'Review Pot' trial will be very high.
"So I suspect that the mission we are performing is the mission that led to the unfortunate sacrifice of Wen Yannian and his subordinates."
Speaking of this, Gu Xu raised his head and saw Looking into Shangguan Jin's eyes: "Fellow Taoist Shangguan, do you still remember the poem carved on the jade talisman?"
Shangguan Jin pondered for a moment and responded: "'The human heart is only an inch, and there are storms day and night' ...You want to say that our real enemy in this trial may not be ghosts, but people? For example, Wu Qianhu from Anshun Mansion deliberately gave Wen Yannian wrong information in order to borrow money from ghosts? Kill Wen Yannian and his subordinates with his own hands?”
Shangguan Jin is indeed a personal follower who has won the trust of Chief Luo. Gu Xu only gave a brief reminder, and she quickly made such an inference.
"But the question is...why did he do this?" Shangguan Jin frowned slightly again.
"I think our request for this trial is probably to find out the truth behind this incident." Gu Xu said lightly.
"Then what should we do now?" Shangguan Jin then asked, "Should we kill the group of 'lost people' according to the original plan, or should we return to the Yamen first and ask Wu Qianhu for clarification? Why are the markings on the map wrong? "
Perhaps it is because Gu Xu is the leader of the two at this time, or perhaps it is because of the amazing insight Gu Xu showed just now, Shangguan Jin unknowingly He became the one who made the decision.
"According to the results of the divination, let's go to the southwest and kill the 'lost people' first," Gu Xu thought for a moment and said, "Then we will follow the map and go to the north to see what dangers are lurking there.
“Back then, Wen Yannian only had the cultivation level of the third level, and his two subordinates only had the cultivation level of the second level. They had no ability to protect themselves in the face of powerful ghosts. But if it were a few of us, as long as we didn't encounter a 'fierce god' level ghost, we would be able to fight. "
"Only the third level of cultivation..." Shangguan Jin repeated Gu Xu's words in his mind, and found it very interesting. After all, Gu Xu himself only had the third level.
But then she thought about it, Gu Xu had defeated more than one fourth-level monk in the Lantern Festival night competition, and when he was in Qingzhou Mansion, he even escaped death in front of the fierce god... His real The strength should far exceed that of ordinary third-level monks.
"Have you two finished discussing it? Next to him, Chu Fengge leaned against a big tree, folded his hands on his chest, and said in an impatient tone, "After the discussion, let's set off quickly. Don't waste time here!" "Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin glanced at him in unison, looking at him like a fool, and then looked at each other: "Let's go! ”
Immediately, they used the "Meteor Walking on the Moon" movement technique, flying through the dense mountain forest like ghosts.
“Hey, wait!” Chu Fengge was stunned for a second. Seeing Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin’s figures disappear instantly, he also used his footwork and hurriedly chased after them.
So, there was only a big golden net left in this place, and the heads of dozens of "lost people" - they were rolling around in the net, with ferocious expressions and neighing unwillingly. sound, but cannot escape from it.
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A few minutes later, they arrived at the habitat of the "lost people".
This is a small village.
On the gentle hillside, there are blue-grey brick houses, as silent as sleeping. It looks no different from a human village.
However, Gu Xu noticed that the doors of these houses were locked, but the windows were all open.
They came to the door of the nearest brick house.
Shangguan Jin chanted a spell.
The door lock of the house soon glowed with golden light, and then only a "bang" was heard, and the door suddenly opened.
The three of them entered the house together.
Soon, they saw a strange scene in the bedroom of this house -
A woman was lying on the bed, with only a body and no head. There was no blood flowing out of her neck.
"This is the body of the 'lost man'."
As Gu Xu said this, he took out a "Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppressing and Demon Killing Talisman" from his pocket and prepared to throw it towards the bed.
But Chu Fengge’s movements were faster than him.
A dazzling starlight appeared in his palm, and then turned into a blazing fire of true energy, drowning the headless woman.
In an instant, the headless woman turned into ashes.
Seeing Chu Fengge's behavior, Gu Xu shook his head helplessly.
Because he felt that the substantial essence in Chu Feng's singer's heart contained extremely powerful power, enough to destroy the bodies of hundreds of "lost people" in an instant.
Chu Fengge’s actions at this time were simply killing a chicken with a knife.
"Perhaps, this guy just wants to show off the powerful true energy of the fifth realm monk in front of me!" Gu Xu silently guessed in his heart.
Then, they went to other houses in the same way and destroyed the bodies of the remaining "lost people" one by one.
Chu Fengge yawned while setting fire to the corpse.
He originally expected a fierce battle here, which would give him the opportunity to show off his skills and enjoy the surprised looks of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin.
However, after arriving at their destination, what they did was simple and boring.
This made Chu Fengge feel deeply disappointed.
In addition, after they killed the "Dead Man", the trial did not end, and Luo Sishou did not release them from the "Warming Pot".
This obviously confirmed what they had just guessed - the "lost people" were not the final enemy of this trial.
"The 'Lost People' have been dealt with," at this time, Gu Xu took out the map and said calmly, "Next, we should go to the place marked by Wu Qianhu.
"I would like to see what is hidden there. ”
Hearing his words, both Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin clenched their iron swords in unison.
The former was eager to try, with an expectant look in his eyes; the latter had a solemn expression, The pupils were slightly dilated, reflecting the silver full moon, like a hunting wild cat
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