Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 386
Xiao Songting was thinking about how to open the secret compartment, when suddenly he felt a chill in the back of his head.

He didn't turn around in a hurry, and waited for the other party to speak.

Pointing the knife to the back of the head is equivalent to capturing him alive. According to common sense, the other party must want to question him.

But the other party didn't ask any questions, and the mandarin duck blade was directly inserted into the back of Xiao Songting's head.

Who is this person who makes such a brutal move?
The mandarin duck blade inserted into the back of the head, and cut off half of Xiao Songting's head with a horizontal stroke.

There is no brain in the skull, it is a puppet.

Xu Zhiqiong had already prepared for it. Xiao Songting, an old dog, was more cautious than Sui Zhi in doing things. It would not be so easy to kill him.

Five feet away from the puppet, Xiao Songting suddenly appeared, but he still didn't find any trace of his opponent. When he saw it, he chopped off the puppet's mandarin duck blade, rushed to the door and stabbed him again.

Xiao Songting knew that this weapon was difficult to deal with. Ren Songde used it in front of him when he served under King Huai.

This weapon should be a pair, not one.

He dodged the mandarin duck blade and rushed directly to the broken puppet.

Yuanyangblade chased after him, Xiao Songting parried with a puppet, and Yuanyangblade pierced into the puppet's stomach, Xiao Songting suddenly abandoned the puppet, jumped three feet away, and shot down another Yuanyangblade directly with a short knife.

The mandarin duck blade was successfully deflected by Xiao Songting, and Xu Zhiqiong suddenly appeared behind him, grabbed Xiao Songting's shoulder, and sucked his air forcefully.

Xiao Songting has a seventh-rank Dao of Killing, a fifth-rank Yin-Yang cultivation, and he also practiced Gu Art, his cultivation level is unknown.

Xu Zhiqiong has a fifth-rank judge cultivation base, a seventh-rank Yin-Yang cultivation base, and an eighth-rank master cultivation base.

In terms of absolute strength, the two sides are basically tied, and Xiao Songting has the cultivation of the Dao of Killing, so he has the upper hand in a one-on-one fight.

But Xu Zhiqiong took advantage of the sneak attack, and was going to take it to the end.

He really wanted to suck up Xiao Songting's qi, but the qi he sucked from the monster hadn't exhausted, and Xu Zhiqiong's meridian capacity was very limited.

After smoking almost [-]%, Xu Zhiqiong immediately activated the sixth-grade skill.

Xiao Songting turned around abruptly, only to find Ren Songde standing in front of him.

Isn't he dead?

"Ren Guogong, is it really you?" Xiao Songting asked.

Xu Zhiqiong saw that the skill was successful, and without saying a word, while Xiao Songting was in a daze, he pulled out the iron halberd from his waist, and slashed at Xiao Songting's head directly.

He never had the idea of ​​capturing Xiao Songting alive, no matter what the situation of the battle was, killing him was the best choice.

A puff of thick smoke rose, Xu Zhiqiong swung his halberd into the air, and Xiao Songting disappeared.

do not fight?
It stands to reason that Xiao Songting shouldn't stop fighting, he still has a chance to come back.

What's more, he and Ren Songde are old acquaintances, and things should be discussed.

Even if there is no discussion, he should make sure that Ren Songde is really dead.

The sixth-grade skill almost never misses. Could it be that he didn't deceive him this time?
Xu Zhiqiong was wrong, his sixth-grade skills fooled Xiao Songting.

Knowing how to judge and being good at using mandarin duck blade and star iron halberd, Xiao Songting really mistook Xu Zhiqiong for Ren Songde.

But Xu Zhiqiong overestimated Xiao Songting's desire to fight.

No matter who the opponent is, as long as it exceeds the scope of his plan, Xiao Songting's first reaction is to run away.

It is Xiao Songting's longevity rule not to deal with unexpected events when it is not necessary.

Xu Zhiqiong touched the seal of Zhonglang in his hand, but luckily he kept his back just now.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the fight, Xu Zhiqiong left a mark on Xiao Songting.

What is Xiao Songting's purpose in coming to the Secret Pavilion?
Is there something here that he wants?

Xu Zhiqiong came to the desk, stepped on the footstool five times, and a hidden compartment opened on the floor.

There was a wooden box in the hidden compartment, Xu Zhiqiong didn't open the wooden box, and took the box directly to Zhong Lang Yuan, because he knew that the guards outside the door were about to wake up.

The reason why the group of guards fell into a deep sleep must have been hit by Xiao Songting's spell. Xiao Songting escaped, and the spell couldn't last.

Returning to the Secret Pavilion from Zhonglang Courtyard, Xu Zhiqiong closed the secret compartment, erased the traces, and hurried back to the courtyard.

The guards yawned from outside the door, and they really woke up.

Xu Zhiqiong immediately set up the magic circle, returned from the secret pavilion to the East Palace wing, lay flat on the bed, thinking about Xiao Songting's reason in his mind.

Xu Zhiqiong thought of the nufu sect coming to the secret pavilion to steal things, but Xu Zhiqiong thought it would be Sui Zhi who came.

When Emperor Zhaoxing was alive, Sui Zhi had already entered the core position of power, while Xiao Songting had been active on the periphery.

The secrets in the palace must have more to do with the core of power, so Sui Zhi and Gongsun Wen should be more interested in it.

Confucianism has no means suitable for theft, and this task should fall on Sui Zhi.

Maybe it's because Sui Zhi's rank is higher and he doesn't have to take risks in the palace, or maybe it's because Nufu religion has different division of labor and Xiao Songting has more means of stealing, so he was asked to come here.

Or maybe Xiao Songting came here for personal gain, and has nothing to do with the Nufu Sect.

In short, these matters cannot be easily concluded before opening the wooden box.

Xu Zhiqiong lay on the bed for a while, the sky in the east turned pale, the prince entered the wing again, and dragged Xu Zhiqiong to look for Tai Bu.

Xu Zhiqiong really didn't want to go, Tai Bu was crazy, he might be tied up with the crown prince in the Department of Yin and Yang.

To be on the safe side, Xu Zhiqiong went to Canglong Hall first, and asked Shangliang Jixiong to visit Taibo together.

Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "Why did the old man go crazy?"

"He said that the Sin-Ke binary was not visible in the night sky."

Liang Jixiong rubbed his forehead, sighed and said, "You two, when you arrive at the Onmyoji Division, be sure to follow me closely!"

The two of them followed the second elder to the Department of Yin and Yang, and when they heard that the elder Shengwei had arrived, Tai Bu went out to greet him in person.

"Elder Shengwei is here, forgive the old man for not being welcome!"

Tai Bu was well dressed, well spoken, and in good spirits.

The prince glanced at Xu Zhiqiong, and the subtext was: Who said Tai Bu is crazy?
Liang Jixiong and Tai Bu exchanged a few words of courtesy, and entered the Yin-Yang Division together. When the host and guest were seated, Tai Bu first talked about the prince's affairs: "The prince's talent is very good, and his cultivation has passed the seventh rank. This matter is actually a big deal. Xuan Zhifu, I wonder when Elder Shengwei plans to test the crown prince's cultivation?"

There is nothing wrong with what Tai Bu said.

But Liang Jixiong's heart hangs.

Because these words are seriously inconsistent with Tai Bu's temperament.

Under normal circumstances, Tai Bu would not speak so directly, he would not mention the cultivation of the prince at all, he would not even mention this matter, he would only arrange everything in secret.

Liang Jixiong said: "I plan to invite King Jin and the officials to come to the Canglong Palace tomorrow to test the crown prince's cultivation in public."

"It's easy to say, easy to say," Tai Bu nodded and said, "This matter is on the old man."

Liang Jixiong quietly put the teacup aside.

Tai Bu actually guaranteed the ticket.

He actually promises to others.

The prince said from the side: "Thank you Tai Bu in advance, Zhiqiong seems to be stained with evil spirits, please trouble Tai Bu to take a look."

"There are some strange things," Tai Bu nodded, "But looking at it today, the strange thing seems to have left, and let me test it with magic."

Tai Bu used nine candles to set up a magic circle on the ground, Xu Zhiqiong sat in the center of the magic circle, and really felt the deviation of yin and yang.

Yin Qi is divided into two, Yang Qi is divided into seven and three, and there is still half of it. It is impossible to distinguish the fineness.

The air pressure of Yang is higher than that of Yin Qi, just about three times, which is the magic circle of appearance.

I can also make this magic circle, but I can't do it as finely as Taibu.

After the first layer of magic circle, the positions of the nine candles changed, and a double magic circle appeared, and the two qi of yin and yang also changed.

Yin Qi is divided into three and six, Yang Qi is divided into six, and the remaining four cents can't be distinguished. What is the purpose of Taibo?

After thinking about it, the magic circle reached the third level, the yin energy was divided into five, the yang energy was divided into two, and the remaining three were hard to distinguish.

This time Xu Zhiqiong understood.

If Xu Zhiqiong is really followed by a powerful monster, this method can make him visible.

First use the usual revealing magic circle to touch the monster behind and resist it with magic power.

The process of resisting must be very delicate, how much force is used by the magic circle, how much force is used by the monster, if the monster does not use enough force, it will be exposed by the magic circle, and if the force is too strong, it will be exposed by itself.

After the first magic circle, the relatively mild second magic circle was suddenly activated, causing the monster to use too much force, and the monster had to regain its strength as soon as possible.

Taking advantage of the monster's recovery, Tai Bu activated the third most powerful magic circle, hitting the monster by surprise.

The principle of this set of magic circles seems simple, but the actual operation is very complicated, not to mention how difficult it is to change the magic circle, even Tao Huayuan may not be able to master the uncertain proportions.

Can this magic circle make Qiongqi's remnant soul visible?

Hard to say.

But Xu Zhiqiong is sure that Qiongqi's outer body is not behind him now.

After the triple magic circle, Tai Bu twitched his beard and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, the evil behind Xu Denglang has already left."

The prince happily said: "It's gone, is it really gone?"

Tai Bu's smile froze on his face: "It's gone, it's really gone..."

The prince smiled and said, "It's fine if it's gone, it's fine if it's gone..."

Tai Bu murmured: "How would it be better if it is gone? Tell me, what would be better if it is gone?"

Before he finished speaking, Liang Jixiong picked up the prince and Xu Zhiqiong, and ran away!
Tai Bu's voice followed closely behind: "You guys, tell me, how can life be better without it?"

Liang Jixiong forced Taibo to bow his head with the power of dragon's anger, and used his domineering aura to force a gap in the room, and fled to the outside of Yinyang Division.

Tai Bu chased him out from the Department of Yin and Yang: "It's gone, and my Taoism is almost gone, tell me, it's not good!"

Liang Jixiong didn't dare to slack off for a moment, and flew out of Sanjie Street before throwing off Tai Bu.

After running back to the Canglong Hall, the second elder gasped and said: "This old man is really crazy. Fortunately, there will be Master Li to help the prince cover up his cultivation tomorrow, otherwise this old man will be absolutely unreliable!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Taibu must be present for the inspection of cultivation tomorrow, otherwise King Jin may not be willing to give up without witnesses."

Liang Jixiong frowned and said, "Let him be present, lest there will be another chaos. Is Dr. Han in the capital? He is also a member of the Onmyoji Division. Let him stand up for Taibo."

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands again and again and said, "Doctor Han has a lot of contacts with us. If he is invited to be a witness, King Jin will definitely not accept it, and it seems that we are suspected of cheating."

Liang Jixiong sighed: "Tai Bu has a lot of contacts with us. Let Tai Bu go, and King Yu will have some gossips. That's all, on the day of the test, let Tai Bu come, and tell the people around you not to say no. , Lost or something like that.”

The crown prince and Xu Zhiqiong resigned, and Liang Jixiong muttered to himself, "Where did the Shengke Twin Stars go? Did they really fall?"

……

After leaving the Canglong Hall, Xu Zhiqiong made an excuse, saying that he wanted to go back to the Yamen to deal with business. In fact, he wanted to hurry back to the Zhonglang Court to see what was in the wooden box.

Unexpectedly, the prince saw through this excuse: "The yamen in charge of lamps works at night, what business do you deal with during the day?"

Xu Zhiqiong laughed dryly: "To tell you the truth, Your Highness, I want to go to Goulan, but I'm not ashamed to ask."

"What's wrong with you, I don't know your hobby yet," the prince said with a smile, "Don't go to Goulan, let's look for a good painting boat."

"Painting a boat? What are you doing? Your Highness wants to go boating?"

The prince nodded and said: "I want to play in the water a little bit, let's pick a good painting boat, buy it, and treat the brothers to a celebration dinner tonight!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "You mean the brother who came back from the northern border?"

The crown prince nodded and said: "Yes! Qiao Shungang, Meng Shizhen, Chu He are all here, and Yu Shan is also there. You have to drink two more glasses with them anyway."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned: "Are they all back?"

"I'm back, don't you know? They were the ones who made great efforts in the battle of Liangfenyuan!"

"Haven't they all been promoted?" Xu Zhiqiong said differently, "When I went to look for you in the north, they were still sleepy. How could they return to the capital to fight?"

The prince smiled and said: "You don't know. I took them to listen to Sister Lin's songs. After singing two songs, they all woke up and listened to two more songs the next day. It was like nothing happened. They got on the horse and left. You said that Sister Lin Is it great?"

Daxuan's No. [-] singer, Lin Ruoxue, can help people overcome the difficulties of promotion?

This made Xu Zhiqiong think of one thing.

Why did the prince feel nothing during the promotion process?

This number one singer seems to know the sound of crossing the catastrophe.

"Your Highness, during those days when you were promoted, you have been listening to Lin Ruoxue's songs in Shifang Goulan, right?"

The prince was stunned for a long time, and looked up at Xu Zhiqiong: "This... Sister Lin, it seems... It seems that she can't be a queen anymore."

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