Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 390 Han Di's Puppet

Xu Zhiqiong carried the brocade back to Zhonglang's Courtyard. Chang De was the one who knew the goods, and he recognized it at a glance: "This is a hundred-flower brocade! A brocade that is priceless!"

Xu Zhiqiong handed the brocade to Chang Decai: "Take it to make two good clothes, one for you and one for my wife."

Chang Decai shook his head and said, "I'm not worthy of such good materials, I'd better leave them all to Madam."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "What do you mean not worthy? If you are not worthy even for a beauty like you, who else can be worthy?"

Chang Decai was very happy: "A whole piece of brocade is enough to make a good dress for the master."

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand and said, "No need, you guys make two more, I don't feel comfortable wearing this."

Back in the main room, Xu Zhiqiong closed the door, and quietly opened the wooden box stolen from the secret pavilion.

There were more than a dozen imperial edicts in the wooden box, respectively canonizing Gongsun Wen and a group of Nufu Sect backbones, but there was no edict enshrining Sui Zhi. It seems that Emperor Zhaoxing never planned to reuse Sui Zhi.

Gongsun Wen didn't seem as treacherous as Sui Zhi, but on the contrary he liked Emperor Zhaoxing even more.

In addition to the imperial edict, there are more than a dozen letters, all of which are addressed to Tunu. Emperor Zhaoxing regarded Luzhou, Tuanzhou, and Xunzhou as bargaining chips and prepared to send them to Emperor Tunu at any time. Annihilated all the princes on the border battlefield.

The words in the letter were extremely humble, and he always referred to Emperor Tunu as uncle, but unfortunately his uncle Tunu was useless and was beaten into a grandson by the crown prince.

These imperial edicts and letters are useful, and if someone wants to reverse the case against Emperor Zhaoxing in the future, it will be ironclad proof that he betrayed Daxuan.

In addition to these letters, there is also an edict, not the edict of Emperor Zhaoxing, but the edict issued by the Nuzu, which canonize Emperor Zhaoxing as the Grand Master of Nufu Sect.

In Xu Zhiqiong's view, this letter should have been forged by Sui Zhi. Nuzu had already fallen as early as the founding of the country, and Sui Zhi was the real master of Nufu Cult.

Although these things are important, they are not enough to make Xiao Songting take the risk.

In addition to these things, there is also a small box in the wooden box. This small box is very special, one foot long, one foot wide, and seven inches high. , not even a single gap was found.

What's inside is the key, but the problem is how to open the box.

Split!

Xu Zhiqiong pulled out the Biaodao blade and slashed at the box, the Biaodao blade broke in two immediately.

Xu Zhiqiong's heart aches for the newly obtained scorpion blade in the yamen, which was carefully crafted by the penance workshop.

How can a wooden box be so strong?
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to try changing the mandarin duck blade, but after much deliberation, he didn't dare to do it.

It may not be because the box is tough, this box may have a yin-yang magic circle, or the Mohist technique, if it hurts the mandarin duck blade, the loss outweighs the gain.

Why don't you just use the Star Iron Halberd?

It's not right either.

The star iron halberd should not be injured, if the box is cut through, the contents inside will also be destroyed.

He had to think of another way to open the box, and first he had to determine the skill of sealing it.

Xu Zhiqiong groped carefully on the box, and found a trace of yin in the corner.

There is a magic circle.

Very complicated array.

Groping down along the grain of the wood, Xu Zhiqiong found another yang energy.

The change of yin and yang is very complicated, but it is not without trace.

After groping a few times, Xu Zhiqiong recorded the rules of change on paper one by one, summarizing the algorithm step by step.

Counting from noon to dusk, Xu Zhiqiong solved the last equation, and the method of breaking the magic circle was revealed.

Yin Qi is divided into two and three, Yang Qi is divided into five points, one and a half points of Yang Qi is added for every inch traveled, three Yin Qi is added for every half turn, half points are added when wood grain crosses, and so on...

His fingertips scratched two inches on the wooden box, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly withdrew his hand, threw the box on the ground, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

very smooth.

It's complicated but smooth.

Why did it go so smoothly?
This is not like Emperor Zhaoxing's temperament.

Xu Zhiqiong remembered one thing.

Tai Bu's control over Yin-Yang Art is extremely strict. In the capital, almost all Yin-Yang cultivators who have reached the seventh rank of Yin-Yang cultivation have been sent to the Yin-Yang Division by him.

There are only a few yin and yang practitioners in the palace who belong to the emperor, but according to Tao Huayuan, their cultivation is not too high, most of them are between the seventh and eighth rank, and they are mainly used to guard against the Yin and Yang division.

Would Emperor Zhaoxing use the yin-yang magic circle to seal the box?

If Tai Bu came to steal the box, wouldn't he give a big gift?
Emperor Zhaoxing would not do such a stupid thing.

Ye Ansheng, the owner of the penance workshop, is a diehard loyalist of Emperor Zhaoxing. He is a Mohist fourth-rank cultivator. It is obviously a better choice to seal the box with Mohist organs.

Why is there a Yin-Yang magic circle outside the box?
Xu Zhiqiong put the box aside and entered the second wing in the backyard.

The furnishing of the wing room is very simple, a desk, a bed, and a very ugly man is lying on the bed.

This man is not a living person, but Xu Zhiqiong made a new puppet. Under Yang Wu's strong request, Xu Zhiqiong designed it based on Han Di's appearance and figure, and usually took some spare time to finely sculpt it. After the final completion, the beauty is basically comparable to that of Liu Dean.

It doesn't look like it doesn't look like it, so Yang Wu won't worry about it day and night.

Moreover, the function of this puppet is very complete. Not only can it act normally, but it can also perform simple air movement under Xu Zhiqiong's control.

Xu Zhiqiong pressed his palm on the puppet's forehead, and slowly injected Yin and Yang Qi, and the puppet slowly opened its eyes.

The puppet's eyes are fake, and it doesn't matter if it's fake. With Xu Zhiqiong's current control ability, the puppet doesn't need to have visual functions. His main task is to block knives for Xu Zhiqiong.

Driven by yin and yang, the puppet followed Xu Zhiqiong to the main room, and it happened that Chang Decai greeted Xu Zhiqiong for dinner. Seeing the appearance of the puppet, Chang Decai looked disgusted, turned his head, and shouted towards the yard: "Yang Wu, junior sister Han from the Ni family is here!"

Holding the incense burner in his arms, Yang Wu took a sharp puff of green smoke, turned around and said, "Don't let me see that thing while eating!"

Xu Zhiqiong snorted coldly: "You're still picky, do you think your sister Han is willing to see you?"

He controlled the puppet, carried the small wooden box to the side of the pond, and pierced a silver needle in each of the puppet's Baihui, Fengchi, and Tianzhu acupuncture points.

Xu Zhiqiong arranged a very complicated magic circle on these three silver needles, connecting his meridians and puppets together.

This is Han Chen's unique skill, called three needles as a matchmaker. Xu Zhiqiong exchanged two Yin-Yang ancient scrolls and learned it from Han Chen.

The essence of the technique is to use silver needles as the medium to transmit the yin and yang techniques brewed in the meridians to the puppet, and the puppet will perform the technique.

Xu Zhiqiong hid two feet away, controlled the puppet, and went to release the magic circle on the box.

The puppet's fingertips moved slowly on the wooden box, the movement was steady, and the movement was precise. After a meal, the magic circle was untied.

The wooden box was not opened, and it shook in place, as if something was about to come out of it.

If it's not a puppet, if it's a normal person, when they see something coming out of the box, they will definitely stare at it with rounded eyes, and even put their ears on it to listen carefully.

The box moved more and more violently, and the thing seemed to be about to come out.

Xu Zhiqiong hid quietly in the distance, when suddenly he heard the wooden box explode, and a thick smoke enveloped the puppet.

The thick smoke dissipated, but the wooden box was intact. The puppet's right arm was blown into meat paste, and a hole the size of a fist was blown out in its chest.

Xu Zhiqiong's eyes went dark, his right arm was numb, his left hand covered his chest, and he took several steps back, as if he was the one who was bombed, and almost lost consciousness for a moment.

He was not injured. The reason why he had the illusion of being seriously injured was because he was not proficient in using the technique of three needles as a matchmaker.

The moment before the puppet was in danger, Xu Zhiqiong had to release the magic circle on the three silver needles immediately, otherwise, if the puppet was seriously injured, it would have a serious impact on Xu Zhiqiong's meridians, creating the illusion of being injured.

Don't underestimate this illusion, Xu Zhiqiong can't take it easy for a long time, if this is a battlefield, the opponent can take this opportunity to kill Xu Zhiqiong.

Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong was about to fall, Chang Decai stepped forward to support him. Xu Zhiqiong was short of breath, covered in cold sweat, and his whole body's meridians were surging.

A strange energy stagnates in the Chongmai, which can't be sent out, and can't be melted away. Xu Zhiqiong is miserable, and sits on the stone steps trembling for a long time.

"Master, master, please say something!" Chang Decai was in a hurry, Xu Zhiqiong sat silently for a long time, and waited for the energy in his pulse to dissipate, then he said three words: "Alive!"

At that moment just now, Xu Zhiqiong really thought he was going to die.

The small wooden box on the ground was intact, and Xu Zhiqiong still couldn't find a way to open it.

The Chongmai was still in pain, Xu Zhiqiong felt the residual energy between the veins, and suddenly smiled: "Yang Wu, drag your Junior Sister Han to the room."

Yang Wu snorted and said: "If you want to drag it, drag it to your room. I don't want that thing."

Xu Zhiqiong looked contemptuous: "I'll give it to you if you want it? I just asked you to be dragged to my room. This is more painful than your junior sister Han."

Chang Decai looked at the puppet's appearance and felt really bad: "Master, I will cook two good dishes tonight, and make more good wine. You get madam drunk, and then do it."

Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "What's the matter, my own wife, why don't you get drunk?"

Chang Decai pursed his lips and said, "Otherwise, our family has plenty of money. If you don't like Madam, you can find a better place..."

"Why are you looking for a good place?"

Chang Decai looked at the puppet and said, "This is really impossible..."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said: "If you don't want to go down, you have to go down. You can go to the market to buy some materials later, and I will repair it."

"This, this appearance, no matter how much you repair it, it's disgusting to look at!"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Is it good-looking to eat? The key is to be easy to use!"

……

In two days, the puppet was seriously injured nine times.

The three times were blown up by the box. I didn't expect this box to be so magical. The circle on it could be used repeatedly. After being blown up once, it could be blown up again in the yard for five hours.

In addition, there were three times that they were burned by fire, two times that Chang Decai chopped with a knife, and the last one was the most thorough, and fell directly into Zhong Shen's trap.

Xu Zhiqiong rubbed his painful pulse, and sighed, "Zhong Shen's trap is so cruel, it even shattered his bones."

Yang Wu fished out a piece of meat from the trap and said, "Zhiqiong, you can be a puppet again."

Chang Decai smiled and said, "Why, do you feel sorry for your sister Han?"

"If you don't feel bad, let's talk about it," Yang Wu took out two more fingers, "How can I repair this thing? It's better to build a new one with construction and materials. This time I will do it with you. You should put some thought into it." , Junior Sister Han is like this..."

The energy in the pulse gradually dissipated, Xu Zhiqiong stood up and moved a few times.

After staying in Zhonglangyuan for three full days, he wanted to go around the capital.

When we first arrived in Xushi, there was a good show going on in Goulan, so Xu Zhiqiong took Chang Decai and Yang Wu to Qiaotou Washi.

After listening to a book in Washi, Yang Wu wanted to listen to the music, Chang Decai wanted to watch the puppet show, and Xu Zhiqiong wanted to watch the dance. The three of them were about to disperse when Zhong Langyin suddenly shook in his pocket.

Xiao Songting is near the capital.

What is this fellow here for?
Do you want to go and have a look!
Xu Zhiqiong touched the Zhonglang seal, feeling Xiao Songting's position, when he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest.

Xu Zhiqiong took out a peach petal, which was burning.

Tao Huayuan is also near the capital.

She is in danger!

Could it be that Xiao Songting hurt Tao Huayuan?
(End of this chapter)