Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 403: Surrounding the Net

"The Book of Starting Fire" was a book that Pei Ye had not expected, but he suddenly understood it after seeing it.

"Yang Hu", "Liu Bei", "Guan Yu", "Zhang Fei". After the death of many actors, their bodies would be burned to ashes in an instant by fire.

It comes from the fire planted in the body.

Pei Ye slowly flipped through the book. There were a total of forty-seven names, coded according to the characters' faces, which recorded in detail the person's location, what they were planning, and their current progress.

And under each person there is a label - Lord of Fire: Sima.

"We heard that Master Pei had fought this kind of flame and prevented it from spontaneously igniting." Hong Liang said, "Master Pei's ideas can help us understand the meaning of this booklet more accurately."

Pei Ye was silent for a while. "I know that there are two identities in Huansi Tower: 'Players' and 'Player Ghosts'. The fire is only planted in the bodies of 'Player Ghosts'. After a person dies, the fire starts in the Dantian to destroy the body. The names written in this booklet should all be Player Ghosts. The bodies of 'Zhang He' and 'Guo Huai' did not spontaneously combust after their death, so they are not included in it."

"Why do you think that happened, Master Pei?" Hong Liang leaned against the table and asked, "Since the actor has a face and an identity, shouldn't he destroy the body and all traces of it? Since the actor ghost is 'not human', why is he so angry?"

Pei Ye shook his head: "Since Xike lives in the town, even if there is no body left, it is easy to know who is missing. But Xigui burned everything with fire, so there is really no trace left——"

Having said this, he suddenly paused. Yes, what traces on the ghost's body were they going to destroy?

But he had actually seen the ghost that had not turned into ashes.

Pei Ye suddenly recalled the morning at Changdao Martial Arts School. At that time, the deepest darkness had not yet appeared. In the bright morning light, the girl in a green skirt stood next to him and pointed at the corner of his eye with a smile: "Do you want to learn?"

He smiled and said he wanted to, then watched the girl peel off the mask of "Yang Hu".

A strange face as smooth as dough was revealed.

"Perhaps." Pei Ye said slowly, "It is precisely to burn away this 'inhumanity'."

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Pei Ye stared blankly at the empty space. The blue flying skirt seemed to be lingering. He clearly remembered that no matter what kind of predicament the girl was in, she always gave him a happy smile. If she was around these days, even if he felt heavy in his heart, he would definitely smile helplessly from time to time.
Now that things have been settled, it's time to write her a proper letter back.

Pei Ye shook his head, gathered his scattered thoughts, and frowned again.

One feeling becomes increasingly clear - the product of "Playing Ghosts" is actually closer to the "essence" of the Happy Death Building. Both Fire and Faceless are incredibly peculiar, which is itself the reason why they want to destroy themselves.

He was thinking in a daze, until his eyes fell on the label "Fire Lord: Sima" again, and he was suddenly startled.

Fire Lord.

As a result of studying the theory of swordsmanship, he has developed a special interest in single words - why do we say "master"?

He suddenly thought of the cold tool-like feeling of the ghost, as if he had no life and no desires. Not only did he abandon his identity in life, but he didn't even leave a corpse after death. Was he a "slave"?

Because of this absolute control relationship
Pei Ye stared into space without saying a word. So how was this kind of control established?

Until the kitten on his shoulder suddenly ejected a small blue flame, which slowly floated into Pei Ye's field of vision. Pei Ye subconsciously reached out to touch it. It was neither burning nor hot, but cold and harmless.

But the next moment it suddenly turned into a jade-like red. Pei Ye abruptly retracted his hand, which had been burned with a little red heat.

The violent flames almost burned a hole in the air.

Pei Ye stared at the dissipating sparks in a daze, then suddenly turned his head to look at the kitten on his shoulder, whose blue eyes were looking at him calmly.

"I don't know how to turn it into a fire like that, but the result should be similar." said the black cat.

Pei Ye took a deep breath, slowly closed the "Fire Seeding Book" in his hand, raised his head and looked at Hong Liang: "I have a guess without evidence - this is their most core list. The people on it represent the power that can be absolutely controlled. In other words, people who are under restraint."

Hong Liang listened quietly.

"Because the fire can not only destroy corpses and remove traces." Pei Ye said, "If it can be ignited by the host, then it should also be able to be ignited by the 'fire master'."

The room suddenly became quiet.

"So I think," Pei Ye continued, "those who are included in the list must give up everything they have, including their lives, and only then will they gain the trust of Huansi Tower while being granted the powerful power of the fire."

".You mean, through the fire, Sima controls the life and death of all the ghosts at any time, and a simple action can turn them into ashes in an instant?"

Pei Ye nodded: "I think so."

"No wonder." Hong Liang sighed in amazement, "This organization is even more strict than Xianrentai."

In the silence, one of them suddenly laughed and said, "Where is the strictness of the Immortal Terrace? If you don't want to work today, you can leave. At most, you can fine me ten taels of silver."

"Really? I want to shout: Xu Cunxin resigned immediately after reading "The Book of Fire Seeding" and has disappeared ever since—"

Xu Cunxin rushed over and covered his mouth: "Good brother! I have a wife and daughter at home."

Pei Ye also smiled slightly and put the book in his hand back on the desk, but his brows were still furrowed.

If the structure of the Huansi Building is so hierarchical, then is there any higher will above it? How can he or they guarantee Sima's absolute obedience?

Of course, maybe Sima is already a member of the highest group, and when the number of people is small enough, absolute control is not necessarily necessary.

Pei Ye lowered his head and looked at the booklet again. There were no three faces of [Sun], [Liu] and [Cao] on it. They were all lower-level Pulse Tree Cultivators. However, an unstoppable guess still slowly rose from his mind like a ghost.

"Brother Hongliang." Pei Ye held the young man's arm and whispered, "May I ask where Master Zhang is now?"

Hong Liang was stunned for a moment: "How——"

Seeing the serious expression of the young man in front of him, he closed his mouth, pointed and said, "It's in the back hall of the Law Enforcement Hall. Can I take you there?"

Pei Ye nodded: "It's troublesome."

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Zhang Xiaozhu raised his head from behind the desk and saw the young man with some surprise.

He put down his pen, Hongliang closed the door and left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

"Mr. Pei, please take a seat. What's the matter?" The man extended his hand and looked at him.

Some people's strength is always clearly written in their appearance. The sword wrapped with fine chains is placed on the table, and it is scary to look at it. The man has one arm, and he is as fierce as the sword, ready to be unsheathed at any time.

Pei Ye clasped his fists and told him about the "Fire Planting Book" just now, and then whispered: "Master Zhang, Lord Sui told me before that he didn't find the [Xi Ting Xin] on Sima, and he suspected that Qu Zhu took it away, is that right?"

"Yes, after Sima and the other two left Jianfu Mountain, the other peak masters went in and saw several peak masters whose lives and deaths were unknown. The sword dragon had collapsed, and the heart mirror and Xiting heart were nowhere to be found." Zhang Xiaozhu's voice was naturally low and flat. "Now that it is not with Sima, we suspect that it disappeared with Qu Zhu."

Pei Ye was silent for a moment: "I still think so now. This is the most normal and most likely fact. It's just that I just saw the "Fire Seeding Book" and I can't help but have some absurd thoughts." "But you can say it."

"Do you think Qu Zhu has also been planted with the 'immortal fire seed'?"

Zhang Xiaozhu narrowed his eyes: "Is there any basis for this?"

".There is no basis for this." Pei Ye whispered, "It's just a sudden thought, and there is no way to verify it, Master Zhang. I may be affected by some obsessions and emotions, but I just can't help but express it for your consideration."

Zhang Xiaozhu nodded and slowly leaned back in his chair.

Pei Ye continued in a calm tone, "Qu Zhu is a crucial link in this case. He was the one who led the people of Huansi Tower to Hushan Jianmen and obtained [Xi Ting Xin]. He was also the one who designed the [Soul-stealing Pearl] and completed the [Mirror Dragon Sword Sea] formation. He and [Sima] are the two most core people in Huansi Tower. One of them hunted down Miss Ming, and the other took [Xi Ting Xin] away. There is no problem with the development. I also believe that this is a simple and clean fact."

"But there is another tiny possibility if my guess is correct."

"Then [Xi Ting Xin] may not be in Qu Zhu's hands yet." Zhang Xiaozhu said.

".yes."

The host immediately understood his idea.

If Qu Zhu has the immortal fire in his body, then he does not have the right to take away [Xi Ting Xin] on his own.

This is simple logic. Qu Zhu and Sima are not equal in power. Things like Xi Ting Xin and Jian Tao can only be controlled by Sima alone. It's not that Qu Zhu can't carry them, but everything must be authorized by Sima first.

When Sima chases out of Jianfu Mountain, will he give [Xi Ting Xin] to Qu Zhu?

Most likely not.

It wasn't a good time.

Everything was about to be accomplished, Sima didn't know that he would face the Immortal King next, and he didn't know that he would be unable to leave after drawing the formation diagram. He was in almost perfect condition, so of course he would hold everything in his own hands. Handing the core thing to a seriously injured person would only cause complications.

Zhang Xiaozhu was silent for a moment: "Young Master Pei, what do you think is the possibility?"

Pei Ye paused: "Less than half done."

The root of everything is just speculation.

Qu Zhu is such a powerful core of Huansi Tower. In this case, he is the only one who left everyone behind. The wishful thinking that he is a "fire slave" is indeed the obsession of the young man.

He knew that he had no evidence to convince Xianrentai, but he also couldn't forge evidence. He could only remain silent for a moment and wanted to speak again.

Zhang Xiaozhu suddenly said, "I think it's 20%."

Pei Ye's eyes widened.

Zhang Xiaozhu sighed softly, and Pei Ye realized that this room had been completely isolated at some point. The man said, "Before Lord Sui left, we actually discussed a similar possibility."

".What?"

"Since the Heart Mirror was in Sima's hands, and he took it off the Mirror Dragon before he left, then taking the Xiting Heart off it alone would be a bit redundant, or too far-sighted." Zhang Xiaozhu said, "Although we did not find it on Sima or anywhere he had been, we still want to face this delusion."

Zhang Xiaozhu looked at him: "——Perhaps that [Treasure Raft of the Other Shore] did not take away nothing. In that half-broken body, [Xi Ting Xin] was sent to an unknown place."

".Would Qu Zhu not know where this place is?"

"Most likely, he may have taken it away."

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"But since you're already delusional, why not continue to delusional?" Zhang Xiaozhu looked at him, "Maybe Sima is such a suspicious person. The battle formation diagram drawn on his body is his last trump card. He won't trust anyone with this trump card."

Pei Ye is quiet.

Indeed, the two adults had already thought clearly about what he could think of. This made him feel much more relaxed. So if this possibility was indeed true, what would happen?

Qu Zhu will not fly away.

That figure appeared before his eyes again, on a rainy night, with a tattered black robe, bloodstained hair, and a cold and eerie face. Pei Ye suddenly saw another him behind this picture.

He didn't hold any power, but his life had been in the hands of others for twenty years. So what was the purpose of what he did for Huansilou?

Of course it is [Xi Ting Xin].

He used his freedom and life to exchange for the power of Huansi Tower, to obtain the thing that had oppressed Hushan Jianmen for thousands of years. Then before he got it, even if Huansi Tower was completely defeated, would he really save his life and leave?
In the snowy valley and in front of the bronze palace, the furious, painful young face seemed to appear behind the black robe. Of course Pei Ye recognized it, or rather, no one in the world could recognize it except Pei Ye.

He would definitely find a way to take it away.

Zhang Xiaozhu said: "We did find a few hidden buttons in Sima's body."

Pei Ye looked up suddenly.

"Don't be surprised. Almost every Xuanmen who was killed or captured had half of his backup plan that hadn't been used yet." Zhang Xiaozhu smiled faintly, "The unused power doesn't mean anything. We just hope that it is a backup plan that can still be activated."

"If it is as we imagined, then Huansi Tower will need to conduct an operation around it." Zhang Xiaozhu said, "We did not alert Sima, and only the three of us know about this matter. Lord Sui and I have agreed on the details. We will tell Young Master Pei the result in five days at most."

Pei Ye was full of respect in his heart. When the Immortal Terrace really took over everything, he really didn't have to worry about anything else, so he clasped his fists and said goodbye.

Zhang Xiaozhu nodded slightly, picked up the pen again, and said seriously: "Please rest assured, Young Master Pei, since the Immortal Platform has taken over this case, we will stick to it to the end even if there is a slight possibility of absurdity. But if it is really a failure in the end, it is also a matter of course. I hope you will not be hard on me."

That was natural. When Pei Ye came, he thought he would have to spend a lot of time and effort to persuade the master to pay for his sudden idea. Now that the Immortal Master was willing to spend so much energy to lay the last net, it was a pleasant surprise. If there was really no result, then it should be left for the future. He was no longer a child who would cry for failure.

Now that the matter was settled, Pei Ye felt relieved and went out, looking far away to the south.

Behind the mountains, there is the capital of Shaolong, the fifty states, where the swordsmen gather, haha.
Lord Sui said he would wait in the city, which actually gave him one more day. Pei Ye looked at the sky, tilted his head and smiled: "Let's go see Miss Ming. If she is free, we will set off tomorrow morning!"

"What if it's inconvenient for her?" Black Cat asked, "Should we leave early?"

"If it's inconvenient for her..." Pei Ye was stunned for a moment. This question was a bit unexpected. After getting used to it for a few days, he was not ready to leave the white dress. "Then let's wait a little longer. It's nothing."

"Oh." Black Cat nodded and sighed, "Separately the main themes of life, Peiye."

“.” Pei Ye looked at it in confusion.

"Except me," it added calmly.

(End of this chapter)