It’s too dangerous to seize the direct descendant, so I choose to be the leader of the Demon Cult

Chapter 77 Arrogance is the sharp knife that kills oneself
"Brother Zhu, you seem to be very worried about the safety of this gangster!"

When Zhao Ci spoke, his tone was very calm, as if he didn't realize that he had just destroyed someone's hand.

But these words were full of questions.

Zhu Yan's complexion changed slightly, he shook his slightly trembling right hand behind his back, and said with a forced smile: "Go back to Your Highness! I have no intention of doing so, but I just thought that this person is also a talent. It would be a pity to waste it. I was anxious for a while. To stop it is just like Your Highness can’t bear Brother Xiao’s injury.”

"Makes sense!"

Zhao Ci seemed to agree deeply, and added: "It's a pity that Brother Zhu's experience in saving people is a little less. If he were a little stronger, maybe he could leave a talent for Dayu. It's a pity..."

Zhu Yan: "..."

Are you saying that I am not good at studying?

Zhao Ci was heartbroken. It was not that he was trying to save face for these people. Zhu Li had just told him that the Bao family was an in-law of the Zhu family. If he really tried to force it, Zhao Yong would definitely not come to Taiwan.

It's just that this kind of fight can't cause any substantial harm to Zhao Yong. At most, both parties will feel disgusted with each other.

Anyway, my goal has been achieved, so there is no need to talk to them about this.

He smiled faintly: "I didn't believe it when Bao Longtao said that swords have no eyes. It turns out that swords really have no eyes. Look at this accidental injury."

Everyone: "..."

You call this accidental injury?

But there is one thing to say, history is really similar.

In the front, Bao Longtao chopped off Xiao Shenke's right hand, and in the back, Zhao Ci chopped off Bao Longtao's right hand.

It's just that the former was stopped by Zhao Ci, but the latter was not stopped by Zhu Yan.

It's really ironic to say that.

However, this bloody scene did not frighten the scholars present at all, but instead made them more excited.

Especially the person who had just lost to Bao Longtao was furious, seeing this person who made him look like an idiot suffer such a heavy blow, he felt very happy.

Xiao Shenke's eyes were even more intense, as if Zhao Ci could shine.

Zhao Ci kicked his crushed right forearm onto the unconscious Bao Longtao: "Cuiyun, find someone to stop the bleeding, throw him out of the door, and then send someone to keep an eye on him to see what the mastermind behind the scenes will do. He won’t be picked up.”

"Yes!"

Cuiyun nodded in agreement, and then led people to carry Bao Longtao away with his hands.

[Tip]: The wish is completed and you will receive rewards: Comprehension value +10, Peace Talisman X1.

【hint】:……

【hint】:……

Three identical reminders brought 30 comprehension points and three peace talismans, and the properties of the talismans were also revealed.

[Peace Talisman]: Used on the target, it will reduce the probability of vicious events to a certain extent and last for a quarter of an hour.

To a certain extent?
To what extent?

I don’t know if it can reach the level of human body tracing.

But it’s still a good thing.

Zhao Ci put away his spear and went up to the high platform again. He looked at Zhao Yong and Zhu Yan and pointedly said: "Brother Emperor, Brother Zhu, you two shouldn't be in a hurry to do anything, right?"

Zhao Yong said quickly: "Don't worry!"

"Don't worry, just sit and drink for a while!"

Zhao Ci smiled, filled up a glass of wine again, and raised the glass to the audience: "That's it for today's martial arts meeting. Let's all have a good time! Also, today my royal brother came over to help me guard the house. Officer, be sure to have a few more drinks with him! Come, pay homage to His Highness Ninth Prince!"

"Your Highness Jingjiu!"

"Your Highness Jingjiu!"

"Your Highness Jingjiu!"

Everyone toasted.

Zhao Yong was about to leave, but after being treated with such respect, he could only take back his steps.

This time Zhao Ci did not expose his background to his face. If he left too hastily, he would have exposed his guilty conscience.

He forced a smile and said bravely: "Thank you all for your help to Lao Shi. Regardless of whether you become officials of the Tenth Prince's Palace or not, you will still be able to support Lao Shi in the future. I'll drink this glass of wine!"

After speaking, he raised his head and drank it.

Zhu Yan looked anxious: "Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Zhao Yong lowered his voice and said: "Don't be anxious, this matter..."

Zhao Ci: "Let us toast His Highness the Ninth Prince again!"

Zhao Yong: "Come on! Do it!"

Everyone in Zhu Yan was stunned.

Don't worry?
How could I not be in a hurry! ?Although people from the Tenth Prince's Palace have helped Bao Longtao stop the bleeding, there is no need to wait to reattach the severed limb. If it is reattached in time, it can still be used in the future, but if it takes longer, then...

Seeing Zhao Yongqiang drinking to save face, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Cousins ​​who co-wrote cousins ​​are not cousins, right?

He was a little impatient in his heart, but he also understood that Zhao Ci was taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. He had no choice but to raise a glass and drink together. He forced himself to drink a few big sips, and then took the opportunity to vomit due to the alcohol, and hurriedly left the venue, calling People carried Bao Longtao away.

A lot of time was wasted going back and forth, and I don't know how much function this hand can retain.

As for Zhao Yong, he was dragged out of the Ten Prince's Mansion until the end of the dinner party.

"Cut! Fight with me!"

Zhao Ci curled his lips and burped comfortably.

After taking a quick glance and making sure that all the people in the way were gone, he took out a piece of paper with his name written on it from his arms and handed it to Zhu Li: "No! Chief official, go and collect the little brother."

"Oh!"

Zhu Li gave him a strange look, then jumped down from the high platform, and happily accepted her younger brother.

The five people whose names were called were all a little overjoyed. After all, they were still tortured a bit by Bao Longtao, but they didn't expect to be recognized by Zhao Cihui.

This feeling of having already been desperate, but then getting caught again, was a bit satisfying.

His eyes were a little distracted.

"What are you doing standing still?"

Zhu Li waved her lotus-jointed arms: "Your strength has been verified by me, the chief government official, and His Highness. Just come over and become a government official."

Everyone: "!!!"

It turns out that not only His Highness can see our strength.

The chief government officer can also see it.

The Ten Princes' Mansion was unknown before, but why are the people inside so evil-minded!

It seems that this time I came to the right place!
The party broke up.

The five new quasi-prefects followed Zhu Li into the main hall of the Tenth Prince's Mansion, and immediately saw the smiling Zhao Ci.

Several people bowed together.

"Meet Your Highness!"

"We're all on our own, so you're welcome. Please take a seat!"

Zhao Ci smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Everyone then sat down and felt a little excited when they saw that everyone had a wooden box with the words Xingyu Danhui printed on it.

As expected, this should be the top-grade Qi training pill that Zhao Ci promised.

They never consider themselves mediocre, and their respective basic skills are also very solid.

It’s just that the family can’t afford that much money, and they’re not willing to work as a retainer for a wealthy family. What they lack is training resources.

Zhao Ci smiled faintly: "Putting on your left hand side are three high-grade Qi training pills, as well as the contract to join the Tenth Prince's Palace as an official after passing the imperial examination. If you are interested, please sign your name and we will have three years or even A lifelong comrade."

Three!

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they didn't expect that the price was three times what they had agreed in advance.

Xiao Shenke immediately raised his hand and said, "If His Highness hadn't come to help today, my right hand would have been useless. If I was lucky enough to become an official of the Tenth Prince's Palace, I would do my best! No matter what the outcome, I will serve Your Highness throughout my life!"

After all, sign the contract directly.

As soon as he took the lead, everyone else signed the contract without hesitation.

Don't say anything else.

Just because Zhao Ci can stand up for someone who has not yet become an official of his own government and risk his own life to do it himself, such a boss is worthy of their following.

Moreover, this Tenth Highness is not as mediocre as the legend says. Not only is he a genius in the world of alchemy, he is also physically terrifying. There is definitely a future in following him.

Zhao Ci couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, wishing he could give Zhao Yong a little red flower.

It’s still Yongzi who can provide help in times of need!

I am worried about how to establish prestige in front of the new government officials, and I am worried that they are not loyal enough!
As a result, Bao Longtao was sent as a gift.

Forced a wave of hatred.

He sacrificed a sacrificial spear to himself.

What a great man!

Thanks to Zhu Yan, if he hadn't been in the way for so long, I'm afraid some people wouldn't have been able to tell that they were the ones behind the scenes.

But in the final analysis of this matter, Zhao Yong still looked down on these masters from civilian backgrounds. There were many ways to cause trouble, but he chose this most extreme method.

"it is good!"

Zhao Ci stood up and laughed and said: "I am really lucky to have such a commitment from all of you! You are supposed to be the geniuses, but you are limited by the shortage of resources. Use this Qi Training Pill to make up for the missing parts. Passing the government examination is no problem.

From now on, if you and I work together, we will definitely make great achievements and leave a name for the ages!

It's still some time before the imperial examination. If you don't give up, you might as well live in the Tenth Prince's Mansion!
My uncle often comes to visit me, and maybe he can give you some pointers on your martial arts. "

Recently, Xiang Yunduan brings the young men of the Xiang family to make wine every day, but he has nothing to do.

It's time to find him a job!
"hiss……"

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. Everyone knew that Zhao Ci's maternal family was the Xiang family of Jingchu. Naturally, this "uncle" could not be the late Zhonglie Hou Xiang Tiange, but the Xiang family's generation was full of talents, and all of them were masters in the military.

Being able to have such a master teach martial arts, the effect is more than 01:30 better than if they practiced on their own.

Several people thanked them one after another: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhao Ci smiled and said: "It's already getting late. Let's just stay here tonight, practice for one night, and then move our luggage in tomorrow!"

I watched my servants move in with a few people.

He stretched himself comfortably.

Letting Xiang Yunduan come over to guide him is just a piece of cake for now. After all, he is a general who was once so fierce as a yuppie. It is really condescending to let him teach a few rookies.

But not all.

Everything depends on a trick.

Feng Kucha was a little annoyed: "Zhao Ci, when did you become so fierce?"

Zhao Ci asked back: "What? Are you unhappy?"

Feng Kucha choked up: "I'm happy, but you're a little too fierce!"

Zhao Ci grabbed his neck: "When the government competition is over, you can get Wan Mugen, and you can be so powerful. Now what about this sour ball?" "Yes!"

Feng Kucha felt that what he said seemed to be correct, and his mood suddenly felt much better. He glanced outside at the sky, then pulled Yang Mo away who didn't know what he was thinking, and the two of them said goodbye and left.

"Yang Mo..."

Zhao Ci glanced meaningfully at Yang Mo's back, silently calculating in his heart that he had to find a time to fulfill Yang Mo's wish.

This was the first time he had seen Golden Wish, and the talent of the God Chrysalis was even more coveted.

It's just that this guy's family education environment is extremely abnormal. It may not be easy to help him overcome his fear.

but……

Zhao Ci still didn't understand, how could an ordinary concubine of the Yang family in southern Yunnan be able to obtain a golden wish?

This is so unreasonable!
"Zhao Ci..."

"Ok?"

"Your Highness!"

Zhu Li quickly changed her tune.

Zhao Ci then asked: "What's the matter?"

There seemed to be a bright light in Zhu Li's eyes: "When you vent your anger on my little brother, you are so brave and heroic!"

Zhao Ci: "..."

Is this your little brother?

He looked into her eyes, which seemed to have a hint of a girl crush.

It seemed that he was a little embarrassed: "Don't you think I have other purposes?"

Zhu Li asked back: "Do you need a purpose to do justice? If you have other purposes, how can you hide from my eyes?"

Zhao Ci looked at her wise eyes and felt that she was right.

He is a born brave man.

……

late at night!

Nine Palaces.

"How is it?"

"I can save my hand, but I may not be able to use the sword in the future. It's not easy to explain to the Bao family."

"It's okay! I'll take on this responsibility!"

Zhao Yong once again took the blame on himself. After all, Zhu Yan and Bao Longtao were cousins, and he was the one who connected Bao Longtao with the Nine Princes' Mansion. As a result, Bao Longtao didn't even have time to become a government official, and his entire right hand was disabled. .

If Zhu Yan had to shoulder all this responsibility, he would be really distraught.

Zhu Yan sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhao Yong asked in a deep voice: "Do you blame me in your heart? If we leave the scene forcibly, Bao Longtao's hand..."

"Your Highness did the right thing!"

A hint of violence flashed in Zhu Yan's eyes: "I just didn't expect that Zhao Ci was so scheming and his methods were so dark. Your Highness, this person's strength has improved by leaps and bounds, which is definitely not something that a low-grade Huangji Dan can achieve. He has been in the limelight these days, and I'm afraid he will do so in the future. It’s a big problem.”

He still remembered that Zhao Ci swept his scabbard back with one shot, and the ferocious force almost shook away his true energy.

If you are not prepared in advance, this scabbard can even shatter your own hand bones.

There is also Bao Longtao, his cousin, who can be called the strongest among the younger generation of the Zhu family. Although today's defeat was due to carelessness, it was just a flaw to end up like this, which shows that Zhao Ci Definitely not weak.

This time, the Zhu family lost a foreign department with unlimited potential.

The Ninth Prince's Mansion also lost a promising adjutant.

"Humph!"

Zhao Yong snorted coldly: "I'm afraid his strength is not improving by leaps and bounds, but that he has already planned it."

Zhu Yan was a little surprised: "Your Highness means..."

Zhao Yong brewed a cup of herbal tea and said solemnly: "In recent days, we have been repeatedly frustrated in front of him. At first, I thought it was his luck, but now that I think about it, it was entirely because we were too careless. He created it before The illusion has deceived us until now. Do you... still remember the origin of Concubine Jing? "

"Concubine Jing!"

Zhu Yan's pupils shrank. He had naturally heard of Concubine Jing's origins. She had gone to Yingzhou Immortal Way to learn Taoism since she was a child. She could not be a mediocre person.

It's just that Concubine Jing has been in the palace for more than ten years, and she seems to have been practicing vulgar merchant skills. As time goes by, everyone seems to have forgotten her origin.

But after learning Taoism for so long, how could it be possible to not use it at all?

Zhao Ci's recent transformation must be related to Concubine Jing!

After all, a second-grade body is not something that ordinary people can shape.

The mother and son pretended to be mediocre, probably simply accumulating until they got the Emperor's Pill.

Even the art of refining wine may have been discovered by Concubine Jing from some unknown ruins of the previous dynasty.

"These mother and son are so scheming!"

"Not only are they scheming, but they are also ambitious. The mother and son must aspire to the throne!"

Zhao Yong said in a deep voice: "Arrogance is a sharp knife that kills oneself. Fortunately, it is not too late for us to wake up. We must put aside all prejudices in the future and suppress the Tenth Prince's Palace firmly, otherwise he will become a serious problem for the prince sooner or later."

"Yes!"

Zhu Yan nodded solemnly.

Zhao Yong saw the worry on his face and smiled lightly: "It doesn't have to be so heavy. Even if Zhao Ci is not weak now, he has just broken through the body refining stage. Let me ask you, if you fight with him in a life-and-death fight, how good will you be? What’s the chance of winning?”

Zhu Yan thought for a while: "Let's open Qi San! Zhao Ci's basic marksmanship skills are very strong, but they are only strong in basic skills. If he really learns more sophisticated marksmanship skills, facing Bao Longtao's flaw, he can defeat it with just one move. Can cut off his right hand.

If I faced him, I might not win so easily, but there was nothing he could do to me.

With the addition of flames, I have a good chance of winning.

If Your Highness takes action, his physical advantage will be greatly reduced, and there is basically no possibility of winning. "

"Correct!"

Zhao Yong smiled and nodded: "Even I can't deny that his basic skills are strong, but the gap in cultivation is not so easy to make up for. Our Ninth Prince's Palace is full of talents. On the other hand, the Tenth Prince's Palace... don't mention it. Relax. That is, you should rest first, and I will go to the Bao family tomorrow to apologize!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhu Yan nodded gratefully and left the Nine Princes' Mansion.

After he left.

The smile on Zhao Yong's face gradually faded. The gap in cultivation was indeed difficult to make up, but Concubine Jing had the means to help Zhao Ci condense into a second-grade body. Isn't there any other way to help Zhao Ci improve?

There are also a group of weird officials in the Tenth Prince's Palace. Before, he would just laugh out loud.

But today, Bao Longtao tortured those people into clowns, but Zhao Ci still discovered the clues.

This person is not lucky.

But his vision is really vicious.

Besides, Zhu Li has learned from the past, just in case Feng Kucha and Yang Mo were developed by Zhao Ci in weird ways.

I'm afraid it's really a bit difficult.

of course.

No matter how powerful the Tenth Prince's Palace is, it cannot be stronger than the Ninth Prince's Palace.

The counterattack of waste is certainly amazing.

But the really powerful ones are those who have been geniuses since childhood.

He didn't think that the officials under him would be compared to Feng Kucha, Yang Mo and others.

at this point.

Zhao Yong is very confident.

But confidence is confidence, and Zhao Ci's recent performance still makes him very uneasy.

Opening the book that recorded his life insights, he solemnly recorded that "arrogance is the sharp knife that kills oneself."

at this time.

A voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Your Highness, we have a distinguished guest who would like to see you."

"Ok?"

Zhao Yong looked stern, the owner of this voice was called Shadow.

Shadow is not his subordinate, but a master sent by the prince to contact him. He usually hides in the dark and never appears in front of outsiders. It is difficult for even him to discover his whereabouts.

Only when something big happens, the shadow will take the initiative to find him.

Now he comes to your door and brings a distinguished guest?
He said in a deep voice: "Bring the distinguished guests in!"

"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open, and a shadow dressed in black came in with an old man with a haggard figure.

Zhao Yong frowned slightly, but still said politely: "What do you call your honorable master?"

"A mere humble life is not worthy of the Dao."

The old man smiled and cupped his hands: "Your Highness just needs to know that I am here to help His Highness."

"help me?"

Zhao Yong became interested: "How can you help me?"

The corners of the old man's mouth rose at the same time, forming an exaggerated and ferocious arc on his wrinkled face: "Help Your Highness...solve a serious problem!"

"Who?"

"Zhao Ci!"

"!"

Zhao Yong shivered and looked at the shadow in surprise. The old man was brought here by the shadow, which meant that he had the prince's tacit approval.

So...the prince also agreed to kill Zhao Ci?

This, this, this!

Zhao Yong was a little panicked. He knew very well that he opened the mansion just to become the prince's right-hand man and help clear the prince's obstacles.

He would spare no effort to deal with Zhao Ci and Prince Ying's Prince's Mansion, who was close to the fourth prince.

But... murder?
Are the weapons directly facing each other?

He can't afford the crime of brothers killing each other!

The old man seemed to have noticed Zhao Yong's doubts. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness. This process does not require Your Highness to take action personally. It only requires His Highness to help with some small help. After it is completed, no one will be able to doubt it." On His Highness’s head.”

Zhao Yong frowned: "May I ask who your surname is, and who is standing behind you?"

"It's just a cheap name, it's not worth mentioning, but behind me..."

The old man's expression gradually became pious, and he solemnly uttered two words.

"Holy religion!"

(End of this chapter)