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

Chapter 98 I can’t sleep until you die!

Seeing this wish, Zhao Ci was confused for a while.

I once thought that Lao Deng really cared about him.

Although his own safety is closely related to the art of refining wine and his kidney water divine treasure.

But these two things are actually not enough to make him lose his composure.

First of all.

It is true that the art of refining wine is precious, but the fact that he used it to pull it with Gu Xiangzhu calmly shows that it is not that important in his eyes. Moreover, if he really died, he could find 1 reasons to find a bunch of craftsmen to refining wine. Clarify the principles of safe disassembly of appliances.

As for the Shen Shui Shen Zang... although he has shown his talent for cultivation, his talent for physical cultivation is not closely related to his talent for the Five Elements Shen Zang.

Moreover, there are young princes behind him who are also suitable for majoring in Shen Shui Shen Zang.

and so……

There is only one explanation!
Demon Lord!

The appearance of this man caused an emperor to rush from Linge to Beisan County overnight.

reasonable.

Although he had never heard Zhao Huan mention the Demon Lord, the battle that year really resounded throughout the ages.

The Demon King alone almost broke through the entire palace's defenses and accomplished the feat of regicide.

No wonder Lao Deng is so anxious. Looking at the wish statement, he is a ptsd.

This solid main mission, not only reaches the gold level, but also rewards you with the Emperor's Seal of Dayu.

You must know that this is the supreme magic hidden in the crown of the Emperor of Dayu. Once it is mastered, it can turn mountains and seas by oneself. Only after the emperors of the past dynasties ascended the throne can they slowly comprehend it.

I didn’t expect that this skill could be copied!
But the Demon Lord has disappeared for so many years. Could it be that this siege was planned by the Demon Lord?

It doesn't feel right!

If it was designed by someone else, he would feel that this person was sinister and sinister, and he would almost arrange a certain death situation for himself.

But to say it was designed by the Demon King...

It feels a little unworthy of the Demon King's level.

The reason why the Zongren Mansion is so intimidating is because of the deacons of the Zongren Mansion. Everyone has mastered a life-threatening technique. Even if they encounter a master who is several levels higher, they can self-destruct Shenzang to compete with them, and forcibly Leave people behind.

Then he used his secret technique to quickly summon other masters from the sect's mansion, forming a situation where more people were fighting against fewer people.

Therefore, no matter what kind of master he is, he would not dare to do anything to the prince under the eyes of the clan mansion.

Only this time the threat of black mist space can be regarded as an exception.

Can……

The Demon King is a peerless warrior who can penetrate the palace all by himself. If he really wants to dig out his memory, do he still need to use the black mist space as a threat?

The logic is not quite right.

But Lao Deng's anxiety didn't seem fake.

I'm afraid this matter really has something to do with the Demon Lord, but the relationship isn't that big.

So...the mastermind behind the scenes is someone from the Demon Cult?

Gu Xiangzhu directed and acted?
It's unlikely. The significance of this is not very great, and the risk is very high. If she wants to take away her memory, she won't need such a big battle at all.

That is... is there another force within the Demon Cult?
Combined with the conversation he overheard between Yueniang and Gu Xiangzhu on the night when he sculpted his demonic body, it seemed to make sense.

"The pig brain is overloaded and I don't want to think about it anymore!"

Zhao Ci shook his head. The information he had now was too little. Such fantasy, no matter how high his IQ was, was a waste of computing power.

With Lao Deng's brain, it is difficult for him to make any big mistakes in his judgment.

So in other words, if this matter continues to develop, it is likely to become a battle between the big guys.

If you get caught in this kind of vortex, you will either die or be injured.

The most sensible thing to do is to get out in time and pick as cleanly as you can.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to trick Zhao Yong out, but now it seems that he might as well forget it.

"Father!"

Zhao Ci looked touched: "Why did you come in person?"

An angry look appeared on Zhao Huan's face: "Someone wants to kill Gu's son. Is Gu still living in Linge? Zhao Qing, get up and speak!"

Zhao Qing then stood up and made a gesture of invitation: "Your Majesty! The methods of this group of thieves are extremely strange. I checked around the armory and found traces of a formation, although I don't know the specifics of this formation. It works, but it seems to be related to the abnormal appearance of the ruins exit.

in addition……"

As he spoke, he invited Zhao Huan to the main seat.

The clan's mansion can be extremely arrogant to the emperor when it comes to feudal issues, but outside of feudal issues, they are no different from ordinary ministers.

Especially this time, he made a huge omission. He was a criminal, so he naturally respected Zhao Huan.

Waiting for Zhao Huan to sit down.

Zhao Qingcai pointed to the teeth full of wormholes and said: "The teeth of the two princes who were swallowed into the black mist space this time have this kind of wormholes in them. Although I can't find where the worms are, I opened their teeth." Skull, it was found that there were wormhole-like lesions at the location of the spiritual platform. It seems to be some kind of worm that can eat away at people's minds. In addition..."

He talked eloquently and explained everything he had verified to Zhao Huan in a clear and logical manner.

This naturally includes the testimonies provided by Zhao Yong and the accompanying officials.

Zhao Ci was also listening carefully. He had to admire Zhao Qing's ability. He had actually sorted out so many complicated information clearly, and even made many inferences that were very close to his own.

As for Zhao Yong's testimony, it should not be false. This guy also suffered considerable dangers inside. If it weren't for many good players near the sentry post being sucked in with him, he would probably have narrowly escaped death.

This play... was performed very well.

Most likely, he was the only actor in the whole scene, so it would be safe.

Yongzi is so cruel!

After listening to Zhao Qing's statement.

Zhao Huan lost most of his energy and asked with a stern face: "So, what do you think?"

Zhao Qing looked at Zhao Ci: "I don't dare to make any conclusions for the time being. I still need His Highness to tell you what happened before I can try to speculate."

Zhao Huan also looked over and asked with concern: "Ci'er, what exactly happened to you inside?"

"This... is a long story!"

Zhao Ci subconsciously took a step towards Kan Luotang: "If Miss Luotang hadn't sacrificed her life to save him, the child would have died!"

Then, he recounted what happened in the mountain stream in detail.

Apart from the kill ratio in raids and group battles, and the Demonic Body, there are almost no reservations.

He said that relying on Kan Luotang's command, he attacked and killed more than 70 people. Those people had time to close the defense line and burn the forest. The two were forced to have no choice but to close the defense line and fight with the remaining people. They barely managed to kill more than a dozen people and were exhausted. , if Kan Luotang hadn't chosen to negotiate in a hurry, neither of them would have been able to come out alive.

"This……"

Zhao Huan was a little confused after hearing this.

Zhao Qing couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, you are too boastful... No, are you serious?"

Zhao Ci was a little angry: "If it hadn't been for the help of my mother and concubine, all my flesh and blood would have returned to dust. What's the point? It's not like Deacon Qing didn't see those corpses, and none of them died from my Xiang family's gun skills. ?”

Zhao Qing: "Hiss..."

It seems to be true.

When he inspected the body yesterday, he did find that it was like this, but he really couldn't believe that the battle ended in this way.

But it doesn't look like Zhao Ci is lying, and it doesn't look like he is lying just because he was seriously injured and dying.

It can be said that all signs are consistent with Zhao Ci's statement.

A top-notch body and the Xiang's marksmanship, is it really so terrifying?
At such a young age, breaking into a house is outrageous enough.

What's even more outrageous is, how did he use Overlord's Grave Sweeping and Overlord's Penetrating Dragon Spear so many times and still stand here calmly?

This Tenth Highness seems to be getting more and more outrageous.

Zhao Huan's eyes flashed a few times: "Ci'er is a straightforward person by nature, and it is impossible for him to make nonsense about these things. With the help of the daughter of the Kan family, it is indeed possible for him to do this."

He already knew the first-grade meat.

The body was almost broken, but Gu Xiangzhu was able to save it.

It’s just the Xiang family’s marksmanship for entering the house...

Is this cultivation talent too terrifying?
He was a little wary, although he knew in his heart that if this was a struggle between factions within the Demon Cult, Gu Xiangzhu must have helped because of the art of refining wine.

But Gu Xiangzhu's current contribution to Zhao Ci is still close to his warning line.

The only good news is that the reason why Zhao Ci became stronger was really because of his talent explosion, not because of Gu Xiangzhu's contribution.

No matter how superb Gu Xiangzhu's methods are.

Can she teach the Xiang family marksmanship?

For this son.

Zhao Huan had mixed feelings in his heart, and he initially prompted Zhao Ci to join the feud, just to beat the crown prince and pull back the forces behind several major mansions.

But now it seems that I have made an extremely serious misjudgment of his strength.

Could such a big change have something to do with the real Concubine Jing?

Zhao Huan was a little unsure. Although he knew that this incident would be a blessing rather than a disaster for him, he couldn't think of how to arrange Zhao Ci's future role.

Leave that alone.

He looked at Zhao Qing: "What do you think?"

Zhao Qing straightened his expression and frowned: "I believe that the gangsters behind the scenes may be just a cover to hide the Ninth Highness, and their real target is probably just the Tenth Highness.

The key to their attack is also likely to be how to separate the two princes, thereby restricting the actions of the ministers. If they can find out the mystery, they may be able to follow the clues and find the mastermind behind the scenes.

But I don't understand why they abolished such a great Zhou Zhang. What do you mean by His Highness Tu Shi? "

Picture what?
Of course it's the wine refining technique in his head!

Zhao Huan naturally cannot say that. His relationship as a "family of three" is difficult for outsiders to understand.

At this moment.

A policeman knelt on one knee outside the government office. His voice trembled when he saw Zhao Huan, who was wearing a dragon robe, sitting on the main seat.

"Report!"

"speak!"

Zhao Huan said solemnly.

The catcher quickly made a gesture, and soon someone carried a stretcher into the government office. The stretcher was covered with white cloth, and the white cloth had the outline of a human body.

He opened the white cloth and said: "I counted the bodies and found that one was missing. After the investigation, I found that someone was missing, so I launched a city-wide manhunt. Finally, I found this person. He has committed suicide out of fear of crime. He still has this on him. "

As he spoke, he held up a box respectfully.

Zhao Qing took the box in the air, opened it, checked it, and confirmed that it was not dangerous before presenting it to Zhao Huan.

in the box.

It was a white and tender worm.

The bugs are still squirming, but a discerning eye can see that they are no longer intelligent.

Even if you don't know the species of this insect, you can still tell that it is the culprit controlling hundreds of puppets.

And the dead man in front of him is probably the one who controls this Gu.

Zhao Huan squinted his eyes and turned to the dead person on the stretcher: "What is this person's name?"

"This..." The catcher glanced at Zhang Deze cautiously, only to see that the latter's face was pale, his face had lost all color, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

He hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "This person's name is Zhang Qi. He is a minor official in the county government. Yes, he is..."

Zhang Dezu knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed with a bang, and took over the words tremblingly: "Your Majesty! This man is the nephew of Wei Chen. When he was young, he wandered around for more than ten years. Later, he He defected to Weichen and stayed in Qingyang County for only five years. He never thought that he would do such a beastly thing.

Your Majesty, it is clear to you that the humble minister really has no disobedient heart!

Weichen, Weichen..."

He couldn't speak at all.

The conversation stopped.

But the brain didn't stop.

It hit the ground with a thud.

He admitted that he had been too arrogant before. He felt that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the governors of the three northern counties were difficult to replace, so the emperor would not do anything to him as long as it was not excessive.

Although this is indeed the case, the matter was really too big this time.

The emperor in my impression has never been so rude for a son. What happened last night, he traveled hundreds of miles to the Beisan County this morning. I wonder, among all the princes, who has ever enjoyed such treatment?

If that's all it is, it's still barely bearable.

But unfortunately, Zhao Ci just felt sorry for him.

Something happened to Zhao Ci on the back foot.

Moreover, the key figure in this incident is still his useless nephew.

If it's a living nephew, that's it.

It just so happens that he is a dead nephew.

Got fucked!

Now his crotch is rotten with yellow mud, and he is either dead or dead.

The position of the governor of Beisan County is no longer replaceable, and now Gao Xiao has to be replaced.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The sound of kowtows kept echoing in the government office, from a crisp sound at the beginning to the sound of blood rushing behind.

And the three people named Zhao just watched quietly without anyone stopping them.

For a long time.

Seeing that Zhang Desu was about to faint, Zhao Huan coughed lightly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Desu immediately stopped kowtowing, but still fell deeply to the ground, trembling and not daring to raise his head.

Zhao Huan turned his face slightly and winked at Zhao Ci.

Zhao Ci immediately understood that Lao Deng was here for the Demon Lord, so he naturally knew that Zhang Dezhu was not the mastermind behind the scenes, and that this was a favor sold to him.

He immediately took a step forward: "Father! I feel that the matter has not been clarified yet. Zhang Qi's death was strange. It is not yet known whether he is the real culprit. There is no need to doubt Mr. Zhang. After all, Mr. Zhang has been guarding Qingyang County for more than ten years. In the past year, the people have always been stable, and this hard work should not be let down!"

One thing to say, Lao Deng’s wave is really good.

Although he gained favor with some minor officials last time, he still offended a lot of senior officials in Qingyang County.

This wave of letting me come forward is purely a favor. If this wave comes to Beisan County to do tasks in the future, it should be much smoother.

really.

Although Zhang Dezu did not dare to speak when he heard this, he knelt down a little towards Zhao Ci.

"Ci'er is right!"

Zhao Huan said in a deep voice: "Whether it was you who did it or not, the clan government will find out. Since you are his uncle, you should know him best. Just cooperate with the clan government in investigating the case. The right and wrong will be determined by then." It’s clear.”

"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhang De led him to kowtow repeatedly: "We will do our best to assist the Lord of the Zongren Mansion and get to the bottom of this matter."

Zhao Huan waved his hand: "Ci'er, girl Luotang, you go down first! Distribute the elixirs and leave this place of trouble as soon as possible! I will seek justice for you in this matter!"

"Thank you, Father! I will take my leave!"

"The girl retire!"

Zhao Ci and Kan Luotang agreed in unison and left the county office side by side. Zhao Huan took over this matter, so there was no need to continue to interfere. The best thing to do was to send the elixir quickly.

Zhao Huan continued to question Zhao Qing and Zhang Desu.

In fact, this inquiry is meaningless.

He was already convinced that this matter was done by the Demon Cult.

The basis for judgment is simple.

After Gu Xiangzhu went back last night, he killed many people overnight.

These people are all closely related to her business.

He knew the identities of these people very well. They were all tools for Gu Xiangzhu to convey benefits to the Demon Sect.

When Gu Xiangzhu killed these people, he did not shy away from his spies at all. He told him clearly: There is civil strife in the Demon Cult. It was another group of forces that attacked Zhao Ci. They made me angry.

Zhao Huan was not particularly clear about the situation within the Demon Cult, but he could feel that there was a struggle within the Demon Cult, and there were many people who could not deal with Gu Xiangzhu, but Gu Xiangzhu had financial resources, and no one dared to provoke her easily.

This time, another wave of forces openly worked against Zhao Ci, which was no different from robbing him of the art of refining wine.

This move had completely offended Gu Xiangzhu to death.

So, who gave him the courage?
Zhao Huan didn't know much about the Demon Cult, so all the inferences were nonsense. However, as soon as this incident happened, it naturally brought back the nightmare he had been having for many years.

Almost instinctively, he thought of the Demon Lord.

With his simple understanding of the Demon Sect, he could only think of one person, the Demon Lord, who could cause such a violent reaction within the Demon Sect.

No matter what, he must come and check it out in person.

The devil is alive.

He can't sleep!

Besides the Demon King, there is another important thing.

That was the formation that forcibly changed the direction of the entrance to the ruins.

In the whole world, the only ones who can control the formations of the three counties in the north are the royal family and the Kan family. What method did this demon sect use to actually do this?
Both of these things involve secrets that ordinary people cannot touch.

He didn't even feel confident leaving it to his subordinates. He could only feel relieved if he came in person.

Just right.

This time it was Zhao Ci who was in trouble.

He just came here as a loving father, everything was reasonable and would not arouse anyone's suspicion.

……

After leaving the county government.

Kan Luotang's mood was obviously a little low.

Zhao Ci smiled and asked: "Are you blaming me for speaking for Zhang Desu?"

"no!"

Kan Luotang shook his head: "If he is the real murderer, you can't change his fate even if you say these words. If he is not, it will be of great benefit to you in the future.

Although I don't feel ashamed of him as a human being, no matter how hateful he is, he should not be charged with a crime that he shouldn't be guilty of.

What's more, even if Zhang Desu dies because of this incident, there will be Li Desu and Wang Desu in the future.

No matter who takes the official positions in Beisan County, they will look the same. "

Zhao Ci couldn't help but smile, but he didn't expect that the girl could see it quite clearly.

This is the case in Beisan County. Officials and the people naturally do not deal with each other. As long as the people do not rebel, it is impossible for high-ranking officials to please the people.

But he was a little curious: "Since you know this, why are you still so unhappy?"

Kan Luotang was a little excited: "Because of you!"

"I?"

Zhao Ci was stunned for a moment.

"Yup!"

Kan Luotang looked into his eyes and sighed softly: "You are obviously the only person who has not done anything wrong from beginning to end during this trip to Beisan County.

But you endured the greatest danger and suffered the most serious injury, but in the end, you still need to beg for this favor.

Although this relationship is just a courtesy, it is also good for you.

But to help someone who has felt sorry for you...

Your Highness, don’t you feel aggrieved? "

Zhao Ci looked at her dirty but beautiful face, and felt a warmth in his heart.

He smiled and shook his head: "Being wronged is a waste of time, so I never feel wronged."

Kan Luotang was puzzled: "A waste of time?"

Zhao Ci spread his hands: "That's right! If we waste our time in giving pills, those people should have arrived, so let's go quickly."

Kan Luotang opened her mouth. She wanted to say something, but in the end she still didn't say anything. She stared at Zhao Ci's eyes quietly for a while, and then softly said "hmm".

……

Armory door.

Everyone in the Alchemy Guard Team was in a state of confusion.

They came here to assist the prince in taking care of the elixir.

As a result...the elixir is fine now.

The prince is gone!

What's the name of this bitch?

Their minds were buzzing, and no one expected that they would form a team to help with the lowest level task of the government just to look familiar in front of the two princes.

As a result, his future was ruined.

Who's to make sense of this?

They stood guard at the door of the armory, all looking at each other.

They are all pure force units, and none of them can help.

We can only continue to guard the door of the armory.

But the prince is gone, so guarding the elixir is of no use.

But right now.

A familiar figure appeared in their sight.

"Ten Highness?"

Huang Dudu rubbed his eyes in disbelief. After confirming that he was not dreaming, the rough man burst into tears and rushed up to hug Zhao Ci's thigh: "Your Highness! It's great that you are alive. I heard People said you turned into a boneless suckling pig yesterday. Isn’t this pure fart?”

Zhao Ci: "..."

(End of this chapter)