Chapter 184 Fatal Suspicion tiny raindrops fell obliquely, making a dripping sound, covering the entire primeval forest with a layer of mist and seeping into the muddy and damp mountains. It has been exactly one month since the 19th day of the fourth lunar month, the day when Wu Gensheng and his companions became sworn brothers. They spent a week in the valley together, sharing their experiences and tips. The barriers between them melted away like ice and snow, and their friendship quickly deepened. In order to facilitate future communication, Dou Ruchang, the second in command of Secret Painting, also taught "Xiqing" to everyone. He was also generous with the special ink made by his sect that he carried with him, and distributed it equally to his thirty-five brothers and sisters from different families. Xiqing is just one of the methods of secret painting, which is composed of the method of using Qi to make blood ink reveal the handwriting and the formula of special ink; The latter is even more crucial, as it involves the secrets of the sect's inheritance. Dou Ruchang was not qualified and did not dare to disclose it without authorization, so he could only pass on the former and some ink. At this point, the banquet ended and the thirty-six people went their separate ways. Wu Gensheng said goodbye to them in a hurry and agreed to see them again in two months. Nowadays, some people return to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley in advance. The short figure was wrapped in golden light and rushed all the way into the He Ren Cave. Holding a burning torch, he took the familiar route and reached the end of the cave. "There are caves in the valley outside, and the seemingly plausible 'Three Vehicle Power' method of assisting Qi."
"It's a natural structure, just like a brain connected to a complete spine" The low voice echoed in the silent cave. Zhang Huaiyi stood in front of the ancient gray brick pavilion, his face becoming more cautious. His intuition was stronger than ever. Perhaps the opportunity to own this entire treasure land was right beside him, just a hair's breadth away. "There's still something missing." "Wu Gensheng must know the secret here. I asked him several times, but he refused every time." Zhang Huaiyi pondered hard, and he was getting closer and closer to the answer. He carefully searched the location of the collection, trying to find the mechanism, and finally got something. When he climbed up the ancient pavilion again, he used his Qi to carry all the wooden boxes away one by one. Finally, God rewarded me, and a pair of sunken footprints located in the center area came into view. "There's a show." Zhang Huaiyi showed a look of joy. Before this, everyone had focused more on the valley outside and had no idea how to get down the mountain to the What Is Human Cave at the end. Why? It was so ordinary, so ordinary that it seemed like an accessory. For several days, no one could discover its beauty. Until later, when Wu Gensheng made a promise to everyone, granting them a fortune comparable to that of a god, everyone's attention had long since disappeared, and they no longer cared about the opportunity he had mentioned at the beginning; Zhang Huaiyi moved closer to check the footprints. The golden light on the surface was condensed and thick. He was prepared for defense and stepped carefully into the depression. "Huh? No response?!" Zhang Huaiyi suspected that the golden light was the cause of the obstruction. He was full of doubts and tried several times without success. He then faded the golden light and stood on it, but still could not trigger the mystery behind the footprints. "What exactly went wrong?" "Don't worry. Think about it slowly." Zhang Huaiyi calmed his rising anxiety. He paced back and forth, walking along the perimeter of the ancient pavilion, occasionally lying on the ground, observing the dust-covered cracks. "Wu Gensheng should know how to trigger this footprint."
"What would he do?" “What did he do?” Zhang Huaiyi racked his brains but still could not infer the truth that was close to objective facts from an unknown perspective. Several hours passed without any reward. He sighed with hunger and sat on the stone steps outside the pavilion. He took out a pancake from his bag and took big bites of it, muttering to himself: "This devil must have no good intentions. He wants to go to southern Xinjiang to help. He needs dozens of people to retrieve his daughter's body. It's going through so much trouble. It seems to be a difficult problem." Then, Zhang Huaiyi began to recall all the details and conversations when he and Wu Gensheng became sworn brothers. "I didn't expect Feng Yao to want to be a man of integrity" "If you really had the responsibility back then and got into such a big mess, why would you have to hide from the beginning?" Suddenly, Zhang Huaiyi had an idea, as if he had grasped some key information. He stopped chewing the cake and repeated: "Stand tall and straight?" “Stand tall and proud.” "The hole here corresponds to the head. I just stood on the footprints, and my waist was naturally straight." "In that state, the Baihui point on the top of the head is the location of the top of the sky. So could it be that the top of the cave corresponds to the location of the Baihui point? Is there something mysterious about it?" Thinking of this, Zhang Huaiyi swallowed the pancake cleanly, clapped his hands, stood up, returned to his previous position, stood up again, and looked up at the dark ceiling of the cave. “Zilalala!!!” A cluster of fierce lightning instantly burst out from his palm, and then rose into the air, sweeping along the rock wall on the top of the cave, knocking off some debris, but still gaining nothing. "Did I guess wrong?" Seeing this, a fleeting disappointment appeared in Zhang Huaiyi's eyes. This shouldn't be the case. "Dingtian. Lidi. Does it mean that the Yongquan acupoint under the feet needs to be triggered together with the Baihui acupoint on the top of the cave?" "Just give it a try." Zhang Huaiyi left the location of the footprints, and once again gathered his Qi. He flicked his left finger and shot out two golden lights, hitting the Yongquan acupoint. At the same time, he did not forget to release golden light from his right hand, which also hit the Baihui acupoint on the top of the cave. "Kakakaka!!!" "boom!" The Yin-Yang stone pattern under his feet slowly vibrated and continued to expand, revealing a rectangular passage extending downward. Looking at the strange changes in front of him, Zhang Huaiyi was excited, and his eyes, as big as copper bells, were filled with surprise and joy. "Buzz!" A golden light appeared, protecting his whole body. When the mechanism stopped moving, Zhang Huaiyi walked straight into the passage. The stairs inside were in a spiral shape that was shrinking downwards. instantly. At the end, there is a cave with the words "It is rare to be born as a human being" engraved on it from right to left, standing in front of you.
Zhang Huaiyi's heart was pounding, and he could hardly suppress the desire to explore. He slowly quickened his pace and walked in. The first thing you see is a raised rectangular stone body. Apart from that, the entire circular stone house is empty. Zhang Huaiyi looked around and soon found that there were words familiar to him carved on the rock wall above the side. When he looked closely, he saw that it was "Jiuqu Panhuan Cave". With only five words, it is not clear what Wu Gensheng's intention was. Zhang Huaiyi looked around and found more polished rock walls, and the words originally engraved on them had been completely erased. "This devil actually destroyed the remains of the cave owner?" His heart was bleeding. He thought that those precious chapters might carry opportunities for profound magic, so he quickened his pace to search. In the end, only a fragment was found, and the stone carvings on it were intermittent, which Zhang Huaiyi slowly identified and read out: "This method is true and wonderful, and it is even truer. It is because I am different from others. I know that upside down comes from Li and Kan. Who knows that floating and sinking determine the host and the guest?" "The golden tripod wants to retain the mercury in the red, and the jade pool first puts silver into the water. The magic power moves the fire for a long time, and a round moon appears in the deep pool." "The former owner of the Seven Words and Four Rhymes was actually Zhang Borui, the founder of the Southern School of Quanzhen Taoism, Hermit Ziyang?!" Zhang Huaiyi, who had glimpsed a glimpse of the truth, recalled the handwriting left by Wu Gensheng and understood its meaning. He showed an annoyed look on his face and said indignantly: "This lunatic destroyed the legacy of the ancient sages. He also tampered with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley outside." "absurd." "You did such a thief thing and even carved the words on the chapter. Are you blaming our predecessors for being a teacher?" "Is he worthy?" The chapters in the cave were completely destroyed. Zhang Huaiyi felt powerless as if he had gone through so much trouble to solve the puzzle, but to no avail. He stayed here for a long time and finally left with regret. In the next few days, Zhang Huaiyi traveled to many places in Sanqin Province. In the turbulent times, there were many disasters. Whenever he encountered villages and towns plagued by evil spirits, he would perform rituals to exorcise the evil spirits. There was still about a month before the second meeting of the thirty-six people. Zhang Huaiyi became more and more anxious. He dared not return to the sect and was too ashamed to face his master and senior brothers. When they were sworn brothers, he hesitated and saw the problem. Even if you, Feng Yao, quit Quanxing, what would happen? Can the bad things you left behind be written off? Not to mention what you did at the bottom of the cave, destroying the relics and blaspheming the predecessors. Zhang Huaiyi suddenly felt a headache. He still couldn't forget the atmosphere when they became sworn brothers. Many of their 'brothers and sisters' were like evil spirits in human skin. After forming a community of interests, they would not allow any potential threats to exist. He didn't even have the slightest doubt that as long as he and the young brother from the Tang Sect dared to refuse, even if Wu Gensheng didn't care, the others would not let them leave alive. "Ugh" Zhang Huaiyi had a gloomy face, feeling as if one of his feet had stepped onto the edge of the abyss. He was helpless, and the nightmare in his heart had never been erased. He had personally witnessed the scene in which the head of the Trinity Sect brutally murdered Wu Gensheng. Although they were fellow practitioners and seniors, Zhang Huaiyi always had an indescribable fear of him. Given the other party's decisive and murderous character, once they knew Wu Gensheng was still alive, Zhang Huaiyi didn't think that his so-called sworn brothers could escape, and he might even bring implicate to his master. Master's side, Jinzhong's side. Zhang Huaiyi had the best relationship with Tian Jinzhong in the Tianshi Mansion. He knew that the head of the Jiang family had saved his senior brother's life. With this relationship alone, how would Jinzhong face that senior in the future? I'm afraid he would be so ashamed that he couldn't even raise his head. "It's fatal." These two words are full of Zhang Huaiyi's helplessness and regret, but how can the "compatriots" he has only known for a week and sworn brotherhood with under coercion and inducement compare to the family members of the Tianshi Mansion who have lived together since childhood? Having to choose between the two, Zhang Huaiyi made the decision easily. In order to prevent the disaster from spreading to Longhu Mountain, he did not even frown even if all those bastards behind him lost their lives.
What made him sad was that he didn't want to die, he was afraid of death, and he didn't know what his ending would be, so he was full of anxiety. In addition, Zhang Huaiyi, a person with advanced paranoia, had no trust in the other thirty-five people. Especially Zheng Zibu from Shangqing Sect, who had talked with him. Zhang Huaiyi learned that he was good friends with Lu Jin from Sanyi Sect. Although they had conflicts before, their best friend was just angry at that time, and he ran into trouble, so they parted unhappily. Over the past year, the two sides have met several times and the situation has eased somewhat. Knowing the face but not the heart. What Zhang Huaiyi was worried about was that if Zheng Zibu, after gaining the so-called "opportunity", revealed the matter of their brotherhood to others, he would be completely in a passive position. Facts are facts, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain. Even if he had ten mouths to explain, he would not be able to gain the trust and understanding of the Tianshi Mansion and the Sanyi Sect. Forces such as Liuyun Sword, Huode Sect, Shuzi Sect, and Tengshan have all assisted Longhu Mountain in settling their grievances with Sanyi Sect, and they may have a good private relationship with them. Zhang Huaiyi remains extremely vigilant against Liu Zifeng, Feng Ping, Fang Ying, and the calculating Hu Haiwang. The current situation is that no one knows who will surrender first to protect themselves. "Forget it. Since it could happen at any time, I'll do it." Zhang Huaiyi leaned against a tree in the wilderness. As he muttered to himself, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, missing his master and fellow brothers terribly. Their voices seemed to ring in his ears, either scolding or caring, which suddenly made him feel lost. "Huai Yi!" "Huaiyi?" "Huaiyi." Shanghai. In a busy inn, Xu Xin and Dong Chang sat at a brown wooden table in the corner, eating with relish. There were many diners coming and going, and the waiters' shouting was heard one after another. They took advantage of the noisy environment to talk in low voices. "Boss, are you really going there in a month?" "Go, you are already halfway there, how can you turn back?" "." Xu Xin frowned, holding the wine glass in his left hand, and changed the subject. "What the sect leader wants is Wu Gensheng's head. Can you take the head of the Quan Xing monster back?" "The employer wants to kill the leader of Quan Xing." Dong Chang noticed his junior's hesitation and said: "The most important thing is, I heard that Quan Xing's new chief has a lot of dealings with the Japanese devils. If we keep this traitor alive, he will always be a threat. We might as well just kill him." "..What you said makes sense. I just hope Master won't blame us. It's a pity that we didn't succeed in cultivating the Danxi this time." Xu Xin took a sip of wine, looked sideways at the street, as if thinking about something. A gambling house not far away was exactly the destination of their trip. The two men had been guarding nearby for some time, but they had not seen the new leader of Quan Xing move around, and could not find an opportunity to assassinate him.
"How about we sneak in?" Xu Xin suddenly suggested, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. "Do not." Dong Chang shook his head and explained the reason: "There are all kinds of people in there, most of them are ordinary gamblers. Our instincts, breathing, and movements that we have honed over the years are out of place among this group of people, and we are easily targeted." "It's easy to get in, but once a conflict breaks out, with the crowded space, we don't know how many people will die. It will be difficult for us to leave." Xu Xin put down his wine glass and sighed silently. He was getting impatient waiting. "Besides, that traitor can become the leader of Quan Xing, so he must be very powerful." Dong Chang glanced at the gambling house, the worry between his brows lingering, and said in a deep voice: "There should be other monsters hiding in the gambling house. Our ambush outside is the best opportunity." "It doesn't matter if I fail, at least I can get away." Xu Xin was silent, not knowing how to respond. He had a vague feeling that this mission was much more difficult than assassinating Wu Gensheng. (End of this chapter)