Chapter 117: Xie Changqing, die!
Xie Changqing must be killed with one's own hands so that the inner demon can be transformed into nourishment for the Purple Palace.
This was a lie Xu Chong told to Dou Tianyuan.
As long as Xie Changqing was killed, it didn't matter who did it.
However, in fact, in addition to deceiving Dou Tianyuan on this point, Xu Chong also concealed another thing.
He can control his inner demons.
Control the inner demon to leave the body and inject it into other people's bodies!
Long before asking Dou Tianyuan for help, Xu Chong had conducted experiments on some small animals.
The result is that without exception, they only hold on for a few breaths before finally dying of old age...
Yes, die of old age.
The fur dries up, the claws and teeth fall off, and the muscle tissue shrinks.
Later, on the way to Xuezhou, Xu Chong arrested several local officials who had committed many evil deeds.
This time, he observed a precise reaction.
Those who are possessed by the inner demon will immediately give up all resistance, as if they were completely trapped in an illusion.
Panic, sadness, despair...a series of extreme emotions broke out.
Whether ordinary people or warriors, they will suffer in this state for the time of an incense stick.
Those who are infected will become exhausted within the time of an incense stick, gradually become bitter, rapidly age, and eventually die.
A stick of incense is like a lifetime.
It is very similar to the Avici Hell in the legends of the previous life, where the suffering is endless and never-ending.
The only limitation is distance.
The inner demon was within a distance of less than three feet from the body.
If the inner demon fails to find the target within three feet, it will go directly back to the Purple Palace.
Why did Xu Chong pretend to have killed his enemy with his own hands when he knew clearly that Xie Changqing was not dead?
Because he wanted to lure Xie Changqing to show up.
Why did Xu Chong tell Xie Changqing in advance that he had guessed that he was not dead, and why did he still clamor to kill someone with three feet?
Because he wanted to make Xie Changqing believe that he had run out of tricks.
People are like this. When their original guesses are overturned by themselves, they will be completely relieved.
In short, all of this was done to get Xie Changqing close, as close as three feet!
And now , Xie Changqing's arm was just pinching Xu Chong's neck.
It’s an arm’s length, just over two feet.
so.
“——Avici Hell!”
The inner demon disappeared directly from Xu Chong's purple palace, and appeared directly in Xie Changqing's purple palace as if teleporting.
At this time, Xie Changqing's right hand had already begun to exert force.
However, only a small part of the force was used before it suddenly loosened.
He only strangled Xu Chong until he coughed up blood, but ultimately failed to break his neck.
Xie Changqing just froze where he was.
"Um?!"
The old scholar sensed something was wrong, and suddenly came over, looking at Xie Changqing nervously.
Fear, despair...
This is what he interpreted from Xie Changqing's face.
The old scholar slapped Xie Changqing on the back of the neck without thinking.
However, this palm strike, which should have been enough to make Xie Changqing faint, did not have any effect.
Xie Changqing just staggered for a moment, and then continued to stand there, with his expression changing from one expression to another.
In just a short while, his temples have already turned gray.
The old scholar's heart sank, and he stared at Xu Chong fiercely: "What did you do to him?"
He was sure that Xu Chong did not have a single bit of strength left in his body that he could use until now.
What's more, he had been paying attention the whole time and didn't notice any movement from Xu Chong... With Yunshou there, Xu Chong couldn't make any movement except blinking, talking and tilting his head.
"It doesn't matter what I did to him, what matters is..."
Xu Chong laughed, his eyes clear: "He's dead."
At this time, Xie Changqing's facial features had been completely distorted beyond human form.
"snort!"
The old scholar snorted coldly, and tightened his hand controlling the cloud: "If you want to use the same excuse as before to threaten me, I can only say that you are too naive."
“Ahem…”
Xu Chong coughed up two more mouthfuls of blood, but he still had a smile on his face as he asked, "Isn't it true? Once Xie Changqing dies, the court will never allow anyone to kill me unless they find out every last detail."
"I admit this."
The old scholar nodded, and then changed the subject, "But, why couldn't you die at the hands of Xie Changqing?"
"What's the meaning?"
Xu Chong asked expressionlessly.
"What I mean is, although I am not as dirty as the Blood Robe Guards and am not good at creating fake murder scenes, it is not too late for me to learn simple things like this now."
While he was speaking, Xie Changqing's face was getting thinner at a speed visible to the naked eye , and his hair was turning gray.
This made the old scholar's eyes turn sinister, "If you remove the trick now, I promise to give you a quick death..."
This method is simply unheard of!
Is it a new kind of paranormal activity?
Like the Demon Disintegration, a side technique that can be activated without expending any energy?
Just by looking at it, the old scholar felt a chill in his heart surge up like a tide.
"Quick! Remove it!"
The old scholar once again increased the strength of his Cloud Hands, "I swear on my Dao Seed that as long as you don't kill Xie Changqing, I will do my best to protect your life and strive for the imperial court to recruit you!"
Swearing by the Tao is a means of self-limitation in the Tao realm.
If you break your oath, you won't die, but your spiritual seed will be covered with dust, which will take a lot of time to cleanse. If you are not careful, you will never make any progress in your life.
For any Taoist, this can be said to be the biggest concession.
The old scholar felt that Xu Chong would not refuse.
However.
"Hush—wait a moment."
Xu Chong signaled the old scholar to calm down, "Three, two... down."
Xie Changqing fell down immediately.
One stick of incense, it’s here.
The old scholar's face changed drastically and he reached out to support him.
Looking at Xie Changqing again, he had a look of fear on his face, his pupils were dilated, and his whole body was thin and shriveled, like a dead branch.
Obviously dead.
"……Why!!!"
A tremendous rage rose from the old scholar.
The light suddenly dimmed.
Endless clouds gathered, rolled down, and covered the entire hillside.
It seemed as if even the air pressure had increased several times, making it difficult for Xu Chong to breathe.
"Why?!"
The old scholar's eyes were full of murderous light. "I have already promised to let you go and promised to fight for your surrender. Why do you still want to kill Xie Changqing? Do you really want to die?"
"Ahem... I don't want to die, and I won't die."
Xu Chong coughed up blood and said with a smile, "Because I'm going to be imprisoned."
"Prison?—Delusion!!"
A roar of anger was heard, as if the heaven and earth were speaking, with echoes echoing layer upon layer.
"He's not delusional."
A cold voice sounded behind the old scholar.
Swish!
The old scholar's face changed drastically and he turned around suddenly.
A thin old man in black stood behind him, looking at him expressionlessly.
Who else could it be if not Dou Tianyuan?
"Let him go."
Dou Tianyuan said calmly.
“…”
The old scholar looked unhappy and said with difficulty: "He killed the Marquis of Taiping."
"so what?"
Dou Tianyuan raised his eyebrows, "You want to kill such an important prisoner in front of me?"
After a moment of silence, the old scholar said with great humiliation: "I dare not."
The clouds and fog dissipated, and sunlight once again fell on the hillside.
Xu Chong was let go and fell to the ground.
Then he just lay there motionless, with his eyes closed.
Dou Tianyuan's heart tightened, he glanced at the old scholar, and said calmly: "Why don't you leave? Why, do you think that since you have a niece in the harem, I won't dare to pursue your offense?"
“…”
The old scholar gnashed his teeth and said, "I will report this matter truthfully. I hope Lord Dou can enforce the law impartially and send the prisoner to the capital in one piece."
After saying this, the old scholar walked away.
Also leaving with them were the troops of the Commandery that surrounded the hillside.
Dou Tianyuan looked at him expressionlessly.
He waited until no one was looking here before he squatted down and checked on Xu Chong's condition.
After a moment, Dou Tianyuan's expression became solemn.
He didn't know whether there were any changes in Xu Chong's Purple Palace.
But as a real person who practiced the Jade Pool Cultivation Dao, he could clearly sense that... Xu Chong's Jade Pool was being reinforced and strengthened at an incredible speed!
"The changes in the Jade Pool won't make people unconscious... So, his Purple Palace is also getting stronger at the same time?"
Dou Tianyuan was puzzled until his eyes fell on the corpse beside him.
Could it be...
An invisible force flew out and fell onto Xie Changqing's body.
After a moment, Dou Tianyuan's face was filled with shock.
His power actually circulated completely within Xie Changqing's body without any hindrance...including the Jade Pool, the Huangting, and the Purple Mansion!
It would be fine if it was just Yu Chi, he himself was also a Yu Chi cultivator, so it was normal for him to have abilities that penetrated Yu Chi.
But the problem is, Huangting and Zifu can also do it!
What does this mean?
This means that Xie Changqing’s Huangting and Zifu are all gone!
Combined with Xu Chong's changes, it is obvious that the jade pool was also taken away.
"That move he just used... could actually devour the Dao-growing land? Or did it devour all three Dao-growing lands at the same time?!"
Dou Tianyuan muttered to himself.
In fact, he had already arrived.
He arrived long before Xu Chong was lying in ambush.
Because today is the last day of the three months he and Xu Chong agreed upon.
It can be said that he saw the whole thing.
This included Xu Chong's cooperation with the rebels' secret weapons to develop an ultra-long-range star-picking assassination, Xu Chong's false tactics to lure Xie Changqing to show up, and Xu Chong's move of leaving his inner demon out of his body.
He saw it all clearly.
The reason why he waited until the end to show up was simply to wait for Xie Changqing to die completely so as to fulfill Xu Chong's wish.
If I show up earlier, with that old Confucian around, I won't be able to do nothing.
Now it seems……
This accomplishment was a little beyond my expectations.
"Damn it, devouring the land of others' cultivation..."
"There has never been anything so evil right?"
“This kid…”
…
…
"What?! Do you have the guts to take action?"
In the underground palace, Nan Hongzhi and Hua Nongyue stood up suddenly.
And Sun Yourong's face suddenly turned pale under the veil.
"And that Excellency?"
Nan Hongzhi asked.
"I was going to take him with me, but he pushed me... He said he had a way to get away with it."
Zheng Wu's eyes were evasive.
"So you believe it?"
Hua Nong Yue's eyes became sharp.
"Of course I don't believe it, but in that situation..."
Zheng Wu briefly described the situation at that time and lowered his head, "I can't do anything."
Several people were silent.
really.
A celestial being who has attained the Huangting cultivation realm has taken action, and it seems that he is not just at the first level of the Jindan realm.
In this case, being able to escape is already the best outcome.
"From my perspective, it's been so long now..."
Nan Hongzhi sighed, "I'm afraid that gentleman has met with an accident."
After Zheng Wu escaped, he did not return to the underground palace immediately.
Instead, he wandered around for a long time and only returned after making sure it was safe.
If you count the time...it's enough for that gentleman to die eight hundred times.
"No!"
Hua Nongyue rejected it flatly and said, "Xie Changqing's death is a big deal for the court. If I'm not mistaken, he will never be executed on the spot, but will be taken to the capital for interrogation..."
"Being taken to the capital?"
Zheng Wu's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head again, saying with embarrassment: "Even if we want to take him to the capital, with our strength, it is nothing but a pipe dream to snatch him away."
"Yeah, it's not easy to ask for help from the headquarters."
Nan Hongzhi nodded and advised: "That gentleman is not a member of the Taiping Dao. The headquarters will not send any forces to rescue him. In fact, the headquarters will even publicize this matter as a dog-eat-dog fight within the court."
"if……"
Hua Nongyue's expression changed, and after a moment she gritted her teeth and said, "He is the son-in-law of the Hua family who has not yet married into the family?"
Swish.
Everyone turned their heads, looking stunned.
