Chapter 223 See through! Liang Kun will not save the beauty tonight
Facing Ni Kun's proposal, the "Magic Brush Ma Liang" modestly said:
"Master Ni has great powers. How dare I, with my humble skills, embarrass myself in front of you?"
Ni Kun smiled brightly:
"Mr. Ma Liang is wrong.
“When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. Even a cultivator with great magical powers would not dare to say that he is proficient in everything and is self-sufficient in all methods. Even if I want to go further on the path of cultivation, I must always exchange ideas and learn from fellow Taoists.”
His words were so dignified and upright that it was difficult for "Magic Brush Ma Liang" to refuse.
Mr. Ni, who is so powerful, is willing to humble himself and ask for your advice. If you still hold back, wouldn't that be too disrespectful?
Seeing that all his colleagues were looking at him, the "Magic Brush Ma Liang" had no choice but to stand up and leave the table. He took out his magic brush and bowed to everyone:
"In this case, I have no choice but to show my ugliness.
"It's just a small trick, not worth mentioning, please don't laugh at me."
After saying this, he used the void as his canvas, wielded his magic brush, and with just a few strokes, he sketched a gorgeous tiger with both form and spirit.
As he added a finishing touch, the gorgeous tiger immediately came to life, jumped down from the void, shook its fur, pressed the ground with its front paws, and stretched lazily.
Although all the colleagues in the Demon Suppression Division knew that Ma Liang, the magic brush master, had the ability to "make the fake come true", few of them had actually seen him paint on the spot and make the objects in the painting come to life.
Seeing that he had actually brought a tiger to life with just one stroke, everyone in the Demon Suppression Division was amazed.
"What a huge tiger!" Zhui Ming clapped his hands in admiration:
"I have seen big tigers in Liaodong before, but even tigers like those in Liaodong are like children compared to this giant tiger."
"This tiger is even bigger than a buffalo!" Ye Kai was also amazed:
"The palm looks bigger than a wash basin. If it hits it, it might even break the iron armor."
Tianjun Xiying smiled and said:
"Break the armor? Brother Ye underestimates this tiger.
"I have personally seen the tiger painted by Mr. Ma Liang in action. With one strike of the tiger's paw, a two-foot-thick stone tablet shattered. An ordinary martial arts expert with first-class skills would not be able to withstand even one round in front of this tiger."
Ye Kai exclaimed:
"A top-notch expert couldn't even last one round? Isn't this tiger a spirit?"
Jin Jiuling smiled and said:
"The giant tiger painted by Mr. Ma Liang is able to kill monsters. To call it a spirit is an understatement. It should be called a divine tiger."
Ma Liang smiled modestly:
"This tiger cannot defeat a demon that is too powerful. It really does not deserve such praise from you..."
Ni Kun suddenly spoke up, "This tiger is so powerful, I am actually quite happy to see the prey..."
He raised his right palm and said with a smile:
"I don't know if this tiger can withstand my blow. Mr. Ma Liang, will I hurt it if I strike?"
Ma Liang had no idea what he was up to.
However, this tiger was only drawn by him with the "magic brush". He used the power of the magic brush to "paint the fake as real" and did not use his real cultivation. Therefore, he was not afraid of Ni Kun's test and just smiled and said:
"Although this tiger looks like a real tiger, it is actually just an illusion created by the energy of heaven and earth. Even if you kill it, it will just return to its energy. It won't actually kill anyone."
Ni Kun nodded:
"Then I'll be relieved."
After a pause, he said to Ma Liang half-jokingly:
"This can be considered a competition between us. We have to decide the winner."
Ma Liang didn't know what he meant, and thought he was just joking after a few cups of hot wine. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and smiled and bowed to Ni Kun:
"Please give me some advice, sir."
Ni Kun smiled, said nothing more, raised his right hand and clapped it down lightly.
As the palm moved, the banquet hall suddenly shook violently, and the five elements became restless and boiling, faintly condensing into a five-colored handprint like an inverted palm, which came down to suppress the tiger.
The tiger, which was a circle larger than a buffalo, stood up, growled, and swung its tiger claws towards the five-colored handprint.
Everyone thought there would be a huge and violent collision, and they were ready to face the impact of the collision.
But when the tiger's paw hit the five-colored handprint, there was no sound at all, and not even a trace of air wave was created.
Although there was no movement, the giant tiger seemed to be electrified, with all its hair standing on end. The tiger's body suddenly stiffened, and it crawled down with a whimper, and was firmly pinned to the ground by the five-colored palm print.
This is a palm of compassion. When the handprint is used to suppress, not a single aftereffect will leak out and harm any grass or tree around.
So it seems like there is a lot of thunder but little rain.
But only when you are truly under the five-colored hand print and face the suppression of this palm, will you know how terrifying this palm is.
Seeing that the giant tiger was defeated so easily, Ma Liang did not care. He just smiled and bowed to Ni Kun:
"Young Master, you are able to subdue the giant tiger with ease. I am humbled by your skill."
Ni Kun laughed and raised his glass to Ma Liang:
"I was a bit rude because I was being stubborn. Fortunately, Mr. Ma Liang was generous and played with me.
"Come, I'll toast to Mr. Ma Liang."
"I don't deserve it." Ma Liang looked flattered and quickly raised his glass to drink with Ni Kun.
Ni Kun drank the wine in the glass, put it down, praised Ma Liang's painting skills and the fierceness and beauty of the tiger, then changed the subject and talked about other things.
While enjoying the singing and dancing, drinking and chatting, Ni Kun called out the exchange list and saw that a lot of messy things had indeed been refreshed in the list of skills .
When Ni Kun defeated Xu Fu for the first time, he severely injured him, but because his actual strength was much weaker than Xu Fu's at that time, he only refreshed a few skills that Xu Fu had used on the spot.
And this time, his true strength is obviously above that of "Ma Liang's Magic Brush".
Therefore, even though he defeated the tiger drawn by the magic brush just like in a game and did not hurt Ma Liang at all, he did refresh a lot of abilities in one go.
"Swordsmanship? Master-level feather fan skills? Master-level iron claw skills? Master-level whisk skills? What a mess! How can Ma Liang, the magic brush master, use so many different weapons?"
"Uh, Wushuang Chaos? Wushuang Tyrant Body? This..."
Isn't this a skill from Dynasty Warriors?
It’s fine that Ma Liang, the Magic Pen, knows several kinds of strange weapons, but why does he also have unique skills in Dynasty Warriors?
Ni Kun's face remained expressionless, but his mind was rapidly searching through his past memories.
Keywords: swordsmanship, feather fan, iron claws, whisk, and unparalleled dance.
Soon, the golden Buddha of the "Past Amitabha Sutra" sitting in his sea of consciousness emitted Buddha light, which quickly dug out some memories from his previous life's memory bank that had long been swept into a corner and rarely remembered.
The first generation uses swords, the second to fourth and sixth generations use feather fans, the fifth generation uses iron claws, and the seventh generation uses whisks...
Turns out it’s you...Sima Yi!
A faint light flashed in Ni Kun's eyes, and he had confirmed the true identity of "Ma Liang, the Magic Paintbrush".
"I said that the magic brush Ma Liang couldn't act like this. No wonder I always felt so uncomfortable. It turns out that you are not Ma Liang at all, but Sima the old bastard who got Ma Liang's magic brush!"
After confirming Sima Yi's true identity, Ni Kun looked at the exchange list again, but did not find any evil skills refreshed.
After all, this Sima Yi comes from the world of "Dynasty Warriors". He is a fierce man who can defeat a thousand enemies alone and kill thousands of enemies at the same time. It seems that he has been strengthened, and his strength is probably far beyond his original level.
And Ni Kun did not actually injure or kill Sima Yi. If there was something deeply hidden in Sima, it would be difficult to reveal it in a mere fight without using real skills.
This made it difficult for Ni Kun to judge Sima Yi's character:
Sima Yi pretended to be Ma Liang, the Master of the Magic Pen, and sneaked into the Demon Suppression Division because he had a bad reputation, hoping to use the Demon Suppression Division as a starting point to seek wealth and glory?
Or does he have some deeper plan?
Having seen many time travelers who came across the room unexpectedly, Ni Kun would not be surprised to see anyone, and he did not mind dealing with bad guys.
There are many bad guys in this Demon Suppression Bureau.
Like Tianjun Xi Ying, Senior Brother Duan Shuiliu and others, doesn’t he get along well with them?
It's really nothing big for a mere Sima old bastard who hides his real name.
Even if he tried to repeat his old tricks, using the Demon Suppression Division as a springboard, slowly showing his talents, rising step by step, gaining control of the military and political power, and finally usurping the Qin Dynasty, Ni Kun would not bother to care about him - how could the old Sima be so sinister, defeat the super-magic-revised and enhanced version of Qin Shi Huang?
If there is such an intention, it is simply seeking death.
"So what exactly is Sima Yi? What is his plan to sneak into the Demon Suppression Division by pretending to be Ma Liang, the Magic Pen?"
Ni Kun couldn't make a judgment for a moment, but since the other party was an old bitch...
Uncover his true identity?
I'm afraid this is of no use.
After all, apart from being cruel and tolerant and having a bad reputation, Sima Yi also has outstanding talents in many other aspects.
With Qin Shihuang's broad mind and self-confidence, even if he knew the other party's true identity, he probably would not mind at all. He might even make use of him and let him give full play to his talents.
As for Qin Shihuang, he certainly would not worry that he could not control Sima Yi.
The First Emperor is now immortal and has extraordinary supernatural powers. He is not afraid of dying suddenly and leaving his power to others to disrupt the country. So why not use the little Sima Yi?
"But I always feel that Sima Yi has bad intentions... I'm not being persecuted! Of all the people here today, he's the most respectful to me. He even said things like 'I've admired you for a long time, I'm lucky to have you' when he met me. When I just praised him a few times, he looked flattered... I'm not Zhuge Liang, why do you admire me?"
It would have been fine if he didn't know Sima Yi's true identity. After knowing his true identity, Ni Kun recalled Sima Yi's every word and action after entering the banquet hall, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Of course, there is definitely some "preconceived" element to this.
But since the seeds of doubt have been planted, Ni Kun will definitely not be careless about Sima Yi.
Ni Kun was suspicious of Sima, but he remained calm and continued to enjoy singing and dancing, drinking and chatting with everyone, looking very happy.
The banquet lasted from dusk until nearly midnight, and ended only when both guests and hosts were very happy.
Zhao Min personally escorted Ni Kun out of Shanglin Garden and intended to take him back, but he smiled and declined, only asking casually:
"I had a great time drinking today and chatting happily with everyone from the Demon Suppression Division. I wonder who first initiated this banquet today?"
Zhao Min smiled and said:
“No one initiated it deliberately.
“It’s just that Tie Shou, Zhui Ming, Ye Kai and other new colleagues, after hearing the old men in our Demon Suppression Division talk about Master Ni’s deeds, they all wanted to meet him and ask for his advice in person.
"They talked a lot, and I heard it, so I decided to arrange this banquet today."
So it wasn't Sima Laoyin who proposed it?
It’s obvious that he admires me the most!
But then again, with Sima's scheming, even if he wanted to instigate this banquet, he would never show up in person. At most, he would secretly add fuel to the flames, using all kinds of rhetoric to hint and subtly let others instigate Zhao Min.
However, you obviously admire me the most, but you did not personally participate in the discussion and persuade Zhao Min to arrange this banquet. This is the flaw!
Ni Kun had a prejudice against Sima Lao's sinister nature, and would magnify any small detail with a magnifying glass. This seemingly casual question and answer only deepened his suspicion of Sima, and he thought to himself:
"Find an opportunity to let Tsunade use the transformation technique to disguise herself, and beat him up severely to test it. Tsunade also has the Samsara Watch. If she is injured, maybe she can refresh more things..."
Ni Kun declined
When they were halfway through the journey, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves and a carriage rushed out from the opposite street.
The horse pulling the cart was running wildly, and the driver pulled the reins in panic, but was completely unable to stop the horse.
Seeing Ni Kun coming over on horseback from afar, the driver exclaimed: "Sir, get out of the way! The horse is frightened!"
Ni Kun followed suit and swiftly pulled his horse to the side of the road, watching the frightened horse dragging the carriage past him.
The moment we passed each other.
Ni Kun saw a look of surprise in the driver's eyes, as if he was saying: What's going on? I was just being polite, why did you really give way? Can't you help stop the frightened horse? Where is the chivalrous spirit?
"It's not that I don't want to be brave and do what is right, it's just that this kind of drama is too cliché."
Ni Kun shrugged and said to the carriage:
"What if I stop the frightened horse and a beautiful woman jumps out of the carriage, saying that she is so kind to me that she cannot repay me and wants to marry me... wouldn't it be that I have done a good deed but ended up suffering a great loss?"
A certain beauty in the car was choking: Are you kidding me? Aren't you the most lustful? A beauty wants to marry you, and you think this is a big loss? Are you sick?
Ni Kun watched the carriage go away with a smile, then continued to urge the horse forward and chanted aloud:
"The body of a young lady is as soft as butter, and she carries a sword at her waist to kill the foolish man. Although you don't see his head fall, it secretly makes your bones dry..."
Hearing this poem, the beauty in the car choked again: You dare to bring Yin Gui witches with you, and you bring four at a time, why aren't you afraid of being squeezed dry by them? Now you are pretending to be a gentleman!
Of course, Ni Kun didn't know what the beauty in the car was thinking.
However, he had actually noticed that there was someone in the carriage a long time ago, and she was a very fragrant woman.
The city was under curfew at that time, but he was still riding in a carriage on the street, and the horse couldn't be stopped. It seemed that he had no martial arts skills. So is there a possibility that the woman in the carriage was some high-ranking official who ordered takeout from a brothel?
If a distinguished person orders takeout, as a gentleman, it is better not to intercept it.
Of course the most important thing is that he was a little suspicious tonight, and any discord would be magnified infinitely.
Midnight, frightened horses, and beautiful women, what a perfect theme for a hero saving a beauty!
God knows if it’s a trap, just waiting for me to jump in.
Even if it really wasn't a pit, there was actually no risk of injury to the beauty in the car.
When Ni Kun came over just now, he saw a team of Terracotta Warriors on patrol at night, and he checked his pass badge with them.
The direction the carriage was heading was exactly where the Terracotta Warriors were, and they could be encountered within just a hundred feet.
With the Terracotta Warriors who are extremely powerful, agile and not afraid of getting hurt, it is easy to stop the frightened horses.
Anyway, Ni Kun didn't want to bother with anything tonight and just went home leisurely.
