Chapter 52: Deceiving Master Hu
Qingshi, Zheng Fanyi, Xiang An, Li Yun and Li Xiu hid in a hidden place at the foot of the mountain. From here, they could see the road going down the mountain and the pond. Of course, Qingshi also used the surrounding trees and rocks to set up a shielding array.
It was less than fifty steps away from the path down the mountain. They saw the first team of people led by Sun Mengxian passing by. In the eyes of the Sun family, these people were experts, but in their eyes they knew that they could not withstand a casual attack from Teng Shouqian and others.
Soon the second wave of people passed by, and Qingshi and the others felt more relieved when they saw that this group of people was not as good as the first group.
After the second wave of people passed, he waited for a while and said to Xiang An, "It seems they won't send anyone out again."
"Do they really not care about the connection hub of the earth veins?" Qingshi asked doubtfully: "That shouldn't be the case."
"It doesn't matter," Xiang An said, "I see that there are several Qi Condensation Realm monks in these two groups. According to our intelligence, these should be their elites. Your plan to lure the snake out of its hole has already worked well."
"But my goal is to lure out their formation master and capture him alive, forcing him to reveal key formation information such as the position of the formation's eye," Qingshi shook his head and said, "Otherwise, it will be more troublesome and time-consuming to break the formation."
When these two groups of people passed by just now, it was almost certain that there was no formation master among them. When the first group of people arrived at the pond, they all chased into the woods. No one took care of the magic circle hub in the pond. Obviously there was no formation master, and the same was true for the second group.
"It's naturally not that easy to exterminate them," Xiang An said: "If the plan fails, we will attack by force. It will only take more time."
"Luring the snake out of the hole can eliminate many elites. I think this plan is at least half successful," Zheng Fangyi said, "But we still have to wait. Qingshi's plan is a must-have to attack the enemy. They sent people to repair the connection between the magic circles. The possibility is very high, even if they really don’t care, we don’t have to wait a little longer, so we’d better be more patient.”
At the same time, on the top of Xigu Mountain, Sun Shengzhi, who had assembled two teams, had not yet given the order to set off.
"Zhongyu, please tell Mr. Hu what you observed." Sun Shengzhi ordered Sun Zhongyu who was standing on the observation deck.
"Yes," Sun Zhongyu said to an old man in black: "I have been watching Mengxian just now after he came down the mountain. The two people who destroyed the magic circle may have taken some pills. They suddenly accelerated their speed and reached the shore, and then one person He picked up the other one and ran into the woods in the northeast. Then Mengxian and the others arrived at the edge of the Holy Lake. They quickly found the trace of the man's escape and chased him into the woods. After a while, Menghai also brought people there. By the lake, I also chased after Mengxian. Now there is no movement by the lake."
"Well, with Mengxian's strength, they should have caught up with the enemy. Why haven't they heard back yet?" Sun Shengzhi said to himself.
"Since the enemy can sneak in without anyone noticing," his third brother Sun Guozhi said, "it means that he has some skills in hiding his tracks. It is normal for Mengxian and the others to not be able to find him for a while."
"Well, what Third Brother said makes sense," Sun Shengzhi said, "Zhongyu, take a look at the situation in Pingzhai. Have you raised the news flag?"
"The illusion formation in Pingzhai should have been discovered a long time ago. Now that the confusion formation has been activated, you can't see anything in the vast white field." Sun Zhongyu said anxiously. They don't have treasures like communication tools.
In fact, even if there is no maze formation, due to the formation barriers laid out by the bluestone in two directions, Xigu Mountain and Sunjiaping cannot see the semaphores conveying messages to each other.
"Brother, don't hesitate," Sun Guozhi said, "The enemy must be attacking Pingzhai now." We must repair the connection of the magic circle as soon as possible! "
Sun Shengzhi no longer hesitated and shouted: "Let's go." Then he took the lead and headed down the mountain.
The patience of the five Qingshi people was not in vain. Seeing this group of about forty people filing down the mountain, Qingshi discovered that there should be an array master among these people, especially the skinny old man in black who didn't look like him. General martial arts.
This group of people walked through the hiding place of Qingshi and others until they came to the pond, which is what the Sun family calls the holy lake. They did not search for traces on the ground, but mostly went south along the holy lake. Three of them quickly ran to the east.
Qingshi and others quietly observed but did not take any action. Zheng Fangyi contacted Teng Shouqian and asked them to hide and not act rashly. Teng Shouqian responded and reported that the second team of the Sun family had also been wiped out.
The three people from the Sun family heading east quickly opened a sluice in the east, and the lake water began to leak out. A large group of people in the south also took action. Several people went into the water and opened a drain at the bottom of the lake, and the lake water began to leak out faster. l
Qingshi saw that it would take some time for the lake to dry up, so he immediately asked Zheng Fanyi to call Teng Shouqian and others over.
When everyone arrived, Qingshi began to plan the next move: Xiao Ji went to deal with the three people on the east side. Everyone else except Qingshi hid in the mobile concealment array arranged by Qingshi and quietly moved toward the people in the south. The array was controlled by Xiang An and waited until the distance. If you get close enough or are discovered, attack with all your strength.
Qingshi specifically promised to save the lives of five of them. Qingshi judged that among these five people, there might be formation masters, including Sun Shengzhi and the skinny old man in black.
Qingshi himself was responsible for maintaining the formation barrier facing the hill in the west, so that people on the hill could not see the situation near the lake.
The next operation went very smoothly, and Xiaoji easily solved the three minions.
Although there are many Sun family members in the south, having more people is never an advantage in this world of martial arts and immortality. It is not unusual for a powerful monk to wipe out a clan and a city by himself.
Under the attack led by the three masters Xiang An, Zheng Fangyi and Teng Shouqian, only Sun Shengzhi could withstand one or two. Soon, except for the five people named by Qingshi who were captured alive, the others were all killed.
Everyone killed easily, but it took a lot of effort for Qingshi to maintain the formation so that the people on the hill could neither see the fighting nor make them suspicious when they heard the sound.
As soon as the battle was over, Qingshi arranged a maze to release a lot of water mist, making the entire pond filled with mist. Except for Qingshi Xiang An and Zheng Fanyi, the others all put on the clothes of the Sun family to confuse the people on the hill. people.
Qingshi Xiangan, Zheng Fangyi and three other people brought five captives to the shade of the trees.
These five people were knocked unconscious beforehand. Qingshi looked at the five people, pointed at one of them and said, "Wake this one up first."
"Is it possible that this person is an array master?" Xiang An's eyes widened and he looked at the person carefully before shaking his head and saying, "Absolutely impossible." It turned out that this person was short in stature and had a wretched appearance with a deer head and mouse eyes. He was obviously of extremely low cultivation. The attribute looks infuriating.
"Of course not," Qingshi smiled, "This is a stepping stone."
Zheng Fangyi waved his hand and blew out a strong wind. The short man woke up. Zheng Fangyi unleashed all his strength and pressed towards him. Sure enough, the man was so frightened that he pissed himself and screamed for mercy. Qingshi took it from his mouth without any effort. Get the information you want.
Qingshi slapped the short man unconscious, and then threw all the others except the old man in black behind a big rock.
Zheng Fangyi woke up the old man in black. The old man woke up and looked at the three people in front of him, lowered his head and sighed.
"Senior Hu Yulai, right?" Qingshi said.
The old man looked up and said in surprise: "Do you know me?"
"Mr. Hu's reputation is well-known throughout the Jiu Shan Kingdom," Qingshi said without changing his expression, "Of course we have admired him for a long time." In fact, this was all asked from the little man's mouth just now.
"So what if I have a reputation?" Hu Yulai sighed, "The magic circles I set up were not destroyed by you quietly, and the people were taken away easily by you."
"Mr. Hu is not ashamed," Xiang An said, "Don't look at this Qingshi brother who is not yet a hundred years old. He is the leader among the formation masters of our Tianlong Dynasty, a seventh-level formation master. By the way, he is still a third-level formation master. An alchemist has skills in maintaining beauty."
Zheng Fangyi's face was expressionless, but he was murmuring in his heart: These two guys are so shameless when they brag. Qingshi occasionally acts carelessly, and Xiang An, as a royal guard, did not expect that he would be even more dishonest.
Hu Yulai's eyes widened in shock and he subconsciously asked, "Seriously?"
Xiang An said loudly, "Li Chenghua, the second-class bodyguard of the Great Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, has never told lies in his life, otherwise both humans and gods will die by the sword!"
Hu Yulai looked Xiang An up and down and said, "You really alarmed the royal family! Alas..." He looked at the bluestone again and sighed again, "In this case, you can just destroy the magic circle we set up." Just go, why bother asking me."
"Don't say that I can break your formation with the formation technique," Qingshi sneered, "Even if we break the formation with strength, it's not a big deal. What do you think this is?" Qingshi took out a few formation sticks and floated them on Hu Yulai. before.
Hu Yulai stared closely at the array of sticks, excitedly reaching out to grab one and holding it in front of him for a closer look. Qingshi did not stop him.
"Earth weapon!" Hu Yulai exclaimed, "This is an earth-level magic weapon!"
"Do you think I can break your formation?" Qingshi waved his hand and took back the formation stick and said, "I just don't want to waste more time and effort. Okay, you know what I want, just tell me whether you agree or not."
"I promise, I can also cooperate with you to personally help you break both magic circles," Hu Yulai said with determination, "Although the Sun family treats me well, they have restricted my freedom for more than thirty years. As coolies and prisoners. However, I also have conditions. My family and I must save our lives."
"Okay." Qingshi said, looking at Zheng Fanyi.
"Your life is not a problem," Zheng Fangyi said. "As for your family, if they are not dead and captured after breaking the formation, they will naturally not be killed. Is that right, Mr. Xiang?" He said and looked at An.
"If you abandon the secret and turn to the bright side to make atonement for your sins, we will naturally spare the lives of you and your family." Xiang Anyin said with a sullen face, "If you don't know how to show appreciation, hehe, I will definitely let you and your family die worse than the Sun family. ten times!"
"Okay, I am willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to make atonement." Hu Yulai immediately expressed his stance.
Qingshi took Hu Yulai aside for questioning alone. He was not willing to let Hu Yulai accompany him to assist. He just asked him to tell everything about the two magic formations of Xigu Mountain and Sunjiaping in detail. Hu Yulai naturally did not dare to hide anything and knew everything. There is no limit to what can be said.
Watching Hu Yulai talking to Qingshi, Zheng Fanyi, who was waiting on the side, glanced at Xiang An and said, "I didn't expect Brother Xiang to be able to cause trouble."
Xiang An was surprised and said, "Brother Zheng, why did you say this?"
"You claim that Li Chenghua swore and swore to deceive this old man. Isn't that considered a mischief?"
"I didn't call myself Li Chenghua! I just said that Li Chenghua never told lies in his life, otherwise both humans and gods would die by the sword! Old Man Hu misunderstood that I was Li Chenghua, and it's not like you don't know my name."
"Hey! How can he not misunderstand you when you talk like this? You just wanted to make him misunderstand. By the way, is there really such a person as Li Chenghua?"
"Yes, I told you, he is the second-class bodyguard of the Imperial Palace of the Great Heavenly Dragon Kingdom."
"Your colleague, then you still swear by him? He seriously never tells lies?"
"Where! There's never a word of truth in this guy's mouth."
"Then you're not cursing him?"
"He won't mind."
"Why?"
"This guy acted recklessly and told lies that even dared to deceive the emperor. In the end, he was convicted by His Highness of deceiving the emperor. He has been killed long ago."
"You..." Zheng Fangyi was speechless for a moment.
After a while, Zheng Fangyi couldn't help but said to Xiang An again: "After all, you are still mischievous, and you also lie and brag. I think you lie and brag better than Qingshi and your colleague Li Chenghua."
"Did I lie?" Xiang An looked innocent, "Did I brag?"
"You said Qingshi is a seventh-level formation mage. Isn't that lying? Isn't that bragging?"
"What I said is: 'He is the leader among the array mages of our Tianlong Dynasty, the miracle array mage.' Why are you lying and bragging?"
"That's right! Admit it, you said Qingshi is a level 7 formation mage, is he? He is level 4."
"Oh, Brother Zheng must have had the same misunderstanding as Old Man Hu. I'm talking about a 'miracle', a miracle that creates miracles. As a third-level alchemist, Qingshi surpassed all the brothers in your courtyard formation and Taoist Academy and achieved the fourth-level alchemy on his own. Qualification as a first-class array mage, isn't this a miracle? I said it on the ship this morning."
"You...well, I think you are right. What about Qingshi's age? 'Don't look at Brother Qingshi as he is still under a hundred years old.' Is this what you said?"
"I said it, what's wrong?"
"Why is he less than a hundred years old! Qingshi is only twenty this year, okay?"
"A person who is only twenty is certainly not a hundred years old. Am I wrong?"
"I..." President Zheng suddenly stopped.
