This purple gold magic pestle is finely crafted, smooth and shiny, with sharp edges and corners. The top is a vajra, the bottom is a three-sided thorn, and there are three Buddha heads in the middle, one for laughter, one for anger, and one for scolding. Even such a small carving makes people feel extremely vivid, as if it will speak at the next moment.
How on earth could this guy hide something like this and still come in without being discovered?
"How did you steal it?!" Qi Huan was also in disbelief, "It's so strict here, you, you..."
"After all, I'm an assassin... This bit of caution is just for fun." Shuangyue Jun said lazily, "Don't worry, I have no other intentions. I definitely don't want to steal or provoke you, I'm just curious. That's all, Tu Yi is happy. I'm not a cruel person who likes to see blood. If you kill two less, I'll give it back to you. But..."
Mr. Shuangyue rarely looked directly at the queen, with a rather condescending attitude. On the surface, the queen didn't seem angry yet, but the soldiers behind her began to whisper. Wang smiled generously and asked:
"But what?"
"Let me make it clear first that I am definitely not substituting something for someone else. After all, I am not a craftsman and I cannot make such an exquisite imitation. But... your Demonic Pestle itself seems to be a fake, right?"
What's the meaning? Bai Ya and others all looked over. Unexpectedly, the Queen's soldiers were even more shocked and angry than them. These words seemed to be an unforgivable insult to the treasure of the country, and both of them started to curse in a hurry.
"Everything requires evidence!" the largest one among them said fiercely, "You dare to spread rumors and slander our sacred national treasure, I think you will die!"
"Then why...no one noticed when I brought it in?" Lord Shuangyue asked, "Isn't this your treasure? Just like the Demon Sealing Blade, could it be because of my manipulation?"
The queen suddenly laughed. Of course, the smile was not pretty and it was intentional. But then she shook her head and said quite frankly:
"I underestimated you. I originally thought you were just a martial arts idiot. I never thought that your mind was as sophisticated and terrifying as your martial arts."
"You don't have to beat around the bush if you want to say that I have a big heart. I don't mind."
"I want to praise you and your wisdom. If you admit that this is our stolen treasure, it will prove that it is not the real demon pestle, but a fake of the national treasure. If you don't admit it, we will have no way to ask you for the authentic one that was hidden. .”
"When you say that, it seems like you are admitting it in disguise. It's just that it's not worth it for your loyal guards to lose their lives for nothing because of a mere imitation. Are their lives so worthless in your eyes?"
"It doesn't matter whether it is true or false. The nature of a soldier is to obey orders. Orders are supreme and unquestionable. No matter what degree, even those orders that are ridiculous and later proven to be wrong are necessary. No one's Sacrifice means nothing.”
"Yeah?"
Shigetsuki-kun's last voice rose, clearly expressing doubt. But after that, he didn't say anything more to argue with her. After all, Shura and humans are from different species, and it is impossible to understand each other. And it is unreasonable for them to use Shura's rules to restrict people. They never said a word about this.
He casually threw the Demon-Conquering Pestle over, and a tall and thin Shura with dark gray skin suddenly raised his hand and caught it.
"Repay it like this?" Qi Huan whispered.
"It's useless to hold it if it's a fake."
What Qi Huan means is that even if the goods are fake, the conditions can be negotiated. But then I thought, since there is one fake, it is not a problem to create thousands of fakes.
"It seems, indeed..."
The Shura lowered his voice and spoke to the queen. The rough voice still reached the ears of others. However, Wang didn't even look at it.
"We think that we have treated you as landlords. However, you have repeatedly disobeyed the rules and even provoked you to come to the Temple of War. We kindly invited you to participate in the reward, but you have attacked our country's most important treasures. Isn't it inappropriate to do so? Too suitable?"
Although her tone was still calm, her eyes became hot and sharp, like a knife that had been tempered over fire, emitting a blazing and dazzling light that made people afraid to look directly at her. Lord Shuangyue also stared straight back, his eyes like sharpened ice thorns. Between the two of them, it seemed that the screams of ice and fire could be heard.
"As you wished, I returned to your territory with your lost weapon. Not only did I not resist, I even gave it away. Not only did you not want it, you also detained me here without any reason. What was your plan? ?”
"I didn't expect that we would entertain you so wholeheartedly, but you would still make assumptions. This is really hurtful." Dog
Mr. Shuangyue didn't say much, but suddenly showed a smile. This is really rare. However, this smile was obviously mocking. Then he shrugged, stretched out his fingers, and turned them in half a circle.
"At first, I was just curious. I went shopping last night, and after confronting you now, I have some new ideas. Since you don't keep your words, don't blame me for being merciless. You show it A fake is enshrined here, where is the genuine one? Do you know, how many people know, and what is the purpose? Should I ask these things, should you say it, and whether what you say is credible, everything is It's suspicious. So... I'm not going to pursue this."
After talking for a long time, neither Shura nor Bai Ya could make sense of this sentence. He is always like this, either he doesn't speak or he doesn't speak human words. The unclear lines made people confused, and Qi Huan couldn't help but ask:
"Then what do you want to ask?"
"Good question." Even though he said this, Lord Shuangyue still didn't look at him. Instead, he stared directly into the Queen's eyes. "I would rather know if this War Temple...is really just to commemorate those and these - —A so-called hero, right?"
"You'd better speak more clearly." Wang smiled, "We martial arts practitioners have straight minds and don't think too much."
"It would be great if you really can't think too much. Since I have already arrived in the Nine Heavens Kingdom, it is quite boring to say this. Let me put it bluntly, human bones and animal bones are the most common materials in witchcraft. The Feng Shui layout of each temple has been paid attention to, and every brick has been processed. However, I am not a professional Onmyoji, so I can’t see why. However, I can somewhat detect that all of this is like a A kind of memorial, a kind of ceremony... or something. Is there really nothing suppressed under the Temple of War?"
Although Mr. Shuangyue is an amateur at this point, the last sentence was somewhat of a joke. But obviously, these Shuras were not happy, whether it was the content or the tone of his words. They all stared at Shuangyue Lord angrily and bared their teeth. This look reminded them of a dog that had been robbed of food.
"There is no evidence, so don't slander our innocence! Everything requires evidence. Don't think that just because you have the Demon-Sealing Blade, you can be unscrupulous and speak freely!" Before the queen could explain, the guard leading the way was a little angry.
The two sides were at war with each other, and the atmosphere had never been so anxious. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the weak monster from before suddenly took a step forward and stood between a few people. This surprised Bai Ya and the others. I saw him clearing his throat, raising his voice, and said loudly:
"Since Mr. Shuangyue has returned the things, how about letting this matter go? Since it has not caused any serious consequences, if we worry about it, wouldn't we lose the dignity of a great country? What about this kind of thing... continue If we dig deeper, it will be of no benefit to both parties. Our king is not a person who is always willing to spend money and money——"
Speaking of which, Bai Ya and the others glanced at the corpse on the ground. The one that was still moving before was now lifeless.
"Let's just treat this matter as a story, right? If there are still any emotions that can't be calmed down, how about putting it on the playing field and fighting how you want? I believe that all of you friends from a foreign land will not be unreasonable. "
This smoothing out was really embarrassing, even a little deliberate. As soon as he came, he helped them to save themselves, praised the queen so that she would not think too much, and asked a question in passing, as if they would not appreciate it if they wanted to pursue it. To say that this monster - maybe it is an oleander spirit, his words are a bit over-the-top. How dare you make decisions for King Shura? But the king didn't seem to mind and didn't show any reaction to his words.
Bai Ya was very dissatisfied, but didn't say anything. After all, the theft of the Demonic Pestle had nothing to do with them, and Lord Shuangyue didn't reveal any of his plans to them. Shura, on the other hand, did not make a big fuss about this matter and insisted on accusing them of groundless charges and raising suspicion. He originally planned to fall out with them as soon as the dirty water was thrown at them. But now it seems that both of them have made sense, and the anger has been suppressed.
"It doesn't matter." He said, "It has nothing to do with us anyway. Be reasonable. Don't talk to us. Ask him."
Bai Ya gestured in the direction of Lord Shuangyue with a nonchalant look on his face. Shuoyue-kun also looked indifferent.
"At this point, I'm afraid you are not in the mood to go shopping anymore." Wang spread his hands, as if helpless, "If you don't have any objections, how about leaving the group competition to the afternoon? It doesn't matter, it will give you a change of mood."
"..."
Qi Huan whispered to his own people: "We...have no preparations, why not——"
"Okay." Bai Ya blurted out.
"I have no objection either." Lord Shuangyue continued.
"You, you..."
Qi Huan was a little surprised. He turned his seeking attention to Aoyan and Shenghan, and Liu Shenghan was a little embarrassed. However, Jun Aoyan immediately agreed with the two of them without any hesitation, and even seemed to be waiting for a long time. Shenghan forced a smile and shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind their choice. At this time, Qi Huan felt a little dizzy.
"Why don't we leave for the arena now." Wang picked up the hook knife, put it on his shoulder, turned around and said to the remaining guard, "Clean this place up and replace the floor. I don't want to come here next time , and colors that shouldn’t belong in the temple.”
The guard nodded repeatedly, not daring to look at the person in the eyes, and shrank his neck and stepped aside. The king left the hall, followed by several generals. During the whole process, Jun Luanjiu didn't say a word, and his expression didn't change at all, which was exactly the same as the statue erected there. Stiff, cold, emotionless.
It was this lack of expression that inexplicably inflamed Jun Aoyan's anger.
She pushed Qi Huan aside and followed him. Qi Huan failed to stand firm and almost fell. It's hard for him to understand, and it's hard for everyone else to understand - but they all know it, just because they're not in that position. They couldn't understand why she was feeling like this, but they knew where this emotion came from.
