Although Mingluan was captured by Lihuang like a surprise attack, he refused to surrender easily to Lihuang.
Because Mingluan could sense the anxiety in Emperor Li's heart, he knew that he had a lot of room for negotiation.
Even if she didn't know the situation and didn't know the identity of Lihuang's reborn person, and seemed a little confused for a moment, she would never betray herself to Lihuang easily.
Li Huang had already expected this.
He knew that Mingluan was cunning and practiced the art of bewitchment, so he would not be easily deceived by him with just a few words.
Even in terms of pure Taoist mind, Mingluan is considered one of the best among the Qisu in Huagui Pavilion. He can be said to be perfect and flawless, with no spiritual gaps that cannot be targeted.
If there is enough time, Lihuang can slowly grind with Mingluan. But now that he was pressed for time, he naturally did not have the leisure to accompany Mingluan in intrigues.
However, if Lihuang really wanted to kill Mingluan like this, he really didn't want to.
Emperor Li frowned slightly and decided to put Mingluan aside for now.
"Ming Luan, if you don't accept it, I will deal with you later. However, please tell me first. When Kong Qian dealt with Nan Yi today, did he invite Lin Du or Li Ziyin to help?"
Among the seven places in Huagui Pavilion, four people, Kong Qian, Mingluan, Zhongli, and Hu Qianque, were walking outside, leaving only three people, Nan Junyue, Li Ziyin, and Lin Du, who always lived in Huagui Pavilion.
If Kong Qian asked an accomplice to help him out of caution, it would mean that there would be only the last two people left in Huagui Pavilion.
Emperor Li had to ask clearly who Kong Qian invited to help him, so that he could determine how to get to the door of Huagui Pavilion next.
When Mingluan heard this, he frowned immediately.
She just didn't want to sign the contract of betrayal easily to avoid completely losing the possibility of resistance after obeying Emperor Li's orders unconditionally.
But if he simply asked her a few questions, Mingluan would not deliberately fail to answer them.
Because Ming Luan knew that Li Huang must have a trick related to interrogation, there was no need to confront Li Huang in this area.
However, Emperor Li's question immediately caused some speculations and analyzes to appear in Mingluan's mind.
"Kong Qian invited Lin Du to help." Mingluan spoke quickly, "You suddenly asked, could it be that Kong Qian had died at the hands of Nan Yi? And because of Kong Qian's death, he felt that time was running out, so he suddenly jumped Come out to plot against us?"
Mingluan glanced at Zhongli and Hu Qianque, and changed his words: "No, you should have already planned the layout of Huagui Pavilion. On the contrary, the grudge between Nan Yi and Kong Qian was beyond your expectation, and it was unintentional. Your layout will be ruined next time.”
Emperor Li's face was as dark as water and he said: "Ming Luan, I know that you have a keen mind. You don't need to show me your intelligence, and you don't need to expect that I will cherish your talent because of it."
"If you are unwilling to sign the deed of betrayal, the most I can do is leave you here and wait until I finish taking care of the rest of the Huigui Pavilion before I come back to deal with you."
After saying that, Lihuang stopped talking to Mingluan.
He asked Hu Qianqing to use his "Thousand Faces" magical power to give him a new appearance - dark hair and white robes, bright eyes, thin cheeks, handsomeness, but an unhealthy air. Pale complexion.
This person is surprisingly the senior brother of Li Ziyin, Li Ziming.
Li Ziyin was originally the second strongest person in the Tianjian Sect of a small sect. However, due to a plot by a demon cultivator in his early years that damaged his foundation, he found it difficult to make any progress until he reached the level of metamorphosis, so he finally chose to join the Huagui Pavilion and work with others. People flow together.
However, Huagui Pavilion is not a serious sect. Li Ziyin's hidden identity is still a disciple of Tianjian Sect.
The head of Tianjian Sect is none other than Senior Brother Li Ziyin, Li Ziming.
After the battle with the demon cultivator, Li Ziyin's foundation was injured, and Li Ziming, who came to help, was also injured. Since then, he has been in seclusion for many years, and while recovering from his injuries, he has been looking for opportunities to build his foundation.
Li Ziyin has an indifferent temperament and only wants to improve his cultivation and strength. But it is Li Ziyin who respects his senior brother Li Ziming the most.
After all, if Li Ziming hadn't come to the rescue back then, he might have not only suffered damage to his foundation, but also lost his life.
Although Li Ziyin secretly joined Huagui Pavilion because Li Ziming had been in seclusion all year round, he still felt a little restrained in front of Li Ziming.
However, Li Huang actually got hold of Li Ziming's aura, allowing Hu Qian to use it to use the "Thousand Faces" magical power.
After slightly adapting to Li Ziming's behavior and habits, Emperor Li ordered Hu Qian to stay here and guard Mingluan, and only asked Zhongli to accompany him to paint the Gui Pavilion.
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Mingluan watched Li Huang and Zhong Li leave the house and rushed to Huagui Pavilion.
Then, she looked at Hu Qianque, who looked embarrassed next to her: "Is he really Li Huang?"
Hu Qian sighed and nodded, not wanting to speak.
Mingluan said suspiciously: "Li Huang is just a mortal, how can he know me so well?"
It was nothing more than Emperor Li transforming into Nan Junyue to trick Zhongli, but even Li Ziming, who had been in seclusion all year round, could prepare his aura in advance, which really shocked Ming Luan.
After all, although Mingluan knew that Li Ziyin was from Tianjian Sect, he had never met Li Ziming.
This means that Li Huang is even more familiar with Li Ziyin than Mingluan.
Mingluan, who often collects intelligence from others, has an instinctive desire to win, and is quite curious since he is indeed not as good as Li Huang.
She looked at Hu Qianque with eager eyes.
Knowing that he had tricked Zhongli, Mingluan and others, Hu Qian had a stern look on his face.
She thought about it and found that Lihuang did not ask her not to reveal the truth. It was estimated that Lihuang deliberately wanted to use her mouth to reveal the identity of the reborn person.
So Hu Qian said honestly: "Huang Li claims to be a reborn person. He deliberately cooperated with us in his previous life. He also learned the method of sacrificial refining of natal Gu from Lin Du and refined the Spring Autumn Cicada into natal Gu."
"After he figured out the details about us and prepared the plan, he activated the Spring Autumn Cicada's magical power to reverse time and reborn the plan. Naturally, he killed us."
In his words, Hu Qian was vaguely trying to defend himself, saying that the current situation was not a crime of war, but a rebirth of Li Huang, who was unable to guard against it.
Mingluan curled his lips and sneered: "What about those who are reborn? They are still mortals. Even if they are reborn, they are just a prophet of the apocalypse. Their knowledge is limited and they cannot do everything."
"As long as history changes slightly and he no longer has the advantage of being a prophet, he will be mediocre."
Hu Qian laughed, knowing that Ming Luan was just venting his anger.
They are not fools. Although they don't know why Li Huang didn't pay attention to Nan Yi in his previous life, they can all see that Li Huang's prophetic advantage went wrong with Nan Yi.
However, even if Li Huang didn't count Nan Yi, he could still count them to death.
Mingluan has not yet signed the contract of betrayal, so he can still take pleasure in his misfortune, vent his resentment at being tricked to death for no apparent reason, and seek comfort.
Hu Qianque, who had already signed the contract of betrayal, could not laugh.
There are hidden secrets in this world, and all kinds of strange phenomena or tricks may appear.
Regardless of resurrection or rebirth, the monks will not make a fuss.
Not to mention resurrection, the so-called rebirth may be regarded as rebirth to the person involved; in the eyes of outsiders, it is just that someone has received revelation and predicted part of the future, and may be called a prophet.
However, by affecting the whole body, the situation can easily change, not to mention that some things happen randomly and may not go as predicted by the prophet.
In addition, the scope of activities of prophets is limited, and their knowledge is also limited. They cannot calculate everything. As far as the entire spiritual world is concerned, it is not a big deal.
After all, being a prophet does not mean knowing everything.
However, although the prophet has some shortcomings, it does not hinder the people and things that the prophet focuses on. For example, the few people who painted the strange pavilion cannot escape the prophet's calculations and are eaten to death by him.
However, Hu Qian was depressed and confused for a moment, not knowing how he should take the next step.
As for Mingluan, who had not yet signed the contract of betrayal, although he was restrained, his mind was constantly spinning wildly, trying to simulate and analyze the situation and predict what would happen when Lihuang faced off against Nanyi later.
She wanted to see if she could escape.
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Outside the door of Huagui Pavilion, Li Huang transformed into Li Ziming and stood with his hands behind his back.
Zhongli, on the other hand, was forced to stay one step away from the emperor's back with a submissive look on his face due to his betrayal contract.
Generally speaking, monks' spiritual consciousness does not spread to a large extent at all times. After all, there is too much information in spiritual perception, which will also put a certain burden on the mind and is not suitable for meditation.
However, Nan Junyue and Li Ziyin were cultivating quietly in Huagui Pavilion, and they would at least cover Huagui Pavilion with their spiritual consciousness.
Therefore, Li Huang and Zhong Li standing outside the door would also attract the attention of Nan Junyue and Li Ziyin.
Nan Junyue opened her eyes and looked at where Li Huang was, a little surprised. She didn't know why Zhongli was following Li Huang, but also wondered who Li Huang was.
Li Ziyin's body froze slightly when his spiritual consciousness "saw" Li Huang.
Li Ziming has been in retreat all year round, but he has not been in retreat all the time.
Li Ziyin claimed to be traveling abroad, and Li Ziming did not doubt his presence. Every time he left the customs, he would notify Li Ziyin with a psychic butterfly to rush back.
After coming here for so many years, Li Ziyin never expected to see his senior brother suddenly in Lijing City.
When he saw Li Huang standing outside the door of Huagui Pavilion, he thought that his senior brother was silently asking him to get out, so he immediately rushed to the door of Huagui Pavilion.
"Zi Yin, I have met the head senior brother." Li Ziyin was a little embarrassed. He was blocked outside Huagui Pavilion by his senior brother and he didn't know what to say.
Emperor Li didn't say much, but said indifferently: "Just watch from the sidelines."
Li Ziyin nodded silently, then moved to the side and took the initiative to give up the door to Huagui Pavilion.
Li Huang nodded imperceptibly, and immediately stepped straight into Huagui Pavilion.
The reason why Emperor Li didn't let Zhong Li send a message to Li Ziyin to try to trick him out was that if Li Ziyin suddenly left Huagui Pavilion, Nan Junyue would probably be curious and follow Li Ziyin to expand his consciousness.
If Emperor Li was waiting for Li Ziyin near Huagui Pavilion, he would also be unable to escape the prying eyes of Nan Junyue.
If he was far away from the emperor, Li Ziyin and Nan Junyue would not be able to see "Li Ziming" with their spiritual consciousness, and it would be impossible to call Li Ziyin just by relying on Zhongli's sound transmission through the air.
In short, it is basically impossible to escape Nan Junyue's spiritual perception, and Li Ziyin is not a love brain, so he cannot be fooled into signing a contract of betrayal. At most, he can be temporarily bluffed, so Li Huang is not prepared to act secretly, and directly comes to the door very simply. , go straight to Huagui Pavilion.
——In fact, he was originally prepared to summon Li Ziming directly into the capital to deal with Li Ziyin, but something unexpected happened, and he had to change himself into Li Ziming in a hurry, just to stabilize Li Ziyin, and then try to persuade him in the end. Win over Li Ziyin.
After all, although Li Ziyin took the Ying Dan, he was not a demonic cultivator who acted completely without scruples. He did not have to use the "Deed of Sale" to ensure his obedience. He could directly use Tianjian Sect to blackmail Li Ziyin.
While thinking about it, Li Huang went upstairs and walked towards Nan Junyue Qianxiu's place.
Nan Junyue thought that Li Ziyin's "senior brother" had discovered his location with his spiritual consciousness and wanted to talk to him about Li Ziyin's transformation into a demon cultivator, so he took the initiative to come out of the room to greet him.
As a result, as soon as Emperor Li saw Nan Junyue, he said, "I am not Li Ziming."
As soon as these words came out, Nan Junyue was stunned, and Li Ziyin who was following behind was also stunned.
Lihuang's tone remained calm: "I just borrowed Hu Qianque's Thousand Faces Magical Power to look like Li Ziming."
He knew that he was only a mortal, and it would be okay to rely on the magical power of "Thousand Faces" to frighten people for a while when they met, but without magic power or spiritual consciousness, it would definitely arouse doubts and temptations after being together for a long time.
And it was impossible for him to conquer Nan Junyue and Li Ziyin by force. From the beginning, he was just planning to use Li Ziming's appearance to persuade them to cooperate with him - so Lihuang just chose to let Hu Qian look at Mingluan. He didn't let Hu Qian follow behind him.
In short, Emperor Li revealed the details when he came up, which actually gave him a head start, making Nan Junyue and Li Ziyin feel more and more confused.
Nan Junyue glanced at Zhongli, who had his eyes lowered and his eyebrows lowered today, uncharacteristically not looking at her at all, and then looked at Emperor Li who had a thousand faces but was blessed by the magical power of "Thousand Faces", and pursed his lips slightly.
Li Ziyin narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at Li Huang's back.
However, under the magical power of "Thousand Faces", Emperor Li's words, deeds, habits, and aura were all the same as Li Ziming's.
Li Ziyin looked in his eyes and didn't know whether the "senior brother" in front of him was real or fake.
However, Li Huang had just let him watch from the side before. Li Ziyin was hesitant and decided to wait and see for the time being to see what Li Huang wanted to do with Nan Junyue.
"Then who are you?" Nan Junyue's face was as dark as water.
"It doesn't matter who I am, because you don't know me now." Lihuang said calmly, "But originally, I would be the one who painted the eight Gui Pavilions."
Nan Junyue frowned: "Original?"
"Yes, according to the original timeline, I will join Huagui Pavilion in the future and work with you. But now, fate has changed, Kong Qian is dead, and I have to come ahead to clean up the mess."
Lihuang’s words contain a lot of information. But Nan Junyue understood and said in surprise: "Fellow Taoist is a prophet? Kong Qian is dead? Is it related to Nan Yi?"
After saying that, Nan Junyue got the answer from Li Huang's expression. But even if these things are true, from Nan Junyue's point of view, they have nothing to do with him.
For example, if Kong Qian died at the hands of Nan Yi, what does it have to do with Huagui Pavilion?
Huagui Pavilion is not a serious sect, it is just a group of people who temporarily colluded together for mutual benefit and will not avenge Kong Qian.
Even if Kong Qian and even Lin Du died at the hands of Nan Yi, Nan Junyue would not care about Nan Yi as long as Nan Yi was not prepared to deal with Huagui Pavilion next.
On the contrary, Emperor Li, as a prophet, in his previous life experience of apocalypse, whether it was really the eight Huagui Pavilions or not, he obviously focused on the Huagui Pavilion and planned its layout.
Nan Junyue only cared about whether the Yingdan matter was destroyed, and asked coldly: "So, what do you want, Fellow Taoist?"
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