The next day, Qian Chao's residence.
Today is a day for five people to get together to practice. As soon as it gets dark, several people gathered at Qian Chao's residence early.
The Five Elements Soul Containing Formation is still a secret among the five people, so they always practice this formation in the underground cave of Qian Chao. Before practicing in the cave that day, Qian Chao mysteriously took out a long wooden box and opened it in front of everyone. When he saw it inside, he could see that there were three long and round boxes that looked like big eggs. Things, but these three things are covered with a layer of brocade, and it is not clear what is inside, but the five people can detect waves of spiritual energy emanating from the three things, Qian Chao seems to He was quite eager to know what everyone, especially Tang Ping, thought of these things, so he said:
"Girl Tang, let's not lift the satin on it yet. Can you guess which one of these three is the real egg?"
After Qian Chao finished speaking, Li Jian smiled. He already knew what was under the layer of brocade through his own senses, and now he was about to test Tang Ping's eyesight.
Lu Pingchuan and Yanxuan were both curious about the contents of the box. As for Tang Ping's performance, they were slightly shocked when they first saw it, and then said with some disappointment:
"Boy Qian, this won't work. I don't need to look at it to know that none of the eggs down here are real eggs."
Qian Chao was suddenly surprised and disappointed. He asked curiously:
"How did you know?"
Lu Pingchuan on the side couldn't bear his curiosity, and stretched out his hand to tear off the layer of brocade, revealing three stone eggs larger than a human head, which were blue-white, straw yellow and maroon. Seeing these, Lu Pingchuan was even more surprised. Out of curiosity, I picked one up to look at and asked:
"What is this, a stone or an egg?"
Tang Ping stretched out her hands to pick up a stone egg, and looked at it in front of her eyes. Yanxuan next to her also moved closer to look at it curiously. Qian Chao obviously put a lot of thought into making these three stone eggs. These three eggs were his They were carved from stone and were used as Qingluan eggs in his plan to deceive Shangguan Hong. Naturally, he had never seen what Qingluan eggs looked like. These three stone eggs were He made it after asking Tang Ping how big and what Qingluan's Egg looked like. Naturally, Tang Ping had never seen Qingluan's Egg and told Qian Chao in vague terms, so Qian Chao could only rely on it. When he was a child, he carved the bird eggs that he saw when climbing trees. Although he didn't know what kind of stone he used, the small pores on the surface of the eggs and the natural color spots and patterns, etc., attracted Qian Chao. One by one, he did it perfectly, and the most important thing is that these three stone eggs all have spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from them. This is due to the formation he took great pains to arrange on the surface of the stone eggs. Only in this way can the stone eggs look more like real ones. To be honest, if someone else just took a casual look at the stone eggs instead of holding them in their hands, they would be able to tell that these were eggs laid by some powerful demon birds.
"Hey, this is what Boy Qian is planning to use to deceive people," Tang Ping said. "Boy Qian, you do look very similar in appearance, but an egg is an egg and a stone is a stone..."
"But," Qian Chao said with some dissatisfaction, "I also arranged a formation on it to emit spiritual energy fluctuations. Why did you know it was fake just now without even looking at it?"
"Hmph, that's where you're self-defeating, Mr. Qian, the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted by the eggs of demon birds are... well, how should I put it? You have little exposure to this thing, so naturally you don't realize it. The eggs of demon birds can indeed emit... The aura fluctuates, but that kind of fluctuation can make people feel that it is a living thing rather than a dead thing. You can't do this with stone eggs. And there is one thing you may not know. Well, I also heard what Master told me. Yes, although Qingluan is powerful, the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted by its eggs will not be as strong as the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted by this stone egg. So I didn’t have to guess just now to know that you have no use for this thing, Qian Boy, Don’t forget that both Shangguan Hong and Lou Qingyao are spirit-controlling monks. Putting aside their methods, their eyesight and knowledge are definitely not weak. This thing can’t fool me, and it certainly can’t fool them.”
Only then did Qian Chao understand what the problem was.
Lu Pingchuan said on the side:
"Ah, it turned out that I was going to use it to deceive those two women. Hehe, I think it looks quite similar."
Long before the last Chengguan Enexamination, Lou Qingyao and Zong Xi had secretly followed the five of them outside the sect. In order to find out Lou Qingyao's true purpose of coming to Wuling Sect, Qian Chao and others planned to kill Lou Qingyao. Qing Yao and Zong Xi were lured to the belly of a mountain called Longzhang Mountain. The way to test Lou Qing Yao at that time was a fake Qingluan egg, which was also carved by Qian Chao from stone, and he was in the belly of the mountain. A "Land of Heaven's Might" was arranged in advance with a formation. The fake Qingluan Egg, combined with the majestic and oppressive feeling of the Land of Heaven's Might, shocked Lou Qingyao. In fact, the fake Qingluan egg at that time was not as finely made as the current one, but Lou Qingyao and Zong Xi followed the five of them quietly that time and did not dare to get close to the five of them. , worried that he would be discovered, so he stayed further away from the pebbles. He looked around vaguely, probably when he was excited, and immediately saw Tang Ping pretending to be as if he had found a treasure, and Lou Qingyao suddenly became anxious. Then she rushed out and fought directly with Tang Ping. She was really too careless that time and only focused on fighting with Tang Ping, but she didn't examine the fake Qingluan Egg carefully at all. Until the end, she After being defeated by Tang Ping, Tang Ping threw the pebbles on the ground to let them understand what was going on.
Long before Chao Zhu came to see Qian Chao that night, Qian Chao was thinking about how to deal with Zhang Yi, Zong Xi, Lou Qingyao and Shangguan Hong.
In the initial plan, Qian Chao planned to use a fake Qingluan egg to implement his plan. But the person who wants to use the fake Qingluan Egg to deceive is not Lou Qingyao, but Shangguan Hong. According to Qian Chao's plan, the fake Qingluan Egg will definitely be picked up by Shangguan Hong. Upon closer inspection, the fake egg must be made to be extremely lifelike so that it can be deceived by Shangguan Hong before it can be used. However, the stone egg he made was seen through by Tang Ping through a layer of brocade. It really surprised him. Very disappointed.
Tang Ping saw Qian Chao's disappointed expression and said:
"How about we think of another way?"
The method of carving fake eggs out of stone seemed unworkable. Qian Chao heard what Tang Ping said again and replied:
"Let me think about it more carefully, and I will definitely be able to come up with a solution."
The next five people practiced according to the Five Elements Spiritual Formation for a day as usual, which ended in the evening. After the practice, the five people drank tea and chatted in the courtyard. Taking this opportunity, Qian Chao brought Chao Zhu to him late at night and said I told several companions what I heard from Tang Bonian, Cai Jian and Feng You.
After listening, Lu Pingchuan frowned and scratched his head and said:
"Hey, Shangguan Hong's mother-in-law is cruel enough. Why is this one named Zong Cheng even more powerful? Not only did she rob her brother-in-law, but she also killed several people who were engaged to her. Can such a woman get married in the future?"
Yanxuan asked:
"Miss Chao said that Jing Lu went to kill the person who was engaged to Zong Cheng at night. What happened next?"
Qian Chao said:
"I guess I succeeded. The time was short. Even if Jing Lu really killed that man, the news wouldn't have spread so quickly."
Li Jian smiled and said:
"Well, what we had to deal with was not simple, and now the situation is even more complicated, and it also involves secret fights between the big families in the sect. It's interesting, and it's getting more and more interesting!"
Yanxuan asked again:
"Brother Qian already had a plan to deal with it before, and now Zong Cheng and Jing Lu have appeared. Will Brother Qian have to re-plan his plan?"
Lu Pingchuan said:
"If you ask me, Brother Qian should come up with a powerful way to kill them all. Humph, those guys won't know how to hold back unless it hurts."
Tang Ping said:
"Brother Lu, we can't be like this. The five of us will still be in the Wuling Sect for a long time in the future. Among the five clans in the sect, the Jing clan already has a grudge against us because of Jing Jie's matter. Even if they don't dare to do anything, they still can't do anything. There are still many members of the Jing family who occupy important positions in the sect. It is still early. In the future, if the foundation is built to stumble us secretly, it will be enough for us to have a headache. Alas, there is no reason to be a thief for a thousand days to guard against a thief. The next time, the boy Qian planned to use Jing Lu to mend the relationship with the Jing family. That would be better than the five of us always being remembered by them in the future. In the end, even if they were to attack Zong Xi, they couldn't be too harsh. Alas, this was helpless. "
Lu Pingchuan said angrily:
"Well, grandma, we have to find a guy to give him a good lesson. We can't just let them plot against us. Yes, it's Zhang Yi. In the end, I'm going to give him a good beating and give him all my arms and legs. Break it off, let him always come up with bad ideas behind your back!"
Li Jian asked the same question as Yanxuan:
"Brother Qian, since the situation has changed, do you need to change the idea you had before?"
Qian Chao replied:
"This is not necessary. We do have more troubles than before, but just because we have more troubles, we must lead them and we cannot let them dominate the subsequent development. Fortunately, we are their target. This is the key point for us to control the overall situation. Brother Li, everyone, no matter how much trouble there is now, we should find ways to divide and disintegrate each other bit by bit, so that no matter how big the trouble is, it will be solved bit by bit. The first step we have to do now is to remove Shangguan Hong from this situation. Tang Ping’s master, Senior Guhuo, always hopes that we can be open to Shangguan Hong and keep a hand on her. In this case, what about the previous Our strategy remains unchanged. Once Shangguan Hong is no longer a problem for us, we will defeat the remaining ones one by one."
Everyone nodded after hearing this, but Qian Chao remembered something and said:
"Don't rush to leave today. Chao Chong will come tonight. We will meet with him then. He will provide us with the news about Jinglu in the future."
"Is he Chao Zhu's brother?"
"Exactly."
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At dawn the next day, Tang Ping and Ah Jiu came to Qian Chao's residence again.
Next, the five of them will go to other forbidden areas, and they still have to enter them together. Yesterday, Qian Chao and several companions agreed that Qian Chao would first go to the forbidden areas alone to find the most powerful monsters and arrange formations. Then Ah Jiu will come on stage to deal with that guy. After she kills the powerful guy in the forbidden area and gets the demon pill, it is time for Qian Chao to enter the forbidden area with several companions.
Ah Jiu was in a good mood because he got two high-level demon pills. After sitting down, he asked:
"Boy Qian, which forbidden place are you going to next?"
"The rocky hills and the valley."
"Oh, you're a bit greedy. You actually plan to go to two places at once?" Ah Jiu asked in surprise.
"Yes, to be fair to Miss Jiu, in addition to looking for Qingluan's Egg, we are also preparing to deal with a few guys there."
Ah Jiu naturally thought of Shangguan Hong whom she saw in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, so she did not continue to ask in detail. In the next moment, Ah Jiu told Qian Chao Jiang in great detail about the situation in the Rock Hill and the Valley. He spoke once and didn't finish talking until after noon and left.
Qian Chao left Tang Ping behind:
"Girl Tang, I heard that there is a place called Yulinglan in Shuiyun Valley."
"Yes, that's the place where spirit beasts are raised in Shuiyun Valley. What's wrong?"
"Can you find a few big eggs? No matter what kind of spirit beast or spirit bird's eggs they are, as long as they are about the same size as Qingluan's eggs."
Tang Ping said strangely:
"Can you turn other eggs into Qingluan's eggs?"
Qian Chao said nonchalantly:
"Have you seen Qingluan's Egg?"
"No."
"Then...have you seen Senior Guhuo?"
"Well, Master said she hasn't seen it either."
"That's okay, you haven't seen it, not even Senior Guhuo. Qiu Huahe has only been looking for foxes outside in his life. Presumably, he has never seen it, and Shangguan Hong has never seen it. , right? In that case, there is something to be done, so don’t worry about anything else, just find me a few eggs of about the same size, and I’ll give it another try.”
"All right."
