"Say it."
"Why do you want to see me alone?"
After making sure that everyone had retreated to the door and closed it, Mu Qing said indifferently.
Cao Mo opened his bloodshot eyes and looked at Mu Qing seriously for a moment, then slowly said word by word: "Save me, get out!"
Mu Qing's lips curled up without answering. He knelt down and stretched out his hand towards Cao Mo.
Cao Mo was obviously afraid of Mu Qing's approach. He shrank back and tried his best to prevent the other party from touching him.
But no matter how hard he struggled, Mu Qing had already put his fingers on his wrist.
Cao Mo stared at Mu Qing who was less than a foot away from him. After giving up struggling, he pretended to be fearless and continued, "Get me out! I have something here that you can't refuse."
Mu Qingjian's eyebrows were raised, and there was a bit more speculation in his heart. He still said indifferently: "You killed so many people in our caravan, and it is impossible for me to save you."
There wasn't much time left for him and Mu Qing. The other party could take it easy, but he couldn't.
Cao Mo decided to poke open the skylight and speak frankly: "Stop pretending. Your body skills were revealed that night. You are not from the caravan in the first place."
"and……"
Cao Mo felt speechless and suddenly paused.
Because one of the iron rules of assassins is that they cannot tell the identity of their employer even if they die.
"And what?"
Mu Qing took advantage of the opponent's excitement and secretly checked the opponent's tendons. It was true that all his internal strength was lost and the meridians burst.
Seeing that Cao Mo was still hesitant at this point, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Don't! Don't go, I say."
Cao Mo gritted his teeth. It was unclear whether he would be chased or killed in the future, but he was about to die and he had to seize this opportunity.
"I have a list of caravans here, and you are not included in it at all."
"Where did the list come from?"
"Xu Cao."
"Xu Cao?"
Mu Qing frowned and silently wrote down the name in his mind. He planned to ask Liu Weirui if he knew this person when he went back later.
Both parties know their respective identities. Exposing the employer's information is something that is rejected by everyone in the assassin industry. If they accept the mission from Hidden Valley, then the employer's information will be exposed, and they will be controlled. Lu Yizi chased him to the ends of the earth.
After Cao Mo said this person's name, Mu Qing understood that Cao Mo had no way out.
Cao Mo was silent for a moment, lowered his head and said, "I have shown my sincerity. I believe you can guess my identity and motives."
"As long as you rescue me, I will give you that book."
Mu Qing smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth: "Anything can be worth your life. In my eyes, the life of a fourth-grade master cannot be bought with just two random things."
Seeing that the other party was valuing his life as a commodity, Cao Mo felt unhappy instead of angry, and said impatiently: "The green energy you sucked out by me that night must have been green energy. Have you ever heard of the "Mantra of Ten Thousand Poisons"? "
"Green Qi? Is it the kind of gas that attached to his palm that night? Did he think it was also the special internal force in my body?"
“What is the ‘Ten Thousand Poisons Manual’?”
Mu Qing muttered in his heart and remained silent. In Cao Mo's eyes, Mu Qing acquiesced to his statement.
He continued: "There is a saying in the opening chapter of "The Classic of Ten Thousand Poisons": 'Heaven and earth are not divided, and the universe is chaotic. Suddenly there is a qualitative change, and the origin of Qi begins to separate. Taishi gave birth to trees, illuminated them with the sun and moon, passed them with stars, and recorded them with At the four o'clock of the year, when Tai Sui comes, there will be spiritual beings, whether they are monsters or monsters, and they have all kinds of poisons. This is the true scripture.'"
Mu Qing said he didn't understand and shook his head.
Only then did Cao Mo realize that he was playing the harp to an ox, and his tone hesitated before he explained, "That cyan gas is not internal force, but infuriating energy that is many times purer than internal force."
"Infuriated?"
Mu Qing asked directly.
Cao Mo nodded and explained: "Zhen Qi, the Qi of true essence. The first breath a person exhales when he is born is Zhen Qi. The realm of true self that we practitioners pursue, we must cultivate both life and life, sense the way of heaven, and use It is the combination of one's own rare innate Qi and acquired Qi. Only by completely turning one's internal energy into true Qi can one break through the ninth level of the mortal realm and enter the realm of the extraordinary true self."
Mu Qing's confusion was noticed by Cao Mo, and he felt a sense of superiority in his heart. What he just said was something that his master only realized after studying the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual" for a lifetime. This kid didn't I know it's normal.
"Generally speaking, only after you reach the third level can you slowly start to transform the inner strength you have cultivated into true energy. That night I forcibly used the true energy that should not be available at the fourth level and it was already inferior."
Cao Mo recalled his impulsive act that night and said with regret: "It is extremely difficult to cultivate true qi. Even if some people reach the third level, they may not be able to possess it if they do not have good guidance to understand themselves and the world. I was able to cultivate Zhenqi when I was in the fourth level, but it was because of the unique book "The Book of Ten Thousand Poisons"."
Mu Qing heard that the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual" was indeed extremely precious, but he still found it a bit hard to believe. If true qi was extremely difficult to cultivate, why was there more true qi in his body than internal force?
"The gas in my body is not necessarily the green gas you call."
Mu Qing shook his head and said directly.
It was difficult to tell whether what Cao Mo said was true or false, and he had never practiced the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual". How could it be the Qing Qi the other party was talking about?
Seeing Mu Qing's objection, Cao Mo was afraid that the other party would just walk away, so he hurriedly explained: "There are five chapters in the Book of All Poisons, and one of the chapters on poisonous bodies mentions a situation."
"Oh? What's going on?"
"I guess your kid has an innate innocent body. When he was born, he had enough innate true energy, and he has been dealing with poisons for many years in his acquired practice. Therefore, he transformed from an innate innocent body into a poisonous body as mentioned in the article. It’s said to be a body of all poisons.”
Seeing that Mu Qing was attracted by his words, Cao Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the other party would think that he was talking nonsense. In order to get Mu Qing to rescue him, all he had to say was dry stuff, and he was most afraid of spitting. After talking about it, the other party still didn’t have this insight.
"This is the best physique for practicing the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual"!"
Cao Mo's eyes were shining and he looked at Mu Qing's body with fascination.
His master studied the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual" all his life. He had cultivated the Poison Sutra to the ninth level, and all his internal energy was transformed into the Ten Thousand Poisons Green Qi. Just when he was finally preparing to break through to the peak of the first level, due to his own physical constitution, the acupuncture points in the meridians The toxins accumulated over the years broke out, and he eventually self-destructed and died. Even until his death, he was unable to take the last step to reach the legendary transcendent realm.
So he envied Mu Qing's special physique more than anyone else.
Just as Cao Mo was about to continue throwing out the bait, preparing Mu Qing to take the bait immediately, Lin Pan's pretending to be anxious voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Mr. Mu Qing, a quarter of an hour has passed, but if something goes wrong, we will come in immediately to help you."
Mu Qing had already heard the footsteps approaching outside the door. He lowered his head and glanced at Cao Mo, waiting for his reaction.
Cao Mo secretly resented that he would soon be able to let the stupid boy in front of him take the bait. With Lin Pan disrupting the situation, it seemed that he had to reveal a trump card.
"I have a way! When you get there, you can use your excuse to treat Lin Tian's illness, and I'll let you see with your own eyes the power of the Poisonous Insect Chapter of "The Book of All Poisons"."
"oh?"
"good!"
Mu Qing's brows jumped, and he was really looking forward to the magic of the "Ten Thousand Poisons Manual".
…
Zhuque City, the inner city of Baifu.
"Lord City Lord, someone from Tianshou has found us."
Hou Yiyong knelt in the center of the study room and hit his forehead on the ground.
City Lord Bai Hao, a member of the royal family, has been the Lord of Suzaku City since the first year of Tianshou, and is a loyal supporter of the emperor today.
He was wearing a well-tailored Suzaku gold-lined suit, with thick black hair coiled into a bun on top of his head, and a majestic and square face with slightly squinting eyes. He was lying on his back in a huanghuali wooden armchair to rest.
When he heard the word "Tian Shou", a shallow mark in the corner of his eye jumped uncontrollably, and then his tiger eyes opened, and his gaze was directed at the subordinate who had not dared to raise his head.
"tell me the story."
"The spies Tian Shou has been staying in Suzaku City came to the one-day car dealer and said that they found the remnants of the former royal family near Stone City. They hope that we, Suzaku City, can help."
"Ah."
"Is Tianshou such a rubbish now? When will we still need our help?"
Bai Hao smiled contemptuously and boldly commented on His Majesty the Emperor's secret institution named after his reign.
Hou Yiyong, who was already at the third level of strength, heard the city lord's arrogance and almost pressed his whole face against the precious brocade carpet from Jinguan City.
He had to add an explanation: "Sir, the people from Tianshou said that their second stallion went to work for His Majesty and was not in Suzaku City, and the remnant of the former royal family is likely to have Bai Jianwen, whom Your Majesty is looking for, so That’s when they found us.”
"oh?"
The energy in Bai Hao's body surged, and he stirred up the hem of his clothes. He stood up and walked to Hou Yiyong, and asked condescendingly: "Have they investigated clearly? How many people are there on the other side? What is their strength?"
Hou Yiyong looked at the toes of the city lord and quickly replied: "Some of them have been far behind the remnants for some time. They have only been exposed to the fifth level of strength, but it is not clear whether there are masters hidden secretly. God's gift What they want to do is to catch them all in one fell swoop, and no fish can slip through the net, so we hope that there will be some people from our City Lord’s Mansion.”
"Well, it's settled. You can go down and make arrangements yourself."
"Yes! City Lord."
Hou Yiyong took the order and left. Bai Hao stood motionless, silently thinking about something in his heart.
Sure enough, it is time for people to leave. How many wealthy people are left under the former royal family?
It's just that those remnants of the former royal family are really good at hiding. After so many years, His Majesty the Emperor has not caught the real owner.
Thinking of this and empathizing with it, he couldn't help but feel a little irritated on his brow.
Because a long time ago, vague news reached his ears, saying that there were still one or two remnants of the former Suzaku City Lord Lin Xiao still alive in the world.
If you find a clue, in order to avoid future troubles, you must use thunderous power to eradicate the roots. You would rather kill by mistake than let go!
One day driving behind.
Ma Xiaoer knelt on one knee in front of Hou Yiyong, waiting for orders.
"You should go to Iron Bone Stronghold now."
"It's up to you to choose as many good horses as you want from the dealership. You can arrive within two days."
"No problem! Boss!"
Ma Xiaoer mentally estimated the itinerary and nodded in agreement.
Panjunshan Iron Bone Village is located about 50 kilometers south of Stone City and more than 200 kilometers away from Zhuque City.
Although an ordinary horse has to rest after running up to fifty kilometers a day and cannot run day and night, there are already good horses selected and sent by the army in the car dealership, and they can run up to eighty kilometers a day. , as long as you bring a few more good horses to take turns riding, you can reach Tieguzhai within two days without much problem.
"Here is a token that you can only open when you arrive at Iron Bone Village and go to the joint. I will send the other one directly to you with a bald eagle later. If you compare the two, there will be no mistakes."
Hou Yiyong still recognized Ma Xiaoer who was a military scout. He took out two envelopes from his arms and handed one to the other party.
Ma Xiaoer raised his head and took it with both hands, then asked cautiously: "Boss, is it for the clue from Liuye Bookstore?"
"It's not time for you to know yet."
Hou Yiyong shook his head and did not go further.
The fewer people know about this matter now, the higher the chance of catching them all.
