Mu Qing saw Gu Ci's excited expression and said, "You have experienced this thunder method and know its power. How about I use this thunder method in exchange?"
Among the various secret techniques Mu Qing possesses, except for the method of breathing, each one is more difficult to learn than the other.
When he first practiced "Shouting Thunder and Making Sounds", he felt that just reciting the complete formula silently was already very difficult, let alone trying to condense the last shout of Thunder.
He still remembers that he finally got started with the help of Meng Zhang. Even now, he can condense thunder with his eyes without speaking, which is only a small success. But if he is allowed to teach others, many things will be lost. It can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.
Before handing over the breath-taking method to Cao Jin, Mu Qing asked Meng Zhang what he thought of his behavior. According to Meng Zhang, the threshold for "crying out thunder and making a sound" was higher than Mu Qing imagined. It is much higher, and those who can really get started must be those who have already achieved a high level of thunder magic.
Gu Ci and Mu Qing's eyes met, and they were about to speak, but Gu Yan on the side refused first and said: "Thunder method is the most powerful among all kinds of secret arts, but because of this, practicing The threshold is also very high.”
Gu Yan glanced at the jade slip in Mu Qing's hand, looked at Liu Weirui and said, "We only need the body tempering method in Miss Liu's hands."
Gu Ci's face was expressionless, but Gu Yan had already said this, but he would not say more.
Mu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his intuition told him that the method of attracting thunder and tempering the body would definitely not be more valuable than the "Shouting Thunder and Making Sound" in his hand, but in Gu Yan's eyes, it seemed to be much more valuable than "Shouting Thunder and Making Sound".
Liu Weirui's mood was a little complicated. She found that she would lose her usual crisp and clear style when it came to issues involving Mu Qing, and she even began to wonder whether her hesitation just now hurt Mu Qing's heart.
She calmed down her emotions, pondered for a moment and said seriously: "I do know the method of attracting thunder and tempering the body, but it is impossible for me to use it."
"Why? This method is just a method of tempering the body, not even a thunder method." Gu Yan said.
Liu Weirui replied: "Because you know that you will definitely die if you don't go back to Gu's house. I'm not threatening you."
Gu Yan was silent, looked at Liu Weirui and said slowly: "Miss Liu, I think I have shown enough sincerity."
"We have gone through many twists and turns before we are in this situation. You should also believe that Gu Ci and I have the ability to erase those names on the list. As the eldest lady of the Lin family, we have given you face, but a spiritual vein is not Things that can be solved by just relying on face, I hope you understand what I mean.”
Liu Weirui said in a deep voice: "You don't have to remind me. I said I could give you this Heavenly Silk Armor. Compared with the body tempering method, your Heavenly Silk Armor will be safer."
"Safe?" Gu Ci clicked the word and read it out loud.
When Liu Weirui found Mu Qing, she happened to see Gu Ci hurting Mu Qing. She did not have the same attitude towards Gu Ci and said indifferently: "The method of body tempering is never as common as you think. If my grandmother knows about it, If this happens, you will never be able to return to the Gu family."
Gu Ci's face twitched, and he rarely responded.
Gu Yan smiled and shook his head. If he could get the body tempering method today, then he could definitely bring it back to the Gu family, because this proved that Liu Weirui was not following anyone else.
He was actually very puzzled. After all that was said, why didn't the person in the dark show up yet? Could it be that he wanted to hide for the rest of his life?
Gu Yan simply pointed it out and asked: "Who else is traveling with Miss Liu?"
Liu Weirui's eyes moved slightly but did not answer.
Gu Yan didn't take it seriously and continued: "We are willing to believe in Miss Liu's identity because of your skills and the inner armor on your body. But in fact, only these things cannot completely prove your identity. We and the Lin family I also have contacts with some of the elders, I wonder how many of them do Miss Liu know?"
Liu Weirui looked at Gu Yan with cold eyes and asked, "I will never prove who I am. If you don't believe me, you can take action immediately."
Even Gu Yan, who thought he was well-educated enough, couldn't help but feel a little angry. He didn't want to argue back and forth about one thing, and said in a deep voice: "Miss Liu should understand what I mean. According to seniority, we are also considered your elders. , face is given to each other.”
Liu Weirui's slender eyebrows moved slightly. She actually understood the meaning of the ancient saying. She just felt that there was no other member of the Lin family around her, and she could not get other guarantees. She left Suzaku City directly like this, without mentioning the spiritual vein promised by Bai Di. After running back and forth all this time, when people asked me about it, they would say that they were persuaded to go back by the eldest lady of the Lin family who suddenly appeared, which would probably make others think it was ridiculous.
Liu Weirui said in a low voice: "Elder Gu can change the conditions."
Gu Yan shook his head, swept his eyes across the crowd, and said slowly: "Suzaku City and his party have already deviated from the original trajectory. This was something I had prepared in my heart when I couldn't deduce it. But if I don't look at my identity, I still It is our side that has the absolute advantage, and you are willing to negotiate terms because you understand this."
"Let's do this. If Miss Liu is unwilling to hand over the body tempering method, then you will choose someone to decide the outcome of the game with me. If I lose, I will naturally have no face to negotiate terms here."
Everyone in Hidden Valley's eyes sank when they heard this. Gu Yan seemed to have taken a big step back, but every word reminded everyone of the strength gap between the two sides.
This is the cruelest reality in the world. Whether it is the secular world or the spiritual world, when the two parties have equal identities or completely break away from the rules, they are all talking about strength. The difference is that when others are exploiting you, they may be because of your If you have any scruples about your identity, it will only leave you with no bones left.
Murong Yun covered his chest and said in a deep voice: "Hidden Valley is willing to take out the Five Elements Mask, plus Mu Qing's thunder method, a set of half-step holy weapons, and a top-level thunder method, which is no more valuable than a spiritual vein." It’s low.”
Gu Yan looked at Murong Yun who suddenly spoke out, nodded and said: "You are right, but in terms of the effect it brings to the Gu family, the latter's effect is still higher. The Northern Wilderness has always been a cold place, and cultivation The resources are no better than those in the Western Mountain Realm, which has rich spiritual vein mineral deposits.”
In fact, as the ancient saying goes, everyone probably knows the development dilemma that the Gu family is facing now. After so many years of development, the Gu family, which is located next to the ruins of an ancient battlefield, probably does not lack magic weapons, and because of the characteristics of their own skills, they are in The use of magic weapons is not as good as other Qi Refiner families, so compared to magic weapons, they lack sustainable cultivation resources.
The method of tempering the body is like this, and the spiritual veins are like this.
Liu Weirui's slender eyebrows furrowed, obviously thinking about something.
Mu Qing couldn't stand the atmosphere at this moment. Even if he created a sword of his own, he knew that he had no chance of winning when facing Gu Yan and would drag down everyone behind him, but he also didn't want Liu Weirui to be caught between the two sides. .
He took a few steps forward, holding the Demon Suppressing Sword and looking at Gu Yan.
At the same time, there were footsteps behind him. Murong Yun left Huaifenghua's side and stood up.
Mu Qing turned back to look at Murong Yun, who shook his head at him: "It's not yet to the point where you need to take action."
In the sky, Li Qingniu turned his head and looked at Lin Langtian again, "Master, the young lady didn't tell you how to temper the body in this situation. Do we have to wait any longer?"
Lin Langtian glanced at Mu Qing on the ground with some depression. If this kid hadn't interrupted her just now and let Wei Rui make her own choice, what would have been the result?
But he quickly gave up this idea. There were too many things in this world that were difficult to achieve perfection. The so-called choice he gave Liu Weirui was nothing more than a choice he wanted to make firm.
"I will teach you one last thing today."
"What?"
Lin Langtian said solemnly: "Everyone has their own weakness. When others start to test your weakness, there is only one best way."
On the ground, Murong Yun had already walked to Mu Qing's side. He looked down at his hands and said to Mu Qing, "Can I borrow the sword?"
Mu Qing frowned and made no move. Liu Weirui looked at Gu Yan, her pretty face frosty, and said in a deep voice: "Elder Gu, negotiation does not mean that we have to give you whatever you want. We have already shown our sincerity. On the contrary, It’s you, every word you open or shut is a threat.”
Gu Yan lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. Gu Ci answered with a smile: "Miss Liu is right, but isn't this a normal thing? If you were stronger than us today, we would have turned around long ago without saying a word. Leave your head, this kind of thing has long been an established rule."
"Wei Rui, there's no need to talk nonsense to them."
Mu Qing glanced at Gu Yan and said in a deep voice: "How about this starts with a fight between you and me, and ends with another fight?"
Gu Yuan's heart was moved. Although he was seriously injured, Mu Qing was also the same in Gu Ci's hands. If he could fight again, what would he do?
The emotions in Gu Yuan's heart were aroused, and when he was about to take a step forward, his chest was blocked by an arm.
Gu Yan stopped Gu Yuan and said nothing, but expressed a lot of meaning in his words.
Gu Yuan's face suddenly turned ugly. In Gu Yan's heart, he was no longer able to defeat Mu Qing.
Gu Ci looked at Mu Qing and said: "Your ideas still seem childish. This has not been a battle between you and me from the beginning. What you should consider now is to either hand over the body tempering method or send you The strongest person among them, after that, it’s not just about the body tempering method.”
Gu Ci's attitude became strong again, because he found that Liu Weirui seemed to have no help.
Since he has offended the other party, what he wants now is to get the maximum benefit from this trip.
Liu Weirui glanced at Mu Qing beside her, and was extremely confused. She could not achieve her current transformation without Ling Qingzhu and the infinite resources provided by the Lin family. If she handed over the body tempering method, she would be wasting her family ties and having no conscience. .
But what if we can use this to save Mu Qing, or even save everyone?
Liu Weirui's bottom line finally loosened under Gu Yan's pressure step by step. Just as he was about to speak, Mu Qing beside him suddenly called out: "Wei Rui."
Liu Weirui turned her head and looked at Mu Qing.
Mu Qing held the sword, showed her a resolute profile, and said slowly: "Don't think wildly, this is never right."
If these annoying people from the Gu family were in front of him, Mu Qing actually wanted to hold Liu Weirui in his arms and say more words.
He understood from the beginning what kind of dilemma Liu Weirui was in. For him, Liu Weirui's silence would not make him like her any less. On the contrary, he would pity her even more.
There are indeed dilemmas in this world, but since this is a choice given by others, why can we only find the answer in these two choices?
Liu Weirui tried, but retreated step by step as the opponent tried again and again, until she returned to the choice of one or the other.
But Mu Qing has seen through the tricks of these two people. In fact, they have long since lost the intention to kill at the beginning, and now they can only think about how to maximize their profits.
If Wang Yeqing were here and heard Mu Qing's inner analysis, he would definitely give him a thumbs up. It's a pity that no one can escape the principle that caring leads to chaos.
Looking at Mu Qing's expression, Gu Ci knew that Mu Qing had probably guessed some of their thoughts, and sneered: "Only the weak discuss right and wrong. The rules of this world will never change because of the joys and anger of the weak. So follow the rules because they are what we say. Boy, instead of stubbornly insisting on these, if you become more pure, maybe your future road will be easier."
After knowing what path Mu Qing chose, Gu Ci, who knew that there would be endless troubles, wanted to see how far Mu Qing could go. It can be said that not killing Mu Qing was the biggest risk he had taken in his life. A risk.
The current situation is that he is willing to give Mu Qing a chance to survive, but this kid still can't figure out the situation.
Mu Qing did not argue with Gu Ci. Everyone has their own rules for doing things. All he wanted was for the people around him to agree or understand.
Mu Qing raised the Demon Suppressing Sword and pointed it at Gu Ci: "Since you won't let that kid fight with me, what about you, why do you and I each use a move?"
Gu Ci's eyes were slightly cold, and he shook his head and said: "You can't stimulate me. Even if you rest for so long and hurt me with one move, you can't change the current result."
"enough."
Gu Yan suddenly spoke, but he still looked at Liu Weirui and said seriously: "If Miss Liu wants to delay waiting for someone, I will give you a long time, but unfortunately, the person you are waiting for has not appeared yet."
As soon as Gu Yan finished speaking, he disappeared. Liu Weirui's expression changed. Gu Yan's speed was too fast. There were so many of them and they had no idea who Gu Yan would attack first. She could only subconsciously approach Mu Qing.
When Mu Qing stood up just now, he had been standing in a state of adjustment. The moment Gu Yan disappeared, he felt a majestic aura coming towards him.
Feeling this oppressive aura, Mu Qing had a higher opinion of Gu Yan. At least Gu Yan was telling everyone that he did not violate the agreement reached and did not attack other people in Hidden Valley.
"careful!"
When Gu Yan appeared in front of Mu Qing, everyone spoke out in unison.
Mu Qing caught a glimpse of Liu Weirui trying to rush in front of him from the corner of his eye, and cursed in his heart a fool. The next moment, he blocked Liu Weirui's front.
"Boom boom——"
Two ripples of sword energy flashed across each other, and everyone's eyes blurred. Mu Qing and Gu Yan disappeared from their vision for an instant, but the next moment they reappeared in their eyes.
"Clang."
The demon-suppressing sword fell to the ground.
Mu Qing's demon-breaking sword was able to injure Gu Ci, but it failed to cause too obvious damage to Gu Yan. Even at the moment when he pulled Gu Yan into the sword domain, he himself suffered a huge backlash.
Gu Yan raised one arm to block the Demon Suppressing Sword. His other hand was already on Mu Qing's neck, but he didn't exert any more force.
Because a hand had already been placed on Gu Yan's wrist.
