"Qingluan" Du Jingjing's fundamental purpose in entering the Laoshan ruins was not to seize the immortal inheritance.
She knew very well that with her talent in cultivation, it was unrealistic to compete with monsters like Su Xiao, Chen Yanping, and Gu Xu for inheritance.
She has only one goal——
That is to kill Xiao Shangzhen and complete the task assigned to her by the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan.
The fierce competition among the princes of the Daqi Dynasty for the Tai'a Sword can be said to be in full swing.
Although the Emperor of Da Qi once ordered that the princes should not kill each other.
But this can only guarantee that they are brothers and sisters on the surface.
Privately, they can be said to have exhausted all means in order to compete for the right to inherit the throne.
Not long ago, after the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan returned from Yishan, he recruited Du Jingjing's teacher Tao Qian, the guest minister of Qingzhou Prefecture, with extremely favorable conditions.
Naturally, Du Jingjing also followed her teacher and joined the service of the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan.
Although Xiao Shangyuan is much older than Xiao Shangzhen, and his cultivation level is much higher than Xiao Shangzhen.
But deep in Xiao Shangyuan's heart, he was full of fear of his young and ignorant brother.
On the one hand, when Xiao Shangyuan used the "Tian Yan Stone" to test his cultivation aptitude, he had detected the third-grade phenomenon "Moon Flowing River"; but Xiao Shangyuan himself only detected the fourth-grade phenomenon "Youcao Oriole".
On the other hand, Xiao Shangyuan's mother is Chen Anzhi, the contemporary queen and the legitimate daughter of the Chen family in Xiangyang; but Xiao Shangyuan's mother was once an ordinary palace maid of humble origin - even after giving birth to a prince, she was only canonized as "Zhuang Zhuang". "Concubine" and did not get more holy favors.
In addition, the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen also has a scheming sister who is in charge of secular government affairs.
This means that even if Xiao Shangzhen only practices cultivation and does nothing else, he will still have a group of loyal supporters.
But like the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan, he could only rely on deception and inducement to barely build his own team.
It can be said that the two princes are very different in terms of innate conditions.
Although Xiao Shangzhen is not interested in the succession to the throne now, he just wants to sneak out to play, and for this reason he battles wits and courage with Princess Zhaoning all day long...
But what if he suddenly gets enlightened in the future?
Therefore, in the eyes of the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan, only dead people are truly without threat.
However, it is not realistic to kill a prince within the scope of the Daqi Dynasty.
the reason is simple.
There are many monks in the Daqi Imperial Palace who are masters of divination and divination.
In addition, Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department, also claims to have insight into everything in the world.
He definitely couldn't hide the fact that he killed his younger brother.
But the Laoshan ruins are different.
Xiao Shangyuan knew that the restrictions placed by Kongxuan Sanren in Laoshan before his ascension could block the secrets of heaven.
It can block all communication between the ruins and the outside world.
Even Chief Luo of the Exorcism Department was unable to discern what was happening in the ruins.
At the same time, Xiao Shangyuan happened to know that Tao Qian's student Du Jingjing was a member of the reserve force of the "Shenji Camp" and was about to go to Laoshan with his younger brother Xiao Shangzhen to find the inheritance left by the immortal.
Xiao Shangyuan was immediately overjoyed.
He knew that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had finally arrived.
If the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen died in the Laoshan ruins, then as long as all the evidence related to him is erased, the world will never know who the real murderer is.
When that time comes, he can completely say, "It's all because of the terrible restrictions in the Immortal Cave that my brother unfortunately died." Then he can stay in his brother's mourning hall for a few nights, pretending to shed a few tears.
People in the world may still think that the two brothers have a deep relationship!
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Laoshan ruins, Juxiantai.
"Qingluan" Du Jingjing stood behind the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen, holding a gleaming dagger at his neck. At this time, her face no longer had the shyness of the past, but became calm and calm.
She came prepared today.
Her teacher Tao Qian had been very kind to her, and she could not let her teacher down no matter what.
And she also understood that when Tao Qian joined Xiao Shangyuan's camp, the master and the apprentice would have no way out. If they succeed, they will become princes, and if they fail, they will become prisoners.
So since receiving the mission from the eldest son of the emperor, Du Jingjing has been preparing for this moment day and night.
Xiao Shangyuan once told her personally: "The climbing stairs in the Laoshan ruins are not real, but are the illusion of cause and effect left by Kongxuan Sanren.
“At the fork in the mountain road, no matter what choice you make, it actually doesn’t matter.
"As long as there is a causal connection between two people, they will definitely meet on the way to the mountain."
At that time, Du Jingjing felt a little confused, lowered her head and said, "But I'm not familiar with His Highness the Fourth..."
Xiao Shangyuan chuckled: "Since the moment you decided to assassinate him, there has been a causal connection between you and him."
Du Jingjing nodded, indicating that she was taught.
As a monk who is thirsty for knowledge, she couldn't help but ask bluntly: "But, Your Highness, you have never been to the Laoshan ruins, how can you know the conditions there?"
Xiao Shangyuan answered in a matter-of-fact tone: "Because my father once dealt with Kongxuan San people."
So, when Du Jingjing entered the Laoshan ruins and saw words like "Everything happens because of fate" carved on the boulder, she knew that Xiao Shangyuan was right.
On the way to mountain climbing, whether we meet or not is all caused by cause and effect.
Therefore, every time she made a choice at the fork, she did not hesitate at all.
In addition, in order for her to successfully complete the task, Xiao Shangyuan also specially prepared "San Gong Incense" for her - as long as there are monks below the third level who smell the "San Gong Incense", their true energy will freeze in The meridians cannot function normally.
As for Du Jingjing herself, because she had taken the antidote in advance, she was not affected by the "San Gong Incense".
She ignored the threat from the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen.
Because she knew that the duration of "San Gong Xiang" was limited, she had to make a quick decision and could not tolerate any nonsense with this young boy.
So, she gathered her true energy on the dagger in her hand and stabbed Xiao Shangzhen's throat fiercely.
Xiao Shangzhen was already frightened, her mind went blank, and she had no time to resist.
But the next second, an accident happened.
The dagger did not cut Xiao Shangzhen's throat.
Instead, it seemed like it was slamming into a solid wall.
The real energy poured in instantly, causing Du Jingjing's arm to twitch slightly.
But Xiao Shangzhen's throat was intact, leaving no trace.
However, a dark green bracelet on Xiao Shangzhen's wrist suddenly broke into pieces.
"Substitute Bracelet"!
Du Jingjing immediately recognized the name of this magic weapon.
It can withstand a fatal attack from the outside world for its owner, and at the same time remove all negative effects and controls on the owner.
Du Jingjing had already expected this.
As a dignified prince of Qi, Xiao Shangzhen also had a thoughtful sister. Even if she took away his luggage, how could he not have other life-saving magic weapons on him?
At the same time, after the "substitute bracelet" was broken, Xiao Shangzhen's true energy returned to normal operation.
At this time, he was still frightened, covered his mouth and nose with his hands, turned around and ran away along the road he came from.
After meeting this terrifying woman, he now has no idea about the inheritance of Kong Xuan Sanren, and even temporarily forgot about his luggage full of magic weapons and talismans.
He just wanted to run out of the ruins as quickly as possible, find Shi Lei waiting at the foot of the mountain, and ask him to take him back to Luojing City and back to his sister, Princess Zhaoning.
He believed that his resourceful sister would protect him and make this daring assassin pay the price.
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However, in Du Jingjing's assassination plan, the "substitute bracelet" was just an insignificant accident.
In order to ensure that she could kill the target 100%, in addition to "dispersing gong incense", she also made many other preparations.
So, seeing Xiao Shangzhen running away in embarrassment, she immediately took out a bunch of talisman seals from her pocket and threw them towards Xiao Shangzhen.
This is the "Binding Talisman".
In an instant, these talismans burst out with dazzling light, and then turned into ropes, instantly binding Xiao Shangzhen's five flowers.
Xiao Shangzhen immediately fell to the ground.
Although he is unstoppable in the "realm of discussing Taoism" and rarely loses.
But that relies on the absolute suppression of the "Dragon Domain" and the use of music techniques to disguise female voices to disturb the opponent's mind.
After all, the sparring competition in the fantasy world is different from the life and death battle in reality.
In addition, Xiao Shangzhen spends his days just having fun and not practicing.
Princess Zhaoning had previously urged him to practice the "Tai'a Sword Technique", "Liuhe Shield" and other techniques, but he was only at an entry-level level.
In this panic situation, he couldn't even use the "Dragon Domain" for a while.
Immediately, Du Jingjing approached him easily.
She once again focused her true energy on the dagger, and suddenly stabbed it into Xiao Shangzhen's heart.
Only a "clang" sound was heard.
The dagger did not penetrate the fourth prince's heart as Du Jingjing expected. Instead, it seemed as if it had hit hard metal and only scratched Xiao Shangzhen's outer robe.
"This guy actually wears a piece of gold silk armor!"
Du Jingjing looked at the light yellow vest Xiao Shangzhen wore under her outer robe, couldn't help but open her eyes wide, and sighed sincerely in her heart.
She knew that the golden silk armor was an extremely expensive life-saving magic weapon. It was a hood made of gold threads spun out by golden silkworms on golden mulberries.
Although its texture is soft and feels like silk, it is actually invulnerable and can even withstand a full blow from a low-level monk.
This made Du Jingjing instantly envious of royal children like Xiao Shangzhen.
As for Xiao Shangzhen, she was silently grateful to her sister, Princess Zhaoning.
If his sister hadn't prepared so many life-saving measures for him before leaving, he might have died more than once.
"Sister, if I can go back alive, I will never contradict you again..."
He took a deep breath and thought silently in his heart.
At the same time, he was brewing true energy in his body, preparing to use the "Dragon Domain" to launch a counterattack.
However, the moment he inhaled, he inhaled the "San Gong Incense" into his body again.
So his true essence once again stagnated in his meridians.
"What a fool."
Seeing Xiao Shangzhen lying on the ground struggling desperately like a maggot, Du Jingjing commented silently in her heart.
Because Xiao Shangzhen had too many life-saving magic weapons, Du Jingjing decided not to continue using daggers.
Then, she took out a pill from her pocket and forced it into the mouth of the young fourth prince.
This pill is called "Sheng-Eating Pill" and it is an extremely valuable poisonous pill that was personally given to her by the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan.
It can swallow the practitioner's true essence and even vitality.
Three minutes later, all the cultivation was gone.
Within an hour, he died of exhaustion.
Now, Xiao Shangzhen was tied up so much that it was difficult to move.
His luggage had already fallen into Du Jingjing's hands.
Xiao Shangzhen now has no chance to take the antidote.
As long as she stays here quietly for an hour, Du Jingjing's mission will be successfully completed.
"Teacher, I said, I will not let you down." She said silently in her heart.
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"Bifang" Chu Wei walked hard along the rugged mountain road.
Although he took pills that could enhance his physical strength.
But the powerful pressure within the restricted range of Laoshan still made him panting and sweating profusely.
Chu Wei was just a ninth-level official from a remote county town and had no prior knowledge of the inside of the ruins.
Therefore, every fork in the mountain road gave him a huge headache.
He was afraid that if he made a wrong move, he would miss out on the immortal inheritance.
Unconsciously, Chu Wei turned a few corners and came to a square mountain with stacked rocks.
It is the "Juxiantai" in Laoshan.
At this time, he raised his head and saw the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen being tightly tied with ropes, twisting on the ground, and moaning in pain.
"Qingluan" Du Jingjing was squatting beside him, looking at Xiao Shangzhen on the ground with an indifferent expression, seemingly indifferent to his pain.
"What are you doing?" Seeing this scene, Chu Wei walked straight towards them with difficult steps.
However, at this moment, Chu Wei also smelled the smell of "dispersing gong incense".
His true energy suddenly stagnated and he could no longer cast any spells.
Seeing Chu Wei's figure, Du Jingjing couldn't help but frown.
The plan to assassinate the fourth prince was supposed to be a secret.
But now, an intruder unexpectedly appeared.
"Is there actually a causal connection between Chu Wei and the fourth prince?" Du Jingjing thought in surprise.
Because she had no personal interaction with Chu Wei, the so-called "causal connection" could only exist between the fourth prince and Chu Wei.
It was these causes and effects that led Chu Wei to pass through many crossroads and finally meet the fourth prince at the "Juxian Terrace".
Du Jingjing felt a deep headache from this.
The plan to assassinate the fourth prince must not be exposed.
Since this guy Chu Wei accidentally appeared here and saw something he shouldn't have seen, he would only die.
Anyway, he had already inhaled the "San Gong Incense".
To kill him is like killing a chicken.
Du Jingjing thought this while holding the dagger and strode towards Chu Wei.
But deep down in her heart, she felt a little painful.
After all, she is not an experienced killer, but a girl with relatively good spiritual talent.
She had no enmity with Chu Wei.
It was not easy for her to kill her companions on the grounds of keeping secrets.
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Just when Du Jingjing hesitated, another person appeared in front of her along the mountain road.
The man walked gracefully.
The clothes are fluttering, and the rich god is handsome, as if the banished immortal has arrived.
When he passed by, white snow fell from the sky, and the entire "Juxian Terrace" instantly became covered in silver.
The smell of "San Gong Incense" disappeared completely in an instant.
The ropes tied to Xiao Shangzhen's body suddenly turned into nothingness.
Du Jingjing frowned, stared at this man and asked, "Fellow Daoist Gu, why are you here too?"
At this time, Du Jingjing began to panic.
She knew that although the person in front of her was only at the second level of cultivation, he mastered the art of talismans and seals and was also the holder of one of the twelve weapons, the "Jinghong Brush".
Even if she uses up all the trump cards left to her by the eldest prince, she may not be able to defeat Gu Xu, let alone kill him.
"Fellow Daoist Du, have you forgotten that you once asked me for knowledge about Talismans?" Gu Xu replied with a smile, "That is the cause and effect between us!"
Gu Xu possesses the talent of a "misfortunate genius", and his understanding is far beyond that of ordinary people.
After walking through several forks in the road, he had already understood the rules of the Laoshan Relics Mountain Road——
That is the externalization of Kong Xuan Sanren's "Tao".
Every mountain road represents a person's life.
Every fork represents a different life choice.
When walking on the mountain road, you will meet different people due to different "causal factors".
So Du Jingjing and Chu Wei will meet the fourth prince.
Gu Xu will meet Du Jingjing.
And maybe you will encounter next——
"What are you doing?"
At this moment, "Candle Dragon" Chen Yanping appeared at the end of the mountain road, walking straight towards the "Juxian Terrace".
His eyes first fell on Gu Xu, then glanced at Du Jingjing and Chu Wei next to him, and finally glanced at the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen lying limply on the ground.
"Why was he poisoned?" Chen Yanping asked next.
Du Jingjing couldn't help but take two steps back, not knowing how to answer.
It was clear to her at this point that she might no longer be able to keep the secret.
Just when Du Jingjing was panicking, another person appeared at the "Juxiantai" in Laoshan.
"Fellow Taoists, why are you all gathered here? Why is it snowing?"
As Shangguan Jin spoke, he elegantly pushed back his long hair around his ears.
She first looked at Gu Xu with admiration, then glared at Chen Yanping, and finally looked back and forth between Du Jingjing and Xiao Shangzhen with suspicion.
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