"It seems we still have to use this thing," the white-bearded old man paused for a moment and said solemnly, "Gu Xu's blood is like a panacea, and it helped Xue Nu control her instincts all at once.
"And the Yuki-onna seems to have had unimaginable willpower because of that kid, and she forcibly restrained her urge to continue preying on human souls during the battle.
"I have to say that human nature is really a wonderful thing. We have been human beings for so many years, but we still didn't expect that at this critical moment, human nature can actually explode with such a powerful force."
The storyteller kept silent, but he believed it deeply in his heart.
The development of things will always deviate from the script he wrote from time to time, and they will always need to make corrections by themselves from time to time.
There was only a "click" sound, and the hairpin in the white-bearded old man's hand broke into two pieces.
This hairpin was taken from Lu Shiyao's body when she committed suicide by jumping off a cliff in Yishan many years ago.
Kong Xuan Sanjin crafted it into a key to unlocking her instincts.
On this June day with clear skies, a cold wind suddenly howled and heavy snow fell in Liangzhou City.
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Gu Xu and Xue Nu hid in the crowd and walked side by side towards the west gate of Liangzhou.
As long as you leave this tall and majestic city gate, you can quickly leave the border of the Daqi Dynasty.
However, on the way, Yuki-onna suddenly stretched out her hand and gave him a gentle push on his shoulder.
Her movements were gentle, but they were carried by majestic and cold air, pushing Gu Xu hundreds of meters away.
Gu Xu's body hit the street vendor's cart hard, knocking the goods on the cart all over the floor, causing the vendor to curse and greet the eighteenth generation of his ancestors with vulgar words.
Gu Xu apologized repeatedly, took out the banknote and stuffed it into the hawker's hand, and then barely stopped the hawker from dragging him to the Yamen to report to the official.
At the same time, he frowned, somewhat confused as to why the snow girl suddenly attacked him.
Did he just say something wrong that made her feel unhappy?
But the next second, Gu Xu suddenly realized.
He saw that the vast expanse of blue sky was suddenly covered with clouds, and the originally warm air became bitingly cold. Accompanied by the howling wind, goose-feather-like snow fell from the sky without warning, dyeing the entire Liangzhou city a chilling silvery white.
He saw the Snow Maiden slowly rising into the air, her veil already torn to pieces by the cold wind, revealing her true face that was full of flowers under the moonlight and filled with jealousy and shame.
The pedestrians closest to her had already been frozen into ice sculptures without distinction, and their souls were extracted and absorbed by her, becoming her food.
This heavy snowfall in June caused panic among the people of Liangzhou.
They screamed, pushed, and fled in all directions.
But their escape speed was obviously not as fast as the snow girl's hunting speed.
As they ran, they were frozen into still ice sculptures. And the horrified expressions were frozen on their faces forever.
"It turns out that the snow girl pushed me away to save me." Seeing this scene, Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.
He was undoubtedly the person closest to Yuki-onna just now. If the snow girl didn't push him away in time when she lost control, he would be the first person to become a meal in her belly.
But the question is, why did the snow girl suddenly lose control again after being fine? Could it be because he didn't feed her enough in the cave?
Just when Gu Xu was puzzled, a voice sounded behind him: "Boy, do you want to reconsider the proposal I told you?"
The voice sounded familiar.
Gu Xu turned his head and caught a glimpse of the hunchbacked old man who used to guard the warehouse in the Yishui County Exorcism Department and liked to peek at stories from storybooks during working hours.
The old man patted his shoulder and looked at him with a playful look and a smile.
It was like thunder resounding across the sky.
Gu Xu stood there, his thoughts dazed for a moment.
At this moment, he remembered the countless things he had done during his escape.
There are many things that have been overlooked. Many puzzling questions were answered at this moment.
"It turns out it's you, Kong Xuan Sanren," he took a deep breath, looked at the hunchbacked old man, and said seriously, "it turns out it's you who have been hiding behind my back to cause trouble."
The hunchbacked old man chuckled and was noncommittal.
"You were the one who caused my mask to be blown off by the wind near Jinyang City, right?" Gu Xu continued, "The person who manipulated that drunk man to knock my mask away in Longzhou City was you. It’s you too, right?”
"As expected of my chosen successor," the hunchbacked old man nodded with satisfaction, "You can figure out the truth behind these things so quickly. It seems that you are really suitable for learning the art of cause and effect.
"However, you have also missed one key point——
"You rushed from Yishui County to Qingzhou Prefecture, and were robbed and killed by the Qi court on the way. Then you chose to flee to Yishan in a hurry, and used the power of the Snow Girl to deal with the enemy... This is also in my script."
Gu Xu pursed his lips slightly and looked solemnly.
When he heard in Yishui County that Chen Jisheng and others were being sent to Qingzhou Mansion and were about to be sentenced to death, he felt anxious. He changed his usual cautious style and did not make too many disguises or wait for the space passage. After cooling down, he drove the astrolabe and flew directly in the direction of Qingzhou Mansion.
On the way, although he was wearing a mask, he was intercepted by the flying boat of Princess Zhaoning and the Imperial Master of Daqi.
If he hadn't boldly flown to Yishan and awakened the sleeping Snow Girl, he might have been arrested by the Qi court.
There are obviously many coincidences in this whole incident.
But if you consider that there is a Kongxuan Sanren who is proficient in the law of cause and effect hidden behind it, then everything can be explained.
"What is the purpose of writing this script and setting up this situation?" Gu Xu pondered for a moment, glanced at the snow girl standing in the flying snow, and then looked back at the hunchbacked old man, or in other words, Kong Xuan Sanren , "Do you want to use the hand of the snow girl to sacrifice one hundred thousand souls to complete the ritual of being promoted to the Ghost King that you failed before?"
"Smart," the hunchbacked old man said with a strange smile, "Last time it was because you, a brat, disrupted my formation and called in three strong saints, causing my promotion to fail.
"This time, I have to keep a close eye on you and never give you a chance to cause trouble again."
While he was speaking, a dark red light suddenly appeared on the snow-covered bluestone road in Liangzhou City. The light is like thick blood, flowing and spreading rapidly in all directions, outlining complex and strange patterns, covering roads, houses, walls, plants, and passers-by who have been turned into ice sculptures.
The entire Liangzhou City had already unknowingly turned into a promotion formation for Kongxuan Sanren.
