Ye Qingyao comforted Jiang Shuo and said, "Brother Su, please be patient. Mr. Zhang Guo has his own reasons for bringing you here."
Jiang Shuo said this with hesitation. When he turned around and looked again, he saw that Mr. Zhang Guo had already gone somewhere on the white guard. Jiang Shuo said regretfully, "I should have asked Mr. Zhang Guo more if I had known this."
Ye Qingyao said: "We have no clue now anyway, so why not investigate the Demon Cult Headquarters first? If Apo really comes back, we won't be caught off guard, right?"
Jiang Shuo nodded and said, "Well, instead of searching randomly, it's better to stay here for a day or two to see if Abo will really come back."
Ye Qingyao asked: "What to do with the six people you captured?"
The man who had been tapped on the Shenfeng acupuncture point stood there with his eyes rolling. He had been guarding the main altar for the past year and had never heard of Jiang Shuo's name. From listening to the two of them talking, he knew that he was here to bring bad luck to Da Muji. He thought that he had listened to the two men's plan and was afraid that he would kill him and silence him. However, this person had some backbone and refused to speak out for mercy.
But Jiang Shuo said, "They didn't offend me, so they can't just kill them randomly."
Ye Qingyao is a Taoist, so naturally he doesn't want to kill anyone, but he hesitates: "But we can't just let them go and let them go and report the news, right?"
Jiang Shuo also felt puzzled: "Although the acupuncture method can temporarily restrain them, it can only last for two or three hours at most. If you apply heavy hand acupoints, the blood and Qi will be blocked for too long and your life will be in danger. It is no different from killing people." .”
When the Manichae saw the two of them seriously discussing how to deal with the six of them, he didn't know whether it was true or false. He was afraid that the two of them discussed it over and over again, but couldn't come up with a solution, and finally decided to kill him, so he hurriedly shouted He said, "You can tie our hands and feet. Even if our acupuncture points are untied, we won't be able to run back."
Ye Qingyao covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Brother Suzhi, you see, this demon cultist is afraid that we won't be able to come up with an idea, so he can only kill people and silence us, and he even helps us come up with ideas."
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Qingyao, have you bought a rope?"
Ye Qingyao shook his head and said, "How long is the rope needed to tie six people? Why should I buy such a long rope?"
The man said anxiously: "You two are confused, wouldn't it be better to take off our belts?"
Jiang Shuo and Ye Qingyao laughed together when they heard this. In fact, Jiang Shuo and Ye were smart people. How could they not think of this method? It's just fun to see him eager to survive, so I deliberately teased him.
Ye Qingyao pretended to be serious and said: "But you can open your mouth and shout, won't you get out of trouble by attracting people over?"
The man said: "This is easy to do. Can't you just tear off the hem of my robe and stuff it in your mouth?"
Jiang Shuo suppressed his laughter and said, "Okay, let's do it like this." He gathered the six demon sect members together, took off their belts, tied their hands and feet with their belts, and then tied the ropes to each other. Tie them together into a string.
The man praised: "Little brother, you have tied the knot very well. It is tied tightly. We will definitely not be able to break free."
Jiang Shuo learned how to tie knots from Caobang sailors. Sailors are best at tying all kinds of knots, and the knots will never come loose even when the ship is bumping in the river and sea. Therefore, this man's praise is not a random compliment.
Ye Qingyao tore off six strips of cloth from the hem of the man's robe. The man said distressedly: "Oh, there are too many, too many. Little lady, why are you tearing off my robe alone? You are also tearing up others." Yes, look, my robe has turned into a short coat."
Manichaeism implements a system similar to that of Tianzhu monasteries. The believers live a very simple life. They sleep and eat together, and have no personal property. According to canon rules, ordinary believers can only receive one set of robes every three years, so Ye Qingyao tore off his robe like this Much, that person felt very distressed.
Jiang Shuo found this person very funny and couldn't help but ask him, "What's your name?"
The man was so frightened that he had goosebumps all over his body. It turned out that he had heard that people in the martial arts community did not kill unknown people, so this kid wanted to execute him when he asked his name. If Jiang Shuo hadn't tapped his acupuncture points, he would have collapsed to the ground long ago. However, his acupuncture points were tapped, so that although he was scared, he still stood upright with his head held high. This look looked timid and ruthless, it was really funny. , causing Jiang Shuo and Ye Qingyao to laugh softly again.
That man died before his eyes
At the end of the day, he was no longer afraid, and said bitterly: "This is what Manichae taught Aloha and Dou Maoru. If you want to kill him, just kill him!" This man's name was "Maoru". I guess his parents wanted him to do well. Study and be a Confucian scholar, but don't want him to join the demon sect.
Ye Qingyao smiled and said, "I only asked your name, but why did I want to kill you?" She tied Dou Maoru's mouth with a cloth and tied it behind his head to prevent him from pushing the cloth out with his tongue. Dou Maoru survived the death, and ignored Bu Tiaole's discomfort. He glanced at Ye Qingyao gratefully, and Ye Qingyao followed this method and tied his mouth and the five others' mouths tightly.
At this time, Jiang Shuo also tied everyone's hands and feet. Dou Maoru snickered in his heart, thinking that the girl had a bright mind, but the boy was very stupid. There was a small dagger hidden in his boots. No matter how tight the rope was, as long as With this little dagger, I can naturally escape.
Dou Maoru was secretly pleased with himself when suddenly Jiang Shuo lifted up six people and climbed up a big pine tree. He lifted six people up in one hand, jumped up on the spot and grabbed a horizontal branch, lifted his body upwards, and kept going upwards in this way. After a while, they reached the top of the tree and hung the six people on three branches with their backs on each other. Now his hands were hung upwards in the air, and Dou Maoru could not reach the dagger in his boots.
Jiang Shuo said to Dou Maoru: "When we come back, we will let you down."
Dou Maoru had been cursing Jiang Shuo in his heart before, wishing that he would die in the main altar. But according to the current situation, if Jiang Shuo died unexpectedly, wouldn't the six of him also have to be hung on the tree and dried into bacon? Instead, Dou Maodu began to pray in his heart that Mingzun would bless Jiang Shuo and come back safely.
Jiang Shuo and Ye Qingyao dealt with the six people and walked along the mountain road towards the valley. This time they were more careful and always paid attention to the whereabouts of the Manichaean mountain rangers. Because the Manichaeans all wore white robes, It is very obvious even in the dark night, so Jiang and Ye can walk around and get down to the valley smoothly.
In the center of the valley is a large courtyard similar to a Buddhist temple. However, this courtyard is square in shape, with three entrances to the front, back, left, and right. Unlike Buddhist temples, which are arranged in strips running north to south.
The temple is raised five feet each time you enter. What stands on the central platform is not an ordinary hall, but a large pavilion with ventilation on all sides. A raging fire is burning in the center. It must be the sacred fire of Manichaeism.
There is not a single tree inside or outside the Demon Sect temple. There are actually tree stumps within three hundred steps outside the wall. It is obvious that this valley plain has been cut down. This makes the main altar look very tall, but thinking about it this way, there are fewer places to hide. Jiang Shuo's lightness kung fu is like a ghost. It is not difficult to sneak into the main altar in full view of the public, but Ye Qingyao's lightness kung fu But it was not close. Jiang Shuo took Ye Qingyao's hand and said, "Sister Qingyao, I will take you in."
Ye Qingyao blushed, but did not withdraw his hand. Fortunately, the sky was already dark at this moment, and Jiang Shuo did not notice her twitchy look.
Jiang Shuo and Ye Qingyao were like a breeze, flying through the open space outside the temple, and then jumped into the courtyard with a slight jump. The two walked cautiously for a while, but found that there was no one in the main altar!
Ye Qingyao gently broke away from Jiang Shuo's hand and said: "Brother Suzhi, it seems that there is no one guarding the main altar. I think those who can enter the main altar are the leaders of the demon sect. Ordinary believers can only patrol outside. Won't come in."
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Qingyao, let's go in first and see what's going on with this holy fire..." Then he said: "Be careful, the salt of light can transform people's internal energy. I'm not afraid of this poison when I practice kung fu, but you are Don't be careless and don't get too close to the flames."
Hearing Jiang Shuo's concerned tone, Ye Qingyao felt warm in his heart and replied softly: "I know."
The two walked through the corridor and walked to the central pavilion. They saw that the pavilion was also square, with five couplets wide from east to west and five deep from north to south. The appearance in the four directions was exactly the same.
The pavilion is paved with gray blue bricks, with patterns of lotus petals engraved on the bricks. They spread out from the center of the pavilion, like a huge lotus covering the entire ground. In the center is a huge circular firepit with a radius of two feet. The firewood in the fire pit was piled like a hill, and a raging fire was burning.
Jiang Shuo felt a little relieved when he saw that the red and yellow flames looked like ordinary fire, not like throwing bright salt, but for safety reasons, the two of them stood outside the pavilion and watched from a distance.
Ye Qingyao frowned and said, "No wonder there isn't a single tree around. It turned out that they were all used to fill in this big fire pit."
Jiang Shuo said: "The demon sect worships fire and carries the holy fire wherever they go. I'm afraid they are all descendants of this huge fire pit."
Ye Qingyao said: "Brother Suzhi, we have to think of a way to extinguish the holy fire all at once."
Jiang Shuo said "Ah" and said, "Although the demon sect is hateful, but if we extinguish the holy fire while others are away, I'm afraid it's not chivalrous, right?"
Ye Qingyao smiled and said: "Brother Suzhi, you misunderstood me. This sacred fire pit is so big that even if a large vat of water is poured on it, it will be difficult to extinguish it. But if we can find a way to extinguish the demon sect's sacred fire at once, we can wait until they come back , we threaten to extinguish the holy fire and let them release the Shaolin monks and Jianghu heroes, wouldn't we be able to avoid a big attack?"
Jiang Shuo said happily: "Sister, your method is good, why didn't I think of it." But he was thinking in his heart, Sister Qingyao is really humble and kind-hearted, and she is also thinking of ways to stop the war when facing the demon sect. If Xiang'er were here, she would definitely They want to make a lot of nonsense, and think of any way to defeat the enemy without fighting. Xiang'er will definitely shout that it is boring.
He thought this in his heart. He was originally praising Ye Qingyao's inner kindness. But somehow he thought of the lawless Xiang'er, but what filled his heart was endless sweetness. He also thought: Xiang'er was caught by the Demon Cult last time, but... She was rescued by herself within a few hours, but this time there was still no news for so many days, and she didn't know if she had suffered. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel melancholy.
Jiang Shuo stood there thinking wildly, his face suddenly gloomy and clear, but Ye Qingyao didn't know what he was thinking. He was thinking about ways to extinguish the holy fire. He was afraid of interrupting his train of thought, so he didn't speak. Just standing outside the Holy Fire Pavilion, silently looking at the raging fire, each thinking about his own thoughts.
Suddenly a soft sound broke into Jiang Shuo's ears, and he said: "Someone is coming!" He pulled Ye Qingyao, entered the pavilion, and jumped onto the roof beam.
This pavilion is square, with a roof that is pointed on all sides. The roof beam structure is much more complicated than that of ordinary houses. The beams are stacked on top of each other, and the space on the roof is huge. Jiang Shuo and Ye Qingyao hid on the beams, and walked from It’s hard to spot when looking below.
The two of them lay on the beam for a long time before they heard the sound of footsteps. Ye Qingyao silently estimated in his mind the time that had passed since Jiang Shuo pulled her onto the beam. He calculated that Jiang Shuo had already heard the man when he entered the courtyard. It's amazing how sensitive the sound is.
What came in were two Manichaeans in white robes. The first one's white robe was dirty and rotten, almost turning into mottled gray. He walked to the holy fire and knelt down, muttering a blessing in his mouth.
The white robe of the man behind him was very white. The collar and cuffs of the snow-white robe were embroidered with red flame patterns. The man looked quite anxious. After the man in dirty robe stood up after bowing, the man in clean robe hurriedly said: "Rui Xi, You have been expelled from the religion by Abo Damujia, but why are you coming back? You should leave quickly while Damujia is not in the main altar."
