Chapter 18: After Abandoning the Unruly Villain 18 From then on, it was a journey of hardship...
The moonlight is as cool as water, the stars are dim and unclear, and the evening breeze blows through the jasmine flowers, bringing bursts of fragrance.
Everyone in the yard had fallen asleep, the lights were off, and the entire Zhuge family was plunged into darkness.
The first half of the night was quiet and normal, until midnight, when everything went wrong.
The rustling sound of the wind blowing through the branches and leaves disappeared, the flowers with trembling branches and leaves stopped moving, and the flowing lake water also stopped moving, as if the pause button had been pressed. The entire Zhuge family fell into a strange stillness.
A ball of black gas flew from the top of the wall and landed accurately at the door of Zhuge Xianyu's room.
A man with black air all over his body stood there. As soon as his hand touched the wooden door, a golden magic circle appeared. Then the sound of the mechanism was heard, and several arrows transformed from spiritual power shot towards him!
Unstoppable and unstoppable.
But the man seemed to have anticipated it and dodged it very skillfully and lightly, without even getting hurt.
It's like entering a deserted place!
The door of the room was opened, and the room was pitch black, but it did not affect the actions of the man in black at all. A green flame floated in his hand, bringing him to Zhuge Xianyu's bed.
I saw the person on the bed, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were bloodless, and even his breathing was extremely weak. He lay there like a corpse.
The man stretched out his hand and pressed on Zhuge Xianyu's wrist. The black energy seemed to come alive and began to flow into Zhuge Xianyu's body, trying to explore Zhuge Xianyu's physical condition.
Just as the black gas was about to reach Zhuge Xianyu's dantian, a ray of light suddenly forced him back, and then a strange laugh suddenly rang out in the empty room.
“Chuckle—”
It was a baby girl's laughter, strange, hoarse, and extremely unpleasant. It penetrated into his brain, making him dazed, painful, and even losing his mind.
The man wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and asked, "Who is it?"
In the depths of darkness, there was only a little girl in snow-white pajamas. She had her big sleepy eyes open, holding a doll in her arms, and walking slowly towards me in slippers.
She rubbed her eyes and asked in confusion, "Where did you come from?" Her voice was full of innocence.
The man didn't take Zhang Ningyan seriously.
"You're looking for death." The man rushed towards Zhang Ningyan's vital point without hesitation. The little girl immediately became alert and shouted loudly, "Save me!"
Then a man in a black windbreaker appeared like a ghost, holding a dagger in front of him. He blocked it upwards, and the huge spiritual power impact knocked the man away immediately!
The man staggered back a few steps, his eyes becoming more vicious, but he also knew that he had been discovered and should not stay for long, so he turned into a ball of black gas again and rushed towards the window.
"ah--"
The window was frozen shut, and Chu Xiangzhi, holding an icy sword, walked towards them gracefully. He said in a cold voice, "No matter who you are, surrendering is your only choice."
Feng Lingwu and Chu Xiangzhi guarded the door and the window respectively, giving the black-eyed man no chance to escape.
Zhang Ningyan stood up from behind Feng Lingwu and stuck out her tongue at him: "Let you want to kill me, Lulu..."
Feng Lingwu said silently: "Childish."
Zhang Ningyan: "I'm a child, so what if I'm a little childish?"
Feng Lingwu: “Tsk.”
Zhang Ningyan said proudly, "I'm the hero today. Be careful or I'll tell Brother Fu Wei about you and say you bullied me."
Feng Lingwu: "A snitch."
Zhang Ningyan: "Stingy!"
The two of them were so childish, bickering with each other.
Chu Xiangzhi said slowly: "You can't run away. If you really want to escape, there are actually ways."
Feng Lingwu also curled his lips and sneered: "Zhuge Xianyu is right behind you, he is dying, if you take his life, maybe you can threaten us."
Zhang Ningyan echoed, "But that's useless, because we're not afraid. If the Zhuge family asks about it, we'll just put the blame on you!"
Feng Lingwu pointedly said, "But this is your only chance to escape. Perhaps we will spare you for the sake of Patriarch Zhuge?"
The dark man chuckled softly, "Do you think I don't dare?"
Feng Lingwu said lightly, "Then why don't you take action? Didn't you come here today to kill Zhuge Xianyu? If you keep hesitating, someone who doesn't know would think you're here to save him."
The black figure flashed and came to Zhuge Xianyu's side with a "swish". He pulled Zhuge Xianyu into his arms, hugged his waist with one hand, then leaned his head on his shoulder, and placed the other hand on his neck as if to attack.
"Let me go, or I'll kill him."
Feng Lingwu watched everything calmly: "Then go ahead."
Zhang Ningyan giggled.
Chu Xiangzhi looked at the dark-eyed man even more coldly.
The dark man shouted, "He is Zhuge Xianyu. If he dies today, you will not be able to escape responsibility!"
Feng Lingwu: "You killed him, what does it have to do with me?"
After saying that, Feng Lingwu waved his hand, and countless talismans flew up instantly, circling around his body. The dagger in his hand shone with a cold light. Zhang Ningyan's baby even smiled, and his eyes turned into a bewitching purple. Chu Xiangzhi's shuriken was covered with frost and snow, becoming more and more crystal clear.
With the sound of "break", the sound of talismans and ice and snow followed.
If this attack hits, not only the black air, but even Zhuge Xianyu will go to hell.
At the critical moment, the black energy threw Zhuge Xianyu out and rushed forward to meet the attack without hesitation.
"Bang——"
The spiritual powers converged, causing a huge explosion and surging air waves. The black man was crushed into powder by the powerful force. Feng Lingwu and the other two couldn't control themselves and flew backwards. Zhuge Xianyu couldn't bear the illusion and lost his outer appearance, revealing the gentle face of Fu Wei.
With his black hair flying, Fu Wei stood there steadily, watching the windows and door of the room being knocked away. Fu Wei raised his hand lightly, and a golden spiritual power supported the three of them from behind, not only dissipating the strong wind, but also placing the three of them steadily on the ground.
When the storm subsided, the house was completely empty, with only half a curtain fluttering stubbornly.
Zhuge An rushed over and saw the scene before him. It took him a while to react and he said, "Earthquake?"
Feng Lingwu: “…”
Zhuge An said: "We have seen the man in black who is plotting against the head of the Zhuge family."
Zhuge An recalled the commotion just now and asked excitedly, "Is he dead? Will the Patriarch wake up soon?"
Fu Wei shook his head solemnly and whispered, "Things are not as simple as we thought. The one just now was not the murderer's true body, but just a small puppet."
Zhuge An: "Puppet?"
Fu Wei: "Well, it's the puppetry that only the direct descendants of your Zhuge family can learn. You should have guessed who it is. As for Zhuge Xianyu, I already know how to wake him up."
Zhuge An was overjoyed: "What's the solution?"
"Get rid of all these jasmine flowers." Fu Wei raised his hand and grabbed them. Suddenly, one of the jasmine flowers that was swaying in the wind under the moonlight was plucked down by him.
Fu Wei crushed the snow-white jasmine flower fiercely, and a strange floral fragrance spread out, making everyone yawn and feel sleepy.
Even Chu Xiangzhi and Zhang Ningyan were no exception. They felt drowsy and seemed like they were about to fall asleep.
Feng Lingwu was closest to Fu Wei and smelled the most floral fragrance, so he almost fell down after this.
Fortunately, Fu Wei was quick-witted and supported Feng Lingwu.
Feng Lingwu leaned on Fu Wei's shoulder and asked softly, "What's going on?" After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Someone planted something on the flower?"
"Yes." Fu Wei whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, Patriarch Zhuge is not seriously injured, nor is his soul out of his body, nor has he been hit by a secret technique. He is simply asleep."
Everyone gasped.
"This is ridiculous. If you, a painting spirit, can't speak, don't talk nonsense."
"That's right. How could Patriarch Zhuge be asleep? He couldn't be woken up no matter how hard we called him."
"The most important thing is, isn't this the most inferior lingering spell?"
You know, the Mian Mian Curse is just an ordinary spell used to induce sleep.
How could it be possible to trap Zhuge Xianyu, the head of the family? It's too ridiculous.
Zhuge An said, "The master of the house has trouble sleeping and often wakes up in the middle of a dream, so he uses the Continuous Mantra to help him sleep. Every jasmine flower in this yard has a Continuous Mantra on it, so when the master of the house sleeps, he opens the windows and smells the flowers' fragrance to help him fall asleep."
"But these lingering spells should be fine, right?"
There are so many people in the Zhuge family, and this continuous curse is a low-level magic. If someone really tampered with it, it is impossible for them not to know.
Fu Wei gestured for them to come closer and take a look.
"The lingering spell is fine, and these jasmine flowers are fine too, but look at the placement of these flowers. What do they resemble?"
I saw pots of jasmine flowers neatly arranged, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with them. But if you look closely, you can find that each pot is closely related to each other, as if they were arranged in a formation.
Fu Wei patted Feng Lingwu's shoulder and said with a smile, "Little Lingwu, come and tell Master what you have figured out."
Feng Lingwu walked forward, took a careful look, and then said, "Someone cast a continuous spell on the flower, and then used countless continuous spells to create a nightmare formation."
There are so many spells to soothe the mind, and they are arranged like this. It is no longer an ordinary small formation, but a nightmare formation that can trap people in nightmares.
No wonder Zhuge Xianyu was not injured but couldn't wake up. No wonder when they went to Jinghua Village, Su Moli looked like someone had disturbed his sweet dream.
It turns out that everything has a traceable path.
Fu Wei praised: "You can see that, that's great."
Fu Wei stuffed a handful of candies into Feng Lingwu's hand and spoke like coaxing a child.
Feng Lingwu looked at the candy in his hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and called out, "Master."
Fu Wei: "Be good——"
Upon seeing this, Chu Xiangzhi couldn't help but feel a little jealous and immediately interrupted the master and disciple: "Brother, are you saying that it's very likely that Su Moli deliberately set up the Nightmare Formation to trap Zhuge Xianyu?"
Fu Wei peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed the candy into Feng Lingwu's mouth while nodding: "Yes."
Zhang Ningyan looked at the candy eagerly, blinking and asking, "Is it because of a grudge?"
Fu Wei stuffed another handful of candy at Zhang Ningyan: "It seems that it is because it cannot be obtained."
Feng Lingwu paused while chewing the candy, his expression a little strange, but he still pretended to be calm and collected: "What does Master mean?"
"Without the Continuous Curse, Su Moli won't be able to trap Zhuge Xianyu. He'll essentially lose control of her," Fu Wei said to Zhuge An. "So besides getting rid of these flowers, I need you to do one more thing. That's going to Mirror Flower Village and inviting Su Moli over."
Feng Lingwu: "Master, have you confirmed...that the person who wants to harm the Zhuge Patriarch is Su Moli?"
Fu Wei: "Ninety percent sure."
"Su Moli planted the flowers himself, and the Nightmare Technique is a forbidden technique, inaccessible to anyone other than the direct disciples of the Zhuge family. Yet, Su Moli is the only disciple of the Zhuge family head. Furthermore, we just told Su Moli that Zhuge Xianyu was dying, and yet a puppet came to investigate at night. It's too much of a coincidence."
The nightmare technique can trap people in dreams. The caster can meet Zhuge Xianyu in the dream, but cannot detect the situation outside Zhuge Xianyu.
The reason why he said in front of Su Moli that Zhuge Xianyu would not live long was because he relied on the fact that the caster did not know Zhuge Xianyu's true situation. As for why the target was Su Moli?
It wasn't that there was any definite evidence, but simply because Zhuge Xianyu and Su Moli had a close relationship, he had no loss to give it a try.
Therefore, when he returned tonight, he had Zhuge Xianyu moved out of his room, and then pretended to be Zhuge Xianyu himself. If that puppet hadn't been there tonight, Fu Wei would have temporarily ruled out Su Moli's suspicion.
But the puppet came, and not only did it come, it also went straight to Zhuge Xianyu.
After going through this process, it can be basically confirmed that it was Su Moli who did it.
So far, things seem to be going better than he thought.
After hearing this, everyone nodded, thinking that what Fu Wei said made a lot of sense.
Chu Xiangzhi said, "But, Senior Brother, if it's true as you said, Su Moli has already been fooled once, will he be fooled a second time?"
Fu Wei said affirmatively: "Yes."
Chu Xiangzhi: "Why?"
Fu Wei didn't rush to answer. Instead, she looked at Feng Lingwu with a smile and asked casually, "Little Lingwu, if you were Su Moli and the person you loved was dying, but there was a high possibility of a trap ahead, would you come?"
Feng Lingwu said subconsciously, "I'll come." After saying that, even Feng Lingwu was stunned and looked at Fu Wei nervously.
"Yes, I came back." Fu Wei nodded, not taking it to heart. "So what I want to bet on is, when Su Moli learns that Zhuge Xianyu is dying, will he be able to harden his heart and remain indifferent, or will he willingly come to me?"
Everyone was silent because they all knew the answer.
Yes, definitely.
Because Su Moli had already been here once.
Feng Lingwu could probably understand Su Moli's feelings.
It's not that you don't know it's a trap, but you are there, so you dare not be careless or make any mistakes.
From then on, he could even go through the sword mountain and purgatory.
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