Chapter 35 Being targeted is her fate.
Governor Jiang had no idea what had happened in Zhu's Lane, so he had no way of knowing that one of Master Nie's fellow disciples had just been captured by Li Zhou and taken to the prison of the Demon Hunting Division.
Although Ma Yong knew that Governor Jiang had hired a teacher for his daughter, he never asked who the teacher was.
Although the two men had the same rank, the governor was in charge of the military and political affairs of a state, and his power was much greater than his as a prefect. He was not the chief inspector of local officials, so how could he keep an eye on their relatives?
The information gap between the two sides has directly led to the current embarrassing situation.
Nie Hong bowed to Governor Jiang and asked Ma Yong, "Is Ma Daolu in person?"
Ma Yong stood up and said, "Who is this, sir?"
"Entertainment teacher Nie Hong, meet Ma Daolu."
There are so many sects in the entire Great Zhou, both registered and unregistered. Ma Yong thought about it and felt that he had never heard of any entertainment religion, so he thought that there might not be any predecessors with many abilities.
"So you are the Elder of the Yujiao Sect," he nodded casually, "I have heard of your name for a long time."
Nie Hong bowed deeply and said, "I heard that the Demon Hunting Division has captured one of my fellow disciples. I wonder what taboo she has violated?"
Ma Yong only remembered that Li Zhou swallowed the evil god alive, and was a little confused when he heard her say this: "Your fellow disciple is..."
Shi Yishan, who was standing behind him, quickly stepped forward and reminded him of what had happened in Zhu's mansion.
Ma Yong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and said: "It turned out that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. It was a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding..."
He turned to look at Li Zhou and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Xue is here too, Madam Nie. This case was solved by Fellow Daoist Xue. Please explain the situation to her and clear up the misunderstanding. I will have someone release your fellow disciple right away."
What a joke, can the Duotian Sect release anyone he wants to capture?
Nie Hong, relying on his status as the princess's teacher, even dared to break into the government office where they were having meetings, and used his position as the governor to force him to release the person.
Then let her face the power of the sect master herself.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Ma Yong's mind, but there was no sign of abnormality on his face.
Governor Jiang cursed in his heart that he was old and cunning, and coughed lightly. When Master Nie turned to look at Li Zhou, he spoke first, "The person that Master Xue wants to arrest cannot be a misunderstanding. Master Nie, you go back first. The Monster Hunting Department will investigate what your fellow disciple has done and punish him according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Mrs. Nie was stunned, and her eyes towards Li Zhou suddenly became more hostile.
"May I ask where your master came from? Forgive me for being so ignorant. I don't know what magical power you have that allows you to make accurate predictions."
As soon as these words were spoken, Governor Jiang's face changed slightly, while Ma Daolu put on an expression of watching the fun. He sat down, picked up the tea bowl, sipped the tea slowly, and then forked a cherry pancake from the fruit plate next to it, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly.
Shi Yishan and Lu Yao looked down at the scene and swallowed.
Governor Jiang caught a glimpse of Ma Dao Lu's smug look, saying that he would rather die than let his fellow Taoists die. Although he was furious, he did not bother to care about him and hurriedly tried to drive Madam Nie away.
Li Zhou spoke before him, "I don't have any magical power to make infallible judgments, but I saw with my own eyes that your fellow disciples used the essence and blood of living people to feed the evil spirit."
Li Zhou had been prepared for the possibility that Nie would never admit her guilt, and was thinking about whether he could develop a device like a law enforcement recorder in the future, but he heard the other side respond with understanding, and then said:
"Are those people dead?"
"I intervened in time. They only lost some of their energy and blood. Their lives are not in danger."
"Oh..." Nie said, "My fellow disciple used all his best skills to exorcise demons, but because of a slightly inappropriate method, he will face imprisonment?"
Poof. Ma Yong spat out a cherry pit, which landed on the white porcelain plate with a crisp sound.
Governor Jiang looked at him expressionlessly.
Ma Yong made an apologetic gesture, moved more gently, and picked up another cherry pancake.
Mrs. Nie, however, didn't care about all this. She looked at Li Zhou, clenched the eight-treasure bronze bell in her hand, and took out an exquisite hollow mask without a chin from her arms.
Li Zhou took a look at the prompt box on the simulator interface that he had not looked at.
[Congratulations on obtaining: Fragments of the God of Joy *4]
[96 pieces are needed to collect the God of Joy]
[Please keep up the good work and collect the complete God of Joy. There will be a surprise! ]
Then he said to Nie's wife, "What do you think?"
Nie held up the mask of the God of Joy with both hands and said coldly, "If you can bear this mask for half an hour without your mind being disturbed, I will not interfere with this matter any more."
She took a few steps closer to Li Zhou and said, "If you can't bear it, then you will know how much pain my fellow disciples usually endure, and you will understand why she would resort to any means in the battle."
Li Zhou looked at the mask of the God of Joy in front of him and fell into deep thought.
She had never heard of such a request.
If it weren't for Master Nie's serious face, she would have thought that the other party had betrayed the God of Joy. She knew that she had just had a fight and was exhausted, so she came to bring her some snacks.
Ma Yong, Shi Yishan, Lu Yao and other members of the Demon Hunting Bureau, who had witnessed and remotely monitored the entire process of Li Zhou suppressing the evil demon, also fell into deep thought.
It's fun to watch the fun, but wouldn't it be too unkind to watch others sacrifice their faith without stopping them?
The hall fell into deathly silence.
Governor Jiang looked at Li Zhou who was motionless and the people from the Demon Hunting Division who were looking strange. He closed his mouth and couldn't help wondering suspiciously, is she really the leader of Duotian Sect? Is she a liar who accidentally learned the contents of the secret decree and came to impersonate her?
It is not impossible that interests can motivate people.
Thinking of testing her, Governor Jiang silently observed Li Zhou's expression. If she showed the slightest hesitation, he would not be polite.
Just when the living room was so quiet that one could hear one's breathing and everyone had their own thoughts that could not be revealed to outsiders, Li Zhou, the focus of everyone's attention, moved.
She took the mask of the God of Joy from Master Nie's hand, but was not immediately affected by the God of Joy as Master Nie had imagined, and fell into confusion and excitement.
She simply opened her mouth, and the abyss-like mouth instantly covered her entire head, obscuring her other facial features.
Madam Nie stared blankly at the abyss in front of her.
She saw endless darkness, and in that endless darkness, countless evils were brewing and countless ghosts were screaming. They were trapped in a cycle of tyranny, fighting a meaningless life and death battle again and again, emitting an extremely strong despair in the constant resurrection and death.
Among these ghosts, relying on her connection with the God of Joy, Master Nie saw very clearly four hollow masks that were sometimes broken and sometimes gathered together.
These masks are crying miserably, howling sadly, screaming madly, and struggling desperately, but they still cannot escape the fate of drifting in chaos and madness.
All the hairs on Master Nie's body stood up. She was completely devoid of thoughts. She stood there like a dazed woman, staring at the scene with a blank face.
Li Zhou stuffed the mask of the God of Joy that he had just taken from her into his mouth, stretched his neck, and swallowed it into his stomach.
The simulator pops up a prompt in time:
[Congratulations on obtaining: Fragments of the God of Joy *5]
[95 pieces are needed to collect the God of Joy]
[Please keep up the good work and collect the complete God of Joy. There will be a surprise! ]
The honest man Li Zhou closed his mouth and thought for a while, then said, "From now on, in half an hour, if I am fine, your fellow disciples will deal with me according to the law."
She returned to her seat and was about to look for a spell countdown in "The Complete Explanation of Talismans" when Governor Jiang, who was sitting on the main seat, suddenly rolled off, scaring her.
She raised her head and tried to stand up, but she saw Governor Jiang firmly push away his confidant who wanted to help him, walk to her side, and personally pour tea for her.
"Master, you've eaten such a dry meal. Drink some tea to moisten your throat."
Governor Jiang smiled and said that he didn't know why, but his hand that opened the teapot was shaking, and a lot of tea spilled onto the table.
What? It's okay.
No, is it to remind her not to eat alone?
Li Zhou's heart tightened, he glanced around guiltily, and picked up the untouched cherry pancake: "There are still a lot of these snacks, do you want some?"
Governor Jiang was stunned and looked at Master Nie and Ma Daolu.
What this sentence means is, do you want to be one with her and become dust?
After eating her snacks, we will be tied to the same rope from now on. What you heard and saw today must not be spread to others casually. After all, you should be grateful to the one who ate your food.
Realizing the deeper meaning of Li Zhou's words, Governor Jiang, Mrs. Nie, Ma Daolu and others came over one after another, each eating a cherry pancake and munching on it.
Even Governor Jiang, who had been suffering from toothache recently, did not dare to show any dissatisfaction with this dessert.
Do you really want to change your allegiance, hide what you have seen from the emperor, and do something disloyal and unfilial? We will talk about it later.
The current attitude still needs to be expressed.
After all, he who knows the times is a hero.
Shi Yishan and Lu Yao, who had been wanting to eat the snacks for a long time, did not need to think too much because they were small and of low status. They just needed to enjoy the delicious snacks.
It’s really delicious. The cherries are coated with a layer of syrup, similar to candied haws.
Just as everyone was surrounding Li Zhou and eating the cherry pancake, and Li Zhou was mumbling in his heart, "Is this snack really that delicious?", a demon hunter rushed in from outside the hall and reported to Ma Yong:
"Master Daolu, the results of the soul search of those dog barbarians are out."
Ma Yong knew that unless the situation was urgent, the demon hunter would never come to disturb them without permission.
He quickly spat out the cherry pit in his mouth, turned around and said, "Speak."
"puff."
The demon hunter was about to speak when he was interrupted by the sudden sound of a core being spit out.
Ma Yong turned his head and glanced at the calm Governor Jiang.
Governor Jiang stroked his beard, put down the white porcelain plate with the cherry pits spit out, and mouthed: Same here.
Ma Yong turned his head expressionlessly.
The interrupted demon hunter sorted out his thoughts before continuing, "This group of dog barbarians are secretly trained assassins who deliberately provoked others to attract the attention of the experts in Sizhou City."
The demon hunter glanced at Li Zhou and said sternly, "They have practiced a secret method that can transmit the people and events they encountered before their death back to the Dog Barbarians. By now, the Dog Barbarians should have obtained Lord Xue's appearance and magical powers."
After hearing this, Li Zhou sighed inwardly. As kind as she was, and liked to do justice, being targeted was her fate.
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