Red thread wrapped around fingertips (5)
Cangyun City ยท Lou Family
A little firelight came into the dark basement, and Loudaoyan, holding a torch, led a group of people into the mysterious room.
"Are you sure the formation is ready?" The person standing on the left side of Yan in the corridor took a step forward. The thick darkness was illuminated by the light of the torch, revealing a familiar face.
It turned out to be Feng Ran.
He was not at all as gentle and calm as he usually appeared, and his tone of voice was full of impatience.
"If the curse cannot be removed quickly, the floating island may be in great disaster." The person standing on the right side of Yan in the corridor also spoke. He took off his hood and spoke in a cold tone.
It turned out to be Huashangguan!
Two of the deans of the four major organizations are here, so what's hidden in this basement...
Song Shiyu hid in the far corner, trembling with fear. Two years ago, she was sealed in an ice coffin by Zhu Ming, apparently for a strange formation. After Zhu Ming was killed by Xu Xing, she finally had a chance to escape, but unexpectedly, someone sneaked into Zhu Ming's secret room and stole both the formation and the ice coffin. This group of people was still determined to recreate Zhu Ming's formation.
Song Shiyu didn't know what Zhu Ming's formation was for. She only knew that if she couldn't escape, her life would be in jeopardy. So, she used a forbidden technique and successfully took over the body of one of Lou Daoyan's subordinates. After spending a few years with Lou Daoyan, she roughly understood their motives.
Restart the formation and remove the curse that has plagued the four major families for many years.
The next room could only be entered by Loudao Yan and the other two. Song Shiyu obeyed orders and remained outside, but she felt an itch in her heart. Ten years ago, when she first entered the world, she was completely unprepared and controlled by a strange force. She killed many people and created the terrifying demonic disaster of that year - the Ten Days of Blood.
That power... she recalled, it seemed exactly the same as the one emitted by this mysterious formation.
Thinking about how she had been blamed for this power, she was furious.
We must find a way to ruin what they are about to do! As she was thinking, a voice came from the front: "Hey! It's time for the shift change."
Song Shiyu's stomach rumbled at an inopportune moment. She smiled at the newcomer, patted his shoulder, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, buddy. I'll take over now."
The man looked strange, his face covered with a black cloth, and he looked sneaky. Song Shiyu was suspicious, but everyone who could enter the Lou Mansion was indeed strange in their own way, so she didn't think too much and just walked forward.
The man stood guard at the door in her place, and seemed to be fine. However...
Song Shiyu scratched his head as he savored his voice.
Why does it feel familiar?
After entering the secret room, Loudaoyan threw away the torch in his hand and cast a spell, and the dim space suddenly lit up.
Sitting on the wooden chair in the middle of the room was a man in white clothes with a smiling face. He was the eldest son of the He family - He Kongzhi.
Hua Shangguan opened the sealed book almost instantly. When he saw the blank inner page, his face changed drastically and he sneered, "Master Lou, I promised to help you protect the law, but I'm not here to help you solve your problems."
The He family and Jinxiantai have a deep connection, and He Kongzhi's sister, He Shuyu, is Jinxiantai's agent. Jinxiantai has been investigating the Lou family and even came to Huashang Temple a few days ago. Now that he's here, it's hard not to make Huashang Temple think too much.
He Kongzhi was in a relaxed state, with a faint smile on his face. Hearing this, he said, "Elder Hua, there's no need to be so cautious. Since I'm here, we can't be enemies."
"I have a way to help you retrieve the seal book spell."
The news that Hua Shangguan's seal book had become blank had already spread throughout the Floating Island. The seal book was Hua Shangguan's life's work, and losing it not only deprived him of immense power, but also significantly reduced his status. Many people coveted his position.
He tried everything but couldn't find any trace of the talisman. At this moment, Loudaoyan came to his door.
"Words are not enough. If you can find a talisman, I will help you complete the formation." Huashangguan snorted coldly.
He Kongzhi chuckled and snapped his fingers. The space to his right suddenly began to vibrate, and from the distorted darkness, a cloaked man in black slowly emerged.
Hua Shangguan's eyes widened, he took several heavy steps back, and shouted, "How could it be you!"
The person who appeared beside He Kongzhi was actually the man in black who had caused chaos on the Floating Island, and the man in black who had founded the Black Cult! Huashangguan had originally been very suspicious of He Kongzhi, but now only had 40% of it.
"The man in black can do anything, but the sealed book is a divine artifact, and it would probably be very difficult to repair. Elder Hua would have to exchange something very precious for it." He Kongzhi said with a smile.
Hua Shangguan looked at Loudaoyan, then at Fengran, and remained silent. At this time, Fengran walked anxiously to the man in black and knelt down with a plop.
He Kongzhi narrowed his eyes and asked softly, "Elder Feng, what are you doing?"
"I finally see you, I finally see you!" Feng Ran's eyes turned red as he spoke. He knelt down in front of the man in black as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Under the dark cloak, Xu Xing blinked with contempt.
"Oh? It seems Elder Feng has some hidden secrets. Why don't you tell me?" He Kongzhi was still gentle. Feng Ran sniffed, clenched his fists, and said in a hoarse voice: "Using the artifact will bring about a vicious curse."
After saying this, he untied the sword at his waist and said bitterly, "Ten years ago, I inherited this thought-breaking sword from my master, but I never expected that from the moment I got it, bad luck would come my way."
"If I have even a hint of greed, no matter how big or small, strange changes will occur in my body." As he said this, he unbuttoned the clothes on his chest, revealing a thick black aura wrapped around his exposed skin.
"The smell of a spirit?" Hua Shangguan asked in shock.
Feng Ran lowered his head dejectedly: "Yes, I found that I was gradually becoming different, becoming exactly like a spirit. Sometimes I would lose my mind and hurt people uncontrollably."
"No wonder there was an inexplicable incident of a spirit injuring people in Yiziyuan." Huashangguan said as he seemed to be thinking about something.
He Kongzhi chuckled, pointed at the man in black, and said, "The elders all have their own secrets. Since you can tell them in front of me, it means that you at least trust us. I invited the man in black here today to solve your troubles."
"Correspondingly, you will protect our formation."
Such a deal sounded reasonable in every way. Hua Shangguan's mind raced as he stared at He Kongzhi with doubt and asked, "Is that formation really that important?"
He Kongzhi smiled faintly: "After all, it is something that Elder Zhu can sacrifice his reputation and life for."
"Okay, I'll help you." Hua Shangguan gritted his teeth and agreed. He Kongzhi looked at Feng Ran again and softly repeated the conditions just now. Feng Ran nodded without hesitation.
Xu Xing listened to the pain expressed by these people and saw the desire for power and life in their eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
"Then, let's begin the ceremony." He stretched out his hand and slowly gathered a ball of light waves, followed by a room full of red light.
*
"You said that your brother He Kongzhi wanted to use my sacrificial formation to stop the fall of the floating island?" Li Zhaoyue repeated after listening to He Shuyu's description.
He Shuyu nodded heavily and pointed at Wang Kun, saying, "He heard it too. He can testify."
Wang Kun, however, acted as if it had nothing to do with him. He cowardly hid behind Fang Yu and whispered, "I only promised you to help find the man in black. I didn't mean to see He Kongzhi's secret."
"I don't know anything."
"You say that, doesn't that mean you know everything? Damn, you're lying?" Fang Yu rolled his eyes and looked at him with disdain. Wang Kun stood trembling behind him, not daring to speak.
It seems that He Kongzhi's space magic is really powerful, otherwise why would Wang Kun be so scared.
"He...he..." Wang Kun didn't dare mention He Kongzhi's name, but only vaguely referred to him as "He caught me spying and put a silencing spell on me. If I tell the truth, I will suffer bone-eating pain."
Li Zhaoyue thought silently for a while, then looked at He Shuyu and asked, "So what do you want to do next?"
He Shuyu didn't notice anything was wrong with her and said calmly, "Of course, we should stop He Kongzhi's behavior and discuss with everyone how to prevent the floating island from falling."
"Capture the man in black, retrieve the Master's lost artifact cone, and restore the floating island to its original state."
"Stop the floating island from falling? Restore it to its original state?" Li Zhaoyue asked again.
"Yes." He Shuyu thought she was very strange. Why did she repeat what she had said? So he looked at her several times in confusion.
"Wang Kun said that you are good at Feng Shui and can definitely help us get out."
"Help you guys get out?" Li Zhaoyue murmured softly. Hearing this, He Shuyu frowned, obviously feeling that her behavior was strange and something was wrong.
"What's wrong with you?" He Shuyu asked.
Li Zhaoyue raised her head, her eyes curved and her smile bright: "It's okay. I'll help you out."
He Shuyu was stunned for a moment, then asked suspiciously: "You..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Fang Yu. He walked up to Li Zhaoyue with a smile and circled around her several times.
"I want to know where Xu Xing is?" Fang Yu said with a smile.
Li Zhaoyue avoided his gaze subtly and smiled back, "I don't know either. We're all imprisoned here, so it's a bit awkward for you to ask this question."
"Since I said I would help you get out, I can do it."
"Oh~" Fang Yu looked very touched, and pretended to wipe away his tears: "Then I am really touched. After all, you are trapped here yourself, and you actually said that you would help us get out."
"For a moment I couldn't tell whether it was the truth or not." He deliberately put his arm around Li Zhaoyue's shoulder and leaned close to her ear: "Or is it a lie?"
Li Zhaoyue chuckled, avoiding his hand without leaving a trace, and said with a smile, "Of course, if you don't believe me, you can stay here." After that, she paused and smiled brightly at Fang Yu: "I remember that Senior Brother Fang had a master named Wei Zhegu."
Fang Yu's expression changed.
He Shuyu frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Is this guy Wei Zhegu's apprentice?"
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