Chapter 168 Moonlight over the Sea of Stars·Part 6
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(One Hundred and Nineteen)
Gong Jiu arrived at the town closest to the Salted Fish Sect. His men also needed to rest, and Gong Jiu ordered them to inquire about the Salted Fish Sect in the town without attracting attention.
No one had heard of the Salted Fish Sect, but some people said that there were unusual people coming to the town every once in a while recently. Some of them were seen more often, and some were seen less often. They looked very difficult to deal with, but no one knew which village they were from. Among
these people, there were also a few people with obvious characteristics, such as a baby-faced boy with round black eyes, a young man with two mustaches, and a young man in black clothes...
The Salted Fish Sect was indeed in this area.
Situ Jing and Xiong Niangzi had a brief period of freedom, and the father and daughter found out the same information on their own.
Compared to Madam Xiong who wanted to leave every day, Situ Jing was more looking forward to it. She began to think about how she should behave when facing Wu Du so that Wu Du would pay attention to her request.
——Because Shi Guanyin and Wuhua were Wu Du's junior apprentices, it was part of the deal between Xiao Qingzhou and her mother.
Situ Jing heard that Wu Du was very protective, and he even killed Wei Wu Ya to vent Xiao Qingzhou's anger.
In Situ Jing's imagination, Wu Du was a masked, cold and cruel killer, not someone who could be talked to in a friendly manner.
Madam Xiong had an inexplicable stomachache when she saw her daughter so entangled.
He had met Wu Du once, and it was hard to say what kind of person he was, but when he thought that his daughter was considering facing Wu Du with true feelings...he felt complicated.
Gong Jiu heard the conversation between the father and daughter, glanced at them, and looked away indifferently.
Wu Du was almost the most friendly person in the Salted Fish Sect.
(120) After a day
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rest, the group continued on their journey.
Situ Jing frowned and was worried. The more likely she was to meet Wu Du and the people from the Salted Fish Sect, the more nervous she became.
The people from the Salted Fish Sect had a mysterious origin and strong martial arts, so they were not easy to mess with.
Her expression was more serious than that of Lady Xiong who was hit by Xiao Qingzhou's iron fist.
Lady Xiong's stomach hurt even more.
The mountains were emerald and green, and the ground was covered with weeds. It didn't look like anyone had passed by.
Leng Xue could not deceive him. Although his men showed hesitation, Gong Jiu still insisted on moving forward.
After passing through a large bush, the view in front of him suddenly became bright. There was a stone path covered by layers of bushes, extending deeper into the woods.
Gong Jiu stepped forward without hesitation.
(One hundred and twenty-one)
"Who on earth is coming? Why do you want to set such a trap?"
After Wang Lianhua learned that Bu Zao had set up the mechanism, he became curious and went to study it. He didn't mention how many mechanisms were triggered or how tattered his clothes were. He was just curious about what kind of person deserved such treatment.
Bu Zao was lazily carving small wooden fishes and did not answer immediately. Wang Linhua stared at him for a while, and then Bu Zao said lightly: "They are not important people. You will understand when you meet them."
Wang Linhua stared at him again, wondering who is important in Bu Zao's eyes.
Bu Zao had no idea that the young prince had misunderstood him so deeply. He was carving small wooden fishes and was happier than he showed.
The reason was simple, because Situ Jing was also here.
As the daughter of the master of Shenshui Palace, it would not be a pity if she did not inherit the position of the master of Shenshui Palace in the future.
Since she is the heir, it would be even more of a pity if she did not reach a friendly cooperation with the Salted Fish Sect like Yu Tianbao.
(122)
Situ Jing was sweating profusely and her eyes were dizzy.
Everyone was in a bad condition. The stone path leading to the mountain was full of various traps. Although they were not fatal, they were also difficult to resist. Situ
Jing had scratches all over her body, and so did Lady Xiong. The
men of the white-clothed young man were originally protecting him, but later the traps became more and more dense, and their protection became a nuisance. The white-clothed young man stood in front to clear the way, and the air pressure around him became lower and lower, and his momentum was unstoppable.
In front of him, a rattan whip jumped out from the bushes and swung around. The white-clothed young man stopped, and he seemed to have been unable to bear it any longer. He reached out and grabbed the rattan whip dangling in the air and threw it down fiercely.
"If I were you, I wouldn't touch anything."
A voice sounded, soft and gentle, with a smile in the voice. Looking in the direction of the voice, the figure of a young man in pink clothes was very blurry behind the green branches.
He was standing far away, but the voice was close at hand.
The man pushed aside the branches, and his sleeves fell from the branches like a tired butterfly.
His eyes were like stars, and there was a teardrop in the corner of his eyes, bright red like blood.
Situ Jing was slightly stunned and looked at him in a daze.
(One hundred and twenty-three)
The moment he saw the rattan whip, Gong Jiu had the most intense emotion in his life.
The agencies one after another on the road were like Bu Zao's smiling mask, making him uneasy, so that when he saw the whip that obviously had a unique meaning, Gong Jiu reached out and pulled down the whip, and swung it away fiercely, as if to throw away Bu Zao's annoying mask.
And the moment he swung away the whip, Gong Jiu realized that something was wrong - the whip was drugged. No matter what kind of poison or medicine it was, in short, a numb and tingling sensation spread from the palm of his hand along his arm and climbed up. He fell into Bu Zao's trap.
Xiao Qingzhou's voice sounded almost at the same time that Gong Jiu realized that he had been tricked. He appeared very coincidental, but not at the right time.
Gong Jiu slowly clenched his fist, but his five fingers were not controlled and trembled slightly.
Xiao Qingzhou's eyes passed over Gong Jiu's hand, and her eyes were slightly curved, which made her look even more beautiful.
Gong Jiu put his right hand in his sleeve and said coldly: "I'm not going to listen to your nonsense."
Xiao Qingzhou didn't say much, turned around and led the way: "Follow me."
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Madam Xiong hid herself behind the men of the young man in white, trying to avoid Xiao Qingzhou's sight.
Situ Jing looked at her father in confusion.
Madam Xiong didn't want to show weakness in front of his daughter, but he couldn't fool himself with his subconscious behavior. He felt ashamed and embarrassed, and laughed awkwardly.
Situ Jing looked at her father, then at the pink-dressed figure in front of her, feeling heavy in her heart.
She knew a lot of things... When Wuhua wanted to win her sympathy and admiration, she had mentioned what her father had done.
Situ Jing's stomach also began to ache.
(One hundred and twenty-five)
Gong Jiu saw Bu Zao - he was not wearing the shabby mask that haunted him, and was sitting under the tree.
Behind him, Chong Ming leaned against the tree trunk and cast a cold glance, his eyes as gloomy and lonely as ever.
Xiao Qingzhou said, "I've brought the people."
The head said, "Xiaozhou, you've worked hard..."
Gong Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly, and the head Bu shook the teacup in his hand towards him, smiling and saying, "Please."
His eyelids jumped, and he strode forward, snatched the teacup from Bu Zao's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.
The tea tasted bitter.
Bu Zao blinked, "Aren't you afraid that it's poisonous?"
"If it's really poisonous, then you're really bored."
Gong Jiu put down the teacup, and the numbness on his arm subsided, and he gradually regained consciousness.
Because of this, he became even more irritated.
"These two are gifts for you." Gong Jiu gestured to the three people in front of him, including Situ Jing and Madam Xiong, stared at Bu Zao, and said, "I hope you still remember the agreement between us."
Master Bu smiled and said, "Of course I remember, I will give it to you later. If you want to stay here for a while, it's fine."
Xiao Qingzhou looked at Madam Xiong and said, "I have had this gift before."
Gong Jiu: "Give it to you again."
"Xiao Zhou - what you said will make people sad." Master Bu said earnestly, "You should consider the feelings of the Ninth Young Master who gave the gift."
To Gong Jiu's surprise, Xiao Qingzhou did not show any displeasure, but shut his mouth and did not speak again.
The original vest was so friendly and harmonious, which was very inconsistent with the perception of the Ninth Young Master during their brief interactions before.
Looking at Zhongming again, few people have seen him and the headmaster appear together in the past. Even if they appear together, they can never be so harmonious.
Gong Jiu has the answer in his mind. I am afraid that the relationship within the Salted Fish Sect has changed subtly in the past few months.
He sneered: "Is your quarreling game over?"
Headmaster Bu said: "Do you know what I will do when I am in a bad mood?"
Gong Jiu looked at Bu Zao expressionlessly, and Bu Zao smiled kindly.
"..." Gong Jiu said, "I have fully witnessed your hospitality. Now, I want to rest."
Chong Ming silently left the tree trunk and waved to Gong Jiu, "Follow me."
Gong Jiu: "..."
He glanced at Bu Zao, who said friendly: "Go and rest. I won't attack you in the middle of the night." After
being speechless many times, you will get used to it. Gong Jiu left with a cold face and followed Chong Ming with his men.
(One hundred and twenty-six)
After the young man in white and his men left, only Situ Jing and Xiong Niangzi were left there.
Madam Xiong stepped forward and greeted Xiao Qingzhou despite the stomachache: "Master Xiao, long time no see..."
Xiao Qingzhou said: "How did you meet him?"
Madam Xiong hadn't spoken yet, Situ Jing replied: "I wanted to find Wu Du to do something, and I met them on the way. He said he knew where the Salted Fish Sect was."
Xiao Qingzhou said: "Then you are really lucky. What do you want to talk to my senior brother about?"
Situ Jing couldn't help but look at the head of the sect. The head of the sect had a faint expression, and a smile was faintly visible on his lips.
"I want him to help me get rid of one person, no, two people--" Situ Jing said truthfully, "Shi Guanyin and her son, Wuhua."
Xiao Qingzhou looked at Xiong Niangzi after hearing this: "Are you not happy?"
Xiong Niangzi laughed awkwardly: "Master Xiao, you are joking..."
He couldn't say in front of his daughter that he was actually with Jellyfish Yin Ji, and laughed like crying.
Bu Zao's original body and vest looked very serious on the surface, but he was actually laughing in his heart. He could roughly understand Situ Jing's thoughts-after lacking love for many years, he suddenly knew the truth about Xiao's parents' separation, but his parents could not form a harmonious and happy family with her, so it was natural that he was unwilling.
Xiao Qingzhou said, "Your mother exchanged them away. You asked my senior brother to get rid of them. The deal between me and Yin Gong Lord is a joke."
Although he said it as if he cared about the matter of Jellyfish Yin Ji, his tone was quite indifferent, as if he just wanted to see Situ Jing's reaction.
Situ Jing said, "Master Xiao, the deal between you and my mother has ended. If Master Wu is willing to accept my mission, it is also a matter between him and me."
Xiao Qingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled instead of being angry: "My senior brother can't make it for a while, you and your father stay, and I will talk to you later."
Situ Jing's heart was still high, and she heard the young head of the Salted Fish Sect asked, "To what extent can you do for the reunion of the family?"
"..." Situ Jing was a little confused.
Madam Xiong was also at a loss.
The head of the sect smiled and said, "You are the daughter of the Yin Palace Master and will be her successor in the future. If you are not good enough to take on the important task, your parents will not be able to accompany you with peace of mind. After all, the Yin Palace Master is the master of a palace and is a very busy person..."
Madam Xiong heard something wrong and looked at her daughter in a hurry, while Situ Jing stayed where she was, with a stunned expression, as if she had realized something.