First mission node
Xiao Ze sneered: "Did I ever say I wouldn't cheat on you?"
Even though he was wearing a mask, Xiao Ze seemed to see the masked man's face twitching with anger.
Xiao Ze reached out and picked up Jiang Xi and threw him to Tu Sihua: "Keep an eye on him, don't let him get caught again."
Su Qingjun was just about to step forward and tie the young man up again.
Something unexpected happened.
The masked man suddenly turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared on the spot.
Xiao Ze only felt someone grabbing him with great force, with a cold dagger against his neck, and then he realized in shock that he was the one being held hostage.
"Tsk, you didn't expect that you would be the one being caught." Tu Sihua was already dissatisfied with what Xiao Ze had just said, and now he finally got the chance to laugh at him.
Although Jiang Xi's expression was not so obvious, there was a hint of smile in his eyes.
The original owner was so good to Jiang Xi and even gave his life for him. Xiao Ze couldn't understand why Jiang Xi hated him so much. He was such a heartless person.
"You just want him, right? I'll give him to you now." Su Qingjun's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene.
The masked man was able to kidnap Xiao Ze so quickly after being kicked by him. His cultivation must be quite high, at least at the Nascent Soul stage. Su Qingjun did not dare to be complacent.
"It's too late. I think this guy is quite interesting now, so I'll take him away." After saying that, he took Xiao Ze and disappeared on the spot with the dissipating black smoke.
Su Qingjun's eyes were wide open, but he could not find any trace of the two people leaving.
Xiao Ze only felt that his eyes went dark, and then he came to an unfamiliar place.
It looked like a cave, surrounded by solid rock. Inside the cave was brightly lit.
In front of me were countless steps leading to a high platform. On the platform was a chair that looked simple and heavy, but no one was sitting on it.
The masked man took Xiao Ze to his lair and put down the dagger he used to hold him hostage, confident that Xiao Ze would never be able to escape from his lair.
"Why did you kidnap me?" Xiao Ze didn't understand. Xiao Ze didn't understand.
According to the original novel, the masked man could have used the excuse that Jiang Xi was the protagonist of the original book when he held her hostage, so there must be something special about him. But he was just cannon fodder, so what was the point of kidnapping him?
"You are in the Jindan stage. It is rare to see people in the Jindan stage at this age." said the masked man.
"But isn't my senior brother's cultivation higher than mine? He is the leader in the entire cultivation world."
"Tsk, he's obviously a tough nut to crack. If I kidnap him, he'll turn my cave upside down." The masked man smiled and said, "But you're different."
"What's different about me?" Xiao Ze didn't show it on his face, but he was secretly amazed in his heart. This person's prediction was really accurate.
The masked man took off the mask on his face, revealing an old face.
The faces of cultivators will be fixed at the moment they establish their foundation. It seems that this masked man was already over sixty years old when he established his foundation.
"Would you like to join the Soul Devouring Hall?" asked the masked man.
Of course, I’m very reluctant!
Even a fool wouldn't be willing to give up being a disciple of the largest sect in the world of cultivation to join a cult.
"If you don't want to, I will kill you now." The masked man seemed to sense Xiao Ze's speechlessness and added.
With this condition, I would naturally agree. Saving my life is the most important thing right now.
"Of course I'm willing." Xiao Ze said with a fake smile.
"You see, this is what makes you different from your brother." The masked man was very satisfied with Xiao Ze's answer: "You can call me the Right Protector."
Then he handed over a pill and said, "Take it."
"What is this?" Don't eat something you don't know.
"Of course it's something that can make you obedient." The right protector smiled sinisterly.
"Something that can make me obedient?" Xiao Ze pretended to be stupid.
"If you eat it and disobey my orders, I can kill you instantly from the poison even if we are thousands of miles apart."
It seems that I will either die here today, or take the pill and see if there is any way to detoxify it after returning to the sect.
Xiao Ze took a deep breath and took the pill from the right protector.
Open your mouth, hold the pill between your thumb and index finger and put it into your mouth.
Use your mind to control the backpack system, "collect".
The moment he closed his mouth, the pill entered his backpack.
Xiao Ze's Adam's apple rolled and he pretended to have taken the pill.
"Open your mouth." The right protector obviously didn't believe that Xiao Ze would eat the poison so obediently.
Xiao Ze opened his mouth so he could see clearly.
"That's right," the Right Protector laughed out loud, "He's indeed a coward."
"The guardian is still good at judging people." Xiao Ze quickly got into the role and complimented him, pretending to be a coward with a hypocritical mask that had been torn off.
"Haha, are you a disciple of Tianxuan Sect?"
"Exactly."
"There is a sword manual called 'Xiaoyao Sword Technique' in the Tianxuan Sect's library. You must make a copy of it and hand it over to me within a month."
"Yes." Xiao Ze replied: "But..."
"Do you have any other questions?"
"I was abducted by you, the Dharma Protector, in front of my fellow disciples. If I go back like this, the Tianxuan Sect will definitely become suspicious."
"How could I not know what you have thought of?" The right protector sneered: "Take this pill." Then he handed over another pitch-black pill.
"This is?"
"This pill will give you the same symptoms as a serious injury. You will then fall into a coma for three days, and your spiritual power will return to normal within half a month."
"Yes, it turns out that you are the one who thinks things through."
"Okay, eat quickly, and I'll send you out. Remember the task I assigned you."
"Yes." After Xiao Ze swallowed the pill, the right protector waved his hand, and he came out of the cave into a forest.
He took out fireworks from his backpack, intending to send a message to Su Qingjun and the others, but as soon as he took it out, his eyes went dark and he fell down.
This pill is not much worse than anesthetic.
Xiao Ze cursed in his heart, at least let him send out the signal.
The moment his eyes closed, he seemed to see a figure running towards him.
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My head feels heavy, and my eyelids feel heavy too.
Xiao Ze opened his eyes with difficulty, and what came into view was the familiar roof. His consciousness gradually became clear: Oh, it was his residence on Qiufeng Mountain.
After sleeping for too long, Xiao Ze struggled to get up and turned around to see a figure lying beside the bed.
Only then did Xiao Ze feel that his right hand was being held tightly in someone's hand.
With a movement of his hand, the man woke up.
"You're awake!" Su Qingjun felt the hand she was holding move, and immediately looked up at Xiao Ze in surprise, only to see that Xiao Ze had stood up and was looking at their tightly clasped hands.
Su Qingjun was extremely surprised: "You finally woke up. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?" Not only did he not let go of the hand he was holding, but he also grabbed the other hand.
Xiao Ze looked up at Su Qingjun. After not seeing him for a few days, Su Qingjun seemed to have lost some weight.
"Brother, don't worry, I'm fine." Xiao Ze smiled at him: "I just feel a little thirsty."
Su Qingjun then let go of her hand and helped Xiao Ze lean against the head of the bed.
Then he went to the table, poured a glass of water and handed it over.
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
After drinking the water and placing the cup on the bedside table, Xiao Ze asked, "Brother, how long have I been unconscious?"
"Three days."
It seems that the right protector did not lie to him.
"What happened after you were abducted by the masked man? How did you get so seriously injured?"
"He took me to a cave and asked me to join a sect called the Soul Devouring Hall. I refused, and we started fighting. Fortunately, the masked man was injured somewhere, so I was able to find a chance to escape."
"Soul Devouring Hall?" Su Qingjun seemed to know this sect: "Looks like I need to talk to Master about this."
"Senior Brother, what is the Soul-Devouring Hall?" Xiao Ze asked.
"The Soul Devouring Hall was a cult that wreaked havoc on the world of cultivation and the human world a hundred years ago. They would extract power from people to use in their own cultivation. No one they captured survived."
"Then why have you never heard of it before?"
"Because they were wiped out by the previous leader of the Tianxuan Sect a hundred years ago. I just don't know why they are making a comeback now." Su Qingjun looked at Xiao Ze: "Luckily, you brought back this news. I will report it to Master immediately and let all the major sects make preparations early."
"Well, then, go quickly, brother."
Su Qingjun looked at him worriedly.
"Senior Brother, I can do it myself." Xiao Ze felt a little funny. Su Qingjun's eyes made him feel like a fragile porcelain doll.
"Well, I'll be back soon."
After Su Qingjun left, Xiao Ze got out of bed. His body felt weak after sleeping for three days.
I felt my spiritual power and found that it had only recovered about 20%. It seems that I should take a good rest during this period and not run around.
I had just poured myself a glass of water when the door was pushed open.
"Junior brother, I heard from senior brother that you are awake!" Ding Xia and Kong Xing came in first, followed by Chi Shao.
"Junior brother, you are finally awake. If you don't wake up, we will take you to Yaowang Valley to seek medical treatment and medicine." Ding Xia said.
"I'm sorry for making everyone worry." Xiao Ze gave a somewhat apologetic smile.
"Hey, it's not your fault. If you want to blame someone, blame the thief who kidnapped you. He deserves to die! If I see him, I will definitely skin him alive!" Kong Xing nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, Brother and Sister."
"Yeah, yeah." Chi Shao also echoed, "Senior Brother Xiao, you really scared us all to death. Especially Senior Brother Su, I've never seen him like that before!"
"Huh? What kind of thing?" Ding Xia asked with a curious look on his face.
Xiao Ze was also a little curious about what happened after he fainted.
Chishao cleared his throat and began to tell the story.
"That day, Senior Sister Hongchun and I were in Changqing City searching for any useful clues when we suddenly received a message from Senior Brother Su, asking us to rush to Doctor Li's house as soon as possible."
"Senior Sister Hongchun and I didn't dare delay. She flew me over on her sword and saw that Senior Brother Su had a gloomy face and the temperature around him was freezing. Upon asking, we learned that you had been kidnapped. Senior Brother Su asked Sister Hongchun to bring the murderer and Doctor Li's body back to the government office, while the rest of us stayed behind to look for any traces left by the thief."
Chishao coughed twice. Xiao Ze looked at her with amusement and poured a glass of water and handed it to her.
Chishao drank it all in one gulp. He continued, "It looked like he wasn't going to come back until he found Senior Brother Xiao. We searched for a long time, and suddenly, Senior Brother Su said he could sense your presence, and he immediately flew off in that direction. We couldn't catch up."
Chishao rested her hands on the table and looked at Xiao Ze cheerfully, "Senior Brother Xiao, you and Senior Brother Su have a really good relationship. Before we even arrived, we received a message from Senior Brother Su saying you were seriously injured and unconscious, so he took you back to the sect. He told us to go back to Changqing City and come back with Senior Sister Hongchun."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Ding Xia smacked his lips as he listened. "Exactly. I also think you two have a really good relationship. He stayed by your side the whole time you were unconscious!"
"I didn't expect that Senior Brother would think so highly of me." Xiao Ze sighed, "Having a friend like this is truly a life worth living."
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