Chapter 206: Familiar Road, but Frightened
"There is a cicada in Prince Qi's mansion. This lady..."
Xiao Tong's eyes flashed with excitement and bloodthirstiness, "That's possible."
"Mo Gui, ah Mo Gui."
"You are my most satisfied child." Xiao Tong chuckled twice, "Please don't let me down."
At the bottom of the pile of puppets, there was a puppet that looked like Xiao Tong, with cracks all over its body.
The puppet stared at the somewhat crazy Xiao Tong with empty eyes. In a trance, she seemed to be crying, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.
In Jinfu Temple, because Shang Yuwan and others had tampered with today's vegetarian meal, the pilgrims and monks in Jinfu Temple would not wake up until dawn.
At this time, Xiao Qinggu pretended to be calm, but did not act according to the plan. Instead, he led "Xiao Tong" out.
"No, I haven't slept yet. Auntie is bored and wants to talk to someone. Let's go out and talk."
"Xiao Tong" stood there motionless, staring straight at Xiao Qinggu.
"Gu'er."
“Ah, ah?”
Something was amiss. Shang Yuwan and Twelve pulled their swords slightly outward, a flash of cold light disappearing in an instant. Ji Suxian and Lu Heying reached for the medicine bags at their waists.
"You know who I am, right?"
Xiao Qinggu's face turned extremely pale, "Yes, it's my aunt..."
"...Auntie...that's not right."
Xiao Tong's head moved twice, and his eyes suddenly became extremely terrifying, "No!"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no!!!!"
She uttered a series of "no"s like a madman, but her voice was so soft that Xiao Qinggu had to prick up his ears to hear it.
"Aunt?"
"Xiao Tong" lowered her head slightly, mumbling softly, making it difficult to hear what she was saying. If someone lifted the hair at the back of her head, they would definitely see a bug wriggling frantically under her scalp.
"I'm not... not..."
"aunt?"
"No, I am... yes..."
"......aunt?"
Xiao Qinggu reached out and wanted to poke her, but didn't dare - because "Xiao Tong" looked like she was crazy now.
“Mo!!!”
"Xiao Tong" suddenly raised his head, and scared Xiao Qinggu so much that he jumped back two steps.
Xiao Qinggu looked as if he had seen a ghost: "???"
"Xiao Tong" opened his mouth, but the word "ran" got stuck in his throat when he tried to say it.
Can't say.
Can't say.
A scene of a girl covered in blood vaguely flashed through Xiao Tong's mind. His lips trembled and slowly closed.
Looking at Xiao Qinggu's face, she seemed to see that person.
[As long as you become my cicada, I can guarantee your sister's life.]
【Don't return.】
【Don't let me down. 】
One knife after another, one knife after another... being cut into pieces, life is worse than death.
"Xiao Tong's" expression changed again and again, and the muscles on his face twisted several times, before finally returning to his original friendly and amiable look.
Shang Yuwan looked suspicious. This "Xiao Tong"... didn't seem very obedient?
"Xiao Tong" spoke again: "Gu'er."
Xiao Qinggu looked at her warily: "...Hmm?"
"You know who I am, right?"
Xiao Qinggu: "......"
She really didn't dare to respond this time.
Without waiting for Xiao Qinggu to answer, "Xiao Tong" began to talk to himself.
"Gu'er, I am your mother."
Xiao Qinggu's pupils shrank sharply.
Shang Yuwan's heart sank. Ji Suxian and Lu Heying's faces turned grim. Xiao Qingxu, who was hiding outside, had a deep look in his eyes.
Twelve had the knife half drawn out.
"Aunt." Xiao Qinggu's face turned pale, then blue, and then blue again. "You can't say that carelessly. It's a capital offense punishable by beheading."
"Gu'er, don't you recognize your mother?"
There was no emotion in "Xiao Tong's" eyes. As he spoke, he reached out to grab Xiao Qinggu, and two lines of tears flowed down his face, washing away the beard powder on his face.
Xiao Qinggu kept backing away and took a closer look. There was a scar on the face of this "Xiao Tong"?
She immediately shouted: "Fake!!!"
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Qinggu turned around and ran away.
Shang Yuwan and Twelve drew their swords and rushed straight towards "Xiao Tong", while Lu Heying and Ji Suxian took out powerful numb tendon powder and Qianji line and followed closely behind.
But "Xiao Tong" didn't even look at them, and chased after Xiao Qinggu who escaped through the window.
She was so fast that Shang Yuwan couldn't even cut a corner of her clothes. Twelve's blade cut off a strand of "Xiao Tong's" hair, but he still couldn't save her.
Seeing "Xiao Tong" breaking through the window and chasing after him, Shang Yuwan was shocked and immediately ordered: "Chase!"
Shang Yuwan led most of the people in hot pursuit. Xiao Qingxu was about to catch up, but after running a mile, his heart suddenly trembled.
No...!!
Xiao Qinggu immediately turned back and climbed in through the window of the Zen room where Bailipu and Yuan Ji were.
When Yuan Ji heard the noise, he immediately turned around and raised the dagger in his hand.
"It's me!" Xiao Qingxu raised his hand to signal him to calm down.
“…” He was not an enemy, but Yuan Ji’s tense nerves did not relax.
Xiao Qingxu looked towards the door of the Zen room. The door was covered with dense human figures. In a trance, it looked like a group of evil spirits coming to take his life.
The guests who stayed behind to protect Bailipu and Yuan Ji all held their weapons tightly and stared at the door.
Shang Yuwan and his men chased "Xiao Tong" for only a moment, and the people outside seemed to have been prepared. The moment Shang Yuwan left, they began to slowly gather here.
They are either tall or thin, some wear silver bracelets and jade rings, and some wear hairpin jewelry. Some have hair, while others are bald.
Here are the noble ladies and gentlemen who came to burn incense today, as well as the monks from Jinfu Temple!
Xiao Qingxu's face became paler and paler.
Miscalculated.
They didn't understand what the Gu Beast Secret Technique was, and Emperor Chengming hadn't given them an answer. The Gu Beast Secret Technique was so mysterious, even if Emperor Chengming knew it, he wouldn't share it with them. Xiao Tong had calculated that Shang Yuwan's attention would be on Xiao Qinggu, and in a moment of urgency, he would neglect Bailipu.
Baili Pu was crucial in the assessment for becoming a king. If he died in Jinfu Temple, Xiao Qinggu would be in trouble.
How did these people get infected? Are the sub-gu some invisible insects? Or something else? Clearly—Xiao Qingxu's pupils shrank sharply.
Today's vegetarian meal?!
Before Xiao Qingxu could think deeply, Yuan Ji stretched out his arms to protect him behind him.
The person outside the door began to shake his body and bang his head against the door, the noise getting louder and louder, and Yuan Ji's face showed a fierce look.
"They're coming in. Xiao Qingxu, do you want to catch two and take them back to that girl in your building who's good at medicine to tear them apart for fun?"
Xiao Qingxu twitched the corners of his mouth.
"No one can move."
Those people were either noble ladies and gentlemen or monks from Jinfu Temple. If any of them were hurt, they would not be able to explain themselves even if they had eight hundred mouths by tomorrow morning.
Seeing the door was about to be broken down, Yuan Ji asked, "What should we do? Escape?"
"nonsense!"
The moment the door was broken, Xiao Qingxu gave an order: "Take your men and run! Don't leave Jinfu Temple!"
The guest carried the sleeping Bailipu on his back and ran away. Another guest carried Xiao Qingxu on his back and followed closely behind. Yuan Ji ran alone.
Xiao Qingxu lay on Louke's back, running side by side with Yuan Ji. He raised his eyebrows and said, "You are quite familiar with this."
Yuan Ji twitched his lips, "What kind of sarcastic remarks are you making at this time?"
Come down and run if you can! Let’s see who’s faster!
At this time, on the other side, Xiao Qinggu was also desperately running away, and "Xiao Tong" was chasing him desperately from behind.
"Why do you have to pretend to be my aunt? Can't you just be yourself!!!" Xiao Qinggu felt like he was being chased and bitten by a dog, and he ran away in despair.
If Lou Ke had not tampered with the vegetarian food in Jinfu Temple in advance, causing the pilgrims and monks in the temple to sleep very soundly, her wailing would probably have woken up many people - and now those people can be considered "awake".
Be yourself...be yourself?
"Xiao Tong"'s eyes were confused for a moment, and then became crazy again.
"Gu'er! Gu'er!"
"You really are—huh?!"
Xiao Qinggu was lifted up by the waist. Lu Heying used his Qinggong skills to lighten his body, and holding Xiao Qinggu under his arm, he ran out of the temple.
"No, wait..."
Noticing that "Xiao Tong" behind him suddenly sped up, Lu Heying was frightened and hurriedly picked up Xiao Qinggu and ran with all his might.
Xiao Qinggu raised his legs backward and upward to avoid hitting the ground and injuring his feet: "Wait! I'm a little -"
Lu Heying didn't care about Xiao Qinggu's identity at all, and shouted: "Quiet!"
The monster behind him was about to catch up! This was the first time he ran so miserably!
Lu Heying felt that the monster behind them was not using its full strength at all. When he was slow, she was slow too, and when he was fast, she was fast too, as if it was deliberately chasing them for fun.
"......" Xiao Qinggu silently closed his mouth and held back the words that made him want to vomit.
Shang Yuwan was chasing after "Xiao Tong" so hard that he could hardly breathe.
Ji Suxian was also out of breath as he caught up.
Are people who've been poisoned by a Gu so terrifying?! Both legs left afterimages!
It seemed as if Xiao Qinggu was the only one in Xiao Tong's eyes: "Give it back to me! Give it back to me! Give my daughter back to me!!!"
The more Shang Yuwan thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She seemed to have missed something...
"not good!"
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