Chapter 129 It’s getting late (2)
Facing Qu Qitao's doubts, Xi Xingji and Luo Xuanyi exchanged a glance. Luo Xuanyi motioned for him to speak, and he explained as fully as possible to Qu Qitao, "I initially sensed a difference in the spiritual energy in the sky, but I went out to investigate and found nothing unusual. When I became confused, I met Fellow Daoist Xuanyi, who also noticed something was amiss and said she saw what appeared to be Fellow Daoist Shang in the sky."
"We tried to contact Fellow Daoist Shang, but neither the sound transmission talisman nor the blessing seal could reach him."
"Just then, a group of townspeople came down from Fuji Mountain and ran to the palace gate, demanding to see the Grand Master of Music. They said an immortal had something for them to convey. I forgot about it for a moment. I apologize."
Qu Qitao waved his hand nonchalantly and told him to speak quickly.
"...their story was a bit disorganized, but basically, it sounded like Fellow Daoist Shang was helping the townspeople carry their belongings to Fu Jishan after noon, and then he left for a while when they weren't paying attention. Because they knew Fellow Daoist Shang's identity, they didn't think anything was wrong at first. But at 3 p.m., Fellow Daoist Shang suddenly returned and told them to go find Guan Xian, who told him to tell the three of us to follow his Fu Seal to locate him."
"Is Fellow Daoist Shang's Fu Seal unusable?" Qu Qitao keenly grasped a point. "The Fu Seal should be indestructible, and once it's destroyed, it's completely unusable. How can we still use it to track him?"
"Also, if the Fu Seal was truly destroyed, then what exactly happened? If there was a battle, and even the Fu Seal stored close to the body was destroyed, then Brother Shang should have traces of combat on his body. Why didn't anyone else mention this?"
Qu Qitao was too perceptive. His usual carefree demeanor was completely lost at this moment, and he was remarkably calm. In contrast, Xi Xingji, whom Luo Xuanyi had previously thought was struggling to conceal his past, bucked his usual calm demeanor and completely let Luo Xuanyi guide him.
However, their personalities had already been revealed during their earlier debate with Shang Qian about the Fei Yi disaster, so Luo Xuanyi could only blame herself for her own negligence due to her lack of experience. Luo Xuanyi carefully noted this mistake in her mind to avoid making the same mistake again.
That's right, the so-called moving Shang Qian was just a relatively living Shang Qian puppet, created by Luo Xuanyi using the Soul Locking Technique and Hao Fei's Human Skin Manipulation Technique. Shang Qian was kept holding his arms and carrying the wooden box to conceal his clothes and wounds that were pierced from head to toe.
Because these two techniques were used simultaneously, Shang Qian's body hadn't yet determined he was dead, so the Fu Seal couldn't detect it. If this technique could be perfected, Luo Xuanyi wouldn't have to resort to a different location to kill people. However, this method only allowed Shang Qian's puppet to survive for a few hours, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. Luo Xuanyi regretfully abandoned her plan to turn all three into human-skin puppets.
Therefore, Luo Xuanyi devised a simple scenario, using Shang Qian to guide the other two to board a ship leaving Fuji Town. Hao Fei would secretly manipulate the ship, using the teleportation array set up in Liuzhong River to send it not to Wuqiu Ferry, but to a more desolate place as possible.
Luo Xuanyi tried to stall for time until Hao Fei's teleportation was complete. If she caused a scene here and killed two people, she would still be too close to Fu Jizhen.
"It really doesn't make sense." Xi Xingji was also stunned after hearing this. Although he was not good at dealing with emergencies, he was not stupid. He quickly thought of what the fisherman Yu Mi had said, "The little girl said that the opening of the wooden box behind Fellow Daoist Shang was loose. Fellow Daoist Shang is a sword cultivator of the Exorcist Sword School, but there are many sword cultivation systems. I wonder which school he belongs to. It's possible that he belongs to the Eight Meridians Sword Control School. They all store sword intent in boxes."
"Isn't Fellow Daoist Shang holding his sword in his arms?" Luo Xuanyi interrupted, with a look of confusion on her face.
Qu Qitao seemed lost in thought, and after a moment he spoke, "The sword in Fellow Daoist Shang's arms is the Heavenly Sword Realm. I remember it was an ancient battle weapon obtained by True Man Ding Jing from the Sword Tomb. However, True Man Ding Jing later cultivated his natal sword, the Kong Ming Xin Yi Sword, and offered the Heavenly Sword Realm as the first prize for the 600th World Sword Dao Tournament, and even accepted the first one as his disciple. However, the Sword Dao Tournament was only held in the Exorcist Sword Sect, and other sects were not allowed to observe. Even the news was not recorded in the Fu Wen Tower."
"That's right." Xi Xingji suddenly realized, "Master Ding Jing is the master of the Eight Meridians Sword Controlling School. Since Fellow Daoist Shang Qian has obtained the Heavenly Sword Realm, he must be the one who won the first place in the Sword Dao Conference and was accepted as a disciple by Master Ding Jing."
"But this is strange. Whether it's the Eight Meridians Sword Controlling Technique or the Heavenly Sword Realm, the attack must be massive, so how come there's not even a sound?"
While the two were thinking hard, the boat shook strangely and violently, followed by a series of flying sand sounds. It seemed as if something was grinding against the bottom of the ship, shaking the three people on board.
Luo Xuanyi breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting through the time.
"What?!" Qu Qitao immediately rushed out of the narrow cabin to avoid being restricted in his vision. However, there was no sign of the enemy he had imagined.
The endless blue sky, not blocked by the mountains, and the vast land covered with weeds were scorched by the sun, except for a shadow.
Beyond their ship, another of the same design sat anchored on the ground, cast in the shade by the slanting sun. The massive vessel, which should have been in the water, seemed to be crushing the weeds as it moved, leaving a long, wide trail of gravel behind it.
Looking towards the starting point of the trace, at the end of the wasteland, there was a man with black hair and a wooden box on his back, walking slowly with his back to them.
"That is, Fellow Daoist Shang?"
Xi Xingji and Qu Qitao glanced at each other and immediately took off in pursuit. Luo Xuanyi followed at a leisurely pace, her expression of doubt and nervousness completely gone. If the two men ahead had glanced back, they would have noticed something was wrong with Luo Xuanyi. However, they were both focused on resolving their doubts and confirming Shang Qian's safety.
Seeing Shang Qian walking slowly, they were getting closer and closer. Qu Qitao even called out to Shang Qian a few times, but Shang Qian never turned around. The two men realized something and slowed down their pace.
Could it be that Shang Qian encountered something that he couldn't respond to? Was there something fishy going on?
Xi Xingji took out his Fu Seal to confirm Shang Qian's location was indeed ahead. At this moment, they both received a message through the Fu Seal almost simultaneously. Could it be that Shang Qian couldn't respond and could only communicate this way? Qu Qitao also subconsciously took out the Fu Seal to check, but felt a chill on his hand.
Luo Xuanyi, displaying her cunning form, grabbed hold of the two Fu Seals. It was a pity to see that both men had quickly retracted their hands or counterattacked, preventing them from being injured. However, her goal had been achieved; Qu Qitao and Xi Xingji could no longer use the Fu Seals to spread these stories.
The illusion of heaven and earth distorted slightly, as if receiving some command. A restriction formation similar to the one used by Fu Jizhen quickly unfolded, enveloping everyone, including Shang Qian. Confirming that the formation was operating smoothly, Luo Xuanyi breathed a sigh of relief.
If Hao Fei and Wang Taiyuan's Heaven and Earth Contract hadn't been completed, Hao Fei wouldn't have been able to leave Fu Ji Town to set up the formation. Luo Xuanyi wouldn't have had to personally use the formation plate to temporarily set up the formation, resulting in the formation being incomplete, only able to restrict space and the sound transmission talisman, but unable to isolate the Fu Seal. To avoid leaving any loopholes that might reveal the secret after she was completely silenced, she had to find a way to obtain the Fu Seal.
Now I can rest assured.
"Fellow Daoist Xuanyi? What's going on?"
"What you said is almost the same." Luo Xuanyi complained, put the blessing seal into the storage bag, and hid his body.
In contrast, Luo Xuanyi controlled her body and said with a smile, "Don't act rashly. Fellow Daoist Shang Qian's life is in my hands now."
Luo Xuanyi believes that if something can be used, it should be used and not wasted.
It's late today. I finished writing it yesterday, but just realized I forgot to post it on time. Hh
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