This team of spies was not large in number when they went out, and only a handful of them came back.
"Where are the others?" Li Yuebai asked.
"Forgive me for my negligence." Several spies looked gloomy, and after looking at each other, they replied, "The rest are all dead..."
"Dead?" Li Yuebai's heart sank.
"..."Yu Tianji fell into unprecedented silence and said nothing.
"But." Li Yuebai calmed down, his heart full of doubts: "I am not blaming you, nor am I doubting you, I just want to know why they died but you were unharmed?"
Although the spies who returned looked gloomy and dusty, they were indeed unharmed.
This is very puzzling. If they were discovered and killed by Yu Tianliu, everyone would be injured.
"This is because..." The leading spy looked around and saw that the Auspicious Palace was empty, the palace door was closed, and there was no one around. Then he dared to say: "I have a secret to report... This result is related to Tian Liujun."
"Oh?" Yu Tianji shuddered.
"The order given by the Lord Jijiu to his subordinates is to protect themselves first, and if there is a chance, they can assassinate Tian Liujun." The spy said: "After we left Kunlun, we tracked down Tian Liujun's whereabouts...so we hid on the side of the road and waited for him to pass by..."
It was somewhat unexpected that the spy found Yu Tianliu's trace so easily. Could it be that Yu Tianliu was too arrogant and did not hide himself well?
Considering that the people he sent out were Kunlun's most elite spies, it made sense, Li Yuebai thought secretly.
"The visibility was good at the time, and we were hiding very well, so there was no problem protecting ourselves." The spy said, "So, after repeated consideration, several of us decided to carry out the assassination."
"What is the assassination method?"
"Flying needles, death curses... each one uses something different," the spy said, "all of them are indestructible and extremely fast."
"But still failed?" Li Yuebai asked softly, fearing that he would upset his subordinates.
"It failed." The spy tried to recall: "Whether it was a flying needle, a killing curse, or a flying sword, they were all bounced back."
"Did the monks guarding Tian Liujun discover it in time and then use their swords to stop it?"
"That's not the case. It's impossible for the people around Tian Liujun to react so quickly. In fact, they were not prepared enough." The spy said, "It's Tian Liujun himself who has the magical power..."
"To be honest." Li Yuebai frowned. Several of his men died this time, and he couldn't ignore it.
"Master Jijiu, everything we said is true." Another spy said in panic: "I don't know what kind of evil magic protected Tian Liujun's body, and he actually bounced back all the attacks. Several of our companions died because of this... and because we didn't take action, we were spared."
It can be seen that what they said was all true. It's not that Li Yuebai didn't believe them, but simply because what they said was too unbelievable.
After reporting, several spies withdrew. They were Wan Guangliu's men. After completing this mission, they should have returned to Qinglong Peak to recuperate, but because Wan Guangliu lost Li Yuebai's trust, they were sent to other places to recuperate instead.
Li Yuebai was immersed in confusion and couldn't extricate himself.
In this world of cultivating immortals, so far, I have never heard of such a magical spell.
It is already a great achievement for ordinary protective armor to be able to block damage.
As for rebound damage, it is unheard of.
"System, could this Yu Tianliu also be a time traveler?" The more Li Yuebai thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"No, absolutely not." The system assured.
"Then his cheat..."
The cheat on Yu Tianliu can be said to be against the will of heaven.
A few days ago, at the scene of the Immortal Alliance Conference, although a conflict and fighting had occurred, Yu Tianliu had been protected by his subordinates and had not been hit by Yu Tianji's attacks.
Therefore, it is impossible to tell now whether he had the cheat at that time or it just got developed recently.
Also, what exactly is this hanging entity? Armor? Robe? Amulet?
Li Yuebai searched the knowledge base in his mind for a long time but couldn't find it.
In a fit of anger, he got up and went to check the scroll.
Seeing that there was no one in the hall, Yu Tianji started to act wildly again. She chased after Li Yuebai and asked pitifully, "My beauty, why don't you ask me?"
"What do you want to ask?" Li Yuebai pulled out a few scrolls from the full pile, unfolded them and read them, but still found nothing.
"What exactly is my brother's evil magic..."
"Don't make a fuss, how could you possibly know?" Li Yuebai said without thinking.
If we were to make a tactful and fair assessment of Yu Tianji, we would say that he is basically illiterate.
"I know!" Yu Tianji grabbed the corner of Li Yuebai's clothes and said righteously: "I am a time traveler after all, so I must know something, right?"
"But you don't even remember what happened before you traveled through time." Li Yuebai was speechless.
"I still remember a little bit about what happened after I traveled through time." Yu Tianji stood up with a smile, looking confident.
When they start talking, the word "time travel" and other banned words will be muted by the system, but it does not hinder communication and they can still understand each other. After being in this world for such a long time, they have become accustomed to it.
"..." Li Yuebai couldn't help but put down the scroll and looked at Yu Tianji a few more times. The more he looked, the more he felt that there might be something worth exploring in his memory.
"Ask me, hurry up, ask me." Yu Tianji was very proud.
"...Forget it." Li Yuebai turned away silently.
You can't pay any attention to this kind of clown. The more you pay attention to him, the more aggressive he becomes.
He wouldn't be able to help but say it anyway.
"Don't hold it back, my beauty." Yu Tianji said with a smile, "You seem to be holding it back so hard, why don't you just ask me a question..."
Li Yuebai had already fallen into deep thought.
The first thing to understand is - when did Yu Tianliu get this plug-in?
He led several thousand monks to the Jiuli expedition, and naturally encountered dangers along the way. He slaughtered many people in Jiuli, and of course he also made many enemies, including the one who dared to come to the Immortal Alliance Conference alone and provoke Yu Tianji...
All of this was so confident, and everything went smoothly from beginning to end.
Yu Tianliu is not a person who does not value his life, and it is impossible for him to take such a big risk just to show off.
That's very likely, he knew from the beginning that he wouldn't be hurt.
This cheat has existed for a long time, long before Yu Tianliu left Kunlun.
"Come on, let's lie down first..." Seeing that the hall was empty again, Yu Tianji became unrestrained again. He put his arms around Li Yuebai's shoulders and led him to the couch not far away.
"What are you lying down for?" Li Yuebai was in deep thought when he was startled by his sudden hooliganism.
"Because it takes a long time to make careful deductions. Wouldn't it be tiring to talk while standing?" Yu Tianji pushed Li Yuebai onto the couch righteously.
"Don't keep us in suspense. Just tell me now." Li Yuebai pretended to be fierce.
"Okay, okay, where should I start..." Yu Tianji said lazily, "This Immortal Lord just suddenly remembered something, maybe it has something to do with brother's cheat."
"What's the matter?" Li Yuebai asked.
"My beauty, do you still remember the original plot? How did I die in the original plot?"
"Stupid as hell?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I mean the direct cause of death."
"Poisoned to death by Ji Yao." Li Yuebai didn't even think about it. This question was too simple. Anyone who had read the original plot could remember it.
"So the question is, why did Ji Yao poison me?"
"Because she is loyal to Yu Tianliu and has always wanted to help Yu Tianliu regain the position of Immortal Lord."
"That's not it. What I want to ask is, why did she poison? Why didn't she use other methods?" Yu Tianji asked patiently.
"If it were me, I would also choose to poison. Poisoning is very covert and difficult for outsiders to detect, and it is easier to explain afterwards." Li Yuebai said.
"If it were you, you would also poison me?" Yu Tianji exaggeratedly covered his chest and said, "Why is this happening? This Immortal Lord's heart aches so much..."
"Host, what you just said is all the logic in the real world." The system interrupted and said, "In the ancient times of the real world, killing people with poison was of course the most covert method, but in the world of immortal cultivation, there are more ways to kill people... Speaking of covert methods, the Death Curse is also a good choice."
"Indeed." Li Yuebai nodded.
"In the original story, before I was poisoned to death, I was already at the end of my rope. Countless people around me have tried to assassinate me in various ways, but they have never succeeded." Yu Tianji spread his hands: "Does this description sound familiar to you?"
"So, Ji Yao chose to poison you because other methods couldn't kill you?" Li Yuebai understood the direction of his thought.
"Yes." Yu Tianji nodded: "This is what I guessed."
"In other words, you and your brother have the same cheat? You can't be hurt from the outside?" Li Yuebai shuddered, and couldn't help but look at Yu Tianji carefully, looking him up and down: "I can't tell at all... How about I hit you and try?"
"Come on~" Yu Tianji closed his eyes and opened his hands, making an intoxicated gesture as if waiting to be hugged.
Li Yuebai took a deep breath, reached to his waist, and slowly drew out his sword.
There was a clanging sound of swords being drawn. Yu Tianji closed his eyes, but his eyelids twitched several times when he heard the sound.
After Li Yuebai drew out the sword, he made a sword flower in the air, and then approached Yu Tianji little by little.
“No, no, no!” Yu Tianji couldn’t bear it anymore when he heard the sound of the sword cutting through the air. He opened his eyes and dodged backwards in a hurry: “Isn’t it enough that I’m scared? Don’t come over here, sob…”
"Don't be afraid, I don't really plan to go over there." Li Yuebai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and put the sword back into the sheath.
Yu Tianji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had put away his weapon, and came over again.
Li Yuebai sighed: "You, you don't even know whether you have a cheat or not?"
"How should I know this?" Yu Tianji said confidently, "Every day in Kunlun Mountain, I am busy enough, and I also have to take care of Master Mu. I have so many things to deal with that I really have no time to take care of my own body..."
He was drunk every day, either drinking or flirting with Li Yuebai. Of course, he was in a daze and didn't know anything.
"Let me put it this way, if you really have the same cheat as Tian Liujun, then you won't be hurt." Li Yuebai thought.
"yes."
"Then this..." Li Yuebai reached out his hand and pulled open Yu Tianji's collar, which was not tight to begin with, revealing her shoulders. Her skin was fair, with just a shallow wound.
"Don't daydream, you don't have any cheats." Li Yuebai sighed: "The injury of the Immortal Lord was caused by an accidental cut during the chaotic battle at the Immortal Alliance Conference a few days ago. If it was really the same as Tian Liujun, this injury would not have occurred."
“So my beauty cares about me so much?” Yu Tianji’s eyes lit up: “That day at the Immortal Alliance Conference, you had so many things to take care of, but you actually knew that this Immortal Master had suffered such a minor injury… This Immortal Master was really flattered and surprised…”
"You..." Li Yuebai was speechless: "You get so close to me every day, how could I not notice you?"
"Come to think of it, although the wound is not serious, I feel a dull pain again recently." Yu Tianji teased, "My beauty, you must help me apply some ointment tonight..."
"Master, if you are willing to think about the problem honestly and not interrupt, I will agree." Li Yuebai was almost confused by Yu Tianji's endless nonsense: "Think carefully again, is there any information related to this."
"System." Yu Tianji sighed, snapped his fingers, and called out the system: "It's your turn."
"The system is always here, thank you." said the system.
"Give us some more information." Li Yuebai sighed, "You are the only one here who knows everything."
"Yes, host, no problem." The system said: "However, although I know a lot of information, I always suffer from the problem of too much information..."
“Isn’t a lot of information a good thing?”
"The good thing is that you can check a lot of information from me, as long as it is within your authority." The system said: "The bad thing is that there is too much information. I don't know where to start. It takes a lot of time to check it one by one."
"Let me think about it." Li Yuebai rubbed his temples: "Let me put it this way, in the original story, did Yu Tianji suffer several failed assassination attempts?"
"Yes."
"Pick one and show it to me."
"Yes, host." The system slowly played the image in the minds of the two.
Judging from the time, it should be the time when Yu Tianliu's troops were at the gates of the city and Yu Tianji was at the end of his rope. At this time, Yu Tianji had already distanced himself from Mu Qingning, and he was in poor health and had very few guards. He looked very sad.
In the picture, a cultivator beside Yu Tianji suddenly took advantage of Yu Tianji's unpreparedness and stabbed him with a sword.
Yu Tianji didn't have any advanced swordsmanship skills, and he was not feeling well, so he was naturally unable to dodge.
However, immediately afterwards, a strange light flashed, and the sword that should have stabbed Yu Tianji actually bounced back and stabbed the person who drew the sword!
The monk cried out, blood gushed out from his wound, and he fell to the ground.
"That's right!" Li Yuebai said hurriedly, "This part is very close to the description of Yu Tianliu given by the spies."
"Then my speculation just now is flawless." Yu Tianji said proudly: "At least, in the original plot, I have a cheat."
"It's in the original plot, but not necessarily in this life." Li Yuebai glanced at the wound on his shoulder.
"Well……"
The system played the footage of Yu Tianji being injured in this life. Sure enough, there was no light, no rebound, and the blade cut him without any hindrance - in this life, the cheat on Yu Tianji disappeared, as if it had never existed.