Lord of Deception

Yu Ziqing succeeded in killing one of the strong men with one blow.

Burning power burst out from the body, the energy and blood surged like a river, and the cold air from the outside world seemed to no longer exist.

He took a breath and glanced at the remaining three people. The moment he glanced at the remaining three people, the boiling energy and blood in his body suddenly exploded. When the dust under his feet rose slightly, the figure had already swept away several feet and headed straight towards the three people.

The scar-faced man shouted sharply, opened his mouth and spat out, and a cloud of black mist spurted out, accompanied by the rustling sound of flying mosquitoes, heading straight for Yu Ziqing.

However, Yu Ziqing's face was expressionless, and the information he had collected before naturally appeared in his mind. At the same time that the other party made a move, he bit the tip of his tongue, and a mouthful of hot blood turned into a sharp arrow and flew out.

The blood arrow sank into the black mist, making a sizzling sound. Before he could reach his body, the dagger in his hand came out and turned into a ray of silver light, disappearing into the black mist.

Yu Ziqing followed closely behind him, and in the blink of an eye, he saw the black mist rolling and dispersing to both sides. Yu Ziqing held a dagger in his hand, pulled it out from the scar-faced man's mouth, and struck like a cheetah. , and continued running towards the other two people.

Just a few breaths later, four corpses were lying on the ground.

Last night, he had collected the necessary information on the four people. The dagger and the scabbard, which were originally rusted together, also had a slight gap at the intersection. That was a sign that the original rust had fallen off, which also meant that, Judgment completed.

As long as he takes action, he will definitely be able to kill the opponent.

Yu Ziqing held the dagger in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then stepped forward to touch up the swords one by one.

These guys are so powerful in their evil ways, who knows what other evil tricks they haven't unleashed yet.

According to the past overhearing these guys chatting in difficult dialects, and occasionally talking about other people, they had some fun.

Someone from a certain evil way was slaughtered, and after being killed in whatever way, they were completely destroyed, so they couldn't go anywhere in recent years.

Scatteredly, Yu Ziqing summarized a few of the most common ways to eliminate the root cause, avoid future troubles, and avoid the other party's "I won't let you go even if you become a ghost" routine.

Cut off the head and burn them separately; dig out the heart and feed it to the evil beasts; chop the body in half to suppress the two sides; pierce the three seas, use the talisman to hold the coffin, etc...

After doing this, there is basically no chance of turning into a ghost.

On the contrary, if someone is buried casually or simply cremated, because of the strong resentment, the chance of turning into a evil ghost is greater. There are even cases where the resentment itself is not dealt with completely, allowing the resentment itself to give birth to consciousness, and turn into a demon to seek revenge.

Then there is nothing to hesitate about. Yu Ziqing tried his best to give these guys a complete set according to the existing conditions.

After a while, he used the kerosene he collected to light two piles of flames, and then threw the severed hair, black whips and other evil things together for cremation.

Before the other things were sorted out, the energy and blood in Yu Ziqing's body that surged like the blazing sun rapidly attenuated and dissipated as a gust of wind blew by. In an instant, he returned to his original appearance.

His body was haggard, his cheeks were sunken, and his waist seemed to have no strength to straighten up. The cold wind around him seemed to appear out of thin air, making him shiver.

The silver dagger exuding a biting cold air also returned to its original appearance.

The sword body and scabbard were completely rusted together, which meant that there was no target to draw the sword from.

Everything he felt just now seemed like an illusion. Only the memory of the power flowing smoothly like instinct has not dissipated.

"cough……"

Yu Ziqing coughed lightly and moved away from the stinking and burning smell of the campfire. He put the things he had collected for carrying into a bag and put them in his arms.

After walking around the foot of the mountain and coming to the other side, the long-haired cows were still lying on the ground waiting for the night to pass. More than a hundred goats gathered together and huddled in the mountain col, shivering to avoid the cold.

Apart from that, not a single living person can be seen...

Seeing Yu Ziqing approaching, a skinny old goat squeezed out of the sheep herd, trotted all the way to Yu Ziqing, looked up at Yu Ziqing, and bleated.

Yu Ziqing squatted down, twitched the corners of his mouth, and showed a bright smile, with an innocent look on his face.

"Old sir, you didn't expect it. I'm not dead. It's okay. Just when those evil guys were about to take action, a master suddenly appeared...

Well, it was the kind of super master who suddenly fell from the sky, glowing with light, stabbed those four guys to death with one finger, and then disappeared again. "

Lao Yang's eyes widened and he became more anxious, obviously not believing Yu Ziqing's nonsense.

Yu Ziqing laughed and said seriously.

"Okay, that's what I said casually. In fact, I have a special ability. I didn't want to expose it at first, but I was forced to panic. Suddenly I awakened and burst out, making me a great master for a short time, with energy and blood like a dragon. Evil does not invade.

Those evil guys couldn't hurt me at all. I killed four of them with one sword strike, just like killing chickens. "

Without waiting for Lao Yang to say anything else, Yu Ziqing took Lao Yang directly to the foot of the mountain and let him see with his own eyes the two bonfires that were still burning.

Vaguely, one could still vaguely see the corpse burning in the bonfire. The corpse's arms were almost as thick as Yu Ziqing's waist. Who else could be there besides the four strong men?

Lao Yang looked a little dazed, and now he had to believe it even if he didn't believe it.

I believe the lie that a master happened to be passing by and killed the evil spirits. After all, it is really possible.

The wilderness here borders on the northwest of Daqian. A major natural disaster has occurred here. It is impossible for people to arrive so quickly in other places. I dare not make a conclusion, but Daqian will definitely send people to investigate as soon as possible to get first-hand information. message.

And the first person to arrive will definitely not be too weak, so it makes sense to kill the evil spirits.

As for the theory that Yu Ziqing took action on his own, Lao Yang didn't even think about this possibility given Yu Ziqing's thin arms and legs, and his weak energy and blood.

The dagger that Yu Ziqing carried on his waist to show off was extremely rusty, and there wasn't even a trace of blood on it. It could stab someone to death...

This young man is pretty good in other places, but he always talks nonsense. He once boasted about his hometown where no one would starve to death and everyone had eaten meat.

The old sheep came back to his senses and secretly sighed again, what a good young man, but it is a pity that he is not mute.

Yu Ziqing chatted a few nonsense words and felt relieved to see that Lao Yang's mood had stabilized.

To be honest, if it was not necessary, even if he was sure that he would kill them, he had no intention of killing those evil strong men now.

Those evil strong men thought that Yu Ziqing couldn't understand their difficult dialect and never turned their backs on anyone when they spoke. Of course, it was more likely that they didn't care at all.

More than half of Yu Ziqing's existing information was compiled through eavesdropping and sorting out bit by bit every day. Regarding the details of the Jinlan Mine, a few strong men rarely talked about it. They have always kept the mine secret. , unwilling to talk in depth.

It's just that they need Jinlan ore, a rare commodity, and the mine also needs the people they bring, so they will go to the so-called mine.

If there were other choices, Yu Ziqing would not want to go to the mine where he was just trying to figure out what to do. He knew it was not a good place.

After all, would a serious mining company make a deal with an evil person?

Unfortunately, there is no other choice, and there are only a few supplies left.

Even if you are eaten or killed, it is still better than dying of hunger and thirst in this wilderness. There is always a chance to give it a try.

At least people should not starve to death.

Now that those few strong men are gone, we will definitely have to go to the nearby mine, but there are many more variables.

There was nothing to regret after doing it. Anyway, Yu Ziqing definitely couldn't bear not to take action and let others slaughter him. He also couldn't watch the old gentleman who taught him a lot of things being hung up and cut into pieces.

The old sheep seemed to notice Yu Ziqing's worry, stretched out a hoof and touched Yu Ziqing.

"It's okay. The mine is not far away. We'll go there when it gets daylight. We'll survive first. But old man, I'm afraid you won't be able to get rid of the evil spell in your body for a while."

Lao Yang shook his head, but he was open-minded and did not dwell on his current appearance.

"It's not that it's impossible to solve, it's just that you've been in evil ways for a long time, and I don't know those people's evil ways. As far as I know, the simplest way is to peel off a sheep's skin, but you are now Depending on your physical condition, even if the most skilled butcher takes action, you may not be able to bear the pain of skinning.

When we get there, I'll think of a way to make sure we all eat enough and stay healthy. "

Lao Yang pointed in the direction of the mine, then pointed at himself, wrote the word "eat" on the ground, and then crossed it out.

Yu Ziqing thought about it for a moment, understood the meaning, and nodded.

"Yes, these people use evil methods to rob people. They spend so much effort, but they don't really just want to eat fresh mutton. In my opinion, it is easier to carry and hide. Maybe there will be some when they get there. There’s a solution.”

A night of silence.

The sky is brightening, but the temperature has not risen much. The weather is getting colder and colder.

Yu Ziqing's whole body was a little stiff from the cold. He got up and boiled some hot water, soaked dry naan cakes that were as good as stones and ate them. After half an hour, he felt a little warm.

Look, this was another reason why I didn't plan to kill those strong men in a hurry before. With four humanoid stoves nearby, it was much easier after all.

Yu Ziqing counted some of the few trophies and quietly buried them under a rock with great effort. It would never go wrong to make more plans.

The sky was bright, and under the dim sunlight, the team continued to set off, with the sheep following behind them. The mountains in the distance were getting closer and closer. After entering the continuous mountains, the temperature suddenly rose a little.

Yu Ziqing was so excited that he quickly climbed up a hill, looked around, and searched in the col for a while.

"Old sir, I took a quick look. It's surrounded by mountains, like a closed whole. There seems to be geothermal heat underground. There are still people active in the mines here. I'm afraid that's the reason."

As soon as we entered the mountains, we got a rare good news. In this increasingly cold weather, it is really difficult to find a warm place.

However, after the team entered the mountains, followed the looming path, and crossed three hills, Yu Ziqing felt that something was not quite right in the atmosphere.

You can actually see green here.

There is a hillside on each side. On the left hillside, there are scattered dead trees. At the top is a protruding cliff, followed by a bottomless rift valley.

The right side is very neatly covered with locust trees, with lush branches and leaves, and strings of gray flowers hanging upside down. The ground is covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves.

From a distance, the entire forest looks like soldiers in formation.

Yu Ziqing frowned slightly. Logically speaking, even if it was obviously warmer in the mountains, even if these trees were not dead, their leaves would have already fallen. There would be no reason to continue to bloom.

Even if the natural conditions here allow it, there won't be any trace of being eaten on all the leaves and flowers, right? Haven't those running and escaping animals passed by here?

Before Yu Ziqing could think about it, there was a commotion from the sheep following behind. The skinny goats were all confused and skinny. Seeing the branches and bouquets that almost fell to the ground, they ran straight to the hillside on the right. go.

"If you want to die, go ahead."

Yu Ziqing stood there and gave an exhortation.

Seeing that some goats seemed to understand, they hesitated and did not dare to step forward, while a few goats rushed forward to eat leaves and flowers like crazy.

However, nothing happened.

There were only happy bleating sounds, accompanied by crunching sounds.

Seeing that several of the sheep were okay, and their shriveled bellies were bulging at a speed visible to the naked eye, another sheep in the flock couldn't help it anymore and rushed forward.

After a while, the goats with round bellies stopped contentedly and slumped under the tree one by one. The goats seemed to have extremely satisfied smiles on their faces.

At this moment, their bodies slowly sank into the leaf litter on the ground. The fallen leaves were like quicksand, swallowing them up bit by bit.

In just a few breaths, everything was calm.

The remaining goats, which were not yet full, seemed to have seen nothing and were still eating leaves and flowers contentedly.

Everything seemed harmonious, but Yu Ziqing's hair was about to explode.

He firmly grabbed the old sheep who was already a little confused and prevented him from going to the locust forest. He dragged the old sheep along the path of the middle mountain col and continued to move forward.

At this time, on the hillside with only some sparse dead trees on the left, a young woman wearing a long gown slowly emerged from behind a dead tree.

She poked her head out from behind the dead tree, with a bit of anxiety in her eyes, glanced at the sheep, and waved to Yu Ziqing.

"Go this way, it's dangerous over there."

Yu Ziqing tilted his head and glanced, lowered his head and said to Lao Yang.

"Old sir, do you think this woman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere used me as a mallet?"

Lao Yang looked to his right, then to his left, and nodded seriously to Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing sighed and tightened the ragged cloak around him.

He stared at the woman carefully and scanned it. It was freezing weather, and she was wearing a thin and somewhat torn gown. According to the standards given by the old man, if this was in a prosperous place, it would surely attract the attention of many old men. .

"Sister, stop posing, this damn weather has long since made people lose their worldly desires."

With that said, Yu Ziqing was about to step on the middle path and continue moving forward.

He doesn't want to go to either side, and neither side is definitely a good place.

While his death was eerily quiet, he was definitely not human.

However, the next moment, when Yu Ziqing's feet were about to hit the ground, he glanced subconsciously and saw that the woman was still anxiously blocking her, and her movements were like a replay, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Broken, deceived.

This guy just wants to walk the middle road himself.