Lord of Deception

Ever since Lei Yu had easily explored the Cave of Sorrow and encountered almost no danger, Yu Ziqing felt that something was not right.

Because this is completely different from what No. 4 said.

He didn't think that the travel notes left by No. 4's ancestors had deceived their descendants.

Objective records will not specifically record mistakes, because this will deceive the younger generations of the family.

At most, "I was severely beaten, so I didn't dare to go" to "I respect my ancestors and don't want to disturb them."

Then, when Yu Ziqing sorted out the fragments that had lost their power and sorted them into the metal pages, he discovered that something was different.

The content on some of the pages above is very consistent with what No. 4 said.

If it was just that, Yu Ziqing wouldn't think too much.

But when he sorted out the page depicting the devil, he could instantly tell that it was the devil in the painting, and it was as unwavering as instinct.

Yu Ziqing felt that something seemed a little wrong.

Because that kind of instinct is the instinct of a hungry ghost, the instinct that can instantly recognize delicious food.

But for this instinct to be aroused and so unswerving, it also requires a condition, that is, that thing is really a devil, not a painting.

After thinking of this, Yu Ziqing felt that his scalp was about to explode.

I checked with No. 4 again and found out that the painting on the metal page was indeed of the Queen of Sorrow.

Yu Ziqing immediately thought of a possibility.

Do you think there is a possibility that No. 4’s ancestor did not lie and what No. 4 said is true?

What Lei Yu experienced was also true.

The mourning cave mentioned by No. 4 is indeed the same cave as the mourning cave that Lei Yu went to.

Even what Su Li said, the records of the Shadow Division were basically true.

Organized the timeline.

For the first time, a long time ago, one of No. 4's ancestors went there. It was a place filled with demonic energy and evil spirits. It was also the tomb of a big boss named Luoge Tianjun.

After No. 4's ancestor was taught how to behave, he escaped in embarrassment and taught his descendants the ancestral lesson.

The second time, more than a hundred years ago, people from Li Huoyuan, Shadow Division, and Prince Da Zhen, for unknown reasons, cooperated to explore the Cave of Sorrow.

Then, they encountered a powerful undead spirit inside.

As a result, two cultivators from Lihuoyuan died, and half of the senior officials of the Shadow Division died.

The people who shocked the prince were basically all dead.

At the cost of this, the powerful enemy said to be the undead was sealed.

Then the protection of the entrance to the cave was re-strengthened.

The third time, right now, Lei Yu went out to explore, and he encountered no dangers. All the evil spirits and evil spirits were gone. Even the mausoleum only had ruins left, and almost all the remaining treasures were gone. shattered.

When Yu Ziqing sorted out the treasures, he could clearly judge that most of the treasures were not damaged naturally by time, but were damaged by external forces.

Putting all these clues together, Yu Ziqing felt his heart beating wildly, and he made a bold guess.

Yu Ziqing picked up the metal pages and rushed to where Lao Yang was.

"Lao Yang, please stop, I feel like something big is going to happen."

"Let's take a look first."

Yu Ziqing placed the metal pages on the ground casually, and then he quickly told what he knew.

"Tell me, is there a possibility that the rumors are not exaggerated, but shrunk."

"Shrunk?"

"Legend has it that they paid a huge price to seal the undead spirit. What I mean is, is it possible that they not only sealed the undead spirit, but also sealed the entire cave?"

Yu Ziqing had a hint of horror on his face and pointed at the page about the devil.

"I believe in my feeling that it is a demon, not a painting.

If you want to seal a demon, not just a dead soul, then the most thorough and safe way is to seal the entire cave.

Am I right? "

The old sheep stared at the metal pages and was silent for a moment, then suddenly stretched out a hoof and stepped heavily on the devil's page.

"What the fuck?!" Yu Ziqing was shocked.

In an instant, densely packed runes appeared on the metal pages that seemed ordinary, slightly deformed, and the material seemed not to be very good. After the runes emerged, there were layers of Dao patterns. , connecting all the runes.

Terrible coercion emerged out of thin air, instantly rebounding Lao Yang's power, turning it into an afterimage and flying backwards.

The old sheep climbed out of the rubble with a solemn look on his face.

"Just give it a try if you're not sure. No matter how powerful this demon is, if it falls into the hands of the millions of hungry ghosts here, it will end up like an elephant being killed by ants."

Now there is no need to ask or guess, the results are already out.

Today's mourning cave has become an empty shell.

Everything in the True Sorrow Cave was sealed in a metal book by the two ruthless men who left the Fire Academy.

The old sheep stretched out a hoof and gently touched the metal pages. When he saw the only golden metal page, he looked at the little man on it and said in a deep voice.

"The secret method of sealing has been handed down since ancient times.

The two strongest families are the Jiang family with the Feng surname and the Ji family with the Yin surname.

Nowadays, only families with long heritage like theirs would separate their surnames.

I had heard before that in Lihuo Courtyard, each family had a cultivator, but I didn’t expect that they had fallen away more than a hundred years ago.

You guessed it right. If they were the two monks sent by Lihuoyuan at the beginning, even if they had not yet entered the Tao, they would definitely be able to achieve this step if they worked together and were willing to pay the price. "

"This also means that from the beginning, their purpose was very clear. It was not an ordinary adventure at all." Yu Ziqing added.

Whoever normally explores the cave would bring along people from the Feng and Yin families, or ascetics who may not have entered Taoism, so there is something wrong with their brains.

This demonstrates a clear purpose.

"But now things are a little troublesome. This thing was originally a book, and now it's scattered. Does it mean there's something wrong with the seal, or is this better?"

"Don't ask me, do you really think I know everything?"

In the past, Lao Yang really had this feeling from time to time. I know everything about astronomy and geography. I know more or less everything in the world.

Now, after he was in trouble and his mentality had completely settled down, he was a little annoyed. He felt that he knew nothing.

On the contrary, I feel that there are more and more things I don’t understand, and there are more and more things I don’t understand.

He thinks this is a good thing. In Yu Ziqing's words, he used to drift occasionally.

For ascetics, drifting is not a good thing.

“The secret method of sealing requires a very high level of knowledge accumulation and is indeed in line with the path of a monk, but not everyone can master it.

Only the Feng and Yin families have a long and complete inheritance, so they can master it so well.

In terms of sealing secrets, Langya Academy's mastery was far inferior to those of the two.

Especially when the two families work together, the secret method of sealing has been unmatched by anyone in the world since ancient times. "

After Lao Yang finished blowing, he pointed at the metal pages.

"However, I speculate that there may be something wrong. Look at those metal pages.

Only one is golden, giving people a sense of uprightness and majesty. This one should be the appearance of those two guys when sealing. I don’t recognize the seal. I speculate that it may be some kind of seal. tactic.

The picture of the devil is already pure black. Just looking at it makes me feel uncomfortable. It seems that the devil is about to break out of the painting.

In addition, the page with the severed limbs is also black, giving people a sense of oppression, as if they are about to lift their feet and rush out of the painting at the next moment.

Although the Tombstone Hill page is also black, it just has a lifeless feel. "

Yu Ziqing felt dizzy.

Plus the page full of evil spirits.

In other words, it was not just a demon that was sealed at that time.

There is also a huge severed limb that is obviously moveable.

A bunch of evil spirits.

There is also the real mausoleum of Tianjun Luoge.

And No. 4 said that what was sealed at that time was an undead spirit.

Therefore, the corpse or soul of Luoge Tianjun might still be able to come out and jump around.

There were four in total. Except for the devil who looked quite pure at first glance, Yu Ziqing felt that there was still something to be done, but it was not completely out of the question. He couldn't handle any of the others.

"You said that Lei Yu and Lei Shi did it on purpose?"

"It's impossible. I have no memory of it. No matter how intentional the Lei family is, they will never let their first-in-line heir take risks."

"All right……"

Yu Ziqing also thought it was impossible. Lao Yang had no memory of it, and the records of the Shadow Division were different. In addition, there was no Lei Shi involved in the incident more than a hundred years ago.

With so many people covering up, it’s normal for Lei to not know what’s going on.

If they knew what was going on back then, how big of a heart would they have to dare to let Lei Yu mess around there.

Therefore, this matter became a coincidence. Lei Yu was not that greedy and smart enough. He felt that he had taken advantage of too much this time, so he casually gave him half of the book, which happened to have some pages in it.

When those pages are combined, they are probably not quite complete, and some of the remaining pages may still be in Lei Yu's half.

Yu Ziqing's mentality was a bit explosive.

He had only heard about the past events before, so he didn't dare to enter the Cave of Sorrow for the sake of caution.

The final result was that the entire Cave of Sorrow almost fell into his hands.

What is this called, holding thunder in your hand?

Pick a lucky player to blow up?

Since Lei Yu came out intact, there has been no response from Prince Da Zhen, the Shadow Department has not been able to respond, and there has been no response from Lihuoyuan.

No one seemed to notice this.

Yu Ziqing didn't believe it, they had no record at all.

If the situation was too critical back then, the monks who sealed the two families sacrificed themselves and directly sealed the entire mourning cave at that time in a metal book.

Those who escaped in time only dared to strengthen the protection of the entrance immediately, and did not dare to enter again and take away the sealed objects.

The current lack of attention and reaction has become the biggest anomaly.

"It's so abnormal now, Lao Yang. I don't think this matter is that simple."

"This thing must not be left in my hands. Who knows when it will explode!"

Just looking at the metal pages, Yu Ziqing felt chills all over his body. He wanted to take something with him and get away from Jinlan Mountain.

But he also thought that there must be someone who knew the inside story but didn't react at all, just in case he rushed out in panic now.

Does it just meet those people’s expectations?

After much thought, I immediately wrote to Lei Yu.

"Brother Yu, as the saying goes, one day without seeing you is like three autumns apart. I miss you very much.

Although you and I are not blood relatives, we are still like half-brothers.

As the elder's birthday was approaching, he boldly sent out an invitation.

Please, Brother Yu, I would like to ask Lizu, if it is convenient, come and sit at home together. "

He didn't dare to write too clearly, but he believed that if Lei Yu didn't know the inside story and saw this different letter, which was obviously inappropriate, he would understand that something was wrong, and he would go see Lei Yu if he didn't understand. Encourage.

Now only a ninth-level boss like Lei Li can give Yu Ziqing a sense of security.

It would be safest to ask Lei Li to take these things away.

Thinking back to the last time, Lei Yu was poked and arrested by Wu Shuangge. If he could use Hunyuan Jindou, he might have rushed in long ago.

And if a large amount of filth and toxins condensed in the Hunyuan Golden Dou are used to wash away those metal pages, it is completely foreseeable what the consequences will be.

So Yu Ziqing felt that this matter was not over at all, and someone must be doing something behind it.

If there was no one, he would dare to twist off his own head and use it as a ball!

The special jade slip given to him by Lei Yu turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed into the clouds. A small bolt of lightning jumped in the clouds and flew towards the big earthquake at high speed.

One day later, just when the tiny lightning was about to reach its destination.

From the clouds in the sky, a hand suddenly stretched out and caught the thunder.

The person lurking in the clouds looked at the contents of the jade slip and put it away.

An hour later, in a forest, a white-water egg with a hood covering its face, no facial features and no hair, slowly emerged.

Someone on the other side threw a jade slip to him.

"Huh? What does this mean? Is the relationship between Qing Ziyu and Lei Yu already so good?"

"It's almost the same. One of them is more polite than the other, and one is more generous than the other. Lei Yu and his brothers don't have it so easy." The visitor replied casually.

"What I mean is, is the relationship between Jin Lanshan and the Lei family so good? Is it possible for me to invite that person after my birthday?"

"I don't know about this. That person has always acted recklessly. He just rushed to the Faceless Man's station a few days ago and beat him up. Emperor Zhen also has to give something to kill two people and appease the Lei family."

Bai Shuidan knew that he was the one who caused this incident, and that the Faceless Man was taking the blame for him, so the plan was in vain.

When he returned to the Faceless Man's station, he also went through a review and it was confirmed that he did have a mission at the time and needed to pass by there, so he was not embarrassed.

That's the only good thing about the leader of the Faceless Men. He won't easily vent his anger on his own people. If he wants to vent his anger, he'll just look for outsiders.

If this matter is left to Dali, and the Shadow Division's spies cause this kind of thing, and the First Lord is beaten, then the people below will peel off his skin to apologize without the First Lord taking action.

Bai Shuidan was a little surprised by Lei Li's behavior, but thinking about it, he wasn't too surprised. Lei Li has always been like this. If it's unreasonable, I'll keep silent. If it's reasonable, I'll make a fuss.

Emperor Zhen could endure it and comfort him in return, which accounted for a large part of the reason.

Bai Shuidan looked at the jade slip in his hand and pondered for a moment.

"Look for an opportunity and see if you can find what we want among the things Lei Yu brought back."

"I don't have much chance. He is the young master after all. He can only give it to him on his own initiative. There are no men to ask for it. How do you deal with the jade slip?"

"I feel something is wrong, so I can't take the risk." As he said that, Bai Shuidan crushed the jade slip.

"As you wish."

The visitor turned around and left. Bai Shuidan glanced in the direction of the wasteland and gave another order.

"Inform the people below that any flying boats flying from the wasteland will be reported immediately. If necessary, they will be sunk at any cost."

The two figures disappeared from the same place at the same time.

On the other side, Lei Yu was also sorting out the rubbish.

He originally didn't want to do these things, but this was the homework assigned to him by his teacher.

Those fragments are of various types, almost synonymous with history, and are of great help in broadening one's horizons.

Soon, he also sorted out some things, including some metal pages.

Many metal pages are filled with monsters, and some are eerie scenes.

There is also a pure black metal page with the back of a thin man.

When Lei Yu cleaned up and saw the back figure again, he felt as if he was hallucinating. He saw this thin back, magnifying in front of his eyes. It was just a back figure, and the pressure it brought to him was like Confronting the angry Zu.

In the blink of an eye, everything Lei Yu saw returned to normal.

His expression condensed, and he immediately took out a cloth bag and wrapped the metal page.

Then he found the remaining metal pages and headed straight to Jilei Mountain.

"Lizu, please take a look at these. I brought them from the Cave of Sorrow. I feel something is wrong. It feels a bit like a mural at home."

"Mural?" Lei Li didn't think about it for a moment.

"There is a sealed object at home. It is a mural, and the demon soul of a big demon is sealed in it. Did Li Zu forget it?"

"Oh, come to think of it, is it the demon soul that can't be killed?"

Lei Yu spread out the metal pages one by one.

It was good to see those metal pages full of evil spirits. When I saw the page from the back, densely packed runes and Taoist patterns immediately appeared on that page.

Layers are stacked one on top of another, covering the entire page.

Lei Li closed his eyes immediately.

"Put that pair away."

Lei Yu put the page back into the cloth bag, and then Lei Li opened his eyes.

His strength was so strong that after just one glance at the figure in the metal page, he had already noticed his prying eyes and responded.

"It's just a sealed object. These are all sealed objects, and these pages are still a whole."

Lei Yu's face darkened slightly when he heard this.

“I didn’t see any problem at all before. After cleaning it up, I discovered something was wrong. At that time, these metal pages were mixed with a pile of garbage.

Some of the metal pages must have been mixed into another pile of garbage and given to Brother Qing.

I don’t know if Brother Qing has discovered the problem. "

Lei Li's face was as dark as water, and lightning flashed in his eyes.

The strength of that sealed figure is definitely on the same level as him.

"How did you discover that Cave of Sorrow?"

"While tracking a snow demon, I accidentally discovered that there was an entrance to the cave."

"I'm asking, how do you know it's called the Cave of Sorrow."

"It was found in the Mourning Mountain, so it was named Mourning Cave." After Lei Yu said this, he thought about it and felt something was wrong, so he immediately changed his mind.

"Li Zu, I don't know why I know that it is the Cave of Sorrow."

"Has no one ever noticed it before?"

"I have never heard of a cave there, or even a cave there. It was previously speculated that the cave appeared because of the earthquake a few months ago." Lei Yu's face became increasingly ugly. .

He also thought that because he discovered the Cave of Sorrow, he was poked and prodded by Prince Huai and Wu Shuangge was arrested.

It’s still unclear why this game started before he captured Wu Shuangge.

The real purpose of instigating him to capture Wu Shuangge was not to stop Wu Shuangge from rescuing Qing Ziyu, but to break through the protection of the Cave of Sorrow.

It is more likely to break the seal of the sealed object.

"Hey, that's interesting. I'm borrowing the power from you, Mr. Lei. I'm not that brave."

Lei Li stood up.

"You send a message to that Qing Ziyu, saying that I heard you praise him many times, and now I'm interested and want to meet him."

"Also, take these things, don't do anything, just wait."

"My grandson understands."

Lei Yu retreated from Ji Lei Mountain, Lei Li sat down again and closed his eyes.

After a moment, a trace of thunder surged from his body and disappeared into the Ji Lei Mountain below him.

At the foot of Jilei Mountain, lightning surged, and an old man with gray hair and a goatee stepped out of the lightning.

With a flash of divine light around him, he turned into a escaping light and disappeared.

After a stick of incense, there was a huge earthquake in the palace.

The old man with a goatee appeared quietly in a side hall.

After a while, Emperor Zhen came to the side hall alone.

After seeing the old man, Emperor Zhen frowned slightly.

"What's so important that you secretly use your avatar to see me?"

Lei Li had an incarnation. Apart from Emperor Zhen, only a handful of people knew about it.

In fact, if Lei Li hadn't said anything, even Emperor Zhen would never have thought that if Lei Li wanted to slap you in the face, he would first kick down the door of your house and then slap you severely in front of your subordinates. When doing something, I will secretly use my avatar.

The old man had a cold face and sneered.

"Someone is taking advantage of me, Mr. Lei, and I can't bear it anymore."

"What happened before? I have already killed several people to vent my anger on you, why are you still using the incarnation..."

Zhenhuang smiled bitterly and naturally thought of what happened before.

But before he finished speaking, he stopped smiling and asked.

"Other things?"

"Sorrowful Dongtian, don't say you don't know."

"I know, but there's actually nothing there anymore. Didn't your Lei Yu already go to investigate?"

"He brought out some sealed objects and metal pages from inside, scattered around."

"impossible."

Zhenhuang flatly denied it.

"The sealed object has been taken back by the people from Lihuoyuan. They paid the price of the death of two monks, and they made it clear that they must take it back and seal it."

The old man just looked at him quietly without saying a word.

Emperor Zhen also fell silent. He understood that something must have gone wrong.

After a moment of silence, he continued.

“Back then, something big happened in the Cave of Sorrow, and it was the prince who led the way and reached cooperation with the Dali Fire Academy and the Shadow Division.

The three parties entered the Cave of Sorrow together, and they sealed the entire Cave of Sorrow together. What is left now is just an empty shell.

Therefore, I knew that Lei Yu went to explore the Cave of Sorrow, but I didn't ask anything about it. There was no danger there. "

As Emperor Zhen spoke, murderous intent began to appear in his eyes.

"Furthermore, my prince... left not long after the war started with King Yu Xiang."

Lei Li was shocked, the prince had died?

when?

He has no idea.

There is even no news from the outside. A month ago, the prince made a public appearance.

How could he have fallen?

But if Emperor Zhen said this himself, there is no way it is false.

They didn't know that there was only one possibility. Emperor Zhen personally took action to suppress the unrest in the national movement and cover up the news.

Lei Li's thoughts raced and he connected everything together in an instant. All the things seemed to be connected with each other.

One thing went round and round and involved many people.

Even now, the prince's fall may be involved.

Lei Li talked secretly with Emperor Zhen for a long time before his incarnation quietly left the palace.

Zhenhuang sat there, closing his eyes, with a trace of sadness on his face.

Although Daquan was not so centralized, the royal family was relatively harmonious.

He was also very satisfied with the prince, both in terms of ability and character.

But before, it suddenly fell.

At that time, he felt that something was wrong, so he immediately suppressed the shock to the national destiny and did not let outsiders know the news.

He knew why King Xiang rebelled, and King Xiang himself also knew.

Therefore, no matter how hard he fought, King Xiang would not kill the prince, leaving him with no way to retreat.

This year, since King Huai died and the large tracts of cultivated land and pasture left behind accommodated a large number of civilians who could not survive, Emperor Zhen and King Xiang began to tacitly try to slow down the intensity of the war.

Just as they thought, the intensity of the war decreased, and there were no longer large-scale conflicts.

At this time, Emperor Zhen's reason actually told him that the prince's death might have nothing to do with Prince Xiang.

King Xiang also understood that Emperor Zhen might have truly believed that the prince was not killed by him.

The communication between the two of them through the air has been completed.

Now, after hearing what Lei Li said, Emperor Zhen completely believed in his own rational judgment. He felt that it was time.

It's time to talk to King Xiang personally.

Emperor Zhen came to the ancestral hall and looked at the memorial tablets for a long time alone.

After a long time, he walked towards the back of the ancestral hall, where there was also a living shrine.

The people on the tablets are all from the royal family, all people who are qualified to be included in the family tree and have titles.

Among them was King Xiang.

Emperor Zhen personally lit a special incense stick and inserted it into the incense burner.

The strange beasts on both sides of the incense burner suddenly came to life, puffing out light smoke and turning into a ball on top of the incense burner.

After a long time, the puff of smoke kept changing its appearance, turning into a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked at Emperor Zhen, was silent for a moment, and bowed his hands.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

"Aren't you still willing to call me uncle?"

King Xiang was silent for a while and saluted again.

"I've met my second uncle."

"We haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"

"Two thousand and eighty years."

"I have a question. I want you to answer it yourself."

"Second uncle wants to ask, did I kill the prince?"

"Yes, did you kill the prince?"

"I said no. I know that the prince fell, maybe later than you. Second uncle, do you believe it?"

"I didn't want to believe it before, didn't dare to believe it, and didn't want to believe it, but now, my reason tells me that I should believe it."

"Second uncle summoned me, didn't you just say this?"

"I want to ask you if anyone told you that there is a way to save your father."

Prince Xiang's eyes changed slightly, and he nodded happily.

"Yes, someone told me so. I also want to save my father, but I never thought of killing the prince, and I didn't kill the prince."

Speaking of this, King Xiang's expression was a little complicated.

“When the prince was young, he knew that we had a bad relationship, but he still dared to come to my place alone to visit my cousin.

He only wants to be good for DaZhen and wants you and me to get back together.

Even though he was assassinated twice, he decisively said that it had nothing to do with my cousin.

I've watched him grow up, and no matter how much I disagree with you, I won't have the heart to hurt him.

Even though I had started to rebel, he was willing to go to the front line and talk to me personally.

But if I tell you, I don’t even know how the prince died. I haven’t found out yet, would you believe it?

My second uncle, my Zhenhuang. "

Emperor Zhen felt a sense of sadness in his heart, and was so sad that he couldn't control himself.

None of these princes told him, but they just took the initiative to ask for help at that time. Emperor Zhen thought that the prince knew the overall situation.

Unexpectedly, the prince just wanted to persuade King Xiang to stop fighting.

After a while, Zhenhuang opened his eyes.

“You have a problem with me, that’s what you should.

But now, there are some things I need you to know.

I don’t care what you think, whether you are involved in these things or not.

But I just want you to cooperate and find the person who harmed the prince.

Now that the prince has passed away, it is reasonable and justifiable for you to succeed to the throne.

As long as the prince can rest in peace, I will issue an edict now and make you the prince. "

Upon hearing this, King Xiang was slightly moved, and he curled his lips in disdain.

"Second uncle, you are now Emperor Zhen. You act emotionally and only make people laugh.

Besides, who cares about you establishing a prince? If I want it, I will get it myself. "

Having said this, King Xiang paused slightly and dropped a word.

"Everything I do has nothing to do with you. I just don't want my cousin to die in an unknown way!"

As soon as the words fell, King Xiang's figure turned into light smoke and scattered in all directions.

Emperor Zhen stared blankly at the drifting smoke, and then looked at the prince's tablet that was still placed in the Sheng Temple, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long time, he gently removed the prince's tablet and stroked the tablet as if stroking the prince's head.

He took the tablet to the front hall and, after hesitating for a long time, placed it there.

Then, he took out the Imperial Seal and let go of the suppression.

Suddenly, the national destiny was shaken by the earthquake.

In the bell tower of the ancestral temple, the death knell, which had not sounded for a long time, automatically rang, and the low tone of the bell began to spread throughout the earthquake country.