Nightwatcher

Although separated by a vague "barrier", Xu Qi'an could imagine that the face of the warlock in white was a little bit serious, a little bit ugly, and a little bit gloomy.

"Or, I should call you "Xu Pingfeng", if this is your real name."

The warlock in white didn't answer, the valley became quiet, and the father and son looked at each other silently.

One was dressed in white as snow, and the other was stained with blood. .

The wind blew the corner of the white warlock's clothes, and he sighed in a sense of loss, and said slowly:

"How did you find out?"

Xu Qi'an grinned, eyes staring: "Guess."

His face was pale and haggard, and his ragged clothes were stained with sweat and blood, but after Daoming each other's identities, the unruliness between his brows and eyes became more and more intense.

The warlock in white pondered for a moment, and said, "Through the technique of heaven."

Xu Qi'an sneered:

"Whoever walks by will leave traces. To me, as long as there is a flaw in the technique of shielding the secrets, it is not invincible."

The warlock in white did not speak, and manipulated the stone plate to form a large formation formed by fusing one hundred and eight small formations to refine the luck in Xu Qi'an's body.

Xu Qi'an, who was in crisis, said calmly:

"Blocking the secrets, how is it blocking the secrets? To completely erase a person from the world? Obviously not, otherwise no one will know about the first generation of supervisors, and the contemporary supervisors will become the first generation in the eyes of the world.

"When I knew the truth behind the tax and bank case, and knew that you, the great enemy, were watching in the shadows, I kept thinking about how to deal with warlocks, especially the unpredictable technique of shielding heaven and ghosts. Today you will kill me Shielding, I haven't thought about this situation."

"Slowly, I came up with two limitations of the technique of shielding heavenly secrets.

"One: There is a certain limit to shielding heavenly secrets. This limit is divided into two aspects. I divide it into influence and causality.

"The so-called influence, if you shield a stone on the side of the road, no one will notice that it disappears, it is equivalent to completely erasing it from the world, because it has almost no instinctive influence, it is just a stone that no one cares about.

"But you can't block the Golden Temple in the palace, because it is too important, so important that without it, the world's understanding will be problematic, the logic will not be self-consistent, and the effect of blocking the secrets of heaven will be minimal.

"It's like the current Jianzheng blocked the first generation and everything that happened five hundred years ago, but people still know that Emperor Wuzong conspired to usurp the throne, because this matter is too big, and it is far beyond the comparison of stones on the side of the road.

"In the same way, if you turn things into people, if you shield a person, then people who have no relationship with him or have any relationship with him will completely forget him. Because the existence of this person does not affect people's lives.

"But in his close relatives, in his best friends, in his confidante, the logic is not self-consistent. The reason is very simple, you blocked my parents, I still will not forget my parents, because everything A person must have parents, and no one can jump out of a rock.

"So, in order to "convince" myself, in order to make the logic self-consistent, I will deceive myself and tell myself that my parents died when I was just born. This is the causal relationship. The deeper the cause and effect, the harder it is to be blocked by the art of secrets. "

This was actually told to Xu Qi'an by the wild warlock Gong Yangsu who met in the underground palace of Yongzhou back then.

The wild warlock inherited from the first generation of Jianzheng has already explained the art of shielding the secrets clearly.

The warlock in white sighed, "That's great, what's the second restriction?"

Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice: "The second restriction is that for high-grade warriors, the shielding is temporary."

Wei Yuan can recall the existence of the first supervisor, but only when he deliberately thinks about similar information, will he suddenly realize that Si Tianjian still has a first supervisor from the sense of historical separation.

The white-clothed warlock nodded: "It also depends on the cause and effect. Gaopin who has no deep relationship with you can't remember you at all. But someone who has a deep relationship with you will soon think of you and soon forget you. This cycle.

"Not surprisingly, Luo Yuheng and Zhao Shou soon remembered you, but they couldn't find it here. Originally, blocking your secrets was just to create time."

This is already scary enough. Xu Qi'an felt emotional, and then said:

"Actually, I still have a guess about the third limit, but I can't be sure. Why don't you explain it?"

After a pause, regardless of the attitude of the warlock in white, he said to himself:

"If I appear in the eyes of my relatives or the people of the capital, will they think of me? Will the technique of blocking the secrets of heaven automatically become invalid?"

"Is it important?"

While talking, the white-clothed warlock drew formations in the void, and the characters composed of Qingguang condensed into Xu Qi'an's body, accelerating the refining of Qi luck.

"It's very important. If my guess is true, then when you appeared in the sky above the capital and in the sight of everyone, the technique of shielding the heaven's secrets would have been invalidated by itself. My second uncle remembered you as a big brother."

The warlock in white was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Is there any more?"

Xu Qi'an frowned: "There are six disciples in the prison, but I have been dealing with the warlocks of Sitianjian for so long, and I have never heard any information about the big disciples from them, which is very unreasonable.

"Thinking about it later, the only explanation is that he blocked himself.

"But at that time, I didn't realize that the chief disciple of Jianzheng was the high-grade warlock who appeared in Yunzhou, and he was the real culprit behind the scenes. Because I didn't know the origin between the first-rank and second-rank warlocks."

If he knew that if a second-rank warlock wants to be promoted to first-rank, he must backstab the teacher, he would have revealed the truth long ago, and he would not be fooled by this Xu Jiawen Quxing.

Xu Qi'an talked eloquently, like a seasoned criminal investigator, the situation seemed to be reversed, and the sorcerer in white, who had always been calm, began to listen silently.

Xu Qi'an, who had been reduced to a chopping board fish, came slowly, not in a hurry.

Since he already knew the existence of the white-clothed warlock, and knew that his luck came from his gift, how could Xu Qi'an take it lightly?

No one will take their own life and death seriously.

"Originally, according to this situation, I will understand that the enemy I am facing is the chief disciple of Jianzheng sooner or later. But later, I met Ji Qian in Jianzhou, and asked very important information from this royal blood. Knowing the existence of the lineage five hundred years ago, and knowing that the first Jianzheng is still alive.

"Everything is reasonable and there are no logical loopholes. You took advantage of the poor information to make me completely believe the fact that the first generation of Jianzheng is not dead. Your purpose is to drive a gap between me and Jianzheng, because Ji Qian told Me, take out my luck, I might die.

"Then, I must be on guard against the prisoner trying to force luck. Anyone will be wary. But in fact, you wanted me to know everything Ji Qian said at the time. Not surprisingly, you were in Jianzhou at that time. "

The warlock in white didn't stop drawing the pattern, nodded and said: "This is also the truth, I didn't lie to you."

Xu Qi'an narrowed his eyes, nodded, agreed with his statement, and said:

"Actually, you sent Ji Qian to me to kill on purpose. Separation between me and Jianzheng is only one of the purposes. The most important thing is to send the dragon tooth to me, and use my hand to destroy the spirit of the dragon vein."

The warlock in white acquiesced, paused, and sighed:

"There is another reason. It is better to die at the hands of the first generation than to die at the hands of my own father. I don't want you to know this fact. But you still found out my true identity after all."

Xu Qi'an let out a "huh": "Don't I want to thank you for your father's love like a mountain?"

He took a deep breath and said:

"Speaking of which, I only realized your existence in the process of investigating Joan of Arc. The living records of Yuanjing 10 and Yuanjing 11 years did not indicate the name of the living man, which is almost the same in the strict Imperial Academy. Impossible mistakes.

"I thought it was the flaw of Emperor Yuanjing. I followed this clue and found that the problem was the living man himself. So I checked Yuanjing's 10-year imperial examination and found that Yijia Tanhua's name had been erased. went.

"That Tanhua, who later formed a party in the imperial court and was extremely powerful, Su Hang, who was questioned and executed for corruption, is one of the core members of the party. Cao Guogong's superstition says a party whose name has been erased. Unexpectedly, the erased words should be: Xu Dang!"

He glanced at the warlock in white and saw that the other party did not refute, so he continued:

"I used to think that it was the supervisor who took the initiative to erase the existence of Tanhualang, but later denied this guess because the motivation was insufficient. The supervisor will not involve court battles. To him, party disputes are just children's play. game.

"So I changed my perspective. What if the one who erased the existence of that living man is himself? Does all this become reasonable? But this is a hypothesis, there is no evidence. Moreover, why did the living man erase himself? Where did he go now?

"I never figured it out until I received a letter from a confidante."

Xu Qi'an paused, did not continue, but changed the subject, saying:

"Why is Yunzhou called Xuzhou?"

The warlock in white said lightly:

"The royal family I supported promised to make my descendant king of the opposite sex. Once the event is completed, Yunzhou will be renamed Xuzhou and belong to the Xu family. Of course, I don't care about the land of this state. Oh, my descendant People, and it's not just you.

"It's not surprising that you can guess that I am a disciple of Jianzheng University, but how did you determine that I am your father?"

Xu Qi'an smiled and said:

"As I said just now, shielding the sky will cause confusion in the logic of the loved ones. They will repair the chaotic logic and find a reasonable explanation for themselves. For example, my second uncle always thinks that the person who blocked the knife for him in the Shanhaiguan Battle It's his elder brother.

"For example, the dazed elder of the Xu family is thinking of the Wenqu star of the Xu family—Xu Jia Dalang. But the Wenqu star of the Xu family is resigning from the old age, and I am a martial artist. There is a problem with the logic here. Obviously, The elder of the clan who is not very clear about it is not me, but you.

"What really made me realize your identity was the news that Erlang sent back from the northern border. He met the comrade-in-arms of the second uncle, and the comrade-in-arms angrily accused the second uncle of being a son of man and being ungrateful.

"Because the person who blocked the second uncle that day was not you at all, but an old soldier surnamed Zhou. At that moment, all the clues were connected together, and I finally knew who the enemy I was going to face was."

At that time, Xu Qi'an sat in the study for a long time, full of sadness, for his second uncle and the original owner.

"However, there are some things I haven't figured out until now. You are a warlock, what kind of talent should you be?"

Xu Qi'an asked curiously.

The warlock in white sighed softly:

"This is an attempt. If I have to, I don't want to be an enemy of the teacher. I thought the same as you back then, trying to support one of the existing princes to ascend to the throne. But it is more comprehensive than you think, I Not only to support a prince to ascend the throne, but also to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, become the chief assistant, and take charge of the center of the dynasty.

"Two-pronged approach, condensed luck, may help me step into the first rank and become the destiny, so I have Xu Dang."

Xu Qi'an sneered: "But you failed, is it because the supervisor didn't agree?"

The warlock in white shook his head:

"He agreed, and made an agreement with me in three chapters, not to use magicians as a tool for party struggles, party struggles are party struggles, and whether I can worship the prime minister depends entirely on my personal ability."

Xu Qi'an took pleasure in his misfortune: "So, you lost the court battle, so you withdrew from the court and instead supported the line from five hundred years ago?"

The warlock in white nodded, then shook his head again:

"It's not as simple as you think. At that time, the Xu Party was very powerful, just like the Wei Party today. All the parties came together to attack. And the enemies I have to face are not only these, but also Yuan Jing and the former Renzong Daoist."

How to say this. Xu Qi'an frowned.

But immediately, he figured it out.

The warlock in white sneered and said:

"Renzong Daoist knew at the time that there was no hope of surviving the catastrophe, but he had to pave the way for his daughter Luo Yuheng, and a country's luck is limited. Whether it can achieve two destiny at the same time is still unknown. Even if it is possible, there is no extra luck for Luo Yuheng. Yuheng quells the karmic fire.

"That's why Renzong's predecessor regarded me as an enemy. As for Yuan Jing, no, Joan of Arc, you know what he is secretly planning. He wants to spread his luck, how could he tolerate the birth of another destiny?

"Under such a situation, how can I win? At that time, I was almost in a desperate situation. The teacher always watched with cold eyes, neither interfering nor supporting."

Xu Qi'an couldn't help but think of the story in Fuxiang's letter, the young eagle was bullied, but the old eagle watched coldly. In a rage, the young eagle flapped its wings and flew to the blue sky, never to return.

That's right.

"In the midst of the predicament, I suddenly thought, why can't I follow the example of the teacher back then, and support the side of the side branch, just like Wu Zongqing's side back then. From the moment this idea arose, it was hard to contain it anymore.

"All my subsequent plans and plans were aimed at this goal. Why do you think Joan of Arc cooperated with the Witch God Cult, and why did I send the dragon tooth to you? Why did I know that he wanted to extract the dragon's veins?" spirit?"

The warlock in white said with a half-smile.

All of this stems from a chat with evil intentions back then.

He played a role in fueling all of Joan's plans today.

Fuck. Xu Qi'an's face changed slightly. Now that I think about it, sacrificing the spirit of the dragon veins, turning the Central Plains into a vassal state of the Witch God Cult, following the example of Sarun Agu, becoming the first rank of Shouyuan Endless, dominating the Central Plains, this operation is related to luck , How could Joan of Arc think of it, at least Joan of Arc back then, it was impossible to think of it.

But if it's a professional warlock, it's totally reasonable.

Daofeng has come to the point where it is today. The chief culprits are the chief culprits of Dizong Dao and Xu Jiadalang. The two have dominated today for more than forty years.

"Later, I resigned from the court, conspired with the old man Tiangu, and single-handedly planned the Battle of Shanhaiguan. During the process, I shielded myself and made Xu Jiadalang disappear in the capital. Of course, man-made operations are indispensable, such as Add names that are missing from the family tree, like building a tombstone for yourself.

"The memories of the Xu family members are equally chaotic and cannot stand scrutiny, but as long as no one deliberately wakes them up, they will deceive themselves. If you carefully inquire about the past, you will find that Erlang was crazy for a while. Time, of course, these things are not glamorous, no one will take the initiative to mention.

"The former political opponents will not remember me. In their eyes, I am just the past tense. According to the principle of shielding the secrets, when I withdraw from the court, the cause and effect between me and them have been cleared. There is no deep entanglement. , they won't care about me."

Xu Qi'an fell silent, and after a few seconds, said:

"No wonder you want to use the tax and bank case to get me out of the capital in a reasonable way. Although the luck in my body was hidden by some means by the old man Tiangu before I woke up, I am your son after all. Eyes, more or less, are staring at me.

"If you forcibly take me away by unreasonable means, the supervisor will react quickly. But why don't you take me away directly, but stay in the capital?"

The voice of the warlock in white has changed a little, revealing a tone of hatred for iron and steel:

"You're only half right. The tax and bank case is indeed to allow you to leave the capital reasonably, but the reason why you stayed in the capital and was raised by Erlang was not a game of thinking in the dark, it was purely an accident back then. .”

"Accident?"

Xu Qi'an frowned and asked back.

The warlock in white nodded, his tone regained his composure, and said with a smile:

"There is something I didn't tell you, luck, not everyone can bear it. You are the best container, not only because you are my blood, but also because you are the blood of the Dafeng royal family."

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Even though he had spoken out today and learned too many hard-core secrets, Xu Qi'an was still hit in the head at this time, and everyone was dumbfounded.