The Lord who use immortals as food

“.”

Shen Yao looked at the little junior sister who was sticking her head out from her shoulder, and finally couldn't help lowering her eyes and curling her lips.

She didn't really understand why giving up the sword selection meeting was "better to break than to bend", because she didn't know where there was a threat that she couldn't see. The matter had been settled, and the Immortal Terrace in Bowang showed a relaxed busyness. Why couldn't they continue to investigate after going to the Shaolong Sword Selection Meeting?

She didn't know why the girl was so determined. Didn't Qu Zhu find any traces now? The next thing was of course the matter of the Immortal Terrace. Even if they Cui Yu took it as their responsibility, where could they find clues?

But since Li Piaoqing didn't tell her, she wouldn't ask any more questions.

Shen Yao knew that she was not the decision maker. On that morning at the Changdao Martial Arts Hall, she had already confessed her truest feelings to the girl.

She absolutely believed in the girl in front of her. She didn't believe that she was always right, but she was willing to follow her to destruction.

".Okay." Shen Yao said, "What do you want me to do next?"

"Sister, just take my words back to the state government, and then keep an eye on Bowang City. If there is any unusual movement, send me a message." Li Piaoqing returned the umbrella to her, "I will wait here. You take the brothers outside and leave. No one should come to see me tonight."

".Yes." Shen Yao clasped his fists and left.

The footsteps of the departure stepped on the groaning old wooden boards and the wet rainy ground, and were gradually completely drowned by the sound of wind and rain.

The only thing left in the dilapidated warehouse was the girl's even breathing.

She didn't rush in, just put down the umbrella, sat quietly on the steps, stretched her two beautiful legs, and looked up at the earthen roof above.

I don't know what she was thinking.

It was not until quite some time later that she rubbed a fire and threw it in. The flame swayed for a while, but it didn't go out after all.

Li Piaoqing got up and walked into the empty room as calmly as a walk.

It was indeed full of traces of long-term use. Some dusty tables and chairs were still there, but they had been cleaned up, and nothing that could be taken away was left.

And what was left was. Li Piaoqing came to the most conspicuous east wall of the whole room. This was a strange creation.

It occupied most of the room, and half of the wall was dug into it. The "main body" was placed in this space. It was mainly composed of gold, iron and jade, and there were many indistinguishable materials in the fine parts.

Most of the parts that stick out of the wall are for people to use: a platform like a chopping board, with a walnut-sized depression in the center for placing things, and two telescope-like long tubes were hung on it. Li Piaoqing went forward to try it. If she was taller, she should be able to put her eyes on it.

Complex carvings covered the surface of all materials.

Imaginative structures, strange and coordinated combinations, and amazing complexity and exquisiteness. But they were all abandoned.

The carvings were destroyed in large areas, and many key materials and components had disappeared - the two long tubes were empty, and Li Piaoqing was very sure that there must have been something inlaid there before.

A line of inscriptions was left beside it: The fourth time, failed. This attempt ends.

Li Piaoqing frowned and stared at it for a while, put down the sword, and took out a thick and snow-white letter from his arms.

He unfolded it under the candlelight, placed it in front of such a creation, and read it by comparison.

"Respectfully sent by Sect Leader Li,

Thank you for asking. [Zhaoyou] is the prison keeper of King Mu. It is said in the book that 'lights the inside and observes the outside'. It is a legendary artifact that is almost omniscient.

In the past, there was no real object. We were full of doubts about it and could not imagine its shape and operation. Now we are fortunate to be informed that the sect leaders have reached a conclusion after discussion. The information about [Zhaoyou] is now described below for your reference.

'Lights the inside and observes the outside' is not an intertextual description, but two functions that are indeed complementary. Their carriers are also two separable parts.

The shapes of these two parts are reflected in an eye-shaped white jade and a round black bead. Let's call them [eye] and [pupil] for the time being.

Now [eye] has been handed over to Pei Shaoxia through Yang Yan, and [pupil] was taken away by Qu Zhu 27 years ago.

[Eye] means 'observe the outside', which is the so-called 'defense'. It is framed A mountain and water, outlining the mysterious formation, put the [eye] in the center, then in this mysterious energy, the human eye will be the [eye of illumination], and all the places that mortals reach are within the insight of the owner of the instrument.

This was the case in the prison of King Mu in ancient times, and it is also the case in the valley of lakes and mountains today.

[Pupil] is the ‘candle inside’, so-called ‘illumination of the heart’. When worn on a person’s body, all his actions, thoughts and ideas are recorded in the bead, which can be at the ends of the earth, day or night. However, if you want to observe, you should also put the pupil in the eye and check the ‘record’ through the [eye].

What Master Li mentioned about Pei Shaoxia’s experience should be the [eye’s] record of the Hushan Jianmen; and the ‘soul-stealing bead’ that Qu Zhu took out was probably obtained by imitating ‘candle inside’ and ‘jianxinzhao’.

Tianshan, September 30th, hairpin snow pen. ”

Li Piaoqing gestured at the two long tubes in front of him twice, and it was obvious that something had been inlaid inside them.

So is this the "eye" that Qu Zhu imitated after he brought the [Pupil] to Bowang?

The girl's bright face appeared in the dim light and shadow, and her facial features were as still as a statue.

She lowered her head and took out another piece of paper.

It was also a different handwriting.

".

The first direction is the origin of the 'Soul-stealing Pearl'.

According to current speculation, he first imitated the [Pupil] and made the Heart Amber Pearl that also records people's behavior. After joining the Huansi Tower, he changed it into the Soul-stealing Pearl.

This kind of bead that records one's movements can reveal everything a person doesn't know. Since there is a 'record', it is the most important thing.

So we can try to trace this line and find out how he accomplished all this before leaving Bowang. Some ordinary things that were left in the dusty corners twenty years ago may be the fatal sword stabbing at the present. "

Li Piaoqing raised his eyes, frowned and gently stroked the depression on the table. In silence, his eyebrows suddenly raised slightly.

This depression is semicircular, with a diameter of one inch and five points. Such a bead weighs about two taels and two taels according to the heart amber.

The ends of the two long tubes are round, with a diameter of one inch and five points, and the thickness of the inlay is about two points. She has read the "Zhou Bi Suanjing". Four such small mirrors weigh about two taels and eight.

Five taels of heart amber.

Li Piaoqing narrowed his eyes. Twenty years ago, Qu Zhu first sought the heart treasure purchased by Yu Chao. At that time, For him, this is a precious thing that can only be obtained by paying for "Avalanche Snow". Li Piaoqing can almost see the young man's effortless and careful planning under the candlelight.

So this is not the instrument he uses to analyze the [Pupil], but a matching piece of the Heart Amber Pearl. The [Pupil Pearl] that Qu Zhu got was like a dead object, but he analyzed and disassembled it bit by bit, and he almost figured out its function, so he used the heart amber to imitate a fake.

Although it can't illuminate the thoughts in the mind, it can also record the behavior, so this is the instrument for watching those records.

At this time, Li Piaoqing caught a glimpse of the three small words in the lens tube, which seemed to be the name of this thing: [See Body Photo].

This Heart Amber Pearl named [See Body], Qu Zhu's first creation on this road, the girl's heart rose, and she turned her head suddenly, searching around with her eyes as sharp as a sword.

But this is a cellar that has been abandoned for twenty years, buried in dust, and there are only cracks and damp smells caused by insects and ants in the darkness.

Li Piaoqing quickly came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled slightly - he Maybe a set of tables and chairs will be left behind, but nothing more important will be left behind. Since the observation instruments have been destroyed, how can we expect the beads to remain here?

He did read it here countless times, but now it has long disappeared. Qu Zhu can do whatever he wants with this [See Body], carry it with him, hide it, throw it into the Lu River, or destroy it directly.

This is not a clue that can be traced back.

Li Piaoqing sighed silently, lowered his head and continued to look at the paper in his hand.

". But there is little hope in this regard, so don't force it. "

The girl smiled, but did not look down. She turned around and raised the candle to look around the entire secret room.

It can be vaguely seen that it is divided into three parts.

In addition to this Xinbo venue, the opposite wall is also fully utilized, but it is a flat drawing, and the tables and chairs are also against this wall. The remaining ink marks still show a strange beauty.

Li Piaoqing recognized this kind of lines, this is a formation diagram.

They almost filled every space, delicate, hard, so overflowing and struggling, squeezing as if to break through this wall.

Li Piaoqing knew that at that time there was a sky curtain blocking the owner of the secret room.

There was nothing left here either, and this was not the place she needed. Li Piaoqing passed by with the firelight and came to the last area.

This was the cleanest and most spacious place.

There was also only a set of tables and chairs, and some sundries were piled up next to it, as if just to make it look less abrupt.

Li Piaoqing slowly approached, placed the candlelight on the table, and took out another letter here.

"Pu Huaimeng of Shaolong Immortal Terrace:

Thank you for asking, Master Li.

[Pulling Silk], 20 years ago (according to your request, it was July 20th of the Guihai year), the Immortal Terrace took the lead and asked the great master craftsman Nangong Zhai and two great weapon masters of Yangyi Tower to refine [Pulling Silk Jade Tiger Sword]. This was the first time it appeared in the world, so it was named after the sword.

Since then, the array pattern has gradually spread to Shaolong weapon refining, and it has been praised a lot. Weapon masters competed to use it, but they were often troubled by it. Occasionally, there was some success, and there was no one as exquisite as [Jade Tiger].

I just saw the silk thread drawn by Kongtong [Sword Dragon]. The strokes were extremely accurate and appropriate, and it was almost one of the top five applications of this pattern. Unfortunately, the simplified version used was provided to ordinary instrument masters one year after [Silk Thread] was released.

You asked what traces would be left by developing [Silk Thread], which is too difficult to answer.

The creation of an instrument pattern is nothing more than inspiration, design, and experimentation. Inspiration is unpredictable; design is paper and pen, and a set of tables and chairs can be used for it; experimentation depends on what function the instrument master intends to use it for. I will draw this pattern below, and you can refer to it for search. '"

The second page is a huge and detailed drawing.

Li Piaoqing looked at the table in front of him quietly, as if he saw the figure who closed his eyes and meditated under the candlelight twenty years ago. In front of him was a half-painted white paper, and countless messy waste drafts were piled on the ground.

"So the most important direction is still [Silk Thread]. "

Li Piaoqing looked down at the paper in his hand.

"[Pulling Silk] is something that cannot be erased. It has truly existed in Shaolong for twenty years. Its origins are recorded in black and white in the books of the Immortal Terrace and the Workbench. Everyone can check that it was born on July 20th of the Guihai Year.

But you and I know that before this day, it had already appeared in a room in Bowang.

Maybe it was a quiet cellar, maybe there was only a table and a chair. The 27-year-old man sat in front of the candlelight and outlined this pattern with a pen.

I hope you can find this room, find this set of tables and chairs, and find the traces of his experiments for this.

We want physical evidence. "

Li Piaoqing raised her head expressionlessly, unfolded the drawing given by Pu Huaimeng and looked at it with a fire. However, there were no lines left in this space. The table and the floor were empty, and even the wall skin was peeled off.

She squatted down, and there were faint traces on the wall next to the table.

Li Piaoqing almost instantly figured out what it was.

Every Jianghu person has such an intuition engraved into the bone marrow - sword marks.

It was not chopped up, there was no force point, and it was not deep enough. In fact, there was no need to keep it a secret. Li Piaoqing also figured out how it was formed at a glance.

——Just because the wall is not hard, when the swords are piled here with the blades facing inward, such uniform marks will be pressed out.

So. He really did countless experiments.

But they still disappeared.

Those engraved swords and the most powerful evidence had been completely cleared out more than ten years ago. Before sealing this cellar so ordinary, they had already turned it into a truly ordinary appearance.

Li Piaoqing silently stroked these lines, and finally just sighed softly.

The wind was heavy and the rain was dark. She put down the candle and gently grasped the cold hilt of Shi Cui's sword with her hands. This was a familiar feeling.

At this moment, a falcon like an arrow "fluttered" in from the passage. Its wings were shiny and water-resistant. Li Piaoqing let it land on the broken elbow and reached out to untie the letter tube on his leg.

He unfolded the letter and read it. There was a line of rapid and continuous fresh ink on it.

"Master, the state prison was in a panic a moment ago. Zhao Fu's whereabouts are unknown!"

Li Piaoqing exhaled lightly. She lowered her eyes and glanced at her waist. For the first time, her expression was serious and almost solemn.

Pei Ye pursed his lips twice, but still couldn't help laughing. He looked back at the girl, and there was a carriage following her behind her.

The young man said cheerfully: "Little doctor, you don't even know the direction, how did you come here from Mount Tai alone?"

"Because polite people will tell me."

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"Occasionally, there are people with no manners who laugh at me, and I just treat them as a quacking duck." Qu Xin held the medical book and looked at him quietly with clear eyes.