Chapter 1404: Insight Into the Subtle Dao of the Sky, a Word to Spit Out the Fragrance

"Ah..."

The long queue outside Yujing City all day long was gone today, and it seemed quite deserted.

The sun was setting in the west, and the birds were all gone, no one knew where they were going.

The golden osmanthus on both sides of the road was still strong in the light snow, and the golden color was wrapped in a layer of white gauze. The fragrance came from afar, bringing a little more chill.

On the distant forest and mountain, a black figure with his head and face covered was groaning in the cold wind for a long time, and it took several breaths.

"...Sneeze!"

A foot stepped down, and the flying snow splashed.

This sneeze finally came out.

Zhu Yi, who only showed a pair of sneaky eyes, rubbed his nose hard, and looked into the distance. The south gate of Yujing City was as big as a grain of rice.

"Who is thinking about me? Are you scolding me?"

"Tsk! Li Fugui, that guy, dares to order me around even though I haven't seen him once. He's using chicken feathers as a token of authority!"

"Does he know who is the first meritorious official of the First Sin Palace of Void Island and who is the second in command of the First Floor of Heaven..."

After muttering a few words, Zhu Yi's eyes fell back on the snow, looking at the interlaced black shadows and pondering.

The nameless forest and mountain, which is hundreds of miles away from the gate of the South City, has now turned white.

Due to the weather or other reasons, no outsiders are here at this moment.

However, if you count the shadows on the ground carefully, there are at least hundreds of them, as if they were enclosed in a big circle.

Most of these shadows have not moved for a long time...

But as time goes by, there are always more shadows that break into this "big circle", causing commotion, and finally stop, as if lying on the snow and sleeping forever.

"A lot of people died..."

"It seems that it's hard to save the people this time. I might have to die with them."

The sun sank into the distant mountains and the sky was getting dark.

Zhu Yike sighed and tossed the small stone in his hand back and forth to relieve his anxiety.

The stone turned into leaves when it left his palm, turned into snowballs when it flew up, and turned into underwear from nowhere when it fell back into the other hand.

This is "stealing the sky and changing the day", one of the core of the Golden Gate stealing technique.

Zhu Yike is already warming up. He must prepare to steal the target as soon as possible and then escape.

As for where the target is now...

Of course it's under his feet!

The hundreds of shadows on the snow are the battlefield projections near Dongji Tea Shop at the south gate of Yujing City.

The shadow that has not moved for a long time is the white clothes at the center of the formation.

The shadows that broke into the game without permission are the people of the Ghost and God Gang and the Xiang Family Death Soldiers and other moths to the flame.

The only shadow that can move back and forth is naturally the person in charge of the game - Dao Qiongcang.

This is the "Shadow-Shifting" technique, which projects the target's shadow from the side to conduct the most direct spying.

Although it is a two-dimensional shadow projection method, Zhu Yike, as the only inheritor of the Golden Gate stealing technique, has already practiced this method to perfection.

When he looks at the shadow, he can directly generate the battlefield scene in his mind, and even add various colors in his mind, which is very lifelike.

Except for the lack of sound and the inability to see the expression, etc.

The rest are all benefits.

At least, this can avoid 99% of the special inductions from the target that may be triggered by direct observation, which is the highest level of voyeurism for thieves.

"Why is it not good yet..."

Unable to hear the sound, Zhu Yike scratched his head and scratched his back, feeling uncomfortable all over.

But he is still very patient.

He just hasn't fought such a hard battle for a long time - in the past, if he wanted something, he would just steal it directly, openly and honestly, without detours.

The target this time is the Taoist Palace Master...

Forget it, just bear with it for a while!

...

At the gate of the South City, Dongji Tea Shop, in the Hundred Realms Soul-Severing Array.

"The sun has set, and I am still waiting."

"Usually at this time, I no longer deal with the affairs of the Holy Mountain, but start a leisurely after-dinner entertainment."

"For example, exploring the mysteries, playing chess, handicrafts, clay sculptures, embroidery, burning incense, fantasy, tea tasting..."

Dao Qiongcang paced back and forth, walking around Xiang Yaoyao, like a fly, citing hundreds of examples in a row, annoying the latter's eyes.

Dao Qiongcang had previously escaped from this formation and went to look for the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man.

But as soon as he touched the mask, the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man exploded.

Even Dao Qiongcang couldn't do anything about the self-explosion of the semi-saint. He could only come back with a nose full of shame after taking care of the aftermath.

The preparation was still not enough, and the Devouring Body was underestimated...

No! It should be said that the guy was too vigilant and too decisive. He exploded directly, and all his back-up plans were stopped.

If he had been slower...

It would have been fine!

If you can't catch the small one, hold the big one in front of you. There will always be a bigger fish that will take the bait...Dao Qiongcang never gets discouraged. The stronger the opponent, the more excited he is.

There was a buzzing sound in her ears, but Aunt Xiang couldn't close her eyes or close her ears.

Her upper and lower eyelids seemed to be stretched open by invisible fingers. Her mind couldn't move. She could only watch Dao Qiongcang slowly disappear from the left, appear on the right, then disappear from the left, and appear on the right...

It went on and on, and it was annoying!

There was a necklace on her neck, with a token hanging on it, and the word "ban" was written on it.

For Aunt Xiang, a ban martial arts order was enough to completely kill her spiritual essence, spirit, soul and other game powers.

At this moment, she was the fish on the chopping board.

Dao Qiongcang controlled everything he could except for not forcing her to speak.

"By the way, you don't know how to make the fried golden osmanthus fish, right?" Dao Qiongcang became interested when he talked about this, and gestured with his hands, cooking in the air:

"The most perfect way is to cut it in half, slice it in half according to the fish bones, turn it over and fry it until it is browned..."

"Finally, sprinkle it with my secret 'fragrant powder'. Wow, that taste, that texture..."

After Dao Qiongcang finished speaking, Aunt Xiang was unmoved.

Hundreds of white-clothed people in the back, however, made gurgling sounds of swallowing saliva.

Several stomachs were moving, obviously they were a little hungry after waiting for an afternoon.

There was also a ghost face lying on the ground, twitching and desperate.

There were not only the fried fish from the Xiang family and the Guishen Gang around him, but also the identities of the "saviors" in the next few waves.

Dao Qiongcang was not afraid to let everyone know his achievements at this moment.

Just from what Ghost Face heard, there were not only the remnants of the "tea house" back then, but also the "burning piano" earlier.

It's a pity that they confessed here, and the forces behind them were also exposed.

Dao Qiongcang did not move, and the secret and special forces of the Holy Mountain were dispatched, taking those who should be captured and killing those who should be killed.

Following the clues, I wonder how many people can be caught in this wave.

"Alas, I am a little hungry..."

Dao Qiongcang took out the teapot and moistened his throat with it. After glancing at the corpses on the ground, he looked at Aunt Xiang who was pursing her lips and said calmly:

"Speaking of which, I am still curious about a question. Since you have left the Four Symbols Secret Realm, why do you want to run to Yujing City? Isn't this courting death?"

Aunt Xiang was stunned, and then sneered. Isn't it your Holy Emperor's guidance that is working in the dark!

Dao Qiongcang saw no response, and continued to talk to himself:

"Do you think I used the guidance of the Holy Emperor?"

"Actually, no, I don't need it to deal with you."

He shook his finger and snorted:

"I set up obstacles in the direction where you might escape."

"Including various teleportation arrays, leading to the East Region, to the South Region, and even to the cross street corner..."

"You didn't go to any place, but finally chose the worst Yujing City. I have to say, this is really unexpected."

"But people are like this. People's emotions are the most complicated and unpredictable."

"Maybe it's because you miss the Xiang family, or maybe it's because of the Ghost God Gang?"

Dao Qiongcang pointed to the ghost face lying on the ground:

"For them, you chose to come back; for you, they chose to die..."

"This kind of emotion is moving."

Auntie Xiang took a deep breath, her eyelids began to twitch, but she didn't speak.

"I wonder if Shen Yi is such a sentimental person." Dao Qiongcang lowered his eyebrows and said.

"Pah!" Aunt Xiang couldn't help but spit at the defenseless Dao Qiongcang, but the latter dodged with a smile.

"Do you still remember Yan'er?" Dao Qiongcang changed the subject, "Your little friend in the Four Symbols Secret Realm."

Aunt Xiang's eyes turned cold.

"What did you do to her?" She swallowed the words.

"Your self-cultivation skills are not good enough, it seems that she is quite important to you..."

Dao Qiongcang shook his head and laughed, "If I were a bad guy, I would have caught her and started to torture her, just because of the look in your eyes just now."

He spread his hands: "It's a pity that I'm not... Don't worry, Miss Yan'er is living a good life now, killing a lot of aliens, maybe she will be a good seedling for the Holy Palace in the future."

After a pause, Dao Qiongcang smiled: "Do you still remember Guigui?"

Aunt Xiang was stunned, and her pupils condensed slightly.

Guigui... Even she almost forgot this person's name!

This is her alias Xiangxiang, one of the three people in the trial in the Four Symbols Secret Realm.

But unlike Yan'er, after Guigui came out of the Ranming Ruins, she couldn't resist the temptation and went in.

This happened a long time ago.

How could Dao Qiongcang know?

"I know everything."

Dao Qiongcang looked solemn, leaned over, and whispered to the devil.

Soon, he got rid of the villain role and said mockingly:

"Aunt Xiang, Aunt Xiang, you created Yougui Pavilion single-handedly, you are still not decisive enough!"

"Not only Guigui, I will investigate Yan'er, and I can find something."

"Not only Yan'er, the aliens you killed in the Four Symbols Secret Realm, the spiritual skills you used along the way, your breath, fragrance, everyone you have contacted... may expose your existence!"

"If I were you, I would not talk to anyone when I entered the Four Symbols Secret Realm; even if I said it, I would have to erase my memory before parting, let alone helping them for free."

"If you can escape today, remember to be clean next time you enter the game, a small person is also a person, don't capsize in the gutter." Dao Qiongcang smiled.

Aunt Xiang couldn't even close her eyes.

Her long sigh seemed quite helpless in this situation.

She felt that she had done a good job in meeting such a disgusting master, and now she had to admit her defeat.

"But I have to thank you too."

Dao Qiongcang seemed unable to stop for a moment, revealing any information that might attract Aunt Xiang's attention:

"Through Yan'er, I found the location where Guigui entered the ruins of the God-Slaying Official after she and you separated."

"I waited for about a quarter of an hour..."

After a pause, seeing Aunt Xiang looking at him intently, Dao Qiongcang pursed his lips and smiled:

"Guess what happened?"

Damn thing... Aunt Xiang was so angry that her chest was high. After looking away, she turned her eyes back: "What happened?"

Even though she knew she couldn't talk, Aunt Xiang had to ask at this moment.

It was about the Ranming Ruins, and Shen Yi was still inside.

Dao Qiongcang is annoying, but his intelligence gathering ability is obviously better than hers, and she needs to get this information urgently.

"So you are not dumb?"

Dao Qiongcang covered his lips in surprise and smiled: "In exchange, a question... You know, I am very trustworthy."

"Speak!" Aunt Xiang replied in a muffled voice.

The hundreds of white-clothed people in the back suddenly made a little noise.

After being annoyed by the Taoist Palace Master for a whole afternoon, they all thought that Aunt Xiang's mouth could not be pried open.

Unexpectedly...

The iron rod is ground into a needle, the Taoist Palace Master's perseverance is really extraordinary, and he succeeded!

Dao Qiongcang glanced at the many corpses around him and asked casually: "Did you also inform Xu Xiaoshou?"

The three words "Xu Xiaoshou" that appeared unexpectedly in front of him were so out of place.

Aunt Xiang's eyes were slightly fixed, and her heartbeat almost skipped a beat.

But she controlled all the subtle reactions subconsciously!

She had prepared everything earlier. Even though she was attracted by Dao Qiongcang's question, she did not relax, for fear that her body language would be seen by this insightful guy.

At this time, when asked, Aunt Xiang fell into a dilemma:

If she answered "yes" directly, would the old Taoist, who was suspicious, think that the answer was actually "no"?

If she answered "no", would it be a bit suspicious to cover up the truth? It would be better to stand on the first floor and let the old Taoist think about which floor he was on...

Her thoughts were running in a flash, and as soon as her red lips opened, Aunt Xiang's voice was about to jump out.

Dao Qiongcang looked at her steadily, with a smile like water, which suddenly seeped out from his cheeks. He stretched out his finger and made a "hush" sound, and said slowly:

"No need to answer..."

"I have the answer."

Damn!

Aunt Xiang was angry.

How did you see it?

I didn't even hesitate!

Before I said anything, my subconscious reaction was completely controlled. What's wrong with your dog eyes? How can you still see the answer? !

How did he see that... The hundreds of white-clothed people in the back were also confused.

In their world, after the Taoist master asked, Aunt Xiang wanted to speak, but was stopped.

In the meantime, nothing was revealed. How did the Taoist master know?

What was despairing was...

Dao Qiongcang had no desire to share or explain at this time.

He completely skipped the questioning stage and gave an honest answer:

"After half a quarter of an hour, Guigui came out and returned to the original place."

He even added a piece of advice: "If someone comes to rescue you later and succeeds, no matter who it is, remember to tell him not to praise his name, unless he has the confidence to fight against the five great saints after he comes out."

Aunt Xiang took a deep breath like a normal breath, which relieved all the irritability and depression.

But at this moment, everything about "Guigui" and "Shenyi" in her mind disappeared, and she didn't want to continue the topic of Ranming Ruins at all.

Her heart was full of thoughts, and all she had left was "It's over, Xu Xiaoshou must not come here!"

"I'm very curious, what answer did you get?" Aunt Xiang asked with a smile, her red lips drawn.

"The answer you don't want to know." Dao Qiongcang also smiled.

"Oh, how did you get it?" Aunt Xiang was unwilling.

"From the moment you were curious."

The scene seemed to freeze for a moment, and Aunt Xiang's smile also froze.

If the eyes were knives, Dao Qiongcang would have reincarnated eighteen times, and each time he was cut to death.

Soon, she smiled again: "I lost, but I really want to know, did you really get the answer from the moment I was curious?"

Aunt Xiang was really unwilling!

She still felt that there was nothing wrong with her reaction.

Dao Qiongcang looked like he didn't want to say it, but he finally said it honestly, perhaps to make a better trick next time: "Not really."

"Oh? When was that?"

"When I asked the question."

"Why?"

"You were thinking, you didn't hesitate, you tried to control your expression..." Dao Qiongcang chuckled, "Sorry, I couldn't help it, but it was really obvious and funny."

Auntie Xiang's mouth twitched, but she asked without shame: "What would be my reaction if I really didn't know?"

"I don't know." Dao Qiongcang shook his head, "But not knowing is not knowing, knowing is knowing, two completely different feelings... You know this kind of 'feeling', I can't describe it to you too much, it's something that can only be understood, not expressed in words..."

Auntie Xiang's face turned cold: "Old Taoist, you've become more talkative."

"Don't I always talk a lot?" Dao Qiongcang was stunned.

"Feelings, you know it." Aunt Xiang had an expression that could only be understood but not expressed in words, "You are hiding it, don't lie to me, otherwise I won't say a word next."

You said this before... Dao Qiongcang controlled his impulse to be mean, knowing that after saying this, Xiang Yaoyao would probably not be able to get anything out of him.

He pondered for a moment and said calmly:

"In fact, that's not a question."

"My original intention was just to make you realize with fear that when I asked this 'question', I was already prepared to deal with Xu Xiaoshou..."

Dao Qiongcang looked at Aunt Xiang steadily and considered his words: "Unfortunately, our focus seems to be on different points."

Are you saying that I didn't even pay attention to the key points?

"Hmm!" Aunt Xiang suddenly puffed out her chest.

"What's wrong?" Dao Qiongcang was shocked.

"Give me a basin..."

Dao Qiongcang didn't understand why, but he really took out a basin from the space ring and handed it over.

Soon, he released the confinement, and saw Aunt Xiang leaning over and vomiting a rainbow into the basin.

"What..."

Dao Qiongcang was stunned. This was something he didn't expect.

Morning sickness?

Xiang Yaoyao, pregnant with Shen Yi's child?

No, when they had contact before, Xiang Yaoyao's pulse clearly didn't have this crucial point - this has been checked!

"You, are you okay?"

Dao Qiongcang hesitated and handed over the handkerchief after Xiang Yaoyao had vomited clean.

"Get away!"

Aunt Xiang grabbed the handkerchief and rolled her eyes at Dao Qiongcang fiercely, "You make me feel sick!"

"Puff..."

Someone in the white-clothed group behind him laughed out loud.

Dao Qiongcang was about to look back, but suddenly his eyes moved and fell on the shadow that was gradually fading under his feet, but he quickly raised his eyes.

It's not...

But!

"Here we go!"

Thanks to [Northern Territory Genius Jiang Nayi] for the 10,000-yuan reward for Li Fugui. Fugui, come out and say something.

Li Fugui: "Jiang Nayi, then you should also go outside the city and wait for the pick-up."

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