Chapter 429 Secret Copper Pill

"Ahem--er," Fei Nian pushed away the obstruction in front of him and sat up from the smelly liquid.

He found himself sitting in a bronze coffin. The liquid he thought was actually a black mist that was as solid as a substance. When the coffin lid was opened, the mist quickly dissipated with the influx of light, as if it had never existed.

But the stench still gathered in his nose for a long time.

"My lord, you are awake."

Fei Nian looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man covered in a black robe bowing his head to greet him.

This man was the gravekeeper, he realized.

There were only a few torches burning around, and the dim light reflected the outline of this place. It looked like a cave, but compared to the natural caves, the walls here could be seen with traces of knife and axe chiseling, and it was obviously deliberately taken care of.

"Is this a bronze relic? Have I left Huiyang City?"

"I'm sorry, I can only say that you are still in Liuzhou," the gravekeeper's voice was very hoarse. Judging from the sound, he was estimated to be over fifty years old. "This place is more than ninety miles away from Huiyang City. If you take a fast horse back, it will take a day and a half."

It's so far away!

Fei Nian was a little surprised - the effect of this magic weapon is really powerful, it can actually take people a hundred miles away in an instant.

He only knew that this weapon can be used to escape, but it was the first time he experienced it personally.

By the way, I seem to have been pierced by the flying blade of the listener.

Fei Nian touched his chest, and the hole in his clothes proved that it was indeed pierced by a sharp blade, but the injury was gone.

"If the soul is not there, your body is the accumulation. For the black fog, it is very simple to repair the damage of accumulation." The gravekeeper took the initiative to explain.

This sounded a little strange, even unpleasant - after all, accumulation is a dead thing, and he is still alive. Even if the soul is temporarily dormant, the body should not be dead.

But now is not the time to worry about the words.

"I must return to Huiyang City immediately." Fei Nian said, "Are there any horses here?"

"Of course not." The other party shook his head, "But we can arrange it for you. After leaving the ruins, go all the way east. There is a town within five miles, where you can borrow horses."

"Are you a Taoist priest?"

"Sixth-rank asked."

"How many bronze ruins like this can be used in the territory of Qi?"

"I don't know the answer to this question, but I can be sure of one thing, all the ruins that have been discovered can no longer be used as "Soul Post". I have been stationed here for thirty-four years, and you are the first person to use it. "

"So you don't know who I am, nor do you know why I came here. "

"That's not something a gravekeeper should ask. My duty is to greet every guest who arrives at the post station - anyone who can get the secret copper pill must be extraordinary. "

A person has been guarding the cave for so many years... but he still behaves hardworking and loyal. It seems that the secrets of the Seven Stars are far more than he imagined.

Fei Nian turned over and stepped out of the bronze coffin. Suddenly, an indescribable pain rushed to his mind! He covered his forehead fiercely and stumbled two steps. Just when he was about to fall, the gravekeeper came over and supported him in time.

In the severe pain, some hazy pictures flashed in his mind, and they seemed to have appeared after he was swallowed by the darkness-

There were black high walls all around.

The sky was full of cracks.

And there was only a square inch of land under his feet, and there was no place to stand.

He thought it was an illusion caused by being squeezed by the abyss ghost, but now when it reappeared, he felt that it didn't seem to be the case.

"My lord, this is the sequelae of using copper balls. It will disappear in two days." The gravekeeper comforted.

"I... seem to have seen something. "Fei Nian shook his head and stood firm.

"If it is an illusion, it is normal - after all, the things you use involve the original power, which will inevitably affect your consciousness. You don't have to take it to heart."

Fei Nian was about to leave after the pain subsided, and the gravekeeper called him again and handed him a wooden box.

He opened the wooden box and found that there was another copper ball inside.

"This..."

"Better to be prepared, isn't it?"

Fei Nian hesitated, and finally picked up the copper ball and put it in his sleeve bag. He knew that it was not a good thing to use this thing too much, but if he died, everything would be out of the question. It was not wise to choose the lesser of two evils and refuse the escape card.

The gravekeeper seemed to have guessed that he would accept it, and laughed softly - that laugh was like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, "As for the matters that need to be paid attention to when using it, you should still remember it, so I won't remind you again. "

"Of course I remember. "Fei Nian frowned and replied in a cold voice. Then he pushed open the bronze door and walked into the corridor leading to the ground without looking back.

After the bronze door slowly closed, the swaying torches suddenly went out one by one, and the darkness quickly surged back, swallowing up the cave piece by piece.

The gravekeeper was also covered by this boundless ink color, as if he had merged with it. The outline that lost support began to collapse inward, and finally fell to the ground, leaving only an empty cloth robe.

…

Huiyang City, the compound of the governor's mansion.

The attack three days ago temporarily paralyzed the front-line intelligence agency. Although the ruins of the smashed lobby have been cleared, the loss of personnel and documents cannot be replenished in a short time.

In addition, Fei Nian's whereabouts are unknown, and the reconstruction of the intelligence center temporarily fell on Fei Junzhi.

The governor's mansion is obviously no longer a safe place. He plans to find a hidden place to move the new center underground.

It was already late at night, and the gong for midnight had just struck. Fei Junzhi put down the brush in his hand and was about to add some new oil to the lampstand. Suddenly, there was a creaking sound of the door behind him.

Why didn't the guards tell him to come at this time?

Fei Junzhi already had the medicine in his hand. He turned around and was stunned - the visitor turned out to be the missing Fei Nian.

He looked extremely exhausted and his face was slightly pale.

"Are you okay, kid?" Fei Junzhi hurriedly took him into the house and poured him a cup of hot tea.

"It's a long story." Fei Nian smiled bitterly while holding the teacup, "How has the situation been these days? Has the information from Shenzhou been sent out?"

"People died and were injured. Not to mention collecting information from Shenzhou, even asking for help from the capital has become a problem. I had no choice but to use an ordinary post station to send a letter. I hope Shangyuan City can transfer people here as soon as possible."

An ordinary post station means that the letter will not mention any confidential matters.

"Don't worry, uncle, I'm back, things will get better." Fei Nian comforted.

"By the way, where have you been these days? And... why did the spell you performed at that time look like..."

"Like an evil spell, right? This is what I will explain to uncle next, but--" Fei Nian paused for a moment and looked around.

Fei Junzhi got up and checked the doors and windows, "Don't worry, there's no one outside now--"

He was halfway through his words when a hand suddenly grabbed his neck from behind and lifted him off the ground. The strength of that hand was so amazing that even as a test blade, he couldn't move it at all.

Fei Junzhi touched his sleeves, but another hand reached out and tightly pinched his wrist.

The force from his throat became stronger and stronger. In just a few breaths, he felt his vision blurred and his consciousness was scattered.

"Heh... Heh... Heh..."

Fei Junzhi was old after all. He wanted to shout, but in the end, he could only utter a few barely audible tremors from his throat.

In the end, even this little sound disappeared.

He calmed down completely.

Fei Nian gently put him down, with a trace of fatigue on his face.

He didn't expect that after he left, Luo Qingqing didn't kill Fei Junzhi - when he returned to Huiyang City and found that the latter was still alive, Fei Nian was also surprised.

It turned out that as a survivor in the lobby, the other party did notice the anomaly caused by the escape secret method.

In this case, he only had one choice left.

This is the "rule" of using copper balls.