Chapter 173: Stop when You Have Enough

Qi Xuansu checked the body and concluded that Wang Baoyue died from the "Phoenix Eye" series of means, and the power was greater than "Phoenix Eye B3", possibly "Phoenix Eye B2" or "Phoenix Eye B1", or even "Phoenix Eye" A series.

The Taoism has extremely strict control over the "Dragon Eye" and "Phoenix Eye" A series, and they will not be easily lost. People who can use such things to kill people must have a deep connection with Taoism.

There is nothing to say about the development of things to this point.

Qi Xuansu is more interested in Wang Baoyue's prosthesis.

Because Wang Baoyue's clothes and flesh were burned to ashes, Qi Xuansu discovered that the so-called "alchemical arcana" is not as simple as a simple prosthesis. One end of the prosthesis connected to the prosthetic hand is the muzzle, and the other end has many metal tubes similar to human meridians, which can extend into Wang Baoyue's body through the connection position of the shoulder.

Qi Xuansu deduced that these thin metal tubes extending from the end of the prosthesis should be connected to the internal organs, but because Wang Baoyue was burned inside and out, his internal organs were gone, and only these thin metal tubes were left, so it was impossible to know how these thin tubes were connected to the internal organs, nor could it be determined which thin tube was connected to which part.

This means that after others get the prosthesis, it is difficult to use it directly without knowing how to use it. Probably similar to Qi Xuansu's "secondary heart", even if someone killed Qi Xuansu and dug out this valuable "secondary heart" from his body, they would not dare to rashly replace their own heart. Even if they succeeded in the heart replacement by chance, it might not work, but they would have to pay with their own life.

However, Huashengtang should purchase such things to study the various mysteries of "alchemical arcana" and then crack or imitate them. Moreover, under such a violent explosion, this prosthesis can still be preserved intact as a whole, which shows that its material is not bad, even if it is re-melted, it is excellent.

In addition, Wang Baoyue's hand gun was not damaged. This fire gun with a strong Western style also left a deep impression on Qi Xuansu. Unlike the "Shenlong Hand Gun" specially developed and manufactured to adapt to the "Dragon Eye" series, this is a continuous-fire fire gun. Although it is not as powerful, it can form fire suppression.

There is no other, all of them were burned to ashes. Maybe Wang Baoyue's net worth is not a small amount, but he will not carry it with him. Most of them are hidden somewhere, or stored somewhere. I don't know who will get it cheaply.

As for the Xumi treasure, not everyone can have it, nor can it be bought with money. It is more of a symbol of status. At the auction in Shangqing Palace, the second to last finale was a red fruit taken out by the Great Zhenren Mansion. It has been processed and can be taken with confidence. The reserve price is 5,000 Taiping coins. The last big axis to appear is a Xumi object, with a high-quality appearance, and the reserve price is 10,000 Taiping coins. The last Zhu fruit was sold at a high price of 8,000 Taiping coins and was bought by a Quanzhen Taoist. The main Xumi object was sold at a price of 15,000 Taiping coins and was bought by Zhang Jushu.

Not to mention how many people can afford the high price of 15,000 Taiping coins, even if they can afford it, whether they can enter the Shangqing Palace is another matter. Those who participated in the bidding at that time were all core disciples of Zhengyi and Quanzhen. Qi Xuansu was able to enter the Shangqing Palace because of Zhang Yuelu, otherwise he would not even see the door.

From this point of view, Zhang Yuelu is poor and rich.

She is poor because she is not greedy and does not take advantage of others. She lives on silver and subsidies. Her family is noble but has no income from various industries. She does not have much Taiping money in her hands. Living in Yujing, the expenses are high, and she is even stretched on weekdays.

She is rich because many of the things under her name are priceless, such as the residence in Taishangfang, the Xumi treasures on her body, and the semi-immortal things, etc. If they can be sold, it will be at least hundreds of thousands of Taiping money. However, these things are nominally owned by the Taoist sect and cannot be sold. If Zhang Yuelu makes a mistake, they may be taken back.

The reason why Zhang Yuelu can be indifferent to money is certainly because of her bright heart, but these material guarantees are also indispensable. Qi Xuansu does not have such a material foundation, so he always cares about Taiping money.

Qi Xuansu turned his head and looked at Xu Kou, saying: "These two things should be worth a lot of Taiping money, brother Xu, choose one."

"I choose the musket." Xu Kou was not polite and directly picked up the Western musket. Whether it is the fist of a warrior or the blood roar, the distance is quite limited. There is no means of long-range attack, so they are usually equipped with a fire gun. In fact, Tiangang Hall has also issued hand guns, but the power of the "Blue Bird Hand Gun" is limited, Xu Kou looks down on it, and only the fourth-grade Taoist priests are equipped with the "Shenlong Hand Gun", so Xu Kou has never carried a hand gun.

This Western hand gun can meet his requirements.

Although Qi Xuansu also likes this hand gun, in addition to the "Shenlong Hand Gun", he also has the "Seven Phoenix Feathers" and "Bliss Needle", so he doesn't need this hand gun so much.

Since Xu Kou chose the hand gun, Qi Xuansu can only choose a prosthesis. With the strength of the Guizhen warrior, he directly tore the prosthesis off the corpse and looked at it carefully.

Apart from those thin metal tubes, it looks like an arm, which is not difficult to carry. For Qi Xuansu, even if he could not use it for himself, it meant a considerable amount of Taiping money. Maybe he could even exchange it for some good things that were only provided to Taoist priests from Huashengtang.

However, branches of Huasheng Hall are generally only located in the capital of a state, or in certain important cities. Looking at the entire Luzhou, only Huainan Prefecture, the capital, has a branch of Huasheng Hall. Speaking of Huainan Mansion, Qi Xuansu was also familiar with it. After leaving Fengtai County, he boarded a flying boat from Huainan Mansion to Yujing and began his journey to the Taoist sect. This was how he had all his subsequent experiences.

However, Huainan Mansion was not on the way, so Qi Xuansu still focused on escorting Liu Hu to Bohai Mansion. Fortunately, Bohai Mansion, as an important city, also had a branch of Huasheng Hall.

At this time, Zhang Baihu also led people to this place. Seeing the scene here, he was speechless for a while.

Qi Xuansu carried the prosthetic leg and said succinctly: "He was silenced."

It took Zhang Baihu a while before he said with a wry smile: "You have to see people alive, and you have to see the corpse when you die. Anyway, there is an explanation."

After that, he ordered his subordinates to carefully collect the body that had turned into charcoal, and strive to deliver it to his superior intact.

Qi Xuansu and Xu Kou no longer care about this matter.

Xu Kou originally had an ambiguous position, and Qi Xuansu was unwilling to get involved in the internal strife among these Taoist sects without any encouragement. To put it bluntly, only if you know how to stick to your point, you can live a long life. After all, there is only one Zhang Yuelu, and not everyone can move forward and end well.

Zhang Baihu naturally knew how to give up when he was ready. Wang Baoyue's death was not only a murder to silence, but also a warning to others.

…

Wannian County, Shen residence, study room.

Shen Mingshu sat on the Taishi chair behind the desk, sipping tea leisurely.

There are two other people in the study. One of them is wearing a Taoist robe with wide sleeves and has three chest-length beards. His black hair is tied up with a jade hairpin. Taoist priest Jiang Bieyun tasted wine.

They are both fourth-grade Taoist priests, but there are differences between them. For example, Zhang Yuelu and Sun Yongfeng are both fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priests, but they are not the same in terms of power in their hands or their future prospects. Jiang Bieyun belongs to the fourth-grade priests. The best among the wine Taoist priests will soon be promoted to a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest.

The other person seemed to be about the age of Zhi Tianming. His temples were gray and weather-beaten, and he had very strong military traces on his body, indicating that he was once one of the men in black. He was wearing a special cyan official uniform with a bear bandage embroidered on it. , it is none other than Zhao Guangji, the palm print of Luzhou Qianhu Office.

Zhao Guangji has the air of a military general on the battlefield, with a burly figure, but he does not give off the slightest sense of roughness. Instead, he adds a bit of majesty, and the expression on his face is calm and cold, without any violence. After all, someone who can climb up to the position of Qianhu in the Qingluan Guard will definitely not be a fool with a head full of killings.

Shen Mingshu put down the bowl in his hand and said slowly: "Seventy years are rare in life, ten years are old and weak, ten years are young, and there are still fifty years. Fifty years are divided into day and night, and there are still twenty-five years left. Wind, frost, snow, rain, three disasters and six illnesses have left us with few days left. I and the two of us are people who know our destiny, and the remaining good days are only a handful."

This is a double entendre.

Jiang Bieyun and Zhao Guangji both understood.

Yuan Chongzong, Yuan Shangdao, and Wang Baoyue died one after another. No one knew whether it would be their turn.

After all, it is a matter of life and death.

After a moment, Jiang Bieyun said: "Mr. Shen is overly worried. With the Imperial Master and the imperial court here, we will all live a long life."

Shen Mingshu smiled and said: "That's good, we will still drink tea together then."

Zhao Guangji suddenly said: "Speaking of tea, the last time I went to Qizhou, I met Xu Kou. In the blink of an eye, he had gone to Yujing to be the Taoist priest in charge. What does this mean?"

"Everyone has his own ambitions and cannot be forced." Jiang Bieyun said calmly, "One day, either him or us, someone will have to become a prisoner."

All three were silent.

It's not that they have lost confidence in Taiping Dao. On the contrary, they are full of confidence in Taiping Dao, but they have no confidence in themselves.

As the Zixian Mountain case intensifies, they are somewhat unsure whether they can wait until the day when Taiping Dao wins.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

Shen Mingshu said: "Come in."

The old servant who followed Shen Mingshu came in and reported: "Master, those people have left with Wang Baoyue's body."

Shen Mingshu asked: "Where are Master Wei and Master Xu?"

"We also left together." the old servant replied.

Shen Mingshu thought for a while and said, "Withdraw the manpower."

The old servant responded and left.

Zhao Guangji sighed: "It's a pity that Wang Baoyue's belongings were hidden on some deserted island."