Chapter 209: Beijing Suburb Funeral Palace (41)
"The most exciting thing this afternoon was when Old Lady Bai showed her true colors and tried to catch the bloody ghost in a blue robe who loved to skin people. The rumbling sound was endless, and the whole underground palace shook three times. The falling rubble directly killed a group of onlookers, the bat spirit. Guess what happened?"
"Hey! The ghost actually escaped from Old Lady Bai! Old Lady Bai still wanted to chase him, but in a flash, a blood-red light suddenly fell, just like a setting sun falling into the sky, and the underground palace was shining brightly, blocking Old Lady Bai's way!"
Little Hu San had a talent for storytelling, and his exaggerated tone was quite accurate. Wei Xun listened with great interest and asked him some details about Old Lady Bai's tricks and how the devil businessman escaped.
However, when it comes to the details, Xiao Hu San is at a loss. After all, his strength is average, and he can only use the circular light technique to peek at the battlefield from a distance. This is because there is Xiao Hu San's breath in Mei Keer's room, so Xiao Hu San is also being hunted down! After he fled to a place, he secretly observed the movements of the pursuers, and happened to peek at this "lively" scene.
Of course, Xiao Hu San didn't dare to reflect too close, for fear of being discovered by Mrs. Bai. His own strength is also limited, and the scene he reflected is actually very blurry. The ups and downs he just said were particularly wonderful, purely because of his good eloquence.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the underground palace, Xiao Hu San successfully escaped back to the ancestor, and obediently reported all the information he had discovered about the battle.
"The devil businessman really has a lot of tricks."
Seeing that Xiao Hu San was really speechless, Wei Xun didn't make it difficult for him. He asked him to live with the white deer and the white weasel next door, and he returned to the room with Yu Hehui.
"If Zhou Xiyang takes action, the devil merchant will not die this time."
Yu Hehui said calmly: "He can't let Mrs. Bai kill the devil merchant like this."
Zhou Xiyang tried to stop her several times, but Mrs. Bai still blasted open the door of the devil merchant. If she really kills the devil merchant, the status of the entire underground palace will be impacted.
They will go to Tianshou Mountain the day after tomorrow, and they will have to stay in the underground palace for two days including today. In these two days, we should be stable and must not let the old demons and big demons get the upper hand. Moreover, the tourists must make shadow puppets before 8 o'clock tonight. If Mrs. Bai really makes trouble, it is very likely that some tourists will not be able to complete the task on time.
Zhou Xiyang must take action.
"I think he found that Mrs. Bai couldn't kill the devil merchant, so he just stopped her."
Wei Xun chuckled: "The devil merchant is good at escaping."
He was able to escape from the hands of Guitu, the Butcher Alliance and some other small tour guide alliances at that time, and now he can definitely escape the pursuit of Mrs. Bai.
Zhou Xiyang may be worried that the devil businessman will run to Bing 250, and the old lady Bai he brought will take the opportunity to search Bing 250's house, or even take the opportunity to hurt him, so he simply came out to stop him.
"But now the underground palace is in chaos, which is also a good thing for us."
Wei Xun walked to the side of the "alchemy furnace" simulated by the tentacles of the corn shoots and patted the furnace wall: "The earthquake just now was not caused by the old lady Bai's rage."
The shaking of the earth is a strange phenomenon caused by the golden elixir in the furnace! Wei Xun has also read a lot of mythological and supernatural novels, which write that after the golden elixir is refined, there may be auspicious clouds and strange fragrance in the sky.
But now the sky is covered by thick clouds full of thunder and lightning, and the rain is continuous. There is also the dragon vein in the underground palace, so there should be no change in the sky. The spirit snake bone and the Tai Sui golden elixir are in the corn shoots. Even if the elixir really emits strange fragrance after it is refined, it will be absorbed by the corn shoots.
The only thing that is difficult to deal with is the earthquake. Wei Xun originally planned to put the corn shoots into the magic insect ball as soon as the golden elixir was refined. Fortunately, it was just in time for Old Lady Bai to take action. Now the old demons in the underground palace were paying attention to Zhou Xiyang and the devil businessman, so Wei Xun still left the corn shoots here, so that the golden elixir could be nourished by the residual heat.
"Wei Xun, you said Polygonum multiflorum, will Polygonum multiflorum really come by itself?"
Yu Hehui was worried, so he went outside for a walk again, and confirmed that the turmoil outside would not affect Wei Xun. He then remembered what Wei Xun said just now, that the black line wrapped around the broken finger of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family was most likely a hair.
"That depends on his IQ."
Wei Xun smiled: "If he is similar to Tai Sui, then he might come."
Yu Hehui choked up and wanted to say something, but felt that what Wei Xun said made sense. Finally, she coughed and tried to save face for Tong Hege: "Actually, Brother Tong is quite careful and smart. It may be because his IQ is divided into three parts, so he looks a bit weird."
"But will it really be him?"
The more she expected something, the more uneasy Yu Hehui became, fearing that she would be happy for nothing.
"It's strange that Mrs. Bai made such a big move at this time."
Wei Xun said casually: "The spiritual energy of Tai Sui has been hidden in the spiritual snake bone. She only guessed that there was a spiritual object hidden in the spiritual snake bone, but she didn't know if it was Tai Sui, right?"
"Yes."
If she had known that there was Tai Sui in the spiritual snake bone, Mrs. Bai should have chased after Yu Mi Jing when he swallowed half of the snake bone and escaped. It would be impossible for her to stay there and grab the remaining snake bones.
Tai Sui is much more precious than the spirit snake bone.
"She doesn't know Tai Sui, and the ginseng spirit hasn't been born yet. What could make Old Lady Bai so angry is most likely something happened to the mountain man in her hands."
Bai Lu also said before that the mountain man was in the hands of Mrs. Bai. Although Polygonum multiflorum has strong effects on nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing essence and blood, and nourishing hair. But Mrs. Bai firstly doesn’t need to nourish her kidneys, and secondly she doesn’t need to turn her white hair into black (the big monster’s white hair is the right way!)
Wei Xun guessed that she had caught the Polygonum multiflorum essence in her hand and spread the news that she was actually using the Polygonum multiflorum essence as bait to catch white deer and ginseng essence. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the White Deer Demon to know the news so clearly.
However, before the ginseng essence white deer was caught, the spirit snake bones and fleece-flower root essence were lost first, which made old lady Bai completely furious.
"That makes sense."
Yu Hehui sighed: "Back then, Polygonum multiflorum spirit was indeed more aggressive among Tong He singers."
Even medical doctors have to hide a secret trick to protect themselves. In the eyes of outsiders, Tong Hege's Polygonum multiflorum is just a cash crop on the way home, used to make money. No one knows that Polygonum multiflorum is also the most aggressive. Its dark brown slender roots are like hair, able to penetrate the enemy's heart silently and inject deadly poison.
Moreover, Polygonum multiflorum can hide in dark places. If it does not show up actively, it will be as if it has disappeared. Wei Xun's evil ghost insects are now almost all over most of the floor tiles in the underground palace. Even the cave outside and even most of Xiaotang Mountain are covered with evil ghost insects.
But still no trace of the mountain man was found.
"The raw Polygonum multiflorum is poisonous, and the essence of Polygonum multiflorum is more toxic."
Yu Hehui said: "At that time, Mao Xiaole helped Tong Hege refine Polygonum multiflorum, which can kill people with just one prick."
"Although Tong Hege is dead now, the toxin of Polygonum multiflorum may still be there."
Yu Hehui couldn't hold himself back and suggested, "Wei Xun, please wake up Tai Sui Jin Dan. I'll go talk to him. It'll be easy with his help in calling Polygonum multiflorum and Ginseng essence."
Yu Hehui was really afraid that Polygonum multiflorum spirit would sneak up on Wei Xun and stab him! Tai Sui was doomed to have a miserable future because of his swearing. Yu Hehui tried his best to describe Polygonum multiflorum as being particularly profitable, just to give Tong Hege more leverage in Wei Xun's heart.
Tai Sui is now in a deep sleep and cannot be contacted. Its soul is hidden in the golden elixir, and Polygonum multiflorum and the others cannot even feel the soul of Tai Sui. Coupled with the hidden scent of snake bones and corn shoots——
Polygonum multiflorum probably feels too old to die! He will definitely come to avenge his brother and assassinate Wei Xun!
It would be a bad thing if it was really pricked!
"Tai Sui is too stupid now."
Wei Xun said perfunctorily: "A fool will only do a disservice."
Fools also have their uses, but instead of letting Tai Sui call Polygonum multiflorum over, Wei Xun thought he would know him for a while. Tong Hege's character, Tong Hege's person, and Yu Hehui's description allowed Wei Xun to outline a general image, but what kind of person Tong Hege was, Wei Xun had to evaluate and examine it himself.
And there is another doubt.
"Why did the mountain man kidnap the old housekeeper of the Zhi family?"
Wei Xun thought about several possibilities. Let's not say that the black thread wrapped around the old housekeeper's finger was puppet silk. If the black thread wrapped around his broken finger was really the black hair of Polygonum multiflorum, there are two possibilities. .
First, it was Shan Weng who took away the old housekeeper of the Zhi family. The hair wrapped around his severed finger was exactly what Yu Hehui said was the attack method of Polygonum multiflorum.
Second, there was someone else who took away the old housekeeper of the Zhi family. The other party most likely caught the mountain man and tied black hair around his severed finger to deliberately induce outsiders to judge.
No matter what the possibility is, there is one thing in common, that is, the old housekeeper of the Zhi family is really missing.
"Who's going to deal with him?"
"It's through the old housekeeper of the Zhi family to deal with others."
Yu Hehui frowned: "Maybe it's to lure Bai Xiaotian out."
Bai Xiaotian and the old housekeeper of the Zhi family are on duty together. If the old housekeeper disappears, Bai Xiaotian will definitely be the first to find out. Maybe the person behind the scenes noticed something strange about Bai Xiaotian and deliberately planned it, even using Polygonum multiflorum black hair as bait to induce him to take action?
"wrong."
But Yu Hehui dismissed his own point of view first.
"If they really suspect that Bai Xiaotian is Bai Xiaosheng, they can't use Polygonum multiflorum's black hair as bait. As long as it involves Tong Hege, Bai Xiaosheng will never get involved himself."
If the returnees really get involved, Tong Hege will most likely not be able to come back.
The appearance of Polygonum multiflorum hair strands will actually make Bai Xiaosheng hide deeper.
"Perhaps this is what the other party is thinking. She is planning to make a big move. This way, Bai Xiaosheng and Lu Shucheng are afraid to take action to prevent them from interfering."
Yu Hehui still felt that the puppet master was definitely behind this.
"Old housekeeper of the Zhi family..."
Wei Xun was thoughtful, tapped the alchemy furnace with his fingers, and said slowly: "There is another possibility."
"It is true that the first person to discover that the old housekeeper of the Zhi family is missing is Bai Xiaotian, but normally, from the perspective of others, the first person to discover that the old housekeeper of the Zhi family is missing should be Zhi Kuikui."
Zhi Kuikui and the old housekeeper of the Zhi family are the only two members of the Zhi family in this funeral procession. The relationship between them should be extremely close. The old housekeeper of the Zhi family is missing, and Zhi Kuikui will definitely come forward.
"Don't you think Zhikuikui is more secretive than Bai Xiaotian?"
She is obviously the back-up of the Zhi family, but Zhi Kuikui has always been very low-key. Whether it was in the Eight-Armed Nezha City, the Yangshou Town Funeral Palace, or the current underground palace, she had almost no role at all. Travelers had always been doing things like guarding the coffins.
Zhikuikui is like a transparent person.
"Someone wants to lure out Zhi Kui Kui?"
Yu Hehui frowned and thought deeply, murmuring: "But this doesn't make any sense."
What's the point of bringing out Zhi Kuikui? The disappearance of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family did make the paper people furious, and let Zhi Kuikui take action, but the tourists have always been the ones who guard the coffin. Even if the paper people are all killed, the coffin will be fine.
Besides, everyone's eyes are now on the travel attractions, the appearance of the ginseng spirit, the leader assessment task of the devil businessman, and the confrontation between the east and west districts. Who would specifically target Zhi Kuikui?
"Dream Chaser said a puppeteer got in. What identity did she use to get in?"
"Do you suspect Zhi Kuikui is a puppeteer?"
Yu Hehui's eyes moved slightly, but he shook his head: "It's unlikely. The Beijing Suburban Funeral Palace, a travel hostel, will definitely be very careful. It's difficult to get in, and Zhi Kuikui is a key figure."
"Even if a puppeteer really gets in, he will definitely be the most inconspicuous marginal role. For example, a paper man, or even a piece of paper money. Zhi Kuikui, she is too conspicuous."
However, according to Wei Xun, Zhi Kuikui has always been very low-key and has never made a move, which also caught Yu Hehui's attention.
"If it is really her, then the thread wrapped around the broken finger of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family may really be a puppet thread."
Yu Hehui sighed.
Zhi Kuikui put away the broken finger of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family, but did not hand it over or show it to anyone. Perhaps she was afraid of being exposed. It can be inferred that she was the one who got rid of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family. The old housekeeper was definitely very familiar with Zhi Kuikui. Maybe he found something strange about Zhi Kuikui and wanted to report it to the travelers.
So the puppeteer simply got rid of him.
But if all this was really done by the puppeteer, then the disappearance of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family and the escape of the Polygonum multiflorum essence may have nothing to do with each other. They just happened to be next to each other.
"Not necessarily."
Wei Xun had a different idea.
"These points can be true at the same time."
The Polygonum multiflorum essence escaped, kidnapped the old housekeeper of the Zhi family, and left the broken finger with black hair as a mark threat. The puppeteer sneaked into the journey and replaced Zhi Kuikui. She discovered the disappearance of the old housekeeper of the Zhi family, but put away the broken finger with black hair and did not hand it over.
These eight points can be true at the same time.
"You said the puppeteer is the tour guide for this ten-year cycle, so she should know Tong Hege."
"Yes."
"Perhaps she can guess Tong Hege from the combination of Polygonum multiflorum essence and Lingshen? Or she can confirm that the Polygonum multiflorum essence is Tong Hege's from the black hair on the severed finger."
"It's possible, you mean..."
"Think about it from another angle."
Wei Xun said meaningfully: "The puppeteer may also want to resurrect Tong Hege."
"How is this possible!"
Yu Hehui's first reaction was that it was ridiculous, but after thinking about it, she became furious, her face darkened, and she gritted her teeth: "She dares!"
The resurrected will be unconditionally loyal to the rescuer and will never betray. If Tong Hege is really resurrected by the puppeteer, then-
Guidu will definitely cooperate with the Shepherd Alliance.
The puppeteer sneaked into the journey, perhaps in the beginning to seize the token of the 30th degree north latitude. But after knowing that Bing 250 cannot be killed, she can't do anything in this regard, but she is unwilling to leave in disgrace.
If Tong Hege can be resurrected and controlled, then this journey will not be in vain. That's why the puppeteer who has been dormant chooses to take action now.
"I'll go out and take a look!"
Yu Hehui was restless, walked quickly to the door and stopped and turned back, lingering impatiently at the door.
"Why are you in a hurry? What I said is just one of the possibilities, and it may not be true."
Wei Xun was very calm.
"But-"
But Wei Xun's analysis really makes sense!
"Besides, Tai Sui Jindan is already in our hands, so even if they really get the Polygonum multiflorum essence, we don't have to be afraid."
Wei Xun said lightly: "Tong Hege can't be resurrected with them."
Three missing one, Tong Hege can't be resurrected. Wei Xun even thinks that if the Polygonum multiflorum essence really falls into the hands of the puppeteer, it is better than staying with Mrs. Bai.
After all, the puppeteer will protect the safety of the Polygonum multiflorum essence if he wants something. Mrs. Bai is just an old hedgehog spirit, and the Polygonum multiflorum essence is just a dish in her eyes, and she may eat it at any time.
"Besides, if this is really possible, I am more concerned about the person who sent the message to Shan Weng."
If Wei Xun's speculation is correct, the choices of others can be explained. The only thing he doesn't understand is why Shan Weng would kidnap the old housekeeper of the Zhi family.
If he heard Tai Sui asking for help, with his IQ, he should go straight to Tai Sui. Shan Weng didn't escape before, it should be that Mrs. Bai put some restrictions on him. This time he escaped at a great cost, and he may have been seriously injured.
The seriously injured Shan Weng thought that he couldn't rescue Tai Sui by his own strength, so he took the old housekeeper of the Zhi family as a hostage? Then who told him about the relationship between the paper man funeral team and Bing 250, and 'deceived' him into thinking that the old housekeeper of the Zhi family was important?
Wei Xun intuitively thought that there was still a person hiding behind the turmoil in the underground palace.
Who is the other party and what is the purpose?
It is very simple to contact the Polygonum multiflorum essence, just awaken the Tai Sui Jindan. But Wei Xun suspected that the Polygonum multiflorum essence was connected to the person behind the scenes, and the worst possibility was that the Polygonum multiflorum essence had been controlled by the other party.
If they expose Tai Sui's situation at this time, they will be in a passive position.
"You are right."
Yu Hehui's expression changed, and finally returned to calm.
"It is better to be quiet than to move now."
It is already chaotic outside. If someone wants to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, then they can't mess up at this moment.
"Fools have good luck."
After making the decision, Yu Hehui relaxed and even joked: "The Polygonum multiflorum essence will be fine."
If he rushed out to save people after hearing Tai Sui's screams, and believed someone's words, thinking that kidnapping the old housekeeper of the Zhi family could threaten Wei Xun's release, then Polygonum multiflorum spirit's IQ should not be high.
"Don't you think I'm cold-blooded?"
Wei Xun looked at Yu Hehui with great interest and said softly: "If you awaken Tai Sui Golden Pill, you can definitely find Shan Weng faster through him."
One minute late, maybe one minute in danger. Especially if the mountain man escapes from the clutches of old lady Bai, he will definitely pay a heavy price and is likely to be injured.
Although the Tai Sui Golden Elixir is in their hands, there is no way that outsiders can revive Tong Hege first. But if Polygonum Flower Jing is seriously injured or even destroyed, it will be even more difficult for them to resurrect Tong Hege.
"Are we slow now?"
Yu Hehui asked rhetorically.
It's only the second day after arriving in Xiaotangshan. Yesterday, it was just judged that Tong Hege was most likely here, and it was divided into three parts. Now I have found Tai Sui and successfully refined it into a core golden elixir. Later, I got specific information about Polygonum multiflorum essence.
Is this slow? This is not slow!
This is so fast!
Who can save people with Wei Xun's efficiency? Anyway, Yu Hehui couldn't think of the second person.
"Besides, I believe you."
Yu Hehui smiled and said that when he chose to believe in Wei Xun, follow him, and trust him to rescue his old teammates, he took Wei Xun's character into consideration.
No one is perfect and everyone has their own approach. Wei Xun is just suspicious. Even if the resurrected person is absolutely loyal to the rescuer, it will be difficult for him to believe Tong Hege.
When they rescued Yu Hehui before, Yu Hehui was already in a desperate situation and only Wei Xun was the life-saving straw. But Tong Hege, who now has three identities, is far from reaching a desperate situation.
Saving him under this premise is fundamentally different from Yu Hehui's situation.
Maybe not as much as Wei Xun analyzed, maybe Wei Xun just wanted to wait for Tong Hege to fall into a desperate situation before going to rescue him?
Yu Hehui understood this possibility, but the strange thing was that although he was anxious about Tong Hege, he was not very worried either. It was Wei Xun who made him feel reassured.
He trusted that Tong Hege could get through the difficulties, and he also believed that with Wei Xun here, Tong Hege would be fine in the end. This kind of trust was a bit blind, just like he trusted An Xuefeng in the first place.
But this is also gradually cultivated through crisis and danger.
Moreover, resurrection is not that simple. The danger Tong Hege is facing now is the difficulty he has to overcome. If someone else comes to the rescue, such as a puppet master, even if the rescue speed is fast, Tong Hege will definitely be in a painful dilemma in the future.
An Xuefeng will never sit idly by and watch, he will rescue people first. But An Xuefeng, as the returning captain, was unable to save the dead on the way back.
Wei Xun is definitely their best choice.
Moreover, Yu Hehui felt that Wei Xun was actually gradually changing.
He will analyze so much this time, explain, and even ask at the end, ‘Don’t you think I’m cold-blooded? ’, in fact, it’s all about evaluation and judgment. If this was his inherent character and he didn't think there was any problem, then he wouldn't ask this question.
So Yu Hehui expressed his stance again and expressed his absolute trust.
Absolute loyalty and trust may gradually make Wei Xun different. People with strong vigilance and suspicion can indeed live well in hotels, but the string that has been tightened can easily break, and tour guides are especially high-risk groups.
Yu Hehui still sincerely hopes that Wei Xun can find someone he completely trusts and can completely relax around that person.
"rest assured."
What Yu Hehui said made Wei Xun swallow his other words. He looked deeply at Yu Hehui and slowly smiled: "Tong Hege will be fine."
"It's almost six o'clock now. I'll go out and take a look."
There will be a shadow puppet show rehearsal at eight o'clock, which is also the end of today's attraction projects. Visitors must make good shadow puppets. The turmoil in the underground palace will probably subside for a while.
When Wei Xun went out this time, he didn't want to watch the tourists making shadow puppets again, but he wanted to see the devil merchant.
Since arriving in Xiaotangshan, no, starting from Yangshou Town, the tour guides live in separate rooms, and Wei Xun's communication with the devil merchant has been greatly reduced. And apart from skinning, the devil merchant seemed to be very quiet, just quiet, not causing any trouble at all.
Someone is quiet and definitely wants to be a monster. Wei Xun didn't believe that the Devil Merchant would be so quiet during this team leadership assessment without any other pursuits.
He is really alert and keen, and will not let go of anything strange. And acting alone, Wei Xun was also 'creating opportunities' for Polygonum multiflorum essence.
"Get a bottle of honey water."
Wei Xun raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Let me take care of Xiaocui's princess."
"correct."
Before leaving, Wei Xun turned around again. He thought for a moment, then pulled off his cloak and circled a circle around his chest. Then his hands turned into devil's claws, tore his clothes, and dug out a large piece of flesh and blood on his chest - mud.
"Find a way to make it look like I'm really hurt here."
Wei Xun casually threw the mud to the cheering corn shoots and winked at Yu Hehui:
"I was seriously injured."
* *
Xiaocui's princess is in a bad situation now.
The Devil Merchant was skinning a golden ape with great interest when the door was blasted open. He found that even if he caught some live monsters, even powerful monsters, Mr. Skinner was still most interested in humans, followed by monsters that were similar to humans. For example, the cave spider monkey from before, and this golden ape.
If the Devil Merchant is proficient in Chinese culture, he will know that what he is doing now is actually similar to offering sacrifices. Every time he peels a skin, Mr. Peeling will appear. His terrifying shadow becomes more solid, and can also give the Devil Merchant more power.
The Devil Merchant calls this a sacrifice.
Mr. Peeling still desires to peel human skin the most. The stronger he is, the more dangerous he is to the passengers. The Devil Merchant is too weak. The previous Mr. Peeling could not beat the passengers even after possessing them, and could not peel their skins. But if he is allowed to become stronger like this, the future is really hard to say.
After all, the skin and soul of the monster contain a lot of energy.
The Devil Merchant has been hiding this matter for this reason.
But once the old lady Bai blasted the door, he was exposed. If Mr. Peeling had not possessed him, it would be difficult for him to escape from the old lady Bai. After all, this old hedgehog is proficient in witchcraft and has studied the soul. The ghost state of the Devil Merchant is easily restrained, and even if he releases the Undead Lord, he will not get any good results.
"I will offer you more skins, of course, you have to give me more powerful power."
The devil merchant who was best at escaping hid himself and calmly negotiated with Mr. Skinning who was roaring in his mind again: "You can see that our enemy is very powerful. Because I peeled the skin and sacrificed it to you, she annoyed her and she will keep trouble with us."
"In this way, I have no time to peel skins."
'Roar-skinning, skinning! '
Mr. Skinning roared and roared, and the SAN value of the vibrating devil merchant instantly dropped to more than ten. Fortunately, he was well prepared and took a precious SAN potion, which returned to a stable value.
"You can't peel skins. Without perfect skins, you can't see the emperor."
He did not compromise with Mr. Skinning, but his tone became tougher, even a little sarcastic: "With the skins you peel now, do you want to win the emperor's appreciation?"
'Roar--'
Mr. Skinning was still roaring, but his voice was much weaker. He is a ruthless villain who has no hesitation in skinning people and animals alive, but he can be as soft as mud when he meets someone who is tougher and has a better background than himself. Mr. Skinning, who only has obsession, is even easier to control. The Devil Merchant has already grasped the weakness of his character.
From Yangshou Town, he has been away from Xiao Cui. Although he cannot suppress Mr. Skinning and put himself in a more dangerous situation. But it is also a psychological control of Mr. Skinning.
It is always not cherished enough if it is too easy to approach.
In order to meet the emperor and the officials in his mind again, Mr. Skinning will also work hard to improve the strength of the Devil Merchant so that he can peel better skins.
But this is like trying to get the skin of a tiger, like walking on a tightrope. No one knows when it will get out of control.
"Let's make a deal."
The Devil Merchant lowered his voice, and there was a purple hexagram pattern floating in his pink left eye. He was using his purple title of "Devil Merchant".
"I will fulfill your dream and take you to perform a grand show in front of the emperor, and you will give me all your strength and soul..."
'Perform, perform..."
Mr. Peeling murmured, and he panted heavily, making the devil merchant seem to be pulling the wind in his mind. But Mr. Peeling's tone became more and more anxious and crazy, and even more vigilant: 'No, I, I won't teach you, you can't learn from me...'
"No, no, I don't want to steal your craft. You know, I'm not in this business."
This is not the first time that the devil merchant has failed, and he is very surprised that Mr. Peeling is so vigilant in this regard. Just like a thorough old-fashioned person, he would rather his craft be lost than let it flow out. No matter how the devil merchant pretends to be sincere and hard-working, the other party has no intention of letting go.
This made the devil merchant give up this path. Now he mentioned this not to learn the craft from Mr. Peeling, but to further stimulate him. First put forward a condition that the other party will never accept, and then retreat to continue the discussion. This is the usual cunning of merchants.
"But you have to give me some assurance. After all, recommending you to that official is a big risk."
Sure enough, Mr. Peeling was silent, leaving only the sound of heavy breathing.
"If you don't agree to this, then there is no need for us to continue talking."
The Devil Merchant pretended to be impatient and said, "I don't even know your name now."
This is the real purpose of the Devil Merchant!
As long as he knows Mr. Peeling's name, he will be sure to sign a contract with the other party! After all, the Devil Merchant still has Mr. Peeling's spiritually contaminated pus and blood in his hands. Blood, name and spirit are enough to represent a person.
But——
'You, how can you... guarantee...'
Mr. Peeling hesitated. In other aspects, he looks crazy and demented, but when it comes to meeting high officials and the emperor, he is very sharp.
"Tsk."
Difficult.
The Devil Merchant tried several times before, and Mr. Peeling would ask this question every time. He had answered "I am friends with the senior official", "I am a colleague with the senior official", "I am also a senior official", but all of them failed and Mr. Peeling did not trust him at all.
The time when he was most confident, he actually said "I am friends with the senior official", but Mr. Peeling did not believe it. He stammered and laughed at you, a foreigner, how could you be friends with the senior official, which made the devil businessman very depressed.
Traveling to the East District, the West District tourists and tour guides have a harder time, so he was mentally prepared.
"I am..."
What to say this time?
The Devil Merchant's brain is spinning rapidly, time is running out, and the official performance will be tomorrow night. This kind of opportunity should be used once or less. You must make the most of Mr. Peeling and improve your own strength. Otherwise it will be difficult tomorrow night...
Think about it, what identity can Mr. Skin identify with? This kind of monster usually has a keen sense of perception and can distinguish the truth and falsehood of what people say. The Devil Merchant has not lied several times before, but just telling the truth may not be enough. His foreign identity makes Mr. Skinner not trust him enough.
Just being friends and colleagues with Xiaocui is not enough for Mr. Peeling to take the bait, so...
"I am Xiaocui's princess."
The devil businessman said calmly: "Princess, do you know what a princess is?"
"Yes, I am the wife of a high official."
Mr. Skinner:? !
"Really? So you've always thought this way about the Devil Merchant?"
Devil Businessman:? !
The smiling male voice sounded, and the devil merchant was so startled that he immediately became on guard. After a while, he relaxed a little: "Oh Xiao Cui, you really almost scared me to death."
He complained, not surprised that Xiaocui could find him. In fact, there are confrontation missions, and the princess and the king always report each other's positions.
"How did you come up with the idea of hiding here?"
Wei Xun frowned and covered his nose: "This is too dirty."
That's right, the devil merchant is not hiding in the underground palace, but in the deep pit outside the underground palace, deep in the lair of the bat spirits. There are nearly a hundred bat spirits here. They are almost as stupid as spider monkeys. Although they are monsters, they still retain the original habits of bats. The smell of luminous sand (bat guano) is really pungent.
"Some monsters have too keen a sense of smell."
The devil merchant said happily: "They can't find me here."
Xiaocui is here, this is also a good opportunity.
"Why, am I not your princess?"
The Devil Merchant seemed to be joking casually. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Mr. Skinner, who had immediately hidden his figure as soon as Xiaocui arrived. Now only he could see him. After peeling off so many skins, Mr. Peeling's mind has obviously recovered a bit. Every time he saw Xiaocui, he would hide himself, fearing that he would mutter something about how his humble body should not stain the eyes of adults.
Princess Xiaocui arrived as soon as she was mentioned, and the effect was really good. If everything goes well this time, it will no longer be difficult to capture Mr. Skinner.
"Are you my princess... Let's play a question and answer game."
Wei Xun was thoughtful and suddenly laughed. The devil merchant also curled up his lips helplessly, knowing that he asked this question, the smart Xiaocui must have guessed something and would not give him this advantage in vain.
"you ask I answer."
The devil businessman said frankly that he felt that Xiaocui was trying to find out more about him. Xiaocui would dig into him almost every time she was alone with him. This kind of attention made the devil merchant a little happy and a little sad.
Although he has a back-up, he really doesn't have as many back-ends as Xiao Cui imagined.
"What I want to ask is-"
Wei Xun drawled his voice, carefully paying attention to the devil merchant's joy value and sense of responsibility, and suddenly said: "You have joined forces with the puppet master?"
The shorter and more positive the questions, the more real information can be gleaned.
The reaction of the Devil Merchant is very real.
"ah?"
"Who? I join forces with the Puppet Master? God, if I remember correctly, the Puppet Master is your tour guide in the East District."
The Devil Merchant found it ridiculous: "Besides, her relationship with Black Widow is not good. How could I join forces with the Puppet Master? I don't even know where she is!"
"Yeah."
Wei Xun was doubtful and sneered: "If you hadn't exposed my position...how could she seriously hurt me!"
ah? The puppet master took action? Xiaocui was seriously injured?
The Devil Merchant was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say for a moment. What Xiaocui meant was that he might be hiding in a secret place, or maybe there was Dream Chaser and Yu Hehui helping him hide, but he was discovered by the puppet master and was injured. Already? So you suspect him?
This, this, this...
The devil businessman didn't know what to think. He only saw that Xiao Cui seemed to be very excited. He took two steps closer as if he was going to ask questions. His cloak rose and fell as he moved. The devil businessman vaguely saw what seemed to be a terrifying blood hole on his chest. …
oh.
The devil merchant calmed down. As soon as he saw the bloody hole, he knew that something was fishy. If Xiaocui was really seriously injured in a sneak attack, how could he, a cunning and cautious person like a fool, rush in angrily to confront him?
He also pretended to be like a husband who had been betrayed by his wife, and his tone was full of hurt and disbelief, so he threw away his reason.
"No, no, I didn't join forces with the Puppet Master, really, my dear, you believe me."
The devil businessman cooperated with the acting, holding Xiao Cui's hand with 50% true and 50% false worry, and said anxiously: "Xiao Cui, your injury is too serious, please treat it quickly!"
Who is Xiaocui doing this "serious injury" to?
But there are only two of them here...could someone be watching in secret?
The Devil Merchant's heart tightened, but he felt something was abnormal. Xiao Cui's chest is really hurt. Xiao Cui must be someone who deserves his great attention in acting. However, these people should not be stupid. No one would be fished out so easily——
"You and I are both seriously injured today, so I don't want to take advantage of others."
At this moment, a hoarse and melancholy male voice came from the rock wall. It was vicissitudes of life and exhaustion, like a swordsman who had gone through many years of ups and downs and wanted to fight the enemy to the death. Amidst the tragedy, there is danger and awe-inspiring murderous intent that cannot be ignored.
But at this moment, the devil merchant has only one thought in his mind.
Fool! Got fished out!