"From now on, there will be no more Western Shu Peacocks in this world. There will only be my Gu slave, Gongzi Ling!"
With a vicious announcement, the Gu Parasite in Miao 'er's body drilled into Gongzi Ling's flesh, and Gu Xuanxing's consciousness also entered Gongzi Ling's consciousness without any hindrance.
Due to the loss of his memory, Gongzi Ling's consciousness world was empty and boundless. There were only two figures in the vast darkness.
One was a short, fat, ugly old man covered in sores. He was Gu Xuanxing, who had invaded Gongzi Ling's consciousness. Gongzi Ling's true self was only a blurry human figure covered by countless insects. The insects were as thin as mosquitoes, so he couldn't see his face clearly.
Gu Xuanxing's palm was pressed on Gongzi Ling's forehead in the same posture outside of his consciousness.
Finally coming to this step, Gu Xuanzhi's mind was also stirred. Although the conspiracy of Jinping Villa was only a casual move to him, the harvest was unexpectedly rich. This was really all thanks to Gongzi Ling's stupidity. He clearly knew that the resurrection before his eyes was only an illusion, but he still couldn't give up. It was like grabbing a straw to use as a crossbar to cross the river. He walked step by step towards the torrential deep water, unwilling to let go until he drowned.
Of course, he also had to thank the fake who looked like Xie Anping, and the one who sent the fake to him.
Now, the evilest consciousness and the strongest body were about to merge into the most uncontrollable disaster!
But at this moment —
"Caught you!"
An arrogant voice suddenly sounded!
Then, thousands of rays of light shot out from under the swarm of insects. They were dazzling and intertwined to form a radiance. The swarm of insects were all dispersed, and Gu Xuanxing's consciousness was distorted and almost dissipated under the seven-colored radiance.
"Peacock King Of Ming Curse!" Gu Xuanxing was shocked. He recognized that the seven-colored radiance was Gongzi Ling's unique skill. He was afraid of Gongzi Ling's skill, which was deeply related to the Esoteric Sect's spiritual cultivation. That was why he spent so much effort to erase Gongzi Ling's memory and destroy his cultivation of the King Of Ming Curse.
Although he didn't know why, he didn't dare to stay. He wanted to escape from Gongzi Ling's consciousness.
But how could he come and go freely in Gongzi Ling's consciousness?
After the multicolored light, a palm stretched out and grabbed Gu Xuanming, who was trying to escape.
When the light dissipated, the outcome of the battle was decided. Gu Xuanming's head was pressed down and he couldn't move at all. He was forced to kneel on the ground in a humiliating position. The one standing in front of him was none other than Young Master Peacock, Young Master Ling!
"This is impossible! Once the poison takes effect, no matter how high your cultivation is, you won't be able to retain your consciousness! "Gu Xuanke's cloudy eyes were no longer complacent and calm, only shock and incomprehension remained.
"Ha, let this young master answer the previous question for you. After a quarter past eleven, it will be three quarters past eleven, and that will be the time of your death! Do you understand now? "Gongzi Ling said condescendingly.
"How could this be? Could it be … No, that's impossible! "Gu Xuanming was even more bewildered and in disbelief.
Gongzi Ling didn't want to talk too much with him. He laughed and said, "You still don't understand? A mere toad wants to be like me? Then I'll let you personally witness how ignorant and laughable you are in my eyes! "
As soon as Gongzi Ling finished speaking, the seven-colored light in his palm appeared again. The dazzling light carried a torrent of consciousness that washed over Gu Xuanming's consciousness like a raging river.
To Gu Xuanming, whose consciousness had left his body, the torrent of consciousness was no different from being hacked into pieces. But what was more unbearable was that Gongzi Ling had forced him to see part of the memory!
- = - =
It was a little earlier, after noon today.
In the empty tomb, there were visitors who came earlier than Miao 'er.
At this moment, there were three figures standing or standing. One of them was Xie Anping, who was guarding with a sword.
As for the other two, one was Gongzi Ling, and the other was also Gongzi Ling.
It was Gongzi Ling's substitute, Ying Feiyang.
"You still have the time to come here at such a critical moment. It seems that you have made some progress?" Gongzi Ling, who was sitting cross-legged, raised his eyebrows and looked at Ying Feiyang.
Ying Feiyang smiled and said, "I won't let you down. I already know the identity of Gu Xuanming's host body."
"Who is it?"
"Miao 'er."
A cold light flashed in Gongzi Ling's eyes as he said, "Tell me what you think."
"Martial Aunt Xie should have told you about the general situation. Thanks to Martial Aunt Xie's plan to let Chu Song set up a trap and lock the suspects on Zhao Ya, Qin Feng, Fu Youshu, Miao 'er, and Wei Meng' er …" Ying Feiyang cupped his hands at Xie Anping. Xie Anping replied with a light smile.
Ying Feiyang continued, "Among the five of them, one tried to steal the host body parasite from Tie Shan's corpse. As for the time of the attack … let me help you remember. The day before yesterday, I destroyed the 'Encyclopedic Insect Encyclopedia'. After forcing Zhao Ya to retreat, Zhao Ya sent the demons to hunt me down, and at the same time, she sent Miao 'er to sound the bell to warn me. For a moment, the alarm bells were ringing, and there was a commotion everywhere. Young Master also heard the noise and showed himself, blocking the way and fighting with me. "
Gongzi Ling snorted and corrected, "The difference in strength is too great. How can we talk about fighting? I was just measuring your ability and judging if I should entrust you with an important task."
Ying Feiyang said helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes. It seems that my cultivation is beyond your expectations, so not only did you give me a heavy task, but you also attacked me heavily. When I was knocked down from the waterfall, there was another bell. Later, I heard that it was the noon bell. The two tolls were about a quarter of an hour apart. Stealing the host body parasite from Tie Shan also happened in this quarter of an hour. Therefore, the movements of Zhao Ya and the other four during this quarter of an hour is the key. Their movements are unknown, so there are different levels of suspicion. At first, I suspected that Gu had a letter. Even if it is an innate hobby of the race, secretly copying the letters from the villa is too much. Therefore, even now, I still think that even if it is not Gu Xuanren, her identity is not simple … "
At this point, Ying Feiyang deliberately paused, obviously to remind Gongzi Ling. However, Gongzi Ling waved his sleeve, not knowing whether he already knew or did not care, and said, "If it is not Gu Xuanren, then it is unrelated. Get to the point first."
Ying Feiyang did not say anything more and continued, "Because of my suspicion of her, I pressed her during the interrogation step by step, and she also felt my suspicion. However, one of her testimonies made me have new doubts."
"What testimonies?"
"She said that at noon, she looked through the window on the top floor of the library and saw that Zhao Ya was still meditating under a tree in the small courtyard of the library. However, Zhao Ya said that she did not meditate for long and had already left the courtyard before noon."
Gongzi Ling raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Oh? Who do you believe in these contradictory statements? "
"Zhao Ya's words were supported by Wei Meng 'er, of course, it was more credible than Yu Youshu's words. However, thinking about it carefully, there was no need for Yu Youshu to lie at all. At that time, she was in a place of suspicion, so she must have thought carefully before speaking. Her first priority was to clear her suspicions. Why would she say such a lie that could be easily seen through with a little proofreading? Wasn't this just increasing her suspicions? "
Gongzi Ling frowned slightly and said, "If Yu Youshu had no need to lie, could it be that Zhao Ya was lying and Wei Meng 'er was also cooperating with Zhao Ya?"
"This is a possibility. Coupled with some other previous doubts, I investigated Zhao Ya and found out that her identity … hmm …" At this point, Ying Feiyang paused again, but this time, it was different from the previous reminder. At this time, he showed hesitation, as if he did not know whether he should say it or not. Seeing that Gongzi Ling was still unmoved and did not pursue the matter, he continued, "Although I have a guess, I still need to verify it tonight before I can make a conclusion. However, now I can be sure that at least she is not Gu Xuanren. Then, regarding her movements before and after noon, there is no need for her and Wei Meng 'er to lie. "
"This is strange. If there is no reason for them to lie, why are there such contradictory words?"
Ying Feiyang smiled mysteriously and said resolutely, "Because there is a third possibility. Both parties did not lie, but there is a difference in their perception of time. This is also the reason why I suspect Miao 'er!"
"Different perception of time?" Gongzi Ling did not understand. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that the Gu Insect was causing trouble, so he simply stopped thinking about it and said, "I still need to deal with the Gu Insect, so my mind is limited. If you have something to say, you must say it directly. Don't beat around the bush."
Ying Feiyang curled his lips, as if he felt that if he did not deliberately mystify it, he would not be able to show his wisdom. However, he still continued, "The time in Jinping Villa is recorded by the Rainbow Dial. I heard that it was made by Mo Fei Gong. On a sunny day, the rainbow above the villa is used as the pointer. The demons in the distance can judge the time by the reflection of the rainbow on the dial. There is also a pointer on the dial, which is driven by flowing water. When there is no sun, the pointer can also be used as a substitute. At noon, the bell will ring, so other demons in the villa use this to judge the time. But Yu Youshu is an exception. Her way of telling time is through pigeons! "
"Pigeons?" Gongzi Ling was shocked.
"That's right. About Yu Youshu's movements around noon the day before yesterday, she did not hide her testimony. At that time, she was feeding pigeons in the pigeon house on the top floor of the library. The doors and windows of the pigeon house were tightly shut. In order to avoid disturbing the people reading downstairs, the walls and the floor were insulated with cotton. Therefore, no one could hear what was going on outside from inside the pigeon house, nor could they hear the sound of the bell. But Yu Youshu does not need the bell to tell the time. As birds, you should know that pigeons are extremely punctual, as if they were born with a sundial in their bodies. The pigeons in the villa have been domesticated by Yu Youshu for a long time. Every day at noon, they will sing together to beg for food. At that time, Yu Youshu was distributing food. When she heard the pigeons singing, she knew it was noon. When she passed by the window, she happened to see Zhao Ya resting under the tree through the gap, so she said she saw Zhao Ya after noon. "
Gongzi Ling noticed the key point. He did not even care about the disrespectful words in Ying Feiyang's words. "But in the eyes of Zhao Ya and Wei Meng 'er, it was before noon. The pigeons and the Rainbow Dial have different times. The habits of pigeons cannot be changed in a short time, but the time of the Rainbow Dial has been changed! Did Miao 'er do it? Why did she do it? "
"To cover up her movements around noon the day before yesterday!" Ying Feiyang asserted, "In fact, it's very simple. In the beginning, everyone thought Miao 'er was the least suspicious because she did not have enough time. After I defeated Zhao Ya the day before yesterday, she went to the Rainbow Dial to activate the mechanism and sound the alarm. The guest room Tie Shan was in was very far from the Rainbow Dial. No matter how mysterious Gu Xuanzheng is, Miao' er is only a small demon with shallow cultivation. She had to first go to the Rainbow Dial to sound the alarm, then return to Tie Shan's guest room and try to solve the three traps Chu Song left on Tie Shan's body. After failing, she had to rush to the Rainbow Dial and appear in front of the other demons in the villa. There was no time at all. You should know that it took almost fifteen minutes to solve the traps Chu Song left, not to mention she had to go back and forth in between. With Miao 'er's cultivation, she could not come and go as fast as the wind.
At the crucial point, Gongzi Ling forgot to ask. Ying Feiyang's brows were also furrowed as he said word by word, "So at first, it seemed that Miao 'er was indeed less suspicious. Other than the fact that she messed up the mechanism of the Rainbow Dial and rang the warning bell instead of the hour, there was nothing else worth paying attention to. Since I was young and inexperienced, it was my first time operating the Rainbow Dial that I made a mistake in my haste, so it was understandable that I messed up the mechanism. Looking at the result, even though I had rung the bell wrongly, it had already caused a commotion because Zhao Ya had sent her guards to chase after me. The ringing of the bell had alerted more of the monsters in the mountain village that something was amiss. But Zhao Ya and Fu Youshu's contradictory words made me feel that perhaps this' mistake 'was not just a simple mistake, but was intentional! "
"Oh? The first bell wasn't the alarm, but the real alarm was the noon bell! "Gongzi Ling's eyes brightened as he understood the key point.
"That's right. At noon the day before yesterday, before and after I fought with Gongzi, the bell sounded twice. The first time was when I forced Zhao Ya to retreat and escaped. Because I was being chased when the first bell sounded, coupled with Miao 'er's explanation, the demons naturally thought that it was the wrong alarm bell. But the truth was not so. If I guessed correctly, Miao 'er was sent by Zhao Ya to ring the bell. Halfway there, the noon bell coincidentally sounded. So she took advantage of the situation and stopped completing the task Zhao Ya gave her. Instead, she went to Iron Mountain's guest room to steal the Parasite Gu. After she failed, she rushed to the Rainbow Dial and activated the mechanism, setting back the hour hand by about fifteen minutes. When the dial returned to noon, the mechanism was triggered and the bell rang again. Thus, she didn't have to go back and forth between the Rainbow Dial and Iron Mountain's guest room, and the time was just enough for her. And in this fifteen minutes, the wind and clouds were constantly changing, making it so that the demons of the villa didn't have the time to care about the time. When they passed by the Rainbow Dial and saw that it was noon on the dial, they naturally thought that the second bell was the noon bell, and the real noon bell was the alarm bell. They also thought that from the time I was chased to the time I was shot down from the waterfall, it happened a quarter of an hour before noon. But in fact, this series of events happened a quarter of an hour after noon, and this confused time became the best tool for her to cover up her suspicions! "
"Heh, they actually stole a quarter of an hour! But even if they didn't notice it at that time, it has been two days since then. Hasn't the villa checked the time again? " Gongzi Ling asked again. He knew the structure of the Rainbow Dial. The Rainbow Dial had two methods of measuring time, namely the quarter of an hour and the projection of a rainbow. Although the needle driven by the flowing water was precise, it was inevitable that there would be errors after a long time, and it was not as reliable as the rainbow shadow made by the astronomical phenomenon of sunlight. Therefore, Zhao Ya had arranged for the female demons of the villa to take turns to be the time officer, who would regularly correct the deviation of the needle according to the rainbow shadow.
Ying Feiyang also knew this, but at this time, she shook her head, "It was also God who helped her. Gongzi was here, so you didn't know the weather outside. Since then, the weather turned cloudy, and it seemed that it was going to be a rainy autumn day. There was no sunrise, let alone using the rainbow shadow to correct the time. Of course, Miao 'er also had some flaws, but very soon, she made up for these flaws …"
"It was still pigeons!" Gongzi Ling immediately understood.
"Yes! In addition to the Rainbow Dial, pigeons can also tell time. And because she was afraid that a few pigeons would make mistakes, the scene of the pigeons being poisoned later appeared, and even Chi Youshu was tragically affected. But this time, luck was on our side again. Although I don't know if it was a mistake or intentional, but Chi Youshu had once released a pigeon, and this pigeon was intercepted by Qin Feng. From the beginning to the end, Miao 'er didn't know that there was another pigeon that slipped through the net. And I also didn't announce it until before coming here, I had already used this pigeon to compare the time on the Rainbow Dial. Indeed, as I expected, the time on the Rainbow Dial was delayed by a quarter of an hour. Since then, I have completely concluded that Miao 'er is Gu Xuanzhi's host body! "
"What a cold-hearted and clear-minded kid! Indeed has some resemblance to me. As a substitute, he really didn't bring disgrace to my name! " Hearing up to this point, Gongzi Ling finally couldn't help but praise him, but the way he praised him was a little strange. He then said, "But, you can really keep your composure. Aren't you afraid that he will reverse the time again?"
Ying Feiyang shook his head, and with a firm expression, he said, "He won't. First, she needs to return the Rainbow Dial's key to Zhao Ya, and then there will be no chance to reverse it. Second, even if there is a chance, she doesn't want to do it at the last moment. A moment of misjudgment is enough to turn the whole situation around, let alone a quarter of an hour. So, she would rather poison the pigeon to death than try to get the key and reverse the time. "
Gongzi Ling's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Since you already know, you still don't make a move. What bad idea do you have?"
"It's meaningless to only control Miao 'er, but if she is killed …"
"Heh, my maids are all a hundred times more precious than Gu Xuanzhi's lowly life. How can I be buried with an old toad?" Gongzi Ling interrupted without hesitation.
Ying Feiyang nodded and said, "Great minds think alike. Even if she is killed, Gu Xuanzhi will only lose a host body. Moreover, I don't think Gongzi will push this kind of life-risking matter to a little girl. So, I will leave the risk of death to Gongzi!"
"Oh?" Gongzi Ling raised his brows, and he was quite interested.
"Allow me to apologize to Martial Aunt Xie first." Ying Feiyang bowed to Xie Anping and said, "Martial Aunt Xie, the fire last night was actually caused by me, and Qin Feng taking the opportunity to kill you was also part of my plan."
"What, it was you?" Xie Anping didn't expect this and was quite surprised.
"Yes, there were three reasons. First, I was taking the opportunity to test Zhao Ya. Now that I have the result, I only need to verify it tonight. Second, it was to give you a reason to hide in the dark. Using the opportunity to avoid Qin Feng's assassination, I actually wanted to get rid of Gu Xuanzhi's sight, so that you can escape from his control and disrupt his subsequent plans. But … Sister Qin Feng seems to have turned the act into reality … "
Xie Anping smiled faintly, and said emotionlessly, "It's really her style. Killing me, a monster that shouldn't exist, is the most effective and safest method for the whole villa …"
Xie Anping came to the tomb half a day earlier than Ying Feiyang, and spent half a day alone with Gongzi Ling. No one knew what they talked about, but compared to before, Xie Anping now seemed more at ease.
This relief made Ying Feiyang not know whether to be happy or sad. He coughed a few times and continued the previous topic, and said, "Then there's the third reason. At that time, I pretended to have a falling out with Qin Feng, and fought with him before Miao 'er. The sword skill that I displayed was enough for Miao' er to see some clues, and then she deduced that Gongzi and I had swapped identities. Then, I was obviously killed by Gongzi and fell down the waterfall. How did I become Gongzi Ling's substitute, and then appear in Jinping Mountain Villa? Following this line of thought, it was enough to deduce that you can't move freely now. Then, Miao 'er found the secret passage under the waterfall, and appeared in front of Gongzi Ling. She only needed a suitable opportunity. "
Gongzi Ling understood tacitly, and looked at Ying Feiyang, and said, "And you, will give her a chance!"
"Tonight, I will make things difficult for Zhao Ya, and use this as a reason to get rid of the guards of Sky Villa, giving Miao 'er a chance to escape from the surveillance. At that time, she will definitely find Gongzi. Her goal is to invade Gongzi's divine sense at midnight, but during the time when she was under surveillance, I have already turned back the time of the Rainbow Dial, and the quarter of an hour that she stole is back in our hands. So, how to mix the real with the fake, and how to beat her at her own game, and how to lure Gu Xuanren into the trap ahead of time, I don't think I need to teach Gongzi, right? "
Gongzi Ling chuckled, and said, "Heh, this Gongzi didn't want to waste any effort, so I just hid here, and let you look down on me."
"Ha, I don't dare. I firmly believe that even if you are corroded by the Gu, as long as you have a trace of consciousness left, you can still control your life and death in your divine sense. I believe that Gongzi won't miscalculate. "
Gongzi Ling snorted, "Unfortunately, you have no chance to see Gu Xuanren's shocked expression when the Peacock King Ming Curse was used."
"It is indeed a pity. I still need to prepare for tonight's plan, so I will take my leave first." After the plan was settled, Ying Feiyang cupped his hands, waved his sleeves, and bade farewell. When he walked to the stone door, he stopped again, and said, "Yes, in order to avoid regret, I hope that Gongzi can help me pass a message to Gu Xuanren …"
- = - =
The memory was forced into Gu Xuanren's divine sense. The soul-tearing pain, along with the heart-wrenching humiliation, was like Gongzi Ling's merciless mockery, unscrupulously scouring Gu Xuanren's consciousness.
It turned out that all his actions had been seen through, and he was really like a frog at the bottom of a well, completely unaware of it. That damned Gu Xuanren and that damned brat!
At this moment, the scouring of the memory came to an abrupt stop. Before Gu Xuanren's muddled consciousness could clear up, he heard Gongzi Ling say to someone, "Since you have caught up, if you want me to pass the message, you should say it yourself."
At this moment, Gu Xuanren's divine sense was restrained, and he could only barely sense the outside world through Miao 'er's body. His divine sense was suffering a thousand kinds of pain, as if he had experienced an endless cycle of reincarnation, but in reality, only a short moment had passed.
At this moment, the stone door opened, and a figure in a colorful brocade robe walked in. "I — Ah, no!"
As the person spoke, he flung the brocade robe he was wearing and took off the mask on his face. The person who appeared was a handsome young man in a tight outfit, with a long scar between his eyebrows. At this moment, his eyes were like swords, and he looked at him provocatively.
"The disciple of the Sword Crown, Ying Feiyang, is willing to carry on the unfinished task of my master, and send me to the Hundred Tribulations without dying — Death Tribulation!"
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