The North-South Pass was the courtyard behind the shop. Mengqi sat in the shadow of the overhanging eaves and looked at Wu Cheng's bedroom.
After leaving a letter in You Tongguang's study, Mengqi rushed to the North-South Pass shop at the North Water Gate to monitor Wu Cheng's every move.
Since the Snow God's Palace had been destroyed for decades, the remaining disciples were all secret inheritors with rich experience. Therefore, Mengqi believed that if he sneaked in and interrogated Wu Cheng like what he did to Jin Ancheng, it was very likely that he would alert the enemy. For example, there were other people from the Snow God's Palace around Wu Cheng who were observing him. Once they found something wrong, they would immediately inform the relevant people and completely cut off contact with him. It was also possible that he had false teeth with poison in his mouth and was willing to commit suicide at a critical moment to keep it a secret …
Because of all these reasons, Mengqi decided to try other methods first. If it didn't work, he would consider using force.
Therefore, Meng Qi's use of "dark clouds above" and "there will be trouble" in the afternoon to scare Wu Cheng was not without reason. Since the Snow God Palace claimed to be the descendants of the gods and wanted to break the Man-God Boundary, they must believe in immortals, gods, and fate. They were more "superstitious" than ordinary people. When faced with the "curse" of a "strange monk" like him, whether he believed it or not, he would probably feel uneasy and anxious.
In such a situation, Wu Cheng was likely to find psychological comfort, such as worshipping the Snow God or finding the higher-ups of the Snow God's Palace in Destiny City to "solve the problem".
Of course, Mengqi was only based on the ideas of the Snow God's Palace and the clues of the development of a cult after so many years of secret inheritance (the information provided by Duan Xiangfei). He was not absolutely sure. If Wu Cheng did not respond, then he had to find another way.
Dark clouds covered the moon and only a faint light shone down. It was pitch-black all around. Relying on the six Aperture acupoints related to the Eye Aperture, Mengqi could barely see Wu Cheng's bedroom.
After a long time, there was suddenly a slight squeak. Mengqi focused his eyes and saw Wu Cheng open the window and carefully look around. Then he gently nodded diagonally ahead.
Diagonally ahead? Meng Qi's heart skipped a beat. He followed his line of sight and saw the door of the side wing slowly open.
There was a guy from the Snow God's Palace watching Wu Cheng. Who knew how many of them were hiding nearby … Mengqi secretly felt lucky that he did not simply arrest Wu Cheng.
Wu Cheng jumped out the window and landed lightly. His kung fu was quite good. Then he dashed into the side wing wing and closed the door.
There was no candlelight in the room, and no sound of conversation could be heard. It was as if there was no one inside.
Meng Qi was about to go down to investigate when he suddenly remembered that Fei Zhengqing had dug a tunnel. He realized something and did not jump into the courtyard. Instead, he looked around and observed the surrounding courtyards.
If it was a tunnel, he would have to be afraid of being discovered when he was digging it. Therefore, he would have to choose a short route that would not disturb people. This wing was close to the two courtyards on the west side. Obviously, he would not have to go through his own courtyard to go to the courtyards on the east and north. If that was the case, he might as well have chosen the wing on the east or north as the entrance to the tunnel from the beginning.
Therefore, Mengqi believed that the tunnel exit was in one of the two courtyards on the west side. Even if the Snow God's Palace was really cautious, they would only go to one courtyard to the west and he would have time to check them one by one.
He did not think of following them directly from the tunnel entrance because he suspected that there were people from the Snow God's Palace watching this wing wing. Going in rashly would only alert them.
Standing up, Mengqi sneaked into one of the courtyards on the west side in the dark.
After a while, Mengqi judged that this courtyard belonged to an ordinary family. So he sneaked into the other one and kept his ear on the roof tiles to listen for any movements inside.
From time to time, he heard deliberately suppressed breathing, and he gradually felt more confident.
Based on the principle of which wing wing was closest to Wu Cheng's courtyard, Mengqi heard Wu Cheng's voice without much effort.
"Thank you, Frost Emissary, for enlightening me. I've been too nervous these days, so I'm worried about the nonsense of a little monk."
An old voice sounded, "Respecting the heaven and fearing the gods is the foundation of the Snow God's Palace. There is nothing wrong with it, but we have to distinguish between the deceivers. Alas, we have suffered heavy losses this time. Even the Venerable is missing. It's inevitable that people are panicking."
The Venerable is missing?
Mengqi did not know what the title in the secret inheritance of the Snow God's Palace meant, but he could tell that the Venerable's status was above Frost Herald.
"Frost Herald, the Venerable is not gone yet …" Wu Cheng suddenly stopped talking.
Then Frost Herald said seriously, "My friend on the roof, please come down."
Did he find me? Mengqi was shocked, but he did not act immediately in case it was a trap.
Frost Herald spoke again, "My friend on the roof, since you heard that we are from the Snow God's Palace, you should know about the 'Transformation Strategy'. I am not talented and have not mastered it, but my senses are extraordinary."
Hearing this, Mengqi knew that he had been exposed, but he was bold. He laughed, flew down from the roof, knocked on the door and entered.
There were four people in the room, one was Wu Cheng, another was a hunchbacked old man, and the other two were sitting on the old man's left and right. They seemed to be his attendants.
"Mr. Ennea Monkey," the old man saw the smiling monkey mask on Mengqi's face and was startled, as if he did not expect it.
He wore short brown clothes, like a poor and busy man on the dock.
"The 'Transformation Strategy' is really extraordinary." Mengqi closed the door as if he was visiting a good friend, and hit the sleeping acupoints of Frost Herald's two attendants.
Frost Herald did not resist and said with a smile, "The Transformation Strategy is indeed marvelous, but it is not as supernatural as the rumors say. May I know why Mr. Ennea Monkey is here? "
Last night, Ennea Monkey easily killed Jin Ancheng. He knew that he was not strong enough, so he decided to tell him some non-important secrets and find a chance to escape.
"I have two purposes. The first is to inquire about the mystery of the Transformation Strategy." This was the purpose that Mengqi had just come up with.
Frost Herald asked doubtfully, "Mr. Ennea Monkey wants to force me to know about the Transformation Strategy? Then you are looking for the wrong person. If you are not a Venerable, you cannot learn the complete Transformation Strategy. I only know a little about it. "
"You should know about the effect of the Transformation Strategy, right?" Mengqi asked with a smile, pretending to be relaxed.
Frost Herald nodded, "Anyone who has a deep understanding of the Snow God Palace is familiar with the Transformation Strategy. It specializes in the practice of the Primal Aperture at Mid-brows. It is a magical kung fu that opens the Secret Chamber of the Spirit in the human body. Even if the practitioner does not open the Secret Chamber, his spirit will be stronger than ordinary people. He can sense most things in a certain distance without seeing or hearing."
This was not a secret, but not everyone knew it. So it was normal that Ennea Monkey did not know.
Primal Aperture at Mid-brows? Secret Chamber of the Spirit? Mengqi became more interested in the Transformation Strategy. He smiled and said, "So this is how Frost Herald found me."
After a pause, he asked cautiously, "If the Transformation Strategy is practiced to the extreme, will it create phantoms with a strong spirit, like ghosts and gods, impossible to guard against?"
"How do you know?" Frost Herald asked in surprise. How could Ennea Monkey, who knew nothing about the Transformation Strategy, know the horror of the consummate Transformation Strategy?
"Because I fought with such a person last night. Every strike could only hit a phantom. It took me a lot of effort to force him back. I suspect he is your Venerable." Mengqi deliberately revealed some information to see Frost Herald's judgment.
"Impossible! How can you force someone who has consummate Transformation Strategy to retreat! " Frost Herald obviously did not believe in Mengqi's strength. But he soon calmed down and said thoughtfully, "The Venerable who is in charge of the affairs of Destiny City and the surrounding provinces has been missing for many days. No contact has been made. I'm afraid he is dead. Mr. Ennea Monkey is not facing a Venerable. Even if he is, his attainment in the Transformation Strategy cannot reach such a terrifying level."
"Is it possible that your Palace Master is coming?" Mengqi also believed that a Venerable's Transformation Strategy could not be so powerful. Otherwise, the Snow God Palace would not be a secret inheritance.
Frost Herald shook his head, obviously amused. He pondered for a moment and said, "It may not be the Transformation Strategy."
"Hmm?" Mengqi expressed his doubt with a nasal voice.
Frost Herald said seriously, "The Transformation Strategy is a divine skill to open the Secret Chamber of the human body's spirit. But it is not the only one. If there are other ways to cultivate the Primal Aperture at Mid-brows and open the Secret Chamber of the spirit, then it can interfere with the enemy's five sense organs, make the enemy's judgment wrong and create a phantom."
"Open the Secret Chamber of the spirit …" Mengqi murmured thoughtfully and then changed the topic. "I came here for another purpose. I want to ask about the treasure of the Snow God Palace. But now I have another question. Why and when did your Venerable disappear?"
He did not ask Duan Mingcheng directly, but asked in a roundabout way.
Frost Herald smiled bitterly again. "These two are the same thing. Mr. Ennea Monkey might laugh at me. When the Snow God Palace was divided, the four Protectors each took a treasure map. When the four maps are combined, we can find the treasure. But people's hearts are unpredictable. In the end, only one Protector was willing to continue the inheritance of the Snow God Palace. So we only have one treasure map."
"As for the other three, one is missing, one is in the hands of the Living God of Wealth, and one is in the hands of Mr. Leisure's son, Duan Mingcheng. He also covets the treasure and has many contacts with us. Just when we were about to join hands, the Venerable who went to negotiate disappeared with him."
"Missing, this one is in my hands …" Mengqi thought silently. At the same time, he felt some waves in his heart. It seemed that Duan Mingcheng did go to see the mysterious man, but he was not taken away by the mysterious man. Instead, he disappeared with the mysterious man …
Of course, the description of the Snow God Palace might not be true.
Regarding the disappearance of the Venerable, Frost Herald mobilized a large number of people to search for him. But before he could send any news back, he was chased by Fei Zhengqing. He had to go underground. Since then, it became difficult to find any clues.
Mengqi woke up Frost Herald's attendants and asked them again. The result was the same.
Seeing that there was no more information, Mengqi smiled and said, "Please forgive me for nagging so late at night. I will leave now. By the way, can you write down a copy of Transformation Strategy for me? Just the ones you know. "
He did not intend to practice Transformation Strategy at the same time. After all, Frost Herald might tamper with the words. He just wanted to see the cultivation ideas of the Primal Aperture at Mid-brows and ponder over the truth.
Frost Herald sighed, found a pen and paper, and wrote down the first part. Anyway, this was not the core chapter of Transformation Strategy.
After getting the first part of Transformation Strategy, Mengqi quickly left the wing room. Then he watched outside for an hour and found that no one came to find Frost Herald. Frost Herald did not leave either.
Only then did he change directions again and again to Golden Water Bridge.
When he was about to leave North City, Mengqi suddenly had a burst of doubt. Even if Frost Herald was afraid of death, he did not have to be so cooperative. Many questions did not need to be asked, and Frost Herald talked endlessly. For example, when he suspected that it was not necessarily Transformation Strategy.
Mengqi's heart sank. He returned along the road and came to the courtyard again.
The wing room was quiet. Mengqi felt something was wrong. He poked open the paper window and peeped in.
People were lying on the floor in the room. Frost Herald leaned against the pillar with a respectful expression. His expression was frozen, and he was no longer breathing!
