Chapter 497

Mengqi had been following You Hongbo from a distance, not daring to get too close to avoid being discovered by the Animal God. He was sure that the Animal God had appeared when the door was closed. He exerted all his strength and rushed over.

He jumped into the room and closed the window slowly, waiting for the Hare to speak first in case the Twelve Animal Gods had any rules he didn't know.

Seeing Ennea Monkey leisurely returning to his own home, You Hongbo was angry and resentful. He always thought he was smart, but he didn't expect to be targeted by the Hare and Ennea Monkey just because he was anxious about the loss of the escorted goods. He was so anxious that he was unprepared.

"What are you doing here?" The Hare couldn't help asking first.

Mengqi chuckled. "Of course I'm here to catch You Hongbo to exchange for the white jade Buddha statue. Otherwise, I can't steal it even if I have three heads and six arms."

He had already thought of an excuse, but he was cursing in his heart. If he really had three heads and six arms, he could easily steal the Buddha statue even if the room was full of masters.

"Why would you steal the Buddha statue in such a high-profile way?" The Hare didn't doubt him and asked about the stealing of the statue.

"It's a task I took before. I can't finish it in such a high-profile way." Mengqi answered vaguely.

The Hare didn't want to ask more about other people's tasks. She nodded. "My task is to take You Hongbo away. Don't compete with me."

"It doesn't matter. As long as You Hongbo is missing, You Tongguang will give in." Mengqi answered casually. Suddenly, his eyes focused on the closed window, and he said in a low voice, "God of Sword in White …"

The Hare was shocked and listened to the movements outside. Suddenly, she saw Ennea Monkey's figure flashed and appeared in front of her like a ghost. He pointed at the major acupoints on her chest.

Caught off guard, she couldn't dodge in time. She could only fight back with her hands and grab at Mengqi's chest.

She didn't believe that she, who was good at using her hands, was worse than Ennea Monkey who only had excellent bladesmanship.

She moved faster than Mengqi. Her ten fingers glowed with black light and grabbed several major acupoints on his chest.

The dark golden light flowed. The Hare felt like her hands had hit a metal stone. The pain was unbearable. Her chest went numb and she stood still.

Meng Qi gasped for breath and adjusted his Qi-circulation to let the numbness in his chest disappear. The Hare's acupoint pressing technique was quite special. It could even slightly penetrate the defense of the Golden Bell Shield and affect his acupoint. If he had not deliberately avoided the Chest Middle Achilles, he was afraid that it would have been a lose-lose situation.

"It seems that I can never underestimate other people's skills, and I can't always be so simple and crude …" Meng Qi secretly concluded.

He knew that he knew very little about the internal affairs of the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods, and any wrong answer would arouse suspicion. Therefore, he had never thought of tricking the Hare from the beginning to the end. Instead, he planned to capture her directly and interrogate her about the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods' secrets, codes, conversations, and other details. Only in this way could he successfully sneak in and complete the side task.

"What are you to do?" The Hare asked.

Mengqi didn't answer. He directly sealed her and You Hongbo's mute acupoints and took them outside.

It was not a good place to get information.

As soon as he stepped into the yard, Mengqi suddenly stopped. He looked serious under his smiling monkey head.

Under the parasol tree in the yard, fallen leaves swirled. A long sword glowing with cold light attracted everyone's attention.

The man holding the sword was tall and thin. His eyebrows were like dragons and his nose was like a hanging gallbladder. His white clothes were spotless. He looked cold and decisive.

His appearance was outstanding, but everyone would overlook this and only pay attention to his deep and sharp black eyes.

The Sword God in White, Luo Qing!

The name echoed in Mengqi's heart. Was he a jinx? Did he come just because he mentioned it?

Luo Qing stared at Mengqi and said coldly, "The Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods are guilty of the most heinous crimes. They should be killed."

Then he raised his sword and said calmly, "Draw your blade."

"Can I say I'm not Ennea Monkey …" Mengqi didn't know Luo Qing's position, so he couldn't reveal his identity. So he put down the Hare and You Hongbo and pulled out the Buddhist Commandment Blade with his right hand. He immersed his mind in it and touched the Pearflower Storm Needles with his left hand.

The long sword stabbed out. All the light in the yard seemed to be concentrated on the sword. The cold light was so bright that people could feel it on their skin.

In Mengqi's sight, there was only the sword light. It occupied all the space and covered the sky. It came from all directions, mighty and unstoppable.

The power of the sword was so horrible!

Meng Qi knew that his senses had been completely affected. However, he had no way of telling where the real Long Sword was coming from. Even if he set up an Impregnable Defense, it would only be an "Impregnable Defense" after his senses were affected. In a real situation, it would be full of loopholes.

It seemed that Luo Qing also opened the Secret Chamber of Spirit. No wonder he dared to challenge Cui Xu when he just became a grandmaster!

And he was even more horrible than Cui Xu. He didn't move like a shadow, but hid his sword in all directions. The Pearflower Storm Needles could only deal with one direction.

Mengqi closed his eyes, restrained his hearing, and forgot about his skin. The whole world suddenly became quiet, as if he was chanting sutras in a Buddhist hall, meditating and forgetting himself, or the evening drum and morning bell.

Then, the long blade was raised, the Buddha statue collapsed, the noise was heard, and the bell and drum were broken!

The blade intent burst out without any cover. Mengqi magically grasped the trace of Luo Qing's sword.

Luo Qing looked a little dazed. He seemed to be disturbed by the blade intent, and his long sword slowed down a little.

Just as Mengqi's "Peace Quietude Split" was about to attack Luo Qing, seven or eight people suddenly flew in from outside the yard. Some were bare-handed, some were holding long sticks, and there were all kinds of weapons. But they all had one thing in common, they all wore masks. They were rats, tigers, cows, snakes, and so on.

The Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods?

Mengqi was shocked. He didn't use "Peace Quietude Split", and the target of these seven or eight Animal Zodiac Gods wasn't Mengqi. They took advantage of Luo Qing's slight daze and attacked him with blades and sticks, full of killing intent.

Luo Qing waved his long sword, and most of the Animal Zodiac Gods' weapons magically changed their direction and hit the air. Only Zi Shu, with his palms flying, approached Luo Qing.

Luo Qing's expression didn't change. He moved his long sword down and directly stabbed Zi Shu's palms with the sword hilt.

They used me to assassinate Luo Qing?

Seeing this, Mengqi was shocked. Fortunately, he didn't really use "Peace Quietude Split". Otherwise, if his trump card was known, he would be in danger if he ran into this group of vicious Animal Zodiac Gods.

At this time, it was a tangled fight, and no one knew if there were more ambushes outside. Mengqi didn't want to be entangled, so he grabbed You Hongbo and fled.

Although he didn't know how he gave himself away, the fact proved that the Twelve Animal Zodiac Gods had already seen through his identity and set up a trap. They used You Hongbo's matter to lure him into a fight with Luo Qing, and at the critical moment, they suddenly killed Luo Qing!

Therefore, it didn't matter whether he caught the Hare or not.

The Animal Zodiac Gods were all fighting the Sword God in White, so no one could stop Mengqi from disappearing. Only the Hare slowly stood up and stared at Mengqi's back.

Her acupoints were not sealed!

"Your acupoint sealing skill is too weak. I wanted to trick you …" she said, gnashing her teeth. But she knew that her strength was much lower than Mengqi's, so she didn't dare to chase him.

Far away from Dabei Temple, Meng Qi slowed down after taking a few detours. Doubts arose in his mind.

"How did I give myself away?"

"Why were they so sure that I could interfere with or fight against Luo Qing and not be killed in a second?"

"They were so arrogant that they dared to assassinate a grandmaster …"

…

Late at night the next day, Mengqi quietly came to the vicinity of You's Mansion as if nothing had happened. He looked around and found that all the places where people could hide were full of people!

Many people in the martial arts world came to watch Ennea Monkey steal the Buddha statue. First, it was something worth showing off. Second, they wanted to try their luck. What if they could catch Ennea Monkey?

"Master Zhen Ding, here, here?" Yue Shishi's voice came from above. Mengqi looked up and found that the four of them were hiding on the beams under the eaves.

"Master Zhen Ding, this is the only place," Ding Daogu also whispered.

The corner of Mengqi's mouth twitched. Was this a concert or a place for Jianghu villains?

Climbing up the beam, Mengqi looked at You's Mansion in the distance and asked in a low voice, "Ennea Monkey hasn't come yet?"

"No. I heard that the Living God of Fortune and 20 other experts have surrounded the Buddha statue. No one can steal it," Nie Yao reported the information she had obtained.

…

In the main hall of You's Mansion, there was a square table with a white jade Buddha statue on it. Led by You Tongguang, 20 masters surrounded it. Birds could not fly in and insects could not crawl in.

"Old You, what are you worried about? Even a grandmaster can only rob it. How can Ennea Monkey be a grandmaster? "An old man in a fortune robe said with a smile.

You Tongguang sighed. "I'm always uneasy."

Before he could finish his sentence, a loud rumble was heard, causing the house to tremble slightly.

"Tian Leizi of Thunderbolt Hall?" an old man exclaimed.

"Be careful of Ennea Monkey's luring!" You Tongguang reminded loudly. Everyone turned their backs to the square table and guarded the entrances and the roof.

At this moment, someone shouted from afar,

"Third Master has been caught!"

"Third Master has been caught!"

You Tongguang's expression changed. "Please stay here. I'm going to save my son."

The jade Buddha statue was not as important as his son!

The others had nothing to say. They guessed that Ennea Monkey's real target was You Hongbo and the Buddha statue was just a diversion.

While they were discussing, You Tongguang had already left. They continued to guard.

After a while, the noise gradually died down. You Tongguang came back with a dispirited You Hongbo. As soon as he stepped in, his expression froze and his eyes froze behind the crowd.

"Old You, what's wrong?" someone asked anxiously.

You Tongguang pointed behind them. "The jade Buddha statue has been stolen …"

Everyone turned around in shock. There was no white jade Buddha statue on the square table. There was only a piece of paper!

"Thank you very much for your gift. Ennea Monkey."

Someone read it blankly.