I'm here in person, not in a disguise. It's not good to expose my identity as a secret agent … I have to maintain my image … I'll look stingy if I haggle … I really can't ruin other people's livelihood … Many thoughts flashed through Mengqi's mind. He took out the banknotes from Langya Ruan Bank and laughed.
"You deserve it! You deserve it! "
Laughing heartily, Mengqi pressed his saber and turned around. His heart was bleeding.
Many people who wanted to befriend "Killing Blade" and help him compensate for the damage were too slow to react as they had yet to recover from the shock of the purple flames and lightning. They could only watch helplessly as Meng Qi walked towards the end of the street.
An You saw the denomination of the banknotes and said hurriedly, "Master Su, it's too much. Where should we send the rest after the compensation?"
In his mind, Killing Blade Su Meng would definitely be bold and unrestrained. He would wave his hand and say leisurely, "No need to send the rest. It's for everyone to calm down."
But at this moment, a faint voice rang in his ears.
"Send it to the residence of the Nine-nos Doctor …"
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Late at night, after informing Six Fan School about Duan Rui, Mengqi checked into the guest house of the Zhong Family.
The pond in the courtyard was green with lotus flowers in bloom. Broken branches and dead leaves floated in the air, forming a sharp contrast with the tall pine trees. It was a scene of autumn approaching winter.
Dark clouds covered the moon and the sky. Mengqi sat cross-legged in meditation, concentrating on the Eighth Aperture acupoint. He tried to open it as soon as possible so that he would have a better control of transforming energy into Qi than ordinary people.
Mengqi believed that Duan Rui's nine postures must be good stuff, but he didn't dare to practice them for fear of going crazy or becoming extreme. He would wait until the next Samsara task and hand them over to the Six Dao of Samsara for appraisal. Even if they were really Devil Path Grand Arts, he could still exchange them for some Karma points.
"Phew!" Mengqi exhaled. He had a strange feeling about this matter.
Who was that old monk? Did he really exist? Or was Duan Rui's adoptive father lying? Or was he lying under the influence of negative evil spirits?
If he really existed, what were the nine remnant pages? Why did he tell Duan Rui's adoptive father the "correct" order of practice? Could it be that he wasn't sure himself, or did he have other purposes?
Duan Rui's adoptive father could enter the back mountain, so he was definitely a powerful expert. With his insight and knowledge, how could it be easy for Duan Rui's negative evil spirits to deceive him to practice the wrong order?
In the dead of night, Mengqi couldn't figure it. He had no choice but to suppress his doubts and calm his mind to sleep.
In the back mountain of Shaolin, the dark, and dark, the secret passage was dark.
He walked slowly. Although his footsteps were light, they still echoed in the narrow secret passage.
At the end of the secret passage, the mountain wall was curved in a semicircle. It seemed to be an open stone room with a stone door embedded in it.
Stretching out his hand to touch it, he felt a bone-piercing chill. Terror struck his heart, and his entire body trembled. It was as if he had fallen into a demonic prison. Severed limbs, rotten corpses, evil spirits, and otherworldly demons appeared before him one after another.
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........... Mengqi woke up with a start. His breathing quickened, and he looked suspicious.
He saw it in the back mountain of Shaolin in the world of Duo Ercha. Because the layout of the two Shaolin mountains was exactly the same, and even the position of the secret passage was the same, he often had a feeling that the things he saw in the secret passage might also exist in the back mountain of Shaolin in the main world. He didn't expect to dream about it today.
Was it a coincidence?
No!
Mengqi calmed his breathing and thought. It was the question in his mind that triggered the memory deep in his mind!
"Those who are kind and righteous should not enter this door …" Meng Qi muttered these eight words and gradually understood.
The nine remnant pages might have a close relationship with the door. Even if it was a Buddhist skill, it might have hidden "demonic nature" …
Maybe the old monk's real purpose was to open the door …
"That's why he told Duan Rui's adoptive father the cultivation sequence, hoping that he could master the" demonic skill "and help open the door?
"No, if I were him, Duan Rui's adoptive father is powerful and not easy to control in the Exterior. He also came into contact with me and knew the characteristics of my breath. He can change his appearance. I have to find a chance to get rid of this hidden danger …"
"So, he went crazy?"
Mengqi suddenly understood. It was not easy to hide Duan Rui's negative "evil spirit" from his adoptive father. But it was a different story with the help of a scary old monk. In this way, Duan Rui's adoptive father would not be able to recognize the culprit when he went crazy. Duan Rui had not even seen the old monk and was a cultivator. Wouldn't he be a better candidate?
After such a turn, the old monk had hidden himself even deeper!
Mengqi got out of bed and paced. He thought carefully and was suddenly shocked.
If Duan Rui was such a good candidate, would the old monk let us cure his Soul-dissociating Syndrome and never touch the demonic skill again?
When Duan Rui was imprisoned in the dungeon, he or the watchers he arranged would not act rashly if he had the ability to escape. But what about now? Duan Rui was in the mansion of the Nine-nos Miracle Doctor with all his acupoints sealed. There was a high chance that his Soul-dissociating Syndrome would be cured. Would the old monk just sit back and watch?
Thinking of this, Mengqi rushed out of the wing room and woke up Qi Zhengyan next door. He did not ask anything. He put on his clothes and went to Zhong Taiping's medicine hut with Mengqi.
Zhong Taiping focused on Duan Rui's condition and thought hard about the best combination of medicine and acupuncture, so he stayed in the study. Sensing Mengqi and Qi Zhengyan approaching, he opened the door and glared at them. "Why are you disturbing my peace in the middle of the night?"
"Doctor Zhong, the origin of Duan Rui's demonic skill is in doubt. I'm worried that things have changed. I have to see him." Mengqi went straight to the point.
Zhong Taiping said angrily, "I'm staying here. What changes can there be?"
As he nagged, he opened the door to the backyard of the medicine hut.
After passing through the patio where the herbs were drying, his expression suddenly changed because he could not feel the breath of a living person!
Duan Rui's acupoints were sealed, but he was not dead, not to mention the few medicine boys living in the backyard!
Zhong Taiping waved his sleeve and a strong wind blew. With a series of snapping sounds, several doors were forced open.
In the dim light, Mengqi saw the scene in Duan Rui's room. A serving medicine boy was lying quietly on the bed in the outer room, but he was also not breathing.
Striding in and around the screen, Mengqi saw that the bed was empty. Duan Rui had disappeared.
"How could it be! How could it be … "Zhong Taiping was furious at first, but then he whispered with some lingering fear. Although he did not live in the backyard, he was only separated by a spacious patio. With the realm of Half-step Exterior Scenery, he should have noticed what had happened here …
All the questions could only lead to one conclusion:
The attacker was extremely terrifying!
Mengqi turned back to the outer room and carefully examined the cause of death of the medicine boy. He found that a wisp of finger wind had just hit his temple and he died in his sleep.
"The finger wind was very weak, just fatal. I can't confirm the strength of the attacker." Mengqi exhaled. He felt a little guilty for implicating the medicine boy.
Zhong Taiping's face was gloomy. "It seemed to be from a distance …"
As for how far it was, he couldn't tell.
"Along the way, 'he' had many opportunities to kidnap Duan Rui or help him hide his tracks, but he didn't do it. He waited until the last moment and didn't kill us who knew about it. This shows that it wasn't easy for 'him' to make a move. There are many inevitable factors restricting 'him'." Mengqi analyzed, "At the same time, it proves that what we know is not enough for him to kill us."
The Shaolin Temple was treacherous, and the back mountain was full of mysteries. Mengqi felt that he had to remind his master and junior brother.
Zhong Taiping gritted his teeth and paced back and forth. In the end, he just said, "Report to Six Fan School."
"Investigate the monks nearby …" Mengqi added quietly.
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If it was the grassland or Yunzhou, there should be snow at the beginning of October. But in River East, the wind was cold but not bone-piercing. There were still many tenacious plants in the forest.
Duan Rui was awakened by the cold wind. He looked around in shock as if he was in a dream.
"I, I was controlled by the evil spirit again and escaped …" He suddenly understood and felt depressed and sad.
"You and I were originally one. Forcefully expelling me will only make you a fool." His face suddenly twisted, and his eyes became deep and serene.
Duan Rui roared, "It's better than living like this!"
"Hey, how can a fool marry Miss Feng?" As the "original", the "evil spirit" knew Duan Rui better than anyone.
Duan Rui's face turned red. "I, I never thought about it. And, and with you around, it will only harm her. "
"I like her very much too. Why would I harm her? It's just that you like and admire her, while I possess and enjoy her. " The "evil spirit" had an ambiguous expression. "But you have to think about it carefully. How can you marry her? We know our own qualifications. If we don't practice the nine postures, we will be ordinary. And with our background, if we don't have powerful strength or amazing potential, why would the Feng family choose us? "
"But, but …" Duan Rui couldn't speak.
The "evil spirit" knew that he had convinced Duan Rui, so he said patiently, "You and I are one. No one can harm the other. Just like Master Su said, it all depends on whether you can control your dark thoughts. The initiative is in your hands. If you are sincere and open-minded, even if you practice demonic skills, you will still be a gentleman and suppress me. So, don't reject or resist. We will continue to practice the nine postures and slowly merge them. Then, we will change our names and become heroes of our generation. Then, we will openly propose marriage to the Feng family."
Duan Rui's expression kept changing. He looked at the half-withered weeds in silence.
"You know Doctor Zhong's acupuncture treatment and the preliminary prescription of medicine. If something goes wrong, you can use them to suppress me at any time." The evil spirit put down the last straw.
Duan Rui nodded indiscernibly.
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"None of the monks in the nearby temples could sneak into the Medicine Hut without alerting Doctor Zhong. Most of the Wild Fox Dhyana are similar. The remaining few have clear origins. They have nothing to do with Shaolin or Heterodox Doctrines. It doesn't seem like they did it. Duan Rui was just an "evil spirit" who had enlightened the Apertures, so Six Fan School only sent Governor Arrester An You to report the situation.
Mengqi pondered and said, "What about Duan Rui's whereabouts?"
"There is no trace at all, as if he disappeared into thin air. Maybe he was taken thousands of miles away overnight. We can only wait for other yamen to find clues and report back." An You smiled bitterly.
Without the intelligence support of Six Fan School, Mengqi couldn't lock and track Duan Rui for a long time. He nodded slightly and fell into silence.
After An You left, Mengqi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly exhaled. He seemed to have made up his mind.
"Senior Brother Qi, I plan to go back to Shaolin."
He wanted to inform Master and Junior Brother about this and remind them to be careful!
If he wrote a letter, it might not reach Master. If he told them about the old monk through Six Fan School, there was a good chance that they would suppress this matter and use it as a bargaining chip to restrict Shaolin. After thinking about it, it seemed that the only way was to go to Shaolin in person. Anyway, with Six Fan School's mediation, the previous matter had been written off.
"The monk behind this is very scary. You are putting yourself in danger." Qi Zhengyan didn't quite agree. The spy had been around for so many years. There was no need to rush. It would be better to wait until Zhen Hui went down the mountain to travel.
A smile appeared on Mengqi's face. "Judging from what happened before, it's not easy for the monk behind this to take action. There are all kinds of restrictions. Otherwise, he would have killed us long ago. In this case, even if it's dangerous, it will not cause too much noise. There is still hope. Master has been very kind to me, and Junior Brother and I are very close. It's fine if I don't know about this, but if I do, I will feel uneasy if I don't tell them immediately!"
"If they are killed by the spy because of a delay, I will never be able to forgive myself."
Qi Zhengyan took a deep breath. "I will go with you."
"No need. Senior Brother Qi, you continue to travel in River East. Find someone with a similar figure to me from time to time to confuse the situation and make people think that I am still in River East. It will be convenient for me to sneak into Shaolin." If he could find a helper, of course, Mengqi would be happy. But now Ruan Yushu had gone home and could not go out for a while, so it was difficult to ask Ruan Yaoguang for help. Jiang Zhiwei had gone to Zhongzhou and could not come back for the time being. Qi Zhengyan had to help to confuse the situation.
Of course, he could also ask the Six Fan School for help!
Qi Zhengyan considered the need to cover up and nodded. "Then be careful and try to hide your tracks."
Mengqi nodded and reached out to hold the handle of "Heaven Inflicted Pain". His expression became solemn.
"Although some things are dangerous in life, they have to be done!"
"Even if there are millions of people, I will go forward!"
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