Chapter Twenty-Three: The Feast of the Hung Gate

As the worship of Wei Guofu, the first strategist around Wei Zhen, the upcoming discussion, Zhanbai naturally wants to participate. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoIt's just that before that, Zhanbai had to go back to his house.

Because, Qin Yin sent someone to inform Zhanbai, saying that Ning Xiaoning had something to say.

At this time, in the courtyard where Zhanbai lived, Ning Xiaoning, who had not seen him for a few days, was still the same, without the slightest consciousness of being a subordinate, and when Zhanbai had not arrived, he looked around in his study very unceremoniously.

Squeak!

When Zhan Bai pushed the door in, he didn't care about Ning Xiaoning's behavior.

"Tell me something, I'm very busy right now." For Ning Xiaoning, Zhanbai did not have a trace of politeness.

"See for yourself, it's on your desk." Ning Xiaoning didn't reply, fiddling with a few decorative swords hanging on the wall.

Zhan Bai followed the prestige, and sure enough, there was something on the desk, and when he got closer, he saw that it was a mask.

"What is this?" During the questioning, Zhan Bai had already picked up the mask and looked at it carefully.

The mask is very light and thin, and when you hold it in your hand, you have an inexplicable cold feeling. On the front is a silvery-white expressionless face, the size of a white face, and the recessed reverse side is engraved with an array of black lines.

"Didn't you let the piano sound bring the words, and you want to produce results as soon as possible, no, I brought it to you." Ning Xiaoning didn't have a good airway.

"Just a mask?" Zhan Bai was a little surprised, this is also called an achievement?

"Hey, what kind of attitude do you have, I did it for you with good intentions." Ning Xiaoning was very dissatisfied with Zhanbai's expression, and walked over with Xiaoman's waist crossed.

"You're unreasonable, I didn't let you do it." Zhan Bai rolled his eyes, to be honest, for Ning Xiaoning, he couldn't afford to wait, he let Qin Yin talk before, it was just a habitual spur, who knew that it was only one day, and he gave himself such a thing, didn't he fool people?

"So, you're not uncommon, aren't you?" Ning Xiaoning snatched the mask from Zhanbai's hand with his hand, turned around and left, "Don't regret it." ā€

When did this woman stop being so impressed?

Zhan Bai secretly slandered himself, no matter how he said that he was the boss, he couldn't say a few words.

Zhan Bai grabbed Ning Xiaoning.

"Don't make a fuss, I'm kidding you. Leave things behind, and talk about it, what the hell is the use of it. Zhan Bai sighed helplessly, this woman's temper is really getting bigger and bigger, and she doesn't take herself seriously anymore. If it were anyone else, Zhan Bai would have been furious, but there was nothing he could do about this woman.

"Putting a rag on your eyes all day long, are you afraid that others won't notice?" Although Ning Xiaoning is a little willful, fortunately, she still knows how to be proportionate, "This mask has no special effect, but the Xuanwen array depicted on it is quite complex, and it can change people's eyes." Didn't we have a saying in our previous life, the eyes are the window of the soul. In particular, the iris is comparable to DNA, which can be used to identify the body. Although there is no such technology in this world now, the way of metaphysical cultivation is all-inclusive, and things that can identify its true face with just one look may not exist. What's more, your ghost-like pupils are simply a light in the night, and people will not easily forget it when they see it. ā€

"Ghost animals?" Zhan Bai was speechless at Ning Xiaoning's description, but soon his whole body was shocked, "What did you just say, this mask can cover my eyes?" ā€

"Otherwise, you really think I'm so boring, I don't do anything else, but I just do such a." Ning Xiaoning's face was not fake, but her eyes exuded a smug luster.

Zhan Bai didn't say a word, snatched the mask, ripped off the blindfolded white veil, and put it on his face.

This mask is very peculiar, it does not need to be fixed, the inside seems to be sticky, and it sticks tightly to the face as soon as it touches the skin.

It was cool, and even a hint of constriction could be felt faintly, and what surprised Zhan Bai even more was that the mysterious power in his body was actually attracted by some kind of attraction, and it was injected into the mask through his face.

Zhanbai, who was wearing a mask, rushed directly to the bronze mirror on the desk and looked inside.

Inside the bronze mirror, there is a miserable white but metallic silver luster face, although it can be knocked out at a glance is a mask, but it is a perfect fit with the face, and more importantly, the eyes on the face are muddy and dim, without the slightest light, and the pupils have returned to their normal roundness.

"Brilliant design." Zhan Bai couldn't help but sigh, "Is this still a mechanism, it's more like a perfect work of art." ā€

"Haha, it seems that your current thinking is the same as my previous self, still stuck in the previous life, and associate the mechanism with all kinds of machinery." At this time, Ning Xiaoning still had the pretense of being reserved before, and laughed without any ladylike image.

"How's the lab going?" As if he couldn't get used to seeing this woman's smug appearance, Zhanbai's tone changed, and he directly splashed a basin of cold water.

"You ......" Ning Xiaoning's smile turned to gritting his teeth before he could freeze, "Count you ruthless." ā€

"You don't have to worry about this, the equipment in the Sword Hell Villa has already been quietly transferred to the dungeon, this reconstruction, it's just a new basement, although the project is not small, but for Xuan Xiu, it's not a thing. It's almost finished now. The lab should be up and running tomorrow. Although she was not angry in her heart, Ning Xiaoning still honestly explained the matter to Zhanbai one by one.

The distinction between public and private is one of the few advantages of Ning Xiaoning.

"Well, that's good." Zhan Bai nodded with satisfaction, in order to prevent Ning Xiaoning from cocking his tail again, he didn't forget to knock a sentence later, "I always look forward to the early completion of your first achievement." ā€

"Hmph." The fox didn't hit it, but Ning Xiaoning, who was in a commotion, didn't bother to stay any longer, and left without saying a word of greeting.

……

Wei State Mansion, atrium, small court.

After receiving Wei Zhen's edict, all the remaining middle and high-level elites of Wei Guofu gathered here.

Although the small court hall is designed according to the court hall of the imperial palace, but the specifications are not much smaller, in the past, the court meeting was overcrowded, and it was full of seats, and it was so lively that it was bustling and lively, but today, it seemed unusually deserted.

Everyone who was qualified to attend was silent at this time, thinking listlessly about their own affairs, and many of them were even wrapped in bandages, obviously injured.

"Master, here."

With Cai's shrill voice, everyone couldn't help but lift their spirits, and they got up from their chairs one after another, and then lined up in two teams and knelt on half their knees.

"Participate in the Lordship."

"Get up." On the dragon chair at the top, Wei Zhen waved his hand with a sinking face.

Everyone stood up, and when they looked up, they found that in addition to the familiar Gonggong Cai standing next to Wei Zhen, there was an extra chair on his right hand at some point, and at this time there was a strange man sitting on it.

The man was dressed as a scholar, but his face was wearing a mask with a metallic silver glow in the white, which felt a little weird no matter how you looked at it.

"Let me introduce to you, this person next to me is, it is Mr. Lu, and he is a newly hired strategist." Wei Zhen turned his head and glanced at the scholar beside him, and his tone was also strange.

"I've seen Mr. Lu." As soon as the court officials waited, they immediately saluted the scholar.

"Hmm." The scholar responded indifferently, but his whole body didn't move.

"Hmph, that's a big shelf."

"Strategist? I think it's a trickster. ā€

"Shhh......h

The scholar's arrogant appearance immediately aroused the resentment of many people.

"Silence!" Gonggong Cai, who was on the side, saw that the atmosphere was getting more and more noisy, and couldn't help but scream.

Although Gonggong Cai's identity is a great secret in Wei Guofu, after all, he is an old man who serves the head of the family, and his prestige is still there.

Just looked at the scholar's eyes, which was somewhat unfriendly.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Wei Zhen lightly raised his voice, "You all know that this time my Wei Mansion has encountered the biggest crisis since the establishment of the mansion. The three major gangs are extremely shameless and fight without declaring a war, which makes us suffer great losses in vain. This time, I invite you to come here to discuss countermeasures. ā€

This attack is tantamount to rubbing salt in the wound.

These days, the whole Wei Mansion is full of sorrow.

Of the nine major gangs, five were wiped out, and among the remaining four, the Beidaying (as the people in Wei Guofu are still used to calling it) seemed to have suffered little loss, but it fell apart for no reason, and everyone seemed to have evaporated from the world. As for the other three, they were also lost and their vitality was greatly damaged.

To put it bluntly, among the people present, few are still optimistic about the prospects of Wei Guofu, and even many have already wavered and are ready to find another job.

Discuss a solution?

At this point, what countermeasures are there to discuss, instead of dying like this, it is better to divide the Wei State Mansion and disperse it.

Of course, this can only be thought about in the heart, and no one dares to really say it.

The Wei Mansion is not only the nine major gangs, the strength in the mansion is the strongest, and it has hardly suffered much loss this time.

It's just a good gathering and dispersing, but if you want to rebel, there are really few people here who have the courage to do so.

"Why, don't you have anything to say?" Wei Zhen looked at the silent people in the hall, and his voice became colder and colder.

The silence remains.

"Well, since you don't have anything to say, I'll tell you. Cao Liren, old horseman, get out of here. There was a burst of shouting, which scared everyone away.

Immediately afterwards, the old man with a gloomy face had already walked out of the queue, and in the face of Wei Zhen in anger, he could still maintain his composure, folded his hands, and saluted slightly.

"The head of the family, the old man is also your elder, what does it mean to humiliate me so much?"

"Hmph, elder, what an elder. Cao Liren, my father remembered that you were his brother-in-law and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. I even miss you as an elder, and I never thought of asking you to give up the position of Zen and make Xian, and still serve as the commander of the Secret Division, but is this how you repay my Wei family? ā€