Chapter 39: The Mask (II)

[The book continues from the above, and the last book said that Mu Qingming was not negligent on the Haigeng Dam, and sure enough, he found the trap that the enemy had planted in advance, and after trapping the trap with the seal silently, he continued to lay traps on the dam with his disciples. And after the East and West Protectors returned to the stronghold of the Immortal Dao, they learned that Liu Yang wanted them to rush back in a hurry, and he had already created an opportunity for the West Protectors to observe Mu Qing's Moon Falling Knife up close. According to Liu Yang's request, the Dharma Protector took away the bronze mask. And the north and south protectors in the stronghold of Longmen Village did not torture and abuse Jiaoyun, except for binding her hands and feet to restrict her movements, they did not do anything to that Jiaoyun, just waited for the night three days later, and took Jiaoyun to the Haigeng Dam to see Mu Qingming. 】

The stronghold of the Immortal Dao is buried deep underground, and it will never be able to distinguish between day and night.

If you've been here for a long time, you'll inevitably get a little confused.

Under the dim light of the stone room, Liu Yang raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

The bean-sized lamp swayed lightly a few times.

In the shaking shadows, the East and West Protectors turned to face Liu Yang again, and after looking at the four strange masks, they all cast incomprehensible glances at Liu Yang.

"What did Sect Leader Liu ask us to do with this dead man's stuff?" Then, the West Protector looked directly at Liu Yang and asked.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to bring something that had been dug out of this grave.

Although the mask looked similar to what was used in ancient sacrifices on the altar, the smell of corpses emanating from it proved that all four masks had been removed from the bodies of dead men.

He is also a dead man, but there is still a deep-rooted concept in his mind - dead people's things are unlucky.

This made him resist the masks in the first place.

"You are the future killer of the Holy Church; In order not to reveal your identity, so that the dragon lockers can take countermeasures in advance after knowing your identity. Liu Yang, who seemed to be smiling, glanced at the East Protector, then looked at the West Protector, and said: "Mu Qingming's knowledge and experience are not shallow, and there are not many three-hundred-year-old dragon lockers who can do something like him; I don't know, but when he sees your countenance, he will recognize you, and after escaping death, he will devise an effective way to deal with you. ”。

"The Eastern Protector." Having said this, Liu Yang's gaze moved slowly, and fell on the face of the East Protector again: "Are you right?" ”。

"Sect Leader Liu is indeed far-sighted." The expressionless East Protector nodded slowly and said, "Indeed, I don't know much about the current Mu Qingming. But the Mu Qingming I know in the past is indeed a bad boy. His thinking is always different from ordinary people, and it is an endless stream of unexpected thinking. So it's not impossible to take precautions. ”。

At the end, he turned his head to look at the Western Protector beside him, and added: "Besides, we are originally dead people, and there should be nothing to bring dead people. ”。

Liu Yang, who bowed his head slightly in agreement, raised his hand and pointed to the four masks lying quietly on the stone table, with hideous faces: "So don't show your true face; The deeds of your life are not known among the turbidity of the womb, but among the cultivators, there are many myths and legends. Once you see your true face, Mu Qingming will recognize you. ”。

What Liu Yang said is not unreasonable; If Mu Qingming knew their identities, he would be able to find their weaknesses. It doesn't have to be a weakness in the technique, it can also be a personality.

When they fight again, Mu Qingming will use these weaknesses to deal with the four protectors.

Moreover, the two Dharma protectors know that the cultivator's tricks are not only a competition of Taoism and thaumaturgy, but also a state of mind and wisdom, which can be described as a battle of wits and courage.

Even if it is a weakness in character, it can be exploited by the opponent in battle, and after being infinitely amplified, it becomes the key to determining victory or defeat.

If Mu Qingming's speculation really came true, it would not be a good thing for the Immortal Dao.

So the Dharma Protector didn't say anything more, stepped forward and picked up the four masks separately, put them away, said goodbye to Liu Yang, turned around and went out.

This time, Liu Yang didn't stop them again; As they walked out, the door of the stone chamber opened and closed.

After the stone door slowly closed, the stone chamber was quiet again.

That Zhu Rongzhu was still lying quietly on the stone table, emitting a soft red light, making the stone room still so hot, without the slightest darkness and coldness.

Even the humidity that lingered in it in the past was forced to retreat and disperse by the heat emitted by Zhu Rongzhu at this time.

Liu Yang sat alone for a while, and after looking at the Zhu Rongzhu curiously, he put away his curiosity and stood up, walked to the shelf on the side, took out two empty boxes, and put the Zhu Rongzhu and Fenglong Iron into the boxes respectively, and temporarily kept them for the West Protector.

Exceptionally, the box full of immortal Dao evil magic runes carried the power of suppression and sealing, and Zhu Rongzhu's anger was also sealed and suppressed in the box, and it was pressed into the box and could not be leaked.

The heat in the stone chamber quickly dissipated, and was replaced by a burst of coldness.

The cold surged again, and the dim stone chamber became cold and damp again.

When Liu Yang put the box containing Feng Longtie and Zhu Rongzhu back on the shelf, the stone door of the stone room opened again, and Chen Shan walked in with a little girl who looked like she was five or six years old and had a pair of pigtails on her head.

In terms of appearance, this little girl's facial features are cute and clever, but her thin lips are black, as if she has just eaten a lot of mulberries.

"What's the matter?" Liu Yang, who sat down, looked at the little girl and said, "Narcissus is also here." ”。

It turned out that the little girl's name was Narcissus; However, judging from Liu Yang's ability to call her name, this child is also a cultist of the Immortal Dao.

The little girl named Narcissus nodded and saluted Liu Yang and said, "Sect Master." ”。

There is no immaturity in this voice, and the words are clear.

It was not the voice of a child, but the voice of an adult, which did not match her appearance.

But Liu Yang and Chen Shan were not frightened, and seemed to have long been accustomed to the appearance and voice of narcissus.

Chen Shan also saluted Liu Yang and said, "The first stage of wood ghost production is almost complete. ”。

"Three days later, at night, the second phase begins." Narcissus took over and said to Liu Yang: "When the time comes, the evil qi will fluctuate a lot, and the ghost qi will disperse, which will alarm the dragon lockers in the city." Ask the master to send us a few brothers who are good at enchantment, who can open the enchantment for us, and suppress the fluctuating evil qi and ghost qi in the enchantment and not leak out. ”。

It seems that this little girl, together with Chen Shan, is responsible for replacing the North and South Protectors and creating wood ghosts for Liu Yang.

"Yes." Liu Yang nodded, and after responding without hesitation, he said: "But don't worry too much, the dragon lockers will be too busy at night in three days, and they won't be able to take care of the affairs on the West Mountain." ”。

This is Liu Yang's real purpose, kidnapping Kyaukyun was a plan to kill two birds with one stone from the beginning.

First, I can let the West Protector take a good look at the falling moon and find out the advantages and disadvantages of this divine weapon. Second, Liu Yang also counted the time, knowing that the manufacturing of wood ghosts was about to enter the second stage recently.

The time happened to be the time when Mu Qingming would be restrained by the four protectors, so that the dragon lockers would not still pay attention to the West Mountain outside the city.

Seeing that Liu Yang agreed, Narcissus and Na Chen Shan didn't say much, and after saluting, they retreated.

The two disciples came and went in a hurry, and Liu Yang was also used to their fiery character, so he didn't care, just picked up the scroll in his hand and unfolded it, and looked at it by the light......

Longmen Village, under the well.

Changshengdao built an underground stronghold here, and the case was underground in the depths of the well.

The stronghold is not large, with four stone chambers surrounding a large stone chamber.

The largest stone chamber roof is made of water from a well. Changshengdao used evil techniques such as water gathering and talismans to gather the water in the water well into a roof, which was horizontal above the stone chamber, gathering but not dispersing.

This design is very original, so that the stone chamber will not be dark during the day. Moreover, the water in the deepest part of the well is bound by the magic of the seal, condensed and does not fall, so that the well water will not be backfilled, and at the same time, people who are nested in the stronghold can also take water from it so that they will not die of thirst.

Moreover, Changshengdao also set up a latrine in this large and four small stone room.

I don't know if it was built by the Immortal Dao disciple, anyway, it wasn't built by Liu Yang, but it was very thoughtful.

Apart from the lack of any furniture, there are no other flaws.

Jiaoyun, who was kidnapped, was brought here after leaving Kunming City. After that, the Dharma Protector of the North and South kept her in one of the stone rooms.

There were no ropes tied to her hands, legs, or even her body.

To deal with a little disciple like her, who is not highly committed, it is not too much trouble for the Dharma Protector of the North and South. It was just that on the wrists of Kyaukyun's hands, a binding spell was cast.

The black demonic qi formed a talisman the size of a grain of rice, and it was connected end to end around Kyaukyun's wrist, clinging to the skin of her wrist, making this Kyaukyun unable to move.

Then, the Southern Protector cast another ecstasy spell on Kyaukyun, causing Kyaukyun to lose consciousness and thinking ability, and act according to her instructions from the Southern Protector.

When to eat and when to go to the toilet are controlled.

However, in addition, the North and South Protectors did not embarrass Kyaukyun, let alone scold her. Even later when he got bored, in addition to going to the toilet to eat and drink water, he would control Kyaukyun. Other times, they just kept Kyaukyun from moving.

After regaining consciousness, Kyaukyun was frightened, and began to curse them. The Dharma protector of the north and south is like listening to a story, listening carefully to the scolding of Jiaoyun, and he can still listen to it.

also fed Jiaoyun some water to her from time to time, so as not to let her have the strength to continue scolding.

It's really boring.

Jiaoyun, who was tired of scolding, finally saw that they were the protectors of the north and south and didn't reply, so he simply stopped scolding and slept against the corner.

The colony was finally quiet. Dead silence, in the darkness around every corner.

The Dharma Protectors of the North and South also came back from the dead, and they didn't have to sleep to be fine. After seeing that Jiaoyun was asleep, the two felt even more bored and simply chatted.

"Don't say it, this little girl is really brave." After chatting for a few words, the Southern Protector looked at the sleeping Jiaoyun in the dark, and his eyes showed admiration: "We have kidnapped them, and they can still sleep peacefully." ”。

Her demon eyes saw things in the dark, and she could see them clearly.

Kyaukyun is still asleep; After scolding them for several hours, they were already exhausted. The tired Kyaukyun leaned against the corner of the wall for a while, and then fell asleep smoothly.

Looking at Kyaukyun's deeds and appearance, the Southern Protector knew that Kyaukyun was not very old, but he could have extraordinary courage, which was also admired by the Southern Protector.

The Northern Protector smiled and nodded, "Most of it is that Mu Qing who is used to it, and she doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick." ”。

After saying this, the Northern Protector raised his hand and looked at his palm.

In the dark, the Northern Protector's magic eyes can also see everything clearly. So now the color of his skin makes him very unhappy.

"A few days ago, I saw the disciples of the Immortal Dao going out with hoes and shovels again, and I don't know what to do again." At this time, the Southern Protector diverted the topic: "We don't know anything about some of the things this cult does, but I think it seems that no matter what they do, it is out of hatred for the Dragon Lock people. What's wrong with the end, you can still hate you to the point of life and death? ”。

After that, he frowned and pondered, which was also a way to pass the time.

"Isn't this normal?" The Northern Protector didn't care, and said with a smile: "They are a cult, and the Dragon Lock People are the ones who eliminate demons and defend the way, and good and evil are not mutually exclusive." You see that in the stronghold on Naxi Mountain, so many corpses and so many children were used by them for experiments, creating so many deformed monsters, it is no wonder that the dragon lockers have no enmity against them. ”。

As he spoke, the Northern Protector's mind kept thinking of the deaths he had seen in the tests he had seen in the Immortal Dao stronghold.

There were two heads spliced together, and some of them pressed horses' hooves to people, and they were poisoned alive by injecting various poisons into their bodies.

After doing so many human experiments, the Tao of Immortality is just to seek the limit of the physical body, so as to find the mystery of immortality from it, which makes people shudder.

Moreover, their disciples would also eat the people who died in the experiment as food, which made the Northern Protector even more cautious.

At the end, the Northern Protector added, "Sometimes I feel that in front of the Immortal Dao, I am not a member of the Demon Race. They are the real devils. ”。

But it has always been breezy and calm, and it seems that even if the Immortal Dao does anything, it has nothing to do with his Northern Protector.

It was only after he finished saying that he sighed, and his face was a little more helpless.

Perhaps this sigh was for the innocent people who died at the hands of the Immortal Dao; It may also be that he is the protector of the Dharma, but the dignified demon clan elder is now also being played and controlled by a small cult, and he is indeed a little helpless.

"I don't know what the dragon locker was in your time, but in the time when I was still alive, the dragon locker was nested in the mountains and forests, and he would never appear in the world." Unconsciously, the topic came back again, and the Southern Protector was idle again: "At that time, their enemies were Yin Yang Dao and Fang Shi, and at that time, there was no immortal Dao. ”。

The implication is that she can't understand how the two families got into a feud.

"The Yin-Yang family of Yin-Yang Dao has already crossed east to Dongying Fusang to develop, and has become the Shinto of the Japanese slaves, and the Fangshi have also declined."

Just as the Southern Protector's words landed, the voice of the Eastern Protector suddenly came from behind her.

I was so engrossed in chatting with the Northern Protector that I didn't even notice that someone was coming in.

Fortunately, the people who came were their own people, and there was no threat, and the Dharma Protectors of the North and South were not too surprised.

The East Protector held the fire fold, stepped forward, and by the faint light of the fire fold, looked at the sleeping clouds in the corner not far away.

Under the light, the sleeping Kyaukyun looked peaceful.

"After the dragon lockers have practiced the transmission of their minds, they can telepathize with each other." After looking at it for a while, the East Protector retracted his gaze and asked the North and South Protectors, "Didn't the two seniors give this child some techniques to block her telepathy?" ”。

"Added." The Northern Protector raised his hand and pointed at the talisman seal on Jiaoyun's wrist, and said, "Of course we know this, if we don't block it, the Dragon Locker would have sensed her current position and killed her." ”。

When they were all alive, they more or less knew about some things about the dragon lockers, so they were naturally prepared, and they would not leave any clues for Mu Qingming and them, so that they could be caught off guard by killing them in advance.

The West Protector, who followed the East Protector, walked up, glanced at Kyaukyun and asked, "This is Mu Qingming's disciple?" ”。

The Dharma Protectors of the North and South nodded in unison and replied yes.

"Will Mu Qingming be fooled?" The Western Protector, who frowned, continued to look at the sleeping Kyaukyun curiously.

"It's not that you're fooled, it's Mu Qingming's affection, this kid is his disciple, he will definitely come." Today's Eastern Protector talked a little too much, and then took over and said: "Besides, if he Mu Qingming doesn't come, our plan won't be able to continue." ”。

The Western Protector withdrew his gaze and glanced at the Eastern Protector meaningfully, but he didn't say a word or say anything.

The East Protector and he also glanced at each other, and after seeing the meaning in the eyes of the West Protector, he smiled slightly.

"By the way, aren't you looking for materials to make evil soldiers?" At this time, the Northern Protector remembered this, so after his inquiring eyes swept over the East and West Protectors, he asked: "I remember that Sect Leader Liu said that we will come to the kidnapping matter, and the matter of guarding Mu Qingming's disciples will naturally be done by us; It's not your job. ”。

"Don't mention it, the thing has been found, I originally wanted to come back to play with you again when the day comes, and take the opportunity to play outside for a few more days, but I was recruited back by the Liu Sect Master. Now, guarding the kidnapped Mu Qingming disciple is also our life. The West Protector sat down cross-legged beside the North Protector, and was still a little upset about Liu Yang not letting them play outside for a few more days. After a pause, he said again: "That Sect Leader Liu, you want us to guard Mu Qingming's disciples with you, and then go to see Mu Qingming together, deal with him, and force him to use the Falling Moon, so that I can observe the Falling Moon and find out the advantages and disadvantages." And we also 'ordered' to bring you something that you need to cover your face when you see Mu Qingming. ”。

The West Protector is worthy of being a talker, and as soon as the box is opened, he won't stop if he doesn't talk about it.

After saying this, he slowly took out two masks from his arms, handed them to the North and South Protectors respectively, and at the same time told them what Liu Yang wanted them to do with this mask, when to wear the masks, and so on.

The mask that the Naxi Protector took out was the mask that Liu Yang had given them in the Immortal Dao's stronghold not long ago.

In the words of the Western Protector, that's the stuff of the dead.

Nan Protector, who took the mask, took a closer look and exclaimed, "Isn't this the mask worn by the priests during the Wu Clan's sacrifice?" ”。

The Southern Protector seems to know the origin of the mask? What's the secret of that side? Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.