Chapter XXVI: The Wager
I turned my head to look at the talking dogleg, trying to get rid of him too. But when I took a step, my body began to ache sharply.
"Poof."
With a strange sound, something seemed to break in my body. The pain was like nothing I could remember, and the feeling of weakness spread throughout my body, causing me to fall to the ground in exhaustion.
My vision was getting darker and darker, and I struggled to get up, but I still passed out.
I don't know how long I was dazed, but when I woke up again, I found myself in a bed. Cao Da sat next to me, and I felt a splitting headache, and I slowly remembered the previous scene.
"Sister......
I muttered and hurriedly tried to get up. Cao Da held me down and said gently: "Jiang Xue is safe now, you can lie down first." ”
I looked at Cao Da suspiciously, and he told me that yesterday's incident was too big, and many serious management members came over. After all, the deceased was the son of Wang Youyu, the director of the Ministry of Resources, and fortunately, the head of Haiyun Dao was also there at that time. He insisted on a fair trial and put me under house arrest to rest in this room. As for Jiang Xue, she was arranged by Haiyun Daoist in another place.
"This matter is a conflict caused by the Zhengyi faction......," Cao Da said, "According to the rules of the Zhengyi faction, it should be tried by the escort team." I heard that the relationship between the escort team and Wang Youyu was mediocre, and I hope that I can get a fair result this time. I heard that Wang Youyu was running errands outside, and I heard that after Wang Lung died, he was rushing back non-stop. ”
I nodded, lay on the bed and sighed. And Cao Da took out his mobile phone and called Haiyun Dao Chief, saying that I had woken up.
It didn't take long for Daoist Haiyun to hurriedly walk into my hospital room. I was about to open my mouth to thank him, but he waved his hand directly and said, "Jiang Cheng, I heard that you broke the Great Heaven Luo Steel Shield with one punch?" ”
I was stunned for a moment, remembering that Wang Lung seemed to be using this shield, so I nodded.
Daoist Haiyun frowned, and muttered, "Strange, I also have a Great Heaven Luo Steel Shield, which is a high-level Dao weapon of the defensive class. It stands to reason that only a strong person of the level of the Great Dao General can break the Great Heaven Luo Steel Shield. ”
I wondered, "What will the avenue be?" ”
"It seems that you haven't gone to the escort class yet...... Cao Da explained, "Taoist priests are also divided into ranks, from low to high, divided into Dao Tong, Dao Bing, Dao Master, Dao General, Dao General, Dao Jun and Dao Zun. Like the two of us, we are Taoist children, and we need to pass some assessments and certifications before we can apply for Taoism. Otherwise, everyone claims to be a Taoist priest, and there will be no distinction between upper and lower. ”
I suddenly realized, and Haiyun Dao Chief said solemnly: "Yesterday you fell to the ground in a coma, and we found out that you had muscle strains, and even some blood vessels burst, and you were in danger. But now it seems...... You don't seem to be in trouble. ”
Cao Da nodded and said yes, and told Daoist Haiyun about my physical condition. After hearing this, he frowned and said, "Could it be related to your soul from your previous life?" Jiang Cheng, let's try again, you come to fight my Great Tianluo Steel Shield. ”
With that, Daoist Haiyun also took out a shield identical to Wang Long's, and pierced his fingers to drip blood. The Great Heavenly Luo Steel Shield really began to grow larger than yesterday, floating in the air, and it was wonderful.
Under the encouraging gaze of Cao Da and Haiyun Dao Chang, I clenched my fist and slammed it on the shield.
However, this time there was no damage to the shield, but my hand was in pain.
"How can this be...... "Daoist Haiyun frowned, "Do you have hidden strength?" ”
I hurriedly shook my head and said no, Daoist Haiyun pondered for a while, and said that I was not in a hurry to investigate now, and I would get through the difficulties in front of me first.
He told me that now the convoy is waiting for me to recover and be investigated. And Wang Youyu has returned to the Zhengyi faction and threatened to break my body into pieces.
I hurriedly asked Haiyun Daoist what to do, and he said that if the truth is on my side, then just tell the truth. And let me not worry about Jiang Xue, he said that the Zhengyi faction is fair and will not implicate innocent people.
By the afternoon, the convoy knew I was awake. Ye Quan brought someone to me and asked me to be interrogated.
The place where the guards interrogated was in a compound opposite the law enforcement hall. I followed Ye Quan here, but I saw that there were already many people standing here. There was also a table with two men sitting at the table. A young man in a convoy uniform looked quite handsome. The other was a middle-aged man, his face was gloomy, and when I walked into the compound, this man immediately slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Jiang Cheng, pay for my son's life!" ”
As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards me. Ye Quan hurriedly brought someone to protect me, and the young man frowned and said, "Wang Youyu, you are still in the interrogation stage, what are you doing?" If Jiang Cheng is wrong, I will naturally give you justice. ”
Wang Youyu snorted coldly and sat down in his position angrily.
I was taken in front of the two by Ye Quan, and at this time, several of Wang Lung's doglegs also entered the compound. They were on my left, and Ye Quan was on my right.
The man glanced at me and said calmly, "Jiang Cheng, I am Li Shu, the chief captain of the escort team. You told me about yesterday's events as they were. ”
I hummed and told me what happened yesterday as it was. When I finished speaking, Li Shu touched his chin and pondered. And at this moment, the dogleg who shouted a wanted warrant yesterday immediately scolded: "Jiang Cheng, this bastard is lying!" ”
"Oh?" Li Shu asked with interest, "How do you lie?" ”
The dogleg said solemnly: "Elder Li, what I, Han Dongkai, said next is the truth, otherwise I will go out tomorrow and be hit by a car and die." Jiang Cheng and Brother Wang Long had a bit of a conflict before, and you should have heard of it a little. Yesterday, Jiang Cheng pretended to reconcile with Wang Lung, and blamed Brother Wang Long for being too kind and listened to his nonsense. As a result, who knew that Jiang Cheng was holding a grudge and actually summoned a ghost slave to kill Brother Wang Long. As a result, it was self-defeating, and there was a large array of protectors in the Zhengyi faction, so that we were able to subdue the female ghost. But who knows, in the end, Brother Wang Lung will still ......"
I looked at Han Dongkai angrily, I didn't expect him to be able to say such nonsense without blinking or beating his heart.
Li Shu asked Ye Quan, "You were also there yesterday, what happened?" ”
"When I came yesterday, their conflict had already been stimulated, and I don't know what the specific situation was...... Ye Quan said calmly, "At that time, Wang Lung asked me to solve the female ghost as soon as possible, and threatened me with my job and my family, saying that I would take the female ghost to the bed and enjoy it." ”
"Nonsense!"
Han Dongkai was suddenly anxious, and he said excitedly: "What Ye Quan said is all nonsense, Brother Wang Long is just an inner disciple, and he is not a member of the management of the Zhengyi faction, how can he threaten the captain of an escort team with his work?" I know, it must be because Jiang Cheng is also a member of the escort team, so you are a raccoon dog! At court one hand will wash the other! ”
"You and Wang Lung are also in the same group, and most people in the Zhengyi faction know that you are inseparable all day long...... Li Shu said flatly, "Can it also be said that you are embarrassed?" ”
Han Dongkai was stunned for a moment, and was speechless when asked. At this time, Wang Youyu looked at me coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Elder Li, there is no result in asking me like this. The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable. If you investigate like this, when will you find out? ”
Li Shu said calmly: "What does Elder Wang think? ”
"In any case, Jiang Chengdu has already killed my son. Wang Long, he is an inner disciple, and Jiang Cheng is just an intern guard...... "Wang Youyu said coldly, "Even if Wang Lung is at fault first, the fact that one intern guard killed the inner disciple cannot be changed." In this way, I am a person who believes in fate, and what the result of Jiang Cheng is, I will leave it to God to deal with. ”
Li Shu frowned and said, "What do you mean?" ”
Wang Youyu said coldly: "Since Jiang Cheng can kill Wang Long, it means that his strength is by no means limited to intern guards. And Wang Long is an excellent disciple of the Dao soldiers, and when he participated in the Dao soldier assessment last year, he got a good score of the fifteenth. Since Jiang Cheng's ability is so great, it is better to let him participate in the Daoist assessment held by the Zhengyi faction. If he can get the top three results, then I have nothing to say, because Wang Lung's own skills are not as good as others. If Jiang Cheng dies inside, I will stop there. But if he gets the result after the third place, he will have to pay for Wang Lung's life. ”
"The assessment of Taoist soldiers is about life and death. And the assessment of the Dao soldiers of the Zhengyi faction has always been handed over to the Ministry of Resources...... "Li Shu said calmly, "Elder Wang, that is simply your territory, and it is easy for you to kill Jiang Cheng." ”
Wang Youyu said coldly: "As an elder of the Righteous Sect, I naturally would not make such a mistake. ”
Li Shu glanced at me and said softly: "Jiang Cheng, after all, you killed someone, if you are given other punishments, you will not be able to eat and walk around." If you can finish in the top three, you can avoid any penalties. Your fate depends on you. Do you accept Elder Wang's suggestion? ”
I hesitated suddenly, if I participated in the Dao Soldier Assessment, then I might really die inside.
"Accept."
At this moment, a shout suddenly sounded in the crowd. We followed the prestige, but saw Cao Da walk out of the crowd and stand beside me with a smile. He put his hand on my shoulder and whispered, "You'll take it, won't you?" ”
I took a deep breath and finally gritted my teeth and nodded.
"Okay, this is your own choice, don't regret it when the time comes......" Wang Youyu stood up and said coldly, "Disperse, the other escort team looked at Jiang Cheng, he must not leave the Zhengyi faction before the Daoist assessment is held." ”
People all left the show, and they were still discussing that there was a good show to watch. My heart was full of sorrow, and I whispered, "Senior brother, why did you directly help me agree?" I don't even know how to do Taoism, so it's good to be able to pass, but it's still in the top three? ”
Cao Da looked into my eyes and said with a smile: "Since I want you to agree, it means that I have that certainty." ”
"Oh?" I wondered, "What's your certainty?" ”
Cao laughed and said, "In order to facilitate the mixing here with you, the master has already cancelled my Taoist rank in the Reverse Gate. I said before that we are both Daotongs because my current identity is indeed Daotong. But haven't you thought about it? I have followed the master for so many years, how can I still be a Taoist child? Don't worry, when the time comes, we will participate in the assessment together, and I will take you to fly. ”
I was surprised: "Then you are ......"
Cao Da lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Me? I am...... Dao general. ”
Dao general!?
I was stunned: "Dao Tong, Dao soldiers, Dao masters, Dao generals...... Senior brother, you are so many levels higher than me? Great, I'm sure I'll be able to do it easily. ”
Cao Da also smiled and nodded, and at this moment, Wang Youyu, who was about to leave, seemed to remember something. He stopped, and suddenly said, "By the way, Cao Da, the Dao soldier assessment is next week." And next week, the disciples of the sect will represent the branch of the Zhengyi faction and go to the headquarters of the Zhengyi faction to participate in the Taoist assessment. Say it in advance, don't think about participating in the assessment of the branch with Jiang Cheng at that time, you are not an assessment area! ”
Huh!?
Can you still fix me like this?!
Cao Da's and I faces suddenly became as ugly as eating......