Chapter 43: Melting Wax
A scream broke through the air, it was Tang Mengyao.
He ...... Where's his face?" Guan Yang asked tremblingly.
Although Jiang Chen had some guesses in his heart, he didn't know anything about the scene he was going to see, the people on the ground looked very terrifying at this time, and he couldn't speak for a while after causing all this with his own hands.
Lying on his back, he was supposed to be the fat man who couldn't be familiar anymore. It's just that although the person in front of him has a very similar body shape, his face is a mess. It was no longer a human face, but more like wax baked by the flames, melted into a ball, and there were no eyeballs in the eye frames, only two vaguely shapeless depressions, the nose turned into a pile and stuck to the dough, only the mouth was open as if it were a bottomless pit, and the pitch-black color looked extremely dazzling under the miserable white skin.
Everyone felt a little unnaturalβthe man on the ground was too white, not the white of a corpse, but like ash in memory of the dead, soft and flawless, and extremely weird.
Xia Mai sighed softly, took off the school uniform jacket on his body, and wanted to drape it on the fat man, leaving the last trace of dignity for the naked deceased.
But Jingyu walked to Sun Gan's side one step ahead of her, stopped Xia Mai's movements, and said in a low voice:
"He's not Sun Qian. β
The voice was not loud, but it was just enough for everyone to hear, and immediately several other people looked at him in disbelief, as if they were looking at a madman. And as Jingyu's words came out, Jiang Chen only felt that the thousand catties on his shoulders suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and the boulder pressing on his heart was instantly shattered, and the whole person was completely relaxed from the inside out.
"What do you mean?" Xia Mai asked first, as he had a relatively good psychological quality.
The situation was relatively complicated, Jing Yu felt that his language expression ability had been greatly challenged, and after he stopped talking a few times, he faced everyone's puzzled eyes and held back a sentence: "Ask Chen Qi." "Throw the whole problem to Jiang Chen.
Boom, a few eyes immediately shot towards Jiang Chen.
He smiled helplessly: "I...... Also guessed. β
"Guess what?" Tang Mengyao was still immersed in the sadness of her classmate's death just now, her eyes were red, and she hadn't kept up with the development of the plot, so she asked blankly.
"He's not Sun Qian. Jiang Chen repeated the conclusion again, and then began to slowly recount his guess: "In fact, the evidence is not very sufficient, but some things make me feel wrong. β
"At first, I didn't doubt his identity, I just thought it was a little strange. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart, but he still maintained a calm tone: "First of all, I don't know if you have noticed that there is nothing around the fat man." β
"What should it be?" Guan Yang asked puzzled.
Xia Mai reacted instantly: "Contract Beast! Yes, the fat man's Contract Beast has not been there!"
"Fat contract beasts are a very common species. Jiang Chen prompted: "Monkey repulsion is a very common contract beast in the cultivation world, usually using the monkey tribe to sign a contract with the master, and a monkey tribe has at least three, and the maximum can reach about ten. β
"Yes, I've seen elders in the family who also signed a contract with the monkey. Xia Mai nodded: "This kind of contract beast has a habit, there is a monkey king in each group, and the other monkeys are scouts, they can scatter around to reconnoiter the terrain and share their vision with the monkey king." β
"That's right, and the Monkey King has a heart-to-heart connection with his master, so the Monkey Pack is a very good reconnaissance contract beast. This information was mainly read by Jiang Chen from the book, in fact, it was the first time he had seen these palm-sized little monkeys, if I remember correctly, there should be a total of five fat monkeys: "What aroused my suspicion came from a characteristic of the repulsion monkey, that is, once the contract is signed, the monkey king will never leave the host's side, only the little monkeys will scatter." But I didn't see the Monkey King near the fat man just now. β
"Just because of this?" Tang Mengyao glared at him with big eyes: "You dare to be ruthless? What if the Monkey King is also killed?"
"If the Monkey King is killed, the other members of the monkey group will rush to the place where the Monkey King died as soon as possible, and it will only take two or three minutes from the time the fat man disappeared to the time we found the cobwebs, and there was no repulsion of the monkeys during the whole battle, so it is very likely that the Monkey King is not on this 'Sun Qian' in front of him. Xia Mai interjected a sentence to explain to Jiang Chen.
It can be seen that Tang Mengyao should be better at herb-related matters, but she lacks knowledge of contract beasts, and she is silent when she hears this, thoughtful.
"Nature isn't just because of that. Jiang Chen said: "The rebuke of the monkey was just the cause of my suspicion, and then I found out that the fat man's guardian spirit was not there. It is well known that the guardian spirit will linger within a certain range of the cultivator's side after being summoned, and if you have noticed, Sun Gan's guardian spirit was summoned by him and the contract beast together. β
"That's right!" Guan Yang also reacted: "The guardian spirit will not be affected by spiders, and it can come to us for help as soon as possible, but his guardian spirit has not appeared either." β
Tang Mengyao still felt a little far-fetched: "Although the guardian spirit is not affected by spiders, if it is attacked by other soul creatures, it is not impossible to dissipate or hide. β
Jiang Chen still nodded, indicating that he agreed with her thoughts: "Indeed, these are not decisive evidence, so ......" He paused, and looked at the person standing on the very edge: "It was Senior Yuan Ning who made me make up my mind." β
"Senior?" Tang Mengyao was puzzled: "Senior didn't do anything......"
Zhu Yuanning had been listening silently from the side, and only then did he nod at Jiang Chen and showed an approving smile.
And the few people who were originally suspicious of Jiang Chen somehow gradually relaxed because of Zhu Yuanning's expression.
"It's because Senior Yuanning didn't do anything. Jiang Chen was encouraged, and he also smiled faintly: "Senior Yuan Ning once said that he would not interfere with our actions, but he would ensure our basic safety. He did nothing, he watched almost the whole time, which shows that our basic security is not threatened. β
"Ah!" Tang Mengyao suddenly realized at this time: "Indeed, if it is really a fat man, the senior will definitely not stand by when you go to set the fire!" This girl's trust in Zhu Yuanning was compared with her previous attitude towards Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen could only smile bitterly.
The little girl blushed, but quickly patted the soil on her body and cheered up: "I didn't expect you to be quite clever, count me to blame you!" Tang Mengyao had an open-minded personality and did not twist, after knowing that this was a fake fat man, she cheered up, resumed her bouncing appearance, patted Jiang Chen's shoulder and wanted to smile and hate.
"Actually......" Jiang Chen hesitated to look at the person whose figure was hidden behind the crowd: "You should have seen it from the beginning." β
Jing Yu was leaning against a tree, rubbing the little spark in his hand to extinguish it, and when he heard his name, he looked up at Jiang Chen, but he was noncommittal.
Jiang Chen walked up to Jing Yu and looked into the other party's eyes: "From the beginning, the plan you made didn't leave a way back for the fat man at all. β
Indeed, behind the fat man is a dead end, and here is a dense forest, smashing fire spells towards the spider swarm, although it can effectively solve the enemy, but once all the plants and trees are burned, the spiders will retreat backwards, at this time, whether it is the spreading fire, or the surging spiders, it puts the fat man in a very dangerous situation.
But from another point of view, if this person had guessed that the fat man in front of him was an imposter from the beginning, why didn't he tell everyone? Could it be that he was just guessing, and did not dare to rashly cause internal contradictions, and only led everyone to surround the fat man without knowing it?
If that's the case...... Isn't that an extra move...... And if you guess wrong, you will be completely a backstabber!" Jiang Chen shook his head and muttered in his heart.
In the face of Jiang Chen's questioning, Jing Yu only shook his head, but did not speak, his eyes were calm.
He didn't explain the meaning of the action, but his eyes swept over everyone, as if they stopped for a moment on someone. But that glance was too fast, and Jiang Chen couldn't tell who he was looking at.
The atmosphere was a little stagnant, and after a few breaths, Xia Mai spoke first: "Say...... Have we forgotten something?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted...... They forgot about the fat man!
Oh, yes...... There are still countless questions that have not been solved, even if the one in front of them is an impostor, then what is this imitation of a fat man? And where is the owner? Is it safe? These questions are all clueless, and everyone is anxious again when they think about it.
If the fat man in a corner knows that he has been forgotten by everyone like this, I am afraid that his heart will be broken one by one.
This time, Zhu Yuanning was finally taken seriously, and everyone's eyes turned to him again.
As a result, Zhu Yuanning shrugged: "This is not within my responsibility." β
After getting his words, several people breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Yuanning's words were like a fat man's gold medal for avoiding death, it seems that this situation is not the first time, and the senior is still very experienced.
"I'm going to find it. Jing Yu, who had been silent, spoke again at a critical time.