Chapter 2 Exploring the Witch Palace

"How's it going over there during the day?"

"Don't you always think you can control everything? Why bother to ask such a simple question?" Han Te did not hide his dissatisfaction at all, and pushed back with a word.

"If you want to express your dissatisfaction, you can, but please speak after you have won against me, and speaking like this now, in my eyes, is nothing more than a reservoir dog barking. ”

Still so cold, sitting at the table looking at the design of Bai Qi, he didn't even look at Han Te.

At present, the camp of daytime travel is in chaos. On the other hand, as soon as Bai Xing woke up, he immediately ordered his subordinates to assemble a large army and crusade against the traitor Bai Qi, but he shouted repeatedly, but in exchange for the sympathy and pity of his subordinates, and when he rushed out of the tent in anger, shouting "The soldiers come with me" After running more than ten steps, only to find that everyone was doing their own thing, and no one was willing to follow him to death, the poor dictator fell to his knees, and was shocked to realize that he had lost all power.

The journey of the daytime trip may also be fascinating if it were written as a memoir, but at least Hant will not be interested, and will only focus on the person in front of him.

That day, after entering the secret room, because he was overly surprised, he was attacked by this kid and knocked out in shame.

Alas, from the first encounter to the present, I can't count how many times I have been defeated in the hands of this kid, and when I recall it, I don't feel that I am incompetent, I can only say that this dwarf has used all the combat factors to the limit, creating a situation of easy victory, and defeating the enemy with one move.

When he attacked, he carried the gold and palm at the same time, and at the same time retreated diagonally, thinking that the flawless strain, no matter what trick he attacked, he could take it safely, who knew that he didn't know what technique he used, causing the toxins in his body, and the pain in his heart was severe in an instant, and the strength in his hand was greatly reduced, and the flaws were exposed, so he was knocked down by his move.

It's shameful enough to think about it, but after losing face too many times, I don't feel anything about losing under Bai Qi's hands now, but I feel that it is strange to win when I meet him......

However, there is still one thing that I am quite concerned about, should I find another opportunity to try it?

"Slave A, tomorrow night, I want you to sneak under the grass and assassinate an important person, you go and prepare!"

"Important, don't you want me to fight that dead monkey in the heavenly battle? It's not right to win, it's not right to lose, if you have to die no matter whether you win or lose, then I'd better save some trouble. ”

Hunter clearly mocked Bai Qi's capriciousness, and he was not afraid to fight Lancelot, but he hated the feeling of being a tool of war when he did not know the purpose of the battle.

"Don't worry, my short-lived brother-in-law, I'll clean up myself, you just have to carry out the mission. ”

"Uh...... Sounds pretty easy!" As he spoke, Han Te slowly approached, but he didn't dare to be lucky in advance, for fear of arousing the other party's vigilance.

"If the purpose of the sneak attack is to kill me, you can try it, but after I die, no one can solve the toxins in your body, even Hua Bian Que, who you have written to ask for help many times, so it may not be good for you. ”

Before he could make a move, when he heard Bai Qi's words, Han Te suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't know where he had exposed his flaws, and he even knew about writing a letter for help.

"I can promise you that after eight days, no matter whether you succeed or fail, I will remove the toxins from your body and let you stay, so that you should be satisfied. But if the purpose of your sneak attack is to test ......"

Bai Qi raised his head suddenly, and said coldly: "That's right, as you expected, my strength is indeed not as good as before, and it is gradually weakening. ”

The speculation was confirmed, and Han Te's heart was cold, and at the same time as he was hit by Bai Qi's nuclear fusion punch, he already felt it, although the punch was heavy, but the pain on his body was not as strong as in the past, and at the same time as he was unconscious, a thought arose in his mind that Bai Qi's strength was decreasing.

"Even if my strength is not as strong as before, it is still beyond the poisoning of you to do it, if you are determined to do it, then let the horse come!"

The tone was menacing, but Hunter was surprised again. In the past, when Bai Qi spoke, even if he didn't do it deliberately, he could still feel his strong sense of oppression in a flat tone, which made people feel helpless, but now he expressed the threat so directly, why couldn't he feel that familiar pressure?

(Yes, the dwarf is in a bad condition, both physically and mentally, for what reason?, he has hardly been injured in battle...... )

It is not easy to defeat Bai Qi head-on, especially he is good at grasping opportunities, he will always attack the weakest enemy with his own strength, so to knock down Bai Qi, you can only find his flaws, such as a good opportunity at this moment, let go, maybe there is a chance of victory.

However, Han Te had no intention of making a move, so he bundled the Thunder Sword back to his waist and said lightly: "Your Bai family is really a weirdo! Everyone is in the same boat, you came out like this to make a fuss, if it wasn't for the throne, what was the ultimate goal? At least you should tell me!"

The question was very reasonable, but Bai Qi obviously had no intention of answering, and said coldly: "The slave is not qualified to ask the master's plan. ”

"You Bai family people, why can't you be frank?"

"Don't worry about it!"

Reins. Tiren's Dark Temple, the Witch Palace, is a temple that mainly worships the five dark gods, along with hundreds of small and minor gods.

Originally, these dark demon gods were the objects of faith of the demon race, and there was no reason for humans to come to worship, but for the Demon Guild, if they couldn't practice black magic and couldn't cultivate black magicians, then if they had a shield and no sword when they fought, they gave up the ability to attack, because as we all know, priests and priests who practice light magic have no attack power in wartime.

After the Kyushu War, under the secret instruction of Queen Reins, the statues of the demon gods sculpted and consecrated by the demon craftsmen in various places were collected and transported here, and they were said to be destroyed in a centralized manner, but secretly they built a shrine to worship the statues, and handed them over to the Demon Guild to take care of, and set up a forbidden place, set up a heavy cover-up, so that outsiders could not discover the true face inside.

In order to find out the source of his brother's strength, Xiaocao came to the Witch Palace alone. The magisters, who were in charge of the palace, were unaffected by the war in the outside world and carried out their work, and when they saw the arrival of the chairman, they all bowed down to her and made a gesture of respect among the magisters.

The underground of the temple was built with the help of the power of the Taiyan Academy, and there is a deep underground palace for the magisters to carry out all kinds of experiments and spell exercises that are inconvenient for people to know. Seriously, perhaps the underground buildings under the grass are more magnificent than those on the ground, such as the Ivory White Tower, the Witch Palace, and the Taiyan Academy...... There are also many public buildings underground, all with giant basements, and even underground palace-scale structures, if they are all connected together, it is a veritable underground city.

These design concepts are not unrelated to the Kyushu War, Jixia has been broken through the city wall by the army several times during the war, street battles, and has also been involved in the battle of the heavenly position, not only to break the city wall, but also half of the Jixia City to the ground, after the end of the war, the Demon Guild, Taiyan Institute learned from the pain, in addition to the design of a more defensive strong barrier, the wall, but also began to envision, if these walls fail, the city of Jixia is half destroyed again, what method can be used to make the city quickly recover, based on these ideas, so there is a large-scale underground building appeared.

Powerful spells in the dark arts are made by the sorcerer and the god to complete the trial of the spell before they can be used.

The contract ceremony is usually held in the god's temple, so the magic guild in charge of the witch palace has a very detailed record, marking someone to complete a certain spell in a certain year and month to keep track of the progress of the disciples.

It stands to reason that being able to make people break through the earth realm and advance to the heavenly rank in one fell swoop is at least at the level above the five dark gods. Due to the issue of position, the Deep Blue Demon King, who commands the five dark gods, has no worship in the Witch Palace, so the final target is still only those five gods. If this idea is true, it is very likely that the elder brother will be able to practice a final trick similar to the Five Extremes Heavenly Style.

The results of the investigation are disappointing, it seems that because of the mother's instructions, the official records in the witch palace only have a few words about this, and people are called to ask, and all they know is that more than ten years ago, the eldest brother once came to the witch palace alone, and a few days later, the son of Mowgli who got the news rushed here, and the two left together.

As for which gods the eldest brother has worshiped in the past few days, there are different opinions, some people say that he has appeared somewhere, and some people say that he has stayed in the worship room of a certain god for one night, and among the gods that everyone says, even including the small and medium-sized gods under the five gods, I don't know if they usually lack the opportunity to speak.

(What the hell is it? Why is it so secretive? What the hell are the brothers trying to hide?)

Countless questions came to Xiaocao's heart, and a strong desire to know the answer made her calm again and analyze the available information one by one.

For the eldest brother, he really knew too little, and he used to disdain to know, but when he began to hold family affection for this brother and wanted to get closer, he found that he left too little information, and it seemed that he was deliberately refusing his approach.

The conclusion he came to from a cold sideline was that his brother was a man who controlled every battle in his hands, and when he thought that he could end the battle with a simple nuclear fusion fist, he would rather spend more time than show other mastery, so when facing the enemy, there will always be unexpected strong moves to catch the enemy off guard. At present, the two sides are in a hostile relationship, and if they don't dig out his bottom first, they will suffer a lot when they fight.

Besides......

(No kidding, maybe you're a genius, but I'm the sister of a genius!) I'll be able to solve the puzzle you've set...... )

Under the circumstances that Xiaocao did not expect, Lancelot reluctantly endured the death of his adoptive father. In the past, he had not experienced life and death, but there had never been a time, from the moment he heard the news, he was completely depressed, and he was no longer conscious.

When he knew the identity of the old man, one of the three famous sages, and became a sage himself, many thoughts flashed through his mind.

What was the old man thinking? Why didn't the good sage do it, but hide incognito and hide alone in the barren mountains?

What is he raising and cultivating himself for in this way? If he was Huang Taiji, would he have passed on some world-famous martial arts to himself, but he didn't find out?

Countless thoughts, after hearing of the death of his adoptive father, all turned into a blank.

After more than ten years on the barren mountain, because he thought of the outside world, he left when he was ill, but he always felt that when he returned to the hut on the mountain, there would be someone who greeted him while scolding.

For as long as I can remember, I have stayed in the mountains, and although I think it is too shabby, I have long regarded that cottage as my home.

Thinking about it carefully, at first, I lived in a cave, and when I got older, in order to prevent being attacked by wild beasts at night, I slept on a tree, but sometimes, when I had a good dream, the old man would appear unexpectedly, kick on the trunk of a tree, and shake himself down, even if it was not a pack of wild wolves, at least a dozen wild dogs were so hungry that they fainted, and the two sides fought like this, and at that time the physical strength was not as good as it is now, and every time it was bloody to fight out of the encirclement.

It was not until one time, when he broke out of the tiger pile, that he saw the old man roasting meat in the distance, and then straightened his chest, endured the severe pain all over his body, and walked up to him, to warn him not to disturb his dreams in this way, but he stood up.

Until then, the old man had rarely taken the initiative to show a gentle smile like that time, and said, "Well, well done...... Speaking of which, I've never given you anything, what do you want?"

He had never known what a gift was, and when he explained it, the only thought that came to his mind was: "I want a room with doors, windows, and chimneys, and beds, tables and chairs, the kind in which wild beasts will not run in at night." ”

God knows why he had this idea, probably before this, the old man told himself several times about the places where people in the outside world lived, and under his envy, he secretly tried to cover it, but he never succeeded, and in the lack of actual direction and knowledge, he only made some nondescript strange things, which blew down when the wind blew, which only made the old man laugh.

This was a strange request, but the old man agreed without thinking, and for the next few days, without any training, the two of them worked together to gather materials, and the old man drew blueprints, asked for his own opinions, and after designing them together, they built a house out of wood and thatch piece by piece.

Although he was one of the three sages, the old man was not only not a skilled craftsman, but also had poor basic skills in carpentry, and after the built house collapsed three times, one night he was kicked from the tree again from his sleep, and it was not the roar of the tiger that entered his ears, but a burst of old man's wild laughter.

"Haha, little brute, open your eyes and see! This is what you are capable of!"

When he looked closely, he found that the old man stood proudly in front of him, and finally achieved his goal, and built a solid wooden house, although it looked a little ridiculous, but it was an actual house with doors and windows, and until he left the mountain, the crooked house was not down, not even half of the thatch had fallen off.

Usually the raindrops do not enter, there is no risk of leakage, the most exaggerated is a certain eight-headed tiger chasing endlessly, after hiding in the house at the last moment, hit the outer wall, the plank did not break a little, but those tigers all fainted, I was stunned, and the old man next to him boasted of his craftsmanship.

Originally, I admired the old man's heavenly methods, but now that I think about it, it is naturally this generation of primeval demon path masters, who were frustrated in a small wooden house for themselves, became angry and embarrassed, cheated secretly, and after building the house, strengthened it with the power of the heavenly position, and then got a super wooden house out.

I thought that the old man would slip down the mountain to buy, but I didn't expect him to find a pile of wood, and honestly chop and ponder it.

"With these, it's almost the same, when you are old in the future, you won't say that I haven't done anything for you, and I haven't let you enjoy a good day......"

When everything was done, the old man looked at his work and seemed to be very embarrassed, but it was also from that time that he left himself alone in the mountains, and went out alone, often for months and nearly half a year, and when he came back, he told himself some old things and stories from the outside world.

Life was very hard, and all I thought about all day long was that one day I would leave this ghost place and go to the world of flowers outside, and I never had the slightest nostalgia for this barren mountain. But deep in my heart, the crooked wooden house is my most real "home".

What kind of place is home?

If you're just looking for a place to rest, any hotel will do, but no one will call it home.

When the door is opened, all you see is the table, chair and bed, empty, cold and lonely will overwhelm people in an instant, such a place will not become a "home". Youxue once criticized that the ivory white tower is not for living people, which is more or less the truth.

After recognizing Nier and marrying Xiaocao, I slowly realized that the so-called home should be a certain place to return, and when I pushed open the door of the house, there would be someone inside who would affectionately say "Welcome home", and such a place can be regarded as home.

In the past, I had always believed that when I returned to the mountains, in that small cabin, there would be someone who welcomed me as before, making a pot of hot tea together, and talking about the various things that had happened when I was out and about. This idea gave me a lot of motivation and support, and in a way, because I didn't want to lose face in front of the old man when I went back to the mountain, I have been working hard until now.

But at the moment...... The old man who would open the door for himself in that cabin is no longer alive.

Why hadn't you thought of it before?

It is difficult to say with certainty the things of the world, life, death, gathering, and dispersion, every moment is constantly playing out in the world, and now the relatives and friends who are still talking and laughing with themselves on their knees, once separated, no one can guarantee that there will be a chance to meet next time! Why do you wishfully believe that the old man will always wait for him in the mountains?

No matter how many illustrious achievements he had in the past, now he is just an old man in his last years, and he is sick, why didn't he think of this, but he still regarded him as a giant who would not fall down in his heart like when he was a child?

(...... Damn it...... Stinky old man...... What is it to die without saying a word! I haven't had time to tell you that I have made such a big career and have not disgraced you...... I haven't had time to overtake you...... I haven't had time yet.................. Honor you...... )

If the death of his wife on the night of Kigru almost tore Lancelot's heart in half, and the death of his adoptive father at this moment was to dig out his heart, and it can even be said that all the memories of his childhood, the self on the barren mountain in Hangzhou, were torn apart at once.

It was too big a blow, and Lancelot didn't know how he left the Taiyan Academy, but he subconsciously came to the hotel street, found a random one, and drank spirits when he entered.

During the binge drinking, it seemed that many people came to talk to him, but he didn't pay attention to it, and he couldn't pay attention to it, but he drank one bowl after another, and when he felt that the place was too noisy, he got up and left, and drank it upside down in a new place.

One family has changed from one to another, and I don't know how much liquor I drank and how much I vomited, and the consciousness in my brain was already a little groggy, but the sadness that couldn't stop biting my heart did not diminish in the slightest.

I never thought that when a person found that he had nowhere to go back, it would feel so uncomfortable......

Half-drunk and half-awake, he just wanted to find a new store to drink again, but suddenly sensed his wife's breath. Xiaocao doesn't have a hobby of shopping in the hotel street, so is he here to find himself? That's just right, the husband and wife can have a big drink together.

With this thought in mind, Lancelot squinted for his wife, and happened to see her appear on the corner of the street, and just as she was about to call out, she had turned sideways into the alley next to her, apparently for another purpose.

Intrigued, Lancelot followed, and after a few twists and turns, he found that she had entered a glamorous bar with a closure sign, "No Envy".

(Strange, what is she doing in this kind of place??To catch men?Or to striptease?We're not poor like this, are we?)

I felt strange, but my brain was dizzy, and I rested against the corner, and when the wine had subsided a little, and when I was more conscious, I vaguely heard the voices of people in the closed bar, and I immediately used my strength to listen to everything that was happening inside the wall.

“...... Hey, handsome guy, do you want to have a relationship with me for the second half of the year?"

Not hearing the mockery in Xiaocao's tone, Lancelot was only taken aback at the moment he heard the words, half-conscious from alcohol, and hurriedly leaned in to listen, ready to break through the wall at any time, but heard an unusual title.

"Second brother, please tell me everything today......"

will be called the second brother by his wife, there should be only one person in the world, could it be that the second brother-in-law Bai Wuji, who has been avoiding seeing since the outbreak of the civil war, is staying in this bar at the moment?

Wondering, as the source of the sound went around, he made a small hole in the wall, and when he looked at it secretly, he was so shocked that most of the people woke up, there were only two people in it, except for his wife, it was the super playboy cat, could it be that this person was Bai Wuji?

For fear of being discovered, coupled with the exhaustion of his physical and mental state, Lancelot did not deliberately peep anymore, but just sat down against the wall and listened to the conversation inside.

"Big brother, he was made, right? Based on the data above, I can probably understand why my father ordered his existence to be erased. For my father, it is a very humiliating thing to be extremely proud of myself to have such offspring, but how can there be such a big mistake after spending so much effort on the transformation plan?"

"Judging from the data, the eldest brother should not be able to practice martial arts at all, how did he get his heavenly power? I went to the Witch Palace to check the information, and found that the important records have been ordered to be destroyed by my mother and you, what do you want to hide? Is there anything you can't let me know?"

Xiaocao said: "Brother, we are not outsiders, I am your sister! I think I have the right to know this, please tell me these things!"

Bai Wuji's reaction to these requests was naturally cold.

"Tell you, and then let you warn your husband who eats soft rice? So how can I explain to my eldest brother? Favoring one over the other, this is not the spirit of being a brother!"

Bai Wuji said: "My sister Lia has passed away in Kigru, and now you, as you wish, are an outsider who has nothing to do with Reyns, what right do you have to claim from me?"

For his plans in Kigru, the elder brother has always been strongly opposed, even now he still has a grudge, this Xiaocao is not unaware, but, things can't go on like this, not only want to help her husband, some aspects of his heart, but also hope to know more about the eldest brother, his attitude is very strange, what he does does not seem to be as simple as it seems, he does not want to make mistakes because of ignorance.

"What if...... If I could, I wouldn't want to die there! How uncomfortable it feels to die, brother, do you know?"

Forced by the situation, Xiaocao said that even in front of her husband, she never confided in her feelings.

"But what if I didn't do that, what would I do? I didn't want everyone present at that time to be hurt, brother, tell me, if I don't use that method, what other way can we keep everyone alive?"

When he saw tears on his sister's face, Bai Wuji could no longer maintain his original indifferent expression, looking at the wine glass in his hand, but he was speechless.

"If you really think I'm that important, brother, then ...... Why...... Why didn't you come then?

I had been so expecting you to show up, why...... Didn't you come to my rescue?"

This sentence is not a lie, although he single-handedly arranged the development of the situation in Kigru, but when the situation was out of control and he was in crisis, he did expect the rescue of his two brothers. Especially in recent days, I have seen the peerless demeanor of the eldest brother, if he is present during the battle of Kigru, everyone works together, let alone reverse the situation, and it will definitely make Amakusa unable to leave the place.

However, he obviously has such a strong power, but when his sister is facing death, he ignores it, is this a manifestation of family affection?

In the face of such a serious accusation, a painful expression flashed on Bai Wuji's face, and after a long sigh, he nodded gloomily.

"I'll tell you everything! I hope you won't regret it, and don't tell anyone about it, because it's something you shouldn't have known......"