Chapter 43: The Real Enemy
"The annotations on the map are not the same as the divination results?" Shangguan Jin's expression also became solemn, "Gu Daoyou, what do you think is the reason for this?" Is there an error in the information provided by Wu Qianhu? ”
"Two possibilities," Gu Xu stretched out two fingers and said in a calm tone, "First, as you said, Wu Qianhu gave us the wrong information; Second, in the habitat of the 'Fallen Heads', there are more powerful ghosts that possess the ability to interfere with the results of my divination.
"However, the 'Fierce God' level Kong Xuan San Man, he has the power to shield the Heavenly Deduction Technique of the Lord Si Shou, but he still can't affect the results of my original divination on Yi Mountain, and in my memory, there has never been such a powerful ghost as the Kong Xuan San Man in the area near Anshun Mansion.
"So, we can rule out the second possibility outright."
"Even the Empty Xuansan people can't affect your divination results?" Shangguan Jin couldn't help but sigh in surprise.
As the head of the exorcism division, Luo Chuan has a real nameless disciple and a powerful assistant, and she follows him every day to do things, so she naturally knows the horror of Luo Si's first day of tricks.
Just two years ago, she had seen the head of Luo Si sitting in the capital, accurately deducing a battle at the level of a "fierce god" thousands of miles away, and even the duration and number of casualties were not the slightest different from the real situation.
Luo Si Shou has always said with a humble attitude that the reason why he can have the ability to see everything in the world is because the powerful "Zhongtian Arctic Ziwei Emperor" lent him his eyes.
Emperor Ziwei is in charge of the heavens and latitudes, ruling the stars and ruling the capital, and nothing that happens between heaven and earth can escape his perception - Luo Sishou himself was just lucky enough to get a little insignificant gift from Emperor Ziwei.
However, the Kongxuansan people were able to use the Heavenly Shielding Technique to keep Luo Sishou in the dark, so that he was ignorant of the changes that had happened in Qingzhou Mansion.
As far as Shangguan Jin knew, divination was only a hobby for Gu Xu - he had been in contact with divination for less than a year, and he didn't spend too much time studying it.
It stands to reason that he simply can't have the ability to crack the Void Xuansan Heavenly Machine Shielding Technique.
But he was able to get the correct divination results in that situation.
Is it because he is gifted in this area, or is it because he has been favored by the heavens?
Shangguan Jin couldn't figure it out.
After hearing her question, Gu Xu smiled and responded, "Yes, I was also surprised at the time. ”
He paused for a moment, then continued, "So, I'm curious now why the information on this map is wrong...... Whether it was unintentional or deliberate. ”
At this moment, Gu Xu's eyes fell on a corner of the map, and he saw that the words "Anshun Mansion" were marked there, and there was a date.
His expression suddenly became cold as ice.
"What's wrong, Gu Daoyou?" Shangguan Jin keenly caught the change in his expression.
"This date is marked on the map, it is the sixth day of the fifth month of the eleventh year of Xingde, if nothing else, it should be the day when this map was drawn," Gu Xu said in a deep voice, "But you can clearly see that this map has begun to become yellow and broken—this proves that it should have been a long time since the map was completed."
"In the archives I remember, Wen Yannian, an official, died in the line of duty on March 16, the twelfth year of Xingde, along with two of his subordinates, in the course of his mission.
"The content of the mission is not clearly written on the file. I don't know what mission he died for.
"However, the illusion in this pot is full of greenery, the wind is strong, the temperature is pleasant during the day, and the night is slightly cool, which is undoubtedly in line with the characteristics of spring.
And this full moon in the sky also indicates that it is the middle of the moon.
"In addition, you said before that the difficulty of this 'Warm Old Pot' trial will be very high.
"So I suspect that the mission we are carrying out is the same mission that led to the unfortunate death of Wen Yannian and his subordinates."
Speaking of this, Gu Xu raised his head and looked into Shangguan Jin's eyes: "Shangguan Daoyou, do you remember the poem engraved on the jade talisman?" ”
Shangguan Jin pondered for a moment and responded: "'The people's heart is only one inch, and the storm rises day and night'...... Are you trying to say that the real enemy in this trial may not be ghosts, but people? For example, this Wu Qianhu in Anshun Mansion? At the beginning, he deliberately gave Wen Yannian the wrong information, in order to kill Wen Yannian and his subordinates by the hands of ghosts? ”
Shangguan Jin is worthy of being the trusted follower of the head of Luo. Gu Xu only gave a hint, and she quickly made such an inference.
"But here's the problem...... Why would he do that? Shangguan Jian frowned slightly.
"I think our requirement for this trial is likely to be to find out the truth behind this incident." Gu Xu said lightly.
"So what should we do now?" Shangguan Jin then asked, "Do you go to kill the group of 'fallen people' according to the original plan first, or do you go back to the yamen first and ask Wu Qianhu why the marks on the map are wrong?" ”
Maybe it's because Gu Xu's identity at this time is the chief of the two, or maybe it's because of the amazing insight Gu Xu just showed, Shangguan Jian unknowingly regarded him as the one who made the decision.
"Let's go to the southwest to kill those 'fallen people' according to the results of the divination," Gu Xu thought for a moment and said, "Then follow the map to the north to see what dangers lurk there."
"Back then, Wen Yannian only had a third-realm cultivation, and his two subordinates only had a second-realm cultivation, and they had no ability to protect themselves in the face of powerful ghosts. But if it's just a few of us, as long as we don't encounter the 'fierce god' level ghosts, we all have the power to fight. ”
"Only the third realm is cultivated as ......" Shangguan Jian repeated Gu Xu's words in his mind, and only thought it was very interesting, after all, Gu Xu himself only had the third realm.
However, she thought about it, Gu Xu had defeated more than one monk of the Fourth Realm in the ring match on the night of the Lantern Festival, and when he was in Qingzhou Mansion, he even escaped death in front of the fierce god...... His true strength should far surpass that of an ordinary Third Realm cultivator.
"Are you two done talking?" Next to him, Chu Fengge leaned against a big tree, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and said in an impatient tone, "After the discussion, let's set off quickly, don't grind here!" ”
Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin glanced at him with the eyes of a fool, and then looked at each other: "Let's go!" ”
Immediately, they performed the "meteor walking on the moon" method, like ghosts, speeding through the dense mountain forest.
"Hey, wait!" Chu Fengge was stunned for a second, and when he saw the figures of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin disappearing in an instant, he also used his footwork and hurriedly chased after him.
As a result, all that remained of the land was a large golden net, and the heads of dozens of "fallen people"—they rolled around in the net, with hideous expressions and unwilling hisses, but from which they could not escape.
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A few minutes later, they arrived at the habitat of the "Fallen Heads".
It is a small village.
On the gentle hillside, there are blue-gray brick houses, as silent as if they were sleeping. It doesn't look like a Terran village.
However, Gu Xu noticed that the doors of these houses were locked, but the windows were all open.
They came to the nearest brick house.
Shangguan Jin chanted a mantra lightly.
The lock of the house door soon glowed with a golden light, and then only a "bang" was heard, and the door was opened.
The three entered the house together.
Soon, they saw an eerie scene in the bedroom of this room-
A woman was lying on a bed, with only her body and no head. In her neck, there was no blood coming out either.
"This is the body of the 'Fallen Ones'."
As Gu Xu spoke, he took out a "Taishang Arctic Town Demon Slaying Talisman" from his coat pocket and prepared to throw it towards the bed.
But Chu Fengge's movements were faster than him.
A dazzling starlight appeared in the palm of his hand, and then turned into a raging True Yuan Fire, drowning the headless woman.
In an instant, the headless woman was reduced to ashes.
Seeing Chu Fengge's move, Gu Xu shook his head helplessly.
Because he felt that in the heart of Chu Feng's singer, there was an extremely powerful power contained in the essence of the true element, which was enough to destroy the bodies of hundreds of "Fallen Heads People" in an instant.
Chu Fengge's actions at this time were simply like killing chickens with a knife.
"Perhaps, this guy just wants to show off the Fifth Realm Cultivator's strong True Yuan in front of me!" Gu Xu silently guessed in his heart.
Then, in the same way, they went to the other houses and destroyed the bodies of the remaining "fallen people" one by one.
Chu Fengge yawned while setting fire to his corpse.
He had been extremely expecting that a fierce battle would take place here, which would give him a chance to show his skills and enjoy the surprised gazes of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin.
However, when they arrive at their destination, what they do is simple and uninteresting.
This made Chu Fengge feel deeply lost.
In addition, after they killed the "Fallen Heads", the trial was not over, and the head of Luo Si did not release them from the "Old Pot".
This apparently confirmed their suspicion that the "Fallen Ones" were not the ultimate enemies of this trial.
"The 'Luotou Min' has been resolved," At this time, Gu Xu took out the map and instructed lightly, "Next, we should go to the place marked by Wu Qianhu."
"I'd like to see what's hidden there."
Hearing his words, Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jian both clenched their iron swords in unison.
The former was eager to try, with an expectant look in his eyes; The latter's expression was solemn, his pupils dilated slightly, reflecting the silver full moon, like a wild cat hunting.
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