In the following period of time, Zhao Changqi noticed that Sect Leader Cai was obviously the nominal leader of this team of black-clothed men, but he showed a respectful attitude towards the monk who took the talisman seal and obeyed his words.

It's as if the mediocre-looking guy is the real leader.

"There seems to be something wrong over there." Suddenly, the monk with the talisman pointed to a rockery in the courtyard.

Zhao Changqi's heart sank.

Because of his unsightly secret room, the location is directly below the rockery.

But his expression remained calm and calm, showing nothing unusual.

He has enough confidence in the formation of the secret room, which is by no means something that a cat or dog can easily crack.

Then, the black-clothed monk walked in the direction of the rockery, and laid out a pile of talismans on the ground in an orderly circle, faintly forming a new formation.

Then the monk began to mumble a mantra.

At this moment, every talisman on the ground glowed with silver-white light, and then the light was connected together, which was extremely dazzling.

Before Zhao Changqi could react, the ground suddenly began to shake violently, and then obvious cracks appeared one after another.

This sudden change made Zhao Changqi almost unable to stand firm.

"What are you doing?" He pointed at the monk and shouted, his eyebrows showing obvious anger, "The king just sent you here to investigate, not to ask you to come and tear down my house!"

"This rockery of my house is a Zhenze stone transported from the southern Huizhou government. These trees in my house are also golden silk nanmu transported from the southwest of the Great Wilderness. It's not something you can afford to lose! ”

But the blackfriar ignored him, and continued to cast his spells on his own.

Zhao Changqi didn't understand the way of the rune array, and he couldn't understand what he was reading.

But a sense of foreboding rose in his heart that if the black-clad monk was allowed to finish the incantation, the consequences would be dire.

So he waved his hand and summoned his natal object—

An axe that is fiery red and looks like it has solidified lava.

This axe, called the "Tonghua Axe", allows his attacks to attach the power of fire, greatly increasing his power.

Without saying a word, he swung his axe and slashed at the blackfriar.

The blackfriar did not dodge or dodge, and stood still like a wooden man, as if he had no sense of the impending crisis.

The blade of the axe struck him in the head in an instant.

But the strange thing is that Zhao Changqi didn't feel the kind of resistance of the axe blade piercing into the flesh and bones, but it seemed to penetrate a thin piece of paper.

Then he was surprised to see that the blackfriar's body was rapidly deflated like a leaky ball.

The flames burned all over him, turning him to black ashes.

It turned out that it was just a paper man!

At the same time, another black-clad attendant took over the dead companion's work with a blank face, continuing to chant the unfinished incantation in a mechanically indifferent voice.

Seeing this strange scene, Zhao Changqi took a deep breath and frowned tightly.

He realized that he was underestimating the strength of his opponent.

The enemy who lurked in the shadows and intended to target him had far more powerful and defenseless means than he had imagined.

As a Sixth Realm cultivator, he didn't even realize that the group of subordinates brought by Cai Jiaotou were all paper puppets with no vital signs!

"Zhao Yu, don't rely on women, why don't you come over and help!"

He shouted loudly into the room next to him as he continued to swing his flaming axe at the remaining blackfriars.

He had to destroy the paper figures before they finished chanting the incantation.

Cai Jiaotou stood aside, watching Zhao Changqi fight with the paper people, his eyes were calm, and he had no intention of helping either of them.

As Zhao Changying's loyal subordinate and Zhao Yan's extremely trusted teacher, his identity today is a witness and a law enforcer.

From the bottom of his heart, he hopes to see the Dayan royal family live in harmony and unity, and is not willing to accept the fact that his uncle and nephew are against each other.

Zhao Yan knew what he thought, so he only assigned him the task of "ensuring the safety of Gu Xu's life", and only after Gu Xu searched for conclusive evidence did he need to do it.

…………

A few seconds later, Zhao Changqi and Zhao Yu's father and son teamed up to kill the paper people in the yard.

Zhao Yu was fighting with several women in bed just now.

He originally thought that today's investigation was just a trivial matter, and it could be easily solved by relying on his father's strength.

So he didn't care, and he still sang every night as before.

I didn't expect my father to deal with it so badly.

He had to run out disheveled—his hair was disheveled, his belt was untied, his shoes were not matched, and his face was still flushed.

After successfully stopping the paper people's magic, Zhao Changqi breathed a long sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at Cai Jiaotou next to him: "I need you to give me an explanation."

"I don't have the impression that there are no monks in my niece's guard who are good at using talismans and puppetry. I'm curious, why did you let a supernumerary infiltrate your team and let him wreak havoc in my courtyard? ”

Cai Jiaotou did not speak.

He just turned his head to look in the direction where the rockery was just now, and there was a strange color in his eyes.

Zhao Changqi also followed his gaze.

Even if he is a person who is usually moody, he can't help but widen his eyes in surprise at this moment-

The rockery in his courtyard has disappeared for some time.

In their place, rows of bookshelves crammed with papers, a wooden table, and two carved Taishi chairs were placed. There was also a half-burned candle on the table.

——It is the furnishings in Zhao Changqi's secret room!

He never imagined that the enemy would have such a means, not only breaking the formation of his secret room, but also silently swapping the space of his underground secret room with the rockery in the courtyard!

A real fear appeared in Zhao Changqi's heart.

He thought about it again and again, but he really couldn't think of a cultivator who not only possessed the master-level talisman attainment, but also could apply the laws of space to a state of perfection.

He even suspected that this could be a certain saint powerhouse of Great Qi, lurking in Luojing City and trying to kill him quietly.

But at this moment, a familiar voice drifted into his ears:

"General Zhao, in fact, I really don't want to meet you in this way, let alone have a grudge against you. However, you poisoned the tea and secretly sent someone to kill me, you have to give me a reasonable explanation, right? ”

"Gu Xu?"

"It's me."

As soon as the words fell, a young man appeared on the Taishi chair next to the table.

He was dressed in a green shirt, without a mask, with a smile on his face, and a piece of letter in his hand, looking suave and handsome.

Just now he used the illusion talisman to hide his figure.

Now after Zhao Changqi called out his name, he withdrew the spell and revealed his true body.

"By the way, General Zhao," Gu Xu paused, pointed to the letter in his hand, and continued, "Why is there a letter to Princess Zhaoning of Great Qi in your house?" ”

(End of chapter)