When Xu Bai stepped in, he found that something was wrong.

On the ground, there were twelve corpses lying on the ground, which were the previous twelve sword formations.

The death was extremely terrifying, and there were dense scars all over the body, and none of them were intact.

If ordinary people see it, they will probably have nightmares at night.

Except for the Twelve Sword Formation, which had already died, the others present were all more or less wounded.

Song De had a long scar on his right arm, extending from his shoulder to his wrist, and blood was pouring out.

"What's the situation?" Xu Bai stepped into the mansion, frowned, and asked.

Hearing Xu Bai's voice, everyone reacted and looked at Xu Bai's voice.

"Lord Xu, there are masters here, specifically to extinguish the mouth." Song De smiled bitterly.

Master?

Xu Bai groaned: "Even you are defeated? ”

With so many people here, and Song De, Zhou Fuling, and the Pavilion Master are also among the masters, how could they be defeated so easily?

If there is really such a master, he will not use it against him Xu Bai, but will use it to kill his mouth, which is unreasonable.

"What the other party is using is an extremely advanced secret weapon." Zhou Fuling also had injuries on his body, and explained: "The secret weapon is very widely classified, and at present, I can't see the way." ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Fuling took out a round bead and handed it to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai took it and looked at it carefully.

Iron beads.

Just ordinary iron balls.

And this iron bead is also the murder weapon that killed the twelve sword formations.

"Just using iron beads to kill the twelve sword formations, and you can still do this kind of thing under your protection, this secret weapon technique is indeed the pinnacle." Xu Bai compared it with his own backwind and flowing snow.

He found that if he used copper coins to cast the Wind and Snow, it would take a lot of effort to kill the Twelve Sword Formations surrounded by so many people.

And the surrounding situation is that it did not cause much damage, and obviously, the other side did not fight hard.

Of course, if Xu Bai was full of firepower, he could easily kill the Twelve Sword Formations surrounded by everyone, but this was another situation.

The other party's hidden weapon alone is already worth paying attention to.

"At that time, the hidden weapons were overwhelming, but the most important thing was against the Twelve Sword Formation, and we were only affected by some of the iron beads." Seeing that Xu Bai was still pondering, the pavilion master added.

Xu Bai nodded, showing a paper crane.

As soon as the crane appeared, it immediately used Trace.

But when the paper crane landed on the iron beads, it turned to ashes.

The tracing failed, and the other party did not leave any clues.

"It's strange, such a master, even stronger than Wang Shu just now, why don't you come to deal with me?" Xu Bai pondered.

This is the point he can't figure out the most.

What other intentions are there in sending such a master, but just to extinguish the mouth?

"Ahem, Master Xu, Song still needs to be reminded." Song De heard Xu Bai's self-talk, and coughed to hide his embarrassment: "If he directly confronts us, he may not be able to get benefits, we just don't have the ability to protect." ”

Then, he explained the matter in detail, and Xu Bai understood the reason.

It's one thing to be able to fight, but it's another thing to protect others.

Song De: They are very good at fighting, but if you really talk about the word protection, it is not their strong point.

Obviously, the other party is a type that is proficient in assassination, and in the distance, he first used hidden weapons to interfere with them, and when they reacted, a large number of hidden weapons were aimed at the twelve sword formations, and at that time, the twelve sword formations had no power to counterattack, so this situation was created.

"Lord Xu may have underestimated his own strength, and if he really came to assassinate you, he might not be able to get benefits." Song Dedao.

Everyone else nodded silently.

"I see." Xu Bai touched his chin and said, "According to Lord Song, is there anyone behind this who is still tinkering behind this?" ”

Song De shook his head, indicating that he couldn't think of it.

Whether there is anyone behind this, he can't figure it out.

But he knows a little.

"Lord Xu, congratulations to Lord Xu for his grievances." Song De raised his hands, clenched them into fists, and arched his hand to Xu Bai.

Now, everything is clear, if you don't understand the true meaning, then Song De will be in vain as the supervisor of the Heavenly Division.

"Congratulations, Lord Xu."

"I know, how could a righteous person like Lord Xu do such a thing?"

"Now that the person who framed Lord Xu is dead, Lord Xu can sit back and relax."

Seeing this, the surrounding family heads also said they were all happy, as for the matter of their joint pressure before, it had already been thrown out of the clouds.

In these years, there is such a thing as face that can be lost, and they are all heads of the family, if you don't take advantage of this time to congratulate, or congratulate late, and be hated by Xu Bai, when the time comes, go to the capital to participate in a book, then it will be over?

Facing the various sycophants around him, the corners of Xu Bai's mouth rose slightly.

It's like this in these days, when you don't have anything, you have to call everyone big brother, and when you're already standing taller than others, even if you fart, they will think it's fragrant.

"Lord Song, Lord Zhou, I'll leave the finishing matter to you, and this is the master of the Pavilion, let's talk in another place?" When Xu Bai heard the congratulation sounds around him, he felt tired of hearing it, so he could only say one sentence and walked outside.

If there is no clue, then leave it alone for the time being, and then put an end to the matter here.

Song De and Zhou Fuling glanced at each other, and were about to do what Xu Bai said, but they didn't expect that the next moment, Xu Bai began to bend down and touch the corpse in the eyes of everyone.

The crowd's expressions were like this: "(?o?o?)"

It's no wonder that they have such expressions, after all, Xu Bai is a master of the fourth grade, but now he is doing things like killing people and touching corpses, and the contrast between the two is too great.

"Ahem...... Lord Xu, it's really a true temperament. The Pavilion Master racked his brains and finally came up with a sentence.

The people around immediately echoed and praised Xu Bai for his sincere temperament.

There were several heads of families, and their eyes were full of admiration when they looked at the pavilion master.

"It's worthy of being the master of the pavilion, when we don't know from which angle to shoot the fart, he has already found a novel angle, high, it's too high."

The heads of the house thought to themselves.

Xu Bai: "......"

He endured the disgusting compliments around him as he put the money he had just found in his pocket.

It's a pity that there is no progress bar, just some money full of copper stench.

Xu Bai stuffed the money into his arms, and looked at Song De and Zhou Fuling: "Two adults, why don't we divide it into three parts?" ”

"No, no, this is Lord Xu's trophy, so we don't have to be cheeky to take it." Song De and Zhou Fuling waved their hands again and again.

"Then I'll leave it to the two adults, Pavilion Master, let's find a place to talk." Xu Bai put away all the silver tickets, and then looked at the pavilion master on the side.

The master of the Pavilion didn't know what Xu Bai was going to say to him, but when he heard Xu Bai say this, he could only nod: "Why don't you go to the Karakuri Pavilion and sit down?" ”

So saying, he led the way.

Xu Bai didn't refuse, and followed behind, and the two walked towards the Karakura Pavilion.

Along the way, no one spoke, but the pavilion master always walked behind Xu Bai.

The two of them were silent, and finally came to an upper room in the Karakuri Pavilion.

Sitting on the chair, there were two delicate maids serving good tea, Xu Bai took a sip and narrowed his eyes.

"Xiaoshan, it's none of your business here, you can go down first." Although the master of the pavilion didn't know what happened to Xu Bai, it was definitely not a trivial matter, otherwise it would be impossible to talk to him in a different place, so let Ji Xiaoshan go down first.

Of course, Ji Xiaoshan understood, nodded, said goodbye, and left the room.

After leaving, the room became quiet again, Xu Bai took a sip of water, and was about to speak, but he didn't expect the pavilion master to speak first.

"Lord Xu, Ming people don't say secret words, everything I do is for the Karakura Pavilion, you know this." The master of the machine pavilion said: "This time, although the Karakuri Pavilion did not play a big role, it did its best, and I hope that Lord Xu will say a few good words for us when the time comes." ”

He tried his best to keep his posture very low, even if he used to be one of the best forces, but now his time is short, his strength has regressed, and all this has to rely on the emperor.

"Whatever the Pavilion Master wants, you can just put it forward, and I will definitely help you do it when the time comes, but I can't guarantee that I will succeed." Xu Bai put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile.

The master of the machine pavilion nodded again and again: "I know this below, I just hope that when the time comes, Lord Xu can mention the skill pavilion by the way." ”

He needs the medicine in the palace to save his life, and it is also to restore his strength, and he has mentioned it to the royal family many times, but in the end there is no satisfactory answer, as long as Xu Bai mentions it slightly, he can let the emperor know his intentions.

"Hmm." Xu Bai nodded and agreed.

"Lord Xu, you must have other things, otherwise it would be impossible to ask me out alone." The Pavilion Master asked.

He is not like the other families in the Purple Wood Mansion, those families do not have his background.

As one of the best families in the past, it is natural to know that many people are sophisticated, such as now.

"Pavilion Master, Ming people don't say secret words, I want to ask, is there more Karakuri secret arts?" Xu Bai filtered the words in his mind and said slowly.

The pavilion master was slightly stunned.

He didn't expect Xu Bai to ask this question, so he was stunned.

In fact, this is indeed Xu Bai's true intention, and the reason is very simple.

In this battle, he fully realized how important it is to have a good weapon.

The black knife is cracked, and it is not as simple as 1+1=2 to combine his two skills into one.

Breaking the three styles, coupled with the return wind and flowing snow, he didn't even need to manipulate the copper coin, he was able to skillfully fuse the two together.

As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools.

If there are more Karakuri secret arts, or something similar, you can also increase the strength of your weapons at that time.

It was a huge improvement, and he couldn't let it go.

"Forehead......" The Pavilion Master was only slightly stunned, and then reacted, but finally shook his head with a wry smile: "No, they were all ruined by that madman, even I was hit hard, if I hadn't paid a huge price, it would have been impossible to drive that madman away." ”

"Oh?" Xu Bai took another sip of tea and asked, "Who is that madman?" ”

"I don't know who she is, but he's a madman, or rather an idiot." The pavilion master recalled the scene of that day, and couldn't help but turn pale: "He seems to have lost his soul, and the things he is looking for are related to the soul." ”

As he spoke, the Pavilion Master took out the bow and crossbow he had used before from his arms.

The shape of this bow and crossbow is very ordinary, the type that can't be found in the pile, but at that time, it played a wonderful role in the Twelve Sword Formation, and the power was extremely great.

"This Heaven Slaughtering Crossbow seems to have been restored by me, but in fact, it has lost the most precious thing." The master of the pavilion said: "Since Lord Xu has seen the Karakuri secret technique, he should be able to see a rough idea. ”

Xu Bai took this bow and crossbow into his hand, studied it carefully for a moment, and then raised his head and said: "There seems to be something connected to this middle position, if you put it on, the power of this bow and crossbow will be greatly enhanced." ”

In the middle of the crossbow, there is a small pit, about the size of a thumb, in the shape of an oval.

According to Xu Baiman's clever secret technique, some clues can be seen.

The Pavilion Master explained......

"Every disciple of the Karakuri Pavilion will wear a natal card made by himself, and after death, the natal card will absorb the divine soul once, and finally condense in the natal card."

"Of course, all this is what the disciples are willing, collecting the natal cards, and finally condensing on the bow and crossbow, I don't know how many outstanding disciples have condensed, but in the end, they can only hit that madman hard."

"And after the bow and crossbow lost his soul, the madman was gone, and I suspect that he came for this."

"To put it mildly, I don't dare to restore the original crossbow until now, for fear of running into him again."

Speaking of this, the Pavilion Master sighed, feeling as if he was several years older.

A person is not afraid of his low strength, but he is afraid that he will lose the spirit of the year, and the current pavilion master really loses the most important thing.

"You don't have a soul, and you are worried about something that has a soul?" Xu Bai touched his chin, and somehow, he suddenly thought of someone.

Isn't this the person who listened to the feng shui master talk about when he was in Yunlai Mansion that day?

A peerless genius born in the Gale Country, he created the technique of Immortal Body, but in the end it was destroyed by Immortal Body.

The so-called immortal body has one of the most important shortcomings, that is, it cannot keep the divine soul, and that genius suffered a heavy failure when modifying it, and finally became a lost soul and became an idiot.

Xu Bai always felt that it was somewhat similar to what the Pavilion Master described, but he didn't say it.

It's useless to say it, after all, the other party only knows such a little information, and it is impossible to explore any clues.

In fact, Xu Bai also hopes to explore clues, after all, the skill of immortal body is very strong, and even a cripple in his hands has already shown amazing potential.

It's a pity that there aren't many clues.

But it doesn't matter, it's just an extra bonus, and what he needs hasn't been thoroughly asked.

"Listen to the Pavilion Master, you don't have any extra books on skills here?" Xu Bai recalled the chat between the two just now and said.

The pavilion master nodded bitterly: "I really didn't lie to Lord Xu, Lord Xu can find it by himself, it is indeed not, if Lord Xu is interested in this aspect, in fact, there are many places that are similar, after all, we are a business." ”

He didn't ask Xu Bai why he wanted these things, this was not something he should understand, he just needed to answer truthfully.

It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Xu Bai also has a characteristic, that is, he is moody.

Although the owner of the pavilion is also an old man, he knows that the rumors in the rivers and lakes are very wet, but if you can not touch these things, don't touch them.

Xu Bai was a little disappointed when he heard that there was no place here, and when he heard what the Pavilion Master said about other places, his eyes lit up: "Pavilion Master, do you know where there are?" ”

"Since that time, I've been sitting here all year round and rarely go out, but I know of one place, which is a mansion not far from Zimu Mansion, and there is a family there." The Pavilion Master racked his brains and replied.

"A mansion not far away...... Xu Bai raised his eyebrows: "Clay Mansion? ”

"Yes, it's the Clay House." The master of the pavilion said: "The Ou family there is a branch of our industry, but they are better at doing human soldiers. ”

Human soldiers.

Xu Bai was also a person who had done the secret techniques to the full level, and he soon searched for some of them in his mind.

Karakuri does have an introduction, but it's very brief.

To use a simple analogy, as he is using now, is to build a unique Karakuri and then use a human to harness it.

But the human soldier branch is the opposite, implanting all kinds of Karakuri into oneself and letting Karakuri control people.

And the terracotta house......

Coincidentally, it was the next place he was going to go, and he could stay there for a long time.

Do you want this skill?

That's definitely going to be it, as long as it's a liver progress bar, he's going to want it.

"I already know." Xu Bai drank the tea in front of him: "What the pavilion master needs me to do, I will help you do it then, since there is nothing to do, then I will leave." ”

Asked what he wanted, Xu Bai didn't want to stay here, he still had the nameless knife in his hand to ask for liver, of course he didn't want to waste time.

"I'll send Master Xu." The Pavilion Master stood up and said.

Along the way, he sent Xu Bai to the door before he turned back.

And after Xu Bai left the Karakura Pavilion, he rushed towards the mansion.

It was handed over to Song De and them at the end, and he had to go over to take a look, otherwise it would be too unreasonable.

By the time he arrived at the palace, it was almost the end of the day.

It just so happened that Song De saw Xu Bai, so he hugged his fists and said hello: "Lord Xu, I am going to leave tonight, the matter here has been dealt with perfectly, and I will have to return to the Prison Heaven Division when the time comes." ”

In fact, there are a lot of rules in the Heavenly Division, for example, after dealing with various affairs, you have to write down the ins and outs of this incident in detail, and then submit it to it.

After it is submitted, the above will have to conduct a more detailed study of this matter, and study its authenticity, so that it will really enter the file.

"I need to stay here for a few more days, Lord Song has a smooth journey." Xu Bai arched his hand.

"This cooperation with Lord Xu is very pleasant, Song will not stay long, leave now, if Lord Xu is free in the future, you can go to Tiandaolou to sit and report Song's name." Song De also bowed.

Just like when he came, Song De left very quickly, and after saying this, he left directly.

"I may need to be in the government for the next few days." Xu Bai kept watching Song De until Song De disappeared into the corner of the street, then he turned his head and ordered Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fuling said boldly: "I am in this place, Lord Xu can stay as long as he wants, but before he said to invite the girl from the Spring Rain Pavilion, this matter is really a joke." ”

Xu Bai shook his head indifferently, indicating that he was also joking.

When the two communicated, the heads of those families glanced at each other, and then walked up to Xu Bai together.

"Lord Xu, let's ......" was still the leader of the family surnamed Zhao at the beginning, and hesitated to speak, wanting to speak.

Xu Bai waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say much, since you all contribute to this matter, then the past things will be written off, and we will treat no one as if we don't know." ”

In fact, Xu Bai wanted to ask these people for cheats again, but when he turned his head and thought about it, if he did it too blatantly, he would be remembered by someone with a heart.

He didn't want Goldfinger to be discovered.

"Thank you so much Lord Xu, Lord Xu, as long as you come to Zimu Mansion in the future, if you have anything, just come to us, we will do our best." When the head of the Zhao family heard Xu Bai say that he didn't investigate the past, his face was full of surprise, and he patted his chest and reassured.

Not only him, but the other family heads also showed joy, after all, this matter can be passed, it is a great benefit to them.

Next, everyone present also left, and the heads of the family were all relaxed, and they were not as dignified as before.

Zhou Fuling found an upper room for Xu Bai and asked Xu Bai to stay, and the first time Xu Bai moved in, he took out the nameless sword scripture.

As for the person who killed the Twelve Sword Formation before, he didn't have a clue for the time being, and he didn't care, so he would fill the book first.

……

Time gradually passed, and in the blink of an eye, Xu Bai lived in the mansion for another day.

On this day, he didn't do anything else except the liver progress bar, and the Nameless Knife Sutra had reached the full level of the liver.

And there are no new changes in the newly acquired skills, from the Broken Third Style to the Broken Fourth Style, becoming a fifth-order skill.

[Broken Four Styles (Level 5): Full level. 】

In addition, there were eighteen nameless sword scriptures left, which he put aside for the time being, and first took up the wooden chessboard he had obtained from Wang Shu.

Speaking of this chessboard, he carefully checked it before making the progress bar.

The carving is very delicate, so delicate that none of the lines on it have been reduced, and even more detailed than some normal chessboards.

These are not the main things, after all, the change in appearance is not a surprise for him.

The main thing is that the progress bar is much slower than he expected.

According to his recent estimates, it was at least a sixth-order skill, corresponding to the fourth-rank stage.

After getting this accurate estimate, Xu Bai was also overjoyed, so he put all his energy on the chessboard.

"Lord Xu, your breakfast has been delivered."

Outside the door, the maid's weak and crisp voice sounded.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all sent by Zhou Fuling, and the first thing Xu Bai did when he entered the mansion was also to make this request.

"Come in." Xu Bai played with the chessboard in his hand and said with a smile.

The maid cautiously pushed open the door, held the breakfast with a tray, walked in front of Xu Bai with her head down, and put the tray on the table.

To say that this week's government order, before becoming a scholar and sitting in this position, his family background is not thin, and he seems to be still a rich child.

Therefore, he is quite wealthy.

"Lord Xu eats first, and after eating, call me, and I'll clean up the dishes." The maid is very sensible and knowledgeable.

After saying this, he cautiously exited the door and closed the door by the way.

While Xu Bai was eating breakfast, he played with the chessboard in his hand, focusing on two things.

Some people eat with delicious food, some people eat with beautiful colors, some people eat with fine wine, but Xu Bai eats with the progress bar.

But...... Fragrant!

"Even if it's a girl from the Spring Rain Pavilion, it's not as good as the progress strip." Xu Bai thought while eating deliciously.

Soon, the meal in front of him was to the end.

Putting the bowl in the tray, Xu Bai was about to call the maid at the door in, but he suddenly found that something was wrong.

The tray was placed on the table, which should have been flat, but it was slightly tilted to the side.

One side is high and the other is low, and if you don't look closely, you really can't see it.

In this case, it is usually a cushion underneath, otherwise it is impossible to tilt.

"There's a problem." Xu Bai touched his chin and said secretly.

In terms of Zhou Fuling's family background, how could he use such broken tableware to entertain people, and Xu Bai's identity is not ordinary, so it is impossible to be cold in this place.

Xu Bai looked left and right, took a step back, and pulled out the black knife on his waist.

The tip of the knife gently brushes over the wooden tray, which splits in two, and then something appears underneath the tray.

It was a letter, a very simple letter.

There is no signature on the letter, and I don't know who got it.

Xu Bai pondered slightly and opened the letter in front of him.

The content of the letter jumped on the paper, Xu Baizai looked down carefully, but his brows furrowed.

[Lord Xu personally opened. 】

[My lord, this road to Beijing, it must be difficult, the battle of Zimu Mansion, the adult's approach, has been seen below, in the admiration of the next, but worried about disturbing the adult's plan. 】

[The Twelve Sword Formations are being killed, Lord Xu must not doubt that he is not going to assassinate your people, but he is not used to seeing these people burning, killing and plundering on weekdays, so that they can have a due punishment. 】

[That night, I thought that Lord Xu would let them live and make meritorious contributions, so I made a move, after all, people like this are innocent of death. 】

[In addition, there is no other purpose in Xia, Lord Xu can continue to go to Beijing, as for the identity of Zaixia, it is inconvenient to disclose. 】

At this point, the content of the letter is gone, but it is already made clear.

First of all, the person who wrote has already shown that he is not against Xu Bai.

Secondly, the reason why he killed the Twelve Sword Formations was because he was worried that Xu Bai would give them a chance to live and let them make meritorious contributions, so he directly attacked.

Finally, he also made it clear not to let Xu Bai check his identity.

"It's kind of interesting, you made me interested." Xu Bai put the letter in front of him, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing an interested smile.

Although he didn't know the identity of the other party yet, he had already become interested.

"Since you are in such a hurry to let me go to Beijing, then I will stay for two more days before leaving." Xu Bai withdrew the black knife and thought.

Thinking of this, he called the maid in, cleaned up the bowl quickly, and continued the chessboard in his hand.

The maid was a little surprised when she saw the tray divided into two, but she tried her best to hide it, lowered her head to clean up her things, and left the room directly.

Xu Bai didn't have trouble finding the maid, since the other party dared to use this way to send a message, he must have done a good job, after all, he couldn't even find a trace, if something really went wrong in this place, then the other party would be too stupid.

"It's not that I'm not leaving, I have to finish this thing, so ah, Your Majesty the Emperor, this is not because I am lazy, after all, my strength is also good for your plan." Xu Bai looked at the chessboard in his hand and thought.

……

On this side, Xu Bai was on the liver progress bar, and on the other side, in the palace, the head of the eunuchs, Duke Wei, raised his hand very politely and knocked on the door.

This is the emperor's study, and he will come here every day to review various recitals.

At this moment, the door was closed, and through the window, you could see that in the room, Emperor Chu was sitting in it writing a book.

It seemed that he heard a knock on the door, and Emperor Chu finished writing the last word before raising his head.

"Enter."

A surging voice, but full of nobility.

When the voice of Emperor Chu came from the house, Gonggong Wei gently pushed open the door, walked in respectfully, and put the letter in his hand in front of Emperor Chu.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest news, the crisis in Zimu Mansion has been lifted."

After saying only this sentence, Gonggong Wei lowered his hands and stood aside respectfully.

"Panjian Mountain, Qipan Mountain." Emperor Chu picked up the letter, looked at the contents of the letter, and sneered.

"The minions will go and destroy those two forces." Gonggong Wei's tone was soft, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"No, you don't." Emperor Chu shook his head and said, "If I go to destroy them now, wouldn't it expose that I am always observing Xu Bai, wait a minute, wait until the normal time, and then I can get this news normally, but before that, monitor them closely and don't let them have any movement." ”

"Yes!" Gonggong Wei bent down and saluted.

The murderous aura at the beginning, because of Emperor Chu's words, became gone.

"Go ahead." Emperor Chu waved his hand and asked Gonggong Wei to leave.

"The minions are gone." Grandpa Wei didn't stay long, and after saying a word, he turned around and left.

When Gonggong Wei left, Emperor Chu put the letter in his hand into a drawer, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.

"The real big ones haven't come out yet, maybe they won't do it until the last moment."

……

Xu Bai didn't know what was going on in the palace, but as time passed, a long time had passed since he saw the letter before.

During this period of time, Xu Bai did not pause, and kept pressing the progress bar every day.

In addition to the progress bar of the liver chessboard, it is normal to eat and drink.

After such a tireless liver, he finally had a new harvest.