"It's just that what I can't understand the most is that even if Meng Feiran took the pill of the first emperor, he only broke through to the Divine Treasure Realm, and then he never had a day of cultivation, and our leader of the Hidden Dragon Guard has been at least at the realm of the Yuan God Realm since he took charge of the Hidden Dragon Guard."

The long-bearded old man who let Yu Qinglan show his soul memories said to himself with a puzzled face: "What method did this guy Meng Feiran use to restrain us, and he also left his soul consciousness in our sea of consciousness, and even after his death, it was still in operation?" ”

This is not only strange for the bearded old man, but also for Cao Chuan and others.

Because even according to what Yu Qinglan has seen and heard, as long as it relies on spiritual power or evil qi to operate any kind of spell, once it loses the support of spiritual power or evil qi, it will immediately lose its effect, and even if there is a spirit stone to replenish spiritual power to maintain operation, it will lose its effect again after the spirit stone is exhausted.

Not to mention that during the period when Qianlong Wei had not yet been controlled, the bearded old man remembered very clearly that Meng Feiran had never accepted anything related to cultivation in order to maintain his image.

In other words, Meng Feiran's body is definitely the most garbage and inferior grade spirit stone, so it is impossible for him to continue to maintain the operation of the puppet technique after his death, and it is impossible for him to control the entire Qianlong Guard to do things for himself until now.

So this series of questions made Cao Chuan and others think of another possibility that feels incredible when they think about it, and it can even be said that it should be completely impossible.

Cao Chuan and Wen Jinghao, Yu Qinglan and the long-bearded old man glanced at each other.

Then the four of them said in unison: "Could it be that Meng Feiran is not dead at all, he is actually still alive?" ”

In the next second, the bearded old man shook his head vigorously, refuted this point of view, and said, "Impossible! When pigs fly! At the beginning, the three leaders of the Hidden Dragon Guard had seen Meng Feiran die on the bed with their own eyes, and I had personally examined that Meng Feiran's body was unable to cultivate, so even if he had the help of pills to break through to the Divine Treasure Realm, he would not be able to prolong his life like other Divine Treasure Realm cultivators. ”

"When did Meng Feiran first see you?" Yu Qinglan hooked the corners of his mouth and chuckled: "It can't be that Meng Feiran is in charge of your Hidden Dragon Guard after he died, right?" ”

"You!"

Maybe it was because of what Yu Qinglan had done to him before that the resentment in the long-bearded old man's heart had not completely dissipated, but the long-bearded old man, who was about to open his mouth to scold, suddenly came back to his senses, and then lowered his head and muttered in a tone of disbelief: "Yes... Obviously, I said it myself just now, I didn't know why I fainted after the first meeting with Meng Feiran, and when I woke up, I inexplicably began to obey Meng Feiran's orders, and then I couldn't even remember what happened later..."

"But I remember what happened before, how can I not even remember the recent events?"

"Could it be that ... Isn't that right? ”

The bearded old man suddenly raised his head and stared at Yu Qinglan, and said in shock: "Could it be that Meng Feiran had already used the puppet secret technique to control us that day, and the dead Meng Feiran we saw was actually a fake at all?" ”

"But it's not just us Qianlongwei, there are many other people, and even Her Majesty the Empress has seen Meng Feiran die, is it possible that Meng Feiran can also turn Her Majesty the Empress into a puppet?"

"If Meng Feiran can do this, then why doesn't he directly control Her Majesty the Empress to abdicate and make way for Xian? Isn't it redundant for him to do it now? ”

Although he was skeptical, the bearded old man still felt that there was something wrong with the statement that Meng Feiran was still alive.

Because there were too many people who witnessed Meng Feiran's death at the beginning, in his opinion, Meng Feiran couldn't use the puppet secret technique to control so many people, and it was also not in line with his idea of wanting to change the dynasty.

After all, the first emperor only had the heir of Princess Lu Mengli, as long as the princess Lu Mengli was solved, he Meng Feiran would definitely become the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there was no need to play a ridiculous drama of fake death.

At this time, Cao Chuan said another idea of his own.

He whispered: "Is there a possibility, Meng Feiran actually can't use the puppet secret technique to control so many people, but in order to control the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, he has to make others really think that he is dead, so as to find a puppet who can die for him." ”

"And the real Meng Feiran has actually been hiding in the shadows all the time and has not appeared."

"Qinglan."

As he spoke, Cao Chuan turned his gaze to Yu Qinglan, and then asked, "Is there a technique that can make a person's body die, but the spirit still exists?" Because I've been in a similar situation many times, I think Meng Feiran may have used this method to fake his own death. ”

"That's right!"

"I didn't think of that before!"

Without waiting for Yu Qinglan's response, the bearded old man was the first to say in surprise: "Little guy, don't you say that I don't know yet, but as soon as you say it, I remember!" ”

"What do you think of?" Cao Chuan and the others asked.

"Of course it's something related to Meng Feiran!"

The bearded old man blew his beard and said, "If I'm not mistaken, when our Qianlong Guard was not yet controlled by Meng Feiran, the first emperor took us to the underground dungeon, and also told us that there is something in the underground dungeon that cannot be used until the last resort, saying that once it is used, it may lead to the destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty." ”

"I asked the other two Dragonguard leaders what it was."

"Although the emperor did not directly answer our question, he still mentioned it slightly, saying that it seems to preserve the soul of the living, and it burns like a fire, never extinguished."

Hearing what the bearded old man said, Cao Chuan and the three of them each glanced at each other, and they all saw the smiles in each other's eyes.

Afterwards, Cao Chuan said to the bearded old man: "Then do you remember where the entrance to the underground dungeon is?" Can you take us inside? ”

"Do you suspect that Meng Feiran has actually been hiding in the underground palace all along?" The bearded old man asked cautiously.

"That's right." Cao Chuan didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "I think Meng Feiran should have taken out his body as a so-called substitute ghost, and then his soul was left in the underground underground palace, and with the help of the treasure that the emperor said, he has survived until now." ”

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the puppet technique in your sea of knowledge is still effective after a hundred years."

"I see."

Hearing Cao Chuan's explanation, the bearded old man also felt that this was more reasonable, so he agreed: "I will tell you where the entrance to the underground dungeon is, but in order not to startle the snake, I think I still need to return to the surface and continue to be the leader of my Hidden Dragon Guard." ”

"In the underground palace, I think you can only go by yourself."

After speaking, the bearded old man conveyed the entrance to the underground dungeon and various precautions to Cao Chuan.

After Cao Chuan wrote down everything, Yu Qinglan let go of his spiritual power, allowing the bearded old man to regain his freedom, and at the same time personally helped him disguise the puppet technique in the sea to prevent the grass from startling the snake.

And after doing all this, the bearded old man first sent Cao Chuan and the others away from the back door, and then returned to his original appearance and went back to the Qianlong Palace, and also found an excuse to execute the hidden dragon guard disguised by Cao Chuan and the others, so that Cao Chuan and the three of them could no longer continue to disguise.

As for Cao Chuan, who had recovered his original appearance, Wen Jinghao and Yu Qinglan went to the imperial study as quickly as possible to find the empress Lu Mengli, who was waiting for their good news there.

After entering the imperial study, the three of them successively told Lu Mengli the clues they had investigated in the form of sound transmission.

After listening to the three of them, Lu Mengli immediately showed joy.

Although she liked the original Meng Feiran very much, she did regard him as her brother.

But she would not let an outsider rob the Great Zhou Dynasty because of this.