Castle in the sky

Sitting on a pure white chair similar to a white marble carving, Xu Ji seemed to dislike the discomfort of this chair. He took a sip of tea and said: "To be honest, such a chair has no value at all except for looking imposing, it is hard and cold, and it is very uncomfortable to sit for a long time." ”

Duanmu Gu didn't seem to be surprised at all by Xu Ji's attitude, in fact, many people in the Divine Domain knew that the little young master of the Xu family was notoriously casual. However, it is not for everyone to want this kind of casualness, and there are not many people who can sit like this in front of the second-class law enforcer Duanmu Gu. It is said that when Xu Ji was born, he had the blood of Yaohu. As for Yaohu, it was a legend from a long, long time ago.

Xu Ji simply stopped sitting, but squatted there on the white jade seat with both legs. That posture doesn't look like a gentleman who walks out.

Duanmu Gu seemed to be accustomed to Xu Ji's posture, and he shook his head with a smile: "As soon as you leave the sight of your old man, you begin to reveal your true nature. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "I'm also tired, I have to pretend to be old and serious at home, I'm too tired and tired." ”

Duanmu Gu really didn't know what to say about this guy, so he simply didn't say anything.

Xu Ji squatted and drank tea, it seemed that this posture made him feel more comfortable, he looked back at the window, and after being silent for a while, he asked, "He lost the dagger?"

Duanmu Gu pointed with his finger, and a cold light suddenly shot out, and then stopped in front of Xu Ji, and landed on the coffee table in front of Xu Ji with a click. It was a dagger, the dagger that Chen Xi had thrown away on the way back to Hesse City.

Xu Ji picked up the dagger and looked at it, and suddenly laughed: "This guy is really interesting, it seems that I chose the right person." ”

Duanmu Gu asked, "Don't you think he's too smart?"

Xu Ji shook his head: "Do I want to be a fool?"

Duanmu Gu said: "I don't understand why you would bet so much, with the strength of your Xu family, is there any point in competing with the Yunxiang family? Even if there is no gamble in Kaohsiung, the Yunxiang family will not threaten the status of the Xu family." In other words, even if there is a gamble in Kaohsiung, and the Yunxiang family is the biggest winner, it can't shake the status of the Xu family. ”

Xu Ji said: "This is not something I can say, the Xu family is in charge of the old man, who dares to question it for so many years? The old man entered the palace a while ago, and it is said that the lord and the old man have been talking secretly for more than an hour. As for what was said, no one knows. But there is an obvious situation that needs to speed up the progress on the side of the Black Gold Mountain, although I don't understand why the progress should be accelerated, but the will of the lord has come down, and it must be done like that. ”

Duanmu Gu said: "Even I can't figure it out, why does the lord have to dig up the Black Gold Mountain." ”

Xu Ji said: "Didn't you think about those things that were dug out of it?"

Duanmu Gu was silent for a while: "Let's change the topic, this topic is too sensitive." ”

Xu Ji saw what secret he saw behind Duanmugu's eyes, Duanmugu knew something, but he would never say it.

Xu Ji nodded: "Okay, let's change the topic and continue to talk about the guy named Chen Xi." He lost the dagger, and now there are two possibilities. First, he thought very simply, because he knew that the law did not allow demigods to hold weapons, so he threw them away. Second, he thought of something possible and was worried that he would fall into it, so he threw the dagger. ”

Duanmu Gu said: "Then which one do you think it is? There may be no way to tell the difference between the two. ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "That's because you don't want to tell it, because you still haven't felt that this Chen Xi is a key person." With your intellect, it's so easy to figure out. If it was the first possibility, Chen Xi simply thought that this did not conform to the laws of the Divine Domain, so he threw it away, why did he throw it away halfway? If it was a person who wanted to express himself, he would hand over the dagger in the coolie camp. If he is a low-key person who is unwilling to show himself, he will quietly drop the dagger in the coolie camp, and will never wait until halfway to throw it away. ”

The reason for this was that he waited halfway until he suddenly realized something, so he threw away the dagger. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "So, he is the smart person I need." Whether it's about the gambling game, or about the big plan of the lord, you need an outsider who everyone doesn't know and is not too stupid to be the key person. Chen Xi was found at this time, which was simply a gift from Mo Qiong. If the excavation progress of the Black Gold Mountain is to be accelerated, more coolies will be needed. And as long as Chen Xi wins, the bets on him will increase. ”

Duanmu Gu said: "Then all the demigods are going to bet on Chen Xi to win?"

Xu Ji smiled even more beautifully: "You are really not suitable to be a gambler, there are always a group of people, and they will feel that Chen Xi will definitely lose the next game." ”

Duanmu Gu felt a little chill in his heart, because he actually knew human nature very well. The only chance for those lowly demigods is to devour other people's souls to improve themselves. And the greater the amount devoured, the more you get. So there will always be a group of people who will continue to bet on Chen Xi's loss.

"So when should Chen Xi lose?"

Xu Ji glanced at Duanmu Gu: "My Lord Law Enforcer, don't you understand it now? It doesn't matter when Chen Xi loses, the important thing is that this matter has been promoted by Chen Xi." Chen Xi can lose at any time, or even die at any time, because he is a beginning, and we will choose more people to become popular bets next. A good start loses its value after it starts, doesn't it?"

He stood up and prepared to leave: "Of course, I personally hope that Chen Xi will last longer, because I have also made some bets on him, of course, it is not very big." ”

It seems that the unintentional sentence actually has a great impact on Duanmugu, because Duanmugu will remember because of this sentence, Xu Ji does not want Chen Xi to die for the time being. Perhaps, this sentence is enough for Xu Ji

While the two big men in Sky City were talking, Chen Xi was looking for a suitable place in the primeval jungle of the Third War Secret Realm. This place is very large, and Chen Xi can now be sure that this is definitely not an illusory secret realm, but a place where it really exists. The last time he fought in the secret realm for the second time, Chen Xi doubted the authenticity of the desert, and now it seems that this so-called illusory secret realm magic circle is just a cover. The truth is that they, the challengers, have been sent outside of the Divine Domain or to some place among the Lords of the Divine Domain, and many great things have happened in these places.

Chen Xi found that the environment here is quite a survival area, so there are all kinds of animals and plants. Don't underestimate any kind of flying insects, he found that part of the threatening aura he felt before entering the primeval jungle actually came from these inconspicuous flying insects. Not long ago, Chen Xi saw a giant python entrenched in a towering tree.

The length of this giant python is more than fifteen meters, and the thickest part can hold two Chen Xi. And the most terrifying thing is that this python can change color and hide its breath. With Chen Xi's observation and perception, he didn't even find out when he was about to get closer. It is entrenched in trees, and some of them are exactly the same color as the trunk. Some of them are exactly the same color as the leaves, so as long as they don't move, they are almost imperceptible.

Chen Xi's eyesight had been continuously trained in the Cuiwei Grass Hall of the Mantian Sect, if it weren't for that, he might have been entangled by the giant python a few minutes ago.

Just as the giant python was about to attack, a small insect that looked the size of a firefly flew past Chen Xi. The appearance of this insect also made Chen Xi immediately close all his breath. Because in this bug, he felt the threat of death.

The small cyan insect flew past Chen Xi's ears with flashing wings, and quickly approached the giant python. The python seemed to sense something and immediately became frightened. This giant python's strength is not bad, and it can easily strangle a demigod of average strength in the case of a surprise attack. But when it saw the little bug, it was like seeing a ghost. Chen Xi saw that the little cyan insect quickly caught up with the giant python, and then stuck it on the forehead of the giant python.

In the next second, the python's tough skin and hard bones were burned out of a small hole, and the small cyan worm quickly burrowed into it. In just a few seconds, the struggling python quickly withered. Chen Xi saw that the giant python collapsed almost instantly, turning into an empty skin. The corpse, with its skin wrapped in bones, had fallen from the tree, and there was no flesh left inside.

Then Chen Xi saw that the little insect broke through the skin of the giant python and came out, and it seemed to become a little bigger, and then it flew up and landed on the big tree. After a few seconds, its body began to turn red, and a sac at least twenty times its size hung under its belly, and there seemed to be a number of small things with a cyan glow spinning inside.

Chen Xi barely hesitated, and immediately turned around and ran. After about a few minutes, the little bug's sac burst open. At least hundreds of cyan bugs flew out and began to search for a target

This primeval jungle is so big, so big that it seems to have no edge. Chen Xi encountered all kinds of dangers, but he did not stop. Because he never wanted to find a place to hide, all he had to do was keep going deeper. Only if he goes deep, then the challenger who pursues him can also go deep. In this process, some of the pursuers will be eliminated by the primeval jungle, and there is no need for Chen Xi to make a move.

In this crisis-ridden place, the deeper Chen Xi enters, the greater the danger. But the danger is right, and those challengers will face the same danger as Chen Xi. If it's hidden in one place, that's the stupidest option.

Chen Xi's footsteps, which were moving forward rapidly, suddenly stopped, and a huge sense of crisis emerged in his heart. On the opposite side he found an exposed cliff with a large raised rock on it. There was a nest made of tree branches on top of the stone, which was at least ten meters in size. Standing down and looking up, you can't see anything in the nest. But Chen Xi saw something climbing on the cliff, and little by little he approached the huge nest.

What kind of creature is that?

It exudes an extremely violent and powerful aura, most of all its terrifying appearance. Humanoid, but without epidermis, it looks like a freshly skinned gorilla. It was as if there was blood all over his body, and there were blue-black meridians exposed. The head of this thing is more like a triangle, and you can still see the brain beating in the back of the head.

As if sensing something, it looked back at Chen Xi violently.

Then Chen Xi saw its mouth without lips and yellow teeth with mucus. Nose without wings and two blood holes. Eyes without eyelids are blood-red in color.