Chapter 72: Selling Friends for Glory
As Leng Tao's orders were promulgated one after another, Lone Cloud City fell into a great panic.
All the adventurer teams were investigated, and all those who knew how to bow and arrow were all invited to the Qingwei Sect as guests, and as for the hunters in Guyun City and its surroundings, they were severely tortured.
As one of the adventurers, the Viper Mercenary Group also did not escape the investigation.
However, because of Mu Xian's reminder, the Viper Mercenary Group had already hidden all the bows and arrows, and Duan Kun, Luo Feng and Duan Wuhui had unified their calibers, and it was easy to deal with the investigation of Qingwei Sect.
It's just that after coming out of the outer gate of Qingwei Sect, the vests of the three people were soaked, they glanced at each other, and then a knowing smile appeared on their faces, and they also thought of Mu Xian in their minds.
Duan Kun and the others knew that if it weren't for Mu Xian's reminder, they would most likely have been exposed.
Thinking of the Mu family's side line and the tragic fate of the Gu family, the three of them shuddered.
When the Qing Weizong was tracking down the archers in Guyun City, there was a sad and bleak atmosphere in the Zhong Mansion.
On the one hand, the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, and Zhong Xiuyun's tragic death was too big a blow to the Zhong family.
On the other hand, the Zhong family not only failed to help Zhong Xiuyun avenge his revenge this time, but was made into disgrace, not only lost more than a dozen shops, but also killed and injured many people, Zhong Daolong was even more because of Luo Qianchen's attack at a critical moment and his cultivation plummeted, he who had already stepped into the Earth Emperor Realm cultivation now only has the beginner cultivation of the Human King Realm, and because of the damage to his muscles and veins, it is estimated that he will never have a chance to improve his strength again.
"Zhu Xiaohu, are you sure that everything you said is not inconsistent with the facts, and you are sure that you have not omitted any information about Mu Xian?" Looking at the skinny young man in front of him, a trace of disgust flashed in Zhong Daolong's eyes, but then his eyes returned to normal.
In front of Zhong Daolong, Zhu Xiaohu didn't even dare to raise his head, he pinched his shirt tightly, and his face turned slightly pale because of nervousness.
Hearing Zhong Daolong's words, Zhu Xiaohu nodded heavily, and said timidly: "Mu Xian was ridiculed and bullied in the academy because he was born with a dead pulse, except for me and Gu Ning, he didn't have a third friend, so he had everything to say to the two of us, and Gu Ning was busy setting up stalls in the market, Mu Xian and I had a better relationship, and I also knew more about Mu Xian......
Maybe because he said something he was familiar with, the tension in Zhu Xiaohu's heart gradually eased, and when he got to the back, the more he spoke, the more fluent he became, and there was a little more blood on his face.
What Zhu Xiaohu didn't notice was that when he emphasized that he and Mu Xian were good friends, several people in the house frowned at the same time, if Zhong Daolong hadn't squeaked, it is estimated that someone would have thrown Zhu Xiaohu out long ago.
"Zhu Xiaohu, this is a hundred spirit crystals, as your reward this time. You continue to return to Yunyang Academy, pay attention to Mu Xian's movements at any time, if Mu Xian walks out of Yunyang Academy, you must notify us as soon as possible, if you can trick Mu Xian out of Yunyang Academy, it will be even more rewarding!" Seeing that Zhu Xiaohu seemed to pour out all the things he knew, and he couldn't ask anything new if he continued to ask, Zhong Daolong took out a handful of spirit stones from his arms and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, second master, thank you, I will definitely monitor Mu Xian well, if there is a chance, I will try my best to trick Mu Xian out of Yunyang Academy." Feeling the rich fluctuation of spiritual power, Zhu Xiaohu's eyes lit up, and a hungry tiger pounced on the spirit crystal in Zhong Daolong's hand.
After getting the spirit crystal, Zhu Xiaohu glanced at Zhong Daolong in awe, and found that Zhong Daolong's eyes were slightly closed, and he didn't have the heart to talk to him, he respectfully said goodbye, and then quickly left the hall of the Zhong family.
As soon as Zhu Xiaohu's footsteps stepped out of the hall, there was a crisp sound of "click" in the hall, but it was Zhong Daolong's hand that accidentally crushed the corner of the table.
"Second uncle, if what Zhu Xiaohu said is true, then Mu Xian is undoubtedly pretending to be a fox this time, so there is no need for us to continue to be polite to him. Zhong Xiuwen saw Zhong Daolong, who was in a state of rage, and said fiercely: "Mu Xian killed Xiuyun, destroyed more than a dozen shops in the family, and even abolished his father's two arms. ”
Seeing that Zhong Daolong and Zhong Xiuwen were more excited than one another, Zhong Daoqing, who had ointment tied to his arm, frowned.
"Second brother, Xiuwen, have you missed something? Although Mu Xian is not involved with the people of the Artifact Sect, the archers hiding in the shadows are clearly standing on Mu Xian's side, and they are particularly worried about Mu Xian's safety, and the strength of those archers is not weak. After suffering losses at the hands of Mu Xian one after another, Zhong Daoqing no longer dared to treat Mu Xian as a child, let alone treat Mu Xian as a waste.
"Bow and arrow ......" Hearing these two words, Zhong Daolong's pupils couldn't help shrinking, and his vest was also cold, Zhong Daolong, the elder brother of the True Yuan Realm cultivator, was completely unable to resist under the opponent's bow and arrow, and he who had already cultivated in the Emperor Realm at that time did not dare to take the ironwood arrow, but the power of the ironwood arrow could be imagined, "Zhu Xiaohu didn't mention that the Mu family has a bow and arrow master, could it be that the Mu family has recruited a bow and arrow master recently?"
"Bow and arrow masters can often kill people beyond the ranks, Dad, second uncle, do you say that the bow and arrow masters hiding in the shadows could be Mu Yuanshan or Ling Tian?" Zhong Xiuwen also knew the horror of archers, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said his guess.
"Second brother, Xiuwen. I know that you must be sad and angry in your hearts now, and you can't wait to take revenge immediately, but I think it's best to press this matter back, before Dao Lin officially takes office as the prefect of Yangyue Prefecture, we shouldn't make any moves, anyway, Qingweizong was also lost face by Mu Xian, Qingweizong will definitely take action against Mu Xian, with Qingweizong to help us test the waters, we don't have to guess here, and we don't have to worry about bringing any crisis to the family, so why not?"
As the head of the family, Zhong Daoqing's personality is extremely stable, and he thinks about things more comprehensively.
It's just that Zhong Daoqing underestimated the power of hatred from afar, and also misestimated Zhong Daolong's determination to take revenge on Zhong Xiuwen.
Hearing Zhong Daoqing's words, Zhong Daolong and Zhong Xiuwen exchanged glances with each other, and then stopped making a sound, which can be regarded as acquiescing to Zhong Daoqing's construction.
The west of Guyun City, the end of Jinzi Street, Ziyun Mansion.
This is the stronghold of the Qingwei Sect in Guyun City, and it is also the place where Gong Debao, the deacon of the outer sect, usually handles the affairs of the sect.
Ziyun Mansion covers an area of hundreds of acres, the ground paved with fine white jade shines with warm light, there seems to be a curling mist shrouded in the unreal palace in the distance, the phoenix on the eaves carved from sandalwood spreads its wings, and the wall panels carved from green tiles are made of jade and jade.
At the end of a straight road is a huge plaza that slowly sinks with jade steps, and in the center of the huge altar is a straight master, and the pillars are carved with lifelike dragon patterns, opposite the phoenix on the cornice.
Underneath the altar was a dark and damp place, with an area of hundreds of square meters, filled with all kinds of torture instruments, and the ground showed a dark red color, and a strong smell of blood came to the nostrils, which was extremely choking.
This is the torture room of the Qingwei Sect in Guyun City, and the entire Ziyun Mansion has almost copied the shape of the Qingwei Sect, even the torture room is no different from the torture room of the sect.
Gu Ning was hung on the roof of the torture room with his legs suspended at this time, and the clothes on his body had been stripped naked, leaving only a pair of obscene pants to cover **.
Gu Ning's whole body was covered in blood, and he couldn't find a trace of integrity, and his whole body was unconscious, with his head hanging on his chest.
I only heard a loud "bang", and a basin of cold water fell from the sky, directly pouring on Gu Ning's head, waking Gu Ning up.
"You don't have to waste your efforts, my Gu Ning is greedy for life and afraid of death, but it is even more impossible for me Gu Ning to do something like betraying friends to seek glory, if you have any tricks, even if you come to the young master, I will take it all." After opening his eyes with difficulty and seeing the environment he was in, Gu Ning sneered and shouted disdainfully.
When Gu Ning said a word, he found that his throat was hot and painful, and his voice became extremely hoarse, so weak that he couldn't hear it.
Seeing Gu Ning's ghost-like appearance, the outer disciple who interrogated Gu Ning subconsciously took two steps back, and there was a fear in his heart.
"Dead fatty, you can open your eyes to see clearly who we brought, you are not afraid of death, but do you want to watch your family die in front of you one by one?" Another outer disciple saw that his companion was frightened by Gu Ning's tragic scene, he sneered, took two steps forward, grabbed Gu Ning's hair, and forcibly twisted Gu Ning's head in another direction.
When Gu Ning saw the more people in the torture room, he was stunned for a moment, then a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and slowly, his gaze became indifferent again.
"Since you Qingwei Sect can find out that I am a member of the Gu family, can't you find out that I have already been swept away by the family?" Glancing contemptuously at the outer disciple who was pulling his hair, Gu Ning said with a mocking face.
Gu Ning's words made the outer disciple's face look very ugly, they naturally knew that Gu Ning's relationship with the family was very stiff, and this was exactly what they were worried about, if Gu Ning was really heartbroken by the family and completely disregarded the life and death of his family, then the method of using Gu Ning's family to threaten Gu Ning would not work at all.
"Gu Ning, you beast, has your conscience been eaten by dogs, you don't have to cause trouble yourself, why do you want to implicate the family, do you know how many spirit crystals your father has secretly bribed Hu Jiao Xi in the lower courtyard over the years in order to keep you from being expelled from the academy, do you really think that the little income you have from setting up a stall can support your expenses in the academy......" As soon as Gu Ning's words fell, a hysterical scolding sounded in the torture room.
Hearing this angry scolding, Gu Ning's face changed greatly, and he subconsciously looked at the middle-aged man opposite, with an inquiring look in his eyes, but the middle-aged man's face showed a bitter smile, and he did not lose his voice to deny this.
Clearly seeing the eye contact between Gu Ning and the middle-aged man, a sly smile appeared on the face of the outer disciple who was still disappointed just now. [Strongly pushed, begging members to click, ask for recommendation votes, ask for collections, grateful. ] 】