Chapter 430: Hope Lost
And just as he left, silence fell back in the hall.
The third uncle Murray and the fourth uncle Mu Fei secretly gave their eyes, and a trace of different color flashed on their faces, and then they both nodded slightly, but they didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts.
"Big brother, if this person is indeed related to them, what are you going to do with it?" Mu Fei broke the silence first, and his words were flat.
Mu Gang stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked out of the lobby, his face was still indifferent, and then he only replied lightly: "There is no forgiveness for killing!"
When Murray and Mu Fei heard this, their faces moved, and just when they wanted to speak again, Mu Gang said to the old man behind him: "Butler, just now you came to me and said that you have something important to report, what is the matter?"
The old man behind him was the butler of the Mu Mansion, named Mu Santong, whose status was second only to a few people here, and he was also one of the high-ranking elders of the Mu family.
Mu Santong hesitated behind him for a moment, and then stopped talking.
Mu Gang took two steps forward, and then said in a deep voice: "What's the matter, the third brother and the fourth brother are not outsiders, so there is no need to be like this. ”
"Yes!" Mu Santong replied, and then replied, "Back to the city lord, the secret envoy sent out to investigate the plague corpse mutation has returned, and is now waiting outside the lobby." ”
As soon as these words came out, Mu Gangdang didn't react much, while Murray and Mu Fei frowned slightly and muttered, "Secret envoy?"
"Yes, after the plague corpse mutated, we hid in the Qiankun Realm, and we escaped the catastrophe, but I wanted to find out where this plague corpse was infected. ”
"Back then, the first object of my suspicion was the Ten Thousand Poison Gate, so five hundred years ago, after the activity of the plague corpse decreased, I sent a person to leave the Nanwei Continent and go to the Ten Thousand Poison Gate to find clues to the plague corpse. Today, 500 years have passed, but I don't know what I have found. Mu Gang said lightly.
"This matter is very important, why don't you discuss it with my brothers before making a decision, it seems that in the heart of the eldest brother, only the dead second brother can be regarded as a member of the Mu family. Murray replied coldly.
When Mu Gang heard this, his face instantly sank, and at the same time, the hand behind him slowly clenched into a fist, and the sentence "dead second brother" seemed to touch his sore spot.
It's just that he didn't have a seizure after all, but said loudly: "In this Mu City, what do I want to do, do I have to get your consent? I am the city lord, and I have the final say in everything!"
Murray snorted coldly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more.
"Let him in!"
"Yes!"
After a while, a strange-looking man entered the lobby, his face was full of scars, pitted, and extremely discordant, his eyes were large and small, and one of his large eyes was almost occupied by white eyeballs, leaving only a little black pupil, which was a little terrible if it was dark at night.
After he saw Mu Gang, he hurriedly respectfully greeted him, "Disciple Mu Wuji, meet Master!"
"Get up. ”
Mu Gang's face finally eased, "Wuji, what have you discovered in the past five hundred years?"
"Back to Master, in the past five hundred years, the disciple has hidden his identity and lurked in the Ten Thousand Poison Gate, while looking for a way to restrain the plague corpse, he is also looking for clues about the plague corpse transformation back then. However, the disciples were incompetent, and did not find any important clues, nor did they find a way to restrain the plague corpse. ”
"Hmph, five hundred years, is it just such a simple two sentences that you brought back?!"
Mu Wuji's words were interrupted by Mu Fei's sharp voice, but Mu Gang motioned for him to continue.
Mu Wuji pondered for a moment, and then said, "The apprentice is incompetent, although he has not found the relevant clues, he has made a major discovery. ”
"Tell me more!"
"The apprentice got acquainted with several high-ranking figures of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and tried his best to learn some important information from them. ”
"After the plague corpse mutation occurred, no matter who it was, they pointed the finger at the Ten Thousand Poison Gate. ”
But the Ten Thousand Poison Gate was at a loss for this matter, over the years, they were also looking for what caused the plague corpse, and at the same time, they were also secretly investigating who wanted to blame them for this matter. ”
"In the eyes of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, the only people in this land of eternal life who can pose a threat to them are the Three Great Gate Valve, Xinyao, Tianyin Temple, and Lotus Sect. Tianyin Temple has always rarely participated in secular disputes, and has taught the world with compassion and benevolence, so it is the first to exclude it. ”
"Although Xin Yao and the Ten Thousand Poison Sect are on both feet, but in terms of poison refining and alchemy, they are far from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, even if they want to blame the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, it is difficult for them to have the strength to create a plague corpse. Moreover, the plague corpse change only stays in the Nanwei continent, and it is difficult to change the competitive pattern, so it can also be excluded. ”
"However, the only thing left is the Lotus Sect. In the past hundreds of years, the relationship between the Lotus Sect and the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect has been delicate, although there are overlapping interests, but it is an open and secret battle. And poison making and alchemy are already on two opposite sides, so they regard the Lotus Sect as the object of suspicion. ”
"Could it be that the Lotus Sect created the plague corpse change back then?" Before he could finish speaking, Murray interrupted him.
Then he seemed to think of something again, and said in confusion: "Although we have been isolated from the outside world for more than a thousand years, we still know very well about the several major sects in this land of eternal life, especially this lotus sect, they have always been famous for their alchemy and medicine, and they have cooperative relations with several major cultivators in the land of eternal life, which can be described as a very prosperous time. ”
"If it is said that the Lotus Sect deliberately created this terrible disaster, I can't think of what their purpose is anyway!"
When Mu Gang heard this, after thinking for a moment, he also nodded, and then said slowly: "What the third brother said makes sense, and no matter who makes it, they must have a way to restrain the plague corpse, and the bell must also be tied to the bell, since they have poison, then there must be an antidote, and at that time, tens of thousands of people in my Mu City will be able to be rescued." ”
As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved it in front of him, and a moment later, a picture appeared in the lobby, and in the middle of the picture was a huge prison.
It's just that in that prison there are not prisoners, but living dead, that is, plague corpses that are still alive.
It's just that their bodies don't have the disgusting appearance of those plague corpses outside the city, nor do they appear to rot, but basically maintain the appearance in front of them.
However, if you look closely, you can see that these people are uniformly dressed, and they are the same as the people of the Mu family, thinking that these are the plague corpses that were infected back then, but the Mu family does not know how to imprison them here.
And over the years, they have been reluctant to leave the Nanxu Continent, thinking that it is because of these people that they do not want to leave these people with inner surnames, but are bent on finding a way to relieve the plague.
At this moment, those plague corpses seemed to feel something, and they looked ahead one after another, and their eyes looked at them through the picture.
I don't know if it's because they still retain a trace of humanity, or if the Mu family has found a way to temporarily restrain the plague corpses, these plague corpses are not as violent and crazy as the plague corpses He Yinuo saw before.
After Fang Cai's gaze, their gaze became uncertain, looking around, as if they were looking for something, and in their minds they still had memories of their lives.
"Ghost Yao, what's the situation over there?" Mu Gang looked at the picture in front of him, and suddenly said an extremely abrupt word.
A moment later, from that view, a figure appeared outside the prison, which looked like an old woman, with a rickety back, a bloated body, and extremely old clothes.
It's just that after seeing it clearly, I found that her face did not have any aging, but had bright skin, bright eyes, and long flowing hair.
"Back to the city lord, everything is safe and sound, but for some reason, the frequency of these plague corpse riots has become higher and higher recently, especially in the last few days, there will be a situation where the plague corpses bite each other, which is really incredible. ”
"In addition, in the past thousand years, their adaptability to the Requiem has been continuously strengthened, if it continues like this, it won't be long before the Requiem will lose its effect, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for these prisons to trap them, so please make a decision as soon as possible!"
The old woman's voice was as crisp as a girl's, but there was deep concern in her words.
When Mu Gang heard this, his face was solemn, and he couldn't think of any way for a while, he originally pinned his hopes on Mu Wuji's body, hoping that he could find a way to relieve the plague in the Ten Thousand Poison Gate, but now it seems that his hope has been dashed.
And he knew in his heart that if he couldn't effectively suppress the violent state of the plague corpse, then once the plague corpse conflict was imprisoned, it would mean the complete destruction of the Mu family.
"Now that there is no antidote, it is a foregone conclusion, for the sake of the surviving Mu family, we must not risk waiting until the last moment, we should eliminate these plague corpses as soon as possible to prevent future trouble!!" Fourth Uncle Mu Fei looked at the plague corpse in the picture, with resentment and deep jealousy on his face.
However, as soon as his words fell, Mu Gang sharply objected, "No! Until the last moment, they must not be eliminated!"
"You!!" Mu Fei looked at Mu Gang, a flash of anger flashed on his face, and there was a hidden murderous intent in his eyes!
Mu Gang did not show weakness, his face was firm, thinking that they had long been aware of the relationship between each other, but they had never torn their faces.
"As an executive of the Mu family, you should know better than anyone who these plague corpses were before their deaths! If there were no them, then how could our Mu family have the glory of the past, and how could we dominate one side among the ten major clans in Nanwei!"
"And you know better why they turned into plague corpses, if it weren't for their full protection, then my Mu family would have existed in name only. Although they have become plague corpses now, they are also members of my Mu family, and I will not abandon any of them unless I have to!"
These words fell on the ears of the two of them, causing their bodies to tremble, and the anger on their faces gradually faded, no matter what kind of delicate relationship they had with Mu Gang, they still had respect for these people!