The strange story of Huai'an Inn

Chong Liu took the cinnabar order out of the wooden box, held it in his palm and showed it to the three masters of the Baixiao Sect.Brilliant flames danced in his eyes, shining with strange and abundant power.

Mr. Xuanwu felt that he was very different from the young man he met last time.

The news from Xu Hanke's side also suddenly stopped, so that Bai Xiaomen only knew the approximate location of Mr. Gou Chen's hiding place, but didn't know what happened during those few days.

"It's also possible that you snatched this cinnabar order." Mr. Suzaku said suspiciously, "How do you prove that Gou Chen is dead? Where's his body?"

Gou Chen...is dead...

Xuanwu swallowed the bitterness in his throat with difficulty, and a dull pain quietly spread in his chest.The companion who experienced so many storms together, now he is the only one left.

Chong Liu said with a smile, "Mr. Suzaku is trying to trick me into releasing the chips in advance. Because if I explain the cause of my master's death, many other secrets will be involved. And this is what I want to exchange."

Mr. Qinglong said coldly, "If you can't prove that Gou Chen is dead, how can you pretend to be Mr. Gou Chen's successor?"

Chongliu sighed, and put the cinnabar order back into the box, "Take over the mantle of Master, this is all secondary. I just need all the news about Tianguren and Tiangu Dawu. Their heart to invade the Central Plains is not dead, catastrophe is coming , but I think you should already know this."

"You know the news, what can you do with a small waiter?"

"I'm really just a small running hall, but if Tiangu opens that door again, I'm afraid I have nothing to run away from." Chong Liu shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't look helpless, "This is Mr. Chen's seat. I don’t have to, I just want to exchange a little bit of information in your hands with what I know. I grew up with Mr. Gou Chen. When he passed away this time, there were only me and Zhu Helan by my side. Everything you want to know about him I know all the secrets."

Chong Liu paused, seeing the three of them were silent and seemed to be shaken, he said again, "As Mr. Qinglong said, I am just a small running hall, and the news is in my hands, and there is nothing wrong with it." Come on, what are you worried about?"

Mr. Xuanwu was the first to speak, "What do you want to know?"

Chong Liu opened the wooden box again, took out a piece of paper from the inside, put it on the lid of the wooden box and presented it to the three of them with both hands, "There are all the questions I want to know on it. Except for the question about Tiangu's current great witch, there are The God of Chaos they worship, and the traces left by the God of Chaos in any other nation. The most important thing... is in your information network, do you have any doubts about which important people have abnormal behavior in the past year manner."

Mr. Xuanwu took the paper, browsed it aside, and said with a sneer, "You want to know a lot."

"I have also carefully read the notes that Mr. gave me before." Chongliu said, "The anecdotes recorded in Mr.'s notes have also increased exponentially in the past few years. The imbalance of morality and filth in the past It has intensified rapidly in one year, and all this is exactly similar to the situation 50 years ago. However, I suspect that this time Tianguren has allies. I have seen strange-looking exotic goods merchants in small towns near the sea before. I'm afraid it has something to do with the deep corpse clan in the sea."

"Allies...then I would like to ask you a question. You should have known Zhu Helan's true identity during the past year in Huai'an Inn. Isn't he the most likely ally of Tianguren?" Mr. Suzaku said at this time Suddenly she said in a soft voice, walking gracefully and lightly around Chong Liu, carefully sizing up every inch of his body, "Do you know what the Mother Goddess of Everything is? If the locust tree in your Huaian Inn When it grows up, what will happen?"

Seeing that Chongliu didn't answer, she continued, "The Gushe people in the early years believed in the mother god of all things, and there are many similarities with today's Tiangu people. Did Zhu Helan tell you that he once had tens of millions of believers He used to be the most frightening and fascinating wizard in the entire Central Plains. His language, his behavior, and his eyes... all have the magic power of the abyss, which makes people unconsciously believe what he said, believe him The evil and chaotic world shown is where everyone ends up.

In the most prosperous era of pagoda tree belief, every three years, more than a dozen of the most devout believers who were "blessed by the mother god" voluntarily became sacrifices and watered the pagoda tree with their blood.The sapling in your inn was originally just an egg, which sucked the souls and blood of no less than ten thousand people before it could successfully grow into the sapling it is today. "

It is true that Zhu Helan did not tell him in detail, but Chong Liu could also guess.

He couldn't imagine what kind of past it was.

Becoming a priest and cultivating the seed of the mother god... This is Zhu Helan's only survival goal for 2000 years.He has been tortured and tortured since he was a child, and countless people keep telling him that this is what he lives for.Become the emissary of the nihilistic and terrifying Mother Goddess of All Things in this world, spread branches and leaves for her, and raise offspring for her.Countless years and countless lives are meaningless to him, he lives only for one seed.

That is a distorted, alienated, but also the only belief.

Mr. Xuanwu continued, "There is another priest who is as successful as him. The last name she used in the world was Zhu Lishuang. She was the only priestess other than Zhu Helan who cultivated the seeds of the goddess into saplings. She was also his sister. Ordinary existence. 150 years ago, when Zhu Helan had gradually dissipated and the believers around her hibernated, Zhu Lishuang founded the Shenmu Sect, respecting the willow tree she cultivated as a sacred tree, and herself as the chief commander. She widely The believers, every blood sacrifice is very grand, but because of this they are regarded as demon cults, and were eventually besieged by the Eight Great Immortals. After she and Liu Shu died, Zhu Helan no longer claimed to be the priest of the mother goddess of all things, but in heaven Liangcheng opened an inn."

Mr. Suzaku suddenly approached Chong Liu, and the charming phoenix eyes behind the mask looked at him with great interest, "Zhu Helan is a smart person, he knows when to calm down and when to restrain his edge. He seems to have given up on Huai Huai. The plan of the tree to grow up, but... do you really believe that he gave up? The Qingming faction suppressed the earth veins of his Gushe clan, so that all the seeds could no longer absorb nutrients from the pure filth left by the mother of all things. It hindered the growth. That's why he and Zhu Lishuang had to attract more believers and water them with faith and sacrifice. But in recent years, as far as we know, the relationship between him and the current headmaster of the Qingming sect has eased a lot. no?"

Chong Liu couldn't help but think of the conversation between Daoist Qi Yao and Zhu Helan before he left...

Chong Liu knew what they were doing... They were injecting doubts into their minds and making themselves suspicious of Zhu Helan.This is Baixiaomen's method to control people's hearts.

And the cleverness of this method is that what they say is the truth.

Bai Xiaosheng knows how to collect the world's secrets, but rarely tells lies.Because the most powerful thing in the world that can never be punctured is the truth.

Chong Liu laughed, "So you think that Zhu Helan has restrained his edge over the years and is waiting for the opportunity to let the locust tree grow?"

"Do you know what the locust tree will be when it grows up and becomes an adult?" Mr. Xuanwu said slowly.

Mr. Suzaku didn't wait for Chong Liu's answer, and then continued, "It's the seed of the Mother God of All Things... When it grows up, it will naturally become the incarnation of the Mother God of All Things."

"When a filthy god like the Mother Goddess of All Things descends on our world, even if it's just a part of her incarnation, the order of the entire Central Plains will be shaken immediately." Mr. Xuanwu and Mr. Suzaku, one left and one right, their voices They were poured into Chong Liu's ears alternately, like some kind of spell to confuse people's hearts.

"If it's true as you said, when the Tiangu people opened the door 50 years ago and let the filth pour down, he should have revealed his true colors." Chongliu calmly pointed out the loopholes in their words, "At that time, the entire Central Plains was destroyed. Isn't it a good time for the locust tree to grow up when the filth is shrouded in it?"

"At that time, the big witch Tiangu was eager for quick success. The time has not yet come. Taking risks and making the locust tree grow up, it is very likely that the same tragedy as the willow tree will happen. Mr. Xuanwu said quietly, "Our world is dominated by order, and Taoism overwhelms filth. But a small amount of filth can coexist with Dao Qi, giving birth to thousands of creatures.But this balance is not set in stone.

According to our observations and calculations over the past 30 years, in the entire universe, Tao has a tendency to gradually become defiled. This is probably a reincarnation of two forces beyond human cognition.In addition to this big law, Dao Qi and foul air fluctuate each year, just like the weather changes.When the Dao is at its peak, it is difficult for the Unholy God to forcibly reverse the laws of the universe for a long time. "

"The Central Plains alone is so big, and our world is nothing more than a grain of dust compared to the entire universe. Our place...is just one of countless possible entrances, because there are weak-willed and easily influenced creatures Primates—human beings. Therefore, the Unholy Gods have to wait for a suitable opportunity, and use an extremely poor book to subvert the will of mortals when their Dao Qi is weakening, causing them to fall into chaos first, and then open the door. But The great witch 50 years ago forcibly opened the door before the Poor Book appeared, so I say, he either didn’t count the timing right, or he was eager for quick success.”

"Then the current great witch, does he already know the whereabouts of the poor book? Why did he choose to do it now?" Chong Liu asked calmly, quietly shifting the focus of the opponent's attack on Zhu Helan to the person he wanted to know.

Mr. Qinglong laughed at this moment.He didn't say much, but he clearly saw Chong Liu's tricks.

Mr. Xuanwu snorted coldly, and said, "Forget it, since you want the news of the Great Witch Tiangu so much, it's okay to give it to you." As he said, he waved his hand and called one of his disciples.

The disciple held an ebony wooden box in his hand, and when he opened it, there was a cinnabar order inside.

"I'll give you this thing as a token for now. Three days later, someone will deliver all the news you need to you. At that time, you can return this cinnabar order to that person."

Chong Liu hurriedly took the dried piece of skin with both hands, and carefully put it into his box.

"Now, tell me the cause of Gou Chen's death." Mr. Xuan Wu's voice seemed a little old for some reason.

Chong Liu bowed slightly, and then said to Mr. Xuanwu, "Mr. Gou Chen died to save all of us."

He slowly told the master's secret that he knew.Including why he began to alienate his old friends, and why he was so obsessed with Poor Island.Including the filthy god he saw on the road that shouldn't exist in this world, and the deal he made with that filthy god.Including that he found the remains of the Xinglao clan and drained Yuantang to make that 'work'.Including that with the perfection of that work, Mr. Gou Chen will be distorted and defiled a little bit, and eventually go to the world where the god is.

But he omits the fact that he is the piece.He knew that Xu Hanke might have a cooperative relationship with Baixiaomen, but since Mr. Xuanwu still doesn't know what happened in the underground palace, it is obvious that Xu Hanke lost trust in Baixiaomen after experiencing Wusheng real person, and he was worried about Baixiaomen. Some of them were controlled by Tiangu people, so no new news was given to them.

He knew that this fact might not be concealed for long, but at least it would buy him time until he got the news about Tianguren.

The shopkeeper is human, they still can't believe it.What's more, he himself is not human at all...

In order to convince the three of them, he took out the small ball that "brother" turned into from his arms, "This is Master's work, and Zhu Helan has forced it into a dormant state. What kind of power it has, I'm afraid it remains to be seen." observe."

Just when Mr. Xuanwu was about to take over the strange blue ball with metallic luster, Chong Liu suddenly withdrew his hand, "I have already given you the information you want, but I didn't say that I would give you the things as well." For you guys."

Chong Liu knew that they dared not snatch it, because they knew that Zhu Helan was waiting for him at the bottom of the hundred stone steps.

The three sect masters exchanged complicated glances.I'm afraid they didn't expect Mr. Gou Chen to be so deeply involved, even abandoning his former companion...

Especially Mr. Xuanwu, I am afraid it will not be easy.

"Then what about the Poor Book? Did you bring it out?" Mr. Qinglong who had been silent all this time finally asked.

Chong Liu shook his head, "I didn't see any books, and Master didn't give me any books. But no matter what, it probably disappeared into the filthy sea with Master at this time."

"No... Poor Extreme Book can't disappear so easily." Mr. Qinglong was silent for a moment, then said, "If it is not in Gou Chen's hands, it may have changed hands. This matter needs to be investigated further."

The implication is that there may be more Bai Xiaosheng who spy on the news near the Huai'an Inn...

Seeing that the three of them were silent for a long time, Chongliu wanted to leave.But Mr. Xuanwu said before he went out, "As Bai Xiaosheng, don't let your emotions blind your observation eyes, and never trust anyone blindly."