Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1320 Broken Dragon

Outside the city of Xingyin, in the remote wilderness where few people go, Qu Hongzhu held the mud louse in his hand and carefully looked at the environment of the area.

There are requirements for setting up the altar. She needs to measure the location carefully and also needs to open the altar and perform the ritual at the specified time. This is indeed not an easy task.

Although there was no one around, Qu Hongzhu knew that he was still being watched - working for a demon was not an easy job.

Several familiar demons of Baimianqianxiang have not returned yet, and the newly sent demons are different from the previous ones. If Baimianqianxiang and the others are still learning about human emotions and dealing with the world, they are still the new generation of demons, then the ones who came this time have lived for a long time and have long understood human emotions.

So far, only two demons have officially appeared and met her, two... demon generals. In addition, there are two demon generals and a demon king who have never appeared.

Being in the dark gave Qu Hongzhu some sense of security, but she was not completely reassured - the overly experienced demon made her feel that her control was declining, which was contrary to her original intention.

Two demons - Yang Shi and Painted Skin.

They had already sneaked into the city, and even the many demon-suppressing officials in the city were unable to discover them.

Yangshi's method was very simple. He waited for a troupe, sneaked into the troupe owner's tent at night, and used the mouths he grew on his body to spray a lot of saliva, turning the troupe owner into a fat sheep, and then he turned into the troupe owner. The next day, when he slaughtered the fat sheep and shared the food with the whole troupe, the demonic aura on his body completely disappeared, and he followed the troupe into the city openly.

The method of the Painted Skin was more complicated, but even more untraceable - it killed five children under the age of six, used the human skin to make an adult woman, and then spent two days carefully painting the face and details on the skin every day. When Qu Hongzhu found it on the third day, the pieced-together fake person had turned into a complete human skin. The most terrifying thing was that the skin was still warm, which meant that the owner of the human skin was still alive.

Although they were also transformed into human form, the methods of these demons were much more vicious than those of the Hundred Faces and Thousand Faces. Qu Hongzhu touched the mud lice and shook off some unnecessary thoughts.

"Nervous?" asked the mud louse.

"I am a mixed-blood after all. I may not even be a fraction of their age. If I were to command them, if I didn't do what they wanted, I might die inexplicably... I might even end up living a life worse than death."

She thought of the living human skin. Although there were no eyeballs, the fear, despair and pain on the face still made everyone who saw it feel scalp tingling. The painted skin also left a letter, asking Qu Hongzhu to wait for five more days. After five days, the woman would naturally die.

"Don't worry, the Demon King won't let them do whatever they want." said the mud louse.

"Do you know who the Demon King is?" Qu Hongzhu asked.

"I know, but the Demon King has ordered me not to speak." Nili said, "You just need to continue. Although Yangshi and Huapi are cruel, they dare not disobey the Demon King."

"No matter what, I have half human blood after all. There are some things that only demons can sense, which I don't know."

Qu Hongzhu stopped walking.

"It should be right here."

The stars, time, magical instruments and the person performing the ritual must meet the above conditions before the ritual can be performed through the altar.

Although in most cases it must be performed by five extremely powerful demons at the same time to form it, but nowadays, separate methods like Qu Hongzhu can also achieve the desired effect. The large-scale formation "Severing Dragon" is such a highly adaptable spell.

"There is no doubt that the Wei royal family is now exhausted to a certain extent." Qu Hongzhu let the mud lice fly to the ground and control the soil here to form the required shape of the magic platform, still muttering, "That is the Azure Dragon Emperor Qi, the most stable of the seven innate true qi."

"The rise and fall of the emperor's qi is like the tide." The mud louse lifted the soil high up, and when it fell, it had turned into a solid wall. "The demons watch people change, just like always."

"I guess you didn't take action before because you couldn't." Qu Hongzhu took out a faded dragon robe made of inferior silk thread from her bag and placed it in the center of the altar.

The altar has already been built at Nili's place.

"Even now, we still need to use the Dragon Breaker to cut off the power of the Nine Provinces Emperor Qi. Only when the real dragon is trapped in this Xingyin City can we hope to kill it."

"The demons have so many weird abilities, yet they are still at such a disadvantage..."

"If the human race masters were really so careless in their defense, as you have seen, and could just paint a human skin to replace the emperor, how could they have ended up like this?"

"Alright alright."

Qu Hongzhu stretched out a finger, and a flame burned at the fingertips.

"The last one represents identity."

Burning maps represents territory; burning imperial seals represents power; burning bones represents bloodline; burning history books represents achievements; burning dragon robes represents identity.

Of course, these are all things pieced together like this. "Severing Dragons" does not require genuine items, and the demons have accumulated many years of experience, and they can always collect instruments that meet the requirements. As I said before, we can only activate the effect of this formation when the Blue Dragon Emperor Qi is at its weakest.

"The time has come."

She cast a ray of flame from her fingertips. In the daytime, the flames on the wasteland were not conspicuous, and no one would pass by here. Everything went very smoothly. Qu Hongzhu began to pinch the magic formulas, one by one into the flames. As the magic formulas poured in, the flames burned the dragon robe inside at a faster speed.

When the "broken dragon" was formed, Qu Hongzhu did not feel any special changes, which made her think that she had failed. However, soon, a voice suddenly appeared behind her.

"Well done."

Qu Hongzhu almost jumped up, and when she turned her head, she saw a woman in green standing behind her holding a long sword. There was no trace of demonic aura on the woman in green, but Qu Hongzhu could still sense it vaguely with her blood.

"you……"

She was not surprised. How could such an important matter be left to her alone? At that time, Zhenjian Villa would come to check on her actions from time to time.

"Now that we have cut off the dragon, regardless of success or failure, your achievement will be credited to you," said the woman.

"May I ask if you are the demon king from the northern frontier...what is your name?" Qu Hongzhu bowed.

"You can call me Li Ji." said the woman.

A named demon.

Qu Hongzhu belongs to the Saibei Demon Star force, and within this force, there is a strange habit - the Demon Star will bestow the names of some memorable opponents of the demons on their demon kings, and the strength of this kind of demon king is probably really close to that of the Demon Star, but because that position is not vacant, they have always been in the position of Demon King.

Her attitude couldn't help but become more respectful.

"You don't need to be nervous. Now that the Dragon Breaking Formation is complete, I need to tell you about the next thing and some side issues. As the order says, you will still be in charge of the overall command." Hearing this, Qu Hongzhu boldly asked, "But Lord Li Ji, I don't have any monsters to use. Ni Li must stay by my side. It's okay for me to accomplish this alone, but if it's a bigger command, like Yang Shi and Hua Pi, who are independent monsters, I can't command them."

"This is why I came here to see you." Li Ji raised his head slightly and asked in a loud voice, "Where is Xi Yao?"

A cloud of smoke rose from the ground, and soon a strange demon appeared in the smoke. It had a head as big as a bucket, wrapped in a red robe decorated with the shapes of gold and silver coins, and a waist as thick as a fist. The part below the waist covered by the robe was extremely fat.

"Here you are, Master Li Ji."

"Qu Hongzhu has become a broken dragon. From now on, until the Great Wei's true dragon is killed, you will stay by her side and obey her orders in all matters."

"Understood~" The demon bowed to Qu Hongzhu with his two thin arms, "Master Qu, you can call me Xiyao."

"Okay." Qu Hongzhu nodded. This Xiyao is also a demon general, and demon generals all have good abilities.

"The last demon general from the northern frontier, Dr. Hu, has already entered Xingyin City. Yang Shi and Hua Pi were also assigned this mission, so please don't blame them. I have some good news for meeting you this time." Li Ji glanced at Xi Yao, "But first, you have to deal with the next matter. Although the dragon-breaking formation is successful, it can also be destroyed by others. Now, someone has noticed the dragon-breaking formation, but has not yet penetrated deeply. You have to deal with this beginning and end."

"I understand." Qu Hongzhu nodded.

"Two good news. One will be told to you by Xiyao later, and the other is that we will have reinforcements arriving tomorrow." Li Ji said.

"Reinforcements?"

"We have contacted Fengdu, and they will also participate in killing the real dragon this time. Tomorrow, Day Tour and Night Tour will arrive with their demon generals. Fengdu is led by the same demon star as us, so you can trust them to a limited extent, but remember not to lose the reputation of Saibei." Li Ji said, "Day Tour and Night Tour will also follow your orders."

"I understand, but you..."

"I need to cut off some other support." Li Ji said, "If I have time, I will also come to help."

"Of course! Of course." Qu Hongzhu quickly agreed.

Li Ji nodded: "Xi Yao, I'll leave the rest to you. Please assist me wholeheartedly."

After saying this, she disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Master Qu, do I need to explain it to you?" Xiyao rubbed his hands with a smile on his face, but he really didn't look like a human, which made Qu Hongzhu feel a chill in his heart.

"What did Li Ji ask you to tell me just now?"

"Haha, it's not worth mentioning. I have already sent thirty taels of gold, one hundred taels of silver, and six thousand yuan to Xingyin City through transactions outside the city. You can use it whenever you need it."

"What should I do with the money..." Qu Hongzhu said subconsciously, and suddenly realized that something was wrong. This was a demon, and the money sent by the demon...

"If you need it, that's when gold and silver will come into play. Small-denomination coins are easy to circulate. Tomorrow, when Xingyin City reopens the market and intends to create a prosperous scene for the emperor, it will only take one day to spread them throughout the city..."

On the big head with thin waist, there was a mouth that almost split to the back of the head.

"You want a plague? Or madness or hysteria? If you want to be more straightforward, you can also let them get tired of the world and commit suicide... It all works." The thin waist and sharp voice sounded like a ghost urging death. "Everyone will guard against ghosts and demons, but who will guard against the money they have got?"

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Yingyin City, Changchun Tower - as a well-known theater in this area, even if it is deserted like now, there are still many dignitaries who choose this place as a social place, so there is not much shortage of income. As a Qingyi here, Shen Yunzhu's life is naturally acceptable.

The only thing that made him feel uneasy was that the strange man who gave him a special skill had been missing for many days.

His performances were only at night, so he had plenty of time now. Someone had brought lunch over, which was the usual light soup.

After taking a sip of soup, he heard a rustling sound coming from the corner of the wall. He thought it was a mouse, but when he turned around, he found that it was a person who had crawled in through the gap.

"I said that we should renovate the theater building when we have time. Although Changchun Building is famous, it is too old. It is not enough to just decorate the stage in front."

"You should tell this to your boss." The man stretched and his body returned to its original size. Although his clothes were old, they were clean, and his face was handsome, which made people feel good about him.

"Young Master Wang, you're joking. The owner of a drama troupe and the owner of a theater are not the same thing." Shen Yunzhu said with a smile.

"I haven't found out. There are only soldiers and officials on the streets of Xingyin City now, and there are few ordinary people. I don't know where Miss Wen went. She didn't even leave us a message."

"My benefactor said that everything is normal." Shen Yunzhu picked up the soup bowl again and blew gently. "I will continue to sing as usual, and you can continue to sell goods as usual."

Peddler Wang chuckled and said, "Of course. Guess what I have gained recently?"

Shen Yunzhu put down the bowl and asked, "Which young lady have you hooked up with?"

"She is the daughter of Judge Zhou."

Shen Yunzhu's expression changed: "You dare to provoke the nobles, be careful that the matter will be exposed, or you will be killed!"

"No, I know my limits. I'm not after the girl's body. I just want to make a good relationship with her and earn a lot of money. Xingyin City won't always be like this. Since the imperial edict has been posted, it will be open. I have to raise more money and stock up so that I can make a lot of money." Wang the peddler said with a smile, "Is there anything big happening in the theater?"

"A lot of people have left, and the theater owner is having a headache now. But Xingyin City is not short of theater troupes. Recently, a troupe from outside came. Although it is just a temporary performance, the boss of that troupe has a really good voice. Even our mainstays can't compare to it!"

"Aren't you worried?"

"I sing Qingyi, there is no conflict, no impact." Shen Yunzhu said proudly, "Now I have received help from my benefactor, my body is lighter, and in time, the boss of this troupe will probably have to be replaced."

"Hey, then you'd better be smart and don't let anyone see you." Wang the peddler put a dagger on the table. "I've seen many people who thought they could climb up the ladder, but were taken down before they knew it. Where's the money for the goods you want?"

Shen Yunzhu opened the drawer, took out a piece of silver and threw it to Wang the peddler. Wang the peddler took it, weighed it, grinned, shrank his body again and went out.

As he ran away, Shen Yunzhu opened his mouth, but still didn't ask the question he wanted to ask -

Why is there a red mark on your neck?