Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1327 The Night Before
Lu Ning did not go to the Demon Suppression Bureau again. The last time she found Lin Xiyin, she basically made things clear. She could not rely on the power of the Demon Suppression Bureau here. The reason seemed to be that there was some hidden story, but as an outsider, Lu Ning did not know what had happened.

In this case, she might have to find a way to use the advice Lu Qingxu gave her. Although Lu Ning was not very familiar with the struggles in the officialdom, she still knew that this was not something that could be solved by killing one or two people with force.

She asked Lou Lingzhu about her opinion on Pei Yingfu and Li Zhuoyu. However, Lou Lingzhu didn't know much about them. After all, she was just a person in the martial arts world. It was good enough for her to know the general structure of official positions in the court. Many people in the martial arts world didn't even know how many people were in the prime minister position.

But Lu Ning just wanted to get some more advice. She had already decided what to do, even though it would be a bit risky.

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Outside the border of "Broken Dragon", Qu Hongzhu sat outside a makeshift thatched house, his chin supported by his hands, his face full of doubt.

"Unhappy?" asked the mud louse, lying on her head.

"Someone is playing a trick on me." Qu Hongzhu gritted his teeth and said, "Ni Li, is the Broken Dragon really that invulnerable? Once it is formed, can it completely trap a specific target inside?"

"If you don't stop, you won't. It has always been like this," said the mud louse.

"Then why is there a guy coming in and out of the edge right now?"

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"Oh... this is a really generous spell."

Wen Rong, who was constantly reaching out to test the edge of the "broken dragon", said in surprise.

"For more than a thousand years, you are the only one who can enter and exit the edge of the Broken Dragon. You are a qualified one who bears the destiny of heaven. You should not be able to do this."

"You are so special!"

"Hahaha, you're special enough to catch a few of us. It also makes our loss not unfair!"

Wen Rong's face suddenly fell.

As Qiu Suying ordered, she rode a fast horse all the way to Qingyun Temple. After finding out that Guang Hengzi was not there, she used the convenience of her "keyhole" and the characteristics of the soul-reflecting mirror to receive the seven demon kings inside the mirror. It must be said that Qiu Suying's props were really magical. Even the demon kings could not escape being sealed in the mirror.

It may also be that these seven demon kings did not put up much resistance.

Wen Rong originally thought that the Demon King was a very terrifying existence, but now she just felt that these seven guys were annoying.

They were not angry about being tricked, nor did they curse for being ambushed and taken into the mirror. Instead, they began to study the effects of the Soul-Reflecting Mirror with great interest. After studying it for a while, they seemed to have figured it out, and then began to study how Wen Rong sneaked up to them and used the Soul-Reflecting Mirror.

Of course, even if they figured out how to use the Soul Reflection Mirror, they couldn't get out, as Wen Rong had locked the mirror. But they made Wen Rong feel the horror of the demon king in another way - these seven guys kept nagging in her ears every day, asking everything from how many people were in her family to what she was going to eat tomorrow.

But Wen Rong had to admit that the demon kings in Qingyun Temple were actually quite capable. After she patiently answered their questions on the way, the one with the Taoist name Tianshu taught Wen Rong a set of skills.

"The Great Method of Transforming and Generating Positive Qi".

According to the demon king, this is one of the long-lost innate true qi among humans, a cultivation method for transforming into true qi. After Wen Rong tried it a few times with caution, he found that this method was actually true.

"You dare to set up the Dragon Breaker here, you want to kill the emperor."

"If Guang Hengzi knew, he would probably come over to see the excitement."

"That old man Dong Li has been dead for more than a hundred years. Why would he care about the fate of Wei?"

"Just watch the fun. Who cares how long the Wei Kingdom can last? Hahaha!"

Wen Rong rubbed his temple while using the keyhole to open a large enough entrance at the border and walked in.

She knew that she had no way to stop these demon kings from quarreling. After all, she didn't dare to open the lock, otherwise the demon kings might run out. Although they didn't look like demon kings at all when they chattered, Wen Rong didn't dare to forget it at all.

Should she go into the city to look for Qiu Suying now? Her crisis instinct told her that the city must be very dangerous now, and Qiu Suying probably didn't want her to plunge into this muddy water again.

The problem is that although Wen Rong is ready to run away at any time, she will still pull her teammates to run together when there are teammates. Especially when she knows that the Broken Dragon in front of her can target tourists, her first reaction is "Oh my god, I have to pull Qiu Suying out of the city."

The sky was gradually getting dark, and the emperor was expected to come tomorrow. Wen Rong hurriedly entered Xingyin City before the last minute. Only she could hear the voices of the seven demon kings, so no one would notice the clues.

However, when she squeezed through the still dense crowd and found the place where she had previously scheduled to meet Qiu Suying, she only met a woman there.

A woman who looked a little crazy was sitting in the temple, looking at Wen Rong who walked in with an unhappy expression.

"You are... the servant that the young master values?"

"Servant?" Wen Rong raised her eyebrows. She could tell that this woman was probably Qiu Suying's subordinate. However, Qiu Suying's arrangements had always been thorough. Why would he allow such an rude woman to meet him?
Something went wrong? Has the dragon-breaking attack affected Qiu Suying?

Wen Rong tilted her head. She was afraid of dealing with beings like the Demon King, but an ordinary cultist was not enough to scare her.

"Whether it's him or me, we would agree that we are companions, er, accomplices." Wen Rong looked at the woman, "Didn't he warn you?"

"Ha, you are just a person who has received the magic weapon bestowed by the young master. Your identity is the same as ours! You are just a guy who is lucky to be appreciated. Know your own identity!" The woman roared, her eyes slightly lit up. Wen Rong suddenly felt a heaviness in her hand. The huge weight made her kneel suddenly on the ground. If she hadn't been prepared, her knees would probably have been injured.

"Do you understand your sin? The young master's tolerance is because he is broad-minded, but you must put yourself in the right place! We are just tools for the young master to test the magic weapon. If you still don't understand, your guilt cannot be reduced!"

"Oh……"

Wen Rong watched the last ray of sunlight outside the window fall, leaving only a dim fire burning in a clay pot in the corner of the temple.

It seemed that something must have happened to Qiu Suying, and the problem was so serious that he couldn't spare any other effort and had to let this rude woman come to see him.

"Where is Qiu Suying?"

"You should call me Young Master! You stupid guy!" The woman smacked her lips in dissatisfaction. "Young Master's business right now is very important. Just give me what he wants you to find and I will give it to you!"

Wen Rong was getting impatient. She looked at her hands. There was nothing there, but it seemed as if there were heavy iron shackles locking her wrists, and they were getting heavier and heavier. "I don't want to waste time." Wen Rong sighed. With a sigh, she stood up and walked towards the woman step by step.

The woman was startled, jumped up hurriedly, took two steps back, and her eyes lit up again.

This time, Wen Rong just moved her finger, a golden light flashed, and the pressure that was about to fall on her neck disappeared in an instant.

"What ability? Constraint, pressure, or some other intangible ability? I think I understand... Ah, Qiu Suying already thinks you are useless."

"Why did you—"

"Keyhole."

As Wen Rong waved his hand, golden light passed through the distance between the two of them and nailed the woman's chest.

The woman was stunned for a moment and found that what pierced her chest was just a key. It didn't even break her skin. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You bastard, you're dead!" As she became angry, a weight that could crush Wen Rong formed above her head.

However, the weight did not fall in the end, a "door" was opened in her heart area, and Wen Rong also sighed.

She didn't like using keyholes to kill people, as it made her feel particularly uncomfortable. But time was running out, so using the keyhole was the fastest way. And only this kind of incompetent cultist could be hit by the keyhole she threw out, as it didn't have any automatic hit function.

A large amount of material was flowing out from the opened heart. It was not blood, but some invisible human components that were forced out by the "keyhole". Wen Rong walked forward, picked up some threads representing "memory" from the material, and put them into his mouth.

"Hey, this method is a bit disgusting."

“Even we feel a little sick.”

"Girl, I'm afraid your key is some weird thing. None of us demons are that weird."

"No, no, no, there are more evil monsters than this one."

"What's going on? Didn't she come to pick you up? Why is she trying to kill you again?"

"You think you are so great just because you have a magic weapon. That thing is no match for this mirror."

Wen Rong was almost distracted by these demon kings and forgot what he had just seen in his memory.

"The body bearing a sin" is the magic weapon that this woman obtained from Qiu Suying. She uses her own subjective judgment to exert the pressure of sin on the target. As long as she subjectively believes that the target is guilty, there is no need to abide by any objective "justice".

It's very suitable for fanatics, but totally unsuitable for someone like Wen Rong who doesn't usually think the worst of others.

"Qiu Suying is such an annoying guy... Even though he did encounter some difficulties, he wouldn't have to inform me in this way, right? And he wants me to clean up the mess for him?"

She already knew Qiu Suying very well, but she couldn't help but complain a little.

From her memory, she also knew Qiu Suying's current location - the brothel. Although she knew that Qiu Suying had probably used some method to control the place and hid in it, Wen Rong found it a little funny that he chose such a place.

The woman didn't even remember seeing Qiu Suying in the brothel. She just heard the news. It was obvious that she was arranged by Qiu Suying. The situation was a bit special, but it was not urgent. Wen Rong was relieved.

She looked down, used the key to draw a square on the ground around the woman, then snapped her fingers, and the woman's body fell into the ground.

After dealing with the scene, Wen Rong headed straight towards the brothel.

"Girl, be careful, this place smells a bit bad."

"It was done by humans."

These demon kings are kind-hearted. Wen Rong complained in her heart. As soon as she walked into the street of the brothel, she found something wrong, just like when Lu Ning came here, but Wen Rong knew that Qiu Suying was behind it, so she was not alert to the unknown.

Qiu Suying was hiding in one of the Wanhua Towers.

Wen Rong searched one by one, but in the extremely lively atmosphere of Xingyin City, if she wanted to find Wanhua Tower, she had to go through the dense crowds on the street. Brothels were the largest entertainment areas at night in ancient times. What's more, in order to welcome the arrival of the emperor, Xingyin City even cancelled the curfew in the past two days. In addition, all the outsiders had some wealth. For a moment, Wen Rong felt that she could hardly walk.

It took her a lot of effort to find the location of Wanhua Tower. It was not the most famous brothel here. It was just a less conspicuous one on the street. Hiding in such a central place seemed like something Qiu Suying would do.

But just as she was about to go in, she saw another acquaintance also walk into the door of Wanhua Tower.

Lu Ning.

Wen Rong was stunned at that time. She didn't expect Lu Ning to be in Xingyin City, and she didn't expect Lu Ning to come to the brothel.

When she finally realized that Qiu Suying, Lu Ning and other tourists were all in Xingyin City, she belatedly guessed - could it be that all the tourists had gathered together again?
As we all know, in the fifth-order large scene, tourists will only meet each other under the guidance of the tasks of the distribution center. When the tourists meet, it is probably the time when the tasks are focused. There is no need to ask this time. The emperor's arrival in Xingyin City must be an important node, and Wen Rong entered the city in the evening before the emperor arrived.

"Ah? You're waiting for me?"

Lu Ningke didn't know that she was seen by an acquaintance. She walked into Wanhua Tower, stuffed a piece of silver into the madam's pocket, asked for information, and then went upstairs. During this time, several people tried to stop her, but she gently shook them off. When they saw that she was a martial artist, they immediately dispersed, probably because she had invited someone to go.

But she didn't care about that. She walked to a room at the end of the second floor and knocked on the door gently.

"Who?"

"Huai Ling Lu is here with a visiting card asking for a meeting." Lu Ning said in a low voice.

"Come in."

Lu Ning pushed the door open and entered. She saw that in this room that was decorated with the scent of cosmetics, there was only an old man in his sixties sitting at the table. He was holding a book in his hand and was dressed simply. Just looking at the old man's face and dress, it was impossible to imagine that he was a high-ranking official. However, Lu Ning knew that this person was one of the three ministers in the Political Affairs Hall and the person she wanted to meet this time.

"I am Lu Ning, a humble citizen. I am honored to meet Prime Minister Pei."