Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1333 Attention at the same time
A hint of purple flashed across Lu Ning's eyes.

Even if she had to save the innate purple qi, she thought it necessary to use some on this person.

As expected, with the blessing of the innate purple qi, she saw the faint fluctuations on Qiu Suying's body, and the feeling of unreality became more and more obvious.

"So this isn't your real body either?"

Qiu Suying nodded slightly: "Why put the main body in such a dangerous place? If I have the ability to protect myself, I will naturally not take risks."

His fingers moved, and the black line fell into the depths of the shadow. Qiu Suying's appearance also became a little superficial.

"Do you know Painted Skin?" Qiu Suying asked.

Lu Ning naturally knew this story, and also knew that Qiu Suying was not referring to this story now.

"A kind of demon that is good at drawing on skin. They are natural masters of painting and especially like to draw people."

As Qiu Suying was telling the story, at the home of Zhou Tongpan on the other side, the painted skin also painted the figure in front of him on the scroll.

For a demon general-level "Painted Skin", being able to perfectly depict the target in its own painting means controlling the target, and this control can even take away the control of others. It naturally knows that this shadow is just a derivative puppet, but even so, it can control it and touch the opponent's position.

However, after drawing the human figure, its "skin-covering drawing" did not take effect.

But the shadow leaned forward part of its body.

"You haven't painted me completely yet, Painted Skin." The shadow was projected onto the table as if in a provocation, and it also pasted the shadow onto the painting and gestured on it.

"It's just a shadow." Painted Skin looked at the shadow, "You can't hurt me, the most you can do is provoke me."

"Yes, it will take a lot of effort for me to kill you, a demon general." Shadow said in agreement, "But who made me owe you a favor? I must repay a favor. This is the creed that has allowed me to live in peace until now."

Painted Skin clasped his hands together, and the table immediately arched up, throwing the painting off, while the shadow slid off the table.

"I actually really enjoy studying these abilities of yours."

The shadow was projected onto the cabinet in an instant, and then the cabinet started to move, trying to shake it off. But it was just a shadow, and it didn't need a light source. No matter what the furniture in the room did, it couldn't completely shake it off, nor could it completely reflect it.

"Of course, if I can ensure my own safety."

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Qiu Suying and Lu Ning walked deeper into the market.

"In my previous life, I was just an ordinary university teacher, teaching mathematics and occasionally some physics courses. I didn't like that knowledge that much, but I knew that learning could make my mind flexible. I don't have too many hobbies, I don't smoke or drink, I don't have any favorite works of art, and I'm not particularly good at any sports. I just learn these things to enrich myself. My only hobby is the folk customs of various places, not only domestic but also foreign. I don't care whether there is a heavy sense of history behind them, I just want to explore their mysterious veil."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and even though this body was not real, Lu Ning's power of life and death fell back into his hands.

"My research is limited to myself. University also has winter and summer vacations, which helps me take time to go to the places I want to go for on-site investigation. There are real and fake folk customs, and most of them are fake, but I don't feel disappointed because I have this expectation."

The azure flame enveloped the "Life and Death" power, and Qiu Suying's expression became more focused, but the flame also made his body more ethereal.

"Those incidents that did happen were more or less dangerous. But I made enough preparations, so I survived every time. Maybe I saved some people indirectly, but that's not important. I didn't mean to save anyone, so I can't take the credit."

He looked at Lu Ning.

“But I hardly look for any teammates, because many people, including tourists in the distribution center, do not have such self-awareness. There are many who think they are extraordinary, but few who admit that they are ordinary. These stupid and ignorant people can easily kill others, and I died in this way in my previous life.”

Is that why you hate working with people like this now? It's understandable.

Qiu Suying threw the "power of life and death" back.

"Wen Rong has mentioned your uniqueness, and I hope you live up to it. Our goals are not in conflict, and can even be said to be the same, so make good use of it."

After saying that, he disappeared into the wind.

Lu Ning could tell that when Qiu Suying talked about his past, he didn't really care about it; he just thought it was necessary.

"A guy who introduced himself very seriously." Lu Ning held the "Life and Death" in his hand and was a little confused about this person for a moment.

She could feel that after "Life and Death" was re-refined, many of its previous shortcomings had disappeared. Lu Ning could even feel that she could use it to counter the negative state brought to her by "Dragon Breaking".

But she didn't plan to use it at this moment. Just as Qiu Suying said that she didn't want to find a stupid teammate, Lu Ning naturally knew that this key method should be used to influence the situation at a critical moment. She has always been good at breaking through things with a single point.

On the other side, the "Painted Skin" finally drew all the shadows it could see into the painting. It had already seen that the reason why the shadows were not captured was because there were some black lines spreading outward around them. Those were also part of the shadows and needed to be included in the scope of the painting.

When the painting was finally ready, the "skinning" finally began.

The demon's "Painted Skin" can be used in many ways, either replacing the real with the fake or replacing the fake with the real. Previously, the second lady of the Tongpan was replaced by a fake person using real leather, while the production of these furnitures was done by replacing real people with fake leather.

Now, it wants to catch this shadow, which is also the second method.

When the painting took shape, the shadow's lively movements immediately froze, and then began to expand. The shadow, which originally had no substance, began to expand and take shape, turning into the shape of a coffee table.

However, even though it turned into a coffee table, there were still a few black wires coming out from the ground and connecting to the bottom of the coffee table.

"Look at what that is." Painted Skin ordered, and the peddler walked over with the four shelf legs and hooked the black line with one leg.

In an instant, the shelf disappeared. "A trap..." Huapi folded his arms and took out two more pieces of drawing paper. "It looks like we can't stay here for long. Zhou Tongpan and that little girl must..."

At this moment, it suddenly felt an inexplicable pulling force.

Painted Skin was slightly startled. Even it couldn't track back to the original body through the things controlled by others. Generally, this tracking ability is only possessed by demon kings and above. Among humans, there are probably only a few people who can use this method.

"What do you think it is?"

A voice sounded behind her, with the same timbre as the voice of the shadow she had just heard, but less jumpy and more calm and steady.

But the Painted Skin could no longer turn around, and it couldn't even move. More and more black lines fell on its arms and shoulders, splitting the barely stitched skin apart and drawing blood and flesh from inside. The demonic body inside the skin was also gradually expanding.

It finally saw clearly that those were not black lines, but ants. They were connected head to tail, and the part connected to its body formed the shape of an ant colony.

"I was traveling in my dream, entering a treasure country and receiving great gifts, and drinking with the king. When I woke up, I was lying under a tree."

Qiu Suying opened the lid of an exquisite small porcelain pot in his hand and bowed slightly.

“Although this is just a dream, it is also a paradise in a pot.”

Countless insects and ants swarmed out of the porcelain pot, their number was far more than the pot seemed to be able to contain. These insects and ants climbed onto the furniture, and once they formed lines, the entire piece of furniture would disappear.

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However, this method can be used to deal with the minions of the Painted Skin, but it still cannot be used against the Painted Skin itself. The demon general can make these insects and ants retreat with his demonic energy alone. Qiu Suying was not surprised to see this, but just waited for the "cave in the pot" to clear all the minions around, and then covered the porcelain pot and put it in his arms.

After the Painted Skin separated from the Second Young Lady's body, it began to move. Its skinless and ferocious appearance had the ability to shock the mind, and now it began to release the true aura of the demon, and the black line could no longer control it.

"You ruined my good deeds, so I will take your skin!"

The Painted Skin roared, turned its head and tore all the black lines into pieces, then grabbed the peeled human skin and shook it in the wind. The faces on it disappeared completely, and Qiu Suying's appearance had already fallen into its eyes.

As long as it knows the appearance and figure, it can "cover the skin" no matter how far away. Painted Skin sneered, but suddenly noticed an inconspicuous knife floating above Qiu Suying's head.

Suddenly, it seemed to see that the knife had wings, and a scarlet light was on the tip of the knife, like an eye, staring at it - or rather, freezing it.

Qiu Suying just bowed slightly and saluted with one hand.

"Please baby, turn around."

A white light flashed, and before the Painted Skin could understand what was actually happening, its head and body were separated. A red light passed through its forehead, and even its soul was instantly annihilated in its body, without leaving any trace.

Then, Qiu Suying raised his head and looked up. He could feel many eyes cast here. He was very satisfied with the power and effect of the new magic weapon, but it was a pity that the commotion it caused was still too big. If he didn't have the two magic weapons "Shadows Become Three" and "The Cave in the Pot" which were very convenient to hide when combined, he would definitely not act rashly in the current Xingyin City where the situation was very complicated.

"But... it's enough to repay a favor." Qiu Suying grabbed the door of the house, slowly tore it off the wall, and stepped into the door. Obviously, he would not come out from the other side.

When the aura of Painted Skin completely disappeared, every person or monster of sufficient importance in Xingyin City knew about it.

After all, under the coverage of several sacrificial ceremonies, the release and disappearance of such a large amount of demonic energy in Xingyin City could not be concealed at all, not to mention the huge fluctuations released when the magic weapon killed the demon.

Dong Zai in the palace put down the memorial in his hand. Within the scope of the "Heavenly Palace", the demons appeared and quickly disappeared, and he did not have time to assign a heavenly general to check the situation.

But he was also the one who could react the fastest. With just a slight close of his eyes, he knew that there was an official under his command nearby.

When the emperor's mind moved slightly, Zhou Tongpan, who was still arguing with his daughter, suddenly stopped what he was doing, his eyes became stunned, he gradually put down the broom in his hand, turned around and walked out the door.

The younger daughter was also smart. Seeing her father's behavior was obviously abnormal, she hurried over to pull her father's arm and asked him loudly what was wrong. However, Zhou Tongpan didn't ask and went straight to the second daughter's room.

"Sister? Where is sister?"

The room was completely emptied, leaving only the remains of a demon and a piece of broken human skin on the ground. When Zhou Tongpan saw this scene, he did not react at all, but began to walk around the room.

The little daughter was even more panicked when she saw this. She knew her father would never react so calmly to this scene. Zhou Tongpan had a hot temper, and even after so many years as an official, he still hadn't gotten rid of it. But at the same time, he also cared about his family, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly rushed into her room and asked why there were men's footsteps.

But at this moment, Zhou Tongpan who was walking around the room only made her feel strange.

Just when the little daughter was at a loss as to what to do, an old man's voice came from outside: "What's the matter, young lady, or is the master here?"

Zhou Tongpan's family didn't have many servants, except for an old doorman and a grandmother who only came during the day. The one who spoke at this time was naturally the old doorman.

The little daughter turned her head and was about to say something, but suddenly realized that the old doorman had difficulty walking, so he usually stayed in the front yard. Moreover, he was old and inevitably had some eyesight and hearing loss. How could the old doorman take the initiative to run over to the three-story courtyard when something happened?

I saw the old doorman leaning on a cane, holding a stick in his hand, with a rather strange smile on his face. A string of copper coins and a wine gourd were hanging around his waist, and a few of the copper coins on the string were glowing dimly.

"Miss, what happened to the master? This is in the house...oh, what is going on?"

The little girl stepped back in fear. What happened tonight? Everyone was wrong. Why were all her relatives acting strange? Even the kind old doorman had become like a street thug!
At this moment, Zhou Tongpan suddenly raised his head. There seemed to be a flash of golden light on his head, and his whole face became very serious.

"How dare you, demon! How dare you appear before me?"

"Oh, so he's a celestial general. So Dong Zai is relying on 'Heaven'? Anyway, we won't be able to hide it tomorrow, so a few hours won't matter." The old doorman stroked his beard, "Are we going to fight here? I'm afraid this girl will die here."

"In order to slay demons and eliminate evil, a little sacrifice is nothing." Zhou Tongpan stretched out his hand and grasped the void, and a golden spear appeared in his hand.

But his little daughter felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave - these two people were not the people she knew at all!