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"Even if it's a mythical trap, if you are strong enough, you can still take advantage of it..."

Meng Qi took the letter and made a decision. There were only about 40 to 50 official and reserve members of Shenhua. Excluding those who were inconvenient to go out and those who were on missions, the number that could be mobilized at one time was limited. They were like rats crossing the street, and everyone would want to kill them. Once their tracks were exposed, they would be besieged immediately. However, they were righteous and could act openly and ask for help openly. With one fulcrum, they were enough to pry openly the powerful external forces of the entire Yingcheng.

What's more, what made Meng Qi more confident was that Shang Yi was also in Yingcheng. He had witnessed Shang Yi's magical methods. With Shang Yi around, Meng Qi believed that even if the Dharma body came, he would not be able to cause any trouble!
If the mythical "trap" can counter so many powerful outsiders, why bother with so much trouble? They can just come and kill me directly!

The white letter paper exuded a faint fragrance, which seemed to be the scent of Gu Xiaosang. After comprehensive consideration, Meng Qi decided to find Jiang Zhiwei and secretly inform Qi Zhengyan and the Six Gates. In this way, at least three outsiders would follow them quietly. If the "Myth" was stronger than them, they could resist while asking for help from the entire Yingcheng in the name of the Six Gates.

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Longpan Mountain twists and turns, with ups and downs, like a coiled dragon. After climbing over a mountain range, Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei could already see the entrance to the mass grave valley. The valley was filled with lush vegetation, green against the season, and graves could be vaguely seen.

"It is said that this place was originally called 'Longteng Valley', where the ancestral tombs of the Han family of Yingcheng were located. Later, they were moved to the imperial mausoleum. But after Yingcheng was captured, the Zhao family of Shendu still sent troops to destroy this place." Jiang Zhiwei made up for the old stories of Yingcheng. "Because many people believe in feng shui, they think this valley is the place where the Han family made their fortune and inherited the fortune of Longteng, but they dare not do it openly, so they just buried their parents and brothers here secretly, and it became a mass grave valley."

Meng Qi bent down, took cover from the trees, and slowly approached the Grave Valley. "It's true, winter feels like spring, with lush vegetation. This valley is truly magical."

"There are many similar places. Who knows if it is the emperor's fortune? Besides, material possessions can be borrowed but not relied upon." Jiang Zhiwei followed Meng Qi and sneaked towards the valley entrance in a roundabout way to avoid alerting the enemy and ending up with nothing.

Meng Qi looked back and saw that the three outsiders, "Star-Breaking Sword" Hong Qian and "Silver Seal Constable" Qian Kai, should be behind him. They were his support.

"Don't worry. Uncle Hong has a lot of experience in the martial arts world. If there is an array formation in the Grave Valley, he will definitely be able to tell it." Jiang Zhiwei stared at the valley, alert and vigilant, but not nervous at all.

Meng Qi nodded, said no more, and slowly followed the grass and trees to the valley entrance.

Strangely enough, the valley is covered with green grass and lush trees, seemingly full of vitality, but it is completely silent, without any movement, giving people a feeling of being in a dead place. The combination of the two creates an eerie silence.

"There are traces." Jiang Zhiwei began to practice the ancestral orifice between her eyebrows, and her spiritual perception became much stronger.

Meng Qi stared at it and exclaimed in his heart: "Why are there traces of multiple people passing by?"

And from the traces, their strength is not as good as Old Zhongtou.

"Maybe it was someone who came here secretly to bury the body?" Jiang Zhiwei guessed.

"No matter what, let's follow the trail and take a look." Meng Qi turned into a phantom and walked quietly in the silent valley.

After walking for a while, he suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood. He was moved and did not bother to hide his tracks and simply quickened his pace.

Jiang Zhiwei also noticed it, and rushed forward with sword raised, like a flying rainbow.

After passing a grave, there is a larger mausoleum in front, which is mostly damaged and full of holes made by robbers.

In front of the mausoleum, there were five corpses lying. They were all monks wearing yellow robes. They were skin and bones, with no flesh or blood.

"Dragon, elephant, tiger, leopard, peng?" Although only skin and bones were left, Meng Qi had a sharp eye and still recognized the identities of the five corpses. They were the monks behind the prince that day.

"How could they appear here?" Jiang Zhiwei also recognized them. Why did the monks who followed the prince appear inexplicably in the Grave Valley and die under the Heavenly Demonic Power?
In less than three months, Old Zhong's strength improved rapidly. He could now easily kill dragons, elephants, tigers, leopards and pengs... The Heavenly Demon Art is indeed a famous evil art. As long as it can devour flesh, bones, true energy and souls, it can climb up... Meng Qi checked the five monks briefly and found no other clues. He continued forward following the faint smell of blood.

After passing this mausoleum, there was another dead body lying beside the path leading out of the valley. The person was wearing a black robe and facing the ground.

Meng Qi raised the tip of his knife, and the man in black robe turned over, revealing his signature rosacea.

"Him?" Meng Qi was even more surprised. This man was the one who met Mi Zijing secretly last night. Why did he appear in the Mass Grave Valley, and why were there the prince's men nearby?
The man in black robe not only had no flesh and blood, but also most of his bones were missing. If it weren't for his eye-catching nose, Meng Qi would not have recognized him so quickly.

Thinking about the tunnel he dug, he suddenly realized that it must be the prince and his men who followed Han's clues and found the real imperial seal, and that Shen Hua had a hand in it.

At this time, a figure flew by, landed at the end of the path, bent down and picked up a hidden weapon hidden in the grass.

The man was wearing the standard dark red clothing of the Six Gates, with a silver official seal hanging around his waist. He had a long five-strand beard, and his eyes seemed to be permanently narrowed into a slit. He was none other than Qian Kai, the Silver Chapter of Yingcheng, a powerful man from the third level of the outer scene.

The hidden weapon in his hand was in the shape of a plum blossom, delicate and complex, with a unique charm. It was stained with red blood and had a strong smell that could be smelled from afar. It was the source of the bloody smell that Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei had smelled before.

Looking at the slightly weird bloodstains, Meng Qi thought it was Old Zhongtou's blood. Who could have hurt him?

Gu Xiaosang? Luo Jiao Sanren?

"The plum blossom nails of 'King of Thieves' Sikong Tu..." Qian Kai whispered to himself.

"Star-Breaking Sword" Hong Qian and the Huanhua Sword Sect's external scene have followed the path outward, trying to lock down the trail.

"King of Thieves" Sikong Tu... him? Hearing this name, Meng Qi's mind buzzed, and many things that happened before suddenly connected.

Sikong Tu, who is good at tomb robbing, the prince and the king of Jin who came to Yingcheng inexplicably, Mi Zijing and the five monks of Pure Land who are related to Rosacea, the thief king who missed the appointment with Young Master Qinglian last night, Wang Siyuan's hint... Meng Qi has already sketched out a story in his mind:
When Sikong Tu was excavating an ancient tomb, he accidentally obtained a secret treasure from the previous dynasty. It was rumored that it was made by Emperor Ai and could enhance the fortune of the emperor. It was useless for a thief like him, so he spread the news to the capital, luring the prince and the king of Jin to Yingcheng to fight.

Since he had been active in Jiangdong for a long time, this place was his home ground, and there were many gangsters brought by the Xingyun Banquet. He was not afraid of being embellished by the external scenery and dared to raise the price on the spot. He would see who offered more generous conditions between the Crown Prince and the King of Jin, and the highest bidder would win. Therefore, there was the incident of the informant named Rosacea contacting people from both sides.

Who knew that while the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, he was targeted by the "myth".

——If it was not a secret treasure but a treasure from the previous dynasty, Sikong Tu could use it directly on himself without causing trouble and increasing the danger.

The three outsiders searched separately, while Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei were also busy checking the bodies and exploring traces in the valley.

After a while, Qian Kai, Hong Qian and others who were working on the outside returned and all shook their heads.

Meng Qi thought to himself:

"It may be difficult to find clues. If it is just the True Emperor Seal, it is fine, but the True Emperor Seal is related to the legendary Human Emperor and the Human Emperor Sword. The people attracted by it will not be something the Thief King can handle."

"Sikong Tu is good at hiding. He disappeared halfway. He must have escaped. The evil demons of 'Myth' chased him all the way, but gradually disappeared." Qian Kai said to Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei. At the scene outside, Meng Qi did not tell Jiang Zhiwei that Master Qinglian had an old relationship with the King of Thieves. After returning to the city and separating from each other, he first pretended to go back to Xingyun Manor, then turned halfway and went directly to the courtyard rented by Master Qinglian, intending to ask him if he had any news about Sikong Tu.

Once we find the clues, we will submit the matter to the Six Gates in secret. There is no need to continue to get involved in the fight among the major forces. It has nothing to do with us who gets the secret treasure, and we can't use it at all. We might as well take the reward from the Six Gates!
Because he loved drinking and being free, Young Master Qinglian did not live in the Treasure Pavilion run by the Huanhua Sword Sect, but rented a courtyard in a nearby alley. The surrounding environment was quiet and peaceful, and even at noon, there were few people walking in it.

Walking on the bluestone slabs and counting the white walls on both sides, Meng Qi walked towards the courtyard where Young Master Qinglian was. As he walked, he suddenly stopped.

Because I heard a low moan!

If this place wasn't so quiet and secluded, Meng Qi wouldn't have been able to detect it with his hearing ability!

The groan was full of pain and the struggle before death.

Meng Qi frowned thoughtfully, hesitated slightly, then climbed over the wall into the yard to look for the source of the groaning.

This yard might have been purchased by a traveling merchant. During the New Year, it was guarded by only two old servants. Meng Qi did not cause any disturbance and stopped in front of the woodshed near the wall.

The moan came from here.

He stretched out his long sword, pushed open the door, and stepped aside to prevent sneak attacks.

The door of the woodshed was old and broken. It creaked open, revealing the scene inside. A man in black was leaning against the pile of firewood. Half of his body was skinny and the other half was ruddy, which looked extremely weird.

Meng Qi knew at a glance that most of his flesh and blood had been sucked away by the Heavenly Demonic Skill - if it was the Finger of Lifelessness, there would be no changes on his face.

Waving his hand to close the door of the woodshed, Meng Qi lowered his voice and asked, "Sikong Tu?"

The man in black groaned softly and smiled bitterly, "I originally wanted to seek shelter from Liusu and ask him for treatment, but I was attacked by the witch again. I fled here and my injuries have already relapsed. I won't live long. Even the Shaolin Great Huan Dan is ineffective."

"My friend, I have great wealth for you, as long as you promise me one thing."

He was very tough, with half of his face skin sticking to his bones, and he spoke without stuttering, but his voice was full of pain.

Meng Qi looked at him with deep eyes. The sunlight from outside the window shone through, casting a few golden spots and creating a dreamlike atmosphere.

The person who disturbed the situation in Yingcheng was lying quietly in front of him.

"What's the matter? Only after you tell me will I know whether I can agree to it or not." Meng Qi's tone was calm, his eyes showing a little pity.

It's not that he sympathizes with Sikong Tu, the thief king, but he is simply sighing with emotion. Sikong Tu is considered to be quite powerful in the Half-Step Exterior Scene. He was able to tie with Qinglian Young Master Liusu five times. In addition, he is a first-class concealment, has excellent lightness skills, possesses secret techniques, is good at mechanisms and hidden weapons, and can change his appearance. His ability to protect his life is very tyrannical. He has committed many thefts in Jiangdong but is still at large.

But even such a person, if he is not careful, can end up dead and his soul destroyed, without ever fulfilling his wish. The world is so cruel that one really has no control over one's fate.

But he had no choice but to be trapped in the world of reincarnation. He had to venture into the arena and improve himself through tempering. Otherwise, he would definitely die in the mission. At least for now, his only goal was to become stronger! And then survive! Only in this way could he hope to revive Senior Brother Zhang and others in the future, and hope to explore the secrets of the six paths and completely free himself from reincarnation.

Of course, if the Xingyun Banquet had not aroused Meng Qi's interest, his original plan was to find a city to meditate in silence for half a year, because he had learned too much recently and urgently needed to digest it rather than sharpen it, such as practicing the first volume of the "Yi Jin Jing" to slowly improve the grades of the Immortal Seal, the Heavenly Sword Dugu, the Phantom Demon Body Technique, etc., such as comprehending the first style of the "Tathagata Palm", and further mastering the "Heaven and Earth Reversal", "The Immovable Golden Lotus, the Three Treasures Ruyi Fist" and "The Five Thunders of Heaven", and combining the "Yi Jin Jing" to open the ninth orifice as soon as possible, complete the seventh level of the Golden Bell Cover, and completely switch to the eighth and ninth levels.

Sikong Tu was not aware that Meng Qi knew about him. He suddenly realized what was happening and managed to speak: "Alas, I was greedy at one point and thought that I could make the most of my precious goods. I thought that I could attract two groups of people so that I could have the best of both worlds and raise the price. But who knew that they were all as fierce as wolves and tigers, and there were hawks and evil spirits watching me. Haha, I was cautious and carefree all my life, but in the end, I died because of greed."

He was already exhausted and had been unable to walk for a long time. If he hadn't used a secret technique to burn his soul, he would have had difficulty even speaking.

"Rare goods?" Meng Qi acted as if he was ignorant.

"When traveling in the martial arts world, the most important thing to avoid is seeking danger..." Sikong Tu sighed, "I found a secret tomb in the Grave Valley and unearthed something that was cast by the Emperor Ai of the previous dynasty. It can gather the luck of the human race and strengthen the fate of the emperor. Because it imitates some of the aura of the Human Emperor Sword, it is called the 'True Emperor Seal'."

"It is useless to normal people, but if someone has the destiny of an emperor or practices the human way, it is a first-class treasure. The former will make their fortune stronger, and their ethereal luck will be even stronger, and they will have adventures and bad luck for their enemies. The latter can use it to greatly improve their strength and break through obstacles."

"Back then, Emperor Ai seemed to want to use the 'True Emperor Seal' to stabilize the fortunes of the Kang Dynasty, but it was not the Human Emperor Sword, and when it was at the end of its rope, it could no longer resist the overwhelming force."

When Sikong Tu spoke, the half of his face that still had muscles twisted, as if he was trying to suppress extreme pain. Meng Qi couldn't bear it, so he helped him add: "It's useless for you to take it, so you sent a message to the capital, asked the crown prince and the king of Jin to come to Yingcheng, and bargained for a greater benefit?"

"How do you know?" Sikong Tu was slightly surprised. At the moment, his whole body and mind were fighting against the pain. He was afraid that he would die before he could explain clearly, and he would die with his eyes open.

"The Prince of Jin lives in the Mi family, and the Crown Prince resides in Puxianzhai. These are no secrets to those who are interested." Meng Qi explained vaguely.

Sikong Tu smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, in the world, those who are qualified to use and urgently need the 'True Imperial Seal' are very rare. A thousand-mile horse needs to meet a good horse trainer to be worth a thousand gold coins, but this good horse trainer is a fatal one."

"I originally thought that I would retire after this job and live a leisurely life in the woods with my wife and children, so I planned to make a lot of money so that my son could walk the right path in the future and join the Huanhua Sword Sect. With the treasures I gave him, he would become a true master and no longer have to worry about dying on the roadside."

He had mixed emotions and seemed to be lamenting that he could not see his son grow up.

The world is dangerous, but disciples from large sects and families often live better and longer than others, and most of them die of natural causes.

"If it were any other secret treasure of the emperor, you might be able to grasp it, but this True Emperor Seal involves the Human Emperor Sword and the destiny of the human race. The prince is the reincarnation of Maitreya and has a great connection with Buddhism. King Jin also has a master in secret. With your strength, it will be difficult for you to have a good ending!"

Shang Yi appeared beside Sikong Tu without knowing when, and Meng Qi immediately complained:

"Brother, have you been following me? Why are you always with me wherever I go?"

It seems like a complaint, but in fact, Meng Qi is venting his dissatisfaction. After all, it seems as if Shang Yi has put an eye on him, and there is no secret!
Shang Yi naturally saw this and laughed softly:

"That's not the case. Have you forgotten your weird affinity with Buddha? Why can't others figure out anything, but you first met the prince, then Liusu, and now it's so easy to find Sikong Tu?"

Meng Qi's expression changed slightly. He knew Shang Yi's methods, so he also knew that reaching a certain level could really influence the fate of others as in myths and legends.

Is there really someone controlling his destiny and guiding his experiences?
Sikong Tu, who was lying next to him, also understood what Shang Yi meant. His face suddenly turned gloomy, and he understood something in his heart:
"I have been cautious all my life. Why, after encountering the True Imperial Seal this time, did I have the thought of making another fortune and retiring from society? I want to use the True Imperial Seal to compete with the Crown Prince and the King of Jin for profit?" (End of this chapter)