Embers of Sword

Chapter 40: A, B, C, D, all chess pieces

At Chenqing Mountain, at midnight, the night is as cool as water.

Dressed in a solemn black, Xie Xuanyi sat cross-legged on a large rock, closing his eyes to rest, with his sword placed across his knees.

A "台" sound.

A very crisp knocking sound was heard in the distance.

Chenqing Mountain is full of purple bamboos, and the knocking sound is the sound of the sharp object colliding with the purple bamboos.

Xie Xuanyi slowly opened his eyes.

In the bamboo forest late at night, there was a light mist. The meeting at this moment was just like the meeting of souls in the magic weapon three days ago.

The two were ten feet apart, and only a rough outline of each other was visible.

No one can see the other's true face.

The figure ten feet away was as tall as a mountain, and was basically the same as the image of the demon weapon's spirit.

"Did you bring anything?"

However, at this moment, Jialiu's voice came from all directions.

If you close your eyes, you won't be able to tell where the speaker is.

"Of course I brought it."

Xie Xuanyi looked at Jialiu and spoke slowly: "Sir, the Venerable has repeatedly warned us that this mission cannot fail... You arrived in Lichao City three days ago, why didn't you meet him earlier?"

"Now Qingzhou is under strict ban for 800 miles, and Lichao City is full of flies. After entering the city, we must make some preparations."

Jia Liu said faintly: "...Where are the things?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and asked, "Where are my things?"

"your things……"

Jia Liu paused for a moment, realizing what Xie Xuanyi was talking about. He said coldly, "Purple Yuan Dan, of course I have it. Wait for me to verify the authenticity of the token and report to the Venerable. After completing the task, I will give it to you."

"My Lord, are you in such a hurry?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled again and said, "Don't you want to verify my identity first?"

Jia Liu's tone remained calm: "First check the token and then check the person."

Say it.

This huge body began to move forward, heading straight towards Xie Xuanyi. The dense purple bamboos in the mist were squeezed and tilted, and some almost bent and hit the ground.

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

Seeing Jialiu's reaction, he knew...the arrangement of the Demon Country was exactly as he expected.

The spy network set up by the Demon Kingdom in Qingzhou, Beijun, cannot be considered a very sophisticated organization.

The spies hiding in the depths of this big network actually only take orders from one direct superior.

In this situation.

No matter A, B, C, or D, they are all just pawns.

As a chess player, looking down at the chessboard, you will find that the biggest function of these chess pieces is to burn themselves out and then "die".

This is why the demon clan did not give Shen Yan a specific code name.

In the eyes of the demons.

Shen Yan is not a "living" person.

If he hadn't intervened in the Tai'an City incident... would Xu You have kept his promise? Xie Xuanyi thought it was highly unlikely. Once the Lingluo Mountain family extermination case was investigated by the Imperial City Division, Xu You would have abandoned Shen Yan and might even have taken prudent actions to protect himself before the Imperial City Division intervened in the case.

Because Shen Yan has completed the mission of a chess piece.

Mission accomplished, a worthy death.

In this situation... not dying would be a waste and would also implicate others.

According to this logic, it is not difficult to find out if you think about it carefully.

In fact, in this top-secret mission of transporting the finger bones of the Great Sage Bai Ze, Xu You, code-named "Yi San", is essentially no different from Shen Yan.

All he had to do was to cross the Qingzhou defense line and use his status and position to successfully deliver the item to "Jia Liu".

this case.

Only one person can gain His Holiness's absolute trust.

That was "Jia Liu" who finally obtained the finger bone and was responsible for reporting to his superiors.

So, if the Demon Country wants this mission to be kept absolutely secret, this is the best measure that Jialiu can take against Yisan.

It means killing people and silencing them.

Xie Xuanyi sighed: "So identity is not important at all...right?"

A voice made Jia Liu's body pause slightly.

Xie Xuanyi tapped the ground lightly with his toes, and the black sword was kicked away by him. Like a sharp arrow, it shot out through the wind, and the scabbard hit Jialiu's chest heavily.

"boom--"

Jia Liu's eyes were blurry, and the next moment a black shadow appeared in front of him.

Xie Xuanyi was already close to him. His speed was even faster than the sword that was kicked away earlier. He kneed Jialiu directly on the jaw!
There was a dull bang!
Jia Liu's body as tall as a mountain flew high into the sky, and he looked at Yi San in front of him in disbelief.

B3 in intelligence.

It doesn't seem to be the case...

Xie Xuanyi, who grasped the sword again, almost "rode" on this huge giant. He looked down indifferently at the spy from the Demon Country, who was one level higher than him. He felt strange since the moment their souls met. How could such a tall man be entrusted with the important task of "transporting finger bones"?

Now Qingzhou has strictly prohibited it, and in Lichao City, even a mosquito flying in will be detected by the fly eyes!
So big and strong.

The moment Jialiu enters Lichao City, he will be targeted!
Not to mention carrying out the mission, even protecting oneself under the surveillance of the fly pupil is difficult!

Xie Xuanyi glanced over and saw that the skin of this burly giant was as hard as jade carving or stone chisel, without any flesh and blood texture. At this moment, green lines burst out on his body!

Especially the area on his lower jaw that had just been hit by his knee, there were crackling arcs of lightning and fire bursting out!

"Nanli Mechanical Technique?"

Xie Xuanyi sneered: "I knew it... there is someone else in Jialiu."

Boom!
The burly giant roared, suddenly clasped his hands together, and smashed towards Xie Xuanyi as if swatting a mosquito or fly.

The wind whistled on both sides! Killing intent burst out!
Xie Xuanyi disappeared in an instant, and the giant's powerful palm missed. The power of this palm was extremely terrifying, and billowing air waves splashed all around!
The next moment, Xie Xuanyi, who had disappeared out of thin air, returned to his original position, and he stabbed the scabbard without mercy!
Although this sword has not been unsheathed, it is full of murderous intent!
"boom!!"

The scabbard pierced through the gap in the giant's palm, inserted into his chest, and penetrated his back. With an extremely strong force of wind and thunder, it nailed the burly giant into the ground!
"Ow—"

The burly giant who was controlled by the mechanical technology actually opened his mouth and let out a painful howl.

"what?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

Mechanical arts is a "heterodactyl art" that has been declining for many years. In Da Chu, most people believe that only practitioners with insufficient talent will spend time studying this useless art...

Therefore, the number of great mechanism masters is even rarer than that of great formation masters.

But the situation in Nanli Kingdom is a little different.

In Nanli, the art of mechanical engineering has a very high status and is highly respected. Several national masters have practiced the art of mechanical engineering, and almost all of Nanli's great mechanical engineers have been given the title of "Guardian of the Country" conferred by the king himself. This is the highest honor in Nanli.

Xie Xuanyi originally thought that the "Jia Liu" in front of him was a creation of mechanical technology, a purely dead object.

But after thrusting the sword, he realized something was wrong.

This Jialiu actually let out a howl of pain?

Mechanical dummies don't feel pain...

Looking more closely, although the surface of Jialiu's skin is rough, you can vaguely see blood flowing beneath the skin!
This is a living person!

A living person...was transformed into a dead object!
(End of this chapter)