Hidden moth

Chapter 183: Ghosts and Demons Are Unavoidable

Ye Liangcheng was a little naive. He told Da Paotai everything that happened in the abandoned park. Although some situations should be introduced, there was no need to be so detailed.

But fortunately, Ye Liangcheng still remembered He Kao's instructions, that is, he had to tell the Grand Cannon about his identity and past behavior before he could introduce him to Senior Huo Qing, and that Senior Huo Qing had to decide whether to teach him the magic formula.

This is the task that He Kao gave to Ye Liangcheng. If other "disciples" of Ku Cha come, Ye Liangcheng must try his best to understand their situation.

Not only did the artillery turret not reveal its identity, it also launched a sneak attack. This guy was quite quick-witted. After being blocked by Ye Liangcheng, he was no match for him in the fight, so he immediately changed his rhetoric.

If Ye Liangcheng had not known Ku Cha and his fellow disciples well before, now after seeing what the Da Paotai did, he should have realized that they not only had problems, but also very serious ones!

Would a normal person act like this? He Kao is a Hidden Moth. Hidden Moths are just mysterious in their actions, and their style of doing things is sneaky!

You can tell a person by his actions; it's obvious he's been up to no good. Ye Liangcheng has been around this gang for so long, and yet he's still a decent person. He's truly an anomaly.

Without mentioning what He Kao thought, Ye Liangcheng finished explaining the situation and asked, "Senior, what do you think of this person? Would you like to meet him? Just tell me a time and I'll let him come and see me."

He Kao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, how did you introduce me to him?"

Ye Liangcheng: "I just introduced you truthfully, and also said that every time we meet in the future, I will have a couple of drinks with you... Since we have more time today, I will cook a few dishes for you!"

"Have a couple of drinks?" He Kao frowned slightly. "Where are all your drinks?"

Ye Liangcheng: "The room next door is my warehouse. There are still many boxes there."

He Kao: "You've installed surveillance alarms in the martial arts hall and the underground dojo, but you don't have any where you live, right?"

Ye Liangcheng: "No, that system is quite troublesome, and there is nothing that needs to be kept secret where I live."

He Kao: "Let's go check on your wine."

I came to a small room on the first floor. There were a lot of miscellaneous items piled up here. There were about ten boxes of Wuliangye against the wall, one of which had been opened. Each box contained six bottles, and there were still four bottles left.

He Kao took out a bottle, removed the packaging, and unscrewed the lid. He then frowned and said, "Pour it out into a glass and see. It's best to hold your breath while you pour it."

The two of them did not stay in the small room, but went to the spacious and open dining room on the second floor. After pouring a glass of wine, He Kao narrowed his eyes, frowned even deeper, and took several steps back.

Ye Liangcheng also subconsciously took several steps back, and said hesitantly: "Senior Huo Qing, is there something wrong with this wine?"

He Kao's expression was very ugly, and he used his spiritual sense to gather the sound and said, "I don't know the specific ingredients, but my initial judgment is that it is a neurotoxin. Since they dared to put it in the wine, it should be colorless and odorless.

After taking it, the whole body will be paralyzed and unable to move, but the mind will still be clear... If it is a third-level cultivator, they can basically stay clear-headed, and it may be that only their hands and feet are out of control.

It is both an anesthetic and a poison. If taken in excess, it can cause disability or even death. The patient can be saved in a short period of time, but over time, it is impossible to save him or her..."

Gathering sound with spiritual consciousness can be said to be a very advanced skill in controlling the wind. It requires extremely subtle control and can prevent the sound of speaking from being transmitted as much as possible, but the range of control is not large.

Theoretically, it was possible to master it with a third-level cultivation, but in reality, it was difficult for a third-level sorcerer to learn it. Among the third-level sorcerers that He Kao had known, only Lin Qingshuang had mastered it relatively well. Although Qian Guran could also do it, it was more difficult.

Both of them have been practicing for many years and have been promoted to the fourth level one after another.

How did He Kao manage to master it? Because it was in the inheritance left by Old Man Jiang, and the old man didn't say anything nonsense, which made He Kao think that this was something that a third-level warlock should master, and that it was very useful in special occasions, so he practiced it.

As for how to tell whether the wine was poisoned and what kind of poison it was, He Kao had been practicing the art of poison detection.

Ye Liangcheng was stunned and said, "Senior, how could you have thought of..."

In his eyes, He Kao was unfathomable. It was nothing that he could sense that the wine was poisonous, but it was incredible that he could think in advance that someone had poisoned the wine.

He Kao: "From what I've heard from you, the actions of that fortress are very sinister and sneaky, so I'm being cautious."

How did He Kao come up with this idea? Actually, he couldn't quite explain it. It felt like an inexplicable flash of inspiration, and he didn't know what string in his head was plucked.

Ye Liangcheng mentioned that he always had a few drinks with Senior Huo Qing. He Kao himself was a master of poison, having once used smoke to knock out high-level sorcerers like Zeng Hongye. Perhaps that was why he was particularly wary.

After testing this bottle of wine, He Kao ordered Ye Liangcheng to bring the remaining three bottles in the box. After inspection, he found that there were indeed problems with them.

According to common sense, if Ye Liangcheng accompanied Senior Huo Qing to have two drinks, he would definitely take one from the four bottles that had been opened. No matter which bottle of wine he drank, both of them would be infected.

Ye Liangcheng's voice was trembling, filled with fear: "Was it the artillery that did it? Why did he do this?"

He Kao asked abruptly, "Have you memorized all the secret techniques I taught you?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Of course I've kept it in mind." He Kao: "I mean, did you write it down in your notebook, or type it into a file on your computer?"

Ye Liangcheng: "I thought about it before, but I didn't feel it was necessary, so I didn't record it separately."

Some say that secret techniques need to be passed down orally, and this is certainly true. A master cannot teach his disciples by rote. Various experiences and key points are very important, but at the same time, secret manuals are also necessary.

He Kao didn't need secret manuals, because Old Man Jiang taught him directly with his divine thoughts and mind seals, which was equivalent to transferring the database into his brain and allowing him to call it up at any time.

He Kao didn't need a secret book to teach Ye Liangcheng, because the content of the magic formula was in his mind, and it was impossible to make a mistake by directly interpreting his divine thoughts.

But for Ye Liangcheng, he might need a secret manual, or at least write down what his master taught him.

The contents of the secret inheritance may be quite complicated, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to memorize it word for word.

This isn't like reading a novel where you just need to remember the general characters and plot, but the formulas must be accurate to the last word.

If you have been practicing for a long time and have memorized the techniques by heart, you can keep the secret book or destroy it so that you don't have to refer to it at any time.

If a master is around, you can ask for advice at any time, and you might not need secret manuals. But if the master is no longer around, and you are a beginner, you still need secret manuals.

When there are secret books, there may be a risk of loss or leakage, so some people use coded words in the books that only they can understand.

The master will also teach these secret codes to his disciples. They have been passed down from ancient ancestors and have become secret terms over time.

Why didn't Ye Liangcheng record the secrets of He Kao's teachings and compile them into a book that could be consulted at any time? There are two reasons.

First of all, Ye Liangcheng has reached the third level of cultivation, his mind is clear, and his memory is of course far beyond that of ordinary people.

Secondly, Ye Liangcheng had already mastered the subtle techniques for many years, and most of the content of the third-level mental method was familiar to him. He Kao had not yet taught him other applied techniques, but only supplemented his basic mental method.

This part does not contain much content, and Ye Liangcheng was deeply impressed and remembered it very clearly at the time. There was really no need to record it and organize it into a secret book for reference.

But Da Paotai didn't know all this. He might have thought that when Senior Huo Qing taught Ye Liangcheng the techniques of a higher level, he might have given him a secret book. Even if he didn't give him a secret book, Ye Liangcheng would have organized and recorded it himself afterwards.

The more likely possibility is that he believed Ye Liangcheng had the secret book left by Ku Cha.

He Kao analyzed to Ye Liangcheng: "The big artillery may not believe what you said. This is the base established by Ku Cha. Now that Ku Cha is gone, you have become the actual person in charge of this base.

If Ku Cha left behind any secret manuals or treasures, in his opinion, they would definitely fall into your hands.

He sneaked in here to find the things left by Ku Cha, especially the secret manual of martial arts. He should have searched the place where you live, but you didn't care because you knew there was nothing valuable here.

Later, he infiltrated the martial arts arena and then attempted to enter the underground dojo, but you discovered him. He was no match for you, and he became even more convinced that you had inherited the secret technique, which is why he came up with this vicious plan.

Ye Liangcheng: "But I have already told him the truth!"

He Kao: "He must have something to hide. He won't trust you easily, nor is he willing to reveal his true identity and past behavior. He will poison you and then control you. Everything that Ku Cha leaves behind will be his.

Even if you are telling the truth and I taught you the complete formula, he can still force you to tell him the secrets, or find the secret manual... everything will still be his."

Although Ku Cha did not leave behind any secret manuals of martial arts, there were indeed quite a few things in the base. There were several million in cash alone, and with the addition of gold, elixirs, and various artifacts, the total value was definitely over tens of millions.

If they want to take away the artillery fort, they must get rid of the guard Ye Liangcheng.

Ye Liangcheng lowered his head and seemed to be talking to himself: "What if I had not drunk alcohol before you came?"

He Kao: "If you hadn't drunk, he might have thought of other ways to deal with you. Or maybe what you said was true, and when I came and drank with him, he would poison me too, and he would get more."

Ye Liangcheng was speechless for a long time, and finally looked up and said, "But I can't see any flaws in these bottles of wine. The bottles and packaging are intact. How did he poison them?"

The most discreet way to add something to a wine bottle without damaging the packaging is to drill a small hole in the bottle, perhaps just below the label. After adding something, seal the hole and then put the label back on.

Many people who sell fake liquor do this, but this method is difficult to hide from a third-level cultivator. As long as the other party is a little alert and uses his spiritual sense to scan, it will be easily exposed.

Ye Liangcheng had just checked the wine bottle with his spiritual sense, but found no flaws.

He Kao sighed, "Not only did Ku Cha not teach you the complete Ruwei technique, he also didn't teach you all the applied techniques that the Ruwei Sect excels at. Even if he did teach you some, he taught them separately.

There are some tricks you know that he doesn't, and there are other tricks he knows that you don't. If you want to know how he does it, find an empty bottle and I'll show you."

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(End of this chapter)