The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 114 Entering the game with one’s own body is the best way to win.

Hearing this, Zhou Qing was stunned, and then immediately looked around.

You can't say this. It would be bad if people misunderstood you. Besides, when have I ever spoiled you?

What goes through your mind day by day?
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhou Qing hesitated and said, "Um, Junior Sister Lu, I just happened to have something to ask you. Do you know where the No. 1 Flame Spirit Blood Pool is?"

Lu Yaoyao lives in Shenyue Peak, not far from the back mountain, so she should know something about it.

Hearing Zhou Qing's question, Lu Yaoyao turned around and asked curiously, "Why are you asking this?"

Zhou Qing said, "Nothing. Remember when we went to the gravity zone together last year? My reward was a dip in the Flame Spirit Blood Pool No. 3. A while ago, Grand Elder Duanmu Shu took pity on me and kindly took me to the No. 2 Blood Pool. So I'm a little curious where the No. 1 Blood Pool is."

When Lu Yaoyao heard this, she couldn't help but show surprise. She didn't expect that Zhou Qing had already soaked in blood pool No. 2.

This will definitely be of great benefit to his physical recovery.

"Actually, seven days ago, Master took me to soak in Blood Pool No. 1. I was wondering why the color of Blood Pool No. 2 was so pale!"

As Lu Yaoyao spoke, she took out a piece of paper and started drawing for Zhou Qing quickly.

Zhou Qingze was surprised. As expected of someone who had the support of the headmaster, the special treatment he provided was truly enviable.

Soon, a three-dimensional mountain range was drawn.

"Look, this is the main pool. Living around it are several supreme elders. The one coming down is number one. Next to it are numbers two and three!" Lu Yaoyao pointed while holding a piece of paper.

Zhou Qing looked over quickly and became excited.

This second uncle is simply a genius. The passage he dug just goes through the three blood pools and perfectly avoids the main pool.

But he never expected that there was such a good thing as the Flame Spirit Blood Ointment hidden above the passage.

"You, want to sneak in?" Lu Yaoyao looked at Zhou Qing's shining eyes and suddenly whispered stealthily.

Zhou Qing came to his senses immediately after hearing this. He scratched the back of his head and said hurriedly, "No, there are Supreme Elders guarding there. How can I sneak in? What's more, I am a useless person now. I can hardly walk."

Lu Yaoyao, however, held her chin with one hand, a sly smile on her face, and said slowly: "No, you just want to sneak in, because every time you lie, you like to touch the back of your head."

Zhou Qingzheng's hand, which was rubbing the back of his head, froze. Looking at Lu Yaoyao's eyes, which had almost curved into crescents, he coughed dryly and argued, "Who said I like to rub the back of my head when I'm lying? It just so happens that my head is a little itchy."

Lu Yaoyao just smiled and said nothing. She took out her ID token and said with a smile, "How about adding me as a friend? If you need any help, just come to me directly."

Zhou Qing looked at her playful appearance. For some reason, he felt like she saw through him at this moment.

So weird!

He was just about to take the storage bag when his heart skipped a beat.

Oh my god, I almost got tricked.

I'm a useless person now, how can I add you as a friend? Or even send you a message?

Looking at Lu Yaoyao blinking again, Zhou Qing couldn't help swallowing.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly. This girl is very cunning.

Seeing Zhou Qing not saying anything, Lu Yaoyao suddenly reacted and her pretty face turned red, and she even felt a little guilty.

How could I forget such an important thing?

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Zhou. I didn't mean to provoke you. Otherwise, I'll keep this. It doesn't require any spiritual power..."

Lu Yaoyao took out the paper crane as she spoke.

Zhou Qing thought about it and kept it. Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao was very happy.

"If you have any questions, just pull its paper wings gently, it will record what you want to say, and then fly to me!"

Lu Yaoyao took the paper crane and introduced it to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing nodded to show that he understood. After all, this girl had used it to communicate with him before.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Just come to me if you have any questions!"

After Lu Yaoyao finished speaking, she skipped away.

Zhou Qingze looked at the wood carvings on the table and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"It seems that her deceased brother must have doted on her, so much so that she trusts and relies on me so much now, but I am not your brother after all!"

Zhou Qing sighed lightly and first examined the paper crane to make sure that the head teacher had not secretly left any marks on it. Then he quickly took out the map of the passage and compared it. It was almost perfectly matched.

"It's difficult to go anywhere else. I'll easily be discovered. I can only go down through the toilet, but how can I avoid Lu Yaoyao then? If her brothers knew I was going there, they would definitely keep an eye on me!"

Zhou Qing scratched his head in annoyance. It seemed that this was extremely difficult to deal with.

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The next day, Yan Xiaohu came over with a worried look on his face, "Let's just forget it. I always feel like he can easily see through all our little tricks in front of him. It's a bad feeling."

Zhou Qing held the books in his arms and said, "But I still have to return these to him. And I have to know what he wants to do."

"You can't really smell what he wants to do, right?" The worry on Yan Xiaohu's face did not diminish at all.

Zhou Qing was about to say something when he saw a figure coming from the air.

When they saw that it was their master, they were both surprised.

"Master, are you okay?" Zhou Qing asked hurriedly.

At this moment, Mo Xingjian's face was radiant and his aura became more steady.

Looking at the two of them, he was also in a good mood and said, "The Soul Breathing Immortal Grass you brought back is of excellent quality. The hidden injuries to my soul have been completely healed. This time, I really thank you."

After hearing this, the two of them immediately grinned.

Then, Mo Xingjian looked at the books in Zhou Qing's arms, frowned, and said, "Are you going to Jinyang Peak again?"

Zhou Qing nodded: "Let's see if we can find any more clues."

Mo Xingjian looked hesitant and slowly spoke, "Regarding your last experience with the Soul-Devouring Golden Silkworm, I actually discussed this with your head teacher, but he didn't seem to believe it. Furthermore, based on the main reasoning, it simply doesn't make sense. He even told me not to bring it up again."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment after hearing this, then asked, "So, Master Master doesn't believe that Master Gao Xuan was responsible for Gu Tao's death?"

"It seems so. Gu Tao's death is full of doubts. We have been investigating for so long but still haven't found any clues. It's impossible for you to suspect the leader of a peak just because of one sentence from you." Mo Xingjian analyzed.

"More importantly, the Sect Master seems to have known what Gao Xuan said when you went to Jinyang Peak last time." Mo Xingjian continued.

Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but interject, "So, Master Master feels a little guilty?"

Mo Xingjian nodded slightly.

"That's it! I originally thought they had a change of heart and were going to confront us, but now it seems like they're not showing weakness at all. They're clearly retreating to advance. What a brilliant move!"

There was a hint of admiration in Yan Xiaohu's eyes, but this admiration was mixed with a little worry.

Zhou Qing was silent.

But he still wanted to meet Master Gao Xuan again.

The more the other party acted like this, the more worried he became. Taiqing Sect was now coveted and plotted against by two forces. If there was another internal crisis, it would be fatal.

"Then Master, I will go to Jinyang Peak first!" Zhou Qing said.

Mo Xingjian did not stop him. After all, the child's cultivation had recovered, and with the "Void Realm Dharma Image" to cover it up, ordinary people would not be able to discover anything.

Besides, he has grown up and has his own ideas. Too much interference may make him lose the ability to think independently and deal with crises.

"Be careful and keep in touch!" Mo Xingjian reminded.

Zhou Qing said he understood, and then asked Yan Xiaohu to lead them straight to Jinyang Peak.

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"Master uncle is not here?" Zhou Qing asked in surprise, looking at his senior brother Du Kui in front of him.

Du Kui nodded and said, "I went to Shenyue Peak, but Master has instructed that no matter when you come, you can browse and borrow the books there at will."

Zhou Qing felt grateful. If he wasn't there, it would be more convenient to move around. But he still had to be careful. After all, something like the Image Stone might be hidden in some corner.

If people check on you later and see you acting sneakily, you'll be in big trouble.

Arriving at the main hall again with ease, Zhou Qing headed towards the bookshelf.

In order to make full use of the advantage of Lao Si's nose, Yan Xiaohu took the opportunity to chat with Du Kui to distract his attention.

At this time, Zhou Qing returned the book and kept looking around.

The insect jar on the desk and the rattle under the tea table were long gone, and the rest of the things were in order.

There's nothing special about it.

He walked around the bookshelves but didn't find anything special.

"That's quite rigorous. It seems that the last discovery was just a coincidence. Maybe he was just admiring it and put it aside casually after seeing me coming!" Zhou Qing said secretly in his heart.

There was no choice but to pick up two books and leave.

"By the way, Junior Brother Zhou, Master said you can take this book back and read it!"

Du Kui, who was chatting with Yan Xiaohu, suddenly thought of something. He hurried to the desk, picked up a book on it and handed it to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing took it doubtfully and roughly flipped through it. It seemed to be a miscellaneous book, which recorded many fragmentary short stories.

Du Kui nodded. "Yes, that's what the Master ordered. He said that if you come back to return or borrow books again without specifically looking for him, it means you haven't chosen either of those two paths. He expressed his appreciation, but more of a sense of regret."

"But he respects your decision. Since you've chosen to give up, you can just calm down and read this book. This can be considered a test."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but frown and asked, "What's the test?"

"I don't know about that. I would like to know what the two paths that Master mentioned are?" Du Kui asked curiously.

Zhou Qing didn't answer, but Yan Xiaohu came over and said in surprise: "Didn't Uncle Gao tell you that one option is to let Senior Sister Luo Xue marry the fourth brother, and the other option is to let Senior Sister Luo Xue marry into Xiao Lingfeng's family." "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. If you keep joking like this, I will be rude to you!" Du Kui suddenly became angry.

Yan Xiaohu quickly smiled and consoled her, but muttered softly, "It seems you really do have a crush on Senior Sister Luo Xue. It's true, you two were childhood sweethearts and fell in love over time."

Afterwards, Yan Xiaohu took Zhou Qing back to Xiaoling Peak.

After returning to his residence, Zhou Qing did not rush to read the book, but immediately had it appraised. However, the result of the appraisal was just an ordinary book of interesting miscellanies.

"Let me see what he is doing." Yan Xiaohu was about to look through it, but was stopped by Zhou Qing.

This made him speechless for a while: "Okay, okay, this is a test for you. Now that you have a good understanding and a quick mind, your Third Brother is no longer needed. I'm leaving, isn't it okay for me to leave?"

After Yan Xiaohu finished speaking, he left angrily holding the old hen.

Zhou Qing opened his mouth, then turned it into a bitter smile. He was mainly worried that his third senior brother was clumsy and it would be disastrous if he accidentally destroyed any clues that might exist.

Looking at this almost brand new book, after thinking for a while, he took the book out under the sun and carefully checked the corners of the book.

When he saw this, his eyes lit up.

It turned out that there was a slight curling at the corners of the book on the back few pages.

People who read books frequently should know that when a person stays on a certain page for too long, the page will gradually develop some fine wrinkles due to repeated flipping and pressing, and the corners of the book will be more likely to curl up.

When I was in school as a child, although I felt that I didn’t learn anything academically, I didn’t know why, but all the books I used ended up being wrinkled like a twisted dough stick.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing quickly and carefully turned the pages and began to read them carefully.

After a long moment, he frowned and fixed his gaze on the story before him.

He had a feeling that perhaps this was Gao Xuan's test of him.

The general content of this story is that there is a small righteous sect called Qingwei Sect, whose leader Dong Ting has a son.

Her Taoist partner was killed by the Demon Sect in her early years, so after her son grew up and broke through the foundation-building stage, he secretly went alone to avenge his father.

A few days later, the son returned seriously injured, but he was holding the head of his enemy in his hand. However, he was also on his deathbed, and he didn't know what kind of conspiracy he had committed against the enemy, and his whole body was filled with poison.

His mother Dong Ting was heartbroken. Fortunately, a man in black who passed by checked her injuries and told Dong Ting that as long as she could take the next Chi Ling Pill in time, she might still have a chance of survival.

However, the Chiling Pill is extremely rare. It is said that it can only be refined by a Yuanying realm expert using the infant fire. However, the Qingwei Sect is just a small sect, and the strongest person in the sect is only a mid-stage foundation-building cultivator like Dong Ting.

They had never even seen a master in the Golden Core Realm, let alone a powerful person in the Nascent Soul Realm.

The price of a Chiling Pill is an astronomical figure. Even if one sells a hundred Qingwei Sects together, they may not be able to afford it.

The man in black then gave the heartbroken mother an idea...

A few days later, someone saw a young leader of a righteous sect carrying her seriously injured and unconscious son on her back. She was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly in a certain direction.

The blood oozing from his forehead left a shocking mark on the ground.

Soon, the inside information of this incident spread rapidly as if it had wings.

It turned out that someone had told this poor mother that as long as she did not use any spiritual power, carried her son on her back, knelt and kowtowed all the way to the Blood Demon Palace, the Palace Master of the Blood Demon Palace might reward her with a Chiling Pill.

As soon as this news came out, it caused an uproar.

Countless sects were furious upon hearing this. They believed that the Blood Demon Palace's actions were a blatant insult to the righteous path.

This is not just targeting the small Qingwei Sect, but also a trampling on the dignity of the entire righteous path.

If this precedent is set and other evil sects follow suit, the status of the righteous sect will plummet. How can it gain the respect of others?
After some inquiries, everyone gradually understood the whole story.

It turned out that her son went deep into the enemy's territory alone to avenge his father. This behavior was natural and right, and it also demonstrated his filial piety and courage, which was worthy of everyone's admiration.

In just less than ten days, a powerful Yuanying realm expert from a major sect came to the mother in person with a Chiling Pill.

And tell her that we are one family of righteousness and must not be looked down upon by the evil sect.

The end of the story is that the mother's son was cured, and the big sect also received praise from countless people. Every year, many young people came here to join, and were proud to be able to join. It was a win-win situation.

Similarly, they were even more disdainful of the Blood Demon Palace, and the insults were overwhelming.

But what no one knew was that the man in black who gave the mother advice was the Palace Master of the Blood Demon Palace.

"I have a plan that can save your son."

"Sir, please speak!"

"Using one person as bait, we invite everyone in the world to join us."

"I?"

"I!"

"I'm afraid you'll be cursed for the rest of your life!"

"It doesn't matter. My demonic path is already despised by others, so this is not a big deal."

Zhou Qing pondered, thinking that people of the devil really act on impulse.

He may have the ability to take out a Chiling Pill, but why would he give it to a stranger in the Foundation Establishment Stage?

"He is gambling, gambling on the good and evil of human nature. He really is gambling with his own body, which is half a step ahead of fate!" Zhou Qing sighed.

But what does this have to do with him?

"If the test given is really this story, then what does he want to tell me? And why did he choose me?"

Zhou Qing was puzzled, then picked up a pen and wrote down "Dead man", "Scapegoat", "Lamb to be slaughtered", "Kid who missed the opportunity", and "Little kid who is good at acting" on the paper.

This was all he had thought of himself so far.

"Perhaps, the terms 'dead man,' 'scapegoat,' and 'lamb to be slaughtered' are all because he believed I would encounter a series of assassination attempts by the Blue Flame Dao Palace, and he was certain that a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator like me would not be able to escape. That's why he had these thoughts, not because of his own opinion of me."

Afterwards, Zhou Qing wrote down the deputy director of the Lingtian Division and the five Yuanying realm cultivators from Qingmu City who had followed him all the way.

"In fact, if he hadn't appeared in time with the Deputy Director of the Spiritual Field Division, my third brother and I would definitely be in danger. But why did he do that? Just like he killed Gu Tao, the leader of the Mission Hall this time?"

Zhou Qing couldn't understand.

As for the [Doll Who Missed the Opportunity], it was when they happened to meet each other that time and when he was about to deliver the Lightning Talisman to the Exchange Hall, he asked if he needed any, and he could secretly give him a few more.

At that time, I had already made some progress in the "Cang Lei Sword Technique", so I refused and came up with this idea.

"From this, it can be seen that he really wanted to give me the lightning talisman at that time."

Then there is the note [A little kid who is good at acting], which comes from the change when he recognized an ancient artifact of the Seventh Prince. He probably thought that the thing was recognized by his master Mo Xingjian, and then let him show off and make a good impression.

After all, everyone has always thought that he was a voyeur, but now he has turned the tide and brought honor to Taiqing Sect.

"Even after what I experienced this time, his impression of me remained unchanged. This shows how stable his mindset is. Yet, he spent a month trying to find a way for me to start practicing again. Why is that?"

Zhou Qing kept writing and drawing on paper, trying to find some pattern.

"He knew I discovered the cave. In fact, with his abilities, he could have completely destroyed it. Alternatively, the people from the Cang Yan Dao Palace could have cleaned up the mess, but the cave is still there, even retaining traces of the techniques left behind from the duel between the two sides."

"But he's been hiding there for so many years, and no one has bothered to go to that cave and become suspicious. Furthermore, the head teacher had tested him before, and he had openly fought and killed a former enemy in that cave."

"That enemy is the real Uncle Gao Xuan?" Zhou Qing seemed to have grasped something and quickly wrote down the clue.

In fact, he has always been telling the truth, but no one has ever taken him seriously.

For example, last time at Jinyang Peak, he said that he was suspected and investigated by the sect. Du Kui swore that he didn't believe it, but he smiled and said that it was not necessarily the case.

Also, he came to Xiaoling Peak a while ago and taught me two ways to start practicing again, especially what he said later.

For some things, you still have to fight for them on your own. How do you know if you can't do it if you don't try?

In addition to this story, what exactly is he hinting to me?

"He's a father. He has a daughter, Nannan, who is supposed to be dead. He's from the Blue Flame Dao Palace, but he also killed a Yuanying Realm and a Shenhua Realm undercover agent from the Blue Flame Dao Palace. Is he also, like the Blood Demon Palace Master in the book, putting himself in the game?"

Zhou Qing talked to himself, and then couldn't help laughing.

“It suddenly became interesting!”

Then he looked at several other stories, trying to find relevant clues.

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"Number One, you've been very busy lately!" As Zhou Qing came in again, blue ball number six greeted him.

Zhou Qing said: "I am indeed a bit busy, how are you?"

Zhou Qing still had a good impression of the person who popularized the [Shenxu Tiangong] to him.

It's much better than trying to cheat him of his name and address on the green ball number 4 as soon as I came in.

Basketball number six said, "It's still the same. I can't get through at all. How about we try together? After all, number four and five have both been to my restricted area before. Maybe you can help me think of a way."

To be cautious, Zhou Qing shook his head and refused.

God knows whether this number six is ​​a man or a woman, old or young. He might even be at the Soul-Slaying Realm in a fifth-level cultivation country, or even stronger.

Putting aside his own cultivation level, if he accidentally revealed something or a certain technique, with their abilities, they should be able to find him easily.

By then, not only will the token be lost, the entire Taiqing Sect may be quietly wiped out overnight.

"No, I have a bit of a problem here too. Let's talk about it later!" Zhou Qing said and entered the picture.

Number Six smiled and said, "Okay then. I wish you good luck."

Then, looking at the other two images filled with green and cyan, he breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into them again...

PS: It's the middle of the month, and I'm asking for some monthly tickets in three lines. I hope I can save up 1,000 monthly tickets by the end of the month and try to draw a prize. I'm still halfway there, so I'd appreciate your help.

(End of this chapter)