Gou Zai Liang Jie as a Human Gu

Upon hearing Xu Shu's words, Lin Mo instantly grasped some key information.

First, he was a pawn that Xu Shu had pulled into the game, but the game was getting out of control and he hadn't realized that he would accidentally harvest Li Muqing's essence.

He still believed Li Muqing was a virgin, and thought he was just a young and lustful man who admired Li Muqing and was willing to be at her beck and call.

Secondly, Lin Mo was still somewhat hesitant.

Xu Shu was just a Confucian scholar. Could he really be the sorcerer who orchestrated everything behind the scenes?

That sorcerer was clearly working for the imperial court.

Xu Shu was a confidant of King Li.

Their identities seem contradictory.

"Steward Xu, who exactly are you? As the steward of the Prince Li's residence, you have repeatedly placed the Princess Consort in danger. This time, you have even used the Spirit Essence Pill to plot against the entire martial arts world. What exactly are you scheming for?"

Faced with Lin Mo's questioning, Xu Shu was not annoyed, but calmly revealed his identity: "Let me introduce myself. I am a member of the Embroidered-Robed Guard, ordered to infiltrate the Prince of Li's residence."

Lin Mo and Li Muqing's pupils suddenly contracted, and Li Muqing's face turned deathly pale with horror.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards were the henchmen of the Great Zhou Emperor.

From bottom to top, they are divided into the Hidden Line, Green Embroidery Guard, Black Embroidery Guard, Red Embroidery Guard, Gold Embroidery Guard, and Embroidered-Clad Guards, all pointing directly at the Governor.

Unexpectedly, the most trusted confidant of the Prince, the chief steward of the Prince's mansion, was actually a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

This melon is huge.

Lin Mo instantly understood: "You never intended to facilitate the alliance marriage between the Prince Li's Mansion and the Li family, so you deliberately had Wu Tiande devise a scheme to deceive them and secretly carry out your plan, tampering with things to ensure the true Crown Princess was secretly escorted away, all with the aim of killing her!"

Xu Shu nodded and admitted truthfully, "That's right, but I didn't expect that you would actually manage to break through the encirclement with the Crown Princess."

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"Lin Mo, you really have impressed me. I still don't understand how you did all this."

"A trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

Lin Mo said warily, "Since you already know that the Crown Princess has escaped safely and is after the elixir on Cloud Mist Mountain... wait, the map on Wei Chong, you deliberately arranged for it to be sent to me!"

Xu Shu smiled calmly: "It was indeed my arrangement. I had long anticipated the Crown Princess's intentions. For the sake of her Li family's great cause, she would definitely come to Yunxia Mountain. If she didn't come, how could she improve her cultivation and control Prince Li?"

"Since the Crown Princess is determined to use the Servants Curse to control Prince Li, I will go with the flow and lend her a hand. As for the Corpse Poison on the map, it was actually prepared for you, but you are clever enough to have dodged it."

Li Muqing's face turned horrified upon hearing this.

He proceeded cautiously, thinking he could turn the tide, but all his thoughts and plans were actually part of the enemy's schemes.

She lost this battle.

They were utterly defeated.

Lin Mo frowned, pondering the information in Xu Shu's words.

Xu Shu's plan was based on the premise that the Crown Princess had not lost her virginity and could still be sexually exploited by the Prince of Li.

In short, even if she hadn't lost her virginity, she still came to Yunxia Mountain to steal the elixir.

The goal is to improve one's cultivation level.

It seems that with improved cultivation, I will have more confidence in casting spells on King Li.

Unfortunately, no one could have predicted that the Crown Princess would lose her virginity during the escape.

These operators failed to notice.

It's likely because the loss of virginity occurred inside the magical artifact, the "Ten Thousand Tolerance Tortoise Shell," and because Lin Mo's destiny was outside the celestial order, thus obscuring the heavenly secrets and preventing anyone from noticing this loophole.

Xu Shu's plans are truly far-reaching.

Wait... no!

Something's not right.

Wang Chong was also a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and he approached him to secretly plot a collaboration.

Why didn't Xu Shu plan this out?

Even though Lin Mo's destiny was obscured, Wang Chong's was not.

It's still possible to calculate it by following his energy flow.

This shows that Xu Shu was unable to control the overall situation.

Xu Shu was a Confucian scholar, not a sorcerer.

He simply cannot manipulate the natal chart.

Furthermore, since he already knew about Li Muqing's scheme, if he wanted to eliminate the trouble forever, he could simply ambush her halfway. If he failed once, he could try twice. There were plenty of opportunities along the way.

Why go to such lengths to ambush and kill people in the secret passage of Yunxia Mountain?

This is pointless and unnecessary.

It's about complicating simple things.

There is an invisible hand manipulating things behind Xu Shu; he is not the one playing the game.

He was merely a chess player disguised as a sorcerer, used only to mislead others.

"Steward Xu, what is your purpose in blocking our way here? Is it merely to kill the Crown Princess?"

As a pseudo-player, one's actions must conform to certain logic.

Otherwise, simple things wouldn't be complicated.

*Smack! Smack! Smack...!*

Xu Shu clapped his hands and praised, "Smart man, I'm finding you more and more pleasing to the eye. Lin Mo, are you interested in serving me?"

Lin Mo smiled disdainfully: "I would like to ask Lord Xu to enlighten me first. Even if I die, please let me die knowing the truth."

"The Crown Princess's appearance is quite useful. Once I capture her and refine her with magic, I can secretly influence the situation, control Prince Li, and prevent him from rebelling," Xu Shu revealed his plan.

Li Muqing's face turned pale, and she cried out in terror, "You're going to erase my consciousness!"

The thought of being refined by someone terrified her so much that her soul almost left her body; she trembled violently, shaking like a leaf!

"Princess Consort, do not panic. My refining techniques are highly skilled and will ensure that you ascend to immortality without any pain."

Xu Shu grinned at Li Muqing, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.

Li Muqing trembled with fear and quickly shrank behind Lin Mo, tightly gripping his arm.

Xu Shu took something out of his sleeve.

Confucianism is a book of spiritual teachings.

Just toss it around.

Unlike other Confucian texts, it involves burning to cast spells.

The Confucian script unfolded in mid-air, instantly transforming into a beautiful woman's skin.

The skin of the beauty was covered with strange ink writing.

Upon seeing the living human skin, Li Muqing's eyes widened instantly, and her face turned deathly pale with terror.

The beauty's skin, like a rubber ball, began to inflate rapidly, quickly transforming into a lifelike figure.

The beauty landed, and with a flick of her wrist, a jet-black spear appeared in her hand.

With a low, resounding dragon's roar, the spear tip flashed with a cold light and struck towards Lin Mo's chest with the force of thunder.

bass!

The horizontal sword [Sky Wolf Blade] was drawn from its sheath, the blade tumbling and flashing with a cold light, resisting the incoming spear light.

Unexpectedly, the dark black spear light suddenly transformed into a gentle curve, changing direction and thrusting fiercely towards Lin Mo's chest.

When masters clash, victory is decided by a single hair!

Clang!

A dull thud echoed from Lin Mo's chest, the immense force of the impact sending him flying.

"what!"

Li Muqing, who was hiding behind him, was caught in the crossfire and was sent flying backwards.

Lin Mo coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling a tightness and discomfort in his chest.

The shot from the beauty's skin severely shattered his sternum, and the gunfire continued to gnaw at his lungs and internal organs.

If he hadn't been reborn and developed a body of steel, an ordinary martial artist would probably have had his chest blown open and died on the spot.

This was the strongest threat of death Lin Mo had ever felt since he began practicing martial arts.

Even with the curses from the scriptures, it was useless.

Because the person who made the move was a human skin puppet.

The beautiful skin warrior summoned by Xu Shu is definitely eight times stronger than the original.

Moreover, he is skilled with guns and invincible in close combat.

In terms of innate weaponry, his spear technique naturally countered his sword technique.

The spear is the thief among soldiers; even after ten years of sword training, one cannot defeat a spearman who has only practiced for a year.

Moreover, Xu Shu himself has not yet made a real move.

If he were to join the attack, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo's heart sank.

While flying backwards in mid-air, he decisively took out the [Ten Thousand Torment Tortoise Shell].

"Please bear with it, fairy!"

The tortoise shell was thrown out.

The next moment, Lin Mo and Li Muqing's bodies were in mid-air, empowered by the field's power.

Its body suddenly shrank and became smaller, transforming into two streams of light that entered the tortoise shell.

"A spirit weapon? No, this is a divine weapon!"

Upon seeing the tortoise shell suspended in mid-air, Xu Shu's pupils suddenly contracted, and the teacup he was holding trembled violently, splashing tea all over his hand.

He didn't bother wiping away the scalding tea, and hurriedly reached into his sleeve to retrieve the Confucian text.

"Restraint!"

The Confucian texts burned, instantly transforming into a vast intertwining of spiritual energy, forming a massive spiritual energy net that enveloped the tortoise shell.

With a hum, the tortoise shell vanished in an instant.

"He escaped? No wonder it's a divine weapon. Just who is this kid, and why does he have a divine weapon with him?"

Xu Shu didn't catch the tortoise shell, but he wasn't too annoyed; he was just very puzzled.

This lowly soldier was carrying a great treasure.

This person's background is not simple.

I hadn’t noticed anything before; I wonder which faction planted this?