Chapter 121: Eight Ninjutsu
Judging from the strength of his soul alone, even though Zhao Wumian has practiced the "Demon Planting Art", after all, he has only practiced for a short time and is still young, so he is still not as good as Zhan Ding, a sorcerer who has been practicing qi and nourishing his soul for decades.
But the existence of "Lu Ban Book" greatly increased the strength of his soul.
Just like a teenager compared to a middle-aged man, he definitely cannot beat the middle-aged man in terms of strength alone, but once he gets a weapon, he can fight back.
"The Magic Technique" is the secret technique to arm the soul!
There are many magic methods, such as felling trees and opening mountains to exorcise evil spirits, raising beams to exorcise evil spirits, combining coffins to drive away evil spirits, using ink lines to drive away the soul, seizing the soul, using puppets to suppress evil, using golden knives and sharp scissors, using a thousand-pound mountain-drag press, and using the black heaven and earth...
They are all forbidden techniques that can destroy the soul!
Especially the "Method of Seizing the Souls of the Living", which was created specifically for the "Demon Planting Technique".
Isn’t it that the results of spiritual cultivation are slow?
Then just rob others, grind up their spirits to remove the impurities, and nourish yourself...
To some extent, it is not unfair that "Lu Ban Book" was banned.
Too bad!
Zhao Wumian opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. The richness of this harvest far exceeded his imagination.
Such soul origin is what any spiritualist dreams of. It increased three times in one go. He could clearly feel that his consciousness was stronger and sharper.
If the formation is activated now, the coverage area can be expanded from the previous ten feet in radius to about twenty feet.
The larger the formation, the harder it is to control. Twenty feet is already the limit that many sorcerers can reach before they become magic figures.
Zhao Wumian had only reached the second level of the third realm.
He savored the intoxicating taste just now, just like he had just tasted a delicious meal, feeling satisfied and wanting to have it again right away.
However, this kind of opportunity is hard to come by. If Zhan Ding hadn't offered himself to him, it would have been extremely risky for him to "grind" other people's souls.
This trace of greed only flashed through my mind and then disappeared.
Zhao Wumian got up and got dressed. With Zhan Ding's cultivation level of the third realm, even if he was dreaming, his physical body would definitely be near Tao Zhu Fang and not too far away.
"Xiao Kui."
Zhao Wumian cried out.
Xiao Kui was sleeping soundly beside the pillow, lying on her back with her legs spread out. She opened her eyes when she heard the call, jumped up, and shook her head: "Master?"
Zhao Wumian touched its head and said, "Ask your good brothers to help look for any dead bodies nearby, freshly dead ones, the range should not exceed a hundred feet."
Xiao Kui was very efficient. He flew to the window and cried. All the night owls became restless and flew around making cooing sounds.
In such a small area, it didn't take long for three owls to discover the dead body.
Xiao Kui told Zhao Wumian, who put on his outer robe and rushed out. On the tree, he saw the dead "King of the Wheel" Zhan Ding. He had become skin and bones, and his death was very strange.
The Soul Seizing Technique was too overbearing. Zhan Ding's soul was shattered by the power of the technique, leaving not even a fragment of his memory.
Zhao Wumian could only look at his personal belongings to see if there was anyone behind the scenes.
Zhan Ding was obviously very confident in his ability to kill people by entering dreams, and he carried all his belongings around his waist.
When he opened it, he found a top-grade Xuan-level sword, two secret books "Sui Han Sword Technique" and "Five Elements Positioning", healing pills [Shengyuan Pill] and [Tianwang Pill], as well as poisons [Duanchang Powder] and [Huashi Powder], and a pill recipe [Shenxian Mixin Pill].
The ink on the prescription hasn't dried yet, so it must have been given to him not long ago.
Zhao Wumian suddenly realized.
Now that Zhao Yong is dead, there is only one person left who might have the recipe for the elixir.
Yu Tongyuan, Marquis of Nan'an.
Zhao Yong was the leader of the Four Generals of Chaohu. When Fei Ju led an army of 100,000 to conquer Yunnan, he brought his two old brothers, Zhao Yong and Zheng Yuchun, as deputy generals. The same was true when Zhao Yong pacified Minyue, and he brought his third brother, Marquis of Nan'an, with him.
Brothers are birds of a feather, so it's normal for them to share poison. It's also reasonable for him to find Zhan Ding, who is the pirate who robbed right under his nose!
Zhan Ding is a capable general among Fang Guozhen's remaining forces. The current lord of Kou Island is Fang Guozhen's younger brother, Fang Guoying! The situation is unclear now. The court has a naval weapon, and the bandits are terrified. Fang Guoying and he also need [God's Heart Pills] to deal with those subordinates who want to disband and reunite the army.
"Yu Tongyuan, you are courting death..."
Zhao Wumian narrowed his eyes, put the corpse into the Qiankun bag, and returned to Tao Zhufang.
It only takes a moment for Zhan Ding to kill someone. When he uses the art of entering dreams, his body is defenseless. Once it is destroyed, his body and soul will be destroyed. Therefore, his assassination must be carried out in secret, and there is no need to worry about the news leaking.
"Wumian, what's wrong?"
Shen Weiyang heard the noise and opened the door to check. Zhao Wumian casually put a piece of clothing on her and said, "There was an assassination just now, but I solved it."
Shen Weiyang was startled: "Is it the Ghost Gate Clan?"
"No."
Zhao Wumian explained: "The one who came is Zhan Ding, the pirate from Kou Island. He wants to kill me by entering my dreams. This is a perfect opportunity. I have something for you to do now."
Shen Weiyang immediately asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Wumian said: "Four days ago, the Pacification Office found that the Bat Gang and the Rat Gang had recently made unusual movements, and a large amount of gunpowder was secretly transported into the capital. Tonight is the time to deal with them. They should have been cleared out by Qianhu Tang Shucheng at this time, but the Ghost Gate people behind the scenes are hiding very deep, and it is not clear where they are hiding for the time being. In addition, the seventh, eighth, and ninth helmsmen of the Twelve Linked Docks also secretly entered the capital and have been targeted by the White Tiger. They are ready to take action tonight. The Ghost Gate people once sent them a message... This Ghost Gate people is the culprit who stirred up the storm, and must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise there will be trouble tomorrow.
They want the Tiger Dragon and the design, but what they want most is me, the master of mechanisms! As long as the news spreads that I am seriously ill and dying, they are likely to take action! So, what I want you to do is to use the escape technique to go to Songhe Tower immediately, find Qi Shizhou, and ask him to "save" me. He is the only pure sorcerer among the four phases, and his realm is the peak of the third realm, so he will not scare those people away..."
"understood."
Shen Weiyang was very smart and nodded, saying, "Openly ask for help, but secretly have them lead the troops to surround them and wait for the Ghost Gate people to fall into the trap!"
"Correct."
Zhao Wumian smiled and said, "You don't need to say more to Lao Qi, he knows what to do. Now I'm going back to my room and pretend to faint, you have to act more realistically..."
Shen Weiyang smiled and reached out to stroke his face gently: "Just thinking about it makes me feel heartbroken. Wumian, I hope I'll just be 'acting' in the future, you must be careful."
"Do not worry."
Zhao Wumian smiled and said, "It's not that easy to kill me. It's up to you."
He turned and walked back into the room.
Shen Weiyang clapped his hands, and four Shen family guards appeared out of thin air around him, wearing black clothes and masks, kneeling on one knee, waiting for orders.
Shen Weiyang put away his expression and said, "Send a message to Uncle Huo, all boats are under martial law!"
"Yes!"
Shen Weiyang turned into a beam of light, rushed out of Tao Zhufang, and headed towards Songhe Tower at Zhengyang Gate.
The Persian magical power of [Winged Horse], the art of transforming into light and escaping, is particularly conspicuous in the dark.
Like a meteor falling from the sky, because of its extremely fast speed, the remaining light and shadow turns into a long comet tail.
It was also like a flash of red lightning, twisting and turning, leaping and drawing lines on the earth.
As soon as Shen Weiyang took action, the entire Qinhuai River knew that it was the third daughter of the Shen family who took action.
She ran to Songhe Tower as fast as she could and appeared downstairs.
Shen Weiyang's face was pale, his eyes were red, and he was at a loss. When he appeared, his body was unstable and he even crashed into a thick pillar.
——Even Zhao Wumian has to admire such acting skills.
"Master Qi..."
Shen Weiyang stumbled downstairs. Qi Shizhou was on the second floor watching the movements of the six departments of Zhengyang Gate, and suddenly saw Shen Weiyang rushing over in a hurry with an ugly face, and his heart sank suddenly.
Everyone in the Pacification Office knows that Zhao Wumian and Miss Shen are in love with each other. He was worried that something might happen on Mid-Autumn Night, so he specially celebrated the festival with her in advance, which shows how important it is.
You should be at Tao Zhu Fang under the moon and flowers now, why are you running over here in such a hurry?
"What happened?"
Qi Shizhou immediately jumped down and tried to slow down his tone: "Ms. Shen, please speak slowly."
Shen Weiyang was distracted, secretly transmitting messages while asking for help, saying earnestly, "Just now, Wumian was assassinated by someone, and was tricked into entering his dreams by a tapir! The thief has not been found yet, and Wumian is in a critical condition now, and is unconscious. I beg Master Qi to help him get out of his dream!"
"..."
Qi Shizhou thought to himself that it was no wonder that boy liked her, this Miss Shen was really beautiful and intelligent.
"take me!"
While Qi Shizhou was speaking, he made a subtle gesture to the captain behind him. The man immediately nodded and disappeared underground.
The two of them ran back to Tao Zhufang quickly.
Such a big commotion immediately caused more unrest in the already turbulent capital city!
At the Nan'an Marquis Mansion, Yu Tongyuan sneered when he heard the news. A serious injury to the soul is the most difficult to heal. Once one is "soulless" and "down and out", even if he doesn't die directly, he will lose half his life and may even turn into an idiot and live in a daze for the rest of his life!
"Zhao Wumian, you asked for this!"
the other side.
The conversation between Qi Shizhou and Shen Weiyang also caught the attention of three inconspicuous poisonous bees in the corner of Songhe Tower.
One of the poisonous bees flapped its wings and flew away from Songhe Tower with a buzzing sound. It flew out of the capital and came to Shihui Mountain, outside Shangyuan Gate.
A hunchbacked middle-aged man was waiting in the dense forest outside the city wall.
"Chongzang" among the Eight Ghost Gates.
He took off his clothes, revealing a huge hump on his back. It was a porous tumor, which was like a beehive with dozens of poisonous bees crawling around inside.
Each one ate his flesh, drank his blood, and was connected to his senses like a venomous insect.
This is the "gujutsu" of Japan, the "parasitic bug" in ninjutsu!
Hongli, who was standing next to him, looked at the human flesh beehive with a frown on his face. A look of disgust and repulsion flashed in his eyes, and he was too lazy to take another look at it.
The poisonous bee flew into the hive, and the insect Zang's body trembled slightly, knowing what it saw and heard.
Hongli said coldly: "Any new information?"
"Have."
Chong Zang's eyes sparkled, and he said excitedly, "Good news! Zhao Wumian has been hit by the dream spell and is now unconscious!"
Hongli was surprised and delighted: "Really?!"
Mushizo nodded vigorously: "Qi Shizhou has left Songhe Tower and went to Tao Zhu Fang... Unfortunately, Tao Zhu Fang is too far away and beyond the range of my ninjutsu... You should notify Lord Kashiwagamaru immediately."
"Do you still need to tell me?"
Hongli rolled her eyes and began to perform the spell.
"Yes Yes……"
Chongzang hurriedly smiled and was very cautious.
Hongli raised his index finger and gathered his true energy. A thin line appeared on his finger, connecting to the distance.
Hongli bit the end of the string gently and called out in a low voice: "Master Kawaimaru, Master Kawaimaru..."
Soon, the handsome boy's voice came from the other side of the line: "What's the matter?"
Hongli repeated the information.
After listening to this, Kashiwagamaru, who was far away in the Shogunate Mountains, asked a few detailed questions. Mushizo answered and Hongli conveyed the questions, and the conversation ended soon.
Both parties complete message sharing.
Finally, Kashiwagamaru said, "Master Fujiwara has ordered you to wait where you are."
Hongli responded respectfully.
In the cave, Kashiwagamaru put away his ninjutsu, took the initiative to cut the string, and said to Fujiwara Genma: "My lord, the poisonous bees that Chongzang left in Songhe Tower were carefully cultivated by him and are connected to his mind. I think there will be no mistakes. The art of entering dreams is indeed hard to guard against. In the past, General Kikuchi Takemitsu was killed in his dream by an assassin from the Northern Dynasty. My lord, the opportunity cannot be missed!
Kashiwagamaru is Fujiwara no Genma's page. Although he is young, he is the second most important person among the Eight-Man Clan.
Fujiwara Genma hesitated for a moment and looked at Zhang Chenbao: "Sir, this is a rare opportunity. One of your three steps was finally successful. In your opinion, should we arrest him?"
"..."
What does it mean to finally succeed?
Zhang Chenbao was very suspicious whether this Japanese man was mocking him.
Not long ago, news came back from the city that the three branch leaders of the Twelve Linked Docks had just entered the capital and hid for a few days when they were caught by White Tiger Fang Rui, who led a team to deal with them, and arrested them in the Zhenfu Prison, where they were severely tortured. Now not only are they unable to escape their doom, but even the headquarters of the water bandits, Baidi City, is in danger of destruction!
There were also the Bat Gang and the Gopher Gang. They had indeed taken the money and risked their lives to blow up a few places during the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival when there were the most people, in order to attract the attention of the Jinyiwei. However, when they were using oranges to smuggle gunpowder into the city, the Qianhu Tang Shucheng who was on duty at Dinghuai Gate smelled something strange, followed the clues, and caught the gang of bandits...
There were three plans in total, two of which failed before they were implemented, but fortunately the third one was successful.
Yu Tongyuan really attacked Zhao Wumian!
"This incident should be true..."
Zhang Chenbao pondered, "Yu Tongyuan has a motive, and he can invite the best practitioner in the Southeast, the 'Wheel King', but this letter says that Zhao Wumian is unconscious, which is a bit strange... I have dealt with this Wheel King in the Central Plains. If he kills someone, he will kill him with one strike. Otherwise, he will never take action! Now he is suddenly unconscious, which is a bit strange."
"Perhaps it was unexpected and I failed to hit the target with one strike?"
Fujiwara Genma made a guess and said, "Sir, do you want to give up this opportunity? Wait until tomorrow?"
"Do not."
Zhang Chenbao said seriously: "This opportunity is rare! If we wait until tomorrow, we might miss it. Zhao Wumian is too important. Once we succeed, everything will be fine. It's worth the risk! But we can't just take risks... Now that Qi Shizhou has left Songhe Tower, it's a good opportunity to attack the workshop of the Ministry of Industry and seize the blueprints. Let's go both ways!"
"it is good!"
Fujiwara Genma understood, glanced at everyone, and gave an order: "Hongli is the best at shadow escape technique. Shi Liu, Tessai, you two will work with her to find a way to steal the design! Kashiwagamaru, send a message to Mushizo, tell him to check the area near Tao Zhu Fang to see if there is anything unusual and wait for us to come over."
"Yes."
Kashiwagamaru closed his eyes, lightning flashed around his body, and he used the magical power of the Japanese exotic beast [Thunder Badger] to use lightning threads to remotely transmit the message to Hongli, relaying Fujiwara Genma's orders.
The two of them immediately split up. Chongzang climbed over the wall and ran towards Tao Zhufang; Hongli stood where she was, waiting for Shiliu and Tiezhai to join her.
After conveying the order, Kashiwagamaru opened his eyes and nodded to Fujiwara no Genma.
Shi Liu and Tie Zhai rushed out of the cave.
The only ones left were Fujiwara no Genma, Kashiwagamaru and the blind swordsman Genmujuro.
The three of them looked at Zhang Chenbao at the same time, and Fujiwara Genma said, "Master Zhang, are you not interested?"
Zhang Chenbao sighed and stood up.
At this point, it is impossible to sit back and reap the benefits. The Japanese pirates have one more way out than the sea pirates. At most, they can return to their own country, but the pirates on Kou Island no longer have a "home country". They either leave the island or flee to another country. Zhang Chenbao finally took Zhang Shicheng's old subordinates to take root, and he couldn't let the court just wipe them out!
He had to take action to fight for the tiger dragon, even though it was dangerous.
Zhang Chenbao said: "I will go with you."
Fujiwara Genma smiled and said, "With your help, our chances of success are greatly increased. Let's go!"
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(End of this chapter)
