Chapter 385 The Prince's Trick
The fire of mutiny in the imperial capital has not been completely extinguished, but the Taoist area has become deserted in advance. The lower Taoist priests are not interested in the great changes that occur among mortals. Another kind of fire is burning in their hearts - the Taoist fire that kills demons and eliminates demons. In order to confirm how strong this fire is, they have returned to their own Taoist throne one after another, thinking quietly, and persuade fellow Taoists that if they are still unwavering in their choices, they will withdraw from the Taoist throne and come to the imperial capital to participate in the Demon Slaying Association.
Some people have made solemn promises to Mu Xingqiu that they will definitely come back. There are not many such people, with more than 30 people. They either feel that they owe favors, or have relatives and friends who die at the hands of demon soldiers, and are determined to take revenge.
Taoist priest Pang Shan also left. Yang Qingyin felt that she didn't need to think about it anymore, but she wanted to bring more Taoist priests back. "It would be not prosperous enough to kill demons. It would be great if these five hundred people could come back 200 people. We have to persuade more people to join."
Chen Hao and Xiao Qingtao also returned to the mountain for the same reason.
Mu Xingqiu must stay in Huangjing and formulate an agreement with Shen Jixian. This agreement gives the status of the Demon-Slaying Association and puts heavy pressure on it. An inconspicuous detail mistake may bring endless disputes. Both parties attach great importance to it, discussing it word by word, without letting go of any possible ambiguity.
There were more than a dozen Shenshen Taoist priests behind Shen Jixian, and there was only one Xin Youtao beside Mu Xingqiu.
Xin Youtao had just escaped from danger and was still recovering, so he did not participate in the coup in the imperial capital. He stayed in Pangshan Gymnasium most of the time, stayed with Mu Xingqiu, helping him to consider the words. Many times he even took the lead and gave a direct idea. He was indeed much better at this kind of thing than Mu Xingqiu.
He brought the princess' thanks. She was fine and was not threatened by the assassin. However, the murder of the emperor's grandson had a great impact on her and Nishisuke, and made the coup that just happened confusing.
"The situation is very complicated." Xin Youtao poured himself and Mu Xingqiu a cup of tea, "We all know that Liang Shiji and the emperor's grandson are soul-changers. But the ministers and the people of the whole city don't know. The two of them performed really well. Liang Shiji and Fu Meng had a quarrel in front of the eunuch. Liang Shiji claimed that they could not let the imperial power fall into the hands of a woman. For the sake of the Holy Fu Dynasty - he did say so - he had to kill the emperor's grandson. Let that woman not be the future queen."
Xin Youtao sighed. He had just discussed a passage of agreement with Mu Xingqiu. Score some points to his sister, "This is my sister's current situation. The coup has been successful. But she has become an embarrassing person. The wedding has not been held yet, so she is not even the widow of the emperor's grandson. Most of the main forces of this coup are members of the royal family and supporters of the royal family. My sister lost the identity of the crown princess and lost the binding force on them."
"How did she plan to deal with it?" Mu Xingqiu felt relieved. The princess was hit, which just means that she was not being replaced by a soul. In the future power system conceived by the soul changer, she no longer has her place.
"I don't know yet. Maybe I'll find another heir to the throne to marry. With her current status, it's okay to marry anyone. The key is to look at the attitude of Fu Hao and others. If they support it, everything will be peaceful. If they don't support it... Alas, then my sister's business over the years will be in trouble."
Xin Youtao lowered his head and thought for a while. Compared to Taoism, he was more concerned about his sister's career. "But there is also a little benefit. My sister doesn't have to marry Fu Meng anymore. The body of the emperor grandson hides the soul of an old guy. It's disgusting to think about it. He is hundreds of years old, right?"
Xin Youtao has experienced soul-changing, so he felt that this kind of thing was particularly disgusting. "I really didn't expect that the powerful Qu family turned out to be just a target, but the real people in power were those who looked weak. I only saw the emperor once, and he couldn't stand up, so four eunuchs had to carry him. I'm a common practice for the chief talisman master. Look at him, it seems that he could be scared to death by a mouse. As long as it was a document sent by Qu Xungu, he would stamp it on it without even looking at it, for fear that it would be later."
Xin Youtao talked to himself, still feeling unbelievable, "The two people who are lying on the bed and cannot move and cannot talk about are actually not the old emperor and the chief, but two people who are completely unrelated."
He shivered, remembering those drowsy days when his soul was probably trapped in the old emperor's body. He did not feel the glory of the emperor at all, but was immersed in dreams one by one. Since he recovered from freedom, he had not closed his eyes, for fear of dreaming again and could not wake up.
"Promise me something." Xin Youtao suddenly became serious.
"What's up?"
"If I change strangely again, you kill me immediately. Don't hesitate. I would rather die than experience another separation of body and soul."
Mu Xingqiu looked at Xin Youtao, "If it were me, I would try my best to find the seven people and eliminate future troubles forever."
"Hehe." Xin Youtao laughed twice, and found that Mu Xingqiu was not a joke. He also developed fighting spirit. "Yes, they just know how to change souls. They don't have the powerful skills of high-level Taoists. Why should I be afraid of them? Find them out and then catch them all in one go... To be honest, you don't have to care too much about this matter. Soul change has no effect on the Taoist sect and the Demon Slaying Society."
"They have the secrets of Yelin Town."
"It's just possible." Xin Youtao said calmly, "Shen Hao is going crazy about this matter. You have to stay calm. Qu Xungu is obviously trying to sow discord. He may have a little understanding of the soul exchanger and knows that his failure is their move, so he deliberately guides you to avenge him. Don't be deceived by him. Moreover, my sister will not admit defeat. She can guarantee her safety and defeat these seven enemies hiding in the dark."
"I read the records of Taoism again." Strictly speaking, Mu Xingqiu thought about it. He sorted out the records of the demon seeds that Fangfang had found in his mind. "I found something very interesting. If the demon seeds invade in the past, if they did not break out of the demon land, there would be no missing incidents. Once they entered the vassal states and the holy talisman dynasty, and were surrounded by Longbin Society, some humans would disappear inexplicably."
"Because there are no humans in the land of demons, perhaps the demon species are only interested in humans." Xin Youtao guessed.
"No. In Yelin Town, I have seen with my own eyes that the demons are parasitized on the demons. In their eyes, the demons are no different from humans. How powerful should the demon spells that can make thousands of people disappear? How could the Taoist sect not care about it? All books only record this kind of event and never explain it. No one in the forbidden secret department studied it. Zuo Liuying cared so much about the demons' calamity, but was not interested in these strange disappearing events. Isn't this strange? The demons that can make groups of humans disappear. Why stretch out a giant hand to grab the true illusion?"
Mu Xingqiu was not as concerned as Chen Hao on the surface, but he thought more about his missing relatives. He raised a finger and said, "There is only one reasonable explanation. The demon seed has no ability to make people disappear. The person with this ability is Longbinhui. They are the seven soul-changers."
Xin Youtao thought for a while, "But Qu Xungu is not a soul changer at all, but he went to Yelin Town."
"He is a worker. The soul changer will not tell him the real purpose, but Qu Xungu must have guessed something, so he is particularly interested in the experiences of ours at that time."
"What did Qu Xungui guess?" Xin Youtao asked confusedly, "Since I was replaced, my mind seemed to be insufficient."
"I guess the soul-changer needs people who have been attacked by demons to maintain the soul-changing technique and ensure their immortality. This is also what Qu Xungu cares about the most, but he failed to understand all the secrets and finally cooperated with the demon clan."
Xin Youtao frowned two deep grooves, and then he nodded, "It makes sense to hear what you said, so you must find seven soul-changers."
"must."
"I understand, I should be happy, because in this way we are helping each other, not asking you for help."
"You wanted to ask me for help?"
Xin Youtao smiled, "The original plan was to ask for help, because I think you were not sufficient for capturing the soul changer. Just because Qu Xungui's words before his death, he established a group of secret enemies for himself? This is not like your personality. But after listening to you, I felt relieved. Haha, I noticed that I used a move to retreat as an advance, deliberately saying that you don't have to care about the soul changer. I didn't expect that you took the bait too quickly, and you bite it before I even hung the bait. Since I was helping each other, I don't have to ask for it. The bunch of favors I owe you have not been paid yet, and I don't want to add another one."
Mu Xingqiu also smiled. It was always an interesting thing to see Xin Youtao performing tricks.
Xin Youtao became excited and continued: "The longer you live, the more you cherish your life, and these seven soul-changers are no exception. There is more than one person who works for them. Starting from here, you may be able to figure out why the residents of Yelin Town disappeared and where they went."
"This is the bait you prepared?"
"Haha, this bait is not fully prepared. Longbin will die many talisman masters, and many records are also destroyed by war. Now it seems that it is probably intentional arrangements by the soul changers. But they are mortals after all, and there are always omissions. I promise to find one or two talisman masters who have been to the land of demonic invasion within three days. As for letting them speak, it depends on your ability."
Xin Youtao suddenly put away his smile, "You should go to meet my sister. There are more places for you to help each other, find soul changers, build a demon-removing army, and ask for supplies from Longbin. She can provide you with help."
"What can I help her?" Mu Xingqiu kept keeping this in mind. Utilization is mutual, and help is mutual, so he is not surprised by the conditions proposed by the higher Taoists, so he had to ask what the princess hoped to get.
"Many, when your army is established, it will be the most powerful force among mortals, even stronger than the Longbin Society. With your support, the Fu royal family will be much more honest. It will be easier for my sister to marry the heir to the throne."
"Okay, I can see her in a few days."
"Why have to wait a few days? The situation is changing rapidly. You should do anything as early as possible. Why not just tonight? Mr. Pan San has already arranged it, the place he invited you to last time." Xin Youtao smiled and did not hide his happiness at the success of the "trick".
Chapter completed!