novelaction Chapter 672: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio - Fairy 44
Chapter 672: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio - Fairy 44
A golden dragon shadow was looming in the sky above the capital city, and its majestic dragon eyes occasionally looked into the capital city, as if patrolling the territory to confirm the identities of the people in the capital city. When Ruyi and Zhiqiu Yiye paid the entrance fee and entered the city gate, they both felt like they were being stared at and investigated.
Zhiqiu Yiye got goosebumps from the stress, and his expression suddenly became serious, "Senior, I felt like I was seen through by someone just now. That person must have a very high level of cultivation. Why don't we wait and practice for a while before coming back..."
It's not that Zhiqiu Yiye is timid, it's simply that the shadow left by the past is too heavy. No matter how easy it has been for Zhiqiu Yiye to deal with monsters and demons over the years, he can never forget the two experiences in the ruined temple. It's okay to be a little timid. Anyway, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It's okay to come back for revenge after his cultivation is higher.
"......" Ruyi gave Zhiqiu Yiye a speechless look, "Do you want to raise your head and open your eyes to have a look?"
"Uh..." After being reminded by Ruyi, Zhiqiu Yiye also remembered that since ancient times, a golden dragon of luck would be born where the dynasty's royal court is located. The dragon of luck and the power of the dynasty complement each other. The golden dragon of luck becomes stronger as the power of the dynasty becomes stronger, and becomes weaker as the power of the dynasty declines. Conversely, if the dragon of luck suffers any damage, the power of the dynasty will also be affected.
With the blessing of the dragon of luck, ordinary demons and monsters cannot get close to the royal city. This is why Ruyi, Zhiqiu Yiye and others feel like they are seen through.
"It's the investigation of the Dragon of Fortune..."
Zhiqiu Yiye, who had opened his third eye, looked at the dragon of fortune hovering over the royal city and smiled awkwardly at Ruyi. Ruyi looked up at the dragon of fortune and frowned, feeling a little worried, as he always felt that the dragon of fortune looked particularly unreal.
Logically speaking, Pudu Cihang's plot to capture the dragon of the dynasty's destiny should have happened ten years later, because at that time Ning Caichen had just been released from prison and met Fu Qingfeng, a loyal and righteous girl who was eighteen years old.
Fu Qingfeng, a loyal and righteous girl, was originally the reincarnation of the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian. Now, only eight years have passed since she dealt with the tree demon and sent Nie Xiaoqian to reincarnate.
"Perhaps Pudu Cihang had already been plotting to capture the Dragon of Fortune a long time ago."
Although the current national teacher is not an ordinary Cihang, but considering that this country has had a national teacher a long time ago, Ruyi guessed that perhaps the current national teacher is also the centipede monster that gave Pudu Cihang a chance to transform.
In the original plot, the identity of Pudu Cihang was just a layer of human skin. Perhaps the real centipede monster had already found a way to hide his evil aura and sneak into the capital.
"Zhiqiu Yiye, do you still remember the news about the big monster in the capital that you mentioned when you first came down the mountain?"
Eight years ago, Zhiqiu Yiye had just come down the mountain when he heard about a big monster in the capital. Ruyi wanted to know if there were any similarities between the big monster that Zhiqiu Yiye had heard about and the later 'new' national master Pudu Cihang.
"Of course I remember this."
Although the evil killer duo Zhiqiu Yiye and Ruyi have made a name for themselves in recent years, Zhiqiu Yiye has never forgotten his original intention of becoming famous throughout the country. Even after eight years, he still remembers the news about the monsters in the capital clearly.
"At that time, I had just come down the mountain and passed by a village. I heard from the old people in the village that the reason why the world has become like this is because there are many monsters mixed in with the capital. They transformed into court officials to confuse the emperor, implement tyranny everywhere, and then capture people to eat."
"Although there is a national master in the capital to suppress those monsters, there are too many monsters, and the emperor does not fully trust the national master, so I thought about going to the capital to help the national master."
"Ok?"
Zhiqiu Yiye's answer made Ruyi completely confused. The national teacher is a good person, but the court official is a monster?
"Hmm...Is it the other way around? Or is it that the Imperial Master at this time period is really a good one, and that giant centipede Pudu Cihang hasn't gotten the right human skin yet?"
"No, that's not right." Ruyi shook her head, "This guess is wrong."
Although later when the Minister of War Fu Tianchou was framed and imprisoned, when Zhiqiu Yiye, Yan Chixia and others went to rescue him, the captain Zuo who was arresting him did find the human skin of the imperial official and confirmed the imperial official's identity as a monster, but before that most of the imperial officials should have been humans, so the current imperial teacher should have transformed from a giant centipede.
The dragon of fortune has restrained evil spirits since ancient times. It is not so easy for the big centipede Pudu Cihang to plot against the dragon of fortune. The strength of the dynasty is usually related to whether the emperor is wise and whether the court officials are capable of governing. If one wants to plot against the dragon of fortune, the only way is to confuse the emperor and reduce capable ministers.
From this, Ruyi can infer that those court officials must have been framed by the national teacher! Pudu Cihang killed the national teacher at some point and took on his human skin. Later, he used the identity of the national teacher to frame loyal officials, either killing them directly, or replacing them with their descendants, or confusing them... Ten years later, except for the Minister of War Fu Tianchou, the other six forces had been replaced.
Only this can explain why the Dragon of Luck is now becoming illusory.
Ruyi concealed the details of the plot ten years later, and told Zhiqiu Yiye his guess. Zhiqiu Yiye was shocked after hearing it, he had never thought that there would be a monster dare to plot against the dragon of fortune. Under normal circumstances, monsters would either be seriously injured or die if they encountered the dragon of fortune.
"No way..." The situation that Ruyi described was much more terrifying than what he had heard. Although Zhiqiu Yiye had already believed it in his heart, he still wanted to struggle.
"How about we try to find a way to visit the homes of those imperial officials who belong to the imperial master faction?"
Ruyi did not force Zhiqiu Yiye to accept his guess. He knew the plot, so he was clear that Pudu Cihang was not an ordinary monster. He was born in a temple and was influenced by Buddhism. He had a lot of Buddhist aura on his body. Only after he restrained his demonic aura and put on human skin could he hide from the Dragon of Destiny.
In addition, Pudu Cihang has been practicing for 8,000 years and has profound demonic power. If it were any other monster, they would naturally not be able to enter the capital.
Ruyi's suggestion was fine. No matter what the situation was, the imperial officials who were responsible for the investigation had to investigate anyway. If the other party was found to be a monster, it would prove that there was something wrong with the imperial master's lineage. If the other party was found to be not a monster, it would prove that Ruyi's guess was wrong.
After making a plan, Ruyi and Zhiqiu Yiye randomly found an inn to stay in. They first spent some time investigating which ministers in the court belonged to the imperial master's faction and which were identified as treacherous ministers. After the list was finalized, they split into two groups and went to the court officials' residences to investigate the situation at night.
After working for several nights, the results of the investigation made Zhiqiu Yiye's face more and more solemn. Ruyi's guess was correct. Now there was only one person left who had not been investigated, and that was the national master himself!