Xuanxia

Chapter 15 Trading
"Damn it, this little girl is trying to get me to reveal my secrets!"

The smoker's sharp voice immediately rang in Fu Qingzhou's ears: "Umbra, Virgilium, Reinaskirumen!"

Fu Qingzhou's head buzzed, as if something exploded, but it also seemed as if nothing happened.

Just as he was stunned and rubbed his ears, the weak voice of the smoker came: "Okay, you should be unaffected for the time being... Don't give me away! Damn, I'm exhausted..."

Its voice gradually faded away, and Hua Xiaolan's somewhat puzzled voice followed: "What's wrong?"

"nothing."

Fu Qingzhou coughed lightly: "Just now I forcibly opened the third level of martial orifice, I am a little tired and my ears are ringing... What did you ask just now?"

He was clearly no longer affected by the truth serum, which made him secretly wonder how many tricks this smoker had up his sleeve? What was that just now, some kind of spell?

Hua Xiaolan never thought that the poison she had used would no longer work. She did not doubt him and smiled, "Let me ask you, was this curse really cast after you hit a rock in the mountains?"

"Yes."

Fu Qingzhou calmly replied, "I don't really remember what happened that day. I just remember that I touched a strange stone tablet and then passed out... When I woke up, the stone tablet was shattered all over the ground, and I had this thing in my hand."

"At first I thought I was poisoned, but then Dr. Lao Hai from Lingxiang Town told me it might be a curse."

Hua Xiaolan listened carefully, then looked at the curse mark he showed with his hand, her expression somewhat solemn.

"This curse is so ancient."

She frowned and said, "I'm not sure what it is, but it seems to have some shadows of ancient witchcraft. Perhaps there will be records of it in the Thousand Witches Tower in the sect..."

Fu Qingzhou's expression tensed: "Can you solve it?"

"If it's a curse, it can definitely be solved."

Hua Xiaolan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. In fact, I am not the only one in the world who has the ability to remove the curse for you. You have been cursed for many days and have not shown any symptoms. I think this is not a curse that will harm your life. As long as we have enough time, we will definitely find a solution."

Fu Qingzhou looked at her with a frown: "Then..."

“We can still work together.”

Hua Xiaolan blinked and said, "But I can only promise you that if you help us accomplish our great task, Wan Du Shan will try to find a solution for you, but I can't guarantee that we will be able to find a solution."

Fu Qingzhou looked down at the curse mark on his palm and cursed the smoker inwardly.

The things this damn thing made are really troublesome...

After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "Okay, this promise is enough. How do you plan to cooperate?"

"Hee hee~"

Hua Xiaolan chuckled and said, "Before you asked me about my power and status, I told you that my master is the leader of the Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain. What do you think?"

Fu Qingzhou's eyes lit up: "Are you here on behalf of your sect's leader?"

"Ah."

Hua Xiaolan nodded and said, "From what you said before, you are clearly a resourceful and intelligent person, so I won't waste any more words - you don't need to know too much about the internal affairs of Wandu Mountain. There are only three things I can tell you."

She raised a finger and said, "First, the traitors led by Elder Nian not only want to release Long Dabei, but also want to seize my... Master's position as the leader of the clan. It's only because Master has close ties with the court that they are dissatisfied."

Fu Qingzhou listened carefully and immediately understood many things.

This Long Dabei must be the name of the great villain, no need to say more; as for the matter of a traitor inside Wandu Mountain, it is most likely mentioned in the sentence just now.

Rumor has it that the Miao people are hostile to outsiders, but Wandu Mountain has a very good relationship with the Dayan court. This is a division...so it is not surprising that two different factions have emerged within.

In other words, the elders have been trying to release Long Dabei for more than half a year, hoping to use Long Dabei's strength and secrets to overthrow the rule of the current clan leader, and finally establish their own sect, occupy the mountain and become the king, and break away from the governance of the Dayan court. On the other side, Hua Xiaolan raised her second finger: "Second, although the elders are dissatisfied with the master, they are still quite afraid of the Dayan court."

"third……"

She smiled and said, "So, I want you to pretend to be someone from the court."

Fu Qingzhou was stunned at first, then he smiled bitterly: "Miss, I am a hunter who grew up in the mountains. I have never even left Bailu Mountain before. You want me to pretend to be a court official? The highest official I have ever seen is the old captain of the police in Lingxiang Town."

This was probably the first time Hua Xiaolan heard such a strange name, and she blinked her big eyes in confusion.

But she was still a disciple of the master of Wandu Mountain after all, and she quickly recovered as usual: "What are you afraid of? You have lived in the mountains for a long time, are we not the same?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Why, you, a bunch of elders and sect masters from big sects, are as ignorant as a hunter from the mountains like me?"

"As for my understanding of the imperial court..."

Hua Xiaolan squinted her eyes and said, "Maybe it's almost the same."

Fu Qingzhou asked, "Ah?"

"Without the invitation from the Great Yan court, our sect members would hardly set foot in the Central Plains."

Hua Xiaolan said softly: "Even if there are disciples who occasionally enter the Central Plains, they are mostly at the request of the court and work together with fellow martial artists. They don't have many opportunities to interact with court officials, so they know very little about the people in the court."

Fu Qingzhou touched his chin and said, "In this case, it won't be difficult to dress up..."

"Hehe, that's good!"

Hua Xiaolan's eyes lit up, she reached out her hand to her waist, and then threw a small jade token into the cell, landing at Fu Qingzhou's feet: "Then remember, from now on you will be a member of Mingjian Pavilion."

Fu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows and reached out to pick up the jade token.

The jade token is dark black in color, with dragons and phoenixes carved on it, which is very gorgeous. It is light and thin, warm to the touch, and has four large characters engraved on it - Ming Jian Zhi Shi.

"Mingjian Pavilion..." He shook the jade token: "What kind of government office is this?"

Hua Xiaolan laughed: "Mingjian Pavilion patrols on behalf of the emperor and determines the merits and demerits of all officials. It appears and disappears mysteriously and has many faces. What do you think?"

Fu Qingzhou understood immediately: "Ha, I see, it's the Jinyiwei version of 007."

Hua Xiaolan didn't understand the words "Jinyiwei" and "Linglingqi", but she knew from the look on the boy's face that he really understood, so she didn't care and said with a smile: "Okay, then I won't explain any more and wait for your performance at the elders' meeting~"

She waved her hand and turned to leave.

"Hey wait!"

Fu Qingzhou stopped her and said, "That's it? Can't you give me more information? You know, when I was in prison, you took away everything I had. How do you explain the sudden appearance of a jade token?"

"Smart... little brother, you should find a way to explain it yourself."

Hua Xiaolan blinked at him: "After all, I'm not from Mingjian Pavilion~"

After that, she did not stay any longer, but skipped away barefoot on the ground, leaving behind only a scent and a reminder: "Remember, we didn't meet today~"

Fu Qingzhou smiled bitterly and looked down at the jade token in his hand.

Next, am I going to change my career to become an actor?
At this moment, the smoker's weak but surprised voice suddenly sounded.

"Eh? What's that in your hand? It's a good thing! I can use this thing as a temporary residence for me! It's much better than that broken stone heart!"

(End of this chapter)