Fire Monster

Chapter 164 Chicken talking to duck
When the illusion of the Zhao family ancestor disappeared again, Zhao Guanshan's heart moved and he looked up suddenly. His eyes seemed to have traveled through countless time and space and saw the truth of history.

He saw that the statue of the female fairy was collapsing. It seemed that the statue was not a statue but her body. It was broken into countless stars and was falling. Every piece was ash. Who knew where and when it would drift to?

It's like it will drift to the end of time and every corner of the world.

But he suddenly understood.

He needed to find these falling ashes like the ancestor of the Zhao family, and then collect the remaining flames from them.

This is the only information you get when you unlock the Lihuo Dao Fu.

He is following the path that his ancestors took.

Quietly, everything disappeared like smoke.

Zhao Guanshan's consciousness returned to reality.

He had actually successfully condensed the first-order explosive rune without realizing it.

This is because, in essence, this explosive rune is 80% similar to the Lihuo Dao Talisman.

Explosion is the orthodoxy.

Or to be more precise, destruction is the biological son.

He was not sucked into a mummy, and the consumption of this level of explosive rune was equivalent to that of a second level of dispel.

At this moment, this explosive rune was simply suspended in the air, constantly emitting purple light and flowing endlessly, giving off a strange beauty as if destruction was about to come.

"Senior brother! Senior brother!"

Xiao Chengyun's triumphant voice came from outside the room, and the next second she rushed in without knocking.

"You'd never guess that I—"

Xiao Chengyun stopped talking abruptly and stood there in a daze, maintaining the same posture with his eyes wide open, as if he had seen a ghost.

"You, you, you, Brother, you have an epiphany? You have comprehended the Fire Explosion Divine Ability?"

Poor thing, she even stuttered.

"Isn't this obvious? A first-level explosion has lived up to your expectations, junior sister." Zhao Guanshan smiled slightly, still very proud.

"Wow, Brother, I really underestimated you before. It seems like it's only been a short time since you cultivated your first breath of pure innate Yang Qi. You're not even a first-level Qi cultivator yet, and you've already comprehended two magical powers—"

"Stop, what did you want to say? What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, nothing. Senior Brother, how about giving me this Explosion Rune? I really like Explosion Runes."

Xiao Chengyun had already tiptoed closer, drew out his sword, and began to imbue the weapon with spirit without any hesitation.

This is the Exploding Talisman. When combined with her own Broken Gold Talisman, the power of the sword energy turning into a meteor can be increased to at least three to four times, and can severely damage an eighth-level evil demon.

In less than two minutes, the first-order explosive rune condensed by Zhao Guanshan was imprinted into Xiao Chengyun's two long swords.

At this moment, her two swords were shining brightly.

The light golden Qianjin sword energy and the purple flame glow complement each other. Even an idiot can see that this is a powerful weapon.

"Brother, condense another one. I'll go call Wang Chen and Yu Che over. This explosive talisman is very powerful after being possessed by a spirit, but it's not as durable as my broken gold talisman. It will decay to half after about three attacks, and will have no effect after five attacks."

"So when you have free time, you must attach more spirits, just in case."

Xiao Chengyun ran out happily, but Zhao Guanshan didn't care. He lit up the explosive rune just to enchant his weapon.

Next, he condensed five explosive runes one after another and attached spirits to the weapons of Wang Chen, Yu Che, Zhang Dayong, Pan Cheng, and Xu Hu respectively.

The five of them were selected by Xiao Chengyun himself. They were all veterans, all had their own natal Fire Seal engraved on them, and were able to skillfully release sword energy to transform into meteors.

So Xiao Chengyun modified two long swords for each of them with a Xin-level spirit supply array as the core, and then attached the spirit of star-shattering first, and then the spirit of explosion. In short, the main goal was to form a violent long sword output team.

I have to say that in this regard, Xiao Chengyun is still very talented and has a lot of ideas.

By the time all the trouble was over, it was already evening. Tomorrow morning would be the time for Liu Yuwei's convoy to return.

"Brother, I am always a little uneasy. Is it because I have never experienced such conspiracy? It's too terrible. The Governor's Office, the Demon Suppression Office, and the Zhang family all give me a very evil feeling. They completely destroyed my original view of the future and the Dao Palace. Can we humans only kill each other? Why can't we unite? Obviously, the cultivation world has collapsed, and our Linjiang Prefecture is in a very difficult situation. Why do we still have to fight for power?"

When only Zhao Guanshan and Xiao Chengyun were left in the room, Xiao Chengyun, who had been optimistic and positive these days, and even like an energetic little teddy bear not long ago, suddenly broke down and sobbed softly.

This is very normal, and no one with correct values ​​can accept it.

What's more, Xiao Chengyun was selected into the Taoist Academy at a very young age, and has always been trained as a Qi-refining practitioner as a favored child of heaven.

If the actions of Su Hai and others last time made her lose trust in the Demon Suppression Division, then this time, even her reverence for the Dao Palace was shaken. But speaking of it, it was amazing that she could hold on until this moment before finally breaking down.

Zhao Guanshan was silent for a moment, but still walked over and patted her shoulder gently like he was coaxing a child, because he had no way to explain anything.

After a long while, Xiao Chengyun finally burst into laughter, "Brother, I'm much better now. Do I look childish?"

"No, you're only seventeen, it's nothing."

"But aren't you only seventeen years old, Senior Brother?"

"We are different."

"What's the difference? We are all Qi cultivators."

"I am a man and you are a woman."

"Brother, you are annoying!"

Xiao Chengyun's pretty face flushed, and she jumped away like a little rabbit, but soon took two steps closer and said pitifully, "Brother, I'm very worried."

"Yeah, I'm worried too."

"So what are you worried about, brother?"

"I'm worried that the thinking logic of the top governors may be at odds with that of the Zhang family." Zhao Guanshan murmured.

"What?" Xiao Chengyun didn't understand.

"That is to say, the Chief Secretary's conspiracy can be given full marks in terms of planning. I believe that these old guys in the Chief Secretary's group must have done a flawless job. But have you ever thought about what if the Zhang family had already planned a counterattack before this?"

"The Chief Secretary is like a planner who makes plans before taking action, while the Zhang family is a barbarian who does not follow the rules."

"Of course I'm not saying that Zhang Henian's death has been noticed by the Zhang family. I'm saying that our Second Pioneer City has offended the Zhang family twice before. How will the Zhang family view this matter? Will they think that we have been the knife of the governor for a long time?"

"So there are two time differences. It's not like you make a move and then I make a move, like the turn-based system of playing chess."

“On one hand, the Chief Secretary wants to use this calculation to make us have to rely on him and become their knife. In their view, we have just become the knife.”

"But on the other hand, we had already offended the Zhang family once a month ago, but the Zhang family did not make any move. Then, remember, after we had control of the situation, Lady Liu in Cuihonglou suddenly started a three-day free promotion. I think that was a test from the Zhang family. After all, Lady Liu herself did not have such power. They should be trying to figure out whether you, the Chief Secretary, want to continue cooperating with us or go your separate ways."

"You know what happened next. Liu Yuwei gave the order and Cuihonglou was raided. From our perspective, this was a trivial matter, but from the perspective of the governor, it was also a reason for us to offend the Zhang family."

"But if the Zhang family thinks that you, the Chief Secretary, don't give me face, then fine, let's compete."

"Junior sister, do you think that the top brass of the Chief Secretary have taken these details into consideration?"

"what?"

After hearing Zhao Guanshan's analysis, Xiao Chengyun's scalp exploded. "Well, it is true that different perspectives lead to different conclusions, but I think it is impossible for the top leaders of the Governor's Office to ignore these details."

"Yes, but that's the problem. It's determined by their consistent logic. They can't let go of this detail variable. They tend to think too much. For example, they must have misjudged your joining."

"Before this, Junior Sister, you represented the Taoist Academy and worked for the Demon Suppression Division. But you turned against them and the Su Hai team was wiped out. Tell me, do they believe in my personal charm, or do they think that you are more like a military supervisor sent by the Demon Suppression Division? Don't forget, the Su Hai team was hired with bribes from the Governor, but in the end, everyone was wiped out. How could the Governor not think too much about you?"

"So do you think the Chief Secretary might have made a wrong judgment? Before this, we were all leaning towards the Demon Suppression Division. After all, even Liu Yuwei and the others were once veterans of the Demon Suppression Division. Apart from Hu Baimu, there was no one from the Chief Secretary."

"In this case, when you find out that I copied Cuihonglou, how will you judge it?"

"This - dog bites dog, both with a mouth full of fur?" Xiao Chengyun tentatively gave a conclusion.

"Yes, that's right. That's why the Chief Secretary would use this method. Since you have already offended the Zhang family, you might as well offend them even more."

"But from the perspective of the Zhang family, they really know that we don't belong to the Demon Suppression Division. We are already members of the Provincial Administration Division. I tolerated your provocation the first time, but the second time will mean war."

"So I'm very worried. The Governor's perfect plan to kill Zhang Henian may fail due to a misjudgment of the details."

"Tomorrow, when Liu Yuwei returns with her motorcade, she will most likely be attacked by the Zhang family. Even the Zhang family may not think this is a big deal. At most, it will be that you, Liu Yuwei, have robbed my Cuihonglou, so I will destroy your motorcade. It is a confrontation of the same magnitude. Even if the governor knows about it, he will not be too excited. Anyway, you, Liu Yuwei, are just a dog of the governor. Killing a dog is not a big deal."

After hearing Zhao Guanshan's analysis to this point, Xiao Chengyun was no longer able to speak, because the more she thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

"So, we have to act in advance. Now, Junior Sister, you go back and rest. At the same time, notify Wang Chen, Yu Che, Deng Jiu, Sun Zei and the others to be ready. We will gather again at midnight today."

"it is good!"

Xiao Chengyun nodded, but she suddenly thought of something, "Brother, there is another detail. Since the Zhang family is so powerful, if they want to deal with us, it is difficult to guarantee the extent to which they can do it. For example, they can monitor me through my identity badge, or even monitor our imperial seal chariot. We must take this into consideration."

"Okay! Thank you for the reminder, junior sister. I really didn't know this." Zhao Guanshan was shocked. As expected, details are not so easy to control.

(End of this chapter)