Wet viviparity

Chapter 614: Hidden Man, Negotiation Secret
Taoist Qingjiao brought over a lacquer tray with nine cups of wine neatly stacked on it, apparently meaning three cups per person.

Taoist Hanshan opened his mouth and took a breath, and three cups of wine went down his throat and quietly flowed to the outside scene. Gu Cunfeng laughed and drank cup of wine one after another. As soon as the wine entered his stomach, it was dissipated by the sword energy. Finally, it was Ji Ming's turn.

Ji Ming looked at the green dragon in front of him. He didn't want to play this cheap game of testing. He picked up a wine cup and asked, "Are you really a dragon?"

Qing Jiao's gaze froze instantly and met Ji Ming's. He realized something was wrong, but he couldn't look away. The next moment, he seemed to be withdrawn from here and arrived in another space in an instant.

Here, his appearance changed drastically, into a body with a dragon's body and a bird's head.

The dragon's body was covered with shining green scales, the bird's head had more scales than feathers, and a flat beak. This appearance gave Ji Ming a sense of antiquity and wildness, as if the other party was a strange beast from ancient times, filled with both new and old auras.

"Your Excellency is very skilled in illusion, I wonder if you are the owner of the Treasure Mirage?"

The green dragon spit out a mouthful of real water from its bird head, and spread it out heavily, and asked calmly.

Ji Ming did not answer Qing Jiao's question. He maintained the illusion of Beique Pearl Palace and asked, "You are not the owner of the building, and you do not have the ancestral mirage energy, but the illusion is almost coming true. I wonder if you can help me solve some of the puzzles?"

"Easy to say.

But you must first remove the magic and come and see what I have in my feast."

Seeing that Qing Jiao seemed to have other arrangements, Ji Ming thought for a while and nodded, then removed the illusion, allowing Qing Jiao's spirit to return to reality.

"Thank you."

Qing Jiao put away the lacquer tray and said something.

Then he led the three people to behind the screen, where they saw Hui Longgu, Jin Xiang Zhenren, and Yuan Ren Nun sitting there, and Ding Minjun was waving at everyone.

"enough!"

Taoist Hanshan said in a deep voice.

Although he could not see through the magic of the Green Dragon, he knew that the elders in front of him were all transformed by magic. People can be fake, but the charm cannot be faked.

Qing Jiao waved his sleeves, and the three tumbling dragons here shrank together and drilled into his sleeves. The figures of the three real people and Ding Minjun disappeared together, and the place immediately became empty.

An irregular piece of crystal rock was placed on a stone platform. The crystal rock was covered with smooth crystal surfaces with images shaking on them.

"Fellow Daoist Hanshan, please look here."

Qing Jiao pointed at the image on the crystal and said.

Taoist Hanshan didn't look at the image, but stared at Qing Jiao and said, "Spirit Jiao, cultivation is not easy, cherish it and don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, otherwise no matter who stands behind you, they can't protect you."

Qing Jiao shook his head and stroked the steel-needle beard under his chin.

“My three brothers, Ling Jiao, have been guarding the ancient caves in Guangyuan Water Palace since we came here. We insist on waiting for 666 years to open the palace and fulfill the guarding agreement so that we can transform into human beings. They are really stupid.

A demon is a demon. Even if it takes human form, it is still a demon. Its essence remains unchanged.

They don’t even look at those seniors who have transformed into human beings. How many of them can still enjoy freedom? Some are lost in the crowd of cultivators, some are suppressed secretly, and some are lucky enough to achieve enlightenment, but they are still called “demon immortals.”

“This is the way of heaven!”

Taoist Hanshan said.

"What a good heavenly law, a heavenly law that conforms to the will of man."

Qing Jiao had to agree.

"Haha, it is indeed the way of heaven."

Jiang Hubiao's voice came from outside, and he, Zhao Chi, Jiang Neng and others came over in a heroic manner.

Jiang Hubiao said to Taoist Hanshan: "Our Zhenling Sect can be regarded as representing the Way of Heaven, and we are much more honest in dealing with demons than your Huangting Palace and Taiping Mountain."

"A person with fur and horns."

Taoist Hanshan said with disdain.

"What did you say?" Jiang Hubiao's face turned red, and he revealed his true form of a spirit tiger. Just as he was about to attack, he saw Lingxuzi looking at him coldly, and his momentum faded. He said, "We have something important to do, so we can't afford to bother with you." At this time, Zhao Chi stepped forward and said to Qingjiao, "Mr. Qingjiao, I wonder what's going on at the Sealing Water Platform?"

"I have destroyed the outermost formations, but the core formation near the black box is so subtle that it cannot be broken by ordinary force. I must ask a disciple of Huangting Palace to help."

As soon as Qing Jiao finished speaking, Taoist Hanshan disappeared in a flash.

"A little trick."

Qing Jiao smiled and pointed at the crystal stone as big as a millstone. The figure of Taoist Hanshan appeared on a flat surface of the crystal, circling around the hall like a headless fly, and returned to the original place in a daze.

"wrong."

Taoist Hanshan was forced to reveal his true form, and looked at the crystal rock that seemed to have been polished into more than ten faces and asked, "What kind of magic weapon is this?"

Zhao Chi stood up, waved his hand to stop the magic of interrupting the crystal rock, and said: "This is a magic weapon refined by my father. It can transform into a crystal palace of the gods, and it can also capture shapes and break shadows. Daoist Hanshan, there is no need to resist. We are both of the right path, and we will never force you to do anything."

As he spoke, he looked at Ji Ming and added, "The same is true for Brother Lingxu."

Seeing that Taoist Hanshan was resisting, Jiang Hubiao could not help but say, "Don't you think about it? If we don't have the permission of Hui Longgu from the Zhenxian Temple, would we dare to use the Qingjiao, a hidden chess piece that we set up six or seven hundred years ago, to make such an arrangement?"

"Then why don't you go find Uncle Long, or Master Yuan Ren and his apprentice? Why do you have to find me?"

Taoist Hanshan said.

He actually believed Jiang Hubiao's words a little, but these people didn't have the courage to do so. There must be a higher level of game or transaction behind it.

He knew that every time he opened his government office, there would be unexpected incidents, either from the open and secret forces of the Buddhist sect, or from the other righteous sects, especially the Zhenling Sect, which was becoming more and more unruly. He didn't know what role Hui Longgu played in this matter.

"Because fellow Taoists are the best at talking."

Zhao Chi complimented him, and then said, "Fellow Daoist can also take this opportunity to explore the treasure in the forbidden area. Otherwise, you will never have the chance to achieve enlightenment in your lifetime. As one of the true disciples of the Yellow Dragon Temple, are you willing to accept this?"

Taoist Hanshan was obviously persuaded and showed some interest, but he still said that he needed to think about it.

Zhao Chi looked at Gu Cunfeng and Ji Ming with an embarrassed look on his face, and said, "You two, this matter is an important matter assigned by the commander, and it is inconvenient for others to get involved. You two can continue to search for treasures, and we will not see you off."

Gu Cunfeng sneered, looked at the hesitant Taoist Hanshan, and said, "If you want to leave, leave. If you want to stay, stay."

"Brother Gu, go ahead. I'll think about it."

Taoist Hanshan said, pulling his white beard.

"Humph!"

Gu Cunfeng snorted heavily and was about to call Lingxuzi to leave together.

Unexpectedly, he saw Lingxuzi negotiating with a young boy from the Zhenling Sect, and the two seemed to be in a deep conversation.

Zhao Chi was the first to notice the conversation between Jiang Neng and Lingxuzi. He hesitated for a moment and did not dare to speak out to stop them. Jiang Hubiao also noticed it later. His expression changed several times, and finally he signaled to Qingjiao with his eyes.

Qing Jiao was hesitant. Lingxuzi was extremely skilled in illusion and seemed to have a treasure that could resist the magic weapon "Magic Crystal Mirror Stone". Although he had another trump card, he was not in a position to reveal it in public.

Jiang Hubiao couldn't hear the conversation between Jiang Neng and Lingxuzi, but seeing that the two seemed to be engrossed in the conversation, he couldn't help himself. If Jiang Neng leaked the secret of this trip, he would have a hard time explaining to the elders of the sect when he returned.

“Jiang Neng!”

As soon as he shouted, he saw Lingxuzi looking at him sternly. His heart skipped a beat and his soul immediately gave a warning.

"puff!"

Before Jiang Hubiao could react, Lingxuzi moved his mouth and exhaled lightly. In an instant, it was like a thick wall hitting him, pushing him against the wall of the hall and hanging him firmly there.

"You go on."

Ji Ming said to Jiang Neng.

(End of this chapter)