The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 114 Bring Out
Why is it that the imperial courts of every dynasty have been unable to eradicate the tradition of witchcraft?
There are two reasons.

First, where there is demand, there is a market.

How can we allow such a convenient tool for political struggle and means of murder to disappear?

Some people saved some seeds, and when the subsequent encirclement and suppression efforts were less intense, the inheritance naturally continued.

Second, the Miao people.

Not all Miao people can inherit the art of witchcraft. Only the direct descendants of the twelve clans of Miao are qualified to inherit. So in theory, to eliminate witchcraft, you only need to eliminate the direct descendants of the twelve clans.

However, as soon as the imperial troops arrived, they would find themselves facing resistance from all the Miao people.

Miao territory is mountainous and deep, with poisonous insects and miasma in the forest. The Miao people are used to it, and the imperial army cannot enter.

After clearing the perimeter and breaking through a few villages, it would be difficult to continue. Once the people went into the woods, no one could do anything.

Because of these two points, what Li Miao wanted was to "find an excuse that would not arouse the sympathy of the Miao people, and find a group of people who would not arouse the sympathy of the Miao people to attack."

It just so happens that the big martial arts sect in the south that is being plotted against by the Miao people is quite suitable for this.

Now, we have to add fuel to the fire.

"Boss Lao, don't just stand there, go and fight for it too." Li Miao said.

"It'll be fine if a few people die, and the rest will follow my instructions. If this matter is settled, your Beggars' Sect will definitely benefit."

"Yes, sir." Lao Qifeng got into the role very quickly.

It must be said that the young people in the martial arts world, like Mei Qinghe and the young disciple of Huashan, all stiffened their necks and showed an attitude of preferring death to submission when they saw Li Miao.

On the contrary, old-timers like Liu Baiyun, Lao Qifeng, and the leaders of the three sects of Hengshan, Hengshan, and Songshan are all very sensible.

He agreed immediately and started to work immediately.

Lao Qifeng flashed forward and attacked the leader of Kongtong with a "Kang Long You Hui" move.

"Boss Lao, you!" he exclaimed.

“In the face of magical powers, everyone depends on their own abilities!” Lao Qifeng summed it up in one sentence.

Then he used the "Dragon's Tail" move and chopped horizontally with his backhand, pulling the Emei elder into the battle circle. He fought one against two and was not at a disadvantage at all.

Just when everyone was fighting enthusiastically, the leader of Qingcheng Sect saw an opportunity and secretly winked at his disciples.

The disciple understood and secretly took out a small bag from his sleeve and opened it. Then a wisp of powder floated out, colorless and odorless, and no one noticed.

The head of Qingcheng looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one had noticed.

Then he looked at Li Miao and Yin Minjun, the only two people who had not joined the battle, but his pupils suddenly shrank.

Because at this time, Li Miao was leaning against the stone wall, looking at him with a smile.

Their eyes met, and Li Miao stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

"What do you mean?!" The Qingcheng Sect Leader was puzzled.

There was no other candidate except Li Miao and Yong Jie for the person who left the sword wound on the disciple who went to step on the platform.

But he didn't understand.

If he was bribed by the Miao people, he should not have stopped the disciple from stepping on the platform.

If he had malicious intentions, why would he cover up for him and direct suspicion toward others?
His mind raced, and the Qingcheng Sect Leader gave up thinking.

Anyway, victory is already decided.

At this moment, rustling sounds were heard all around the cave.

In the fierce battle, many people did not notice.

The head of Qingcheng Sect, however, was delighted and immediately withdrew from the battle circle with his disciples.

His retreat left a huge gap. Yongjie roared, punched two Emei disciples and rushed out of the encirclement.

When the Emei elder saw that his disciple was injured and his life or death was unknown after falling to the ground, he was shocked and angry, and was about to step forward to continue fighting with Yongjie.

"stop!"

Lao Qifeng shouted loudly.

"Listen!" Everyone listened attentively, and their faces turned pale in an instant.

Lao Qifeng turned to look at the head of Qingcheng Sect: "Sir, why did you stop so early?"

No one else noticed, except the Qingcheng Sect Leader who withdrew from the battle circle with his disciples, which was obviously quite conspicuous.

But the head of Qingcheng Sect laughed: "It's a long story, I'm afraid you won't live long enough for me to finish it."

I have completely stopped pretending.

The rustling sound was getting closer and closer, and it had reached the entrance of the cave.

Then, densely packed poisonous insects crawled out and covered the ground, rushing towards the crowd like a tide.

"Heh, from today on, apart from Shaolin, the Qingcheng Sect will be the most respected in the southern martial arts world!"

The head of Qingcheng sneered, secretly used his true energy, and activated the poisonous insect given to him by the Miao people, which was said to be able to dispel witchcraft.

A fishy-sweet smell rose up my throat.

"puff--"

He suddenly vomited blood, which stained his front.

"This, this, this."

His face was filled with horror.

"Master!——"

A scream was heard beside him, he turned around and immediately turned pale.

One of his trusted disciples had blood all over his mouth and a pile of poisonous insects had gathered under his feet.

Those poisonous insects suddenly pierced their mouthparts into the disciple's skin and then burrowed into the flesh.

He watched as several ridges appeared under the disciple's skin, moving up along his limbs, and finally forming tentacles from his facial features.

Without even letting out a second scream, the disciple fell to the ground with a bang and was then overwhelmed by the poisonous insects.

"It's over. I'm abandoned..."

When the Qingcheng Sect Leader finally had this thought, he was knocked down by the poisonous insects that came like a wave. After struggling for a few times, he lost his voice.

boom!
Bang!
The masters who were fighting to the death just now gathered together tacitly, continuously exerting their true energy to repel the oncoming poisonous insects.

However, they were not "Sumeru" after all, their Qi was limited, and the previous chaotic battle had consumed a lot of it. At most, they could hold out for another stick of incense, and it was probably difficult to continue.

At this moment, there was an exclamation from the crowd.

"Master Li!"

Everyone looked at the sound.

But in a corner of the cave, Yin Minjun's face turned pale. She didn't care about the difference between men and women and leaned tightly against Li Miao.

Li Miao still had a calm attitude, looking at them with his arms folded. However, when the poisonous insects came within three feet of his feet, they retreated on their own like waves split by reefs.

Since he came to Miaojiang, Li Miao would definitely bring some self-defense items.

Before leaving, Xiao Si gave him a female Gu.

As long as the mother Gu raised by humans is held in Li Miao's arms, once it is activated, these poisonous insects will not dare to come near.

The poisonous insect that the Miao people promised to give to the Qingcheng Sect is only found in Li Miao's place.

Of course, if Li Miao wanted to, he could use his true qi to achieve the same effect, but he didn't want to expose his martial arts yet.

This scene will have to go on for a while longer.

He continued to perform until these major sects were willing to follow him to Miao Territory.

Thinking of this, Li Miao spoke loudly.

"Don't panic, everyone. I brought something to dispel the poisonous insects."

"Wait a moment, I will take you out now."

(End of this chapter)