Scourge Messenger

Chapter 310 Thief's Secret Techniques: Entering the Buddhist Order
"So you control demons using this bracelet?"

Murong Hui suddenly leaned close behind him and asked.

Yan Qing nodded in affirmation. Since he could see the bracelet, others could definitely see it too.

However, from the very beginning, he had no intention of hiding the fact that he could control demons.

Putting aside Murong Hui, when he goes deeper into the Demon Gathering Land, he will definitely encounter other messengers. Unless he kills all the witnesses, his message will definitely get out.

But what if it gets out?
The Demon Gathering Land has four gates. When the time comes, he can choose any gate to leave. The moment he leaves, he immediately returns to the Thieves' House. Let alone a Foundation Establishment True Person, even if a Golden Core True Monarch wants to challenge a mortal like him, what can they do?
As his strength and vision broadened, Yan Qing discovered that the Thieves' House was far more important than he had imagined. Even setting aside the rewards, the sense of security it gave Yan Qing was incomparable to the Return Token.

After all, the return order only teleports you to another place in the real world. As long as you're in the real world, there's always the risk of being found out. You have to sleep with one eye open and one eye closed. But the Thieves' House is an absolutely impenetrable safe house. Once the door is closed, what does it matter to me if there's chaos outside? Even three thieving women couldn't raid him at night.

With the thieves' den as a fallback option, Yan Qing felt relaxed in everything he did. However, he didn't reveal everything. Just like running naked in the street, the most important thing is to cover your face. He only needed to disguise his appearance. As long as his face wasn't exposed, other secrets would be exposed.

The one with the secret is the thief Huang Quan, what does that have to do with me, Yan Qing?

“I won’t tell anyone,” Murong Hui said earnestly, “including my great-grandfather.”

Yan Qing remained noncommittal, then suddenly remembered something: "Ying Rushi asked me to pass on a message to you."

"Who?" Murong Hui looked confused. "You mean the Prince of Lanling? But I'm not very familiar with her. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

If Yan Qing hadn't gone to Yanzi Army Town first, he might have been fooled by Murong Hui's acting skills. He said calmly, "Qingshan, see me."

"What a coincidence, you actually know her too!" Murong Hui exclaimed excitedly. "This means that the three of us are a match made in heaven, a perfect couple, and inseparable friends!"

The close friend you mentioned doesn't sound very serious.

"What did she ask you to tell me?"

She greeted you and said she couldn't repay what she owed you.

Murong Hui was taken aback, her expression turning serious: "What happened to her?"

"It is said that she killed the commander of the Hundred Guards and has now defected from the Qi Kingdom," Yan Qing said.

Murong Hui let out a soft breath, then suddenly chuckled and sighed, "She's finally taken this step..."

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you know her?"

Yan Qing shook her head: "I don't know any more than you do."

“I left Yanzi Military Town half a month ago and haven’t received any intelligence along the way, so I can’t tell how Little Fox is doing. Do you think she’s safe now?”

Yan Qing recalled the girl who seemed to be melting into the gloomy rain, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head: "She may have the ability to escape to a safe place, but she doesn't seem to be trying to survive, but rather to be reborn."

“Yes,” Murong Hui said softly, “She’s been a fool who’s always eager to die… worrying about things that have nothing to do with her… so simple-minded…”

“Thank you,” she said, looking at Yan Qing. “This news is very important to me, even as important as you saving me. With your reminder, I will rush back to meet the little fox as soon as I leave the Demon Gathering Land… I owe you three favors.”

"Three? Wasn't it two?"

"Your willingness to share the secrets of the Guiding Lands with me is naturally a favor."

"No need."

"Of course it's necessary. My great-grandmother once told me that the more I owe others, the more willing they will be to help me. That's how I won over the little fox back then. Since I already owe you so many favors, I don't mind owing you a few more."

Yan Qing smiled, but couldn't stand Murong Hui's arrogance, and snorted: "Little brat."

"I'll stink you to death!" Murong Hui instantly bristled, transforming into a black cat and pouncing on Yan Qing, attempting to suffocate him with the stench. The chase quickly brought them to a huge glass display case.

“Look, that’s the doll cage,” Murong Hui said, pointing to the glass case. “It’s full of motionless dolls. I’ve tried attacking with all my might, but I couldn’t even scratch the case. Do you have a way to get the dolls out?”

Yan Qing stared speechlessly at the lifelike dolls piled up in the glass cabinet, along with the clips on them and the levers on the outside.

Although it's much bigger, isn't this just a claw machine?!

As Yan Qing reached out to touch the joystick, a reminder message suddenly appeared in the glass case:
"Puppet Cage" "Each character's first use of the cage each day is free; the second use requires a Puppet Card."

"The level of the puppet card is related to the clamping force. The first turn has 20% clamping force, the second turn has 50% clamping force, the third turn has 80% clamping force, and the fourth turn has 100% clamping force, which only ends when the puppet is clamped."

It really is called the Doll Cage!

Furthermore, it clearly tells players that unless they use high-level puppet cards, it's just like the claw machines outside; even if you manage to grab a puppet, it will fall because the gripping force is insufficient!

It truly represents the worst aspects of what physical stores have learned.

"It actually responded?" Murong Hui was astonished. "I touched it for a long time before and it didn't move at all... Is it because of your bracelet? I remember now, isn't this bracelet a branch of the tongue-entwined tree by the door?"

"Don't even think about it," Yan Qing shattered her fantasy directly: "Even if you find the Tongue-Entwined Tree and get the bracelet, it won't work."

“I also think so. Many people have investigated the Tongue-Entwined Tree. If there really was any secret, it should have been discovered long ago.” Murong Hui moved closer to Yan Qing, rubbing her hands together like flies, her face full of flattery: “Well…”

"roll."

"Okay..."

……

...

In the rain, a beautiful figure jumped off the cliff, sliding down countless rocks until she reached the bottom. She rolled over and regained her balance. Her hands were soaked in blood, she looked exhausted, her eyes were bloodshot, and her hair was stuck to her face with rain and sweat. Who else could it be but Ying Rushi?
The neighing of horses came from behind. Eight guards rode their horses off the cliff. The heavy hooves crushed the rocks. The red eyes behind the demon masks were filled with cold and ruthless killing intent!
Yingru looked at the open fields ahead and knew she could not escape any longer. She could not escape on the mountain, and she had no chance of escaping the pursuit of Baibao Jinwei in the fields.

however……

When Ying Rushi tried to activate her mortal eyes, she only felt a needle-like pain, and bloody tears slid down her cheeks. Extreme fatigue made her wish she could just faint.

The Eye of the Mortal World is, after all, a semi-divine power that falsely possesses the power of the Foundation Establishment stage. For mortals to dabble in divine powers is to risk their lives for power. She has used it too frequently these past two days and hasn't had a proper rest... Her body and soul are on the verge of collapse, and she can no longer use the Eye of the Mortal World!

Ying Rushi was able to contend with the Hundred Guards only because of the 'illusion control' of the Red Dust Eye. Without the Red Dust Eye, she would be just an ordinary third-tier warrior, and a third-tier warrior in extremely poor condition.

Facing eight guards, she couldn't withstand a single blow; even simple weapon exchanges would completely overwhelm her.

However, Ying Rushi turned around, drew the Yitian Sword, and calmly met the charge of the Baibao Imperial Guards' iron cavalry.

Ruthless, heartless, tearless, the Momobu Imperial Guards showed no unnecessary emotion because of Ying Rushi's actions. They were invincible war machines, crushing everything in their path!

Just before the collision, Ying Rushi suddenly disappeared.

But a breath later, she reappeared in the same spot, and by then, the Imperial Guards had rushed up behind her. She swung her sword and cut off the horse's leg!
After repeatedly using the same tactic, all of Momoho's guards were killed and forced to fight on foot. Whenever Momoho's guards were about to hit her, she would disappear from the sky, dodging all attacks like a phantom. From beginning to end, she was the only one attacking the enemy, who couldn't even touch her!
Halfway through the battle, the Hyakubo guards finally realized something. After Ying Rushi disappeared, all the Hyakubo immediately attacked the spot where she had vanished. However, their efforts were destined to be in vain, as Ying Rushi did not reappear. A full cup of tea's time passed before Ying Rushi suddenly jumped out of the air and pulled them back into the battle.

Even if the Imperial Guards realized Ying Ru's secret, knowing it didn't mean they could solve it. As long as Ying Ru didn't give them any openings, they were helpless against her! A normal person would have run away by now, but they were Ying Le's blades, and blades cannot run away; the only fate of a blade is to be cut and broken!

When the last of the Hundred Guards collapsed, Ying Rushi could no longer hold back and knelt on the ground, vomiting profusely. She vomited mostly bile, nothing more than jaundice fluid; she had only eaten dark chocolate for the past two days to stave off hunger, yet her energy expenditure was immense. Blood streamed continuously from her hands, the bandages resembling rags soaked with blood, with occasional tiny bits of flesh seeping out, as if the bandages contained a mass of shredded, mangled flesh.

My head throbbed as if a thousand needles were piercing it; everything before my eyes was blurry, and the world spun around me. All of this was because of Ying Rushi's technique—a technique only members of the Thieves' Clan could use.

It is not power, nor supernatural ability, but a technique more powerful than any power or supernatural ability; therefore, it should be named as follows:

[Entering the Buddhist order]!
By returning to the Thieves' House the instant you are attacked, and then immediately coming back, you can dodge attacks while remaining stationary. As long as the enemy cannot block the space, this move is almost invincible! Moreover, it consumes no resources and can be used an unlimited number of times!
But skill is invincible; man is not.

Ying Ru had practiced for a long time, but this was the first time she had applied it to actual combat. This was because the "Entering Emptiness" technique required a very high level of reaction time and involved constantly switching between different perspectives. Even though Ying Ru had a third-level cultivation, she was still dizzy and unable to distinguish up from down from left from right.

She preferred to use the Eyes of the Mortal World rather than the [Escape into the Netherworld] technique because it was just too painful. Towards the end, she fought almost entirely based on her memory and intuition. Fortunately, these Imperial Guards were rather rigid and inflexible, otherwise she would definitely have been caught out.

He pulled out a dark chocolate and took a big bite. Realizing he had reached his limit, he simply returned to the thieves' house. The room was covered in blood-stained bandages, filthy like a slaughterhouse.

She took a dagger and bit it, then took a few shallow breaths, clenched her teeth, and tore open the bandages on her hands.

"Waaaaah...waaaah...waaaah..."

When Ying Ru released the dagger that had left deep teeth marks, the ground where she was sitting cross-legged was soaked with blood and sweat. She took out a blood-replenishing pill and stuffed it into her mouth like a candy, closed her eyes and let out heavy breathing. It took a while before she slowly calmed down.

(End of this chapter)