Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1817 Water Dragon's Chant 21

However, on the way to Peony Pavilion, Shao Yanping volunteered to act as bait for Tang Lizhi and Jiang Xinxin. "Since Peony Pavilion is the core of the brothel, there must be many experts stationed there and many secrets. Xi Fangtao may not feel safe taking Chun'er as a hostage. So, let's not talk about the experts in Peony Pavilion for now, the secrets have probably already been transferred."

"So our first goal this time is to rescue Chun'er, and the second is to destroy the Peony Pavilion. Therefore, no matter which aspect we consider, I, as the president of the Central Plains Sword Association, and Chun'er's master, are the best bait."

Tang Lici agreed to Shao Yanping's suggestion: "Ayan has already committed suicide to atone for his sins, but he did not reveal many of Fengliudian's henchmen. His Jilelou sect has been cleaned up, but most of those people were directly controlled by Ayan and did not know much about Fengliudian. Even I only learned from the Biluo Palace incident that Xifang Tao, Hong Huli, and Bai Suche were second-rate experts in Fengliudian."

"The president is highly respected, and this trip is to rescue Miss Zhong. With you taking the lead, I'm sure the people at Peony Pavilion won't have any doubts."

Jiang Xinxin casually stated, "Tang Lizhi was injured when she was at Biluo Palace. I don't know how well she's recovered. I'll just go with her."

Shao Yanping also thought this plan was good. As for Jiang Xinxin's question about Tang Lizhi's condition, Shao Yanping recalled that Tang Lizhi had fought six guests alone some time ago, and he didn't think there would be any problems with him.

Even with Red Fox and Bai Suche joining forces, they were no match for Shao Yanping, who wielded the Tai'a Sword. Moreover, their poison was ineffective against him. Red Fox was deeply concerned for Liu Yan, knowing that Liu Yan had died at the hands of Tang Lizhi and Jiang Xinxin. She thought about avenging Liu Yan every day. Seeing Shao Yanping arrive alone with his disciples, she guessed that he had split up with Tang Lizhi and immediately decided to retreat.

Bai Souche also has a fiancé, Chi Yun, who used to be by Tang Lizhi's side. If she hadn't unfortunately ended up in the brothel, she would be discussing marriage with Chi Yun now. She has no intention of working for the brothel and has even considered leaving.

So the two of them fought and retreated in perfect unison, not daring to show their disloyalty to the brothel too obviously. Therefore, they did not go to the important parts of the Peony Pavilion, but only to the less important parts.

Tang Lizhi and Jiang Xinxin's main goal in coming in was to find Zhong Chunji. Since there was still no signal from Shao Yanping, Zhong Chunji must be imprisoned in a relatively secret place. However, neither of them expected that the person guarding Zhong Chunji would be Sword King Yu Qifeng, who had died long ago in Sword King City.

Tang Lizhi and Jiang Xinxin exchanged a glance. Although Jiang Xinxin had not witnessed the destruction of the Yu family in Sword King City, she had great faith in Tang Lizhi and Pu Zhu's abilities. Tang Lizhi immediately explained, "I didn't expect that even after death, the Sword King could not rest in peace. He has now been turned into a golden puppet by the Fengliu Shop!"

Yu Qifeng was long dead, but Jiang Xinxin never expected that there would be a secret method in this world to turn a human corpse into a puppet. She opened her Heavenly Eye to examine the golden puppet and found traces of magic that condensed Yin energy in the puppet's heart.

Tang Lizhi was very curious about Jiang Xinxin's actions, and even more curious about the spell that made her pupils suddenly turn golden. However, now was not the time to be curious. The golden puppet was impervious to swords and spears, and knew no fatigue or pain. Although it had no internal energy, it was also unaffected by internal energy, making it very troublesome to deal with. Tang Lizhi fought for a long time, and although it seemed that she had not lost the battle, she was actually already inferior.

The golden puppet is an inanimate object. Its ability to move and fight is entirely supported by the lingering life force and yin energy of the corpse's last breath. Its movements are guided by the life force of the living and the instructions of the person controlling the puppet behind the scenes. After Jiang Xinxin figured out the trick, she told Tang Lici to step down, "Tang Lici, step down and watch me."

Tang Lizhi immediately distanced herself from the puppet and landed in a safe place. Jiang Xinxin quickly made several hand seals, and a large ball of dark energy surged from the seven orifices of the golden puppet.

As this dark energy poured out from its seven orifices, the golden puppet's movements gradually slowed down and eventually stopped, and even its flesh withered rapidly.

Jiang Xinxin explained, "This kind of magic that turns corpses into puppets is not simple. To prevent the corpse from rotting, a large amount of yin energy must be injected into it, and this kind of yin energy is usually best found in places with many dead people. In addition, if you want the puppet made from the corpse to move freely, the corpse cannot be without its last breath of life, otherwise the corpse will become stiff and unable to move freely at all."

"Therefore, the magic of using Yu Qifeng's corpse to create puppets is not something that should exist in the human world. It is very likely that this was done by Yi Que Yin Yang himself."

Tang Lizhi understood, but he really wanted to ask Jiang Xinxin why she knew so much as a mortal. However, before he could decide whether to ask, he saw Yu Qifeng, who was gradually turning into a skeleton, suddenly turn her head to look at him, and strangely tugged at the corner of her mouth, giving a wicked smile.

It turns out that Yu Qifeng actually had a powerful Thunderbolt hidden on her body!

With her last breath, Yu Qifeng detonated the Thunderbolt under the manipulation of the mastermind. Tang Lizhi quickly flew forward, trying to shield Jiang Xinxin. Jiang Xinxin calmly set up a barrier to control Yu Qifeng. The explosion of the Thunderbolt only turned Yu Qifeng into ashes, without harming a single blade of grass or tree.

Since Yu Qifeng has been turned into a golden puppet and placed here, it means that this place is quite important to the person behind the scenes. Zhong Chunji is very likely to be imprisoned nearby. Without time to say more, Tang Lizhi followed Jiang Xinxin to Zhong Chunji's place.

Zhong Chunji was poisoned, but instead of being imprisoned in a dungeon-like place, she was kept in a beautifully maintained courtyard.

Tang Lizhi reminded Jiang Xinxin, "Princess, the beautiful flowers here are either highly poisonous themselves, or they can produce more poison when combined with other flowers and plants. In short, it is very dangerous, so please do not be careless."

Jiang Xinxin gladly accepted Tang Lizhi's kindness, but couldn't help but emphasize a little: "I have a reputation for skillful healing in the martial arts world. Whether it's treating the sick and saving lives or making and detoxifying poisons, I have some experience. Tang Lizhi, you should take better care of yourself. You're still recovering from your serious injuries and you're running around everywhere. Not to mention the hardship you've endured, you just had another fight. If I didn't know that you recover quickly after your injury, you would probably be collapsed by now."