Chapter 109

"... Third question." Li Jinglong said: "If I obtain the Six Tools of the Immovable Wisdom King, will killing the Heart Devil have the same effect as destroying the Tianma Seed?"

Hongjun's heart leapt to his throat. Yuan Kun was silent for a long time. He raised his head, and thousands of calculation tokens rolled in this grand calculation cage. Li Jinglong did not ask about the future, and Yuan Kun did not answer. His soul made of light squinted and looked at the calculation cage.

Hongjun held his breath. He knew that this question determined his life and death. Li Jinglong used a very clever way to ask. He did not ask about their future, nor did he ask whether he would kill Hongjun or eliminate An Lushan in the end.

"Maybe." Yuan Kun answered.

"Maybe?" Li Jinglong repeated.

"Maybe." Yuan Kun nodded and said.

Li Jinglong asked: "Where are the remaining five magical artifacts?"

"I don't know." Yuan Kun said: "I can't see it either. There is a ball of darkness in the future, blocking my line of sight. The farthest I can see is a certain ending that may happen. Believe me, it will come sooner than you think."

Li Jinglong did not ask again and sank into silence. Hongjun anxiously said: "Then... what about me?"

Yuan Kun said to Hongjun: "I know you are apprehensive about the future. Do you want to see it? Or do you want to ask me the same three questions? "

Hongjun pondered for a moment. Li Jinglong seemed to have something to say, but after a short moment of hesitation, he dispelled this idea. He said to Hongjun: "Follow your heart."

Hongjun then said to Yuan Kun: "I want to know about my future with him."

"How long later?" Yuan Kun asked lightly.

"Hmm... ten years later?" Hongjun thought that no matter how long this matter dragged on, it might have already been resolved ten years later.

Yuan Kun raised his hand, and the calculation tokens began to spin rapidly again. In an instant, all the operators froze in mid-air and stopped.

"That's hard to say." Yuan Kun murmured, "What I can see hasn't reached ten years into the future …"

Hongjun was about to ask when Yuan Kun slowly turned around and pressed a hand on his forehead.

In an instant, white light spread out, as if the heavens and the earth were being split apart. Thousands of stars were blooming, and time flew by in the river. Countless memories passed by. Hongjun felt like he was in a battlefield, kneeling on the ground, holding a dying man in his arms. However, it was not Li Jinglong, but Qiu Yongsi!

Qiu Yongsi vomited large mouthfuls of blood. Hongjun shouted anxiously, but he couldn't hear his own voice. His surroundings were covered in blood. When he raised his head, Xie Yu, which was burning in the black fire, was dancing in the air.

The scenery changed again, and he saw Chang 'an burning in the raging fire. In the wilderness, Yang Yuhuan emitted golden light and flew into the sky. He wanted to shout loudly, but he couldn't make any sound.

A god covered in magnificent five-colored divine light flew over from the sky, dragging its tail feathers. It whispered something to him, and another golden-armored giant, who was holding a golden sword and emitting golden light, chased after him. The Peacock Bright King in front suddenly rose and flew into the sky to fight with the golden-armored giant.

Hongjun raised his head to look at the sky. In an instant, everything disappeared. The spring breeze blew past, and the city was filled with willows. The sun shone down.

He was in a small alley, and he turned into a spirit body and flew up.

The spring breeze and the flying peach blossoms intertwined and chased each other. The blue sky was clean, and Hongjun bathed in the sunlight. Suddenly, he felt warm and sleepy. The meridians of heaven and earth intertwined and gathered. The divine land was cleansed, and there was no more evil aura.

He saw a child running into the alley.

"Dad! Dad!"

The child shouted loudly. He opened the curtain and looked inside.

Li Jinglong walked out, bent down, and said something in the child's ear. The child smiled and pointed outside, saying, "Mother wants you to take some money and send it to him."

Li Jinglong just hugged him and kissed his face. The father and son were talking, but halfway through, the child went to get a teacup under the porch and drank some water to quench his thirst. Li Jinglong frowned and asked the child again.

Hongjun just quietly watched the child. Not long after, Li Jinglong came out and picked him up. The father and son went out together.

A gust of wind blew behind Hongjun. The willow catkins that filled the sky fluttered, and in an instant, they turned into stars and flew away.

"Hongjun?" Li Jinglong's voice gently sounded in his ear.

Hongjun opened his eyes and found himself outside of Chang 'an City. He was lying in Li Jinglong's arms. The two of them were in the wilderness, sitting under a tree.

"Kun Shen is gone." Li Jinglong said with concern, "What did you see?"

Hongjun's eyes were faintly filled with tears. He reached out and touched Li Jinglong's face.

"I saw the future." Hongjun said, "A future that I want."

"Are we all alive?" Li Jinglong said uneasily.

"Yes." Hongjun answered in a low voice.

"Where is it?"

Hongjun shook his head. He did not tell Li Jinglong about his future. He only smiled and said, "I don't know."

"Get up." Li Jinglong pulled him up and had him stand up. He tightly held his hand and returned to Chang 'an, as if he would never let go.

Three days ago, Chang 'an City was decorated with lanterns and banners. The streets and alleys were filled with lanterns to celebrate Yang Yuhuan's birthday. The palace had already prepared fireworks and would be set off three days later at night. Chang 'an's eight gates were wide open. The sea of people was like an ocean. In a short time, nearly a million people were squeezed into the city. The Hu of the Western Regions, the people of the Eastern Regions, and the envoys of various countries were all mixed together. The taverns and inns of the Eastern and Western Regions were already overcrowded.

In the Anxi Wei Residence, Mo Rigen stood in front of An Lushan, his body exuding a vicious aura. He was dressed in black armor, and his originally cheerful eyebrows were now sharp. His thin lips were like blades, and his face was cold and sinister.

He walked forward and picked up the list of names on the table. He lowered his head and opened it.

"These are the people you need to kill." An Lushan smiled amiably.

After Mo Rigen opened the list, the first name that came into view was "Han Guolan." Further down, there was another name: Geshu Han.

The last name was "Imperial Censor Feng Changqing."

"I recognize all of them," Mo Rigen answered, "Han Guolan is a resident merchant of Chang 'an. Why kill him first?"

An Lushan stood next to a black-clothed warrior. "Han Guolan is a resident merchant of Chang 'an in the Western Regions. He is also the leader of the underground market. Lord Tianma wants to use this opportunity to silence him."

Mo Rigen glanced at An Lushan suspiciously, but did not ask any more questions.

"How do you know him?" An Lushan held his wine cup and drank the dark red wine.

"Li Jinglong once asked us to buy Soul Leaving Pollen." Mo Rigen said, "Tonight, I will make my move."

"Very good," An Lushan continued, "Wan Bao will transform into his appearance. On the day of his birthday, we will make our move together."

The black-clothed man named "Wan Bao" who had spoken earlier nodded at Mo Rigen.

"Second place is Geshu Han," another black-clothed man said to Mo Rigen, "Killing Geshu Han should be easy for you. A few days ago, he entered the city, and his army is stationed outside the city … "

Mo Rigen said, "If we kill him, his army will rebel."

"Naturally, Wan Feng will replace him." An Lushan chuckled, "Han Guolan is greedy for money, and Geshu Han is easily angered. Taking out his nature, it is logical to swap him out."

Mo Rigen nodded, saying, "What about Feng Changqing?"

An Lushan casually said, "There is no need to kill Feng Changqing. Poison him. I want to see what Li Jinglong will do."

"Hongjun Kong is skilled in medicine." Mo Rigen said, "Anything can be cured. Why don't we cast a spell on Feng Changqing? When Li Jinglong sees that Feng Changqing has been poisoned, he will definitely ask Hongjun Kong to cure him of the poison. When the time comes, we can use the spell to forcefully break the seal on Hongjun's body. This way, we can kill two birds with one stone."

After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent. After a long time, An Lushan slowly said, "Very good. As expected, you are no less scheming than Li Jinglong. As you said, I will give you seven days to deal with these three people. Go now."

"What about the remaining people of the Exorcist Division?" Mo Rigen said, "If we don't get rid of them, I'm afraid things will change."

"After Feng Changqing is poisoned, the Exorcist Division will naturally be drawn out." An Lushan said, "When the time comes, as long as Wan Bao and Wan Feng sit tight, I will act with you and catch them all in one fell swoop."

Mo Rigen nodded, bowed, and left.

An Lushan looked at Mo Rigen's back. Wan Bao said in a low voice, "Sir, you agreed to his conditions?"

"That dog of an emperor." An Lushan laughed, "If he does it, he will take care of the calamity for me. Why not?"

"Xie Yu will definitely appear." Wan Bao said, "He won't sit by and watch Mo Rigen kill people everywhere."

"I will keep him in check," An Lushan said coldly, "After the birthday, he will no longer have the power to reverse the situation in front of everyone."

At dusk, Mo Rigen ate and drank to his heart's content and rested for a while. When night fell, he opened his eyes and changed into a set of black clothes. He sat on the couch and pondered seriously. His slender fingers connected to the bowstring as he waited for Wan Bao to come and inform him.

In Lanling Amber, the Hu merchants were almost all present. The wine shop's business was unprecedentedly good.

Lu Xu lay on the stone platform in the backyard. He suddenly opened his eyes and took out a jade whistle. The sound was sharp and piercing. After he blew a few times, Atay hurried over and said, "Stop blowing, you're going deaf."

Ashina Chong and Qiu Yongsi followed him in. Ashina Chong said, "This whistle is giving me goosebumps."

Qiu Yongsi laughed, "This is the effect we want. Half of Chang 'an can hear it. Everyone is drinking outside, the noise is so loud … "

Lu Xu interrupted, "An Lushan asked him to assassinate a merchant in Changle Lane. Who is it?"

Everyone became nervous. Atay frowned and said, "There are so many merchants in Changle Lane. Who knows who it is?"

"Han Guolan?" Qiu Yongsi asked.

"It can't be …" Atay muttered.

Lu Xu described, "A house covered in Western Region carpet. A lion's head hung on the wall …"

"Han Guolan is definitely there," Ashina Chong said.

Everyone looked at each other for a moment. Qiu Yongsi explained to Lu Xu, "The Western Region Merchant Chang 'an is also our supplier of Soul Leaving Pollen. He's well-informed and can occasionally help people find out the whereabouts of treasures …"

"We're going to make a move tonight," Lu Xu said anxiously, "Quickly come up with a plan. Shall we fight?"

Atay turned around and shook his fan, saying, "Let's go, let's start! Listen to me. "

Mo Rigen applied wax to the bowstring. Outside, Wan Bao's voice sounded, "Let's go."

Mo Rigen carried his quiver on his back and tied a leather belt to his thigh. The leather belt had a poisoned wolf fang knife.

"Is there a need to use poison to kill a mortal?" Wan Bao said.

"There's no harm in being prepared," Mo Rigen replied. As he spoke, he leaped up and grabbed the eaves of the house, flipping himself onto the roof.

It was a cloudy night. The surroundings were pitch black. In the distance, the sounds of beasts fighting could be heard from the main hall. Evidently, An Lushan and a group of generals were taking human lives for fun.

The Gu Ape turned into a buzzing Gu worm and flew up, following behind Mo Rigen.

Mo Rigen shook his body and turned into a pitch-black wolf as tall as a human. He ran silently on the eaves, bringing with him a gust of wind.

"Why me?" Mo Rigen asked.

"You've seen these three people before," the Gu Ape said in a weak voice, "It's not easy to arouse suspicion."

The black wolf lowered his head slightly, "We've already killed them. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Li Jinglong is very careful. It's not safe to leave clues behind," the Gu Ape replied, "This is also a chance for you to express your loyalty to Tianma."

It was safer to commit a crime against someone familiar. At least the target of the assassination would not make a big fuss before his death and cause unnecessary information to leak. Mo Rigen was also clearly more familiar with the Chang 'an. This saved the Gu Ape a lot of effort in searching everywhere. Moreover, even though Han Guolan was a mortal, he had been dealing with talismans for a long time. Who knew whether or not he had set up restrictions to protect himself around his residence?

When he killed Han Guolan, he was afraid that merchants cherished their lives. To be able to stay in the Chang 'an for so long and also be the permanent envoy of the caravan, his residence should have its own restrictions to protect his life.

When he killed Geshu Han, he was afraid that the Liangzhou Provincial Governor would be very wary of An Lushan and would not meet the envoy alone. Mo Rigen would be able to dispel his wariness.

As for Feng Changqing, he was probably just doing it in passing. This way, Li Jinglong and Mo Rigen would form an irreconcilable blood feud …

When he thought of this, Mo Rigen snorted coldly, saying, "There's no need to test me like this."

"We don't have enough people," the Gu Ape replied in a low voice, "There's no need to hide this from you."

Hei Lang's ears twitched and he stopped walking. He looked at the brightly lit Changle House under the eaves. Inside, the sound of music could be heard. Several large houses had already lit up lanterns to celebrate the birthday. Even though there were still seven days left, they had already started singing and dancing in advance.

"We're early," Hei Lang replied.

Inside Changle House's Camel Bell Relay House, Hu women twirled gracefully. Nearly a hundred small bells on their bodies swayed along with their dance steps, making clear and pleasant sounds. The Hu merchants all cheered. Compared to the barbaric fights in Anxi Wei Manor, this place was a completely different scene. Hu women gathered and dispersed. When they arrived at the wine table, they nestled in the arms of dozens of merchants, wantonly urging them to drink and laughing merrily.

Han Guolan had a large beard and was completely drunk. He leaned on the couch and squinted his eyes. A maid came forward and asked him a few questions in a low voice. Then, she helped him up and left the banquet in advance. She helped him to a room in the backyard to rest first.

Mo Rigen silently jumped into the courtyard's courtyard. He flashed behind a tree and the Gu Poison Insect swarmed into the tree. Mo Rigen was dressed in black and seemed to be one with the night. He stared at the swaying Han Guolan.

He saw Han Guolan push the maid aside and enter the room.

The maid turned and left. When she passed by the tree in the courtyard, she suddenly stopped and looked around. She did not notice anything strange and left. Mo Rigen came out from behind the tree. His thin face was pale.

He was playing with a throwing knife in his hand. He stood outside the door and said in a low voice, "Brother Han Guolan?"

Snoring sounds came from inside. The Gu Poison Insect swarmed away from the tree and said in a low voice, "Go in now. Do it."

Mo Rigen took a few steps back. With a flick of his finger, he shot out a stream of qi. There was a buzzing sound outside the room. Light flowed around and a spell barrier appeared.

"You guessed correctly. He has a protective talisman." Mo Rigen said in a low voice, "As the head of the black market that sells rare treasures, how can he not have something to protect himself?"

The Gu Poison Insect swarms turned into Wan Bao. Wan Bao looked inside and saw the light of the treasures in the room. Greed appeared in his eyes and he laughed evilly.

The pearl ring on Han Guolan's hand trembled. Not long after, he opened his eyes and woke up.

"Who is it?" Han Guolan asked cautiously.

Mo Rigen was outside using his qi to hit the barrier. He said, "Brother Han Guolan, it's me."

"Prince Mo Rigen?"

Han Guolan's face was drunk. He pressed one hand to his forehead and closed the barrier, allowing Mo Rigen to enter.

Mo Rigen shot out Nailhead Arrows from the quiver on his back. They floated in the air in front of and behind the house. Han Guolan was washing his face inside. He said something to him.

"Tegra's fiancée is in the city …"

Not long after, there was a muffled groan in the room. First, there was the sound of furniture being knocked over. But after a short while, Mo Rigen quickly caught him. Wan Bao quickly walked in. He saw Mo Rigen pressing one hand on Han Guolan's forehead and the other hand on the screen that was almost knocked over.

Han Guolan's eyes were wide open. A Nailhead Arrow had broken through the window and pierced through his throat.

His entire body fell forward. But Mo Rigen's hand was supporting his forehead. He maintained the position he was in before he died. Blood flowed down and covered the floor.

Wan Bao first looked at the ring on Han Guolan's hand and then looked at Mo Rigen. His eyes were filled with shock.

"How did you kill him?"

Mo Rigen said coldly, "I helped him to sober up."

Wan Bao instantly turned into a swarm of Gu worms and soaked into the blood on the floor. They buzzed and nibbled on the blood that flowed from Han Guolan's body. The scene was densely packed. It was like a swarm of ants gnawing on sticky black sugar. It was extremely disgusting. Mo Rigen's expression did not change. He just watched coldly.

Just as the swarm of Gu worms was climbing up the blood to devour Han Guolan's body, a maid's voice suddenly sounded from outside, "Master, I've brought hot water."

Instantly, the swarm of Gu worms stopped. Mo Rigen took off the ring on Han Guolan's hand. The swarm of Gu worms rose from the ground and transformed into Han Guolan. He looked exactly the same. He took the ring and put it on.

Mo Rigen carried Han Guolan's body with one hand. He turned the screen around and threw him behind it.

Not long after, Han Guolan, who was transformed by Wan Bao, wiped his face and entered the room. He looked at the corpse and showed an expression of wanting more, as if he wanted to eat more. Mo Rigen said to him, "I'll take the body with me. Since we are friends, I'll leave him a complete corpse."

Wan Bao did not insist. He looked around the room and revealed a greedy smile, "There must be a secret passage in this room. Let me find out where his treasury is first."

Mo Rigen dragged Han Guolan out of the room. He transformed into a huge black wolf. He lowered his head and held the corpse in his mouth. He leaped onto the roof and flew away.

Han Guolan, who was transformed by Wan Bao, began to knock around. He narrowed his eyes and confirmed the mechanism and secret door inch by inch.

In another room, Lu Xu, Atay, Ashina Chong and Qiu Yongsi were standing. In the middle of them was a middle-aged man with a big beard. He was dressed in a luxurious robe. His face was ashen and his hand was wrapped in bandages. He looked at the mirror in the room.

An identical Han Guolan appeared in the mirror. He was looking for the mechanism of his private treasury.