90: Sending the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, calling Bai Wuchang?
After Xie Weilou left, Nightingale appeared in the room again.
"The Eastern Zhou envoy delegation will arrive in Tianqi tomorrow, and there will likely be a confrontation. It seems he disappointed you."
Nightingale looked at Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu said indifferently, "I thought he truly had some poetic talent, so I planned to take him along. Now it seems I was thinking too much."
Nightingale shook her head, "After seeing him, you seem to lose control of yourself."
Yan Ruyu glanced at Nightingale, uninterested in discussing the matter. She said faintly, "News has arrived that Yan Wugou is about to enter seclusion. He is already at Peak Tuo Jiang, and one more step will lead him to Dao Repository Realm. We can't let him succeed."
Nightingale asked, "Do you want me to find someone to handle this?"
A glint of dark light flashed in Yan Ruyu's eyes, "If you all act, the target will be too obvious. This time, I'll act personally. I want to see just how capable he truly is."
The matter of Yan Wugou colluding with the demon race had already spread throughout Tianqi City, causing displeasure among many high-ranking officials and nobles. Someone must be eager to take action.
At this critical juncture, if she acted, it could confuse the public.
Of course, the premise was that her disguise was good enough.
Nightingale mused, "Yan Wugou is too mysterious and hides extremely well. I've only discovered that he colludes with a fox demoness from the demon kingdom. The fox demoness is in the Dao Repository Realm and has many demon subordinates."
Yan Ruyu's expression was indifferent, "A mere fox demoness is nothing to fear. What truly interests me is the soul body on him."
Yan Junlin had mentioned this before; Yan Wugou seemed to possess a mysterious soul body.
She had to go and see it today.
"......"
Nightingale said no more.
The experts by her side were all from West Chu, and some of them were half-demons. If they were to act, it would indeed be very easy to expose themselves.
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"Young Lord, what happened to you?"
After Xie Weilou came down, Zhang Long and the others saw him holding one arm and couldn't help but look puzzled.
Did Young Lord play so much that he broke his arm?
The middle-aged beautiful woman looked at Xie Weilou with a very rich smile. From the looks of it, someone had been taught a lesson by their Madam.
The onlookers also became somewhat interested, wondering what was wrong with Xie Weilou's poem.
Xie Weilou glared at the middle-aged beautiful woman and said with a displeased face, "Your Madam has such a bad temper. She's ugly and ill-tempered. When she couldn't force me, she got angry and attacked me. How utterly detestable!"
"You..."
The middle-aged beautiful woman's expression froze.
This guy said Princess Imperial was ugly? How dare he?
The people around them had strange expressions. They knew of White Jade Capital's extraordinary nature, but they had never seen that Madam.
How ugly must she be to make the lustful Xie Weilou so resistant?
However, seeing Xie Weilou's drooping arm, they again showed expressions of schadenfreude.
Xie Weilou said to Zhang Long and the others, "You all continue eating. This Young Master will go find a doctor for treatment, otherwise, this arm will be crippled."
"We'll accompany Young Lord."
Zhang Long and the others quickly said.
"No need."
Xie Weilou said, then quickly left.
"Hahahaha!"
Seeing Xie Weilou leave, some people burst into hearty laughter.
Young Lord Xie's poem today was indeed astonishing and would likely spread quickly throughout Tianqi City.
But the matter of him having an arm broken by a woman would also spread, which would be a topic for after-dinner conversation.
...
Not long after.
Xie Weilou arrived at Xie Bian's residence.
Xie Bian sat on a chair, gulping down wine. He looked at Xie Weilou, "Boy, what happened to your hand?"
"Yan Ruyu broke it."
Xie Weilou said nonchalantly. He casually grabbed his arm and squeezed it hard.
Crack!
The broken bone instantly reconnected.
He came to Xie Bian's side, picked up the wine on the table, and poured a cup.
Xie Bian sized up Xie Weilou, "You boy, you're hiding some fierce object on you, aren't you?"
"Uh? How can you tell?"
Xie Weilou looked at Xie Bian in surprise.
Xie Bian shook his head, "Without a fierce object, how could you have killed a Mystic Form Realm expert?"
Xie Weilou said speechlessly, "That Mystic Form Realm expert from Tianyin Hall wasn't killed by me... A mysterious expert appeared..."
Xie Bian had no interest in listening to Xie Weilou's nonsense.
With a wave of his hand, a sinister black ghost banner appeared before Xie Weilou.
He explained, "This is the ten thousand souls banner. It can draw spirits into it and is the ultimate bane of soul bodies. It's yours now."
Xie Weilou took the ten thousand souls banner and glanced at it. This thing was extremely malevolent, making his soul tremble. It was a great ominous object.
When he brings it out, he can shout, 'Fellow Daoists, come join me in the ten thousand souls banner for a chat?'
Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle!
He showed a surprised expression, "Third Uncle, be honest, do you have another name, like Bai Wuchang?"
Pfft!
Xie Bian immediately spat out a mouthful of wine. He glared at Xie Weilou and said, "Who told you that?"
Xie Weilou said speechlessly, "Didn't the storybooks say it? The Black and White Impermanence of the Underworld are Fan Wujiu and Xie Bian. Your name is Xie Bian, isn't that a coincidence?"
Xie Bian rolled his eyes, "Read fewer storybooks; they're for deceiving children. Where in this world is there Black and White Impermanence? This ten thousand souls banner I gave you, I found it by chance. Just drip a little blood on it, and it will recognize you as its master."
"Heh! You sure know how to 'find' things."
Xie Weilou waved his hand, and a drop of fresh blood flew towards the ten thousand souls banner.
Buzz!
The ten thousand souls banner emitted a black light and instantly recognized its master.
Xie Bian pondered for a moment, then waved his hand again.
Two items appeared before Xie Weilou.
A green-faced, fanged ghost mask.
A gray metal box.
Xie Bian mused, "This mask and this box are for you. When worn, the mask can change your form and appearance, making it difficult for others to recognize you. As for this box... you can slowly comprehend it!"
Xie Weilou looked at the two items before him and suspiciously looked at Xie Bian, "Third Uncle, why do I feel like you're giving your last instructions?"
Xie Bian's mouth twitched. He said fiercely, "Can you even talk properly, boy?"
He said faintly, "Your Third Uncle here is almost forty, and I don't even have a wife yet. There are too many rumors going around, saying I'm not good in that regard, so I plan to go out and find a wife. Is there a problem with that?"
"No problem, no problem. Whatever makes you happy!"
Xie Weilou was dumbfounded. Why such a strong reaction?
"Hmph! I won't be back for a while. You boy, be careful with what you do from now on. If you encounter a strong enemy, run if you can't win. Don't throw away your life for nothing."
Xie Bian snorted coldly.
"Don't worry! I'm very well-behaved."
Xie Weilou said with a smile.
He seemed to have thought of something and asked again, "Third Uncle, what is the Xia Emperor's cultivation level?"
Xie Bian glanced at Xie Weilou, "What? Want to overthrow Great Xia?"
"Just curious, just asking casually!"
Xie Weilou's smile was rich.
Xie Bian said indifferently, "The Xia Emperor appears to be at the early stage of Transformation Dragon, but he fought a great demon years ago and was severely wounded. Everyone says his cultivation is lost and he doesn't have long to live, but it's all false. He is now at Peak Transformation Dragon and has been feigning illness all along, just to break through to the Divine Court Realm!"
"That strong?"
Xie Weilou was a bit surprised. Everyone said the Xia Emperor didn't have long to live, so the rumors were false!
"Is that strong?"
Xie Bian retorted.
"Uh..."
Xie Weilou was speechless.
Xie Bian said indifferently, "Tianquan Division has too few resources. You boy must find a way to enter Great Xia Holy Academy. Only then will it be beneficial for your improvement. As for this box I gave you, study it carefully; there are some good things inside."
"Understood."
Xie Weilou nodded gently.
Xie Bian waved his hand and said, "Alright then! You can go."
"......"
Xie Weilou drank a cup of wine, put away the three items on the table, stood up, bowed, and then turned to leave.
He probably wouldn't see his Third Uncle for a long time.
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