MTL - It’s Obviously a Life Skill, But You Developed It Into a Magical Skill-Chapter 277v1000 acting

The street outside Zhenguisi was silent and deserted at this time.

　　Even when a member of the Zhenshisi passed by and saw Zhou An and He Sheng, they left wisely.

At this time, He Sheng had a solemn look on his face and clenched his hands into fists.

 “Could the trouble you are talking about be the remnants of the previous dynasty?”

Zhou An touched his chin and asked, "It's still related to Princess Fuling, right?"

He Sheng nodded: "Yes, Mr. Zhou, once Princess Fuling dies, I'm afraid her admirers will come looking for her."

 Admirer?

 Hearing these three words, Zhou An finally understood what they meant.

 As the princess of the previous dynasty, it can be said that he is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

With such an identity, coupled with Princess Fuling’s appearance and strength, there are naturally some admirers.

It's just that Zhou An wants to know what level the so-called admirers of Princess Fuling are.

 “Keep talking.” Zhou An said with interest.

He Sheng looked around and then began to tell.

“When the previous dynasty was still there, Princess Fuling was a person of unparalleled elegance. Not only was she extremely beautiful, but her strength was also outstanding.”

“Coupled with the aura of the princess, there are so many admirers.”

“And during the battle in the capital, Princess Fuling’s admirers brought a lot of trouble to the Chu Kingdom.”

“Although they were all killed later, some of them still escaped.”

 “There is one person among them who is the most troublesome.”

 Speaking of this, He Sheng sighed, as if he remembered the battle in the capital.

He Sheng had personally experienced that battle. It could be described as a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Wherever you can see, there is a river of blood. If you step on it at will, your feet will be covered in blood.

Because of this, He Sheng still feels a little emotional when he thinks of those years.

But He Sheng also knew that now was not the time to express emotion, so he retracted his thoughts and continued talking.

“That person, named Taoist Hanyuan, was a person who had reached the state of ultimate enlightenment at that time.”

“He is an orthodox spell-flowing Qi practitioner. He is different from Princess Fuling’s extreme state of enlightenment and is stronger.”

“Taoist Hanyuan is Princess Fuling’s most loyal admirer.”

“Master Zhou killed Princess Fuling, and he was only afraid that Taoist Hanyuan would come to his door.”

 “Now is the Ancestor Worship Festival again, and trouble may occur.”

 At this point, everything that needs to be said has been said.

Zhou An put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth several times.

 After a moment, he released his hands.

"I know, just be on guard." Zhou An said.

He Sheng agreed and did not continue.

 When they reached their position, they knew deeply that some big things needed leaders like Zhou An to do them.

 What they need to do is to do their part well.

"So be it."

Zhou An said calmly: "Do what you should do. If Taoist Hanyuan dares to come, just kill him on the spot. If you can't solve it, I have a way."

He Sheng agreed again.

Zhou An didn't say anything more and went straight to Zhenguisi.

But before going in, he turned his head.

"In the past few days, until the Ancestor Worship Festival is over, I will be staying in Zhensuisi. If you need anything, please come to me directly."

He Sheng was slightly startled, then nodded and said, "I obey."

 He finally felt relieved when he heard what Zhou An said.

 With Master Zhou sitting in Huaixi Jingzhen, the Ancestor Worship Festival will be much more stable this time.

Zhou An waved his sleeves, turned and walked towards his room.

 After returning to the room, Zhou An closed the door and fell into deep thought.

What He Sheng said just now, especially about the Ancestor Worship Festival, Zhou An felt that it was just the same thing.

If Taoist Hanyuan comes, then troops will come to block the water and flood the soil.

 What I have to do now is to thoroughly improve my proficiency.

Thinking about this, Zhou An cast his eyes on Black Jade.

Black Yu understood immediately and sat down next to Zhou An obediently. He tilted his neck and said, "Please have mercy on me."

 Zhou An's mouth twitched slightly.

Before he gained proficiency, he still used formation attributes to isolate the surroundings to prevent the sound of black jade from spreading out, which would have a bad impact on himself, and then he started to get angry.

Not long after, a black jade voice sounded in the room, and it kept stumbling.

 …

There are still a few days before the Ancestor Worship Festival, and during these few days, Zhou An has been staying in Zhenguisi, basically in a state of never leaving the door or taking a step forward.

 In addition to eating every day, it is the proficiency of the Liver Holy Spirit Demonic Body.

Of course, before that, Zhou An will still enter the psychic space and extract double proficiency.

 The rest of the time is spent on liver.

But in addition to liver proficiency, Zhou An will spend some time every day to get various things about the Ancestor Worship Festival from He Sheng.

At present, due to the problem of Taoist Hanyuan, Zhou An guessed that there may be big disturbances during the Ancestor Worship Festival, so he did not relax. Instead, after handling the daily affairs, he worked hard to improve his strength and passed the He Sheng provided various information to speculate on Hanyuan Taoist's situation.

 The method of speculation is very simple, which is to use Bagua arithmetic as a method of speculation.

It is a pity that Zhou An did not find any clues related to Taoist Hanyuan, and the Ancestor Worship Festival is about to officially begin.

It is worth mentioning that when the sacrificial sects came to Huaixi Jing, they immediately dispersed and uniformly divided the entire Huaixi Jing area.

 Three areas were eventually divided to collect the remaining power from various tombs in Huaixi Jing.

 And this is equivalent to a summary.

 The grievances generated by the people when they worship their ancestors will be gathered in the appropriate places along the areas created by the sacrificial gates, and the strange things that arise will be dealt with in a unified manner.

 There was nothing unusual about the whole process, everything went smoothly, so smoothly that even Zhou An found it a bit strange.

"If he doesn't take action at this time, he will take action during the Ancestor Worship Festival." Zhou An thought to himself.

 After all, Taoist Hanyuan was a loyal admirer of Princess Fuling during the previous dynasty, and a person like this would definitely seek revenge when the object of his admiration was killed with his own hands.

　　If it were not before the Ancestor Worship Festival, then some trouble would be caused during the Ancestor Worship Festival.

Over this period of time, the proficiency of the Holy Spirit Demonic Body has also increased a lot, but there is still a long way to go before level nine.

 As for the storage of proficiency, it does not increase too much due to the halving relationship.

 Everything is still as stable as before, but the stable growth is already considered very good for Zhou An now.

While Zhou An was thinking this, the black jade next to him became naughty again. He tiptoed up to Zhou An, then grabbed Zhou An's sleeve and stretched his head directly over.

"Start, start!" Black Jade used a tone that was almost begging, shaking Zhou An's sleeves, looking pitiful.

 This means that I want Zhou An to use the Holy Spirit Demonic Body to brush her.

During this period, Heiye was completely addicted to this thing. Sometimes he forgot, and Heiyu would take the initiative to remind him.

 After all, Zhou An didn't care when being brushed by the Holy Spirit Demonic Body, but Black Jade was very happy.

This kind of refreshing feeling is something that not even the Guild of Guilds can refuse, let alone black jade.

If it were any other time, Zhou An wouldn't care. He would take care of today's proficiency, but something was wrong today.

 Because today is the first day of the Ancestor Worship Festival, Zhou An will not stay here, but will go to the scene.

He touched Black Jade's head and said, "Let's go in a few days. Generally, the Ancestor Worship Festival lasts for three days. After three days, we will continue."

Black Jade groaned in agreement and nodded. He was also very well-behaved and did not act petty.

 Subsequently, Zhou An took Black Jade's hand and walked out of the room.

As soon as he walked out, the surrounding formations completely disappeared with the appearance of Zhou An.

This formation is not strong in the first place, it is just to isolate the sound, and it can be easily resolved by Zhou An.

Outside the room, He Sheng had already led many members of the Suppression and Rebellion Division to guard the outside.

The Ancestor Worship Festival is very important. Except for some basic members who did not go out and allowed the Suppression and Rebellion to operate as usual, most of them will be taken out by He Sheng.

Within the various departments of Zhensi, Zong Shanyin, who was supposed to be in charge of field work, was currently cooperating with the other two agencies to deal with the great purge. He could not get away for the time being and could only be led by He Sheng.

Here, in addition to the members of the Zhensi, there are also some members of the yamen, all of whom are called out.

The Ancestor Worship Festival is not something that the Zhensi department should do alone. After all, many people participate, and the Yamen are responsible for managing the people, so the Yamen must also help.

 When he saw Zhou An coming out, He Sheng's eyes showed a hint of admiration, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

 Other members of the Suppression Division and the Yamen's agents also looked at Zhou An with fanatical eyes.

The person standing in front of me is a famous person in the entire Chu Kingdom. He is also unpredictable and has a reputation in the world.

The members of Zhenguisi are not bad, after all, they can meet Zhou An from time to time.

But it was different for the policemen in the yamen. These policemen rarely saw Zhou An.

So when they saw Zhou An, a character who only existed in legends, in addition to enthusiasm, there was also a hint of reverence and fear in their eyes.

 Zhou An nodded, feeling that he should say something on this occasion.

After organizing his words, Zhou An took two steps forward, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

I originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it for a while, I still didn’t have anything to say.

 When it comes to improving morale, everyone is old-fashioned, and it cannot be improved in just one or two sentences. It is better to do something practical and deal with the Ancestor Festival matter as soon as possible.

Although there were only two words, these members became even more enthusiastic after hearing it, and responded in unison: "Yes!"

 There is no way. Sometimes, a person's ability to speak more or less has something to do with his identity.

If you say your status is ordinary and unremarkable, even if you are eloquent, it will have no effect.

 At Zhou An's level, his status is different. Even if he just says two words, others will think he is superior.

　　It sounds cheesy to say this, but it is the reality.

Zhou An said nothing more. He took Black Jade's hand and led the way.

 Subsequently, together with the members present, they quickly left the town and rushed towards their destination.

 …

Although the people worshiping their ancestors during the Ancestor Worship Festival are scattered and chaotic, the strange gathering area divided by the sacrificial gate is very concentrated and remote.

The gathering area is located in a deep mountain on the east side of Huaixi Jing. It is impossible for ordinary people to find it. This is just for safety reasons.

After all, after gathering the remaining forces, there will be a fierce battle. If any people pass by here, they are likely to be hurt.

 In this regard, Zhensi naturally comes to mind.

At this moment, in this unknown deep mountain, there are beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

 As I walked closer, I could feel the breeze blowing, and I could even smell the humidity in the air.

 When Zhou An brought He Sheng and others to such an unknown mountain, He Sheng immediately led the way towards the mountain.

 From Huaixi Jing to the mountains, it didn’t take long to arrive.

 At this moment, there is an open space ahead, and the originally dense woods have been cut down in advance.

The open space is very large and is divided into three areas. Each area is surrounded by various spiritual places in a circle and covers a very large area.

The disciples of the Sacrifice Sect sat cross-legged on the ground one by one, surrounding each area, holding a wooden sign in their hands, closing their eyes and concentrating.

The leader of the Lu clan stood at the front, looking around and waiting.

This is the method of sacrificing the door, and it is a method of guarding the house, which is incomprehensible to outsiders.

Only the person who performs the ritual knows the specific operation method.

 They won’t spread the word outside, after all, these are just people eating.

　　I usually do this thing often, so Sect Master Lu should feel used to it.

 But today’s Master Lu is particularly nervous.

 There is no other reason for this, because Master Lu heard from the members of the Zhenguisi that Zhou An would come in person today.

This made him completely nervous. After all, Zhou An was now well-known and had experienced the killing of Princess Fuling not long ago. Master Lu felt that he was now walking on thin ice as if he were next to a tiger. .

When Master Lu saw Zhou An, he immediately straightened his clothes and walked up cautiously.

 “I’ve met Mr. Zhou.”

 Zhou An nodded, looked around, and asked, "How is the situation?"

“Everything is running normally at the moment, there is no difference from usual, and there is no abnormality.” Master Lu pointed around and began to explain to Zhou An.

After listening to this, Zhou An nodded: "It's better to follow your own way and leave me alone."

His trip this time was just to take precautions against the so-called Hanyuan Taoist, and he would not take the initiative to participate in this ancestor worship festival. After all, there are professional personnel taking over here, so Zhou An has no intention of stopping the sacrifice door.

 After saying this, Zhou An didn't care about Master Lu. Instead, he found a seat by himself, sat down, and waited patiently.

 The other members of the Town Secretaries looked at each other and were doing their own things.

 Time gradually passed, and the Ancestor Worship Festival began, causing the entire people of Huaixi Capital to move.

 To remember our ancestors and pay homage to our ancestors, this annual Ancestor Worship Festival is particularly lively.

 It is a rare solitary grave in the wilderness, and there are relatives here to express their condolences.

As people began to express their condolences, a trace of resentment began to accumulate in the three areas of this nameless mountain.

 Zhou An was also experiencing this for the first time and was still a little curious about the process, so he watched patiently.

 As resentment accumulates, weirdness will inevitably occur, and the appearance of the memorial master will accelerate the process of the formation of weirdness.

At this level, whenever something strange appears, people who suppress the spies will immediately take action to solve the mystery.

 The whole process was extremely smooth and smooth, and Zhou An finally understood why the memorial master was needed.

Such extremely sporadic weirdness, if it is not concentrated, will be a huge pressure on the Suppressors when it is scattered.

 With the memorial master, this pressure has been reduced a lot.

Every profession in this world has its role, and the profession of priest is particularly popular at certain times.

Moreover, this annual ancestor worship festival is almost indispensable for worshipers.

Time slowly came to night. Zhou An originally thought that things would get worse after night, and Taoist Hanyuan would also find this place.

 But what he didn't expect was that the night passed quickly without Taoist Hanyuan appearing.

He was a little confused and even killed Princess Fuling. Why hasn't this strongest admirer arrived yet?

 Taking advantage of this moment of doubt, Zhou An also used Bagua arithmetic to make a calculation.

 But the result is very obvious. There are no clues or news, not even the slightest hint of trouble.

"Is this guy plotting against me somewhere else?" Zhou An thought to himself.

With this thought in mind, he became more cautious.

Gradually, the Ancestor Worship Festival came to the next day.

 The second day was the same as the first day, with the same process and passed smoothly.

Although there were more weird things on the second day, because they appeared at the same time, it was relatively easy for the people who suppressed the weird things to deal with them, and there was not much of a problem.

 In a blink of an eye, the third day has arrived.

As long as this last day of the Ancestor Worship Festival is over, the people will not go to pay homage to their ancestors, but will go back one after another.

 And the last day is also the most important moment.

 At least for Zhou, it is indeed the most important.

 Because so far, the so-called Hanyuan Taoist has still not appeared.

 Zhou An was thinking that on the last day, he would definitely have to play some tricks for him, so he became more cautious.

He Sheng was also very cautious.

 He knew the whole story, so even when he was guarding here, he looked left and right and was fully alert.

After all, in the previous dynasty, Taoist Hanyuan was also famous as a powerful person in the ultimate enlightenment realm, and he would attract everyone's attention wherever he was placed.

In this cautious and solemn atmosphere, time slipped away again, and it was night in the blink of an eye.

“Sir Zhou, something seems not quite right.”

He Sheng stepped forward and said, "Why has this Hanyuan Taoist kept silent? With his temper, it is absolutely impossible not to avenge Princess Fuling."

"Just do your own thing well. If he comes, kill him. If he doesn't come, then finish the Ancestor Worship Festival well." Zhou An patted He Sheng on the shoulder and said.

It doesn't matter whether you come or not, Zhou An has now understood.

 If you don’t come, it would be better to finish the Ancestor Worship Festival.

 If you want to come, then do it directly.

 If you can beat him, kill him directly.

 If you can't beat him, call your aunt out and continue killing.

Even if he goes to several levels of ultimate enlightenment, Zhou An estimates that his aunt can handle it.

Although my aunt blames herself for finding trouble for her every time, she always helps her. It can be said that she dislikes her in her mouth, but she is willing in her heart.

And you can also try by yourself to see if the eighth-level Holy Spirit Demonic Body can keep your aunt awake.

 Although Zhou An was cautious about this, he did not feel any pressure.

After He Sheng received Zhou An's words, he saw Zhou An's calm face and breathed a sigh of relief.

 This is sometimes the case. When the leader appears calm and composed about a certain important matter, they, the subordinates, will also not feel the pressure.

 So almost instantly, He Sheng felt that the pressure on him was much lighter.

 Time continues to slip by, and in the blink of an eye, night falls, and today’s Ancestor Worship Festival is finally over.

Master Lu wiped the sweat from his head and felt that his pressure was relieved a lot in an instant.

After all, he was operating in front of Zhou An personally, so he was still under pressure. Now that everything was completed smoothly, he felt relieved.

"Master Zhou, the ancestor worship festival has been completely completed." Master Lu bowed his hands in front of Zhou An.

 Zhou An stood up, patted the ashes on his body, and held Black Jade in his hands.

"Since there is nothing to do, you can take your men and go back to your sacrificial gate. Although things here are over, the credit will still be recorded for you."

Zhou An said calmly.

Mr. Lu's face showed a look of joy, feeling that it was a great honor for him to be praised and praised by Zhou An.

“I will take my disciples back right now.”

After finishing speaking, Master Lu also knew that Zhou An was a person who did not mess around and had no ink marks, so he immediately left with his disciples.

Zhou An stood there, yawned, turned to He Sheng and said, "Let's go back."

He Sheng was stunned.

He really didn't expect that this time the Ancestor Worship Festival would be so ordinary, without any disturbance at all, which made him not only doubt whether Taoist Hanyuan was afraid of Mr. Zhou.

 But it’s better if nothing happens than if something happens.

He Sheng nodded, greeted his men, and walked towards Huaixi Capital.

 But just when Zhou An was about to leave, an accident suddenly occurred.

Zhou An raised his head and heard a gust of wind in his ears.

Looking in the direction of the wind, Zhou An and the members of Huaixi Jing's Suppression Division also subconsciously turned their heads.

 In this dark night, the stars were shining faintly, and at the end of the light, a figure approached from far away and fell rapidly towards Zhou An.

This figure was not clearly visible at first, but when it came closer, its appearance finally became clear.

 This is a Taoist priest, wearing a gray-white Taoist robe, which seems to have been washed many times and has an old color.

But when worn on a Taoist body, it has a unique flavor of immortality and Taoism.

 This is not the most important thing.

　　Although the Taoist looks very young, his eyes have a completely different sense of age than his appearance.

 With the masters in the art of facial expression, it’s impossible to tell the specific age, but through these aged eyes, you can also tell that the age of the Taoist priest is not as young as he appears.

 And when the Taoist priest landed on the ground, his actions were even more surprising.

The Taoist priest spit out a mouthful of blood, and his hand hidden in his robe slowly stretched out, holding a palm-sized wooden box.

 After the Taoist priest spit out the blood, he immediately fell to the ground.

On his back, wisps of blood emerged from the white robe, indicating that he had obviously been seriously injured.

 Zhou An didn't think anything was wrong, but He Sheng reacted immediately.

"This is Taoist Hanyuan, how could he be so seriously injured?" He Sheng said in surprise.

 Hanyuan Taoist?

 Zhou An narrowed his eyes.

Through what He Sheng said just now, he already knew the identity of the Taoist priest in front of him. He was the admirer of Princess Fuling and the enemy Zhou An had to deal with this time.

But what I didn't expect was that Hanyuan Taoist fell from the sky before he took action and suffered extremely serious injuries.

 Fortunately, Taoist Hanyuan is still awake at this moment.

 He watched Zhou An throw the wooden box to the ground and spit out a few more mouthfuls of blood.

"Bring this thing to the capital, quickly!" Taoist Hanyuan said eagerly, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Zhou An did not open the box, but let it fall on the ground. With a wave of his right hand, a long black knife appeared, and he was dragged to Taoist Hanyuan.

He turned Taoist Hanyuan's face with his long knife and narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

This situation happened so suddenly that Zhou An was a little confused. After all, a seriously injured enemy suddenly arrived and threw himself a wooden box and told him to take him to the capital. Every sentence was filled with suspense.

Taoist Hanyuan raised his head, his old eyes full of exhaustion: "Zhou An, hurry up and take the box to the capital. That is one corner of the jade seal. I tried my best to knock it out of the complete jade seal." from!"

 The remaining corner of the jade seal?

 Zhou An raised his eyebrows.

He knew about the jade seal. It was the people of the previous dynasty who tricked the Chu State and used part of the Chu State's national destiny to condense a jade seal. Then they took it out of the capital and hid it from then on.

Now, Taoist Hanyuan actually said that he took a corner of the jade seal and asked him to send it to the capital. This is a bit strange.

While Zhou An was thinking, Taoist Hanyuan raised his hand and tried to support Zhou An's black long knife to stand up, but Zhou An dodged it.

"I am an undercover agent. I am an undercover agent of the Great Chu State in the previous court. I have been pretending from beginning to end. I am not an admirer of Princess Fuling!"

“This jade seal fragment can cause the previous dynasty’s jade seal to become damaged, which will be a devastating blow to the previous dynasty. Take it to the capital quickly and hand it over to His Majesty!”

"How to prove it?" Zhou An narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

"It can't be proven!" Taoist Hanyuan became excited: "My Majesty and I are in separate contact just to avoid being exposed. How can I prove myself? When you bring this corner of the jade seal to the capital, everything will be free. Hurry up. , I’m worried they will come after me!”

Zhou An raised his head, then looked left and right, and then looked at the darkness in the sky: "It seems that he didn't catch up."

Upon hearing this, Taoist Hanyuan's face became even more anxious: "What are you waiting for? Don't worry about them. Quickly bring the fragments of the jade seal to the capital and present it to Your Majesty. I can't hold on any longer."

Zhou An nodded and said, "Then you die first."

Taoist Hanyuan was stunned.

There was doubt in his eyes, and he couldn't understand why he had reached this point. Zhou An still looked lukewarm, and kept saying that he would die first.

"It's boring." Zhou An also saw Taoist Hanyuan's eyes and said with a smile: "You Taoist Qi practitioners seem to be able to deceive some fortune-telling businesses. They are indeed very clever."

 While Zhou An was speaking, a golden gossip appeared in front of his eyes.

The golden Bagua is rotating slightly, and it shows great auspiciousness, which means that bringing this remnant of the jade seal to the capital is a sign of good fortune.

 But all this is superficial, because when Zhou An tried to connect the remaining jade seal with Taoist Hanyuan and Princess Fuling, he felt that things were not that simple.

 Because on the golden Bagua, gold is still auspicious, and this kind of auspiciousness is abnormal.

If only one thing is considered auspicious, it is naturally a piece of gold.

 But after several things are added together, it is also a good situation, and the golden color will at least change a little.

 But there is no change now, which can only mean one reason. His gossip calculation has been deceived.

The Hanyuan Taoist in front of me is a Taoist priest in the realm of ultimate enlightenment. There are also spells related to arithmetic in the Taoist sect.

 In this case, Zhou Anlai made a bold guess.

Taoist Hanyuan deceived his own Bagua arithmetic to make everything look normal.

As for the reason, Zhou An had already figured out the result after a little thinking.

This so-called incomplete jade seal is probably the strategy of Taoist Hanyuan.

If you really bring this thing into the capital, unimaginable things may happen.

 And all this seems to be a serial plan.

Princess Fuling probably didn't know it and was being used against her. After killing Princess Fuling, she attracted Taoist Hanyuan.

These three days of Ancestor Worshiping Festival were supposed to be the time for Taoist Hanyuan to take revenge, but there was no disturbance. It just sent a wrong message to himself, telling himself that Taoist Hanyuan must be in trouble.

On the last day, Taoist Hanyuan suddenly appeared, pretending to be holding the remnants of the jade seal in his hand. Combined with the three days of peace, it was possible for him to believe this.

 The whole process made full use of the Ancestor Worship Festival.

 If it were someone else, maybe under this situation and the huge benefits of the jade seal fragments, they would really believe it.

 Fortunately, Zhou An was different. His Bagua arithmetic reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Taoist Hanyuan sighed, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stood up slowly: "How could you tell...what are you doing!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the long black knife in Zhou An's hand stabbing straight towards his chest.

On the black long knife, there is a jet-black knife light.

"Stop talking nonsense and die quickly. Your old mistress is waiting for you down there."

  (I'm sick again, the author cursed me to be) (End of this chapter)