DiploNovel #495 - Pick up Dugu Qiu
#495 - Pick up Dugu Qiu
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhang Shi remained silent, not continuing the conversation. She was a person who knew what was important and when to advance and retreat, otherwise she would never have been favored by her cheap old man.
"Can you tell me about my father?" Zhang Chen's feet stirred up waves in the water, his eyes seeming to pierce through time and space, with flashes of blood-red shadows.
He used Gong Bai's perspective to see the overwhelming number of demons and beasts, now crossing the White Bone Great Wall in a mighty force. He saw the blood-red shadow mixed into the demon army, constantly devouring the demons and beasts, leaving behind a skeleton wherever it passed.
The demon army crossed the White Bone Great Wall and entered the pass!
Gong Bai was killing, constantly slaughtering the demons and beasts.
Some demon powerhouses manipulated the water flow, guiding the flood back underground, opening the way for the demon army.
Countless demon troops rushed up the mountains, slaughtering the surviving people of the Northern Lands.
"Your father was a modest gentleman. No matter the time, he never seemed to get angry. His face always wore that expression of being sure of victory, of having everything under control." A trace of reminiscence appeared in Zhang Shi's eyes: "Even when eating chaff and swallowing vegetables, he never complained. Before I married your father, I only thought he was an ordinary person. I never knew he was actually a descendant of a demoted great family. His knowledge was as vast as the sea. He seemed to understand everything, to know everything."
Zhang Chen was silent upon hearing this, urging the small boat to a secluded valley. After opening up a large cave, he arranged for Zhang Shi and the two little ones to live in the mountain.
Zhang Shi didn't ask Zhang Chen how long he would stay in the Northern Lands. She just silently took the three little ones into the cave to hide, trying not to cause Zhang Chen any trouble.
Zhang Chen sat in the cave, his mind moving Gong Bai's figure to the vicinity, secretly lurking to protect the safety of the group. If any demons or beasts passed by, they were all devoured by Gong Bai, becoming Gong Bai's meal.
Zhang Chen took out the Heavenly Treasure Mirror, and with a gentle urging of his magic power, the Heavenly Treasure Mirror opened. A burst of light flashed on the bronze mirror surface, and a picture appeared before his eyes.
In the picture, a man in red robes lay prostrate in the mud, his life or death unknown, his body unmoving.
"Du Guqiu has been defeated, suffering heavy damage? How long has it been? The two sides have already decided the winner. Tiger Power Great Immortal defeated Du Guqiu?" Zhang Chen looked at the picture in the treasure mirror, a look of caution in his eyes.
The strength of Tiger Power Great Immortal exceeded his expectations. Even if the other party suffered heavy damage and his strength fell to the tenth rank, Du Guqiu had a twelfth-rank divine artifact in his hand, so he shouldn't have been defeated so miserably.
"From the Emperor Daughter's Tomb, to the sneak attack on Zhang Shicheng, and now to the final battle with Tiger Power Great Immortal, Du Guqiu has been fighting continuously to buy time for the Inspection Division, constantly burning his lifespan to activate the twelfth-rank mystery. He has suffered repeated heavy injuries. If it weren't for the Longevity Tree Coffin to extend his life, I'm afraid this old boy would have turned into dry bones long ago," said the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon.
"This is my chance. If I take the opportunity to approach Du Guqiu, I might have a chance to peek at the whereabouts of the Longevity Tree Coffin." A hint of excitement appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes.
Then Zhang Chen used the Heavenly Treasure Mirror to sense Du Guqiu's position. The next moment, his figure flashed, and the Earth Escape Technique activated, disappearing from the spot.
When Zhang Chen reappeared, he had arrived in a messy dense forest. The flood had receded from the dense forest, leaving a layer of mud, which was very uncomfortable to step on.
Zhang Chen endured this discomfort, slowly walking in the mud, and came to the predetermined location, seeing the large red robe lying prostrate on the ground.
"It's Du Guqiu." Zhang Chen glanced at him, confirming that the other party was Du Guqiu, then a golden light flashed in his eyes. The Righteous God Golden Light flowed, observing the other party's aura. After a long time, he closed the golden light in his eyes, muttering to himself: "I can't see clearly. This Grand Internal Supervisor has a twelfth-rank mystery covering his aura, and even my Righteous God Golden Light can't see through it."
Muttering to this point, Zhang Chen opened his Devouring Eye, his gaze falling on Du Guqiu's body. Under the Devouring Eye, Zhang Chen finally saw a bit of a clue. Du Guqiu's internal organs had been shattered, and there was a section of a Longevity Tree branch at his chest. The branch was flowing with strands of vitality, maintaining his life from dissipating.
On Du Guqiu's back, he carried a five-foot-long spear. The spear was cast as a whole, seemingly a bronze object, with rust spots and mysterious symbols flowing on it.
"Twelfth-rank mystery, Judgment! Or it can be called the Scourge Spear!" Zhang Chen's eyes fell on the spear, and his breathing couldn't help but stagnate. That was a twelfth-rank mystery. Zhang Chen couldn't help but stare with greedy eyes. Moreover, this was a mystery that advocated attack and was best at fighting. How could Zhang Chen not be envious?
However, in Zhang Chen's perception, the twelfth-rank divine artifact was linked to Du Guqiu's aura, and there was a strange connection between the two. It could be considered that it had already recognized its master.
"If Du Guqiu dies, Judgment will definitely fall into silence. At that time, I might have a chance to steal Judgment. It's a pity that Judgment is already linked to Du Guqiu's aura, and it is in a semi-awakened state with the help of Du Guqiu's aura. It is in a state of having a master, and I simply cannot steal it." Zhang Chen was very regretful in his heart.
As for Zhang Chen taking action against Du Guqiu at this time and removing Du Guqiu? That was simply wishful thinking. I'm afraid that what awaits him at that time will be the fatal blow of Judgment. Does he really think the twelfth-rank mystery is for nothing?
"If I can find a way to make the twelfth-rank mystery drop some skills, it is not impossible for me." Zhang Chen's eyes swept over Judgment, then he stepped forward to observe for a moment, tentatively patting Du Guqiu's shoulder: "This old brother, are you still alive? Are you okay?"
At this time, Du Guqiu's aura was extremely weak. Zhang Chen knew that Du Guqiu had fainted, so he dragged Du Guqiu out of the mud and carefully carried him on his back, rushing to the distance.
At the same time, his Wood Authority also sensed the vitality in the emerald green branch in front of Du Guqiu's chest, which was as rich as a small sun, appearing in his perception.
Zhang Chen's mind flashed, then he carried Du Guqiu to a clear stream, carefully put him on the ground, and was about to reach out to explore Du Guqiu's chest, when suddenly Judgment emitted a buzzing sound, as if sensing Zhang Chen's malice, the Judgment spear burst out a tiny arc of electricity, bouncing Zhang Chen's palm back.
"Hiss ~" Zhang Chen shook his palm, his teeth gritted in pain. He knew that this was Judgment automatically protecting its master, just because he had not taken any excessive actions for the time being, so it gave himself a warning for the time being.
The Longevity Tree branch was related to Du Guqiu's life. Du Guqiu's life depended entirely on that branch. If that branch was taken away by himself, then Du Guqiu would definitely die without a burial place, so that mystery would not allow himself to approach the branch at Du Guqiu's chest.
"What an amazing spirituality!" Zhang Chen secretly said in his heart, his eyes sizing Du Guqiu up and down, constantly reasoning and analyzing in his mind: "If I want to touch that branch, I must first stabilize Du Guqiu's injuries and get Du Guqiu out of danger. At that time, Judgment will naturally not determine that I want to harm Du Guqiu."
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Chen took out a golden pill from the Bashe space, his eyes looking at Du Guqiu: "You old fellow have good luck! If I didn't urgently need to extend my life now, this golden pill would never have been given to you."
Of course, with Zhang Chen's current personality, he would certainly not do a losing business. He wanted to take the opportunity to approach Du Guqiu to see if there was a chance to test Judgment through Du Guqiu, so as to make Judgment drop skills.
The golden pill was a precious medicine refined by Xu Erniu. Zhang Chen stuffed it into Du Guqiu's body. As the medicinal power dissolved, vigorous vitality spread throughout Du Guqiu's body, and the damaged internal organs were constantly repaired under that powerful vitality.
"It's really cheap for you, old fart, but even without my help, this old fart should not die. But with my golden pill to help, this old fellow's cultivation may be expected to go further," Zhang Chen sensed the changes in Du Guqiu's body and muttered to himself.
Then he looked at the Judgment behind him without a trace, and secretly said in his heart: 'I have now suspended Du Guqiu's life. You are a smart mystery. You should have noticed my kindness and will not hinder me anymore, right?'
Zhang Chen once again tentatively took off Du Guqiu's clothes, and a wooden stick the thickness of a wrist and more than ten centimeters long fell from his arms.
Zhang Chen looked at Judgment's reaction and saw that Judgment did not react, so he pretended not to see the branch, but put Du Guqiu's clothes in the water to rinse, and hung them on the branches to dry after rinsing.
Judgment is a twelfth-rank mystery. Although it does not have wisdom, it does have spirituality. What Zhang Chen has to do is to deceive Judgment's spirituality and create a feeling of unintentional action.
Then Zhang Chen took off all the clothes on Du Guqiu's body and washed them clean. Judgment also fell to the ground. Zhang Chen glanced at Judgment, only regarding the other party as an ordinary spear, throwing it aside casually, and then washed Du Guqiu's whole body with clean water. After washing Du Guqiu's whole body clean, Zhang Chen washed his own mud without a trace, and then took the wooden branch in his hand without a trace.
As he held the branch in his hand, the next moment, an endless vitality, like a long river, poured into Zhang Chen's body through his hundreds of orifices.
"That's the feeling!" Zhang Chen held the branch in his hand, a look of ecstasy in his eyes, his body like a dry sponge, constantly devouring the branch of the Longevity Tree.
"Too slow!" After a dozen breaths, Zhang Chen was not satisfied with the speed at which the branch of the Longevity Tree poured into his body. Who knows when Du Guqiu, that old fellow, will wake up?
So Zhang Chen's mind moved, and he quietly summoned the mouthparts of the Innate Mosquito, piercing into the branch of the Longevity Tree. However, in just ten breaths, the branch of the Longevity Tree had turned into dead wood, and then scattered in the air.