Chapter 154 Why Is It a Heavy Sword (8000)

In the quiet room, Ye Zi's words rang out, softly and slowly.

When Ye Zi finished speaking, Xu Bai's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Soul controller?"

This was the first time he had heard of this profession. To be precise, it was the first time he had heard of many professions. After all, his knowledge reserve was still a little shallow.

Being able to fight was one thing, but it didn't mean he knew a lot of things.

Xu Bai touched his chin and said, "Is there such a cautious profession in this world?"

Cautious?

No, it was just to make Ye Zi understand. To be precise, this profession was particularly cautious.

The so-called soul controller was a profession of energy.

They could extract the soul of a person and leave only a part of it in that person's body.

And the extracted soul was their way of controlling that person.

The extracted soul will become exactly the same as the person being extracted. They use special methods to condense their energy into threads, and use them to condense into souls that look like the person being extracted to control the person being extracted.

Anyone who is controlled can exert their full strength through their control.

The reason why this profession is so special is that they never appear in front of the world, and always appear in front of everyone with the people they control.

More importantly, this profession has special methods that can avoid many means of detection and tracking.

Soul controllers are a disgusting profession.

Most of those who are controlled by them will never be able to get rid of them.

It is precisely because of this that many people feel their own crisis and stay away from this profession.

If the strength difference is huge, the soul can be extracted directly. If the strength difference is not big, another condition is required.

The premise is that before they extract the soul, they must make the person being extracted fall into a state of chaos.

To put it more bluntly, the person being extracted must be unconscious and not resist them.

Even if he falls asleep, it won't work. He must be completely unconscious.

"Sir, there are all kinds of things in the world. This business is also despised because a long time ago, they used this method to control unrelated people." Ye Zi explained: "They tried to become the overlord of one side through this method, but it was also because of this that they aroused the vigilance of many businesses and were attacked by the crowd."

"This is really asking for it." Xu Bai said.

Indeed, there is a way to control others, and it can also make the controlled person exert all his strength. The ability of this business is like a sword hanging over the heads of other businesses.

The most important thing is that even if the strength gap in their business is relatively large, they only need to make the other party unconscious. As long as this prerequisite is met, they can extract the soul.

There are many ways to make a person unconscious, and this is the most critical.

If these guys behaved honestly, others would not be able to find a reason, but once they made a mistake, the reason would come out, and after the reason came out, they would definitely not have a good end.

"According to what you said, it is difficult to detect their whereabouts. It seems that they have set a plan for me this time." Xu Bai thought.

Let him go over to talk about something, let alone what to talk about, just this scene is very much like a Hongmen Banquet.

"Sir, do you want to go over?" Ye Zi frowned slightly.

She had learned these things, of course she knew the disgusting part of this business, and she also understood that there were many ways to implement that kind of precondition.

When Ye Zi said this, the worry in her words was obvious.

Xu Bai nodded and said, "Of course I have to go and take a look, but I won't be stupid enough to run over alone, after all, the other party is obviously well prepared."

"Sir, do you have a plan to deal with it? Otherwise, I will go for you." Ye Zi bit her lip and said.

Xu Bai touched Ye Zi's face and said with a smile: "It's not your turn to do these things for me yet. Don't worry, I have my own way."

Ye Zi saw Xu Bai said that there was a way, so of course she believed it unconditionally, so after hearing this, she was relieved.

Xu Bai took out the second-grade fortune-telling book, and didn't think about these things, and continued to work on the progress bar.

Since the other party wanted him to attend the banquet, of course he had to go, but he already had a plan, so he didn't think about it anymore, and continued to seize the time. One more skill, one more means.

Ye Zi quietly stood aside and waited quietly.

...

In the blink of an eye, a night passed slowly.

The next morning, Xu Bai got up very early as usual.

As usual, he went out to eat with Ye Zi, and didn't stay on the street for long. He returned to the room and continued to work on the progress bar in his hand.

Ye Zi was also very curious, not knowing what Xu Bai was thinking, but seeing that Xu Bai was confident, he didn't ask any more questions and accompanied him at ease.

Chunyu Pavilion is only open at night. After all, it is a place of entertainment and there is no one there during the day.

Although the mysterious person yesterday did not agree on a specific time, and only said that he would go there today, Chunyu Pavilion would not be open during the day, so he would definitely not go there during the day.

So Xu Bai continued to work on the progress bar during the day, and he did not put down the book until the evening.

"Is the young master going?" Ye Zi sat aside, with his hands on his chin, his elbows on his knees, and looked up at Xu Bai.

"No." Xu Bai said, "It will go."

As he said that, Xu Bai took out a stack of paper from the cabinet in the house, took out a pen and wrote a long paragraph on it, and then handed it to the fourth-grade puppet.

"This... So, the young master is letting the puppet go." Ye Zi's beautiful eyes were full of surprise.

This really surprised her a little. She thought Xu Bai was going there in person, but he had a plan, so he was confident, but she never expected that it was the puppet who went there.

"I'm not a fool, how could I go there myself? If it was a head-on confrontation, I still have some ideas, but his ability is too weird. It's better to be safe." Xu Bai smiled.

Ye Zi came back to his senses and said, "But Sir, what if you can't go over and they don't say anything?"

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "He asked me to go over in order to communicate with me about something, or to assassinate me directly. There are only two possibilities.

If they want to talk to me, my puppet can satisfy them. If they don't want to talk, then they can only assassinate me. In this case, it doesn't matter whether they control the puppet or not."

This situation is nothing more than assassination and conversation. The puppet can talk on his behalf. What he wants to say and ask is written on the paper. What the other party wants to say can also be written on the paper.

This is the most reliable method at present, which is both safe and effective.

The other party uses the control method to see him, and he also controls the puppet to see him. Isn't it the same?

"Sir, you are smart." Ye Zi said sweetly with a smile.

Xu Bai stuffed a few more silver bills into the arms of the fourth-grade puppet, let the puppet cover his figure, and went out directly.

After the fourth-grade puppet walked out of the door, it walked straight towards Chunyu Pavilion.

Because of the body shape covered, the fourth-grade puppet at this moment looks more like a person, and even the face is covered tightly, only a pair of eyes are exposed, but it is covered by the hood on the head.

If you don't look carefully, you can't find that it is a puppet walking on the street now.

Chunyu Pavilion is not far from the inn.

At this time, it was dark, and there were not many people on the street. Most of the busy people during the day were doing entertainment activities at home. As an entertainment venue for the entire Fenghua State, Chunyu Pavilion was bustling with people at this moment.

At the gate, there were either rich businessmen dressed in gorgeous clothes, or young people dressed brightly, or scholars shaking folding umbrellas.

On the second and third floors, the girls with gorgeous clothes were leaning on the railings, and their eyes would flow from time to time, which could attract people's souls.

This place is full of luxury and nature. Although it is in the hands of the Ninth Princess, it is one of the important economic sources of the Great Chu State and an important funding channel for the emperor through the Ninth Princess.

The fourth-grade puppet walked out of the darkness, took flexible steps, and stepped into it.

Many visitors and girls around looked over. They saw that the fourth-grade puppet was not dressed properly, but there was a chilling breath on his body. They all turned their heads away and didn't look here.

This person is not easy to mess with at first glance. Those who know what to do will stay away, but it doesn't prevent Chunyu Pavilion from making money.

The old procuress came over with a dusty breath, swaying her figure, and said: "Master, do you have a good girl?"

She is a person with good eyesight, after all, she is hanging out in this place.

When you meet a weak scholar or a rich young master, call him a young master, and when you meet those who are obviously in the rivers and lakes, call him a master.

Different titles can bring different effects. After all, everyone likes different titles, which is the details.

In this regard, Jiang Tong, who called the Blood-Slaughtering Knife-Knight, was not even as good as an old procuress.

The fourth-grade puppet could not speak, but it did not hinder Xu Bai's previous arrangement.

It reached into its arms, then took out a few silver bills and stuffed them into the old procuress's arms, waving impatiently.

Under Xu Bai's control, a particularly familiar action was formed.

It was like a regular customer who did not need to be led by others.

The old procuress was also slightly stunned. She had been in this place for so long and had never seen such a strange person.

But looking at the silver bills in her arms, she thought that maybe this person knew someone, or maybe he just came to see her.

In any case, there were enough silver bills in her arms, and the man just now was obviously impatient with her.

"Master, then you can take a walk first. If you need anything, just tell me at any time. I will walk around on this floor." The old procuress was also a discerning person. The most important thing was that she got a lot of money. This silver bill alone proved that the person in front of her was definitely not poor, and there was no such behavior of eating the king chicken.

After a while, the madam left, leaving very cleanly.

The fourth-grade puppet was even more straightforward. He came directly to the stairs, slowly raised his feet, and walked towards the third floor step by step.

According to the agreed location, after arriving on the third floor, the fourth-grade puppet found the room in the corner and knocked on the door gently.

With a creak, the door opened from the inside, and a girl with heavy makeup and silky clothes looked up at the fourth-grade puppet.

"You are..."

The fourth-grade puppet raised his hand to interrupt without asking the question. There was a stack of papers in his hand. The fourth-grade puppet turned out one of them and showed it to the girl.

There was only a simple line of words on it.

"I'm here."

The girl was stunned. After a long time, she silently turned sideways and let the fourth-grade puppet enter the room.

The fourth-grade puppet did not hesitate, stepped into it, and even sat on the chair in the room.

"Pah!"

A crisp sound came, and the half-dressed woman closed the door.

Then, her shape became extremely strange, with dense silk threads appearing in the air at the joints, and they were hanging in the air, which looked very strange.

"Master Xu, the rumors in the martial arts world say that you are a reckless man, but I didn't expect you to be so cautious. You didn't even come to see me sincerely. It seems that Master Xu is worried that I want you to deal with you secretly."

The voice that was neither male nor female, but also male and female, echoed in the room, and the specific timbre and gender could not be heard.

In terms of caution, soul controllers have their own methods.

The fourth-grade puppet did not answer, and turned out another piece of paper, and the content on it emerged.

"I can't say, I can't see, let alone hear, you should write down everything you know, including what you want to talk to me today, you can write it on paper."

Woman: "..."

What the hell is this familiar sense of déjà vu?

Isn't this a trick that I often use? The other party learned it so quickly?

Looking at the fourth-grade puppet in front of him, he placed the paper in his hand on the table, obviously asking him to write it.

The woman gritted her teeth, obviously knowing that no matter how much she said at this time, it would be useless.

Under the pull of the translucent silk thread, she took out a pen from the table and continued to write on the paper.

She wrote very quickly, and after just a moment, she had written two full pages, and finally stuffed them into the hands of the fourth-grade puppet.

After writing, the woman sat directly on the chair, and the translucent silk thread on her body disappeared, without even looking at this side.

In her opinion, this puppet can't see or hear, so it's useless to say more. Just write what she wants on the paper and let the puppet take it back.

But what she didn't expect was that the fourth-grade puppet didn't leave, so why did it stay there?

The woman hesitated, looking at the fourth-grade puppet from time to time.

This woman was only controlled by the soul controller.

The content just written was also controlled by the soul controller through the silk thread, so now I don't know what to do.

Unable to speak, the fourth-grade puppet just stayed here.

The woman didn't speak either.

Time passed by, and there was no sign of leaving.

But the woman couldn't say much, and the person controlling her didn't control her anymore, so they could only remain in a stalemate.

Time passed by, and in the blink of an eye, the whole night passed.

As the day approached, there were fewer and fewer people in Chunyu Pavilion. After all, the brothels were only open at night, and most of them were closed during the day. The girls also needed to rest.

At this time, the fourth-grade puppet suddenly raised its feet and left Chunyu Pavilion in the woman's astonished expression...

...

After leaving Chunyu Pavilion, the fourth-grade puppet did not stay, but returned directly to the inn and handed the paper in his hand to Xu Bai.

After doing all this, the fourth-grade puppet quietly guarded beside it without moving again.

This is the disadvantage of the mechanical puppet technique.

If it is far away, Xu Bai's control power is also limited, and he can only give some rigid commands.

He had given the order before, and the fourth-grade puppet also returned before the Chunyu Pavilion closed according to the time he calculated.

It was equivalent to giving an instruction, and the rules for what to do at what time were very rigid.

As for why he took out the silver bills when he met the madam, it was also an order given in advance.

If someone stopped the fourth-grade puppet, the fourth-grade puppet would take out the silver bills in his hand.

After all, in that kind of place, after entering, the only one who could stop the fourth-grade puppet was the madam.

Xu Bai estimated that unless the skill of mechanical puppetry was upgraded to a higher level, the scope could be expanded.

But now was not the time to think about these things. Xu Bai picked up the paper in front of him and scanned the contents with interest.

After a moment, Xu Bai had finished reading the first page, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

The contents on the paper jumped into his mind...

[Lord Xu, I really didn't expect you to be so cautious, but you really guessed wrong this time, and I am not against you. 】

[It's true that I arranged the two men who assassinated you. I am the one who assassinated you, but I met you this time because I wanted to help you. ]

[Whether you believe it or not, soul controllers are now just rats crossing the street in this world. I just hope that by helping you, we can walk on the road of light. ]

[I joined an alliance established by the people who are against you. The purpose is to cooperate with you from inside and outside to help you successfully overcome this difficulty. ]

[The other party is very strong, and I still don't know what he is. He said that he wants to destroy you and the entire Fenghuazhou together. ]

[I know that if I want to cooperate with you, I must have a good bargaining chip, and I have it. ]

...

The content is divided into two pages, this is the content of one page, but Xu Bai can see through many things.

First of all, it is divided into true and false.

Needless to say, the fake one is playing a Mission Impossible with him.

If you believe it, it will cause a series of subsequent troubles.

As for if it is true, there is a lot to consider.

The other party's purpose is actually to help him, and then to associate the soul controller with the royal family, so as to wash away the previous stain.

But Xu Bai is more interested in the bargaining chips that the other party mentioned.

Xu Bai thought about this, touched his chin, and turned to the second page.

The content of the second page is vividly written on the paper.

[My bargaining chips are actually very simple. First, I will tell you which forces are against you. ]

[There is only one local family, the Tong family. ]

[As for those outside the local area, it is very mixed. These forces do not pose a threat to Lord Xu. ]

[The most important thing is our leader. He didn't even tell us what business he is in. ]

[But he has extremely high confidence that he can completely destroy you, including the entire Fenghuazhou. ]

[Another point is that the leader seems to be waiting for an opportunity. If there are any changes in Fenghuazhou during this period, Lord Xu must pay more attention. ]

...

At this point, everything is over.

Xu Bai handed the paper in his hand to Ye Zi: "Do you have any ideas?"

Ye Zi took it curiously, scanned it up and down, and put the paper on the table, frowning slightly, as if thinking.

After about half an incense stick of time, Ye Zi spoke.

"Sir, I don't know whether what he said is true or not. We need to consider both sides."

"If what she said is true, then she is helping us. If it is false, then she is luring us into the trap."

"In any case, we need to investigate the local family in Fenghuazhou mentioned in the letter just now, as well as the leader and the changes he said that have taken place in Fenghuazhou recently."

"We need to consider these points."

Ye Zi said it clearly.

Xu Bai praised: "Yes, you and I have the same idea."

Both the truth and the false need to be considered, but now there is a sequence in front of them.

First, go and see this so-called Tong family and verify how much of what the other party said is true and how much is false.

Ye Zi asked: "Sir, should we investigate openly or secretly? If we investigate openly, the two of us are enough. If we investigate secretly, we need to monitor all the time. I'm afraid the two of us are not enough. Do you want to ask the governor for help?"

Xu Bai said: "Under the current situation, it is not good to investigate openly. The situation in the state is different from that in the prefecture. The situation in the state is more complicated, so we need to investigate secretly. As for how to investigate secretly, I don't need the governor's help. I just need to find the Jiang family."

He didn't want to find the governor because he couldn't figure out whether the governor was one of those pedantic scholars. In this case, it would be bad to find him. So it would be better to find the Jiang family. After all, the Jiang family had already expressed their intention to join.

In fact, there was another sentence he didn't say. Whether it was open or secret, it was all right. Since the other party dared to pass on this information, it must be very easy for Xu Bai to find it, so both open and secret were effective.

The reason why he wanted to do it secretly was that he wanted to give the Jiang family a chance. To be precise, he wanted the emperor to reward more other people.

For no other reason than to make the emperor spend money.

All along the way, at the beginning, Xu Bai felt that he had made a profit, after all, there were so many nameless sword scriptures.

But until now, Xu Bai felt that he had lost again, especially last time, he inexplicably entered the Yaogui City, he felt that he had lost a lot, so he felt a little unhappy, and he had to make the emperor spend money.

And it was not his reward, someone who didn't use it was a fool.

"If it is found that this family is colluding with those people..." Xu Bai stretched out his hand and wiped his neck, the meaning was also very simple.

"Let's go, go to the Jiang family now."

With a countermeasure, Xu Bai must act.

Soon, he took Ye Zi to the Jiang family. After entering the house, the head of the Jiang family entertained him very warmly.

"Master Xu, you came all the way to see me. Is there something wrong? Don't worry, as long as I can do it, I will go through fire and water without hesitation." The head of the Jiang family patted his chest and promised loudly.

Such a strong man, doing this kind of action, looks very sincere and down-to-earth.

But in Xu Bai's opinion, these guys are as smart as monkeys, so he can only watch for fun.

At this time, before Xu Bai could speak, the head of the Jiang family grabbed Jiang Tong next to him and brought him to Xu Bai: "Master, I offended you last time. Now let him apologize to you."

Jiang Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Looking at the young man in front of him who was about the same age as him, he still listened to his father's words and said respectfully: "Master Xu, I shouldn't have rashly called you by your title. I was wrong last time. Please forgive me, Master Xu."

Xu Bai waved his hand. He had long forgotten this matter. The most important thing now was to solve the matter at hand: "Master Jiang, how much do you know about the Tong family?"

The head of the Jiang family smiled slightly. He was stunned, then shook his head: "We don't have any business dealings. I only know that the Tong family is a big family here. They are engaged in the business of Yinbiao, specializing in the business of special escorts. Does Lord Xu have anything to do with them?"

Xu Bai smiled and said: "It's nothing big. I just got a piece of information by chance. They are related to the people who assassinated me. If Lord Jiang is free, you might as well monitor them for me."

After hearing this, Lord Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then a solemn look appeared on his face: "Lord Xu, don't worry, if they have any abnormalities, I will definitely tell you the first time."

Xu Bai nodded.

I have to say that the Jiang family is really good. They will agree to it as long as you say a word.

"In this case, I will take my leave. Lord Jiang will trouble you with this matter."

Xu Bai now has other things to do. The most important thing is to work on the progress bar. This time, he will not stay any longer after explaining the matter clearly, and he doesn't want to waste time.

I thought he could leave smoothly, but before he stood up, Lord Jiang reached out to stop him.

"Master Xu, wait a moment. I have another unwelcome request. I hope you will agree." said the head of the Jiang family.

Xu Bai stopped and turned to look at the head of the Jiang family with interest, indicating that he could tell him at any time.

"It's like this, Master Xu, I am a warrior, and I can feel that the aura of Master Xu is different. Master Xu, have you comprehended a special sword intent?" The head of the Jiang family was hesitant when he said this. After all, it was not good to inquire about such things, but his heart was very hot.

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes and said, "Indeed, Master Jiang has a good eye. I don't know what Master Jiang means?"

The head of the Jiang family gritted his teeth and said, "I am now in the third-grade realm, but I have not comprehended the sword intent. If I can see Master Xu's sword intent, I may be able to draw inferences, so I would like to ask Master Xu for help."

As he said this, the head of the Jiang family took out a book from his arms, handed it to Xu Bai, and continued.

"I know that Lord Xu is a businessman. As a businessman, he has to talk business, so this is a deal. This book is the swordsmanship of my Jiang family."

"Although there is no matching mental method, it is still a second-grade book. As for the mental method, it is not that I am unwilling to give it, but my mental method is not a matching one. The matching mental method has long disappeared in the previous war."

"If Lord Xu is willing, this book will be yours."

As he spoke, the head of the Jiang family showed a painful expression on his face. Obviously, giving this thing is also a huge price for him.

But there is no way. This world will always respect strength. Even if he holds on to Xu Bai's thigh, the future will depend on his own strength.

If he can comprehend the sword meaning, his strength will inevitably make a qualitative leap, which is a good shelter for his family.

"What did you say, swordsmanship?" Xu Bai was listening well, but when he heard the word swordsmanship, his eyes showed excitement.

Not just because of the progress bar, but because this is a swordsmanship.

To be honest, which man doesn't have a dream of being a martial artist or a fairy tale? What is the most outstanding weapon in martial arts and fairy tales? That is the sword.

For Xu Bai, he prefers swordsmanship, but unfortunately, he has been practicing swordsmanship all the way. Even Gu Yuefei's swordsmanship was finally integrated into Hui Feng Liu Xue.

Swordsmanship! That's swordsmanship!

When Xu Bai was young, he was known as a man who could hold a wooden stick and there would be no rape flowers within a mile.

Xu Bai took the book in his hand, looked at the blurred font on it, gently turned two pages, and suddenly asked in confusion: "Why is the Jiang family master so burly?"

A person who practices swordsmanship should be ethereal, why does his body become so burly?

The Jiang family master said generously: "This is the method of heavy sword."

Xu Bai: "..."

Suddenly I don't want it anymore, what's going on?

Give me back my graceful long sword, I don't want a heavy sword!

He uses a heavy sword, and I always feel that he is similar to a certain hero with one-armed broken-arm.

The head of the Jiang family didn't know what Xu Bai was thinking, and he showed off his muscles: "This is the swordsmanship of a real man. With one sword, he smashed the opponent into a pulp."

Xu Bai's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself: "That's the fucking chaotic cloak hammer method!"

With one sword, the opponent was smashed into a pulp, which really doesn't conform to the agile and elegant swordsmanship at all.

However, despite his complaints, Xu Bai still agreed in the end. After all, it is a progress bar.

Immediately, Xu Bai pulled out the black knife.

The next moment, the black knife was broken into countless fragments, and each fragment was carrying a terrifying sword intent.

When the sword intent came out, the whole audience was silent.

The head of the Jiang family felt it seriously, while Jiang Tong took two steps back, his face turned pale, and he felt the terrifying pressure.

This man was about the same age as him, but he felt that he was like a little ant in front of him.

"Fortunately, I didn't offend him at that time." Jiang Tong thought to himself.

After a few breaths, the head of the Jiang family nodded and asked Xu Bai to put away the black knife Bai Lie.

"Thank you, Lord Xu, I'm close to the edge." The head of the Jiang family clasped his fists.

After that, the two had nothing else to talk about.

After asking the head of the Jiang family to monitor carefully, Xu Bai and Ye Zi returned to the inn from the Jiang family.

"Don't go around in the next few days. Let the people in the inn prepare food. I will stay here for a few days until there is news from the Jiang family." Xu Bai ordered.

Ye Zi nodded and agreed.

Xu Bai held his book and continued to work hard.

...

Time passed day by day, and he did not wait for the reply from the Jiang family, but waited for the progress bar to be completed. The progress bar of the second-grade fortune-telling book in front of him had reached the last trace.

Looking at the progress bar in front of him reaching perfection, Xu Bai waited for the appearance of light blue smoke.

Tenosynovitis relapsed, it hurts so much, the road to Beijing is almost over, and after that it will be a new route, it's so difficult_