Chapter 369 "The Game of the Ancestral Gods" The lie before dawn(1/2)
Is it possible that Yuan Xi's son Xiao Zhuo is one of the four holy envoys?
The deeper level of this question is to verify: in addition to the three holy envoys Jiang Qian has seen: Heiye Langjun, Stinging Moth, and Sha Jin, whether the identity of the holy envoy he has not yet met corresponds to Xiao Zhuo.
Unlike Ayiguli, Jiang Qian has a lasting and effective memory of the appearance and behavior of the people he has met.
When a person grows up, his appearance and behavior will inevitably change, but some fundamental and iconic characteristics are difficult to erase from a person's life unless they are deliberately done. Previously, I had a conversation with the three holy envoys.
The fight gave Jiang Qian 90% certainty of making accurate eliminations.
As for Ayiguli's so-called "face blindness", Jiang Qian secretly thought that she shouldn't take it too seriously.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ayiguli immediately showed an "I understand you" expression and said, "You might as well ask me directly if that child is the water ghost envoy you have never seen before."
Jiang Qian smiled and said nothing.
Ayiguli continued: "You have personally fought against three of the four Holy Envoys. Among the three of them, only the Stinging Moth Holy Envoy has the habit of disguising himself. But you have also seen that the direction of his disguise is different.
It’s about hiding your true features, and it’s about showing your personality. So I’m not surprised that you excluded the three of them.”
"But it's a pity that the only 'water ghost' you haven't hit yet, I don't think he looks like him either. At least with my eyesight, I can't see any similarity between him and that kid."
"Well..." Jiang Qian was silent.
At present, apart from the new leader, Yuan Xi's mother and son have the highest degree of participation in this causal mirror. It can be said that the entire incident revolves around these three people. It stands to reason that the three of them are most likely to "carry identities".
The new leader, Yuan Xi, is an adult, and has shown strength one after another. If there is a holy envoy or saint among them, it stands to reason that Aiguli should have identified him long ago.
Excluding Ayiguli's refusal to cooperate, these two people can basically be ruled out.
If Xiao Zhuo is not a chess player, then who else is?
Or maybe, the real "secondary chess piece" has not yet appeared?
Could it be...
A person suddenly flashed in Jiang Qian's mind, a person whose identity was confusing from beginning to end.
"Do you still remember how you were attacked just now?" Jiang Qian looked at Ayiguli again and asked her about the details of the attack.
Ayiguli's eyes fell on the pitcher plant prop. It was a consumable prop. Although it only had one chance to be used, its attack effect still left Ayiguri with lingering fear.
She murmured and recalled: "I followed your instructions and cautiously followed the child. What was his name? Xiao Zhuo, right... He was very flexible and shuttled through the woods very fast. Except for me, no one else could
There is no trace of him. However..."
"However?"
"I suddenly smelled a strange fragrance..."
When Ayiguli said this, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, her eyes brightened:
"It's a tempting smell. Although I won't interrupt important activities because of a smell, the scent really makes me want to stop! Yes, I think I was bewitched by this prop."
As she said that, she sighed softly and her eyes became a little hateful.
"Well, it's understandable," Jiang Qian said immediately, "Some props will restrain certain species. I don't think I can blame you."
Ayiguli, however, was ungrateful and spoke in a strange tone: "Huh, stop comforting me. I guess you must be doubting now. Is this useless guy in front of you really the official wanted criminal?"
"Oh? Is this your objective evaluation of yourself?"
"You!" Ayiguli gritted her teeth, "Do you think this is what I want? I..."
Jiang Qian looked at Ayiguli, but the other party refused to continue talking.
He noticed that this "stop" was by no means speechless or coy, but a timely termination. It was as if if she said one more word, it would have irreversible consequences.
Jiang Qian softened his expression: "Just kidding, I didn't think that way, let's get back to business."
The more times like this, the more important it is to avoid unnecessary complications.
He brought the topic back on track:
"Based on some of the facts currently observed, it can be confirmed that the cause and effect mirror this time is derived from the grudge between Yuan Xi's mother and son and the leader of the village. Moreover, the number and quality of the super-species props carried by Yuan Xi's mother and son exceed one
The level that low-level license holders should possess. These deviations all point to a mysterious figure who has not yet appeared, but frequently appears in everyone's language."
"That person!" Ayiguli said immediately.
In fact, it was not difficult to realize this. After Jiang Qian explained to her what he saw there, Ayiguli realized it.
"Yes!" Jiang Qian nodded approvingly.
Ayiguli's eyes brightened slightly, as if she had found some comfort from the negative emotions just now: "What should we do next?"
Even if these deviations are read, it is actually difficult for the two "outsiders" Jiang Qian and Ayiguli to change the facts that have happened. After all, what they can do is limited. According to Jiang Qian's original thinking, Ayiguli
Li could even predict Jiang Qian's answer, which was nothing more than: "just wait and see what happens" or "wait and see" and so on.
But this time she guessed wrong.
"I want to go and talk to Yuan Xi."
Jiang Qian looked directly into Ayiguli's eyes, watching her expression gradually change from calmness to surprise.
Added: "I don't want to interfere with any results. I want to know the ins and outs of the whole thing. It's best to talk about it from her perspective."
"Why?" Ayiguli was even more puzzled. It sounded like this matter had nothing to do with their purpose.
"Curious." Jiang Qian said calmly.
Ayiguli was silent.
This was equivalent to not answering, but as a secondary chess player who obeyed orders, she could not find any basis for refutation.
There was no way, even if they did nothing, they still had to survive this long wait.
"let's go."
The two briefly checked the surrounding situation, and found the body of an adult man not far from where Ayiguli was shot. It seemed that he had suffered an unexpected attack and died.
The two of them did not continue to explore, but set out for the village.
It was already late at night.
Most of the people living in this village have fallen asleep, and only the leader's hut is lit with lights.
The door was closely guarded by personal guards with high vigilance.
Jiang Qian and Ayiguli approached quietly. With their methods, they were not easily noticed by ordinary people.
"Is Yuan Xi being held here?" Ayiguli couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Not here."
"Then why..."
"Shh."
Jiang Qian made a gesture, and Ayiguli shut up knowingly.
She quietly looked at Jiang Qian's side face under the moonlight, looking at his attentive listening expression, and felt an inexplicable dependence in her heart.
However, as soon as this feeling appeared, she was immediately aware of it and extinguished it without hesitation!
She narrowed her eyes and looked away.
In the leader's room, intermittent conversations were coming:
"What? No one came back?!" This was the leader's voice, full of anger.
"It's... the person who went out to chase the child. So far there is no news..." Jiang Qian had the impression that this voice came from a guard captain-like figure next to the leader, similar to the leader's "senior follower".
Then, there was a sigh: "I know... look for it again!"
"yes……"
The conversation was brief, but the message conveyed was thought-provoking.
"That child seems quite difficult to deal with." After a while, Jiang Qian said to Ayiguli.
"He has props on him. It's strange that ordinary people can get benefits from approaching him!"
"Yes, so we have to move quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Ayiguli said "hmm" and followed Jiang Qian's movements.
Although she wasn't sure what Jiang Qian meant by "it's too late"...
The two bypassed the leader's house and found the dying Yuan Xi in an abandoned, empty thatched hut.
Outside, the leader's cronies were guarding the door, and not even an animal could approach.
Inside the door, Yuan Xi was lying in a haystack, her face was pale and mournful, her original long hair was scattered on both sides of her body, her eyes were looking blankly at the roof of the shed, as if she was looking further away, and the blood gradually staining her body made her look...
It looks shockingly beautiful.
In the silent darkness, Jiang Qian and Ayiguli stood side by side, silent for a long time.
Just when Ayiguli suspected that Jiang Qian was about to give up and speak, Jiang Qian quietly removed his invisibility armor and threw it towards the roof above his head.
One of the functions of the invisibility armor is to hide all traces and clues of what happened inside the building.
In this way, people outside will not notice their intrusion.
To be continued...