Martial Arts: Gain a Jiazi internal force at the beginning!

Chapter 146 Collusion?

"Thousand silk ghost concubine?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present except Jiang Ran looked at Liu Xiao'e in astonishment.

Liu Xiaoe looked at the bad gambler in disbelief.

Her eyes were wide open, she didn't expect that even when Prince Yu died, she didn't show her flaws.

In the end, he was called out by the bad gambler.

With this thought in mind, she raised her hand casually, and just about to spill out a puff of white powder, she felt a strong wind blowing back.

Nothing wasted at all, and I sprinkled my head and face.

"Cough cough cough..."

Liu Xiaoe coughed again and again, and staggered back.

He stretched out his hand to take out a bottle of elixir, and was about to open it and swallow it, but at this moment, a hand reached out and snatched the bottle away.

"give me back!"

Liu Xiao'e exclaimed, and wanted to grab it, but she let out a muffled groan.

"Forget it, I use Depression Powder myself, so I don't need to tell you the effect?"

I heard Jiang Ran say with a smile:

"Girl, don't be impatient. You don't have to run away in such a hurry. If you really want to do something to you, you have already made a move in the gambling house just now. You will never be tolerated until now."

"you……"

Liu Xiao'e wiped her face hard, then looked up at Jiang Ran:
"What do you mean? You have already seen it?"

"It's actually not difficult."

Jiang Ran said softly:

"The traces of what happened tonight are too obvious, forget it, let's talk as we walk.

"Bad gambler, lead the way, let's meet the King of Ghosts."

"Yes."

The bad gambler agreed and led the way first.

Jiang Ran glanced at Liu Xiao'e, and made a 'please' gesture to her.

Liu Xiao'e looked at Jiang Ran, then at everyone present, took a deep breath, and followed behind the bad gambler and the six dice monsters.

Although she was so depressed that she couldn't move, her walking didn't affect her.

"Are you still going?"

Li Tianxin felt a little disturbed, he really didn't want to stay here.

Jiang Ran smiled and said:

"Brother Li can also go out first."

"Forget it, I'll follow along."

Naturally, Ruan Yuqing and Luo Qingyi didn't need to say much.

At this point, they no longer have any fear of this ghost palace.

Especially Luo Qingyi, he was never afraid from the very beginning.

As Jiang Ran walked, he opened his mouth and said:
"At the beginning, it was indeed quite bluffing...the team of ghosts picking up brides really doesn't seem to be a living person.

"But when you actually get to the ghost palace, you will find that these so-called evil ghosts are all living people in disguise.

"Then what happened to those so-called 'ghosts' at the beginning?

"The place we were in at that time was not very hidden, not to mention that there was a bright fire.

"Then they looked around, if it was really a ghost, we don't understand this thing, it's hard to say whether we can see it or not.

"But if it's a human...is there any reason why you can't see it?
"But they turned a deaf ear to it, so let me guess...the stop at that time was just to attract our attention?"

"I see."

Ruan Yuqing nodded lightly: "Meeting such a group of weird beings on the road, they either flee in fear, or they will inevitably catch up to find out. And if their target is the burnt tail on your body, they will naturally investigate your behavior.

"I know you won't be afraid, I will definitely catch up and check."

"And the reason why I caught up at that time was naturally because you are not ghosts."

Jiang Ran said with a smile: "After all, there are so obvious footprints on the ground that ghosts can't keep them."

"Didn't you say that there were no footprints on the ground?"

Li Tianxin couldn't help asking.

"Just kidding you."

Jiang Ran was a little speechless: "I've been working with you until the end, but you didn't dare to look at the ground?"

"I...what do you mean I didn't dare?"

Li Tian choked his neck and said:

"I believe you! Yes, I believe your judgment! There is no need for me to take another look!"

"It's funny how you look like a dead duck with a stiff mouth."

Jiang Ran continued:
"The second point is when entering Wujian Town.

"You created a ghost atmosphere earlier, and suppressed your breathing and heartbeat with methods such as the turtle's breathing technique.

"I couldn't hear the sound of breathing or heartbeat in the sedan chair, let alone the sound of begging for mercy.

"But when you arrived in Wujian Town, you suddenly started begging for mercy and crying...

"This is to tell me that the person in the sedan chair is a living person, as a knight-errant, how can I abandon the living person?
"So, what really made me suspicious was the moment when the sedan chair entered Wujian Town.

"But at the time, I wasn't sure yet.

"But when Miss Ruan and I walked out of the enchanted ghost wall and saw you in the depths of this ghost palace, this suspicion was completely deepened."

"At that time, what did I do?"

Liu Xiaoe frowned slightly: "At that time, I didn't do anything..."

Ruan Yuqing also looked at Jiang Ran.

At that time, Liu Xiaoe not only did nothing, but her acting skills were very good.

The pear blossoms were crying with rain, and when they got off the sedan chair, their legs were so weak that they were even more penetrating.

"But the 'ghosts' who carried her sedan chair are gone."

Jiang Ran said softly:

"When I followed the sedan chair, I noticed that those who carried the sedan chair for her were beating gongs and drums.

"It doesn't look like a living person.

"They were queer in appearance, uniform in their movements, and stiff in their joints.

"When I think about it, I feel that they are like mechanical puppets who have been wound up and act according to a fixed pattern.

"Or a kind of manipulative walking dead.

"If there is no unified will, how can it be possible to achieve such uniformity?

"But when Miss Ruan and I found Miss Liu in the ghost palace, they all disappeared.

"And my guess about their identities, no matter which one is right.

"It must be controlled by someone behind the scenes.

"Why do those who control them withdraw them, but ignore the bride captured by them?"

"and many more!"

Li Tianxin suddenly said:
"It's not right here."

"Oh?"

Jiang Ran smiled: "You actually have a brain, tell me, what's wrong?"

"You said those... who are neither human nor ghost, are all manipulated by people.

"Since that's the case, isn't it reasonable that they couldn't see the fire at the first stop?"

Li Tianxin said: "Doesn't that mean that your initial suspicion is untenable?"

"...I suddenly feel that if you sit in the living room and look out, at best you can only see the threshold of the living room?"

"What do you mean?"

Li Tianxin was dumbfounded, then his face darkened:
"You mean I'm short-sighted?"

"Suddenly became smart again."

Jiang Ran nodded calmly:
"Since it is controlled by people, the ones who stop to attract our attention are naturally not the so-called 'ghosts', but the people who manipulate these 'ghosts'.

"As a result, nothing will change."

Li Tianxin thought for a while, then nodded:

"It makes sense... But at that time, besides these two possibilities, there was a third possibility.

"No one controls them, they are ghosts. After they sent the bride to the place, they put down the sedan chair, and then they dispersed."

"Yes."

Jiang Ran looked at Li Tianxin in surprise:
"You have really grown your brains this time, congratulations.

"So, I just deepened my suspicions at the time, and I'm not sure yet.

"After all, there are all kinds of possibilities, and it is absolutely impossible to define a person based on one-sided clues and traces.

"It's just that I took reasonable precautions at that time, for example, when I helped Miss Liu out of the sedan chair, I used a scabbard.

"In order not to be careful."

"Then are you really sure that there is something wrong with me, that I am in the Soul-hunting Casino?"

Liu Xiaoe looked at Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran nodded:

"It's not the first time we've heard the name Prince Yu.

"When you first entered the casino, someone said that you are the bride captured by Prince Yu.

"But when Lord Jade broke into the Soul-hunting gambling house, everyone was looking at him... except you.

"Since you know that you were captured by him, you want to be included in the room.

"Now that I see the Lord, even subconsciously, I want to take a look at him, what kind of person is this?

"But you...you always keep your head down and don't look at it.

"You are an ordinary girl from an ordinary family, but your concentration is deeper than many decent knights.

"Is this reasonable?"

"...Then why didn't you expose me then?"

Liu Xiaoe frowned.

Jiang Ran glanced at the bad gambler:
"Because it's not necessary anymore... When I knew you had a problem, I probably guessed the specific situation.

"It was later confirmed by bad gamblers.

"You brought me to this ghost palace just for Jiao Weiqin.

"You put all your effort into acting, and you are preparing to send me to these various evil spirits, so that they can snatch Jiaowei according to their own abilities.

"And I just took this opportunity to get acquainted with the masters in the Ghost King's Palace, and save the scattered companions along the way.

"But after I win the bad gambler, your role will be negligible.

"If your identity is revealed, once you get excited, if you want to run away, it will be quite troublesome if you turn around and try to catch it back.

"I still want you to come with me, so I have to spend more time talking.

"So, anyway, you also like acting, so let's act with you.

"It's just that I didn't expect that I didn't call out your identity, but when I went out, I was called out by a bad gambler."

"...The subordinates have made their own decisions, and I ask the master to punish them."

The rotten gambler turned around and knelt down on the ground.

Jiang Ran waved his hand:

"It's just a small matter... Besides, since it's been said now, I'm a little curious.

"What the hell are you doing here?
"If you want Jiaowei, you will also attract me to the ghost palace, why don't you rush up and kill me to get Jiaowei, right?

"It ended up leading me to a gambling house, then it should be a restaurant... oh."

When he said this, he saw a restaurant appearing in front of him.

"Pinxin Restaurant?"

Jiang Ran nodded: "It just doesn't seem to open the door."

The bad gambler looked at his nose:
"It stinks of blood."

Taking a look at it, it's more than bloody smell?

The blood flowed out from the closed door.

Li Tianxin hastily said:
"I escaped from here."

Jiang Ran glanced at him and nodded slightly.

Luo Qingyi was about to step forward to check, but was stopped by Jiang Ran: "Bad gambler, let's see what happened in this restaurant?"

"Yes."

The bad gambler agreed, and immediately flew to the door of the restaurant, stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the scene of corpses strewn all over the place in the restaurant immediately appeared in front of everyone.

"Dead...all dead."

The bad gambler frowned, and Liu Xiaoe's expression changed slightly.

"They are killing each other."

Ruan Yuqing just glanced at the situation and saw the situation clearly: "This... makes no sense, Jiao Weiqin is still on you, why are they killing each other? Even if the spoils are not evenly distributed, there must be something to share Just do it."

The rotten gambler had already rushed into the restaurant, turning up and down in a circle.

When he came out, he didn't look good:

"Ghost cook is dead, he ate half of himself... his stomach burst."

The amount of information in this sentence is a bit large.

Jiang Ran blinked, unable to react for a while:

"What?"

If a person eats half of himself, wouldn't it hurt to death, bleed to death, and finally die with a burst stomach?

Ruan Yuqing asked:

"Why would he eat himself?"

"This……"

The bad gambler shook his head: "I don't know."

What are these problems?
Jiang Ran smiled:

"There are quite a lot of strange things in the old days. First, for no reason, Lord Yu performed a big change in front of the big guy.

"Followed by another ghost cook, he put on a show of eating himself...

"I'm really looking forward to what's going to happen next.

"Where is the next stop? A wine shop? Or a brothel? Eating, drinking, whoring and gambling... I am too familiar with these four doors."

Li Tianxin's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.

"Prince Yu is the Qinglou's business."

The bad gambler said: "Going forward, we will talk about Huangquan Winery, and the person in charge is Quan Laoqi."

"Let's go then."

Jiang Ran greeted, and everyone continued to move forward.

Just walking, Jiang Ran looked at Li Tianxin:
"When you escaped, did you really kill the Quartet?"

"Just talking casually."

Li Tianxin shook his head: "But I don't know how they died."

"is it?"

Jiang Ran pondered for a while and said:
"Don't you think that what happened today is somewhat similar to what you once said to me?"

"What words?"

Li Tianxin asked subconsciously.

I saw Jiang Ran looking at him quietly, and suddenly smiled:
"You once said that the most treacherous thing in the world is the Demon Cult.

"The people of the Devil's Cult have weird methods and can confuse people's hearts.

"With just a few words, you can make an unrivaled hero self-destruct.

"Then I don't know, is it possible to let a master suddenly commit suicide in front of people with just a few words?

"Or maybe you suddenly have a big appetite and want to eat yourself?"

"This……"

Li Tianxin was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes lit up:
"You mean, there are demon cult monsters mixed in here?"

Jiang Ran thought for a while and said:
"It should be. After all, apart from the methods of the Devil's Cult, it seems that there are not many other methods that can do this...

"Furthermore, you have also experienced the Bewitching Ghost Wall.

"That ghostly talisman-like obsession can actually make people hallucinate.

"This point seems to have the wind of the devil's religion."

Li Tianxin pondered slightly, nodded and said:

"From this point of view, it is indeed impossible to leave this place. We have to investigate thoroughly before making a decision."

"That's the truth."

Jiang Ran smiled slightly, turned around, and talked to Ruan Yuqing again.

Li Tianxin originally had a slight smile on his face, but when Jiang Ran couldn't see him, he suddenly restrained himself.

When he looked up, there was some sadness in his eyes.

After that, I walked forward for a while, and as expected, I saw a wine shop.

As soon as he arrived in front of the winery, Jiang Ran swallowed.

As a pure wine glutton, I really have no resistance to this Huangquan Winery.

Follow the smell and walk in.

Looking around, after a while, he picked up a wine jar and patted Kaifeng mud:

"This... this must be at least 30 years old, right?

"Is it just here?"

He opened a wine bowl and poured a bowl casually, only thought that the wine was silky and lumpy like amber, it was really wonderful.

But after hesitating for a long time, he finally sighed and didn't drink the wine.

Instead, look around:
"Where is Quan Lao Qi?"

The bad gambler also followed into the wine shop, and he ignored the fine wine.

There is no one in the hall, so I went to the inner hall for a walk.

Jiang Ran, Ruan Yuqing and the others looked at it casually, while Liu Xiaoe sat aside with a lot of worries.

A moment later, the rotten gambler walked out of the inner hall:
"Quan Laoqi is not in this wine shop."

"what?"

Liu Xiaoe looked up at the rotten gambler:
"He has never been half a step away from this wine shop.

"Besides, it was originally agreed tonight, each of them should use their own abilities to get Jiaowei.

"In his case, he should be waiting here to drink with Jiang Ran.

"Now... where did he go?"

"Prince Yu, ghost cook, died inexplicably.

"Quan Laoqi is missing...

"This place is not far from Lord Ghost King's palace. Could it be that he found something and went to report it to Lord Ghost King?"

The rotten gambler speculated.

Liu Xiaoe frowned tightly: "I, I have one thing, I don't know if I should say it..."

The bad gambler glanced at Jiang Ran, and Jiang Ran smiled:
"But it doesn't matter."

"Actually... about Jiaowei and what happened tonight, it wasn't my prince who first brought it up."

Liu Xiaoe said slowly:
"A few days ago, I went to attend the prince's room.

"I saw another man in the room... This man and the prince are like glue.

"That was the first time I saw this person, and his work on the bed is not as good as..."

"and many more……"

Jiang Ran picked out his ears: "This end can be skipped, dirty ears."

The rotten gambler also quickly scolded:

"Ye Wang is not taboo about meat and vegetables, so don't bring up such dirty things again."

"In short...what the lord knows about Jiao Weiqin is actually from that person.

"Then the lord came up with the idea to discuss tonight's matters with you.

"Unfortunately, I don't know the identity of this person. And in the second half of that night, the prince asked me to leave first... He wants to be alone with that person...

"I haven't seen the man since.

"I guess he is not from our ghost palace.

"Because this matter involves collusion with outsiders, I have never dared to mention it.

"But tonight, the prince suddenly committed suicide in the soul-hunting gambling shop... the ghost cook ate himself.

"Even Quan Laoqi is missing.

"I suspect that this may have been done by them."

After Jiang Ran listened, his first reaction was to take a look at Li Tianxin.

Li Tianxin's eyes are also full of doubts:

"What are you looking at me for!?"

"Nothing, just take a look."

Jiang Ran shook his head slightly, and suddenly smiled:

"It feels like this... seems to be starting to become interesting."

Looking at Ruan Yuqing again, I found that the woman was dumbfounded.

It seems to have been greatly shocked.

Seeing Jiang Ran looking at her, he whispered:
"I thought that this kind of thing would only appear in the storybook... I didn't expect that some people would have this habit of breaking sleeves."

When she was in the Shuiyue Sword Sect, she read some strange scripts every day.

(End of this chapter)