"Old man, what do you mean by what you just said? Tell us brothers. We two don't understand anything. Fortunately, we meet a knowledgeable elder like you. Please tell us." Ji Yutang said harshly. asked gruffly.

I saw her pious face, smile on her face, and sweet mouth. Uncle Liu couldn't help but look back at Liansheng, feeling that if Liansheng could see him, he would be as clever as the black boy in front of him, but he would definitely be fairer and prettier than this black boy.

"You're welcome, little brother. I'm just saying what you heard." Uncle Liu smiled and stroked his goatee, and said, "The Taiping Religion only selects fifteen disciples in a month and only holds three competitions. Five people are selected for each game. Counting this month, the competition has lasted for two months, but according to the information I compiled, I have not seen any duplicate guardians. So I concluded that there are more than ten guardians in the Taiping Sect, and I estimate that there are Hundreds of them. Otherwise, information about the size, appearance, and strength of these guardians would have spread long ago."

"Then why didn't this guess spread? If someone watched the competition twice in a row, they would guess that there are more than ten protectors." Ji Yutang still has questions.

But Uncle Liu raised his chin and pointed behind her: "Look over there, that's why it hasn't spread."

Ji Yutang looked back in the direction he pointed and found several people walking towards them carrying trays. These people were all wearing the uniform clothes of the Taiping Sect, which were gray-blue robes. The tray they were carrying contained a stack of paperwork, a piece of ink pad, and a large bag of bulging silver.

"What's going on? Hiding money?" Ji Yutang watched as the man carrying the tray walked up to an onlooker and said a few words. The onlooker immediately reached out and dipped his hand in the ink pad and put his fingerprint on the document. , and then happily received a dime of silver, jumping three feet high with joy.

Xie Huaichu frowned: "The Taiping Sect uses such a simple and crude method to silence the common people? Are they all willing?"

Ji Yutang sighed: "As long as you keep your mouth shut, you will get free money without harming your own interests. Why not do it?"

"Then someone will leak the secret, right?" Xie Huaichu asked.

Ji Yutang shook his head: "No, those who took the money have tasted the benefits and will never allow anyone to destroy their money-making career. They will actively supervise others and not tell others."

Xie Huaichu fell silent. Ji Yutang was right. That was the fact. As long as interests were involved, people's hearts would be controlled. The people behind the scenes who want to control the Taiping Religion are masters of manipulating people's hearts, and their opponents are formidable.

Uncle Liu's eyes flickered, feeling that Ji Yutang was unusual. He understood what was going on after just one glance at Zhi Zhi, and he was already wary of her. It seems that it is not an easy matter to use these two black boys to pave the way for their group.

Soon, the Taiping Cult members came to Ji Yutang and others carrying trays.

Ji Yutang pulled the corner of Xie Huaichu's clothes to avoid him, and asked Uncle Liu to face the cultivator first to see what he did. She and Xie Huaichu were learning from each other.

Xie Huaichu glanced at Ji Yutang depressedly. The action she took by the corner of her clothes to pull her away was very similar to the action she took to protect her younger brother.

Ji Yutang saw his sad eyes and pretended not to notice. She felt a little strange in her heart. Since yesterday, Xie Huaichu had been acting strangely, always in a daze.

Liu Bo couldn't help but laugh when he saw Ji Yutang's actions. He became more and more convinced that she was not simple and would not be easily used by him, so he had the idea of ​​giving up using them. However, he glanced at Liansheng and hardened his heart to dispel this thought. The purpose of his trip is for Liansheng's eyes. Even if the road goes dark, he will never give up.

"The leader has an order. Everyone who participates in the competition must sign a document promising not to reveal the content of the competition. The leader is kind and can receive a dime of silver after signing." The believer said.

Without any hesitation, Uncle Liu stretched out his hand to dip his hand in the ink pad, pressed it lightly on the document, and then happily accepted the dime of silver like everyone else.

The other five people in his team also made the same bet without any hesitation.

Xie Huaichu couldn't understand it more and more. He felt that Uncle Liu and his party had a great purpose and would do anything to achieve their goals. Similarly, they could give up anything.

The believers turned to Ji Yutang and Xie Huaichu. They looked at each other and simply pressed their fingerprints.

In fact, the two of them have nothing to worry about. After all, this is an order from the officials and the queen. Even if something goes wrong, the officials may not take care of it, but there is still the queen. She is Xie Huaichu's biological mother and will not let it go.

Therefore, Ji Yutang's action of pulling Xie Huaichu away and letting Uncle Liu and the others draw first was intentional. She just wanted to leave a cautious impression on Uncle Liu, so that Uncle Liu would regard them as a strong opponent. Uncle Liu will have concerns and will not attack them too early.

Sure enough, when Uncle Liu saw them following suit, he laughed softly.

"The first competition begins!" Following the order, everyone's eyes were focused on the paddock.

The master of the martial arts hall is gearing up and preparing for the attack. Opposite him, the Ninth Guardian was slowly picking his ears, looking nonchalant and a little bit twitchy.

Outside the paddock, a few young ladies whispered about the Nine Guardians and let out a short exclamation. After being looked over by the people around them, they lowered their heads with shy faces.

Ji Yutang faced Uncle Liu and asked her unfinished question: "Judging from everyone's attitude towards the Nine Guardians, it seems that no one knew what he looked like before. Uncle, you know what's going on. ?"

Uncle Liu replied: "Because in every competition before, no one has shown their true face, and this Ninth Guardian is the first."

Ji Yutang was confused: "Did the previous protectors all fight with black veils on their backs?"

Uncle Liu choked on his saliva and coughed repeatedly: "How is that possible? They are wearing masks."

Ji Yutang nodded slightly and said to himself: "The time of the last competition was..."

"It was ten days ago." Liu Bo said.

Ten days ago, there had been no trouble in the official family, and the leader of the Taiping Sect had not yet entered the palace and been named a national master, so the leader would still be in charge of the overall situation. Today is different, the leader is not here, and the guardians show their faces for the first time.

This shows that they definitely did not decide to show their faces today on their own whim. There must be another person who replaced the leader and helped him take charge of the overall situation after he entered the palace. Moreover, this person's scheming, means, and status are no less than those of the leader.

Ji Yutang sighed in his heart. She and Xie Huaichu had to deal with more than one person. The task is arduous and the responsibility is heavy, and they need to be more careful to avoid getting hurt.

Suddenly someone started making noises and shouted: "Hey, why don't you hit me? What are you doing here? Are you going to hit me?"

When Ji Yutang came back to her senses, she looked into the paddock. The two of them were eight feet away, and their postures were ready, but they still had no intention of taking action.

After hearing this, the Ninth Protector dragged his legs for a few steps and approached the master of the martial arts hall. He said: "Silly big man, I will give you three punches, so as not to be said that I bully the weak."

The martial arts master looked at him in disbelief: "You are a cripple, and you still let me?"

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