Star Trace Gate

Wu Yuanjun sat upright in the palace and asked in a trembling voice, "If you rebel against me, there will be no need to fight, right?"

"hehe."

Niu Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are more than 10,000 soldiers stationed in Crouching Tiger Temple. If I suddenly rebel and join forces with the Tianlong army, then my brother will not be able to win. The war can be ended within ten days."

"What happens after the rebellion? What should we do?" Wu Yuanjun asked again.

"I will call on everyone not to elect a new witch leader, so that the emperor can rest assured and the officials in the court can sleep peacefully. My army will also take off their armor and return home, and stay out of the world." Niu Xi slowly raised his head, looked at Wu Yuanjun with red eyes and said, "When everything is settled, I will commit suicide in the cold pond and follow my elder brother and the brothers."

"Oh!"

When Wu Yuanjun heard this, he slammed his right hand on the table and angrily cursed: "What hypocritical words! You acted like this just to fulfill your own damn loyalty, but you ignored the friendship and the lives of my 80,000 elite soldiers. You just want to use blood and lives to exchange for a statue of a loyal minister and general!"

"The southern border has been ravaged by wars for years, but have our White Python tribe ever felt ashamed of our hometown and the imperial court?! I, Wu Wujun, have worked hard to resist the enemy on the border for half my life, never daring to slack off for a moment, and only had a son in my old age. Have I ever felt ashamed of my elder brother, the king in the Golden Palace?!"

“The weight of war has weighed on Southern Xinjiang for years, just as it has weighed on my White Python tribe for years. I don’t ask for a split of the land to be crowned a king, I just want my brothers to spend their old age in peace, is that not even possible?” Wu Yuanjun became more and more excited as he spoke, and stood up with red eyes and said, “In the battle of Gepao Township, he publicly insulted my White Python tribe as the Earth Snake Army in the Golden Palace. Is he worthy of those soldiers who died on the front line?! The war is over, and our armor is full of traces of being chopped by the enemy’s swords and axes... Now, the armor is rotten and cracked, but we still have to face the butcher knives wielded by those we swore allegiance to! Is this fair?! I ask you, is it fair!”

"The weight of our hometown and our country has already been placed on our shoulders. Now, with just one word from him, eighty thousand people must fall down like wheat fields being cut?! I will not accept this, and I will not do as he wishes!"

Wu Yuanjun pointed at Niu Xi's cheek and said, "I will never forgive you. You betrayed all my brothers and our oath. When the war between me and the court begins, you will be the one sacrificed."

Niu Xi raised his head slowly, without any words of begging or argument: "I did what I should do. Now, things have failed, that is God's will. If Big Brother wants me to die, then I will die."

"Take him down and put him in the dungeon." Wu Yuanjun waved his hands and shouted.

After Niu Xi knelt on the ground and kowtowed silently, he was taken away by several attendants.

On the side of the hall, a little head looked at Niu Xi's embarrassed appearance with a confused and puzzled expression.

He was Wu Yuanjun's only son, and he had just come to watch secretly out of curiosity. He saw his second uncle, who used to love him very much, was in such a mess, and he wanted to rush up to his father and ask why the two of them were quarreling and arguing...

But looking at the angry Wu Yuanjun, he did not dare to step forward.

Not long after, his mother found this place, grabbed his ear and left quietly.

On the way back to the bedroom, he asked in a soft voice, "Why did Second Uncle quarrel with Father?"

The mother was silent for a while, then she said softly, "When people grow up, they all quarrel. This is true for family members and brothers."

"Who is wrong then?"

"Maybe... both are correct." The mother replied in a gentle and objective voice.

……

In the errand room.

After the six gentlemen had eaten and drunk their fill, they waited to meet the witch master.

Finally, after midnight, the inner hall steward came in and said with a smile: "The witch master invites Poison Wine Pot into the hall for a chat."

"Okay." Poison Wine Pot stood up first.

After the others looked at each other, the fat dragon spoke first: "Brother Jiuhu, a gentleman is magnanimous. The life and death of the six of us depends on it!"

"If we help each other, the six of us will surely become famous in Bulao Mountain." Ren also added.

“Cheer up!”

"...!"

Several people encouraged him with kind words.

Poison Wine Pot clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, brothers. We will report as we said before."

"Go!"

Everyone nodded with satisfaction and watched the poisoned wine jug leave proudly.

As soon as he left, the remaining few people continued to wait in boredom.

About a quarter of an hour later, the fat dragon was stunned at first, and then his face turned cold.

"what!"

Ren also yawned and glanced at him casually: "Why do you look so annoyed? Are you worried about how to spend the money? I advise you to do more good deeds...!"

"Damn it! Shameless bastard, what a despicable act!" The fat dragon suddenly jumped up and cursed: "Poison Wine Pot, as the name suggests, he is a rotten person!"

"?!"

The rest of the people were all confused.

"What's wrong?" Weng Sanren asked first.

"I... I was deducted three trust points." The fat dragon cursed angrily: "He must have said something bad about me in front of Wu Yuanjun! He made a accusation against me! Damn it, if it weren't for my spiritual arm, you would all have been stabbed to death by Niu Xi's gun! This person actually dared to talk behind my back... How hateful, how hateful!"

“That’s not true. This Poison Wine Pot brother may have used inappropriate words, causing the witch master to misunderstand…!” Gui Toudao stood up and tried to persuade him, but he froze halfway through his words. Then his face changed and he cursed: “You bastard! You deserve to be digging a tunnel, you bastard!”

"You too...!" the fat dragon turned around and asked.

"I have been deducted five trust points." Gui Toudao gritted his teeth and cursed: "This bastard is too inhuman. If I hadn't used words to provoke Niu Xi before, you would have been dead. You wouldn't even have met the witch master!"

"Hey, hey, I didn't nag you behind your back, why are you scolding me too?" Baihuaxian replied dissatisfiedly.

Soon, the mess room was in chaos, filled with yelling, cursing, and all kinds of dirty words that were unbearable to the ears.

But soon, the steward of the inner hall came again, and this time he called Guitoudao.

Ren was also curious, so he asked, "Where did the poison wine jug go? Why didn't he come back?"

"He claimed that he was tired and wanted to go back to rest." replied the butler.

What a tiring job! He must be afraid that when he comes back, his skin will be peeled off and dried into jerky.

"Don't worry, brothers. I am no match for that poisoned wine pot. A gentleman is open and honest!" After saying this, Guitoudao followed the butler and left.

About a quarter of an hour later, there was another round of cursing in the room.

Ren also sat in his original position, listening blankly to the Star Gate's reminder, feeling that this world was simply too dirty and there was no light at all.

[I regret to inform you that when Wu Lord Wu Yuanjun heard others describe your performance, his trust in you decreased.]

【Trust value - 3. Current trust value: 54. 】

This is the second time that trust points have been deducted, and both times it was three points.

Ren gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart, "You bunch of bastards, you all don't treat me as human, right? Okay, okay, if you want to make things difficult for me and give an oral report in a weird way, do you think I, a member of the pre-modern system, can be controlled by you? Just wait!"

In this way, one person after another was called out, and after finishing their reports, none of them returned, but just went back to rest.

The second half of the night, the hour of Yin.

The office was empty, with only Ren Ye left.

The butler pushed the door open and invited, "Master Buddha, the witch wants to see you."

Damn it, I’m sitting here doing nothing and I’ve been deducted 16 trust points for nothing. I’m almost at risk of going to jail, and you still want to go back to sleep?

Sleep a little, wake up and attend the class! !

"Walk."

Ren Ye responded to the housekeeper with murderous intent and walked out first.

Just now, except for the time when Baihuaxian went out, he did not have his trust points deducted, but he did not miss any of the rest.

Especially the fat dragon, this guy is probably very eloquent and knows a lot about palace fighting. When he went out, Ren also lost six trust points, the most.

And that Weng Sanren was not a good guy either. When he left, Ren was also deducted four points.

Damn, the six gentlemen are just superficial brothers. When it comes to the real competition, none of them is a good match. In terms of crickets behind the scenes, they must be outstanding in southern Xinjiang.

……

Not long after, Ren Ye walked into the hall alone and saluted Wu Yuanjun: "This subordinate greets the witch master."

Although Wu Yuanjun had already met several people, he was still energetic and his eyes were sharp: "You six have made great contributions by capturing Niu Xi alive this time! Tell me, what reward do you want!"

"It is a blessing for me to share my lord's worries. How dare I ask for reward?" Ren Ye replied as steady as an old dog.

"If you make a mistake, you must be punished. If you make a contribution, you must be rewarded." Wu Yuanjun paused for a moment and then said softly, "Well, since you can't save your face, let's talk about the reward later. I have just met the other five people, but they all have different opinions on the operation. Now, I want to hear your account."

"Master Buddha, Bu Lao Mountain is facing a time of great trouble. You must be truthful and cautious in what you say and do."

Oh, this is where they started to perform just now, right?

Ren also thought for a moment, clasped his fists and replied: "In the matter of arresting Niu Xi, the six of us have a clear division of labor, and we all work together to the best of our ability. In my opinion, everyone has put their lives aside and tried their best to share the worries of my master."

"Is this the truth?" Wu Yuanjun was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked back.

"Tell the truth!"

"Haha." Wu Yuanjun smiled and said softly, "Do you know what those five people said just now?"

"I don't know." Ren also pretended to be stupid and said, "But I can guess that my five brothers must have reported the truth."

When Wu Yuanjun heard this, he felt that Ren was a bit of an idiot.

The five people just now were intentionally or unintentionally praising themselves and secretly belittling others in order to win some trust in front of him, but the silly and stupid Buddhist young man in front of him didn't notice it at all, and instead was taking credit for the six people.

Isn't this a case of something going wrong in the brain?

However, Wu Yuanjun still remained patient and said with a smile: "Then just report the truth."

Ren also showed an expression that he was about to drool, scratched his head and said: "My eloquence is not very good, if there is anything unclear in my explanation, please forgive me, Master Wu."

"But it doesn't matter."

"In fact, I made two huge mistakes in this operation." Ren Ye said with a simple and honest face and guilty eyes: "The original plan. I was going to go to Niu Xi's bedroom to steal evidence and the Thousand Poisons Spectrum, but I didn't expect to waste too much time and ran into a thief with a rat head. I fought with him, but fortunately I was rescued by the big fat dragon, otherwise I might have been exposed at this stage. Secondly, in the process of capturing Niu Xi, we didn't expect him to bring a general into the hospital... This led to the Ghost Head Knife and the Hundred Flower Fairy being used as weapons, and I almost died. Later, I thought about it carefully, this was my mistake. I shouldn't have placed the weapon in a place that was too conspicuous, and there was an emergency at that time, and my reaction was also much slower...!"

Wu Yuanjun frowned and thought to himself that he was really a fool. He stabbed himself twice at the beginning. This was really rare.

"Cough cough!"

Having said that, Ren also coughed twice suddenly.

Wu Yuanjun glanced at him, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Nothing, just now when I was fighting against the vanguard general, Zaliteng, I was shocked by his sword energy. It's a minor injury, not worth mentioning." Ren also replied vaguely, and waved his hand directly: "In short, if it weren't for the five brothers' help, I'm afraid I would cause trouble."

The lone vanguard general——Zhaliteng?

When Wu Yuanjun heard this, his eyes lit up and he said with satisfaction, "When we leave later, ask the butler to go to the storehouse and get you two top-grade elixirs to heal your injuries."

"Thank you, Master Wu. This is just a minor injury that will heal in a few days."

"You said before that the fat dragon saved you?" the witch master asked again.

"Yes!" Ren nodded seriously. "The thief with a rat head has extraordinary skills and a very fast attack speed. It was a bit difficult for me to fight him alone! However, as soon as Big Fat Dragon arrived, he solved the crisis in an instant. I think that among the six of us, Big Fat Dragon's magical power is unmatched. He only showed his magical control of the Star Source Stone, making it cover the entire room, so as to observe the movement trajectory of the rat-headed man, and then used steel needles to block his retreat and hit his vital points. In just one round, he broke the rat's extremely fast attack and made him flee in embarrassment. This method is really something I can't think of... So, I think Big Fat Dragon can be the first in this action!"

"brush!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuanjun stood up instantly, put his hands behind his back and asked, "You mean, the big fat dragon only used a very simple magical method to break the extremely fast attack of the palace chief steward, Lord Rat?!"

"Yes, Big Fat Dragon brother, that's equivalent to saving my life!" Ren Ye was full of good words.

Wu Yuanjun frowned instantly, thinking to himself, what this silly-looking Buddhist Master said was very logical and well-detailed, and this method could indeed be used to break Lord Rat's extremely fast body movement, so it should not be a lie.

In the secret room, the fat dragon who was about to take a rest suddenly heard a sound in his ears.

[I regret to inform you that when Wu Lord Wu Yuanjun heard others describe your performance, he became extremely suspicious of you.]

【Trust value -10.】

Up to now, Ren also relied on the cricket behind him to achieve the strongest critical hit and the highest deduction points.

The fat dragon stood up suddenly and said in astonishment: "Damn you, Mr. Buddha... you really are my good brother! This... can actually deduct ten points!!!"

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