Star Trace Gate

In the space of consciousness, the lotus lamp ignited spontaneously.

The enchanting flames lit up a corner, and the "cursed gray fog" that had rashly intruded into this space was instantly attracted by the light and flowed past like a river.

Soon, the curse mist gathered in that corner and completely enveloped the lotus lantern. The latter was like a vacuum cleaner, swallowing up this mysterious power very slowly.

Damn, Xiaomi sweeping robot?

Ren never expected that this lotus lantern was actually a very diligent "cleaner".

"Boy, don't grin like you're rich." Jian Ling's voice suddenly rang out: "This lotus lamp is igniting on its own, absorbing the power of the curse. It is actually strengthening itself, not to help you escape."

Ren Ye immediately asked back: "Can you stop it?"

"No." Brother Jianling replied: "I am a holy object in the world, opposed to all evil spirits, so naturally I cannot control the power of this curse. But the evil reincarnation lotus lamp can attract it, so it can slowly devour it... This is good for you now, but it will bring greater hidden dangers to your future."

Ren Ye fell silent upon hearing this, and immediately carefully sensed the state of the Reincarnation Lotus Lamp.

In the space of consciousness, the power of the curse flowed densely around the lotus lantern, just like air, and was slowly swallowed and digested by the latter...

The volume of the gray fog was slowly decreasing, and the smell of the wick was also gradually increasing...

Most importantly, Ren also vaguely felt that the breath of the ghost hidden in the wick was becoming stronger and stronger, and seemed to be reviving.

"Damn, this lotus lantern really eats all kinds of dirty things." Ren Ye muttered while cursing.

"No." The Human Emperor Sword suddenly denied: "Its appetite is very picky. It only devours very rare special powers, mainly evil soul power and reincarnation power. The curse comes from evil spirits, so it naturally falls into the category of evil spirit power. Therefore, if you gather the power of righteousness, it will be annoyed."

"Then why does it stick to me and won't leave no matter how hard I try to chase it away?" Ren Ye asked.

"This may be related to luck. But this weird thing involves the theory of reincarnation, which I don't quite understand." Brother Jian Ling responded softly.

Damn, forget about it for now. Anyway, absorbing the power of the curse can help me temporarily and give me a certain advantage.

This kind of psychological activity may seem like a desperate move, but in fact it is forced. Because Ren Ye has no control over this lotus lantern at all, although it is very "cowardly", you can't kill it or drive it away.

The only way to curb it is to try to avoid contact with evil things in the future.

In the consciousness space, the lotus lantern was slowly devouring the cursed gray fog, and Ren Ye cut off his consciousness and returned his thoughts to his current situation.

Slowly opening his eyes, Ren saw two "big balls" approaching his face.

"Are you okay?!" The Flower Fairy bent down and looked down. The two big balls on her chest were very eye-catching.

Ren Ye looked at her: "I..."

"What's wrong with your hand?" At this moment, the Poison Wine Pot suddenly exclaimed, "Why...why is there a lot of pubic weeds on the back of your hand?"

Yinmao?! Where is my Fucking Resurrection Spear?! The words this old fellow used are really abominable...

Ren Ye instinctively cursed in his heart, then looked down at his hands.

He found that the back of his hands and arms were covered with black hair, and some drops of bright red blood were oozing from the pores.

The black hair was slightly curly, tightly attached to the skin and twisted together. You know what, it really looked like the word from the poison wine pot...

Next to him, the demon with a mushroom on his head was observing carefully.

Ren Ye immediately undressed and lowered his head to look at his chest, belly, and the area below his abdomen. Finally, he concluded that except for the places where hair should be, there was no black hair growing anywhere else.

The legs, neck, and face were also clean.

"call……!"

Ren also let out a long breath.

When Gui Tou Dao saw that the hair on his arms had stopped growing and the area had not increased, he was immediately incredulous and said, "Is this... is this the end?"

Ren also looked up at him: "Otherwise, do you still want me to die?"

This is nonsense. Of course I hope you die.

Gui Tou Dao held back his true feelings in his heart, and said with a frustrated and confused expression, "We are both cursed, but why do you only have a few more hairs, while I can already be cooked...at least enough for 20 people to have a full meal?"

Every family has its own problems. Can I tell you that the power of the curse is being consumed by my little lamp?

Ren Ye knew very well that the effect of his curse was relatively weak because the gray fog was attracted into the consciousness space by the lotus lamp and was swallowed and digested, but this did not mean that it had completely disappeared.

Therefore, the curse still took effect in the body, but the effect was discounted.

"Do you have any magic weapon that can restrain the curse?" Poison Wine Pot asked very sensitively.

Ren Ye looked at him and replied calmly: "Yes, and this magic weapon can also transfer the curse. Do you want to try it...?"

"Forget it, forget it. I'll just leave it there for you to grow hair." The Poison Wine Pot replied.

Ren no longer paid attention to him, and tried not to think about Heimao anymore. He just concentrated on analyzing, "I personally think that if we want to break the mechanism here, we may need to make a tool."

"What do you mean?" asked the Fairy of Flowers.

"When I was moving the terracotta figurine just now, I discovered two details. First, after the terracotta figurine was pulled up, there was a vacuum period of less than a breath, and it was difficult to press the heavy object on the bluestone base at the moment the terracotta figurine stood up by yourself. Because you have to hold the terracotta figurine with both hands and concentrate your mind, it is difficult to accurately and timely press the heavy object on the mechanism while doing two things at the same time. Second, Guitoudao's description is correct. Only the person who moves the terracotta figurine will be cursed and see the painted surface flowing, because I just saw it."

After thinking for a while, Baihuaxian immediately asked: "If that's the case, then we only need one person to move the terracotta figurines, and one person to place heavy objects to press down the mechanism. Why do we have to make any tools?"

Ren Ye looked at her and pointed at his temple. "The curse will kill you if you get hit three times. That means each of us actually only has two chances to try. Four people means eight chances. This is a very small margin for error, so we can't try it recklessly. We must think rigorously and think carefully. For example, what if this gravity mechanism has a weight requirement? If you try it recklessly once, your chance will be gone."

After hearing this, Gui Tou Dao immediately agreed, "That's right. The gravity mechanism may contain weight requirements. If you just randomly put a heavy object on it, it will most likely fail. The team leader is very thoughtful in his work. I really admire him."

After saying this, his cheeks, which were covered with small brows, revealed a very sincere admiration.

Licking now? Too late!

Ren Ye was very cautious and didn't take the other party's words seriously at all.

However, after suffering a series of critical hits, Guitoudao has indeed become very obedient, sensible, silent and introverted. He is willing to do any dirty or tiring work and has never complained.

Haha, he is a patient person.

Ren also collected his thoughts and added softly, "According to my opinion, we must not rush this matter. We must ensure that we are fully prepared before moving the terracotta figurines. After all, the target is not one, but eighteen. We cannot make any more mistakes."

The poison wine pot expressed its approval: "Then what do you have in mind?"

"Make a huge scale, connect a heavy object on one end and a terracotta figurine on the other end. After lifting the two, as long as the scale becomes straight and balanced, it means the weights of the two are the same." Ren Ye paused for a moment: "At this time, we need someone to use a heavy object to press the base mechanism first. If it doesn't work, we can only weigh the object again. Finally, we can estimate a value and make an object that is easy to move and of the same weight as the terracotta figurine, so we can replace it within a breath." Ren Ye expressed his thoughts concisely.

Baihuaxian was confused: "What do you mean by equal weight? What do you mean by the two are the same? It feels so complicated!!"

Ren Ye looked at the unlearned female warrior and said softly, "It's not complicated at all. First, take out the gold thread used before to make a fixed rope. The rest, we will prepare together. Does anyone have any objection?"

"I have a question." Poison Flask raised his hand.

"Go ahead." Ren nodded.

Poison Wine Pot blinked his eyes and asked seriously, "The Flower Fairy and I have obviously taken the easiest task, so why do we have to compete with you and the terracotta warriors here? This won't give us more trust points, nor will it increase the rewards... It might even cause mushrooms and yin grass to grow. It's totally not worth it."

Ren Ye smiled slightly: "What you said makes sense, you can go now and drive away the evil spirits..."

"Thank you, captain, for your kindness." Dujiuhu replied with a fist salute, then turned around and was about to leave.

Ren Ye looked at him and said calmly, "I will report the truth to the witch master. After the four of us reached the secret room of the terracotta warriors, the poison wine pot backed off and left alone... I don't know what he went to do."

Poison Wine Pot was startled when he heard this and clenched his fists.

Gui Toudao immediately added: "I will confirm for the team leader that what he said is true."

"The four of us are like brothers, how can I bear to leave alone? It's just a joke." Poison Wine Pot turned around with a smile, walked to the ghost knife and said: "Your Excellency has mushrooms on your face and a big umbrella on your head. It seems that you are going to die here... but you still don't forget to flatter me. I really admire you. I hope you will die suddenly in the rest of your journey."

Gui Toudao smiled politely, immediately turned to look at Ren Ye, raised his hand and said: "Leader, I suggest that we let the poison wine pot move the terracotta figurines next time."

"Yes." Ren Ye replied, imitating the tone of his beloved concubine.

Baihuaxian added at the right time: "If you don't go, you are a traitor."

"...!"

The poison wine jug is speechless.

Soon, the four of them started working enthusiastically.

……

Outside the secret realm, southern Xinjiang.

In Funan County, in a private room on the second floor of an inn.

The God of Wealth who came all the way from Daqian was now sitting near the window, drinking hot tea.

Across from him, a middle-aged man was looking at the God of Wealth with a smile on his face. "The token is correct, but I would like to ask, are you from the Daqian Tianjiansi?"

The sunlight from the window shone in, just reflecting the face of the middle-aged man clearly. He was none other than Zou Qing, the businessman who had failed to give a gift to Bau before.

"No." The God of Wealth shook his head slightly and said calmly: "I have some connections with the Tianjian Division. This trip to Southern Xinjiang can be regarded as... an exchange."

"What to exchange?" Zou Qing asked curiously.

The God of Wealth slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with contempt and indifference: "You ask too many questions."

"...Hehe, just asking casually, don't take it seriously." Zou Qing laughed awkwardly and immediately changed the subject: "Okay, since it's recommended by the Tianjiansi, then you can stay."

"I will only help you once." The God of Wealth replied calmly: "After helping you this time, no matter whether the matter succeeds or fails, I will return to Daqian."

"Okay, you can stay in this inn for the time being." Zou Qing replied, "I will come to call you when we set off."

"Ah."

The God of Wealth just snorted, then got up and left.

Zou Qing looked at his back and whispered, "So arrogant? I hope your methods match your temper. However, he actually got the support of the Tianjian Division. It seems that the Daqian court may also know something about this fight...!"

……

Not long after.

The God of Wealth returned to his guest room and ordered four young followers to set up a simple soundproof formation.

"Master, what on earth are they going to do?" a handsome bodyguard asked with a smile.

"Don't worry about what they want to do." The God of Wealth waved his hand calmly: "The people from the Tianjian Division need experts to come to Southern Xinjiang to do work, and I want the fragments of the Azure Dragon Scroll, so this is just an equal exchange, don't ask for the rest."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the God of Wealth turned his head and his face gradually became clear.

If Tang Feng were here and saw this person, he would definitely shout, "Sir, are you here?!"

That’s right, this God of Wealth is Li Yan who has disappeared for a long time.

Previously, he took Qingning away and went to a fourth-level war-torn star gate for training.

However, in order to prevent his friend's sister from dying prematurely, the Human Emperor risked his life, so he could only become an adult teacher, assigning Qingning appropriate training tasks while teaching him carefully.

With the guidance of his predecessors, Qingning made great progress and achieved a breakthrough more than a month ago.

This time, she needed to go to a secret place alone to complete her promotion task, so since Li Yan could not follow her, he decided to take the opportunity to do something of his own.

After he returned to Daqian, he found an acquaintance and wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of the fragments of the Qinglong letter, but he never expected that he would be pushed all the way to southern Xinjiang.

This trip took a little longer than he expected, so he was a little annoyed and wanted to finish it as soon as possible so that he could go to Qingliang Mansion for another look.

On the one hand, he wanted to report his teaching achievements to Ren Ye, and on the other hand, he wanted to see the "hot woman" and a few old friends again...

At the table, an attendant frowned and reminded, "Sir, I think the people who were in charge that day all looked shifty and they don't look like good people. What if we help them and they go back on their word and refuse to hand over the Azure Dragon Scroll?"

"Ah."

Li Yan sneered, slowly picked up the teacup and said, "Looking at the hundreds of high-level star gates, I'm afraid that the person who dares to take advantage of me, Li Yan, for free has not yet been born! If he doesn't hand it over, then the God of Wealth will distribute wealth, the Chamber of Commerce will open its doors, and the supernatural powers will airborne Shangyu County. I will make it so that no one dares to wear a white robe in its border areas!"