Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 173
The one-eyed man looked at it for a while, then started a new line and drew a big circle and three small circles underneath.

The man opposite looked at him who was looking down in thought: "That's it."

Get up and go.

The man raised his head and said in a deep voice: "You really don't plan to leave, do you? I have decided today, but there is no chance to regret it."

The man had already walked to the door, turned around and said: "There is nothing to regret, the letter has arrived. And actually... one more thing, even if this letter doesn't come, we don't plan to leave."

"Oh?" The man was slightly surprised, "Didn't your intention to retreat be more obvious last time?"

"Because there is a new discovery." The man said, "Just last night, this fruit became a little too tempting. We took it upon ourselves to eat it no matter what."

"." The man frowned, not understanding.

But the man was not going to elaborate.

"If you have any questions, please contact us in time." He left a message and turned around.

At this time, the parrot in the room suddenly twitched its head and screamed: "Contact in time! Contact in time! Contact in time - gah!"

The bird suddenly stiffened.

The man bent back his outstretched fingers, and the parrot fell stiffly, leaving only its two thin legs twitching slightly.

The black cat by the window was startled for a moment, then turned to look at the man. The man glanced at it and continued to frown at the table.

After a long time, he knocked on the table and someone came in from outside.

"Go and inform some elders and get here before sunset."
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Zhuoyue is downstairs, in the small pavilion.

Pei Ye's brows furrowed tightly as he listened to Black Cat's words.

To be fair, when he sent the black cat away, this was not the kind of conversation he wanted to hear, nor did he expect to hear such a conversation.

He brought the kitten with him today because he wanted it to observe Shang Huaitong's every move, especially to pay attention to the traces of the two Seven Lives masters around him, so as to provide support for his actions in the next few days.

However, I suddenly heard what Shang Huaitong said, "The elders of the master's sect have something to discuss." He couldn't help but think of Li Mingqing's plan. At the same time, Shang Huaitong had to board the ship and it was inconvenient to accompany him, so he asked the black cat to go check out the Qijiao first. Private pavilion.

But unexpectedly, I heard something like this.

Pei Ye studied this conversation carefully.

Because this conversation was not hidden from the public, the meaning was very clear: the man was inclined to "go", but he had no decision-making power.It was Zhao Fu who made the final decision - not to leave.Then they talked about the reasons for "not leaving", and then about the plans after "not leaving". It was here that Li Mingqing was mentioned.

From this conversation, two parties can be clearly distinguished - the one-eyed man represents the Seven Dragon Cave, and Zhao Fu represents the other party. In this matter, they have the right to decide.

After sorting out the meaning on the surface, you can start to study the hidden information in detail.

From the beginning to the end, the first question is: Who is leaving?

Since it was Zhao Fu who made the decision, it was naturally the people on their side who had to leave.So what is this "over there"?

It has only been 20 days since Pei Ye entered the city. There must be many things that have not yet surfaced in Bowang City. In the past, Pei Ye would have been unable to guess.

But after experiencing yesterday's scene in Zhuoyue Tower, the answer was almost ready to come out - the old man who hunted for martial arts!

He and Zhao Fu are in the same group.

So the second question is: why did he leave?
Joining the army is a cover, and the seven dragons are wings to protect him. He acts low-key and cautious, and only kills a few rootless people every year. What can threaten him in the remote Bowang City?

Because he showed up in front of himself and Yang Yan yesterday?
No, when Jiang Hong committed the crime that night, he did not hide his face and was not worried about leaving any suspicion. It was obvious that the old man was confident that his armor was thick enough when faced with two strangers who came for a martial arts competition.

Similarly, being seen by himself and Yang Yan was not enough to force him to leave.This is indeed the case - even though they met again, the two of them still failed to grasp his clues.But to take a step back, Yang Yan is a murderer and he is a country boy. Even if he really discovered something and just silenced him, how could he escape like a frightened bird?
So they face another, more powerful threat.

Pei Ye had no clue about this threat, so he put it down for the time being.

The third question is: What is "fruit"?
It is not necessary for the two to use argot when talking privately, so "guozi" is more likely to be a commonly used pronoun for them - because it has the appropriate meaning, it is commonly used.

Fruits and ripeness are followed by harvest.

Contact the old man who hunted for martial arts above, then the "fruit" is someone like Brother Cheng?

Pei Ye suddenly thought of Yang Yan, but quickly denied it - according to Yang Yan, the old man didn't care much about him from beginning to end, and after he was discovered yesterday, he did not hesitate to kill him.

This is probably an attitude of "this is Zhao Fu's business, it's not very important, but since he bumped into me, just kill him casually".

As for the "fruit" that they regard as their goal, they should always monitor and even protect it, and harvest it in one fell swoop when it is mature.

So what is the explanation for maturity?
After thinking about it, without support, the explanation of this word can only be a guess. Pei Ye put it down for the time being and continued to move backward.

The next few pronouns are much easier to understand.

"New reply from above", "higher up" is naturally Zhao Fu and his superiors - Zhao Fu Liusheng and the old man Qisheng. If they can make the seven dragons obey their orders, it is common sense to have support behind them.

"There is something troublesome involved again over there", "over there" should mean another thing that "the above" is dealing with, "over there" must be more intense and more important, and the situation is not too good, "the above" "Feeling pressure, so "this side" must push forward the plan despite the threat.

"As long as this person is dealt with," he returned to the current Bowang City. "This person" must be the threat that forced the old man to give up.

From now on, it will be related to Li Mingqing's plan.

This is a matter of personal relevance, and the information revealed in the two people's words inevitably makes Pei Ye uneasy.

——The first thing I didn't expect was that Qijiao Cave didn't care about Li Mingqing's cultivation level.

This attitude is in line with Shang Huaitong's behavior at the Dan Singing Ceremony in which he did not take the opportunity to test, but it is completely opposite to Cui Yu's perception.

It should be noted that the cornerstone of the entire plan was that Qijiaodong did not dare to sit back and watch the possibility of Li Mingqing defeating Shang Huaitong.

In fact, Pei Ye does feel that this bait was completed a little hastily - if he wants to make the news that "Li Erqing learned Huang Jade" more credible, he should have done some foreshadowing earlier, rather than at the Dan Dan Meeting. Three days ago, a sword cry was hurriedly released in the courtyard.

Of course, setting the stage too early is tantamount to tempting Qijiao too early, which is also something that needs to be considered.

Having said that, fortunately, Qijiao finally decided to accept the challenge.It's just obvious that they realized this was a trap.

Of course, Cuiyu's plan is a trap within a trap. If Qijiao's target is only Li Yiqing, then the bait is Li Yiqing; and if Qijiao realizes that Cuiyu is ambushing a Qisheng, then this Qisheng is also the bait. .But will Qijiao Cave go deeper?

Pei Ye turned around and walked out of the garden. In any case, the true face of this matter was much more complicated than Li Mingqing thought. Fortunately, the other party would not take the initiative. They were waiting for Cuiyu's action.The day for Li Mingqing's decision was two days later.

There was still time to renegotiate.

"You don't have to leave." Pei Ye said to the black cat, "Just stay here. If there is any urgent news in this room, please inform me in time."

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Changdao Martial Arts School, West Campus.

Five people in green clothes were surrounding Li Mingqing, sitting or standing. Everyone's expressions were a little stiff, and two of them were a little pale.

In the center of them, a young girl was hunched over her desk, writing. The courtyard was quiet, with only the rustling of pen and paper and the rustling of trees.

Finally, the girl stopped writing, and there were two identical letters in front of her.

"We are in groups of three, we have just divided up." The girl said, "Senior Sister Shen will go first and go straight out of the city to the main road to meet our team for the martial arts competition; Senior Brother Zhang will have to go around a bit and go through the north gate. Leaving the city, first go to the direction of Zheng Shou, then go back to the mountain gate - remember it?"

"...note it down." There was silence in the courtyard for a while, and a woman in her late thirties said sadly, "But Qing Qing... won't this leave you alone here?"

"It would have been better if I was the only one left." The girl said.

"It's enough for two people to do such a dispensable thing. We can always help you here."

Li Mingqing shook his head: "This is not optional. If my side fails, all of Cuiyu's subsequent decisions and responses will be supported by these two letters."

"Then, we can always keep two of us."

"no need."

"Can--"

"I agreed." Li Mingqing interrupted, a pair of sharp eyebrows swept across several people, "That's it."

"Okay." The five people clasped their fists and bowed.

The atmosphere on the field became stiff again, and a kind of uneasiness brewed in the courtyard.

It's not that Cuiyu's disciples are uncertain when things happen, but just now, this 17-year-old junior sister and the new young sect leader told them something that they were completely unprepared for - they have been dealing with the Qijiao Cave in the past two days. It turns out that Cuiyu Mountain Gate didn’t know about his plan!
The whole thing was planned and promoted by this junior sister alone!
Several Cuiyu disciples were selected to follow the young sect master to Shaolong Mansion. Naturally, they were the best choices due to their character. They were not afraid of fighting against Qijiao. They were even depressed and looking forward to it.

However, relying on the power of the sect to carry out Cui Yu's decision, and carrying out a plan on his own without knowing the outcome of the sect that he grew up in, are completely different things.

The consequences of failure will have to be borne by the sect.

In the former, regardless of victory or defeat, life or death, you share the honor of the sect and are everyone's hero; in the latter, you walk alone behind the scenes, and if you are not careful, you will face the shocked, angry looks and hateful eyes of your relatives and friends.

Li Yiqing sent them all away today out of the intention of protecting them.

They all knew that this little junior sister couldn't hide her anxiety these days and often sat in the yard for a long time at night. However, they thought it was the anxiety as a "bait", but who knew that it was actually the anxiety from "walking alone".

Everyone's mind is a little confused - should it be stopped?Should you obey?Should I leave as ordered?Or should we leave aid?

According to the aristocratic family, they can be regarded as the "direct descendants" of the girl in front of them, but they have only been together for half a year. In their impression, the girl has always been a seed with amazing potential. Although she has precious qualities such as wisdom and perseverance, It has already begun to show its signs, but the part of her that is a childish girl has always been evident, and they have been looking forward to her first edge.

But this time, suddenly, the girl really showed her talents, revealing such amazing courage that they were all stunned for a moment.

Is this sharpness or recklessness?How could she be so determined to hide it from everyone - how did she have such confidence and courage?

Seeing the stagnant or changing expressions of the people in front of her, Li Mingqing slowly tightened her clothes with her hands behind her back, and beads of sweat appeared in her palms.

The girl first tried her best to curl up the corners of her mouth, and then put on a calm smile: "Why do you have such an expression? Haven't we already decided on the whole thing? You just do as you should - ah, you didn't at that time Knowing that this plan did not come from the mountain gate, doesn’t it mean that this plan is no different from the one made by the elders? Now that you know it was made by me, you start to look down on it, right?”

There was still silence in the courtyard, but soon the woman surnamed Shen also smiled: "The elders are actually unable to make such a bold plan."

These words were so sharp that they even pierced the stiff atmosphere. Everyone moved their arms and legs and had some reactions of varying sizes.

Yes, this is one of the reasons why the girl is so arbitrary - handing the matter back to the mountain may not lead to a clean result after half a month.

"Okay." Li Mingqing loosened her grip on the skirt behind her back and said with a smile, "Isn't Senior Brother Chu out yet?"

"Come on, come on." A tall man walked out of the room, his clothes still on.

"I feel wronged, senior brother, for holding it in the house for so many days."

"No, no, this is not a grievance."

Li Mingqing smiled and nodded: "When the martial arts competition is over, please treat senior brother to eat Zhuoyuelou."

".it is good!"

"In that case, brothers and sisters, let's set off on our journey." The girl said while sitting in front of the stone table.

The worries on everyone's faces still remained, but this time they finally stopped being silent and left with fists in their hands.

The woman surnamed Shen was the last to move. After everyone had gone out, she looked at the girl and clasped her fists.

"Sister Shen"

"Qing Qing. I still can't convince myself that this is the right thing to do." The woman lowered her head and said in a hesitant voice, "I really can't imagine that you would do such a thing and declare war on Qijiao without giving any notice to the door. .Tell me, if we lose, will Cuiyu collapse overnight?"

"." The girl's hands behind her back were clenched tightly again, and the piece of clothes in her hands was already a little wet, "Senior Sister Shen"

The girl's throat was a little dry and hoarse.

"I will never understand and will never dare to do such a thing. Therefore," the woman raised her head, "I will always be an ordinary disciple, and you are the next generation of sect master."

"."

"Whether you win or lose, if you dare to make this decision, you are truly a hundred times better than me. Shen Yao hopes very much that you can win the bet!" The woman bowed, turned around with her sword, and disappeared from the courtyard gate.

(End of this chapter)