I didn't think I would take Han Qi out.
Telling all his secrets laid out, it was already doomed that Han Qi couldn't escape no matter what.
Even if he hesitated and was willing to doubt Sun Zhuo, I still can't trust him.
Now he was just a living corpse and daemon, in the presence of Taoists, which was an existence that could be destroyed.
The Taoist could not believe him.
Even if someone believed him, it would still be useless.
Sun Zhuo's position was too high.
Mao You San had warned me before not to think of using this incident to bring down Sun Zhuo, as it was basically impossible to succeed.
Even if Han Qi went to verify this matter, he would only end up with a fate of being completely sealed off by the regulators.
Sun Zhuo would still have a respectable reason, that I controlled Han Qi.
Using this excuse again to take a decisive and thorough revenge on me!
As long as Han Qi opens up to me and I pretended that I needed him, I would have an opportunity to achieve my own goals.
And Han Qi's opening his mouth represented a change in the initiative.
My thoughts remained mocking and cold, even as my gaze stayed that way.
As soon as Han Qi's voice returned to a low rumble, his face displayed a defeated look, saying: "My teacher is called Han Cua Zi, who is the current regulator. If Sun Zhuo's senior brother really is the kind of person you mentioned, he must be punished. Whether it be the regulator team or the Taoist team, they cannot tolerate him."
Han Qi's words made my heart freeze, and my pupils constricted.
The regulator of regulators and Taoists, isn't that what Mao You San referred to as the head of the regulators!?
The identity of Han Qi's teacher is actually so high!?
But that's also a natural fact, if the teacher's status is not high, how could the disciples have such strong abilities to complete the tribulations that others dare not go?
But, this starts to shake my heart...
It was just a moment, and the shaking disappeared.
I speculated that Han Qi wanted to control the Karma Demon, and even knew where the artifact was located.
If I change my attitude and cooperate with him, I won't be able to seize his "achievement."
I still have to rely on him...
First of all, he was a dead man, and his value was certainly not comparable to that of Sun Zhuo.
Secondly, I don't have that habit.
Although I thought like that, I didn't show any expression on my face. Instead, I just narrowed my eyes and looked at Han Qi, speaking in a voice that was half-believing and half-skeptical: "Are you a disciple of the regulator? I don't recognize Han Cua Zi, so how do I know if you're not lying to me?"
"And what's more, Sun Zhuo behaves recklessly. Hearing what you've said, it seems that no one knows?"
"Do you think that's possible?"
I deliberately made my tone full of skepticism.
Han Qi's defeated face cooled down again, saying: "If you can produce evidence, you can say this to Sun Zhuo's senior brother. However, even if that is the case, you cannot frame the entire regulator group. If you cannot produce evidence, no matter what you say now, I will not fully believe it, but instead let the master go to verify it."
There's a saying that goes, "The more you say, the more mistakes you make."
As Han Qi becomes more involved in this matter, his other layers of guard will correspondingly decrease.
"I am the evidence."
"And you, you can't get out." I shook my head.
At the same time, I reached out and removed the two key wooden nails on Han Qi's arm.
Han Qi's hand trembled slightly, and he was able to move.
Then, I quickly pulled out the remaining wooden nails that restricted his joint movements.
Han Qi didn't fight me, and he kept looking at me. After a half-hour, he said in a low voice: "Your words cannot be considered evidence, you need other concrete proofs."
"As for me..."
Han Qi's gaze carried a touch of despondency.
"I indeed cannot leave."
"If I leave, he will come out again."
"This time, you won't have the good luck you had last time. He will eat your heart, because you have come into contact with me." Han Qi shook his head.
"And been in contact with me? He will kill me?" I asked in confusion.
Han Qi did not directly answer, but added: "You go to my master, and tell him that I have found the things, but I cannot get them. The tribulation I completed half of it. If they can come and get it, I won't die in vain. And I still have something to regret."
"You will give this thing to my master."
"Remember, do not tell him about your affairs."
"When he comes to find me, I will tell him everything you said, and he will verify it himself."
Between his words, Han Qi took out another exquisite jade hairpin from his Taoist robe and handed it to me.
After I took it in my hand, my heart sank half a body.
Han Qi said a lot, but it seemed like he didn't say anything.
At least, that information is none of my concern.
"What have you found? Why can't you just give it directly to your teacher?"
"What you are saying to me is no different from a riddle. How can I ensure that when I meet your master, he will not suspect me? Am I self-destructing?" I continued to question Han Qi.
Han Qi's face changed again, and he immediately made a shushing gesture.
Han Qi looked at the door with an incredible amount of caution.
After a while, he confirmed that there was no other noise, and he said that he paid with his life for the item.
And as soon as he says what that item is, I will never be able to leave.
As long as I do as he says, his master won't be able to harm me. Even if there are some problems with the regulators and Taoists, they won't include his master when they want to arrest me.
Even more, this could win a favor from his master.
After saying this, Han Qi's expression became dazed, and his eyes returned to the hollow and lifeless look that a dead person should have.
For a moment, I truly don't know what to say to continue guiding Han Qi.
He is too careful.
No, it's not just because of his cautious nature. It's probably because the matter here truly requires such caution.
My thoughts are falling short.
Even if I fight with Han Qi now, I can't know what I want to know…
Can I just give up?
Give up on the Karma Demon…
I can't go to Han Qi's master, so I can only swallow this secret myself.
The gains from this trip are already substantial; I have brought back the ghostly robe and the glasses.
One step at a time, one thing at a time.
Thoughts to this point, I nodded.
In the hollow, dead eyes of Han Qi, there was a hint of joy.
He looked at the jade hairpin in my hand one more time, before lowering his head and standing motionless.
I took a deep breath and opened the door of the small house, walking along the village road.
With a soft creak, the door of the house closed.
The village road was still quiet.
The verbal duel between Han Qi and me earlier was quite a commotion.
However, it's clear that the only real danger here is the Karma Demon.
The way to provoke the Karma Demon is either to touch something that shouldn't be touched, or for Han Qi to leave here, or to reveal the secret of that item…
I first followed along and took a few steps forward, away from the small house, before lowering my voice and asking: "Old Gong, how do we get out?"
Old Gong turned his head around the night pot and stared straight at the east direction.
There are many ways to leave.
To ask Old Gong is the most convenient way.
Even if he can't answer, I have a plan. I can have Old Gong guide me to Zhao Xi's body, and that will also be a way out.
As I walked along the way, I reached a section where I had seen a fork in the road before. In the hazy mist, a second path appeared in sight.
The last time I was in the Ghost Wall, I had walked here several times and couldn't see the path...
But under Old Gong's guidance, I actually managed to see the node of the fork in the road directly!
