AWB Chapter 280 Preparing for a Showdown
Chapter 280 Preparing for a Showdown
Gong Shangjiao recalled that after he succeeded to the wielding of the blade, the elders took him to see from afar the meteorite that was as big as half of Huachaoju, and the strange people crawling around like wild beasts in the nearby tunnels. He felt that it was more terrifying that everyone lived next to a dormant volcano.
The strangers have escaped, killing people and infecting people, so they have to come one by one. With the palace guards blocking them and the high walls and stone walls blocking them, the residents of the Old Dust Valley still have time to evacuate.
The volcano has erupted, and half of the people in the south will have to meet in the underworld, and the Gong family will also become sinners of Dayan.
Gong Shangjiao decisively wrote an official document and asked Jin Ting to send it to the Elders' Hall, requesting a group of six topaz servants to take turns to protect Gong Hongyu. No more grudges or old grudges were mentioned, only hoping that this living secret document could live longer and longer.
He wrote another official document and asked Jin Miao to deliver it to Jin Fu, asking Jin Fu to arrange for the guards of Jiao Palace to go out secretly to carefully explore several hidden valleys far away from the Wax Apple Mountains that he had discovered when he was doing business in the past, and make preparations for moving.
By then, the palace gate will become the ancestral land, and everyone will take turns guarding it. There is no need to keep fighting here.
At this time, Gong Shangjiao still didn't say what was suppressed in the back mountain.
Zhang Xueming calmed down and immersed herself in painting. Since detailed painting was too troublesome, she decided to paint in a freehand style. The materials she used came from the super-large monsters in the movies and TV series she had watched in her previous life.
From the tree demon grandma and the Black Mountain Demon in "A Chinese Ghost Story" to the nine-headed snake Bai and Zhu Jiuyin in "Grave Robbers' Chronicles"...
The original forms and sizes of these monsters were also marked in small letters.
The imagination of modern film and television stylists has had an extraordinary impact on the ancients. Gong Yuanzheng couldn't help but lean back when watching them.
The painting of the Black Mountain Old Demon said that this was a huge black mountain that had cultivated into a spirit. He couldn't help but think that the mountain in front of the palace gate was also built on a huge mountain...
There's nothing wrong with triggering a volcanic eruption to destroy a monster as big as a mountain.
Gong Yuanzheng swallowed hard, holding up the painting to show Gong Shangjiao, his hands shaking and his voice trembling: "Brother?"
Gong Shangjiao was also startled and said helplessly: "Alright, Zhaozhao, stop drawing, it's not that scary... Don't scare yourself and also scare Yuanzheng."
Really, compared to those horrible monsters she drew, the aliens seemed like harmless little pitiful things, and he felt ashamed to show them off.
Gong Yuanzheng was very dissatisfied with his vague answer and asked, "What does the demon suppressed in the back mountain actually look like? How big is it?"
Gong Shangjiao sighed and said, "I'll invite the elders here tonight and you can ask them directly."
Wufeng knew about the infinite flow of fire, so there was no reason why his younger brothers and sisters shouldn't know about it.
It is different with Yiren's affairs. His brothers and sisters can know about them, but they cannot learn about them from him.
Gong Yuanzheng didn't understand the twists and turns here, but Zhang Xueming understood it immediately: "I understand, let's wait until the elders arrive."
No one mentioned going to the Elders' Council or the Blade Wielding Palace. They all thought it was safest to stay in the Zheng Palace. After all, it was close to the Snow Palace and far from the Flower Palace. The Elders' Council and the Blade Wielding Palace were just...
Moreover, in Zheng Palace, there is a strong homely atmosphere. Palace Shangjiao can choose not to kneel if they don't want to, and even when the elders come, they have to "follow the palace customs."
Zhang Xueming thought for a moment and reminded, "It's not just the elders. I think you should invite Big Sister, the three young masters from the back mountain, and... Gong Ziyu and the former Elder Yue. The palace gate doesn't just belong to anyone. We can't always be busy while they're idle."
Forget Gong Liushang. That man favors girls over boys to the point of madness, and his mind is focused on enslaving and suppressing his daughter. He has a narrow vision and likes to muddy the waters. She doesn't want to listen to that kind of person making disgusting remarks.
Gong Shangjiao was silent for a moment and asked for her opinion: "How about bringing Gong Huanyu here as well? Zhao Zhao, can you help me see what's going on with him? Is he simply possessed, or is he... possessing someone else's body as you said?"
Zhang Xueming simply nodded: "Okay." He didn't answer his question last night, but now he gave the answer: "The antidote I threw at him last night contained a power-dissolving ingredient. He doesn't have the strength to do anything wrong even if he wants to."
"No!" Gong Yuanzheng stopped him, "Brother, Zhao Zhao didn't sleep all night last night, how could he have so much energy to investigate the criminal?"
Gong Shangjiao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Xueming with a hint of sarcasm: "How did Yuanzheng know that Zhao Zhao didn't sleep last night? Did you see it?"
Gong Yuanzheng snorted, "Zhao Zhao vomits blood about once every quarter of an hour, so she can't sleep at all. She stayed in my pharmacy all night last night, working with me on how to improve Baicaocu. When she was tired, she could only lean on the couch and take a nap."
"Then forget it." Gong Shangjiao said, "Just let Gong Huanyu come and listen to see how he reacts. If he still refuses to change..."
He didn't say anything else, and turned to ask Zhang Xueming: "Zhao Zhao, it's not a good idea for you to endure this every day. You can't practice like this, right?"
As they were talking, Jin Ting came back and said that the Council of Elders had sent Huang Yushi to deliver something to Zhang Xueming. The leader was Jin Tong, and they had something to report in person.
Zhang Xueming nodded.
After a moment, Jin Tong came in holding two large boxes. He put the boxes down, performed his greetings, and looked worriedly at Zhang Xueming who was vomiting blood again. He first conveyed the elders' message to Gong Shangjiao, asking him to go to the Council of Elders for a meeting.
Gong Shangjiao refused and wrote a letter and asked him to pass it on.
Jin Tong did not argue, turned to Zhang Xueming and said, "The box above contains the top-grade snow lotus that the Snow Palace gave to Miss Zhao. Xue Chongzi heard that Miss Zhao was seriously injured while saving people last night, and now he is in the ice pool, picking the oldest ones, hoping to help the girl.
The box below contains the gift that Elder Hua promised to Miss Zhao. It has just been made and he asked me to rush it over."
There was no mention of an antidote.
Zhang Xueming nodded and smiled, calling Gong Yuanzheng in his heart to answer.
Gong Yuanzheng said, "Tell Xue Zhongzi and Elder Hua that the antidote was used up yesterday. We need to make it now so they can get it when they arrive in the evening."
Jin Tong bowed to him again respectfully and said, "I haven't thanked Master Zheng for the medicine he gave me last night."
He and his companions sneaked into the dungeon to rescue people, but they collapsed without seeing anyone. When they woke up, they realized that it was the people they were supposed to rescue who took them out and fed them the antidote.
The young masters in the back mountain didn’t have the antidote, but their guards got it first. How could they not be moved?
Gong Yuanzheng waved his hands unnaturally: "I was the one who put the poison on that floor to prevent the rioters. I didn't expect to implicate you. Giving you the detoxification will offset it."
Jin Tong said goodbye with a smile and left.
Zhang Xueming opened the box of top-quality snow lotus, and found six of them at once.
She closed the lid and handed it to Gong Yuanzheng: "In addition to the antidote, give them one 'Tangli Jianxue' each at night? The kind that lasts for seven days."
"At least they still have some conscience." Gong Yuanzheng snorted and laughed, which was considered as his agreement.
Zhang Xueming opened the box containing weapons and found a finely crafted heavy sword with a scabbard, a short sword with a scabbard, two hidden weapon bags and two pairs of gold-wire gloves.
She couldn't help but wonder, "There's an extra dagger, a hidden weapon bag, and a pair of gold-thread gloves."
Gong Yuanzheng smiled and said, "Maybe Zhaozhao, you told Xue Zhongzi that gifts should be given in the numbers of 'two, six, eight', and the elders also know about it."
Zhang Xueming couldn't help laughing. He picked up the heavy sword, pulled it out and took a look. He frowned, and then he used his spiritual sense, internal strength and murderous aura to wash the heavy sword in an instant.
She sheathed the knife and handed it to Gong Yuanzheng, then washed the remaining items in the same way before she relaxed her frown.
"Is there a problem?" Gong Shangjiao was worried again.
"It's fine after I've dealt with it." Zhang Xueming said, "This batch of gifts, Ayuan and brother's knives, the knives of the young masters in the back mountain, the two bracelets with skylark marks found on Master Hua and Master Yue, Yun Weishan's flying eagle earrings and rings... all of them have traces of that power attached to them. Is there a meteorite in the back mountain of the palace gate, containing copper and iron?"