Zhang Yuanqing carried the cat corpse and stepped over the threshold. To prevent the monster from "faking death", he swung it and smashed it against the threshold.
The skinned cat was severely injured, and its limbs kicked violently, and it seemed to faint again.
Zhang Yuanqing then threw the cat into the coffin with confidence, then bent down to lift the coffin lid and sealed it again.
At this time, the teammates followed into the house and found that the skinned cat had disappeared. They saw that the coffin lid was sealed. Guan Ya was surprised and said:
"Why did you lock it back again?"
I said it was an experiment, how can I answer you now. Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head, looked at the red ropes and purple talismans scattered on the ground, and said:
"Li Chunfeng, do you know what these are?"
Everyone looked at Li Chunfeng, the knowledgeable scholar, pinched his chin, looked around the coffin for a while, picked up the paper talismans and red ropes on the ground, sniffed them, and gave a guess:
"The red rope locks the resentment, and the purple talisman raises the evil. It's strange that this coffin is both a seal and a hotbed for raising monsters."
As expected of a scholar, a mobile database, Zhang Yuanqing nodded: "Can you restore the red rope and purple talisman?"
Li Chunfeng said: "Restore? No, you misunderstood, just tie it casually, there is no particularity."
Just tie it casually? I thought it was like tapping the ink fountain, tapping the whole coffin, and missing one tap would cause a big problem. Zhang Yuanqing saw Li Chunfeng pick up the red rope and hurriedly took it:
"Let me do it!"
Immediately, he wrapped the red rope around the surface of the red lacquer coffin and tied a knot, then picked up the purple talisman and, at Li Chunfeng's signal, stuck it on the coffin mouth.
So, what exactly did he want to do? His teammates looked at him blankly.
At the moment Zhang Yuanqing put on the purple talisman, a spiritual reminder sound rang in his ears that only he could hear:
[Ding! You have triggered the hidden task - Eternal Cat Corpse (1/3)]
[Eternal Cat Corpse: This is a cursed monster. It exudes the power of curse all the time. Don't get close to it, or you will be contaminated by the curse and turn into a wild cat. ]
[Note: I will make him never transcend for eternity! ! ]
[Quest props: a piece of broken jade]
The hidden task was really triggered. My guess was right. The "restraint of killing" mentioned by the Demon Lord meant this. Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed.
According to the Demon Lord's guess, the props for the hidden task were left by Yin Yang Sanren. The legendary figure was not low in level. I wonder what props he would leave behind. If it was a rule-based prop, it would be a great deal.
Zhang Yuanqing suppressed the joy and expectation in his heart and shifted his attention back to the hidden task itself.
"Who cursed this monster? According to the notes, the person who cursed him had a deep hatred for him and wanted him to be immortal forever.
"I understand, so we can't kill the skinned cat, because killing him would make him transcend, which goes against the wishes of the caster. So it seems that the hidden task is aimed at the caster.
"But who is the curser?"
Zhang Yuanqing gathered his thoughts and said to his companions: "My guess has been verified. Next, let's review it."
Huode Xingjun was too lazy to think and said directly: "You are the captain, you speak first."
The others nodded.
After the hardships just now, the cohesion of the team has been strengthened a lot, and trust has grown in each other's hearts.
Zhang Yuanqing took a few seconds to speak and said:
"First, let's start with the background story of Yinyang Town. Everyone has heard the story told by Wang Po just now. This story is partly true, but there are also false elements, such as the curse of the descendants of Yinyang Sanren.
"I have read several guides for Yinyang Town. The first few batches of spiritual realm travelers who went to the dungeon did not mention the curse, and they interacted with the residents of the town. Such a big thing should have been dug out long ago.
"So, the curse that Wang Po said is false, but the cat-changing curse does exist. And the cursed person is her son."
Zhang Yuanqing looked at the red lacquer coffin.
The other teammates nodded as they listened, agreeing with Zhang Yuanqing's analysis.
"That makes sense," Guan Ya nodded, and said, "And I'll add that the cat-changing curse should only work if it triggers Wang Po's line. The previous spiritual realm walkers did not follow this plot."
She smiled at Zhang Yuanqing: "Go on."
As a scout, her observation and analysis skills are much stronger than Zhang Yuanqing's, but she certainly won't grab this opportunity to establish the captain's prestige, at most she will check for omissions on the side.
Zhang Yuanqing continued:
"Then how did her son's curse come from?"
The queen's eyes turned, and she remembered something, and answered quickly: "Wang Po said that his son couldn't control his lust, so he fell to this end today."
After the voice fell, except for the Huode Star Army, everyone looked at the scarecrow in Guan Ya's hand.
To be cursed by Wang Po as a scarecrow, and to hate her so much, this Xu Xiuer must have done something that she couldn't forgive.
Combined with what Wang Po said and what happened to her son
"I understand!" Huode Xingjun reacted belatedly and said excitedly: "It was this Xu Xiuer who cursed her son, but who is Xu Xiuer?"
Zhang Yuanqing prompted: "Who is the only six people in the town with the surname Xu?"
"Who?" Huode Xingjun asked back.
Zhang Yuanqing almost blurted out "You fucking" and said: "Widow Xu!"
Huode Xingjun suddenly realized.
If the person who cursed was Widow Xu, then the hidden task was aimed at her, and the target was clear. Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but think of the Demon Lord's sigh: killing and beauty.
In this way, the Demon Lord, who spread his descendants all over different nurseries, must have done something unspeakable to Widow Xu.
The round-faced young man said excitedly:
"Then our next target is very clear, it is this widow Xu. Without further ado, we must set off quickly and complete the side story before the evil camp and arrive at the square in the center of the town."
The others were excited, but Guan Ya frowned and her eyes fell on Zhang Yuanqing.
Zhang Yuanqing said: "We must find Widow Xu, but there is one thing I don't understand. Li Chunfeng, you know the most and have the broadest experience. Do you think that a powerful curse can be completed with just the cat corpse hanging outside?"
Everyone didn't know why he asked this question. Li Chunfeng was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.
Ten seconds later, he slapped his head and said, "This is not right, this is not right."
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Seeing Li Chunfeng's look of being hit on the head, Huode Xingjun said anxiously:
"Please explain clearly."
Li Chunfeng said in a deep voice:
"The cat corpse is a medium, but not the source of the curse, just like when a witch curses a target, he will try to get his photo, birth date, flesh, hair, etc. These things are mediums, and the real source is the power of the witch.
"Where is the source of our power to turn into a cat? I thought it was Wang Po, but Wang Po is obviously an ordinary person, otherwise how could she be bitten to death so easily. In addition, the scarecrow is also proof."
Everyone immediately looked at the scarecrow in Guan Ya's hand.
"This is just an ordinary scarecrow, and the curse method is childish and ridiculous. If Wang Po was a witch, she would not make such a crappy scarecrow. "Li Chunfeng said.
The taciturn Liliyuanshangcao said: "It is indeed a doubt, but what does it have to do with the mission plot?"
Zhang Yuanqing did not respond to Liliyuanshangcao's question and said:
"Of course it is related. If you don't clarify all the doubts, it doesn't seem to matter now. When you reach the later stage of the dungeon, you may miss many opportunities due to information asymmetry, or even lose the opportunity to turn the tables.
"The more difficult the dungeon is, the more you can't be blind and deaf. You must get to the bottom of it."
As an S-level passer, his opinion won everyone's respect.
Liliyuanshangcao nodded slowly and agreed with the captain's statement.
Zhang Yuanqing continued:
"Okay, let's get back to the point. If, I mean if, it is the cat in the coffin that emits the curse power, isn't it logically reasonable?"
This also agrees with the hint in the hidden mission!
The cat was the one that spread the curse. Li Chunfeng thought about it, and his eyes lit up:
"Yes. The person who arranged this ceremony saw this point, so he used the power of the cursed cat, haha, I'll call him the cursed cat, so he used the power of the cursed cat to arrange the ceremony, so that everyone who entered the house would be cursed."
Zhang Yuanqing said: "But in this case, the question arises again, who arranged the cat corpse ceremony? Wang Po is obviously an ordinary person, and someone must have taught her behind the scenes."
"Is it Xu Xiuer?"
The round-faced young man Chiou guessed.
"No." Zhang Yuanqing rejected it outright.
"Why?" Chiou was not convinced, and the queen and others also cast doubtful eyes at Zhang Yuanqing.
Zhang Yuanqing spoke freely and expressed his thoughts:
"The arrangement of the cat corpse ceremony and the coffin for nurturing the cursed cat should have been taught by the same person. Think about it, what are the functions of these two things?"
The queen continued: "The coffin is to seal and nurture the cursed cat, and the cat corpse is to collect the curse power."
Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "The cat corpse also has another function, which is to curb the curse on the cursed cat, curb its madness and bloodthirstiness."
Hearing this, everyone suddenly remembered that after the cat corpse ceremony was broken, the cursed cat became fierce, violent, and lost its reason.
Li Chunfeng suddenly realized:
"So, the coffin and cat corpse exist to suppress the cursed cat and nurture it at the same time. If these things are from Wang Po's hands, then it is understandable. She wants to guard her son and protect her son from becoming a complete monster.
"But from the perspective of the enemy, the more painful and crazy the other party is, the more she will be relieved. "
Zhang Yuanqing nodded: "So, the curse and the cat corpse arrangement ceremony were done by different people. The one who cursed was Xu Xiuer, and who was the one who instructed Wang Po to arrange the cat corpse and the coffin? What is his (her) relationship with Wang Po and her son, and what role did he (she) play in it?"
A person flashed through everyone's mind, and Huo De Xingjun rarely kept up with the pace of thinking, saying:
"It should be one of the five existing people. Could it be the mage invited by Zhao Yuanwai who has this ability?"
Guan Ya nodded in approval and smiled: "This copy is getting more and more interesting. What kind of relationship do the six people who stayed in the town have? What role do they play in the town's population loss incident?"
After reviewing here, Zhang Yuanqing has said everything he should say, and said:
"Without further delay, let's go find Widow Xu. "
The teammates had no objection. The queen touched the ring on her left ear and said sweetly:
"Although we were in crisis just now and almost wiped out, I am very confident about the next task. We have analyzed this difficult copy very thoroughly and clearly, without too much confusion and puzzlement.
"As long as I am not confused, no matter how difficult the road is, I have confidence."
Huode Xingjun agreed. He was surprised that his teammates could analyze such a complicated copy clearly. They are all very smart people, especially Yuanshi Tianzun.
Although he did not show too bright combat power in the previous battle, in the subsequent review, this official genius who passed two S-level levels in a row has shown his agility and wisdom that Huode Xingjun recognized.
Li Chunfeng, Li Liyuanshangcao and the three people who were eating lotus roots did not say anything, but subconsciously executed the captain's instructions and turned and walked out of the room.
The group walked out of the courtyard house, Guan Ya and Zhang Yuanqing fell behind, and the old driver said with a smile:
"Not bad!"
Zhang Yuanqing was about to respond, but he saw the old driver's eyes move down and raised the corner of her mouth: "Very good."
Zhang Yuanqing's cheeks were hot, and he rarely showed embarrassment. After all, he was just a college student who had never had a girlfriend. He was the kind of rookie who would never give in when talking, but would be timid when it came to real fighting.
Usually, it was the limit to talk with the old driver to drive, but the exposure just now exceeded the psychological bottom line of college students.
At this moment, being criticized, I felt that my face was a little bit overwhelmed.
Seeing him embarrassed, Guan Ya smiled proudly, feeling that she was still better.
What are you laughing at? Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yuanqing said with all his strength: "Are you satisfied? Are you scared? I can clearly see the shock and surprise in your eyes."
Guan Ya laughed and said: "I will definitely not announce your size, but the queen is not necessarily. Women are gossipy. She glanced at you several times just now."
"." Zhang Yuanqing almost caught up with the queen to discuss the issue of hush money.
He didn't want to wait until he went out and found that the travelers on the official forum were discussing the size of Yuanshi Tianzun.
This is a burden that a 21-year-old young man cannot bear.
Blacksmith shop.
Li Xianzong sat on the ground, gasping for breath.
He was covered in blood, his left arm was twisted, and there were multiple knife wounds and blunt instrument injuries on his body.
The other five companions were also scarred, lying on the ground or sitting against the wall, greedily breathing the air.
Around them were overturned forging tables, cracked furnaces, scattered charcoal, broken ironware, and the head of the blacksmith Wang who had been chopped off.
He fell on a pile of red charcoal, his blood melting into the charcoal fire, and a few meters away was the head chopped off by Li Xianzong himself.
In addition to the blacksmith Wang, there was another corpse - the bald strong man.
The skinny middle-aged man stood up on his knees, kicked the body of the bald strong man, and cursed:
"He died so soon, and I don't even know his name."
Li Xianzong panted and grinned: "Why do you want to know the name? People like us are on the edge of blood, and we will die naturally when we are supposed to die. We die for what we deserve."
"That's right, if we know the name, then we are friends, why bother."
"Hehe, it's better to die, the sooner you die, the sooner you transcend, and stay away from this fucking world."
Several other companions echoed.
They never care about life and death, enemies, irrelevant people, including their own.
People who are immersed in killing are numb to death in a way that ordinary people are not.
Li Xianzong waved at the skinny middle-aged man and said, "Go to the shop and take a look. There should be clues inside."
The skinny middle-aged man immediately went deep into the shop and returned a few minutes later, saying in astonishment:
"Boss, this shop is a bit weird."