C6 The Secret of the Ninth Elder

Tang Weiji stood in front of the dragon boat and looked down at him.

The dragon boat was lying on its side with its back facing Tang Weiji. This once peak Three Elements Stage expert had long exhausted his cultivation after ten years of imprisonment, and now, within the Black Hell, he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man. Thus, it went without saying what Tang Weiji was thinking as he stood behind him.

No matter from what angle, Tang Weiji had enough reason to kill him. The most direct reason was why Patriarch Nine threw him into the Dragon Boat's cell. No matter what kind of game was behind this, killing the Dragon Boat was the easiest way to solve the problem.

There were no days and nights here. Tang Weiji's impression of time had blurred due to the lack of knowledge about spring and autumn. He only knew that it had been almost ten days.

As long as he made a move, the dragon boat would definitely die because he was young enough. Being young meant that he would be stronger without any cultivation. Being strong meant that he had won.

He looked at the dragon boat lying on its side, and his eyes turned cold. He slowly raised his right hand.

… ….

In this set of sunless Black Hell, the flow of time was so slow that it looked like a tortoise crawling.

You can't cultivate in this damn place, there's no entertainment. You can only stay here and think about the blank spots in your mind day after day. If there's no blank spots, what awaits you after endless loneliness is either death or madness.

The dragon boat had been here for two years, and in these two years, he had already thoroughly touched the inside of this stone room. Including the minute traces on the stone table, he knew exactly where each trace was. Therefore, when Tang Weiji quietly got up from the corner and approached him, the Dragon Boat, which still had its eyes closed, was able to determine what had happened in the stone chamber through the slight air flow.

When Tang Weiji raised his right hand, Dragon Boat knew that he had to speak. His voice was very calm, and it was impossible to tell that he was someone that would die any second now. "I advise you not to do that."

Tang Weiji's actions stopped, but he still didn't let go of his right hand.

"I know what you're thinking. Patriarch Nine and I are definitely not in the same group. Even if he did something, as long as he wants to do something, it would be useless for you to kill me."

Perhaps it was due to Long Zhou's words that moved Tang Weiji. He slowly put his right hand down, "This reason is not enough. After staying here for so long, you should know something."

"Know what?" The Dragon Boat turned its gaze over.

"For example …"

"Such as?"

"For example, why is Ninth Elder like this, for example, how much you know about Ninth Elder, for example, why you were locked in Faangcun Mount with Faangcun Mount, for example, how did you know that I was the one with a pillow, for example, how did you know that I was Tang Weiji, and for example, what Ninth Elder did to me before? What exactly is he trying to do? "

Dragon Boat chuckled, seeming somewhat sarcastic. "You seem to have a lot of questions?"

Tang Weiji said coldly, "Anyone in my current situation will have more questions than me. Since you know who I am, then you know I have never had patience."

Long Zhou sighed and sat up on the stone bed. "You know you can't kill me."

"I can try a few more times." Tang Weiji looked at him sincerely, "You should know that the success rate for my mission is 100%."

Dragon Boat looked at him and sighed again, meaning even more than before. "I can answer some of your questions, but there are some that you shouldn't know about."

Tang Weiji said softly, "I want to know everything."

He descended very slowly, and when he finally sat on the stone bench, he finally spoke, "Although I was imprisoned in Faangcun Mount, I willingly made the decision. As a result, the Tang Dynasty had not come knocking on my door this entire time, so naturally, the Faangcun Mount was safe and sound."

Without waiting for Tang Weiji to ask, he suddenly shouted sternly: "Don't ask! "I won't tell you if I ask."

Waiting until Tang Weiji obviously closed his mouth, he slowed down his tone and continued, "Who is the Ninth Elder, and why is he like this? I can't tell you, he is the most mysterious person in the world, how am I qualified to know his secret."

He looked at Tang Weiji and said with a profound tone, "You know, when people know the deepest secrets a person has, they are usually not far from death."

"As for how you know that Tang Weiji is someone close to your pillow, that's Tang Weiji." He looked at Tang Weiji with a strange gaze. Finally, he felt warm and a little guilty, "Because I was the one who gave you the name of the person next to you."

Tang Weiji's body trembled slightly. His heart skipped a beat and he was half a beat slower.

The title of the person next to the pillow had actually come out of the mouth of the former Lord Prefect of the Dragon Prefecture Prefecture. What did this mean?

From both perspectives, Tang Weiji was black and the dragon boat was white. No matter what, the dragon boat should not let Tang Weiji go. However, the reality was much more complicated than they had expected.

Tang Weiji instantly thought of many things. For example, why Maocai would bring him to live in seclusion in the Longzhou Prefecture. For example, ten years ago, why the Iron Lock River in the south of the city had been frozen for a hundred miles in the summer. Therefore, the expression in his eyes when he looked at the dragon boat became more and more complicated. The hand hidden in his sleeve even began to tremble slightly. A bold idea appeared in his mind.

The dragon boat didn't seem to sense what happened to Tang Weiji through the air flow. He continued, "What Ninth Elder wants to do to you is the only thing I can be sure of."

He raised his head and looked at Tang Weiji with pity in his eyes, "You are not far from death."

He sighed: "He drew your Black Tortoise Bloodline, you should know, your Black Tortoise Bloodline are extremely light."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly raised his head and looked towards the stone door. He looked for a second, then turned around and looked at Tang Weiji, "I said, he will come back."

The stone door opened with a bang. The light from the Night Pearls shot in from the outside was swept up into a cloud of dust. Inside the cloud of dust, Patriarch Nine's young and tender face twisted into a hideous expression, looking anxious and annoyed.

"How is this possible!?" How could it be like this! I will not miscalculate, my information is absolutely correct! "

He flew into a rage and slapped Tang Weiji unconscious.

When Tang Weiji woke up again, it was still dark in front of him. In the darkness, he recognized that this was the same stone room from before, so he felt slightly relieved. However, after looking at his own body, his heart couldn't help but become heavier.

Tang Weiji had a hunch that if this continued, his Black Tortoise Bloodline would be cut off from its roots at most three times. This meant that from today onwards, he would only be an ordinary person.

In that incomparably familiar darkness, the Dragon Boat silently looked at him. Its eyes no longer had the warmth and guilt from before, only only absolute coldness and scrutiny.

The concept of time became more and more blurred. After an unknown amount of time, the stone door was opened again. Patriarch Nine was more anxious than last time. Tang Weiji seemed to smell a burnt smell when he came in. Dragon Boat, who could already see in the dark, looked at Patriarch Nine's finger on Tang Weiji's spine and couldn't help but sneer at him.

Once again, he fell into a deep slumber, but this time, his bloodline was much thinner.

Tang Weiji felt that the innate defensive ability he gained from the Black Tortoise Bloodline had completely disappeared.

The Dragon Boat looked at him quietly in the darkness. The dark green eyes made him look like a hungry wolf, but also like a will-o '-the-wisp burning in the darkness.

He knew he still couldn't trust this person in front of him. Even if the opportunity he had been waiting for for for countless years really came to him, he still couldn't trust this person called Tang Weiji. Even if he picked this child himself 15 years ago.

Be quiet, he told himself. Be quiet, be patient. Time is the best proof of a person's true nature. Be quiet.

Patriarch Nine tried again. Tang Weiji had used up all his bloodline power, so he could no longer feel the connection between him and the Black Turtle Great Star in the sky.

This meant that he had already been abandoned by the Black Tortoise planet.

This time, the burnt smell was heavier. Tang Weiji confirmed that he wasn't mistaken. In the darkness, he seemed to see many cracks on Patriarch Nine's jade-like face. Red sparks flew out along with the black ash from the cracks.

He fell to the ground, feeling that he would never be able to get up again.

In the darkness, Tang Weiji felt that something had arrived beside him. He opened his eyes and found that the dragon boat was crouching in front of him.

"You're going to die."

This wasn't the first time that Dragon Boat said this to Tang Weiji. In the past, he had heard it countless times, but he had never felt that the meaning of death in Dragon Boat's words was so strong.

Dragon Boat added, "I can save you."

Tang Weiji was expressionless. He didn't even change the rhythm of his breathing. He knew things would not be this simple.

"I know what Ninth Elder is doing, and I know what he's going to do next."

"Ten years ago, when I discovered the deepest secret he hid, I knew that this day would come."

He looked at Tang Weiji and sighed, "When someone discovers the deepest secret of a person, there will always be someone who wants to die. Either he dies, or I die.

"But the point is." Dragon Boat looked down at him, a cold light flickering in his eyes, "Is this an opportunity that I've been waiting for for a long time, or is this a deathmatch trap that he set for me?" Can you tell me the answer? "

"No, no, no, no. I just happened to let him find you at this time, and you just happened to appear in front of me at this time. I don't believe that luck alone can explain this sort of thing."

Long Zhou looked at Tang Weiji quietly, as if he was waiting for an answer that could never be confirmed.

Tang Weiji looked at him calmly. His mind, which was almost blank, moved quickly, causing waves of dizziness. In the end, he still opened his mouth, "I am the one that Patriarch Nine asked for personally."

It was just a simple sentence, but it was enough to explain a lot of questions. At least, many of the questions on the dragon boat had answers. Looking at the expression on the dragon boat, many of Tang Weiji's doubts were easily solved.

"This is a trap." The dragon boat used the only clue it had and calmly analyzed it. It first gave a definition of this matter, "This is a trap that Ninth Elder has set for me."

Long Zhou revealed two very important things, "The reason why I'm locked here is because I found a secret of Patriarch Nine. The reason you're here is because I know Maocai."

"What secret." Tang Weiji was keenly aware of the main point.

"He's a demi-human." Dragon Boat looked into his eyes and said very seriously, "He's a greater demon that drilled out of the Fuchi Abyss fifteen years ago."

This was simply a joke. The top powerhouses of the entire Dragon Prefecture were actually called demi-humans by someone? The Faangcun Mount of the entire Dragon Prefecture was actually led by a demi-human?

If such words were heard by others, they would probably laugh out loud. However, Tang Weiji did not laugh. Not only did he not laugh, he listened very seriously.

Because the person who said this was the former Palace Chief of the Dragon Province, an expert at the peak of Three Elements Stage, and this person had been locked up in the Faangcun Mount for ten years.

It was rumored that the Ninth Elder ate humans. If the Ninth Elder was a demon, wasn't it normal to eat humans?

"If you knew about such an important secret, then why aren't you dead yet?"

Tang Weiji's question was almost harsh, but it was like a sharp blade slashing through the thick fog that shrouded the truth.

That's right, if Ninth Elder's secret was found out by the dragon boat, then why wasn't the dragon boat dead yet? Previously, he had said very clearly that when someone discovered the deepest secret, there would always be someone who wanted to die. If it wasn't the person who was hiding the secret, then it was the person who discovered it.

"Because there's something inside me." Dragon Boat looked at Tang Weiji, "This thing can save his life."

A trace of ridicule hung on the corner of his mouth. "If a greater demon like Ninth Elder wants to survive in the mortal world, there should be a suitable vessel. If the vessel is not strong enough, how can the inside be filled?"

Tang Weiji was suddenly enlightened and blurted out, "That's why his body is about to collapse!"

"Right." Dragon Boat nodded. "He has been looking for a way to solve this problem. Your bloodline power is one of them. What I have grasped is another way."

"But now my method is useless." Tang Weiji said coldly.

"No." Dragon Boat shook his head. "To him, there is still one way left for you since you have never reached the end of either path."

He looked up at Tang Weiji and said seriously: "If you use this kind of method, forget about Black Tortoise Bloodline, you won't even have your life."

Tang Weiji asked, "What way?"

"You don't need to know. This method of explaining things is a bit complicated." Dragon Boat listened attentively to the voice that came from outside, "It will take time to explain a problem, but we don't have much time left."

Tang Weiji tilted his head and felt something.

The dragon boat grabbed his wrist, causing Tang Weiji to pinch him painfully. His tone suddenly turned urgent, "This is an opportunity!"

"There's not much time left. If we don't seize this opportunity, if Patriarch Nine can't get what he wants, he will definitely kill us."

You are the bait he sent in front of me. When he tries to go your way and fails, he will definitely reach the last step. No matter if he succeeds or fails, you will die.

"To us, this is a trap laid down by the Ninth Elder, but at the same time, it is also an opportunity!" The dragon boat's eyes were blazing. "The transformation between a hunter and his prey has always happened in an instant, isn't it?"

Tang Weiji looked at him, listening to the approaching footsteps.

The sound of footsteps was incredibly heavy, as if it sensed something. Or perhaps the owner of the footsteps was getting impatient to the point of incomparable urgency, it suddenly increased its speed.

"Bam!"

"Bam!"

"Bang!" Bang! "Bam!"

The footsteps grew closer and closer, until they were only a few steps away from the stone door.

The gaze of the dragon boat became increasingly fiery, and even its breathing began to become incomparably rapid.

He quickly said, "I really know Maocai!"

The moment his feet stopped outside the stone door, Tang Weiji finally nodded his head heavily.

The dragon boat let out a long breath, and the stone door opened once again. Patriarch Nine stood outside the door, his body broken like a piece of porcelain, cracking inch by inch.