After I traveled through the book, I gained a humanoid pendant

"Third brother, let me make a bold guess."

103 listened to the steady voice in the host's mind, without saying a word.

"This is like a scene from Lu Xun's The Forging of the Sword. Could it be the author's bad taste?"

103 was not familiar with the story mentioned by Ni Yangzhou, so I searched it directly in the database.

It tells the story of a young man named Meijianchi, who chopped off his own head in revenge for his father's death. He was then taken to the palace by men in black, put into a large cauldron, and sang and danced in order to lure the emperor to come closer so that they could chop off his head.

"If I get close to it, will a mighty sword also come down and I will have to fight against Qi Kong."

Ni Yangzhou recalled the plot description in the story. He didn’t quite understand it when he read it then. Who would have thought that now he would have the opportunity to be there in person.

If I were to look inside myself, there would be risks.

Ni Yangzhou said this, not expecting 103 to give him any reply, but in such an environment, there are "people" who can listen to his complaints, which can greatly relieve his mental stress.

Unexpectedly, 103 did not say anything about the plot not being revealed, but instead said:

【Host, please pay attention to safety. 】

Ni Yangzhou was used to 103's Spring and Autumn writing style and hummed in surprise.

103 seemed to have guessed what Ni Yangzhou was thinking, and replied with some gratitude:

[The Lord God System praised my report for being very thoughtful. 】

Ni Yangzhou paused for a moment, then said "hmm" without saying anything more. This "very thoughtful" may not be a compliment when it comes from the leader's mouth...

But Ni Yangzhou didn't have the opportunity to analyze 103 properly in his current situation, so he just said:

"Okay, got it. Thank you, Third Brother."

Ni Yangzhou took advantage of the blink of an eye to lie down in the shadow closest to the big cauldron, facing Qi Kong, who was floating in the milky white soup with his eyes closed, and his mind was thinking rapidly.

Because I am bound to the system and have the task of returning this world line to its original place, the characters I come into contact with should be the ones that have roles in the book.

Ni Yangzhou thought back to his experiences over the past few years and was sure that he had read enough information about the "prominent figures" in the imperial court or the center of power.

Those who can create such a scene, or who actually have some magical powers and have already stepped into the realm of monasticism, can be counted on one hand.

——Zhenren Yuanjia, the original owner Chengwang Zhenren, the old Taoist Rongliu, Qi Kong who knows how to borrow magic, and myself, the fake Chengwang.

The main reason was that he had not come into contact with other people. Ni Yangzhou carefully avoided the fact that he had been running around for Min Liuzhi's eyes for several years and had not properly expanded his world line.

The latter two can be ruled out, Ni Yangzhou feels that he is conscious now. As for Qi Kong, he was the one who confirmed his death with his own hands, even if there was some secret method, Ni Yangzhou believed that with Qi Kong's peacock-like power, he would not let himself be boiled in a big cauldron, with a pair of bloody eyes in the sky.

Master Yuanjia and the original owner...

Ni Yangzhou abandoned his rationality and decided to trust his sixth sense. These two should be good people. Maybe he would have a chance to meet them again in the future. Based on some memories of distant novels, a Taoist priest who had already ascended to heaven should not be able to use this kind of human sacrifice method and still be safe and sound.

After eliminating all of them, the only one left is the old Taoist priest Rong Liu.

Not knowing whether such a blind guess was reliable, Ni Yangzhou first placed Rong Liu in the position of the mastermind. Thinking back to when he first came here and met him for the first time at Yongsong Temple, the old man's ambiguous smile seemed really suspicious.

The analysis has been completed, but what should we do now?

His back was sore from the heat that he lay on his back all the way for ease of movement, and he didn't turn over evenly. If this continued, Ni Yangzhou was afraid that he would become a familiar face.

I can't rush up to see what's going on, and there's a pair of big eyes above my head watching me all the time, so how can I break the deadlock?

Ni Yangzhou quickly thought about the original owner's memories and the spells he had used in collecting herbs and fighting monsters over the years, trying to find a way to apply them.

Ni Yangzhou, whose mind was wandering far away, was originally thinking motionlessly, but suddenly he felt a chill.

He couldn't help getting goose bumps on his back, and all his hairs stood up in an instant. Ni Yangzhou quickly pulled his gaze back from the high sky and looked suddenly at the cauldron, but the head floating on the soup was nowhere to be seen.

Ni Yangzhou held his breath and looked down.

At the bottom of the tripod, the transparent, faint golden light could not conceal the face with angry eyes inside.

His eye sockets were pure black with no whites, but Qi Kong still had the same proud and handsome face as before. He grinned at Ni Yangzhou who was lying on his back.

……

"I C..."

Ni Yangzhou really couldn't accept such mental stimulation. He jumped up suddenly, took a step back, and sent a thick bolt of lightning into the cauldron.

Even in the panic, I did not forget the basic education knowledge engraved in my bones.

Water conducts electricity.

As expected, half of the water in the cauldron was hit by the lightning technique and directly reflected bursts of bright light. Ni Yangzhou endured the strong light without closing his eyes, and saw that Qi Kong in the cauldron had a crazy expression and was really struck by lightning!

In a flash, Ni Yangzhou looked up at the two blood-red eyes in the sky, only to see that both eyes had narrowed into two thin slits and could not be opened at all.

...It works, so let's do it.

Ni Yangzhou raised the middle finger of his right hand, gathered the magic power at the top of his head, and directly used the Mingguang technique that he was most familiar with when he practiced in the deep mountains and forests. It was like using his finger to point a 100,000-watt high-intensity light bulb, shining it directly onto the big eye in the sky.

Both were charged.

Ni Yangzhou squinted his eyes and did not forget to complain to 103:

"Third brother, what should we do? I think this is a bit of a joke."

"Can these two basic spells kill the boss? I'll stun one of them and blind the other?"

103 just made up for the knowledge base of Ni Yangzhou's world and downloaded a data package. Now he put it into practice:

[It doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat. ]

Ni Yangzhou's magic power was also rapidly dissipating. He had noticed it when he was moving towards the big cauldron just now. The entire terrain was a big Bagua diagram, and people and animals were placed in corresponding small areas. He ran silently and was not noticed, but he felt the effect of the formation clearly.

Absorption life.

Just like frying teppanyaki, every bit of it will be plundered by the formation to feed the owner of the formation.

And Qi Kong should be a companion for nourishment.

Ni Yangzhou awkwardly kept his middle finger raised to the sky, like a middle school boy who refused to succumb to fate.

The original owner of the formation didn't care much about it and had no relevant memory. He was too lazy to learn it. At this moment, he was like a candidate scratching his head in the examination room and didn't know the formula. Ni Yangzhou was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Then he suddenly had a bold idea.

"Third brother, hurry up! I need to redeem my card."