The Emperor of Zongmen Workers is here
Chapter 61 The Mystery of the Puppet World (3)
Feng Ci turned around and was about to say goodbye to the old man, but suddenly heard the old man's voice.
"Wait a minute, boy." The old man's voice was gentle.
Feng Ci stopped, turned around, and looked at the old man respectfully, "Senior, what else can I do for you?"
The old man looked at Feng Ci with admiration in his eyes. He slowly extended his hand, holding the item he had just crafted. It was an exquisite little box, the surface of which emitted a faint glow, and was engraved with mysterious patterns.
"Here, boy. You've helped me a lot, and this is a small token of my gratitude." The old man said with a smile.
Feng Ci quickly waved his hand to decline, "Senior, this is unacceptable. I only offered a small suggestion. How can I accept such a valuable gift from you?"
The old man frowned slightly and pretended to be angry, saying, "Just take it if I tell you to. Don't refuse anymore."
Seeing the old man's resolute attitude, Feng Ci took the box with both hands and bowed respectfully to the old man again, "Thank you, senior."
Feng Ci carefully examined the object in his hand, only to see that it emitted a mysterious light. Although he didn't know its specific purpose, he could feel that it contained a powerful force.
Feng Ci thanked the old man again: "Senior, I will cherish this gift of yours."
However, when he looked up, he found the chamber empty. Startled, Feng Ci looked around, but the old man was nowhere to be seen. He thought to himself: This seems to be another obsession left behind by someone else.
Feng Ci stood there in a daze for a moment, his eyes falling on the remaining refining materials.
He had an idea. These materials looked very precious. If he brought them back to the sect, they might be of great use.
Feng Ci then stopped hesitating and, muttering to himself, "Senior, please don't blame me," he began to quickly pack the refining materials into his Qiankun bag. His movements were skillful and agile, and in a short while, he had collected all the materials.
After gathering the materials, Feng Ci's gaze fell on the refining furnace. This furnace looked quite extraordinary, exuding an ancient aura. Feng Ci's mind was stirred. This refining furnace was not bad. Maybe it would come in handy if he took it back.
Feng Ci walked to the refining furnace, hugged it with both hands, lifted it up with force, and prepared to put the refining furnace into the Qiankun bag.
Feng Ci's heart was filled with joy at this moment. Not only had he received the gift from the old man, but he had also gained so many precious refining materials and furnaces. He knew that these things would be of great value to him and the Wuliang Sect.
Everyone was looking for Feng Ci in the old house, and everyone's face was filled with anxiety and worry.
"Where did Aci go? This place is so dangerous, I hope nothing happens to him." Lin Muci said anxiously while looking around.
Jiang Qingwu frowned tightly, his eyes filled with vigilance, "Everyone, look carefully and make sure to find Ah Ci."
Feng Jingchen meticulously searched every corner of the old house. His sharp eyes didn't miss a single possible clue. Suddenly, his gaze fell on an antique display case. This display case looked somewhat unusual, seemingly emitting a mysterious aura.
Feng Jingchen's heart moved, and he walked forward and carefully observed the antique display case. He found some subtle marks on the display case, as if it had been touched recently. Feng Jingchen immediately thought of Feng Ci, and he guessed that Feng Ci might have entered somewhere through this display case.
Feng Jingchen reached out and touched the antique display case without hesitation. Instantly, he felt a mysterious force pulling him away. Everything went dark before he fell into a secret room.
When Feng Jingchen adapted to the dim environment of the secret room, he groped his way through the secret passage and came to Feng Ci, where he saw Feng Ci moving the refining furnace.
Feng Ci's face was full of excitement and joy. He was holding various treasures in his hands and was stuffing them into his Qiankun bag. He patted the Qiankun bag and smiled with satisfaction.
Feng Jingchen widened his eyes and looked at Feng Ci in surprise, "Aci, are you okay? What are you doing?"
Feng Ci was startled when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw Feng Jingchen with an awkward smile on his face. "Big Brother, why are you here too? Hey, I just found these treasures so tempting that I wanted to collect them and take them back."
Feng Jingchen shook his head helplessly and walked forward. "You are so greedy. We are all worried about you, but you are here looting treasures."
Feng Ci scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I came here by accident. There are so many good things here, but no one is using them. I couldn't help but want to put them away."
Feng Jingchen looked at Feng Ci and shook his head helplessly.
He knew Feng Ci was also thinking about everyone, so he stopped blaming him and said seriously: "Okay, hurry back with me. Everyone is waiting for you."
Feng Ci nodded, put all the treasures in his hand into the Qiankun bag, and then followed Feng Jingchen to leave the secret room. However, when they reached the door of the secret room, they found that the door was sealed by a mysterious force.
Feng Ci and Feng Jingchen exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with worry. They began to search for an exit, but they couldn't find one.
"Senior Brother! What should we do? We can't get out?" Feng Ci said with a little worry.
Feng Jingchen thought calmly, his eyes full of wisdom. "Don't panic. If we can get in, we can get out. We will definitely find a way out."
They continued to search for clues in the secret room, and finally, in a corner, they found a mechanism. Feng Jingchen carefully pressed the mechanism, and the door of the secret room slowly opened.
Feng Ci and Feng Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief. They quickly walked out of the secret room and headed towards the crowd. When they returned to the crowd, everyone showed a look of joy.
"Aci, you're finally back. We were so worried about you." Jiang Qingwu and others said, their eyes full of concern.
Su Chen and Lin Muci went forward to check if there was anything wrong with Feng Ci's body, to see if he would turn into a puppet like the disciples of Mingyan Tower. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, they both breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, he's fine."
Feng Ci smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry to have worried everyone. I just accidentally entered a secret room. I'm fine."
"Alas, we don't know where the treasure that the mysterious man mentioned is. We have turned this place upside down." Zhongli Xiu said distressedly.
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Jiang, do you think it would be better for us to act separately?" Lou Lan was worried about the safety of the remaining disciples in Mingyan Tower, and only wanted to complete the mysterious man's request as soon as possible to rescue his fellow disciples.
"Since there are so many puppets in this small world, the answer to the mystery should be related to the puppets..." Jiang Qingwu thought, and felt that he had grasped the key point. Did he need to take apart the puppets to see?
Everyone was worried about where the treasure the mysterious man had mentioned was, and their hearts were filled with doubt and anxiety. They searched everywhere in the small world, but still found no clues.
Just as everyone was about to go to the next place to look for clues, a mysterious man suddenly appeared. His figure was shrouded in a layer of fog, making it impossible to see his face clearly.
"Congratulations, you have passed the level." There was a hint of relief in the mysterious man's voice.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise. They didn't know when they had passed the level, nor did they know what treasure they had found.
"Senior, we don't understand. How come we have passed the level when we haven't found the treasure yet?" Jiang Qingwu asked with a frown, her eyes full of confusion.
The mysterious man smiled and said, "That's wrong. The treasure has been found."
As he spoke, the mysterious man waved his hand, and a round, gray iron block flew out from Feng Ci's sleeve. Feng Ci stared at the iron block with wide eyes in surprise. Only then did he realize that the treasure the old man had given him was actually the treasure the mysterious man had requested.
Feng Ci felt a pang of fear in his heart. If he had not entered the secret room and had not given the old man advice, would he never have found this treasure?
He said with emotion: "It was really dangerous. I didn't expect that this treasure would be hidden in a secret room and there would be such a mystery."
Everyone looked at the piece of iron with deep emotion, and began to discuss its purpose and origin.
"What exactly is this piece of iron? Why can it solve the dilemma of this small world?" Lin Muci asked curiously.
Mo Yunsheng frowned and observed the iron block carefully. "This iron block looks ordinary, but it exudes a mysterious power. Perhaps it has special functions that we don't know about."
The mysterious man looked at everyone and said slowly, "This piece of iron is called the 'Puppet Heart'. It possesses powerful power, allowing a puppet to move freely like a living person. Just as humans have human hearts, puppets have puppet hearts. Only by finding it can we resolve the dilemma of this small world."
After hearing what the mysterious man said, everyone suddenly understood the importance of this piece of iron.
It really is related to the puppet. Jiang Qingwu smiled bitterly, glad that Feng Ci found the answer by accident, and also glad that there is always a way out.
The disciples of Mingyan Tower were liberated from the puppets by the mysterious man, and they thanked the people of Wuliang Sect one after another, their faces full of gratitude.
"Fellow Taoists from Wuliang Sect, thank you. If it weren't for you, we might never be able to leave this small world." Loulan said sincerely.
Jiang Qingwu smiled and said, "You're welcome. We are all in the same boat, so it's only natural for us to help each other."
Everyone looked at the iron in their hands, feeling a mix of emotions.
"Who would have known that the thing was hidden in the house we came in? Fortunately, Feng Ci found the answer by accident." Feng Jingchen said, his eyes full of admiration.
Feng Ci smiled sheepishly, "I'm just lucky. If I hadn't met that senior, I wouldn't have been able to find this treasure. Since we've successfully completed the senior's puzzle, let's return this item to its rightful owner. Senior, please keep this 'Puppet Heart'."
The mysterious man was surprised and asked, "You really don't want it?"
Feng Ci was also surprised and said, "Disciples of the Wuliang Sect are upright. How could they seize other people's things just because they wanted them? Now that I have solved the puzzle for you and saved everyone, I must return the treasure."
Upon hearing this, the mysterious man removed the black mist that enveloped him and laughed, "Hahahaha, kid, I wasn't wrong about you."
Feng Ci felt a little uneasy when he saw that the mysterious figure beneath the black fog was actually the old man who had been repeatedly failing at refining weapons in the secret room. However, he still said respectfully, "It's you, Senior." As he spoke, he took out all the treasures he had looted from the secret room from his Qiankun bag and made a gesture to return them to the old man. "I thought the owner of the secret room had vanished into thin air, so I took these treasures back as ownerless. Now I am returning them to you."
Everyone was surprised when they saw the various treasures Feng Ci took out, especially the disciples of Mingyan Tower. They had never seen such a scene before. There was even a refining furnace?
The old man laughed heartily and said, "My friend, you are truly a man of character. You are right. I, an old man, have long since vanished into thin air. Now I am nothing but a wisp of obsession. We are destined to be together. I will consider these mundane things as a gift to you. Do not refuse them."
Feng Ci was secretly delighted when he heard this. This wasn't something I took secretly. I took it with a clear path! He happily thanked the old man: "Thank you for giving it to me, senior!"
When the old man saw this group of youngsters, he thought of what his friend said, that the world is difficult now, with demons and evil cultivators rampant. He wanted to give them everything in the world he was obsessed with preserving, but he couldn't take all those puppets out. He felt a pity in his heart, but then he thought, if he couldn't take the things out, he could take the technology out, right?
"Young friend Feng Ci, are you willing to inherit my mantle? Learn the art of puppetry?" The old man asked tentatively. After all, he was not very nice to outsiders like them at the beginning, and he acted like an evil cultivator.
Feng Ci was tempted by the thought of those powerful puppets. He then realized that he was a formation master, and that his third senior brother might be more suitable to inherit the puppetry technique than himself. He suggested, "Senior, I only have a superficial understanding of weapon refining. My third senior brother is more suitable to inherit your legacy. He learned from the current weapon refining master! He will definitely not disgrace your legacy!"
Zhong Lixiu, who was watching the refining furnace nearby, heard his junior brother mention him and was about to cover his mouth anxiously, "You fool, if you don't want to inherit, then don't inherit. These old guys think you despise their inheritance when they see you trying to hold back! Don't let us go when the time comes!"
The old man watched the interaction between the two and lamented that if he had met such a good fellow disciple in the past, he would not have fallen to this point. With a touch of sadness at the memory, he said, "Never mind, it's good enough that this puppetry technique can be passed down. You two can practice it. The inheritance is left to you two."
After the old man finished speaking, a beam of light surged into the foreheads of Feng Ci and Zhongli Xiu. "You should leave quickly. My obsession is gone, and this world is about to collapse." The old man disappeared after leaving a gate of light, leaving only his echoing voice.
Before anyone could congratulate the two who had inherited the old man's puppetry, they sensed that this small world was indeed collapsing, just as the old man had said. They bowed softly toward the spot where the old man had disappeared, then leaped into the gate of light...
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