Chapter 1001: It's Hard to Guard Against a Thief in Your Home
Unlike the helplessness of the Kushans, the Han Dynasty had many choices, so all kinds of people who were seeking death appeared.
And Ji Zhong is the vanguard of those who seek death.
"Father-in-law? What are you doing?"
When Ji Zhong came to Sun Ce, Sun Ce was still a little confused.
He is already old, and it is a bit too late for him to come and join me. Is he another Huang Zhong?
Want to be buried at sea at your age?
Sun Ce never doubted the other party's intention. Over the years, except for Yu Ji, all the others came to join him, so he was very carefree.
The same was true for Zhou Yu, who was no longer surprised by this.
"Ji Zhong, the head of the Ji family, greets Marquis Wu!" Ji Zhong bowed politely. Ever since he met Jia Xu, he had been catching up on the information that had happened.
It turns out that the current Han Dynasty is really a bit cruel, and their ancient family heritage is a bit unsustainable.
So he suppressed his arrogance and treated other people with a normal attitude.
This is actually a rare ability, but it is nothing to the Ji family. Pride is the glory of ancestors, and equality is the need of reality. They make a clear distinction between the two.
"Hiss, old man, what are you doing?"
Sun Ce hadn't noticed it before, but when Ji Zhong approached, Sun Ce felt a very obvious evil aura, as well as some distorted signs that he didn't know what was going on.
Which evil god did he poke to be covered in blood ?
Or has some evil spirit possessed his body?
"Something went wrong while fishing at home. I encountered a strange beast from Shanhaijing that ate the ancient god and turned into an evil spirit. I got a little bit of it, but it's not a big deal."
Ji Zhong replied with a stiff expression, and the long hair behind him seemed to deny this statement. It naturally puffed up and split into thousands of strands, shaking wildly like tentacles.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is totally different from what you said. I see your hair denies what you said."
Sun Ce was shocked. What was going on?
Although I've known for a long time that the Ji family is weird, but you've become like this and still say you're normal, I'm afraid something's wrong with you.
"Come on, old man, let me lend you a hand!" A golden light flashed in Sun Ce's hand, and a domineering aura pressed towards Ji Zhong's hair.
As soon as they came into contact, the tentacles were like being struck by lightning, and then quickly wilted.
“Hiss, what a powerful evil spirit!” Sun Ce took a breath of cold air.
"It's not a big problem." Ji Zhong said tiredly as he tidied his hair.
"I shouldn't have eaten so much beast meat. It's too nutritious. It shouldn't have been like this. Now my hair has been transformed by the life force of the beasts and the evil spirit. It's a little out of control now, but I can still control it."
When Ji Zhong said this, a strand of his wilted hair stretched out weakly and slapped Ji Zhong's hand that was fixing his hair like a tentacle.
"Hey, hey, hey, old man, are you really okay?" Sun Ce was a little confused. It didn't seem like he was okay at all. This was already a big problem.
"No problem. After all, we are in Luoyang. With the country's destiny, there won't be any big waves!" Zhou Yu shook his head . Although the head of the Ji family did not look very good, with the Nine Cauldrons and the Xuanyuan Sword, nothing would happen.
"Ah, you see, it's the only one that's relatively active. The others are all very well behaved. There's no problem!" Ji Zhong said with a calm expression.
Now Zhou Yu was speechless after seeing this.
They have begun to coexist peacefully with the evil spirits, and it doesn't look like everything is alright.
"Anyway, there's no problem, right?" Zhou Yu forcibly ended the conversation with Ji Zhong.
Based on his experience in dealing with Sun Ce, he knew not to talk too much to these people, as it was easy to be pulled down to their level and then defeated by their rich experience.
Zhou Yu quickly turned the question back, "Master Ji must have come here for something important."
"Actually, this is the real business." Ji Zhong said dejectedly.
"I went to see Lord Wu just to solve this problem once and for all !" Ji Zhong stretched out his hand and pinched the hair, quite annoyed.
"Your Ji family should be experts in dealing with this kind of thing." Zhou Yu said to Ji Zhong.
Zhou Yu knew very well what the Ji family was doing on the map of Jiangnan, and the Ji family itself was a golden signboard. If the Ji family could not be resolved, it would definitely not be in this situation now.
Now Ji Zhong is just mentally tired, and the so-called evil nature has not eroded Ji Zhong himself, which means that the problem is not out of control.
Of course, if they lost control, they probably wouldn’t be able to see Ji Zhong.
This is in Luoyang City. Once the evil god appears, he will be chopped into meat paste in minutes. Then everyone will celebrate Ji Zhong's demise with laughter and joy.
Since it's not serious, you, the Ji family, can handle it yourselves.
Why did they come to find Sun Ce? Zhou Yu, who had been cheated once before, instantly became extremely alert. God knows what these aristocratic families are planning.
"It can be solved, but it would be too much of a loss to solve it. We have lost everything we have in order to catch such a big guy. Now we just get rid of it like this. I am really unwilling to accept it!" Ji Zhong said with a sigh.
To be honest, he was regretting it so much now. After coming to Luoyang, he relied on the country's fortune to suppress the situation, but for a while he was a little lax and even indulged in the desire for food and drink.
Of course, there is also the influence of the evil god's instincts. In the final analysis, after they knew the restraining effect of national destiny on the evil god in their bodies, they were too relaxed.
Then, due to excessive nutrition, the little evil god in him revived, making him look miserable.
In the past, you could just pick up any treasure to suppress it.
But now, in order to make the big guy over there fall into a coma, almost all the things in their house have been filled in, and now they can only stare blankly.
As a last resort, he could only advance his plan and take the initiative to contact Sun Ce.
"Now I can't be sure what it is, so I plan to find some help, but I can be sure that this thing must be good, and there are treasures on it that can be used..."
At this moment, Zhou Yu really wanted to curse. How did your Ji family get this strange thing? Don’t tell us so simply, as if it was just luck. The problem is that this is too much of a coincidence. This is basically your family’s goal.
You don't want to use your small strength to defeat the big, like Brahma in the Himalayas, do you?
No, no, no, you just want to create an imperial will, right?
It has to be an ancient family like yours, your actions are extraordinary. No wonder you are willing to sacrifice your entire fortune. How much benefit can something similar to Brahma or the will of the empire bring? Even a cerebellum can measure it clearly.
"Okay, I won't hide it from you. This is our family's goal. We plan to drag the evil god down and cleanse him for our own use." Ji Zhong was too embarrassed to hide this. Their family was a typical example of someone who had let something slip through the cracks.
But just as Zhou Yu thought, if this thing succeeds, at least their Ji family will be like dragons for seven or eight generations, and they will definitely be able to make further progress by then.
"So if we bring the evil god you mentioned here, we can absorb his power?"
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up. This was a quick way to become a master.
Think about it, why was the Kushan Empire so difficult to defeat? Wasn't it because the Kushan Empire's visualization of gods and Buddhas was very difficult to deal with on a small scale?
When the fragments of Brahma fell into everyone's hands, they played with them in many ways. Who wouldn't be jealous of that thing?
Even if there are only fragments, if we draw some power to give an army a crown chariot, and one more army will be able to practice Qi and become a Gang, wouldn't that be a huge profit?
And in case, it is possible, it would be nice to have some more bug legions like the Trouble-Solving Army.
"What are you thinking about?" Ji Zhong quickly interrupted Zhou Yu, "You forgot that Zhongyuan can't use that kind of thing!"
Ji Zhong had never seen Zhou Yu in a state of cerebral palsy, so he was somewhat suspicious whether Zhou Yu had been manipulated by someone.
After Ji Zhong’s reminder, Zhou Yu suddenly realized that this thing was so similar to what Goryeo had originally had, and its disadvantages had already been exposed to everyone.
Using that thing is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.
As he spoke, Zhou Yu removed the halo of mental retardation from himself. He had put it on and forgotten to take it off in order to communicate with Sun Ce.
After his mind became clear, Zhou Yu's interest decreased a lot, but he thought that this was most likely a super alien beast, and its size was probably very large. It would not be a loss to eat it, and it could be considered a useful thing.
Moreover, after gaining the upper hand with wisdom, Zhou Yu also guessed Ji Zhong's purpose.
He was probably just like Yu Ji, wanting to use Sun Ce's luck to do something.
"Then do you need our help? I happen to have nothing to do recently." Zhou Yu took the initiative to show his goodwill, intending to get a bigger share after the matter was accomplished.
"I need someone with super good luck." Ji Zhong looked at Sun Ce and said, he was looking for Sun Ce for this reason. "Fishing requires bait, so I need the help of Wu Hou!"
"Then why don't you go find the general?" Sun Ce asked with a puzzled look on his face.
When it comes to luck, Guo Hao is probably the best in the world for picking up Chen Xi.
Although he thought he was very lucky, it depended on who he was compared with. Zhou Yu and Chen Xi were obviously not in the same league.
"Have you ever seen a fishing bait that is bigger than the fish?"
Zhou Yu said quietly, "Isn't it foolish to use the general to fish? Your bait is bigger than the fish you want to catch. It would be a miracle if you can catch it."
Ji Zhong laughed awkwardly. He had the same opinion, but now they needed help, so he was too embarrassed to call Sun Ce mentally retarded to his face.
"Let's do it, let's do it. This sounds very interesting." Sun Ce said excitedly. He didn't care about any evil gods. Anything that could be eaten was a good thing.
Soon the few of them made an agreement and went to report to Guo Hao and Chen Xi. This matter was not a big deal, but it was not a small one either.
The Han Dynasty semi-banned the summoning of evil gods, but this kind of thing was not reported by the people and the officials would not investigate it. It was somewhat similar to the attitude of Rome. They basically thought that our country was so powerful that there was nothing to be afraid of just a mere evil god.
You don't have to be afraid, but you have to report it in advance. If something goes wrong, you will be punished according to the law.
However, so far, with the country's fortune as a guarantee, basically no one has failed.
Anyway, all the Taoist priests go fishing every day and never fail.
Just like this time when Ji Zhong said that the technology his family used could summon an entity, the people of the Han Dynasty were just waiting with bowls to divide the meat. There was no need to be afraid of anything happening.
Are you kidding? Luoyang now has two human-shaped beasts, plus the Luoyang formation and the Yulin Army to back them up, so they are not afraid of any monsters or demons.
In the Weiyang Palace, Ji Zhong described his beautiful painting to Guo Hao, Liu Ying and Chen Xi.
"Wait, then in this case, is this Xiangliu a physical entity? Don't catch it, as it is just a collection of the essence of heaven and earth. If it doesn't have a physical entity, it can't be cooked."
Chen Xi grasped the crux of the problem. The reason why Taoism was inefficient was because it was impossible to determine whether what was pulled down was a physical entity or an aggregate of the essence of heaven and earth.
The former is of great strategic value, but the latter is a sheer waste of effort.
"No, this must be a physical entity." Ji Zhong said firmly, "There are some other things involved, but from the perspective of materialization, this must be a physical entity."
The Ji family is confident about this.
"The Taoist's methods are too low-level, so they cannot be accurately observed. Our Ji family is very professional. The object on the other side is definitely a real entity, and it is definitely very large!"
The Ji family actually doesn’t care about the body of this strange beast. What they want is the soul of this evil beast.
"Then let me think about it." Chen Xi had a headache. "Your family has been summoning an evil god until now. Is this the case?"
“That’s right!”
"So you need a bait, or a fishhook, to pull the other party over directly, right?"
“That’s right!”
"So, the question is what to do then, use Bofu's body to play tug-of-war?" Chen Xi looked confused. Fishing sounds great, but you don't even have any specific operational theory. Are you relying on metaphysics to fish?
"We just need to anchor the evil god and then collect all the information about him." Ji Zhong said calmly.
"All we get this way is information." Chen Xi looked at Ji Zhong in confusion.
“Then release the information to this era and use the power of the world to reshape the evil god. In fact, the most important points lie in how to collect information, how to release the information to the world, and how to use the power of the world to reshape the evil god.” Ji Zhong said cautiously.
Chen Xi understood. You are not fishing at all. You are trying to fleece God.
Guo Hao touched his chin. No wonder Zhang Jiao was able to break the Chains of Heaven back then. It was because you ancient families kept taking advantage of him and made the Chains of the World brittle, right?
Guo Hao finally understood why there was such an obvious technological gap between Taoism and ancient families like the Ji and Jiang families.
So the Taoists are fishing for the evil gods from the outside world, and you ancient families are fishing for the chains of the world, right?
Guo Hao had a strange look on his face, but he didn't say anything. Neither Emperor Zhuanxu nor Fuxi mentioned this matter last time. Perhaps this was a tacitly accepted way of growing up.
Just like some small animals eat eggshells first when they are born.
"Then let's do it this way." Liu Ying made the decision. After all, Liu Ying was the landlord of Shanglinyuan, and no one could get around Liu Ying no matter what. And if they wanted to cause trouble, Shanglinyuan was the most suitable place in the entire Chang'an City because it was big enough and safe enough.
"Let's do it!" Seeing Liu Ying make the decision, Guo Hao shrugged. There was nothing much to say about this matter. As long as it was high, it would be done.
