Yang Qu Ding agreed very much, "How could they possibly imagine our...magic?"
Even in this situation, Yang Quding remained cautious and did not elaborate.
However, for Lin Shanye, who knew each other well, this kind of conversation should not be considered a riddle conversation, so there was no big problem.
“Ahem…” Lin Shanye coughed twice more. “The people in Zhishoulou saw that they couldn’t pry open our mouths, so they were ready to throw in the towel and use soul-searching methods on us.”
"Soul search?" Yang Quding couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, "It seems that Zhishoulou really has no other options."
In interrogating intelligence, soul searching is the most backward and helpless option.
Because the memories obtained by soul searching can only be some random fragments.
But you have to know that the lifespan of a cultivator can be as short as a few hundred years or as long as thousands or tens of thousands of years. What a huge memory that would be!
Randomly extracting some memory fragments from such a huge memory bank is equivalent to shredding thousands or tens of thousands of classics in a scripture library, and then randomly picking out a few fragments to check the content.
It is no exaggeration to say that in 99% of cases, the information obtained from soul searching is useless.
Therefore, if there is a better option than this, no one will use the method of soul searching.
Here, "Lin Shanye"'s eyes flickered.
After hearing the news, you didn’t feel worried or panicked at all...?
The prison was extremely dark, and his face was completely shrouded in shadows, making it difficult to see clearly.
Soul searching means tearing a person's soul into countless pieces.
This also means that once the soul search is used, the person whose soul is searched will be dead beyond death.
Facing the impending death, how could Yang Quding remain so calm?
You can be fearless, but you should not act as if nothing happened.
The feeling Yang Quding showed was that this was not a big deal at all.
Is Yang Qu Ding really so determined, or...
Is this really not a big deal?
"He" could not be identified for the moment.
But it’s okay...why not just ask and you’ll know?
"Yeah, I thought they were really that powerful. It seems that their methods can also deal with the monks in the underworld..." Lin Shanye said in a sarcastic tone: "And why should we be afraid of a mere soul search?"
"He" was inducing Yang Quding to reveal more information.
Yang Quding said disdainfully: "How can a mere underworld cultivator be qualified to compare with us?"
"That can't be said completely, at least they are quite fearless when facing death," Lin Shanye said carefully, "We may not be able to do that... ahem..."
"That's true," Yang Quding nodded, and then added: "They are worthy of praise for this, but they can even betray their own race, and they don't have any ability. If it weren't for the underworld, they would always be low-level cultivators. There is really nothing precious about such a cheap life."
He actually admitted it... He seemed calm in the face of the impending soul search, but he admitted that he might not be able to face death as fearlessly as the monks in the underworld.
This… isn’t right.
Totally wrong.
This is a complete contradiction.
What is going on?
"Lin Shanye" was silent for a moment, then suddenly came back to his senses.
A bold guess.
Unless... for Yang Qu Ding, this death was not a real death.
Unless, he has two lives?!
How is this possible?
"Lin Shanye" was shocked by his own idea.
Before this, "he" had never heard of any secret method that could bring a person back to life and give him two lives.
No, this matter must be finalized.
So, "Lin Shanye" said again: "I think Zhishoulou may not really want to use soul-searching methods on us. It is more likely that he wants to put pressure on us in this way, so that we will be afraid of the threat of death and speak up on our own initiative."
"They want to show us that they are really willing to kill us, for fear that we will think that they dare not kill us and thus keep our mouths shut."
"Haha... they can't imagine that this is not the reason why we are so fearless. We don't think they dare not kill us, but we are not afraid of death at all..." Yang Quding grinned, ferocious and crazy, "If that's the case, how can we easily open our mouths?"
Very good, no rebuttal, which means that Yang Quding really has something wrong in his heart...but what is it?
"Lin Shanye" thought so, raised his head, and looked carefully into Yang Quding's eyes, but said nothing.
So, Yang Quding continued, "I just don't know what's up with Zhishoulou. Why are they suddenly targeting us?"
"We are the two deacons of Huanling Sect. How dare they take action without any basis and capture us?"
“Who gave them the courage?”
"Lin Shanye" pretended to listen, but still said nothing.
“Zhi Shoulou still thought he had done this perfectly, but he didn’t know that after a while, when the memory is synchronized... our situation and experiences this time will be fully known to us.” Yang Quding said coldly.
Synchronous memory? Our situation is known to us?
Lin Shanye's heart was suddenly filled with turmoil because of Yang Quding's words.
"He" had a very useful brain. From these two sentences and Yang Quding's previous remarks, he had already reached a preliminary conclusion.
So, it’s not two lives, but... two Yang Quding?
When he thought of this, Lin Shanye couldn't help but feel a faint fear in his heart.
What is going on?
The unknown is often the most terrifying.
"Yes," "Lin Shanye" finally spoke up, expressing his agreement, "Zhi Shoulou is completely ignorant of the methods of our Huanling Sect."
Then, “he” said with difficulty: “Ahem…it’s just that we didn’t complete the task assigned by the superiors this time, and I’m afraid we will be held accountable later…”
"This is not a big problem. Our sect attaches great importance to this matter. I think our disappearance will be discovered soon. With our sect's reaction, we should be able to fill the gap immediately." Lin Shanye said.
"But why did Zhishoulou suddenly attack us?" Lin Shanye guessed, "Is it because we transferred the monks back from Longcheng Pass and made a big move?"
"That can only be the reason," Yang Quding agreed at first, then questioned, "However, it's still a little strange. According to common sense, even if they found out that we were calling back the monks from Longcheng Pass, they should have first inquired about the situation in the official name of our sect. How could they just take action directly?"
"Cough cough..." Lin Shanye coughed twice very weakly and did not say anything.
"Hmm..." Yang Quding could only continue to talk on his own: "It might be because Shuiyue of Tianji Temple took over Zhishou Tower. The spiritual practitioners of Tianji Temple often discover things without the need for evidence..."
“Heavenly Secret Mirror, tsk tsk…” He shook his head, very fearful, “This is a terrifying Taoist weapon that we are all afraid of.”
Who wouldn’t be afraid of the Tianji Realm’s ability to detect the secrets of heaven?
Lin Shanye was not surprised by this.
However, the same principle still applies: if you don’t do anything wrong, you don’t have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door.
Would the Sword Sect be afraid of the Heavenly Secret Mirror?
In the eyes of the straightforward sword practitioners in the Sword Sect, the Heavenly Secret Mirror is roughly equivalent to a piece of "broken copper used by women to comb their hair".
How could a cultivator who regards the sword as his life-saving weapon be interested in something that has no killing power at all?
"This is just your personal guess, isn't it... ahem..." Lin Shanye shook his head and said, "Using the Heavenly Secret Mirror consumes one's lifespan and will also be contaminated by the cause and effect of heaven and earth. Even if the Heavenly Secret Temple takes over the Zhishou Tower, why would they use the Taoist tool against our sect without a reason?"
"That's not entirely true," Yang Quding said coldly, "Hasn't all this been foreshadowed?"
He cleared his throat. "Didn't the sect discover earlier that the Sword Sect was paying attention to and investigating our sect? Perhaps the Sword Sect was in contact with the Tianji Temple?"
"The young master of the Sword Sect has a very close relationship with the Tianji Temple. There is no such thing as good things without reason in this world. Doesn't this mean that the Sword Sect and the Tianji Temple have been connected for a long time? Otherwise, how could the Tianji Temple take such good care of Lu Qingshan and think so highly of him?"
Then you are wrong, it is not because the Sword Sect and Tianji Temple have established connections that Tianji Temple thinks highly of Lu Qingshan, but it is because Tianji Temple thinks highly of Lu Qingshan that the Sword Sect and Tianji Temple finally established connections... "Lin Shanye" secretly refuted in his heart.
"That makes sense..." Lin Shanye agreed.
"But now that we've started to be noticed, do you think we can still successfully complete this mission?" He then asked, "I want to hear, ahem... hear your opinion."
"Lin Shan Ye"'s words were also extremely vague, as if to say, "You should know what I'm talking about."
Yang Quding did not have any doubt about this.
Because the two are currently in the prison of the Prison Department, their conversation may be secretly monitored by the monks guarding the building.
Therefore, the conversation between the two was so vague from the beginning to the end, and there was always a layer of fog between them, as if they were playing a riddle.
"Encrypted Conversation".
"Of course," Yang Quding said calmly, "This is not a spur-of-the-moment mission. It has been arranged for so many years. How could it be shelved or fail because of this little attention?"
"Besides, they... can only pay attention." He sneered, implying that Zhishou Tower and Tianji Temple could not find out anything at all.
It’s not that he is arrogant, but from the current perspective, this is indeed the case.
Has it been planned for many years?
Lin Shanye's heart sank, and he felt that the situation was becoming increasingly confusing and serious.
"After all, there is the Tianji Mirror in Tianji Temple ." Lin Shanye reminded.
The Tianji Mirror is an unreasonable existence.
"The Heavenly Secret Mirror is powerful, but from what we know, the more important the secrets are, the more lifespans will be consumed. They won't use it easily, at least not in the short term."
Yes, there is no reason to use the Tianji Mirror easily without knowing the target of Huanling Sect.
However, from Yang Qu Ding's words "at least not in the short term", we can also infer that the task they are going to perform to recall the monks from Longcheng Pass does not take too much time and can be completed in a short time.
A sense of impending storm arose.
"Everything is ready, except for the east wind. I didn't expect that something bad would happen on our side again... ahem..." Lin Shanye tried again, pointing directly to the core.
"Not everything is ready yet. Although we have people in all the major cities, that thing is not only in the major cities. It's just that the others are not on display. In addition, they are all in the hands of other Dao Sects. We still need to prepare more."
Boom!
Although it is still vague, I finally got a very crucial piece of information.
“That thing”…
Lin Shanye felt relieved and made a gesture secretly.
Just a moment after "he" made the gesture, the sound of footsteps rang out again.
The two prison monastics reappeared.
Yang Quding's face darkened and he immediately kept silent.
The monk from the prison department came here for Lin Shanye and ignored Yang Quding.
"Lin Shanye, get ready to go." One of the prison monks said coldly.
It seems that Lin Shanye is going to be taken away for soul search.
"Hehe..." Lin Shanye was very calm, as if nothing had happened.
Yang Quding sneered at this.
The two prison wardens' faces darkened and they said nothing more. They took Lin Shanye away from the prison.
They walked along the long corridor until they were almost at the end, and stopped in front of a quiet room. Then they stood outside the door and said respectfully, "Master, we have brought the person you asked for."
A female voice came from the door, "Bring it in."
The two prison wardens did not suspect anything, opened the door and brought Lin Shanye in.
In the quiet room, there sat a female nun wearing a Taoist robe.
The master of Shuiyue Temple.
She waved to the two prison friars, and they retreated, closing the door behind them.
After the two left, the master of Shuiyue Temple immediately made a hand gesture, and a ray of spiritual light flew towards Lin Shanye, and all the runes on his body instantly dissipated.
"How is it?" After removing the runes on "Lin Shanye", the master of Shuiyue Temple asked gently.
"Lin Shanye" first bowed to the master of Shuiyue Temple, and then ripples like water waves appeared on his body.
Amid the ripples, his shape and appearance changed rapidly.
The originally angular face gradually became round, and the burly figure became slim.
After a moment, the ripples dissipated.
It’s just that the burly man has turned into a stunningly beautiful woman.
The person standing there was no longer Lin Shanye, the cultivator from Huanling Sect. He was clearly the disciple of the master of Shuiyue Temple and the owner of the phantom spirit vein, Lin Yao!
This is what the master of Shuiyue Temple calls the method of Tianji Temple.
No matter how severe the torture was or how the mind was confused, Yang Quding could not be forced to speak.
If forcing him doesn't work, let him speak himself.
He would never be so wary of his companions.
The phantom divine vein is not of much help in combat, but it has countless uses in other aspects.
"Master, I have gained something." Lin Yao, who transformed herself into Lin Shanye through the power of phantom divine veins and extracted words from Yang Quding, replied calmly.
The Shuiyue Temple master's eyes flashed, "Tell me about it."
Lin Yao immediately repeated to the master of Shuiyue Temple the conversation she had just had with Yang Quding, word for word.
She retold the story from a God's perspective, without adding any of her own analysis, judgment, or emotional influence, so as not to affect the judgment of the master of Shuiyue Temple.
After listening to Lin Yao's retelling, the head of Shuiyue Temple was surprised and praised sincerely: "Your intelligence is far beyond my expectations."
"In terms of rhetoric skills alone, you can even catch up with the monks of the Prison Department," she said with emotion, "but they are all experienced, and you are still so young, and I haven't taught you these things."
"This is what Lu Qingshan taught me. He said that if you want to know the answer to a question from someone else, the best way is not to ask him to answer, but to find a way to get him to refute or agree." Lin Yao was not proud of herself and spoke the truth.
This is quite insightful... The head of Shuiyue Temple raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "He also taught you this?"
A sword cultivator can have such a sharp mind?
Lin Yao nodded and added: "He also said that when I want to ask a friend or colleague a question, he may only answer part of it. If I want to know more, the best way is not to ask, but to say nothing."
"Hmm?!" The master of Shuiyue Temple made a nasal sound.
Lin Yao explained: "What he meant was that as long as you ask a question, you should shut up immediately, never interrupt, and look the other person in the eye carefully. The silence will make the atmosphere awkward, and the other person will unconsciously say more."
A strange light gradually flashed in the eyes of the Shuiyue Temple Master, and Lu Qingshan's handsome face appeared in his mind again. After carefully thinking about these words, he couldn't help but sighed: "This kid... is really not simple, he is full of treasures."
Shaking her head, she stopped thinking about Lu Qingshan and asked again, "What do you think of what Yang Quding said?"
Lin Yao thought about it for a while, and first expressed her conclusion that "there are two Yang Qu Ding".
“It’s almost the same as I thought…” The master of Shuiyue Temple closed his eyes, seeming to be recalling something in his mind.
After pondering for a moment, a piece of information flashed through her mind in a flash.
The master of Shuiyue Temple suddenly opened his eyes, "Wait?!"
At this moment, she suddenly remembered something that happened seven years ago.
Seven years ago, the first Seven Realms Forum was held.
At that Seven Realms Conference, they, the Tianji Temple, cooperated with the Great Xia Qingmei King to catch the traitor, the head of the Huanling Sect, Chang Geng.
However, at that time, the Huanling Sect acted extremely decisively and firmly. It immediately summoned all the monks in the sect and executed Sect Master Chang Geng on the spot under the gaze of countless eyes. This slightly restored some of the reputation of the Huanling Sect.
As far as this matter is concerned, it doesn't seem like there is much of a problem.
But once combined with the information that Lin Yao just provided, "there are two Yang Qu Ding".
So, does this mean that there are also these two Chang Geng masters? !
If this is the case, just like Yang Qu Ding who acted calmly when facing the soul search, Chang Geng should not take being executed in public seriously at all...