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Of the three, one taught, one explained and one did it seriously. They cooperated very well. However, Old Zhao was always looking at the little monkey with hatred, as if he wanted to eat the little monkey alive, but he didn't do anything. He just wanted to kill the little monkey with his eyes, but he didn't have the energy to teach Xiao Li.
Xiao Li was very diligent and was praised by Old Zhao. Thus, his position was immediately raised and he was given a single room to stay in. Moreover, he was at the same place as the little monkey, and was at the top level with him.
This made Xiao Li very anxious, but he knew that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed. Otherwise, it would be very easy for people to suspect the little monkey, otherwise, the two of them would be in danger of exposing their identities. Thus, he didn't urge the little monkey to reveal his identity.
CHAPTER VII NIGHT TALK
That night, the little monkey came to Xiao Li's room. Xiao Li invited him to sit down and wrote on the table, ”What's the matter?” ”
The little monkey shook his head. ”We haven't found the whereabouts of your niece yet, but we found a secret location, so we're here for senior to decide.” ”
Xiao Li replied on the table, ”Speak!” ”
The little monkey gathered his thoughts and said, ”I've been trying to find out more about it these days, so of course I'm just asking questions about some strange things.” Today, we met a little servant who came out of the inner hall to buy things. I also had some friendship with her, and I used to bring her some strange things, so we chatted for quite a while. ”
Xiao Li nodded, indicating for him to continue. The little monkey continued, ”She said that there were a lot of unusual things happening in the altars. The Altar Master would gather all the Elders for a meeting every day, and they would discuss it for a whole day. He didn't come back until late at night.” She said that she had a good friend who was a servant at the side of the Altar Master, and her friend said that the elders sometimes went with the Altar Master to a secret place, where no one was allowed to go, and that it was only two days ago that she came across them by accident, and that she had never known there was such a place in the Altar. That day the Lord had told her to leave immediately, saying that no one was to come here, and she had seen them enter a cliff before she left. I have been to the inner chamber before and found nothing suspicious, so I think the mystery must be the secret place of the altar. ”But I haven't been able to find out about it, so I don't know if your niece could have hidden it.”
Xiao Li wrote on the table, ”Do not give up on any clues.”
The little monkey nodded. ”Yes, I understand. Does Senior have a plan?”
Xiao Li wrote, ”Use a scheme in secret and let others do it for you.”
Little Monkey asked, ”How do we scheme against them?”
Xiao Li wrote, ”You can tamper with food.”
Little Monkey asked, ”Then who should we plot against?”
Xiao Li said, ”Choose a person first.”
The little monkey pondered for a moment. It was obvious that it was thinking about a person that could be schemed against. This person had to be chosen well, otherwise it was very possible that his plan would fail and he would expose himself instead.
Xiao Li didn't bother him and took a sip from his teacup. His eyes seemed to be thinking about something.
After a long while, the little monkey finally opened his mouth and said, ”Senior, I think we can do something to Foreign Dignitary Hong.”
Xiao Li waved his hand, signaling him to continue. The little monkey continued, ”We put some poison in his food and then let me expose him. I said that Old Zhao was secretly trying to kill him in order to control him. Then, Old Zhao was described as being a member of Lieutenant Shen Bu's group. This way, it could be said that Old Zhao had used his strength to seize the position of Emperor in the future, and this lie would not have the slightest flaw. I also said that I saw Old Zhao in the dark, which was why I reminded him. At the same time, I will describe you as Old Zhao's man because you've been cooking all this time. ”
Xiao Li nodded and wrote on the table, ”This plan is not bad.”
Little Monkey said, ”I will tell Foreign Dignitary Hong that Old Zhao has been pretending to be sick recently and then let you cook. That way, he can do some underhanded things and even if they find out, they can push you out to be a scapegoat, but he will be fine. After that, I would tell him not to act rashly, or Old Zhao would find out that his scheme had been seen through and kill him. I will advise him to be on his guard against Old Zhao in secret, and then let me steal the antidote for him. ”
Xiao Li thought for a moment before writing on the table, ”Why are you helping him?”
When the little monkey saw this, he was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was asking for Foreign Dignitary Hong. This was a major flaw in his plan. He immediately replied, ”I will say that I am very grateful for him teaching me martial arts, and also hope that I can help him take me in as his disciple. Moreover, I did not get along with Old Zhao, and now that I have discovered his secret, I will sooner or later die at his hands. So I might as well risk my life and hope that Foreign Dignitary Hong can save me after I escape.”
After hearing his words, Xiao Li thought for a moment before writing, ”How can I get him to help me?”
The little monkey said, ”I will tell him that you captured me while I was stealing the medicine, and then I will tell you about Old Zhao's evil scheme and convince you. However, you stole the antidote from my hands and said that you wanted to meet him. Then, I will bring you to see Old Zhao. You tell him that you are not willing to be used by Old Zhao, but you are also afraid of Old Zhao's power, so you decide to enter the altar to steal the main treasure of the main altar, the 'Star Gazing Palm'. Then, you escape from the main altar to train in martial arts, hoping to escape from the clutches of Old Zhao and the others. ”If you continue to say that you are not familiar with the Inner Court, it is just that you heard Old Zhao and Lieutenant Shen Bu's conversation about this secret manual and knew that it is an absolute art of the Lou Guang Sect. Thus, I hope that Foreign Dignitary Hong can bring me into the Inner Hall and help me steal this secret manual.”
Xiao Li lowered his head and thought over the little monkey's plan again. He felt that there weren't any flaws and that it was feasible. Thus, he wrote on the table, ”Very good!”
However, the little monkey frowned and said, ”But we can only use this one time. Whether we save your niece or not, we will be exposed, because the main hall is full of experts. As long as we enter, it is impossible to not be discovered.” ”If we fail, then we won't be able to stay in the altar anymore, and it will be even more difficult to rescue your niece.”
Xiao Li had also been thinking about this matter. He had probably already made up his mind. He waved his hand and wrote on the table, ”I've already thought about this matter. This is the only clue. I must investigate.”
Little Monkey said, ”Then that's the only way. But what poison? This medicine can't be too common, otherwise it will be easily cured by others. Moreover, this poison must not affect the inner breathing process of experts. Otherwise, the other party would be able to detect it if they were poisoned. Another thing was that it had to be a slow poison that could be used to hide within the opponent's body for a period of time before it could be used. I wonder if senior has this medicine? ”
Xiao Li tilted his head as he thought for a moment. After which, he wrote on the table, ”I wonder if you have heard of a medicinal pill called the 'Purple Warming Pill'?”
The little monkey shook his head and said, ”I've never heard of this poison before. I don't know what's so special about this poison that senior is talking about.”
In the past, Xiao Li had studied poison techniques in the village for a long time. Although he had never learned how to use poison, it was natural that he had a deep understanding of poisons. After he heard what the little monkey said, he came up with a prescription from the medical book. This was a medicine used to treat seriously ill and dying people, it could awaken a sliver of their Violet Palace's vitality, but once this sliver of life force was used up, even the Great Firmament Deity wouldn't be able to save him, so it was not used for normal purposes. Unless a stranger had an extremely important matter to attend to and had yet to be given an explanation, he absolutely could not place this pill on another person. This was because giving this pill to someone else would be equivalent to giving them their life.
Xiao Li wrote on the table, ”The fragrance of this medicine pours into the nose and is quite beneficial. It can boost one's spirit, but an excess can cause a person to have a peerless vitality.”
The little monkey looked at the words on the table and could not help but frown. ”Is this poison?”
Xiao Li wrote, ”One of the medicines is naturally not poisonous and medicine is used in the heart. Although this pill was a tonic, it was also a poison that could make a person lose their life. It could stimulate a person's vitality and potential, but it would also consume one's lifespan. It was using Essence to exchange for Spirit Qi, and the way of the doctor was already banned. ”I will use this medicine to feed the guests. When Foreign Dignitary Hong takes it, you can teach him how to look at his heart meridian and find that his Profound Qi is slightly dispersing.”