plumnovel #560 - You lose
#560 - You lose
“When did you realize there was something wrong with me?” Gong Hao stared at Lu Jing.
“I knew before entering the temple.”
“Why? Did I give something away?”
“Your act was flawless, and you seemed very familiar with the Sitianjian, even having a waist牌 to prove it. Honestly, when I first met you, I really thought you were an inspector from the Sitianjian.”
“Then what made you start suspecting me later?” Gong Hao asked.
“Because of that strange object,” Lu Jing said, “I’ve completely forgotten who the inspector was that asked me to come to Lingyang County, but there’s no doubt that he’d already been affected by that strange object.
“But when I was with you, my memory remained clear and didn’t become blurred at all. From this, I deduced that you weren’t my partner for this case.”
Lu Jing finished speaking in one breath, paused, and then said, “Are you one of Mr. Ji’s people? Then does that mean this whole thing was just a trap from start to finish? Who is your target, that inspector, or me?”
Faced with this question, Gong Hao chose to close his mouth.
He seemed determined not to answer.
Lu Jing scratched his head, feeling a bit of a headache. He wasn’t worried that Mr. Ji might be coming after him, after all, their positions were different, and they were natural enemies from the start.
Lu Jing naturally didn’t expect to get along harmoniously with the other party. What he was worried about now was that it seemed very difficult to find out the whereabouts of that inspector from Gong Hao’s mouth.
However, seeing the Arhat statues surrounding them again, Lu Jing had no choice but to raise the Huan Shou sword in his hand in front of the old monk.
The latter’s expression changed drastically upon seeing the sword, but he didn’t try to disclaim any connection between himself and the sword, as he had done with Gong Hao before.
Instead, he asked in surprise, “This… where did you find this sword?”
Without waiting for Lu Jing to answer, he looked around a few times, lowered his voice, and said, “Kid, how about we make a deal?”
“What deal?”
“Give me this sword, and I’ll let you leave here.”
“Really? You won’t suddenly go back on your word after getting the sword, and turn against me?” Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.
“You don’t have to worry about that. I can swear in the name of Buddha that after getting the sword, I can guarantee that you can leave here unharmed.” The old monk said anxiously.
Lu Jing ignored his words and turned to look at Gong Hao, “Hey, what do we do now, give him the sword?”
Gong Hao almost crushed his teeth. If Lu Jing hadn’t hidden the last fragment, this sword should have been his reliance to leave here.
But now, the person about to leave here had become Lu Jing, while he would be sent into some kind of Buddhist kingdom by this strange object, never to return to the world.
What made it even more difficult for him to accept was that this method was equivalent to him telling Lu Jing. Not only that, but he had also helped Lu Jing find the other six fragments, which was equivalent to personally sending Lu Jing out of here, which made him feel even more frustrated.
Although Gong Hao didn’t speak, Lu Jing had already gotten the answer he wanted from his expression and handed the Huan Shou sword to the old monk.
The latter breathed a sigh of relief after holding the sword, then examined it for a moment, a trace of remembrance appearing in his eyes, but it quickly turned into a solemn and dignified appearance.
He waved his hand, and the sword scattered into seven pieces again, disappearing.
After that, the old monk put his hands together and said to Lu Jing, “It seems that benefactor’s affinity with my Buddha has not yet arrived. This old monk cannot save you today. We will meet again when fate allows.”
After saying that, he waved his hand, and Lu Jing felt a gust of breeze surrounding his body, gently pushing him out the door.
Throughout this entire process, he had a feeling of being unable to control himself, unable to even move a little finger.
It wasn’t until his feet stepped back onto the land outside the door that he regained control of his body, which also made Lu Jing rejoice that he hadn’t acted rashly just now, otherwise his fate now would probably be the same as Gong Hao inside.
Speaking of Gong Hao, just as Lu Jing was sent out of the hall, Gong Hao, who had originally decided not to speak anymore, suddenly shouted loudly again.
“Save me! Save me, I am indeed an inspector from the Sitianjian!!! I also studied secret arts in the academy before, I am your senior brother, as long as you save me, I will tell you…”
Gong Hao only said half of his sentence when he saw the old monk make a silencing gesture, after which his mouth closed on its own.
Looking at the smiling face in front of him, the fear in Gong Hao’s heart also climbed to its peak, struggling desperately.
However, the old monk just reached out and touched the top of his head, and Gong Hao turned into a golden light, throwing himself into the crowd of monks behind him, becoming a part of that magnificent Buddhist kingdom.
“Amitabha, good, good.”
The old monk showed a satisfied smile, then looked up at Lu Jing outside the hall, his figure gradually fading, and finally disappearing along with the full hall of Arhat Buddha circles.
The temple also returned to its previous desolate and dilapidated state.
… … … …
“You lost.” Kui said to the man opposite her.
Everything that had happened in the temple before was reflected on the bluestone without missing a single detail.
In fact, as early as when Lu Jing fell from the ruins, the man’s eyelids had twitched, and a bad feeling had risen in his heart.
When the two flying swords shot out and Gong Hao fell into the hall, the man knew that the plan to lure and kill Lu Jing this time had failed, and what happened afterwards only confirmed this.
He first felt a little regret, but by now he had already let go, and admitted frankly, “It seems I underestimated him a bit. But fortunately, in today’s two games, at least I can win one.”
“Who said that?” Kui asked back.
The man refocused on the chessboard and realized that his largest territory had actually been cut into pieces by Kui’s black pieces. He said in surprise.
“When? When did you set up this trap? Why didn’t I notice it?”
“Are you asking about the offensive in this area? Oh, it was probably when you thought my mind was already disturbed by the reflection on the bluestone.” Kui said lightly.
“I’ve said it before, you may have investigated my background and my past, but you don’t understand me at all.”