Chapter 136 Xu Bai Is Soft-Hearted but Not Hard-Hearted (8000)

Seeing the progress bar finally complete, Xu Bai smiled.

This progress bar was one he was particularly looking forward to. After all, it was about mechanical skills. Maybe it could be integrated with the mechanical skills he had obtained before to produce new skills.

Ye Zi, who was massaging Xu Bai's shoulders, saw a smile on Xu Bai's face and thought that Xu Bai had thought of something happy. He was about to speak, but was unexpectedly held down by Xu Bai.

"Let's talk later."

The light blue smoke slowly emerged. The smoke that only Xu Bai could see gradually condensed in the air and finally condensed into a line of text.

[You observe the human soldier secret technique and comprehend the human soldier secret technique. ]

After the light blue text appeared, it quickly disappeared. Xu Bai was waiting. It took less than a breath of time for new light blue smoke to appear. This was a sign of fusion.

The next moment, the light blue smoke gathered again and formed the latest text.

[Found a fusion option, fusion in progress. ]

[Human soldier secret technique + mechanical secret technique + paper-binding essence = mechanical puppet technique. ]

[Fusion successful. ]

…

Mechanical Puppetry?

Seeing this line of text, Xu Bai was stunned.

This scene was indeed unexpected. He originally thought that there were only two skills that merged.

Now a third one appeared, which was the first time it appeared.

The light blue smoke disappeared again. This time, there was no new round of fusion. Instead, it turned into a message and drilled into Xu Bai's mind.

The latest one appeared on the panel.

[Name: Xu Bai. ]

[Realm: Fourth-grade Wanderer. ]

[Four Styles of Yidao (Level 6): Full Level. ]

[Inverted Purple Sky Gangfeng Yin Yang Po (Level 6): Full Level. ]

[Returning Wind and Flowing Snow (Level 5): Full Level. ]

[Xingpo Second Turn (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Dou Zhuan Xing Yi (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Vajra Heart Demon Body (Level 4): Full Level. ]

[Strong Kidney Collection Technique (Level 5): Full Level. 】

【True Solution to Hundred Poisons (Level 3): Full Level. 】

【Mechanical Puppetry (Level 6): Full Level. 】

【Immortal Body (Remnant) (Level 5): Full Level. 】

【Comprehension: Full Level. 】

…

After losing two skills, the newly acquired skills were combined to produce a new skill called Mechanical Puppetry, which is a Level 6 skill, corresponding to the Level 4.

In short, it is not a loss, but a gain.

After Xu Bai closed his eyes and absorbed the information in his mind, he opened his eyes, took out the Level 5 paper man from his waist, and fell into deep thought.

The so-called Mechanical Puppetry still retains the usage of paper-binding, but integrates various essentials of mechanical skills, and many places need to be experimented.

"Take out the materials you brought from the Ou family yesterday." Xu Bai patted his hand on his shoulder and turned to Ye Zi.

When they went to the Ou family yesterday, in addition to the progress bar, they also got a lot of precious materials, and these materials are used to make machines.

The materials are not only precious, but also in short supply. It is difficult to buy them in ordinary markets.

Only in Yinyi, there may be some, but it is only a possibility. It is still difficult to find them.

If the Ou family is not specialized in this, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to find.

The fifth-grade paper man was thrown on the ground by him, and his body suddenly expanded to more than three meters high, slightly bent to avoid hitting the roof.

The box was moved over. After it was moved over, Ye Zi just stood quietly aside and did not ask what to do. If there was anything that needed to be done, Xu Bai would definitely give instructions.

Xu Bai stood up and searched repeatedly in the box in front of him. Finally, he found a lot of useful materials and put them on the ground in different categories. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and hooked his finger at the fifth-grade paper man.

The fifth-grade paper man stepped and came to Xu Bai.

Then, Xu Bai started to take apart the fifth-grade paper man in front of him.

There was a hint of surprise in Ye Zi's soft eyes, as if he didn't quite understand Xu Bai's approach.

After all, the strength of this paper man was decent, and even if some masters got it, they would keep it properly, but now in Xu Bai's hands, he took it apart without any regret.

"Young Master's actions are indeed beyond the understanding of ordinary people." Ye Zi thought.

On the other side, Xu Bai had already started to move.

He took out the necessary materials and put them in different categories. At the same time, he folded the paper man that had been taken apart again. This time, it was not as simple as before.

He first folded the paper man into a normal human size, without the exaggerated height of more than three meters, and without making so many arms as before, just the size of an ordinary person. Then he put the paper man aside, picked up the materials next to it, and began to make complex splicing.

During the whole process, the materials were not cut, but reorganized using the natural shape of the materials themselves, and soon reorganized into a skeleton.

Picking up the skeleton, he looked at it carefully without any slackness. Even the corners were examined with a rigorous look.

After a moment, he nodded with satisfaction. The skeleton looked flawless.

Then, he put the skeleton aside, picked up the paper man beside it, cut the paper man in the middle, and then filled the skeleton in. This process was very slow, and every step was careful, just like an old master's extreme concentration on handicrafts.

When the skeleton was fully placed, the next moment, the gap that was cut by Xu Bai at the beginning closed naturally and became seamless.

At this time, Xu Bai let go of his hand, and the thing that could be called a puppet stood up, walking like a living person, without a sense of stiffness, and walking very smoothly.

Xu Bai nodded, very satisfied, there was no flaw at present, but there were still some things missing.

He picked up the materials on the ground again and spliced ​​them again, this time on the outer surface of the puppet.

Gradually, the appearance of the puppet paper man was covered and turned into a wooden state.

After completing this step, he still did not stop, and used the remaining materials to splice a long knife and stuffed it into the hand of the paper man.

At this time, Xu Bai finally stopped, and the true energy slowly flowed, forming a connection with the puppet in front of him.

In a blink of an eye, the puppet moved again, swung the long knife in his hand, and the long knife suddenly exploded, turning into countless fragments, spinning in the air.

Xu Bai's heart moved, the long knife was put away, and the fragments in the sky were reassembled and turned back to their original appearance.

"How do you feel?" He looked at Ye Zi on the side and asked.

Ye Zi had been stunned for a long time, and her plump lips opened, which could fit a lot of things.

She was surprised enough when Xu Bai started splicing. Now looking at the puppet in front of her, Ye Zi only felt a strong pressure sweeping over.

"Sir, I feel like it is a person, not a puppet. The knife it swung just now seems to have the shadow of your knife skills." Ye Zi sank into thought, frowned slightly, and thought carefully. She was short of words, so she could only come up with this sentence.

Xu Bai nodded and said, "You are right, it is indeed more like a person."

First of all, this puppet has reached the level of the fourth grade, and it is not an ordinary fourth grade.

The previous paper man, although it has the strength of the fifth grade, can only be regarded as a middle-level among the fifth grades. After all, its movements are a little stiff, but it is different now.

With mechanical ingenuity as the skeleton, paper as the skin, and finally mechanical ingenuity as the armor, the current paper man has greatly improved both defense and flexibility. The most important thing is that the paper man can perform some simple knife skills just now.

The fourth grade, and the ability to use knife skills skillfully, combined with the weapon Xu Bai just made, the current puppet is probably even inferior to some ordinary fourth-grade masters.

Xu Bai said with regret: "It's a pity that it can't get smaller."

There is gain in loss. Although it has been greatly improved, the puppet in front of him can't get smaller like before.

As a person who likes to trick people, Xu Bai thinks that if it can get smaller, it will be extremely perfect. When it is thrown out, it will suddenly become larger, which will definitely trick many people, but unfortunately, it doesn't have this function.

"Sir, in fact, you only need to put ordinary people's clothes on it and cover it up. It will look no different from ordinary people and can also hide people's eyes." Ye Zi said very considerately.

"You are right, it is indeed the case." Xu Bai gave an order to the fourth-grade puppet in front of him.

The next moment, the fourth-grade puppet moved by itself, found a set of clothes, put them on, and even put on shoes. At the same time, it found a face towel and covered its face.

The long knife was also inserted at the waist, and it looked no different from ordinary people.

"Let's go, go out for a walk." After doing all this, Xu Bai stretched and planned to go out for a walk.

He had been staying in the inn, so he had to give the other party a chance. Otherwise, if the other party was unwilling to move, he would have waited in vain.

Ye Zi took out the veil from her arms, covered her face, walked to the door with light lotus steps, opened the door, and then folded her hands on her lower abdomen: "Sir, please."

The two went out directly and walked towards the street outside...

...

When the two of them walked out, nothing happened in other places, but something happened in this government office.

"Master Tong, we have found out about this matter. Before the people in these families disappeared, they had no contact with other people, but the Ou family was different." The yamen runner was reporting to Tong Fuling.

Tong Fuling came from a top-notch academy in Jiangnan Road. Although it was not as good as Qingyun Academy, it was also a leader there.

Since he became an official, he has stepped up to his current position step by step and is considered a local ruler.

Unlike other scholars, he is tall and looks quite majestic, but compared with his temperament, he is extremely proud.

In today's world, there are many literati who dislike people from the martial arts world and military generals, and Tong Fuling is one of them.

Not only did he dislike it, he often showed his disgust on his face. In his opinion, he was a noble scholar and would not compare himself with those inferior people.

Tong Fuling had some skills and managed Taotu Fu very well. Even now, many Fu could not compare with him.

In fact, according to his current achievements, he might have been promoted long ago, but the reason why he had not been promoted was because of what he said in the capital before.

——There are many military generals in the world, and they need to reduce their ranks to protect the Great Chu.

At that time, he was not Fuling, and at that time, King Shengyou did not fake his death.

If he had not had some talent and ability, it is estimated that he would not have been able to leave the capital at that time.

Of course, he did not walk out at that time, but lay down directly. It is said that after he said that, King Shengyou invited him to the military camp and drank all night.

On the surface, he was drinking, but everyone knew it secretly, because the screams in the military camp that night never stopped.

After that incident, Tong Fuling didn't care, but at least he restrained himself a little and didn't dare to speak casually.

However, the contempt in his bones didn't decrease at all. On the contrary, it increased with the passage of time.

Tong Fuling heard the report from his subordinates and heard that his subordinates seemed to pause for a moment, which made him very embarrassed. He couldn't help but frown.

"Just say it directly if you have something to say. Don't hesitate. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The yamen runner nodded and said what he had been holding in his mouth: "The people of the Ou family said that Xu Bai seemed to have been there before. Apart from that, there was no one else. I suspect that it is related to Xu Bai?"

"Xu Bai?" Tong Fuling was stunned, then reacted and repeated: "Are you talking about that Xu Bai?"

"It's Xu Bai who is going to Beijing to be rewarded." The yamen runner hurriedly said.

Tong Fuling fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time.

Of course he had heard of it and paid attention to it, but he didn't expect that the other party would stop at Taotu Mansion.

It's okay to stop, but now it's related to a missing case.

When the yamen runner saw that the mansion commander didn't say anything, he shut his mouth tightly, stood aside, and waited respectfully.

After about an incense stick of time, the mansion commander Tong finally finished thinking and slowly spoke.

"Call Xu Bai."

"Yes!" The yamen runner finally got the order, breathed a sigh of relief, agreed, and hurriedly left with several people.

After the yamen runner left, the mansion commander Tong looked at the empty hall of the yamen and snorted coldly.

"It's disgusting to have to deal with these people again."

...

Xu Bai took Ye Zi and walked around the street for a long time, but didn't find anything interesting.

There are not many other things in the Taotu Mansion, but there are really a lot of porcelains, but some things will make you feel bored if you look at them too much.

Except for those merchants who come to resell, Xu Bai really has no fun walking around.

"Let's go back." Xu Bai felt a little bored, so he walked towards the inn with Ye Zi.

After walking for a while, the two soon arrived at the inn.

Xu Bai stopped and happened to meet the yamen runner who came to the inn.

The yamen runner was also slightly stunned, and then waved his hand and said: "Come, take Xu Bai back to the government office."

It is said that those who are close to vermilion will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. Tong Fuling's arrogant character also affects his subordinates, and they seem to be more ignorant of the sky and the earth.

In fact, before this, Xu Bai also knew that this matter would definitely come to him, after all, he was the only one who had been to the Ou family before, but he did not expect that the other party's attitude was so tough.

If it was like Song De, the chief of the Jiantian Division, who had a reason and a good talk, then Xu Bai would really follow him.

But if he was tough right from the start, Xu Bai would not pay attention.

We are all human beings, can't we talk nicely?

Who gave you the face to speak badly right from the start?

"Young Master, let Ye Zi come." Ye Zi stepped forward, and his white fingers moved slightly.

The silk thread appeared in his hand, and the next moment, Ye Zi moved it slightly, and a faint voice came out.

The yamen runners who were about to surround him stopped at the same time, and then all took a few steps back. Some of the yamen runners spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, and their faces turned pale.

"My young master has a noble status, how could you possibly surpass it? The young master didn't say he would take your lives, so I will spare your lives." Ye Zi's eyebrows were raised, and although he was wearing a veil, he could feel a trace of murderous aura flowing.

This scene was very exaggerated, and naturally attracted the attention of the pedestrians around. Many people stopped and pointed at this side.

For the matter of the yamen arresting people, they, the ordinary people, had also seen it, but this kind of direct confrontation was the first time they had seen it.

"How dare you!" The yamen runner wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Although he was frightened, he still said firmly: "Do you know that disobeying the order of the government is to go against the court? What will happen if you openly go against the court?"

Ye Zi was about to speak, but before he could say anything, he felt a big hand on his shoulder.

Xu Bai held Ye Zi's shoulder, patted him gently, and said, "Don't be impulsive, let's go over and take a look."

His tone was very calm, as if it had nothing to do with him.

But people who are familiar with Xu Bai know very well that the calmer he is, the angrier he will be, and his anger will turn into a real price.

But the group of people in front of him are not the ones who need to bear the price. The ones who need to bear the price are the people behind them. Ye Zi's move just now has taught this group of people a lesson.

Ye Zi hummed lightly, walked behind Xu Bai with a lazy taste, and did not go into it further.

The yamen runner saw this scene and thought Xu Bai had given in, and shouted, "Come on, lock it up!"

"Hmm?" Xu Bai raised his eyebrows.

Behind him, in addition to Ye Zi, there was also the fourth-grade puppet.

The fourth-grade puppet moved upon hearing the sound, pulled out the long sword at his waist, and the long sword shattered, and the fragments floated around, surrounding the group of yamen runners.

This scene was even more terrifying than Ye Zi's action.

The faces of the yamen runners turned pale, and they dared not move at all, fearing that if they took a step, they would be pierced by these fragments.

"I hate people who are arrogant. Things can be done once or twice, but not repeatedly. Answer me, do you really want to die?" Xu Bai's tone was very calm.

A unique murderous aura emerged from him and continued to surround him.

Lock him up?

Since he started to get involved in this circle, no one has ever dared to say this to him. Even Song De, who is in charge of these things, has explained the reasons to him.

Now these lackeys dare to say these words?

If he really committed a crime, he would accept being locked up, but now he is just asked to go over to clarify the facts. Why should he be locked up?

Locking up and arresting people without evidence, and arresting an official appointed by the court, who gave him such great power?

"Slap his mouth." Xu Bai said slowly.

The fourth-grade puppet moved his feet and turned into a breeze.

The next moment, the yamen runner who had just spoken screamed, his face swollen, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

"Are you going to lock it up?" Xu Bai said, "If you say it again, I'll take your heads."

The whole scene was silent, and no one dared to speak.

Xu Bai waved his sleeves and said, "Lead the way."

After the scene just now, these yamen runners were timid. They were just relying on the power of others, but now they couldn't even say a word.

Not long after, Xu Bai rushed to the government office under the leadership of the yamen runners.

During the whole process, these yamen runners were silent. They had never encountered such a situation. In the past, when they arrested people, they were extremely arrogant and no one resisted. Now it was very different.

When Xu Bai stepped into the government office, Tong Fuling saw this scene again, especially when he saw that one of his men had swollen faces on both sides, he naturally knew what happened.

"Sir Xu, what a great official power."

Tong Fuling sneered.

Xu Bai rested his hand on the hilt of the black knife, and said lightly: "Compared to the Lord of the Prefecture, my official power is relatively small. You want to lock me up as soon as you come here. Bring me here. I want to ask what I have done wrong?"

Lock me up?

Tong Prefecture Commander was stunned and looked at his subordinates.

Several yamen runners nodded timidly, admitting that what Xu Bai said was true.

Tong Prefecture Commander's face immediately darkened.

These subordinates have been with him for a long time, and they have become extremely arrogant. Don't they understand what is going on now?

According to the laws of the Great Chu Kingdom, even if it is an ordinary citizen, if there is no solid evidence, and they are just asked to come over to understand, they cannot be locked up.

What's more, Xu Bai is the head of the prefecture post, which is equivalent to an official of the court. He dared to do this, which was simply a long life!

"Lord Xu, I'm sorry for offending you just now. I hope you can forgive me." Tong Prefecture Commander said.

On the surface, it looked like he was apologizing, but he didn't even look like he was apologizing. He didn't even make any movements, and his hands were still behind his back.

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes. This was why he didn't want to deal with these people.

Not every prefecture commander was like Zhou.

Now he met a weird one, that is, a prefecture commander who looked down on people from the underworld.

From beginning to end, he maintained that arrogance, as if someone owed him money.

"Just apologize and it's over?" Xu Bai said slowly: "According to the laws of the Great Chu State, how should they be punished for doing this?"

Now he saw that there was no need to follow any rules and etiquette. This guy obviously looked down on people from the underworld. No matter how much he did, it would be useless. It would be better to be more direct.

Hearing this, Tong Fuling's face became more gloomy and said: "Lord Xu, forgive others when you can."

"So what you mean is that you want to protect your subordinates?" Xu Bai smiled.

This smile looks very sunny, but behind the sunshine is a deep coldness.

Tong Fuling knew very well that this was an accusation against him, so he looked at his other subordinates and said, "Thirty strokes of the cane."

The yamen runners who didn't go to find Xu Bai came up and escorted all of them away. Soon, they heard continuous screams.

"Master Xu, are you satisfied now?" Tong Fuling said slowly.

Xu Bai smiled and said, "Of course I am satisfied. What is your surname, Master Fuling?"

"My surname is Tong." Tong Fuling said unkindly, "Now let's talk about your business."

"Master Tong, please tell me. By the way, find a seat to sit down. Since I am not a prisoner escorted by you, there must be a place to sit." Xu Bai rubbed his waist and said, "This old waist is not durable at all."

"Look!" Tong Fuling tried his best to suppress his anger and led Xu Bai to sit down.

After Xu Bai sat down, Ye Zi came behind Xu Bai and gently rubbed his shoulders.

The fourth-grade puppet stood aside, acting as a guard. His whole body was covered by clothes, and his true appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Lord Xu really knows how to enjoy himself." Tong Fuling said slowly: "Now, let's talk about some business. Many families have lost many people, and before that, the Ou family said that you had been to..."

Tong Fuling told the cause and effect of the matter.

After that, he stopped talking and waited for Xu Bai's answer.

"Oh, this matter." Xu Bai showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, as if he just knew it, and said: "If you want to talk about this matter, it is actually very simple. You can go to Zimu Mansion to ask. This is what the owner of Jiqiao Pavilion told me. I just went to visit."

"But I heard that you also beat their old housekeeper." Tong Fuling continued to ask.

"If the dog is disobedient, I will beat the dog, just like those men of Lord Tong just now. Does this matter have anything to do with me?" Xu Bai said casually.

Tong Fuling stood up when he heard this: "Lord Xu, you are just a prefecture postmaster. What you said now is too disrespectful to me. Do you know that I can put you in jail just based on what you said just now?"

Xu Bai tilted his head and said nonchalantly: "Anything else?"

Tong Fuling was stunned and confused by this sentence. He subconsciously said: "No."

"Ye Zi, let's go." Xu Bai stood up and turned to leave.

Ye Zi followed Xu Bai without saying a word or looking at Tong Fuling.

The whole process was full of contempt, and Tong Fuling was not treated as a person at all.

As I said, Xu Bai has always been soft-hearted. Since he came here, Tong Fuling has been constantly threatening and intimidating.

He has a very bad temper. If someone respects me one foot, I will respect him ten feet. If you don't give me face, then I won't give you face either.

"Stop!" Tong Fuling naturally felt ashamed and shouted angrily: "If you dare to take another step, I will capture you."

No one has ever dared to be so arrogant in front of him. At least one person in the martial arts world, he has never looked down on him, but now he ignores him.

This is his government office, but he is treated like this. He can't control it at all.

"Swish!"

The fourth-grade puppet drew the long knife from his waist.

"I advise Lord Tong to understand the ways of the world. You dare to touch me without any evidence? You delayed my trip to the capital. I will report you to His Majesty. Can you bear it?" Xu Bai said slowly.

Tong Fuling kept silent, with a cautious look in his eyes.

Indeed, Xu Bai is now going to the capital to accept His Majesty's reward. If he is delayed because of his affairs, and it is found that it has nothing to do with Xu Bai in the end, then it will be a slap in the face of the emperor.

After all, it is not Xu Bai who is delayed, but the emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor wants to reward someone, and you detain this person. When the news spreads from person to person, and it spreads beyond belief, you will be the one who suffers.

Xu Bai saw that Tong Fuling's face turned livid, and he sneered, turned around and left directly.

Even when Xu Bai walked out of the door, Tong Fuling still didn't say a word, and his previous arrogance was completely different from now.

After leaving the government office, Xu Bai took Ye Zi and the fourth-grade puppet and returned to the inn.

He took out a nameless sword scripture and continued to work on the progress bar. As for what happened before, he didn't care at all and just regarded it as an episode.

Ye Zi rubbed his shoulders, and the fourth-grade puppet served tea and water. Xu Bai's little life was also comfortable.

He was living comfortably here, but Tong Fuling was in the government office, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he felt.

Originally, he wanted to drink some tea to calm down, but when it reached his mouth, Tong Fuling had no intention of drinking it. Thinking of what happened just now, he threw the teacup to the ground with a bang, breaking it into pieces.

There was no one here. After all, seeing the lord of ...

"Sir, don't be angry." At this time, a man walked into the backyard of the government office, comforting Tong Fuling and asking him not to be angry.

"He Xu Bai dared to do this to me, but you asked me not to be angry?" Tong Fuling said angrily.

This person was recruited by him some time ago. Because his old housekeeper died of illness a while ago, he recruited a new one. Although this person looked young, he was very capable, so Tong Fuling made an exception to recruit him.

The housekeeper's surname was Chen, and he was not very old.

Housekeeper Chen smiled and said, "Anger hurts your body, sir, don't hold it in your heart when you are angry, you have to vent it to relieve it."

"How to vent it?" Tong Fuling tried to calm himself down: "I can't catch him, is there anything else I can do?"

The only way to make him feel relieved is to make Xu Bai kneel down and kowtow in front of him, otherwise he can't feel relieved.

"Of course we have to arrest him, why not?" Butler Chen smiled and said, "It's nothing more than there is no evidence. You can make up some evidence."

After the words fell, the scene fell into silence.

After a while, the voice of Tong Fuling came.

"Falsifying evidence, do you know that this is against the laws of the Great Chu Kingdom?" Tong Fuling was surprised after hearing this.

It's true that he wanted to vent his anger, but he didn't think of this method. After all, this method completely violated the laws of the Great Chu Kingdom.

However, what Butler Chen said made him think, as if something had taken root in his heart and could not be shaken off.

"Sir, we just make a false testimony to make him suffer, and then say that the evidence is wrong and has nothing to do with us, and then let him go." Butler Chen continued.

Tong Fuling fell into deep thought.