NOVEL NEXT Chapter 279_1
"Master, those three people have already been tied up and brought back."
Bing Liangliang tiptoed to the door of the quiet room, her voice tinged with an excitement she couldn't suppress, "Don't worry, Liangliang has read lots and lots of storybooks lately, I'm sure I can pry open their mouths."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jing inside the room fell silent instantly.
After a long while.
He sighed and said with a mix of laughter and helplessness:
"These three are almost certainly die-hard loyalists; it's nearly impossible to get any information out of them. And... I only asked you to deal with these three, when did I ever say anything about prying open their mouths? I told you not to go to the Spirit Central Immortal City to look at all those messy things, but you wouldn't listen."
"There's no need to spare their lives."
"Oh~, Liangliang understands."
Bing Liangliang smacked her lips, her little face puffing up unconsciously, disappointment visibly flashing across it.
Thud, thud—
The deliberately loud footsteps gradually faded away.
Inside the quiet room.
A faint look of puzzlement emerged in Zhang Jing's eyes.
"Interesting! How could a mere family junior's marriage arrangement involve die-hard loyalists? Training such loyalists is already extremely difficult, let alone those at the Dharma Phase Realm."
"If it's to silence them, then what exactly is The Li Family trying so hard to hide?"
...
...
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Nanchu Immortal Continent.
In the Beast Territory, Zoning Immortal City.
"Come on, take a look, don't miss out!"
"Candied haw on a stick, here! Each one is a top-grade spirit fruit hawthorn, eat one and instantly boost your cultivation for an hour. Buy a skewer for your child, let him win at the starting line of cultivation."
"Just picked from the mountain, a hundred-year-old Spirit Ginseng, only for a hundred thousand Immortal Crystals, only for a hundred thousand Immortal Crystals. Miss this village, and there won't be such a shop again!"
"..."
Outside the Celestial Inn.
People were coming and going in an unending stream, and the variety of hawker cries never rested for a moment, creating an incredibly noisy scene.
Similarly, the inn itself was bustling.
"Waiter, hurry up with a pot of Spiritual Wine, and don't even think about watering it down again—would you believe I'd smash up your place?"
The sound of his voice immediately provoked a round of laughter.
And at this very moment.
In a private room on the second floor by the window.
"Such a bustling place, hardly any less busy than the Spirit Central Immortal City attached to Senior Brother's dojo." You Yuanming couldn't help murmuring in awe as he gazed upon the crowded and lively scene.
"Senior Brother You, Senior Brother Qiu, this is Zoning Immortal City, The Li Family's stronghold. Please be very careful not to be careless, or we'll be in danger if our cover is blown," Chu Yan cautioned, sweeping a furtive glance around as though she were a thief, fear plainly written on her face.
As she spoke.
She couldn't help but remember the avatar of Senior Brother Zhang Jing who had led them here, worry flashing in her beautiful eyes.
To rescue Senior Brother Xinzhou this time, they would inevitably have to confront The Li Family, backed by a cultivator at the Unity Realm Stage, and possibly even the Chu Family.
...Could he really manage it?
Of course, if it were Senior Brother Zhang Jing's true body coming, Chu Yan would have no doubts whatsoever.
However, it was, after all, just an avatar this time, and she couldn't believe that merely a projection could be as terrifying as his true body.
"Sigh, I just hope that Senior Brother isn't blindly overconfident," Chu Yan sighed inwardly.
On the other side of the table.
"By the way, has Senior Brother You given any thought to the task Senior Brother Zhang Jing entrusted to us before we parted ways?" Qiu Han asked curiously, as if something had just occurred to him.
"Well, I really haven't got any clue for the time being, and I'm not sure what Zhang Jing Senior Brother is planning on his end," You Yuanming replied.
With that.
He unconsciously glanced at Chu Yan and asked with a smile:
"Senior Sister Chu, since you're the most familiar with this area, do you have any ideas?"
"Me?"
Chu Yan raised her head, her delicate face fraught with unease.
She suggested tentatively:
"Senior Brothers, in my opinion, we should first think of a way out. The Li Family has a Unity Realm cultivator backing them, and the Chu Family might get involved too. If Senior Brother Zhang Jing is held up, then the three of us might just—"
She trailed off, her meaning clear.
But before she could finish, You Yuanming confidently interjected with a laugh:
"Haha, don't worry, Senior Sister. Senior Brother Zhang Jing has certainly considered that scenario, which is why he left a treasure with me before we parted ways. I believe it should be enough to cope."
As he spoke, he reached into his chest and slowly pulled out a three-foot-long bronze chain.
Gazing at the seemingly ordinary chain in his hands.
Qiu Han couldn't help but lean forward to take a closer look.
"Just relying on this chain?"
Chu Yan's brow furrowed, skepticism flickering in her eyes.
Having grown up in a powerful family, she was more aware than anyone of the terrifying nature of such a clan—not just the endless stream of powerful cultivators but also the comprehensive influence it wielded and its formidable resource allocation capability.
In other words.
Challenging such a family was almost like taking on ninety-nine percent of the cultivators in the region.
Could the three of them survive a siege by The Li Family just by relying on this chain?
She found it hard to believe—even with that Senior Brother's abilities!
After all, although his strength was frightening, he had come from the Lower Realm. Misjudging the power of a Heavenly Realm family would be normal.
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...
As the three quietly discussed.
On the outside street, in nearby lofts, and even within the inn itself, a number of extremely covert gazes were fixedly staring at the private room where they were seated.
Shortly after.