Cyclamen Inn.
More than a dozen escorts from Fuwei Escort Bureau are now living in this inn.
When Lin Wanqing and Qu Wuming returned to the inn, they immediately saw Liu Kui waiting for them in the inn lobby. When Lin Wanqing and Liu Kui looked at each other, their eyes instantly became a little strange.
Lin Wanqing instantly remembered Liu Kui's warning not to let her always get close to Qu Wuming, and also remembered that she secretly took Qu Wuming out shopping in the morning behind Uncle Liu's back.
Liu Kui had something important to tell Lin Wanqing, but he caught sight of the large and small bags the two of them were carrying.
Liu Kuiluo cleared his throat with some displeasure, glared at Lin Wanqing without leaving any trace, and then hugged Qu Wuming's fist: "Brother Qu! Qing'er, the plan has changed. We may have to leave Dongsheng City early."
"Second Uncle Liu, why?" Lin Wanqing asked puzzledly.
Liu Kui lowered his voice, looked around carefully and said, "It's not appropriate to go into details here. Let's talk in my room..."
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It turned out that while Lin Wanqing and Qu Wuming were out shopping, Liu Kui also visited some old friends in Dongsheng City and learned a piece of news from them.
The same is the news about "The Divine Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man".
However, the information Liu Kui got came from people in the martial arts world, so it was much more detailed than what Qu Wuming overheard.
In order to compete for this legendary sword art, the seemingly calm Dongsheng City has actually been in turmoil for a long time. Ever since they heard that the "Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man" appeared in the world, many green forest people began to frantically pursue the whereabouts of this sword art. And half a year ago, after someone heard that this sword art would appear in Dongsheng City, this place became the center of the whirlpool that stirred up the storm.
In just over half a year, dozens of Green Forest people have been inexplicably killed or mysteriously disappeared in Dongsheng City, including many masters who have reached the eighth level of Tianxuan Realm and the ninth level of Tianshu Realm in martial arts.
Today, the whereabouts of "The Divine Sword Art of Sympathy between Heaven and Man" are still unknown, but there are rumors that say that this sword art is in Dongsheng City, but it has not been discovered yet.
Liu Kui learned from his friends that among the warriors gathered in Dongsheng City, there are many master-level figures and some masters sent by powerful martial arts. A battle between dragons and tigers is inevitable. If that happens, anything could happen in the chaos!
Therefore, in order to prevent people like Fuwei Escort from suffering, Liu Kui made a very cautious decision to leave Dongsheng City as soon as possible and stay away from this dispute.
Listening to Liu Kui's decision, Qu Wuming nodded secretly, approving it. But before he could speak, Liu Kui clasped his fists and said to Qu Wuming: "Brother Qu, thank you for your help in Luanshi Gang! Now I think your injury will be fully healed if you take some time to cultivate yourself. If I continue to travel and travel, I'm afraid it won't be conducive to a complete recovery. How about staying in the city to recuperate? Besides, with Brother Qu's level, even if chaos breaks out in the city, no one will be able to hurt Brother Qu."
Lin Wanqing heard this and said hurriedly: "Second Uncle Liu, I don't agree! Brother Qu's injury is not completely healed yet. Since there is a grandmaster in Dongsheng City, how can it be safe for Brother Qu to stay here?! If we want to leave, it's better for everyone to leave together! "
Liu Kuigang was about to speak, but he heard Lin Wanqing say again: "Besides, what if we meet other masters after leaving the city? Even if we encounter someone who wants to do harm to us, Brother Qu and I can keep our people safe, right?"
"Qing'er..."
"Anyway, I don't agree to let Brother Qu stay on his own. It's too dangerous! If it wasn't for Brother Qu, I would have been kidnapped by the thieves in Luanshigang. If you really let Brother Qu stay, you will be killed. Donkey! Huh!" Lin Wanqing pouted, snorted and turned away from Liu Kui.
Liu Kui was so embarrassed at this moment that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in. He knew that the reason he just found was untenable. He just wanted Qu Wuming to fulfill the promise he made on the road, "I will leave after the injury is healed." However, when Lin Wanqing said this, it seemed that he was really It's too mean-spirited.
Liu Kui was speechless for a moment, and his old face turned red from suppressing it. After a moment, he said: "Qing'er is right. It's because I didn't think well. Brother Qu, please don't blame me! Why don't we have lunch together?" How about leaving the city as soon as possible?"
Qu Wuming seemed not to care at all, and smiled slightly and said: "What Brother Liu just said is that Dongsheng City is now a place of right and wrong, and it is really not suitable to stay for a long time. In my opinion, it is better to buy some dry food and leave the city quickly. That’s great.”
Qu Wuming did not explain that when he followed Lin Wanqing back to the inn, there were no fewer than ten monks from the Iron Sword Sect found along the road, and warriors with weapons and good auras could always be seen. Now that I cannot use my magic power, I am not afraid of meeting ordinary warriors. However, if I am besieged by the monks of the Iron Sword Sect with a sword formation, I am afraid that if I want to protect the safety of everyone in the escort agency, I will not be able to deal with it so well. Easy.
Liu Kui and Lin Wanqing did not expect Qu Wuming to propose leaving the city earlier, and were a little surprised when they heard this. Liu Kui only knew that Qu Wuming was a person with many years of experience in the world. Since he already felt that the situation was so serious, he naturally did not dare to neglect and hurriedly called the escorts in the escort agency to get busy...
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Less than half an hour later, the Fuwei Escort team had already left the south gate of Dongsheng City and headed straight for Hulan City along the official road.
After walking for a while, Liu Kui finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the team left Dongsheng City safely.
However, before the team could go too far, everyone saw a faint mist floating on the road ahead.
"Strange, how can there be fog on this sunny day?" The escort who was leading the way put up a pergola and looked into the distance. He saw that the vast fog covered a very wide area. As far as the eye could see in front, there was actually It's all hazy.
"The fog in front is really thick, isn't there any miasma?" Another person next to him muttered.
"Miasma, you fool, we are not in a hot and humid rainforest here, where did the miasma come from?" the escort who led the way turned around and cursed.
"Don't worry about it, maybe the weather is too hot. Just leave here quickly." Liu Kui also felt that the fog was a bit strange, but considering the unsafety of Dongsheng City, he still urged.
At this time, Qu Tingqu Wuming looked at the fog in front of him, sighed and said, "No need to bother, just turn around and go back to the city!"
"Brother Qu, what do you mean?" Liu Kui asked confused.
"What's ahead is not mist, but the Thousand Illusion Tracing Array." Qu Wuming replied, "It's a one-way array set up by cultivators. You can only enter, but not exit."
"Brother Qu, what's the matter of 'can you enter but not get out'?" Lin Wanqing asked from the side.
"It means that we couldn't see this formation when we came, so we could easily pass through the formation and enter the city. But now if we want to leave, it is impossible." Qu Wuming explained.
"I think it's just mist, and it's the 'Thousand Illusion Tracing Formation'. Isn't this the name you came up with, Brother Qu? Haha..." The one who spoke was the escort leading the team in front.
This person's name is Liu San, a distant nephew of Liu Kui. His skills are pretty good, and he is now a warrior in the third stage of Yaoguang realm. When Qu Wuming was rescued by Lin Wanqing, Liu San inexplicably didn't like Qu Wuming very much. When Qu Wuming rescued Lin Wanqing and Lin Wanqing began to become more familiar with Qu Wuming, Liu San became even more displeased with Qu Wuming. But this kid knew that he couldn't beat Qu Wuming, so he would sneer at Qu Wuming and criticize him whenever he got the chance.
"If you don't believe it and insist on going in, I won't stop you. Anyway, I won't go in." Qu Wuming gave him a cold look, but he was not angry in his heart. To be more precise, he was too lazy to argue with him. .
Qu Wuming looked at Lin Wanqing and Liu Kui, these two people who really have the decision-making power in the team: "Brother Liu, if you believe me, let's return to Dongsheng City and find a secluded inn to stay quietly. , when the matter is over, we will naturally be able to leave."
"This..." To be honest, Liu Kui was a little skeptical about what Qu Wuming said about the Thousand Illusion Tracing Formation.
As a qualified escort leader, Liu Kui was not ignorant of the affairs of the ascetics. On the contrary, he not only knew, but also knew a lot, including the rules that monks were not allowed to attack ordinary people. He was very clear about it.
As for the fog in front, if it is really a magic circle set up by the ascetics, it is aimed at everyone in Dongsheng City. This obviously violates the rules of conduct of ascetics. If it is discovered by the ascetic sect behind the main palace of Dongsheng City, , the person who set up the formation will naturally not have a good end.
"I heard in Dongsheng City that except for those who live in the city lord's palace, there are very few ascetics." Liu Kui said, "Besides, it seems unlikely that a large array of this size would be deployed to target all ordinary people. Is it reasonable?"
"This formation is not offensive at all. It just makes people lose their bearings in the formation and then walk back to the original place." Qu Wuming explained, "If it is just to trap everyone in Dongsheng City for a short period of time and cannot leave, it will not be easy." No one will pursue anything.”
"It was Brother Qu who urged everyone to leave the city early. Now it's Brother Qu who scares everyone to go back to the city when they see a little fog." Liu San pretended to whisper to the people next to him from the front, but his voice was louder than anyone else. Everyone could hear it, "It's a good thing that Brother Qu is not the escort leader, otherwise everyone would have died of exhaustion just taking the wrong path."
"San'er! Don't talk nonsense!" Hearing this, Liu Kui frowned and scolded.
"Why am I talking nonsense?" Liu San said unconvinced, "It's just foggy ahead. It's not like I haven't encountered fogging during the day before! Everyone has never walked in the fog, how can they recognize it? If you’re right, then it must be some kind of mysterious formation?”
Lin Wanqing had long been suffocated by Liu San's cynicism along the way. After hearing this, she said, "If you don't believe it, then go in and give it a try."
When Liu San saw Lin Wanqing come out to refute him, he felt even more angry. She thought about how Lin Wanqing had been calling her "third brother" before, but since she had a "Big Brother Qu", she actually choked herself several times along the way, and she was even more angry.
"Just try it!"
Having said that, Liu San dismounted from the horse with his legs folded between his crotches, and regardless of Liu Kui's shouts behind him, he rushed into the mist along the official road...
