A relatively remote street.
The staff of the Demon-Slaying Hall didn't have time to worry about this.
When Chen Ping walked away, five or six bold children rushed out from the corners and continued to look for windfalls in the collapsed house.
"Xiao Wu, there is a luminous pearl here." A child exclaimed.
"Shh, keep your voice down." Another fat kid lowered his voice and came over to take a look:
"You are stupid, these are eyeballs."
"Look for it quickly, don't let anyone find you."
"..."
"Xiao Wen, let's go, let's go. The immortal masters may be coming soon." The leading child said.
"Wait for me, this robe is very good. I'll take it off and give it to my grandma to wear. She hasn't worn a new robe for several years. She must look good in it." A child called Xiao Wen He was trying to pull the outer robe from a corpse.
Unfortunately, he was so thin and weak that he couldn't pull it off after working for a long time.
"Stop picking it up, let's go, let's go."
A group of children looked outside, then quickly ran towards the end of the street.
"Hey, wait for me, wait for me." Xiaowen was suddenly left at the end.
Seeing that his friends were running away, Xiaowen put down the robe that he had picked up for a long time, took a regretful look, and chased after his friends.
When passing a big tree on the street.
The originally lifeless tree suddenly shook a few times, revealing a terrifying human face on the trunk, and a dark hole underneath.
A scarlet hand suddenly stretched out from the bottomless black hole and dragged Xiaowen into the tree hole.
The tree hole and the human face disappeared immediately.
Everything is restored to its original state.
During the whole process, Xiaowen didn't have time to make a sound.
The children running ahead were completely unaware of this scene.
...
Chen Ping patrolled for an entire afternoon until the monks from Lingxiao Sect arrived.
At the same time, the Qi Refining Stage disciples who were stranded in Crane City were also brought back.
A total of 5 foundation builders came from Lingxiao Sect.
The leader of the team was an old cultivator who built the ninth floor of the foundation.
After some exchanges, the Lingxiao Sect monks took over the investigation of the demon cultivators and claimed that they would lay a dragnet in the forest outside Yunzhong City.
Chen Ping and the others only need to be responsible for the task of post-disaster reconstruction.
This is quite a pity for Jing Hongping and others, as they have lost an opportunity to make achievements. But Chen Ping is happy to see the results.
evening.
Chen Ping just returned to the mansion.
'Isn't this considered to be the third time I've been through the house without entering? , Chen Ping laughed dumbly.
We had returned to Yunzhong City in the morning, but at that time everyone went on duty without returning home.
Chen Ping wanted to go back first but was too embarrassed to do so.
I just followed the crowd and just returned home now.
"Husband, are you back?" Seeing Chen Ping come back, Yu Lingchun came out to welcome him, stood in front of Chen Ping, looked at Chen Ping, and after confirming that he was okay, she buried herself in Chen Ping's arms.
Hugging Chen Ping tightly.
Chen Ping put his arms around her slender waist and gently patted her back:
"Come inside."
"Hmm. How is the situation outside? I heard that many people died." Yu Lingchun let go and followed Chen Ping into the house, feeling lingering fear.
Chen Ping took Yu Lingchun's hand and entered the room:
"Yes, that's how this world is. You never know which will come first, the accident or tomorrow. But fortunately, we are in the inner city and have nothing to do."
The inner city has this advantage, with high security.
If he had chosen to stay in the middle city at this moment, he would either have suffered disaster or face the demon cultivator in public, thus establishing a huge enemy for himself.
This is not a good ending.
"..."
In the evening, after bathing.
Chen Ping and Yu Lingchun shared some things about the ratio of the four tripods.
Finally, he paused and said:
"Stop talking about this. I bought you a gift. Let me show it to you."
Chen Ping handed the first-grade top-grade robe to Yu Lingchun, but the other one accidentally fell out.
"High-grade robe? You bought such an expensive robe again? I still have one more." Yu Lingchun said coquettishly, blaming Chen Ping for spending money indiscriminately, but she felt sweet in her heart.
How can anyone dislike a girl with too many clothes?
"Huh? What is this?"
"Ah? I don't know either. The shopkeeper just said this one was very good, so I bought it for you to take a look at." Chen Ping pretended to be innocent, but his old face couldn't help but blush.
Yu Lingchun looked at it curiously, a blush gradually appeared on her face, and she secretly glanced at the unruly husband. I thought to myself that if I still said I didn’t know, it must be intentional.
Why are you so embarrassed to wear this? !
I won’t wear it for you to see! !
She glanced at Chen Ping coquettishly, blushed, picked up the robe and robes, and entered the bedroom.
After a while, he stuck his head out:
"...Husband, please...come in and help me...see if this robe fits well?"
Chen Ping felt happy, smiled, and went into the bedroom... to carry out academic research on "On the Correct Way to Wear Legal Clothing."
…
After some research on legal services.
Chen Ping hugged Yu Lingchun's delicate body and lay on the bed.
After Yu Lingchun fell asleep, he summoned the Nine Nether Colorful Cicada and reviewed some of his views of the outer city this afternoon.
I saw the guards patrolling the outside of the Lingxiao Sect's foundation building.
There was a conversation about foundation building that Jiuyou Colorful Cicada heard at close range while hiding, which immediately made Chen Ping excited.
Chen Ping stood up gently, sat at his desk and carefully reviewed the conversation again:
...
In the forest outside the city.
Several foundation-building monks led Lingxiao Sect disciples to patrol everywhere, trying to find any clues about the demon cultivators.
After a while of patrolling, the two foundation builders walked alone.
"Senior Brother Han, how do you think this demonic cultivator evacuated? Is he still in the forest?" A young monk asked while patrolling.
Zhuji, who was called Senior Brother Han, turned around and looked around, then lowered his voice and said:
"Junior Brother Su, stop looking. It's useless even if you find it. Just deal with it."
Su Zhuji was stunned for a moment:
"Senior Brother Han, how do you say this?"
Han Zhuji smiled and patted Junior Brother Su on the shoulder as a veteran:
"Haha, junior brother, don't you think this is an accident that even the master didn't expect?"
"Why did you say that?" Su Zhuji was shocked.
Han Zhuji smiled:
"During the Four Cauldrons Competition, in previous years, the Lingxiao Sect would send foundation-building monks to garrison the major immortal cities, just in case. But not this time, why? Do you really think it's because a large number of demons were pulled out a year ago? The nun is so meticulous that everyone becomes lax?"
"What kind of people are the leader and the great elder, who would be so careless? If they are so careless, can they break through to the golden elixir all the way on the road to immortality? Don't be stupid."
"This lack of precaution is nothing more than a deliberate attempt to lure the demonic cultivator to attack again. Although I don't know the specific reason. But senior brother, I guess that the leader probably wants to use this as an opportunity to follow the clues to find out where the demonic cultivator's lair is, so that he can do it in the future. Catch them all in one fell swoop. In this case, the leader must have a back-up plan, why do you still need me to wait here looking for you like a headless mosquito? Junior brother, tell me, can I just deal with it casually?"
Su Zhuji was extremely shocked.
Never thought of this possibility.
He looked at his senior brother in disbelief:
"No way? The lives of thousands of people in Yunzhong City, plus Red Rock City and Luoyue City, the number of deaths is so huge, just to lure out the demon cultivators?"
Han Zhuji looked disdainful:
"So what? The lives of some mortals and casual cultivators are not worth it in the first place.
Money is dead when it dies. What's the harm? "
Su Zhuji couldn't believe his ears.
Eyes widened:
"If several city lords find out about this, what will they think?"
Han Zhuji sneered:
"Them? Apart from anything else, junior brother thinks that Yun Wenting can't guess it? Junior brother Su, you are still too young. Senior brother tells you that before Lingxiao Sect sent foundation-building monks to garrison Yunzhong City, Yun Wenting would probably I’ve already guessed it.”
"Who isn't a vixen?"
"It's just that he chose the same approach. Maybe he thinks so, or maybe he has something to hide. In short, he is not so stupid that he cannot guess the logic behind it."
Su Zhuji shook his head, feeling incredible.
"..."
Chen Ping suddenly withdrew his consciousness.
I was shocked when I recalled the conversation between the two foundation builders in my memory.
My scalp is numb.
So, this is a deliberately arranged feast that everyone knows tacitly?
Everyone takes what they need?
Thinking about it carefully, Chen Ping felt more and more that what Han Zhuji said was reliable.
In this world, if you can achieve foundation building and golden elixir, you cannot be a fool.
The Lingxiao Sect has been established for hundreds of years and has had countless interactions with demon cultivators. How could it be possible to let down one's guard so easily?
Now it seems that maybe the high-profile killing of the demon nun was intentional.
The purpose is to anger the demon cultivators.
'If this is true, the lives of casual cultivators and ordinary people would be extremely low. Thousands of people who could have avoided death ended up falling victim to the conspiracy. ,
Chen Ping shook his head secretly, disagreeing with this approach.
'You can benefit yourself, but you can't harm others for no reason. ,
'No, how is this different from demonic cultivation? ,
If people don't harm me, I won't harm others; if someone harms me, I will kill them - this is Chen Ping's philosophy of life. But this concept does not include actively taking the lives of innocent people for one's own benefit.
Chen Ping sighed.
In such a torrent, he is just a small duckweed, unable to do anything.
Only protect yourself.
'It seems that this Lingxiao Sect is not a place to stay for a long time. ,
'If you can use the lives of casual cultivators as bait to plot against demonic cultivators today, why won't you sacrifice a rootless guest like me in exchange for greater benefits tomorrow? ,
'I have been in Yunzhong City for five and a half years, and I have fourteen years before I can leave. ,
'We can't stay in the inner city during this period. We have to go out and see what the outside world is like. If we have to leave that day, we won't be too hasty. ,
Chen Ping sighed.
He originally thought that Lingxiao Sect was not bad, and he could stay there as long as his spiritual energy was enough.
Now it seems that I was too naive and wishful thinking.
Chen Ping turned his head and glanced at Yu Lingchun who was sleeping.
In this world, this girl is the only one worthy of being undefended.
He lay back on the bed and gently hugged Yu Lingchun into his arms.
I felt extremely at ease.
"...What's wrong?" Yu Lingchun looked up at Chen Ping with sleepy eyes.
Chen Ping smiled:
"I just woke up suddenly, it's nothing, just go to sleep."
"...Um."
(End of chapter)
