Before this, the young man in white was one of the most avoidable beings in the team, but now it is completely the opposite.
So when that person didn't appear next to the boundary monument, everyone couldn't hide their disappointment.
Everyone remained silent as they looked at the word Wuhu written vigorously on the boundary monument.
If Lin Xiao or Yu Liang were here, they would definitely ask: "What should we do now?"
Unfortunately, neither of them were there, so the atmosphere was somewhat silent.
Silence, silence.
If you don’t die in silence, you will explode in silence.
Maybe Qi Zhen thought of some scenes from Journey to the West, or maybe he just had a sudden and playful mentality due to helplessness. In short, he stamped the ground with his foot, splashing a cloud of smoke and dust.
"Come out, old man from the land!"
He imitated the monkey's tone, but his hand was missing the stick.
Unexpectedly, when the smoke dispersed, the young man in white suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
He looked at the people in front of him coldly and said calmly: "What's the matter?"
"You said you wanted us to come see you, didn't you? Here we are." Qi Zhen replied.
"Have you found him?" the man in white asked.
"found it."
"Where are the people?"
Qi Zhen really couldn't stand the current way of talking. He covered his forehead and said with an annoyed look: "Master Land, please, we have the same goal now, can you not speak so condescendingly?"
The man in white raised his eyebrows, and a wave of coercion rolled towards Qi Zhen.
Qi Zhen didn't realize it and just stared into the eyes of the man in white.
His gaze was extremely sharp, and after looking at it for a long time, Qi Zhen actually felt a slight sting in her eyes.
But don’t be timid!
"Kill us if you can. I'm telling you, that man has sucked all the ghost power out of the female ghost. The worst we can do is just slap our butts and leave. Let's see what you do next."
Qi Zhen completely ignored Meng Ran's anxious expression and still spoke forcefully.
There was one thing he didn't tell his teammates.
Whether he has been following Lin Xi closely to prevent the murder, or asking the team to enter Jiuzi, or even sending demon cultivators from a place under his jurisdiction to desperately prevent Lin Xi from completing the last step, it all means that this matter, for the man in white, Say, it is a top priority.
The reason why the team was asked to complete this matter was not only that Lin Xiao himself was too deeply involved in this matter, but also because the team was strong enough that the man in white made this decision.
Now that Lin Xiao is dead, the team has lost the most urgent motive to take action. Although it seems that the situation has not changed significantly, the team still needs to solve the matter, investigate the truth and avenge Lin Xiao, but the man in white does not know that.
In addition, Qi Zhen had some guesses that were difficult to put into words.
As a result, the current team has room to bargain with the opponent, and can even give the opponent the illusion of leaving at will.
Although he wouldn't really leave just now, it gave the man in white a nonchalant attitude. This is the art of negotiation.
"What do you want?"
After a long time, the man in white retracted his behavior of exerting pressure on the other party, and said calmly, with a bit of loneliness in his words.
"The truth." Qi Zhen said, "If we don't know the whole story, we refuse to help you do anything and provide you with any information."
"You can't kill us anyway, can you?"
The man nodded and agreed with Qi Zhen's statement.
"You are right, but just because I don't want to kill you doesn't mean I can't do it."
The man spoke.
"Because as a land, killing you will destroy your moral character."
"If you are right, that person has no reason to kill my friend." Qi Zhen asked.
"So there is still room for easing this matter," the man said.
Not only Meng Ran, but everyone else didn't quite understand what the two people were doing.
"I can guess part of it, but I don't know the whole thing. Please tell me carefully. This is the basis for our cooperation with your actions." Qi Zhen said.
The man in white nodded, pondered for a moment, and then spoke slowly.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Xiao Ao, and I am from the land within a radius of four hundred miles." At this point, a strange expression appeared on Xiao Ao's face, a bit like helplessness, but also a bit like disdain.
"Since you are entrusted by the Heavenly Court, you should protect the land and fulfill your duties, which naturally includes managing the affairs of ghosts and monsters in the place to prevent them from causing harm to the world."
"A few months ago, I suddenly sensed an extremely strong ghost energy starting to emerge from the direction of Wuhu. Although it was still very weak at the time, it was not like ordinary ghosts that could be cultivated on their own. Later I found out that I was with you and your companions. The woman we were with is this ghost."
"There is a big difference in essence between the ghost power you cultivate by yourself and the ghost power obtained by ingesting other people's souls. Unless you are an Earth Immortal, you won't be able to feel this at all."
"I suspected that there was an evil spirit, so I hurried to Wuhu and asked to see the local city god."
"Under the Immortal's rule, I am originally under the jurisdiction of Wuhu City God. According to the human race, he should be my superior officer."
"Listen to what I've told you, the City God has allowed me to investigate the matter myself, and told me not to interfere anymore."
"I left with peace of mind, but I didn't expect that the ghost spirit in this place has become stronger and stronger, and it has even begun to affect the local climate."
"I was naturally anxious and asked to visit the Chief City God again, but I was turned away. After that, I was actually unable to enter Wuhu again."
"I suspected that this matter might have something to do with the City God, but due to the duty, I couldn't enter Wuhu." Xiao Ao sighed.
"But you are so strong, can't you just break through?" Qi Zhen asked.
Xiao Ao shook his head: "This is a subordinate relationship determined by the heavens, and it is difficult to violate it. Just like there is a county magistrate with high martial arts skills under the rule of the chief official of the state government. Unless summoned by the chief official of the state government, he cannot move around at will, even if there is something important. Whatever the chief official refuses to see, subordinates are not allowed to go there rashly... Moreover, now that the city gate is closed, the wind can enter, the rain can enter, and all gods, ghosts and demons can enter, but I can't."
"Sorry to disturb you, please continue." Qi Zhen stretched out her hand in a gesture of invitation.
"It's okay. Later, I accidentally discovered that this ghost had actually left Wuhu and was looking for living people outside. So I started to follow her traces. However, for some reason, although her ghostly aura became more and more sinister, she seemed to be just like an ordinary ghost on the inside. Different, his whereabouts are elusive and difficult to track.”
"I know that something serious might happen if this continues, so I don't dare to neglect it. At the expense of my own immortal energy, I ask the demon cultivators from all over the world to assist me in patrolling the traces of this ghost. It is not easy to cultivate monsters, so I will gladly agree if I can get the assistance of immortal energy."
"This time his whereabouts disappeared in Liyang County. I went there myself, but I didn't want to meet you."
"I am arrogant by nature, but I don't want to ask for help. I hope you will generously help me this time. If I can keep the feng shui of this place peaceful, I will be richly rewarded in the future."
Everyone in the team was stunned, feeling like they had a sudden enlightenment.
Qi Zhen suddenly asked: "Yesterday you told us here to go to Jiuzi to look for someone, but why did you tell me privately to be careful about the City God?"
"I always feel that the people traveling with you have a special aura about them. Naturally, I dare not reveal the secret." Xiao Ao said.
"How do you know the female ghost is in Jiuzi?" Jiang Yan suddenly interrupted and asked.
"To be honest, I only made such a guess because I heard from some insinuations that there are monsters in Jiuzi here and people often disappear. But I didn't know anything about it." Xiao Ao shook his head and said.
Qi Zhen thought for a while and told Xiao Ao everything that happened in Jiuzi and Lin Xi's suspicions before his death, and then said: "I suspect that the man in green is probably the Wuhu City God."
"Why?" Meng Ran asked.
"It is not difficult to kill Li San and Lin Xiao casually. I am afraid that as an immortal, I was worried that my moral character would be damaged, so I did not kill them. This is one of the reasons. Although I was obviously very powerful, I did not personally absorb human beings. Soul, but indirectly obtains power through Lin Xi, which is the second one; and he does not dare to show his true colors to others, which is the third one." Qi Zhen analyzed.
"But this is just a guess. How sure can you be?" Jiang Yan said.
"Forty percent is enough," Qi Zhen said.
There is one thing he did not say. If any character who appears in the game is related to the mission, then the suspicion of that person being the City God will reach 90%!
"I think so too, I just don't know why he did it." Xiao Ao nodded, agreeing with Qi Zhen's judgment.
"Then what should we do next?" Qi Zhen asked.
"Next, you may need to enter Wuhu City, find the City God, and stop him no matter what he wants to do!" Xiao Ao said.
"To be honest, we can't beat him." Qi Zhen shook her head and said helplessly.
"Not necessarily now." Xiao Ao shook his head and said firmly.
Qi Zhen was noncommittal.
Fighting is similar to playing chess. Two people of the same rank play against each other. Generally speaking, there is back and forth. You win today, and I will win back tomorrow.
Even if it is slightly worse, as long as the gap is not too big, you can still find ways to make up for it in other ways.
However, when Xiao Ao was unable to enter the city and the city was the opponent's home court, the strength gap between the two sides was huge, and it was difficult to rely on other methods to make up for the gap between the two sides.
Although Qi Zhen did not see the opponent take action with his own eyes, both Li San's feedback and the situation he perceived outside the yard gave him a very bad feedback.
With the current strength of the team, it would be extremely difficult to break through the opponent's defense, let alone try to harm the opponent's body.
This has to be said to be a very sad thing.
Ants can kill an elephant, provided there are enough ants and they are not afraid of death.
And now, after excluding Yu Liang, there are only five people left in the team. It is still unclear whether Meng Ran and himself can be counted as combatants.
Even Li San had tried to attack the opponent, but probably because of differences between immortals, the acupuncture technique that had been tried so well on normal people had completely lost its effectiveness.
Qi Zhen can fight for her teammates even for something as illusory as justice, but she doesn't want to die in vain.
"If there is even 40% hope, I can promise you to give it a try. However, in this situation, the other party has absorbed the huge ghost power in Lin Xi's body. I am afraid that if we go there, we will die in vain." Qi Zhen said bluntly. .
"It is precisely because of this that I think it is completely possible." Xiao Ao said.
Qi Zhen frowned: "What should I say?"
"The first is that he has just absorbed the opponent's ghost power and needs time to digest and absorb it. The reason why he has not turned around to deal with you is probably inseparable from this; the second is that since he has not dealt with you, naturally He also has the same concerns as me, that is, he is afraid of damaging his moral character!"
"But our companion is dead." Jiang Yan retorted.
"It is precisely because of this that he must have lost his moral character now. The damage to his moral character is not like being injured. He has grown up when he has grown up. As the saying goes, the sky has eyes. The moral character that is lost by killing a person is not just an injury. You can fully recover within a few days!" Xiao Ao said with certainty.
