He didn't believe a word of talent or anything like that!

For ordinary people, cultivation is incredibly difficult, like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind. But she, on the other hand, appeared out of nowhere and effortlessly achieved what others take decades to cultivate!

Even geniuses like Shen Boyuan and Zhuang Xun, who have been cultivating since childhood and never slacking off, are already at the pinnacle of their abilities.

Furthermore, Cheng Jingru, although she has only been a beginner for a short time, she also knew nothing at the beginning. It was through diligent study and practice day after day that she achieved what she has today.

Someone like Mingzhuo, unless possessed, would absolutely not be able to do so!

"It's something I was born with, okay?" Mingzhuo thought for a moment and then added, "I didn't know it before, it was because my memories were sealed away, but I remembered it later."

"Nonsense! Who do you think you are? Do you think you were born knowing everything?" Cai Wenhua roared. "I advise you to tell the truth and stop making things up!"

Mingzhao: "..."

She spoke such a sincere truth, yet the other person still didn't believe her!

Gu Xu blocked Ming Zhuo's way: "Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. No matter how much we say, you won't believe us. What else do you want us to explain?"

He gripped the bronze mirror tightly in his hand, thankful he had brought it with him. "I just made a call, my men will be here soon."

"If you dare touch Zhuozhuo, feel free to try." He stood there, his expression cold and stern, his eyes carrying the oppressive force of someone who had long held a high position.

Although the Gu family is not a prominent family of Taoist sects, they are top-notch businessmen.

Gu Xu has more power at his disposal than many Xuanmen families.

Cai Wenhua was indeed hesitant to act rashly, as the Gu Group was not one he could afford to offend.

Cheng Jingru stepped forward: "Mr. Gu, are you trying to protect a murderer?"

“My mother was killed by this evil spirit, and now her soul has been torn to pieces. I must avenge this.”

She drew her magic sword and pointed it at Ming Zhuo: "Chu Yuqi said that you stole the fortune of our Cheng family. At first, I didn't believe that you would harbor such great malice towards the Cheng family. Even if it was my brother, I only blamed him for being useless and didn't say that you would stand by and watch someone die."

“But your problem is too big. You have repeatedly violated the rules of the Xuanmen in the past, using ghosts to scare people; later you even forcibly opened Pei Di’s spiritual intelligence, which was like pulling up seedlings to help them grow. He has become smarter now, but do you know how terrible the aftereffects are? In order to win people’s hearts, you don’t even care about your friends’ lives.”

The monks behind him all changed their expressions.

They initially thought there might be a misunderstanding, since Mingzhuo had helped the Buddhist community resolve the hidden dangers at Lingquan Temple and had done a favor for the Buddhist community.

Upon hearing this, he was immediately shocked: "Granting someone spiritual intelligence... that's evil magic! Do you know that he'll become mentally impaired, or his soul will be damaged and he'll die young... how could you do this?"

Pei Di: "..."

What do you mean? These old bald monks are saying he'll become stupid and die young?

Moreover, the way these people looked at him was full of pity, as if they could already see his miserable end.

Pei Di's fists were almost hard: "Don't judge others by your own standards. Just because you're not good enough doesn't mean everyone else is!"

He Wangyao: "I thought your foreheads were shining like light bulbs, but it turns out your brains are full of mush. You just believe whatever others say?"

The monks: "..."

Why did you suddenly start making personal attacks?

Mingzhuo glanced at the positions of the monks at the four corners, each holding a bowl and a staff, vaguely resembling a formation.

As for the two elders from the Xuanmen sect, their hair and beards were both white. She had never seen them before and they didn't look familiar to her, but Teacher Su Changqing liked to gossip with her, and she had a very good memory, so she guessed them right away.

What did they say back then?

"Teacher Ruan, you are a genius with high martial arts skills, but please don't be so reckless next time. The truly powerful ones in the Xuanmen are not the four elders, but the two sword-wielding elders in the Punishment Hall."

"Although these two are not of high status, they are like the sweeping monks of Shaolin Temple. It is said that they have never married or had children in their lives, and their cultivation has reached a state of perfection. They can use the Turtle Breathing Technique to keep their physical bodies immortal and have lived for countless years."

"This is also a safeguard that the Xuanmen has left for itself. If the Xuanmen faces a major crisis, we can ask the two of you to come out of seclusion."

"If those two really show up, you'd better run! Seriously, it's better to live than to die! Your life is the most important thing!"

Mingzhuo recalled Su Changqing's words and immediately understood.

No wonder these people dared to ambush me; they were fully prepared and certain I couldn't escape.

"We've even brought out two sword-wielding elders who have been in seclusion for over ten years in the Punishment Hall. What more can we say? Let's just have a fight, and whoever wins will be the winner."

Mingzhuo was too lazy to explain again and again. He figured he might as well just fight instead of wasting his breath.

Whoever has the bigger fist gets to listen to them, no problem.

She can't possibly have to explain herself every time someone questions her, can she? How can she live her life like that?

The two old men were somewhat surprised. "Since you know it's us, you should just surrender obediently."

Chu Yuqi hesitated, then said, "Ruan Mingzhuo, don't waste your time. You can't win."

She didn't want Mingzhuo to be captured either, because in her heart she still felt that Mingzhuo was the same kind of person as her.

But she fought back. The protagonist's halo was too strong. Her presumptuous approach and manipulation had exposed too many weaknesses and flaws to the other party.

Cheng Jingru stared blankly, who would have thought that she was so scheming and cunning? They managed to extract a lot of information from her and had almost pieced together the truth of the matter.

The other party already knew that they were in a world within a book, and also vaguely guessed that her own identity was extraordinary.

Chu Yuqi is now in dire straits and has no choice but to make a deal with Cheng Jingru, relying on selling Mingzhuo to protect himself.

Once the two old sword-wielding elders find out that she is also a "possessed body," they will probably kill her in the next second.

Chu Yuqi was here because he was captured by one of them.

Before the other party even made a move, she was already in tears. Fear was deeply rooted in her heart, and she couldn't muster any effective counterattack. She froze on the spot.

Besides the evil god, the book also hides a terrifyingly powerful expert. She was too careless before!

After giving Mingzhuo a word of advice, she dared not say anything more, fearing that saying more would lead to more mistakes and bring trouble upon herself.

Mingzhuo: "We'll only know if we can win after we've fought it."

The old man in black, wielding a sword, sneered, "You won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"

"Then let me see your coffin if you dare. Beat me first, then come and teach me a lesson." Ming Zhuo said, and suddenly flew away.

Everyone assumed she was abandoning her companions and trying to run away, so they hurriedly chased after her.

Cheng Jingru chased after him out of the courtyard and saw Mingzhuo jump into the unfinished residential area next door. A slight smile appeared on her lips.

They had already set up a formation in that neighborhood, so Mingzhuo couldn't escape.

Cai Wenhua pointed his sword at Pei Di, who was the first to rush out: "Stop!"

Shen Boyuan turned around and said, "Let them go."

"Senior Brother Shen, that demoness is too cunning. Why don't we capture them as hostages..."