Chapter 223 Vicious

The city of Fengdu was in chaos. Ning Mingmei had already led everyone out of Fengdu early. Wen Siheng came over and asked Ning Mingmei: "I have given them the medicine for their injuries. What should we do next?"

He was worried that the remaining poison in these people's bodies had not been cleared and they would be controlled by the sound of the flute. Ning Mingmei took out a bunch of headphones and said, "Put these on them."

As a native of Piaomiao Peak, Wen Siheng is no longer unfamiliar with technology. He looked at the headphones and said, "Master, are these noise-canceling headphones?"

Ning Mingmei said: "No. What's playing inside is the Level 4 and Level 6 Yin Language Listening Test."

Learning the underworld language is such a great language environment.

Although the rescued monks left behind the torture in life, they gained the blessing of new torture. Wen Siheng left with headphones on. Ning Mingmei walked to the side of Fu Weidao and said with a bow, "Thank you, Master Fu."

Fu Weidao's face always looks sour. But at this moment, the corners of his lips softened slightly, and he was obviously very satisfied with Ning Mingmei's respect. He said, "Master Ning, you are so polite! Saving the righteous cultivators is my duty!"

Fu Weidao is pedantic and stubborn, but he can still reach an agreement with ordinary people when it comes to fighting against the demon world. Ning Mingmei nodded and said, "The disciples have just checked. Although the twenty-four rescued sacrifices are all righteous cultivators, they are not all our disciples."

"It's not bad to be able to save other righteous cultivators." Fu Weidao frowned, "Master Ning said that not all of our disciples are here? Which disciples are not here?"

"There are a total of nine disciples who are not here!" Ning Mingmei said.

The nine disciples included Ye Yufei. They all had the cultivation level of Great Perfection of Golden Core and were also the nine disciples with the highest cultivation levels in this group. Ning Mingmei felt that there must be a trick behind this.

Fu Weidao frowned. Obviously, he couldn't figure out the reason for their disappearance: "Master Ning Feng seems to be very smart. What do you think about this?"

This is treating Ning Mingmei as Zhuge Liang! Ning Mingmei changed the subject and said, "After discovering that something was wrong, I sent a message to Master Fu and Master Guanwei to request rescue. You know, we have 20 disciples missing. They are trapped in the enemy camp, and it is difficult for us to bring them all out. So, in an emergency, we can ask for your help. This was agreed upon in Qingji Sect!"

"That's right..."

"But after the emergency signal was sent, only Peak Master Fu and several of his disciples came. These 24 hostages were unable to move on their own. If we were a step late, they would all become fish on the chopping board. Even though we have more than ten disciples as rescuers now, it was only one person with two hostages who managed to escape from the altar." Ning Mingmei said coldly, "I would like to ask Peak Master Fu, do you know what Master Guanwei is doing, and what the other disciples are doing?"

It was rare for Ning Mingmei to say such sharp words to Weidao. A shrewd person like him has long known Fu Weidao's stubborn, pedantic and face-conscious nature, so when communicating with him, he often pays attention to the skills of speaking, so that while he can please the other person, he can also get the most out of him. But today, Ning Mingmei spoke frankly and without any hesitation.

This is not because Ning Mingmei intends to offend Fu Weidao. Instead, he must use this method to differentiate the relationship between Fu Weidao and Guan Wei. Faced with such questioning, Fu Weidao would not be able to save face and would hold all the grudges against Guan Wei.

It was just as Ning Mingmei had expected. Fu Weidao was extremely embarrassed and angry. He had no way to refute Ning Mingmei's questioning. He also felt guilty about his disciples' near-death experience, so he said, "That old thief Guan Wei..."

Ning Mingmei deliberately said: "It seems that there is some misunderstanding between Master Fu Feng and Master Guan Wei?"

"Misunderstanding! This old man was so busy completing Wukong's mission that he didn't even care about the priorities!" Fu Weidao said angrily, "I told him a long time ago that Chang Feichang can be arrested anytime he wants, but if these disciples are transformed into ghost cultivators, where will our Qingji Sect's reputation be? But he actually left with his men on the pretext of finding Chang Feichang's whereabouts. I can only go here by myself!"

"I see." Ning Mingmei acted as if he had suddenly realized something. "Master Guanwei is so disregarding of the overall situation. It's really hateful! It's really unfair to Peak Master Fu."

Only then did Fu Weidao calm down with an angry look. Then, he said, "But where are the remaining nine disciples? They are Golden Core Great Perfection disciples, and they were deliberately taken away. I always feel that there is something fishy going on."

Ning Mingmei said: "I should have some clues here."

He asked Gui Ruoxue and Huang Zhutao to come over, and the rest of the disciples went to take care of other disciples. Fu Weidao was already used to the fact that Ning Mingmei had some retainers and assistant teachers, so he didn't care.

But Ning Mingmei thought for a moment and called Lian Chengyue again: "Come here too."

Lian Chengyue was still holding the ghost cultivator's mask in his hand. On the surface, he was busy taking care of the sacrifices, but in fact he was weighed down with a lot on his mind, and Qi Miancheng's voice and smile kept flashing before his eyes.

What kind of emotion would make Immortal Ning carry Qi Miancheng's developing beads with him so that he could take them out instantly even in the ghost world?

Apart from using the developing beads as a weapon to lure away the enemy this time, would Ning Mingmei occasionally take out the developing beads and admire Qi Miancheng's movements?

What kind of relationship exists between the two of them?

Lian Chengyue recalled that when she was at the Lian family, Ning Mingmei and Qi Miancheng appeared at the Lian family together and behaved intimately... The memories at that time seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze, and Lian Chengyue did not remember it very clearly. However, he was determined that after leaving the ghost world, he would write a letter back to the Lian family to inquire about their past when they were in the Lian family.

'What if Qi Miancheng came earlier? 'A voice sounded in his heart,'The one who is alive will win in the end. Qi Miancheng is dead, and the only person alive now is me. '

Lian Chengyue was in a gloomy mood, but after being awakened by Ning Mingmei, she was very surprised. Ning Mingmei said to him, "I did get some clues just now. Please repeat the conversation between Fengshi Hou and Wu Fang just now."

Since there is a tape recorder, why bother to speak in vain?

Lian Chengyue then repeated what he had just said, focusing on the conversation between the two about "Jiang Duo" and "Why go to this extent". When he repeated Feng Xiehou's insults about the AI ​​head-changing holographic projection, Ning Mingmei waved his hand and said, "No need to say more here."

Lian Chengyue said: "Okay, Immortal Ning."

Lian Chengyue's change was probably due to AI. He just repeated what he was told to do without any flexibility.

"Jiang Duo..." Fu Weidao's face changed.

Fortunately, he did not show any fear, but became more angry: "The ghost world and the demon world have really united this time and want to kill our fairy world! They are so brave!"

"It can't be helped." Gui Ruoxue crossed her arms and said something sarcastic, "The immortal world and the human world are all beautiful and have occupied all the lands with rich resources on the continent. The demon world lives in forests and valleys, the ghost world lives in swamps and rocky mountains, and all that's left for the demon world are frozen land and deserts. Living in such a place, why don't they come to attack the immortal world?"

"You!" Fu Weidao scolded, "You actually spoke to the demon world!"

"That's true." Gui Ruoxue shrugged.

Gui Ruoxue did say this based on rational reasoning - even though it didn't sound nice. However, Ning Mingmei knew that there was something in the desert and the permafrost.

There is gold under such barren land.

But that’s all in the past. At this time, Ning Mingmei said, "Focus on the present. Jiang Duo is coming with great force. We must not only guard against the counterattack of Feng Xiehou, but also need the assistance of the local Jiang Duo. This person has an unpredictable temperament. How do we know if he will attack us? What we need to do is to hurry up and find out the whereabouts of those nine people."

Fu Weidao admitted this time: "Master Ning Feng is right."

These nine people are not ordinary nine people. Among them is not only Ye Yufei, but also Xiang Wuxing's nephew Xiang Kuo. Now Xiang Wuxing is the main force of the fairy world in the north to fight against the demon world. In a narrow sense, rescuing Xiang Kuo is also to stabilize Xiang Wuxing's military morale.

There have always been a few voices in the fairy world that question Xiang Wuxing. They didn't believe that a powerful cultivator like Xiang Wuxing would sincerely fight for the immortal world, fight against the demon world, and maintain peace in the north. They would rather believe that Xiang Wuxing was acting in the interests of the Xiang family and was planning to allow the Xiang family to further rule the north.

Therefore, those people were even more afraid that Xiang Wuxing would surrender to the enemy or make any deal with the demon world because of Xiang Kuo's disappearance. Before Ning Mingmei left, similar information was passed to Bai Ruoru countless times. They always say that they are considering the world of immortal cultivation.

Actually, it’s not the outsiders’ fault. Even Fu Weidao, who had been with Xiang Wuxing for many years, had the same consideration in his mind. Moreover, they believed that compared with the bitter cold in the north and the cruelty of the demon world, these few comments behind the scenes were not worth mentioning at all.

No one realizes that this kind of hidden arrow from behind is the most hurtful.

At this moment, Ning Mingmei pretended not to understand the deeper meaning of Fu Weidao's words. He only said, "The Wu side must have another purpose in taking these nine people away. Feng Xiehou's intention is very clear. In the cooperation with Xi Jiangduo, he does not want to be the one at a disadvantage. What he wants is to be on an equal footing with Jiangduo and share the world with him. Or, he also wants to have enough power to strike back at Jiangduo when the situation permits."

“But now it seems that Fengshi Hou does not have this ability.” Lian Chengyue said.

Ning Mingmei suddenly gave him a meaningful look: "Lian Chengyue, if you were Feng Xiehou, what would you do?"

No one expected that Ning Mingmei would suddenly ask an outer disciple such a question. Lian Chengyue's heart was also pounding at this moment. He thought for a moment and said calmly: "If it were me, I would definitely find a way to add new cards to my cards."

Ning Mingmei said: "Well said. What do you think about the additional trump cards?"

"From what Wu Fang said, Marquis Fengshi must be planning to use those nine people to do something extremely outrageous. We can even say that this is extremely inhumane. The altar beside the Wangchuan River has been damaged. Repairing the altar requires a lot of resources and a lot of knowledge. Obviously, the ghost world does not have these conditions now. This is not the path that Marquis Fengshi intends to take." Lian Chengyue said, "So, we can only think from another direction - Marquis Fengshi asked Jiang Duo to help him kill the old ghost king, so that he can absorb all of the old ghost king's power..."

"It's impossible for him to absorb all of the old ghost king's power." Feng Yue interrupted, "The transfer of power..."

Ning Mingmei: "There is a diminishing effect."

Feng Yue looked at him in surprise, obviously not understanding: "Especially when the two's cultivation levels are closer, the less power the killer can absorb from the deceased."

This is why ghosts like to fight monsters above their level. There are many such cases among the ghost clan: a weak ghost happened to kill a ghost that was one level stronger than itself, and from then on became rich overnight and rose to prominence.

"But it won't work if the difference in cultivation levels is too great. If the difference in cultivation levels is too great, the weaker ghost will just explode and die." Feng Yue reminded.

"Yes. For Feng Shi Hou, it is too uneconomical to use himself to absorb all the power of the old ghost king." Ning Mingmei said.

A thought flashed through Lian Chengyue's mind. He said, "So, Feng Xie Hou does not intend to take all the power of the old ghost king by himself. He is already in the Void Refining Stage. No matter how much power he swallows, how high can he go? Besides, now that the Heaven Gate is closed, he does not want to ascend overnight and become a new target."

"So, he must find other bodies to devour the remaining power. It would be best if these bodies could use the power on a daily basis, and become his human batteries when he needs it..." Lian Chengyue continued to think, "Feng Xie Hou is suspicious. Otherwise, why was he the only one who survived because of his vigilance when the old ghost king killed all the people in the ghost king's palace? In addition to memories, that experience also brought him endless fear and more hysterical vigilance. Therefore, he does not intend to give this power to Wu Fang and others. He is afraid of being overthrown by the weak... and giving it to ordinary ghosts - how can ordinary ghosts be willing to be treated as such a tool that is thrown away after use?"

"So, he first selected nine disciples from the Qingji Sect. The disciples of the Qingji Sect are well-known for their excellence, and they have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core, a realm of cultivation that is neither good nor bad. He plans to brainwash and transform these disciples who have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core, and turn them into ghost generals, so that he can control and use them!"

"He even conducted experiments on them and created medicines and spells that can be used specifically on human monks. For example, the powder containing Shahua leaves can control human monks when combined with music..."

"Moreover, there is another advantage to using human monks - they don't have to care about the life and death of human monks. It is enough to throw the brainwashed human monks back to the human world and watch them kill each other. If this happens, mortals will also feel fear and disgust towards the monks. After all, they can't tell whether those people in Taoist robes are here to kill them or to save them!"

"But the old ghost king only has one life..." Fu Weidao tried to refute.

"That's not a problem." Lian Chengyue said, "There are many ghosts in the ghost world. There are always ghosts that don't belong to Feng Xiehou's faction. Since Feng Xiehou's goal is to dominate the ghost world, these unruly ghost generals are naturally his targets for elimination."

"When the time comes, we can capture some disciples from other sects, brainwash them, transform them, let them kill those ghost generals, and use the power of those traitors to turn these monks into new humanoid weapons."

After Lian Chengyue said this, Fu Weidao and others' faces turned ugly. Obviously, if Lian Chengyue's guess is true, this matter would become extremely terrifying!

One is that the demon world and the ghost world are working together, and the other is that the ghost world has created medicines and spells specifically for the human race. If the ghost world is allowed to succeed like this, today there are nine disciples of the Qingji Sect who will suffer, who knows if there will be more disciples who will suffer in the future!

Moreover, if these reformed disciples were to sneak into the world of immortal cultivation, the consequences would be disastrous!

"But this is just your guess." Huang Zhutao said at this time, "Maybe it's not true?"

When she said this, Lian Chengyue's heart suddenly skipped a beat. At that moment, he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.

——Are the plans he just mentioned too dark and vicious for an ordinary disciple of Qingji Sect?

Lian Chengyue raised her head slightly, but met Ning Mingmei's eyes.

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