Chapter 26 You shouted for help and were in danger: I didn’t shout, you must have heard it…
Duan Zhou's words of coaxing and deception managed to scare Chen Wei. He suddenly realized that the problem that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect would face was not only the disaster of extermination in a year, but also the heavy covetousness from the cultivation world. And he knew without thinking too much about the upcoming sect conference that the people coming were not well-intentioned.
Fortunately, the tail and ears have been folded up, otherwise Duan Zhou would have seen Chen Wei's ears drooping limply.
"I'm by your side, don't worry." Duan Zhou saw that Chen Wei was unhappy all the way, and reflected on whether he had threatened too much, and then said casually: "I heard that someone mentioned this matter at the previous sect meeting."
"Then what?" Shen Wei had no recollection of this at all, so he asked.
Seeing that Shen Wei had attracted his attention, Duan Zhou raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Sect Master Shen used his own strength to make them all shut up and not dare to speak. The person who first brought up this matter was beaten by Sect Master Shen and lay in bed. He couldn't recover for half a year."
Chen Wei subconsciously took a breath of cold air. He looked at his hands. He didn't expect the original owner to be so powerful.
In fact, he could also feel the strong spiritual power flowing in his body, but he was clumsy in how to use it and was still in the process of learning. However, he had made rapid progress. In just a short period of time, he could already fly with a sword and easily capture the enemy.
If given enough time, and I can fully understand the memories left by the original owner, there should be some hope of protecting the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
However, Chen Wei suddenly remembered that the original owner was so powerful, but still lost to the evil dragon. This evil dragon was either extremely powerful or insidious and cunning, so that the original owner fell into the trap. Of course, it could also be both.
"I'll think about it a month later." Duan Zhou paused and continued, "I'll seriously consider it."
The topic changed so quickly that Shen Wei was stunned for a moment.
They walked down the mountain along this path, which was a bit muddy all the way. They finally reached the city. Before Chen Wei and Duan Zhou had time to sit down for a hot meal, they heard people at the table next to them chatting together. One of them said, "Have you heard that all 126 people in the City Lord's Mansion were killed by the spirit beasts of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect last night. It's so pitiful."
"I've heard a little about it, but I don't know the specific details. Is it really the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect?" another person asked.
Chen Wei was drinking water, and after hearing this, he choked and coughed subconsciously. He covered his mouth and nose, and after taking a breath, he looked at Duan Zhou and said in a low voice: "The City Lord's Mansion exterminated the whole family?!"
Duan Zhou's lips curled down, his brows slightly furrowed, and he was also listening to what was said at the next table. When Chen Wei asked him this, Duan Zhou hesitated and shook his head, saying: "I don't know. When I went there, nothing happened in the City Lord's Mansion. Could it be that something happened overnight? And the Ten Thousand Beast Sect..."
Duan Zhou was also very familiar with the situation of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. Of the four peak masters, one had a fracture, one was poisoned, and the other two were unreliable.
In such a situation, how could they kill an entire family? Moreover, it was clearly the city lord who did excessive things again and again.
"But the Wanshou Sect has never done anything like wiping out an entire family, and I don't think Sect Master Shen is such a beast." said a person nearby.
As soon as these words came out, the man who had spoken earlier immediately dropped the teacup in his hand heavily on the table and accused, "You are speaking for a spirit beast? Have you forgotten that the spirit beasts were all driven by us before, and when was it their turn to speak? Now that a serious danger has appeared, they are all shouting. This is outrageous."
"That's right, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. They are just some beasts, yet they dare to think that they are on an equal footing with us. It's just wishful thinking." Another person also said.
"If that's the case..." The person who initially helped Chen Wei think about it and said, "What you said makes sense. Humans are always humans, and beasts are always beasts. Humans have human nature, but beasts do not. They are indeed too dangerous and uncontrollable."
“The best and most correct course for these spirit beasts is to take the elixirs of our Dan Sect and obey the orders of practitioners, or to dig out their demon cores and refine them into elixirs. That can also be considered a merit. Hahahahaha…” The person who spoke laughed loudly. He slapped the table and said, “One day, I will definitely let these beasts return to where they belong.”
Duan Zhou and Shen Wei listened to the whole process. In fact, not only Shen Wei thought the rumor was outrageous, but even Duan Zhou felt that the rumor did not stand up to scrutiny.
However, the relationship between humans and spiritual beasts is somewhat antagonistic. Some cultivators have been harboring grievances for a long time and are just taking this opportunity to vent. They don't actually care what the truth is. They just want to find a reason to justify attacking the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
They looked at each other, stood up and walked outside. Chen Wei said, "Let's go see what's going on in the City Lord's Mansion and see if what they said is true or not."
"Just go like this openly?" Duan Zhou asked.
"Of course not." Chen Wei looked up at the sky, and then said, "Let's go and see it at night."
After saying that, he prepared to find a place to rest. It happened to start drizzling outside, so he simply hid under the eaves for a while. Several cultivators in the inn also came out after eating. Perhaps because Chen Wei and Duan Zhou's appearance was too conspicuous, the cultivators coming and going all looked at them several times.
Shen Wei was very polite and smiled back.
The monk hadn't taken three steps when he suddenly fell to the ground. Chen Wei stood on the steps calmly, looking at these greedy monks, and said in a barely audible voice: "The poison given by Qing Si is indeed effective."
His strength has not recovered yet and he doesn't want to fight, so he can only solve this problem in a relatively peaceful and friendly way.
"He won't die, but he won't be feeling well lately." Chen Wei leaned against the pillar and watched the people who had spoken earlier being carried away. Duan Zhou looked at Chen Wei with a scrutinizing look and said, "Is this what you meant by a good talk?"
"Yeah." Chen Wei shook his head, sighed heavily, and said helplessly: "I am in the stage of amnesia now, I can't fight, so I can only solve this problem in this way that doesn't involve quarreling or fighting."
Broken Boat: ...
If Chen Wei wanted to say so, Duan Zhou suddenly felt that what Chen Wei said made some sense.
"It's quite a smart beast." Duan Zhou gave his own evaluation.
Chen Wei came forward and glanced at the people around him. The extremely sharp hearing of the spirit beast allowed him to hear the voices around him clearly. It was obvious that more than just those few people were talking about the extermination of the City Lord's Mansion. Chen Wei's heart suddenly sank, and he lowered his voice and said, "I think something is fishy."
Duan Zhou glanced at him, thinking that this beast was just talking nonsense, but before he could finish his words, he heard Chen Wei continue, "I have to send a pigeon to Wu Man later to ask it to tell fortunes. By the way, I have been away from the sect for several days, and I don't know if the snake has gone to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect."
"That snake?" Duan Zhou immediately understood who the snake was referring to, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
He now wants to change his evaluation. Duan Zhou is not sure whether Shen Weicong is smart or not, but Shen Wei is definitely a scheming and fickle beast.
Duan Zhou's heart was almost twisted into a knot, but Chen Wei knew nothing about it. He gently patted Duan Zhou's shoulder, pointed to the inn in front, and said, "Let's go and rest first. There are few people here at night. Let's climb over the wall and go to the City Lord's Mansion to take a look."
"If you say go, I'll go?" Duan Zhou's tone was calm, but it was not hard to hear the coldness in it. Chen Wei was already used to this sword cultivator who jumped back and forth. He thought for a while before saying, "Then how about this... Brother Duan, wait for me at the inn tonight. I'll be back soon."
"Aren't you afraid of danger now?" Duan Zhou sneered.
"Anyway, Brother Duan is close. If there is any danger, I will shout for help." Chen Wei laughed, his eyes full of Duan Zhou. As soon as he said this, Jiao, who was just a little jealous and very unhappy, immediately glanced at Chen Wei and said indifferently, "Sweet talk."
The tone of his voice clearly showed that he was delighted again.
Chen Wei really felt that Duan Zhou was the most conflicted, most moody, but also the easiest to coax sword cultivator he had ever seen.
At night, Chen Wei went to the City Lord's Mansion alone. As expected, there was no one in front of the City Lord's Mansion. He stood not far away and looked at the claw marks on the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. There were deep claw marks of a beast and a plum blossom mark.
This plum blossom seal is one of the standards of the Wan Beast Sect. Just like the plum blossom seal on the Wan Beast Sect's stone tablet, from a distance, they look exactly the same.
I heard from Qingsi that the plum blossom seals of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were all made by Shen Wei himself in the secret room, by stepping on them one by one with his claws. This plum blossom seal is extremely similar to the one made by Shen Wei. Let alone others, I'm afraid that even Qingsi and the others might not be able to tell the difference.
But Chen Wei was sure that he had never left a mark on this door. After all, he didn't even know what his true identity was, let alone how to use his claws to leave this unique mark.
He stood there and looked for a few seconds before turning around and leaving. His figure disappeared into the night, and then he climbed over the wall and landed inside. When he was about to look for clues in the yard, he suddenly heard a faint sound behind him.
Chen Wei's face was slightly stern. He pretended that he heard nothing and continued to walk forward. When he turned a corner, he suddenly drew his sword, turned around and stabbed the person behind him, but the tip of the sword was blocked by the other party with the hilt of the sword.
"Brother Duan?!" Chen Wei looked at Duan Zhou in surprise. The person who had just said he would definitely not come actually appeared here now.
"Yeah." Duan Zhou replied.
"Didn't you say you couldn't come?" Shen Wei asked in confusion.
Duan Zhou snorted coldly, lowered his eyes to glance at Chen Wei, and then said slowly: "I heard you shouting for help, so I came."
"What? I didn't shout for help." Shen Wei was a little surprised.
"I just heard it." Duan Zhou walked forward a few steps, passed Chen Wei, and said without turning his head: "If you want to find any clues, find them quickly, otherwise if you disturb others, I'm afraid the matter will get out of hand."
The topic was directly changed by Duan Zhou in a very stiff way. Chen Wei was already in a state of high concentration. After hearing this, he forgot the reason why Duan Zhou appeared here and immediately said: "I smell something in this yard."
"What's that smell?" Duan Zhou asked.
"I can't put it into words. It smells a bit bad." Shen Wei shrugged his nose and sniffed everywhere. Duan Zhou looked at his movements and felt that Sect Master Shen was like a puppy sniffing everywhere. He frowned slightly, and then heard Shen Wei continue: "It's the smell of medicine, the smell of elixir."
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