"Jialan City--"

He Zhizhou was really bored walking on the road, so he took a quick look at the letter of entrustment and asked from the bottom of his heart: "Is there really a city built at the bottom of the lake?"

His unreliable master had never been seen, and his disciples became helpless children left behind.

The other elders couldn't bear it after seeing this, and often helped him openly or secretly. This time Tianxianzi accepted the commission to go down the mountain, so he was allowed to come with him to see the world. Obviously, he

always sneered a few words when he saw He Zhizhou, but in fact, among all Li Wangsheng's disciples, Tianxianzi liked him the most. A textbook-level sharp tongue but a soft heart, nothing more than this.

At this time, he walked with Ning Ning, Zheng Weiqi and Pei Ji in the woods. The untrimmed tree trunks were dense and cast patches of shadows.

Ning Ning played with the tassel in her hand and said with a playful tone: "It seems that the whole city was flooded three hundred years ago."

She thought for a moment and said: "What I am more concerned about is that in a desolate ancient city at the bottom of the lake, why can ordinary people breathe freely after entering it?"

According to the rules of the Xuanxu Sword Sect, after entering the Jindan stage, disciples can be allowed to go down the mountain to gain experience and subdue demons.

Now the demons have disappeared, but there are still many monsters that are causing trouble in the world. Some of them are doing atrocities in a big way, while others are resting in a corner. Occasionally, they make some troubles, which makes people feel uneasy.

For example, the city of Galan they are about to enter.

Galan City sank into the bottom of the water a hundred years ago, and has disappeared since then.

A few days ago, a woodcutter passed by this place and fell into a lake. He thought he was going to die, but after falling into the cold lake water for a while, his body suddenly became lighter, and he no longer felt wrapped in water.

It turned out that under the lake, there was an ancient city standing in the air.

An invisible barrier separated the ancient city from the lake, making the city and the land the same. Even if he was at the bottom of the lake, he could breathe freely without any obstruction.

The woodcutter was shocked, and in his fear, he burst into a desire to survive. While a small part of his body was still in the lake, he hurriedly swam back with his hands and feet.

Others who fell into the water would try their best to escape from the water, but he was probably the first one to run into the water with such a frightened face.

In short, the woodcutter finally got ashore by dog ​​paddling, and after returning home, he described this incredible experience to his wife and children.

However, before this story spread among the neighbors, something even more bizarre happened.

——People in the city became extremely abnormal one after another, like a bunch of unthinking zombies, unable to do anything except attacking others indiscriminately.

A Taoist priest was invited to take a look, and it was discovered that the three souls had lost seven spirits, and the original spirit was secretly stolen at some point.

"There must be a monster hiding under the water."

Zheng Weiqi analyzed calmly: "It will not be discovered by anyone, and it can go to the city outside the forest at any time to eat people's souls. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone." He Zhizhou

nodded and flattered wildly: "You are worthy of being a senior sister! I heard that Senior Sister Zheng has been exorcising demons in the mountains for many years, and she must have accumulated a lot of experience."

Zheng Weiqi glanced at him indifferently.

She is a natural type, with a clear and elegant look like a distant mountain. Now that she is wearing men's clothes, she looks even more dashing and heroic, so elegant that people can't take their eyes off her.

However, the next moment, the beauty sighed softly: "Damn it. If it wasn't for avoiding the schoolwork in the academy, who would be willing to leave the master's house and run around outside. Exams, exams, exams, all day long, testing his mother's things! I get a headache when I see those elders. Is it my fault that he fell asleep in class!"

... How can a good girl have such a big mouth?

Zheng Weiqi is a poor student, and she is the kind of poor student who has no trace of ash left, which is equivalent to the middle-aged and elderly college entrance examination candidates who have been fighting and losing for years.

This moving spirit resonated with He Zhizhou, who was also a poor student. After hearing it, he sighed seriously: "It's definitely not our problem! As everyone knows, the reason why we are so sleepy when we are in school is because school is where dreams begin."

"How insightful!"

Ning Ning nodded: "One class is longer than six, and there is still enough battery left for another class. All the children who have attended class cried."

Zheng Weiqi felt the same way: "One person's carnival, a group of people's loneliness."

He Zhizhou took over the team tacitly: "Give me dreams, and give me quick wake-up calls. One day goes by in a blink of an eye."

Seeing that a good monster-hunting commission had turned into a poor student exchange meeting, Pei Ji looked at the group of people beside him expressionlessly and pursed his lips subconsciously.

Then he unexpectedly met Ning Ning's gaze, and his throat moved slightly.

"What are you nervous about?"

Ning Ning smiled: "I won't make it difficult for you to answer. I heard that you used to be the best in the academy."

The original owner and Pei Ji entered the master's door in the same year, but the inner and outer disciples did not attend classes together. The reason why I knew that he had good grades was because of a few sentences in the novel.

The number of people in the outer door was huge, and it brought together all kinds of people from all corners of the world. It was not easy for Pei Ji to be the first in the written test every year among so many people.

He was startled when he heard the words, and slightly turned his eyes away. His long eyelashes trembled slightly in the sunlight, hiding the shadows in his eyes: "Not as good as the little sister."

Chengying started to nag again: "How did she know your grades back then? It's not possible that Ningning has been paying attention to you since then--"

Pei Ji was a little agitated: "Be quiet."

However, Chengying ignored him and smiled like an 80-year-old father who finally saw his daughter get married: "Don't be shy, let's talk about the facts."

"Junior brother is so awesome!"

Zheng Weiqi's eyes lit up and she said amazingly: "Junior brother, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! You don't know, I broke my head when I was young, and half of my brain stopped growing. This underdeveloped little brain is really incapable of accommodating the mountains of books and the sea of ​​questions. How about..."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, and the smile on her face deepened: "Why don't you dress up as a woman and answer the questions for me! Look at my junior brother's beauty, he can definitely fool those old antiques!"

He Zhizhou was tired and was drinking water, but he spit it all out halfway through listening. When she finished the last sentence, she swallowed all the water in her throat and kept coughing.

Ning Ning gave him a sympathetic look, but before he could say anything, he heard Zheng Weiqi shout, "We're here!"

When he looked up again, he saw an extremely vast lake.

The lake is named "Tianhe" because it is said that even if the sword is flying in the sky, you can still see its shadow by looking down. The lake is very clear and wide. In the daytime, it looks like a deep crack inlaid in the sky. The lake

is calm and peaceful, with few ripples on the surface. It looks like a huge round mirror. The sun falls into the water, breaking into tiny silver-white glimmers, like a spirit that keeps swimming and changing, swaying everywhere.

Just looking at this scene, it is impossible to imagine the undercurrents and ghosts under the lake.

As the eldest senior sister with the highest seniority, Zheng Weiqi naturally took on the responsibility of command: "Make a trick to avoid water, and let's go into the water together."

Everyone followed suit, Ningning's expression remained unchanged, and her mind was as clear as a mirror.

She had read the original novel, so she naturally understood what would happen underwater.

Zheng Weiqi guessed most of it right, there were indeed monsters living underwater, but not just one, but a group.

Jialan City was once a place where monsters gathered. Because the flood came suddenly and unexpectedly, the reason why a barrier was formed underwater was that the young young city lord at the time used all his skills to protect the entire city with his spiritual energy.

Later, the young city lord passed out from exhaustion. Affected by the impact of spiritual power, the monsters in the city also fell into a deep sleep. In recent years, they gradually woke up, so they thought of finding a way to wake him up.

This method, of course, is to seize the souls of the humans in the city to nourish the spiritual power.

Exploring the ancient city of the monsters and stopping the seizure of spirits, it seems ordinary at first glance, and it doesn't seem to be a difficult task.

However, Ning Ning knew that this commission was destined to be not easy.

After preparing the water avoidance technique, the four of them went down to Tianhe Lake.

The water avoidance technique can form a transparent bubble in the water, wrapping the body of the monk, so that the clothes will not get wet and can also breathe easily.

The underwater scene was azure and clear, with waves and fish passing by very close, the sun's shadows setting, the wind blowing over the water, and silence everywhere. Underfoot was a dark pool.

Like the gloomy and empty eyes of a giant beast.

Suddenly, Zheng Weiqi's voice rang in her ears. Different from her calm and indifferent tone before, it was full of panic and surprise: "Oh no, is it... a whirlpool that surged up from the bottom of the lake?!"

The scene was not really beautiful, and Ningning only dared to lower her eyes and take a quick glance.

It was as if the giant beast under her feet had been lurking for a long time and finally couldn't wait to open its eyes. The water foam gathered into circles of snow-white rings, attacking them at lightning speed.

A low roar rang in her ears, and Ning Ning tightly gripped the Star-Marked Sword at her waist.

This commission was destined to be difficult.

Because they would be forced to disperse by the whirlpool from the beginning, and then they would have to face the murderous intent of the entire city alone.

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Thanks to the protection of spiritual energy and the water avoidance technique, Ning Ning did not drown or get knocked out by the huge waves.

The whirlpool wrapped around the waves and came towards her, which actually accelerated her speed to reach the bottom of the lake. It didn't take long before she arrived at the vast barrier covering the city.

This formation also applied a sleight of hand. If you only observe in the water, you won't see the slightest shadow of Galan City. Only by coming to the barrier in person can you get a glimpse of the old city hidden in the lake.

Once you pass through the barrier, the bubbles surrounding you will burst.

At the same time, the ancient city of Kalan, which has been sleeping for hundreds of years, has finally slowly unveiled its mysterious veil.

It is difficult to see the shadow of the sun at the bottom of the lake. The barrier itself seems to have replaced the role of the sun, emitting a moist and white light. The mist is spreading, the waves are overflowing, and the sparkling water above the barrier shades the streets and houses, like thousands of broken glass jades, as if in a dream, and you don't know what day it is.

There are many buildings in the ancient city, and the eternal lights decorate the dazzling river like the starry sky. The sky was blue, the tiles were white, and the trees beside the street had stopped growing. Their trunks had withered and turned into hunched branches. The dark shadows reflected on the wall reminded her of the sharp knuckles of a fierce beast.

The formation had a certain cushioning effect. When Ningning slowly landed, her toes collided with the ground without making any slight sound.

The original book described the experience of the protagonist Pei Ji, but did not mention other people. While she was alert to the danger lurking in the dark, she raised her head and admired the scene in Galan City with a little surprise.

Everything remained the same as it was a hundred years ago. No one was seen around, as if it was a ghost town that no one had ever set foot in. Ning Ning looked around, completely unprepared, when she suddenly heard a mournful cry for help: "Help! Sir!"

- Sir?

The voice was not calling her, it was most likely one of the two men who came with her. Pei Ji should not have run into her earlier, so it could only be -

Ning Ning's heart moved, and she walked towards the female voice, and sure enough, she saw the familiar figure of He Zhizhou not far away.

He seemed to be dazzled by the world of flowers, and there was still a trace of surprise in his eyes. Very close to the young man, stood two people they had never met.

The woman who asked for help was extremely charming, and was held in front of a man with a knife against her neck. She cried bitterly, and was so miserable that she cried, "Sir, save me!"

The middle-aged man behind her was ferocious, and his empty eyes were like two inferior black stones.

He moved clumsily, and seemed to have only a small part of his rationality left. He spoke vaguely, and it was difficult to distinguish the content: "Don't... come over! Otherwise, I, I will kill her!"

This situation reminded Ning Ning of the appearance of the people whose souls were sucked away in the nearby city.

Insane, murderous, and highly aggressive to anyone, but...

He Zhizhou obviously had never encountered such a thing. He only tried to persuade him with the negotiating expert routine he had seen in TV dramas: "Calm down, brother! Think about your parents at home. If you do something stupid, they--"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a secret voice in his ear: "Don't believe them, they are fake." He

turned his head in surprise and saw Ningning.

She was wearing a moon-white long dress, and the star-marked sword on her waist was faintly glowing. The bright light on the barrier, like stars and moons, reflected the water waves and fell on the girl's delicate face.

"I can't sense any spiritual energy from that woman, so she's not a monk. If she's not a monk, she can't possibly use the water avoidance trick."

Her hair and clothes were neat and tidy, not only without any water stains, but also as clean as if they were just put on not long ago. She really didn't look like an ordinary person who had struggled in the lake.

"This trick was mentioned in the original book."

Ning Ning continued, "The demons in this city sensed that a monk had entered, but due to their limited strength, they dared not directly clash. So they transformed into innocent humans and attached themselves to the protagonists, occasionally poisoning and stabbing them in the back - the one who was stabbed was me."

At this point, she couldn't help but curse in her heart.

It's true that only those who have endured hardships can become servants. "The Devotion of Tool Man X" is really not a lie, it's bad and unlucky.

Ning Ning was right, this man and woman are the Galan demons who have just awakened, and they are doing their best to pursue their dreams of the entertainment industry.

The woman's name is Meng Jiaqi, a descendant of the fox clan; the man's name is Qin Chuan, who looks big and strong, but is actually a rabbit.

Knowing that a monk had broken through the barrier, the elders in the city who were addicted to pretending to be powerful showed rare signs of panic. After some discussion, they decided to send them to infiltrate as humans and act as undercover.

And the most convincing way is to have a clichéd but classic hero saving a beauty.

When Qin Chuan saw her, his sense of crisis surged, and the fierceness in his eyes became more obvious. He shouted hoarsely: "Don't come over! Otherwise I--"

At this point, the rest of the words were all stuck in his throat.

The new girl in the white dress smiled faintly and pinched a formula with one hand.

Then a sword wind hit the hostage on the head, causing Meng Jiaqi to roll her eyes on the spot and close her eyes unconsciously.

"Okay."

He heard her say, "I've killed the hostage. You have no bargaining chips left, so just surrender."

Qin Chuan: ???

Qin Chuan was shocked, and thousands of camels were galloping in his heart.

In order not to be threatened, you just kill the threatening person with your own hands. Is this the style of all you noble and upright people? It shouldn't be, right? No, no, right?

Where is your promise of being righteous? Where is your promise of being a hero and saving a beauty? Do you have a mental illness by just killing a beauty? !

Meng Jiaqi in his arms fell softly.

His heart fell softly with her.

There is something wrong with this group of people.

He couldn't imagine what would happen to him if he fell into the hands of that girl.

Qin Chuan, who was assigned to the villain role but luckily survived, made a quick decision and ran away. He immediately turned into a snow-white rabbit and ran away, but his legs were short and He Zhizhou grabbed his ears and said, "Little guy, are you an undercover agent?"

... Damn it.

It turned out that these two people had seen through it long ago.

The big white rabbit stared with its legs wide open, then smiled awkwardly, and spoke in the thick, strong voice of a middle-aged man: "It's all misunderstanding. That is, I'm not here to destroy you, but to join you, haha."

Ning Ning didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point: "Uncle, what other plans do you have? Where are the young city lord and the deacon elder?"

The rabbit trembled and tilted its head. Unexpectedly, the other party did not continue to question, but glanced at He Zhizhou casually, pointing at Qin Chuan's white and fat body and grinning: "It's so funny, rabbit meat."

"No, no, no!" The rabbit struggled hard, "I'm hundreds of years old, and my meat is dry and not delicious!"

"Naturally dried old pork!" Ning Ning's eyes lit up, "There is such a good thing!"

Qin Chuan: ...

Since he saw her kill the hostage, he no longer doubted that this girl could do anything.

So the strong male voice sounded again: "The elders and the young city lord are all in the city lord's mansion. Go west and you will find other plans. I really don't know why I want to eat rabbits when they are so cute. Please let me go, brother and sister. Thank you, thank you."

Ning Ning touched the rabbit's head with satisfaction: "Good boy."

Then she took out the storage bag and put it in without hesitation.

"If I let it go, I will definitely inform the authorities."

Ning Ning said, "The original book doesn't describe this commission very much, and I'm not sure if there are any unexpected crises... Anyway, let's take it one step at a time."

He Zhizhou nodded and pointed at the strange woman lying on the side: "What about her?"

As a fellow swordsman, he naturally understood that Ning Ning didn't kill her, and she just lost consciousness and passed out.

"You have to keep it for use. If you encounter danger in the future, you have to rely on the insiders in this city to help resolve it."

Ning Ning squatted down and tapped her forehead heavily. The woman immediately opened her eyes suddenly, full of panic and disbelief.

"You're awake."

The little girl in a white dress beside her smiled harmlessly: "Don't be afraid, sister. The evildoer has been dealt with by the two of us. My name is Ning Ning, and this is He Zhizhou. We are both disciples of the Xuanxu Sword Sect. We came here to eliminate the demon." Seeing her face, Meng Jiaqi's heart trembled.

Hearing that the evildoer was dealt with, her heart couldn't help but tremble, as if she had seen her future fate.

"Meng Jiaqi."

She tried hard to suppress the trembling and forced a smile: "I went to the lake to wash clothes, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly rushed out beside me and tried to attack me. I had no choice but to jump into the lake. I didn't expect to come to such a place... Thank you for your help. I don't know where the body of the murderer is..."

He Zhizhou and Ning Ning exchanged glances secretly.

He reacted quickly and immediately replied with a smile: "We think he is not like an ordinary person. He may be poisoned or poisoned by a scorpion, so we dissected his stomach to check the internal situation. The scene was bloody, but we have dealt with it."

Meng Jiaqi almost had a heart attack and asked with a stiff face: "Then, did you two find out anything?"

There was a moment of silence.

Then He Zhizhou tilted his head and stuck out his tongue, looking 60% coquettish and 40% shy. There was an embarrassed smile in the rising end of his voice: "Hey."

Meng Jiaqi felt something was wrong with his smile.

It was like an octopus was sticking to her eyes, terrifying and disgusting.

And He Zhizhou's voice rang as expected after a pause, and every word hit her eardrum with incomparable precision.

Meng Jiaqi heard him say: "What a coincidence, you would never have thought that his cause of death was autopsy."

What a coincidence.

The cause of death was autopsy.

Meng Jiaqi: Damn it

!!!

Qin Chuan, you are so miserable!!!

You bastard, you have a tongue that can spit out a hammer! Qiao, Qiao, Qiao, your mother's Qiao! How thick-skinned do you have to be to say such things without changing your expression! They

are not human.

They, the Xuanxu Sword Sect, are not human!!!

She was in a trance and felt that her whole demon body was not in good condition.

As a demon with a good family background, Meng Jiaqi has heard so many cruel words and seen so many cruel people since she was a child. Only the man in front of her with a tongue out and a smile made her feel for the first time what fear was.

This man, he is abnormal.

And Ning Ning, who killed the hostage as soon as they met, her heart was really dirty.

Meng Jiaqi tried to take a deep breath, raised her head at a 45-degree angle to look up at the sky, and did not let the tears flow from her red eyes.

Qin Chuan died midway, that was not the worst.

The worst was that she had to stay with this group of people as an undercover agent, and who knows what other unscrupulous and shameless actions they would take. Once her true identity was discovered, what might be waiting for her was something more terrifying than vivisection.

What is a life worse than death? This is a life worse than death.

"Miss Meng, why are you crying? Are you scared?"

Ning Ning glanced at the red in her eyes and comforted her seriously: "Don't be afraid, I will always be with you. We in the Xuanxu Sword Sect have a long-lasting humanitarian heart, especially Brother He next to me, because his heart is as pure as a blank sheet of paper, and he is nicknamed 'He Paper'."

Meng Jiaqi: Haha.

So pure, so unpretentious.

Did you see the cupping mark on my forehead? Thank you so much.