Chapter 56 Discovering the Secret in the Mountain
The furnishings in the house are fresh and elegant, full of taste. This mayor is a good candidate to be a B&B owner.
Every minute and every second spent here is money. Shen Qingtang did not have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery around her, and immediately began to get down to business.
She closed the doors and windows, took out a high-level defense formation, and arranged it in the house. With a layer of formation outside as a cover, no one would know that there was another layer of formation inside.
For the sake of safety, Shen Qingtang let Xiao Mi out to observe the surrounding situation for her.
"Xiao Mi, I'm about to start the closed-door breakthrough. You help me watch from the side."
"If you find anyone suspicious, don't make a fuss. Everything will be said after I finish the breakthrough."
Xiao Mi nodded twice.
"Meow~" Master, rest assured, I promise to complete the task!
Shen Qingtang took out a high-end spirit-gathering cushion and placed it on the ground. She sat cross-legged on the cushion and began to practice meditation.
Xiao Mi patrolled the house dutifully. It had sensitive ears and could hear even the smallest sounds.
Shen Qingtang was at the top of Lingquan Mountain.
Two middle-aged men were standing in the woods not far from the house.
One of the men had an elegant appearance and looked like a good person. He was the mayor of Lingquan Town, Zhao Shuquan.
Zhao Shuquan stared at the house where Shen Qingtang was, "Is this person a man or a woman?"
"It looks like a man." Another tall man in black answered.
"A man?" Zhao Shuquan murmured softly. Why didn't he look like a man?
"There are only a few young ladies left in Lingquan Town. How many more do you want to capture?" Zhao Shuquan felt a little uneasy. "I have been keeping it a secret for you for two months. If I continue, I am afraid I can't keep it a secret anymore."
The man in black smiled sinisterly. The scar on his face was crooked and looked very scary.
"Chief Zhao, don't worry. We just let those girls do some things. We won't hurt their lives."
"We will capture all the remaining young ladies. After a while, I will naturally let them go."
The man in black smiled and handed the heavy storage bag in his hand to Zhao Shuquan.
"Don't worry, Mayor Zhao, we won't treat you badly."
"You got what you wanted, and I got what I wanted. It's a win-win situation, how wonderful it is."
"It's best to capture the young women who enter Lingquan Town in the future and bring them to us. If I resolve the matter earlier, I can let them go home sooner."
"Really, Mayor Zhao?"
Zhao Shuquan put away the storage bag with greed in his eyes.
He nodded slightly: "I can catch them for you, but don't forget your promise to me not to hurt their lives."
He wanted the spirit stone, but he was also the mayor of Lingquan Town, and a large number of people were missing, so it was impossible for him to escape unscathed.
"Of course I remember." The man in black looked at Zhao Shuquan with unclear meaning in his eyes.
"Where did you take them all?" Zhao Shuquan asked.
If this matter is discovered by the higher-ups, he can bring everyone back in advance.
The man in black looked gloomy and spoke in a threatening tone.
"Chief Zhao, have you forgotten the agreement between you and me? I have nothing to tell you."
"If you want to break the agreement, the lives of those girls..."
Zhao Shuquan panicked and said quickly: "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore, but you must not hurt their lives."
At this moment, Zhao Shuquan really felt that he was being controlled.
But he couldn't turn back now, and he got a lot of spiritual stones. It was the first time he had seen so many spiritual stones in his life!
He used to manage Lingquan Town diligently, but the salary he got was pitifully small. Now it's time for him to prosper.
......
Shen Qingtang had been in seclusion for half a month. After half a month, she finally broke through to the foundation-building stage.
She had just opened her eyes and had no time to be happy when a huge thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, which scared her.
Oh no, the thunder tribulation is coming.
"Xiao Mi, come in quickly." Shen Qingtang opened the spirit beast bag and shouted anxiously.
Xiao Mi jumped in at the sound of the words.
She didn't dare to survive the thunder tribulation here. If the house was damaged by the thunder, she would have to pay for it.
Shen Qingtang took back the spirit-gathering cushion and the formation arranged on the ground, rushed out of the room quickly, and ran wildly into the woods.
Black clouds gathered above, and thunder roared.
The people in Lingquan Town knew at a glance that someone was breaking through. Many people came to Lingquan Mountain to break through, and they were no longer surprised.
This was Shen Qingtang's first time to survive a thunderstorm. The book said that the first few thunderstorms could be resisted head-on, which would have the effect of tempering the body. If one could not bear the latter ones, one could try to dodge them with body skills or resist them with magic tools.
Shen Qingtang followed the instructions in the book, and when she endured the seventh thunderstorm, she could not bear it any longer.
At this time, she was roasted by the thunderstorm, her hair was blown into a skyrocket, her magic robes were tattered and hung on her body, her skin was pitch black, the current was surging in her body, and her body was shaking from time to time. Dogs would avoid her when they saw her.
If she continued to bear it, her life would be in danger.
She took out a magic tool that looked like a bronze mirror from her storage ring. This magic tool could transfer the thunderstorm to other places.
When the eighth thunderbolt descended, Shen Qingtang stretched out his arm and used a magic weapon to randomly lead the thunderbolt to a mountain opposite, which immediately made a loud noise that shook the earth.
At this time, Shen Qingtang discovered that a barrier seemed to light up not far from the mountain opposite, and then quickly disappeared.
If she remembered correctly, behind that mountain was the Beiming Kingdom where the male protagonist was.
Lingquan Town is located in the northernmost part of Fengyin Kingdom and borders the territory of Beiming Kingdom.
But who would set up such a large formation at the border between the two countries?
The original book wrote that this is not a military stronghold.
It's really suspicious.
Shen Qingtang raised her lips slightly and adjusted the angle of the bronze mirror. The next second, she led the strongest thunderbolt to hit the suspicious mountain.
The thunderbolt collided with the barrier, making a loud "bang" sound, and aroused a strong spiritual power fluctuation.
The barrier began to become unstable, revealing the true face of the mountain.
It turned out to be a hidden formation. There were many houses built on the mountain. Shen Qingtang didn't know if she was dazzled, but those houses actually emitted waves of black air.
The barrier was abnormal, and naked men ran out of the house. Yes, they were all naked.
Then, several naked women desperately ran out of the house crying. Before they could run a few steps, they were grabbed by the hair and arms and dragged into the house by the men.
Not long after, the barrier was repaired, the mountain returned to its original appearance, and the houses emitting black air disappeared.
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