“Uh… there’s no one here either, maybe it’s just a rat grinding its teeth?
"That won't do! There are so many puppets on the Second Elder Mountain, don't let the rats chew them up."
"Who said it wasn't? When you see the Second Elder later, you must tell him to buy some rat poison."
"Speaking of which, with the Second Elder's temper, if the Sect Leader hadn't asked me to send the Second Elder over, I wouldn't have come, brother!"
…
The two of them walked away chattering.
Jiang Deng and Qi Mei in his arms looked at each other.
Qi Mei lowered her head, a rare apologetic expression on her face, "...I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, we wouldn't have been so nearly discovered."
Jiang Deng stroked Qi Mei's prickly hair and said, "I don't mean to blame you. If we really get discovered, I can just take care of these two people."
Qi Mei's heart was moved for some reason, and she pressed her lips into a line. "I didn't mean to do that... The truth is, those people are from our Dian Deng Sect. Perhaps because they refused to surrender, the Second Elder wiped out their souls, turning them into walking corpses."
Jiang Deng didn't say anything else, just touched Qi Mei's head.
The two men waited here for a while, and sure enough, they saw the two men coming back with someone. The person walking behind them should be the second elder.
The second elder looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, with gray hair and beard, giving him a somewhat immortal look. However, his eyes and eyebrows were cruel, and there was a strong smell of blood around him. It was obvious at a glance that he had committed a lot of murders.
Although he and the Third Elder were both in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, the Second Elder's aura was significantly stronger. It was obvious that his strength was much greater than that of the Third Elder...
"Second Elder, please come in. The leader is still waiting for someone to discuss important matters!"
The two men said with a smile.
The second elder followed them silently, but when he reached Jiang Deng, he looked at him twice before leaving.
"call."
Jiang Deng didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the Second Elder had completely walked away and left the area covered by his spiritual sense.
This second elder is too sharp. I'm afraid he will be difficult to deal with.
Qi Mei swore softly, "One day, I will kill him and avenge my relatives in the Lighting Sect!"
Jiang Deng patted Qi Mei's shoulder and said, "Good, you are brave."
"You're not sarcastic?" Qi Mei was a little surprised. "I'm only at the Qi Refining Stage, but he's already at the Spiritual Transformation Stage."
Jiang Deng said calmly, "Although you're not as strong as him, you're destined to live longer than him. Come on, outlast him. I believe in you."
Qi Mei: “…”
For a moment I didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"So, shall we go back to our residence? Or..."
"No!"
Jiang Deng immediately refused to speak.
She came out this time just to find her aunt, so how could she go back home without finding anything?
Thinking that the second elder came down the mountain to meet the leader of the Puppet Cult, Jiang Deng simply took Qi Mei and followed him.
Following the Second Elder all the way, they arrived at the Leader's Mansion in the center of the city.
The leader's mansion is very grand and covers a huge area, completely occupying the best land in the city.
Although there were many guards patrolling inside and outside the leader's palace, under the cover of night, Jiang Deng arrived safely outside the leader's bedroom.
Looking through the open temple door, the second elder had just arrived.
He stood with his back to the door, and facing the door was the leader sitting on the high seat.
The leader of the Puppet Cult was obviously much more attractive than the other elders. He had long hair that was half black and half white, tied into a low ponytail and hung behind his head. His skin was sickly pale, his facial features were feminine, his eyebrows were curved, and he seemed to have a very good temper.
But Jiang Deng didn't dare underestimate the opponent. The strength of the peak of the Return to Void Realm was no joke, especially since the opponent was a mysterious demon cultivator who was good at controlling puppets. She was afraid that even she and Shi Tongling combined could not defeat him...
"I wonder what the master wants me to do?"
The second elder's attitude was quite respectful.
Chu Xiuping smiled, "Nothing much. I just wanted to ask if you, Second Elder, have gathered all your guest officials? Don't delay the opening of the secret realm in a month."
"Master, I have already found all the guests under my wing. There are three cultivators in the Spiritualization Realm and five cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm."
"Only eight people?"
Chu Xiuping raised his eyebrows slightly, seeming a little dissatisfied with the number.
The Second Elder said frankly, "Although the First Elder hasn't recruited any guest officials, the Third Elder has recruited more. Could the Sect Leader please call the Third Elder over?"
Chu Xiuping nodded, "Okay, then tell the Third Elder to bring his guest officials to visit this Sect Leader early tomorrow morning."
"Yes, then I will take my leave."
The second elder bowed and took his leave.
Seeing the Second Elder leave like that, Jiang Deng was a little confused.
That’s it?
I brought you here from far away just to ask you two questions: Are you walking your monkey?
The leader can’t be so unreasonable!
Just when Jiang Deng was hesitating about whether he should take this opportunity to explore the leader's residence since he was already here, he suddenly heard a male voice with a smile coming from the hall.
"Little bug outside the door, have you had enough of eavesdropping?"
Discovered!
Jiang Deng's eyes flashed, and he was about to slip away immediately.
Swish, swish—!
There was a sudden sound of breaking air.
Before Jiang Deng could move, she felt her eyes blurred. When she looked closely, she found that she was surrounded by dense puppets.
“…”
Jiang Deng looked at these puppets warily.
There are both human puppets and animal puppets, but the same thing is that they all have transparent silk threads connected to the back of their heads, extending all the way into the hall. It is obvious that they are controlled by the same person!
After reading the "Puppet Encyclopedia", Jiang Deng also had a little understanding of the methods of controlling puppets. Generally, people with weak spiritual awareness can only control one or two puppets at most.
Although the Second Elder made a lot of puppets, he could only control thirty puppets at the same time. Who would have thought that Sect Leader Chu could actually control hundreds of puppets at the same time?
It's outrageous!
"How dare you trespass into this leader's residence? Leave your people behind."
Chu Xiuping's smiling voice echoed from the hall, "It just so happens that this Sect Leader needs a human puppet like you who can appear and disappear mysteriously. If you use it to infiltrate other sects to gather information, you will definitely be able to succeed."
"Oh, you're dreaming!"
Jiang Deng lowered her voice and laughed. She directly chose the area with the weakest defense and crashed into it head-on!
Ding Ding Dong Dong——
Under Jiang Deng's powerful physical attack, several puppets fell down.
Chu Xiuping was still planning to use Jiang Deng as a puppet, so he was reluctant to damage her body. He was too cautious to use too much force, and for a moment he failed to stop Jiang Deng.
After Jiang Deng and Qi Mei rushed out of the group of puppets, they flew away directly.
tear——
The last puppet that fell only had time to grab a piece of tattered clothing.
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