Chu Yanghe, Fan Chengli, and the others were about to offer further advice, but Mu Hanyan didn't even give them a chance to speak. By the time she'd opened her mouth, Mu Hanyan and her group were already dozens of feet away. Everyone looked at each other with admiration in their eyes. If it were them, they wouldn't have cared about Chen Xuefeng's life or death, much less mobilized such a large force for him. Perhaps only the head priest, Mu Hanyan, could do such a thing.
This is probably the biggest gap between them and Mu Hanyan.
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Mu Hanyan and others rushed all the way and returned to Pingchuan City in just over an hour.
The ancient and sturdy city was shrouded in the darkness of night. With most of the city's inhabitants gone, it seemed particularly deserted. Surprisingly, there were only two or three guards patrolling the towering city walls, all of them appearing listless and inattentive.
What was going on? Although many people had left Pingchuan City, there were still thousands left. Could it be that they were completely without defenders? Mu Hanyan and the others were a little surprised.
But they soon found the answer.
A dozen feet away from Pingchuan City, an invisible barrier appeared before them. The closer they got to the city wall, the greater the pressure it exerted. It seemed that even though Sha Mingyuan had witnessed Mu Hanyan and the others leave, he hadn't let down his guard and still activated the defensive formation.
"Master Priest, what should we do now?" Long Wudang asked with some difficulty. His strength was the weakest among the group, so the pressure brought by this defensive restriction was the greatest.
"It's just a defensive formation. I'll break it right away." Taotie said disapprovingly.
Such a defensive formation would be difficult for Long Wudang, but it could not stop him. As long as he recovered his original form, he could break it with brute force.
"Wait." Mu Hanyan stopped Taotie and then made a series of hand gestures.
It is indeed not difficult to forcibly break through the defensive formation of Pingchuan City, but don't forget that Sha Mingyuan holds the divine decree. Without a suitable reason, not to mention her, even Guan Xiujing cannot easily offend Pingchuan City, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespectful to the Lord God. Mu Hanyan does not want to become the public enemy of the Continent of Gods so soon.
Anyway, she no longer cared about the lives of the Sha family members. Her purpose of coming back was just to find Chen Xuefeng. There was no need to go and kill him in a big way.
Fortunately, the defensive formations of the major temples are similar. Although Pingchuan City is not the main city of the temple, the defensive formations are not much different. With her formation skills, it is not difficult to find the weakness of this formation.
As Mu Hanyan continued to perform hand seals, the pressure of the restrictions outside her body became smaller and smaller. Although it had not completely disappeared, its impact on them was minimal.
Soon, everyone avoided the sight of the guards, came to the bottom of the city wall, and flew lightly over the city wall.
Until the few people landed on the ground, the guards on the city wall were unaware of anything and were still looking foolishly outside the city.
The city, which can only accommodate more than 20,000 people, is of course not large. Once entering the city, everyone will see the most solemn and majestic building in the city. Without a doubt, that is the city lord's mansion.
At this time, the city lord's mansion was brightly lit, and the sounds of stringed instruments and noise coming from the mansion could be heard from afar.
Most of the people in the city left today. Even those families that were on good terms with the Sha family were shaken, and finally stayed under Sha Mingyuan's enticement. In order to appease people's hearts, Sha Mingyuan specially held a banquet to entertain all families and clans. Basically, everyone who stayed came to the City Lord's Mansion. The streets were empty, making it even more deserted.
This made it convenient for Mu Hanyan to act. She gave a wink to Taotie and the others, and they flew over the wall of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Lord City Lord, thank you for today. If I had fallen into Mu Hanyan's hands, I would have been dead." Inside the City Lord's Mansion, a man said to Sha Mingyuan with lingering fear.
"Father-in-law, it's too polite for you to say that. Our Sha and Fei families have been friends for generations, and you and I are in-laws. I can't just stand by and watch someone die, right?" Sha Mingyuan waved his hand and said.
The man he called his father-in-law was none other than Fei Changle. Even Mu Hanyan hadn't anticipated that Zhao Xinghong, risking his life to self-destruct his essence, blood, and soul, had not only saved Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Zhiyuan, but Fei Changle as well. This was also due to his good fortune; he happened to be right next to Zhao Xinghu, and was directly ejected from the Blackwood Prison by the magical weapon. If he had been a little further away, Zhao Xinghong's self-detonation would have shattered him to pieces.
Upon returning to the Divine Continent, the magical weapon depleted its spiritual power and exploded, separating him from his uncle and nephew, Zhao Xinghu. Fearing Mu Hanyan's revenge, he didn't dare return to Qingning City, but instead went straight to Sha Mingyuan for refuge.
The reason why Sha Mingyuan refused to allow Mu Hanyan and the others to enter the city was not only for the sake of the descendants of the Fei family, but mainly for Fei Changle himself. Mu Hanyan might let go of the others in the Fei family, but she would never let go of Fei Changle himself, who had been her enemy time and again.
"Yes, yes, the city lord is right. I was too polite." Fei Changle said respectfully.
He is now like a stray dog, and even his life depends on Sha Mingyuan's consent. He dare not act like a father-in-law.
"By the way, I heard that you went to the Black Wood Prison last time on the orders of the Right Priest to take action against Mu Hanyan. How come she is fine? What happened?" Sha Mingyuan asked curiously.
"It's a long story." Fei Changle thought for a moment and said, "Something went wrong during the hunting trial in the Blackwood Prison this time. The strange beasts became extremely ferocious. Even Lord Zhao died from their attack. That's why Mu Hanyan escaped."
Fei Changle didn't dare tell outsiders that Zhao Xinghong died at the hands of Mu Hanyan, otherwise if the news leaked out and the Temple of Life investigated, their joint ambush on Mu Hanyan would be exposed. Mu Hanyan killed Zhao Xinghong willingly for self-protection, and he would be in big trouble. A slight carelessness would result in the annihilation of his clan and his own death.
"I see." Sha Mingyuan said comfortingly without giving it much thought, "Don't overthink it. Just settle down and have peace of mind. Mu Hanyan can't stay in Qingning Temple forever. Everything will be fine after a while. When I finish building Pingchuan Temple, I'll leave the position of Left Priest to you."
"No need, no need. I have already caused a lot of trouble to the city lord. How dare I covet the position of the left priest?" Fei Changle was shocked and quickly declined.
What a joke! Others may not know how powerful Mu Hanyan is, but he has seen it with his own eyes. How could he dare to show up in public? He just wishes he could hide in Pingchuan City under an assumed name for the rest of his life.
"Why, father-in-law, do you look down on me, Sha Mingyuan?" Sha Mingyuan said unhappily. Pingchuan City was in need of personnel, and Fei Changle, who was quite capable, could be of assistance. He had offered Fei Changle the bait of Left Priest, giving him enough face, but he was unmoved, which made Sha Mingyuan feel very embarrassed.
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