Chapter 39 Chapter 39 I know, brother! ...
Ji Chu didn't know why the two of them started to argue with each other as soon as they met, so he subconsciously replied:
"Of course not. Qi Wenxuan and I just found the Zhao Mansion today."
Xu Ying also nodded, and raised her free hand with a thumbs-up, looking proud and self-satisfied.
"That's not the case. We are just different."
Then he and Ji Chu looked at each other and smiled, and laughed together.
Jiang Chengxu looked at his two ignorant yet optimistic friends, and he was unable to express all the painful secrets in his heart. He was silent for a while.
Meng Yuci looked at Ji Chu, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes.
The tense atmosphere in the air suddenly disappeared.
Xu Ying said: "Now that we have found Ji Chu, let's go find the core of the formation."
She turned to Ji Chu: "You don't know yet, Jiang..."
Just as she was about to say Jiang Chengxu's full name, Xu Ying suddenly saw "Yang Nianzhi" standing next to Ji Chu. It turned out to be an unknown competitor, so she immediately changed her words:
"Zhao Yulin has discovered the source of the Zhao Mansion's strangeness. It's because of a hidden Earthly Evil Soul-Locking Formation."
"Earthly Evil Soul Locking Formation?"
Ji Chu was shocked: "Can this thing produce so many monsters?"
Meng Yuci glanced at her.
Ji Chu thought he didn't know yet and kindly shared the news:
"Those are the strange people. You must have seen them before. They are all controlled by evil thoughts and will only be exposed when it gets dark. You have to be careful and don't get hurt by them."
Meng Yuci hummed, showing no sign of shock, and said:
"The same to you."
Jiang Chengxu moved his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing that "Yang Nianzhi" had a calm expression and looked at Ji Chu with no mockery or malice in his eyes, he had to suppress the words on his lips and said:
"I just confirmed it tonight... Anyway, follow me and don't wander around."
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Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu led the way in front. Ji Chu took two steps and walked to Meng Yuci.
"This senior...brother or sister..."
She had just started when she was interrupted by Meng Yuci:
"Yang Sisi."
He lowered his eyes to look at her:
"Have you forgotten the rules of the competition?"
Ji Chu was stunned, and immediately began to recall what he said: Did he forget some important rules?
No, right?
She wasn't sure.
Seeing her puzzled expression as she pondered but could not find the answer, Meng Yuci reminded her:
"During the competition, your identity must not be revealed."
Ji Chu blinked, confused at first, then suddenly realizing.
It turned out that he wanted to tell her: no matter what his true identity was, here, he was "Yang Sisi's" brother.
In this way, the problem of "senior brother or senior sister" is easily solved!
The small problem that had troubled him for a long time was solved. Ji Chu felt that his breath became much smoother when he spoke, and he said crisply:
"I know, brother!"
Meng Yuci's eyelashes trembled slightly. He stared at Ji Chu for a few breaths before retracting his gaze. He lowered his eyes, suppressed the slight ripples in his heart caused by her very crisp and pleasant word "brother", and responded softly:
"Um."
It was only after he saw Jiang Chengxu and Xu Ying appear at the same time that he understood why Ji Chu had been confused about whether he was a "senior brother" or a "senior sister".
I reminded her simply because I saw that she was always hesitant about addressing me and it was troublesome to communicate with her.
Meng Yuci thought to himself.
However, he waited quietly for a long time, but Ji Chu didn't say anything after calling "Brother". He followed him for a few steps and then made a gesture to speed up and run back to "Qi Wenxuan".
He subconsciously reached out and grabbed her collar.
Ji Chu was pulled by him and turned back in confusion, meeting his extremely focused gaze.
Meng Yuci withdrew his hand and spoke calmly:
"What did you want to say just now?"
"Oops, I almost forgot!"
Ji Chu was reminded by him and then remembered that he had forgotten to mention the key point. So he raised his hand and knocked his head, making a very crisp sound, and then continued:
"Brother, I just wanted to ask you, do you have any news about the Zhao family heirloom?"
Without waiting for Meng Yuci to answer, she hurriedly explained:
"I'm not trying to inquire about your mission progress. I'm just curious: Everyone's mission seems to be to exorcise demons, but the demons and the ghosts here are very strange. Now a magic circle has appeared in the Zhao Mansion, and I'm wondering if this whole thing is related to the heirloom."
Her eyes were clear, and she expressed her thoughts in an orderly and logical manner, unlike her previous ignorant and stupid look.
Meng Yuci suppressed the urge to touch her head and listened to her quietly before chuckling:
"It turns out he's not stupid."
Ji Chu's eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't care about his words, but looked forward to his news:
"Do you really know..."
With a "bang", the courtyard wall beside him was suddenly pushed open by spiritual power, and soil and rocks flew everywhere. Along with a huge impact force, a spiritual talisman rushed straight to the back of Ji Chu.
Ji Chu only had time to catch a glimpse of the sudden light behind him. Before he could react, Meng Yuci grabbed his shoulder and moved him to the other side, avoiding the attack in time.
However, before she could get a sense of familiarity from this "lifting and releasing", Jiang Chengxu, who had been paying attention to this side, suddenly took action.
First, he used his sword to split the stones flying towards him and Xu Ying, and then he turned the sword and cut straight into the middle of Ji Chu and Meng Yuci, trying to separate them.
At the same time, a sword light appeared behind the courtyard wall, and Jiang Chengxu came towards Meng Yuci at the same time.
Meng Yuci's expression remained unchanged, sword energy condensed at his fingertips, and he was about to eliminate these people together -
Ji Chu suddenly pushed him away from behind and decisively stood in front of him. The long sword in his hand collided violently with Jiang Chengxu, making a sharp sound.
Xu Ying also followed suit, the tip of her sword pressing down on the shoulder of another cultivator who was attacking them:
"From Guangxuan Peak? You use the talisman quite well!"
Because Ji Chu suddenly took action, Meng Yuci secretly retracted his sword intent and his gaze fell on the locust garden beside him.
The locust garden at this moment was completely different from what was seen during the day. The courtyard wall had collapsed, the branches had fallen, and the flowers on the tallest locust tree had all fallen. Traces of swordsmanship and talismans were all over the treetops, and resentful ghosts were attached to them, extending outward from the roots.
Earthly Evil Soul-Locking Formation.
Thinking of something, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
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Jiang Chengxu here said anxiously:
"How can you trust him and not me? He's here to kill you!"
Ji Chu was slightly shocked, but he still stood in front of Meng Yuci, showing no intention of backing down:
"What do you mean? Explain it clearly first."
Xu Ying held down the monk who was trying to escape, and said:
"That's right, Mr. Jiang, you've been hesitating since we met. What exactly happened? If you don't explain clearly, I'll beat you up too!"
She and Ji Chu had already discussed it before they went out: the Zhao Mansion was weird, and Jiang Chengxu, who had been staying in the Zhao Mansion, was even weirder.
If you meet him outside, you must be more careful and guard against him.
Unexpectedly, they guessed it right!
Seeing that neither of them believed him, Jiang Chengxu was so angry that he didn't care about hiding his identity anymore:
"Xu Ying, you've known me for so long, why don't you trust me?"
"Xu Ying?"
Before Xu Ying could answer, the man she held down looked up:
"Are you really Xu Ying? How did you become a man?"
He turned his gaze to "Zhao Yulin" again, looking rather incredulous, and tentatively asked:
"Jiang, Jiang Chengxu?"
Jiang Chengxu's face froze, and then he heard the man on the ground burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha... you've turned into a frail little girl! Wonderful, wonderful! The two of you have been hanging out together for years, neither male nor female. Now even the Wanxiang Tianluo can't stand it! I'll let you experience the thrill of sex change!"
With this tone and manner, and the use of Guangxuan Peak's talismans, who else could it be but Kong Huiduan?
Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu's expressions turned ugly at the same time. They put aside their suspicions for the time being, kicked the people on the ground from the left and right, and shouted in unison:
"Shut your dog mouth!"
Kong Huiduan: “…”
He turned to Ji Chu angrily:
"Ji Chu, you have the lowest cultivation level here. Any of these two people can eliminate you. Why don't you cooperate with me and eliminate them first, then make plans..."
Ji Chu and the other two kicked him at the same time:
"Stop sowing discord here!"
Kong Huiduan: “…”
Aren't you already fighting among yourselves?!
When Ji Chu and the other two were confronting each other, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook, and light spots from the formation rose from all around, suddenly enveloping Ji Chu and the others.
It turned out that the place where they were standing was already within the range of the Earthly Evil Soul Locking Formation!
Xu Ying looked at Jiang Chengxu suddenly: "You——"
Jiang Chengxu felt that he had no way to defend himself and hurriedly explained: "It's not what you think..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath his feet shook, and the shadows of the trees suddenly reversed. Several huge ghost claws suddenly emerged from the ground beneath them, trying to pull them underground.
The change came too suddenly, and Xu Ying was unable to react in time. While avoiding a ghost claw, he actually allowed Kong Huiduan to escape from his sword.
These ghost claws actually ignored Kong Huiduan and only attacked the three of them.
Kong Hui stood at the place where the light of the formation was the strongest, smiled viciously, and threw a sentence at them:
"Buy one get three free, what a surprise."
Then his figure moved and disappeared in front of them, and the light from the formation also disappeared.
There was no time to be distracted, Ji Chu and Xu Ying withdrew their thoughts and focused on dealing with the ghost claw's attack.
However, these ghost claws are condensed from mist. They break when they come into contact with a blade and quickly return to their original shape. They cannot be completely removed.
He barely got a moment to catch his breath, but before he could leave, he was entangled by the ghost's claws again.
Jiang Chengxu was also entangled by the ghost claws, but this was not the first time he encountered this situation, so he was obviously more experienced.
"I'll cover your retreat!"
He used his sword to split the ghost claws that were wrapped around the two men and pointed at the old locust tree in the middle of the yard:
"Go to the locust tree! Run to the highest point of the tree!"
No matter how much they quarrel, they have a long-term friendship as their foundation.
At this critical moment, Xu Ying and Ji Chu looked at each other and nodded, then they swung their swords together to chop off the ghost claws blocking their way. While the fog had not yet condensed, they used their spiritual power to clear the way and used the sword wind to block the fog, then they ran towards the locust tree without hesitation.
Jiang Chengxu followed his instructions and protected the two men as they escaped from the fog, holding a sword to cover their retreat.
After Xu Ying and Ji Chu ran to the locust tree, they used their spiritual power to help Jiang Chengxu come over.
None of the three spoke a word. They used the same agility they usually used to climb over the wall to skip school and climbed up the tree like monkeys.
The ghost claws on the ground stopped after extending to a certain height, as if they were afraid of something. They looked at the people who fled to the top of the tree with regret, but still did not leave, as if they were waiting for them to give up and fall down.
"What the hell is going on?!"
The rapid escape left everyone breathless. After a short rest, Xu Ying was the first to recover her strength. Unable to bear it any longer, she pointed her sword at Jiang Chengxu:
"Are you going to tell me or not? If not, I'll beat you down and feed you to the devil!"
"I say...I say."
Jiang Chengxu calmed his breath and said:
"As you can see, the center of the Earthly Evil Soul-Locking Formation is right here, but to get close to it, you need a sacrifice."
"Sacrifice?!"
Xu Ying's eyebrows immediately turned upside down when she heard this:
"You actually want to use us as sacrifices?!"
"Why are you slandering me?"
Jiang Chengxu was furious at her accusations:
"How much do you hate me to think of me like this?"
"Who is harboring evil intentions?"
Xu Ying sneered, pulled out the Danyu Sword half an inch, and threatened fiercely:
"What good water can you hide in your stomach?"
Jiang Chengxu was also irritated by her words and started to argue along her lines:
"From childhood to adulthood, when have I ever hurt you?!"
"You don't have any?"
Xu Ying snorted and started to bring up the past:
"Who was it that spread rumors last year that my ancestors had mantis spirit blood and ate men on our wedding night? And caused Master Lin to run away that very day?!"
Jiang Chengxu: "Then Lin Tingyu is from the Hehuan Sect!"
Xu Ying waved her hand: "I don't care what sect he belongs to! As long as he looks good, that's all. Besides, the Hehuan Sect is perfect, and I want to touch his..."
Before she could finish her sentence "pretty pretty boy", Jiang Chengxu was already furious and blurted out:
"What are you touching! His thing is dirty! Why not touch mine?"
Xu Ying: “…”
Ji Chu: “…”
Realizing what he had said in a hurry, Jiang Chengxu: "..."
He and Xu Ying silently reached out their hands and covered Ji Chu's ears on the left and right.
Xu Ying chanted a spell in Ji Chu's ear:
"Children, don't listen. Baby Ji Chu, don't listen..."
Ji Chu: “…”
She raised her hands to calm herself down, and then, holding two "soundproof devices" on her left and right, she said:
"I believe Jiang Chengxu. If he wanted to use us as sacrifices, he wouldn't have kept us in the house with Buddhist scriptures."
The topic finally came back.
Xu Ying also felt that what Ji Chu said made sense, and of course she didn't want to continue arguing with Jiang Chengxu in front of Ji Chu, so she silently put the sword back as a sign of reconciliation.
"I used to find it strange that when the Jade Book Card appeared with the quest, it actually emphasized: the race is human. Now I have a vague guess..."
Ji Chu continued:
"If I'm guessing correctly, Jiang Chengxu, your mission isn't to catch monsters, and you're not human, right?"
Xu Ying was stunned and her eyes widened.
Jiang Chengxu's face was a little stiff, but he did not refute.
Before they could comprehend the huge amount of information contained in this sentence, Ji Chu sat on the tree, looked around, and said:
"Also, Yang Nianzhi is missing."
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