Chapter 284 Banquet (3)
After receiving the affirmative answer, Tao Zi and Cheng Wuchou's expressions became unhappy.
Yue Qingya whispered, "This elder was exposed because he was too concerned about the Sword Mountain Formation."
Tao Zi immediately understood his idea and looked towards the formation: "Is the thing inside Jianshan worth sacrificing an out-of-body stage undercover agent?"
Cheng Wuchou touched his chin and asked doubtfully, "Isn't the best thing in there the immortal weapon? But the immortal weapon is not worth such a huge sacrifice for them."
She lowered her eyes and glanced silently at her storage ring.
Two quarters of an hour ago, inside the formation
Five or six "people" circled Jianshan, but still couldn't find the artifact.
The Sword Sect's "elder" looked at his empty-handed companions and said coldly, "I am taking the risk of being exposed this time, and I must not get nothing."
Another person said, "Let's look for it again. Judging from the news, it should be here."
The "elder" of the Sword Sect searched around Jianshan again with a necklace made of special material in his hand, but still found nothing.
The Elder frowned and said, "According to what that person said, once the sword senses the key, it will react. But now there's no movement at all. Could it be that the sword really isn't here?"
"I've already said that she's from the Xuanyue Royal Family and has a deep blood feud with other races. She's unreliable, yet you insist on believing her."
As he was complaining, the formation suddenly changed, and the "elder"'s expression changed. He said, "We've been discovered."
It took advantage of the moment before the formation was completely closed to teleport the necklace back to its original owner.
At this time, the leader of the Sword Sect also appeared in front of them, and a crushing massacre began.
The fake demons also received the news and began to flee, no longer preparing to support the aliens.
Yue Qingya prepared to fight and whispered, "Tao Zi, do you want to stay or leave?"
"Leave. My presence here is too suspicious."
Cheng Wuchou said, "I'll stay and say I noticed something was wrong and came to help."
The three of them acted separately.
Tao Zi brought Xi Jing back to the banquet.
"Miss Tao."
To her surprise, Fellow Daoist Yuan actually greeted her. You know, neither of them spoke to each other during the entire competition.
Tao Zi nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, why don't you see Fellow Daoist Yan?"
He began to explain, "Something happened to Cheng Yimen, so he didn't participate in this competition."
She said, "I see."
"By the way, why don't you see Master Cheng?"
Doubt also appeared in Tao Zi's eyes: "Just now, Master Cheng suddenly said that something happened and asked me to go back to where there were more people. I don't know where he went."
Fellow Daoist Yuan immediately understood and said, "So that's how it is."
Xu Qianjia also noticed something was wrong. There were many fewer people at the banquet. For example, among the three sects and four schools, only Xujia Sect and Minglan Sect were left with Jindan stage and above cultivators.
He and the young master of Xujia Sect exchanged a glance, and both stood up, but were stopped by the elder of the Sword Sect: "Is there something wrong, you two?"
Cheng Luo, the young master of Xujia Sect, said with a nonchalant smile, "The banquet is a bit boring. I'm going out for a walk with Qianjia."
The elder's expression grew serious as he said, "You two probably don't know, but just now, aliens invaded the Sword Sect. We have been ordered to stay here to protect the cultivators. We hope you can lend us a hand."
These sudden words made the whole banquet lively, and many people stood up and looked at the elder.
He continued, "This happened suddenly, and we weren't sure at first. Now, any cultivator who leaves early could be corrupted by the alien race."
Someone slammed the table and stood up, saying, "The aliens are our common enemy. How can we just sit here and do nothing?"
Xu Qianjia also said: "This makes sense."
Many people stood up and asked to fight the enemy, and some even drew their swords, each one more excited than the other.
But in the end, all of them were rejected, with the reason being that there were enough people there.
Amidst the discussion and discontent, Lan Yongji said, "By the way, it seems that Fellow Daoist Tao just returned?"
Xu Qianjia cursed in his heart. This kind of groundless talk was only suitable for casual discussion after the banquet. Isn't it stupid to bring it up in person?
Tao Zi's smile remained unchanged as she slowly said, "I haven't seen any aliens along the way. If you don't believe me, I can wait here for the Sect Master to inspect me. If Fellow Daoist Lan is truly worried, you can tie me up."
This graceful and elegant appearance convinced many people, and considering what happened before, many people looked at Ming Lanzong with complicated eyes.
Xu Qianjia put aside the matter of the alien race for the time being and said calmly: "Fellow Daoist Tao, I am really sorry, my junior brother spoke too directly."
Tao Zi smiled and said, "No, it's just that Master Xu has worked hard to teach his junior fellow apprentice."
Before he could reply, she looked at the elder and said, "By the way, your sect's Young Master, Master Qian, Master Qiu, and Master Yue all seem to be missing?"
"Yes, they sensed something was wrong and went to meet the enemy. It's only troublesome that Young Master Xu and Young Master Cheng are here to help."
As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that these two had been kept in the dark, and some people looked even more suspicious.
Tao Zi did not return to her seat, but came to Xi Jing and Han Yueshan and ate snacks leisurely.
Li Xiu glanced at her several times, and she slowly crushed a piece of dessert.
Li Xiu: ...
He just wanted to say something, is that a big deal?
Tao Zi asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
He didn't look at it openly, with a guilty look on his face, and many people around noticed it.
When did Li Xiu's brain fail?
He whispered, "Did Master Cheng leave any words?"
Tao Zi said helplessly: "It's just to let us come back and stay in crowded places, and not wander around."
Li Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that it was definitely her.
She felt even more helpless.
After half an hour, many people could no longer sit still and began to ask the elders for news.
The elder said calmly, "No problem, everyone, please rest assured and wait here patiently."
As soon as the words fell, someone stumbled over and said, "Oh no! Aliens have entered the city, and many mortals have suffered!"
The crowd was in an uproar, and many of them were about to rush out with weapons.
Tao Zi smashed the wine cup, and everyone was shocked. The elder scolded, "What are you messing around with? The Sword Sect has already made arrangements. This is absolutely impossible."
The man fell to the ground, his body covered in blood. He said angrily, "Do you really disregard the lives of mortals like this?"
Before he could finish his words, someone rushed out, and at the same time, broken glass pierced his throat.
"Tao Zi, what are you doing!"
Someone wanted to stop him, but it was too late. The man lost his breath in front of them, and before he could get angry, he turned into a pile of bones.
Tao Zi said indifferently: "Open your eyes and see if he is a Taoist cultivator."
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