Chapter 116 It’s a little late to run away

Ding!

Just as Chu Ning was about to go to his master's cave, a bell rang from the mountain.

The bell of the sect's main hall will only ring when something big happens in the sect.

Anyway, Chu Ning has been in Wenjin Sect for such a long time, and he only heard the bell during the last alchemy competition.

The moment the bell rang, Chu Ning frowned. What big thing could happen at this time? There were still two years before the selection of the young master.

Chu Ning walked to the front of his master's cave and formed seals with his hands, but there was no response from the formation.

"Master is not in the cave?"

Master has not been refining medicine or in seclusion recently. If he were in the cave, he would respond.

So the master is in the main hall on the top of the mountain right now? Chu Ning looked up at the direction of the mountain top and hesitated for three seconds before deciding to leave the city first.

He had a bad feeling that this big event might not be a good thing.

After leaving a letter for his master, Chu Ning headed straight down the mountain. He did not dare to fly in the air for fear of attracting other people's attention.

But before he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw many rays of light shooting out from the top of the mountain like a rainbow above his head and landing on the edge of the inner city, forming a yellow light shield that enveloped Wenjin Peak and the entire inner city.

Chu Ning's heart skipped a beat. The city defense formation was activated again and he couldn't get out.

I can't get out, so I can only wait.

This wait lasted half an hour.

"master!"

Chu Ning waited for his master in his cave. When he saw his master's serious expression, the bad premonition in his heart became stronger.

"The Lord of Shanyang City asked his daughter to marry the son of the Sect Master of Xuantian Sect in order to resolve the danger of Shangyang City. Xuantian Sect is a sect with a Nascent Soul expert in charge."

Xie Shouping knew what his disciple wanted to know at the moment, so he directly told him about the emergency.

"Marriage? To protect Shanyang City?"

Chu Ning was surprised, but this was indeed a way out. By marrying into a sect with a Nascent Soul expert in charge, no one in Shanyang City would dare to move.

As expected of him, he is the Golden Core Ancestor. I think this retreat route must have been prepared long ago.

In this case, the clan leader's plan might be in vain.

That's not right. If that's the case, there's no need to ring the bell, and there's no need to seal off the entire inner city.

"Master, the Sect Master is still unwilling to give up?"

Thinking of this possibility, Chu Ning smacked his lips. He dared to offend a Nascent Soul expert. Is the sect master so brave? "The Xuantian Sect has not announced it to the world. As long as they can take Shanyang City before this marriage, the Xuantian Sect will not start a war for a dead Shanyang City Lord."

Xie Shouping lowered his voice and said, "And the Lord of Shanyang City's actions actually angered the public."

"Public outrage?"

"Many of the surrounding cities are dominated by Jindan masters. The lord of Shanyang City is trying to save himself and protect his descendants, but his actions will also make the forces in other cities want to kill him. If Xuantian Sect comes in, the impact will not be as simple as the surrounding four cities."

Chu Ning understood a little bit. It was like a group of wild wolves fighting each other. But suddenly a tiger came in, which naturally aroused the wolves' hatred of the enemy.

Otherwise, once this tiger gains a foothold, it will start to encroach on their territory.

"But Master, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by the Xuantian Sect later?"

Chu Ning was a little confused. Even if he eliminated the Lord of Shanyang City before the marriage was completed, if the Xuantian Sect became angry and humiliated, they would probably retaliate.

The revenge of a Nascent Soul expert. Can the forces of the current sect and the surrounding cities withstand it?

"The Hundred Cities area has its own special features. Without a suitable reason, the Yuanying strongmen of Xuantian Sect will not come in. So now there are two things to do: encircle and suppress Shanyang City and kill the daughter of the mayor of Shanyang City."

Is there something special about the Hundred Cities area? Chu Ning frowned. It seems that the water in the Hundred Cities area is deeper than he saw.

"Then Master, what is the purpose of the Sect Master's blockade of the inner city this time? Gather the troops and march towards Shanyang City?"

"Well, just now, Master and the others have already discussed that we will march towards Shanyang City tomorrow. Not only our Wenjin Sect, but also the forces from the other three cities will take action at the same time, and strive to capture Shanyang City as soon as possible."

"Master, I don't need to charge."

Chu Ning asked the question that concerned him. As the only disciple taught directly by his master, he should not go to the front line.

Xie Shouping smiled and glanced at Chu Ning: "Master knows your personality, so I specially got you another mission, which is to kill the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City."

"You want me to kill the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City?" Chu Ning's eyes widened and he asked curiously, "What realm is the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City in?"

"The late stage of foundation building."

Chu Ning: ...

"Don't look at me like that. I won't let you die. There are four routes from Shanyang City to Xuantian Sect. I have secured the least likely route for you."

Xie Shouping knew his disciple's personality very well. He was definitely not the type to rush forward. Even if his disciple was of that type, he would stop him.

The original plan was to wait until the Lord of Shanyang City's energy and blood were weakened before taking action, but unexpected events occurred. If they take action now, the battle will be very brutal.

There are only two Jindan masters in Shanyang City besides the city lord. But according to Xie Shouping's estimation, there may be one or two more Jindan masters hidden in Shanyang City.

As for the foundation-building cultivators, Shanyang City has the most. After hundreds of years of planning, there is no telling how many formations there are in Shanyang City. The Jindan powerhouses will not take risks, so they can only rely on the foundation-building cultivators below to make the journey.

"Sometimes, it is because everyone thinks that the most unlikely thing is actually the most likely thing. Master, either let me stay in the cave and say that the alchemy is at a critical time. Otherwise, I will go to Sun Moon Mountain."

Chu Ning shook his head. He still felt a little unstable. The best way was to either stay in Wenjin Sect or stay away from this war-torn area.

"Even if I want you to leave, you can't. All the disciples in the Foundation Establishment stage will be dispatched this time. And you won't be traveling alone. There will be three disciples in the late Foundation Establishment stage accompanying you."

"I still feel like something is wrong."

The corner of Xie Shouping's mouth twitched. He thought his disciple was too steady.

"Ahem, even if you are extremely unlucky and have met the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City, she must have disguised herself. Do you think you can definitely see through her true colors?"

Chu Ning looked towards his master, wanting to confirm something. When he saw his master blink, he understood instantly and a smile appeared on his face.

"Master is right. If the other party is disguised, I may not be able to find out. But...what about the sect master afterwards?"

"It's not your fault that they couldn't see through your disguise. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the people at the previous blockades who didn't notice it."

The master and the disciple smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

Chu Ning understood what his master meant. If he was so unlucky as to meet the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City, and if his side was not as powerful as the other party, he would just pretend not to recognize her and let her go.

The daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City wanted to escape the blockade and go to Xuantian Sect, so it was impossible for her to take the initiative to kill someone and expose her tracks.

"How far have you reached in your Fire Separation Technique?"

"I can already stack three layers of fire armor, which can withstand the attack of a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building."

"Well, if you sense something is wrong, use the earth-escaping boat that your master gave you to escape."

Xie Shouping is quite familiar with his disciples. They have quite a few spiritual weapons on them, especially defensive ones. Even if they encounter a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building, they can run away if they cannot defeat him.

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The next day.

On Chu Ning's side, there were a total of twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators, three in the late Foundation Establishment stage, four in the middle Foundation Establishment stage, and five in the early Foundation Establishment stage. They left the city and headed straight for an area outside the city.

In the area of ​​100 cities, the area between each city is not small, which is why it took Chu Ning more than ten days to walk from one city to another.

"Brothers, let's split up and patrol. If we spot any suspects, send a signal immediately."

The person who spoke was a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Chu Ning and the others had no objections as this had been arranged before they set out.

There were twelve people, divided into three groups for patrol. Each group had one cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage and one in the middle Foundation Establishment stage. Chu Ning's group had two cultivators in the middle Foundation Establishment stage.

He was not patrolling alone because he was afraid of being quickly assassinated by the enemy and not having time to send out a signal.

But now, they are grouped into four people, and even for a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment Stage, it would be difficult to kill four people instantly.

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"Brother Chu, this is the first time I have accepted this kind of sect mission, right?"

"Well, in the past, I mostly took on some sect alchemy tasks."

Chu Ning looked at Chen Kui. Chen Kui was a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage of their patrol team. It was said that he was already 180 years old, so it was impossible for him to break through to the Golden Core stage.

"We all know that Junior Brother Chu is talented in alchemy, and he doesn't think highly of these small missions outside."

Chen Kui looked at Chu Ning. Even though he was in the late stage of foundation building while Junior Brother Chu was only in the middle stage of foundation building, he could tell from the looks of the other two Junior Brothers that he, a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building, did not have as high a status in their hearts as Junior Brother Chu.

He would not be angry about this because he could accept this reality.

After one hundred and eighty years of cultivating immortals, he has reached the limit of his realm. In another ten years or so, his energy and blood will begin to decline, and eventually turn into dust.

For Chen Kui, what he cares more about now is whether his descendants can keep the family's wealth and interests after his death.

If I can establish a relationship with Junior Brother Chu, then none of this will be a problem.

For this reason, he gave expensive gifts to Junior Brother Chu at his two banquets. Junior Brother Chu was very enthusiastic towards him at that time, but after the banquet, Junior Brother Chu stayed in seclusion in the cave for a long time, and he had no chance to find opportunities to build a relationship with him later.

Unexpectedly, this was almost one of his last few missions, and he was assigned to a group with Junior Brother Chu.

Even Chen Kui had thought it through before setting off. If he was unlucky enough to meet the entourage of the daughter of the Shanyang City Lord, he would first ensure the safety of Junior Brother Chu.

Otherwise, if Junior Brother Chu died, he would not be able to bear the wrath of the Fifth Elder, and neither would his family descendants.

At his current point, there was no hope for his own breakthrough and he only wanted to leave a good legacy for his family and descendants.

"Brother Chu, have you ever thought about finding a partner?"

"Junior brother is only thinking about working hard to break through to Senior Brother Chen's level, and doesn't think about these things."

Chu Ning answered casually, feeling somewhat confused. He wasn't very familiar with this Senior Brother Chen, so logically they shouldn't be discussing this topic.

"That's right, Junior Brother Chu must be at least at the Golden Core Stage, and he can expect to reach the Nascent Soul Stage. Ordinary female cultivators will naturally look down on him, but sometimes it is not necessary to marry him. Just like when I, Senior Brother, had not yet established my foundation, I took in a concubine, and now she is my great-grandfather."

Cultivators usually have children relatively late, and a great-grandfather is already one at the age of 180. Chu Ning knows that the descendants of this Senior Brother Chen are probably not very talented in cultivation.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on having a great-grandson. If you have time, I'd like to have a glass of wedding wine with you."

"Haha, that's not difficult. My third grandson's wife is already eight months pregnant and will give birth in two months. I'll invite you to have a drink then. Don't refuse."

Chen Kui was waiting for Chu Ning to say this. Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he knew what Senior Brother Chen meant.

This is to get closer to me so that I can take care of his descendants.

"good."

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Ning nodded in agreement. Seeing the joy on Senior Brother Chen's face, he sighed slightly in his heart.

No matter how high-spirited a monk was in the past, when his life comes to an end, it is the time when a hero becomes old, and he will think more about his relatives and descendants.

If Senior Brother Chen is like this, then the Lord of Shanyang City is also like this.

Fortunately, I have a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, so I don’t have to worry about this problem in the short term.

The goal was achieved, and Chen Kui no longer stayed by Chu Ning's side. According to the sect's arrangement, each group of them had to patrol at a distance of 100 meters. This distance was just enough for their spiritual senses to cover each other.

Chu Ning seemed to be walking casually, but in fact his spiritual awareness had been fully activated. He was paying attention to every tree and blade of grass around him. If there was anything wrong, he would be ready to run away.

On the first day, nothing unexpected happened.

the next day……

Day 3…

One month later.

A month of high-intensity patrolling was too much for even someone like Chen Kui, who was in the late stage of foundation building, let alone the other two.

The most important thing is that, in the eyes of several people, the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City has either taken another path or has already gotten away with it.

One month is enough time for a cultivator in the late foundation-building stage to escape from this blockaded area.

But Chu Ning still did not let his guard down. He had experience in escape and knew what was most needed.

Patience and the unexpected.

He could have fled to Yanzhou earlier, but he insisted on staying in Yongzhou for so long, just to make the disciples of Wushuang Sect relax their vigilance and think that they had either hidden themselves or escaped long ago.

Don't underestimate anyone, especially the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City, a cultivator in the late foundation building stage. Her status and strength should not be underestimated.

Unless there is clear news that the daughter of the Lord of Shanyang City has appeared in other places and her identity is confirmed, he will not let down his guard.

One day, Chu Ning was patrolling as usual when suddenly there was movement on the left.

"stop!"

Another cultivator in the early stage of foundation building in the same group shouted loudly.

Swish! Two figures quickly headed to the left, while one figure rushed in the opposite direction.

Ten breaths later, the figure turned around and came back.

"You two brothers are really fast."

Chu Ning, who arrived at the scene last, smiled and praised, then looked forward.

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