Chapter 122 Anyone who leaves the city will be treated as a traitor

Ask Jinfeng.

As an outer sect elder, Yang Chaolie asked if there was a cave on Wenjin Peak, but it was located at the foot of the mountain.

He joined the Wenjin Sect as an outer disciple nine years ago, and then successfully laid the foundation four years ago. Yang Chaolie has been moving forward steadily.

The Yang family has been operating in Wenjin City for hundreds of years. His father is a foundation-building cultivator, but he did not join the Wenjin Sect.

For Yang Chaolie, his goal is not just to build the foundation, his goal is the golden elixir.

This is the reason why he joined the Wenjin Sect.

He was good at management and after joining the Wenjin Sect, he got along very well with several elders and disciples.

But Yang Chaolie was a little depressed at the moment. He had worked so hard to build a network of relationships with Wen Jinzong, but something happened to Wen Jinzong.

The sect leader and elders were all trapped in Shanyang City.

Although it is only twenty years, life in the Jin Sect will definitely not be easy during these twenty years.

"If not, just stay out of the spotlight for now."

Just as Yang Chaolie was pondering in his heart, the next moment his eyes suddenly looked forward.

There was a flash of light in front of him, which meant someone had forcibly broken into his cave formation.

The formation of his cave was set up after he established his foundation. Generally, cultivators in the early stage of foundation building could not enter. Only cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building or stronger could break through by force.

"Chu... Senior Brother Chu?"

Three breaths later, when Yang Chaolie saw the figure standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat. He and Chu Ning had no friendship at all.

Back then, he thought Chu Ning would be captured and forced to die as a slave, so he occupied Chu Ning's shop. However, he did not expect that Chu Ning would turn things around and become the direct disciple of the Fifth Elder.

In order to prevent Chu Ning from taking revenge on him, he mobilized all his connections and contacted a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building in Wenjin Sect, asking him to help intercede for him, and finally paid a large gift as compensation.

"Brother Chu is coming, just inform him directly, and I will personally greet him outside the formation."

Yang Chaolie forced a smile on his face. Even though Chu Ning had directly broken his formation, it was because the other party was in the middle stage of foundation building while he was only in the early stage of foundation building.

The most important thing is that he felt a little guilty.

Why did Chu Ning come to visit suddenly?

"There is no need to greet you in person. I came to see Junior Brother Yang this time because I have something to ask you."

"Brother Chu, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know."

"good."

Chu Ning nodded: "Junior brother has been asking about Jincheng for many years. I wonder if you have heard of a person named Ji Yang?"

Yang Chaolie was stunned, and his original vigilance was slightly lowered. So Chu Ning came to him to look for someone because he was asking about Jincheng's wide network of contacts? Ji Yang?

Ask if there is such a person in Jincheng? Yang Chaolie began to search the memory in his mind, and at this moment, a cold light suddenly shot towards him.

By the time Yang Chaolie reacted and the spiritual energy shield appeared on his body, it was already a step too late and the light pierced his chest.

Swish, swish, swish! Almost at the same time as the light pierced his chest, three more flying swords attacked.

Four swords, one stabbed in the center of the eyebrows, one stabbed in the chest, and the other two were finishing blows.

Yang Chaolie's eyes were filled with anger and unwillingness. He never thought that Chu Ning would be so despicable. He was obviously stronger than him, but he deliberately raised questions to distract him and then launched a sneak attack.

“This is to prevent accidents.”

Looking at Yang Chaolie falling down with a look of unwillingness in his eyes, Chu Ning whispered lightly.

He was naturally confident in facing Yang Chaolie, but there was no need to delay a battle that could be resolved quickly. What if Yang Chaolie had some hidden tricks?

All is fair in war.

As for whether killing Yang Chaolie would bring trouble to himself, Chu Ning was not worried at all.

First of all, everyone in the sect knows that Senior Brother Chen has done them a favor, and Yang Chaolie seduced Senior Brother Chen's eldest daughter-in-law with the intention of slowly swallowing up the Chen family's property. With Zhang Xinlan as a witness, even if Yang Chaolie died, it would not be considered a death without evidence.

Connections!

This thing is based on one's own strength and being alive.

Take my master for example, a third-grade alchemist in the Jindan realm. Many Jindan powerhouses owed him favors. If the master wanted to kill a few foundation-building cultivators, these Jindan powerhouses would do it without saying a word.

Even when facing a powerful Jindan cultivator, these Jindan cultivators who owe favors to others will lend a helping hand.

It's not just that I owe someone a favor, but also because the master's value is there, and maybe I will need the master's help in refining pills in the future.

But if the master wanted to kill a powerful Yuanying cultivator, these Jindan cultivators would probably remain silent.

The same is true for Yang Chaolie. His so-called network management is more about delivering benefits to curry favor with those foundation-building cultivators.

If he died at the hands of a Qi Condensation cultivator, those Foundation Establishment cultivators who had received benefits from him would stand up for him and seek revenge, but if he died at his own hands, no one would fight against him for him.

In the end, connections require you to be valuable in the eyes of others.

Chu Ning had a deep understanding of this in his previous life.

After killing Yang Chaolie, Chu Ning directly took away his storage bag, and then walked around Yang Chaolie's cave. After making sure that he had not missed any good things, he went down the mountain again.

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Chen Mansion.

When Chu Ning came back, Zhang Xinlan had disappeared from the yard.

"Senior Chu."

Seeing Chu Ning show up, Chen Yuanping looked a little uneasy. In addition to anger, he also felt a little bit of fear in his heart after his wife did that kind of thing.

His father died to save Senior Chu, and Senior Chu took care of their Chen family in return. In a sense, his father also entrusted his son to Senior Chu.

Senior Chu was dissatisfied with himself because of what that bitch Zhang Xinlan did, and he insisted on giving more of the family property to the second and third sons, and no one would say that Senior Chu was unfair.

Chu Ning didn't even look at Chen Yuanping, but instead looked at Li Rou who was standing beside him. He just looked at Li Rou's clothes at the moment, without much emotion changing on his face, but he sighed slightly in his heart.

Brother Chen's descendants are not people who can be trusted with any worry, so it's no wonder that Brother Chen would rather sacrifice his life to give himself a chance to escape.

Senior Brother Chen's third daughter-in-law has changed her clothes. It's not that her clothes are frivolous, but she is obviously dressed up carefully.

She was wearing a light red dress, her sleeves fluttering gently, as soft as petals. She had a pearl hairpin on her bun, as black and shiny as ink; her red lips were slightly parted, showing a sense of weakness, different from the delicate and pitiful look of a young girl, but adding a sense of resentment of a young woman in the boudoir.

Was he inspired by Zhang Xinlan's story? Or did he hear about his reputation outside? Or was it both?

"Senior Brother Chen has done me a favor. I promised Senior Brother Chen that I would protect your Chen family, but I don't necessarily have to protect you. You should be aware of this."

Chu Ning spoke coldly, and his meaning was very clear. If you descendants are useless and keep thinking about infighting every day, I can directly choose a descendant of Senior Brother Chen and train one of his grandsons, as long as the Chen family bloodline continues.

"Senior Chu, Yuan Ping knows he was wrong. Please calm down. Yuan Ping promises that he will never do such a thing again."

Chen Yuanping was frightened and quickly made an assurance.

Li Roumiao's eyes were filled with pleasure. Ever since her father-in-law passed away, Chen Yuanping had been bullying them, an orphan and a widow. She never thought that this day would come to this.

Does Chen Yuanping really regret this?

I’m afraid that’s not the case, it’s because Senior Chu is so powerful.

Thinking of this, Li Rou looked at Chu Ning with a hint of confusion in her eyes. At the beginning, she married Yuan Kang not only because her father-in-law was a foundation-building cultivator, but also because Yuan Kang had a high talent for cultivation and would be the next foundation-building cultivator of the Chen family.

Unexpectedly, Yuankang lost his life while going out. The father-in-law investigated for a long time but could not find the murderer.

If Yuankang hadn't died, he would probably be a foundation-building cultivator like Senior Chu.

Chu Ning was a foundation-building cultivator. Li Rou's emotions were fully revealed, and she was also a little stunned for a moment. Who did this woman put herself in? "Chen Yuanping, I will give you five years. You will continue to be in charge of the Chen family during these five years. If you manage the family well, I will give you a foundation-building pill after five years. If not, I will consider changing the head of the Chen family."

Chen Yuanping was overjoyed and said quickly: "Don't worry, senior, Yuanping will definitely manage the Chen family well, and today's incident will not happen again."

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Li Rou, who was standing aside, showed disappointment on her face. She originally thought that Senior Chu would abolish Chen Yuanping, but she didn't expect that in the end Chen Yuanping would still be allowed to manage the Chen family.

"Take care of yourself."

Chu Ning left after saying this. He would not destroy Chen Yuanping.

Could it be that Senior Brother Chen didn't know the character of his eldest son when he was alive? But he still let Chen Yuanping's family take charge, which shows that Senior Brother Chen still loved his eldest son more.

With his warning, Chen Yuanping would not attack Li Rou and her son again. He also saved the bloodline of Senior Brother Chen's third son.

There is another reason. Senior Brother Chen’s second son did not live in Wenjin City, but moved to another city, which was considered a separation of the family.

If Chen Yuanping is not allowed to continue managing the Chen family, we can't let Li Rou, who is in the middle stage of Qi Condensation, take charge of the Chen family.

Without sufficient strength, it is difficult to convince others.

If I were still staying in Wenjin City, there would be no problem supporting Li Rou, but I am leaving soon, and supporting Li Rou might lead to unexpected situations.

Of course, the most important reason is that if he wants to support Li Rou, he must do his best to suppress Chen Yuanping's lineage, which is contrary to the original intention of Senior Brother Chen to ask him to protect the Chen family.

The Chen family affairs were settled, and Chu Ning prepared to leave the city for Sun and Moon Mountain. However, before he summoned the underground boat to leave, a light suddenly appeared on the top of Wenjin Peak.

Oh shit!

Seeing the light, Chu Ning's expression changed instantly, and he rushed towards the outer city immediately. Unfortunately, he was still a step too late, and the light shield had already covered the entire city.

"Forget about this matter."

Looking at the light shield in front of him, Chu Ning had an awkward expression. He asked Jin Zong, “Once the formation is activated, only Jindan strongmen can enter and exit.”

He originally thought that since there were no powerful Jindan masters in Wenjin Sect, the formation could not be activated, but he did not expect that Senior Brother Gu still activated the formation.

In Chu Ning's opinion, only Senior Brother Gu would do this.

Ding! A bell rang on Wenjin Peak, calling all disciples of Wenjin Sect to gather.

Chu Ning hesitated for a moment, and headed towards the top of the mountain.

Ask about the current master's hall.

When Chu Ning arrived, there were hundreds of cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage standing outside the hall. When these cultivators saw Chu Ning, they all made way for him.

In the hall, Gu Fanzhou stood in the front row, and there were more than twenty foundation-building cultivators standing casually around the hall. As Chu Ning stepped in, everyone's eyes fell on him.

"Brother Chu is here. Can you explain why you want to kill Yang Chaolie?"

The person who spoke was a cultivator in the late foundation building stage. Chu Ning recognized him. He was Zeng Wenbo, the disciple of the second elder.

Chu Ning had no intention of hiding the killing of Yang Chaolie. He forcefully attacked the formation outside Yang Chaolie's cave, and asked Jinzong if there would be a disciple who would definitely discover it.

"That Yang Chaolie deserves death. He actually plotted to take over Senior Brother Chen's property..."

Chu Ning gave a brief explanation, and many of the foundation-building cultivators at the scene nodded slightly after listening. It seemed that Yang Chaolie really deserved to die.

Chen Kui saved Chu Ning's life, and if they were Chu Ning, they would do the same.

"As for Yang Chaolie, Junior Brother Chu can just kill him. This time we gathered everyone here to discuss how we should defend Wenjin City from now on."

Gu Fanzhou made the final decision, not giving Zeng Wenbo the chance to question again. However, when he said this, the expressions of many foundation-building cultivators present changed slightly.

Chu Ning took in the expressions of these people. It seemed that most of them thought the same as he did. They did not want to defend Wenjin City to the death, but wanted to evacuate.

"Brother Gu, the sect master and the elders are now trapped in Shanyang City. With the people of us, I'm afraid we can't defend Wenjin City."

"Yes, as disciples of Wenjin Sect, we must live and die with Wenjin Sect. But if a Jindan strongman comes, we will all die. When the sect master and the elders come out of retreat, there will be no one to take back Wenjin City."

…

Chu Ning observed the people who were speaking and found that they were not disciples of the elders, but just ordinary foundation-building cultivators.

These people naturally have the weakest sense of belonging to the sect. They joined the Wenjin Sect in order to seek stability and enjoy richer spiritual energy. It is definitely impossible to ask these people to fight for the Wenjin Sect.

"I understand all the suggestions from you fellow disciples." Gu Fanzhou waited until everyone had expressed their opinions, and then said, "Sect Master and the elders had already made arrangements before I left Shanyang City. You don't have to worry about the Jindan masters."

"Senior Brother Gu, what do you mean? Are we asking if there are any more powerful Jindan masters in this sect?" Many cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage showed anticipation on their faces.

"No."

Gu Fanzhou shook his head, and when he saw the disappointed expressions on everyone's faces, he added: "The sect master has said that if a Jindan strongman really comes to kill us, we don't need to resist. The sect master and his men will negotiate with them."

After Gu Fanzhou's explanation, Chu Ning knew what the sect leader was planning.

Before Gu Fanzhou came out, the sect master gave Gu Fanzhou several jade slips, which contained the sect master's words. If he met a Jindan strongman, he should hand over the jade slips to the other party. If the other party still insisted on occupying Wenjin City, then all disciples of Wenjin Sect should leave the city.

Threats plus benefits plus enticement?

Chu Ning guessed that the contents of the message left by the sect leader in the jade slip should be these three.

"Let me tell you another piece of good news. The sect master and the other three cities' Jindan masters have reached an agreement. If anyone dares to attack their four cities, the four cities' Jindan masters will join forces to retaliate in 20 years. Therefore, we don't need to worry about the Jindan masters. What we should worry about more is some foundation-building cultivators taking advantage of the situation."

After listening to Gu Fanzhou's explanation, the eyes of many foundation-building cultivators lit up. If they were only facing foundation-building cultivators, they could stay.

To put it bluntly, most of the Jindan masters are well-known, and some even have a large family of descendants. They have to be wary of the sect master coming out to take revenge in twenty years.

Which force can withstand twenty Jindan powerhouses? On the contrary, some independent cultivators in the late stage of foundation building will probably be ready to make a move. These independent cultivators can just run away and hide far away afterwards. Baicheng is so big that there will always be a place for them to hide.

Gu Fanzhou looked at the hesitant expressions of the people present, his expression changed, and he suddenly said in a stern voice: "The sect leader has ordered that if any disciple leaves the city and the sect at this moment, they will be treated as traitors."

Chu Ning:……

Senior Brother Gu has a good method. He first gives people a reassurance and then takes drastic measures. This way, everyone’s opposition will not be so strong.

(End of this chapter)