"So, back then, Miss Song and Luan Niang were walking together at night dressed as men. When they were caught, they mistakenly thought that she was having an affair with an unknown man."
Lin Xun was very serious, lying on the table writing and drawing, the white dragon horns were reflected by the lamplight, shining like warm jade: "The aristocratic family took her into consideration and hurriedly married her to Luo Yuanming. Later, perhaps by chance, she discovered Luo Yuanming's scandal of refining souls."
He Zhizhou was so hungry that he ate the buns like sharpening a pencil. He devoured them in one gulp. While eating, he continued, "So Luo Yuanming put a ban on her, not to reveal any information related to this to others - why didn't he just kill Song Xianning?"
Ning Ning responded, "The City Lord's wife died inexplicably, so he must be a big suspect. Luo Yuanming might have wanted to use this method to temporarily calm Song Xianning down, but he didn't expect her to be so angry that she not only had a big fight with him, but also moved into the other courtyard to live."
Others only thought that the couple had a bad relationship, but they could never have imagined how angry and helpless Song Xianning felt at the time.
She was separated from her only friend, ruthlessly pushed away by her family as a tool for marriage, and her emotionless husband had blood on his hands, but she couldn't tell anyone a word.
So when she and Pei Ji went to Song Xianning's bedroom, they found that the "Purple Star Magic Record" was exceptionally new.
Song Xianning had learned talismans, but because she came from a prestigious and upright family, she was not interested in evil magic. That was the book she bought after she realized something was wrong with her husband, just to find out what "soul refining" meant.
Ningning twisted a strand of hair around her fingertips again and again, staring at the flickering candlelight by the window, frowning slightly:
"Strange, the disappearance of the girl in Luan City should have happened not long ago, but Song Xianning married Luo Yuanming a few years ago... Could it be that he has been sacrificing women to refine their souls all these years, but he has never been discovered?"
"Will he always target helpless orphans?"
He Zhizhou sighed, "This incident was exposed because a farm girl from the suburbs disappeared inexplicably. I visited her home, and it was bare except for her mother who was seriously ill in bed. I heard that her mother noticed her daughter was missing, and dragged herself to Luancheng step by step for two hours despite her illness, and then reported the case to the Criminal Envoy."
Ningning nodded.
As far as she knew, there were five or six girls who were found missing, most of them were prostitutes whose parents had both passed away. Even if they disappeared inexplicably, few people would be willing to investigate.
Luo Yuanming's sea of consciousness was barren, but his cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds, from the first level of Golden Core to Nascent Soul, which took a long time. If he really had been using soul refining to improve his cultivation...
So how many women have died here over the years?
"I was wondering why the phoenix statue in the city lord's mansion had to spin around. It turns out that he stole the treasure and deliberately created a blind spot for the view."
He Zhizhou was somewhat indignant: "The missing case had not been exposed at that time, and Song Xianning happened to be weak since childhood. When Luo Yuanming saw that she would not obey, he must have planned to arrange for her to die of a serious illness."
"Miss Song often corresponded with Luan Niang before she passed away. Although she couldn't tell her the secrets of the City Lord's Mansion in person, from the tone of her words, Luan Niang must have noticed something was wrong."
Lin Xun shook his pen: "Later, she learned about the evil magic shop from Miss Song, and thought of Luo Yuanming's great improvement in cultivation, so she asked, 'Is there any way to reshape muscles and bones and nourish spiritual power?' It was at that time that Luan Niang first learned about the soul refining technique and roughly guessed that the city lord had a serious problem."
After that, Song Xianning died of an unexpected illness. Luanniang's temperament changed suddenly, and she began to plan to get closer to Luo Yuanming step by step. only--
“That’s right!”
Ning Ning poked Pei Ji's arm, turned her head and smiled silently: "Do you still remember? When we sneaked into the City Lord's Mansion and saw Luan Niang walking out of the room alone late at night, she looked more beautiful than before?"
He was leaning against the wall in the corner by himself before, but Ning Ning forced him to sit at the table and join the discussion. After hearing what was said, he thought about it for a moment, pursed his lips and nodded: "Yeah."
"At that time, I felt that she seemed to have been carefully nourished in a place with extremely strong spiritual energy. And when Luan Niang and Luo Yuanming returned to their room, they said one sentence - 'I am too tired tonight.'"
Ning Ning said slowly, "If Luan Niang wants to find out the truth, she must find out the exact location where Luo Yuanming imprisoned the girl. But she has no ability and no clues. She is isolated and helpless in the entire Luan City. What else can she do? The only way is to let Luo Yuanming take her there personally."
"So, the reason why the two of them went out of the room in the middle of the night was to absorb the spiritual power refined by those girls?"
He Zhizhou couldn't help but shudder, calming his mind and thinking hard: "Yes. Luo Yuanming's love for Luan Niang doesn't seem fake. She is just a mortal with no cultivation. She is destined to grow old one day, and he wants to stay with her forever. In this way, as long as Luan Niang deliberately uses this opportunity to express sadness a few times, Luo Yuanming will definitely take her to that place in person to ensure that she will not age."
At this point, he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Luan Niang is a thorough undercover agent. Do you think she will be dazzled by this glamorous world and unwilling to give up her eternal beauty, so she will turn against us and form a united front with Luo Yuanming?"
"If she had intended to betray us, how could we have come to this point?"
Ningning raised her eyes and smiled: "Don't you find it strange? Why did she persuade us to drink Jiuzhou Chungui, and Senior Sister disappeared inexplicably afterwards? Why did Pei Ji and I run into Miss Ahui being molested, and Senior Brother Meng Jue collapsed in front of her house? The most coincidental thing is that the painting-selling grandmother actually kept a painting related to the two of them?"
She held her right cheek with one hand, her pupils were reflected in a beautiful orange-yellow by the candlelight, and her voice was soft and gentle, with a firm strength:
"Although she can't speak, she has arranged people to guide us step by step to discover the truth. Tonight, Pei Ji and I saw Luan Niang delivering messages to others. The reason why she looked satisfied was probably because those people had successfully completed their mission."
He Zhizhou was a little confused.
"In other words, from the moment we drank Jiuzhou Chungui, we have fallen into Luan Niang's trap?"
He was stunned for a moment, and continued to ask in a tone of disbelief: "Senior Sister Zheng's disappearance may be related to her?"
"Think about it, Luo Yuanming has always been cautious in his actions. He specifically targeted the orphan girl and did not leave any information behind."
Ning Ning concentrated and said, "He has been so cautious for so long. How could he deliberately kidnap the true disciple of Xuanxu Sword Sect during the Ten Dharma Conference? Doesn't he think he hasn't been exposed fast enough? The only one who could have planned this is Luan Niang."
Lin Xun was horrified and his eyes were dazed when he heard this.
Is this how women think? It’s so scary. It’s really scary.
"She is isolated and helpless in Luancheng, with no one she can trust. If she wants to expose Luo Yuanming, the best way is to take advantage of the Ten Dharma Conference and rely on the power of the major sects."
She is just like what the rumors say, she will do anything to achieve her goals.
Ning Ning felt admiration, but also an indescribable sense of loss in her heart. After sorting out her thoughts, she continued, "The reason why we were asked to drink Jiuzhou Chungui is because her cultivation is weak, and we can only kidnap Senior Sister Zheng when she is unconscious. And the reason why we kidnap Senior Sister Zheng--"
He Zhizhou suddenly realized: "This is forcing us to find out the truth! Then we can be guided to discover the painting, the store and her real name step by step, and the truth will be revealed!"
"This, this is too-too amazing."
Everything that happened before was loose and chaotic, but unexpectedly, they were all linked together, one layer within another. Lin Xun opened his mouth from beginning to end, and in the end he could only sigh: "Luan Niang must value Miss Song very much."
It’s a pity that now, except Luan Niang, no one knows what happened between them.
"Now that we have discussed the causes, let's talk about the consequences."
Zheng Weiqi should be safe for now. Ning Ning breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: "Since the city lord and his wife can go to the soul refining place without any scruples in the middle of the night, it means that the place must be there - start the quick answer!"
He thought of the answer!
He Zhizhou's eyes lit up immediately, and just as he was about to speak excitedly, he heard Pei Ji quickly say, "Inside the City Lord's Mansion."
He actually used a very serious tone, and his tongue moved quickly like it was coated with soap, as if he was the top student in the class in kindergarten. He was afraid that someone else would take away the right to answer, so he had to perform well in front of the teacher.
Damn, was this kid like this before? We shouldn't compare ourselves with others too much.
Ningning nodded after hearing this.
The disappearance cases in recent days have caused panic among the people, and the whole city has stepped up its vigilance. If Luo Yuanming frequently went in and out of the mansion late at night at this time, he would definitely be suspected. The safest way was to build a soul refining place in the city lord's mansion.
"But that location must be very hidden, otherwise the Criminal Court would not have found nothing when searching for Luan Niang."
Thinking of this, Ning Ning couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed: "But Luan Niang can't tell us in person——"
Before she finished her words, there was a hasty knock on the door.
Someone pushed the door open and in the candlelight, Ningning could see clearly the person's appearance.
He looked listless and pale, and his eyes were like black marbles that seemed like they would break if he wasn't careful.
What a familiar face.
Lin Xun cried out: "Big, Big Sister!"
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The person who pushed the door open was Zheng Weiqi.
The once vigorous Sister Zheng has turned from a small pond into a saline-alkali land. Her haggard face could have directly played the role of an old zombie from western Hunan. Her cloudy eyes turned slightly, as if asking for her life, which was creepy.
Ning Ning wanted to rush forward and hug her, but she felt that her fragile body could not stand the tossing, so she had to carefully help her sit on the chair: "Senior sister, what happened to you?"
Zheng Weiqi looked at her with bloodshot eyes. Then he pursed his lips, closed his eyes, and snuggled into Ningning's arms with a wronged look on his face.
"Junior sister, I miss you so much!"
She writhed in the girl's soft and fragrant arms while complaining, "If I had known that I would be like this after drinking Jiuzhou Chungui, I would have been willing to drink muddy water! After I sobered up, not only did I lose all my spiritual power, but I was also knocked unconscious and thrown into a well. I almost fell in and couldn't get out. The bump on the back of my head hasn't gone away yet - wait, why are you guys looking at me so weirdly?"
Pei Ji was silent for a while, then said in a deep voice: "There should be a well in the City Lord's Mansion, right?"
Lin Xun grinned, his pair of dragon horns swaying with his body: "Of course!"
Ning Ning hugged her and gave her a kiss: "Thank you, Senior Sister! You are awesome! Are you hungry? Are you sleepy? Is there anything you want to do? We will satisfy all your requests!"
Senior Sister Zheng, you are an old tool.
Luan Niang first used her disappearance to induce everyone to find out the truth. Now she has done it again, recovered the items, and hinted at the location of the soul refining ground through the place where Zheng Weiqi woke up.
Although she is just a tool, Senior Sister Zheng is the most important!
"Senior Sister Zheng, you don't need to know too much. You just need to understand that you are the ship that guides us to victory, the goddess of victory that never falls."
He Zhizhou stood up from his seat and rubbed his hands: "Brothers, I'm ready!"
Zheng Weiqi who missed everything: ...?
Who is she, where is she, what does she do, and how is she "awesome"? What is going on with these girls and boys? What are they going to do?
“Although I don’t know what happened.”
Zheng Weiqi looked at them blankly, as if she was still drunk. She squinted her eyes and scratched her head: "But the person who knocked me out seemed to have left a note in my hand."
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Since Luan Niang gave a clear hint of the "well", and the four people deduced that the place for soul refining must be in the City Lord's Mansion, combining the two, they can easily determine its specific location.
The number of people who visited the City Lord's Mansion at night increased from two to four. When they climbed over the wall, they looked like a string of Ninja Turtles. From a distance, their heads moved like a bunch of popping candies running around.
Lin Xun was reluctant to even step on a weed. He had never done anything so fearful. He glanced around and said in a very low voice, "I know where the well is. Come with me."
He Zhizhou was very surprised: "How do you know?"
"I...I'm not afraid of people."
Little White Dragon walked in the front, and his voice was even harder to distinguish when the night wind blew: "No one talked to me during the banquet, so I wandered around the City Lord's Mansion by myself."
Ningning hummed.
Lin Xun is the young master of the dragon clan, so he should not develop an introverted and shy personality. It is said that the reason why he became like this is because he accidentally fell into a sea ravine when he was a child and spent two whole days alone with countless ferocious beasts.
Fortunately, he escaped death, but was scared half to death. From then on, he became extremely timid.
Perhaps because of the phoenix statue, there was no one patrolling the City Lord's Mansion late at night.
On the luxurious vermilion high walls are hung lights that burn forever. Follow the falling Milky Way straight ahead, pass two corners, and when the surrounding scene gradually becomes desolate and quiet, you will see a well in the corner.
There are two major secret passages in ancient costume dramas. One is the bookcase or wall behind the vase, and the second is under the dry well.
Ningning was fully aware of this setting, and she took a look down. There was no water light, only endless rich black.
The whole well looked like a deep black hole with no end, or a ferocious mouth of a wild beast, just waiting for someone to jump in and swallow him up.
She brought a rope with her and tied one end of it to the tree trunk. When she was about to go down, she suddenly stopped.
By the way, Pei Ji is afraid of the dark.
"It doesn't seem a good idea for everyone to go down."
Ning Ning knew that he had a weird personality and would never let the other two know about this, so she made up an excuse: "We have to leave one person behind to keep watch - Pei Ji, you are the most reliable, why don't we leave it to you?"
"Ningning is so nice! She actually thought of you at a time like this!"
Cheng Ying burst into tears: "She even made up an excuse not to embarrass you. When did this fairy come down to earth?"
How could Pei Ji not understand what she meant.
But the safety of the people in the well was unknown, so how could he be willing to stay?
Ningning saw the young man in black beside her glance at her silently. Although his eyes were indifferent, they also carried a hint of anger and shame. The teardrop mole at the corner of his eye was faintly red under the dim light.
"I'll take the lead."
Pei Ji took a few steps forward, took a step with his long right leg, and entered the well. He raised his eyes and looked at Ning Ning, his throat moved: "Don't worry."
This, this, this, this won’t work!
Ningning saw him grabbing the rope and going down, and hurriedly followed Pei Ji down.
They were breaking into a private residence, so naturally they didn't dare to light any lights or fire. No one knew how deep this well was. The deeper we went, the darker it became. When all the light was swallowed up, even Ningning felt a little nervous.
"……How are you?"
Before she could figure out how to talk to Pei Ji, the other party actually spoke first.
Although he has a cold personality, his voice is the clear and pleasant sound of a young boy. When it sounds in the ink-like darkness, it has an inexplicable soothing magic.
If the tone wasn't so tense, and it was obvious that he was deliberately suppressing his emotions and trembling.
"Of course I'm fine!"
Ning Ning listened to his forced tone and somehow burst out laughing. The nervousness and fear in her heart disappeared in an instant: "Pei Ji, let me tell you a joke."
They descended very quickly, and by the time they finished speaking, their toes had already touched the bottom of the well.
The well was covered with dry vines and tree branches. Pei Ji was probably worried that she would fall, so he lightly supported Ningning's back. Although the palm and the back were not in direct contact, a subtle coolness was still felt, which quickly passed across the spine, leaving a tingling sensation.
“It’s closed all around.”
After thanking him, she looked around. As her eyes gradually adjusted to the surrounding scene, she could finally see the well clearly.
This seems to be just an ordinary dry well, surrounded by high circular stone walls on all sides. Ningning was very familiar with the secret rooms in ancient costume dramas. She reached out and felt around on the stone wall, and sure enough, she felt a bulge.
With a gentle press, the stone walls in front and back will open like doors.
He Zhizhou, who came down later, was stunned: "Strange, why are there two doors?"
“They should each have their own uses.”
Ning Ning felt a little suffocated by the heavy darkness. She put her hand on her chest to calm down and said, "Why don't we split up and act separately?"
A hint of sadness appeared in Pei Ji's eyes, and he silently clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand.
"Oh—you're nervous."
Chengying chuckled: "You're worried that Ningning won't choose to go with you, right?"
Pei Ji did not refute.
When I came to my senses, my sleeves had been pulled up by the girl next to me.
"Pei Ji and I will go this way."
Seeing him standing there motionless, Ning Ning smiled and hooked the fingers of her free left hand: "Why, don't you want to hear my jokes?"
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk, let’s guess how little Pei Ji feels at this moment.”
Cheng Ying used an extremely affected tone, which was simply to disgust people intentionally, vividly demonstrating what it meant to be disrespectful to the elderly: "So, do you think that just this sentence can make people laugh more than all the jokes?"
Pei Ji ignored it and let Ning Ning pull his sleeve and walk deeper into the cave. Later, he gradually walked to the front, and it seemed as if Ningning was afraid and was following behind him, pulling his sleeve.
"Let me think about which one."
He was surrounded by an uncomfortable darkness, like a giant python wrapped around his body, emitting a heavy murderous aura and a sticky, dull smell.
Perhaps noticing his stiff movements, Ningning calmly moved her fingers and gently held Pei Ji's wrist.
Her breath slowly approached and gradually became closer.
He inexplicably began to pray, hoping that this dark road could be longer.
"I thought of it! One day Xiao Hong asked: Do you use your right hand or your left hand when drinking soup? Xiao Ming replied: Of course the right hand!"
Ning Ning couldn't help but burst out laughing halfway through her speech: "Xiao Hong said: Wow, you are amazing, you are not afraid of the heat, I just use a spoon, hahaha."
Pei Ji felt a little cold on his back.
Pei Ji: "Should I... laugh now?"
It's so disrespectful!
Ning Ning's eyes widened instantly: "Wow, you really are going too far!"
Pei Ji lowered his head, and when he heard her unconvinced tone, he let out a quiet laugh from his chest.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something else, but was startled by the bright light that suddenly caught her eyes.
After walking for a while, dim lights finally lit up on both sides of the passage.
This is a narrow but long passage, with cold stones piled on both sides, like a gloomy tomb. The further we go, the smoother, wider and brighter the road becomes. When illuminated by the lights, its original appearance is gradually revealed.
At the end of the passage is a cave. Due to its large area, there is no light further inside. Ningning can only see darkness extending infinitely in all directions.
At the entrance of the cave, there stood a figure.
The shadow seemed familiar, like a sword that cuts through light and darkness. She concentrated and held her breath, stopping under the surging pressure from the other party.
Pei Ji held the sword and stood in front of her.
Be good.
Look at those familiar eyebrows and the half-smile on his face.
Why is Luo Yuanming here?
"Are you surprised?"
Luo Yuanming stood in the scarlet flames, still using his usual elegant tone, but the spiritual pressure emanating from his body was murderous and overwhelming like a flood.
He seemed to find it somewhat amusing, and looked at the expressions on their faces with considerable satisfaction, and finally raised the corners of his lips:
"You don't really think that I'm so dumb that I can't see the trick, do you? Zheng Weiqi's inexplicable disappearance, and those incense burning by Luan Niang in the middle of the night... She was the one who ordered you to find this place, right?"
Ning Ning did not let go of Pei Ji's hand, and actually replied seriously: "So you are waiting for something to happen?"
Luo Yuanming didn't expect her to respond, and laughed:
"Zheng Weiqi's disappearance must be her attempt to lure the Xuanxu Sword Sect into investigating the matter. So it's only a matter of time before this place is discovered. I might as well take advantage of the situation and wait for you all to arrive, then I'll catch them all in one fell swoop - she actually betrayed me, that crazy woman! I'll kill her when I get back!"
When he mentioned this topic, he finally revealed a look of anger: "I trusted her so much... She must be after the property in the mansion! I knew that a woman from that kind of place could not be a good person."
Ning Ning laughed in silence and did not pursue the topic further with him. She continued to ask, "You have been using women to refine souls for many years, right?"
Throughout history, villains are not necessarily cute or charming, but they all have one thing in common: they talk a lot.
Come to think of it, I have been doing these things secretly for so many years, and I can't usually talk about them and show them off to others. When someone asks me about it, I can't help but want to talk. Luo Yuanming was no exception, and he grinned as if he was extremely proud.
"good."
He smiled as he spoke: "I was wandering in the desert at night and came across a demon sacrificing a woman alive. I went up to experience it and it was indeed an extraordinary experience... After returning to Luan City, I began to practice."
He actually called this kind of thing "cultivation."
Ningning gave up controlling her facial expression and revealed a look of great disgust.
"There are many orphans in this world who have no parents. Even if they suddenly disappear from the face of the earth, no one will care."
Luo Yuanming thought about it for a moment, then suddenly frowned: "I never catch people myself, I usually buy them from black market vendors - but a fool made a mistake and caught a farm girl whose mother was still alive, and messed up everything."
It was from then on that the Criminal Court combined several missing cases into one, and Luancheng began a long period of alert.
"It's nothing, really. Think about it, there's not much point in those women being alive. It's better to sacrifice them as sacrifices, and you can show that you are of some use."
Luo Yuanming smiled as if it was a matter of course: "And I am the Lord of Luan City, and I have made countless achievements over the years. It is a good deal to exchange them for my cultivation."
Ning Ning felt a little sick after hearing this, and she suppressed her discomfort and asked coldly, "Did you also cause Song Xianning's death?"
"Who asked her to meddle in other people's business? I didn't want to kill her because of our relationship, but she became more and more aggressive. The young lady from the aristocratic family was weak and died suddenly not long after."
He finally felt annoyed at this point, and took a quick look at the two young men not far away, his eyes sinister: "Did your friends go to the other door? Then they must have survived a narrow escape. Now that you are here today, don't even think about leaving."
——Just as he finished speaking, white light came from all directions, as fast as lightning, and attacked the two men in the face!
The white light contains the power of the five elements. In the dim and dreary cave, it looks like dense and slanting raindrops. Luo Yuanming stood there motionless, with a more and more obvious smile on his lips.
Sword cultivators are best at killing people above their level. If Tian Xianzi's disciples attack him in groups, he will definitely be defeated. However, if we want to get rid of them without anyone noticing, we can only do so here at the bottom of the well.
After much thought, he finally set up an ambush here in advance, waiting to catch them all in one fell swoop.
The white light was as dense as a net, and when it suddenly attacked, it was completely impossible to block it with sword energy alone. What's more, Luo Yuanming's cultivation was higher than both of them, so it was even more difficult to break it.
Ning Ning concentrated and frowned, drew her sword and barely cut off a few of them. Seeing the white light getting closer and closer, she suddenly saw a tall and thin shadow in front of her.
——Pei Ji actually used his body as a shield, gathered the sword energy and demonic energy together on the long sword, and used his body to withstand the attack.
Such a strong impact was like a raging sea in his body, tearing every inch of his muscles, bones and blood vessels, forcing him to frown suddenly and spit out blood.
"Pei Ji!"
Ningning cried out softly and actually smelled an extremely strong smell of blood. When she looked closely, she found that there were several bloody scars on the young man's white neck, which spread downwards. All the blood was blocked by the black clothes.
As for what was underneath the clothes, she no longer dared to think about it.
Pei Ji slightly turned his head, his dark eyes calmly without any fluctuations, and looked back at her solemnly. While wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he slowly shook his head as if to comfort her.
He probably couldn't even speak.
"Even if I can take this blow, so what! My cultivation is——"
Before Luo Yuanming could finish his words, he saw the two people in front of him draw their swords again.
The sword energy cut through the air that was as silent as dead water, just like the bright daylight piercing through layers of dark clouds, stirring up a swirling wind, full of murderous intent.
Sword cultivator.
Luo Yuanming cursed inwardly, silently recited a spell in his mind, and three talismans appeared in his hand.
Swift Shadow Talisman, Earth and Fire Talisman, Bone-Eroding Curse.
Talisman practitioners are not like sword practitioners who would just charge forward without hesitation with a sword in hand. Rather than pure killing, they focus more on the coordination and flexible use of talismans, thus appearing to be much more flexible and cunning.
Attach the Bone-Eroding Curse to the ground fire. Once the skin is burned, one will feel the pain as if thousands of ants are gnawing at the heart. In addition, the Swift Shadow Talisman comes and goes without a trace, making it even more difficult to dodge.
To be honest, he didn't expect these two Jindan stage disciples to be so difficult to deal with.
Luo Yuanming's cultivation level was improved entirely by drugs and soul refining, which was just a show-off. Even though his cultivation level had reached the middle Nascent Soul stage, he still felt a little strenuous when he encountered the two people joining forces.
Ning Ning's figure was light and her speed was beyond imagination. The Swift Shadow Talisman seemed to be non-existent to her. With a swing of the sword, the cluster of earth fire disappeared without a trace.
As for Pei Ji, he simply didn't care about his life. Even though he was seriously injured, his attacks were still fierce, fast and fierce.
It was hard to imagine that this mad wolf with bloodshot eyes had just stood in front of the girl, enduring the heart-wrenching pain, and blocked all attacks for her without saying a word.
The sword energy was bright, the talismans were changing, and after several exchanges, both sides suffered great loss of spiritual power. The talismans were flying around Luo Yuanming, and when they suddenly surged up together, he coughed up a little blood from his mouth.
He had coughed up blood before when he was listening to stories in a teahouse.
Just like the long-standing legend in Luan City, in order to obtain it, one must exchange it for something precious.
The art of soul refining will make people extremely dependent on it. The longer they practice, the greater their need for soul refining.
Now, a single wisp of soul can no longer satisfy him. If he wants to stop the rapid weakening of his body, he must gather the souls of forty-nine women as soon as possible and absorb them together.
If he had been able to gather the people and set up the formation earlier, he would not be in such a mess as he is today.
This was an attack that Luo Yuanming attacked with all his strength. Ningning was unable to resist and was blown two meters away by the spiritual energy.
Three people, three pairs of eyes looking at each other, and three humanoid mollusks collapsed on the ground.
Ning Ning endured the pain and looked at Pei Ji, and asked with her mouth: "Are you okay?"
He looked really bad, but he nodded anyway.
"You're at your wits' end, right?"
Luo Yuanming barely propped himself up from the ground and laughed dryly: "I still have a lot of talismans on me, it will be easy to deal with you two."
--"Yeah?"
The one who responded to him was not either of them.
There was a hint of smile in the sudden female voice, but more of it was casual contempt. The moment Luo Yuanming heard the voice, he looked up in shock, and in the flickering firelight, he saw an extremely familiar face.
It’s Luan Niang.
"you--"
His always confident face showed a brief moment of daze and confusion: "Shouldn't you be sleeping soundly in your room?"
He asked seriously, but the other party lowered his eyes and sneered, as if he was looking at a stink bug, and said something that pierced his heart: "Do you think that I have revealed so many flaws that I really don't expect that you have already noticed the trick?"
Luo Yuanming's expression became even more out of control.
Luan Niang spoke indifferently, and every word was like a huge stone falling on his heart: "Using incense to induce sleep, letting them drink Jiuzhou Chungui in front of you, and then kidnapping Zheng Weiqi... Don't you think these actions are too deliberate?"
What does this mean.
Did she do this all on purpose? She deliberately let him notice that something was wrong with her, and then deliberately... let him come to the bottom of the well alone in order to trap the Xuanxu Sword Sect?
"I had expected that you would come to the well after noticing something was wrong."
She gestured to keep quiet, and the tail of her slender eyes curved into a charming arc, like the spring water flowing from Crescent Moon Lake: "However, what you thought was waiting for the rabbit to come, was actually my trap to catch the turtle."
This person finally showed up.
Ningning let out a long sigh, raised her eyes and looked at her, remembering the note that was stuffed in Zheng Weiqi's hand.
That was the message Luanniang left for them.
[Luo sensed something and waited inside. If you can find the location, please do not tell the elders of the sect, try your best to fight with them, and we will make arrangements later. ］
When Ningning first saw the note, she was a little confused.
They knew the location of the soul refining ground, but could not tell the elders. They were also asked to fight with Luo Yuanming. It sounded like a thankless task.
But after thinking about it, I quickly understood the other party's intention.
If the elders knew about this, they would definitely hand Luo Yuanming over to the Criminal Court for punishment.
But Luanniang wanted to kill him with her own hands.
She must have thought of some way. As long as Ningning and others could consume most of Luo Yuanming's strength first, she could deal with him cleanly and neatly.
"Catching a turtle in a jar——"
Luo Yuanming's face changed drastically when he heard that. He struggled to take a step forward. His facial features were shattered, as if they were made of plasticine. "You can't do this to me! You bitch! I'm a Nascent Soul cultivator. Come on if you have the guts!"
As he spoke, he took a step forward as if he wanted to tear her to pieces. However, he never expected that the moment his right leg took a step forward, he stopped immediately and could not move.
At the same time, a faint light appeared under his feet, like strong and unbreakable chains, binding him little by little.
Luo Yuanming's eyes were dazed, and his tone finally showed some trembling and panic: "Is this... a soul-locking array? Impossible, impossible! How could you know this kind of evil magic, and where did you get so much spiritual power?"
Soul-locking formation.
Using one's own bones and blood as guides, they transform into chains filled with deep resentment, causing great harm to the person who sets up the formation both physically and mentally, while those who are cursed will die without a burial place.
The most prominent feature is that as an evil magic that hurts oneself by 800 and hurts the enemy by 1,000, the Soul Locking Array can largely ignore the difference in cultivation. The more blood and the stronger the resentment, the deeper the power that can be exerted.
"Of course my spiritual power and blood alone are not enough."
She smiled mockingly: "But don't forget, there are more than 30 girls trapped underground."
Luo Yuanming's face turned pale in an instant.
Luan Niang just looked at him quietly. Besides the undisguised disgust in her eyes, there was also some other emotion.
In fact, she was a very unambitious person, just like many other girls in the Hundred Flowers Forest, nothing special at all.
Working hard to make money, working hard to sell smiles, just thinking about walking out of Nuanyu Pavilion one day -
But what will happen after you get out? She doesn't know.
On the day they met Song Xianning, they stood side by side on the flower boat and talked about the legend of the phoenix.
"You can fly freely throughout the universe, but you are so obsessed with finding a so-called 'partner'. How foolish."
At that time, Song Xianning turned her head to look at her, her pupils full of twinkling lights like stars: "If I were a phoenix, I would definitely not cling to endless love and affection. I want to fly out of this Luan City, to Youzhou, to the imperial capital, to many mountains and rivers, to see what is outside Luan City."
"But how can we fly out?"
She had just finished dancing and was so tired that she was bleary-eyed and didn't even have much energy to speak: "In today's world, women without support can do nothing and can be bullied by anyone - being a man is so good, why were we born as girls?"
She was born in a land of brothels and was very familiar with the plight of down-and-out women.
That was a life that could be seen at the end at a glance. She struggled in the quagmire but gained nothing. She could only go around in circles and rely on men.
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