Chapter 66 Exclusive Release (Bug Fixing) ...You think...
Li Chen kept watching the maids who were constantly moving back and forth in the corridor.
Although her steps were small, she walked extremely fast, covering several meters in the blink of an eye. Her skirt and shawl swayed gently in the breeze as she walked, carrying a faint fragrance of perfume.
In a flash, it was as if a fairy had floated past them.
Li Chen asked, "What do you think of those girls who deliver vegetables?"
Han Shannan asked curiously, "What do you think? My mother said I shouldn't comment on girls, or she'll beat me."
Li Chen shook his head. "Who told you to comment on these girls? I'm showing you what makes these girls different from ordinary people."
Han Shannan exclaimed, seemingly still puzzled by Li Chenjin's words, but she followed her gaze and looked for a while before suddenly saying, "How...how can they walk so fast? It's like they can fly! Their steps don't even look that big..."
Li Chenjin continued, "Of course. Because they are not human."
Han Shannan was taken aback. "What?"
"Have you forgotten the information we gathered outside the Weeping Dew Pavilion?" Li Chen reminded him. "Apart from the Pavilion Master and his henchmen, everyone in the Weeping Dew Pavilion is a puppet."
"But now those thugs are nowhere to be seen, so apart from the Pavilion Master and us guests, none of the people we see are alive."
Han Shannan was taken aback again. "Puppets? But they... they're clearly no different from living people..."
Li Chen grinned, revealing his teeth. "That's why the people in those inns could say with such certainty that there were dancers in the Weeping Dew Pavilion who were their missing relatives. If they could tell the difference between a puppet and a normal person at a glance, they wouldn't have been so certain, and they wouldn't have come to the Weeping Dew Pavilion to ask for their loved ones."
Han Shannan blurted out, "If these puppets were outside, wouldn't it be even harder to tell who is human and who isn't?"
Li Chenjin chimed in, "That's right. At that point, no one will be able to distinguish between people and non-people around them. With everyone living in fear, the living outside won't see anyone as human, and the world will descend into chaos."
"The Dharma Cultivation Realm and the Weapon Cultivation Realm would never do such a thing. Even if they did create puppets, they wouldn't put them in public so that people could easily find out. So the Dharma Cultivation Realm disciple in the inn was telling the truth; these puppets definitely didn't come from the Dharma Cultivation Realm or the Weapon Cultivation Realm."
Han Shannan thought for a moment and said, "I understand. So the main reason why Zen Master Mingcun sent us here is to find out who is behind Qilu Pavilion."
Li Chen slowly said, "You're a bit smarter, but unfortunately not smart enough; your thinking is too simplistic. Think about it carefully again later; I won't go into details. After that, I..."
Before Li Chenjin could finish speaking, a "door" composed of complex runes suddenly appeared out of thin air beside the Pavilion Master of the Weeping Dew Pavilion.
Before anyone could react, a figure emerged from the "door" that had appeared out of nowhere, stood beside the Pavilion Master of the Weeping Dew Pavilion, and silently surveyed the crowd below.
Li Chen subconsciously raised his eyes and met the gaze of the person who had suddenly appeared.
The man's face remained calm and composed, revealing no trace of his inner emotions. However, his eyes were exceptionally bright, almost like the gleam of a sharp sword, capable of piercing straight into the hearts of others and easily seeing through their inner thoughts.
When Han Shannan saw that person, for some reason, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He stammered, "He, he, is he looking at you? I, why do I feel like I've seen him before? He..."
As he spoke, Han Shannan suddenly paused, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and his voice rose considerably, "Wait a minute! Isn't he the one who kidnapped you before? Is he coming to kidnap you again?!"
"What should we do? I don't think I can beat him. Why don't you run first, and I'll cover your retreat! Don't worry, I wasn't prepared last time. Now, I should... I should be able to hold him off for about fifteen minutes..."
Li Chen couldn't help but want to laugh as he listened to his words.
A quarter of an hour?
Given the current distance, the advantage clearly lies with the cultivators. Han Shannan will likely be killed before he can even draw his sword and make a move.
Li Chen cleared his throat, leaned closer to Han Shannan's ear, and whispered, "You've mistaken him for someone else. He's not. This person is actually a friend of mine, a good friend at that. You don't need to worry."
Han Shannan quickly retorted, "What do you mean they aren't?! They all look exactly alike, how could they not be? Do you think I'm stupid?!"
Li Chen looked up at the person on the platform and smiled, "Oh, I see. He actually has a twin brother, and the person who captured me is his older brother."
Han Shannan: "..."
Han Shannan: "...Do you think I'm a fool?"
Li Chen glanced at him. "Okay, they are indeed the same person. But it was due to some misunderstanding back then. Now the misunderstanding has been cleared up, so it's okay. You don't need to worry."
"Besides, you're no match for him. It's not that I look down on you, but at this distance, you'll be trapped in his killing formation before you even reach him. Although you've learned most of the Sword God's sword manual, there are still differences between these two realms."
"Look, for sword cultivators, the farther away they are, the more disadvantaged they are. But for magic cultivators, the farther away they are, the more advantageous they are. Even when the Sword God wanted to cause trouble for the patriarch of the magic cultivator world, he knew to hide in secret first and then make his move when he got closer. Now you have no advantage at all. What's the difference between making a move and courting death?"
"I!" Han Shannan instinctively wanted to refute, but after thinking about it again, he realized that Li Chenjin's words made sense, so he could only say, "Then I'll wait until we're closer before I make a move!"
Li Chen sighed and shook his head, saying, "Cultivator Han, it's not that I look down on you, but this person's cultivation is higher than yours. You must not provoke him. He really will kill when he's angry. When he wants to kill, not even the Sword God can stop him, let alone me."
Han Shannan looked at Li Chenjin and asked, "Why couldn't even the Sword God stop him? Wait, what could he possibly have to do with the Sword God? He..."
He paused, glanced at the people on the platform, then at the smiling Li Chenjin, and said uncertainly, "He...he wouldn't be...he wouldn't be that old...old..." from the cultivation world.
Li Chen smiled and replied, "Yes, he is the patriarch of the cultivation world, Shen Zhengyuan."
"So you must never mess with him. He doesn't give any warning before killing people; he just does whatever he wants. Moreover, he's very unreasonable and has some mental issues. Even the Demon King would have to give him some face because of his abnormality."
During their conversation, a dozen or so people dressed in the attire of the Falun Gong practitioners walked out of that "door".
Among those people were men and women, young and old, but without exception, all of them seemed to have considerable cultivation levels. Almost all of them were cultivators at the Mahayana stage, and the weakest among them was at the Nascent Soul stage.
In short, none of these people who came over were someone Han Shannan could defeat.
She and Han Shannan knew who these people were, but the others present did not. They looked at each other, wondering what was going on. They only knew that, judging from what had just happened, these people must have come from the cultivation world.
While everyone was still confused, Shen Zhengyuan slowly shifted his gaze to the Pavilion Master of Qilu Pavilion, a slight smile slowly appearing on his face.
He still wore that forced smile, which, combined with his dark robes, made him look particularly sinister. "I heard that I have a good friend in the mortal realm who is holding a banquet, so I brought people here to present him with a congratulatory gift."
After he finished speaking, one of the people behind him walked to the table of the head of the Weeping Dew Pavilion and respectfully extended his empty hands.
Just as those around him were feeling something was amiss, a gold-inlaid wooden box suddenly appeared in his previously empty hands.
As the wooden box opened automatically, a box full of spirit stones was revealed, shimmering and dazzling.
Judging from the scene when that person appeared, his self-identification, and the priceless gifts presented by his subordinates, it can be concluded that this person is the legendary patriarch of the cultivation world, Shen Zhengyuan.
However, this patriarch of the cultivation world does not appear often. Even among people in the cultivation world, more than 80% have only heard of Shen Zhengyuan's name but have never seen him in person.
Even those who had seen him dared not easily pass on his portrait, so almost no one knew what Shen Zhengyuan actually looked like.
If this is the case even in the cultivation world, it is even more difficult for ordinary people in the mortal world to see him. As a result, many people think that the ancestor of the cultivation world should be as his name suggests, with white hair and a face full of wrinkles.
Unexpectedly, when they actually met him, the old ancestor of the cultivation world looked like a young man in his early twenties, not yet thirty.
Li Chenjin followed Shen Zhengyuan's words and looked at the Pavilion Master of Qilu Pavilion.
Although her face didn't show much emotion, a hint of surprise could still be seen in her eyes, clearly indicating that she hadn't expected this to happen.
Recalling how she looked calm and composed when she looked at Shen Zhengyuan earlier, yet remained silent, it became clear that she was unsure of Shen Zhengyuan's identity.
This shows that the previous rumors were indeed false.
Forget about being friends, she had never even met Shen Zhengyuan.
Although she had this suspicion in mind, for some reason, after it was confirmed, she felt a strange sense of joy, and even her lips curved into a slight smile.
Upon hearing Shen Zhengyuan's words, the Pavilion Master of Qilu Pavilion subtly swallowed, a hint of unease flickering in his eyes, but his expression remained composed. He reached out and accepted the wooden box offered by the man, smiling slightly, "Thank you, Elder Shen..."
Shen Zhengyuan nodded. "I've heard that this banquet is related to dance. It just so happens that I have some free time lately, so I'd like to stay here for a few days to enjoy the singing and dancing. Do you agree?"
Shen Zhengyuan's gaze fell silently on the Pavilion Master of Qilu Pavilion, his eyes carrying a hint of gloomy pressure, as if someone would be killed on the spot if he heard a single word he did not want to hear.
Clearly, he didn't expect to hear a refusal when he said those words, so the Pavilion Master of Qilu Pavilion had no choice but to agree.
She forced a smile and said, "Of course, I agree. It is my honor, and the honor of Weeping Dew Pavilion, that Elder Shen has graced us with his presence. I will immediately instruct someone to prepare more seats for Elder Shen and everyone else..."
Author's Note: Hey, I'm having trouble coming up with a chapter title [doge emoji]
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