Chapter 333 Poisoning
At that moment, a voice transmitted to her ear, causing her to pause for a moment on her ferocious face. She glanced subtly in one direction, then burst into maniacal laughter:
"Do you think I would submit to your tyranny? What I said is the truth. The evil forces of Peach Blossom Valley are colluding to overthrow the Immortal Alliance!"
"Nonsense!" Nan Yushan roared. "Drag this woman out of here, don't defile this place!"
The crowd understood the implication and naturally dared not get involved. The Nan family's joyous occasion had been ruined in this way, so they were not going to let it go easily. Everyone was shrewd and would not risk offending them.
Furthermore, this incident has completely exposed the true nature of these powerful figures in Peach Blossom Valley. They are too busy trying to curry favor with them to dare to offend them.
Suddenly, the crowd stirred, with exclamations and painful groans escaping from the mouths of several people at the banquet, their faces contorted in agony.
One, two, and then a whole bunch of them fell down, curling up on the ground and groaning in pain, before losing their breath in a moment.
"Sister, what's wrong?!"
"Waaaaah, Father, wake up!"
"My son, my son!"
This sudden turn of events left everyone bewildered and panicked.
Shi Yi carefully shielded Du Jiaoxi beside him, dodging the panicked people present, "What... what exactly is going on?!"
Du Jiaoxi looked at them for a moment, then guessed with a serious expression, "They look like they've been poisoned!"
"Oh no, we're...we're dead..." Ling Shu trembled with fear, shrinking into Qing Yu's side, and said in a trembling voice, "But...it seems like we're alright."
“It shouldn’t be a problem with the drinks here…” Du Jiaoxi looked at the poisoned people, pondered for a moment, and guessed, “It’s Nancheng! They must have been poisoned in the city.”
Ling Shu: "Huh? Then, what should we do now?"
Qingyu: "Save them first!"
Seeing more and more people collapsing and dying suddenly, they had no time to think any further and could only try their best to save them.
The sudden situation threw even the usually composed Nan Yushan into a panic. Now that these people had gotten into trouble at the Nan family, they would be held responsible no matter what, and might even be held accountable by other families.
"Nan Yushan, what exactly happened?!" An elderly man in brocade robes, his eyes bloodshot, held his dead son and questioned him. Everyone else turned to look at him upon hearing the voice.
Nan Yushan's expression was grave. "I don't know for the time being either, but I swear here and now that I will find out the truth and give you all justice!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a shrill female voice rang out from the crowd, "What justice?! Don't be a thief crying 'stop thief' here! It turns out what they said was true, we've all been fooled!"
"Well done to the Nan family! Give me back my son's life!" With that, the enraged crowd roared and unleashed their magical weapons, surrounding the Nan family members.
Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Ming Cang leaped into the center of the crowd and stopped them, saying, "Everyone! Calm down! What benefit would the Nan family gain from doing this? They have no reason to do this!"
"Reason? I've heard that evil cultivators achieve rapid cultivation by sacrificing their own souls! Yu Xian'er is now the daughter-in-law of the Nan family and an evil cultivator; it's obvious she wants to feed her with our souls! Isn't that a reason?"
"Ming Cang, Peach Blossom Valley is also involved in this matter. None of you will escape!"
Ming Cang looked at the angry crowd and said solemnly, "Peach Blossom Valley has always acted uprightly and never done such underhanded things. Don't make false accusations without evidence!"
"I'm not talking nonsense!" a young cultivator in the crowd shouted angrily. "I've heard that some time ago in the ancient battlefield secret realm, disciples from various sects suffered 70-80% casualties, while your people were completely unharmed and even made a fortune!"
"I've never even seen the face of that culprit you're talking about, that evil spirit! All I know is that the person who escaped was your sect's disciple, Xiao Huan. That's common knowledge. You're the ones behind it all!"
"What are you saying?!" Xiao Huan exclaimed in a panic. "I was a victim when I was taken hostage. I have absolutely no connection with that evil cultivator. What nonsense are you spouting and trying to pull?!"
"Hmph, who knows if this is all a show you put on!" The young cultivator glanced at him and continued, "That day, when the capital of Qi Kingdom was attacked by evil cultivators, I personally witnessed the Southern Region Evil Lord being there, and yet the people of Peach Blossom Valley let him go. What is your explanation for that?!"
"By the way, their sect also harbored a demonic cultivator... It seems that all of this was premeditated!"
"The Peach Blossom Valley is full of scoundrels. We absolutely cannot let them escape. We must wipe them out here, or they will cause endless trouble!"
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Seeing that the crowd was in a frenzy and had clearly been successfully swayed, Ye Luo gestured to Ling Qing to take Ye Xi away first.
Under such circumstances, so many people died on the spot; it's probably not something that can be explained in just a few words.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xinyao and Zhuo Yunce were just the appetizer; this is the main course.
Without even thinking, Ye Luo knew it was definitely the work of the Soul-Binding Demon. "Tsk, this insidious thing is truly impossible to guard against..."
Cen Feng asked, "What should we do now?"
After pondering for a moment, Ye Luo said, "We need a period of calm. I'm afraid they won't listen to any explanation now."
He turned to look at Nan Muyin and continued, "Senior Brother, I suggest we return to Peach Blossom Valley first. We shouldn't let the strange Soul-Guiding Technique cause unnecessary internal damage. What do you think?"
Nan Muyin quickly assessed the situation and nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, we should avoid unnecessary conflicts. I'll go to Father and Master first. You all find a chance to return to the sect and be careful!"
He handed the unconscious Yu Xian'er to Feng Yue beside him and instructed him, "Take good care of her."
Feng Yue: "Yes, Senior Brother, don't worry!"
After Nan Muyin left, she summoned several elders from the clan and immediately activated the clan's protective array. In an instant, all the magical artifacts of everyone except the Nan family members became ineffective.
At this point, those who had lost their minds were forced to stop fighting, and they realized their current predicament of being at the mercy of others, so they all cautiously huddled together.
Seeing that the situation was under control, Ye Luo turned to the others and said, "Wait a minute, there might be some more trouble. Third Senior Sister, you and I stay here. The rest of you, take the Heavenly God No. 1 and return to the sect as quickly as possible!"
Yu Qianling nodded: "Okay!"
Seeing the reluctance on Cen Feng's face, Ye Luo cut straight to the point and said, "Fifth Senior Brother, your most important task right now, along with Fourth Senior Brother and Senior Brother Xiao, is to safely send everyone back to Peach Blossom Valley!"
"Furthermore, upon returning to the sect, immediately activate the sect's defensive array in preparation for any eventuality."
Cen Feng's face froze for a moment as he looked at Yu Xian'er, who was pale and unconscious. Then he nodded solemnly, "Yes! If anything happens, we'll contact each other using our magical artifacts!"
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