Chapter 748
Qin Zichuan said: "I asked the locals and found out that the city lord wants to marry off his daughter, so he is welcoming guests from all directions and preparing for the whole city to celebrate."
"No wonder, these people look so happy. Let's go in and watch the fun." Yuan Jing glanced at Yue Chenchu and said with a smile.
"Okay, let's watch the fun, watch the fun." Sanxiao never mind making trouble.
Qin Zichuan hurriedly chased after him: "But what on earth is going on in this world? Just to watch other people's wedding ceremonies?"
Yue Chenchu didn't even turn his head to reply: "We'll know when the time comes. Don't you have this much patience?"
Well, Qin Zichuan had to swallow his doubts back and followed everyone into the city. The atmosphere in the city was indeed more festive, with lights and decorations in many places. Yuan Jing and the others also joined in the fun and congratulated others, and soon found out all the circumstances behind this happy event. Qin Zichuan touched his nose. These two guys acted so well that they frightened people and blurted out everything. He was still a little behind them.
The few of them found an inn to stay in. The inn provided wine and food, but Yuan Jing and Yue Chenchu did not move, and the three children did not move either. Qin Zichuan felt like he was getting goose bumps again, and his eyes changed when he looked at the wine and food.
A few days later, the atmosphere in the city became more lively, and there were more people. On the day of the wedding, Yuan Jing and his friends chose a high place with an excellent view to watch the whole process. Yes, Yuan Jing and Yue Chenchu planned to be outsiders and did not want to participate.
In the crowd, foreign cultivators blended in and were almost indistinguishable from the local cultivators. However, Yuan Jing spotted a person with a glance and pointed at him: "Isn't that Shao Kang from the Shao family? He's here too. With him joining, I think today's show will be more interesting."
Qin Zichuan was a little slow to react, and slowly came to his senses: "Are you saying that the groom who will be getting married today will be the same kind as Shao Kang?"
Yuan Jing spread his hands and said, "I haven't even met the groom yet, so how can I know what kind of person he is? I just said it casually."
Qin Zichuan wanted to roll his eyes, but the three little ones gathered around Yuan Jing and cheered him on. Qin Zichuan was very depressed and changed the subject: "How did you recognize that it was Shao Kang's? It's obvious that this face is not his."
If Yuan Jing hadn't told him that it was Shao Kang, he would never have recognized him. He didn't expect Shao Kang to disguise himself in such an occasion. There were no other members of the Shao family around him. He didn't know what this kid was planning.
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized: "Is Shao Kang planning to take the treasures in the dowry and betrothal gifts?"
The daughter the city lord wanted to marry was his only daughter, and it could be said that most of the city lord's mansion was given as a dowry to her. Qin Zichuan had also heard others count how many treasures were in the dowry. For Qin Zichuan, who had just obtained a seventh-grade immortal weapon and a lot of rare treasures, there was not much temptation, so he, like Yuan Jing and the others, planned to watch the show.
But he had forgotten that they had just entered the secret realm when they entered the inner layer by chance. But for those monks who had been wandering around the periphery for five years, their pockets might not be as full as theirs. Knowing that there were so many treasures in the dowry and betrothal gifts, could they really hold back?
"Maybe," Yuan Jing shrugged and said, "As for why I could recognize him, it was because he was carrying the treasure that he had stolen from Immortal Lord Qing Yu. I recognized him by the aura of the treasure."
"So that's how it is." Qin Zichuan gloated. On the one hand, Shao Kang had tried every possible means to obtain the treasures, but it exposed him, and on the other hand, he was planning to take those treasures. Yuan Jing and the others didn't even eat the food here, obviously knowing that there was a problem. How could the treasures be okay? He couldn't wait to see the ending.
Shao Kang was indeed blending in with the crowd, thinking that no one could recognize his identity. This was not the first time he had played this trick, he could even deceive the Immortal King, so he was very confident. But this time, for some reason, it seemed that there was always a pair of eyes following him, but when he looked to follow it, there was no trace. This made him doubt that he was being too suspicious, so he decided to find a way to sneak into the City Lord's Mansion and get what he wanted. He specifically inquired about it, and found out that there was a treasure in the dowry that was extremely important to him, and he was determined to get it.
There is nothing he has ever wanted that he has not gotten. Of course, what he wants most this time is the divine artifact Yuxu Mirror, but he cannot guarantee that he can get it with only five years, so he can only take it one step at a time.
Soon the lights came on, and the city was decorated with lights as bright as day, and half of the sky was illuminated red, but in the eyes of Yuan Jing and others, there seemed to be an ominous aura.
At this time, the wedding procession outside arrived, and it was very lively with the beating of gongs and drums. The people in the city spontaneously lined up on both sides of the street to welcome the wedding procession. Walking in the front riding on a tall and handsome horse was the groom of this wedding. Needless to say, his appearance was excellent.
Yuan Jing and the others still did not move, sitting on a high place overlooking everything below, watching the team enter the city lord's mansion, where a grand banquet was held and guests were toasting each other. Who could not say that the newlyweds complemented each other very well?
But just when the wedding banquet reached its climax, something unexpected happened. First, the guests fell to the ground, and then they found that the wine was poisoned. Then the groom suddenly drew his knife and stabbed the bride. Suddenly, a group of masters appeared and swung their knives to kill the people in the City Lord's Mansion.
A wedding banquet turned into a tragic one-sided massacre.
Even the bystander Qin Zichuan was stunned. This was too cruel. It was even more excessive than what Shao Kang had done. Not only did he plot against the bride, he also wanted to massacre the entire family.
What’s even more amazing is that among the guests there were foreign monks who had entered the secret realm for training. No one expected that they would also be stabbed by a sword. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.
Qin Zichuan pointed at a monk who had fallen to the ground and asked, "That guy couldn't have been stabbed to death, right?" He remembered that this man was a very talented disciple in the sect.
Yuan Jing shook his head and said simply, "I'm not sure, maybe he's dead, maybe he's not dead."
But he felt that they were most likely dead. They were too unguarded. How could it be such a coincidence that they came in and encountered such a happy event as the city lord's daughter's wedding? Didn't he think that the scene itself was weird? They were so unguarded and ate and drank so much, it would be strange if nothing happened.
Have you forgotten where this place is? This is the Yuxu Secret Realm, isn't it the most famous place for both reality and illusion?
There were also people who were highly vigilant and did not participate. After discovering the one-sided massacre, they began to resist and wanted to escape from the banquet. But when they really started fighting, they found that their strength was restrained by an unknown force, and the power they could exert was very limited, almost the same level as the ordinary monks in this city. This situation made them kill with red eyes.
When the monks outside the City Lord's Mansion discovered this situation, they were so shocked that they turned around and ran towards the city gate. The situation in the city was too strange, so it would be better to leave.
Shao Kang had not expected such a situation. Fortunately, because he was concentrating on the dowry and treasures, he did not touch the food and wine at the banquet, so the situation was not bad. However, he was not the only smart monk who came. There were many people who wanted the dowry, so they also fought with each other. But after a while, they found that they were surrounded by a group of men in black, who came with the groom.
"Damn it!" Shao Kang cursed in a low voice, and then suggested loudly, "Let's join forces to kill these men in black first, otherwise we will get nothing."
"Okay, let's listen to you, fellow Taoist, and fight the enemy together first." The other monks responded upon seeing this.
Yuan Jing and the others deliberately paid more attention to Shao Kang. After discovering this situation, they simply ignored the outside world and focused all their attention here. Shao Kang started to mutter while fighting. What was going on? That feeling of being watched came again. Damn it, who was secretly spying on him?
Shao Kang gritted his teeth, but was accidentally stabbed in the dantian by someone and fell down.
After a while, Sanxiao and Qin Zichuan both shouted, "This guy is too insidious and cunning. He actually pretended to be dead and then disguised himself as a man in black. Ah, he went to get the treasure."
Qin Zichuan is now extremely certain: "This guy must have a disguise treasure on him, which can help him simulate his aura without showing any abnormality. He relied on this to deceive Qing Yu Xianjun. The Shao family is capable of this."
The foreign monks noticed the actions of the man in black and turned back desperately to stop him, but were stopped by other men in black. Because these men in black regarded that guy as their companion, the scene suddenly became more chaotic.
Shao Kang finally got a box, threw it into the storage ring and rushed out. At this time, a man in black finally found something wrong: "He is not our companion, he sneaked in, stop him quickly!"
The foreign monks were also extremely shocked. It happened right under their noses, but they had no idea who could have disguised themselves as a man in black and gotten away with it at a time like this.
Shao Kang who ran out immediately discovered the signal, called his men to stop the people behind him, and he hurried to leave the city. Even if he could not leave, he would hide in the city temporarily. He has always been very confident in his hiding skills, except for the gaze that fell on him from time to time, which he could not get rid of until now.
On the other side, the foreign monks who ran to the city gate found that the city gate was closed and no one opened it. They wanted to fly over the tall city wall, but they found that they hit the barrier of the formation when they were in the air. When did the formation start in this city? It was clearly not there in the morning.
They had to go back to the city again: "Damn it, what's going on? Do we have to wait until dawn?"
"Let's find a place to rest first, and try to avoid their internal conflicts. Maybe we can leave when daybreak."
"If we had known, we wouldn't have gone into the city."
It's no use talking about it after the fact. When they were not far away from the city gate, the sky changed. The sky, which was originally illuminated by the red lights and decorations in the city, now turned scarlet and seemed to emit a smell of blood. An ominous atmosphere hung over the whole city.
"What's going on? The immortal energy in my body seems to be draining away, as if it's being sucked away by something."
"It's not just like it's leaking out, it's really leaking out. Damn it, it can't be that big formation outside, could it be some kind of magic formation?"
"Set up the formation! We can't wait any longer. Set up the formation to resist this force. It would be best if we can hold out until dawn. Also, don't be reluctant to use the elixirs and immortal stones on you. Replenish them in time."
"good."
Yuan Jing and Yue Chenchu also looked up at the large formation covering the city. This large formation appeared suddenly. When they sensed it, it was already there. So they couldn't leave the city in an instant, so everything here was weird.
"What's going on?" Qin Zichuan was surprised to find the situation of those foreign cultivators, and hurriedly checked his body, "Huh? I didn't have their situation, and my immortal energy didn't leak out. Could it be that this is because I didn't use the food and drinks in the city? Oh my God!"
Yue Chenchu said calmly, "Maybe. When you eat something here or even drink a sip of water, you will be connected to this city. This formation is a sacrificial formation. It is to sacrifice all the lives in the city. Therefore, no one who has a connection with this city can escape."
Qin Zichuan took a deep breath when he heard this. At that time, he thought it would be okay to drink some wine, but the wine Yuan Jing brought out tasted better, so he didn't touch anything here and now he has escaped.
"Look, Shao Kang is there, and he couldn't escape." Qin Zichuan kept staring at Shao Kang, so no matter how Shao Kang disguised himself, it was useless.
Yuan Jing glanced at him thoughtfully and said, "His condition is much better than others. I think it's the effect of the treasure on him."
The Qingying Pearl contains a ray of pure air between heaven and earth, and its quality is so high that it cannot be matched by any other energy. Therefore, as long as there is pure air provided to him, he can support the loss of immortal energy in his body.
However, Yuan Jing was not jealous. He believed that the power of his own world would be far greater than this pure air. What is external is external and cannot compare to what he truly controls.
Shao Kang also noticed the loss of immortal energy in his body, but he also found that the speed of this loss could not keep up with the speed of replenishment given by the treasure. He breathed a sigh of relief and wandered around the city like a ghost, waiting for an opportunity to leave the city, but in the end, like everyone else, he found that he could not leave and could only hide like a ghost.
However, unexpected events kept happening, and soon Yuan Jing and his companions discovered that all these foreign monks had fallen into a coma. The only ones who remained awake were those who, like them, had no connection with this city.
"Looking at their expressions, they seem to be trapped in an illusion." Yue Chenchu said after observing for a while.
Yuan Jing pointed at Shao Kang and said, "Look, Shao Kang struggled the hardest, but I don't know what illusion he went through that couldn't wake him up."
Qin Zichuan gloated: "Will this be the scene where the groom betrays the bride and he betrays Qing Yu Xianjun?"
"It's really possible." Yuan Jing also said happily, these two are of the same kind, they must have a lot in common.
They carried out their previous idea very well and just watched the show as outsiders. Neither Yuan Jing nor Yue Chenchu had the idea of rescuing these foreign monks. Everything was their own choice, right? So they should bear the consequences.
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