Chapter 36 Imprisoning Him Requires Qingning to withdraw her foot; the chains on her foot jingled softly. ...
Ning Chaoxue shook her head.
Xu Qingning attempted to follow Ning Chaoxue.
It's funny, in the past it was Ning Chaoxue who chased after Xu Qingning, but now it's Xu Qingning who's following Ning Chaoxue.
The city of Yundu is now under martial law, and the immortals ride golden-hoofed celestial horses.
Xu Qingning spurred his horse to stop Ning Chaoxue: "Do you know why she killed your father?"
Ning Chaoxue's teeth chattered: "I don't know, I don't know!"
She handed Xu Qingning a token: "Qingning, I'm giving you half of my people to help you find her. I hope that once you find her, you will immediately inform the Yunyi Division of the Yunning Sect!"
Ning Chaoxue hurried away, as if she was hiding from someone.
"I heard that the various factions in Yun Ning are about to start fighting each other. Fairy Chao Xue must be in a hurry to go back and take charge of the situation... However, it may still be difficult for her to become the sect leader of Yun Ning." Hao Cheng, who was accompanying them, sighed.
"Hmph, none of the Yunyi tribe members are any good," said Immortal Master Zou Fengyun, who was traveling with them. "Young Master Xu, we should go and capture Zhou Fuling as we agreed."
Xu Qingning lowered her eyes coldly and said in a low voice, "Let's go."
...
The cold wind howled, causing Zhou Fuling's gray robe to flutter.
Unlike her previous attire, she wore linen clothes and a gray robe, blending discreetly into the crowd.
Yun Ning is much more chaotic than Dong Zhou.
Zhou Fuling was subjected to countless unreasonable interrogations along the way.
In Yun Ning, it seems that all cultivators can demand money from ordinary people.
Annoying. Zhou Fuling avoided the people and walked away.
She also found out about Yun Ning's situation.
Yun Ning is now divided into four parts.
Yunyi, Yun'er, Yunsan, and Yunsi are all homophones for one, two, three, and four, respectively. Zhou Fuling had walked less than ten miles when she was extorted for money by people from three different departments.
She was extremely annoyed, but wanted to keep a low profile, so she didn't touch Yun Ning's people and instead paid them off.
But at the street corner, she heard a noise and quickly hid in the corner.
"Grab her!"
A peasant woman was pinned to the ground a hundred paces away from Zhou Fuling.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?! I didn't do anything!"
"She's from the first movie, arrest her!"
The peasant woman's mouth was gagged, and they tried to drag her out.
This is precisely the territory of the second part of the Yun'er tribe.
Zhou Fuling had inquired and learned that this was the territory of Ning Chengshan, the cousin of Ning Chenghan, the former sect leader's wife and elder of the Yun Ning Sect. In the second part, she also married into the Zou family of Zou Lanci. In order to compete for power and profit with another faction, she always managed her reputation very well.
Reputation? Zhou Fuling sneered. A good reputation? Why bother with this? Along the way, there have been countless instances of second-part characters claiming credit for others' work, even more so than in the first.
Seeing that those people had left, Zhou Fuling quietly came out. As a result, a group of people rushed over, and their cultivation levels were even higher than the person from before.
They approached Zhou Fuling and saw that she was covered in dust and dirt.
Someone is carrying a whip.
One person said, "Sir, let it go!"
"As Grand Immortal Master Ning Chengshan said, the situation is urgent. Whether we can defeat the first part depends on these next few days. We must capture all the spies. Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"
Someone else said, "Yes, every sentry post has a system where if the required number of spies aren't caught, they'll be dragged away for interrogation, and if they're all killed, there's a reward! You want to go to that godforsaken place? We're not going!"
After saying that, the crowd attacked Zhou Fuling.
Zhou Fuling suddenly grabbed one of the people's whips.
"She knows cultivation techniques!" the cultivators exclaimed. "A spy, she really is a spy!"
“You’re all blind,” Zhou Fuling said coldly.
With a series of slaps, all the cultivators were struck and fell to the ground, their blood flowing like a river in an instant.
Zhou Fuling picked up their tokens and found the map. It marked the locations that their group had already reported and investigated.
She climbed over the wall and disappeared.
...
"Young Master Xu, a group of sentries from the Second Division have gone missing."
Xu Qingning traveled south and arrived at Yun'er, the capital of the second part of the Southern Continent.
Snow falls in the capital, then the wind and rain disperse.
"Young Master Xu, are you making these arrangements all by yourself? Where is Young Master Feng Yun?"
Xu Qingning said, "He went to the south to set up defenses."
Xu Qingning was trying to find a way to separate from Zou Fengyun.
First, he didn't want others to actually gang up on Zhou Fuling.
Secondly, he discovered on the road that Zou Fengyun was extremely self-important.
Zou Fengyun, relying on her background from Longtan, disregarded the customs of the southern border and caused trouble along the way.
Xu Qingning said he would investigate all the merchants who had recently entered Nanzhou, as that was the only type of fake identity offered by the black market.
Zou Fengyun wouldn't listen and insisted on a large-scale investigation, which would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and more importantly... it might alert the enemy.
Zou Fengyun's actions may also uncover Xu Qingning's spies in the Southern Continent, affecting his subsequent plans.
Xu Qingning devised a plan. Hearing that Zou Fengyun was fond of wind and rain, he found an elegant place for him and planted spies there to lure him into it.
Finally, it's quiet.
As for him...
He must find Zhou Fuling.
Regardless of whether it's related to the system or not... Xu Qingning lowered his eyes, determined to find it.
...
That night.
Xu Qingning wore a black cloak and hood, dressed in military uniform, which concealed his cold face.
After Hao Cheng finished setting up the formation, he reported: "Young Sect Leader, that person did indeed stay at the place where the sentry disappeared a few days ago, and the blood talisman there reacted with this person."
"We've also released the information."
Xu Qingning nodded.
He used the Qi-seeking talisman to track Zhou Fuling's whereabouts. In the past few days, he has also consulted ancient texts.
Zhou Fuling's poison is most likely a poison called "Soul-Devouring Powder." It was mentioned in the pharmacopoeia left by her mother. He spread false information.
That way, Zhou Fuling can be brought over.
Xu Qingning: "You retreat first. Be careful... wait."
"What's wrong?"
Amidst the frosty snow, Xu Qingning's gaze fell upon the distant, dark stone wall, the air before it whistling eerily. But after a few more glances, tranquility returned.
"Break the illusion."
"What?"
"Break. There's a key point to the formation there."
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
a long time.
There lay a corpse on the ground; it was a celestial official from Yun Ning. His wounds bore the mark of a demon. The Qi-seeking talisman also trembled.
"That monster is here!!"
"Catch that monster!!"
The alert whistle pierced the sky sharply.
...
"Sugata no Sho, has that demon emerged?!"
Utter chaos ensued.
Xu Qingning's face was pale.
He shook his head.
It seemed like he was pondering something.
"wrong."
"What?" the cultivator exclaimed. "Prime Minister, there's another array on the ground!"
Xu Qingning lowered his head and saw the formation written on the ground:
"Your crime deserves to be paid for in blood."
A jade tablet emerged from the blood seeping from beside the formation. Xu Qingning's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly turned around.
"Go after them."
"Fang Xiang!"
The crowd was puzzled, but seeing that Xu Qingning had already disappeared, some people wanted to follow him.
However, Xu Qingning suddenly flashed into a pavilion, and a deafening roar shook the pavilion!
Xu Qingning and the attic disappeared.
"Young Master, where is the Young Master?!" Hao Cheng arrived dumbfounded, his face full of anxiety.
...
Two hours later.
Yundu, Nanshi.
Damp snow, chilly fog.
Under the snow, there was hardly a human figure in sight.
Snowflakes fell on Xu Qingning's ear. He shook his head, and everything went black.
His eyes were covered with a cloth.
With the Immortal Binding Rope embedded in his body, he was once again unable to move, and even lifting his body was difficult. His mouth was also gagged with strips of cloth.
The sound of hooves came from below him, confirming that he was being laid sideways on the horse.
Ahead came the sound of light, hurried footsteps. Xu Qingning recognized them immediately. They were Zhou Fuling's.
Strands of hair clung to her face; Xu Qingning flicked them away, her chest heaving.
[Host, you've successfully gotten close to the villain. Although it's different from your original plan—which was to find her and negotiate—it's clear she doesn't want to listen to you...]
[...]
Xu Qingning also gritted her teeth.
Anger surged within him, burning like a fire, and the thought of what had just happened filled him with rage.
Previously, he had captured Zhou Fuling, only to find that Zhou Fuling was using an elder's magical artifact to blackmail him.
He rushed to the pavilion and, sure enough, saw Zhou Fuling capture the elder who was with him.
Zhou Fuling wanted him to surrender.
That's how it became what it is today.
Moreover, Zhou Fuling seemed even more indifferent than last time.
They didn't say a word, and she molded him into what he is now.
Bang!
Xu Qingning was pushed off his horse and fell heavily onto the cold snow.
He was stunned.
Anger, humiliation, confusion...
He raised his face.
These emotions were evident on the young man's handsome face.
He arched his back like an angry prey, but his bewilderment added a touch of vulnerability to his posture.
But Zhou Fuling showed no mercy, roughly pulling on the rope.
Xu Qingning could only stagger along behind.
In the end, Zhou Fuling locked him in the cellar.
This is Yun Ning's Dark City; even the most rebellious and unscrupulous people wouldn't survive it. But it seems the villains are quite familiar with it and have even found a place to hide.
Xu Qingning was tied to a pillar with shackles on her feet, obscuring her vision, and felt a cold, damp sensation against her skin.
After a while, the cloth covering his eyes was removed, and he was able to see.
In the underground cave.
Zhou Fuling stood in front of him. Her face was icy cold.
Her boots pressed against his, the chains jingling softly.
Zhou Fuling sneered:
"Seriously, there's only one way to control you—threats."
Zhou Fuling's voice was almost right next to his ear.
Xu Qingning's chest and the blue collar of his black robe rose and fell.
He stared at her with his phoenix eyes.
"You look so familiar. Do you remember? You looked like this when we first met..."
The jade pendant's bluish-green tassels hung down in front of Xu Qingning's jade-like neck, swaying with her breath.
Zhou Fuling's voice was very low.
"No, that's not right. The first time we met was when I came to kill your mother, but you discovered me and stopped me. That was the second time we met..."
"You trusted your junior brothers Xu You and Luo Yang, and in order to save him, you were lured to the outside of Zi Shi Ravine. However, you did not expect that he had already been bribed by your stepmother. He deceived you, drugged you, and wanted to frame you for killing your other junior brothers and sisters."
"Unexpectedly, he was going to push you down into the Midnight Ravine to silence you, and you fell down with the other disciples."
Xu Qingning has a small vermilion mole under the outer corner of her right eye.
His skin was very fair, which was quite noticeable.
At this moment, the corners of his eyes seemed to be veiled in red mist.
The fingers pressed against the pillar were taut.
Zhou Fuling walked up to him.
She wore a dark green cloak, the color of which was close to the night, and her hair was braided. Two jade ornaments shaped like magnolias dangled from her ears.
As she drew closer, Xu Qingning turned her head away.
His back was pressed against the pillar, and his phoenix eyes shot out a cold and intimidating rage.
She said, "You looked just as pathetic back then. Bound like this, dropped in front of me. I walked over, stepped over the stone steps, stepped over the stone platform, and held your face close, studying it for a long time before saying:"
"'We seem to have met before.'"
"Your eyes looked pretty much the same back then as they do now."
“Oh, let me think, I think I looked at you for a moment and then said, ‘Oh, I remember now. You are the son of that false saint Xia Yanbai.’”
Xu Qingning's disordered breath sprayed onto Zhou Fuling's fingers.
She gripped his chin tightly, as if it were an iron clamp.
Her fingers pressed against his lips.
Xu Qingning felt as if struck by lightning.
He didn't understand. Given their current relationship, why would she do such a thing?
He tried to kick her away. Zhou Fuling pressed down on his leg. Xu Qingning groaned angrily, his face showing a rare disheveled expression.
His lips were pressed harder, and his neck and ears turned red.
You bit me. You bit my thumb.
"That's why I'm going to shut you up. You bite... and you love to lie."
Her fingers touched the jade pendant before briefly omitting Xu Qingning's lips.
Xu Qingning sat in front of the pillar with her hands behind her back, her body slightly hunched over.
He closed his eyes.
He suddenly understood what she wanted to do.
This has nothing to do with love.
She simply wanted to humiliate him.
He shouldn't have given her the response she wanted. It was as if he would have lost if he had.
Xu Qingning raised her head, straightened her back, her eyes like those of a trapped deer unwilling to accept defeat, but her lips were bright red.
His black hair clung to his ears, his lips glistened with moisture, but his face remained cold.
This made him appear both unrestrained and holy.
"Do you remember the fun we had in the cave?" Zhou Fuling asked again.
Xu Qingning's pupils contracted, as if something in her memory had been awakened. Her arms tensed, and the veins on the back of her hands bulged upwards inch by inch as if in a spasm.
He turned his face away.
Zhou Fuling laughed: "Just kidding. You're overthinking it. Ever since you ran away last time, I swore I wouldn't make the same mistake again."
Zhou Fuling removed the restraining cloth strip from Xu Qingning's mouth.
Xu Qingning's chest heaved as she gasped for breath.
Zhou Fuling said:
"So, explain yourself, how did you find me?"
Xu Qingning said in a cold voice:
"...What, now that I can speak, you don't want to reminisce anymore?"
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