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The City Lord's Mansion stands on the center line of Guiyi City, majestic and magnificent.
The gates of the government office were wide open, and because of the Lantern Festival, all citizens were allowed to enter and exit.
Su Yuhan stood at the foot of the stone steps, raised his head and looked up at the plaque.
"City Lord's Mansion..." He muttered to himself, and suddenly a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. "I never thought that I could come back."
Ruan Zhaozhao walked past him and walked in with a swagger.
Yu Xiaoye was holding the crow bag and holding the candied haws he had just taken out. He gave one string to Ruan Zhaozhao, and there was one left.
Seeing Su Yuhan standing still, he hesitated for a moment and held out the candied haws to him, "Third Senior Brother, would you like some?"
Su Yuhan: "..."
He doesn't like eating these things.
But somehow he took it and took a bite. It was sweet and tasted good. "Xiao Ye, keep an eye on Junior Sister."
Yu Xiaoye scratched his head, "Third Brother, it should be Zhao Zhao who is watching me. Let's go in quickly."
When they walked into the courtyard, they saw two people standing under a tree in the bustling yard.
Su Yuhan suddenly stopped and stared at the man.
He seemed to notice his gaze and turned around.
And that was just a passing shadow of "Su Yuhan", who asked in surprise: "Brother Jiuxiao, what did you see?"
Ling Jiuxiao seemed to be able to really see Su Yuhan, staring at him for a moment before looking away. "Nothing. Brother Yuhan, our plan has begun to bear fruit. Soon, everyone in Guiyi City will be equal. Once we take this step, we can tell others about this method and realize it—"
"May the world be united." "Su Yuhan" said excitedly.
"Great peace under heaven." Now Su Yuhan can only say these four words in a sarcastic tone.
Suddenly, he felt an invisible force pulling him forward.
The next moment, Su Yuhan was surprised to find himself trapped in a shadow.
Now, he is "the Su Yuhan of the past".
"Ling Jiuxiao" looked at it indifferently, with no expression on his face.
Unexpectedly, he came in later than Su Yuhan, but caught up with the progress.
——The current shadow of “Ling Jiuxiao” is 9527.
As soon as he entered Guiyi City, he was stuffed into the shadow by the mirage monster.
This monster has a really big appetite. It even wants to eat him?
You have to be able to eat it.
Su Yuhan wanted to talk to Yu Xiaoye, but found that he couldn't open his mouth and could only say what he had said before.
"Brother Jiuxiao, are the pills you've refined enough?"
9527 nodded. "Of course, it's enough for the whole city."
Yu Xiaoye found Ruan Zhaozhao on the corridor.
She sat on the railing, eating candied haws and watching the two people talk.
Yu Xiaoye: "Zhao Zhao, Third Senior Brother suddenly disappeared."
Ruan Zhaozhao pointed at the "phantom": "Third Senior Brother is over there."
Yu Xiaoye was puzzled, "Zhao Zhao, what should we do next?"
After Ruan Zhaozhao came in, she found that this time was different from the previous two times. She planned to see what this so-called mirage monster wanted to do.
Anyway, as long as the "Cause and Effect Killing Value" does not reach 100, it's fine, so stay calm.
"Brother Jiuxiao, I know you're a member of the Ling family. Will your actions cause dissatisfaction among the Ling family?" Su Yuhan asked worriedly, "After all, what we want to do is to help all the mortals in this city achieve immortality."
9527 patted his shoulder and said, "Since I dared to do this, I was prepared to be expelled from the Ling family, or even to die. Brother Yuhan, it is a blessing to have a close friend in life. You and I share the same ideals and will achieve great things together. Even if others don't understand, I think it's worth it."
Hearing the words spoken five years ago again, Su Yuhan was still deeply moved.
Now that he thinks about it, maybe the person he met in the pharmacy was no longer Ling Jiuxiao.
He had died a martyr for their ideals.
9527: "Brother Yuhan, I'll go to the alchemy room to prepare. We'll set up the medicine in front of the City Lord's Mansion later."
Su Yuhan nodded.
In fact, he was unwilling to do so.
Because he knew that the people of Guiyi City suddenly changed their faces because they got the elixir and no longer needed to pretend.
grateful?
Foolish people are ungrateful and only know how to plunder.
At this moment, a hand grabbed him, and Su Yuhan suddenly felt that the restraints on his body were released.
Ruan Zhaozhao shook his hand, "Third Brother, can you hear me?"
Su Yuhan was surprised and asked, "Junior Sister, how can I move?"
Ruan Zhaozhao: "You don't know, how should I know?"
Staring at each other.
"I was clearly controlled by the mirage demon..." Su Yuhan murmured.
Ruan Zhaozhao pointed in the direction Ling Jiuxiao left and asked, "Do you want to follow him and take a look?"
Su Yuhan was stunned.
After thinking it over, I decided to follow him.
9527 has no intention of resisting the mirage monster.
He knew that the mirage demon reappeared in the illusion just to break down Su Yuhan's psychological defenses and occupy his body.
When Su Yuhan is assimilated by the mirage monster, he will become the next big villain.
Returning to the alchemy room, 9527 indeed saw the head of the Ling family.
He had been waiting here for a long time. "Jiuxiao, is everything settled?"
9527 nodded. "Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing. Patriarch, please don't forget what you promised me."
The head of the Ling family said calmly, "Don't worry. As long as you bring this elixir that can make mortals unable to reach the immortal fate to the Ling family, the position of the next head of the family will be yours. However, is just the position of the head of the Ling family enough for you?"
9527 understood what he meant, "Why don't you become the leader of the Canghai Sect yourself?"
The Ling family's Patriarch was choked by these words. Did he not want to be the leader? The Jiang family was obviously powerful and he couldn't compete with them!
Thinking of this, he simply opened up and said, "You know exactly what I mean. Do you think the Ling family really need this crappy pill of yours?"
9527 leaned lazily against the door. "Of course I know what you want. Since there are elixirs that can make mortals immortal, there are also elixirs that can make mortals live ordinary lives. Naturally, there are also elixirs... that can turn cultivators into mortals."
The Ling family head's gaze grew hotter as he spoke.
"That's right." He slammed his palm on the table. "When you become the head of the Ling family, it will be your lifelong responsibility to develop this kind of elixir. Otherwise, you can only be an elder in the Canghai Sect for the rest of your life. Even if you become the head of the family, what good will it do? You still have to depend on the Jiang family's mood."
9527 didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.
The Ling family's head calmed down and brought up another matter, "Do you really want to kill that cultivator named Su Yuhan?"
9527 hummed, "He knows too much. You don't want him to fall into the hands of the Jiang family, do you?"
"What a pity! He is a rare genius in alchemy. If he could join the Ling family, he would surely become a Heavenly Grandmaster in the future."
The head of the Ling family sighed with regret.
9527 said mockingly, "Su Yuhan is not someone who will let you manipulate him."
The head of the Ling family saw that he could not persuade him, but he did not dare to offend him. For the sake of the entire family, he suppressed his dissatisfaction.
Su Yuhan, who heard all these words, trembled slightly all over.
Ling Jiuxiao...was the one who deceived him?
They are obviously close friends with similar interests.
Why did he do that?
Su Yuhan felt dizzy.
A fishy and sweet taste rushed up the throat, but was blocked by clenched teeth.
Lin Zisu's betrayal of him at most disappointed him.
Ling Jiuxiao's betrayal was like cutting a piece of flesh out of his heart!
ridiculous.
That's ridiculous.
Su Yuhan's body shook slightly and he was about to rush in.
Ruan Zhaozhao appeared like a ghost again and reached out to grab his...belt.
He was almost pulled to stagger.
Ruan Zhaozhao saw that the "Cause and Effect Killing Value" above his head had soared to 80, and thought it would soon break through 100.
Even the system that had been following her became anxious. "Host, if his 'Karma Killing Value' exceeds 100, he will immediately turn evil and become a new mirage demon. Your mission will fail."
Ruan Zhaozhao, however, looked indifferent.
"Third Brother, don't you want to continue reading?"
Su Yuhan was stunned.
Keep reading, what else can you find out?
His heart suddenly sank and he looked at Ruan Zhaozhao.
The latter shrugged and said, "I'm a little curious."
Are you curious about how stupid he is?
"Third Brother, you're such a loser. You've been tricked by a bunch of ordinary people. I want to see how much more of a loser you can be."
Su Yuhan: "..."
The "Cause and Effect Killing Value" has fallen back to 75.
system:"?"
It really doesn't understand the mindset of a future villain! Why does it feel relieved when hearing words that belittle it?
"Okay." Su Yuhan said and walked back to the tree.
Ruan Zhaozhao stood aside and watched "Ling Jiuxiao" walk out of the house and walk towards Su Yuhan.
However, when passing by her, "Ling Jiuxiao"'s gaze drifted over vaguely.
The system heard the headquarters' warning again, but this time Ruan Zhaozhao was already wearing an "optical simulation cover", and the headquarters only warned it to observe and protect the host.
The system was a little confused. What was the relationship between this person and the woman at the Gong family last time?
9527 feels weird.
His consciousness told him that there was someone nearby.
But even after turning on the system detection, no "suspicious persons" were detected.
Could it be that he has failed too many times and it has affected his mentality?
Ruan Zhaozhao watched "Ling Jiuxiao" walk under the tree again and become brothers with Su Yuhan.
Su Yuhan appears to be fine on the surface, but in fact his "karma killing value" fluctuates, suggesting that his emotions are also like the tide.
Yu Xiaoye heard Ruan Zhaozhao taking precautions outside and ran over to say, "Zhaozhao, there are a lot of people outside."
As they were talking, Su Yuhan and "Ling Jiuxiao" also walked out.
Ruan Zhaozhao snapped his fingers and said, "Let's go."
Yu Xiaoye suddenly discovered that Crow Twelve on her shoulder was gone, and Crow Twenty-Eight and Crow Thirty-Nine were also gone.
What did Zhao Zhao let them do?
·
After Xiao Yichen came in, he got separated from the others.
He stood at the street corner in a daze, and suddenly saw a fellow disciple. He hurried forward and said, "Brother Ling, you——"
The other party looked at him with a puzzled look, "Who are you? Get away from me, don't block the road!"
As he said this, he pushed him away with his shoulder and walked away.
Xiao Yichen looked at the other person's back in confusion.
He was clearly wearing the Taoist robe of a disciple of Canghai Sect, so why didn't he recognize me?
"Gah."
Hearing the crow's cry, Xiao Yichen raised his head.
It is a smaller crow.
Staring at him intently.
"Where did this little crow come from...?" Xiao Yichen was puzzled and stretched out his hand to hook it.
The little crow suddenly leaned down, landed on his fingers like a feather, and rubbed his face affectionately.
There was warmth in Xiao Yichen's eyes.
He has lived in the mountains since he was a child and prefers to deal with small animals.
But why is there only one of them?
It’s so small, could it be that it’s left alone?
The little crow jumped onto his shoulder and seemed unwilling to leave.
Xiao Yichen tried to drive it away several times but failed, so he had no choice but to take it with him.
But now he didn't know where to go.
The little crow suddenly pecked his earlobe.
Xiao Yichen felt pain, "What's wrong?"
The little crow raised its beak forward.
It seemed to be signaling him to move forward.
Xiao Yichen looked up and saw that the people on the street suddenly put down what they were doing and walked towards the City Lord's Mansion of Guiyi City.
It seems that the little crow saw other people walking that way and asked him to follow and see.
He thought about it and then followed the crowd.
·
The city lord's mansion had already been blocked by the people, and no one could get through.
The Lin family and the servants of the City Lord's Mansion were busy distributing pills together.
9527 discovered that one of Su Yuhan’s three inner defense lines had been breached.
He was a little surprised. Could it be that something happened when he was "following the plot"?
But that's a good thing.
He stood leisurely with his hands behind his back.
Occasionally he would glance at Su Yuhan who was controlled by the mirage demon.
He didn't notice that Su Yuhan's hands were clenched tightly in her sleeves.
His fingers pinched the skin until it bled.
He said nothing, but the anger and questioning in his heart were like huge waves.
"The people are all here," 9527 said with emotion, pointing to the vast crowd. "Brother Yuhan, look, this is all the result of our hard work."
"Yeah..." Su Yuhan couldn't help but said, "Brother Jiuxiao, do you still remember why we became close friends?"
A hint of surprise flashed across 9527's eyes.
He immediately realized that Su Yuhan might have broken free from the control of the mirage demon, so he asked tentatively, "Brother Yuhan, your talent for alchemy is far superior to mine. I'm afraid I'll never be able to catch up with you in this lifetime."
This is what he said at the time.
Su Yuhan muttered to herself, as if she couldn't hear him. "Because you told me that there's only one cultivator among ten people in the Xuanji Realm. Why doesn't the heavens allow everyone to cultivate? Family members are torn apart, and lovers can't grow old together. If everyone could live forever, there would be no distinctions, and then we could achieve 'universal peace.'"
9527 raised an eyebrow.
It seems that he has not completely gotten rid of the mirage and still can't tell whether this is real or an illusion.
Thinking of this, 9527 agreed with him and said, "Yes, this is our common dream."
Su Yuhan: "What if this dream can't be realized?"
9527: "It will definitely come true. With you, Brother Yuhan, how can it not be possible?"
Su Yuhan: "..."
After a while, he said quietly, "Yes, I can."
After saying that, he raised his right hand and "touched" something in a strange posture.
9527 captured it and was feeling strange, but there was no time to think about it. The system map reminded him: the protagonist is approaching!
9527 knew that the mirage demon could not control Xiao Yichen, the protagonist.
He deliberately ignored Xiao Yichen in order to smoothly pave the way for the protagonist after Su Yuhan turned evil.
It’s too early to meet Su Yuhan now.
9527 was thinking about what to do next when the head of the Lin family came over. It was Lin Zisu's father.
At this time, Su Yuhan had already taken the elixir that dissipated all his spiritual power. The head of the Lin family came to invite him and Ling Jiuxiao to the city gate to watch the most important part of the Lantern Festival: releasing sky lanterns.
The Lin family's patriarch beamed. "Master Ling, Master Su, thanks to you, the people of Guiyi City will be able to enjoy eternal life. We'll be releasing sky lanterns soon. Would you like to follow me to the city gate to enjoy the beautiful view?"
9527 immediately agreed, "Okay, Your Excellency."
Su Yuhan nodded.
He subconsciously looked back before leaving.
9527 stared closely at his back, and when he took a few steps, he couldn't help but rushed forward and touched him.
"Brother Jiuxiao, what's wrong?"
9527 He turned around suddenly and saw Su Yuhan staring at him.
He walked over as if nothing had happened, "Nothing."
Su Yuhan said calmly: "Then let's go."
I originally thought that the "Ling Jiuxiao" who appeared in front of me was also an illusion.
Unexpectedly, he came.
Su Yuhan's thoughts sank into his eyes.
Excellent. I can avenge myself by killing you, my dear friend.
·
"Zhao Zhao, shouldn't we follow them?" Yu Xiaoye was confused.
Ruan Zhaozhao leaned against the pillar, thinking about the strange actions of "Ling Jiuxiao" just now.
"System, he seems to have noticed my presence."
The system immediately said: "Impossible, no one will find out."
Ruan Zhaozhao thought for a moment and asked, "You mean, it's impossible for anyone in this world to discover it?"
The system was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the warning from headquarters: "Host, do you think he is from another world?"
Ruan Zhaozhao: "The woman who jumped down to find me at the Gong family last time was very strange. I think they are the same person."
System: "Does the host have any evidence?"
Ruan Zhaozhao stretched lazily: "No, it's just intuition."
system:"……"
It thought for a moment, "If the host is worried..."
"There's nothing to worry about."
Ruan Zhaozhao suddenly jumped up and pointed to the distance, "Brother Xiaoye, stop him!"
Yu Xiaoye looked around in panic, "Stop, stop who?"
Ruan Zhaozhao pointed at the young man looking around at the street corner, "Him!"
Xiao Yichen followed the crowd to the intersection in front of the City Lord's Mansion.
Suddenly, he felt a chill.
It's not freezing, it's chilly.
“Wait a minute!”
When Xiao Yichen heard the shouting, he looked closely and saw that it was a boy who was shorter and smaller than him.
He felt that he had seen this person somewhere before and thought about it.
——I opened my eyes wide unconsciously.
He always follows that little girl.
Xiao Yichen panicked subconsciously and looked around.
Is that little devil here too?!
The little crow suddenly cackled, jumped onto Xiao Yichen's head, and pecked his head with its beak.
Why hit him all of a sudden!
Xiao Yichen ran back with his head in his hands, and the young man behind him was chasing him closely.
Seeing this, the little crow spread its wings and covered his head with it.
Xiao Yichen's eyes were blindfolded, his left foot tripped over his right foot, and he fell to the ground!
Yu Xiaoye couldn't brake in time and fell on him.
"ah!"
“Ouch!”
The two of them screamed miserably at the same time.
Ruan Zhaozhao walked slowly towards us while eating candied haws.
She stretched out her hand, and the little crow circled in the air and landed steadily on her arm.
She held out the candied haws to it and let it peck at one.
"Well done." Ruan Zhaozhao praised.
She knew the protagonist would come.
Xiao Yichen felt that this young man was a mortal.
The hand on the hilt of the sword suddenly loosened.
At this moment, he felt a shadow covering him.
Xiao Yichen raised his head and felt a slight chill. It turned out that the tip of his nose was pressed against the candied haws.
Ruan Zhaozhao was still eating a piece of bread in his right hand. "Big brother, this is for you. Don't run away."
Xiao Yichen was about to speak when she changed her joking tone and said seriously, "You can't escape anyway."
Xiao Yichen: "..."
After a while, the little crow stood on Xiao Yichen's shoulder, and one end of his belt was held by Yu Xiaoye, following the two of them closely.
He still couldn't figure it out. Just by being touched by Ruan Zhaozhao, he couldn't use his spiritual power.
Is this reasonable?
Yu Xiaoye seems to have a much more conscientious mind than Ruan Zhaozhao.
When he was tying up Xiao Yichen, he kept saying "I'm sorry", but his hands did not stop moving.
At Ruan Zhaozhao's command, his hands moved faster than his mouth.
…That’s not particularly conscientious, so just a little more.
Xiao Yichen had a lot of questions.
For example, why can she come and go freely?
Why does she always appear where she shouldn't be?
Where did they come from?
But he thought of the little girl's arrogant look.
I know she won't say it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yichen raised the candied haws in his hand and took a vicious bite to show his dissatisfaction.
……tasty.
Yu Xiaoye didn't see Crow Twenty-Eight and Crow Thirty-Nine. "Zhao Zhao, where are the other two crows?"
Ruan Zhaozhao pointed casually and said, "Go find something."
Yu Xiaoye: "What are you looking for?"
Ruan Zhaozhao chewed a candied haws and looked at Yu Xiaoye sideways. "Brother Xiaoye, what do you think the 'Mirage Demon' should look like?"
Yu Xiaoye was stunned.
"The mirage monster is invisible."
Xiao Yichen felt a little awkward when he saw that both of them were looking at him, as if waiting for him to continue.
Before coming here, he had gone to the library to look through a book about mirage monsters. The book said, "Mirage monsters are invisible, born from resentment. Their resentment is overwhelming, and their demonic power is boundless."
After hearing Xiao Yichen finish reading these eight words, Ruan Zhaozhao asked, "What else?"
Xiao Yichen choked.
"And..." He recalled what was recorded in other classics.
"It can't be formless." After a pause, Ruan Zhaozhao continued, "It should really want a physical body."
Xiao Yichen had indeed seen this statement in a book.
The book says that the mirage demon itself has no form, but is born from a deep resentment and desires a tangible form. As for what form it takes, it is determined by the first physical form it sees.
Yu Xiaoye didn't understand, "Zhao Zhao, why do you feel that way?"
"Because it wants Third Brother's body."
Yu Xiaoye was shocked, "Then we have to stop it!"
Xiao Yichen understood something, "Which sect are you from?"
Yu Xiaoye has no problem with Xiao Yichen.
But he is from the Canghai Sect.
Upon hearing this, he became alert.
"You are my captive now." Ruan Zhaozhao was more direct, raising her chin towards Xiao Yichen, very unhappy. "It is only my place to ask you, not you to ask me. Twelve, peck him."
Crow Twelve immediately hit Xiao Yichen's earlobe.
It hurt like a needle prick. Xiao Yichen felt a little aggrieved, "I helped you twice after all, you don't have to treat me like this."
"help?"
Ruan Zhaozhao disliked this statement.
It was obvious that he couldn't beat me, so I used him as a weapon.
"If you don't like it, practice more."
Xiao Yichen: "..."
Yu Xiaoye whispered in his ear, "Zhao Zhao, should we go find Third Senior Brother next?"
Ruan Zhaozhao didn't say anything, but looked at the arrow on the ground.
The arrows are pointing in opposite directions.
She thought about it, turned around and walked out of the city.
Seeing that she was about to leave the city, Xiao Yichen said, "This is an illusion created by the mirage monster. We can't get out."
None of the mortals and monks who came in were able to leave.
Ruan Zhaozhao: "I don't plan to go out."
She thought the protagonist talked too much and was annoying.
After a while, Xiao Yichen let out a breath helplessly.
His mouth was gagged.
If he had known he would be gagged, he would have kept quiet. At least he could still eat the candied haws.
but……
He looked at Yu Xiaoye quietly.
Although the young man was a mortal, he trusted the little girl very much.
Xiao Yichen did not envy him, but envied the little girl instead.
It's rare to find someone who trusts you unconditionally.
Ruan Zhaozhao stopped at the city gate.
The arrow still points outside.
She dove in.
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