283 Escape from Yinfeng Island
Chapter 283
How they encountered the island master Zhang's retreat, everyone had different guesses, but this was not the topic of tonight's discussion. Moreover, how they could use this incident to maximize their benefits, the Du family gained the most benefit from it.
Even if they knew which cultivators had ruined the young city master's good deeds, they would push behind the scenes to help these cultivators escape the pursuit of the city lord's mansion.
While the city lord's mansion had not reacted yet, several families and forces headed by the Du family took the lead in spreading the news outside the island, preferably to the competitors of the second elder of Shengyuan Sect.
These families have gained a foothold in Yinfeng City, not without background support. There are children in the clan who have joined Shengyuan Sect and joined various factions in the sect.
Since the development of Shengyuan Sect, many factions have been formed in the sect, and the internal fighting between factions is no weaker than the fighting outside.
For these aristocratic families, what they think about is how to obtain the greatest benefits. Whether they are standing on the opposite side of the City Lord's Mansion or want to cling to the thigh of the City Lord's Mansion, they are taking action tonight.
However, for ordinary cultivators, what happened tonight is too horrifying for them.
It turns out that the Qi Condensation Realm cultivators who were missing or captured before were all sacrifices for the young city lord to offer to himself. If
those Qi Condensation Realm cultivators can be used for sacrifice today, then cultivators of other cultivation levels can be used for sacrifice next time. Who knows if it will be their turn next time?
In the middle of the night, those ordinary cultivators couldn't sleep and ran to the streets to discuss.
"I remembered one thing. It was during the day today, no, it was already late at night, it should have been during the day yesterday. The young master of the Jin family led a team of city guards to the inn to capture four cultivators. Those four cultivators were from outside, and they were all in the Qi Condensation Realm. They didn't catch them at the time, and the City Lord's Mansion was searching the whole city for them."
Someone gasped, "It would have been better if you didn't mention it. As soon as you mentioned it, I remembered that there were two families in the alley near my father-in-law's house who were missing four people. Those four people also happened to be in the Qi Condensation Realm, and the number also matched. Before, their families thought they had gone out to play, and now they wondered if they used them to make up the number? I heard that a thousand Qi Condensation Realm cultivators were needed as sacrifices."
"Hiss~ What a vicious formation, what a cruel method, we, the low-level cultivators, are so worthless, a thousand people in exchange for the young city lord? If I were to do that, I would rather die together."
"I heard that those people kidnapped the young city lord when they escaped late at night, but I don't know where they threw him later. Did the people in the city lord's mansion find the young city lord? Is the young city lord still alive?"
No one dared to say anything. At this time, they wished that the young city lord would die.
If they didn't succeed this time, would they do it again next time? They didn't want to be caught without knowing it and then forced to sacrifice.
"Which bastard came up with such an evil thing? Don't tell me, or I'll skin him alive and pull out his tendons."
That night, some cultivators ran to the scene of the accident, wanting to take a look at the so-called sacrificial formation.
To many ordinary cultivators, this sacrificial formation was very evil, but to some cultivators, this formation was full of temptation.
After these cultivators ran over, they didn't even say hello to each other, and tacitly treated each other as if they didn't exist.
However, the result disappointed them greatly. Not only did the mountain collapse, but when the rubble was cleared, they found that the sacrificial formation buried inside had been destroyed long ago, and it was impossible to see its original appearance, and it was impossible to copy it.
Some people left disappointed, while others were unwilling to give up and wanted to know who drew the formation, so they tried to start with the formation wizard.
All this has little to do with Feng Ming and the other three at the moment. In fact, they destroyed the sacrificial formation on purpose. There are pros and cons to exposing this matter.
Not to mention the pros, the con is that it will make some cultivators and forces have their eyes on this evil formation. I wonder how many cultivators will be forced to sacrifice their lives to help others.
But all aspects must be taken into consideration, and with the current strength and status of Feng Ming and the other three, it is simply impossible to do it.
All they can do now is to save as many people as possible and expose the truth.
After the four of them gathered together, not only did they not escape from the city, but they returned to the outside of the city lord's mansion, and no one noticed their whereabouts.
According to most people's thinking, the cultivators who caused chaos in Yinfeng City must have followed the main force to rush out of the city, hiding as far as possible.
Who would have thought that they would go in the opposite direction and run to the most dangerous place.
But sometimes the most dangerous place may be the safest place.
Qiu Yi's heart trembled: "Do we really want to sneak into the City Lord's Mansion? The defense of the City Lord's Mansion must be very strong."
Feng Ming insisted: "This is the best opportunity. Now the whole City Lord's Mansion is in chaos. No one cares about us. If we miss this opportunity, the City Lord's Mansion may have to strengthen its defense."
Ji Yuan said: "Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we will retreat and leave Yinfeng Island." I
'm afraid it will be difficult to leave Yinfeng Island after tonight.
But they were not afraid, because they had the experience of walking on the seabed, and at worst they could do it again.
It was good to have Xiaoshe as a local snake, and this time he lived up to his name as a sea snake.
Feng Ming did not want Bai Qiaomo and Ji Yuan to break through the formation to enter the City Lord's Mansion. He wanted to sneak in when many people were coming in and out of the City Lord's Mansion, so he said this was the best time.
After the four of them discussed a solution, they left. Not long after, there were four unconscious guards in the cave that Bai Qiaomo brought with him.
They changed into guards' clothes and followed in when someone entered the City Lord's Mansion.
Qiu Yi walked at the end, watching Feng Ming fooling the others. Of course, not many people checked the identities of the cultivators that came in tonight, so the four of them did not arouse the suspicion of other guards.
As soon as they entered the City Lord's Mansion, they separated from the others and were led by Bai Qiaomo to Zhang Fengchun's yard.
"Hey, stop, where are you going? Why don't you go out and find the young city lord?"
Qiu Yi was so frightened that his scalp was numb. He was about to be recognized.
Feng Ming stepped forward and saluted, then replied, "The young city lord will definitely be found. He has suffered a lot this time. Let's clean up the courtyard for him first so that he can be more comfortable when he comes back."
"Okay, you guys hurry up, and we'll talk about everything after the young city lord comes back."
"Yes, yes, we'll get busy now, and you guys follow."
Feng Ming waved his hand, and Bai Qiaomo and the other two immediately followed.
The people who called them also left in a hurry. The young city lord was still in a state of panic. If the city lord came out and knew what happened tonight, he would be furious.
The steward was overwhelmed when he thought of these things.
After the steward walked away, Qiu Yi let out a breath. He was scared to death.
After passing the bright road, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo swaggered towards the yard. After entering the
young city lord's yard, Feng Ming gathered all the people who stayed in the yard in a particularly wicked way, saying that he wanted to convey the steward's instructions. The
people serving the young city lord in the yard were in a panic. At this time, a person in charge appeared, and they all gathered together according to the order. Feng Ming took the opportunity to pinch a pill and pretended to scold them for a while, and these people fell down one by one.
Seeing the last person fall down without any strength, with anger still in his eyes that refused to close, Feng Ming hurriedly said: "Quick, move them to a room and seal it up."
The four of them worked together to move all these people to an empty room, and then sealed it up with a formation. Even if someone inside woke up and screamed, it would be useless.
Then the four of them hurried to search for good things in Zhang Fengchun's residence.
It was impossible for such a young master to carry all his wealth in the storage ring. As soon as they entered Zhang Fengchun's bedroom, they saw that all the good things were placed in the room.
One of the sea pearls used as a lighting tool was taken from a level 5 sea beast. Although the bed was full of cosmetics, underneath was a whole piece of ten thousand year old black fire jade.
Everything they saw was made of good materials and treasures. Even Qiu Yi and Ji Yuan, who were in and out of the royal family, were amazed.
"My goodness, that island master Zhang really dotes on this son. Everything used here is exquisite. Even princes and princesses can't enjoy such treatment."
Qiu Yi's mother was a princess. The treatment she enjoyed since childhood was not bad, but it was nothing compared to here.
Feng Ming said, "Of course it's different. There are too many princes and princesses. If everyone has the same standard, the royal family can't afford it. But Island Master Zhang only has to support his son, and all the good things are sent to his son. How can this be compared?"
Well, Qiu Yi was convinced by Feng Ming.
The four of them came in as thieves, and they put away the good things first.
When they turned around and left the bedroom, there was nothing left in it. What was left was what they didn't like, such as those colored picture books.
The four of them moved quickly, and soon they had searched the entire yard.
In addition to the bedroom, there is also a personal storeroom belonging to Zhang Fengchun. Although it is guarded by a formation, it is not a big deal in front of Bai Qiaomo and Ji Yuan. It was unlocked in a few moves, and there was another move inside.
It took no more than ten minutes, and the four of them came out of the yard again, and then followed the other guards out of the City Lord's Mansion and joined the so-called team to search for thieves.
Not long after leaving the City Lord's Mansion, they separated from the others. Feng Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let's go out of the city. How about going to the sea overnight?"
"Okay, go to the sea, we can't stay here any longer."
Ji Yuan thought to himself, they were about to poke a hole in the sky of Yinfeng Island, and the subsequent reaction has not come out yet.
They had better leave before the island leader Zhang turns the entire Yinfeng Island upside down.
Bai Qiaomo nodded: "Let's go."
On the way out of the city, Feng Ming still felt a little regretful. He had originally planned to copy hundreds or thousands of copies of the photo stone with the scene of Zhang Fengchun's sacrifice with thousands of people before leaving here.
Unfortunately, it would take a lot of time to do this, and they didn't have the time.
Bai Qiaomo said, "After we leave here, we can just copy it and distribute it. There will always be a time when it can be used to bring good reputation to Island Master Zhang and his son."
Feng Ming suddenly remembered something, "Where's the old man named Wu? I don't think we saw him again later."
After he reminded them, Bai Qiaomo and the other two also remembered. Bai Qiaomo said, "I'm afraid that the old man took advantage of the chaos and escaped." Bai
Qiaomo asked Ji Yuan, "Do you know a formation master named Wu?"
Ji Yuan was more familiar with this than Bai Qiaomo.
Ji Yuan said, "I didn't think of this surname when I heard it at that time, but after I left, I remembered a formation master in the Beiming Dynasty. His surname was Wu, and he was once worshipped by the Beiming royal family. However, I don't know what experiment he did, which led to the death of several people in the Beiming royal family. He was wanted by the Beiming royal family."
"I've heard people mention that this is a very thoughtful array mage, but his path is biased. I think he was involved in evil arrays at that time, so he was despised by others. I think the old man I met tonight is the black array mage wanted by the Beiming Dynasty."
Bai Qiaomo said, "This man can't be let go. If you can find him, get rid of him as soon as possible."
Feng Ming and the other two also agreed that this man is more dangerous because the sacrificial array tonight was made by him. Unfortunately, this man was too alert and let him slip away at night.
After leaving the city, the four people sped up and rushed to the nearest seaside. When it was almost dawn, they were very close to the seaside.
At this time, a terrifying aura rose from the direction of the Silver Phoenix City Lord's Mansion behind them, crushing the surroundings, and it seemed that an angry roar was heard.
"Is this the city lord surnamed Zhang coming out of retreat?"
"I think he was called out by someone. It is impossible not to report such a big thing to him. I hope those forces in Yinfeng City can move quickly and spread more news before this old guy seals off Yinfeng Island."
The four of them looked at the direction of Yinfeng City again, turned around and jumped into the sea, and the little snake escorted them away from Yinfeng Island.
As for the next destination, the four of them have not decided yet. Anyway, with the little snake's ability to lead the way, it may lead astray. It's better to go wherever they go.
As Fengming and the others expected, there was no one in the City Lord's Mansion who was responsible. The young city lord who was found in the middle of the night was also seriously injured. Although he was reminded not to kill him, the angry cultivators still injured him.
The young city lord was seriously injured, and the sacrificial formation was exposed again. Some of the thousand people who escaped were captured, but more people have not been found.
The cultivators who ruined this matter also disappeared without a trace, and even their origins were unknown.
The only certainty was obtained from the dead late Yuandan realm masters. It can be known that one of the cultivators was in the late Yuandan realm to the peak.
He has several unknown helpers, and their strength is mostly in the Great Yuandan realm. There is also a snake-shaped wild beast beside him, with a strength of level five.
Every clue showed that the cultivators who dared to provoke the City Lord's Mansion were not insignificant, and they were probably the enemies of their City Lord. For such a big event, the City Lord had to be called out of retreat.
Without the City Lord's intervention, they even encountered many obstacles in sealing off Yinfeng Island.
After Zhang Island Lord came out of retreat and learned about the whole thing, he was furious. The pressure of the peak Yuandan realm surged to the sky, and all the cultivators in the city fled back home in fear.
As soon as the City Lord came out of retreat, he immediately sealed off the city and the island. No cultivators or any ships were allowed to leave. Even if they left in the air on a flying bird, they would be shot down. Zhang Island Lord was so powerful.
At the same time, Zhang Island Lord also contacted his younger brother, the second elder in Shengyuan Sect, and the two sides cooperated to suppress the matter to the smallest scope.