"We are new monks, responsible for patrolling the City Lord's Mansion." Xu Chengyu took the initiative to say, "The guard captain said that the side courtyard talisman formation is broken, let us take a look."
Zhou Yun looked for a long while, and finally realized that the person opposite him looked familiar: "Are you the brother of the city lord's wife?"
Hearing this, the young man took a few steps closer and said, "My name is Yu Chengyue."
He is indeed the city lord’s wife’s younger brother.
As soon as he came over, everyone immediately discovered that Yu Chengyue was not a cultivator and had not even established his foundation.
Can an ordinary person stand behind them quietly without being discovered
"Are you all talisman masters?" Yu Chengyue asked.
"We are." Lian Lian said.
"I've always wanted to visit the world of cultivation." Yu Chengyue's eyes were filled with regret. "Unfortunately, I'm not feeling well and can't go far."
"You can fly." You Fushi suddenly said.
Everyone turned their heads to look at him.
"Are you talking about flying a sword?" Yu Chengyue smiled bitterly. He was thin and pale, with a delicate face, but not very lively. Standing in the night, if it weren't for the white cloak, he could almost blend in with it. "Brother-in-law said that ordinary people can't stand steadily on it."
"You can sit in the basket." You Fushi always spoke with confidence.
Others: “…”
Yu Chengyue was stunned for a moment, then said seriously: "You can try it later."
"It can carry you." You Fushi took out the Blood-Crying Sword and said, "You need to exchange it for Spiritual Stones."
Ye Su closed her eyes and suddenly had the illusion that she had led someone astray.
Junior brother was someone who could throw away the purple gall wood casually, but now he actually wants to earn spirit stones.
"Why is Mr. Yu here?" Ye Su asked, changing the subject.
"My yard is nearby. I couldn't sleep so I went out for a walk and saw you coming from that side." Yu Chengyue tightened his cloak and begged them, "Please don't tell the captain of the guards, otherwise my sister will scold me again."
He stood aside and said, "You guys continue."
After all, he was the city lord's wife's younger brother. Lian Lian and Cheng Huaian turned around to repair the gap in the talisman formation.
Although everyone was watching Lian Lian and the others repairing the talisman formation, they still kept some attention on the city lord's wife's brother. It was really because his silent appearance just now aroused too much suspicion.
"Since we have an exorcist and mind-clearing talisman formation, can we try to include the entire City Lord's Mansion into the talisman formation?" Ye Su asked Lian Lian.
"No." Lian Lian said, "The exorcism talisman array requires a huge amount of spiritual power. We are only in the Nascent Soul stage, which is not enough to support the entire talisman array. However, it is still possible for a single small area or person."
To do this, they need to identify the monster first, otherwise if the opponent is not a monster, they will be eliminated if they take action.
Lian Lian and the others stood here repairing the talisman formation for a whole night, but Yu Chengyue didn't seem to be sleepy at all. Even though it looked shaky, he still stood there and watched them finish repairing the talisman formation.
"Alright." As the sky brightened, Cheng Huaian collected his spiritual power, "I think the gap in the talisman formation has been repaired."
"We should go back now." Zhou Yun said, "We need to meet the city lord later."
"Young Master Yu, I'll take you there." As Xu Chengyu spoke, he put one hand behind his back and waved to Zhou Yun and Ma Congqiu.
"I can go back by myself." Yu Chengyue started coughing violently as soon as he finished speaking, and his originally pale face turned red.
Xu Chengyu stepped forward to support him and injected a small amount of spiritual power into him to help Yu Chengyue get rid of the cough and itch.
"Thank you." Yu Chengyue noticed it and thanked him sincerely.
"I will help Master Yu go back and won't let anyone else know." Xu Chengyu withdrew his spiritual power and said kindly.
There was nothing unusual, he did have a suitable physique for cultivation, but his body was too weak to withstand the effects of cultivation.
Watching the two leave, Lian Lian sighed: "At the critical moment, Xu Chengyu is still so cunning."
He actually took the initiative to test it out and was able to go to Yu Chengyue's yard to see other people.
…
When they went to meet the city lord with the monks who had been selected previously, they discovered that someone already knew the city lord in advance.
"These movements are so fast." Ma Congqiu shook his head and sighed.
The city lord sat at the top of the council hall, and next to him stood Gu Liangtian, a new Buddhist disciple of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect. He held a staff in one hand and a rosary in the other. He was thin and handsome, with a faintly compassionate temperament.
Looks like a liar.
"It is an honor for me that you are willing to serve as guards. I will pay you a lot of spiritual stones." The city lord sitting on the upper floor said, and signaled his followers to distribute a few plates of spiritual stones. He turned to Gu Liangtian and said, "Please wait a moment, Buddhist disciple. I will take you to see my brother. His health has deteriorated a lot recently."
Gu Liangtian nodded slightly, and turned the rosary with his fingers: "The blessing array can protect his vitality from dissipating."
The people below: “…”
I just hate that they have no skills and all they do is fight. Now they can only serve as guards.
The city lord merely went through the motions with these monks and quickly left with Gu Fuzi.
…
There are still ten days before the night of the massacre. Everyone is doing their daily routine of checking the people coming and going in the City Lord's Mansion, but they find nothing. Even the Hehuan Sect has no clues.
Everyone in the City Lord's Mansion gained nothing. All they knew during these days was that the City Lord and his wife had a very good relationship, so they were also very good to Cheng Yue, and spent a lot of effort to invite monks from all walks of life to extend the life of his wife's younger brother.
The city lord had to handle affairs every day, and his wife would often go to the Buddhist temple to pray and chant sutras for her brother, while Yu Chengyue always stayed in his room.
Apart from the initial changes, the number of passes has not decreased until now, which means that no one outside the City Lord's Mansion has found any trace of the demon.
Ye Su wanted to go to the Buddhist temple to take a look, but was stopped outside. There were many monks guarding around and no one else was allowed to approach.
…
"Today is Young Master Yu's birthday. You must guard the City Lord's Mansion well and no accidents can happen." The captain of the guard instructed everyone.
To celebrate Yu Chengyue's birthday, the city lord hosted a banquet for many guests. Today was particularly lively, and almost everyone gathered in the front yard.
A stage was set up in the middle, with dancers dancing on it and musicians playing music. The city lord's wife and Yu Chengyue sat on either side of the city lord.
"The Buddha's blessing array seems to be very effective." The city lord poured a cup of tea for Yu Chengyue and said, "You look much better."
"Thank you, brother-in-law." Yu Chengyue took a sip from the teacup, and his usually pale face showed a little more color. He looked at the stage, "The dance my sister choreographed is very beautiful."
"As long as Chengyue likes it," the city lord's wife, with a plum blossom in her hair and her fingers intertwined on her knees, asked the city lord, "Didn't you invite the Buddhist disciples?"
Li Yaoming said, "The Buddhist said he had something else to deal with, so I didn't bother him."
"Since the Buddhist disciple has something to do, please send the spiritual vegetables and wine to him later. Don't be rude." The city lord's wife said to the servant beside her.
…
Ye Su walked around and looked around, and found that Lu Chenhan, Ning Qianyao and Jian Hu were all gone.
"Have you seen Junior Sister?" Ye Su asked Yi Xuan who turned around.
"No." Yi Xuan glanced at the guests around him, trying to find anything unusual. "A person that big wouldn't be lost."
Ye Su: “…” I don’t know whether Junior Brother Yi’s heart knot has been untied, or he has been with Xin Chenzi for too long, but there is always a hint of sarcasm in his words.
At this time, someone whispered something in the city lord's ear. Li Yaoming slammed the table and said, "How ridiculous!"
His move made everyone stop and look over.
The city lord's wife reached out and stroked Li Yaoming's back: "What happened?"
"Someone caused trouble a few days ago, but no one was caught. Recently, he has become more and more rampant, slashing people in the downtown area at any time of day or night and then running away." Li Yaoming said angrily.
The city lord's wife was puzzled and asked: "No monk has caught the perpetrator?"
"The injured person is a cultivator. He has a very high level of cultivation, at least in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul." Li Yaoming took a deep breath and turned around to order, "Leave this matter to the city guard. Make sure she captures this person."
Li Yaoming is not a cultivator, but the cultivators around him can hear him clearly when he speaks.
The contestants on and off the stage looked at each other. There was no doubt that this person was also a contestant.
"Which madman? Didn't they say that those who kill someone by mistake will be eliminated?" Ma Congqiu was puzzled.
"What if he had already obtained a clearance quota before the accidental killing?" Ye Su said, "Besides, the person is not dead."
If you just cut it with a knife to confirm whether it is a demon or not, and don't kill the person, it won't be considered a misjudgment.
Only then did the others finally remember that someone had already killed a monster on the first day they came in.
"All the participating cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage are in the City Lord's Mansion." Xu Chengyu said confidently, "Kunlun Hong Yongye, he is at the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage, and he clearly wanted to kill the multi-headed demon before he came in."
There were still many guests present. Li Yaoming calmed down and let the birthday party start again. He whispered to comfort his wife beside him: "Today is Chengyue's birthday, let's not talk about those official matters."
"Huicheng's affairs are serious, and have nothing to do with Chengyue and me." The city lord's wife shook her head and lost interest in the music and dance on the stage.
"The city guard has already gone." Li Yaoming said, "It won't take long before they can catch that person."
In fact, it didn't take long. After the two dances, the city guard dropped from the sky, threw a man down, and smashed him under the stage.
"City Lord, the person has been caught." The city guard said coldly, looking at the person on the ground.
The city lord turned around, held the city lord's wife's hand, and comforted her: "I said it will be quick."
The white hair was so noticeable that all the contestants could tell who it was at a glance.
Hong Yongye's face was swollen. When he looked up, he saw Ye Su standing next to him. He sneered, "What are you looking at, you piece of trash."
Ye Su glanced at him and said, "I'm definitely not as good as you, Hong Yidao."
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