After hearing what Lin Daqiao said, Li Yan looked at Lin Daqiao's weird expression and shook his head.
But his mind was focused on what flaws the two women had, but after they finished talking, they walked forward and had no intention of continuing to explain.
Li Yan followed slowly behind, his thoughts surging. He thought carefully about everything that happened before and after he met the two women, but he couldn't find anything wrong with the two charming women.
When he thought again of what Lin Daqiao had just said to the woman, he was shocked and his eyes gradually brightened. He felt Li Yan's footsteps behind him suddenly paused, and Wen Xinliang, who had been silent, also turned around and smiled evilly.
He had long admired this junior fellow's intelligence, and today it seemed to be true. Lin Daqiao only said two simple sentences, but this junior fellow might have guessed it after a moment.
If this junior brother wasn't too young and had too little experience in the martial arts world, I'm sure he would have guessed most of my methods correctly.
At this moment, Li Yan was feeling depressed. It turned out that since he met those monks, he had unknowingly become a pawn.
During this period, he had some doubts once. That was when he just got off the flying magic weapon and was about to ask, but Wen Xinliang pretended to be eager to chase the two women and covered it up.
Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Human hearts were so treacherous. Even his seventh senior brother, whom he always thought was well-behaved, he didn't realize that he had been cooperating with Wen Xinliang.
Li Yan had already guessed that the two senior brothers had started setting up a trap since they met other cultivators.
However, when the trap was set up, it was not specifically aimed at the two women, but whoever they came across would be the one. If no one took the bait, then it would be treated as if nothing had happened.
It was not until later when the two women came closer intentionally that they gradually became targeted, and all this was done invisibly.
Lin Daqiao asked him to recall what happened since he met the two women. After Li Yan carefully sorted it out, he finally remembered what Lin Daqiao had said.
One of the two women said.
"Brother, you are too modest. You three brothers are the elite disciples of the sect. I will have to rely on you in the future. Please keep me safe for the time being."
The three sentences in this sentence that are most likely to have problems are "elite disciples", "you three brothers", and "you can keep us two safe for the time being".
Li Yan initially thought that there was something wrong with the words "elite disciples" because they only told the other party that they were ordinary disciples in the sect. The other party's words meant that they should know the identities of the three people.
But this was soon half-denied by Li Yan. The reason why it was half-denied was that they were wearing the clothes of the Wuliang Sect, and from the golden bamboo embroidered on the cuffs, one could tell which peak they were from, and from this, one could roughly deduce the identities of the three of them.
But this only shows that the two women have conducted some investigations on the people they want to rely on, but it cannot prove that these two people are really the enemy's secret spies.
As for the last two sentences, Li Yan didn't think there was any problem at first, but after Lin Daqiao emphasized the three words "little~junior brother", Li Yan initially thought that it was Lin Daqiao's revenge for what he said at the beginning.
But later, when I connected it with the previous things, it suddenly became clear that the problem lies in the sentence "you three brothers".
Li Yan thought about it carefully. Since he first met the cultivators, Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao never called him "Junior Brother" when they spoke loudly, but instead used "you, me, him".
In other words, from that moment on, the two of them set a trap using Li Yan himself as a condition, but there was no clear target at that time.
Li Yan guessed that if no one came up to chat with him from beginning to end, then this trap would be treated as if it had never existed.
And when they landed in a place similar to an altar, the two women clearly began to want to get close to the three of them intentionally or unintentionally.
At this time, the trap set by Wen Xinliang before was officially activated, and Li Yan clearly remembered that after he fell, he wanted to ask his two senior brothers about things several times.
However, they covered it up with other things and did not give him a chance to speak, for they were afraid that Li Yan would ruin things if he spoke.
Then, after Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao came into contact with the two women, they began to visit each other. It was in the midst of the intrigue that Wen Xinliang's seemingly casual remark, saying that the three of them were just ordinary disciples of the sect, was actually a formal bait.
The other party replied carelessly.
"Brother, you are too modest. You three brothers are obviously the elite disciples of the sect. I will have to rely on you in the future. Please keep me safe for the time being."
It was this sentence that sent the two women directly into hell.
The biggest loophole in this sentence, of course, is "you three brothers." You must know that even based on the attire of Li Yan and the other two, they can be identified as cultivators from Xiaozhu Peak.
But judging from the classification of cultivators' cultivation realm, the three of them could not be brothers. Li Yan could only be the junior of Wen Xinliang and the other two. Especially since Li Yan had never left the Wuliang Sect over the years, even most people in the peak did not know him, let alone outsiders.
The woman's statement only showed that the two of them had a great grasp of the information about the Wuliang Sect, although it was not ruled out that they had investigated some information in order to find a backer.
But for someone like Li Yan who has never left the mountain, it is not possible for people like them to find out the news by inquiring. They must have a corresponding insider to provide the information.
It is no secret that each of the four sects has its own insiders, and this is the only way to basically explain it.
How could the two women know the whereabouts of Li Yan and the other two? Maybe early this morning, when the three of them left the mountain gate, the news was passed out, and the two women hurriedly came from behind.
From this point of view, the possibility that these two women are the other party's spies is more than just a 50% chance, it should be at least 70%.
After thinking about all this, Li Yan broke out in a cold sweat. He never thought that he would be targeted the first time he left the mountain gate, if not for his two senior brothers being by his side.
Even if I escape this time, there is no guarantee that they will not plan a second or third trap based on my personality. By then, I'm afraid that not even a bone will be left of me.
Li Yan was sweating coldly, and couldn't help but feel a little scared, but thinking of the two women being killed like this, he still asked in a voice transmission. "What will be the consequences if these two are killed like this?"
"Whether the killing is right or wrong, the result is the same. If they are wrong, they can only blame their bad luck. As long as they are not the core disciples of the four major sects, the other sects can only blame themselves for their bad luck.
Even if the killing was done right, it's not worth reporting to the sect. This kind of thing happens every day. The sect's top leaders probably already had their eyes on some families and sects, but some are not worth taking action against, and some are not yet time to be eliminated.
Maybe the sect is still taking advantage of them and sending out wrong information. These are not things we can know. What we have to do is to be extremely careful before reaching the Jindan stage.
Otherwise, the death of a foundation-building cultivator might not necessarily cause the sect's wrath. If we die, we might just die, and it won't cause much trouble.
However, killing people here is still a bit troublesome. It will probably be discovered by the Jindan seniors stationed here. If the two dead are really local cultivators, they will inevitably be reported to the sect, and the market will also give them an explanation. "
Wen Xinliang's voice without any feeling rang in Li Yan's mind again, but Li Yan did not hear any worry in it, which made him feel the cheapness of human life. But before he could finish his sigh, Wen Xinliang spoke directly.
"Let's go quickly. After this delay, it will soon be Si time."
After saying that, he quickened his pace and walked forward. Lin Daqiao and Li Yan also looked ahead and quickly followed.
On the way, Wen Xinliang didn't wait for Li Yan to ask and directly told him the situation here.
The market town here is called "Pei Yang Town", usually called "Pei Yang Textile Market" by cultivators, which is the market town that Li Yan saw in the air just now.
This market town was initially built by the joint efforts of some nearby immortal cultivation families and sects. Since it was under the jurisdiction of the Wuliang Sect, the shadow of the Wuliang Sect is inevitable behind it.
Peiyang Market was built mainly to meet the trading needs of cultivators within tens of thousands of miles. It never closes and is open every day, which makes it extremely prosperous.
In addition, it is the largest market town in the vicinity and the closest market town to the Shiwanda Mountains in this direction.
As a result, most of the cultivators who enter and exit the Ten Thousand Mountains from this direction will stop here, either to buy magic weapons and elixirs needed to enter the mountains, or after leaving the mountains, come here to sell the herbs and monsters they obtained, or even magic weapons obtained by killing and robbing.
Over the years, this has attracted many immortal sects or families from other places to settle here, open up markets, and earn more resources and spirit stones for their own sects or families.
This has caused the scale of this market to grow larger and larger, from a small valley of a few miles in radius to its current size of thirty miles.
In this market, there are three Jindan monks stationed here every day. They are sent by the five major immortal cultivation families and three first-class immortal cultivation sects here in turn, and they are rotated once a year.
These eight immortal cultivation forces combined are extremely powerful within the area of tens of thousands of miles.
Each of their families or sects has more or less two to four Jindan powerhouses, while in second- or third-rate small sects like the one that Lin Daqiao came from before, the highest cultivation level of the sect master or elders is only the foundation-building stage, which is simply incomparable.
These eight forces occupy an area of tens of thousands of miles here. Except for the Wuliang Sect, no one dares to provoke them.
Once someone creates trouble in the market town, it would be like stirring up a hornet's nest. The person would be hunted down by the eight forces. Under such a siege, few people would survive.
As for the names of these eight forces, Wen Xinliang did not mention them to Li Yan. It was obvious that he still didn't care about it.
The market town is where the monks trade. The spiritual stones and goods here are extremely abundant. In order to ensure the safety of the shops, each market town will have a certain range as a boundary.
Flying and fighting are not allowed within this range, otherwise you will be killed directly.
The scope of Peiyang Market is within a radius of thirty miles outside the town. The place where Li Yan and his team just landed is the dividing point on the edge of the area.
Once you get there and go inward, flying and fighting are prohibited. Therefore, that altar-like place is where you can fly when entering or leaving.
Through Wen Xinliang's explanation, Li Yan finally understood the whole story. He couldn't help but feel that he still lacked a lot of common sense in the world of immortal cultivation. Some things could not be found in classics.
At this point, he also understood what Wen Xinliang had said before, about some of the troubles that occurred after the two women were killed.
This was already the market area. They had killed someone, and their spiritual senses should have been discovered by those Jindan cultivators. Although no one stepped forward to stop them, Li Yan could roughly guess the reason, which was probably related to the identities of the three of them as members of the Wuliang Sect.
The journey of thirty miles is much faster for a monk than for an ordinary person, even if it is done on foot. Moreover, the road is lined with green pines and cypresses and the breeze is cool, which makes it not boring.
Even if we met other people on the road, we had already moved away from each other.
Li Yan was looking at the road ahead at this time. It was a straight avenue with dense shade. The treetops on both sides of the road were more than ten feet high, forming an arched passage that led directly to the end of the road.
There, there was a city wall whose upper half was covered by thick shadows, and whose lower half revealed a thick and majestic city wall.
As Li Yan and others approached, the city wall became larger and larger in their field of vision. Finally, at the end of the green-shaded passage on the road, a city wall hundreds of feet high filled Li Yan's entire field of vision.
Looking up from the bottom, it seems as if you are heading straight to the clouds. People standing at the corner of the city appear like ants. Looking up, there is a strong impact and shock.
Looking at the two passages at the city gate, in front of one of the passages, a team of forty or fifty people had lined up outside the city gate and were being checked one by one by a dozen guards in different uniforms.
As for one passage, people came out from the city one after another. Every time someone came out, they were also checked by the guards. Looking at the people entering and leaving the passage in an orderly manner, Li Yan seemed to have the scene of his first entry into Qingshanai.
"It's been almost four years. I wonder how Uncle Guoxin is doing? He should still be leading the villagers into the mountains to hunt like a tiger, right? Xiaoyu and Xiaoshan should have left their apprenticeships long ago and could have earned more money and returned home..."