Zhu Changyang pledged a "good friend" and a cat in one breath, which shows his sincerity.
Ying Shuangze felt that if he still didn't believe him, it would make him seem too suspicious. After a little thought, he finally nodded: "Okay, but I want to go with you."
"No problem." Zhu Changyang made an OK gesture, "Let's set off now without further delay."
Ying Shuangze whispered a few words to the mermaids next to him, asking them to take good care of Hai Qingshan and the black cat. He then changed into coarse clothes and disguised himself as a fisherman.
Hai Qingshan sat aside, watching them preparing to leave in a daze, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhu, shouldn't your most important friend be Brother Jun?"
Why wasn’t Jun Shu the one being pledged
Zhu Changyang quickly made a "hush" gesture: "Brother Qingshan, don't underestimate yourself."
Jun Shu sneered and said calmly: "I'll let you have one day today."
The tone was rather reluctant.
Hai Qingshan: “…”
Qi Tongchen patted him on the shoulder at the right time and said, "Qingshan, don't worry, Jijin Sect will not give up any disciple."
Hai Qingshan was moved: "Big Brother..."
When you are away from home, it turns out that your biological brothers are the most reliable!
Qi Tongchen: "Just stay here and relax. I'll go with them and be back soon."
Hai Qingshan: Choked.
At this time, the sky was already dawning, and the morning light was shining on the sea. The turbid sea surface gradually calmed down, revealing a hint of faint blue.
Zhu Changyang, Jun Shu, Qi Tongchen and Ying Shuangze quickly rushed to Langzhu City. Another small team of mermaids followed behind secretly, ready to be on guard at all times.
As they were about to reach the city gate, they suddenly felt a powerful force forming an invisible wall that stopped them.
Qi Tongchen paused: "They have activated the city defense formation."
Ying Shuangze narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a bad tone: "Their help has arrived."
Mortal cities lack top cultivators who can maintain magic arrays for a long time, and the power of city defense arrays is usually average. However, the power of the magic array in Langzhu City has been obviously strengthened.
Once the city defense formation is activated, outsiders, magical instruments with spiritual power, etc. are not allowed to approach without permission.
They were still quite a distance away from the city wall. From afar they could see that the city gates were closed and the guards on the city wall were strict. They were obviously ready for battle at any time. This was not a good sign.
"I'll try to shout to them." Qi Tongchen said, and then he concentrated his mind and energy, trying to use his cultivation to send the sound over, but it was repelled by the magic circle.
Qi Tongchen frowned slightly, "They added a formation to resist sound cultivation."
Usually when two parties fight, they always leave a channel for communication with each other. However, the magic array of Langzhu City even blocks the sound transmission technique, which is a technique specifically designed for sound cultivation.
Ying Shuangze sneered: "This is to prevent mermaids."
Mermaids are good at singing, and their voices can confuse outsiders. It is not surprising that when Langzhu City went to war with the mermaids, they first guarded against the mermaid songs.
"It seems that they have made up their minds. There is nothing more to talk about." Ying Shuangze waved his hand and was about to go back.
"Don't give up so easily." Zhu Changyang quickly stopped him and calmly took out the loudspeaker. "It's just that the magic can't be used. We still have the skills."
Ying Shuangze:
Isn't this a magical instrument that can record sound
On the wall of Langzhu City, a handsome young man with a long sword on his back stood proudly with a calm expression, forming a sharp contrast with the highly tense guards around him, showing a rigor that was inconsistent with his age.
It was Wanli Zheng, the talented swordsman recruited by Kunlun Sect this year.
Next to Wanli Zheng stood a middle-aged man in brocade clothes and a goatee. He was the mayor of Langzhu City. Behind the mayor were two guards with great skills.
Wan Lizheng took a look at the layout of Langzhu City and said, "Deputy City Lord Yan originally said that he hoped that our sect would mediate and negotiate with the mermaids to avoid suffering. Why did the city lord activate all the magic arrays again?"
Yan Yao had escorted Pearl through Kunlun in the past, and had formed a bond with the monks of Kunlun. Therefore, when Langzhu City was in trouble this time, he was able to contact Kunlun as soon as possible.
However, Yan Yao's original intention was not for Kunlun to kill the merman as soon as he arrived, but he hoped to use Kunlun's face to have a good talk with the merman.
If the negotiations really fail, it will not be too late for Kunlun to take action.
In this way, we can use courtesy before force, prepare for both situations, and minimize casualties as much as possible.
Kunlun originally sent two senior brothers of Wanli Zheng to Langzhu City. Yesterday, Yan Yao suddenly sent a message saying that the mermaids had stopped the heavy rain and the situation might have changed. He hoped that Kunlun's help could arrive as soon as possible.
The incident happened suddenly, and Wan Lizheng's two brothers were unable to make it in time. It happened that Wan Lizheng was on business outside, not far from Langzhu City. After hearing about this, he volunteered to go to Langzhu City first.
However, when Wanli Zheng arrived, he did not see the deputy city lord Yan Yao, but the city lord himself, who came to greet him and said that Yan Yao had a sudden serious illness and had to stay in bed to recuperate.
Moreover, the city lord also spent a large sum of money to hire monks to strengthen the city defense formation. As soon as Wanli Zheng arrived, he immediately activated the magic circle and completely cut off the communication channel with the mermaids.
This is very different from what Yan Yao said in the letter, so Wanli Zheng asked this question.
The city lord calmly looked at the young man in front of him with his peripheral vision, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. The man sent by Kunlun was too young, far from what he had expected. His words and actions were rather old-fashioned, and he had no idea how strong he was.
No matter what, they are still Kunlun people. The city lord did not dare to neglect them openly, and said with a bow: "Master, you don't know that mermaids are cruel and cunning, and you can't trust them at all. The Japanese city sent envoys to negotiate with them two days ago, but they were all killed, not to mention my son..."
Speaking of his son, he had a look of resentment in his eyes, and he almost bit his back teeth to pieces. He finally managed to hold back and continued, "Deputy City Lord Yan was exhausted because of this, and finally fell ill. The mermaids have vowed that they will never negotiate with our city, and will kill everyone in our city. I did this because I was afraid that the mermaids would launch a sneak attack. If another life is lost in the city, I will be ashamed of the people of this city, and I will not be at peace..."
He spoke earnestly, and his voice became choked up at the end, almost like he was about to cry. The guards following behind him were all moved.
Wanli Zheng's face remained calm, as if he was not touched at all, which made the city lord's emotional expression seem a little awkward.
The city lord's face stiffened slightly, and he felt even more dissatisfied. He thought that these immortal cultivators were really heartless. This man was so cold-blooded at such a young age.
Just as he was muttering to himself, a sentry came hurriedly to report: "City Lord, there are a few people outside the city, and they seem to want to come into the city, but they are too far away, and we can't hear what they say."
The city lord walked to the edge of the battlement and looked outside the city. As expected, he saw several figures in the distance, but they were so far away that he could only make out their outlines. As for their figures and faces, he could not see them clearly. He threw his sleeves and said without hesitation, "Don't worry about them."
Wanli Zhenggang followed him and glanced at him when he heard the words: "What if they are ordinary civilians? If they stay outside, won't the city lord worry that they will be killed by the mermaids?"
The city lord shook his hand and said, "Master, please don't be fooled. You may not know that the mermaids are extremely cunning and are best at disguising themselves as humans. They first pretended to be humans and sneaked into the city to trick my son out. Now that we have opened the magic circle, a few people suddenly came outside. Who knows if it is a conspiracy of the mermaids?"
Wan Li Zheng said: "Whether it is true or not, you have to ask to know."
The city lord hastily dissuaded him: "Absolutely not. The voices of the mermaids can confuse people. If you talk to them at this time, they might control your mind and shut down the magic circle. That would be disastrous..."
Before he could finish his words, a strange metallic sound suddenly came from the distance, followed by a voice.
"Hello, hello, can anyone in the city hear me? We are tourists who left the city yesterday. We met with the deputy city lord and now we have something to discuss with him. Please let us into the city, thank you."
The voice came from far away, but it was very loud and every word could be heard clearly.
The city lord was stunned for a moment, then horrified, and asked in a panic: "What's going on? Is the magic circle ineffective? Why can their voices be heard?"
In his opinion, those people must have used magic to be able to make the sound so far and still be so loud.
Either way, it was enough to scare him.
The city lord quickly turned to Wanli Zheng and said anxiously: "Master, they must be disguised as mermaids. This terrifying sound must be the magic of the mermaids. Master, please kill them immediately..."
"They are not mermaids." Wanli Zheng interrupted him calmly, "I know them."
The monk had extraordinary eyesight. Even though he was far away, Wanli Zheng could still vaguely make out the outlines of the people on the opposite side. Just now, he felt that two of the figures looked somewhat familiar, but he just couldn't remember what they were at the moment.
The sudden sound woke the dreamer up.
Wan Lizheng was deeply impressed by the loud sound effect. No skills or cultivation were needed, just pure mechanical amplification.
Wasn’t it the loudspeaker that frightened Elder Huan Ruochan to the ground during the Leyou Banquet at Yaoyin Pavilion
As for the person who was speaking, he was even more familiar.
The city lord was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and his expression eased a little, but he was still a little hesitant.
Zhu Changyang and his companions did not know that the person guarding the city wall was no longer Yan Yao, the original defender of the city, but the city lord himself.
After shouting, he saw that there was no response from the city wall. He thought that Yan Yao was being cautious and did not dare to open the city gate easily, so he had to shout again.
The city lord was just hesitating whether to let those people into the city for Wanli Zheng's sake, when he heard another noise coming from outside the city.
"Deputy City Lord, there is a hidden story behind the feud between Langzhu City and the mermaids. It would be a big mistake to start a war rashly. If you don't believe it, we can write down the whole story in a letter, and you can just take the letter in."
The city lord clenched his palms slightly, his expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Master, I'm afraid you have recognized the wrong person. This person is talking nonsense and is simply playing with us like three-year-old children."
Wan Lizheng said: "I'll go take a look."
"No." The city lord hurriedly stopped him, "What if it's a trick of the mermaids..."
"It's okay." Wanli Zheng pushed the city lord away lightly, then pointed with two fingers, unsheathed the sword, leaped up, and flew out of the city on the sword.
Ying Shuangze saw that Zhu Changyang had broadcast two paragraphs in a row, but there was still no response from the city wall. He couldn't help but wonder: "Can people in the city really hear it?"
"It should be fine." Zhu Changyang estimated the distance and muttered, "Could this magic circle have physical defense? If not, I'll try increasing the power..."
Qi Tongchen suddenly said, "Someone is coming."
When they looked up, they saw a long sword flying up from the city wall, and a man riding the sword came over and appeared in front of them in an instant.
Wan Lizheng jumped down from the sword and stood still, clasping his fists towards Zhu Changyang and Jun Shu: "It is indeed you two."
Zhu Changyang was also very surprised. He didn't expect that the Kunlun Immortal Master invited by Langzhu City was actually Wanli Zheng. He remembered that Wanli Zheng was a new disciple who had just joined Kunlun this year, and the master had assigned him such an important task. How strong is his talent
But it's always a good thing to have an acquaintance come. At least it's easier to talk to him. Besides, Wanli Zheng seems to be a good person. He spoke up for them at the Leyou Banquet and helped them once.
He then told Wanli Zheng everything about the blood jade coral, and finally said, "Brother Wanli, you are specially invited by the deputy city lord. The deputy city lord will definitely listen to you. Please help explain it to me."
"That's actually the case." Wan Lizheng's eyes flashed with surprise, his brows slightly furrowed, and he looked towards the city wall, thinking, "But now the deputy city lord is not here, so the city lord is guarding the city."
Zhu Changyang and the others were stunned: "What?"
This change was beyond their expectations. No wonder the guards ignored their calls. If the city lord was the one guarding the city, the negotiation would probably not be possible.
"I'll go back to find the deputy city lord." Wanli Zheng made a hand gesture and the sword flew up, but was immediately blown away by an invisible wall.
Wan Lizheng reacted very quickly, immediately retracted his sword, and said in a deep voice, "The city lord has also stopped me."
Not only that, immediately afterwards, the guards on the city wall began to move, drawing their bows and shooting arrows, and the direction the arrows were pointing was exactly at them.
Qi Tongchen was startled: "What are they doing? Why are they pointing the arrows at you?"
Wanli Zheng was invited by the deputy city lord.
Wan Lizheng was not surprised. He thought about the city lord's words and said, "It seems that the city lord has identified me with you guys."
If he still had doubts about what Zhu Changyang and the others said just now, the city lord's action was a confession.
It seems that the deputy city lord is not ill at all, but is trapped by the city lord.
The others understood what was said and their faces became solemn.
Qi Tongchen said: "This is not easy to handle."
The city lord originally wanted to use the power of Kunlun Immortal Master to massacre the mermaids.
But things developed beyond expectations. Wan Li Zheng actually knew Zhu Changyang and the others, and Zhu Changyang and the others seemed to know the truth of the whole matter.
The city lord must never let the citizens know the truth, otherwise, not to mention the mermaids, the people of Langzhu City will be the first to not let him go.
The city lord reacted very quickly. He decided to go all out and simply labeled Wanli Zheng, Zhu Changyang and the others as accomplices. He said they were all spies sent by the mermaids and asked the guards to kill them all.
Zhu Changyang and his men either did not fight back, or if they did they would immediately be charged with treason.
I have to say, this move is really vicious. In this way, even if Zhu Changyang and others shout to the guards again, those guards may not believe them.
Furthermore, military orders are as heavy as mountains. Even if the guards have doubts, they have no choice but to carry out the city lord's orders.
The purpose of Zhu Changyang and his companions' trip was to avoid such unnecessary deaths and injuries.
Studio:
[Fuck, this city lord is so despicable, he actually wants to kill Chang Yang and the others! ]
[Of course, otherwise would you still be waiting for Chang Yang and the others to expose his true colors? ]
[It's over. Those guards must have listened to the city lord. If they start fighting, there's no way to explain it.]
"What should we do now?" Qi Tongchen asked worriedly, "Do we really have to fight with the guards?"
Wanli Zheng stood with a sword on his back, and said indifferently: "This is the calamity of Langzhu City. Since the calamity cannot be escaped, then this is the only way."
"Why are you so pessimistic? You're even talking about a calamity." Zhu Changyang looked at them disapprovingly. "We may not be able to persuade the guards for a while, but there are more than just guards in this city."
Then he took out a few more loudspeakers from his pocket and said, "Come, join me in mobilizing the power of the masses."
Wanlizheng:
Others: ?
Studio:
[No, how many speakers does Changyang have? ? ]
The author has something to say:
Chang Yang: The little prince of hoarding.
(End of this chapter)