The entire space seemed to be still for a moment. Regardless of whether it was the upper city or the lower city, everyone subconsciously held their breaths.
Then, the giant beast raised its leg.
A tiny black shadow scuttled out from the ground and blocked the giant beast's path again.
Everyone was in an uproar!
The soldiers on the wall of the upper city smashed the butt of their spears into the ground.
"Might!"
"Might!"
"Might!"
It was the invincible God of War, the commander of the Monument Army, Zheng Chaoyang!
The elite cultivators who rushed into the Lower 27 Cities also quickly found out the problem during the gap he had created.
Battles suddenly broke out in various parts of the city.
Looking up, they saw black smoke rising in spirals from many places in the lower city. Every spot of black smoke represented the power of a curse.
In terms of scale, the power of the curse represented by the black smoke was not strong, but there were hundreds of them!
If every place represented an existence that was filled with hatred and resentment like the white-haired old woman, then this city ….
Jiang Wang could not help but think, as the wet nurse of the crying woman in the courtyard, why did the white-haired old woman have such a bone-deep hatred?
These powers, these poisons, and these curses, on their own, were not terrifying. Any cultivator in the Heavenly Cycle Realm could destroy it alone. But once it was gathered with a secret technique, it was enough to provoke the giant tortoise's ferocity.
And once the power of the curse was destroyed, the giant tortoise with the bloodline of Baxia was instantly appeased and returned to its original state.
But the upper city did not calm down.
"The City Lord of the twenty-seventh city, Yin Guan, did not govern well and even used sinister means to influence the sacred beast. He is punished to be swallowed by the sacred beast to atone for his crimes! "
The voice was silent for a moment before it suddenly shouted.
"Damn it! Go find him! "
Obviously, what happened today was the scheme of the lower city's City Lord called Yin Guan. And he escaped when the main forces of You Country were all present!
Following the order of the capital city, the cultivators scattered in the lower city did not return. Instead, more elite cultivators rushed down the capital city.
The important person in the upper city who gave the order clearly believed that Yin Guan was still in the twenty-seventh city and was determined to seal this place. Then, they checked inch by inch to find the person.
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"Cousin!"
Jiang Wang suddenly heard a sobbing sound. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the woman who had been crying and lighting the cursed paper figurine in the courtyard.
She stood on the long street, her face ashen. Her beautiful face was full of tears.
Jiang Wang had deliberately alarmed her family before because he wanted her family to control her so that she wouldn't cause any more trouble.
But he never thought that after going around in circles, he would still be able to bump into her on the street.
What a coincidence!
Moreover, her cousin was actually Yin Guan, the one who had caused such a huge commotion. It was the City Lord of the twenty-seventh city!
Jiang Wang felt a headache coming on. He quietly turned around and used the crowd to cover himself.
He, Yu Youguo, was just a passer-by. He didn't want to get involved in such a big trouble.
"Beauty, what were you shouting just now?"
Right at this moment, a man dressed completely different from the cultivators of the Monument Army stood before the woman called Mu Qing with a smile on his face.
Although the woman was too sad and was a little muddle-headed, she wasn't stupid.
Seeing that this person didn't seem kind, she immediately turned around and walked away.
She hurriedly explained, "No, nothing."
"Hey!" That man's face wasn't ugly, but it was a little oily and pink. He wore a white Confucian robe and chuckled. "If it's nothing, then why are you running?"
As he spoke, he gently reached out and grabbed the woman's wrist without making any movements.
"Let go of me!" The woman struggled with all her might but couldn't break free. She coldly reprimanded, "I'm from the Su family of the city's governor!"
It was different from the political system of the Zhuang Country. In the You Country, the City Lord was changed once every half a year. Only the most outstanding person in a city was qualified to become the City Lord of a lower city. He would be in charge for half a year.
But because the time was too short, there were actually families in the lower city that specialized in handling secular affairs. Those were the true core families of the lower city.
The Su family that Su Muqing was from was the governor family of the twenty-seventh city.
Of course, their power wasn't overwhelming. The truly important matters still needed to be decided in the city.
The Sacred Guardian Beast regularly patrolled the borders of the country, allowing the city on its back to have deep control over the entire country.
In the semi-annual assessment, if the City Lord performed well, he would be qualified to enter the upper city to cultivate as a reward. If his performance wasn't up to standard, he would be devoured by the Sacred Guardian Beast as a punishment.
Su Muqing's cousin, Yin Guan, was such a City Lord.
"Hahahaha, governor family?" The pink-faced man laughed and pulled her to turn around. "Then it's easier to talk to them!"
"Stop right there!"
Although Jiang Wang was hiding in the crowd, he had been paying attention to what was happening here.
The person who stopped them wasn't him, but that despicable Xu Xiangqian whom he had met once before.
His extremely high forehead was very eye-catching.
"In broad daylight, the world is clear and bright! What are you trying to do by pulling my cousin away? "He questioned angrily.
Originally, the pink-faced man's abduction on the streets had already made the passersby unhappy. But because he was a cultivator in the upper city on a mission, they were worried that Su Muqing was indeed involved in today's incident and didn't dare to stand out.
Now that Xu Xiangqian stood out, the passersby turned sideways and surrounded them.
Seeing this, the pink-faced man showed no fear. Instead, his eyes were filled with contempt.
"Your cousin?" He turned around and looked at Xu Xiangqian, smiling. "What's your name? What's her name? Where does she live? How old is she? Tell me now. If you say anything wrong, I'll kill you! "
Su Muqing wanted to speak, but her chin was gripped by the pink-faced man, preventing her from speaking.
As he spoke, some of the cultivators in the upper city rudely squeezed through the crowd and surrounded Xu Xiangqian.
Only the cultivators in the Monument Army's uniform were still carrying out their mission meticulously and searching around.
Xu Xiangqian was stunned. He did stand up for her out of kindness, but it was impossible for him to truly understand Su Muqing's situation. Naturally, he couldn't answer the pink-faced man's question.
"Did everyone see that? He actually lied when I'm carrying out my mission. I wonder if he has anything to do with those heretics? " The pink-faced man laughed and turned to look at Xu Xiangqian. "I can capture you right now and lock you up for eight to ten years. Do you believe me?"
"Come at me!" Xu Xiangqian didn't look like a scholar either. He rolled up his sleeves. "If I'm afraid of you, I'm not your grandfather!"
"I hope you can continue to be so stubborn." The pink-faced man's smile disappeared. He said coldly, "This person is suspected to be related to the traitor Yin Guan. Take him down!"
Amidst the chaos, a clear voice suddenly shouted, "Hold on!"
A handsome young man with white hair squeezed out of the crowd.
"Her name is Su Muqing. She lives on the street behind you. Turn left at the end and turn right. She lives in the innermost and largest house! As for her age, I can't tell you because a woman's age is a secret. You don't deserve to know. "
"I'll testify that Su Muqing was calling Xu Xiangqian cousin! What else do you want to ask? "
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PS: There was an earthquake just now, but it didn't affect me from updating!
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