Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 231 A City

The three of them settled down and found that they were in a city.In front of him was a tavern, with two red lanterns hanging outside, vermilion railings, and green bamboo windows, it looked ordinary, nothing special.

The streets are not busy, but very lively.

Passers-by come and go, or hurry, or walk lightly, or talk and laugh happily.People have different expressions, each busy with their own work, but the three of them are busy in a daze.

At this moment, the three of them stood on the bustling street, looking at the bustling scene in the city, their eyes full of surprise and guard.

Jiang Ling frowned and said, "This place is very evil."

"Where is the evil door?" Niu Zhu asked.

Jiang Ling said: "I can't tell where the evil door is, but it is the most evil place."

Su Ji felt familiar here, but he couldn't tell when he came here.This made him feel more and more uneasy.As far as he knew, the hardest part of illusion was to transform living people. It was unheard of to transform a city of living people like this.It is absolutely impossible to do it with a defensive disciple.

At this time, he suddenly tilted his body, and a passing drunk accidentally bumped into him.

Watching the back of the drunk man leaving, Su Ji saw that he took out a flat flagon from his arms, poured the wine in the flagon down his throat, coughed a few times, and then walked forward.

The feeling of the impact just now was extremely real, and there was still a warm touch like a living person on the shoulder. Su Ji felt that all the people who passed by seemed to be alive.He stretched out his hand to test, all the flowers and plants in the city, passers-by, domestic animals, everything is real...

Su Ji originally thought that the teaching of the Twelve Spirit Terraces would only take place on the mountain, but who would have thought that he would come to a real city?Compared with the empty mountain before, it is difficult for the defenders to notice even if they pass by.

Niu Zhu whispered: "Senior Sister, do you have a magic mirror or something to see if these people are bad people? If not, let's ask where they are?"

"You don't need a demon mirror, this is enough." Jiang Ling casually grabbed a passing peddler, took out a gold shell, and said, "This is for you."

The small vendor stood stunned and did not dare to pick it up.

"Where is this place?"

The small vendor realized that she was asking for directions, tentatively reached out to take Jin Bei, and replied, "This is the capital of the Wei Kingdom, Chaoge. More than 200 years ago, this was the capital of the Shang Dynasty."

Chaoge?

Su Ji's face changed suddenly, and he rushed into the tavern in front of him!Looking around in astonishment, he remembered that on his 16th birthday, a group of ruffians celebrated his birthday in this tavern.At that time, Hua Tuan was also among them, and sent a sword that could not be drawn.

That year was exactly 250 years since King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang and Jiang Taigong became a god.Su Ji clearly remembered that that winter, Chaoge's cold Xiemen, and even the hundred-year-old moat outside the city were covered with a thick layer of solid ice.

Although winter has turned into spring, the tavern is still the same tavern, but the decoration has been completely changed, and the tavern owner has a new face.

Niu Zhu walked into the tavern and asked, "Second Junior Brother, is this your hometown?"

Su Ji came back to his senses and nodded silently.

After being away for several years and returning to his hometown, Su Ji couldn't help feeling a sharp pain in his heart.It's easy for him to give up his previous wealth and status, but those memories that are more bitter than sweet are like heavy shackles that he can never shake off.

Jiang Ling also came over and said, "We were sent here by that copper plate, it seems to be an illusion again."

"No, this is not an illusion." Su Ji said sadly.

Jiang Ling said, "How do you know?"

Su Ji explained: "Usually people who have illusions don't think that they have illusions, just like dreamers who clearly feel that the dream is strange, but they don't realize that they are dreaming."

Niu Zhu said: "But sometimes, I know I'm dreaming, but I just can't wake up."

Su Ji said: "People with advanced morality will be aware of illusions. However, since the second senior brother suspects that he has illusions, it means that it is not illusions now."

Niu Zhu scratched his head, not quite understanding what he meant.

"The third child wants to say that you are low-minded, so it is impossible to detect the illusion." Jiang Ling touched Su Ji with his elbow, "Just point it out, why beat around the bush?"

While the three of them were chatting, the waiter came over and shouted, "Don't stand in the doorway! Do you want to drink or stay at the hotel?"

Jiang Ling took out a handful of golden shells and sprinkled them on the ledger.

Jin Bei's light was reflected in his eyes, and the waiter happily exchanged glances with the hotel owner.

Jiang Ling said: "Xiaoer, drive away all the drinkers. Today, I'm here for the girls!"

Seeing the hotel owner nodded, the waiter immediately followed suit.

Immediately afterwards, the drinkers were pushed out of the room money and walked out of the gate complaining one by one.

After a cup of tea, there were only three drinkers left in the whole tavern.

Su Ji couldn't help sighing that money is the best mirror for demons, no matter bad guys, villains, or hypocrites, they will show their true colors in front of it.Many people are easily bought by money, and not a minority, and the hotel owners here are obviously such people.

Jiang Ling read the dishes on the wooden sign behind the counter from beginning to end, and he had finished ordering.When the dishes were served, there were three full tables.

The food on the mountain was light, and the three of them hadn't had a good meal for a long time since their master passed away.

Before moving his chopsticks to eat, Niu Zhu asked: "Senior sister, where did you get so much money?"

Jiang Ling said while eating the vegetables: "Money is something that circulates in the world. There are many ways to make money, and the fastest way is robbery."

"Jie dart?" Niu Zhu said in astonishment, "Are you a grand robber? Or a gangster?"

"What's the difference?" Jiang Ling poured himself a glass of wine, "How do you think heroes who roam the rivers and lakes get their money? You only know their chivalrous and upright side, but you don't know that they steal people behind their backs Money, the murderous side!"

After all, Jiang Ling and Su Ji started drinking back and forth.

Niu Zhu never drank alcohol, he just watched the two of them mingling with each other, and watched the empty wine jars piled up on the table one after another.

Seeing that the two of them were getting drunk, Niu Zhu asked: "Don't patronize drinking, what about breaking the formation?"

"Breaking the formation?" Jiang Ling collected himself and said drunkenly, "Third brother, we seem to be breaking through the formation now. Is there such a thing?"

"...Yes." Su Ji said in a daze.

Niu Zhu anxiously said: "What should we do next? Should we just sit and wait for death?"

Jiang Ling put down his wine glass and waved lightly.

The waiter immediately put down what he was busy with and ran over to say hello: "Three guest officers, what are your orders?"

Jiang Ling put his arms around the waiter's neck and said, "Let me ask you, has anything strange happened in Chaoge City recently?"

"Strange thing?" The waiter lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head to look at the three people in front of him, saw them wearing snow-white Taoist uniforms, and said pleasantly, "Aren't the three of you here to help catch the demon?"

Catch a monster?
The three of them looked at each other with doubts on their faces.

The waiter said: "Another evil incident happened in the Wang family recently."

Jiang Ling said, "Why did you say 'again'?"

The shop waiter said: "The Wang family's evil sect has never stopped since more than ten years ago."

Su Ji's complexion changed, and he hurriedly asked: "The Wang family you are talking about, but the tea merchant Chaoge's surname is Wang, the King of Chali?"

"Exactly! The Wang family has invited more than 30 demon-subduing mages, and it is said that they were all torn apart by the monster!"

The three of them looked at each other, their expressions suddenly becoming solemn.

"What kind of monster is that?" Su Ji asked.

The waiter replied: "I haven't seen it before, I heard that the monster is as tall as a teenager, with white hair all over, and a long mouth, like a wolf!"

White wolf?

Wang family?

Thinking of this, Su Ji slowly widened his eyes, and instantly woke up seven points from the drunkenness!

(End of this chapter)