There are bandits in Zhongshan

"Damn, why so fast!" Ruoye kicked away a dead branch as if venting her anger. If she could, she would like to level the hill under her feet.

She chased that white shadow for several days, but unexpectedly the other party was moving very fast, she had to spend a lot of effort to keep up, but she lost it around here, and she didn't find the other party's trace after walking around for a long time. Just as she was hesitating whether to turn back to Suo Xingyuan, she suddenly noticed the aura of monks nearby. She immediately hid herself and went there, and soon arrived at the place where the monks were.

A man in a blue-gray robe stood opposite a dozen monks. Among the dozen or so monks, one was at the Nascent Soul stage, and the rest were at the Golden Core Stage.

Ruoye felt that the man looked familiar at just one glance, and when he took a closer look, he was immediately shocked.When she was in Yanke, she lived in Tianyizong's villa for many days, and she recognized the man as Cheng Xun.

I haven't seen him for several months, why is he here?She wondered, and thought that Tian Yizong once helped Ayun, and now that Cheng Xun was in trouble, she couldn't sit idly by. Seeing that Cheng Xun was at a disadvantage, she wanted to save him, but she hadn't had time to do it , I caught a glimpse of a few streamers coming here in the distance.

It seems to be some other monks, but all of them have expressionless faces and strange breaths. They do look like monks, but they don't look like living people.

How strange, Ruoye withdrew his hand in doubt, wanting to see what was going on, and saw the latest group of people attacking with lightning speed, the monks opposite Cheng Xun hadn't reacted, and most of them were slaughtered. Ruoye was secretly startled, she went to see Cheng Xun again, only to find that Cheng Xun was also surprised, as if he didn't know anything about it.

At this moment, those cultivators finally came to their senses and fought with the few who came later.Seeing this scene, Cheng Xun hesitated for a moment, then used a small teleportation array to escape from the battle circle.Ruoye wanted to stop him, but it was a step too late, so he continued to look at the group of people fighting.

For a while, spells and talismans flew, and people screamed and fell to the ground from time to time. After a while, Ruoye realized why she felt weird before.

Even if those few people were cast with extremely powerful magic spells, their expressions would not change the slightest bit. Even if their arms were cut off, the rest of them would still attack without mercy.Ruoye suddenly thought of Changli, she didn't have much contact with Changli, and in the impression that he was always expressionless, like a statue.

At least she can talk - Ruoye murmured.

The dozen or so monks who had just arrived were wiped out one by one without mercy. After a while, the scuffle came to an end. There were only three monks left after that. left.Ruoye walked out of the hiding place, picked up a piece of wreckage from the ground, looked at the traces carefully carved on the edge of the wreckage, and the guess in his heart was confirmed.

Those are not people, but puppets.

A plump figure immediately appeared in her mind, and she wondered, "Is Li Langxuan here too?"

What exactly is going on?

First, Cheng Xun was besieged, and then the murderous puppet that was obviously created by Li Langxuan. Ruoye wondered if he should go to Cheng Xun nearby to ask, but at this moment, he caught a glimpse of a scarlet red passing by in the distance.

It was the person she had been following for days.

"Smelly tit, stop there, I must pluck your hair off!" She immediately forgot about all these things, and chased after the red one.

I saw the chickadee flapping its wings deftly, and sank into the dense woods in a few strokes.

Ruoye walked forward following the faint demonic aura, and the tall tower in the distance was silhouetted from behind the clouds, which became more and more clear to her eyes.

The Liuhe Pagoda is actually far from the town, but because it is built on the mountain, the top of the pagoda can be seen across a town.

Zhong Mingzhu stood under the steps, looking up from her perspective, the dark pagoda seemed to be built in the sky, with the blue sky behind it, and only a shallow line connected to the ground.

There are people coming and going, noisy, too many people want to go to the pagoda to pray for blessings. After hundreds of years, the originally flat bluestone steps have been trampled with bumps and holes. You can clearly feel the unevenness of the steps through the soles of your shoes, but these are not It will have any impact on the interest of the tourists. Whether they are going or returning, everyone is in high spirits, as if they really got good luck from the tower.

She looked around, frowned, and then flicked her fingers hidden under her sleeves, a few talismans slipped out from the sleeves, and fell lightly to the ground, with a glimmer of light, the aura penetrated into the ground.

The next moment, there was a noise at the blessing place at the end of the steps, causing the nearby pedestrians to stop. Soon, someone ran down in a panic, screaming: "Run! Run!"

"Why run?" Someone asked in a daze.

"Back, in the woods behind..." The person who ran down first was pale, out of breath, and paused after saying a few words, "Run, run out a bear!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more people ran over, all of them running for their lives in a panic. At the same time, there was a roar from a distance, and several people stepped on the air and rolled away in fright after hearing the sound Come down and bump into each other hard.

Zhong Mingzhu pointed silently, and cast a spell to protect those people, so as not to cause too much trouble after they were injured, and then hid sideways behind the stone statue, and when all the travelers in the vicinity had escaped, she faced the only way to The road of Liuhe Pagoda was lightly drawn with a few strokes, and an enchantment that was enough to confuse mortals for a short time to make them turn back was opened, and then went straight up with the sword and flew to the top of the mountain.

When she was tidying up Changli's skirt, she drew a few lines on the cloth seemingly at random, but actually left a mark. After she got away, she could follow the mark and find Changli immediately. After a while, she couldn't perceive the imprint.

Changli's cultivation level in talisman is still relatively low, so he might not be able to see through it, and even if he could see through, there is no reason to destroy it. At most, he would ask "Where did you learn such a profound talisman?"

The disappearance of the mark must be because Changli was trapped by some enchantment array, and the enchantment that trapped her was near the Liuhe Pagoda.

There is a square square in front of the pagoda, with an incense burner in the middle, behind the incense burner is a clock as tall as a person, and on both sides are places for asking for lots. Because of the illusion she created just now, even the peddlers who peddled peace here escaped, and the clock Mingzhu jumped off the flying sword, turned around, and suddenly heard something from the nearby hut, followed by the sound of a sharp blade piercing the air, and there was a monk hiding there.

Hearing a ding, the sharp weapon of the sneak attack was blocked by Zhu Mingtiege, Zhong Mingzhu sneered, and with a turn of his hand, the sharp weapon turned in the same direction and flew back, the next moment there was a scream, she threw I dragged that person out, and found that he was wearing the clothes of a mortal monk, who looked like the abbot of the Liuhe Pagoda, but judging from his aura, this person was a Qi Refining Cultivator, and he immediately showed panic after being caught by Zhong Mingzhu With a look on his face, he said repeatedly: "I don't know anything, I don't know anything."

"Know what?" Zhong Mingzhu looked at him coldly, and was about to ask a question, but as soon as the words fell, she felt that the other party's body froze, his expression seemed to be frozen, and he kept his eyes wide open. His expression gradually dimmed.

he died.

Zhong Mingzhu let out a "tsk" and threw the man to the ground. After looking around for a while, he suddenly remembered something, and pointed his finger to the man's forehead, wanting to see if there would be any clues left on the body.

"It's a good thing that people in the qi refining period won't turn into dust after they die." She complained, and then, as if she had discovered something, she looked terrified, grabbed the man's hand and pushed the sleeve away, looking After finishing one hand, she looked at the other hand, and on the other hand, she found what she was looking for.

I saw a thin red spot on the man's wrist, like the bright red that overflowed after being pricked by a needle. It was so small that it was easy to miss if you didn't look carefully.

"It really lingers..." Zhong Mingzhu lowered his face, and gently read a person's name.

Her voice was very soft, but it exuded a bone-chilling coldness.

Since this is the case, there must be something tricky hidden in the tower. She left the corpse and walked towards the tower step by step.

Although the Foundation Establishment cultivator is shallow, it is no problem to see the situation behind the wall through a wall, but Zhong Mingzhu can't see what is inside the tower.

There must be an enchantment, but if there is an enchantment, why can't the outside world perceive the slightest spiritual power.With her current skill, it's understandable that she couldn't detect it, but the other three people who came with her were all Nascent Soul cultivators, and they were so close, it is reasonable to be unaware of it, and they don't know what is hidden in this tower Mystery.

She stopped in front of the main entrance, looked back at the town, and thought: The people living in that town are indeed mortals, could it be that they are used as a cover?

A few thoughts passed by in a flash, but they were not all vague speculations. The more she thought about it, the more doubtful she felt in her mind. In the end, she could only shake her head irritably, put aside distracting thoughts, and concentrate on

The front door was locked, or rather, looked locked.

The big brass lock on the doorknob was only used to fool ordinary people. After Zhong Mingzhu smashed the lock, the blindfold was no longer effective. The color in the middle of the two doors gradually faded, revealing the things hidden inside. It is a stone slab embedded in the door, sealing the door tightly.

This is some kind of spiritual formation, and there are only two ways to open the door, one is to crack the spiritual formation, and the other is——

"I don't have that much time." Zhong Mingzhu sneered, and patted a talisman on it.Of course, she didn't forget to draw a few defensive talismans to open the barrier outside, so as not to end up with a big mess.

Just hearing a bang, the stone slab was instantly torn apart.The two doors were unscathed, only moved slightly, and a crack appeared in the place that was originally tightly sealed.

The next moment, Zhong Mingzhu showed an expression of disbelief.

From that small gap, spiritual power surged out, and a huge spiritual power was actually locked in the tower.

She stepped forward and pushed open the door, and the light and dark runes came into view at once.

Liuhe Pagoda has seven floors from the outside, but the inside is empty, with no stairs or any decorations. She noticed that there are eight walls inside the tower. into the top of the tower.

There is a dark thing floating on the top of the tower, which looks like an octagonal mirror, but the mirror surface is darker than the surrounding walls, and the spiritual power disappears without a trace after being submerged in it, and it seems to be completely swallowed, a little light None left.

Such a huge spiritual power, what is it used to seal it?

Zhong Mingzhu took a step into the door cautiously, and took the second step after confirming that there was nothing abnormal. After stepping like this until her whole body entered the tower, she looked around cautiously, and then she relaxed a little. She breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to move on, but stopped after a few steps. She looked back at the door, hesitated for a while, and then returned to the door.

"There's not much left, I hope it won't be wasted." She pulled out three talismans regretfully, and dropped them on the ground with a wave of her hand. In an instant, the spirit pattern on the ground flashed, and a circle appeared faintly. The rune array, but soon, the spirit pattern disappeared, and it seemed that there was nothing there.

Afterwards, she quickly stepped into the center of the tower, and noticed that the wall was not empty, but densely carved with inscriptions. She approached one side, wanting to see what was engraved on it. Suddenly, she seemed to feel Seeing something, she suddenly ran to the wall on the far side.

Almost at the same time, a sword light brushed against her vest. If she moved a little slower, she would be split in two by the sword light.

The blue clothes appeared outside the door, the man held an ordinary iron sword in his hand, pointed at the tower and said in a deep voice: "Come out."

From Zhong Mingzhu's perspective, she couldn't see who was coming. She still clung to the wall on the farthest side, and said with a smile, "If you tell me to go out, I'll go out. Isn't it too embarrassing, at least add a 'please' The words are right."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused the anger of the man.

"Trespassing the forbidden area, I'm going to kill you today!" He stepped forward, and then the scowl on his face turned into shock, "What did you do?"

I saw the spirit patterns sprang out from the bottom of his feet, and immediately entangled him, making it difficult for him to move.

"What? I didn't do anything." Zhong Mingzhu walked out of the hiding place, pretending to be innocent with his eyes wide open, and spread his hands, as if he really didn't know anything.Before he finished speaking, the spirit pattern that entangled the man emitted a dazzling light, covering his whole body, and when the light faded, there was no one there anymore.

"It's finally clean." She sighed lightly, and rubbed her vest with her hands. She always felt that there was still a severe chill there, so she sighed again, "It's a powerful guy."

She set up a teleportation array, with a range farther than the small teleportation array. When she entered, she saw that there was no cover in the tower, and thought that if someone chased her in, she would be dead, so she set a trap at the entrance.

Since the spiritual power in the tower is tightly locked, even people whose cultivation level is much higher than hers, the spiritual power cannot penetrate the wall. If they want to enter the tower, they must go through the main entrance. As she expected, It wasn't long before she broke in that someone was looking for her.

This also made her more certain that Changli's disappearance was related to this tower.

She turned around and looked at the wall again, only to see the first symbol clearly, and immediately showed a shocked expression, she followed the symbols all the way up, and her eyes fell on the black mirror at the top again.

"How is this possible..." She murmured, the confusion in her eyes became more and more intense, she settled down, drew out the flying sword and looked at the mirror carefully, and suddenly realized that someone was approaching again.

It wasn't someone she knew. If it was, they should have started yelling after a long distance, but that person didn't say a word, and walked very slowly, seeming quite cautious.

She didn't hide her whereabouts like the man in the blue shirt before, but judging from the aura that Zhong Mingzhu could perceive, that man's strength was no less than that of the man before.

There is nothing in this tower, she has no way to hide at all, even if she hides, the other party can easily find her.

This is how to do?

A little anxiety appeared on her face, and she couldn't help saying in her heart: If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't be nosy.But where did the "if" come from in the world, since she had nothing else to defend herself, she could only stand there and wait for the opponent to approach step by step, while quickly thinking about how to deal with it.

Before she could figure it out, a familiar voice floated over.

"why is it you again?"