Chapter 240 The Han Family (Third Update)
Half a day later!
On the ground, the Thousand-Handed Centipede slowly landed.
"Finally escaped."
After she was safe, Ning Xinyue patted her chest with lingering fear.
"You're just fishing in troubled waters, and you didn't make any effort at all just now."
Su flicked Ning Xinyue's forehead and said angrily.
"I discovered the secret realm elder in advance, but I didn't do anything."
Ning Xinyue covered her forehead, feeling very aggrieved for herself.
"I didn't expect to provoke the elders. Fortunately, Brother Su, a centipede, is here, otherwise it would not be so easy for us to escape."
Xiao Fengyuan said that he had the experience of successfully escaping from the hands of the elders of the Secret Realm in the past, but just now he was trapped in the blockade of the Zhengdao Sect. If the delay lasted for a long time, more than one elder would appear.
"It's also luck. That elder's flying speed is not very good. If we meet someone who is good at flying, we will have to go head-to-head."
Su Jie took the Thousand-Handed Centipede back into his sleeve, and then he still had to walk. Flying in Tiantian was too conspicuous, and the outside world was the realm of the Righteous Sect, so it was better to be careful.
Fortunately, after leaving the blockade, there will be no more patrolling disciples, which will be convenient next time.
"Where are we now, and how far are we from that Qi Shijian?"
"Let me see."
Su Jie looked at the jade identity tag and was surprised to find that the light spots on the jade tag were getting brighter and flashing much faster, which meant that Qi Shijian was within a few hundred miles of them.
"To the southeast, there are many cities there, but I don't know which city the other party will be in."
Ning Xinyue looked at the map and found that the place where Qi Shijian was located happened to be a densely populated area.
Su Jie took the map and looked at it briefly, but unexpectedly, he saw a somewhat familiar name.
"Wait, Nanyang City?"
Su Jie was shocked to see the name of Nanyang City.
"What's wrong?"
Ning Xinyue didn't understand why Su Jie had such a big reaction.
"Nanyang City, this place is haunted!"
Su Jie's face turned dark as he thought of the frightening night he spent in Nanyang City.
Back in Nanyang City, Su Jie, Dong Hongtian and a group of martial arts people stayed overnight and experienced the scene of a hundred ghosts walking at night.
"Haunted, real or fake?"
Ning Xinyue blinked her big eyes, very curious.
"Why am I lying to you? That city was occupied by the Tianhun Sect. They kept the people in that city captive as a collection place for their own fear materials."
Su Jie briefly talked about what he saw in Nanyang City.
"Tianhun Sect, this Demonic Sect has gone too far."
Xiao Fengyuan's voice deepened. It is said that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and the same applies to the Demon Cultivation Sect.
Except in resource-rich areas, demon cultivator sects rarely get together and avoid each other.
Then again, it is not the Demonic Cultivation Sect's turn to occupy places rich in resources, they are basically the territory of the Righteous Sect.
"Hey, Tianhunmen came here from Jingzhou!"
Ning Xinyue murmured in her heart that she was the one who exchanged the method for making the soul-calling banner with the Tianhun Sect in Jingzhou, but it was difficult to say this in front of Xiao Fengyuan. "We try to avoid this Nanyang City. Our mission is to capture Qi Shijian and escort him back to the sect, not to compete with the Tianhun Sect."
Su Jie said, even if he knew that Tianhun Sect had crossed the border, given the current situation of Guiling Palace, he would not be able to protect himself, and he would not have the ability to defend the territory.
Even if they want to settle accounts with the Tianhun Sect, they have to survive the catastrophe of this sect war.
Xiao Fengyuan was silent for a moment and nodded: "Capturing Qi Shijian is more important, let's put this aside in advance."
The three of them set off again, heading towards the densely populated area ahead.
Two days later!
In the bustling streets of Dongsheng City, there is a wide and flat bluestone pavement in the middle of the road. Bustling crowds are passing back and forth, including many heirs of wealthy families wearing gorgeous clothes.
On both sides of the street, there are many tall shops with a dazzling array of products. The street is crowded with buskers and small vendors, making it a lively and prosperous scene.
At the city gate entrance, Su Jie, Xiao Fengyuan and Ning Xinyue arrived at the city.
"Three copper coins per person to enter the city."
Several soldiers stood idle at the city gate, collecting the city entry tax.
Su Jie threw a few coins over, but looked at the wanted notice posted at the city gate on the other side.
The most wanted notice above was about Su Jie, with a reward of 100,000 spirit stones, enough to drive anyone crazy.
If it weren't for Ning Xinyue's disguise, Su Jie wouldn't have dared to enter the city so arrogantly.
Under the wanted order, there are many other people wanted, most of whom are gangsters and villains, no match for Su Jie.
"Hey, give in, give in."
Suddenly, a group of servants came quickly, pushed the crowd away, and posted a notice at the city gate.
"The Han family is recruiting talented and righteous people. As long as they have real skills, they can directly receive a reward of three hundred taels of silver. If they can solve the Han family's difficulties, they will receive a reward of ten thousand taels of silver."
The servant shouted, which immediately attracted the people nearby to come forward and watch.
Su Jie took a quick look and saw that it was really a recruitment order.
"It turns out to be the Han family. It seems the rumors are true."
"Who dares to go there without risking their lives! I heard that even the Chief of the Sky Patrol died trying to help."
"Anyway, I don't have the ability to take this money."
The people watching were talking a lot. Ning Xinyue was an outgoing person and asked a man dressed as a scholar.
"Master, we just came from out of town, what is the Han family you are talking about?"
The scholar turned his head, not intending to answer, but when he saw Ning Xinyue's appearance, although his appearance had changed, Ning Xinyue's figure and spiritual temperament greatly attracted the scholar.
"That is the high-ranking clan in Dongsheng City. Five hundred years ago, our ancestor Han Chong once led the Frontier Wolf Riders to repel the invading Blood Moon Demon Kingdom outside Tianfeng Pass. They put down the Rebellion of Ten Thousand Nightmares and were founded by the Great Li Dynasty. The emperor respected him as the tiger general of the country, the general of Tiance, and the king of Anzhen. He was once extremely glorious
After Han Chong's death, the Han family gradually declined, but the family was well established, virtuous people came out in large numbers, and their deeds were brilliant. Many of their descendants entered the court and became officials.
Until forty-five years ago, the Han family stood on the wrong side when the throne was replaced and the emperor Yonglong was not happy. He then suppressed and dismissed Han family officials, confiscated the family property, and killed a number of people. This is where it fell. ”
The scholar intended to show off his profound knowledge in front of Ning Xinyue, and slowly told about the affairs of the Han family.
"Recently, strange things have happened to the Han family, and people in the family have been dying suddenly and mysteriously. At first, one person died every day, and after a week, two people died every day. And today, three people die every day in the Han family, not just slaves, maids, etc. , even people from the Han family's branches and main line died. For this reason, the head of the Han family issued a recruitment order to seek help from capable and righteous people. Whoever solves the Han family's affairs will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver."
Having said this, the scholar also pointed to a towering pavilion in the city.
Even from a long distance, you can still see the gorgeous banners hanging on them, inlaid with five-color colored glaze, which are extremely flamboyant in the city.
"Look, that's the mansion where the Han family is."
Sorry, it’s a little slow. There are only three updates today. I’ll make up for it tomorrow!
(End of chapter)