Chapter 69: Vainly She Died Beneath It, Imprisoned She Is Within It
Bai Bai had lived for tens of thousands of years and naturally understood what these young women were about to face, so he entered dreams, swallowed dreams, and left a seed of guidance in the hearts of these young women.
If this experience had no impact on her, then this seed would not take root and sprout. If this experience had a great impact on her, then she would gradually forget this experience and be able to look at it more positively.
The people of the Ao Tian Sect would naturally not tell their families about their past, but for them, it would ultimately be a knot in their hearts.
After doing all this, Bai Bai paced back to Ming Zhaoshuang’s side and disappeared into the mountain forest.
As soon as he disappeared, Xiao Bai opened his eyes and poked his head out from Ming Zhaoshuang’s wrist.
Ming Zhaoshuang slept restlessly, with one hand raised beside her head. As he looked, he could see Ming Zhaoshuang’s clear and snow-like face.
It seemed as if his movement had startled Ming Zhaoshuang, and she rolled over, her arm getting even closer to her face.
“Xiao Bai, today… I killed so many people.”
She murmured in a low voice.
Xiao Bai rubbed her face and, seeing her furrowed brows, said in a low voice, “It’s alright, they deserved to die.”
It was unknown whether Ming Zhaoshuang could hear him, but her brows did not unfurrow all night.
The next morning, Ming Zhaoshuang and the others organized the young women to go down the mountain. The mountain was rugged, and without spells, it would take a whole day. Especially since many paths were along precipices and cliffs; if Ming Zhaoshuang and the others hadn’t used sword control to bring the young women down, they might have died there.
They reached the foot of Shuangyu Mountain by evening, and after Ming Zhaoshuang and the others handed the young women over to the Peak Master of Xiu Tian Peak, they swaggered into the Wangyin Inn.
When the innkeeper looked at these people again, his previously timid gaze had turned to hatred.
“Guards! The scoundrels who harmed the Young City Lord a few days ago have been found!
The innkeeper shouted loudly, “Come quickly! Arrest them!”
A few days ago, these people checked into the inn and had a conflict with the Young City Lord. The next day, these people left the inn, and the Young City Lord not only had two ribs broken but also had his genitals severed.
The City Lord was furious and put out a city-wide warrant for these seven people. Especially his inn, which was surrounded by cultivators, inside and out, tightly sealed, just waiting for this group to return.
As expected, these people returned a few days later.
This time, the innkeeper was full of confidence. He knew that not only were there more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators around their inn, but the inn itself was also a powerful formation!
It was set up by the foremost Formation Master of Kun City. If these people’s cultivation was not at the Golden Core Stage, they would be greatly suppressed!
The innkeeper said, “You are all surrounded! In at most one breath’s time, the City Lord will arrive. He is a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator! Why don’t you surrender quickly!”
Hearing this, Fei Changxiu and the others chuckled, as if they had heard an incredible joke.
Ming Zhaoshuang didn’t laugh but turned to ask Shen Liqian, “Qianqian, have you found out?”
Shen Liqian nodded.
Ming Zhaoshuang curled her lips and sneered, “As expected. I was wondering why a perfectly good inn was called Wangyin. It turns out ‘Wang’ means ‘woman dies beneath it,’ and ‘Yin’ means ‘woman imprisoned within.'”
Saying this, Ming Zhaoshuang slashed the table in front of her in half with a sword.
When they first stepped into the Wangyin Inn, they felt it was strange. The name was strange, the interior was strange, and the strangest thing was that it was a mortal inn, yet it was built with spirit tiles and even had a small formation. It was airtight and extremely dim, looking less like an inn and more like a prison.
For such a large inn to be operated like this in a border town like Qian City without losing money was truly odd.
It turned out it was just wearing the guise of an inn while engaging in the business of kidnapping women!
When Ming Zhaoshuang saw through its true nature, the innkeeper shivered and said,
“You, you don’t talk nonsense… We do legitimate business! Attack! Attack!”
Saying this, he looked at the seventeen Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators who had gathered.
“Senior Brother Fei, we’ll leave this to you. Qianqian and I will go rescue those women imprisoned here first.”
Ming Zhaoshuang turned and said to Fei Changxiu and the others.
With that, she cleared the way with her sword and entered the inner chambers with Shen Liqian.
The innkeeper shouted angrily, “Hurry up and stop them! Don’t you know our inn is protected by the Young City Lord!”
The seventeen Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators swallowed their saliva, thinking that Ming Zhaoshuang’s sword strike just now didn’t seem like something they could stop, so they had all subconsciously made way.
When they reacted this time, they saw the remaining few standing loosely in place, seemingly not taking them seriously at all.
Fei Changxiu said lazily, “I am Fei Changxiu, the Chief Senior Disciple of Xiu Tian Peak, Ao Tian Sect. Please impart your wisdom.”
“I am Ming Chenxing, the Chief Senior Disciple of the Ming Family. Please impart your wisdom.”
“I am Ji Qi, the Second Disciple of Ding Tian Peak, Ao Tian Sect. Please impart your wisdom.”
“I am He Jiusi, the Second Disciple of Xiu Tian Peak, Ao Tian Sect. Please impart your wisdom.”
“I am He Qingqing, the Senior Sister of Yu Tian Peak, Ao Tian Sect. Please impart your wisdom.”
As soon as the words fell, swords were drawn.
Spiritual flows of cyan-white, golden yellow, fiery red, and brownish-yellow gushed out, instantly sweeping through the entire inn.
What’s there to ask for guidance on!
There was only one mid-stage Golden Core cultivator among them; the rest were all late-stage Golden Core cultivators. Even their City Lord would have to fight obediently if he came.
The dozen or so Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators looked at each other, and finally, coincidentally, they all scurried away.
It was a joke. They were only after the spirit stones of the Qian City Lord, not the ghost stones of the Underworld.
A person couldn’t risk their life for spirit stones.
The remaining three or four cultivators reacted more slowly.
But after seeing the backs of their companions leaving, they all bolted away swiftly!
Fei Changxiu smiled at the innkeeper and lightly tapped the innkeeper’s head with his spirit sword:
“Who are you shouting at? Show some respect in front of your Grandpa Pei.”
The innkeeper was already trembling with fear and was now completely helpless.
“Ao… Ao Tian Sect…”
His eyes were wide open, but his pupils shrank drastically due to fear: “This is… the territory of Lingxiao Sect…”
“Lingxiao Sect will not let you go if you act like this!”
“Oh, you’ve peed yourself,”
Fei Changxiu frowned in disgust and said, “And you’re still spewing threats at us.”
“Today, I’ll tell you, if Lingxiao Sect does not act and makes life difficult for all living beings, then our Ao Tian Sect will act on behalf of heaven and fight Lingxiao Sect to the death!”
From the moment they saw Wei Jiao,
From the moment they learned of Qin Zhi’s plight,
From the moment they personally witnessed the suffering of those women,
The blood of Shuangyu Village could not wash away the sins of the villagers. The great fire of Shuangyu Mountain could not dry the tears of the young women. To completely eradicate such phenomena,
The Ao Tian Sect had only one choice: to fight for all living beings, to fight for the sect, and to fight Lingxiao Sect to the death!
