Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 385 Why are you looking at Nezha?

Upon seeing their senior brother Lü Yue perish, Chen Geng and Li Ping were terrified and turned to flee. They were afraid that if they were too slow, they would have to chase after their senior brother.

"It's too late to escape now. You can only blame yourselves for helping the plague god Lü Yue and setting up such an evil formation."

As he spoke, Yang Jian opened his Heavenly Eyes, and two beams of divine light shot out, freezing the two of them in place.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nezha threw out his Universe Ring, smashing Chen Geng's brains into pieces. Ao Bing swung his halberd, cleaving Li Ping in two.

With the mastermind's execution, the Plague Formation began to collapse. The wails of ten thousand ghosts echoed from the black mist, and countless phantoms of plague gods scattered and fled.

The Holy Mother of Fire offered the white lotus high into the sky, its petals blooming like a celestial canopy, and purifying light poured down, completely eliminating the remaining plague.

As the last wisp of black mist dissipated, the walls of Xiqi finally saw the light of day again.

"Siege the city."

Seeing that the opportunity was too good to miss, Zhang Guifang immediately led his troops in a charge. Twenty thousand elite soldiers surged toward the gates of Xiqi like a tidal wave, and siege ladders were immediately erected on the city walls.

Seeing that Zhang Guifang was actually leading a large army to attack the city, Jiang Ziya dared not be negligent in the slightest. He immediately commanded the Xiqi army to do everything in their power to resist Zhang Guifang's attack.

Meanwhile, Han Dulong and Xue Ehu were not idle either. They both used their bean-scattering-to-soldier-soldiers technique to summon countless golden-armored warriors.

With the addition of the golden-armored warriors, the Xiqi army, which had been completely demoralized, suddenly regained its spirits. They actually managed to pin Zhang Guifang's army down beneath the city walls.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zhang Guifang did not continue the assault. Instead, he directly ordered a full retreat, ceasing the attack on Xiqi.

This made Jiang Ziya breathe a sigh of relief, and he didn't forget to cast grateful glances at Han Dulong and Xue Ehu.

After all, if it weren't for this trick of turning beans into soldiers, Xiqi City would probably have fallen to Zhang Guifang.

After Zhang Guifang ceased the siege, he did not order his army to retreat to Jinji Ridge. Instead, he began to re-establish camps at the original Shang army camp outside Xiqi City.

At the same time, Marquis Chonghou Hu of the North had already led the remaining army to break camp on Jinji Ridge and head towards Xiqi City.

When the Taoist disciples saw that the Plague Formation had been broken, the weight that had been hanging over their hearts finally lifted.

However, at this moment, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit gritted her teeth and said, "That damned Daoist Ran Deng turned around and ran away when he saw that things were not going well. He is truly shameful."

Originally, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit planned to use the Golden Cloud Crown to refine the Taoist Burning Lamp directly. Unexpectedly, the Taoist Burning Lamp was more slippery than an eel and actually escaped at the first opportunity.

At this moment, Zhao Gongming laughed and said, "Nephew Huoling, there's no need to be angry. That Daoist Ran Deng is a coward who is afraid of death. It would be strange if he didn't run away."

On the contrary, Master Yu Ding frowned deeply at this moment. He did not show any joy at the breaking of the Plague Formation.

This made Taiyi Zhenren feel a little strange, so he immediately asked Yuding Zhenren, "Senior Brother Yuding, our army has clearly won a great victory, so why are you still frowning?"

Master Yuding didn't hide anything and immediately said, "I think there's something strange about that Daoist Ran Deng."

"Logically speaking, Daoist Ran Deng should have sent disciples from the Chan and Jie sects to secretly assist Lü Yue in the Plague Formation, rather than entering the formation himself."

"It could even be said that the reason why Nephew Huo Ling and his companions were able to break the Plague Formation was not only because Jin Xia Guan was suppressing the plague poison, but also because Daoist Ran Deng was not doing a good job of commanding."

"I am the Daoist Burning Lamp, a veteran Quasi-Saint who has listened to the Dao in Zixiao Palace. Logically speaking, I should never have made such a mistake, which is why I can't understand the key point."

At this moment, Zhao Gongming couldn't help but recall something. He immediately said, "Now that you mention it, Senior Brother Yuding, I've also remembered something. Last time, when I came to the front lines of the two armies, I happened to encounter Daoist Ran Deng, who had escaped from the Ten Deadly Formations. I used the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl to intercept him."

"Logically speaking, Daoist Ran Deng should have fled back to Xiqi. However, Daoist Ran Deng did not flee back to Xiqi, but instead led me into the deep mountains."

"Later, when he realized he was no match for me, he abandoned his mount and fled alone in a rainbow. I originally thought that Daoist Ran Deng was just panicking and didn't take it to heart."

"After hearing Senior Brother Yu Ding's explanation today, it's clear that Daoist Ran Deng's actions are indeed a bit too strange."

Just then, the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao arrived at the front of the two armies with the newly rearranged Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

Moreover, Zhao Gongming's words were overheard by the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao. Bixiao even spoke up directly.

"What's so strange about that? It's just that Daoist Ran Deng was afraid of losing face if he fled back to Xiqi City. That's why he fled to other places."

"Besides that, the only reason someone would flee to a deserted place is if they've obtained something good and are afraid of having it shared with others."

As soon as Bixiao finished speaking, Master Yuding's expression changed instantly. He immediately asked Bixiao a question.

"Junior Sister Bixiao, what did you just say?"

Bixiao was startled by Yu Ding Zhenren's serious expression. She immediately spoke.

"I didn't say anything, I just said that Daoist Ran Deng was afraid of losing face?"

Master Yu Ding shook his head. "It's not this sentence, it's the next sentence."

Bixiao looked puzzled and said, "I said that besides being afraid of losing face, it's only when you get something good that you run to a place where no one is around."

Master Yuding's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately said, "That's right, so that Daoist Ran Deng was planning something like this."

At this moment, everyone's gaze was fixed on Master Yuding. They didn't understand what Master Yuding had seen through, or what Daoist Ran Deng was up to.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Master Yuding didn't beat around the bush and immediately spoke.

"Because that Daoist Ran Deng wanted to snatch the innate spiritual treasures from Junior Brother Gongming and Junior Nephew Huo Ling. Unfortunately, he overestimated his own strength."

At this moment, everyone present seemed to wake from a dream, and their faces showed shock.

Taiyi Zhenren then spoke up, saying, "Randeng Daoren once listened to his lectures in Zixiao Palace, and he also went up to the Treasure Sharing Cliff."

"Now that he's the vice leader of the Chan Sect, he shouldn't lack innate spiritual treasures. Why would he do this?"

As soon as Taiyi Zhenren finished speaking, Qiongxiao said with a smile, "Nephew Nezha doesn't seem to lack innate spiritual treasures, but look what he's doing right now?"

Upon hearing Qiongxiao mention Nezha, everyone realized that Nezha and Ao Bing were not with them.

Looking towards Xiqi City, they saw Nezha and Ao Bing, each carrying six large umbrellas, struggling to walk towards them.

As they walked, Nezha didn't forget to say to Ao Bing, "Bingbing, let's take these twelve Plague Umbrellas and go to Qinglian Island to find our Third Master."

(End of this chapter)