After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 275 Nascent Soul Realm Expert, Terrifyingly Powerful 2
The more you say, the more mistakes you make, lest you cause further trouble. The most important thing now is to figure out how to secretly switch the pass in your hand with the guards.

The man was deep in thought when his silence caught the attention of the steward.

"Hey kid, why are you so quiet today? You usually crack a few jokes when you come over." The manager's tone was flat, as if he were asking casually.

He reacted quickly, saying that he had been troubled by many things lately, which was why he spoke little.

The manager continued, following up on the conversation: "Oh? You're usually so cheerful, I never thought you'd have anything to worry about."

"Sigh, the steward works in the city lord's mansion, so he naturally has plenty of spirit stones, unlike me who struggles for a little bit of spirit stones. In the past, I could only find joy in hardship."

He remained relatively calm and his words were not inappropriate. After the monster meat was moved away, the steward let him leave the mansion.

Once outside, he first took out some liquor and snacks and handed them to the guards.

During his duty, the guard looked left and right, but dared not accept the gift.

"Please accept this, both of you." He handed it over directly. "I am grateful that you two brothers have not made things difficult for me for so long. This is my way of showing my respect to you. Please do not find it offensive."

The aroma wafting from the paper bag was irresistible to the two, making their mouths water. Being people who enjoyed wine, they simply couldn't refuse.

"Brothers, you can drink after you exchange your tokens." He then handed over the fake token. "I'll be going now. I'll buy some more dishes to offer you both when the tavern serves new ones."

He left without waiting for them to check the token.

After diverting their attention, he was already far away before they even had a chance to check the token.

The feeling of getting away with it was terrifying. Only after he disappeared from their sight did he rush home.

……

Lin Yan successfully obtained the pass and paid the person two thousand high-grade spirit stones as promised.

Back at her residence, Lin Yan took out her communication jade disc and sent a message to her master.

An anonymous cultivator: Master~ Your disciple suspects something is amiss at the City Lord's Mansion in Mu City and plans to investigate tonight.

Not long after, the master replied.

Duan Yi: My disciple, you must not act rashly. The sect has already sent Elder Liu and me to handle this matter, and we will arrive soon. You only need to observe the situation calmly.

An anonymous cultivator asked: "Why is it Master who has come? Isn't Master continuing his seclusion to comprehend the Dao?"

Everyone says that Master went into seclusion to comprehend the workings of heaven and earth, and that he emerged early because Senior Sister was undergoing her tribulation. Shouldn't he continue his seclusion after returning to the sect and handling matters on the peak?

Duan Yi: Don't worry about your master. Your most important task now is to follow your master's instructions.

An anonymous monk: I understand, Master, and I will follow your teachings.

She put away the communication disc and sighed.

Should I just listen to my master and stay put instead of going to the city lord's mansion?
But if I don't go, wouldn't all that effort to get the pass be wasted? It cost me three thousand high-grade spirit stones...

What if going there disrupts Master's plans?
The guard turned around and discovered that the pass he had handed over was fake. He reported it, and the pass he had received was quickly invalidated and became unusable.

Seeing her looking at the token, the black fox came out and asked, "My believer, do you have any concerns?"

"Of course. My master told me to wait for instructions and not to act rashly, for fear that I might encounter danger that I couldn't handle."

"With me here, I will not let you die," the black fox said confidently.

Anyone can talk big, right? She can even promise to find it more demons so it can eat its fill every day.

It's not hard to talk, nor is it a vow; anyone can make an empty promise.

"I must always listen to my master."

Seeing her like this, the fox said "whatever" and entered the mark.

Now that outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering Mu City, she was still wondering how her master could enter without causing a conflict when she saw that her master had sent her a message on the jade disc.

Duan Yi: "Disciple, find a safe place and set up the array on the array plate according to the array diagram I gave you." She saw the picture her master had sent and quickly took out the array plate and placed it on the ground.

She formed hand seals and immediately entered the array plate.

She removed the original double-layered formation and replaced it with the formation her master had given her.

After checking several times to make sure there were no mistakes, I sent a message to my master: "Master, it's all arranged."

Before long, the formation shone brightly with golden light, and Master and Elder Liu appeared on the formation.

After the golden light faded, the two slowly walked out.

Elder Liu looked around and exclaimed, "Your disciple has good comprehension; he can set up a double array at such a young age."

"Of course, my apprentice is no less capable." Duan Yi was not modest at all, and began to praise his apprentice as he spoke.

Lin Yan stood to the side, her face slightly flushed, embarrassed!

She was already easily flattered, especially by praise from two Nascent Soul experts; how could she not feel elated?

Blushing with embarrassment at the compliment, she didn't forget to step forward and bow.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator shouldn't stay on her array plate for too long, or the plate would shatter under the pressure. So she only stayed for a moment before emerging from the array plate.

The first thing Duan Yi did after leaving was to set up a new barrier to prevent others from discovering his whereabouts.

Lin Yan put away the array plate, invited the two Venerable Ones to take their seats, and reiterated her doubts to them.

She suspected that the City Lord's Mansion was the epicenter of the anomaly in Wooden City, and that exploring the mansion might yield some discoveries.

Even if the two Venerable Ones can temporarily conceal their whereabouts in Wood City, they will be exposed sooner or later. It would be better to infiltrate the City Lord's Mansion as soon as possible and see what they are up to.

“Alright, Elder Liu and I will go tonight, and I will wait here.” Duan Yi made the decision.

"Master, I also want to go and see the world with you!"

Fearing her master might disagree, she quickly added, "I will take good care of myself and will never hold my master back!"

Without entering the city lord's mansion, there's no way to catch a bigger demon for the black fox to eat. If she eats more at once, she'll have more time to do other things later.

That night, she followed the two Venerable Ones into the City Lord's Mansion.

With a master of array formations like my master, breaking through the city lord's mansion's defenses would be incredibly easy, and all without making a sound.

Upon entering the city lord's mansion, she felt a burning sensation from the mark on her wrist.

Master's concealment magic was extremely powerful, allowing him to bring her to the backyard without any hindrance.

The number of guards patrolling the backyard has increased significantly. They patrol like ordinary walking puppets, acting according to specific instructions, and do not behave like living people at all.

The black fox counted in her mind: one, two, three...

She knew the fox was counting its food.

Before the passage leading underground, the master silently dispatched the guards at the gate. The black energy that spilled out was collected by the master into his purple-gold gourd.

Elder Liu intervened, and the spirit stones transformed into guards, continuing to watch the door without revealing any flaws.

This method of change is far superior to my own.

There were also many guards below, but they were all expressionless, as if they could smell the aroma of meat when they saw living creatures.

Elder Liu made his move, sending out tender green silk threads that instantly controlled the consciousness of the guards. The three of them were able to swagger in, while the guards were completely oblivious, as if they were blind.

Such a method is terrifying!

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