Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

[Pfft, I think it’s probably because of self-confidence. There are always some people who feel very confident.

I thought I had everything under control, but in the end I found myself to be a clown. 】

[Master, don’t you often encounter people like this? ]

"Have it?"

[Yes, so many!? You pretended to be awesome and slapped so many people in the face, don't you remember? ]

"I never remember people or things that are not important."

Because she only focuses important energy on important beings.

This is really...

Little Coal Ball smacked his lips.

I’m afraid that those guys who were slapped in the face by their master have not been remembered by their master yet. I don’t know what their mentality would be if they knew, but it would probably be very bad. Then they would come to their master to be slapped in the face again?

Ah, probably not, after all, some people have already returned to dust.

When Keqing was communicating with Xiao Meiqiu, the conflict there was already obviously tense.

Seeing that the time was almost right and that Diao Mu had offended almost everyone, Cheng Yi spoke up to act as a peacemaker.

"Fairy Diao Mu, as they said, it is no longer appropriate for you to have these things. After all, no one wants to put their lives on outsiders, don't you think?"

"Ah……"

"Of course, this is not a question of whether the treasure is precious or not, but a question of trust. No one trusts you enough. After all, you speak like this and always want to fight and kill. Even I would not trust my life to you..."

Diao Mu looked at him coldly, wanting to see what he could say.

"It would be better if this were the case..."

His eyes turned and he was about to tell his plan, but at this moment, a voice as clear as the sound of jade breaking at Kunshan suddenly rang out.

"How about giving the lamp to me?"

The skirt fluttered and danced in the wind, and a figure as tall as a green bamboo stood out.

It was Keqing.

"Lord of Licheng? What are you doing?"

Cheng Yi looked at Keqing and frowned slightly. He didn't understand why Keqing came out to disrupt his plan at this time. Did she also want the treasure?

"Making trouble? I think my suggestion is very suitable for the current situation."

Keqing nodded slightly.

"Look, you don't trust Fairy Diao Mu from Guiyi City, and you're worried that she'll abandon you along the way, and you feel insecure, but is that the case?"

No one replied, but their eyes expressed this meaning.

Then Keqing pointed at all of them again.

"And your coercive behavior makes Fairy Diao Mu unbelievable and feel very aggrieved. After all, this Taichu Jiuhua Lantern is someone else's treasure, the most precious treasure of Guiyi City. You just want it when you want it. What's the difference between this and robbery?"

Having said this, Ke Qing paused, changed his tone, looked at Diao Mu, and smiled gently like the breeze and floating clouds.

"After all, Guiyi City is the number one city in Huangzhou. If we are forced by you like this, we will definitely lose face. Imagine if you were scolded by cultivators of lower seniority than you, or asked to hand over your storage bag, what would you do? You would feel very uncomfortable, right?"

Keqing's words were logical and orderly, she laid out the matter bit by bit, and immediately resonated with everyone.

Yes, if they were treated like this, they would probably be so angry that they would want to take action.

Keqing's voice was gentle and soft.

"Besides, when Fairy Diao Mu used the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern to bring everyone here, you all had no objection. You were eager to find treasure, and you naturally took advantage of the other party's magic weapon for protection. But now that the magic weapon has not been found, why is the return journey so difficult? Why do you suddenly regret it and think that it is not right to put your life in the hands of the other party? Isn't this going back on your word?"

"But... the cunning wasn't this strong back then."

"But the number of people now is also less than before. If it is as Young City Lord Cheng Yi said, the fewer the number of people, the more powerful the magic weapon is. What is the difference between now and then?"

This question stunned everyone.

It seems that there is no difference, the number of people now is indeed less than before.

For a moment, everyone seemed to be persuaded. Even some people from Yinyang City in Guiyi City looked at Keqing in a much better way. This person knew how to deal with the situation, had good tact, and knew how to give people a way out.

Cheng Yi saw the situation he had carefully created being destroyed by the Lord of Licheng, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes.

"Then what does this have to do with you? We will feel relieved once we hand over the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern to you."

I've been waiting for you to say this.

Keqing's eyes lit up, as if playful sparks had lit up a sky lantern.

“Of course it’s related.

"You forced Fairy Diao Mu, so she naturally couldn't trust you. But I didn't. This Taichu Jiuhua Lantern is in my hands, so I'm sure it will be more reassuring in your hands, isn't it?"

"This……"

“Besides, even if you ask the fairy to hand over the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern now, will you know how to use it? No matter who it is handed over to, as long as Fairy Diao Mu is unwilling, it will be like a dead object.”

Keqing pointed at herself and said this.

"I am the only one who didn't force the fairy. As a woman, I am more trustworthy. Moreover, as the Lord of Li City, I have little power and I certainly wouldn't dare to offend Guiyi City. And I'm sure your Fairy Diao Mu would be willing to help me use the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern. In this case, am I not the best candidate?"

Ah!

It seems to make sense.

Everyone nodded subconsciously.

"Besides, I am not from Guiyi City. You all know that Fairy Diao Mu looked down on me before...

I won't stand with Fairy Diao Mu and harm everyone, right? Similarly, if I harm everyone, I will definitely be criticized when I go out alone. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble for myself?"

"For a small town like mine, only neutrality can help it survive. Tell me, am I right? Wouldn't it be more appropriate for me to have the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern? As long as the fairy is willing, this is the best choice."

This well-organized explanation, covering all aspects, convinced everyone present.

Yes, it would be best to hand it over to the City Lord of Licheng. He looks so young, speaks so impartially, and has the refreshing and clear temperament of a young man, and his eyes have the clarity that only belongs to a teenager.

No matter how you look at it, he seems to be the most suitable candidate.

After the conversation, everyone was very satisfied.

"Yes, it's best to leave it to you!"

"Yeah, I think it's good too..."

"What do you think..."

"I agree."

Everyone agreed, except for one person who had a sullen face and the gloom in his eyes almost overflowed.

I just heard him sneer.

"How do you know that Diao Mu is willing to give you the treasure of Guiyi City? You know, it is..."

"I agree!"

However, before he could finish his words, he heard a sudden sound in his ear.

Cheng Yi was shocked and couldn't believe it.

However, this was indeed the fact. Diao Mu stood up and took out the Taichu Jiuhua Lamp. He came to Keqing and handed the lamp to Keqing without a trace of reluctance between his brows.

"How is it possible... How could you hand it over so easily..."

Isn’t that the greatest treasure of Guiyi City?

Cheng Yi felt that either he was crazy or Diao Mu was crazy.

On the contrary, others were amazed when they saw this.

"Fairy Diao Mu is indeed righteous."

"Yes, it was us who misunderstood the fairy."

Everyone sighed, but no one knew what they were thinking.

Some people even noticed that Diao Mu's cheeks seemed to be flushed.

Ok?

It must be an illusion, maybe it’s the wind that blows it?

It seemed that Diao Mu was injecting power into the Taichu Jiuhua Lamp, but in fact it was Keqing who was using her own divine power as the wick to light it bit by bit.

The bright light only appeared for a moment before turning into as dim and hazy as before, and was not easily noticed by anyone.

Only those with sharp eyes suddenly felt that the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern seemed much brighter than it was a month ago.

"Could it be that because the number of people has decreased, the power of the shelter has become stronger?"

Someone thought to himself.

No one would think that this was Keqing's fault. Although the power of magic weapons varies from person to person, the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern is a treasure, and its grade is obviously very high.

Treasures like this are generally difficult to use, even for those in the Nascent Soul stage. This is usually the case according to experience. The better the magic weapon, the more mana it requires, not to mention a treasure like this that can resist the treacherous rules of an alien realm.

In addition, Keqing herself is only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, so no one would suspect it because of a little bit of bright light.

The dim lights illuminated an area of ​​dozens of feet in radius. Under the protection of the lights, the impact of the weirdness was greatly reduced.

But the crowd still did not dare to let down their guard. After all, the previous situation was obvious to all, and many fellow Taoists had fallen into the trap unknowingly. With the lessons learned from the past, those who still had the ability dared to wander around. They wished they could tense up and control everything about themselves.

However, little do people know that the more tense they are, the easier it is to fall into a strange foreign land, and be influenced and assimilated by its rules little by little.

At this moment Keqing suddenly stopped.

"What, what happened?"

"Why did you stop so suddenly?"

The sudden pause startled everyone, and they were worried if something had happened to Keqing.

"Friend Keqing, what happened?"

Mo Hong on the side walked up to her and asked, showing concern, and Diao Mu also walked up to her and looked at her.

"what happened?"

She asked softly, her tone gentler than ever before. The effect of the Heart-Sharing Gu was still so strong. Even though Diao Mu knew that he was controlled by the insect, he was willing to do so, and there seemed to be no resistance in his mind.

This is the terrifying thing about the shared heart Gu, it can consciously influence the person who is poisoned, making him "willing", and even his own goals, cognition and emotions can be controlled, changing the people who are close to the mother Gu from the heart to the outside.

No wonder Diao Mu was so nonchalant when he put the curse on himself, and said it without any consideration.

Although her goal was to obtain her own talent and also to obtain a puppet that obeyed her orders, it is true that you reap what you sow.

But Keqing still doesn't like things that can manipulate people's emotions.

She looked at Diao Mu with a complicated look, then turned to look outside the lights.

The hazy lights and the gray mist collide with each other and merge into each other unconsciously. It seems harmonious, but it is a silent confrontation between rules.

Keqing could not see the regular attacks or the abnormal arrivals, but she seemed to have some perception now. She could enhance this perception through the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern itself and judge the surrounding situation from the sudden increase in the consumption of divine power.

"There may be something strange and unnoticed.

It's ringing, everyone be careful."

Everyone was dubious.

Did the weirdness affect them?

How did she know!

You have to know that this kind of thing has never happened before. The impact is so unconscious, like time passing quietly, and you get tricked without knowing it. Even Fairy Diao Mu can't do anything about it.

How could she detect it when she was a Nascent Soul cultivator, or even a middle-stage one at that?

Because of the good impression Keqing had brought to everyone before, as well as the slight trust in everyone's hearts, even though some people didn't quite believe what she said, everyone still nodded to show that they believed it.

"Tsk, what a fuss. If you say you're affected, then you're affected."

Cheng Yi had always disliked Keqing. This girl had hindered his plans and interrupted his attempt to obtain the Taichu Jiuhua Lantern.

Now whenever she said there was something, his first reaction was disbelief.

Immediately retort.