I, a minor character, fell into the Shura field of the heroine and the villain

"Jingrou, Jingrou." Mu Wanyi took the pulse of Manager Dongfang. The other party was still alive, but was knocked against the wall and then fainted.

Hearing the Holy Lord's call, Dongfang Jingrou woke up in a daze. Her head was still dizzy, and then she mumbled a few words: "Puppet, puppet."

Then she fainted again.

Hearing this, Zhao Kangping suddenly remembered the bone puppet he encountered in the underground river.

"I should have thought of it earlier. He should also understand the art of puppetry. If it is a puppet with a fighting method similar to that of physical cultivators, it will not be afraid of the Jueling Formation." Zhao Kangping knocked his forehead, feeling very regretful.

They then sent people to search the entire holy land, but they could not find any trace of Shao Yang and his wife. It was as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth.

The Holy Land Trial was going to be held tomorrow, but he actually ran away. If the other party causes trouble through that unknown teleportation array, it would be very troublesome.

"Senior Sister, I want to sneak into the secret valley during the Holy Land Trial tomorrow. I have a feeling something bad is going to happen there."

"No, if you go in, Mengyao will be disqualified if discovered, and will also be banned from participating in the next trial."

"I can't care less. Her future is insignificant compared to the future of the entire Holy Land."

"Are you sure you want to sneak in? If you get discovered, I can't help you. And then those people might even find an opportunity to target you."

"If I don't go, what will happen if something really gets out of control?"

Zhao Kangping hugged Mu Wanyi and gently touched her forehead. He said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Chapter 147 He is a puppet

Shao Yang's incident had a very bad impact.

If he really is the Black-Clothed Divine Envoy, and he has been undercover in the Zi Yang Holy Land for so many years, that would be terrifying.

He is of the same generation as Zhao Kangping and Mu Wanyi, and is slightly older than them.

The fact that he was able to join the holy land proved that he was not an evil cultivator from the beginning, otherwise he would not be able to pass the test of self-examination.

But how did he degenerate into an evil cultivator, and when did it start? This is a mystery.

Everything about Shao Yang's life was recorded in a booklet, which was now placed on the Holy Lord's desk.

Zhao Kangping picked up the booklet that had just been sent here and flipped through it.

"His life can only be described as ordinary. He entered the outer sect of the Purple Sun Holy Land at the age of twelve, and only reached the foundation-building stage at the age of twenty before entering the inner sect. After staying in the inner sect for another eight years, he began to show his talent in refining weapons."

"There are many who are better and more outstanding than him. Back then, there were many geniuses in the Holy Land who were even more dazzling than us, but unfortunately they all died young and didn't survive. In the Holy Land at that time, he was really insignificant."

"Forming a golden elixir at the age of forty-one is considered quite common. However, his talent for refining weapons gave him a lot of points. That same year, he caught the eye of the previous Yuqiong Palace Master and was accepted as his third disciple."

"He originally had no chance of becoming the Hall Master, but the two brothers who ranked ahead of him, one died at the hands of a demonic cultivator while out training, and the other defected from the Holy Land because he fell in love with a demonic woman from the Hehuan Sect. That's when the position of Hall Master fell to him."

Zhao Kangping turned over page after page and found that Shao Yang's first half of his life was basically uneventful and everything was in accordance with the rules.

Mu Wanyi walked past him, brought him a cup of tea and said, "Have a drink first."

She glanced at the colorless tea and placed it in front of Zhao Kangping. The latter did not take the teacup and drink immediately. He continued to flip through the book.

"His junior sister's name is Fang Quan. She was the last disciple his master accepted. However, his master's cultivation aptitude was not very good, and coupled with the hidden injuries left by some battles in his early years, his health has always been not very good. Therefore, the task of teaching this junior sister fell into Shao Yang's hands."

Then, as expected, the two of them fell in love with each other.

Everything here is basically within the expected range.

But when he continued to watch, Zhao Kangping was shocked.

Fang Quan was suspected of having been pregnant with Shao Yang's child, but for some reason she miscarried. As for the reason, it was not mentioned in the booklet, not even a guess.

Moreover, the word used in the book is "suspected", which means something that has not been confirmed yet.

Zhao Kangping continued to flip through the pages, and he discovered that Shao Yang and Fang Quan's relationship had already had problems before Su Xianya intervened between them.

Fang Quan was a very possessive woman, and her love for Shao Yang reached a pathological level. She would get angry if she saw Shao Yang getting close to other women, and in serious cases she would even self-harm. She also threatened other women to stay away from him.

To put it bluntly, she's a yandere.

Zhao Kangping didn't know these details at the time.

Although they were all in the holy land, he was indifferent to other people's affairs.

Mu Wanyi was also watching from the side. She added, "I know a little about this. Back then, Fang Quan had a duel with another female disciple because of this. The reason was, of course, jealousy."

Women just love gossip, and Mu Wanyi is no exception.

"Then do you know what kind of person Fang Quan is?"

"I haven't had much contact with her, and I only heard about her from other people. I heard that she's a bit paranoid and very narrow-minded. Perhaps only Shao Yang can tolerate her, but judging by what happened later, Shao Yang is fed up with her."

"So it's not surprising that she and Shao Yang didn't end up together. But I don't think Su Xianya is a good person either. She was just taking advantage of someone's misfortune. You may not know that Su Xianya was originally Fang Quan's best friend, but you should know something about what happened later. Su Xianya and Shao Yang ended up together."

"I've heard some specific details. It seems that Shao Yang and Fang Quan had a fight. Shao Yang was in a bad mood and went out for a drink. Then Su Xianya listened to him complain after drinking. But complaining in bed is really rare."

Zhao Kangping: "Did they hook up after this passionate night?"

Mu Wanyi: "You can't say that. I think they've actually been in love for a long time. Otherwise, when Shao Yang got drunk, he would have complained to Su Xianya instead of anyone else."

It is clearly set in a similar ancient context, and if handled properly, it is possible to have the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, Shao Yang can't stand Fang Quan's personality, so he would rather choose to be with Su Xianya.

The love triangle was turned into a story of childhood sweethearts being defeated by someone who comes from heaven.

Are you filming a costume drama here?

Zhao Kangping felt that he would definitely not be like him, because Zhao wanted it all.

He picked up the teacup and took a big sip, but as soon as it entered his throat, he felt something was wrong: "Why does this tea have a strange taste?"

"Really?" Mu Wanyi felt a little guilty, but she pretended to be calm and said, "I think I added some love in it. Do you feel my love?"

She also deliberately winked at him, leaving Mr. Zhao confused.

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister won't harm you."

After she said that, Zhao Kangping also felt that the taste actually had an indescribable light salty fragrance, but he just couldn't tell what the taste was.

Zhao Kangping finished his tea and said, "Where were we? Oh, right, weren't Shao Yang and Fang Quan originally planning to get married? Wasn't it because of what happened between Shao Yang and Su Xianya that the relationship fell through?"

Mu Wanyi: "The reason is quite complicated. Their marriage was originally arranged by their master, and at that time, their relationship was good and there were no problems. But after their master retired, Fang Quan exposed many problems. For various reasons, Shao Yang often quarreled with her."

"Well, I suspect it was during one of their arguments that Shao Yang became violent towards Fang Quan, causing her to have a miscarriage. Then the conflict between the two of them gradually intensified. Add to that Su Xianya's meddling, and they ended up breaking off their engagement. But I think there's a lot more to this than meets the eye."

Zhao Kangping thought it made sense, but was that really the case back then? This was something he could only ask Shao Yang and Su Xianya, but would they tell the truth?

At this moment, Zhao Kangping felt a warm current surge in his Dantian. Then, his realm was inexplicably raised to the third level of Yuanying.

He then remembered that he and his senior sister had practiced dual cultivation many times recently, and after today's practice, they were only one step away from being promoted to the third level.

Could it be this cup of tea?

Only then did he discover that the tea was rich in spiritual energy, and unlike ordinary spiritual teas that slightly increased his cultivation speed, this cup of tea directly increased his cultivation by a small amount. It was this small amount that allowed him to complete the transition from level two to level three.

"What did you give me to drink?"

This is definitely not ordinary tea, he asked out of curiosity.

But Mu Wanyi smiled mysteriously: "This is my special spiritual tea, I only brew it for you."

Then she didn't want to elaborate.

Zhao Kangping was also very tactful. He continued to ask, "When Fang Quan was going through the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, who collected her body?"

"I don't know about that. Like most people, I heard it from others. Someone saw her reduced to ashes in the lightning tribulation, leaving no body behind."

"Oh, that's really tragic."

In fact, Zhao Kangping had never met Fang Quan. He did not sympathize with this woman, he just felt indifferent.

He didn't like yanderes or women who were too possessive, so he didn't feel any emotional fluctuations when listening to her story.

When Shao Yang and his wife suddenly disappeared, Zhao Kangping's first suspicion was that they had hidden in the secret valley.

If they did so, it would indeed pose an uncertain threat to the disciples in the secret realm of the valley.

However, this wasn't a complete solution, as a mechanism had existed in the Valley Secret Realm from a long time ago. Once the trial began, outsiders could use the sand table to restrict the strength of the cultivators within the secret realm.

After turning on this function, the strength of people in the secret realm will be limited to the Golden Core level at most. Unless the realm of the people entering is higher than that of the sages who created the secret realm of the valley, there is no way they can escape the influence of the rules of the valley.

The couple was obviously not among them. If they had that kind of strength, they would have already conquered the entire Holy Land.

"Aren't you worried about sneaking into the secret valley alone? Do you want me to send someone to assist you?"

"No, it would be inconvenient if there were too many people."

Zhao Kangping already had a plan in mind. He went in not to kill the two men, but simply to ruin their plans and act as a troublemaker.

That night, he also stayed at his senior sister's place.

Senior Sister was too enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that even he was a little scared. Even though he had cultivated a trace of pure Yang Qi, he was no match for her.

It seems that he overestimated himself and underestimated the value of the Void Refinement Stage.

That night, he came to the conclusion that he still needed to continue cultivating pure Yang energy.

……

The next day soon came.

The Holy Land Trial was to begin at the hour of Si, but Zhao Kangping arrived at the first moment of the hour of Mao.

The trial is aimed at disciples at the Jindan level and below, but only direct disciples and inner disciples can participate.

The trials weren't just for the Purple Sun Holy Land's disciples; there were also disciples from affiliated sects. This was a rare opportunity for these disciples to improve themselves. If they performed well, they might even be selected by the Purple Sun Holy Land.

Most cultivators will devote their entire lives to only one sect; leaving or betraying the sect will lead to ridicule.

However, the situation for these lower sect disciples was different. If they could enter the Purple Sun Holy Land, their original sects would also be proud of it. Their former teachers would also be proud and could brag to their friends that their disciples had entered the Purple Sun Holy Land.

As the time drew closer to the hour of Si, some disciples had already set out towards the Trial Valley in an orderly manner.

In order to ensure that the disciples participating in the trial can enter the secret realm at the same time, they must first gather in a square outside the valley.

After everyone has gathered, the Holy Lord and some representatives of the Senate will give speeches in turn, either explaining the theme and precautions of this trial, or giving some words of encouragement to the disciples.

But some capable disciples are most concerned about the extra rewards that the top three can get.

When everything is ready, all the disciples in this square will be teleported to the secret realm with the help of the power of their identity jade cards.

……

More than half an hour after Zhao Kangping left, Dongfang Jingrou came to the terrace where Mu Wanyi was.

"Why were you unconscious for so long? I heard you had something you wanted to tell me in person."

"My Lord, my soul has also suffered some damage this time, which is why I was unconscious for such a long time."

"I want to report that I was waiting for Shao Yang in the tower yesterday. When he realized he had been discovered, he feigned surrender. Unexpectedly, he took advantage of our inattention and launched a surprise attack."

Up to this point, nothing had surprised Mu Wanyi. However, Dongfang Jingrou's next words made Mu Wanyi feel a little creepy.

Dongfang Jingrou continued, "As we were about to escort him out, he suddenly leaped up and broke free from the soul-binding shackles. I clearly saw strange twists in his body joints."

"I understand one thing. He's not a living person. He's just a puppet wearing Shao Yang's skin. This puppet must be of a very high rank, as it can even disguise itself as a human. We didn't even notice it until he started to attack."

"Wait, what did you say? You mean the puppet you mentioned before you passed out didn't mean he used the puppet to attack you. You mean he was a puppet himself?"

"Yes, that Shao Yang is fake, he's just a puppet. But it's strange that his attacks can actually harm the soul. It must be some special craftsmanship."

Mu Wanyi's heart was filled with alarm. She muttered to herself, "A trap! Is this his trap?"

Junior brother doesn’t know yet.

So where are Shao Yang and Su Xianya now?

Originally, she and her junior brother thought that the couple had sneaked into the secret realm to cause trouble, but now it is hard to say.

The whole thing became confusing again.

Chapter 148: Secret Base and Yin Gathering Corpse Raising Formation

Shao Yang and his wife were not the only ones missing.

According to the informant stationed in Yuqiong Palace, Shao Yang took several disciples with him when he left, and their whereabouts are unknown.