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

Nowadays, the communication jade slips in the world of immortal cultivation have become very close to the common functions of certain messengers. However, although it can recall messages within two minutes, messages that exceed this time cannot be deleted.

This is also the more painful part.

"Hey, that's a good idea."

"So how many does the City Lord plan to buy?"

"Wait, how much does this cost?"

"Not expensive, only 2,880 spirit stones each."

"Your price isn't cheap, is it? I remember the old model only cost 1,500 spirit stones."

"That's right. Besides the obvious features, it also has enhanced confidentiality. With the old model, messages sent during communication could easily be snooped on or maliciously tampered with by various means. The new model can't completely eliminate this, but it at least reduces it by 90%. Furthermore, its anti-interference capabilities are significantly improved..."

"can it be cheaper?"

“…Puff!~”

The communication jade slip is just a product developed by a franchisee of the Qianshang Alliance. Although she gave him advice, she herself does not sell this thing.

So when he said that, he probably thought of her as a salesperson.

That's why she laughed.

But she felt that she would probably have to go to Chuanliu City to conduct trade in the future, so she was more willing to make friends with the city lord.

"How about this, I can ask them to sell it to the City Lord at a lower price. What do you think of two thousand spirit stones each?"

"Alright...okay. Sorry to bother Miss Qin as well."

In the end, Zhao Kangping bought five new communication jade slips and gave them to his senior sister Mu Wanyi, his young disciple Zhao Mengyao, the housekeeper Dongfang Jingrou, the beautiful aunt Nangong Ruyun, and the white snake girl Wan Baiyi.

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The next morning, Zhao Kangping met Qin Lingxuan again.

"City Lord Zhao, something happened in the city last night."

"The Infant Nursery under the Loose Cultivator Alliance was invaded by unknown individuals."

"It's really filthy inside. They actually use children for experiments."

"Many children have been tortured by the poisonous insects to the point of being unrecognizable, and some have even been transformed into monsters."

"The person in charge there, Ji Ningyu, has disappeared and her life or death is unknown."

Qin Lingxuan specifically told Zhao Kangping about this matter because she felt that this matter was probably related to Zhao Kangping.

The Qianshang Alliance had actually discovered that there was something wrong with the orphanage a long time ago, but they were not responsible for investigating the case. They were just a group of businessmen, so they preferred to keep their noses to the grindstone.

Although Zhao Kangping did not tell her what he talked about with Gu Qingyan.

But this happened last night, and witnesses discovered that among the attackers were combat puppets from Yunyan Pavilion.

That's why she was so sure that this matter was most likely related to Zhao Kangping.

It must be related to what he talked about with Gu Qingyan.

In fact, Zhao Kangping had already received a message from Gu Qingyan, saying that she had confirmed that what she said was true and that she could investigate the two pieces of information for him free of charge, and agreed to notify him after the investigation.

Zhao Kangping also wanted to ask her to tell him directly through the communication jade slip when the time comes.

But she insisted on thanking him in person at that time and insisted that he come in person.

Gu Qingyan also apologized for her neglect last night and hoped that he would come to her again, and she would definitely treat him with generous gifts.

However, Zhao Kangping thought it was just a polite remark, so he declined, hoping that they could find out what he wanted to know as soon as possible.

"Lord City Lord, I'm quite curious if what happened last night has anything to do with you."

The woman was very smart. She was able to become the leader of the Qianshang Alliance not only because she was the daughter of the previous leader. Her own intelligence was also a crucial factor.

"There is a connection. Someone in Yunyan Pavilion was poisoned. I told her that the person who poisoned her was Ji Ningyu. I think the purple-robed woman is torturing her now."

He then told her Ji Ningyu's hidden identity.

In fact, even if he didn't say it, Ji Ningyu's identity could not be concealed.

Something like this happened in the nursery, so someone must take the blame. It can't be the Loose Cultivator Alliance, nor the Xie family, it can only be the secret spy of the Gu God Cult.

Ji Ningyu has been lurking in Fuxian City for many years, and she is also involved in some secret plans of the Gushen Cult.

However, with Ji Ningyu's capture, their plans will be completely disrupted, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they will be in vain.

And all this happened just because Zhao Kangping talked.

Zhao Kangping didn’t say much to Qin Lingxuan, but that was enough.

She is just a businessman, and there is really no need for her to get involved in the disputes in the world of immortal cultivation.

Qin Lingxuan was a little surprised when she heard that Ji Ningyu was a member of the Gu God Cult.

The Gushen Cult was originally a powerful force in the Southern Region, and for a period of time it almost dominated the Southern Region.

Why almost? Because there was still a tough nut to crack in the Southern Region - the Feathered Holy Land. Even in their heyday, they were no match for the Feathered Holy Land.

The years when the Gu Shen Cult grew to prominence coincided with the critical period of power transfer between the old and new powers in the Yuhua Holy Land, and they had no time to take care of the Gu Shen Cult.

Even so, the Gushen Cult did not dare to attack the Yuhua Holy Land, so they aimed to expand their influence towards the Eastern Region.

The Gu God Cult originally intended to erode the territory of the Eastern Region bit by bit through slow infiltration.

However, Xue Zining had only been in power for a short time at that time and needed to establish his authority, so he gathered several sects in the Eastern Region and attacked together.

The coalition forces not only eliminated the Gu Shen Cult's forward base, but also marched directly to the southern region, bringing the Gu Shen Cult to near destruction.

But at this time, the Yuhua Holy Land took action, and they actually attacked the coalition of monks from the Eastern Region from the flank.

Their reason was that this was the territory of the Southern Region, and that their Eastern Region people were invading by charging in so ostentatiously.

This is indeed the truth, but strictly speaking, the Gu Shen Cult should be considered a cult.

How can you, a Yuhua Holy Land with thick eyebrows and big eyes, shelter a cult? Is this acceptable?

However, because the coalition forces were alone and deep in the enemy's territory, they had committed a major military taboo.

In the Southern Region, the Yuhua Holy Land has the home advantage. If a fight really breaks out, the cultivators from the Eastern Region may not end up in a good situation.

They had no choice but to withdraw their troops and return.

Therefore, the operation to encircle and suppress the Gu Shen Cult was almost successful. Because of the interference of the Yuhua Holy Land, although the Gu Shen Cult was severely damaged, it still left behind a legacy.

Later, the Eastern Region Allied Forces had to withdraw, and they were also very angry.

The propaganda of the Eastern Region cultivators on this incident mostly focused on describing how they beat the Gu Shen Cult, but deliberately downplayed the interference of the Yuhua Holy Land. Even most of the young cultivators who did not experience this incident later did not know that the Yuhua Holy Land was involved.

Because those seniors in the Eastern Region probably felt that it was a shame to withdraw their troops just because they were threatened by the Yuhua Holy Land, and that they failed to completely destroy the Gushen Cult.

It was only after Zhao Kangping became the hall master and had higher authority and was qualified to access some secret files that he realized that the Yuhua Holy Land had been the troublemaker.

It was probably from that time that the relationship between Zi Yang Holy Land and Yu Hua Holy Land cooled.

Although the Gu God Cult managed to survive, it had also lost its autonomy. They likely avoided complete annihilation by the hostile forces of the Southern Territory due to a py deal they had made with the Yuhua Holy Land.

Then, some signs of Gu Shen Cult's activities can still be found in the Eastern Region, and there is an 80% chance that the Yuhua Holy Land is behind this.

The relationship between the four holy places is very delicate. Although everyone maintains peace on the surface, the competition behind the scenes has never stopped.

In addition, Zhao Kangping learned something from the original novel, that is, the Gu God Cult not only served as a slave of the Yuhua Holy Land, but also had a close relationship with the Dark Nest.

I just don’t know what the relationship is between the Dark Nest and the Holy Land of Metamorphosis. This is not shown in the original book.

One of them is a dark and evil force associated with the evil god, and the other is a holy place belonging to the righteous side. It is difficult for ordinary people to connect the two, but Zhao Kangping always feels that there may be some hidden secrets between them.

After Zhao Kangping said goodbye to Qin Lingxuan, he strolled around Fuxian City again. In addition to the communication jade slip, he also bought other things.

For example, the materials needed for Dongfang Jingrou's future breakthrough to the God Transformation Realm, and the little disciple Zhao Mengyao also needs some key things as assistance to form a spirit creature.

Luo Xueqing already had a new communication jade slip, so he had to buy her another gift. Xueqing hardly ever wore makeup, so she definitely didn't buy any cosmetics. She wasn't very picky about clothes, and she only liked white dresses, so she didn't buy any clothes either.

After choosing and choosing for a long time, I was really overwhelmed and bought a bottle of elixir that could help sword cultivators stabilize their realm.

The gift for Aunt Yun was an exquisite palace-style gown in her favorite shade of blue. He also bought her some intimate apparel that would enhance a woman's charm, the designs of which were not to be revealed to outsiders.

White Snake loved to eat it, so he bought her some special delicacies from Fuxian City.

As for his senior sister, he bought her a bottle of essential oil for dual cultivation. It was said to be incredibly effective, so he'd give it a try. He was going to give her the hell out of her. If it wasn't as good as the store owner said, he'd tear down their sign the next time he came.

After buying the gifts, he couldn't wait to rush back to Chuanliu City and went back to the City Lord's Mansion as soon as possible.

But when I returned to the mansion, the atmosphere was a bit depressing.

"You're here at the right time." Dongfang Jingrou immediately came over after feeling his breath approaching.

The woman had a serious expression, as if she had something urgent to do.

"What happened?" Zhao Kangping asked nervously.

The housekeeper frowned slightly and said, "Someone tried to break into the City Lord's Mansion last night..."

Chapter 375: Is Senior Sister hinting at something?

After inspection, Zhao Kangping found signs of attempts to crack the protective formation of the City Lord's Mansion.

One discovered three places, namely the northwest, east and southwest.

Someone must have been testing the weak point of the formation, but it turned out that there were several layers of formations here.

Some places seem weak, but drilling a hole reveals that there is more than one layer inside.

"Fortunately, we were not invaded. This bastard is serious." He first suspected the masked man.

"Someone tried to break the formation last night, and I was alarmed at the time."

"I discovered it in time and summoned the maids in the mansion. But before we could figure out who the person was, he ran away."

"There are at least three of them."

Dongfang Jingrou still feels scared when talking about this.

Someone actually dared to attack the City Lord's Mansion at night, but I guess those people didn't expect that the first line of defense of the City Lord's Mansion was so tight.

The noise of breaking the formation alarmed the people in the mansion, and they had no chance.

Because by the time they completely destroyed the formation, reinforcements would probably have arrived.

Fortunately, these bastards ran away quickly. There was a former leader of the Xianyun Sect who was in the late Lianxu stage in the mansion. Even if they came in, they would have been serving food.

Zhao Kangping first confirmed that nothing had happened in the mansion, and then went to repair the formation.

"There's more than one person. It seems there are still quite a few rats in the city."

Zhao Kangping clenched his fists.

It seems that the masked man may have accomplices, and I don’t know whether the masked man last night was involved.

"Jingrou, pass on my order to issue a wanted order for that masked man."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

"How is the recruitment of the city guard going now?"

"We have recruited a group of independent cultivators, but they all need training before they can actually take up their posts."

"Okay, the city guards are severely understaffed, but that should be alleviated in a few days."

Zhao Kangping was inspecting the mansion, and Dongfang Jingrou followed closely behind him.

He felt relieved only after checking that there were no problems with each node of the formation.

The uninvited guests were unable to break into the mansion and did not cause any damage.

"Is there any important business in the city?"

"Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to abolish some unreasonable and excessive taxes? Now the draft decree has been released. You can review it. It would be best if it can be finalized as soon as possible."

"Okay, Jingrou, it's great to have you. You helped me a lot."

As soon as he changed the subject, the housekeeper stopped involuntarily.

He also stopped, then turned around and grabbed the woman's soft little hand.

"Do you have anything to say?" Dongfang Jingrou felt that something was wrong with him.

The man rubbed her small hand and said with a warm smile, "Why are you so nervous? I bought some gifts for you in Fuxian City."