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

The intruders couldn't be allowed to complete the process too quickly. The longer they spent on the road, the easier it would be for Zhao Kangping to kill those who harmed Xue Qing. If he encountered any more disciples from the Holy Land family factions, he would also like to rob them.

"Okay, remember not to leave any mark of Yunyan Pavilion." Zhao Kangping's plan was to disguise this place as the hiding place of the gifts that the Gongsun family lost that year.

The group of robbers who robbed the Gongsun family were quite powerful. If they had equipped some puppet guards to protect the stolen goods, it would not be impossible.

More than two hundred years ago, an ancestor of the Ye family celebrated his 2,000th birthday. It is said that the birthday gifts sent by the Gongsun family were priceless treasures.

Treasures of this kind would undoubtedly bear the Gongsun Clan's unique mark, a mark that was difficult to erase, even with a high level of cultivation.

Therefore, as long as someone takes out these treasures, they can be easily tracked down.

However, these treasures have not been circulated on the market in the past two hundred years, which means that they are probably still hidden somewhere.

In recent days, some rumors have begun to spread in some restaurants, teahouses or theaters in Xishan City.

"Have you heard? A powerful cave appeared in the mountains east of the city. Some cultivators went in to explore, but only one person came out out of five. The one who came out also became crazy and said there were monsters inside, man-eating monsters."

"Eh? Why did the version I heard differ from yours? I heard it was a small secret realm that might contain some rare treasures or unknown inheritance."

"The place you're talking about is about seventy or eighty miles east of here?"

"Exactly."

"That place, what a coincidence! The brother-in-law of my cousin's brother-in-law's best friend's wife escaped from there with his companions not long ago. He also brought back a magical weapon that is said to be so powerful that it can be a family heirloom."

"What? Is this true? This is exactly the kind of opportunity that casual cultivators like me lack. It's a pity that I'm only at the eighth level of Qi training. I'm afraid it would be in vain if I went."

These were the versions that circulated at the beginning, and they became more and more coherent as they were passed on.

Legend has it that over two hundred years ago, a group of robbers ran rampant. They were so bold and reckless that they plundered everywhere, even robbing and killing members of some powerful families. Over the years, they accumulated a vast amount of treasure.

The gift that the Gongsun family was going to send to the Ye family was also robbed by this group of robbers, and all the people accompanying them were killed.

Later, this group of robbers committed crimes again, but they encountered a tough opponent. He was a favored child of heaven, and he was targeted by the robbers. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle in the wilderness.

As a result, this favored child of heaven was more skilled and killed all the calamity cultivators.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that the treasures gathered by these tribulation cultivators were actually stored in a certain cave. If this treasure hiding place could be found, the treasures within would be enough to transform a third-rate sect into a first-rate one. It would also allow a medium-sized family of over a thousand people to rapidly rise to prominence, not only cultivating a large number of outstanding family members but also ensuring the family's prosperity for hundreds of years.

That is a huge fortune, even many big men who have seen the world would be tempted.

The rumor spread wider and wider, and more and more people knew about it.

Soon some powerful monks from nearby came to investigate and verify.

The entrance to the secret realm was also discovered, but it attracted more than one faction. Coincidentally, these families or sects were all friendly, and it would be inappropriate to ruin their relationships over such a secret realm. So everyone sat down to discuss and organize people to go in and explore.

The news soon reached the Zi Yang Holy Land.

On this day, Gongsun Shu found Lin Ruowei.

Gongsun Shu saluted Palace Master Lin and said, "Master, I want to visit the secret realm over in Xishan City."

"The decline of our Gongsun family began when the young master of that generation was attacked. Among those gifts was a magical weapon that our family had paid a great price to obtain."

"Disciple wants to recover those treasures and return them to the family."

The Gongsun family was once founded by one of the disciples of the first Saint Lord of the Purple Sun Holy Land. However, after ten thousand years of decline, it had drifted away from the Holy Land's power center. Within the Council of Elders, the Gongsun family held only a few insignificant positions, which was unacceptable to a family with such a long history.

Therefore, the descendants of the Gongsun family in later generations would not miss any opportunity to revive the family.

At this time, Lin Ruowei was reading a special secret book of martial arts. This was a mental method that could improve resistance to illusions and magic. When practiced to the highest level, one would be immune to the magic or illusions cast by monks of the same level as oneself.

She had been fooled by Zhao Kangping repeatedly before, and she was determined not to make the same mistake again.

For this purpose, she specially went to find this book of exercises.

In fact, she was not listening to what Gongsun Shu said. She was reading the key point. The disciple below talked for a long time, but she just stared at every word in the book.

After a while, Lin Ruowei saw that Gongsun Shu was still bowing.

"What's the matter?" Lin Ruowei put down the secret book in her hand.

Gongsun Shu looked up awkwardly, knowing her master hadn't heard her clearly. She could only repeat herself.

"Go ahead. You can also ask your fellow apprentice brothers and sisters who are staying in Xishan City to go with you."

"Yes, Master."

……

Xue family.

After discussing with several family elders, the head of the family, Xue Chongyan, decided on the candidates who would go to the secret realm of Xishan City this time.

After the family meeting, he prepared to return to his house.

On the way, he passed by the courtyard of one of his daughters and happened to see a man rubbing a woman's shoulders.

The woman was Xue Chongyan's third daughter, Xue Shurui, and the man was named He Chenghua, who was considered to be more talented among his many sons-in-law.

Unfortunately, He Chenghua has no background and is just a casual cultivator, so many people in the Xue family look down on him.

In fact, Xue Chongyan intended to cultivate this son-in-law because the other party knew how to please him.

"Father." When Xue Shurui saw Xue Chongyan coming, she stood up from the rocking chair and bowed respectfully to him.

"Master of the family." He Chenghua also bowed to him.

Xue Chongyan glanced at his daughter and said, "Shurui, please step aside for a moment. I need to discuss something with Chenghua."

Hearing this, Xue Shurui walked away tactfully.

He Chenghua always kept his body bowed and did not raise his head easily.

He Chenghua may be very glorious outside, but as a son-in-law, he still has to keep a low profile in the Xue family.

Xue Chongyan: "I came to you this time to entrust you with a task."

"You understand the situation in Xishan City, right?"

He Chenghua nodded, but he lowered his head at this time, so Xue Chongyan couldn't see his expression.

Of course he already knew about the secret realm that appeared over there.

There are just rumors that the gifts that were robbed from the Gongsun family were also in that place.

This must be nonsense, He Chenghua would not believe it.

Because he was the one who intercepted and killed the Gongsun family's team back then.

People thought that the crime was committed by a gang of many people, but in fact there was only He Chenghua.

That was his token of allegiance to the Dark Nest organization, and all the captured spoils were given to the Dark Nest.

So this must be a scam.

But he couldn't tell Xue Chongyan this.

Xue Chongyan stroked his beard and said, "This time, the members of our Xue family who are going to participate in the secret realm exploration are all young people."

"I hope you can go over and protect them."

"This time, several families and sects have discussed and decided that only those at the Nascent Soul stage are allowed to enter that secret realm."

"And you are at the Spiritual Transformation Stage. You can use secret techniques to suppress your realm to the Nascent Soul Stage and blend in."

"If the Xue family members encounter an enemy they cannot defeat, you can remove the seal on your body and restore your cultivation to protect them."

In fact, Xue Chongyan sent him there not only to protect the Xue family members. With such a hidden God Transformation Stage cultivator sneaking in, the Xue family's voice will be higher, and the chances of grabbing good things will also be greater.

He Chenghua knew it was a scam, but he still had to go.

Because he still needs the Xue family's support at the moment.

Who set this trap? Was someone targeting him?

Chapter 433 Before the Secret Realm Begins

"The Gongsun family obtained a purple jade core that year. It is very likely that it was among the gifts."

"The Purple Jade Core will be useful to me in my cultivation. I must get it."

Bai Qianqian also heard about the secret realm in Xishan City.

Moreover, she now manages the intelligence agency Suzaku Hall, so she can easily collect the information she needs.

Although the treasures originally belonged to the Gongsun family, they had been lost for more than two hundred years, so it was not an exaggeration to say that they were ownerless.

If someone thinks that things should be returned to their original owners, then that is just too naive.

If you lose your treasure one day, see if someone else will return it to its original owner. This is a cruel world of immortal cultivation, and treasures are naturally first come, first served.

Besides, this was the Gongsun family's treasure. Gongsun Shu had targeted Bai Qianqian when they were competing for the Saint. So, considering it as revenge against Gongsun Shu, Bai Qianqian felt she had to get it.

This time, we should report to the master first and obtain her approval before taking any action. It would be best if we could bring along the two beautiful women, Qing and Hong, as protectors.

But Bai Qianqian felt that she lacked experience. If she relied on others blindly, how could she grow?

So this time she planned to act alone without telling anyone else.

She had made ample preparations, bringing numerous magical treasures and medicinal pills, including the Crescent Moon Amulet, which, when activated, could deliver a strike equivalent to that of Saint Lord Mu Wanyi.

If she encounters an opponent whom she really cannot defeat, she can crush the teleportation talisman and return to her own Holy Maiden Dojo.

……

Zhao Kangping was ready to take action, but he couldn't find Qi Honglian.

"Have you seen Sect Master Qi?" Although it would make no difference whether this woman was there or not, Zhao Kangping was very worried because she was not under his supervision, fearing that she would cause trouble.

His original plan was to lie in ambush in the secret realm, hide, and wait for other monks to come to him.

But Gu Qingyun said that the secret realm was neither big nor small, and there were too many uncertainties in staying in it and waiting for opportunities.

For example, if you're not sure which route those Sword Cliff Hall disciples took, it would take some effort to find them, and the time spent could lead to unexpected events.

It would be best to blend into the team of adventurous monks, then approach the team of disciples from Jianya Palace, and find an opportunity to take action when you reach the secret realm.

Yunyan Pavilion also happened to send monks to join this exploration, so they disguised themselves as people from Yunyan Pavilion and sneaked in.

As a result, they had only spent one night in the city when Qi Honglian disappeared.

"She might have gone to the casino at the end of this street." Ji Miaoyan said.

Then she told her that last night, Qi Honglian tried to get everyone to play cards, but everyone had their own things to do and did not agree to her.

Zhao Kangping was still setting up the secret place last night, and he didn't know what Qi Honglian was doing.

Now everyone knows that Qi Honglian is a gambler. When she disappears, the first thing everyone thinks of is that she might have found a place to gamble.

So Zhao Kangping went to the casino alone and found Qi Honglian inside.

They have all changed their appearances and used fake names.

Zhao Kangping found a woman who was only average in appearance but had a decent temperament in a place where he was rolling dice and betting on the size of the dice.

At this time, many people gathered around her and formed a group.

"big big big!"

"Little little!"

The people around were shouting.

The mountains of chips piled on the gambling table are enough to show how fanatical these gamblers are.

Zhao Kangping saw that this was a casino specially set up for monks, and all those entering and leaving it were monks.

Of course, the woman with ordinary appearance but great temperament was Qi Honglian in disguise.

After Zhao Kangping confirmed that it was her, he walked over, grabbed her shoulders and pulled her out.

"Who? What are you doing?" She was about to get angry like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

But when she saw that it was Zhao Kangping, the anger that had just risen in her face subsided again.

"Oh, it's my husband." The woman teased.

At this moment, she was still pretending to be his concubine, so she couldn't turn against him.

Zhao Kangping didn't waste any time talking to her and just dragged her out.

"What? I still want to gamble, don't pull me."

"Behave yourself! No one can control you when you're out. If you continue like this, I'll tell Aunt Yun."