Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 607 A Group of People Arrived
Meanwhile, Wei Mo and the others kept a close eye on the mother-child talisman in Young Master Nan's hand, waiting for the coachman's response.

However, Shi Chun did not respond after reading the message, and casually put the mother and child talismans away again.

The reason is simple: he didn't respond to the messages Nan Gongzi sent before, and now that Nan Gongzi has sent another message asking if they could meet, he simply doesn't respond either, pretending not to see it. He has other things to do right now and will deal with it later.

As a result, the mother-child talisman in Young Master Nan's hand did not respond for a long time.

"Hmph." Wei Mo sneered, "This shouldn't be a coincidence, it must be him. Notify the people who are tracking him, we can make the arrest now."

"Sigh," Young Master Nan sighed inwardly, slowly placing the mother-and-child talisman back on the table.

"Yes."

Just as his attendant received the order, Shi Chun conjured up a mother-child talisman out of thin air to examine it.

Wei Mo quickly raised his hand to stop them and said, "Let's see what's written on the mother-child talisman."

The person operating the overhead camera inside the room immediately adjusted the viewing angle of the image and magnified the image accordingly.

In poor lighting conditions, the faint writing on the talisman became even clearer, clearly showing the words: "Another letter has arrived, telling you that the item is in the usual place."

Wei Mo and the others did not know the meaning of the message, nor did they know who sent it.

Shi Chun knew that the message came from Yin Xu, the proprietress of Zhu Lang Pavilion. She immediately knew that Granny Qi's batch of "Death-Preventing Incense" had been refined and was placed in the usual place, and she could go and pick it up.

As expected, he had guessed this because the other party had been sending messages every now and then.

However, Shi Chun was both grateful for Yin Xu's kindness and help, but also felt a bit of a headache. He had made up a powerful senior fox clan member as a friend and fooled him into helping him. If he were to take it seriously later, he really didn't know how to explain it to him.

But things have come to this point, and there are pitfalls all around me. If I encounter a convenient opportunity to help someone along the way, I can only use it if I can. As for the future, I'll deal with that later. Without the present, there is no future.

He then replied: Okay.

Li Hongjiu glanced at him and scoffed, "You seem to be quite busy."

"Just busywork," Shi Chun replied casually, glancing around before continuing, "This is a desolate place, and it doesn't look like anyone lives here. With all the noise you're making, even if there are people around, they won't be able to tell who they are, right?"

Anyway, with his right eye ability activated, he didn't see anyone around him in his field of vision.

Of course, he also understood that the other party was afraid of being exposed for using lightning to destroy the magical treasures of various sects.

Inside the inn, Wei Mo and the others couldn't decipher the meaning behind Shi Chun's back-and-forth communication using the Mother-Child Talisman. Young Master Nan tried to twist the story, saying, "Could it be a coincidence? Could the message he saw earlier be from the same person as the one just now? Maybe I should try sending another message."

He pointed to the mother-child talisman on the table, wanting to give Shi Chun another chance to mislead them.

As long as Shi Chun doesn't check the messages, there's a chance.

And there is a possibility that he could send another message.

Wei Mo glanced at him and said, "There's no need for that. Whether it's him or not, we have to confirm it on the spot."

He turned back and waved to the attendant, signaling to continue, "Let them go over there to confirm in person. If it's not them, then let it go. If they don't allow confirmation, then it's not too late to arrest them."

"Yes." The attendant accepted the order and took out a mother-child talisman to convey the command.

On the small island where the waves were crashing against the shore, Li Hongjiu seemed to agree with Shi Chun's statement; creating a vague and ambiguous situation should have a concealing effect.

He didn't want to waste any more words and wanted to see what kind of technique this scoundrel could comprehend.

With a slight lift of one hand and the spread of the index finger, one can see the spray from the crashing waves swirling and scattering as it hits near the fingertip, with tiny arcs of electricity flickering at the fingertip.

The electric arc was clearly visible in dim light.

Everyone in front of the inn's mirror noticed it. Wei Mo muttered to himself, "These two have traveled a long way to come here. There must be a reason. Isn't Li Hongjiu always a lazy and leisurely person? Now it seems that's all just an act. He doesn't seem to be that simple. What are they up to?"

The wind at sea seemed to suddenly pick up, and the spray from the crashing waves began to fly outwards. The waves near the island began to surge outwards, colliding with the rolling waves from the outside.

Because the mirrored image was zoomed in too closely, the strange phenomenon outside the frame was not seen.

Shi Chun was right next to Li Hongjiu and was the first to feel the growing wind emanating from Li Hongjiu's fingertips, which made his clothes flutter and required him to use magic to suppress it.

Soon, the mirrored image became blurry.

Nothing else, a tornado suddenly appeared centered on the island, creating a swirling vortex of water vapor that quickly obscured the image of the celestial mirror.

Seeing their vision blurred by the thickening fog, Wei Mo and the others in front of the mirror were puzzled.

The mirror image was quickly zoomed out, but it was still a foggy mess. Zoomed out again, and it was still a blur.

It wasn't until they were quite far away that the complete form of the tornado came into view, and the size and trend of the whirlwind were clearly getting bigger and bigger.

"What are they doing?" Wei Mo muttered in confusion.

Although he didn't understand the whole process, he could tell that it was Li Hongjiu's spellcasting. After the attendant saw the message on the mother-child talisman in his hand, he immediately reported to Wei Mo: "Guards, the troops have arrived. They have also seen the tornado and are asking if we should take action now."

Wei Mo pondered deeply.

Young Master Nan chuckled and said, "Why don't we see what they're doing first?"

If he hadn't suggested it, Wei Mo would have actually done so, wanting to observe first. However, after the other party's suggestion, he felt it was inappropriate and immediately ordered, "What they are doing is not important. Completing the mission is the priority. If we confirm that the coachman is Shi Chun, it will be easy to find out what they are doing after we capture him. We have a way to make them talk. Let's do it."

"It's over," Young Master Nan thought with a bitter smile, knowing that once the matter was verified, Shi Chun would inevitably be exposed and arrested.

He felt quite helpless. He didn't want to betray his friends like this, but he felt he had no choice. He had run into someone he couldn't handle.

However, he did feel very guilty towards Shi Chun. He was the first person to repeatedly trick someone like this; he couldn't find another like him.

The key point is that Shi Chun really helped him make money time and time again, but he kept swindling him. This is unbelievable. Even the demonic path probably wouldn't do this. It's too heartless. Young Master Nan felt deeply ashamed.

But he was truly helpless.

"Yes." The attendant accepted the order and picked up the mother-child talisman again to send a message.

Shi Chun, who was floating in the hurricane, was lifted up by a force along with Li Hongjiu and rose straight up along the hollow of the whirlwind.

At the same time, Shi Chun, who was looking around, suddenly became serious. His right eye could see a figure that had flown in from a distance and was now floating in the air not far away.

He didn't know if it was someone who had seen the commotion coming from the surrounding area or someone who had followed him.

If it's the former, then it's not a big deal; but if it's the latter, then things might get complicated.

It wasn't that I was worried about other troubles, but rather that something had happened to Wu Jinliang.

Because he was now acting like a thief, he knew that he was in grave danger when facing those powerful forces, so he was extra careful when he was sneaking around. Before coming here, he had Wu Jinliang hide on the route he and Li Hongjiu would take to observe, so that if he found anyone following them, he could report it in time.

Now that people have arrived, but Wu Jinliang hasn't sent word, does that mean Wu Jinliang might be in trouble?

He immediately took out the mother-child talisman and contacted Wu Jinliang to confirm.

Li Hongjiu glanced at him, noticing his strange reaction, and asked, "What's with all this weird stuff?"

The hands never stopped working, meaning they were multitasking.

He kept a close eye on Shi Chun and was wary of him. In his opinion, as long as he kept this guy at bay, there wouldn't be any major problems.

Shi Chunchao gestured towards the group of people who had come, saying, "A group of people has arrived. I don't know if they came along or if they're from nearby."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongjiu glanced in that direction and was taken aback. Apart from the vast, rapidly swirling whirlwind of water vapor, there was nothing to see. Don't even mention anything about sensing it through magic; with that swirling momentum, how could you sense anything without using magic?

He believed his cultivation level was higher than this scoundrel's, so there was no reason why he couldn't sense what this scoundrel could perceive.

His first reaction was to be wary of Shi Chun's tricks, and his second thought was to verify and confirm. He slightly changed the way he controlled the whirlwind, and the mist in the wind column immediately began to crack.

Upon receiving the message, Wu Jinliang immediately replied: I'm fine, and I didn't see anyone following me.

Seeing that the accompanying code was correct, Shi Chun immediately sent a message asking: Who is your godmother?

Wu Jinliang understood what he meant and asked in return: Which godmother?
Okay, Shi Chun breathed a sigh of relief. He was basically certain that Wu Jinliang was alright.

That's right. I don't think anything should have happened. The people tracking him should be chasing him from the sky. There's no reason for them to easily find someone hiding on the ground.

At the same time, the opening in the water vapor and wind column had taken shape, and the outside world in the direction Shi Chun pointed out could be seen. Li Hongjiu looked closely and felt like she was seeing a ghost. There really were people here. There were a dozen or so people floating in the air.

Shi Chun also saw it, and his heart sank. It wasn't a demon cultivator.

Li Hongjiu still didn't believe that Shi Chun had sensed it, so she turned around and asked, "Shi Chun, is this the person you recruited?"

Shi Chun misunderstood his meaning and shook his head, saying, "It shouldn't be. I had Wu Jinliang lie in ambush on our way here to observe. I just contacted him, and he didn't find anyone following us. Maybe you're right, it's just that people nearby were attracted by the commotion."

"..." Li Hongjiu was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, is that what I meant?

His real intention was, "Is this someone you arranged to deal with me?"

However, after Shi Chun said that, he felt it was difficult to reveal his true feelings, otherwise it would be like judging a gentleman by the standards of a petty person.

Besides, he himself felt that even if this scoundrel was a jerk, there was no need to specifically target him, because there was no benefit in it.

Suddenly, among the dozen or so people floating in the air, the leader suddenly emanated a surge of magical power. After probing inside the wind pillar and determining the target's location, he waved his hand, and one by one, they shot towards him like arrows released from a bow.

The force of the shot was like fleeting splashes of water on a pillar of wind.

One by one, powerful jets pierced through the wind pillars, instantly arriving inside and floating in front of Shi Chun and Li Hongjiu.

(End of this chapter)