Junior Sister is too competitive, she drastically alters the Joyful Union Sect.

Chapter 357 Looking Up
Mingcha dared not believe such evasive nonsense.

This young man looked quite young, but his cultivation level was already at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, and the clothes he was wearing were made of very expensive material!
This kind of material is incredibly expensive; most people simply can't afford to wear it!
Moreover, how could someone of such an extraordinary background be able to become acquainted with a prodigy like Jiang Chenying and become sworn brothers with him?

Unable to extract any useful information, Mingcha remained silent.

main hall.

As the eight people sat down one by one, he looked at them one by one and his heart was suddenly filled with shock.

This group of people are all very young, but their cultivation levels are all at least at the late Golden Core stage!
When did the cultivation world produce such unparalleled geniuses?
“Lord Ming, we have come here on a few matters.” Shen Quelin glanced at the teacup beside him, “It is made of double red and white jade, a material unique to Zhongzhou City.”

As he spoke, Shen Quelin picked up his teacup and raised it towards Lord Ming, saying, "The quality is quite good."

Double red and white jade is a rare, precious, and niche material. The vein that produces double red and white jade is in the hands of the Duanmu family.

The city lord of Zizhou City actually possesses such a valuable item?
Mingcha revealed a kind smile.

This young man is indeed someone important!
Shen Xingzhi picked up the teacup and examined it. "It's not top-grade, but it's definitely high-grade. Tea brewed in a teacup made of double red and white jade has a special flavor. Try it."

After speaking, Shen Xingzhi lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

It tastes like this.

The possibility of forgery can be completely ruled out.

Fifth Lord had already thought of many things.

Wei Ningguang picked up the teacup and looked at it. "It's quite beautiful."

Shen Quelin put down his teacup, and his cold, somewhat arrogant voice rang out, "A war has broken out over Soul Dwelling Mountain, and a group of demonic cultivators have fled to Zizhou City."

Upon hearing this, Mingcha's expression changed drastically. "Really?!"

Looking as if he were completely unaware of the situation, Shen Quelin spoke with righteous indignation, "We have come here to kill demonic cultivators and protect the peace of the cultivation world!"

Mingcha readily agreed, "Our City Lord's Mansion will certainly cooperate with all of you fellow Daoists!"

Cooperate?

Shen Quelin sneered inwardly, but his face remained impassive. "In that case, I have a question: why are so many cultivators coming to Zizhou City at this time?"

The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the hall turned icy.

Mingcha's kind smile faded considerably, and he gradually revealed a troubled expression.

"What unspeakable difficulty does the city lord have?" Shen Quelin leaned back in his chair.

Mingcha smiled and said, "There's nothing I can't say. Since you've all come from afar, why don't you rest first? How about I host a welcome dinner for you all tonight?"

Jiang Chenying's aura became much colder.

It's obvious they're stalling for time!
“Okay.” Shen Quelin stood up. “I’m tired too, I need to rest.”

Jiang Chenying glanced coldly at Mingcha, but said nothing.

Side room.

After watching the maids leave, Xiao Youqi raised a protective barrier with his backhand.

Everyone else turned to look.

"The double red and white jade material is controlled by the Duanmu family, and the output is only enough for the consumption of five sects and eight families," Xiao Youqi's cold voice rang out.

Xiao Youqi took out a document and handed it over.

Jiang Chenying took the documents and began to read them.

“Your father loved jade and once carved a set of teacups from double-red and white jade, but Shen Qiuluo took that set,” Xiao Youqi said to Shen Quelin.

"I felt my father's personal engraving on the bottom of the teacup," Shen Xingzhi's cold voice rang out.

Shen Quelin sneered, "If demonic cultivators want to get from Soul Dwelling Mountain to Central Continent City, isn't the fastest route through Zizhou City via the teleportation array?"

!

Jiang Chenying suddenly looked up at Shen Quelin, her cold voice tinged with surprise and uncertainty, "Shen Qiuluo?"

"Otherwise what?" Shen Quelin retorted.

Finally, Jiang Chenying saw a familiar name in the message.

In that instant, he felt a sense of relief.

It really is her! "Mingcha is definitely not innocent." Shen Quelin said thoughtfully, "What we need to do is find a way to make him desperate and reveal his true colors."

As he spoke, he took out a bottle of antidote pills. "Take some, just in case."

Shen Xingzhi was the first to take an antidote pill and swallow it.

“It’s basically certain that those hundred or so demonic cultivators are related to Mingcha. If they weren’t, he could have just told us directly instead of stalling for time.” Jiang Chenying handed over the papers in her hand.

"Things aren't simple." Wei Ningguang swallowed the pill, took the paper, and flipped through it. "Shouldn't we tell Sect Leader Zhang about this?"

"I'll tell you later," Jiang Chenying said.

Shen Quelin seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes darkened slightly.

Composing himself, he said, "Jiang Chenying and I will make things difficult for Mingcha. You can investigate, and make a big fuss about it if necessary."

“Mingcha is at least at the Nascent Soul stage, so there’s no guarantee that the City Lord’s Mansion doesn’t have something else,” Shen Xingzhi said cautiously.

Xiao Youqi spoke up, "Mingcha is at the early stage of Nascent Soul. With Shen Youqing here, we Golden Core cultivators at the Great Perfection stage can quickly advance to the Nascent Soul stage. We can fight."

Shen Xingzhi felt relieved.

"Let's see what Shen Youqing and Xie Changting find out," Fifth Lord said thoughtfully.

Jiang Chenying said, "I just hope she doesn't run into the Demon Lord."

Don't jinx it.

……

black market.

Shen Youqing and Xie Changting took a short stroll.

"This underground city is almost as big as Zizhou City," Xie Changting said in a low voice.

This place was much larger than he had imagined, and there were just as many people operating in the black market as they had in Zizhou City.

This means they underestimated the number of people in Zizhou City!
"The houses are lined up one after another. Calling it a black market or an underground city would be more accurate." Shen Youqing walked slowly, his sharp eyes under his hood scanning the surroundings.

Xie Changting nodded.

"Let's split up; it's too slow for the two of us to go together," Shen Youqing said.

Xie Changting thought about it carefully and finally agreed to Shen Youqing's suggestion.

He might be a hindrance to Shen Youqing, so it would be better to split up. Although the underground city is chaotic, Shen Youqing is not weak.

Xie Changting led the ghost baby away from the other end, while Shen Youqing carried Zhu Sui and walked slowly.

Suddenly, a figure appeared, freezing Shen Youqing in place. The surrounding noise instantly subsided, and she could only hear the pounding of her own heart.

For a moment, my rational and calm thoughts became quite chaotic.

The familiar figure was swallowed up by the crowded people and disappeared from sight. Shen Youqing subconsciously wanted to chase after it.

But before she could take a step, reason returned to her.

Suppressing his emotions, Shen Youqing turned around and continued to carry out his mission.

She hadn't taken more than a few steps when a dirty little child bumped into her.

Seeing the little child's obvious intentions, Shen Youqing nimbly dodged away.

"Big sister, someone asked me to give this to you."

The little boy's dirty hands tugged at Shen Youqing's black cloak, while his other hand handed him a letter.

Shen Youqing took it, opened the envelope, and took out the paper.

--look up

look up?

Shen Youqing didn't look up immediately, but watched as the little child slipped into the crowd like an eel.

Only after confirming that Zhu Sui had used the ghost baby to follow the little child did she look up.

Directly in front of her was a three- to five-story pavilion, with a platform on top, and a woman hanging from the outside of the platform.

When Shen Youqing saw the woman's face clearly, her pupils shrank.