Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 293 Hand over the information related to Zhang Tianshi!
It's like Inception, so it's time for the classic totem props to make an appearance. Duan Huaige glanced around and regretfully found that there were no spinning tops, not even whips.

If only the wicked little girl Zhang Zhiyao were here, she could whip that brat until he's spinning like a top. That would be a kind of totem prop, I suppose.

Since spinning the top won't work, let's consider the second law: the deeper the dream, the weaker the pain. Right now, I'm at most at the second level, so all I need to do is experience a huge shock.

"Frost's Descent, why don't you hit me and see if it hurts?"

Qin Shuangjiang looked at him with the eyes of someone who was mentally challenged, but after seeing Duan Huaige's sincere eyes, she seemed to suddenly understand something and said in a deep voice, "You mean, this might be an illusion?"

"Shh..."

Duan Huaige quickly made a shushing gesture, thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'm not sure right now either. Let's go out for a walk first... see if we can run into people from other sects or forces. It's better to pool our wisdom and efforts than for the two of us to just wait here in isolation."

Qin Shuangjiang nodded in agreement, then, carrying her sword, walked out of the room with Duan Huaige. Upon exiting, she saw a considerable number of people coming and going on the street, and many familiar faces among the street vendors.

The first stall selling ice jelly on the street is clearly run by a swordsman. He appears to be swift and decisive with his sword, but he secretly uses sword control techniques to manipulate the hilt of his blade... The third stall on the right sells sugar figurines... Those sugar figurines can even move! How dare you say you're not from the Lu Ban School!
The charcoal sellers, the pancake sellers, the...power pill sellers—these guys didn't look like they were doing legitimate business. Their eyes were always darting around, constantly scanning the surroundings. They were clearly here to participate in the test, just like Duan Huaige and the others.

The goal of the test was to gain the approval of the 51st Celestial Master, Zhang Xuanlin. However, it was said that the Celestial Master was dead, and everyone was at a loss. They could only lie low and wait for a crucial opportunity. Therefore, upon seeing their competitors, both sides tacitly avoided greeting each other and silently lowered their heads, pretending to be small merchants.

However, several pairs of eyes quietly fell on Duan Huaige, revealing a look that was hard to tell whether it was kind or malicious...

"It seems like we're being watched," Qin Shuangjiang said softly as she walked.

"Hmm, there seem to be six or seven of them, all in different directions. The one on the far left has a very steady gait; he might be a physical cultivator or a sword cultivator. The two approaching have unfathomable auras; they might be magic cultivators..."

The more Duan Huaige counted, the more terrified he became. He wondered if these people had gone mad. Why did they all swarm around him as soon as he came out?
"Did anything else happen while I was unconscious?" Duan Huaige asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, I'm right beside you, I haven't left." Qin Shuangjiang shook her head, clearly out of touch with the outside world.

"Will you do it or should I?" Qin Shuangjiang asked.

"Don't make a move yet," Duan Huaige said in a deep voice. "When the Old Master came, he said we should try our best to maintain our public image..."

The two followed her into a secluded alley. After winding through several bends, Duan Huaige suddenly stopped and, without turning her head, called out loudly:

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to see me off any further. We're not that close... If you keep seeing me off, I'll really think you're secretly in love with me."

After a moment of silence, a voice finally spoke: "Fellow Daoist, we didn't want this either, but the current situation is extremely difficult for all of us. With Zhang Tianshi dead, this plan to assist Tianshi in subduing the demon has become a joke. We had no choice but to look for clues from you."

"What clues do I have? You might as well be more explicit." "Three days ago, some townspeople said they saw you and Zhang Tianshi enter the town together." A female voice spoke up: "Now that you've woken up, you've been sneaking away with your companions. Could it be that you intend to monopolize the information to complete your mission?"

Duan Huaige was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Qin Shuangjiang beside him. So it turns out I wasn't unable to distinguish, but rather I lost my memory of the last three days after falling into a coma.

Could it be that... when I first met Zhang Tianshi, he really was Zhang Tianshi, but when we were exploring the strange nightmare energy behind Qingyang Town, the Tianshi died, and I survived but lost my memory?
This speculation is a bit far-fetched, not for any other reason than that the Celestial Master's combat power was so strong and yet he died, while he survived despite having his cultivation restricted. To be honest, it's a bit hard to believe.

Qin Shuangjiang gently shook her head, indicating that she didn't know whether what they said was true or false.

"Gentlemen, you may not believe it, but I don't know anything about the Celestial Master's situation. Even the news of his death was found out by my companions from outside."

"Do you think we believe you or not?" A burly man, as strong as an iron tower, stepped out of the shadows and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, since you've come here together, you'd better share your information, otherwise you'll only cause yourselves more trouble."

"Instead of watching you monopolize the intelligence and take first place, why don't we join forces to send you away first? Wouldn't that achieve the same goal?"

The atmosphere on the field became increasingly tense, but Qin Shuangjiang calmly held her sword, seemingly not taking the group of people seriously.

The scene projected by the Heavenly Mirror of Longhu Mountain caused a stir among the onlookers:
"That must be Zhao Tieying from the Mo Dao Sect, right? At the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, his swordsmanship is superb, reaching the realm of 'great skill without artifice.' He certainly has the strength to challenge us," someone remarked.

"The one holding the sword should be the young girl from the Qin family of Yanjing. I don't really remember the man. Does he have any famous achievements?"

"I heard that he brought back the Imperial Seal of the State from the secret realm."

"What kind of record is this? Looks like these two are in for trouble."

At this moment, someone suddenly raised a crucial question:
"Speaking of which, isn't anyone going to discuss the current situation? I think that young man surnamed Duan really doesn't know anything about the Celestial Master. Why does everyone say that he was with Zhang Tianshi? By the way, is Zhang Tianshi really dead?"

"I just checked, and the 51st Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain did indeed fall during the Hongwu era, and the place of his fall was in Qingyang Town... I didn't expect that this Demon Subduing Karma Formation would actually work!"

"Could it be that this test by the Celestial Master's Mansion is actually related to the secret behind the fall of the fifty-first Celestial Master?!"

In an instant, the gossip caused a great stir, and everyone turned their attention to the elders of the Celestial Master's Mansion of Longhu Mountain who were maintaining order. As for the old Celestial Master, he remained unmoved and sat firmly on the altar, as if he had not heard the gossip at all.

Seeing this, Yan Qiuxi said with some resentment, "Sister, look, I told you Qin Shuangjiang was unreliable. This guy is such a coward, even when he's being bullied, he's still hiding like a turtle... If the two of us went there, and we didn't beat that big oaf out of his protein powder by now, I'm not a Yan!"

(End of this chapter)