Chapter six hundred and thirty fifth open the road
"If the Chu family interrogates you about Chu Xiaohong, how would you answer?" Tang Shiyan asked, her tone having returned to normal.
She had already heard the full plan from Xia Chen, but Chu Xiaohong had disappeared, and the Chu family might be suspicious of him, so she asked this question.
"It doesn't matter. Chu Xiaoming received the mission from the family and left. There is a two-day difference between the time Chu Xiaohong left. All I need to answer truthfully is that even if the Chu family has suspicions, there is no proof." Xia Chen said.
Tang Shiyan nodded: "As long as you have an idea, if there is any trouble, I will think of something for you."
The concern in her tone was palpable, and Xia Chen felt warm in his heart. Thinking of such a great god standing behind him, he felt very at ease.
He turned into a fleeing light, flew to the main peak of the Chu family, took out his identity jade token and passed through the restriction, then entered the Chu family's ancestral hall and handed in the mission. Everything was normal.
As soon as he walked out of the main hall door, a majestic middle-aged man slowly came up to him and said calmly: "Xiao Ming, are you back? Did the mission go smoothly?" It was Chu Zhenfeng, the head of the family.
Xia Chen bowed slightly: "Father, everything went well on this trip and there were no mistakes. Is everything at home ready?"
Chu Zhenfeng frowned: "We were almost ready, but something happened, and the beast suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason."
The beast naturally refers to Chu Xiaohong.
Xia Chen was surprised: "The third brother is missing? He is the key to our Chu family's ability to enter the secret realm. He is missing at this time. Is there someone up to something?"
Chu Zhenfeng said with a gloomy face: "His mother didn't pay attention to him for a moment, so she let him escape. Maybe this beast realized something?"
Chu Xiaoming was his eldest son and the core figure of the Chu family. Chu Tianying only temporarily appeased Chu Xiaohong and then killed him without hiding anything from him.
"This is terrible. It doesn't matter if he sneaks away. Our Chu family won't be able to enter the secret realm. When did this happen?" Xia Chen's expression changed.
"Just two days after you left, Xiao Ming, you didn't see anything strange about him before that, right?" Chu Zhenfeng stared at him and said.
Xia Chen shook his head and pretended to be thoughtful: "No, not at all. I didn't even pay attention to him. I didn't expect that he was always childish, but he could also see through his grandfather's comfort. He knew that after entering the secret realm, he would be useless. Maybe he would...
I will be killed by my fourth uncle in revenge."
Chu Zhenfeng sneered: "That's not necessarily true. Maybe his mother saw through it. So she let him run away in advance, hum. Women are bad things. If it weren't for her mother's sake, I would have killed her mother and son with a sword.
Kill."
There was a cold light in his eyes, which made Xia Chen's heart tremble. Although he had known that Chu Zhenfeng had a cold nature and had no feelings for his wife and children, such coldness was probably rare among monks.
"Father, now that he has escaped, what should we do? Should we go to the secret realm or not?" Xia Chen asked.
"Of course I want to go." Chu Zhenfeng said lightly, "How can our Chu family give up halfway just because this beast ran away? Besides, even if that beast realizes something and wants to betray the Chu family, he can only choose the Yue family and the Fang family.
Those two families are the same, and they opened the secret realm for us, saving us a lot of effort."
"But if the third brother doesn't defect to the Yue family and the Fang family, what will we do?" Xia Chen asked worriedly.
Chu Zhenfeng glanced at him: "Don't worry, the ancestor has his own way. Although our Chu family is not a top force, we will not be blocked from the secret realm by a formation."
"Yes, the child is worrying too much." Xia Chen lowered his hands and said.
"It's quite hard for you to go out. Now go back and rest. We will be on the road in three days at most." Chu Zhenfeng said.
Although he was ruthless towards his wife and children, he still valued his quite accomplished son. Naturally, he would not act like a beast by being open-mouthed and silent like he was towards Chu Xiaohong.
"Thank you father, I understand." Xia Chen gave a slight salute, then turned and left.
Chu Zhenfeng watched his back disappear deep into the inner hall, a complicated meaning flashed in his eyes, and then he strode towards Chu Tianying's cave on the top of the main peak.
Xia Chen returned to Chu Xiaoming's mansion, looking thoughtful.
So far, although there have been several changes in succession, the overall plan is still within his plan, and getting both the Yue family and the Fang family into this muddy water will be more beneficial to seizing the Nine-turn Exquisite Tower.
However, Xia Chen felt uneasy, secretly feeling that he would encounter great danger.
This sinister feeling comes from the secret realm of the ancient city.
No one knows what is in the secret realm of the ancient city. Although it is a fight between clams and cranes, the fishermen will benefit, but if there is a great danger, it is very likely that the Nine Turns Exquisite Tower will not be obtained, but will fall inside.
"Xia Chen, as monks like us, everything is left to chance. There must be great opportunities hidden in great dangers. If the secret realm of the ancient city is so easy to break into, it will not be so easy for you to fish in troubled waters." Tang Shiyan noticed his mood and said softly.
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Xia Chen nodded vigorously. Tang Shiyan's words simply touched his heart.
"Sister Shi Yan, how are you doing with Tian Can Jue Ban's practice?" Suddenly, something moved in his heart and he asked.
"It is estimated that in another month, this forbidden power will be almost refined." Tang Shiyan said thoughtfully.
"Are you sure you can suppress it?" Xia Chen asked.
Tang Shiyan was startled and then understood what he meant: "Are you trying to take advantage of Tiancan Jueban?"
Xia Chen smiled slightly: "That's right, it's not polite to come back and not reciprocate. That old guy Yue Bufan has tortured you with this thing for a year. When the time comes, we can do it the same way and do it back to him."
"This is a good idea." Tang Shiyan said happily, "But I can only suppress Tiancan Jueban. I want to make it work for us, but I can't."
"I can." Xia Chen said confidently, "When you can completely suppress it, just tell me."
"Okay, I'll just wait for the wonderful show to take place." Tang Shiyan said with a smile.
Three days later, under the leadership of Chu Tianying, a dozen Chu family elites set off on the road and headed straight for the secret realm of the ancient city.
The secret realm of the ancient city is extremely far away from the Chu family. Although the Chu family has a fairly accurate map of the black triangle area, it would take at least more than a month to reach it if we set out together.
However, it was quite peaceful along the way. The route carefully chosen by Chu Tianying played a big role. Not to mention not meeting other Black Triangle monks, there were not many monsters and unexpected dangers encountered.
Even if they were encountered, they would only be level three or four monsters at best. Naturally, they would be easily eliminated by everyone.
Occasionally, level five monsters would appear, and any one of the four second-generation brothers of the Chu family would be enough to deal with them, and it would not be the ancestor Chu Tianying's turn to show up.
Xia Chen didn't take any action, but he picked up the monsters along the way and collected the killed monsters quietly. He pretended to be collecting materials, but in fact, he secretly distributed the souls of the monsters to the four pseudo-holy beasts.
Devour.
The four Chu Zhenfeng brothers looked down upon these monsters, and no one among the three generations of descendants and subordinates dared to compete with him, so Xia Chen was naturally rude.
The four pseudo-holy beasts had already broken through to the fourth level, and now they have received a large amount of demonic beast soul supplements. Their strength has naturally increased by leaps and bounds, especially after devouring the soul of a fifth-level demonic beast, they have almost reached the fourth-level demonic beast.
The pinnacle has added great power to the Five Elements Killing Formation.
Along the way, Tang Shiyan concentrated on suppressing Tian Can Jue Ban and recovering from her injuries. Although her progress was slow, it was quite smooth.
However, she has been injured for a long time, and it will be extremely difficult for her to return to her peak state without a more advanced treasure pill or if she takes more than 10 years.
Otherwise, Xia Chen wouldn't have to go to the secret realm of the ancient city. He could just let Tang Shiyan take action, and it would be enough to destroy the elite group of the Chu family through calculated calculations.
While Tang Shiyan was recovering from her injuries, she was also communicating with Xia Chen about the way of cultivation, guiding him carefully.
With her cultivation as a seventh-level magical monk, and with the knowledge of Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Tang Dynasty, it is no small matter. Every piece of advice is equivalent to good words of gold and jade, which made Xia Chen enlightened, enlightened, and felt like the sea and the sky were vast.
This kind of opportunity is something that can only be met but cannot be sought. Even if Saint Tianlan and Master Zuo both have fathers with seventh-level supernatural powers, how can Zuo Juwei and Suo Zhentian be compared with Tang Shiyan.
Tang Shiyan was also amazed by Xia Chen's understanding and ability to draw inferences from one instance.
This kid seems to have no bottlenecks in his cultivation, which is incredible. No matter what complex cultivation insights he has, he can remember, understand, and digest them once, and come up with very innovative ideas, which made Tang Shiyan feel like she was in front of her.
Bright.
One of them taught and the other learned. They taught happily and learned obsessively. Before they knew it, time passed. I just hope that this road will never end and can go on forever.
It's a pity that there is no endless banquet and no endless road.
More than a month later, everyone in the Chu family finally arrived in front of the ancient city, which was dilapidated and ruined.
Xia Chen raised his eyes and saw that the ancient city was still in a dilapidated appearance. But this dilapidation was no different from the dilapidation of two months ago. Even the distribution of the ruins was exactly the same.
If you are careful, you can actually see the extraordinary nature of the ancient city.
"Huh?" Tang Shiyan's soul suddenly said in surprise.
"What's wrong? Sister Shiyan." Xia Chen was stunned.
"Nothing, just looking at the outside of this ancient city, there is a strange feeling, it seems... but I'm not sure." Tang Shiyan said vaguely.
Xia Chen was also moved in his heart. Is there any secret outside this ancient city?
Chu Tianying swept around calmly. Although the secret realm of the ancient city was hundreds of miles in radius, under the spiritual thoughts of the sixth-level monks with supernatural powers, there was nothing to hide, and he could see through it at a glance.
Naturally, nothing was found, but Chu Tianying did not reveal any surprises. If the secrets of the ancient city could be discovered with a single sweep of his spiritual mind, it would not be called a secret realm, and it would not be the Chu family's turn to take a chance.
He turned around, looked at Chu Zhenfeng and said, "How's it going? Is there any news?"
"Yes." Chu Zhenfeng showed a cold smile, "It won't take more than two days at most. The Yue family and the Fang family will be able to get here. The eyeliner we arranged many years ago has finally taken effect. I guess that beast is also inside.
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Chu Tianying nodded: "Okay, then let's wait for work and wait for the Yue family and the Fang family to open the secret realm for us."