nyslfriends Chapter 161 Fortunately, In Time
Chapter 161 Fortunately, In Time
Yuan Tao and his group coveted Xiao Hongling, and ultimately targeted the Chu Shen family. They were caught in the act and sent to the guillotine.
However, after that incident, the apparent brilliance and prestige of the Langhuan Heavenly Palace had already been dispelled in Chu Shen's heart.
The more he understood, the more he realized that beneath the surface, there were hidden currents. He became more cautious. When he went to the Dan Dao Summit, he even asked Yang Taichu to help guard the Chu family estate. This caution stemmed from his understanding of the situation.
Yang Taichu's cultivation may not be exceptional, but she was an official disciple of the Langhuan Heavenly Palace and a law enforcement disciple of the Chongxue Peak, representing the official power of the Langhuan Heavenly Palace.
This caution was originally meant to be prepared for any eventuality, guarding against those who were close to Yuan Tao but had not been punished.
Apart from that, it seemed that he had not touched upon anyone else's important interests. Even if there were hidden currents within the Langhuan Heavenly Palace, they should not have paid attention to someone like him who was irrelevant. - 83
But this time, he was wrong. A single move, and he was caught off guard, suffering such a devastating blow.
He still didn't know who was behind it, nor did he know the purpose of the other party's actions, but he had already figured out their methods.
Xiao Hongling being his lover was not a secret. Her injury during the public martial arts competition would attract a lot of attention, especially from the people in the Chongxue Summit. They would definitely be focused on her condition.
But no one knew that this was just a means for the person behind the scenes to divert attention. The real mastermind had already reached out to the Chu family estate at this time.
At this moment, the Chu family estate was at its weakest.
Inside, a large number of forces, including several practicing concubines, their attendants, and some capable servants of the Chu family, had all moved to the Qunyu Palace in the inner court to set up their new home.
Outside, because Chu Shen had returned to the Langhuan Heavenly Palace, Yang Taichu, who had been guarding the Chu family estate, had gone back to cultivate, losing the protection of official power.
Once the external response was slow and they were unable to learn about the incident at the Chu family manor in time, by the time the mastermind behind the scenes had finished handling everything, it was already too late for anything.
Even to be prepared for any eventuality, the mastermind behind the scenes had also prepared deceptive tactics similar to smoke bombs.
The guy pretending to have little money played his role so convincingly that it was impossible for him to have been found temporarily. It was done in order to further mislead others and prevent the news of the Chu family manor incident from leaking!
This level of meticulousness and secrecy was terrifying, which made Chu Shen even more worried about the situation at the Chu family manor.
Bai Ying could sense his anxiety and increased her running speed by three points, almost turning into a white shadow in the air.
Just as the Chu family manor came into view, they could see wisps of smoke and flames, as well as some scenes of battle from a distance. Suddenly, Bai Ying angrily roared and performed several urgent somersaults in the air.
Chu Shen reacted quickly and quickly grabbed her mane, sticking himself to her back so as not to be thrown off.
At the same time, several flying swords whizzed past the position where Bai Ying was just now.
Someone was ambushing them!
Chu Shen, however, shouted loudly, "Senior Sister Bai Ying, let's go, don't mind them!"
This was obviously a blocking force set up by the mastermind behind the scenes. Although they could use flying swords, their strength was not considered strong.
Chu Shen could clearly feel that even if Bai Ying didn't dodge, when those flying swords were about to reach them, they would be stopped by his "Divine Ability: Commander of Soldiers" and wouldn't cause any harm.
This level of strength was at most in the early stage of Foundation Building. Although he was also in the early stage of Foundation Building, he could easily handle it with one hand!
Baiying no longer whined and angrily let out a roar, seemingly threatening the cultivators who were blocking their way. However, they obediently followed Chu Shen's will and continued charging towards the Chu family estate.
The attackers below thought that Chu Shen and Baiying were not that strong, so they emerged from the dense forest one by one, howling and running swiftly on the treetops in an attempt to chase after them, since they couldn't fly on their swords yet.
Chu Shen was furious and said, "Do mice in the gutter dare to show off?"
Several explosive talismans appeared in his hand, filled with spiritual energy. The talismans emitted a dangerous light and turned into golden rays, descending towards the designated targets.
"Boom!"
A series of loud explosions followed, accompanied by screams and exclamations. Although they didn't wipe out all the attackers, two of them were killed instantly, and the others were injured and dared not pursue any further.
As they got closer to the Chu family estate, Chu Shen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself how fortunate he was.
Although the enemy had already breached the estate, the battle was still ongoing, which was good news.
It meant that the enemy hadn't achieved their main objective yet.
The enemy's strength was clearly much stronger than the Chu family's guards and servants who were resisting, but they still hadn't completely taken over the Chu family estate. This was thanks to the various formations he had set up.
The mastermind behind the scenes might have accurately estimated most of his strength, but they definitely didn't know that he had obtained an advanced inheritance as a formation master after marrying Dantai Liyue.
He had never revealed this skill to the outside world, but when he strengthened the security system of the estate after returning, he made full use of his knowledge in formations.
Furthermore, with his lack of financial constraints, the formation system of the Chu Family Manor can be considered insane. Not to mention comparing it to the protective barriers of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace, it surpasses the defensive measures of prestigious families and clans like the Chongxue Collection.
As long as someone controls it, even an ordinary servant who has never cultivated can suppress cultivators much stronger than themselves by making reasonable use of the formations. The intense battles within the manor demonstrate the true value of these formations.
A Qi Refining stage cultivator, whose true face is concealed, stepped into a formation. The once peaceful environment suddenly changed, with thunder above and fire below. Caught off guard, he was instantly reduced to ashes.
Accompanying him into the formation was a Foundation Building stage cultivator who endured the pain, activated a protective treasure, and formed a sword technique, preparing to kill the ordinary servant controlling the formation. However, the thunder in the formation instantly gathered on his flying sword.
The excessive energy exceeded the limits the sword could bear, causing it to explode. Fragments scattered and continuously pierced into the cultivator's body, resulting in a more miserable cry.
After the protective treasure was shattered by the flying sword fragments, the ground burst into raging flames, turning the Foundation Building stage cultivator into charcoal.
Before the servant controlling the formation could celebrate killing two cultivators, another cultivator broke into the formation. He quickly employed the same tactics, intending to use thunder and fire to kill the intruder.
However, the newly arrived cultivator was at the Spirit Gathering stage and extremely powerful. With a roar, he shattered the thunder and fire, killing the servant and breaking the formation.
Unexpectedly, before the exhausted Spirit Gathering stage cultivator could catch his breath, another layer of formation was activated outside the thunder and fire formation. Within the formation, yellow winds stirred up black sand, grinding the Spirit Gathering stage cultivator's body with wounds all over, as if on a millstone.
If it weren't for the cultivator's strength at the Spirit Gathering stage and the numerous protective treasures on his body, hastily retreating from the formation to save his life, he would have likely been ground into a pool of blood by the malevolent aura within the formation.
Such events continued to occur within the formation - people entering, dying, breaking the formation, and retreating.
The scene was brutal, with blood almost everywhere!