At first, Zhu Huang didn’t plan to interfere, but his system revealed that Cai Lan was indeed an evil cultivator and her exposure involved merit.
The cannon-fodder counterattack system had a mall from where Zhu Huang could buy rare and precious resources.
However, the mall didn’t have treasures like luck and merit.
After learning that he could earn merit from exposing Cai Lan, Zhu Huang immediately took the chance and offered a suggestion.
"That fellow Daoist is right. The truth will come to light after examining the male companions." Someone said.
At this time, Qin Jinfeng turned and looked at a female cultivator.
"City lord Chu, I will leave the examination to you." He said.
The female cultivator was Chu Fengfei, the city lord of the Alchemy Tower City.
Although she was a void refining realm cultivator, her soul power was level seven, and she could refine level seven pills.
As a result, she was one of the most respected city lords on the Tianqi continent because powerful cultivators relied on her for pills.
That said, she wasn’t invincible.
When she heard Qin Jingfeng ask her to examine the male cultivators, she subconsciously frowned and wanted to refuse.
After all, she was a void refining realm cultivator, and Cai Lan was a Mahayana realm cultivator.
No matter the outcome of the examination, Chu Fengfei felt she couldn’t handle the consequences.
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"I will do it." The speaker said, and everyone turned to look.
The person was also a female cultivator.
She wore a white robe, but the style was different from that of the Tianqi continent.
[Is she one of Bai Guo’s relatives?] Shen Xu transmitted, and Zhen Yuan nodded before speaking.
[She is a Mahayana realm cultivator.] He said.
[Do you think she will tell the truth?]
[We will see.]
Soon after, the female cultivator began checking the male companions but frowned with each examination.
After the last, she sighed and turned to Qin Jingfeng with a solemn expression.
"They..." She started, but a sudden crack interrupted her words.
Simultaneously, a bright light filled the hall, blinding everyone and causing them to subconsciously close their eyes.
However, several people reacted quickly and in less than half a breath, they opened their eyes and looked around.
"They are gone." Qin Jingfeng shouted and hurriedly spread his spiritual sense to envelop the city.
Unfortunately, everything was too late, and Cai Lan and her disciples were nowhere to be found.
"They have teleported out of the city." The Inscription Tower City’s lord shouted in an angry voice.
As the city lord, he was keyed to the city’s formation.
Generally, his connection to the formation was dimmed to the minimum, but because of the auction, the array was fully activated, and the city lord could feel even the most minute changes in the formation.
Just now, he felt a momentary gap in the formation, but the opening was soon closed after the people teleported out.
"I will immediately issue bounties." The city lord said, took out a communication jade and began contacting people.
Less than an incense stick later, the news spread throughout the Tianqi continent and bounty posters went up on various city walls.
In the auction hall, Qin Jingfeng looked at Shen Xu with a curious expression.
"Junior friend, how did you know?" He asked the question that was on everyone’s mind.
Shen Xu had been expecting this question.
However, he didn’t plan to tell the truth.
After all, soul techniques were rare and precious.
If he revealed he had practised a soul technique that could see through most illusions and disguises, their group would likely face a lot of trouble in the near future.
"I accidentally saw her attacking someone and sensed the impurity in her qi." He said.
"Impurity can be because of a lot of things."
"That’s true, but I am an alchemist. I noticed that the male companions around her are a little depleted."
Even though the gathered people knew the ’old man’ was lying, Shen Xu had an answer to every question, and they couldn’t find a way to expose his lies.
Because of the incident, the exchange meeting ended early, and everyone left the auction hall.
Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu, Li Wenqiang, Feng Xue, and Yang Shi also left.
However, they could feel eyes and spiritual sense following them around the city.
[We have offended the Snow Mountain sect.] Shen Xu said as they walked.
[Are you afraid?] Zhen Yuan asked with a teasing smile.
[I knew the consequences before I caused a fuss.] The double chuckled and turned to Zhen Yuan.
[Do you regret marrying a troublemaker?]
[What troublemaker? You are a righteous cultivator who is dedicated to eliminating harm for the people.]
Shen Xu laughed when he heard this, but he soon turned solemn.
[Our lives will be a little complicated in the next few years.]
[It doesn’t matter.]
[But I still don’t know why Zhu Huang got involved.]
[Maybe it’s a system task.]
[You think?]
[It’s possible.] Zhen Yuan nodded and quickly continued.
[Xiao Weimin joined the Hanging Garden sect, but Zhu Huang is a casual cultivator. Since we can’t say he interfered because of the feud between the two sects, we can only assume it has something to do with his system or a personal grudge.]
[It’s also strange that Bai Guo’s relative offered to do the examination. She was even planning to reveal the truth before Cai Lan escaped.]
[Mmh.] Zhen Yuan nodded with a thoughtful expression.
[Xiaoxu, you keep calling them ’Bai Guo’s relatives’, but they are also your relatives. Are you sure about keeping a distance from them?]
[I am sure.] The double nodded.
From what he gathered, those people were from the Bai side of the family.
The Bai family was his mother’s family, and for some reason, Shen Xu always felt a kind of repulsion when he thought of his body’s biological mother.
Unfortunately, he thought well, but reality was bleak.
Just when they were walking down a street, he received a voice transmission and subconsciously frowned.