Shen Yixin was not optimistic that Wang Ye could use the Flying Star to bring the Laosan out of this formation. He thought that the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was too shallow in his cultivation. He did not believe for a second that he could break this ancient formation with the Flying Star unless Liu Yu came in person. But judging from the current situation, it seems that the other party has succeeded. Otherwise, the Prefect of Liuzhou would not know about the token.
"Your Excellency has come from afar; I am so sorry for not greeting you properly!" Shen Yixin cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, how is Third Brother, who accompanied Vice Minister Wang to your esteemed place a few days ago?"
" Master Shen San and Eighth Master?" Chen Qing smiled and said, "They are living quite well in Liuzhou, but the situation is special, so it's not appropriate to go into details here. Sixth Master, do you intend for me to continue reporting from here?"
Shen Yixin frowned. The other party knew that Laoba had gone with him, so it must be true. It was really strange that Shen Laosan could go to Liuzhou with Wang Ye's help.
"Excuse me, sir, please!" Shen Yixin waved his hand, and the several barriers standing in front of the city gate disappeared instantly. The city gate also slowly opened under his control, leaving Hong Rui, who was standing to the side, with a strange expression.
I used to be able to call on soldiers to open the city gates, but now it seems I don't even need that function anymore. What is the point of my existence then?
Despite the invitation, Chen Qing remained unmoved, standing below with Ghost Child, looking up with a half-smile, "What does Sixth Master Shen mean? Did you forget to deactivate two of the magic arrays?"
Shen Yixin: "."
This kid is definitely something else!
Shen Yixin carefully observed the other person. There were numerous magic arrays Nanyang City. Even a top-tier magician like Mu Hongqing, who was proficient in magic arrays, wouldn't be able to distinguish the number of arrays here. How old was this little guy?
How could he see through the two loopholes I had deliberately left unclosed?
Sure enough, the guy who can stir up Fengyun in Liuzhou is no ordinary person.
What happened to the Laosan and Laoba after their interactions with this man? What was the Lao'er's connection to this guy's death?
Thinking of this, Shen Yixin finally shut down all the magic arrays in front of the gate. He was not afraid of a sudden attack. He was just a puppet clone on the city wall. As long as the other party dared to make a move, he could restart the magic array at any time. As long as the other party dared to come in, no matter how powerful they were, they could only stay obediently in Nanyang City. Wang Ye was not here, and there was no other person from the Evening Elephant magician to take him away!
But the other party didn't seem to care about this. After closing the last two magic arrays, he stepped into Nanyang City with the somewhat strange-looking doll without changing his expression!
"Interesting."
The Laoqi, who was on his way, also found it quite interesting after witnessing all of this through the Thousand Eyes Spell.
Since the Laosan and Laoba left, the atmosphere in the Shen Family family of Nanyang City has been extremely tense. But the more tense it is, the less anyone dares to make a move, not even a tentative one. Of course, those little brats don't count.
Nanyang currently like a stagnant pool; now that such an interesting person has arrived, will he be able to stir up this stagnant water?
That night, in the exact same restaurant where they had hosted Wang Ye last time, the Shen Family received Chen Qing had traveled from afar.
After introducing everything, Chen Qing couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of Nanyang City, which is managed by the Shen Family family. All the places in Jiangnan are in dire straits right now. I went to Laoda lengths to rescue some people and bring some life back to that ghost Liuzhou. But now the market is not operating, and there is hardly any business on the streets. According to Vice Minister Wang, Nanming Prefecture is even worse off, but I didn't expect Nanyang City to be in such a completely different situation."
Looking out at the bustling city lights from the restaurant, Chen Qing felt a pang of envy. This was what a city should be like. His own Liuzhou, lacking trade, was ultimately missing something.
"You're too kind, Prefect." Shen Yixin personally poured Chen Qing a cup of wine and said, "My Shen Family has been running Nanyang for a thousand years, and we've only just managed to hold on to the current situation. When Lord Chen took over Liuzhou, it was a complete mess, and then you encountered this great upheaval, yet you still managed to maintain Liuzhou's popularity. This ability is truly admirable."
Chen Qing smiled and was about to exchange a few polite words when the others at the table became restless.
"Sixth Brother, given the current situation, why waste time on such formalities?" A young man with a similarly youthful face to Chen Qing, sitting on the left, coldly looked at Chen Qing: "Chen, what is your purpose here? Why didn't my Third Brother and Eighth Brother come with me? That Wang guy said my Second Brother is dead, what exactly happened?"
Chen Qing glanced at the other person. "And you are?"
"Please forgive me, Lord Chen," Shen Yixin said with a smile. "This is my twelfth brother, Shen Yichen. He is too young, and I hope you will not take offense at his actions."
Chen Qing smiled upon hearing this, "Why would I argue with a child?"
Shen Yichen laughed in exasperation upon hearing this, "You're not necessarily older than me, are you?"
"Actually, I just look young. I'm probably about the same age as the Sixth Master."
"Really?" Shen Yichen was stunned.
"It's fake." Chen Qing immediately laughed, " Twelfth Master really has a naive personality!"
"You!" Shen Yichen stood up angrily, but was pressed down and sat down by the tall Fourth Master Shen.
But Chen Qing's subsequent comment made the atmosphere a bit colder.
"That's just too naive." Chen Qing looked coldly at Shen Yichen: " With the Shen Family's environment and Twelfth Master's personality, could he really have survived until now?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yichen was stunned, and the smiles on everyone's faces vanished instantly.
"Look at what Lord Chen is saying, as if my Shen Family is a den of monsters that devours people!" Fourth Master Shen said with a simple and honest smile, "Twelve and the others are young, and with their older brothers looking after them, what's wrong with them being a little naive?"
"Is that so?" Chen Qing smiled and said, "Then I'll answer Twelfth Master's question first."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Qing in surprise. This guy was quite slick just now, but is he being so straightforward now? For a moment, everyone became wary.
"Let's talk about Second Master Shen's problem first." Chen Qing glanced at the people around him and Divine Path, " Wang Ye has probably already told you about Second Master Shen's death. Now there are some results: Master Shen isn't dead, but he's taken control of Ninth Master!"
As Chen Qing said this, he looked very carefully into everyone's eyes.
Everyone's pupils contracted in shock at these words. Apart from the three youngest who showed their shock too much, the other older ones remained calm.
Chen Qing's heart sank. This Ancient Insect's imitation of humans was extraordinary. The old insect's profoundness and the young insect's impetuousness were both consistent with their age and cunning. It was truly impossible to tell the difference between a demon and a human.
"And then?" Shen Yixin looked at Chen Qing and said quietly, "After Second Brother took control of Ninth Master, didn't he plan to do anything?"
"I didn't have time to do anything," Chen Qing laughed. "I was caught off guard by Third Master and Eighth Master, and I fell headlong into the mist and disappeared without a trace. As you all know, the mist formation on this river is extremely mysterious. Once Second Master Shen runs into it, it will be very difficult to find him."
" Lord Chen, are you serious?" Shen Yifeng looked at Chen Qing, frowning, and said, "Second Brother went into the mist?"
" Seventh Master cares a lot about this?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Seventh Master Shen's face darkened. "Is Lord Chen here to sow discord between us?"
"Of course not." Chen Qing shook his head. "Through that confrontation between Third Master, Eighth Master, and Second Master, we are certain that Second Master, who possesses Insect Spell, poses no threat to the other two. The two masters are innocent, which means the monster is among all of you here!"
"You say you're among us, so you are?" The Laoshi'er stood up, laughing angrily. "Based on your words alone? If Third Brother and Eighth Brother are innocent, why haven't they come back? And what makes you think you're telling the truth? You say the monster is among us? I could say the monster is parasitizing you! How do you prove your innocence?"
" Twelfth Master really has a fiery temper," Chen Qing said with a smile.
" Xiao Shier is a bit hot-tempered, but there's nothing wrong with what he says." Shen Laoliu looked at Chen Qing earnestly and said, "Sir, could you answer Twelfth's question?"
Seeing all the hostile gazes directed at her, Chen Qing curled her lip. The Shen Family wasn't so stupid after all; they even knew to unite against outsiders.
"Of course!" Chen Qing stood up and said, "Third Master and Eighth Master can't come because they are injured. I can't go into details about the specific cause of their injuries, but they are quite serious. Once they enter the mist, they will easily become targets for other monsters. I have Third Master's evidence to prove what I'm saying." As Chen Qing spoke, he took out a jade pendant with a spell mark.
Mysterious Water Jade!
Everyone frowned as they looked at it. It was indeed the Laosan's token, with a spell personally set up by Laosan. Without Laosan permission, no outsider could control the Mysterious Water Jade.
"Then how can you prove your innocence, sir?" Sixth Master Shen said quietly, " Vice Minister Wang was able to break through the blockade because he was a puppet. Why can you do the same, sir? Isn't that a problem? Is there another possibility that Third Brother was parasitized, and so are you, sir, which is why you were able to pass through the fog?"
" Laoliu is right!" Shen Laosi also stood up. "Sir, you'd better explain yourself properly, otherwise we'll have no choice but to take you into custody first!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Qing. Although the spell had not yet been activated, the pressure was already immense.
"Everyone, everyone, calm down, calm down!" Hong Rui, who had come along to join the banquet, stood up with a wry smile and acted as a peacemaker.
He wanted to slap himself in the face. Why did he have to get involved in all this trouble?
The last time the Shen Family hosted a banquet for Vice Minister Wang, they didn't invite him, so he kept his distance and didn't come. He didn't expect that Vice Minister Wang wouldn't even chat with him before leaving. He still had many things he wanted to ask him. He had finally managed to get another person from the imperial court to come, so this time he didn't dare to be pretentious and shamelessly followed along to the banquet, but he never expected to encounter this situation.
Filled with resentment towards the ignorant young prefect, even though he didn't understand what was going on, he thought, "Why did you provoke these people?"
I should have kept a straight face. If things really came to blows, would I have helped or not?
Chen Qing looked at Hong Rui in astonishment. This fat guy's legs were shaking so much, yet he still stood in front of her to take the blame. He was quite the hero!
"Everyone," Chen Qing said with a smile, pulling Hong Rui down to sit. "Now that I'm here, I can prove my innocence."
"How can you prove it?" Laoshi'er asked Chen Qing with a hostile look.
Chen Qing remained silent, standing motionless. In front of everyone, he closed his eyes, and in the next instant, a golden spirit emerged from his physical body.
Upon seeing this, the Shen Family all stood up in surprise!
"Everyone," Chen Qing said with a smile, "Isn't astral projection the best proof? Because once it's parasitized, no matter how well it's disguised on the outside, the soul inside the body will no longer be one's own, right? What do you all think, seniors?"
Everyone was taken aback. It seemed to make sense. They had been suspicious of each other all these days, and no one had thought of this!
"Now that I've started, why don't we just find them out now?" Chen Qing looked at the crowd and laughed, "One by one, those who can't separate their souls from their bodies should be... monsters!!"