bookcurios Chapter 149 Plan Failed
Chapter 149 Plan Failed
While everyone's attention was on Bai Rong, Sang Yunqi glanced at Xu Zhuo covertly.
Seeing that he was also frowning and shaking his head, I knew what was going on.
"I'll take him down first and stabilize the situation so he doesn't become possessed."
After saying that, he looked back at the mirrors in the square, sighed in his heart, and finally broke his promise.
However, Bai Rong's current situation was obviously more urgent. He could not care about so much and flew directly towards the back mountain with Bai Rong.
The others watched the two go away, then looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say for a moment.
They thought it was just a simple communication match, and even if there were conflicts among them, it would only be a matter of words. But now there is a murder case and a family is wiped out, which makes them a little overwhelmed.
Xu Zhuo sat back in his chair, rubbed his brows with a headache, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
After a long silence, he spoke tiredly.
"If you are all right, go back and rest."
In the face of the family-annihilation case, the previous murders seemed insignificant, especially now that there were no clues and they couldn't come to a conclusion here.
Now, everyone needs a quiet space to think about what has happened in the past few days.
Some leaders of small sects looked at each other, stood up and bowed to Xu Zhuo.
"Master Xu, we are all very sad about what happened in Baiyue Pavilion. We don't know what the thieves will do next. We plan to go back."
"It's a turbulent time right now, so we can put the exchange competition aside for now. We need to go back and take charge."
Xu Zhuo obviously didn't expect them to make this request and was a little surprised, but he could understand their thoughts, as they were all afraid that they would follow in the footsteps of Baiyue Pavilion.
"I understand how you feel, but the disciples of each sect are still in the secret realm. Do you plan to leave first?"
The sect leaders looked back at the mirrors in the square. The disciples from each sect were still fighting in the secret realm. Their eyes softened for a moment, but quickly recovered.
"I wonder if we can stop this competition and let the disciples come out?"
Logically speaking, the disciples should have nothing to worry about if they stayed in Cangqiong Mountain with Sang Yunqi around, or it might be safer for them to stay here than to go back with them.
However, the murders in Cangqiong Mountain have obviously made them cautious. Who knows whether the villains hiding there will kill their disciples after they leave.
Therefore, comparing the two options, it would be better to just take the disciples away.
Xu Zhuo scratched his head awkwardly: "This secret realm was created by our ancestors. A deadline was set specifically for the competition. I have no way to bring anyone out early."
"Why not wait until the old man comes back and ask him?"
The leaders were all stunned for a moment. No one had expected that such a thing could happen.
But Venerable Xing Heng had just taken Bai Rong away, and who knew how long it would take for him to come back? That was not an easy problem to solve.
They were all hesitant for a moment, not knowing what to do.
At this time, Shangguan Cheng stood up and said irritably, "My disciples from the Shangguan family will stay in the secret realm for now. I have to go back home to take charge. Those people might attack my uncle again."
His words sounded nice, but everyone saw that he was shaking with fear just now. It was obvious that he was scared out of his wits over the past two days, and when he saw the opportunity to leave, he didn't even care about his family members.
Everyone felt a little contempt and a little sigh in their hearts. If the Shangguan family really fell into the hands of this guy, they would probably be in dire straits.
They didn't see any trace of a strong man in him.
Shangguan Chen, who had been sitting next to him in silence, suddenly spoke.
"Brother Cheng, why don't you go back first? I'll wait here for the disciples to come out, and then we can go back to the mountain together."
After saying that, he covered his mouth and coughed twice.
Shangguan Cheng turned his head and looked at him, feeling somewhat reluctant, but when he thought that he might lose his life anywhere here, he put those little thoughts aside.
"Brother Chen, it's better for you to stay here. I will arrange for the elders to pick you up when I return."
After saying that, he bowed to Xu Zhuo and led his men away from Cangqiong Mountain.
Seeing this, Xu Zhuo said to everyone, "If you want to leave, you can do so. If you are not in a hurry, you can go back and rest."
After saying that, he just stood up and left.
The others looked at each other, and finally decided not to leave, and each returned to the yard to rest.
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Chen Xiu followed behind Xu Zhuo all the time. After they returned to Xu Zhuo's yard and closed the door, he let out a sigh and looked at Xu Zhuo with a frown.
"Master, did you arrange this matter at Baiyue Pavilion?"
Xu Zhuo glared at him: "What are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person?"
As he spoke, he also sighed: "More than 3,000 innocent lives have been lost, and these people are not afraid of nightmares."
Chen Xiu was obviously relieved, and he sat down at the table. He poured a cup of tea for Xu Zhuo himself, and then said with a wry smile.
"Xinglan really guessed it right. I told him to be on guard against them causing trouble in the secret realm, and Xinglan said that if he did that, he would just choose to steal the house."
"These black-robed people are simply crazy and I don't know what they are going to do."
Xu Zhuo sneered: "A bunch of lunatics, who could have thought of that."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Have you cleaned up all the previous traces?"
"Even though our move was clean and efficient, and no one should notice anything, we still have to be on the safe side."
Having said that, Xu Zhuo paused and said with some depression.
"I always feel that old monk Wuxin has seen through it and may come to find me soon."
Chen Xiu was a little nervous: "How is this possible? He won't tell anyone, right?"
Xu Zhuo waved his hand, not caring much: "Don't be fooled by the old monk's simple and honest appearance. He is actually very cunning."
"Since he thought of us, he probably knows the identities of those people and won't say anything nonsense."
"I was hoping to catch a big fish this time, but now that the murder case has happened, all my plans have gone to waste."
"Have you checked all the elders in the Discipline Hall who have had contact with Xu Yan?"
Chen Xiu nodded: "We have already checked and found some more among the disciples, but the elders didn't find anything. Master, do you think there are more?"
Xu Zhuo snorted coldly: "Xu Yan, that straightforward guy, is nothing. He is just a discarded pawn. He can't get involved in the affairs of Anmo City."
"Keep checking, check those old guys."
Chen Xiu was shocked: "Master, above them are the masters of various peaks and those elders who live in seclusion. This shouldn't be possible, right?"
"They don't even want to take care of the affairs of Cangqiong Mountain, how could they be in cahoots with the demons?"