novelaction Chapter 442
Chapter 442
While Song Jizhe was talking, he did not stop his hands. He raised his hand and fiddled with the golden abacus twice. Then a layer appeared in the corner of the abacus, and he took out a folded piece of paper from it.
When the paper was spread out, it turned out to be the building distribution map of Qiuluo City.
Seeing that the people around him were looking at him in surprise, as if they had not expected him to hide a map inside the abacus, he took the time to explain:
"I buried the gold that the bank couldn't take away. This map is for when I come back to find the gold. I hid five thousand taels of gold. Whoever digs it up will be rich."
Everyone twitched their lips.
No, there is no need to explain it in such detail.
Five thousand taels of gold, even someone without evil thoughts would have the urge to rob the money!
Where on earth did you get so much money?
Song Jizhe knew clearly that these cultivators in front of him had probably never been to Qiuluo City, so he marked out the location of the City Lord's Mansion and the dungeon as quickly as possible.
The monk was too embarrassed to take away Song Jizhe's map, which was said to be able to find five thousand taels of gold. He simply used magic to copy the locations marked on the map and passed it on to his companions for review.
Song Jizhe had not forgotten his original purpose. When the monks passed the map around, he asked earnestly:
"Then are you willing to cooperate with us?"
The monks did not want mortals to interfere in the fight between them, but when he looked up, he saw that all the people in Qiuluo City, including Song Jizhe, were holding their breath, staring at him nervously and eagerly, with bloodshot eyes due to anxiety.
It seemed that as long as he refused, these people would immediately rush back to Qiuluo City on their own.
Taking a deep breath, he could only say:
"We can't protect your safety against Qingxin and the others. You will die, and your death will be meaningless."
Hearing this, Song Jizhe quickly shook his head: "It's not meaningless. Just going to save you is the meaning we most hope to have now."
Seeing that they were determined to go back and rescue them, the monk knew that nothing he said would be of any use, so he nodded and agreed: "You don't need to send too many people. Tell us the easy-to-find location, and our people can act as bait."
Song Jizhe asked in return: "Do you have enough people?"
If he saw correctly, there were probably only more than ten monks coming this time?
The monk was silent.
That's right, they can't tell so many people apart.
In the end, the monk left behind a few companions to cooperate with Song Jizhe and others to rescue the monsters in the dungeon, while he and the others went to Qiuluo City first to stop the enemies who were coming to kill them.
At the same time, not only the people in the shelter where Song Jizhe is, but also the people in the other three shelters have to go back to rescue Zhong Xian.
Song Jizhe thought about it again and again, and soon with the help of the monks, he improved Cui Yuankui's talisman paper and contacted Zhong Xian's other three confidants.
"According to the information I just received, the shelter is no longer safe. We have touched the barrier set up by the monks. It is only a matter of time before they find our location.
"It will take several days before the teleportation array opens. Once the shelter is found, it will most likely be destroyed, and everyone inside will die."
Song Jizhe had already returned to the shelter. They sat around the talisman paper in the dim light of the candle. After confirming that no monks had come in, Song Jizhe continued:
"What's more, the monks who are cooperating with us have also discovered us. They can be trusted, but not completely."
When someone heard that the shelter was exposed, they hurriedly asked, "What should we do now?"
Song Jizhe let out a breath, but he wasn't too panicked:
"Before Immortal Cui left, he set up a barrier in the shelter I'm in. This barrier can withstand any attack. From now on, everyone must send their wives, children, and elders to us. They cannot take any risks and must survive at all costs."
After a pause, he continued, "Others, please voluntarily decide whether or not to return to Qiuluo City with us. Let me make it clear that the chances of rescuing the City Lord this time are slim, and we are also likely to die in Qiuluo City."
Hearing this, the air became quiet.
But soon, a gruff voice rang out from the talisman paper: "But if I don't go, the City Lord will definitely not be able to leave, right?! I'm going anyway, so do whatever you want! Even if I die in Qiuluo City, it's like returning to my roots!"
Someone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this, and jokingly said, "When did you, a butcher, ever learn to read books and even use idioms?"
"That's because my daughter is well-educated! If the lower beam is straight, the upper beam will also be straight!"
Everyone was amused.
In the end, the elderly and children were forced to stay in the shelter with Cui Yuankui's barrier. Women with children were left behind to take care of the children, and everyone else volunteered to go back to rescue Zhong Xian.
Compared to the Immortal Sect, they are weak, but they are familiar with Qiuluo City better than anyone else. They are used as bait and are much stronger than the Immortal Sect monks!
Even if they can't come back, they must rescue Zhong Xian.
A kind-hearted person like the City Lord deserves to be rewarded!
Song Jizhe said goodbye to his wife and children, and handed the golden abacus that he had never let go of since he could remember to his wife. Finally, he kissed his children on the forehead, stood up, suppressed his emotions, looked away, and left with everyone else.
Song Jizhe and his men were so familiar with Qiuluo City that even the difficult roads in the back mountains of Qiuluo City were no different from flat roads to them.
Yu Xi was standing on a high place watching. In the distance, it was extremely quiet, as if Qiu Luocheng was a sleeping giant beast. He closed his eyes and quickly sped up to catch up with Song Jizhe and the others.
At this time, the vibrations of spiritual energy could be felt from time to time in the air, and some monks from the two groups in the city had already confronted each other.
But more monks wearing Sushan Sect uniforms remained motionless, mocking the arrogance of this group of conservatives from afar.
"Elder Chu is still wise!"
A cultivator leaned against the prison where the demons were imprisoned, gazing into the distance with a chuckle, saying, "There are more convenient ways to cultivate, but you still want to die for the so-called Dao Heart. What's the point? That's why they say that conservative cultivation is a thankless task."
"What do you know? The leader of the Songshan Sect is willing to use new cultivation methods. This group of conservatives has now been reduced to only these few people left. They deserve it!"
At this point, they all laughed maliciously.
Their Sushan Sect had always been looked down upon by the people of the five major immortal sects. Now that they saw the Songshan Sect, the leader of the five major immortal sects, split up, and some of its cultivators met a miserable end, it was naturally a happy occasion for them.
Who would have thought that at this moment, a fire suddenly appeared not far away.
The stars are tiny, as small as fireflies.
Some monks noticed something was wrong and flew up to check. As their vision widened, they soon discovered that fires had been set everywhere in the city.
The flames were scattered, but at a glance there were nearly a hundred of them, all coming into view, burning the entire field of vision, illuminating the sky red, and spreading like wildfire.
Was Qiuluo City originally so big?
Why is it burning so horribly?
The monk instinctively took a half step back, and soon heard a voice coming from the sound-gathering bowl on his body:
"Damn it! Who set the fire? We haven't even searched Qiuluo City yet, and we've lost all the gold, silver, and medicinal herbs! I've been eyeing the medicinal garden planted by the demon tribe for a long time, and now it's burned to ashes!"