Chapter 893: To No Avail

Wanxiang Domain, Longqing City.

After Lin Xiaoqing stood up, the situation in the entire Longqing City gradually shifted from chaos and panic to a delicate balance.

Although many people still have doubts, under the efforts of the City Lord's Mansion, at least on the surface, the rhythm of life has begun to return to the past.

In the streets and alleys, the laughter of children is as clear as silver bells. They are chasing and playing, and they don't realize that the city has gone through vicissitudes.

In those innocent eyes, the reflection is still a simple and happy little world.

The adults are different. Although they have resumed their old business, their busy figures shuttle through the streets and alleys, but they can't hide the confusion between their eyebrows.

Some shop owners, with their hands on the shop doors, have hesitation and worry on their faces, but they finally grit their teeth and open the shop doors one after another, trying to get the business running again.

On the street, the flow of people is like a trickle, slowly increasing. Many people, with trepidation and curiosity, try to step out of their homes to find out what is going on.

However, compared with the past bustle, this time is more of a tentative gathering.

However, compared with the bustling and lively scene in the past, the gathering at this moment is more of a cautious test, as if walking on thin ice, fearing that one careless will fall into an unknown abyss.

In the conversation, in addition to the daily firewood, rice, oil and salt and the progress of cultivation, people are most worried about the acquisition of cultivation resources in the future.

Although Longqing City has moved to a new place, the spiritual energy here is more than doubled.

But the road to immortal cultivation is like a long journey. Just relying on absorbing spiritual energy is nothing but a drop in the bucket.

It also requires many cultivation resources suitable for oneself to assist in order to move forward steadily on this road to immortal cultivation.

But these spiritual stones, elixirs, spiritual medicines, spiritual mines and other things can only be obtained outside the city.

Trapped in the city, even if you have a mountain of gold and silver, you will eventually eat up all the wealth.

Time flies. Two days have passed quietly since Longqing City stepped into this strange place.

So far, no one has dared to cross the city gate. What is outside the city like? It seems to be covered by a mysterious veil, and no one can peek.

The city lord's mansion has a ban, strictly prohibiting anyone from leaving the city without permission, and it is stated that if anyone violates it, Longqing City will not be responsible for any accidents after leaving the city privately, and all consequences will be borne by the person himself.

For a time, rumors in the city spread like a tide, and all kinds of speculations about the world outside the city came one after another.

Some people described vividly that outside the city is an endless wilderness, where ferocious monsters are hidden. If you step into it carelessly, you will be trapped in a desperate situation, and there is no way back, and you will become a food in the monster's belly.

Some people also have dreams and secretly speculate that there may be mysterious ruins hidden outside the city, which are full of precious cultivation treasures, but the city lord's mansion deliberately blocked the news in order to take all the benefits.

Many radical cultivators, as if scratched by cat claws, are full of yearning and desire for the unknown world outside the city.

But the city lord's mansion's ban is like a solid shackle, binding their hands and feet, making them have a lot of blood, but difficult to put into action.

And some family forces in the city are also secretly planning.

They tried to communicate with the city lord's mansion, hoping to pry out some information about the outside of the city, or to win a precious opportunity for the family to explore outside the city.

After all, in this world of cultivation, the competition for cultivation resources is the eternal theme.

Whoever can take the lead in seizing more resources in this strange environment can gain a foothold in this strange place, and even dominate it.

However, these are just delusions after all, and they cannot dominate the Wanxiang domain.

At the same time

In a secret room of the Liu family, the most prominent family in Longqing City, the dim candlelight flickered, reflecting the solemn or cunning faces of representatives of several large family forces.

They sat around the round table and discussed in low voices. The voices seemed to be covered by an invisible veil and could only echo in this small secret room.

"The City Lord's Mansion is now keeping silent about what is happening outside the city. It must be hiding some shocking secrets that cannot be revealed.

We can't just wait like this. We need to think of a way to force them to tell the truth."

A middle-aged man with a stern face broke the silence first, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

"Hmph! How easy is that? The City Lord's Mansion has many guards at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm, all of whom are extremely powerful. If we act rashly, we may end up losing more than we gain, and end up in a miserable situation."

"What are you afraid of? As long as Lin Bingchun is not here, if we unite our families, our strength cannot be underestimated.

Besides, the mysterious and powerful person who moved Longqing City here has not appeared yet. Is his purpose really to protect us? I don't think so."

"And if we don't leave the city, we What do we eat? How do the children of your family practice?

Now we have no other income except the meager reserves of our family.

Are we really going to sit and wait for death, hoping that the City Lord's Mansion will show mercy and come to our rescue? "

"But the City Lord's Mansion has a tough attitude and strict prohibitions. What good strategy can we have?

We can't openly disobey, that would be an enemy of the entire City Lord's Mansion. Who knows, Lin Bingchun might come back one day?" A middle-aged scholar-like man shook his head and sighed.

"Openly disobeying is of course the worst strategy, but we can go around it from the side.

For example, we can spread some rumors in the city first, deliberately causing panic and dissatisfaction among the people in the city, so that the City Lord's Mansion can feel the pressure of being on the back. "

A man with sinister eyes lowered his voice and slowly told his plan.

"Although this plan is somewhat feasible, it is extremely risky. Once the City Lord's Mansion investigates, our families will be implicated, and it will be too late to regret it. "The old man shook his head repeatedly, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper.

"In my opinion, it is better for us to capture Lin Xiaoqing, and perhaps we can find a breakthrough from her and find out some useful information. "

"No! There are too many variables and great risks in this move. We must be very cautious.

Lin Xiaoqing now has a high prestige in the city and is deeply loved by the people. If we alert the enemy, we will not be able to obtain intelligence.

Instead, it will bring us endless troubles, which is not worth the loss. "Liu Gaoyuan, the head of the Liu family, looked solemn and immediately rejected it.

Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing this. The secret room was silent for a while, leaving only the slight "crackling" sound of the burning candle.

After a while, Liu Gaoyuan slowly stood up, his posture was upright, and his gorgeous clothes flickered in the candlelight.

"I think our top priority at this moment is to find out the real situation outside the city, rather than rushing to confront the City Lord's Mansion or looking for a breakthrough from Lin Xiaoqing.

We can first send some powerful and secretive family members to quietly approach the city gate to investigate without being noticed by the City Lord's Mansion.

Although the City Lord's Mansion prohibits leaving the city, it does not restrict activities in the area near the city gate in the city.

As long as we plan carefully and act covertly enough, we may be able to find some clues.

Even if we are unfortunately discovered by the City Lord's Mansion, we can also use the excuse that our children were patrolling in the city and accidentally approached the city gate, and I believe they will not be able to investigate further.

After obtaining some intelligence, we will discuss the next plan.

In this way, we can avoid direct conflict with the City Lord's Mansion, and slightly satisfy our curiosity about the world outside the city, and seek a glimmer of hope for the future development of the family. "

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing Liu Gaoyuan's proposal, and they all felt that this plan was indeed a relatively safe way in the current confusing situation.

"But what if this still doesn't help?" The old man still frowned and asked worriedly.