EBE Chapter 395 Playing 2
Chapter 395 Playing 2
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the chaos, Cheng Jiu led Qiao En up to the third floor. The third floor had a separate private passage for those who could go down, and of course, this place was reserved for powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage or above.
Cheng Jiu is just right.
The casino's privileges are quite well done! Cheng Jiu only found out about the unique teleportation channel on the third floor from Qiao En just now, no wonder he was looking for her.
I wonder how long this guy has been preparing to cause trouble at the gambling den.
That's right, Cheng Jiu is certain that it was Qiao En who caused trouble on the first floor. Who else could have entered that passage besides him?
The manager was frantically dealing with the distinguished guests on the second floor, most of whom were low-level cultivators.
However, there were also many high-level cultivators who came to watch the show because of Zuo Wang and Fang Kan's reputations; after all, people who love to play can do so regardless of their cultivation level.
For example, the first cultivator to make a move was a Nascent Soul stage body cultivator, who was extremely irritable!
Little did they know that the person they were chasing had already left through their gambling den's special channels.
The largest gambling den on the bustling street had its first floor completely blown open, with the aura of thunder and fire mingling. No wonder the female recruiter was in such a sorry state.
"Did you use Heavenly Thunder?" Cheng Jiu asked the culprit beside him.
"Hmm!" The culprit showed no embarrassment whatsoever.
Once they were far away from the gambling den, Jon slowly unfastened his cloak, and Cheng Jiu finally saw what the bulging thing was.
A blue, icy-blue head—no, it was the head of a six- or seven-year-old child who was unconscious!
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Casjohn, and this is my younger brother, Rossozou!" Casjohn smoothed his fiery red hair.
Cheng Jiu looked at his hair, then at his brother's hair: "Are you demons?"
"I'm a demon, and my brother is a half-demon," Jon explained. "We're half-demons, sharing the same mother but different fathers!"
"How did your brother end up here?" Cheng Jiu asked the most crucial question. Half-demons usually appear at the border between humans and demons, and this half-demon is no ordinary one.
Judging from Jon's appearance, it's clear that his family accepts this little half-demon; otherwise, Jon wouldn't have come to Chengdu.
This is, after all, the core territory of the human race, home to countless powerful beings. Unless absolutely necessary, the demon race would never venture into it.
Jon carried Luo Songzu into the courtyard that had been rented earlier, and then explained: "Someone in the clan has bad intentions. My cousin, who is also my aunt's son, has always disliked Azu."
It was supposed to be a prank, but they actually managed to take Emperor Taizu of Song away. I tracked them down here based on blood ties!
"That gambling den traffics children?" Cheng Jiu frowned. No, would those charlatans from the Heavenly Mystery Sect allow such a cancer to exist in Chengdu?
"According to my investigation, this organization is not that simple. It not only traffics children, but also selects outstanding children for training and sends them to various sects through the sect elections."
Jon shook his head, saying that he was lucky to be able to take his brother away this time.
He had already found out his brother's location and had wanted to take action several times before, but there was a very scary person inside, so he didn't dare to make any rash moves.
I'm afraid of losing my brother and myself in the process.
"That's impossible!" Cheng Jiu had personally participated in the sect's general election. The Heavenly Ladder alone could select many people every year. If someone was carefully trained, how could they possibly pass the Heavenly Ladder?
That's the selection process of Heaven!
"I don't know the specifics, but based on my investigative work over this period, this organization has indeed planted quite a few people in various sects. In any case, they are quite extraordinary!"
Kasjon didn't go into details; some things are best left unsaid.
He revealed this information to Cheng Jiu partly to repay her for saving him, and partly, of course, because he hoped to teach this force a lesson through Cheng Jiu.
"That's all I know for sure. We shouldn't stay here any longer, or these hunting dogs will catch up. I'll take my men and leave first. Farewell."
If you ever visit Keith City, I will certainly give you a grand welcome!
As he spoke, Kasjohn stood up, a soft animal hide appearing in his hand. He wrapped the blue-haired child in it, performed a very solemn-looking salute to Cheng Jiu, and disappeared from the spot.
Cheng Jiu was a little confused to learn such complicated information from just a simple trip.
This is not a place to stay for long; someone will probably come looking for us soon.
Cheng Jiu didn't want to confront this unknown force head-on without knowing anything about it.
Let's ask our senior brother later and see if he knows anything!
"Junior Sister!"
The first and second floors of what used to be the biggest and most bustling gambling den on the street are now completely ruined!
The first floor was littered with traces of the explosion's devastation, and the smell of burning flesh filled the air.
The second floor was littered with signs of battle, with only a few sturdy frames remaining and several large holes in the walls. It was clear how fierce the battle had been after Cheng Jiu and his group left; the fighting had almost demolished the gambling den.
The casualties are still unknown. The cultivation world is truly formidable!
"Junior Sister!"
"Senior Brother Qin Che?"
Not only Qin Che, but also Gong Cheng and Gong Yu came over.
"Junior Sister, are you alright?"
"I'm fine? Senior brother, weren't you guys shopping? Why did you all come over!" Cheng Jiu could barely be considered a main character involved, but the main force was that demon. She was at most an accomplice, helping that demon escape.
"The explosion was so loud, the whole street heard it! We came over because we were wondering if it had anything to do with you, Junior Sister!"
Gong Yu's frankness was like a sharp sword, piercing Cheng Jiu's heart. Although Cheng Jiu was very grateful for her senior brothers' concern, could she be some kind of walking accident machine?
Wherever you go, accidents happen?
Cheng Jiu sighed and shook his head. Stereotypes are unacceptable!
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"It really wasn't me this time!" Cheng Jiu felt it was necessary to clear his name.
"We know!"
How did you know?
"The casino manager just confessed that the parents of the abducted child came to do it."
"The Heavenly Mystery Sect has already taken over, and this gambling den won't be open for long!" Qin Che explained, "There's been such a commotion here, and the people on the second floor even started fighting!"
How could the Heavenly Mystery Sect not come to take a look?
The gambling den manager was still shouting that it was all a misunderstanding and trying to stop them, which instantly alerted the Tianji Sect disciples who had come to investigate.
This investigation instantly uncovered the unknown schemes hidden within.
When the manager saw the children, whose origins were unknown, being brought out by the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, his face turned pale instantly. He immediately betrayed them and confessed everything.
Cheng Jiu was slightly stunned; she hadn't expected the matter to be resolved so easily.
"Senior brother, what exactly is going on with this gambling den?"
"Junior Sister, you know that a long time ago, the cultivation world was mainly based on families, right?"
“I know!” Cheng Jiu nodded, having heard that it was a rather chaotic period.
The powerful families held absolute power, and their social status was divided into different ranks. Those without a family were like rootless duckweed, exploiting the lower-level cultivators to the bone.
Without great strength, one will only become a plaything of powerful families.
Great strength requires exceptional talent, but also a period of stable development.
But this is precisely the most difficult part. Even if a genius with exceptional talent appears among the common people, these geniuses are often targeted by their families, who use all sorts of means to win them over or eliminate them!
Even if a genius is lucky enough to grow up in such a high-risk environment and successfully gain a place in this world, it is still impossible.
Such exceptional individuals, one in a million, will ultimately either remain untainted or join the ranks of executioners.
For ordinary people to rise above their circumstances, resistance is simply impossible.
The despair one feels while living in such a situation can be seen between the lines!
Fortunately, darkness will eventually pass, and dawn will come.
Twenty geniuses of different backgrounds, origins, and experiences gathered together. Some came from powerful families, while others were just unknown independent cultivators.
But when they come together, they all share a common goal.
They abandoned their former identities and established sects!
A vigorous crackdown was launched against those lawless and domineering families, resulting in the downfall of countless families and the rapid expansion of sect power.
This eventually led to the current situation of five major sects. The Tianji Sect was founded by the strategist who was responsible for divination and planning to turn bad luck into good.
This is precisely why the Heavenly Mystery Sect was able to stand out among the five major sects!
Looking at his junior brothers and sisters who were filled with doubt, Qin Che felt obligated to explain the organization to them.
"This organization is the remnant of those families, originally dedicated to recruiting geniuses for their own clans."
The family's power was severely destroyed, and the five major sects issued a decree that they could only hire people and were not allowed to sell them; all contracts of servitude were invalidated.
These people had nowhere to go, and thus disbanded.
"After that, many families gradually disappeared because their own descendants were not good enough and no fresh blood joined them!"
In an attempt to save themselves, this group was unearthed and reorganized, calling themselves the Yeqiu Pavilion.
"Its emergence was a consensus among those declining families. It was responsible for searching for exceptionally talented children across the continent to sell, thus providing financial support to those families."
As for half-demons and demons, these are just the peculiar preferences of some members of this family.
They have no bottom line; they'll sell anything. As long as they have money, they'll do anything!
"Initially, this organization remained underground, within the territory of the five major sects, and dared not make any major moves."
They only dare to operate in those lawless areas and the mortal realm.
"Later on, this organization became increasingly audacious, even daring to attack the grandson of a powerful sect's patriarch."
That old ancestor was fortunate enough to know an elder of the Yunxiao Sect, who specially requested the Yunxiao Sect to search for his grandson!
"It was at this moment that the five major sects discovered that such a behemoth had appeared under their rule!"
This organization acted recklessly, disregarding the rules of the five major sects, and thoroughly angered them.
"The elders of the five major sects united to purge this organization."
Many of the families involved were punished, and the children were all rescued!
"However! The structure of this organization has already taken root completely."
Not long after, Yeqiu Pavilion reappeared, this time involving a new batch of families!
"Wildfire cannot extinguish it. The sect has always had plans to suppress it, but unexpectedly, Yeqiu Pavilion has actually opened a branch in the Tianji Sect, right under their nose!"
Greedy, inhuman, disgusting to the point that Cheng Jiu wanted to vomit. As long as there is profit in this world, there will be people. For example, this Yeqiu Pavilion, from the moment it appeared, was like Pandora's box. As long as the family exists, this organization will not disappear.
But families can never be completely wiped out; new families will always emerge. As long as there is demand, Yeqiu Pavilion will exist forever.
"Disgusting!" Yingyue already had no good feelings towards Yeqiu Pavilion.
"Didn't the Heavenly Mystery Sect discover it?" Cheng Jiu was puzzled. Those charlatans in the Heavenly Mystery Sect would occasionally cast a divination, yet someone was able to cause trouble right under their noses!
"Yes, this is a real headache. According to the information we've gathered, Yeqiu Pavilion seems to have gotten involved with other forces. This time, it was from one of those forces that he obtained the magical artifact that can shield the secrets of heaven! That's why he's so brazen."
The phrase "shielding the secrets of heaven" sounds like a headache. I wonder what the other forces are. Yeqiu Pavilion is rooted in those small families. Which city doesn't have such families?
Perhaps every city has a stronghold of Yeqiu Pavilion. If this involves the forces behind the demons, just thinking about it is a headache!
Cheng Jiu didn't dwell on the problem for long before putting it out of his mind. He decided to let his senior brother, Nan Yanzhe, worry about it.
"Junior sister, would you like to continue browsing? I just went to the jade gambling market, it was pretty good!" Gong Yu strongly recommended.
Cheng Jiu was somewhat disheartened by this series of events: "Thank you, senior brother, but I'd like to go back to the inn to rest!"
Once Cheng Jiu said they were going back, the others lost interest in exploring any further. It was getting late, so they decided to head back to the inn to rest.
The group walked together toward the inn.
And tonight, some people are destined to stay up all night!
For example, Nan Yanzhe, for example, Nan Yanzhe.
Originally located in the Yeqiu Pavilion of the Tianji Sect, it had no connection whatsoever with the Guiyuan Sect.
Unfortunately, this time the usual Yeqiu Pavilion has an added variable.
Since the sect leader is not present, the discussion can only be conducted by the next successor representing the sect.
Currently, only Guiyuan Sect, Yaowang Valley, and Longyuan Sect, which arrived in Chengdu today, have reached Chengdu.
Sitting in the middle, Nan Yanzhe felt a little uneasy, after all, apart from him, the "veteran" of the three, everyone else was a newcomer.
To his left was Quan Ling, the senior sister of Gong Rang of the Longyuan Sect, and opposite him was Xue Yuan, who held the financial power of Medicine King Valley.
Both of these disciples had interacted with Nan Yanzhe before. They were both shrewd and capable, disciples who held great power in the sect, and the core of the sect's future.
Nan Yanzhe was pondering something: should he ask his junior sister Chang Yue to come over?
Meanwhile, Nan Xingze, the person in charge of the Tianji Sect, has already arrived.
Clearly, this small meeting was entirely decided by the disciples themselves.
Upon seeing his younger brother, Nan Yanzhe's slight awkwardness instantly dissipated.
The three of them didn't really know what the matter was, since the messenger hadn't explained it clearly, only saying that the Heavenly Mystery Sect had something to discuss with them.
The three of them arrived!
Upon meeting the gazes of the three people above, Nan Xingze, who hadn't experienced social anxiety in a long time, froze in place, his legs rooted to the spot, and remained motionless for a long time.
This kind of thing can be left to Junior Brother Shi Fang!
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