Chapter 231

This method was no longer that of ordinary robber cultivators. Lin Zhangqing's first reaction was that these two people following them had a connection with the Qi family.

So he simply stopped walking, stood still with Chen Zi Ya, and stared straight at the two people following them.

This move was too sudden, directly stunning the two people following them. It was their first time encountering such a situation, and they couldn't react for a moment; their movements were all unnatural.

Lin Zhangqing and the other both stopped moving, each staring at one of the following cultivators. Soon, the surrounding cultivators also discovered the abnormality of the two, and following their gaze, they landed on the two people following them.

This time, the two following people could no longer stay. After the two looked at each other, they immediately separated, drilled directly into the crowd, and soon disappeared.

However, although they couldn't be seen, Lin Zhangqing's divine sense had been staring firmly at one of them. A straight-line distance of 100 zhang was already the standard for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Controlling the distance at about 80 zhang, he followed him slowly from afar. This cultivator following them circled the streets and alleys of the market two or three times.

He was truly very careful and cautious, and finally entered a very remote courtyard in a corner of the residential area.

Pulling Chen Zi Ya, the two hid behind a house 70 or 80 zhang away.

Chen Zi Ya's divine sense, even after soaking in Purple Spirit Liquid in the Ziyang Secret Realm, was now only 50 or 60 zhang.

Compared to Lin Zhangqing, it was still much worse. Now Chen Zi Ya was looking at Lin Zhangqing with a face full of surprise.

She knew that the cultivator following them had entered that courtyard, and the distance from where the two were currently located was at least 80 zhang, so she inferred that Lin Zhangqing's divine sense was at least 90 zhang, or even 100 zhang.

This divine sense strength was almost twice hers. Now the look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Zhangqing was full of admiration.

Lin Zhangqing also discovered the sparkling look in Chen Zi Ya's eyes when she looked at him, but he had no time to care about what she was thinking now.

Because the other cultivator following them had also come over and had also entered that small courtyard.

The two adjusted their positions again and moved closer, allowing Chen Zi Ya's divine sense to also scan that courtyard.

Soon, in about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, five cultivators came out of the courtyard. Lin Zhangqing considered for a moment and said to Chen Zi Ya: "Junior Sister, you stay here and continue to observe.

After one hour, if you don't discover any other situation, return to the inn where we are staying to wait for me.

If you discover anything, you can only follow them from afar within the market; you are absolutely not allowed to follow them out of the market, do you understand?"

Chen Zi Ya nodded earnestly and said: "Understood, I guarantee I will absolutely not leave the market.

Senior Brother, you want to follow them, right? You must also pay attention to your own safety. If it's too dangerous, don't go. We'll think of another way when you come back."

Lin Zhangqing nodded in response, hugged Chen Zi Ya, and said nothing more.

Afterwards, he continued to stare at them with his divine sense and began to follow behind them slowly.

Unexpectedly, they headed straight for the market exit. After they left the market, Lin Zhangqing considered for a moment and decided to follow them to take a look.

It was estimated that they had already flown for a few miles. Lin Zhangqing also left the market. Now those few cultivators had long since left his divine sense range, but that didn't matter.

After Lin Zhangqing left the market for about one mile, he released Chu Yi and Chu Er. Soon, he received the news from Chu Yi and the others that the flight direction of the five people was exactly the direction of the landing field.

Lin Zhangqing also immediately flew in this direction. Not long after, Chu Yi sent news again that they had landed in the woods.

This way, Lin Zhangqing knew their plan; they should be wanting to ambush them on the only path Lin Zhangqing and the other had to take tomorrow.

Lin Zhangqing laughed secretly in his heart; now it was a matter of seeing who ambushed whom. He suppressed his sword light, landed immediately, took out the light gauze treasure, covered himself with it, and then crept toward the direction of the woods.

With his divine sense fully open, he soon found them in the middle of the woods. Several people were setting up a formation, which was estimated to be some kind of hidden formation.

He couldn't let them complete the formation, so he raised his hand and released the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm. At a distance of several dozen zhang, the little guys soon arrived at the predetermined position.

Not daring to delay time, Lin Zhangqing's heart moved, and five Purple Crystal Scorpions attacked simultaneously. Five screams, shrill to the extreme, rang out, and the interval between them was extremely short.

Lin Zhangqing rushed over immediately. Seeing that all five had fallen to the ground and were twitching violently, he immediately took off the storage bags and spirit beast bags on their bodies. He harvested a total of five storage bags and two spirit beast bags, and then tied them all up tightly.

For the sake of safety, he also searched their bodies. Unexpectedly, he didn't find anything else, but he did tear off five Spirit Concealing Masks.

After the masks were gone, five painful and ferocious faces were revealed, all of whom were middle-aged cultivators in their forties or fifties.

Lin Zhangqing identified them carefully, but he didn't recognize any of them and had no impression of them. However, that didn't matter; after going back and giving them a good lesson, he would know what was going on! After separating the few and putting them into the spirit beast bracelet, he also took back the array disk and the 24 array flags they had just set up. The array disk was a good thing and couldn't be left here to be wasted.

Fortunately, he had just seen the position where they set it up, and the formation had not been activated, otherwise he would have had to find Chen Zi Ya to come over and handle it.

After collecting the spoils and the five Spirit Concealing Masks, and scanning the surroundings of the scene twice with his divine sense to confirm there were no omissions, he left the woods and returned to the market.

Because the whole process took a very short time, it hadn't even been one hour.

So Lin Zhangqing didn't return directly to the inn, but went to the vicinity of the small courtyard just now and found Chen Zi Ya.

Seeing Lin Zhangqing appear, Chen Zi Ya hurriedly asked: "Senior Brother, why did you come back so soon? What happened to those people?"

Lin Zhangqing couldn't help but laugh, his expression slightly proud as he said: "Of course, not one escaped; they all fell into my hands.

After they left the market, they set up a formation in the woods leading to the landing field.

It is estimated that they wanted to ambush us tomorrow, but they were caught in one fell swoop by me while setting up the formation. All five people are here."

After speaking, he raised his hand and shook it in front of Chen Zi Ya.

Although Chen Zi Ya didn't see anything, she knew that Lin Zhangqing's Three Treasures Spirit Beast Bracelet was worn on this hand.

However, this was not the point. Hearing that Lin Zhangqing had followed them out of the market alone, Chen Zi Ya's brows had been furrowed.

In the end, she couldn't help but reproach: "Senior Brother, didn't you forbid me from following them out of the market? Why did you go out to take risks alone?"

Hearing Chen Zi Ya's reproach, Lin Zhangqing knew she was concerned about him and could only laugh awkwardly twice.

He hurriedly explained: "Junior Sister, don't worry. I was absolutely certain of success before I followed them out.

Besides, I didn't do it myself; I released the Purple Crystal Scorpions to deal with them, and then I was responsible for cleaning up the battlefield. Don't worry, it's fine. Haven't I returned now!"

Hearing Lin Zhangqing's explanation, Chen Zi Ya's complexion finally improved a little.

Lin Zhangqing didn't dare to continue entangling in this problem and hurriedly changed the subject.

He asked: "Junior Sister, how are things on your end? After watching for so long, did you discover any situation?"

Chen Zi Ya was still a little angry, but she still answered him: "No, there was no situation at all.

Ever since those five people left, no one has come here, and no one has come out from inside."

Lin Zhangqing also heard her little emotions and knew that she was blaming him for not paying attention to safety. The warm feeling in his heart was quite good, and he couldn't help but go up and hug her. Such a Chen Zi Ya really had to be cherished well.

After hugging for a while, when both of their emotions had stabilized, Lin Zhangqing looked at that small courtyard again.

He said to Chen Zi Ya: "There should be no one in that courtyard anymore. Anyway, those five people have been captured alive by me.

We'll know what's going on after we go back and ask. There's no need to watch here anymore. We won't go anywhere else for now; let's go directly back to the inn!"

Chen Zi Ya nodded. Originally, they had agreed last night that after visiting Xiao Du at the Wanbao Pavilion, they would go to the gambling stone workshop and the stall square to stroll around.

Now it was definitely impossible to go. Ever since they came out of the Wanbao Pavilion, they had encountered this matter, and it had already been two or three hours!

Later, they still had to interrogate those cultivators who followed them. It was estimated that after finishing, it would be at least evening, so it was definitely impossible to go today.

(End of chapter)