[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot":3,"chapter-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-450":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1461714,1910,"Chapter 450: The Fall of Elder Zhou","falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-450",450,"\u003Cp>\"Come in.\" Luo Jianfeng said and raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the cabin door opened and an elder walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder was Bai Meng, a peak-stage Mahayana realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Bai, is there something?\" Luo Jianfeng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme elder Luo.\" Bai Meng greeted and quickly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Zhou did not board the ship.\" She reported and Luo Jianfeng couldn’t help but frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has someone tried to contact him?\" He asked and Bai Meng nodded before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has not replied to any our messages.\" She said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will message the soul hall elder to see if there is anything wrong with elder Zhou’s soul lamp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Luo Jianfeng took out his communication jade and messaged the soul hall elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incense stick later, his communication jade buzzed and he lowered his head to check the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after reading the content, he frowned and narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme elder, is something wrong with elder Zhou?\" Bai Meng asked and Luo Jianfeng sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His soul lamp has not gone out but it’s dimming by the moment.\" The swordsman answered and Bai Meng frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mingxi town was a mixture of dragons and tigers, did elder Zhou offend someone and end up in trouble?\" She asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will leave it to you to investigate this matter. Find elder Zhou as soon as possible.\" Luo Jianfeng instructed and Bai Meng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deck, Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan, the Dongfang couple, the Sima siblings, Tang Bin, and Murong Ling were drinking wine and talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wine is delicious.\" Sima Xin said and smacked her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s brewed from red treasure grapes.\" Shen Xu revealed and the others couldn’t help but be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red treasure grapes were not only delicious but they were also rich in spiritual aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, they were popular among food and wine lovers but unfortunately, they were rare and could barely be found anywhere in the Tianxuan continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You even found red treasure grapes. Fellow Daoist Shen and senior brother Zhen are so lucky.\" Sima Chen exclaimed and several others nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red treasure grapes are not extinct in our Tianxuan continent but they can rarely be found even in secret realms.\" Murong Ling added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our luck is not bad.\" Shen Xu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he and Zhen Yuan didn’t find the red treasure grapes in the Tianxuan continent but in the forbidden zone of the Tianqi continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the double didn’t explain this and allowed the others to think that they found the fruits in the Tianxuan continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days passed in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, everyone found out that elder Zhou disappeared in Mingxi town and had not boarded the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappearance sparked some discussion but excluding the Zhou family members, no one was overly concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, things changed on the morning of the third day when elder Zhou’s soul lamp suddenly went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard elder Zhou’s soul lamp has been dimming for days and suddenly went out half an hour ago.\" A disciple whispered to the surrounding people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was he captured and slowly tortured? It could explain his death process.\" Another said and the group began discussing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would someone torture elder Zhou? Did he know something that he shouldn’t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zhou family is a big clan. Maybe elder Zhou was captured by a rival clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The torture may not necessarily be about the Zhou family. It could also be about the sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sect? But elder Zhou is just an ordinary elder. What could he know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are all thinking about capture and torture but isn’t there another possibility?\" A female cultivator asked, her head tilted to the right with a thoughtful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This fellow Daoist, what do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it’s more likely that elder Zhou was trapped in a killing formation. It could explain his gradual fall.\" She said and the others immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Chu is right. A killing formation can explain elder Zhou’s death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can indeed explain it but what is going on? Did elder Zhou accidentally stumble into a killing formation or was he intentionally harmed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Bai sent people to investigate as soon as she discovered that elder Zhou was missing. Is it possible that the investigators didn’t find the killing formation for three days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s a killing formation disk.\" Someone suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formation disks are generally weaker than arranged formations. How could elder Zhou be unable to escape from a killing formation disk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Zhou was a Mahayana realm cultivator. Only a level nine formation disk could trap him to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you dreaming about? Who would use a level nine formation disk to kill a Mahayana realm cultivator?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level nine resources are extremely rare and precious. I don’t think that anyone would waste them on trapping a Mahayana realm cultivator.\" Someone said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples and elders speculated in this way but no one suspected Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can’t wait to check their storage rings.] Shen Xu transmitted when he discovered that the trapped people had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It will have to wait until we reach the southern blue ocean.] Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I know.] He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will reach Linhai city in two hours.\" Dongfang Jing stated and the surrounding cultivators couldn’t help but be excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know if we will encounter a sea beasts’ tide?\" Sima Xiang wondered with a worried expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tide will have nothing to do with us even if we encounter it.\" Sima Cheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we really begin our journey without dealing with the tide?\" Tang Bin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sea beasts usually attack populated areas. The elders should have already planned a route that is far from Linhai city and other towns.\" Sima Ling said and he was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nearing Linhai city, the flying ship changed course and went right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, it arrived at a relatively remote shore and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will sail from here. Disembark quickly.\" An elder announced and urged the disciples to disembark when the flying ship landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone got out of the flying ship, an elder put it away and took out another ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this ship could not fly, it was larger, grander, and had a level nine defensive formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can choose your own cabins on the fifth floor.\" The elder said, urging the disciples to get on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen Yuan and the others didn’t delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After boarding the ship, they went to fifth floor and chose neighbouring cabins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We finally have some privacy.\" Shen Xu said as soon as he and Zhen Yuan entered their cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want with so much privacy?\" Zhen Yuan asked with a mischievous smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he pulled the double into his arms and kissed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you miss me so much?\" He asked and Shen Xu rolled his eyes but stood on tiptoes to kiss Zhen Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I missed you.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, wood caught fire and the two had a quick fight that lasted three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the evening of the third day, Shen Xu sighed and lazily drew circles on his lover’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you thinking?\" Zhen Yuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much. Just feeling languid.\" The double answered but suddenly narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We won’t be able to keep a low profile after this competition.\" He said and Zhen Yuan chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were we keeping a low profile?\" The man asked and Shen Xu smiled but didn’t change the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ayuan, there are more than ten thousand years until the Xuanwu secret realm opens. There is enough time for someone to establish the resonance technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you worried that someone will try to steal our fate?\" Zhen Yuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not worried that someone will succeed.\" Shen Xu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Zhen Yuan was an inexplicable existence while he had his father’s bracelet which would protect him from such schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, others didn’t know this and would certainly try to harm them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than being afraid that someone would steal their fate, Shen Xu was worried that ’ambitious’ people would disturb their life and affect their cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am confident we can deal with whatever schemes we encounter.\" Zhen Yuan said, rubbing the double’s hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmh.\" Shen Xu nodded and quickly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ayuan, let’s check the loot.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the two gave a puppet the space pendant, and left it to guard the cabin before entering the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, they appeared in the peach garden and sat at their usual stone table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a little looking forward to it.\" Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan smiled before breaking the formation disk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, four corpses fell out and the double sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to burn them in our space. Let’s throw them into the ocean when we have a chance.\" He said and Zhen Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the two collected the storage artifacts and put the corpses in a storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six storage rings. Not bad.\" Shen Xu said.\u003C\u002Fp>",1520,"2026-06-06T02:30:15.893Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b8254bfc15019f376b9606e7ad953cef7f4857c1ed888d520ac96bb382eb52a",null,"falling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-chapter-449",498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffalling-in-love-to-escape-the-original-book-plot-cover.jpg"]