Chapter 242: True Scripture Appears in the World

Sun Lingtong was an expert at spreading rumors, he was quite experienced, and estimated: "By then, the wind will inevitably be tight, the third wave of rumors is indeed critical, then we must grasp the time, otherwise after spreading the rumors, it will be easy for the opponents who have acted after being detected to join forces to extinguish us."

Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly, and had a different view on this. He told Sun Lingtong: "I more hope that this third wave of rumors is not spread by us."

Sun Lingtong felt curious: "Little Zhuo, is there any other force that can be used by you?"

Ning Zhuo smiled: "Boss, I do have my own secrets, but in terms of forces, how could I hide it from you?"

This made Sun Lingtong even stranger, couldn't help but want to ask: "Since so, then who else can help us create rumors?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "I can't be sure about this, I don't have ten percent certainty about this."

"But I still want to, when the third layer of rumors is about to be spread, let's wait a bit."

"Are you sure?" Sun Lingtong felt worried.

Regarding the spreading of rumors, he was very professional and experienced.

He had accurately estimated the future situation: "If we spread the third wave of rumors at a normal speed, by then, time and space will already be insufficient."

"In this situation, do we still have to wait for another wave, see the situation, and then go to spread the third layer of rumors?"

Ning Zhuo nodded: "I think this risk is worth it."

"The first two rumors we spread are actually okay, but the third wave of rumors, once spread by our own hands, is very likely to become a flaw."

"On this point, Boss, I want to gamble!"

Sun Lingtong looked up and laughed, patted Ning Zhuo on the shoulder: "Good, regarding the rules of the righteous path, Little Zhuo, you understand deeper than me."

"I will gamble with you."

A little girl with a red face, like an apple, suddenly stretched her head over, occupied Sun Lingtong's field of vision, and interrupted his memory.

"Old Grandpa, what are you doing lying here, do you need me to help you up?" The little girl asked in a milky voice.

Sun Lingtong hurriedly sighed, thanked the little girl, and indicated that he needed help.

The little girl used all her strength to help Sun Lingtong up.

Sun Lingtong transmitted to her: "I didn't expect you to get rid of Zhu Xuanji so quickly!"

The little girl was not someone else, but Yang Chanyu in disguise.

Yang Chanyu smiled lightly and responded to Sun Lingtong with sound transmission: "If it were in the wilderness, Zhu Xuanji's golden eye talent would indeed be quite difficult to deal with."

"But the terrain of the Fire Persimmon Immortal City is complex, not open ground at all, and there are array gaps you provided, with such geographical advantage, how could I let Zhu Xuanji catch me."

Zhu Xuanji returned without success.

Facing Ning Jiufan and the other four Jin Dan cultivators who rushed over, he said directly: "I lost track, but I am sure that was Yang Chanyu."

The other five Jin Dan cultivators fell into silence for a time.

Ning Jiufan sighed: "If we can't catch Yang Chanyu, our trap here is also exposed. Next, should we continue to guard Ning Zhuo?"

Zhu Xuanji nodded, on the way back, he had already thought of subsequent arrangements.

He spoke up: "Currently, we cannot determine Yang Chanyu's objective. She might be coveting the Demonic Scripture herself, or she could have been hired by the City Lord's Mansion."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji looked self-reproachful and quite regretful: "If only I could have captured Yang Chanyu."

"As of now, we still have no evidence."

Even with Zhu Xuanji taking action personally, he still let Yang Chanyu escape.

This result left the five Jin Dan cultivators feeling deeply disappointed and worried.

Zhu Xuanji observed their expressions, sighed, and continued to explain: "That Yang Chanyu mastered the terrain, followed the small gaps between the Immortal City's grand formations, slipped in, and successfully escaped."

Ning Zhuo replied: "This cannot be blamed on Lord Zhu. No matter who it was, it would have been very difficult to catch Yang Chanyu in such a situation."

Zhou Nongying snorted: "The current situation is actually very clear. The City Lord's Mansion must have hired Yang Chanyu to test this place! And to ensure the safety of both themselves and Yang Chanyu, they provided a small gap in the formation."

Zhu Xuanji shook his head upon hearing this: "We cannot confirm this yet, because we have no evidence."

Zheng Danlian sighed: "To be honest, this is still the City Lord's Mansion's inaction!"

"According to common sense, the city-protecting grand formation in an immortal city should be changed every so often; that is the only way to be safe."

"But the last few City Lords haven't done this. I estimate they felt it was too troublesome and a thankless task."

Zhu Xuanji's lips moved; he thought about it but didn't say anything.

Regarding this matter, he did know some inside information.

This was deliberately allowed by the Nandou Royal Family.

After all, Fire Persimmon Immortal City is located in the hinterland of the Nandou Kingdom and is relatively safe. Changing the city-protecting grand formation would indeed be a waste of manpower and money.

As a new city, Fire Persimmon Immortal City has its own specialties and provides the royal family with a large amount of tax revenue every year.

If the city-protecting grand formation were to be changed, the royal family's income would plummet!

Zhou Nongying suddenly said: "The situation has evolved to this point, which is very unfavorable for us. Our position is too passive."

"Right now, our manpower is all being tied up by Ning Zhuo."

"Even if an assassin comes to strike, as long as we can't catch them, we can't judge whether this is the City Lord's Mansion's handiwork or the assassin's own greed."

"This person Fei Si is quite insidious! I believe he has likely already seen through our current intentions and is employing a delaying tactic."

"Every so often, as long as he dispatches or directly hires Yang Chanyu to test us once, we will be firmly held back. Most of our energy must be concentrated on protecting Ning Zhuo."

"In this way, we will become even more passive."

"So I am thinking, rather than always being passively beaten, why don't we turn from passive to active now?"

Zheng Shuangou asked curiously: "Then how do we take the initiative?"

Zhou Nongying smiled slightly: "This matter is actually very simple. It is far less difficult than you imagine."

"Aren't rumors being spread one after another? I believe a large part of this is the City Lord's Mansion's handiwork."

"Now we also release rumors to directly drag the City Lord's Mansion into the fray, wouldn't that work?"

And so.

The third wave of rumors appeared.

The rumors were categorical, detailing the process of Ning Zhuo, the mechanical fire-burst monkeys, Yuan Dasheng, the Fire Persimmon Festival, and so on.

Among them, it highlighted that sixteen-year-old Ning Zhuo sought advice from Chen Cha, only to have the credit for the research stolen by the City Lord's Mansion. He was then tricked into mass-producing mechanical fire-burst monkeys for the market. Finally, at the Fire Persimmon Festival, he was dispatched by Fei Si, holding the latter's waist token, forcing Yuan Er to stand by and watch, letting Yuan Dasheng die.

Upon hearing this, people immediately had three thoughts.

First, Ning Zhuo suffered because he was too young and was schemed against. It made people sigh.

Second, the City Lord's Mansion likely obtained the Demonic Scripture long ago; Fei Si used Ning Zhuo to kill Yuan Dasheng to silence him.

Third, the Demonic Scripture is likely inside the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion is the black market behind the scenes and the biggest winner!

For a time, the whole city began to discuss: Where exactly is this Demonic Scripture? Is it in the hands of the City Lord's Mansion, or on Ning Zhuo?

And the information Yang Chanyu said before leaving after her scouting mission, "So that's how it is," was also widely spread.

The City Lord's Mansion.

Fei Si saw Shuzhong Jun out of the mansion gate.

He returned to his desk alone, his expression very gloomy.

Shuzhong Jun is a Jin Dan cultivator from the All-Book Tower. Currently, he has come to Fire Persimmon Immortal City to open and preside over the All-Book Tower's branch here, while actively exploring the Lava Immortal Palace. His speed is not slow at all, and he has quickly accumulated many merits.

Shuzhong Jun came to find Fei Si this time to propose a transaction.

If the City Lord's Mansion holds the Demonic Scripture, the All-Book Tower can purchase it at a high price.

How would Fei Si know anything about a Demonic Scripture? He told Shuzhong Jun directly that this deal could not be done.

In the end, Fei Si saw Shuzhong Jun out of the mansion.

"Even Shuzhong Jun believes that this third wave of rumors is actually targeting me, targeting the City Lord's Mansion!"

"Who wants to deal with me?!"

Fei Si felt that the enemy had finally revealed their true intentions.

He had felt something was wrong with the previous two waves of rumors and had been secretly monitoring them every day.

Now the third wave of rumors directly implied that the City Lord's Mansion had secretly obtained the Demonic Scripture!

Fei Si immediately felt the gravity of the situation and sent people to investigate the matter with all their might.

Just as he was investigating, it was another late night.

No moon.

The stars were scattered.

Boom!

A thunderous roar startled countless city residents sleeping in the middle of the night.

People came out of their houses one after another to check.

Some people saw Yang Chanyu clashing with a Jin Dan cultivator, fighting while retreating.

"Yang Chanyu?!"

"Wait, her opponent is... the Shadow Demon Cultivator!!"

In an instant, the cultivators who saw this scene widened their eyes.

After many days, the Shadow Demon Cultivator finally appeared again.

The next moment, the Shadow Demon Cultivator shouted: "Demoness, leave the scripture behind!"

The cultivators were all shaken.

"Scripture?"

"What scripture!?"

"Yang Chanyu escaped from the City Lord's Mansion; could it be that she stole the City Lord's Mansion's Demonic Scripture?!"