Chapter 278: Infiltration

In a restaurant within Qinghe Market.

Two loose cultivators dressed somewhat ordinarily were gorging themselves in a private room.

"Brother Meng, Big Brother asked me to come and ask, how is your plan going? How much certainty do you have that the surprise attack will succeed?" The speaker was a middle-aged man with a scar running deep into his cheekbone.

Sitting opposite him was a square-faced big man with a handlebar mustache. Hearing the middle-aged man's somewhat anxious question, he hurriedly looked around and whispered, "Lu Feng has already gone to the Huang family to attend the banquet. Now only Song Song Qingyu is left in the market. Please tell Big Brother that we have everything ready here, just waiting for Big Brother's order."

"That's good. Then I will go back to report the news first. As for the brothers who infiltrated with me, I will leave them to your command. Tonight depends entirely on you." The middle-aged man spoke slowly, then left here alone.

"It seems that after tonight, Qinghe Market is going to change." The square-faced big man also muttered to himself a few times.

After nightfall, thousands of lights began to shine in Qinghe Market. A relaxed-looking Song Song Changze, leading several Song family cultivators selected for the enforcement team, was casually patrolling the market to ensure its safety.

Whenever it was their turn to be on duty, Song Song Changze was always in the habit of taking a few people out at night to stroll around. Just as he walked to a corner, two cultivators wearing bamboo hats suddenly walked towards him, heading rapidly to the east. After brushing past him, Song Song Changze saw that the two were still wearing bamboo hats at night, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around and shouted at the two: "Stop! Which family's cultivators are you?"

Upon hearing this voice, the two bamboo-hat cultivators, seeing the patrolling law enforcement team call them out, were suddenly somewhat panicked. They gritted their teeth and took advantage of the night to run wildly.

Seeing that these two did not come over to cooperate with their inspection as usual, but instead ran away without a trace, Song Song Changze and the others were also stunned, not knowing what had happened.

"What an ungrateful thing! Daring to engage in shady business under my nose. I really have been too lenient with you on weekdays. If there is work to be done, why are you still standing there? Follow me and chase!" Song Song Changze, who was the first to react, smiled and shouted at the distance, then led the people beside him to chase after them.

The figures of the two groups of people soon began to scurry around in Qinghe Market. Those who were still busy saw that someone actually dared to oppose the market's law enforcement team cultivators on the street, and their hearts were suddenly interested, thinking that this time there was a good show to watch.

However, after a moment, they did not wait for the good show they expected. Two huge sounds, one after another, instantly shook the entire Qinghe Market. Only then did a hint of horror appear on everyone's faces, not knowing what had happened.

Now, not only Song Song Changze and the other cultivators of the Qinghe Market enforcement team, but everyone in the entire Qinghe Market has sensed something wrong. However, these people have also lived a peaceful life for too long. After reacting, many of them did not even know how to face this matter, looking blankly at the deep sky in the night.

Song Song Qingyu, who was in seclusion in her cave dwelling, was also shocked by this loud noise. She hurriedly left her cave dwelling and arrived at the market, just in time to meet Song Song Changze leading people to chase several unidentified cultivators.

"Thirteenth Uncle, ignore these people first. It looks like someone is going to sneak attack the market. Hurry up and control the market gate entrance and activate the market's protective mountain formation!"

Hearing Song Song Qingyu's reminder, Song Song Changze also realized that the top priority was not the time to waste with these people. He hurriedly led his men to the formation control points around the market without stopping.

Looking at the mess in front of him, which had been blown into ruins, Song Song Changze's face instantly became very ugly. These few noises just now should have happened here. It seems that the gang he encountered just now had premeditated this, aiming directly at the market's mountain-protecting formation.

On a small mountain more than ten miles away from Qinghe Market, Cheng Cheng Yilong looked at the Qinghe Market that had already lit up in the distance, and a smile instantly covered his face. He shouted loudly to the many cultivators behind him, "Brothers, tonight Qinghe Market is ours. Follow me to take things!"

At Cheng Cheng Yilong's order, over a hundred bandit cultivators from Eagle Nest Ridge, cultivators who appeared from all directions, had already firmly surrounded the entire Qinghe Market.

Cheng Cheng Yilong and two Foundation Establishment cultivators flew to the top of the market and shouted loudly to the inside, "Fellow Daoists, today we are only here for money. Those who don't want to die, take the initiative to withdraw from Qinghe Market. We will absolutely not hurt you. After a while, no matter who you are, we will leave none alive."

Although their threatening tone was very terrifying, no one inside dared to respond to them and take the initiative to run out and surrender. After all, most of the people in the market now had families and businesses in Qinghe County, so how could they dare to believe these cruel robbers so easily?

Furthermore, the market's protective mountain formation was still there. Logically speaking, everyone had not reached the point of being at the end of their rope.

Seeing that the language failed to work, the three began to use their magic power to attack the protective formation beneath them. Suddenly, several more heaven-shaking noises appeared over the market.

"The power of this protective mountain formation has already been weakened by more than half. Everyone, increase the attack for me. Victory is right before our eyes." Feeling the magic power fluctuation of Qinghe Market's protective mountain formation, Cheng Cheng Yilong also knew that the action inside could be considered a success.

This time, Eagle Nest Ridge's action could be said to have the right time and place. Not only did they catch the time when Lu Feng left, but they also found the control points of Qinghe Market's protective mountain formation with the help of an insider.

If it weren't for Song Song Changze accidentally breaking into a group of bandits who went to destroy the formation at the northwest corner, the control points of the mountain-protecting formation at the four locations in Qinghe Market would probably not have been spared and all would have been destroyed. Now, it would be impossible for the sky above Qinghe Market to still have the protection of the mountain-protecting formation.

Eagle Nest Ridge sent out a total of four teams of cultivators, but only two succeeded. One team was discovered in advance by thirteenth uncle Song Song Changze. There was another team that failed to break through the cultivators guarding the formation control point in time, and as a result, they fell short and were killed in the market by the timely reinforcements of the market enforcement team.

However, two core areas of the mountain-protecting formation have been destroyed, and the power of the formation has been reduced by more than half. Being attacked by so many cultivators outside at the same time, it certainly won't last long. Seeing the bandits emerging from all directions outside, Song Song Qingyu had a headache and began to organize manpower with Song Song Changze to guard the market, ready to fight a decisive battle with the opponent at any time.

"Thirteenth Uncle, now the protective mountain formation is in jeopardy. We only have so many people. Once the formation is broken, we definitely won't be able to block it. I think we still have to think of a way to contain them so we can have the life to wait for Seventh Brother and the others to come and support us."

Having sent out a distress signal, it was just a pity that almost all Foundation Establishment cultivators in Qinghe County had gone to Taiyuan Mountain. Song Song Qingyu also knew that from Taiyuan Mountain to Qinghe Market, even if Foundation Establishment cultivators flew at full speed, it would take nearly two hours. How to hold the market within this time became a problem that everyone in Qinghe Market had to have a headache about.

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