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"Lord Chen actually collaborating with the monsters inside..." Second Elder Shen burst into laughter. "If the people of Lyuzhou knew that their protector was in league with the monsters that ruined their homes and lives, what would they think?"

"There wouldn’t be too many thoughts..." Chen Qing said indifferently, "Everyone who has been out with me knows what’s going on. Collaborating with them is only to save more people, after all, the disaster has already happened, and the living are the most important, aren’t they?"

Looking at the unconcerned look in his eyes, Second Elder Shen dropped his smile. "Lord Chen, you’re quite like me."

Ghost Master and you are very much alike...

Chen Qing rolled his eyes and changed the subject. "Let’s get down to business. The reason I’m seeking out Second Elder now is to join forces and first deal with Third Elder Shen, who is about to arrive!"

"Does Lord Chen still need my help?" Shen Yiyun narrowed his eyes, probing. "Just divert the pathway of the Path of Yin and Yang, send it directly to Daqing Mountain, and you can control Old Three just like you controlled Mister Ziyue, can’t you?"

Watching Chen Qing fall silent, Shen Yiyun instantly understood and nodded. "It seems Lord Chen cannot completely control the pathways of the Path of Yin and Yang."

Chen Qing was speechless; sometimes a partner being too clever wasn’t such a good thing.

"What about that Silver Cloak Envoy under you that day?"

This was what Shen Yiyun was most concerned about. The strength of that young envoy who appeared in Lyuzhou that day was such that he could directly confront Old Ba!

"He cannot be used lightly." Chen Qing sighed and frankly revealed, "Right now, the forces at my disposal are only Murong Yunji and Ghost Doll!"

"Oh, so it really is Ghost Doll." Shen Yiyun nodded. "I thought that doll looked somewhat similar to the monster described in records from a thousand years ago!"

"Ghost Doll’s strength has not recovered to its peak, and his methods are limited. Facing two top magicians from the Shen Family is very difficult. Although Murong Yunji is formidable, she herself has said that she has no confidence in facing Third Elder Shen!"

"Of course she’s not confident." Shen Yiyun sneered. "Murong Yunji is a genius, but after all, she’s too young. In a true fight for life and death, the odds are ninety percent in favor of Old Three, not to mention Old Ba."

"That’s why I need Second Elder Shen’s help."

"What’s in it for me if I help you?" Shen Yiyun said with a smile.

"If you help me with this, I will help you control one of the Ancient Worms!"

"Oh?" Shen Yiyun’s eyes lit up.

"Second Elder has the requisite condition but lacks the chance to leave Lyuzhou, right?

" Chen Qing said with a smile. "You must be anxious, right? Those Ancient Worms are rapidly regenerating their strength, and they will become more and more formidable. Although Ninth Master’s techniques severely restrain them, it doesn’t mean you have a chance to win them over, especially considering the difficult followers they have in their hands, right? "

"Can you help me?" Shen Yiyun scrutinized the other party. "How do you plan to help me?"

"I can establish a Technique with Second Elder. This time, as long as you help me seize Third Elder and deliver him to the sea, then I will help you capture one of the Ancient Worms, within ten days. How about that?"

"Ten days?" Shen Yiyun sneered as he looked at Chen Qing, "Lord Chen, you’d better think it through. Once bonded by a Technique with me, it’s not something you can easily shake off. If in ten days you fail to deliver, do you know the consequences?"

"Naturally!" Chen Qing laughed. "I must be fully confident to dare to cooperate with Second Elder, right?"

"Hahaha!" Shen Yiyun laughed heartily, "Alright, alright, alright. Shen will sit back and watch Lord Chen’s methods!"

As he spoke, a giant ghost hand appeared on the table. Chen Qing, too, was decisive, slapping down towards the ghost hand without any hesitation.

With a bang, a black light enveloped Chen Qing. A chilling and terrifying aura spread throughout his body, and the next second, as the black aura dissipated, a black chain mark tattooed itself onto Chen Qing’s arm, forming a second prominent mark alongside a previous one.

Shen Yiyun glanced at Chen Qing’s arm and chuckled, "Aside from me, you’ve actually established two Techniques, Lord Chen really doesn’t buckle under debts, huh!"

Beside him, Wei Gongcheng was startled. Looking at the marks on Chen Qing’s arms, there were indeed three techniques. This puzzled him for a moment.

He knew Lord Chen would go to the sea to form a cooperation with the one behind Weichi Feihong. With Second Elder Shen, there should be only two Techniques. Where did the third one come from?

"Having one debt is a debt, multiple debts are still debts, as long as you can handle it!" Chen Qing stood up and said, "Let’s go, Second Elder Shen. We cannot let Minister Wang wait on the Path of Yin and Yang for too long; otherwise, if we attract something we can’t afford to provoke, it’ll be troublesome. "

"I thought you didn’t know there were things on the Path of Yin and Yang that you couldn’t afford to provoke." Second Elder Shen sneered as he stood up. "Let me make it clear in advance, Old Ba’s combat power is extraordinary. If you don’t have an absolutely reliable plan, I won’t make a move!"

"Rest assured, Second Elder. The younger generation isn’t courting death. Since I dare to plot against Third Elder, I obviously have complete confidence!"

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"You really want to deal with Old Eight Shen?"

Inside the Provincial Government Office, Murong Yunji faced the returning Chen Qing, her brows tightly knitted.

"Are you really afraid of Second Elder Shen?" Chen Qing laughed.

"Afraid is not the word, but I know I can’t beat him!

" Murong Yunji stated frankly: "Back then, Old Ancestor Shen’s eldest had beaten me, and per our agreement, I married into the Shen Family.

At that time, my husband was the direct eldest son of the Shen Family, wielding the snake-raising technique personally passed down by Old Ancestor Shen.

His strength was so formidable that in the entire Northern Mo, not a single person could match him, not even Empress Dowager Siao could be sure to defeat him. I lost convincingly."

After a pause, she continued: "At that time, Old Ba had just begun learning the unique technique from Old Ancestor Shen. He’s a true genius, they say he could learn anything instantly, known as a magician proficient in thousands of techniques.

But to practice the technique taught by the ancestor, he abandoned years of his cultivation.

But do you know? In just ten years, my husband had already said that Old Ba had surpassed him! "

Chen Qing: "...."

"And now, my husband has been dead for twenty years," Murong Yunji said somberly. "Guess what level Old Ba is at now? Although he has never made a move, I know that every day he’s different from the day before. In today’s world, there are no more than five magicians who can match Eighth Master Shen! "

"This is the first time I’ve seen you so convinced," Chen Qing said with amusement.

"Because he is strong, I naturally acknowledge his power!" Murong Yunji looked at Chen Qing and said: "Although you are resourceful, I know that you can’t beat Eighth Master Shen!"

"I have allies!" Chen Qing smiled.

"You mean Second Elder Shen?" Murong Yunji frowned. "Why would you choose to cooperate with him? Among the direct lineage of the Shen Family, Second Elder Shen is the most insidious!"

"Being insidious doesn’t mean he’s unreliable," Chen Qing smiled. "The reason for cooperation is simple. Right now, I need the help of a top Grand Sorcerer, and among all the people in the Shen Family, Second Master Shen is the only one confirmed not to be infected."

"I have already analyzed with Wang Ye before. Whether it’s Shen San who seems sincere towards the family, or Shen Liu who everyone believes to be just and generous, or even Shen Wu who has gone to the Imperial Court, in my view, none of them are safe.

They could all be pretending, they could all have a worm hiding in their heads. .."

"But Second Elder Shen is different!" Chen Qing said earnestly: "From the moment his soul left his body, I knew he has been himself from start to finish, no matter how dangerous he is, he can’t be more dangerous than those worms."

"I see..." Murong Yunji nodded: "But Second Elder Shen is a cautious man. He won’t act rashly without full confidence."

"But Second Master Shen is also a very decisive man!" Chen Qing asserted: "If I can create an opportunity for him, he will strike without hesitation!"

Murong Yunji fell silent for a few moments, finally asking: "How do you plan to create this opportunity?"

"Among us here, you are the fastest. Once Wang Ye breaks through the Path of Yin and Yang, I hope you can save him immediately. With the capabilities of you two, if you cannot beat them, at least you can escape. Lead them to Daqing Mountain."

"You want to use the same old trick?" Murong Yunji asked with a smile: "Third Elder Shen is not like those fools from Capital City, he won’t fall for it. Plus, now that the Azure Dragon Barrier is active, any magician can sense it from a distance. He won’t walk into a trap, unless you dare to shut down the barrier. "

Chen Qing grimaced. Turn it off?

The two women inside Daqing Mountain, although still asleep, should not be underestimated. Not to mention whether Ali had regained her abilities, just take Zi Yue, who is said to be Great Jin’s number one magician. One misstep, and she’s likely to be more trouble than Eighth Master Shen.

"You just need to get Wang Ye back. The Shen Family’s two lords, when they get to the foot of Daqing Mountain, will be baffled by the Azure Dragon Barrier.

They won’t dare to enter easily, but at the same time, they won’t leave.

If they linger, they’re bound to test the barrier.

Third Elder Shen’s Technique is Mystical Water.

In that environment, it’s very special, once he dares to use it.

.." Chen Qing smiled: "Our opportunity will come! ""

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Are you sure by means like this, Chen Qing will open this gate for us?"

Inside the Path of Yin and Yang, Shen San looked toward Lyuzhou with furrowed brows.

At this moment, Lyuzhou, within the Path of Yin and Yang, was like a pavilion hanging in the sky, with countless Evil Ghosts lingering outside, desperately trying to break in, only to be blocked by the nearly rule-like barrier; the entire Lyuzhou City was completely cut off from the Path of Yin and Yang!

If one hadn’t seen this with their own eyes, one would find it hard to imagine. The Magistrate of Lyuzhou, surname Chen, really does have frightening methods!

"All we can do is wait for Chen Qing’s response," Wang Ye said with a wry smile, shaking his head: "My marker in the Path of Yin and Yang is within Lyuzhou’s borders, but after the Flying Star arrived, it was forcibly isolated from Lyuzhou. This is the first time I’ve heard of a barrier that blocks Flying Star.

Currently, without Chen Qing’s response, I fear we’ll be forever exiled within the Path of Yin and Yang. "

"Is that so?" Shen San looked at Wang Ye with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile: "To have such a reliable friend, that really is a concern."

Upon hearing this Wang Ye gave a guilty laugh, his eyes darting to the simple-looking fat man behind Shen San.

Honestly, he was the one who was worried.

This mission followed exactly what Chen Qing had originally planned, attracting Shen San, but they, lacking sufficient information, had not expected that Eighth Master Shen would be so obedient to Shen San, something even Murong Yunji, who had been in the Shen Family for decades, didn’t know.

It seemed that the mutual suspicion within the Shen Family was quite severe.

And the severity of Eighth Master Shen’s strength!

All along the way, Wang Ye could clearly see that in the face of the millions of Evil Ghosts surrounding Lyuzhou, Eighth Master Shen didn’t even blink before ensuring their unimpeded passage. Even those ghosts with terrifying presences dared not come close.

In his own estimation, even if his master Liu Yu were still alive, he might not necessarily be a match for this Eighth Master; he’s simply a monster!

That Chen Qing fellow, can he really handle this?