Daoying

Chapter 558 City Alert
Bozer was startled.

But he calmed down in an instant.

One is his ability to hide for a long time, and the other is that sending people to the market must not be simple. The appearance of the giant skull tribe in front of him may be a cover-up.

"Feel it, does the energy here resemble the Black Abyss?"

Xie Huan asked the dark shadow.

The black shadow was Hei Lie, who frowned, closed his eyes, and sensed carefully, then said, "A bit like, but not quite."

"Boss, what's going on with this evil energy that permeates the Hell City?"

Xie Huan looked at Boze and asked.

"This has existed since ancient times. The City of Hell was built on this energy, and it is used to refine various restrictions."

"Energy has to come from somewhere, right?"

"As for the origin, it's really unclear. At first, an evil monk named Haisai came here and discovered the energy here, so he settled down. Later, it grew bigger and bigger and became the current Hell City. The one who has the deepest understanding of this energy should be the City Lord's Mansion, that is, the descendants of Haisai."

"Is there any way to get information about the source of this energy?"

"This may be difficult. My Lord, do you suspect that this energy is related to the dark corpse?"

"There is such a possibility. I must figure it out first before going to Haidu. You come up with a plan. The sooner the better."

"Yes."

Bozer looked embarrassed, but still agreed.

"By the way, are you really a sea creature?"

Xie Huan looked at his head and stared into his eyes.

Boze smiled awkwardly, his eyes looked a little strange, and asked back: "What about the adults?"

Xie Huan smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "Go get the plan, and arrange a secret room for me to live in."

"Yes."

Boze smiled knowingly and went down to make arrangements.

Xie Huan looked at the man's back and felt a little confused. He thought that he could never trust this man completely and he should always be on guard against others.

"Hei Lie, secretly investigate the source of this energy and any abnormal situations in the city, and report to me at any time. I will let Yu Feng and Chi help you."

Xie Huan's eyes were cold, and a circle of golden light lingered around his fingertips. Then there was a "buzzing" sound, and several bees came out from nothingness and flew around.

There are five of them in total, with golden light on their bodies, and they are all at the peak of the Jindan stage.

After circling in the air, they all flew into the black crack's body and disappeared.

Xie Huan did not release the mother bee in the Nascent Soul stage because he was afraid that something might happen to her. That would be a huge loss. As for her offspring, no matter how many died, he could always breed new ones.

Then a red light flashed on his body, and a spirit that looked similar to Xie Huan appeared and entered the black crack body in a flash.

Chi has the ability to foresee things ahead of time, which is of great help in investigating the black crack.

"Yes, Master!"

Hei Lie took the order, his figure was blurred for a moment, and then he turned into a shadow and sank directly into the ground.

Xie Huan pondered for a moment, then left the house and quickly came to the secret room that Boze had arranged for him, where he sat down quietly.

He did not release any spiritual sense. In this strange place, everything was so strange and unreliable. He decided to take it easy and directly cast the "Return of the Immortal" to deeply sense all the existences around him.

In the sensing, Boze stayed alone in his room for a while, then left the shop and walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.

Xie Huan thought about it for a while, and didn't know whether Boze was going to do business or to inform on someone.

The information in Shadow Market and Holy Island said that this person was reliable, but now we know that he was a secret agent of two factions, so his reliability was obviously greatly reduced.

As the saying goes, one should always be on guard against others. If Bozer betrays him, it will be a big trouble.

Xie Huan is a very vigilant person. In this situation, he naturally would not completely trust Boze.

He even felt that in addition to being a double undercover agent, Bozer might have other identities, or even be a triple or quadruple undercover agent.

Thinking of this, he moved outside the shop in an instant, chased after him, and shouted, "Are you going to the City Lord's Mansion?"

Boze was surprised to see him suddenly appear. It seemed that his every move was under his observation. He hurriedly replied respectfully, "That's right."

Xie Huan said without hesitation: "I'll go with you."

After saying this, his temperament changed, and he became honest and a little timid, and said, "I will be your follower."

How could Boze dare to disobey? He quickly said, "Yes, sir."

The two of them swam towards the City Lord's Mansion, one in front and one behind.

Half a quarter of an hour later, a sudden and urgent sound of conch shells rang out in the city, as if coming from the depths of the sea, with a strong sense of warning and urgency.

The entire sea was stirred, the city became turbid, and everyone's heart and eardrums vibrated with the sound waves.

"It's the Jinglan Snail!"

Bozer exclaimed, his face filled with astonishment.

Without waiting for Xie Huan to ask, he took the initiative to explain: "This is the emergency alarm in the city, indicating that the city of Hell has entered a state of alert."

The astonishment on his face turned into confusion, and he muttered to himself in confusion: "What's going on? I've been here for so many years, and this is the second time I've heard this conch sound. What happened? Why is it so serious?"

Xie Huan's eyes fixed, as if he had thought of something, his face was not very good, and he said in a deep voice: "No matter what, do what you have to do."

"Yes."

Bozer lowered his head and responded, glancing at him, wondering if it was because of him?
As the Jinglan Conch sounded, the entire city was in chaos. Not only was the sea water in turmoil, turning into whirlpools and torrents, but a large number of sea monks rushed out of the buildings, all with shocked faces, not knowing what was going on.

Along with the sound of the conch, a large amount of strange energy poured out from the city walls, streets, and some peculiar buildings, turning into colorful lights that intertwined, combined, and spread in the sky, forming a huge light curtain that ripples in the sea and enveloped the city.

It is the city defense formation.

Xie Huan and Boze each had their own thoughts and soon arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion.

The extremely serious atmosphere could be felt from afar. A large number of sea creatures came in and out, and then led their men to swim in all directions, as if they were carrying out a mission.

Boze walked forward carefully and said to a guard outside the mansion: "I am the owner of the Youhai Exotic Goods Shop, and I would like to see the Lord Mayor."

The guard was an octopus, with eight arms waving in the water. His eyes suddenly turned cold and he snorted, "Can't you hear Jinglan Luo? How can the city lord have time to see you at this time? You'd better leave quickly and don't make yourself miserable!"

"Is Butler Hou here? Can I meet Butler Hou?"

Bozer asked, retreating to the next best option.

"Not here!"

The octopus guard said unhappily.

"My fellow Taoists have worked hard. I hope you will inform Butler Hou."

Boze was not angry either. He smiled and winked at Xie Huan.

Xie Huan understood and immediately took out the gifts he had just prepared and gave one to each guard at the door.

As the saying goes, being polite will take you anywhere, but being rude will make you unable to go anywhere.

This truth, which has been proven time and time again among humans, is applicable everywhere.

Soon, the octopus guard reported out and led them into the mansion to a side hall.

A thin sea creature had already been waiting there.

Xie Huan looked over and found that it was a species of sea monkeys, with dark blue skin, round heads, pointed ears, and eyes like black beans. "Butler Hou."

When Boze saw him, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Xie Huan also took out a storage bag and presented it with both hands.

This butler Hou was obviously familiar with Boze and seemed to have a good relationship with him. He took the storage bag without any hesitation and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I need the housekeeper's help with something small. I want to browse the collection pavilion of the City Lord's Mansion. I wonder if it's possible?"

Bozer leaned forward and smiled flatteringly.

But his head is too big and his smile is weird.

"The Collection Pavilion? Why are you going there?"

Butler Hou asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, everyone knows that the Collection Pavilion has the most complete collection of sorcery secrets. I'm currently researching a type of elixir and would like to find some books for reference."

Bozer said, narrowing his eyes.

"You want to find secret techniques, which is difficult. Those secret techniques are the treasures of the mansion. Even if some disciples in the clan want to read them, they have to meet many conditions."

"I won't go to the bottom floor, the first six floors will do."

"The first six floors?"

Butler Hou was hesitant and scratched his cheek with his right hand out of habit.

Boze winked again, and Xie Huan handed over another storage bag.

"Okay, for the sake of our long-time friendship, I'll think of a solution. You go back and wait for news."

After Butler Hou collected the storage bag, he decided to help.

"Thank you butler."

Boze smiled, and then asked, "By the way, there was a sudden sound of the conch shell in the city, what happened?"

"There is indeed a problem, but it has nothing to do with you. Stay in the store and don't walk around, or you will get into trouble."

Butler Hou said with an admonition.

After all, it’s best not to get into any trouble with such a sensible friend, otherwise your future income will be much less.

"What exactly is it? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Bozer took out another storage bag and handed it over.

"You are so curious."

Butler Hou happily accepted it and said, "Not long ago, a master came to the mansion. You must have heard of him. He is the city lord's cousin, Lord Hai Yin, who is in the Spiritual Transformation Realm. He brought a message saying that some humans have sneaked into the deep sea and are near the Hell City. It is estimated that they will most likely enter the city. Let the city lord impose martial law and find a way to find these people."

Xie Huan had a blank expression on his face, and remained calm, but he cursed in his heart. It was indeed that sackcloth-robed monk who couldn't even catch up with Hein.

This is the deep sea. The sea clan's escape technique will be enhanced, while the human race's is just the opposite. As a result, the sea clan has a huge advantage. Moreover, Hai Yin is a royal family member who possesses the magical power of "sudden attack", but they can't catch up. It's a bit scary.

That monk in hemp clothes is not only a deity, but he may not be an ordinary deity.

Boze thought that the human was Xie Huan, and he glanced at Xie Huan intentionally or unintentionally, but he heard something wrong and asked in surprise: "These people?"

"Yes, more than one."

Butler Hou's face darkened, and he said coldly: "The human race is so bold that they dared to sneak into our sea clan's territory, and they dared to come in a group! I heard that many of them are slaves, but there are two that are extremely troublesome. Lord Haiyin guessed that the two would definitely sneak into the city of Hell and use the teleportation array in the city to go wherever they want to go. So the city was immediately under martial law and checked everywhere. Not only that, the city lord also sent people to several nearby cities with teleportation arrays to shut down all the teleportation arrays."

Bozer was horrified when he heard this, but he still smiled on the surface and said, "Then these humans will be stuck in a trap for us to catch them."

"That's right. We must make sure they never return and kill the arrogance of these humans!"

Butler Hou said viciously.

Boze complimented Xie Huan a few more times, then said goodbye to Xie Huan and went back to wait for news.

The two men left the City Lord's Mansion and walked towards the rare goods shop in silence and calmness.

……

In the city disrupted by the Jinglan Snail, a large number of sea creatures swam around in the sky, inquiring about information from each other, and the operation of the entire city seemed to have come to a standstill.

In some inconspicuous alleys, a dark figure was moving around, seemingly looking for something.

It was the black crack. He sensed the strange energy flow in the city and wanted to find the source of the flow, but the difference was originally very subtle, and now it was disturbed by the Jinglan Snail, making it impossible to distinguish and he lost his direction.

"What happened? Why is it that wherever Xie Huan goes, something bad happens? This kid is really a disaster."

The fiery voice came from within the black crack body.

Hei Lie's expression suddenly changed, and he angrily said, "What did you say? How dare you, a spirit without a physical body, speak nonsense about your master like this? This is insubordination!"

"Tsk, you are his slave, the inferior, and I am not. I am going to say, what's the matter? Are you dissatisfied? Come and hit me, bite me."

Chi sneered with disdain.

"you wanna die!"

Black energy surged on Hei Lie's face and his eyes glowed red. He reached directly into his body, trying to pull Chi out.

"Hey, hey, you idiot, stop messing around. If something goes wrong and you delay your work, I'll see how you're going to explain it to Xie Huan!"

Chi felt the power of the abyss surging, as if he was falling into an endless land, and immediately cried out in horror.

Hei Lie's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Then how dare you talk nonsense?"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. I won't say bad things about Xie Huan anymore. Don't mess around!"

Chi said fearfully.

He was not afraid that Hei Lie would kill him. Without Xie Huan's order, Hei Lie would at most teach him a lesson but would not kill him. He was just afraid that he would make a noise and be discovered by the sea tribe in the city, where he would be killed without a burial place.

Hei Lie then withdrew his hand and dispersed the power of the Black Abyss.

"I'm telling you, Xie Huan asked me to assist you because he wanted me to be your leader, to command you, and to give you orders. If you dare to act recklessly, Xie Huan will be the first one to not let you go."

Chi said threateningly.

Hei Lie snorted heavily and ignored him, continuing to sense the changes in the evil energy. However, the energy was too chaotic to distinguish at all.

Suddenly Chi exclaimed: "It's that kid!"

"What that boy?"

Black Crack asked, frowning.

"It's the black-robed monk right in front of you, the sackcloth-robed monk!"

Chi said hurriedly.

On a road in front of the black crack, many sea creatures were swimming around. Among them was a man wrapped in a black robe, walking alone. A long lizard tail was revealed from behind the robe, swaying from side to side.

"The aura on him is indeed that of the Sea Clan. Could you be mistaken?"

Black Crack Fox asked doubtfully.

"You're wrong! Am I as short-sighted as you? I can only judge people by their looks. I observe their aura directly. This kid's aura is exactly the same as that of the monk in sackcloth clothes. They are definitely the same person, no doubt about it!"

Chi shouted confidently.

(End of this chapter)