341: Chapter 341 Framing?

Ever since he left Huaqing Pavilion, there had been a few people secretly trailing him.

Lin Ming reckoned they must be people sent by Young Master Liu.

After all, he had only just arrived in Dongchao City; apart from Young Master Liu, he hadn't offended anyone else.

It was highly likely to be that Young Master Liu.

Lin Ming wanted to see how this Young Master Liu would deal with him.

He hoped he wouldn't be too disappointed.

The bustling streets, filled with the vibrant atmosphere of the mortal world.

Seeing this, a sense of comfort welled up within Lin Ming.

He almost loved this kind of life, filled with the vibrant atmosphere of the mortal world.

He found a stall selling skewers, which were all made from the meat of Yao Beasts from the sea.

Lin Ming casually ordered some meat and sat down to wait.

The stall's business was quite good; the dozen or so seats were almost completely filled.

"Sigh, the world is becoming less and less peaceful. The Righteous Path and the Demonic Path are fighting again."

"I've heard about that. This time they clashed at Guangfeng City. It's said that True Monarch Beishan of Ximo Mountain led a coalition of various families and ran into the Blood Fiend Sect."

"I heard that too. Before True Monarch Beishan and his forces arrived, the Blood Fiend Sect had already refined everyone in Guangfeng City, allowing the Grand Elder of the Blood Refining Sect to successfully reach the Nirvana Realm."

"These Demonic Path forces really deserve to die. I hope they don't make it to Dongchao City."

The man said.

Once the Demonic Path forces reached Dongchao City, he would have to consider running away.

"Rest assured, the strength of Dongchao City isn't something the Demonic Sect can easily take down."

Someone said.

"That would be for the best."

Guangfeng City—that city had now become a stronghold for the Demonic Path.

The Righteous Path and the Demonic Path were now locked in a conflict centered around this city.

And this was just one of several battlefields.

Furthermore, the cultivators currently involved were at most at the level of True Monarch of the Other Shore.

It seemed as though the cultivators in the Nirvana Realm had a tacit understanding not to intervene.

Although the conflict between the Righteous and Demonic Paths hadn't lasted long, the casualties were increasing rapidly.

Especially on the Demonic Path side; so far, four cities had already been wiped out by Demonic Path Sects.

They had been used by these people from the Demonic Path Sects as sacrifices for their Breakthroughs.

This conflict would likely last for some time, perhaps even a very long time.

Grand Elder of the Blood Refining Sect—Lin Ming found the name somewhat familiar after hearing it.

But he couldn't recall it for the moment.

Since he couldn't remember, he wouldn't bother; they weren't good people anyway, so there was no need to think about him.

"This time, it's said that the Canghai Sword Pavilion clashed with the Hongchen Pavilion again. Rumor has it that a Disciple of the Canghai Sword Pavilion was intercepted and killed by people from the Hongchen Pavilion while on their way to another Sect location."

"I think the Hongchen Pavilion is looking for revenge."

"Who knows."

"I think you'd better go and prepare yourself well."

For a moment, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

"Alright, the ones who should be getting a headache are those Righteous Path people, not us."

"We should just eat and drink. If it really comes to it, we'll just run."

"Exactly, this brother is right."

One person stood up directly, holding a cup of wine, and said to the man.

He downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

As the wine went down, the originally heavy atmosphere dissipated quite a bit.

"I heard it's also been a bit uneasy in the sea recently."

"How so? Could it be that these sea clans want to take this opportunity to attack the land?"

"That wouldn't happen. If they dared, this conflict would end immediately."

If the sea clans dared to come ashore, the conflict between the Righteous and Demonic Paths would likely end, and they would unite to fight the sea clans.

Even the Demonic Sect might intervene.

After all, that was the case back then.

"It might be that a few sea clans are about to go to war. Don't forget, there are quite a few people eyeing the business of the Merfolk Clan."

Relying on the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, the Merfolk Clan had made a fortune on the continent.

Naturally, this had aroused the covetousness of many.

Why should the Merfolk Clan be able to make money on land while they couldn't?

Furthermore, the Merfolk Clan also had quite a few enemies.

"Everything is going to be in chaos."

Lin Ming ate his skewers, listening to the people around him recount various events, and he also learned a bit about the progress of the battlefield.

Generally speaking, both sides probably hadn't gotten serious yet.

This was just the calm before the storm.

After finishing the skewers, Lin Ming and his companion continued to stroll around.

They also saw quite a few cultivators setting up stalls here.

Things like first-grade Low Grade Origin Weapons that had been left for a hundred years, claiming to have some special mysterious blessing.

Or first-grade Spiritual Plants disguised as third-grade ones.

This place was no different from other cultivator markets; if they could scam someone, they would.

Lin Ming still wanted to try his luck at finding a bargain again.

But it turned out there were no bargains to be found, which left Lin Ming feeling a little disappointed.

It was also at this time that the few people who had been trailing Lin Ming appeared.

These people appeared in front of Lin Ming and walked towards him.

As they kept approaching Lin Ming, their figures constantly adjusted, keeping them on the same path as Lin Ming.

Practically no one noticed this, nor would they pay attention.

Of course, except for Lin Ming.

He wanted to see what kind of tricks these people were playing.

As the distance between them and Lin Ming grew smaller, suddenly one person's figure tilted to the side, looking as if they wanted to collide with Lin Ming.

Lin Ming dodged very naturally, causing the person's attempt to fail.

The remaining few came one after another, but Lin Ming saw through them at a glance and easily dodged their collisions.

But this was just the beginning.

"My ring? Where is my ring?!"

The first person who tried to bump into Lin Ming and was dodged by him.

Seeing that Lin Ming had dodged all of them by himself, he initiated the backup plan.

The man's shouting immediately attracted the attention of quite a few people.

"It was you, you stole my ring."

The man's gaze immediately locked onto Lin Ming, and he shouted at him.

For a moment, many people's attention fell on Lin Ming.

Some of them seemed to recognize the identities of these people, and their gazes toward Lin Ming carried a hint of pity.

"Everything requires evidence. Do you have any?"

Lin Ming looked at this person and said slowly.

"What evidence do you need, brat? This ring was clearly on my hand just now, and after passing by you, my ring is gone."

"Who else could it be but this brat?"

The man said with a righteous expression.

At the same time, his few companions also directly surrounded Lin Ming to prevent him from having a chance to escape.

"If you make accusations without evidence, that is framing."

Lin Ming continued.

"What framing? You clearly stole my ring and are refusing to admit it."