195: Chapter 193: Entering the City, Lin Chen’s Plan

The two quickly left the vicinity of the city, not wanting to have too much contact with Lin Chen.

Jun Mengqing's delicate brows furrowed slightly: "That guy is truly detestable. He's giving Spirit Stones to those Junior Sisters again. Based on past experiences, the Opportunities of several Junior Sisters in the Hengyu Star System this time will likely all be transferred to him!"

Jun Mengqing had carefully studied Lin Chen's methods, and at this moment, her expression was grim, very worried about her three Junior Sisters.

Gu Shengge's point of contention, however, was not there: "I'm more concerned about him setting up shopping money bags for female Cultivators. He probably takes the credit, and the Spirit Stones are either paid for collectively by the male Cultivators or he slanders them, making them out to be stingy men unwilling to spend Spirit Stones on female Cultivators."

Jun Mengqing nodded slightly: "Indeed, the faces of those male Disciples were as black as the bottom of a pot. They were probably really tricked by Lin Chen."

The two were not in a hurry, and still had to wait for Lin Chen and his group to catch up, so they traveled leisurely, stopping and starting along the way, arriving outside the city in the far west.

When they arrived, they found that Lin Chen had already arrived with forty Disciples. They stood outside the city, not having entered, seemingly waiting for something.

Seeing Mengqing and Gu Shengge, Lin Chen immediately came forward to greet them.

"Hahahaha, Mengqing, weren't you the first to leave the city? How is it that we played in the city for a day and still arrived earlier than you?"

Jun Mengqing said indifferently: "Because Gu Shengge and I were playing along the way, which took more time. Saint Lin Chen, this is a competitive mission arranged by the Sect for us. Saint, why aren't you doing the mission and waiting for us here? Do you have some kind of conspiracy?"

These seemingly joking words struck directly at Lin Chen's heart. His face instantly darkened, no longer maintaining his previous gentle image.

"Mengqing, you're right, we are opponents! However, this city is strange and dangerous, and I truly can't rest assured with just the two of you entering like this. If possible, I hope we can put aside our prejudices and explore together! After the exploration is over, if you care about the Sect's opinion, you can just say that you completed the mission!"

After he finished speaking, the Disciples behind him gasped, their eyes filled with respect and admiration for him.

"What kind of divine method is this from Senior Brother Lin Chen? He's actually willing to give all the credit to the Saintess!"

"This spirit of silent dedication, asking for nothing in return, Saint Lin Chen is too good!"

All forty Disciples were shocked by Lin Chen's exaggerated statement. Even the male Cultivators, who originally had quite a bit of resentment towards him, now felt narrow-minded upon hearing his words.

Perhaps, Saint Lin Chen was simply good to everyone?

As they thought this, much of the resentment they had accumulated towards Lin Chen because of the shopping money bags dissipated. The female Disciples, even more, worshipped Lin Chen to an unparalleled degree, excitedly pressing close to him.

Of course, Li Mengran, Zhou Qiluo, and Nie Ling were not so crazy, and even seemed to have little affection for Lin Chen.

However, they looked at Gu Shengge with a teasing gaze, as if mocking him, which made Gu Shengge even more puzzled.

He had never even met these three women, so why did it feel like he had wronged all three of them?

Jun Mengqing, beside him, was not impressed and said coldly: "If Saint Lin Chen is not going in, then we will go in first."

Jun Mengqing and Gu Shengge walked directly into the city. Although the city was dangerous, they would never know where the strangeness lay if they didn't enter.

Moreover, this city currently only seemed dangerous to the people of Hengyue Star System; their cultivation was, after all, quite ordinary. Their danger might not necessarily be a true danger to themselves.

As the two approached the city, they both investigated its situation. In Gu Shengge's heavy pupils, spatial Dao principles flickered, and the spatial energy around the city constantly swept through his eyes, allowing him to see through illusions and perceive the city's essence.

The space around the city was very stable, not at all like a spatial interstice. This city truly existed in this area.

It was just that too many array patterns were laid out underground, and the energy within them would block external probes, preventing outsiders from investigating the situation inside.

The two stepped inside. After entering the city, a powerful Restriction energy surged, and Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing felt their bodies instantly become thousands of times heavier.

"This is a flight Restriction! With such gravity, it's completely impossible to fly!" Jun Mengqing exclaimed.

Gu Shengge nodded slightly in agreement, and corrected: "It is indeed a flight Restriction, but there's also a powerful gravity Restriction. This is clearly meant to completely prevent people from flying!"

Jun Mengqing's gaze darkened slightly: "Then we'll kill them after we get in!"

After entering the city, the two turned a few corners and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Lin Chen immediately grew anxious. He had planned this operation with Zhang Shuya for a long time. If Jun Mengqing really escaped, he might as well have smashed his head against that block of tofu!

He quickly called out to his fellow Disciples: "Hurry and follow! It's best if we can find the Saintess. This Saint feels that Gu Shengge is up to no good. If the Saintess follows Gu Shengge in a place like this, and something bad happens, it would be terrible!"

Everyone was very moved, not expecting Saint Lin Chen to be so magnanimous. Even though he had been repeatedly mocked by the Saintess, he was still willing to lend her a hand!

In contrast, the Saintess was truly too disappointing!

Perhaps it wasn't entirely her fault; it was all instigated by that guy next to her. They could have supported each other within the Sect, but that guy made it seem like they were divided into two factions.

Thinking this, they quickly followed into the city, rushing towards the alley where Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing had left. However, the alley was already empty, and on the crisscrossing roads, they had no idea where Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing had gone.

Lin Chen said with a grim expression: "Now, split up and act! Three people per group, move out quickly!"

Everyone was bewildered, not knowing how to group themselves; three people were truly difficult to divide.

All of this was within Lin Chen's calculations. He chuckled: "Everyone, this Saint has a box from which you can draw papers of the same color. Let's draw lots now to decide who is in which group!"

He took out a box. Lin Chen said: "Inside are seven sets of three papers of the same color. Now, each of you draw!"

The group quickly stepped forward to draw. The colors inside the box were not visible from the outside. After taking them out, everyone quickly found their teammates and formed six groups. Only Lin Chen, Li Mengran, and Zhou Qiluo remained alone.

Clearly, the three remaining papers in the box must have been the same color.

Lin Chen smiled: "Alright, now that we have our groups, let's begin our actions. Hurry and search for the traces of the Saintess and Gu Shengge, and also investigate the whereabouts of the Magic Treasure. We will regroup here in two days, understood?"

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