Chapter 197 Operation Soul Hunt Begins!
For the next two days, Qin Mu and Ling Yuan settled down peacefully in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
On ordinary days, Ning Fengzhi would occasionally bring Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to see Qin Mu to discuss the current situation on the continent and other topics.
Knowing the storyline and now backed by the Spirit Hall, Qin Mu is even more knowledgeable about the situation on the continent than Ning Fengzhi.
After several conversations, Ning Fengzhi was amazed by Qin Mu's understanding, since there were some things Qin Mu mentioned that even he himself was not quite clear about.
What surprised Ning Fengzhi even more was that Qin Mu was also very knowledgeable about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's inherited martial soul.
However, Qin Mu gave the only Beautiful Silk Tulip to Shui Bing'er, allowing her to perfect her martial soul, so it couldn't directly give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect another soul master with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
Besides Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong also frequently found various excuses to pester Qin Mu.
However, Ning Rongrong was not the kind of person who would pester someone without reason; her excuses for coming to him were always just right.
For example, Ning Rongrong would bring him his three meals a day, and Qin Mu couldn't refuse, so he would always invite Ning Rongrong to stay and eat with him.
Ning Rongrong came to Qin Mu's side, but didn't ask any questions. She just quietly stayed by Qin Mu's side, making Qin Mu feel a little awkward.
Fortunately, the two days passed quickly.
Night falls on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect castle.
The night is very quiet; apart from the occasional gentle breeze, there is no sound.
Patches of dark clouds obscured the light of the stars and moon, making the earth even darker.
Inside the castle, however, many people remained awake.
Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi sat in the main seat, with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo naturally on either side of him.
Besides Ning Fengzhi and his two companions, many elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were also seated around the round table.
The few empty spaces that appeared were all assigned by Ning Fengzhi to various corners of the castle for defense.
"Sect Master, the time Qin Mu mentioned has arrived! But it seems the so-called major event hasn't happened. Could he be playing a trick on us?"
One of the elders couldn't contain himself any longer and looked up to ask.
As soon as the elder spoke, many people in the seats turned their attention to Ning Fengzhi.
Although he didn't speak, his eyes conveyed the same question to Ning Fengzhi.
"Probably not. Who would joke about something this important? Unless that person is an idiot."
Ning Fengzhi glanced indifferently at the elder who had spoken.
"Do you really think someone who deserves to be groomed by the Spirit Hall would be such a fool?"
As soon as Ning Fengzhi finished speaking, the elder sullenly shrank back into his seat.
"However, Sect Master, is our cooperation with the Spirit Hall really reliable? I'm still a little worried that our actions might be aiding and abetting a tyrant..."
Another elder also took the opportunity to speak, but he had only spoken halfway when the pressure from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo suddenly pressed down on him.
In an instant, the elder's back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Whether it's right or wrong, we can't decide until after tonight, right?"
Ning Fengzhi's expression was already somewhat displeased. After all, being held accountable as the Sect Master in front of so many people made him lose face.
However, he could understand the concerns of the elders present.
Firstly, the reputation of the Spirit Hall has indeed been getting worse and worse lately, and the more powerful the sect is, the clearer they are about the shady dealings the Spirit Hall is doing behind the scenes.
Secondly, since it concerns the future of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it's not wrong for them to be cautious.
"I just hope what Qin Mu said is true. Otherwise, I'll be in a bit of an awkward situation."
Seeing that it was past the latest time of day, Ning Fengzhi's mood grew heavier and heavier.
On the other side, at the top of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect castle.
Qin Mu and Ling Yuan stayed at the highest point of the castle, observing the surrounding situation.
As dawn approached, Qin Mu and Ling Yuan were both somewhat surprised.
"What's going on? Could it be that Qian Renxue is lying to me?"
Qin Mu was very puzzled and pondered which part of the process had gone wrong.
"Yeah, I'm getting sleepy now."
After staring all night, Ling Yuan was also feeling a bit tired.
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu suddenly realized something and immediately focused his attention on the disciples guarding the city wall.
They were all exhausted, and even though their elders repeatedly told them to be on their best tonight, it did not affect their drowsiness at all.
Even many of the disciples on guard duty were swaying unsteadily.
Years of peaceful and stable life had made them somewhat forget the cruelty of war.
"If I were the one planning the operation, I would definitely strike when the other side is most exhausted."
"To be specific, it's when dawn is just breaking!"
Qin Mu finally realized something was wrong and looked up at the horizon. Although the sky was not as dark as in the dead of night, it was already showing signs of dawn.
"They're about to make their move!"
Just as Qin Mu finished speaking, he immediately sensed a series of rustling sounds.
Then, a series of splattering sounds suddenly came from outside the city wall, followed by sounds coming from the city wall itself.
"Enemy attack!"
It roared with a piercing voice, arriving even before the first light of dawn.
Turning his head towards the source of the sound, he saw the disciple with a ferocious expression running fiercely towards the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's castle.
The next moment, his entire back was pierced by a chilling light, and a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs spurted out. This disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lost his life just like that.
But his death was not meaningless.
Just before he died, a small bamboo tube was flung out.
With a piercing shriek, a beam of red light shot into the sky, exploding into a dazzling flower of light in the blink of an eye.
The appearance of the light flower did not stop the enemy's attack. Countless dark shadows surged out like a tide, heading straight for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect castle. At this moment, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect castle, having received the alarm signal, was already shining brightly.
Almost instantly, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo appeared on the city wall at the edge of the castle, along with Ning Fengzhi.
Before long, the elders who had been in the hall appeared one by one on the city wall.
"Just as Qin Mu predicted!"
Seeing the tragedy that had occurred in front of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi's face immediately darkened.
Fortunately, thanks to Qin Mu's reminder, he doubled the number of guards tonight, and several elders were also assigned to coordinate the defense.
Even so, by this time, over a hundred disciples had already died tragically.
If he hadn't listened to Qin Mu, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would probably have been awash in blood by now!
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