The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 678: How Poor is Hundred Pass Town? You Know it Too Well

Chapter 678: How Poor is Hundred Pass Town? You Know it Too Well

Uncle De glanced at the sky and quickly pulled Lin Yifan aside to briefly explain the situation.

Lin Yifan was furious. He hadn’t expected Yuan Zhenxian to be so malicious, attempting to marry his daughter as a furnace to make up for the loss of the Water-Suppressing Pearl!

However, Lin Yifan still had doubts: "You must be new to the Lower Realm and don’t know the ferocity of the Seven Star River. Your talismans might not be strong enough to deal with this level of danger." If it were Celestial Sovereign, it would be a different matter altogether. After all, the power of an Immortal could move mountains and fill seas.

Nanli replied, "My talisman power is insufficient, but I can set up a formation based on the situation."

Her dark eyes glinted as she continued, "If we go according to my plan, even if my formation fails, the people of Hundred Pass Town can still escape to Seaside City."

Lin Yifan was shocked. He hadn’t expected her not only to be able to draw talismans but to set up formations as well. With such abilities, she was rare in the Lower Realm, a person that every major city would fight to recruit. Even though Human World still had books about cultivating and drawing talismans, it was an incredible skill, especially in the Lower Realm.

Moreover, she must have passed the thirty-sixth lightning tribulation just yesterday.

She looked to be no older than seventeen, yet she had already reached the Golden Core stage! This was even more impressive than Celestial Sovereign had been at that age!

Hundred Pass Town had always been on the edge of collapse, oppressed by other cities, losing territories and subordinates. Perhaps, by placing everything on the line and collaborating with Nanli, there might be a way to break through.

Lin Yifan made up his mind, his face becoming determined. "Good. It’s my honor to cooperate with the wife of Celestial Sovereign. I’m eager to know what plans you have."

Nanli smiled slightly, "You can call me Nanli."

Now that she was seeking revenge, she naturally wanted to use her own name. She briefly outlined her plan.

Lin Yifan shook his head, clearly nervous. "This is too risky. If it fails, you won’t be able to leave Seaside City."

And Yuan Zhenxian could always turn to Penglai Island for help.

But just then, a maid came rushing in to report, "Lord, the bridal procession from Seaside City has arrived."

Lin Yifan’s breath became rapid, and a thin layer of sweat formed on his forehead. He was deep in thought.

If the plan failed, Hundred Pass Town would bear the consequences.

"Father, trust her!" Lin Zhixia, standing nearby, urged him.

Lin Yifan was still pondering.

However, the leader of the bridal procession outside, a guard with powerful spiritual energy, shouted loudly: "Lord Lin, why haven’t you opened the city gates yet? Are you having second thoughts and don’t want to marry into Seaside City anymore?"

"If that’s the case, it means you don’t regard Seaside City highly. In that case, we’ll just flatten Hundred Pass Town and take back our dignity!"

Lin Yifan’s face turned pale.

Hundred Pass Town had reached a dead end!

Indeed, the only option was to take a gamble!

He looked at Nanli and said, "I will send the ten strongest warriors in the city with you. If the plan fails, they will protect you and help you fight your way out."

This was all he could do now.

Uncle De moved his lips, wanting to say something, but stopped himself.

The city lord truly respected Celestial Sovereign.

After all, these ten warriors, including himself, were all cultivators at the Base Building stage.

Hundred Pass Town had only ten Base Building cultivators left.

"Good." Nanli accepted, her heart warming. She knew that Lin Yifan had entrusted her with his strongest warriors.

"Miss, come here for a moment," Nanli said.

Lin Zhixia walked over.

Nanli took a drop of her blood and instructed her to stretch out her hand.

"What is this?"

Nanli formed a seal with her hands and, using her spiritual energy, transferred a talisman from Lin Zhixia to herself. Then, using the drop of blood to draw a new talisman, Nanli used it to change her appearance, making her look exactly like Lin Zhixia.

She explained, "Seaside City must be afraid of a switch, so they placed a talisman on you. I’ve moved it to myself, so it should be foolproof now and won’t be recognized."

Lin Zhixia’s eyes widened in shock. She had been marked with a talisman? When had that happened?

But before she could say more, the leader of Seaside City’s bridal procession, impatient as ever, yelled again: "Lord Lin, if you don’t open the gates now, I’ll immediately notify my lord to send troops!"

Lin Yifan ordered the gates to be opened and instructed his daughter to hide. He also sent a maid to take Nanli to Lin Zhixia’s bedroom to change clothes, not daring to waste a single moment.

Nanli quickly changed into the bridal gown.

While the maids were combing her hair, she took out her Heaven Star Brush and drew a talisman that concealed the aura of the three little cubs.

It had been a thousand years, and the bridal gown in the Lower Realm was quite different from those in the Human World. However, what was interesting was that they still had pearls made from the tears of fish demons.

The centerpiece of her pearl crown was a fish tear the size of a pigeon egg!

Wouldn’t Second Brother go mad if he saw this?

While she was lost in thought, the maids finished her dressing.

Nanli placed everything from her pouch into her Qiankun Bag, which she then tucked into her sleeve.

Seaside City’s people had already arrived outside the courtyard.

A middle-aged woman in simple clothes, wearing a red silk belt around her waist, entered and said, "Let me help the second miss out."

After confirming that the woman was indeed "Lin Zhixia," she allowed the maids to cover Nanli’s head with the bridal veil.

Then the woman stepped forward, offering her arm to guide Nanli.

Indeed, the woman checked if the talisman was still on Nanli. After confirming it was, she stopped her inspection.

Nanli deduced that this woman was likely a Talisman Cultivator, but the resources of the Lower Realm were so scarce that the talisman she drew was not nearly as refined as the ones drawn by Cangan and others.

The ten cultivator guards were already ready and left with the bridal procession.

Lin Yifan, with tears in his eyes, bid farewell to his "daughter," giving a few parting words. He then turned to the leading guard and asked, "When will Lord Lin send the Water-Suppressing Pearl?"

The leading guard glanced at Lin Yifan coldly.

"The second miss will return the Water-Suppressing Pearl when she returns to her family," the guard replied.

Lin Yifan fought back disgust and anger, but still cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

Maintaining the act, he couldn’t afford to drop the ball now.

The leading guard said nothing, turned, and led the bridal procession away.

The woman and the guard were both riding horses, walking side by side, showing that their statuses were comparable.

"Do you really not want to make one last move?" The woman glanced back at Hundred Pass Town.

"What’s the point of that? You know how poor Hundred Pass Town is. They probably don’t even have a thousand mid-grade spirit stones," the leading guard scoffed.

They didn’t need to do anything. In a month, Hundred Pass Town would be flooded.

The woman sneered and nodded. "That’s true. The only thing of value in Hundred Pass Town is this second miss with the Extreme Yin Body."

"The ten cultivators trailing behind, though only at the Base Building stage, could still be taken, and with your talisman, they could provide some spiritual energy to the lord. Maybe we can benefit from it."

The leading guard grinned, and they exchanged a knowing look, both feeling pleased with themselves.

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