The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 722: She’s Not a Grand Master, How Could She Do This?!

Chapter 722: She’s Not a Grand Master, How Could She Do This?!

Because Nanli drew the talisman, Meng Lianfeng’s ghostly voice was amplified to an incredible degree, almost shaking the entire valley. Not only could the people on the city walls hear it clearly, but even the citizens within the city could hear it.

The martial artists and civilians in the city began discussing among themselves.

Even the guards looked uneasy.

After all, Zen Master Cinian had issued a notice, and the city lord and his wife had sent people to deal with it. Wasn’t this a direct path to their own destruction?

Originally, whatever underhanded deeds the city lord and his wife had done were of no concern to them. After all, it was not easy to find a place to settle in the Lower Realm.

But now that the blade had reached their own necks, how could they tolerate it?

More and more civilians and martial artists gathered in the streets, their voices rising in an uproar: "City Lord! Is this true?"

Lord Meng, listening to the questioning voices behind him, clutched his chest in pain, enraged: "You... you ungrateful son..."

Bai Xiuzhi slapped him again, shouting, "Useless fool! Didn’t you see my son’s soul being held hostage by the Evil Girl?!"

Lord Meng was stunned. "You slapped me again! Now your son has made it impossible to salvage the situation! Do you not know that there are many powerful families in this city? If they refuse to fight alongside us, how can we defend Jade Wolf City?!"

Bai Xiuzhi snorted dismissively. "What families? Jade Wolf City doesn’t even have a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Lord Meng’s face grew even darker.

The guards behind him wore similarly troubled expressions.

If it weren’t for the fact that Meng Lianfeng, that useless fool, had consumed the medicinal pills, Lord Meng himself would have surely broken through to the Nascent Soul stage by now.

Cinian paid no attention to their quarrels, instead asking loudly, "The evidence is irrefutable. Lord Meng, Lady, what else can you say? If you wish to resolve this, you must enter the Sarira of Judgement and atone for your sins!"

Bai Xiuzhi knew very well what the Sarira of Judgement was.

Even if she weren’t dead, as soon as the monks recited their scriptures, her soul would immediately be absorbed into it.

However—

Bai Xiuzhi sneered coldly, her gaze full of disdain, and said: "I am the daughter of the Bai family. If you dare to attack the city, you are making an enemy of the Bai family!"

"Cinian, you’ve come here to besiege Jade Wolf City, and you have already offended the Bai family. Return my son to me, and behead Chu Yang. I might still speak a few good words for you!"

"Otherwise, my Bai family will surely slaughter you all!"

Cinian smiled lightly.

But Nanli couldn’t contain herself any longer and shouted, "Break the formation and attack the city!"

Bai Xiuzhi froze.

At that moment, six talismans were struck down from the six directions surrounding Jade Wolf City.

The golden light, originally a quick streak, exploded once it reached the city walls, spreading out in all directions.

The city’s defensive array immediately activated, the runes and formations spinning as they resisted the incoming talismans.

The golden light was blinding.

The entire city trembled!

"What... what’s going on?" Bai Xiuzhi gripped the city wall, staring furiously at Lord Meng, "Didn’t you say that the defense array set up by the Meng family’s ancestors was incredibly strong?"

Lord Meng was equally stunned, staring blankly at the formation as it struggled against the talisman, growing increasingly weaker.

He wanted to fix it, but he wasn’t skilled in talisman and formation techniques. All he could do was watch, not knowing where to begin.

Nanli advanced step by step.

Her white dress was simple yet graceful, and her demeanor exuded an elegant and refined air.

As the crowd saw her face, their eyes widened in admiration.

"Indeed... it really is quite strong," Lord Meng felt a bad premonition rise in his chest, his red and swollen face contorting as he pleaded, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and ask my father-in-law for help!"

Bai Xiuzhi seemed distracted, her eyes flickering as she ignored Lord Meng’s words and continued to shout threats: "Chu Nanli, I am the third miss of the Bai family! If you don’t stop now, my Bai family will kill you!"

However, her words did not stop Nanli from moving forward.

Bai Xiuzhi’s heart tightened.

Without thinking, she immediately took up her bow, infusing it with spiritual energy.

Her eyes burned with murderous intent as she shot several arrows in quick succession.

But Nanli, her phoenix-like eyes calm and clear as autumn water, raised her sword and easily shattered each arrow with a single strike.

Bai Xiuzhi’s eyes widened in shock.

At this moment, Lord Meng finally found the ancestral formation diagram and hurriedly began to repair the array using the techniques written on it.

The formation withstood the golden light of the talisman.

The tremors began to lessen.

Cinian furrowed his brows. "Meng family’s ancestor’s formation is indeed impressive."

He wasn’t very familiar with these arts, so he couldn’t be of much help right now.

Zhou Zida, seeing this, couldn’t help but make a sarcastic comment, "Oh, it looks like Lord Meng and his wife will be able to defend Jade Wolf City after all. I told you, Lower Realm cities aren’t so easy to break through."

Chu Yang shoved him aside, "Shut up! If you say one more word, I’ll knock your teeth out."

Zhou Zida rolled his eyes and muttered, "If I don’t speak, will she still break the defense array?"

Chu Yang gritted his teeth, his worries growing.

He turned to Nanli’s back and said, "Sixth sister, come back. We need to discuss our next move."

Bai Xiuzhi burst into maniacal laughter: "Chu Nanli, with your abilities, do you really think you can break my Jade Wolf City’s defenses?!"

She had thought they must have some powerful secret weapon, but it seemed they were just all talk.

Nanli, however, acted as though she hadn’t heard a word. She took out the Heaven Star Brush and began drawing a talisman.

Bai Xiuzhi, seeing this, immediately gave the order: "What are you waiting for? Go kill her!"

The guards finally reacted.

Regardless of whether Nanli’s talisman could break the defense array, they couldn’t afford to be soft-hearted. If they didn’t act now, Jade Wolf City was doomed.

"Understood!"

Dozens of guards flew toward her.

Most of them were at the Base Building stage. Although their individual attacks weren’t very strong, when their power was combined, it was not something to be underestimated.

"Master Nanli!"

"Sixth sister!"

Cinian and Chu Yang’s faces changed, both intending to step forward and protect Nanli.

But Nanli, as if unconcerned, finished sketching the talisman with just a few swift strokes.

Her jade fingers formed the hand seals.

A fierce wind rose around her.

Her eyes were cold as she clearly and forcefully pronounced:

"Heaven and Earth are boundless, the Eight Trigrams of the Universe, break!"

She pushed both hands forward.

The talisman floating before her suddenly erupted in a dazzling golden light.

The wind grew even stronger.

The golden light not only knocked the guards away, but also transformed into millions of fine beams, striking the defensive array.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The tremors grew stronger.

Lord Meng was in a panic, desperately channeling all his spiritual energy.

However, the talisman’s force was overwhelming, already tearing small holes into the formation!

"W-What... how is this possible?!" Lord Meng’s throat tightened.

The defense array wasn’t something that could be forcibly broken with just spiritual energy.

One needed to be skilled in Yin-Yang and the Eight Trigrams, to know the array’s core, and then be able to break such a complex formation.

Yet Nanli had done it.

She was just in the early stage of Golden Core!

She wasn’t a Grand Master, so how could she do this?!

Lord Meng couldn’t understand.

But in the next moment, the holes in the formation grew larger and larger...

Boom!

The entire city shook even more violently.

The golden light soared into the sky.