The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 723: To Carry Out Deceit to the Very End

Chapter 723: To Carry Out Deceit to the Very End

Not only were people present at the scene, but even the major cities in the Lower Realm, and the Jiuzhou Town in the Upper Realm, as well as the major sects, all felt the strange disturbance.

Looking from afar, they could see that the protective formation above Jade Wolf City had been almost entirely destroyed.

Qingwu: "Who did this? Who could break the protective formation of Jade Wolf City?!"

Yan Buxiu: "The protective formation of Jade Wolf City was supposed to be quite strong. How could it have...?"

Ji Chengyi: "Is there really someone this capable? I wonder which sect or school they belong to. If we could recruit them into the Seven Peaks Sect, it would be great."

Ji Chengyi wasn’t the only one thinking this way. Even people from the four great families had similar thoughts upon witnessing the event.

Then, there was a massive explosion, and the direction of Jade Wolf City was engulfed by a fierce wind. The formation barrier was completely broken!

Lord Meng, struck by a backlash, spat out blood. Fortunately, the guards rushed to protect him.

"Madam..." Despite his grave injuries, he still looked around for Bai Xiuzhi.

However, the guard told him, "City Lord, Madam ran away the moment the formation was broken."

Lord Meng froze. "Then... she... does she no longer care about me? Does she no longer care about Jade Wolf City?"

The guard sighed, "City Lord, isn’t this obvious?"

The smoke and dust still hadn’t settled. The citizens were already beginning to stir.

In the Lower Realm, resource competition was very fierce, and the protective formations were extremely important. But today, the formation was destroyed! How could they feel safe staying in Jade Wolf City from now on?

No, if Cinian were to lead his disciples to plunder Jade Wolf City now, how could they possibly resist?

The citizens were beginning to grow anxious.

Lord Meng seized the opportunity and stood up, addressing the citizens, "The enemy is here to invade and destroy the city. We must unite and defend our home! Cultivators, quickly gather your weapons and come with me to face the enemy!"

However, before the citizens could respond, a larger voice rang out: "This is the grudge between the old monk and Lord Meng and his people. Those who are not involved should not intervene. If you swear to defend your city lord, this old monk will not hesitate to kill."

The voice was strong and resonant, reverberating in their hearts.

Cinian then added, "Those who are not involved, return to your homes. This old monk will not kill indiscriminately like others."

Seeing that the citizens were indeed starting to go back to their homes, Lord Meng was shocked. He quickly shouted, "You old monk, you are treacherous! Now that you’ve broken the protective formation, even if you don’t kill us, other cities will come to invade and plunder!"

Nanli, having exhausted most of her energy when breaking the formation, was now absorbing spirit energy from spirit stones. While refining them, she spoke calmly, "Here’s the deal: As the city lord, you should bear the consequences alone. If you and your subordinates and family members take their own lives to atone for the sins of Jade Wolf City in the Human World, then I will consider it settled, and I will also set up a new protective formation for Jade Wolf City."

These words caused a woman to fly up to the city walls. She revealed her identity first. "I am the head of the Qiao family in Jade Wolf City. May I ask, fellow cultivator, if what you just said is true?"

"Qiao Dabao!" Lord Meng, seeing this action, was so furious that he couldn’t even speak, "What are you doing! The Qiao family has the most influence in Jade Wolf City and the most cultivators. You are keeping yourself out of this, and now you want to kick us while we’re down?! Are you even worthy to be the head of the Qiao family?"

Qiao Dabao’s face was calm, and her eyes were filled with disdain. "You still have the nerve to speak? After marrying the Bai family’s daughter, you’ve been exploiting the citizens and us families. You’ve either demanded spirit stones or spirit pills. For the sake of the Meng family’s ancestors, we’ve never had any ill intentions, but you, without virtue or capability, led to the destruction of the protective formation of Jade Wolf City. Who truly does not deserve to be in charge?"

Lord Meng puffed up his chest, feeling no guilt. "I am the city lord! I can do whatever I want! Besides, am I doing this for myself? I’m doing this for all of Jade Wolf City! With the Bai family as our backing, who has dared to look down on Jade Wolf City in all these years?"

Qiao Dabao, however, retorted, "Then what about now? The protective formation is destroyed, where is the Bai family?"

It hadn’t been long since they arrived from Jiuzhou Town. If they had wanted to come to their aid, they would have arrived by now.

Qiao Dabao looked at the situation, and then sneered. "Where is Bai Xiuzhi? When everything was fine, she claimed to be the Lady, but now that something has happened, she has disappeared without a trace. How could the Bai family produce such trash?"

Lord Meng was momentarily speechless.

Qiao Dabao then turned her gaze to Nanli and asked, "Fellow cultivator, do you really have the ability to set up a new protective formation for Jade Wolf City?"

"Naturally," Nanli replied.

Qiao Dabao had made up her mind. She turned and fixed her gaze on Lord Meng. "You still refuse to take your own life? What are you waiting for?"

Lord Meng, in a fit of anger, roared, "You... you are disrespecting me! I am the city lord, and the Qiao family has been under the protection of my Meng family for centuries. How dare you break the oath!"

"The protective formation has been destroyed, and the oath no longer holds. What reason do I have to respect you?" Qiao Dabao raised an eyebrow and continued, "City Lord, if you truly care about your citizens, you should immediately take your own life to atone! Only then will the citizens of Jade Wolf City have a chance to survive."

The citizens below had already started to echo her words. This disaster had been caused by Lord Meng and his wife, and they should take responsibility for it!

Lord Meng, so furious that he almost vomited blood, clenched his fists and yelled, "Qiao Dabao, have you lost your mind?! She is just a Golden Core cultivator! How could she compare to my Meng family’s ancestors? How could she set up a new protective formation for Jade Wolf City?!"

"Cinian, that old bald monk, is just trying to provoke us into fighting amongst ourselves. Once we’ve destroyed each other, they’ll come in and slaughter us all!"

Qiao Dabao sneered. "That fellow cultivator has the ability to break the formation, so she certainly has the ability to set one up as well. Do you think Zen Master Cinian is like you, a despicable person who doesn’t care about human lives?"

She gathered her spiritual energy, revealing her own strength.

She was in the mid-Golden Core stage!

This didn’t seem like much, but Lord Meng could feel that her spiritual power was much stronger than his.

Moreover, with his current injuries, he was in no condition to fight her.

Lord Meng found himself in a difficult situation.

But then Bai Xiuzhi returned, and she was holding a girl hostage.

At first glance, the girl seemed to resemble Qiao Dabao.

"Elder sister!" the girl cried out.

"Erbao!" Qiao Dabao was stunned.

The people of the Qiao family were also enraged. "Second Miss!"

Bai Xiuzhi returned to Lord Meng’s side and tightened her grip on Qiao Erbao’s throat.

"Madam!" Lord Meng’s eyes lit up. "I knew you wouldn’t abandon me."

Bai Xiuzhi glared at him and then looked at Qiao Dabao with a smug expression. "Qiao family head, if you don’t want your precious younger sister to spill blood here, you’d better immediately lead the Qiao family to block the enemy’s attack!"

She knew that the Bai family would not come to their aid and that with their strength, they wouldn’t be able to fight Cinian.

So, she went to the Qiao family after the formation was broken.

Sure enough, most of the Qiao family members were not at home due to the enemy’s attack, so Bai Xiuzhi easily captured Qiao Erbao.

She knew that Cinian was a benevolent person, and with the Qiao family as a human shield, Cinian wouldn’t necessarily take action.

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