Over the next few days, a large number of outsiders poured into Shang Yang City every day, filling the streets, inns, and taverns. The city, which had been in decline for a long time, became lively again.
Most of these people came for Boyuanhou's tomb, while a small number came purely to watch the fun.
Recently, news about Boyuanhou's tomb had spread all over the place, and it had become a hot topic among the residents.
Today, a group of ten people walked into the Spirit Cultivator Commercial Street. They were all wearing light blue robes embroidered with green clouds.
"Look, who are those people?"
"I don't know, but I can tell they're disciples of a Spirit Cultivator Sect. They're not people we can mess with. Go, stay away."
"Hmm?
Aren't they from Heavenly Cloud Tower? "
"They're from Heavenly Cloud Tower. Look at the leader. He's one of the deacon elders of Heavenly Cloud Tower, You Jinyu. He's a Spirit Pulse expert of the Four Realms of Sky Man!"
The surrounding people were slightly shocked.
After all, 99% of the people in this group would never be able to enter the Spirit Pulse Realm in their lives. Their eyes were filled with envy and awe.
In the main hall of Qingkou Hall, Gou Huarong sat on a chair while Shui Wenli paced slowly. From time to time, someone would quietly come in, hand over an envelope, and leave.
Gou Huarong asked, "Have you found out about that person?"
Shui Wenli was stunned after reading the contents of the letter. His face darkened, and he paused for a moment before saying, "Not yet, but my subordinates reported that people from Heavenly Cloud Tower just entered the city!"
"Heavenly Cloud Tower?!"
Gou Huarong was shocked and couldn't sit still.
"Yes, many people saw them. The leader is the deacon elder of Heavenly Cloud Tower, You Jinyu, a Spirit Pulse Realm cultivator!"
Spirit Pulse Realm!
These three words exploded in Gou Huarong's mind. They didn't even have a Spirit Pulse Realm cultivator in Shang Yang City. Now, one had suddenly appeared, and he was the deacon elder of a third-rate Spirit Cultivator Sect!
Needless to say, You Jinyu must be here for Boyuanhou's tomb!
Gou Huarong asked in a deep voice, "Just him?"
"There are nine other elite disciples of Heavenly Cloud Tower. It's worth mentioning that Ji Gu, one of the Four Spiritual Guards who was in charge of protecting Bao Pengyi, is also among them.
"Nine!"
Hearing this, Gou Huarong's face turned even uglier.
He had already sent out all his gang members to search for clues in the vicinity of Shang Yang City according to the map. He had also made some progress, so it could be said that he had a slight advantage.
However, so what if he had the upper hand?
Not to mention the others, just the ten people from Heavenly Cloud Tower alone would be enough to turn his Qingkou Hall upside down!
Although he had a few Spirit Transformation Realm leaders under him, how could those people who came from the wilderness be compared to the sect disciples who had been raised since childhood?
What's more, You Jinyu was here. Who could be his opponent?
At this time, Shui Wenli said, "Hall Master, should we contact You Jinyu?"
"Sigh, it's too late. Since we were able to get the news, the City Lord's Mansion must have known long ago.
Although Qu Xin Ran is dead, City Guard Commander Zhong Lin is still alive. He is now in charge of all affairs in Shang Yang City and will definitely contact You Jinyu as soon as possible. "Gou Huarong sighed slightly.
"But, it was Qu Xin Ran who hired assassins to kill Bao Pengyi and the Four Spiritual Guards. It's impossible for Heavenly Cloud Tower to cooperate with them."
"Hmph, if you say so, then so be it. Do you have any evidence?"
"Isn't that Ji Gu one of the Four Spiritual Guards? He is the evidence."
"You underestimate Qu Xin Ran too much. Ji Gu must have secretly relied on the City Lord's Mansion to survive until now. With him as the middleman, they will work together."
"This, what should we do?" Shui Wenli was also a little anxious.
Gou Huarong had experienced great storms and waves, so he quickly calmed down and said, "Don't worry, since the tomb of Boyuan Hou can attract Heavenly Cloud Tower, it can naturally attract other spirit cultivator sects.
Send more brothers to watch the various city gates at all times. Once you find a spirit cultivator sect entering the city, you must inform me as soon as possible!
We also need to find strong reinforcements. "
"Hall Master is wise!
By the way, what should we do with that old man surnamed Liu? "
"Hmph, he's just an idiot. He actually handed over the map so easily.
I originally planned to kill him directly. Let's keep him first. When we find the tomb of Boyuan Hou, we'll bring him in. He's at least a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator.
When we get the tomb, hmph. "Gou Huarong's eyes were filled with killing intent as he spoke.
Shui Wenli immediately complimented, "Hall Master is far-sighted. This subordinate admires you."
However, the two of them would never have dreamed that Leng Shiqi was actually right below where they were talking!
Furthermore, he had listened to every single word of their conversation without missing a single word!
Before Leng Shiqi came to Qingkou Hall, he had stored a lot of dry food and water in his mustard seed bag. After reaching an agreement with Gou Huarong, he pretended to leave, but in fact, he sneaked back underground.
He had two purposes. First, he could know all the information at any time.
Second, he wanted to see what kind of face Gou Huarong had. Today, he saw that he was not a good person.
The reason Leng Shiqi had directly given the map to Qingkou Hall was because it was useless to him.
Qingkou Hall had a lot of people. With two maps, it wouldn't take long for them to find the tomb of Boyuan Hou.
He also hoped that the tomb would appear soon. It would be best if it appeared within half a month. That way, he could go back and take over the mission to assassinate Bao Pengyi.
However, the appearance of Heavenly Cloud Pavilion also surprised him.
Boyuan Hou was indeed a very great person in the folklore, but in the end, he was just a marquis with no real power and lived in a small city.
Such a person was really nothing to a spirit cultivation sect.
For example, if the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion's master and head elder joined the Thunderfire Dynasty, they could easily get the title of marquis.
The appearance of Heavenly Cloud Pavilion worried Leng Shiqi the most. He was afraid that his identity would be exposed!
When he assassinated Bao Pengyi, he used the identity of the old man surnamed Liu. His appearance was also the same. This definitely could not escape Ji Gu's eyes.
Once he dared to show up with this identity, Ji Gu would definitely recognize him. At that time, he would not have the confidence to resist the encirclement of a Spirit Pulse Realm expert and nine Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators!
"It seems that it is necessary to deal with this hidden danger, Ji Gu."
Leng Shiqi coldly muttered to himself, then left Qingkou Hall.
When night fell, Leng Shiqi touched the vicinity of the City Lord's Mansion. Then, the veins at the corner of his eyes bulged and he opened his eyes.
In his vision, the world suddenly turned black and white. He carefully looked at everyone in the City Lord's Mansion, as well as their spirit aura.
Not long after, he locked onto a familiar aura. It was one of the Four Spirit Guards, Ji Gu!