Hearing Qin Shi's thoughts, the first thing the two girls thought of was the long queue they saw at the entrance of the Forgotten God Restaurant. Qin Xue Xin's eyes flashed with a charming light as she nodded. "Yes, the Serene Court's Holy Water is something all the disciples of the Serene Court must come into contact with every day. Every day, all the disciples of the Serene Court will line up to get some water."
Qin Shi's eyes sharpened. He was almost certain that the problem of the city was with the Serene Court's Holy Water.
He said to the two girls, "Come, let's return to the Forgotten God Restaurant!"
The two girls looked at each other and nodded affirmatively before following Qin Shi's footsteps.
The three of them returned to the city as fast as they could. This time, Qin Shi did not feel the slightest bit of peace in the Serene Court. Instead, it was as if he was in a puppet world. Everything here was a puppet, an illusion, an illusion. This made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
It was already noon when the three of them returned to the Forgotten God Restaurant. However, there was still an endless stream of horses and carriages. Looking along the long queue, there were at least hundreds of thousands of people queuing up. This made Qin Shi feel terrified.
"What kind of terrifying conspiracy is this?"
"To turn an entire city into a puppet, a toy in the hands of a puppet!" Qin Shi gritted his teeth.
"I'll go queue first. If the problem is really with the holy water, we have to start with the holy water." Qin Xue Xin said cleverly before walking towards the end of the long queue.
"It's useless!"
Suddenly, Qin Shi reached out and stopped her. He said, "If it's really as we guessed, the amount of holy water will definitely be fixed. Even if you queue up, he will ignore you and leave after giving out all the holy water."
Unexpectedly, Qin Xue Xin smiled proudly. "That might not be the case."
"Hmm?" Qin Shi frowned when he saw Qin Xue Xin's confident look. "What do you mean?"
"You'll know in a while."
Qin Xue Xin playfully stuck her tongue out at Qin Shi. Then, she walked to the end of the long tail, followed by Zi Lingsha.
Qin Shi didn't think highly of Qin Xue Xin, but he didn't want to interrupt them, so he just let her and Zi Lingsha line up. It was a good opportunity for him to calm down and analyze the ins and outs of the whole thing and what was behind this huge conspiracy.
After three hours, it was finally Qin Xue Xin and Zi Lingsha's turn.
Qin Shi crossed his arms and leaned against an ancient cypress tree. He looked at the two girls with a strange expression. In his heart, he had already determined that the two girls would fail.
However, in the next second, his eyes suddenly widened. After Qin Xue Xin stepped forward, the maidservant who was in charge of serving the holy water naturally served her a bowl of Holy Serene Water. She even said the same courteous words that she had said to all the disciples in the city. This made Qin Shi's jaw drop.
Not only Qin Xue Xin, but Zi Lingsha also did the same. The two girls each held a bowl of Holy Serene Water and walked in front of Qin Shi. Qin Xue Xin smiled sweetly. "How is it?
What do you have to say this time? "
"It shouldn't be. There's no reason for this." Qin Shi couldn't figure it out.
Logically speaking, this entire city had been purposely arranged to operate. Then, Qin Xue Xin and Zi Lingsha should be the invaders. They should have broken the entire process. How could it be like this?
Zi Lingsha rolled her eyes. "You, you're really smart for a lifetime but muddle-headed for a moment. Have you ever thought that the three of us are the only outsiders who came to the Serene Court?
Don't forget, the Serene Court is one of the three major powers of the Refinement Region. There are at least a thousand or even ten thousand people coming in and out of this place every day. If you were to build a puppet world like this, wouldn't you have thought of this?
Then tell me, what's the best way to solve this problem? "
Hearing this, Qin Shi seemed to wake up from a dream. He slapped his head in shock and said, "You're saying, turn all the outsiders here into puppets?"
Qin Xuexin smiled tacitly, "Exactly."
Only then did Qin Shi understand. He couldn't help but feel annoyed. He was indeed too careless and didn't think of such an important factor.
At this time, Qin Xue Xin suddenly turned around and said, "Also, look carefully at that servant girl."
Qin Shi was startled and looked curiously at the servant girl.
After Qin Xue Xin and Zi Lingsha received the holy water, another three disciples from outside the city came forward. As they walked, they discussed about the Serene Court's holy water. When the servant girl saw the three of them, she became even more enthusiastic. Her expression didn't seem to be programmed at all. This caused Qin Shi's eyes to gradually become cold.
"This servant girl, she's not being controlled?"
Qin Xue Xin nodded. "Yes, she should be. I purposely talked to her just now. Her words were very natural and she answered my questions with ease."
Hearing this, Qin Shi couldn't help but fall into silence. His gaze was fixated on the servant girl.
Because he knew that this servant girl could very well be the key to this entire conspiracy.
"Then what do we do now?"
"Let's wait first. In a moment, Lingsha, go and replace their holy water. Don't let more people get involved." Qin Shi said.
Zi Lingsha curled her lips in annoyance and said, "How?"
"Isn't this a piece of cake for you?" Qin Shi asked strangely.
Zi Lingsha harrumphed. "Hmph, why don't you let her do it?"
Qin Shi couldn't help but feel awkward. This made him speechless. Indeed, this unintentional little action of his was extremely hurtful.
"Then I'll do it." Qin Xue Xin didn't want to make things difficult for Qin Shi.
Zi Lingsha curled her lips: "Enough, with that ice-cold face of yours, if you come out, you will definitely scare people. Let me do it. Hmph, for this kind of thing, just sell your body casually."
After saying this, Zi Lingsha turned around gloomily. Her deep sense of loss could be seen in the background.
"She cares a lot about you." Suddenly, Qin Xue Xin spoke. Her voice was a little cold.
Qin Shi couldn't help but be shocked. His scalp was a little numb. The thing that he didn't want to face the most had still happened.
"Xue Xin, listen to me."
"Don't say anything!"
Suddenly, Qin Xue Xin smiled. She gently placed her hand on the corner of Qin Shi's mouth. She softly said, "I love you because I understand you. You don't need to explain anything. I also believe that you can handle it well, right?"
Qin Shi's heart was filled with warmth.
At this time, Zi Lingsha had already cleverly appeared in front of the three disciples. She staggered and fell into the arms of one of the disciples. Then, with a rapid change of her hand speed, Qin Shi could even clearly see from afar that the Holy Water in the hands of the three disciples had changed from the original Holy Water to a sparse dew that was infused with a little spiritual energy.
But for some reason, when Qin Shi saw the way the disciple hugged Zi Lingsha, he actually felt a little jealous.
He fiercely bit his tongue. "Qin Shi, what nonsense are you thinking?
You can't let such a girl fall into danger again. You can't give her happiness, you will only hurt more people. You can't let her down. "
Of course, this small detail didn't escape Qin Xue Xin's jade eyes. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Everything continued in silence.
"Miss, are you alright?"
That disciple was very gentlemanly. From this, it could be seen that he had an extraordinary background. Even if he wasn't a high-ranking official or a noble, he was definitely the son of a large clan.
Zi Lingsha laughed dryly and shook her head. "I'm fine, I'm really sorry."
"Miss, you're too polite. Oh right, miss, are you alone?"
The disciple paused and said, "It's very dangerous for a girl to be outside alone. Why don't you come with the three of us?"
"There's no need for that. My friend is over there." Zi Lingsha pointed and glared at Qin Shi.
Only then did the disciple nod knowingly. Then, his gaze lingered on Zi Lingsha's jade face for a moment before he suddenly said, "Then I won't bother you anymore. If you encounter any trouble in the You Court, you can look for me."
Zi Lingsha laughed dryly and turned to walk towards Qin Shi.
"Miss, my name is Luo Fan." The disciple hesitated for a long time before shouting.
Zi Lingsha waved her jade-like hand without turning her head.
After Zi Lingsha had walked far away, the disciple's eyes dimmed. He couldn't help but take a deep breath. "What an otherworldly beauty."
"Big Brother, don't tell me you've fallen for her?" The other two shouted.
Luo Fan suddenly regained his senses and glared at the two of them. "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up. The clan is still waiting for our news."
The two disciples pursed their lips and didn't say anything else.
Zi Lingsha returned and glared at Qin Shi before walking into the God Forgetting Restaurant. Her embarrassed and blushing face stunned Qin Shi. He really didn't think that Zi Lingsha would have such a side to her.
"Brat, she's just cheerful, but she's not a casual girl. The reason why she's able to do this is all because of you." The demon said helplessly.
Qin Shi naturally understood in his heart, and he felt even more guilty towards Ziling Sha.
"This can't go on. I have to find a chance to make things clear to her and let her participate less in the upcoming operation." Qin Shi thought.
"At least you have a conscience." The demon said, "To be honest, I quite like this girl."
Qin Shi sighed and shook his head. Then, he and Qin Xue Xin returned to the God Forgetting Restaurant.
Then, he returned to the guest room and placed the Serene Court's Holy Water in front of his chest. Then, his fingertip quickly transformed and a wave of spiritual power was injected into the Holy Water.
Qin Shi calmed himself down and prepared to separate the components of the Holy Water. He firmly believed that if it was really because of the Holy Water, then the Dream Control Technique must be hidden in the Holy Water. As long as he could find it, there was hope that he could awaken this sleeping city.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
Feeling the invasion of Qin Shi's spiritual power, the originally calm Holy Water suddenly began to tremble. Layers of ripples spread out in a circular arc and a turbulent whirlpool rapidly formed.
Then, Qin Shi couldn't help but frown. The Holy Water finally broke free from the container and turned into thousands of water droplets floating in the air.
"Now!"
Qin Shi thought to himself and quickly attacked with his finger, quickly destroying the spiritual power in the Holy Water.
After losing the protection of the spiritual energy, a strange dark blue line emerged from the water droplet. Qin Shi's black eyes suddenly flickered with ecstasy: "It's this little thing!"
Bang!