The forbidden love between a ghost and a villain

Fairy Bingxin led all the disciples forward and bowed respectfully.

"Bing Xin and the disciples of the Changshou Sect are here to pay their respects to the City Lord."

The old city lord slowly opened his eyes and glanced at everyone.

With a bit of scrutiny, it finally fell on Fairy Bing Xin.

"Longevity Sect? Who do I think it is?"

He took a puff of his pipe slowly and blew out a puff of smoke ring.

"I know why you are here. I know a little bit about what happened back then.

But this treasure is in my Southern Border. If you find the treasure, I will give you 30% of it. How do you think?"

"How shameless of a small Nanjiang to speak so arrogantly." Li Chengyou drew his sword and pointed the tip of the sword at the old city lord.

"presumptuous!"

A gleam of light suddenly shot out from the old city lord's originally cloudy eyes, and an invisible divine pressure instantly enveloped the entire hall.

Li Chengyou felt a tightness in his chest, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

The whole person was forced to kneel on the ground by this powerful pressure, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Others were even more miserable and were pressed to the ground.

They were unable to move, and those with weaker cultivation even vomited blood and their faces turned pale.

"City Lord, calm down!"

Fairy Bingxin and Master Huoyun were also frightened by the sudden pressure and knelt down quickly.

"Please calm down, old city lord. Our disciples are still young and cannot withstand your pressure. Please show mercy!"

The old city lord snorted coldly, and the pressure weakened slightly. Everyone then felt the pressure on their chests eased and was able to breathe.

He spoke slowly, his voice low but with unquestionable majesty.

"Well, otherwise those people outside will say that I, an old man, am a bully."

Then he added:

"It's okay if I don't give you the treasure. My granddaughter is going to choose a husband soon.

How about you keep one of you to be my grandson-in-law?"

"grandfather…."

Jiang Linger's shy voice sounded like a silver bell, she acted coquettishly,

The delicate and boneless little hand grabbed the old city lord's arm, trying to stop him from saying anything else.

"Ling'er, take a look, is there anyone you like?"

The old city lord patted his granddaughter's hand lovingly, signaling her to rest assured.

Hearing this, Jiang Ling'er raised her head shyly, her eyes moving.

Like a clear spring flowing over rocks, so clear that you can see the bottom.

She glanced at Li Chengqian and Li Chengze lightly, and two blushes suddenly appeared on her fair cheeks.

It's like the morning glow reflecting on the snow, so beautiful and tempting.

"Okay, okay, grandpa will take care of it for you."

Old City Lord Jiang looked at his granddaughter's shy appearance and smiled heartily.

Pointing at Li Chengqian and Li Chengze, he said without question,

"It's just the two of you. Come meet my granddaughter and whoever you like will stay!"

Li Xinran was angry and was about to open his mouth to refute, but was held down by Li Chengqian beside him.

Li Chengqian shook his head slightly, and signaled her with his eyes to be patient, with the words "put the overall situation first" clearly written in his eyes.

The old city lord took it all in, but without pointing it out, he continued:

"Tomorrow, I'll let Ling'er take you to the treasure place. How to open it will depend on your own ability.

Also, protect my granddaughter. If she loses even a hair, you won’t have to come back!”

Fairy Bingxin bowed respectfully and promised sincerely:

"Thank you, old city lord. We will definitely protect Miss Ling'er and will never let her come to any harm."

Late at night, in the guest house of the City Lord's Mansion, True Man Huoyun, Fairy Bingxin and the princes of the Li family sat together to discuss the plan to enter the treasure land tomorrow.

"Third brother, seventeenth brother,"

Li Chengyou deliberately dragged out his voice, his tone sour,

"Tomorrow, that Miss Ling'er will be left to you two to protect."

He pretended to fiddle with the teacup in his hand nonchalantly, but his eyes secretly glanced at Li Chengqian and Li Chengze.

Seeing that they had no reaction, he became even more angry and added sarcastically,

"You have to protect the girl well and don't let her get wronged."

Li Chengqian glanced at him calmly, his tone calm and unperturbed.

"Fifth brother, I think it would be more appropriate to give this task to you."

When Li Chengyou heard this, he immediately jumped up, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"I don't want it!"

He stiffened his neck and shouted loudly,

"The girl doesn't like me, why should I protect her? I'm not idle!"

"Fifth brother, what you said is not right,"

Li Chengze, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. He slowly put down the teacup in his hand.

The tone was gentle but with a hint of warning.

"No matter who Miss Ling'er falls in love with, we have the responsibility to protect her safety.

After all, we are still on someone else's territory, aren't we?"

He paused, glanced at everyone, and his tone became serious.

"Don't forget, if Miss Ling'er loses even a hair, none of us will be able to leave Southern Xinjiang alive."

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the guest house, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Fairy Bingxin coughed lightly, and the cold sound was particularly clear in the silent night.

"Okay, let's get to the point. Tomorrow, all of you should be smart and don't cause trouble. Our goal is to bring the treasure back to the sect."

She glanced at the prince of the Li family and finally landed on Li Chengyou.

"Especially you, once you enter the treasure land, your life is the most important thing. Do not act recklessly or violently."

Early the next morning, Jiang Linger arrived at the guest house early and took the Li family prince and two real people to the south gate of Nanjiang City.

After leaving the South Gate, the group walked along a narrow path heading south.

After walking for about an hour, a mountain towering into the clouds appeared before our eyes.

The mountain is covered with dense forests, with only a dark cave opening halfway up the mountain.

It is like the gaping mouth of a giant beast, which is daunting.

"That's the treasure trove of our southern Xinjiang." Jiang Linger said, pointing to the cave.

Jiang Linger walked lightly to the entrance of the cave, raised her jade hand, and an ancient token floated in her palm.

The token is emerald green, and a lifelike Qilin can be vaguely seen galloping in it.

With the infusion of spiritual power, the Qilin seemed to come alive and let out a deafening roar towards the sky.

In an instant, visible ripples appeared at the entrance of the cave.

The barrier that had seemed indestructible slowly dissipated like a curtain of water.

"Let's go in."

Jiang Linger took back the token and stepped into the cave first.

Prince Li and two real people followed closely behind. The group entered one after another and disappeared into the dark cave entrance.

What they didn't notice was that shortly after they entered the cave, several dark shadows appeared silently outside the cave entrance.

These men in black had a deep aura and their figures were as erratic as ghosts. They were obviously powerful men with profound cultivation.

They exchanged a glance, then without hesitation slipped into the cave and disappeared into the darkness.

Inside the cave, a stone staircase leading downwards winds and twists, seemingly without end.

The walls on both sides of the stone steps are inlaid with some stones that emit faint light.

The soft starlight emitted barely illuminated the road beneath my feet.

The further down we go, the colder and damper the air becomes, as if there is an invisible chill.

It is slowly seeping out from deep underground, making people shiver.