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Zhao Qing frowned and shook his head slightly at his wife, signaling her to keep quiet and go see what was going on.

The night in late spring was still a little chilly, and the air was filled with a fresh scent. However, in Zhao Qing's senses, the air that should have been cool seemed a little agitated. After inhaling it into his nose, it became increasingly difficult for his body and mind to calm down.

In all the years he had worked in the kitchen, he had never encountered anyone knocking on the door in the middle of the night.

At this moment, he had already arrived at the door of the room. After looking back at his wife again, he mobilized all the spiritual energy in his body, made a hand gesture, and the Red Training Technique was ready to be used.

The only thing to be thankful for now is that I didn’t make any elixirs tonight, otherwise I wouldn’t even have the spiritual energy to cast spells.

crunch...

"Who?"

Zhao Qing asked.

"Senior Brother Zhao! It's me, Shen Su from next door." The other party responded quickly, and from the sound of the voice it was a woman.

Shen Su... Shen Su...

Zhao Qing recalled carefully that there seemed to be such a woman when the neighbor came to visit some time ago.

Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh.

Damn, these new colored pens are so annoying!

Why would someone knock on the door in the middle of the night? This T-shaped courtyard is far away from the center of the kitchen. It would take a long time for the outer sect brothers to arrive. Don't you know that this will scare people to death?

Zhao Qing's face was darker than the casserole in the quiet room. He frowned and walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard.

"What are you doing? Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Suddenly, he stopped and felt something strange. From the noise outside the door, it seemed like there was another woman?

Could it be that everyone in the room is here?

Sure enough, several voices were heard the next moment.

First, Shen Su stumbled and was speechless, and then he was filled with a mixture of surprise and doubt.

"Brother! Didn't you hear the noise from before? Miao Jian and the others have already gone to ask for the outer sect brothers! Something happened!"

Zhao Qing: ???

What's going on?

He pondered for a moment, released the magic spell in his hand, opened the gate, and stepped aside to let the women in.

"What did you hear? What happened?" he asked with a frown.

The more articulate female cultivator spoke anxiously, "There's movement on Shouyun Mountain! It happened at midnight. We asked many people, and they all heard it."

"Even the houses were shaking, like an earthquake. The roars of animals and the sounds of running were particularly noticeable."

Zhao Qing looked confused, but looking at the anxious expressions of the crowd, it didn't seem like he was faking it.

Shen Su said, "I think many people have heard it, but we didn't ask them one by one. Miao Jian went to the kitchen to ask for the brother on duty, so we went to Brother Zhao first and wait for him to come back."

“Most of the disciples in the Dingzi courtyard are new disciples, so right now we can only come to Brother Zhao to ask about the situation.

If this happens frequently, I think it will be fine, otherwise..."

Zhao Qing frowned and waved his hand to signal the other party not to speak.

Then he leaned over and listened carefully to the ground, and he could actually hear faint banging sounds, which were getting farther and farther away. He was probably in the center of Shouyun Mountain. Being able to hear it at such a distance, one could imagine that the mountain was already shaking violently.

"Brother, have you ever encountered this situation before?"

Zhao Qing frowned and shook his head: "As far as I know, this has never happened before."

Although he had just moved to the foot of Shouyun Mountain, if there was such movement on Shouyun Mountain occasionally, the old woodcutter would not be unaware of it.

And just talking about Shouyun Mountain, he had been going there for more than ten years and had never encountered any large wild beasts, let alone those that could make such a noise... unless they were monsters, groups of monsters!

Could something have happened deep in Shouyun Mountain?

The women became even more nervous when they saw that Zhao Qing also frowned and looked unhappy.

Shen Su's voice was filled with tears, and he was obviously frightened. "Brother! If you know anything, just tell me! There was such a big commotion just now. Your courtyard is the closest, so it's impossible that you didn't hear it."

"If something big happens here... we'll definitely die."

Zhao Qing took a deep breath and did not answer.

He really didn't hear anything. At midnight... the bed did shake, but that was obviously not the noise made by the monster.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "Don't scare yourself. Maybe it's someone hunting monsters that caused the noise."

"Hunting monsters?" The women were obviously skeptical.

"You all stay in the courtyard for a while and close the gate. Forget it, the east wing is empty, you go over there and lock the gate until the outer sect brothers arrive!"

Zhao Qing said nothing and turned back to the bedroom.

"Shuyue, pack something easy to carry, and let's go to the city for a while."

The girl was hiding at the doorway, having obviously been listening to their conversation. She asked in confusion, "Didn't they say someone was hunting monsters?"

Zhao Qing rolled his eyes.

"Don't kid yourself. Who would go to Shouyun Mountain to hunt monsters at night? I've been chopping wood here for years. It's not happening!"

As he spoke, he took off the amulet from his body and stuck it on the inside of his wife's clothes.

Then he took the wooden box under the window coffin, put all the remaining ten Qi Gathering Pills into it, stuffed it into Wang Shuyue's arms and said, "Wrap it up in a package and some clothes so that no one can see it. From now on, you hold it. We'll see what happens later!"

Wang Shuyue looked at the wooden box in her hand with a complicated expression.

It took him a long time to react and he asked in confusion.

"If that's the case, why didn't you tell them?"

Zhao Qing shook his head slightly.

"It's useless. Let's not talk about whether I can confirm it for now. Even if I tell them, it will only make them more nervous. What's the point of a few Xiantian realms? It will only make things more chaotic. Someone go and notify the senior brother on duty. We'll see what he says later."

After Zhao Qing finished giving the instructions, he pinched the Chi Lian Jue in his hand and quickly walked to the quiet room. He gathered all the remaining ordinary herbs together, put them into a casserole, and burned them as a whole.

Then he came to the yard carrying the dark casserole and threw it away casually.

Bones.

The casserole rolled on the ground and finally hit the bluestone, breaking into pieces.

"Senior Brother Zhao!?"

Shen Su was shocked and confused when he heard the noise.

"It's okay. It was too dark and the bowl broke."

A quarter of an hour later, the wind howled outside the house, and there were continuous sounds of breaking air, and the tiles on the wall made a creaking sound.

Three brothers on duty at the outer gate rushed over quickly and landed in the courtyard.

"What's going on!?"

One of them leaned forward and listened attentively, while the other took out a round magic tool from the storage bag hanging at his waist and began to infuse spiritual power into it, as if to test something.

Wang Teng is one of them.

He raised his hand and called out, "Zhao Qing! What's going on? Tell me in detail."

Zhao Qing was silent for a moment, then took Shen Su's arm and pushed her in front of Wang Teng.

"Junior Sister Shen, tell Senior Brother Wang everything you know."

Wang Teng looked at Zhao Qing in confusion, but didn't say anything. Instead, he listened quietly to the stories told by several female cultivators, verified each other's stories, and then recorded them.

Afterwards, the three brothers on duty went to several other courtyards to check on the situation. Finally, they met up to discuss privately. Zhao Qing saw their expressions clearly from a distance and realized that something was really wrong.

But now, he didn't care what happened in the mountains. It was nothing more than an earthquake, a tide of monsters, or a fight between high-level monks.

Zhao Qing approached and bowed, "Brother Wang, Shuyue is not feeling well. Can I take her down the mountain?"

Wang Teng turned around and asked in confusion: "Shuyue? Who is that?"

"My disciple's wife, you came to drink at the wedding." Zhao Qing smiled awkwardly.

Wang Teng glared at Zhao Qing meaningfully before walking closer and whispering, "Xiao Qing, I understand your concerns. The sect will protect your safety. The city isn't necessarily better than here."

Yes, the city is not necessarily stronger, but it is farther away from Shouyun Mountain.

He stole a glance at the outer sect brother holding the disk, his eyebrows almost twisted together...

"Brother, you misunderstood. We are only going down the mountain to look for a doctor. We will not be delayed from chopping wood."

Wang Teng sighed slightly, patted his shoulder and said nothing.

Zhao Qing understood and left with Wang Shuyue overnight.

For a person who works on Shouyun Mountain every day, he deeply understands what this means: he doesn't need to chop wood for the time being.

Perhaps this unusual movement was nothing to the Danxia Sect, but for the nearest errand boy at the third level of Qi Refining, a single mistake could lead to a catastrophic disaster.

"Farewell!"