Chapter 2706 The Mad City Lord's Love-Hate Relationship 28

Ghost town, a nightmare illusion.

The rain continued, washing over the bluestone slabs in front of the divination gate, gradually diluting the traces of the battle, but unable to wash away the heavy ghostly aura and bloody smell that permeated the air.

Chu Jiushan clearly saw that Yun Qingzi was no longer the gentle and ruthless person he used to be, and he clearly felt the incongruity and falseness of this illusion, but he preferred to deceive himself.

He muttered to himself, trying to convince Jin Chen, and himself, "As long as... as long as he's not here."

Chu Jiushan seemed bewitched, staring at Jin Chen, his trembling finger pointing directly at Yin Chaosheng.

"Senior brother! As long as Yin Chaosheng isn't here! As long as we join forces to eliminate this variable! We can go back! Back to the past! Back to when the Seeking Divination Sect still existed! Senior brother!"

As the oil paper spilled out, Jin Chen looked at Chu Jiushan, her brows furrowing slightly. Yin Chaosheng, in her arms, smiled, like a triumphant enchantress, and placed a cool, wet kiss on Jin Chen's neck, languid yet dangerous. "Senior brother... look, your good junior brother wants you to choose."

His fingers gently traced circles on Jin Chen's collarbone, then he looked up, his eyes shimmering with tears, and gazed directly into Jin Chen's eyes. "Who will you choose?"

Jin Chen gently gripped the back of Yin Chaosheng's neck, her fingertips lightly stroking his cool skin, and asked in return.

"What do you think?"

Yin Chaosheng buried his face in the crook of his neck, took a deep breath, and acted extremely aggrieved and affected.

"If you choose him... of course you can too..." But the arms that were wrapped around Jin Chen's waist tightened like iron hoops, and the sourness and threat in her tone were almost overflowing.

Jin Chen found it somewhat amusing, released her grip on Yin Chaosheng's hand, and stuffed the oil-paper umbrella she was holding into his hand.

"Take it."

Yin Chaosheng was taken aback, subconsciously took the umbrella handle, then widened his bewitching eyes and looked at Jin Chen with displeasure, "What do you mean?"

Push him away? Are you really going to choose that stupid junior brother?

"Here you are, take it." Jin Chen said gently.

Yin Chaosheng pursed his lips, watching Jin Chen turn around and walk step by step towards Chu Jiushan and Yun Qingzi, who were supporting each other in the rain with hopeful expressions. An inexplicable fire mixed with a bitter feeling surged up in his heart, and his knuckles gripping the umbrella handle turned slightly white.

He was reluctant, yet inexplicably... curious to see what Jin Chen would do.

When Chu Jiushan saw Jin Chen approaching, his face lit up with surprise and joy, and he excitedly exclaimed, "Senior brother! You still believe in me after all..."

The words were abruptly cut off before they could be finished!

With a flick of his wrist, Jin Chen sent his longsword piercing Chu Jiushan's heart, the tip passing right through his body.

"Pfft—" Chu Jiushan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

He looked down at the sword blade embedded in his body, unable to believe that his most respected senior brother would be so cruel to him.

Even Yin Chaosheng, who was standing under the umbrella and waiting to watch the show, suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at Jin Chen's tall back, his gaze becoming increasingly dark and unpredictable.

The burning desire deep within him to completely possess and imprison this person, to make him belong solely to him, ignited within him.

What should I do... The more I see him unburdened, the more I want to crush him, melt him into my bones, and make him never leave again.

[The villain's heart rate is detected +10, totaling 70! 】

"Jin Chen! You've gone mad!" Yun Qingzi roared in fury, his gentle mask shattering to reveal a hideous, ghostly face, his body radiating a surge of yin energy. "He's your fellow disciple! Is he really inferior to some monster who came from who-knows-where?!"

Jin Chen slowly drew his long sword, letting Chu Jiushan's body collapse to the ground, blood spreading in the rain.

He raised his eyes to look at the furious Yun Qingzi, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said in a tone so calm it was chilling: "You want to be killed too? Fine."

Before he could finish speaking, the sword flashed again, aiming straight for Yun Qingzi's throat!

Yun Qingzi: "..."

Seeing that even Chu Jiushan, the most important pawn, couldn't make Jin Chen succumb in the slightest, he stopped pretending. His body suddenly swelled and twisted, turning into a thick, viscous, and constantly rolling nightmare cloud.

Countless mournful howls and seductive whispers echoed from the dark clouds, and a mental shock surged toward Jin Chen like a tidal wave, attempting to drag him into an even deeper and more terrifying cycle of nightmares.

It desperately craved Jin Chen's powerful and pure soul.

That was the ultimate nourishment it had always dreamed of.

"You're asking for death!" Yin Chaosheng sneered, not allowing others to covet what was his.

He threw aside the oil-paper umbrella, and his crimson figure transformed into a streak of light, crashing headlong into that nightmarish cloud.

In an instant, two equally terrifying and powerful ghost king-level forces collided violently, accompanied by howling winds and wailing ghosts.

Jin Chen couldn't intervene for the time being, so he walked to where Chu Jiushan had fallen, squatted down, placed his palm on Chu Jiushan's still slightly undulating head, and used his spiritual power to probe into Chu Jiushan's chaotic sea of ​​consciousness. After a long while, he finally forced Chu Jiushan's soul out.

Chu Jiushan touched his chest blankly, then suddenly came to his senses, his face filled with lingering fear and guilt.

"Senior brother! I... I didn't mean it that way! I was controlled by that nightmare ghost..."

“I know,” Jin Chen interrupted him. “Let’s all attack together and wipe out the Nightmare Ghost King as soon as possible.”

Chu Jiushan nodded emphatically, clenching his fist. "Yes!"

Forbidden Pavilion.

Soon after, accompanied by a sharp and piercing loud noise, the pitch-black jar that sealed the Nightmare King suddenly exploded.

Thick black mist gushed out and then quickly dissipated.

Several figures were spat out from the broken mouth of the jar and crashed heavily to the ground.

Liu Shuoyue and the others stood up one after another. Fu Lingjing and the other two looked the most miserable. Their clothes were torn and their bodies were covered with scratches and traces of ghostly energy. They had obviously suffered a great loss in their respective nightmares.

Black Wing looked anxiously at the fragments of the jar that were still emitting black smoke, "Brother Jin, he..."

Chu Jiushan's face was pale, but he grinned and waved his hand, teasing in an ambiguous tone.

"Don't worry, Brother Blackwing, my senior brother is fine! He's busy keeping the city lord company, and he probably won't be out for a while."

Upon hearing this, Fu Lingjing and the other two looked even uglier. They cursed and supported each other as they left the suffocating pavilion without looking back.

This trip to the forbidden area not only failed to bring them any benefits, but also resulted in heavy losses and a complete loss of face.

As Liu Shuoyue watched their departing figures, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she began to ponder something deeper.

"This place is dangerous. Since the city lord is currently too preoccupied to attend to anything else, why don't we take this opportunity to investigate further?"

Zang Huai'an also agreed, saying, "That's exactly what I was thinking."

After a short rest, the four began to explore the attic.

Over the next three days, Liu Shuoyue and her three companions made astonishing discoveries during their investigation.

They pieced together information from the tattered ancient inscriptions and the sealing runes on the jars, and found that this seemingly chaotic ghost town was actually intricately connected to the legendary underworld.

Many names of terrifying demon kings, who were only recorded in ancient forbidden books and should have been permanently suppressed in the depths of the underworld, could be found on these altars.

Of course, most of the information about these forbidden books and secrets comes from Blackwing's extensive knowledge of forbidden books.

Chu Jiushan patted Hei Yi on the shoulder with a sigh, "Brother Hei Yi, you really can't judge a book by its cover!"

A rare hint of embarrassment appeared on Hei Yi's dark face. "My family... I have a long history of learning, but I've only dabbled in it a little."