Sun Lingtong was already a master at spreading rumors. He was quite experienced and estimated, “By then, the winds will surely be tight. This third wave of rumors is indeed crucial. We must seize the time, otherwise, after spreading the rumors, we could easily be detected, and our opponents might unite to extinguish them.”

Ning Zhuo, however, shook his head slightly, holding a different opinion. He told Sun Lingtong, “I’d rather this third wave of rumors not be started by us.”

Sun Lingtong was immediately curious, “Xiao Zhuo, do you have other forces that you can utilize?”

Ning Zhuo smiled, “Boss, I do have my own secrets, but how could I hide any forces from you?”

These words made Sun Lingtong even more puzzled and he couldn’t help but ask, “If that’s the case, then who else can help us create rumors?”

Ning Zhuo shook his head, “I can’t say for sure either. I’m not entirely confident about this.”

“But I still think we should wait a bit when it’s time to spread the third wave of rumors.”

“Are you sure?” Sun Lingtong was worried.

He was incredibly experienced and highly professional when it came to spreading rumors.

He had already accurately assessed the future situation, “If we spread the third wave of rumors at a normal pace, by then, there won’t be enough time or space.”

“In this situation, we still want to wait another wave, observe the situation, and then spread the third wave of rumors?”

Ning Zhuo nodded, “I think such a risk is worth taking.”

“The first two rumors we spread are fine, but if we personally spread the third wave, it’s likely to become a flaw.”

“On this point, Boss, I want to take a gamble!”

Sun Lingtong raised his head and laughed, patting Ning Zhuo on the shoulder, “Alright, you understand the rules of the righteous path much better than I do.”

“I’ll take this gamble with you.”

A little girl with rosy cheeks like an apple suddenly leaned in, blocking Sun Lingtong’s view and interrupting his memories.

“Grandpa, what are you doing lying here? Do you need me to help you up?” the little girl asked in a childish voice.

Sun Lingtong quickly sighed and thanked the little girl, saying that he needed help.

The little girl used all her strength to help Sun Lingtong up.

Sun Lingtong transmitted his voice to her, “I didn’t expect you to get rid of Zhu Xuanji so quickly!”

The little girl was none other than Yang Chanyu in disguise.

Yang Chanyu smiled lightly and replied via voice transmission to Sun Lingtong, “If it were in the wilderness, Zhu Xuanji’s Golden-Eyed Talent would indeed be quite troublesome.”

“But Fire Persimmon Immortal City has complex terrain, not open at all, and there are also the array gaps you provided. With such advantageous terrain, how could I let Zhu Xuanji catch up?”

Zhu Xuanji returned empty-handed.

Facing Ning Jiufan and the other four Golden Core cultivators who had arrived, he said directly, “I lost her, but I’m sure it was Yang Chanyu.”

The other five Golden Core cultivators were silent for a moment.

Ning Jiufan sighed, “If we can’t catch Yang Chanyu, our trap here has been exposed. Are we still going to watch over Ning Zhuo next?”

Zhu Xuanji nodded, he had already thought about the follow-up arrangements on the way back.

He said, “Currently, we can’t determine Yang Chanyu’s purpose. She might be coveting the Demonic Scripture herself, or she might have been hired by the City Lord’s Mansion.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji looked regretful and full of self-blame, “If only I could have captured Yang Chanyu.”

“As it stands, we still don’t have any evidence.”

Even Zhu Xuanji personally taking action couldn’t capture Yang Chanyu.

This result greatly disappointed and worried the five Golden Core cultivators.

Zhu Xuanji saw their expressions and sighed, continuing to explain, “That Yang Chanyu took advantage of the terrain, using the small paths between the immortal city’s formations to escape successfully.”

Ning Jiufan said, “It’s not Zhu-daren’s fault, anyone would have a hard time catching Yang Chanyu under such circumstances.”

Zhou Nongying snorted coldly, “The current situation is actually very clear. The City Lord’s Mansion must have hired Yang Chanyu to test us! And to ensure their own safety and that of Yang Chanyu, they provided a small path through a gap in the formation.”

Zhu Xuanji shook his head upon hearing this, “We can’t confirm that yet, because we don’t have any evidence.”

Zheng Danlian sighed, “To be honest, this is still the inaction of the City Lord’s Mansion!”

“Logically speaking, the protective formation of the immortal city should be changed every once in a while, that’s the only safe way.”

“But the last few city lords haven’t done this. I guess they think it’s too troublesome and unrewarding.”

Zhu Xuanji’s lips moved slightly, he thought about it but didn’t say anything.

He knew some of the inside story about this matter.

It was deliberately allowed by the Nan Dou royal family.

After all, Fire Persimmon Immortal City is located in the heart of the Nan Dou Kingdom, which is relatively safe. It would indeed be costly to change the city’s protective formation.

As a new city, Fire Persimmon Immortal City has its own special products and can provide the royal family with a large amount of tax revenue every year.

If the protective formation were to be changed, the royal family’s income would be greatly reduced!

Zhou Nongying suddenly said, “The current situation has evolved to this point, which is very unfavorable to us. Our situation is too passive.”

“Our manpower is being tied down by Ning Zhuo.”

“Even if there is an assassin, as long as we don’t catch him, we can’t judge whether this is the City Lord’s Mansion’s doing or the assassin’s personal greed.”

“Feisi is quite insidious! I think he may have already seen through our intentions and is implementing a delaying tactic.”

“Every once in a while, as long as he sends or directly hires Yang Chanyu to test us once, he will firmly restrain us. Most of our energy will be concentrated on protecting Ning Zhuo.”

“In this way, we will be even more passive.”

“So I’m thinking, instead of always being passively beaten, why don’t we take the initiative now?”

Zheng Shuanggou asked curiously, “Then how can we take the initiative?”

Zhou Nongying smiled slightly, “This matter is actually very simple. It’s much easier than you think.”

“Aren’t rumors being spread one after another? I think a large part of this is the City Lord’s Mansion’s doing.”

“Now we also release rumors and pull the City Lord’s Mansion directly into the game, wouldn’t that be good?”

Thus.

The third wave of rumors appeared.

The rumors were very specific, detailing the process of Ning Zhuo, the Mechanical Blazing Monkey, Yuan Dasheng, the Fire Persimmon Festival, and so on.

Among them, it was highlighted that Ning Zhuo was sixteen years old when he asked Chen Cha for advice, but the City Lord’s Mansion seized the reputation for research and development. He was then tricked into vigorously producing the Mechanical Blazing Monkey for sale. Finally, at the Fire Persimmon Festival, Feisi sent him with the latter’s waist tag, forcing Yuan Er to stand idly by and let Yuan Dasheng die.

The rumors immediately gave people three thoughts upon hearing them.

First, Ning Zhuo suffered from being too young and was schemed against. It was regrettable.

Second, the City Lord’s Mansion probably already possessed the Demonic Scripture, and Feisi used Ning Zhuo to kill Yuan Dasheng to silence him.

Third, the Demonic Scripture is likely in the City Lord’s Mansion. The City Lord’s Mansion is the mastermind behind the black market and the biggest winner!

For a time, people all over the city began to discuss: Where is the Demonic Scripture? Is it in the hands of the City Lord’s Mansion or on Ning Zhuo’s person?

And the information that Yang Chanyu said “So that’s how it is” before leaving after probing was also widely spread.

City Lord’s Mansion.

Feisi saw him off all the way, sending Shuzhong Jun out of the mansion gate.

He returned to his desk alone, his face very gloomy.

Shuzhong Jun is a Golden Core cultivator from Quan Shu Lou (Complete Book Pavillion). He has come to Fire Persimmon Immortal City, where he is opening and presiding over Quan Shu Lou’s branch. At the same time, he is actively exploring the Lava Immortal Palace, and his speed is not slow, quickly accumulating many achievements.

Shuzhong Jun came to Feisi this time to propose a transaction.

If the City Lord’s Mansion had the Demonic Scripture in its hands, Quan Shu Lou would buy it at a high price.

Feisi didn’t know anything about the Demonic Scripture, so he directly told Shuzhong Jun that this deal couldn’t be done.

In the end, Feisi sent Shuzhong Jun out of the mansion.

“Even Shuzhong Jun believes that this third wave of rumors is aimed at me, aimed at the City Lord’s Mansion!”

“Who wants to deal with me?!”

Feisi felt that the enemy’s true colors were revealed.

He felt something was wrong with the previous two waves of rumors and secretly paid attention to them every day.

Now, the third wave of rumors directly implies that the City Lord’s Mansion secretly possesses the Demonic Scripture!

Feisi immediately felt that the matter was important and immediately sent someone to investigate the matter with all his might.

Just as he was investigating, it was late at night again one day.

No moon.

Stars dotted the sky.

A thunderous roar startled countless city residents who were sleeping soundly in the middle of the night.

People came out of their houses to check.

Some people saw Yang Chanyu clashing with a Golden Core cultivator, fighting and retreating.

“Yang Chanyu?!”

“Wait, her opponent is… the Shadow Demon Cultivator!!”

In an instant, the cultivators who saw this scene widened their eyes.

After many days, the Shadow Demon Cultivator finally reappeared.

The next moment, the Shadow Demon Cultivator shouted, “Witch, leave the scripture behind!”

The cultivators all shuddered.

“Scripture?”

“What scripture?!”

“Yang Chanyu escaped from the City Lord’s Mansion, does that mean she stole the Demonic Scripture from the City Lord’s Mansion?!”