Novel Full Chapter 1230 639: Turning a Deaf Ear
Chapter 1230 639: Turning a Deaf Ear
Someone in the crowd shouted in terror.
Gu Sheng instinctively wanted to avoid it.
However, the man in black seemed to fixate on him, suddenly turning his horse and charging straight at Gu Sheng!
"Hahaha, what a pretty boy with delicate skin!"
The man in black laughed wildly, exuding a powerful aura.
Gu Sheng stood still, his eyes showing coldness.
He saw through the cultivation level of the man in black at a glance.
Nascent Soul Realm, but with unstable foundations and chaotic spiritual power, vastly different from the Holy Land Disciples.
"Big brother, run!" The little boy at the inn's entrance poked his head out again, shouting anxiously.
"If you're caught by Nie Shan, you're doomed!"
"Shut up!" The boy's father covered his mouth and dragged him back into the inn in horror.
Nie Shan? Gu Sheng memorized this name. It seemed that this was the City Lord's son.
"Boy, how dare you not kneel when you see this Young Master?"
Nie Shan reined his horse to a stop in front of Gu Sheng, looking down on him with disdain in his eyes.
Gu Sheng calmly raised his head.
"I am a stranger to you, why should I kneel?"
"Hahaha!"
Nie Shan laughed as if he'd heard a joke.
"In this Linyuan City, I, Nie Shan, am the heavens! If I tell you to kneel, you kneel!"
With that, he suddenly leapt from his horse and struck a palm towards Gu Sheng.
The palm wind was fierce and carried a foul stench, clearly a result of practicing some kind of Evil Skill.
Gu Sheng could have easily dodged, but he deliberately pretended to be overwhelmed, staggering back a few steps with a look of panic on his face.
"What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?"
Nie Shan sneered as he landed.
"Of course, I want to use you for practice!"
He turned his head and shouted behind him.
"Come, surround this kid for me!"
Only then did Gu Sheng realize that he had been surrounded by a dozen guards.
Including the two who had brought him into the city earlier.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Gu Sheng questioned the two guards in terror.
"I kindly guided you with Spirit Stones, and this is how you repay me?"
"Hahaha!"
Nie Shan laughed wildly.
"In this Linyuan City, the words of the Nie Family are the law! Boy, if you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck for entering the city at this time."
Gu Sheng's eyes glowed with cold light.
"Do you often capture outsider cultivators like this?"
"No harm in telling you."
Nie Shan said smugly.
"My father needs one more cultivator to complete the 'Nine Yin Soul Devouring Technique'. It's perfect that you came to us, truly heaven's blessing!"
Nine Yin Soul Devouring Technique?
This was clearly a Demon Path Evil Skill, requiring the souls of ninety-nine cultivators to reach Great Success.
No wonder Linyuan City seemed prosperous yet was filled with eerie air.
"Seize him for me!"
With Nie Shan's order, the guards swarmed up at once.
Gu Sheng initially wanted to fight back immediately, but after hearing Nie Shan's words, he changed his mind.
He pretended to be overwhelmed, allowing the guards to overpower him.
"Hmph, just this much."
Nie Shan kicked Gu Sheng contemptuously.
"Take him to the dungeon. I'll deal with him after I see my father."
Gu Sheng, tied up tightly, was escorted by four guards towards the City Lord Mansion.
The closer they got, the stronger the bloody smell became.
The main gate of the City Lord Mansion slowly opened, revealing the deep courtyard within.
Gu Sheng was pushed through several corridors to a rockery.
One of the guards pressed a spot on the rockery, and the ground suddenly cracked open, revealing a staircase leading down.
"Go!" A guard shoved Gu Sheng hard.
The staircase was narrow and steep, and the further down they went, the stronger the stench of blood and mildew became, mixed with an indescribable rancid odor.
At the end of the stairs appeared an iron door.
"In you go!" A guard kicked Gu Sheng inside.
Gu Sheng stumbled into the dungeon, and before he could steady himself, he heard a burst of terrified sobbing.
Looking up, the sight before him made his blood freeze instantly.
The dungeon was filled with girls!
From toddlers of four or five to girls of fifteen or sixteen, they were crammed into a dozen iron cages.
Most of them were in rags, malnourished, with eyes full of fear.
Seeing Gu Sheng being pushed inside, some younger ones cried out in fear, while the older ones huddled together, shivering.
"Please... let us go..."
A girl around twelve or thirteen begged, trembling.
"I... I'm willing to do anything..."
Why are there no girls seen in the city—they're all imprisoned here!
"What are you looking at!?"
A guard pushed Gu Sheng forcefully, locking him in an empty iron cage.
"Stay put until Young Master Nie decides your fate!"
The guards locked the cell door and left, cursing.
Gu Sheng struggled to calm the fury churning in his chest.
He asked softly.
"Are you all... captured by the Nie Family?"
The girls in the cage looked at him in terror, none daring to answer.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not with the Nie Family."
Gu Sheng tried to make his voice sound gentle.
"I was captured by them, just like you."
After a long silence, a slightly older girl in the opposite cage timidly spoke.
"You're... really not here to choose?"
"Choose?"
"What do you mean?"
The girl's eyes welled with tears.
"Every seven days... Young Master Nie comes to choose a girl to take away, and those taken never return..."
Gu Sheng's fists involuntarily clenched, his nails digging deep into his palm.
Remembering Nie Shan's mention of the "Nine Yin Soul Devouring Technique," he suddenly understood.
The girls were probably used as "materials" for practicing Evil Skills!
"Are you all from Linyuan City?"