Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1144: Chapter 770: May I Ask Which Fellow Daoist Is Here?

In the deep, silent night, the bright moon hung high, its clear light spilling across the alleys, the cobblestone roads covered with a thin frost, reflecting a cold glow.

The shops along the street had all tightly shut their doors; the cold wind brushed by, gently swaying the lanterns under the eaves, shadows flickering.

In the distance, the Yunxiao Mountain Range was hidden in the night, its outline blurred, like a dormant giant beast. In the town, there was no sound of people, only the howling wind, occasionally accompanied by a few barks, soon dissipating into the silence.

Inside the Yang family’s winery, Luo Zhen had just finished counting the stored wine in the cellar, preparing to return to his room to cultivate.

He stood in the open courtyard, looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, "Hmm, why is the moon so large tonight?"

Indeed!

The moon tonight seemed extraordinarily large, over three feet wide, as if the distant and cool jade plate could be reached with a hand.

Luo Zhen gazed at the moon, feeling it rather strange, but he didn’t know if it truly was strange.

As he hesitated, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, and then he collapsed face-down on the ground.

Just as he lost consciousness, he seemed to see three black shadows on the rooftop across from him.

The bright moon, like an icy mirror, cast its clear moonlight on the three figures, as if covering them with a layer of thin frost, reflecting a dim, cold light.

"Who is there!" A sudden shout erupted from inside the room.

Qu Changkong and Liang Shengze almost simultaneously pushed the door open and stepped out.

They looked up at the bright moon, then looked at the three deep silhouettes across from them.

Instantly, both of them felt a slight sinking in their hearts!

This clearly wasn’t a normal situation, even if the moon was bigger, it shouldn’t be this large.

"An array?" Qu Changkong said in surprise and doubt.

"Possibly!" Liang Shengze also had such a suspicion.

This was beyond their understanding. Although the Spirit Source Land had been researching Array Dao, they hadn’t yet set up a complete array.

Their understanding of arrays was limited to vague knowledge, never having truly engaged with arrays.

Mainly, they had been focusing on cultivation, and even after coming to Snow Valley Town, they spent most of their time on cultivation, rarely paying attention to other matters.

The two exchanged glances, finally setting their eyes again on the three figures on the rooftop opposite.

Guests in the dead of night were clearly not friendly visitors.

These three figures were all draped in black robes, seemingly wearing masks, with a long knife at their waists.

The person in the middle was burly and tall, the two on either side seemed to be a man and a woman.

Due to them standing with their backs to the bright icy mirror, Qu Changkong and Liang Shengze could not clearly see their faces.

"Weren’t we told there was only one martial artist at the Heavenly Gang Stage?"

"Some deviation in intelligence is quite normal!"

"Normal, indeed! We do business with integrity; if the employer’s information is incorrect, then we should ask the employer for more money!"

"More money? How much more?"

"Naturally double!"

"What if the employer is unwilling?"

"Haha, why wouldn’t the employer be willing? If he’s unwilling, can’t you just take it yourself?"

The three of them actually stood atop the rooftop chatting, completely ignoring Qu Changkong and Liang Shengze.

A trace of sinister anger flashed in Qu Changkong’s eyes, thinking that he was once a mighty Duke in Da Rong, when had he ever been so disregarded?

Moreover, even now he was a martial artist at the Heavenly Gang Stage, though not a top-tier expert in this place, he wasn’t someone to be trifled with either.

"Who are you?"

Qu Changkong swung the long halberd in his hand, coldly questioned.

His words seemed to interrupt the three’s conversation, causing them to refocus their attention on Qu Changkong and Liang Shengze.

"Hehe, asking who we are! Can’t you tell? We’re here to capture you!"

The woman laughed, but her laughter was so sharp it sounded especially eerie in this cold night.

"Capture us?" Qu Changkong was somewhat puzzled.

However, he looked at Luo Zhen lying on the ground, then at the quiet rooms around, and he probably understood what was going on.

These people didn’t come to kill them but intended to capture them alive.

And the others in the courtyard should have already fallen into a coma, probably related to this peculiar moon.

"Something’s amiss!" Liang Shengze suddenly said in a serious tone.

"What is it?" Qu Changkong asked.

Liang Shengze’s figure swayed slightly, "I’m feeling a bit dizzy!"

Hearing this, Qu Changkong immediately became alert, he too felt a slight dizziness, as if his whole consciousness was becoming blurred.

Their five senses were becoming vague, and their thoughts stiff.

And this change went unnoticed; if not for Liang Shengze’s reminder, he wouldn’t have realized his own condition.

"We can’t delay any longer!" Liang Shengze coldly declared once again.

In the next moment, he fiercely bit down on the tip of his tongue, a strong feeling of pain rushing through his mind, clearing his consciousness somewhat.

His body leaped forward, his blade sharp, charging straight at the three figures.

Qu Changkong understood his intention and followed closely behind.

Faced with this mysterious array, they were both novices, and at this moment all they could do was to fight these three in a bloody battle.

If they continued to linger, they might end up like Luo Zhen lying before them, sinking into a complete coma.

"Hmph, you actually have some skill!"

The burly man in the middle snorted coldly, "Capture them!"

With his command, the man and woman on his sides moved in a flash toward Qu Changkong and Liang Shengze.