"Monster beasts generally do not take the initiative to attack human territory unless they are artificially driven away to create a tide of beasts like in the Monster Mountain Range."
"Senior Mu, why do you think there will be a tide of beasts in the desert?"
The waiter at the inn had already gone to serve food and tea to other guests, so Cao Chuan had no choice but to ask Mu Qingqiu, who was in the sea of knowledge, hoping that this senior who had existed in ancient times could answer his questions.
"An animal tide does not happen for no reason. It must be caused by other factors."
Mu Qingqiu thought about the remaining memories in his mind, and said to Cao Chuan: "If I remember correctly, there are only three ways to form a beast tide, and the first of them is to deal with most of the monsters in the Southern Emperor Territory.
This is impossible for monsters, because these monsters generally have low intelligence and like to stay in a corner, so naturally they cannot gather together to attack human territory."
"The second method is what you have encountered in the Monster Mountain Range before. To drive away the monsters artificially and force the monsters to gather together to form a monster tide. But even if this can make the monster tide form, most of them can be driven.
They are also monster beasts without intelligence and low level."
"As for the third method, it came from crooked hands."
"Crooked ways?" Cao Chuan asked.
"To be specific, they are the methods used by some evil cultivators." Mu Qingqiu knew that Cao Chuan had never seen what evil ways were, so he explained: "The so-called evil cultivators are those monks who like to use all kinds of vicious and evil methods. They
They do all kinds of evil, do everything to the extreme, and even worship the evil in the world. They are proud to fall into the eighteenth level of purgatory. They are really a group of hopeless evil people!"
"If you still don't understand, just think of them as Su Yuanqing. But in fact, these evil monks are far more evil and hateful than Su Yuanqing. Once you are targeted by them, there will be no peace."
Upon hearing the name Su Yuanqing, Cao Chuan, who was still a little confused at first, immediately understood what evil means, so he asked Mu Qingqiu in a slightly resentful tone how the evil monks created the beast tide.
Mu Qingqiu went on to explain: "The way evil monks create a tide of beasts is to use a technique that can control other people's minds and thoughts to control the monsters. When the monsters can no longer bear the torture and their will is exhausted, the evil monks will
It will be made into a puppet that can only obey orders, thereby controlling the monster puppets to form a beast tide."
"only···"
"But what?"
"If you want to use this method to form a beast tide, you need a large number of evil monks who have practiced this puppet method to control the monsters. At the same time, the realm of these evil monks must be high enough, otherwise they will be determined and their realm
The higher monsters will bite back."
Mu Qingqiu said with emotion: "If it is like the beast tide that I remember, then the Southern Emperor Territory will be in danger..."
No need for Mu Qingqiu to explain in detail, Cao Chuan also knew that the other party was worried that the group of evil monks behind the control of the beast tide were too strong and that no one in the Southern Emperor's Territory could be their opponent.
As a result, the status of the Lordless City was instantly raised several levels.
Because according to the innkeeper, it seems that only the Lordless City has been sending monks to the depths of the desert to fight against the beast tide that occurs every year.
Mu Qingqiu could see the worry in Cao Chuan's eyes, so he comforted him and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, because the innkeeper also said just now that beast tides in the depths of the desert happen every year, but every year they are destroyed by the ownerless people."
The monks in the city were able to resist, which shows that the gathered monsters are not strong, at least it is not difficult for the monks in the Lordless City."
"Looking at the entire Southern Emperor Territory, it is naturally not enough evidence."
"Senior Mu is saying that I am too worried."
Cao Chuan smiled honestly, stopped worrying about this matter, and concentrated on finishing the food on the table.
After sunset, I opened two guest rooms in the inn and stayed with Yu Shengnan temporarily.
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The next day, Cao Chuan, who was still sleeping soundly in bed, was awakened by bursts of noisy shouts coming from the window.
He quickly put on his clothes and got up and opened the window.
As soon as he had half of his head exposed, Cao Chuan saw countless coffins covered with white cloth being slowly carried through the street in front of the inn.
At the same time, the taciturn monks who accompanied the coffin through the streets could clearly see the blood stains that had dried and darkened over the past day.
Even if you can't see the coffins being sent into the city like a long dragon, just by looking at the gloomy and angry expressions on the monks' faces, you can tell that this operation to resist the beast tide is not going well.
Cao Chuan did not dare to stand directly in front of the window and ask about the result, so he had to go downstairs with Yu Shengnan, who was also awakened, and then found the innkeeper from yesterday and asked him what happened today.
The innkeeper's expression was not very good, but he still looked at Lingshi's face and said to Cao Chuan: "Actually, guest, when you see so many coffins, you know that something must have happened in this operation to resist the beast tide.
But the truth is more infuriating and irritating than failure.”
"Oh? How do you explain this?" Cao Chuan was shocked and thought of another possibility.
"I saw coffins being delivered into the city early this morning. At first, I thought it was a monk who died fighting the beast tide like before. It wasn't until I saw the endless coffins behind me that I realized what was going on.
It’s not that simple, so I tried to ask about the situation.”
The innkeeper who looked around and covered his mouth then said to Cao Chuan in the smallest voice: "Later I found out that a monk in the team that went to resist the beast tide suddenly rebelled, cooperated with the beast tide, and killed him in a sneak attack.
There are so many monks, but the traitor has not even been caught."
"traitor···"
Cao Chuan thought of what Mu Qingqiu had said to him yesterday, and immediately asked: "Senior Mu, do you think it is possible for evil cultivators to control people?"
"Of course." Mu Qingqiu responded to Cao Chuan without thinking.
"If possible, it proves that the evil monks must have controlled someone, and then used this person to unite the beast tide to attack, causing the monks to be attacked from both inside and outside, resulting in numerous casualties."
"But how could the traitor not be caught?"
"If the traitor had not been caught, where would he be now?"
Turning to look at the monks and the coffin covered with white cloth passing by outside the door, Cao Chuan's thoughts gradually calmed down, and he thought of the most terrifying possibility.
If the traitor is not dead, then could the traitor be among the monks returning to the city?