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Chapter 267 A Palace Drama in Black Robes
Unfortunately, his greedy eyes were too obvious, and even the eldest and third brothers noticed it.
To distract Princess Huo Huo, the eldest brother hurriedly put three hundred high-grade spirit stones into a storage bag and handed it to her.
"Fellow Daoist, this is a small token of our gratitude for saving your life."
Princess Huo Huo reached out and took it, and a quick scan with her divine sense told her that the quantity was correct.
Having swindled another sum of spirit stones, Princess Huo Huo turned and headed towards the barrier.
The evil spirit was taken away, and some evil spirits then headed towards the man in black robes.
If there's a ready-made spot and you don't hide there, then you're just a fool not to take advantage of the situation.
Without a second thought, the three of them followed Princess Huo Huo into the barrier.
As soon as they came in, the white crane came over.
She gestured for them to give her spirit stones, but the three looked at Princess Huo Huo with puzzled expressions.
"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"
Princess Huo Huo pretended to have just remembered, patted her head, and said embarrassedly:
"I forgot to tell you, in order to allow everyone to eliminate the evil spirits without any worries, I specially set up a barrier."
However, this barrier has consumed my spiritual power, so everyone needs to pay some spirit stones to make up for my loss.
Not many, six high-grade spirit stones in half an hour.
Upon hearing that it was indeed not much compared to the previous hundred, the man in black casually tossed over six high-grade spirit stones.
Anyway, once these people are dead, all the stuff will belong to the three of them.
Seeing that the white crane hadn't left, it reached out to the other two people, and the three of them looked at Princess Huohuo.
Princess Huo Huo said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, it's six high-grade spirit stones per person."
The group that was originally strangling the evil spirits in the barrier suddenly felt a chill. Fortunately, they had paid early and only needed to pay three coins.
If it weren't for those four grandsons causing trouble, the three high-grade spirit stones could have lasted for an hour.
The four charred remains lying on the ground, struck by lightning, received another glare from the crowd.
Now, these three people have not only doubled their spirit stones, but also halved their time.
However, those three were clearly evil cultivators, so it was only right that Princess Huo Huo accepted so many.
Only three men in black robes exchanged glances, their faces filled with reluctance, but they still slowly took out spirit stones.
However, the look he gave Princess Huo Huo now carried a hint of jealousy and murderous intent.
Princess Huo Huo completely ignored the three men's gazes. Since their names were already on the list, she could do whatever she wanted with them afterward.
However, considering the safety of others, Princess Huo Huo directly split the barrier in two.
She was with three men in black robes, and the others were with her.
The crowd, who had initially worried that the three men in black robes might stab them in the back, were no longer concerned.
Only Bai He was somewhat worried about his junior uncle's safety; those three people didn't look like good people at all.
They all exuded a murderous aura.
The three men in black robes originally intended to take advantage of the situation to make a move, but now that they were separated, they planned to attack Princess Huo Huo first.
Anyway, once she dies, the barrier will naturally open.
But a Nascent Soul cultivator dares to set up two barriers? Is he afraid that he has too much spiritual power to use?
The next moment they saw Princess Huo Huo take out their spirit stones, sit down to the side and begin absorbing them.
The three men stared at each other, their eyes twitching. It turned out they were just using their spirit stones to pretend to be rich.
The second brother originally planned to retrieve his spirit stones later and then buy spirit talismans.
As a result, she has used up all the spirit stones, and even if we kill her later, we won't be able to get them back.
Thinking of this, the second brother couldn't wait any longer and directly unleashed a burst of spiritual energy towards Princess Huo Huo, who was sitting on the ground.
The moment he made his move, Princess Huo Huo had Xiao Yunzi create an illusion.
From the outside, what people saw was that she was absorbing spirit stones, while three men in black robes were exterminating the evil spirits.
In reality, within Princess Huo Huo's barrier, three men in black robes were staging a farcical "dog-eat-dog" drama, a scene that could be described as a "black-robed version of a palace intrigue drama."
"Second brother, you actually used your own invented insect to bite me! Are you trying to kill me... and take my place?"
The leader roared through gritted teeth, his voice filled with anger and pain.
As soon as he finished speaking, he fell straight to the ground, black blood slowly flowing from his mouth and nose, which looked particularly gruesome.
The third brother looked bewildered, glancing at the eldest brother lying dead on the ground with his eyes wide open, then at the second brother, his eyes filled with vigilance and suspicion.
He instinctively took two steps back, his voice trembling:
"Second brother, what... what do you mean by this? Do you really want to kill the eldest brother and take over for yourself?"
The second brother was also completely bewildered. He was the one who killed the female cultivator, so how could it be that the eldest brother was dead?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly waved his hands in explanation:
"Third brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly lay a hand on the eldest brother?"
The third brother clearly didn't believe him and sneered:
"You didn't release them? These bugs are your signature move. Who else could control them besides you? The boss just identified you himself!"
The second son was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead, and his tone became agitated:
"Third brother, use your brain! If I really wanted to kill the eldest brother, would I be so blatant? This is clearly a frame-up!"
The third brother narrowed his eyes, his tone turning cold:
"A frame-up? Besides the three of us, there's only that female cultivator who's meditating here. Could it be those evil spirits who did it?"
The second son was speechless for a moment, and stomped his feet in anger:
"You...you've been blinded by greed! We've been brothers for so many years, and you don't believe me?"
The third brother sneered, "Brother? The eldest brother just said you were the one who did it! Now that he's dead, you can say whatever you want!"
The two of them were arguing with each other.
Completely unaware that Princess Huo Huo was sitting leisurely in the corner, seemingly absorbing spirit stones, but actually enjoying the show.
Princess Huo Huo chuckled inwardly: "These three seem to have been hanging out together for so long, but they don't trust each other at all. What a fake brotherhood!"
She shook her head and sighed, "Indeed, in the world of evil cultivators, there are no eternal brothers, only eternal interests."
The atmosphere inside the barrier grew increasingly tense, and the suspicion between the second and third brothers intensified, as if they were about to come to blows at any moment.
Princess Huo Huo silently pulled out a handful of melon seeds, thinking to herself, "This play is much more interesting than strangling evil spirits!"
It's a pity about the eldest brother; if he had refined a spirit energy bead, it could have been used for a long time.
Thinking of this, Princess Huohuo stopped eating melon seeds, took out the array, sat down on the ground, and began to refine the spiritual energy beads with her second and third brothers.
Since we're going to fight each other to death anyway, we might as well make the most of our remaining strength.
When the second and third brothers were on their last breath, Princess Huo Huo walked up to them and began to search their souls.
Unexpectedly, the two men's souls were protected by a restriction that blocked her view, and then their souls self-destructed.
Well, since it's already happened, we'll find out the truth sooner or later.
Princess Huo Huo removed the storage bags from the three bodies and turned their corpses into water before finally releasing the barrier.
Then Xiaoyunzi deliberately created an illusion that the three men attacked her and then escaped.