When the last person saw that all seven of his companions had died in the blink of an eye, he was so frightened that he almost lost his consciousness. Before he could even let out a scream, a cold sword was placed against his neck. At the same time, a cold voice whispered into his ears, "Where is DongFang XingChen?"
That person widened his eyes in fear and stuttered, "The Crown … Crown Prince is … Ge ge … ge …" However, due to the shock, his teeth chattered uncontrollably and he was unable to speak.
"Point to me. Which direction? I promise to spare your life! "Ling Tian said coldly and hurriedly.
That person's face paled and he finally pointed in a certain direction. Suddenly, he felt a warmth in his crotch and under extreme shock, he lost control of his bowels. Ling Tian frowned in disgust and lightly chopped the person's neck with his palm. That person instantly fainted and fell to the ground like a wooden stake, unconscious with his pants full of feces and urine.
The moment he fell, Ling Tian's figure had already left at high speed, disappearing without a trace.
DongFang XingChen felt that his luck was extremely good.
Recently, he had been extremely bored and was tired of the 'decadent' and 'boring' life of flirting with the maids in the Crown Prince's palace. After pleading repeatedly, his father finally allowed him to come out and hunt to relieve his boredom. He even stubbornly set a rule that he had to return within two days and was not allowed to go too far...
Of course, how could these rules truly restrict a Crown Prince like him? The moment he left the Imperial City, DongFang XingChen was like a little bird that was set free to fly. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a mystical phenomenon?
Fated person? What is a fated person? To encounter such a phenomenon the moment he came out, how could he not be a fated person?!
When they saw the emerald green light shoot up into the sky and didn't fall for a long time, the two hundred people who came out with the crown prince to hunt were all dumbfounded. This group of experienced and knowledgeable experts all agreed that this must be some kind of strange phenomenon that could only happen when a treasure of heaven and earth was about to be unearthed. They all praised the crown prince for his good fortune, to be able to receive such a treasure just by going out for a stroll. Only a virtuous person could obtain a treasure of heaven and earth. As expected of the true dragon son of heaven, his future was limitless …
Under the wave of flattery and flattery, DongFang XingChen was left dizzy. Naturally, this did not hinder his train of thought. DongFang XingChen immediately gave the order for everyone to split into ten small groups and surround the entire mountain forest from different directions. They were to advance together and not let a single suspicious person escape. It would be better to be innocent than to be careless. They had to keep the news of him obtaining this treasure a secret and not let anyone know about it …
The experienced and prudent leader of the guards, DongFang Hen, felt that something was amiss and tried to dissuade them. However, he was severely reprimanded by the crown prince. He could only keep his mouth shut.
In the end, the crown prince took the lead and rushed in under the protection of all the experts in the group. Step by step, DongFang XingChen felt that he was getting closer and closer to his target and his heartbeat couldn't help but quicken.
"Wait!" The old man in the lead was the leader of the guards, DongFang Hen. He waved his hand and his expression became incomparably solemn. "Protect the crown prince! There is a stench of blood coming from the vicinity! There must have been casualties. "
The experts in the surroundings immediately spread out and each of them was in charge of one direction. They surrounded DongFang XingChen in the middle and looked around vigilantly.
There was indeed a thick stench of blood!
Furthermore, it wasn't just a single stench. The stench of blood was initially very faint, but it grew thicker and thicker, as though it was coming from all directions. In the end, the stench of blood in the air was so thick that it was as though they had entered a slaughterhouse. However, from the start to the end, there weren't any screams or cries of agony. Everything happened in silence.
This kind of situation was too strange?! It was complete silence!
It was this type of silence that caused everyone's hearts to tighten.
"DongFang Hen … no, uncle, could it be that one of our men has been killed?" DongFang XingChen's face turned pale and his body curled up into a ball. His originally arrogant and despotic eyes were now filled with fear. As the crown prince of a country, even a small wound on his skin was a huge matter. How could someone as pampered as him experience such a thick stench of blood in a battlefield?
When he heard the news, he looked at the leader of his guards, who was also his father's personal guard, DongFang Hen. He originally wanted to call DongFang Hen by his name, but after thinking about it, he realized that he might have to rely on DongFang Hen to protect his life. Thus, he couldn't help but change the way he addressed DongFang Hen.
DongFang Hen's expression didn't change and he didn't seem to be flattered. In fact, he didn't even look at the crown prince. As a martial arts expert, his intuition told him that they were in great danger! It was as though the enemy's target was the crown prince who was giving him a flattering smile!
"I really shouldn't have come out today." DongFang Hen sighed softly, "Your highness, if we are able to return today, it's best that you don't be so willful in the future."
DongFang XingChen immediately became unhappy and frowned, "Commander DongFang Hen, what do you mean by that? Don't tell me that I want to be in such danger? "
DongFang Hen looked at DongFang XingChen calmly and shook his head, sighing, "Your highness, I've been to this mountain many times and there have never been any strange occurrences. In fact, there aren't many wild beasts in this mountain. However, when Your highness came out this time and passed by this mountain, such strange occurrences occurred. Isn't this too much of a coincidence? Don't tell me that all of this isn't worth pondering over? This subordinate has already reminded Your highness just now. Sigh … "
DongFang XingChen froze for a moment and his face suddenly turned pale. He asked with uncertainty, "You mean to say that this is a trap set by the enemy?"
"Perhaps, it might not be the enemy." DongFang Hen said slowly, "Your highness' decision to go hunting was, after all, a last minute decision. Very few people know about it. Other than the few people in the palace and the crown prince's residence, no one else knows about it. Thus, even if this is a trap for Your highness, it might not be the enemy. I'm afraid … it might be someone from your family."
"Imperial father only has me as his only son. There shouldn't be any competition for the throne … then who could it be?" DongFang XingChen fell into deep thought and suddenly flew into a rage, "No matter who it is, when I return and find out, I will definitely execute his entire family!"
"Sigh!" DongFang Hen let out a long sigh. There was a sentence that he didn't dare to say out loud. Since the enemy had set up such a huge trap, they must be determined to succeed. Are you sure that you can return?
Based on what?!
"Family Head JingTian is on the same side as my imperial father. However, the situation of the DongFang Family has been worsening over the past few years. DongFang JingLei's strength has also grown by the day and he seems to have the intention of taking over the position of the family head. In these few years, my imperial father and family head JingTian have been suppressing him with all their might. Thus, he definitely harbors hatred in his heart. Could it be … that this matter was set up by DongFang JingLei? Could it be that he wants to rebel? "DongFang XingChen muttered.
"Whether it is him or not, it's still too early to say." DongFang Hen was naturally loyal to the imperial family and family head DongFang JingTian. No matter what his motive was, this hidden expert of the DongFang Family still took the opportunity to add insult to injury. "However, it's rumored that after Second Master returned from the Western Han, he did not return home. Instead, he has been loitering around this area. Of course, we can't say that he is the instigator. This matter still needs to be investigated."
"What's there to investigate?!" DongFang XingChen cursed angrily, "This is Eastern Zhao! Other than DongFang JingLei, who else would be able to do such a thing? Who else would be able to plant spies in the imperial palace and the crown prince's residence to be able to track my movements so accurately? Even among those who came out with us, there must be someone who is secretly communicating with DongFang JingLei. Otherwise, how would he know my movements so well? DongFang JingLei! This time, when I return, I will definitely slaughter your entire family and tear them to shreds! "
Coincidentally or not, Ling Tian, who was hiding nearby, could not help but feel a great shock in his heart. In fact, he had just arrived not long ago and did not hear the entire conversation. He only heard the last part of DongFang XingChen's words. Ling Tian almost burst out laughing. He was still fretting over how to implicate the DongFang Family and DongFang JingLei in this matter. Who would have thought that this crown prince would be so tactful as to pin all the blame on DongFang JingLei. He believed that even if DongFang JingLei wanted to clear his name, it would be extremely difficult for him to do so … However, he still needed to add fuel to the fire. Ling Tian stroked his chin as he looked at the panicking crown prince and laughed silently …
Just now, Ling Tian had used his extreme speed to wipe out more than six small teams with at least a hundred people dying under the Heaven Splitter. The reason why he placed DongFang XingChen's team at the back was because they were the most cautious and walked the slowest. Furthermore, they were also the strongest team. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Ling Tian naturally placed the most delicious meal at the back.
This time, Ling Tian was pleasantly surprised to find that his speed had increased once again. He had almost reached the stage where he could come and go without a trace. Compared to before he was injured, his speed had increased by quite a bit. When one reached Ling Tian's level of strength, every bit of improvement was extremely difficult. For someone like Ling Tian, his speed of improvement was definitely unprecedented! Especially with the thousand year old Heaven Splitter in his hands, to Ling Tian, it was like adding wings to a tiger! Although he had only recovered less than eighty percent of his inner qi, the battle prowess he was able to display was not below his peak condition! This was an unimaginable miracle in the past!
Right now, although Ling Tian did not know the reason for this, he knew that the mysterious energy within the jade pendant had a huge effect on his body!
"Who is it? Come out! "Not far away, a berating voice rang out from the direction of the pond.
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