When Old Jiu revealed the truth, the surrounding Martial Cultivators came to a realization.
As expected, Zou Xiongliang was not a good person to begin with. It was normal for him to be killed for trying to snatch the Cyan Edge Diamond.
Under such circumstances, Zou Xiongliang would have died in vain. Most importantly, the Mountain Ghost was General Huo Yuanbai's subordinate.
A young man favored by General Huo Yuanbai would not have a problem with his character!
"Since you've revealed the truth, then there's no problem."
Huo Yuanbai smiled when he heard Old Jiu's words. "From today onwards, you will stay by my side temporarily. Help me tidy up the refining materials. Anyone who wants to touch you will have to get my permission first."
By saying that, Huo Yuanbai had kept his promise to protect Lao Jiu from the Zou family's revenge.
Long Yu hid in Huo Yuanbai's wooden house and watched Huo Yuanbai's handling of the matter. He could not help but sigh at the general's rich experience in handling matters. He had almost solved such a troublesome matter in a few moves.
Next, Long Yu and Huo Yuanbai did not need to do anything. The news of Zou Xiongliang's murder would spread throughout the entire Nightmare Mountain Range. All the Martial Cultivators in the Nightmare Army would know about it. After all, this was not a small matter.
In this way, Long Yu and Huo Yuanbai would be in a position of 'reason'. Even if the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards in Asura Valley wanted to avenge his son, he would have to weigh the weight of Huo Yuanbai and the entire Nightmare Army!
"Thank you, General Huo. I will definitely do my best and not let you down!"
Old Jiu could not help but be excited when he heard that Huo Yuanbai wanted him to follow him.
General Huo Yuanbai could be said to be the military god of the entire Asura Prefecture. Countless people worshipped him. How could anyone have the chance to follow him?
Although it was just helping him tidy up the refining materials, even if Huo Yuanbai gave him some pointers on martial arts, he would definitely benefit greatly. He might even be able to break through the bottleneck of martial arts.
"Enough with the nonsense. Right, that's where my Weaponry Refining Platform is located. In the backyard of the Weaponry Refining Platform, there are a lot of weaponry refining materials. Go and sort them out for me. After you're done, come see me here."
Huo Yuanbai smiled and pointed at the wooden hut where he refined weapons, then had Old Nine run over.
Old Jiu happily ran over. Although he was doing hard labor, he was willing to do it. This was much better than working hard with Zou Xiongliang to dig for ores!
Huo Yuanbai glanced at Huo Jiu's retreating back before turning to enter the house.
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Long Yu and Huo Yuanbai sat facing each other.
"General Huo, I didn't expect you to handle things so decisively."
Long Yu couldn't help but praise.
"If I didn't do things quickly, those bastards from the Ghost Evil County would have already attacked."
Huo Yuanbai smiled and shook his head. "Little Long, you don't have to thank me. This Deputy General Zou Li has been coveting my position as the general of the Nightmare Legion because he's from the Zou Family. Although I can give up the position, Zou Li doesn't have the guts. If I hand the Nightmare Legion over to him, I'm afraid that the bastards from the Ghost Evil County will attack us soon. "
"Mm."
Long Yu nodded, finally understanding Huo Yuanbai's meaning.
No wonder Deputy General Zou Li was so disrespectful to Huo Yuanbai. It turned out that he wanted to usurp the position. In that case, the entire Zou family was not a good person. They had all fallen into the vortex of power.
"If there's a suitable successor, I would like to leave this place and live a peaceful life for a while. Or, I can follow the Regional King and see if I can break through to the Emperor Path Secret Realm in my lifetime."
Huo Yuanbai sighed as he spoke, looking rather melancholic.
When Long Yu saw this, he immediately laughed, "General, on the path of the martial dao, one must have an imposing manner that pushes forward without hesitation. Although I'm only at the Human Tribulation Realm, I know that if I worry about gains and losses when breaking through the bottleneck of the martial dao, the chances of failure are high. "
Huo Yuanbai's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Little brat, you're right."
Huo Yuanbai's eyes suddenly flickered. "On the path of the martial dao, breaking through bottlenecks is mostly a matter of mentality. Now that I think of myself as old, I'm only trying to face the bottleneck with the mentality of giving it a try. How can I succeed? Haha, haha! "
All of a sudden, Huo Yuanbai's spirit seemed to have been lifted.
Originally, Huo Yuanbai's spirit came from his position as the general of the Nightmare Legion and not from a martial dao powerhouse.
However, Long Yu's simple words made Huo Yuanbai realize that there was something wrong with his mentality.
If he did not have confidence in breaking through the bottleneck of the martial dao, how could he really succeed?
The heavy responsibility of leading the entire Nightmare Mountain Range was on Huo Yuanbai's shoulders. He had been focused on this for so long that he had almost forgotten that he was a martial dao powerhouse.
"I didn't expect the princess to bring me such a talent, haha."
Huo Yuanbai looked at Long Yu with eyes full of admiration and said, "Long Yu, although you killed Zou Xiongliang and offended the deputy commander of the Asura Valley's Imperial Guard, you don't need to worry. You're the princess's subordinate, so it won't be easy for the deputy commander to touch you. Of course, it's still possible for him to plot against you. You have to be careful. "
When Long Yu heard this, he laughed bitterly, "This time, because I offended some unknown person, I was schemed against and forced into the valley where the Asura Holy Tree is located. Fortunately, I managed to hold on for nine days and didn't die. That's why the princess let me hide my identity and send me here."
"Asura Sacred Tree? Good kid, good kid, you managed to survive for nine days in that place. "
Huo Yuanbai was shocked. "It seems that my estimation of your strength wasn't accurate enough!"
"Luck, luck. I found a broken desolate-grade Combat Weapon. I should be safe hiding in it."
Long Yu smiled.
He had already displayed the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower to the Heavenly Tribulation Martial Cultivators who were chasing him. He believed that others would soon find out about it. Since that was the case, there was no need to hide it from Huo Yuanbai. After all, Huo Yuanbai had just helped him solve a huge problem.
If Long Yu were to face Zou Li, he would definitely be crushed by the latter's pinky.
"That's impressive enough. There are only a few desolate-grade Combat Weapons in the entire Asura Prefecture."
Huo Yuanbai patted Long Yu's shoulder and laughed, "If you don't mind, you can let me have a look at the Combat Weapon. I've refined a Heaven grade Combat Weapon before, so I'm quite interested in seeing a desolate-grade Combat Weapon. Perhaps I can repair it for you?"
Hearing that, Long Yu could not afford to be stingy. With a thought, he activated the Nine Underworlds Dragon Scale and released the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Pagoda. However, it did not grow in size. Instead, it floated before them like a miniature pagoda.
"This is the desolate-grade Combat Weapon?"
Huo Yuanbai frowned slightly when he sensed a different aura from the Combat Weapon, "It does seem powerful. Unfortunately, I've never seen a Combat Weapon like this before. I'm afraid I won't be able to repair it. Not only that, I've never seen the material of this Combat Weapon before. It's sturdier than the best material I've ever seen. "
"I only found it by chance."
Long Yu shook his head.
"Forget it, put it away."
Huo Yuanbai shook his head. "It seems that a Grand Desolate-Level Warrior is not something that can be produced easily. Not only are the materials hard to come by, but the craftsmanship is also very advanced. Also, the craftsmanship has to be in the right place at the right time.
Long Yu put away the Ancient Dragon Bone Pagoda and did not say anything.
"By the way, Long Yu, the princess said to leave you here for two months. You've only just arrived, and you've already caused trouble. I'm afraid it won't be easy from now on."
Huo Yuanbai pondered for a moment before he suddenly said, "By the way, why don't you go to the Ghost Evil Prefecture and kill some of their Martial Cultivators? That way, you'll have made a great contribution. It's best if you can get a reward from the Regional King through the princess. "
"General, please tell me the purpose of this."
Long Yu asked with a frown.
"Isn't that obvious? If your contribution attracts the attention of the Regional King, then the Zou Clan won't dare to do anything to you, not even in the dark. "
Huo Yuanbai laughed, "I rarely admire others in my life, but our Regional King is one of them. He's in charge of Shura Province, and he pays the most attention to protecting Martial Cultivators. If you catch the Regional King's attention, you'll be safe, unless they want to offend the Regional King. But in the entire Shura Province, no one would dare to offend the Regional King!"
"I see."
Long Yu nodded slowly, "However, General, it won't be easy to kill the Martial Cultivators of the Ghost Evil Prefecture, right? Plus, I'm only at the Human Tribulation Realm. I heard that the Martial Cultivators of the Ghost Evil Prefecture are all cunning. They won't be easy to deal with. "
"That's why I sent you. If you succeed, it'll be a great contribution. If there's no danger, why would you attract the Regional King's attention? "
Huo Yuanbai looked at Long Yu and chuckled, "I see that your dagger is of good quality. It's even stronger than the ancient pagoda you showed me earlier … If you use it with an assassination technique, even a Tribulation Realm Martial Cultivator won't be able to stop you."
"Oh? General can teach me assassination techniques? "
Long Yu's eyes lit up.
He didn't expect Huo Yuanbai to understand him so well in such a short time. He also didn't expect Huo Yuanbai to know that Long Yu lacked an assassination technique!
"The Demonic Slaughter Technique is a common assassination technique used by our Nightmare Legion. Although it's only a high-grade Profound Rank, it's easy to understand and learn."
Huo Yuanbai smiled faintly, "Ordinary Sky Realm martial cultivators only need seven days to get started with the Demonic Slaughter Art. For you, I believe the time will be even shorter."
"A high-grade Profound Rank technique is enough."
Long Yu's eyes lit up.
The penetrating power of the Void Underworld Dragon Blade was already strong enough. What he lacked the most now was a technique, a technique to use the Void Underworld Dragon Blade.
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