"How do you think we should deal with this guy?" Meng Fuyao knocked him down with another slap and turned to Yuan Zhaoxu. "Is Qi Xunyi suspecting me? Is that why he sent these two to deal with me? "
A strange look flashed across Yuan Zhaoying's eyes. He naturally knew that Qi Xunyi must have noticed Fuyao's tilt on the Bright Blue Waters. Given Qi Xunyi's personality, he would definitely investigate.
But how could he not be on guard? The people Qi Xunyi had sent to follow him had long been led away by his guards, who had even set up a diversion to distract Qi Xunyi. So how could these two people be here?
Yuan Zhaoxu opened the man's acupoint and asked him a few questions. Only then did he find out that Master Fang was Qi Xunyi's favorite subordinate and was adept at flattery. During the day, Qi Xunyi had been staring at Fuyao's silhouette with a strange glint in his eyes. Master Fang had assumed that Qi Xunyi had taken a liking to her. In order to give his master a surprise, he had secretly sent a pigeon to Qi King's Residence, intending to intercept Fuyao on the road from Mount Xuanyuan to the capital.
Yuan Zhaoxu's guards had focused all their energy on leading away the pursuers, but had not expected there to be someone waiting for them in front.
Meng Fuyao was furious when she found out the whole story. She kicked him again and said hesitantly, "Hey, he doesn't deserve death if I kill him, but if I don't kill him, he'll cause trouble for me in the future. What should I do?"
Yuan Zhaoxu smiled and bent over, flicking his long fingers on the top of the man's head. "That's enough."
"Huh?"
Yuan Zhaoxu said casually. "His memory will be in chaos from tonight onwards, so don't worry. He won't report to you about something he can't figure out."
Meng Fuyao glared at him. She knew that he had used a heavy technique to injure the man's Baihui acupoint and permanently damaged his memory. It looked simple, but was actually superb. A little lighter or more heavier could have the opposite effect. She could probably reach the sixth level of Cleaving Nine Heavens, but she would never be able to do it as easily as Yuan Zhaoxu did.
The more she interacted with him, the more mysterious he seemed.
Her eyes darted around as Yuan Zhaoxu walked toward the bound man in gray. After a few steps, he suddenly smiled. "Ah, very beautiful."
"What's beautiful?" she asked blankly.
Yuan Zhaoxu and Lord Ingot looked at each other, and the latter immediately flashed his white teeth and crossed his fat legs.
At the same time, Yuan Zhaoxu answered, "I said, thighs."
*****
"This is what you get for peeping, this is what you get for peeping! Peep! Peep! Miss, I'll beat you until you're sent flying down three thousand feet. I swear I won't come back until I see blood! "
Meng Fuyao used the unlucky man in gray to practice her punches, pointing at the mulberry tree and scolding the locust tree.
The locust tree that was scolded smiled as usual, not feeling the slightest bit ashamed.
The grey-clothed man was beaten awake. As soon as he opened his eyes, he immediately shouted in panic, "I didn't steal it! I didn't steal it! "
"I know you didn't steal anything." She sneered at him. "I stole everything you have."
She rummaged through the mess of things for a while and unceremoniously put the valuable things into her bag. The man in gray's face turned green and white. After a while, he begged, "I've given you all my things. Please let me go. I still have to run for my life!"
"Run for your life?" Meng Fuyao was stunned. "You were hiding there sneakily just now, not to ambush us?"
"Where would I find the time to ambush you?" The man in gray glared at her, veins popping out on his forehead. "Do you have money? Color? Is it worth it for me, the leader of the Godly Palm Sect, to ambush you? "
Meng Fuyao looked at herself and then at Yuan Zhaoxu. She felt that both of them should be considered beauties, right? What was wrong with this man's eyes? It was really puzzling.
"Oh, Great Gang Leader, what are you doing squatting there?"
The man in gray spat. "Bad luck!"
After a long while, Meng Fuyao finally understood that the man in gray was being chased by people from the Tiansha Nation. They said that he had stolen the personal belongings of the prince's attendant, Lord Ye Buqi, and that he had not been able to shake them off.
"Bah, I'm just unlucky. I contacted An Mei to help me block for a while, and we agreed to meet in this forest. Who knew that I wouldn't even see that guy's shadow!" The man in gray said gloomily, spitting angrily again.
"An Mei? The number one assassin in the world? " Meng Fuyao's eyes widened. "You're so capable to be able to get him to help you. In other words, what treasure did you steal from Lord Ye to make him chase you so relentlessly?"
The man in gray's expression changed and hesitated. After a while, he said, "I didn't contact An Mei. I have a friend who agreed to help me after I did him a favor. As for the treasure … I heard it was the Tiansha Clearance Token."
Meng Fuyao's heart skipped a beat when she heard the last few words.
She subconsciously reached into her robes, but retracted her hand halfway.
Yuan Zhaoxu didn't seem to mind her actions. "You didn't steal the Tiansha Clearance Token?"
"No!"
"Oh." Yuan Zhaoxu didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave with Meng Fuyao. "Then stay here and explain to Zhan Beiye. I hope he'll believe you."
He left without looking back. The man in gray's expression changed again and again when he saw that Yuan Zhaoxu was really about to leave. He thought about how he was tied to the tree and how death awaited him. He swallowed his saliva helplessly and raised his head to shout, "Stop, stop!"
The two of them walked forward slowly, as if they had gone deaf for a moment.
"Let me go! Let me go first!"
"There's no reason for us to waste time on someone without sincerity," Meng Fuyao answered with a sweet smile without turning her head.
"I'll talk, I'll talk!"
Meng Fuyao bounced back with a swoosh and patted his face. "That's more like it."
The man in gray put on a bitter face and said dejectedly, "Stole … I think it was stolen, but it wasn't me. It was one of my men, but he went missing around here. The thing … is also gone."
Meng Fuyao glanced at him and then at Yuan Zhaoxu, worried that he would ask, "Where did he go missing?"
Fortunately, the man in gray didn't say, and Yuan Zhaoxu didn't ask either. Meng Fuyao let out a sigh of relief and pressed the thing in her bosom … She had always wondered how such a small fry could possess the Tiansha Pass, but it turned out that this was the case. Tonight, she had accidentally confirmed the authenticity of this thing. What a great harvest!
The two of them untied the man in gray and found out that his name was Yao Xun after some questioning. He was indeed from the Hidden Mermaid Tribe and had a rather famous "Godly Palm Gang" under him. In fact, it was an organization of thieves.
Although Yao Xun looked strange, his mind was like that of a seaside man, simple and direct. After a few words, he said, "Since you know about Tiansha Nation's Fierce King Zhan Beiye, you must be no ordinary person. If you can help me get rid of these pursuers, the Godly Palm Sect will be under your command in the future!"
Yuan Zhaoxu glanced at him, who had been deep in thought. "Aren't you waiting for An Mei? He's a man of his word, so he'll definitely show up. "
"I'd be dead if I relied on him —" Yao Xun's expression changed halfway through his sentence.
At the same time, the three of them fell silent.
In the distance, the sound of hooves could be heard, as if a team of horses was approaching at high speed. It sounded like a sudden gust of wind and rain, lashing at their hearts like a whip.
One of the horses galloped even faster, whistling through the air like a thunderbolt. In a split second, it reached the edge of the forest.
The horse was so fast that it couldn't stop when it reached the edge of the forest. Just as it was about to charge into the forest, the rider on the horse suddenly raised his arm to rein in the horse. The reins were pulled into a straight line, trembling slightly. The fine horse raised its head and neighed, kicking its hooves into the air to stand up. The rider on the horse, however, kept his back straight and didn't move an inch.
Behind him, a group of riders rushed over and pulled on the reins in unison. "Cha!" Dozens of hooves sounded like one.
Their horsemanship was superb.
At that moment, the clouds parted and the moon parted. The man and horse in front were outlined by the moonlight into a dark silhouette.
The moonlight spread out even further until it reached the man's feet. He sat high on the horse, his black robes blending into the night. He was cold, solemn, and exuded a suffocating sense of existence. The night wind ruffled his robes and hair, causing them to dance wildly.
Even from so far away, one could feel that he was "looking down".
Looking down at the three people in the forest.
Amidst the silence, the man suddenly bellowed.
"Tiansha, Zhan Beiye!"
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I'm not sure if any of you still remember the Innate Fiend Clearance Token mentioned in this chapter. In the first scene of the first chapter, Meng Fuyao was working on Mount Xuanyuan. That was the thing she used. As for its use, we'll talk about it later. It's an important item.
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