For the past few days, Shang'er had been following Lin Jin's instructions to guard Maple City while staying vigilant.
Sure enough, someone was spying on them.
Shang'er made her move but she didn't kill them all. Instead, she deliberately let the other three escape. With Shang'er's capabilities, if she didn't go easy on them, they wouldn't have been able to escape.
This was called casting a long line to catch a big fish.
Shang'er overheard the conversation between the three people in the yard and was elated.
'So Elder Ye is behind these people. That's even better. They're Master Lin's enemies so I'll use this chance to wipe them all out in one fell swoop. ' Shang'er remained calm and waited for half the night. When the three people were done resting, they immediately got up and continued on their way. Shang'er followed closely behind them. She had been bored for the past few days so how could she let this opportunity slip by? It would be best if she could go straight to the root of the problem and wipe out the entire Demonic Appraisal Association.
With Shang'er's current cultivation level, her Object Manipulation had been thoroughly refined and she had created her own flying technique. Forget riding a horse, Shang'er could even catch up to them if they rode on an eagle.
It had to be said that the three of them had great stamina and the horses they were riding on were decent mounts. In fact, all their pet beasts were Rank 3 and they had cultivated the Beastkin Scroll. By hiding beasts in their bodies, they could cause a bloodbath no matter where they went. However, they were unlucky to have encountered Shang'er. That was why they were beaten up so badly.
One day later, the trio had entered deep into Julu Country's hinterland. Shang'er followed them all the way until they arrived at a mountain villa. Seeing the three people sneaking into the villa and not coming out again, Shang'er knew that this must be one of the Demonic Appraisal Association's bases.
When the sky turned dark, Shang'er didn't hesitate and charged in.
The experts from the Demonic Appraisal Association were no match for Shang'er in this sudden ambush. Quite a few of them died in just a few exchanges, including the three people who managed to escape earlier. They all died under Shang'er's sword.
Using the Object Manipulation Technique to control a sharp sword and slash through space had now become Shang'er's favorite thing to do. It was like the legendary flying sword of the Immortals, elegant and unrestrained. With just a single technique, even if the opponent was 300 meters away, she would be able to instantly kill them.
Since there was no need to get close to Shang'er, some of the demonic appraisers' skills were useless against her. Even if she managed to destroy Shang'er's sword, sorry, but she had a few spare ones. In no time at all, all the demonic appraisers and their pet beasts in the villa were slaughtered.
After confirming that it was safe, Shang'er entered to investigate.
She wanted to find a few people alive to interrogate. As a result, she found a man covered with scars in a secret room of the villa.
The man was unconscious and had been chained to a large iron pillar. When Shang'er found him, he was already half dead.
When Shang'er saw the man's blood-stained, tattered clothes and the four-ringed beast emblem on his sleeve, she knew that he was an official beast appraiser. Recalling how he was tortured by the Demonic Appraisal Association, he must be an enemy of the association.
An enemy of an enemy. Even if he wasn't a friend, she couldn't leave him in this place.
Who knew if the other members of the Demonic Appraisal Association would return? Also, Shang'er didn't seem to see the 'Elder Ye' the three mentioned.
It took a lot of effort to get this person down from the iron pillar. Even with Shang'er's cultivation, it was still very difficult to cut open the iron hoop. It was unknown what kind of metal the iron hoop was made of, but it was extremely hard. Moreover, it had a special magic power that could suppress Shang'er's power.
Shang'er didn't want to touch them. After saving the man, she realized that the man's injuries were more severe than she imagined. One of the man's arms seemed to have been sucked dry by something. Only half of the flesh was left and the bones could be seen in several places.
Shang'er had also learned Lin Jin's pulse-seeking technique. She took out her needles and used Needle Manipulation to stitch up the man's wounds. Otherwise, this man wouldn't last long if she left him like this.
Besides, Shang'er had been learning beast appraising from Lin Jin for a long time. Although she hadn't officially passed the beast appraiser examination, her abilities were on par with an official appraiser. Judging by the horrifying wound on the man's arm, she could tell that someone had forcefully extracted the man's pet beast.
They had even severed their blood contract.
The Demonic Appraisal Association's methods were truly vicious and bizarre. Most beast appraisers wouldn't have known how to do this.
This person was unconscious, but after some simple treatment by Shang'er, his life was saved. With the art of controlling objects, Shang'er easily brought this person to a safe place. It was an abandoned Mountain God Temple.
This place was located deep in the mountains and was quite a distance away from the manor. The Demonic Appraisal Association definitely wouldn't be able to find this place.
However, Shang'er soon realized that she was being held back.
Since the man was unconscious, Shang'er couldn't just leave like that. There were many ferocious beasts lurking in the mountains and if she stayed away for too long, this man would surely become food for the beasts.
Fortunately, with Shang'er's pulse-seeking technique, the man finally regained consciousness after an entire day of unconsciousness.
"It's great that you're awake!" Shang'er was elated. She planned to return to the manor to take a look. That place must be one of the Demonic Appraisal Association's strongholds. Since she hadn't seen Elder Ye, she might just be able to catch him the next time she visited.
After waking up, Yang Ming felt pain all over his body. It was a heart-wrenching pain and his mind was a mess. It took him a long time to recall what happened.
He remembered.
At the academy, he received a letter from his younger sister, saying that his mother was gravely ill and that he had to return home immediately. Being a filial son, Yang Ming decided to leave immediately.
Of course, Yang Ming was aware of the academy's rules. Coincidentally, he ran into a Rank 4 beast appraiser he was familiar with. After hearing about the situation, the man told Yang Ming to leave first and that he would inform the academy on his behalf.
Yang Ming didn't think too much about it. Out of yearning for his mother, he rushed back to Julu Country that very night. Little did he expect to be ambushed upon his return. Despite being a Rank 4 beast appraiser, Yang Ming was no match for an ambush. First, he breathed in the poisonous gas, then his pet beast was restrained by the Soul Hauling Net and was captured alive.
After that, he was subjected to inhumane torture.
Since the enemy didn't kill him, they must be plotting something. Later, Yang Ming found out that they were after the Daolord Counting Token in his possession.
Almost as soon as the enemy revealed their intentions, Yang Ming knew that he had fallen into a trap.
And he had a rough idea who was behind this.
Yang Ming was a smart person. This time, he was just a little careless because he missed his mother. When he thought about it carefully, he knew that the whole thing should be led by the nose.
Unfortunately, he realized it too late.
The other party tortured him in every possible way, but Yang Ming didn't relent. He didn't tell them the location of the wooden tablet.
Before he left, he had left this token somewhere in Tianxuan Royal City but he didn't bring it with him.
He knew very well that if he revealed the location of the token, he would surely die. And if he died, he would never be able to exact his revenge.
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