Hua Zilian was recuperating in an inn.
His face was faintly black, his thick brows were tightly knitted, and his teeth were clenched, as if he was enduring great pain.
Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of black blood. The black blood fell on the floor and corroded a large hole.
He suddenly opened his eyes, which were filled with ferocity, not a hint of gentleness. "Damn little poisonous creature … has grown to …"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
He stopped, calmed himself down, turned around, and said with his throat pinched, "Come in."
Three men in different colored cloaks walked in, bowed, and greeted, "Greetings, Protector."
If anyone was here, they would see familiar faces.
All the leaders of the Jin Yang branch of the Cao Gang were here.
One of them was Wang Dazhi, the Soul Chasing Leg, the other was Zhou Fangshan, the Golden Dragon, and the last was Li Meng, the Copper Headed Arhat.
These three were no less famous than Famous Constables in Jin Yang, and were all famous Martial Immortals.
"How are Li Yue and Ji Linshan's injuries?" Hua Zilian asked.
"Dead." Wang Dazhi was short and tanned, and his voice was cold and deep.
Hua Zilian's breathing became chaotic, but he quickly calmed down, and said with a sharp voice, "Bring their corpses back to Fei Peng Fort!"
"What about their tracks?" He asked again.
Although he didn't mention their whereabouts, the three of them seemed to have anticipated his question. The tall and thin Zhou Fangshan said, "It's suspected to be around Duanyang Mountain. Past Duanyang City is the White Tiger Territory."
The tall and strong Li Meng said, "We've already sent our brothers to search around Duanyang City, as soon as they appear, we'll get the news."
"They're going to White Tiger territory?" Hua Zilian asked.
Zhou Fangshan said, "I don't know. There's a message from headquarters, saying that Golden Crow Queen went to Fei Peng Fort. "
Hua Zilian's pupils suddenly contracted. After a while, he suddenly screamed, "Send more people, we can't let them go!"
… …
On the other side, inside the Dragon Emperor's residence in Jin Yang City.
"Didn't catch them?"
A very young but very short man, wearing a light golden brocade robe, with disheveled hair, sat on the seat of the Manor Lord. His indifferent gaze swept over the four people kneeling in the hall.
One of them was the Dragon Sovereign Mansion's Mansion Master, Jin Sheng.
"He didn't enter the city. A spy reported that he was kidnapped before he entered the city." Jin Sheng wiped the sweat on his smooth forehead. His fat body trembled slightly as he cautiously said.
"Why didn't you catch him before he was kidnapped?" The man lightly knocked on the table, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's, "Didn't I say that you would give me a satisfactory answer after I come back?"
Jin Sheng said, "The Cao Clan sent Hua Zilian to kill him, but unexpectedly he was rescued by a mysterious expert from Bu Luo. By the time we arrived, they were already very far away from Jin Yang."
"Buluo City?" The man stopped tapping the table. After a while, it rang out again. "I didn't expect this. I really didn't expect this."
He smiled faintly. "Shangguan Jinhong is playing a very big game of chess. It's a pity that he doesn't have the ability to control the chess pieces. But … "
His face gradually turned cold. "The person who leaked the news to Bu Luo City is a terrifying character."
"A terrifying character?" Jin Sheng was startled.
The man said faintly, "His Majesty only wants the Witch God's Treasured Mirror. What he's plotting is even more than that. Don't you think it's terrifying?"
Jin Sheng murmured, "Who could this person be?"
The man asked, "How are the spies?"
Jin Sheng said calmly, "Only two survived. Barely enough to carry out an operation."
"Barely?" The man frowned. "It seems that my orders weren't carried out very well."
Jin Sheng broke out in a cold sweat. "Milord, Fei Peng Fort's security is tight … With the power of the sacred dynasty, are you afraid that Shangguan Jinhong won't submit?"
The man glanced at him. "Do you think that Shangguan Jinhong can sit as the leader of the world's number one clan?"
"What do you mean?" Jin Sheng couldn't help but ask.
The man said, "He's backed by that person."
He didn't say what that person's name was, but Jin Sheng suddenly trembled. "Then he's doing this … is … is it that person's idea?"
"Most likely. He doesn't have the guts," the man said.
Jin Sheng's expression was ugly. "Then why are we provoking him? Aren't we afraid?"
The man said coldly, "It's not your job to ask questions."
"Yes …" Jin Sheng responded. "Our informants reported that those two are near Duanyang City. One of them is injured and won't be able to escape far."
The man stood up and said, "We must capture him."
Jin Sheng was confused. "Milord, why must it be him?"
The man narrowed his eyes. "I thought so too. Then he killed Tu Jiu with one strike. Do you know what that means?"
Jin Sheng said, "What does it mean?"
The man said, "It means that he is very malleable. It means that he can become the sharpest sword in His Majesty's hands."
Jin Sheng was both envious and jealous. "So it is like that …"
The man said lightly, "But to prove that he has the qualifications to become that sword, he must first pass a test. This is the test for him."
…
Yan Li now knew why he had been unconscious for an entire afternoon.
But he didn't have the strength to curse anymore. He shuddered as he moved over. "Give me a seat, or else I will freeze to death …"
Zi Gui raised his brows. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly coughed. He covered his cough. His lips were red as he said coldly, "If you freeze to death, I can only say that you are just so-so. There is no need for you to see His Majesty."
The wild cat meowed and "bared its teeth" at Yan Li, as if mocking him for being so weak.
Yan Li was really about to freeze to death.
His body was filled with cold energy. In the words of the common people, it was cold evil entering his body. It could turn into a serious illness at any time. Unless the seal was removed and the vital energy flowed through the acupoints in his body, the energy in his meridians would be strong and he would be able to expel the cold evil in an instant.
However, his anger suddenly dissipated. Instead of advancing, he retreated a few steps.
Because he saw that the place where Zi Gui was sitting was a patch of bright red.
But the key wasn't the bright red, but the vegetation around him was a patch of greyish black. When he neared it, he felt dizzy.
Poison!
There was poison!
Zi Gui's blood was poison.
So this was the reason why he was drenched in the rain.
Yan Li was in awe. Then he found that Zi Gui's face was pale. There were wounds of different degrees on his chest, abdomen, and left arm.
Zi Gui coughed twice and said coldly, "Do you think I let you get drenched in the rain because I was afraid that you would be poisoned?"
Yan Li shook his head and said, "Did Hua Zilei hurt you?"
"Humph!" Zi Gui said coldly, "If it wasn't for the two helpers, he would have been a corpse."
Yan Li said, "Why is your blood poisonous?"
"It's none of your business!" Zi Gui said coldly.
Yan Li was still curious. "Are you the kind of person who drinks poison to cultivate?"
"It's none of your business!" Zi Gui said coldly.
The more he refused to say, the more Yan Li wanted to know. "Or are you a toad demon?"
"Get lost!" Zi Gui's mouth was bleeding. "Do you believe that I will poison you to death?"
"I believe you." Yan Li sat up reluctantly. "So can you let that little bastard untie me first?"
"Who's the little bastard?" Zi Gui stared at him angrily.
The wild cat stood up with a "meow" sound and bared its teeth at Yan Li fiercely.
Yan Li said calmly, "That's not important. What's important is that your blood will attract pursuers. You have to let me go, or we will both die."
Zi Gui said disdainfully, "You? Hua Zilei can kill you with just a little finger. "
Yan Li said sincerely, "If I don't find a place to warm myself, I will freeze to death without Hua Zilei's help.
Zi Gui said, "Bear with it a little longer."
He got out of the Umbrella Rock and walked towards Yan Li.
Yan Li instinctively took a step back.
Zi Gui waved his hand and the rope on his body broke.
"I'm not using my power. What's there to be afraid of?"
Then he walked to a bush at the side and plucked a piece of grass. He broke it into a lifelike grasshopper.
He casually threw it and the grasshopper swung its limbs and crawled forward.
Yan Li was stunned. "Are you asking for help? So magical? "
Zi Gui raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "I purposely put in half a year of hard work."
Yan Li coughed and said, "I mean, how can it jump without wings?"
Zi Gui was stunned. Then he said angrily, "This witchcraft has no wings."
Yan Li stared blankly at the grasshopper. It crawled for a long time and finally reached his feet.
"By the time it climbs out of this mountain, its bones will have turned cold." He thought.
"Ignorant and inexperienced." Zi Gui snorted coldly and walked away.
Yan Li stood up to stretch his body and followed him.
At this moment, the wildcat turned around from Zi Gui's shoulder and meowed, showing its teeth.
Yan Li subconsciously turned his head and saw a dozen or so people wearing bamboo hats and straw raincoats emerging from the wilderness.
They noticed the two of them and one of them said in a low voice, "Go and inform the Guardian!"
These people did not intend to come closer. They just followed them from afar like a pack of wolves hunting for a buffalo. They called for the main group while keeping a close eye on their prey.
Yan Li wanted to go back and kill them but was stopped by Zi Gui.
Seeing one of the people in bamboo hats running away, he said coldly, "What are you doing?"
Zi Gui said lightly, "When you kill all of them, you will realize that not only did you fail to keep your tracks, but you also wasted your energy."
Yan Li said, "Kill them with the least energy. Not only can you preserve your energy, but you can also reduce the number of enemies."
"Why don't you listen to others?" Zi Gui said angrily.
Yan Li laughed, "Do you know what my greatest ability is?"
Zi Gui said coldly, "Don't you listen to others?"
"Killing people like flies!"
Before Yan Li finished his words, he had already crushed a Fire Spirit Pill and rushed out.
His vital energy instantly evaporated his hair and clothes. His Qi and blood suddenly surged and dispelled all the cold evil.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of one of the pursuers. He put his right hand together and pointed at the chest of the pursuer with lightning speed.
The pursuer's expression changed drastically and then his face turned red. The vitality that was circulating at high speed in his body was suddenly blocked.
In the next moment, a series of popping sounds came from his body.
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