"Miao Yi, you bastard! Don't you dare run! "
Behind them, Miao Yi and the others broke through the layers of obstructions and leapt into the air, crossing over a river that was dozens of meters wide. The moment they landed, it also meant that the dragon steeds' hooves had landed on South Edict Manor's territory. This area was separated by the river.
They finally made it back to South Edict Manor territory. Miao Yi and the others looked back and saw hundreds of dragon steeds on the other side of the river raising their front hooves and hurriedly stopping. A group of angry people were pointing and cursing at them, but they didn't dare to cross the border to kill them.
The twenty riders on this side also stopped and heaved a sigh of relief. They looked at each other and realized that everyone had made it back alive. Suddenly, they burst into laughter. It was such a thrilling experience.
The more the other side cursed, the more relieved Miao Yi and the others laughed, as if they were mocking them.
But at this moment, a 'whoosh' came from the sky above the other side of the river. A figure shot over and instantly stopped above the border river. An old man with bright eyes floated in the air, a Red Lotus Third Grade blossoming between his brows. He stared coldly at Miao Yi and the others on the other side of the border river like a god.
The newcomer was none other than one of the two Advisors of Suppressing Third Hall, Pang Rang.
Miao Yi and the others widened their eyes. A Red Lotus expert! Their hearts instantly tensed up. If this person made a move, none of them would survive.
"It's Advisor Pang." Someone who had seen Pang Rang before exclaimed.
But then, there was another wave of pity. Everyone could tell that Pang Rang didn't dare to cross the border and kill people. The higher-ups could still control the situation if their subordinates caused trouble. But if someone like Pang Rang broke the rules, then it was very likely that the two halls would cross swords. When that happened, it would be an all-out war between the two halls.
Miao Yi and the others could also tell that Pang Rang didn't dare to cross the border and kill people. They couldn't help but rejoice that they had escaped in time. If they had been a little later, they would have lost their lives. Suppressing Third Hall clearly didn't send a Red Lotus expert just to watch the show. The answer was obvious.
Pang Rang's gaze shifted from the other side of the river to the troops of Suppressing Third Hall. He was a little annoyed that they hadn't caught up. What was the point of staying here? It would only ruin things.
He couldn't help but feel angry. He was here on Wu Menglan's orders to start a massacre. So what if the other party had escaped the border river? He could still charge over and kill Miao Yi and the others to silence them. In the wilderness, no one would know that he had crossed the boundary to kill someone.
Even though they were all from Suppressing Third Hall, who could guarantee that the news wouldn't leak out when there were so many of them? You wouldn't go so far as to kill over a hundred of your own people just for the sake of twenty people on the other side, right?
On the other side, Miao Yi and the others didn't dare to run anymore. They obediently stayed where they were, afraid that their actions would anger the other party. They were afraid that the other party would rush over and kill them at all costs.
It's not good to cross the boundary and kill people. If I don't kill these people, I won't be able to report back to the Hall Master! Pang Rang's eyes flickered. Suddenly, he waved his hand, and a black gourd flew out of his storage ring. The mouth of the gourd opened with a pop, and the black gourd splashed ink into the air, pouring a puddle of black water into the air.
Pang Rang kept the black gourd with one hand, then used his other hand to poke two fingers into the black water floating in the air. He quickly stirred it, causing the black water to spin rapidly like a parallel vortex.
Even though Miao Yi couldn't understand what the other party was doing, he could tell that something was wrong. The other party definitely wouldn't do something for no reason. They were definitely targeting them.
He couldn't care too much about it now. He immediately turned around and shouted, "Not good! Run!"
The twenty riders immediately turned around and ran.
The people on the other side of the river looked up at the sky, only to see the black water Pang Rang was stirring rapidly spreading out. It turned into countless black dots.
Using his transcendence vision, he realized that the black water had already turned into a dense cluster of black ice needles as thin as a cow's hair under the stirring of Pang Rang's transcendence energy.
"Go!" Pang Rang suddenly waved his sleeve, and his transcendence energy exploded. Immediately, countless ice needles shot towards the other side of the river like a torrential rain.
Miao Yi and the others looked back in shock. They quickly turned around and brandished the weapons in their hands to defend themselves.
A series of clanging sounds rang out, and the densely packed ice needles exploded into fragments under the swift movements of everyone's weapons.
As expected of a Red Lotus expert. Such fragile ice needles shot from such a distance, not only could they break through everyone's transcendence energy defenses, but they could also cause their hands to go numb. They almost dropped their weapons.
Even though Miao Yi's spear arts were superb, it was still difficult for him to defend against so many ice needles that were shot at him at such a high speed. He could only try his best to protect his vitals. The others did the same, but they could only focus on their heads and not their vitals.
Worst of all, because of the long journey, they weren't in any danger with Tian Qingfeng and the others protecting them. In order to lighten Charcoal's burden, Miao Yi had already taken off his armor along the way.
Now that he was doing his best to defend himself, he felt intense pain from several spots on his body. He had already been hit by a few ice needles.
Naturally, the dragon steeds they were riding couldn't escape either. The twenty or so riders were immediately knocked off their feet by the rain of ice.
However, the strange thing was, when the ice needles shot into their bodies, they immediately dissolved upon contact with their blood. Only a few beads of blood appeared on the surface of their bodies, and it seemed like they didn't cause any serious injuries. Everyone, including the dragon steeds, only felt intense pain.
The luckiest of them all was Luo Shuangfei. His legs were hidden in the abdomen of his dragon steed, and he only cared about protecting his vitals such as his head. The ice needles that struck his body couldn't hurt him at all, because he was protected by the armor artifact underneath his clothes.
It didn't matter if he was injured or not. Escaping from danger was the most important thing. Once again, everyone controlled their mounts and madly galloped away.
On the other side of the river, Pang Rang watched Miao Yi and the others gallop away with a cold smile on his face. He didn't cross the border to kill them. With a wave of his sleeve, he abruptly shot into the sky, leaving behind a group of people on the other side of the river looking at each other in dismay...
After returning to Suppressing Third Hall to report on his mission, Pang Rang saw Wu Menglan, who was dressed in a long dress and gazing at the distant mountain range beside the misty valley outside the palace.
"How did it go?" Wu Menglan asked without turning her head.
Behind her, Pang Rang cupped his fists and said, "By the time I arrived, they had already escaped to Suppressing Second Hall. Because there were too many people at the time, it wasn't convenient for me to cross the border to pursue them. I didn't have a better way to deal with them at the moment, so I could only reward them with a 'Phantom Rain' across the border. I don't think South Edict Manor will be able to find a way to neutralize it. I reckon they won't live long enough to find a way to neutralize it."
"Well done. Thank you for your trouble, Advisor Pang. You may go and rest." Wu Menglan nodded.
"I dare not. I will take my leave now!" Pang Rang cupped his fists, then turned around and left...
As they fled towards Mount Calming Sea, Miao Yi and the others initially didn't notice any abnormalities after being struck by the ice needles. They repeatedly invoked their arts to check on them, but it was the same every time they asked each other.
Everyone couldn't help but feel strange. What did the other party mean by suddenly doing that? Only Luo Shuangfei remained silent.
However, when they were about to reach Mount Calming Sea, everyone gradually realized that something was wrong. They could feel the blood circulation in their bodies gradually slowing down and solidifying.
Everyone immediately realized that something was wrong. Even invoking their arts to speed up their blood circulation was useless. They could only feel their bodies getting colder and colder. It was so cold that it pierced their bones. They were probably poisoned.
Miao Yi had experienced being poisoned before. When he sensed that something was wrong, he immediately invoked his arts to activate the art source in his body. A single spark ignited a prairie fire in his art source, quickly turning the poison in his body into ashes. Its detoxifying ability was extremely effective.
As Luo Shuangfei wasn't struck by the ice needles, he was completely fine.
Dragon steeds seemed to have a much better resistance to poison than humans as well. They only began to react when they reached Mount Calming Sea. Carrying everyone on their back, they charged through the mountain gates at a speed far slower than usual. They were at the speed of an ordinary horse.
The cultivators guarding the mountain gates already knew that Miao Yi was now the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea. They didn't stop him, but instead cupped their fists and greeted, "Mountain Chieftain!"
Miao Yi ignored them and led Tian Qingfeng and the others straight in. The cultivators at the foot of the mountain gates looked at Tian Qingfeng and the others in shock.
Because they saw Tian Qingfeng and the others shivering non-stop on their dragon steeds. A layer of frost had formed on their bodies, as though they had been pricked by tiny mantids.
When the group of people rushed to the side door of the Mountain Chieftain's residence, Yan Xiu, Qian'Er, and Xue'Er were already running out.
Seeing Miao Yi and the others in such a sorry state, Yan Xiu asked in surprise, "Mountain Chieftain, what happened?"
The troops of Mount Calming Sea had also rushed over upon hearing the news. They were about to pay their respects to the Mountain Chieftain. Miao Yi didn't waste any time and ordered everyone to quickly help Tian Qingfeng and the others into the residence.
Miao Yi quickly rode on Charcoal and leaped into the residence. Charcoal's resistance was obviously much stronger than the average dragon steed's, but Miao Yi could also feel that the poison in Charcoal's body was already acting up. It was constantly expressing its discomfort to him.
After being helped into the residence, Tian Qingfeng and the others sat cross-legged on the ground in the courtyard, desperately invoking their arts to resist the poison.
"Mountain Chieftain …" Some people wanted to surround Miao Yi and greet him. They wanted to get closer to him. After all, Miao Yi's influence in Mount Calming Sea was incomparable to Xiong Xiao's influence in Thriving Ten-Thousand Manor.
However, Miao Yi didn't give them any face at all. He said in a deep voice, "Yan Xiu, Qian'Er, and Xue'Er, stay behind. The rest of you, go out. Without my permission, no one is allowed to come in."
"Mountain Chieftain, what happened?" Someone looked at Tian Qingfeng and the others and asked, expressing their concern.
Miao Yi's expression darkened. He shouted, "Scram!"
Everyone was speechless. They thought to themselves, 'This guy is indeed famous for being overbearing. I'm afraid they won't have a good time in the future.' They could only retreat in embarrassment.
After everyone cupped their fists and retreated, Miao Yi looked at Charcoal, who was already swaying. He quickly moved in front of Luo Shuangfei and said in a deep voice, "Can the purple marten cure them?"
Luo Shuangfei nodded. However, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly shook his head.
He was obviously hiding something. Miao Yi said with a cold expression, "Quickly take out the purple marten and cure them."
Luo Shuangfei shook his head. Miao Yi extended his hand and said, "Take it out!"
Luo Shuangfei stared at him with widened eyes. He took a step back and shook his head again.
At this moment, a few thuds could be heard from outside. Miao Yi quickly dashed outside and saw that the twenty dragon steeds outside had fallen to the ground one after another, their bodies covered in frost.
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