"Are you alright?" Si Kongyao glanced at Liu Buyi and asked with concern.
Liu Buyi's body trembled as he thought of an extremely serious problem.
He hadn't even wiped his butt!
Would Si Kongyao smell it?
What if she smelled it?
Would she kill him in a fit of rage?
Liu Buyi was already dripping with cold sweat as he rubbed his legs together to hide his embarrassment. His face was covered in sweat, but he didn't know how to respond to Si Kongyao's words.
"What's wrong?"
The curtain of the nearby tent was lifted and Lin Muyu, who had relatively weak divine power, walked out. She immediately frowned: "What's that smell?"
Liu Buyi felt extremely guilty as he said: "A group of mercenaries came just now, but they've already been driven away by Miss Sikong."
"Mercenaries?"
"Yes, they claim to be from the Pixiu Mercenary Group. There are dozens of them, and they'll probably bring more people here soon. Let's run, young hero, or else we'll lose our lives!" Liu Buyi's words were extremely urgent and smooth. When it came to escaping, his martial arts were at least at the level of a Sacred Martial Warrior.
However, Zhuang Shaoyu sneered. "What a joke. We have three Saint Martial Venerables and one Saint Martial King in our group. If we were to escape, then the Saint Martial Kings would be nothing but a joke in this continent. These mercenaries are just relying on their numbers. What do we have to be afraid of? What's more, Chen Hang's injuries haven't completely healed yet, so it's not good for him to move at full speed. Uncle Chen Hang, what do you think? "
Chen Hang was only the head of the guards, so he was a bit embarrassed when Zhuang Shaoyu called him like this. He said: "We'll listen to Young Master Zhuang's arrangements, but … I heard that the leader of the Pixiu Mercenary Group is a person called Lu Feng. He has the cultivation of a Sacred Martial King, and is greedy and lustful. He's committed all sorts of crimes and is known as one of the evil gods of the Blackstone Empire. However, he is confident in his martial arts and has a group of rascals supporting him, so the Pixiu Mercenary Group is notorious in this area. No one dares to provoke them."
"A Saint Martial King?" Si Kongyao frowned and said, "It's hard to imagine why a Saint Martial King would be willing to be the leader of a mere mercenary group."
Chen Hang smiled faintly: "Actually, I've only heard rumors. It's said that Lu Feng used to be one of the three deputy commanders of the Blackstone Empire, but later committed a crime. The emperor of the Blackstone Empire, Shi Yuan, once sent Lu Feng to escort the Seventh Princess to marry the Prairie Burning Province's governor. When Lu Feng saw that the Seventh Princess was beautiful, he defiled her. Because of this, the emperor, in his anger, ordered Lu Feng to be executed. However, Lu Feng escaped. Afterwards, he gathered a group of desperadoes and established the Pixiu Mercenary Group. They went around robbing houses and proclaimed themselves king in this area. Shi Yuan sent elite troops to encircle and annihilate them many times, but because of the dangerous terrain, they were unable to achieve complete victory."
Chen Hang paused and smiled: "About five miles north of us is a steep mountain range called the 'Devil's Palm Peaks'. Every mountain peak is like a soaring devil's palm. They have different shapes and are very treacherous, making it difficult for an army to advance. The headquarters of the Pixiu Mercenary Group is set up in the Devil's Palm Peaks. The Devil's Palm Peaks have a very rich reserve of Demon Core Stones. For so many years, the Pixiu Mercenary Group has been secretly mining Demon Core Stones, crushing them into powder and selling them to the armies of the three empires for money. This is also the reason why this mercenary group is so powerful."
Hearing this, Lin Muyu's heart was moved, but she held back and didn't say anything.
On the other hand, Si Kongyao puffed out her chest proudly and smiled: "What's there to be afraid of a mere Saint Martial King? Uncle Chen Hang is also a Saint Martial King, we don't have to be afraid of them at all. Let's just wait for them here. Hmph, I want to see how powerful that Lu Feng who defiled the Princess is!"
Shang Qian couldn't help but laugh: "Yao, you just love to cause trouble. Since you are so aggressive, you might as well kill your way to the Devil's Palm Peaks to find Lu Feng."
"Oh, Sister Shang Qian reminded me!"
Si Kongyao said excitedly and in high spirits, "Yes, yes, yes, we're going to go to the Devil's Palm Peaks ourselves. We're going to find this Lv Feng preemptively and ask him why he sent people to beat up Liu Buyi for no reason. Only in this way can we demonstrate the imposing manner and courage of our Tianji Empire's cultivators, right? Hey, where is Liu Buyi? "
"I don't know, he just took a piece of cloth and left in a hurry," Shi Tianming said respectfully. After all, his cultivation was still low, so he said with a guilty conscience: "The Devil's Palm Peaks is the headquarters of the Pixiu Mercenary Group. If we go there … won't it be the same as courting death?"
Si Kongyao glanced at him and said: "There is no place in the world that a brave person can't go. If Young Master Shi is afraid, you can just stay here and wait for us to come back. However, I have heard from Sister Shang Qian that she hates those who drop the ball at the last minute and are as timid as a mouse. "
Shi Tianming clenched his fists, and his battle energy revolved: "Let's go, who said we won't go?"
Zhuang Shaoyu smiled, waved the purple gold fan in his hand lightly, and said: "So are we really going? Young Hero, what do you think, should we go or not? "
In the Forest of No Return, Lin Muyu easily killed the Demon Venerable and was able to fight against the Demon Emperor Nüslayer. This was already the tip of the iceberg of his strength and naturally won the respect of Zhuang Shaoyu and the other cultivators. Moreover, Lin Muyu's skill and ease made his cultivation seem unfathomable, so Zhuang Shaoyu had an indescribable respect for him.
Lin Muyu was calculating the Demon Heart Stone in the Devil's Palm Peaks and happily nodded: "Since Miss Sikong wants to go, then let's go. Even if it's a dragon's lair or a tiger's den, we have the confidence to escape unscathed."
"Yes, then it's decided!"
Si Kongyao seemed to be very excited. She looked at the dawn in the east and said: "It's almost daybreak, let's set off now. Leave the horses here and climb the mountain on foot. Uncle Chen Hang, are your injuries alright?"
Chen Hang laughed heartily and said with the Rock Collapsing Spear in his hand: "These minor injuries are no longer a problem. Don't worry, Miss Sikong."
"Alright, then let's go! Let's have a taste of the legendary Lv Feng's abilities! "
The group of people left the camp like lightning and rushed straight to the mountains in the north.
… …
Twenty minutes later, they were at the foot of the Devil's Palm Peaks. When they looked up, they could see giant peaks rising into the sky. The rocks at the peak were intricate and complicated, like the fingers of a giant. No wonder it was called the Devil's Palm Peaks. There were no Pixiu Mercenaries guarding the foot of the mountain because there was no path. If they wanted to enter the mountain, they would have to climb the hard to surmount rocky mountains.
Lin Muyu looked up at the terrain and finally understood why the Emperor of the Blackstone Empire didn't destroy the Pixiu Mercenaries. The steepest part of the mountain path was already at a 90 degree angle. Not to mention the fact that warhorses couldn't pass, even elite soldiers wouldn't be able to climb over. Moreover, as long as there were people guarding the mountain peak with bows and arrows, it could be said that one man could hold the pass against ten thousand enemies.
However, the Devil's Palm Peaks couldn't do anything to Lin Muyu and the others. Gods could ride on the clouds and had long disregarded the topography of the earth.
At this time, Si Kongyao's beautiful body had already risen up slowly. Holding a thin sword, she hugged Shang Qian's waist and flew up together with her. She smiled and said, "I'll bring Big Sister Shang Qian away, you guys do as you see fit!"
Lin Muyu naturally brought Liu Buyi, but Zhuang Shaoyu was arrogant and didn't even look at Shi Tianming. Shi Tianming could only ask Chen Hang for help. In any case, Shi Tianming was the son of the Minister of War, Shi Ran. Chen Hang couldn't help but respect him.
The group ascended, and just as they approached the mountain peak, the sound of springs suddenly rang out!
"Sou, sou, sou …"
Lin Muyu flew at the front, and her eyes were like torches. She raised one hand and grabbed a section of a steel sword. It was a steel arrow that was as thick as a finger. This was a type of crossbow used by the army!
"Be careful!"
Si Kong Yao shouted a warning, the sharp sword in her hand spun rapidly, blocking all three steel arrows with a 'dang dang dang' sound.
Zhuang Shaoyu was as light as a flying bird, and he quickly landed on the mountain peak. In front of him were a dozen mercenaries operating the crossbow, and each of them had a shocked expression.
"You guys are courting death!"
Zhuang Shaoyu swept his purple gold fan, and a strong wind blew.
"Wait a minute … …" Lin Muyu hurriedly said.
But it was too late. The bodies of the dozen mercenaries, along with the crossbow, were crushed into pieces by Zhuang Shaoyu's wind divine power. Only a bloodstain and the remains of the crossbow were left on the mountain peak, and the rest was just a bare piece of land.
"Young hero, what did you say?" Zhuang Shaoyu looked back and asked.
Lin Muyu sighed, "Forget it, so be it. I originally thought that since we were here to meet Lv Feng, we should be polite before resorting to force. I didn't expect Young Master Zhuang to act so quickly and directly kill this group of mercenaries. With their deaths, I'm afraid that all the Pixiu mercenaries in the Demonic Palm Peaks will be alarmed."
"So be it, they're just mere mercenaries."
Zhuang Shaoyu glanced at the huge canyon surrounded by the Demonic Palm Peaks, and said, "The Blackstone Empire's military strength is so weak, and they can't do anything to a mercenary group like this. If it was our Tianji Empire, I'm afraid that half of the Tianji Dragon Riders would be enough to turn these so-called three big mercenary groups into ashes!"
Lin Muyu did not doubt Zhuang Shaoyu's words. The Tianji Dragon Riders were indeed very strong, and they were decisive in killing. If these mercenaries had occupied the territory of the Tianji Empire, they would probably end up like Zhuang Shaoyu said. However, Zhuang Shaoyu directly killed people in the territory of another empire, which was a bit like bullying the weak.
Ever since coming to the Celestial Pole Continent, Lin Muyu had also killed people, but only the strong ones. She only needed to use the pressure of the gods to make them fear and submit to her, so there was no need to kill all of them. Perhaps, in the heart of Zhuang Shaoyu, the son of the Prime Minister, there was a concept that had long been engraved into his bones — human life was like grass.
Si Kongyao landed lightly on a rock at the peak of the mountain. She frowned as she looked at the blood that was swirling in the wind, but did not say much. "Let's go, we'll fly directly to their headquarters."
"En, let's go. Be careful, there might be other things," Chen Hang said cautiously.
"En!"
…
Everyone slowly flew into the canyon. In the depths of the canyon, there were houses connected together, pavilions, terraces, and waterside pavilions. It was like a paradise. Lv Feng, the king of this world, really lived like a local emperor.
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