The leader was silent for a moment before speaking in a hoarse voice, "I can show you my identity, but the Song Clan must keep it a secret. Otherwise, you won't be able to bear the consequences …"
The leader knew that there was no way to resolve this matter peacefully. Once a fight broke out here, their mission would be completely exposed. That was something he absolutely did not want to see.
As soon as he finished speaking, the leader raised his hand and shot out a ray of black light. There was something wrapped in it and it floated towards Song Rong.
Song Rong frowned slightly and raised his hand to receive the item in the black light. He focused his gaze on it.
It was a small token. On the front, there was a golden 'Huo' character. On the upper right corner of the 'Huo' character, there was an ancient 'Zhou' character. On the back, there was only one character — Hui!
The moment he saw this token, Song Rong's expression changed greatly. His pupils constricted and he hurriedly stabilized his expression. After confirming that this token was real, he respectfully returned the token.
"It's a misunderstanding. Please do as you wish!" Song Rong cupped his hands and said.
The leader of the black-clothed men gave Song Rong a meaningful look. Then, he turned around and descended into the forest, quickly disappearing from sight.
"What's going on? Who is that person? "
"Even the Song Clan is so respectful to him. Which faction could he be from?"
Everyone looked at the strange scene in front of them and guessed. However, no one dared to chase after the leader in black because the Song Clan's attitude had explained everything. As long as they weren't stupid, they could tell that the other party was a faction that was not inferior to the Eight Great Clans.
"Elder Song Rong, we …" The Song Clan's Golden Core cultivator behind asked carefully.
"Let's go back!" Song Rong did not say much and led the Song Clan cultivators back to the previous battlefield.
After returning to the forest, the leader in black led a group of people and continued to chase after the youth in red. However, after half a day, they had no choice but to stop.
"What's going on? Why did we lose track of him! "The leader in black said in shock. He then took out a golden beetle from his robes.
It was because of this thing that they could chase after the youth in red's aura. However, at this moment, this beetle had lost its direction and could no longer smell the youth in red's aura. It could only go in circles on the spot.
"What? Could it be that he got rid of the cherry blossom fragrance on his body? How could this be?! Ever since he came out of the ancestral land, the cherry blossom smell on his body has never dissipated. How could it suddenly disappear? "A cultivator standing beside the black-robed man leader said in disbelief.
"All of you spread out and check the surroundings for any clues!" The leader of the black-clothed men said in a gloomy voice after a moment of silence.
As soon as his voice fell, the hundred-man team immediately scattered and searched in all directions.
"What do you think of this matter?" After everyone left, the leader of the men in black looked at the person behind him.
Before he entered the ancestral land, he didn't cultivate at all. Even his talent was extremely poor. However, after he came out, it was as if he was a completely different person. Everything changed. His strength directly reached Foundation Establishment. Moreover, that flame was terrifying. There was no one in the Foundation Establishment stage who could match him. He … "Zhou Quan said with fear. He still couldn't believe the youth's change.
"I can only be sure of one thing. He obtained some treasure from the cherry blossom forest in the ancestral land. And this treasure must be related to cherry blossoms. Ever since he came out, there has been a faint cherry blossom fragrance on his body. It's like a shadow that never dissipates. So unless he abandoned that thing, we can definitely find him by the smell of cherry blossoms!" Zhou Quan said after a moment of thought.
"Why did he enter the ancestral land? I remember that it's not a place that can be casually entered. Even if he's …" The black-clothed man seemed to have suddenly realized something and swallowed his words. He spoke again, "I remember that he was born in Red Cliff Palace and has lived there for almost all his life. Why would he suddenly go to the ancestral land?"
"He was chased by our people and accidentally ran in. I didn't expect that there would be such a big mess …" Zhou Quan said with a gloomy face.
Zhou Quan was responsible for the first chase. In the end, not only did he not kill the youth, but he also gave the youth a powerful strength. Now that he was being chased for the second time, if he screwed up again, he would basically not have a good ending.
Just as the two of them were analyzing the red-clothed youth's whereabouts, a black-clothed man quickly rushed over from afar. He respectfully said to the two of them, "Sir, we found traces of a battle 300 meters ahead. Moreover, it was done with fire …"
Hearing this person's report, the black-clothed leader and Zhou Quan immediately looked at each other. Both of them instantly rushed out and rushed towards the place that the black-clothed man had mentioned.
Not long after, a scorched land appeared in front of them. The trees were burned to ashes and the soil was directly melted by the terrifying flames.
The black-clothed leader searched the vicinity and after confirming that there were no corpses, he once again came to the large pit that was burned by the flames.
"Now that we're here, all traces have disappeared!" The black-clothed leader said with a pale face. This meant that they had completely lost the red-clothed youth. The fragrance of cherry blossoms had disappeared without a trace.
In the manor of Yang 'an City, after a period of rest, Hayashikawa finally recovered. Moreover, he sorted out the process of the previous battle and found the areas that were lacking in order to improve it.
Just as he was pondering, the Akatsuki's ring on his right index finger emitted a scorching temperature, indicating that someone was trying to contact him.
Hayashikawa's eyes flashed slightly. He could feel that Zetsu was trying to contact him.
In the seventh space of Beauty's Grave, a colorful light flashed slightly, and Hayashikawa's figure appeared directly on the right index finger of the Gedo Golem. The green words immediately lit up.
"What happened?" Hayashikawa said in a mechanical voice that sounded a little like an electronic sound.
"Ah ha, something very interesting happened!" Zetsu said softly with a faint smile at the corner of her mouth. She seemed to be very interested in what she was going to say next.
"Do you still remember the red-clothed, red-haired youth with the fragrance of cherry blossoms that you asked me to investigate?" Zetsu said thoughtfully.
"What? You found out? "Hayashikawa raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he did not expect Zetsu to find out about him so quickly.
"Ha, rather than saying that I found out, it's better to say that he delivered himself to me!" Zetsu chuckled. "I just got in touch with Hei Xuan. He said that Zhang Wenrui and Zetsu had safely arrived at his side, but they also brought an interesting piece of news."
"Not long after Zhang Wenrui and Zetsu left the battlefield, they were attacked by a red-clothed, red-haired youth. However, that youth did not kill them, nor did he want to snatch their treasures. Instead, he took two things — the Akatsuki Robe!"
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