In order to prevent the rabbit demon from causing trouble, Xue 'er charged at the rabbit demon.
"Why? Why are you doing this to me?" Xue 'er knew that her master's return was a ruse to lure her in. However, as fellow disciples, Xue' er did not understand what was going on.
"It's nothing. If we don't capture you, our lives will be gone. We have no choice."
The rabbit demon's strength was about the same as Xue 'er's, but he was faster. In a short exchange, Xue' er was almost hit.
"Your third senior brother is already dead." After a long battle, the rabbit demon was getting anxious. Seeing that the tiger demon was at a disadvantage, he revealed a shocking piece of news.
Indeed, when Xue 'er heard the news, her body went into a daze. The rabbit demon was overjoyed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he quickly threw out a dense number of poison needles. His other hand was not idle either. His long fingernails reflected a pink glow under the sunlight. It was terrifying and fatal as he stabbed at Xue' er's right chest.
The poison needles were covered in knockout powder. Just a little bit of it could cause an elephant to collapse. He definitely could not kill Xue 'er. He still had to answer to the black-robed man.
By the time Xue 'er reacted, it was already too late to dodge. She ignored the attack that was about to hit her body. With a shout, a glowing staff appeared in Xue' er's hand.
She struck down the poison needles that were aimed at her face.
"Ding ding ding." This was the sound of the poison needles hitting her clothes. All the poison needles, including the rabbit demon's claws, only made Xue 'er grunt.
"What?" The rabbit demon was shocked to see all this. He did not expect his junior sister to be wearing a set of Dharma artifacts.
The rabbit demon looked at Xue 'er with jealousy. He did not even have a weapon, but Xue' er had another set. Even the weapon was probably left behind by that expert.
With a weapon, Xue 'er turned the situation around. She did not take it out earlier because she wanted to find out the reason. Since the other party was unwilling to speak, she could only beat them into submission.
This made the rabbit demon even more depressed. He had the upper hand earlier, but now he was being beaten up badly. He was even hit a few times by the staff. If Xue 'er had not shown mercy, he would probably be lying on the ground.
No, the rabbit demon decided to retreat. If he did not leave now, he would never be able to leave.
"Let's go." In the next second, the rabbit demon threw even more poison needles at Xue Er. Taking advantage of the fact that she was defending herself, it leaped a few times and left the battlefield, intending to retreat to the forest behind it.
The tiger demon was at a loss for words as well. He had thought that the other party was pretending to be weak to take down his junior sister. He had been a little cowardly in the beginning, anticipating that the rabbit demon would take down his junior sister. He had not expected that the other party's strength was inferior to his. He had lost the initiative, and the other party's aura was getting stronger and stronger.
He could only be forced to defend passively, which made him extremely depressed.
When he saw that the rabbit demon was unable to break through the situation and was even about to retreat, he saw that the rabbit demon was unable to break through the situation.
Hearing the rabbit demon's signal to retreat, the tiger demon held its shoulder and ran back.
Seeing the other party running away, Zhao Man laughed heartily and chased after him. Who wouldn't like to beat a drowning dog?
The moment the two demons entered the forest, the rabbit demon threw something on the ground. A blue fog appeared in front of Zhao Man, blocking him.
By the time the smoke dispersed, the two demons had already escaped.
"The next time I see you, I'll definitely take your lives." Zhao Man had no choice but to leave a threat in the direction the two demons had escaped.
Then he ran to Xue Er and said proudly, "I've chased them away. You're fine now." He had an expression that said, "Hurry up and praise me."
Unfortunately, Xue Er was not in the mood to pay attention to this. She casually brushed him off. Until now, she still did not understand what had happened. However, the fact that her senior brother had attacked her still made Xue Er sad.
Instead, Shuang Er ran over and said to Zhao Man with admiration, "You're amazing, Young Master Zhao."
Zhao Man looked at the absent-minded Xue Er. Half of the victorious Xue Er had disappeared. However, he knew that Xue Er was not in a good mood.
He forced himself to be alert and started chatting with Shuang Er.
Gu Zheng did not stop the other party from leaving. He had a feeling that the other party had only sent a few subordinates.
However, there was always a solution to a problem. There was no telling who they would be afraid of!
Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Gu Zheng could only lead them back. Because Shuang Er's strength had greatly increased, they had already returned to the village they had come from the next day.
It was Shuang Er's former home. Compared to a few days ago, it had not changed much. Shuang Er only returned home to take some things. Then, everyone prepared to return to the border town to rest.
Half a day later, the four travel-worn people returned to the small town. However, the town's gates had already been sealed.
There were even soldiers patrolling the city walls, adding to the somber atmosphere.
"What's going on? Wasn't everything fine before we left?" Xue Er asked curiously.
Gu Zheng looked at Xue Er speechlessly. This was a true naive and sweet girl. She was practically a disgrace to all fox demons. Even Shuang Er felt that something was wrong.
Zhao Man walked to the bottom of the wall and shouted loudly, "I am the Sixth Prince, Zhao Man. What happened?"
There was a slight commotion on the city walls.
Not long after, a person who looked like a squad leader jumped out from the top of the wall and replied, "Sixth Prince, please wait a moment. We've already reported this to the higher-ups. Please wait a moment."
Since they already knew his identity, why didn't they hurry to open the city gates? It seemed that something terrible had happened.
No matter what, they had to enter the city first to understand the situation. They had to rely on their own strength. However, they had to stay outside to prevent any accidents.
City Lord Manor. Two people were chatting politely in the main hall.
The tea on the table was steaming hot, but no one touched it.
"City Lord Liao, then I'll leave the future to you. Don't worry, my master will definitely keep his promise." The two seemed to have reached an agreement.
"Envoy Fan, don't worry. I've already taken down those rebels. Once His Majesty is done with those stubborn people, I'll definitely bring those people to congratulate him."
Envoy Fan smiled and replied, "It's good that you have such intentions. Now, your most important task is to guard this city. Once the Sixth Prince returns, you must delay him for as long as possible and report it immediately."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely do it." City Lord Liao replied.
"Reporting." A messenger soldier came to the door.
"City Lord Liao, I'll take my leave first. I still have to report the situation to my master." Envoy Fan stood up and cupped his hands.
"Alright. Take care, Envoy Fan." City Lord Liao sent Envoy Fan out of the City Lord Manor. He only returned when he saw Envoy Fan leave on his horse.
"What's wrong?" After returning to the house, City Lord Liao called the messenger soldier over.
"Reporting." The soldier knelt down on one knee. "The Sixth Prince has been waiting outside the city for a long time."
Speak of the devil. Although City Lord Liao didn't know who Cao Cao was, he knew that it was time for him to make a decision.
Originally, when the Sixth Prince returned, the war would have already ended. It would be easy for him to make a decision. He didn't expect the Sixth Prince to return so quickly. Could it be a trick?
City Lord Liao couldn't make up his mind.
"How many people are there in total?"
"Reporting. There are three more. Two women and one man."
No matter what, it was impossible to leave the Sixth Prince outside. City Lord Liao decided to observe the situation first. If he made the wrong bet, there wouldn't be a second chance. The lives of his entire family were in City Lord Liao's hands. This put him under a lot of pressure.
"Creak." The heavy door slowly opened with difficulty.
A group of people, including City Lord Liao, quickly came out to welcome the Sixth Prince.
"My apologies, my apologies, Sixth Prince. I was dealing with some troublemakers and was delayed for a while. Please punish me." City Lord Liao was very smart. He straightforwardly apologized.
Would Zhao Man punish him because of this? Of course not. Therefore, Zhao Man could only snort coldly to express his dissatisfaction.
"Sixth Prince, please enter the city to rest. It's already late. I will personally apologize to the Sixth Prince later." City Lord Liao's attitude was very humble.
A large group of people gathered around the Sixth Prince. Gu Zheng and the others followed behind. No one stopped them.
The rooms arranged for them were pretty good. They were in a luxurious mansion. City Lord Liao said that the owner had already left.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Gu Zheng and the others would stay here. Everyone washed up and headed to the main hall.
Gu Zheng was the last to arrive. They were already waiting here. After the maid served Gu Zheng a cup of tea, Zhao Man waved his hand and chased away all the irrelevant people.
This was all arranged by City Lord Liao. He even arranged for guards to guard the entrance in the name of protection.
From Gu Zheng's point of view, it was obviously surveillance.
Zhao Man also understood. However, at this stage, he still had to understand what was going on. Although he didn't like conspiracies, he still had some understanding of it. Therefore, he had to remain calm.
Zhao Man looked at Gu Zheng and the others. He was really unhappy. They had agreed not to come in and he could handle it. In the end, they still came in together.
If he was here alone, no matter what happened, Zhao Man was confident that he could rush out.
If the situation was favorable, he would definitely go in immediately. He wouldn't have to wait for City Lord Liao to come out to welcome him.
There wasn't enough information. Zhao Man wasn't good at this. The entire city was under martial law.
However, Zhao Man wasn't in the mood to pat his head to express his frustration.
Gu Zheng was drinking tea downstairs. He took a sip and savored the taste. Zhao Man was sure that it was the most ordinary tea leaves.
Xue 'er and Shuang' er gathered together and whispered something. Occasionally, a few chuckles could be heard.
Shuang 'er trusted Xue' er. Xue 'er trusted Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng naturally trusted himself. Of course, things could be normal.
Gu Zheng glanced at the troubled Zhao Man from the corner of his eye. He blew at the tea leaves on the teacup and took a sip before he spoke slowly.
"No, they are too anxious. The ones who should be anxious should be them."
When Zhao Man heard this, he knew that Gu Zheng was right. However, there was still a fire burning in his heart. He couldn't sit still.
On the other side, City Lord Liao was gathering his subordinates to discuss something in the nearby City Lord Mansion.
"Should we take this opportunity to capture the Sixth Prince?"
Thanks to the Sixth Prince's superb martial arts skills, half of them were against it.
The opposing view was that the Sixth Prince's martial arts were superb. None of them could capture him. Moreover, many of the soldiers couldn't be mobilized. Only their subordinates could capture him.
Even if the Sixth Prince was burdened by his companions, he could escape at any time. Moreover, his companions weren't weak. They might go for wool and come home shorn.
Those who agreed to capture the Sixth Prince spoke with conviction. After all, they had already betrayed the Sixth Prince's camp. Now that they had this opportunity, once they captured the Sixth Prince, they would obtain countless benefits. Even if all of their subordinates died, as long as they could capture the Sixth Prince, everything would be worth it.
One side was conservative, while the other side was radical. Everyone's opinion was very reasonable.
City Lord Liao was also dizzy from the commotion. Gradually, both sides stopped discussing. After all, they had already said everything that could be said. They all looked at City Lord Liao, waiting for his final decision.
City Lord Liao's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat. He knew that the first plan was the safest. Even if his camp failed, he would have enough time to escape. The second plan was to use small gains to win big. One had to know that the highest rank among his subordinates was only at the second layer. They couldn't even compare to the Sixth Prince's friends.
Once he killed or captured the Sixth Prince, his future would be limitless. It was better than staying in this lousy place.
Shuang 'er was also at the second layer. Although she didn't have any combat strength, others didn't know that.
City Lord Liao's heart was filled with anxiety. In the end, his greed won over his rationality, and he decided to take the risk.
Since the boss had made his decision, there was another round of discussion.
First of all, it was impossible to deal with the Sixth Prince in terms of martial strength. First, it was rejected. Then, there were poisons, beauty traps, alcohol, and assassins in the middle of the night.
To be honest, the best method was to make him drink. However, at this juncture, the Sixth Prince definitely wouldn't drink too much.
In the end, one of his subordinates came up with a plan.
First of all, there was a special kind of flower here. This kind of flower was generally non-toxic and harmless. It emitted a faint fragrance. This kind of flower was also a kind of spice, and many spices were mixed with it.
Then, this subordinate discovered that as long as another kind of rare herb was mixed in, it could be ground into juice. After mixing it with some alcohol, it could cover the smell of the flower itself.
And when the two met, it would produce another kind of effect. It could make the person who inhaled it hallucinate or even faint.
In addition, they could call for singing and dancing to accompany them. They could succeed without anyone noticing.
City Lord Liao praised happily. If they succeeded, he would definitely reward them.
As such, the subordinate came up with another idea. Everything was normal at the beginning. When the dancers appeared, the boss would pour a special wine for them. The wine in the jar would be drugged. This would double the safety of the Sixth Prince's breathing.
Hearing this, City Lord Liao's face bloomed with a smile. It was as if he could see his future glory and wealth.
"Alright, go and prepare. Be careful and don't alert the enemy."
The subordinates dispersed and went to do what they were supposed to do. Only City Lord Liao was left smiling foolishly.
It was already late when they entered the city. With a slight delay, the sky quickly turned dark.
Gu Zheng had already refilled a few cups of tea. Just now, Xue 'er tried to go out but was blocked by the guards at the door. She could only return unhappily.
When the lights in the hall were already lit, a messenger finally came over and respectfully invited the four to the largest restaurant in the city.
City Lord Liao was welcoming the Sixth Prince.
Under the guidance of the messenger, Gu Zheng and the others arrived quickly. Compared to the restaurants in Southern Peak City, this place was very shabby. Not only did it only have two floors, but it also didn't have any famous calligraphy or paintings. It also didn't have any elegant private rooms. It looked no different from an ordinary restaurant.
However, it was indeed the largest restaurant in the city. After all, this was a remote and desolate place.
When Gu Zheng and the others went up, they saw that City Lord Liao was already waiting with a group of people. When they saw Zhao Man, they warmly invited Zhao Man to take a seat.
The table was filled with dishes. There were chicken, duck, fish, and all kinds of delicacies.
City Lord Liao introduced the people at the table to Zhao Man. This person was in charge of finance, this person was in charge of logistics. Everyone who was introduced to Zhao Man would drink a cup of wine and greet him.
Zhao Man also briefly introduced his friends to everyone. After a round, everyone was finally seated.
Gu Zheng looked at the people who introduced themselves. Some of them were obviously people who had died or had very low temperaments. They didn't seem like the people he introduced himself to. It seemed like this was a Hongmen Banquet.
Zhao Man also noticed this. As soon as he sat down, he directly asked those people, "What were you guys doing before?"
Those people stood up with terrified expressions, indicating that they were just some senior captains or their own subordinates.
"Then what happened, City Lord? Why are you so strict?" Zhao Man continued to ask.
City Lord Liao also stood up and apologized to Zhao Man, "There were some rebels in the city who wanted to take over the city. With everyone's help, we suppressed them. It's a pity for those brothers who sacrificed themselves in the internal strife."
He even shed a few fake tears. Gu Zheng's acting was really good. Normal people wouldn't be able to see through it.
Gu Zheng had already started eating the delicious food on the table. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he raised his wine cup and drank it in one gulp. It was really refreshing.
"Eat, don't be shy. Hurry up and eat. Shuang 'er, Xue' er, hurry up and eat." Seeing that everyone was looking at him like he was an idiot, Gu Zheng gestured for Xue 'er and Xue' er to start eating.
They had been working hard for the whole day and hadn't eaten much. Xue 'er and Shuang' er were already starving. Hearing Gu Zheng's words, they didn't care about anything else and started eating with him.
However, the drink at the front was a sweet and sour drink that was very popular with girls.
The others looked at Gu Zheng and the others strangely. The Sixth Prince's friends were too … That was everyone's opinion.
Zhao Man didn't have the time to look at this. He anxiously asked, "What happened?"
City Lord Liao sighed and said, "That bastard Eternal Spring has already rebelled. He took the opportunity to meet the Emperor and detained His Majesty's people. He even sent an envoy to seduce the City Lords."
"I came here too." City Lord Liao looked at Zhao Man's suspicious gaze and admitted, "However, I finally came to His Majesty's side and directly kicked the envoy out. I had him tell Thief Eternal Spring that I would send an army to suppress him."
"I didn't expect that." City Lord Liao pretended to be sad. "That envoy still didn't give up and incited some people who didn't know to start a rebellion. Fortunately, we discovered it early and suppressed it in time. However, some innocent people who were incited were still killed."
"It's the Old Man's fault. We should have killed that envoy. Many of our brothers died." City Lord Liao's eyes were even filled with tears.
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