The cultivator was the first to fall, but he landed lightly on the ground.
Yuan Gang, who had knocked him down, was the first to touch the ground. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he rolled forward and stomped his feet on the ground. Then, he once again charged in the direction where the cultivator had fallen.
Blood seeped out of the nostrils of the descending cultivator. Before he could land on the ground, he saw Yuan Gang charging at him again. He spread his arms and used all of his cultivation base to send out two balls of invisible energy from his palms. They attacked Yuan Gang from the left and right.
Yuan Gang's entire body shot forward, his arms crossed to protect his head. He shot out like a cannon, using his body of flesh and blood to crash into the balls of invisible Stellar Energy.
Boom! Boom!
The two energy spheres exploded with a loud rumble. The clothes on Yuan Gang's upper body were torn apart, revealing his red and muscular body. The hair band that tied his hair up had also been loosened.
The shockwave uprooted the grass within a radius of several meters, and the ground rippled in all directions.
Yuan Gang's momentum slowed, and he leaped out again.
The scene before him made the cultivator's heart tremble. What kind of monster was this? He didn't dodge or evade, but used his body of flesh and blood to take the full blow of his cultivation?
He knew that his current cultivation was severely damaged. It was a little too exaggerated to think that he could take the blow with his body of flesh and blood. How strong was this freak's body?
He didn't have time to think too much. Yuan Gang was already in front of him. Before the cultivator's feet touched the ground, Yuan Gang jumped up with his half-broken saber and slashed at the cultivator's head.
The cultivator quickly moved. He caught the saber's hilt with both hands, and his feet landed on the ground. Under the heavy pressure, he was like a wooden stake. Boom! His feet stabbed into the ground, and the ground cracked and sank.
Bang! Yuan Gang took the opportunity to slam forward. He turned to the side and elbowed the cultivator in the chest.
"Puff!" The cultivator threw his head back and spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the crisp sound of his sternum breaking could be heard. His cultivation was unable to withstand this violent and heavy blow, and his entire body was sent flying several feet away, smashing into the ground and rolling on the ground.
Yuan Gang was bare-chested, and his long hair fluttered in the wind. The muscles on his body were as sturdy as a stone sculpture. He held the broken saber in his hand as he slowly walked over expressionlessly.
The stumbling cultivator's legs turned soft and he fell to the ground again. In the end, he struggled to get up again, blood trickling down from his mouth and nose. He turned around and staggered away, one hand clutching his chest. He could not even walk steadily, yet he still wanted to run for his life.
Suddenly, someone kicked him from behind. His legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground. He wanted to stand up again, but half of the blade was already on his neck.
Yuan Gang, who had his blade across his neck, slowly turned around and looked down at him coldly.
The cultivator slowly raised his head and saw a bare-chested man with long hair fluttering in the wind. He looked like an ancient warrior. He revealed a bitter smile and asked, "You … who are you?"
Yuan Gang said coldly, "Where is Shao Pingbo? Tell me and I'll spare your life! "
When he launched the surprise attack, he noticed that something was wrong. There were only two cultivators escorting the carriage, and the others seemed to be ordinary martial artists. They were beaten to the point where they couldn't even fight back. This was very abnormal. Shao Pingbo could be said to be the number one figure in the Northern Province. How could he only have two cultivators protecting him when he came to a place like this?
He immediately realized that he might have pounced on empty air and fallen for the other party's trick.
The cultivator laughed bitterly and said, "Shao Pingbo left a few days ago."
Yuan Gang said, "I asked you where he is."
The cultivator panted and shook his head. "When he came to the State of Qi, his whereabouts could change at any time. He is the only one who knows. No one else knows. I only found out that he left before I set off today. I really don't know where he is. Brother, I have no enmity with you. I still have some money here. Take it. Can you be magnanimous and let me go? "He reached into his sleeve and took out a handful of banknotes of different denominations.
Yuan Gang reached out and grabbed the banknotes in the cultivator's hand. He glanced at them indifferently and then coldly looked at the cultivator in front of him.
The cultivator's Adam's apple trembled. "Brother, if you think it's not enough, I still have some money in the bank. Let's discuss a way to get what we need. How about it?"
The saber was released from his neck. Yuan Gang walked around him and walked away.
The cultivator looked back. When he saw that Yuan Gang had really left, he propped himself up with his hand and struggled to get up.
Yuan Gang, who was walking a distance away from the person behind him, suddenly hooked his foot. Half of the saber on the ground flew up.
Clang! An ear-piercing sound of metal clashing reverberated.
Yuan Gang turned around and swung his saber, knocking away the half of the saber that had jumped up.
The half of the saber turned into a stream of light and sank into the back of the cultivator who had stood up like a meteor. Then, with a poof, the saber flew out of the cultivator's chest with a spray of blood.
The cultivator's eyes widened. He knelt on the ground and fell to the grass, twitching.
Yuan Gang didn't even look back. He carried the half of the zhanmadao and strode forward. The setting sun shone at an angle, and the outline of his chest was obvious and glowed with a golden luster. His glossy black hair fluttered in the wind, swaying in the same direction as the green grass between heaven and earth.
Gradually, he walked faster and faster. He began to run, like a cheetah galloping at full speed.
The wind blew the grass, but it couldn't hide the footprints he had left along the way. Following these footprints, he ran all the way back under the setting sun.
He ran back to the forest and went deep into it. When he arrived near the official road, he met up with Yuan Feng and the others.
Seeing that he had lost his clothes and only half of the saber in his hand, Yuan Feng went up and asked, "Are you okay?"
Yuan Gang had been holding the banknotes in his hand and slapped them on his chest.
Yuan Feng covered the banknotes on his chest with both hands.
Yuan Gang asked, "Do you have a target?"
Yuan Feng turned around and asked someone to bring a messy half-white wig. He said, "The one in the car. The target we killed was wrong. It's fake."
Yuan Gang asked, "Has the scene been cleaned up?"
Yuan Feng said, "We can only do some simple cleaning. The traces of the explosion are too obvious. It can't be restored to its original state in a short period of time."
Yuan Gang immediately ran with quick steps, and the group immediately followed.
Yuan Gang ran to the hillside beside the official road to take a look. Indeed, it was only a simple filling of the hole. The traces of fresh soil caused by the explosion couldn't be cleaned up in a short period of time.
The group followed Yuan Gang and jumped down the hillside. They crossed the official road and rushed into the depths of the forest on the other side.
Everyone squatted by a stream and quickly washed up. Then, they untied the hidden horses and got on them one after another. They rushed out of the forest, the sound of hooves rumbling all the way back …
The sunset over the sea was even more beautiful. On a large ship, Shao Pingbo stood at the bow facing the wind. Although half of his hair was white, he was still as handsome as ever. His eyes were calm and deep, and his cloak fluttered behind him.
A golden wing broke through the sea and arrived. After a while, Shao Sansheng came over with a secret letter in his hand. He reported, "Young Master, we've found that red-faced man. His name is An Taiping. He's the owner of the tofu we tasted last time. He runs a tofu restaurant. It's said that he's in partnership with Huyan Wuhen's son, Huyan Wei. This An Taiping was originally a member of the Qi Kingdom's border army. It's said that he was framed by his superiors and was almost killed to silence him … "He roughly explained An Taiping's background.
Shao Pingbo said, "How could a snack seller enter the inner residence of the White Cloud Realm? Moreover, it was sister's boudoir?"
Shao Sansheng smiled bitterly. "I don't know. I'm afraid we'll have to ask Miss Su about the specific situation."
Shao Pingbo was silent for a while before he asked, "Is there still no news from that group?"
Shao Sansheng said, "There's been no reply for some time."
"That's not normal. Something must have happened. It seems that someone really wants to make a move on me. Who wants to make a move on me? The news of my arrival is highly confidential. Everyone has concealed their identities. Not many people know about it. When I enter and leave the Qi Kingdom's palace, only Chief Steward Bu Xun was by Vast Cloud Tu's side. Vast Cloud Tu doesn't want anything to happen to me at the moment, so the news of my arrival shouldn't be leaked. There's something fishy about this … "Shao Pingbo muttered to himself. He closed his eyes for a while before he suddenly asked," How long has An Taiping's tofu restaurant been open? "
Shao Sansheng was stunned. He pondered for a while before he replied, "From the information our spies received, after he arrived in the capital and was pardoned, he opened that tofu restaurant. It should be around half a year, right?"
"Half a year … half a year … It should be around the same time as when Niu Youdao came to the Qi Kingdom. It's not normal for someone to be able to enter sister's boudoir in half a year …" Shao Pingbo muttered. He slowly tilted his head to look in the direction of the setting sun. He seemed to be enjoying the beautiful scenery. Slowly, however, he said, "Get someone to draw An Taiping's portrait and send it to the Northern Prefecture. Let Lu Shengzhong see if he recognizes him."
"Yes!" Shao Sansheng replied.
Shao Pingbo added, "Don't go by sea. Get to the shore as soon as possible. Go by land. Destroy the boat and leave no survivors."
"…" Shao Sansheng was stunned. He looked in the direction of the shore and reminded, "Young Master, if we go back by land now, I'm afraid we'll have to pass through the desert between the Kingdom of Qi and the Kingdom of Zhao. That road is not easy to travel."
"Let's go by the desert. Let the people from the Great Zen Mountain work hard."
In the small forest in the inner courtyard of the tofu restaurant, there were ropes that the 'employees' usually used for training.
Hu Yanwei was sitting on one of the ropes, swinging as if he was on a swing.
Yuan Gang walked in and saw that Hu Yanwei looked depressed. He went up to him and asked, "You haven't been coming here as frequently recently."
Hu Yanwei sighed and said, "I'm tired. I have to do serious work. I'm afraid there won't be any more opportunities in the future. I reckon that before long, I'll be transferred to the Valiant Cavalry to follow the army. It won't be easy for me to return to the capital. But it's good that I'm leaving. There's a tigress at home, and she's a cultivator. I can't beat her, and no one will speak up for me. I'm at a disadvantage. I can't live like this anymore. I don't have any interest in the prosperity of the capital anymore. I'm leaving to avoid trouble. "
Yuan Gang grabbed a rope and tugged on it, as if he was testing its firmness. He then asked, "There's a big commotion outside. It's said that the King of England is going to remarry, and he's going to marry the daughter of Shao Dengyun of Beizhou, Han. Is that true?"
"Yes, it's true." Hu Yanwei nodded. He suddenly chuckled and said in a self-mocking tone, "We can't even take care of ourselves. Is there a need to worry about others?"
Outside the tofu restaurant, a horse carriage arrived and stopped by the roadside. A young girl who was waiting by the roadside quickly entered the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Hao Qingqing, who was already dressed like a married woman, sat upright with a sword in her hand.
After the young girl entered, she immediately reported, "Princess, it's been confirmed. Third Master has entered the tofu restaurant again."
Clang! Hao Qingqing suddenly pulled out half of the sword in her hand. She sneered and said, "Do you think I don't know what kind of person that guy is? It would be strange if the tofu restaurant could attract him. There must be a woman hiding in this tofu restaurant. Come, let's go catch the adulterer! "
The young girl immediately panicked. She hurriedly reached out and stopped her. "Princess, you can't act recklessly!"
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