Chapter 257

Chapter 251"Come, let's go!"

Zhao Yi walked up to Li Zhuiyuan, half-squatting and bending at the waist.

The Taoist temple was on the mountain. When things were calm, they could walk up normally, but now they needed to hurry.

Li Zhuiyuan got onto Zhao Yi's back.

Zhao Yi straightened up and started moving forward. His pace was not fast, and he didn't feel any jolting, but the scenery on both sides was being pulled back increasingly quickly.

Lin Shuyou's 'Three Steps Praise' emphasized practical combat, while Runsheng focused on impact force. In terms of movement technique alone, neither of them could compare to the current Zhao Yi.

Because this guy had taken movement techniques to an extreme level. He was at ease while also appearing graceful and flowing.

"How does my Jiu Jiang Zhao family's 'Chase Jiang Step Dao Step' feel?"

"A slightly modified 'Five Elements Plum Blossom Step'? Is that your Zhao family's creation?"

Zhao Yi laughed because the young man was right.

Zhao Wuchang rose from humble beginnings, establishing the Jiu Jiang Zhao family's status in the Jianghu. However, their foundation was weak, and in all these years, the Zhao family hadn't produced a second Dragon King. To enrich their family heritage, they naturally had to do some 'borrowing'.

Zhao Yi: "So, ah, I always feel that besides our ancestor, what our Zhao family is best at is this ability to manage things."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Indeed."

Zhao Yi: "After this is over, I'll copy a few more sets of cultivation methods and stuff for you. Help me take a look."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's a long-term project."

Zhao Yi: "To cooperate long-term, you have to give some benefits periodically. As an external captain, shouldn't you get some subsidies?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "We'll see."

Zhao Yi: "Don't say 'we'll see'. Once you accept favors, you can't refuse. You don't want our next meeting to start with a conflict, do you?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "That way, I'll feel more secure."

There was still some distance to Sun Yan's coordinates, but the movement had already begun to transmit.

Zhao Yi first slowed down, then looked for a hidden spot from which he could observe below.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his hands and arranged a simple concealing array around them, adding an extra layer of security.

Zhao Yi: "See? You've completely mastered the set Zhen Shaonan gave you."

Li Zhuiyuan didn't speak, just lowered his gaze.

Below, eight people were 'attacking' an ancient tree.

These eight people were not a single team, clearly divided into two factions.

One faction had three people, two males and one female, dressed in white with an ethereal aura.

The other faction had five people, all males, led by a fat man wearing a black headcloth.

Seeing Li Zhuiyuan not respond, Zhao Yi took the initiative to speak: "About that, can I also take a look? You took back all those carved boards, should be sorted out, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "All lost."

"Lost?"

"After learning, they're not just lost, they take up space."

"Where did they go?"

"My basement. There are many hidden books inside. If you're interested, you can try to steal some."

"I'll tell you the location of my Zhao family ancestral home's secret realm. You go steal some, how about that?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded very seriously: "Okay."

Zhao Yi just then realized that this Li guy came from nothing and built his own path. He was probably eager to find a legitimate reason to visit a major sect's treasure library.

"I was joking. Wait until the Yu family. That's a true Dragon King family. There are definitely many good things."

Li Zhuiyuan looked into the distance, trying to find Runsheng and the twin sisters' positions.

He first spotted Sun Yan, who was hiding in a tree.

After a while, he found the position of the twin sisters. Although they had arranged a concealing array, they didn't perfectly integrate with the surrounding environment.

Zhao Yi: "Runsheng on your side is hidden better. I still haven't found his position."

Li Zhuiyuan: "That's because he should be nearby, but not looking this way."

The task was completed through Sun Yan's animal transmission. After completing the task, Runsheng should find a cool place to stay.

Zhao Yi: "Indeed, that's something Runsheng would do."

The three people in white were clearly proficient in array formations. Earlier, the other team of five had tried to break the array with brute force, but it wasn't very effective.

Now, it was the turn of the three. They stood side by side, hands quickly forming seals, and array materials they carried flew out one by one.

One was using a small array to measure the large array, one was concentrating on arranging, and one was leading the changes in the surrounding Feng Shui to cooperate.

Zhao Yi: "Don't you feel the method is a bit familiar?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Zhao Yi: "It's Zhen Shaonan's approach. Those three are probably his descendants."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Zhen Shaonan asked me to hand over the things he researched to his descendants."

Zhao Yi: "Do you want it back?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Depends on the situation, at least the minimum."

Furthermore, Li Zhuiyuan still remembered that when he encountered a surrounding array in a homestay in Lijiang, a group of array masters posed a threat to his array. It was precisely these three.

When the Fragment Jade dissipated into a mark, it meant that after the Fragment Jade Contention ended, everyone scattered. Before leaving, these three even saluted him and offered congratulations.

However, Zhen Shaonan was initially an enemy, only realizing his failure at the last moment, then retreating to seek benefits and ask Li Zhuiyuan for help.

These three were also enemies in Lijiang, only showing a certain demeanor at the end.

In summary, there was some good feeling, but Li Zhuiyuan didn't owe them any favors.

The three quickly completed the preparatory work and began breaking the array.

First attempt, the big tree started to tremble, but the array wasn't opened. Failed.

The fat man among the five spoke, his tone full of sarcasm, and he casually teased the female among the three, his eyes revealing lewdness.

The female array master's face showed shame and anger, but she was held down by her companion's wrist. Then the three tried to arrange the array again.

The fat man became more arrogant, continuously hooking his arm around his subordinates' shoulders, giving detailed comments on the female array master's figure. His subordinates all echoed with lewd laughter.

This scene looked very low-level.

Li Zhuiyuan's hearing was good, and he could hear clearly. Zhao Yi didn't even need to translate; he could read lips.

Zhao Yi: "A bit interesting, that fat man."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Zhao Yi: "Those three array masters are still a bit inexperienced. They deliberately failed the first attempt at breaking the array, leaving a backhand array at the original spot targeting the fat man and his group."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The fat man already saw through their intention. He's adjusting his subordinates' positions by hooking his arm around their shoulders. His lewd words actually hide their codes."

Zhao Yi: "Can you tell what kind of person the fat man is?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "In terms of Jianghu experience, I'm much weaker than you."

Zhao Yi: "I feel he doesn't come from humble beginnings. People from humble beginnings would find it very difficult to access profound array formations."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I don't agree with that point. If he understood array formations, he could have tried to break the array just now, unless he deliberately concealed it even from his subordinates, but that doesn't make much sense."

Zhao Yi: "Then he doesn't understand array formations, but he understands people, seeing through the purpose behind their first failure. Hehe, I overlooked that."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It doesn't matter, a common problem for young masters and young ladies."

Zhao Yi: "How can you call me a young master?"

Below, the three array masters' second attempt began. The original scenery around the big tree receded, and a simple Taoist temple gate appeared.

The plaque on the door read "Wuwei Guan".

Fat man: "Open the door."

The female array master raised her hand, and the gate slowly opened, revealing a Taoist standing behind the door.

The Taoist had just returned to the temple to get something. His original intention was to return to the city hospital tonight to 'send off' the two old people and conveniently bring back his disciple.

But he had only been back at the temple for a short time when there was a rumbling sound from outside. He didn't rush out but stood quietly behind the door and waited.

He hoped the other party would leave after failing to break the array. Pity, things didn't go as planned.

"Distant travelers are guests. If you don't mind, you may enter the temple for tea and rest."

The fat man walked forward, cupped his hands: "We wish to participate in the Seal Demon Great Meeting, to contribute to suppressing evil demons. Please hand out the invitation card. If not, you are violating the original intention of the righteous path, deliberately colluding with evil demons!"

The reason was very crude, but practically effective.

Zhao Yi: "Actually, every Taoist temple that is given an invitation card has done evil behind the scenes and deserves to be exterminated. If the invitation card was really sent out by this Taoist, then he had already chosen suitable targets beforehand."

Li Zhuiyuan: "He himself is not wrong either."

Zhao Yi: "Also. So, you say, will he give it or not?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "As the distributor of the invitation card, if he can give it now, it means his freedom is very high; if he cannot give it, it means his degree of control is very deep, he is just the spokesperson for the deepest 'one'."

Zhao Yi: "He could wait behind the door for so long, letting them make noise, indicating that he didn't want to cause more trouble. If the invitation card cannot be given out and is forced out, it's truly as you said."

Li Zhuiyuan: "So, I agree with your plan modification. Wait until Xu Ming and Lin Shuyou recover from their injuries. We'll finish it in one go with the best state, only targeting this Taoist. It's easy to startle the snake."

Below, the Taoist asked: "Dare I ask for your honorable surname and great name?"

The fat man rushed to answer: "My surname is Wang, single name Bao. Alright, no more nonsense, hand over the invitation card, and I'll take my people and leave immediately."

Taoist: "My secular name is Shen, Shen Huaiyang. I have no Daoist title, and Wuwei Guan has no tradition of conferring Daoist titles."

Fat man: "I wasn't asking you."

Shen Huaiyang: "I should answer, this is courtesy."

At this time, the three array masters stepped forward successively and saluted:

"Zhen family, Zhen Yue."

"Zhen family, Zhen Lang."

"Zhen family, Zhen Xin."

Shen Huaiyang returned the salute to the three from the Zhen family, then looked at the four people behind the fat man, indicating for them to also report their names.

The fat man let out a cold laugh: "What's the point of reporting the names of people who are about to die?"

Above, Zhao Yi heard this and teased: "This fat man's habits are opposite to yours."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Indeed, they are Zhen family people."

Zhao Yi: "We are not convenient to protect people, that Shen Huaiyang is clearly planning to make a move. Asking names is to facilitate releasing their souls after killing and resolving his own baleful qi."

The implied meaning was that intervening forcefully would break the original plan.

Li Zhuiyuan: "If they can escape, we can help a bit."

Zhao Yi: "Okay, agreed."

The fat man retreated a step backward. The thin man wearing a black robe behind him, his black robe fell to the ground.

The next moment, the thin man with protruding ribs on his chest, holding a curved knife, appeared above Shen Huaiyang.

This was a face-to-face sneak attack assassination.

Many people with decent strength were unable to block this move. After all, when people were face-to-face, their vigilance against sneak attacks was often very low. The fat man had used this move to kill many people and save a lot of trouble.

Shen Huaiyang raised both hands upwards.

The thin man's curved knife had not yet fallen, but his entire body was lifted upwards by an invisible airwave, directly hitting the eaves of the Taoist temple gate.

And this airwave did not disappear, it continued. A 'kacha kacha' sound came from the thin man's body. The originally very thin man became even drier at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Pa."

Finally, he turned into a pool of meat paste stuck to the eaves of the gate.

"Drip... drip..."

Fresh blood mixed with some meat sauce dripped down, falling on Shen Huaiyang's head and shoulders.

He put down his hands, walked down the steps a few steps to avoid the filth above, then raised his hand again, using his sleeve to wipe the sweat beads from his face, his chest slightly rising and falling, gasping for breath.

The fat man's eyes widened, and he began to retreat.

The remaining three subordinates saw the situation and also showed astonishment. They instinctively wanted to retreat, but after seeing the fat man's figure, they actively stepped forward one by one, blocking in front of the fat man.

The three from the Zhen family saw the situation and also showed shock.

Lightly speaking, using such an extreme method to instantly kill a person, this picture indeed had a very strong impact force.

Shen Huaiyang's footsteps did not stop. After going down the steps, he continued forward.

An invisible sense of oppression attacked. The three subordinates in front of the fat man began to guard and retreat at the same time.

Shen Huaiyang drew his sword, and a sword light suddenly appeared, its momentum like a rainbow.

One of the fat man's subordinates twisted his body and instantly turned into many pieces that fell to the ground.

The fat man swallowed, murmuring: "Shouldn't be, shouldn't be..."

People who had walked the Jianghu to this stage were more or less familiar with the rules of the Jianghu. Under normal circumstances, getting an invitation card was the first step of this wave, but how could this first step be so terrifying?

This person before his eyes killed one of his subordinates with one move. How could they fight this?

The main reason was that the fat man was caught off guard. He didn't expect that among the two forces that came with the same wave, they had obtained the invitation card early. The fat man still thought his speed was very fast and he was in the first batch.

He even more didn't expect that the two forces had actually united, treating their later teams as stepping stones.

What was originally supposed to be the work of going to the small monster to get a token became directly entering the demon king's cave mansion and asking for something from the half-master.

One can only say that even the smartest person has their limits and is unable to understand things outside their cognition.

However, the fat man was also decisive. He shouted: "Run!"

Although he was fat, his speed was truly not slow. He stomped his feet, and his whole body leaped up.

Zhao Yi: "Very good lightness technique."

After all, it could make a fat man light as a swallow.

The fat man's remaining two subordinates, including the three from the Zhen family, also all prepared to escape from here.

The two sides had actually had contact before, although not a big fight, it could be considered testing the waters. The fat man's subordinates were probably not ordinary henchmen.

Shen Huaiyang knelt on one knee, his right hand palm downwards, patting the ground.

He opened his mouth, and various strange sounds came out, like the roars of many kinds of demon beasts. His long hair floated up, and his eyes turned green.

Originally, he had a truly ethereal and Daoist feel about him. Now, he looked like a puppet possessed by a demon beast.

But, he was not possessed.

He was actively using this move, completely himself, only this technique was clearly not learned from the Daoist sect.

The three from the Zhen family and the three from the fat man's group were like encountering a ghost wall. No matter how they ran, they couldn't leave this limited range.

Above, Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi simultaneously activated the Yin Eye.

They could see that there was a virtual shadow of a demon beast roaming around, forcibly enclosing this area into a boundary.

Zhao Yi: "Now we can confirm, our guess is not wrong."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm, Yu family technique."

Zhao Yi: "Then his demon beast..."

Li Zhuiyuan: "That little Taoist."

Zhao Yi: "Truly ruthless. Injecting demon blood into his own bloodline to cultivate the deepest bond with a companion demon beast? The Yu family people wouldn't all be this abnormal, would they?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "They weren't before, but the current Yu family is already much more abnormal."

When the demon beast takes control, human ethics and taboos are no longer constraints.

Sometimes Li Zhuiyuan also thinks about a problem. The last time he met Yu Miaomiao, she was very stupid, but she might... actually already be among the smartest batch of people in the current Yu family, after all, she could come out and walk the Jianghu.

The fat man shouted to the three from the Zhen family: "Join hands, otherwise we'll all die here!"

The three from the Zhen family began to arrange the array, preparing to use the power of the array to break this boundary.

And Shen Huaiyang, who had originally completed the trap formation, stopped there at this moment. He just used his gaze to look at the six people in front, but did not make the next move.

Zhao Yi: "Is he thinking?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "He's searching for memories."

Because of the clue provided by Xue Liangliang, Li Zhuiyuan had early contact with the three patients and knew about the memory modification beforehand. This was an advantage Zhao Yi didn't have.

This meant that Li Zhuiyuan could, from the beginning, dispel the fog and explore the opponent's behavioral logic.

Otherwise, one would truly think that the motionless Shen Huaiyang was enjoying watching the prey panic.

In fact, he was searching for memories.

Like in an exam, holding a reference book with example questions, looking for the answer.

Zhao Yi: "He's contemplating how to maintain the boundary while making a move."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Zhao Yi: "At this time, they should actually collectively attack Shen Huaiyang, or send one person to attack. This way, they can sacrifice one to break this boundary."

Li Zhuiyuan: "They don't dare. In their view, this is very absurd."

A strong person who can kill with a raised hand and arrange a boundary with a lowered hand, would actually make such a low-level mistake.

Zhao Yi: "This is our opportunity. When we formally make a move against him, we can specifically target this point."

Li Zhuiyuan: "By then, he will already have this segment of memory."

Zhao Yi: "Mm, we can't just copy it. We have to based on this idea, go manufacture other moments where he's scratching his head."

The Zhen family arranged the array very quickly. They had already started to pry open the boundary.

The fat man then brought his remaining two subordinates and stood in front of the Zhen family members, nominally providing cover.

Just at this moment, Shen Huaiyang loosened the ground palm he had been holding tight, and stood up. The boundary remained.

He breathed a sigh of relief, lifted his sword, and walked towards the six people.

He hadn't walked many steps when Zhen Xin suddenly closed her hands, and the two array flags on her sides moved without wind.

Shen Huaiyang stepped into the array trap they had prepared earlier. This was originally for the fat man and his group.

The corner of the fat man's mouth twitched, but he didn't get angry because he had seen it early.

Pressure from four directions began to attack Shen Huaiyang. Shen Huaiyang stabbed his sword into the ground under his feet, and with a stir, a huge airwave swept around. The originally compressed space couldn't bear this force...

"Boom!"

The array exploded.

Zhen Xin's figure trembled, and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Shen Huaiyang's hair was disheveled, his clothes were torn. Although he didn't spit blood, his breath was unsteady, looking extremely embarrassed.

The way he chose was to successfully break the array, but also injure himself. After all, he was also in that narrow array trap just now.

But Shen Huaiyang didn't choose to regulate his breath. Instead, he raised both arms high and let out a howl.

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

It was the landing of invisible giant things. Several virtual shadows of demon beasts pounced towards the six people like crazy.

Fat man: "Block him!"

A fan appeared in the fat man's hand. He held the fan in his left hand, and his right hand formed an orchid finger, constantly dancing. Two virtual shadows of demon beasts were blocked by him alone. His subordinates also blocked one each.

Zhen Yue was responsible for continuing to pry open the boundary with the array. Zhen Lang took out a piece of paper. The paper was only the size of a palm, cut into the shape of armor and weapons.

The paper burned by itself, and invisible armor appeared on Zhen Lang's body. A large sword also floated out in his hand, which he chopped towards one of the demon beast virtual shadows.

The injured Zhen Xin also forced herself to cheer up. She also took out a similar piece of paper, and even more, she didn't hesitate to dip it in the fresh blood she had just spat out. The paper burned, and a set of armor also appeared on her body, joining the battle.

At this time, although the number of demon beasts was not small, they were all intercepted.

At this time, a sense of absurdity arose in the hearts of the five people. The opponent's move was not as strong as they had imagined. It wasn't that difficult for them to withstand it.

Zhao Yi: "Arranging a demon beast boundary, but not combining the environment to use the demon beast virtual shadows brought by the boundary, instead using another technique to re-summon. What is this called?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's called following a script."

The fat man moved. He wiped the palm of his hand across the fan's surface, dyeing the fan with fresh blood. He swept left and right, pushing aside the two virtual shadows of demon beasts. With an orchid finger pinch, his body's fat seemed to ripple, and his entire body seemed to travel through cracks, gaining an extremely fast speed boost, directly appearing in front of Shen Huaiyang.

He slashed horizontally with the fan surface, releasing a sharp qi like a sword, directly stabbing towards Shen Huaiyang's glabella.

Zhao Yi: "This fat man is decisive. He fears death and cherishes life, but at the critical moment, he dares to step up."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Zhao Yi: "You say, if I hadn't met you beforehand, or didn't know you before, would I have been arranged into this fat man by you? I feel, under the same circumstances, I wouldn't do better than him."

Li Zhuiyuan: "You wouldn't."

Zhao Yi: "Cough, hehe, so, you look forward to me that much?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "If it were you, when Shen Huaiyang came out to greet you, you would tell him he took the wrong door and then slip away."

Zhao Yi: "......"

The sharp qi condensed by the fat man's fan successfully stabbed into Shen Huaiyang's glabella.

The fat man was overjoyed. Although there were many things he still found inexplicable, at least at this moment, he had almost succeeded.

Fresh blood flowed out from Shen Huaiyang's glabella, and his body leaned backward.

The fat man continued, pressing forward, forcing himself to release more sharp qi, constantly enlarging the wound at Shen Huaiyang's glabella.

Shen Huaiyang pushed both hands forward. One hand formed a palm, leading Daoist wind and thunder. One hand clenched a fist, carrying the force of a tiger.

One fist and one palm struck towards the fat man, trying to force him back.

The fat man's fat belly quickly caved in. His originally balloon-like body instantly withered. He used this to deliberately dodge the tiger fist and took a palm strike head-on.

Because his quick reaction detected that the opponent's Daoist path was very weak, his strength lay in non-Daoist methods.

Sure enough, although this palm hit the fat man's body, his body also emitted the sound of broken bones, but at least he remained intact.

And the tiger fist that missed, swept out a terrifying Gang Qi in front of the fist.

The fat man endured the severe pain, moved even closer, bit the tip of his tongue and spat out essence blood onto the fan surface. The original invisible sharp energy showed a blood sword pattern, further stabbing into Shen Huaiyang's glabella.

Zhao Yi: "Combining Daoist and Yu family cultivation methods, Shen Huaiyang is panicking. Could this guy actually be stabbed to death by this fat man with one sword?"

Using a stone to test the road, but smashing the person to death, that would truly be a joke.

In other scenes, in the face of absolute strength, changes in moves would be very pale.

Like when Runsheng and the others faced that monkey initially, it almost devolved into a beastly tearing and biting fight, because at that time moves were meaningless, what mattered was that one last breath.

But Shen Huaiyang was a special case. He was very strong, yet he was that kind of specially strong, strong and weak, strong and weak.

If it developed normally, the fat man, without understanding the principle, had actually touched upon Shen Huaiyang's weak point, and he could truly kill Shen Huaiyang.

Zhao Yi: "This fat man is a character. What he lacks is just broadening his vision and perspective. His basic character is full. To show respect for him, I feel that in this wave, it's necessary to find an opportunity to take him out. What do you think?"

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at Zhao Yi, but didn't speak.

Zhao Yi: "I'm different. What's our relationship?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "He can't be killed."

Zhao Yi: "How can..."

Zhao Yi's words got stuck. He understood that the young man's "can't be killed" didn't refer to the fat man, but to Shen Huaiyang.

Shen Huaiyang's entire skin began to turn green at this time, his body filled with demon qi.

When Yu Miaomiao went mad initially, she also showed a similar scene.

Now, Shen Huaiyang also went mad.

He no longer dodged the harm of the fan's sword qi by retreating and blocking. Instead, he actively and fiercely smashed his head towards the oblique side.

"Hua la..."

A large piece of Shen Huaiyang's bone and flesh was forcibly pried open. The scene looked extremely bloody, but because of this, he avoided the worst situation of the sword qi completely smashing his head.

"Roar!"

A low roar came from Shen Huaiyang's throat. At this point, there was no trace of a Taoist on his body. He turned into a rampaging demon beast.

The fat man saw that things were bad and immediately fully unfolded the fan surface. There were hidden mechanisms inside the fan surface. As it continuously enlarged, it formed a barrier. The upper layer was painted with landscapes, hiding secrets inside, which could imprison people.

"Bang!"

But in front of Shen Huaiyang in this state, this barrier was instantly torn apart. He was like a beast, on all fours, raising his neck. After continuous flying leaps, his hands grabbed the fat man's back.

"Hua la!"

Who would have thought, the fat man also learned from the example. He was not lacking in this decisiveness. His body's flesh actively peeled off like a raincoat. His entire body was like a bloody person, running wildly. You could even see the fat on his body constantly trembling like corn kernels.

To live, he was truly willing, and he truly had a way.

Zhao Yi: "Being fat has this advantage?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Interested?"

Zhao Yi: "There are advantages and disadvantages. If I were fat, I wouldn't be able to attract sisters to join the team. Those twin sisters wouldn't be interested."

There was no emotion between them and Zhao Yi. The so-called marriage contract was just a tacit understanding between the Jiu Jiang Zhao family and the hidden world Liang family. But the premise for them agreeing was that Zhao Yi's appearance, temperament, and inner qualities were all acceptable.

Zhao Yi: "What's wrong with Shen Huaiyang?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "He should have a segment of memory implanted. That's when the original source went mad. In this state, he doesn't care about moves, only seeks to kill the enemy in front of him with any extreme method."

Zhao Yi: "This means that the original source also knows Shen Huaiyang's weak point. Huh... the stepping stone still played a role. If we didn't know this, we might suffer losses when dealing with Shen Huaiyang."

Shen Huaiyang, like a beast, killed into the battlefield.

Instantly, he first bit and killed one of the fat man's subordinates.

Then, he pounced on the two Zhen family members wearing paper armor.

Zhen Lang and Zhen Xin saw the situation and quickly retreated.

But Zhen Xin was originally injured, so she retreated slower than Zhen Lang.

In this situation, it's often not about absolute speed, but about speed relative to companions.

Zhen Xin was caught by Shen Huaiyang. Shen Huaiyang's hands penetrated the paper armor's defense and pierced Zhen Xin's chest. Then he supported her open with both arms, and Zhen Xin's body followed, tearing open.

Zhen Lang let out an angry roar. He no longer retreated, instead planning to step forward and fight Shen Huaiyang to avenge her.

Zhen Yue: "Withdraw!"

"Boom!"

The array successfully activated, and the boundary was broken open by the array.

The skin-shedding fat man, red all over, was the first to run out.

At the same time, the fat man didn't forget to borrow the deliberately exaggerated arm-waving action as he left, sprinkling his body's blood qi towards Zhen Yue.

Zhen Lang: "You go, I'll block him!"

Zhen Yue bit his teeth, no longer hesitated, and ran out with red eyes.

Zhen Lang chopped at Shen Huaiyang with his sword. Shen Huaiyang didn't block, just slightly moved his body to the side. The sword edge chopped into his shoulder, then was instantly clamped down. The next moment, he charged forward.

"Bang!"

Half of Zhen Lang's face and body were directly crushed.

Because the injury came too quickly, he could still wriggle on the ground after falling.

Shen Huaiyang stepped on half of Zhen Lang's head with one foot, crushing it.

Then, he rushed forward, caught the fat man's last remaining subordinate, pounced on the ground, and madly tore and bit.

When he raised his head again, his face was already covered in blood and dirt. His green eyes flashed quickly, looking in two directions.

The fat man and Zhen Yue escaped in two different directions, but Zhen Yue's body had a stronger blood qi, which was the material added by the fat man when he was running away.

Shen Huaiyang stared at Zhen Yue's direction and began the hunt.

Li Zhuiyuan looked to the southwest. The Feng Shui and weather in the sky there had changed. The change was very slight, meaning that the entity leading this change was hidden very deep underground.

At the same time, it also indicated that after Shen Huaiyang entered this mad memory state, 'that one' would perceive it.

Therefore, the best way was to, when dealing with Shen Huaiyang, either kill him before he had the opportunity to enter this state, or not let him continue in this state for too long.

Only by doing so could they avoid startling the snake and preventing the one underground from receiving a warning.

Zhao Yi: "Let's go, back up. You find the one from the Zhen family, I'll go find that fat man."

Li Zhuiyuan was on Zhao Yi's back again.

Zhao Yi: "I'll give that fat man an opportunity. If he seizes that opportunity, I won't kill him, just like you also gave me an opportunity initially."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I didn't necessarily give you an opportunity initially. I've said it many times, those two times I was completely and severely injured. It was you who didn't dare to kill."

Zhao Yi: "Okay, shut up!"

Zhen Yue was now filled with despair. The three of them weren't from the same family, but their relationship since childhood was very good. He was the one who lit the lamp, and the two of them followed him.

But now, Zhen Xin and Zhen Lang were both dead.

When he detected the movement earlier, his first reaction was the fat man and his group. It was under his decision as the leader that he deliberately approached, wanting to play the pig eating the tiger, follow the fat man and his group, and take the invitation card.

When he discovered that the Taoist temple behind the big tree was not large in scale, and the population within had a very weak aura, that kind of small, single-line Taoist temple with very little power, he was still complacent, thinking he had chosen correctly.

After all, the original plan was to find the Taoist temple that privately detained women to provide menstrual blood for refining pills. Although they could exterminate it properly, that Taoist temple was not small in force, and the array had just been transformed, with all personnel returned, belonging to a hard bone to gnaw.

But Zhen Yue didn't expect that the fat man's group was not simple, and even more not simple was this person inside the single-line Taoist temple, simply terrifying like a devil.

His mistake caused his team to suffer a near-annihilation strike and directly extinguished his desire to continue walking the Jianghu.

Because his team was different from other teams, the family ties and cultivation method complementarity were too serious. It was impossible to recruit people from outside, and to recruit people from home... the family's talent was dwindling. This generation, there was no one left to recruit, and he himself was even more heartbroken by this night's encounter.

After going back, he would just light the lamp a second time, then calm down and cultivate the family's next generation.

Behind him, the increasingly close killing qi interrupted Zhen Yue's emotions.

Catching up?

Zhen Yue ran with all his might, using every method possible, but it was still useless. The killing qi kept approaching.

Can't run, then... and A Lang and A Xin, die here together.

Zhen Yue stopped, turned around, and began to arrange the array.

Shen Huaiyang's fierce beast-like eyes told him that what he was doing now was just a powerless struggle.

The array was arranged, but Shen Huaiyang just charged forward and broke the array he had just arranged.

Zhen Yue sighed, preparing to accept this result.

"Buzz!"

A huge eye appeared on the ground. Shen Huaiyang's speed was weakened because of this and he was temporarily restrained.

Zhen Yue saw this, and an expression of shock appeared on his face. He was extremely familiar with this array eye because it was a secret inheritance of his Zhen family.

Shen Huaiyang let out an angry roar, stepping on the eye under his foot, but just as he stepped it open again, a second huge eye appeared, followed by the third, the fourth...

Zhen Yue sobered up, turned around, and continued to escape.

After continuously stepping on many huge eyes, Shen Huaiyang finally stopped. His prey had run far away, and he had no heart to continue chasing.

He swept his gaze around, wanting to probe for the existence of the person who had just taken action, but failed.

Then, he seemed to receive a summons from some will, turned around, and walked towards the direction of the Taoist temple.

The fat man ran the fastest and furthest. At this point, he had already run down the mountain and was lying on a flat ground, his chest constantly rising and falling.

"Ran really fast."

A voice appeared, stimulating the fat man to directly do a carp jump up.

"Who!"

The fat man alertly looked around.

"Here."

Zhao Yi's figure showed up, holding a bag of powder in his hand.

The fat man immediately shouted joyfully: "Haha, brother, you've also come to eliminate demons and guard the path? That's really good. With you and me carrying the banner and sacrificing ourselves for justice, what's there to worry about the righteous path not prospering!"

Zhao Yi sternly and angrily said: "Ahead is a mountain village. This skinless ghost of yours is planning to enter the village to harm people and scheme for human skin, right? Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise you would have truly caused disaster!"

The fat man heard this and was stunned. He thought, not good, this grandson wants to kill me!

Zhao Yi: "Tell me, which family's Taoist temple did you come from? I must go to their door and demand an explanation!"

Some matters must be settled.

For example, the karmic lines of the heavenly path.

These two groups of people gave up the clue of their original wave. They didn't go to find the Taoist temple that deserved punishment to settle accounts. Instead, they came to find isolated single households, wanting to get the invitation card more easily.

Now these two groups of people were gone, but the karma they should have completed couldn't be left unresolved. If they didn't do it, he and that Li guy had to finish it.

This was also what Zhao Yi told Li Zhuiyuan about giving this fat man an opportunity.

If this fat man said it was Shen Huaiyang's Taoist temple, clearly wanting to deliberately make him also go die, then this fat man would just die.

If the fat man said it was the Taoist temple of another family that he should have followed the karmic clue to, then he could live.

The fat man said the location of the Taoist temple.

Zhao Yi pondered slightly. What the fat man said was not Shen Huaiyang's Taoist temple coordinates.

Fat man: "Remember to destroy that Taoist temple. They specifically raised skinless ghosts like me to harm people. They are fundamentally not proper Taoists."

Zhao Yi rolled his eyes at the fat man: "You're overdoing it."

This fat man clearly guessed his intention in an extremely short time and gambled on it temporarily. Zhao Yi had to admire this on-the-spot reaction ability.

Fat man: "Can't say I saw through it. It's just not my true heart. Jianghu deceit remains Jianghu deceit, but things on shore can't be vague. I originally thought of getting what I wanted first, and after they became less vigilant after a while, I would go solve that Taoist temple."

Zhao Yi: "Keep pretending, keep pretending."

Fat man: "I want to live, don't lose face, big brother, give me an opportunity."

Zhao Yi: "No, go die."

The fat man turned around and immediately ran.

Zhao Yi made a standard throwing motion and smashed the bag in his hand towards the opposite side.

After hitting him, the bag broke, and a pile of white powder covered the fat man's body.

"Ah!!!"

The fat man let out an extremely painful wail, falling to the ground, better dead than alive for a moment. He shouted in despair:

"What kind of fierce poison is this!"

The fat man had already given up struggling, waiting for death to descend.

Who knew Zhao Yi didn't go up to finish him off, but turned and left, waving his hand, saying:

"Edible salt."

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