Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 212 The Demonic Blade is Fierce, the Manor is a Trap

In winter, the wind is biting cold.

Even the tall city walls of the capital could not stop the cold wind.

The night was deep.

Guihai Yidao sat on the roof of a restaurant, gazing silently at the candlelight of the Number One Manor in the World.

To this day, he still hasn't figured out a way to solve Shangguan Haitang's problem.

But time is running out.

Tomorrow is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the day when Wan Sanqian gets married.

Since we can't find a way to solve the problem, we might as well just trust the knife in our hands.

But before that, let's deal with a small problem first...

Gui Hai drew his demonic sword, its blade coated with a special pigment to conceal the countless cracks and the blue-purple light it emitted.

Currently, the Demon Blade Yi Jue is famous throughout the world, and the Demon Blade Thousand Blades in his hand, which can split into countless fragments, has also become famous.

A few days ago, while I was practicing the Three Blades of Avici Hell in the Number One Manor under Heaven, my mother saw what the Thousand Blades of Demon Blade looked like after it was disintegrated.

Guihai Yidao immediately realized that something was amiss.

Fortunately, it was her mother who witnessed that scene, while Lu Huanong knew nothing about the affairs of the martial world. Otherwise, having only seen the wielding fragments of the demonic blade, she would have instantly realized that Guihai Yidao was none other than the demonic blade Yijue of Yangming in the martial world.

Although Lu Huanong realized that the Demon Blade Yi Jue was very likely his son after hearing about it...

In short, Guihai Yidao became more cautious and used special pigments to coat the blade of the demonic sword while concealing the hilt.

Unless you disassemble it, you can't tell that it's the Demon Blade Thousand Blades.

"Damn it, he's noticed! Make your move!"

A sharp shout came from the biting cold wind, and suddenly more than a dozen figures in black appeared all around, attacking without saying a word.

Gui Haiyi brandished his demonic blade, instantly unleashing dozens of blade energies that swept in all directions.

Everyone hurriedly tried to react, but the incoming blade energy was incredibly powerful. As soon as they made contact, they could feel an extremely terrifying force pressing down on them.

Among the dozen or so figures in black, most were forced back by the sword energy, and one was even directly killed by it.

Only two people, displaying the cultivation of grandmasters, managed to block the sword energy.

"What? You're actually a Grandmaster!"

From the darkness emerged another figure in black, clearly the leader of the group. His tone was one of shock, but then turned fierce as he said, "So what if you're a Grandmaster?! The sins of the father must be paid by the son. Guihai Yidao, the blood debts of your father should be repaid by you, his son!"

"A blood debt?"

Guihai Yidao's heart stirred.

Before this, his greatest obsession and goal in life was to find out the truth about his father's death and avenge him.

But over the years, there have been no leads.

Unexpectedly, this clue came knocking on my door today.

"kill!"

The man in black stopped talking, but let out a low shout. A long sword had appeared in his hand without him even noticing, and he charged forward as well.

He either doesn't take action or he doesn't act.

As soon as he made a move, his true strength was revealed as his inner energy surged.

He was actually a powerful Second-Grandmaster!

The two grandmasters also joined forces.

The other innate martial artists were naturally wary of Guihai Yidao, a grandmaster-level expert, but seeing three grandmasters attacking together, their fear vanished, and they joined in the attack.

Guihai Yidao showed no fear. He swung his black demonic blade, which transformed into a massive and domineering blade shadow, directly slashing towards the black-clad leader.

It is precisely to dominate the world!

The terrifying power was astonishing. Even the black-clad leader, a master of the second level, dared not underestimate it and quickly brandished his longsword, turning it into a grid of swords to block.

However, the domineering blade shadow shattered the sword net, forcing the black-clad leader to hold his sword in front of him. Even so, he had to retreat dozens of steps before he could neutralize the terrifying power of the blade shadow.

"How can this child be so powerful!"

The leader in black was secretly alarmed.

They certainly didn't come for any blood debt from Guihai Bailian. In fact, all of these people were Wan Sanqian's subordinates.

The leader in black was one of Wan Sanqian's most loyal subordinates, the scholar who had previously advised Wan Sanqian in the study.

His name was Gu Xi, and he was a master swordsman.

Because of the close cooperation between Wan Sanqian and the Dragon Guard Manor, Wan Sanqian naturally knew a lot of information about Gui Haiyidao.

He knew that he was the son of Guihai Bailian, a former master swordsman, whose greatest obsession in life was to find out the truth about his father's death and avenge him.

Therefore, they disguised themselves as Guihai Bailian's former enemies and came to seek revenge.

However, the intelligence they possessed was clearly outdated.

But this is normal.

Guihai Yidao's infiltration of the organization is the biggest secret of the Dragon Guard Manor. It concerns the elixir of rejuvenation, so how could Zhu Wushi possibly share it with others?
Therefore, they still thought that Guihai Yidao was still a master of the Innate Perfection realm, who could fight against ordinary Grandmasters just because of his powerful swordsmanship.

The main reason for sending Gu Xi, a master of the second level, was to prevent Gui Hai Yi Dao from asking the number one manor in the world for help, thus ensuring the plan would go perfectly.

However, what they didn't expect was that Guihai Yidao had already broken through to the Grandmaster level.

Moreover, in just six months, he successively learned powerful sword techniques such as "Dominating the World" and "Three Swords of Avici".

In particular, the Three Blades of Avici Hell were already extremely fierce, and now the One Blade of Returning to the Sea has made a breakthrough, making his swordsmanship even more refined.

With such profound swordsmanship, the power of the "Dominating the World" technique was increased by a significant amount.

There's no need to ask the number one manor in the world for help; Guihai Yidao himself is enough to fight against a second-level master!

Gu Xi was shocked by the flash of the blade, but Gui Hai Yi Dao himself moved swiftly.

With one strike, he forced back his greatest enemy, then with two more strikes, he slashed at the two grandmasters beside him.

When attacking Blackwood Cliff before, Guihai Yidao was already able to kill ordinary grandmasters as easily as slaughtering dogs, let alone now that his strength has improved even more.

The previous probing was one thing, but now that they've really made their move, the sharp, gleaming blade is chilling.

Despite their best efforts, the two masters still had their weapons broken.

The blade flashed across the body.

Blood spurted out!

Gu Xi was immediately horrified: "How is this possible?!"

He immediately shouted, "Run! Run!"

But it was too late.

Gui Haiyi brandished his black blade, unleashing countless bursts of sword energy.

The moves look exactly the same as before, but the power is far greater than before.

How could these innate martial artists possibly stop them?
In the blink of an eye, the ground was covered in blood and filled with corpses!
Gui Haiyi's face was cold and his eyes were indifferent, as if he had not killed a person, but a pile of weeds.

The black blade pointed directly at the valley stream.

"What blood debt does Guihai Bailian owe you? Speak!"

Despite being a grandmaster, his aura was far more ferocious than that of Gu Xi, a second-level grandmaster!

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Gu Xi couldn't help but grit her teeth.

As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public.

Gui Haiyi's matter concerns Wan Sanqian's betrothed, especially since he has actually investigated and found out the reason why Shangguan Haitang agreed to Wan Sanqian's marriage proposal.

This matter naturally needed to be kept secret, and it was best not to let outsiders know about it. Therefore, all the experts mobilized here were loyal followers of Wan Sanqian.

Now that they have all perished at the hands of Guihai Yidao, how could Gu Xi not hate them?

However, the most urgent task right now is probably not to worry about these issues, but to save one's own life!

Without saying a word, Gu Xi turned and ran away.

Guihai Yidao naturally gave chase.

However, although Gu Xi was suppressed by Gui Hai Yi Dao in terms of direct combat strength, he was still a true Second Flower Grandmaster.

Especially since swordsmanship follows the path of lightness and agility, most sword techniques require a certain amount of footwork and lightness skills to unleash their full power, so Gu Xi's lightness skills are truly excellent.

Despite his formidable fighting prowess, Guihai Yidao was only a Grandmaster of the First Flower Realm, and his lightness skill was not outstanding. As the chase continued, the distance between the two widened.

Before long, they caught up with Gu Xi on the city wall of the capital, but Gu Xi had already disappeared into the darkness.

Guihai Yidao frowned, had no choice but to give up the pursuit, and turned back.

However, Gu Xi returned at some point, hiding in the shadows and launching a sudden attack.

After being noticed by Guihai Yidao, he easily dodged and with another strike, repelled Gu Xi.

Gu Xi immediately used her lightness skill to retreat.

Guihai pursued again with a single stroke.

This time, they chased him all the way outside the city before losing track of him.

Guihai Yidao pondered for a moment, then simply stood still and waited. Before long, Gu Xi returned to launch another sneak attack.

The domineering sword energy easily defeated it.

Guihai Yidao said coldly, "A clumsy trick, it seems you've already set a trap ahead, just waiting to lure me in!"

"As expected of a spy from the Dragon Guard Manor, he saw through my scheme so easily!"

Gu Xi asked, "Then do you dare to come with me?"

"Humph! Do you think I'm stupid?"

"You're not stupid, but we're much better prepared. Our trap doesn't just contain our own people; there's also bait you have no choice but to fall into! Lu Huanong!"

"what?!"

Gui Hai was furious and immediately swung his sword to strike, but Gu Xi dodged it.

"So? Are you going to go into this trap or not?!"

How do I know if you're telling the truth or not?

Guihai Yidao said, "Let me verify this after I return to the Number One Manor under Heaven!"

Gu Xi unleashed a sword aura, stopping his movement: "Do you think I'd give you a chance to go back and ask for help?"

With that, he moved swiftly and once again used his light footwork to disappear into the distance.

"You'd better follow me obediently! This time, I'm not coming back. If you don't follow, then next year on this day, you can just go and pay respects to your mother!"

Gui Haiyi's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he immediately gave chase.

This time, Gu Xi deliberately slowed down, keeping Gui Haiyidao at a distance.

The two ran for several hours, one in front of the other, until they arrived at a large river.

A beautiful mountain villa stands tall.

Gu Xi ran straight into the villa and disappeared without a trace.

Gui Haiyi followed him in, cautious and vigilant.

The villa was beautiful, but deserted, and it was unclear how long it had been vacant.

Guihai Yidao entered the main hall of the manor and saw Lu Huanong bound by ropes, lying unconscious on the ground. He quickly went over to her.

In that instant, an iron cage fell from above.

Guihai Yidao knew it was a trap and was naturally prepared. He immediately drew his sword and slashed out, cutting the iron cage in two.

However, countless hidden darts flew in from the darkness.

Gui Haiyi could easily dodge it, but Lu Huanong probably wouldn't be able to.

He simply brandished his demonic blade, blocking all the darts.

At that moment, the floor collapsed again, and dozens of arrows shot out from above.

Guihai Yidao still had to protect his mother, and despite the numerous traps, he ultimately fell victim to one.

As they shattered all the arrows with their swords, the two of them fell to the ground.

Fortunately, there were no other threats. Guihai Yidao immediately released his true energy to protect himself and his mother. As the floor collapsed, they landed in an underground secret room.

The sound of mechanisms being activated could be heard overhead; iron plates were pushed out by the mechanisms, locking the secret room.

The hall was illuminated by the firelight.

Wan Da led dozens of men out, a smug smile on his face: "Hehe, in the end, you couldn't withstand the traps after all, and you've been trapped by me!"

Gu Xi then appeared, but remained silent.

Wan Da immediately realized something was wrong: "Old Gu, why are you the only one here? Where is everyone else?"

Gu Xi removed her face mask and said, "They're all dead! They're all dead!"

"What?! What exactly happened? How could there be such a huge loss when dealing with Guihai Yidao? And you were the one leading the team!"

Gu Xi shook her head: "We all underestimated him!"

Then he briefly recounted his previous experience.

Wan Da couldn't help but fall silent.

He then gritted his teeth and clenched his fist: "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Guihai Yidao deserves to die!"

Gu Xi quickly said, "Don't be impulsive, calm down!"

"I'm calm!"

Wan Dao said, "Debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives! Gui Haiyidao should pay with his life for killing more than a dozen of my men!"

"Wan Da, the master said we can't kill him yet!"

"If we can't kill them now, then we can kill them in the future! Since we're going to kill them anyway, why bother about the present or the future?!"

"If we kill him now, it will easily arouse suspicion from Miss Haitang and the Dragon Guard Manor!"

"Haitang... Dragon Guard Manor... Right! Guihai Yidao broke through to the Grandmaster level and possesses such powerful swordsmanship. Why didn't the Dragon Guard Manor have any information about it? Could it be that they didn't know? Perhaps... they're deliberately hiding it from them?!"

Although Wan Da was furious, he still obeyed his master's orders.

They also knew that now was not the time to kill Guihai Yidao.

But the anger in his heart could not be vented, and soon it extended to the Dragon Guard Manor, where he repeatedly rebuked them.

However, this doesn't count as a connection, since the Dragon Guard Manor didn't share information about Guihai Yidao with them.

Otherwise, how could they not know that Guihai Yidao had already broken through to the Grandmaster level and was so powerful?
If they had known this beforehand, they would certainly have been much more cautious when formulating their plans.

At the very least, we need to send more and stronger personnel!

Gu Xi also snorted coldly and said, "We have been cooperating with the Dragon Guard Manor for so many years. In fact, it can be said that the entire intelligence network of the Dragon Guard Manor is supported by the Wan family."

"I never imagined that the Dragon Guard Manor would even hide information from us about their Earth-level spies. Who knows how many other secret agents they're keeping from us!"

"Is everything you're saying... true...?"

A voice suddenly broke between the two.

The sound came from underground, carrying a heavy echo and a chilling killing intent, as if it came from the deepest hell, making people tremble with fear upon hearing it!
(End of this chapter)