Minglong

Chapter 284 Puppet?
More than 20 hall masters, half of them dived into the turbulent river to search for their missing fellow disciples whose chances of survival were slim.

On the riverbank, Fan Hai Nie held the saber and a throwing knife he had retrieved, his eyes filled with sorrow at the thought that the Blood Rain Tower had perished before its mission was even half accomplished, and he felt that the true fate of the Blood Rain Tower had run out.

Just as he was sighing to himself, he heard footsteps behind him.

Fan Hai Nie turned around and saw a man in white robes approaching.

"That person's skill was quite impressive; he seemed to have reached the highest level. Perhaps he took one of my attacks and escaped with serious injuries."

Fan Hai Nie had actually met Xie Jin Huan once before when he was driving for Didi Chuxing, but he didn't dare to look Xie Jin Huan in the eye at this moment, let alone dare to rekindle their past friendship. He quickly turned around, cupped his hands, and said nervously:
"That's good. This is all his fault. He was clearly trying to show his loyalty to you, but he still insisted on running away. And that Shen Jinyu, he's been acting arbitrarily for years, and the people in the Blood Rain Tower have suffered for too long. We've always wanted to expel him from Blood Rain Tower, but we couldn't find an opportunity because we couldn't fight him. We thank you, Lord Xie, for ridding the people of this scourge. We don't know how to express our gratitude..."

Xie Jinhuan had no interest in arguing with these small fry. He was only there to make some arrangements, and responded calmly:
"I'll let it slide since you're all sensible. However, you'll be spared the death penalty but not the punishment. Whether you can establish yourselves in the martial world from now on depends on your own performance."

"Of course, we will certainly obey Lord Xie's every word from now on..."

"I'm not Snow Eagle Ridge, trying to find a powerful backer. You've come to the wrong person."

"That's right. You are a righteous and chivalrous man, how could you possibly have secret dealings with us? May I ask what your meaning is, Lord Xie?"

Xie Jinhuan gestured to the rear: "Wei Yin was knocked unconscious by you and has been sent to the capital for treatment. Don't hide this from the public. Just tell the truth. Don't let rumors spread and people think that I deliberately picked a fight and beat up Wei Yin!"

“Understood! It’s obvious we did this. If Lord Xie hadn’t arrived in time, we would have made a grave mistake. However, our initial intention was to report this to you, so that if Snow Eagle Ridge comes looking for us later…”

"They can't come to the door."

"Oh……"

Fan Hai's wicked heart was greatly calmed.

After giving his instructions, Xie Jinhuan dismissed the Blood Rain Tower members and returned to the vicinity of the town.

Hu'an County is located across the lake from Huzhou City. After the conflict broke out, the Chilin Guards from that area rushed over.

Xie Jinhuan didn't want to hand Wei Yin over to his subordinate military officers, so he simply handed him over to the Red Scale Guards he had brought with him, instructing them to send him back as soon as possible. Naturally, he didn't have any contact with Wei Yin's men.

With everything arranged, Xie Jinhuan didn't waste any time. He picked up Momo in his arms and sped off towards Luojing.

Linghu Qingmo, being of an extremely upright character, was deeply worried upon learning that Wei Wuyi had a problem, and inquired:

“Wei Wuyi is the number one martial artist. With Master Wuxin absent, even if Sect Leader Lu is confident in subduing him, it's impossible for him to emerge unscathed. If one is killed and the other crippled…”

Xie Jinhuan thought Wei Wuyi couldn't beat Lu Wuzhen, but that didn't mean Wei Wuyi was weak. After all, Wei Wuyi was only the weakest among the 'Four No Ancestors,' but he was still a behemoth in the martial arts world. He was also a skilled martial artist. In a one-on-one fight, Lu Wuzhen, as a fragile member of the Taoist sect, would obviously be at some risk.

If the leaders of Taoism and Buddhism joined forces, killing Wei Wuyi would be as easy as killing a chicken, one attacking and the other defending. However, since Monk Wuxin has gone to the Northwest, if Lu Wuzhen were to urgently recall him, Wei Wuyi would undoubtedly run away as soon as he noticed. Therefore, we can only hold back for now and wait for definite news.

"Master Lu should be confident, and there are other people in the capital besides Master Lu. Cao Fo'er is in the palace, and Mu Yunling will only be here from Danyang in a short while. Bing... Senior Nangong and Senior Bu should be back soon. With me added, even if I'm not very useful, I can at least play an assisting role."

"Going to stop the sect leader is no less risky than a first-rank sect leader trying to stop a super-rank sect leader. You can't win, you can't avoid it, and you can't escape. I suggest you don't take the risk..."

Xie Jinhuan actually knew this. Wei Wuyi was guaranteed to be at least at the fifth realm. Facing the strongest fourth realm in the world, the situation would be just like when he fought Wei Yin. The numerical advantage was overwhelming. If he really wanted to kill him, he would not fail.

But given the circumstances, we have to keep him here no matter how difficult it is. Otherwise, if Wei Wuyi throws all his might and joins the demonic path, starting to sacrifice the common people to boost his cultivation level, the next time we meet he might be an old demon at the Immortal Ascension level.

Xie Jinhuan secretly pondered a countermeasure and flew over Huzhou City at an extremely fast speed, intending to return to the capital as soon as possible.

But the coal ball, which had been hitchhiking on someone's shoulder halfway through the journey, turned its gaze to the southern night sky:
"Guji?"

Xie Jinhuan then turned his gaze and saw two small black dots in the far south, moving towards Huzhou City. After discovering that there were people here, they hovered in the clouds, clearly also looking this way.

Xie Jinhuan initially thought the two were leaders from other states who had come to check the situation after the exchange of words, but upon closer inspection, he felt that they didn't seem like it.

Because there was no obstruction to his view in the night sky, Linghu Qingmo also spotted two figures. He took out his binoculars from his waist to observe them and, by the moonlight, he could see that the two people were dressed quite strangely.

One of them wore a black cloak, had an extremely slender figure, carried a chain in his hand, and seemed to have his eyes covered, remaining motionless as if he were a grim reaper.

The other person was dressed in cold iron armor, was short and stocky, had claw blades on his hands, wore a beast-patterned mask on his face, and had white hair that fluttered in the wind, making him look like a ferocious wolf!
The Great Qian Dynasty has thirty-two states, each with one or two people of the highest rank, totaling several dozen people, none of whom are unknown.

Linghu Qingmo could tell from their appearance that the two were definitely not local cultivators, and his brows furrowed.
"Who are these two people?"

Xie Jinhuan sensed that these two were not to be trifled with, and without knowing their background, he did not act rashly, but merely offered a warning:
"Write everything down quickly and have Coal Ball deliver it to Master Lu immediately. We might not be able to get back in time."

"what?"

Linghu Qingmo realized something was wrong and quickly took out a notebook to write down the important things he had just seen.

As Xie Jinhuan had expected, the fact that two foreign cultivators from afar could come here so late at night and not quickly hide when they encountered him clearly indicated that they had come with a purpose.

After a brief standoff, the two figures seemed to confirm their target's identity; the white-haired, wolf-like figure raised a hand. The cloaked figure beside him, wielding chains, then exuded a terrifying aura, followed by:
bang——

Looking into the distance, Xie Jinhuan could see that a sea of ​​black and green mist exploded from the person's body, instantly spreading to a radius of three miles, and then pressing down on the earth with the force of the sky collapsing, like a black and green waterfall that covered the sky and the sun!

"You are brave!"

Upon seeing this, both of them changed their expressions drastically, and Linghu Qingmo even let out an angry rebuke.

After all, directly below the two people opposite them was a town outside Huzhou City, with thousands of houses and at least several thousand people.

The poisonous fog of the Gu Poison Sect has limited lethality against high-level cultivators, but it is more efficient at annihilating cities and villages than the Demonic Path. As soon as the fog sea presses down on the ground, the entire town will instantly become a ghost town.

Boom——

As Qingmo angrily rebuked him, Xie Jinhuan's figure had already slid diagonally towards the ground:

"Send the message quickly and be careful."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them were already close to the ground.

Xie Jinhuan placed Momo on the city wall, then used the Black Dragon Strikes the Pillar as a dash technique, creating three spiraling tornadoes on the ground. As he approached the town, he unearthed the Yellow Scale Seal.

The Yellow Scale Seal contains the Five Elements magic, among which wood is the wind spell, which was originally used to blow the furnace to forge weapons. It hadn't been used much in the past, but it has obviously come in very handy now.

Xie Jinhuan split his energy and poured it into the seal with all his might, causing the Yellow Scale Seal to turn completely emerald green, and even develop some cracks due to its low grade.

A strong wind then swept across the plains, flattening the vegetation and shoveling up fallen leaves and snow. Wine banners in the town were stretched taut, and tiles, baskets, and other items were blown away.

The dark green fog that pressed down from the sky was also swayed by the raging wind and blown toward the deserted lake outside the town.

The townspeople didn't realize death was looming over them until doors and windows were shattered and roofs were ripped off, at which point a chorus of panicked screams erupted.
"what--"

Crackling...

Xie Jinhuan rushed to the edge of the town, then, accompanied by a strong wind, shot straight into the sky. Halfway there, he drew Zheng Lun Sword, attempting to use lightning magic to stop the poison master.

But the other party's purpose was clearly not to massacre a town in front of him.

Just as Xie Jinhuan rushed into the sea of ​​fog in the sky, a figure emerged from the churning fog!
bang——

A figure with white hair and clad in armor crashed down from the sky like a cannonball, its hands dragging out two streaks of silver light with its foot-long claws, slashing at Xie Jinhuan's chest and abdomen in a crisscrossing motion.

"ah--!"

Its excited roars resembled those of a bloodthirsty monster, yet its technique was in no way inferior to human skill!
Xie Jinhuan could tell from this aura that the half-demon was completely unpretentious; his brows furrowed as the Zhenglun Sword emitted a bluish-white light.
clap--

A bolt of lightning as thick as a bowl struck the attacker's claw blade in an instant!
Xie Jinhuan swept his Heavenly Mace horizontally with his left hand, and the resulting gale directly carved a rift valley out of the sea of ​​mist!
Boom——

The Heavenly Mace struck the claws, and although it did not break the claw blades, its unparalleled explosive power still made the charging mad dog come and go even faster, instantly turning it into a cannonball that pierced through the poisonous fog and shot into the night sky.

whoosh-

Ye Hongshang floated beside him, her eyes filled with surprise:
"This must be the Dog of the Dog, it's coming specifically for you."

The white-haired mad dog that charged at them made no attempt to conceal its physical characteristics, which Xie Jinhuan had already recognized.

But these two definitely didn't come to rescue Wei Yin. After all, the Underworld Cult couldn't have acted that quickly. The only reason they could have intercepted him was that they had learned of his arrival in Huzhou and were on their way there when they noticed the fighting and came running.

Having fought this once, he could tell that this mad dog was of average strength and would be easy to kill.

But the other poison master, who also appears to be no minor figure, has disappeared without a trace after the fog.

To avoid being at a disadvantage, Xie Jinhuan landed first to create distance:

"What's the other person's background?"

"I'm not sure. It's a bit like being controlled, but not quite like a puppet..."

"is it?"

……

(End of this chapter)