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Chapter 509 Raid
As he said this, Xuan Cheng was actually looking at one of the men wearing a straw hat.

Clearly, this is not a question, but an interrogation.

The man in the straw hat was not to be outdone and retorted directly.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Xuan Cheng twitched his lips and said coldly.

"You suggested this ambush location, so who else should I ask if I don't ask you?"

however.

The man in the straw hat, however, spoke with great conviction.

"Yes, I did suggest this place, but in the end, you were the one who agreed. Besides, I don't know your family at all, so why would I tell them what the purpose of this scheme is?"

Immediately, the man raised his chin again, gesturing towards the two dead fat and thin duo.

"Besides, quite a few people know about this place. Who knows if they let it slip?"

Xuan Cheng was taken aback upon hearing this, but then fell into deep thought.

"Could it be that Fatty let it slip? No, with his brother watching, that guy's smart, it shouldn't be like that."

However, at this moment, another man in a straw hat spoke.

"Xuancheng, that kid has been running for a long time. Should we chase him or not?"

Others nearby echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, you're in charge, can't you give me a straight answer? But first, even if we settle this way, you can't shortchange us by a single penny—"

Xuan Cheng hesitated for a few seconds, but finally gritted his teeth and said.

"Chase him! Of course we'll chase him! Now that this ruin has been opened, no one can escape before it closes. This is the only chance Master has given us. If we can't kill him this time, then I'll be the one who dies next!"

The men in straw hats looked at each other for a few moments, but none of them spoke.

However, no one objected.

—Although that kid's sword strikes were a bit ruthless, it was a sneak attack, and he didn't seem to have any magical power. Those two good-for-nothings died completely off guard. Now that they're prepared, they're going to take down this half-grown kid.
Isn't it still a piece of cake?
The tall grass had already taken over the entire field of vision.

This place can only be considered a trace of a strange object; the real culprit has long since left—but a great strange object is still a great strange object. Even if it is just some scraps, its power is beyond human comprehension. Even after many years, traces of that day still remain here.

According to legend, this entire formation was transformed from the bodies of those who died back then, and if you listen carefully, you can faintly hear their extremely tragic wails.

However, none of the people here paid any attention to it.

Compared to those who are just starting out and are seeking to bring good fortune through marriage, these people have at least lived in the sect for so many years and know where the dangers and safety are. Now, the only thing left by these traces is to trap people—otherwise, they wouldn't have specifically chosen this place as an ambush location.

One of the people wearing a straw hat was holding a magical artifact that looked like a piece of paper. A figure was vaguely drawn on it, and he looked somewhat similar to Zhou You. However, at this moment, it was as if there was a layer of fog behind it, and he could not see it clearly.

The group had been searching through the tall grass for quite some time, and some of the impatient ones were already getting impatient.

"Hey, Lao Cui, is your thing even working? It's been so long and we haven't seen a single person."

The man called Old Cui just smiled sinisterly and replied.

"I've already imprinted that kid's aura onto this tracking map. Finding him is only a matter of time. Or, if you're not happy with me, why don't you come and find him yourself? I remember your sect specializes in body tempering and essence refinement. Maybe you can strengthen your sense of smell and use him like a dog?"

"you!"

The impatient one flew into a rage, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to take action.

However, the next moment, a roar suddenly came.

"enough!"

The speaker was Xuancheng.

Seeing the two clearly unconvinced individuals, Xuan Cheng took a deep breath and then said coldly.

"I don't care what you think, but the sect rules are here. Since you've taken my money, you'd better pay it obediently. We can talk about any grudges later!"

The moment the words "sect rules" were uttered, the two immediately quieted down. The one who was dissatisfied shut his mouth tightly, while Old Cui remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"That's true, but dragging it out like this isn't a solution—we have to finish this before dark, otherwise we'll have to leave even if we don't want to."

Xuan Cheng remained silent for a while before speaking.

"How are you doing?"

Old Cui let out a chilling laugh.

"It's nothing. Since this is your business, Senior Brother, you should have to pay a price, right?"

Xuan Cheng fell silent again, looking at Old Cui with an exceptionally fierce gaze—but the other party clearly seemed fearless as well—and after a while, he took out a bottle of pills from his pocket and threw it at him forcefully.

"Take this. This is the Yuan-Gathering Pill that my master gave me. Surely it will allow you to use some of your real skills now, right?"

Old Cui took it, opened the bottle, looked at the wriggling 'pill' inside, first took a deep breath—then chuckled contentedly, poured out a pill, and put it in his mouth.

The next moment, his exposed skin was instantly covered with a crimson hue, as if the blood had reached its limit and was about to burst out of his body.

He took out a knife, made a cut on his hand, and blood immediately gushed out, spraying all of it onto the paper!
The thin paper was not stained, but rather absorbed all the blood as if swallowed by a whale. The figure on the paper became much more vivid, and the face that was always smiling could even be seen clearly.

Seemingly having expended a lot of energy, Old Cui swayed a few times, but quickly regained his balance and pointed firmly in one direction.

"—Over there, that kid hasn't gone far!"

The remaining few did not hesitate at all and immediately got up and chased after them.

The tall grass flashed past in an instant. Although the surrounding scenery remained exactly the same, as they got closer, they could vaguely sense the aura of the wedding.

Xuan Cheng, in particular, was overjoyed, as if he could already see the scene of that brat dying miserably at his hands—

However, just as they were about to reach their destination, the group all stopped at the same time.

As mentioned before, there are hardly any idiots among those who have survived in the sect until now—even the fat and thin duo has the thin one as the mastermind—so they understand the saying that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

After all, he was hired to do this. Money is indeed a good thing, but to lose his life for it...
That's really not worth it.

The group exchanged glances, then picked up their utensils and, in a pincer-like formation, slowly approached the area.

Suddenly.

A flash of black light suddenly appeared before my eyes.

—These are the clothes she wore before the wedding to bring good luck.

The moment the thought flashed through his mind, his hand moved before his consciousness could react. The long sword slashed down, the magical artifact exploded, and countless buzzing sounds rang out as it instantly swept away the patch of grass.

however.

Everyone was stunned.

There was no blood flowing out, only grass blades flying everywhere and a long robe torn to shreds!

Then.

Where is the person who was supposed to bring good fortune?
The question was quickly answered. A flash of cold light suddenly appeared, and with lightning speed, it darted out from the side and plunged into the crowd before anyone could react.

then.

Strike straight at Xuancheng's throat!
At this critical moment, the buzzing sound suddenly became piercing. The long sword stopped less than three inches in front of Xuan Cheng, but it seemed to have encountered some invisible obstacle and could not advance any further.

Damn it! Luckily, the magic weapon my master gave me is quite profound, otherwise I would have already been pierced through the throat by a sword.

Cold sweat poured down his back. After the initial fear came a surge of rage. Xuan Cheng pointed at the half-grown figure and roared.

"What are you waiting for? Kill them!"

The word 'kill' had just been uttered.

The sword suddenly turned and stabbed at another person in the group in the blink of an eye.

This time, they chose Old Cui!

However, that person was quite capable. Upon seeing himself become the target, his first thought was not to counterattack, but to avoid the opponent's sharp edge.

The paper suddenly rolled up, like a scroll, and wrapped around the sword blade layer by layer—of course, paper is still paper, and it can never be turned into steel. After only a few breaths, cracks appeared on it.

Looking at the badly damaged magic weapon, Old Cui felt as if his heart was bleeding, but he was also somewhat relieved.

—This guy is now surrounded. If we can stall for a little while, it will be enough for others to completely lock him down.

In that case, everything will be fine.
Otherwise.

The next second, a bright blue light suddenly shone forth.

Old Cui was stunned for several seconds.

—Can this sword extend automatically?

No, it's not a sword.

It is a symbol.

—Wait a minute, where did this son of a bitch get that talisman from!

Unfortunately, Old Cui never got the answer.

A bluish light emanated from the sword's blade, instantly tearing the surrounding paper to shreds. With no obstruction, the sword easily pierced through, then slashed across Old Cui's neck—

Then, without hesitation, he disappeared back into the bushes.

It seemed like a long time, but it all happened in the blink of an eye. By the time the others arrived at Old Cui's side, they could only see the swaying grass, and the half-grown figure was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Old Cui looked at the wound on his neck in disbelief—he reached out, seemingly trying to stop the gushing blood, but unfortunately, it was all in vain.

—As I just said, unless my master and uncles intervene, in this godforsaken place, such injuries mean I can only wait to die.

Watching Old Cui gradually slump down, collapse, and finally become a cold corpse.

Unexpectedly, it was the person who had argued with Lao Cui earlier who roared out first.

"Xuancheng, is this what you meant by 'marrying someone for good luck' after only a few months of training???"

Xuan Cheng was also somewhat stunned. Faced with this loud question, he could only mutter to himself.

"No, no, that's not right. I clearly remember him as an ordinary kid, how did he suddenly become like this?"

Although the rest of the people were covered by straw hats, their complexions were clearly not very good.

They came to hunt rabbits, thinking it would be an easy and pleasant job, but who could have imagined that the rabbit would suddenly undergo a super evolution, transforming into a man-eating ancient behemoth—

Who could withstand this?

Soon, someone spoke up.

“Xuancheng, this is not what you said before—I’m sorry, we’re not doing this job. We’ve all managed to survive until now, and we don’t want to end up like Lao Cui, just lying here for no reason.”

After saying that, the man turned and left, and some people next to him wanted to follow him.

But soon.

The man's body suddenly swelled up—at first it only grew a little bigger, but it quickly expanded like an inflating balloon, until it looked like a perfectly round balloon!

Even so, the person was still conscious, and he stared wide-eyed at Xuan Cheng in disbelief.

"You fucking... how dare you know what you're doing?"

However, these were his last words.

The next moment, his body exploded, and countless fat maggots burst out from it, along with blood and flesh, instantly scattering all over the ground.

Everyone froze instantly.

A few seconds later, it was still the same big man.

"Xuancheng! You actually dared to use a Gu pill!!! You're insane!!!! If our martial uncles find out, you'll at least..."

However, his voice suddenly stopped.

All he could see was a bloodshot, crazed eye.

"Of course I know the consequences, but you should also know that I have no way out." Xuan Cheng stood there, scanning everyone with a seemingly insane look. "You all made oaths before you came here, and I could easily kill you one by one according to those oaths. Now I'm giving you two choices."

"First, just like that guy before, his Gu core activated, causing him to explode and die."

"Second, come with me to continue the encirclement and killing of that bastard. As long as we can kill him, you can tell Master or Uncle-Master as you please. I, Xuancheng, will accept it all!"

—This man has gone mad.

This was everyone's only thought.

But everyone knows that under no circumstances should you try to reason with a madman.

So even the big man fell silent and stopped talking—but soon, another person spoke up.

"Since you've gone this far, we brothers can go with you—but Old Cui, the only one who could use the tracking map, is dead. How are we going to find that guy after this?"

Xuan Cheng stared at the corpse on the ground with bloodshot eyes and heavy breathing. After a while, he suddenly took out a pill from his pocket.

If Zhou You were here, he would definitely recognize that this is the kind of golden pill that was exclusively used by the previous generation and was called the Crimson Sun Pill.

Xuan Cheng pried open the corpse's mouth and forcefully stuffed the pill inside.

Strangely, the moment the pill went down his throat, Old Cui's eyes twitched violently a few times, and a few minutes later, he actually stood up again, swaying unsteadily.

Then, Xuan Cheng collected the scraps of paper from the ground, dipped them in the blood and flesh scattered all over the ground, pieced them back together, and put them back into Lao Cui's hands.

The paper flickered a few times, revealing someone's shadow again, while Xuan Cheng spoke fiercely.

"Old Cui's soul can still be used for a while, but that's enough. Now hurry up and grab that kid; I'm going to take him down."

"Broken into pieces!"

(End of this chapter)