Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 259 Gathering together
Gong Xuan hid behind a tree, leaned out slightly, and stared intently at the man in black behind the treetop.

The sun was slowly sinking below the horizon in the distance, casting long and deep shadows of the man in black.

He began tracking these people last night when the moonlight was as bright as silk, spending an entire day and night trying to catch any trace of them.

Having followed them all day, Gong Xuan had already figured out what was going on. The group of people in front of him were just small fry, more like lackeys sent out than the masterminds behind the scenes.

They spent the entire day wandering around the woods, hunting wild game whenever they were hungry, but their hard search was in vain.

Gong Xuan was secretly anxious for them.

Unfortunately, Lin Jiang wasn't around, and Gong Xuan didn't understand any profound soul-searching techniques.

It would be easy to rush out and take down these three people, but if we encounter three assassins, we won't get any clues from them and we'll only alert them.

We can only wait until everyone arrives.

He figured the message kite should already be in Lin Jiang's hands, and with Lin Jiang's abilities, it wouldn't be long before he arrived in Beizhen.

Dealing with these people will be a piece of cake then.

"what are you doing?"

Li Ziguang silently approached Gong Xuan's side, his eyes filled with doubt.

"I'm following a thief... I'm so damn mad!"

Gong Xuan was so startled that he trembled all over and almost stumbled and fell out from behind the tree.

After finally calming down, she realized that Li Guang was looking at her curiously.

Gong Xuan's lips twitched slightly.

He felt a little flustered.

Although he had been trailing at the very back of the group for the past few days, he had already heard all the details of the changes that had occurred along the way.

He just couldn't understand why Li Guang would come looking for him.

Gong Xuan glanced sideways at the men in black in the distance; his current situation was somewhat delicate.

He gave a forced, insincere smile and said to Li Guang:

"Lord Li, you really frightened me."

“What’s there to be afraid of?” Li Xingguang frowned slightly. “Am I really that scary-looking?”

"Your appearance isn't frightening, but your very presence is intimidating enough."

Gong Xuan muttered in a low voice.

Before he could finish speaking, seeing Li Xingguang's gaze sweep over him, Gong Xuan immediately put on a friendly face full of smiles.

His mind raced as he devised a plan to escape.

"Aren't you going to find Jiang Jinyue? Why did you suddenly come to me?"

"I went to your camp, but I couldn't find her."

Gong Xuan's back straightened instantly.

Li Guang saw right through his thoughts, frowned unhappily, and said in a sharp tone, "You don't think I destroyed your camp, do you?"

Gong Xuan remained silent.

Seeing him like this, Li Guang smiled:

"I did leave something there."

Gong Xuan suddenly tensed up.

He instinctively reached for his waist.

Gongxuan's talismans and toys are all in here.

He definitely couldn't beat Li Xinguang, but if Li Xinguang really destroyed the camp, he would probably have no choice but to risk his life.

Seeing his expression, Li Guang chuckled twice more.
Guess what I left behind?

"what?"

"Two seeds were left behind, enough to plant two trees, one called Hum and the other called Ha. Once they grow into trees, they will obey the planter's commands, helping with the work and possessing the foundation of the Fourth Heaven, thus adding some defensive power."

"Huh?" He stared at Li Guang with disbelief on his face. Although he didn't say anything, his confused look clearly questioned the truth of the matter.

Centrifugal light made him even happier.

He was just angry.

Am I a heinous thief?

Gong Xuan shook his head.

"Am I a madman who loves to kill indiscriminately?"

Gong Xuan shook his head again:
"Let me ask you again, am I one of those jinxes who would kill their daughters' friends for fun?"

"Shouldn't...shouldn't it be?"

"You deserve to die, Heavenly Venerable!" Li Xinguang stomped down on Gong Xuan's foot.

Gong Xuan gasped and hopped on one leg.

"The Lanke people used to trade with the General's Mansion. According to Lao Guo, they were good business partners. Now that they are in trouble, we should help them out of both sentiment and reason."

As she spoke, Li Guang turned her gaze to Gong Xuan:

"Then shouldn't you tell me where Xiao Jiang went?"

"I really had no idea," Gong Xuan said, rubbing his feet and giving a wry smile.

Even though Li Guang spoke earnestly, he could not reveal Lin Jiang and Jiang Jinyue's whereabouts.

As he spoke, Gong Xuan couldn't help but glance at the men in black.

Before the sound of the centrifugal light subsided, the men in black clearly heard it clearly, and their eyes immediately turned piercing towards them.

The group first looked at Li Xingguang, whose eyes clearly revealed a fierce light. Their gazes quickly fell on Gong Xuan, who was being forced against the tree roots by Li Xingguang.

The man with the blood-dripping dart at his waist suddenly widened his eyes, subconsciously touched the hidden weapon in his robes, and then stared intently at Gong Xuan's neck.

Last night, they clearly threw away that bloody head. How come it's now perfectly fine on the Taoist's neck?

Did the long-legged guy run back?

These people instinctively sensed something was wrong and turned to run away.

Gong Xuan panicked when he saw this. His foot was still hurting, so he could only hop on one leg to follow. Li Guang saw that he was about to leave, so he followed behind Gong Xuan.

Both of them were more skilled than the three who were fleeing, and they caught up with them in no time.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the man in black who threw the blood-dripping guillotine yesterday gritted his teeth and grabbed the hidden weapon from his waist.

He circled twice in the air, then hesitated for a moment.

There are two targets here. The Taoist priest already took his head last night, so doing it again would probably not be as effective.

That woman, I suppose.

So the man in black directly aimed the hidden weapon at Li Ziguang's head and threw it.

Li Ziguang remained expressionless, only uttering a single sentence:
"It's so dirty."

"Spare his life!"

Gong Xuan shouted, and the men in black thought he was trying to stop the woman from being killed.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, their entire bodies suddenly stiffened. They couldn't move their limbs, excruciating pain spread to their joints, their vision gradually dimmed, and they couldn't even open their mouths to make a sound.

It felt like something was climbing up my body, but I couldn't lower my neck to see what was happening.

In the end, the man could only watch helplessly as his hidden weapon flew toward Li Ziguang, who simply stretched out his left hand.

Bend your middle finger and flick it forward gently.

His precious hidden weapon instantly turned into fragments on the ground.

The shards flew straight toward his eye. He instinctively tried to blink, but found that his eyelids wouldn't move.

"Boom."

Iron filings got stuck in the wood.

Gong Xuan stared at the man in black before him and covered his head.

Their skin branches outwards, with tender green leaves spreading from the buds. Their eyes, mouths, and ears are filled with tiny twigs, firmly securing them to the ground.

This must be a technique of disrupting Qi.

Different people cultivate different kinds of Qi. Within the Qi of the heart-light, there is a wood seed. When used to circulate chaotic Qi, it can transform a person into a tree.

After dealing with these people, Li Guang turned to Gong Xuan:

"Who are these people?"

"I do not know either."

"I wonder if you'll spare my life?"

“They seem to be searching for something related to the Great Yin in the vicinity, which may be detrimental to the Great Xing. I originally intended to follow them to find their stronghold, but I did not expect you to kill them all.”

Gong Xuan clenched his fist and sighed deeply.

"Da Yin?"

Li Guang frowned, then clapped her hands lightly. The plants on the black-clad men withered instantly, falling back into the soil and disappearing without a trace.

Although the man in black regained his mobility, his body was noticeably stiffer.

His eyes were glazed over, his expression blank, as if he were in a daze.

Li Xingguang strolled up behind the leader and kicked him hard in the back:
"Spit it out."

The man rolled over and clutched his stomach, retching incessantly.

Just as Gongxuan was wondering, a seed suddenly squeezed out of his throat and fell to the ground.

The seed instantly merged into the soil, sprouted tender shoots that spiraled upwards, and grew several vines. The vines coiled and intertwined, thin as bamboo poles at the bottom, but resembling pots and bowls at the top.

A stream of clear water gushed from the basin. Gongxuan leaned closer to examine it and saw a picture reflected in the water:

Amidst the swirling mist, several figures gathered in front of the dilapidated shed, whispering:

"Didn't the master say that the little girl would appear with the fog?"

"But the master also said that the heavenly way is not born now, and the 49 are missing one. Although the method is smooth, it is difficult to spread. It can be practiced, but it is not stable."

"What do you mean?"

"This method might not be able to get that little girl back."

"Then why go through all this trouble?"

"There are three sixth-level experts in Qingniwa, and one star-level expert and one sixth-level expert chasing us from the ship. If we don't use these methods, do we intend to force our way in?"

Centrifugal light stared intently at the ripples on the water's surface, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Who is this girl they're talking about?"

"I don't know, but he should be from the Great Yin Dynasty. I met him by chance when I came to Qingniwa last time, and he seemed to be of quite noble status."

"So this group of people wants to incite a conflict between the Great Yin and the Great Xing?"

Gong Xuan glanced at Li Xinguang unconsciously.

Li Xingguang suddenly flew into a rage: "What are you looking at? I am a general of Daxing, and everything I do is for Daxing! If it weren't for your old friendship with Xiao Jiang and the fact that you saved her, I would have planted you here as a withered tree and kept watch for you for three years!"

Gong Xuan gave an awkward smile and suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Seeing that the other party had calmed down, Li Guang finally calmed down.

She waved her hand to remove the vines, and even the water in the basin seeped into the ground along the vines, leaving only faint damp marks.

Then he raised his finger forward:

"Lead the way back to camp."

The men in black had unfocused eyes, nodded stiffly, and led the way like marionettes.

Gong Xuan followed behind, secretly alarmed.

I never expected that planting techniques could be used in this way.

I dared not say much, and simply followed silently.

As she walked, Li Guang suddenly turned around and pointed behind him:

"You dropped something."

Gong Xuan glanced sideways and was shocked to find that the talisman bag had slipped to the ground.

This bag containing his inexpensive ritual implements for eating was not taken away by God because it was worthless, and he always kept it close to his body.

It just happened to fall today.

If it weren't for the reminder from centrifugal light, I might have really lost this vital organ.

He quickly picked up the items and smiled gratefully.

"Your fate is really troublesome."

"That's just how my line of work is."

“I’ve met some Taoist priests, but they’re not like you.”

"I am not a real Taoist priest."

"There are some treasures in the general's mansion that can help you overcome your fate."

"If you want to achieve something great, you must first break down the old and then build something new."

"I have a feeling you might die before you even stand up."

"Then I won't go to the General's Mansion."

Li Guang sighed, but said nothing.

After walking for a while, Li Guang suddenly stopped.

She turned back sharply.

At the same moment, Gong Xuan also clearly heard a startled scream coming from behind him.

Look back immediately.

Only then did they notice that Jiang Jinyue was pale, her entire body was leaning back, and she almost fell off her horse.

Beside her stood Lin Jiang and several armored soldiers, watching the two of them.

(End of this chapter)