Bitter Realm: Otherworldly Gods and Demons

Chapter 143 Let me tell you something.

"Yo, Commander, it's been a long time!"

A desolate mountain, at its summit.

Lonely was still the same carefree and irresponsible person, but he looked much better.

"Hey Lonely Guy, what have you been up to lately?"

"Isn't it because of that blockhead Yu-zai? You know, the girl is so sincere, but Yu-zai just doesn't react at all—damn, is that kid impotent? Also, I advised that idiot to find a way to reattach his arm, but he completely ignored me. Damn, that rebellious lad."

Oh, so your rosy complexion comes from being anxious and stressed—well, seeing you so worried makes me happy.

"Hey, General, you don't have something bothering you and are taking it out on me, do you?"

No, there's something for you. Go find a man named Bei Jiuming; he has the miraculous skill to reattach severed limbs.

"Oh! Really? Where is he?!"

"I don't know either. I just found out the name. I'll keep looking into it for you. First, do me a favor. Perhaps the Feathered People would be interested in this."

Upon hearing this, Lonely was about to confidently declare that it was no problem, but then lowered his hand at the end, asking, "What is it? Can't I handle it by myself?"

It's not that I can't handle it, it's just that this matter involves Yu Ren's good friend, and he should be willing to listen.

"Hey? Yu-zai's good friend?"

It's Yan Guiren. Someone bought his bonus at a high price, and he might be in danger. Go help him out, and when I notify you, go and beat up the buyer.

"Oh, is that so? No problem then—Commander, something feels a little off."

No wonder, I started that assassin organization, or rather, its original boss quit, and I took over the business.

Upon hearing this, Lonely was speechless for a moment. "General Zhan, have you expanded your business scope again?"

I mainly use that organization's intelligence network, and you wouldn't know about this without me taking over, right?

"That's right, okay, then I'll take care of it."

Well, someone will lead Yan Guiren here then. Also, you will do this and that, and so on—

after.

At this time, Yan Guiren was retiring with Duan Yan Xifeng at Wuming Peak. One day, Duan Yan Xifeng went out to buy wine but did not return for a long time. Then a letter arrived, saying that if he wanted to see Duan Yan Xifeng, he should go to a certain place.

Yan Guiren was startled and quickly went over.

Little did she know, Duan Yan Xi Feng was merely drawn by a case of standing up for justice, and she returned not long after Yan Gui Ren left.

When Yan Guiren arrived at his destination, he was immediately attacked by several assassins with hidden weapons.

He remained calm and composed in his response, only to be met with the sudden appearance of Chou Luo An Chen, who launched an attack on him using even more powerful hidden weapons.

Add to that a warrior whose body is as hard as iron, who feels no pain, and who is like a mad dog.

Yan Guiren was suddenly caught in a predicament.

Yan Guiren's weakest point is that he is constantly harassed by many agile assassins in the jungle with hidden weapons, and there is also a master assassin who finds an opening to ambush him.

In just a few dozen rounds, Yan Guiren was slashed several times, and when he tried to unleash his divine power again, he was unable to lock onto his target, as Chou Luo An Chen never engaged him in direct combat.

As the battle continued, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for Yan Guiren. Finally, Yan Guiren was careless and a swallow feather dart pierced his shoulder. Chou Luo Anchen immediately launched a series of attacks and finally seized Yan Guiren's weakness, slashing his wrist with a knife and then snatching the Lonely Question Spear!

Just as the other assassins were about to take advantage of the situation and Yan Guiren was in danger!

"Damn it, I shouldn't have saved you in the first place!"

A rough voice rang out, startling Chou Luo An Chen. The newcomer was none other than Gu Du Que! Back when he was trying to escape the Youyan conscripts, he was hunted down by men sent by Jia Ming Gong. It was only through Gu Du Que's help that he was able to survive.

At this moment, Gu Duque launched a fierce attack, and Chou Luo Anchen's momentum immediately weakened by three points. In order to avenge his wife, he had no choice but to return to Youyan to serve as a soldier. He did not want to become an assassin.

Loneliness, though lacking the strength to force back sorrow and despair, did not attempt to seize the Lonely Questioning Spear.

Then Yu Renfeijing appeared, snatched Yan Guiren and ran away, and Duguque also left.

Sorrowful and lost in the darkness, but thankfully he had obtained the Lonely Question Spear. He had not killed the righteous man and had completed his mission, so be it. He still needed Youyan Zhengfu's help to find his son, so he could only continue to endure in silence.

On the other side, the Immortal City.

Cang was racking his brains trying to figure out how to design the formation.

In fact, if it were just about designing a formation to control the Tears of Sun, although difficult, Cang wouldn't feel the hardship.

The problem is that he now not only designs the formations himself, but he also has two people helping him.

Qu Shitu is fine, but how could Cang not know that Mr. Langshan is the one who escaped from the mountain to fill the gap in the sword?

Furthermore, with Tengxie transforming into a hundred thousand "whys" and constantly asking questions, how could Cang possibly reveal or use the orthodox array formations of the Xuanzong sect?

He knows he's cooperating with Teng Xie now, but what about the future?

Cang had to hold back, so he had to use his wisdom without reservation, bypassing the fundamentals of Xuanzong and using the theories and knowledge of other Taoist sects that he had mastered to solve the current problem.

Teng Xie couldn't have noticed it before; his array skills had improved, but he was still far behind Cang, a grandmaster of arrays.

However, he could not understand the formation, but he could understand people. He keenly sensed the doubt, worry, and defensiveness that Cang had been suppressing in his heart, but which he unconsciously let slip when he was deep in thought.

Teng Xie saw through it but didn't say anything. He wasn't there to steal the core theories of the Xuanzong formation. He was there to help Cang set up a formation to control the Tearful Sun Phenomenon so that he could see and learn all the formations. Even if he couldn't understand them all at once, he could memorize them and study them slowly later.

At this moment, seeing that Cang was once again deep in thought due to a difficult problem, and had come up with no solution for a long time, Tengxie spoke up, "String Master, take a short rest and change your mind."

As he spoke, Teng Xie sent a telepathic message to Bu Jian Que, who immediately put his arm around Qu Shi Tu's shoulder and said, "Old Qu, let's change our perspective. I have some forging questions that I'd like to ask you. Come on, let's go outside for some fresh air."

Qu Shitu, always the most perceptive, said nothing and followed Bu Jianque out.

Cang asked, "What does the General have to say?"

"It's nothing, let's clear our heads, have a chat, like about the recent developments in the martial arts world. As you can tell, someone went to Youyan to buy Yan Guiren's reward money?"

Cang's heart stirred. Yan Guiren was a righteous man who slayed demons and a pillar of the righteous path. Teng Xie must have had a deeper reason for bringing this up with him.

He then asked, "Does the General know any further details?"

That's roughly how it went—Yan Guiren was saved by Gudu Que and Yu Renfei, so there shouldn't be any major problems. However, Guwen Spear was taken away by Chou Luo Anchen, and Gudu Que and Yu Renfei will go and see who hired the killer.