Chapter 167 - : Such Is His Fate
The four deputies and Li Jingyi sped toward Wei Zhouyan. The lake was too wide. It felt as though they were running for a long time before they finally reached the long path that was cleared by the Nine Cuts Hand Seals.
They knew the situation bode ill for the Great General, Wei Zhuoyan. However, they did not dare to charge recklessly into the path. They moved slowly when they entered the dense forest, worried that the villains would leap off the cloud-splitting chariot and take all of them out in a fell swoop. The Evil Sky Pavilion was so powerful that they were almost paralyzed with fear. Any Six, Seven, or Eight-leaf cultivator would be destroyed with the flick of their fingers.
Li Jingyi frowned deepened as she looked ahead. She placed a finger on her lips and hushed everyone. Her ears moved. It seemed like she had picked up some movements on the path ahead of them. The movements came from deep within the dense forest. Her heart quickened its beat, this meant Wei Zhuoyan was probably still alive.
The four deputies trailed behind Li Jingyi, clearly trusting her. They would do anything she told them to.
The further they entered the forest, the darker it became. At some point, it was so dark that they could barely see anything.
The leaves from the trees were too dense. They blocked most of the light.
Whizz…
A low drone from some flying object rang from above their heads.
“Five-leaf?” Mingshi Yin, Duanmu Sheng, and Little Yuan’er were stunned.
Regardless of the rumors flying everywhere, Lu Zhou only believed his own eyes. He had used a Deadly Strike Card to kill Wei Zhuoyan earlier. The reward was 1,000 points, and he merely gained 400 points after deducting the cost of the card. The reward for killing a Seven-leaf elite should be much more than this.
“What a sly man! Did we kill another impostor?” Mingshi Yin frowned and was about to lose his temper again. After all, they were too far away earlier so Mingshi Yin and Duanmu Shen could not clearly see the target.
Mingshi Yin wondered if his master’s eyesight had deteriorated in his old age. Did his master get the wrong person? Naturally, he did not dare to verbalize his thoughts. Instead, he only said that it might be an impostor.
“There’s no doubt he’s the real Wei Zhuoyan…” Lu Zhou said.
“I think I understand what you mean now, master. In the end, he’s only all bark but not bite. However, since he’s only a Five-leaf cultivator, how did he rise to the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies?” Mingshi Yin could not figure this out no matter how he racked his brains. “Did someone secretly help him?”
Duanmu Sheng said, “Regardless, as long as they leave the Evil Sky Pavilion alone, we won’t look for trouble with them.”
Mingshi Yin nodded and said, “I guess this is the end of the Fish Dragon Village incident… Junior Sister Tianxin should feel at ease now.” When he saw the cloud-splitting chariot flying past the mountains, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, and he asked, “Master, since we’re out of Evil Sky Pavilion now, why don’t we use this opportunity to capture Old Eighth?”
With the cloud-splitting chariot, they would be able to reach the Tiger Ridge in no time at all.
Lu Zhou remained silent as he stroked his beard and pondered over Mingshi Yin’s words. Initially, he planned to leave those disciples of his alone. However, whenever he looked at the system dashboard, the mission to discipline his disciples was always on top. He had made some headway in disciplining Mingshi Yin, Duanmu Sheng, and Little Yuan’er, but it was clear they were no longer earning him as many merit points as before.
Old Seventh should have enough strength to rescue Old Eighth. Why did he inform the Evil Sky Pavilion about this? He recalled the content of Jiang Aijian’s letter. ‘Is Old Seventh really trying to cause chaos?’
Lu Zhou hesitated over whether he should capture Old Eighth or not…