You Get What You Pay For!

After changing his pants on the spot, Jiu Hai admitted that, to be honest, he was genuinely terrified and cried when he saw Ma Liang...

Because that Ma Liang was just too damn realistic...

But when Jiu Hai saw Chu Xinghe, who was red-faced and swollen with anger, he said, "Although I have never seen the real Chu Xinghe, I have heard countless legends about him!"

Strategizing within the command tent, securing victory a thousand miles away...

Chu Xinghe remained calm...

Chu Xinghe's flawless strategies...

The Great Dao is like a chess piece, and in the world, only Chu Xinghe is the one who wields it!

So, Jiu Hai thinks that the real Chu Xinghe should always be arrogant and disdainful of everyone.

Should he always maintain a calm and indifferent expression?

The Devil Master Qiu Tian once said that when he met Chu Xinghe, it was right after the Spirit Beast Continent and the Blazing Sun Continent had merged. At that time, under Chu Xinghe's leadership, the Vast Heaven Holy Land earned more resources than Qiu Tian could ever dream of in his life.

Even with such a massive influx of resources, Chu Xinghe remained completely calm throughout...

Throughout, he acted completely nonchalant, as if all those resources were utterly insignificant in Chu Xinghe's eyes.

Upon seeing Chu Xinghe like this, Qiu Tian's first reaction was, "Hey, Chu Xinghe, aren't you being a little too pretentious?"

What does your nonchalant expression mean? Don't you care?

How could anyone in this world not care about so many resources? So, is Chu Xinghe just acting?

But as Qiu Tian gradually learned what Chu Xinghe had done, he understood... people are different...

Chu Xinghe has done too many shocking things, so his composure isn't feigned; it's genuine...

Therefore, Jiu Hai had heard the Devil Master Qiu Tian say countless times that there was probably nothing in this world that could make Chu Xinghe not remain calm...

At this moment, Jiu Hai said, "Look at this Chu Xinghe... what's with that defenseless expression on his face?"

Moreover, according to Night Owl, Yue Ling spent a total of three hundred spirit stones to hire the two of them, Ma Liang for two hundred and ninety-five, Chu Xinghe for five...

Good heavens, five spirit stones were enough to break Chu Xinghe's defenses... Could this really be the Chu Xinghe?

If it really is Chu Xinghe, let alone five yuan, even if it were fifty thousand or five million, Chu Xinghe would still be indifferent!

Only after Night Owl's explanation did Jiu Hai finally calm down.

"Lord Jiu Hai, you may not know this... Recently, the Four Continents have been holding Chu Xinghe Impersonation Competition, which has resulted in many imitators of Chu Xinghe!" Night Owl spoke again.

Hearing what Night Owl said, Jiu Hai nodded. Although Jiu Hai didn't care much about outside affairs, he had occasionally seen the Jiu Hai Chu Xinghe Impersonation Competition when he looked at the Haotian Mirror.

Based on this, it seems that this Chu Xinghe is a huge fan of someone else's Chu Xinghe, and an imitator.

"Don't you even consider this? If it really is Chu Xinghe... would our Moon Shadow Cult still exist?" Black Sha said coldly from the side.

Although Jiu Hai was very unhappy with Black Sha's tone, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the content of Jiu Hai Black Sha's words.

Tell me, what they said makes a lot of sense. If it really was Chu Xinghe... those two would have died eighteen thousand times over by now!

Back when the Demonic Sect assassinated Hua Xichen, two Ninth Rank were nearly killed by Chu Xinghe with a single punch. That was back then!

Throughout the entire process, Chu Xinghe didn't even use any Spirit Power; the sheer force of his physical body was terrifying!

It's unimaginable just how terrifying Chu Xinghe is now.

"That's right, how could three hundred spirit stones possibly hire the real Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang... How ridiculous... How ridiculous..." Jiu Hai smiled broadly.

Black Sha looked disdainful...

The Night Owl wore a fawning smile...

Now that everything was confirmed, Jiu Hai instructed Night Owl to continue analyzing their movements, hoping to find a place that Yue Ling and the others would inevitably pass through!

After observing for a while, Night Owl said, "My lord, if we're really talking about a necessary route, then it's probably only this Black Wind Forest!"

"This Black Wind Forest is the only way north, so this area is unavoidable..." Night Owl knew what Jiu Hai was planning...

As a formation master, the best way to kill someone is naturally to set up a killing formation in advance on the path the opponent is bound to take.

When the enemy arrives at the killing formation, simply activate the formation to instantly annihilate them!

This method is the simplest and most effective!

That's why Night Owl chose the Black Wind Forest for Jiu Hai.

After all, although there were still one or two towns along the way, once the killing formation was activated, it didn't distinguish between people. What the hell would happen if a killing formation were activated inside a city? Had Jiu Hai gone mad, or was Qiu Tian tired of living?

Don't forget that this area is still the territory of the Vast Heaven Holy Land...

The fact that everyone is ambushing Yue Ling here won't cause a big commotion, so the Vast Heaven Holy Land certainly won't pay attention to it.

But if Jiu Hai, this Ninth Rank array master, were to open a killing array here and send away half the ordinary people in the city, then the Vast Heaven Holy Land could send all the Demonic Sects of the Spirit Beast Continent to chase after these people tonight!

The Great Liang Kingdom and the Great Chang Kingdom are engaged in a national war, but the Vast Heaven Holy Land doesn't interfere. After all, wars between nations are normal occurrences, and the Vast Heaven Holy Land won't help either side or meddle too much.

But if a Ninth Rank expert were to kill people like a mad dog, the Vast Heaven Holy Land would definitely not stand idly by.

Therefore, it's impossible for those cities to intervene; the only place where they can act is Black Wind Forest.

Not many people will pass by here. Even if some accidental killings occur after the killing formation is activated, it won't have a significant impact overall, and it shouldn't attract the attention of the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

After Night Owl finished speaking, Jiu Hai gave Night Owl an approving look.

"You... are not bad!"

Jiu Hai remarked that this Night Owl was indeed a talented individual, and that he was very thorough in his considerations.

No wonder the Moon Shadow Cult said before we came that we could ask Night Owl anything; he truly lives up to his reputation as the Moon Shadow Cult's confidant...

That's some serious eye for detail...

Unlike that Black Sha over there...

Jiu Hai thought to himself, "Hey Black Sha, you dare talk to me like that... You just wait, after I use up all the Tracking Spirit Orbs on you, I'll send you on your way too!"

After confirming that Black Wind Forest was the only way through, Jiu Hai didn't delay and directly led Night Owl and Black Sha to Black Wind Forest.

After detailed calculations, Jiu Hai selected an area along the target's inevitable route...

It must be said that Jiu Hai was indeed quite capable; Jiu Hai quickly and easily set up several interconnected killing formations.

"Hehehe... These killing formations are linked together; even Ninth Rank would be certain to die if they entered them..."

"Jiu Hai's array formation techniques have truly broadened my horizons..." Night Owl immediately flattered him...

"Don't let it malfunction then..." Black Sha said from the side.

Upon hearing Black Sha's words, Jiu Hai, who had been all smiles, turned green!

"Should I send you in right now to test if it malfunctions?" Jiu Hai' face was filled with murderous intent...

"Well... then that won't be necessary... I... I was just saying it casually, what if it doesn't work..." Black Sha said with a wronged expression.

"Even if your whole family fails, my killing formation will still fail!" Jiu Hai's anger intensified.

"Lord Jiu Hai, why bother with him? Come, Lord Jiu Hai, I've prepared some tea for you. Have some tea and rest..." Night Owl quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Although Black Sha's words were somewhat unpleasant, Night Owl felt... they weren't entirely without merit...

Before coming from the Moon Shadow Cult, even Night Owl thought, "How could there be any accidents in this world? What accidents could possibly happen when I take action?"

But after the Ghost Envoy encountered Zhao Qi and his wife twice, and now that his kill order has been issued to various parties, Night Owl thinks to himself: sometimes you have to believe in fate...

Because anything, no matter how outrageous, is possible...

As for the Jiu Hai's killing formation, Night Owl didn't care whether anything unexpected would happen, because Night Owl thought, what the hell does that have to do with me?

His failure is his problem... I'll Watch Quietly as Things Change!

And Black Sha, are you a simpleton?

Can you shut the hell up? If you didn't have Tracking Spirit Orb to pinpoint the target's location and when they'd arrive, you'd have been killed by Jiu Hai a thousand times over...

Why did you provoke him?

After everything was prepared by Jiu Hai, all that remained was to wait.

Meanwhile, the Yue Ling trio continued northward...

Yue Ling says she's seen ghosts these past few days...

Why have all the assassins who were hunting me disappeared? Have they vanished into thin air?

The assassins came in waves, one after another, they were incredibly fearless!

The bodyguards he hired were either dead or had fled...

But what's going on lately? Something's not right...

I, Yue Ling, was originally on the run... but as I fled, I ended up sightseeing and enjoying nature?

What kind of conspiracy are these assassins plotting against me?

At first, Yue Ling wondered if the other party was really frightened by the fake Ma Liang beside her?

But gradually, Yue Ling felt something was off. Even if Ma Liang beside her looked like a real assassin, shouldn't one at least try their hand at it?

But what does it mean that they haven't tried even once so far?

What kind of assassin gives up so easily?

"Do you think those assassins are planning something big?" Yue Ling asked, looking at Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang beside her.

"It's also possible that he had a big one..." Ma Liang said with a smile.

"Is it possible they can't track me down anymore?" Yue Ling asked seriously...

Upon hearing this, Chu Xinghe thought, "You're kidding me..."

You've been marked with Spirit Tracking Mark, so losing your target must be quite difficult now...

What the hell? You're saying I, Chu Xinghe, knew about the Spirit Tracking Mark, so why didn't I remove it?

Friend! Five spirit stones!

I, Chu Xinghe, am only getting five spirit stones for this job... Five spirit stones and you want me to protect someone, remove the Spirit Tracking Mark, kill enemies, and wipe out their forces? Seriously, isn't this labor a bit too cheap?

Let alone my five spirit stones...

This is a total of 300 spirit stones between me and that Ma Liang... Who has 300 spirit stones that not only protects someone but also wipes out all their opponents?

You get what you pay for, don't you understand?