Everyone returned to Bian City and found a new place to stay. It was a property belonging to Zhao Suo Xiang's family, and Zhong Shan temporarily settled there.
During the day, Zhong Shan took Tian Ling'er out for a stroll. When they passed a jade shop, Tian Ling'er picked out a few accessories, while Zhong Shan took a small scroll from the shopkeeper.
Back at their lodging, Zhong Shan went into the inner room and gently pulled out a small piece of cloth from the scroll. Some private information was written on it.
Last night at midnight, a massive fight occurred in Huicheng City, suspected to be the master and servant Hao San!
Seeing this single line of text, Zhong Shan's brow furrowed, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes. Hao San, master and servant? This news came from the Dark Night Hall, the largest assassin organization in the Six Kingdoms.
Before leaving, Zhong Shan had instructed the Dark Emperor, the head of the Dark Night Hall, to keep an eye on all directions and send any news quickly.
Last night at midnight?
Zhong Shan pondered for a moment, lit a fire starter, and burned the small cloth along with the scroll. After it had all turned to ash, Zhong Shan flipped his hand and scattered it with a palm strike.
He gently pushed open the door and walked out.
"Zhong Shan." Zhao Suo Xiang's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Where's Ling'er?" Zhao Suo Xiang noticed Tian Ling'er was absent as soon as he arrived.
"She's taking a bath. What's wrong?" Zhong Shan frowned as he looked at Zhao Suo Xiang.
"A big battle happened in Huicheng City yesterday, and the message says it seems that Hao San appeared," Zhao Suo Xiang immediately said.
"Hao San appeared? Then wait, we'll leave as soon as Ling'er comes out," Zhong Shan said.
"Okay," Zhao Suo Xiang nodded.
A day later, on a main road, Zhong Shan and Zhao Suo Xiang galloped on horseback. Tian Ling'er, stepping on her Red Silk, flew in the sky, following the two of them.
When Hao San appeared, Tian Ling'er was extremely excited upon hearing the news and immediately clamored to go.
Huicheng City was a thousand li away from Bian City. Zhong Shan and Zhao Suo Xiang were both riding thousand-li horses and arrived in just one day.
Upon reaching the outskirts of the city, at a small inn outside the city, a group of people were waiting. There were also some idle people sitting and resting.
Zhao Suo Xiang rode up on his horse and happened to see that group of people.
"Sir, they went into the mountains to the north," a person in a noble robe called out to Zhao Suo Xiang on horseback.
Zhong Shan stopped his horse and also saw a gray-clothed man there. Looking at a peculiar knot on his clothes, his eyes lit up. After the person in the noble robe spoke, the gray-clothed man also gently nodded.
Receiving confirmation from that person, Zhong Shan nodded slightly.
"Zhong Shan, let's dismount and enter the mountain," Zhao Suo Xiang said.
"Let's go." Zhong Shan immediately dismounted, not even bothering with his horse. He didn't enter Huicheng City but instead ran directly towards the mountains to the north.
Zhao Suo Xiang was at the Innate Ninth Stage, and Zhong Shan was also wearing Wind Chasing Boots. Therefore, in the blink of an eye, they disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving them with looks of admiration.
Tian Ling'er, seeing the two of them running into the mountains from high in the sky, naturally followed and flew over.
Upon entering the mountain, Tian Ling'er also slowly descended.
"Zhong Shan, why did we come into the mountains?" Tian Ling'er immediately asked.
"The people tracking Hao San have all entered the mountains. We can't fly. You watch from high up and tell us immediately where there are people and where there are many people," Zhong Shan said.
"Okay," Tian Ling'er immediately nodded excitedly. Finally, there was something to do, and Tian Ling'er was very happy.
She flew high into the sky and quickly began to investigate.
"Zhong Shan, over there, there's a fight over there! Wow, that mountain over there has collapsed!" Tian Ling'er watched from the sky for a while, then excitedly called out.
"Zhong Shan, in that direction! Hurry up, I'll go take a look first!" Tian Ling'er shouted excitedly.
"No!"
Zhong Shan suddenly shouted.
Hearing Zhong Shan's words, Tian Ling'er paused, looking at Zhong Shan with confusion.
"Wait for me," Zhong Shan said simply.
Tian Ling'er really wanted to go, really wanted to see what was happening over there. However, at Zhong Shan's request, after a moment of hesitation, she could only frown and nod.
Seeing Tian Ling'er being so obedient, Zhong Shan felt a surge of relief. He and Zhao Suo Xiang immediately sped towards the direction Tian Ling'er had indicated.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Tian Ling'er had agreed to Zhong Shan's request, so she slowed down, but she was anxious the whole way, constantly urging the two of them to hurry.
From a distance, Zhong Shan could already hear the booming sounds. The power was so strong that even from a great distance, it made Zhong Shan extremely solemn.
"You don't need to wait for me. Ling'er is with me, I'll be fine. You go ahead," Zhong Shan said to Zhao Suo Xiang.
Although Zhong Shan had the Wind Chasing Boots, his speed was still much slower compared to Zhao Suo Xiang. However, Zhao Suo Xiang had been waiting for Zhong Shan the whole time and hadn't said much.
"Okay," Zhao Suo Xiang was also very straightforward. He immediately said, then quickly moved his feet and sped towards the distance.
Tian Ling'er watched Zhao Suo Xiang quickly run off, feeling a surge of anxiety and sighing. At the same time, her face was full of envy.
Looking at Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan shook his head and smiled, also speeding up towards that direction.
The closer they got, the louder the sounds became. Clearly, the battle there was becoming more intense.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Zhong Shan heard a huge collision sound.
"Go!"
A voice filled with extreme misery.
Tian Ling'er's eyes were full of curiosity. Her face was anxious, and she really wanted to speed up and fly over to see, but Zhong Shan wouldn't let her, so Tian Ling'er could only fret.
"Senior Brother, it's Senior Brother!" Tian Ling'er's face suddenly lit up with joy, filled with intense excitement. Without even greeting Zhong Shan, she quickly flew over.
Seeing Tian Ling'er suddenly fly away, Zhong Shan frowned, but he still quickly sped towards the source of the booming sound.
Soon, Zhong Shan saw the scene there.
Zhong Shan saw that it was a huge valley, with a large amount of rubble inside. In the center, stood Tian Sha, the second-generation Senior Brother of the Kaiyang Sect.
Many cultivators stood around, facing a black-robed, shriveled old man with Tian Sha.
The shriveled old man emitted a large amount of black energy. He stood on a flying sword, half-floating in the air. He alone blocked a large number of strong cultivators. Behind him was a tall mountain.
The old man held a dust whisk and looked at everyone with a murderous aura. On the ground, many strong cultivators lay scattered, clearly injured by the old man earlier.
Tian Sha faced the old man directly, while Tian Ling'er flew not far away.
"Move aside," Tian Sha said in a deep voice.
"Hahaha, chasing the Young Master? The Young Master has already escaped. You can give up now," the shriveled old man laughed loudly.
"Hmph." Tian Sha let out a cold snort, filled with endless killing intent.
Hearing this cold snort, the old man seemed to sense danger. He swung the dust whisk in his hand towards Tian Sha.
At that moment, Tian Sha's hand was on the long sword at his waist. With a peculiar gesture, he quickly drew his sword, accumulating power.
"Zii Yin~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The sound of a long sword being unsheathed. Zhong Shan, who had just arrived, felt as if a huge lightning bolt had suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. The lightning was so strong that it instantly blinded Zhong Shan, leaving his vision a vast expanse of white.
In the instant of blindness.
"Zii Yin~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The sound of a long sword being sheathed.
Then, Zhong Shan's vision recovered. However, the moment it did, Tian Sha had already sheathed his sword. In front of him, the old man was split in two from the middle, a bloody line running down the center.
The dust whisk snapped into two pieces and fell to the ground. The flying sword landed not far away. Then, the old man also fell to the ground, dead.
When the cultivators saw the old man's death and looked at Tian Sha again, their eyes were filled with fear and shock.
Tian Sha was too strong! Tian Sha!
"Kaiyang Sect's Heaven Slaying Sword Drawing Technique?" Zhao Suo Xiang, beside Zhong Shan, looked at Tian Sha with emotion.
"Senior Brother, you're amazing!" Tian Ling'er immediately landed on her Red Silk and cried out excitedly.
After all, Tian Sha's move just now was too cool. Heaven Slaying Sword Drawing Technique? A single sword drawn, and the wind and clouds changed color. The cultivators from various sects were all shocked by Tian Sha's sword.
PS: Still begging for recommendation votes.
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