Lure the Tiger Away, Yi Xiaofeng Draws His Sword

Tang Yiqian and Wang Yanran looked toward the woman in blue, their delicate brows slightly furrowed.

Clearly, they were both displeased.

Tang Yiqian replied, "We've already received intelligence that Yanran's father also met a tragic end. Do you suspect her?"

The woman in blue shook her head. "Of course not. I merely want to find out exactly where the Pure Yang Sect is, and whether the murderer's motive truly was the Pure Yang Pill."

Hunter Xu seemed to know the Wang Family's background. He snapped, "Don't ask what you shouldn't! Investigate your own clues properly! Everyone, disperse!"

The soldiers all glared unfriendly at the woman in blue as well.

The woman in blue wanted to ask more, but her companions pulled her away.

The viewers began mocking her:

"Is this woman an idiot? She thinks she's so clever."

"Didn't they say earlier that Pure Yang City was built by the Pure Yang Sect? The NPCs will definitely protect the Pure Yang Sect and keep its enemies from tracking it down."

"Hahaha, she's actually a college student from one of the country's top twenty universities. Studied herself stupid."

"Can you stop mocking her? Qin Qinxue really did uncover quite a few important clues."

"You're the idiots. She's a Demonic Cultivator, deliberately pretending to be a righteous cultivator!"

Yi Xiaofeng left with Wang Yanran.

Zeng Shu suddenly followed after them.

"Brother Zhang, I found a very important clue. Want to come with me?" Zeng Shu asked in a low voice with a smile.

He glanced at Wang Yanran, but did not bother avoiding her.

Zhang Junyi was an NPC anyway. He could serve as a wingman and bring the two NPCs closer together. Maybe they would think even more highly of him, and he could get more help from them.

"Sure!" Yi Xiaofeng agreed without hesitation.

He happened to have no leads at the moment.

Thus, the three of them left together.

Along the way, Zeng Shu first asked about what the two had experienced last night, then lavishly praised Yi Xiaofeng. He fulfilled his role as a wingman thoroughly, making Wang Yanran laugh nonstop. The affection in her gaze toward Yi Xiaofeng deepened further.

Yi Xiaofeng found Zeng Shu increasingly pleasing to the eye as well.

The guy really knew how to conduct himself!

After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, they arrived at a corner of the garden.

Zeng Shu took out a handkerchief and said, "I found this handkerchief here. I also saw footprints."

He lifted the weeds, revealing two deep footprints, as though someone had landed there after jumping down.

Yi Xiaofeng looked up. A tall wall stood ahead, so it seemed someone had leaped over it.

"Isn't this Yi Qian's mother's handkerchief? A month ago, her mother went back to her maiden home to visit relatives," Wang Yanran said in surprise.

Yi Xiaofeng looked at her oddly. "You even know what kind of handkerchief her mother carries?"

Wang Yanran rolled her eyes at him. "Look at the embroidery on it. It's so beautiful. What young woman wouldn't notice it?"

Two foxes were embroidered on the handkerchief, crimson as fire. It was indeed rather distinctive.

"So, Miss Tang's mother has returned. She also knows martial arts, but she has been hiding in the shadows all along?" Yi Xiaofeng asked with a frown.

Damn it!

This whole family had problems!

The dead might not be dead, the one who had returned refused to show herself, and the only one still around was downright strange.

Zeng Shu said seriously, "I suspect City Lord Tang never died at all. Their entire family is putting on an act. Their goal is to steal the Pure Yang Pill and the Pure Yang Sect's ultimate techniques, but they fear being hunted down by the Pure Yang Sect's old faction, so they created this string of false appearances. The reason they keep slaughtering innocents is that City Lord Tang thought his fake death was too obvious, so he needed other people's deaths to confuse everyone."

Wang Yanran frowned, but did not immediately refute him.

It concerned the cause of her father's death. She did not dare trust Tang Yiqian completely.

Boom—

A deafening explosion sounded in the distance, making Yi Xiaofeng and the other two shudder.

"You fiend, you dare trespass into the place under my protection? You're courting death!"

Bai Hongxiao's voice rang out. Immediately afterward, a cold flash illuminated heaven and earth.

Wang Yanran's lovely face changed slightly as she murmured, "What powerful Demon Qi!"

Although her cultivation was gone, her realm and senses remained.

Yi Xiaofeng thought of something and cursed under his breath, "Damn it! Could this be a Lure the Tiger Away scheme?"

Bai Hongxiao had just said he would guard the City Lord's Mansion, yet now a demon had appeared. If it lured Bai Hongxiao away, they would be in danger again!

Upon hearing this, Wang Yanran and Zeng Shu could not help growing tense.

It was indeed possible!

Everything was too much of a coincidence!

And they had no way of knowing whether Bai Hongxiao had been lured away.

Whoosh—

A piercing sound cut through the air. Yi Xiaofeng instinctively wrapped an arm around Wang Yanran's waist and turned aside with her.

A throwing dart struck the ground, missing all three of them.

It landed half a meter from Yi Xiaofeng's right foot.

Yi Xiaofeng looked up and saw a man in black standing atop the tall wall.

It was the black-clad man who had attacked him twice before, still wearing that hateful monkey mask.

The moment Zeng Shu saw him, his face turned deathly pale, and his legs began trembling violently.

"You didn't die? You even managed to dodge my throwing dart!"

The man in black spoke coldly, his voice full of ridicule.

Yi Xiaofeng came back to his senses and realized his reaction just now had been incredibly fast.

It had practically been a reflex.

Thinking back carefully, he felt that the throwing dart had been slow.

No.

He was the one who had become faster!

Still in Yi Xiaofeng's embrace, Wang Yanran said softly, "Recall the sword moves of the Pure Yang Five Swords Technique."

After saying that, she slowly stepped back.

Sword moves?

Yi Xiaofeng narrowed his eyes. He had indeed studied the moves of the Pure Yang Five Swords Technique carefully before. Though he could not fully remember every move, he still remembered the first few.

"But I've never practiced them."

Yi Xiaofeng spoke under his breath as he pulled out the Fireball Spell talisman with his left hand, remaining on guard against the man in black.

The man in black was not in a hurry to attack either. He was clearly very wary.

Zeng Shu looked at Yi Xiaofeng expectantly.

In his eyes, Yi Xiaofeng was an expert.

Even a starving camel was bigger than a horse!

Wang Yanran said softly, "Remembering them is enough. Use them."

Hearing that, Yi Xiaofeng could only draw the sword hanging at his waist.

This was not the Azure Nose Sword, but the sword carried by his character, Zhang Junyi.

As he gripped the longsword, Yi Xiaofeng felt an indescribable sense of familiarity, even intimacy.

How could he describe it?

He felt as though he had been born a swordsman!

Yi Xiaofeng raised his sword and pointed its tip at the man in black atop the wall.

In an instant, his entire bearing transformed.

Pure Yang Spiritual Energy surged within him, causing his robes to flutter.

Yi Xiaofeng wore a blank expression, but his heart was filled with delight.

This was the first time he had used Spiritual Energy since receiving the power transmission.

So powerful!

Powerful in a way he had never experienced before!

It was a sensation of strength that ordinary people could never understand!

The eyes beneath the black-clad man's mask changed. He actually began to feel nervous.

"Who exactly are you?" the man in black asked in a deep voice.

The first time, he had been badly wounded by the Fireball Spell. That could be blamed on his carelessness.

The second time, Wang Yanran had held him off, while Yi Xiaofeng's unyielding will had frightened him.

This time, he was completely focused and had come determined to kill all three of them. Why was this feeling of unease surfacing again?

Yi Xiaofeng stared intently at the man in black without answering.

The sword moves of the Pure Yang Five Swords Technique kept appearing before his eyes.

He raised his hand and began to swing his sword. His movements were slow at first, then gradually sped up, the blade stirring wisps of airflow.

Zeng Shu's eyes widened, his breathing quickening.

"Is it coming?"

In his eyes, Yi Xiaofeng had become a different person. He usually looked weak and delicate, but at this moment, he carried the aura of a lone swordsman.

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