White Water County, New Recruit Camp.
Xu Kui sat in the tent, handling military affairs.
"I wonder where that brat ran off to?"
"He's in the hands of the Demon Slayer Division now. This is troublesome!"
Xu Kui held a bamboo slip as he handled military affairs, but his mood was extremely agitated.
What happened last night had been arranged by him and one of the Bewitching Envoys personally.
The purpose was to capture Wang Xuan, then secretly pull some strings and send Wang Xuan to the main altar.
But midway through it all—
Li Qingyi had suddenly barged in and taken Wang Xuan away, leaving Xu Kui extremely irritated.
Li Qingyi was from the Demon Slayer Division.
If she discovered the Soul-Devouring Mark on Wang Xuan, that would spell trouble!
"Forget it. This matter has already gone beyond my control. Now I can only have the Holy Envoy take action!"
Shaking his head, Xu Kui stopped thinking about it.
But at that moment, his expression suddenly changed as a strange sensation came from his chest.
"This aura... it's the Holy Envoy!"
"No, the Holy Envoy should be presiding over the holy sacrifice in Chillshadow Gulch. Why would he appear here?"
Xu Kui furrowed his brow tightly.
"Whether it's the Holy Envoy or not, I should go out and take a look."
Xu Kui immediately rose and left the tent.
"I'm heading out. You two stay here and keep watch!"
Xu Kui gave the two subordinates an instruction, then immediately left the New Recruit Camp and headed in the direction of the aura he had sensed.
Very soon.
Xu Kui entered Blackwind Mountain.
Not long after, a figure appeared in Xu Kui's field of vision.
"Hm? It's that brat!"
Xu Kui's gaze instantly sharpened!
That figure was Wang Xuan!
After returning to White Water County, Wang Xuan had pretended to be released by Li Qingyi and walked all the way down from Blackwind Mountain.
"That brat wasn't he taken away by the Demon Slayer Division? Why is he here?"
"Could the Demon Slayer Division have released him?"
Xu Kui was extremely cautious and did not act immediately.
Wang Xuan walked through the forest, cursing under his breath.
"That Centurion really is something else!"
"He could have simply let me go, yet he insisted on having someone take me away—and even brought me to Blackwind Mountain!"
"After walking all night, I'm dead tired!"
As Wang Xuan cursed, he kicked a roadside stone apart.
"But luckily, after walking all night, I've finally made it back!"
"It's just a pity I can't return to the New Recruit Camp. I can only go back to the Centurion's place!"
"Damn it, I missed the Soaring Dragon Assembly just like that!"
"Who the hell is that Lu Qing?"
"If I run into anyone from the Pity Life Sect, I'll definitely kill them!"
Wang Xuan cursed as he walked, his voice echoing through the woods.
Over here.
Hearing Wang Xuan's curses, Xu Kui narrowed his eyes!
"Hm? Yang Tianfeng deliberately had someone take him away?"
Xu Kui's heart jolted.
He knew Yang Tianfeng valued Wang Xuan, but he had not expected Wang Xuan to have been taken away on Yang Tianfeng's own orders!
But come to think of it, Yang Tianfeng had once been part of the Imperial Capital's Black Tortoise Battalion. It would not be difficult for him to know people from the Demon Slayer Division.
The Demon Slayer Division wielded immense authority. Taking away an ordinary person was a trivial matter that no one would pursue even if those above learned of it.
At that thought, a cold smile appeared on Xu Kui's face.
"What good luck!"
"Yang Tianfeng, Yang Tianfeng!"
"Who would've thought you'd deliver him to me with your own hands!"
"This saves me the trouble!"
Xu Kui muttered, lowering his guard.
He strode forward then, walking toward Wang Xuan.
Wang Xuan was walking when he suddenly heard footsteps.
Then he saw Xu Kui!
His expression changed, and he immediately said nervously, "Captain Xu, you... why are you here!"
Wang Xuan looked tense, as though he were about to turn and flee.
Xu Kui looked coldly at Wang Xuan and asked in a deep voice, "Wang Xuan, weren't you going to find evidence? Why are you here?"
Wang Xuan feigned panic and stammered, "I, I..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly turned and ran!
Xu Kui could not help but freeze at the sight.
"Why are you running? The Centurion sent me to pick you up. Come with me!"
Xu Kui called out loudly.
But he strode after him, moving at tremendous speed!
As Wang Xuan ran, he replied, "Lord Xu, there's no need to trouble yourself. I can go back on my own!"
Xu Kui clasped one hand behind his back and sneered at those words.
"You're running so slowly. When will you ever make it back? You'd better come with me!"
Without another word, Xu Kui reached out with his hand.
Surging blood and qi churned. Xu Kui had actually condensed a trace of origin power in advance, forming a huge hand that seized at Wang Xuan through the air!
Sensing Xu Kui's huge hand coming for him, Wang Xuan drew his bow and arrows in a backhand motion!
Copper Skin Iron Bones!
Quintuple Star Shot!
Soul-Chasing Arrow!
In an instant, he unleashed his full strength without reservation!
Arrowlight pierced forth, blasting through the origin-power hand with a bang!
Xu Kui had not expected Wang Xuan to actually attack!
And the power Wang Xuan unleashed in that instant was enough to slay someone in the Dragon Serpent Realm. The arrowlight shot toward his head, grazing past his cheek.
A bloody mark instantly appeared on his face!
Xu Kui touched his face and looked at the trace of blood on his fingers, the smile on his face growing even brighter.
"As expected of the Human Pill valued by the Holy Envoy!"
"Only at the Iron Skin Realm, yet able to unleash such strength. It must be a special bloodline!"
Xu Kui laughed savagely.
Hearing this, Wang Xuan feigned panic. "Lord Xu, what do you mean? What Human Pill? What Holy Envoy?"
Xu Kui strode closer, his smile sinister. "What do I mean? Naturally... you will become a sacrifice to my holy sect!"
"Give up resisting!"
"You can't escape!"
At that moment, Xu Kui no longer bothered to hide anything.
Rolling demon aura surged from within him!
Sensing the demon aura in his body, Wang Xuan's gaze sharpened!
"Xu Kui, I never thought you really were a Demon-Human of the Pity Life Sect!"
Before his words had even faded, Xu Kui's expression changed drastically!
The next moment!
He instinctively sensed danger and immediately retreated, but the instant he drew back, a streak of swordlight abruptly flashed out from the forest!
Pfft!
Xu Kui's abdomen was pierced by the swordlight, blood spurting forth!
"Li Qingyi!"
Xu Kui clutched his abdomen and cried out in terror.
Before his words had faded, Li Qingyi suddenly appeared before him and slammed down with her palm!
Bang!
Xu Kui was suppressed to his knees. All the power in his body was sealed, leaving him unable to resist in the slightest!
Li Qingyi turned back to Wang Xuan. "We could have captured him directly. Why did you insist on using this method?"
Wang Xuan panted heavily. "We had to make him expose himself first. What if he wasn't one of them? It would've been hard to explain afterward."
Wang Xuan came to Li Qingyi's side and looked coldly at Xu Kui, who was kneeling on the ground.
Xu Kui knelt there, feeling the power within him sealed. Hearing the exchange between Wang Xuan and Li Qingyi, he instantly understood what had happened.
He raised his head and looked at Wang Xuan. "How did you discover my identity?"
Xu Kui could not understand it.
Wang Xuan bore the Soul-Devouring Mark. If Li Qingyi had examined him carefully, it would have been normal for her to find out!
But Xu Kui's own identity had never been exposed in the slightest.
Wang Xuan said coldly, "When Lu Qing was killed last night, I had been wondering how he got into the military camp!"
"Later, we went to Zhou Laifu's home and found another altar you had set up beneath it."
"Of course, we also ran into your people!"
Hearing this, Xu Kui's pupils contracted.
"So that's how it was."
"Li Qingyi, it seems you had already discovered something was wrong when you arrived at the military camp yesterday!"
"But don't waste your efforts."
"No matter what you ask, I won't say a word."
Xu Kui spoke coldly.
After his identity was exposed, he was not particularly panicked. Instead, he seemed strangely composed.
Wang Xuan shrugged and looked toward Li Qingyi.
"This is what you're good at."
"But don't kill him. We still need to take him back to see Yang Tianfeng!"
Li Qingyi frowned slightly.
Xu Kui's expression changed at those words, as though he had thought of something. He said in terror, "You... what are you trying to do?!"
"Ah!!!"
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