The Hero Rescues... No, Wait

The great battle continued, but the tide of battle soon turned in favor of the Blood Hatred Sect. It was true that the emperor had killed Great Demon in the chaos of his youth, but that was on the battlefield, with the help of his cavalry.

Now, the emperor has not only lost the help of the Great Xia cavalry, but has also been stabbed with a poisoned blade. With the situation turning against him, and the Great Xia side caught off guard, it is quickly becoming precarious.

However, being the current Son of Heaven, his strength is still quite formidable. Even injured and poisoned, this Blood Hatred Great Demon cannot defeat the Great Xia Emperor in the short term. Moreover, just now, a minister risked his life to send a signal to the guards on the lakeside. Now, those guards are sailing over, some even using their lightness skills to walk on the water. Soon, these reinforcements will arrive on the dragon boat and surround these Cultists. If they try to escape then, it will be too late.

Seeing this, the Great Demon roared in a muffled voice, "Gong Wei, what are you waiting for? Attack!"

The instant he finished roaring, Gong Wei, who had been mingling with the court officials, suddenly sprang up, two short swords appearing in his hands. One sword severed the nape of the neck of the Minister of War, who was bravely fighting in front of him, while the other sword flew out of his hand and, amplified by his True Qi, successfully pierced the heart of the Great Xia Emperor.

The Great Xia Emperor's True Qi stagnates, and he is immediately swept away by the Great Demon's palm, crashing into a pillar of the Dragon Boat Pavilion.

"Ahem, Minister Gong, I never imagined you would join them in their corrupt ways."

The Emperor of Great Xia coughed up a mouthful of blood, staining his robes red.

"It seems that if I am to survive, I should thoroughly investigate the key officials within the Imperial Court."

"That depends on whether Your Majesty survives."

Gong Wei mercilessly drew another short sword, gripped Twin Sabers in reverse, and unleashed a ruthless and fierce Moves, slashing mercilessly at the defenseless Emperor of Great Xia.

"Farewell, Your Majesty! Go to the Yellow Springs and become your emperor!"

The blade sliced through the air, its cold light illuminating the eyes of the Great Xia Emperor, followed by the terrifying sound of a knife piercing flesh.

However, the Emperor of Great Xia felt nothing. After the light in his eyes disappeared, he looked in front of him. The Minister of Rites, Gong Wei, was determined to win, but his move was interrupted by something that suddenly blocked the way between him and the Emperor of Great Xia.

"Fish?"

Gong Wei was somewhat astonished. The fish that he had cut open suddenly ripped into several pieces with a splash, and the tail piece fell to the ground, still wriggling and struggling.

"Careful!"

The Great Demon of Blood Hatred suddenly shouted.

But it was too late. A transparent fishing line flashed in mid-air, and a ring of strangulation marks suddenly appeared on the neck of Gong Wei, the Minister of Rites. Then, his head was severed by something, hooked by a hook, and flew out of the window.

"Who goes there!"

The Blood Hatred Great Demon roared, spewing flames that ignited the nearby paper windows, then swept his hand across, smashing a section of wall into pieces of wood.

"The Misty Wave Angler."

Someone said calmly from outside the window.

Then, the fishing line soared, and in a place beyond the reach of the Blood Hatred Great Demon, the fishing line, with an unbelievable trajectory, wiped out the Cultist in the room and on the dragon boat one by one.

"Roar!"

Seeing that things were hopeless, the Blood Hatred Great Demon decided to go all out, his entire body engulfed in flames as he charged towards the Emperor of Great Xia.

But the fishing line lay between him and the Great Xia Emperor, and the Great Demon who forced his way through immediately reaped the bitter consequences.

Two steps, and its left and right arms broke off; four steps, and its legs separated from its body. Then, its uncontrollable, massive body was propelled forward by inertia and cut into pieces by the transparent fishing line in mid-air.

I curse you!

In mid-air, the Great Demon, its body torn to pieces, was not yet dead. It cursed at the Great Xia Emperor: "Just wait, you dog emperor! You who disrespect the True God will soon perish along with this country and this dynasty!"

Then, its corpse fell to the ground, while its Souls and Consciousness turned into a flame, which was absorbed into nothingness by some Mysterious Power and disappeared.

The Emperor of Great Xia was helped to his feet by his ministers. He hurriedly walked out of the room and onto the corridor, looking out.

Near the dragon boat, a small boat had somehow slipped in. On the boat, an old man wearing a straw hat and a raincoat was standing, having just put down his fishing rod.

"Thank you so much for saving me, sir."

The Emperor of Great Xia said to the old man, "Could you please stay a moment longer so that I can properly repay your life-saving grace?"

"No need."

The old man picked up a bamboo pole from the boat, stuck it into the water, and recalled the words Bai Li had once told him.

"Fishing Elder, remember this: someone like you who has broken through to the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining Stage will definitely be sought after by the Emperor of Great Xia to serve in the court. Don't agree, absolutely do not agree. Also, be careful to erase your whereabouts when you leave, and pretend to be a wise person who doesn't care about the Imperial Court at all. Don't immediately agree and submit just because you want to realize your ambitions. Remember to be patient."

Bai Li's youthful face, with its serious expression, appeared in the Fishing Elder's mind.

"If you agree immediately, the emperor will not only fail to trust and value you, but will also suspect that you are colluding with the Cultist who attacked him. Moreover, your image and status in his eyes will also decline. You must first act as a reclusive sage. The emperor is eager for talent, and you are a rare Land Immortal on earth; he will definitely try every means to find you. Only agree when he asks you for help. At that time, you will be in the dominant position."

The Fishing Elder suppressed his urge to immediately agree and said calmly, "I'm just a carefree wanderer who happened to be fishing and happened to pass by this place. I saw some mad dogs from a cult attacking people and stepped in to help. It was nothing, just a small favor. Farewell."

Having said that, he steered the boat and accelerated it with his True Qi. The small boat sped off and disappeared from the sight of the emperor and his ministers before the guard boats could surround the waters near the dragon boat.

"There are actually Land Immortal who are beyond my knowledge."

The Emperor of Great Xia withdrew his gaze.

"Your Majesty, please seek medical attention first."

The accompanying ministers advised, "Your Majesty's good health is more important than anything else."

"I understand. Have the imperial physicians wait by the lake. You may take the boat back to the lake."

The Emperor of Great Xia waved his hand and said, "It's such a rare treat to come to Su Lake, and this is truly a disappointment."

The local governor immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"What mistake are you making? The mistake isn't yours; the mistake lies with me for failing to recognize talent and allowing such a person to remain in the Imperial Court."

The emperor of the Great Xia was quite a bachelor.

"When I return this time, I will definitely give him a thorough Purge- down... Also, send some men out to secretly investigate who this old gentleman really is."