The Discovered Mad Old Man

After hearing this, everyone solemnly agreed.

"Brother Chi Yuntian, rest assured! I, Meng Ziliang, swear that as long as I make it out alive, I will definitely help you kill Lei Yunxiao and Ni Xiaoshan!"

Brother Meng was the first to step forward and make his solemn oath.

Luo Changqing followed with his own oath. "I, Luo Changqing, also swear that as long as I make it out alive, I will definitely help Brother Chi Yuntian kill Lei Yunxiao and Ni Xiaoshan!"

Following Luo Changqing's oath, the others quickly followed suit, each swearing and making their promises...

Prince Shaomiao even declared boldly, "If I can get out and reclaim the throne of the Nine Provinces Dynasty, I will surely mobilize the dynasty's power and slaughter anyone who is on good terms with Lei Yunxiao and Ni Xiaoshan!"

After hearing everyone's promises and oaths, Chi Yuntian finally felt a little better. Just as he was preparing to arrange the matter of "luring the monster"...

The three black-robed men, who had remained silent until then, suddenly spoke up and interrupted.

"Forget it. You don't need to lure the monster. Leave that task to my third brother."

The leading black-robed man said this.

Everyone immediately looked over in astonishment, as though they could hardly believe their ears.

Seeing everyone's gaze, the leading black-robed man explained, "Have you never considered that the giant skeleton is an existence at the level of a Tenth-Stage Ghost Emperor?"

"You're only sending a Seventh-Stage Martial Spirit to lure it. Before you even lure the monster away, the Ghost Emperor skeleton will probably crush you flat beneath two feet. How could you draw attention in one direction while attacking from another? How could you lure the snake from its hole?"

The leading black-robed man spoke disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Chi Yuntian flew into a towering rage.

"Are you looking down on me?" Chi Yuntian demanded.

The black-robed man did not spare him even a shred of face and simply nodded.

"Yes!"

After saying that, he suddenly released the full pressure of a Peak Eighth-Stage Martial King.

It directly forced Chi Yuntian back several steps.

"You..."

Chi Yuntian, having been driven back, flushed crimson with embarrassment and glared furiously at the black-robed man, but he did not dare say anything more.

Seeing Chi Yuntian fall silent, the black-robed man continued, "Of course, sending my third brother to lure the monster does not mean certain death."

"He is already proficient in escape and life-preserving techniques. I cannot say he has absolute certainty, but he should have at least a sixty to seventy percent chance."

After hearing the black-robed man's words, everyone finally relaxed.

Then Prince Shaomiao cupped his hands and said, "Then we can only trouble your third brother."

Hearing Prince Shaomiao's words, the leading black-robed man immediately shed his sharp manner and replied politely, "It is only proper. Only proper."

That change in attitude was as different as heaven and earth from how he had treated Chi Yuntian just now.

However, no one gave it much thought.

They merely assumed that he held Prince Shaomiao in greater respect.

Yet just as they were about to discuss the specific plan for "luring the monster," another unexpected change occurred...

The leader of the black-robed men, who had just been smiling politely, suddenly turned sharp again.

Then he slowly said, "Everyone, before discussing the specific plan to lure the monster, how about we first deal with a rat that has been following behind us?"

Prince Shaomiao and the others were all utterly confused upon hearing this.

At the same time, Su Fang, who was monitoring everything from the other end of the Sky Patrol Monitoring Formation, broke out in a cold sweat.

Damn it! Have I been discovered?

Without a second thought, Su Fang immediately began retreating.

However, things did not unfold as Su Fang had imagined.

After speaking, the leading black-robed man suddenly attacked in a certain direction...

A thunderous BOOM rang out!

A violent collision erupted.

Dust and smoke instantly billowed into the air!

Within the smoke, the figure of an old man slowly emerged...

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"I never expected that you would still discover me..."

The old man said.

Once the dust and smoke dispersed, everyone finally saw the old man's face clearly.

They all cried out in shock!

"Mad Old Man! You're the Mad Old Man!"

Several people spoke at once. Clearly, they all knew the "celebrity" of the Gods and Devils Cemetery known as the Mad Old Man.

"Haha, I never thought this old man would be so famous..."

The Mad Old Man stroked his beard and burst into laughter.

He did not look the slightest bit nervous.

Meanwhile, Su Fang, who had been fleeing, also cried out when he saw the Mad Old Man appear.

He then stopped and turned his attention back to the scene within the Sky Patrol Monitoring Formation.

He was extremely familiar with the Mad Old Man.

In Su Fang's impression, the Mad Old Man possessed at least the strength of a Peak Eighth-Stage Martial King, and might even be a Ninth-Stage Martial Emperor.

Therefore, Su Fang had always been deeply wary of him. After completing more than a dozen Soul Cleansings, he had never sought out the Mad Old Man again.

He had never expected the man to appear here now.

Clearly, the Mad Old Man also harbored many secrets that could not be spoken of.

Elsewhere.

Although he had been discovered, the Mad Old Man was not angered. He remained calm and composed as he spoke eloquently with Prince Shaomiao and the others.

There was not the slightest trace of foolishness on his face.

"Haha, since we are all acquaintances, why must we fight and kill?"

"How about letting me join you as well?"

"After all, one more fighting force means one more safeguard."

The Mad Old Man tried to muddle through with vague words.

However, Prince Shaomiao and the others were not so easily brushed off.

Prince Shaomiao looked coldly at the Mad Old Man and was the first to ask, "When did you begin following me? What is your purpose?"

Hearing this, the Mad Old Man continued spinning his tale...

"Haha, what if I said that I merely happened to run into you here? That my purpose was simply to wander around? Would you believe me?"

"What do you think?"

Prince Shaomiao's expression gradually darkened.

At this moment, no one's expression could possibly look pleasant. They had gone through every possible hardship and exhausted every effort to reach this place in search of the legendary Tomb of Gods and Devils, only for someone to follow behind them, like a mantis stalking a cicada while an oriole waited behind it, hoping to reap the fisherman's profit.

How could that not make them furious?

"It seems you have no intention of giving an honest account. Then there is nothing left to discuss."

Prince Shaomiao issued his final ultimatum.

He then quietly signaled everyone to prepare to attack at the same time.

Seeing this, the Mad Old Man shook his head in frustration.

"Ah, I have already been very honest. Why won't you believe me?"

After saying that, he did not wait for Prince Shaomiao and the others to make their move.

He turned and fled at high speed.

His speed was so fast that it utterly stunned Prince Shaomiao and the others.

At the same time, it made them understand just how powerful the Mad Old Man was.

"Hehe... Trying to run?"

The leading black-robed man, who had been the first to discover the Mad Old Man's surveillance, gave a strange laugh and swiftly chased after him.

His two companions immediately followed.

And so, the Mad Old Man fled while the three black-robed men pursued. The four began playing a game of cat and mouse amid the Yin Qi Tide.

On the other side, after witnessing the speed of the four men, Prince Shaomiao and the others immediately abandoned any thought of pursuit.

Of course, the main reason was that even if they wanted to chase, they could not catch up.