By the time Han Feng broke free of the illusion, Chen Cang and Zi Yan had already vanished from sight.
Only then did his subordinates belatedly arrive. At the sight of Han Feng's livid face, unease crept into their hearts.
Could it be that even the Medicine Emperor himself had failed to take those two down?
Han Feng had no patience to explain anything to them. After releasing his soul perception and carefully probing the surroundings without finding a thing, he suddenly pieced everything together.
Those two had only ever had one objective from beginning to end.
His heavenly cold qi!
After their request to see him was refused, they had advanced step by calculated step, painstakingly laying one trap after another to achieve their goal.
First, they stirred up trouble in the city to draw powerful pursuers, then naturally revealed their Dou Wang and Dou Ling cultivation to make him lower his guard. Even after six Dou Wangs had been severely injured, he had never considered asking the experts on the Black List for help.
After all, however monstrous their talent, they were still just a Dou Wang and a Dou Ling.
If he needed help with even such a trivial matter, where would that leave his dignity as the Medicine Emperor?
Those two had been certain he would think that way, which was why they had acted so fearlessly. They had even deliberately shown themselves to lure him into pursuit, fleeing without attacking the entire way to leave his subordinates far behind.
Only upon reaching this valley, where they could be certain no one would interfere, had they revealed their hidden means. They used an illusion to stir the fears buried in his heart, then guided him step by step into taking out the heavenly cold qi while