Fu Nantian turned his gaze to Chen Shi'an. "Young friend Chen, do you already have a plan?"
Chen Shi'an nodded. "Tao Qianqian has already told me how to enter the Hundred Miasma Forest. I'll slip inside shortly and look for an opportunity to kill Xu Liang.
"With these outside Martial Artists left like dragons without a head, they won't be hard to deal with.
"To achieve a better result, I'll need your son's cooperation.
"But I've never met your son. I'm afraid he won't trust me."
Fu Nantian added, "You don't intend to take us along, young friend Chen?"
Chen Shi'an nodded. "The route into the Hundred Miasma Forest is dangerous and complicated. What's more, Xu Liang holds the advantage in the forest now. It would be more suitable for you and Miss Fu to stay outside for the time being."
Fu Nantian considered briefly, then respectfully cupped his hands toward Chen Shi'an. "Then sorry for the trouble, young friend Chen."
At that, he took out the Jade Pendant that opened the Martial Saint Treasury and held it out to Chen Shi'an. "If you deliver this Jade Pendant to Qianfan, young friend Chen, he'll certainly trust you."
Chen Shi'an accepted the Jade Pendant without ceremony, then turned his gaze toward Zhang Honglin. "Leaving this man alive will bring trouble."
Fu Nantian nodded. "Deal with him as you see fit, young friend Chen."
Chen Shi'an strode forward. The Windbreaker Saber flashed from its sheath and slit Zhang Honglin's throat.
Then he glanced around. "The smell of blood is too strong here. It might attract Demon Beasts or wild animals. Before heading to the Hundred Miasma Forest, I'll find you somewhere safer."
About forty-five minutes later, Chen Shi'an found a cave and settled Fu Nantian and his daughter inside.
He also hunted