Remnants of the Immortal Court

Zhang Xuezhou has always been very perceptive; once he senses something is wrong, he will change direction.

But Zhang Xuezhou found that things were developing faster than he had imagined.

At midnight, an elderly man with white beard and white hair appeared in the side room of the inn where he was staying.

"Help me, quick!"

The old man pointed to his chest.

There was no visible damage to his chest, but there were signs of vomiting blood.

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at it, and his eyelids couldn't help but blink.

He had seen this kind of injury before.

Wei Shao'er experienced this internal bleeding symptom after escaping using the willow wood Substitution Technique.

"I dare not save you!"

Emperor Jing's funeral had already been held, but Zhang Xuezhou never expected that someone would still go to the palace to cause trouble.

Without Emperor Jing's suppression, some people continued to run rampant, relying on various tricks.

Watching these people moving back and forth in the palace, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the Han Dynasty's palace had practically become their backyard.

However, Zhang Xuezhou was unsure whether the old man had completely shaken off Li Guang. If Li Guang tracked him down and saw him providing medical assistance, it could easily become a troublesome situation.

Zhang Xuezhou took a few steps back and forcibly pulled Rong Tianding off the bed.

He inevitably stepped back a little, bumping his heel against the wall to see if he could get help from Wei Shao'er.

"Your brows bear the mark of a trapped dragon; without a way out, you will be confined to this situation for the rest of your life," the old man said quickly. "There aren't many people who can guide you right now, but I should be able to give you some hints!"

"You were shot by General Li Guang, and he has likely already located you. My attempt to save you is not a predicament, but a dead end," Zhang Xuezhou said, shaking his head.

Those who can break into the palace at night need not only strength, but also the courage of a desperate criminal.

If it weren't for the fear of the old man suddenly turning hostile, Zhang Xuezhou felt he might have jumped out the window with Rong Tianding and escaped.

At this point, he was only willing to stall for as long as possible.

If Li Guang comes, he can simply arrest the man.

If Li Guang doesn't arrive for a long time, he can perform magic on the old man.

If the old man's injuries worsen or he dies while he stalls for time, he will report it to the authorities.

It wasn't difficult to guide the situation in the right direction, and it allowed Zhang Xuezhou to stall for time as much as possible without angering the old man.

"Just as your senior brother said, your cultivation aptitude is average, but your intelligence is extraordinary!"

After looking at Zhang Xuezhou for a few seconds, the old man couldn't help but sigh.

"I specialize in physiognomy, so you should know who my senior brother is," the old man said. "I hope you'll help me out of our shared sect bond. I promise to repay you handsomely in the future!"

The old man's words caused Zhang Xuezhou's expression to change several times.

Hongku alone is troublesome enough.

He had finally managed to hide in the Han Dynasty to avoid getting involved, but suddenly a junior brother of Hongku appeared.

Judging from the audacity of this person breaking into the palace at night, their ability to cause trouble is in no way inferior to Hongku's, and the trouble they bring will certainly be no less than Hongku's.

"Why is it a duplicate report again?" Rong Tianding asked warily.

"This could very well lead to a major retaliation!"

The statement that Wei Shao'er will surely receive a great reward in the future is only half true; as for the old man, it's hard to say.

As long as the old man's personality was even slightly similar to Hongku's, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it was very likely that there would be no "future" between him and Rong Tianding.

"You're right, I do indeed possess some abilities sufficient to kill you," the old man said. "Our cooperation benefits both of us, while our defeat will result in mutual harm!"

"Are all people from our sect like this?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, his face grim.

You're no different from us!

The old man added, implying that Zhang Xuezhou's choices would be no different if he ended up in the same situation as him.

"I used the art of escape to save my life. It will take Li Guang another quarter of an hour to get here. The longer you delay, the less time you will have to treat me and deal with the aftermath," the old man said. "If you are willing to delay until we both die, then there's nothing I can do!"

"Look at what you're saying, Uncle-Master! We're family, why are we talking like that!"

The old man explained everything clearly, including the exact time Li Guang would arrive, and rendered Zhang Xuezhou's stalling tactics completely ineffective.

If you want to cooperate, cooperating immediately is the best option.

If they fight to the death or pin their hopes on Li Guang, the other side will make Zhang Xuezhou get what he asked for.

This immediately changed Zhang Xuezhou's expression.

The other party's style of doing things was extremely similar to Hongku's. If it weren't for the difference in appearance and ability, Zhang Xuezhou would almost suspect that he was facing Hongku.

He didn't haggle anymore, nor did he want anything in return from the old man; he just wanted this plague to leave as soon as possible.

His sense of risk was indeed correct; he had indeed incurred some risks in treating his injuries, and his fixed residence and street stall in the West Market had also come under the scrutiny of others.

However, Zhang Xuezhou was still a step too slow in changing lodgings when he sought to change worlds again, which allowed the old man to find him here.

He chanted incantations, his right hand swirling with Law Power, and the Supreme Purity True Technique was unleashed towards the old man from afar.

"If you seek to change your fate by aligning yourself with the imperial court, remember not to pledge allegiance to any particular faction. Relying on any faction will bring you irreversible downfall!"

When Zhang Xuezhou performed the Supreme Purity True Technique, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave him a corresponding warning.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"Li Guang is no good, Tian Fen is no good, Dong Zhongshu is no good, nobody is good enough!"

The old man pointed at Zhang Xuezhou, then at himself.

As if knowing about the high-ranking officials Zhang Xuezhou was currently in contact with, the old man directly named some of them.

"Once you're assigned to a group, even if you have some good luck for a while, you'll inevitably be implicated and die in the future!" the old man said.

"You mean I can only rely on myself?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"Some people have two faces, even two or three identities, and their motives are complex and ever-changing. Don't die without even knowing how you died!"

The old man's warning was extremely cautious.

Once the nausea and vomiting subsided, he took a deep breath.

He took out a white pill, which then quickly turned into thick white smoke.

With a soft 'thump', the old man's figure disappeared into the white smoke. When the smoke dissipated, the old man was no longer in the room.

"Cousin, are we in trouble again?"

When Zhang Xuezhou woke him up, Rong Tianding was initially a little dazed, but after exchanging a few words, he realized the danger.

After the old man performed his magic and left, he couldn't help but become anxious.

"There's only a quarter of an hour. How can we escape?" Zhang Xuezhou muttered.

As the faint sound of horses' hooves reached his ears, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but curse the swindler in his heart.

Clearly, his words as a cheap senior apprentice cannot be taken seriously, and his mention of Li Guang's arrival in a quarter of an hour is meaningless.

The faint sound of hooves wasn't from afar; rather, it was because this horse was running extremely fast and making a very soft sound, and they had already tracked it down to this location.

Without even thinking, Zhang Xuezhou quickly pushed open the second-floor window.

"Those remnants of the Immortal Court really were here!"

Most guesthouses faced the street, and Zhang Xuezhou could see the street right below his window.

As the window opened, he heard Cheng Bushi's low curses, and then Li Guang leaped off his horse, his body soaring like a great bird, passing through the second-floor window and into the guest room.