Chapter 37: The Power of Xuan Shi, Assassination Decided

  In this world where the strong are revered, the most feared force in Lin Yuan City is undoubtedly the Li family, which has the support of Xuan Jun. Moreover, the Li family is also the vassal of the Eastern Sea Country, occupying the moral high ground as the city's ruler, making it even harder for people to muster the courage to resist.

  "Not good, retreat quickly!" The three black shadows didn't even think of making a move forward, and turned to flee.

  "Hah!" Lei Feng let out a loud cry and pushed out with one palm.

  A pale blue wind Xuan's power gushed out from the palm of his hand, quickly condensing into a huge green snake, which darted towards one of the black-clad men like lightning. With just one whip-like strike, it sent that black-clad man spitting blood and tearing open a massive wound on his body.

  "Master Xuan!"

  Seeing this familiar and mysterious power transformation, the remaining two black-clad men ran even faster, not even daring to save their companions. The gap between a Xuan Master and a Xuan Scholar is huge; even with two against one, there's no chance of winning.

  Li Feng smiled faintly and did not pursue. With his Wind Extreme Sect's strength, his running speed far surpassed that of the two black-robed cultivators. If he wanted to chase them down, he had the complete ability to capture them all.

  That injured black-clad man, Li Fenglian didn't even give him a glance: "Scram, and remember to tell your master not to come and stir up trouble again."

  If it weren't for passing on this message, Lí Fēng wouldn't have taken the initiative to hurt this person. As a member of the Lí family's guard, his top priority is to help his master share worries, not create more trouble.

  Xiao Junhou ordered "to protect Xu Yang's family", and did not say to catch the night attacker.

  So Li Feng didn't make a move to capture or use his lethal skills, simply because he was unwilling to create enemies for the Li family.

  "Damn it, we were just supposed to capture a deserted disciple of the Xuan family, how did we end up offending the Li family?" The two black-clad men who had escaped first ran for several miles before realizing that their enemies were not chasing after them, and only then did they stop in their tracks. One of the black-clad men, still shaken with fear, exclaimed angrily.

  "It must be Miss Xiū, she didn't do a good investigation before ordering us to take action! This time, Master Shǎomén may not even know about it." Another black-clad man panted and said.

  "Come... help me..." The injured man in black said from a distance, he was wounded and his flying speed was far inferior to the two.

  "Old Huo?" The two men in black at the front were taken aback, both feeling embarrassed. After all, they had fled without a fight earlier, leaving their injured companion behind, which was really not glorious.

  Fortunately, the injured Xuan Shi didn't mind these and coughed twice, saying: "Alright, don't blame yourselves. Luckily that Xuan Sheng didn't mean to wipe us out completely, otherwise none of us would have escaped."

  Two uninjured men in black clothes, one on the left and one on the right, came to Old Huo's side, each holding up one of his arms, and quickly rushed back to the Qi Gate Arena.

  At this time, in the rest area of Qimen Daochang, the lights were shining brightly, and Qi Hong was reporting to his father with a respectful face.

  "Father, you don't know, when I handed the challenge book to Yang Muyun, that fat guy's expression was simply priceless, as if he had gone stupid, until someone next to him pushed him and he came back to his senses." Qi Hong said with a chuckle.

  Qimen's master Qilian nodded and immediately said: "Hong'er, what do you think Yang Muyun will do in response?"

  "Yang Muyun can only fight back," Qi Hong said with great confidence. "My son will make this challenge known throughout the city, and it will be a hot topic of discussion. If Yang Muyun shows weakness, it means that Huoyun Sect is afraid of our Qimen, and those disciples who practice in Huoyun Sect will definitely join us in large numbers."

  Qilian City nodded and said: "Very well, as long as Yang Muyun dares to accept the battle, I have a 90% guarantee that we can win."

  "Report!" A Taoist priest hurried over and said in a low voice, "Old Huo and the others have returned. The mission was a failure."

  "Lao Huo? I didn't give them any tasks," Qi Hong said with some surprise, "Let them in."

  "I've seen the master of the gate, and the young master of the gate." Three black-robed Taoist priests entered in a line, with the middle priest having a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, a pale complexion, and a wound on his shoulder blade, with fresh blood dripping down.

  "No need for formalities, Old Huo, how did you get hurt?" Qi Liancheng asked in surprise.

  Huo Xuan sighed: "Tonight, the three of us are on a mission to capture and kill Xu Yang! But we ended up running into one of the city lord's guards, a dark cultivator. It seems they were prepared... I am incompetent, please punish me, Master!"

  "Xuan Shi Guardian? City Master's Manor?" Qi Lian Cheng's eyes flashed.

  Qī Hóng reacted, saying: "Father, it's like this. This afternoon, I was in a hurry to go to the City Master's Mansion to request a duel certification, Ah Xiū stopped me and asked me to deal with Xǔ Yáng injuring my brother-in-law... So I gave her the token, letting her handle this matter. I didn't expect that she hadn't investigated clearly beforehand and rashly took action."

  Qilian City's eyebrows furrowed deeply: "Unexpectedly, Xu Yang and the City Master's Mansion have a close relationship to this extent, and even a Xuan Shi-level guard has appeared. Hong Er, inform Ah Xiu to temporarily suspend pursuing Xu Yang, currently our biggest enemy is Huoyun Daochang, we can't afford to have any distractions."

  "Yes." Qi Hong replied.

  "As for Old Huo, he was injured in the Dao field, so go to the accounting room to receive twenty silver wolf coins as medical expenses." Qi Lian Cheng said.

  "Thanks for your kindness." Old Huo happily cupped his hands together. Twenty catties of silver was equivalent to two months' salary, and this injury was worth it.

  Lao Huo and three other Xuan Shi retreated, then Qi Lian Cheng furrowed his brow.

  "Father, don't worry," Qi Hong said, "The fact that Old Huo and the others were able to escape this time already explains a problem."

  "What's wrong?" Qi Lian Cheng's eyes flashed.

  "The protection of the City Lord's Manor for Xu Yang is limited!" Qi Hong said, "Otherwise, with the strength of that mysterious master, Old Huo and the others would not have been able to retreat completely, at least the injured Old Huo would have been captured. This shows that the City Lord's Manor is also unwilling to pay too much for Xu Yang."

  "What should be done then?" asked Qi Lian Cheng.

  "In the son's view, we should pay close attention to Xu Yang's movements and seize him when he leaves home," said Qi Hong.

  Qilian City sank into contemplation for a long time before slowly saying: "It's better to just kill him directly."

  "What?" Qi Hong was stunned for a moment. Don't you need to capture and interrogate clearly?

  "It's no longer important why he beat up Qi Shi Liang," said Qi Lian Cheng, "The point is, he has the protection of the City Master's Manor. Even if we capture him and get to the bottom of things, can we still let him go? Wouldn't that just create another enemy?"

  "Father's teachings are," Qi Hong understood and said, "Tomorrow, the son will send someone to investigate Xu Yang's whereabouts. Once there is an opportunity, immediately carry out the assassination."

  The next morning.

  Xu Yang pushed away the massive boulder blocking the entrance of the cave, took a deep breath of refreshing air, and stepped out into the open. He found a clearing and began to practice "Dynamic Stasis - Guiding Qi", his daily morning routine.

  In the starry sea of Xuyang, three mysterious power turbines are facing each other, each rotating rapidly. These are the three major mysterious wheels condensed by Xuyang: Huo Xuan, Lei Xuan and Guang Xuan turbines.

  After Guangxuan's re-tempering, Xuyang's physical strength has been further enhanced, reaching a strength of 150 jin, several times stronger than an ordinary Xian.

  After a round of "Dynamic and Static, like the Breath Control Method", Xu Yang felt his whole body relaxed and comfortable, as if endless power was constantly surging out from deep within his body, and he couldn't help but let out a long whistle, shaking the forest.

  "Thud", a fluffy thing fell in front of Xu Yang.