Chapter Eighty-two: Muddy Dragon Pool

  Bai Cangdong picked up the knife and took a look, it was also a Viscount-level Golden Armament like Hei Yan Knife. Bai Cangdong and Feng Xian knew that its value couldn't be compared to Hei Yan Knife, but facing a strong Earl's forced exchange, the cost of refusal was death. They had no choice but to hand over Hei Yan Knife to that Earl.

  "Don't rush to leave just yet, since you are people from Fenghuacheng, I suppose you are very familiar with the bottom of the abyss. We want to go to Nílóng Tán, can you lead the way?" said the Earl.

  "We haven't been here many times either, and we've never heard of Mud Dragon Pool," said Bai Cangdong.

  "Why so many idle words? If you're going to lead the way, then lead." said another viscount who bore some resemblance to the earl.

  Bai Cang was helpless and had no choice but to follow Feng Xian, who naturally didn't know the way, while Feng Xian did.

  Two people walked ahead, Feng Xian pulled White Cangdong's hand, leaned against White Cangdong's side, looking like a fearful appearance, but one finger wrote in the palm of White Cangdong: "Nidragon Pond cannot go, there is great danger, if we go, it will be difficult to escape death."

  Bai Cang's expression remained unchanged, but he tightened his grip on Feng Xian's hand and carefully wrote in her palm: "Take a detour."

  "I understand."

  "What's at Niulangtan?"

  "The undead of the Earl rank are in Mud Dragon Pond."

  "Has it come back to life?"

  "I don't know, every time it's Earl-sama himself who goes to Dorudoron Swamp to kill that undead of earl rank, and we don't know when he'll revive."

  "Try to stall for time, Hua Qianwu and the Knights' people are all in the Abyss, can't think of a way to meet them?"

  "I don't know where they are, I can only try and see."

  The two of them didn't dare to communicate too much, and Feng Xian also didn't dare to take a detour that was too obvious with them. The target was still the Mud Dragon Pool, but when there were several roads to choose from, they would choose some more distant ones.

  Along the way, they encountered many undead creatures, most of whom were viscount-level. The earl didn't even lift a finger, while another viscount directly took action and slaughtered all the undead creatures.

  That viscount's attire was clearly some sort of suit, a purple aura flowing around him like an immortal energy, a pair of slender swords surrounded by a purple glow, every time he drew his sword there was the sound of dragons and phoenixes crying out, its power seemingly surpassing that of the Hellfire Suit and the Eight-eyed Heavenly King Suit.

  His Benming Shenguang was extremely powerful, and he had also cultivated a special martial skill. When using it, the purple light shot up to the sky, and his power should have reached over 200 grids. He didn't seem weaker than Feng Xuan or Mo Sangsheng.

  Bai Cang's heart was slightly envious, that viscount was obviously the younger generation of the earl, and he could have such luxurious everything, if it were an ordinary viscount who accumulated by himself, just that one set of armor, I don't know when it would be complete.

  Getting closer and closer to Ní Lóng Tán, but still haven't met Huā Qiān Wǔ and the others, both of them are getting more and more anxious.

  "Wait." The earl suddenly stopped Bai Cangdong and Feng Xian.

  "What instructions does Earl have?" asked Bai Cangdong, stopping in his tracks.

  "Is the only way to get to Nidrarg Tharn through that gorge up ahead?" asked the earl.

  "We can also turn left from the mountain road we passed before, cross over that stone mountain and follow the river to reach Niulongtan." Feng Xian replied.

  The earl frowned slightly: "That would waste a lot of time, forget it, continue leading the way in front."

  Bai Cang and Dong Feng secretly rejoiced in their hearts, knowing that something must happen in the canyon ahead, perhaps it would be their chance to escape.

  Four people entered the canyon and soon saw a group of people hunting down a group of undead creatures called "Rocky Corner Beasts", which turned out to be Hana Chidori's three siblings and the Knights' team.

  "You two have also arrived at the bottom of the abyss?" Hua Qianwu saw Bai Cangdong and Feng Xian, slightly surprised, then looked at the Earl and Viscount behind Bai Cangdong, suddenly revealing a shocked expression.

  "Count Viscount, how did you end up here?" Hanachidori hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

  "You are the flower of the Hundred Flowers Merchant Guild..." The Earl of Zixiao seemed to have forgotten Huajianwu's name.

  "Little girl Hanaemaki." Hanaemaki hastily replied.

  "Hmm, how's that young Mosans going?" asked Earl Zixiao casually.

  "Thank you, Duke, for your concern. My uncle is doing well and often mentions you, saying that the time he spent in Purple Twilight City was too short and he didn't have enough opportunities to learn from you, now he thinks about it with great regret."

  "Shang Sheng is a good kid, with great talent. If he had focused on advancing his career, he might have even become an earl. Unfortunately, he was distracted by too many mundane things, what a pity."

  "It's all our fault for troubling Uncle." Hana Chidori paused and asked, "Count-sama must have come here on urgent business, so I won't disturb you any further."

  "Don't disturb, I actually have something to ask for your help." said Earl Zixiao with a smile.

  Hana Chimusō's heart tightened, but her face still wore a smile as she said: "As you command, Your Excellency the Earl. We will not hesitate to die ten thousand times."

  "Fenghua Earl's body is unwell, and he must not have time to take care of that mixed yuan python. I happened to be passing by Fenghua City and thought of this matter, so I plan to help Fenghua Earl get rid of the mixed yuan python. It's just that the path is unfamiliar, so someone needs to lead the way. You can all come with me to lead the way." Zi Xiao said.

  "Yes, sir. We will follow your orders." Hua Qianwu responded promptly, but in her heart, she was cursing: "Our Windflower City Lord hasn't even died yet, and these people are already eyeing the resources of Windflower City. How shameless!"

  She also knew that Earl Zixiao was afraid they would go back and inform Earl Fenghua, so it was impossible to let them leave. She could only lead the way for Earl Zixiao and his son with Bai Cangdong.

  Huā Qiān Wǔ walked in front, seemingly intentionally walking beside Bái Cāng Dōng, and said to Bái Cāng Dōng: "Your performance that day was truly eye-opening. I thought that among the young viscounts of Feng Hua City, no one could be a match for my older brother, but unexpectedly, my older brother would easily fall at your hands."

  Bai Cangdong didn't know what it meant that Hua Qianwu had come over to talk to him on her own initiative, but he also knew she wouldn't just be coming to flatter him. He said, "I was just lucky to win, your brother is actually a natural talent. If we were to really fight again, I'm not sure I could beat him."

  "You're being too modest, sir." Hua Qianwu had already arrived at Bai Cang's side and was walking alongside him. Under the cover of the many people behind them, she wrote on his hand: "You should also know that we can't go to Nidragon Pool, or else we'll definitely die."

  Bai Cangdong nodded slightly, while talking with Hua Qianwu about the duel that day.

  "Earl Zixiao won't let us leave, at least not until he kills the Hunyuan Jiao. But if we can't leave, just being caught in the crossfire of a battle between two earls could get us all killed. So we absolutely cannot enter the range of the Mud Dragon Pool. Do you guys have any ideas?"

  Bai Cangdong slightly shook his head, he and Feng Xian wouldn't have ended up here if they had a choice.

  "I do have a plan, but I need your cooperation." Huajian continued to write: "Although Earl Zixiao is powerful, if he wants to deal with Hunyuan Jiao, he will inevitably not be able to take care of his son, Viscount Ziguo. If we can hold Viscount Ziguo hostage, there may be a glimmer of hope."

  Bai Cangdong thought for a moment, and quietly wrote on the back of Hua Qianwu's hand: "The power of the Purple Light Viscount is not ordinary, we may not be able to take him down in one go. Moreover, since the Purple Twilight Earl brought him here, he must have made thorough preparations, perhaps even giving him many life-saving items. This method is a bit risky."

  "If we don't take a risk, we'll all die here, do you want to die without knowing what happened?"

  "What do you want to do?" Bai Cangdong also knew that if they didn't take a risk, it would be difficult for them to survive, entering the battlefield of two earl-levels was no different from seeking death.

  "It's impossible to forcefully take the Earl of Purple Light hostage, even if we managed to grab him and put a knife to his throat. The Count of Purple Dusk would still be able to kill us all before we could make a move.

  I have a 'Thousand Machine Life-Taking Pill' on me, which can instantly take someone's life force away when ingested, putting them in a state of false death. Without an antidote, they will truly die after a thousand days. The antidotes for this pill are scarce in the world, and it's uncertain whether the Count of Purple Dusk has one. I didn't bring mine with me either.

  If we can get the Earl of Purple Light to swallow the Thousand Machine Life-Taking Pill, perhaps we might be able to save our lives."

  Bai Cangdong didn't answer directly, and quietly used his hand to communicate with Feng Xian, telling him about Hua Qianwu's idea.

  After learning of all the plans of Huā Qiān Wǔ, Fēng Xiān pondered for a moment and wrote on Bái Cāng Dōng's hand: "There is risk, but it's worth trying. Otherwise, as Huā Qiān Wǔ said, we will find it difficult to survive in the battlefield of the two earls."

  "In that case, let's give it a shot." Bai Cangdong nodded slightly towards Hua Qianwu after exchanging words with Feng Xian, indicating his agreement to participate in her plan.

  The three of them continued to chat, just casually chatting while waiting for an opportunity to arise. The actual strength of Viscount Purple Light was extremely astonishing, and it would be a very difficult task to force him to take the Thousand Machine Life-Seizing Pill under the nose of Count Purple Dusk.

  They all knew that on the road, it was almost impossible to succeed. The only chance was at the beginning of the war between Count Zixuan and Hunyuan Jiao, when they had not been affected yet. Quickly take down Viscount Ziguo, forcing Count Zixuan to consider their lives and deaths, only then can they find a glimmer of hope.

  Ní Lóng Tán is not a real water pool, but rather a swampy area, everywhere are muddy swamps and withered grass branches. Fortunately, everyone is at least a Viscount-level strongman, so they won't be afraid of the swamp, and there aren't any undead creatures that dare to set foot here. However, all the people still walk in fear, only because this is the lair of the Earl-level undead creature Huì Yuán Jiāo.