As for the corpses of the stern-faced martial artist and others, he didn’t even look at them…
Perhaps, because he had killed too many people in the past few days, when these people entered the mountain, they actually didn’t even wear a storage ring. All the valuable things they owned were handed over to the people they trusted.
This stern-faced martial artist was no exception.
And he truly had no interest in a corpse with a storage ring.
Now that the stern-faced martial artist is dead, only Fairy Linglong was left!
Fairy Linglong, just you wait, we will meet again soon. At that time, it will be your time to die.
…
Dawn.
The sun illuminated the earth.
Deep in the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range, under the scattered sunlight, a group of people was walking.
They were martial artists that entered the mountain to collect herbs. They wore a special mark on their bodies in order to avoid being killed by that slaughter demon king.
Fortunately, they were safe all along the way.
“Hey, quickly look, what’s that?”
Along with a terrified shout, several martial artists looked forward.
That was a terrifying sight——
It was an empty space. All the trees around were burnt black, and at the center of this burnt black ground, there were several corpses scattered randomly.
Next to these corpses, there was a newly made tomb with a stone tablet!
‘The tomb of Moonlight Sect’s Tie Shan’.
In addition, two words were engraved below these few words: ‘Died justly.
Those martial artists looked at each other, and screamed. Then, they no longer cared about gathering herbs. They turned around and fled away from the mountain.
Soon, the entire Sand Family Fortress knew about this matter.
“Hey, didn’t you hear? That stern-faced martial artist who was always beside Fairy Linglong is dead. He was beheaded, and died tragically.”
“That’s nothing. Tie Shan of the Moonlight Sect was Rank Seven Transcendent Realm Martial Master, but he was also killed.”
“Did that person do it?”
“Definitely, it’s that youth with bounty!”
“I heard that he is just fourteen years old. How can he be so terrifying? There are rumors in these past few days that over a thousand martial artists had entered the mountain in order to capture him. But over five hundred died, and the rest all ran away.”
“That’s right. He could even kill a Rank Seven Transcendent Realm martial artist, just the number is useless.”
“Heh heh, that Fairy Linglong is very hypocritical. She calls herself a queen. But I wonder how many men she has slept with.”
“Sush, lower your voice. The Sand Family Fortress is still her territory after all. This time, she has found a core disciple of the Beast King Palace for her.”
“Why are you afraid? That stern-faced martial artist is dead, would that youth still leave him alone?”
The Sand Family Fortress was filled with all sorts of comments. Many people, who were suppressed by Fairy Linglong before but didn’t dare to say anything, were celebrating in their houses.
They were happy that the person, who they couldn’t afford to offend finally kicked the iron plate this time.
……
The atmosphere of Linglong Immortal Palace had become even more oppressive and gloomy as if a dark aura was continuously accumulating there.
On the ground, there was the corpse of stern-faced martial artist and the charred corpse of ‘Tie Shan’.
It was just that, this time, other than Wang She, there were three more people in the hall. They were the other three members of the Four Tree Guests under Meng Yuan——
Zhan Liu, Wu Yang and Qin Wu.
Looking at that charred corpse, those three people looked terrifyingly gloomy, as if they would explode at any time.
Their eyes were filled with strong killing intent.
“Senior Brother, we must avenge Tie Shan. We have to tear that Ling Xiao into thousands of pieces!”
Qin Wu angrily howled.
“That’s right, the four of us were like brothers. Although we didn’t come from the same clan, we came from the same small sect. When we became brothers back then, we promised to live and die together!”
Wu Yang also roared.
Their eyes were blood-red. Their anger almost condensed into substance.
Zhan Liu also nodded.
He still remembered what Meng Yuan had told him when they left the Moonlight Sect. Meng Yuan had told him to keep a low profile, and not reveal his killing intent toward Ling Xiao in front of outsiders.
However, upon seeing Tie Shan’s corpse, how could he endure?
But he also felt disbelief in his heart at the same time.
He knew Ling Xiao.
Moreover, Meng Yuan had given him detailed information about Ling Xiao.
He is just an outer disciple, and his cultivation base was just Peak Rank Two Transcendent Realm to Initial Rank Three Transcendent Realm one month ago.
What was going on now?
He is actually able to kill Tie Shan!
Tie Shan, however, is an Initial Rank Seven Transcendent Realm martial artist!
Because it was so hard to believe, he even suspected that it was the handiwork of the Beast King Palace’s Wang She in the beginning.
However, Wang She had a concrete alibi. When Tie Shan died, Wang She was discussing the matter of entering the mountain to encircle and suppress Ling Xiao with Fairy Linglong and other remaining martial artists.
He would definitely investigate this matter clearly. If it was truly Ling Xiao’s work, then he would definitely burn this fellow to ashes.
“I advise you three to calm down.”
Wang She suddenly said coldly: “Although Tie Shan’s cultivation base is weaker than the three of you, it’s actually is not much weaker. According to my investigation of the scene, I’m sure that Ling Xiao was not even seriously injured. After killing Tie Shan, he left casually, which showed that he is far stronger than Tie Shan!”
Naturally, he hoped that the people of the Moonlight Sect would fight to the death against each other.
But he said the opposite of what he thought.
If he urged these three people to kill Ling Xiao, then he would not only fail to achieve the effect, but he would also be suspected.
But dissuading them, the situation would be completely different.
He believed that these three idiots would definitely reject his good intentions, and they would insist on going to search Ling Xiao for trouble.
Like that, he would naturally be able to reap the fisherman’s benefit.
Although he was not afraid of Ling Xiao, he felt that this kid was troublesome. If all these people of the Moonlight Sect suffered losses and were injured, then he could naturally be able to resolve this issue easily.
“Thank you for your good intention, Brother Wang, but this thief actually dared to kill his sect mate, moreover, he killed my junior brother who was like a biological brother to me. He must die!”
Sure enough, the thoughts of Zhan Liu, Wu Yang, and Qin Wu were the same.
Originally, Zhan Liu was still a bit calm, but at this moment, his killing intent also surged, and he couldn’t calm down at all.
“Miss Linglong, can you do me a favor?”
Zhan Liu looked at Fairy Linglong and said.
“Senior Brother Zhan, please tell, I’ll definitely do it.”
Fairy Linglong couldn’t afford to provoke anyone present here. This entire incident happened because of her. She was already fortunate enough that Zhan Liu and others didn’t look for trouble with her. She didn’t dare to neglect them in the slightest.
“Now, go and gather martial artists, then make them pretend to be herb collectors. That Ling Xiao is very hypocritical. Although he has killed a lot of people in the past few days, he hasn’t killed a single innocent person. This shows that the people he killed are all chosen.”
Zhan Liu added: “These people don’t need to attack Ling Xiao. They also don’t need to have any hostility toward Ling Xiao. They just need to enter the mountain to collect herbs. And if they ‘accidentally’ found Ling Xiao, they just need to immediately release the signal flare.”
“Understood.”
Fairy Linglong thought that this was truly a good idea. Like that, Ling Xiao wouldn’t be able to tell who were the real herb collectors and who were the hunting targets.
“I’ll do it right away. Leng Mian had followed me for many years. I will avenge him no matter what.”
“You all don’t object to my company, right?”
Wang She asked with a smile.
“Naturally, we have no objection. As long as Ling Xiao can be burned to ashes, Brother Wang can do whatever you please.”
Zhan Liu nodded.
